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BM03 - my smile just got sooooo much bigger! Thanks! (I just can't contain myself.) What a Christmas gift...
What kind of cookies are we making?? What do I need to bring for the baking adventure?

Nanci - I feel for ya there girl. Those can be hard to stomach. Imagine how the patient must feel though. Ick.

Snap - ran out of time to send the package on my way to work. If you knew what happened you'd understand. I will endeavor to stop at the USPS office when I get parolled at 8pm and go thorough the do-it-yourself priority mailing machine. I have a feeling it may never be seen again but keep your fingers crossed.

CC - do what we all do... suck it up babe and keep on going.

Kit - I've got WAY too much energy flowing here. I'm gonna explode soon. No caffeine either. I hear a beer calling my name...

[Bikingmomof3]

BM03 - my smile just got sooooo much bigger! Thanks! (I just can't contain myself.) What a Christmas gift...
What kind of cookies are we making?? What do I need to bring for the baking adventure?

Listen to your voice mail. My brain is spinning. Ah if only I could have a martini. I just may need to phone a pharmacist and inquire.

Cookies? I do not know. What about the ones from the cookie press thingy (oops, just gave away that I am a gourmet ), frosted sugar cookies? The Yule Log, of course.

[DebW]

well, i just did my version of a tri race... I had to go INTO downtown Seattle
right before a seahawks game during christmas season AND right before the biggest wind storm of the season...
I made all my stops ALL 4 of them and now I am safe inside. But WHERE is DH?
he said he'd be home early....

And the second LBS does not have the stupid wheel cones that i need for my bianchi so THEY have to order them. That means at least 3 more visits to LBS's before i get my bike back.

Grr.

Glad you survived your tri, Mimi. Maybe now you will adopt my sig line, so you never have to shop for cones again. Actually, I'm thinking about a vacation to Seattle next year (SIL in the area). If I get there, I will personally grease your cones and give you the finest hub-packing lesson that ever was. And maybe I'll install a new headset for Knotted.

[Lise]

You guys crack me up. Thanks for all the love for my belly.

Hey! I have a cookie press thingy, too! I totally forgot! And I seriously doubt that it will see the light of day this season! Have fun, you guys!

Here's the picture from Thanksgiving:

[Bikingmomof3]

You two are so darn cute!!

[Bikingmomof3]

well, i just did my version of a tri race... I had to go INTO downtown Seattle
right before a seahawks game during christmas season AND right before the biggest wind storm of the season...
I made all my stops ALL 4 of them and now I am safe inside. But WHERE is DH?
he said he'd be home early....

Mimi, I am glad you made it through your tri race. You are brave! Did your DH arrive home safely?

[mimitabby]

no. DH is still in his office. that probably means he won't be home before 930pm,
which is bedtime.. He's not going to venture out tonight before then. It's really ugly here weather/traffic wise.

grid lock!

Deb you come to Seattle, we want you to come stay with us if you need a break from family!

[mimitabby]

LISE IS A CUTE LITTLE THING!!!! I KNEW IT!

nice picture of you and "your kids"

now we know what the bf looks like, with a face like that
let's hope he's a keeper. NICE!

[salsabike]

Yes, let us know, Mimi, about Raleighdon. I am feeling weirdly paranoid about this storm. It's raining TORRENTIALLY (can't believe you went downtown in this weather and on a Seahawks game afternoon!), I know the winds are going to get really scary, Mr. Salsa is far away on a boat trip so classified that I don't know what kind of boat or where, and my kitchen chimney is leaking. When it rained like hell two nights ago, I went outside to find that the jury-rigged front gutter (not permanently fixed yet because of construction needs) had come apart and water was pouring into the window well by the basement (my current home, you may remember. I trashed my beloved Danskos putting the gutter back together, soaking up the water with insulation so it wouldn't YET AGAIN cause a basement flood, and bailing water out of a hole with a new sewer pipe).

