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

awwww, how cute is he! we need a video of him signing puppy. i first I read it as singing, LOL... Carson is growing up way too fast!

jane - I call my dad "daddy" and always will! He's my daddy! How is it my fault that the word "daddy" has some bad connotations associated with it? We are spoiled rotten, as I am aware you are too and we are just daddy's girls...

I called my Dad Daddy when I was a girl... then switched to Dad when I got older... don't know why, just did. But if my sisters and I are remembering something from our youth, we might say something like, "Remember that time when Daddy threw us in the pool w/our clothes on?!" I guess cuz' he was Daddy in the memory?

When I think of adults (well, women... it'd be odder if it was a man) calling their Dad Daddy, I think of it as a southern thing, or that they just really love him. Not odd, per se. Guess context is important, too.

I always called my dad "dad", until I worked for him, now he's Brad..

National Margarita Day: It's Never Too Cold for Tequila! From Entertainment Weekly Online...

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So today, Feb. 22, is National Margarita Day. That it falls on a Monday, the worst day of the week to get drunk (though the most in need of a holiday providing an excuse to do so) is just an unfortunate result of the 2010 calendar. However, it’s a wonder that a cold, fruity, summery drink such as the margarita is commemorated in February — ya know, the dead of winter. Personally, I’d be more likely to celebrate if it were June. But maybe that’s because I live in New York, where the sidewalks are currently covered in dog-soiled snow that sort of resembles a foul frozen cocktail.

Maybe it doesn’t matter, though. Americans on average drink 185,000 margaritas per hour, making it almost our patriotic duty to imbibe. And the truth is, in the time it took me to bang out this post, I planned my evening commute around a stop at the store for a bag of limes so I can head home and whip up a batch of traditional margaritas, on-the-rocks with salt (frozen mango/pomegranate-type margaritas are only okay on cruise ships and/or from slushie machines). Yes, my apartment is drafty and cold, but tequila is fun and there are no good hot drinks. So to hell with it. Happy holidays…

Good afternoon, Violets..

Hospital shift ran 3 hours today. Too many sick people needing education packets, I guess. I came home and had lunch with the bobster. Now he's napping and I'm just finishing up in here before I head upstairs to "glide" for awhile.

It's still snowing here, but just showers.. we have about 2 inches of new snow on the ground.. just enough to make it look white and bright again. I don't need any more than that.

Laura.. Carson and Grady are growing up so fast! Grady is running around all over now. He's finally waving bye bye. I haven't seen him in a week and am missing him, but we'll have Thursday, Friday and Saturday together.

No Ethan today... whew. It's soooooooo quiet here when he's gone. No tv.. no radio.. no video games. Just me and the Bobster, the dogs, the cat and the computer.

Jane.. nothing wrong with calling your dad Daddy. I always called my dad Dad, but we didn't have a good relationship at all. He really never was a father.. just a little boy in a man's body. He provided well for his family, but that's about it. I swore I'd never be a parent like my parents were and I've kept that promise. Bob is a great Dad...he loves them and they obviously love him. But he's Dad to them all. Ok.. so Joe calls him "old man".. lol Josh called him Bob for awhile in his rebellious days, but he's back to Dad again.

And that's probably more than you want to know on the subject.. lol

Off to glide. Will check back later.

mmmmmmmm MARGIES!

I called my dad dad, daddy or pops! It is a southern thang too. Often I would hear my dad referring to my grandpa and would say, "I remember when my daddy would..." My dad had a big southern accent too. I loved hearing him talk...miss him now!

piehole report:

B-1/3c. cott cheese

1 granola bar

S- yougart 110 cal

L- Salad w/ 45 cal dressing

baked doritos 110 cal.

Trying hard. Gonna have another 300-350 cal dinner. These are frozen and they are chicken and pasta things. I will eat about 1/3 instead of a half, and have a little sal. w/ min.

Going to get my tooth fixed today!

That is interesting about the southern thing!! I do hear a lot of people call their dad daddy, but I don't ever think I have heard of an adult calling their mom mommy. That is odd.

Well I won't be having a marg, but it is great their is a day for its celebration!!!

Hi from the barn!!

Hey Michelle, what ever happened with the horse and Claire? Did she get a new one or did the old one decide to act right?

Good evening, Violets..

I'm back from Community Chorus rehearsal. Now I'm relaxing a bit before heading upstairs to do my final 10 minutes on the glider. I did 20 this afternoon. Here is my eating record for the day.

Breakfast...10 cashews

Lunch... 1 chicken/cheese quesadilla

Snack...blueberries & cream

Supper...chicken breast and summer squash

Snack...orange

So far, so good!!

Everyone have a good evening. Sleep well.

Good morning, Violets..

Cloudy day today.. but no snow! Ethan comes at noon for the day and Bob leaves to go to work at noon. Guess who will be entertaining the boy? House is clean, but I need to do some laundry. I did 40 minutes on the glider yesterday and hope to get that much in today again. Weight stayed the same, but I'm not complaining! I'm really anxious for warmer weather so I can get the trykke out again and get biking!

Hope everyone is doing well... Have a great day!

Me again.. Jen just texted and she is taking a personal day today because of the sniffles, so no Ethan. Bob says he'll come home early. I'm thinking it's a Kindle kinda day. :tongue_smilie:

Me again.. Jen just texted and she is taking a personal day today because of the sniffles, so no Ethan. Bob says he'll come home early. I'm thinking it's a Kindle kinda day. :tongue_smilie:

WWWAAAAHHHH!!! JEALOUS!! Have fun and enjoy.

I have to write my entry 2 today and prepare for my lesson 3 video tomorrrow...I GOT MY TOOTH BACK ON!! I am ready!

Was pretty good yesterday, but still managed to work in low cal ice cream. I make this great salad dressing, but boy o boy, afterwards i need something sweet. If I still smoked, it wouldn't be a big deal! But I dont!

Here is to another day! Jack in the Box is giving away free grilled sandwiches today w/ the purchase of a large soda...dinner is done!

wonder why i am fat?

xoxo

I'm jealous too judy! Its so nasty here today. Rainy and freezing cold. I am so sick of the cold. I feel like I have the winter blues. All I ever want to do is go home and get under the covers... this is the longest winter we've had. And I don't mean to be bitching to y'all about mesely 40 degree weather when 1/2 of y'all have it so much worse but its just that we are not used to it. I need sunshine dammit. And heat and humidity...

I've just been feeling so blah lately...

Anyways, enough grumbles. Currently I'm trying to decide whether to buy a kindle or a sony reader. Anyone heard anything good about the sony?

I am freezing today too. It has been moderately reasonable with a lot of melting snow the last few days. Then this morning I have to scrape, scrape, scrape the ice off of my car and now I just can't get warm enough.

I can't wait for spring. I am just itching to buy a bike seat for Ayla. I saw helmets for infants 1+ at toys r us and I really want to do a lot of biking with her this year. I did a ton of biking before I got pregnant. I read that it is not safe to take an infant biking under 1 year old because the jostling is bad on their neck's when they are small and have not yet built up sufficient neck strength. She will be ready this summer, that is for sure.

I need to exercise but I haven't been doing much at the gym lately. I took Ayla to the family swim times but that is it. I really need to work on it.

Michelle, I am still hoping everything is good with Mo and your MIL.

Laura, I am avoiding daycare for as long as possible. I don't like having an infant in daycare but I think she will be fine once she is 2 or so.