I think that moisture would affect the thermal properties of the longjohns, and in a way which I would not want. Indeed.
We’re back from eating out and trying to let dinner settle before I light sixteen candles on my daughter’s birthday CHEESE cake.
She received lotso nice gifts and liked them all. I’m especially pleased that she liked what we got for her. Mr. Taters was afraid she wasn’t going to like the messenger bag we bought for her. He didn’t like the color, but my daughter did. She has already transferred her school books and the like into her new bag.
January 4th seems to be a very popular day for being born. Every time we turned around someone was being sung to in the restaurant. I’m not exaggerating in the least.
I have to rescue the mom’s (mine and MIL) from my husband. He’s subjecting them to Howard Stern on the TV. Those poor women.
My daughter is reading this as I type it. I guess she doing quality control and editing for content. She claims she isn’t.
I better go rescue the mom’s and set my house on fire by lighting the candles on my daughter’s birthday cake. She just told me, “I’m not that old.” I can’t wait to put 40 candles on her birthday cake. MUWAHAAHAHAHAH! I’m fibbing of course, I want that to be very long time off, because when she turns 40, well, I’ll be 65. Good grief!
I’m late to the MMP. Again. Happy new year, everybody!
FCM, I think Murray is a great name. Here’s my Murray. He’s a stinker, but I love him anyway. Most of the time.
Congrats, taxi and KeithT!!!
An MMP wedding–how fun! I can bake the cake. Lots and lots of cakes. I’m not really good at cake decorating, though. Maybe someone else will volunteer for that. swampy can bring the rest of the food–he’s really good at that. If there’s a swampy-catered wedding, I’ll be right there! You have to have some l’il smokies in BBQ sauce, but make sure there’s enough for everybody! You can never have too many of those teeny weenies!
Wile E, I hope your ear gets better. Ear infections are the pits.
Cherry, the crotch-chomping gingerbread wrapping paper is priceless! I wish you’d bought a bunch of it, so you could send me some. You could have probably sold it for a profit on Ebay. I was out shopping one time, and a woman tried to sell me some erotic gingerbread cookies out of the back of her station wagon. No crotch-chomping there, though, just gingerbread cookies with big boobies and stuff like that.
Ashes[sup]2[/sup] Lil’ Smokies just for you. Our problem is ACBG is in lurve with his Craftsman Cottage house which I am not overly fond of, and I really like my almost 10 year old (had it built myself!) ranch style house. We’d have to find something both of us could deal with plus we both have lots and lots and lots of stuff. So, maybe we’ll leave it at having a house in town (his) and a house in the country (mine).
Howdy Rue! You know what I like? That chocolate flavored Cool Whip [sup]TM[/sup]. That stuff is good!
[Mad About You]
“Get the mouse, Murray!”
Run run run boom!
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Just in case anybody was worried, the power was on last night, and we were able to watch movies. Today I call the gas company and JCP&L and see if they’ll let me file the paperwork for the transfer of service before the other people move out. Yes, I am still mad at the cable company. 
[QUOTE=Lissla Lissar]
This is Other Quasi-Daughter and her husband.
That IS a beautiful dress. You wouldn’t happen to want to make another one, would you? 
And if **Magic **made the cake… hmm… an MMP wedding’s sounding like a really good idea!
Actually, I think Mom and I are going to go dress shopping this weekend. We’re both just so excited. Should be fun. Or it’ll make me decide to give up on a wedding dress and just get married in jeans. We’ll see!
I’m sad that KeithT’s gone home and I’m alone, but I did get the first good night’s sleep in a week and a half… wait, that didn’t quite sound right. I mean, um… nevermind.
Okay, just got to work after dropping my car off for service. The left and right break lights don’t work when the headlights are on. Not a good state of affairs for driving in the dark. This will be a PITA but whaddyagonnado?
I did not go to prom neither. My boyfriend at the time was home from college and working nights plus it was the sixties and prom was so totally not cool. I have no regrets.
lissla, OQD was very lucky to have you do such a fine job for her. Plus I really like the black dress plus red shawl motif for the bridesmaids. Very chic!
swampy, does having two homes put you in another tax bracket?
Lil Smokies in BBQ sauce…mmmmmmmmmm. Say, but did you notice that the pork ones are “Lil Weiners?”
Gotta go PowerPoint. Later.
Tupug
(Tries to control spastic twitching at the thought of wedding dresses)
It will take at least a year for the trauma to wear off, taxi. Thank you, though. I was greatful to be able to wear black and red instead of lavendar or lime green or something. The colours actually looked really pretty together.
Oww. Cramps plus I couldn’t get to sleep until after 5. I should eat some breakfast- I’m going thrift shopping with a friend before work. Oww. Damn painkillers should kick in now!
MORE proof that we are leading parallel lives–I got my 16 year old daughter a messenger bag for Christmas, and she immediately put her school stuff into it…
Cheese cake–now, that sounds good today. Oh-I’d have to make it.
Never mind.
Lil’ Smokies are addictive–ever tried the ones with cheese inside? Num.
Work was odd yesterday-can’t quite describe why, but just odd. At least it’s over!
