Did I miss what is wrong with Kitty? What is the procedure they would have to do? I'm so sorry you have to make that decision, that is just too hard. :hug: Poor kitty and peachie.

I also do not use a top sheet. However, we're told repeatedly that we must buy EXTRA long sheets. Is her regular bedding gonna work.

The kitty is in a "Cat Clinic." They do only cats and should be experts. As experts, they have not volunteered any diagosis that will be proven wrong at any point. They said he has not eaten for more than 2 days. (I saw him eat every morning and afternoon.) They think he got into the house plants. (Ain't got n'ern.) They asked if I wanted to be there when they euthanize him. So I called DS and asked if he did cause I'm all crying already. He's gonna go talk to them and offer to pay for it himself. I told the cat is not young, there's no guarnatee he won't just come home and die, cats can't tell you what's wrong with him, it's too much money. He's gonna go talk anyway.

There is an online group for people who own this breed of cat. I went there and found it's mostly people discussing their cat's health problems at the moment. Liver biopsies, etc. I don't think they'll buy into my idea that one should not spend allllll their money on a pet.

There's a place where where they sprayed poopy-stuff on a field and it got all fertilized and the poopy ran into the lake and grew algae and all the neighbors got bad. The field was city owned and city poopy sprayed. Big poopy uproar. We have a septic tank. Not supposed to add chemicals. Can have it cleaned out but I think that if you don't dump a lot of grease down it, it'll do better.

Hi, all. Just got back late last night from Philly, NY, Albany, NY, Philly trip. Ungodly hot everywhere. Came into house with ac broken, house a mess, dh on warpath, giving orders, not doing anything, ds decided on trip that maybe he will go to college (he's a sr this year and had refused to take sats or even think about college apps before this.) Don't know why he decided now when he could have waited until jan. think i'll kill him. ds1 in la got great job....

have laundry and cleaning up the wazoo. wasted 1 hour playing match magic. better do somethhing real.

Welcome Back Frappberrypie!!!! ah you were close to my ole' stompin grounds... I was conviently located 45 min from NYC and Philly... smack dab in sardine can Somerset county ... :rollpin: DH on the head!!!! What is Magic Match??... I wish to play

Peachetta: I hug you from afar darlin' :grouphug: None of what these Vets makes sense as to the cause of Kittycat's problems...If you've seen DK eat perhaps take her home..any chance their Dx is wrong?????
Kiwi: Luv the inventory of DDs college listofthingsImusttake :lol: perhaps a topic later on..I'm sure we all have idiosyncratic bedding issues and sleeping positions.. fer example, it wasn't until about 5 years ago that I would /could sleep on a pillow. And I get ready to sleep on my stomach and like I'm climbing a tree...
I am perplexed by DD not taking a printer...won't she need to print out papers and what not??? And what about one of those GO phones... no contracts,minutes etc..
My resume... Good questions Obi Wan KaKiwi..too specific in describing my experience..where my skills are / or could be "generically" categorized, I've described them in too literal of context.
Anyway,DH has been pressuring me to getajobgetajobgetajob and wehavetobuylandnowwehavetobuylandnow...and IhatemybossIhatemyboss..that today I just Exploded.. and we are calling a truce to regroup on what is important.. I hate when he gets "on a mission" and it involves me... I would like to just go along fer the ride at this point... (Caution: :soap: rant follows) for years in our marriage I was the primary or only breadwinner.. and , yes, I would like to go back to work, but I don't need to be pressured, badgered or stressed into it!!! Does this make sense to anyone??? :?: (Rant over).
Wabb: I think Bob Barker is swarmy... and am wary of this Homer Davenport character :rolleyes: Do you have recent pics of Cupiedoll Kayden to send?

Hi Frappe, sounds like a hairraising trip. And as far as leaving the college thing till now, it's not at all uncommon. But I suppose you'll be the one scrambling to get it done in time, that's always the way. One of DD's friends decided that he didn't want to go to the school he was planning to, and started over last month -- for this September! He managed to get into U. of Maine, and it apparently is all set. Bet it's costing his family more than it should though. I thought you only had one DS and 2 DDs? I must have miscounted.

