Kath ( mckait ) Thread #6 75 ( plus) reads in 2009

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#65 The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne
#66 One For The Money by Janet Evanovich
#67 The Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
#68 Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
#69 The Last Report On The Miracles At Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
#70 Dreaming in Hindi by Katherine Russell Rich
#71 Columbine by Dave Cullen
#72 The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin
#73 The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
#74 Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley & The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
#75 The Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes
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# 76 Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
#77 Schuyler's Storm by Robert Rummel-Hudson
#78 Secrets of the Unified Field: The Philadelphia Experiment, The Nazi Bell, and the Discarded Theory by Joseph P. Farrell
#79 Shake the Devil off by Ethan Brown
#80 They Myrtle Plantation by Frances Kermeen
#81 The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
#82 The Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
#83 Yes, My Darling Daughter: A Novel by Margaret Leroy
#84 The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom
#85 The Rapture by Liz Jensen
#86 Gift from My Son: Autism Redefined by Keli Lindelien
#87 The Woman Who Can't Forget by Jill Price
#88 I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
#89 Haunted by James Herbert 91. Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea
#90 The Year of Past Things by M.A. Harper
#91 Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea
#92 Autism's False Prophets by Dr. Paul A. Offit
#93 Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
#94 Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
#95 Dance for Amelia by Peter Beagle
#96 A Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
#97 The Raven by Peter Landesman
#98 Direct Red by Gabrial Weston
#99 A Gate at The Stairs by Lorrie Moore
#100 Second Sight by George D Shuman
#101 Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk
#102 The Lost City of Z by David Grann
#103 In The Woods by Tana French
#104 The Likeness by Tana French
#105 The Day The Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
#106 The Midwife's Tale
#107 Shadow Game
#108 Mind Game
#109 Night Game
#110 Double Take
#111 Riptide by Catherine Coulter
#112 The Coveby Catherine Coulter
#113 Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harried Reisen
#114 Saving Ben: A Father?s Story of Autism by Dan E. Burns
#115 The Holy Bullet by Luís M. Rocha
#116 Heaven's Keep: A Novel by William Kent Krueger
#117 Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD by Beth Alison Maloney

#111

Riptide by Catherine Coulter

#112

The Coveby Catherine Coulter

In keeping with my light reading to start back to work!

They and Double Take have been surprisingly enjoyable.

Hello, *Waves*.

Popped over to get the new thread.

Sorry your work days have been stinky. At least you are helping the kids.

But they aren't stinky.. long, hard yes..
but as you say, I have the kids :)

Got you starred again, Kath!

Hi, Kath -

Stopping by the newish thread to send you my love and tell you that you are someone I think about very often.

Still kind of bowled over by the drama that is part of my life right now. I didn't create it, thank goodness ... but I get to live it! Whoosh. Not too fun, just saying.

'Hope to add to my Wishlist some of the good books that you have recently posted here and on your previous thread, esp., Tana French's latest book.

WH aka Ruth

Found you and starred you again!

Pfah, thought you could hide from me, did you? Foolish lass, you are starred, starred, starred!

*blink*

I was reading O Pioneers! when I drowsed, and now this...?

and what were your dreams rd??
*waves* to whisper, ruth, ficus and stasia*

Hello! Another star for you!

*waves*

I'm not a Coulter fan. Do you have a favorite of hers?

ah hah.. here you are ... I've never read anything by Coulter although I've seen her books in the stores. What is it you like about them?

mckait...please, oh please tell me the "Coulter" herein referenced is NOT Ann (yuckickptui)Coulter, but some other Coulter as yet unknown to me...PLEASE!

found you ...got you starred :)

I've been very busy at work so I'am just now really catching up on the threads...

hope your days at work have been a little better and how has the book shelf/ book borrowing thing at work going ???

Richard, I'm talking Catherine. She is very yuckickptui to me but so many people like her. I feel as though I missed something.

>15 cal8769: Oh. Who's Catherine Coulter? Never heard of her...off to Amazon to do some research.

She's easy reading chick fluff. Mysteries, some historical romance stuff. I love that sort of book but she doesn't thrill me. I feel like she is telling me the story instead of letting me into the story to see it for myself.

The FBI books look pretty iffy to me, and Moonspun Magic...! Ooof. But hey, I envy the career the lady's carved out. She's doing very well out of this.

Reading samples, all I can say is, I am underwhelmed.

Yes, she is doing quite well for herself and she is read by many. I guess I just don't 'get' her.

13. CATHERINE Coulter rd.. as if I could bear to have the other (&*()&Y*'s books in my home.

Her books are nice mysteries.. she has surprised me a time or two..
I have only read these three books mentioned in my list. I didn't like The Cove. Double Take was pretty good as was Riptide. They have similar romantic twists in them, but it wasn't too romance-y.. just .. just boy meets girl and they fall for each other. Not all sorts of wanton sex or anything.

Entertaining. I am not trying to improve my mind.... just relax so
:-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on you!

:)

Thanks for starring me folks, I would miss you all if you didn't stop by.

I am very very tired today ..

14 ~
I started an account at LT to keep track of books and donaters :)
I made up sign out sheets, and have a bookshelf in place. I took in a few books and will probably get it up and running on monday.

cal try Looking into Double Take at Amazon if you can. It was a fun read for me.

must think about food..

Hi Kath! Coulter is indeed nice, light entertainment. So light, I forgot I read any of her until you posted this! Now I get to go add more books to my already read pile instead of my TBR pile, which is kinda nice. :) Love the "Thud" in #20. LOL!

I have to say this. I am so sad that Teddy is gone. I used to work for his periodontist. I met him several times. He was kind, funny and genuine. His eyes twinkled when he smiled. He would stand there and talk to the staff while his assistant looked pained. His own staff called when he was there often, and they were nice too.

Stand Edward Kennedy next to any other politician today and they pale.
In fact, many family men pale in comparison. This man stepped up for his family, and for us. He has been in my thoughts for a long time. Gentle journey Teddy. We will miss you.

Me too, mckait. He was the last of a generation of good, decent people trying to do the right thing by those who had nothing, and lost it. His failings were those of any of us who inhabited that pressure cooker world of constant scrutiny and easy pleasure. But he grew out of it, and it will be his right-thinking championship of the least and the last that will survive.

I hope.

Just want to add my thoughts to some of those expressed here ... to me the late Senator "Ted" Kennedy truly grew up in the public eye. He paid his dues for his mistakes and was an elegant, dedicated man who represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the people who needed him most in our country, including his own family.

You will be missed. Here's to you, Dear Senator.

WH

I agree with everyone's sentiments on the late Senator Kennedy. I fear that there will never be another like him, someone who dedicated his life to public service to the extent that he did. Yes, he had his flaws, but in comparison to many of the current politicians such as (substitute your favorite example here; mine is Governor Sanford of South Carolina), he stands head and shoulders above him. I haven't followed the news or read the NYT over the past two days; has there been speculation on who Gov. Patrick will select to replace him?

Those will be hard shoes to fill. I don't envy anyone who comes after.
So much tragedy in that family and he remained strong and optimistic and good.
I met him several times when he kept his appointments where I worked. We all loved him madly. I will never forget that voice and eyes.. and that ready smile.
Good man.

An ARC from vine arrived yesterday Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen.. so that will be my read for today after work. At work I am reading a book called God by someone Turian. It is definitely not what I would normally read, but it was written by the sil if a social worker in the bldg...
and she said she thought of me immediately and would I read it. I will..
I will even review it on my blog. It is well written, and the story of a woman's experience in finding God. Clearly she needed something in her life. She was too hard on herself to find happiness without help.

