coffee is on, hot and almost ready for a new pot. cream if ull and so is the sweetener bowl. (not it is not the sugar bowl)

I was rudly woken up bu DH sneezing about 10 times. that was it for me! I am trying to make my body get used to wakingup early so it will not be such a chore to get up and exercise in the am.

Barb How mean of you to hurt our dad’s feelings like that!! L Not eating his doughnuts. But you know what is best!! He may not have been happy but I am proud of you!! J

Dottie I had to laugh of your running a marathon!! I am going to have to use that one!! I would have fallen with laughter if she had said that to me!!

Linda I get on the defensive when MY DH starts in on me too. I have been trying not to lash out at him as I have not been working but then I was nicely saying something to him about something and he jumped me and said it was all because I was back at work and have gotten bitc#y again. I said that was NOT the case I was just trying to keep order in the house so it does not get out of hand that shut him up for about 1 min!! So do not feel bad about jumping him too much. I know he is working hard but it is not like you do nothing. I feel that my computer time is like his time in front of the TV/fishing if I did equal time the house would fall down at my feet!!! So where is the justice?? That is even with me not working!! Now with me working I have devised the stone program and I will say that after 4 days it is working. It works even better when I have money to reward the kids. I t9old my little one that I was very happy at how hard he was trying to get his things done and how hard he was trying to be good. And if he tries that is what this is all about. Peace is the norm in the house now. Except for the occasional fight and now I have a ball stuck in my ceiling fan that the boys threw up there last night!! LOL but I can expect things like that so I am not too upset at least it is better!!

Good morning Sue and all to follow.

I'm in a better space today than yesterday - I think I was just fatigued. Anyhow today is a bit cooler and the girls and I had coffee on the deck as the sun rose.

I am planning to tackle some of the tall weeds in the garden before they go to seed. There are some Sow Thistles that have gon to seed that I will zap with my handy dandy weed torch - that fluff burns fast! I am loaded with beans finally and will take a mess of them to my sister's place when we go for dinner tonight. I love green beans - especially with pesto. Actually I like almost anything with pesto.

Must confess to a wee slip yesterday. I decided that Hershey needed an ice cream and went to the little spot here in town to get her a scoop. They had just opened a pralines ' n cream so I succumbed. Hersh and I sat outside the shop on the bench sharing a serving. We did have two spoons and I didn't get them mixed up. OMG it was good! And I don't feel one bit guilty! She ate really well from the spoon and it sure was less messy and more sanitary than sharing a cone!

Gotta get going before I lose my motivation - DH just got up now and has been advised that I will need some assitance in the garden!

Happy weekend and happy New York Chick Meet!

Oh gosh Ruth I can just imangien watching you two eat icecream!! I have a picture of the two of you sharing a cone. I woould be laughing !1 I am sure glad you did not mix up the spoons!! I also am glad that you are in better spirits today. I know everything was a bit stressful the last weeks for you and with the funeral that just made things worse. now relax and start to enjoy the girls!!

Good Morning Sue and Ruth, and the rest of you sleepyheads to come!

Well, here we go again! As soon as I hit "post reply" - my connection to the cablemodem failed!!! Of course! Is this the way today is gonna go? <grrrrrr> It better not, because I am not in the mood for bad things -- it looks like maybe the weather has broken, due to those awful storms last night (for which we were on the road in Brooklyn!)..... I haven't opened the door yet, so I don't know!

Anyhow I guess I got all that venting out in my first attempt at posting, so now, all I'll say is:

Jif, Peach, Dottie SOMEBODY please let me know the story about tomorrow.... where are we meeting??? what time are we meeting? helllllp... inquiring minds want/need to know! Also, I just cannot wait to meet/see you all ( Do you all get the idea that I'm just a little anxious and excited? )

Morning!

The relatives are almost gone 30 minutes...but who's counting?

....I can stop eating now!

Looking forward to tomorrow. Sam's grandma....I know that Jiff knows where we are going...I think it is the barbque place at 1pm. My roots aren't done....do you care? I guess I better let dh know that I am going....with the relatives around (one of which came over drunk last night) there really has not been a good moment to break it to him gently. I wonder if I can rent a security system for two weeks out of the year?

