Author |
Message |
Rosie
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 1:27 pm
7, 8, 9, 10, EGGIE BIRTHDAY WEEK IS A GREAT IDEA! 1. "HOW TO WRITE GOOD 2. Avoid commas, that are not necessary. 3. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. 4. Kill all exclamation points!!!!!! 5. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. 6. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. 7. Don't verb nouns. 8. Never, ever use repetitive redundancies. 9. No sentence fragments. 10. It behooves us to avoid archaisms. 1. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague." 2. William Safire
|
Auntiemike
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 6:07 pm
3. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT Rosie! Now, what count are we on???
|
Jbean
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 6:43 pm
1.awwww, eggie/grandma, how CUTE are you!? i'm glad that you were spoiled on your birthday! you deserve it! 2. i'm going out with my alterego friend tonight. i know we will have fun...but no champagne tonight. 3. my dk has been behaving much worse than usual lately, and i am not sure why. maybe because she got used to having me home the last 2 weeks. whatever the reason is, it is getting old FAST. grrrr! 4. by behaving badly, i am talking about going to the cabinets and using her paw to open/close them repeatedly, and tearing the tinsel off the tree (that is STILL up) and knocking stuff off of it. 5. her "punishment" is me taking her pet taxi to her, she knows she is in trouble and runs in it! like she likes it in there! 6. sometimes i think animals are equal to the hassle of 2-legged kids. 7. tonight i went to lerner to exchange some jeans i bought that i thought i liked at the time, for a sweater, that i also wanted then, but could only buy one of the 2. the sweater is tan and it is SO SOFT! (and it matches my new ass-kicker boots, which is really important. lol THANK GOD TOMORROW IS FRIDAY! WOO HOO!
|
Egbok
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 6:43 pm
(I'll be back later....my CyberGrandKidlet jbeany beat me to the punch and I can't do 8...)
|
Jbean
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 6:47 pm
sure you can eggie! just tell us about your birthday dinner last night. 
|
Sage
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 7:04 pm
1. I've shared some really personal things here before, and I'm about to share the most personal thing I can possibly think of to share. 2. I had a really bad scare today and would aprreciate some prayers and positive thoughts. 3. I went to the emergency room to get tested for a non-curable, treatable, non-life threatening STD. 4. If the test results are positive there is only one person I could have contracted this from and that is my ex-fiance. 5. Isn't life going to get any easier for me? 6. The doc doesn't think the test will be positive though. 7. I did find out though, that there was sugar in my urine and my blood glucose level tested high. 8. I guess its back to daily monitoring of my blood, and perhaps having to up my meds for producing more insulin. 8.5 Sigh
|
Sillycalimomma
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 7:06 pm
8.75 Sage-that is very brave of you to share something so personal (and heartbreaking) I understand where you are at and my prayers for your health are out there! Don't let the "what ifs" overwhelm you right now....
|
Lancecrossfire
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 7:32 pm
Sage, I am hoping the test turns out to be negative. Hang in there!! Sending positive thoughts your way--at least they can't get stuck in this damn snow.
|
Not1worry
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 7:43 pm
Sage, I'm sure that must be very scary. Take deep breaths and know that we are praying for you and hoping to hear good news.
|
Lucy
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 8:23 pm
Sage, I'm sending out tons of positive vibes that everything will be ok. Hang in there, sweetie.
|
Egbok
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 10:17 pm
1. Sage, I'm sorry to hear about your possible medical problems and I'll certainly be thinking about you. Stay strong, stay brave. 2. I work in the administrative side of a hospital, as most of you know. 3. Daily as I go up to our cafeteria for lunch, I must walk by the family waiting room for patients who are undergoing major surgeries. 4. There are some days when I will pass by a big gathering of family members who were brought together by an unexpected medical crisis for their loved one. 5. For the most part, I'm always in awe of the power of family. I've witnessed some touching moments in passing. 6. I've also had to call a "code gray" (Security) because family members were unfortunately having a slugfest...which just breaks my heart...the raw emotions everywhere. 7. Today was a good day, I just felt like sharing hospital life from one of my perspectives. 8. Today I donated a pint of Eggie blood and I always feel a sense of pride after doing so, especially when our community is having a blood shortage. 9. I'm glad tomorrow is Friday, it's been a long week.
|
Sillycalimomma
| Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 10:23 pm
1. Yay Eggie! I will be donating silly blood on the 15th!Yikes. 2.I started donating blood 3 years ago 3.I really don't find it to be that big of a hassle compared to the benefits I am giving someone. 4.I have never worked in a hospital, but I was a medical assistant for some time. 5.I worked for Planned Parenthood and then when I nearly lost my mind I began working for a surgeon. 6.The surgeon ended up being worse though because most of his patients were very very ill and we lost a lot of patients 7.I think going into the medical field right out of school was not the best choice for me. 8.It was far too stressful, and as a teenage mother I certainly didn't need further stress! 9.But to tell you the truth, sometimes I really miss it. 10.I am patiently waiting for ER to start and I am so thrilled that tomorrow is finally Friday! Third Watch,Joan of Arcadia...Monster Garage! What am I going to do?
