Goodness Kathy! That's a lot of drama for one evening. Bless Kate's heart--I have never experienced that but I've heard UTIs are terrible. And that is surprising about Judd. How do you feel about that?
I am getting ready to stop for the night. Well, I guess I already have really, since I'm sitting here doing nothing but chatting!

Kathy - poor Kate - hope she gets some medical attention and some relief real soon!...and about Judd - I can sure relate - cuz I am starting to think I might be 'clinically' depressed altho the last thing I want to do is take meds - but maybe one needs to investigate all options. Did he say what he was feeling so badly about?

Sandra - if I run nekkid into the woods - all other creatures would be running screaming from the woods in the other direction. And Rose, I am beyond lumpy to say the least!

Dd's leg is a bit better she says and I sure hope it is all better tomorrow am - have to be there by 11 am - probably w/her makeup on. I am actually very excited about the recital - it almost makes me cry when she and the other girls are dancing! The first dance (Unspeakable Joy) is such an amazing number and the girls just come out there smiling and leaping and dancing and you can see how happy they are on their faces and they do such a great job you just want to cry (with JOY!)

And I think because I've seen so many of the dances and girls at competitions I am very emotionally involved - I know all the songs, and the cute parts, and who is really really good - and who surprises you sometimes with their dancing technique - I almost think I have to get the video of the recital ($$$) so I can watch it whenver I like!

Dh and I ended up going to see Poseidon (I was not that interested in seeing it, but he was)....of course it was thrilling (and somewhat unbelievable). All I could think of was all those actors water logged for days while filming the movie - they must have felt like human prunes!

And I feel COOL AIR - just now - dh finished cleaning the filter for the furnace and ac has been officially turned on! I'm sure we'll sleep better tonight and given the weather forecast for tomorrow we will sure be happy the house is cooled down.

Dh leaving soon for downtown club - I am in my jammies already and will probably read before I fall asleep (trying to make sure dd does not stay up too late tonight either!).

Frouf, I can't imagine living in a place where the a/c turn-on can be delayed like this! We've already had several days over 100 degrees and it has been on since March. You spend money on heating your homes whereas we spend ours on cooling! I'm sure we both experience the "grass is greener on the other side" quite frequently. I've lived in Texas my whole life and I'd sure like a place where there were more definite seasons, but I guess this is what I'm stuck with!

Judd said he just realized today that he was upset, and that upset him more. He's usually so upbeat and it surprised him to find that he was sad. I think he stresses over the budget, and work, and then he was playing poorly whenever all this hit today and he was only on like the third hole. He even said he thought about leaving but didn't. I guess I'll see if he wants to talk about it more tomorrow. Hopefully it'll pass.

We ended up not going anywhere; the friend went home and Judd fell asleep in the chair. I also fell asleep for a minute on the sofa but woke up to come to the bed so I could watch my TLC shows. I just checked on Kate and she's still in the ER waiting room but hopes to be called back soon. She has to be back at work by midnight to work for another hour so that she gets the percentage of her shift done in order not to lose too many points.

Okay, I'm tired now so I'll be back in the morning!

Froufie, I will be thinking of your recital tomorrow, hope dd is in the pink and ready to dance. I am still seeing the kids dancing in my head. The costumes must cost plenty, they are so nice. Enjoy your day tomorrow.

Blue skies,
Rose

Good morning chickies,

The A/C went on this morning. It's still cool now, and hope that the house stays that way. Our family room is on the second floor over the garage and has very large windows, so it's our challenge.

Had arctic char last night which was good. We watched Fun with Dick and Jane when we came home. It was silly, but I probably slept through parts. Today it's the Gloucester Fair with Natan. A children's singing group Sharon and Bram will be giving concerts at 1:00 and 3:00, so I hope we manage to see them.

When I hear all the dancing talk, I get a little jealous. Having all boys, I haven't been able to experience any of that. One of my favourite things is dancing and it would be so much fun to watch. Maybe there's still a little girl out there for me.

Kathy, hope Kate is feeling okay this morning. I know that the drugs kick in pretty quickly. In this day and age, it seems everyone could use someone to talk to . Two of my three guys were taking meds for a bit. Thank goodness, at this time, everyone seems okay.

Melissa, so glad that the house is coming along. When you are finished, it will be so satisfying. Of course, I'm still looking how to spend $'s on changing mine. It will be five years in August, and it is in desparate need of a paint job.

Vickie, how was the party? I bet the cake was a hit.

Sandra, every time I picture you in Montana, I feel serene. It sounds oh so lovely. How lucky for you to be at this place in your life. I love sitting in a rocker, so can identify.

Frouf, hope the day is fun. I understand how you can feel "farclempt", I'm that way too. Gosh, I tear up so easily. It's wonderful to see our kids progress and succeed. We went to Cabotto's last night.

Rose, don't worry about lumpy. You're doing the right thing by being here, and you'll see results. Wouldn't today be a great cottage day? Do you go up for weekends too?

