Archive through July 05, 2002
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Archive through July 05, 2002
Oregonfire | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 03:53 pm     What are you folks up to on this happy Fourth? I'm happy to report that no one has posted for several hours, which means that folks are out having fun and enjyoing their holiday. I'm glued to my computer this afternoon, of course, as I have work to do. (Alas, don't shed a tear for me, fellow posters, as I will take a trip to the coast as soon as the crowd clears and the wallet fills a bit). So what did you folks do today, or this evening? |
Mware | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 04:05 pm     Hey, Oregon! I've been here all day. Unfortunately, I had to work today. Got in at about 9:15 this morning, and am just getting ready to call it a day. I'm glad it's been a slow day here, too. I had a chance to catch up on some of the threads I usually don't get to follow closely. It also means that, as a group, we have a life. I hope everyone had a great day today, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone back at their computers tomorrow, bright and early, right??? |
Spygirl | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 04:11 pm     I'm working on Chapter 2 of my dissertation today Chapters 1 and 3 were approved yesterday by my major professor (YEAH!!), so I am busily finishing this chapter so I can propose August 9th. No, it doesn't make for a fun 4th of July 2002, but it will make for a happy graduation, May 2003  |
Neko | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 04:37 pm     My day went well. Other than the fact the flys at the campground thought I was wearing a sign saying "Eat Me", it was good |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 04:45 pm     Neeeeekoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
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Car54 | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 04:54 pm     I had an almost heat-stroke at the laundromat where I went to wash my big rugs and stuff, but now I am home all cool and comfy getting ready to watch the Pops concert. Nice day! |
Faerygdds | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 05:06 pm     I am so bummed... my main power supply fan went kaput and it's throwing off the voltage, so I am now on the backup box. I went from a screaming system to a dinosaur... I guess I can be glad that power supplys are cheap huh? |
Neko | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 05:19 pm     JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!! |
Lobster | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 05:41 pm     Well, let's see,... I walked out the door, closed it behind me, and realized I didn't have my keys. I had to be in work in five minutes and was afraid that my boss was relying on me to open the store. Because I had to work today, I forgot that it's a holiday, and I heard voices next door so I went over and rang the bell. I only know the husband to say Hi to, and I couldn't pick the wife out of a crowd. I woke the poor man up (it was 9 o'clock.) He very graciously let me use his phone and I called work first. No one answered. Now I'm starting to panic. I called my brother who has a key, and my niece told me that she thought he was sleeping, but she'd wake him up. He was awake, but still in bed. By now I'm pretty much hysterical. My brother got to the house, and let me in, and laughed at me because I cried, and had to go to work on July 4th. Ain't brothers wonderful? LOL I got to work 20 minutes late, but the boss was very understanding. Work was very busy, so the time went by fast. People were in pretty good moods today. It turned out to be a good day. |
Car54 | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 05:45 pm     Oh Lobster... there is nothing that can set you off like losing your keys is there? I have done the same thing and it makes you crazy...you lose your access to everything! Glad your day got better! It was dang hot, wasn't it! |
Lobster | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 05:59 pm     Unbelievably hot, Car. Rumor has it that the heat will break tomorrow. I hope so. I've had enough already. LOL |
Car54 | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 06:20 pm     I heard it might rain, I am hoping it holds off til the concert and fireworks is over and then it can rain like crazy...that would cool us off! I am getting soft living up north...I used to live in Tennessee, and the heat never really bothered me! |
Tess | Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 11:47 pm     Oh my, we had a fabulous day. I rested up during the day while DH and child planted the rest of our garden. Then we all went over to our best friends' house and had a fantastic impromptu 4th of July party with great food, great friends and little, bitty fireworks for the 6 kids under the age of 8. It was the first time in the 24 years I've lived here that any fireworks have been legal so none of the children had seen so much as a sparkler up close. Then we too our daughter to the fireworks display in the town next to ours. We got the perfect parking space and the perfect spot on the grass to watch the display over the lake. We all could see, not just our fireworks, but the ones from 3 neighboring towns all on the other side of the lake. It was awe-inspiring and so beautiful seeing them reflected in the perfectly still water. The crowd was hushed except for the ocassional ooohs and ahhhhhhh and the big burst of applause at the end. Three minutes into our drive home, my daughter fell asleep after having her best 4th of July ever. |
Webkitty | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 06:25 am     We had a nice day too We drove out to the Island where we used to live to spend the day with our former neighbors. They live just across the road from the beach. Nice visit, didn't get sunburned TOO much! Then we got back home just in time for the fireworks. We live across the street from an inlet that leads to the bay. The fireworks are set off there, so we just had to step out to the front yard to see them, awesome as always! Glad to see you had a nice day too, Tess Lobster, getting locked out is the pitts! Neko, the flies!! Car, keep cool girlfriend Faery, one of the reasons I stubbornly refuse to give up my webtv I know, someday I will have to! WTG Dr. Spy! Mware, sorry you had to work! Juju, aieeeeeahhhhhhh! Oregon, sound like a nice trip you have planned I feel very "posty" today |
Car54 | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 06:33 am     Webkitty, it sounds like you had a good day! It is much cooler here today...I have cut back the AC a bunch! I am cleaning house and watching Christopher Lowell talk about New Orleans decor. Tess, that sounds like a storybook 4th! How cool for Sarah! |
