It is after 9:30 at night and I am heading to bed. I have Aunt Helen’s funeral to go to and Mom wants to leave here by 8 am to be at the funeral home by 9. Then we will go to the church from there and then to the cemetery then Mom needs to come home and take Ann to meet a friend for lunch. Then I would imagine Mom has things she needs to take care for the social hour with the Candidate and then of course the literary club tomorrow night. I am meeting Jennie for Dinner at Olive garden tomorrow night.
Today was a good day. I got up around 9 spent most of the day on the computer making slow progress of emptying out the Yahoo folders. To at least get some of those main folders organized. I am including the pen pal one and the inbox and journal.
It was an incredibly cloudy and windy day and by mid afternoon it was raining. The rain and the clouds cleared out by 3 but the wind was still strong even by dusk.
Mom and I left around 4 for Helen’s wake. We stayed for about 45 minutes and were home by 5 or so. Mom and Ann had dinner and after a while I joined them. It was fending for your self night actually. Mom and I both had meetings to go to and needed to be out by 7. Mom was home before I was and that was around quarter of 9.
The meeting I went to was the Democratic Town Committee and tonight we talked about the election and how the candidates are doing on their campaign and what various activities are coming up. I found out the new 4th District Chairman is a guy I went to school with back in the day. This weekend I will be volunteering to do what is called a Literature drop (the flyers that talk about the candidates and their agendas) that’s on Saturday morning. Of course the Monday night phone banking. There is a reason for doing it so early and that’s to get the voters aware of the election and the issues and the second is to get the pulse of the voters by election time. There are two activities coming up as well. They are a fundraiser and of course the end of election time party. I plan on being at both.
I have my clothes that I am wearing tomorrow all washed and ironed and hanging above my bed on the dysfunctional ceiling fan. If I put them back in the closet I will have to iron them again and I pretty much loath that.
I better hit the sack I am starting to get tired…
Word Count: 466 words
Friday, September 30, 2005
Thursday, September 29, 2005
September 28, 2005
It is nearly 10 in the morning and I have only been out of bed since 9. Mom was quite surprised that I had slept that late. I had been dozing since 7. I had heard Ann go out this morning with her friends.
As I suspected the two cups of tea did indeed keep me up. That’s the reason for sleeping late. I got up a few times and I even got online. I did some solitaire games and put away some of the dishes I had up here. I finally went to sleep sometime after 3:30.
I have already updated the birthday list and finally finished the letter to Debra. I told her about the first week of vacation and what I have been doing so far this week. The next big decision is to decide which Journal envelope I should put my copy of the letter. I started the letter back in late August and finished it today.
Right now though I am going to check emails and move stuff around. I have a couple of washes going and hopefully will get that finished soon. Mom is going to do some cooking and then paperwork (or more cleaning not sure what).
Well Marilyn got the letter. I just received the card in the mail. I also received an insufficient funds notice L Mom didn’t say anything but I really don’t want her to. Megg and someone are arguing about spamming the RSMA list and I asked them both to stop. I reminded x-stitch that Megg is now the moderator/owner and can do what ever she wants.
Ann just got back from her morning out with her friends. Now she is going to read her book. I think that’s what she will be doing for the rest of the day. I think she may not have anymore books to read she will be in a bind.
I have gotten a response to my request to stop and although I do see the woman’s point about being libelous remarks she isn’t making it easy with the attitude. She doesn’t realize that Megg is the unofficial owner and that’s what I wrote.
Mom called Bob and Ethel today to let them know about Aunt Helen. They also talked about Bob’s classes. It seems he has classes Wednesday and Friday (yuck terrible day to have classes) and he continues to enjoy it.
Liz called this morning she is home today she hasn’t been a little warn out with all the things she has been doing. She called basically to tell us about Aunt Helen and how she found out was Sheila Hebert called.
Geesh that x-stitchlady broad is starting to frustrate me. She went into this big explanation that she is leaving yahoo and going to DSL (like I care) and how she joined this RSML list four years ago and that she isn’t rejoining the list once she leaves yahoo and join another because she likes seeing into other people and she started going about how different people were. I finally said, well that’s all good but we all have to take responsibility for our behaviors and actions and what we contribute to a situation.
It is now after 5:30 there are clouds in the sky and I am not sure if they are rain or not. The temperature seems to have dropped and made things cooler around here. Mom is heating up the homemade onion soup and getting the dessert ready.
Well it is now a couple minutes before 8. I have been updating the Kate’s Diary group calendar and deleted members whom have been bouncing and doing nothing so I deleted them. I also deleted tiamiarah’s firs email address.
I am trying to figure out how I am getting rid of extraneous messages on my yahoo mailbox. As of right now messages already in my journaling and recipe folder stay and. Those with addresses for potential pen pals stay in the potential pen pal. IF there is more than one I am getting rid of them...Then all the newest ones get deleted.
I emailed Mardi tonight. I was showing her the thread on the SF-Fandom board where we all gave our location. Rayhana made a comment and she is currently not our favorite person in the fandom. I also let Mardi know what time I got home and she apologized to me (which she didn’t have to do) for not starting to crash. She had gone to bed shortly afterwards she wasn’t feeling well when I left which I totally understand. I invited her to come down and visit. She suggested we wait until November. I would love it. J
Well I think I am going to bed.
Word Count: 792
As I suspected the two cups of tea did indeed keep me up. That’s the reason for sleeping late. I got up a few times and I even got online. I did some solitaire games and put away some of the dishes I had up here. I finally went to sleep sometime after 3:30.
I have already updated the birthday list and finally finished the letter to Debra. I told her about the first week of vacation and what I have been doing so far this week. The next big decision is to decide which Journal envelope I should put my copy of the letter. I started the letter back in late August and finished it today.
Right now though I am going to check emails and move stuff around. I have a couple of washes going and hopefully will get that finished soon. Mom is going to do some cooking and then paperwork (or more cleaning not sure what).
Well Marilyn got the letter. I just received the card in the mail. I also received an insufficient funds notice L Mom didn’t say anything but I really don’t want her to. Megg and someone are arguing about spamming the RSMA list and I asked them both to stop. I reminded x-stitch that Megg is now the moderator/owner and can do what ever she wants.
Ann just got back from her morning out with her friends. Now she is going to read her book. I think that’s what she will be doing for the rest of the day. I think she may not have anymore books to read she will be in a bind.
I have gotten a response to my request to stop and although I do see the woman’s point about being libelous remarks she isn’t making it easy with the attitude. She doesn’t realize that Megg is the unofficial owner and that’s what I wrote.
Mom called Bob and Ethel today to let them know about Aunt Helen. They also talked about Bob’s classes. It seems he has classes Wednesday and Friday (yuck terrible day to have classes) and he continues to enjoy it.
Liz called this morning she is home today she hasn’t been a little warn out with all the things she has been doing. She called basically to tell us about Aunt Helen and how she found out was Sheila Hebert called.
Geesh that x-stitchlady broad is starting to frustrate me. She went into this big explanation that she is leaving yahoo and going to DSL (like I care) and how she joined this RSML list four years ago and that she isn’t rejoining the list once she leaves yahoo and join another because she likes seeing into other people and she started going about how different people were. I finally said, well that’s all good but we all have to take responsibility for our behaviors and actions and what we contribute to a situation.
It is now after 5:30 there are clouds in the sky and I am not sure if they are rain or not. The temperature seems to have dropped and made things cooler around here. Mom is heating up the homemade onion soup and getting the dessert ready.
Well it is now a couple minutes before 8. I have been updating the Kate’s Diary group calendar and deleted members whom have been bouncing and doing nothing so I deleted them. I also deleted tiamiarah’s firs email address.
I am trying to figure out how I am getting rid of extraneous messages on my yahoo mailbox. As of right now messages already in my journaling and recipe folder stay and. Those with addresses for potential pen pals stay in the potential pen pal. IF there is more than one I am getting rid of them...Then all the newest ones get deleted.
I emailed Mardi tonight. I was showing her the thread on the SF-Fandom board where we all gave our location. Rayhana made a comment and she is currently not our favorite person in the fandom. I also let Mardi know what time I got home and she apologized to me (which she didn’t have to do) for not starting to crash. She had gone to bed shortly afterwards she wasn’t feeling well when I left which I totally understand. I invited her to come down and visit. She suggested we wait until November. I would love it. J
Well I think I am going to bed.
Word Count: 792
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
september 27, 2005
Good evening, it is nearly 11 and the house is quiet except for the crickets and the noises of the computer. Mom and Ann are in bed. I will be following suit soon. This entry might be a little short but that’s okay. Sometimes it happens.
I had a great day today. I got up around 8 or so and Mom and Ann were already up. Mom was getting ready for her dentist appointment and Ann was just reading her book. While Mom was at the dentist I did laundry and visited forums and checked emails. I was trying to find that solution for the negative comments but the moderators can’t do anything about the personal attacks. The reasons were basically because the person isn’t on the list.
Timiarah replied to my post this morning as well unfortunately the computer was giving me a hard time so it was hard for me to reply to her. After rebooting the computer for the third or 4th time it seemed to cooperate.
Mom came home by 11 and I was starting to get ready for my afternoon with Mardi. I showered and ironed some clothes and paid some bills. Actually I paid one. It was the telephone bill
I had received a courtesy call regarding my email. The email I was using the inbox was full. So I switched it around to another one of my email addresses and also paid it. It was a little over due.
Before Leaving for Mardi’s I had lunch and did some other chores then around 1 I left for her house. The ride up was lovely. I was listening to various music stations and couldn’t even begin to tell you which ones they were. Traffic wasn’t bad and I managed to get to the Hospital by 2:30.
I couldn’t decide where to park the car once I got there. I wasn’t sure if I should park it in the back with the staff parking (or near Mardi’s car) in the visitors parking which was on the side. I didn’t want to be too early because I knew she was in a meeting. So I took the time to wash the windows. I am sure I was getting strange looks. I moved the car this time in the staff parking and went into the front area and asked for Mardi they gave me direction and so I went to her office.
Mardi was in her office and we hugged and talked for an hour about family activities (two of her daughters are going to be going to Nature’s Classroom for a week in Yarmouth) and about the laptop program they are involved with in the school system. We also talked about work, and finally to the current TV season. We left her office around 4 and got to her house by 4:30.
Dave, Mardi’s husband, was vacuuming the house when we arrived. Their three daughters were each doing their own thing. Erin was doing research for a school project and Elana was doing vocabulary work and Emily was on the computer upstairs. They all gave me hugs and even Emily was excited to see me. They had grown so much over the summer it was incredible.
Soon we had dinner. David and the girls have Tai Kwon Do every Tuesday night and so they had to leave shortly after dinner. We had Tuna Noodle Casserole that Mardi put together the night before.
While they were at class Mardi and I spent the next hour talking about the Kevin Sorbo Fandom. The events that have given us headaches and that have been turnoffs (like people calling Mardi up and demanding to know what the so called BIG secret was that he had shared with her). Then we talked about current events like housing, making and Keeping English as the main language of the US. I really had a great time.
I said goodbye to Mardi at 7 and headed home. It was dusk and so I had to be extra careful because of the bambi’s and the other woodland creatures that were bound to come out at that time. Luckily none did but I was sort of hoping to see some. Oh well maybe another time.
