Worldly Chicks navigating November nicely 2.

MELODY525 · 11-23-2009, 08:54 AM

CAN YOU TELL BY ALL THE ERRORS THAT THE EYES ARE A BIT BLURRY??????

happy2bme · 11-23-2009, 09:28 AM

Good morning ladies,

Quick post for me today. Wish I was still sleeping. Don't feel great, tired of this already. BUT it is a short work week!

We took a long drive to the furniture store yesterday. Unlike the commercial, so NOT worth the drive. It was grey and dark too so DH was as sleepy as I was

We stopped for dinner - I had yummy artichoke lemon chicken - I can finally start to taste things again.

Mel - hope you stay warm - the chill of November is here. Help John with some nutrition counselling - maybe you need to help him shop for better power foods. Good luck with the absentee workers!

Welcome back Shad!

Good morning to everyone else - I have to get on my way. Catch you later.

annie175 · 11-23-2009, 10:49 AM

Good Morning Girls...

What a great non-sunshiny day this has started out to be. GOt to the office early at 7:05 am, after dropping by dad's to deliver him some food I made. Ham, Greenbeans, potatos and one small cc cookie for dessert. He was excited to both see me and get the food. Bless him. The president (my boss) was already in, which is weird as she doesn't usually arrive until around 8:30 ish. We began putting out fires the moment I walked in. It was hectic. I put her on a conference call at 9:00 so I could get my work done. (Chick posting, lol)

To add to my crying spree last Friday night, my only baby boy has joined the army. I about sh*t. He goes for his physical this Wed the 25th, then will be sworn in if he passes. He will leave for bootcamp the first week in January unless there is an opening sooner, he will go then. That my friends is killing me. Yes I am very proud of him but selfishly do not want him to go.

Mom has actually perked up since finding out she gets to come home on Thanksgiving then for good a few days after. We have decided to "take" her home rather than being released as she is not getting the care she needs in that place. She can now walk down the hall and do some minor/light house and body cleaning. (Of course with her walker) Dad and my brother-Michael, went out a bought one of those hoist your butt out of the chair - lazyboys for mom when she gets home. Michael set it up and it is all ready to go. They got a pretty good price on it $599.00. I told mom that is was spring loaded to flip her out across the room...I got the usual "RITA ANNE" and that look from her. That alone did my heart good. LOL

MELLIE...You are so sweet, thank you from the very bottom of my heart. Our hearts are similar as is Chelle's. Altho not too sweet with just enough orneriness inserted. xoxoxo and old short fat blonde in a wheelchair, just cracked me up. You are toooooo much!!

Chelle...didn't call as I spent Friday night on the phone with my DD and a good friend of mine. Saturday by the time I got home from work, I was pooped so I went to bed, visited mom on Sunday morning and got a call from CVS needing me as someone else called off for the day. So all and all I was busier than I thought I would be.

Shad...welcome back to the world of worldlies. Glad you got some family time even tho you froze your arse off. I think this is the first day I am feeling at least half normal, so I would say my britches are about to my knees. By the end of the week I should be fully clothed. Thanks Shad, you say the right things I need to hear.

Happy...glad you finally got the meds you need, even if you had to play switchie changie before getting something you could take. Hope you are feeling better by now.

Ceejay....a good trip to the Uncles...yes, success....thank you for the hugs, I know they do truly work. I am feeling much better mentally.

Not much else going on, I work tonight, tomorrow night and Wed night at CVS. Can you say dead? Then off Thurs and Fri, then work Sat and Sun. I will get 30 hours in this week.

Thank you all, hello's to everyone.

Love and Hugs,

MELODY525 · 11-23-2009, 12:20 PM

ANNIE~ JESUS....JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT'S SAFE TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH...SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR SON AND I TOO HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS. WHAT CAN NI SAY? SENDING MORE HUGS YOUR WAY AND LOTS OF PRAYERS FOR YOUR SON.

HOPE MOM WILL DO OK AT HOME. SOME DO SO MUCH BETTER ONCE THEY GET BACK HOME. GOOD LUCK!!