Congrats to the new job, the feeling better, coming home and Darren's birthday, and the ice cream shared in pairs!

hugs and all that good stuff!
peach

Well, Sue, you are up early! I thought that after your first week back at work, you would sleep in today!

Hi Ruth, I'm glad too, that you will have a more peaceful day today. I think the ice cream may have had a healing effect!

So, Samsgrandma~! Tomorrow we eat RIBS! I spoke to Jiffypop yesterday and she will just confirm time with Peach and Jenniiffer(from 100 lb club) then we are all set. So check back here later- Jiff or I will post the final stuffl

It's not too late for some of you others to get in! Sue, just a quick 6 hour drive! Come on!

We are planning Dallas BBQ on 2nd Ave and 8th Street around 1:00. This is, of course, pending Peach's and Jenniffer's approval; babysitting and other demands allowing. I think we all are driving in, so we'll just meet in the restaurant. CAN"T WAIT!

I have high hopes for a good eating day today. I have been slipping this week with no time to cook or pack food for work-always my downfall. So a relaxed Saturday to scramble some eggs and sausage, and get to the store for some fish for dinner and chicken for next week's lunches!

Be back later,

dottie


EDIT: hi Peach, we want you, roots and all!

I have officialy been cleared for take off!

MMMMMMM Pralines and cream! I would have used Hershey's spoon for just a taste of that heavenly stuff!!!!!!!

All you BBQ eaters: TAKE PICTURES! Have a wonderful time, too!!

I'm off to clean and then to wally-world. It's sales-tax free weekend here, sure to be a mob scene in ALL the stores, but I have to get dd's last minute school supplies! Thursday is d-day here, can't wait and neither can she! Talk to ya'll later!

Good Morning--quick one today --have lots to do. Happy Barbequeing my chick friends and take lots of pics please!

a free and easy weekend!!! with a PARTY tomorrow!!!! can't wait!!! and i even got my toes done!!1 hot pink. a nice neutral color. [now, watch me wear something orange!!!!

yep 1 pm. dallas bbq. 2nd ave and 8th street. about 2-3 blocks from veneiro's!!!!

sing along ladies: more tra la tra las here, please!!! low carb biscotti for me [yeah, right].

took mom's car for the body work estimate at the other lady's insurance company. more than a grand!!!! who knew???

and then some running around. a friend is picking me up in her jag in a little while [don't drool, it's a company car], and we're going out to dinner.

and i've been eating REALLY WELL today



and that translates into a whole scrambled egg with low fat yoghurt cheese with pepper and chive, 6 shrimp, and about a cup of caesar salad. i REALLY should get a grip and realize that this isn;t a lot of food here!!

so glad that they're gone!!!! that lush is nothing but trouble.

and those STORMS last night!!!! even old i'll-drive-anywhere-even-in-a-hurricane ME pulled into a parking light to wait it out!!

sherrie, babe, how are you feeling? it must be better if you're up to braving all this pre-school shopping!!! can't wait to hear what little miss princess ends up with for her first day at school..

and i'm so glad to hear that things are settling down in your house, sue. it's hard to imagine anything more stressful than a chaotic house.

ruth, i wish i could have seen you and hershey!!! you've always said that she is a lady, and any girl that can eat from a spoon like that qualifies! but a question: HOW CAN YOU TELL WHEN A DOG WANTS PRALINES N CREAM ICE CREAM??????

and barb... glad you're feeling better, and even gladder that you're taking care of yourself.

pooky. wish you were joining us. in fact, i wish that EVERYONE would come. <sigh> maybe some day.

for now, even though these fingers could just keep tapping out nonsense, i guess i'd better pay attention to the dog. she's been alone all day.

more later, perhaps...

