Hello, I am back home now from a safe trip up North for Turkey Day! My cousin Lynny and I hosted it and it was a good time for her family and mine. I went into Kalispell and spend a day and night with my Mom so that was fun! Then I hit costco and Walmart on the way home for food and some fun things! GIRLS, I bought 3 Calla lillies for gifts that you grow yourself and got home 150 miles later....and someone had stolen the bulbs out of the pots. I call the store the manager was going to send me just the bulbs in the mail and he rang back and someone had stolen every single bulb from the remaining pots...... he was shocked..... he really did believe me that I was bulbless too!!!!!!! People are so horrid sometimes...... so I will have to come up with some other gifts for next week.
I don't have access to a computer sometimes on my trips away but have caught up with most everyone and am glad Shad gave us a new place to live for a while. I do hope that Teel gets to come home but that she is on the mend. Linus, sounds like the flu at your house do hope that he is getting better. So hard when your kids are sick....
I bought some stuff to do my tree outside but will wait til probably Thursday to tacke that on my day off...anyone have any suggestions. I think I will put the lights on it before I spray it.
Shad so nice to have you back home and safe....setting up your new routine. I am still tending my plants that I had out on my deck inside. I am enjoying keeping them alive and blooming.
MEl, you are so busy and I am sad you can't get out and cruise so you should take advantage of the outings to malls and things when you can....and I can hardly wait to see how the art projects are coming.
I am so thankful to have this place where we share and spend some time together..... I want to say thankyou to all of you who drop in here and give us a glimpse of yourself and your homes..... Many Blessings to Everyone!
Catch ya later,
Nae

hi all had to sit down for ten minutes so i thought id pop in {again} craigs a wee bit better the doc came at 2pm and gave him co-codamol as the paracetemol wasnt strong enough and she gave him pennicillin hes got a very bad viral infection and as long as he shakes it off in the next two days shell be happy but if no improvement then off to hospital **** go and by then ill need committing
had a phone call from sheila shes home {no not signed herself out }but ill let her tell you herself when she gets on at the moment shes out hunting down tea
got the xmas box out to see if i had any leftover gift tags or cards in the box and was delighted to discover that NOTHING was broken at all i have some crystal and glass tree ornaments and worry about them every year didnt realise i had so much stuff ive still got ceiling decorations that are still in the packet !!!!!
Your xmas cards are on there way dont know how long theyll take but weighed them so there would be enough postage on them to get to you all but TIG and MEADOW still havent pm the addies so your cards are still in the drawer
sorry back in 5
that was craigs girlfreind at the door to see if he was any better aaaaahhhhhh aint young love grand well i better go wash the bathroom floor the kitchen ones dry now speak to you all later
kirsty

Hello all you Worldly and Beautiful Chicks!! I was a busy bee sorting things downstairs and now I am home again. i need to decorate the bulletin boards on the first floor. I used to love doing this but it's a lot of scissor work for these old arms so I am thinking the $1 store might have holly garland or something equally nice instead. if they want to decorate the office windows they can give me some $$ to go and get some!! LOLdid one load of wash and have MANY more to go. I think I need to bring Kirsty over here for a week to sort me out!
Linus~ I am glad Jen's fish all died and we got rid of the tank!! they kept dying on us!! ((((((HUGS))))))for Craig. Hope they work this time. I hate to see keds sick and not up and running around. wishing he and Teel feel better soon.
I am so very proud of you with the ciggies! I am also glad it seems to be going so easy for you. So far so good!! Fingers crossed it stays that way!

Meadow~ I had a good giggle about the table cloth!!! I have been known to do similar things. Nothing is safe when I started to decorate in the past. I have toned down quite a bit. Jen and I used to share this tiny apartment and one year we decided to use everything we had collected over the years all at once. That year there was a surprise inspection from the State Authorities for Housing. 2 young fellas. 1 came in, ran out and called to the other one....You gotta come in here and see this. It looks like F*cking Macy's in here. They should put up a rope and charge admission." The 2 of them were in such awe that the inspection came to an end and they stayed here till they left. We had a great time while they pointed out things to each other. I must admit it was a tad over the top and we never did it again... but it was a great year to remember! Have fun with it. We only go through life once!

Shad~ So glad the day was a good one. I am repeating myself here! Sunday had a great idea. Cuddling and sleeping! Sounded good to me!As soon as they figure out how I can breathe with one in the house....I will go right out and buy another cat. Jen too! Hope the job stays good and you like it there! Have a great week! don't make any little blond haired girls cry either!!!

