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Wabby is back !!! And we are here waiting for her. I have missed your advice on teenagers. How am I supposed to know what to do? DS is off, right now, with LCP at the library studying. Studying. They are both academically oriented and this is fun for them.

Wabbo I've never known anyone with such a long-lasting sweet love as you have. Us cows have remarked on it often. If I say you're special will it be the millionth time it's been said?

XOXOXOXOXOXO XOXOXOXOXO XOXOXOXOX

make that a million and one---wabby is so special it hurts. HOw wonderful to hear from you.The house being full of people is great. {except maybe the grrr doggie??haha}What rotten luck with the codein! like you needed to have that on top of it all.i am making food for dd's "off to europe" party. It's a little nerve wracking to imagine her galivanting all over the continent but what can i do???just breath i guess------------kiwonk---i loved the BITE ME exchange---i think i will go bite someone and use the same excuse!!!---as for the advice kiwonkers gave to peachbat about the little girl===no question the little one will forget all about it--they are too little to get "holding a grudge"-----CHERRY!!!! that is quite a situation you are talking about---we have a private catholic school here and one girl i know was moved into the public school system and the parents found out it's not so bad after all---some of those private schools are all effed up!!!!shatzoid!!!! i was playing the guitar at two masses on christmas eve and i noticed that no one knew any of the responses and i also said--- THEY ONLY COME HERE ONCE A YEAR,LIKE NO KIDDING!!!!!! funny! now i have to go cook but i really want to lay down................................

I want to lay down too. Sometimes I say lie down but most people say lay down so it must be right. Canadians are always right when it comes to English. They are all descended from English royalty and French artists. Which dd is going away now? LCP leaves for Spain next week for 6 weeks. DS is thinking of going to Mexico next summer. That would be to take UF courses. Lucky thing for me, maybe, that his study abroad has to be UF courses as he has the limit on transfer courses now and UF courses are not offered in North Korea.

I have a headache and can tell you that being a cashier is much more tiring than working with little kids. I love the little kids. I do not love the rich, brusque, entitled tourists.

I don't have any pictures of Canadian feet in handknit socks by the way. I've just finished a pair for LCP and maybe she'll let me photograph her feet. I'm just saying this because other sock bloggers have such pictures and I feel jealous of everything. I am jealous of Bagz's small, trim figure. How did that come about????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?

DDIL went to a Christian school. She said it was where the parents of all the really bad kids sent their problem children to be straightened out. She and DS are already planning on sending Kayden to Catholic school b/c they think it will be safer. They don't know that Catholic school is where all the other problem children go. Not that we'll have to worry about Kayden. She'll be perfect.

I won't be photographing feet or anything else. Someone stole my camera out of my car. DD & I spent the night at a fancy hotel downtown one night last month and I think the valet parkers took it. I didn't notice it was missing for a week afterward. I'd paid for this hotel so that DS could take his DW for a getaway for her 21st birthday, then she ended up in the emergency room b/c she passed out a couple times, which earned her a ride in an ambulance and DS called me in the middle of the night to come stay w/ the baby while they checked her out at the hospital. Low blood pressure, dehydration & exhaustion was the diagnosis so they sent her home w/ orders to rest. Sooo that's the story of how DD & I ended up staying at a fancy hotel for no reason. We went to dinner downtown and soaked in the jacuzzi and pool at the hotel. I was going to get something for my $200.

DS is taking our spare son out for dinner at a steakhouse that will give you a free meal if you eat a 72 ounce steak with all the side dishes. This kid is about 6'2" and a beanpole. These boys are hilarious - always thinking up something.

I've missed the herd. Thank you all for keeping me in your prayers.

