Support Groups - Spring iz sprung, the Grass is riz, I wonder where the Cowzies iz?

Apparently I'm bored, so I'm starting a new thread. I guess I'll go back and leave a "We've Moved" message on the last one. :running: Wouldn't want to lose anyone. :gossip:

My dog has, ahem, diarrhea. Eww. Thank you, vet boarding kennel. :tantrum:

I need more :coffee:

Kiwi

Speaking of diarrhea, I called in sick today. They made me call back when a manager was scheduled to be there. The manager they meant wasn't there on time so they made to talk to a manager of another department. Three times he said: Do you think you'll be able to come in later? I had to insist that I needed to stay near a bathroom.

I need teacher help. Bagz is a teacher, for example. I need classroom procedures. The teacher I have has none. I'm sure she started the year with them but at this point, 19 days til the end, things are flowing just fine and they've been tossed. But I have to make some up for school.

Question of the day: Ponce de Leon was the first Spanish conquistador to come to Florida. Who was the second? (I missed this on my test yesterday. Narrowed it to Cortex and Cordova and picked the wrong one.)

Hope you are feeling better, Peachie. All I know about Spanish conquistadors is that Cortex is a part of the brain, so it must be Cordova. Or it that a brand of car?

I'll bet you could find all kinds of classroom procedures on the web. Search, woman.

Who would be interested in being interviewed by my DD for her paper on Contraception History and Attitudes?

Kiwi

Are you kidding? First Baptist of Dogpatch has a pregnancy support center. Call 'em.

I am almost done with my homework. This major YAY. We have a class SAturday then Monday starts the new class with the teacher who is DS's teacher.

How'd you lose 9 lbs?

Get well soon, Peachy and Puppy!

I did not lose nor have I ever lost 9 lbs. It keeps going up, not down. How'd you do that Kiweenie?

Cortex or Cordova? I thought it was Montezuma, as in Montezuma's Revenge. Peachy, I cannot believe that manager type wanted you to come in ever after you told him you were sick. Sick is sick.

Classroom procedures? When I was in high school had this teacher, Mrs. P, from West Virginia. She taught English Lit. And we girls had to stand up every time a teacher entered the room. So she'd come into the classroom, we'd stand up and she'd say, "Good morning, girls" and we'd say, "Good morning, Mrs. P!" and then she'd say "Y'all take your seats!" And we'd laugh our heads off because she always said "y'all". Does that count as classroom procedure?

I had the worst sleep last night. You know when you swear you didn't sleep a wink but you must have just a little because you can remember weird dreams but you wake up in the morning feeling bulldozed (bulldozered?) anyway? That's me today. As I said, I am having some little guesties over fer lunch on Wed and the house is a pit. One is the one from Atlanta that I've met before and the other is from Tennessee, I think, but she married a German guy about 8 yrs ago. I guess we'll be saying "y'all" a lot.

Must go drink more coffee and clean the tip.

hello cowpies!! i have one of the university students home now for the summer so HERE'S TO THE BIG TIP!!!--- laundry ****,"stuff" that needs to be "stored" for the summer { stored all over the floor and out the doors} ANYway---should be interesting!!!---i GARDENED all weekend as we finally had some warmth---i raked for hours and hours and i have about 20 bags of leaves and pruned sticks to get rid of---i think i will start planting in the greenhouse this week although it is now calling for more cold and rain all week long--------------Peachers--i am overwhelmed by your schedule---how long will your teaching courses last---it would be so nice to settle into a decent teaching job and say eff to the rest of the crap!!!-----anyway---will check in later as i must get to some "work"-------GOOD TO HEAR FROM CHERRY !~~!!!! HI KIWONK---NICE WEEKEND FOR YOU AND DOGGIE TO GET OUT,EH~!!! AND HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY SUGAR!!! TAKE CARE---OH YES---I NEED TO LOOSE SOME WEIGHT.

Hey cowsies. We're back from our relaxing weekend at the beach. It was --- relaxing. and fattening. We ate non stop. Dinner out friday and saturday nites, breakfast at our favorite place. They serve stuffed french toast, which is nice eggy french toast w/ citrus cream cheese and bananas in the middle, and berry compote over the top. It should be illegal. I'm back on the wagon this morning.

Isn't it Cortez? a cortex is definitely a part of the brain. I learned that on Dr. G, Medical Examiner. Hee.

Everyone's schedules are so busy I get tired just reading about it. Bagzie, I'm working on getting my deck pots planted this week. What are you planting in your greenhouse??

Guess I'd better get to work here - month end stuff to get done. Bleeh.

I need to loose some weight too, Bagzie. How are we gonna do it?

It was driving me nutz - Hernando DeSoto was the second explorer of Florida. I know you all wanted to know. :dizzy:

DeSoto???? Isn't that a car? I'm so confused. Loosing some weight would probably help the ol' brain cells. Mine, not Wabbies.

GAWD! I'm sooo glad I chimed in after the geography/explorer Q/A... reminds me of a story from Schatzi's past.... a coworker got a beautiful lab... and I said What's his name?

Balboa, said she :hyper:


Like Rocky ? In the Movie! Said I :hyper:


Nooooo :Said she ..... :rolleyes: Like the explorer....

how sad is that...

They serve stuffed french toast, which is nice eggy french toast w/ citrus cream cheese and bananas in the middle, and berry compote over the top. It should be illegal.

FOOD PORN!!!!!! Sounds orgasmic!!!!

i think i will start planting in the greenhouse this week Baggy..you have a GREEN HOUSE!!! I envy you! but then again today it feels like a flippin a greenhouse here all moist and humididy and sweatily "muggy" yeech.. I was out this morn just watering and sweat was pouring of me... Crikey! not pretty...I'm a human WART HOG!

Sug One is the one from Atlanta that I've met before and the other is from Tennessee, I think, but she married a German guy about 8 yrs ago. I guess we'll be saying "y'all" a lot.

ohhh that sounds toooo funnie :rofl: yall spreken de deutch? I love it ! :lol:

Good lawd, Contraception History and Attitudes...lets see..... I assume DD means in the US of A?? no god fearin woman would have sex before marriage, any chile after was a gift ... no god fearin woman would admit to sex before marriage and if they was wit chile, it was herbs, hangers or bein sent away... then there was the pill, no gawd fearin woman would admit to takin.... then there was legalized abortion for which women would go to **** for... then there was the day after pill , for which since the woman might possibly be preggo, would go to **** for... hmmm then there is early withdrawl for which see one of the above, or man was condemned for spilling the seed, and then condoms for which again man spills the seed unused...And then there is acceptance or open discussion of sexual exploration before marriage that was spoken in a mature context openly in the 90s..perhaps as a by product of open discussion of STDs,and AIDS and protection against that and unwanted pregnancy--and now, I think contraceptives being a part of any discussion about sex in general. But still, it being a primarily female responsibility. Interrrrrestiing topic for DD.

Schatzi edits to say that last "90s" and beyond part is what she sees/perceives in the not so religious homesteads... just sayin...is all...

Are you kidding? First Baptist of Dogpatch has a pregnancy support center. Call 'em.Well, she doesn't need pregnancy support, she needs to interview human beings about their experiences and attitudes about birth control. But, hey, thanks for the suggestion.

I didn't lose 9 lbs. That's the same place that thing's been since I hit that weight a long time ago. I am still going back and forth trying to hit it again. It was probably a fluke and will never be seen again. But I'm not changing it back because I am ever hopeful. Or just stubborn.

Holy carp, Wabbit, my mouth is watering reading about your weekend.

DeSoto? I remember him. Vaguely. Why do they bother asking you questions like this anyway? Don't they know this stuff will be right there in writing in the books you will be teaching from? As my Statistics professor used to say "Life is Open Book".

Hey, don't feel bad, Schatzi, sounds like a perfectly reasonable mistake. Who names their pets after explorers anyway?

Gross. Jet is still um sick. Not that she acts sick. But this is so gross to clean up every time. On her, I mean, not where she does it. Fortunately she is very reliable about going outside and I can hose it down out there. But she stinks.

I have done nothing today. Apart from wiping the dog's butt and calling the vet trying to find out what the heck happened to her while she was boarding there. I got no answer to that, but they did give me some suggestions to deal with it: kaopectate and a bland chicken and rice diet. I hate to change a pet's diet; it is so hard to change it back to actual pet food. Oh well, can't let it go on like this. Poor thing. What I can't believe is that in spite of this she is able to wait in her crate as long as I need her to and not mess in there. She's a good puppy.

Hey Sugar, Y'all have a good time cleaning, y'hear?

Kiwi

I'm toooooo excited Kiwi! We are havin Dog day next Saturday ...! As a childless furmomma I cant wait to take my 2 furbabies to the park! and I finally found my cable for the digital camera fer pics!

Dog Day? That sounds like fun! Will there be rides and cotton candy?

Sadly I had to take my digital camera to the store to be sent away for repair. It just refused to extend it lens or take any pictures. It will not be back in time for me to take it to NYC. How ******ed.

k

Disposable camera, Kiwi. Get one w/ a flash.... and Jet's problem? TMI.:barf:

Disposable camera, Kiwi. Get one w/ a flash.... and Jet's problem? TMI.:barf:Yes, disposable camera. Much better idea than stealing my dd's camera, which I have to admit I was contemplating (she'll be on the trip too).

What d'ya mean TMI? You are not enjoying the nasty details of my furry little dear's travails? :snooty: Hmph. Well, in that case I will have to delete the colorful description of............................... :lol:

We have been casting about trying to figure out what to do about a graduation party for DD, and DH thinks he has the answer: the bowling alley is available the day before graduation and they charge $5.25/person with a 40 person minimum to rent the space, with bowling included. Sounds wacky, doesn't it? And we could bring in food and drinks, but not beer/wine. :mad: I don't know, maybe it's just weird enough to work. We could send out invitations entitled "Bowling for College" or something...