|
Schoolmarm
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:10 am
1. I just got home from work (1:30 am here on the east coast.) I've got my syllabi finished and all the materials for the secretary to run off for the whole first week of classes. I also assembled 16 portfolios with vitas so that I can apply for more jobs. Gave my referees the lists of universities so they can write their letters. Now all I have to do is write individual letters of application and get those suckers in the mail. I'm hoping that colleges in the states of New York, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, North Carolina, or Michigan will want me! Please wish extra hard for Iowa or Illinois (or Michigan)....I would like to go HOME!!!
|
Wargod
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 2:02 am
1. I overheard my son telling my daughter earlier all about how marriage works. I must have stood around the corner a full two minutes with my mouth wide open wondering where the heck he got his information. He told her how the husband is the boss and tells his wife what to do and she has to do it. Only wives clean, take care of children, run errands, and shop. 2. I informed him that that wasn't at all true. He pointed out that I did all the chores, I took care of the kids, and I was the one to always grocery shop and pay bills. I told him that the reason I'm the one to do these things is because Dad works and I don't and that when I was working, Dad did as much around the house that I did. He didn't believe me. 2.5. I waited til Dad got home and told him it was time he had a little talk with his boy, lol. He promised to take him out this weekend and explain a few things to him. Better bet I'm going to keep him to that!
|
Resortgirl
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 5:23 am
1. I'm feeling better about things today. Mostly because of the support that I have gotten here. In the infamous words of Juju..." you da best!" 2. I didn't sleep much last night so I'm tired. 3. We're heading to the big city (Bemidji) this morning to get DH's new truck fixed, and do some shopping for vacation. He needs new Tennis shoes, I need a strapless bra for a fabulous dress my daughter is borrowing me for vacation. Only 3 1/2 more weeks!!!
|
Twinkie
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 6:19 am
1. Real temp is 0 degrees. 2. That really sucks. 3. Its really cold here. 4. I hope everyone is okay. I love you all but I don't have time to read the board everyday anymore.
|
Spygirl
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 6:28 am
1. I'm not sleeping well lately. There have been three major things causing me anxiety lately: this class that I started teaching last night, my date tomorrow, and the presentation next week. One down, two to go! 2. I started exercising regularly 3 days ago thinking that would help, but so far it has not shifted anything. I think I'll have to get through the next week and 2 days in order to get some relief. 3. I was so exhausted after my 5 hour class last night. I was sure that I would sleep well, but after only 5 hours of sleep, I am up. Who knew there was really a 7am!!! 4. I go through these sleep problems periodically. This is just that cycle again. I just hope it doesn't last too long! 5. Today I'm going shopping for something to wear to dinner Saturday night. I have nothing suitable for dinner where we are going!
|
Kaili
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 7:28 am
1. I hope your date goes well and you get something really fun to wear, Spygirl! 2. So I'm looking in my little tank yesterday and I see a little black thing dart by. I have fish molly babies!!!! First I counted 3, then I counted 8. I took mom and dad out and put them in the big tank (I knew she was pregnant so I had her in the little tank to have the babies and him in there so she wouldn't be lonely). They got braver- I counted 12. By the time I went to bed last night I counted 20 fishy babies! 3. I'm so excited, but what am I going to do with 20 fish? That's a lot of fish. Full grown, that's a good 40 gallons of water worth of fish. But they are sooo cute! I wish fish were easier to take pictures of, but really, they're not. I got a few semi-decent shots of the big tank, but the babies are too small and quick. They're all eyeball- big eyes, a little belly, and the fasted wagging little fins ever! 4. In other news, nothing much happened yesterday. Well, I got that interview but I mentioned it already. Maybe not in here though. I got an interview on the 15th. It's for a half time "at-risk" resource position. Half time is fine- it won't conflict with my other job. If I get it that is. I emailed my resume, transcripts, references, and license at 9 am yesterday and he called me at 11 am. They need someone to start on the 29th. I'm hoping it's such short notice that he won't have time for many interviews. 5. My mom has a friend that wants to build a teepee on her (my mom's) land so that she (the friend) can have a place to retreat to. This woman is kinda needy- very nice but you can't get rid of her. She comes over with a sleeping bag in her car- put it that way. Seriously. Anyway, my mom was thinking "right, why don't you build a house in my yard too while you're at it- go buy some land". Nice retreat- too bad it's an invasion of someone else's privacy. My mom said she blew off the question but indicated no to her and then the friend said she'd have to find a friend who *will* let her build a teepee on their land. Good luck. Very odd. 6. Still haven't gotten around to starting to make that wine yet. Hopefully this weekend but I may be going to a movie on Saturday and then the Packers are Sunday right in the middle of the day. Sunday night maybe. For how little I do, I don't see how I'm so busy!
|
Kaili
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 7:48 am
I got one! 6.5. Fish babies!!!!