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[SIZE="4"]if you think i have a small trim figure you are loosing it----my brother who moved to ottawa was home at christmas and showed me how to reconfigure my pictures so maybe i will finally be aBLE TO SEND SOCKS PICS~~!!! that would be amazing----dd22 is doing an exchange in Denmark----the STEP dd20 was in Glasgow for the last term-----the students are planning a few days of travel around france and germany first!!! then off to school---i am saving my cash for my FIFtieth bda;y---i am hoping to go visit the dd at some point---her dad has already booked a trip for him and the other dd ---so this way we all have an excuse to go to Europe!!!!:dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: it's hard to imagine as i am afraid to board the tin rockets but how else will i get therE?I HAVE TO GO MAKE PORK BALLS!!!!!! MAYBE WE CAN ALL VISIT YOUR DS IN MEXICO!!! THAT WOULD BE FUN!!!---KIWI MUST BE TRAVELLING TODAY TO BE IN BACKWOODS BY TOMORROW-------------I HEARD THERE IS A BIG STORM HEADING FOR DENVER AGAIN-------------IT HAS BEEN IMPACTING THE STEP DD'S TRAVEL SCHEDULES---------------------:( :( :( [/SIZESTE[P]

Will take pic of warm, cozy, socks on Canadian feet asap. Have been wearing said socks so much that they are dirty. Cannot take pics of dirty socks. Question: I forget - can I put them in the dryer?

Remember I said we lost the battery recharger for the good camera? Well, after going without since October we finally ordered a new one. It arrived yesterday. Dh found the old batter charger today. :dizzy: :dizzy: All I can do is laugh.

I am learning to play the ukulele.

Wabby!! :hug: The herd misses you too.

sugar socks are of the famous Opal yarn which I suggest you wash and dry with your other socks. That's what I do and all is fine with them. Besides, you live in Germany and if anything goes wrong, you just walk up to the first woman you meet and ask her how to fix them.

I think it's a great idea to meet Ds in Mexico, especially Wabby DID NOT invite us to the fancy schmanzy hotel with her. LCP leaves for Spain next week. When will Kiwiette be studying abroad and where?

I love the Kiwiette DVD and look forward to my new ukelele CD.

Sugar, isn't that the way it goes? I finally gave up looking for my camera and it turned up yesterday at DS's house. I'm sorry for thinking ill of the valet parkers. Bad me.

I think we can all meet in Mexico.

Mexico is good. I will start learning "La Cucaracha" on my ukulele right away.

We had planned to spend a quite New Year's Eve at home, as usual, and have somehow ended up with 6 guests and a dog coming on Sunday. Eep.

Guanajuato Mexico middle of May to middle til later in June.

I am stunned. Ds keeps saying he doesn't know when he's going back to college. Classes start the 8th and I think he needs to go buy books, etc. But he doesn't know. I am planning on having him come to the center to make balloon animals for the kids and he is practicing. However, on another subject, he will leave the 3rd to take lcp back to her college. As Sugar says, Eep.

Furniture guy came and dewhitespotted the chest. He said it looked awful and he fixed it but the doors are shakey and he says he'll have new hinges ordered.

Also, the Mexico trip is eXpen$iv3. DS has scholarship money toward it but only half the amount needed and this doesn't include airfare. I am hating this. He plans to study Spanish American Lit and the Impact of Mexican Culture on the Continent. Not sure what continent. Aren't they in Central America?

DS and I watched Supersize Me. I enjoyed it and was changed by it. This guy ate nothing but McDonald's for 30 days and gained 25 lbs. His tricglycerides or whatever the liver makes, shot into the scary zone. He lost his energy, felt depressed and all that. At the end, he took glass containers and placed different McD's products in each one plus one with a hamburger made from regular ground beef and french fries made from real potatoes. The real stuff went first but after 6 or 8 weeks (til someone threw it all out) the McD's french fries did not change in appearance. They did not break down.

So LCP is coming for dinner and we're having barley cooked with butternut squash and a couple of salads.

Hello! I am home! Glad to be home. In some ways, anyway. Glad not to be still driving :tired: , glad to be able to unpack and start working on the mess of wrapping and boxes we left here, glad to be able to sleep late, glad DD is able to see her squeeze (honestly I thought the 2 of them were going to implode on the phone if it took us any longer to get home), I will be glad to see my furry baby when I go pick her up this evening. Not at all glad to leave the little kiddies, friends and family we got to spend time with on our trip, or to come home to The Pit and reality. I need a job.