HAPPY~ THOUGHT THE FURNITURE STORE WOULD BE SO GREAT! DANG....TOO BAD IT WASN'T BUT DINNER SOUNDED GOOD

HOPE YOU'RE FEELING A LITTLE BETTER TODAY.

I GT TO SEE CHRIS AGAIN!!! YAY!!! THEY "BROKE" THE HEAT IN THE COMM. ROOM SATURDAY WITH THE PARTY. SO I TOLD THE OFFICE TO CALL CHRIS...HE CAME AND FOUND THAT SOMEONE HAD TURNED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OFF!!

BUT I GOT MY EYE CANDY FOR THE DAY AND WE BOTH HAD A GREAT LAUGH!!
GOING TO PUT THE WASH AWAY AND TAKE A REST. BEEN ON THE GO SINCE BEFORE 7. I AM HUNGRY, TIRED AND FROZEN

annie175 · 11-23-2009, 12:30 PM

MELLIE.........MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm, eye candy...Yep I am in the market for some!!

Laura705 · 11-23-2009, 01:17 PM

Hello ladies! Weekend was alright, but eating was not tracked, and some snacking go out of hand. Friday evening I got into a carbfest - a single serving of chips (thank goodness that's all we had in the house) w/ dip, then pretzel rods w/ dip, and popcorn later. Never ate a real dinner that night. Saturday I didn't end up doing any leaf-raking - the day got away from me. My hair appointment pretty much killed the morning. After that I addressed a small part of the kitchen - unloaded the dishwasher, reloaded it, and cleaned the sink. Usually housecleaning doesn't excite me, but I was very pleased how the sink came out when I attacked some mineral deposits w/ plain old vinegar. I took doggy for a walk by the creek, and then bf and I went to lunch, then did some errands and that killed the afternoon. Sunday was a baptism of our friends baby. I did okay w/ food portions at the party afterwards.

Ceejay – Maybe your Farting Frank is the ADT security guy drumming up business in his own special way, LOL. Seriously, I'm glad that you're taking measures to make your home secure and give you some peace of mind. Degenerates will go elsewhere if there are any significant obstacles to their misdeeds. I don't really know what our doggy would do with an intruder, and neither would the intruder, but I'm somewhat confident his menacing barks and growls would likely make them move on. Quiet is good, hope it stays that way for you!

Mel – Great news about John! I agree – it's sad that the work environment for him isn't at all supportive. Animal is an apt description when people can't display some level of human caring or civility. Yay for the hunky man-viewing. Mel – are you sure you didn't turn off that circuit breaker??

Hurray that the kids have their car repaired after the deer incident! No snow, please!!

They were mentioning that for our Thanksgiving Day forecast here, but I think they've since removed it and the temp is forecast in the high 40's. Fingers crossed.

Annie –You know you're gonna get over this, and I know you wish it were ASAP, but your heart is hurting – give it some time. In the meantime, you certainly have a lot of things to take your mind off of it! So sorry to hear about your son enlisting in the army. Seems like it came out of the blue – my gosh, January he'll be off! Hugs!

If going home has perked your mom up mentally, that's great – she'll be motivated to make progress in getting herself better!! LOL re the new chair catapulting her across the room!!

Happy – Sorry the cold is kicking your butt. I think it's smart for people not to follow the doc's orders blindly, but to question their treatment, rx, etc. I phoned my doc Friday and he wanted to call in an rx for an antibiotic. He said I could have a "secondary infection" (after having the cold). I asked if there was a test that would confirm it and he said no. Huh. So just throw antibiotics at it? At this point, I'm feeling better, but I still want to understand if this cold was worse because of asthma or something. I told him I'd wait and see on the antibiotic, and I'd go see my allergist. Friday through Sunday, in addition to my allergy nasal spray, I also took zyrtec (that's what I do when my allergies are bad and I need to double team them) and it pretty much dried me out, and lo and behold the congestion and coughing eased up a lot. Sorry the furniture store wasn't as expected. There's one that advertises like that here too and I wonder if it lives up to it's claims. But I'm not in the market for furniture right now, so it'll wait.

Shad – Sorry you didn't sleep well the past few days. I hope you're catching up on your sleep right now as I write this! Sounds like a nice visit.

