I'm just filling out lots of grad school forms and stuff.

I have no idea what they mean by "resume." Work resume? Curriculum vitae?

Wabby, eyes now? Wow!

Our turtle died today, so we had a tearful burial in the back yard tonight. Very sad, especially for Little Guy. It was his pet, even though I took care of it because of the salmonella risk. We're sad.

Poor turtle - I've watched little turtles die. Not fun. Poor Zippyboy.

The problem with Martha is you either love her or hate her. They're going to be hard-pressed to find a neutral party.

I'm just posting here to put off exercising. If I wait long enough, it'll be time for my dentist appt and I'll have an excuse.

IT'S MARGIE NIGHT-----------WHOO HOO--------------------CHERRY!! sorry about your little guy's pet----that is so sad for them---my daughter cried for days when our cat died {she was eight at the time} but i still feel sad when i think about "Doveycat"----one of those damn lessons we hate the kids to have to learn..................WABBY GET THE **** OUT AND GO FOR A WALK-----------------FOR GEE AAAA DOUBLEYA DEEEEEEE'S SAKE----KIWI AND I ARE LOOOOOOOOOOONGING FOR A DAY WHERE FROSTBITE IS NOT AN ISSUE-DO IT FOR THE FROZEN COWS.--------i have done 30 min treadmill every day this week---very slow like an old woman would.

I actually was running around like mad yesterday... and HOW DID IT GET TO BE SO LATE??? Omigod... gotta get going... but first
I don't think Mary Kay would ALLOW any Aquanet... and the biggest difference I can tell between her stuff and Merle Norman is the amount of formaldehyde (more) and the cute pink plastic cases that the powders come in. Plus the sales reps will come to you... (at least here in Tx, you have to find a Merle Norman kiosk somewhere).

I DO understand why siblings should not be on the same hockey team!!! In our case it was my son and his step brother.... and it did make it more complicated for a while... but the dad and step mom couldn't be "fair and impartial" when they were on the same team in the same game (they compared the boys ad nauseum) so the boys asked to be on different team. Somehow when they played against each other and competition was overt, all was well. God, I don't miss the smell, though!

Kiwi -- your too funny: Perpetual Menstrual Syndrome... Good news is that when you DO reach 50 and are POST PMS things settle down... But those odd hairs still show up. I am good friends with my bifocals and my tweezers!

Take care y'all.

Yippee skippee, it's Friday!!!!!It's been a long and stressful week. I really need a break from this place. I plan on a long walk in the northerners honor. And what else this weekend? nothing. maybe I should go up to a resort in the Columbia Gorge and go in their mineral baths and have a body wrap and massage. or I could be cheap and just use their pool and mineral whirlpool for only 10 bucks.

I've been waiting to learn about the novel writing class. did I miss it Cherrry?

Oh yes, Wabbit, go spa-ing for me, please! I will sit back in my recliner with an ice pack on my forehead and think soothing thoughts.

Have a nice weekend, cowsies.

Kiwi

I will go spa-ing if I don't get in a mood this weekend. Because in my moody state I can't get enough energy up to move off the couch. I've been getting in a mood quite often lately. All the guys here at work are talking about depression and anxiety attacks and stuff. It must be the dark winter blahs. Did you know that they can tell if you're depressed by a blood test now? Anyway, that's what Guy #1 here says.

I think I should name the guys like Plain Jane does her co-workers. There would be Re-marrying Guy, Familyman Guy, Smallmansyndrome Guy, and Living-with-an-older-woman Guy. Then of course, DS Guy and DH Guy.

Cherry, I was just kiddin' about the eye lift. I think I'm done with surgical procedures for quite some time. Although it was a good excuse to take some time off work. That tells you exactly how fulfilling my work is.

I finished Shutter Island. It was good, but not quite as good as Mystic River by the same author. Then I also finished In Her Shoes which was good, but again not as good as Good In Bed also by Jennifer Weiner. Seems to be the rule. Either that or I have inflated expectations when reading a book by an author that I have already read and liked. Now I'm reading The Lovely Bones which I'm loving so far.

Cherry, what kind of fiction do you plan on writing? Any particular genre?

Bagzie, how are the margies going? Tipsy yet? I think if DH is going to be fishing all weekend, he should take me out to dinner tonight.