The traffic wasn’t too bad despite a major accident on the South bound side of Route 8. There were fire engines and troopers and flares and flags indicating an “emergency situation” there. I am not sure what it was. Further down the road was night time Construction (which I don’t understand how if there are no lights)
I got home around quarter of nine. Mom and Ann were in their pajamas already and watching TV. They had not been home long. Mom had a region II Mental Health Board meeting and brought Ann along with her. They had a dinner as well but Mom couldn’t eat because of her tooth.
Since I have been home I checked emails. I replied to an email that Nata from the SF-Fandom board sent me. The other day I thanked her for her wise post at the board and we sort of talked about our feelings about the board. I was afraid that she would think I am a bore in my views she seemed to agree with me.
Well I am going to go to bed. I am tired. I am hoping that the two cups of tea won’t keep me up.
Word Count: 910
I had a great day today. I got up around 8 or so and Mom and Ann were already up. Mom was getting ready for her dentist appointment and Ann was just reading her book. While Mom was at the dentist I did laundry and visited forums and checked emails. I was trying to find that solution for the negative comments but the moderators can’t do anything about the personal attacks. The reasons were basically because the person isn’t on the list.
Timiarah replied to my post this morning as well unfortunately the computer was giving me a hard time so it was hard for me to reply to her. After rebooting the computer for the third or 4th time it seemed to cooperate.
Mom came home by 11 and I was starting to get ready for my afternoon with Mardi. I showered and ironed some clothes and paid some bills. Actually I paid one. It was the telephone bill
I had received a courtesy call regarding my email. The email I was using the inbox was full. So I switched it around to another one of my email addresses and also paid it. It was a little over due.
Before Leaving for Mardi’s I had lunch and did some other chores then around 1 I left for her house. The ride up was lovely. I was listening to various music stations and couldn’t even begin to tell you which ones they were. Traffic wasn’t bad and I managed to get to the Hospital by 2:30.
I couldn’t decide where to park the car once I got there. I wasn’t sure if I should park it in the back with the staff parking (or near Mardi’s car) in the visitors parking which was on the side. I didn’t want to be too early because I knew she was in a meeting. So I took the time to wash the windows. I am sure I was getting strange looks. I moved the car this time in the staff parking and went into the front area and asked for Mardi they gave me direction and so I went to her office.
Mardi was in her office and we hugged and talked for an hour about family activities (two of her daughters are going to be going to Nature’s Classroom for a week in Yarmouth) and about the laptop program they are involved with in the school system. We also talked about work, and finally to the current TV season. We left her office around 4 and got to her house by 4:30.
Dave, Mardi’s husband, was vacuuming the house when we arrived. Their three daughters were each doing their own thing. Erin was doing research for a school project and Elana was doing vocabulary work and Emily was on the computer upstairs. They all gave me hugs and even Emily was excited to see me. They had grown so much over the summer it was incredible.
Soon we had dinner. David and the girls have Tai Kwon Do every Tuesday night and so they had to leave shortly after dinner. We had Tuna Noodle Casserole that Mardi put together the night before.
While they were at class Mardi and I spent the next hour talking about the Kevin Sorbo Fandom. The events that have given us headaches and that have been turnoffs (like people calling Mardi up and demanding to know what the so called BIG secret was that he had shared with her). Then we talked about current events like housing, making and Keeping English as the main language of the US. I really had a great time.
I said goodbye to Mardi at 7 and headed home. It was dusk and so I had to be extra careful because of the bambi’s and the other woodland creatures that were bound to come out at that time. Luckily none did but I was sort of hoping to see some. Oh well maybe another time.
The traffic wasn’t too bad despite a major accident on the South bound side of Route 8. There were fire engines and troopers and flares and flags indicating an “emergency situation” there. I am not sure what it was. Further down the road was night time Construction (which I don’t understand how if there are no lights)
I got home around quarter of nine. Mom and Ann were in their pajamas already and watching TV. They had not been home long. Mom had a region II Mental Health Board meeting and brought Ann along with her. They had a dinner as well but Mom couldn’t eat because of her tooth.
Since I have been home I checked emails. I replied to an email that Nata from the SF-Fandom board sent me. The other day I thanked her for her wise post at the board and we sort of talked about our feelings about the board. I was afraid that she would think I am a bore in my views she seemed to agree with me.
Well I am going to go to bed. I am tired. I am hoping that the two cups of tea won’t keep me up.
Word Count: 910
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
September 26, 2005
It is after 10:30 and Mom and I waiting for the arrival of Ann and her niece. They were scheduled to arrive just about this time. I have been up since 8 or so and did some surfing.
Yesterday went pretty well even though the weather was cold and cloudy. Bingo went well and so did the baby contest time. I was telling Dottie about the Friendship Books and well not criticizing but doubting the use of that and applauding the Internet.
Joe Dudding came as well and noticed it wasn’t very crowded or busy but surmised that maybe next week or the week after it will be. I got home around 4 and had late lunch/dinner and then started doing the cabinets in the kitchen. I did those until maybe 7 or 8.
After I had done that watched some TV like Charmed (I wasn’t impressed with that new episode but there is time yet. I also called Ellen A and told her about the incident with Margaret from Florida and the lists. She really understood me and knew how I felt. She doesn’t think I will get anything more except maybe an apology. We also talked about the skating show and it appears to not be coming to Harbor Yards this February.
When I finally got back online I found among other things a comment made to this KateP's musings: September 22, 2005 entry. I shared it with Walks from one list and of course to Jennie G in West Haven. I was really very proud of myself that I didn’t flip out. I have contacted and received two confirmations from the moderators that 1) no one has complained 2) I shouldn’t worry about comments like that and that I can delete it but I am not going to. I am chalking it up to journaling experience. I am waiting to hear from Dorene and the other journaling list. I will eventually post to my own list and see what their response is. I am confident that I will find a resolution here.
Ann and Lorraine arrived around 11 and had lunch. They talked about parties and family member’s health. Lorraine left an hour ago and now Mom is making calls to Ann’s friends (Ann can’t hear at all really) so they can get together.
I have been spending time online and watching TV. I heard from Dave today and we talked about where he was when that Jet blue plane had technical difficulty (he was on another flight.) Then we made a date for apple picking.
After 1 he came and we headed to Bishops Orchard. We picked for nearly an hour and then stopped at the Bishops farm store and I got some snacks. Then we came back to Orange and Milford to do some more errands and by then it was nearly 5:30.
When I got home Mom and Ann were getting ready to go out for Chinese and I got ready for the session at the Democratic Headquarters. I got to Dem HQ about 20 of 6 and spent 20 minutes by myself which was eerie to begin with and it was starting to rain too. Then another volunteer came and then other people came and got some soda. We didn’t start calling until maybe 6:30 quarter of 7. My job was to remind voters that the election was coming up and who is running fro election. This year we do not have a candidate for Mayor but for aldermanic and BOE members. It was a little after 8 when I said goodbye and the rain was coming down.
When I got home Mom was on the phone and Ann was reading her book in the back room. I got my dinner going (it was shrimp and rice lots of it) and then I finished only one bowl.
Mom was on the phone with Cousin Mary Mahon from Madison. Her Mother Helen (the 105 year old woman I had been visiting on and off all year) died this afternoon. It was the last remaining Aunt of the Moriarty Clan. All the others are first and second cousins. Mom had a brief moment of regret tonight because Mom had been in the area and drove right by the street of the nursing home. It had been two weeks that I last saw her and it was a brief one. I mean what can you talk about to 105 year old woman? Anyway we think the wake and funeral will be Thursday and Friday. I am sure it will be in Madison.
I called Mardi tonight~ I called her to be sure I could still come tomorrow. We decided that I would meet her at the hospital in Sharon and then we would spend the rest of the day together.
I share with her the comment from that little shit Loretta (yeah you witch) and she was disgusted as was everyone else I shared the comment with. We also discussed what I would say on my own list which I still have in draft folder online. I will be posting it soon.
In the meantime I am going post this and get ready for bed. Not sure if I will sleep considering I had a thing of soda before coming home. I nearly fell asleep waiting for someone to get to the HQ.
I suspect the sound of the rain will put me to sleep. It’s been raining all evening. We really need it too.
Oh and I got a wonderful letter from Edna Gordon. She says she had sent letters before and they were returned to her “No longer here moved”. Which is odd but I guess it happens. I haven’t read the rest of it but will later or tomorrow.
Word Count: 968.
Yesterday went pretty well even though the weather was cold and cloudy. Bingo went well and so did the baby contest time. I was telling Dottie about the Friendship Books and well not criticizing but doubting the use of that and applauding the Internet.
Joe Dudding came as well and noticed it wasn’t very crowded or busy but surmised that maybe next week or the week after it will be. I got home around 4 and had late lunch/dinner and then started doing the cabinets in the kitchen. I did those until maybe 7 or 8.
After I had done that watched some TV like Charmed (I wasn’t impressed with that new episode but there is time yet. I also called Ellen A and told her about the incident with Margaret from Florida and the lists. She really understood me and knew how I felt. She doesn’t think I will get anything more except maybe an apology. We also talked about the skating show and it appears to not be coming to Harbor Yards this February.
When I finally got back online I found among other things a comment made to this KateP's musings: September 22, 2005 entry. I shared it with Walks from one list and of course to Jennie G in West Haven. I was really very proud of myself that I didn’t flip out. I have contacted and received two confirmations from the moderators that 1) no one has complained 2) I shouldn’t worry about comments like that and that I can delete it but I am not going to. I am chalking it up to journaling experience. I am waiting to hear from Dorene and the other journaling list. I will eventually post to my own list and see what their response is. I am confident that I will find a resolution here.
Ann and Lorraine arrived around 11 and had lunch. They talked about parties and family member’s health. Lorraine left an hour ago and now Mom is making calls to Ann’s friends (Ann can’t hear at all really) so they can get together.
I have been spending time online and watching TV. I heard from Dave today and we talked about where he was when that Jet blue plane had technical difficulty (he was on another flight.) Then we made a date for apple picking.
After 1 he came and we headed to Bishops Orchard. We picked for nearly an hour and then stopped at the Bishops farm store and I got some snacks. Then we came back to Orange and Milford to do some more errands and by then it was nearly 5:30.
When I got home Mom and Ann were getting ready to go out for Chinese and I got ready for the session at the Democratic Headquarters. I got to Dem HQ about 20 of 6 and spent 20 minutes by myself which was eerie to begin with and it was starting to rain too. Then another volunteer came and then other people came and got some soda. We didn’t start calling until maybe 6:30 quarter of 7. My job was to remind voters that the election was coming up and who is running fro election. This year we do not have a candidate for Mayor but for aldermanic and BOE members. It was a little after 8 when I said goodbye and the rain was coming down.
When I got home Mom was on the phone and Ann was reading her book in the back room. I got my dinner going (it was shrimp and rice lots of it) and then I finished only one bowl.
Mom was on the phone with Cousin Mary Mahon from Madison. Her Mother Helen (the 105 year old woman I had been visiting on and off all year) died this afternoon. It was the last remaining Aunt of the Moriarty Clan. All the others are first and second cousins. Mom had a brief moment of regret tonight because Mom had been in the area and drove right by the street of the nursing home. It had been two weeks that I last saw her and it was a brief one. I mean what can you talk about to 105 year old woman? Anyway we think the wake and funeral will be Thursday and Friday. I am sure it will be in Madison.
