kath (mckait) 75 challenge for 2010 Thread #16
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1mckait
Heading toward the finish:
1.Once in a Lifetime by Cathy Kelly
2.544362::Still Life by Louise Penny
3.Through a Glass Darkly by Jostein Gaarder
4.4639300::Code Blue: A Katrina Physician's Memoir by Richard E. Deichmann M.D.
5. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
6. The Cruelest Monthby Louise Penny
7. Flight of Aquavit: A Russell Quant Mystery
8. Tapas on the Ramblas:
9. Stain of the Berry:
10.Sundowner Ubuntu:
11. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
12. White Nights by Ann Cleeves
13. Red Bones by Ann Cleeves
14. The Girl Who Chased the Moon: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
15. The Five-Minute Miracle: Discover the Personal Healing Symbols that Will Solve Your Problems by Tara Springett
16. 8549224::Secrets of Eden: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian
17. Little Face by Sophie Hannah
18. Bloodroot by Amy Greene
19. Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney
20. Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint
21. The Secret History by Donna Tarrt
22. The Long Song by Andrea Levy
23. When Michael Calls
24. Solar by Ian McEwan
25. Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
26. Spook by Mary Roach
27. A Dab of Dickens and a Touch of Twain by Elliot Engel
28. The Accomplice by Kathryn Heyman
29. Cemetery if Angels by Noel Hynd
30. 6004::The Light of the Falling Stars by J. Robert Lennon (1998)
31. The Reincarnationist by MJ Rose
32. The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry
33. Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith
34. What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman
35. Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
36. Ghost: A Firsthand Account Into the World of Paranormal Activity by Katherine Ramsland
37. Islands of Genius by Darold A Treffert
38 .Before I Say Good-Bye by Mary Higgens Clark
39. Perfect Reader by Maggie Pouncey
40. 6788033:: Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann
41. Twelve by Twelve: A one Room Cabin Off the Grid & Beyond the American Dream by William Powers
42. The Sign by Raymond Khoury
43. The Map :The Way of All Great Men by David Murrow
44. The Clearing by Heather Davis
45. Jane-Emily and The Witches' Children
46. The Book of Kehlsby Christine Kehl O'Hagan
47. Winging It: A Memoir of Caring for a Vengeful Parrot Who's Determined to Kill Me… by Jenny Gardiner
48. Working The Sea by Wendell Seavey
49. Historic Haunted America by Michael Norman
50. The Beautiful Miscellaneous: A Novel by Dominic Smith
51. The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
52. The Memorist by M.J. Rose
53. When the Mississippi Ran Backwards by Jay Feldman
54. The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan
55. What Nurses Know...PCOS by Karen Roush
56. The Little Giant of Aberdeen by Tiffany Baker
57. Breathless by Dean Koontz
58. The City & The City by China Mieville
59. Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
60. Fatal Forcast by Michael J Tougias
61. The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian
62. Aloha Candy Hearts by Anthony Bidulka
63. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
64. Blasphemy by Douglas Preston
65. The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain
66. Siblings: The Autism Spectrum Through Our Eyes by Jane Johnson
67. 9712248::The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
68. The Passage by Justin Cronin
69. Amagansett by Mark Mills
70. 3273229::Up High In The Trees by Kiara Brinkman
71. 8767705::Impact by Douglas Preston
72. 54435::Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis.
73. 3995931::Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer by Mari SanGiovani
74.5523624:: A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
75. The Book of Eli by Sam Moffie
2mckait
76. Bermuda Shorts by James J Patterson
77. The Lost Cyclist by David V Herlihy
78. Sumner Island by Michael Cormier
79. The Ark by Boyd Morrison
80. The Last Day by Glenn Kleier
81. Hollister House: Legend of the Banyan Tree by Joani Lacy
82. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
83. Wildfire At Midnight by Mary Stewart
84. The Green Darkness by Anya Seton
85. The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
86. No Great Mischief by Alister MacLoed
87. The Language of Trees: A Novel by Ilie Ruby
88. Bury Your Deadl by Louise Penny
89. The Mind Tree by Tito Mukhopadhyay
90. The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
91. Cogslea Revisited by M.Juanita Taylor
92. Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
93. 93. Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret
94. Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs.
95. The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser
96. Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel by Dean Koontz
97. The Day The World Came TO Town by Jim Defede
98. I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl by Laurie Notaro
99. The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale
100.Whose Panties are These? More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road by Jennifer L. Leo
101. Hell House by Richard Matheson
102. The Wishing Trees by John Shors
103. Driftwood Lane: A Nantucket Love Story by Denise Hunter
104 Stay With Me by Sandra Rodriguez Barron an LTER book
105 Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene
106 Galilee by Clive Barker
107. A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
five stars- my favorites! exceptional,splendid,!
four stars- excellent, never lost interest
three stars- good solid book, worth reading, glad I read it
two stars- okay-ish
one star- terrible!
77. The Lost Cyclist by David V Herlihy
78. Sumner Island by Michael Cormier
79. The Ark by Boyd Morrison
80. The Last Day by Glenn Kleier
81. Hollister House: Legend of the Banyan Tree by Joani Lacy
82. The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart
83. Wildfire At Midnight by Mary Stewart
84. The Green Darkness by Anya Seton
85. The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
86. No Great Mischief by Alister MacLoed
87. The Language of Trees: A Novel by Ilie Ruby
88. Bury Your Deadl by Louise Penny
89. The Mind Tree by Tito Mukhopadhyay
90. The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
91. Cogslea Revisited by M.Juanita Taylor
92. Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
93. 93. Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret
94. Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs.
95. The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser
96. Frankenstein: Lost Souls: A Novel by Dean Koontz
97. The Day The World Came TO Town by Jim Defede
98. I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl by Laurie Notaro
99. The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale
100.Whose Panties are These? More Misadventures from Funny Women on the Road by Jennifer L. Leo
101. Hell House by Richard Matheson
102. The Wishing Trees by John Shors
103. Driftwood Lane: A Nantucket Love Story by Denise Hunter
104 Stay With Me by Sandra Rodriguez Barron an LTER book
105 Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene
106 Galilee by Clive Barker
107. A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
five stars- my favorites! exceptional,splendid,!
four stars- excellent, never lost interest
three stars- good solid book, worth reading, glad I read it
two stars- okay-ish
one star- terrible!
10Donna828
Ah, I love the bubbles! I hope you're having a lighthearted and buoyant day!
I am trying to work up the energy for a new thread. Right now it sounds like too much work. ;-)
I am trying to work up the energy for a new thread. Right now it sounds like too much work. ;-)
11ronincats
Happy Sunday! I have to do work because I put off doing it on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and I need to have it done by class tomorrow. Hmmm, do we see a pattern?
12London_StJ
Ah, another thread! I, too, love the bubbles, and I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.
13mckait
Welcome, welcome.. welcome!
There are bubbles on the table there.. help yourselves and bubble away..
There are bubbles on the table there.. help yourselves and bubble away..
14richardderus
Much nicer over here. Less cluttery cat hair. For now, he sighed in revolted resignation.
16jdthloue
Love the GIF, Kat...i mean Kath...
Bubbles? I have a Bubble Set with a 12-inch wide bubble-thingie/wand???...circular. And a big, big tray for the soap..i extended the handle....this puppy makes great...big...bubbles. It's my favorite summer toy...if i find a link for one online I'll post it..
Richard..i'll send my old cat to you for a weekend....you will learn to appreciate silence (she "talks" more than I do...........and she Sheds!!!)......BWAAAAHHHAAAA!
;-}
Bubbles? I have a Bubble Set with a 12-inch wide bubble-thingie/wand???...circular. And a big, big tray for the soap..i extended the handle....this puppy makes great...big...bubbles. It's my favorite summer toy...if i find a link for one online I'll post it..
Richard..i'll send my old cat to you for a weekend....you will learn to appreciate silence (she "talks" more than I do...........and she Sheds!!!)......BWAAAAHHHAAAA!
;-}
17mckait
107. A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
4 stars
This book is rather complicated. With excerpts from Martha's diary, we are treated to a peek at life in Hallowell Maine from 1785-1812. Part of what fascinated me was the use of herbal remedies, and other resources close to hand.
In years past I have done a bit of study into these things myself, and was intrigued by how and what herbs were used by this woman who was midwife and doctor, nurse and friend to the women in her community. He usual fee was 6 pence, but she was often paid in goods or service and often according to the means of the family she visited. One family might pay nothing, and Martha would forgive the debt, just to see the woman brought to bed with her child safely and in good health for both. Another family would take pride in paying her very handsomely with goods and money far beyond what she requested.
Martha made her way to these families in the best and the worst of circumstances. A winters night might find her plowing through waist high snow on foot. Another early morning might find her ensconced in a carriage and carried by this means to her door. This, as you can imagine was a rare event. Far more often is was on foot or horseback.