Re: extra long sheets: She can use her featherbed and comforters; the difference in length is only 5 inches. If a person wanted to do it on the cheap, they could use Full size flat sheets and tuck in the excess. We bought long bottom sheets at Lands End; they were having a sale on the kind DD likes.

I have had vet advice like that, they don't seem to really know what's wrong but they're willing to do stuff if you want them to. What were they proposing to do with kitty -- just a whole lot of tests or did they want to do exploratory surgery or something? I suppose some people have scads of money to throw at that sort of thing, but it isn't necessarily sensible to do it just because it's possible. Best of luck on getting through it, Peachy.

Hey Schatzi, I totally get your feelings about going back to work. I think my DH is at the same point. I can't seem to get him to talk about it and he's not visibly doing anything about it, but I'm pretty sure he is working on it just the same.

Here's what I'm doing useful: I started tuning my piano. I haven't tuned a piano in, let me see, at least 20 years. So it's taking a bit of work to get back up to speed (if ever that happens). But the benefit is 2-fold: I told DD's BF that I would show him how to do some tuning so he can touch up pianos with the kit we gave him for graduation. And who knows, maybe I will hire out. It's good money, and lord knows there are no decent jobs around here, so maybe... Truth is I don't want to go out and try to get a job. Haven't done it in 20 years and don't really want to start again now. Or at least as long as we live here, anyway.

All you Philadelphia-ites, have you ever heard of Ambler? That's where DD's roommate comes from. Except that her family's moving to Raleigh in a week.

Kiwi

I went home and took a nap so my headache would vamoose, but it's still here.

Just thought you needed to know.

Who is dk and dx? The latest on kitty is that he's still at the vet's and ds is paying for him to spend a few days there to see if he improves.

Ds is not taking a printer. Surely they have printers there. At the local college, all students can print all stuff from the puter for free.

DK = Dear Kitty
Dx = diagnosis

Well, I'm pulling for dk; I hope this isn't just a way to prolong the inevitable.

DD is not taking a printer; actually I think she will have to pay for printing pages at school, but it's very little and I think it's probably worth it to avoid the expense and hassle of the printer/ink/paper. We'll see. Her dorm is right across from a Computer Center, perhaps that will even make it convenient to print there. I think we've almost got a cellphone lined up -- her cousin has a family plan he's willing to add her to. DH and I both have Tracfones because we're cheap and don't use them much, but DD wants to be able to use hers daily.

Kiwi

I don't like people. I don't like being a business owner.

My headache is gone.

Bunco is this coming Saturday. I'm not driving. I plan on imbibing.

My temporary crown has a sharp spot and it is cutting my tongue.

Peopole are nasty. While you are not allowed to be rude to them, they also are not allowed to be rude to you. Or are they? I have that problem, too.

Gave it to a customer, I hope.

I disapprove.

How temporary is it?

Kiwi, punkinhead, how does that cellphone work? They add her to their plan and minutes are added just for her so she doesn't use up theirs?

Ds had a minor thing (fuse) fixed on his car. They wanted to keep it as they were busy so he had lcp come get him. Once in LCP's car, she pulled out in front of someone and her car is now "tore up." All people are ok.

DK is better. Is eating. Is rambunctious (they say .. I don't think he's the type).

I have signed up to be a sub teacher. yay. I feel gooder about this now.

Right now they have 3 people on the family plan and 1000 minutes/month with free nights/weekends and to each other. What they are considering is to upgrade the plan to a national plan (no roaming charges+free long distance) and the total minutes would go up to 1400, with free nights/weekends etc. It's not that 400 would be set aside for her, the 4 (or it might end up being only 3) of them would share the 1400 minutes, but I think they don't use them up every month now, so they think that would be plenty. They're family, they'll all adapt.