I called Mardi tonight~ I called her to be sure I could still come tomorrow. We decided that I would meet her at the hospital in Sharon and then we would spend the rest of the day together.
I share with her the comment from that little shit Loretta (yeah you witch) and she was disgusted as was everyone else I shared the comment with. We also discussed what I would say on my own list which I still have in draft folder online. I will be posting it soon.
In the meantime I am going post this and get ready for bed. Not sure if I will sleep considering I had a thing of soda before coming home. I nearly fell asleep waiting for someone to get to the HQ.
I suspect the sound of the rain will put me to sleep. It’s been raining all evening. We really need it too.
Oh and I got a wonderful letter from Edna Gordon. She says she had sent letters before and they were returned to her “No longer here moved”. Which is odd but I guess it happens. I haven’t read the rest of it but will later or tomorrow.
Word Count: 968.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
September 24, 2005
It is after 6 p.m. Saturday evening. I haven’t been home long and I am bout to get on line again... I am not sure what the temperature but I will be checking weather.com. I was over Liz’s house from 2 p.m. until 5:30. Liz was having an end of Season party for some of Nelson’s friends and coworkers at the train station and a few of our family members.
There was lots of food that I ate. I started off with spicy pork roast and then a cheeseburger and cold slaw (which I don’t normally like) I had chips and soda and several different desserts all the while chatting with Dan and his wife Sheila and saying hello to Cheryl and Brian who later went to a wedding in Fairfield.
I spent the morning online and checking emails and chatting with some friends online. Catherine B and Dawn Davis and I know have a couple more pen pals. I also got some emails from Mardi who offered me a place to spend the weekend but I told her things were okay. After that I did change sheets on the bed got the bed made and had breakfast and then showered.
Mom told me some stuff that she needed done around the house (although there were some earlier times we were getting to each other I am sure). Anyway, I got the bathroom cleaned (at least the walls and the tub) I washed the walls and the tub. Made some puddles. Soaked the bath caddy and the soap holders and Mom washed the shower curtains and when she got back from her errands and the party she put them back. She was satisfied at the way they looked.
When I got home Mom was talking to the new Alderman candidate for the 4th District and they were discussing the “meet the candidate and ideas for what needed to be done and our plans to be helping out at the headquarters for the next month and half until Election Day.
Since I have been home I have been surfing the channels. Stargate Atlantis is now on UPN 9 CT and Enterprise is on the UPN NY. You know that’s going to be a bit odd. For years the only Channel 9 I knew of (in this area) was WWOR NY. Then when UPN bought it up it became UPN-9 then just recently the WCTX didn’t have a channel allotment. Now that we have our own Channel 9 it’s kind of weird. The design is nothing like the NY channel 9. It will be the same basic UPN schedule for the various days of the week but then during certain times will the secondary syndication markets be the same?
I revised the pen pal introduction letter to include the recent incident with Margaret H from Florida. I explained that I had received the stuff without introduction letter and I asked that in the future it not be sent to me. I also added some of the documents to the pen pal folder on the hard drive.
It is nearly quarter of 11. I have been spending most of the evening online the moderator from Christian Snail Mail list snet an edict down that the discussion be taken off the list. I sent her an email explaining the reasons it was done (so there would be no confusion in the future) She asked me not to threaten anyone (what letting them know that if I find anyone sending me stuff continuously I will prosecute??). Anyway, I told her no problems. I even sent my final reply to Vicki and she asked why she got it. I explain so that I wouldn’t say anything inappropriate.
I am going to have to post this tomorrow fingers hurt.
Word count: 634
There was lots of food that I ate. I started off with spicy pork roast and then a cheeseburger and cold slaw (which I don’t normally like) I had chips and soda and several different desserts all the while chatting with Dan and his wife Sheila and saying hello to Cheryl and Brian who later went to a wedding in Fairfield.
I spent the morning online and checking emails and chatting with some friends online. Catherine B and Dawn Davis and I know have a couple more pen pals. I also got some emails from Mardi who offered me a place to spend the weekend but I told her things were okay. After that I did change sheets on the bed got the bed made and had breakfast and then showered.
Mom told me some stuff that she needed done around the house (although there were some earlier times we were getting to each other I am sure). Anyway, I got the bathroom cleaned (at least the walls and the tub) I washed the walls and the tub. Made some puddles. Soaked the bath caddy and the soap holders and Mom washed the shower curtains and when she got back from her errands and the party she put them back. She was satisfied at the way they looked.
When I got home Mom was talking to the new Alderman candidate for the 4th District and they were discussing the “meet the candidate and ideas for what needed to be done and our plans to be helping out at the headquarters for the next month and half until Election Day.
Since I have been home I have been surfing the channels. Stargate Atlantis is now on UPN 9 CT and Enterprise is on the UPN NY. You know that’s going to be a bit odd. For years the only Channel 9 I knew of (in this area) was WWOR NY. Then when UPN bought it up it became UPN-9 then just recently the WCTX didn’t have a channel allotment. Now that we have our own Channel 9 it’s kind of weird. The design is nothing like the NY channel 9. It will be the same basic UPN schedule for the various days of the week but then during certain times will the secondary syndication markets be the same?
I revised the pen pal introduction letter to include the recent incident with Margaret H from Florida. I explained that I had received the stuff without introduction letter and I asked that in the future it not be sent to me. I also added some of the documents to the pen pal folder on the hard drive.
It is nearly quarter of 11. I have been spending most of the evening online the moderator from Christian Snail Mail list snet an edict down that the discussion be taken off the list. I sent her an email explaining the reasons it was done (so there would be no confusion in the future) She asked me not to threaten anyone (what letting them know that if I find anyone sending me stuff continuously I will prosecute??). Anyway, I told her no problems. I even sent my final reply to Vicki and she asked why she got it. I explain so that I wouldn’t say anything inappropriate.
I am going to have to post this tomorrow fingers hurt.
Word count: 634
Friday, September 23, 2005
September 23,2005
It is after 8 p.m. Friday night. Mom and I have been sparring all day and I am just so angry with her. I can’t even begin to tell you what I am thinking because she is a hypocrite and a liar and vindictive little bitch. She hasn’t liked my attitude and basically came out and told me I am not entitled to tell her I am angry with her or tell her off. Well believe this is war.
I am still getting the support from some people on the lists regarding the situation yesterday (which were about someone sending me religious literature without sending an introduction letter first...). I am so damn sick and tired of it all. Unfortunately, Holly left the RSNMA list because of all the other emails. Her Aunt had reassured me it wasn’t because of me. Holly felt it was better if she had left. If anyone wants to know about it you can go here KateP's musings and it will explain pretty much where I am coming from.
I went to pick up the baby contest materials from the banks. The one in the Woodmont branch had no problems. The one on route one wouldn’t let me take it. They are such assholes. I had asked Telka would I need anything to let them know and she says just tell them who you are. I did that and still it was a waste of time. I left there with an attitude. I called Telka’s house later and she called me back. Telka then came to the house to drop stuff off and said not to worry about the other one and to not let them bother me because they would have done it to anyone else in the club. I doubt it very much.
I signed up tonight for time at the Democratic Headquarters. For the next 8 weeks every Sunday night I will be at the phone banks reminding voters to go and get out the vote and remind them of who is running this year. I will be doing Literature drops for two Saturdays time not sure yet.
I have added another blog to my long list. It is part of the space on MSN. Kate's Space (I hope I did it right. IF anyone else has one on msn let me know if I did it right.
I am going to go take a bath and add to the forums. I have added a message to Kevin Sorbo’s Birthday Book that the Australian fan club has put together. They are going to give Kevin the link so he can see it for himself. In the past they have usually printed and bound it and gave it to them. Not sure why they didn’t do this year.
I am still getting the support from some people on the lists regarding the situation yesterday (which were about someone sending me religious literature without sending an introduction letter first...). I am so damn sick and tired of it all. Unfortunately, Holly left the RSNMA list because of all the other emails. Her Aunt had reassured me it wasn’t because of me. Holly felt it was better if she had left. If anyone wants to know about it you can go here KateP's musings and it will explain pretty much where I am coming from.
I went to pick up the baby contest materials from the banks. The one in the Woodmont branch had no problems. The one on route one wouldn’t let me take it. They are such assholes. I had asked Telka would I need anything to let them know and she says just tell them who you are. I did that and still it was a waste of time. I left there with an attitude. I called Telka’s house later and she called me back. Telka then came to the house to drop stuff off and said not to worry about the other one and to not let them bother me because they would have done it to anyone else in the club. I doubt it very much.
I signed up tonight for time at the Democratic Headquarters. For the next 8 weeks every Sunday night I will be at the phone banks reminding voters to go and get out the vote and remind them of who is running this year. I will be doing Literature drops for two Saturdays time not sure yet.
I have added another blog to my long list. It is part of the space on MSN. Kate's Space (I hope I did it right. IF anyone else has one on msn let me know if I did it right.
I am going to go take a bath and add to the forums. I have added a message to Kevin Sorbo’s Birthday Book that the Australian fan club has put together. They are going to give Kevin the link so he can see it for himself. In the past they have usually printed and bound it and gave it to them. Not sure why they didn’t do this year.
September 22, 2005
It is almost 1:30 in the morning Thursday. Shortly after I posted yesterday’s entry I received an email from Holly B the one who I was arguing with on the RSMLA list. It looks like things will be okay from now on.
I have spent the last hour watching TV. Yes Dear, Dallas, and various other programs. I also had some yogurt. Now I am going to bed.
It is now after 12 in the afternoon. I have been up since 7 or 8 and been potting around. Mom had an appointment at 11:30 and she thought it was 9:30 (stupid fuck) and so she did some paperwork and I answered some emails until maybe 9. I got some from Holly’s Aunt explaining some background of Holly. Dawn D emailed me and wished me a better day.
After I answered some emails and read some replies from Rhonda defending Kevin’s position about calling some of congressmen Bozo’s. I haven’t replied to her yet but I am here to tell you I am not in the best mood again.
Just before Mom left she some how scratched my car! It’s parked out in the front of the house and she was pulling out of the driveway and some how passed the car too closely. Something I noticed she has been doing for quite a while. She came inside and told me and then went back out. She doesn’t know how she did it but she says she backed up. BULLSHIT.
It is now after 4:30 Mom has been home since maybe 1. I had lunch and she worked on papers and I went to the store for her/us. Things in my opinion are still short and I try to be nice but it isn’t worth it.
I think that Dave was on that Jet Blue airbus 320 yesterday!!!
10:29 p.m.
It has been several hours now. Mom is home downstairs watching TV. She came home late from a meeting and is relaxing. I can’t even say if she is being short with me or not because sometimes she talks to me and yet gives quick answers.
I made some calls today and Dave is fine. He was in Long Beach and the incident happened in LAX. That was a relief.
It seems if Holly left RSMA list today. According to her aunt she read the emails and felt it would be better to leave. Now the fun part is on some of the other lists I am still getting mixed opinions of the whole situation Kris R and Mike are both defending me and understanding and some others are condemning me. As Kris says if they all got something in the mail they would be venting as well. I told Jennie about it as well she understands where I am coming from on this.