Better call ds and start the day rolling, have a wonderful one,

Morning, all! Kathy, I think it's a good sign that Judd was willing to talk to you about it. At least he's recognizing his feelings, and that's good. I hope Kate was able to get in to the ER without any more delay, and get some meds to feel better. UTI's are awful!

Frouf, I hope dd's leg is better and that you both have a great time at the recital. I think it's good you two have this you can share.

Well, we had a good trip yesterday down to Nauvoo. It was super hot yesterday (at least for here...93 degrees), but it was very pretty and sunny. The sealing was beautiful, and dh and I enjoyed our time alone driving there and back. However, the day had a grey cloud. Later, in the evening, after dh's dad returned our van he borrowed, he told dh that his sister's husband (dh's sister, not FIL's) just left her Thursday. I have to say, I'm not too horribly surprised, but it was sad. They're both young, especially him...I think he's 22? They got married very young, had a baby right away, and moved back in with my in-laws just before the baby was born. The baby is now almost 2 and still no sign of any moving out. My SIL went back to work when her husband went back to school, but refused a job offer with more pay & responsibility, has MIL watch the little boy all the time, and generally, doesn't think of much but herself. I have to think that her husband could see the handwriting on the wall...in 5-10 years, they'll still be stuck in his in-law's basement. Why should she move when she has everything given to her? It seems like it'd be very emasuclating for a young guy to even be unable to provide for and lead his family. I think he wanted to move out long ago, but she didn't want to. Anyway, it's very sad, and he says he's going to sue for full custody, which, I know, is going to tear the family apart. Makes me appreciate the stable relationship dh and I have. FIL says he wants to have a "family meeting" tonight, whatever that means. I don't know, but if my husband just left me, I'm not sure I'd want my whole family gossipping together about it. Most likely, we're just going to talk about who gets to babysit the boy now. I would help, but not for SIL. If asked, I will do it to relieve MIL's burden.

Anyway, after being such a downer, I shall move on. We finally turned on the a/c yesterday. It's irritating, but it was SO hot yesterday, no one could have fallen asleep at night if we didn't.

Later,
Angela

Good Morning Chicks! I had a GREAT party and the WW chocolate eclair cake was just fabulous. I have leftovers here and I'll brew a pot of coffee (well, Jim will!). I know I shall have another piece but I think there are at least 6 pieces left. Maybe I'll try to freeze one this time to see if it works. I don't think I can keep it around forever because Jim and I will just keep eating it.

I'm about to call AOL again because I'm very nervous about being online with no firewall or virus protection. I'm hoping there's an answer for me that doesn't require me waiting until Wednesday or Thursday. I hope they don't mess me up so badly that I can't get online but at least you'll all know what happened.

I hope to be back in a while. I want to call them before it gets busy.

Angela, that makes me very sad to think of what it'll do not only to the little boy, but the whole family. Having been in those shoes myself, I know it's not easy for anyone. I'll be praying for the situation and hope that the family meeting goes well. I'm with you though -- if I had just had this shock, I'm not sure I'd be ready to spill my guts in front of everyone. Maybe you're right that it'll just be to work out the logistics. Is it your mom who lives next to you or the inlaws? I can't remember ...

I slept until nearly 10:30 because I had to take two sets of pills last night. I guess the weekends are hardest for the foot because I'm on it more and it swells/hurts more at night. I'm not wearing that boot at all though; when I go somewhere, I put on two shoes whether it's flipflops or the Birks. I am setting myself a deadline of Labor Day to be completely and totally healed, because we are shooting for Cozumel in mid-September. Judd's friend might be going with us but that's okay because it would give him someone to play golf with (and if he does go, Judd might take his scuba equipment too) and it will definitely give me mornings alone to do my own thing. I like the thought of that.

We're going to Home Depot later to get flowers for the front. I have put it off now until there's no other choice. The pansies have got to be replaced with summer flowers. I'm not sure what I want but all I know is that I want lots of color. The back is looking good with all the pots of colorful flowers so now it's the front's turn.

Vickie, I'm glad your party was successful! I made a cake yesterday (just a white layer cake with chocolate icing) and I thought about the eclair cake while making it. Does it have to stay cold? I make one cake a week and when it's gone, it's gone and I don't make another til the weekend. I have a big glass cake dome that sits on the counter and everyone who knows us knows that there will usually always be cake! I have no trouble staying away from it but Judd's another story. If it's there, he'll eat it. Anyway, it sounds like you had a great time. Did you wear new clothes? What am I saying?? Of course you did!!

Frouf, good luck today with all the dancing. Emily must be very, very good to win all these awards and also to have done it for so long. I think usually girls who aren't so good don't last this long! Maybe she can get a dance scholarship? Or hey, what if she were to start teaching younger kids? That would give her lots more experience, and give her something to do plus some money. I wonder if her studio would consider it?

I guess I'll start on the laundry and get my day lined out. I'd like to see if we can get people to come over tonight to watch the game and grill out. With or without them, we'll be grilling and watching but it's more fun to have company come over, plus we're off work tomorrow.

Hi: Just back from Church, it was all about the Da Vinci Code. I sometimes wonder if they are making too big a deal out of it. It will be forgotten in a while.

