Kel........feel better soon .

hey, Kelly - sorry to hear that you are stuffed up .. hope you can breathe normally soon ...

cleaning the basement, Sandy?? I thought that you have it all remodeled to hang out down there?? .. so, it's not a basement, it's really the 'fun-room', right??

hope all goes well with the testing on Monday, Wiz ... my hand goes numb when on the phone - think it's because I'm grasping TOO hard and not relaxing enough ... stay calm the best you can!! will hope for the best with the interview!!

***UPDATE***
today, I submitted 10 quilts to the Wisconsin Art direct purchase program .. and when one sells, I post a new one .. but, I will continue to keep the quilts 'turning' by only keeping them 'open for sale' for 30 or so days - then rotate to a new quilt .. and donate the one that didn't sell ... everyone wins then!!

the 2nd program that I'm applying for is a Fellowship ($8g) ... only 7 are chosen .... and disbursement won't occur until Feb 2010 .. but the winners will know in October (I think) ...

well, I'm going to move - move back to Green Bay, my hometown - as tho the prodigal child returns ... I found 2 apartments (w/garages) that are in the area I would like to go (my own backyard! neighborhood) ... planning on relocating by November ... I can always go 'up north' anytime I want .. .and have plenty of friends to hang out with and stay overnight if need be ...

hope you all have a great day and wonderful weekend .. they keep calling for rain here, but haven't seen a drop yet!! so far, it's nice and cool - like I like it ...

No I don't keep her in the basement. That's my excuse to disappear! Jim's on his own. LOL

I forgot how hectic it is getting kids out the door and to school. I spent the night last night at my brother's as he and his wife were flying out to my niece's wedding at 4:30 this morning and needed someone to be here with the kids and take them to school. UM, UM, UM! I am exhausted.

Breakfast, hair brushed, teeth brushed, dressed, shoes on, etc. all got taken care of. I go to take a shower before leaving and there is NO DOOR to that part of the master bath. I close the bedroom door, take my shower, wrap the towel around me and my little nephew barrels in. LOL I told him I need a little privacy. Then my niece comes in, then my other nephew. Sheesh! Can't an aunt have a little private time to get dressed. I ended up going in the "toilet" section of the bath that has a door.


And, regarding DD18's roomie . . .She knows that she can go to the RA as we talked about that. She wants to stay where she is as far as that floor and dorm go. By being where she is, she automatically is part of the WISE group (Women in Science and Engineering). She really wants to stay put. Knowing DD18, she will only put up with something for so long and look out when she speaks up. Additionally, she is part of this program and not only do you have to keep up on your grades but your behavior as well. She wants to stay in that program as for the most part it will pay for all 4 years of her schooling. Her roomie is part of that too.

My guess is that the roommate will not be able to deal with living in the dorm and eventually move. She is extremely rigid and dorm living is difficult for people like that. Just to give you an idea, she wants to go in to neuroscience/neurology. They are unique individuals as we have all experienced.

Anyhow, DD18 is a strong person. While she is kind and compassionate she is also firm in her beliefs and eventually will say enough is enough. Thank you all for your suggestions.

You are going to disappear in THE MAN CAVE.

She is here and I am in the living room eating my lunch. She's in the bedroom talking to Jim. I haven't said anything at all, being a good person as best I can. I am headed to clean the man cave as soon as I am done. She just came in here to get a chair and said something to me about it and I just kept typing as if I didn't hear her. Honestly I am steaming inside but being good. She thinks she can come in here and act nice and all is forgotten? I don't think so.

My poor dog is getting yelled at because she's excited that MIL brought her dog. I just called Bergie in here with me and said she shouldn't be getting yelled at because she is excited that another dog came in the house.

Sorry Sandy, hoping it gets better!!!

hugss to all..

Was off yesterday, golfed, then golfed this morning, and I work tonight. But then off for weekend, as we have a wedding to attend tomorrow... fun fun!

feeling pretty good, hugssss, sarah

It's better thanks! I am now in the man cave and secured.

Hi all,
Sheesh, Sandy, it's not cool that MIL walks in and acts like she owns the place...just learn from her...say to yourself, "Thank you God for such a wonderful example of how not to act when I'm a MIL..." what a gift she's giving you (just kidding). Just goes to show you that Jim must be an even more great guy, considering what he must have put up with years ago...

T, I like the faith you have in your DD...she sounds like she knows how to take care of herself...

We went to the Cubs game today...neighbors took us...row 9 behind the Cubs warmup area for the pitchers...it was cool, and they won!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Morning all! Thanks for the words of encouragement! Trish, thanks for the call, I sure needed that!

We're off to the Cubs game today. Not sure how long we'll hold out due to the cold weather and possible rain. We haven't been all year so off we go! Hopefully they'll win for us like they did for Deb!