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[DMickey28]

JUst wanted to pop in quickly and wish everyone a wonderful weekend. I am in for another two doubles this weekend so I won't be able to catch up on what's going on. I look forward to relaxing on Monday and reading all your threads!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

 

[jstmee]

I everyone, we are having a busy weekend and it has barely begun. We have done a chart list. Each child gets $2/day for completed chores, approx. 5 per day and a $5 bonus at end of week if they have completed them each day. I do "rounds" each evening at 8pm. It's a hassle, but I give the kids money anyway, so might as well make them work for it. We did this before going to Disney and decided to start it again. It's amazing how quickly the house has shaped up!!!

We have a Knights of Columbus family day today, snow tubing down a hill, fun and games and a dance and a dinner. All in fun for the whole family. I'm tired and would rather stay home, but kiddos (the younger ones that is) are bugging me to get going, it started at 1pm and its 1:04------it goes on allllllll day.

I'll probably need the jacuzzi tonight, I would love to see Illuminations also. Hope everyone has a good day. It's stopped snowing today. Yippee.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Hey, DMickey and Jstmee just came in as my back was turned reading the posts! Next time cough please?

Jstmee, a lot of 'experts' say that paying kids for doing chores is wrong but IMHO I disagree. Would you or your husband get up every morning and go to work for nothing? Nah, I say pay 'em and then have them use some of the money to buy things that you usually buy for them. It teaches them budgeting and making do also. Both of our kids pay their bills and live within their means (at least DS did before this marriage, not sure about now). I hope this makes your home a place to enjoy for all of you rather than a constant argument over who is supposed to do what. Been there, done that.

DMickey, I will be rooting for you to have pleasant, over tipping customers all weekend long. That is the least I can wish for you. Just feel free to drop in whenever you want to, no pressure, no pain. Kick off your shoes and let the guys wait on YOU for a change.

Helenabear, thank you so much for telling us of Riders latest achievement. I posted to the thread and even found a picture of her 'favorite place' to add to it. My new computer came with a great program for filing pictures and such and I was up late last night downloading pictures of the old and new parades. I put it on slideshow and it is awesome on my bigger monitor.

Rider, what an accomplishment! I am sorry I did not notice but I could not tell you how many I have posted. I am a word person, not a number person. I will be looking forward to your next 1000.

Ladies, you all have the right idea. Let the old lady ramble on and give all the advice she wants and then do whatever. Does not bother me in the least. I used to do the same thing to my mil. We got along well as she thought I agreed with her and I just went on my merry way doing what I thought was right for us. One time she told me that we should not paint or wallpaper any rooms in our home until it was paid for. I understood that she came from the depression period and could see her point. I always figured if I was not expecting someone else to pay for something it was our right to chose what we were going to do and I feel the same way about our children. If I am not paying, it is none of my business what they do BUT I am here just in case they ever need it. I have 4 bedrooms and a full bath upstairs as a safety net for them. Makes me sleep easier. (grin)

All this talk of New Year improvements got me to thinking and I decided to join you all. I joined WW's this morning. Please send your prayers and I have never been able to keep it off after I lost it in all these years and now that I am moving slower it is easier for it to catch up to me. Doing good so far today. One day at a time, one day at a time etc. etc. etc. for the rest of my life. (hopeful grin)



Have a great weekend all!

Your friend, SG/Linda

 

[helenabear]

Hi there everyone!

I really meant to say more last night, but by the time I got around to posting to you guys it was late and I needed to head off to bed. Oddly enough I have been staying up late recently (started when I was worried) and now that I am feeling much less worried I just kept doing it and I feel better with fewer hours of sleep. I don't deprive myself of sleep but I am averaging between 6-7 hours and somehow I feel better. Maybe 8 hours was just too much for me. Who knows I think my extremely stressful time at work is finally over. I actually took a half day off on Friday just because I was tired and I didn't want to be there. My supervisor completley understood and told me to have a great weekend. I am certainly trying

My hands smell of clorox bleach now since I cleaned the tub out today. I really hate having to clean the tub due to the smell alone, but I also hate having a gray tub It was an absolutely beautiful day here for February in Ohio. It was nice and sunny at around 45 degrees. It could have been warmer, but I really don't expect much from Ohio weather

Jstmee, I hope you enjoy your time with your family at the Knights of Columbus family day. It sounds like you should have a good time, and Kasa will have the jacuzzi set up just the way you like it for when you return.

