kath / mckait 75er's Challenge ~ Thread #1

1. World Voyagers : The True Story of a Veterinarian a Renaissance Man and Stewart the Cat by Shelton & Wood

2. The Dead Path by Stephen M Irwin

ok. I am here, I am here..I am here ~

I see you, I see you, I see you

Welcome in 2011!

I feel so rushed! LOL

At least I am not the first one here!
Welcome Anita!

Welcome back!

Wouldn't miss it.
Unless of course I freeze to death....brrrrrrrrrrrr

"Rushed" as in sorority? Can you remember *back* that far, love?

*flees Kath's new thread*

Hi Kath. Got your 2-weeks-early thread starred. :)

AS IF I would ever want to be in a ..oh.. I can't even say it..
Blast you rd!!

Hi Kath, I'd say Happy New Year, but it's a bit early for that. I think everyone's a bit "rushed" these days. Part of living in the 21st century methinks.

I thought I would just sort of slide out of 2010.. with no notice to speak of.. way behind Stasia.. but suddenly, 2011 is looming like an iceberg .....

Hi Kath- Welcome to the 2011 Club! I'm loving Fingersmith!

Just stopping by to say Hi!

Looking forward to a Sparkling New Year of Reading!!!


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Just skipping by to say hello.

I am checking in as well, Kath.

Hello all! Fireworks? Sparkling year of reading???

OH THE PRESSURE!!!!!

Just passing through, no pressure.

Hi Kath, found you:)

Hiya! Swirling through the group and here you are, one of the most popular already... :-)

Welcome to my bare bones thread. I must cozy this place up later.. !!

I repeat: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!? Is something wrong? Did someone die? It's 9.30a on a weekday (wait...it is Thursday, right...yeah, the paper says it is) and you're not off in hell being poked and prodded by the trainee imps!

LOL richard..

you need to spend more time in this years threads this morning. Just sayin'

I did, finally, think of that, so now I know you're simply being a malingerer and general schlumpf.

Good for you!

precisely! and enjoying it immensely

FURBABIES RULE! (accidentally hits someone in the face in the process)

ooohhh... I always drink too much at parties... :-S

Hi, Kath! I still haven't left for the living room. Sigh. Is this what addiction feels like?

Found you and ***STARRED**** you...but you will always be my star!
J
;-}

Oh my, post 30 already...starred.

Hi Kath, just checking in.

awww jude.. you are so sweet :)

I know joanne.. it just keeps going on.
Hi bonnie!!!

I am not checking in.
It's not 2011 yet!

This isn't me checking in. No, it's not!

#33: I am starting to worry about you, Claudia! lol

I am trying to resist checking in ..... trying... I didn't say I was successful! Couldn't resist a peek. :-)

I know.. craziness to be in two years at the same time . Time travel has always fascinated me though..

When I was a travel agent I never knew what year I was in...
making plans and reservations for people into the coming year(s)
and doing paperwork using future dates...
confusing when I returned to the real world.

So, I'm not here... not getting entangled in 2011 quite yet!
Don't worry Stasia. I'll make the jump when the ball drops! :}

OK, I will trust you on that!

Huh... i just thought I saw Claudia... musta been mistaken...

> 36: Time travel has always fascinated me though..
and it can be so easy, just adjust the clock on your computer and virtually live in 2011 while visiting the threads here LOL

You see her here, you see here there, Kath .... wonder how many other years, our dear Claudia has been flitting in and out of

She is quick.. hard to tell..

Morning Kath- What are you up to today? Anything fun?

see 2010..lol

Bah! 2010 is naught but a humbug! Chimerical nonsense!

Ahhh, here you are!

PAM!!! hullo!

Hi, Kath! I found you and now have your 2011 thread marked.

Merry Christmas!

waves from back.

I plan on trying to keep up with your thread, but NO PROMISES! ye gads, I have a hard time keeping up with my thread. Here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/105310

As soon as my kids go back ... I will be catching up with all of you, too!
Thank you for finding me :) I will be looking forward to all of you in the new year !

Hope you had a lovely Christmas and a splendid Boxing Day Kat!

Just trying to get the jump on 2011 before we lose power in this blizzard. Have put a star on you and can't wait til the new Year starts.

It has been a lovely holiday. Today is the beginning of the birthday rush.
Cory's 33rd is today. My niece Kim is tomorrow, and Keith is the 30th..
argh!

Then my nephlet, my step dad, BIL and nephew..between Jan 1-12
exhausting!

hope all of those in the throes of the blizzard are safe and well..

Wow, that is a lot of birthdays in such a short time, Kath! :o

Morning Kath- I'm glad you had such a nice holiday and enjoy all those birthdays!

I am off to get to the store..
Hope y'all don't forget about me while I am so busy these days :)

Stay safe and warm all .. wear mittens Mark!

Stopping by to see that all is well with you. What a great way to extend the Christmas season with bazillion birthdays!

>57 mckait:: There is no way we can forget you, Kath. Enjoy your lovely family. I just viewed all the pics on your other thread, and I feel like I know everyone. Thanks for making us part of your family festivities. Looked like lots of fun.

Birthday greetings to Cory and Keith along with all the others. My son Mike's birthday is Jan. 3. He is now in his 40's which makes me officially OLD!

Best movie to watch late at night in a blizzard .... The Sound of Music ...the hubster and I cozied up on the couch with mugs of tea, and enjoyed the last half of the movie.

>60 cameling: Oh, I dunno...I think we had a great blizzard celebration...TDM and I had a HUGE HUGE fight! Something Tennessee Williams would've envied! Think Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf only mean.

Had we sold tickets, everyone would've left impressed at the fearlessness of the performance, and the verismilitude of the subject matter. In the end, of course, we ended up hugging and saying how much we loved each other, but a donnybrook isn't to be missed once in a way.

Whew! Glad to hear that Donna.. I am trying! I pop on every time I have five minutes.. but trust me, I am not keeping up at all.

Caro.. We love that movie! My kids used to call it Yay on a Mountain back in the day :) we watched it many times.

rd.. I thought I felt ( and heard) something.. I thought it was an earthquake...just you and TDM again, eh? Good thing you do love each other !

Yeah, the seimometers in the Canary Islands went off...they called to see if it was just us, or the end of the world.

I have now taken so many pain pills that I simply wouldn't care if it WAS the end of the world! Three oxycontin and nothing seems too terrible, ya know? I'm still not movin' around much, but sitting is less uncomfortable.