Hey, Kath, how's it going? I had to laugh: when I read your post in #20 "must find food" I was shoveling a bite of Mounds Cake (as in the candy bar--an embarrassing glop of sugar, milk, chocolate, coconut and cake that is a boon to the soul and a bane to the waistline) into my mouth. Hope you found something to eat that's a little bit better for you!

I think I nuked a burger.... :P

:)

Nuked??? is that even possible? and can you really call it a burger after you nuke it?

maybe burgerwave :)

no, lol. It was one of those precooked lat patties from costco.
I have been so tired this week I can't think straight ..
One day I had cheese crackers lol

What is a "precooked lat patties from costco"? I am unfamiliar. It sounds unspeakable, but I reserve judgment until I am informed.

never heard of "precooked lat patties from costco" either...do explain

do they taste like metal or cooked rubber ?

every time I nuke meat it tastes funny

maybe you weren't supposed to nuke them :)

"I have been so tired this week I can't think straight " #32

and what's wrong with cheese crackers? they're staples in my diet. Those and potato chips - my perfect reading n 'puter companions. Although having spent the better part of last night in the company of some very tall and skinny models and feeling like their garden toad, I may have to seriously consider alternating crackers with carrot sticks!;-(

sigh

Told you I was tired... LOL
that should be flat patties from costco. They are precooked angus burgers and very flat.

As for cheese crackers? nothing wrong with the at all. I love them .But they are a snack not dinner. Or maybe they are lunch.. I often have them for lunch :) i keep thinking though, that I eat like a twelve year old boy or something..
not good.

don't eat carrots! you could turn orange. I have seen it happen. consider yourself warned. stick to chips and crackers.

Cheese crackers? You mean like those new Wheat Thins white cheddar things? What's wrong with those?

They sell precooked hamburgers at Costco? I thought it was a store, not a restaurant. Does it have takeout service?

I have the uneasy feeling I'm not in the loop here....

And cameling dearest, you could only be a garden toad in the company of Olympian goddesses. Ordinary women look at you the way you look at those models...trim, lithe, lovely lassie that you are.

richard dear, I at least am talking about salty crackers with slices of cheese.
They are good. I also like the white cheddar things so much I refrain from buying them.

I find myself buying a lot of those just heat this up for a bit things lately. With Dan unwilling or refusing or whatever, to cook for himself.. and him on 2-10..
I turn to those things once or twice a week for him. The angus burgers are actually pretty good. I found these buns that are very flat wheat buns. they are no bigger than the typical bottom of a bun. I live them!!! Oh and Costco does have takeout service, no delivery. You can also eat there. Nothing fancy, but I get a coupon for pizza now and then, It is edible, not terrific.. The rotisserie chicken is fabulous and I buy one any time I go. The ribs are good too.

Frankly I love costco. I hate to shop so I buy certain things in bulk freeze them in smaller pkgs ( even shredded cheese) and I can stay away from the local store. And they sell books. They open way too late though.

Kath
I've heard it said that if you eat broccoli you turn green
If you eat zucchini you turn yellow
If you eat tomoatoes you turn read
and if you eat tofu you walk around looking like a colorless, soft blob.

I understand the being exhausted. I worked a twelve hour day yesterday. I'm getting way too old for this!

I hope you get some rest this weekend. I'm heading to the library to hide out.

Maybe I saw this is one of the many Roald Dahl books I read earlier this year. (I'm joking of course)

>#39 - Kath -

I, too, love the convenience of shopping at Costco.

I'll seek out and try the Angus Burger - Flat Patties and look for the flat buns. I've used the rotisserie chicken by skinning and de-boning it and using the meat to prepare white chili chicken with hominy (lye processed corn kernels, not likely done at home) instead of beans and it (Rotisserie chicken) makes it so much easier. Plenty good enough for special/informal parties and for family and good friends.

I will also try CATHERINE Coulter's Double Take in the near future, due to reading your thread and that you liked it.

Hope you get some good rest and have a great weekend.

Love, Ruth

hugs to all of my good LT friends. You are just the best.

Stopping in to say Hi. *Waves*

I too am very sad at Ted's passing.

I have not been on-line a lot last week. Too much work and real life. I have actually been falling asleep reading when I get home (after 10 pm) and have not had dinner about 3 times last week.

I too buy prepared stuff at BJs. Recently a box of Blueberry pancakes that I can take 3 and nuke with Bacon from a box and make a quick dinner that way. I also have used the Angus Cheeseburgers in a box for lunch. Had to add cheese, theirs is too skimpy. Also tried their Grilled Chicken Burgers, I still shudder to think of them. Couldn't eat more than a couple out of the box.

Many veggies are good, especially with gobs of butter on them. Have never changed color due to them.

Neither Coulter appeals to me, for different reasons though.

mckait : I like carrots but I doubt I could eat enough to turn me orange though ... they're a bit to hard

I love all sorts of cheese crackers. I found some different ones in a supermarket here that are really yummy, and bought 2 small boxes together with some nice cheese and pate for snacks while I work, read or watch tv in my hotel room.

thank you for the wonderful compliment, richard. alas, women in Hong Kong are all tiny, delicate creatures, and I feel like an Amazonian warrior next to them.... hence, I hang out more with my expat American, English, Indian and French friends who are at least more substantially fleshed out. :-)

hope you are feeling more relaxed and rejuvenated this weekend, mckait.

poi

the burgers I buy are not the ones with buns. They are just the burgers.
I get my own flatbread buns.. and add cheese of course :)
I have never tried the ones with buns...

I had a nice chat with our belva.. and I talked too much!
Poor belva just listened :P
because of her though, I feel much rejuvenated except I hope she forgives me.

:(

eta

cameling

we had an orangish student. She was fed carrots every day, sometimes twice.
no kidding.

☂ ☞ ♥

testing a newfound gadget on mac ☁

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this is going to provide me with much pleasure! !!!¿ $ ¢ ₱ ➳ ➴

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Goodness mckait...what are all those square boxes in your posts?

cameling...you are an enviably lithe and elegant woman. Fleshed out is how *normal* men like their women. Who wants a bunch of dried-up sticks? That tininess that many women think we like is actually just the ability to fit into size 4 clothes, which I assure you isn't a thing any of my co-genderists think is even faintly important.

Happily lurking with not much to say. *waves*

Kath - HOW did I not find your threads until now? I've been steadily reading through all six while I've been out on the shop floor at work and I've loved every minute! Ooooh goody, another thread in which to catch up with all my favourite people.

On a random note, I think I am turning into a bit of a snob. After days of intelligent LibraryThing perusal my mum and I flicked onto Facebook and came across some hideous text-speak messaging to my sister from her new flatmates at uni. She doesn't even know them yet - she found them online a week or two ago - and they're all 'hey hun, lukin 4wd 2 goin bk 2 uni?' Eeeeeeeeeew, the pain! :-/

rd, is that how they show up to you?

They are ascii symbols....hearts and stars and etc. drat. anyone elsesee them?

*waves* back to berly
ellie! there you are! how is the shop going.. and snob you are not. Intelligent young lady you are!!

Big wave to Kath!! Hope you are having a great weekend! What'cha reading?

Kath - Have you ever seen 'You've Got Mail'? The Fox Books superstore opens, Meg Ryan in her little quirky Shop Around the Corner is trying to lure in customers by "putting up more twinkle lights." George, one of her loyal employees, throws up his hands and admits defeat. "This place is a tomb!" he cries, picking up his coat, "I'm going to the nut shop where it's fun..."

