It's Friday (just barely)

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    It's Friday (just barely)

    It's just after midnight here. I'm not normally up this late on a "school night," but I've got today (Friday) off. This may be the only time I ever start chat, since I'm always 3 hours behind most of you!

    I just finished watching the final episode of "The Office." I admit---I needed a couple Kleenex. It's not the first time I've felt like I was losing friends when a show went off the air. Not sure what that says about me. I guess I invest too much emotion into fictional people!

    One of my favorite lines tonight was said by Ed Helm's character, Andy. Something like, "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you leave them." No matter where I am, I often feel nostalgic about wherever I was before, so that line resonated with me.

    With the end of this show and "30 Rock," I'm losing 2 sources of laughs!

    I plan to do some puttering in the yard today - no real plans, just wanted a long weekend!

    Happy Friday!

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     I did my best to sup some margarita and eat some nice fresh tacos to support our SPCA last night - may be a wee bit too much margarita but it was for a great cause Big Smile The restaurant was donating 20% of all checks to the SPCA, a really amazing thing I thought

    Today however is Friday - going to the beach Friday. Bugsy loves the beach

     

    Hoping he is feeling strong enough to enjoy himself!

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    The office is probably my all time favorite show. I'm so going to miss it! I haven't watched the last episode yet though. I will do that sometime over the weekend.

    Have fun at the beach Karen! Wish I was going!

    Today is going to be catch up day at work and home. I'm so behind on everything

    I think I have found something that abbie loves more than life itself: running along side the bike. She reminds me so much of Dakota. The sheer joy she gets just out of running all out full speed is incredible. Totally makes me smile. :) what's even more amazing is that this is the dog that i can hardly leash walk around the block because she goes into anxiety overload. To see her forget all that and be happy to run on leash next to me like this really makes me happy. Maybe this will carry over to leash walking eventually.

    So this weekend I can blow off all responsibility around the house and go play with friends and dogs or I can stay home and do yard work. Tough one!
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    Jewlieee
    So this weekend I can blow off all responsibility around the house and go play with friends and dogs or I can stay home and do yard work. Tough one!
    My thought process on that is you won't ever regret having fun and being with friends and yard work will be there on Monday.

    I am behind getting ready to leave for out of town. I need to do some running around this afternoon so I am taking a 1/2 day. I have to go to the dog food store, get food for my dog sitting sister and run about a zillion little errands. However, TGIF and that it is going to be 74 degrees and sunny! Whoo Hoo!

    Have fun at the beach Karen!
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    Oh yes!!  Friday!  And the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so I can play in the dirt to my hearts content!  The even better news is that the boss is going to NYC so he won't be calling wanting me to do stuff!

    We let one sales rep go this week and another is on her way out.  The woman is the bane of my existence and I'll be thrilled not to have to deal with her anymore.  I told the boss yesterday that I would rather work 18 hour days 7 days a week myself, than have people who aren't committed on the sales staff.  That may come back to bite me, but, why should people who dont' want to work draw a check every week and hamper the efforts of the rest of us?  Now I've gotta come up with some good candidates or the boss will hire whoever he finds....again!

    But, today is Friday and all I have to do is get through the insanity that is always my Friday and I can have two whole days of sunshine and dirt!  Not quite as great as the beach, but.......

    Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

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    I'm still trying to sort out day from *sigh* morning -- still having to ride in to work with David so I'm *at* work at 7:15.

    Saw dr again yesterday -- I'm not progressing very fast (I still can *not* walk without huge pain & I'm frigging sick of the @)($* wheelchair!)  Because I can't do steroids it's slower -- & every step tractions that sciatic nerve this time so he says just keep doing what I'm doing, and no stairs, ramps, & take tiny tiny steps when I *do* have to walk.  I told him I'm already doing a Tim Conway Old Man impersonation.  He was old enough to laugh with David and I. 

    I shouldn't moan -- am married to the best guy on the planet who's doing all this extra w/good grace.

    Karen - enjoy the beach!!  Will enjoy seeing pics of Bugs in his beach togs.  Will Bull Frog not work on him??  It's waterproof - Mr. David says it's good cos it doesn't 'sweat' off.  But give it time to dry before you go outside?  Tell Bugsy to blame it on Aunt Callie!  That should work?

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    kpwlee

    Today however is Friday - going to the beach Friday. Bugsy loves the beach

    Me too, BugMan !!!!!

     

     

    Beach Bum Cocktail

    2 parts Grey Goose  Pear flavored Vodka
    1/2 part Cointreau orange liqueur 
    1 part fresh lime juice
    1/2 part Maraschino Cherry liqueur
    dash of grenadine
    fresh mint for garnish

     

    Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all ingredients. Shake well and strain into rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Top with grenadine and garnish with fresh mint.

     

     

    It's a little too cold for me to go to the beach considering hell froze over yesterday and Walgreens had my correct prescription ready and waiting for me when I got there at 3.  I almost dropped dead.

     

    Deb W.

     

     

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    Preakness picks Deb?

    Bugsy, I love the beach too!

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    sharismom

    Preakness picks Deb?

    I'm sticking with ItsMyLuckyDay - how about you ??

     

    Deb W.

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    iluvjamison
    It's a little too cold for me to go to the beach considering hell froze over yesterday and Walgreens had my correct prescription ready and waiting for me when I got there at 3.  I almost dropped dead

    Deb - GOOD for you!!  I told David last night (he hates, loathes & despises Walgreens) -- and he said "of all the insane crap & mistakes they've pulled on us, potentially what happened to her was worse.  Filling a prescription with the WRONG stuff?"  What if you were allergic to it!!  We both decided to check to see if the pharmacy mgr at the one a block from our house had maybe tx to N. Jersey?  I doubt it - I think they just screw up all the time like that.

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    Karen, have fun at the beach!  Bugsy, be good. bwahahahaha

    Julie, pick the fun stuff for the weekend and leave the chores for whenever. :)

    Deb, I'm so glad you didn't have to hurt anyone at Walgreens.  The Preakness is this weekend?  Hope I remember to watch. I should go to our local simulcast track but won't. :)

    Lisa, good luck getting all your running around done and have fun in Vegas!!

    Callie, hope the weekend allows more healing for you.

    Tracy, enjoy your long weekend.

    Forgot what I was going to say but I'm sure it was mindless. lol 

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    sharismom

    Preakness picks Deb?

    I'm sticking with ItsMyLuckyDay - how about you ??

    Deb W.

    I really don't know.

    Jackie, the race goes off around 6:20p Eastern time, so I'm sure you can catch it on the TV. I believe NBC is broadcasting it. Then you won't be tempted to gamble away your life savings. Stick out tongue

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    Have we accounted for all the folks in TX near the tornados?  I heard from Janet_Rose this morning -- I think they said they're up to 16 tornados and she's fine.  She does emergency work but she's fine.  Anyone heard from Gina - she's near there too isn't she?
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     Gina is fine!  Scarey night for them though. 

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    calliecritturs
    Anyone heard from Gina - she's near there too isn't she?

     

    She's fine and not very near the area hit by the tornados; maybe forty mile away from her which is about the same distance Janet Rose is from the area hit.