I am with SG on paying children for deeds, Jstmee. I was paid for doing chores and I learned the value of money. By the time I worked my part time jobs in high school I had enough time learning how to handle money that it wasn't a big deal to have even more coming into my hands. I don't know if it made a difference, but even now with Luis at a very low paying job, we still well within our means. We could be better, but we intentionally made sure that our house payment wouldn't kill us if something happened to one of us. We were told we could take out a certain amount for a house and we said "NO WAY!" to it. We were going to spend less on our house but my dad reminded me if we spent more on our house now, we could live there longer (and possibly forever if we only have two kids) and get better value for our money. I am so glad we did it because we went from looking at 1000-1200 sq ft homes to this nice 1600 sq ft home plus 800 for our basement. So I do listen to my parental figures from all over and see what they think. Most of the time I find them to be right.

DMickey, I hope you don't have to work too hard and you get good tips this weekend. I don't know how you can do your two double shifts right in a row. That sounds very tiresome to me. I just hope when the weekend is done, you can enjoy yourself and your new romance.

Rider, I do hope your wedding plans are going well and I also hope that there will be a new understanding between Frank's parents and you and what to expect out of not only the ceremony but of your marriage. Your wedding plans I am sure will be beautiful and from what I have seen Jewish ceremonies are full of tradition and beauty. I guess that is why I am glad I am Catholic, we have a lot of traditions that are wonderful to follow during a ceremony. Please give us full details whenever you can. I also thank you for claiming I don't have chipmunk cheeks. I just have a very round face that appears even MORE round when I smile. I don't mind because these wondeful ladies have reminded me that I will look young longer because of it

Angelina, I hope you are feeling better. I am sending you some cyber chicken noodle soup in hope that it helps!

Well I have a few more things I should try to get done today. I already went to Target once today but I think I need to get back for a few 'non essentials' I thought about later today.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Helenabear, when I was younger I only slept about 6 hours a night and it was enough but now I need and usually get more. Everyone is different and you are wise to pay attention to how you feel and what you need to do or not do.

You could bring your bleach over here and do my tub. There are a few jobs that I do not keep up with very well and the tub is one of them. I scrub it once a week but it could use more. It is a very old cast iron tub and no matter how much I scrub it still looks icky. It even has a spot where the enamel has worn through that I hide under the bathmat. Sure hope it does not rust all the way through as it is a loooong way to the basement. Needs to be refinished but I have friends who have had it done and it cost so much and did not turn out very well. I had wanted a walk in shower in that bathroom so maybe I will wait.

It sounds as if you struck just the right balance on buying the house. It costs so much to move from one place to another even if you are renting but when you own and you have real estate fees to consider and all it is an awesome thought. In years past it has been a good idea to buy as much house as you could possibly afford and even a bit more because incomes were going up and such but I totally agree with NOT spending what they say you CAN afford. I think it is near 40% of your income now and that leaves you strapped for having any kind of a life. We paid $21,500 for this huge old house back in the late 70's and it has been wonderful. We fixed it up as we went along and paid cash for everything. I did a lot of the work myself and later was able to hire some of the bigger things out as we are blessed to have a handy neighbor who retired about the time we needed some help. DH cannot hammer a nail. Where he retired from is known for high wages so a lot of his friends thought we were silly for not buying a fancy home somewhere. Some of those friends lost their homes when the economy went bad in the 80's and have never recovered. I figure that, even with all the improvements we have made, we can sell this place for much more than we have in it. One thing I have been thinking about lately though is that IF we had bought a big fancy house and had it paid for that money would be safe from taxes as we could have sold it and not had to have paid taxes on the money we would have made on the deal. Wish I had been raised by financially saavy parents then I would have been further ahead of the game. Have tried to teach my kids what I learned my mistake but have seen no evidence that they learned anything. LOL

Went to church this morning, but I feel like such a hyprocrite as I just don't believe a lot of what they say. My little guy came in to see a Baptism and waved at me. I thought they were going to sing but they didn't. He is a good singer. Any advice out there for me on the church situation? I enjoy being with my family there as I do not get to see my daughter except for when she comes to pick up the kids and I have many friends who go there, and it is so convenient for us to attend as it is right behind our home BUT I disagree with some very basic ideals that they have and I don't get much from the preaching. Am I too picky or just spoiled as I had a wonderful minister once and I seem to compare everyone to her? No hurt feelings here,, I would really like your input.

