She called today and said that the office manager of the public relations firm where my daghter works just turned in her 3 weeks notice-- the husband was being transferred out of state, and this lady knew it'd be best to let her office know right away because it was so unexpected and it will take a lot of training for someone new to know the ropes ( Read more... )

I've joined the rank of file of the forever-altered. I'm a fellow hyster-sister. After many assorted girlie problems, I finally had a total hysterectomy last week, along with some other bladder work. I have not back-read any posts from my friends, and don't plan in doing so, because there is just too much and I can't sit at this computer chair ( Read more... )

I forgot to mail our real estate taxes! Now I have to drive to City Hall tomorrow, in order to get the credit on this year's income taxes. Crap! Just what I need-- another stupid long line to stand in. I hate that this bill comes right on the heels of Christmas shopping... the most "poor" time of the year! Then this bill comes due, and REALLY ( Read more... )

We were bears... hubby and I... the 4 year old granddaughter recognized that fact right away. I was in the hall and she came out of her room, gave me a look and whispered "bear".... then hubby came up to me, and she said "'nother bear". But the adults at the party? They thought we were Chip and Dale, the chipmonks..... and my friend who took the ( Read more... )

I am having a fit-- I've become infested with these little tiny bugs that I've never seen before in my life. We were seeing them more and more, and we thought they were coming in from outside, under the door or something. Actually, they're so tiny, it wouldn't have surprised me if they walked in throught the screen mesh when the windows were open! ( Read more... )

It is so seldom when we can all get together. I know that, with both boys working at a restaurant that is open holidays, it is almost impossible to have them both available. Hubby's hours also can change so easily, with getting called in for various things. But this past week is one of our busiest, as far as family celebrations... our youngest ( Read more... )

The mother of one of my daughter's friends asked my daughter (age 22) to paint a picture to put up for silent auction in the area's first annual Russian Fest. (This mother was an organizer for the festival.)I don't know why they even asked her... I think they were mistakenly told she actually PAINTS! Well, it's not like she never has, but it's only ( Read more... )

What happened to sarassmyle?? Waaaa!!!!

It was nice outside and I wanted to go on a bike ride. It seems I can't talk my hubby into going with me anymore, even though it's something we frequently did when the kids were small. I miss that. We'd ride for miles, on bike paths (of course, this was after we'd truck the bikes miles on top of the car to get to this "safe" location!). But it ( Read more... )

I have just been trying to straighten out the mail piling up all over, and organizing the bills. I've been working at trying to keep myself more organized with the finances and all that (always has been MY job because hubby's even worse than ME!) but I seem to be falling further and further behind! So many things are automatically taken out of our ( Read more... )