DH is swearing in the living room. He's trying to make a video into a DVD. I think I'll stay in here...

I'm glad to hear about kitty. Maybe he'll recover from the unknown malady.

I'm also glad you are feeling better about the teacher situ. And I'm glad it was lcp's car and not DS's. Well, that sounds mean, doesn't it? I sorry to hear it was "tore up". That sounds like something my brother would say. "Thing was all tore up."

Ta

Kiwi

I was rude to them, but they were outrageously rude to me first. I told them to please do not come back to our business. Would that be considered rude? --- I said please.

My temporary crown will be replaced w/ a permanent crown on the 21st. I'm going in to get the temporary crown smoothed off today. It huuuurts. I didn't realize it was sharp until all the novacaine wore off, then I figured it was sore b/c of getting a needle stuck in that area. It took me a couple days to figure out what the problem was.

Good that lcp and ds weren't hurt. Cars can be fixed. Ppl are harder.

Speaking of which, my brother fell off a ladder on monday, broke his hip & cracked 3 vertibrae. He's at the hospital and in for a long recovery. He had some major back problems to begin with.

Maybe DK will be alright??? hope so.

Nice relatives to be adding Kiwiette to their plan, Kiwonker.

Thinks I am stressed about: 1. ds is leaving; 2. ds was in an accident; 3. I don't know what ds sees as his responsilibity about the accident; 4. cat is at vet's; 5. I have called vet's office (NOT VET) all day and have heard that they will speak to her about his coming home and let let know; 6. No one called; 7. She called and said she could not answer every phone call and if I will speak only to her, I will just have to wait; 8. I told her blah blah; 9. I hate this fat stupid guy at work who is an a**h*l*; 10. and so on

Things I'm stressed about -
1. DD is unemployed.
2. One of our employees quit this week, right before we start several big buildings (after we kept him employed during our slow time).
3. My brother is in really bad shape at the hospital. I worry about his mental state as much as his physical state.
4. I continue to gain weight.
5. I got into another argument with my father last week. He is the most narcicistic person in the world.
6. My house is sold, but I won't know until the November ballot if it gets annexed into the city, if it doesn't then it will go on the May ballot, and if it doesn't then, it goes onto the following November ballot, and it could go on until 2008, at which time our contract runs out with the developer.
7. I don't know where I'll move if it does get annexed in November.
8. I have to go the the dang rodeo next month and I can't fit into any of my rodeo duds. I promised the wife of our friend who was killed that I would drive her there, because they're doing some kind of memorial to him, so I really can't not go to this one. (I know that's a double negative - so sue me)
9. I'm getting mean in my old age.

Peachy--- why would DS be responsible in any way for CP getting in an accident? he was just a passenger, right?? sorry your kitty's vet is not nicer. should I take offense to the fat stupid guy comment? can't he just be a stupid *ssh*le? why do jerks have to be fat and stupid? why don't ppl like fat ppl? fat ppl are nice and cushy to hug..... and jolly.....fat ppl are jolly.

but fat ppl can be annoying if they bug peachers at work,otherwise they are delightful and they live at our forum ,that is why we are here,we are the nice fat people. WE HAD A TWO HOUR THUNDERSTORM MONDAY NIGHT THAT KNOCKED OUT OUR COMPUTER AND DAMAGED OUR PHONELINES. we couldn't get service til today so i will have to read all the posts and comment and disect everything---i will also post a list of what is bothering me as i see that has become fashionable,chow cows.

Personally I don't think that DS is responsible for that accident, except in the moral support way. Just because she was doing him a favor by picking him up doesn't make him monetarily responsible for that. If it were me, I would encourage him to help her get it fixed in any way short of money. DH would probably disagree with me. But I think that's what insurance is for.

We had a similar incident last winter: DD and BF used our car to deliver some food baskets to cancer survivors for a local organization. He was driving our car and managed to hit and knock over a light pole (a small one) in the apartment complex where they were delivering. He considered it entirely his fault and didn't want to involve us at all, but DH insisted that we split the cost of repairing the pole. If DD had been driving, I don't think there's any reason BF should have helped pay, but I suppose he would have insisted, too.

