OK peepz, the coffee lady has redeemed her sins and we're open for biz this Saturday. So now, next step is to go shopping with mamma in law and get this otherwise conservative 3-piece suit girl at least a pair of khakis.

Oh, and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Extreme confusion but.....)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately your brother has plenty of sagginess but not much sagacity.


Unfortunately your brother has plenty of sagginess but not much sagacity.

Did I mention that I have no idea how to edit.

Pheww...glad I wasn't fired for serving up that scary coffee yesterday! Here's a nicer cup ...surely this can't be scary!



Training went REALLY well again yesterday! I have decided that one half day I'm going to do the Ombudsman's job, and another half day I'm going to do intervention and followup with victims of elder abuse. This should really round out my week! I'm going to shadow a buddy next week, then I'm on my own.

Congratulations Len on a new interview! You go get 'em sis! Let us know how this pans out.

How does everyone make those big exclamation marks? I like them!

Good morning everyone. Looks like I'm first up, so I'll put the coffee on.



I have a full day today. I am heading out to the hairdresser this morning, then it's off for a fun-filled day of shopping at my almost-favourite grocery store. I will also pick up some fresh bagels in my travels. It is raining here today, which is nice. We don't get enough rain here in my opinion. Now.... having said that.... this will probably turn into the wettest year in history and I will have to eat my words.

D'oh!!!

Apparently you have been here in invisible format, Carla, and managed to beat me to the coffee yet again! Maybe I'll just start bringing fresh fruit and donuts.

You make those exclamation marks by changing the size of the font!!!!! Or the colour!!!!! Or the style!!!!!

So ends today's lesson.

There will be a test later in the week.

I think I was posting the same time you were Crikey !!! I'm going for a haircut today as well. Then off to the used book store to see how many I can trade in at one time. I read about 5 books a week, and I'm running out of books !!!

*Can't wait to see if those exclamation marks are big !!!


*Edited to Yep, they're big!*

!!!!!!!

Good morning!!!!!

!!

I'm pretty excited today 'cause I'm going to Canada tomorrow morning!

I'm bringing my dog with me and we have all her vaccination records etc. I'm hoping it won't be a problem but I'm sure it won't..

!!!

Yay for going to Canada! Don't forget your cooler for your groceries.

Of course! Definitely bringing back LOTS of dill pickle chips. The trick will be in not eating them all as soon as I get them home... that would be so fattening.

Oh, and ...... !!!!!

Yes....!!!

Sounds like you have a pretty cool day planned Crikey!

I'm sure it's going to rain here..

yay two cups of coffee today!
good morning everyone.

Five books a week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy shmamoly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm lucky to get through a book in its entirety in a year or two.

One has to sit still to read.


HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, please do not get me wrong.
I read tremendous amounts; all kinds of books - although extremely rare for me to read fiction - and I have tons of 'em.
Just the sitting still and focusing on one subject/book/anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is a problemo. Hee, hee.
I'm even attempting to get into an on-line video of one that I have in my possession now: Eckhart Tolle's, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
Not that I do not know tons about purpose. I just loved his Power of Now shtuff.
And I'm certain now that Oprah has befriended Eckhart, he will rise to stardom, which is really not Zen-like at all, and quite out of what seemed like his character.
HOWEVER
I am thrilled with the possibility that his messages (and others like that/him) get out to the general public...and it has gone world-wide.

BTW, I used pale yellow or whatever colour that was for my ONE exclamation point to try out being subtle; which is really not me, so I will stop that.
Bah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you are all well and good.

I guess once we get to Florida I will be up at 6 something MTN time!! ! !! ! !

Lots to do today, I did not accomplish much yesterday, I was on the phone much of the time. Oh, I filed our taxes in early March, my Husband had his refund deposited like last week (same account as mine), but no sign of mine. I did change my bank account information this year, online using my account at the cra site.

All good. So I'm wondering where my refund is, look online, nothing, call telerefund - nothing, so I call a person. She was quite short, asked me when I had filed and then told me they can't see anything for 4 weeks (as in - it doesn't appear on their screen), double checked my account number with her again

I changed my address with cra to my Mom's address - guess where my refund cheque arrived yesterday!

I wasn't scared my your coffee yesterday Carla... I thought it was pretty. I'm glad you weren't fire too though Today's is much purdier.

Job sounds great! That's so awesome.

See how it says 'be confused' in the lower right hand side of that picture. Well I am now. It's the same coffee as yesterday

I don't find it scary either Carla, oh and your work sounds very interesting, also very emotionally challenging, good for you for taking it on - I for one couldn't.

- ok right after I posted that the coffee changed to the one with the heart!!

Congrats on your work news Carla!
I love that sun in the coffee.

I tend to say (it's in my email signature):

I AM SOLAR POWERED!

Oh and if you haven't figured it out yet, edit by selecting your text and going to the top (look up above your text box) and picking the letter A, see the colours? And then picking the size right beside that A.

Holy Canadian wheat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A lot of things happening in the Canada forum.

