TGIF

Jewlieee

I wish there was something I could do or say to defuse the tension going on here today. These topics are super sensitive and no matter what, feelings are hurt. I'm sorry that both of you have gone through so much :(

Yes, I feel the same way.

I feel very lucky to be able to retire but work as an annuitant. I only have 20 yrs of state service (5 of those I purchased), which means I'll collect 40% of my current salary. Not enough to pay the bills but with the 1/2 time pay I'll get, it'll be doable.

Congrats, Cathy!  I'm jealous too but happy for you.  I hope you enjoy your partial plus it's that much more time to spend with Shane. :)

Did anybody see that story about the burmese python they caught in Florida?  Seventeen feet long and when they cut it open it had 87 eggs inside.  Yikes!  

My friend and I were just talking about that python story last night. She lives in Tampa and as I've mentioned before, is terrified of snakes. I'm generally not squeamish about them but that story is the stuff of nightmares.

 Oh my I swear nothing goes smoothly - found out B's thyroid is still low so we need to add a .1 - Everyone it appears is out of .1 - Costco assures me they will have it on Thursday. I really need to have things sorted for my mom's dog sitting so I sure hope they do

Oh and the interview for another contract that was set for next Thursday has already been moved to Friday by them

I have been working on clearing up a zillion small things and it feels like I've gotten no where! 

Very glad its Friday - ready for beer and oysters and some fun!

I missed that python news story, thank doG.  Just reading the posts about it freak me out!

Sharon, I hope you're feeling better.  It's one thing to have a cold or 24-hour bug, but a nasty flu virus is another thing.  Even when the worst symptoms seem to subside, the lingering fatigue is awful.  When I had the flu last year, I had low energy for 3 or 4 weeks.  I hope you can get some good rest this weekend.

Karen, sorry about the nasty bump on your noggin.  Cupboard doors and drawers can be weapons, I swear.  Many a curse word has been uttered in my kitchen! 

I'm glad you guys enjoyed my Schoolhouse Rock reference from last night.  I forgot about the adverb/Lolly one until Lisa mentioned it.  The multiplication tables were my favorites.  In fact, the check stock I use at work comes in sheets of 3 checks (for QuickBooks).  When I have to do a check run with a couple dozen or more checks, I count the pages while singing the song in my head:  "3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 . . . . 30!"  The video was of football players running onto a field, and and their jersey numbers were by 3's.  Number 30 was a huge guy who broke through a wall, as I recall.

Okay, better get out of my childhood and back to the piles on my desk.  My workload can sometimes feel like the phrase they used in the video for number 8:  Turn it on it's side and it's a symbol meaning . . . INFINITY!"

Thankfully 87 less than jerks will now release when they get tired of them in Florida. ugh

I can love animals so much but not snakes, and not outdoor rodents.

Karen - what dose does Bugsy, or will Bugsy take? I have a big bottle of leftover meds from Sassy. I think they're .8 and she got 1/2 in the AM and PM. I'm happy to share with you or anyone who can use them before they expire.

Everyone processes things in their own time and way. I don't do it publicly. But if you must know, I was in the car accident that killed my mother. I've been in two car accidents since then, neither of which were my fault, and could have lost my life.

After the accident that killed my mother, I saw the ME's report, the car we were in, and my mother's death certificate. I was 13 y.o. To this day I cannot hear the sound of cars crashing into something or even brakes squealing in a panicked stop without being overwhelmed by emotion. I don't rubberneck at accidents. I don't want details of the injuries and deaths that occur - I already know. The memories I have of the accidents I've been in are not pleasant.

Glenda, you may not have thought the details you posted were graphic, but in my mind, they were, even without pictures. The comparison between posting about a job loss or someone feeling sad about losing a pet isn't even close, IMO.

There are other things I have experienced in my life which I will never post about, but suffice to say I don't put myself in the position of purposely re-living them.

I have stuffed my feelings away deep inside for a very long time and it is not good for me. I am learning to say what I feel and that is why I am posting this. Because it is the internet and we cannot see each other doesn't mean we shouldn't think about what we are typing. I am not successful all the time but I also don't see this as a place I want to dump everything and think people are okay with reading whatever it is. JMHO.

Glenda I am so sorry you got those pm's now that is what I call insensitive. Shame on them.  Hold your head high your number one in my book for all you've been through.  

auburn2932

Shame on them

OMG, really ???

To not allow Tina to grieve and express her feelings about her mother the same way Glenda does about her son is the most hypocritical thing of all.  Good job guys. 

Tina reacted and responded to a post made by Glenda the same way Glenda reacts and responds to almost every post made on this forum.  She addressed how the post affected her personally.  How is that any different from what Glenda does almost every day ???

Deb W.

iluvjamison

auburn2932

Shame on them

OMG, really ???

To not allow Tina to grieve and express her feelings about her mother the same way Glenda does about her son is the most hypocritical thing of all.  Good job guys. 

Tina reacted and responded to a post made by Glenda the same way Glenda reacts and responds to almost every post made on this forum.  How is it any different ??

Deb W.

'Well said and I agree.  Tina deserves as much respect as Glenda or anyone else on this forum.  Just because she doesn't lay every hurt and tragedy out for all to read, doesn't mean her experiences have been any less painful than anyone elses and deserving of a little consideration. Some subjects should have a thread of their own in the spiritual circle or elsewhere so if someone chooses not to read about a certain subject it doesn't hit them in the face without warning.

 How many times have I heard  "feel free to vent?"  "We are here for you."  Let's do it, friends!
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 Yeah... going to ignore all the drama here.

Two of the kids I work with will be away the same week. I won't get money, because I only get paid hours I work, though I worked enough extra this week with another kid to make up for the hours I'll lose with those two. It's nice of them both to go away my birthday week (actually, it is common because it's the week right before school starts, one is going to school, and the other is going away next week and to camp the following week). I no longer have to worry about racing home to leave for my trip to West Virginia though. I get my birthday off, right now I only work one hour the following day, then I work Wednesday and Thursday, then I get Friday-Sunday off. 

In more humorous notes- Animals sounds according to my 19 month old niece

A cat says- pup

A pup says- puppy puppy puppy pup

A tiger says - raaaa

Luke is going to the cavalier health clinic tomorrow to check his eyes and his heart. Hopefully all is well. I know eventually he will have heart issues, but I'm hoping not yet. I also ordered his weight pulling harness. 

 I wasn't saying that.  I was referring to the pm's she got. Sorry ..... geez