9-8-14 weekly chat

Doggie class last night.  Pup is 27 lbs.  Everybody arrives early to let the dogs run and play in  a fenced area designed for high speed dogs.  Gremlin was playing with a doodle for a while.  Both trying to subtly show dominance while running and turning a break neck speeds through crowds of cooing humans.  

Sit and down were the lesson.  Sky did his perfectly the first time.  Butt bounced on sit, chest bounced on down.  Then he got excited and couldn't hear a thing I said.  We moved on to "stay", which will need a lot of work.

You're only as old as you feel.  Today, I'm 95.  Worked outside hard all day.  Light mist to rain, wind, and dropping temps all day.  Digging out the warm clothing now.

It's hard to believe it's been 13 years.  Thinking of those who lost their lives.  The world doesn't seem any safer despite all the efforts to curb the militant extremists.  Hold your friends and loved ones near and appreciate every day.  And kiss all the dogs. :)

@JackieG

Hold your friends and loved ones near and appreciate every day. And kiss all the dogs. :)

I like that advice Jackie, a lot.

Yikes, I had a helluva time finding this thread.  What happened to the Discussion Forums format I've been using to find the threads with the most recent posts?  And our new daily chat stickied at the top?  I hate to be a Debbie-Downer, but I fear this change might be the final blow to drive away the few of us who straggled here to post.  

So, at risk of no one reading or replying to this, I'll say I'm so glad it's Friday.  This week has kicked my butt -- I had trouble sleeping nearly every night, I had a couple major deadlines at work that had me stressed, and I got the shocking news from a friend that her husband left her and their 2 young kids this summer.  I wish I could say I had a quiet weekend ahead to recharge my batteries, but I've got a very full day tomorrow (fun things, but still tiring), and Sunday is my major housework day, preparing for my Mom's arrival on Tuesday.

On the bright side, the nights have been wonderfully cool, but days still very warm and sunny.  Just perfect.  Tonight is Yappy Hour at our local shelter.  With DH's injured shoulder/arm, I think he and Ruby will stay home, so I'll go dog-less and meet my friend there (she's dog-less, too).  They'll have a BBQ tent and microbrews, so we'll have fun watching the other folks and dogs at play.

Happy Friday, all!

I'm so glad that you found it Tracy.  I sure couldn't!

All's quiet here.  Just plugging along trying to get some work done for work.

Hope others find the thread!

This thread hasn't stayed stickied. When I get ready to post I'm seeing the previous post in quotes already in the box. What's with that?  

It's been very busy here and despite that I took off and had a pedicure. This is only the second time I've ever had one. When I called this morning to make the appointment I said the guy who answered the phone "I'd like to come in for a pedigree".  LOL  My toes look very pretty or as pretty as toes can look.  I didn't get my pedigree though...

@JackieG

I didn't get my pedigree though...

That's okay, Jackie.  We all know how special mixed breeds are (notice I didn't use the word "mutt!";)    

I get a pedicure once or twice a year, and it's a real treat.  They do a much better job of applying the polish, but even more important:  the soaking, foot scrubs and massage.  If I won the lottery, I'd get one every couple weeks!

I noticed the appearance of the previous post, too.  I still click on Use Text Editor (or whatever it says) before I start typing so I can get the formatting menu with smilies and all that.

Improvements my eye... This forum's format is getting worse. Just when we figured out the major changes from a year ago, it's all screwed up again.

I've been unbelievably busy here at work and just found out something caused all my entries to be posted with the wrong dates - instead of having August invoice dates, everything posted in September. Since I did about 600 invoices this week alone, it's not going to be easy to correct.

I've not liked this from the beginning and it seems to be getting worse, I do come in and read the posts here, but hardly ever bother to sign in anymore, I get frustrated trying to find anything else in here, I've given it time but it sure has not improved, we have lost so many that I miss.  Very sad

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@tacran

Sunburns - ouch! Get some aloe lotion, Kait!

Doug, I see that winery has "wood fired cuisine." If that includes pizza, then I'd be there often if I were you!

Glenda, chickadees are very cute. Your yard's reputation as a fine eatery is getting out there on the wildlife version of Yelp.com!

Julie, I find when when I'm in a meeting with a group of adults, I can often guess what kind of "role" a person had when they were in high school -- the clique-y types, the bossy ones, the quiet ones, etc. Dynamics don't change all that much for some people as we age.

DH was helping a friend chop wood over the weekend and during one swing of the axe, he heard a "noise" (ugh) and felt something in his arm/shoulder. The amount of bruising in his bicep area is scary looking. He went to urgent care, and they're referring him to an orthopedic doctor this week. It's not a bicep tear, as he can lift/curl his arm with no pain. But to wind his watch is excruciating -- any fine motor activity like that. And it's his right arm, so he's upset it may be bad news if surgery or something is needed.