Carla, if you want more books, gimme a call and I'll sell you mine ... naaaa, after much thinking we decided it's not worth the drive to get 50 effing cents per paperback and NADA for hardcovers. So, next step, the public library to donate (with a nice tax deductible receipt) a sh1tload of books.

Trailmix, cool to hear about your refund!!! I will send our taxes (US & CAN) this weekend. Both govt's owe us a buck or two... though we did not qualify for the stimulus thingy, but whatever.

I officially hate Crikey today. Why??? Because she gets to go to the hairdresser while I sit in my desk crying about missing my dear Mahdi, who was not only the best in Edmonton, but also threaded my eyebrows and let me smoke in the back room he he.

Shopping with mamma in law was fun, even if we didn't find sh1t for me. No offense ladies, but my body is different than North American bodies in general, and i always have the hardest time finding effing pants. Maybe that's why i remain a skirt kind of gal. Sh1t. I guess I will actually show up for work on Saturday in jeans please don't anyone tell mi madre

Oh, and.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've never had my eyebrows threaded but I saw it done on television once, part of a show about Malaysia - it looks so cool.

Crickey is so nice. You know what she is doing today??!! She is going to view a condo/apt for us because I was uncomfortable sending the guy money/renting sight unseen

My Husband just called visa to change the mailing address to my Sister's address in Nebraska, he had to spell Nebraska out to the representative

Yes, it is a challenging word to spell.
And these people have a job!
Bah!

As for a great haircutter, I found her in Portland, Maine of all places (in my travels).
I will go and see her as soon as I can.
Usually I just trim/cut my own hair. It is not difficult.

As for pants for women's figures, Len, I usually have to buy larger pants and take them in at the waist.
I dart them.
Crazy!
As if we all have boy hips.
HA!!!!!!!!!!!

Fine, I'll forgive her just cuz she's looking for our new summer home... I mean, your new place

I hear ya, hun. Clothes shopping with me is like going to the moon. I think there are about three or four non-kid stores in the humongous mall near our house that have anything in my size.

I can't make it, I have a note from my doctor.

Mumsie knows absolutely nothing about finding clothes that don't fit. He can buy off the rack in every store he goes to. *looks around and see if anyone is buying it*

BTW, Spirit the last work of "fiction" I read was The Ugly American.*insert favourite Bush/Cheney joke/aphorism/commentary here*

I saw that one a while ago.
Looks like an interesting read.

I first read it back in high school, quite enlightening and still relevant.

So...... my EAD card got ordered today.

Holy *#$% I'm going back to work. *freaks out*

Congrats , but you got it wrong; first you go back to work, then you freak out.

yay for nini the working girl!
(or soon to be anyway..)

See, I'm already doing it wrong!

I knew you were ready for management!

I say double dip Nini: freak-work-out, rinse, repeat

Congratulations sweetie!!!

Crickey went and saw 3 places, she's a gem, which we already knew !!!!

So she took pictures and everything and I just called the guy back and we have rented our temporary abode! It's a month by month lease, furnished, which is what we need so we can just walk in and have a look around! Called U-Pack and organized storage for a month. Yahooooooo!!

Oh and no worries Len, this is the 'spare' room, it does look somewhat like a laundry room/closet but once we move the hangers it will appear cozier

But....

but....

but...

where's my bay window???????????????

I feel unloved

I can't take responsibility for it....it's crickey! (but don't tell her I said that).

Crikey! deserves nothing but praise for going the extra mile. There isn't even an emoticon for altruistic behaviour, so here . Congrats to you Trailmix. I extend a laurel and hearty handshake. Get a few chains and handcuffs and Len will be right at home. She's going to live in the laundry room, can someone say waterfront view.

Double dipping Nini? The whole process sounds quite salacious, I'm not sure Bee would approve.

One more thing, Trailmix, are those wire hangers? If I've told you once I've told you a thousand times, NO WIRE HANGERS, EVER!

Great job Crikey!!!!

Double-dipping? I didn't even make that term up

I keep spelling Crikey! with an extra c - it's kind of a mix between krikit and crikey! with c's. okie dokie.

Yes congrats nini!!

Krikey? Hmmm, that doesn't sound too bad.

Awww. I love you too, Len. (You see? I did learn from Mephys that there are many ways to express love.


Oh good! LOL Sorry CF friends.... I didn't want to say anything because I hadn't requested permission first.
(CF = Canada Forum)




I am having tea and a cinnamon raisin bagel courtesy of my not-so-local bagel place. Here. You have some too.




HEY! I agree with that remark!

Click to view attachment OMG, I had completely forgotten that conversation!!!

Yes, Len, your new room is lovely. You have easy access to snacks, and can wash your smalls at the same time.

Awwwwww. That's so sweet, Mumsie. Thank you.


Thanks Flames! It was fun!


I like Crikey with an extra c. It makes me feel loved.

You know.... it just occurred to me that some of you may not know what "smalls" are. It's a British term for undergarments. Though for some people (me) these are better referred to as "bigs".

I go commando sister... no undies kidding perverts, kidding.... or not???

you rang?

g'morning everyone.