I am not usually a wuss, but I think the last four months have taken their toll, and I am nervous about this storm. People who know me would be surprised to hear me waxing so nervous. Anyway. I have great neighbors and friends and know I'll be okay. Think I'm just wearing a little thin, is all.

So, like, who can't guess what Knot probably posted?? Although I'd love to see it. I'm really enjoying this.

Lise, you are really pretty. And J. is quite adorable.

Nanci. I want to meet the snakes someday.

We need to have a TD party someday. In the meantime, y'all stay warm and safe.

I may be back later to wax some more.

[mimitabby]

Salsa, Raleighdon is staying put for a while, I'm not worried about him.
My drive into downtown was kind of like ducking into the eye of the storm. Everyone that could avoid downtown, did.. there were already seahawks fans there 3 hours early!!!! walking and looking for parking and stuff, but not an unreasonable amount. So both places i had to go had Parking right in front. Then i headed up the hill, which is the same ridge as where I live and took surface streets the 8 miles home. slow, but safe.
and 10 minutes ago the heavy rain and wind started here too.
I am baking potatoes now so in case we lose power there will be food to eat.

I am feeling rather unsettled about the storm too. The weather forecasters are crowing
right now... they are acting way too confident.. and the barometer is down to 989!

[Lise]

now we know what the bf looks like, with a face like that let's hope he's a keeper. NICE!

Awww, thanks, guys. I knew you'd like him. He is a keeper, mimi. We both feel very lucky. My cats love him; even the aloof Ariel comes running when he walks in the door. The other day he was petting her (!), and she started licking his fingers (!!!). He has a very good spirit. And he's tall and handsome and smart and funny and employed and has all his teeth and most of his hair, and darn it, people like him! Most of all, I like him so much, and am so happy we get to be a part of each others' lives.

OK, mushy stuff over, let's get back to TD business: SALSA! YIKES! Do you have somewhere you can go if need be? I hope that the Danskos are the only casualties of this storm. Mimi, Salsa, and loved ones, hunker down, ride out the storm, stay dry and warm. I'm glad Knot's staying...ahem...warm and safe down SF way! Hope SKnot's fine, too. I'm guessing he's with his dad.

Nanci, has it warmed up down your way? How's your DD doing? Roy settling down? I hope so.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lise, what a wonderful warm picture!!

[salsabike]

I do have a place to go if I need to, but would probably just stay here under the quilt with the cats---they're elderly and need someone here. The worst that could happen would be I'd lose power, but it's not cold enough here to freeze. And if anything floods, I will get upset but will also let the contractor enjoy fixing it all on his own dime. I'm guessing I won't get much sleep--I always have a hard time sleeping through our windstorms, and harder yet tonight, I think.

I really do have quite wonderful neighbors, too, to call on if I need help. My neighbors are the best, all three housefuls of them.

Just feeling a little goofy without Mr. Salsa, in a house under construction, and being kind of chronically tired/stressed. I promise I'll be okay. I would like a week's vacation on another planet, though.

On a better note, they have finished the plumbing, heating, and electrical stuff and are ready for that to be inspected. Then they can drywall and insulate, hopefully next week when none of us will be here! I am having so much fun picking paint colors. Still planning lots of wild and wooly colors. Pale green with touch of aqua for front hall; sponged-on ochre living room with one blue wall for that red-orange kimono; plum or teal for new bathroom; warm-pinky white with pale grey/purple trim for master bedroom; two blue grey walls and two terra cotta walls for guest bedroom/office (or we may do metallic copper for two walls if it's doable), and Caribbean colors (pale lime green and cornflower-ish blue) for kitchen walls. Whee! This part is really a blast.

[Lise]

Your colors sound wonderful, Salsa. Will you come to Chicago and help me paint walls....someday?

[Bikingmomof3]

Salsa,
The colours sound gorgeous. Please come decorate my house. Stay warm and dry.