I just want to wish you all a good day. GC, glad it went well. I am finishing laundry and errands then will head out to Toluca Lake to meet the MB'ers! Woo Hoo!!! I just spoke to B on the phone, she sounds so cool.

FF, that sounds WONDERFUL! Be safe and have lots of fun! And take pics if you can!

I am so jealous! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I wish I could meet you, too!

slh

I will take pics if I get permission from participants, LOL One day SLH, I will come out your way to meet you, Kimmy and Starz.

Hi Weaver!!

SS

Hi SS.

Don't have my DD this weekend, but I'm going out for a ride with a good friend from work I have known since waaaay back.

He's been kind of checking in on me, here and there. Making sure I am still fogging the old mirror.

Thank you God for old friends. Some days are just not meant to be spent alone.

And that means you too SS.

Well he should be here shortly so best go fix me hair.

You're welcome, Graycloud. And thank you for posting it. There are days when I need it, too, and lately I've needed it.

Hi Weaver!

Hi Still Seeking!

Hi everyone else, too. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Say, I've got beer and marshmallows. There's a few packages of weenies and some buns, too. Just in case anyone's hungry.

Hi y'all!! Beer and weiners? I'm in the mood for MEXICAN!! Anyone for 'Ritas?

So I've almost finished the bloody room!

Remember my battle with the Liquid Nail-encrusted walls, the groovy wallpaper mural, the debacle with the joint compound, our "Floating is Fun" days, the MORE texturing, and finally the painting (oh, wait, I didn't share the joys of painting with a 3 y.o . . . trust me, you're not missing too much!)? Then we learned to apply crown molding along a distictly sagging ceiling and do the same with wallpaper border, whilst avoiding numerous wrinkles and too much of a gap between paper and said ceiling. Yech.

We still have to buy new wooden frames for the door, the closet, and the window, as the ones before were plastic and (horror!) faux wood brown. And one day I'll have to do something about the plaster and the paint on the carpet. . . but that's money and time I don't have now. In any event, what do y'all think?

Slightly bigger pic.

VERY Horsie, no? I spent the whole day sewing that comforter/bedspread for her as well as making the curtains and pillowcases/pillows. I know it's kind of equine overkill, but it's a 5 y.o little-girl-horse-lover's dream. And anything beats those walls she had with holes and all!

Gray, how is your room coming along?

Now I'm off to cook supper and then take a load off!


slh

Ah, another boring Saturday night. . . . <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

So, why DO men have nipples?

Well, if you're bored, you could talk to me.

Or try this.

Just mindless killin'.

Good fun and all.

NCW

well my goodness look who showed up! Been worried about you bub!

FF - I'm nothing if not resilient. Don't worry about me.

BTW my email has changed. It is now ncwalker05@yahoo.com

The old "rr" addy don't work no more.

ok, updated my address book. How are the kids?

Two convos - AAAAAH.

MUST .... LEARN .... TO ..... MULTI-TASK.....

See you in Idiotville. - NCW

:: grabbing computer monitor and bashing head against screen ::

Where-Is-Every-Body-To-Night????

SLH, I am here, but you probably aren't.

My room looks gooooood. I had a plan for paint colors. On the way to the paint store I decided to abandon my plan. Got there and just improvised. Still lots to do with the trim, but it's looking good. My walls are free of holes and crumbling plaster, and now painted. I can hardly believe it.

Had a real fire tonight at my friend's house. A local brewery is having a contest for one-minute videos set to original music, and the other two guys in the band put something together with a friend of ours. We shot it this afternoon and evening. An excuse to hang out and drink beer for about eight hours. Hooh.

Water... water...

It is good to hear from you NCW. Sorry about not answering those messages...

GC

That's a darned fine horse room. I like it.

And castle defense? Always a good way to take a break from work!

If we're having margaritas, then I want carne asada with 'em. And beans. And -real- mexican rice, not that fake stuff.

And guacamole.

Lordy, yes, lots of guacamole.

Hmmm. I think I'd better have some lunch.

SLH, the room is lovely.

Yeah, lovely.

My time off is over. I did well. Not as much as I'd hoped, but for the first five days at least, I only rested to catch my breath and drink water.

This week: finish refurbishing my fireplace and get ready to put back the crown in my living room. That is going to be an EVENT. I can hardly wait.

For the first time in a while, I feel there's a chance I'll have my house ready in time for the refi.

In other news... I still think about the sparrow all the time. Not sure where I am in the process. Still, 14 months after she left, 14 months after her affair became a fully-fledged bloodbath, still I hold my face between my hands.

Not that I have a choice in the matter right now - nobody is beating down my door - but what would be the harm in a rebound at this point?

I think the larger question is, what specifically are the reasons for not dating right away after a divorce? The old saw of "you haven't healed yet" is too vague. Where would I go wrong if I met and started seeing someone right now?

Would I just be less choosy? Would I instinctively keep someone at arm's length? What?

Not that I have a choice right now.

GC

On the "don't rebound" advice, I can give on example - others will chime in with other reasons.

A lady we know got involved with a man who was "divorcing" - which turned out to mean that his wife moved in with some other guy. But, "divorcing" is nothing. You are either married or you are not. He was married. Our friend became "with child". He was still married. He finally did get D'd, but was legally promibited (in our state) from marrying for 60 days. So, they married (at the courthouse) in March, and the baby was born last week.

Because her BF got a little ahead of himself, our friend (never previously married) missed out on the big wedding, the baby showers - and a lot of the things that newly married folks normally enjoy. He, obviously, was in a rebound. He may wake up one of these days and realize that he has made a terrible error - but he'd better stick with her anyway!

In a rebound state, you are like a man who has been beaten and left in the desert to starve. He stumbles in out of the desert and you could give him water out of a puddle and some leftover dog food and he would eat and drink.

A few weeks later, he would be utterly repulsed by that offering.

-AD

And congrats on all your remodeling accomplishments!