The "Traditional Start of Summer" MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Another two inches of snow last night. Summer is a long time coming. It’s snowed 3 times this week.

I do have to pat myself on the back though. I cooked up a fantastic standing rib roast last night and had the ‘neighbors’ over. Roast, asparagus, seasoned broiled potatoes in olive oil, bread right out of the bread machine, salad. Key lime pie for desert.

I like to cook, but this was over the top good. I have never had so many compliments. The roast was perfect.

Today it’s gonna be beef barley soup made with the prime rib bones.

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Good morning everyone!

The 99 party was great fun and we won three out of four hands. Good food, good people, good drinks, good conversation, lots of laughter.

It seems the neighbor was unable to find anyone to come out yesterday to fix my daughter’s rear window, and of course, none of those glass repair places are open on Sundays.

It appears that the car won’t be fixed until tomorrow, at the earliest. I’m still majorly pissed.

I talked to the mother of the child some more before we left for the party. It seems the little smartass told her the rocks and the rock wall aren’t even ours and he could play there anytime. I told her quite adamantly that yes, the stones and the wall were ours. The stones run into our other neighbor’s yard and the wall adjoins his wall. I also told her I don’t want to see her son ANYWHERE near there.

I feel badly for her, I really do. She and her husband have split because he was abusive to her and the kids. He is not allowed over on any terms and she has a restraining order. I’m sure she’s suffering a big financial burden too and she has three kids. However, I don’t feel I should suffer the financial consequences either. We’ve told her kids and all their friends to stay away from that area so many times. We’ve told her kids RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER.

The boy in question is about 7 or 8 years old. Maybe a little older. Definitely old enough to follow direction from adults.

Ah well, it’ll be taken care of, but damn.

I’m going to enjoy my day. The weather is glorious yet again. I may sneak a pedicure in too. I deserve it!

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Today was a sh*tty day. I had to send different versions of the same email three times before our glorious Shari’a advisor could figure out that the document he had was not the FINAL version, and changes had been made since the document he had was approved. Add to that speed-reviewing 200 pages of islamic financing agreements before a 2-hour conference call to discuss said 200 pages.

Finally, top it all off with an argument with hubby because the new clothes I bought our housemaid yesterday (t-shirts and calf-length/ankle-length skirts) are (according to MIL, as relayed to me by hubby) scandalous and suitable only for nightclub wear - not befitting a [del]slave[/del]housemaid! :rolleyes: So, it’s not enough that my housemaid spends all day long cleaning your filthy hovel of a house (when she should be looking after HRH) because your adult children are too fcking lazy to wash their own clothes or even clean their own bathrooms, now you get to decide how she dresses, and all that without spending a single penny of your own damn money! FUCK OFF, you lazy old hag! FOAD! :mad:

  • Am I allowed to do that, on the basis MIL is not a Doper?
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I got off work about 1:00 yesterday, and escaped “baby-sitting” the other designer. I was to be available if he had any issues, but another designer came in at 1:00 and took over. I got all my work done and we got at least my drawing released. I hope they got finished!

So I got to go to my hair appointment, and I am shorn.

I still feel sick, though. :frowning: All day yesterday, and all morning so far. I can’t get away from the bathroom! Yuk. I think it was the pizza we had Friday night.

I’m doing laundry, and planning the grocery list. Later it shall be grocery buying time. Tonight we’re having roasted cornish hens, with wild rice and steamed broccoli. That sounds like Sunday dinner to me!

Taters, I don’t blame you for being pissed! Stoopit little shit.

Still snow, enipla? It’s hotter’n blazes down here all ready - high 90’s today.

Good luck to FCD on the job change.

Have a good day, y’all!
ETA: GRR Dotty!!!

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Aw, geez, I loves me some soups - would you be willing to share your recipe??

We had a Golden Corral breakfast (meh) then ran to WalMart for cat litter, laundry products and a b-day card for MIL. It’s a musical card that plays the chicken dance. Classy, huh??

**FCD **is brushing up his resume. I’m going to knit some more and finish laundry.

It’s gonna be a nice lazy day. :cool:

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**Dotty, **I can well understand your grrrrrr. I’d tell her to get stuffed, but that’s just me.

I’m sorry you’re feeling poorly, Rebo. I hope it passes quickly now.

FCM, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for FCD. I hope he finds something quickly. It sucks being unhappy at work.

I forgot to add earlier that the little shit who broke the window wasn’t even punished. He received “a talking to”.:rolleyes::dubious: He was outside playing right after it happened. I mean really, WTF?! If one of my kids had done something like that, there would have been punishment. Loss of privileges, loss of playtime, extra chores to help pay for the window. What the hell is UP with people nowadays?

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Taters, now we know why some animals eat their young.

Did another bambilance shift last night, and 0 calls. Grrrr. At this rate, I’ll get signed off to play as an EMT-I about New Years.

Just as I typed the above paragraph, there was a page for a motorcycle accident over by Cracktown West. I was first on the scene. The bike was laying in the middle of the road burning spectacularly. It caught fire with the rider on it, and he bailed off. He had some road rash and was shook up, but is fine overall. His bike was dead at the scene.

