Who here is not in the "clique" like me?

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Naw, tricked ya--okay--onward--I made CREME BRULEE. We ate. We chatted. We laughed. We joked. We laughed at jokes. Well, within a half hour, I was as sick as a puppy. It lasted for HOURS on end. I, however, was the only one that was sick so I chalked it up to a tummy bug. No, I did not poison ANYONE, if that's what you're thinking. Anyway, now sadly enough I am not a big fan of my beloved dessert anymore. In fact, at Chefs de France last December, I got the "lunch special" and it included creme brulee. I did not ask if I could substitute--just took the chance that maybe I was over my fear of it. I took one bite and just couldn't do it. Haven't torched, I mean, touched it since.
Maybe one day I will once again try it--as I loved it so. DznyFan--your chocolate one looks pretty darn good, though. Maybe, some day.

What we have here, folks, is a classic case of Food Aversion. You know, when you eat something and you get sick after eating it and you never ever want to eat it again. It's a for real psychological issue. I have a food aversion to Quaker Oats Strawberry Squares. I ate them as a snack one night and then I got the stomach virus. I threw those up all night and to this day I can't eat 'em. Even though I know it wasn't the strawberry squares that made me sick I still can't eat them and DH can't eat chicken enchiladas for the same reason.

 

[YourMajesty]

Hello cliquers....

Pozey, that is a lovely yard...how big is it? That was a pretty picture with the snow. The kids haven't had much snow over the past couple of years. I think we had one snow day this past school year and none the year before. I think it was right before xams in 02 that we had about 10" dumped in one afternoon...anyone remember? I digressed...probably dreaming of snow with all this heat

April congrats on the wt loss. I want to say that in about three weeks. Oh, my, your job from home sounded like a bad dream.

MI mom: gald your DH made it home! Enjoy your weekend.

Hey Dznyfan: Hope DH has a nice birthday... sounds like a fun weekend. Ok, I know nothing about sushi...maybe I could we could meet up someday and you could introduce me to the world of sushi...I saw your hang out (Pei Wei) on the way to Ted's and thought of you.

Hi Grendalynn...

Nicole...have you found any cream brulee...oh repeat after me I WILL NOT GO SHOPPING

Amber...you really have you plans laminated....your go girl. I think you will like tour guide mike...I used it for our oct trip and it was nice.

Linda... a laptop I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you to get to work from home.

lyzziesmom: you made some good finds at the good will...oh and I like that word schlepped...we have a good will and a Target...now I'm wondering if they do the same. I usually drop off and run so I don't come home with any new sutff.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Yes it is. And there are a LOT of trees.
Here are a couple of pictures...

A winter snow...

And now I have cactus growing in the back....

Pozey, this view is breathtaking!! Absolutely beautiful!!

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Now where did that 2x2s go? The night I'm on late and can claque away she's not here. Shheesh.








Love Ya! Mean It!

 

[lyzziesmom]

Pozey... did we not already establish that you have a potential stalker here? And now you're posting pictures of your house?!? Tsk tsk! It's lovely, by the way.

April... I was cracking up reading your upsell story. In college, I was the World's Worst Telemarketer. People would tell me no thank you, and instead of the upsell spiel, I would just say "ok sorry to bother you" and hang up. I figured, if they don't want it, they don't want it, and nothing lil' ol' me can say will change their mind. And when I worked for a certain phone company trying to get prior customers to 'switch back,' I would just jump right to the cash offer. We were supposed to let them refuse us something like 5 times and we'd keep sweetening the deal, until we'd offer them a $100.00 check. Well I just jumped right to the check after the first 'no' and lo and behold, I had the best upsell count! Imagine that. Huh. (And just for the record, since you sort of asked, it's acclimated. Just remember it has "climate" in it. Ok, the Spelling Nazi feels better now!)

Delaware huh? About the only thing I think of when I hear Delaware is in Wayne's World, when they were fooling around with the green screen machine, and the background changed to like a postcard of Delaware and they said, "oh look.... we're in... Delaware" totally deadpan. Party on, dude!

2xcited... darlin' I think I must take you shopping with me. You have some fantabulous ideas! Did I just say fantabulous? Have I turned into a gay man? Is it ok to say that? Somebody please hand me a shovel, I must dig myself out of this hole.

