Save it. You may need it for yourself if your sister's chocolate pie really does contain Ex-Lax. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

t&l

T&L -

I've been waiting all day to hear what happened to you.

We are done eating, and everyone seems to be dozing. Did one load of dishes, and there are only about 4 more loads to do. But I'm quite pleased. For the strange mix of folks here, it went very well.

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> No, really? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> So how come you're doing dishes and not fast asleep, too? I'm awake because I couldn't sleep well again today. If it doesn't clear up soon, I'm going to suspect this blood pressure medicine and ask to have it switched. I'm too old to get by on this little shut-eye! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

I'll have to tell the story at work. Surely it can't be as busy tonight. Hope not, since I hate it when laboring women get the pukies after a big holiday meal. Blec-c-c-ch. Of course, sometimes it's not too cool when their stomachs are empty, either. I often think, while emptying emesis basin after emesis basin, "Honey, I hope that stuff looked better at the table than it does now!"

I'm leaving in a few minutes to go to Neak's house and make gravy. Until my mother died, she always made the gravy, so nobody else learned. Once she was no longer here, I started doing it in self-defense, mainly because my dad loved it the way she always fixed it, but the girls haven't really been that interested in learning. Apparently OUR family tradition (and isn't tradition what Thanksgiving's all about? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />) is that only the oldest person does the gravy, and you are forced by default to move up the chain as the gravy-makers expire. OK, so it's not so great as a tradition as your thankful list, or having company, or whatever...but we're forced to make do with what we've got! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

P.S. But as a story, it's gonna rank right up there with the ones about smothering titties, as far as I'm concerned! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

They weren't lumpy when I got done...

Erp.

Excuse me.

Good grief. You blew away my plate!!!!!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

t&l

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Tonight we had a woman lose a little boy in the same room Neak was in, at almost the same gestational age Dillon was at when he was born, at almost the same time of day. I tried to stay uninvolved in it, because the whole thing made me uncomfortable, but the nurse who had him is one of the Chinese nurses and didn't know about the pictures and stuff that we do. So many family members were coming to see the baby, and he was covered up like a specimen, and laid out on a table. So I got the grief box, dressed him up in the little hat and stuff and let people hold him. Took pictures. Got footprints and handprints. She was surprised. "Do you do this for every dead baby?" I guess coming from China, where you can abort a baby at any stage of the pregnancy, or even (in some cases) kill it after birth, this would seem a little excessive...but the family was very grateful and that felt good. Still, an oddly-disconcerting experience.

t&l

Good morning/evening - well here !!

t&l

couldn't do your job or my Doc sisters ...not sure I could separate myself from the task at hand enough ... bad enough handling your own kids puke let alone others..yuck <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />


Neak

stay away from those chocolates!! I SAW YOU REACH FOR THEM!!
<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

B

how are you really right now? I sense something but not sure what it is. Yo seem so busy & 'got it all together' but I still feel you are feeling a bit down??? imagination maybe..it has been known to get outa hand <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Hey AW -

I'm doing just fine, but I'm waiting for my divorce, in fact counting the minutes. I have someone that I want to do things with, and it is hard right now. So far I have avoided him. But it isn't easy. Not very MB like.

I beg to differ. You are doing what's right, even when it's difficult. Very MB-like.

Ah Neak, thanks for being so understanding. This is so hard for me. My WH was asked to leave our church when he had his affair. I am tip-toeing around the edge of the same abyss.

This man is an old friend whose wife died. He expressed interest, but we agreed to wait until my divorce. But I am so lonely for a man.

After 3 years alone, I'm afraid almost any man would do. YIKES!

B

dont you ever say you were and are not MB like.

And frankly, there is nothing wrong in saying you want a man, a good decent man, I mean isn't that natural? Well at least in my books it is.

I only want my man though <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> and if he was here..well lets say I wouldn't be on the web <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Better change subject or I will need another cold shower.
<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

I know it is so hard for you AW. I only have to wait another month, and you have such a long ways to go. But I sure am getting lots of stuff done - all of that excess energy to burn.

ok ladies

where on Gods green earth is that wife of mine???? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I email all the way from here and where is she ... surfing and sleeping and feeding my little bloke ...


hey sweet cheeks are you awake yet????? Need you to do something in the mothering area .

A2. Hi!!!! Thinking of you. And praying for your safe return.

Hi faa <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

many thanks for that. If you see AW yaking - what else <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

could you do me a favour & ask her to jump over here or to Idiotville and I'll get her to log into my net.

Hope all is well with you

I'm half way through a bottle of Vodha so I'm feeling ok ..well not feeling muxch ways <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hey! A2 how are you?? Oh my gosh how exciting to see you posting!!

Hi FF

I'm on a mandatory rest up right now ... good black market though <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

how you doin sweetie? Hows the family?