And we are back!! Just was ready for a fresh start, and it was taking so long to load the page...let the banter begin! xoxoxoxoxo:thumbup::cursing::Banane34:

Hey...

DD & I had to go get blood drawn this a.m.... then we went and picked up DS from camp... he was chosen as "Camper of the Week" for goalkeepers, so proud.

Have to work now... then am still planning on going to the meditation class. (Usually when I try to do something just for me, & even schedule it on the calendar, something comes up or happens that I have to give up my activity, so I'm crossing my fingers for this!)

Oh Judy, I know you'll miss that lil' guy.

Ok, work avoidance is over... time to get down to it!

Hi girls!

Judy, how's your knee today? I agree with Kris about staying on schedule with the meds. Never let the pain get so bad. I'm just amazed that you're able to walk around and even climb in and out of the pool. I think you're doing great!

Mae, your trip sounds fun! We always have international festivals here in town and the irish days and german days are the funnest, lol.

Jane, I think laura was talking about the repeal of prop 8 on her previous message. How's the job(s)? When do you get paid at sallys? Those days make the extra effort all worth it, lol.

Michelle, the zen workshop sounds great! And I can't believe how fast the summer has gone by! Have the kids started shopping for back to school yet?

Pammy, your road trip sounded fun! I love road trips just as long as I'm not the one driving! Do y'all take turns? Have you posted pics on facebook? I'm getting excited about cali! Its getting here fast. Two weeks ago I realized I had a wedding scheduled that day but I got someone to cover it for me already.

Sorry I've been MIA! My schedule got crazy at work. I've been training a new lady and I am never in my office. And then at home we have been purging the house of crap. We need to make room for baby! Have yet to touch the nursery. Hopefully this weekend we will go out and buy the paint.

On Sunday we went crib shopping. Fell in love with a few sets but gave my mom the option to choose whichever one she wanted. She has my same tastes so I'm sure it'll be gorgeous.

I gotta get back to work now. Took me almost an hour to type this little bit out because I kept getting interrupted. The nerve of some people, lol!! Love y'all!

Oh and laura, my babies heartbeat was always 135 to 138. :/ we were so sure it was a boy, lol.

OH and big news! We went today for 2nd level ultrasound. Everything looks great with baby. She's measuring a week bigger! Yay!

Haydee and laura, so excited for you both....2 lil beebee girls..went out for dinner and had 2 margies...and enchiladas...yummmm-hopefully we get to stop for lunch when we get by my sisters' for a margie lunch...omg..am I becoming an alcoholic??? Saw a pic of Kat on FB-did she go to wedding too??/ Curious...was wondering if any contact was made with the "others". Ok, going to bed, gonna be on the road early --allegedely....:redface:

Mae, too funny, I think that was an old pic of Kat in pics that Laura posted.

I am so behind the times, I didn't know about the Cali law, the new Supreme Court Justice, I knew about the Clinton wedding, but have seen no pics.

There was a HORRIBLE and I mean HORRIBLE bus crash today, it involved two school buses, one empty tractor trailer and a pick up. If anyone saw pictures it is amazing that just two people died. Oh my gosh is all I can say. Just sad, I cried tonight when I watched the news. I am also being 'visited' so that could be the reason for the tears also.....

Okay, both jobs tomorrow.

I did get paid already. I really don't make much at all. Sometimes I wonder why I am doing this. I am not supposed to say how much I make, but will say it is less than 8.01 an hour. Missouri is one of 5 states that do not pay the federal minimum wage of 8.25.

Alright I am rambling.........................

Goodinight!!!

I saw the buses on the news...so sad and scary! I thought of you right away! Don't cry sweetie, God needed 2 angels! About the $$, every penny counts!

Good morning!

That is a good way to put it about the accident Pamela, it is hard to see that there was a pick up even in the crash, I just hope that person died instantly.

Off to both jobs, you are right Pamela every penny counts. I think I really like it, just need to get used to working two jobs. I left a note on her desk asking for a bunch of days off in September, of course I have the CA trip, State Fair (play), Shrek (play), and a wedding. I really could give up the wedding, the only one that would be disappointed in the whole bunch would be my Mom.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

I like the buttercream idea myself Judy!!

Good morning, Violets..

A great day today. Therapy went very well. I'm bending to 96 and the pain has really dwindled due to icing the knee a lot more.

