I am glad your operation went well Ruthxxx, I guess this means you won't be chickening out of having the other one.
37 years from 100?? um, I am almost 75 years from 100....
I am glad I am not the only one that finds you girls much better then a large number of the "real people" I know. I guess it would be too much to have all of us wonderful ladies living all in the same place.
Ellis - hun you are smart weither you have graduated or not! ****, you are smarter then a number of people I know that have degrees. And I just noticed the "Where is squeak?" message. hehe
My head has been off in another world most of this week. I feel like both mentally and phyiscally. I hate this weather. It either has to get cold and stay colder or be warm and stay warm. I am back to taking Sudafed. And I haven't been sleeping for very long, a few hours then I am awake for a little while. As for mentally work has done a number on my brain, and on my emotions. There is a ton of stuff to get done in the next few months, and there is still no help in sight. I may get to go on a 1 day training class which will be nice. But that is if my boss manages to approve my travel expences while there is still room left in the class. For some unknown reason my boss has picked me to do the company's W-2s (they are the equivalent to T-4s for you Canadians ), which scares the living daylights out of me. The women who had done them for years left our dept, and has since passed away. But now no one knows what has to be done. For the first meeting about them, which involved setting deadlines and a confrence call to people outside the company, my boss was no where to be found. GRRRRR. There is just so much stuff to get done and I am not suppose to work overtime either. No more $ in the budget. I think I am going to have a nervous breakdown before the next 6 months are through.
I hope everyone else is having a better time then me
And I promise to actually post more often this week.
Squeak darling, welcome back you sweet old thing. Thank you for the lovely compliment.
You're right... it's probably as well that we don't all see each other face to face on a regular basis....
"Gee, that Ellis isn't too bad on the forums, but when is she going to brush her hair?"
Hey, don't forget... you can only do what you've been hired to do. If they can't pay you overtime it's not your responsibility to overextend yourself to make the company successful. It's just a job. Don't lose your mind over it. You're far too important to a LOT of people, including us!
Just for the record, everyone, Ellis has lovely hair and does brush it. It is gorgeous hair! Even better than my daughter's hair - well, maybe not!
Squeak, I used to work for Revenue Canada and know those little forms are tricky. Too damned bad your predecessor croaked - maybe they should dig her up to help you?
I do agree on Internet Friendships. When you actually meet some of these people IRL, you can just carry on with the friendship. I've met about 30 folk from the net - maybe more - and feel I am close friends with most of them.
I have had only one lousy experience with a Net "friend" - she lives in Kingston which is close to here and we met a couple of times. It did not take long for me to realize she was a snob (talked UEL and DAR a lot) and managed snide little put-downs. After three of those, I canned the friendship. She also had a back yard full of dog poop and took you on snooty garden tours through the ****-field with no apologies or warnings. No class! Knowing the Latin names for plants does not make you a class act! (Her Latin pronunciation was awful, says snobby Ruth!)
I looooove drugs! Forgot my pain killer last night at bedtime (bad evening with furnace problems) and woke in agony at 1. Popped a couple of pills (on an empty tummy), went back to sleep and woke at 6 a.m. I did NOT throw up either. Now I need to figure out the schedule for the rest of the day. Antibiotic at 6, breakfast at 7:30, next dose at 12 and wait two frigging hours for lunch!!! No way! Antibiotic at 11? Hmmm - means I need to eat a wee something at 10 if I'm gonna take a pain killer then. THIS IS TOO FRIGGING DIFFICULT! Unfortnately I do still have a decent appetite.
My nurse pal Claire is coming at 10 to do the Great Unveiling per the surgeon's orders. If the incision is yicky looking, I'll have to figure out some chic way to cover it - would not want to lose my appetite. Anyone have a Hermes scarf I could borrow?
Harry is being a sweetie although he cooked an absolutely terrible dinner last night. He discovered a "Make it with Soup" recipe book and did a dish with cream of celery soup. You'd think after all these eyars he would know I detest cooked celery - and turnip and parsnip.