Kiwi

that sounds like a BALL kiwonk!!! come have a BALL!!!---well,maybe not---can you sneak in booze and put in your pop cans in the bathroom---or spike your drinks??? i think with all you have been telling us about your funlovin child and her friends,they would LOVE a bowling blow out!! WHEN IS THE PROM AND DON'T TELL US YOU WON'T HAVE PROM PICS!!!! come ON!!! ----shatzi----my greenhouse is very tiny but we once had all the pics posted here showing it's arrival at my house!!---wabby---- i usually start sunflowers,cosmos,sweetpeas,nigella,delphinium,fox glove,lupin,lavatera----anything i like!!!! and of course i like to keep basil growing in there all summer,and sometimes i do the salad mix so i can go out and pick a salad---------i am planting a bunch of lily bulbs in the ground and i think i will do dahlias this year---i am always jealous of people's dahlias in the fall so i usually regret not planting bulbs-------------SEND SOME OF YOUR HEAT SHATZI!~!!

DeSoto. Sigh. Missed another one. Also missed what town in Florida is known for having Greek immigrants who sponge dive.

I am tired. Can't make sense. Sponge dive sounds wrong.

Kiwi these are real people and would be willing to talk. For ejemplo, they run support groups for women who had abortions in the olden days when it was thought to be ok. (These are their words not mine.)

Shots shots shots .... pictures of YOU ok???? YOU!! Furballs and YOU>

the olden days when it was thought to be ok. :yikes: :faint:

I think it is sponge diving. The reason it sounds funny is because of those other sponges. :devil: I think they dive for sponges in the Keys.

I want to take a field trip to Bagz' greenhouse. Who's in? Of course we'll wait until it is blooming. By the way, the photos were taken off because that was back when you could only have a certain amount of attachments and they were on my account.

Kiwi

Yes I wanna go. And speaking of going, somebody tell me it's ok what I did. DS has bought himself an airplane ticket to go visit lcp. He's planning on staying in a guestroom in her dorm for 6 days. I have ok'ed this. It makes no sense to me. Why do they have a guest room? But she says dorm residents have people come stay there up to two weeks and he's 18 and old enough to legally make his own decision. Since he's flying and not driving, my worst fears are not brought into play.

Have I told you how tired I am lately? Work today 11-7. Tomorrow student-teach. I have 25 minutes to teach the kids about the executive branch of the state government. She told me to "bring things in." Like what? She taught the legislative branch by just sitting in a chair and telling them stuff .. some of it wrong. She told them sales tax is 8 percent (wrong) and all the taxes we pay go to the legislative branch who use it pave our roads and pay her salary. It appears she doesn't really know very much.

Anyway, work Thursday and Friday and Saturday give a 7-minute presentation on a 6-lesson plan unit complete with state standards met by the lessons. I haven't put it together. Must have powerpoint, transparencies or copies for everyone.

Then work Sunday. Monday a new class starts.

You cows are just too damned funny!
Don't the Greek immigrants hurt themselves diving into sponges? Maybe American sponges are bigger but they still don't hold that much water.
Bagzz, where the heck are you in Canada. Maybe we could share plants. I adore lavatera!
Sorry to butt in but I think this group is moovellous. (I do have a cow costume, complete with udder.)

Ah Triple X! Flattery will get you everywhere! Hang around - we talk fluent dogs and gardening here. We're a generally friendly herd. You're from Canada? Bagzie could use more troops when we have the Canadian/US wars.

Peachez, your assignments sound like something I would procrastinate on until the very last minute. You should be tired, with all you've got on your plate lately. Maybe you could take a leetle vacation after some of this is over with.

Kiwi, the bowling party sounds like a blast! you're just the bestest mom - beer & wine? who would be drinking it anyway? not the grads??? What is the drinking age in Maine, anyway?

Bagzie, I love lavatera toooooo (one called Monte Blanc - white - and Silver Cup - barbie pink - too)! and all the other stuff you're growing. I've been promised the greenhouse of my dreams when we move to our next place. Actually I've done pretty well with grow lights in my basement for starting stuff. This year I'm not buying any perennials b/c I wouldn't be living here long enough to be worth it. I don't have any of the usual pots of stuff sitting around waiting to be planted. Just annuals for my deck & patio pots.

Sugar, did y'all have fun w/ your southern belle friends?

Yes, we need pics of Mama Schatz and her fur babies.

Miss Painty pants hasn't been checking in lately - Cherry's busy working out. Lush - well, I've almost given up, but I'm sure she'll pop in here again someday. Did I forget anyone? Old-timers disease. :dizzy:

Oh Geez, I guess the legal drinking age is the same all over the states - I forgot, Maine is a state. Duh. Oldtimers, I tell ya.

And speaking of going, somebody tell me it's ok what I did. DS has bought himself an airplane ticket to go visit lcp.
I think DS's trip is perfectly all right. Much better than being in a motel room somewhere. He'll have to hang out on campus the whole time; how much trouble can they get into? I approve. Although I can't believe he is springing for airfare! Is it really expensive? Oh well, it's his money, eh?

Here's a suggestion for your executive unit: bring in pictures of the governor, lt. gov, etc. And be sure to have a pic of that horrible big breasted woman who's running for the Senate, I think. That way you can explain what her job was before, and how that is different from the one she is running for. That'll confuse 'em. My sympathies on the exhaustion.

(I do have a cow costume, complete with udder.)OOoo , you could be our mascot! :moo: Yeah, that's quite a mental picture, Greeks diving into sponges. Sounds painful. You don't suppose she meant Greeks diving for sponges? :chin:

Kiwi, the bowling party sounds like a blast! you're just the bestest mom - beer & wine? who would be drinking it anyway? not the grads??? What is the drinking age in Maine, anyway? No No No that was for ME! Drinking age is 21 here. And DD and her friends are not the type who would be trying to sneak beers anyway. I just thought that a big party for mostly adults ought to have beverage choices. But we can live with it. I still wonder if a bowling graduation party sounds a little nuts, but it is the sort of thing DD appreciates -- something a bit off kilter.

Went for a hike with fellow dog person this morning. Nearly killed me. We were gone 2 hours. I tried to take a nap this afternoon and couldn't sleep because of joint pain. Maybe I have hip displaysia (little dog joke for you canine types).

Kiwi

what are you talking about ? what could be softer (and more absorbant) than a sponge? Sounds perfectly safe.

My only worries about DS's trip are 1) that he isn't caught living on campus without official permission, arrested, jailed, loses scholarships and 2) has to marry lcp and raise the baby.

I am home. I am looking for the site that makes crossword puzzles so I can make on about big breasted woman in the governor's office.

My service is out for a few days and look at all I've missed! Bagzilla, hopefully the heat and dry weather will return! Nothin but torrential rains and lightning for the past few days... which has done wonders for weed growth :rolleyes: I am in garden envy of you all!!!! What is lavatera?? must search web for a photog of this ...!
Bowling sounds way fun Kiwi!

Poor peachpie, I hope you get some R/R soon ! Has DS decided on going to LCPs school?

I am venturing out today..been cooped up and going stiiiiirrrrr crazy!

Lavatera is a booteeful annual that is great mixed in with cosmos or just about anything else. There's also a perennial one, but I don't like it as much. Too shrubby. Some ppl call it "belly button flower" b/c the seed pods look like belly buttons.

Peach--- oh, those worries. Welcome to parenting young adults.... you have no control over them (except by the forces of guilt) and they have every opportunity to mess up.

One of DS's friends called yesterday - he's getting married on May 20th and wants to know if he can have a small reception at our house. May 20th is less than a month away..... I said yes---what the h*ll was I thinking??? I couldn't say no -- this is one of our orphan kids. He lost his mother several years ago and his Dad has never been in his life. It's going to have to be a very casual wedding reception. He's been with this girl for years - I don't know what the hurry is... no baby on the way or anything.

Wabbit, aren't you also having another wedding in your yard? When is that? You are biting off a big chunk of house/yard work, aren't you?

Speaking of housework, I've got to do some. I need to get this place parent-ready in 6 weeks, and believe me, we are nowhere near such a thing. I had a dream last night that DH got us another puppy. Just what I needed.

what could be softer (and more absorbant) than a sponge?Oh, I was worried about the bathtub underneath...

Well Peachers, there will always be something to worry about with the kids, won't there? I'm sure he'll be fine. Have a little me-time while he's gone, eh?

Kiwi

Wabby, you are so wonderfully kind to all your children! I'm sure your grounds are just stunning the way they are! I just love cosmos :dizzy: I just returned from food shopping in a knick of time, as it is starting to get overcast and drizzly... I picked up a fair amount of dead tree branches from the yard, and well, cut a hunk of dogwood off as it obscured my view of the birdfeeder.. :snooty:

Parent-ready? :rofl: Another Dog??? :yikes: I think you should get a baby jet:o

Darby has been a quaking mass what with all this lightning and thunder.. she runs to n fro with her ears back... when I pick her up I can feel her innards all a quiver.. poor baby... Casey my ballsy broad just stares outside longingly and is just ho hum about it! Cracks me up how different their personalities are. I hope the weather brightens up for Dog Day on Saturday..

Job interviews continue to bring offers to move back to NJ/NY :lol: --oh well, at least DH can't say I'm not tryin!

Parent-ready? :rofl: Another Dog??? :yikes: I think you should get a baby jet:o Wouldn't want you to think those 2 statements were somehow related -- my parents are coming up for graduation, not staying at our dump, but I can't really keep them out :lol: -- and believe me, they will be at least a little horrified at the physical state of our house. Not that I take any resonsibility for the disrepair (procrastinating/unwilling DH gets all the credit for that), but I figure if I make sure the place is fairly clean and neat, they won't faint when they walk in. Or badget me about it too much. Sounds like I'm about 16 years old, doesn't it?

Lord, just what we need, another monster puppy, only smaller. Really, this one is nothing but a big overgrown puppy herself. I like to believe she's getting better. But honestly, it's a good thing she's cute.