I am making a big pot of 0 point soup to sustain me through the hard days to come. It is full of big chunks of vegetables so I will feel like I am eating something. I found the greatest vegetable lasagna at Krogers. Low calorie and high flavor. Can even eat 2 servings and it is still on plan. Yummmm!!! Can't wait for summer so I can have some of my very own home grown veggies. I should start planning the garden now.

I think I will go over to AK and take a walk on one or more of their trails. Good exercise and good viewing. Hope the monkeys are out and about so they can get a good look at ME!!!!

Slightly Goofy

 

[helenabear]

Hi there everyone!

Just popping in quickly to see how everyone is doing!

SG, as dear as you are, you will never see me over at your house doing the tubs. I hate doing it, but it really needed to be done. When the tub starts looking not so white, I know it needs it.

I wish I could give advice for your church situation. We go to a church that is about 3 miles away while the other church is less than a mile away. We choose the further church because of the people in the parish, the style of the mass & the preachers. It would be easier to go to the other one, but it just doesn't feel right for us. I would have a hard time staying at a church I didn't agree with. Good luck!!!

Well I should head out and eat some dinner (boy am I late on that one). I hope all is well with everyone else!!!

 

[IASW Rider]

Hello!

First of all, I apologize to Angelina, as we posted at exactly the same time, last time, and I didn't even realize that she'd posted! Hope that you are feeling much better!

Thanks so much for that nifty thread, Helenabear, and for noticing my 1000th post! I'm catching up to you.....slowly but surely......(yeah, right! Hee hee!)

I hope that you had a great time at your Knights of Columbus Family Day, Jstmee - it sounds like fun! And I love the story about how you met your DH! That is so neat!

I'm sure that you will do a great job with WW, SG! You look wonderful, right now!

Hope that you didn't have to work too hard this weekend, DMickey!

All is well, here. Just visited some friends from college on Saturday, then did some errands while Frank went tuxedo shopping, yesterday. (He did find one that he liked - the store ordered it in his size so that he could try it on. When it comes in and he tries it on, if he likes it, he is going to buy it). Got a bit of a scare this morning, when the manager of the place where we are holding our wedding called me at work and asked if we still wanted to "tentatively hold the date of June 2" and if we knew that we had to give a deposit (which we did back in September, or something!). I couldn't believe it - we had gone as far as to work out our menu and linen colors with the assistant manager! He said that she had not come in to work, yet, so hopefully she has a file with all of our selections (if not, I have a photocopy of the notes that she had taken when last we met with her, but still......) that she could show him when she came in to work. We are going to call him back, later today, to make sure that she was able to give him all of our information. I made him tell me like 3 times that we DEFINITELY had that date reserved! UGH - I don't need this kind of aggravation! I'm sure that everything will be all right.

Not too much else to report - just wanted to say "hi" to everyone and hope that you're all having a nice day!

 

[helenabear]

Evening everyone! I hope you all are doing fine this eveing!

Today was my brother's birthday and I teased him this morning about being an old man driving a young man's sports car. He called me up at work (something we never do) and said "I am not old" No hi or anything like that. He really caught me off guard and he really enjoyed teasing me like that. I spoke to him again tonight and he thought it was really funny.

Rider, I try my best to watch others posts counts and congratulate them when I can. I admit I can't catch them all, but I try If you want to catch up to me, I will gladly stop posting for a while so you can come a little closer Post counts to matter to me, but I really like getting people when I can. You know one of those things that makes you feel better! I am sorry about your wedding scare. I really know how that feels... but soon it'll be all over and just a happy memory.

Not much is going on here, so I guess I am not too talkative tonight. I just hope all is well with everyone

 

[jstmee]

Evening all. I'm waiting for the wash to finish so I can go to bed. In the meantime.........IASW Rider, Wow, what a scare I hope they have it all straightened out.

I'm dreaming for a cruise (of course Disney) so badly, I even called up today to check on prices. Ouch!!! Of course, I had to have 4 beautiful children to make it cost so much. Oh well, maybe in a couple of years. DH is back at work. It's a 4 hour drive to his work. Things are getting pretty lean at his work also, and it's got him pretty nervous. We need to save a little something for a rainy day that might come pretty soon. I sure hope not. Angelina, I can sure relate to what you must be going through.

helenabear, your brother is probably a mere youngin' just like yourself. My brother are I aren't even a year apart and we have a standing joke every year that for 2 days we are the same age. But I have to kid him on being so old also. It's fun. he's in Kosovo now keeping peace.

dmickey, you must be soooo busy with your school work and working. Hope all is well.