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
I want to lay down too. Sometimes I say lie down but most people say lay down so it must be right.

Is not Is not. Supposed to be Lie Down for those who are doing it for themselves, Lay Down when it is done to something/someone else. DH keeps telling me I'm wrong when I tell the dog to Lay Down, and he's right, but I don't care because Lay Down is a better command than Lie Down; you can say it faster. Try it. However the past tense is the same for both words, so really, who gives a carp.

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
Lucky thing for me, maybe, that his study abroad has to be UF courses as he has the limit on transfer courses now and UF courses are not offered in North Korea.

I hear ya, m'dear. We will be discussing this too for the next many months. DD wants to do a Middle East study abroad during her junior year. There is nothing offered by her college that directly fits the bill, which means her financial aid will not necessarily go with her. Plus the Middle East? Please no! I think a nice semester in London sounds good. Germany? I hear France will be mostly Muslim soon; there must be some Arabic studying opportunities there? Oy.

Originally Posted by Bagzz:
---so this way we all have an excuse to go to Europe!!!!:dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: it's hard to imagine as i am afraid to board the tin rockets but how else will i get therE?

Too bad I have not won the lottery; we could all book a luxury liner to Europe...

Originally Posted by SugP:
we lost the battery recharger for the good camera? ..we finally ordered a new one. It arrived yesterday. Dh found the old batter charger today.

Of course. Isn't that always the way?

Originally Posted by Wabby:
I finally gave up looking for my camera and it turned up yesterday at DS's house. I'm sorry for thinking ill of the valet parkers. Bad me.

Oops :o

I lost a contact in the back seat of the car last night (mine are not disposable; they are hard contacts and kind of expensive). I pouted half way home. Then as I was carefully taking things out..at 1 in the morning in 11 degree weather..and brushing each thing off -- Voila! it appeared on the seat! Amazing. Now we just have to find DH's glasses which seem to have disappeared during yesterday's drive.

Originally Posted by SugP:
I am learning to play the ukulele.

Yay! When are you going to be on YouTube?

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
I am stunned. Ds keeps saying he doesn't know when he's going back to college. Classes start the 8th and I think he needs to go buy books, etc. But he doesn't know.

Typical. DD says she doesn't know when she goes back or when she buys books either. :rolleyes: If it's any help, I'm sure UF has all that info on their website. Even better, do you have his student ID number or whatever you need to get into his account? We have DD's and I do not feel the slightest bit bad about logging on and looking at her registration, class schedule etc. We're paying the bills and even if we weren't, if I had to wait for her to tell me what's going on I'd have torn my hair out months ago.

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
He plans to study Spanish American Lit and the Impact of Mexican Culture on the Continent. Not sure what continent. Aren't they in Central America?

Peachie :kickbutt: Mexico is part of North America. Actually I think that sounds pretty interesting. Much better than the state of women in Saudi Arabia or something :yikes: :stress:

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
DS and I watched Supersize Me...At the end, he took glass containers and placed different McD's products in each one

I loved that movie. I felt like cheering, just the fact that he made the movie. McD's was forced to make some changes. They finally stopped offering only fries and soft drinks in children's meals. I have to admit I am not a stranger to McD's, although I don't make a habit of it. And when I did sometimes take DD there for a "treat" (?), I always exchanged the soft drink for milk. But they are doing a little better now, and I think it's due to that movie. I had forgotten about the breakdown comparisons. That's really disgusting.

Later,
Kiwi

hi guys-----dd called from the Eiffel Tower this afternoon so i can rest easy for a minute----if anyone wants her blogspot,let me know and i will send it to you---i am still kind of freaking out with worry but i am so happy for her. i am also glad that kiwi is home and running our roost again!! kiwonkers---you are so talented with the computer---i really think you should be able to work at home doing something related to computers-----you should be paid for all your fine advice!!!!well,since i have only slept about three hours in the last day or two maybe i will think about retiring!!!xoxox

You're too kind, Bagz.

Glad DD has called home. This is DD2, right? Very exciting. I would love to look at her blogspot. Send!