I re-read this post and it sounded like yakityyakityyakityyakmememememe. I'm losing it and I don't mean weight. Have a good weekend, my lovelies. I think I should skip dinner and hit the margies too. And did I tell you DD and her boyfriend broke up and I have an unconsolable 23 yr old at home this weekend along with a 20 year old with tonsilitis and a 102 degree fever? Gotta go. have eye doc appt.

Hi!
I'm sorry, I forgot to answer the novel question... it's a program at the forward motion site (www.fmwriters.com). The author is developing the course as we work on it. It's pretty cool to be in on it in the beginning like this. Wabby, I think I'm mostly writing mainstream fiction with female characters, but not chicklit, abused-wife lit, downtrodden womanlit, just stories about (I hope) interesting people. Peaches, what is your novel about?

Bagzz, I hate that Little Guy had to learn this lesson. This is the third time for my kids, the first time for LG. The guinea pig from Big Guy's Sure Start class died in our house (but he had outlived most guinea pigs by about two years) and then the bunny we got to replace it died in my hands about a year later (the Sure Start people did not clean its cage, which can kill a bunny. I would never get an animal for a classroom again. The guilt is tremendous.)

Wabby, I'm sorry about DD's boyfriend breaking up with her. It's heartbreaking.

Sugar P, I can't believe you would rather go to the dentist than exercise!

Hi Kiwi, Painty, and Lush!

I'm going swimming tonight. Yay!

i would rather eat things from Survivor and Fear Factor than go to the dentist--------the margie was FAB tonight---i only had one so dh could have several beer---he can have a headache tomorrow---i feel great[and fat}---------MY DEAR SIL LOST SIXTY POUNDS COUNTING POINTS ALL BY HERSELF {NO MEETINGS} SHE STARTED LAST MAY CAUSE SHE WANTED TO LOOK GOOD FOR HER CRUISE WITH MY BROTHER FOR THEIR TWENTY FIFTH---THEY LEAVE NEXT WEEK AND SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!!!! I AM SO HAPPY FOR HER!!!!!!

your brother is married?????

Cherry, my novel is about stupid men who, if they make a decision, can't make a right one. Also, the women in their lives are not perfect like us.

mom update: my cousin Eeyore came by to tell me that mom is in danger of being removed from this nursing home (it is a high-rent beautiful facility) because of money mixups. Tells me I have to go straighten it out. When I went to hug Eeyore in the cousinly way, she thrust her arms straight behind her. What does that tell you?

First person I talked to said it would be straightened out. Second person said no problems, it will straighten itself out. Etc. Nothing to worry about.

When I saw my mother she didn't know who I was at first. Then she did and immediately said, "Go get me $500 in small bills."

I asked how I was supposed to get moneyf rom her account.

"Not my account. YOUR account." I said Ok and went home.

She keeps calling me and Eeyore to take her shopping because she needs clthes. They toldme they take her shopping (even tho it's against policy) and she has $400 worth of new clothes in the last few months and her closet won't hold anymore. She eats, naps after each meal, is well cared for and put up with.

End of report.

Baggz... you have a large and lovely spirit to really be happy for SIL. I'd be green with envy myself.... Thinner AND going on a cruise. HMMMMMMPH!

Cherry-- have you read Artist's Way? I remember how twinge-y I felt when I read her comment that librarians and book-sellers are almost always writer wannabees... That really creative people often spend YEARS hovering "near" what they want to be doing. I can't tell whether I really wanted to be a writer, illustrator, or just hear really great stories... since I switched from librarian to therapist!!! I'll go check out fmwriter.

Cowp: My condolences on bizarre situation with Mum, Nursing Home, Shopping and Eeyore. Sounds like an extremely challenging situation. Maybe you can get Mom to watch Malcolm in the Middle so she can sing along with Malcolm: You're not the boss of me..... Maybe she can persuade the nurses or somebone to give her $500 in small bills. Is she in a gang?

Happy weekend.

Lot of truth in that, I'm sure (speaking for myself).

Interesting, I hadn't thought of being a therapist as a good way to hear stories, but I can imagine. Do you ever get tempted to write a story or something about some of the more bizarre ones? Must be hard sometimes to keep things confidential.

Kiwi

Kiwonk... Truths are definitely stranger than fiction! There are lots of family histories that would make Trollope, Dickens, Binchy and even Dominic Dunne look like people with no imagination whatsoever! And the clients who come into my office look so normal and plain! Instead of wanting to write (or re-write) their stories, I'm doing more and more teaching of journaling and writing so that people can take charge of their OWN stories and see the humor, valor and triumph in themselves.