My old roommate Eric and his bride-to-be Chrystina gave me the most wonderful, thoughtful Xmas gift I've received: A gift card for Kiva, a microlending organization that connects small donors with the needy poor who have an idea for a business that they can't fund. I was touched at their thoughtfulness, at first, and then when I went to spend my donation at the site, I was moved to tears at how very, very little it takes to help change an entire life's course.

Pain be damned, I have had a wonderful day just because of that!

>61 richardderus::

Something Tennessee Williams would've envied! Think Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf only mean.

Oik! since I'm a die hard Tennessee William's fanatic....don't know if I would have paid to See the fight...but I would prize the dialogue....and the Albee thing.....sheesh! Hope the "making up" was worth it.

I am here, Kath, awaiting your return...

;-}

Richard... I love the organizations that give us a chance to make a difference. For the past three years, my mom has given everyone something from Heifer Intl and another (can't remember the name) organization. This year, she made one big donation in all our names so we could all see the entire list. It really doesn't take a lot of money, and we got pigs, chickens, mosquito nets, medicine for 3 sick children, a goat, rabbits, and uniforms and books to send two young girls to school. An awesome gift and way better than getting even books for Tutu.or games or more jewelry, or socks, etc. We all have so much STUFF that it's really great to know that we can help make someone's life a little better by not getting more stuff.....

>65 tututhefirst: EXACTLY how I felt! And the gift-givers are such young people, 24 & 25, that it's extra touching to me that they know me so well and don't just think of me as an old guy who's hard to buy stuff for. Everything about it made me feel very, very good, and happy.

Yep. I also give to Heifer. It is one of my favorites. I have looked at Kiva a few times too. I have asked that people at work give to Heifer in my name instead of farb to me. They refuse. That makes it hard. I am going to have to work on that again.

So glad you had a good holiday with your family, Kath!

She's back...........

And not a second too soon, Belva, this thread's finally the one, the only, the official! Since the old one had over 370 posts, it was time.

From your 2010 thread: I do hope your stepfather is OK, Kath.

Have a great Friday, my friend!

Morning Kath- I hope you have a good day too! We are currently having a thunderstorm. My lab is hiding in the downstairs bathroom. Poor girl!

Welcome to my 2011

Yes rdear.. don't think that I didn't notice your boycott....PffffffffT!!!
I did say it was my last thread, you know..

Belva dear.. I am happy to see you and as I said somewhere else.. I hope that you are going to be able to be here a bit more this year :) I missed the belva flavor in our threads :)

Sincere thanks stas.. it was and is a bit scary. Listen to this..

his young neighbor ( she is in her thirties) came out and saw him lying in the snow bleeding profusely from several head and face wounds, and his nose.. He is in his eighties .. he was scared and confused. He couldn't get up. She called from her door to ask if he needed help. It was too icy, and he couldn't get up. He was trying to call my sister on his cell, but broken glasses and blood in his eyes hindered him. It was early morning and my sister was still in bed.

The young woman asked if he needed help.. he said I am calling my daughter.. she WENT BACK INSIDE. By the time he reached Deb, and she and her husband got dressed, scraped some of the ice off the windshield and got the one block to him.. we have no idea how long he lay there.

I am trying to figure out wtf she was thinking.. if you don't want to go and help, or feel unable to .. then call 911!!! Why, for that matter my sister didn't do the same is a mystery to me. She made him go in and change clothes before taking him to the hospital.

Well, I shouldn't judge.. but the way it all played out appalls me.
He does have a broken nose.. and nothing else broken.. but his elbow and knee are very painful. His glasses are broken. He is a mess. I just talked to him the other day about LifeAlert. He needs to get that.. I told him so that night. He fell once a year ago.. out of bed. He was tangled in his blankets and it was dark. He couldn't get up.. he thought he had gone blind, since the blankets kept him from seeing light. It took him ?? long to get to where he could reach a phone. It is a terrible worry. I am going to call today to have LifeAlert send him some materiel ....

okay.. carry on. I need to run to the store, and I am going to do it in a few, to avoid the masses.

#73: The young woman asked if he needed help.. he said I am calling my daughter.. she WENT BACK INSIDE

I find that appalling behavior! Unfortunately, I also find it all too common in these days of lawsuits. People are afraid to help out other people.

She made him go in and change clothes before taking him to the hospital.

WTF?!

What is *wrong* with people?!? BRING THE CLOTHES TO THE ER!

Poor Walter, that must have been really scary. Your common sense clearly needs to be seeded about amongst the populace of the area. Can we aerosolize say 25% of it, thereby tripling the area supply? LifeAlert sounds like a great idea, if the stubborn old coot can be persuaded to use it, and after this maybe he can!

I know.. but at least he is okay. He refused to stay at my sister's house last night.. and would be filled with horror at the idea of staying here.. so.. I am going to see if maybe America's Best or somewhere is open today so he can get glasses and see.

I hope this has given him enough of a scare to get the LifeAlert. . .

I hope so too, Kath, for both your sakes.

Being a bit "older" I have a lot of empathy for those who are staring loss of independence square in the face. I am holding your family in my heart and hope Walter will be able to see he is doing his family a wonderful favor by having a way to contact help quickly and efficiently when he wants help. I could rationalize it (Life Alert, or something similar) for myself by telling myself I am giving my family a gift.

I do understand that, karen ( you will forever be maggles to me ) I do. I would probably feel the same.. lol We have tried that, though. He is very stubborn. Won't even wear a seatbelt in a car. Well, maybe this will give him a new perspective :)

You are in the 75ers this year right? I have to find and star you..

You don't need to hunt

here it is: http://www.librarything.com/topic/105310

Great to reconnect, eh? I am not doing the FB games tho, no matter who begs.

Just finding you and wishing you a New Year. I'll be here by tomorrow!

Thanks karen.. I do one FB game.. Happy Island. I basically play it by myself.. lol
I enjoy designing different islands. I only run into trouble when they stick in a locked box and I need friends to open it.

Thanks lucy, I look forward to getting to know you better..

Good Morning, Kath. Ah! I applaud seniors who decide it's time for a Life Alert. My mom will have none of it and I don't think she understands that it would help me out as much as it would help her. I always tell my son, when I'm old and I don't see the sensible thing to do, just gently slap me and say "Mom, snap out of it!" Anywho, that's a long way off, hopefully.
Cheers to a very happy new year, Kath!

Good morning Lynda :)

I am happy to see you ...

IT IS A LITLE EARLY, BUT I WANT TO WISH A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL WHO VISIT HERE.. and to take a page from terri's book.. those who are here in spirit :)

Happy New Year to you too, Kath!

Glad to hear your stepfather is ok. How very scary and what a rotten "neighbor".