I'm racking my brain as to what movie your name might be from, and it hurts. I think I just heard some gears grind to a stop. Wasn't it from the Disney commercial? Did I misunderstand the trivia question? Will I ever get a clue? Tune in next week to find out!

Back to the creme brulee... the first one I had was actually french vanilla... ca c'est tres bon! Absolutement fantastique! Yeah, that's about as far as my 6 years of French class will take me. Hey, it was a long time ago!

 

[YourMajesty]

Naw, tricked ya--okay--onward--I made CREME BRULEE. We ate. We chatted. We laughed. We joked. We laughed at jokes. Well, within a half hour, I was as sick as a puppy. It lasted for HOURS on end. I, however, was the only one that was sick so I chalked it up to a tummy bug. No, I did not poison ANYONE, if that's what you're thinking. Anyway, now sadly enough I am not a big fan of my beloved dessert anymore. In fact, at Chefs de France last December, I got the "lunch special" and it included creme brulee. I did not ask if I could substitute--just took the chance that maybe I was over my fear of it. I took one bite and just couldn't do it. Haven't torched, I mean, touched it since.
Maybe one day I will once again try it--as I loved it so. DznyFan--your chocolate one looks pretty darn good, though. Maybe, some day.

Hey 2xcited.....so do you still have the torch and glasses?

 

[YourMajesty]

Now where did that 2x2s go? The night I'm on late and can claque away she's not here. Shheesh.








Love Ya! Mean It!

April...she's here she is just hiding...should we stalk her?

 

[pozey]

Hello cliquers....

Pozey, that is a lovely yard...how big is it? That was a pretty picture with the snow. The kids haven't had much snow over the past couple of years. I think we had one snow day this past school year and none the year before. I think it was right before xams in 02 that we had about 10" dumped in one afternoon...anyone remember? I digressed...probably dreaming of snow with all this heat

My yard is 1.28 acres. It also sits on a hill with a pretty good slope.
The snow was from this past winter. It snowed several inches overnight and was gone by the afternoon.
In fact, this picture was taken on my way to work:

And this picture was taken when I got home the same day:

Hey Dznyfan: Hope DH has a nice birthday... sounds like a fun weekend. Ok, I know nothing about sushi...maybe I could we could meet up someday and you could introduce me to the world of sushi...I saw your hang out (Pei Wei) on the way to Ted's and thought of you.

Did you go to Ted's tonight??? If so, I am SO JEALOUS!! I love Ted's!!

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

April...she's here she is just hiding...should we stalk her?

Let's! Wouldn't that freak her out?

 

[YourMajesty]

Did you go to Ted's tonight??? If so, I am SO JEALOUS!! I love Ted's!!

I lauged out loud about the picture...who would have thought that they were taken the same day...go figure.

Sorry to say it was an entire week ago that we went to Ted's....it is so yummy (those tortillas are the best). Word is just getting out about it. My sister is ther the #1 Ted's fan and has been in morning since she moved back from Okla, City (mind you it's been three years) so she nearly had a heart attack when she drove by it one day a couple of months ago. She is a mid-towner...and I'm way north so South Tulsa is ...(well you know how those mid-town folks think about South Tulsa). We eat at Ted's in OKC once every few months because DH is in the reserves.

 

[2xcited2slp]

Wow, Pozey-- Beautiful pictures!! The one of the snowy trees seriously looks like it belongs on the front of a greeting card or framed hanging above someone's sofa!! Lovely, just lovely!!






Okay, the Pin-cess needs a pep talk.

I know I have mentioned that my one and only sissy (and sibling) is moving away--back to Florida. Well, I just found out that the date has been set for Sept. 1. Big 'ol sigh.

I know we knew it was coming but it is still so hard. We are only 13 months apart so we, obviously, are extremely close and not to even mention her three children, especially since I do not, and probably never will at this point, have any. I feel bad for my parents, as well, especially my mom. We have had a rough few years lately, with major health problems with my dad, myself, the death of her mom earlier this year and now she is losing her other daughter and grandchildren to thousands of miles. She (my mom) told me that she broke down at lunch today with her cousin, saying the her husband is sick, her daughter is sick and now her other daughter is moving away with her grandchildren. You have no idea how this makes me feel.

