10.30pm clear cool 64F a HOT 107F spa pool ready and waiting :gobblegobble:

hope you had a great :pumkin:

Great snow pictures, Cinderella. I always liked the microscopic pictures of flakes. Up-close "flakes" in real life? Not so much!

Enjoyed your daughter's performance, Kimmy. Nervous-est thing in the world for a parent, is watching a kid get up and perform music. At least it was for me. I'd blame my late mother's "sparkly" hair on that, but since she had beautiful dark brown hair when I was born and was half gray 4 years later, I'm not sure but that someone (UNKIND THOUGH THAT WOULD BE! ) might try to make some other connection. :RollieEyes:

My son is not giving me too much grief right now but my daughter.....OY VEY!!!!!!! I may be gray by the end of the night - dramatic change from the scattered sparklies I have right now!

We got to see Facing the Giants tonight - cute movie! Some of us got to see more than others, not that the others are bitter or anything.

Grandpa will be overjoyed when we rent the movie for the sake of those others, since he loved every minute of it.

Mr. C. (I'm changing his name to Mr. Non-C; it seems more appropriate at this stage) had BETTER not be complaining! He's lucky I took him to see any of it at all. I was having a good time doing the jigsaw puzzle while he quietly did his schoolwork. By the way, he promised me he would finish up tomorrow without being nagged. Let me know if he has trouble remembering that...

And since I'm not complaining either, I know not these "bitter others" of whom you are blathering.

tl

Between DD16, the 23YO, my x partner and Flick I am surprised I am not bald!

Okay LD.

Sparkles, I can work with.

Bald is gonna take some time to come up with something...

Isn't family life just SO rewarding ? :RollieEyes:

It has been a glorious weekend ...well Aussie and I had fun with Mikey.... went to see the girls sing at the Childrens Hospital concert ..... went out for lunch and splashed on a Big mac ...I ate salad .... went to nieces graduation Friday ... Saturday Aussie got a medal ... Sunday Mr VDK got busted for not providing the WHOLE truth of his briefing ... followed by Dr VDK beating up Mr VDK ...oops I mean 'discussing' the meaning of POJA :RollieEyes: ..... I have NO idea where she gets that penetrating voice from ... must be her fathers to be sure.

At least Aussie and I had nothing to do with it did we ...... Aussie? Yeah you better keep hiding as well mister

Anyway some of my mums well earned wisdom for new wives ....

He didn't like the casserole, and he didn't like my cake.
He said my biscuits were too hard...
not like his mother used to make.
I didn't perk the coffee right, or whirl the billy true,

I didn't mend his socks, the way his mother used to do,
I pondered for an answer; I was looking for a clue.
Then I turned and smacked the [censored] out of him...
Just like his mother used to do.

:crosseyedcrazy:

Ah well AW, you always were a poet.

It takes me way back to when I was just a little tyke. My mother took me to a new Sunday school class. She introduced me to the teacher like this "This is my boy SS. If he acts up in class, you have my permission to beat the tar out of him."

I knew where I stood with THAT teacher. I can't remember her ever having to actually carry out that instruction.

My W is nice, but you can send her the instructions for being a better W. There might be a few things in that she could pick up on.

And what's this about a spa?

KIMMY, How's the boy doing?
SS thinks......... and figures he must be doing better. Kimmy wouldn't be quiet if he was getting worse.

Construction -
We built one house, and I think one is enough. My older brother was the contractor, and we did much of the work our selves, so we mostly got what we wanted. It's small and simple, but we like it.
My advice - Think carefully about where you put the light switches.

Shoes -
Naw, you won't stare at our shoes. We'll be too busy eating.

CINDEREALLA -
What's all this medical stuff? Oh, lets see....... Nov tenth.
Ok, we'll expect a full report, but I want the non explicit version.

How about the daughter? Is she doing better? Worse? About the same? It is difficult to watch one's children make mistakes. I know we can't live life for them, and they need to learn, but it's rough. We hope she learns by listening, not by experience.

Campingng in inclement weather...........
Ohhhhhh, it's so fun. There are no bugs at all. None.
And you don't even need a tent or any thing.
Snow Camping 3
Snow Camping 1

I really hope things go well on the 10th.

NEAK -
Fargo ND? Really?
I've never been there. Never.

As always, I love a good story. Thanks.
It's good to see AJ back and posting, and I love the quotes he leaves us.

How was the concert? Did I miss the report? Wish we could have been there.

We really hope the kids are doing well.
Really.

"Dumb keyboard"
Was that the standard IQ test, or is there a special one for keyboards?

Neak Sis - Hi. Life is supposed to be this way. It's a test.
I predict that you will do well. Especially on the essay parts.

CC - Is it summer yet?
You are well?

M&L - I hope your H is getting better at meeting needs, and avoiding LB's. Come around and tell us how you are.

T&L - Explain in detail (to Neak Sis) what I started to tell her. I know she knows, but we can all use a refresher. Teaching it to someone is the best way to get it into our own heart.

You'll do well too. You really will.
Tell the clam "hi" for us.

Has anyone noticed that Mimi has been quiet lately?
That worries me.

Prayers -

SS

Well, next week is the week of great probing. I'm not looking forward to it. The next week, I go back to the ENT.

Caught my daughter sending R+ rated text messages with her boyfriend. I'm ready to thump her on the noggin - good and hard - stupid hormonal teenager.

Latest news from my kingdom....yesterday morning, a total stranger brought me my mail.....she found it (along with someone else's mail) in a plastic bag on the side of the road. Not good. I guess I need to get a locking mailbox or a post office box.

Good Grief....... mail theft is serious.

However, what your daughter is doing is more difficult for a parent to cope with. Mail is just mail.

I don't have any words of wisdom for you there, but I will continue to pray for you. I know prayer helps.

I wish his dad would thump him on the head, but I admit she might need it too.

Shudder........ the tenth is coming up quickly. We hope...... well, we hope you come through in great shape.


Is it getting cold where you are yet? Are you far enough south that it freezes most nights in Dec, and January?

SS

Neak,

Facing the Giants is an awesome movie! I own a DVD copy of it. Did you see Fireproof?

SS, I just saw that your oldest got married in August? Wow, congratulations.

Hey everyone. I don't keep up here much anymore but wanted to say hi.

Cinders, take the phone away.

My YOUNGEST son got married in August.

The only ones left at home are the twins (girls 15.)

The oldest 6 are all married.

Faithful, now that you dropped by, you need to tell us how you are doing. Especially like to hear about DS, and DD.

SS

I think taking the phone away is a GREAT idea.

SS

I agree totally about the phone. She was letting you know she is not strong enough to handle the responsiblities and pressures of phone ownership. Hear her desperate plea for help!

FF, I haven't seen Fireproof yet, though I want to. I've been waiting to see it with AJ when he gets back.

I wouldn't stop her from having a phone at all, BTW, but she would have to be responsible for procuring it and paying for it. No way would I sponsor heaving bosoms and such.

Well, it's a problem when a total stranger shows up at your house and says she found your checking account statement lying on the side of the road several blocks from your house.

Introduce the cell phone to Mr Axe

lildoggie

Did you get your sitch straightened out? All this talk of axes, and I'm guessing yes.