Tired AND obsessive, a great combination. Had to read the whole MMP even though I didn’t get home till 9 and had to do some stuff for work. When I’m tired, I read more slowly, so it’s taken me quite a while to make it through everything, so now I’m falling asleep and can only say “Hi everyone!.”
Sorry for the owies; everyone needs to be healthy NOW!
Off to beddie bye.
GT
Sunrazor, first, you really need a nickname, but I’m drawing a blank also. Then:
Congratulations! I’m glad you’re feeling happy about your decision.
You might want to change your biography in your profile. It doesn’t seem to fit any longer.
I got the e-mail about your e-mail. It was waay too much information. I wouldn’t suggest doing that again. Luckily for you, I’m not a stalker type. 
I haven’t e-mailed you because you seem pretty set about your decision and if you’re happy with it, I’m happy for you. But if you still want to discuss stuff, I’ve just enabled my PM, send me a PM. If not, best of luck and best wishes with your decision. 
Rigsy, you are in a different situation. I feel badly that things are not going well for you in this area. However, you are not going out to worsen things, and you certainly aren’t doing any of the idiotic stuff the OP in that thread is doing and has done.
I don’t even know the woman and I am totally repulsed by her actions and her attitude. She is totally amoral, in my view. People have affairs for various reasons, but she is truly a selfish bitch. Aaagh. It all probably hits too close to home for me and that’s why my reaction is so visceral. I had a so-called best friend that nearly destroyed my marriage, her marriage and did destroy several friendships because she decided to leave her husband’s bed in the middle of night to sneak over to my neighbor’s house to sleep with him. She was also playing games with my husband. I don’t trust her and I’ll never respect her again. I used to talk to her everyday. I haven’t spoken to her in months and months.
Damn, sorry about all that.
The pulled pork sammiches I made were a big hit again. We’ll be having it again for dinner tomorrow night.
All the newspaper articles are cut out and put in envelopes by month. I figured Connor would rather have mostly pictures in the album, but I saved all the articles anyway and I’ll just put the envelopes in the back. All the pictures are printed. I’m tired. I think I’ll go take a bath & get ready for bed. I can put all the pictures together in the morning.
Catnip dreams, everyone.
Hi everybody! Very nice OP li-li and congratulations on being welcomed into the fold. While not a Catholic I was raised in a lapsed Catholic family, and went to Mass often as a child/teen with my aunt and uncle. May you and your husband find comfort and happiness in the church and with your fellow parishioners.
I’m not gonna whine, but my absence has been health related. I have been sneaking peeks into the MMP and trying to keep up with everything, but, well, there you go. Geezo peezo, by the time I turned the computer on this morning you guys were already on page two! It’s like I’m a trundle bug on a track with thoroughbreds…I am eating dust, lol!
It’s 9:30 pm here and the sky is beginning to darken. We may not have Spring yet, but we do have a lot of daylight already 
. Breakup has begun, the snow is melting off and causing some minor flooding, in fact I was without phone service for over an hour today while the road crew was clearing a plugged up ditch and did something wrong. (So I feel for you, swampy. I kept picking up the phone, no dial tone, and putting it down all frustrated. Finally I went through my computer and cleaned up a bunch of files, and when I was done, the phone was back on. I suppose that makes it a good thing, in a round about way. Actually, I have spotted my first sign of Spring, and it is! here it is! My rhubarb has made it through another winter, and if the strawberries did as well, I shall be making fresh strawberry rhubarb pie later this summer. Someone, brainpasture I believe, was talking about making one, and now I need one!
Our Easter was very laid back, for the first time in memory I did not color eggs or make baskets, hallelujah! The kids were happy, with each getting a big bowl of candy, and I made up everything on Saturday so all I had to do Sunday was put the ham in to heat, and then two casseroles and we were set. We have enough food for the week as well, not counting the pea soup I will be making with the ham bone, yipee! I am not up to thinking out food for everyone this week, and I don’t even have to tell the kids to forage for themselves. There is an upside to being very close to having an empty nest. We invited Brad for the day, and he showed up with this lovely surprise! (Notice the ivy patterned Corelle!) a man who can bake a cheesecake and whip up a black cherry sauce to pour over it is a good man to invite for supper! It was the very definition of nummy!
Oh, and the wolf incident was in Juneau, and there was a pom involved. “Romeo released the dogs unharmed. But last week, Romeo snatched a small Pomeranian and didn’t let go. The pooch’s body has yet to be found.” Here is the rest of the story.
I need to get my behind in bed, Happy Tuesday everyone, I’ll try to get back sometime soon. Meanwhile, I’ll be watching you…
Don’t worry. We Protties think the same about Catholics.
I keed! I keed!
at Lissa! Congratulations!
Morning all! It’s another exciting day at Casa Pero. It’s truck day, so I know the old back will be aching. On a more disturbing note, the cat is playing with a match. :eek: I may need your assistance today, bobbio.
kai, hope you feel better. Don’t worry if you can’t keep up in the MMP, I can do the Cliff notes version if you like:
Booze! Fire! doggies! klutziness!
kai I knew there was a reason to like you so much. My Corelle dishes have the same ivy pattern. Good taste always shows. 
