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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 6:27 am
1. Another day of fun and frolic at work - NOT!!! 2. Just got off the phone with the Red Cross - We are planning a fundraiser - and are going to have a dinner dance. 3. I realized that I really like planning things like this. In my next life I want to be a wedding/party planner 4. I am thinking about having to cook Thursday for the Jewish Holiday and thinking how much I hate cooking in this kitchen. (Have not cooked since the fire) 5. I will proudly admit to making the best chicken noodle soup with matzoh balls. 6. I am in the mood to spend money today. Dangerous, I don't have any LOL.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 6:35 am
1. Good morning from sunny (and very windy) Kansas! 2. The conference I attended in Atlanta last week/weekend was fabulous and I came home rejuvenated about my job. 3. The presentation on my dissertation research was very well received and if there are any women reading this who participated in my study - you rock! Your stories are making impressions everywhere, and I can't wait to get this information published. 4. My focus this next year will be on getting the results published. It will boost my profesional position immensely. 5. My sprinkler system is in and the well was dug last week. It is such a relief to have that installed and working. 6. Next week and weekend (before the birthday/housewarming party), I'm having the yard seeded and landscaped. 7. That means I have to go pick out shrubs...I expect I'll have to head over the gardening threads for advice. It is goooooooooooooooood to be home....
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 7:19 am
1. Yea! I get to see Spy soon!!!! If anyone wants to catch me driving through Southern Missouri on next Friday or Sunday, let me know! 2. I am really clicking in this job! Students are stopping me in the hall for advice and I can actually give them answers from the top of my head. 3. I, like Spy, need to work on getting things published this year. So far I have two course packets (but they don't count) I need to get the song packet out today and the readings packet out shortly. I'm having troubles making masters cause the copy machine likes to make accordians instead. 4. Got another call to be organist at a different church. Won't take it full time, but will play on Oct. 10th to help them out. 5. I it CRUCIAL that I find my organ shoes! My old ones are too small and really stiff. CRUD, I hate moving. Well, I wouldn't hate it if I had been organized enough to sort and label things. LOL! 6. I have a really long day on Monday. I am worn out from it, but I will get used to it.....sheesh, it's the same length as FOUR of my days at my former job. (But I didn't have the stress of publishing at my former job). 7. I practiced for two hours on the big auditorium organ yesterday. It felt really good, however, I am out of practice. It was good that I was playing 20th century music....most people wouldn't hear the wrong notes. 8. I got to watch the end of Six Feet Under last night. AWESOME! Yippee for being able to stay awake to 10! Have a great day, everyone!
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Lostintheglades
Member
07-10-2000
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 7:44 am
1. I could use some motivation like Spy got. I miss going to the seminars I used to be able to attend. 2. I've missed this thread too. Just been too busy running from storms and learning to live without power, TV and internet. It's not fun btw. 3. Getting my first fitting for my permanent bridge today. Even got a check from the insurance where I overpaid my share. I think I'll go buy a lottery ticket. 4. It's been a while since I've had a day where I'm not in crises mode so it feels really good. 5. dd#1 started her new job on Monday and so far so good. I think the pay check will be enough to make her stick it out. She was a vet assistant for the last 2 years but it didn't pay nearly as good as this but I think she liked it better. 6. That means we don't have to help her out with her car payment anymore starting next month. 7. My rescue pup is doing good and the cat and JRT have accepted him as part of their pack now. 8. I'm hoping Ivan doesn't mess up my plans to go see dd#2 in Tally this weekend but I'm also concerned for those in Ivans path. 9. I feel a little guilty that our good fortune in avoiding this storm will be someone else's misfortune however.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:13 am
1. This is a long winded one all about my unusual past two days. I just got home after spending them at the ER. 2. First visit was Sunday. I needed treatment for an early asthma attack, which was triggered by that damn head cold that moved into my chest. Got a breathing treatment, some meds (prednisone, inhalers, etc), and was sent home feeling better. 3. Yesterday morning around 11 AM, I suddenly started having severe stabbing, crushing chest pain that I had never in my life had before (or anything even similar). I knew it wasn't the asthma because that is a quite different discomfort. I couldn't decide if it was heart stuff or epigastric stuff going on, and since the two have many symptoms in common (especially in women), and the pain was becoming so excruciating, I decided to call 911. There is a very strong family history in my genes for early heart attacks, and I didn't feel like gambling. Plus I was more pain that I had ever imagined one could have. I'm glad I didn't pass out! 4. Then I called Ms Sweetpea at work to tell her what was going on, but she wasn't at her desk. I hated having to leave a message like that for her, but I did. 5. Ambulance showed up and the paramedics did their thing, and carted me off to the hospital ER, which is a 5-10 minute drive. 6. At the ER (which was swamped with patients that day), much initial testing was done, bloodwork, CXR, ECG, etc. My chest pain resolved gradually over the first hour and didn't return. Then I was admited to the overnight ER observation (chest pain center). 7. Had a stress echo this AM and passed with flying colors, heart attack was ruled out from all tests done. 8. Will be seeing my primary doc this afternoon so he can check on my asthma, as well as send me off to tests to find out whether it was my stomach (as in maybe an ulcer), or a gallbladder attack that happened. 9. I'm just glad to be home and feeling better! 10. That's it for now. I have a lot of reading to catch up on here at TVCH. 