Okay, need to get this posted and get on with the day. Everyone have a good one!

happy2bme · 11-23-2009, 02:18 PM

Ok, sitting here chomping on my green peas and garden vegetable soup...

OMG Annie - I have such mixed feelings for you! On one hand, given today's economy and employment, I would think it would maybe be a smart move on your son's part to enlist and take advantage of the training and options they have available. But then there is the scary Mary part about DEPLOYMENT. YIKES! I hope he can stay stateside. They sure don't give you long to think about it - snatched away in January. I can understand your panic.

I'm glad to hear that Mom is getting around. We looked at those powerlift chairs this weekend. Fun to play with

How nice to give Dad a covered dish of delish homemade food. You can get your cooking jones taken care of of I'm sure he (like anyone) would appreciate some great fresh meals. Sounds like you are crazy busy on the run again. No time to think. Just make sure you don't get run down or sick with all the germs you must be meetin' and greetin' at CVS.

Laura, I need something at this point to dry me up too. I do have some prescription and over the counter stuff but I hate to mix it all up with my regular meds. And I skipped the Nyquil one night and found that really helps me to sleep so I have to remember what not to take so I can squeeze the Nyquil in. But if only I could dry these lungs out, I'm sure I'd feel much better. I hope this won't be another of those seasons where the colds just keep making the same rounds every few weeks

How does your hair look? Do anything different? That's a great idea with the vinegar - will have to try that.

Mel - so are your eyes blurry from those hot flash thoughts of Chris

(Laura - I think you're on to something with maybe SHE being the one who turned the breaker off

) Hungry, tired and frozen is not a good place for you - go get some rest before it knocks you out.

Shad - I saw that some icebergs cracked of the Antartic and are floating their way to NZ. Is that why you were cold this weekend? The world is falling apart and people just won't LISTEN.

If I had a pillow and blanket I would chance the filthy carpet under my desk, crawl under it and just take me a nice nappy. All that would be heard from the walkway would be the sound of my snoring broken up by an occasional light cough or sniff.

annie175 · 11-23-2009, 02:33 PM

Happy...Yep you bet, OMG, they already told us that it is like a 90% chance of his getting deployed. The good news is it is a 50/50 it be Iraq or Afghanistan, and right now Iraq is calmer than Afghanistan. Please dear Lord I cannot take anymore heartache. I don't just mean recently but over my lifetime. Green peas and soup yum, I had mushroom chicken and flied (fried) rice. Bad girl Annie.

Laura...actually my son has talked about the Army since high school. He is 2 1/2 years graduated and just now doing it. So yes and no on the army, it was just my surprise I guess as I thought it was way back on the back burner for him. He wants to be military police. At least you were half good over the weekend, sounds like Sunday wasn't as bad as Friday night, or even Saturday.

Better get my sh*t hot and get some work done.

Later chickies,

diyana · 11-23-2009, 05:05 PM

Happy Monday ladies -

I had a busy weekend. Saturday was spent running errands and going to meetings, and DH was still feeling pretty sick on Saturday. By Sunday, he was feeling a little better, so he and I got the gutters cleaned out, all the leaves mulched, and the other winter prep chores just about done. DH still has to winterize the lawn mower, but will do that this coming weekend. We didn't get the lawn decorations done, but I'll do that Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Ceejay - Good for you for purchasing extra security for inside and outside, especially since you live alone.

Mel - Glad you were able to enjoy some nice eye candy over the weekend. That's great news about John not having cancer! Glad to hear the kids' car was fixed ahead of time. As for holidays, DH and I are cutting back. I think this will be the first year in ages that I didn't get up early for the Black Friday sales. Please don't overdo today. Rest your eyes, young lady!!

Annie - I was hoping you'd call over the weekend...but we'll chat another time. I'm glad you were able to spend time on the phone and visiting friends and family. 5 days is still pretty new, sweetie. It will get better, but it will take time...and it will be hard to listen to certain songs for awhile. Your son joined the Army?! That's very brave and honorable of him to serve his country...but makes for a lot of stress for you! I'm so sorry. Hang in there, my dear sister! Sending

for you and

for both of you. You've got a busy week at CVS. Sheesh! At least you don't have to work Black Friday at CVS. Do you have Friday off from your day job?

