HELLO CHICKIES ~ cooler weather today, but that's OK cuz I'm doing indoor stuff today: packing, sewing, laundry, and so forth. DH is away helping my DAD for the day, but I have sweet NIKO here to keep me company.

MEOWEE ~ that's a good idea to get a 'VISTA for DUMMIES' book; I have several of the 'DUMMIES' series for my PC's and programs; and have found them to be very useful over the years, esp since our short-term memories aren't as good as they used to be.

CAFFEINE'S ~ tips are coming in real handy; today I did extra linen and clothes; and stuff in the kitchen that we don't use very much. My goal is at least 3 boxes plus some bags each day; that should put a good dint in things. We are very blessed here to have most of our surgerical procedures paid for; and I'm so glad we don't have that system (like in the US).

Never heard of seizures called by that silly name; my sister was on PHENOBARB when she was young too, and yah, it does make them kind of like walking zombies. I think for people with severe seizures, they need to use that drug and/or maybe do surgeries if it's safe and helpful. Hope your meds get sorted out for you real soon.

HI TO VAL ~ hope you have a great weekend. Gee, I hate that some of these short cut keys sent me off to other places; sometimes I press shift and something and next thing I know, I've wandered somewhere away from my page ... eeks!

HI PURPLE ...

Well, I just came to check in; guess I'd better get back to work ... lots more packing to do. Take good care ladies, your friend ROSEBUD

Busy day of computer frustration for me. Its overcast and humid anyway with rain in the forecast for tomorrow and Monday. Guess that will be our only taste of IKE who is currently lambasting Texas.

Stay safe and as dry as possible everybody.

I fit a size 14! I'm a 14 yay

so I went shopping for new jeans because my 16's were starting to get bad 'saggy butt'

Caffeine I hope you're doing okay. I know at my workplace, they have to legally make accomodations for me so that I can work safely. Can the church do something like that for you?

Rosebud = when are you officially moving and did you find a place yet? that would be very nerve racking but you are handling it very well Hope your Friday was good. My TGIF didnt end up so good.

Mewoee - it's been raining here all day too... but not because of Ike. Guess I cant cut the grass

hi Purple! you must still be on holidays?

Wrapping up my old job is getting messy. My boss is ignoring me and using me. There is more to it than I can summarize but I've had to always save a week of vacation as my cushion in case I needed more time off with MS flares (since i dont have any coverage at this job. no STD or LTD) and he's been really ignorant in general.

We will see if I dont 'go home sick' for my last two days of work on Monday and Tuesday.

happy weekend all!
Val

Oh VAL . . . fantastic going on those 14's, Chickie.

And a wonderful GOOD MORNING for everybody.

Actually not such a nice morning around here -- overcast and muggy -- it will be a good day for getting some household chores done I think.

HI CHICKIES ~ we had a bit of a storm last night so I didn't want to risk coming on (you know, one of those storms that didn't really get as bad as they predicted); but it rained on and off until dinnertime tonight and then finally cleared up.

We picked up dinner yesterday and took it out to my DAD's so they wouldn't have to cook the night before they went home. They should be home by now as they were supposed to leave early this morning; it's a long trip of over 500 miles. We had a great visit with them: DAD caught a nasty flu bug that feels like a head cold but lasts more than a few days; sure hope he felt better today as he had to get home to have a test on his neck veins for Monday to make sure they are free and clear. Even though they didn't feel that great, they looked better this time.

HEY VAL ~ I was concerned for you that something like that might happen; feel free to use up those sick days, if needs be. Your boss should be mature enuff to know that people come and go: that's life; and they'll find someone else to fill that spot. They should be giving you cards and flowers to help you celebrate your new position, and thanking you for a job well done. I hope things are more professional at your new place.

ABOUT MOVING ~ well, officially didn't really happen as the landlord never did show up with that notice in writing so DH has to go get it for our records tomorrow. On August 29, 2008, she asked us to vacate by November 1st 2008, but I don't know why since they said they were just closing the building, and they are now saying that they are not demolishing the building afterall; their story seems to be changing weekly. Personally, I don't care what they do with this building after I leave.

We have a couple of places lined up, but they are not final becuz the present tenants don't want them to show them until they have left; and I understand that. I didn't like how our landlord and her agents kept traipsing strangers through our place over and over for nothing; esp since now they are just emptying the place to use for "unknown" purposes.

