Linus, I was reading about your dad and my mouth was open catching the late night flies
I do say you did the right thing reporting this woman. It is only a matter of time that someone dies on her watch with the effort of care (I say loosely) that she gives. You may have saved someone's life. Will send some healing prayers for your dad. I hear more and more of this - the folks falling down and laying there for sometimes days on end - happened to my mum's neighbor - good thing she went to check on her as she had been on the kitchen floor over 2 days and crying hysterically. Your life has been one adventure after the other lately, hasn't it? I admire your ability to keep some control and sanity about yourself!
Loved the calling the postal zip code thing ladies!
Just goes to show you that we have too many, way too many codes and passwords and identification numbers and things to remember in our brains. And of course our phone numbers and addresses in the States are so far off from what other countries are like, it a wonder we are able to communicate with the outside world. Glad to hear you have hooked up together Teel and Linus. I daresay I could not afford the telly bill if I was to call overseas - I am too much of a chatterbox who says nothing but takes an hour to do so.
Mel, seems like you are enjoying feeding the woodland friends but take it from one who knows, they can eat a whole in your food budget faster than you can blink! But it is so much fun to watch them, even if they don't seem grateful for this magical food that appeared out of nowhere. And getting outside in the fresh air and sun will do you good. Are the leaves changing by you? The reds are starting to come out and I saw one brilliant yellow and orange tree not to far from here - that's my favorite coloring group - looks like it glows.
Teel dear, I think we need to make you a "fidget" bracelet as we don't want you breaking your precious ring there. I actually have a twirly thingy I got as part of one of my quit smoking attempts packages. It's a perfect substitute for worry beads. And I don't think you should hold back or apologize for your actions. DH has often told me that if you aren't living it, you cannot fathom for one minute what it is like to spend each and everyday of your life in great pain. I think people are just trying to be helpful, sometimes we don't always know what to say. I am sad to hear that you have abandoned your swim plans. It felt good to cheer you on as you increased the laps in the pool. And there was that nice warm jacuzzi as a reward afterwards. Just look at getting on and off the clothes as practice for our old age in case one day we look at our shoes with a blank look and wonder just what it is we are supposed to do with them
If you practice getting dressed and undressed, you will always remember what to do with the shoes (toss them at me I suspect for being a wizen-heimer)
Ah Shad, so good to hear that you are coming home very soon. Have missed your regular posts. Leave it to you to figure out a way to circumvent the stupidity system there. Your garden sounds all in bloom and quite lovely - hope the blooms stay on the vines for you. Had to laugh about the neighbor confiscating all your tomatoes. Why put them in the refridgerator? ICK they lose their flavor - you are never supposed to refrigerate tomatoes unless they are in a sauce.
Thanks for an opportunity to exercise the facial muscles Meadow. I really liked the poem - if you do make a sincere effort to smile it does lift the spirits.
Hellos to Nae and Marie before I get on with my yacking.
Linus, yes the DH has a motorcycle - a big Harley touring bike. He got it AFTER he totalled his last bike, took a roll in the road in a freak accident and tore himself from head to toe. (Guess who got to play nurse for the next several months?) I was not happy he chose to get another bike and told him that the next time he got into an accident (even tho he was a very very careful driver) that he should call anyone but me. He has had it for about 6 years now but hasn't had the time to ride much in the last 3 years and I think it's a waste to have it laying in the shed - we had to build a special shed to store the bike as we didn't have room in the garage. What with maintenance, insurance and license tags it was a very very expensive once a year ride that he would take. I think he was quite disapointed that I would not ride with him. I did ride on the original bike but after I saw him in the hospital after the accident, I knew that had I been on the bike, I would have been killed or terriblly maimed for life so I said never again.
He put an ad in the paper but it's rather late in the season to be selling. In this part of the country there's about a month more left to ride before it's too cold and slippery. He finally admitted what I suspected that part of him just didn't want to give up the bike. We'll see.
In other news, I have a cold. My first in over a year and a half. This does not make me happy as I have to fly to Texas on Friday morning. A bunch of us from our work team are paying our own ways to gather together one last time for a weekend of eating, drinking, laughing and story telling. I will be back Sunday afternoon but I have a flight at the crack of dawn Friday so I'll be getting up at 3am to get ready to leave. I just hope my stuffy head clears by then.
I was also offered a job today. It's with the new company which will mean a move down south to Tennessee. This northern "yank" will have to learn how to be a southern belle. We have little details to discuss and I am awaiting some information to review but I told them I'd decide by Monday and most likely I will take the job. DH is very happy, my mum is not and everyone else is somewhere in between. Happy for us but not happy that we will move.
It certainly with be a total life upheaval for us. I am scared but also excited and I think the time is right to at least take a risk and try - much like Shad's signature. We haven't decided on a start date at the new office - new boss is trying to compromise that the sooner the better to start but she also understands that I have lots to do to get my house ready to sell and move myself to a completely new area. I'm sure that will happen before the end of the year, I'm thinking maybe 6 weeks or so.
Which means lots and lots and lots to do. I doubt I will be spending much time on the computer tho I will make an effort to pop in once in a while. This will be my last post until I get back on Sunday afternoon.
Thank you all for the prayers and good wishes and karma and support that you have shown me over the last few weeks. DH said he was SOOOOOO glad this was over with. In all our years together he said he has never seen me so wound up over a job thing. Well that's because it gets harder as the years go by. I am not quite the cocky 30 year old I once was.
Anyway, I have to run and get to bed. Thanks again ladies. Talk to you on Sunday evening.
Yes no wonder everything hurts!! Hope you feel better soon too. I can understand about all the undressing and dressing. Lots of energy and effport needed there! some days you must be exhausted before you get going! But we must keep on plugging away and ignore as much as possible. ((((HUGS))))) for you too! Take good care of yourself too!
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and she should have been fired on the spot! Now, I do hope your Father is doing better, sorry if I missed this, did he injury himself in anyway?
, hope it tasted good. How are you feeling now that your flu shot is over, I usually get a fever for a short time..then feel pretty good afterwards... 
...not much to report, not a POP day for me either, did well until I arrived home then took Ty out to "look" at new snowboards, that "look" cost me $500.00!
but Im trying 
That poor poor man. Thank goodness it must have been very quick for him. Not that that helped the situation much when all of you must be wondering what has happened now in the streets where you live. Thank God no-one else was hurt. Well done you for doing your ministering angel job so well...the mayer must be proud of you!! 
after I had lunch of bread, with BUTTER and CHEESE with soup 
