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Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 5:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
1. I am back from Salt Lake City. How beautiful it is there. You all can see one of our concerts in July for "Feed the Children"....it will be the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Oak Ridge Boys and the Army Herald Trumpets along with a sign-language choir of kids. A must see just for the odd combination!

2. I have a snarky cleaning lady. If I didn't need her so much I would fire her. She needs to get out in the real world of work to understand why she is losing houses!

3. I have $2.37 in change in my wallet to last until Monday. About twice that left on my credit card and about $10 left in my checking. GADS! This is the second month in a row that I have ran out of money at the end of the month. I wish that the university would reimburse me quickly for the $1100 for that last conference, and that churches would pay me for playing for Easter....SIGH. My finances will be great once I get the conference reimbursement.

4. We have lots of recitals this weekend. I think that I need to go to five or six of them. It will be nice when the semester is over.

5. The weather is beautiful. I think that I will open the pool this weekend! (OR finish grading papers....blech!)

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
1. It has been a good week, but too quick! We've had a lot of fun with my mother-in-law and her boyfriend here.

2. I have a full time subbing position until the end of the school year (may 26). Still don't know why the orchestra teacher is not available now. Thank God there is an assistant director!

3. I got a call yesterday from the principal at a school I really want a position to open. He said that there isn't a definite opening yet, but the guy has told them he's looking. He wanted me to know there was a chance and to see if I was interested.

4. Last night Rich (MiL's bf) grilled us some YUMMY food! We pigged out!

5. I'm proud of myself for posting here so often lately. It's good to see this picking up!

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
1. For those that might have missed it: Zoe's surgery went well and she's now home.

2. The surgery lasted 2 1/2 hours because the surgeon ended up doing the more complicated procedure that we all wanted for him to do. He just wasn't sure if he had enough to work with and wouldn't know until he got Zoe into the OR.

3. It was a late night for me. Zoe didn't even go into surgery until 1:30 pm and didn't get out of recovery until about 5:30. By the time she got to her room and settled in, it was about 7:30.

4. The doctors were really concerned that because they did the more complicated Palatoplasty (I think that's what it's called) her breathing might be more labored than normal, until she healed up. Fortunately, she made it through the night without any problems and the docs were pleased enough with her stats that they released her at about 1 pm today.

5. Right now, she's knocked out on pain meds and will be on them for a few days. She's a very resiliant little girl and it's hard to believe all that she has been through since she was born. I just hope this is the last of the surgeries for a long time.

5.a: If all went as planned with this surgery, she may not need anymore. It all depends on how well her mouth develops in the coming years and on into puberty.

5.b.: Thanks everybody for their thoughts and prayers. I know I'm not very good at following along with everybody's needs, but if there is anyway I can help somebody out there...let me know. Even if it's a prayer or just positive vibes.

Denecee
Member

09-05-2002

Thursday, April 27, 2006 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
1. Nick, that's wonderful that Zoe is doing so well!
2. Well, my dd, gs, and son-in-law left on Monday to drive to Georgia.
3. They will be in Murfreesboro, TN tonight which happens to be the town I was born in.
4. My house is so very quiet, it's going to take some getting use to.
5. We still have my 14 yr old niece who we are raising but she's mostly a quiet person except when she is excited, I love her.
6. My heart hurts when I read sad stories in the news so I am going to quit reading them.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. I love spring! The last two mornings I've woken up feeling pretty spiffy.

2. It's so nice to open up the windows and the doors, throw on a pair of shorts and tank top (er, not in that order of course ) and enjoy early morning perfect weather.

3. It did end up hitting 92 yesterday though, lol. Darren got the swamp cooler up and running yesterday and that helped a great deal with the high temps later in the day.

4. I just paid for Darrens car registration online. Oh my gosh, it was so easy! Took me less than five minutes to do it, all I had to do was enter his license plate number, the registration identification number, and my cc info and click submit.

5. I can't decide what I want to make for dinner tonight. I have spaghetti on the menu but don't feel like it for some reason. Oh! Maybe I'll do chicken salad. I feel in the mood for something cold.

