hey folks ,how are we all ???? im good have been to the docs this morning and answers are finally coming :dancer: i have not had the flu as i thought i have a sinus infection and ear infection and chest infection :mad: so im now on anti biotics and have since recieved my swab results from hossie and i have a cervical infection too but the anti biotics should cover that too ,so hopefully ill soon be feeling better
HAPPY i understand your feelings and can sympathise i once met the pope when he came to scotland in 1982 my gran recieved a long service medal to the chirch{she looked after the preists } he was an incredibly comforting person and really funny too made everyone feel really relaxed and comfortable i have let my religion lapse {as i couldnt confess to a man who used to bounce me on his knee} but i admired him for what he acheived and the comfort he gave but i didnt watch the services as i thought the poor man had been in the public eye for way too long through illness and ill health that he should have been allowed to bear privatly ,hope you dont get stuck in the lift either or mels firemen will have to come to your rescue :lol:
SHAD sorry the first day was a washout but hopefully youll soon get them whipped into shape :yikes: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
MEL well done on more weight loss :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: i am finally putting on weight still got 8 more llbs to gain until i reach pre pregnancy weight but i aint in a hurry
and to the rest of my worldy chicks have good ones ,never admit your wrong and breathe deeply
back tomorrow
kirsty + bump

Happy~ I forget what I might have said but if you were offended in any way...I am truly sorry. No more politics or religion for me either. At the very least you got to go out and get some exercise with the "walk"! Sorry...I know that's not funny but we all get pissed about something sometime! ((((HUGS))))
Your trip to the store sounded great but when I was married the roles were reversed! :rofl: I couldn't leave him alone in ANY garden center!!! Our yard looked like a jungle complete with the jungle gym for Jen!! Glad to see you both making the new house a real home and making your own mark on the property. Have fun and enjoy it.

Shad~ I can just see you coming and going in the dark! ;yikes: sorry for the hours of traveling. How nice of them to let you out of the office so soon!!! And without a keeper??!! :rofl: Do you think they will decide SOON about the actual; work?!?!?:lol3: Good luck and keep us filled in....inquiring minds want to know.

Linus! You poor thing!!! I hope the pills start to work their magic and you feel much better!!! Sending (((((HUGS))))) your way....and Bump's too!!! Take care and behave yourself:rofl:
Hello to teel if you talk!

:wave: Saying hello th everyone else and any lurkers!! come on and join us. Jump in cause the water is fine! :dance:
I went to the mall but saved my $$. If I lost 3 lbs so far this month then maybe some of their brothers and sisters will fall off me too. So I have plenty of summer stuff to wear and it would be sad to buy more of the same sizes. I did get some paperbacks to add to the "summer in the park" program that I am imagining and creating for myself. Had a great day out and food shopping is for tomorrow. Take care and have a great evening/morning!

Shad-sorry things aren't clicking along just yet, I can imagine what a chore it is for you to be there with this big question mark over what it is you are actually supposed to be doing. You'll whip them into shape :p Your dinner the other night sounded totally yummy, we can't afford tomatoes here at the moment, too dear. I am so salivating for some ginger chicken with rice (sauce has chicken stock, oriental seasoning, real ginger bits, garlic, green onions, tomatoes and chicken diced up and thickened with some cornstarch and poured over rice).

Happy- We aren't religious, so my kids didn't have a clue why this man's dead body was being carted through huge crowds on the tv. It was a very odd sight for them. It was a great opportunity to talk to my kids about the meaning of the lowered flag at their school. That is was to show respect for someone who had passed. Big hug. Good to hear you are getting dirty in the garden and making plans for total coverage of every inch with colour. I will have a yard to start from scratch in, all bare dirt :lol: My first purchase will be some trees :D

Mel-you are doing so well on your slimming plan, 3lbs is fabulous. I haven't bought any books lately to read, I just zone out, pass out of an evening these days. Tell the truth now about the money saving, you just didn't see any gear that appealed did you? I feel a pair of capris in 100% cotton in your future ;)

Linus-phew, glad you have been diagnosed and have the drugs to combat your many infections:yikes: I hope the little passenger will not be affected. You need to have your full energy. How could you talk about having to gain weight? That is just cruel :p :p You beautiful little incubator woman, I hope you are sipping tea and enjoying yourself now that you have the good drugs to kick your ailments to the curb :^:

Holly-your kids sound very active and busy, just like their mom. My girls would love gymnastics but they are already falling asleep at school so it will have to wait till they are older. Congrats to your son beating the big guys at checkers, great ego booster. What vitamins do you take again? I need more energy :p

I think more than I do. I know what I "should" be doing and enjoy the exercise when I am doing it but applying the knowledge and actually "doing" is escaping me. I really dislike being such a mess. This too shall pass :smug:

Evening ladies,
Any and all who would care to share some of your yummy recipes, please do. I'm always looking for something new to try... :T

Meadow, good luck with the yard. Planting trees is always a good place to start. Just make sure you plant them far enough away from the house. We planted a tree at the old house, was supposed to only get about 12 feet high at maturity but it must have really liked the soil as it grew to well over 20 feet. Had to keep cutting the limbs as it rubbed up against the house. It was most gorgeous in spring with beautiful white blossoms. As for trees, don't get a sweet gum tree. I thought maples were a pain with their seed pods. These make the most horrid messes at least 3 seasons out of the year. Anyway have fun with your clean slate of a yard.

Mel, do tell us more about your summer in the park program please? Nice control at the shopping mall today. Save it for something special.

Linus, that was a nice story about your gran. Sorry to hear about the infections. I hope little bump is a sleeper for you as you surely have had more than your share of discomfort with this pregnancy. Rest up little one.

Shad you have a very long day - is it because this job is further away? I don't envy you the commute and you're the best if you manage to make it to the gym with all that travelling.

I am trying very hard to be good and have some good stats for the eco challenge. I decided that for me, the best thing was to focus on one aspect for the week and if I did nothing else, do that well. So for this week it's the water. Glug, glug, glug.

And now it's off to bed for me as I have an earlier than usual start tomorrow and I WILL NOT BE LATE. G'night all. :yawn:

I'm now working in the centre of the city Happy, so the commute is longer than before when I was out at the port and had only two motorways to speed along before I got home. This way, I have to find somewhere to park the car reasonably close to but not in the city, and take public transport into and out of town then drive home. I'm still working out the best routes to take. I leave home early to go to the gym and then go into town and come straight home. The mornings are not too much trouble, but this getting home at night 1.5 hours or more after I leave work is becoming a frazzle. Usually by the time I get home one of two things is becoming desperate - loo or food. Which means I'm chucking stuff down the throat - some of which ought not to go. Fortunately there is little that is really bad in the cupboards or the fridge.

Linus, I so hope that these drugs will fix the problem. You must have had more than enough of feeling rotten. Have you heard from Teel? Is she still lost in the wilds of Derby?