My mom had a LifeAlert that she wore around her neck. She did have to use it a couple of times and thank god she had it when she needed it. (Although once she waited several hours after falling to use it because she didn't want to bother anyone.)

Happy New Year Kath! :)

I was not well liked by some when I took my last cruise. Waiting for the elevators there was always a crowd of people and there was always one or two that were in wheelchairs or had walkers. (one man was waiting so long with his walker his legs were shaking)

Clearly able bodied people that could use the stairs were jumping in front of a wheelchair or walker person forcing them to wait for the next elevator. I just couldn't believe how inconsiderate and RUDE these people were being so I butted in front of everybody and held the elevator doors open and would not let anyone in until the wheelchair or walker got on. ( I did this on 2 occasions) And while doing this I made the comment that those that can use the stairs should because clearly he/she can't and how rude people were being. Boy did I get looks LOL but you know what, I don't care!, I know I did the right thing :)

I saw a lady I helped (she was in a wheelchair) later that night and I asked her how her elevator ride was and she said it was great! and we chuckled about it :) made me happy

people these days are so uncaring....

glad Walter is ok

Thanks for sharing your stories, Joanne and Kara..
I am going to tell Walter about it LifeAlert again.. and try to talk him into
trying it..

And kara, it is all about doing the right thing imo. Some might not agree, but good for you! Well done :)

I know folks here for whom LIFE ALERT (or its kindred) has been a real, well, life saver.....Promote away, my friend...

.......and here's some sparklers for the New Year:



;-}

Just wanted to stop by and offer best wishes for the New Year, Kath! I hope you feel better, and that your stepfather is OK and will agree to some sort of emergency alert system. My mom wore one in her later years, and it was a comfort to her and to us kids.

Happy New year, Kath.

Glad your father-in-law is okay. I hope he recovers from his bumps and bruises and broken nose, and that you can talk him into the alert thing.

Now let the ineffable LT physics take over, and this new Universe begin its expansion. 200 by 1/8, is my bet. Takers?

Stasia you mean?

KATH! Such things you say! Stasia isn't a *pound* over 120!

I *meant* your message count, silly old lady! I think I'm being conservative, but 200 could be the early result....

I just pulled up my list of books read in 2009..I read TEN fewer in 2010..lol
Maybe in 2011 I will catch up with myself.. or not. Maybe someday I will even outdo myself!

We shall see what the year brings. As long it it brings good things, I am content. As much as I enjoy reading, I never want to do it to the exclusion of other things I enjoy, like talking with friends.. doing plain old nothing with my furkids.. and spending pure "with" time with my kids. Just enjoying having them with me, talking about everything and nothing.

So.. for this year? My challenge to myself is to read all the books I want to read, and for many more of the books I choose to be off of my shelves. I don't want to miss any good ones, but then, there are other things I don't want to miss...

oh! lol I thought you meant books read :)

#95: My challenge to myself is to read all the books I want to read

I like the sounds of your challenge, Kath!

hmmm but the "want" has a rather nebulous meaning here..
I might be the only one here not determined to read more..
I want to be able to read when I want to read, but I want to do
other things more, too. Like walking in the rain..raking leaves..
stepping away from the laptop and book for some time every day.
The books won't be going anywhere..

I don't want to read just to READ. I don't want to read to get to
a certain number. I want to relax into it even more than I did this year.
I think it will be hard in some ways.. because it is hard to tear myself away from LT and my friends here...

But there you have it. I guess I want to read less, if I feel like reading less..
and feel and do more outside of a book. Well. We shall see what the year brings eh? I hope it is good things for us all.

I am wanting to read less this year too, Kath. I read 490 in 2008, 542 in 2009, and 578 in 2010. This trend cannot continue! I am really hoping to lower it to around 400 for 2011.

Happy New Year Kath! Another fun-filled year of following my LT pals around. It's really amazing how important this place has become and you are right there near the top, my friend! Have a good weekend.

As much as I love to read, I want it to be a good part of my life.. no my whole life :) well, we will see how that goes..

Aww mark.. I feel exactly the same :)

I am exhausted from trying to find and star threads! lol
I just do NOT want to miss anyone.

I know that there are one or two who haven't started new threads yet..
so I will keep my eyes peeled.. but please, if I have missed you and you notice
link me baby!!

Thanks. I need a nap :)

(It's nine o'clock on a Saturday / The regular crowd shuffles in...)

yeah, I know it is AM not PM but still.... this silly song started going through my head a minute ago..

Hi Kath. I'm intrigued by your wish to "read less" this year. I think you're onto something there. I spend so much of my day here at my laptop, and sometimes it's hard to find a balance between work here and other things--although I guess I'm going through a patch in my life where I'm seeking focus more than balance.

But it's still important to take time out to smell the begonias.

Here's to a great New Year!

Hmmmm.... philosophical approachs to the new year. Interesting.

I think in my case it's more *quality* time I need for reading. I've been snatching bits of time here and there which is so unsatisfying when reading a good book.
Either that, or I am trying to read when I am tired - missing too much. If I went to bed earlier and got up earlier... aaarrrrgggghhhh!, I could grab a peaceful hour out on the back deck before the others get up. :PPP
That'll never fly. Oh dear. What to do.

I totally understand your desire to find some QT off of LT, the problem is the high level of the LT experience, eh????

Happy New Year!

4 x kids checked in.. safe and sound .. good

Very reassuring, no? *smooch*

I so with you on reading because I want to read, and not reading because i want to achieve a certain number of books before the end of the year, Kath. I want to read what I want to read when I want to read, and I want to be stronger about ditching the ones that I don't like rather than guilting myself into trying to finish it and feeling miserable the whole time. Life is too short to be miserable if one can help it.

So I stand arm-in-arm with you .... well, maybe not arm-in-arm... since that would make it difficult to do so many things, like taking a shower, rolling dough, shoveling and reading .... I'll stand by you... ahh..better .... in wanting this year to be about not missing life. :-)

*is this where we sing kum-by-ya?*

yeah... I think it is

Thanks, Kath, I'm starring you too! (I think)

Just breezing in to wish you a Happy New Year!! Starred as per usual. : )

afternoon lady friend :)

starting my 2011 thread sometime today :)

Sooooo whatcha waitin' for, huh?

Happy New Year, Kath! Just caught up (113 messages by the 1st?!) and have you starred for the year.

> 98:
What you say feels right Kath!

