[Ruthxxx]

Sorry I've not been in much. The time change and some other things have been keeping me a bit down. I did drag myself to painting class though this afternoon. No new dog as yet. I will wait until after my trip out west later this month. I also have more testing to do with her to see how she reacts with Hershey here in MY house.
Is it too early to go to bed?

[Shad]

Morning all,
Had a win yesterday. Got the course I didn't want to do taken off the menu completely - better win than I could have anticipated. I was a happy camper I can tell you. Nothing like a rampaging Shad to nip the heels and round up the troops and put them in a corner from which they can not emerge until a decision has been made.

DS1 and Partner have now gone home. Got a text to say they are safely home and thanks for the weekend - also have an empty fridge!!! But that's life.

Ruth - It's time to go to bed when you have been up long enough not to wake up in the middle of the night and wonder why you can sleep no longer. It's good to see you in here. I was wondering whether I should ring you again.

Happy - save some soup for me. I'm with Carla at the moment and can't stop being excessive. I will have to stop it - immediately if not sooner.

Mel - you will have to stop yelling into the phone otherwise someone will get upset and report you to the RSPCP&L. Happens all the time.

Madcat - Hope you get better soon. Too many here getting sick.

Carla - how you coping? I'm not doing too well either but I can't get everything together at the moment. We have too much else to do and this place doesn't get any easier. I'm not making good food choices and I'm not getting the exercise in apart from walking up and down the hill. Not much else can be expected I guess.

Morning to everyone else. I gotta go and give the new trainer heaps. I'll be back.

[ceejay52]

Carla--
My challenge started on the 3rd of this month. So far so good. 2.5 days. I've found out a few things about myself.

Mel--
I feel for you girlfriend concerning all that water. We have fun when the power goes out at the plant especially while it's in operation. We have had approximately 3 feet of water downstairs in the pipe galley. What fun!

Rennie
I am a scale hog. I weigh in every day. I used to do it in honor of the fluid pill.

It's lightening going to shut down the puter.

[happy2bme]

Take care Ceejay - nasty storms up your way. We are just catching the tail end of one of them. Probably not much if any rain, but a terrific light show in the sky.

Shad - I'm so happy for you that they took away the course from Just makes you have happy feet I'm surprised that you are having food issues right now - usually when spring comes we tend to get in more of a diet mode. Right now I'm battling the "it's getting cold, let's have comfort foods" syndrome. I've got a bit of roast beef leftover from tonight and a nice turkey breast that's cooling down. I'll bet I can use the breastbone and some residual meat for a nice soup.

I would love to FedEx some fresh bread and soup to you and Carla but the darn government has this thing about shipping foods to other countries Guess you'll just have to come down here. Shad - put on your warm coat - Carla - you can just pop on a summer blouse as I'm sure it's warmer here than up by you.

The reds are finally bursting out in the trees. We won't have as colorful an autumn as usual but the reds are gorgeous. My favorites are the peaches - the not quite yellow, not quite red.

As I'm typing this I take back my words. It's pouring like crazy outside. Guess the rain and storms will bring in the cold front. It was in the 70's today - an absolutely Brilliant day.

Ruth - you know dogs and I'm sure the right one for Hershey will come along in due time. It is kind of a downer time - not sure if you guys have Daylight savings time like we do but it is a bummer to have it get dark so early. Don't get too blue - we still love you

Carla - I totally hear you on the so hard to get the oomph together again. I am always looking at gadgets or books or ideas. The plain fact for me is that I need to cut out sugar. Period. And that's hard. I am trying to figure out a happy medium with something I can live with for the rest of time. I'm starting back by doing it a little at a time - make a better choice at this meal, walk a few extra steps, do some arm circles while I'm waiting for the microwave to finish cooking. C'mon and walk with me - tho I have a feeling I'll soon be panting behind you. But together we can start up that road again...

Mel - you just have to slow down woman. Since when and WHY did you become a person shopper? You have to stop taking care of the world woman. I'm going to snap a shot of you having a flare up and make a larger than life poster JUST to remind you to slow down. Don't make me come up there woman - I hear the weather is miserable up your way Come over to my house and clean out my closets and cabinets, will you? We can make fancy hats out of all the stuff buried in the closets.

Rest up Madcat and Holly!

Hi Rennie

I'm posting now because this time of year I have to switch my hours around. I am so NOT an early morning person. So usually I go into work around 9ish and stay until after 6pm because those last 2 hours are blessedly quiet. But I have bad night driving vision and now that we've turned the clocks back it gets dark by 5:30. So I have to switch my hours and for the next few months become and early riser. Which also means an early to bed person. Like by 10:30 at the latest and maybe even earlier. Trouble is at 10pm my peepers are wide open and I get my second wind.

So I'm posting now so I can have the kitchen all cleaned up, everything done and in bed by 10:30. I'm excited about wearing one of my new snuggly warm sweaters tomorrow and I've got a very nice lunch from tonights leftovers - so thusfar we're on plan.

Have a good night ladies - I'll check back later tomorrow if not at lunch time.

[Ruthxxx]

Quickie this morning after a good night's sleep. No grumpies today. Some mornings I feel like the big Monty Python foot is hanging over my head. It's hard to stay grumpy when my Hershey is so happy to see me. She is nearly ten but still jumps straight up in the air in greeting when I open the kitchen door.

Lots of "stuff" to clear off the Niggle List this week. This morning I WILL go to the gym and then to the funeral home to finalize arrangements for Harry. I also need to renew my car licence and have lost the forms somehow. Luckily all this stuff is just over in the next village so can be done in the morning.

The deer hunt has started around here and the lads are doing well. Friend Art and his pals are hoping NOT to get their limit quickly. Last year they were home in three days! It's a break for the guys AND for their wives! I'm sure Art will be at my door any day now with some venison steaks. His biotch of a wife won't let him even cook it in the house.

Gotta get cracking and get Tuesday underway. Have a lovely day.

[happy2bme]

Originally Posted by Ruthxxx

Some mornings I feel like the big Monty Python foot is hanging over my head.

Don't that say it all?

[Madcat]

Oh Ruth, I can already hear the theme music (what is that? The Liberty Bell march, I think). Good on ya, as someone here would say. What a great image that is!! And I really admire you getting things sorted while being able to realize that there still is joy out there – even if it is the love of a dog. You just have to make sure to look for it.

Speaking of good on ya, yeah for Shad dodging at least one training bullet. But you still sound as if you have the nose to the grindstone and the grindstone is winning. Don’t forget to take some time to breathe in the midst of the chaos. They have brought in a new training at the last hour? What are they thinking?

Happy, I feel your pain. I’m had to become a morning person against my will over the years. I’m still a tad slow before my first coffee, but at leas I can function as long as I don’t have to think much. But really, it’s probably better that you can drive home safely. You’ll adapt. And soup is comfort food and if you eat vegetable soup you also have the bonus of getting your veggies.

Shy~ Well at least you’ll be warm. What kinds of things do you bake? Do you have Christmas specialties?

Ceejay~ hope the worst of the storm is passed. Good luck on the challenge. Stick in there.

Carla~ Ah the joys of condo living. It sounds to me that maybe the gym isn’t the best place for you, if you are going to have problems getting there. Are rebounders any good? I’ve never used one. Where did you do the spinning classes, at some other location? Sometimes it just is harder than others. Don’t know why, but don’t throw in the towel yet, and let’s hear that fat flush! That is so evocative, isn’t it?

Mel~ My Dad would have referred to you as “Chief cook and bottle washer”. You do everything! Good luck with the election today. I hope all goes well.

Ok, I have to run off. Just a note about NYC: we had a great time. We gorged ourselves on art and culture and even got to see a play, the musical version of "Legally Blonde". It was a hoot! But, I swear, that is the last time I go travelling with someone who runs 20K for fun a couple of times a week. Sick or not, I could barely keep up, and I was glad to come home because, frankly, I was exhausted.

[ceejay52]

Thankfully the storm didn't last long nor did to much damage. We had some horrific lightening and the worse part of it was there was no warning. I'd been watching the Jonesboro t.v. station. The last time Ilooked at the on line radar the storm was in Kentucky and part of Tn. It was traveling fast.

Ruth
((hugs)) sympathy comes your way for Harry.

Madcat--glad you enjoyed your trip to NY. If you ran a 20k I'm impressed.

Mel
Don't overdo at the election's today. I'm going to have to keep myself posted. We ususally have early election here. I need to find out when this is.

Brrrr. The cold front dropped some cool air. I'm honesly wearing a coat this morning.

Every one have a great day.

[Shad]

Buckeye balls - well that conjures up some interesting thoughts and holy smoke it is only 6.30am and I am reading about buckeye balls!

Morning all,
Not such a rush this morning thank goodness. I'm slowing down fast anyway - if that makes sense. We have almost broken the back of the Train the Trainer stuff and now only have to make the alterations to training material for the courses. What a team!!! It's very tiring though

Madcat - the new trainer was not new as such, just new to the subject and since it was one I wrote, it was important to me that he did it properly. Thankfully it went down well, even with the witches in the corner (every training class has one at least). So yeah for that. My team have been getting kudo's on the readiness of the data and the material so I am happy for them. Looks like they might make it after all. The grindstone might still be winning at this point however, it is due for a major overhaul next week and from then on we will be running downhill. I have just warned my mob that I have volunteered them to help out on other modules of the project where they are not doing as well as we are. What!!!! they say! Finance !!!! Yep well it exists and SCM + Finance will be good for you. Yes Mum!!!!

