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Thank you for comfirming that as parents we are doing the right thing. Sometimes the lines get blurred. Again, thanks. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredwina
As for the craziness, I suggest wandering to the Ice Crfeam Factory, then while enjoy a lot of ice-cream, post on "Dear So and So". :cool:
Bikingmomof3 "What does adding the person to your buddy list do?"
It means you have to go out for beer and chocolate with them.
MP-Yes, everytime I read Lise's post I get a huge smile on my face. I am so happy for them. :D
Kit- Bummer you missed the showing, although your own private party sounds as though it was much more fun. I do hope the host's moobs are better off today. I could see how duct tape could irritate.
We all need to get together for Halloween. I personally am thrilled to know someone who already has a plan to "dress" as a naked man for Halloween. :D :cool: :D
(((CWR)))-I do so hope you are at home, medicated, and sleeping. Feel better soon!
mtbdarby-I have had several before they are not scary anymore. I do think they terrify DH and that is why he is acting like an a** today.
I have been singing that silly jingle ever since Knot wrote about her costume. :rolleyes:
Hello Humor section-no one wrote to tell me a little sun was creating such a fuss. Maybe next time the ER willl let me use my laptop so I can keep track of things? I do get behind. :p
Now that would be fun! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
BMO3...I'm going to send you some vegemite in your " from australia with biking love" package. I warn you to only use a smidgen bit on your toast or you'll have this look on your face :eek:
It's healthy..really..unlike Peeps...:D
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no i'm being blockheaded and still at work, not really working. now really considering going home.
I thought we weren't using our real names here? It adds that odd bit of 'reality does exist, you know' to the forum, instead of our internet facades (who we want to be vs. who we really are in reality...) then again, I spent way too much time online as a kid and the topic has been one of debate for some time. If anyone wants to call me Aryn, that's fine... Amber. :D ;) It's always felt weird to call people by their pseudonyms when they've let me know their real names... (or the names they favor...):confused:
CWR - I blame you for damage to my MC today. Just saw your post on the north face cargo pants and fell in love:rolleyes: I've been looking high and low for a pair of cargo green pants. They had better fit!
BM03 - I get it now! She's a bit, uh, blunt huh? lol. Too funny how many buttons one person can push.
I read the peeps conversation before. I am officially in the minority as I can't stand the little rascals. DS got some trick-or-treating last night. Those get to go to dad's house....
OK, I'm outta here shortly. Need to work on a business plan tonight AND workout. I had better do both!
i ordered two different sizes in those pants. i hope they fit too, but who am i to blame for my visa bill? thats no fair if your blaming me.
oh wait i'll blame kit! i always blame her. :cool:
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Originally Posted by Kitsune06
Big Ooops. Sorry, I fixed it. Well I edited it. :o
Unfortunately, the don't give tours. Maybe I can go stare at the 10 -foot cone outside... It makes Ice Cream for the Rite Aid/ Thrifty Drug Stores. Posting, we'll see. I'd like to do it at home,. but I need to run buy church before I get there. maybe tommorrow or friday(I'm off :) !!!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3
*cries a little* Chica, you abuse me so. That's ok. I blame you for the disgusting amts of time I spend at the gym, for making me start running (peer pressure!) and also for the days I should go to the gym but don't because I'm emailing her, etc. :)
I want chocolate and beer with the ladies on my friends list!!!
i didn't notice it. had to go back and look. thats what i get for being out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3
2 more hours to go... can i make it?
see what goes around comes around. glad we have each other to blame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitsune06
i need to start adding poeple to my friends list if this is what is involved. here i just had a mental friends list.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitsune06
Even better! That's obviously two separate outings because while I love both, I am not one to pair beer and chocolate....Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/condi....ap/index.html
Study: Fat, boozing mice stay healthy
maillotpois "Even better! That's obviously two separate outings because while I love both, I am not one to pair beer and chocolate..."
if rootbeer floats are so good...why not beer floats?
"These fat old mice can perform as well on this skill test as young lean mice," Sinclair said.