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:26 am
1. Wow BabyRuth what a scary time of it you've had! I am so glad you're feeling better. Hope everything goes well this afternoon with your primary!
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:27 am
1. Babyruth it could also be a hiatal hernia, which can cause those terrible pains as well. They will find that out in the tests they take of your stomach.
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Essence
Member
01-12-2002
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:54 am
1. I hope all goes well with your tests Babyruth. 2. Well news from the doctor is that I didn't break my ankle. It's just a bad sprain, which everyone says is actually worse than if I had broke it. I'm trying to keep it elevated and I'm taking anti-inflammatory medicine to help with the swelling. I have it in a brace to help keep it stabilized when I'm walking, and my doctor wants to see me back in her office in a week.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 9:58 am
1. Thanks V and G! 2. Yup, you're right, G, it could be that, too! But I bet some of your chicken noodle soup with Matzoh balls would cure me! 2.1. Will be back later and read more of all I've missed. 2.2 Edited to add: Essence, I'm sorry to hear about your bad sprain. At least it's not broken, tho! Keep it rested, iced, compressed, and elevated! ALSO, do some slow stretches when it is after it's been numbed with ice for 15-20 min. The best stretches for a sprained ankle are to s l o w l y point your foot and write the alphabet in the air with it pointed. Keeps the torn/stretched ligaments in shape for better healing. I know, I have sprained my ankles countless times!! Hope you feel better soon!
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 10:05 am
1. Babyruth and Essence - get better soon. 2. The Duchess of York will be in Kansas City next Tuesday. 3. I have my reservation to see The Duchess - and am on cloud nine.
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 10:05 am
1. Babyruth, I have put a post in your folder about an experience I had. 2. It probably isn't nearly the same or related, but I thought I'd post it just in case. 3. I hope you are feeling better soon! 4. Dang - lots of posts while I was writing. That'll teach me to post while at work!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 11:02 am
1. Get well BR and E 2. Volleyball games tonight which will make me miss BB, darn it (good thing I love my daughter ...) 3. DS#1 is doing well in Nuclear Power School. He says it's cool for being school, lol 4. I have two hard drives to replace here at work ... talk about boring ... 5. My office is next door to a Pre-Kindergarten class and the music they play in the afternoon to sedate the kids is also sedating me, lol
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 1:03 pm
1. Get well, get well, get well!!!!! And ACK!!!! Take care! 2. I went home at noon for lunch and didn't go back in. Dang it, I left the papers to grade on my desk! Guess I'm getting to work by 7am tomorrow. 3. I practiced at the church for Sunday, and the pastors and people are very nice. I like the organ, as well. I may have to just swallow the fact that they don't ordain women, and just join that church. Don't think that I would be the "object" of a sermon there, either! 4. I think that I will vacuum the pool this afternoon, since I'm home. It looks like rain, and I hope that the water isn't too cold! 5. Jeopardy is on....dang it, that guy is still going....almost a million and a half! 6. I've always wanted to be on Jeopardy, but I would probably get categories like : Oxen, country music, Baltic languages, Quantum physics and hair folicles! LOL!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 1:15 pm
1. i am planning on attending ms spy's partay, as long as all hell doesn't break loose here and something bad happens. . 2. i'm really looking forward to meeting spy and marm, and any other of our members who will be there! YAY! 3. i have slept horribly the past 2 nights. that sucks. makes me even grouchier than usual at work. oh boy, do they love me SO MUCH when i am even grouchier. lol 4. i have forced myself to start listening to hip hop/R&B music again. i was getting stuck in a country music rut. i still listen to and like country, but i need to hear other types, too. (makes me feel less old.) 5. i didn't see until 10pm last night that nakomis (bb) had a freak-out on sunday....wth? i hope they show at least some of it on the show. i feel bad for her. you know they all just have to be sick to death of each other. i told a few people at work about it, and that it would be like being trapped there (at work) for all that time, with people you don't really like. LOL. one lady goes "that would be horrible, wouldn't it?" lol 6. i like kelly clarkson's new song, breakaway, from the pricess diaries 2 movie. (that's what's playing on the radio now). 