I pulled the oven rack out to check on the sweet potatoes...pulled it out- reached a bit to grab the casserole dish- and sizzled a boob. Do you see the time???? I've been having such a spell of insomnia of late.. at least once a week I am up all night - I'll crash around 8 tonight...

I'm feeling very blobby fat. I would like to not have my belly fat lying on my thighs when I sit. Back to the diet tomorrow er today. And YAY for Cowie for doin a south beach type of eating. Use Splenda if ya can get it - you won't miss real sugar... and Whole wheat bread and pasta instead of the processed white flour ..and brown rice instead of white...Pretty much if it's White its Wrong. he hee.

Kiwi: YOU MAY HAVE A JOB IN SALES!!10 ornamentals?? Well done !

Sug: Oooh Snow.. I saw yer pics..quite picturesque and quaint..I can't believe that even though the student did all the investigative wokr the Police still won't do anything????

I hope Wabby caught her RATS and Grandpa Jim's fingers are better..what the heck Wabby...do you think Grandpa Jim is livin high on the hog since he thinks he won't be around to pay it all off so what the H*ll?

Bagzilla: RU Still decorating ????

Where is Lushie, Painty and Cherry...

I hate and despise sales. I sat there for 2 hours wishing I could go home. I'm so childish. Oh yeah, and ornaments, not ornamentals.

I also hate my blog so much I refuse to go there. Not really true, but the fact is I haven't written a word in many months. I suppose it is still findable by typing into Google "How to Build a House for Less". Actually I just looked and it's not. You'll have to type in How to Build a House in 425 Years or Less.

Sometimes I have to crawl under the desk and hang out with the dog while she eats the recycling.

I actually typed "log" instead of desk. I'm definitely losing it...

Kiwi

I can't find the blog and am pouting.

DS took a friend to a crafts fair in Dogpatch this morning. He said he'd take her to the book store after so I went there to wait. He knew I'd be there.

She's Asian. Lovely. They look wonderful together. They were looking at books outside and I went out and said, "HI!" She looked up and returned the "Hi" then eyes back to the books. DS whispered "That's my mom" and she looked up again, introduced herself and shook hands.

I could tell I wasn't needed.

Do watch "A La Mode." Wonderful happy movie about kids this age.

I can't find the blog and am pouting.

DS took a friend to a crafts fair in Dogpatch this morning. He said he'd take her to the book store after so I went there to wait. He knew I'd be there.

She's Asian. Lovely. They look wonderful together. They were looking at books outside and I went out and said, "HI!" She looked up and returned the "Hi" then eyes back to the books. DS whispered "That's my mom" and she looked up again, introduced herself and shook hands.

I could tell I wasn't needed.

Do watch "A La Mode." Wonderful happy movie about kids this age.


Results of searching for Kiwi Blog.

You're not following directions very well.

Somehow I thought you were joking. But dadgum it. You were right.

Yay! I found Kiwi's blog too! I remember when you started it. "My plates are your plates" - heh. I like your political rants.

Peachy, you must have this lovely girl over for dinner and see what she's like.

I'm very worried about Schatzi's boob.

Spent most of the day having a headache but went over to the neighbours to drink Glühwein anyway and that fixed me up good. Now I'm bouncing off the walls.

My mum had a knee replacement on Tuesday, got sent home on Thursday and can now climb stairs with the help of her crutches. Nothing ever stops that woman. My dad is overjoyed that she's home so soon since he swears he doesn't know how to use the washing machine.

Sugar, your dad sounds so romantic

The lovely girl would barely look at me. She and DS are balanced on the shyness scale, I believe.

I talked to my friend at the bookstore and they (the girl) bought a book. This is a used book store where you can trade in your books for store credit. Guess how he paid for her book. My credit. You got it. She said she couldn't remember what book.

This whole "girlfriend" thing seems to have developed so suddenly that I'm quite taken aback. But, of course, it's good. Now I can have a bf, right?

I agree with Sugahbear...the holidays are a purrfectly acceptable time to invite DS new friend... heck perchance all these mysterious friends could come over for a holiday get together...at least you can put some faces to the names and get a feel fer what they are like..

I like yer political rants toooo Kiwi.. yes I visited yer leetle bloggette..hmmm yer sounding a bit irritated today.. hope you are okay.

Sugahsnoofle: so glad yer mom is doing so well so soon after surgery...and men sheesh, they would be lost without us.. and the older they are and the longer yer married the more lost they get ! I know I'm not pronouncing this right.. but what is this Wineglue yer drinkin.. ???? Boobie is fine, a fine brown crusty line acrossed the naughty bit area is all....
DH and I spent 3 more hours raking again today.. it was loverly outside! All the Fall crap is down to make room for the Xmas crap.,that's as far as I got.... Dh fixed the fireplace... he's soo handy I am lucky..

this is a hardship of being a single mom. I can picture these kids here all talking to each other and .. me. I need another adult to relate to while I'm being ignored by teenagers. After all, when DS saw me at the bookstore, he didn't speak to me, didn't introduce, just whispered to gf "that's my mom."

Peaches needs a man.