Leaving for IM Florida very early tomorrow. I am afraid I will get hopelessly behind. Maizey ate. I bought/arranged Inez's home, but Choco had to move to the bototm bunk of the two-viv rack, so then I couldn't see him, so then I had to rearrange the living room. I also had to buy food for the anoles, toad, and frog. The toad is very full and content now. I also bought cool homes for the anoles and the frog, and furnished those, too. Meanwhile, Addy did not choose to eat her anole-scented mouse. I am going to try her on live when I get home.
What did Fat Bottomed Girl win?
CWR, no more diving! If you ever worked in an ER- man, you'd NEVER dive.
Salsa, hope Kitty is doing as well as can be expected. i will give Choco a hug in effigy of hugging of your kitty.
sounds like that would be more of a beer slushy
Hey, have a fabulous time, girl! Love the living room having to be rearranged to make all the snakes happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
Do--give him a smooch for me too. Beeper's kidney values are still improving with lots of IV hydration, but the underlying disease will be there for good. She'll probably come home tomorrow and we'll do everything we can to keep her happy and going for as long as it works for her.
This is The Beeper, just a few weeks ago:
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What a cutie, there's nothing like a Siamese.
Nanci
Salsa - WOW - how did I miss the cat issue? I am so sorry she's not well. I went through kidney failure with my rottie 5 years ago and it was rough. Cats are sotough though - she may amaze you. I hope she does. She's a beauty.
Trek - beer float? Again, another pairing that's not too appealing.... while each on their own are delightful!
I'm so glad I LOVE red wine! :p
Salsa - Your kitty is adorable.
Siamese have such interesting personalities. I wish Beeper the best... when she comes home, give her a kitty headbutt/temple rub/chinning for me.
Salsa, that is a beautiful picture!
Beeper - that is one of the best cat names I have ever heard! I love it! I'm wishing her all the best. MP is right - cats are so tough.
I love Siamese, too! They're so spirited.
My best to Beeper. She's a beautiful kitty, and I'm sorry to hear that she isn't well.
Aw, you guys are SO good. Thanks.
MP, the cat thing just happened last week. I'm tellin' you guys, I'm just livin' la vida loca here. Now arguing with the nursing home about giving Mom actual restorative PT versus "maintenance" PT, which is not enough. Arrgh.
When we got Beeper as a kitten, she had such a beautiful little face that we decided to name her Shane (Yiddish for pretty, as in "shane punim"--pretty face). She was a tiny little fluffball and you could still see the pink skin under the fluff because she was only 6 1/2 weeks old. She would launch herself at our two-month old Abby, Sara, and when Sara would fight back, the fluffball would emit these indignant little beeping sounds. So we started calling her Beeper. And she is a typical Siamese, constantly yakking, very social, very much the grande dame. And Kit has it right, too (Kit, you must have cats or have had them)--she's a total head-butting, head-rubbing cat. We love her.
Thanks, yawl.
My cats were my babies... I had two. Had to leave them behind when I moved (XH has and loves them now) because DG is allergic, but I'm always plotting and schemeing about some way I can get them back and have them in my life... If I can't find a way... y'know...
Tsukiko "little moon" for her huge-pupiled eyes, was called 'squeaker' as a kitten because she was always very, very talkative (I was home all the time thru her kittenhood and talked to her, so it was normal for her to 'answer') sometimes "spook" too, because she'd get a kick out of raising every hair on her little body (full back ruff and bottlebrush tail) and tear*** through the house, bouncing off the walls. Balanced? No. Fun? Yes. :D I love that little girl. I think I cried more over leaving them than I did about leaving my ex. :(
Salsa, my heart goes out to you and DH and little Beeper. I'm glad to hear she's doing better. My cats are my littlest hearts. They're 16 & 17 years old, and seemingly in good health, although I suspect diabetes in Ariel, as she seems to be drinking a lot more water lately. I need to get them in for a check up. I know they can't last forever, or even that many years longer, but losing them will break my heart. They've been through everything with me for nearly two decades. They've been the steady, stable ones.
J. passed an important test on Friday, when he first met the cats. He went right to them, and talked to and petted them. What most impressed me is that Ariel didn't run away or hiss, as she usually does with new people. She let him pet her several times, even turning her head so he could scritch her jawline. She, more than Isaac, really reflects my state of mind/spirit. I took a picture of them with my cell phone the other day. They often sleep on top of the living room radiator, where I have a long bench cushion, and a bowl of water on the window sill for them. This particular morning I found Ariel sleeping with her head resting on Isaac's butt. She's usually pretty particular about maintaining her own space. It was so uncharacteristic that I snuck up and got a picture without waking them. It reflects how relaxed and happy I'm feeling.