My readings and LT time meanders a bit with the seasons, in winter I am reading more, in spring and fall the garden needs attention and when it it too warm in the summer I do nearly nothing, because I don't take warm weather too well.

have a good year :-)

I understand about reading because I want to read, and not reading because of some agenda - a few years back I entered some 30 different challenges. It nearly drove me mad as I had melt downs trying to get books because the met the criteria of this, that or the other challenge. I was not enjoying half of what I read. So I went into melt down and read nothing except childhood favourites for a couple of months. Could bear to look at my TBR pile.

That is why I love TIOLI - can join in or not as the mood takes me. I am also doing the 11 in 11 - again pick my own categories and the number of books in each. Finally reducing my TBR pile challenge. No pressure :)

Only pressure is my increasing wish list as I pop into my friends threads :)

Hi Sally.. welcome :)
I have looked into the TIOLI a few times, but have not tried it..
I just bumble along.. Reducing your TBR pile? that won't last long around here..

I am well into my first book of the year. I started it this afternoon.
After a VERY lengthy prologue.. which was V interesting, I am over 150 pages in. I am loving the book.. but am suddenly startled at the lunch they just enjoyed
=8-O

Hi Kath!

Sally - "Only pressure is my increasing wish list as I pop into my friends threads" therein lies the problem for me ... ;-)

Happy, Happy New Year! You are here and all is right with the 75 challenge group world now that I found your thread.

awww you are so sweet Linda..

Cee! we cross posted, I was just in your thread :)

#118 : Lunch? someone's enjoying lunch? what book is this, Kath?

World Voyagers : The True Story of a Veterinarian a Renaissance Man and Stewart the Cat

Well.. the lunch was a little.. shocking.. but, they ate it.

eta
And they really were not sure what it was...

Ooh... sounds like an interesting book.... but i'm going to hold off until you review it, to see if I should add this to my obese wish list.

Starred and finally caught up on your threads Kath! Happy New Year!

one more review to go then my 2011 thread will be open for business :)

Happy New Year Kath! I'm happy to be following your reading for another year and all the other shenanigans that goes on on this thread;-)

Happy Sunday Morning, Kath! I hope you have a beautiful day!

>123 mckait:
I am reading a non-fiction book with a cat in it too. Cleo: the cat who mended a family by Helen Brown. Was a bit of a tear jerker to start but has settled down now I strongly suspect there will be more tears at the end.

Tam! happy to see you :) now where are you? Or your thread that is ?
Bonnie. I am so glad that you are here too! I don't remember finding you either :/
have you a link yet you two?
Last day off Stas.. whew! that went fast.
Sally
I usually avoid books with animals.. lol
They have an alarming tendency to make me cry.
This one is such a good story though. It is like sitting in their kitchen
( wearing a robe)
drinking coffee and listening to stories of the time they traveled around the world.
There are pictures too!

*shuffles through on way to coffee pot*

mornin
*smooch*

Wonder if he shaves before he smooches. . .

guessing~ no.

Morning Kath- Enjoy your last day off! I hope it's a pleasant one! I haven't shaved yet either, but it's Sunday.

Hi Kath!
>130 mckait: Good book, huh? LOLOL

Have an extraordinary day!

Yep! really good. I made page 200 / chapter 15 last night.
Have not yet picked it up today.... too busy fooling around here and at FB :)
Headache mostly gone.. excedrine and coffee cure :)

Thanks for the good wishes .. lol
I don't know about extraordinary, but pleasant should work..

What was the game you said you were playing on FB, Kath? Happy Island? I wanted to check it out!

Yeah.. Happy Island. I have several islands.. most with a theme..
silly but fun :)

#138: I will have to look into it. I am supposed to be reading less this year, so I need some distractions. Thanks!

>131 richardderus: - Moranifanfg. *poke* pour me a cup

*pours*

Finally got away from my own thread *ahem*

Hope you have a good day...promises to bea bit cooler, but I'm not complaining.

I'm with you on the reading thoughts. I never feel obligated to read a book, even if it's one for which I owe a review. If the spirit doesn't move me, I don't force it...there are too many other things to do around here. I don't read to rack up points, or reviews, either (I mean number wise)....I don't read books that don't, ultimately, "work" for me (I don't read crap!)...and I still don't read Romance Novels!

But I do read my friends' threads, here on LT...which is an experience unto itself!

;-}

Ah, Kath - you're a saint.

I'm doing it.
Cutting my caffeine intake per doctor's rec.
So far, I have mixed caf and decaf grounds to make half-caf.
This is beginning of second day.
Did have a bit of a headache yesterday (not migraine)...
but I took it easy and all was well.
Yeah, ha! "Took it easy" - I took a 3 hr nap!
We'll see...

I hope it works for you. I sincerely do..
I personally believe that since caffeine is a just something that doctors latch onto
to blame things on. But you know my opinion of doctors ( most of them )
and so I won't blather on. Coffee "with" gives me pleasure.

Tea "without" ( herbal) does the same..

Pleasure is hard to come by, so ..

Amen, to your philosophy of reading, Kath. That's how I roll, too. ;-)

Family is, was, and always will be my priority. Friends come a close second. The books are necessary for my mental health. As long as I can read something I enjoy each day, I'm good...even if it's for 15 minutes...which is about all I've been able to imagine on this quick Texas trip.

Have a great Sunday!

I hear ya... truly, I do, Kath!

I worked with doctors and know they are only human... not the gods previous generations have made them out to be.
But this doc is different than most... I'll try to work with him for my health.
He doesn't dictate. He makes recs.
I will try the ones that seem most reasonable to me.
I'm NOT giving up coffee... just the caffeine - IF it works!
If not, back to the "high test"!

OK, now that I've spent one whole hour on my Sunday morning reading LT threads, and posting a few little innocent comments, and drinking the first big latte of the day...I might pick up a book and gosh...read.

I am actually going to try keeping track for a while of the time I actually spend with my computer on and me looking at it. I've been finding it is hard on my eyes, on my housekeeping efforts, and on my getting some very good books read. I think if I drop the denial, and see just how long I spend, daily, on this time sink...maybe I'll redeploy.

Happy New Year!

Sorry.. didn't mean to sound preachy
they just all seem to have the same list
no matter the issue at hand

1. you are too fat
2. too much caffeine
3. take this list of 7 tests so I can still not manage a diagnosis.
I swear there were better diagnosticians before all the fancy stuff came down the pike..

And yet.. when you go into a room with them.. and they have the wrong chart.. and have an xray of someone else's ( wrong) body part up.. they still feel like they can tell you ( see #1)

I agree. I am too fat. That is not why I have a torn rotator cuff.

Oh dear, this could turn into a vent/rant.. so I quit.

