((((Ruth)))))

My Grandma is failing. It is gradual but steady. She is still in her home and has home care coming every day. I dont know how long she will live but she is soon on her way. I will stop in today in my way to take DS to his appt. I would like to go every day.

Holly
I am so sorry. No matter how much time we have with those we love, it is never enough.

Holly--((((hugs))) Hope you can go every day to visit your grandmother.

Happy--I'm going to try this recipe. It's sounds yummy and what an easy way to get in your allotment of veggies for the day. I am alot happier paying for not having the ad's. Some of them took for ever to down load.

Ruth and Madcat--I'm so jealous of the fall colors. This is my favorite time of the year. I'm afraid we will not have to much color due to the drought.

Nae--My uncle has problems with dear this time of the year. Vegetation for them is getting few and far between. They best stay away from the roses.

Rennie and Mel I haven't gone back to read the post. Hope every thing is going well.

I'm sore from yesterday's work out that I got from another web sight. Today I have walked 30 minutes with 10 more to go. I can actually fit in 40 minutes if I do it at 10 minute intervals while at work. I feel more energized when I do this. Weight was back down to 181.8 this morning. I really don't think me eating after a certain time at night has anything to do with my weight flucuating. It's the sodium and fluid build up that is causing this problem.

I've checked the phone at the light office and it's busy. They never switched it. I'll give them until 5.20 p.m. and call the number back. I'll need to call one of the girls and have them to check it out the reason why I'm getting a busy signal. I've used the light plant's phone to call that one because it's connected to the water plants phone.

Shad do you want my job!!!!!!!

I've edited my typo's. I hate this key board.

the good news is that jennifer is home and in one piece. the bad news is that she had a car accident aND THE CAR MIGHT BE TOTALED. SHE'LL BE IN PAIN PROBABLY STARTING TOMORROW SHE'S IN A BIT OF SHOCK RIGHT NOW. SHE'S SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH ME...I THINK SHE KNOWS THE CRYING IS COMING AS SOON AS THE SHOCK WEARS OFF. OUR BODIES DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY TO THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS AND IT LEAVES US WITH FEELINGS OF FALLING "APART" AT THE SEAMS. SO SHE IS GEARING UP FOR THE WORST AND HOPING FOR THE BEST. MOM IS READY THOUGH!! . I HAVE THE DRUGS AND ICE BAGS READY!! I WILL BE BACK TOMORROW/

Holly

Ruth

Mel

Jen

We need to get off this thread. September has not been a good month here.

What did I miss - Jen has had an accident??? Oh no. She is so frail. Please pass on a gentle to her from me.

Crikey - I don't think September is a particularly good month after all. I used to like it but things are happening around this thread which are not great. Holly, please do go visit the grandmother as often as you can. Tell how much you love her, her life has been long and may just go on a little longer with a bit of care and tenderness.

Ruth - good to talk to you yesterday. Thanks for the scotch - however it didn't sit well at 7.30 in the morning! I'd have been better to stick to coffee or tea. Poor Hersch - read her the story of the Rainbow Bridge. And a few hugs and cuddles won't go astray.

Happy - good recipe - although I might be eating for a week if I did all that - that is once I've worked out what summer squash might be! Maybe if I do it with varieties of pumpkin it will work out okay. Sounds like it will. I'll give it a go cos I love roasted veges.

Madcat - okay we go to Ontario in October. But it will be up to you to post the pictures of the changing scenes - which may mean a trip out to the lakes or country cabin for a weekend to recharge the batteries etc. I'm sure that will be a big hardship, but you can rise to the challenge.

Ceejay - Any job which has a structure and a definition and does not have egotistical people angling for power sticking their noses in will do me just fine at the moment. I am considering applying for a job as the local street sweeper.

As you all so rightly determined, this job is getting me down. Yesterday, apart from the fact that I was upset about Lucy, I had more than one problem and had to deal with the political crap that is flying around at the moment and a member of my team, whose allegiance is quite obviously not for this project.
I took my frustrations and listed them, printed out some e-mails to back me up and then took my problems to my manager. I've dumped the lot on her desk. She tells me she thinks I have done exactly the right thing in what I have done, and that I should now just wait for the powers that be to come to an arrangement as to what should be done. So that's where I will leave it. I've refused to discuss it with other members of my project, and have spoken quite sharply to one of them who discussed the problem with one of my team (who let slip by accident and is now regretting it). I don't really care what happens now except that I want to get on with the job in hand and want the team to do exactly the same. To that end they are going to get the hurry-up from me and no excuses as to why they can or can't do something. They have to learn to work together and to move on to something else if what they are working on can not be finalised at this time.

