hey sorry i haven't posted in a while. still trying to get over the crud and running here and there. but I have been in a really good mood since right before my birthday and I am enjoying a great amount of peace too. preparing to go to Alexandria this weekend to present at a youth conference retreat...
hugs to all gonna read back later. G needs the computer for homework
lori - I hear ya on the roaches. I have 3 of the plug ins in my house. And I keep 2 cans of Raid on opposite ends of the house - so I won't have to cross its path on the way to the Raid! I used to make Tony kill them, but now I have to be brave enough to get within spraying range. And I have designated a long pair of bbq tongs as the roach disposal tongs. So far there's only been one, but it took ALL of my courage. (Yeah, I had the tub incident when I was little, too.)
serena - glad kodi is doing well, good luck with the new job
shovan - so if i plant ivy along my chain link fence, do you promise it will grow and cover it? b/c i need something really disaster proof. i've got a black thumb, and i feel sorry for all those rose bushes tony and i planted last year. they will be relying on me this year and i just don't know that it's going to work out.
lorie - good luck to sienna with the testing and getting in. i'm sure she'll do fine wherever she goes b/c she has caring and involved parents.
lauri - hope your pup gets through surgury ok. and good luck with the computer issues. nothing drives me more crazy than computer issues.
julie - good to hear that you and rie are both doing better
kristina - glad to hear you've been able to keep in a good mood
I am still in a little bit of a funk. Tony showed up out of the blue yesterday to pick up some mail and didn't even acknowledge Louie. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. My boss switched me from salary back to hourly, which is about a 3k/yr paycut. My brother is on the fast track to nowhere. And my cousin is maybe sober, maybe not and has some kind of tumor behind his eye that is causing seizures. (sob, sob, whine, whine, etc.) Gonna cheer myself up by watching the Saints kick some Viking and Colt behinds tonight. NFL game rewind FTW!
Julie Sorry, no, we didnt stay club level at BWV.
Lauri I will keep you and your furbaby in my prayers, please keep us posted on what the vet says.
Lorie Peewatch, too funny!!!!! It is a crying shame what is needed to get our kiddos into a decent public school, really makes me mad.
Lorie, told my friend, who frequents your neighborhood party spot NOT, I repeat DO NOT pee in your driveway or yard. I didn't tell her which one was your house (hopefully to save all the houses in the area that are occupied) but told her you were there watching and ready to turn on the sprinklers. She looked pretty guilty though, like she knows of the sprinkler house... you are infamous Sorry you have to go on peewatch.
It always cracks me up how insane people get for St. Patrick's day. I was practically raised by a first generation Irish woman (both great grandparents were born in Ireland) who did where green (wearing Orange today is an insult for those not in the know), made lamb stew and soda bread, the traditional meal and went to church. She does not approve of all the wild parties and green beer. She will tell you she has no idea where the corned beef and cabbage came from as that is an American thing. I like the corned beef and cabbage and hate lamb stew but I tell her as an American I can celebrate how I choose. We will wait until the weekend to make it because St. Patrick's day snuck up on me this year. I haven't even bought the children their leprechaun gifts yet (and they are expected... oops)
As far as the subpoena goes, I don't think it is a threat per se as much as the lawyer supposedly is supposed to make sure I get one. Whatever. Like I said before, I wasn't there. She can try to school me all she wants (twice today... ugh) but I am not going to say any of that since I don't know the facts of the why and what. I only know about the who was involved. I am more upset that JP lost the case for so long and I don't have leave for this issue. Well, I do, I just didn't want to use it for THAT. I wanted to take a personal day to be by myself before the summer, when it will be KIDS KIDS KIDS all day and night. Not sure I will be able to now
Zipuzee: sorry about your dog needing eye surgery. and your computer.
My Aussie has a genetic eye disorder that basically wears down the cornea; she needs a cornea transplant to cover the area where the cornea is destroyed. Her right eye is much worse than the left, but the eye vet would like to do both eyes. We're looking at 1600 - 3000 dollars depending on if we do both eyes. She was diagnosed 6 years ago, so we've done good to go this long. The surgery probably won't be until mid-summer, depending on what my payment options are. I'll know more next month when we go back for a checkup.
but the good news is that when i watched the super bowl last night, the saints won again
no progress on any of the previously mentioned issues. i told my dad he needs to have my brother drug tested. if it's positive send him to rehab, and if it's negative get him into therapy. normal people don't break a hand punching a window and then a few months later punch a hole in their bedroom wall.
no progress on any of the previously mentioned issues. i told my dad he needs to have my brother drug tested. if it's positive send him to rehab, and if it's negative get him into therapy. normal people don't break a hand punching a window and then a few months later punch a hole in their bedroom wall.
Leprechaun gifts are little trinkets (think ring pops, a pack of Pokemon cards, or in my case jelly bracelets and later nail polish) that the leprechaun leaves when he breaks in the house to find and steal a hidden piece of gold (we use a gold ball off a mardi gras bead) He makes a "mess" of the room the gold is hidden in, usually the kitchen, opening drawers and turning over chairs and slightly disorganizing the pantry. (Keep in mind, I got to clean it up so I don't tear it up too bad) I usually put the gift under some upside down bowl or plate. The boys eat it up. Believe it or not, my great grandfather was from Belfast in Northern Ireland, and he started the tradition for our family in his corner store in Brooklyn with penny candy for the neighborhood kids and it kind of grown from there. I don't know of that many families who do that tradition, but there are some. Evidently it was something that his family used to do to make him feel not so bad about being a Catholic in his homeland. I did meet someone once who also does the tradition and she mentioned that her grandmother used to get candy from a messed up store in NYC so I wonder if it was his store, or a bunch of corner stores did it. Eventually, he moved and bought a larger chain store in Long Island and stopped doing it for the neighborhood kids and only for his family. My grandmothers thought on the matter was he did it to put the Irish in better light as they were heavily discriminated against as a people when they first arrived in America. He originally owned a granite quarry in North Carolina, but was extremely unwelcome so that is how he ended up in the grocery business. I am kinda sad about it, what I would do for granite countertops..
Morning y'all,
TTGL I'm getting my hair done today! I am in desperate need! Wish me luck, I'm trying a new stylist to try & save some money. I've been spending way too much.
Then A's Mom & I have a meeting with A's teacher.
Julie, Every 10 days!! Oh my, I'd be broker than broke! I start to notice it at about 3 weeks, but I can force myself to wait until 5-6 weeks. I went 9 or 10 weeks this time, but did a touch up myself.
I'm back from getting my hair done. Jury is still out on the stylist. She didn't listen very well, it's shorter in the back than I wanted it. She kind of changed the color too & I asked for the same thing. BUT it's look pretty good, so I'll see.
Sheryl How did the meeting with As Teacher go? Sorry your stylist changed things up on you, Ive been going to the same gal since I was 16 and I thank God for her!
Julie - $200 a month???? Wow, Im thanking my lucky stars I dont have gray to deal with, I can stretch my color out for about 2 ½ months.
I'm so ticked off at Sandra Bullocks's husband, what an ***....