Our Painty is quoted in the newspaper!

Wow, I thought I was stressed out about a whole lot of things, but now that you've added those lists, I'm stressed about all those too. I've got to go do something about something. :stress:

Wabbit, you were absolutely not rude, you were assertive. Good for you. I'm so sorry to hear about your brother's accident. That sounds like a very difficult road ahead. Back problems are a nightmare.

I'm P-O'ed at your vet, Peachie. I think she would do well to remember that there are other vets in the world and keep her *****iness to herself. Apparently the staff is so abused by her they lied about your phone calls to keep her from *****ing at them. If I were you, I'd look for another vet.

Good news -- I'm not jolly therefore I am not fat.

Kiwi

Hi bagz. We had that storm some too I think. Or was it a different day. I have no idea. DD'sbf's family went to Connecticut today to take the bftwin to college. I got up early to go with her to say goodbye to him (of course she was really saying goodbye to BF -- good lord they won't see each other for 3 days...). We stayed for like an hour and a half. I felt a little awkward hanging about, but they made me feel it was absolutely wonderful of me to come over. Crazy people. They would make good inlaws.

You are all so wunnderful. The vet is a cat vet only and it's a neat place to go to. There are cats everywhere. She knows cats. I will be tolerant of this. She said she was giving discounts on the treatment as she didn't like to see DS so upset. I have no details about that as I didn't pay the bill but it sounds nice.

The guy at work is not nice at all. If he were nice-looking I wouldn't have said the handsome jerk at work so maybe Wabby is right. But it's just that he's offensive that his physical pressence is repulsive so he couldn't be good looking. See what I mean? His nose is ugly. His hair is ugly. His shoes are ugly. Fat is just a short word to use and I shouldn't have done it. "The stupid jerk at work who barely picks up his ugly white shoes when he walks really po'ed me off." How's that sound?

CP has some story about her insurance not covering the accidnet because she drove more than she was supposed to. Makes no sense and unlikely as she only drove around the close area UNLESS her family members drove the car. But even then, makes no sense.

Painty is a star. We are all so cool. Wabby needs a new moomoo with fringe and piping to wear to the rodeo.

I have been pouting and feeling sorry for myself.. but I came here and got perked up. Noooooo, not because you all are just as miserable.. you all just write funny stuff ;;:lol3:

Wabby: How terrible about your brother! I hope he recovers quickly. And I agree, you were assertive --just cause they are a customer doesnt give em the right to poop on people. And I say go out an get new duds with that thar fringe and piping..Enjoy yourself and time with your friends ...pudginess is secondary! This house sale thingy ...I didn't know that it was also contingent upon annexing... 2008 seems far away... and I know how unsettling Limboland can be :hug:
CowP:must find out what transpired with DS and Vet ... Dear kitty seems to be improved, yes? I don't understand either why DS would be responsible for LCPs accident... This insurance issue... does your state have a graduating license program for teen drivers... some restrict night driving...maybe your state has a driving perimeter..I dunno :shrug: sounds odd to me too.

Bagaroo: so glad to see you back on line dahlink!!!!!

Kiwi: Crazy nice people make the best kind of friends...
:cp: for our star cow Painty... !!!!
I came prepared to make my list... but think I'll save it fer another day.. We are off to explore the Triad area today... it's closer to health insurance operations.. and DHs Coworkers love the area... so off we go!!!!!!!

Cows in the pasture??
 

So... I figure I'd pop in after a very long day drivin about the "Triad" area and looking for homes... DH drove acourse, yet I was exxxxhausted :dz: go figgure.. We stopped at his fav "waterin' hole" and had a few beers..acourse, totally diet verboten.. and it has taken me at least 10 minutes to write this .WHHHEEEE...