Did the Verbal GRE practice this morning–I scored better on the second half, which is NOT good, since the first half is more heavily weighted. Have been reviewing math every day (well, not yesteday, came home brain dead at 9pm)–I seem to be making different types of errors, wich may not be good, since it means that there’s not one thing I need to do to correct the problem.
I’ve decided that I do this because my brain is just so multi-faceted and brilliant that I don’t make mundane mistakes. How’s that for a theory? That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
I am getting about 1/2 the math correct. Oy. Much improved, but not enough.
I have 5 days off, so I can concentrate on this–thank goodness.
For those of you still reading this post–meet me behind the library for some hot sex, 'kay?
Rigs you got a burly man stashed behind the library for me?
Puggy since our relationship carries no legal status (it’s all illicit and sinful! WOOHOO!) what’s his’n is his’n and what’s mines is mines. Claiming all them taxes helps both of us get some mighty fine income tax refunds though.
I’m eatin’ Texas Caviar for lunch.
Wow… my year in review?
Working in a great temp-job the first two months of the year, almost dying from what my doctor (the :wally ) assured me was a strained muscle :eek: , spending about 6 weeks recupperating from surgery and the rest. Getting my first (and only, really) tattoo. Spending 6 months in a temp-job I well and truly HATED, and then deciding to call the people I worked for the first two months of the year and getting hired within the span of a few days.
Yeah, all´s well that ends, and begins well…
I’ll bite. 
So, the electric company informed me today that the people currently living in the bell tower have called for disconnection, which means maybe I can try the cable company again today.
The electric company also charged me a deposit of two hundred and eighteen dollars just to switch the service over to my name. I’ll get it back in a year and be delighted when I do, but still, two hundred freakin’ dollars??
I’ve called my insurance agent about a condo policy, the gas company is next on my list, and I think tonight I might actually start packing the pantry–how much sugar am I going to need in the next eight days?
The mind reels. How about me in a fake beard and a strap on?
(and if any of my kids or even my husband read that sentence… :eek: ).
Just testing to see just how boring my posts are.
Lisslar --the pics are very nice. It looks like a nice time was had by all. Is the Hubby depicted, your true hubby? He is tall! (or were you barefoot?).
Draelin --I hope you get your cable on when you want it!
To all other posters here that didn’t get prediction from the Predictor: I would tie up any loose ends, if I were you.
Just kidding! I ran out of good mood, time and inspiration, in that order, so I stopped checking the Predictor. (the fact that I know I will NOT end up as a greeter at Walmart has nothing to do with my stopping. Really.)
If swampy declines, I might take that action. Og knows I could use the stress relief.
No, I did NOT. I don’t think I emphasized to the husband how important a task this is. He was too busy buying me expensive artwork, lamps and pannies from Victoria’s Secret :eek: 
However, being the stellar mother that I am, the older Cherry Children received their Reddi Whip cans. And swampy would enjoy it … it’s chocolate! What possibly could be more decadent than chocolate whipped cream, I ask you?
Magic I only had that paper 15 years! Gee, now that I think about it, it’s more like 17 years! And now you want a piece. <snerk … I said piece > I wonder if brother-in-law kept a portion of it. We made sure the present was wrapped so that he got a sample of each kinky tableau.
The Texas caviar that I have had contains black eyed peas, diced veggies like red and green pepper, maybe a little onion, and has some sort of vinegar based dressing on it. You can serve it with crackers, although it’s essentially in my mind like a bean salad.
Is that what you’re having, swampy?
How hard would it be to get me access to all the software I need to do my job? I’ve been here a month. You want to know? Pretty effing hard. Two critical pieces of financial software don’t operate properly for me. I cannot do my job. 
Yep. That’s what I had. I made some with some black-eyed peas leftover from New Year’s Day. It’s goooood! I ate 'em with some of those Frito’s Scoops [sup]TM[/sup]
[quote=eleanorrigbyThe mind reels. How about me in a fake beard and a strap on?[/quote]
Ummm… rigs you know I love ya almost as much as I love my Louis Vuitton luggage… but… ummm… ewww! It takes a lot to oogie me, so you should be proud of that.
Welcome Greebo Ogg! If y’all haven’t done so already, go check out Greeb’s (everybody in the MMP gets a nickname, that’s yours) pancake porn thread. It’s called “Pancakes For Supper”. I’d link to it but that requires effort and well, y’all know me and all.
I really like that BBQ sauce they have the recipe for on the packaging (usually). It’s mostly ketchup plus brown sugar and then bourbon. Only I usually use rum since I usually have that on hand, but I don’t drink bourbon (as a rule).
I got today off work for the holiday. The holiday was “Tummy Upset Day”. I’m hoping it was just a local thing and not national. And I didn’t even get the whole day off. I had to go in for an hour to make sure I wasn’t leaving everyone in the lurch since I couldn’t remember who was supposed to be in this morning. But then I went home to re-watch Serenity and then sleep some. I feel mostly better now. My “lower tummy” seems to be playing nicely now.
And tomorrow I get to go to the dentist! Yay!