Here you go, my Sweet Violets! Another new home for our daily musings....

"Thus nature has no love for solitude, and always leans, as it were, on some support; and the sweetest support is found in the most intimate friendship."

- Cicero

Good Evening!!

Thanks Pamela for your bit of trivia knowledge, I LOVED making Charlie eat his words, but he didn't and was kind of pissy all day about it!! I still loved it though!!

Michelle I am with you about the food, I want something good!!!

Nothing on agenda tomorrow and Monday I have a dentist appointment! I think I will go to a casino here and see about a gift card for my nephew who is turning 21!!

Sweet (but lo cal) dreams.............

Good morning, Violets..

It's dark out and we have about an inch of snow on the ground. Guess winter is finally here. 22 degrees out, but nice and cozy here by the Christmas tree.

PamELa.... I finished Wishin' and Hopin' last night.. what a hoot! Thanks for recommending it. Now off to find another one.

Gotta get ready for church and then our concert this afternoon. Everyone have a great day. Stay warm!!!

Good Sunday Morn, Vi's~~

DH has somehow wrenched his back and is in excrutiating pain, can't bend, sit, stand... it's been bothering him for a week or so, he went to the doc & got some anitinflams, but yesterday it was sooo much worse & still is today... soooo... it's off to the ER for us this morning!

BBL...

Good morning girls~

I am sitting here under a REAL SNUGGIE!! MIL got one for each of us...and they are great! LOL...too funny!

Michelle, I hope things go well for DH. Keep us posted! I am sure he will get good drugs!

Judy, thanks so much for thinking of me with the devotional. It was a great way to start my day.

Laura...where are you? Haven't seen you around much and I don't like it!

Everyone else...have a great day!

Good morning!!

I have been having some troubles with my knee for the past week or so, just figured I had GAINED TOO MUCH weight, but this morning!! OUCH!!! I don't want to go to Dr. I want it to go away. I have been trying this past week fairly successfully to lose some weight. I am kind of freaking out right now. Maybe if I pamper it today it will go away?????? Did I mention that my nose is running and I am on my second period in a month? What do you think, possibly my hormones are playing tricks?????????

Michelle, I hope your Husband is getting the meds that he needs for his back it to heal and be happy for the holidays!!

Good evening, Violets..

What a day. I just got up from an hour nap. I was up early this morning and did my church thing, then we went to lunch and then I had a concert with the symphony. It went very well. I got home at 5, we had some homemade veggie soup and then I crashed.

The goooooood news is.... the Bobster had put in an application for an interim position at the Presbyterian church about 40 minutes away. There were 32 applicants and after preaching there twice last month, he was the unanimous choice!!!! Soooooooooo he soon will be working once again doing what he loves.. preaching and taking care of a church as they search for a new pastor. If it was not for my best friend, the organist at my church here, I would be done Jan. 1... but I can't do that to her so I will stick it out till June, but then I am definitely done, done, done with choir directing and being in a different church than Bob each Sunday.

Michelle....how is DH?????? Hope he got some relief.

Janie..did you try a cold pack on your knee??? Congrats on the weight loss!!!

Today during the concert, I was standing on a riser for about a half hour and my bum knee locked up. I had to step slowly off the riser when we were done. I looked like a little old lady...............oh wait.......I IS!

I've been coughing a lot this evening.. Hope it doesn't get worse. I have too many musical events coming up in the next few weeks. Can't afford to be without a voice!

Off to watch Desperate Housewives... wooo hoooooo..

Everyone have a good evening. Sleep well.

Hey Girls~

been grading papers and watching football. I am still in the beginning-ish of the book Judy...don't have the time to read w/ all my tv shows. I am working on it!

Judy and Janie, hope the knees are mending...don't realize how much we need 'em until they are not working.

Michelle...word on dh's back. We didn't hear from you...is he ok?

OK..off to grade more and listen to Sus say bad words when Arizona drops the ball!

xooxxoxo

Good evening!!

Knee is MUCH better!! I am amazed!

Hoping to hear from Michelle soon about her husband.

One of these days I will learn to write dh or ds or dd.

Judy you are NOT old!!!!!

Pamela I agree what with good tv shows I don't have time to read much. I read in a magazine I think people about Glee going off the air and he compared the dark haired girl to Adam Lambert on drugs. But, it really was a compliment!

Anybody watch Desperate Housewives?????

Good Monday Morn, Girlies~~

I meant to report back yesterday, but the day got away from me... sorry!

DH got 3 different meds for his back: a pain killer (that makes him giggle), a steroid zip pack, and a muscle relaxer. Both ER & doc have been assuming that it's a pinched nerve-type thing, but no tests to confirm that (v. a slipped disc or something). He's going to call his ortho today for an app't. He can't drive, so he's home today at least. Poor guy.