My puppydog is home. It is so good to have her back. She did amazingly well at the kennel over Christmas; she doesn't look a bit different than when I dropped her off. DD and bf went to pick her up (long trip for them--the roads were bad and they stopped for Chinese food). The first thing she did when she saw them -- jump on bf, jump on dd, pee on the floor. :lol:

It is frigid around here today. I took Jet for a walk around 11:00 and almost froze my ears off. :shocksn:

Happy New Year, All!!

Kiwi

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We're on the flip side of midnight now so I can wish yous and y'all a very

Happy New Year!

You cows are the BEST!


THIS is the year we're going to become perfect, right? :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

yessssssssssss---HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!i was in bed at midnight of course but ds insisted on putting the countdown on tv in the room so we did yell the ten,nine eight!!! and have a new year's hug---dh was at the airport picking up one of the denver crew----it was a very quiet night which i actually prefer---and i didn't even have ONE drink,but man i ate like a COW!!!!! --- i had swiss cheese dip and crackers,chips and dip,chocolates,shrimp and dip-----candy----i feel a little hung over from THAT~~!!---today we are cooking a prime rib at the mil's so hopefully it will turn out half decently------HAVE A GOOD DAY---IS THIS THE DAY EVERYONE WATCHES FOOTBALL??? I DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL--IT STOPS AND STARTS TOO MUCH!!!!

I will agree. Happy New Year. So be it.

Ever since watching Supersize Me I have been a vegetarian and am not eating prime rib. I actually love love love grains and veggies and seasonings but always thought I SHOULD eat some meat and I SHOULD feed ds meat but these days I am not. He is on his own. But when I go back to the center, I have to eat lunch with the kids and they are served beef/chicken fingers and other stuff not on my list. It's the worst part of the job. I hate football, also. It makes no sense tome. All the players look just alike and they run up and down the field and who cares. I prefer games with players who have faces.

I will be back to complain about ds later.

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
I will be back to complain about ds later.

Oh goodie! Just kidding. I'm glad you are doing the veggie thing. You have always enjoyed healthy food; who needs meat if you don't even really like it? Personally I love it. My sis had a standing rib roast for her dh's birthday the day before we left NC and it was yummy I must say. However you will definitely live longer without red meat.

I am still having a rotten time with my computer and mouse. I can't arrange it so that it doesn't hurt my elbow and I hate the trackball. For someone who types and mouses fast, it's just like tying my hands behind my back. Grumble grumble.

Now, your turn to complain about something. I think I'll go work on a new avatar with party hats.

Just to let you join in the freakout anxiety of the day: Here in Maine it is snow/rain/icing and my sweet dd got in her bf's little sporty car and they are driving, probably too fast, to Connecticut for the day. Boggles the mind, doesn't it? His twin had to go back to school today and the word was that the school bug-bombed all the dorms, so on their return they have to completely wipe down their rooms if they don't want to live in pesticide residue. BF volunteered to help his brother clean the place and DD offered to go as well. Of course the twins are taking separate cars. :rolleyes: In the ice and snow and freezing rain. DH wanted to "forbid" her to go, to which I just laughed. My only compensation is that the bf drives slower when she is in the car.

Warning! The following paragraph may make you :drool: Read at your own risk!

We had a lovely, lively New Years Eve celebration over at DDbf's house with his family and a bunch of the kids' friends and some teacher friends of bf's mom. We actually all stayed up and toasted the new year. The kids had been at work all day making food -- DD and BF did the hot dishes, BFtwin did all the sweets -- and the spread was incredible. There was homemade pizza, chili, meatballs, pea soup (I think the grandmother contributed that--and it was delicious), mozzarella balls with tomatoes, and a brie en croute :cloud9: , plus the usual crackers, cheese, veggies and dips. The sweets were to die for: gorgeous coconut macaroons, yummy lemon bars and cream filled tuille I think it was called. That kid is a wonder. Plus their dad made peanut butter fudge (and we got a box to take home). I may never recover.