Poor Darby -- I went through that with my last dog. She developed the fear when she was several years old and it really got worse as she got older. She finally lost her hearing and got relief from that particular fear. How old is he? You might yet be able to stem the problem with some submersion training or something.

Kiwi

I really cant wait for DDs prom and graduation...and I never met you or DD :lol:
Darlin' I do the same thing when MIL would come over... it's a bit easier now that I live ohhhhh 4 states away. :rofl: I guess we all never grow completely away from wanting parental approval or tolerance ;)

I'm trying desensitizing Darby...is submersion DogWhisperer tawk fer that? :?: seemed to work with her motion sickness.. She wouldn't last 5 minutes in a car before barfin... now she can go an hour or so.. before starting to drool and lay down to wait it out- no more vomiting. I'll never forget when I just got her to the car window before she barfed and it hit the car behind us.. :o
She surprised me how well she did with the 8 hour trip down here...nary a burp..
She was soo scared of lightning and thunder back in jersey --I would hold her and we would look out the window.. she got to the point where it didnt bother her at all...but down here, the lightning is seriously close by... scares me at times.. so I'm gonna try to do the same again... Shes 3.5 and Caseywill be 3 in July....Let me tell ya Kiwi, it was a trip getting the second one.. but now I wish I had one more LOL... Crazy old Dog lady that's what I'm gonna be in my old age!

this woman I just did the teaching thing with has 2 dog and 1 of them was acquired over the weekend. Loves her dogs. Pictures of dogs on classroom wall. OK, there's nothing wrong with that but how about:
1. told kids "vile" is a container like a "vile" of blood
2. told kids GW Bush has been elected only once and can run again if he wants
3. doesn't know what year presidential elections are held
4. told kids sales tax is 8 percent. (wrong)
5. all tax money goes to state capital
6. where it is used to pave roads
7. and support schools

No one in the entire class understood that .1 is greater than .08 but ... she went on to the next lesson and ignored that.

They wrote nothing in the four days I was there. They did one hands on activity which was play Boggle with her. I told her I was graded down for not having enough hands on activities and she told me to tell them to put their finger on the word as they read.

At lunch, she said these things to other teachers: "I'm a fun person." "I look like a child." (She is young and small.)

Ok, that's enough.

Shots, two dogs is all you get. I have two cats. Kiwi has two cats. Bagz has two cats. Wabby has one dog. Get it? Small numbers of pets has been proven popular. Sugar should get a doggie though.

How can I ever get a teaching job with people who think vile is a container judging me? How? How? How?

I have a friend with two cats and one them is named D'arby. The other is Tess. These are literary names.

Cowie: THAT IS JUST VIAL !!!! I fear for the Yoot of tomarrow wit teachers like this!!! Please, do not give up your pursuit to be a teacher.. WE need you edumacated folks ...darlin peach-- you must be exasperated everyday you go to class... I took a class at the local college in sociology... Thankfully only had to show up in class 3 times and each time it was a waste of time --- the only thing I learned is I am wasting my time and money.. .. The 2nd class was where we had to grade each others papers... I congratulate myself for not ending up on the floor in apoplexy over the incoherency of the paper I had to read -much less comprehend ... I don't know how ya do it peachers

But but but ... I'm not a fun person and I don't look like a child.

Somebody tell me how to make and use transparencies. Just stick 'em in the printer? Expensive so I want to be sure. Then pop them on the machine with the light? I've never never done this and must do it Saturday and be graded.

Or I could use Powerpoint which I've also never used and which is not on my puter but Ds could put on and teach me if only there were time.

I'm off to scan groceries. bye.

this woman I just did the teaching thing withI have been reading your account of this class with my mouth hanging open. How could any adult who can read think that George Bush has only been elected once? Not to mention all the other things she is so ignorant about??? She sounds like DD's English teacher, who is a disgrace as far as I'm concerned, but I think even she understands about presidential elections. DD and bf both collect Mrs. ___isms in a notebook because they are so shocked and disgusted (and amused) by her ignorance and misuse of the English language.

Interactive learning = using your finger to read. That's a good one. It almost sounds like she's being sarcastic about "hands on" activities, but sadly not. I am horrified, as I'm sure you are. I hope you don't have to work (ultimately) in a school that tolerates that low a quality of teacher. We've had the same problem here at DD's school. Teachers that challenge their students to think get fired because of complaints from parents who seem to expect that teachers should be at least as dumb as they are. My theory is that they think intelligence is "uppity".

Yikes.

The only thing about transparencies is printing on the correct side of them, I think. Read the package. Then when you put them under the light, you have to check to be sure they are showing correctly so the kids don't laugh...

Kiwi

I really cant wait for DDs prom and graduation...and I never met you or DD :lol: :rofl: Should I send you an invitation? DH and I are chaperoning the prom after-party, which is beginning to sound like a really good time. They are raising funds in hopes that the kids won't have to pay anything for this: after prom they are going to camp in cabin tents at a place on the river near here. They will be able to use all the facilities of this resort (http://www.neoc.com/lodging/penobscot-camping.asp) and the next day they will go rafting on the Penobscot River! DH is going to rafting with them. I'm not. I did it once and that's enough for me. It's scary -- Category 4 and 5 rapids all day. But the kids will love it.
I'm trying desensitizing Darby...is submersion DogWhisperer tawk fer that? :?: Heck no, I just couldn't think of the right word! :lol:but down here, the lightning is seriously close by... scares me at times.. so I'm gonna try to do the same again... I know just what you mean about the lightning. Somehow storms in NC are real humdingers. I mean we get lightning hits near our house up here in Maine and they don't jump me as much as the storms down south.

I have a headache. I need sleep. I'm not going to get any this afternoon, worse luck. Rosie is annoying me. She won't go back in the living room and finish up in there. She just keeps bashing my feet. You suppose she's asking for a raise or something?

Kiwi

well,i almost hesitate to say this kiwonk,but at least Rosie isn't roaming up where the sun don't shine!!!! like a certain woomba!!!---i looked at the cabin tents SUPER COOL---i would be having a fit about the white water rafting but you are right--the kids would LOVE It----glad i don't have to help--- I think you should let Shatz help out as long as you make sure she doesn't wear her velcro boots on the raft!!!
RUTHXXXX---i live in the Maritimes but i can send you pictures of my lavatera!! i like the silvercup too wabby,but i always get the dark and light silky pink ones---i have tons of the mallow---mostly pink that grows wild and i had to laugh when you called it belly button cause when i think of it,the seed pods DO look like navels!!---they are a bugger to get rid of--very invasive-----i forget who has read the Mermaid Chair---we had it for book club this month---the meeting is on monday night---i really liked it,but i need someone to tell me if i should read the other one she wrote---Secret Life of Bees---would i like that if i like mermaid??----peachers,hang in there---the bones are a comin----i have decided to mail one package of bones a week from maine---my mother goes there all the time so you will all eventually get your bones----wabby was first because there was something for babygirl,and peachers got mailed today---i haven't decided who is next---start telling me who is next!!

The Secret Life of Bees is wonderful. I did not like Mermaid Chair. As you should remember, Wabbo decided we were going to have a book discussion of our very own and would start with that book. I thought I was the only cow who tried to read it. It really bored me except when she was with the guy at the mermaid chair place. But beeeees I loved.

LOL. Rose sounds like a cat. I have RoboMaid which my cousin bought at CVS and sent me. Should I battery her up? She paid $1.99 for it. Cousin doesn't bother with removing price stickers. The claims on the box are wonderful. Actually says on the back "RoboMaid is the cleaning sensation from Europe wher it sells for $60 ..."

Gonna plug it in and see.

Ok. It's charging. This is how it works: You charge this ball which will then roll around. The charged ball is placed inside this flying saucer thing. The balls rolls freely on the floor like a hamster, pushing the flying saucer as it goes. The outer edge of the saucer is covered with a thin piece of static picker-upper stuff. It does not vacuum. It's a lint brush. Does yours vacuum, Kiwi?

The saddest thing about the teacher is that she does no hand-on stuff even though the stress in classes that kids learn differently and must have different techniques used on them. She only reads the book to them or tells them what's in it. She has 5 foster kids in her class. I don't know which ones they were but they are not dumb kids .. they are kids in a bad situation and deserve better. They deserve the same classroom stuff that the other kids get. She told me several times that these aren't the brightest kids. Very sad. I want to kick her shins.

-i forget who has read the Mermaid Chair---we had it for book club this month---the meeting is on monday night---i really liked it,but i need someone to tell me if i should read the other one she wrote---Secret Life of Bees---would i like that if i like mermaid??--Gosh, I read Mermaid Chair so long ago I've almost forgotten it. I had definitely forgotten that we were going to discuss it. :dizzy: I liked it, I think. But Secret Life of Bees was much better! Truly wonderful. You'll love it, I feel sure.
Actually says on the back "RoboMaid is the cleaning sensation from Europe wher it sells for $60 ..."I've seen that advertised. I think it sounds great for floors. Rosie vacuums as well as brushing vigorously. She also has a little flexible sweepy brush that peeks out the side and gathers dust in from corners. But is she worth magnitudes more than RoboMaid? Hmmm.
I want to kick her shins.I want to kick her shins too. Shame on her.

Ah, the National Honor Society ceremony was sublime. What a difference it makes when your own kid is up on stage.... It was so boring last year. :lol: The content was pretty much exactly the same. DD did a smashup job of being the MC. Nobody laughed inappropriately, which I must say was a worry of mine, seeing that two of the 5 people on stage were BF and his twin, both of whom know DD way too well. Anyway, at the end, the vice principal wrapped things up, but didn't exactly make it sound like it was over, so DD stepped back to the podium, thanked everyone for coming and then raised her hands (like "you can get up now") and said "Okey Dokey, you can go!" Now that got a laugh.

We spent the entire evening at the bf's house, hanging with his parents. Was there something I was supposed to be doing tonight? Hope not. White Russians they make you forget, da?