7. i bought a really pretty sterling silver birthstone ring from avon. (i got the oct. birthstone one, just because i wanted pink. lol) i am very pleased with it, you never really know what kind of quality the jewelry from avon will be, but this one is pretty! babyruth and essence, i hope you are both feeling better soon! happy bb day!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 4:35 am
1. I want to have a primal scream - just open up my mouth and let it rip! 2. *sigh, I have to find something good, today, and the new school, I dont want it to be depressing... 3. I found out I wont get internet service when I'm substituting this year... so much down time for me on some days. 4. Well, except for the school I'm assigned, as a sub I get to do bus duty, recess duty, and lunch duty, and i dont get paid, but the teachers do get an extra stipend... 5. Positive, positive... Yesterday a girl from dd class showed up, her face lit up - apparently her parents divorced, dad got brother, mom her... and mom and her moved to FL - and lost their home... and dd school is so popular, lottery only - HER BROTHER IS STILL IN dd school!! How cruel for this poor child! Yet she found something to smile about!! Good lesson! 6. Tater CIndori and I are going to meet for lunch in Chicago on the 28th 7. I wont be able to get onlie starting tomorrow, dh is taking his laptop with him, and ds's and dd all compete for this one!! 8. Happy Hump Day
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 6:57 am
1. Hello fellow factoids! I've missed posting here. 2. Only 3 more days until my cousins wedding. I'm starting to get excited and nervous at the same time, lol. 3. I picked up my bridesmaid dress yesterday, tried it on for the last time, and could barely walk in it! I felt like I was going to trip at any moment. Maybe I should wear it around the house to practice walking in it?!? 4. We get to decorate the reception hall today. The hall didn't have any other events scheduled the rest of this week so they're letting us in early, which is definitely a good thing... 5. Mostly all the other wedding stuff is done, except for a few placecards that need to be changed because of people who can't decide if they are coming or not. 6. I've been super crafty during all this wedding planning! I've made cute pens that look like flowers, hairpins, the programs, the card holder, decorated the bubbles and even designed the centerpieces. Not to mention wrote out 150+ placecards. 7. Tomorrow is food prep day to get ready for the after rehearsal BBQ at my Aunts house. Friday we decorate for the BBQ, get our nails and toes beautified, and run through the ceremony. 8. Saturday is the big day! Everyone pray for no rain. 9. I hope all my TVCH friends are having a great week and have an even better rest of the week! Happy Hump Day!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 8:36 am
1. Ok, I'll do 10! YIPPEEEEEEE, I finally vacuumed the pool. I will need to do more in a couple of days, but got all the little stuff off the floor. I have an overhanging tree that is dropping leaves....guess where! YUP, right in the pool! 2. My cat was on the roof of the shed yesterday. She is so funny! I think I have her trained like Pavlov's dog....she runs to the food dish whenever I go outside. I am obviously "FOOD LADY". Doesn't matter what time it is. She is polite and takes a bite of what ever was left, and then goes on her way! 3. I have meetings and rehearsals until 9:30 tonight. I had an 8am meeting with the dean and have already taught my two classes. Thankfully no one is here for my office hour and I can decompress before my onslaught of afternoon and evening meetings. 4. We have a big organ concert/festival on Friday. The organ prof is reserving me a seat at the "head table" for the dinner and for the concert. I was also invited to the chancellor's reception. I think that the new shiny black shoes with rhinestones will have to make another appearance! 5. The old lady who paints and repairs the wall hasn't been here all week. Hopefully she is waiting to find purple (make that AUBERGINE) paint! At least the office doesn't smell! 