I feel like a drained battery. Running out of steam. the offices were nutso and the funny thing is....I can sort it out in just minutes. I will never understand this place. Not in a million years!
I better put the wash away. Have some clean pants so I can go to the store! LOL Gotta make a food list for tomorrow's shop and maybe an afternoon of Abbott and Costello movies. I am especially fond of them when they Meet the Mummy, Babes in Toyland and Ghost Breakers. Have a great night/day and smile awhile!

Miss Linus! We are again posting at the same time!! Glad Craig is a wee bit better!!! Hugs anyway! LOL So good to see you getting the boxes out and decorating as well!!! I am a nut for xmas!! I love all the commercialism of it too! I know I shouldn't say that but the glitzier the better. Have a great day!! Kiss the kid!!!

Nae~ I didn't know we were already on p[age three! I just found your post too. so glad you got into my journal today!! Lovely surprise for me when I came up here!!! I won't ask how you finally got in! LOL I thought the outside tree was done already! You could make popcornballs and peanutbutter ones and feed all the 4 legged "neighbors" who like to sleep and eat on your lawn sounded like a great trip sans the bulbless pots!!! Hope he finds some to send you! People must be desperate to be stealing BULBS!!! Hope the decorating gives you much happiness like the rest of us are finding.( or I think they are!! LOL) I know I am deliriously happy. have a nice week!

evening all
just a wee blether while im waiting on my eggs to boil really want chocolate but im really trying to stick to some kind of diet so i dont put back on all the weight while im not smoking
craigs temp is normal now if he could just stop being sick hed feel much better going to clean out the all in one cupboard tommorrow so as the rubbish can go out on wednesday the cupboard has everything in it the decorating stuff,the plant pots and compost,the ironing basket,{complete with ironing}all dh,s tools including his 4 foot long by two foot high carpentry tool box all the junk that i never have anywhere else to put and considering the cupboard is only 4.5 foot wide and three foot deep thats a lot of junk
well my eggs are ready so im going to eat and ill speak to you tomorrow
kirsty

I'm not sure I'm allowed to post. I haven't decorated a thing! The homestead, however, is okay because Dearest Hubster is a Christmas fan - he decorated (sort of) the living and dining room over the weekend and today put lights in the hibiscus bushes in the front yard.

Back to work today after the holiday. Enough about that.

shad ~ I know you're happy to be back home working. I get a lot of calls about contracting positions and they are very tempting, but I'll stick with the one that is fifteen minutes from home.

Mel ~ let me know when you are finished with your bustling about and sorting and cleaning. Every time I read what all you are doing I feel like a nap!

linus ~ CEILING decorations?? No wonder they are still in the packet. Of course, this is from someone who was thinking that Christmas decorations can wait until Christmas. After all, I've got the Advent decorations out!

Meadow ~ it really is hard to exercise with the upper respiratory thing going. Hope you are better soon. And Yes...chocolate WILL make you better!

nae ~ that was a sad story about the calla lillies. Is there some type of alternate use for bulbs that we don't know about?

watching for teel....

Evening all and what a beautiful evening it is too.

Glad to see 'Nae back and on the journals too. Good thing. What did you do to fix it? or did the upgrade fix itself?

Waiting for Teel,,,,,,,,,,,waiting,,,,,,,,,waiting,,,,,,,,,wai ting. Okay then I just be patient.

End of the month for me. Are we ready for these results.

Weight - 75/ 75/ 75/ 74.5/ 74/ 73/ 74/ 72/71.5/ 71/ 71.5 Up 1kg (2lb)
Upper Chest 40/39.5/39/39.5/39 /39.5/ 39.5/ 39/ 37.5/ 37.5/ 37.5 Same
Bust 44/43.5/42.5/43.5/43.25/42.5/ 42.5/ 41/ 41.5/ 40.5/ 41 Up .5”
Lower Chest 36/35.75/35.5/36/35/34/ 35.5/ 34/ 35.25/ 35/ 35 Same
Waist 36/36.5/35.5/35.75/35.5/34/ 34 5/ 33.25/ 34.25/ 34.5/ 34.5 Same
Upper Hips 42/41.5/41/42.25/41/40.5/ 40/ 39.75/ 40.25/ 39/ 40 Up 1”
Lower Hips 41/40.5/40/40.5/40/40/ 39.75/ 39/ 39/ 39/ 39 Same
Top of Leg 22.5/22/21.5/22/21.75/21.75/ 21.75/ 21.25/ 21/ 21/ 21 Same
Top of Arm 12.5/12.5/12.5/12.5/12.5/12.5/ 12.25/ 12.25/ 12/ 12.25/ 12.25 Same

There is now 11 months of data on this body of mine. Shortly I will take it away and stick it in a spreadsheet and see where the problems are and the results are. Then I will only publish the latest results on these pages. I’m a bit disappointed with these results, but the problems are mine, I did it. I was losing weight and inches well until I went to Melbourne and the food choices became too much and I got lazy because I didn’t haven’t any work to do around the house and yard. Just goes to show.

