WABBY!!!! poor Grampa!!!imagine him thinking he is 100%-----that generation are troopers----my sis's father in law who has bone cancer had been limping around for at least a month before he found out he had a fracture-----"it's just a little sore"----" no problem"-----makes us look bad,eh!!------hopefully he can heal on his own---operations are usually more dangerous than the actual condition.....consider him on my list-----xoxoxo----------

Wow, what a stubborn old bean. I sure hope he'll be all right.

Yesterday, DH took a wrench to our bathroom sink drain because it had been running so slow, and the stupid thing crumbled in his hands. It was totally corroded. Of course he pulled out a 2 foot long mess of hair/gunk, which was lovely. Anyway, he replaced it this morning, so we now have a shiny new pipe below the sink and the drain runs so nicely. The real point of this story is to congratulate DH on fixing something within a 24 hour period.

Here's how dumb I am. I decided to make a batch of spaghetti sauce yesterday, but I got sidetracked by the broken drain, so I didn't get it going until too late to have it for dinner. So late last night, I was ladling it into jars and put it into the freezer. Where I found 2 big jars of spaghetti sauce from the last time I did a batch. I'm hopeless.

Gotta go get DD

Kiwi

Get well Grandpa Jim, you young little whippernsnapper!

A kitty story: My indoor kitty sleeps on my bed. I noticed blood on the place where he sleeps but couldn't think why so I figured the other cat had nailed him. Two nights ago I was looking at his little kitty feet and one of the claws had grown right into his foot. You know they're round. It was deeply embedded. So .. against his will ... he went to the vet and was mad but now he's RUNNNING around from one of the house to the other.

Oh my gosh, poor Grandpa Jim! I hope he'll be ok. I guess when you get to be that old, maybe you don't feel the pain, or you think it's normal? Is there any way you can get him to take it easy until he heals?

You think YOU'RE hopeless - I dropped my toothbrush in the toilet yesterday! And YES, I had a spare one, thanks for asking. Oh yeah, guess what? I was sorting out a giant mess of shoes and gloves and scarves in our entryway today and I found a Christmas card from you, Kiweenie, with a great picture of your lovely and talented dd. Thanks! No idea when that arrived. We have a mail slot in the front door, not a mail box. Man, if I hadn't been on a cleaning bent I probably wouldn't have found it until spring when I went to put the winter boots away.

Thanks to everyone else who sent a card too. Can't remember who I thanked and who not.

I wrote a fabulous post here this morning but 3FC ate it and now I can't remember what I wrote. Oh yeah, something about my daily email horoscope telling me that I was going to have "an annoying day". Are there any other kind?

Peachy, I'm glad that kitty only needed a manicure to get him up and running again!

There is no way to make Grandpa Jim to take it easy. He has an appointment w/ a thorasic surgeon tomorrow, but all he's worried about is getting another car. See you babes tomorrow.

You gotta love Grandpa Jim. I know he drives you nuts, Wabby, but from 3000+miles away...he's a hoot.
Poor kitty. I'm glad he now has happy feet.
I'm cooking today. I'm making my month's worth. It's a drag.
I'm reading the Bob Dylan book. I like it.
I've been neglecting my friendship with Leslie...but tonight I will reacquaint myself. I like the Beckwith &Co. name. I want a catalog.
Must go chop. L

what else is in that trunk?

I am frustrated with my ds. I guess this is normal. Anyone have knowledge of the Telluride Summer Program? He has been invited to apply, is interested but is TOO D**N Teenagery and stubborn to put forth any effort.

Grrrrrrrrr

darling!!!--tell the ds that he will have to work at {name some crappy southern state job} all summer long if he doesn't get off his BEE-hind and get busy with the application!!!---there must be some undesirable job that you can think of!!!!

Peach, you reminded me - I need to clip my doggies toenails. They hate it and so do I. Let's see---- what would be an undesireable job for a teenager??? Maybe you could tell him you need an assistant for the summer - what could be worse than being bossed by your mom all summer vacation?

Lushie, do you really do a months worth??? I've got to figure out something - it's been soup and sandwiches, chinese food and pizza this week. Leslie and I went on a 4 mile trek yesterday, but nothing today. Guess I'll have to do a 4 miler tomorrow to make up. I'm trying to do at least 10 miles a week. Trying to make up for eating stuff I shouldn't. I was cleaning out files yesterday and I came across all my old Weight Watcher member books. Some dated back into my 20's. A distinct pattern emerged - 20 lbs up, 20 lbs down,20 lbs up again. Maybe it's a good thing I haven't gone back to WW's and I've decided to try to do this on my own.

DD's roommate moved out and I was bracing myself for the worst - a "mom can I move back in?", but yahoo, she found herself a new roommate and things are good. Now, DS needs a boot in the behind soon. He's gotten pretty comfortable since the gf breakup and moving back in. It's not my home cooking that keeps him around.

Kiwi, who sent that to you? don't take it personally, we know you're still a young'n.

In the last week we've gotten one phone call from a developer wanting our property and a letter from one who said he wanted it. It's so nice to be wanted. I can't even think about how much work this is going to be to get moved. DH is looking at land. I'm looking at houses. We have different priorities. Who do you think will win?

I know you will win and you'l move closer to me. Florida is nice this time of year.

Can you grind a cat's claws? I'd like to learn how to keep kitty's claws short enough to spare the furniture. But listening to her skitter on the wood floors is pretty amusing, too.

sorry I've been so absent. i've been a poopy head. DD broke up with girlfriend and I don't know whether to be thrilled or not. (BAD MOMMY...) and clients all decided to stop seeing me, so money's in the tank/dinghy/etc.

Well, not ALL clients, but about 40%.

Yes, I'm still mad at Shrub. Am trying to be mature. Difficult.
Happy weekend, y'all.

Whoa, I don't think I'd try grinding a cat's claws! They'd never sit still for it. I use nail clippers on my cats when their claws get too long. Although I agree it is pretty amusing -- one of mine has a tendency to stick to the carpet when her claws are really long and sharp. Sounds like velcro.

Ah, another useless Saturday. I can't remember what I used to do on Saturdays. Can't believe I've always done nothing. Oh well. Nothing isn't so bad.

Kiwi

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