Kiwi

OH MY!!! THAT SPREAD SOUNDS SO FABULOUS!!!!----WELL--I JUST TOOK TWO PUMPKIN PIES OUT OF THE OVEN AND MY TRIFLE IS ALMOST FULLY ASSEMBLED---we have the freezing rain as well---it should be okay on your highway cause they ususally are out salting ,right!!!! not that i wouldn't be like your dh and 'FORBID' her to go!! can i keep dd from wandering around europe alone this week??? thought not----as peachie can attest----we bend over backwards to keep them safe and sound and once they fly the coop we are whacked out chickens with our heads cut off,but still able to worry!!!!----dd has already lost her 'converter' so she can't use her computer and says the one at the hostel is crappy-----i can't imagine she can buy a new one on new years day--so eff eff eff!!!!-----on a lighter note---we watched " Miss Merry Sunshine" the other night and i laughed quite a few times.xoxoxoxo complaining is my forte.

Well, DD called about 2 hours into the drive, it was slow going the first 75 miles -- all ice on the interstate. An 18-wheeler rolled over, a car waaay off the road (they stopped for that guy to ask if he needed help). But then they got out of the ice, it warmed up a bit and is just raining apparently.

No, not much you can do about the kids off in far-away places but hope for good sense and good luck. So here's to good sense and good luck!

I heard that movie was really good; I want to see it.

Why are you still making holiday desserts? Is this a Canadian thing? :s:

I had a tortilla with Poblano pepper and cheddar, and a glass of orange juice for lunch. Could be worse, don't you think?

Kiwi

I am not confused. I have to go Netflicks to check and I am NOT confused. The film is "Little Miss Sunshine" not Miss Merry Quite Contrary and I also saw it recently and Laughed A Lot at the end. The beginning not so much. Then I watched it with producer narration and learned that they left music off the front end on purpose so we could get to know the charracters and their high aspirations that none of them could meet. The ending was pretty much the idea of the choreographer. Very funny and original and not predictable too much.

I also saw an Indian film called WATER which I lovvvveeed. It was just so thick with believability and not too sad and not too glib. It's about an eight-year-old widow who doesn't even remember being married but who is thrown into a home for widows where life is not so good but it turns out ok and was so much better than American films usually are. And it made me laugh, too.

I had chai tea and polenta for lunch.

Hi Cowies! Peachie, we got that movie for DH for Christmas, but we haven't seen it yet because our DVD player is broken and we don't want to watch it on our computer! Hopefully, he'll get a good job soon and we can get a DVD player.

DS17 got us a TV for Christmas! He's been working for a distributing company, loading and unloading things. Now that he doesn't have to worry about paying for school... he decided to spend it on this. That was really nice of him. This is our first new TV ever. I've never seen a picture so sharp!

Um, fitness? OK. I'm recovering from my cold, but starting as soon as possible, I'm back to my 5-6 workouts a week routine.

BTW, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cherry, where do you get used tvs that work?

I feel like screaming. Or crying. Or crying loud. LCP came for dinner and we had fruits and veggies and the house is a mess and I have this pefect little room that I kept suggesting they go into and study and they were studying in front of the tv so I couldn't turn it on. Then I saw ants. And I began attacking the ants and LCP has to join in and the two of them are standing there, slouched, looking at each other and I am feeling so small and pretty soon we don't see any ants AND THEY LEAVEEEEEE. He took her home as though she was freaked out by ants. Really. I do not enjoy this business of being in the room with two people who whisper to each other so I can't hear them and I asked him to get a movie and they brought one from her home which means it was not in English and made no sense to me. I asked several times what was going on and when it ended, I got a synopsis and it evenidently meant more to her than to me. Plus, it started in English dubbing and she had ds change it so only she could understand it and she sighed, "That's better." Was not better. D*mn*d ants.

Peachie, our first TV was my dad's, and I got it when I moved out. It's from 1977 and still works. Our second TV was sold to us by a guy at DH's former work who bought a bigger, fancier TV. It also still works. However, they were both 19" screens and neither could handle all-white screens (very popular with advertisers.)

lcp saying 'that's better'--????? i don't get it.Did DS understand it ???? you mean she watched a movie in her language while you and ds just watched the pictures????i think she is missing some cultural clues regarding how one treats the boyfriend's mother.poor peachie---we need ds to find a woman who watches english movies.i must admit,it is interesting to hear how others are dealing with the 'FRIENDS' of the kids---this is one special case!!!muffie would be proud of you!!!

ds and I had subtitles to read. Me: What just happened? Who got killed? Who is that? Why'd she do that? What happened to Sophie? What happened to the dog? etcccccc.

Muffie would not be proud. Muffie rebuked me for noticing what racial group people were from. LCP is a tiny, brilliant, beautiful Asian girl who eats no meat, plays violin and speaks several languages. Muffie would not like me saying "Asian."

DS is still asleep. He has changed from one bed to another. It's 10:30 here. I want him to do stuff but when he gets up, he still doesn't do stuff. Instead, he tells me why it shouldn't be done. I need tables taken out to the road. He wants to sell them. I refuse to have strangers come here to look at these stupid cheap tables. He says ebay. They are TABLESSSSS. Grr. Snmarl.

one time when i got tired of asking dh to move a chair from the front porch to set on the road { for someone to take,or for the garbage--whichever comes first} i kicked it out the door and it was on the front steps when he came home{all tipped over and horrible looking} however,i knew he would laugh so that is why i did it--THEN he finally moved it to the curb----stick them in ds' way and he may move them---who wants to PACK UP TABLES AND MAIL THEM TO EBAY PEOPLE --YIKES--- also,we have several places that will pick up stuff like that for free {Salvation army}

How do you like my new avatar?
 

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
I also saw an Indian film called WATER which I lovvvveeed...I had chai tea and polenta for lunch.

You are fast becoming the most exotic person I know... :D

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
I do not enjoy this business of being in the room with two people who whisper to each other so I can't hear them

she had ds change it so only she could understand it and she sighed, "That's better."

I do think that the relationship between a boy's mother and his gf is much more than awkward and difficult than the relationship between a girl's mother and her bf, so I'm not sure I can offer anything. I do think she is unknowingly very selfish, ie she no doubt doesn't realize it. I mean, most kids that age are very self-absorbed and at best are able to think about one other person (usually their bf/gf). I see it in DD -- she forgets about other people quite a lot. Her BF is unusually unselfish; I think she's learned something from him--she is more thoughtful than she used to be. But still..

I try to treat DD as an adult, but let's face it, there are times when she doesn't act like one, and I don't hesitate to say something. It's rare that I've ever said anything to the BF, but it has happened and it's not a problem. This business about DS and lcp leaving the house because everything is not perfect, I would have a real problem with, so I don't blame you for being frustrated.

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
I need tables taken out to the road. He wants to sell them. I refuse to have strangers come here to look at these stupid cheap tables. He says ebay. They are TABLESSSSS. Grr. Snmarl.

:lol: Well, if he wants to sell them, I say he can load them into his car and do whatever he wants with them!!

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
Muffie would not like me saying "Asian."

Well, Muffie can kiss my big white **** -- Oh, Hi Muffie! Just kidding!

Originally Posted by Bagzz:
one time when i got tired of asking dh to move a chair.. i kicked it out the door.. however,i knew he would laugh so that is why i did it--THEN he finally moved it to the curb-

I sooooo wish I could do that -- unfortunately, DH lost his sense of humor when he lost his job, or maybe it was during his midlife crisis, but in any case, when I do extreme things like that, he either doesn't notice (true!) or he just thinks I'm being bad-tempered. Last night I showed him how to snap the top of the plastic butter dish on, and he just nodded and said okay. Sarcasm -- not being noted at all. If I can't get a reaction using sarcasm, how can I communicate? :lol:

Hey, it's dark already. DH is roasting a chicken and it smells sooooo good. I think I should go clean up some more junk in honor of someone else cooking. :hungry: Yippee!

Kiwi

Salvation Army will not come to Dogpatch. They figure there is nothing here worth the trip. So ... about noon, I carried the smaller of the two table to the road, set it down and turned to go back to the house. There was ds, in pjs, barefoot. He picked up the table AND MOVED IT. I said sweetly, "I don't want it by the driveway!!!" And he moved it in the other direction. He WAS MAD AT MEEEE. So we came in and someone stopped and hauled the table off. DS took the second one and creepy people stopped and got it. I explained that I did not want people LIE THAT coming to the house to look at tables for sale and he nodded.

