These Are The MAYS of our Lives- The MAYers, Part VI

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I am sorry to hear about this. Very tragic. I will be thinking and praying for this family NC. - Sea

My prayers are with Malik and Debbie as well as their families.

I have been so sad today. One of my best buddies in high school lost his 5 year old daughter Catherine to H1N1 last night. He sent an email out this morning. That is all we know for now. No other details.

I know that God has a plan for this, but I cannot imagine losing a child.

 

[NewCrew42]

Thank you! I know they need all the prayers they can get. They live in Austin, Texas, so I really don't have any details. But please keep them in your prayers.

 

[Tasmen]

Jo hit the nail on the head. In California, everyday a child is missing from school, they don't get paid from the state that day for that child. It all boils down to money.

Guess I need to check the rules in WA state. I know I planned on Eliska having 'excused' absences to Disney. It makes private school look better and better.

Any of you care to move north of the border.... great health care which is completely paid in full by our taxes, 12 months of maternity leave paid, elections that last only months not years, fun coloured money with loonies and toonies, and no truancy court if your kids are absent from school.

And don't forget speed humps instead of speed bumps and Crunchie bars.

 

[mari360]

Oh Lake - I'm so sorry to hear about little Malik... It's such a heartache when it's kids in this kind of predicament..... i'll pray to give him strength and his family will be in my prayers to get through this.....

 

[mari360]

I just finished reading up on the thread...

NC - your friend and his family are in my prayers. He will need a lot of strength in this time. I would go ABSOLUTELY CRAZY if i were to lose Marissa.... I'm tearing up for him right now. My heart goes out to him and his family....

Sea - I'm sorry that Debbie isn't doing so great. She also is in my prayers.....

 

[Katiebell]

Aw...lots of sad news in Mayerland tonight.

NC...so sorry to hear about your friend's daughter. And very sorry to hear about Malik, Lake. And hoping Debbie improves, Sea. Prayers for all of them, and their families.

 

[lakehead92]

A good morning prayer goes out to all our mayer friends in need today.

It's pouring rain here today..and I wish it would stop. The kids have a walkathon at school today, and on top of that its a long weekend for us...Go AWAY rain. Although they said if the temperature drops anymore, it could even turn to snow. NO...not yet. I love winter and snow and all... but it's only early October!


Today is the start of one of my favorite holiday weekends... I love fall. ( Not cold like this... more the indian summer type fall.)
But I love the colours of the trees, and taking a walk with a sweater wrapped around me, and the crisp smell in the air.
This weekend is our thanksgiving. So Happy Turkey Day! Gobble Gobble.
Looking forward to a yummy dinner at my MIL's, and so much to be thakful for.

To top off a great three day weekend, the Steelers play the Lions on Sunday, in Detroit. So the 4 of us will be sporting our black and gold, and probably will be making the local Lions fans ( including Jason's step-father, and step-brothers) a little unhappy with us...

 

[JoBird]

Lake-- Happy Thanksgiving!!! I hope you enjoy your time with family- and it quits raining... and...eeeek! Doesn't turn to the white stuff! That is just terrible- it's horrible to even think about. Mother nature's lost her marbles.





NC- I am so very sorry for your friend. What a tragic, awful thing. It's so weird how the flu can be mild in some people and awful in others. I will be praying for their strength and peace.



Hope all is well in MAYerland today.

The kids are out of school today for teacher work day. Can you believe that next Friday is the end of the nine weeks?????? Wow- time is flying.

It's raining here. Gross. All night it's stormed badly.

The kids will be stir crazy by the time it stops.

Well, so will I.


Everyone get up and have a cup of coffee with meeeeeeee.

Jo

 

[Katiebell]

I'm having coffee with you Jo And it's only 5:34 am here, so I should get bonus points!

I don't have peppermint mocha creamer and whipped cream, though I have fat free French vanilla half and half. One more day of work...sometimes there isn't enough caffeine in the world...

Got a couple more installments on my TR done...gonna try for one more this morning before I have to leave, we'll see if I get it done.

Speaking of work...a limited term opportunity came up, and I'm going to at least try for it. I work civil service, and with the economy as bad as it is, people being afraid to retire, there are just no job openings. I'm at the top of my current job class, with no where else to go. Grateful to have work in these troubled times, but I'm "woefully underemployed" according to my therapist and the job development people at my work. ie: too smart to be doing what I'm doing I'm also somewhat limited in what I can do because I was injured on the job and have permanent nerve damage in my right arm, so nothing requiring lifting, carrying more than 10 lbs, and if my arm gets fatigued or starts to hurt, I have to have the freedom to switch tasks to something else for a while (which I couldn't do when I was on the phones all day in customer service). Two days ago, I was taping together a customer's check that was mangled by the post office, trying to figure out if there was enough check left for the bank to cash it so we could post their payment, and I was thinking....Is this all there is? Am I going to be doing this for the next 15 years until I can -- maybe -- retire??? So I can't move up right now, there's just nothing available, but there is a limited term one-year opening for my job class on a very new, very huge, very important project. So...I'm gonna go for it. Worst they can say is no, right? Soooo...wish me luck...there will likely be a lot of competition for the position, but I've at least got to give it a shot.