I know it could be so much worse and we will, believe me, visit often, but it still not the same as having them in the same state. We have only had them here for 2 years and it just doesn't seem fair. I know my niece (7) is upset because she told my sister that she remebers when they moved from Florida to Charlotte, NC that momma told them that they would not have to move again, and then from NC to St. Louis, that it would be their last move. She is just so attached to her school, friends, us--every time she sees me she runs across the room yelling "Aunt nameless" and jumps into my arms. another huge sigh.

I know we just have to deal with it. Part of me wants to spend as much time with them as possible and the other part of me doesn't want to see them much at all because maybe I won't get even more attatched. I know this sounds so selfish--I will spend as much time with them as possible. I am trying to be so positive about it, but I'm not sure how to handle this one.


Sorry, once again to be a downer. Any advice??

I'm trying to be the happy-go-lucky 2x2s that you all know, so please pardon me on this one.

 

[YourMajesty]

Let's! Wouldn't that freak her out?

Wel Arpil...looks like we scared her off. What next on your list for the house?

 

[lyzziesmom]

2xcited... I really feel for you, that's a tough place to be in. I understand your neice as well. I have never lived anywhere for more than 3 years. I went to 10 different schools in 13 years, followed by 4 colleges. I was the only 6 year old I'd ever met who didn't believe in best friends, because "they just go away anyway." At least these days it's easier than ever to *feel* close even when you can't *be* close, with email, chat, digital cameras, webcams and all that jazz. Looks like you might need to brush up a bit on your technological skills! Just try not to let the kids see you down about it, it's hard enough for them already. Be strong, and be there for your mom. It sounds like she will really need you now more than ever.

Your comment about Auntie nameless reminds me of when Lyzzie was little, she didn't like my brother, her one & only uncle, for reasons known only to her. She wouldn't look at him until she was almost 2, and she wouldn't say his name until she was 5. She called him "Uncle I-Don't-Know"! We'd say, "Who's that?" And she'd say, "I don't know" and that somehow became his name.

 

[YourMajesty]

Okay, the Pin-cess needs a pep talk.

I know I have mentioned that my one and only sissy (and sibling) is moving away--back to Florida. Well, I just found out that the date has been set for Sept. 1. Big 'ol sigh.

I know we just have to deal with it. Part of me wants to spend as much time with them as possible and the other part of me doesn't want to see them much at all because maybe I won't get even more attatched. I know this sounds so selfish--I will spend as much time with them as possible. I am trying to be so positive about it, but I'm not sure how to handle this one.


Sorry, once again to be a downer. Any advice??

I'm trying to be the happy-go-lucky 2x2s that you all know, so please pardon me on this one.

Ok...lots of No good advice here. What area of Florida did you say they were moving to? Sept 1 is coming soon...please enjoy your time together...that will be hard with sadness looming. I wish I had some magic words for everyone. Give your little niece an extra hug and lots of support and assure her everything will be fine...she might pick up alot of vibes on how hard this is for everyone...and take it extra hard. Hang in there...

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Wow, Pozey-- Beautiful pictures!! The one of the snowy trees seriously looks like it belongs on the front of a greeting card or framed hanging above someone's sofa!! Lovely, just lovely!!






Okay, the Pin-cess needs a pep talk.

I know I have mentioned that my one and only sissy (and sibling) is moving away--back to Florida. Well, I just found out that the date has been set for Sept. 1. Big 'ol sigh.

I know we knew it was coming but it is still so hard. We are only 13 months apart so we, obviously, are extremely close and not to even mention her three children, especially since I do not, and probably never will at this point, have any. I feel bad for my parents, as well, especially my mom. We have had a rough few years lately, with major health problems with my dad, myself, the death of her mom earlier this year and now she is losing her other daughter and grandchildren to thousands of miles. She (my mom) told me that she broke down at lunch today with her cousin, saying the her husband is sick, her daughter is sick and now her other daughter is moving away with her grandchildren. You have no idea how this makes me feel.

I know it could be so much worse and we will, believe me, visit often, but it still not the same as having them in the same state. We have only had them here for 2 years and it just doesn't seem fair. I know my niece (7) is upset because she told my sister that she remebers when they moved from Florida to Charlotte, NC that momma told them that they would not have to move again, and then from NC to St. Louis, that it would be their last move. She is just so attached to her school, friends, us--every time she sees me she runs across the room yelling "Aunt nameless" and jumps into my arms. another huge sigh.