Kiwi

this is how I feel: up til ds turned 18, he was mine to raise. Now that he is 18, I want to stop. He is going on this trip I guess and is arranging to be back at 10:30 with and 11:30 luncheon that he's supposed to be at with me. I don't care. I don't want to be responsible if the plane is late or luggage is held up or he doesn't get enough sleep and looks horrible. I want him to be safe but other than that, I'm ready to move into another realm.

Ds did not go to the prom and the boy who was chosen king of the prom was the other kid who got national merit. I was jealous. His mom got the happiness of seeing her kid chosen while my kid stayed home. But I'm over it. I want him to make good decisions. I just have too much to do I think.

But .. I really really really would like to see him acknowledged at the senior awards program. I've never missed one of these. Few parents go but I just love them.. probably because he always does well. He has two graudations. I'm not too crazy about that. I'm going because he's going but high school would be enough for me.

Robomaid did not work on the carpet. She couldn't move. She did well in the bathroom, picked up dust and had a great time. I don't know how to replace those lint pads. Something that vacuums would be worth a lot more.

I really loved the kids in that class .. except one who was just hard to relate to. They were so sweet and vulnerable and eager to learn. When the teacher told them to do math problems 1-32 but skip 8-11, one girl told me she needed help with 8. I reminded her she didn't have to do it and she said, "But I WANT to!!" One boy who got in trouble all the time just already knew everything. I followed them to the computer lab one day just to see it and he told me, "Everything we learn in class, we learn here first." I heard two kids swearng but didn't do anything about it. The teacher called one girl a term of endearment and one of the boys picked up on it. He called her that a few times until she told him to "F.... O..." I think I was supposed to find that unacceptable but instead I made a mental note to call kids things like that. I wish they were MINE to teach and stimulate and do interesting things with. One boy offered me advice about being a teacher. "When a kid doesn't catch on to something simple, be nice to him anyway." I told him everyone feels that way no matter how old they are.

Oohh, Schatzi - can you desensitize me too? Major sea/plane/carsickness here. Can't you just see my lying on the floor drooling?

Peachy - That teacher sounds AWFUL. I'm sure she means well, but geez, a few gaps in the general knowledge there, eh? And it doesn't sound like she's very tuned into the kids if she's doing the same monotonous activities all the time. I haven't been paying attention, is this a regular class or do the kids have special needs?

Kiwi - I wann go to your DD's prom toooo! I can't believe she's all grown up. The bowling thing sounds like a hoot. I haven't been bowling in about a thousand years.

Wabby - Yes! New career as a Wedding Planner! Word will get out and people will start clamouring to rent your lawn for their weddings. You'll be booked solid until 2010!

Bagzieeeee! Pretty garden display pictures please. And can you come over and fix our lawn some time? It looks terrible. But the daffs are out, and some tulips, and the lilac is about to bloom. Wheee!

I had fun with my new friends on Wednesday. They were very sweet and brought presents and natal charts. It turns out that dh and I are totally incompatable. Well, duh. He is very concerned about this and wants me to translate his 25 page natal report into German so he can understand it.

WHAT!!!! NO ONE IS FIGHTING ABOUT WHO GETS BONES NEXT???? that makes me want to eat ALL of them----i know how you feel regarding ds18 peach----dd20 is talking about applying to Vet schools all over the planet and i am saying---go for it---don't limit yourself---do what you want to do----what has happened to me!!!! i think you just get tired----i do remember enjoying the awards ceremonies kiwonk {and peach} so drink up and enjoy every moment!!----i am jealous of your lilacs sugar---what the **** are NATAL things--i want one---i need to know these things

Our good friend that went with us on the cruise had a horrible accident while he was out cutting down a tree on his property. He died yesterday of head injuries. Please pray that his wife and family have the strength to get through this. He was such a good person and we all loved him very much.

Wabby, I am so sorry.

Oh Wabby, that's awful. What a shock. I'm very sorry. :(

wabby---thoughts and prayers are with you,your dh and your friend's family..xoxo

Wabbit, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. That's just awful, what a nightmare for his family. My thoughts go out to them. Hang in there, kiddo.

Kiwi

just terrible Wabs :( My heart goes out to his family and friends :hug: :hug:

So sad Wabbit. I'm very sorry.

Kiwi, I would LOVE :love: Class IV-V rapids !! YeeeHaw! (in addition to no velcro shoes -- I will never ever wear a wet suit AGAIN... I'd rather have my lardflaps freeze together :dz: ) The Tents look puuuurfect for DD and Crew..Now that sounds like an awesome graduation trip! Is Rosie still ramming yer ankles ?? :rofl:

so, I took furbabies to the DogDay thingie.. DH was on call so I had to wrangle the two by myself.. It was fun.. loved seeing all the retrievers frolicking in the pond..KC "fell in love" with a beagle/doxie mix.. I have never seen her soooo :love: she was one big wiggle with him! Meanwhile my docile yet foxie Darby was "humped" by a many -- but she would just walk away with them attached to her backside :lol3: The event was sponsored by a Rottweiler/ "pittbull" group, so it seemed there was a majority of them there. The only possible pic may come from the local paper since they photographer asked us to pose... so that may be the only shotsie shot .. I couldnt handle a camera and the 2 girls sorry... Schatzi remains masked...

We decided on strip steaks on the grill tonight which meant I had to go to the store...I tried to help a little person ... a dwarf lady who is only 6 or so inches shorter than me get some beans from a shelf..Now normally fer me its a 1 to 2 shelf climb ..... but the beans she wanted was on the top-top shelf sooo after calling and waiting fer someone taller I said the heck with it and went to the cooking aisle and got a ladle (this is what us short people do ) .... Dooo Dee dooo: I come back, hop up 2 shelves and proceed to push a can for her to catch with my ladle... Doo Dee Dooo ... We Are doin FINE... She wants something some Goya thingie thats a scoootch to my left... Doobie Doooo I shimmy my feet pushin whatever is in the way ...(shes catching it -- WE ARE GOLDEN!!!! GO TEAM) doopie dooo: I take my ladle and score her coconut milk crap ---Looop ! SHE catches it and then juuuust one more thing... instead of moving I reeeaaach over with my ladle.. and Schatzi and shelf comes tumblin down on Poor Dwarf lady.. :Well, here we were in the middle of these cans - just rollin and laughin! the two of talked like we knew eachother forever --she was badgerin me so much I said OK DwarfLady ya get these beans or my Ladle which do you want?? .. I hope I see her again - I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard.

P.S. I have such a bad case of insomnia. I hope I collapse sometime today... bleah

Shots, you destroyed the whole shelf?? That is so cool!! That's when you needed to hand off the camera. A complete loss of dignity!! You go!!!

DS is supposed to go on his trip later this week. He has a fever and a swollen thing under his chin. Never saw nothing like like before. I wanted the DAY OFF. Instead, I'm running around with him and for him.

Kiwi, I would LOVE :love: Class IV-V rapids !! YeeeHaw! (in addition to no velcro shoes -- I will never ever wear a wet suit AGAIN... I'd rather have my lardflaps freeze together You have to wear a wet suit here, unless it's the middle of the summer; you'd croak of hypothermia if you fell in! I'll bet DH hasn't thought about that yet :s: Well, I'll just go along and take movies... Not really. I know DD's bf has thought about it, he just keeps rolling his eyes whenever the rafting comes up. He's a big guy and I'm sure he's not looking forward to sausaging into one of those either.

Speaking of the water, DD and bf came home from a bottle drive on Saturday and decided they just had to go swimming in the lake. Funny, they were only gone about 5 minutes :lol: Man, that water is icy!!

I'm going to NY in 3 days!!! My favorite New Yorker will not be able to meet us to say hello :( He will be out of town, at least on the day of the kids' performances, and I suppose working the other days.

Nice story, Schatzi. You have an entertaining life....

Peachie, make sure he doesn't have mumps!!! It's going around! :eek:

Gotta run. Later.

Hope Wabbit is doing okay. :hug:

Kiwi

Mumps? Isn't there a shot for that? He has lots of swollen glands, aches and pains, fever, tiredness. They took blood and will look for things like anemia and mono.

His final is tonight but his counsellor got the teacher to let him take it tomorrow iwth another class. So I'm not done raising him after all. I don't work til 5:00 tomorrow and plan to drive him to the final and back again if he's sick at all. He plans to go see lcp Friday ... the day the mono results are due back. I guess that if he's still sick, he won't go. He's been warned that he's contagious.

On the advice of one of the store customers, I bought a bag of organic apples they are SO GOOD. No wax on skin. Sweet. Firm. So different from the apples I'm used to.

Buy-eye. Class starts tonight with DS's teacher. I've been sleeping all afternoon. Wonderful. I was deprived I realized.

hmm, yes it sounds like mumps! That's a funny word..mumps... anyway, I am very sore today.. I wonder why ...
mental note: pick up organic apples..

the joints in his feet hurt. mumpy?

So.. what happened then, Shots? Did you and Little Lady pick up the stuff you strew all over the floor? Did you walk away like nothing happened and buy your Goya stuff? Did you run? Did you mockingly laugh at the employees who did pick it up?

shampoo is a funny word too.

We picked up the stuff and reset the shelf in it's clampy thingie--only one side came unhinged .. I can't say we put it back in all the right places... A tall kid heard the ruckus and came over..apparently when I went to the courtesy desk to ask for help, he went to the wrong aisle.. He had the hard time keepin a straight face..

mumpy feet? Just terrible! I hate the word clot.

KIwi: I easily amuse myself .. you my dear are our WORLD traveler! I miss New Yawk.. Do tell where are you going and doing?? If I can't get a Wagon Weinie, I want bags to send dem bones !

Sugie: What is this Natal chart thing? Some astrological house in the rising sun thingamabob? Translate it to reveal that you are a near perfect being and that he is so lucky to have you.

Nataly yours
Schatz

Yes, Sugar, explain this natal chart thing - does it have anything to do with bellybuttons?

Peach, you will never be done raising your DS. It's just that now you're moving into the standing back and letting them experience life phase. It's hard.

