:tree: :han: :mrsclaus: :candy: :newyear: :rudolph: :clause: :clause: :wreath: :santa: :ginger: :xcheer: :coolsnow: :snowball1 :elf: :dreidel: :shocksn: :snowfight :hohoho: :stardav: :gift2: :present:
WOW!!! I HOPE I GOT THEM ALL! THANKS HAPPY FOR SHOWING ME!!! GOTTA LOVE ALL THESE FESTIVE HOLIDAY SMILEYS!!


NAE~ I AM SO SORRY I DIDN'T SEE THIS POST TILL RIGHT NOW. PRAYING AND SENDING ALL MY BEST VIBES FOR A SPEEDY AND COMPLETE RECOVERY FOR DEAR MOM. SENDING KISSES AND HUGS ALSO AND LOTS OF LOVE. I ALSO SEND HUGS FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY WHO I AM SURE ARE WORRIED. DON'T FRET....I BET MOM IS STRONG AND WILL BE BACK TO HER OLD SELF SOON. JUST HANG IN THERE AND GIVE HER TIME TO GET HER PROPER FOOTING AGAIN:hug:

SHAD~ THANKS FOR THE ADDIE AGAIN AND I SENT IT TO CEEJAY ALSO. THEY WILL MISS YOU AT WORK WHEN YOU ARE GONE...OF THIS I AM SURE. MAYBE I SHOULD WATCH THE WANT AD SECTION FOR A JOB CLOSER TO ME!!! ROFLMAO I COULD TEACH YOU HOW TO LIVE NEAR NYC AND RUN AROUND LIKE A HEADLESS CHICKEN LIKE WE DO!! :rofl: HOPE THE END OF THIS JOB IS ON A HAPPY NOTE AND YOU GET THE KUDOS YOU DESERVE.:carrot:

CEEJAY~ SENT THE ADDIE CHANGE FOR TEEL. SORRY THE NUMBERS WERE SCREWED UP. ROFL I TOO WAS EATING TOO MUCH RED MEAT AND HAVE BEEN CUT BACK FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS NOW. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THERE SEEM TO BE FEATHERS GROWING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY ARMPITS!! :lol3: :lol3:

HAPPY~ SO NICE TO HAVE GOOD RELATIVES AND MAYBE THE AUNT WILL TAKE YOU UP ON THE OFFER ONE DAY SOON. BET YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOLIDAYS WITH GUSTO!!! I HAVE MY CARDS ADDRESSED BUT THEY WON'T GO OUT TILL NEXT WEEK. THE BUS WAS IN THE SHOP TODAY AND THE STORM WILL BE TOMORROW!!! ROFLMAO MAYBE THEY WILL GET TO EVERYONE BEFORE NEW YEARS! :lol3:

TIG~ YOU EARLYBIRD YOU!!! TEEL ALREADY GOT HERS!! I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION!!! I AM ALSO THRILLED WITH YOUR GOOD SPINE AND THE TEST RESULTS!!! LET US PRAY THAT YOU NEVER GO THROUGH THOSE 20 MINUTES AGAIN!! SENDING YOU ALL GOOD THOUGHTS AND VIBES!!! :hug:

HOLLY~ HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON. CAN'T BE PASSING THIS AROUND ALL OVER THE HOUSE WHILE THE HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US!

TEEL~ ACROSS THE BIG POND IS ANOTHER GORGEOUS BABY.....:bb: AND A GIRL TO BOOT!!! MAYBE SHE WILL JOIN US ONE DAY.....JUST TO SAY HELLO TO ALL THE OTHER AUNTIES!!! ROFL HOPE YOU AND HOLLY ARE DOING WELL IN ALL THIS WINTER TEMPS AND WEATHER!!!