6. We had a nice weekend away. It was cool, but the kids had fun. Saturday we went to the Santa Barbara Zoo and spent a couple hours wandering around there. The only animal Dakota wanted to see was a zebra and they didn't have any! Last time we went to the L.A. Zoo they didn't have any zebra's out either so she was pretty disappointed about that this weekend.

7. The kids also spent most of their time we weren't off and running in the pool. I could plan a whole vacation off of just staying in a hotel with a pool for the two of them and they'd be as happy as all heck with it, lol.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
1. I am VERY excited that there is a new Lost on tonight.

2. I have a TON of work to do because I'm taking off work on Friday and Monday for travel (will be gone all next week), but there's no way I can do it with all the TV on tonight.

3. Almost all of my favorite shows are now on Wednesday -- Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model and Lost.

4. I won't even watch the results show of American Idol because of the other shows. I'll just read about it here on East Coast time.

5. I wish I knew how Janet Jackson loses weight so darn fast. Probably not healthy, but darn that woman can drop the pounds quickly!

6. It's sunny and beautiful here today.

7. I need to lose at least 20 pounds. With all the time I spend at the gym, you wouldn't think it'd be this tough. I blame my parents. LOL

8. I'll be in the D.C. area next week.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
8.1 Yanks I read that she used some kinda acupuncture procedure.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
8.1.2 p.s. And by exercising 6 days a week.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 9:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. I don't watch the result show either Yanks. Conflicts with other stuff on Wednesday nights.

2. We got tix from Darren's company to our minor league baseball teams game for tonight.

3. A week of gorgeous weather so of course this evening was cold and windy.

4. Luckily I hadn't yet taken our jackets and the blanket out of our car from our trip this weekend.

5. My youngest niece spent part of the morning and afternoong with me today. We had fun playing on the floor for an hour or so and then she conked out and slept the rest of the time she was here.

6. Caleb was grumpy as all heck today and mouthy to boot.

7. Dakota had a major meltdown shortly after getting home from school. I think they're feeling test stress. Once they had a chance to relax a little their moods improved and they were able to behave and have a decent time at the ball game other than freezing!

8. We have two birthdays next week, my bil and my great aunt. May and June are the worst birthday months for us, 3 in May including Caleb's and 4 in June. And a new baby due somewhere around the first week of June.

9. I walked out to my car earlier and found my neighbor across the street in his driveway burning a pile of stuff. Don't they have to have permits to do that? Not to mention the common sense not to do it on a night when the wind is blowing 25 mph's.

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 5:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
1. Mornings, bleck.

2. This is the 3rd morning in a row that I have overslept by 45-60 minutes.

3. You can imagine that makes for a frantic morning getting ready. I keep coming into work with very wet hair!

4. I the red-headed hippie. I love me a bohemian.

5. My synapses are still not firing on all cylinders this morning.

6. I had very risque dreams last night. I blame Heyitslori and the Daily Poll.

7. This Saturday I'm going hiking in Shenandoah National Park.

8. I'm going on three hikes in the next 5 weeks. I need to go to Dick's Sporting Goods and get some raingear, Tevas, and a hiking stick. Two of the three hikes are "strenuous."

9. My hair is pulled back in a ponytail today. For some reason, that makes me feel very young.

10. Happy Almost Friday! :-)

Jeep
Member

10-17-2001

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 5:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jeep a private message Print Post    
1. I don't have enough hair to pull into a ponytail. I wish I did. I would pull it real tight to stretch out my eye wrinkles! LOL

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 7:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
1. I looked for Yankee_in_ca's member's folder, and she has let it go by the wayside.

2. I worked this TERRIBLE party last night, where there was this cover band that I am POSITIVE Yankee could hear from her place. It included a Rod Stewart lookalike that doubled as a Bon Jovi impersonator. And an ABBA group whose lead singer doubled as Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks. We told them they were WAY too loud for the room and the neighborhood, and they didn't even turn it down. We hated them. And the band was eating most of the food brought out for the GUESTS!!! It was brutal.

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
1. I haven't stopped here in a long time--not even to read. I peeked in when I saw Jeep's message in the New Message feature. I realized after reading a bit how much I miss it! I need to catch up with everyone's goings on.