Now J. and I are talking about going to Italy instead of Paris, as it occurred to us that Paris might well be as cold and rainy as Chicago in mid-March! :D Ah, this is very nice.
Dar, I'd be happy to look at your profile, and to send you mine. PM me, OK?
Nanci, have a GREAT TIME at IMFL! We'll all be rooting for your BF and for Melissa. It occurs to me, though, that I will be away from a computer most of the weekend. I get to spend most of Sat and Sun with J! This is the first time we've had more than just a couple of hours at a time to spend together. We're both looking forward to just hanging out with each other. Then on Sunday, my sister's giving a talk at the Chicago Humanities Festival, and J. gets to meet my mom and sister. I would say ":eek: ", but I'm really not scared about it. Isn't that nice. :) L.
I so understand what you say. And by the way, our other cat, 15-year-old half-Abby Nina, has had diabetes and IBS for four or five years. The insulin injections are not hard at all and don't bother her a bit. So it's perfectly livable. The IBS, when it flares up, complicates the diabetes, but that's a different issue. And that's how Nina got diagnosed, by the way---that summer, she was following me as I watered flower beds and frantically drinking from all the puddles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lise
I do believe that we hand our whole hearts over to our animals in a way that we never do to even our most loved human companions. With people, there are certain defenses that are good and healthy, or at least in our nature, to keep up; with animals, none of that exists and you just love them without reserve, which is the delight of it all. I wouldn't miss it. But it's damn painful sometimes. We lost the first Abby, Sara, when she was a year and a half old (Car. Now we have Invisible Fence, since we could never deal with that guilt again. And for those who want to know, it works just fine with cats). Sara was the love of Mr. Salsa's life--he really did hand his heart over to her--and he sobbed his heart out when we had to put her to sleep. I don't ever want to see that happen to him again. He got his heart broke.
Geez, guys, I don't mean to be morbid. I think I need Xrayted's Calvin and Hobbes pumpkin. Not to mention the Three Stooges, who still make me laugh, sick though that may be.
Kit, Tsukiko sounds like a blast. Got any pics, or was that too hard to do?
Boy, I would have a hard time living without cats. I hear there are some that people with allergies are NOT reactive to...just a thought.
My, Lise, Italy is wonderful too. Wonder what the weather is like on the Amalfi Coast in March? Good for you, babe. Love that you're having this much fun.
Nanci, you'll be on our minds. I have the utmost faith that you'll have a blast.
Amalfi coast! That's exactly what he sent me a link about today! We were talking tonight as I pulled into the hospital parking garage. He told me he'd found some cheap tickets on Alitalia. Just then my phone cut out, and I called him back. He said, "Did you hang up when I said, 'cheap tickets'?" I said, "Are you kidding? I'm 1/4 Scots! I love the words 'cheap tickets'!" :p It *is* good to have such fun. Off to try to sleep here in the call room. Sleep tight, TD. Except for CC and Dirt Diva. You guys get up! It's the middle of the morning! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
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Here's something to fuel your dreams with...
When I left, I didn't want any pictures of either of them... it was way too hard to have pics of the babies I couldn't see... now I want some and have realized I don't have a single one, so I asked my ex to see if he could email me some, so we'll see...Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
I have *such* a hard time living without cats. DG tries, because she's always been allergic (and her dad, too) she's always had gerbils and rodenty things... so we got rats... and as genuinely bright and affectionate as rats are, they're sooo not cats or even close to being a replacement for them. *sigh* I try not to think about it. I try really hard. :( I never felt anything but venom for the people who would give up their fur babies for people... but... I went and did it myself. :(
WOW ladies! Pretty gabby today, eh? Lets see how long I can get, shall we? I see one of our newest isn't such a little ray o' sunshine afterall. PITA. That's all I gotta say on that subject. Next!