I surprised myself. I thought fer sure I would be nursing a headache..but I'm fit as a fiddle...just got in from weeding and watering... it's THE BEST MORNING I can remember in a looooong time.. It's 65 and low humidity.. heavenly DH and I are taking the kayaks out this afternoon... must take advantage of the lovely weather and weekend before DH has to work on weekends again.............

MooooWha...kisses !:turkey:

I'm glad the cat vet gave DS a discount. I hope it wasn't out of guilt... :s: Yeah, pay no attention to me, I'm highly suspicious.

I don't have a problem with calling fat people fat. It isn't the fat part that makes him objectionable, otherwise we'd all be one ugly bunch, eh? Too bad it's always considered a negative. Maybe we should change that: Look at that adorable fat little baby. What nice fat cheeks you have. I just love the way the fat swings from your upper arms when you talk. :lol: Okay maybe it's not going to work.

Wow, lcp has the worst luck. I think there is a provision when you buy auto insurance where you specify how much you will driving the car and for what purpose. It's monumentally stupid to only be insured for minimal driving when you're having to drive a long distance back and forth to school or whatever. She should not take that claim rejection as the final answer. Insurance companies have wiggle room from my experience.

Yes, Wabby, get some new duds! They will be fabulous, you'll have a great time! It's always better to have something that fits.

Hey Schatzi, is the triad area the same as the research triangle? I'm not up on the latest NC developments. In fact I seem to be stuck in the dark ages.... Excellent about the mild weather, I must say. It has actually gotten kind of cold here -- in the 50s yesterday. We finally had to turn off the window fans. I'm not complaining. No bats since the weather changed about 10 days ago.

I got sap in my hair yesterday. Silly me. We had a great day, went to the annual Wooden Canoe festival nearby. Took Jet with us, it was great for her -- she met lots of other dogs and kids and various people. Great socialization, and I was pretty happy with her. She did tend to jump on everyone she could so I had to keep after her, but she was great with the kids. Under a certain size though, she seemed to think they might be little dogs and she would try to play bow and "dog play" with them which really won't work with toddlers (and scares their mothers) so I had to rein her in a few times. It rained off and on which was a little annoying, but there was a good crowd, a couple of our friends were working the registration desk so we hung out with them.

I went over to the "Race for the Cure" table, which was really nice, all dolled up with pink table cloths and neat stuff to buy. I stopped to buy some yogurt covered pretzel sticks (mmmmm ) and Jet thought the ladies there looked like really nice people so she put her very muddy paws up on the pretty pink tablecloth. Arrgh. And then she put 2 more prints next to them before I could juggle my stuff and her leash and all. How embarrassing. I handed her off to DH and went back and tried to scrub off the mud with napkins. The woman behind the table was someone I know a bit. She rearranged some stuff to cover the lovely brown stains, but I don't think she was very impressed. I'm a mess sometimes....

Well, have a good sunday all. See you later.

Kiwi

Kiwi.. We currently live in the Triangle Area (Raleigh,Durham, Research Triangle Park..) .. The Triad is the Greensboro, Winston Salem Highpoint area.. We're looking to position ourselves in between these two major areas...

We went looking at that area yesterday.. and I found a house that I really like.. I'll email a pic... so I'm going to call the realtor tomorrow, see if its still available and make an appt to see it.. In the meantime we are dodging the landlords, as our lease is up... they just want us to sign the new one -same as the old...but we are thinking that we want a month to month... especially if this property is all that I think it is...

shots, I'm still trying to open the pictures you sent. My puter's fault, not yours.

Y'all need to visit my blog agin.