The job is still going okay. There have been some strange decisions taken (in my humble opinion), but there you go, you roll with the punches and play it their way. I now have to rack the brain about uploading data for training materials. The company idea is that the trainers put in the required data just before they do the training class, not my idea of fun whatsoever, so this creative brain is going to have to find someone whose brain I can pick about uploading data from spreadsheets to SAP. Hmmmm Thinking, thinking. Anyway enough about work.

I’m off out into the front yard for a spot of tidying once I have finished here. Then I am going to have a dinner of roasted veges with rosemary and some broccoli. Some relaxing time is scheduled either in front of the telly or with a book. Gotta go the dog from Outlook tells me my half hour is up.

HELLO I AM HOOOOME
Thank you for all your kind messages and a BIG BIG BIGThank you to Linus for all the communication! I shall come back later and talk to you all properly but now I am off to the hairdressers! Lucky timing! Got out just in time!!!

TEEL~ WELCOME BACK HOME WHERE YOU BELONG!!! It was so good to see you just now! Hope the day is a good one for you and TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF!!! We all missed you!

Shad~ having a wee sleep right about now?? Maybe not, it's morning now I guess. I get soooo confused! LOL good morning then!! I loved the graphic in the journal. That's how I used to feel when I touched anything on the keyboard!!! I kept waiting for the explosions!!! LOL As I said in the journal, I think your numbers aren't bad considering all that went on this past month or so. with the good weather and you're yard work it will all be put back to rights again! Have a great day at work.

Tig~ I am almost done! LOL I've over done my neck somehow and after a food shop today, had to take meds and rest. The decorating frenzy is over now! LOL You can breathe a sigh of relief!

I think the neck had a draft last night. I woke up feeling cold and found the neck stiff. I do hate stiff necks!! but 1/2 a pill later it feels better and I need to box up a few things. Jen came today and helped sort the junk, took what she wanted and left! LOL
The rest is really garbage. Groceries got put away and I had a great fruit salad. Hope your day/night is a good one.

linus~ I am sorry I just remembered Craig when I saw my e-mail notice!!! So glad he is feeling better and hope it stays that way!!!
Certainly was a toughie this virus. The poor GF is probably worried sick! LOL did you let her visit the patient??? Young love. Nothing like it!!! Take care

yes mel i let her visit but craig insisted they talk in the stair so they did well very busy day today my door and phone has never stopped dh has had a few of those computer disasters to fix ,broken motherboard,dodgy memory ,knacked hard drive but at least it wasnt all in the same computer it was three seperate ones less to pay for the poor people but more work for andy considering he had to go and get the bits to fix them hes now retired to bed to watch a movie which is why im here our internet connection is bust very very low download speed and considering we pay £50 a month for a three meg connection dh is not amused
MEL me and you both kid my neck is killing me must have pulled something dont know how ???? but got physio next tuesday morning at 8.30am dh laughed and said "do they know what a grumpy cow you are in the mornings" i said no but they are about to find out
craigs a wee bit brighter but still not eating hes lost nearly a stone already so i have to get him eating soon well ladies im going to go and join dh and ill speak to you all tomorrow
kirsty

Yeah g'day.

Teel it is so good to have to you back. I tried to ring you early this morning after I saw your post, but you must have still been at the hairdressers. Hope this means that you will be if not painfree, then at least have some sort of peace in the pain department. Do not vary the dosage given, even if the pain persists. That is a real

Linus, glad to hear that Craig is on the mend and that the g/f still loves him. Hope sitting on the stairs didn't make him cold and give him a relapse.

Job is still interesting. I'm working mostly with blokes in my area, so there is a lot of joking and poking the fun at each other. They actually think that you may require something from the stationery room or the canteen as well and ask!! Strewth, I may never leave.

Mel, I went back and looked at my journal and decided I was a prime candidate for creative accounting. I was 71.5 and now I am 72. So I state that I put on 1 kg. There's 3 types of people in this world, those that can count and those that can't! 1/2 a kilo (1lb) is better than what I said. No one has picked it up yet. Show how well we read things hey.