It was just gorgeous here today. 63 degrees and sunny. I rode in town to my former hospital early this a.m. to say howdy to all the folks who taught me everything I know about xrays. (Yeah, boss, it's all their fault. **points at the competing hospital** ;)) OMG, the ribbing I got for walking in in bike shorts. I got hazed pretty good. I can take it as well as I can dish it out tho so it's all groovy. Then I took a spin around the countryside just in case this is the last nice day for a while. (Oh please don't let it be the last good day!)
Was in the OR a lot today and learned something very interesting... When changing into OR scrubs, I realized I now fit into a size small!!! Yea!!! When I started there 2 months ago, size medium was a tad snug. I came home tonight and celebrated by - what else? - getting on the trainer for an hour.
Mimi - So happy about the vacation. So sorry about the back. I hope it doesn't give you trouble on the trip. How many hours is that plane ride?
Snap - Geez, I hope you get to see the Stones. Mick will be fine. They'll put a little spackling and duct tape on him and he'll be right as rain.
As for calling in dead, here's one just for you... enjoy.
"The Lost Dr. Suess Poem"
I love my job, I love the pay! I love it more and more each day!
I love my boss, he is the best! I love his boss and all the rest!
I love my office and it's location. I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and gray, and piles of paper that grow each day.
I think my job is really swell, there's nothing else I love so well.
I love to work among my peers. I love their leers, and jeers and sneers.
I love my computer and it's software. I hug it often though it won't care.
I love each program and every file. I'd love them more if they worked for a while.
I'm happy to be here. Iam. I am. I'm the happiest slave of the firm, I am.
I love this work, I love these chores. I love the meetings with deadly bores.
I love my job - I'll say it again - I even love those friendly men.
Those friendly men who've come today. In clean white coats to take me away!!!
<<<Oh my gosh, my fingers are about to fall off. Onward!! >>>
CWR - Gimme time. I'm still looking for a viable candidate pic for the pinning of the coconuts.:D (Just kidding Knot! Really. ;))
Kitsune - You're just an adorable old (young) softy for the kitties, ya know that? (((Kit)))
Nanci - Have lots of fun! Be safe! BTW - did I tell you that when I was in clinicals, my nickname was Nanci? I had no name on my tag for over 6 months so they gave me one and it stuck.
Lise - Cats like him, huh? How cool is that? Meetin' the folks too? One would say this is getting quite serious.
(Oh, and one more thing.) Pleeeeease take me to Italy with ya! I'll be good.:D
<<<Are we there yet? Not quite. (Sh*t.)>>>
CrazyCanuck- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!!
Salsa - Sorry about Beeper not feeling well. Hope she continues to improve. She's a beauty. Nothing wrong with liking the 3 Stooges in my book. Curly just kills me. As a matter of fact, I happen to have 3 Stooges bird houses that I made hanging in my back yard under my white pines. They currently need a touchup. Kinda fading. Here's what they looked like before the weather and sun got to them.
Ok, NOW I'm done. (I think I'll go stick my hands in some ice now.) 'Night TD!!!
And mine's a TDer...
BMO3....Sure hope customs isn't hungry when they scan your package...At least we'll have a half healthy officer...
OI OI OI...Quote:
CrazyCanuck- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!!
xray-ummm do you know the words to Waltzing Matilda???
Nanci...I've no clue what to get my SS...NOt a TD person...Perhaps an australian care package.,..AHA..I know my duty now is to make all my SS"s fat!!!!..
All the best to your dear at IMFL..give him a big hug & wish him luck from the crazycanuck down under...
I think you ladies will be awake soon..What a boooooteful day it was here in Perth..Not a cloud in the sky...ahhh...31c forecasted for sat & sun/.
Must go make dinnneerrrr..
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Nanci, All my best for you, your BF, and Melissa at IMFL!!!!! You will have a blast and we will be here cheering you on!!!
(Uh oh! Now you can't talk about it!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nanci
Have fun!
<knot shakes pompoms and does best Butch Island Girl cheering section impersonation>
CrazyCanuck - ya mean this one? BTW, did they officially adopt it yet as your anthem? May as well. Your version is the best by far.
Waltzing Matilda
by Marie Cowan
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tuckerbag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Up rode the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred
Down came troopers one two three
Whose that jumbuck you've got in the tuckerbag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong
You'll never catch me alive said he
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Now, I gotta get off the bike and in the shower. (Yep, on the trainer while surfing. I love wireless!)