I want to try to better Kiwi's sap in hair. This woman bought a bunch of stuff including a large jar of spaghetti sauce which exploded in my hand. It went all over me, over the people several feet away, left pieces of glass in my clothing, etc. I couldn't think what to do first. I just stood there thinking my thumb is bleeding (scratch), I can't use the scale as it's full of spaghetti sauce, I'm ignoring the customer, All of my clothes are covered in this gunk, the glass needs to be picked up, the sauce needs cleaning up. Luckily other people took over and all the customers were nice about having this mess on them or being detained. I was given a new uniform and had something to talk about for a while. Now, I have spaghetti sauce phobia.

ohhhhhhhhhh good stories!!--- i put a pot on to boil on high and didn't put any water in it--when it started to smoke i took it out to the porch and set it on a rug and the rug started to smoke,so i set it on another throw rug and it started spewing fumes in my face,so i ruined two rugs and the bottom of the pot has plastic rug crap and is all black. and the water is not boiled.---------shatz---your house is GORGEOUS!!!! buy it!!!----kiwonkers,glad to hear the bats are at bay!!!!---and PEACH!!! i can totally relate to doing nothing as you stand there covered in sauce---it's like----just beam me up now and get it over with!!! home today cause ds is constipated--going to make bran muffins .bye bye

Wow, you got me beat there, Peachie. What a mess. I wonder why a jar would just explode in your hands, that sounds really dangerous! Maybe someone had dropped it and put it back on the shelf.

Nice job on that pot, Bagz. :eek: I always seem to be melting things. Last week I brought home a huge quantity of roast pork from the sailing weekend. It was in this nice 9x13 plastic container. I melted it. On a burner that had been turned off. Fortunately we ate the leftover roast first. Phew. :crazy:

Kiwi

Poor Peach! I would have just stood there, shell shocked too. Never realized spaghetti sauce could be so dangerous.

I luuuurv Schatzi's house too. I love the setting.... and the pool, and the kitchen, and the big windows....

Bagz, take DS to McDonald's for lunch. In my experience, McDonalds is the fastest acting laxative there is.

We have an appointment to see a house tomorrow. I don't know why... DH seems to think we could make a crazy offer contingent on our house closing next spring. I don't think so, but I'm humoring him.

I saw an out of focus picture of LCP.

AH well, we have returneth from looking at the house... and, well, It was definitely a man's house. Although it looked nice in the pics... It was ok, but fer that kinda money it should be spectacular.

Lets see -- all the rooms were smallish.. The den where all the windows are had no real walls or area to put furniture like an entertainment center... The dining room was really part of the kitchen.. so you could put a table and chairs in there but not really anything else.. The kitchen was okay, but I dont understand why he put a cook top on one counter and then acrossed the kitchen 2 build in ovens.. and one of them islands...and then there was this odd cabinetry that had no door just shelves that faced out to the hall way.. The main level bathroom had the plasticy insert bathtub that was wayyyy small... The 2 bedrooms on the main were okay... now we go up stairs, a big walk in closet was very nice and a separate dressing thing.. there were all these odd shaped walls where you really couldnt put furniture and then a strange fireplace that was inserted into the wall,,not the floor... The bathroom stymied me.. It had a pedestal sink and a cart like cabinet for stuff... and a big shower with 2 shower heads - one on each side... - no tub... The second bedroom had no access to the bathroom.. I guess you could make it an office... the basement was very cool, it had a fireplace too, and a small kitchen and bathroom.. The screened in back porch was real nice too, and it goes to the pool which was loverly, cept all the concrete around it needs to be replaced as does the deck..and all the landscaping has to be redone. No matter how much we talked about it and what we would have to do to get it to our liking it would cost a whole lot.. and for 350,000 which is our absolute limit we could get a very nice new construction... so Bummer! But something will come along...

That house was really cool looking, but I agree, for the price, it should be perfect inside too! Shows you the dangers of over-customization. It sounds a little like what we did years ago when we renovated the little log camp we lived in then -- I customized the kitchen for myself, with counters 3" higher than standard, a gas cooktop with a separate electric oven, custom sized drawers and stuff. We also put in an oversized shower but no tub. It was fun and I loved the place, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone else would think it was a little weird. Frankly I wish I still lived there!