Shampoo and mumps are funny words, but just about any word is funny if you look at it long enough.---- enough. enough. enough. :dizzy:

Schatzi, you have the best stories. Nothing tops the velcro shoes story, though. That's my favorite. :rofl:

See ya, Kiwi! Have fun in the big city!

Hi Bagzie and Cherry and Paintypants anyone else I may have missed!

Thanks for all your good wishes. You cows are the best. :grouphug:

.. you my dear are our WORLD traveler! I miss New Yawk.. Do tell where are you going and doing?? If I can't get a Wagon Weinie, I want bags to send dem bones ! What's a Wagon Weinie? Do you think I will encounter any of them on the streets of NY? Should I bring mace?

As I think I mentioned, I am chaperoning a band/chorus trip to NYC. We leave at the ***crack of dawn on Thursday, ride on a hopefully comfortable :crossed: bus all day and stay in Teaneck, NJ for 3 nights. Friday the 70+ of us are visiting the Empire State Building, and a "museum of our choice" (I'm going to the newly renovated Met), then to a Broadway show (I'm going to Hairspray). On Saturday, they perform at Riverside Church, then we go sightseeing (I am going to Greenwich Village, with at least one kid -- DD'sbf'sTwin, heretofore referred to as DDBFTW -- who has requested that we "get lost" i.e. go somewhere unapproved. Apparently I have been voted Most Liikely to Go Someplace Forbidden. Hmm :chin: I was thinking Christopher Street, will that fill the bill? Or is that too tame these days? Later we have an awards presentation and a party on the Circle Line Cruise :yawn:, been there, done that. Sunday we go to Battery Park, Ground Zero and Central Park/shopping, have dinner and head home at 8PM, riding all night on the hopefully comfortable :crossed: buses.

Ta Da Itinerary in a Paragraph. I am open for suggestions if anyone has any.

I forgot to post my message the other day; it sat on my desktop waiting because I posted about Wabby instead. How is your friend's family holding up, Wab? Anyway, I will post it next. That should confuse people! :cp:

Kiwi

this is how I feel: up til ds turned 18, he was mine to raise. Now that he is 18, I want to stop. ..... I don't want to be responsible if the plane is late or luggage is held up or he doesn't get enough sleep and looks horrible. You actually are not responsible for these things!! Of course, that doesn't mean he won't need you to help him out of a jam now and then, but I find it in some ways a relief to just say to myself "not my decision" when DD does dumb things. Like wear the weirdest clothes you ever saw. Seriously. She frequently wears an old pair of ugly fake-argyle brown and gold knee socks of mine that were so hole-y that she cut the feet off and just wears the leg part, with another pair of short socks. Eek. Not with pants--with a skirt, or gauchos. And fraying mustard yellow sneakers with black stains on them that she has "improved" by putting in brand new hot pink laces. :lol:

On the other hand, I am still covering her on some things, like deadlines for important stuff--scholarship apps, college decisions etc. I can't deny that it is my choice to do that, though. In a lot of ways, I don't want to stop "raising her", but I'm pulling back anyway. I keep reminding her she's an adult now. You'd be surprised how often that comes up in a week.
One boy offered me advice about being a teacher. "When a kid doesn't catch on to something simple, be nice to him anyway." I told him everyone feels that way no matter how old they are.Aren't these kids great? Makes you want to just go hijack the class and give them the attention they deserve.
And can you come over and fix our lawn some time? It looks terrible. Ha, you should see ours! We have completely abdicated responsibility for it and have turned it over to the dog. She is apparently going to plant sticks. She has made a number of holes, and has a collection of sticks, some of which she has deposited in the holes. I'm not sure what the final result will be, but I can hardly wait to enjoy our new yard.
WHAT!!!! NO ONE IS FIGHTING ABOUT WHO GETS BONES NEXT???? Hey, we were just being polite. I want them. Or you can just deliver them yourself. I know you want to come see Class Day in June.

Kiwi

Kiwi, I'm jealous! Your NY trips sounds like a trip back to high school. Fun!

Our friend's family is doing pretty well, considering what they've been through this last week. He and his wife have been together since they were in 6th grade and they had one of those marriages that everyone hopes for. That's why they were so much fun to be around - they were just so darned happy to be with each other. He was DH's best friend since they met 35 years ago so DH's absolutely heartbroken. This reminds me of when Bagzie's BIL died - just doesn't seem fair when someone is lost when they're still so young.

My bones arrived today. They are especially good. I am eating them as I watch Days of Our Lives on DVD.

My most hatest word is "obtain." Both syllables are irritating. OB. TANE. A normal word has a strong syllable and a differnt syllabe. OB TAIN is just ignorant. I hate it. No one should ever use it. Say "get."

Tonight all the baggers were off doing chores like sweeping or putting away garbage and I got this customer with about 1/2 cart of groceries. Nothing heavy. Regular chips and bananas. She asked where everyone was and I said they were doing chores but I wish they'd come back. I bagged her groceries and she put them in her cart then .. just like Mrs. Thurston on Gilligan's Island .. she said, "Call a boy for me." I said "Ma'am?" and she stuck her nose higher and repeated, "Call a boy for me." So I yelled over to Customer Service, "We need carry out help." The girl behind the Customer Service desk came out and pushed this nimcompoop's buggy out to her car. These customers are just too much.

Sounds like your friend will be missed for a long time. That's saying a lot about the kind of person he was.

Wabby, it's going to take a long time to not feel the pain of losing such a wonderful person. My heart feels your pain .. DH lost his best, he was only 23 and it took him years to find another man buddy-- he just couldn't bear the pain that getting close to people and losing them causes.. I wish I had some wonderful words to sooth broken hearts..

CowP: ooh Bones and Soaps .. a well deserved rest and treat fer you! It's funny.. Maybe it's just in the NJ /NY area..but customers are expected to put everything on the conveyor, Bag and I have never been asked if I needed help with my parcels (I like that word..parcel, however I do not like the word Parse.)
Here, driving and food shopping are actually enjoyable. Speaking of which I must go to Food Lion...which I call Lion King, or Red Lion..I don't know why..but they are having a big sale... Edy's icecream buy 1 git 1 free... DH looooves Icecream so to keep hubby happy I make sure we always have some in the house.

Kiwi: yes, my mind slips--you did tell us about yer NYC trip! Please get a wagon weinie and big soft pretzel with mustard in my honor. I can't wait to hear how DDs group did at Riverside.. tis a loverly church. You can see the spiral from the Henry Hudson Pkwy..I use to look up at it near every morn on my way to work.. I also cant wait to hear about yer visit to the Met.. well, I just cant wait for the WHOLE report! Have fun dear!!!

Sug: are you still translating???? Come back here and report on this Natal thang...
Where Art thou oh SaggyBaggy one? Cherry and Painty have wandered too.

What are your feelings on the word "Slink"?

personally I like it.. it says what it is ... can you tell I am bored outta my gord?

I've been hoarding my bones. I have a few when I watch Tivo'ed Dr. Phil episodes. Bones and daytime TV just go together. Guilty pleasures.

Peach, was this lady frail or something??? Our checkers always offer someone to carry out, but I seldom see anyone take them up on it.... and I've never seen anyone order a carry out like that. I bet you wanted to smack her. :rollpin:

I'm hosting bunco at my house on the 13th. My house has never been in such a mess. It's going to take 2 weeks of hard labor to shape it up. DS's friend has postponed his wedding until June 17th so that will give me a little time to prepare for that one. This is the time of year that I wish I was a full time domestic engineer.

No Weinie Wagons here - instead we have Roakes hotdog stand, which is this place that makes the most delish coneys ever. It's an old travel trailer thats been in the same place since the '50's - the wheels are long gone. When DH's brother comes to visit, he packs a half dozen or so coneys in a cooler that he takes home with him. MMMM. I think I need one for lunch.

Ok .. so Wabbo has bones and I lied. I got no bones that slinked up and bit me. But it's ok. I'm so tired I wouldn't know a slink if it crawled around my neck. I am too tired to make sense. DS is about to make the final (and importantest maybe) presentation of his high school career and I wanna go. He says it's no big deal and I don't have to. I need sleep. I need to study. I read a whole chapter on Piaget and Vygotsky and thought I understood but got 6 out 11 on the self-study multiple choice test. DS is getting well though. His college graduation is tomorrow night. I don't want to go but I'm not saying that to him. Will be all these people I don't know and don't care about and I need to study. There are two more chapters to read besides that one and it's due by the end of the week online. That's any minute.

The woman was not frail. Frail, I woulda got her help on my own. She was bouncy and strawberry blonde headed and probably PMSy. There's big signs in the store saying we offer carryout service and no tipping is allowed. But they like to tip the kids. They tip big sometimes and then think that gives them rights .. like touching their hair. Sometimes they try to tip the kids right there at the register. I mean the kid has put the bell peppers in a bag and a woman tries to hand him a buck. I think the kids make the same as the cashiers so that's annoying too. Some of the kids are really good at the personality game and can make these customers feel very special.

Sylvia Brown believes aliens from other galaxies walk among us, look like us, and are involved in our politics (because they want to help us.) Does that explain anything. Democrats are aliens is what I get out of it.

Slink. Slink. That's such a slinky word.

I'm still working on my "fit into my professional clothes in time for the conference" plan. It involves cutting down on carbs & sugar, wogging 3 times a week, yoga, and bellydancing. I don't want to buy new clothes for the conference AND I can't afford it!

I have no bones! I have never even seen these mythical creatures!

Was it mumps?

AND, I will be going to school for another forever. I just got accepted into the doctoral program. Very exciting. I'm a bit shell-shocked and have to focus on finishing my master's!

Cherry! How fantastic fer you!!! Dr. Cherry... loverly ring ...What is this Wogging? does it make you look good in slinky dresses? Splain

Wabby: ooooh is it a silver tinfoily colored little bullet wagon???? Sigh* Schatzi regresses to her days of yore...