Mel, well done on saving the $$$'s if you keep losing then you will be able to go out and buy some more smaller sizes soon. Wish it was me that was losing so well. Mind you the blip from last weekend is slooooowwllyyyyy moving. Amazing how fast it gets there and how slow it goes away.

Meadow, I may send some tomatoes over to you. I have them coming out of my ears as the trusses on the bushes are ripening faster than I can eat them. I gave a large pot of them away to my friend down the road over the weekend, and have as many again to get through myself. And I haven't been out there in daylight this week, so have no idea how many of them are now ripe and ready to pick.

Things are disappearing on me. I just wrote a spiel about the job and it has totally disappeared. The rest of the post is still there. Weird.

Anyway to recap on the job. Don't get used to your seat, they'll change your spot next week! Make that tomorrow. Apparently I am to be shifted to sit with my Business Analyst so I can fire questions at him as necessary. Tomorrow I go on my OnDemand course and that lasts till Thursday. Friday, they reckon they will have something for me to do. I hope so. I told the bloke that I report to, that I am not coping well with this inactivity and suggested that if they can't find something for me to do, I would like to suggest I do it at home. There is a limit to the number of times you can read a standards document and I've been through just about every file on the V drive that I can get into. Brother am I bored.

Right a bit of mindless tv and bed. What a life!

Meadow~"I think more than I do. I know what I "should" be doing and enjoy the exercise when I am doing it but applying the knowledge and actually "doing" is escaping me. I really dislike being such a mess. This too shall pass " This really struck. it is the same for me with weight loss/fodd/exercise. I empathize completely. I wonder if is related to having young children.They really do need so much form us. There is not much left over for ourselves.
I had a virgin yard here too, five years ago. I love theat every single plant/tree out there I chose, dug the hole and nurtured.You will really enjoy it!!

Linus~ I am glad that you have sorted out the infections and are taking meds. HUGS to you and bump!!!!!!
HI Happy, Mel&Shad!
Come out and play chicks!!!!!

I need to get a life!!
I moved a round table that my cousin( deceased) built out onto the deck. Everything he made was SOLID and huge.I have several pieces. This one has never had a home. So, I was looking in flyer for a round table and 2 chairs. Well, they are all about $200. So I look at this table and go, hmmmmmmmmm. It looks great. It has a dark walnut finish. So then, I have these 2 old lattice back plastic lawn chairs. Very stained and ugly. I pick up that bonding spray paint for plastic. I paint the chairs( in walnut of course). It works beautifully. I am just tickled. So now I have a little seating nook on my deck that only cost $14. I am beyond excited.
Once the chairs dry I will be able to go out and have my morning coffee on the deck, and lunch, and sit and read...........
I just astound myself( and DH) with my cleverness, ROFL!!!!!!!!!I did FANTASTIC with food yesterday.
I was a completly exhausted by 4pm. Made it through supper, took DD to dance. I popped over to the bank and started back, except I just kept on going towards home. Opps. Forgot about DD. Mosied back to get her.
When I got home all their voices started to sound lke the parents on Charlie Brown. I went to bed, slept for an hour, got up did dishes, laid on the couch watched 24, went to bed and slept from 10 til 7 this am. Whew! I needed that. No meeting this week! I go to do grandma's hair tonight.it will be nice to get out by myself.
5 kids today. 2 are not coming cause they are sick. Beautiful morning so far.
Aiming for good food intake, low amounts of bread, again today!!!!!

Oh my goodnight I have had SO much trouble logging on and have finally resorted to requesting a new password and then changing it to one I can hopefully remember!!

Anyway I am back as you can see but I have only popped in to lurk and am going away again to read pages of chattey posts so I have something to say when I come back...bye for now. See you tomorrow probably....

Welcome home Teel!!!

hey my worldy chicks how are we on this windy ,wet and bloody cold night???/im good had my 4 months antenatal today,i got a row as ive only put on 1llb and not the 2 id thought ???? so im still down 9llb :?: i also got cream as my cervical infection is thrush so i am actually feeling a lot better not so clogged up or headachy :cb: :cb: :dancer: conner had his check up at the sick kids today and they have decieded that hearing aids are needed :( :mad: and he will nedd them for life im sad but glad that they have finnaly realised that the 19 gromatt operations that hes had did not work :mad: TEEL is home and will check back after she has had time to catch her breath ,right im knackered way to much done today so im off and ill be back tomorow
love from me and bump

Love back to Linus and Bump , Keep us posted on your recovery!!!
Just glad they know what is wrong and it's not Bump!!!

and welcome home TEEL!!! :cb: :dance: do tell us all how the trip was!! Expecting to post any pics?!?!?:rofl:

Happy! I have decided that until I can get a chair to depend on, that I will do a lot of trips to the park during the week just to get away from the office and try to end their dependence on me!!! :faint: It's a passive way of fixing the problem but I think it will work.....so I have a thermal bag now, paperbacks, sketchpad, small radio and I need a new water bottle, suntan blocker and a decent hat and I'll be ready!! sooner or later they will learn how to handle the bldg by themselves!!! Cause if I can do it from a chair with no "education" in the field of Housing, then they should....right?! :rofl: My continued absences should do the trick...well at least that's the plan! It's already working a bit as I have been disappearing already. Keep those smoothies handy and I will bring the sarongs!!! Maybe even those little umbrellas and fancy straws!!!

Shad~ Don't get too comfy in one chair?!?!? This job sounds like they need you badly and better hurry up and put your skills to good use! :rofl: Hope you fine "someplace" to call home and the commute gets better. Have you found out if you CAN pick your own hours yet?!? Good luck and don't hurl things at anyone yet!!!

Meadow~ I did like Happy did. I tried to get one thing in place before I got another. Trying to do it all at once was defeating me. don't know if this helps or not. (((((((HUGS))))) and you know we love you warts and all!! :rofl: Good luck playing Mrs. Landscaper!!! sounds like fun. Hope it will be too!

Holly~ Jen and I make treasure out of trash too! :rofl: Very nice that you got it all done for the $14 !!! Good for you! I alwayus feel soooo accomplished when that happens!

I filled in today and we were short handed again! Plus they were all just "NUTS" ! Is there a full moon coming?!?!? Between the tenants and the staff, my friend and I were about ready to start smacking some heads. there is a delay in that new Boss thing so the ship still does not have a decent captain. Thus the drama and the saga continue uninterrupted! Pathetic really. Well, the day is fast coming to an end and I need food, exercise and a shower still!!!! Have a great night all and good morning Sunshine!!!
:wave: Waving a hand at the missing Chicks!!!

I would hate to have me in a class that I took. I ask too many questions, I pust too many buttons, I try things that we haven’t got up to yet and I get into trouble when I don’t listen up so well.

But at least I keep them laughing.

I toddled off to the training course this morning and I think I may have found the new route to and from work. If I cut my training sessions from 50 mins to 40 mins and maybe do one extra per week to make up the leeway, then I can get to the railway station and get into town to work by 0800 hours which means I can leave around 4.30 or 4.45 and be home just on dark without a lot of traffic hassles. Good stuff. Knew it would work itshelf out eventually. Now all I have to hope is that they find me something to do. It’s bad enough to live with the guilt of being overpaid without having nothing to do and being overpaid. Still I won’t grizzle too much as this month I have managed to save enough to pay for half of my next RTW ticket.