|
Reader234
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 8:21 am
WHERE DID MY POST GO? I got a file locking error, usually I back hit, and the post is still there!! WAAAAAA! 1. I have a date tonight 2. Dh and I need a nap before our date tonight 3. Dh is getting the District Award of Merit tonight, its a surprise!! *G 4. DS #2 Didnt know I was at his swim meet last night, what does THAT mean? 5. DS#1 is DRIVING US NUTS - like a Cosby kid if he says "no problem" or "mom dont worry about it" one more time.... 6. DD had a nightmare last night. DH forgot to lock our bedroom door. Dh had nightmares last night afterwards!! *g 7. I'm driving DS back to college early tomorrow, I want to stay and get his books, and get him settled. I wont, but I want to... I have let go, I'm not worried, no not me!! {{{SAGE}}}
|
Froggiegirl621
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 12:40 pm
1. I am sick. 2. My throat feels like it's about to close at any minute. 3. I'm all congested and can only breathe through my mouth which in turn makes my throat feel worse. 4. I hope I can kick this fast! 5. I work this weekend and I have to suffer through it...calling off is not an option. 6. On the upside, I've gotten some really good make-up sleep the past two days. 7. I was supposed to tackle the Christmas decorations on my two days off, oh well! 8. I'm off on Monday...maybe I'll tackle them then (if I'm not still sick that is!).
|
Not1worry
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 2:07 pm
1. I hope Froggie feels better soon. I hate that closed throat feeling, because you know that it means you're going to be miserable soon. 2. Today was the first time my kids have gone bowling. The homeschool group started a bowling day. 3. My 5 yr. old DD got to use the bumpers, but the 7 yr. old DS had to deal with the gutters. 4. On the first go, I helped DD try and throw the ball and accidentally threw her splat on the lane. Her dignity was quite offended and she would not stop crying. 5. I was sympathetic to a point, but she would not quit and was wailing that she didn't like bowling. I had to get tough with her, but finally she started having fun. 6. They bowled 3 games and she smiled through the last 2 1/2 of them. DS had probably 75% gutter balls, but I was really proud of how he kept trying. 7. We have about 3 inches of snow today. I don't hate snow, I just hate that it's so rare. 8. It makes everything shut down. Plus, we don't have the clothing for it. I'm not buying snow pants for one or two days a year! 9. Ummmm...Happy Friday!
|
Sage
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 3:09 pm
1. I will try and do 10. 2. I'd like to thank you all for your prayers and positive thoughts. 3. Some of you have said you think I'm brave for sharing what I did, but I think it's just my nature to be so open like that. 4. I have an appointment with my gynecologist on Monday. 5. I am not having the symptoms I had been having this week, so I'm hopeful it was all a false alarm. 6. Dennis is on his way here to pick me up and take me to his place for the weekend. 7. I was really worried this potential problem would be an issue with him, but he's very understanding and supportive and is still crazy about me. 8. One of our favorite activities to do together is sit in front of his big screen TV and watch a movie while munching on sunflower seeds. 9. I eat trail mix that I make almost every day at this time. It's basically my lunch. 10. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend, and I'll see you on Sunday!

|
Kaili
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 3:42 pm
1. I had the best shopping day ever! I went to Sam's and got this really tasty ravioli (they had samples) that tastes like food from my favorite resturaunt, I got this Olive Tapenade dip stuff that I love (my cousin's neighbors always bring it to parties and I never knew where they got it), and I got pita chips to go with it. THEN!!! I discovered that the Pet Supplies Plus store, which I get my fish stuff at, has a fish area that I never noticed before even though I've been in there a zillion times and they have the best fish and tons of different types. I thought they only had supplies...but NO! A big area in the back that you can't see because it's just a doorway leading to it and I don't go over there cause I don't have a need for dog beds and that's what it's near! I am sooooo happy right now that I just can't express myself in just one fact!
|
Wargod
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 4:09 pm
1. I had a nice afternoon. Dropped Dakota off at school, and went out to visit sis and the neices for awhile. Then I borrowed my oldest neice and we went shopping, picked up lunch, and went back to her house to eat. 2. My baby neice has started smiling. She's the cutest thing when her little, chubby cheeked face breaks into a grin.
|
|
|
|