Okay, I have to weigh in on this. DS needs to know that girls are impressed by boys who are polite, boys who value their families all that good stuff. And, if you invite kids over, you've definitely got to invite one of their mothers too! You don't want to be too outnumbered! I'd show up, but my holidays are so booked up, y'know....

Had a great time at puppy class today. Well, okay, maybe not a great time, but it was worthwhile. Still can't walk Jet without getting my arm pulled out of the socket, but we've got lots of stuff to work on so maybe that will come sooner or later. She can sit/stay, down (iffy on the stay), come, leave it, drop it (as long as you give her something better), give her paw, go in her pen. Leave it is the best thing. I don't let anyone wear it out, because so far she is really good about it. I don't tell her to Leave It with the recycling, not important enough. DH hates it when she chews on an envelope. Heh heh.

Must go make beef stew. In da pressure cooker. Quick and fast. Both. Ta

Kiwi

It is sometimes awkward when the kids friends are over. Take the bull by the horns. Start sending regards when they are on the phone or online. Make him say, MY MOM SAYS HI. Then, invite her. When she comes, no matter who she is, no matter what she wears, no matter how inadequate and unworthy she is, like her. A lot. Since his school is so far away, I don't know how you'll have another mom over. Just be busy enough that they don't feel that they have to entertain you. But she'll want to get to know you, all girls want to know the boy's mother.
Oh, Shatz....your poor boob. Your boobs hang into your cooking????? Whew.
How Raquel!
Sugar, poor Mummy. She is amazing, though. Up steps already- no wonder your dad is lost.
DD has a new job. She is working at Aeropostale. She started 10 days ago. Since then, all the managers have quit. Ach. Chaos. However the discount is great.
Kiwi, aren't puppies the best? I've never actually trained a dog. My dog now is so little and even tempered that we didn't have to train her at all. In the past I should have trained the dogs. Our biggest problem her is keeping them in the yard.
Speaking of yards....the leaves are killing me. I don't know why it can't come into style to have leaves on your front yard all year long.

I got the first season of "6 feel under" I've never seen it. I"m three episodes into it...I like it so far.

Have a good week.

Ooooh Lush! I'm a 6 Feet Under fan. It's so quirky. and sorta morbid.

Yikes Schatzi! poor boobie. I used to have boobies that got tangled up in my cooking too, but I had a boobie bob 1 1/2 years ago. Best thing I ever did. Now I have stand alones.

Lush gives such good advice about meeting GFs. In my experience kids today usually travel in packs, so I've never had a problem meeting them. Then again my kids were definitely not shy and were social to a fault. Meaning they should have spent more time on their academics and less time on hanging with their friends. Can you have DS invite her over to do some kind of Christmas activity w/ you, like hanging lights or putting up your tree? ..... and yes, now you get a boyfriend.

We had a lovely Thanksgiving, although it was lots of work for me. And just as we were sitting down to dinner, my new DIL's parents stopped by to visit, so I didn't feel comfortable knoshing down all my dinner in front of them. I ended up zapping my cold dinner after they left. Day after TG, my bil and sil from Texas came over and we ate leftovers, I went shopping on Saturday and on Sunday we had a birthday party to go to for my Great nephew's first birthday. We had Grandpa Jim ride with us and I didn't smash any of his fingers.

We had another rat sighting. DD saw one on the steps to the basement. We've put out poison in the basement and I have my doggies sleep in our bedroom with the door closed. I'm totally terrorized. Counting down 'til thursday exterminator appt.

Kiwi, Jett is more advanced in her training than my 10 yr old dog. I took both dogs for a walk at the new park across the street and they both were terrible. They do not heal, they do not stay, they jerk my arm out of the socket. I still love them, though. They're much better if I walk them individually, but I just don't have the heart to leave one of them home while the other gets to go for a walk.

Sugar, good that mummy is on the mend, sounds like she doesn't allow her self time for recuperating.

Dang. It's cold here today. Brrrr.

I see I'm being forced to talk to myself. This what I did this weekend to put my foot in my mouth 1) Asked DIL's mother if her hair was her natural color - what I meant to say is "good lord you have gorgeous hair color!" but it didn't come out that way. Instead she confessed that she was prematurely gray and her color came out of a bottle. 2) Told my nephew who is 25 that Grandpa Jim is not his biological Grandfather. He had no idea. He was asking me to outline all the uncles and aunts on DH's side of the family and when I said "well Gpa Jim had 2 and Grndma Evelyn had 2 and then they had 5 together and my nephew said in a very sad voice "you mean Gpa isn't my Dad's real father?" Geez. Why in the world would you not tell your kid that? Why let them find out by talking to a big mouthed aunt? 3) Said it will be fun to be a Gma because I can spoil the baby and then send her home to her parents. I said this to the Gma of a baby whos daughter still lives at home w/ the grandbaby and has no prospects of moving out any time soon.

And thats what I did to alienate as many ppl as possible last weekend.

Well.... Wabby .... hmmmm .... I don't know if I've said here that I'm planning to go back to school. I'm deliberately not telling many people because I don't want to hear any discouraging remarks. ... I'll tell you though !!!!! LOL LOLLLLLSLS