Wow, we had some good spareribs tonight. DH went to the grocery store with me and insisted on trying pork ribs, so he was in charge of grilling them. I did suggest a few alterations to the typical "throw them on the grill, cook 'em on high and take 'em off" method he favors...and they came out totally delicious! My suggestions (which he actually took -- what's that all about? :lol: ) were to parboil them a few minutes first, and also to wrap them in foil after they looked done and leave them on the grill for a while. :drool: mmmm! Had DDbf over for dinner; they hadn't seen each other for 3 whole days, don't know how they survived... They are so freaking cute together--they took at least 3 separate opportunities to go off on errands together over the course of the evening. Quite hilarious.

The dog and the cat had a swatting match right here next to me a little while ago. They are both demented. The cat (this is my mental midget cat) lets Jet lick her ears and then Jet wants to jump on her and get her to play, so the cat swats at Jet because she doesn't like being jumped on, then Jet paws her back because she thinks this is how cats play. Somehow they end up doing this ridiculous slow motion pawing thing at each other. :rolleyes:

Kiwi

hey!!!!!!!!!! kiwonk--we had pork spareribs too---except i simmered them for an HOUR!!! and then marinated them in sauce for several hours--they were FAB as well---the sauce has 1/2 cup ketchup,2 cups of brown sugar, ONE cup of APPLESAUCE!!!,lemon juice,cinnamon,paprika and garlic----very sweet and deeeeeeeeeeee lishious on the barbeque====i have gained TEN pounds this summer and combined with the wierd plagues i am having i feel like a bloated pig---i am going on a plant diet---i am only eating plants. that's it.plants only. i just ate a pint of blueberry plants for breakfast.{ i did have milk on them}yeah,plants and low fat dairy,that's it,that's what i eat now. this ten pounds feels so slobby and gutty and apron-y. i hate it. plants. i am a plant eater.

Hey, y'all. I'm back in NC. Worked long late hours from the moment of return. Peachy, I'm with you on customers....agree with SNL skit about how the store was better before they put in doors. We've had the most obnoxious customers all week....people who come in at 9 (closing) and wander around for an hour, oblivious to the fact that we are now vacumming!!!! Horrid mother who let her 3 little (under 10) kids go to the bathroom alone and is now complaining to upper management because we took her to see the incredible mess they made (peed on floor, pooped and didn't flush, threw towels and tp all over, emptied trash can, etc). Another b****tch who left the dressing room for 20 minutes and then had a tantrum because I cleaned it out.... Retail would be time if it wasn't for the customers. How can people be so rude!!!!!

I'd post a stress list but I'm too stressed.

Glad cat is better, sorry to hear about brother, kids accidents, glad to hear about phone plans, sorry to hear about house woes, fat issues, bad weather and basic life cr*p.

Have to spend morning cleaning house, doing laundry, going to gym and grocery and get to work this afternoon.

love frappe

Baggzie, I'm on a plant diet too! Funny enough, the weight is not just flying off. Hmmm.

Kiwi, you should get video of the cat and dog playing. That would be hilarious!

Peachie, now I'm afraid to handle spaghetti sauce.

Schatzi, sorry the house didn't work out!

Hello to everyone else! I'm still not getting enough sleep- three more shifts. After that, I will be alert and able to post to everyone and concentrate on stuff for more than a couple of seconds.

Hi Frappe!

Hi Cowsies!

Cherry, I don't know how you keep up with everything thats going on in your life and still manage to focus on diet. Good girl.

Hey there Frappe, you too --- all that and the gym too??!! atta gal.

I want an atta gal too - I called my former walking partner and asked if she'd like to get back on the wagon. We started this morning. We're not walking quite as fast as we used to, and not quite as far, but we have big plans on amping up a bit after we get back into it. It's kind of nice to be hitting the streets by 6:30 am. At least I feel like I've gotten something done early in the day... so if every thing else hits the fan, I accomplish at least one thing.