Good luck with this tho, and I hope it helps you!

I was going to chuckle and say how amazed I am what can be "fixed" by losing weight, but I wasn't expecting your rotator cuff to be one of 'em.

Weight is one of the last ways we can be discriminatory and/or insulting.
Or, be discriminated against or insulted. I know I am too heavy. I am not sedentary. I do 2 miles of brisk walking on the mornings a month at a time, when I do bus duty. I chase 8 toddlers all day. Then I am tired.

I dare say that I don't eat as much as most "normal" weight persons.
I do not blame it on on my under active and half missing, thyroid..
I don't eat what I should I guess. 2 cups of coffee for breakfast
either tomato soup or 6-8 crackers + 2 slices of cheese for lunch..
dinner?? whatever

snacks?
If I do, i take a handful of chips in a napkin.. or pretzels or ?
I am not too big a fan of sweets
I do eat bread but if I eat 2 pieces of toast every day ( which I do not)

yet?

whatever.

I am still insulted/ hurt on an almost daily basis by things I hear said around me.. even if they are not said about me myself. IT contributes greatly to my social anxiety.. and feelings of not being good enough.

ahem

*leaves*

I've been skinny and fat - several times, over and over.
I'm finally settling down to "take me as I am".
I'm much overweight - but I have enough to deal with otherwise- not gonna diet again anytime soon. (Just giving up caffeine so my belly won't hurt.)

I think it's much more important to be beautiful and gracious in spirit.

Kath, you are most UNfortunate to be daily around people with attitudes that are despicable in so many ways... steming from their own insecurity, I imagine.
Don't judge yourself by their comments. I know there are many who see you are truly beautiful in and out - and love you dearly ... and I'm one of them. :)
If only there was a mirror that could show us our true beauty!

From the day I started puberty to this very day I have been overweight. It took me years of living, reading, some therapy, and the positive regard I saw in the eyes of my friends for me to get to a point where I really, really realized in my heart of hearts that I was good enough. No more striving to meet someone else's expectations of me, no matter who was doing the expecting. I am just fine, as I am. Good enough. The universe must support my being as I am, because I am still here.

Hey Kath, a gentle NY's hug so as not to hurt the rotater cuff.

Why is it, when a group of women get together, the conversation always arrives a Weight Issues....Jeez!

I am 5'4"....and a self-professed "Tub O'Lard"....but my health is good (for my age)...I can still do what needs to be done around the house..and, unlike my dear friend Ginny, I can still tie my own shoes! I have been super skinny in my day..and looked like hell....I need some meat on my bones (maybe not as much as I have now, but......) I don't fret about it

As far as people and their Idle Gossip...if they can't say whatever, to my face (which i would welcome....potential debate or dope slap, one) I don't hear it...c'mon I am surely not that Interesting

Yoiks...leave me alone! Life is tough enough without a bunch of slagging fools messing about!

*rant over*

big *HUG* to Kath!

*crying* from what just happened in the book..then come here to find kind words. so crying more..

:_ {

hugs

*hugging Kath* a good cry is always good

I know I am too heavy.

I don't know about that. There is a big difference between weighing more than Lindsay Lohan and being obese to the point that it will negatively impact your health. And my comment certainly wasn't directed at you, either - you've always looked nice and healthy to me, and I know how physically demanding your job is!

What makes me roll my eyes are the people who are morbidly morbidly morbidly obese and go to doctors for more and more pills to make themselves feel better, when a slight change in lifestyle can do so much more for them.

I was raised with body issues, and unfortunately a lot of that has stayed with me as an adult. Those issues only pertain to my own body, though - I don't believe there is such thing as an "ideal" for either sex of any age; a person can wear their body well (and work well in it!) in a very wide range of sizes. After all, both Trixie Little and Dirty Martini are absolutely fabulous burlesque dancers, and their bodies couldn't be more different!

And oh dear gooodness does the BMI scale make me angry. It was NEVER intended to judge a person's health, and yet somehow it has become a standard - even for toddlers. I have a friend who is a professional Strongman competitor, and he can't get health insurance because the BMI scale marks him as morbidly obese. The man can life my minivan, but he's too "fat" according to some stupid chart.

oh honey.. I know you weren't directing it at me..
it just set me off.. I am a little on edge today I guess

That BMI drove me crazy when y daughter was in college..
she was a size 7/8 or so and her pr woman said she had too much "fat".
She still has issues over it.. and she is still about a size 8-10, runs daily and does marathons etc.

grrr

And my daughter in law is hugely guilty of the meanness factor. We were all out at a pub once and a young woman who was maybe a size 14/16? A beautiful, blond and cheerful girl was dancing. My "Fitness" competitor daughter in law said "I sure wouldn't dance in front of people if I looked like that. " Hard to get over..

sigh

Oh my. That's just ... completely and totally uncalled for in every way. Both the PR woman and the competitor. Oy.

One of my very dearest friends obsesses over her own weight, and then over her sister's weight to a very mean and nasty level that leaves me concerned. Her older sister is probably ... 5'8" or so? And weighs well over 200 pounds (I should not know that). Does she eat poorly? Yes, but I have a feeling that most stay-at-home moms of toddlers do. But I spent most of this past summer with her because her son is six months older than B, and she literally runs around with that child nonstop. Her level of energy and activity just blows my mind. My friend is constantly telling me how her sister is going to die because of her weight, and it just blows my mind.

I totally agree with "most stay-at-home moms of toddlers do." (eat poorly) I have a really hard time squeezing my good eating in between trying to get those kids to eat something which is not totally covered, or imbued, with sugar.

PR should be PE phys ed

sigh typos

yet despite such evidence to the contrary... fat=lazy food stuffer

{{{{hug}}}}

my new thread here

1. World Voyagers : The True Story of a Veterinarian a Renaissance Man and Stewart the Cat

This is a wonderful book. A true story. A picture of three plus
years in the lives of two pretty unusual people. It is also the story
of others like them who make the choice to live around the globe
and not on a tiny spot such as most of us choose. There is humor, adventure
and grief. There is fear and the joy that comes with conquering
what seems to be insurmountable odds against these two travelers.

If you are looking for fine literature, look somewhere else.
This is not the work of a practiced author. This is a book for someone
who is looking for a good story well told.

Here you will find not only word pictures of places most of us only long to visit,
but you will find actual pictures. There is a story to be had from every port
along the way. You will meet the people they met, and learn those stories too.

What is it like in Tahiti? What are the people like? What do they eat, wear
or care about? Here is where you will find it. Have you ever dreamed of Island life? Or sailing the ocean in a beautiful craft? Living life on your own terms? This is the story of two people who did just that. Only much to their surprise, their own terms had to be adjusted on an almost daily basis.