Chris has suggested Italy and Switzerland for next years holiday. Suits me I think. Now I have to think about what else I want to do on the way there or back. I better hang on to this job for the next year or so, just so as I have enough spending money to go everywhere I want to go.

Since I had today off exercise, I had time to go out and pick the ripe tomatoes. Now I have another container full of the little devils. Just about everything I eat seems to contain tomatoes. Next they will be sneaking into my cereal in the morning. Anyone for some fresh picked tomatoes - organically grown, no pesticides, no herbicides, just good old dynamic lifter fertiliser, water and mulch. Please say you want some!
It may have been a day off exercise, but I walked up and down a few hills and did a fair number climbing steps as well.
Brisbane is a lot hillier than it looks.

Food wasn't too bad, but I did go astray with the morning tea provided by the training company. I did pay for it later with a big sugar high and then let down. Serve me right, I'll learn for tomorrow.
Toast, avocado, tomatoes. Coffee
Snack - scones and jam - too much sugar, I paid for it later.
Lunch - 3 pieces of Sushi
Dinner - penne with onion, tomato, chicken and basil tossed in mediterranean herbs
Snack later will be some fruit

Don't have time to go back and check everything tonight as there is a lot of other stuff which must be done tonight. I'd better get off here. I'll be back tomorrow.

Hi to Teel, glad to see you back.
Glad to hear Linus is feeling better. Sorry to hear about Connor, but at least he doesn't have to carry one of those bloody great ear trumpets around these days - eh wot was that you sed??

Okay, time to go, sort out the kitchen and do some more laundry. Since I got home earlier I had better get some bits and pieces done hey! See ya

Linus~ Now that I read shad's post I see the bit about Connor. I am so sorry to hear this and hope there will be no more operations either! :faint: Poor kid! Hope the h.aids work and he can hear me singing from Jersey!!! :rofl:

Shad~ busy woman please send some t'maters to me!!! The ones in the store feel waxy ans don't smell good yet!!!NJ is known for our tomatoes but of course they send them out of state to fetch better prices! :rofl: I see a lot of fruit and veggies from 3rd world countries that propably use all the insecticide we sold them when we could no longer legally use it in THIS country :lol3: :lol3:
Hope the job gets busy and keeps you on your toes soon!!! Can't have you getting bored!!!

I had a good OP day yesterday and am taking the nest 2 for myself. Need to catch up on some stuff. Have a great day/night!

Mel~ we get tons of blueberries from Jersey too.
DS is home sick. I woke to him barfing onto my bed. Mom's are so blessed.Quiet sunny day tho. I am doing a LOT of laundry and am able to put it out on the line.Nice.
Food has been on track for 3 days.Had an enjoyable glass o wine last night.
Still moving things around. I took a shelf out and replaced it with a unit that was a childrens store display (solid) that was going to the dump. HUH? It is beautiful. The kids love it.I snuck some toys out for the thrift shop too.
Glad everyone seems well!! Good news on the Linus front for everyone!

Off to fold sheets & blankets.

Invictus

by W. E. Henley

OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbow'd.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

*Powerful poetry, I love prose that inspires me to keep going

just a wee quicky all is well im good kids are well so is huby way too much housework done and now im knacked speak to you all later
kirsty and bump

There's a little bit of a Chinese girl at work and she is pregnant. She has this tiny little swelling under her sweater and every time I look at her I think "bump". I picture Linus and "bump" - what a great pre-baby nickname! Have you decided on any other names yet?

I am the master of my fate Meadow but I better do some good fast or the rest of me will mutiny :lol: Holly your house sounds like such a cheery place. You should start the Canadian version of the decorating show - decorating on a dime. Of course it also takes a good eye for looking at something and knowing just the right way to use it.

Eek Mel, you know until you mentioned it, I never really gave it much thought about possible icky stuff on the imported fruits and veggies. Guess I'd better double wash! We live in soggy land here - I will try to send some rain Shad and Suzi's way but the ground is a mess and they won't start working on the yard until it dries out a bit which means my garden area won't be cleared which means I might miss the planting season this year. I really don't want to start from seed. I did get 4 tomato plants which I will probably plant in containers for the interim.

Shad I would LOVE to have some of your tomatoes. Would probably cost 2 years wages for the fines for transporting vegetation across the borders so I guess we just have to all come to your place for a tomato picking and eating day. :T :T :T :T :T - Can I ask the rose lady a question? We have a gorgeous climbing rose that is budding all over. We can't plant it until they tear up the side yard. Will this thing do ok in the container for a while? Perhaps I should just plant it in a large pot and then transplant it. I just don't have a trellis at the moment for it to climb on. I'd hate to lose the plant. We were hoping they'd start work on the yard by the end of the month. Doubtful now.

Mel, I really like your day in the park plans. I do hope that you indulge yourself on a regular basis! And welcome back Teel - we eagerly await a run down of your adventures.

I had the most divine dinner. Grilled salmon on a cedar plank. It was hot fudge ice cream sundae good :T :T with a nice cucumber side salad and some steamed asparagus. DH and I went to dinner at one of the local restaurants a few weeks ago and their specialty was pork chops or salmon with grilled vegetables cooked on a plank. It was so good that when I saw the planks in a store, I had to try them. Not something I would or could do all the time but it was nice to try. I never would have thought cooking on wood would turn out so well - and it smells like a heavenly camp fire too.

Found a new exercise for the arms and abs. It's called skimming all the seed pods and other debris dropping from the blasted sweet gum trees out from the pool. I was doing that this afternoon while DH was cooking - good workout. I think this pool is going to take ALOT of care and feeding - good thing it was DH who wanted it. I did see a pair of water dumbells at one of the pool stores - got to pick up a pair before they run out. I think I can remember most of the water aerobics exercises.

Pool water is 56 degrees. A bit too chilly yet. The air temperature is about 52 degrees which is starting to feel cold. Funny last year I'd have been running around in a T-shirt singing spring songs if it was 52 in April - now I'm putting on a sweater and telling DH to turn on the heat for a while.

That's enough babbling for now, time to get to bed - I've been overly sleepy lately - it really hits me mid afternoon. I keep wishing I could hide away for just a 20 minute snooze. 'Night all...

Evening all,
I'm so tired, my brain hurts, I hope I can remember all that I learnt. It will be an early night tonight, that is for sure. Back to the office tomorrow. Let's hope they have my desk, chair, computer and work sorted out.

Ummm what else, not a lot going on in my direction. Not much to talk about really.

Happy, you can leave the rose in the container for quite a while as long as you water it frequently and feed it with rose fertiliser and liquid fertiliser once a month or so. Roses are a bit greedy - they like lots of feeding, however they really aren't that big on water unless they are in a pot. Actually roses are quite drought hardy. Make sure it gets plenty of light and sun and you shouldn't have too much trouble. What are you having done to the yard? Thank the DH for that lovely photo. I will get back to him soon.