Cowie: speaking of tin foil... aliens among us..hmmm if you subscribe to scientology we were put here by them and the great Xeno..who ever that is... I presume shiny silver is the preferred alien color..ergo ipso: all NJ diners are not owned by Democratic Greeks, rather Aliens. Where is our border patrol on this issue??

ooooh is it a silver tinfoily colored little bullet wagon???? Yes, Schatzy, as a matter of fact, it is. Actually it's 2 silver trailers. It has a black and white striped awning and a 50 year old florescent weiner dog sign on top. If you look real close, you can see where it used to say "hot dogs 5 cents". Those were the days.

Cherry, that is fantastic news! I'm so proud of you, Doc Cherry. :hug:

Because I have waaaay too much time on my hands here I've joined the herd and started a blog. Time will tell if I'm a good blogger or if I leave you all hanging w/ a half finished sock in the works. Heee. I'm at www.joyfulpursuits.blogspot.com

I just posted to the new blogger ... which reminds me must go visit Frau M's ..at least to check out if she has posted more gorgeous food pics or crafty thing...
Cowie you are probably on hiatus ( a strange word..sounds alienish)

Wogging! What a concept! I KNOW you'll get into those clothes, Cherry! :carrot:

No more translating, now I'm taking gratuitous cat pictures in my garden.

A natal chart is one of those horoscope thingies with that wheel on it with all the planets and star signs and houses in it. This lady has the software to do them and has been doing it for several years so I guess she knows what she's doing. According to the other lady's chart, she has found her calling by moving here and looking after her quadriplegic husband. Dh and I, on the other hand apparently have nothing in common and are completely incompatible. Surprise, surprise. :p

Your blog is so purdy, Wabby! Love the pictures and now I have a new place to visit. I was trying to imagine dh losing his best friend and I know how awful it would be for him. It pains me to think of you all over there feeling so sad. Things like that should not happen to anybody.

Peachy - how is Peachboy doing? Did they find out what it was?

oh Darlin Sug! me and DH "shouldn't" be compatible at all :rofl: but then, there's that adage bout opposites attracting.. :love: thankfully our sense of humor ends up winning our battles... why , just yesterday... DH gets to work from home a lot, so I go into the office ocassionally.. I didn't realize he was on the phone (he has one of those ear/hearing aid thingies) I went to stroke his head and he SPUN AROUND LIKE the EXORCIST and SHOOOOOEd ME ! :snooty: Later on he gets huffy and tells me not to bother him-- he is WORKING! ... duly noted~~~ so later in the day:

Rrrrrinnnnnnnng: Rrrrrriiiiiing:

He answers: "Ken (insert last name) here"

Schatzi: " your lunch is ready"

I think wogging is when you have to lay down on the bed to zip up your pants.

Schatz, I bet you're a barrel o' laughs to live with. Never a dull moment.

The only thing compatible about DH & I is that I fit perfectly under his arm. Other than that we have no common interests. His eyes glaze over when I talk about plants and I prefer to read while he fishes.

Oh Dear Wabby, that just melted my heart! Sigh*Dh had this leetle dent in his chest where my noggin fit ever so... and yer right: just that alone was where I felt safe and loved.... That leetle dent I fear, has now filled in with fat. :dz:

I'm sure I would fit in with the Bunco Broads... is there such a thing as Virtual on line bunco??

Tis not like the honey /taffeta haired one to not post a farewell... is she and DD in a tussle over mustard colored converses? Her hip huggin elephant bells? Inquirin minds need to know :chin:

personally I like it.. it says what it is ... can you tell I am bored outta my gord?I think that when you make goofy rhymes like that, you should spell both words the same. Not correctly, in any case, but the same way. Bored out your gored, or perhaps Bourd out of your gourd. Or if you like, bord out of your gord. Or possibly Board out of your Goard, although that will take a few seconds for anyone to read.

I love the word slink. It's the Dr. Seuss in me. I like to drink pink ink, also.

Kiwi

P.S. I still haven't started packing.

Heh heh, :hyper: my "bate" worked, mooo ha ha :devil: : ya just couldn't resist correcting my grammar :rofl: or lack there of.... (hehee)

(oops: edit to add: Schatzi..slinks away...........)

Tis not like the honey /taffeta haired one to not post a farewell... is she and DD in a tussle over mustard colored converses? Her hip huggin elephant bells? Inquirin minds need to know :chin:Quait raight, as they say. I ain't left yet. 6 am tomorrah. Spent most of the day in the back seat of the car being driven here and there by DD and the bf: dog to kennel, little shopping, library, bank, etc etc. DH is making us dinner, and, I should be packing. I'm not. I looking up good places to hang out in Greenwich Village. That's important too.

Congrats to Cherry -- what an ambitious undertaking -- I mean the doctorate, of course, I have no opinion on dieting or exercise, I'm not qualified...

WTG Wabby on the Blog.

If I don't get back here before I leave, it's only because DH shamed me into packing...

Kiwi

That's not grammar, that's spelling! Stop that!

Peachboy is good. He may not be 100 percent but he's close. Today, he gave his final high school presentation and I went. Was so much fun FOR ME. The kids who had "religion" in their themes got a judge who is a history teacher and one who is a chaplain. Poor chaplain had to hear 1. Why religion is bad and causes trouble in the workplace 2. Why Buddhism is good and Buddhists are kind (complete with incense burning, chanting, Buddhist shrine with live flowers, prostatrating on floor to Buddha) and 3. Discordianism, the religiion that bans the eating of hot dog buns yet requires eating hot dogs on Fridays in order to thumbs ones nose at Discordiaism itself, Catholicism (Friday), Hinduism (beef), Judaism (pork), Buddhism (meat) all at the same time. Also requires a pilgrimage to the bowling alley where the religion began (or at least planning such a trip . actual travel not required).

Guess which was DS's.

My cat fits just right up against me.

I cannot respond to Cowpernia.. for I have lost all "clenching ability" and near peed myself :rofl:! Truly peach if you don't teach you must write!

Kiwi - too funny darlin! I stand corrected. I wish to learn how to dangle a participle (well , first I want to know what it is that I wish to dangle.. :?: )


I think dangle is a funny word.


Seriously though, Kiwi, have a wonderful time with DD and DDBF and DDBFTB.. :hug:

btw, I went to Wabbo's wonderful blog but it didn't know who I was and I couldn't think how to leave a message as me and not the name it thought I was (another me alias.)

I have this thing going on in class. Teacher posts this question based on the book and we're all supposed to comment. All the people in the class are posting how absolutely correct that comment is and how, as future teachers, they will be better prepred to serve mankind because they belive. Then I post that I think it's true MOST of the time and now ... can you believe ... I'm getting attacked. The question was if kids need to be in class with all kinds of other kids. They all the yes, yes yes yesyysssss (like the book says) and I think ... they need to be around others like themselves foremost then like other kids. Like if there were four fifth grade classrooms and you got four fifth graders from Russia, would you stick one in each room so each room could benefit from their new insight? I think that would be mean to them.

If I get too beat up by the other students, I'm coming back to cry.

today was dd22's birthday---we made a cheesecake and i feel like barfing cause wnen i was cleaning up i ate a large swath of it---CLEANING UP DOES NOT MEAN CLEANING UP THE LEFTOVERS { note to self}----------have a grand trip kiwonkers-----good to hear from the rest of you but i am too stuffed and grossed out to post anymore----------seeee yaaaaaaaaaaas

Have a great trip, Kiweeenie, and make sure you write down what you ate so we can all live vicariously. :drool:


I am going to go :running: 3 miles with Leslie now.

(P.S. My ticker is a blatant lie but I'm too lazy to change it!)

DS is all finished with high school except the ceremony. I am depressed. The people in my class are continuing to attack me and (sadly for THEM) are exhibiting their inability to form a proper sentence while doing so. This teacher will not like that.

Wogging = Walk/ Jogging

I sure do hope it will get me into slinky dresses!!

Thanks for the congrats! It still doesn't seem real!

Peachie, I'm just shaking my head sadly. Sigh.

Am I too late to wave 'bye to Kiwonkers???? :wave: Have fun!!! (goes without saying, huh?)

Peach I'm really starting to worry about the quality of teachers being turned out in Florider. Isn't the point of classroom discussion to debate all sides of a topic??? When you grow up you should be the teacher.

Bagzie, I always thought cleaning up meant cleaning up the leftovers. That's the little bonus for being the maid. Happy B-day to DD. Crazy that yer baby is that age, huh?

Schatzi, you would be welcome at Bunco any time. We'd be honored to have you. You're just the kind of crazy we love.

I didn't go eat a coney from the hotdog stand yesterday.... but I may have to today... craving it. Craving is a good word because it sounds exactly like what it means.

My teensy tiny baby graduated from college with an AA tonight. It is ridiculous to think they allow that to happen. I am not sure I'm done teaching him stuff like how to tie shoelaces and how to spread peanut butter on bread. He is too young for all this. And nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww he's packing to go visit lcp for several days.

When Shots goes to play Bunco with Wabbo, please have her fetch something from a high shelf.

:carrot::carrot: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEACH BOY!!!:carrot::carrot:

And to his wonderful mom for making it all possible. :hug:

Congrats to Peachfuzz!!! What is this AA? Did he get his associates as well as his high school diploma?????? Mamapeach can turn her stereo loud and eat junk food whilst DS is off to LCP...

Peachboy has an AA in math. He is now on an airoplane headed to lcp. We barely made it. They were paging him to board.

I had to get up too early for all that so now I will attempt to sleep.

I have two pet peeves now:
1. People who lean on the shopping cart like T-rexes.
2. Speeches that begin, "According to Webster's dictionary."

Because I was alone, I could easily find a seat and went to the front row. I sat next to a man who said things like: "They can just git this show on the road. I'm goin' home to eat me some lima beans." I figured he was from Dogpatch and sure enough, his wife works in the court house here. Makes me so proud.

Wayta go Peachboy!!!! What a proud mama you must be, Peachez!!!!!:carrot: :dance: :cb:

I am so glad it's friday. :faint:

Gpa Jim leans on the shopping cart like that, but he's old enough to have earned it.