The downside to not makin’ a big ol’ Easter dinner is I don’t have a ham bone. Ain’t nuttin’ like a big ol’ ham bone for soup, a pot of collard greens, etc. Actually I do have one in the freezer I should use for sump’n soon.
Herbs the pot roast was, indeed, good! Twas a nice supper on a coolish day. Today we’ll see high 60s and then back to 70s and 80s like normal. YAY!!! Rain is also in the forecast which is good cause we need it.
I’m up and caffienatin’. I also need some food. Tummy just rumbled at me.
Yesterday whilst phoneman was workin’ on my temporary fix, my internet service was down for an hour. It was so cruel! :eek: Phoneman told me they may have to dig up several yards to find the exact problem which tells me I ain’t the only one havin’ problems though neither of my next door neighbors is havin’ problems. Hmmmm… ya know a few months back some new houses were bein’ built between my road and the next road up (where the cows live) and there’s still some construction goin’ on. I have a feelin’ that’s where the problem lies. Apparently all our phone lines are connected at the same switch box thingy just up the road.
I have the strangest urge for strawberry-rhubarb pie. Wonder why…
Pie? What a great idea…but there’s no pie in the house. That means I may have to venture outside today.
I’m still off work, our Uni has excellent easter holidays, we get two days more than everyone else. I was only going to work one day this week (Thursday) but now I’ve decided to swap my Friday off this week for Thursday off next week. Y’see, next Friday we’re going away for a long weekend of partying at the Oasis Whinfell Forest holiday village. We’ve been there several times before so we know what it’s like. Friday night welcome party - oh, did I mention we’re going with a group of about 300 people? - then Saturday afternoon there are various sporting activities (or the cocktail bar for the slightly differently adventurous), Saturday night we have a big party, Sunday it’s lunch for our little group at the carvery in the Lakeside Pub, Sunday evening we’re going to the spa for a bit of detoxification, and we come home on Monday. We have five folks in our cabin - PITA has a double room to herself 'cos she snores, Bearwitch and WhyAlice will be sharing so I guess that’s me stuck with 'im indoors.
Anyway, that’s next week…this week’s not over yet! Today I’ve been minorly productive. I decided to sweep out the porch (lots of dead leaves in there) and wash the front door and side window. Then I decided to mop the floors 'cos 'im indoors did the vacuuming yesterday so at least the carpets are manclean, but the bathroom, kitchen and hall floors need to be mopped. And while I’m at it, I think I’ll clean the loo and the bath too. I did the sinks and drainers yesterday so that’s not got to be done again for a few days.
I could go to the gym today, or maybe the hobby store. See, I’ve finished my Uni course now and I need a new hobby.
Oh yes, the fire stuff…I learned how to do fire-eating and fire-breathing from Bob the Fire Eater several years ago and along with a group of friends, we’ve been practicing ever since. In 2005 we got into the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest single gathering of simultaneous fire-breathers (70 of us) and were filmed for Granada TV’s show celebrating 50 years of the GBoWR. Most of the other scary stuff I’ve taught myself or learned from friends, along with a bit of help from some circus skills workshops! All good fun, but best not done on a breezy day.
I’ll try to find some photos, I haven’t got any on this PC, might have some on my work machine, otherwise I’ll have to get some from our photographer friends who often turn up to watch us.
Morning, all. Ouch, Tel. It’s so annoying when you hurt yourself doing something mundane.
Thanks, FriarTed. We’re very glad that our parents only occasionally refer to us as reprobate idolaters, and they’re joking. Well, actually, that’s just my parents. Well, really my Mum. But she’s joking. I think.
I think it is time to make tea. It is not time to go outside. It’s still below freezing outside. I hope it warms up by work time.
5 something? You sickos are up at times that start with 5’s???
I have a full day of doing stuff right here at my desk, so maybe I can keep up with y’all for a day, huh? I’m with you kai , sometimes things move pretty fast around here.
A nice unexpected benefit of the Crazy pills that the doc gave me, is that I get seriously drowsy, just out of the blue at different times of the day - one of them being in the evenings. So, I’m sleeping better, which is nice, because one of the things I was going through was the ‘wake up and take an hour to fall back asleep’ syndrome. During the day if it hits, I grab a Giganto-caffeine, and I’m good.
Alrighty then, off to get some work done here…
I laid down the law this morning to VWife. The dog crate is coming out of the garage so Freya can have a refresher course on where not to poop.
In other (slightly weird) news, the gift fairy strikes again. Remember the story of how I went to a brush fire and came home with a 15’ Coleman canoe? Last night, the Mayberry VFD was pressure testing supply hose, which is a major job. While we were doing this, a van pulls up and a lady jumps out, saying “We’re cleaning house, and thought one of you guys might need this.” Then she handed me a red dashboard emergency light. :dubious: 
I had no clue who they were since I’m a transplant, but a couple other oldtimers knew them and chatted quite a while with them.
Back in Hoosierland, the grunt firemen like me were, by law, limited to blue lights, and the department ossifers got red. I asked, and in NC, everyone gets red. So, I’m legal.