Meadow, great poem. Love it.

Gotta go. Bed calls.

Linus and Bum~ Hello you two and see ya later when Mom brings you back! :rofl:

Holly~ You remind me so much of Jen and I....always inventing furniture. Jen does it with clothes too:lol: Have fun. the rewards are such good feelings of acomplishment inside!

Meadow, I am the Captain of my soul and a bldg of 100! :rofl: I liked this very much and not to be patting myself on the back but it reminds me of me! :rofl: I am never down for too long a time....sometimes only a matter of minutes. I am Scarlett of New Jersey! Hope you are getting properly motivated!

Happy~ I can hardly wait for the right weather to start doing this. I just wish the park was lush with greens instead of a city park. I would LOVE Central Park and all it's trails!! Hope the rose bush holds out. My GGM was a florist and she would keep the potted bushes in a metal wash tub of dirt or mulch(not sure which) if she couldn't get out to plant it right away. This way the roots that were hanging out of the holes in the bottom never dried up and "burned" so she said. It was almost like being "planted". Good luck with the yard drying out and hope you get time to plant something this year. You and Shad always make the fish sound soooo good! Maybe someday I'll like it:rofl:

Shad~ We will have to start praying for a desk and all the trimmings for you!!! Hope the brain is taking a nice snooze right about now. sleep well. Have a great day tomorrow. Is there more schooling coming up? Nice of them to send you for new resume credentials and all for free!!!!

Had a great tossing out day yesterday. I opened the cedar chest and tossed away! Jen came and we went through stuff. she doesn't want it either. I coached her into tossing it too! :rofl:
The fridge is freezing my produce and some went into the freezer and the rest into the garbage. when they said Iceberg lettuce my fridge took it literally! :rofl: Well I have to get dressed! The new one might get here today! Have a great Thursday/Friday!

Monumental Joy and Sadness all at Once
It is an overwhelming, mixed up feeling.
Hanging out in my head.
Lots of thoughts. Mostly I am feeling insanely happy. I am lovin’ getting this house in shape. I feel like I am taking charge of my life. I feel like I am an empowered parent. I feel like I am making wise decisions. I am in a totally fantastic groove with my husband. I am living in awareness.
I was verbally attacked at the church last Tues by the woman who doesn’t like me, in front of about 10 people. It got back to one of the Mom’s I babysit for. She said the kindest, most thoughtful things about me, to me, and how much she and her husband and her parents and in laws adore and value me .
I was not upset about the attack. In fact, I laughed and told the woman to get over herself , that I had done nothing to deserve it.
I have been thinking a lot today about how much my perception of myself and my place in the world has changed in the last year. I am approaching my 40th birthday(in July). I keep thinking we will have a party and maybe we will. The weird part is that I would be inviting “old” friends who don’t really impact my life any more .I do care about them and it would be nice to see them.
All that truly matters to me is the well being of my children , my husband and myself.
I keep bubbling over with a sense of joy.
The old me would have doubted or second guessed it, or sabotaged it somehow.

April 26th is the anniversary of our friends death. The flower bed I was working in when I got the call to meet his wife at the hospital to ID his body , is right outside the window of this room. Every time I have gone to work in it this spring I cry.
When I have been painting the basement I think about how excited my husband , this couple and I were about last summer. I think about the plans to play pool in the basement when it was done. The card games, going to the beach, pizza nights, sleep overs........ I think of our 4 kids running through their backyard at dusk 2 nights before he was killed.
I think about the endless pain and bullshit my friend has faced besides her and her children’s grief. I want to scream at the unfairness of the world sometimes.
My emotions are all LARGE right now.The joy is winning .I know Ben would be happy for our happiness.
I cherish every moment of my life with my family and with those dear to my heart.

I have decided to take a break from the TOPS meetings. I will weigh in every other week. I did get to food Basics last night. Lots of fresh stuff in the house.
DS really wanted to go to school. I am not sure he is all better. I sent a note. I have 6 kids coming and going to day. A few hours here and there. It is a beautiful spring morning!!!
Lots of bedding to fold. it was glorious getting in between crispy sheets that were hung on the line.
I had a great sleep. Allergies are happening but I am managing them.

Have a blessed day dear chicks!!!

hi folks ,how are we all ? good i hope ? we are all good and dandy,antibiotics seem to be clearing my chest just have to deal with the gunk!!!!! :barf: but ill get there !! kids are good and so are the dogs :yikes: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
MEL :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :encore: :encore: :encore: :encore: IT GOT HERE the magic box has arrived and it made my week the baby clothes are beautiful but i feel soo guilty as you must have spent so much money thankyou so very very much
HAPPY garden and pool sound like hard work but so enjoyable but i bet youd rather be exercising in the pool :lol:
SHAD sorry your so knacked hope you get more rest soon
MEADOW i would have thumped her sorry but way to go you on being sensible :bravo:
and to all who remain hello
bye for now and back tomorrow

Holly~ sorry about the sadness at the same time you will have the joy of those happy memories of the good times spent with friends. ((((HUGS)))))

Linus~ You are very welcome and you and bump were worth every penny when I heard that happy voice of yours!!! Take good care of each other!!! Maybe you should print all of bump's messages out so he/she will know what went on for 9 months! :rofl:

Tired tonite but a good tired. Got some wash done and it needs putting away but that can wait till tomorrow. I really just came back here to "see" my friends. somehow tonite I was feeling a bit lonely. Hope this too shall pass! :faint: Have a great night and Good Morning sunshine!

Hey Miss Mel, I'm sorry that you're feeling a bit lonely tonight. You know we are always happy to see you. I think you need to take up singing again. The journals are kind of boring now that we talk instead of sing. I had one of my CDs from the 70's on today - very good songs and it put me in an upbeat mood for a change. I didn't swear at the stupid drivers nearly as much as I normally would have!

Linus, good to hear the meds are kicking in and your chest is clearing. Just don't cough too hard and push out bump to an early arrival!

Holly I understand how hard it must be dealing with the emotions of the senseless act of losing your friend. I must admit that since I read that running red lights and stop signs was the major cause of vehicle deaths, I have taken to yelling and hollering at people who blow stop signs. This means I spend a good amount of time in my car yelling. It just annoys me to no end how people have this blantant disregard for safety. Like you said, life can change in an instant. Be strong and support your family and your friend. Make the life you are living today a good one for those around you. We have an elderly relative who has fallen into the pattern of depression over some deaths in the family. My husband said he cannot understand how someone can cut off everyone alive to dwell on someone dead. But that happens sometimes - doesn't mean that those alive mean any less to the person. I have seen it so much that I am prone to think that it's also a way of dealing with their own approaching mortality.