That is the shop today. It's Bank Holiday weekend and my only company is a Kitkat and a fly stuck in the fluorescent tube over my head. I would like to go home to a book and a cup of tea but my mother is relentlessly optimistic that if we stay open we might just make it worth the electricity.

Kath, I see the symbols, but then I'm on my Mac too.

Our kids have been back for a week now. I don't have any evals with the preschoolers this year, but have a couple of kinders to do behavioral consult on. Such fun!

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen is still my current read. I have been watching a lot of tv coverage of Teddy. I am determined to read today, so what am I doing here??

ellie, I love that movie!!!!

ronincats, I am loving our new kids.. they couln't be an sweeter, although quieter would be nice...lol

#51 re: the symbols in your post: Kath, I'm on a PC, and some of them are showing up as different symbols, but a lot of them are just squares to me:

#46 has 2 squares and a heart in the first row, and a square at the end of the last line.

#47 has a mix -- face, square, something (screen is too small to make out what) and 2 squares.
Then at the end of the next line (after "pleasure") a bunch of punctuation/symbols and 2 squares . . .
"oh heck" is bracketed by squares, then the number 6, 2 squares, and the number 3/4, , and the whole last line is squares.

Is that information helpful?

tymfos, it is very helpful.. many thanks !

Hey, I can see all the symbols on my laptop back home! I couldn't see them on the rickety old bangers at the shop. :-D

kath

the symbols are small without color just black/white

I don't know what your intentions are with them but I don't think they can hold a candle to those glittering, flashing, sparkling, thingamajigs that you post....

wait a minute... did I just describe twilight creatures????

my bad :P

>46 mckait: &>47 mckait: - Kath -

I love that you found this gadget on your Mac OS. It shows up perfectly clearly on MY iMac. Another good thing about Macs over PC's, eh?

A converted and confirmed Mac user. womansheart aka Woofie

converted and confirmed as well ruth...love it !
curly no worried, they won't replace my gifs, I love those.

Kath, I just logged on from my husband's new PC (with Windows Vista) instead of my old clunker Dell . . . your cute little characters are all visible!

Ta, da!! :)

Kath, I see symbols on my PC. Not sure if they're the ones you intended, but definitely cute symbols!

When I looked at your symbols using my netbook (Windows XP) at work, I didn't see the proper symbols. However, when I look at them on my laptop (Windows Vista), I see cute little symbols.

"I'm not cool enough to be a Mac person."

™£¢∞§¶•ªº––≠œ∑®¥¨ˆøπ“ right back at ya!! Don't worry...your symbols are cuter, but I still vote for the gifs! Keep 'em coming. :)

Kath;
I can see them just fine on my PC. They are cute little, teeny, tiny buggers. The only square I see is the one with the question mark in it.

Hi Kath. Gotcha starred!~!
blub u,
belva

You all are the bestest! Thank you so much!!!! you made my day.
Have a wonderful day, all of you!

Wow

I am feeling so overwhelmed this week. I could barely stumble through my evening yesterday. too much of everything , somehow.

I am already looking forward to a long weekend and school only a few days old. sheesh!

I hear ya... Even things like 'making tea' and 'having a shower' seem to take up so much time and I'm so tired! Seven days a week is just not sustainable, I need a day off! :-D

Kath
It sounds like the beginning of the semester is very hectic for you as well. Most nights I'm exhausted and can barely read. I'm frustrated because I'm reading such a wonderful, wonderful book by Lori Lansens. rush Home Road is different, but equally compelling as The Girls: A Novel.

Good morning Kath.
I am sorry about yesterday for all of you who had a "red Monday". Hopefully today will be better for you.
We are having a blue Tuesday at our house and I am hoping I can get over it before the hubby wakes up.
Out of our six cats, two consistently come in to be fed and hang out and out to potty and sleep in the house. They are "my cats". All of ours are either rescue or feral. The others have a kitty door in the pantry and stay in the yard or pantry hanging out and only come in occasionally. My husband is not a cat person and while I was gone for those two weeks, he stopped letting any of the cats in and fed them all in the pantry. So one of "my" cats (the siamese) began going to the place across the street to hang out and only came home in the A.M. and P.M. to eat. When I got home I was retraining him to stay home. Well, apparently last night he wanted out and hubby let him out. The grandsons found him dead lying right behind the front tire of my car this morning when they came before school. He didn't appear to have any injuries, but he was healthy and was eating and everything was normal with him last night when I went to bed. I think he got tapped by a car and had internal injuries most likely. So this morning my daughter, myself and both boys were crying our eyes out and after I got them off to
school, I went out in the rain and began digging his grave. When it started to pour down, I came in and will finish when it lets up.
And I know it really isn't Roger's fault, but I hope he sleeps all day. I really do not want to even see him or talk to him right now I am so upset.

Good morning Kath.
I am sorry about yesterday for all of you who had a "red Monday". Hopefully today will be better for you.
We are having a "blue Tuesday" at our house and I am hoping I can get over it before the hubby wakes up.
Out of our six cats, two consistently come in to be fed and hang out and out to potty and sleep in the house. They are "my cats". All of ours are either rescue or feral. The others have a kitty door in the pantry and stay in the yard or pantry hanging out and only come in occasionally. My husband is not a cat person and while I was gone for those two weeks, he stopped letting any of the cats in and fed them all in the pantry. So one of "my" cats (the siamese) began going to the place across the street to hang out and only came home in the A.M. and P.M. to eat. When I got home I was retraining him to stay home. Well, apparently last night he wanted out and hubby let him out. The grandsons found him dead lying right behind the front tire of my car this morning when they came before school. He didn't appear to have any injuries, but he was healthy and was eating and everything was normal with him last night when I went to bed. I think he got tapped by a car and had internal injuries most likely. So this morning my daughter, myself and both boys were crying our eyes out and after I got them off to
school, I went out in the rain and began digging his grave. When it started to pour down, I came in and will finish when it lets up.
And I know it really isn't Roger's fault, but I hope he sleeps all day. I really do not want to even see him or talk to him right now I am so upset.
Thank you for letting me use your thread to vent. My therapist was busy:-(
belva

Belva--So sorry for your loss. Big hugs.

#72: Belva, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved cat.

Oh Belva, I am so sorry for your loss. Maybe some time spent out of the house is in order today...like at a bookstore....

Belva, I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved cat.

(Sending comforting thoughts your way!)

I'm sorry to hear about your loss too, Belva.

Add me to the list of your friends who is so sorry for your loss and sadness.

HUGS

Thank you all. It is getting better. I felt a little better after I finally got the grave dug and the little statuette for it in place. I hope that helps the boys as well. It is part of life; it happens to all of us and it is said the the loss of pets helps one to prepare for the loss of loved ones. IDK;
it still pretty much sucks!~!

OMG belva.. that is horrrible. You are a better person than I am.. I would be filled with blame for him. ((((((((((((((((belva)))))))))))))))
gentle journey to your little kitty... and warm hugs and peaceful thoughts for you.

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Oh that's terrible. I'm so sorry for your loss, Belva. My dad accidentally backed out and hit one of our kitties when it zipped across the driveway from the bushes when I was a kid. That was my first experience with death and it made me appreciate all our other pets more and also gave me the realization that at some point, there will be death for everything and everyone. Hugs to all of you.

So sorry, Belva.

