I've been on the computer for a long time... Nice escape from housecleaning.... (Starting, not finishing) and thinking about work... etc.or the possibility of chemo. Blech... Throwing up and losing your hair. But having a LONNNNNNNNNNNG life to live? Might be worth it. Apparently I'm on the cusp (pathologically) of chemo or not... so we'll have to wait and see.

I'm off to knit.

on the pathological cusp. Sounds really cosmic. What a decision -- the docs are steering you in one direction or another?

k

There's this woman I know who is sooooooooooooo pretty. Pretty face. Pretty personality. Pretty hair. Pretty everything. Not so long ago everyone was sad because everyone knew she was dying and knew she knew it and all were sad. Except maybe her. She grew her hair back, is pretttty so pretty, and is teaching a class for divorcees at the church with her second husband. She had chemo. I remember (reporter stuff) when she wore a wig and was trying on makeup. Pretty pretty woman. Had chemo.

DS took ONLY his own money. Didn't want mine. I have no idea how much he took. Kids is strange.

Isn't they?

Peachie, I sent DD the lovely Write Your Mom photo, and she says to tell you:
"Oh ha ha."

Tell her she's quite wilcum

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

Thanks for remembering, Kiwi! We just finished up a mess of ribs and some corn on the cob. The strawberry rhubarb pie is waiting for us to get hungry again. And it's raining, of course. No maple syrup races on the lawn this year. (I just made that up!)

So, I watch the news today and see THIS. Big ferry accident. That's where I used to live! No one was hurt but my dad has a boat there. Haven't heard yet if it was squished. And Thursday afternoon was when everyone was setting off for the holiday weekend. Not nice.

Happy Canada Day!!!!! For some reason I feel so .... polite today!

Sugar, it's a wonder that there were no fatalities in that ferry accident.

I'm practicing being a gma today. I'm babysitting my DD's weiner doggie. She's adorable and if it weren't for her annoying habit of running the opposite way when she's called, she'd be perfect. Of course, when the real grandbaby arrives I won't put it in the kennel crate when I get tired of holding it.

Have a loverly weekend, cowsies. My friend is opening a new shop this weekend, and I'm planning on checking it out. It's a gift/garden/home decor kind of place. It's in a little town called Silverton. Very cute. See yas.

Because that's what I'd really like to see!
I saw that -- it looked horrible! Amazing nobody was hurt, but it looked like they demolished an awful lot of boats. Bummer. Wow, did you read THIS? This is why the whole world should celebrate Canada Day: Not only did the captain of the ferry possibly save hundreds of lives by veering off from the concrete berth, but "Boat owners hailed the captain of a ferry that ran aground as a hero for diverting the vessel" -- Read that again: "Boat owners" -- If that had happened in the U.S., boat owners would have been suing the pants off the captain before he set foot ashore.

Well, I don't see why not -- your dd going to be one of those picky moms?

Enjoyed the "Katahdin Idol" show tonight. One of DD's friends won the teen division. He was one of only 2 people all evening who accompanied himself on the guitar (most people brought a karaoke cd to sing with). He won with a John Mayer song, "No Such Thing" (Welcome to the Real World). He was goooooood. And cute too, wanna see a pic?

I'm so hoooooooonnnnnnnnnngry. I need fooooooood.

Kiwi

That's because we are all so polite and no one wanted to hurt anyone's feelings. I guess everyone was just so darn happy that no one got injured. I also don't know if it's as easy to sue the pants off someone in Canada as it is in the US. I believe about 20 boats got smashed, including 30 ft sailboats. Some pretty expensive stuff but I suppose B.C. Ferries' insurance will pay for it all. We'll see. If you have a broadband connection you can watch the videos on the page I linked to and hear people say 'boot' and 'about' real funny. Haven't heard anything from the parental units so Dad's tub must still be intact.

Happy Canada Day or am I too late?

I have theoretical question. What if you had a teenage son who subscribed to a music/computer/something-like-that magazine and it came while he was away. Boldly promoted on the cover was an article on female orgasm. Inside was a page of women's face contorted and taken from above. What would you do?

I would throw it out and tell him to cancel his subscription. Heck, I am very liberal and don't like to tell people what to read or think, but you don't have to have that in your house if you don't want it, right? On the other hand, if it were, say, Cosmopolitan, it might well have the exact same stuff in it, and I used to read that. Still, it's your call, because it's your house and you're the mom. Does it seem to be an informational treatment of the subject or just exploitive?

DD has gotten a slew of mail while she's been gone, stuff that really needs to be opened -- 2 things from College Board among other things. I asked her if she wanted me to open them, and she doesn't -- she asked if I'd send them to her there. I really don't think I want to send her College Board scores to a temporary dorm room.

Oh, there's a solution for you, Peaches, forward the mag to him at camp. Just kidding.

I went to the local 4th of July parade this morning! By myself, I might add. It was really pretty good; the Maine National Guard Band marched and played. Then they did a concert in the park. They were awesome. Also a big bagpipe band from Bangor marched in the parade. The kid who won Katahdin Idol was performing in the parade too -- he and some other guys were on a flatbed jamming with electric guitars and drums. Very cool. Amazingly, the parade organizers managed to have the 3 performing groups spread out enough that you could hear each one when they came along. I don't know how they managed to get the National Guard band and the bagpipe band here this year, but it was nice.

Glad your dad's boat didn't get squooshed, Sug. Sheesh, if that happened to us, DH would go off the deep end, so to speak! Well, or get a new boat with the insurance money. Come to think of it, maybe I could get The Cat to take a wrong turn and come up the River and smash our house! (Hey, we're only 3 hours from the coast, what's the big deal?)

DH is mowing the lawn.

Kiwi

I don't know about the article. Haven't read it. You know it's just creepy for a woman to talk to a boy about sex. A man is needed here.

Sugar, that IS quite a picture. Looks like Godzilla in boatland.

But here's another point .. blah blah blah. Some time back I told DS to turn off some movie because every sentence was F something and worse. Then .. when I was sick recently and listless and apathetic, I was watching Sideways which some friend loaned me. If you've seen it, you know that some naked people are doing what naked people do together while this guy is sneaking around their house looking for a lost object. DS is sitting beside me. Normally, I would've turned it off (no remote) but didn't get up thinking it would go away (doesn't. .. it gets worse). DS says, "Can I watch Whatever-his-movie was." Sarcastic. Made his sick momma get up and turn off the dam* tv. I just don't want to get into it with him. I was toss this issue. I think it's a fluke. Magazine is Wired..