Shad, I can so relate to those ultra tired "don't even talk to me" days at the office. That's what makes me wish my life away quickly always hurrying to get to Fridays. Thank you for the advice on the roses. It's the opposite of what I would have thought. My roses thank you for saving their lives. The new pink one we planted is doing well. The others are kind of spindly - I suspect they didn't get fed at all last season. Never fear, we'll get them going again.

Boy I'm tired myself tonight. Maybe if I get to bed a bit earlier I will wake up on my own and get in a little morning exercise. Hope springs eternal, 'night all.

Mel~ I come here to visit firends too. I have journalled every day since last June. It has filled a huge void in my life. I think we are truly blessed in this site and each other. I think it so so cool how people find a group they connect with, with all the choices between ther journals and the threads.We are fortunate.

Happy~thank you! I try to live my life well and appreciate each moment.
Grief is a funny thing. it was actually a release to think things through yesreday and I DID go clean up that garden. 2 daffodils are peeking at me right now.

Yesterday was a weepy day. I had 7 kids here.We spent most of the day outside.They played I gardened ,some helped me.I love that everything in the yard thta is growing I planted myself.All trees, shrubs and perennials.The day lilies I panted last year are sprouting!!!
Rhubarb is poking through. I ahve the yummiest recipe for a low fat rhubabr bread.I bake tons and freeze it. Give it as gifts too.
I copied yesterdays entry for my friend and wrote a letter. I included pics of our kids together.
I emailed it to some friends and the principal. He and I have really connected( kindred spirit).He is 60, of course.LOL! He sent back to most beautiful reply.
Touched my heart.
I had a pounding headache last night. I did the dishes, folded some laundry and was in bed by 9.DH went at 8:30,kids went at 8. Quiet household here. We all slept til 7am, woohoo.
Happy bunch this moring.
DH got a call about another job.He has a phone interview today.
Big kids all in school today. I have 3 little ones here. 2 girls are staying over night.Their Mom is at a conference and Dad works 18 hours today.
My Mom offered to buy patio stones for the walkway between the deck and shop for me for my Bday. I may go look at those today with the kids.
I didn't get more painting done. Sleep won out.

Have a delightful day dear chicks!!!!!!!

Hi girls I hope you are all ok today.

I had a great week in Derby with my very good friends...the husband and children are the ones I went to London with last year. The best outing was the one to Chatsworth which would have been greatly improved if we hadn't had to keep dashing for cover out of the rain showers!! :rain: It is a very beautiful home of the Duchess of Derbyshire which has enormous grounds whith loys of things to see and a large lake. We didn't get to go in the house as the are 160 steps all in all and I didn't feel capable of doing them all safely as I am still relying on crutches some of the time. We had a drink and a cake in the gigantic tea rooms which I think my house would have fitted in to!!
At the end of the week we were driving home through blizzards and apparently there was a layer of snow at home so my neighbour said...I hoped it wasn't too cold as I had turned the heating off before I left!! Good job Holly has a fur coat!!!
Unfortunately the day before I left I went down with a stomach bug which meant I was being driven to the station when I said to Anne "you'll have to pull over 'cos I'm about to throw up!!" so she did, and I did too!! :( :o :p
Anyway I managed to get home without any further disruption to my bodily functions!

Sadly I came home to a huge row with a friend of mine who was very very upset that I hadn't let her know that I was going away for a few days. Everything I did to appease her wrath turned out to be the wrong thing so it has ruined a good week away for me. I was more upset than she was I think 'cos I think she was being a tad unreasonable. Yes I know I was wrong in not sending her a text but I have said sorry half a dozen times at least and took her a card and a bunch of flowers which were received very ungraciously. Anyway I hope it is all over now. I think she had had some bad news and had a bad week and she had rung me at home twice and not been able to get hold of me and was worried that I might be "under the floor boards" . Why she didn't ring my mobile or text me I don't know. Ah well. Not a good homecoming.

How is everyone? Linus and bump (not bum as Mel wrote earlier!!!) are going through the mill rather...Shads training...is this part of the new job? Happy is needing an early night...Holly is having a hard time too.
Well its time for me to be off and go visit my neighbour who has resigned from her nursing job (again!!) She too is very upset about the circumstances surrounding her departure but I won't go in to that now.
Bye for now. All take good care.
Love from Teel.

hi everyone ,MEL i am so glad i finally got you off the comp{thanxs shad for the email trick} so happy to hear your voice and we must be getting used to each others accent there was hardly a "what pardon" :lol: the baby gifts are just beautiful ive showed them to everyone and when brother in law visited today hubby showed him too :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: but we are both very grateful and very humbled to you and aunty jen
im a lot better today actually slept last night for more than 2 hours with no loo breaks :o and no throwing up :barf: so im a happy chick.
did anyone else have problems with there hair while pregnant????? my hair seems to have developed a mind of its own :fr: :stress: and wont do a thing i ask of it and that includes not standing on end :rofl: :rofl: Conner crashed at 8 ish last night and slept right through till 8 am this morning ,hubby and i took one look at him and sent him back to bed and he slept till 11.30 .he has no temp but a very runny ear :mad: so were keeping an eye on him ,craig is just craig but he is behaving so well im leaning towards the calm before the storm :rofl: :rofl: hopefully not but experience tells me to brace myself and batten down the hatches ,and pray he will prove me wrong :rofl: :rofl: :crossed: :crossed: so im going as im going to see my freinds tonight for a nice long blether
have good ones chickies and ill speak to you tomorrow
kirsty and bump

Oops, missed yesterday but heck, I slept through most of it anyway, it was more of a bad news day than anything else - more bloody reading, however I did get to see and do a few things on the computer and I have finally got a userid and a password to SAP even if I did have to find it myself and get it sorted out. And I now have a list of things I am supposed to achieve - and I don't know the first thing about the subject. Good stuff. I'll learn.
Yes Kirsty I had to go do some training to be able to use the training development tool that the OSR want to use for training. It was a good two days really.

Mel's obviously been posting parcels all over the world. I got one yesterday too. Thank you so much Mel. The card is - how should I put it - a fairytale. The guy's got to be gay!! And funnily enough, I hate shoe shopping. I put it off and off and off until I literally fall out of my shoes. It's so hard to find nice shoes for people with short, wide, flat and fat feet. Don't feel lonely Mel. We are all here for you, not always as often as we would like but frequently I see something stupid happening around me and think about the giggles we would get if we were together - or I see one of the many people here in motorised wheelchairs getting along and doing their thing and I think of you. It can be lonely living alone, but unless you can find the one person who you think you can share with, there is no point in second best. Make the most of the space you have.

Linus and Bump - hello. Glad to here you are going well again. Hair is something I don't have any talent with anyway, mine stands up whether I'm pregnant or not. Self willed hair is what I have. Anyway, apart from the fact that mine fell out in chunks after being pregnant, I don't remember having much trouble with it. Give my love to Connor, hope those ears get better soon. Say thanks to Craig for behaving. It might give him such a shock that he does it more often. Kids = bah.