I hope today is a good one for everyone...
take care..

I hope it is a good one for you too, Kath!

Thank you everyone for trying so hard to make us all feel better about our little loss. Today is a better day for everyone. hugs to all.

HI KATH!~!~!~!~!
Just want to say: I blub u!~!
belva

My heart goes out to you Belva - my cats are so precious to me too - and to lose one so suddenly and without warning must have been a terrible shock. Big hugs to you... xxx

Thank you miss ellie.
big hugs back to you.
xoxo,
belva

Hey Kath;
still blub u,

blub you back belva...

Just had news that my great aunt passed away today.
She was 95. She was a spunky, fun strong generous woman.
It is hard to mourn her death too much, because she managed to
wring every bit of life out of the time she had. In recent years she was
unable to really be herself. I wish her a gentle journey, and a joyous reunion with
her sisters..

Sorry to hear about your great aunt, Kath! And your poor kitty, too, belva. My thoughts are with you both!

Kath;
I am very sorry to hear about your great aunt. It sounds like she was as fiesty as you.
And what a wonderful wish you offer up to her.
Would that when I go someone does the exact same for me.
You have a very sweet spirit Kath. I do not understand how anyone (I am expecially thinking of co-workers) can be unkind to you.
Pshawwwwwwwwww on them.
later babe,
belva

Thank you for your kind thoughts. boks and belva. Actually her 90 year old sister has pneumonia.. they were roommates at the facility. This is not good, but maybe she just doesn't want to be left behind.

belvadear.. it isn't that she is mean ( to me) just that she is so self centered and non empathetic she ticks me off. She is thoughtless and she also does not tell the truth all of the time..
ugh

anyway.. thank you again for the kindness :)

Safe journey home, great auntie.

Fie on self-centeredness!

Hiss boo on wage slavery.

Thanks rd :)

So tired today.. put purse in fridge in lunchroom instead of lunch. Didn't realize it til someone brought me my purse. I looked at the wrong day on the calendar for lunches for the kids. I put Russel's shoes on the wrong feet over his braces ( caught it though)

There is more.. but you get the picture. I am signing off for tonight. I am done mentally, physically and spiritually. Back tomorrow!
hugs to all

*lights an aroma therapy candle and plays soft music for Kath*

sets out the bubble bath and fills the tub with hot water, letting the steam soak in the pores...for Kath.

Hires good looking massage therapist for Kath. When she is done with him, she can send him to my house :)

*sends therapist to Stasia* with thanks to all of you :)
I feel better today. Yesterday I felt as If someone had turned of my brain and run over my body with a bus. Your good wishes surely helped!
many thanks ...

I hope that you have a better day today, kath!

Wishing great aunt a restful journey to her next happy life.

The bus that ran over you yesterday has been scraped and the driver now plants tulips in a garden center. hope your purse thawed out and you found your lunch. The kids would have been just has happy to take money in lieu of prepared lunches I'm sure. ;-)

It's Friday and the long weekend is ahead. May your heart, mind and soul be eased in the company of a few delicious reads.

Have a wonderful l-o-n-g weekend, Kath!

(thanks for sending the hunk my way, lol)

whew.

another long day. Went to B&N with my sister to pick up a book for her.. and ended up taking her to the ER. She is still there with her husband. 5.5 hrs and they still haven't done anything but bloodwork.

This is why people die on ER waiting room floors.

your right...immediate treatment is given if you come in by ambulance, but then again you still wait in the back for a doctor or nurse

in florida they will send you a gift card to a local deli for a sandwich of your choice if they think you have waited to long in the ER...wonder if they do that for the people or their families who don't come out of the ER???

what happened to your sis. hope everything is OK

Was she overwhelmed at the choice and selection? What happened?

LOL rdear

No.. she was picking up a book she had ordered...
She was determined to get it.. I didn't realize how bad off she was because she was out waiting for me, stepped into the car.. and sat. She could barely walk. She insisted on going in for her book.. I dragged her out and..

Anyway.. my dx was pancratitis and bleeding ulcer.

After more than 8 hours of waiting and testing they said she had pancreatits and a probable bleeding ulcer. Why not just ask me, says I?

Anyway, they finally gave her a room. I will go up in a bit..

curly .. no one gets anything from them. There is nowhere to get food in hop after 6.crazy. my bil is evil incarnate when he is hungry. keep me posted on labs will you curly?

pancreatitis...ouch! I was hospitalized twice in December for this...It is very painful...not pleasant at all.

I imagine they are giving her morphine for the pain and starving her in order to get the inflammation under control...

Prayers are flying your way --- and hers.

ouch indeed - add wishes for a speedy recovery from me too!

So sorry about your sister! She must be as avid a reader as you are, to insist on going to B&N for her book in that kind of pain! I wish her a speedy recovery, and that they have the pain under control.

Sorry to hear about your sister, kath; I hope that she's better soon.

I know what you mean, mckait...doctors know what the problem is, just like those of us who have some life experience with health issues, but insurance *evileye* makes them test and test before saying anything to avoid possible potential conceivable litigation by the damnfools who have lawyers and no common sense.

Strong well wishes going out your way. I am close to my sister and I would be devastated if this happened to her. >.

Thanks for the good wishes all. I am certain she will be okay.. I "feel" it.
She lost her job on saturday ( good thing I guess) so she is depressed about that as well. The people wanted someone full time and she couldn't do it. They told her while she was at the church festival. Nice, eh?
They knew for a week, but instead of letting her know at work or home...
good riddence!

eta to turn off bold that sowed up from nowhere :(

Besides the pancreatitis, they think she has gall stones.. test for that forthcoming, possible surgery.

That and the ulcer.. and she's diabetic.

That insurance bullcrap.. shouldn't a cat scan tell the tale?
The last time she was in the hospital she was there for 9 days..
they wouldn't allow her to eat in case she needed sergery. but for all the tests.. some done 2x.. they sent her home and said they had no idea..
no further comment..

anyway.. I will tell her that my friends from LT wish her well. Good energy is always welcome!

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I didn't put it into bold so I am stumped.

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Done.

"I didn't put in any bold"
It was scarpettajunkie not closing stuff correctly—Bad, scarpettajunkie! No tunafish for you!

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speedy recovery to your sis...

the lab situation is....i emailed her letting her know of your suggestions regarding contacting the vet, humane society, and i thought of pet stores like petco, petsmart

also found on line a site for florida dog adoptions, they have an area where people can post what kind of dog their looking for... i found 5 people in florida looking for labs, most want puppies but 1 wanted a 3-4 year old ( with persuasion and a little sweet talkin...maybe they'll take the 2)....can only hope

today i thought of something else... most reputable breeders will not only take back the dogs that they sold but some will take in their breed..to avoid them going to a shelter etc.

think i might email her again and see if she has tried that...i saw quite a few lab breeders in florida on the web *fingers and toes crossed *

i'll keep you up to date as i get info... :)

Dear Kath;
I so hope sis and self are doing better today.
You and she are on my heart.
love,
belva

Sorry to hear about your sister! Thoughts and prayers are with you both.

Kath, hope your sister's doing okay! I'm thinking 'bout cha!

Hugs to you and your sister.