Gotta go and shove my boobs into a bra - hooking at the front works really well and the Girls settle down nicely after the Twirl.
Ruth - glad to see you're back with us and hanging in there
I do have to ask you a question - the snooty Internet friend who talked about UEL and DAR? what are UEL and DAR?
I have a feeling that if I were to meet you all in person, we'd have a great time.......Many of my closest friends in real life don't live anywhere near here, so I appreciate the connection. Unfortunately right now - my husband and I are economic immigrants - so we live in a part of the U.S. which is transient and most people only come here to work like crazy, then take their money and leave for friendlier, more laid back places.
Squeak - I've been in similar situations on my job - hang in there and I'm here if you ever feel the need to talk about it.
Ok, boob talk I've always been a free spirit......when I was a teenager my mom told me that one day I would live to regret it.....I think she called it "the droops" he he.
Well, I need a lift, but I don't think it's from twenty years of free spiritedness - I think that gaining and losing weight a few times will do it to you. note to self: make this time the last time
UEL stands for United Empire Loyalists - the Americans who came to Canada during the American Revolution - most settled around here. DAR is Daughters of the American Revolution - I guess that's the opposite. It used to be a big deal around here to put UEL after your name if you were a UEL descendant. What a bunch of snobs!
Ruth...too funny girlfriend...ROTFPMP!!!!!!!!!!!!! a mine-field in the backyard of a pompous ***...too funny...and you're hemming a pair of pants one handed...no you are not even doing that...are you???? My DP has been waiting two months or more for me to hem a pair of her pants for work...I just pinned them up this weekend and still have to do them...hope your gimpy sewing inspires me.
Sorry I haven't written too much girls. My computer was down one night and last night I went to bed at 9:30 with the peanut...fell asleep telling her a bedtime story and slept through the night. Guess I needed it. Too many threads to catch up on now or I'll be up all night tonight.
Love you and I'll be at the gym tomorrow...again...still fat though, don't worry. Soozie
I'll be at the gym tomorrow...again...still fat though, don't worry. You've hit it right on the head, Soozie. Let's all get slim TOGETHER! (except for Mauvais and Christina, who are already skinny-minnies.... hmmm, I think I know why that is... do you know why, Ruth?)
Lil' Den, where oh where have you been? Making fabulous jewelry? No, let me guess... you've been exercising! What's happening with those stomach crunches, hon? It's no damned good if you only do them once a week. (don't worry, I'm still fat too, heh heh)
Gee Ruth, what could be worse than coming to Canada during the American Revolution. (coming BEFORE the American Rev) And DAR? Geepers, that could mean anything! Who's your mamma? Who's your papa?
How's the wrist? Sewing much? Still doing the drugs?
Speaking of hemming pants, when we bought our first house 10 years ago we moved with a large box full of "mending to do". When we moved and bought THIS house 4 years ago, the box came with us. I've still got it. Untouched by human hands. Full of unhemmed pants.
Its so good to know I am not the only one with a box of pants to hem and sleeves to shorten. I too am very guilty of that. I absolutely hate hemming. But one of these days, they will get done!
Virginia
You know, Virginia, I was sort of thinking maybe I should just throw the whole damned box out without looking at it. Or maybe I should open the box and have a good laugh. There's probably nothing in there that we want (or that fits) anymore.
both mentally and phyiscally. I hate this weather. It either has to get cold and stay colder or be warm and stay warm. I am back to taking Sudafed. And I haven't been sleeping for very long, a few hours then I am awake for a little while. As for mentally work has done a number on my brain, and on my emotions. There is a ton of stuff to get done in the next few months, and there is still no help in sight. I may get to go on a 1 day training class which will be nice. But that is if my boss manages to approve my travel expences while there is still room left in the class. For some unknown reason my boss has picked me to do the company's W-2s (they are the equivalent to T-4s for you Canadians 
squeak
what's that pompous royalist 
I am pooped and must go to bed now...
Its so good to know I am not the only one with a box of pants to hem and sleeves to shorten. I too am very guilty of that. I absolutely hate hemming. But one of these days, they will get done!