There is one place that we would really love to have; we are praying that we'll get it, but we won't be seeing it until the end of the month. Oh, how I hate this waiting game; as I like to know where I'm going. Don't we all? We do have an emergency backup, but we are praying and having faith that GOD knows our needs and wants; and I know He cares about us too, and will help us.

MEOWEE ~ hope things improve for you on the weather front and with your new PC too. Whenever I upgraded, I had to learn the ropes again too. With each new PC comes new programs and bells and whistles etc ...

HI PURPLE ~ guess you'll be home from your vacation soon. I forgot how long you were going for, but I know you left a week ago, Saturday. I thought it was only a week; or -- maybe not ... lol!

CAFFEINE IV ~ hope you are feeling better this week.

I just did some more sorting, packing, and other odd jobs this weekend. Our car has to go into the garage to have a tow hitch put on it this week; and we'll be picking up some more boxes too. Not much else to report for now. Take good care ladies, your friend ROSEBUD

HEY VAL ~ on getting into size 14 pants!!! WAY TO GO!

I actually found a pair of blue jeans that fit me, and they are a bit baggy too. I guess there is hope for me after all ... lol.

Another busy indoor type of day for me -- weather is definitely back to the hot, mugginess of Summer -- but with lots of wind and on-again, off-again rain -- guess this is our little brush with Ike. Gas prices went sky-high over the weekend too, following the Ike-induced trend.

Oh well, lots to do to get ready for my little mini-vacation to North Carolina this weekend -- see you later.

HELLO LADIES ~ Well, we finally had a nice, sunny fall day; it started out cloudy and cold, but changed for the afternoon and evening. This is what fall should look like. Had a good day packing some books and more linen; and even did a bit of mending while reading posts here.

Our car now has it's own hitch so we can pull our small trailer; that will be very handy for us esp with moving coming up soon. It will be good for taking trips to the dump too, which will save us having to hire someone else. DH was busy dismantling his little shop out back to move to our lot; there's some real mega-savings for us too.

HI MEOWEE ~ it's nice that you finally got some sunshine today, even if it wasn't perfect weather. Hope the rain goes away and that humidity leaves soon too.

HIYA VAL ~ just one more day and you are onto a great new adventure ... Oh, and it's official; we are moving as DH had to go pick up the vacate notice today. The official date is now October 31, 2008; why it changed ... only others know ~ lol!

PURPLE!
CAFFEINE IV!

Our livingroom is now our official box room; it will likely end up piled to the ceiling. We decided to start there for that reason, getting all the nick-nacks and such packed away first so it would be safer. We are doing pretty good; I am also going to try and use up as much food from our freezer for the next while so we won't have much to cart. And, we are going to toss all our old rugs and such in the bin as we go and buy all new stuff when we get to the new place. New place, new stuff; I like the sounds of that!

Hope you all have a lovely evening and great week; take good care, your friend ROSEBUD

Thanks for the props ladies! Oct 31 eh Rosebud? Good thing you are so organized.

I have to share what happened to me today at work. i posted in the 100 lb club...

So seriously. My former employer is a butt. But an amazing turn of events had me go downstairs in my building to be consoled by friends... whose manager is also the deputy mayor that interviewed me for the new job and ended up overhearing/consoling me about how perfect i was for the job/being disgusted with my current boss. (she's also a board member for his organization/the development corporation) it's a small city! (15,000)

I'll be packing tomorrow as well as buying my bus ticket. then headed on the 9 hr ride to winnipeg wednesday and off to LAX thursday. Hope you all have a great week all the best packing rosebud!

i wil take pictures
Val

Hope everything comes together well for you ROSEBUD.

You have a great trip VAL and don't let that idiot get you down; you don't have to put up with him anymore.

Drastic change in wind direction and temperatures overnight . . . but still mostly overcast out there . . . hope to see some sun later on. Also hope to see a downward trend in gas prices later on. Prices fell back in Ontario overnight, but we are still sitting at the Friday high. Can't put off the fill-up too much longer.

Other than that, nothing exciting for me -- some laundry; some packing (for my little weekend trip to NC); an exciting visit to the DrugStore -- life is definitely ticking along.