Hugs and kisses to your sister, Kath. I hope she feels better soon ... and wasn't that impressive foresight on her part to go get the book she wanted before going to the hospital .. at least she has something to read while she's in there. ;-)

I don't understand how ER can be called ER when they keep people waiting there for such a long time. I've been to ER twice in the last 3 years, once to visit someone who had a heart attack and once with my husband who thought he had a mild heart attack (but who, it turned out was having muscle spasms because he had tried out a new push up gadget the day before and apparently didn't read the instructions properly and so did it incorrectly) and each time, we were kept waiting for close on 6 hours. I would not be surprised if I heard that 60% of ER visitors died there while waiting to be seen by a doctor much less treated.

I'm glad your sister has been warded and I hope she responds quickly to the treatment and will be home soon.

Thinking of you and your sis, Kath.

Thanks all. She is still in.. they won't do any surgery until she is stabilized. No food since last friday. She is diabetic as well. raging headaches now..
I am afraid to visit because we already have sick kids coming to school...

not great, but eventually she will be ok.... eventually.

Hi Kath- So sorry to hear about your sister! My heart goes out to you! Keep us updated!

That's a real bummer, to not be able to visit. It's a shame parents can't use better judgement about whether their kids are (or aren't) well enough to go to school.

Dear Beloved Kath -

I have missed reading your Challenge thread for a few days and WOW! Lots of loss and stress, et cetera.

I have had a *feeling* for several days that something was up with you, you know? And now the veil is parted and the view is clear.

St. Richard can stop reading right here ... *pause* ...

Here comes the warm fuzzies for you and your Aunt and Sister ... I hold you in warm comforting thoughts where only good can enter. Soft, favorite colors and textures surround you lightly, but close enough to feel. You know, without any shadow of a doubt, that all of you are loved and cared for and deserve every good thing that comes your way. *Deep relaxing breath here.*

You are such a good being in this world you resilient, feisty woman, you!!!

Tenderly -

Ruth

What Woofie said, Kath.

Kath

I continue to hold you and your sister in my thoughts. When my gall bladder was removed, the pancreatitis went away... I hope they are able to help your sister.

My, but my heart goes out to you. When, oh when is the stress going to end?

Hugs, BIG ones!

Prayers and thoughts for your sister, Kath, that she gets the surgery she needs soon.

You both are on my heart and in my prayers.
much love,
belva

You are all very kind. I am not sure what they are going to do for my sister.
They did some test and it showed no gallbladder problems, despite the fact that she has so many symptoms. They are leaning away from surgery and toward doing nothing. I can only assume that they are looking forward to $ to be earned by doing this all again in a few years.. this is already the second time.
My frustration is high.

Also, my power cord on my laptop had died. I ordered a new one a week ago.. but it is not here yet. I am using dans clunky lattop... and having issues with it. I may be totally absent for a da or two until the blasted thing shows up.
usps after DHS combo of shipping makes no sense to me.

Back ASAP and missing you all so much!

>132 mckait: - Kath -

Just when you need the power (cord)!!!

Here's hoping that it is speeding your way along with love from WH in Tallahassee.

You are a sweetie AND a spitfire. The perfect combo IMHO.

Love, R

Kath
I hope today is a better one for you (and your sister.)

I went to work today and found that a young woman that worked with us for several years died on tuesday. Terrible news..

My sister.. felt a little better yesterday, backsliding today..

Work.. well..

the kids are great.

Thanks for the sunshine.. I need it..
When it rains.......

sheesh!

Oh NO! This is just not your week. I am so sorry.

*sigh* Puts my plumbing disaster right into perspective.

Kath;
when all this is over you may need a trip to the old Pacific N.W. just to get away from it all.
I'll get the pillow fluffed!~!
love you,
belva

Mercy, the hits just keep on coming! :(

Hang in there!!!!!!!!!

Oh dear .... words fail me .... but I have some very very big hugs for you all.

No surgery? Does that mean that they are finally allowing your sister to eat again?

Hang in there, Kath! We're all thinking of you...

Kath -

So very sorry to hear the latest sad news effecting your life and heart. Please take in all of these expressions (voiced here on your thread) of our love for you, anyway that you are able to do so, while probably sort of in shock yourself.

You are a dear, dear woman. Goodness prevails (not always) but, many times it does, and the sun will finally shine for you again down the road. I know you are PAST ready for this to be the truth and your experience in your neck of the woods.

With love and a tender good night -

womansheart/Ruth

Hang on in there Kath - the darkest hour really does come before dawn! Sometimes the universe seems to be throwing everything at us at once, but if we can hold on through it all we usually come out the other side even stronger and wiser than before... Good luck and here's hoping that dawn is just around the corner for you! xx

Keeping you and your sister in my thoughts and prayers, Kath.

Again, thank you to all of you~

caroline.. yes.. she is allowed food as of yesterday...

Lisa's passing is shocking.. she had left us not long ago to work for easter seals...
we were happy to see her go to an easier job. Somehow she had gottn hurt several times the last year she was with us...

I know one thing.. I am very glad its friday.

I have passed on your good wishes to my sister and she is grateful to all, good wishes = good energy and that is aways helpful.

on the good news side, my power cord arrived!

>Kath -

Much love to you. Hooray for the arrival of the power cord!!! Now back to your OWN machine and brighter days.

Ruth

I just wanted you to know I am thinking of you dear Kath. Words fail.
much love,
belva

Power cord GOOOOOOD!

Everything else, survivable. You're doing remarkably well with all this...I've been watching the PGH news outlets for word of a grandmotherly mass murderess on the loose, and so far nothing....

Too tired rdear.. too tired. I could use a hug though.

Just to spice things up, since I don't have enough to think about. I reported the teacher in our room for having an unsafe situation in our play area. It has been driving me crazy, she refuses to do anything.. so I went to HR and the safety committee. These kids do not need broken necks, imo.

And I refuse to be held responsible if someone is hurt due to the stupidity of another.

#148: I am not normally a hugger, but sending big hugs your way, Kath!

Awww Stasia.. that means a lot, thank you !!

:)

sister update. They told her they can't get her stabilized. They said that it is clear that there is something going on with her gall bladder. They said they will repeat the test in three weeks.. til then go home. Oh and they didn't address the bleeding ulcer at all.

I am livid. It is like .. they cant fix her right now, so they decided not to look at her.. and ot do do anything to sort her out.

grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Hugging your frustrations away, dearheart...wish I could do it in person...want to come to my birthday party tomorrow? All my book circle buds will be there, and that means a rollickin' good argument about The Talented Mr. Ripley...I'll meet the train....

KATHWIKI

Gratification: When your kids "get it". When they look around and
realize that you worked hard at parenting. That the intention was always
to give wings to their body, minds and spirits. When they turn out to be empathetic and good people.

To Gratify : Is when they tell you ( or post it on FB )

{Evil = FarmTown}

Another victim of FarmTown! My auntie corrupted my sister very recently. Yesterday we were working together at the shop and she spent the whole morning 'watching her strawberries grow', and wouldn't let me have any lunch until she'd 'harvested' them and 'planted more'. Apparently she's saving up for some chickens...

If she was this enthusiastic with our real-life runner beans, potatoes, hens and all the rest, I think Mum would be much happier!

Hugs to you, Dear Kath.

I hear your frustration come through in that grrrrrrrrr all the way down here in Florida.

Hope someone starts thinking well about your sister and takes action to help her in a sane and human way. So sorry to hear that she (and you) has to wait three more weeks.

Thank you for sharing how you realize that your parenting skills are so good. It is wonderful to live with the beautiful adults that used to be our total responsibility when they were little. Glad to hear they love you so much AND acknowledge their love publicly like yours have done.

I like your KATHWIKI very much!

Love, R aka WH

look for more KATHIWIKI in the future.