SG, SG come out come out wherever you are. you've been quiet lately.

Keep my friend in your prayers, along with some PD, I think her time may be coming shortly, she has fought such a valient fight. I go visit her tomorrow. But they have stopped the chemo and radiation and her liver is soooo swollen....she was in hospital last week, but came home yesterday.

So long, fair well, I'll see you in the hot tub......la la, te ta, la la Wendy

 

[IASW Rider]

Good Morning!

No! No! You can't stop posting, Helenabear! I will just have to try to post more to catch up to you, that's all! Just don't stop posting - we would miss you too much! How old is your brother? Maybe we should invite him and his wife to the Suite for a party - we'll see what the boys can whip up for them!

Jstmee - I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. Sending lots of PD and prayers her way and your way. I hope that everything will be all right.

Maybe you'll find that you are able to take that cruise this year, somehow, after all! The economy just has to pick up some time soon - this is getting ridiculous, already! What branch of the military is your brother in? And may I ask (because I don't recall seeing it in your profile) - speaking of "ages", when is your birthday, Jstmee? We have to keep track of these things, so that we can give Bo and Kas and Don enough time to prepare for important celebrations!

How are you doing out there, SG, Angelina, DMickey, WebmasterCC, Dan-the-Man, and Luis?

Hope that all is well with all of you!

I think that everything will be all right with our wedding place. Even though they misplaced the menu and choice of linens, etc. that we had selected, at least they acknowledge that they have our deposit and confirmed that our date is saved. I was going to fax my photocopy of all of that information to them today for their files.....but forgot it at home because I was running late this morning! So, I'm just going to try to remember as many of the details that we'd discussed as I can, and then write a short synopsis to fax over today and send the "real thing" tomorrow. UGH. I just want to know that everything is settled. No big deal - just an annoyance, you know?

Poor Frank is home sick today, and I feel like it's my fault. His stomach is very sensitive to things like tomatoes and peppers. Last night I made stuffed peppers with a tomato sauce, which usually doesn't upset him. But for some reason, last night's dinner "got to him" this morning, and now he is home from work with stomach pains and he's all weak and tired. I felt so badly leaving him there, this morning! He'll be all right - this has happened to him before with other "tomato experiences".....but I'm now saying that I will never cook for him again, since this is the result of eating my cooking! (just kidding)! I offered to stay home and take care of him, but he said that he would probably be sleeping all day. So, here I am at the office. Guess I should think about getting something done, here!

Have a great day and talk to you all soon!

 

[helenabear]

Good afternoon everyone!

Things at work are a little busy but I am on lunch so I thought I'd stop in for a while and relax

My brother is now 28 years old but I like to tease him since in the last few months be bought an Acura Integra RSX. It is just something I like teasing him about (being old that is) only because I am the baby of the family. Somehow it bugs him to hear that his little sister graduates, gets married, buys a house... you know. So I rub it in as much as I can that he is just getting old. Of course I will hold off on mentioning his gray hairs for two more years

Rider, I am so glad that your date is 100% saved now. The rest is easy to get back, but to have to find a new place would have been rough!!! I am sorry to hear about Frank. I hope his stomach feels better real soon! As for my post count, would you like me to slow down a little? I would still come in here and post It was also nice to run into you in that WDW Water thread. I am too busy to keep up with it, but if there is a break in action I enjoy popping in.

Jstmee, I feel your pain with WDW. I am desperately trying to make it back this year but I just don't know it if I can afford it yet or not. I am dying to go back during the holidays and I am being pulled to go by myself and a few others. It might be possible but I don't know yet. With DH not working at the pay he should things are just too tight to tell at the moment. I will also keep your friend in my prayers. I am so sorry to hear that the end is so near.

Well I hope all is well with everyone else! I had better get a few more things done before lunch is over!

 

[IASW Rider]

Oh my God - how did you wind up with over 5000 posts, Helenabear???!!! Didn't you just have 3,000 a few weeks ago??!! I just noticed how many you actually have - that's amazing! Please don't slow down - even if you still post here - 'cause if we didn't miss you here, other people would miss you elsewhere, if you slowed down your posting!