It was common in those days for women to give birth every two years. This ensured that the family would have help needed to maintain their independence, as each child soon learned tasks that helped to provide the family with support of one kind or another. What tasks learned depended mostly upon the gender of the child, and the business of the family.
The research done by Ulrich provides us with a much broader view than we would have been given by Martha's diary alone. Comparisons are made to other towns, other locations regarding births, deaths and family occupation. IT is explained in simple terms how one family's reliance on other family's for
use of needed tools or trade was key to their survival. One family might weave and trade the cloth for wool. It seems to me that if we had to rely on others more these days we might try a little harder to be nicer to each other.
This is not to say that Martha's time was without local conflicts. For instance it was not uncommon for the head of the house to be jailed for debts. This would put his family into a very difficult and embarrassing situation.
Something else that interested me and also reminded me of another book was the relationship between the midwife and the male Doctor. In the beginning things were a lot simpler and there was a great deal of cooperation between doctor and midwife. As time passed, the doctors began to feel and act in a superior manner. Eventually midwives found themselves in a much inferior position to the doctor. These things are mentioned by the author more so than by Martha. Her account is more mundane, and lends itself to the simple daily activities of the families. She kept her house, raised her family and kept local birth and death records, as well as some rather gossipy accounts of who was getting up to no good around the town.
Without Martha's careful accounting there would be little record of the families of that time. There would have been no history for her own family of the triumphs and turmoils and moves and local history involving their ancestors.
This is undoubtedly a book of history, and should be considered so by any thinking of reading it. There are plenty of dates and dry patches, but it was interesting to me none the less.
If the topic of midwifery interests you, you might want to give it a read.. or if the history of Maine is what draws you in, this might be a book for you. I confess that it was much more of a history book then I expected, but I was determined to carry on . I am glad I did, but this one will not make it to my reread shelf.
I bought this book after reading The Birth House by Ami McKay. That is a novel based on the life of a midwife by the name of Rebecca Steele, and it takes place in Nova Scotia. I recommend both books, the former for history buffs and the latter for anyone who might enjoy an easier but not necessarily less informative read. Much of the information in The Birth House is historically correct. It was only the dearth of information on the life of Rebecca herself that turned it from a historic account into a novel.
4 stars
This book is rather complicated. With excerpts from Martha's diary, we are treated to a peek at life in Hallowell Maine from 1785-1812. Part of what fascinated me was the use of herbal remedies, and other resources close to hand.
In years past I have done a bit of study into these things myself, and was intrigued by how and what herbs were used by this woman who was midwife and doctor, nurse and friend to the women in her community. He usual fee was 6 pence, but she was often paid in goods or service and often according to the means of the family she visited. One family might pay nothing, and Martha would forgive the debt, just to see the woman brought to bed with her child safely and in good health for both. Another family would take pride in paying her very handsomely with goods and money far beyond what she requested.
Martha made her way to these families in the best and the worst of circumstances. A winters night might find her plowing through waist high snow on foot. Another early morning might find her ensconced in a carriage and carried by this means to her door. This, as you can imagine was a rare event. Far more often is was on foot or horseback.
It was common in those days for women to give birth every two years. This ensured that the family would have help needed to maintain their independence, as each child soon learned tasks that helped to provide the family with support of one kind or another. What tasks learned depended mostly upon the gender of the child, and the business of the family.
The research done by Ulrich provides us with a much broader view than we would have been given by Martha's diary alone. Comparisons are made to other towns, other locations regarding births, deaths and family occupation. IT is explained in simple terms how one family's reliance on other family's for
use of needed tools or trade was key to their survival. One family might weave and trade the cloth for wool. It seems to me that if we had to rely on others more these days we might try a little harder to be nicer to each other.
This is not to say that Martha's time was without local conflicts. For instance it was not uncommon for the head of the house to be jailed for debts. This would put his family into a very difficult and embarrassing situation.
Something else that interested me and also reminded me of another book was the relationship between the midwife and the male Doctor. In the beginning things were a lot simpler and there was a great deal of cooperation between doctor and midwife. As time passed, the doctors began to feel and act in a superior manner. Eventually midwives found themselves in a much inferior position to the doctor. These things are mentioned by the author more so than by Martha. Her account is more mundane, and lends itself to the simple daily activities of the families. She kept her house, raised her family and kept local birth and death records, as well as some rather gossipy accounts of who was getting up to no good around the town.
Without Martha's careful accounting there would be little record of the families of that time. There would have been no history for her own family of the triumphs and turmoils and moves and local history involving their ancestors.
This is undoubtedly a book of history, and should be considered so by any thinking of reading it. There are plenty of dates and dry patches, but it was interesting to me none the less.
If the topic of midwifery interests you, you might want to give it a read.. or if the history of Maine is what draws you in, this might be a book for you. I confess that it was much more of a history book then I expected, but I was determined to carry on . I am glad I did, but this one will not make it to my reread shelf.
I bought this book after reading The Birth House by Ami McKay. That is a novel based on the life of a midwife by the name of Rebecca Steele, and it takes place in Nova Scotia. I recommend both books, the former for history buffs and the latter for anyone who might enjoy an easier but not necessarily less informative read. Much of the information in The Birth House is historically correct. It was only the dearth of information on the life of Rebecca herself that turned it from a historic account into a novel.
18mckait
sheesh! that was way too long. I could have written more but my fingers are mere nubs..that makes my measly 12 for the Off The Shelf Challenge
I need some fluff!!! I need it now!
I need some fluff!!! I need it now!
19richardderus
>17 mckait: Thumbs-upped your very persuasive review, and despite my general unwillingness to read about female genitalia, I've even wishlisted the book.
21richardderus
You are fluffed, you mean: I Am Not A Serial Killer. Fluff. Good.
22mckait
A book about a serial killer, a sociopath, is not fluff dearie.. not in my world.
Maybe I will read Legacies?
Maybe I will read Legacies?
23leperdbunny
Re: the link in the other thread- I do agree. . it does irritate me that so much time is devoted to other activities and people refuse to take ownership to read. I feel like I fret a lot of time away to not reading. . and I still managed to read at least 30 books this year. I may have other thoughts on the subject. . but for now I need to let that article stew in my brain a bit.
And Starred. .
And Starred. .
25alcottacre
#17: I already have that one in the BlackHole or I would be adding it again! Thanks for the review and reminder, Kath.
26cameling
Hmph .... so this is what you do when I get on a flight, Kath... start a new thread in a game of hide and seek. Thankfully, with my new contact lenses, I was able to spot your thread after 3 tries.
I'm waffling on The Midwife's Tale ... I really like your review and I like history, but I'm wondering if I will enjoy this book. Hmmm... maybe I'll add this to my KIV list until I fall off the fence one side or the other.
I'm waffling on The Midwife's Tale ... I really like your review and I like history, but I'm wondering if I will enjoy this book. Hmmm... maybe I'll add this to my KIV list until I fall off the fence one side or the other.
27mckait
welcome stas..
glad you have new contacts :)
yeah... it isn't for everyone. Believe me, I was wondering what the heck I was doing reading it more than once. Not a fun read by any means, but an interesting one in any ways. I say, read The Birth House first. If you like it and want to know more, then read this one.
29alcottacre
#28: Cute, Kath.
Of course, on the other hand, I like Mondays since I am off :)
Of course, on the other hand, I like Mondays since I am off :)
31richardderus
>28 mckait: Awww, poor apple blossom, don't oo wike seein' oo ittle fwendses Swampy and Barf? I mean, Marcia and Barb?
32BookAngel_a
Found you and starred you! That was a really good review. I'm interested in natural remedies like herbs, and I might like reading about midwives, so I might just check that one out...
34mckait
banter Bonnie.. lol
hello Lynda.. less now, yay!
richard... pfft
You might like it Angela.. have a look :)
hello Lynda.. less now, yay!
richard... pfft
You might like it Angela.. have a look :)
36richardderus
Gosh, I wonder *why*
38richardderus
*smooch*
40leperdbunny
Cute vid Kath! I totally sympathize!
41richardderus
*foot patting, awaiting Kath*
44LovingLit
Hi Kath- the midwife book(s) look interesting. In the time of medical over-intervention, ie: now, it's good to read how it was all done historically. I'm with Brenzi- you do burn up the threads! I can hardly keep up :-)
46mckait
IT was one of those ... thank goodness I am home~ then take a breath and GRRRRRRRRRRR things. I lost the book I was reading somewhere between my chair and the door... took me 20 minutes to find it. Couldn't open a bottle of wine..or rather had to do battle with it.. sigh.. blasted cork. Just nothing.
then grr.
Well, it is another day. Hopefully the other book I can't find is at work .
On the good side, my daughter called me last night. Her hubby's app
for iPad went live ( and FREE) yesterday. It is a disaster preparedness app
for family use.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imprepared/id396912356?mt=8
to have a look and or download... I am proud and happy for him :)
I am re-posting this in the kitchen.. please don't flag me for spam?
And spread the word to iPad having friends. :)
If you look at the link above carefully.. there are pics of my grand dogs
Steve and Sloan :)
Thanks for all the cheery messages all :)
hugs to you!
then grr.
Well, it is another day. Hopefully the other book I can't find is at work .
On the good side, my daughter called me last night. Her hubby's app
for iPad went live ( and FREE) yesterday. It is a disaster preparedness app
for family use.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imprepared/id396912356?mt=8
to have a look and or download... I am proud and happy for him :)
I am re-posting this in the kitchen.. please don't flag me for spam?
And spread the word to iPad having friends. :)
If you look at the link above carefully.. there are pics of my grand dogs
Steve and Sloan :)
Thanks for all the cheery messages all :)
hugs to you!
47msf59
Morning Kath- Sorry I lost you for a day or so! I hate it when that happens! Hope your day goes well!
48jdthloue
Drive-By Wave.....am off to town for groceries and a Post Office run....it's raining here.....rained yesterday...good excuse to laze on the couch and catch up on my reading!
Happy Tuesday!
;-}
Happy Tuesday!
;-}
50-Cee-
Welcome home!
Sending you the guys that were at my party.. lively bunch to cheer you up!
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Sending you the guys that were at my party.. lively bunch to cheer you up!
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51mckait
Hi All! Welcome to the new digs..
nice to see you here.. and Glad that you are safe home Claudia!!
nice to see you here.. and Glad that you are safe home Claudia!!
52cameling
Congrats to your son-in-law! How very clever .. if I had an iPad, I would download it.
eeek... *running for cover from Claudia's mariachi band.*
eeek... *running for cover from Claudia's mariachi band.*
53mckait
So... how much fun does this look like?
https://health.google.com/health/ref/Molluscum+contagiosum
I need a new job.. I really do. Or the lottery.. yeah! that's the ticket..
I need to hit the lottery. OR at least get a hazmat suit.
https://health.google.com/health/ref/Molluscum+contagiosum
I need a new job.. I really do. Or the lottery.. yeah! that's the ticket..
I need to hit the lottery. OR at least get a hazmat suit.
54mckait
So why do I keep curling my legs up under me when I know that uncurling them and then walking are so ridiculously painful?
And I had some weird dreams last night..
my bedroom light going on by itself and waking me
and then the two cabins at my grams farm..
still there and occupied by women who read. Very cool.
I wanted to tell all about them but I am out of time. goo hiss and buh bye
And I had some weird dreams last night..
my bedroom light going on by itself and waking me
and then the two cabins at my grams farm..
still there and occupied by women who read. Very cool.
I wanted to tell all about them but I am out of time. goo hiss and buh bye
55-Cee-
"So why do I keep curling my legs up under me when I know that uncurling them and then walking are so ridiculously painful?"
omg, Kath. I do this ALL the time! My knees are complaining bitterly! Maybe it's time to grow up and sit right??? Too old for this.
Hope you have a good day... DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING! :O Yeah, right.
omg, Kath. I do this ALL the time! My knees are complaining bitterly! Maybe it's time to grow up and sit right??? Too old for this.
Hope you have a good day... DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING! :O Yeah, right.
57richardderus
All downhill to Friday from here, TG.
And the MegaMillions is up to $140mm....
And the MegaMillions is up to $140mm....
59mckait
Y'all are right.. almost to the weekend..
LOL @ not touching ending..
now it is not only Molluscum contagiosum
but also hand foot and mouth or mad cow or some blasted thing..
ye gods, what a year
I am going to be buying lottery tickets later
and Claudia.. I knew that we are kindred spirits !!
And aww shucks.. what a lovely gif!
eta
local daycare has scabies...( 3 cases last i heard)
not telling the parents
same daycare had whooping cough at one time
ALL kids who had been vaccinated btw
LOL @ not touching ending..
now it is not only Molluscum contagiosum
but also hand foot and mouth or mad cow or some blasted thing..
ye gods, what a year
I am going to be buying lottery tickets later
and Claudia.. I knew that we are kindred spirits !!
And aww shucks.. what a lovely gif!
eta
local daycare has scabies...( 3 cases last i heard)
not telling the parents
same daycare had whooping cough at one time
ALL kids who had been vaccinated btw
60msf59
Kath- Hope your day went well enough! And remember, if you win the lotto, you will help build an LT community resort. Of course, you have first choice on location.
61leperdbunny
Re: the sitting improperly thing- I have a friend at work who's my mom's age (early 60s) and she's been doing that for years. Well, one day at work her knee had finally had it. She got up and heard a huge snap! She had to get knee surgery and the whole kit and caboodle. :(
62cameling
*sending good luck waves* - hope you picked a winning ticket, Kath.... and what Mark said .. but please pick a location that's out of tornado, earthquake, tsunami, volanic eruption zones.
Scabies? There are kids who still get scabies in this day and age? That's worrisome! I'd be concerned about sending my kids to that day care ... if I had kids and lived in that area, that is.
Scabies? There are kids who still get scabies in this day and age? That's worrisome! I'd be concerned about sending my kids to that day care ... if I had kids and lived in that area, that is.
63-Cee-
>61 leperdbunny: That's what I'm afraid of! Gotta learn to sit right! I'm making a concerted effort to break that bad habit and keep my legs extended... but I love to curl up. :(
heavy sigh
Kath -
Hope Thursday doesn't catch you in the doors - or give you a rash!
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heavy sigh
Kath -
Hope Thursday doesn't catch you in the doors - or give you a rash!
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64cameling
I have bad sitting posture as well ...*sigh* I blame it on my having to carry my laptop backpack every day on my right shoulder, and that's causing me to lean to my right even when I'm sitting in a chair.
My neck is killing me today.. i have a really bad crick ... I think I may try to find time and head out to a spa for an intense massage
My neck is killing me today.. i have a really bad crick ... I think I may try to find time and head out to a spa for an intense massage
65mckait
knee surgery? had that once, lol
caro.. the book I want to write is the one with anecdotal stories about day care from burned out employees. This is a corporate daycare.. has all of the certifications on the planet.. A fancy building.. sells itself well.. but if people only knew what they don't know about what goes on inside. No different from personally owned, shabby looking, edgy looking daycare. In fact, probably worse. Sadly, when parents do find out about things that happen...they do nothing. daycare is too hard to find. Happens every time.
Thursday.. sigh.. almost doesn't count in weekdays..
trick or treat tonight, our school "party" tomorrow.
party in our classroom does not mean fun... trust me
fun is not allowed
we follow the schedule exactly.. except.. pm goal time
is when we dress the kids up and "parade" them to the office to get candy..
then back to the classroom where they are not allowed to eat their treats.
they are ripped from their costumes ( often to their relief) and the day is finished according to schedule.
No movie, no games no nuthin.
Some parents will show up and help/watch...baffled, no doubt.
Still.. no fun. poor kids.
Once again, marcia has hung the artwork the kids made in the play area where we spend all of playtime trying to keep the kids from ripping it down.
Life is good.
eta
it is different in other classrooms.
They have games
videos
a relaxed day
caro.. the book I want to write is the one with anecdotal stories about day care from burned out employees. This is a corporate daycare.. has all of the certifications on the planet.. A fancy building.. sells itself well.. but if people only knew what they don't know about what goes on inside. No different from personally owned, shabby looking, edgy looking daycare. In fact, probably worse. Sadly, when parents do find out about things that happen...they do nothing. daycare is too hard to find. Happens every time.
Thursday.. sigh.. almost doesn't count in weekdays..
trick or treat tonight, our school "party" tomorrow.
party in our classroom does not mean fun... trust me
fun is not allowed
we follow the schedule exactly.. except.. pm goal time
is when we dress the kids up and "parade" them to the office to get candy..
then back to the classroom where they are not allowed to eat their treats.
they are ripped from their costumes ( often to their relief) and the day is finished according to schedule.
No movie, no games no nuthin.
Some parents will show up and help/watch...baffled, no doubt.
Still.. no fun. poor kids.
Once again, marcia has hung the artwork the kids made in the play area where we spend all of playtime trying to keep the kids from ripping it down.
Life is good.
eta
it is different in other classrooms.
They have games
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a relaxed day
66alcottacre
Sounds like another rough one for you, Kath. I hope it proves to be a better day than that!
67mckait
It is just frustrating..
in four years.. I can remember a single day where we had fun
( When marcia was there)
Somehow the PT managed to get control and we had a really nice time. Music ..
dancing.. laughing..
in four years.. I can remember a single day where we had fun
( When marcia was there)
Somehow the PT managed to get control and we had a really nice time. Music ..
dancing.. laughing..
68Carmenere
#67 Music ..
dancing.. laughing..
Sounds very nice, why not more of it? Is the PT the only person who can administer this drug?
dancing.. laughing..
Sounds very nice, why not more of it? Is the PT the only person who can administer this drug?
69-Cee-
Hey, Kath! I'm a little baffled about Trick or Treat night - tonight. Is this a town ordinance? Seems a bit early - might Sat night have been a better choice???
Are you gonna don a costume for the "party" at school? Maybe you could be Darth Vader and zap Marcia a good one! (only kidding!!!! don't do it!!!!) You seem more like the Old Mother Hubbard type (although NOT old - and your cupboard would be FULL of bones!) :)
glitter-graphics.com
So... get writing on that book! Ya know... in your spare time! lol
Are you gonna don a costume for the "party" at school? Maybe you could be Darth Vader and zap Marcia a good one! (only kidding!!!! don't do it!!!!) You seem more like the Old Mother Hubbard type (although NOT old - and your cupboard would be FULL of bones!) :)
glitter-graphics.com
So... get writing on that book! Ya know... in your spare time! lol
70curlysue
:) party? we are having one here at work for the clients... DJ in the courtyard, clients dancing, face painting being done. Decorations up and costumes on, come over and bring your kids we would be glad to have you guys........
71mckait
Well.. the good news is..
the music teacher is having a dance, and she is going to have the "little" kids there for the first half hour.. so that will be fun. I had forgotten about that.
she did it last year too..
Tradition in this neck of the woods is Halloween is never on a friday, saturday or sunday. Friday interferes with high school football.. and they think too many people are on the roads on weekends. Stupid that.. have they ever looked at the cars that come out just FOR halloween?
lol kara.. that would be a hoot eh?
I have a headache.. :P but plan to make it go away.
I worked really hard today..
laundry .. supplies.. dishes.. floor sweeping.. oh and then there was the kids.
Most of the cleaning was done before the day actually began.
I am the only one in the room that gets us supplies.. aside from barb picking up a few chucks now and then.. and laundry? One of the aides in the next room and I share .. we do both rooms when we do it to save water..
today was a huge score, I got to do ours with a thrid room that was only going to put 3 shirts into the front loader. No comment.. but it all worked out in the end. I had to wait for the housekeeping dpt to get their floor mops out of the dryer before I could use it. They have a the old dryer but not hooked up..
They used to wash them in the washer we used for the kids clothes. We fought for new washer for the kids stuff for YEARS. Now our stuff actually gets clean.
why am i going on and on...............
the music teacher is having a dance, and she is going to have the "little" kids there for the first half hour.. so that will be fun. I had forgotten about that.
she did it last year too..
Tradition in this neck of the woods is Halloween is never on a friday, saturday or sunday. Friday interferes with high school football.. and they think too many people are on the roads on weekends. Stupid that.. have they ever looked at the cars that come out just FOR halloween?
lol kara.. that would be a hoot eh?
I have a headache.. :P but plan to make it go away.
I worked really hard today..
laundry .. supplies.. dishes.. floor sweeping.. oh and then there was the kids.
Most of the cleaning was done before the day actually began.
I am the only one in the room that gets us supplies.. aside from barb picking up a few chucks now and then.. and laundry? One of the aides in the next room and I share .. we do both rooms when we do it to save water..
today was a huge score, I got to do ours with a thrid room that was only going to put 3 shirts into the front loader. No comment.. but it all worked out in the end. I had to wait for the housekeeping dpt to get their floor mops out of the dryer before I could use it. They have a the old dryer but not hooked up..
They used to wash them in the washer we used for the kids clothes. We fought for new washer for the kids stuff for YEARS. Now our stuff actually gets clean.
why am i going on and on...............
72mckait
Okay, Oprah is wonderful today..
Sound of Music cast ..
memories!
Also, clips and the children of the von Trapps singing.
I love that movie.. always have.
Cast is writing a book by the way :)
Sound of Music cast ..
memories!
Also, clips and the children of the von Trapps singing.
I love that movie.. always have.
Cast is writing a book by the way :)
73-Cee-
Oh, hi Kath! Sounds like you had a fun day! ;}
"aside from barb picking up a few chucks "
What on earth are chucks? I'm thinking you don't mean chuck roasts???
Rest easy tonight for tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!
"aside from barb picking up a few chucks "
What on earth are chucks? I'm thinking you don't mean chuck roasts???
Rest easy tonight for tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!
74mckait
lol
done with trick or treat... about 130 kids
ONE child.. One green little boy ( about 9 yrs old)
asked me if I had a recycle bin to put his root beer can in..
i gave him a handful of treats ..he winds kid of the year for me..
then ONE mom.. allowed a child about 3.. no older for sure..
to run down the hill on his own in the middle of the street.
when she finally caught him.. she still didn't hold his hand..
off he went again.. moron woman.
frozen .. :P
haven't eaten yet.. dan getting pizza on his way home. ..
I may be awake to eat it..
i have hot chocolate !
I am very tired and achy
chucks = diaper changing pads..
disposable ones.
done with trick or treat... about 130 kids
ONE child.. One green little boy ( about 9 yrs old)
asked me if I had a recycle bin to put his root beer can in..
i gave him a handful of treats ..he winds kid of the year for me..
then ONE mom.. allowed a child about 3.. no older for sure..
to run down the hill on his own in the middle of the street.
when she finally caught him.. she still didn't hold his hand..
off he went again.. moron woman.
frozen .. :P
haven't eaten yet.. dan getting pizza on his way home. ..
I may be awake to eat it..
i have hot chocolate !
I am very tired and achy
chucks = diaper changing pads..
disposable ones.
76LovingLit
Wow this childcare conversation scares me a bit. I hate to think of the regimentation of kids form such a young age (message 60). I walk past one of those corporate kiddie care centres and wonder why people would send their kids there, the staff even wear uniforms with pinstripes on them! Money money money is the primary concern there
77mckait
Money money money is a primary concern in may places that promise they are there for the kids ( or pets for that matter)
tired and achy this morning but it is FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
tired and achy this morning but it is FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
78alcottacre
Sorry you are tired and achy, Kath, but I hope you have a wonderful Friday!
82tymfos
TGIF! Have a great weekend, Kath!!!
Our town is having trick-or-treat tonight -- now as we speak. Only kids from our school district allowed to trick-or-treat in our borough. Date, time (5:30-7 p.m.) and allowed ages (my son is too old) are all set by borough. Kids must register with borough prior to start . . . hardly anyone comes to our neighborhood. It's such a short time-span, they concentrate on downtown where the housing is a bit denser. Plus nobody wants to climb our hill . . . They have a parade and a party at the community center afterwards for the little kids.
Our town is having trick-or-treat tonight -- now as we speak. Only kids from our school district allowed to trick-or-treat in our borough. Date, time (5:30-7 p.m.) and allowed ages (my son is too old) are all set by borough. Kids must register with borough prior to start . . . hardly anyone comes to our neighborhood. It's such a short time-span, they concentrate on downtown where the housing is a bit denser. Plus nobody wants to climb our hill . . . They have a parade and a party at the community center afterwards for the little kids.
83leperdbunny
I second the TGIF! Have a wonderful weekend full of relaxation and reading!
84mckait
thank you :)
I plan for it to be a good weekend..
I have read nothing so far. Talked to a friend last night..
took care of some emails that I needed to write. Drank some wine.
Today? cooking chili
laundry
errands.
READING !
I plan for it to be a good weekend..
I have read nothing so far. Talked to a friend last night..
took care of some emails that I needed to write. Drank some wine.
Today? cooking chili
laundry
errands.
READING !
85alcottacre
Hooray for READING!!
89TadAD
Can't abide Halloween but must endure for sake of kids. Will make my son...at that age where's he's too cool to trick or treat...work door while I read.
90mckait
I see the problem...
the post I made about rolling dimes, quarters and nickels etc for a project for this morning has vanished.
poof!
the post I made about rolling dimes, quarters and nickels etc for a project for this morning has vanished.
poof!
91mckait
Nice that you have a door worker Tad... mine was MIA ...but it is over for me, thank goodness!
93Carmenere
#89 Tad, how old is too cool? My son's 11 and he's going out, but I wonder how long that will last.
#90 Oh! I get it Kath. Hope you're ROFL by the time all is counted.
#90 Oh! I get it Kath. Hope you're ROFL by the time all is counted.
99London_StJ
Huzzah! Congrats, darling!
100alcottacre
Wonderful!! You can retire now, right?
103alcottacre
I just bet! Great news!
107leperdbunny
Congrats!!!
108Copperskye
That's wonderful, Kath! And such a good feeling - CONGRATULATIONS!!!
111cindysprocket
Congratulations ! When are you going to burn it?
112cameling
Ahah ... i get the fb post now! Whooohoo.... congratulations, Kath!
Now you can really enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Now you can really enjoy the rest of your weekend!
113cameling
Ahah ... i get the fb post now! Whooohoo.... congratulations, Kath!
Now you can really enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Now you can really enjoy the rest of your weekend!
114mckait
Not right away cindy.. I think I will try to enjoy life with no mortgage payment for a day or two..
yeah... I am a happy kath for sure :)
yeah... I am a happy kath for sure :)
116cameling
If you miss mortgage payments, Kath dear, do let me know ..... as a friend, I should do whatever I can to make you happy. Thus I shall be only too happy to let you make my mortgage payments for me. ;-)
117-Cee-
Still happy? Wow... this paying off the mortgage thing must be powerful stuff!
Sorry, double posted accidently - it's all this excitement!
Sorry, double posted accidently - it's all this excitement!
120mckait
yep.. still happy.. celebrating with tea and olives. yum.
I did not however make it tot he post office so to anyone expecting a book from me.. oops.. I will shoot for monday. sorry.. I was distracted...
Went to see my nephlet today. I took him his Halloween treat of Black Olives, 2 huge Snickers, and some rice krispie treats... oh and a glow worm doo dad.
:) he was happy, too.
I did not however make it tot he post office so to anyone expecting a book from me.. oops.. I will shoot for monday. sorry.. I was distracted...
Went to see my nephlet today. I took him his Halloween treat of Black Olives, 2 huge Snickers, and some rice krispie treats... oh and a glow worm doo dad.
:) he was happy, too.
121mckait
oh... one more thing.. two really.. My crazy daughter and her husband are running that blasted marine marathon in DC tomorrow.. so if you have any good energy that you aren't using.. that and someone looked at her house.. she really needs to sell it.. so again.. energy if there is some to spare ?
thank you my friends.
thank you my friends.
122Carmenere
#121 Secret stash of extra, good energy being sent to crazy daughter and her husband. Good luck with marathon and house prospects.
123-Cee-
OK... I totally give up trying to reform the eating habits of someone who enjoys tea and olives! And you freaked about pineapple in cole slaw?
Poor little nephlet... candy and olives! What's with all the olives? You're not expectin' are ya, Kath? LOL :O
Did you figure out what to read next? How about Your Successful Career as a Mortgage Broker ?
Sweet dreams!!!
Poor little nephlet... candy and olives! What's with all the olives? You're not expectin' are ya, Kath? LOL :O
Did you figure out what to read next? How about Your Successful Career as a Mortgage Broker ?
Sweet dreams!!!
124mckait
Thank you Lynda :)
LMAO Claudia...
Well, I was eating green olives and herbal tea.. they go ...
mmmm cole slaw...yum.. not sure about all that pineapple though..
lol @ Mortgage book
126LovingLit
Just reading the last 20 messages or so and having a chuckle, you guys are funny! Congrats Kath on the final mortgage payment, that is fantastic!
128Carmenere
#127 Yes, indeed! Give me a Snickers any day! I have to eat them when I'm alone because I eat it in layers, messy.
129mckait
nope... not snickers....
kit kat ( which I eat in layers) or plain chocolate..or something caramel-y like the hundred thousand dollar bar.... yum! Or minty like a peppermint patty..
My nephlet isn't even 2 yet... and he digs through to find the snickers bars :)
kit kat ( which I eat in layers) or plain chocolate..or something caramel-y like the hundred thousand dollar bar.... yum! Or minty like a peppermint patty..
My nephlet isn't even 2 yet... and he digs through to find the snickers bars :)
130msf59
Morning Kath- Happy Halloween! It's my wife's birthday, so we have family coming over later. It supposed to be a nice day.
I'm also a big Snickers fan! Hmmmm!
I'm also a big Snickers fan! Hmmmm!
131-Cee-
Happy First-Full-Day-of-Owning-Your-Own-House-Free-and-Clear! :)
Did you weigh yourself this AM? You're probably lighter without the burden of mortgage payments.
A bit dreary here today - very much like Halloween should be! Maybe I'll take the broom for a spin! Have a great day...
Did you weigh yourself this AM? You're probably lighter without the burden of mortgage payments.
A bit dreary here today - very much like Halloween should be! Maybe I'll take the broom for a spin! Have a great day...
132Donna828
All I can say is ... WOW! You spend a day wrapping coins and manage to pay off your mortgage? Did I miss something by speedreading through here today? That is wonderful news -- however you managed to do it.
More money for books? Or better yet, retirement as some have already suggested. Hey, I know...you could open a Day Care Center and be your own boss!!
Have a wonderful stress-free day, Kath, and don't eat too much candy.
More money for books? Or better yet, retirement as some have already suggested. Hey, I know...you could open a Day Care Center and be your own boss!!
Have a wonderful stress-free day, Kath, and don't eat too much candy.
133mckait
Donna... mark my words.. once I leave this job I will not ever work as a caregiver again, not for any age or ability or boss, including myself. I am done.
( I was trying to sound deadly serious.. did it work?)
Yeah... I always save coins and then use them to buy doodads for myself..
a garmin, an iTouch.. that sort of thing. Want but do not need stuff.. although I think I may NEED a Garmin...) Anyway.. I had a bunch of them wrapped and half a jug ( A Simply Orange juice bottle) to wrap. I had 164$ in coins. I had the money that would have been my payment for November, took a couple of hundred out of my run away from home fund, and each of 2 savings accounts... and
done!
*puts down the milky way*
:)
( I was trying to sound deadly serious.. did it work?)
Yeah... I always save coins and then use them to buy doodads for myself..
a garmin, an iTouch.. that sort of thing. Want but do not need stuff.. although I think I may NEED a Garmin...) Anyway.. I had a bunch of them wrapped and half a jug ( A Simply Orange juice bottle) to wrap. I had 164$ in coins. I had the money that would have been my payment for November, took a couple of hundred out of my run away from home fund, and each of 2 savings accounts... and
done!
*puts down the milky way*
:)
135TadAD
>93 Carmenere:: 15 is definitely too cool, Lynda. I think at 14 he was thinking about it but the draw of free candy overwhelmed him.
>123 -Cee-:: I don't see anything wrong with tea and olives. Love them both...even together.
>133 mckait:: I save them up and then the local grocery store has a machine that counts them and issues an Amazon gift certificate for the exact amount. I guess Amazon pays the fees.
>123 -Cee-:: I don't see anything wrong with tea and olives. Love them both...even together.
>133 mckait:: I save them up and then the local grocery store has a machine that counts them and issues an Amazon gift certificate for the exact amount. I guess Amazon pays the fees.
136Ape
Kids become 'too cool' for trick-or-treating when they realize it's easier to go to the store and buy a bag(s) of their own candy instead of going through all the trouble of dressing up and walking door-to-door. "So, Billy, do you want to go trick-or-treating with your little sister this evening?" "Eh, nah...but will you buy me a bag of Snickers on your way back?" Hence, too cool. :P
137richardderus
Brava my dear, just about the finest gift you can give yourself! Now, that reverse mortgage will be delicious, right? After all, one need only be 62 to get one, and you passed that milestone at least five years ago, or was it seven...?
*evil Muttley laugh*
*evil Muttley laugh*
139Berly
So, my seventeen-year-old and her buddy are taking my youngest Trick-or-Treating tonight. She even got all sentimental that this was her last year to be here and haunt the neighborhood. Guess my kids are not "cool" yet?! (#136) Not true!! They are the coolest!! So cynical Apelet.
140Ape
Kim: Actually, I took my own sister trick-or-treating after it was 'uncool' for me to go myself in the same manner. :)
141cameling
#136 : I was definitely not a cool kid because I loved trick or treating, and still did it all the way through college with my friends. I did, however, stop having my parents come with me when I was 12 years old. I love costume parties still ... and if wearing a costume will get some of my favorite candies, pass me the Chicken Little outfit. ;-)
142Berly
See, I knew you were a softie. : ) And, yeah, who can pass up the chance to wear a costume!! My favorite candy is a Milky Way, with Milk Duds a close second.
143mckait
I was embarrassed to go by the time I was 12. But see.. I had to behave like a grown up in so many other ways.. it didn't seem okay. I did not take my younger sister.. my mom did with her friend and I stayed home to hand out candy. I was happy with that though..
145Berly
Kath--Good thing you found your inner child now! PS--Did you eat any of the candy when you were manning the door way back when? Is that why you were happy?
Stephen--I hardly think you are a hopeless anything!!
Stephen--I hardly think you are a hopeless anything!!
146mckait
you know what? no.. I didn't
There is a long dark reason why. .. but.. not important at this stage of the game :)
There is a long dark reason why. .. but.. not important at this stage of the game :)
147Ape
Kim: You want to see me hopeless? Put me in a room alone with a young lady. The definition of hopeless. ;-)
148richardderus
I **hated** trick or treat, and dressing up in stupid costumes, and all the crummy candy that I didn't like...chocolates, blech...so, the year I was eight, I announced that henceforth the whole shootin' match could go forward without me. And it has. Don't see much reason to mess with success.
151-Cee-
I continued to trick or treat right through a few years of marriage (before kids).
Ron and I gave a twist to it though - we went to friends' houses with shot glasses! ;) Hope you had a very fun weekend!
glitter-graphics.com
Ron and I gave a twist to it though - we went to friends' houses with shot glasses! ;) Hope you had a very fun weekend!
glitter-graphics.com
152Carmenere
Ok, my son's only 11 and had a blast tonight, quite a haul too. The dad's walk way behind the kids and drink beer - mom at home with friend, drinking wine, passing out candy and dressed as a witch - not a stretch. Thus everybody had fun.
Have a boostacular Monday, Kath.
Have a boostacular Monday, Kath.
153richardderus
Craig as Schmeil...laughed out loud! You didn't spend money on singing lessons, did you?
155mckait
Trick or treating with shot glasses? brilliant, Claudia!
Lynda, you found a pretty painless way to do it too :)
Craig as Schmeil.. hey now.. lol... only spent money on voice lessons for Cory..
sadly. Schmeil was a surprise :)
One of my sons does some performing in St Louis.. one of his gigs is playing Schmeil Diamond.. he played at the rally there over the weekend .
http://www.fox2now.com/videobeta/e42d2b64-fd33-49d3-b2fd-27456cde18ea/Business/L...
He performs about once a month.. he started with Clownvis, as an extra and the crowds loved him so he has his own show. The Schmeil girl in the blond wig is his wife Sonia. She is a treasure.
Cory performs also, but seriously.. playing violin and singing.
My kids enjoy attention. :)
Have I ever mentioned that I hate mondays?
( Thanks stasia :)
Lynda, you found a pretty painless way to do it too :)
Craig as Schmeil.. hey now.. lol... only spent money on voice lessons for Cory..
sadly. Schmeil was a surprise :)
One of my sons does some performing in St Louis.. one of his gigs is playing Schmeil Diamond.. he played at the rally there over the weekend .
http://www.fox2now.com/videobeta/e42d2b64-fd33-49d3-b2fd-27456cde18ea/Business/L...
He performs about once a month.. he started with Clownvis, as an extra and the crowds loved him so he has his own show. The Schmeil girl in the blond wig is his wife Sonia. She is a treasure.
Cory performs also, but seriously.. playing violin and singing.
My kids enjoy attention. :)
Have I ever mentioned that I hate mondays?
( Thanks stasia :)
156alcottacre
I know you do, Kath. I was just hoping you would have a good day in spite of the hatred you hold for Mondays :)
158richardderus
Oh, piffle-winkin' pooey! Monday is just another day of the week. No sense hatin' on a calendrical event that recurs 52 times a year, now, is there?
(Thus spake the man whose commute consists of rolling out of the warm bed into the warm room. *evil Muttley laugh*)
(Thus spake the man whose commute consists of rolling out of the warm bed into the warm room. *evil Muttley laugh*)
159leperdbunny
Good afternoon Miss Kath! Richard, you truly *are* evil.
160BookAngel_a
Sorry I'm late to the party but CONGRATULATIONS on the last house payment. What a wonderful feeling that must be. I hope you savor it as long as possible. Best wishes for steps 2 and 3...;)
161mckait
*considers laying a curse on rd*
Not the best of days.. not the worst..
A monday though..
oh yeah, a monday.
Thanks all for the nice words :)
wanders off in search of food..
Not the best of days.. not the worst..
A monday though..
oh yeah, a monday.
Thanks all for the nice words :)
wanders off in search of food..
162mckait
ok... better now.
I think I am going to try to get some reading done.
maybe.
I think I am getting sick :P
I think I am going to try to get some reading done.
maybe.
I think I am getting sick :P
163leperdbunny
Apparently we have a mini-LT sick party going. *Pass Kait tissues and hot tea*.
164-Cee-
Too much stress => lowered immunity => sickness => party????
Think I'll skip that party - unless you need someone to pass out meds.
* digging out old nurse's uniform - oh crap! doesn't fit! *
Hope that food was healthy, Kath! ;)
Think I'll skip that party - unless you need someone to pass out meds.
* digging out old nurse's uniform - oh crap! doesn't fit! *
Hope that food was healthy, Kath! ;)
165mckait
mmmm tea.... * hands bunny some olives*
well.. of course it was healthy Claudia, you know me :)
I had a little bit of chili, some olives and a slice of bread..
AND
I just called a local person who makes stuffed olives...
Big green olives stuffed with fontinella cheese ..
and black olives ground with fontinella cheese..
I am going to pick them up on the way home from work tomorrow..
yum..guess whats for dinner tomorrow??
well.. of course it was healthy Claudia, you know me :)
I had a little bit of chili, some olives and a slice of bread..
AND
I just called a local person who makes stuffed olives...
Big green olives stuffed with fontinella cheese ..
and black olives ground with fontinella cheese..
I am going to pick them up on the way home from work tomorrow..
yum..guess whats for dinner tomorrow??
166brenzi
I never knew anyone who enjoyed olives as much as you do Kath, unless possibly my hubby. He comes home from Wegman's after raiding the olive bar with all kinds, stuffed with everything under the sun, or plain but marinated in tons of garlic. Usually very tasty stuff. But we absolutely have to have fresh Italian bread with them. So he brings that too :)
167richardderus
I think I'm a close second to Kath in my love of the olive. Just slurp 'em up and beg for more. Om nom nom
168-Cee-
No doubt about it - olives are great! All kinds!
But NOT with tea!
How come when I hit enter it submits instead of tabbing down? :p
But NOT with tea!
How come when I hit enter it submits instead of tabbing down? :p
169richardderus
psst Claudia over here Kath is totally lyin about healthy eatin when i talked to her she was saltin the cheez doodles extra and slurpin a mcnasty's chocolate shake before eatin oreos for dessert and they were the ookie white kind *eek* here she comes bye
171leperdbunny
ROFL!
172-Cee-
That's ok, Kath. You can start over tomorrow.
The olives will be yummy.
The rest of your dinner will be balanced and healthy.
I trust you, my dear friend! (silly, me)
Sweet dreams - happy tomorrow!
The olives will be yummy.
The rest of your dinner will be balanced and healthy.
I trust you, my dear friend! (silly, me)
Sweet dreams - happy tomorrow!
173mckait
I hate chocolate ice cream rd... blech
Claudia, you need to know that rd is my 12 year old brother..
believe nothing he says.
I am on an olive binge or something..love them
I have some good bread..butter, olives...
apples...that is good food and it is tomorrows dinner.
I am dreaming of calling off................
if only
Claudia, you need to know that rd is my 12 year old brother..
believe nothing he says.
I am on an olive binge or something..love them
I have some good bread..butter, olives...
apples...that is good food and it is tomorrows dinner.
I am dreaming of calling off................
if only
174cameling
another good excuse for olives. :-)
I had a delicious chicken tagine for dinner tonight with heaps of olives ... super yummy!
175mckait
Is that a martini?
never had one
nor have I ever had chicken tagine :)
you always have good food caro~
never had one
nor have I ever had chicken tagine :)
you always have good food caro~
176-Cee-
groan... oh Kath! How about following Caroline's example and adding some chicken to your dinner. Where's your protein? Go get one of those already cooked chickens at the grocery and hit the salad bar. :)
177richardderus
HA! With her, it's cheez doodles all the way.
178Eat_Read_Knit
What on earth are cheez doodles?
*googles*
Ah. American cheesy wotsits. All is clear.
I've never had chicken tagine, but lamb tagine is wonderful.
*googles*
Ah. American cheesy wotsits. All is clear.
I've never had chicken tagine, but lamb tagine is wonderful.
179leperdbunny
Rofl! I call them cheesy puffs. . .
180curlysue
olives yum, any kind.....used to put the black olives on the tips of my fingers when I was a kid and walk around eating them one at a time
181mckait
hmmm good idea with the chicken..
I get one when I go to costco..
:)
don't olives have protien? I know that cheese does.. these olives are stuffed with fontinella.. :)
I get one when I go to costco..
:)
don't olives have protien? I know that cheese does.. these olives are stuffed with fontinella.. :)
182msf59
Hi Kath- Sorry to interrupt the food talk! Hope your day went well. I'm really enjoying True Compass. I love the history behind it!
183Berly
I am stealing the drink gif and putting it on my saline solution bag tomorrow!! Kath, you and my daughter can hang out together. She is the olive queen. You know that add with the kid who has an olive on every finger? They got the idea from my child!
Sorry, Mark. You were saying something literary?
Sorry, Mark. You were saying something literary?
187cameling
mmm.... olived stuffed with fontinella are my favorite! haven't had them in ages ... *note to self... must go to the store tomorrow*
never had a martini, Kath? It's never too late to start. :-) I make them at home every once in a bad day... some weeks that's everyday! haha. My favorite vodka martinis are made with KettleOne vodka.
used leftover chicken to make chicken parmesan with a side of linguini aglio olio for dinner.
never had a martini, Kath? It's never too late to start. :-) I make them at home every once in a bad day... some weeks that's everyday! haha. My favorite vodka martinis are made with KettleOne vodka.
used leftover chicken to make chicken parmesan with a side of linguini aglio olio for dinner.
188mckait
see... not a fan of vodka... that might have something to do with it..
You know.. I have been having a string of bad days lately...
and I have been trying to not have a drink every day. I can't explain why...
habit for me not to drink I guess..?
You know.. I have been having a string of bad days lately...
and I have been trying to not have a drink every day. I can't explain why...
habit for me not to drink I guess..?
189cameling
substitute gin for vodka? Bombay Sapphire? works just as well.
It's probably a good idea not to drink everyday ....most weeks that works for me, but on certain weeks, either we're out with people everyday or stress galore.
It's probably a good idea not to drink everyday ....most weeks that works for me, but on certain weeks, either we're out with people everyday or stress galore.
190mckait
I keep wondering .. you know.. in the 50's and 60's it was common to have a drink after work.
Why is it a bad thing? I think people were happier then. Maybe if some of these politicians would have a drink at the end of the day, they would be nicer people.
:P
Why is it a bad thing? I think people were happier then. Maybe if some of these politicians would have a drink at the end of the day, they would be nicer people.
:P
191cameling
Maybe they are having more than 1 drink at the end of the day, and that's bringing out their belligerent side? I think they should all eat a happy cupcake once a day.
193cameling
ooh.. do please share ... i LOVE cupcakes. At the party I was at on Saturday, someone made really delicious cupcakes ... beautifully frosted (but I had to donate all my frosting because I don't like frosting .. too sweet) and oh so moist. I ate 2 dark chocolate, 1 vanilla, and 1 orange cupcake bottoms...... and kicked myself for not taking some home with me... although my butt is patting myself on the back for my admirable self-control.
195Copperskye
Mmm, cupcakes... There's a new cupcake shop not to too far from me. I should check it out.
197alcottacre
Just waving 'Hi,' Kath!
198Berly
My mom has a drink every evening and she is one of the happiest, healthiest people I know! Hmmmmm..... maybe I should drink more....
Yes, Stasia has volunteered to be my library scribe you let you all know how I am doing. (Thanks Stasia!) I think she could start charging for this service and have it as a second job the way the 75ers have been going. I hope I am the last medical issure for the group for a loooooong time!
Yes, Stasia has volunteered to be my library scribe you let you all know how I am doing. (Thanks Stasia!) I think she could start charging for this service and have it as a second job the way the 75ers have been going. I hope I am the last medical issure for the group for a loooooong time!
200cameling
Don't go to my new thread, then Terri ... Darryl posted a picture of doughnuts causing deep growls and rumbles from my stomach.
201richardderus
OMG OMG OMG OMG those donuts! *slobberdripdrool*
202leperdbunny
I love cupcakes! Hi kath! Going to check out Darryl's thread for these alleged donuts. ;)
203tymfos
Hi, Kath!
I'm away from the computer a couple of days, and there are 78 unread posts on your thread . . .
Congrats again on paying off the mortgage!
I'm away from the computer a couple of days, and there are 78 unread posts on your thread . . .
Congrats again on paying off the mortgage!
204-Cee-
Finally got home from the election poll at midnight. Yikes what a looooong day. 9am - midnight, no breaks. But it's a done deal and I am sleeping tomorrow morning!
I'm sorry! This thread is just plain UNhealthy! Cheese doodles, cupcakes and martinis??? Pah-leeeze!
I made out pretty good today (I mean yesterday now). Got free lobster rolls (piled high) for lunch and Hawaiian pizza/ real Italians for supper, grapes and homemade oatmeal cookies. Came home to a pile of books from Amazon I got for my birthday! Very cool.
Hope you have a nice day - I'll be sleeping in and reading and doing laundry - if all goes well. :)
I'm sorry! This thread is just plain UNhealthy! Cheese doodles, cupcakes and martinis??? Pah-leeeze!
I made out pretty good today (I mean yesterday now). Got free lobster rolls (piled high) for lunch and Hawaiian pizza/ real Italians for supper, grapes and homemade oatmeal cookies. Came home to a pile of books from Amazon I got for my birthday! Very cool.
Hope you have a nice day - I'll be sleeping in and reading and doing laundry - if all goes well. :)
205mckait
LOL what fun people 75 ers are...:)
this is a great way to start my day
ok, it is settled then... more alcohol all around...and cupcakes.
I love lobster rolls...
And Birthday?!?!?!?!?
what birthday that I didn't know about ( did I ?)
this is a great way to start my day
ok, it is settled then... more alcohol all around...and cupcakes.
I love lobster rolls...
And Birthday?!?!?!?!?
what birthday that I didn't know about ( did I ?)
206richardderus
Birthday? Someone said birthday? It's my aunt Letty's 82nd, but other than that I dunno. Linda was keeping a spreadsheet for a while, but that seems to have gone by the wayside. For which I am secretly relieved, since my head swims just trying to keep up with the *threads* still less the birthdays!
208richardderus
Auntie woke up, took a while to get her settled back down.
There was a thread listing them here in the 75er forum, but I know Linda made a spreadsheet and offered it around. I didn't take her up on it, so I can't share mine.
There was a thread listing them here in the 75er forum, but I know Linda made a spreadsheet and offered it around. I didn't take her up on it, so I can't share mine.
209mckait
oh.. sorry.. I woke at 3 after weird dreams ...
and have not slept since. :(
kept trying though.
Hope your eye is better by now ...
and have not slept since. :(
kept trying though.
Hope your eye is better by now ...
210richardderus
Here is the birthdays thread.
212Ape
err.... the herb isn't grown illegally in the US, is it?
Of course not! You don't think Kath would be referring to that garbage, do you?
It's grown illegally in Mexico.
:P
Of course not! You don't think Kath would be referring to that garbage, do you?
It's grown illegally in Mexico.
:P
215-Cee-
OMG... I'm getting too old to be nice for 15 hours straight! Didn't drag my sorry butt out of bed til 10 this morning. Glad I live in a quiet house.
Now I see where all this birthday stuff is coming from. I slipped - under the influence of wine and fatigue. :p But I was just so excited to get a stack of books I ordered from my wishlist with my Amazon gift cert. Had to share.
I agree with Richard. *Did I just say that?* We have enough to keep track of without adding a thousand birthdays. We all love and sustain each other on a daily basis. I am happy for that!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!!!! ;D
Pass around the cupcakes with candles!
Now I see where all this birthday stuff is coming from. I slipped - under the influence of wine and fatigue. :p But I was just so excited to get a stack of books I ordered from my wishlist with my Amazon gift cert. Had to share.
I agree with Richard. *Did I just say that?* We have enough to keep track of without adding a thousand birthdays. We all love and sustain each other on a daily basis. I am happy for that!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!!!! ;D
Pass around the cupcakes with candles!
216-Cee-
SURPRISE!!!!!
" A very merry unbirthday
For me?
For you
Now blow the candle out, my dear
And make your wish come true
A very merry unbirthday to you" !
" A very merry unbirthday
For me?
For you
Now blow the candle out, my dear
And make your wish come true
A very merry unbirthday to you" !
217Carmenere
Don't know what's going on in your thread but just popped by to wave but since I'm here I'll grap a cupcake .
218Carmenere
Don't know what's going on in your thread but just popped by to wave but since I'm here I'll grab a cupcake .
219richardderus
>216 -Cee-: ...confuse me...? Kath's birthday? *verschmeckels*
220mckait
Lynda.. I often don't know what is going here.. but at least I have a better handle on this one than Stephens..
:)
hah! you deserve to be verschmeckled rd.. but nope..
I am a proud Gemini :)
OMG... I'm getting too old to be nice for 15 hours straight
oh yea.. I understand completely.. and I am ROFLMAO, too
:)
hah! you deserve to be verschmeckled rd.. but nope..
I am a proud Gemini :)
OMG... I'm getting too old to be nice for 15 hours straight
oh yea.. I understand completely.. and I am ROFLMAO, too
221-Cee-
Good Heavens! Hasn't anyone had an UNbirthday before? :p
Oh well... looks like you got it Kath! ;)
How was your day today?
Oh well... looks like you got it Kath! ;)
How was your day today?
225mckait
You are just trying to distract us from knowing that it was recently your birthday..
:P
but.. cupcakes are so perfect, aren't they? perfect little cakes .. just enough..
:P
but.. cupcakes are so perfect, aren't they? perfect little cakes .. just enough..
228richardderus
I like muffins better than cupcakes.
Just sayin'
Just sayin'
230alcottacre
I am with Richard in preferring muffins to cupcakes, but why be picky? Free food is the best!
231London_StJ
Especially when they're carby and delicious.
232BookAngel_a
I love unbirthdays - thanks for the cupcake! :) (I grabbed the gluten free one included just for me, lol...)
233cameling
#229 : What you said, Kath.
Nibbling on some blue cheese and grapes as I catch up on LT.
Nibbling on some blue cheese and grapes as I catch up on LT.
234mckait
yum!
Went to bed early as Dan was home and watching political coverage...
and besides.. I am not feeling well. I have a cold..feeling worse by the day. AND
I am sorely in need of a mental health day. I will be taking one very soon.. as I have some personal business to take care of soon.. so I have to wait.
Work is... well.. sick. Everyone is sick with something.
blech
I haven't read in days... maybe a week. Just plain too tired. And nothing calling out just now.
Soon. I hope.
Went to bed early as Dan was home and watching political coverage...
and besides.. I am not feeling well. I have a cold..feeling worse by the day. AND
I am sorely in need of a mental health day. I will be taking one very soon.. as I have some personal business to take care of soon.. so I have to wait.
Work is... well.. sick. Everyone is sick with something.
blech
I haven't read in days... maybe a week. Just plain too tired. And nothing calling out just now.
Soon. I hope.
235alcottacre
Sorry to hear you are not feeling well, Kath. I hope the cold disappears soon - as well as the reading funk!
237mckait
ahhh.. I will be fine. Just miserable..you know how it is.
I am not sure it is a reading funk so much as a perosnal..
I am sick and need a day off funk.. :P
I am not sure it is a reading funk so much as a perosnal..
I am sick and need a day off funk.. :P
238mckait
There is a story on the early news about deer on the roads. Last friday, when I was on my way down the long and windy road from work.. a deer jumped over the hood of my car. ( I have a small car)
He was very big, and very .... lucky! No car was coming up the hill. I am always very careful on the hill because it is a place where I see deer
( and sometimes turkey) all the time. The speed limit is 25, and believe me, I do NOT go any faster.
When this happened, I was going down the hill.. this put the high side of the road on my passenger side, and it is much harder to see the deer coming from there.. going up is much easier to see.
Anyway.. all was well.. the deer and I both made it without a scratch.
He was very big, and very .... lucky! No car was coming up the hill. I am always very careful on the hill because it is a place where I see deer
( and sometimes turkey) all the time. The speed limit is 25, and believe me, I do NOT go any faster.
When this happened, I was going down the hill.. this put the high side of the road on my passenger side, and it is much harder to see the deer coming from there.. going up is much easier to see.
Anyway.. all was well.. the deer and I both made it without a scratch.
239alcottacre
I had a scare with a deer on an interstate in East Texas. I was going 70 miles an hour and had to swerve out of the way to avoid the deer, unfortunately puncturing one of my tires in the attempt. A truck driver seeing the accident came over to help out and check to be sure everyone was OK - Kerry and the girls were in the car with me. He told me that they were instructed in truck driving school that if that happened to them, just to hit the deer. That might work for truck drivers I suppose if you are driving a semi and not a Corolla like I was!
240mckait
I would have been horrified if I had killed the deer. To be honest though.. I drive a Yaris, and I doubt I would do more than cause injury .. ? Not sure. I hope I never find out.
241London_StJ
That might work for truck drivers I suppose if you are driving a semi and not a Corolla like I was!
Oh dear! I'm certain it *would* work for semi trucks - I can't imagine one trying to swerve would be a good thing - but it sounds like you had the correct response to me. Yikes - what a scare.
Kath, I'm glad you and the deer made it out without a scratch, and I hope you're feeling better this morning.
Oh dear! I'm certain it *would* work for semi trucks - I can't imagine one trying to swerve would be a good thing - but it sounds like you had the correct response to me. Yikes - what a scare.
Kath, I'm glad you and the deer made it out without a scratch, and I hope you're feeling better this morning.
242alcottacre
#240: I was the same way, Kath. The first thing I asked when I got out of the car (letting loose of the steering wheel took a minute) was how the deer was.
243mckait
One summer, on two different occasions.. birds flew into my car . This happened in the same place each time. I felt terrible.. :( never happened before or since, thank goodness.
*waves * @ Luxx
*waves * @ Luxx
244alcottacre
I would feel terrible too, Kath. Luckily, I have not run into any animals yet.
245Ape
Deer are REALLY bad in my area. Speed limit is 45 on these back roads but you'll see a lot of people driving 30 or less simply because there are so many deer everywhere.
Of course, there are still those idiots who drive 60...I always eagerly anticipate seeing their car come flying downt he road with a big ol' dent in the hood. >:P
Of course, there are still those idiots who drive 60...I always eagerly anticipate seeing their car come flying downt he road with a big ol' dent in the hood. >:P
246drneutron
We've had half a dozen seer collisions over the last decade. One Christmas, my old Blazer and my wife's Honda were both in the shop getting deer dents fixed. Once when in my current truck I was stopped in the road letting deer pass when another deer jumped down the embankment right into the side of my truck. In every case, the deer got up and ran away.
Our insurance agent told me something once that I thought was interesting. If you hit a deer at non-highway speeds in a car, you and the deer will probably survive. If you try to avoid the deer and hit a tree, the deer will be fine, but you'll be seriously screwed up or maybe dead. It's not hard and fast, but worth considering. The best policy is, a Stephen says, slow down and pay attention.
Our insurance agent told me something once that I thought was interesting. If you hit a deer at non-highway speeds in a car, you and the deer will probably survive. If you try to avoid the deer and hit a tree, the deer will be fine, but you'll be seriously screwed up or maybe dead. It's not hard and fast, but worth considering. The best policy is, a Stephen says, slow down and pay attention.
247alcottacre
#246: Unfortunately for me, I was on one of the major Texas highways where the speed limit is 70 mph. Had I been going slower, someone would likely have run me over!
249alcottacre
#248: You said it!
250Carmenere
My car seems to be a squirrel magnet. I feel horrible when I nip one of those little guys. They're so quick and dance around my wheels - I think trying to avoid one would only get me in a ditch - They seem to be too smart for freeways.
251richardderus
In the part of Austin I used to live in, deer were considered rats on stilts by the locals and sacred, pweshus itty babe-ums by the people who didn't risk death and/or dismemberment at their frickin' antlers every time one pulled out the driveway.
One guess which side of the debate I fall on. Oh, and I also like venison better than turkey at Thanksgiving, if a further hint is needed.
One guess which side of the debate I fall on. Oh, and I also like venison better than turkey at Thanksgiving, if a further hint is needed.
252Carmenere
After browsing through Stephens thread, I suddenly have an urge to just cook up some pasta for T-day. Alas, my family would not be pleased.
253mckait
I survived. I have a rough voice.. sore throat and stuff.
I have one more day to get through, and then hopefully, monday will be
my mental health day.
All of these wild life on the road stories.. and Jim! wow!
Terrible luck.. but very good advice.. I will pass it on to my kids.
Thank you.
Love the squirrely gif :)
rd.. I suspect that you and I would be on different sides of that one..
I have one more day to get through, and then hopefully, monday will be
my mental health day.
All of these wild life on the road stories.. and Jim! wow!
Terrible luck.. but very good advice.. I will pass it on to my kids.
Thank you.
Love the squirrely gif :)
rd.. I suspect that you and I would be on different sides of that one..
254-Cee-
Hi Kath!
Sorry you are feeling lousy. At least try for an early bedtime tonight.
Though I wish you could take tomorrow off before you get too sick to enjoy Monday. :(
I don't wanna talk about deer. This is hunting season and I'm not a happy camper. 'Nuff said.
Pouring rain here! Good beef stew and biscuts night. :)
Sorry you are feeling lousy. At least try for an early bedtime tonight.
Though I wish you could take tomorrow off before you get too sick to enjoy Monday. :(
I don't wanna talk about deer. This is hunting season and I'm not a happy camper. 'Nuff said.
Pouring rain here! Good beef stew and biscuts night. :)
255richardderus
^
^
^
*ahem*
Yes, you like critters more than I do. Look, you even like *cats* so of course we disagree violently on the subject of animalia.
^
^
*ahem*
Yes, you like critters more than I do. Look, you even like *cats* so of course we disagree violently on the subject of animalia.
256Ape
I'm very sentimental towards animals but...I can't deny I'm glad for hunting season. The deer would be out of control without it. :(
257jayde1599
239> Speaking of deer and tractor-trailers...we were driving down a country road and a logging truck was coming the opposite way, down a hill. We saw the headlights go out, blocked by a deer. The deer went kablewy - I had nightmares of obliterated deer for weeks. Unfortunately for the deer it was safer for the truck driver (and us) to do as he was instructed.
By the way, I hope you feel better soon, Kath.
By the way, I hope you feel better soon, Kath.
258mckait
I hate hunting season..
the gym teacher at our school hunts after school
stew is good for a cool rainy day.
We had chinese.. because I wasn't about to cook..
cashew chicken
( it had chicken.. and vegies..)
honest.
the gym teacher at our school hunts after school
stew is good for a cool rainy day.
We had chinese.. because I wasn't about to cook..
cashew chicken
( it had chicken.. and vegies..)
honest.