I'm waiting for Joe and Ethan to come over and make my day!!

Hope to get some pool time in this afternoon. Temp is 67 but the water temp is 88.

Saw the pix of the bus accident.. how tragic.

Hope everyone has a great day. No therapy for me till Monday, except for what I do myself here!

Hello chicas~

I am still sickly...just enough to not want to do shit today! Gonna ride the funky train, then get in the pool later! I stayed up late and graded papers, so I have a reprieve today. I got the Wally Lamb book, I'll Fly Away at the dollar store. It is little stories about women in prison...told from their pt of view, so something like that!

Anyone, I need a good book suggestion, along the lines of Julia's Chocolates or The Glass Castle! I like rich text and can't stand books that describe the countryside for 20 pages! Anyone, anyone???

OK..that is it for me! Have a great day! I think I am going into work on Wed to pick up the keys etc. AND SO IT BEGINS. We go to Vegas on Thursday to see Lady Gaga.

Oh yeah...Susanne's mom surgery is the 19th. She'll go over on Tuesday or Wed. and I'll go over on Thursday the 19th and stay until Sat. It is a BIG deal. She has a mass that is between her colon and bladder and they have to fully cut her open. They have to turn her pace maker off during the surgery too. Sus is very nervous...I hate to see her worry.

OK...have a great day! BBL

OK...ended up downloading Such a Pretty Face by Cathy Lamb (ala Julia's Chocolates). Found out I am teaching 2 periods of ELD, 2 periods of LA strategic (low kids), and 1 period of Social Studies (to the strategic kids). UUUGGG. I am disappointed but am only sharing that with you. I will be "positive" and "upbeat" to everyone else...which you'll see on fb. But basically it sucks shit!

OK...gonna hit the book w/ a pillow on the couch!

xoxoox

Just up from a short nap. Ethan and his step bro Whitney were here and had fun in the pool. It was great seeing Joe again. PamELa..I just downloaded that book..will hit it after I finish The Cookbook Collector.

I'm waiting for Bob to get home with my tabloid fix so he can watch while I go in the pool for some R&R and therapy. The therapist said today... "now your trip is at the end of September, right?? I want to get you ready for that." She's as excited as I am.. lol

Jane, our state doesn't meet that minimum wage either. I think we just recently went up to 6.25/h.

I heard on the news Huntsville is the 8th geekiest city in America. Although after reading about it in the Examiner, they populated the list based off of education in the census, so that's something to be PROUD of!!

#3 was a city where EVERYONE in the city had a college degree! Wow, that's impressive.

Huntsville, Alabama - Call us ignorant, but when we started out with this list, we didn’t imagine an Alabama City claiming a spot. But Huntsville kept popping up as a great place to live and work for computer and information specialists, space engineers, mathematicians and other 'geeky' jobs. It’s also the 'center of rocket-propulsion research' in the country, whatever that means. Huntsville’s first name was actually Twickenham, named after Alexander Pope’s home in England; 'geeks' from across all disciplines.

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Judy, I'm reading the Cookbook Collecter now, too. Are you liking it? I'm sortof "eh" about it. I figure all these characters will be coming together in some way, but not really compelled about any of them. Hm.

I went to the meditation class last night. It was good -- not too granola crunchy/magical. It was just nice to be quiet and calm for 1/2 an hour! I think I'll go back next week, & I'm supposed to "practice" during the week. Yeah, in all my free time, ha ha. But, we'll see...

Everyone have a great weekend!

Yep.. I'm in the same place, Michelle. Just kinda eh right now.

Glad your meditation went well.

Off to watch some more X files and then some Food Network stuff.

Everyone enjoy their evening.

Judy, I'm reading the Cookbook Collecter now, too. Are you liking it? I'm sortof "eh" about it. I figure all these characters will be coming together in some way, but not really compelled about any of them. Hm.

I went to the meditation class last night. It was good -- not too granola crunchy/magical. It was just nice to be quiet and calm for 1/2 an hour! I think I'll go back next week, & I'm supposed to "practice" during the week. Yeah, in all my free time, ha ha. But, we'll see...

Everyone have a great weekend!

1/2 hour of meditative quiet is good for the soul...I would love that. I would like yoga, but have weak wrists, and cant bear a lot of weight on my wrists. So glad you enjoyed it!