I just read one member’s “my 2 cents” and she had some really good points on the letters and stuff. This is not a hobby but friendships. Try and get the other person to come out of their shell but at the same time accept them as they are.
I have taken my bath and am heading to bed. I am tired and I have a feeling coming down with something.
Word Count 546
I have spent the last hour watching TV. Yes Dear, Dallas, and various other programs. I also had some yogurt. Now I am going to bed.
It is now after 12 in the afternoon. I have been up since 7 or 8 and been potting around. Mom had an appointment at 11:30 and she thought it was 9:30 (stupid fuck) and so she did some paperwork and I answered some emails until maybe 9. I got some from Holly’s Aunt explaining some background of Holly. Dawn D emailed me and wished me a better day.
After I answered some emails and read some replies from Rhonda defending Kevin’s position about calling some of congressmen Bozo’s. I haven’t replied to her yet but I am here to tell you I am not in the best mood again.
Just before Mom left she some how scratched my car! It’s parked out in the front of the house and she was pulling out of the driveway and some how passed the car too closely. Something I noticed she has been doing for quite a while. She came inside and told me and then went back out. She doesn’t know how she did it but she says she backed up. BULLSHIT.
It is now after 4:30 Mom has been home since maybe 1. I had lunch and she worked on papers and I went to the store for her/us. Things in my opinion are still short and I try to be nice but it isn’t worth it.
I think that Dave was on that Jet Blue airbus 320 yesterday!!!
10:29 p.m.
It has been several hours now. Mom is home downstairs watching TV. She came home late from a meeting and is relaxing. I can’t even say if she is being short with me or not because sometimes she talks to me and yet gives quick answers.
I made some calls today and Dave is fine. He was in Long Beach and the incident happened in LAX. That was a relief.
It seems if Holly left RSMA list today. According to her aunt she read the emails and felt it would be better to leave. Now the fun part is on some of the other lists I am still getting mixed opinions of the whole situation Kris R and Mike are both defending me and understanding and some others are condemning me. As Kris says if they all got something in the mail they would be venting as well. I told Jennie about it as well she understands where I am coming from on this.
I just read one member’s “my 2 cents” and she had some really good points on the letters and stuff. This is not a hobby but friendships. Try and get the other person to come out of their shell but at the same time accept them as they are.
I have taken my bath and am heading to bed. I am tired and I have a feeling coming down with something.
Word Count 546
Thursday, September 22, 2005
September 21, 2005
It is 20 of 11 and I am still in my pajamas. Mom is off picking up Gerald and then taking him to Bridgeport. Then she is going to the Housatonic College for Club day. Then back to Middletown.
I have been watching Charmed and reading emails and the forums. I just downloaded a video from the Toronto Q&A with Kevin and he is got to be arrogant man sometimes. He was talking about the After school program that he is now a part of and the activities that he is doing and he talked about speaking in front of congress and then calls them BOZOS? That’s got to be one of if not THE Dumbest acts he could do. Insult those you are asking help from. I can hardly wait to see what else he has to say in the remaining two videos up at Kevin's official site.
Oh and on Liz C's list the discussion about long letters is going on. I got really cranky and posted a message that I thought their “demands” were getting a little rude. Telling us what they want us to write or not write about or how to write it or what ever. Below is my response. It probably won’t get posted until Liz gets home but I really don’t care.
You know I must be getting cranky because I am really getting tired of this discussion. Some of you are getting a little rude in your expectations. Making demands on how we should write or not write or what we should write about.
This is what you will be getting from me:
1) TYPED letters (I don’t' care how if you want to hand write or type that's YOUR CHOICE but I better be able to read it or I am tossing it out)
2) It will be anywhere from 2 and up depending on how much time I have to write and how long it takes me to write.
3) DO NOT expect me to be writing weekly because you are going to be sorely disappointed in that expectation.
4) Please do not expect me to hand over my telephone number. It isn’t part of the process.
5) If you are a firm believer in your religious beliefs DO NOT cram them down my throat! I will not do it to you.
6) Oh and I might have to resort to "form letters". So please get over it. I am so freaking behind it isn’t even funny.
Why is it that one week we are discussing how understanding we need to be about people writing and the very next week we are talking about how they should be writing to us????
Like I said I am a little cranky
As it is I have to finish the letters I have in front of me. I might do that after I get rid of some of the emails.
It is almost 1:30 and I am a little calmer but some bitch from Florida sent me two FB’s and Jehovah Witness materials. I posted a scathing email to the lists informing them of what happened and if it happens again I will report them.
Catherine B is supportive of my complaint and so is Joanne H even though she question what she missed. Some other idiot doesn’t get why I am going to all this trouble when I can just through it out. I am sick and tired of having to just throw it out and not express my opinion.
I have the letter printed out and the stuff ready to mail. I have printed out the letter to Heather. I was going to include the FB’s that Liz and Shannon sent me but I need to go through them first.
Oh Mom came home around 2. She was agitated. It seems that Gerald wasn’t truthful to her about what the time was he had to be in Bridgeport. She called Robin and explained what happened. IN the meantime Asshole is out there in Bridgeport.
It is now quarter of 10. I have been getting some support and some others who think they can call me names and stuff like that. April and Dana have been defending me and April will be banning Joanne from the list. You see Joanne threatened me and “warned” me to not come to any of her lists.
I am doing one more final edit to the entry before going to bed. Megg has asked me to apologize along with Holly Burleigh and I said sure. People are still saying that I should just throw it out that this person is just lonely (I don’t freaking care). Some of them were throwing insults to me! Then demanding I apologize for saying insults to them. Quite frankly I told a number of them I am tired of being second guessed. I chose this path and this is the best one for me. This guy Mike on one of the lists is really sweet and supportive of my actions and told rest of the list (I can’t remember which one) that I should be respected.
Word Count: 863
I have been watching Charmed and reading emails and the forums. I just downloaded a video from the Toronto Q&A with Kevin and he is got to be arrogant man sometimes. He was talking about the After school program that he is now a part of and the activities that he is doing and he talked about speaking in front of congress and then calls them BOZOS? That’s got to be one of if not THE Dumbest acts he could do. Insult those you are asking help from. I can hardly wait to see what else he has to say in the remaining two videos up at Kevin's official site.
Oh and on Liz C's list the discussion about long letters is going on. I got really cranky and posted a message that I thought their “demands” were getting a little rude. Telling us what they want us to write or not write about or how to write it or what ever. Below is my response. It probably won’t get posted until Liz gets home but I really don’t care.
You know I must be getting cranky because I am really getting tired of this discussion. Some of you are getting a little rude in your expectations. Making demands on how we should write or not write or what we should write about.
This is what you will be getting from me:
1) TYPED letters (I don’t' care how if you want to hand write or type that's YOUR CHOICE but I better be able to read it or I am tossing it out)
2) It will be anywhere from 2 and up depending on how much time I have to write and how long it takes me to write.
3) DO NOT expect me to be writing weekly because you are going to be sorely disappointed in that expectation.
4) Please do not expect me to hand over my telephone number. It isn’t part of the process.
5) If you are a firm believer in your religious beliefs DO NOT cram them down my throat! I will not do it to you.
6) Oh and I might have to resort to "form letters". So please get over it. I am so freaking behind it isn’t even funny.
Why is it that one week we are discussing how understanding we need to be about people writing and the very next week we are talking about how they should be writing to us????
Like I said I am a little cranky
As it is I have to finish the letters I have in front of me. I might do that after I get rid of some of the emails.
It is almost 1:30 and I am a little calmer but some bitch from Florida sent me two FB’s and Jehovah Witness materials. I posted a scathing email to the lists informing them of what happened and if it happens again I will report them.
Catherine B is supportive of my complaint and so is Joanne H even though she question what she missed. Some other idiot doesn’t get why I am going to all this trouble when I can just through it out. I am sick and tired of having to just throw it out and not express my opinion.
I have the letter printed out and the stuff ready to mail. I have printed out the letter to Heather. I was going to include the FB’s that Liz and Shannon sent me but I need to go through them first.
Oh Mom came home around 2. She was agitated. It seems that Gerald wasn’t truthful to her about what the time was he had to be in Bridgeport. She called Robin and explained what happened. IN the meantime Asshole is out there in Bridgeport.
It is now quarter of 10. I have been getting some support and some others who think they can call me names and stuff like that. April and Dana have been defending me and April will be banning Joanne from the list. You see Joanne threatened me and “warned” me to not come to any of her lists.
I am doing one more final edit to the entry before going to bed. Megg has asked me to apologize along with Holly Burleigh and I said sure. People are still saying that I should just throw it out that this person is just lonely (I don’t freaking care). Some of them were throwing insults to me! Then demanding I apologize for saying insults to them. Quite frankly I told a number of them I am tired of being second guessed. I chose this path and this is the best one for me. This guy Mike on one of the lists is really sweet and supportive of my actions and told rest of the list (I can’t remember which one) that I should be respected.
Word Count: 863
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
september 20, 2005
It has been 4 days since the last entry. On Saturday Dave and Patrick stopped at the house and invited me to go to the Big E with them and Mary Grening. That was about 10:30. I quickly got dressed and left a note for Mom and laundry in the machines. By Noon we were at Mary’s house and we chatted for about 20 minutes then we headed out on the back roads to the Big E. As I look back on it I wished I hadn’t gone.
Dave was a bit aggressive on the driving and Patrick was criticizing him for it (rightfully so I believe). We got there by 2 and paid for the tickets to get in which were $15. We stood around first to decide what we wanted to do. The three of us (Mary Patrick and I) wanted to eat. Dave didn’t and he complained that we didn’t have to eat then. For the next several hours we walked around and watched Dave do his thing. Then when we wanted to do something he was finished and asked us to move on. Mary and I both told him in our own way to knock it off.
Around 4:30 we had dinner and then the thunder and lightening storm passed through. It caused the parade to be cancelled and many of the outdoor activities to be postponed. We had to seek shelter in the various tented booths that were getting flooded. We had already been in Farmarama, and better living buildings. I can’t remember the time we got to the State houses. It probably took us 30 minutes. We went through them all and at one point the sun made its way out and it had stopped raining. It was after 8 I think and we headed to the Julie Roberts concert on the main stage. It was 9 when she finished. We were thinking of going home and Dave objected because he wanted to go through the crafts. He claimed he did what we wanted but didn’t do what he wanted which was absolute BS.
The moon was shining over the Fairway and looked beautiful. Dave again drove us as far Mary’s house and again he was a bit too fast. When we got to Mary’s Dave got his crystal and TOLD Patrick he was to drive us home. Dave slept on the way home. It was nearly midnight. Mom was in bed.
I told her what had transpired both between us and when I told some girl off who was antagonizing a little chick in the hatchery with her cigarette. Already the damn bitch was criticizing the way I did it. She wasn’t even there. I knew she would defend Dave’s actions and not take my side.
I couldn’t sleep at all that morning so I told Mom (Not that I really need to get her fucking permission in the first place) that I wasn’t going. She surmised that I couldn’t sleep because I was charged up and that I must realize the part I played in it. Oh and the fucktoids was disappointed that we all behaved badly. Who the fuck does this bitch think she is??? I told her I don’t like being second-guessed. She was stupid enough to ask me what that meant. “I wasn’t there so I can’t say...” That’s goddamned right you fucktoids.
