HATE fire! - AUG 7

[August]

Gooooood morning!

I was finally able to fall asleep around 4:30am, and made it successfully through the night with the Squirrel Team. I remember at one point during my sleep, however, I'm not sure what time, but I could hear one of the squirrels with their favorite toys in their mouth, roaming around alone in the apartment growling LMAO. That nut!

If you guys haven't tried the toy called Cat Dancer, you MUST get it. It's a piece of what looks to be cardboard at the end of a thin wire, and looks extremely boring and lifeless in the package. But once out, it moves like a fly or bug (thanks to the wire), unlike any string toy could ever possibly move, and OH MAN, all the squirrels give it a huge paws up.

If you don't have a cat, of course, you shouldn't need to try out this toy LOL.

We had our exercise (smile emoticon here) and our brekkie and now it's their nap time and my internet time (another smile emoticon here). After they get some Zzzs, I'll move them back with me to my place and do some work.

Ahh, more stair climbing.

Which is a good thing all considering (eye roll and smile emoticon here).

I figured out one thing I forgot to bring to Mom's place.....my pillow. That is definitely on my list of "To Do" things for today LOL (neck pain emoticon here).


DANA - I was up last night and tried to post, but the internet connection would have nothing to do with me. My Mom actually doesn't get her own internet service at her place, so I'm "borrowing" from another server that happens to reach her place, like a public domain one. That's why it's sometimes strong and sometimes weak and sometimes a major pain the butt. But I ain't complainin' because I am completely thankful for it! Did you hear that, Mr. Internet Master?

So bro has a football party to attend, eh? LOL. Don't want to disturb that.

MICHELE - LOL, Johnny goes under the FITTED sheet! That must look totally funny! I'll have to try that out.

>I guess bed making kitty games and reading Beatrix Potter bedtime stories. Hows that for excitement -- LMAO!

LOL! I'm raising my hand over here!

Have fun with your DN! Will popcorn be involved?

JEN - Glad you had a good meeting with the landscaper, albeit a shocker to see the ticket price. Are you feeling all the way better now?


Everybody and the rest of you, have a great day!

 

[purple_magada]

Good morning haters!!!

August - sorry but I won't be purchasing the cat dancer anytime soon. I think that I'm the only hater that doesn't have a cat. Oh I feel so left out. LOL Do you think they sell a dog dancer? My dog is such a strage thing he'd probably love the cat dancer. Our internet service at home is horrible. We still have dial up but that is because where I live they don't have anything else.

Hey, did your guests bring you donuts???? You should tell your mom to pick you up some donuts before she comes home. HA!

I had a crappy night's sleep last night. Fell asleep at 10:00, was woken up at 10:30 to Gabe sleep walking. I was so asleep too. Then at midnight Ralphie woke me up to take him out to pee. He woke me up again at 3:00 to pee. Then Gannon got me up at 4:50. I've been up ever since.

Michele - have fun watching Harry Potter and at lunch.

Jen - that is good that you can get your landscaping done in sections. Nothing is cheap is it? Unless you do it yourself and that can be a PIA.

Becky - how is the roof?

Diane - how are you feeling? Is the b/p down?

Jana - hey hater!!! What is up with you today?

Shelley & Robin - where are you haters hiding???

What ever happened to Deb???????? I was thinking of her the other day.

OK, I'm off to the copier. I hate that @#!$ thing. It is one of those BIG copies and it never fails that it gets a major paper jam when I'm using it. Then I can never find that one piece of paper that is causing all the commotion.

Talk to you all later! :*

 

[Miss Lee]

Mornin!

Hey Augie, my Johnny has a Cat Dancer toy, but instead of cardboard, his has a little piece of furry stuff. He LOVES it! I actually think he growls at it. Do you dangle it from somewhere or just have it in a kitty toy box? I keep it in a drawer and take it out to tease him with it then put it away. Maybe I should just leave it out.

The squirrels http://bestsmileys.com/cats2/20.gif http://bestsmileys.com/cats2/22.gif http://bestsmileys.com/cats2/12.gif http://bestsmileys.com/cats2/1.gif

You forgot your pillow !? I can't go anywhere without mine.