I know what you mean about it being tough to keep up with threads sometimes. I have to keep up with the water thread, though, as WDWOldtimer appointed me VP of International Relations (due to my attachment to and familiarity with IASW!), so I must be there to uphold my duties (hee hee!)!

I insist that some day - even if it's years from now - we all meet at WDW in person! That would be so special - meeting all of you together at WDW!

Hope that you're all having a nice afternoon!

 

[helenabear]

LOL Rider, you are too funny. All I know is the last crash like a month ago or so, I was just at around 4000. So I had to regain the 100s of posts I lost and I didn't even realize how far past I was 5000 until just now I made 5000 Saturday night while chatting with some buddies here and I just decided to stay up until I got up to that number. That is so sweet of you to say what you did. Sometimes I think no one would miss me outside of here. I tell myself I could probably keep up with everyone via e-mail but then I think a little more and realize I don't care if I would be missed or not... I'd miss it here myself before anyone would notice I was not here!

I love your idea about meeting in person. I wish we all could. I am being brave when I am saying this but I am attempting to go back sometime in December... I won't say what is pushing me there but I really want to go. I would like to say more but I am afraid I will jinx myself and something will happen so that I cannot make it. We will see and hopefully I will be able to make it!

Things are slow around here (server-wise that is) for me at least. We hopefully will have RoadRunner fixed tomorrow. Well we ordered Pizza Hut so I had better go and get something a little more useful done I'll check back later!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I did not leave you all. I just have had some competition for the computer. When I put the old programs on the new computer it erased my little guys "report card" for his favorite Reader Rabbit game and he has been busy trying to catch up. It is hard to look at that sweet little face, all hunched over the keyboard, forehead furrowed and kick him off. He is eating dinner right now so I am getting some computer time to myself. His parents are at a basketball sectional tonight and the older boy will be here after his 4-H club meeting. I wonder if I will be missed when we go to Florida this fall? I know I will sure miss these boys.

Ummm, Helenabear is going in December? Wonder if we will still be there then? We have not decided exactly when we plan to go as it depends on what kind of deals I can get. Our 30th anniversary is the 13th of October and it would be neat to be there then. We have celebrated several birthdays and anniversaries at DW. Please be kind to your old brother Helenabear. I am the oldest of 8 and several years ago one of the young uns said to me "Isn't it amazing that we are all still alive?" I punched her in the arm and told her to hush up as I would be the first to go. Smart ahhhhh, you know. LOL

I have no idea of how many posts I have. I know I lost a lot when the system went down but I don't keep track of that sort of thing. I don't post on as many threads as I used to when I was planning the last trip. The suite is my 'home' here. Rider, you check AMC and Trivia? Disney trivia? What is AMC? I love American Movie Classics cause I enjoy old movies, especially musicals and love to play trivia of all kinds. I am afraid that I could not compete with you at Disney trivia though. I have a friend who might though. Her husband is retiring this fall and she is wanting to buy a winter home at Celebration. I am rooting for her to win as I figure she would allow me to 'borrow' the place from time to time. Her mom is my best friend of 25 or more years. She knows every nook and cranny of the place. Poor Frank, I hope he is doing better now. I understand about him wanting you to go on to work. Sometimes it is better to be sick by yourself. Just curl up in a hole until the pain goes away.

Angelina is sick? I missed that post. I wanted to tease her about what my DH did with one of the moon pies she sent me. He is not 'housebroken' and is bound and determined to stay that way but I have been refusing to wait on him as I have in the past so he has had to learn a few survival skills like heating up food in the microwave. He only knows how to do the one minute button but he feels like he is 'cooking'. He had seen me freshen up some slightly stale sweet rolls for him one day so he decided to zap the moon pie. What a chocolate mess he made! (grin) I hope she returns soon. Wonder if she got worn out with all the excitement and partying that went on recently? Get well soon, Angelina!!! We miss you. {{{{{GBFHug}}}}}

Jstmee, I can imagine how you feel about your dear friend. It is so very hard to see someone you love hurt and it is selfish to want to keep them here in such pain but you always keep hoping for some miracle. The emotions run rampant at such a time. I will pray that your friend finds peace and know that God will watch over her and do whatever is best for her. {{{{{GBFHugs}}}}} for you as well. I wish I could do more.