Given his arm issue, the poor guy was very uncomfortable at my boss's Celebration of Life service yesterday -- every time he had to shake a hand, he winced. Other than that, it was a very nice service. Probably 350 people or so were there. It was hard to be too sad when hearing what a truly happy and fulfilled life she lived, with so many amazing experiences and memories, but when her husband got choked up talking about her, I had to pull out a tissue. They met in high school and have been together nearly 60 years since. Long marriages are rare -- but genuinely happy ones, with obvious love still there is almost extinct, in my experience. And they were clearly best friends and still in love. He will be lost without her. It was nice to see so many people hugging him. It'll be hard now when things settle down and people aren't calling and visiting as much.

I hope he gets well soon!

Hate to complain, but it is really a major PITA having to delete a quote that appears whether I want to quote someone or not.  Just saying......

Gloomy as heck here today with pretty strong winds and tons of rain moving in.  Tomorrow will be clear and sunny though.  I'm going with DH tomorrow for a remote from a Food Festival.  Should be fun and will get the chance to munch my way through the Festival.

Mom and Sis have gotten so much rain in NW MI that the whole area between buildings where Mom lives, is flooded.  The buildings are up a slight hill and there is a huge, park like area with a little creek where they have events, such as the summer concerts, strawberry festival, pig roast, that sort of thing that are fundraisers and open to the public.  Mom was telling me that the ducks are enjoying the new "lake" that has been there for more than a week now!  That part of the state has a very high level of sand for soil, but guess even sand couldn't soak in that much water.

Stopped at the Farmers Market this morning, and it was quite the disappointment.  I envy Jackies Farmers Market, if not her weather!  None of the produce I wanted looked even half way decent.  And the prices were sky high.  Shoot, if I want mediocre produce, I can get that at the grocery store that sources within 2 hours of the store.  And for a lot less money.  Next year, I'll have a real garden again.  I really dislike being held up for produce that doesn't last a day after I buy it.

I have a fun filled day planned today.  Catching up laundry, cleaning the oven and the fridge.....sounds like such an exciting day I bet a lot of you will come running to take part!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

wow I finally got my new PC and some time to set it up and then went to this site and it was a complete mess when it loaded.

I had to go to the discussion format style and then look around.

what a mess

Jackie I got a giggle out of your 'pedigree'

all is fine here - I thought B had kennel cough last week. I do not think he did.

so at some point soon I am going to take him to the vet to check his heart and lungs. He seems to have plenty of stamina while swimming but I know that coughing like he was can be a sign of some cardio vascular and/or respiratory stuff. I always worry due to his age and lumps.

I have completed the latest run of work insanity and although I will remain busy for months, I hope it will be less exhausting.

That is about all I have.

I hope that this next 'change' is complete soon for the forum and that we all see true improvement in its function

I thought my computer was broken when I couldn't find the thread! We're back to school, so everything is super-busy. My students (college) and student teachers are all doing well. Ronnie is going to "overnight camp" one night a week (because I teach late and I can't get back to the island--he's just a bit too much for Dad to manage overnight) . He plays with his new friends all day when I drop him off and is apparently a very good boy. Yeah! Mozey catches up on her rest while he is at "camp" (she hangs out with "Grandpa" who is often asleep in his chair), and she is ready to go when Ronnie arrives home. It seems good for everyone.

We're getting a bit of rain, which is good. We've had almost no rain this summer--the storms all went around us.

I hope everyone is OK--I'll try to read and catch up now that I found the thread.

I am getting old, which means I don't like a lot of change.  I did enjoy it when two of my grand daughters (apt title) sang me "Happy Birthday" yesterday. 

Started yesterday with a run in the woods.  Cold and wet out.  Saw several snakes sun bathing. Then watched a doe and fawn try to sneak past us.

Then, when junior saw them. they broke and ran:

Junior had a good time working the deer trail.  I don't think he actually saw their size.

He is growing up, physically anyway:

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We spent a few hours with my sons family at the University of Minnesotas' Landscape Arboretum, a truly  beautiful place and a great use for govt money.  When I was a kid, we lived by this.  It was free and was used as a lab by the U.  Now, it is a destination site.  Picnic, weddings, tours, walking.  There are some places that are just out of the way, quiet and peaceful.  Once, it was in the heart of farm country. Now, it is surrounded by suburb.  Upscale suburb. It you ever vivit S. Minn, this is a good spot to visit.  It's just down the road from the Chanhassen Diner Theater, where we spent a few hours dining and watching an excellent production of "Hello Dolly".  A great day, overall.

I need a nap.  Have a good week.