She had this little attitude all day long. Even though she went out with Mary Malarkey to see Father Whitson and then they did some errands afterwards. They got home around 2 and then went over to the open House at the Byrds old house. She came back a little disappointed in it. I went over there as a well. Some losers were there looking at it. After Mom and Mary left I chatted with the agent “babysitting” the place. I told her some of the memories and of the rude behavior of the previous owner (Maria)
Right now the rest of Sunday is blurring because I am pissed off about something that just happened today. I will explain in bit.
Sunday night we had dinner and watched various programs. I also spent time on the internet and on the forums. I managed to catch a couple of new WB shows that were airing their season/series premieres. One of them was Supernatural about two young men who were trying to locate their Dad and investigate Supernatural occurrences.
Monday was kind of quiet. Mom had some morning activities to do and was home by mid day. She then worked on the curtains downstairs. I spent the time watching TV and working on the computer.
Now by working on the computer that means moving emails around emptying out others that are not needed. I was surfing the net.
Today was a cloudy and warm day. The weather reports had been reporting rain all day. What we got was mostly clouds and a little rain. I am expecting more tonight. Mom had errands and appointments to do in the morning and got back by Noon or so. I spent the time watching TV and the computer.
Late in the day I got my hair cut and got the gift certificate from Card Smart as our gifts for the baby contest winners. It started to rain about then. The Sun came out around 4 or so. Mom had made a comment about me watching TV on vacation. Later on she commented that our neighbor Armellino was in the part of the land considered marsh land and wet lands. She went out and “talked” with him they (in my opinion started to argue) and I zoomed out there Mom told me to get inside. I told her no that I have a legal right to say and do what I want.
I even threatened to call the cops. She came in and started verbally abusing me. Liz told me not even to call the cops. I can do WHATEVER the hell I want. As a result Mom and I have been fighting on and off until 6:30. Telling me I don’t get involved at anytime with her talking to our neighbors. I told her I pay room and board here and I have a right to say what goes on here. Quite goddamned frankly she was making an ASS of her self!! Thinking she can tell people what they can and can’t do!!! I hope he sues the mutherfucking ass off of her. OH and Mom is disappointed in me~. She is the most abusive little fuckhead. She is gritting her teeth and telling me not to tell her off???? She is goddamned lucky that I am here I have been more than reasonable.
It is now quarter of ten. Things around here are less volatile then when I posted earlier. We had dinner with out incidence and both of us doing our own thing. I was online for a good long time when I received an email from Telka. She asked me to pick up the baby contest displays later on in the week. She has been busy with John in the hospital with breathing problems.
I am getting tired and have things to do tomorrow. Mom tells me she will be picking up Gerald Maher in Middletown and bringing him to Bridgeport at a halfway house. Apparently he finished a program but unfortunately, he opened his big ass mouth to his brother who was going to get him. Billy asked Mom to do it instead.
Mom has to go Husatonic College tomorrow for Club day and then back to Middletown for a meeting.
I stopped writing and watched TV. Nothing in particular saw parts of Big with T Hanks, Congo on USA.
Now I am going to bed.
Word Count: 1,301
Dave was a bit aggressive on the driving and Patrick was criticizing him for it (rightfully so I believe). We got there by 2 and paid for the tickets to get in which were $15. We stood around first to decide what we wanted to do. The three of us (Mary Patrick and I) wanted to eat. Dave didn’t and he complained that we didn’t have to eat then. For the next several hours we walked around and watched Dave do his thing. Then when we wanted to do something he was finished and asked us to move on. Mary and I both told him in our own way to knock it off.
Around 4:30 we had dinner and then the thunder and lightening storm passed through. It caused the parade to be cancelled and many of the outdoor activities to be postponed. We had to seek shelter in the various tented booths that were getting flooded. We had already been in Farmarama, and better living buildings. I can’t remember the time we got to the State houses. It probably took us 30 minutes. We went through them all and at one point the sun made its way out and it had stopped raining. It was after 8 I think and we headed to the Julie Roberts concert on the main stage. It was 9 when she finished. We were thinking of going home and Dave objected because he wanted to go through the crafts. He claimed he did what we wanted but didn’t do what he wanted which was absolute BS.
The moon was shining over the Fairway and looked beautiful. Dave again drove us as far Mary’s house and again he was a bit too fast. When we got to Mary’s Dave got his crystal and TOLD Patrick he was to drive us home. Dave slept on the way home. It was nearly midnight. Mom was in bed.
I told her what had transpired both between us and when I told some girl off who was antagonizing a little chick in the hatchery with her cigarette. Already the damn bitch was criticizing the way I did it. She wasn’t even there. I knew she would defend Dave’s actions and not take my side.
I couldn’t sleep at all that morning so I told Mom (Not that I really need to get her fucking permission in the first place) that I wasn’t going. She surmised that I couldn’t sleep because I was charged up and that I must realize the part I played in it. Oh and the fucktoids was disappointed that we all behaved badly. Who the fuck does this bitch think she is??? I told her I don’t like being second-guessed. She was stupid enough to ask me what that meant. “I wasn’t there so I can’t say...” That’s goddamned right you fucktoids.
She had this little attitude all day long. Even though she went out with Mary Malarkey to see Father Whitson and then they did some errands afterwards. They got home around 2 and then went over to the open House at the Byrds old house. She came back a little disappointed in it. I went over there as a well. Some losers were there looking at it. After Mom and Mary left I chatted with the agent “babysitting” the place. I told her some of the memories and of the rude behavior of the previous owner (Maria)
Right now the rest of Sunday is blurring because I am pissed off about something that just happened today. I will explain in bit.
Sunday night we had dinner and watched various programs. I also spent time on the internet and on the forums. I managed to catch a couple of new WB shows that were airing their season/series premieres. One of them was Supernatural about two young men who were trying to locate their Dad and investigate Supernatural occurrences.
Monday was kind of quiet. Mom had some morning activities to do and was home by mid day. She then worked on the curtains downstairs. I spent the time watching TV and working on the computer.
Now by working on the computer that means moving emails around emptying out others that are not needed. I was surfing the net.
Today was a cloudy and warm day. The weather reports had been reporting rain all day. What we got was mostly clouds and a little rain. I am expecting more tonight. Mom had errands and appointments to do in the morning and got back by Noon or so. I spent the time watching TV and the computer.
Late in the day I got my hair cut and got the gift certificate from Card Smart as our gifts for the baby contest winners. It started to rain about then. The Sun came out around 4 or so. Mom had made a comment about me watching TV on vacation. Later on she commented that our neighbor Armellino was in the part of the land considered marsh land and wet lands. She went out and “talked” with him they (in my opinion started to argue) and I zoomed out there Mom told me to get inside. I told her no that I have a legal right to say and do what I want.
I even threatened to call the cops. She came in and started verbally abusing me. Liz told me not even to call the cops. I can do WHATEVER the hell I want. As a result Mom and I have been fighting on and off until 6:30. Telling me I don’t get involved at anytime with her talking to our neighbors. I told her I pay room and board here and I have a right to say what goes on here. Quite goddamned frankly she was making an ASS of her self!! Thinking she can tell people what they can and can’t do!!! I hope he sues the mutherfucking ass off of her. OH and Mom is disappointed in me~. She is the most abusive little fuckhead. She is gritting her teeth and telling me not to tell her off???? She is goddamned lucky that I am here I have been more than reasonable.
It is now quarter of ten. Things around here are less volatile then when I posted earlier. We had dinner with out incidence and both of us doing our own thing. I was online for a good long time when I received an email from Telka. She asked me to pick up the baby contest displays later on in the week. She has been busy with John in the hospital with breathing problems.
I am getting tired and have things to do tomorrow. Mom tells me she will be picking up Gerald Maher in Middletown and bringing him to Bridgeport at a halfway house. Apparently he finished a program but unfortunately, he opened his big ass mouth to his brother who was going to get him. Billy asked Mom to do it instead.
Mom has to go Husatonic College tomorrow for Club day and then back to Middletown for a meeting.
I stopped writing and watched TV. Nothing in particular saw parts of Big with T Hanks, Congo on USA.
Now I am going to bed.
Word Count: 1,301
Saturday, September 17, 2005
September 16, 2005
It is the end of the day now. It was a long one at that. I got up this morning showered and went back to bed for ten minutes. It was not the best idea. I ironed my clothes and got dressed got my lunch and chatted with Mom and then headed out the door. To be met by Sylvia and my little God Son. (It was Boppie).
The drive was pretty much uneventful. The traffic was heavy but I managed to get to the garage. There was a problem at the entrance on North frontage road of the garage so I had to go in via Temple. I walked to the office with David S we chatted about being late and we both managed to get in a few minutes before 8.
I got right to work and started on yesterday’s mail. The rest of the day I did the tasks I needed to (exception: the bulk FYI mail). I got the charts and delivered them and later on in the day I ordered them for Monday. I delivered the rejection piles to the teams by 4. The only thing that brought it down was an awkward moment.
I had my lunch for breakfast and I knew Ann had some crackers. I asked her for a few. Instead she asked me to get her some soup and myself some thing to eat. Well I picked a sandwich that came to $6. Ann was shocked and apparently miffed. I told her this was the sandwich I was getting. She gave me a twenty and she got like $8 and change back. She called me twice once was to find out where the change was (in her id holder) and she called back to say she didn’t want to pay for a Six Dollar Sandwich. WE got it downstairs at Paula’s. I felt very bad and I am feeling anxious over it even now.
I was pretty happy to be leaving when I did (which was at 4) and it was humid and cloudy. The drive was okay if it not for this one guy changing lanes at fast pace several times. Mom was in the kitchen when I got home.
The Refrigerator and Freezer hadn’t been delivered yet and she was cleaning out as much as she could. They came around 5:30 6 p.m. The guys did what they needed to do and they left us to fill them up. It will take twelve hours for them to get really cold. Mom is a little disappointed in the Refrigerator. It’s a whirlpool and it’s the one with adjustable shelves. She says it’s a lot smaller than our old one. What the problem is we need to get use to the new one.
I got a wonderful letter from Shannon in TX she sent me the bath beads last time and this time its FB’s and stickers. Her son also came home today from being in incarcerated for the last 6 weeks or so. She is a Military child. They traveled all over the place and stayed in Germany and across Europe. I will be sending out a reply later in the week I hope. I do have to post that I got her letter to the lists.
I spent most of the night after putting stuff away in the freezer watching TV and surfing the Internet. I haven’t wanted to do very much but I hope to change that come tomorrow morning.
The SF-Fandom Board seems to have weathered the latest storm (see previous Kate’s Blog entry) rather well. It was pretty quiet tonight. Most of the Sorbo related lists have been quiet. The biggest Entertainment news that hit today was Renee Zelweger is having her marriage annulled to a country singer she has been married to for five months. Charlie Sheen is reconciling with his wife Denise Richards. This weekend is the Annual Emmy Awards and the shows were preparing for it.