 

[JoBird]

KB- so glad you're here with me enjoying a cup. Good luck with the new possible position! I really hope it works out well for you- and whatever is supposed to be for your life , will be. MAYer hugs to you.
I have to go catch up on your TR!

J~

 

[NewCrew42]

I'm having coffee with you Jo And it's only 5:34 am here, so I should get bonus points!

I don't have peppermint mocha creamer and whipped cream, though I have fat free French vanilla half and half. One more day of work...sometimes there isn't enough caffeine in the world...

Got a couple more installments on my TR done...gonna try for one more this morning before I have to leave, we'll see if I get it done.

Speaking of work...a limited term opportunity came up, and I'm going to at least try for it. I work civil service, and with the economy as bad as it is, people being afraid to retire, there are just no job openings. I'm at the top of my current job class, with no where else to go. Grateful to have work in these troubled times, but I'm "woefully underemployed" according to my therapist and the job development people at my work. ie: too smart to be doing what I'm doing I'm also somewhat limited in what I can do because I was injured on the job and have permanent nerve damage in my right arm, so nothing requiring lifting, carrying more than 10 lbs, and if my arm gets fatigued or starts to hurt, I have to have the freedom to switch tasks to something else for a while (which I couldn't do when I was on the phones all day in customer service). Two days ago, I was taping together a customer's check that was mangled by the post office, trying to figure out if there was enough check left for the bank to cash it so we could post their payment, and I was thinking....Is this all there is? Am I going to be doing this for the next 15 years until I can -- maybe -- retire??? So I can't move up right now, there's just nothing available, but there is a limited term one-year opening for my job class on a very new, very huge, very important project. So...I'm gonna go for it. Worst they can say is no, right? Soooo...wish me luck...there will likely be a lot of competition for the position, but I've at least got to give it a shot.

Best of luck with getting this new position. Change is good!

 

[trixiequilts]

Oh my gosh. I just did something I've never, ever done before. And I'm not proud of it, people!

I drove through Starbucks (that's not it...I've done that waaaay too many times before) and ordered a tall decaf latte. Sounds decent, right? BUT I needed to order a tall skinny latte! What was I thinking??? When I realized my mistake, I panicked and drove out of the line before I paid/picked it up!

Usually it wouldn't be a big deal, but I started a 6 week team weight loss competition today and I will not let my team down!!!

Do you think I'm going to you-know-where???

 

[JoBird]

TRIXIE!!!! For shame!!!!!!

I would've asked for extra whipped cream, but that's just me.


Next time, drive across town to the Starbucks way over yonder ( a true place in Southern- speak) b/c that Starbucks you went to today will surely have your picture up with "Wanted- for ditching the full fat coffee" printed above your head.


Cheers.

 

[trixiequilts]

Next time, drive across town to the Starbucks way over yonder ( a true place in Southern- speak) b/c that Starbucks you went to today will surely have your picture up with "Wanted- for ditching the full fat coffee" printed above your head.

We only have one Starbucks in my town!

Good thing I had my hair in a ponytail, with no makeup and my glasses on. They'll never recognize me in real life! Mwa haaaahaa hahahaha!

 

[NewCrew42]

Oh my gosh. I just did something I've never, ever done before. And I'm not proud of it, people!

I drove through Starbucks (that's not it...I've done that waaaay too many times before) and ordered a tall decaf latte. Sounds decent, right? BUT I needed to order a tall skinny latte! What was I thinking??? When I realized my mistake, I panicked and drove out of the line before I paid/picked it up!

Usually it wouldn't be a big deal, but I started a 6 week team weight loss competition today and I will not let my team down!!!

Do you think I'm going to you-know-where???

Bless your heart. Surely they will understand. You REALLY needed some caffiene. Anybody at Starbucks should be able to understand... Decaf was a mistake!

Actually I am a little intimidated to order at a Starbucks. I don't drink coffee and I don't speak Starbuckian.

 

[trixiequilts]

Actually I am a little intimidated to order at a Starbucks. I don't drink coffee and I don't speak Starbuckian.

Starbuckian.

 

[JoBird]

Bless your heart. Surely they will understand. You REALLY needed some caffiene. Anybody at Starbucks should be able to understand... Decaf was a mistake!

Actually I am a little intimidated to order at a Starbucks. I don't drink coffee and I don't speak Starbuckian.

LOL- NC-- I flat out refuse to order in their special way of wording things. I will not say "Venti" or "Grande" with an emphasis on the "Day" part. I just say gimme a large or a small or medium what ever.

Stoopid if you ask me.
I'm not foreign- don't speak a foreign language. We're in America, English is our language and until I hear otherwise, I shall continue to use it so I don't sound like a jerk when I flub the words.

 

[NewCrew42]

LOL- NC-- I flat out refuse to order in their special way of wording things. I will not say "Venti" or "Grande" with an emphasis on the "Day" part. I just say gimme a large or a small or medium what ever.

I would think this is a worse offense than what Trixie committed today. I bet your poster is all over their WANTED wall!!!

 

[trixiequilts]

Good thing she has her own peppermint mocha creamer!

 

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