My granny always gave us weird stuff too, but these things miraculously always became useful or treasured in some quirky way.
She also took us shopping too, so there was never any disappointment.
Sorry you got kind of a clueless one.
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My granny always gave us weird stuff too, but these things miraculously always became useful or treasured in some quirky way.
She also took us shopping too, so there was never any disappointment.
Sorry you got kind of a clueless one.
Oh Limewave, I know how you feel. One of DS's grandparents gives him the most clueless gifts ever, like books in a language he can't read. But it's pretty much outweighed by the others, who adore him :)
I empathize with you, Limewave. My in laws once gave my older son a very expensive European made tricycle right when he turned 2, after we said he wasn't ready for one (he was not that coordinated back then). This was at a Thanksgiving dinner where my parents were there and my dad was unemployed at the time.
It caused a huge fight, with my DH reminding them we had asked them not to do this and my FIL calling my DH a f******* azzhole in front of my parents.
We didn't speak to them for 2 years after this and we lived about 5 miles away.
Lovely people.
Dear Team E friends!
I am leaving for my cross-country biking adventure (American Lung Association's Big Ride Across America) in less than a week (it is VERY hard to believe it's time!). I have been so humbled by the support you have shown me as a collective group and so thankful for the donations made to this wonderful cause. For those interested in following my journey, I will be posting pictures/videos/updates and thoughts from the open road on my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lariss...84979924902812
Can't wait to share this journey with everyone!
Good luck Reesha, and enjoy your journey!
Dear moles,
STAYOUTTAMYGARDEN!!!!!*
*and take the squash bugs, cucumber beetles, vine borers, flea beetles, and tomato diseases with you.
Thank you very much.
Dear Project Team and in particular Project Manager,
Why do you NOT get the concept that I need a correct set of project plans for my water quality submittal package?? A project feature was added that will driectly affect surface hydrology, so it is applicable for the WATER quality permit.
The fact that the permit application is going out late is because you keep adding features. I need to submit what we're planning on building. You make changes, the application needs to change, thus causing the schedule to slip. :mad:
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Originally Posted by bmccasland
Ugh! I hate that. Not from an engineering standpoint for me, but in a lot of projects I worked on in a previous job, every time someone would get a "great idea" they'd want to include it. If I put my foot down, I was being insubordinate. If I included it, the project would get backlogged. Design by Committee is the Worst Thing Ever.
Let me know if this plea to the Universe helps! We have our own army o' moles that are tearing up our back yard and gardens. We've only managed to kill one, and that was purely by chance. They're evil.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Dear Shopping,
I have missed you. I remember from what seems like a different life, when you and I had a good relationship. I needed a sweater so you and I would meet to resolve the situation. Or maybe one of my household appliances needed replacing. You were there when I needed you.
And then the recession and kids happened :( We had to part ways. Sure, I went "shopping." But only after saving for weeks or months even, collecting pop cans and pennies, selling valuable items on craigslist . . . oh, I got creative. And you and I only happened when it was absolutely necessary--and not without its risk and stress.
Lately I've been walking past the kids room. Hard not to notice the drapes I hung with thumbtacks in DD's room. Or the broken blinds and bed sheets covering the window's in DS's room. Depressing.
Just imagine the delight I felt when there was a little extra padding in the bank this weekend. A smidge extra because we finally paid off one more debt that had been straggling us. Ha!
I'm going shopping! I told DH. SHOPPING! I haven't uttered those words in 4 years.
New window treatments for the kiddos! There rooms look completely transformed. And no guilt or stress about counting every penny.
Now, to sign DD up for summer camp!
But Shopping, just so you know, this won't be a weekly affair. We'll have to limit our visitations for special occasions.
~Limewave.
Well, yelling at the rabbits to stayouttamygarden worked. After I put 2' chicken wire behind the electric fence. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by indysteel
LOL! I sure wish I had my childhood dog. He was a mole hunting Scottish Terrier. Our cats are useless when it comes to moles, although our newest stray brought me a field mouse last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Are there any non-toxic deterrrents to moles? We got rid of our chipmunks last year with a few drops of fox urine. They've yet to return!
Good luck Reesha!! Have fun and stay safe!
Dear Powers-that-Be and St. Joseph,
Would you please point someone in direction to my house in Louisiana that's for sale, and get them to make me an offer???
Please? We know why I left, and why I really do need to cut ties to the Crescent City. I'd like to go back as a happy tourist, and not as a landlord. :o
Thank you.