According to the real estate agent, this house we're looking at today has had lots of abuse. The owner lives in California and his son lives in the house and has apparently not taken real good care of it. I think we'd probably be looking at a total kitchen and baths remodel, plus all new floor coverings and casework. That's the bad part. The good part is that the house is relatively new (1993), is well built, is on 17 acres of the best soil in this area. I could grow anything there. It has a huge shop/barn and a commercial greenhouse, plus irrigation for the entire acreage. Also has some mature trees and a pretty little creek that runs through part of the property. It's only 20 minutes to our work and is close in to shopping. I'm not getting too excited. I have a feeling that we'll be looking at a bunch of places before we find our spot.

MMmmm. I love me some ribs. Lately I've been grilling chicken that I've brined for an hour before cooking. It makes the yummiest, moistest chicken you've ever tasted. I'm getting hungry and it's not even close to lunch time yet. :hungry: I'm thinking of having a big bbq bash about the 3rd week of September. One last blast for the old place. At this point it's only a thought.

Kiwi, do you ever worry that Jett will hurt the kitty? Our Dotty dog loves to play w/ DD's weiner dog, but I worry that the weiner will get hurt. She's so small boned and delicate and Dotty is big and strong. I know she'd never intentionally hurt the weiner, but they kind of get carried away when they're playing.

Ribs. I wil plan for ribs.

I know Wabby has visited my blog but I am not getting cheerful messages there. I deserve better.

Kiwi, here's a quote from a letter sent to my by UF. "we know the risk to first year students concerning the misuse of alcohol is high. National studies show that the first six weeks of a college student's experience are critical for building the foundation for success and developing a lifestyle as a student at a university." Then they refer me a webpage.

Hi you little Cherries and Frappies.

we got step dd her meningitis innoculation the other day----i hope it's covered cause we get free medical care but we buy drug coverage. the shot cost 180 bucks!!!---they are recommending that first year students get a shot--have you guys heard this??? OKAY WABBY--WHAT THE **** IS BRINING??? YOU PUT YOUR CHICKEN IN A SALT BATH BEFORE YOU EAT HIM,IS HE A PLANT BY ANY CHANCE?? DO YOU BBQ WITH SKIN ON OR OFF AND WHAT CUTS DO YOU USE---ARE THESE CHICKEN HOOTERS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT???

Yes, Florida kids are required to get that shot before going to college. DS paid for his own and it was $18 I think at the health department. They also sell them at the university for quite a bit more money.

I am worried about Sugar. She posted on Aug. 6 that she'd be gone for a week. Wabby ... can you go look for her?

i thought sugar was my country--is she back to europe already???i am posting to tell peachers to get packing for ds-- i got some boxes for dd today at work and now i am about the move a bunch of her junk out of my treadmill room---i like looking at it all lonely and empty and begging for someone to walk with.i am also harvesting lupine seeds out in the greenhouse--those americans always buy them,hoping to grow them but i think they need FOG!!!!---i decided to harvest my own seeds rather than buy them and resell them myself!!!----sooooooooooooo my dd's will be departing soon for school and middle school starts up soon,---i may have my dump back yet!!!---now i have to go pack for dd=-----i was supposed to help paint the Dragonboat for the market---the race is next week and we have a five hundred pound boat that will be hanging from the ceiling of the market!!!

Bagzie, I don't understand why the dragon boat will be hanging from the ceiling - don't youz race the dragon boats there??? Sugar is in your country, but on my side of the continent. Last seen going to Lake Osyoos or something like that. She was supposed to be back at her parent's on the 13th.

We were only able to see the outside of the prospective house yesterday -- seems the owner's brother is living in the house and was totally snockered when the agent knocked on the door.... we checked out the exterior and land only. The place has a few issues -- needs new siding b/c the original is LP and is all warped, needs new roof, back of property has been used as a garbage dump. Piles and piles of nothing but garbage dumped there. However, DH has fallen in love with the d*mn shop --- but I don't live in the shop!!! We see the interior of the house on friday. I don't want to buy a place that needs total remodel, unless we can get it dirt cheap, which I seriously doubt.

I'll be back to tell you all about my chicken, Bagzie. It's time for lunch.