2. I just returned from walking Herc at a nearby park where I have to keep him on a leash. Immediately was approached by a 30ish bald-headed man. He scared me at first--because he walked up and started talking to me when I was locking away my pocketbook. When I heard his slow speech and what he asked, however, I realized he was just mentally deficient. He asked me what the empty soda bottle said (Pepsi) and what a children's book title (Peter Rabbit) read. He had obviously found both in the park.

I answered him and watched him throw the bottle in the back of an old station wagon parked next to me. Later, when Herc and I had finished a circuit, I saw him sitting in the passenger seat of the car. So I am thinking one person (among the 3 other people there) had to be driving that car, but I honestly couldn't match up which with him. Didn't fit. Kinda sad, but then, I thought about it, and he seemed delighted to be on his own and finding things (saw him throw an empty cigarette pack in the trash can after he asked me where the trash was). So now I am kinda storing it away as a piece in a story I'll write sometime!

3. That was far too long, so I will end with a shorty: That I stopped for a LARGE skinny latte before Herc and I headed home. Ahhhh!

Jewels
Member

09-23-2000

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 8:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jewels a private message Print Post    
1. Jenna and I are headed to the park in a few minutes to play while Jake is at school.

2. Jake turned 6 on Tuesday, can't believe it. My little boy is growing up so fast.

3. His birthday party was a blast, it was fun to see him interact with his friends because he isn't very social.

4. We got him a "big boy" bike for his birthday, but his looks so tiny on it!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 9:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
1. Haven't posted here in what seems like ages.

2. Big concert tonight. I am not conducting or playing, but singing. We have had late rehearsals everynight this week.

3. It is the close of the semester, with finals week next week. ARGG! So much to do!

4. My parents are coming down for the weekend, but I can't remember what time they will be here.

5. I am going home for lunch and staying there to do some work (and take a nap so I won't fall asleep in the concert.)

Denecee
Member

09-05-2002

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 9:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
2.1 Happy belated birthday to Jake!

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
1. I spent a frustrating morning trying to figure out my Mom's best option for Medicare Part D on the gov't website and on the phone (on hold, mostly) with a few plan companies to have questions answered.

2. Gotta have her signed her up before May 15th or pay a penalty later if she ever does need a Medicare drug plan.

3. So, she is signed up now for Medicare Part D and will have to pay a monthly premium she can't afford for a gov't approved plan she probably won't be using.

4. Her best option of course is to continue to buy her medications from Canada. But such competition to our greedy fatcat pharmaceutical companies is still illegal, thanks to their successful lobbying efforts with equally greedy politicians.

5. But we're going to continue to buy her meds from Canada anyway, as it's waaay cheaper than the cheapest gov't approved insurance plan, and it's the only source she can afford on her fixed income.

6. My Mom, the criminal.

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
6.1 Br email me if you have any questions bout Medicare Part D and I'll try to help.

Wapland
Member

08-01-2000

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 12:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wapland a private message Print Post    
1. I just spent 45 minutes filling out my country's census survey on line!!!! 45 frickin minutes. They wanted to know everything about everything.

2. I still have my proposal to finish. I have been procrastinating forever. I just can't seem to get motivated. I know that when I start it will just fly, but its the getting started thing.

3. I bought my first tree today. A flowering crab apple. It is the Royale variety for all you horiticulturists. I can hardly wait to get it planted.

4. We are having some dramatic changes made to our backyard. We have planned a flagstone patio, walkway, another perennial garden and pond. All of this is to happen before the new kitchen goes in.....ha!!!!

5. The days are getting so much longer here and I love it. Last night my hubby and I were in the hottub around 9 pm and it was still so bright. I love spring...especially no bugs. If it could be spring weather all the time, I would be one happy Canadian.

6. I am having a heck of a time trying to decide what to have for supper. At first I thought maybe Martha Stewart or Bobby Flay could help, but they only provide the recipe. I've still got to get, prepare and cook the meal....darn internet.

7. I had an early meeting this morning, so I am hoping my kids come home, homework free, the phone stays silent, and I can curl up and watch tv quietly with a cup of my favorite peppermint tea, (which by the way, is President's Choice, moroccan blend mint tea)

Fondly
Wappy

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
1.1 - I'm jealous that Wappy got the long Census. I only got the short one.