I am getting the weekend off as DH is going to visit his brother for a couple of nights. There is no one on the face of the earth I want to spend 24/7 with including myself so it is a nice break to be alone for a little bit. I am going to get our taxes done and a few other things but I am going to try to make some time to dub some tapes I have been promising for months. It is hard to get anything done in the bedroom as that is where DH lives. We have a sitting area in there with a big tv and he watches all day long. I think I have the cables set up right, if not you will hear the scream all the way to your homes. Last trip DH came home early and brought a brother with him and I had to scurry and find stuff for a quick dinner and make up a fresh bed for the bil to sleep in. I think I will change the locks this time. My bil is a retired judge and is the youngest of the family. They are a close knit family and I do wish that DH could get together with them more often but since I have to do the driving it makes it difficult as I am booked so much of the time.

We got some snow today but not very significant. As it was almost 60 degrees yesterday it was a bit of a shock to find the temps below 20 today. I am not complaining though as we have gotten off very easy, so far.

I found this great site that has so many DW videos of the parades and attractions. I have downloaded them onto my new machine so I can enjoy a bit of the magic any old time I want. If anyone is interested please let me know. Take care, keep warm and would anyone like to join me for slow round of minature golf?

SG/Linda

 

[angelina]

Hi, everyone, I'm here. I haven't been feeling too god the past week, just when I think the cold is going away, it comes back again, and I can feel it in my chest now. We were all in shorts yesterday, the highs have been in the low 70's, and tonight it's going into the mid 20's with a wind chill in the teens tomorrow AM. I had to run out last night to get a new pair of (long) uniform pants for my son, who consistently tears the right leg of his pants. I thought with the warm weather I wouldn't have to buy any new pants the rest of the year, as they can wear shorts when it's warm, but I was lucky enough to find a pair at Target marked down to $3.74. I'm sure by the end of the week it's going to be warm again. I think we're going to lose most of the camellias and azaleas that have been blooming, though.

My favorite smocking/sewing shop is closing Thursday, and I will now have to drive several miles away to the "snobby" part of town to find fabrics and patterns for the girls. I was able to snatch up several yards of cute fabric to make sundresses for the girls for the spring and summer. This will be the first year my oldest dd won't be in something frilly and smocked for Easter. I found a beautiful "big girl" dress for her to wear instead. It's bright green with little clusters of violets all over.

I would love to meet everyone in person one day. I hope things work out for us to go in June when Rider's there. We need a new vehicle, though, so that may have to come first.

Jstme, I hope your friend is comfortable in her last days. How terribly painful that must be for you and her family. Lots of PD and prayers are coming to you.

I think since it's so cold, I would like to go to the AKL tonight and sit around the fires and drink something really warm, then go to Boma for dinner. I swear, I can still remember how good that place smelled when we walked into the lobby. Anyone want to join me?

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Angelina, as usual you have come up with a great way to spend the evening. I will make sure that the server slips a little something extra into your beverage so you will feel better.

What mixed feelings to know that your daughter is growing up. On one hand you are so very proud and on the other so scared of losing your 'little girl". I can just see your family all dressed up for Easter. I have no sewing talent or interest, although I did make a dress for DD once upon a time.

We are going through a similar weather trauma here also. While cool or cold weather is expected we have been so spoiled that it is coming as a shock to our systems.

I have figured out the answer to our problems in getting together at DW. The only way I know to solve it is to buy a 'winning' lottery ticket this weekend. It is up to 20 some million and I am sure I can budget a week trip for us all to DW if I win! Wish me luck and send me lots of pixie dust. I don't gamble as I am not lucky so I need all the help I can get. (grin)

My little guy and I have cleaned up the toys and are waiting for his Bubby to arrive. Hope the parents are not too late as it is hard on the kids to be up so very late and then have to go to school.

I have the picture of your beautiful children on my desk as we speak. I wish they could come over and play at Aunt Linda's house. Since I have never fully grownup kids generally like playing with me. LOL

Good night all! SG/Linda

 

[helenabear]

Good evening there everyone!!!

I tried to post this but my cat sat on my keyboard and in the blink of an eye, she managed to have everything I just wrote erased!!! Gotta love the babies

SG, don't you starting rumors about me. I am trying to go to WDW in December but I can't say for certain. If I go, I will be going the first week of December. It is still a little far awy for me to know. I don't mind hinting at how much I would love to go, but I don't want to say anything for certain in case I won't be able to go.

