Morning...I slept really crappy last night. Hubby went out w/ the boys last night..One of them is in town for the weekend from IN so they all hung out...Then at about 11pm last night hubby keyed me up (yay nextel) and said that his mom just called and that his grandma had passed away 2 hrs earlier. He's pretty upset right now, didnt sleep last night, and is mad at himself for not going out to PA last weekend. I am not sure how much more I can handle, in the past 8 weeks 3 people in my family have passed away. Does that mean its gonna stop since things happen in 3s? God I sure hope so. Well I am really sore today as well. Stupid cold weather. I dont have anything good to report today. I have a bday party to go to today, its an open house so we dont have to stay long. Hopefully it'll help get hubbies mind off his grandma.
Hope yall have a good day......
KMom I am so sorry to hear about hubby losing his grandma. My prayers going out to you. It should stop they do say it comes in three's.
Daddy-o is taking the kids shopping while I get to stay home and clean. Yay for me. Like that's what I wanna do. lol
I am girding my loins for the dreaded, regularly thrown "SWFL Pool Party Day". This time it's to celebrate the opening of the new Tiki Hut Bay these boys constructed. Their ultimate tree house. Next to a great pool. I plan to spend my time in the hot tub. I broke my toe at the last one on Labor Day weekend, playing ring-around the rosey with a four year old. Yikes.
I, however, have to stay out of the sun for four reasons: maybe lupus, maybe rhupus, RX 1, RX 2. And I don't drink, but at least I have a new place to sit under shade. So I am rethinking the hot tub time until later in the evening, really slather on the sunblocks, and avoid small children.
At least we don't stay until 3:00 a.m. like some of them. We are old LOL. Cathy
Good Morning everyone. KMom, I'm sorry about the loss of your DH's grandmother. We seem to reach an age and these things start happening. Not all together the way it's happened to you. Hopefully, life will settle down now. A big hug.
We're off to Phoenix for a couple of days. Want to go to the city, do some shopping (Trader Joe's and Whole Foods) then will be looking at a new RV (5th wheel) We both think it's time to buy. We got a good quote for our dream RV. Not a big one but a nice one and it's made for fulltime living, 4 seasons, and rough road travel.
Saw the sunrise this morning, very short but absolutely beautiful. Only lasted for a minute or two.
I'm on the other side of my flare, thankfully. It peaked night before last when I was sitting tearfully in the recliner. Was somewhat better yesterday and mucho better this morning. Had 9 hours of sleep last night which will help. Tapering Pred. has been so difficult but I'm determined to be off it by Christmas. Am down to 7 mg. now.
Jesse, have a great road trip.
JSNM, you know you've got to keep an "egg" out for those loins of yours........you know you're never going to live this one down. It's going to follow you around forever. While you're watching your loins have a great time today.
Hi Skymom and Hawkeye, cleaning and grocery shopping? Have some fun today.
Lindy
Hang in there Shannon - you'll get through it somehow.There was ice on my windsheild this morning. Ice.
Shannon, sorry to hear your sad news.
Hawkeye...I am so sorry your paw is talking to you. I wish I would have remained quiet. Take care of it and try some heat. With the weather changing I think things are freezing system wide.
Shannon...I am so very sorry about your loss again. Yes, things do happen in threes for the most part. Know that you are loved and being prayed for.
Jaz...Are you ever going to take it easy??? I hope you are feeling ok, with your steriod high and all!!! I can't tease you....I went around proclaiming that I would love to live my life like that on this last bout of steriods...well, it didn't last.
Link...sorry about the ICE girl. It is that time of year, and we are supposed to get a snow storm...I can tell it is coming and like I told hubby last night...WE ARE IN FOR IT! Oh, and we are supposed to be living in the High Plains Desert...for cryin' out loud!!!
Well, my body is generally protesting over the weather. I think there are picket signs in all of my joints. The synvisc shot in my knee is screaming not nice things either. So, it may be a slow day in the neighborhood. DS is out of the shower, so I am going to try to warm up. I think I am going to have him start the wood stove....Let's see...It's OCTOBER! Glad we got a lot of wood!!!