Ruth - really sorry to hear about Harry. No matter how prepared you are and the fact that he hasn't been well for some years, this always comes as a blow to a body. Well done for getting the arrangements in place. Is Hershey 10??? Crikey. I wouldn't have guessed that one. She is getting to be an old lady. Monty Pythons Foot - haven't thought about that in years - although I must admit I have been reading Michael Palins books recently and he often refers to the Monty Python years.
Venison steak. Haven't had it in years. Last one was farmed venison and it had no flavour whatsoever. I'd love to go back to the little roadhouse in the Kaimanawa Ranges where they had Venison sandwiches on the menu. Not your ordinary everyday sandwich - this was a 2 slices from a loaf of bread sliced along the length not width and filled with meat, braised onions and rich gravy. YummOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Glad to hear your lot are sticking to the limits and not going for overkill. Just don't let the American VP anywhere near a rifle again.

Happy - I'll gladly pop over for some soup and toast. Will be worth the wait and the refusal of airline grub. Sounds like you are all the busy little people over there, but then Thanksgiving comes up soon doesn't it? Nice of DH to give you the money to buy a sweater or two. Might hit him up for some for a shirt or two for me!
I'm still available for training and doco for your lot. Have a bunch of trainers all lined up behind me. Just say the word, start the project, we will be over to help out the box industry!!!
Speaking of travelling - I am probably going to go up to Japan sometime in February to help Chris pack up her stuff. Depends on what gives here and where the next job is coming from. She hasn't been well again and was fearing a flare up of the Churg-Strauss syndrome but it is not that - more of a breathing problem with the COPD or whatever it is that has become a side effect from the Churgs. Poor old thing!!!

Rennie - baking sounds nice. Hope you have fun. I used to love to bake when the kids were at home. They don't seem to care for much in the way of baking now that they are grown men. But I'll bet if the Grandma came back and made gingercrunch, they'd been in the tins in a flash!

Ceejay - hope the challenge is going well for you. That is a good thread there. It does keep you thinking about the things you do.

Hello to 'Nae, Holly, Meadow and Carla and Mel - has she exhausted herself shopping? - run out of time to spread any more gossip.

[happy2bme]

Waves wildly - Hi Shad - I see you little egg a glow...

[Shad]

Hiya happy,
I wuz here and you wuz gone,
Then you wuz here and I wuz gone
Now I is back but you waz gone again.

[carla49]

And now ya'z both gone, and so am I.

[Shad]

no you aint, you egg light is on

[happy2bme]

I'm here. Youse boat gone. Probably at the pub clinking a glass and talking 'bout me.

Yes Madcat - it is John Phillip Souza's Liberty Bell March. One of my favorite treadmill songs. I try to high step it when that comes on. I was so intrigued by the song when I first heard it that I had to figure it out.

Ruth - hang in there

Shad - I have a few containers of soup put aside for you. Some veggie loaded minnestrone, some chicken noodle and some turkey vegetable. Because of you I have had the courage to try the Autumn Pumpkin soup in the cafeteria. Quite nice inded Thanks for raving about squash soup or whatever you called it So sorry to hear about Chris' troubles. Will she be retiring home then? Seems she's been in Japan for a long, long time. Bet that feels more like home.

I am trying very hard to ignore all the talk of food porn going on this page I am trying very hard to be a good on plan, WW girl again.

Green Giant brand frozen foods came out with a new line of frozen vegetables with different names like immunity boost, vision something or other and geez one other thing I can't remember. They are mixed vegetables in a very light sauce - quite pretty in color. They are great for taking to work and popping in the microwave. I shared some today with a friend who showed up unexpectantly for lunch. Went well with the turkey breast I cooked up last night. I plan on having another variety with my roast beef tomorrow. Thank goodness I can eat reams of veggies for little to no points.

Almost time for bed. The alarm went off at 5 but I was just not ready to get up. Still made it to work earlier - will do better tomorrow.

Good night ladies...

[carla49]

I hate computers. My printer quit accepting print jobs from my laptop, claiming there was no device... after reloading the drivers a second time, I realized that I can print as long as my firewall is turned off. Tried to unblock things, but it seems I need to know the right "path" to allow network access.
My question: is it smarter to just get a new printer and hope it gets along with my firewall, or just turn the d***ed firewall off??? (I know this isn't an IT help site, but since several of you work in the field, and I'm clueless...
I wuz here, now I'm gone agin. Off to tear my hair out.