WELL CHICKIES I HAVE VERY GOOD NEWS. TODAY THEY NOT ONLY DELIVERED CHAIR #2 BUT THE OLDES CHAIR #1 AND THEY ACTUALLY FIXED IT TOO! THEY ACQUIRED A NEW WHEEL AND HUB FROM SOMEONE IN NYC WHO WAS STILL HOLDING ON TO OLD PARTS. I AM THRILLED TO BITS OF COURSE CAUSE THIS MEANS I WILL HAVE 4 WOORKING WHEELCHAIRS AND WHEN ONE BREAKS DOWN I WILL NOT BE STRANDED OR DEPEND ON ANYONE ELSE. NOW IF I CAN JUST KEEP THEM FROM BREAKING DOWN AT THE SAME TIME!! :rofl: I HAVE MY MEDS, MY CHIARS AND NEW APOINTMENTS, GOT A BONUS FOR EXTRA WORK TODAY, HAVE A XMAS BONUS COMING AND ALSO MY RETRO RAISE!:carrot: SO ALL IS WELL WITH THE WORLD!! IT'S NOT A LOT OF $$$ BUT IT'S A LOT OF $$$ TO ME AND JEN. IT MEANS CATCHING UP A BIT TOO SO I AM HAPPY :dance: :bubbles: I CAN ACTUALLY FEEL SOMEONE WATCHING OVER ME AND HOP-E IT DOESN'T SOUND CRAZY BUT I HAVE BEEN FEELING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THESE WONDERFULO THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. I FEEL SO BLESSED AGAIN AND ALIVE. HAVEN'T FELT LIKE THIS SINCE MAY. (SIGH) FEELS VERY GOOD TO BE THIS HAPPY!
I HAD BEST CLOSE. TOMORROW'S STORM THREATENS TO LEAVE ME ALONE WITHOUT ANY OFFICE STAFF AND VERY LITTLE MAINTENANCE. ONE IS ON VACATION. SO I WILL REST UP AND GO TO BED EARLY SO I CAN TAKE ON THE DAY BY STORM....NO PUN INTENDED!!! LOL
TAKE CARE MY CHICKIE FRIENDS AND HELLO TO LINUS, MEADOW, HONEY AND EVERYONE ELSE! :moped:

linus~ i almost forgot....dfon't worry about the pics. wer can see some later on the pc or whatever. :hug:

Turned out warm again hasn't it?
 

Last nights doozy storm cleared the air for a while, but the heat is slowly creeping back. We apparently had 6" of rain last night. Damage to some homes up the road from me. Lots of trees down, power outages and car accidents. 2 dead, 1 badly injured. And some who would be dead by their own stupid actions if their neighbours hadn't saved them from themselves. How stupid can we get? There were breaks in power lines all over the place. One idiot (there isn't a better word) decided to go out and 'shift the sparking power line' because it was TOO CLOSE TO HIS CAR!! Hello??? Is it me or are we getting stupider??? The one in critical condition had climbed onto his roof to see if the storm was abating - he got struck by lightning which went in through his chest and out through the back by the kidneys. Am I strange or something? What is wrong with looking out the window???? Maybe I just don't get life these days. :soap: End of rant.

Mel - I think it is very lucky that they don't have the restrictions on how many smilies one can put on the post these days. You have used them all with gay abandon. Our poor thread would be overloaded if Teel were here and posting.

Linus - it doesn't seem that life is getting any more relaxing for you. Craig playing up, DH got the snits, CJ not settling. What's Connor up to? Not to worry about photos - we will get to see them when you get them from his computer to yours - or you can send me the online ones and I can distribute them if you wish. For heavens sake girl, get some downtime even if you have the baby with you. Let the DH deal with the police and Craig. You've done enough.


Nae - how is one of our Mother's arm? We're sharing mothers now too. I'm sure that there will be enough to go round and round and round.

Honey dippped - are you still there???

Okay, time to do the flylady thing. Two bedrooms and the dishes before 7.30 and it is now 6.55pm. Gotta fly.

Oh nearly forgot. Christmas Lights around the city.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...lights2005.jpg

We've had the odd problems with storms - knocked out whole suburbs displays. The people of the city have been donating bulbs to the owners to put the displays back on. One place lost 60000 Christmas lights in one night. Mother Nature sure is peeved off with us lot! :ginger:

Morning, Shad. Thanks for sharing the light display! Big hugs.

Hello Our Miss Ruth!!
 