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
6.2 Thx, Mocha. I think I'm out of questions, but if I think of any, I'll email ya :-)

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Thursday, May 04, 2006 - 1:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
:-)

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, May 05, 2006 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
1. Hey, Eeyoreslament -- I DID see that party at your restaurant when I was walking my dog and even commented on it to my dh, but I couldn't hear it LOL!!! What with all the "Canada Line" construction outside my door, I can't hear much of anything... sigh...

2. AND, I don't have a folder anymore because a) I'm boring and b) I hadn't been posting for over a month or so. Just lost that postin' feelin, I guess.

3. And Mocha, I have been working out 5-6 days a week since January, but haven't lost anything. I'm getting quite discouraged. Maybe I should regulate my diet, too (just kidding -- I am! I am!)

4. Heading to the airport in a few minutes. Headed east.

5. I might take a beginner women's soccer clinic when I come back. It might be fun.

6. I hope my plane is on time today. It's the first direct flight between Vancouver and DC since before Sept. 11 01, and if it goes on time, I'll have saved myself over 3 hours!

7. Lost on Weds. was fantastic. I still watch Amazing Race, but it's not as "big a deal" as it was for me a few season back.

8. Not sure how often I'll get online next week, but I hope everyone here has a wonderful week!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Friday, May 05, 2006 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. Have a safe trip Yankee!

2. It seems to be shaping up to be a gorgeous day outside.

3. I should be out there now sweeping up my driveway, washing it down, then washing my blinds from the den.

4. I also have some housework I should be doing.

5. Oh and removing everything out from under the bathroom sink cuz I've got a leak Darren needs to look at and fix today!

6. Had a horrible morning with the kids, lol. Dakota was seriously lagging and by the time I finally got her out of bed, fed, dressed, teeth brushed, hair fixed, shoes on, and ready to walk out the door we were already running ten minutes behind.

7. Open the door and start to walk out, Caleb says, "MOM I can't find my glasses!" Ten more minutes of looking and we finally find them sitting on a dining room chair. He'd set them on the table (not his normal spot!) and they'd fallen off. I got the kids to school about 6 minutes before the bell rang. Hate being late!

8. Dang, I also need to run and by dog food. Harvey's not going to be too happy with me if I give him whats left in the bag and he doesn't have enough for a next meal!

9. I think I'm going to go get all this done now so I can take tomorrow off! It'll be more fun to spend the day playing with the kids and spending time with Darren rather than running errands and cleaning.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. I'm multitasking this morning. I've got the kids playing out front in their bathing suits with the water hose. Gets them outside for a while and the front yard watered, lol.

2. I managed to get everything done yesterday. Today all I have is some minor work and laundry to take care of.

3. I also went grocery shopping. Usually I'd wait til Monday or Tuesday to go but we had a gift certificate from Darren's company from the holidays and I thought it expired yesterday. Wasn't til I was standing there that I realized it didn't expire til the end of May.

4. Today is absolutely beautiful here. Slight breeze and not too hot. I'm enjoying having all the windows and doors open cuz as soon as Darren comes home I know he'll close the house up and turn on the cooler.

5. May 10 is my aunts birthday, she'll be 78. My bils is May 12. Going to be a busy birthday week!

6. Sis asked me if I'd watch the girls Friday night thru Sunday morning. They want to go away for a night.

7. I didn't even realize that Sunday was Mother's Day when I agreed. I did think it was strange she told me they'd pick the girls up early in the morning because usually she leaves them as late as I'll let her!

8. I'm thinking of having Caleb's birthday party the first weekend of June. His birthday once again falls on Memorial Day weekend and everyone will be camping.

9. His luck with birthday parties is the same as Dakota's with Halloween. Something always happens and we lose half the guest list at the last minute. I'm hoping by pushing it into the first week of June we might be able to avoid that, however, my little adopted sis is due June 1 so that might be a problem as far as the party's concerned.

10. We're still debating what to do for it. I'd like to invite family over for a small party and bbq and then have either my nephews or a couple friends of his spend the night and then go fishing the next morning. He wants someone to spend the night and then go do something big the next day (like Disneyland big!) We're trying to reach a compromise, lol.