Angela, divorce can be so sad, our son went through a divorce. He is the one that left, could not take it any more. We had no idea he was so sad but knew his personality had changed. He always was a happy person and he looked so sad. He loves his children so much and his son has been living with him but the girls come every other weekend. It touches all the family for sure.
We were married young and were one of the lucky couples. Everyone said it would not last as we came from very different backgrounds, we fooled them. lol Actually at our anniversary the first dance was, "Looks like we made it" I am 69, it was our 50th.

Well enough about us, I can still see the dancing girls in my head I was so impressed. I guess Froufie will be grinning from ear to ear. Actually I started to cry when I saw the kids dancing their hearts out. I took tap, ballet, singing, toe, acting and piano. I really did not excel at any of them except singing, but I had a lot of fun. It does build confidence.

Saundra, I not sure about if it would be a good cottage day or not. The bugs I would think would be out in full force in Huntsville. Actually Ottawa is on the same latitude as Huntsville. Huntsville is straight west of Ottawa.
Did you spend lots of time in arena's with boys? I did, our son played on 2 different teams.

Kathy 100 degrees, wow, now that is hot. When I went to school in Tucson I would come back to Canada every May for the summer months. It is hot in Tucson but dry, not sure about Texas. It is suppose to be 90 here this week in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario.
Hope your daughter is feeling much better.
Blue Skies,
Rose

You're right, Rose, it's hot but dry in Arizona -- however, Texas is another story because of the Gulf. It's hot and humid, which means that walking outside is sometimes like walking into a sauna. It's hard to breathe and lots of people just can't take it. I guess since I've lived here for 50 years, I'm used to it but it's still uncomfortable.

That's cute about your dance at your anniversary party. It DOES look like you've made it.

my goodness, kathy. i hope kate and judd are all right.

melissa, i'm still collapsed but will get my "buts" out of the way starting tuesday. enjoy your visit with your college gf. i'm making a decadent chocolate cake for monday's bbq. oh, well.

frouf, curtis won't go see movies like poseidon. if he had his way, we'd only see light comedy flicks. now me? i love sad, action, horror, everything!!!! i still think we should take our woods run. we might have a lot of folks from here joining us.

saundra, my only child is a son. however, i now have granddaughters galore. have fun today with natan.

we have our a/c on, too. we have it on in the daytime and the heater at night. weird, eh?

angela, that is sad. i don't understand a family meeting about this either.

vickie, again i am impressed with your will power. you amaze me.

rose, it's hot and humid in texas. feels like a sauna. (but i love texas!) our 11 yr old grand took dance a few years ago. she just took it one year. we wish her mother would let her participate in outside interests more. right now neither grand is in anything. sad. i think they are missing out on a lot. but what do i know? they seem happy.

at cracker barrel fri our 11 yr old grand pointed out a classmate sitting at a table near us. she said this was one of "the popular girls." made me sad and mad to hear her say that. i don't know what's going on to make her feel unpopular.

lol, kathy. just saw where you and i were typing about the texas sauna about the same time.

It's true though! And terribly difficult to describe to someone unless they've been here.

I'm sad about your granddaughter. I wish kids weren't so cruel to each other, and also wonder why she feels unpopular. It makes you wonder what all these kids endure silently and all the things we'll never know about.

Hey all! I couldn't be MORE impressed with myself if I tried. I made my second call to AOL and they confirmed that I'd have to be without virus protection and my firewall until Wednesday or Thursday. I am SUCH a terrier. I hung up and kept fiddling around. I deleted all other/old virus protection, then I did an AOL quick restore, rebooted, and tried to download the security and safety center and it worked! I just did a huge virus scan and spam scan and I'm online and back in business. I can't wait until they send me the feedback form. It won't be good for them like it usually is.

I just learned that we are going to a BBQ tomorrow at my favorite Niece's house (mother of baby Sarah and my other Great Niece and Nephew that Jim and I ususally babysit for). She wasn't sure she wanted to have one but her oldest daughter has severe cabin fever and misses playing with her cousins. So since the cousins are available, she invited us all. We're having steaks, baked potatoes and corn on the cob. Yeah......Core!!!! She's also the one who got me to try Core. She's a good girl and friend. I'm bringing dessert (leftover chocolate eclair cake and a fresh strawberry torte from Jewel from those who don't refrain from sugar). So that takes care of Monday's dinner!

Tonight we settled on Cola Chicken with oven fries or wedges and broccoli or grean beans. Yum...yum!

Ok, not that I feel safe being online I'm off to see what you are all up too.

vickie, as they say at ww, "you deserve a bravo." i am probably the most impressed at your getting your puter de-cluttered with spyware as that was what caused my problems. winfixer and mcafee have been battling on my puter.

kathy, the grand is beautiful, tall, long blond hair. i'm guessing her low self-esteem is financial--which i think is a "crock". (excuse my language) i wish i knew what was going on in her class. but this isn't the first time. i heard the same comment from her about "popular girls" when she was living in a different town and was in 1st grade. somehow she's convinced she's not popular. according to them the younger sister is one of the popular kids and has boyfriends coming out the kazoos. don't know what's going on.