Hello all!

Happy Birthday Eydie! Your trip to the beach sounds maaaarrrrvveeelousss.....

Aria-- GOOD FOR YOU!! Its so great when the scale shows what we know we've been doing should be working!


The week continues to be too fast/too slow for me.... feel like the things on my desk are getting done at the pace of someone slogging thru quicksand.....
and again am making careless mistakes that just make my ears burn I am so embarrassed when the error is discovered.....
am also alternately wanting to cry or just crawl inside a big chocolate something....
even this morning, when I woke up realized my gut was in know dreading the oncoming day......

and still, no word from the other part time job..... I know its the holiday coming on but I am impatient and feel like I deserve something to make me believe patience will win out.....

Ok.... sorry for the me vent but it did help....

Cerise... We're here for you !! Good healthy vibes to your side of the realm!!


So my friednds, thanks for listening......

I had a spponful of 4% fat cottage cheese, a magnesium tablet, some iburprophen and 1 cafntd coffee, 2 decaf teas and feel a little less overwhelmed..... and I guess, really that's what is the worst....

Thanks for the vent... I think that helped too....

also, today's thougth reminded me what's most improtant......

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Today's thought :

"First things first"

Question of the day :

"What do you remember about the first day of school?"

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KETTLE IS ON!

Amarantha and Kaylets, thanks for the encouragement!

Have a great day everyone!

Mornin'

Happy Friday eve all!! Should be a down hill slide to the end of the week. One mechanic's on vacation already and tomorrow 2 of my 3 will be gone... niiiiiice n' quiet! Should of brought something to work to do, like a book, or my crocheting.

Amarantha, aaah... a tan.... That's a color I've never been, will never be, but not for lack of trying. Being a fair redhead I go from white to pink quickly. I did "tan" a little in Hawaii, but it was more of a gray color than warm tan. Then I found out my paternal grandmother died of melanoma (before I was born) and I quit trying! Yikes! But if you can tan, and you're not mole-y, go for it!

Eydie, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! Have fun on your quicky trip!

Kaylets, you vent all you need to! It's safer than building up steam and blowing, imo anyway.

Q o' the day ~
I remember my dad took me to my first day of kindergarten. I had to be told to tell him goodbye before he left for work (I was already playing) and I remember him being a little choked up. It's a memory that means more to me now as an adult than it did growing up. I "get it" now.

Well, away to feed the equine and canine critters!

Terri

Did I miss Eydie's birthday???
Happy Birthday to you, Eydie!!!

[color=blue][b]Aria, thank YOU for the hug on my journal today ... I've posted my plan for the day there ... basically going to lie down and read a book in a cool place ...

Did 15 mins of the "penance" though ...

Punkin, there's not much choice re tan here, although lots o' folks seem to avoid it by stayin' inside ... I don't like to be inside (except as mentioned on the couch readin') ... in my view, sunscreen is no match for the AZ sun, so I just don't mess with it much, used to do it, but it's not very effective on me ... I've had the more benign form of skiln cancer that is prevalent here, superficial and easily gotten rid of, but melanoma doesn't seem to strike me, happily.

Eydie HAVE FUN!!! Don't worry about anything and happy birthday!!!

Kaylets, sorry thou hast had a bad day ... don't worry about makin' mistakes at work too much ... seems the more we worry about that the more we tend to make ... we are all human (as people keep tellin' me) ... have a good day.

Ok, gonna do some stuff on this computer and then go back to sleep.

Good morning all!!

SOMEHOW, the leech found me on the commuter train and sat next to me this morning; yappy yappy yappy. I was trying to read the paper and relax a bit before work. I couldn't take it anymore it was stupid trivial dumb things. And he kept asking me if I was ok. (Maybe I had a look on my face or something). I turned to him and asked if he thought he could shut the *F* up for once? Dumbfounded wasn't even the look on his face. It was priceless. He has not bothered me since today. YEAH!!!!!!!

Any big plans for this weekend ladies? I do not. Except to finally put all of the winter stuff and tiny baby clothes away (I have them in bins in various rooms of the house.) It will be good excersise since I haven't done much of anything else lately! Monday we will probebly head over to my sisters for a cookout and get in the pool (weather permitting around here!!) It will be Sydney's first swim.

QOD:
I remember when my mom brought me to the first day of kindergarten. I too had to be told to tell her goodbye as I was already playing. I remember her crying a little but smiling too.

Good for you, Froggie!!!

Forgot QOD but sittin' here (still) this question made me cry (sheesh, I'm an emotional basket case lately, s ... WHAT AM I GONNA DO? I CAN'T STOP) ... I remember my "boyfriend" Jerry comin' by (it was his first day also) and he gave me flowers and my mom gave me a little toy to take to school ... the teacher was going to take it away, but didn't ... I remember mom taking Jerry and my picture and we held hands and walked to school ...

Better go back to bed. s, I just noticed I'm markedly depressed ... guess ya wouldna known it, right?

Go Frogger!

Am I the first this morning to post? OK all you Royals sleeping in!!!

