I'm sure I can cover the appraisal. We haven't done too badly for heat, considering that's supposed to be a decorative fireplace. But the teacher will kill me, yikes!

But seriously folks, if it came down to no other way, Neaksis, lucky Neaksis, could take the kids to the teacher's house Wednesday if she had to. It's less than 45 minutes away. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Why couldn't I just get coal in my stocking like all the other naughty children?

I am only lightly twitchy about the whole thing, even if I have to have something done. Anything I get to sleep through can't be all bad.

This morning I found another mouse, about 2 days the wrong side of dead, squished in a trap in my laundry room. I really feel like the mice are at last losing. Especially after cleaning up the rodent smorgie under the boys' bed. Chips, crackers, cereal, nuts, it was all there. I'm sure the mice were dismayed to find their favorite eatery abruptly closed.

I don't know about the eating, but I've always felt you'd be better off, and avoid a whole lot of unnecesary trouble to boot, if you'd just stop drinking! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

t&l

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> If he was going to develop a bad habit, why couldn't he just chew his nails?! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Sure, I'm up for a story.

I keep thinking things ought to get better for ALL of you. I'm not in charge, which is a good thing..... But...... Wishing for improvement anyway.

Night all.

SS

What a mental image that provides!<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Coincidentally, I found lumps of coal today that are especially geared towards Christmas stocking use. It never occurred to me at the time to buy one for you, but now that I know you want one, I think I'll go back up and pick up a nice lump just for you! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Well, if you ever DO get to be in charge, fix things up for me, OK? I'm pooped. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

t&l

MAMA has SPOKEN!!!!! watch out neak or you will be grounded!

[I still get grounded too <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />] <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Speaking of Mums ..my parents anniversary is on this Thursday and we WERE going out for a family meal at a local bar & grill - being that the word 'bar' could lever dad out of the house - after finding out they were going to do nothing ..home from work and cook dinner ...that nice for mum isn;t it?? 44 yrs..... MEN!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

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

Now I wouldn't like to say Dad's antisocial but he hasn't met a person outside of the family in about 3 years!!! ok maybe I'm exaggerating ..but not by MUCH ! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

SO WE MAKE THE RESERVATION... now hes working up in Moore River for the next 3 days ...back Friday night or Saturday ... a bit all too 'handy' in my book!!

Taking mum out ourselves now.

Next time you'll have to find some way to trick him along. "Hey Dad, we're going to the Monster Truck Rally [or anything you think might tempt him] right now. Wanna come? We just have one little stop to make first..."

One little comment about the Kewpie story: it is going to seem unbelievable in places. Had I not lived it for myself, I would even doubt my own mother, taking into account her lifetime habit of truthfulness. Some of it was so far out there, that I am left wondering if I was really the crazy one and imagined it all. But if I did, everyone else in the family imagined it the same way.

But I did, I saw it, and I am willing to vouch for my own truthfulness. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Maybe fishing neak .... and a brewery tour with free tasting <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

ok where the full Kewpie story ....I'm intrigued now <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

There ya go, you know what'll snag him.

Oh that's right, I have a funny story, more of how the Dervish copes with grief.

The other day he was in the back seat of the car. Without any particular warning, he could be heard sniffing and snuffling and whimpering.

"Dervish, what's wrong?" Expecting a nice long tattle.

"Sniff sniff, I miss Baby...... Baby....... Our Baby!"

I suppose eventually he will be able to remember his name. I am so proud I managed not to laugh at him, to his face.

Hey Neaksis, it's Soap Time!

Oh what a little darling!! give him a big hug for me ... he may not understand everything but the little ones still have those moments. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Sometimes I think they can teach me, of course then they do <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

going to break up brother sister fight .. Lisa & Tom ..be back soon <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

Whoop those little kids!

in bed.... both of them...'hes a big stink bum - he take 'mine' doll did not, did so ..... what fun ...NOT <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I liked this song that was just on the rsdio until I actually HEARD it .....



I dont like the ending !!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

get this outa my head <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

You know that was written by a guy.

Neak, take up your cudgels and defend yourself!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> How can you let uncouth, vindictive people make unjustified accusations against you without a word in your own defense?! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Are you nuts? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

Well, since she won't say it, I will. The whole joke of that was that she doesn't drink, and never has. At least never that she's admitted to me...which is better than the single drink I had 30 years ago that made me temporarily extremely tall, and sick enough the next morning to vomit poached eggs, toast, peaches, and cottage cheese on the blacktop right in front of the service station restroom towards which I was headed at a high-but-not-quite-high-enough rate of speed! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> Neakbro is especially disapproving of that episode, since I was pregnant with him at the time and he's afraid it cost him a brain cell or two. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

t&l

I think we'll save Kewpie's story until after Flard finishes his visit over Christmas. However, since we'll be talking about prisons and inmates, I thought I'd include this that I just posted over in the capital punishment brouhaha.


Identity Jack on Neak's computer:

When our family started doing prison ministries, and having contact with parolees on the streets, the kids and I discussed the fact that by doing this there was always the chance, even if it wasn't likely, that something would go wrong and one of us might end up dead. We made a pact that if this ever happened, that the ones who were left, once the survivors' acute grieving was under control, would make it their dedicated effort to lead the perpetrator to Jesus, repentance, and salvation so that death would neither have been in vain, nor have triumphed.

So--just my personal opinion--I think that if Mortarman's hypothetical killer was NOT a Christian, nor repentant, visits from someone whose only interest was in leading him to God would be more important, not less, than visits to the condemned man who was spiritually prepared to die.

t&l

T&L - My WH and I were very involved in prison ministry too. What a great place to keep the inmates attention! The last time we went to Donovan, we took motorcycles right into the yard there. The men flocked out, and were very talkative. One of the worst things about being in prison is the boredom.