Happy - all advice on roses is free. Hope they all survive the learning process. You simply have to accept that some won't and I can remember killing off a few at the beginning through sheer ignorance and bliss. Now, I just make it a habit to give them a haircut, give them a spray of some sort of natural garden stuff to keep the aphids and bugs away (even the ones with boots) and give them some food and a security blanket (mulch) all at the same time. Apart from that, all I do is water once a week, pick off the dead and spotty leaves and pick the glorious flowers. The anticipation, the view of them and the smell is therapy for a busy life.

Teel - old buddy, don't you know how much we love and worry about you! Obviously so do your other friends. So if we don't hear from you for a few days, and start asking questions then we get more than a little over-excited. Learn to live with the concern my friend. You friend obviously had a real fright when she couldn't get hold of you and was putting some very bad thoughts to the scenario - as I did myself a couple of times some years back until your friend Annabel got in touch - and later Simon. Yes she could have tried your mobile, but maybe she just didn't think of it or maybe she couldn't bear the thought of it not being answered either! Next time you decide to go away - put out a broadcast message to at least one person in each of the groups of your vast circle of friends.

Holly, good for you in the garden. It sounds like it will be very nice in a week or two. I love rhubarb. It's always been a favourite. My Dad used to grow great clumps of the stuff. We used to eat it raw as well. I seem to remember we ate so much of it one day, there wasn't enough left for Mum to make pudding that night. We were not popular with Father as he rather fancied rhubarb crumble. If we try to grow it up here we have to treat it as an annual plant and pull it out and throw it away after a few months. It does not grow well and the stalks are really skinny and mostly lacking in flavour. Last time we were in England, Chris and I made piggies of ourselves with rhubarb scones and pies and pastries. Yum Yum. Not good for the waistline all those puddings.
Grief is a funny thing. Sometimes it takes years to get over a death. Living with the aftermath such as your friend has endured can cause the grief to last longer as well. Generally speaking, a psych person I know told me that it takes at least two years for deaths of close family members as a general rule. Some friends as we all know as closer than some of our families - this means just as long if not longer.

Well it is Saturday. I have the dentist this afternoon to rebuild a tooth, and back to Jason the torturer at 9.00 this morning and then Body Balance class, so I better get a move on. I'd best do some shopping, I'm almost out of vegetables and fruit and need a few bits and pieces, but considering I haven't done a full grocery shop in nearly 3 weeks I'm doing okay. I and emptying some of the packets from the pantry and meat out of the freezer.
Oh and by the way, scales moved downward for a change this morning. I had a bad time last weekend and saw them move up to 74 one morning - up 2 kilos - but gradually through the week they returned to the normal boring 72k although I had been glimpsing 71.5 occasionally. This morning I stepped on and 71.5k came up and stayed - hallelujah. Long may it last.

Hello, All! :wave: Even though I don't post much more than once a week, I do read almost daily. I hope all my ESP discussions and comments have made it across the states and seas. ;)

We picked up Slim's motorcycle at the dealership this morning. He gave me fright with a scary episode of a clutch vs. accelerator vs. brake vs. a car vs. TigHeartAttack. We all survived with nary a scratch. (Nary=None :lol: )

He's spent most of the afternoon riding up and down our street practicing starting, stopping, and turns.

We are having the Motorcycle Blessing on Monday night. I spent this afternoon moving tables and chairs into the FL room (of course) and the patio in preparation. And cleaning. In between running to the road to make sure I could still hear the ROAR of his most beloved Harley.

This morning we got up ultra early so we could go to the beach to watch the sun rise (only because Slim couldn't sleep ONE MINUTE LONGER). The beach has been remarkably repaired from last year's hurricane damage compared to the last time we were there. Then we went to breakfast. It was still an hour and a half before the dealership opened so we went for a leisurely ride through the fancier (aka pricier) areas along the beach. FUN!

No race this weekend, so tomorrow will be another neighborhood run. On Sunday after church we are going to go help a guy unload his furniture and boxes. He finally found a place to rent - he's been living in a motel for the past month. Housing here is very expensive and hard to find right now. I think part of it is that people in Miami are getting fed up with their high housing costs and evacuating from hurricanes for more than double if not triple the amount of time on the road that those in our area spend.

Next weekend our two dearest darling grandsons will come visit us while their parents spend time painting their house. We've registered them for the 5K that we will be running. I only need to finish, so if the boys want to walk, I'm fine with that. If they want to run, I hope I can keep up! :rofl:

Later!

Happy Weekend my Worldly chick Friends!
Teel~ You did give us a fright also but I thought you had mentioned a future excursion and was praying that was true! We all care and I am sure your "in person" friends would even more....so don't be too mad at her. she loves you:dance:
glad the visit was well and I would have loved the "castle" as it has so much room for me to zip around in but the stairs might pose a small prob;em! :rofl: Hope you are feeling well and a bit rested from the time away. I can't believe I said linus and bum! :rofl: :lol3:

Holly~ I am surprised at no PAINTING??? I would have thought that 1/2 the neighborhood by now would be a different color!!!
Hope the dh has success with the job interview and your headache today finds another head to locate too! :yikes:

Happy~ thanks and not sure where that feeling came from. I really am not all that happy with my "other" website. they just don't seem to "care" all that much. guess it came to me as a surprise all over again!!! If it wasn't for a few friends I would leave there all together. (sigh) I am playing the lottery in hopes of moving closer to you! :rofl: You and DH can come and direct my landscapers then!!! Hope there is time for Happy and you have done some good things for yourself as well!

Shad~ guess it takes time for a job to settle down! Been so long since I had to get a NEW one that I forget! :rofl: Take some hammock time and finish that book.....or is it getting cooler now?!?!? I too think of all of you and when I see something I laugh at what we would have said together. Jen was just asking about you on Thursday. We talk about you all like you are "real" if you get my picture:rofl: Happy sunday when you awake!

Tig~ Very good for you and slim getting home in one piece and have a great Blessing!! Are the neighbors as thrilled as Slim????:rofl: :faint: :rofl: enjoy and stay safe!!! It's such a shame about the hurricanes and tornadoes and such and what they do to peoples lives but alas we are helpless except to evacuate. Easy for me to say cause by the time these storms get her they are usually spent! Enjoy the beach and I love the walks you get to have there. Have a great time with the DGSs too!!

Linus~ I am so glad again that you and Andy are happy. We enjoyed sending it as much as you getting it. It warms our insides!!! Jen and I had a good chuckle over your accent as I have a neighbor down the hall that is from Scotland and I told Jen to times her accent by 10 and that was YOU!!! :rofl: I was a bit surprised myself that I didn't say WHAT every 5 minutes. Must have been a good ear day for me!! But then f*ck translates so well in any language.....no wonder we can understand each other! :lol3: :lol3: Sorry to hear about Connor and send ((((HUGS))))) and tell Craig that he better behave at least till Bump comes along!!! :rollpin:<-----Aunt Fannie

Been cooking and now have to do some cleaning. The bedroom is a disaster area. These last 2 weeks have been a bit too busy for me and I am trying to make Mel time here!!!!
Tomorrow the wind is supposed to be gone and temps in the 70's! :faint: :dance: :cb: should be good for riding....maybe alongside Tig and Slim!!! I will get the car wax out and do a good job on the chariot!! I am also going to clean off the A/C in the bedroom JIC I need it to sleep with! :rofl: Hope the weekend holds fun and sun for all of you!