Okay rant over. It's raining again - nothing new there. Supposed to be fine for a long weekend. However I won't be taking the long weekend unless I can get some bits finished here that are bugging me. Since the design team haven't finished designing, I don't think I will have a chance of a 3 day weekend.

Time to go, read the journals, hack people off and get on with the job. Seeya

Morena, Happy.
See we have crossed paths again.

Yikes, I think all the worldly chicks will be glad to see the end of this month. Way too much pain and hurt and frustration.

Ruth, it sounds like Lucy had a lovely, gentle departure. I'm so glad she didn't suffer, and glad that you had a good friend with you at the end. Poor Hershey must be finding it pretty hard too.

Mel, what a shocker about Jen's accident. At least she's not hurt, just shaken up. Was Ritchie with her, and if so, is he okay?

Holly, sorry to hear your gran is failing. to you too.

Greetings to Shad, Happy, Madcat, Meadow, Painter, Rose, Rennie, Ceejay. I may be back out of lurker status in October, especially since the whole bunch of you will probably be here in Ontario... being Optimistic?

Melody
Hope things are ok. Some nice quiet time is what everyone needs it seems. Usually stuff around here. Clean house, cook meals, nothing much changes and I don't tend to let things get to me so as usual I am good.

Shad
You are another one that needs some quiet time. Try to relax letting things get to you never makes anything any better. I know easier said than done.

Carla
Yes October is another month. I am sure things will be better for everyone then. My daughters birthday is on the 4th. Doesn't seem possible she will be turning 17.

Carla, I think you are right, September = sad, October = optimism. Nice one girl friend.

Yellow crookneck squash is what they call summer squash here. I always get confused because what you call squash, we call pumpkin but here's a pic.

Also looking forward to an optimistically good time oogling the orange leaves in Ontario. You realize those of us in the semi and full on tropics will have to dress warmly - but that's ok. It's worth the price to see those gorgeous colors of fall. We do get them down here but not until November and as Ceejay pointed out - the trees are stressed from the severe drought this way so they might lose their leaves before they get a chance to color up.

Hey there my friend - I see yer aig light a shinin'

I'm going to bed. You head off to lunch

Sleep well all you northerners. I have a meeting that isn't - if one gets my drift. So I'd better go see if it is still on or off or ???????????

Good morning. Hersh and I are up and coffeeing together. She's a real Velcro dog this morning - she knows Lucy is gone, I'm sure.

Holly, yes, do spend as much time with your dear grandmother as you can. If you have to cancel your Thanksgiving trip, so be it. We will have other times.

MEL, poor Jen! I hope she doesn't have too much pain this morning. So nice to have a Mom ready with drugs and ice!

Happy, that is a terrific recipe! I definitely will make it as I get bored with the same old vegetables.

Madcat, I have some fall pics already as October is already started in the meadow. I'll post one here to lift our spirits.

Shy, are you over your cold? Hope so because we are going to have a great October!

Ceejay and Shad, it sound like you both need a job change. I sure don't envy you all the stress and frustration.

Roseblush, we have a deer problem here too. Right now they are eating the few apples I have from small trees. I'll post a picture of the buggers!

at Painter and Meadow and whomever else I've missed.

One of my dear friends, John, has set up "The Lucy Foundation" as a memorial to her! He is the Director of the HIV-AIDS Support who will use the fund to help clients with vet visits for their pets. Isn't that cool? Now to find a good picture of my darling.

Once again I'm not feeling "up" for gym. It's actually physical as my knee is particularly sore this morning. I think I walked around too much doing pet therapy at the nursing home last night - and it's raining which makes it worse.

Donna comes to clean this morning which will be great. I plan to hole up in my sewingroom while she's here. I find I participate too much if I don't get out of her way and that's just plain silly.

Here's a pic of the deer eating my apples and one of October sneaking in across the meadow.

Good morning chicks,

Nice pics Ruth. It looks peaceful up your way. We could use peaceful. How nice of your friend to memorialize Lucy in such a fine way. Wouldn't it be fitting if one of the side charters had to do with providing glasses to the poor? I can't believe she chewed 10 pairs of yours. What a character!

Not much else to say. I did get my walking in last night - trotted back and forth in the room while I was watching The Biggest Loser (although I am rapidly losing interest in the show). When the commercials came on, I just walked through the house - in this room, through that room I did get 45 minutes in. Maybe not as intense as a treadmill workout but I was moving and that counts for something.

Time to get ready for work. Y'all have a good day.