**rosie **- so lesson learned is - wear brown tops! You’re welcome! 
You could start a new fashion trend there, rosie! Coffee-colored tops! Soon everyone will want one!
I felt the same way a couple days ago when my lemon pie went off and I ended out with filling all over my PJs.
I’ll be keeping you & yours in my thoughts, Reboot. I wish I could offer more than that to help all of you through.
My thoughts will also be with those of you meeting up this weekend. Safe travels! I keep hoping they’ll have a get-together here in Pittsburgh someday.
Speaking of my City of Three Rivers, the Occupy Pittsburgh folks are having a lovely parade tomorrow that’s scheduled for 4 hours so they can walk about 8 blocks down to Market Square where they’re all going to camp out. There’s also a Pitt game and a Penns game and the Steelers are home on Sunday. Getting out to my girlfriend’s so she can give me a birthday present will be challenging.
Well, T.G.I.F. all! I hope you enjoy the weekend!
Bri2k
{{{Rebo and Family}}} Here’s hopin’ for a pain free and peaceful passing for your cousin.
MENTAL NOTE:
If Rosie and/or Brick come to the house for dinner, eat outside.
(addendum to swampy’s mental note)
Keep garden hose handy.
Couldn’t sleep in bed last night. Slept on the loveseat instead. Got woken up by a dog jumping on my intestines. Went grocery shopping at 9am and then went back to sleep. Proceeded to dream night 3 of dreams that I was back in foster care, trying to shower in a too small shower but incapable of getting the shower curtain to stop sticking to me.
Now I have to go shower. Ugh. I hate shower curtains. Luckily my shower is quite large and the curtain never touches me.
I am a cookin’ machine this afternoon! Chikin is almost done smokin’, mac & cheese is all mixed up meanin’ really it’s done except to sprinkle cheese on the top and let it get all melty in the oven, green beans are done, and cake is done. Also, I have sweet N.O.T. peeled and cut up for fries and burgers ready to go on the grill. Burgers and sweet N.O.T. fries for dindin! NUM!!!
I’m gooooooooooood!
You are making me very hungry swampy. Knock it off! The only thing I have to eat is my leftover taco casserole experiment from last night, or cereal.
Got my transfer evaluation today. UConn is accepting all my classes from QCC, which is awesome. I’ve heard of people having a lot of trouble getting online classes to transfer. Looks like the non-electives are all transferring as direct transfers and the electives are all transferring as electives. YAY! They’re only taking 2 of my 3 Bay Path classes though. Why does everyone have an issues with my English Comp 2 class? QCC didn’t want to take it either but they did in the end. I detest comp classes but I can handle repeating one I suppose. They even accepted my health class from WSC, which surprised me since I dropped out of WSC before the first semester even ended. I wouldn’t have minded repeating health.
As it stands right now, I’ll be starting at UConn with 57 credits completed, with an additional 15 when this semester is over. I think that’ll make me a Junior. Of course, I’ll have more than 2 years worth of major requirements to do so I’m pretty sure I’ll still be there for 3 years.
Rosie HEE! I voted!
Dindin is et, kitchen cleaned and smoker cleaned. Bear is tahrd! I should sleep well tonight.
Rosie, that wasn’t a accident. Rather, a case of coffee good enough to wear.
In other news, it paid off to go to irk today. I had to deliver a dog’n’pony on a project I’ve been working on. The Chief Engineer, the Civil Service guy I ultimately work for and the biggest SOB I’ve ever had to deal with in 27 years of SOBS, told me to my face that I had just justified my salary for the year. 
Made my day…
mr ems made it to his parents. PT was good.
With mr ems taking the car I have to use my work pick-up to get around for he next week or so. Not a problem accept it is very tall and I can’t get my butt on the seat so I can swing my left leg in the brace into to truck. I am a short arse apparently. Before the op I would use my left leg to ‘spring’ myself into the truck but I can’t right now. Hence mr ems running to Lowes this morning and getting me a step stool to give me just enough height to get my butt on the seat so I can get in. I then reel in the step stool on the piece of rope we attached. For the record it looks as ridiculous as it sounds and mr ems about peed his pants laughing at me doing it but at least I am mobile for the next 10 days
Papa Johns is making supper.
{{rebo & family}} thoughts and prayers headed that way to make it as easy as it can be
Tisiphone’s home from the vet. She was *very *excited to see me. They’re supposed to call tomorrow with the results, probably to tell me “no more kibble”.