'Morning chickies :coffee:

It's going to be a beautiful weekend that will no doubt be over in a flash. I've got lots to do around the house. Next Friday I go back to Chicago to pick mum up and bring her back for a visit. I'll be spending the weekend there and I will be eating pizza. I sure do MISS Chicago pizza. So I have to be extra good this week and earn my treat.

Lots to clean and fix and polish and get outside and enjoy some fresh pollen filled air - achoo, achoo - 'scuse me. But at least the sun is shining.

Gotta run, first load of wash is ready for the dryer. Hope you all have a great day, will be back tonight to catch up.

hi chickies just a wee quicky as im off to the pub ,as im feeling so much better i need some me time too lol ,ill be back tomorow to update you all rest easy and clean well and ill speak to you all tomorrow
kirsty +bump

A very merry un-birthday to all the worldly chicks!

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Open the windows and let the Spring air in :D

Meadow, thank you for the Un-Birthday wishes. Think maybe I will have an un-birthday day today. Yesterday was a run, run, run faster day. Nothing seemed to be in reach all day. Love the 'Smile it's catching' bug.

Linus - Hope you enjoy the pub. You certainly need some me time and you need the relaxation that comes with being with friends. Hope the smoky atmosphere of the pub doesn't upset you tho'. Enjoy yourself and have a wonderful time.
Don't know about Scottish pubs but the English ones we went into were always full of smoke and no air filtering, unlike here where hardly anyone smokes indoors anymore - mainly because there are only a couple of places you can smoke in public houses now. Smoking is becoming a no no in the lands downunder. Queensland law now states that there is no smoking in restaurants even outdoor ones. Pubs and clubs can have rooms for smoking but they can not be anywhere near where food is served. The shopping plazas and malls have long been no smoking zones as are offices and Govt deparments and now a new law has been introduced so that smoking is not permitted in open air shopping malls, parks where children play and the beaches. Tourists have a problem on the Gold Coast because they are told to swim between the flags (livesavers on duty) but they can not smoke on the beach between the flags. I understand Victorian State Law is to follow suit this coming summer and NZ has had these laws for years. The dreaded weed is losing it's hold.

Happy - I think weekends are on double quick time. How come I can get up early on a weekend and go to bed late and get a whole raft of things done in about half the time it takes a Monday or Tuesday to go past?
I don't think we had any Chicago Pizza when I was there, did we? Whats the difference between a Chicago pizza and an anywhere else pizza?? Enoy the trip home to get Mum. I'm sure you will enjoy being with the family again even if it is only for a couple of days. We look forward to hearing the tales of the MIL in the new house over the coming weeks.

Mel - over here hammock time is relative. Actually it is just as nice in the winter as the summer - no flies or mossies! and less humidity. Temps only drop at night really. Summer temps are around 20 - 35C (50 - 100) night and day with high humidity. Winter temps go from 8 - 25C (45 - 80F) so you can see that is really is only night time that gets cool. I don't have a real winter wardrobe, I simply put a jacket over the summer clothes - you get to take it off around 10.00am and put it back on around 5.00pm. No winter here really - although don't tell a Queenslander that, you will probably get throttled since they get out the winter woollies once the temp gets down below 20C.

Oh yes I am 'real'. There's plenty of 'real' me. Should I cut a hunk off and send it over so you can see how 'real' I am!

Tig - It is so good to hear of Slims delightful excitement with the Harley. I was reading the entry and thinking back to the excitement in the kids eyes when they saw the Christmas tree and all it's goodies. I hope he and you get much joy and fun out of the new purchase and you get to go places that give you much pleasure together. I hope the neighbours survive the interim period of Slim getting used to the machine. I guess we need a picture of the big beastie so we can picture the two of you riding off into the sunset to the next 5KM race somewhere. Blessings on the Blessing for Monday.

Yesterday was a day of not a lot being done around the house and lots of things that I had to get in the car and go out for.
Jason the torturer has sorted out a new method of achieving his goals for me. We went through them yesterday and I will try them out again at tomorrows session. Since I have had to change my times at the gym, I will have to factor another session in during the week somehow. Jason suggests I stay at the four during the week and put in a biggy on Saturday. There is such a lot to do at the house that I may do an evening session instead and see how that works out. No doubt it will take some time to get it to the 'organised' state and still have some day left at the weekend.
I also went to the Dentist and had a tooth rebuilt and it looks pretty good. The next and last thing to be done is the root canal job on the tooth next to it. That won't be happening until May because that will be the next time I get paid and I'll have to watch the pennies until then. Then I did some shopping and came home - did a LindaT and cooked a few bits and pieces for lunches for next week. I can't afford all these bought lunches any more. $5.50 a pop for a sandwich - yikes - even if it is a MYO. (make your own - they supply the bread, roll or wrap and every type of filling you might like to put on the bread and you build a sandwich of up to 350g. If you exceed the 350g then you get charged extra). Buying fruit is also so expensive in the city. So it's homegrown for me.
Then a friend rung and told me she has quit her job, lots of crying on the shoulder. I didn't sympathise. She has been *****ing on about the job for years and should have gotten out sooner. Now they have given her so much grief she is on the verge of a breakdown and is still wondering what she did. I keep telling her that she is not the only one to blame, but that she is being used as a whipping boy. She has this impression that because she is fat and over 40 she will have trouble getting another job - she has only ever worked within the food industry. I keep telling her that she can fix the fat, but will never be able to fix the 40 and it is her attitude that holds her back not her appearance. Let's face it, I had the same attributes when I completely changed my job and my income in 1998 and it's never done me any harm. So anyway to cut a long story short, she wants lessons in Microsoft Word and Excel and she wants me to help her. I will have to find some time to sort out some stuff and get her on to it. It's going to be a bit difficult since I don't think she has Ms Office on her machine at home and so won't be able to practice. I may have to try to fix my old computer and lend it to her to play on. Shucks another job for the list.

Right well having spent far more time on the computer than I can afford, I'm off to catch up on yesterdays stuff and get onto todays stuff - more sanding, more tile removal in the hall and mow the lawn before it gets up to the windowsill level.

See ya

NIc e to pop in for a peaceful read through. Everyone sounds pretty darn wonderful!!!
Spirng has sprung in BC for Meadow. I have a few squirrels if you want some.

I wanted to say thank you Shad for your comments yesterday.Youa re right of course. I think My flower bed outside this winddow will be the official Ben garden. I cant think of it any other way.
Thanks to everyone else for their kind words and well wishes!!!
Quietish morning( when DH wasn't babbling about his creepy boss,lol).Went to see Grandma this aft, dug up some day lillies!
Came home for early supper. The boys are out to watch hockey. DD just had a bath. I havea MOUNTAIN of tidying and cleaning to do. I did do some painting today. I will FINISH the floor after church tomorrow. Then I need to paint the stair well. Then I can build the fort!!!! When I got home last night DH was down there playing pool, weehee!!!
Hope everyone is happy !!