Amy, is veterinarian in the book. She is typically caring.. but has a wide streak of pragmatism that shows up now and then. Her husband the boat builder is the dreamer, I think? This book is far from typical. Just have a look at the cover, which gives the tiniest of hints to the unusual adventure that you will find within.

Recommended 4 stars.

2. The Dead Path by Stephen M Irwin

Horror. There is plenty of that in this story. Nicholas has always been just a little bit different. Even his mother thinks so. That is why she is not quite eager to see him after the sudden and unfortunate accident that took the life of his young wife. And began the visions of death that were suddenly an unavoidable part of Nicholas life. Now, since losing Cate, Nicholas can see those who have died sudden deaths. He has seen Cate's as well. He is terrified and
undone.

But Cate's death is just the beginning. Once back in his childhood home, a young boy gone missing brings back memories of a friend. Another young boy gone missing years before. Trying to run from the visions and the memories only make it worse. He sees more death, more terror, more horror. And then something clicks. Old photographs, old memories and then the question, is there a connection ?

Don't read this one when you are home alone in the dark.

two good reads and reviews kath!

might pass on the World Voyagers one but I will check out The Dead Path for sure :)

people as in profeinals change their opinion about what is healthy all the time, I'm 5'6" and weigh 11 stone and 1 ounce, aparently I'm over weight yet i get in to uk size 10 and 12. yet if I was an inch taller I would be within my safe weight or the same if I was 2 ounces lighter it's just so silly. ok my rant over.

Hi Bbg !

next read? I t will be..

3. The Charming Quirks of Others: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel by Alexander Mccall Smith

Off and running! Nice reviews! :)

... it was one of those days...

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Wishing you a Monday that's over before you know it!
Hope your cold is gone and the sun is shining...


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Ok, I had reservations at first, but your review of World Voyagers has convinced me to add this to my obese wish list, Kath.

I will, however pass on the The Dead Path for the time being because I'm definitely going to be home alone for a spell in the first quarter of this year since Edd will be traveling a fair bit.

World Voyagers...we talked about that one..I'll give the book a Pass...but give your review a dainty THUMB...for diplomacy..

You told me about The Dead Path a while ago...and from your review...in a way it reminds me of the movie Boogeyman.....haunted man returning to a haunted past...I am probably way off base here...just my first impression...THUMB on this one too/two

;-}

Don't read this one when you are home alone in the dark.

Sounds like my kind of book!

Enjoy Isabel Dalhousie's adventures! They always give me a sense of perspective...

Re the whole weight stuff -- My ONLY criteria these days is tied to energy. I know that the more I weigh and the less I exercise, the less energy I have. If I want more energy, I know what I gotta do.

As for obnoxious comments, my standard answer has become, "I can lose weight. You're stuck with your personality."

Again I do love my LT friends.

Cee.. that puppy gif pretty much tells how I felt..

My frustrating day was topped off with no phone service and
twelve year olds on the tech line who could not get the concept of
no I am not downcycling, recycling rebooting or unplugging anything..
I know what the problem is.. please just add a note to my account.

Morning Kath, back to work today? Hope all goes smoothly and without incident.

back to work.
I hope so too..
It is pretty cold out there.. brrrr!
I am not looking forward to it :P

Hi Kath, I'm going to try and keep up with your threads this year - my New Year resolution.

that would be lovely!!! I am trying to do the same with some I lost track of in the past.. including yours!! :)

Great reviews, Kath. I will add World Voyagers to the BlackHole, but give the other a pass.

Have a great Monday!

Good luck today!

Hi Kath. Got you starred, and will be following your thread (if I can manage.. I'll try at least!)

Have a nice day Kath. Or atleast an uneventful one, I hope!

OOO good reviews to start the New Year with!

Body image/body weight discussion: I'm a big boy. No matter what I do, no matter how I use the body, I'm a big boy. I don't fit their stupid charts, and I told the last doc to holler at me about weight that he should look at my chart and see what my blood pressure, HDL/LDL levels and ratios are, and then tell me I need to lose weight. He belted up and never brought the subject up again.

I care only and I do mean **ONLY** about the ability of a person to move, to use the body they've got to live the life they want. Kathleen isn't overweight...her body knows where it wants to be...and this is NOT an inactive or sedentary person, so I'd like to announce to the Universe that these body nazis with their charts and their aesthetic terrorism need to shut the FUCK up and go back to the bloody gym where their fellow travelers drink protein shakes and eat biologically appropriate raw foods. *shudder*

There. I feel better now.

Excellent rant, Richard. I couldn't agree more!

You've got my vote too.

Couldn't have said it better myownself!

Richard!

Happy Monday....I hope *fingers crossed*

aww y'all are so sweet!

That was a good rant rdear..

ok.. I have had a weird 24 hours.
yesterday..cory left.. and came right back because he couldn't find his
earbuds for his blackberry. We looked everywhere. nothing.
he left again figuring he had to buy new ones.

later.. on about my third trip into the kitchen..
i found it lying on the floor all spread out..
right in the middle of the floor.

hmmm

today I was getting out of the car.. and found white earbuds hanging from the handles of my litter bag. Further investigation .. it is an iPod. A teeny square pink one. Turning it on .. hoping for a message from beyond or something. . .
it is Clay Aiken reading his bio.

No one has been in my car for WEEKS!

not even my kids.

seriously.. weird or what?

love the raccoon btw.. even his creepy grin :)

Kath... don't turn around but.... the earbuds are stalking you! ;-) Could have been furkids pranking Cory and hiding his earbuds in the house until he left ..again, before dragging them out and putting them in the middle of the floor for you to find.

As for the link iPod ...teeny square one sounds like an iPod Shuffle. Could have accidentally fallen into your bag if you had taken it to school. One of the other teachers, parents or kids could have been wandering near your bag perhaps or helped you load something into your car and their iPod fell out? If you can't find the owner, you're now the proud owner of a pink iPod shuffle. One way to try and find the other .. plug it into your computer .. and if you have an iTunes app on your computer, it will detect the iPod and the iPod's identity. That may give you the name of the owner.

earbuds + iPod Shuffle.......it is Angus I tell you :)

ok caro.. I would do that ... but where do I hook it up?
the cord for iTouch doesn'r work.. :P

It was actually tangled in my litter bag.. nowhere near my lunch bag...
or purse :-/

Some versions of the iPhone come with cables that will work. What does the connection on the Shuffle look like?

a postage stamp...