I caught about 5-10 minutes of a few season/series premieres tonight. The Bones series starring David Boreanaz is okay. It reminds me of CIS. I am not sure I will be watching Reba that much. It didn’t interest me at all. Cheyenne and Vin are getting on my nerves already (not that they weren’t last year)
The journaling lists I haven’t really been checking in on today/tonight except to post my entry there (Sorry you guys!)
Tomorrow Mom is going to a retreat tomorrow for Bridges. She forgot to mention it to me and when I asked her tonight she acted as though I already knew. I told her not this time. That means I will have the house to myself and I can probably concentrate on getting some semblance of order in this room and spend time with the letters in the afternoon.
In the meantime I am going to go to bed. My hands are starting to get ache on me and so are my wrists.
Word Count: 833 words
The drive was pretty much uneventful. The traffic was heavy but I managed to get to the garage. There was a problem at the entrance on North frontage road of the garage so I had to go in via Temple. I walked to the office with David S we chatted about being late and we both managed to get in a few minutes before 8.
I got right to work and started on yesterday’s mail. The rest of the day I did the tasks I needed to (exception: the bulk FYI mail). I got the charts and delivered them and later on in the day I ordered them for Monday. I delivered the rejection piles to the teams by 4. The only thing that brought it down was an awkward moment.
I had my lunch for breakfast and I knew Ann had some crackers. I asked her for a few. Instead she asked me to get her some soup and myself some thing to eat. Well I picked a sandwich that came to $6. Ann was shocked and apparently miffed. I told her this was the sandwich I was getting. She gave me a twenty and she got like $8 and change back. She called me twice once was to find out where the change was (in her id holder) and she called back to say she didn’t want to pay for a Six Dollar Sandwich. WE got it downstairs at Paula’s. I felt very bad and I am feeling anxious over it even now.
I was pretty happy to be leaving when I did (which was at 4) and it was humid and cloudy. The drive was okay if it not for this one guy changing lanes at fast pace several times. Mom was in the kitchen when I got home.
The Refrigerator and Freezer hadn’t been delivered yet and she was cleaning out as much as she could. They came around 5:30 6 p.m. The guys did what they needed to do and they left us to fill them up. It will take twelve hours for them to get really cold. Mom is a little disappointed in the Refrigerator. It’s a whirlpool and it’s the one with adjustable shelves. She says it’s a lot smaller than our old one. What the problem is we need to get use to the new one.
I got a wonderful letter from Shannon in TX she sent me the bath beads last time and this time its FB’s and stickers. Her son also came home today from being in incarcerated for the last 6 weeks or so. She is a Military child. They traveled all over the place and stayed in Germany and across Europe. I will be sending out a reply later in the week I hope. I do have to post that I got her letter to the lists.
I spent most of the night after putting stuff away in the freezer watching TV and surfing the Internet. I haven’t wanted to do very much but I hope to change that come tomorrow morning.
The SF-Fandom Board seems to have weathered the latest storm (see previous Kate’s Blog entry) rather well. It was pretty quiet tonight. Most of the Sorbo related lists have been quiet. The biggest Entertainment news that hit today was Renee Zelweger is having her marriage annulled to a country singer she has been married to for five months. Charlie Sheen is reconciling with his wife Denise Richards. This weekend is the Annual Emmy Awards and the shows were preparing for it.
I caught about 5-10 minutes of a few season/series premieres tonight. The Bones series starring David Boreanaz is okay. It reminds me of CIS. I am not sure I will be watching Reba that much. It didn’t interest me at all. Cheyenne and Vin are getting on my nerves already (not that they weren’t last year)
The journaling lists I haven’t really been checking in on today/tonight except to post my entry there (Sorry you guys!)
Tomorrow Mom is going to a retreat tomorrow for Bridges. She forgot to mention it to me and when I asked her tonight she acted as though I already knew. I told her not this time. That means I will have the house to myself and I can probably concentrate on getting some semblance of order in this room and spend time with the letters in the afternoon.
In the meantime I am going to go to bed. My hands are starting to get ache on me and so are my wrists.
Word Count: 833 words
Friday, September 16, 2005
September 15, 2005
It is 9:30 Thursday night. It has been two days since I wrote. I have been keeping busy and experiencing some weird stuff. Mom is doing okay and I will be talking about that soon.
Mom is downstairs watching TV and talking on the phone. Someone with an IQ of a pea decides to call at this hour. I suspect it’s to arrange dates for Aunt Ann to come up. Mom is planning on picking her up. Anyway, Mom had the laser surgery yesterday and is very happy with it. She has been attending meetings making meals and preparing for our new refrigerator and freezer to come tomorrow.
Everyone else in the family is doing okay. Liz took an extra day off because she was tired and so she is relaxing. We haven’t heard from Jim in a few days now but I am not worried.
The GFWC MYWC season has begun. We had our first meeting last night and it went well. We made plans to give $200 to a family that Ronnie adopted from the hurricane. Roberta went to the Shopping at the Mall meeting at the Milford Mall. There are new tickets and new approaches. This year it will be on November 13th.
Telka gave us an update on the local national winner of the writing contest and explained that the State President wanted to make the presentation herself. Telka also explained that she wanted to check up on our club. She was trying to explain this to me at the end of the meeting because I have no objections to this.
Telka’s sister had some major surgery and just got out of the procedure last night. It is the colon and it was not good. Telka had told me about it on Saturday.
Dottie Brower’s Son is giving his mother grief. He moved out quit school and is living with his girlfriend in her dorm room. She is taking this “it’s not my problem” POV and it might work.
We are doing Pie in the Sky again this year on Nov 9th. I always look forward to this activity. I feel as though I am helping and doing some baking. It also goes to a good cause.
The journaling lists are doing okay. The newest one that I joined friends and jokes etc was deleted shortly after I posted my last entry and nothing has been done about resurrecting it.
The pen pal lists are going okay. Jennie’s list did indeed get deleted and now is a full fledged forum owned by Becca F. It looks like the message sent through my Delphi board was legitimate and I did send her my address via email. I believe her name is Dana Rose. I haven’t heard whether or not when she is sending out the letter. She didn’t send me hers yet. I haven’t really been working on the letters that I do have. My hands and arms haven’t been cooperating. As it is now they are starting to give me grief.
The situation on the SF-Fandom board is still going on. I don’t believe Stripe or Sabina or any of them are handling it at all well. The discussion continues to be “how much info to give out and how much to keep for the elite group who want to spend $30 - $40 to join. That prompted me to do a poll on my Kates_Diary@yahoogroups.com group and two people have responded so far. Mardi was kind enough to share her experiences and views on the fan club scenario.
Oh and I am happy to announce that I received a phone call yesterday from Debra Gregory. She had her daughter last week and named her Maria. Mother and Daughter are both home and doing well. I sent out a card today/tomorrow.
Well I better get going I am anticipating lots of work to do before leaving tomorrow for vacation…
Word Count: 653
Mom is downstairs watching TV and talking on the phone. Someone with an IQ of a pea decides to call at this hour. I suspect it’s to arrange dates for Aunt Ann to come up. Mom is planning on picking her up. Anyway, Mom had the laser surgery yesterday and is very happy with it. She has been attending meetings making meals and preparing for our new refrigerator and freezer to come tomorrow.
Everyone else in the family is doing okay. Liz took an extra day off because she was tired and so she is relaxing. We haven’t heard from Jim in a few days now but I am not worried.
The GFWC MYWC season has begun. We had our first meeting last night and it went well. We made plans to give $200 to a family that Ronnie adopted from the hurricane. Roberta went to the Shopping at the Mall meeting at the Milford Mall. There are new tickets and new approaches. This year it will be on November 13th.
Telka gave us an update on the local national winner of the writing contest and explained that the State President wanted to make the presentation herself. Telka also explained that she wanted to check up on our club. She was trying to explain this to me at the end of the meeting because I have no objections to this.
Telka’s sister had some major surgery and just got out of the procedure last night. It is the colon and it was not good. Telka had told me about it on Saturday.
Dottie Brower’s Son is giving his mother grief. He moved out quit school and is living with his girlfriend in her dorm room. She is taking this “it’s not my problem” POV and it might work.
We are doing Pie in the Sky again this year on Nov 9th. I always look forward to this activity. I feel as though I am helping and doing some baking. It also goes to a good cause.
The journaling lists are doing okay. The newest one that I joined friends and jokes etc was deleted shortly after I posted my last entry and nothing has been done about resurrecting it.
The pen pal lists are going okay. Jennie’s list did indeed get deleted and now is a full fledged forum owned by Becca F. It looks like the message sent through my Delphi board was legitimate and I did send her my address via email. I believe her name is Dana Rose. I haven’t heard whether or not when she is sending out the letter. She didn’t send me hers yet. I haven’t really been working on the letters that I do have. My hands and arms haven’t been cooperating. As it is now they are starting to give me grief.
The situation on the SF-Fandom board is still going on. I don’t believe Stripe or Sabina or any of them are handling it at all well. The discussion continues to be “how much info to give out and how much to keep for the elite group who want to spend $30 - $40 to join. That prompted me to do a poll on my Kates_Diary@yahoogroups.com group and two people have responded so far. Mardi was kind enough to share her experiences and views on the fan club scenario.
Oh and I am happy to announce that I received a phone call yesterday from Debra Gregory. She had her daughter last week and named her Maria. Mother and Daughter are both home and doing well. I sent out a card today/tomorrow.
Well I better get going I am anticipating lots of work to do before leaving tomorrow for vacation…
Word Count: 653
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
September 13, 2005
It is nearly 7 in the morning the sun is still rising. I have been up since five. I checked the net a bit and answered some emails. I also read the continuing saga of the three days of Kevin. I can say it is very interesting and the whole “can’t tell you all because it’s in the newsletter” is happening again. They were jokingly saying some stuff that I found rather awkward. Which I really think can lead to some stuff that just isn’t appropriate.
I am still concerned as to what will happen with Gloria if anything. She could say I was spending a lot of time on the internet and I can’t have that. She may not say anything but she is going to have a huge problem when I am on vacation for two weeks and those bad addresses don’t get done.
Well I better get going. I want to be at work by 7:30….
It is after 8 and I have been home since before 5. The day went exceedingly well. I managed to get most of the mail done. Still have to open todays and that can be done early in the morning. I am all caught up with the bad addresses until the next round comes. I have to do the bulk mail and the personal mail.
I told a few people bout the situation with Gloria O. I told Jean T and Marti K. I also confessed that I may have been spending too much time on the net while at work. She says it’s up to me to control it. I will be. As I told Marti today I can always tell her anything and trust her and confide in her and she would also be able to advise me.
I had breakfast and lunch from Paula’s downstairs. For breakfast I had scrambled egg with provolone on rye and of course coffee and I gave the bear claw to Ann and I had an apple turn over. I probably didn’t need it but it was good. For lunch I had thinly sliced ham it had pesto and tomatoes and peppers on a hard roll. I had Fresca and two chocolate milks.
Oh I sent an email to Mardi to let her know I finally cooked something (see Sunday’s entry) and I got to read her reply to me this evening. She was very encouraging. I did ask her if she read the thread from SF-Fandom board and I told her I wasn’t comfortable with some of it.
Since I left the office late I ended up coming home late. I didn’t start eating dinner until after five. Mom had come home from another meeting to freshen up and gave me a few last minute instructions.