Dana, it sounds like you had an active night, to say the least. I hope you fare better tonight:*. I'm sending vibes to your copier~~~~~~~~~. There, that should prevent it from jamming -- LMAO. Oh, I got your email

Jen, yeah, landscaping projects cost an arm and a leg! I'm glad they're willing to work with you on it. We need to redo some of our landscaping, too, and all our work will be done in the front. We're going to need a new roof in a year or 2, too;(

So I didn't sleep worth a darn last night, either;( . I feel so wiped out from this weather. It's supposed to be in the 90's all week with a heat index over 100. We may have to start sleeping downstairs on the blow-up mattress until it cools off a little bit. Our 2nd floor just isn't cooling down enough for me at night.

I won't be around today because I'm spending the day with my nephew. I may not have a chance to post again until tomorrow. I don't have time for more personals -- sorry -- but my thoughts and vibes are focused upon you. Have a great day everyone:* :* :*

 

[Miss Lee]

Where is everyone today? I shouldn't be here -- I'm getting ready to leave in a few minutes, I was just checking to see if anyone posted.

Diane - how are you? Has your BP come down? Are you still on bed rest or have you gone back to work?

I forgot to tell y'all something. I'm now on BP medicine:-( . I took my first dose last night (I'm taking it at bedtime because BP tends to be highest in the morning, and most heart attacks occur in the early morning hours). My blood pressure really isn't that high -- I check it everyday -- but apparently I've had some MILD enlargement of my heart which, along with my family history of high blood pressure and heart disease, the doctor feels warrants BP meds. I feel a little lightheaded this morning but I'm sure I'll be fine. By taking it at night, the peak effect hits in the morning -- I should be fine in a couple of hours. It's just hell to get old

Okey dokey -- I'm outta here. I'll see y'all tomorrow.:*

 

[buffettgirl]

Morning haters. With this heat, I find myself hating cardio too. I tried to do BM2 yesterday and ended up quiting before the step portion was even half over.

August, we had a cat toy like that with the feather. One of the cats seemed to like it, but the other ignored it. LOL about Dana's suggestion your mom brings back donuts. Do you ever make trips to the states?

Dana, sorry about your terrible night. The night before last we got a phone call at 3:30. My mom had fallen and was being taken to the ER. I had visions of 2 years ago when I had to cancel the road trip because of my mom's visit to ICU. She wasn't injured this time and even though they kept her overnight, she should be OK. My sister and I will have to get her into a nursing home sooner than we thought.

Jen, I wish I had the $$, time or desire to do some landscaping. I keep thinking maybe when I retire in about 8-10 years.

Michele, enjoy the movie and your nephew. I'm enjoying re-reading the HP books and may catch up on the movies someday.

I'm hoping to catch a workout after work, but it's supposed to be another hot one. We'll see what happens.

 

[dianet]

Hi ladies -

I am here and back at work this week. I have a big project I need to finish by tomorrow night, so I am super stressed. Been checking my bp and it was getting closer to high yesterday at the end of the work day (128/84) but still not as high as before. I will keep watching it today. I just have to get this one thing done then I won't have much on my plate anymore and can go back on bedrest if it need to.

Next appointment is this coming Friday, so we will see what me regular doctor says. I bet she will say that I can continue working but to rest when I get home and that they will continue to watch it.

We had our first childbirth class Sunday night at the hospital. It was so neat to see where Ella is going to be born and really helped get a better idea of what to expect. Even though I have read a ton of books I still learned a lot, and DH learned a TON. We have another class this coming Sunday.

Alright sorry no personals I am so horrible. I just have to get back to work to try and get this stuff done by tomorrow.

 

[August]

You guys, I just spent 2 hours trying to get connected (angry icon here LOL).

I finally had to put my bra on and go out into the hallway to try to pick up a line.

It's been months since I wrote anything like that, eh? Heh!

DANA - Oh, you should get little Ralphie a Cat Dancer and see how he reacts to it. Although if he reacts to it like kitties do, that might be too much excitement and exercise for him. The squirrels go absolutely berserk.

No donuts that I can see. Baha, ask Mom to bring em back for me, now that's an idea!

Does Gabe sleep walk often?

Yeah. Where's Deb?!

MICHELE - I keep all my toys in a box where they can't get to (yet), and every day I take out the Toy du Jour which brings forth much excitement. They just hate it when they hear a bell and I'm taking out a ball. They hate balls. In fact, they pretty much hate anything that doesn't have a human waving the toy madly attached to it.