Thanks for the grr support.. I just saw my sister and and I repeat. GRRRRrrrrrr

Farmtown is the devil

I am totally addicted and it is too sad.

Don't look for Farmtown on my Facebook page. I hear that it is a scourge upon the face of Facebook.

KATHIWIKI or KATHWIKI? Which do you prefer? You got it, girl.

Ruthie

but ruthie it is so fun

we canbe neighbors and I will send you trees and pigs

Just stopping by to say hello . . . "HELLO" . . . . (waves and continues on . . .)

>160 mckait: - Kath - I like both pigs and trees but I'll have to turn down your kind offer of getting them through Farmtown. (Personally couldn't have pigs where I live). Lots of trees here though.

Now, the neighbors part I DO like that possibility. It would be wonderful to just call, stop over for hugs, whatever.

Until then, (((hugs of the cyber variety))), aware and tender ones.

Ruthie

#162: Kath and I are virtual neighbors, Ruth. You definitely need to drop into the neighborhood!

This morning I met a lovely woman from australia.. she harvested for me.. lol
now we are neighbors after chatting for nearly two hours.... crazy! but fun.
this afternoon.. I am going to post the last several books I have read...
...promise

How're ya gonna get OFF of the farm ... now that they've succumbed to Farmtown. You little ol' farmer, you. Sounds like you had great fun with the harvest and your new Aussie neighbor... now ... what have you been reading my dear?

Love, R

113. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harried Reisen
114. Saving Ben: A Father's Story of Autism by Dan E. Burns
115. The Holy Bullet by Luís M. Rocha
116. Heaven's Keep: A Novel by William Kent Krueger
117. Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD by Beth Alison Maloney

Some of these are reviewed, others not..
The best of the lot is 114. That is some kind of book!

Big big hugs to you and your sister .... and good luck with Farmtown! I notice your developing farmwork hasn't slowed down your ploughing through the books. ;-)

Oh but it has! lol.. Farmtown and work..
I come home too tired to think, never mind read. I do not have to think to play.

I resolve to do better this week coming. I have plenty of good books at hand, heaven knows. I think next will be one rd sent my way...

Amuse Bouche will entertain, dear mckait. It's a perfect toss-in-the-purse kind of read.

Facebook = the devil. Can't bring myself to log on. It's just...AWFUL.

farmtown is like video valium. must have it, note wild eyed look.
trust me.

It has been a hellish day.

:(

We were told today at work not allowed to sit in chairs during the day.. looks bad. ( to who?)

I can't get up from the floor fast enough.

I always hurt all over when I get home as it is.
more but too weary to tell it..
but,

to add insult to injury, i misplaced a book. I have been looking for 2 days.
I have had it. I am sick of whining to my friends...

sorry

Not whining, sharing; and no one needs more space to share than the lady who starts the thread. Even when she posts GIFs of juvenile felines on the threads of innocent cat-domination-resistant men who are officially old today.

Kath
It doesn't sound like whining...It sounds like legit frustrations that need to be expressed instead of held in.

vent away!

Hugs
Linda

>172 mckait: - Kath -

It continues to amaze me that the very people who decided to become teachers, school administrators and care givers for young people with disabilities are unable (seemingly) to care for their valuable, indispensable employees who are "hands on" with the young ones. IT IS EXHAUSTING WORK!

Is there a good HR person or advocate for you and others working there at your school?

If not, just let me know and I will drive up with a BIG baseball bat and sit in your classroom ALL day and keep the people who cannot think about you away from you ... so that you are able to take care of yourself in addition to the children assigned to you.

I HATE it when people can't think about other people well. They are so very fortunate to have you working there, by golly. You are the best of the best.

You go play farmer or whatever it takes to give you the comfort and distraction you need and deserve. I only wish I was there to lead a picket line for workers rights in the situation(s) that you are finding yourself in these days.

O' course, you don't wanna get me REALLY mad now do you? (This addressed to the rule makers for the helpers who make such a huge difference for everyone)

I'm sorry, too. *Huffing audibly* *Arms crossed over chest*

With love and comfort to you -

Ruthie

Big hugs flying out to you ... and a virtual thump on the head of the person who came up with the policy that teachers aren't allowed to sit on chairs.

Love the gif! I feel like that sometimes too.

hope tomorrow's a better day for you

I think someone ought to go into the administrators' offices and take away THEIR chairs.

*walking away muttering under breath*

LOL @ tymfos :)

HR...? no.

eta

that was a cute juvenile feline.
admit it.

"Cute," my cuddle punkin, is a term of approbation and therefore inapplicable to Sinks of Satanic Sin. Nice try.

GRRRRR - don't you just love how people NOT doing your difficult and taxing job have so many inane ideas and rules on how to do it all better.

Whine away.

Kath, if Farm Town works for you as therapy, go for it! I am personally blowing up mobsters in Mafia Wars as therapy myself :)

Or do as I do Kath, and take major phyche drugs.
It helps tonz!~!
My mother called me at 5:45 this morning and asked me what was wrong. She had been wanting to call the grocery store and the PUD, but couldn't find her phone book. She said something was wrong. She had been up "since seven" and it had been dark all day. (like the PUD could turn the sun on. LOL) She had been up hours she said and done her laundry and dishes and just something was wrong because it had been dark all day long. And none of her shows were on. If it hadn't been so sad I would-a-bust-a-gut laughing. The poor thing. I definitely think it is time for assisted living, don't y'all?
Sorry, Kath---I just thought a minor distraction might be of help here.
big, soft, warm hug,
belva

I agree belva... assisted living. poor thing :(
and poor you...so tough to deal with ...
hugs to you too..

#182: My father announced to me yesterday that he is looking into assisted living. He has to honestly - he fell again over the weekend and we live an hour away, so there he was laying on the floor waiting for us to get there. I understand your situation perfectly.

Kath- I just finished Hummingbird and loved it. I read your review and you did an exquisite job with it. Could I copy and paste yours to mine because, I could not do it the same justice... of course I'm kidding about the copy & paste but maybe I should just say.. see mckait's review!

Oh Belva, that is such a shame. Mom needs help, and it's too much to give outside a facility. I feel for you.

Stasia, it's a darn good thing he KNOWS it and FACES it! That's a huge battle for most folks in our situation.

Very tired and achy. Even my toes hurt.

ouch.

Two books came in today... thanks to our friend and enabler tymfos.
The Kennedy book has shipped.. I want it yesterday.
Now signing off to read Amuse Bouche

Thanks rd

>187 mckait: - Kath -

Glad that you are home ... that good books have arrived with love from good friends ... and that True Compass: A Memoir is on its way to you, too. (I'm on a long reserve/wait list at the library here).

Sending hugs and sweet restorative sleep your way -

Ruthie

Started Amuse Bouche very entertaining!

see what today brings :) hope you all have a happy day

>189 mckait: mckait, see? Would I steer you wrong, he asked, guiding the blind old man to the stairs?

......

mckait .. you'll want to join richard and i on our trip to Saskatoon next year after you read more Russel Quant

Betcha will!

I am in, too!

psssssst, Kath...i finally joined this Kerfuffle....75 Books...yikes!....but i have 3 of my reviews posted on my Whatnot here.........under "jdthloue"..........hope you're doing better than the last time i talked to you...will talk again as soon as things settle down here.........
later
J

count me in Caroline...

Welcome Jude!

re:#187,188: I can't take credit for the books, just the recommendations! :)

Wow, I am so behind in threads . . .