Happy - Hope you are feeling better. Those are some scary side effects for an antibiotic! Glad you were able to get something else instead! Were you able to rest and relax some this weekend? Furniture shopping? What are you looking for?

Shad - Glad you had a nice time with family and friends and that the party went well. I had no idea it was that much colder in NZ than in Aus. But I guess it's probably like how the upper midwest can be in the 40s and the southwest can be in the 90s.

Laura - Glad to hear you are feeling better.

Well, it's nearly time for me to wrap things up for the day. Wishing you all a great evening!

Love and hugs,

diyana · 11-23-2009, 05:22 PM

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!

Happy Thanksgiving!

ceejay52 · 11-23-2009, 07:57 PM

Michelle
What a cute poem!!!!!

Laura
Don't think the peeping tom is the ADT rep. (he he) He came from Memphis, Tn. I wonder why it's so hard on the week ends to follow our diet plans! Dogs are excellent protectors.

Annie
Your son has done a noble thing by joining the military. I know it's not helping your nerves.

Happy
How are you feeling today?

Shad
Glad you had a good visit with family and friends.

Talked to a police officer today to ask about getting some mace for protection. I told him why and that I was getting ADT installed. He told me to call him if needed. I have to purchase the mace through a gun store. I needed to know if I had to have a permit.
I didnt get my yard work done but will this week end.

1day@atime · 11-23-2009, 11:56 PM

Hello Ladies,

Annie - No your not whining... It's only been a week... Your heart is broken and it takes time to heal. I too have mixed feelings the military. I am so thankful for the men and women who enlist to protect us. But at the same time, I worry about the ones i know. Keep us informed...

Mitchellez - So sorry to hear hubby is still not up to par. I will keep him in my prayers. Blackie and I are doing good... Last night as i was taking out the trash, he got out... He was quick to run and make his rounds... finally caught up to him...

Happy - Hope you get to feeling better. Good move on reading the side effects.

Ceejay - I know Texas does require a permit for mace, a gun yes.

Mel - eye candy... I'd like to see some eye candy. Maybe even get a taste.

Shad - good to hear you had a good trip.

Laura - that always seems to happen when we don't track our food. Maybe the wind will blow real hard and blow your leaves somewhere else.

As for me, I still haven't decided on the paint color. I did put up one of my drapes, two more to go. Maybe after that i'll be able to chose the color. I'm finally getting the room looking the way i want it.

Shad · 11-24-2009, 02:29 AM

Afternoon all,
Like I have said before, if I don't post early morning, I generally forget to post at all.

My trip home was not as bad as it sounded. I just didn't take enough warm clothes. I forget that NZ is much further south than Brisbane and it takes longer for Spring to arrive in some cases. Inside the houses I was perfectly okay, just when I had to hang about waiting for someone or going from car to house at night etc. that I had a problem.

I stayed with Chris (of Japanese fame) for Friday afternoon, night and Saturday morning. We went to the Farmers market down on the riverbank (in the rain too) It was a great market. You should have seen the size of the cauliflowers for $2.00 - would have kept me going for over a week. Huge hulking thing. They also had fish and lamb and honey at the market as well as a range of breads and baked goods. Good place to go.
Saturday, my sister picked me up and we went to the nieces engagement party. Pity it was raining. But we had a nice time and met all Matts rellies - he's the fiance - and he cooked on the bbq. Niece says that he is a better cook than she is so maybe she's pretty lucky. We got in around 10.30pm and it was a really foggy trip back to my sisters place. On Sunday we went and had lunch with the niece on her lunch break and then she and DF arrived to cook dinner. We did the housework in the afternoon.

Monday back at the airport and the usual frustrations of travel - although there were a few bright moments I have to admit. Some good eye candy on the flight to Brisbane - a sports team was travelling, however they were all about a foot and a half too tall.

So today has been sort of busy getting the cat out of jail - her words not mine (and she hasn't shut up yet), doing some shopping for food and doing the laundry. The cattery assistant wasn't too happy about putting her in the cage, so I had to go in and do it myself. Sometimes you just have to know who is boss - mostly it is her. I'm about to go pack the bags away and tidy up the bedroom. DS2 is going around to the house. I'm going shopping for more paint tomorrow and will be there to clean up and tidy up and paint the top coat on Thursday - always hoping we don't get a heat wave and the paint dries on the roller.