:tree: :han: :mrsclaus: :candy: :newyear: :clause: :wreath: :santa: :snowball: :xcheer: :ginger: :stardav: :gift2: :present: :snow4: :hohoho: :snowglo: :shocksn: :snowfight :elf: :dreidel: :coolsnow: :snowball1 :xcheer: :ginger:

I LOVE COMIC SANS FONTS! CAN YOU TELL! ROFLMAO
WELL GIRLS IT IS A WINTRY WONDERLAND OUTSIDE AND I AM WARM AND COZY INSIDE WITH MY LITTLE TREE LIT AND HARRY POTTER ON THE TV. EVEN GOT THE WARM MAND FUZZY FEELING INSIDE ME! LOL THANK GOD JOHN GOT INTO WORK TODAY AND WILL TAKE CHARGE OF THE SNOW REMOVAL. NOT TOO MUCH AS YET AND IT MIGHT NOT BE THE BIG DOWNFALL THEY EXPECTED LAST WEEK. SO ALL IS WELL IN MY CORNER OF THE WORLD.

SHAD~ WOW WHAT A$$HOLES!!! SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T THINK.....AND GOD KNOWS THEY SEE IT AND HEAR IT ON THE TV.....WHY THEY STILL INSIST ON DOING STUPID THINGS WILL REMAIN A MYSTERY I FEAR. HOPE YOU DON'T MELT AWAY OVER THERE!!! WE COULD USE YOUR HEAT....IT WOULD BE A GREAT DEICER!!:snowball: :snowball1 :coolsnow: STAY COOL MY FRIEND AND TRY NOT TO SMACK TOO MANY PEOPLE ALONG SIDE THEIR STUPID NON-FUNCTIONING HEADS!! :clause: :santa: :ginger:

:elf: MISS RUTH IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU ARE SPOILING ME!! :wreath: :xcheer: :clause: :santa:
HOPE THE LEG IS COMING ALONG!! I WILL GIVE YOU A LIFT OR LEND YOU ONE OF MY CHAIRS....THEY ARE AT PRESENT ALL WORKING!!! LOL

GOTTA GO GET MY MAIL AND EAT BREAKFAST....TOOK THE FOSAMAX SO I AM WAITING THE NECESSARY 1/2 HOUR. TAKE CARE FRIENDS AND BE CAREFUL IN THE STORMY WINTER WHETHER IT BE HOT OR COLD!! :moped:

Yikes Shad, 6 inches of rain! That's pretty scary. Enough to cause white cap rapids of water if you happen to be living on the down side of an incline. Glad to hear you made it ok. Did the water tank fill up?

It's just really, really cold here. 19 degrees. Cripes I may have to actually get my winter coat out of the closet ::shocksn: But it's suppose to warm up a bit by the weekend.

Pretty lights that you have posted. I don't think I'm going to bother with outside lights this year. Won't be using them long enough. And I really need to get my act together with shopping and cards. Guess what I'll be doing all weekend?

Ceejay, I know what you mean about the snow. I was sort of hoping to see a bit of it myself. Just a bit for a while and then it can melt! :lol:

Linus, it's amazing that you don't lose your mind. Surely there's an end in sight to all you stress. :crossed:

Mel, stay warm and spend those extra dollars well! May the angels keep their watch over you...

Hellos to the rest of the chicks... including the drive by Miss Ruth!

Good Morning ladies!!!!
Mel~ it is nice to hear you so much like your happy go lucky self. Ride this wave!!!!!!! I am waiting on the Christmas carols!!!!!!

Shad~lots of excitment in your part of the world. Hope the job transition goes well.

Happy~ HI!

Linus~ all I can say is, been there. My hubby was a knob when my babies were new. Nothing like kicking a sleep deprived new mom when she is down. I have yet to figure what goes on in their heads. Empathitic, supportive vibes coming across the ocean!!

Warm winter hugs to everyone. Well, cool breezy hugs for Shad.