Here's a crazy story about an unusally cruel women. My sister's daughter, Amanda, was all ready for Homecoming. She had on a pretty dress, had her hair done and she looked beautiful. She was going with her friend and the friend's mom was driving them. My sister told me that it was so sweet, Amanda looked in the mirror before she left and said "mom...I look so pretty". (Not in a vain, conceited way at all) Anyway, she gets out of the car at her friends house and is standing there with her friend when the mother comes out. She looks at the two girls and says to her own daughter "Boy Alyssa, Amanda sure has got alot of acne these days, doesn't she?" BTW, Amanda does not have alot of acne, but that's not the point. Even if she did, who would say something like that?
Why, oh Why do people have to be like that. A simple answer would have been, "Honey...you look gorgeous!" Surely a mom could manage that????? But to compare acne to a child's cry for approval. No wonder our kids are so messed up on what is valuable. Shoot...I still break out from time to time and I am fixed!!! Gosh, I think that mom needs to get a grip. Did your sister get to slap the mom in the head??
I will truely never understand the lack of thought that people put into their speech to the children!!
That is so rude! If I was Amanda's mom, I would be visiting that lady! Your daughter probably looked more lovely than hers and she was just jealous. Some people insult others because it makes them feel better about themselves. I wish they did not do this, but they do. Try to explain to your daughter that if she hadn't been so pretty she probably would not have gotten that comment. It is a cruel world.GrammaKathy~ Im in IL, western burbs of chicago...Thankfully there is no snow...i am dreading that horrible thing though sorry guys, i just fixed the date...i swore i put the 13th on there LOL i even looked at the calendar on the computer to see what date it was lol...i guess my brain isnt working todayI got a speeding ticket. 64 in a 55. .50. And the cop says "Happy Early Birthday!
I was SO UPSET. I called my parents BAWLING. I have never gotten a ticket before! He was just a dicky cop anyway. Tried to tell me my plates were going to expire tomorrow. Um no, I renewed them LAST MONTH. He had to walk to the back and look at it again "oh, I didn't see that" What an observant prick. Ugh.
The only up-side is that now my parents know what to get me for my birthday. They're going to pay it for me. *sigh*
Happy birthday to me.
Supposedly 63 is the fastest you can go in a 55, the next door neighbor, who has a radar dectector in their car told me that. So I asked the local trooper who's a friend and all he would say was, that's what I've heard. Although that may depend on how cranky they feel at the time.Oh wow that's crazy! yeah well what kills me is that he SAID I was going 70. So why did he only write down 64???? Grrr
And now my lazy co-worker has called in, which makes me boss have to come in. So he's pissed.
I WANNA GO HOME! TOMORROW BETTER BE BETTER THAN THIS!!!!
Hi everyone. its a lovely evening here in UK. Very warm for this time of the year ( its 22.21pm)
Sorry to hear about your speeding ticket Katie ( horrible , nasty policeman
We have just finished watching the rugby world cup semi final. England beat france so we are in the final ( yay)sorry but i am a rugby nut.....
Hope everyone has a nice saturday evening
Take care
Lisa
LINC- i BET YOUR SISTERS DAUGHTER LOOKED LOVELY AND THAT OTHER GIRLS MUM WAS JUST JEALOUS.Too bad about the ticket katie. I haven't had one in a couple of years. I just jinxed myself.
Milly, Amanda isn't my daughter, she's my neice. And I've met her friend. They are both lovely girls. This mom is just weird. This isn't the first time it's come out, but it's probably the meanest thing she's said. My sister did want to confront her, but Amanda begged her not to. You know how teens are, don't want Mom fighting their battles.
Katie HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!!