Except for a fur ball they have. Actually, it WAS attached to a stick, but they tore it off. That was what Mooch was growling at by himself in the middle of the night last night (he was doing it again today, so now I know it was him). He was a total hog and wouldn't let anybody else play with it today, and was such a grump when anybody would approach him and his fur ball.

Anyway, I'll bet Johnny will appreciate it more the way you're doing it - by taking his Cat Dancer out from time to time to tease him. How cute that his has some furry thing on it. Those metal wire toys are awesome!

I'm sorry to hear that you have to start taking something at night for BP. But I'm glad that you are being cautious. Is the lightheadedness something that comes with the taking of the medicine and just something you'll grow accustomed to ? Is this something you have to take every night for a period of time? Are there side affects? Urgh, well, for now try to think of it as a vitamin. As an M&M, even.

By the way, I looooove your emoticons!!

ROBIN - I went back to the States last summer, but it had been many years since I'd gone back. It's rather difficult to figure out a time in advance to plan time away, since my work hours and days change so suddenly and so frequently. Good thing I love what I do!

Oh, is your cat toy Da Bird? I've heard great things about that. I told my Mom to try to find one while she's in the States.

I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. Is she feeling all right now? That must have been awful to get such a call. Calls at those weird hours really send you spinning. I'm glad she wasn't injured and hope she feels back up to her self.

DIANE - Hey you, glad you had such a good first childbirth class. Were there lots of other to-be parents there? Did you connect with any? Good luck with your project and yes, do take it easy and try to get some rest.


Wow. I think I'm really tired. And the squirrels are being monkeys. Taking care of two is a handful. Taking care of four is a workout.

Tomorrow I have to clean my apartment for my friends' arrival. I'll try to de-cat as much as possible.

LOL.

Night night!

 

[August]

Good Lawd, the squirrels are up. x(


:* :* :*

 

[buffettgirl]

August, ROTFLOL about your inconvient internet connection. Don't you think your poor kitties will get confused, being referred to as squirrel?

Diane, I'm glad you've been able to get back to work. I thought you were still confined to bed.

I finally did a workout in total. I did Amy Bento's step challenge or whatever the heck it's called. It wasn't pretty and I'm a bucket of sweat, but it's done. Amen.

Michele, did you like the movie?

I gotta go figure out what's for dinner. Our plans for this evening have changed about 6 times now, and dinner wasn't in them.

 

[JenL13]

Evening haters! My day has been hectic, the air went out in the Jeep and when it is 100 outside that doesn't make me very happy! So I left workout about 4 to go to the dealership and leave it with them to look at tomorrow. I don't have enough time or patience to sit there while they work on it. The sister dealership next door (Landmark Ford) does rentals so I have a Ford Escape for a day or so of course out of my pocket b/c the Jeep is not under warranty anymore. Oh well, I guess it could be worse, right? It is just hard to not have a vehicle when you are single and no family lives in the same town to inconvience for rides & I don't like to put friends in that bind so I figured the rental isn't that much & it's nice to have air in it!!

August- You are making me want another kitten! Sport was 7 months when I got him so still a kitten technically but not all small and cute like the tiny ones are! It's been over 31/2 years since I've had a baby kitten... I can't believe they don't like balls. Sport is now trained to fetch balls & bring them back to me...but he'll only do it with this one brand of ball- Hartz Midnight Crazies they are slotted & have a jingle ball in the middle. He refuses to play with any other ball so I bought like 4 sets of them, they came 8 to a set for like $1.50/each set, can't beat that! I toss them down the hall and he runs after them & half the time will pick it up and bring it back and the other half he wants me to go to that end & toss back the other way. He also will jump up & catch them in mid air with his paw when he feels like it! He is a trip!

Michelle- Sorry about the BP, I hope it helps & you will be good to go, as August said think of it as an M&M... of course now I'm craving M&Ms! This heat is horrible, I can't stand it.

Robin- Do you have the air going in your house? I don't know how some around these boards work out without air. I remember a thread about it once & I was shocked at how many don't use air. I would die.

Dana- Maybe you should just relax this weekend & enjoy not having anything going on & do whatever you want or nothing if you don't want to! You deserve a break and to just relax!

Okay, well I am hungry & it is late so I better go get dinner started... yeah right! Got to love just being able to unwrap the protein bar & eat... and yes, I'm still only eating fruit, wraps, and protein bars...