My sore throat turned into a wicked tummy virus. By 10am I was hurling.
Between hurls I called parents to get their kids. DD went on a playdate and I spent the day hugging the toilet or sleeping. Today I woke up feeling fine.
Lots of snow over night but busses are running. Just 2 toddlers this morning. My Avon is supposed to be in.
I really need to clean the upstairs. It is depressing me.
DH ran the dishwasher and washed all the pots but 1. LOL! Wouldn’t want to do a complete job.
DS has hockey tonight and DD has her gymnastics recital. I have the market in the morning and then a Sam’s club run.
DS has more hockey on Sat and then my boys are going to a pro game Sunday night. My Christmas gift to them.
Gonna take it easy-ish today.

Brrrrr it’s cold outside.

The pay check has arrived but I’m waiting until early afternoon to deposit it. It’s 15 degrees outside this morning.

I ventured out yesterday to run errands. The roads here were clear but the tree’s had ice on them. It was a pretty sight to behold. We had freezing rain.

I’ve decided that it is to cold for me to get out on the road by myself to travel to Paragould today. The high is suppose to be 33 degrees. Tomorrow it will be warmer a high of 42. The wind chill tonight is predicted to be 5 to 10 degrees. The land lord would be upset if I left the and pipes freeze.

I’ve addressed Christmas cards.

For the rest of the holiday season I will not be obsessing about food. For the past 3 years my weight has fluctuated between 189-180 pounds I’m either not trying hard enough or my body has settled at this weight. I will be continue to watch the intake of fats etc because of the triglycerides, cholesterol and blood sugar level problems. However, they were in good range on last doctor’s visit. My plan to do this is to eat from the new food pyramid and add more fiber.

It’s time to fix breakfast and call my uncle.

Shad--Kind of sounds like you had tornado. The light show is awesome.

There is miss Ruth again. Nice to see you.

Holly--Glad you are feeling better this morning. Do you have strep throat?

Nae-- How is your mother?

Hello to Mel, Meadow, and Honey.:wave:

Skids wildly into the chickydom...
 

Good morning/afternoon/day/night everybody :D I have 10miles under my belt so far this week:carrot: and frozen shortbread cookies last longer:p so certain people only eat three a day instead of eight. Progress of a sort:dizzy: at least I persevered with the exercise and didn't just say "maybe next week" I intend to do another 4miles before Sunday, wouldn't want to do less than last week, that would be slacking;)

Holly-:hug: projectile vomiting, how awful for you. Are you getting enough to drink, you will dehydrate and get dizzy if you aren't careful. Eat some oranges, the mandarins are extra sweet this year.

Mel-Wow, Jen's window art sounds very eye catching. What a great idea to frame the tree within the design, isn't she a clever one? So where are you storing all these wheels you have now? certainly spoiled now aren't you? Such a great feeling I'll bet, lifts those worries right out of you. What song shall we sing today? Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light and may all you troubles be out of sight... come on help me here, I'm struggling for the structure of the lines, merry muddles:^: :candy: :coffee2:

Shad-yikes a doodles! People playing with live power lines and dancing on the roofs during lightening storms and becoming human glow bulbs:hot: :yikes: that is just insane! Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. Of course I adore a good thunder and lightening storm myself but I would be lounging back from the window and taking in the view not out in the midst of it taunting mother nature :chin: Glad you didn't have any major floods and the roof stayed on. Best of luck with your phone interview, I'm sure you will impress and delight them. I think Christmas lights are beautiful, I saw an entire program about a street in Edmonton where the entire neighbourhood tries to top each other every year and collects stuff for the food bank. It was great :D

Ceejay-bracing for the cold excursion to the bank, watch out for those falling frozen branches, good call on waiting until it is warmer. I've seen those ice storms on the tv and it looks very dangerous.

Linus-good gravy, I'm getting on a plane and coming over there:devil: I sentence the men/boys in your family to sensitivity training and insist that you get a babysitter and go to the hairdresser for a new cut and style to recharge your batteries :judge: :tired: :yes: You are a new mother for pete's sake, you should be getting applause, flowers, dinner made for you :encore: Get out of that house! :cheer: Go Linus, Go! Take care.

Happy-need to get some of that squirt hand stuff to stop the cat dander mischief. Antibacterial, you don't have to wash it off or wear gloves, but then the kitty might think you are a cat toy :p Good luck with the gang at work, you sound very busy.