AND THEIR IS NO CHARGE FOR THAT ONE
I've calmed down a bit. Justin was REALLY MAD when I told him. First off, because we can't afford it, and secondly because he's ALWAYS telling me to slow down. I'm not gonna lie, I'm usually a terrible speed demon. However....this was one time where I wasn't even looking at the spedometer, I was just going with the flow and I was not in a rush at all. So I wasn't even aware that I was going too fast. There were 5 other cars all doing the same! So that really burned. If I was doing it on purpose you wouldn't even see me posting this. LOL I used to have a lead foot. Even now I still like driving fast, it's fun. But I guess I'm just cheaper than I used to be. Got sick of paying the fine. I used to have a lead foot. Even now I still like driving fast, it's fun. But I guess I'm just cheaper than I used to be. Got sick of paying the fine. Kate that really sucks on the speeding ticket. The mean boys in town will give you a ticket for going 30 in a 25. It was in the paper. What crap that is. Makes me a wreck to drive. Glad I hardly drive. Also Katie, all the smart ones were born in Oct.
im a good kid, ive never been in jail...ive had speeding tickets yes...when i was in hs i got in a fender bender...the car that i hit had some good damage ( i was in a 70 Chevette) and no damage to mine...and i didnt get a ticket or anything
Hey Shelly Belly - how ya feelin today?????? Oh you guys'll get a kick out of this - a group of guys(8 or 9) from the wedding party just walked up to me and asked if we sold condoms. Hahahahahaha no. tell em its a place to bring familys not make familys
a few years back hubby was driving my old Lumina and i had a bunch of stuff hanging from the rear view mirror, which i was never pulled over for and never said anything to when i did and he got pulled over and ended up getting arrested for a warrent he didnt know he had...yea he still gives me crap for that one What is it with you people getting arrested???
DETAILS!!! Not me *knocking on wood* I was ALMOST caught. My and my friends broke into the General's house on base, after they moved out. We wanted to play hide and seek in the dark! And we did. It was LOADS of fun! Then the MPs showed up. That part, wasn't so fun!!!!
Was David Pena always doing stuff like that? No, my parents have no idea about it to this very day!!!
And yes, we called him Pena (the n should have the little spanish curly over it, so its said pen-ya) All he did was mess up, and we loved him for it. LOL I can't tell you how many things he broke, fell over, dropped, etc etc etc I did almost get shot at by a Pastor at his house. Well, the bad thing was is my mom WAS there. Yep, it was really scary for a few minutes. Ok, so here is the story of the near shooting. My family and I always had the end of the school year party at our house. We went to a Christian school so most of the girls over 13 were invited. My mom LOVED these events and would plan for months. We had every kind of homemade food and munchies you can imagine. Well, it was my senior year and the girl I graduated and I decided to ask my mom if we could TP the principals house(we really didn't like him much, but he has mellowed now with age). Well then my mom said...Let's go to Bill's house(Church administrator), so she was driving and we had about twelve more rolls, so off we went. Well, he had a big Willow tree and one of the girls tripped over the tree root and screamed. Well, Bill not knowin' what in the heck was goin' on came out with his shot gun. We all hid and he recognized my mom's car and said, "LINDA(my mom's name) are you out there???" YEP, we were caught. His wife invited us in for hot chocolate and cards. Oh, and the Principal said thank you for the pleasant gift during Church the next Sunday. Well, my sister is enough to make a Preacher swear!!! Shelly41 I believe you and think you are an all american good girl.
OMG Link I would have never, ever tried anything like that. My parents were so conservative and narrow minded they could look through a key hole with both eyes. I bet it was fun. Now my best friend in High School did stuff like that and I would live vicariously through her. Good thing i am not your mother. You would not have gotten off so easily. I was arrested for battery when I was 15. A girl at school would always mess with me. Calling me names, being a b#tch. She smashed her food in my hair at lunch time and then while I was drinking from the water fountain she pushed my face into it and busted my lip wide open! My dad was told all along what was going on and he said she was a bully and the best way to deal with a bully would be to stand up to her. He said don't do it at school and get in trouble. So my friend had a car and we followed her home and I beat her up in her driveway. All I did was punch her in the face and she fell to the ground and her dad came running out. We took off and went home. A couple hours later.....the cops knocked at our door and arrested me for battery. Even after I told them the whole story showed them my lip and my dad backing me up saying the girl deserved it, she was a bully. I was taken to juvy and released to dad a couple hours later. They ended up taking my dad to court and sueing him for 00.00 (which they got). I felt so bad and I got a job and I paid my dad back every cent. She came to school with a neck brace and she wasn't really hurt. Years later my sister and me went bar hopping and ran into her. She was sitting at the bar and I went up and pecked her on the shoulder and said "How's the neck b#tch!?" She grabbed her purse and ran out of the place. SWEET REVENGE HA HA HA HA! Yeap, I'm a bad girl! LOL Ya'lls stories are hilarious!!