Now I think I have seen it all. There is now a patch out there that will cause you to leave weight. Stick on the patch, do moderate exercise, eat sensibly and you will lose weight. Hello, maybe do the last two without the first? and see what happens as well. It's on the tv right now. I may try to find the link shortly and show you all.
Weight Loss Patch Click on the Latest Weight Loss Fad. Hey, you could be having ciggie patches, contraceptive patches, weight loss patches, any other type of patch? The whole body could be made up of patches.

First day of summer and it's been a scorcher. We have 3 months of this in front of us, but at least the humidity has stayed away. Sunday the cat can't make up her mind whether to come inside or stay out. Now that it is cooling down, she is lying on the patio thinking about whether she should stay or get up. Such a big decision. Hope she doesn't have a brain fart trying to make it.

I'm sneezing here and the eyes are itching. I've been in DS old room, cleaning out the junk he left behind. Strewth, did he ever clean in there??? The things I do. I need scuba gear to go in there. Hope my tetanus jabs are up to date!!!

Okay, time to get off, go make my lunch for tomorrow and get the meat out of the freezer for Thursdays dinner. Good lord, I sound so organised. Forget it, I think I will laze on the couch and watch some mindless tv. No not really. It's just a thought.

Hello Everyone,
Teel, it is so good to have you back home. We all have been worried about your health and how you are doing? Hope you are doing better and don't overdo now that you are up and about. Not the same without you chatting away.
Shad you sound so happy being at home and doing a new job..... life is good! Any thing new going in the garden this year? I am still so bummed about the calla lilly bulbs being gone I was so looking forward to giving them as gifts this year. I admire how you are so good at sticking to your exercise program.... I think you have done great~
Mel, you are so busy still. How is the neck? Did you make it to the mall the other day? How is the art work coming and what are you working on first? Watercolor?
We had a little skiff of snow yesterday so the first day of December can at least look a bit white outside. The deer tracks are everywhere around the house and I have a little mouse in my house I havent been able to capture yet.
I am looking forward to my day off the list is growing by the sleepless mornings I am beginning to have.... I hope everyone is well and enjoy a good cup of joe or tea today before rushing off.
Talk to you later,
Nae

SCUBA GEAR!!! OMG!!! I almost peed my pants just now. It struck me so funny!!! Shad, I could just see you doing it toooooo! ROFLMAO I can hardly breathe!!! Good luck and hope your shots ARE up to date!! Check the passport tpo make sure!!! LOL I am glad it's only 1lb we're worried about here! LOL I thought I was seeing things as I am not familiar with kilos unless it has to do with drugs!
The heat and then the humidity will sweat that off soon enough!
Break ou the hammock, ice tea and a good book!! I am still laughing about all of it now!!! You never cease to amuse me! LOL
I recently saw on TV the new patch for having TOM only 5 x's a yeart now. You know it's not a good thing when they start screwing around with the hormones of young girls like this but who's gonna stop them?! We have become the patch-quilt society! We'll be recognizing each other by our patches. With adsverts urging us to "collect them all!" Now if cures came in patches.........I might give it a shot!

Linus~ Glad the GF got a visit in and had some much needed privacy! AHHHHHH young love....i repeat! Very happy he is much improved. Jen always loses weight when sick too and she also cannot afford to!! I'll send him some of Aunt Fanny's fat!
I thought of you today when I got out of bed and 101 places on my body were screaming to go back to bed! LOL some days it's not easy being us!!?!! Is it good the DH is so busy? Hope it's for $$$$!!!! LOL Take care.

Nae~ I nevedr got to draw the other night. I fell asleep thinking about it! I hope to give it a shot this weekend. When I am creative, I hate distractions and lately I can't get a break. I am trying not to do anything much this week cause we do the ornaments with the seniors next week. 100 photos made into 100 ornaments! Wanna help?!?!? LOL How goes the dead tree??? Any success in decorating it?? How is the Pooch too? Watching her deer friends in the yard? Send some snow here. It would help me keep the spirit going! LOL

WEll kids.....I did a load of wash and we all finished decorating the office doors, lobby and community room. jen will paint the lobby windows and earn extra cash. We have been very blessed this year with extra cash. I tried to spend it wisely too by spreading out extra payments. We're getting there despite ourselves! Gonna lie down and watch some TV for now.
Friday I go to the sinus Dr and then to get my new glasses!! Maybe I can read the screen without squinting so much!
See ya tomorrow. Have a great day/night