Rose-I float good energy and healing vibes to your/our mom ;) I hope she is getting lots of happy faces and signatures on her cast :D Bet she will be enjoying some extra attention this holiday season as everyone/everywhere asks what happened :gossip:

Tig-so what are they going to test next? Good that the MRI showed nothing:carrot: So Florida has the fastest mail service in the world, they should advertise that :cool: Maybe you should email the postmaster and compliment them on their quick and efficient service. I've heard the mail folk have issues and could use some encouragement:devil:

Honey-dipped-yes, shortbread cookies are tasty and delicious and like the sirens call to me from the freezer. Shameful willpower but I'm a food addict and I have issues :p :crazy: If celery gave me the same mouth feel I might, nah, psychologically I know, it is the calorie laden that has the power to make me munch :lol3: Good to have you with us :D

Teel-HELLO! Have a wonderful Christmas! How are you feeling? Getting some good sleep in?

Ruth-how kind of you to stop by. How are you? What mischief are you plotting? I hope you take some time this season to tour your neighbourhood and look at the Christmas lights. We have been doing it every week since the end of November to check out who is putting up what. Lots of cut out snowpeople and reindeer around here :D

Morning all,

Well after a basically sleepless night, it's just coming up to dawn and the sky is beautifully pastel hued. For once it is fairly cool and shortly I am about to take my frustrations out on the garden weeds.

Why am I frustrated and sleepless in Logan? Well DB2 decided last night was another good time to dump his woes on my doorstep. Yep, appeared around 7.30pm and told me of his latest attack of the wobblies and his dire financial situation - guess that is my Christmas gift from him!!!! I feel sorry for him but quite frankly he now needs more professional help than I can give and he refuses to get it. Apparently it is not macho to be depressed (but I'm not depressed! Huh, wot!) Arrrrgh, thanks bro.

Sorry about that rant, we are all starting to just come into the spirit here and whammo, Shad busts the mood.

Ruth - great to see you in the thread and posting occasionally. I try to read the Beach daily thread to see whats going on in your world. Somedays I get there, somedays I don't. Had to laugh at the dogs getting into the Choc. Sounds like Shad the dog is guiding from above. He was a good chocolate eater - no wonder he had few teeth left. BTW how is the DK?

Mel - the older I get (and I am getting there by the minute) the less tolerant I am of the stupidity of man or humanity should I say. I mean to say, can any of you see the sense in spending 15 minutes of your time destroying the creative Christmas lights neighbourly people put up and light from the goodness of their hearts and in the spirit of Christmas. It's a fun thing to do, it costs them lots of money, for some it takes a load of their valuable time and it brings joy to the old folk who go on bus tours to see the various surburban and city displays and gets people out and about from all walks of life and heaven forbid, forgetting their differences and talking to each other. The majority of people who put on displays are normal everyday average suburban householders. They are not rich or even in well paid jobs. They do it in the spirit of the season. There is a competition run by the Councils for the 'best street displays', ' best house' etc. etc. Then some of these low lifes come around and smash up the display and destroy the equipment. Mother Nature is doing a good enough job of belting us about without the idiots. Okay Shad :soap: time is over. :soap: :soap: Shut up, get over it. :soap: Stand for council and law and order if you want to do something about it and stop harassing the worldly chicks. :soap:

Happy, my water tank is full and overflowing. The rain all came down within minutes and the guttering simply couldn't handle the volume. It was like Niagara Falls all around the house and there where water spouts coming from the downpipes. Actually it was like looking out through a curtain of water for some of the time. And if I don't get my cards away this coming week, they will never get to where they are going either. Fortunately most of them go out in e-mails these days. However there are still a few that get posted. I was finishing up the Christmas letter last night when the DB arrived. That put paid to any spontaneous joy coming into the letter.

Holly - glad to hear you are over the bug. Did you compliment the DH on doing the pots and dishes! Nice gesture, deserves a hug and nice words. Often sugar is better than harsh words.