Last night was the HS soccer banquet. DS received his varsity letter & pin, which we knew he earned. He also was awarded with the "Rookie of the Year" plaque AND was voted by the other Region coaches as the Honorable Mention Goalkeeper for the all-state team! As a sophomore! That's the 3rd in the state in our division! Quite an achievement for a 14yo (he's 15 now, but was 14 during the season). So proud!

The vet comes today for the cats' annual check-up... wish Mo luck! :thumbup:

I caught the end of Desperate Housewives, Judy -- now there's something you don't see every day! Yay to Bob on the position -- of course they liked him the best!

You got a Snuggli, Pam -- so funny! My kids like to say, "It's just a backwards bathrobe!"

Janie, glad your knee is feeling better!

Hi Laura & Haydee!!

Make it a great day, everyone!

Edited December 7, 200916 yr by mdrai

Good morning, Violets..

Drive by post. I have to get to my volunteer shift at the hospital. Slept in a little cause I've been coughing up a storm.

Will check back later... just wanted to say good morning!!

Good morning~

We are under STORM WATCH 2009 again. Gonna be 58 today and rain an inch...and the first 15 min of the news is all about the storm. It is pretty funny actually. Not the storm but the way ppl in so cal react to the storm. In LA area, where there were bad fires, there is the chance for mud slides, which is not funny.

Hope it is nice by Friday. I am having a little holiday party. I've invited about 8-9 lesbian couples over for cocktails and appetizers. Going to make terriacki (sp) chicken, egg rolls, (and maybe one other hot food) chips and salsa, maybe a beandip. Also, going to start chipping away at all that tequila I got for graduation (I got like 4-5 bottles of good stuff). Making margies, beer, wine, gin and tonics...can any violets make it? Even if your not a lesbian...YOU ARE ALL WELCOME! Got the house decorated...and now I am going to work on my iPod play list for the party (we just plug it into the Bose system).

I graded 24 papers last night!!! I am 46% done w/ the Wally Lamb book (lol, don't know what page, but that is the tracker at the bottom of the page) and I love it! The mother just got back from California...haha!

Judy, hope the knee is better...what is up w/ that cough?

Jane,glad your knee is better!

Michelle, I sent you a text late last night...glad to hear dh will be on the mend soon. Congrats to your son...you must be sooo proud (hell, I am proud and I've never met him)

Laura and Haydee...what up?

Heather and Susie...what up?

I am looking forward to going back to work today (remind me I said this later). I missed my kids!

I'll pop later...everyone have a great day!

Oh yeah...we have our New Year's Eve plan...ready:

WE ARE GOING TO GO SEE K C AND THE SUNSHINE BAND!!! It is a dinner show, we have this fancyschmancy dinner first then the concert!!! There is this huge dance floor too! Gonna put on our "Mymymymymy Boogie Shoes" and "Do a little dance, make a little love...and get down!" I am jazzed! It is at a local casino (well, about 20 min away)!!

oh FUN! I love KC and the sunshine band! They are a good dancing band! You will have so much fun!

Our weather people go crazy here too for little changes in the weather. Anytime it's going to be a little bit more colder than usual or for instance like Friday when it snowed a little it was weather all morning long on the local channels...

We got to go home early early Friday. Like at noon! Because it was snowing. But by the time I got home it had stopped, LOL. And this morning my boss told me he got in trouble with the big boss because he let us go home early and by 1PM the snow had stopped and the sun had come out. We had a beautiful sunset that day, LOL. Oh WELL.

I had a very restfull weekend. I meant to do the tree and the lights and clean and do laundry and we said eff it. We pulled the mattress off the guest room bed and put it in the middle of our living room. Turned the fireplace on and snuggled in front of the tv with the dogs and tons of blankets. We got up for a few hours to attend a party on Saturday night but came home around 9pm and put a movie on and got right back into bed.

Finally yesterday around 8pm, we got our lazy asses up and put the bed back and put the house into some semblance of order. But it was fun and relaxing and very restfull. We both needed it. Juan's been so sick and hasn't been able to get better because he's just always on the go.

Tonight I'm meeting some friends that i've had since high school and we are going to do our little Christmas dinner and gift exchange. So excited. Love these girlies but don't get to see them very often because everyone is so busy!

Typical monday here. Kinda blah outside. A little chilly. Tons of work just like always. I'm so ready for May!

Good morning!!

Pamela, my sister lived in San Francisco for a brief stint, I went to surprise her for her 40th birthday September 1, 2000. I landed in San Jose and drove to their house. Well it was raining, not hard AT ALL! But that was all I heard about on the radio. How it had been 104 years since it rained on Sept 1! When I got to my sisters she said that people at work kept looking out the window like we would if it snowed! Different world, I so know what you are talking about!!

Thats the way uhuh I like it uhuh.

Glad to hear part of the problem with your husband is taken care of, he seems to be on the road for getting it fixed for good!!