So here's my chest problem. It's called an accent chest and it's very pretty. IN the store, it was just lovely and more expensive than some other stuff but worth the extra because it would make me happy. So a cousin of this accent chest is put on a truck somewhere and sent to me. It arrives with white gunk on it, bad hinges and .... this MAY NOT be a legitimate complaint ... the three pieces of granite on the top were not as pretty. The guy came, agreed it looked terrible, and made the white go away. Much of the white is back. I called today but now I just want to call them and tell them to refund my buckeroos and take this away. I hate this stuff. I just hate when customers are taken advantage of. And when it's me ... I just feel frustrated and up against this huge organization.

I don't know if I treat DS as an adult or not. He's just naturally secretive so I tend to find out things untimely and then he feels guilty and acts like a child. He's spring breaking with his dad. Summering in Mexico. LCP is planning on moving out state to grad school in two semesters. I wonder if he will follow. No sense asking as it's so soon and EVEN IF HE DID KNOW, I would not be informed.

this stage is hard peach---i locked the door tonight and realized that i had no reason to leave it unlocked or leave the porch light on ----it made me sad---i still have ds but having the two dd's far away and remembering how quickly that happened it makes me sad for when HE goes----AND---the dd20 who has always come home in the summer to work,says she isn't coming home this summer----so,i hear ya,and i guess we have to make do and find something else to do............................... glad you got rid of the tables though--and FOR SURE TELL THOSE SKANKS TO COME AND TAKE THE BUREAU THEY SCREWED UP!!!!

People must post more. I need new stuff to read and worry about not being able to find the right thread as it slips on down the line.

Since working at the center (Oct. 2), I have gained 5 lbs. Over the holidays, eating my own food, I have lost 4 of them. I have to eat with the kids and am told to "pretend" I'm eating but then when will I eat my own lunch? If I get a break, it's 10 minutes. Sometimes there is no break. This is illegal as announced in a meeting yesterday at another office but it still happens. They are understaffed.

I am just not willing to put that weight back on..

The skanks said they talked to the furniture fixer guy who said he couldn't do anything else for the chest as it seems to have something under the finish. They asked if I'd be happy with a $90 discount. The chest cost $319. So ... no. They're thinking what to do now.

I've lost 26 lbs. since the middle of September. Some of it I worked hard at, some of it is b/c I no longer remember to eat. It's a strange phenomena. Peachie, I thought you'd be losing weight b/c the leetle children have children's table manners, which translates into not too appetizing.

I babysat Kayden (who we now call Kaydy, of course you knew that would happen) this morning. She is an amazingly beautiful baby, and of course, extremely intelligent. Of course. ----I've sent DS off to a 4 day personal enrichment seminar. Supposed to help him develop leadership skills and stress coping methods. He has been thrown into huge responsibilities and I'm hoping this will help him. He is doing amazing things - 23 yrs old and he's being the supervisor on the glass in a new Honda dealership, commercial projects, etc. He's his Daddy's son, that's for sure.

DD is going back to school starting next week. She's going into a 2 yr program for X-ray Tech. She was going to put it off, but I talked her into starting now. She needs to keep herself busy.

We're all just hanging in there.

Sounds like you're hanging in there really good, Wabbo. Impressive about BOTH your kids. Mine just got to lcp's school with no phone charger which translates into "MOM STOP CALLING ME>"

Quiet here.

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Posting for Peaches

Peachy - I say full refund or a new chest comparable to the display model, NOTHING in between. I can't believe what some people try to get away with. Customer service? Pfffffft.

:hug: Oh Wabs, it's so good to hear that you are all moving forward in such a postive way. This is going to be a learning experience for everyone.

I have lost 10 lbs since I don't know when and am about to exercise (right after I finish off these M&Ms). Sick and tired of being fat and tired. I saw Supersize Me a while ago and found it very, very scary.