Ceejay, you must be the best tenant in town worrying about the landlords pipes instead of going away and enjoying life! I always remember when I was renting in Townsville, we had a cyclone and the windows leaked. There was a lot of water all around the house. I rang the landlord and told him that apart from the water there was no damage to the house. He was so surprised to hear from me. Apparently none of his other tenants ever got in touch to tell him how the house was or how the rental agency was treating his property. But I don't think I would have stayed at home just to keep the pipes safe.

Hiya Meadow - geez you have put some miles on the clock this week. Well done. And well done on the freezing of the cookie monster as well. Isn't it such a shame that most of the good things of life are likely to settle around the hips. Just not fair.

Okay, so the day is dawning beautifully bright and clear. I reckon it would be good to get off the butt now and get it started. Weeds and fertiliser here I come. Catch you all later.

'Evening chickies,

I kind of forgot it was Friday night and then I realized with total joy and delight- I DON'T have to go to work tomorrow :dance: :dance: of course it's going to be a terrible, horrible, really really hard week next week but I'll worry about that on Monday. Cards will get done tomorrow. Really they will.

I checked out a gym tonight after dinner. It's new and pretty close to my house. Do you have early morning and late evening classes I asked? You know to accomodate those who have a job during the day? Oh of course. One spin class at 5:15am - the only "spinning" this girl does is twirling on the floor if they play a really cool song on a TV commercial. There's some yoga classes at 6 I might take but nothing else. No water aerobics until 8am. What's with that? And they have a beautiful outdoor pool. I asked if there are separate times for adult swim - good question my tour guide said :chin: guess I just :dunno: Don't get me wrong, I like kids but at those rates I'm paying to come and work out, not dodge the little buggers whose moms are not paying attention to them. And I'm not too keen on swimming in the kids pool - leakage problems, you know? Guess the adults use the indoor lap pool and that's that. Interesting that they can't come into the gym unless they are 18 but are free to get in the pool. Ok, I'll let it go. They do have personal trainers and nutritionists. But some tiny voice in my head said this isn't the club for me. I'm mostly looking at a place right now for a pool and this place would be easy to drive to, even with my desire not to drive when it's dark outside. DH said he would drive me but I don't think he REALLY wants to crawl out of bed at 5am. DH said he's not really interested in a health club right now himself - he just started school again so I'd pretty much be on my own. I don't know, have to give it some additional thought.

Shad, I hope you will be supportive to DB but not get yourself tangled up in solving his problems for him. He's still got some mileage left on the last "give your old brother a ride" ticket from a while back. I know it's hard to turn away a sibling, do what's right for both of you. Tell him you'd love to help except that you have some needy friends in the states who are just chomping at the bit to see your smiling face again :D :D :D :D Sounds like you're going to have a lovely day to give the garden the once over. Make the most of it! Perhaps you should build a boat ramp for the next heavy rains and invest in an inflatable raft!

Meadow, I'm afraid that antibacterial hand wash won't do squat for the power of a cat's dander :lol: but thanks for the suggestion. Next week I want to hear that you've got at least 12 miles under your belt, ok? And I challenge you to skip a day on the cookies - only because I can't have them either :^:

Argh Ceejay - you got the sleet after all? We didn't thank goodness. Be careful out there. It's supposed to be 15 tonight here too. I think the new "trend" in diets is the non-diet. Like your food pyramid. My doctor gave me a simple diet, DH went to the doc today who did the same. No gimmicks just cut the fats and sugars, watch the carbs, control your portions. Don't deny but know the difference between what you can eat Occasionally and what definitely doesn't mean each and every day.

I had grilled tilapia (fish) with steamed veggies and a bit of a ceasar salad that was too heavy on the garlic dressing. Had a slice of brown bread - it was really good but I stopped at one small slice. And I was quite satisfied with my meal and brought 1/2 home for lunch tomorrow. Of course now I'm sitting here and would love to nibble on something but thank goodness nothing is here but DH's too sweet pineapple upside down cake. I really don't think I can trust myself with Christmas cookies so will have to find a use for all this flour and sugar I have laying around here.