I've got tomatoes coming out of my ears. The four plants have excelled themselves with produce. I'll be ripping the plants out this week and making green tomato jam or pickles with the remaining fruit. Yum.

Afraid there will be no personals tonight. I'm already on the run to get dinner ready and the cat feed and the washing in and ironed. I've a full schedule tomorrow but will get to personals then. Need a job to get a rest.

diyana · 11-24-2009, 08:38 AM

Happy Tuesday!! It's Friday for me!!

I have a wonderful loooong weekend ahead!

We'll get the outside decorations put up, and hopefully the inside ones too. I'll get some website work done, maybe some shopping too, and get my butt to the gym on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

Ceejay - As for mace, I don't know if regulations vary from state to state. I know you need a permit to carry it in CA and Wisconsin. Do you get any extra time off for the holiday?

Patty - It's so scary when the doggies get loose. I'm so glad you caught up to him. How exciting to be redecorating...getting the room just the way you want it. Do you have Thanksgiving plans?

Shad - Sounds like a very nice visit with Chris and with your family, and your niece's fiance sounds very nice and he can cook too - that's a bonus!! Hopefully Sunday will forgive you one of these days.

I'll check back in later to see what the rest of y'all are up to!

Love and big hugs,

MELODY525 · 11-24-2009, 09:02 AM

GOOD MORNING CHICKS
NOT MUCH TO REPORT. TODAY IS A DO NOTHING DAY. DID ENOUGH YESTERDAY. GOING TO GET ORGANIZED A BIT AND PUT STUFF AWAY. JEN AND RICHIE ARE GOING SHOPPING. RICHIE IS DOING THE HOLIDAY COOKING. LOOKING FORWARD TO A 4 DAY MELIDAY

HAPPY TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY

I LOOKED AT MY CALENDAR AND PATTY'S BIRTHDAY IS ON THANKSGIVING??? I DON'T REMEMBER THAT

LAURA~ THAT WAS SOME WEEKEND YOU HAD. A FEW WEEKENDS AGO I HAD A CARB FEST TOO. WHERE DO THEY COME FROM??? IF YOU DON'T WANT THE SNOW THEN SEND IT HERE. IT KEEPS THE SENIORS QUIET

I DIDN'T FLIP THE CIRCUIT BREAKER...HONES I DIDN'T...BUT I AM THINKING OF DOING IT NEXT MONTH

HAPPY~ YESTERDAY FELT LIKE A BLANKET CUDDLING DAY. GET MAINTENANCE TO CLEAN THE RUG UNDER YOUR DESK FOR THOSE BLANKIE MOMENTS!!!

HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW WITH THE MEDS??

MICHELLE~ HOPE DH AND YOU STAY HEALTHY AND HAPPY OVER THE HOLIDAYS. DON'T GO ANYWHERE THERE ARE SICK PEOPLE!!! DECORATING OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL GET US ALL GOING!!

JEANETTE~ IF YOU DO GET THE MACE...MAKE SURE YOU GET A LESSON ON HOW TO PROPERLY USE IT. THIS WAY IT DOESN'T END UP IN YOUR EYES TOO!!

PATTY~ NOW THAT YOU ARE HERE...IS YOUR BIRTHDAY ACTUALLY ON THANKSGIVING DAY?? IF NOT...IT IS ON MY CALENDAR

HOPE YOU GET A COLOR PICKED OUT!! ROFLMAO BUT IN THE MEANTIME, COME AND DO MY DRAPES!!

SHAD~ WOW...THAT WAS A FULL TRIP FOR SURE. LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON. GLAD YOU GOT TO SEE CHRIS TOO. HOPE HER HEALTH IS CONTINUING TO BE GOOD. POOR OLD SUNDAY...BET SHE HAD ALL TE CLAWS READY FOR THAT CAT CAGER

READY FOR ACTION!!
HOPE YOUR PAINT DRIES ON THE WALL INSTEAD OF THE ROLLER!!!