Later on today we're going to IKEA to buy some lamps for the new kitchen. That means we'll come back with a whole truckload of other stuff we don't need. Whoo.

Christmas stuff is still up. Bleh. Will tackle that this weekend.

yesssssss wabby,it's hard to remember to eat. I do remember the knot that just sits there and the food does too. You are smart to keep those kids of yours busy.Of course,being such sweet kids,they are keeping their eyes on you as well.WE are glad you are posting so we can keep track of you too!!Busyness certainly helps and "Kaydy" may be the best medicine of all.----------

oh yes!!! peachers,under NO circumstances are you to take a deal on the chest--it's either a NEW chest that looks just the way you wanted it,or your CASH back!!!!and don't waver on it---they usually bow to that behaviour---at least Sears used to around here!!---SUGAR!!! you lost ten pounds ,you BRAT!!!! and peachers FOUR!!!!well,i can't believe i havn't gained TEN with all the CRAP i have been eating---and it's making me FEEL like crap as well====last night i ate about a half of a leftover pumpkin pie for supper---this has to STOP for sure,but i am not ready yet---i feel like i have one more batch of shortbreads to eat.--------------dd22 is now living in Scandinavia and she loves it---she went to the Ikea to get her room all fixed up----she hardly brought anything over with her as it's too expensive---just clothes and computer and necessities.She seems to be having quite a time---i am very happy for her,but am a nervous wreck as she speaks of driving a bike everywhere---apparently EVeryone drives bikes EVERYWHERE,so she must as well!!!----the shop here at the market is soooooooo dull,i am telling you i wish i could close down for the winter---it's sooooooo boring---i have my niece working in there,but obviously i have to hang there at SOME point--i only like working when it's BUSY!!!--------------last day of school break here--i am ready for STRUCTURE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THROW OUT HALF THE HOUSE!!!

After all the grief DS gave me about the tables that he wanted to sell, he left ALL The CRAP he can sell here. There's his old Tae Kwon Do gear and an unused set to swimming flippers or whatever they're called. Still Here. They're big and they're in my little house. ANNDDDD he didn't bring a cell phone charger so he's out of charge and driving up and down Florida with his mother unable to reach him.

Now I will complain about this woman at work. She has a title other than cleaning woman but she is the woman who cleans. And she does a lot of other stuff. And she's grouchy. And I feel like I work for her a lot of the time. And she's close personal friends with the center director (which seems to gain her little in terms of job responsibilities) and is a tattle tale. For the first part of the day I help in the lunchroom where she also helps and she bosses me around. I can live with this. But in the afternoon I have my little class and this week, she's assigned to be in there and she's STILL BOSSIGN ME and the kids. Two little kids are banging on this wooden doll house with plastic hammers and she grumpily snatches them away. Little plastic hammers. Little noises. Old hag.

LCP made a big batch of chocolate chip muffins and left them here for me to eat so I will quickly put my 4 lbs back on.

Originally Posted by Cowpernia:
Since working at the center (Oct. 2), I have gained 5 lbs. Over the holidays, eating my own food, I have lost 4 of them. I have to eat with the kids and am told to "pretend" I'm eating but then when will I eat my own lunch?

You can't bring a container of decent food with you to eat at the table? I think you should just defy them and bring it anyway. If the kids saw you eating healthy food, maybe they'd aspire to it too. Tell them you're allergic to crap. Or something a little more politic. Seriously, you could tell them you have a medical condition that requires you to avoid fried and creamed foods or something. That is true, don't you think?

I'm with Bagz, you should tell them you will not be keeping this chest under any circumstances. You'll have to be prepared to not have one, but if you inform them that they can either exchange it for a real one or give you your money back, I don't see how you can lose. It's incredible that they think you will put up with substandard furniture.

Gotta go shoot skeet in the rain. Welcome to my world.

Kiwi

I HAVE RETURNED!! (that was my own little fanfare)

LIKE A FUNGUS!!!



I'M Baaaaack!!!!

(I need attention... childhood issues..Ppppaintyyyy wheere are youuuu)

what'd you bring me?