My beads arrived for a cowl that I started knitting last December. Now I have no excuse not to finish it.
Bobbio, I’m leaving Sunday morning, very early. So I guess we’ll have to meet up next time.
I have lots to tell, but I’m posting from my iPod and it’s way too much work. Just thought I’d check in and say hi.
Hugs especially for Rebo and family.
GT
Can’t sleep. Another woman and I volunteered for night duty, so my cousin Nurse Ratched could go get some well-deserved rest. That’s what everybody is calling her (not in a mean way) because she’s very much in charge.
We gave him meds at midnight, but at 2:30 he woke me up by gently banging on the bedframe. He needed a diaper change, so we called the good friend/nurse that lives just a few minutes away. We got him all cleaned up and settled down, but now I’m wired.
I ate some fantastic cake that someone brought.
There has been a steady stream of friends and family, bringing all sorts of food and drink.
I love my family.
Dogs are also good for messy dinner guest clean up.
{{{{{Rebo and family}}}}}
Had fun at the bar last night.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffientain’. YAWN 'Tis 54 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 87. Not too bad.
I made an executive decision. If’n I just have to go deal with irk stuff at a community event I shall be comfy. Thus, jeans, sneaks and a comfy pullover shirt shall be my attire today. It’s Sattidy. I deserve to be comfy I say.
{{{Rebo and Family}}}. I don’t know as it’s exactly a southern thing, but I do know southern hospitality dictates the family must be well fed in these situations. Church ladies are especially good at this.
Yay for Tisiphone bein’ home Shadow!
Now I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy must be fed. Then, it’s irk purtification time, alas.
Happy Sattidy Y’all!
Evil evil Taz tried to cripple me last night. I was sitting here playing some stupid arcade game when he decided to explore the hutch on my desk. When he was done and jumped down, he brought a mug with him - a stoneware face mug that I made. It hit the back of my hand nose first, and the nose is quite large and thin. OUCHOUCHOUCHOUCH!!! Nothing is broken, but it hurts like all get-out. Stoopit cat.
I’ll be leaving in about 2.5 hours to gather **gt **and head to the fest. The weather is gorgeous! I may even clean out my car so she won’t know how messy I am! BBBobbio, if you can get to my house by 1130, you can still come along. 
The melatonin worked last night - after I donned some socks because my tootsies were frozen. I slept till 5-ish, then lazed about till around 8. I’ve breakfasted, tended to the critters, and in a little bit, I have to slice apples and mix up the caramel, then wrap 'em up to go. It’s a great day for a dopefest.
Happy Saturday!!
Woke up early and fed LibbyCat then went back to bed for a bit.
I have been to the grocery store and unloaded everything and put it away which I think was doign a bit to much as my knee was killing me so I have been hooked up to the ice water pump in bed for the last hour and a half while I Skyped with my parents. I am whupped! I keep forgetting that I recently had surgery and I am probably not back to my usual level yet. Oh well. I have food in yay!
This weeks menu includes home made mac & cheese with caramelised onions and green chiles - I am trying to copy a dish I had as side dish in a restaurant a few weeks ago. I got some yummy sharp white chedder and gruyere to put in it. I am also going to make a goats cheese and squash quiche or two and lasagne. I plan on make the sauce for the lasagne tonight so it can simmer while I do the mac & cheese and then build the lasagne tomorrow when I make the quiches to freeze.
Listing that made me realise I have not eaten brekkie today so I should probably go make lunch.
Happy Saturday!
Ugh. Just got a bill for $615 in the mail.
I had a tooth pulled in May. Had a flipper made. Also paid for a Nesbitt but had to wait for the extraction site to heal before I could have it made. Finally had it made. Was told everything was set. I had a credit on my account from paying for the work before it was done.
Just found out that THEY never charged the insurance company until the work was actually done. My insurance ended in August. They are refusing to pay because the Nesbitt was made in September. I was made to believe it was all taken care of in May. I will have to call the dentist’s office on Monday to try to get this straightened out.
Ugh.
Ugh indeed shortdrum. Hope you can get that straightened out.
Have fun festin’ MOOOOOOM and gt!
I’s home and have had a nappy poo. I needed it when I got back to da cave. Chikin is in the slow cooker to get all warmed up. Sallit is made and the mac 'n cheese and green beans just need to be heated. Oh and throw the garlic bread in the oven. By popular demand, the adult beverage shall be bloody mary’s.
So what’s goin’ on with y’all?