Thread: October Tracking

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Night Peg, night TB, night Alida, night John Boy.....

Good morning!

LOL! Some of you were up late last night!

Terry: Thanks for the electric stencil cutter links. I don't think they will work with poster board. If they did, I am sure my artist would have told me about it. She used to cut the templates, but her fingers (and back) got so bad, all she does is draw them now. At one point, I investigated using a mylar type of resist instead of poster board, but it just cost too much. Next time I'm at Hobby Lobby, etc., I will check them out.

I think bird watching is a very calming activity. Probably good for your blood pressure, too, like the experiments with sick people and pets. Wonder if it's just the opposite for pets watching birds. Chitter! Gets them excited. No, take that back. Cats sleep so much, this activity probably prolongs their life by giving them something to DO.

My Muffin likes screeching at the occasional cat she will see on the deck. Scares the bejeesus out of me when she does that. Scares Buddy, too. He runs over to see what all the howling is about. Another cat? So what? He's the laid back one.

Yes, I LIVE in my bathrobe! Go through about two a year. If I am home, I really see no reason to get dressed. And if I do, it's some really cute outfit like baggie knit pants and an old T shirt. I hate wearing my good clothes around the house. And since I lost weight, I don't have any "old" clothes, except the baggie ones!

Brenda: Mondegreens! Never knew there was an actual name for misheard lyrics. That site was great. Have to re-visit it when I have more time. And how funny you actually thought lyin was lion. Perfectly obvious to me!

40 inch circular needle??? That's one big sucker. I mean, how BIG is this sock you are knitting? Is there a picture link you can post? I'd love to see what one looks like!

Peg, Take a deep breath! I am sure everything will be OK with your apartment. You leave on November 1st, right? Is the company getting the apartment for you at least able to guarantee someplace for you to stay when you get there?

Is it possible to leave a key to your condo with a neighbor so if you do decide you absolutely must have something you forgot, she can ship it to you?

Have a wonderful lunch with Rachel!! We are anxiously awaiting your report.

Shelley, my, you sound perky! I, too, have my fingers crossed for a good day for you today, and a great visit with your personal trainer.

Well, for some reason LCE went and posted my post before I was finished. This is being typed in Edit mode. Before something else funky happens, I'll close this one out.

I guess I was just about at the end of my post anyway. Wonder what key I hit to have that happen?

Meanwhile, very short day today . . . 3 jobs . . . 1 window each . . . all warranty work so no $$. Hate that. But these jobs have been hanging around for so long, it's time to get them off my desk.

Looking forward to the weekend!

Have a great day!

mondegreens--a whole new word for me! Wonder what the etymology of that is? I'll have to investigate. And I'll check out that site, too, if I can afford the possibility of an "ear worm" today. And "sock class." What mental picture that is!

I used to read the newspaper with breakfast. Now I just come here--much better company early in the morning. And I just noticed that Alida is online right now, too-- a new post has magically appeared below.

I'm a birdwatcher to the extent that I make a note of "first sightings" in my Peterson guide. When I'm retired and staying home more (yeah, right!) I definitely plan to start encouraging birds to hang out in my yard.

Speaking of squirrels, DH hates them so much (for digging up the lawn) that he keeps a BB gun by the front door and occasionally tries to shoot one. This scares me to bits, because I'm afraid someone will see him point that dang gun out the door and send the police. Not to mention stray BBs. And besides, you can't sneak up on a squirrel. He's never even winged one of 'em.

On that note, I'd better get ready for work. Back later!

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Good morming everyone!

The drive to work this morning was interesting to say the least. I suppose I should not have stopped to get a breakfast drink. I like them tangier, so I really should make them myself. There was an accident where I wanted to turn, so I had to turn the car around and head to a different road. I did manange to go swimming for 30 minutes this morning.

Not much else happening. When I got home yesterday, I hung 4 wooden pictures. I have some more to do another day.

I wish you all a wonderful day!

Mondegreen! Now I get it! Great site(s). The only one I can think of for now is pretty lame, from Sunday school: "I've got the peesus passus understanding" down in my heart!" Was that some kind of Latin? ("peace that passes" understanding, for the unchurched!)

Thanks a lot, Bren. Talk about ear worms!

Glad to provide you with a new word, Barb.. Bet that's a rare occurrence. Peesus passus? Sounds like perfectly respectable Latin to me.

This is not a song lyric, but I have to admit that until way past the age where I should have known better, I thought people were "human beans." Always puzzled me a little, but hey, I liked beans, so....

And the ever popular "Round John Virgin" Poor John, but TMI, ya know??? :silly:

Hi Gang!

Well, it's Friday morning and I'm waiting for my Friday call from my BF in CA. We talk for at least an hour every Friday morning when she gets up. Today is the day I have lunch with Rachel. Woohoo! We're going to a Mexican restaurant. I was thinking about having a margarita (Marita), but the drive to the restaurant is an hour and that means an hour home. :silly: So, I'll probably limit myself to diet cokes.

Barb: Oh I can so relate to your DH! If I could get away with it I would have a BB gun for the geese! We call them "rodents" here. They come by the hundreds in the spring and summer, quack up on the grass looking for worms. They leave a bleeping mess on the walkways around the lake. But, unfortunately we have one (stupid) neighbor who insists on feeding them! I have thought of getting a slingshot. That would be silent and I could hit those suckers at least enough to scare them. DH goes out in the early am and claps loudly to scare them. Some time it works. I've been waiting for the flock to take a bow! When he does that I call it, "giving the geese a hand."