Kath, hope things are going better for you!

whoopeee... saskatoon LT field trip !

woooot!!

The Saskatoonois (Saskatooners? Saskatoonese?) won't know what hit 'em!

Boy, ain't that the truth!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaa????????????????
I'm so "cornfused".

first read Amuse Bouche....or one of those mysteries . Then just say YES!

Saskatooni? har har

Yeah Belva! And you live up Canada way, so Saskatoonish trips shouldn't present a travel challenge!

Wonder if their gay bar makes Saskatoonis...vodka infused with saskatoon berries, maybe?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_berries

I've never heard of its other names, either...serviceberry? As in Robert Service, oof? Juneberry? There are berries (other than straw-) that ripen in June?! Seems to me, though, that the 2010 Thingamabrarian's Quanttour should be in berry season, eh what?

mmmm.... saskatoonis with frozen saskatoon berries as garnish sound a right treat. The berries look rather familiar though and I'm trying to think if I've either seen it somewhere, or if it just resembles another berry ....and don't even suggest blueberries because that's NOT what I have in mind.

good night for a saskattoni, if you ask me ....

I'll drink to that, Kath. I'm ready to relax and read!

G'night, dear one.

Ruth

Weekends do fly by, don't they? I have been writing a blog post ( poor neglected blog) in my head about lying. When did it become an accepted practice? It has gone on for so long, but the lies get bigger, they get worse, too. Worse because those telling them consider it to be okay. Bah.

further, why does it make me so crazy. If it is not me lying, why do I feel responsible for lies told around me . Am I too weary to fight it any more? Maybe so.

eta

My paltry offering will be posted soon :) as far as books go .

moo

Hmmm. Someone's upset. A lie has reared up and bitten you, maybe?

Faith in human nature is hard to come by in this day and time. When did lying become acceptable? I think Watergate accelerated the existing trend to *looking* for lies, though I doubt me much that there are actually more of them. Humans lie. It's part of what we do. After all, what is fiction if not a set of organized lies that can illuminate greater truths?

I witnessed one... it never fails to bother me..
I know when I am being lied to, as well. Doesn't everyone?
The words sound different from the others around them.. even if
the words are written.

Moo?

When did lying become acceptable? When lies were reduced to 'little white' ones and fibs, like they were not still lies.

#212: Kath is visiting the cows in Farm Town I suspect.

They make me smile :)

The pigs make me LOL

I am mad about my goose/geese/

I have no life etc

so.. moo

:)

I was just on FT looking for you. You are not there I guess, because you are here!

I dare not log into FT at the same time as anything else.

I am in the middle of some reconstruction on my farm..
it will suck me in

I am thinking of adding a house... a white one.. thoughts?

and I need a home for the geese...maybe.

LOL! Darned geese.

I did log into FB and found something in my list..Farm Valley gift???????????

oh dear no! darling geese!

I was working like mad to get to the level where I could have geese!

:)

Ummm, what is Farm Town? Keep in mind that I'm not a FaceBook user. I created an account once to go see some pictures someone had posted and have never been back.

I did that too Tad...
left it for ages. Then my son wanted me to see something he had put up there.. so back I went. FarmTown is a game. You earn coins and build a pretty farm. It really can suck you in.

you plow, plant and harvest. Then get coins, people send you gifts, you add neighbors ( if it isn't playing up and not allowing you, as mine is ) and
create a place you like.

There are animals, flowers , buildings that you can have....
there are other farm apps.. this is by far the best and the only game like this I have ever played. I have always stuck with word games and things like bejeweled if I felt like a game..

The Facebook world's gone mad! My auntie corrupted my sister, who then wouldn't let me have lunch in the shop the other day 'until she'd harvested her strawberries'. She in turn corrupted Mum, who was very excited when Hannah emailed her from Uni Fresher's Week to tell her that there was a 'special deal' on 'a hot air balloon with a sheep stuck in the basket'. I have so far managed to remain steadfast and haven't succumbed to the lure of sheep, chickens and cherry trees...

I am addicted to Mafia Wars myself on Facebook, although I play several of the games.

No animals on my farm, Kath, other than a cat and a dog. I am happy with it that way, so sorry, I cannot foster any geese.

Hi Kath- Just dropped by to say hi! Sounds like you are having a nice time with your farm. BTW, I finished The Eyre Affair and enjoyed it. I'll go on to read the 2nd book, eventually. Hope you have a great Sunday!

Ellie...LOL @ your little dilemma... try it yourself.

Eleanor! Danger danger danger!! DO NOT SUCCUMB!!! Log on no more to Facebook!

ahh Don't listen to that old goat ... give it a try
cyber valium, and a creative outlet, I say!

That is the single scariest "happy" face I've ever seen!! *flees*

I thought so too :)

>#228 - Kath -

Saskatoonis/FarmTown/cyber-Valium - I'm beginning to think that you are definitely onto a way to de-stress and get some good space in your cranium. That is so good.

I've seen WAY too much lying in my day, too. (I am older than dirt). I like it that you are writing your thoughts about this wide-spread practice. I think that as for myself, my lying, ... it started with fear of not being okay without the content I lied about or with fear of being punished if I told the truth.

Don't know, Kath. Your post has given me a push to think about my own truths and the lies that I tell myself or tell others. Glad you mentioned the written word, also. Hmmmmmmmmn.

Ruth

> #229- Kath -

Remember Casper, the Friendly Ghost? Maybe this is "his" rendition of the smiley face. teehee.

I think it is very seasonally apropos. Salud! Creative!

R

He looks very Cheshire-ish to me. Hmm.

I agree with you about lying. Sometimes I think it bothers me so much because I believe what I'm told, and it is infuriating to me to find out that I was played for a fool. I often trace the decline of my marriage to the one lie he ever admitted telling me. A very small insignificant one, but I couldn't get over the fact that he would lie to me. About anything.

Anyway, glad you've found a successful de-stressor. Hello to the little piggies for me!

hmmm... that smiley face reminded me of the Pumpkin King in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', one of my all time favorite animated movies.

I will stand fast, I will not succumb, I shall not go and restart a new farm despite the tingles I get from reading these posts and remembering my former addiction.

sings to Caroline

" Won't You Be My Neighbor"!!!!

Just dropping by to say hello . . . be careful doing those chores . . . you know, milking and pitching hay or whatever . . . :)

I am reading too... LOL, Amuse Bouche and True Compass...
meager, but still..

True Compass is really something special.

>238 mckait: - Kath -

Sounds like some good entertainment and some truth and inspiration have been your latest reading fare.

Thanks for the *really something special* comment re: True Compass. Maybe I will hold that thought in my mind while I wait for the slow turning over of the reserves listings for the book through our library system ... Kath says "... True Compass is really something special". Nice.

Hope your week goes well for both you and the young people around you. Sending love and hugs.

Ruthie

I will be buying a copy for each of my kids for christmas. There is great love and wisdom in this book...

lalalalalal.... *thanks her lucky that her ears are still blocked from the steep descent made by the pilot this evening* I shall hold firm against your temptation ...... even though I do remember how cute the sheep were...... Nooooooo

I was watching Mum feverishly ploughing things last night, and I have to admit - the sheep ARE cute. But still - no. :-D

The pigs are even cuter... all pink and smiling.. and they toddle along for a bit and then tip over and fall asleep..
love them!

more flowers available than ever..
my farm borders Stasia's.....just for one..

and and and.....