See you tomorrow . . .

HI THERE CHICKIES ~ we were blessed to have another beautiful sunny fall day; two in a row ... WOW! I was able to put a few clothes out on the line; perfect day for it.

VAL ~ that was totally unprofessional behavior by your former boss; sounds like a little temper tantrum to me. He has no right to berate you just becuz you're leaving; and to even bring up your future job was ridiculous and showed poor character. Just go and have a wonderful trip and forget about the past; and dream of a wonderful new future at city hall.

THANKS MEOWEE ~ things will work out; we're hoping to get one of those places, the one we like has everything we were looking for. Boy, it's hard to wait: but we're actually quite excited to go to a new place; just like VAL should be too. All of us were put in a pinch; I feel bad for our neighbours as it isn't going to be easy for them to find a place here.

We only had six ads in our local newspaper this week and most were no good for us; (2) second stories (upstairs) and (2) basements and (2) were houses that were either too big or too expensive for us. The younger ones could possibly take an upstairs or basement place for awhile as they can do stairs well and we can't. It's not a good time for those who have to find places to live right now; but we are remaining hopeful!

HELLO TO PURPLE and CAFFEINE IV ~ hope you ladies are well and we see you drop by sometime soon.

Well, DH is packing up his records; he has a lot of music that he loves to listen to. That's one of his favorite hobbies; and we like to dance around the place a lot too, and it's all good exercise too. That's all the news from here for now. We have to go into town tomorrow to pick up some more small boxes and a few other things like tags and such so we can keep track of things; if I can't find any, I'll try to make some.

Take good care ladies, your friend ROSEBUD

Hi . . .

Just a quick little Have to clean up a few things and then get packed for my fairly early start tomorrow. At least gas has dropped back down a bit, but not as much as it went up last Friday -- never does.

Don't know how the computer situation may be in North Carolina so if I don't get a chance to drop in again until Monday, rest assured that I am thinking of you.

HEY MEOWEE ~ Have a great time this weekend on your trip to North Carolina; that's a long drive, so I hope you enjoy the fall scenery along the way. We'll catch up with you when you come back; and hold down the fort while you're away!

WOW PURPLE ~ so nice to have you back with us, and to hear your cheerful journal voice again. Glad you had a fun time on your holiday, sounds heavenly. Yah, my memory is crap these days, I know you probably told us many times you were going to Wales, where part of my Grandmother's family was from. I have seen pictures of the area and it seems lush and green as well as a bit mountainous in some places.

You have done fabulous to only gain 1 lb on your vacation and that could even be water-weight too. I'm glad the homemade muffins are helping your DH as mine loves them; and congrats to him on his new 3 lb loss. We add bran and ground flas and sometimes mashed fruit to help keep them healthy and I also use partial or all whole grain wheat flour depending on the recipe I am using. He says they have helped him keep more regular in that other area too, if you know what I mean.

I am continuing to make some changes and have recently cut out more fat out of my plan (esp things like butter and margarine); I hope I see some benefits for that some time down the road. I haven't been up to our lot to do my walking lately becuz the moving thing has put a nix on that for this year; we will resume all that first thing next spring.

HOME UPDATE ~ we received another call tonight and offered another house to move to; and we are seriously considering this offer. Some details will have to be looked into for the cost to see if it is plausible for us. This is a relief to DH as he has been panicky of late, worrying where we are going to live, so this will help him calm down a bit; if not, I may just have to knock him out ~ lol, just kidding!!!

Poor DH was so upset today; as he made a long run to the dump to get rid of a large load of junk and it was closed. He was so upset; not only at the waste of the morning but the cost of gas is high here right now too. I had tried to find out the open dates but no-one was there to answer the phone; guess everyone is on holidays there too.

HI TO VAL & CAFFEINE IV ~ have a great trip VAL; and hope you are feeling better CAFFEINE!

Our livingroom is now full of packed boxes and we are actually getting buried in stuff; and I am even throwing stuff in the garbage as we go too. Our books alone take up several boxes, as do our music collections. Some stuff may have to go into storage for awhile; I think storage space will be on our agenda as we look at places. Two places have lots of storage space and the other may be too small ... hmmmm; what to do; what to do!

Hope you all have a lovely evening; take good care, ROSEBUD