I can't believe my whole message is gone.... anyway I was saying earlier that I am always good with my brother. We just like to tease each other a lot. All in good fun. He and I hung out a lot together. I dind't mind his friends, actually I am still friends on my own account with many of his friends. It is neat because I am now friends with someone I have known as long as I have lived in Columbus... since gradeschool. That is amazing to me. It does help that we go to church together and hang out like that but he is a cool guy and my brother, for the most part, had really cool friends. We'd go out dancing all the time and my brother felt safe because his little sister was around the "good guys" and had nothing to worry about

Angelina, as I said to you earlier I hope you are feeling much better very soon! I also hope you know you can come and say hi when you have nothing to say or if you need to get anything ever off of your chest. Here's some cyber chicken noodle soup and a great big {{{HUG}}} for you so that you get well soon!

Well I can't remember all I said before, but I am dying to go to AKL with you all and relax for the night...

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

One of the things I missed on our last trip was the opening ceremony at Bomba's. I had read that they had live music and then paraded back to the restaurant to open it for the evening. We sat out on one of the verandas and watched the animals when we were there. It was a beautiful resort. I liked all the nooks and crannies of the place. My palate is not sophisticated enough to enjoy Jinko"s (?) I don't think. I absoluteley loved Bomba's and would go again in a flash. Cannot forget the name of that place as it was our family doctor's name where we lived before here. Last I heard he was the team doctor for the IU basketball team so he must be very good. He was the one who found out what was wrong with my DS after many other doctors had not.

Helenabear, rumors? Me, never! LOL Is it not amazing what we will forgive from a loved one? I can just see your cat looking up at you with a "What, me?" look after erasing all your hard work. Bet it was a good post too.

Did you ever get down Athens way in your youth? I always thought it would be great to have sons first so the daughters would have 'safe' guys to hang around with. Big brothers are famous for watching out for their little sisters. You are a lucky gal and your brother did not do so badly either as younger sisters are a source of dates for the older brother also. Bet you guys had a great time.

I am getting tired and have a busy day again tomorrow so I will sign off and wish you all sweet dreams. Good night, sleep tight and don't let the bedbugs bite!

Slightly Goofy/Linda

 

[helenabear]

You are right SG, if I didn't love them so.... well I do so I can't even think of what I'd do if they weren't such sweeties and my precious girls!

I didn't make it to Athens much as that was a bit of a trek for us. We usually stayed locally to where we were and had fun with what was near. I enjoyed having the older brother. I am also lucky to say I never wanted to date one of his friends... I could only imagine how hard that would have been

Well I am a sentimental gal tonight and I made a post thanking everyone for all they do for me here, but I wanted to tell you guys personally how gald Iam to have this group to come to when I need you or just for a smile. With that, I had better stop listening to this "love song" filled radio station... it is making me all mushy inside

Have a great evening everyone!!!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Helenabear, you we feel just as sappy about you so don't sweat the sentimental stuff. Ain't I eloquent? LOL

Have to do a bit of sweeping before I get the paper this morning. Do not want to do a slide for life down the steps.

I got in trouble last night with the sil. I had thought that Austin went home with a friend and then went to the 4-H meeting with him so when he showed up here after 9 complaining that he had not had anything to eat and still needed to do his homework I was concerned and his parents showed up a few minutes later so I said something to DD who immediately got upset with DH. Seems he was supposed to have done these things. I honestly did not know it or I would not have said anything. I managed to get a few bowls of strawberries into Ausin before he left. Dsil is taking the preschool on a field trip on his bus to a local hospital today so I do not have the Dalton swap duty and his brother is going to the basketball game tonight instead of coming here for his tutoring session so I only have the library job to do today. They are having triple coupons at the local grocery today so I may swing by there and see what damage I can do, not too much as I cannot buy anything fun to eat. (grin)

In the time I grew up we barely made the trip to Athens (15 miles away) a couple of times a year let alone Columbus. If you had a car it probably was not something safe enough to take long trips in and most families had several children and they would not all fit in one car. We had 8 so we did not go too much of anywhere. I was an officer in our school FHA and we had a field trip to Columbus. I went shopping at Lazarus and bought an outfit that I could still describe down to the buttons. Major life event. LOL

I hope it is warmer where you all are than it is here. It is so cold that I will have to put shoes on to go out and get the paper. Believe me, that is cooooooold!

SG/Linda