Someone who visited my Delphi forum asked me if we could be pen pals. I am not sure if it is legit or not. I sent an email asking them if they were serious. Gave them a couple of rules and haven’t heard from them.
The pen pal lists were talking about the passing of a pen pal in Florida apparently this past weekend the woman and her daughter were killed in a car accident. Norma has been sharing the letter and article with the lists.
Speaking of lists I was invited to join another one this time it is just a friends chatting one and so I did and have it sent to my msn box. I think this brings the count up to 40 lists. That new list is discussing the latest hurricane Ophelia. On the journaling lists I think they are trying to find out if it is Ray W’s birthday.
The entertainment lists should be heating up. I haven’t been paying attention to the Google/Yahoo alerts because there is nothing of real interest on them. I know a few shows started like David Boreanze Bones. I am not up to watching it.
TNT is completely changing their schedule around. All their shows during the day are going to be back to back episodes and one of particular interest is “Charmed” from 4-6 they will be. So that means I will catch the last 15 minutes of the 4 p.m. and the full hour of it from 5 to 6.
I don’t think I am working on any of the letters tonight. I am just tired and I want to surf the net. I wouldn’t be able to concentrate anyway. I did have a surprise. As I started connecting to the net windows update started and there was a mini crash.
I don’t know what it is but I feel lazy tonight. I am not doing the things I need to do or want to do..
Well it is 9:30 so I better get this posted and go to bed….
Word Count: 809
I am still concerned as to what will happen with Gloria if anything. She could say I was spending a lot of time on the internet and I can’t have that. She may not say anything but she is going to have a huge problem when I am on vacation for two weeks and those bad addresses don’t get done.
Well I better get going. I want to be at work by 7:30….
It is after 8 and I have been home since before 5. The day went exceedingly well. I managed to get most of the mail done. Still have to open todays and that can be done early in the morning. I am all caught up with the bad addresses until the next round comes. I have to do the bulk mail and the personal mail.
I told a few people bout the situation with Gloria O. I told Jean T and Marti K. I also confessed that I may have been spending too much time on the net while at work. She says it’s up to me to control it. I will be. As I told Marti today I can always tell her anything and trust her and confide in her and she would also be able to advise me.
I had breakfast and lunch from Paula’s downstairs. For breakfast I had scrambled egg with provolone on rye and of course coffee and I gave the bear claw to Ann and I had an apple turn over. I probably didn’t need it but it was good. For lunch I had thinly sliced ham it had pesto and tomatoes and peppers on a hard roll. I had Fresca and two chocolate milks.
Oh I sent an email to Mardi to let her know I finally cooked something (see Sunday’s entry) and I got to read her reply to me this evening. She was very encouraging. I did ask her if she read the thread from SF-Fandom board and I told her I wasn’t comfortable with some of it.
Since I left the office late I ended up coming home late. I didn’t start eating dinner until after five. Mom had come home from another meeting to freshen up and gave me a few last minute instructions.
Someone who visited my Delphi forum asked me if we could be pen pals. I am not sure if it is legit or not. I sent an email asking them if they were serious. Gave them a couple of rules and haven’t heard from them.
The pen pal lists were talking about the passing of a pen pal in Florida apparently this past weekend the woman and her daughter were killed in a car accident. Norma has been sharing the letter and article with the lists.
Speaking of lists I was invited to join another one this time it is just a friends chatting one and so I did and have it sent to my msn box. I think this brings the count up to 40 lists. That new list is discussing the latest hurricane Ophelia. On the journaling lists I think they are trying to find out if it is Ray W’s birthday.
The entertainment lists should be heating up. I haven’t been paying attention to the Google/Yahoo alerts because there is nothing of real interest on them. I know a few shows started like David Boreanze Bones. I am not up to watching it.
TNT is completely changing their schedule around. All their shows during the day are going to be back to back episodes and one of particular interest is “Charmed” from 4-6 they will be. So that means I will catch the last 15 minutes of the 4 p.m. and the full hour of it from 5 to 6.
I don’t think I am working on any of the letters tonight. I am just tired and I want to surf the net. I wouldn’t be able to concentrate anyway. I did have a surprise. As I started connecting to the net windows update started and there was a mini crash.
I don’t know what it is but I feel lazy tonight. I am not doing the things I need to do or want to do..
Well it is 9:30 so I better get this posted and go to bed….
Word Count: 809
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
September 12, 2005
It is almost 5 and I have been home for thirty minutes. Mom was in the kitchen having some tea and straightening the kitchen. She hadn’t really been home long she had gone to get her car serviced. She tells me that she had gone to the doctor today and he was pretty sure that the dizziness doesn’t have anything to do with the heart and that she needs to go slow when that happens. He also says everything that has happened to her (the problems with the legs) was a very rare occurrence in his 2 decade old career. She will have to see a pulmonary specialist in October.
Work went well. I did manage to do my work and I think the amount of time spent on the net was down considerably. There were no problems with the charts and it is expected to be light tomorrow. Yale and its employees (at least Yale Medical group) are fundraising for the Katrina relief fund.
Gloria is really getting on my nerves. She pitched another fit to Ann about the bad addresses. Ann had called me and asked when I give Leslie her stuff. I told Ann that I do the same thing with Leslie that I do with Gloria. I do it when I get the chance to do it.
The ride home was without incident and I got home by 4:30. I was greeted but not surprised to find a Prudential Real Estate for Sale Sign in front of the house that Maria refurbished. Mom acknowledged I was right about the information that this was going to happen.
Mom is continuing to work on the rugs/house cleaning spree she is on and will be doing dinner a little bit later. We are going to have scrod and vegetables. I am for that.
It is now after 7 and dinner has been done. As I thought dinner was very good. Right now Mom and I are tired. I ache all over. I will probably go to bed early and get some rest.
It is almost 8 p.m. I decided to go online and check emails. The Real Snail Mail list that I returned to this weekend is still being spammed. Some members felt it was kind of quiet today. Joann Holman lost her father recently. I added my condolences to the list as well. Sue Atkinson got a scary phone call from the DR. She is going to go in for surgery on the 29th (or at least call to schedule it)
It is after 9 now and I just was chatting with Allison Hayes. She was checking her emails before her and her beautiful baby girl (who is two) went to bed. According to Ally she is definitely experiencing the terrible twos
I haven’t really checked the journaling lists. I am not sure what’s going on there. I am guessing it is the prompt discussions and writing discussions. I will check them soon. In the mean time I am going to bed…
Word Count: 504
Work went well. I did manage to do my work and I think the amount of time spent on the net was down considerably. There were no problems with the charts and it is expected to be light tomorrow. Yale and its employees (at least Yale Medical group) are fundraising for the Katrina relief fund.
Gloria is really getting on my nerves. She pitched another fit to Ann about the bad addresses. Ann had called me and asked when I give Leslie her stuff. I told Ann that I do the same thing with Leslie that I do with Gloria. I do it when I get the chance to do it.
The ride home was without incident and I got home by 4:30. I was greeted but not surprised to find a Prudential Real Estate for Sale Sign in front of the house that Maria refurbished. Mom acknowledged I was right about the information that this was going to happen.
Mom is continuing to work on the rugs/house cleaning spree she is on and will be doing dinner a little bit later. We are going to have scrod and vegetables. I am for that.
It is now after 7 and dinner has been done. As I thought dinner was very good. Right now Mom and I are tired. I ache all over. I will probably go to bed early and get some rest.
It is almost 8 p.m. I decided to go online and check emails. The Real Snail Mail list that I returned to this weekend is still being spammed. Some members felt it was kind of quiet today. Joann Holman lost her father recently. I added my condolences to the list as well. Sue Atkinson got a scary phone call from the DR. She is going to go in for surgery on the 29th (or at least call to schedule it)
It is after 9 now and I just was chatting with Allison Hayes. She was checking her emails before her and her beautiful baby girl (who is two) went to bed. According to Ally she is definitely experiencing the terrible twos
I haven’t really checked the journaling lists. I am not sure what’s going on there. I am guessing it is the prompt discussions and writing discussions. I will check them soon. In the mean time I am going to bed…
Word Count: 504
Sunday, September 11, 2005
September 11, 2005
Good Morning it is after 8 in the morning on another beautiful Sunny Summer morning Today is the day we remember the day 4 years ago that the US was attacked by terrorists and all those people on the planes, and Towers were taken from us. As the priest said in his homily it is now time to forgive and to be forgiven.
Today is also Ralph N’s Birthday. He is the MYWC adopted veteran. He is about 80 years old deaf and cranky. You may have remembered that I wrote he had fallen and broke his arm. I will be bringing him is monthly dinner and a card for his birthday.
I haven’t been up long. It has been an hour now. I have showered and played a few rounds of solitaire. In a short while I will be getting ready for the bingo session and the drop the dinner off to him. It will be macaroni with meet sauce that Mom made and a baked apple. After that visit I am heading over to Madison to visit with Aunt Helen. As I mentioned yesterday it has been a few weeks since I was there.
I think I will print out the two introduction letters to Bonnie Streets and Nancy Gast. They are from my pen pal lists and each lives at either end of the country. Bonnie lives in Oregon I believe and Nancy lives not that far from Marianne Hebert in Potsdam.
It is now 10:30 and after a long and active day I am heading to bed. I did my morning chores before leaving for bingo. I emptied the dehumidifier and saw Sylvia and Boppie. Sylvia parked in Marian’s driveway and moved it when I left.
I got to bingo and Bunny and Chile were there. We set up for bingo and Bunny set the ground rules about helping, chatting and derogatory remarks. Some of these people were freaking hard headed. I came real close to just up and quitting bingo all together. After talking to Philippe I calmed down a bit. After bingo I brought the dinner to Ralph. We warmed it up first and then served it to him around 12:15. That means I hung around for a bit. I chatted with Bunny about the morning events and she told me about hers. (She is going on a cruise).
I left Mediplex around 12:30 and then headed to Costco to put gas in the car. It came to $25. Then I drove to Madison and visited Aunt Helen. It was an incredibly short visit. I was feeling a little guilty because it was so short. Mom reminded me that at 105 she isn’t talkative and doesn’t remember a lot.
I got home around 2 and made myself some scrambled eggs. Yep I am so proud. I cooked some veggies to include in it and then 20 minutes later I was eating my lunch/breakfast. So now I can say I cooked. Yippee.
I also helped Mom move some furniture so she could clean the carpets and do some cleaning. She worked on it until 5:30. She said I didn’t need to help her with much until she would call me so I came up here and wrote some emails and bother Jennie G.
How did I do that? Well IM’d Jennie and told her the situation or predicament I was in. I couldn’t find any thing on Bonnie and she didn’t understand where I was coming from about it. I did find out that Bonnie is indeed a friend of Jennie’s and is a member of the group. I almost lost my temper with her because I was getting frustrated that I wasn’t making myself clear about what I needed to know. Luckily we discussed it and I apologized and we chatted for a bit. Jennie wasn’t feeling very well tonight either. I really felt bad that I snapped at her.
The rest of the day I split between watching TV, being on the computer, revising and printing out the letters. I also updated various pen pal documents. The updating included the address books and the lists that I have.
On a few channels (including PBS) there were some shows and newscasts that reflected on the Anniversary of 911. Mom and I couldn’t sit through the program “The Heroes of Ground Zero”. The program followed the two NY Fire departments that lost several of their comrades. Several times showing footage of the towers on fire. It was just too much.