:)

Kath Dear:
My New Thread 2011 #1

I try to remember to post my current thread on my profile page. . .:)

ok

mystery solved. I was absolutely certain that no one had been in my car for weeks. I finally remembered that my sister had been with me a week ago when we went for the blasted mammograms. I didn't think she had an iPod.. but.. called her.. and lo and behold, yes! She has one! Except I have it now.. muahaha

random observation

I believe that it is possible that the Geiko gecko has a new voice....

kat, your new year is starting way too weirdly...are you sure you don't want to go outside, turn around a couple of times, come back in and start all new?

eta: I can't type

Very interesting year you are having, heh?

Sounds like you need another vacation (hehehehe).
Come to FL with me!
You can go to Casadaga and race around the track...I'll go to Disney w/kids
then we'll meet for dinner someplace quiet! k?

Too much excitement? OK then... have a dreamy Tuesday (no messes, accidents, or boo boos).

Found you finally only to find I'm 200 posts behind already. Its going to be a long year.

yep.. a little weird :)

I would love to go to Cassadega! But you won't catch me running!

Hi Diane :) I know just how you feel.

Well another day ahead of me.
Today I am pretty sure that we will have all of our kids..
one was out yesterday.

I read not a word, I was too tired. Maybe today will be better.. my poor Dalhousie is only about a 2 hour read.. if that! But first I have to open the covers.

Love the ipod mystery story!

Day 2 down

:) just 3 to go

wahhhh!

:PPP

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card two books ordered pre 2011 book buying ban have arrived. Aside from free ebooks and library books.. these will hopefully be the last adds to my library for a bit..

We shall see..

Hello hello my friend!

;-}

Hi jude!

Why am I sitting here shivering instead of putting on a fire?
brrr.

DUH..i'm pecking on the keyboard...don't feel bad

;-)

Got you starred! I'm looking forward to your thoughts on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, I've heard good things about it.

Kath, I'm really enjoying the mysteries that abound in your household. First, the jars of baby food, then lost earbuds, then the found shuffle. Never a boring moment!

Hi Kath, I think I heard somewhere that there was a new person doing the voice of the GEICO gecko. If there is I can't detect the difference; love the gecko :)

Hi Kath- Henrietta Lacks was an amazing read! You should love it! I hope your day went well!

Kitty and mark..
I am looking forward to Henrietta :)
I have been wanting to read it for a good while now..

Lynda.. yeah.. I like when things are interesting, as long as they are not too interesting.

Bonnie.. hah!!! I knew it !! I like the gecko too.. :)
or really, I liked him more a while ago then I do now..
The commercials seem to have gone downhill...

"...these will hopefully be the last adds to my library for a bit."

"hopefully" being the operative word?

Look forward to your views on the "Lacks" book. It's in my library too, but becoming increasingly lower in priority with new acquisitions and interests.

Kath

Ouch..ouch..ouch.. A torn rotator cuff is very painful. I had hoped that 2011 would be a healthy one for us...

Chiming in on the weight discussion. I HAD a "friend" who was super skinny. Years ago I had necessary breast reduction surgery. Her comment to me after surgery was "Well, now that you have had surgery and have less in that area, perhaps you will be motivated to loose more in other parts of your body!"

The next day she arrived at my door, soup in hand, child in tow. As they were leaving, her three year old son told me I was fat. She laughed and thought it was funny.

The friendship ended that day. I was appalled that she and her husband obviously were schooling their bratty kids to define beauty.

Ok, now I'm on a rant. Rants are allowed here right?

I was about to answer for Kath and say rants are totally allowed, and then remembered that it wasn't my thread. Whoops.

What an atrocious woman. No one needs that kind of negativity in his or her life. Boo.

I still like the gecko ...even with his new voice. I love the one with the phone and the wallet.

Kath : You need to start burning some sage out in a field and breathing in the smoke ... it might help remove all these terrible negative people from your life. What a horror!

Just stopping by to say hi. Wishing you a calm rest of the week . . .

Happy Wednesday, Kath! I hope your hump day is a good one :)

Rants are of course mine orotally allowed! I love a good rant.. mine or yours or all of ours! Linda.. I am glad that you made the choice to honor yourself and move on. (((Linda)))

Caro.. I still like the gecko too :) ..
I guess it is the other commercials that I don't like.
I actually use that company, but have been considering changing due to some
political differences. I know that sounds crazy.. but..

Yeah.. I would share another story but, I just don't want to think about it.

But today is another day..

They are making noises now about NOT totaling Amy's car. This has been going on for a month or so...but she has a good rental in the meantime. I wish they would total it.. we shall see.

She is moving onto her house on saturday..
any big brawny guys wanna help?
:)

ok.. the place where I go to have my hair cut went out of business.
my hair looks rather wild and mad....
I am trying a new place right after work..
fingers crossed they don't make it too short for me. Anything else I can live with.

Great news regarding Amy! How exciting. I'm not big, brawny or a guy but I'll keep her in my thoughts this weekend as she makes the big move.

Good luck with the new hair place, for me, always a bit intimidating.

I just HATE going anywhere after work. But yesterday Barb was going to cancel this appt. She is going to a funeral today. She plans to stay afterward and spend time with her friend who lost her son. When I heard her on the phone.. I told her ... not so fast... and I took the appt.

But it seemed a much better idea then than it does now. lol
I like to fly straight home after work. Since I also hate going to have my hair cut on weekends.. I will have to just live with it :P

you know how I feel about being anywhere that isn't "home"!

I take a pass on Henrietta...but The Lost Gate is already on my wish list, can't wait to see what you say about it :)

I hate going to new hair cut places...my hair is tricky, you can't cut it too short or I will have a mushroom head...you can't brush it or mess with it too much or I will have a mushroom head.... and on and on and on

just wet cut please, take maybe an inch off and if you know how to layer then do it and let me go :)

Just chiming in to say that I loved your comment, Kath, about how too many people think
overweight=lazy face stuffer
That's so true!

I've struggled with my weight all my life, and it amazes me the prejudice that overweight people face. Sure, some overweight people are probably lazy and eat fattening foods all day long, but plenty are not like that. Before we judge someone, we should know of what we speak, right? It's hard to see from the outside what is going on in another person's mind and body - what they are truly dealing with. And unless we can see that, I don't think we are entitled to pass judgments.

hair...could be worse, could be better...I swear the sides are longer than when I
went in. interesting. Kara.. I know what you mean...curly hair IS tricky!

Angela, exactly!

oh and I definitely have to try to convince Emmie to sit next to me when I type..
and not on my wrists/keyboard. I couldn't even read what I typed this morning.