Thanks Milly!!! What is this guys, true confessions night, LOL. You guys are really hardcore troublemakers aren't you? I have gotten a ticket once on I-81 in West Virginia. I was sailing along pretty good, and the state trooper was on the other side of the highway, came across the grass median and chased me down. Seems he got me doing 90 in a 70, LOL. Oops! He wrote it up as "traveling in excess of posted speed limit" instead of "Speeding", so the fine was lower and it didn't put any points on my license!
I will post photos for you guys. I feel guilty, though, like I'm boring you with all my haunted house talk. Milly, thanks for the kind words, and it makes me feel good that our family all gets together to do this every year too. We work really well together as a team! Yep, I am back. I made Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for my family, as well as invented a recipe for pork chops. I am absolutely bushed. Karen I do love that you and your family does this every year. I love when we do projects together. Our last was putting ceramic tile in the kitchen. I LOVE it everyday! Sounds delish! Didn't someone say something about organizing a cookie swap? I think it would be a lot of fun if you guys don't think it would be too much work. Yep, and I put just a little bit of cinnamon in them to make them really yummy. I did put dark chocolate in them to try to slow down the human garbage disposal. They are richer with the dark chocolate. Hey!!! I am not an ex-con. I am a potato girl through and through!!! I like dark chocolate best. Still, I can only stand it in small bits. Don't like chocolate chunk cookies, it's just too much. I usually only put in half the chips when I bake cookies. A potato girl?? Did I miss something? Hello to you Gale!! How's it goin? So let's here your story of badness Gale. I KNOW you have one Hi Gale! How you feeling? It's been awhile since I've talked to you! I like to eat oatmeal chocalote chip cookies when i feel well. And when i don't also. Sounds good. Link i guess i love being grandma the most. I love antiques and art and looking for good bargains. I love walking. Family. I am a work aholic by nature. They have to pull me away kicking and screaming sometimes. Ocassionally i have been known to chase men. Yep, my old jaws don't like the chocolate chunks. If I left out half of the chocolate chips my daughter would have a coronary!!!! She LOVES Chocolate chip anything. So, I made pork chops and the family really like them BBQ, with the smoking chips....but the weather is really crappy! So, I got to thinking I would like to make something different. So, I chopped up my apples...and made the apple pie sauce and put them in the oven for about an hour. I flipped them a couple of times, and they were good. They also had good flavor, but next time I may add some apple juice. That is what my hubby refers to me, because I spent my teenage years in Idaho. LOVE Idaho!!! I got arrested for curfew when I was 16. I was at a Jack-In-The-Box with some friends and we were talking outside the car. Got arrested, booked, and put in a jail cell until my parents came and picked me up. Back then you had to be in by 10:00 pm if you were under age 18. What a joke. Cheyenne still has a ten o'clock curfew! Unless you are working, you have to be in by ten on weekdays and eleven on weekends. Hey gals
I bet you are a good cook, but you are right...I don't cook when nobody's at home. I warm something up in the nuker. How did Emma's party go?? I bet you had fun, but are you just beat?? Ya, you have a halo alright, and it's held up by horns....
Bris...It SLIPS????hmmmm
lol oops I don't have a halo, it's a tiara!