Holly~ Hope the Ben Garden blooms away this summer!
Glad your headache is gone too and hope you enjoy your new chair and stones!!!

Meadow~ The Spring graphics are very cheery in our new home!!
Hope you are cheery as well!!! I ha going to have an UN-birthday today! The weather is gorgeous and the new canary is singing his heart out!

Shad~ Hope the friend appreciates you and Jason is not to hard a task master this week! Good luck! Have a great week. i want to move to a place with temps like yours:dance:

Linus~ Did you both have a great time????? :rofl: Which one of you was the designated driver:rofl: :lol3: :lol3:

Happy~ Hello my busy friend. Glad you are getting it all done. Will there be time soon for you and DH to put the feet up and actually have time to drink those smoothies?? By the way....will DH be wearing a sarong too??? I will bring my new camera from Xmas:rofl:

Well girls I don't want to waste a minute of fresh air later and have a lot to do before I can go out. My Eco Challenge/MT challenge(the other website) was not good this week. No inches or lbs lost. I am just BARELY 170. therefore I must do better this week. when I was working I didn't drink as much as I do by myself. OOPS! Have a peaceful day and take care.

Mel~ I MUST do better too.

I just dug out 5' diameter circles around two poles by the road and planted tiger lilies!!!! DH and I cleared out the back hall closet. 90% of the crap is going to the dunp!! I am amazed he is throwing stuff out but very thrilled!!! Amazingly there is now room for winter coats,boots and the kids back packs! TA Da!!

A game of Go Fish is in my immediate future,then floor painting and then a shower and the making of a brilliant meal!!!!

We didn't go to church. Farmers are planting corn today so I would only have 2 kids another mom offered to teach! It iwas soooooo nice to to have to get dressed and go anywhere!!

hi my wonderful chickies,last night was a blast practically had the whole lounge to ourselves
plenty of gossip and baby talk :lol: im having a harry potter day today ,andys got a hangover,craigs gone up town with mates and conners sequested in his room so peace for me and cleo to lie and observe :) so im off now and ill comment and catch up tomorrow
night all
kirsty+bump

My word we are quiet on this front. Is Rose on vacation? Haven't heard from her for a while.
Just bumping us up. See ya tonight.

Just got back from the emergency room......I never got to the mall. We hit a dip in the road and I went flying up in the air and landed on my bottom....still attached to the chair with my straps though. The pain was unreal and at first they thought it was a compression fracture but then realized it was an old one I never even knew I had:faint: They also found osteosporosis. I thought you could only have one "disorder" at a time and told them so! :rofl:
So several pain shots and off to x-ray again! Then they finally let me go home. In case I disapperar you will know that I can't sit up for awhile. The demerol is wearing off and my script isn't here yet. Take care of yourselves in the meantime and I shall return.....this too shall pass.:rofl:
There is a part of me that can't even believed that this happpened and POOR Willy feels terrible!!! I had to force him to leave me at the hospital and go back to work! They made him fill out incident reports and everything. The poor ******* was a nervous wreck! OK Best get into bed like they told me....Love, Mel

OMG Mel! You gave me chills reading your post. I'm so sorry. BIG HUG. Rest and get better, don't do anything that doesn't feel right. Give yourself time to recover. I feel so awful for you, what a scarey time this must have been. I'm glad someone was by to help you to the hospital and have you seen to.
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Mel, Mel, Mel... why can't people just kick into the furniture around here? We seem to have some pretty scary injuries around this place. I'm so sorry to hear of your accident Mel, sending you some healing thoughts and I hope you can be resting comfortably. And all this just when you got the journals singing again... :grouphug:

Holly, Lillies! there were the most beautiful lillies at the store - I so wanted them but couldn't decide where to put them. Tonight DH and I went for a short walk before dinner. We trudged up a hill / cove/ circular drive and the house at the top of the crest had the most beautiful pink calla lillies around their mailbox. I wished we had the camera with us.

We have ourselves a nice little rose garden of about 8 bushes. The new bushes we planted are doing nicely. One older bush is infested with I suppose aphids - looks like the white exoskelton ?? of some little buggy creature. From away it almost looks like dust but close up, nope, it's bugs. And I think one bush has black spot. I don't think the former owners did much on the feed or preventive maintenance. We have one red rose that bloomed a big bud but never really opened properly. I told DH that perhaps with some care and feeding they will perk up again. The tree blooms are fading and the last of the lot about to bloom is the magnolia trees. Judging from the size of the buds that's going to be rather impressive. Then I hope we are done with pollen, sneezing, stuffy noses and bees and hornets :df: :lol:

Linus, I hope that you finally got a bit of peace and quiet for yourself and little bump. Meadow - if you're wondering "where the squirrels is" I can tell you that they aren't here - we used to feed them in Chicago - actually they feed themselves even if you don't want them. But DH has been running them off the property here. They get into the house and can do extensive damage.

Shad, you have asked the infernal eternal question as to why the weekends are so productive and fly by. I often wonder if weekends were 5 days long would we enjoy them more or would we long to extend our 2 day work week into a longer time? I'll be the first to volunteer for that experiment :D And no, for some reason we didn't have pizza when you visited. I guess I'd have to say that everyone makes pizza in their own way. And when you move to another part of the country or world, the pizza just doesn't taste the same and you crave what "felt like homestyle". The pizza sauce isn't the same here, nor are the meats. I will be bringing an odd assortment of things back with me this weekend - 6 jars of broiled steak seasoning and spices I can't get here, some nice chocolate squares -- lest you say now Happy you should know better :nono: , they are for the chocoholics at the office, some cleaning wipes for my hard to clean eyeglasses and probably a few pieces of frozen pizza. I can't wait until security x-rays my carry on bag. Well at least I left my lighters at home - no more lighters allowed in your luggage as of this past Thursday - carry on or stowed luggage. Good thing I don't smoke anymore or I'd be panicking. I daresay the airports will do a brisk business selling disposable lighters now. And speaking of :smoking: :smoking: :smoking: Wednesday will mark 1 year that I have quit smoking. Over 11,000 cigarettes not smoked in that year (that boggles my mind) and I have saved over $2,500 and supposedly gained back 2 months and 25 days of good living. And the sad thing is even given that, I still want to smoke. Not a day goes by that I don't think about it. But even in this semi-tobbacco friendly state, they are still forging the effort to stamp out smoking and you do see it less and less. Thank God we aren't in the pool hall anymore. That was the worst temptation. Anyway, it's well past my bedtime so goodnight to Tig and Teel and Rose and all the other fine chicks on the thread. Rest up those poor hurting bodies of yours - I won't even tell you what I felt like on Sunday after an entire day of gardening. :headache: