kath / mckait Thread 17 ~ 2011

My oldest son.. he will be 39 in september...My Adam.











5 * star - loved it, breathtaking, keeper, will re-read. Possibly life changing!
4.5 * star - very good, possible keeper
4 * star liked a lot
3.5 * star - very satisfying
3 * star a solid read, nothing extraordinary, worth 1 read
2.5 * star- failed potential but somewhat engaging
2 * star A mixed bag not worth reading unless desperate
1.5 * star It was a book
1 * star Fail ! A bunch of words cobbled together

I am not tired of looking at this pic of my family, so it will stay for now.

Anyone who is desperately curious about my first 75 books can take a look
at my profile, which is where I am keeping them.

76. Death at Gallows Green by Robin Paige
77. The Language of Flowers: A Novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
78. The Heart Specialist by Claire Holden Rothma79. The Last Child by John Hart
79. The Last Child by John Hart
80. Beneath the Hallowed Hill by Theresa Crater
81. Area 51 by Bob Mayer
82. Area 51 : The Reply by Bob Mayer
83. Area 51: The Mission by Bob Mayer
84. Cahokia by Timothy R Pauketat
85. Devil Colony by James Rollins
86. Prophecy: The Fulfillment by Deborah A Jaeger
87. Psychic Intelligence: Tune In and Discover the Power of Your Intuition by Terry & Linda Jamison
88. Altar of Eden by James Rollins
89. The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors: A Novel by Michele Young-Stone
90. Coffee with Thunderbolts by Marianne G Petrino
91. Broken Tees and Mended Hearts by Judy Alvarez, PGA, LPGA with Bob Denney

new pic soon.. Have to get find one I want up there.. this crept up on me..
thanks to all the good wishes from all of my LT friends!

Hi there! I almost missed this new thread! ;-)



Left my happy dance on your last thread...

Here cee, we can do it together!

Hey I have an Adam too! He's 33.

:) great minds :)

Hello, Kath! I'm just waving a flag to celebrate your new thread.

Checking in, Kath!

To quote Peaches & Herb - "Reunited, and it feels so good..."

Glad you have your Mac back!

>7 Ape: I love you, kiddo.

I just read post #1 again. Adam is 39? What, were you 2 when you had him?

Found you......



;-}

So glad to see that Mac made his way back to you, Kath. I spose the time it took to have it done is less painful when you see how much they accomplished.

Have a super duper weekend!!

Checking in .. hope you have a great weekend Kath!

*ignoring the Ape lad*

I love that song :) and it's perfect! lol.. Thanks LB :)

*ignoring Ape lad's mentor*

Stas.. lol, thanks .. but I was 19. But sometimes, if I look at him just right..
I still see the little auburn haird boy, with the curls just along his neck..

Hi jude!!!

Lynda, true, and I knew it would be that way.. but what I was using was so so bad!
It would hang and crash and the keyboard is wonky.. gak! Aside from the cover.. the part over the
keyboard that is.. being a little different, texture wise.. kinda rough, not smooth. It is fab!I will get used to the different feel...

calm :) glad you are here.. Welcome to all!

Morning Kath- Congrats on having the Mac back! You must be floating. So is the heat coming back your way. It looks like we are going to be stuck in the 90s all of next week. Can I call in, all week?

You sure can! No one needs their mail anyway... it's mostly bills, right?

:)

Who will deliver our precious mail ordered books—and coffee—to us???

UPS? lol

besides.. we can get mail again when it cools off.

Hey! Wait a minute!
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. "

Someone may be waiting for their birthday cards (w/money), or SS check, or acceptance into a college, or party invitation....

Sorry, Mark. You have a v important job to do!

Hi Kath... I am so happy for you and Mac. It sounds like a whole new relationship is blooming! :)

Yeah, but if I do not pay my electric bill I will be in deep trouble. The temps here are over 100. I have to get the mail if only for that one bill!

I pay my bills online. That is why I can be so cavalier about the mail being delivered :)

So you see the problem, with a computer that barely limped along.. it was not easy to
carry on. I have all of my bookmarks on Xmarks, and my email addys on Plaxo, but the
machine was hostile. So was I ! lol

Oh and as for all that gloom of night stuff.. I think it was recalled.. sort of like St Christopher..
or at least had *just kidding* added to the end.. at least, in some places!

hmmmm

One of the key bad guys in the book I am reading is named Duncan. Very distracting.
Every time I read it I look up at my dog, who is snoring on the sofa.

V interesting article .. I stole it from LT's John Dalton's tweets

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/promo-tip-librarything-giveaways/

Liked the article! Dyspeptic and pain-haunted today. Conveniently timed for The Party this afternoon. :-{

88. Altar of Eden by James Rollins

Not for the faint of heart, as the build up was more than a little but
graphic. A discover of a boat filled with genetically mutated animals
begins an adventure in the Louisiana Bayou . The investigative team
includes Lorna, a specialty veterinarian. Her brother Kyle plays a part,
as does Jack. A man from her hidden past.

While a few of the mutated animals are lost, many of them are saved
by this team and a few others. It is like an entire gang of MacGyver - like
individuals with a single focus.

This is a thriller without a doubt. It is also a bit of romance and some
politics, but just a smidge. I like that one of the major players is a woman.
I also like the inevitable ending was not so inevitable after all . 3.5 stars
recommended for thriller fans.

sorry rd.. hope you are better by now and enjoying the festivities .

not sure what my next read will be.. will advise. I think it will be something on nook..

got my new TV stand assembled...need help with the (oof!) tv.....have a router but am afraid to hook it up.....ordered a ROKU plus a new DVD/VCR......all this Tech is giving me the vapors...

the "happy dance" is for (Jimmy) Mac(k)'s return

{{{{hug}}}

? Why afraid?

I remember it as being pretty simple. I think there is a disk for your laptop if you need to find it ?
look on youtube and see if there is a video ..

All that tech would give me vapors too! nice dancing girl ... hubba hubba !

Kath...there is a disk....i've looked on YouTube

i'm just wondering...what happens next???

dummy me...plus i need another Surge Protector on my desks before i hook up anything else

Love the dancing girl...always wanted to learn Belly Dancing...'cept my belly's always been a little much

LOL!

Best happy dance ever...

not nook...
The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors

methinks

methinks you'll like that one

Hi Kath
Altar of Eden and The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors are now both added to the tbr pile.

hmmm... the LT oracle has me in the dark blue for that one. No interest on my part yet.
I really have to stop thinking about what I want to read in the future.
I think it takes away some of my enjoyment of what I'm into at the moment.

It's like rushing through the lobster to get to the SbSc!

:) hi Linda..

jude, methinks you are quite right

Hey! we cross posted Cee...
SbSc?

Yes, i have to get on the ball with a review...maybe i'll just start typing (LOL!)

...SbSc...hmmmm....I'm curious. Best things I can find on google is Santa Barbara Shellfish Company...but...I'm assuming that's not it.

ha! You're not even close, Stephen... but good try!

Strawberry Shortcake!

Y'all keep throwing your alphabet around - so I thought I'd join in! LOL

Happy Sunday Kath!!

Hooray on having the Mac back!

I laughed at Stasia's comment because it was so true!

Morning Kath- Yes, I'll be working all of next week. You know I'm a professional. I'll just be a hot & sweaty one.

So, my friend... did you hike the hill today or does Sunday qualify for a day of rest?
Is it getting any easier?

What's for cyber breakfast today? ;-)

OIC she got us both, Stephen..

review or no review. The idea is to enjoy the book.
I have been skipping more reviews lately.

meh.. SbSc does not entice me. I will have the lobster, please..
you can have my share of cake.

Remember to stand under any sprinkler you find, Mark.. I do.

Kath, you are an amazing woman! Congrats on the return of Mac!

I'll just pick up that cake you're not using, and munch a bit of lobster with you, if that's okay...

Happy Sunday, dear!

and welcome to it.. :)

not sure about amazing, but currently hungry... off to get some melon!

#15 - well, Kath, we're the same age but your kidlet is 21 years older than mine. I was a late bloomer (so to speak).

Glad you got your Mac back. I'm a Windows baby, but to each her own, I say. My husband still grumbles that he prefers Macs even though he's had a Windows machine for 8 years.

Have a wonderful day!

I was hoping to receive some inspiration from your thread this morning as to what to make for breakfast. I guess I'll make the same old, same old. Scramble the eggs and burn the bacon.

I missed my Thingaversary! July 15 = 4 years :)

>48 Carmenere: Sounds perfect to me, Lynda!

>49 mckait: *confetti toss* Yaay!

@49 Great icon! Looks like me most days ;)

MGP

I could eat bacon every day...
not so much eggs...

Hi rd! LOL @ your confetti.. hehe

Hi M! So nice to see you in my thread!
:)

I did not cook for Dan today, in retaliation for him spurning what I cooked for the lat two days. Well, I made him eggs and toast.. told him it was that or hot dogs. Gave him chicken and pasta salad for supper. I am making chicken and rice for us. Cory, Duncan and me. oh and G beans and mushrooms .

Happy 4th Thingaversary, Kath!

5 books for you!

Joining RD...

:) Thanks. No books though..
I bought a couple in July so.. they will have to do .

I am watching the movie In and Out.. and LMAO

Oops! Happy Thingaversary!!

Happy Thingaversary Kath- I've enjoyed our friendship over here on LT. Hope your weekend went well and glad you liked the movie.

Hi roni, thanks :)

Weekend was fine thanks Mark. This morning I am off
to babysit the nephlet. His mom and dad are off to
the first ultrasound for new baby. Woot!

Nothing else.. too hot. Miserable and headachy but will no doubt survive :)

Poor you Mark.. and Dan.. and others who have to work out in this.
Still no rain.

Hi, Kath. Almost missed your new thread (now starred) while in recovery from the long, long garage sale weekend I just lived through. We are so cold here that I sat in the garage with my "hooddie" on, and my hands stuffed in the kangeroo pouch. I did make a little money ($125) including one Norwex sale. Now on to the remainder of the week. Have a great one!!!

Belated Happy Thingaversary Kath.

Hope you enjoy your time with nephlet and that the weather cools down over there.

Sorry I missed your Thingaversary. Time flies, etc.

Cantaloupe and strawberries today. Locally-grown tomatoes stuffed with a bit of salad for lunch. Dinner is in the unknown stage. Maybe a vegetable plate with a tiny piece of meat...

Nephlet was good..
I came home to find a call from the vision place..
I have an interview for a part time job tomorrow.. @2

Woot! Woot!

Good for you...am crossing all crossables (difficult in this heat since everything is so sticky!) !!!!!

;-}

'Morning, Kath!

Thanks jude.. I want the money, I just don't want to have to work.. lol
common problem, eh>?

Oh, good luck with the job, Kath.

Karen! we cross posted :P
Good afternoon!

Thanks Gail. Part time is key. I don't want full time anymore..
We shall see what tomorrow brings :)

Good luck with the interview! Sun has come "out" today, here, and all is good. I'm only spending a couple of hours with kids after all, things keep changing. So I did the errands and am now home doing laundry! Yay! I love clean sheets!

Happy for you, Kath. Go nail that interview with your lovely self, mmkay? :)

Good luck on the interview tomorrow! Wow them.

Happy Thingaversary!! Sending you some good vibes for the interview!!

Hi Karen, thank you !I love fresh sheets too!

Aww Stephen, how sweet!

Thanks Karen, I'll try :P

I could use them Brit, thank you !

Can't deal, re: the other thread. Feeling like a truck bomb is the right solution to people pissin' me off. Never a good thing. But I see what you meant.

yeah... I know.

Good luck for tomorrow's interview, Kath! I tried persuading one of the bunnies that nibbles on the grass in my back yard to offer up his foot for you, but he waggled his tail, grabbed one of the baby carrots I threw at him, and hopped away. I'd like to think he waved his ears as a substitute good luck wave to you.

good! glad he escaped!!!

well, i was only going to borrow his foot to make some rabbity prints on a good luck card for you, Kath, not chop it off and mail it to you.

Whew!

lol

Good luck with your interview tomorrow Kath. Part time sounds great!

:( what happened to my post?

Thanks Bonnie. Part time is good, v good.

Power off for 3 hrs straight. some flickering still.
Stopping by to say goodnight..

Oops! I lost you for a while, Kath. Now I've got the thread starred.

Belated Happy Thingaversary :)

Good luck with the interview.

Hi Terri.

Well the power went off again, and again. Long hot night.
Had to iron a pair of pants this morning.
ugh.

anyway.. no reading done yesterday.. or not much.
I did take dunkers out on the porch after the rain and during the
powerlessness. Slight breeze helped us to not die.
ugh

Have I mentioned that I am reading Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors?

good , but I am really ticked at the last part I read. By flashlight, in the damp heat.
ugh

Hi Kath!
I told all you guys last winter... Summer is for the birds (who are presently singing and chirping their little hearts out)! :PPPP~~~~~~~~

Light, life-saving breeze this am. :)
Good luck this afternoon... let the chips fall where they may! :)

T-minus four hours....

Hi Cee.

Yeah.. I have to say that I am so not desperately hoping to get this job..
I just don't want it. But I need the money. So, the "uniform" is black pants, white tops and black sweaters
over or black shirt, whatever. I would have rather had the shampoo the head and sweep the floor job, to be honest with you. Do not want to work with Doctors again. gak.

I have located 2 pairs of black pants that sort of fit.
One pair that is too big. I need a black sweater or something if I get the job.

I do not have appropriate shoes .
sigh. I need sneakers. I need black flats. Maybe i will get black sneakers and hope for the best?
So anyway, I may shop for shoes after the interview.

I have been busy, walked Dunkers, ran to store and have hot sausage cooking.
Still no gas for the grill. No comment.

I am not grumpy , weary, just sort of weary. Not much sleep.. too hot.
hot today and muggy.

trying to decide what you like.
Book being read?
Power outage and my near death experience due to heat?
Black sneakers?
Weird Harry Potter Dream ?
wait, I posted that on FB
interview?

Power outage and my near death experience due to heat?
Black sneakers?
Weird Harry Potter Dream ?

yes.

I actually thought The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors might be an official how-to thing until I clicked on the link. Being close to Chapel Hill and being intrigued with the blurb, I've added it to my ever-expanding wishlist on Bookmooch.

Geeze, Kath.
That sounds dull and morbid...wearing all that black!
It's gonna take you a month or two of work to pay for the clothes you'll need.

This is not only "do they want me" as "does this job feel right for me".
Even part time jobs need to suit your needs.
Well, have fun with it anyway :)

Well I hope the interview goes however you want it to. Doesn't sound like you will mind too much if you don't get this one.

Maybe that's they key. Not minding.
The job itself will be dead easy. As I said,
I have done it before, just need to learn new equipment.

The people there are nice. ..
but I met them as a customer.
Still, I think they are nice. 99% very young.

If offered the job, I will take it. I think I am just
getting too used to being home and going out
to work again feels like no fun. Which of course it isn't but I like to
pay my own way.

so?

Im doing lotsa cart before horse here. For all I know they will hire a cute young thing
and I won't have to worry about it.

Smile!
There... now you are a "cute young thing"!

>94 -Cee-: LIKE!

Cee.. funny.. One of the cute young things told me I had a nice smile :)
I almost fell off my chair.
lol rdear

I will be hired, pending three things.
I pass the drug test
I pass the background check
I pass muster with the goddess of all things for this area.

I think I am in.
I need a black jacket.
or a black sweater with a collar.

I bought a pair of black pants on the way to the interview..
He said I was the first person he ever interviewed to bring a book..
I said that if he kept me waiting, I wanted to put the time to good use...
so many books, so little time.

He asked me to describe myself in three words
I said
quiet
meticulous
a reader.

He asked me if this was my first choice of jobs. I told him that if B&N popped up next door
and was willing to hire me that I would be gone so fast he wouldn't see me for the smoke.

He said it would be about 15 hours a week, including every other Sunday.
so..

He asked what my pet peeves were the other times I had this position. I told him
that in any position, it was working with someone who did not do their fair share .. including their fair share of filing which everyone hates but must be done. He said Kelly was very particular about filing.. and I told him that I used to know the alphabet, but it has been a while. He said he hears it was like riding a bike. . . it comes back to you.

He told me the dress code. I asked if Texas succeeded from the union and took the corporate office with them, could I wear a lab coat instead? He said yes. He is lobbying for scrubs or a lab coat for the OD techs so.. fingers crossed.

Sounds like the folks there are nice. I hope so. Money is just not worth working with "pills" (as in don't be a pill, don't know what it really means) and "fools". I am hoping this is a nice job for you.

Cold, and cloudy here today. I am wearing a sweatshirt for goodness sakes! Brrrrr

My rental house is being vacated and I have work to do! Anyone know someone wanting to live in Bothell, Washington (near Microsoft) and who'd like to live in a two bedroom house with a fenced yard?

Hey Kath. I hope you're managing to stay cool. The kidd-o and I are getting major cabin fever since I refuse to take him outside in this oppressive heat. . .

yep.. they do seem nice, Karen .

Brit, I wouldn't either.. and didn't when mine were little..

Sounds like you're in Kath. Very good :)

...you will pass the drug test, right? :P

See? You have a very winning and disarming smile :)
I knew that would get you in!
Oh, I guess experience helps too...

So do you want this job?

Kath- I'll wait for your thoughts on The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors. I already added it to the List, after Jude praised it.
So when do you find out about the job, Ms. Johnny Cash?

Hi Bonnie.. maybe :)
Stephen, 'fraid so
Cee... dunno about the smile thing.. but yeah, I have done it before.
Do I want it? AS much as I would any job...
Still feeling burned from the last one.
Mark?Ms. Johnny Cash?

howdy doo, Kath. Trying to catch up a bit and only have time to say good luck with the pending job. It will all work out just the way it's suppose to.

That sounds like a fun interview, Kath. I mean if you have to work, you might as well work for someone with a sense of humor.

Good luck.

Well, Kath, it seems like you'll have a decent sort ot work for, but I sure understand about the shampoo the head and wash the floor--no thought process needed--and you might get a tip if you shampoo'd well.

Never mind; maybe you'll love getting out for a few hours.

{{{Kath}}}

Too hot to live, today....stopping by for a quick Hello before the Xanax kicks in......Congrats on the job.....and remember, it is only Part Time!!

Mark's "Ms Johnny Cash"? Johnny Cash, the Man In Black????

{{{{{hug}}}}

A 'Happy Belated Thingaversary' from me too, Kath!

Thanks Jude! I was just going to explain! LOL

Morning Kath!!

Just stopping by to say Good Morning on my way into the kitchen for some coffee. . .

Stopping by to wish you a lovely day!

Part time work will probably be good for you... whatever it is.
You need to be bizzzzeee! :)
New friends on the horizon - young ones to keep you young too!

Catch ya later. I have some hefty driving to do today.
Hope the sun is on Mom's side of the car. She likes it. I hate it.

Hope you have a little cooler air moving your way today, Kath!

good morning everyone :)

Lynda, that was my attitude for the interview. I did not lose
a seconds sleep over it, lol .

karen, fun with an undercurrent of steel.. but still, better, I hope.

Gail, thank you for understanding that. It would have been
a few more hours and a few less dollars, but I am so done.
I just want to not think. This one won't be bad, they do not do
any retinal photography, or BP's or anything much. Still..

Jude.. hot today, hotter tomorrow.
I skipped my walk this morning, as I could barely see through the haze and barely breathe..
thick air...ugh! Oh and thanks for the explanation. I was stumped.

mark.. all I can even think to say to you is to try to stay cool.

Hi Brit! How's the coffee :)
I have cut down to one cup in the morning, since Cory
is home. This way he and dan both get 2 cups. I am not always
happy with just one cup, but I am pretty sure that I will survive.

Cee! Have a good safe a and fun trip!
I hope the sun does what you want it too..
and your mom and the grandkids too!

Lynda.. it is getting hotter and hotter for the next few.
I am not pleased, but helpless to move that blasted air mass.. ugh!

I have to go and do the drug test thing
And believe me when I tell you that it is already a mess.
I was given wrong information regarding the address of the testing place
wrong phone number and told no appt needed. All incorrect.
I am not happy. It's a good thing I called for the hours..
and found all of this out.

Hmmm... i wonder if it's an omen that the drug testing thing almost threw your evaluation for a loop. I still can't get over the dress code though ...all black?! How is that friendly and welcoming to patients?

The " all black" is odd, since most medical offices here require white, or light-colored uniforms/scrubs

oh well, maybe this Doctor is secretly Goth!!! (couldn't help myself on that one, sorry)

;-}

The shirts can be white..
otherwise, you dress like a table buss person
crazy

I agree though.. terrible dress code.
The people at the lab gave the wrong directions / info said it was on 7th and 11th
when it was on 7th and 12.
round the block three times .. said it was called one thing, but the sign on the building was
something else entirely.

people who work there not at all nice, helpful or anything but mean and glaring.

Terrible.

:(

Then I had to go with margies to get stuff for the fund raiser for my friend . we are trying to
raise money for her to have a new wheelchair van. Some of you have seen my posts on FB.
We are not having much luck with business donations.. and it was very hot to go beging, but we did, and we got a few things for the chinese auction, so that was good.

I am hot and grumpy now.
Dan was supposed to be off, but got called in.
Terrible again.

too hot

Sorry it has been such a trying day!

Thanks karen :P

The heat just amplifies things, I think...
And I am anxious about the job..

The "Hot & Terribles" seem to have settled in for a while in this part of the country.

I'm beyond grumpy, to put it mildly!

Sorry the fund begging went poorly...i already donated some through FB....might be able to swing a little more after the 23rd...

;-}

no no no jude! No more! You have done more than enough..
It will be fine.. Thank you for your donation! but no more :)
hugs

the big fundraiser is in august..
things will pick up then .. or we will go to plan B
No one has a pan B yet.. and that is the problem
the organizers are giving into ego and are having
tantrums if they are not getting
1 their way
2 recognition
3 recognition
4 their way

It is a mess. I am not one of the organizers thank the goddess..
I figured it would be this way and ran for the hills.

Okay, mom.....but let me know if things get really tight!!!

I steer clear of fundraising thingies, anymore...egos tend to take over and the "real" goal gets lost somewhere in the backfield, sad to say...smart lady to "get out the way"

;-)

It will be fine.

I don't understand the ego thing when you are supposed to be doing something that is selfless..
conflicting intentions can't help but go awry

It's called EGO, baby...some are bigger than others and "yell" louder..

Sad, but true ;-(

#124: Very sad :(

Stopping by to say "Hello!", "Nice picture!", and "You do have a great smile!"

Dropping by to say I'm about midway through Dreaming in Hindi, which you recommended awhile back. Enjoying it. Thanks. (Skimming your thread to catch up... Congrats on the job!)

uccch hated this day

Mornin' Kath!
Out walking this am - or passed out in the heat?
Sure is nice being in a/c... ahhhhhhhhhh

My grandkids are growing too fast! Ack! I just saw them about a month ago? or so?
They look bigger and older... dang!
Too fast - too fast!

Whatcha doin' to shake the world up today?
Sounds like you need a rest after yesterday...

Good morning, Kath! I wish all good things for you today.

Hope this will bring you a great day, Kath!

glitter-graphics.com

Hello everyone.. late start today, bad night in this neck of the woods. :P

Jude, you are right.. ego..
Stas, it is sad.. and annoying!

qebo! so glad that you are enjoying that book. I liked it too. :)

rd, but.... it was book club right?
I hoped that you were whooping it up at book circle and storing up
good energy. :(

Didn't walk today Cee. Not feeling too great.. too hot, too!

Hi Karen, thank you ! And back at ya!

Aww Lynda :) pretty pretty! thank you .. nothing like a fairy to brighten the place up a bit.. !

Hope things are better today than last night.

Read your post re: the lab. Believe me, I feel your pain on that one.

And it's always too bad when egos get in the way of good things; hard to stop that or to overcome it and get on with the work. Of course, one could simply use the Ray Gun of Verbal Contempt, but I've found that to be less than helpful, except as a temporary relief to one's feelings. Sighing on your behalf...

Thanks Gail. You might be surprised to know that I have not only
kept from being one of the "inner circle" but I have actually, and painfully,
kept my ray gun of verbal contempt in my pocket, buttoned up. I am letting it happen without me.
I am doing my darnedest to stay away from toxic to me people, since escaping from Marcia. I
don't know if my restraint will continue on the day of the big event, I have to admit.

:P

Congratulations (?) on the new job. At least the person who interviewed you sounded cool. I hope you like everyone else and the working conditions. Let's hope the drug test fiasco is the worst part of this experience.

Keep smiling. ;-)

Hi Kath- Just checking in on you! Hope you are keeping cool. Hey, I finally received my copy of Children of God. Now, I need to get a copy of Thread of Grace and I'll be one happy camper.

Great ! I know that you will love them both..

Okay Lt friends.. it has been a long hot day.. and I am checking out early

/me waving bye, bye...sleep well, sweetie.

I hope you have a wonderful Friday, Kath!

Aww, thanks Karen! Good morning Stas and all..
ok.. it is hot for all of us. Crazy. Headache.

So what are we going to do about his weather, eh?
Can we have an LT Harmonic convergence and push it out to sea?
Or better yet... just shatter it... and allow the little red sparks to fall harmlessly
to the ground?

I vote for sparks falling to the ground!

lets get on it then! :)

Where and when? I am there!

hmm I better try to get rid of this trying hard to be a migraine first..

Whatever works, just do it quick, please!

#145: Oo, sorry to hear about the headache, Kath!

do it quick my A$$... you have to help Apelet

Ty Stas.. I am about to log off for now. Even coffee and excedrine not helping.

89. The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors: A Novel by Michele Young-Stone

Finished, thoughts posted later.

90. is in progress Coffee with Thunderbolts by Marianne G Petrino

I hope your being back on LT means that the headache is gone!

no.. in fact it is getting worse..
I just got back from doing some errands..

One of them for me! Thanks so much, darlin' Kath.

I'm so sorry about the headache. Dark, cool room? Blanket and loving kitties and puppies? Drugs?

Feel better, Kath! As for moving the hot weather, just bring it over my way so it hovers over my house. I'm loving it!

*eyes Lynda, now revealed to be a sick weirdo* Over 100 here today. I*LEFT*TEXAS* and left this kind of torture there to afflict the populace. This is horrible. Just HORRIBLE.

Boo hiss migraine.

I can help to shatter the heat, I suppose, but you must realize being a man I must go about the problem in a masculine way.

*Looks up at Suffocating Heat from the Sky and rubs his chin in thought.*

...

*Throws a hammer at it*

Blanket?! eek!

Still have the headache, I think it's here to stay today :(
Thanks Lynda.. you LIKE this? img.. I hate it so much :(

too right rd.. hiss!

Stephen, well tha'ts a start ...

so I got the job...

I start training next week.

*there there, pat pat*

So do I congratulate you or comiserate with you over the job?

I'll be happy to respond either way. :)

(Blanket in cold, air conditioned room. Not in sweltering heat.)

thanks rd :-/

not sure karen..

still have pounding headache.. will try eating something..

I now have a black jacket as in must wear black to this job.
My sister had one in the closet.. and just handed it over. One
problem solved. Now if you can help me to get rid of the headache??
Anyone?

Hmmm I think that whoever solves the problem of headaches will instantly become a gazillionaire many times over. The problem is as old as the earth and nothing much better than aspirin has been invented I'm afraid :(

Headache...with this F***king heat..is, maybe, a given ( I know, i'm not very "nice").....your house is probably cooler than mine...or i'd tell you to come over

We're all in the doodooo

Ice pack...back of neck....

;-}

So true Bonnie..

I took more excedrine and ate again.. a burger and tomatoes..

good thinkin' jude.
I am afraid to look and see what the temp is in my house.
I have a window a/c unit and it is blowing fog.
srsly

so sorry to be out of touch. I simply haven't felt well. I'm scheduled for another cortesone injection and I hope it helps.

In the meantime, I send all good wishes to you my dear!

And, congratulations on your new job!!!!! Good for you~!~~~~~

Congrats on the new job, just sorry to hear that it's not reading books for a living. :) Have had a headache off and on (mostly on) for the last few days courtesy of this steamy jacuzzi weather and general grossness, so I'm right there with you. Thank the goddesses for Aleve, Excedrin, Advil, Aspirin, and all other pain relievers. Vodka too!

It rained, it rained.... for a minute.
Laura I agree with the gratitude for all of the above !

Congratulations on the new job, Kath! I'm sorry that it's so ridiculously hot in the Northeast. 108 degrees in Newark, NJ??? It's "only" 93 degrees in Atlanta at the 6 o'clock hour, which seems mild by comparison.

There are several empty houses for sale in my little neighborhood for $125,000 - $175,000, and our weather is mid 70s today, blue skies, gentle breezes. Expecting more of the same all weekend long...but then... wait for it, I expect winter to start again. I think we only get about 5 days of summer this year. But if you want cool...I've got cool, and wet, and cloudy, all year long... you are all welcome to come and settle here. We could have a LibraryThingtown or LibraryThingville.

Hi Kath- Congrats on the new job! Sorry to hear about the persistent headache. Hope you are keeping cool enough. Healing Hug!

Hi, Kath! Congrats on the job. Hope the headache goes away.

I seriously hope that by the time you read this the headache is a thing of the past, Kath. Congrats on the new job.

Have a wonderful, pain-free Saturday.

A new job! Congratulations!!!!!

Sorry about the headache, though. When not a migraine, I go the 4 Advil and 2 Sudafed route. Usually works for me.

Hope you wake up feeling fine!

Hi Darryl.. thanks .. it has cooled down a bit this am.. if you can call it that.. but still..
it rained more last night and that helped.

Karen.. you are a taunter! lol

Hi Mark, thanks.. hope you are off today?

Hi stas. It is finally gone. I am very glad, as I have to go in and do some sort of paperwork or
something for this job.. :P

Hi Joanne! I must have lost your thread, I don't remember stopping by recently?
But I haven't been on a lot the last few days.. just too hot.

I have both doors open.. I need some new air in this place..
I think that was half of my problem. ugh!

I hope everyone has plans for a nice weekend ?

Glad for you that the headache is gone, Kath.

Pleased the headache has gone, hope the paperwork is easy and the weather continues to cool down. It sounds like it has been horrendous over there.

It will only be 90F today...
I guess that is better? At least the
morning is a little cooler than it has been. so?

But Kath, don't you like the idea of LibraryThingVille? We could car pool to the Barnes and Noble and the library. Use each others computers to update our threads at any time when the home computer is in the hospital. So many advantages! But then.... there might be some difficulties having so many readers in the same neighborhood. Lawns left raggedy looking, cars unwashed, garbage not put out by the curb on "Stinky Truck Day" (my great niece's term for it).

Hope today is good! I am doing one of those read all you can days. Woo hoo!

=8-O

Use each others computers!?!?!

I would rather use each others toothbrushes ..
only I use my computer.. :P
Dan's is almost mine, all he does is check the lottery on it.. lol

Kath, sooo sorry about the headache. I've been reading without paying attention about barometric changes triggering massive headaches, and of course allergies contributing as well. I'm thinking ice pack on back of neck, very cold cloth (think stored in fridge) on forehead, and a medium-sized fan blowing directly on your over-heated person as ways to combat/deter the next attack. Of course the vodka would help too.

Maggie, loving the idea of LibraryThingVille. What a hoot that would be...but we couldn't have a city government as everyone would either be reading or talking about books. Hmm...maybe that wouldn't be bad after all.

I'm glad the headache is gone and hope you have a super day!

Rain, lucky you.

Hello Kath. Just stopping on this incredibly and oppresively hot morning. My family's patience with this is running thing. Will is a mess. The wife is getting sick. And I have zero tolerance for anything. . . except maybe beer - if I could only get some time to have one!

I'm all for LibraryThingVille, even if I have to mow the lawns.

Ape, they obviously will have to be very small lawns. Can't rob too much time from READING.

I can imagine the size of the library in LibraryThingVille!

So glad that Ape volunteered for the lawn mowing.

But Karen44, don't you live in California? The unemployment rate is 12%! Still...cheap houses...cool...wet...*drool*sweat*drool*

Lawn solution: xeriscaping! It's sensible in all environments.

ALREADY 92F! Yeccchhh

richardderus! No, no, no. Do not live in California, do I! I live in the evergreen Washington State, the last outpost of civilization, if you don't count Alaska and Hawaii.

OoooOOooooooh...y'know when I am about to shuffle off this mortal coil, I want to complete the trip in Skookumchuk, British Columbia, because it's so pretty in the western rainforest and it won't matter then how likely it is that a volcano/tsunami/earthquake trifecta will hit. Plus my death cert will be the envy of the world: "Born Palo Alto, CA 19*mumble*...died Skookumchuk, BC 2101."

Skookumchuk is the best name! Although I'm also happy to know about Humptulips.

182: Yes yes, I could just make an attachment for the riding tractor to hold a book in front of my face while I mow. Shouldn't be dangerous at all or anything.

185: Ooooh, I looked at pictures on google. LIKE!

So glad the headache is gone, Kath!

Congrats on the definite job! And on the exit of headache. The heat... I cannot help.

Karen/Maggie1944, I would happily reside in LibraryThingville. Not so long ago... oh, it was long ago... the decades disappear so quickly now... I lived in Bellingham and Olympia. 55 degrees and drizzling. Which at the moment seems quite perfect.

waving at qebo!

congrats on the new job :) part time right?

yup hot here also but I have central air so not so bad unless you have to be outside in this furnance

try to stay cool

Glad y'all were having fun.
I vote no to Ca, yest to anything north of that
must have grass.. we have the Ape to mow
he offered

I had to go in and do paperwork today for my job
I start monday
6 training days
srsly? said i?4 seems plenty
Standard said they
oh well..

got two white tops with collars at kohls on sale
then ran about shopping and sweating and so forth.
ugh

so.. Monday..
D day
uh oh day

what was I thinking?

Part Time...More Money...new friends maybe....ah, ah, well that's all I can think of right now...

Relax and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Thanks karen..
They all seem pretty nice there.. still..

you have the option to leave anytime you want! no obligations :)
not like before where you ran yourself ragged worrying about the kids......and there just can not be another Marcia on this earth....there just can't.

I have to disagree.. I am sure that there is another.. or more than a few..
But it seems like this place is marcia free..

otherwise, you are right.. no obligations.

well, I was trying to be hopeful...some say it springs eternal :P

but as you have said,there are so many running loose.. such a shame

Kath, I sympathize with the jitters. But...less responsibility, not obligated to stay for any reason, shorter hours. All that said, I'd be inthe same exact mental position as you are right this minute.

Checking in for the night, Kath. Good luck on Monday with the new job. I can relate to the nerve factor :)

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Best wishes to you on Monday! New jobs are so stressful, but you'll be fine. You have a lot of people here sending out good vibes!

Thanks all..
I am sure it will be fine.
And after the next two weeks, where I am scheduled for
three days each, it will be only one day.

The full time tech actually worked in the Ophthalmology practice where I worked
years ago.. briefly, and quite.. because they are so mean. That was 2011. She worked there
a few months ago, and it has not changed. Even the same OM .. but the doctor that was sleeping with her..( sometimes at work) divorced his wife, and married the OM. I hope his wife has found someone nicer.. I witnessed some pretty ugly screaming phone calls he made to her.

As you say Kara.. so many of them running loose.
Gail, I am glad you understand. I feel like a wimp.. but the anxiety is pretty high..
hopefully after day 1?

Hi Stas! hope your night was a good one

So right Joanne.. I will remember, and appreciate that!

Positive thoughts for tomorrow and wishes for a great today.

:) thanks karen :)

Good Sunday Morning, Kath! Hope you can relax and have a great day.

Morning Kath- Good luck with the new job. Does this mean, I get to stay home tomorrow and watch you go off to work? Hmmmmm...sounds interesting.
Dark & stormy here at the moment.

You too karen!

Well, Mark.. I guess it means exactly that!

I wish it was dark and stormy here! stay cool...

Happy Sunday to you dear one.

I hope you are feeling much better today. I've had a nasty migraine for a few days and thus I can certainly relate. This heat is so darn oppressive.

Hugs to you!

Happy Sunday to you.

Good luck with your new job, hope everything goes smoothly.

ditto what Calm said!

*pants*

I finally am caught up with your thread.
Good luck tomorrow and remember, don't let the bastards win!

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow as you start your new job. In the meantime, enjoy today!

Linda.. this weather has a hand in a lot of miseries these days! I hope you are feeling better?

Thanks Calm,and Linda..

Carrie.. you should be panting! You have been a busy girl these last months.. this whole year, really..
take a break :) I love the pic of the beautiful boy on your profile :)

Thanks Donna.. I will try..

So far today I have cooked two huge meals and packed lunches and done laundry and ironing and
even walked my Dunkers. I am melting dead away.

This getting ready to start a job is not for the faint of heart.
( meaning me )
ugh!

hot hot hot 82F in the house with the A/C and fans.

For reasons best known to her heat-addled self, Kath has not published a link to her thumbs-uppable review of Broken Tees and Mended Hearts, to be found here for those wishing to up-gethumb it for its clarity, brevity and sweetness.

90. Coffee with Thunderbolts by Marianne G Petrino 4 stars reviewed

To quote the author, an LT member and 75'er :

This novel sprang into existence in 2010 as a result of the National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is an annual event occurring in November, and you too can participate in this experience.

Marianne describes this book as an urban metaphysical novel. Although I would never have come up with that description on my own, I think it describes this story perfectly.

It's either new Starbucks-speak for cocaine-laced triple venti espresso with an energy drink chaser, or an indicator that the Christian god has decided caffeine is the Devil. Either way, your review is thumbs-uppable once again.

Best wishes for tomorrow!

Thanks rdear.. Actually coffee = bliss in this one :)
Good story, and just my cuppa "tea" ?

Thanks Jim.

>219 mckait: *ducks*

BBBBLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMM

*mourns death of punsteress Kath in peculiarly targeted lightning strike*

Hi! Late to the party - anything left to drink? I'm parched.
I'm caught between the geriatric and the pediatric! Ach!
Love them all... hope I live through the week :)

Congrats on the job. Just need to get over this first week.
Things will even out.

Oh boy! you get to go to bed early tonight!
I bet this Sunday feels more precious than last Sunday.
You're gonna do fine and you'll be loved.
Set a good example and make sure your glasses are clean lol!

OUCH!

Cee! Nice to see you around.. I know how busy you have been.
It looks like it will be a challenging week for us both.
:P

I'll be with you tomorrow, in spirit (just ignore that little voice that wants you to laugh every five minutes....i can't help myself!)

Coffee with Thunderbolts.....i like Richard's take on the book (#217) and gave you a Thumb....it's not my cuppa but will pass the title on to friends...okay?

as an aside.....i can't seem to post here on LT, using Firefox....weird...have to switch hit with Safari....oh well, i'll blame it on the heat!

and, i stole the Lightning gif to my Album on Photobucket!!!

;-}

Best of luck in your new venture tomorrow Kath. You'll do great.

Jude... actually, you might be surprised. The two women are pleasantly quirky ..but you know best what you like. I like quirky women :)

oh and see pm re ff

Thanks Bonnie..

I just realized that I have to be there from 10-4 !!! I was thinking 10-2
ye gods

I think we have the same taste in women, Kath. :D

It's possible we do..

I like curvy, you?

I am having trouble picking my next book.. I would like to nook..
It might be The King of Lies by John Hart..

maybe

Oh, ummm...hm, I guess I don't know. I'm indiscriminate when it comes to shape. Quirky, eccentric book readers always seem to be the most attractive. I'm convinced books emit rays of beautification that makes everyone who reads them better looking. I refuse to accept any other explanation. :)

thumber for Broken Tees and Mended Hearts :)

just think from 10-4 tomorrow you will be in a cool place!

Sounds good to me, Stephen!

ty kara :)

and that's true.......... but it isn't *home*
whine whine whine
:P

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow as you begin a new job. I send lots of love and all good wishes.

Hey Kath - again, just trying to catch up!

Sick wife, hot icky days with 2 year old who has cabin fever. . . ugh. Thank goodness for my mother-in-law! We're at her house for the night, avoiding a fire drill on campus for a camp. . .

Off to keep reading. . .

No time to catch up, Kath, but I just HAD to drop in to wish you a good day at work tomorrow. Don't Stress! Everything, everyone, will be great :)

Dropping by to wish you well tomorrow. I bet anxiety will subside once you've gotten through the first day.

me, too! Bon Chances! as they might say in France, meaning best of good fortunes!

Have a wonderful adventure on your first day of working! At least you don't have to worry about what to wear! Can't wait to hear your impressions! ;-)

And thank your lucky stars you don't have to re-direct conversation to avoid descriptions of "how to kill a chicken". One of Mom's favs that came up at supper! I just didn't think it was good for the kids to hear at that particular time! How do I get myself into these things? :(

Happy Monday!

Have a great day at the new job tomorrow, Kath!

Hope everything goes well with the training tomorrow, Kath!

Hope you've been able to come up with a book to read - having one in hand on a new venture is a good security blanket.

I'll be thinking about you today, Kath!

Good morning... !

I slept pretty well, but got up really early.

warm and humid and just enough rain and thunder to keep me from my walk..

Karen.. Still can't settle on a book. Maybe the Moon: A Novel by Armistead Maupin was on the floor in my bedroom this morning. Morgan was going at my bookshelves again. I am also looking at one on my nook, but nothing grabbed me. I watched Harry Potter movies again yesterday.

Thanks Roni and Terri .. I am sure it will be fine.

Linda, Lynda qebo and Karen, thanks for the good wishes.. fingers crossed..

Brit.. terrible to feel sick in this heat, I am sure.. I hope the MIL's house has a/c?

Cee.. adventures?! ye gods I hope not. yikes to mom and her instructive dinnertime musings..

I am sure that it will be okay. People there seem nice.. but after working with Voldemort and the Death Eaters for 8+ years, it is daunting. Also, it is such a different schedule. If I don't leave the house fist thing in the morning, it gets hard to go..

Nearly 80F and humid here already. They are at least predicting cool nights coming up. I need some
fresh air soon *faint*

As for Texas, I think it has simply fallen further into the pits of hell. Terrible weather there.
:-/

Morning Kath- Good luck today! I hope it all goes well for you! See you tonight.

Happy return to the laborforce day, Kath! To celebrate, you have *two* hot reviews on today's homepage.

243: It is, of course, mere coincidence that 9 of the top 10 hot reviews were written by 75ers...

Sending you good luck and best wishes today - and a quickly moving clock!

Hey, Kath! Hope it all goes so well you forget the time and are surprised when it's time to go home.

Awwww, Kath! LIFE is an adventure! Hope it's a good one for you...
Also hope you are not too tired to let us know how it went. :)

The pirates are home... safe and sound! Loaded with booty! Arrrrgh!
gold earrings, eye patches, flags, maps, hats, t-shirts, and what-all...
Sam is "Sara Shotgun" and her ship is "Lady Pistol"
Greg has chosen "Gregory Grenade" but no ship name yet.
(sounds kinda violent to me???)

I spent the day shopping, eating, reading, and ALONE!!! *huge grin, tired legs*

How was your birthday Mark?

Hot reviews, rdear? srsly :P nice!

qebo 75ers rock, of course :)

Thanks Laura :) it was fairly fast moving...and v v v busy

Well Gail, I was not so much surprised as relieved. I looked at the clock and it was 5 til 4
I was so ready to go home.

Hi Cee. So tired. Yeah... sounds a little violent to me, too ! yikes!
Glad they had fun and that you had some down time. I had none :P
It was so so busy!

The girl training me is so nice! But she is not a good teacher. She just kept throwing stuff at me to remember.. I was writing as fast as my little fingers would go..So much more than paperwork than any
of the other OD Tech jobs I have had.. PILES of paperwork.

The testing machines are absolutely different from the ones I used, which I knew they would be. When I used a fields machine, refractor and tonometry machine they were about the size of a Volkswagen .. and I was in charge. The new machines do everything and just use me to move them here and there a bit. Do not like. But, I have to get used to it..

I kept telling her that I would like to just focus learning the equipment today and worry about
sales challenges later ( grrr)

Anyway.. I did all of the afternoon patients..
I did not feel ready. I am supposed to have
6 days of training.. I pretty much expected that
today would be a day to observe and take notes.

Finally got a break at 2:45.. for 15 minutes.. and
managed to eat a couple of mandarin oranges..
I really needed them by that time.

I am tired, and my feet hurt. I need better shoes.

I lived. Wed. 12-5

*HUGS*

I hope tomorrow is brighter.

Yeah, you made it thru day one! Hoping that all the days to follow will go just as quickly.

Horray! Day one, done. Sounds like you did a good job. On to day two with assurance that your are indeed earning MONEY and you know what you can do with MONEY? Buy Books!!! books!!! more books!!!! hip hip horray!!!

Seriously, have a great day tomorrow.

*slurps coconut ice cream with pineapple*

New thread time, lovey.

Give her a break, Richard. She's probably in bed already.

Nah. She's probably out at the bar whoopin' it up, knowin' Kath. Youth of Pennsylvania, beware!

Hi Lynda, BTW!

Sweet and sound sleep - you earned it!
So do you have tomorrow off? :)

Hi Kath- You did it! You did it! Now, go rest those tired feets.
BTW- the birthday went very well.

Good shoes are soooooo important! Take care of those tired little puppies.

And yourself, of course.

I admire you!

Hugs!

Carrie.. not working today.. getting my hair cut

Lynda.. thank you !

Karen.. I might have to pay some bills first..

rd. 10$ for two milshakes and a doggie dish?????
terrible. Cherry for me.

Went to bed at 10.. dropped into sleep instantly

Hi Cee!

Glad to hear the Birthdya was a good one, Mark :)

Karen.. too right.. hard to find for me.. foot injury at last job..

Linda.. nothing to admire :P I am a whiner.

to prove it .. I will share my morning with you

I slept way late.. I was so tired yesterday...
I woke up and turned on the coffee pot and found it wasn't set up
:/
so I set it up turned it on and went for a walk with dunc
came home and coffee was everywhere.. grounds..
all over the place.
cleaned
started again.

oh and found cory asleep pn the couch.
a/c on ..AND windows open .. I opened them
as it was cool last nght
i had told him n cool nights just sleep with the fan and the door open
not only was the a/c unit on, but the curtain was down over it and the air just went right up and out the window.. I open mine from the top..
not a good start
i could cry :(
I need a hair cut
i look like the wild woman of alacatrz or something

so i went back to get coffee
it had happned again
i cleaned it again

finally, coffee.. and a headache.
but no work today :-/
and I did manage to snag a hair appt.
so there is hope. Unless she makes me look worse after than I do now...

See? I am really good a whining :P

Best of luck in you new job!!! First day is always the toughest. I will be banging the Thunderbird drum for your continued success :)

MGP

PS Thanks for the review. Coffee...it is an Italian thing, neh. :)

Hi Kath - we both have to work on this whining thing.
Check my thread - I'm a Master Whiner too.

Today I'm gonna focus on the positive...
I guess that will be after I figure out what to do with the washing machine full of wet soapy clothes. :P
This is my red wash - I REALLY REALLY hope there's nothing in there that runs badly... I did throw in a new red pirate t-shirt I bought for Greg yesterday.

Hope you have a good catch-up day today.
That's kinda nice to work one day - have the next off!

I'm going to Ammy to order 2 Ott light bulbs (2 out of 3 blew out last night). Maybe there will be something fun over there! ;-)

Hope you re having fun at Ammy, Cee.
I think my whining is excellent, and needs no work..
red wash? youhave more than one red thing? :P I never have.

Marianne, it was absolutely my pleasure.. I really liked your book.
Coffee .. if I didn't love it .. today I would hate it. :P
Thanks for the drumming, I seriously need it :)

I have a really tough time finding shoes that don't hurt..
A huge problem is an injury to the top of my right foot from my last job.
I was releasing the break on a wheel chair and apparently broke a bone on the top
of my foot. Finding hoes is nearly impossible.. so I wear Halflingers..
they are wonderful and V expensive. They are also clogs.
No clogs allowed. I have looked all over and tried many sorts of shoes and
nothing is working for me.

Any ideas? Good shoe ideas?

The injury is dead center the top pf my right foot.
I bought cheapo flats that will not do ..
my back and legs are killing me today..
I don't know where to go next :-/

http://www.librarything.com/topic/121088

new thread :)

http://www.librarything.com/topic/121088

@263 Easy spirits are the only shoes that work for me when I need to stand for long periods of time. I have the model SOAR that I currently wear.

MGP

That would be easier, M.. thank you I knew I would get some help from my friends :)

Have a great 2nd day of happy work!
Try to stay off your feet - they must have chairs in that place! :)
Enjoy the morning... I need to drop off the kiddies then head for the GHS.
Time to start getting ready to push the Tide out!

Deep breaths and calming thoughts.

Pettingand hugging furry friends helps, too.

WELCOME HOME.....RELAX!!!

mmmmm nice! Thanks cee... sorry, I just found it though :(

Never too late for flip flops and a cold, tropical drink! :)

I'll ditto what Cee said. Have a nice, relaxing weekend, Ms working girl!

Kath

I highly disagree with you...There is a lot to admire about you. And, you are NOT a whiner.

That's what I keep telling her, Linda! :)

Last day of pirate camp! Big Scavenger Hunt today - whatever that will be?

Gonna pick the kids up and sto at Borders on the way back. Taking Mom too.
I am a glutton for punishment... need to get my brains re-wired.

Psst, Claudia, did you know Kath has a new thread. I mean, you did post on it after all. ;)

http://www.librarything.com/topic/121088

Thanks Stephen :)

I did? huh? Scrambled brains this week....