PIGS!!! That was it - I knew there was something else that was particularly cute but I couldn't remember what it was! But still - no. (*feels virtuous before wondering idly how another addiction would measure up compared to LT...*)

I'm in envy of your farm. Mine is just so little and I only have a dog, a goat and a chicken.

I will send pigs, carrie..hang in there

awww... the pigs sound cute. any cow tipping allowed on your farm?

LOL, WHY are you guys obsessed with SASKATOON?? o_O I've never heard of anybody planning a field trip there... You're boggling my mind. Saskatoon berries are yummy though. Weird local berries are always yummy. Like Sweden and lingonberries.

Maybe you should come with?

caroline... I am shocked.. simply shocked that you would suggest such a thing. No wonder my cows spend so much time on top the barn........

>248 Cauterize: Cauterize, it's all because of mystery author Anthony Bidulka and his Saskatoon-based sleuth Russell Quant *sigh*.

Read the reviews for Amuse Bouche, the first one, to see why.

*puts on stealth cow-tipping shoes*

Hi, mckait! I'll see you on FB!

Berly drives through the thread on the way to pick up one of her children from some afterschool activity. *waving madly out the window of her Mom Taxi*

>250 mckait:- Kath - top of the barn ...

How do they get up there? Have you constructed a bovine-safe ramp that they stroll upward on to attain some sense of safety?

You are a compassionate farmer to take care to protect the beasties from the tipplers (er, ah, ... that is cow tippers),

I almost feel that I am playing along in support every time I get to read one of your up-beat posts about how things are going down on the farm. Be sure to wear sun-block and a BIG ol' hat to protect your pretty face.

Happy pastures -

Ruthie

ah ruth... thank you so much

( *nonchalantly tips rdear into the river that runs through the cow pasture*. the one with the little bridge that the richards all like to trot across. leftover behaviors from the days of the troll.. bridge loving )

oh, and the levitate up and down from the roof.. its lovely to watch.....

I, madam, am not a cow. If anything, a bull. (NO COMMENTS.) And no sane creature goes BULL-tipping!

Ooooo I love my pig! He is soooo cute. Thanks Kath!

*Cauterize is still quite shocked that Americans know of, and want to go to, Saskatoon*
I've managed to avoid going there, but I know that I will eventually because I'm Albertan and we all, at some point, make the long, straight drive to Saskatchewan. I should check out that book to see how the author made SK cool ;) Don't forget to bring your "bunny hugs", guys! (that's SK talk for hoodies)

awww..i like that...bunny hugs. Do you have another name for those Ugg boots as well?

I always thought that being a madam would be interesting work.
I am a nurturer my nature, and I would take good care of the young men and women in my house..

I could dress in a funky manner and .... be called mis katie..

( LOL)

*hand rdear a towel*

Interesting point: in the name of research, I had a little look at the farming applications on FB last night. It seems that the British craze is for FarmVILLE, while all you guys are on FarmTOWN, right? I have to say, the pig on the Farmtown logo was terrifying! Though levitating cows do sound intriguing. Maybe I'll join FarmTOWN just to annoy Mum and Hannah after their repeated invitations to FarmVILLE...

*goes to have a little lie down after all this ploughing-by-proxy*

One of my favorite scenes in the late, lamented "Firefly" series was when the crew of Serenity went into a brothel, and the young, naive-seeming girl who keeps everything on the ship running chirps, "Oh look! They got boy-whores!" while her crewmates all squirm and blush.

I laugh even thinking about it.

ellie.. do join! its gorgeous!

rd..love Firefly..
I have DVDs from Cory

It's a crime that series was canceled. The only positive note was that they canceled it early enough that Whedon still had budget left for Serenity. It's probably my favorite movie in the Western-Masquerading-As-SciFi genre. :-)

> 262.263, & 264 - Why am I not surprised that all of you love Firefly??? Josh is the man!

I love the DVD's of the TV show and the movie, Serenity, also.

Nerd-city here on LT.

Hi, Kath ...How are the dear cows and the adorable piggies? They sound s-o-o-o-o cute~

With love,

Ruth

Just plowing through to say Hello! :)

I also have Serenity... must watch again...

Ruth, you too can have napping piggies... ( lure lure)

> 267- Kath -

ROTF/LMAO - I'm placing my super-duper ear plugs in right now against your sweet siren's call from the back forty acres. You vixen. Sweet & sly!!!

I guess it would really have to be some kind of filter on my Internet service provider to prevent Farmtown from being seen on my 'pooter screen. Hmmm? Is it contagious, like a virus? No? Just addictive and soothing like other drugs?

Is having lots of fun a drug? No, no, a thousand times NO!!! Enjoy dear Kath. I'm afraid to go to my Facebook page for fear of the magnetic pull of THE FARM people. It is getting close to All Hallow's Eve ya know. Children of the Corn an' all that kinda stuff. You know Mel Gibson, "Signs," the movie. All that stuff. Just saying.

You are the bestest woman.

With love,

Ruthie

PS - Don't give up on me getting on board with the hayride eventually.

I am the daughter of a Tennessee Hillbilly and a beautiful Georgia Peach. Both had farming as a backdrop along with the chores and animals in their "growing-up-days". Sometimes it is how they got by (had enough to eat) during the depression. You've heard the stories I'm sure.

aw see now Ruth, no wonder I just love you to its.. I am the grandaughter of farmers... it is in your blood woman.. give in to it.. you know you want to

> Kath -

Get back, woman. I'm gonna put up a fence. We can hang on it and talk but I ain't buying the farm next door. I'll come over and help ya hang up the wash, tho.

Goofie Woofie aka womansheart

> 269 - Kath -

Don't put any more of those animal pictures on your thread. They are too cutesy for me and their big old eyes are looking at me now ... gotta run ... fast ...

oh now, that is just plain evil! How could you put the cute piggie and cow up here ..and just when I'm logged into fb at the same time too!

*mutters warding spell to protect self from Kath*

#269 I'm also the grandaughter of farmers, at least on my Dad's side. (Mom's side was railroad folks.) But during the Great Depression, Grandpop lost the family farm . . . apparently there was quite a scene when the bank agents and sheriff's men came to evict them . . . :(

No wonder I turned out so combative!

Do the pigs actually look like that or is it just the logo that makes them look so scary?! Hate to say it (hope Mum doesn't see this)... but the pigs on FarmVille are cuter! *dives for cover*

farmville piggies dont trot around and then tip over and fall asleep... you don't know what you're missing

Have I mentioned the llamas and geese?

> 275 - Kath

*smiling* You, my dear are shameless and relentless in your love of Farmtown, and your desire to have your buddies here at LT succumb to its charms.

Have a good Saturday, Kath.

My DH and I are going to Native Nurseries here in Tallahassee this morning for their annual Organic Day. Local farms, dairies, herb growers, etc. will be there and the food is terrific to sample. I think you would enjoy it, too. Wish you were visiting.

Then ... on to other errands, including picking up Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery at the Main Library from the reserve desk. Yeah, "he" sucked me in, although I must at least admit it was already on my TBR cyber stack.

With love,

Ruthie

*waves* sounds fun, enjoy

Ellie, I joined FarmTown to make Kath happy, but my heart is in my farm at FarmVille, which I much prefer!

Might I add, Kath is a wonderful neighbor!

Yes she is, both in Farm Town AND Farmville!

aw shucks gals....

well.. here is my sad and pathetic book list for the week:
( but my farm is flawless! )

on my new thread @

http://www.librarything.com/topic/73953

#282: I love Mafia Wars, too.