6. Saturday, I'm going to St. Louis for a workshop. It is 2.5 hours away, and my enthusiasm is waning. Registration is at 8:30....so that means a 6am departure. DANG! 7. I want to go to Froggies' BBQ! I will probably miss the BBQ "Pigout" in Carbondale because of the workshop. I LOVE BBQ! 8. The band directors here are interesting. There are two. One is retiring this year, one is kind of negative and puts our students and the area teachers down. They both think that everyone should be in LOTS of ensembles (I'm thinking "what about time management and academics?") Hmmmmmmm. I am the chair of the search committee for a new director of bands (AGAIN! I did this last year at Clarion.) 9. Our dean is very nice, and she remembered my name. She knows most of the people's names, which is amazing since this is a big university, and the College of Liberal Arts is quite large. She is very honest and an advocate for the arts. 10. Lots of the people here think that they live in the sticks! Au contraire.....there are no bears in the backyards here (only deer), and there is SHOPPING in town. We are NOT as geographically challenged as they think. They complain about the workload, too. I think that I'm in heaven.....less workload, better students, nice facilities, and I really like the town. I haven't met many of the area teachers, but the ones that I've met are nice. I hope that they are good in the classroom, too! GOTTA BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED!!!! 
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Halfunit
Member
09-02-2001
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 11:09 am
1. I love coming in here to read about Marm's cat!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 1:35 pm
1.5 Me too, Halfunit.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 4:17 pm
1.Makin' your way in the world today Takes everything you've got Takin' a break from all your worries Sure would help a lot Wouldn't you like to get away? (CHORUS) 2.Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came You wanna be where you can see Our troubles are all the same You wanna be where everybody knows your name
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Kady
Member
07-30-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 7:22 pm
1. I discovered that men who do not take care of their feet and toes should not wear sandals. YUCK!! 2. Be extra careful at whom you sit by in the Doctor's office. They could become your new "best friend." 3. Note...if the doctor's office is really really packed then he had an emergency and is running late. You may as well go ahead and reschedule or be like me...sitting for 2 hours beside your new "best friend" and across from a man that should have the title of "Ugliest Feet in America."
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 8:12 pm
1. After another follow up and more bloodwork my doctor has increased my thyroid meds again. 2. We got new lanes, returns and furniture at our bowling alley. It is much harder to bowl on decent lanes after coping with bad ones for so long! I think I might be getting the hang of it. 3. I missed my training class for fire safety today, and I am the one who suggested it! They shouldn't have scheduled it at the same time as bowling! 4. This evening I babysat my grandPets, Lena and Opie.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 8:19 pm
1. It's past midnight and here I sit keying this post... 2. Spent the day doing yard work. 3. Must cover the tomatoes against frost before I go to bed. 4. Watched the Siegfried and Roy interview with Maria Shriver this evening. 5. Rescued an old piece of luggage from being tossed out (looks like a doctor's bag) and have placed a Christmas cactus inside. I think it looks great.
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Sage
Member
07-20-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 8:58 pm
1. I am addicted to online puzzles at Jigzone. 2. I am addicted to chocolate. 3. I am addicted to sugar, but have given it up. 4. I am addicted to relationships, and am giving them up for who knows how long. (Not meaning relationships with friends or family.) 5. I am addicted to this thread, and am never giving it up. 6. I love hearing about Marm and her cat too! 
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 9:06 pm
1. I am dog tired! 2. I worked 10 hours today. 3. Ooowwwwwww....but I still love my new job! 4. Egbob called me on my private line and asked me to meet him for dinner. 5. It was nice to be rescued from myself and my drive to succeed in this awesome new job...lol. 6. I read everyone's facts and I am so thankful for this thread with TVCHers who share their facts. 7. And I was glad to read about Marm's cat too!
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