PMS in a Handbasket--Don't be afraid, just bring us food... Part 2a

[Briarmom]

where did you go luv
that was so important there
was no time for us



Welcome back! I expect a story here.

 

[luvmydogs]

OMGoodness, the haikus were just too much! Is anyone else as impressed as I with Lite Brite's way with words?!!!

Long story short--I have just been wallowing in a lot of self-pity lately and took a little cyber break. I'll probably be posting a lot more come Friday, as Chris starts school that day--waaaaaay too soon!

The new sig. pic features Chris and 10 week old Boomer--our new Golden Retriever puppy that we just got on Saturday. Dh's one coworker took in a stray female Golden, but when he took her to the vet found out that she was pregnant! Boomer's one of her pups and although he's adorable, I'd forgotten all about the perils of puppyhood! We also have three other dogs who are 13, 10 and 9, and they do not appreciate Boomer's exhuberant lust for life. It's loud and messy and completely nuts here.

Thanks for the warm welcome back, everyone!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

luv, why don't you take two of the pups? That way they'd have each other and leave your older dogs alone a little. I'm serious! What's not to love in that puppy face?

 

[luvmydogs]

luv, why don't you take two of the pups? That way they'd have each other and leave your older dogs alone a little. I'm serious! What's not to love in that puppy face?

Aaaaaack!!! You read my mind! When we picked up Boomer on Saturday, it was just he and his brother left without permanent homes. I told Dave we needed both because they were so close and would miss each other. I am not going to repeat what he said. I'm of the opinion "the more the merrier" but let's just say that if Dave were to sign on at the DIS, his name would be something like Icanbarelytoleratemywife'sinsaneneedtorescueallanimals. And as a compulsive neat-freak, the housebreaking of two poop-a-minute pups would have me doing a triple Lindy from an upstairs window!

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Well we can't have you jumping out of windows now can we?

Boomer is such a cutie (as is Chris).

 

[redshoes]

As for my trip, since I know you are all waiting with bated breath, it was not so bad. Isn't that high praise?? With the kids getting older it is a lot easier. They know our expectations and several times watched the over the edge nephew doing stuff they knew there was no way we would allow. Poor little youngest nephew was at different times wanderign close enough to touch the bbq and in the pool with NO ONE nearby. Same mom as the out of control one. Funny incident--overheard BIL telling their child that he had noticed he was not doing anything he was not supposed to and to keep up the good work. (This is the other normal family.) Had to laugh because I know his kids had gotten the same speech we used to have to give ours when they were littler. "Just because someone else is doing something that is not acceptable does not mean it is okay for you to do it too. The rules are still the same." We had one freak out morning with the kids seeming to think that suddenly other people were in charge. DD has a major problem with this. That whole anxiety disorder thing really messes with her mind when she thinks that there is no one in control. Had to have a little talk with them about us being the mommmy and daddy adn still being in charge and making the rules and decisions for our family.

So, we are back, the kids are at VBS and I need to get moving and work on my projects I have planned for the week.

I'm happy that your trip turned out better than expected, that's always a nice surprise.

 

[redshoes]

Aaaaaack!!! You read my mind! When we picked up Boomer on Saturday, it was just he and his brother left without permanent homes. I told Dave we needed both because they were so close and would miss each other. I am not going to repeat what he said. I'm of the opinion "the more the merrier" but let's just say that if Dave were to sign on at the DIS, his name would be something like Icanbarelytoleratemywife'sinsaneneedtorescueallanimals. And as a compulsive neat-freak, the housebreaking of two poop-a-minute pups would have me doing a triple Lindy from an upstairs window!

Luv,
That is a darling puppy (you're son isn't half bad himself). We got a puppy in September and she is still so much like a toddler. Happy to see you and just as happy to destroy anything and everything.
You have so much good in you. Quick send me a little would ya'.

 

[disneymom3]

Welcome back to luv!!
I have no poems for you
I don't do haiku

Ha ha! I did it. YOu just have to make sure to say po-ems as two syllables and it works.

I have gotten one cupboard and a half cleaned out and all of my contracts adn handouts for the evening classes I teach into the file cabinet and in an order which will not cause panic the next time I have to teach. What is freaking me out and has me stuck is how to organize all this darn school stuff. There are manipulatives that both of my boys use so I can't put them in one or the other's boxes cause then when the other wants it, everything gets mixed up. Sighhhhhh, maybe my life would be easier if they would all go away to school. I know my house would sure be cleaner!

 

[Missy1961]

Hi everybody! Just thought I'd pop in to say hi. I've been very busy this morning at work, still working on a nasty new project.

 

[Briarmom]

Glad you like the haikus.
What a cute pup! 4 dogs! That's a lotta dogs!

I am going to fall asleep studying this SCUBA book. I have forgotten how to study.

 

[redshoes]

Hi everybody! Just thought I'd pop in to say hi. I've been very busy this morning at work, still working on a nasty new project.

Hey!
How are you? Are you getting excited for your trip.

 

[debbiedoo]

good afternoon

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Aaaaaack!!! You read my mind! When we picked up Boomer on Saturday, it was just he and his brother left without permanent homes. I told Dave we needed both because they were so close and would miss each other. I am not going to repeat what he said. I'm of the opinion "the more the merrier" but let's just say that if Dave were to sign on at the DIS, his name would be something like Icanbarelytoleratemywife'sinsaneneedtorescueallanimals. And as a compulsive neat-freak, the housebreaking of two poop-a-minute pups would have me doing a triple Lindy from an upstairs window!