I know we just have to deal with it. Part of me wants to spend as much time with them as possible and the other part of me doesn't want to see them much at all because maybe I won't get even more attatched. I know this sounds so selfish--I will spend as much time with them as possible. I am trying to be so positive about it, but I'm not sure how to handle this one.


Sorry, once again to be a downer. Any advice??

I'm trying to be the happy-go-lucky 2x2s that you all know, so please pardon me on this one.

2x2s. Please hang in there. And I know it's natural to want to pull away so that we hurt less but sometimes we have to step outside of ourselves especially when there are children. Your sister may understand (definately wouldn't like it but at least she could reason it out) but your DNiece is just too little and it's for the children that we need to be strong. Even when we can't do it on our own accord somehow we're able to for the kids. But, I'm sure you already know all of this so forgive me if I'm making it worse and telling you something you already know.

I think doing what lyzziesmom suggested is a great idea. I myself am looking at these options as well and that is webcam, digital pictures, emails and lots of phone calls and visits. The world truly is getting smaller and it's much easier to stay connected to the ones we love.

We think alot of you 2x2s so hang in there.

Wel Arpil...looks like we scared her off. What next on your list for the house?

Tomorrow I have to be here for the carpet installer for an estimate. I'm pretty much at a standstill until the walls are painted and the carpet installed. I can't really do any serious cleaning until those two things are done because I don't want to have to reclean when drywall dust is scattered everywhere from sanding the walls and I hate to think of all the dust that will fly when the old carpets are ripped (sp?) up. But, after they are all done and installed I'll be super busy again with cleaing cleaning cleaning (as opposed to decluttering decluttering decluttering). I've found out they're not the same thing. Then it will be on to staging the house so that when the people walk through they'll instantly fall in love with it and make an offer. Well, a girl can hope. . . On Sunday we are going to the nursery to pick up some plants to finish the landscaping in front of our house. We'll definately need a vacation after all of this. It is definately tiring.

Thanks for asking, YM!

 

[2xcited2slp]

Thanks kids--

I know this too will pass. I am just trying to stay positive, but since I am home alone right now, I just lost it. I will not do this in front of the kids, I even found myself choking up when I was dialing my sister's # after my mom told me the news. Moving day, I dread, though.

Keep smiling, 2x2s, keep smiling.

Okay, I might have had too much practice last night with the whole self-talking thing.

Thanks for letting me vent, and thank you all more for making me laugh!!! I'm telling you, I look forward to coming here and visiting with all of you lately more than my friends at home.

anyone have their blender handy?? Anyone, anyone, Bueller??
Oh, that is such an old joke!! But who doesn't still love it.

Shall we sing?? Maybe that will get my mind off of things.

 

[YourMajesty]

: Tomorrow I have to be here for the carpet installer for an estimate. I'm pretty much at a standstill until the walls are painted and the carpet installed. I can't really do any serious cleaning until those two things are done because I don't want to have to reclean when drywall dust is scattered everywhere from sanding the walls and I hate to think of all the dust that will fly when the old carpets are ripped (sp?) up. But, after they are all done and installed I'll be super busy again with cleaing cleaning cleaning (as opposed to decluttering decluttering decluttering). I've found out they're not the same thing. Then it will be on to staging the house so that when the people walk through they'll instantly fall in love with it and make an offer. Well, a girl can hope. . . On Sunday we are going to the nursery to pick up some plants to finish the landscaping in front of our house. We'll definately need a vacation after all of this. It is definately tiring.

Thanks for asking, YM!

You certainly are putting in the work to have it ready for someone to make an offer! Hey, just think with all the cleaning ahead...you will probably lose five more pounds and that will make ten...I'm tyring to think positive tonight.

 

[lyzziesmom]

Shall we sing?? Maybe that will get my mind off of things.

Here's a rather obscure Bon Jovi song for you (it was the first thing that popped into my head):

Hey, man, I'm alive
I'm takin' each day and night at a time
I'm down but I know I'll get by
Hey, man, I'm gonna live my life
Like I ain't got nothing but this roll of the dice
I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night....

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Shall we sing?? Maybe that will get my mind off of things.

Sure!
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
Just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got troubles, well I've got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and we see it through
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too
Maybe
But none of them will ever love you the way I do
It's me and you
And as the years go by
Boys, our friendship will never die
You're gonna see
It's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

 

[lyzziesmom]

Oooooo that's a good one April.