The party was awesome, Emma was thrilled with everything and we walked around that place til my feet are like lead. It was so worth it though. After the party we went to the mall and shopped for ever, even hubby shopped
Oh... and I've never been in jail or had a ticket..I'm the good daughter
You are the good daughter...I am impressed!
I almost got arrested at the Rose Parade one year. I think I was either 18 or 19, but was with an older group that was drinking on the street. That one was scary. I though for sure they'd haul my butt in, but the cop's were pretty nice and just confiscated the booze. No Milly I didn't, I just got here, what was it? Hey Link and all you guys! I want to hear more true confessions
Gosh, I think I would pee my pants if I ever got close to being hauled to jail. I am too afraid...even though my foot is a little heavy. I've been pulled over once in my life and I was doing 80 in a 70 on interstate. The trooper came across the median after me but he only gave me a warning ticket, shewww! hubby is the lead foot, too many tickets to count
Ah thanks Milly , you meanie poo poo heads made me miss it! Bris...can't you challenge them if you are within four or five mph? I think their radar is only accurate up to four points. So, you may have only been going 1mph more. You do have to travel more than most of us on this board though. I hate driving in CA, and glad I was born there and left! Bris...you took the words right outa my mouth....meany poopoo faces...LMAO!!! So far??? Link are you planning something. Karen are you here or did you slip into zombie ville??? I would love to do a cookie exchange. I think it would be a blast, but a lot of planning would have to be done. They won't even pull you over here unless you drive more than 5 over, everybody does here. I've never even seen our jail, don't want to either!...Yet! Trey is still young! Could be, but man they seem to have your license plate on speed dial. Are you paraniod yet? I'm here! Hey guys, I know most of you are new, but some of you may remember him - Kokako88 is back! Please try not to respond to him, if we ignore him he leaves, but if we respond he stays! He's a royal PIA! Shelly you and Gale Plan that cookie swap right up for us. Sounds like a great idea
Ya, the cootie thing would bother me too, I think. We have to think of something. Maybe just cards would be great. Monana...don't say that Trey is young. He will be good...I'm sure of it...I hope. Karen...so is he a stocker??? Or is it one of those infomercial people? Yep, Mona...I think you are right as far as I can see. Thanks, Karen for keeping an eye out for us younguns'. Gosh...I get a kick out of the ones that come in a different language. As if!!!! Yep, would love to tell them what they could do with the things they are sayin'. I got the cutest ornament the year we did the online exchange. It was Santa in a bathing suit and sunglasses, laying on a surfboard with a drink.
One person coordinated the exchange. Anyone who wanted to participate, sent her their address. She then emailed everyone a name and address to send an ornament to. Do any of you remember the Siamese twins, Eng and Chang back in the early days of Barnum and Bailey Circus? Well my nephew married Eng's, great granddaughter! Eng and Chang were never seperated but both married and had 28 kids between them...they married sisters, daughters of a baptist preacher. Ain't that just sick??? Well, I guess I don't have to worry about that "cure" cause I am very allergic to mushrooms...and all of the antibiotics made from mushrooms and yeast. Yep, he can go home now! EEEEWWW Mona, that is sick...I don't even want the dogs to watch....that gives me the shivers. Yep, that's pretty sick Mo!
So do you have a half chinese second neice or nephew yet?? Link that was funny too. What didn't you do??? Gosh...your life was exciting! Bris...did you read the one Link posted about her trip to Florida? Yep, she gets the racy girl award!!! Snot. Again. What is it with you people?????
Yeah, that siamese story is , just, ewwwwww Yes! I was so scared they'd be Siamese twins! j/k sort of
John Lewis and Betsy, and they're mostly white, with a little curve to Betsy's eyes, cute though. Heck those two brothers were rich as all get out! They settled in White Plains N.C. Annette gave me a family book to read, pretty interesting. They lived on joining farms and stayed 6 mos with one wife and 6 mos with the other....just sounds kinky too me
Alright...I've gotta get my butt in bed. I am beat, but think about the recipe, or the ornament exchange. Hey, where are Jay and Joonie... I bet they both have stories!!! You guys never did anything like that??? yeah, sure. I believe you. I was wondering the same thing Shelly. I haven't seen or talked to either of them for several days. Sweet dreams Shel! Nope...I can honestly say that I never had experiences like yours. I was always too worried about getting in trouble. You all think I am kidding, but my parents were truely so narrow minded they could look through a key hole with both eyes!!! Punishment always came from both...no thanks! PLEASE don't ask Mo to help you post....we'll NEVER see your daughter!