Holly, so your husband waited around to make sure your car was ok and then ran the dishwasher and did the pots? Perhaps if you said thank you instead of calling him a knob or making noise because he left one pot and he might surprise you and do it again. And yes, I know that no one ever thanks us for all we do. You can grow cobwebs waiting so I stopped expecting it long ago.

Mel, I hope the snow stayed away and that you got all snuggly with Harry Potter today. Stay warm and take care of yourself. Tell them the clanger must have frozen and you didn't hear if they try and call you on the telephone to suck you into the web of work :lol:

Did you know there's a picture of Miss Ruth on the home page of the website here? You have to scroll down to the bottom and read an article but it's nice to put faces to names. Ruth looks just as warm and inviting as I pictured her.

Linus, how delightful that there's a little girl in the family now. You're right. Long name for such a little baby. Hope all is well with the sister. Sounds like you and she need a get away weekend. I will accept not getting pictures as long as we see some updates eventually. But don't rush, before he's old enough to snap his own pic would be good :lol:

Nae, give us an update on your mom if you have a few minutes.

Where's Teel run off to? Is she off with Honey Dipped? Did they gang up with Painterwoman? Has Tig taken them all for jogging lessons? :dancer:

It's quite cold outside. I have a nice, very soft, very warm blanket to snuggle up in and I don't have to get up EARLY tomorrow. Life is grand. Give me a call if you want to do my cards and shopping, I will reward you handsomely. ;)

I am very kind and gracious to my husband. ALWAYS. I was joking about the pot. I thought it was hilarious.
I can honestly say in ten years not a single person in this household had ever thanked me for doing the dishes 3 times a day or scrubbing toilets or meeting all of their daily needs without them ever having to ask.
I do get lots of hugs and lovin from the kids.
My husband is no walk in the park but I love him deeply.
I wonder if any of you had to deal the major heartache he put me through in the early years and his emotional/physical/and psychological distance while he went through a major depression/life crisis for a few years if you would be so quick with the advice.
Venting here a bit helps is all.

humming stand by your man.............

THIS WILL BE A QUICKY POST AS I AM EAGER TO GET THE WEEKEND STARTED AND OVERSLEPT!! MUST HAVE NEEDED IT I GUESS. I MYSELF HAVE NO COMPLAINTS THIS MORNING BUT ALAS THE DAY IS YOUNG! :rofl:
THE DILEMMA AT WORK WAS RESOLVED AND THE POOR MAN INVOLVED IS DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY AND CALLED ME LAST NIGHT KNOWING I WAS WORRIED FOR HIM. SO MAYBE THAT IS WHY I SLEPT SO WELL!

HAPPY~ I'LL TRY AND SEND YOU A DAYS WORTHJ OF SNOW TO SET YOUR SCENE FOR THE HOLIDAY! THANKS FOR THE GOOD THOUGHT....I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED HOW MANY ANGELS IT TAKES TO KEEP ME SAFE! LOL YOU CAN COOK SOME FISHIES FOR ME TOO NEXT TIME!!! GOOD LUCK WITH THE POOL HUNT! I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT SWIMMING WITH KIDS AND ERRANT PARENTS! YIKES!!

SHAD~ GOD AND WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT DB2!!! NEXT TIME SLAP ME WHEN I ASK!!! :rofl: I AGREE WITH YOU 100% AND YOU HAVE BEEN THE BEST SISTER TO HIM AND MUCH MORE THAN HE EVEN DESERVED. :hug:
HOPE YOU HAVE GOTTEN RID OF YOUR MOOD OUT IN THE GARDEN AND ARE IN DREAMLAND NOW. YOU CAN RANT ANYTIME YOU WANT TO....AND YOU ARE NOT DOUSING ANYONE'S MOOD!! SO DON'T EVEN THINK THAT. SENDING YOU A BIG :hug:

CEEJAY~ WHAT??? NO PARAGOULD???(sniff, sniff) HOPE IT WARMS UP A BIT IN YOUR AREA. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THOSE DREADFUL TEMPS DIP FOR DAYS NOW ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL. YIKES!! WE ARE IN THE 30'S-40'S STILL AND OUR SNOW WON'T LAST. JUST MELT AND MAKE ICY ROADS AT NIGHT!! NO RIDES FOR ME EITHER!!! (sob, sob) STAY WARM!!