Alida: You are always so bright in the am. I gotta give it to you. I just couldn't turn it off last night. DH had a meeting, so I sat downstairs and watched all the Thursday night shows on TV and tried to get familiar with the laptop. I set it up there on my chair and installed some software. Ya know how when you start that there is always some glitch? Well, there is for me. Then I have to spend an hour running that down. Sheesh. But, I did get my Pocket PC and the laptop synchronized. That's a big deal.

Sounds as if you are going to have fun today with your short day. That IS what you said isn't it? I had that familiar tug of "things left undone on my desk" when you mentioned that. Oh, I do know what you mean. My desk is beginning to look a little better, but still have some stuff to do.

Brenda: Up yet? Got your latte?

...................................Well, back after an hour and a half and a long talk to BF in Ca. In another hald hour I'll leave to see Rachel! I'm so excited.

DH sold his truck this morning. We are down to one car. Things are changing around here.

Now, women, I want to talk to you about Christmas decorations and the house. One of the hardest things for me in life has been the "empty nest." I used to miss the kids so much. They've been gone now for several years so I'm getting better. Finally, after falling into a deep depression for several years in a row, I decided one year not to decorate. I was more depressed! So, I go all out. I try to have at least one dinner party, or at least one time to invite people in. That compensates for the time spent decorating. Christmas day we have actually gone out for dinner several times. We try to go somewhere different. One year we had Japanese food! I learned after my first marriage, and then the death of my daughter that you have to "create" your own traditions after long held traditions are no longer possible. It's depressing, but it is better than ignoring the holiday. At least for me.....

Well, I'm gonna go. Back again later.
Peace, Peg

Peg, by now you're out to lunch! I mean, with Rachel. Hope you're having a great time. I'd have the margarita myself and hang out until it wore off.

As for those geese--my parents used to live by a small lake with a walk around it. The canada geese sh*t on that walk, and it was always a slippery mess. So my dad decided one day to bag (plastic bag) one of those geese and transport it to a different pond--kind of a hint for the whole herd. It wasn't long before an officer from the Federal wildlife dept. was on his doorstep, threatening to arrest him for molesting an "endangered species"--which those stupid geese still are, in spite of the population explosion in suburbs everywhere. Apparently, a neighbor ratted on my dad. Luckily he got off with a warning.

I'm kind of grinchy about Christmas. I resent the difficulties of everyday life imposed by the shopping mobs. And I hate the gift-giving frenzy, in which I do not much participate. I try to wheedle myself into the spirit every year (apart from the pageant) by decorating at home--and it always works.

I'm chatty today because I'm at a loss for ideas for those Kiddie Valentines. Anybody want to help me out? Target audience: grandparents to kids mostly. What do your grandkids like--toys, games, pastimes?

Bulletin to Bren: a research study (and we all trust those ) recently suggests that thigh fat sucks up triglycerides and removes them from the bloodstream, thus further protecting pear-shaped women from heart-clogging stuff.

The nurse called about my recent blood test. Total cholesterol at 238 (no detail--but that's a typical number for me) and he wants to increase dosage on the new thyroid med. So I'll be off for a visit to the quack in a couple weeks. I can feel those thighs vacuuming badness away!

Oh Great. Glad to know there is some use for those saddlebags, blobs and bubbles. Must be a heck of a lot of triglyceride sucking going on down there

Your numbers are better! That's good. Also reminds me I need to find out what mine were for sure.

How are you feeling on the Armour, in general, Barb?

EDIT: Ok, here are my numbers

Triglycerides: 58 (Thighs on Overdrive )
Total Cholesterol: 192
HDL: 90
LDL: 90
CHOL/HDLC Ratio: 2.1

Will catch up with you all later.

Hi lovelies!

Just had to greet you the way that Rachel would! Ohmigawd! We talked for two straight hours. We could have gone on through the rest of the evening. I had the distinct honor of meeting Rachel's Dad, David Peterson. What a great guy! Truth be told, he was a little closer in age to me than Rachel! HA!

Rachel misses us all. She'll be back on line next Friday. She's flying back to Tblisi on Wednesday. She's had a wonderful visit with family both in MA and in New Jersey.

It was so funny to hear her ask how DD2 and DD3 are! And fun to learn her husband's name and more details about their fascinating jobs all over the world. We actually talked so much that we didn't eat very much! And, sorry to say neither one of us had any Maritas, Shelley. Darn! We both laughed about how we thought we would, but alas, both driving.

Here are our pictures.

Peace, Peg

OH! You guys are just TOO CUTE! So glad you had a great time, but I just knew you would! Thanks for sharing the pics!

Peg and Rachel, great to see your radiant and healthy-looking faces. I can only imagine what a gabfest you had. Verbal abbreviations--too funny!

I'll get to meet Alida--and other LCEers--at Henry's a week from tomorrow. Henry is such a phenomenal LC chef, I know that part will be a treat, too.

It's Saturday, and I should probably do something useful. However, for now, it's still dark outside and the newspaper hasn't even arrived yet. Guess I'll poke around on the internet.

BTW, on Monday, the Cable Guy is coming to hook us up to Time/Warner digital phone service. And I'll be converting to Road Runner. My e-mail will change. Stay tuned.

Have a nice weekend everybody.