Morning coffee is on and I cleaned it with the vinegar this morning so pots can go rushing through!!
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O h have I a busy day planned for today and this is the day I though no plans if al was well I could go down and visit??? Well

Starting with yesterday DH is trying to finally get things done around the house who knew/??? so after my plumbing fiasco he finally this week decided to attach the water softener to the sewer pipe. So he removed the old connection from the old pipe to drill a hole and stick it in to the new and lo and behold when the guy stuck it in the hole last time he plugged it up with goo so it had never worked!! I kept wondering why the thing just did not get soft I kept going down and changing the settings. (They told me not to touch the settings but you know me!!) So it never worked right from the beginning!! And dummy me never could tell. So hopefully I can start having clean clothes and showers and stop plugging the coffee maker and all the stuff I was upset that the lime was building up on so that is fixed (maybe my white pants now can stay white and not gray)

For today I have a 8 am appt with the car parts store then 9 with the mechanic that is going to put it in the car this is for the wagon that the breaks are bad on we need new rotors they are so warped that it shakes like heck when you try to stop and we burn pad when we go down hill. I will see if this guy can give me a price on the major oil leak we have. Too he was supposed to fix the old man car or broken hip mobile we have (DD calls it that 85 olds tornado) (the wagon is the other old man car but not to bad full sized 93 Chevy) but the parts had to be ordered from out of state so it will be a few days before that can be fixed. The bus we found had a broken rotor so that is also in the shop. (I will say that I have been in VERY bad shape with the cars with no way to fix them) now that DH got his check from the union contract we are getting things actually safe to drive!!!

So any ways the car goes at 9 then at 12 I have to drive DS1 half way to Cooperstown to let grandma and grandpa take him for the week (1 hour drive) then I have to be back by 2 to give the car to DD1 to go to a birthday party and some how get the other car in the mean time. With this I must finish the g-shopping and pack for the camping trip on this coming Sunday (I have to do it this week as next Saturday we are gone to a family thing al day) so this is a very busy day and I am having a stomach ache just thinking of what has to be done. And am trying to figure how to fit exercise in there??? What a nut I am!!

So all in all I just want to let you all know that although you will be sitting back and relaxing and crying hugging and meeting each other I am going to be at that time in Sherburne NY doing a kid exchange thinking of all the fun I am missing and jealous of all of you. Some day I will make one of these chick meets I know that this is jut not my time yet. But some time I will!!! And Ruth as soon as my life gets into a routine I will make some how o get up to see you!! Or meet half way!! How far is it to Syracuse for you?? (I am thinking of the carousel mall)

Oh my i have a book and have not drank the coffee yet (too hot)

Good coffee, Sue, and thanks! BTW, I can get to Syracuse and will join you all at the carousel Mall anytime! Your schedule for today sounds brutal, but you will make it and sit down tonight and crash! We will save you Jiff's leftover ribs for a doggie bag!

Hi to everyone- Ruth and Pooky and GoodFM...

And Jiff? Peach? Samsg'ma? Jenniffer?

SEE YOU SOON!

Can't wait!

Other than that, just chores this morning and errands before I leave, around 12. Baked 14 chicken thighs for next week and will bake some breasts for chicken salad later when I get home. Bread is in the bread maker for DH. That should help the week go more smoothly.

Where is Debkay and MamaJ?

Off to paint my toenails, for our lunch! (DH wanted to know, is this some kind of meeting? Like AA or something? I said yes, we are going to discuss BBQ recipes. LOL

As I've already said, I'm getting bored not being able to do anything. I ran across this page last night while was surfing and I want to share it with all of you.

http://www.minibite.com/funstuff/boobspage.htm

It's too funny!!!

and so sorry the rest of you aren't coming with us. but i can drive to syracuse!! it's about 5 hours away, i think...

cleaned out mom's stash of laundry from her closet. i figure that if i do a load a day, not counting today's two loads, i should catch her up by the time she comes home in 10 days!!!!

have to run to grocery store before getting ready for the chick meet.

and AA indeed!!!! is he nervous, dottie????


joy of joys, i'm finding stuff all over the house that the relatives left!!! it's landing in a pile on a chair in the dining room. and waiting for them to miss it!!! underwear, jammies, all kinds of stuff this time. they never manage to pack everything they came with!!!

see ya'll in a bit... and some of you sooner than others!!!

have a great day, and sue... take a break, for crying out loud!!!!

Sue - If you pass by Sherburne Earlville High School, think of me.

I graduated from there! ( now the big question is.......what year? LOL)


It's a small town in a small world


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