Dear county humane society. You really have a lot of nerve. I emailed your executive director and foster coordinator a month ago asking if I could get a courtesy listing on your website--a service I know you offer--for a stray cat we were caring for. I indicated to you that we'd had her spayed and vaccinated. You also know that my husband and I similarly cared for three other strays last year, all on our own dime. You weren't particularly helpful with them, either. But it should be abundantly clear to you by now that we care about animals and have at least some disposable income with which to help them.
You never responded to my email. Yet, you had no problem sending me a letter yesterday asking for money. You won't be getting a contribution from me. I did donate to two other organizations who did offer to help me. Unlike you, they returned my emails within 24 hours and bent over backwards to help.
I've worked on NFP boards before. It's a thankless job, and I fully appreciate that you're likely stretched pretty thin. But here's the thing. When you're the NFP, you cannot afford to alienate those people in your community who are, or can be, partners and donors. You. just. can't. So, while I do care about the animals in our county, I'd prefer my money go elsewhere to help them.
Dear Team E ladies of Seattle,
How you manage these crazy steep hills I will never know. I didn't know people could build on hills these steep, let alone drive a car up and down them, let alone ride a bike up and down them? A lot of people must have mountain bike gearing. This place is crazy. Incredible. Gorgeous. Crazy.
Interesting Reesha, I guess it's been so long since I've been in Seattle that I had forgotten that it was...hilly. Especially THAT kind of hilly!
Dear Paperwork,
Where are you? We did this legal thing Wed evening after work and I KNOW I brought you home...but where ARE you? Actually I don't really NEED you, the deed is done, but you are making me crazy trying to find you. Ok, perhaps I didn't have so far to go but work with me... where ARE you?
signed,
Perplexed
I came down some hills today that made me freeze up completely. I had to walk down them. They were ridiculous and I have a paralyzing phobia of traveling down really steep hills (car, foot, ski, bike, you name it!). I almost couldn't walk down them!
I totally get this - which is why I could never even consider DH mtb - even if I did have younger bones. Nothing wrong with paying attention to that pounding heart rate though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reesha
Reesha, I totally empathize with you. I don't like steep downhills, either. I had to ride down one really steep one on our tour last summer, which ended in downtown Ithaca, NY. I was frozen at the top, with DH yelling at me to just get on with it! Yeah, and the hill ended at a stoplight in rush hour traffic. I did it, but I would have preferred walking. Oh, and it was partial cobblestones. Then there was the downhill I did walk in western MA. It was a rutted, rocky dirt road and I was on my road bike. I would have been scared on a mountain bike!
We lost a cyclist locally a couple weeks ago after she crashed on a descent.
Stay safe friends.
Dear hammies, glutes & core,
Thank for doing what you're supposed to do after all these months of training!
Dear left foot,
What happened to you & is it really from my elasticky laces? I thought it would be my right foot & achilles..not the left foot :rolleyes:
Dear dearie poo,
Thank you again for being there at the 39km mark yesterday :D. You appeared right when i needed that mental support when i couldn't see the landmark for the end of the run...:o
Ahhhh, cool..funky..
I completed my first marathon in 5:15 yesterday(aim was 5hrs) & loved the challenge. Ever since being off my bike n pool to rehab the old upper body injury i aggravated last year, I thought the world had ended. By losing quite a few kg's by changing my diet & learning how to run properly, i've discovered the running bug. I love 10km & 1/2 marathon events :D.
What to do next...slowly slowly slowly get back into swimming & cycling to see how the upper body reacts. I do however, wanna run more :D
Weeeehar!
Yayyyyy CrazyCanuck, sounds like you had a great time and incredible job!
Great job, CC.
Good job, CC!
Dear self:
No, you probably shouldn't look at applying to grad schools in Boston. As much as you liked the city, one of the two schools in the area with your program is high-stress. Also, even on a generous stipend, you'll be living in an envelope next to campus. You can put some money away and go visit instead.
Woot CC! Way to go - congratulations marathoner!
Dear Universe,
thank you. Really. :)
Dear self,
kindly explain to me why is it that the very idea of telling your parents about something that isn't work causes you so much anxiety, it feels like a hole has been burned through your stomach accompanied by hours of thundering heartbeat. In case you haven't realized, normal people are able to talk to their parents about something else other than school or work. Really. Honestly.
Dear US Olympic Committee:
Don't you have anything better to do than harass knitters who are trying to enjoy the O------- by making their own contest out of it? Really? And you couldn't even have a lawyer sign the letter - had to be your summer intern?
Guess what I won't be watching/supporting/etc. this year. IMO a colossal example of legal stupidity.
Seriously? They went after the Ravelympics? On the grounds that it "cheapens" the real Olympics? I'm pretty sure that none of the athletes care. What really cheapens the Olympics is the huge corporate sponsorship, the doping, and IMHO, the jingoistic flag-waving and whining that goes on in the coverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blueberry
Are they serious? Because they don't have real problems to deal with? Sheesh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blueberry
Yes, they are serious. They've sent a cease and desist letter.