MEADOW MY EXERCISING FOOL!!! GREAT 10 MILES OF SWEATING!! WOW!!! I AM IMPRESSED TO SAY THE LEAST.
I THOUGHT OF YOU WITH THE COOKIES LAST NIGHT....I WAS EATING STELLA DORO'S ASSORTED KIND WITH THE KIDS!! LOL I AM INDEED VERY HAPPY AND WILL USE THE FEELING WISELY!!
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.
a little song for you and the gals to get the mood going for the weekend and the soon to come festivities!

HOLLY~ WHEN YOU AIR YOUR FEELINGS OUT IN PUBLIC YOU CAN EXPECT ANY KIND OF ADVICE. WE HAVE ALL HAD OUR SHARE OF DIFFICULTIES AND ALL DON'T SPEAK OF THEM HERE OR IN THE JOURNALS BECAUSE OF THAT. I MYSELF DECIDED A LONG TIME AGO THAT IT WASN'T GOOD FOR ME. YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION YOURSELF AND WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU. I'VE SEEN MANY WOMEN DECIDE THAT HUSBAND/WIFE STUFF IS SOMETIMES BETTER LEFT UNSAID ON AN OPEN AIRWAVE. OF COURSE WE WILL COMMENT. WE ARE ALL HERE FOR SUPPORT AND WE THOUGHT YOU WANTED IT....MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE THAT TO "I" AND NOT SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE.
ANYWAY......GLAD YOU ARE FEELING BETTER AND HOPE THE AVON ORDERS COME IN AND GO OUT WITH EASE. LOTS OF FESTIVITIES AND HAPPINESS DELIVERING ALL THE XMASSY THINGS I AM SURE. I AM GOING TO DECK THE HALLS IN REAL LIFE WHILE SINGING THE TUNE ALSO! ROFLMAO

WELL CHICKIES I HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH TIME HERE ALREADY PLAYING CHATTY CATHY!!:moped:

Mel--Yeah Christmas music. I'm going to Paragould today. It's nice and sunny outside and not as cold.

I’ve been up for an hour and have vaccumed the bedroom and living room floors. My how dirty they have gotten! Now to finish the kitchen.

I need to put a load of laundry in to wash and get ready to go to my uncles. My aunt wants me to come by noon to go hit some sales.

I’ve just about decided not to go to Kentucky since the weather has been so unpredictable this December. I hate to be 7 hours away and trapped by some bad weather. I’ll plan another trip there in the spring, May or June. Yes I realize that Eli will be almost three by then.

No time for comments will do that Sunday afternoon.

Sometime back I mention that I was going to take a financial hardship. Yesterday as I was about to call Prudential the phone rang. It was a financial group that could lower my interest rates. I'm trying that for a while especially if I can get the 15.99 interest rate down to 5.99. This is my highest credit card. I was skeptical cause there was a fee, but decided to go with it.

The clock seems to be ticking to fast this morning.

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Good Morning Everyone, Thanks so much for your thoughts and good wishes and prayers for my mom. She is doing great and is going home today if everything is good at the time of the dr. visit. She is up and around and going to be living with that external fixature for quite a while.....It was so difficult waiting and waiting for word the night of her surgery. I ended up in a conflict over the phone with a male nurse named Rolando...which in my mind I could see the maid from the movie birdcage...remember how funny he was..... oh my gosh I told the other male nurse that maybe Rolando should consider his career decision........ it was just out of control for no reason.
Hope all is well with everyone....Miss Mel I get a warm fuzzy feeling just reading your post and knowing things are right in your world..... Shad I am just in awe at the storms happening down in Oz these days...... very odd.
The holidays approach and so many details to get tooo, I better get busy...... I find too much pleasure playing with my puppy, watching the herd of elk on the hill..... it is a deep freeze here right now and will continue....-20 in the mornings.....brrr!
Love to all of you,
Blessings,
Nae

kiddie is with mother in law so im outta here to do some much needed housework back later
kirsty