Gail | Wednesday, July 04, 2001 - 06:23 pm   Max? What ever happened with the housekeeper?? |
Max | Wednesday, July 04, 2001 - 07:12 pm   LOL, Gail! She finally called. Turned out she had put my info on a sticky note and not transferred it to her appointment book. Then a family thing came up that took her out of town and, since it wasn't in her book, she didn't remember to call me. It all is good now. She is now on schedule every two weeks and, by way of compensation, didn't charge me the usual extra fee for the initial cleaning. I did a VERY minimal amount of cleaning before my mom arrived and all was well. She got in a few of her usual passive-aggressive digs, but she would have done that anyway.  |
Gail | Wednesday, July 04, 2001 - 08:37 pm   So how do you like having a cleaning lady? Isn't it great!!!?? |
Max | Wednesday, July 04, 2001 - 10:16 pm   I love having a cleaning lady! I don't have to feel guilty any more for taking off in the Cruiser or just watching a movie or reading a book instead of cleaning. I'm FREEEE!!!! |
Grooch | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 10:13 am   My husband & I are invited to a christianing tomorrow. My husband forgot to tell me and he expects me to get a gift. I am swamped at work and have no clue what I should get as a gift. The baby is a boy. Does anybody have any ideas? Thanks. |
Max | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 10:24 am   You can never go wrong with onesies and blankets. Just stop in at a Target, Mervyns, or whatever is closest to you and get some cute ones. Or, break from the norm and get something nice for the parents. Offer to babysit for an evening a few months in the future and give them a gift certificate for dinner someplace nice. The focus is always on the baby, which is cool, but the parents need some attention, too! |
Bijoux | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 10:30 am   For my niece's baptism I got savings bonds. Actually, about half the people invited to the baptism brought savings bonds and my sister never asked for them as gifts. You can do the paperwork in about 5 minutes at the bank and give the parents the gift card (comes with the savings bond application) letting them know the bond will be coming. |
Grod | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 01:10 pm   I'm grouchy because my husband went on a fishing trip and I have to stay home and wash walls. |
Wink | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 01:19 pm   I'm not grouchy but I am pouting. |
Karuuna | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 01:47 pm   I'm happy, happy, happy... oh wait, wrong folder! <karuuna slips off quietly> |
Fruitbat | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 01:57 pm   I'm snappish cause my email is broken. I am going to pout too. Maybe even spit. Yeah, in fact I will spit. Great idea. |
Grooch | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 02:00 pm   FB, spit towards Karuuna. She's happy and even gloated about it.  |
Fruitbat | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 02:24 pm   I'll go look for her now. Miserable little piece of sunshine, that one.  |
Karuuna | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 02:31 pm   <Karuuna gets out her raincoat, umbrella and galoshes and starts singing> "I'm singing in the rain, I'm singing in the spit..." |
Fruitbat | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 02:37 pm   (Odd double post there) Look at her, she is at it again. They always come back to the scene. |
Karuuna | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 02:47 pm   <Karuuna comes in, cleans up the double post, and heads back out whistling & smiling> |
Grod | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 03:38 pm   Karuuna is making me grouchy because I can't even be grouchy with her happiness interfering. Isn't there a happy folder somewhere here for people like Karuuna? |
Karuuna | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 04:27 pm   Grod - just funnin' with ya a little. I'll go find my happy place, and dust over there for a while. Happy grouchiness!  |
Grod | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 05:18 pm   Karuuna, I would say but for thepurpose of this grouchy place I will post . How can we tell its Friday Night? |
Zeb | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 05:57 pm   I'm stunned that a few people are giving up on BB2 before the week is over just because of the live feed situation. I mean...the petition hasn't even been sent out yet. It's sort of like Autumn giving up and handing over a brand new vehicle to Kent. Why give up and let CBS/RealNetworks get away with this shite? Hang in there. |
Max | Friday, July 06, 2001 - 06:20 pm   Um, because trying to watch the way they are dishing it out is making me crazy? If something make me grumpy and frustrated, why would I continue watching it? IF it stays free and IF the feeds improve to at least the standard set last year, then I'll probably watch. Until then, nope! I have better things to do, like get frustrated with my boss and other work stuff. |
Snee | Saturday, August 04, 2001 - 05:55 pm   i was grouchy when i got to this thread but now i'm laughing too hard to grouch, and that just ain't right! (<--snee manages a little grouch after all...) |
Whit4you | Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - 09:58 pm   I never did figure out what this thread was about ... I think someone could explain it...to the rest of us .. |
Oregonfire | Wednesday, September 19, 2001 - 10:12 pm   This place is new to me. Goody! I'm grouchy that an outspoken student in my earlier-than-should-be-legal composition class gave me grief about using "his or her" in sentences instead of just "his." i.e. "Everyone is entitled to his or her opinions." He was loudly proclaiming that this was just political correctness and such nonsense. Then other students got on board with the rabblerouser about using the term "firefighter" instead of "firemen." If "firefighter" is a good enough term for New York's finest themselves, than why is it such a problem for a bunch of coddled students in the Pacific Northwest? BTW, my classroon squelching of the mini-rebellion was much more diplomatic. |
Moondance | Friday, September 21, 2001 - 06:43 pm   I need some help and I am grouchy... I am in the process of buying my first home and trying to reaserch some neighborhoods... I remember some did a search and found out the home value of Nicole's home and I am wondering what that web site is... I need help... thank you! |
Weinermr | Saturday, October 13, 2001 - 11:11 pm   Moondance - I don't know if this will help you, or if it's too late, but try www.homegain.com - you can find out the estimated value of a specific property that way - hope your search is working out - are you looking near Venice, or somewhere else? Just curious. |
Moondance | Saturday, October 13, 2001 - 11:35 pm   Thanks Weinermr! That is a very helpful site... I am still looking... I would love to stay in Venice but it is sooo expensive so I have been looking in Atwater Village, Silver Lake but that is also up there in price... I decided I will be winning trhe lottery soon! |
Scribe | Sunday, October 14, 2001 - 04:41 pm   Just a note Moon ... from one who JUST about finished buying first home (coop/condo) and moving ... one does survive ... but barely! If you recall I was active on the board for BB1 and Survivor 1 and the Mole and then I started the home search and move and well ... there goes the ball game. It is fun though ... in some odd gruelling way. Good luck. Scribe |
Twiggyish | Sunday, October 14, 2001 - 06:45 pm   I remember you Scribe! Welcome back. |
Moondance | Sunday, October 14, 2001 - 06:50 pm   Scribe I left you a note in your message folder |
Rabbit | Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 07:28 pm   Deadpool sucks !! Any opinion to the contrary sucks !! Lex's bad attitude sucks !! My bad attitude is just fine 'cause i'm cute and fuzzy. Anyone got a problem with that?! |
Babyruth | Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 07:33 pm   Hey, I didn't know we had a grouching place. Are you in charge here, Rabbit? Here, have a carrot and chew away your stress. |
Rabbit | Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 07:38 pm   Can't you see I'm grouching !! Now take your compassionate gift out of here. ...No Wait, leave the carrot. |
Babyruth | Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 07:40 pm   Tiptoeing quietly away, careful not to turn my back on the crabby fuzzy rabbit.... |