OMG, having two pups left would have been the end of me...they both would have been mine. I don't know that my DH would have agreed, though. It's not that he doesn't like the animals, but I think he'd be happy with one or two and not the 6 that we have. And he's not real crazy about noisy dogs and Sheena is real bad in that department.

I know that I've told my kitten story before, but I'll tell it again. When I finally convinced my DH to get a kitten last fall I only said one kitten, knowing that I really wanted two (we already had Tigger and Belle, a sibling pair). When we went to Pet Smart to look at them there were lots and my DH commented that he didn't know how we were ever going to decide on just two and that he wanted to bring them all home. Of course I didn't react to his "decide on only two" comment and acted like we'd talked about two all along. He did want to bring home 3 siblings, but I actually said 2. Can't believe that I turned him down on an animal.


DM3, glad your weekend turned out ok afterall! And I bet you're glad it's over!

 

[LiteBrite]

Good afternoon, everybody

Luv, thanks for the nice compliment. I missed you, and I understand the wallowing in self-pity. Everybody has to do it now and again.

I haven't been around too awful much lately, because stupid real life keeps getting in the way, in the form of getting ready for the big trip, which is now just 10 days away.

For instance, I just finished inputting in Powerpoint all the words to all the songs we're going to be leading at the conference, which turned out to be 621 slides worth!

Also, on Saturday, hubby and I were trying to decide what size of vehicle we need to book for our time driving around Ireland, so we decided to take all the bags and instruments we'll have with us and see if they would fit in our Maxima, so we could know if that size of car would do (for the record, no it won't). As we were putting my big, big, very big new suitcase into the trunk, (the one we just bought 2 weeks ago and haven't used yet for anything), we noticed that it had a 5 inch rip along the zipper. We bought it at TJMaxx, but they said they didn't have any more in stock when we called, so we had to take it back there anyway, get a refund, call around to other stores in the area, and drive to the one that's an hour away that had a suitcase just like it.
This is the sort of thing my life seems to be made of lately.

One more haiku:

PMSers all
I have missed your sparkling wits
And Cantw8's hot pics

 

[Missy1961]

Hey!
How are you? Are you getting excited for your trip.

I'm good! And I can hardly wait....58 more days!

 

[phorsenuf]

Hello hello all!

What a weekend. Busy busy, but fun mixed in too.
I got 38 of the invitations out in the mail today! Whoo-hoo!

There are a few more to go but I don't have the addresses yet, but all the important ones are out LOL

So, now we move onto the camping trip. I just can't wait to get there and relax. It will be so nice.
Hopefully though before we leave I can run to the car dealership and find something I like and we can buy it before we leave for Disney. I'd really like to have the new car by then.

So, can someone explain Haiku to me.......

Nice to see you Luv

 

[redshoes]

I'm good! And I can hardly wait....58 more days!

I'm so jealous. Where are you staying?

 

[redshoes]

Hello hello all!

What a weekend. Busy busy, but fun mixed in too.
I got 38 of the invitations out in the mail today! Whoo-hoo!

There are a few more to go but I don't have the addresses yet, but all the important ones are out LOL

So, now we move onto the camping trip. I just can't wait to get there and relax. It will be so nice.
Hopefully though before we leave I can run to the car dealership and find something I like and we can buy it before we leave for Disney. I'd really like to have the new car by then.

So, can someone explain Haiku to me.......

Nice to see you Luv

Good job on the invites! How did the sealing wax go? Was it pretty easy to do?
What kind of car are you looking for?
Haiku is Japanese poetry, A traditional haiku consists of a pattern of approximately 5, 7, and 5 syllable pattern between the lines. They are usually written about nature (and I loved having to write them for my English class because they didnt have to rhyme) or missing Luv .

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Poor Zach...he fell at camp last week playing basketball and landed on his tailbone. It's still hurting so I made a dr appt and he just asked me about the appt. I told him I called the drs office and asked to make an appt with the butt expert. He keeps saying, "it's not my butt, it's my lower back!" And to make matters worse, the opening they had is with a female dr, but I told him that he's rather have a female looking at his butt. Poor kid. It didn't help that Jake kept laughing every time that I said butt like it was the worst curse word. I hope I can keep a straightface tomorrow when I bring him in and that some comment doesn't slip out.

 

[redshoes]

Poor Zach...he fell at camp last week playing basketball and landed on his tailbone. It's still hurting so I made a dr appt and he just asked me about the appt. I told him I called the drs office and asked to make an appt with the butt expert. He keeps saying, "it's not my butt, it's my lower back!" And to make matters worse, the opening they had is with a female dr, but I told him that he's rather have a female looking at his butt. Poor kid. It didn't help that Jake kept laughing every time that I said butt like it was the worst curse word. I hope I can keep a straightface tomorrow when I bring him in and that some comment doesn't slip out.

Oh poor Zach. Those type of falls hurt so bad. DH and I took our DS bowling last year and the genius decided to chase the ball down the lane. I ran after him and in complete slow motion grabbed him, he feel on top of me and I fell hard against the wood lane. I actually saw stars. I was more than a little insulted when the teenage employee threated to throw me out of the alley for playing on the lanes. I told him I would be more than happy to leave after I threw up from the pain. My butt or "lower back" hurt for weeks after that. Poor Zach, I hope he feels better.
As for the earlier comment about having never seen "Sixteen Candles": I demand that you find a copy of it, watch it, and report back to me . This is a cinema classic, you must watch it.