Good morning ladies,
Ok I will say it again - for the life of me I don't understand why Annie gets so excited about CLEANING
DH is ripping the kitchen apart tearing down wallpaper. Today is sanding and maybe starting to paint. Every room in this house seems to be in some state of chaos and I can't stand it so I went upstairs to at least get rooms in showable order (real estate lady is coming Tuesday night to give us an assessment). Took all day to get 4 rooms done, 9 more to go
Not that they were that messy, it's just that when I clean, I am VERY thorough and it takes a long time. I stopped about 7 last night, we got salads from Chick-Fil-A for supper and I was too tired to go in the pool. Just watched a movie - The Kids Are Alright with Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. A different kind of movie. I don't watch much cable anymore and some of the movies (like this one) I would have watched on Pay Per View are now just on Demand with HBO or Showtime Premium channels so I thought I'd get my money's worth. Still waiting to find out what's going on with the work front - I applied for 2 jobs but there is a lot of competion for very few jobs. Most of the stuff that is open is for very specialized skills I don't have.
I am putting my faith that something will work out in the end despite how stressful this is. DH and I talked money yesterday, I think we have a workable plan until I can collect social security but as always, we have to sell the house first. It is BEASTLY hot and humid outside. Shad would be quite cozy. The rest of us are suffering. I was going to help DH by doing the mulching outside but I have too much to do inside and inside is the priority at the minute - told him I could probably help on Wednesday. Seems like no matter what we are working on, there are 3 or 4 things equally clamouring for attention.
Ceejay - we were looking at Dell and HP also for my new laptop. In my case, Dell was the better deal. Hope you enjoy the new computer. A bigger monitor is really a nice thing to have. Bummer that you can't meet up with your sister. Sometimes it works out that way. Maybe you could drive down and meet them outside of Memphis just for dinner or something on the way back?
Mel - I think it's easier to corral cats than seniors
I so had to laugh at you sneaking the "C" word into posts already.
Do you really think you can sneak that past Shad just because she's cold?
I agree that the whole bombing in Norway just reopens old tears. So very sad and the death toll is climbing. What horrors one person can evoke.
On the other hand, one person can do much good too. Congrats Michelle on a nice party for the DMIL. I'm so glad you were able to surprise her and that everything turned out wonderful. I know that good feeling in your heart, wish we could bottle it up and take a whiff on the bad days that sometimes hit us up side the head. What a nice send off for her - she will get a lot of mileage out of those happy memories!
Annie so sorry you are having the blues about your personal life right now
I wish I had an answer for you as to where the best shopping at the Man Store would be, but all I can say is there's alot of people looking, and no one has found it yet. I will keep my ears peeled. Yikers on the size difference between Sissy and Baby Daddy.
I hope he is a bouncing baby boy and not a linebacker! At least not at birth - he can grow as much as he wants once he's out of the oven
How are you hanging in there after your long stretch without a day off? Thank you for your good thoughts and prayers in my situation
I agree with you about being mystified about the reasons things happen the way they do. Guess we just have to be open minded.
Shad - I just about pee'd myself with your comment about the current generation wanting to be fighter pilots and reality stars
does not encompass the entire group of course but says alot. We have one young girl in our group - very pretty and in her early 20's - all things are still high and tight on her. The thing I am impressed with is that she is old school dress up in business attire. Not suits but she is always well put together with dresses, skirts or nice pants outfits. So not only is she pretty, she is very very professional. I complimented her one day - she is just an analyst but always looks like she is a business woman too. It's a rare instance as most people in our office dress very very casual with tattoos, capris, bare legs and t-shirts (because it's hot outside they say even tho it's often so cold in the office I have to turn my heater on). However, according to my manager, managers are no longer allowed to say anything to anyone about anything in the way of counseling or reprimanding without risking getting written up themselves. So there are groups of people who have figured this out and taken it to high advantage. And we ain't talking about the older workers in the office. The "seat warmers" IMHO are the Indians who are frequently seen chatting in groups in the cafeteria or the coffee room during work hours or outside smoking. They have figured out that no one will say anything because they are not being watched and if they were, it is there culture to band together with their own and be social.
But I get off topic... I hope you are having a nice time with R. Will you be headed back to a new job this week? Good luck prodding DS about finishing up the wall. When he's done I have some stone I need laid too
Hi Ellen - hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Laura - I use the terry bands when I'm outside even though I find them annoying. I also had a white cotton baseball type of woman's style hat (more fitted than boxy) that had a terry sweatband in it. It kept the sun out of the eyes and caught some of the sweat but unlike a bandanna or sweatband, you couldn't rinse it off so if it was really hot, the hat didn't work too well. Where did you wind up going with your friend? Find some good music?
I hear DH in the driveway. Will have to shut the computer down as he will start sanding. Have a good Sunday chicks. Talk later.
I TOLD JEN WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING IN THIS NATION, WE WILL BE STANDING IN THE BREAD & SOUP LINES....OR IN MY CASE SITTING!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JULY CEEJAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MIL
and said so to the store manager when I caught up with him talking to an equally irate group of young mothers whose belligerent offspring were now talking about C(word) presents and the red suit man himself. Talk about marketing genius!!!! And let me tell you that there is not much worse than a bunch of nasally Aussie sheilas hellbent on making their presence felt. Should unleash a bunch of them on the Imans and terrorists of Islam and Christian fundamentalist killers of innocents in Norway.