I sat next to a man who said things like: "They can just git this show on the road. I'm goin' home to eat me some lima beans." I figured he was from Dogpatch and sure enough, his wife works in the court house here. Makes me so proud.

Ha ha ha ha ha! A looooong long time ago when I was vacationing in a state that starts with "Or" and ends with "egon" I overheard two women having a conversation and one of them said "Well, OK, as long as it don't have lima beans in it." Do you think there could be some kind of a Lima Bean/Bad Grammar connection? :dizzy:

I'm still not getting the AA thing. Is it like an A+ or is it college credits or what? I do remember Peachboy being a genius at the Brain Bowl when he was only a little tyke.

Oooo! oooo! let me answer this one! even tho I'm not edumacated I know the answer - It means Associate in Arts degree. I know the answer even tho I'm from the O state. I'm so proud o' me.:encore:

Hey look at the new smiley - preggers! :preg:

You babes have a lovely weekend - I gots ta clean my dump. Then I think I'll cook up a big ol' pot of lima beans. :stir:

wabbo is so right. it's a 2 year college degree just what she called it.

lima beans sound so digusting.

ds is with lcp. i am overeating and sick.

Wabbisaun: You SCHMACHT :lol3:

Cowpeach: :hug: :hug: DS graduated and got his HS diploma and his associates ... GEEEZ Louise! He has such a bright future in front of him! U Done good... :cp:


I have two pet peeves now:
1. People who lean on the shopping cart like T-rexes.
:rofl: :lol3:

I got my hair professionally colored again... I was sportin a horrid TRI Tone coloring... My dyed brown, with very dark brown roots with Gray/White streaks :yikes: So as I wait for perpetually late "mr.Lyn", I was out on their patio doing a crossword puzzle when one of the Nail gals strikes up a convo about all the Salon folks goin to Atlantic Beach fer a Hair expo.. So I asked about the beaches and water... is it blue here or like joisy green gray? When does it warm up enough to swim without polar bears?? It was a most bizarre chat as I was constantly askin her "what?" " The b*tch is riff and cindy. In my head I thought she was tawkin bout some fight with a b*tch called Cindy... Nooooooooooooo: Translation = The beach is rough and sandy.
She is from West Virgina ... WOW sounded like a foreign language... I chased her away after she said yer from up nerth aintcha? :shrug: :lol:

I had to take a neighbor to get an emergency MRI done.. Adorable Landlordess came with us... so afterwards we stopped fer lunch... We were going to go to Paneras, but LL mentioned a Real down home caroliner BBQ place... which I haven't had yet... so we trundled off to a little hole in the wall - can't remember the name, but the "slogan" was " A good place to git porked" .. Well, I don't like Nerth Caroliner spin on BBQ... it tastes like pickled pig.. no sweet tangy gooey finger licking sauce, it was dry and tasted more like just vinegar on it. I did like the Hushpuppies though..of course, it's fried :dz: go figger.....

Today we go to Landlord BBQ... steak on the barbie! Tomorrow we are going out to look at new construction or land fer sale... I shant get into it , but this neighborhood is like Peyton Place -- and I have become it's den mother.. :( and I am the "go to" lady at 10:30/11:00 at night for anxiety attacks, maladies and drunks... Ergo Ipso, Schatzi wants 2 acres of land and no neighbors..

Peachie :coach: MOVE AWAY FROM THE BONES AND LIMA BEANS!!! PUT THAT FORK DOWN AND CLOSE YER MOUTH..NO MORE OVEREATING!

LOL the beach is riff. What accent was that? Sounds Joisey to me.

At work there is this spanish speaking guy who doesn't do English. I say something in English and he may or may not respond correctly. So I starts using my odd work of Spanish and lo and behold, now he speaks English to me. Not good English but it's interesting. Yesterday, someone wanted cigarettes in a box not a soft pack. He fetched the soft pack and I asked if anyone there knew the word for box. Someone said these people need to learn English, not us learn Spanish. But .. but ... they're saying that in 2018 there will be more Spanish speaking ppl in the U.S. than English speaking. What we do then? I'll all for being smark.

I am depressed. Is this to be expected when DS hightails it off to his new life. Yesterday, I ate lunch at PANERA'S (where I mighta seen Shots if she'd dropped by) and there was this woman from Dogpatch, about my age, tons of makeup, rich dh. I know someone who went to high school with her and she's always been a slut. Anyhow, she says, "Hi. how're you doing? so nice to see you." then buzzes off before I can open my mouth. When I got up to leave, I saw that her dh, who had his back to me, watched me all the way out. REally put me in a mood. There I was in my little $15 cashier outfit, and she's in $15 of red lipstick (which looked good) and they were talking ABoUT ME>>> WHAAAAAAA.

Ok, enough. Must go to class now.

Lima beans are slimy and evil.:stir:

Peaches, on the other hand, is adorable and that man was wishing that she was his wife instead of THAT awful woman. It's true. I know these things.

But I don't wanna be his wife. He looked so boring and he'd expect me to wash his undies.

What else do you know?

yawwwwwwwwnnnnnnn---just finished THREE hours helping dd clean her room and accomodate all her STUFF from college---most of it will go back down to her new place in sept,but something had to be done!!!!-----SO happy that ds did sooooooo well peachpie!!! not surprised of course but so thrilled for you and him!!----hopefully you will survive his visit to lcp---been there,done that,still get freaked out about it!!---TELL ME IF YOUR BONES GOT THERE YET---MOM MAILED THEM A WEEK AGO!!!!====THERE ARE PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE!!!-------WHO WAS NEXT I FORGET!---------shatzi--it would be fun to hear some more stories about your neighbours,but only if you want----i need to hear about the late night partying!!-------well,since it's one am,i should go---we went to the big city this weekend for an awards banquet---dh won an Investigative Journalism award----for all of atlantic canada----ds was very proud of daddy as is the wife----------talk soon---LOVE yous!!

Wowie, Bagzie! How exciting! Do we get to see pictures of Mr & Mrs Bagz on the red carpet???? I'm down to my very last bone, by the way. I had a problem w/ them - meaning if I started to eat one, I had to eat them until I felt a little sick. Thank Gawd I can't get them locally. I have absolutely no self control.

Peach, I second Sugar's assessment of the situation - don't you know when a man is scoping you out???

Schatzy, tell us about Peyton Place! I'm all ears :listen:

We spent most of the weekend w/ our friend's family. They're still in a state of shock. I'm wondering when it won't be the first thing I think of in the morning and the last thing I think of at night. DH is going w/ his sons next weekend to scatter some of his ashes at the lake we always fish at. So sad.

So ... it's not enough that the Bagz children are marvelous .. so is the dh. Way to go Bagzie. I know you were behind it all. What did he investigate? I think you told me but I forget some things.

I must go study. BOttom of page advertises New Mediterranean Diet. Sounds yummy. I like garlic and olive oil.

Bagz! Congrats to DH !!! How exxxxxciting yer lives are! You a smelly soap merchant! DDs who travel and study abroad! A hockey star DS land an award winning journalist DH !

Wabby: oh dear... it's been quite a place to live... remember the darling little neighbor child who walked in on my flabflap exam? Her parents... they have tried soooo hard to be our friends, but everytime we see them they smell of booze and are all a stagger... Her DD has spent the night here on ocassion...lets see they have lost their keys and stumbled over at 11 ... she runs out of cigarettes and bums from DH..at 1030 at night... DD came over hysterical one night that she thought her mom was dead... dead drunk on the floor..I couldnt get her up so I made sure if she vomited she didnt aspirate it... DD spent the night with me... next day, I had a MAJOR talk with this woman and told her any more of this and I will be calling CPS. If I see her driving while intoxicated I will call the police...etc... The other night neighbor with head pain had tha ambulance show up because she called her doctor stating she had chestpain..Doc dispatched EMS.. she was having a panic attack... Drunk lady showed up .. wanted me to sit on her porch at 11 oclock at night while she ran to the store for cigarettes.. I said: 1) it is too late fer me to be baby sitting on the porch and 2) You've been drinking not a little but a lot, I wont let you get in your car ... they are moving the end of this month...but I do fear for little angel...I was able to talk to this ladies sister to express my concern she seemed to share it ...
other neighbor has undiagnosed head pain, and some strange reaction to meds... her moods are high and low... she comes to visit, chats away, the next day acts like she doesnt know you.. has explained to me why she acts that way.. she is the one I had to take for emergency MRI... she is nice enough just really suffering with whatever she has... she calls me near daily to fill me in on her doctors visits... :( .... other neighbor is darling, but prone to depression...and gets very sensitive, crys at a drop of the hat...:(
On a positive note landlordess/landlord and me and DH had a most marvelous BBQ together on Saturday.. We all had such a good time that we are going to plan another next month...

so, that in a nutshell is what Peyton Place has been up to...

Gosh, Schatzi, are you sure you're not living next to my extended family? Poor little daughter of the alcoholic --- I watched my niece and nephew grow up under those circumstances. It's heartbreaking and it ruins them for life. :( I can see why you need to move -- at least you formed a good friendship w/ the LL's. -------- I love my neighbors, I'm going to miss them when we move.