Webkitty | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 06:40 am     See Car, that's the good thing about Mass. No matter how hot it gets, there is always a break The summers down here are endless.........they go on and on and on......The worst part about it is that when Sept. comes and everyone else is getting that hint of fall, its hurricane month here Humidity is at an all time high. (now I'm starting to gripe! lol) This year we are going to take a fall foliage trip for two weeks, can't wait! (BB will hold me over just nicely until then ) |
Kaili | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 07:14 am     I didn't do much early in the day- went outlet mall holiday shopping and cleaned mainly, but it was a BEAUTIFUL day- first day in a long time under 90 degrees and less than 80% humidity- Made some super good spinach/vegetable lasagna. I had so many fillings I couldn't fit them all in the pan (a large pan as it is). Very heavy putting it in the oven, but SO good! Went to the fireworks later- I always forget how late they start. Kind of cold and windy, but that's nice just because it's usually so buggy on the lake anyway. We went at about 8:40 when the sun was halfway set and we sat and sat. Around 10 most of the people were leaving (they shoot them off over the lake and we were at a little area about a mile north of where they do it to avoid traffic). I started walking around asking people if we had somehow missed the fireworks or what was going on. They guy I talked to was just as confused as I was. Finally they started at 10:15- a little late in my opinion- and lasted a whopping 20 minutes. Probably should have run down to Milwaukee or Madison for good fireworks, but when they don't start until that late I don't want to have to drive home at midnight. Oh well, I watched the Boston Pops on TV for a little bit- good gireworks) then went to sleep. And that, everyone, was Kaili's Fourth of July! |
Julieboo | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 07:35 am     My DH had to work in the morning at one of his crummy parttime jobs. BooBoo and I played in the backyard. He played in his pool and with his Elmo sprinkler. (Yeah! He can finally get wet now that the cast is off!) I sat in the shade. (the best place for a redhead, you know!) We got one of those really cool and cushy swings with a canopy. Anyways, my DH got home about 2:30 and then we headed out to his parent's house. Well, I pretty much leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes on the way there (it's about 45 min away). Well, for some reason I sat up at a point, and saw a very small dog, lost on this very busy road. I made my husband stop the car and we took the pooch with us. (I am pretty sure this dog woulda got killed if we left him/her there.) So we had a lot of fun at the party. We played a few games of whiffleball and then we watched the fireworks. A very nice day. But what the heck am I gonna do with this dog? I, personally, would love a dog. Even 2. But Boo Boo is very bad with dogs. He loves them too much. He hugs (way too tight) and pets (but his pet is much more like a hit) them til they get way irritated. So far this dog is way mellow. (not sure the breed, maybe Lhasa Alpsa. Certainly not the yellow lab that I really want!) Anyway, so that was my day. I somehow added this little furball of stress into my already stressed life. Maaaaaaan! |
Spygirl | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 07:52 am     Julie, you can teach him now how to love a dog. He may hug too tight now, but you teach him how to hug correctly. |
Julieboo | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 07:59 am     Spy, believe me. I have tried. He is just so, well, he just has a mind of his own and gets over excited. He doesn't listen very well. I try putting my son on my lap (so I can try to guide and/or restrain him) and then I attempt to show how to pet nicely. But it never seems to work. I've tried to tell him to pet with using only 2 fingers, but it's like he starts off nicely, but then gradually goes to a bigger and harder "pet". Arrrgh. I would like to keep this dog, but can I risk it? Do I want to be "on guard" every minute? Well, I am just gonna take it one day at a time. I already called the police dept of the town that I found the dog in. So I'll give it a day or so and see if we get a call.. |
Spygirl | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 08:05 am     Good luck to you! I wish more parents would get their children adjusted to animals at an early age like you are doing. Look at it like it is something he has to learn for his own safety -- which it is. I don't remember how old he is, but I understand if it doesn't work out with this puppy. And what a great thing you did by saving the dog. I also wish more people would do that!! |
Gail | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 08:15 am     Julie - check with the humane society to see if someone has lost this little dog. If someone has lost him, they are probably heartbroken and checking the humane society. A lot of dogs and cats get separated from their families around 4th of July because of all the firecrackers and fireworks. |
Julieboo | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 08:20 am     I already called the police dept. Is that enough? maybe I'll call a few shelters and see what they suggest. Seems to me this pup's been out for more than just a day or so. Really matted up. But it does have a collar... |
Abbynormal | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 09:13 am     My husband pressure washed our house in preparation for painting next weekend. Now I love him with all my heart but the man is obsessed with a garden hose. So you can imagine his glee while he had a high pressured garden hose in his hand. It was like watching Tim Taylor, I swear. awr,awr,awr!! The rest of us swam and visited. We finally persauded the hubby to stop and eat with us, but you could tell he was busy eyeballing other things he could hose down. We went to our friends property to do the fireworks thing. You know how sometimes fireworks do their own thing and go in a direction their not supposed to? Well our friend was a magnet! No matter where the man stood they came right at him! This happened 3 times, and once I thought he was gonna have to drop and roll. He had a huge hole burned thru his shirt. He then went and stood behind the truck and the dang thing went over the truck and turned back to get him. I was so paranoid I went and sat in the car. It was a nice day in all. No one was injured and we have a clean house. Life is good. |
Car54 | Friday, July 05, 2002 - 09:48 am     Abby, we need to introduce your husband to my landlords...he is obsessed with sanding and she loves her leaf-blower. He sanded every shingle on every side of our house, now he is going back and doing the trim. He is a sanding fool. And we have a new black asphalt drive, and every time a leaf blows onto the drive, she is out there blowing it off. Fun to watch! |
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