Then take a look at romantic thriller BORROWED TIME by CJ Lyones

. For a limited time you can buy it for just 99 cents!!! It's available as an ebook on Amazon, Barnes and Noble , and Smashwords

in all formats, no coupon needed. Hurry though, starting January 15th it goes up in price to $4.99.

I got an email.. thought I would share in case someone is interested.
I must have read something of hers.. will investigate when my brain starts to work again.


ETA

Nope.. never read anything of hers.. and no idea why I got the email.. but I am leaving the post in case anyone is interested.

Hi Kath- Just swinging through to say hi! Hope your day went well! The Worst Hard Time is excellent!

So you're calling the dandelion "curly hair" these days? Clever!

*flees*

Glad to hear that mark.. It does look interesting!

Rdear.. that is okay..
be mean to me
I am used to it

*sniff*

there, there, Kath ....

Oh urp! Pluuuggghhh! *wahwah*

Sides, you know I think your hair's the bomb. I just wish I *had* that much. *jealous fume*

*sob* thanks caro

rdear.. :P~~~~~~~~~~~~

glad to find out you escaped unscathed from your hair appt, Kath!

la la la la la la la la la sing with me

la la la la la la la la la

My hair was never curly, but it is thick...and I cut it myself...when it won't stay clean for more than a day....when it feels "clumpy" and looks lank...I just get the scissors and .....trim... no styling here.

I like your hair Kath

Love the GIF, Caro!

thanks for the eBook info...romantic thrillers aren't my cuppa...but I have a girlfriend who would love this one.

Oh, I got my NOOK this afternoon...not doing anything with it until tomorrow...too darn sleepy!

;-}

I'm doing something new on my tread!!!!

When my hair was long, Jude.. I would put mine in a ponytail at the top of my head.. pull it up and the cut it straight across... great layers, worked great!

oops looking for your thread BB

waits for Kath, hun I think you may need a new Thread!

shhhhhhh don't tell richard :P

ok 'note to self stay away from richard' I can do that :P

okthx

:)

ok I am off to read Henrietta Lacks..
I just don't have it in me today.. forgive me.. ?

Why, helLO there, little about-to-be naughty girl! Look who's about to exceed the post(ed) limit!

*peels eye*

Maybe I can help nudge her over the edge.

Hiya Kath!!! *grins*
(I've been lurking...)

Ooh, I'll administer the coup de grace! Hi, Kath! Love the new haircut--naturally curly hair, I'm so jealous! In my extended family, only the guys have curly hair. My maternal grandmother, mother, and sister have (had) straight hair but very dense, lots of hairs per square inch. So I got my dad's hair, fine and thin, but without the curls. Bleah!

I would gladly give away my natural curls!

I like curls, my hair is not stight or curly and can not be tamed!

you guys are hilarious :P

I will start a new thread later, if I survive the day.

eta

i like my wild/curly hair

I hope you do! (survive the day, that is)

if I got through yesterday...

Barb was out.. they put a bus aide in as a sub for barb. ridiculous.
A bus aide is not a room sub. The way the system works is the agency
pays a bus aide 10+ $ and hour to ride with a kid. They then LEAVE the aide at school.. and pay them all day.. but they are not to be with the kid they ride with. The school places them as extra help or? Often a feeder. This is just stupid. So may of our kids have feeding issues.. it just doesn't. work. They often replace a therapist or someone familiar with the kids to give them a break. We are trying to teach our kids to feed themselves i many cases.. or feeding kids with swallow issues or seizures. ( ew what is wrong with him??? has been asked) this aide couldn't even remember which two of our kids cannot walk on their own. IT is pretty obvious, frankly.

aside from my lunch, which due to scheduling in preschool..has been cut to about 22 minutes a day. I get no break.. except on thursday at 10 30 . unless call offs mean music is canceled. this happens about once a month.

so.. during a typical month.. I get a 30 minute break 3x. minus the time to get the kids to specials . During this break, I usually have to clean up the bathroom after our single "independent" student. I also fill drinks for their lunch which is at 11 30

My " lunch" .. Officially it is 30 minutes. But after waiting for the feeders to show up, and getting lunch set up in the room...it is more like the 22 minutes. And during all of one week and during two days of the next week. This makes for long days. I had a very rough time sleeping last night..

Work is one thing, but since adding the new program , much has been taken away from preschool. This includes decent subs.. and also special programs and therapy time.

oh yeah. The speech therapist was supposed to be in our room yesterday.
( from 10- 2 minus 12-1:30 so this means 2 hours...8 kids. ) IT would have been a help.. but, she called off too. It is sheer aggravation that kept me up. I then came home and cooked. Oh first I had to go to the store. Dan was off... but he didn't get the milk for the morning coffee today. he forgot. So I left school, went to the store, got a haircut, cooked spaghetti. . . then had to put the dishes ( he washed ) away. I felt very sorry for myself. :PPP

Kath- I hope your day goes better than yesterday! At times, I'm glad I have a more isolated job. Me and the environment! Although I would prefer a warmer environment!

*Loves curly hair*

Of you add in one child who is constantly throwing toys, one who overturns the toy shelves and one who is aggressive to others.. it gets to be even more fun.
Enjoy the environment. !

Kat, if I could volunteer in your room to help, I would, in a minute. Being alone with challenging kids is just too much but I know you know this. I hope you can remember you have many admirers here and we are pulling for you to have good moments, multiplied as many times as you can stand, every day!

Saints Richard AND Kath! You two are the dynamic duo, for sure!

I hope today is better, Kath!

I had wild, curly, frizzy hair until I moved to the land of no humidity.

Geico fired the gecko voice actor for making comments about members of the tea party.

Geico fired the gecko voice actor for making comments about members of the tea party.

WHAT??!?!

I just canceled my GEICO insurance, though before I knew that. Now I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to tell them off for it!

*smooch* to Kath for her rotten day...better to come? Can only hope.

>262 richardderus: I think I read it on Huffington Post a couple of months ago.

In case today was really suckey:


glitter-graphics.com

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uh oh

looks like i need to make a move...

not a saint by any means

off to the bday party
:(

You're making me wish I didn't have to go back to work in a few weeks.

I'm surprised Richard the thread police isn't here waving his truncheon and blowing his whistle in your ear... he must be mellowing.....or having dinner.

Sorry Bonnie.. but even I wihsh you didn't have to go back to work in two weeks.. lol

Caro, have a heart.. I am so tired :PPP 2 year olds birthday party..
:( too many birthdyas and cakes I tell you!

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