I'm all a dither getting my place in shape for the bunco squad. DH has only done 2 things on his honey do list, and one of those was giving me a smooch. ;) I'm either making a seafood lasagna (cream sauce, shrimp and scallops) or my famous baked ziti, which is just pasta, sauce, ricotta, mozzarella baked together. I want a vote on which one --- and dessert is a caramel apple cheesecake. mmmmm.

ooh ooh Baked Ziti! This carmel apple cheesecake appears to be diet friendly... lets see Dairy and Fruit.....looks okay to me :lol:

The question was if kids need to be in class with all kinds of other kids. They all the yes, yes yes yesyysssss (like the book says) and I think ... they need to be around others like themselves foremost then like other kids. Like if there were four fifth grade classrooms and you got four fifth graders from Russia, would you stick one in each room so each room could benefit from their new insight? I think that would be mean to them. Are they not teaching anything to teachers these days? Everyone with a brain knows that one size does not fit all, and sometimes you have to make decisions based on what's good for the child involved rather than what it said in the book, for God's sake! Well, everyone except George Bush, I guess. Here's a little tale I heard just the other day from the (bf)twins' mother:

These 2 boys are fraternal twins and, although they have always been very close, they are very different from each other. BF is very smart and quiet and not outgoing. BFtw is friendly and very sociable, if a bit naive. So BF always kind of let his brother be out there and stayed under the radar. The school thought it was best to split the twins up so they wouldn't be dependent on each other. Well after a year or 2 of that, their mom demanded that they put them together because BF hated school and was upset almost all the time. They put him with his twin and he felt safe again and totally blossomed into a top student and brilliant musician. So there. Mama knows best.

So as I wait for perpetually late "mr.Lyn", I was out on their patio doing a crossword puzzle when one of the Nail gals strikes up a convo about all the Salon folks goin to Atlantic Beach fer a Hair expo.. So I asked about the beaches and water... is it blue here or like joisy green gray? As I remember it, that beach is all black. Really. The only all black beach on the NC/SC coast that I know of. Of course it's probably integrated now. :lol: Gotcha, didn't I?

I agree with you on the NC bbq, I'm afraid. All vinegar-y. They do that to vegetables too, either that or cook 'em to death in greasewater. No, I don't know what greasewater is either, but I swear that's what they cooked the veggies in when I was in school. We moved to NC from NY when I was 10, so the differences were glaringly obvious to me. Not that they served bbq in school, but we got it a lot at church suppers (why am I on about church suppers today?) and stuff. Blecch. On the other hand, if you go to one of these country/traditional NC restaurants, they usually do pretty well on things like fried catfish, hush puppies, greens, things I would never have thought to eat 20 years ago, but when I get a chance I do now when I drive through.
LOL the beach is riff. What accent was that? Sounds Joisey to me. Say "rough" and draaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwww it out in a drawl. Doesn't it sound like "riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifffffffff"? Not a short and snappy "rif". I used to get so confused when I was a yankee transplant kid, when people would ask me for a "pin". I would ask them what kind of pin. They would say "an ink-pin." :lol:
Someone said these people need to learn English, not us learn Spanish. But .. but ... they're saying that in 2018 there will be more Spanish speaking ppl in the U.S. than English speaking. Not if they all learn English. :lol: I don't know, it wouldn't hurt us to become a bilingual society; might make us a little smarter. Course where I live, there is little need for Spanish, but lots of use for French.

I'm very mad at those people in the Panera's, Peachie. That was rude.

Holy Cow, Bagz, Congratulations to Mister Bagz!!! What a wonderful thing to win!!! :cp:
Have a great trip, Kiweeenie, and make sure you write down what you ate so we can all live vicariously. :drool: Hmmm :chin: I didn't see your message before I left. Of course, we were in charge of a passel of teenagers, so culinary diversity was not high on the agenda, unfortunately. The 1st night we ate in NJ at a mall, which sounds pretty hideous, but there was a Cheesecake Factory restaurant there and the food was pretty good. And of course there was cheesecake. Friday we split up into groups for dinner, and my group went to the Hard Rock Cafe. I wasn't expecting much, but it was actually really good food (and very fun atmosphere). I had a caesar salad with grilled salmon, very yummy. Sadly DD's group which was supposed to go to a French restaurant, couldn't find it and ended up at Applebee's. :barf: Some of that group ended up at Hooters on Sunday :rolleyes:, while DD ate at Planet Hollywood which she said wasn't very good. She was not impressed with her chaperones. Anyway on Saturday we had to have dinner on the Circle Line cruise. It wasn't bad, but it was like a church supper. :shrug: Sunday, my group was supposed to go to a place called Norma's, which was a gourmet breakfast restaurant, but we couldn't find it so we ended up at a small but nice Italian restaurant on 57th St. I had pappardelle with sundried tomatoes and mushrooms. It were yummy.

All in all, not a culinary triumph, but you really can't drag many kids to exotic food in general. BFtw, who is a culinary student, was very excited about the possibilities, and he was fortunate to have finally gotten to the French restaurant that the other group couldn't find and had his first taste of pate de foie gras. He was pretty happy. A bunch of us also found a cheese store in Greenwich village which made us all gaga. I bought some old parmesan :lol: and homemade pasta. I'm cooking it tonight. Right after I finish this message in fact.

Speaking of food, the menu for bunco sounds out of this world, Wabbit. I would vote for the seafood, since I won't be there to eat it and have an allergic reaction...

Re: NY: We had a good time, will tell you all about what we did other than eat when I get back here later.

Kiwi

Holy Cow, I'm wordy :blah:

Be the first on your block to buy this book, written by my lovely friend George (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1401352391/102-4165964-0397757?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance). I just pre-ordered my first copy, due out in October. Everyone on my Christmas list is in danger of receiving one.

Welcome back Kiwi! I was laughing all through your post even though I have no reason to laugh because I have another effin' sinus infection and my head feels like it's going to explode, but anyway. That's really interesting about putting the twins together again in class. They always talk about keeping twins apart to make them more independent but I can definitely see how sitting beside someone you shared a womb with could be very reassuring and it's so great that it worked for those boys. I hate it when they try to squish kids into a certain mold. I have one of those kids who refuses to be squished, but we like him just fine the way he is. :smug:

Schatz - We have this giant barbeque book, the Barbeque Bible or something. Most of the recipes look pretty yucky and there's one in there for Pulled Pork North Carolina Style with Vinegar Sauce, and I'm thinking, "vinegar sauce"? Sounds...um...interesting. I had no idea. Our idea of barbeque is opening up a bottle of Kraft barbeque sauce and brushing it on whatever happens to be on the grill.

Wabs - I could never, ever decide between your oustanding seafood lasagne and your fabulous baked ziti and would whine until you made both. And your little bunny wunny foo foo is just SO darn cute! How do you stop yourself from eating her up.

Peachy!!! The check is in the mail. Again.

Bagziee!! The fun never stops around your place. Outstanding citizens, every one of you.

Kiwi,,,,,,, you have a friend who wrote a book???Is this the guy who used to come over, take off his shirt, and pretend he was fixing your roof??? I want to know who George is. Is he a spy?

I've probably mentioned this but I'm supposed to take my favorite book to the next class which starts in a few weeks. It can be a novel, a picture book, the Bible, whatever. This got me thinking about favorite stuff. I have a favorite book since high school but I dont' want to have had the same favorite book forever. So how do I know when it's time to update? Anyhow, it's supposed to be the one book we'd grab if we were going to an island and could only take one. Should take a book on boat building but I am gonna take one of those old Norton's Anthologys. This one is 18th Century English lit. It should keep me busy for a while.

How could you go before a group of adults and say, "My favorite book is Courderoy" or "Harold and the Purple Crayon." I bet Harry Potter will be well represented.

My hair is so dry and I can't get a decent cut and it looks awful. Plus I look awful. My frame is too thin for all this fat that's hanging on it. And I've stopped wearing makeup because I don't know how anymore. It's easy when you have young firm smooth skin but I don't want it to drift into the wrinkles and make me stripey. I saw this woman once who wore makeup and powder on the makeup and it was the grossest thing I ever saw because she had these huge pores that had sopped up all the makeup on top of them, giving her a super 3-d effect as the top of the power was measurably far from the bottom of the pores. Gross, yes?

DS comes home tomorrow. I'm supposed to be putting together a list of his interests and hobbies for the scholarship lunch people tomorrow. Interests: school and scouts. He doesn't even do much computer stuff or game playing anymore. He doesn't do scouts either but something has to be on the list.

Kiwi, from what I've seen they don't learn English. Their kids will but the adults come into the store and stare at me when I tell me their bag of chips and bottle of soda come to $6.37. Sometimes they smile. They do not talk.

Speaking of which ... there are these beautiful Asian young women working with us now. They are "guest workers" who are left their university for three months to come to the U.S. For three months, they clean condos and the agency that brought them here takes part of their salary. And charges them rent on their own apartment. And charges transportation to the condos. So .. without telling the agency, they also work where I work. They work all the time. They are so sweet and smart and speak varying degrees of English. One curtsies when you speak to her.

The weather is soooo gorgeous here that it's killin' me to be at work. I went home at lunch and worked for 20 minutes in the yard. Just enough to make me want to not go back to work.

A friend of DH's (one of his old guy buddies - he's in his late 70's) stopped by and brought me some strawberry strudel bites from the bakery. I think they were supposed to be for everybody, but 1/2 of them are gone. I couldn't say where :chin: In fact, he was the 2nd old guy buddy that stopped in to see DH today. It must be geezer's day out. Hee. Actually old guy buddy #2 is in his 70's too, but he is the most handsome 70ish man I've ever met. Nice too.

Has anybody been watching Big Love on HBO? It's about a polygamist family in Utah. Sounds strange and it is--- like a train wreck you just can't help but look at. Anyway, one of the characters has a blog. It's written just like she's a real person (I have no idea who actually writes it) and from some of the comments, there's a lot of ppl out there who think she is a real person.

I'm blathering on b/c I don't have any fascinating trips to the big apple to go on, and no glittering awards banquets to attend to ---- Kiwi, your trip sounded like a blast. I bet you were just one of the kids.

I couldn't pick just one favorite book, Peaches. It changes all the time. Right now I'm reading a book called Family Matters, which is written by the same guy who wrote Fine Balance. It's really good so far. Situated in India.

OK. I'm leaving now. I really didn't have much to say anyway. :dizzy:

Oh good Lord, Peach, I think that lady w/ the wrinkles is my twin --- did she have really big pores? It's my doppleganger. eek.

We are entering page 4 ... I wish to start a new thread so that Her HIGH KIWINIENESS may post her doins in da Big Apple....

Look for somethin,:rolleyes: um Cow related....