Went fishing this morning, fixed the door to Outer Manland, then also fixed small problems with the washer and dryer. I have laundry to do, lunch to make for the week (I’m in the mood for turkey Chop Suey), and carpet to clean. Yee haw.

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Howdy Y’all! Had a huge lunch of lasagna, seven layer sallit, garlic bread and red velvet cake thanks to friends. I’s still stuffded! It’s hawt out so pool time has also been had. I think in about an hour I shall mow da yahd so’s I don’t have to tomorrow. It needs mowin’ big time and my feelin’ right now is get it over with.

dotty tell MIL to cough up the cash and you’ll buy what she deems suitable clothing for the maid or offer up a big helpin’ of STFU.

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I was gonna rotiss a chickie but it’s back in the fridge for tomorrow. We’ll forage for supper tonight.

Pssst - MamaTigs - I finished another cap! :smiley:

It’s been a nice, relaxing day. Back to knitting. I am full of mellow. :cool:

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Hey - do we have a volunteer for tomorrow?? Who hasn’t done it lately/ever? Step up and toss out something!

Thank you for your support.

:smiley:

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I have mown. I have showered. I have had post mowin’ beerverage. Life is good. :smiley:

Now, confession time…

Bless me Mumpers for I have sinned.

I was a bad bear at church.

As y’all know, if y’all have been payin’ any attention at all, we have been on the hunt for a new Priest down at good ol’ St. Pat’s. We have found one and he will be amongst us the first Sunday in August.

In the meantime, we have had and will continue to have supply Priests.

Today we had a very nice Priest. Really. She’s super nice. Her sermons are always top notch. However, the woman cannot sing. Not a lick. Not even anywhere close to any sort of tune. It is painful. Trust me.

Ok, so today it’s Pentecost. Pentecost is big in liturgical churches. Pentecost is seen as the “birth” of the church and all that there good stuff. Thus, we Episcopalians tend to get all high church. Incense and the whole nine yards.

Sometimes Priests get the idea to chant the Eucharist. She got that idea today.

Ummmmmm…AAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!

It was awful! I’m sittin’ there with a very noticeable pained look on my face. I even got a couple of comments to the effect that I looked like I was not feelin’ too good. It was her “chanting”.

Ok, I’m not a great singer y’all but I ain’t too shabby. I have to concentrate, but I can read music. I can also sing on key. This woman can’t. She did not even come close! You liturgical types know how it goes. Priest does his/her thing and congregation responds. Except nobody could respond because nobody could follow what ever the heck it was she was doin’!

The sinnin’ bad bear part? I’m kneelin’ durin’ Eucharist. Under my breath I “chant” the followin’ in that well known liturgical singsong…

***From Priests who cannot sing but do so anyway much to the pain and annoyance of the congregation…

Good Lord deliver us***

Ol’ y’all know who, the person sittin’ on the other side of me and two people on the pew in front of me heard it. I got “oh no you did not just do that” looks from all of 'em.

Plus the snickered.
:smiley:

I’m a bad bear!

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another loverly day here - and I did not spend the whole day in bed. So another plus for me. But I didn’t really do anything either. (sigh)

shameless plug: a co-worker’s wife makes jewelry and she’s on etsy.com. [/sp]

see y’all in the next MMP
in closing all I have to say is ‘glerp’

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swampy you know the good thing about being Lutheran? No chanted Eucharists. :smiley:

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I worked, the I watched my friend DC play hockey(I’m not an addict, i can quit anytime I want). The zoo is walked, dinner is Kroger deli food, Wings/Pens on PC TV

swampy, you naughty bear, you. ACBG should spank you!

FCM, I have an MMP rattling around in my head. It won’t be as good as Kaboom!, but it might do.

dotty, grrr to MIL.

Taters, that sucks. Can you take Bad Seed to “sleep with the fishes?”

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We had a real over the top mass yesterday morning. Palestrina’s *Missa Dum Complerentur *and Tallis’ Loquebantur variis linguis. And the usual red roses. But no start of summer for us. It was cold and wet, with winter arriving right on cue.

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Cuncator take heart. You get to grill out for Christmas. :smiley: Somehow, I think Jesus likes the idea of bbq for his birthday. I mean, who doesn’t like a good bbq sammich, right?

I have tomorrow off, so I’m still up. Still I feel this little naggin’ voice in the back of my haid sayin’, “Go to bed! Tomorrow’s Monday!”

Maybe another beerverage or two will make it go away.

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Oh, I’m not downhearted. I love the colder weather.

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I should go to bed.

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swampy, I’d have been cringing right along with you. That sounds awful! Literally. :slight_smile:

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Yep, you’re right on the Hell express, Swampy. However, maybe you’ll be forgiven because He had to hear it too.:wink:

Dinner was tasty. Grilled marinated kebobs and pasta salad. I’s stuffed.

canine servant, don’t think the thought didn’t cross my mind. I’m kidding, of course. I talked to his mother some more today. Someone is coming out tomorrow afternoon to replace the rear window. Thank goodness.

Guess I’ll chill for awhile.