I agree 100% Owlie. IMO It's an example of lawyers doing what they feel they have to do to protect their brand, while simultaneously making the profession look like petty, annoying little brats. They did NOT, however, need to demean the knitting community by saying that the knitting competition insults and denigrates the athletes who have trained for years. It was very badly worded IMO.
The organizers will change the name, and things will move forward. It's just frustrating to see something that encourages people to watch the Olympics and otherwise support the athletes and completely done for fun the target of this kind of lawyering.
So is the Olympic Committee going to go after the PNW next? How about renaming a mountain range and a national park.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blueberry
Perhaps the Greek government (considering their state of serious financial distress) should go after them for back royalties on the franchise....Quote:
Originally Posted by bmccasland
It's totally stupid. USOC went after a winery based in Washington for using "Olympic".( While the owner won that contest, it meant that she was unable to promote the wines outside that region). There was a Cafe Olympic in London that was forced to change its name. Yes, USOC has a right to defend its trademarks, but I'm not so sure it should be allowed to trademark "Olympic" and its derivatives.
Dear "friend"
Maybe I'm being overly sensitive about this, but saying "Do you want to come to a movie with us? It's at such-and-such a time, and we're meeting at this restaurant for lunch an hour before," then following it up with "OH! I wanted this to be just me and A! Do you guys mind hanging out after the movie? We wanted to talk about some personal stuff" is just rude. The whole idea was that it was a movie that several of us wanted to see. Were you planning on talking during the movie? That's pretty rude too. I get that you want time together because our adviser's immature daughter screwed up your last lunch date (or so I hear), but extending an invitation to someone else and going "JUST KIDDING, LOL!" immediately afterward is not nice. You could have just not mentioned it, or not mentioned getting lunch beforehand.
Know what? If you really don't want to associate with me outside of school hours, fine. I am increasingly regretting my choice of lab, partly due to your (unrelated) actions. I'm just going to get my crap done and get out of there.
Dear Couple Who Toured Our Condo Yesterday,
You seriously got my hopes up with the questions you asked our realtor after the showing. And the fact that you told your agent it was at the "top of your list". I probably shouldn't have gotten my hopes up, but I did. So, come on, make an offer! I waited all day hoping for a call that never came.
Come ON! You know you want it! :cool:
Thank you,
A seller who probably got her hopes up too high :(
Dear Colleague that apparently took something wrong and your actions blew things out of proportion:
Are you a lilly-livered weenie? :mad: Said colleague of mine that was escorted out of the building didn't deserve it. So he had a knife, um, you'd be surprised how many of us do. Yesterday I wished I had a machete - and why yes, the office bought it. I have a few blades at my desk, maybe you don't want to see the innocent looking trowels that the archeologists have. We call them tools, not weapons. We use them as tools. Not everyone in the building uses computers, calcuators, and survey rods. Some of us use other equipment.
Dear Colleague that was escorted out:
Lord God Above I hope this "situation" gets sorted out, and you'll be back. Need you to help me out with my fish stuff on my projects. But dude, you do need to keep your emotions in check. Be honest, see a doc, you don't need this emotional roller coaster. Hope to see you back to work soon. *sigh*
Emily-Quote:
Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
I'm crossing my fingers for you:) Please post when you have news!!
Dear Whoever you are:
You know what would be a much better prank than stealing the solar/wind powered light out of my yard? Just come over and stick it back in. That would be so tricky!!
Honestly it would!
I miss my windmill.
Dear Body: Nighttime is sleepytime. When I say nighttime, I especially mean around 3am. If you wake up and look at the clock and it says something like "3:21" and it's dark, that is a good sign that you should go right back to sleep, do not pass go, do not collect $200. I'll give you $200 if you just go back to sleep.
Conversely, daytime is wakeyupy time. When the alarm rings, you don't need to hit snooze for 45 minutes. The only reason you need a nap at 11:34 is because you didn't want to sleep at 3:21.
Let's review: nighttime=sleepytime. daytime=wakeyupytime. Got it? Good. Now have some coffee. It's wakeyupytime.
Ugh; I need to have the same conversation with my body/mind. Every night, I wake up around 3:30/4 and am wide awake. I eventually do fall back asleep, but only just in time for the alarm at 5:45. It's so annoying.Quote:
Originally Posted by tangentgirl
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Originally Posted by tangentgirl
I hear you, I have this same talk with my body, but it happens at 12:30, sometimes at 2:30 as well. I get up at 4:20... Some of this is stress which seems to be moderating (finally) but that 12:30 thing is pretty consistent.