I'm at work until 1pm. Then I'm going home to enjoy my weekend and get my house straight. (And maybe even my flowerbed as it looks REALLY badly overgrown). As a virgo, I cannot stand disaray, which has been constant since Sydney was born. I don't care about her toys being everywhere, I care about our "toys" and folded laundry overflowing the house!

I hope all you ladies have an excellent holiday weekend.

Wow, just you n' me Frogger!

IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know whatcha' mean about the "being a Virgo" thing. My ex was a Virgo and had to have his paper money in value order, right side up and neatly stacked in his wallet. Everything had to be in order, whether it was magazine back issues, receipts for vehicle maintenance or anything. So many people say signs don't effect anything about you, but I really have to disagree! When I bought my house and the lending company made a comment about my good credit rating (above average for my age) I said "of course, I'm a Capricorn". He thought I'd lost my mind.... but it does make sense!

Well all, have an excellent, SAFE holiday weekend! Watch out for the nutters out on the roads... I'll be staying close to home, only going as far as Michael's craft store for more scrappin' supplies!

Smooches!
Terri

A fellow Virgo checking in. I'm not much to abide disorder but not to degree of Punkin's ex.

Pigged out at lunch today (but enjoyed it!). Was premature in proclaiming no weight gain. Gained AFTER I stopped prednisone. Sigh!

Hope all went well, dear ceara! I'll mostly be lurking next few days. Have started giving dh shots in tumtum in prep for his Tuesday surgery and I confess to NOT being in the best frame of mind. Princess Royal and family supposed to come tomorrow - schedule keeps changing and this annoys a Virgo mind. But she is a Sagittarius so it must be a characteristic there.

Good weekend, all.

ok--- This is my 2nd time here, the first post was witty, charming and made lots of sense too....

going to post now to see if this takes

Hmmm. Just checkin' on something ... wonder if my royal sisters think I'm being petty to be miffed by this ... ok, so I walk in the park (and talk) every Saturday a.m. with a friend ... we shopped instead last week and she had mentioned that we should walk this week ... prefacing this with the thought that she has often reneged on the walk and that's been ok with me. Well, I was quite depressed on Thursday and emailed her that I didn't think I'd be up to the park ... so she says, hey that's cool, but it's only Thursday, so email me tomorrow if you change your mind and we can walk and vent ... so I email her early today that, yes, I did change my mind and felt better and she comes back with a curt: "Oops, I've made other plans."

Is that hostile or am I crazy?

So another friendship bites the dust?

Dunno.

Am not going to analyze it.

Of course, I just did.

NEVER MIND, I JUST ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION!!! THIS PERSON PLAYS GAMES AND I JUST DON'T NEED THAT ... not even givin' this "friendship" head room anymore!!!

Yes, I know I'm childish, selfish and becomin' a solitary hag in the dark scary forest (wish it were Halloween, that'd work well), but I'm takin' care o' ME now!

It's all about me, right?

I knew you would agree!

Well, forget the above addendum because my walkin' pard has no idea in heck that I'm even mad at her and sent me a cheery email full of what she's up to today, so what's the use? I've nevertheless decided to curtail the Saturday walks, but remain friendly. How's that for maturity?

I had a TASTE of a cupcake today. Details on my journal in the land far far away. I'm havin' a bad day, but ya knew that by the red size 7 type above no doubt.

Nevertheless, I'm on Day 133 ... I'm not letting tasting a cupcake affect my day count.

Kaylets, please post your witty and charming post again, not that the one you posted wasn't all that 'n more, but the Palace be kind o' empty today.

I'm gonna take a nap. Tomorrow and Monday are work days for me!

Hello all!

Been w/o Internet since Friday pm, in fact, was here trying to post when we went down..

This is what I was trying to post on Friday....

ok , go figure....

Anagram... must be rough .... ((((((((((((((HUG)))))))))))))))from all of us....
This probably sounds strange but I have a good feeling that this will work out well for you and dh.....
Remember we're here for you... even when the palace seems empty we really are thinking of you.....

Frogger... perfect timing telling him on the train.... totally unrelated to work site... Was today his last day?

Empress.... me too... Ipod has been on the shuffle mode ( playing songs at random) and Yanni has been popular w/ the ipod... and had me welling up more than once....

SO guess what cut the gloomy mood, incessant hunger, short temper ???

Pamprin.... guess pre, peri, whatever menopause has its own version of PMS...


Trying to get things done since I got home from work early....
Got laundry drying outside for the first time in a week and am running the dishwasher till there is nothing that needs to be done. Coffeepot, stuff in the fridge, sponges... even some Pfaltzgraff items I am taking to my sister's...

Dh is staying at his job late tonight as traffic here is awful Memorial Day weekend till about 9 pm... Its better that he earns OT $$ rather than sit in traffic .....

ok, going to cut and paste so at least I have this to repost....

Punkin... how';s it going?

Ceara .... Just made your favorite cup of tea... care for some ?

Eydie... Happy Birthday !

WSW> Hey lady!! How are you??



Let me post this and see what happens!