Top o’ the mornin! It’s finally nice and sunny out there, and I think it just shed the negative beside the celsius reading. Pity it won’t last; something wicked (and wet) this way comes, and it’s supposed to turn up tomorrow.
Yesterday was too damn busy. It’s good 'cos it makes the day go fast, but damnitall, I got the Dope to catch up on. I didn’t have my nachos last night. I had Chinese instead, and tonight is fish fillets on a bed of oregano and garlic wild rice. I guess I’ll save the nachos for the weekend, maybe with a good movie.
Strawberry Rhubarb pie? My gramma used to make that. Mmmmmm. Raw Rhubarb is very strange to eat. She used to make us try things we never had before. Rhubarb was one. She made a mean pie, though.
kai, it appears that there’s no barrier to foolish people on the Alaskan border. Who in their right mind would let a pug or a pom run free with a freakin’ wolf??? :eek:
mbg, more than likely your body will adjust to the medication so that you are less inclined to daytime drowsiness, especially where your sleep patterns are normalizing.
Um, bobbio, glad to hear your new red light is all legal like. Why do I keep hearing Sting singing Roxanne???
We are due for some more rain today with highs in the 70s. Tomorrow is our warm-up to the 80s and I say bring it on!
Tupug
Bobbio we need a picture of you sittin’ up in the nerdmobile or whichever vehicle you use for calls, with your red light flashin’ for us. What? We just wanna see you lookin’ all proper like.
Ok, Ima go take my next door neighbor to the Alzheimer’s place. I told his wife I would this morning so she could go do some other stuff she has to do and besides I’m goin’ past there on an errand I need to run. I’m a nice neighbor.
I prefer Paradise By The Dashboard Light. After all, I joined the VFD for the bucks and the babes.
Taters–thanks. I can’t stop thinking about her kids, though. They are so young…I hate nasty, selfish people. Plus, she reminds me of my MIL–who is an alcoholic and the most self-centered person I’ve ever met. Ugh.
Off to do library work today. I need to be productive–yesterday was a complete wash. I am jealous of BooFae’s cleaning, and wish mine were done as well. I need to do some major homework tonight, and my daughter needs to go see the doctor for this sinus thing that is still with her from France.
Off to work!
Good morning everyone! I am back to my cheery self today - amazing what 8 hours of sleep can do for you. If only the damn weather were a bit warmer.
I’m having ramen for breakfast - I woke up with a sudden craving. My mom would have a heart attack if she heard of this. But once in a while can’t hurt. Right? Right?
Have a lovely day everyone! I’m going to be in class/on campus/at the bar all day today, so I probably won’t be able to post until tomorrow. Unless I manage a drunken posting tonight before I fall into bed.
Puggy looks like we could get some big time tstorms tonight and tomorrow. Bring it on says I! Ok, I need to mow yards and was hopin’ to tomorrow but if’n it has to wait til Thursday, so be it. I need to mow mine plus a couple friend’s yards. See, they have small yards but are too lazy to mow 'em, so a few years back I offered to keep 'em mowed and edged for forty dollars a pop which they think is reasonable for every two weeks. Look, it takes all of thirty minutes to mow and edge each one, so what the heck… nice pocket change.
I have a question. Is it me or are those “tests of the emergency broadcast system” things on tv more frequent as of late? I swear it seems like three or four times a week lately. I asked cause I turned teevee on to check the weather and one just happened.
Morning, all. I’ve been up and caffeinating and actually working for a little while, but I’ve got a bad case of the don’t wannas today. I do have another transcript I have to finish before we leave town Friday, though, so I do need to be a good girl. I can goof off next week.
And <shudder> I have to finish the taxes in the next couple of days. I’ll put Papa Tigs to work tonight adding up utility bills and charitable receipts for me – since I get that lovely home office deduction, we get all kinds of deductions that are paperwork-heavy, but he pays the bills so he has the receipts so I can make him do that part of the grunt work. But I’m not gonna think about that this morning; it’s too pretty a day to get myself all depressed and stuff.
And even if Uncle Sam owes us, I still get all depressed and stuff just doing the stupid taxes. But I can’t bring myself to hand it over to someone else to do; I’ve been doing my own taxes since I was 16, and I spent too many years sitting in the U.S. Tax Court as a reporter and learning what not to do to trust anyone else. (Brief, all-purpose tax advice I learned: 1) File on time even if you can’t pay, and 2) Substantiate, substantiate, substantiate!) I got audited once and came through smelling like a rose, so I’m confident in my own abilities; I just hate it with a passion I cannot describe. Oh well, I still have a couple more days before we leave town.
Good to see you again, kai! Sorry you haven’t been feeling well. What was that teensy red thing in the photo? Is that a flower?
I second the vote for a photo of you and the red light, Bobbio!
Sorry for the injured folks. Just please don’t pass along any more klutziness to me; I really do not want to fall again, at least until my knee is all better!
And last but definitely not least, thanks so much for the earworm, Puggy. :dubious: ::goes back to work with Sting echoing in her head::