Linl was a rebel...sorry I can picture that
I haven't seen Joonie or Jay in a day or two either...hmmm, she was having a lot of troubles with her knees... Goodnight Shell, sweet dreams, kiss kiss
Yeah, Mo, tell her how to post a photo!
You bratt Brisen! I sent one by melf remember??? Sort of lol I want a digital camera for Christmas Don't worry Link I'll walk you through every step of the way
I sent Joonie a pm today, never heard back.. Hope sh'es ok Yep, I am wondering about both of them. I am a little worried about Joonie, maybe she got her infusion early. Maybe Jay is in DC for some action??? Kiss, kiss everyone! See ya on the flipside!!! Lots of love and stuff. Nighty Nite Shelly! And yeah Mo, what the heck's a melf?
Karen knows what melf is, she took shorthand
for real! heck I read fast and talk faster, but can't type worth a crap, I told you my typing teacher was in love with me and passed me for not being there
Yea Karen
And yes Link I might be! I'm very tired and have short fat fingers
Karen will translate
Link, I like to order clothes online from Nordstrom...you can return what you don't like or what doesn't fit at the store. I did that with my MOB dress. I think I ordered a total of 15 dresses, but only kept one. The rest went back to the store and off my charge. Where'd you get the dress Link? If I know my size in a certain brand I will order online. Speigel will pick up free and return if it doesn't fit. Coldwater Creek is a true to size too. I got my dress from macy's. we just got a Nordstrom at our mall. Opened a couple of weeks ago. I like it I hate leftovers don't you Karen? Oh Yeah...Link was gone during the "great fire" at Karen's Link you need to look at the awesome pictures, what day was that Karen? I did that Brisen, just ask me
http://www.arthritisinsight.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11 151&KW=Brush+fire+fun LOL Link, no it was in the past week or so, haven't used fatback in ages, now I'm hungry
He's doing GREAT! We're starting my birthday celebration early. As soon as he's done with work work, we're gonna sit here and watch some killer movies. Yay! Brisen actually Gimpy started the thread, but I brine every year
Happy Birthday Katie!!!! Where's Liz? I need to rub it in her face that I'm not 23 anymore! LOL I may call her tomorrow, JUST for that reason. Well, technically, it's only 10:00 pm here, but I'll say it anyway! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE.
I HOPE IT'S THE BEST ONE EVER. You're 24 now, right? HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE>>>>WOOOHOOO!!!!! I came out of the closet today Katie...when I went shopping this evening ARGH!!!!!!! Whheeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks guys!!!
Hell, I still buy toys.......hehehehehe Sweet dreams! Goon Night Link
I can't wear my fat a**ed jeans
I have skinny clothes, medium, not so bad clothes, and now I have fat clothes
Sounds like my sweet hubby Gale
Yeah, they're even on the red carpet!!!!!!
Yeah Bisen and bell bottoms and hip hugger jeans.They're so in now, they 're called boot leg and low riders
THANK GOODNESS FOR 70'S STYLE!!!
Yep Katie what goes around comes around
I just don't have storage room for all these sizes and styles. Gale did you find the brine recipe? okay, I'm headin' to dreamland. The Indians are up by 7 points now - I think it's safe! Good nite you crazies! Karen I would sooo love to have a butt lift
NIGHTY NIGHT ALL!!! Night Karen! Yes Mo, I found the brine recipe. It was on the only page I didn't look at...page 2. I thought it was posted further back.
All righty then
Been there, done that. Landed my butt in jail a couple of times. Only had myself to blame.
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