This week is going to be very busy for me. I am going to try and not get online while at work. At least until my work is caught up and then I can do some surfing. I seriously believe that being online as much as I was last week also contributed to the back up of my work. That and of course the holiday.
Well I am going to go to bed. Good night all!!!!
Word Count: 833 words
Today is also Ralph N’s Birthday. He is the MYWC adopted veteran. He is about 80 years old deaf and cranky. You may have remembered that I wrote he had fallen and broke his arm. I will be bringing him is monthly dinner and a card for his birthday.
I haven’t been up long. It has been an hour now. I have showered and played a few rounds of solitaire. In a short while I will be getting ready for the bingo session and the drop the dinner off to him. It will be macaroni with meet sauce that Mom made and a baked apple. After that visit I am heading over to Madison to visit with Aunt Helen. As I mentioned yesterday it has been a few weeks since I was there.
I think I will print out the two introduction letters to Bonnie Streets and Nancy Gast. They are from my pen pal lists and each lives at either end of the country. Bonnie lives in Oregon I believe and Nancy lives not that far from Marianne Hebert in Potsdam.
It is now 10:30 and after a long and active day I am heading to bed. I did my morning chores before leaving for bingo. I emptied the dehumidifier and saw Sylvia and Boppie. Sylvia parked in Marian’s driveway and moved it when I left.
I got to bingo and Bunny and Chile were there. We set up for bingo and Bunny set the ground rules about helping, chatting and derogatory remarks. Some of these people were freaking hard headed. I came real close to just up and quitting bingo all together. After talking to Philippe I calmed down a bit. After bingo I brought the dinner to Ralph. We warmed it up first and then served it to him around 12:15. That means I hung around for a bit. I chatted with Bunny about the morning events and she told me about hers. (She is going on a cruise).
I left Mediplex around 12:30 and then headed to Costco to put gas in the car. It came to $25. Then I drove to Madison and visited Aunt Helen. It was an incredibly short visit. I was feeling a little guilty because it was so short. Mom reminded me that at 105 she isn’t talkative and doesn’t remember a lot.
I got home around 2 and made myself some scrambled eggs. Yep I am so proud. I cooked some veggies to include in it and then 20 minutes later I was eating my lunch/breakfast. So now I can say I cooked. Yippee.
I also helped Mom move some furniture so she could clean the carpets and do some cleaning. She worked on it until 5:30. She said I didn’t need to help her with much until she would call me so I came up here and wrote some emails and bother Jennie G.
How did I do that? Well IM’d Jennie and told her the situation or predicament I was in. I couldn’t find any thing on Bonnie and she didn’t understand where I was coming from about it. I did find out that Bonnie is indeed a friend of Jennie’s and is a member of the group. I almost lost my temper with her because I was getting frustrated that I wasn’t making myself clear about what I needed to know. Luckily we discussed it and I apologized and we chatted for a bit. Jennie wasn’t feeling very well tonight either. I really felt bad that I snapped at her.
The rest of the day I split between watching TV, being on the computer, revising and printing out the letters. I also updated various pen pal documents. The updating included the address books and the lists that I have.
On a few channels (including PBS) there were some shows and newscasts that reflected on the Anniversary of 911. Mom and I couldn’t sit through the program “The Heroes of Ground Zero”. The program followed the two NY Fire departments that lost several of their comrades. Several times showing footage of the towers on fire. It was just too much.
This week is going to be very busy for me. I am going to try and not get online while at work. At least until my work is caught up and then I can do some surfing. I seriously believe that being online as much as I was last week also contributed to the back up of my work. That and of course the holiday.
Well I am going to go to bed. Good night all!!!!
Word Count: 833 words
Saturday, September 10, 2005
September 10, 2005
Good Morning it is after 8 in the morning on a beautiful Sunny Summer morning (yep I said summer). Autumn doesn’t officially start until the 22nd of this month (: p). It has been two days since I wrote.
Friday was busy but I also didn’t feel that well (nausea) and didn’t want to do most of my work. Yes I did spend a lot of time surfing the net while I was at work but I think I made up for it near the end of the day when I concentrated on doing the bad addresses that were piling up on me from the last week. I managed to get the biggest day done (the 6th) and I believe the count was 480. (Oh my aching head).
I plan on going into work early all next week so that everything is done by the time I leave for my two week vacation on Friday. I warned Ann that I would be doing that and she asked me why and I told her I was getting a little anxious about some things. Then I looked at the calendar I realized the vacation was coming up!!!!
I spent a lot of time reading the emails from the pen pal lists and the Entertainment forums (Kevin Sorbo’s, Andromeda etc). I have two new pen pals and I will be getting their introduction letters out today (I hope), and of course continuing on Heather’s letter and hopefully Jessica’s.
Mom bought the new refrigerator and the new freezer yesterday. She went to a place in Stratford called Mudricks (at least I think that’s it) and bought them. The guy at Lowes was a big disappointment. She says they will be here sometime next week. Oh goody. We really needed the freezer but more importantly the refrigerator was going. It was leaking and the seal around the door was not good. We got the refrigerator from Liz when she moved in with Nelson and she had it for 12 or 15 years prior to that.
Last night was a quiet night. My hands and wrists were hurting. I also had a scary moment. I turned on the computer and went on line and McAfee found a virus!!!!! I can’t even tell what it was or how it got there but they deleted it and I did a second scan to be sure nothing else was there. Since I had been connected to the internet it took nearly 2 hours to scan it. Thankfully it was clean.
Mom watched the Concert that was on (almost) every freaking channel. We see TNT has their priorities straight. Racing is more important than raising money for the Gulf coast. (NOTE: I don’t actually believe that statement it was said with tongue firmly planted in the roof of my cheek) However, I took exception to Jack Black laying the guilt trip on the audience and viewers to get us to give Money. If any of you saw the concert you know what I mean. I hate it when the Christian Children’s fund PSA’s do that and I certainly don’t like it when PBS does it. Anyone with common sense and a heart will be doing what they can.
I woke up really early this morning (6:30) and from a weird dream. It had to do with Telka and a meeting. It was getting crashed and I was taking it over (probably because I know that Telka might be a little annoyed with me for not bringing our adopted veteran a dinner in August-he lives in the nursing home I volunteer at. I asked her if I could do it this weekend for his birthday but I haven’t heard back from her yet. I am expecting an earful. Anyway, Mom was up early too. She had medicine she needed to take and couldn’t go back to bed.
So we have been doing our own stuff. Mom was doing computer stuff, I was getting my laundry going and having breakfast and surfing the net. I haven’t checked ALL the emails but I wanted to post this entry because I know I missed some places.
It is now after 11. I have called Telka and was relieved to know she wasn’t upset and she thought it great that I was giving Ralph dinner tomorrow. I checked with West River and he is there and is NOT doing well. Mom thought that if he isn’t doing well he may not want it. I explained that I can take it with me and he can have it another time if at all.
I posted the entries at the email level and checked emails over all. I did read a few journal entries from friends like Mardi and Nona. Mardi only posted that she would be updating hers soon but she had been very busy this summer.
I had to send Bonnie Street an email to find out which list we were on together because I couldn’t find her. I do have her address but that’s because we added each other to the Myddressbook site.
All I got today were bills. Actually from Union Plus my account status is “Preferred” which means my credit line has increased and the rate has changed. Oh boy fun. My Filenes’s Bill came in as well. Need to pay that the next time payday rolls around which is next week.
My Pen Pal Liz posted a message that she would probably write me a letter this weekend and mail it. I am still waiting on Claudia from Germany to write me as well. Probably get some more writing done too.
It is now 12:30 just finished talking with Telka. She dropped off some stuff for me to give people and we spent time talking about the Aftermath of Katrina, the new housing project that will be started near her house including the sewer system and of course school and tests.
It is now 5:17 in the afternoon. I just got home from church and it was a good mass it was at St John Vianney in West Haven. It ahs been a long while since I have been to that church.
In the last several hours I delivered the fundraisers to the members and I messed up on that. They all had the member’s names and I gave Aggie’s to Roberta and Roberta’s to Aggie. They live near each other and are good friends so I don’t think they will mind.
I had a late lunch and spent the rest of the day on the computer. I haven’t printed out the introduction letters yet but I will soon. I am not really feeling that great to begin with anyhow.
It is 7:30 and it is passed sundown. I am chatting with Becca from Jennie’s list. She is in the middle of unpacking. She and her family just recently moved 9 blocks from her old house.
I had dinner around 6 Mom chose to eat later. I had the chicken and rice from last night and Mom had a chicken sandwich. We were watching a program on Galileo on PBS. It was about how he wrote this book called Dialogue and how it caused him a lot of grief and also it talked about his relationship with his daughter who had died at 33 years of age.
I just registered with Weather Channel.com –uh excuse me but I hear things I don’t like….
Okay it was nothing. Mom dropped a plastic container down the stairs. She added more syrup to the Baked Apples. Now she is watching Law and Order on TNT. I was channel surfing and got bored.
I haven’t gotten any letters finished or started this evening. I am really tired now. I guess I can do them tomorrow after I finish at Mediplex and Aunt Helen. It’s been a few weeks since I saw her I think.
Word Count: 1,321
Friday was busy but I also didn’t feel that well (nausea) and didn’t want to do most of my work. Yes I did spend a lot of time surfing the net while I was at work but I think I made up for it near the end of the day when I concentrated on doing the bad addresses that were piling up on me from the last week. I managed to get the biggest day done (the 6th) and I believe the count was 480. (Oh my aching head).
I plan on going into work early all next week so that everything is done by the time I leave for my two week vacation on Friday. I warned Ann that I would be doing that and she asked me why and I told her I was getting a little anxious about some things. Then I looked at the calendar I realized the vacation was coming up!!!!
I spent a lot of time reading the emails from the pen pal lists and the Entertainment forums (Kevin Sorbo’s, Andromeda etc). I have two new pen pals and I will be getting their introduction letters out today (I hope), and of course continuing on Heather’s letter and hopefully Jessica’s.
Mom bought the new refrigerator and the new freezer yesterday. She went to a place in Stratford called Mudricks (at least I think that’s it) and bought them. The guy at Lowes was a big disappointment. She says they will be here sometime next week. Oh goody. We really needed the freezer but more importantly the refrigerator was going. It was leaking and the seal around the door was not good. We got the refrigerator from Liz when she moved in with Nelson and she had it for 12 or 15 years prior to that.
Last night was a quiet night. My hands and wrists were hurting. I also had a scary moment. I turned on the computer and went on line and McAfee found a virus!!!!! I can’t even tell what it was or how it got there but they deleted it and I did a second scan to be sure nothing else was there. Since I had been connected to the internet it took nearly 2 hours to scan it. Thankfully it was clean.
Mom watched the Concert that was on (almost) every freaking channel. We see TNT has their priorities straight. Racing is more important than raising money for the Gulf coast. (NOTE: I don’t actually believe that statement it was said with tongue firmly planted in the roof of my cheek) However, I took exception to Jack Black laying the guilt trip on the audience and viewers to get us to give Money. If any of you saw the concert you know what I mean. I hate it when the Christian Children’s fund PSA’s do that and I certainly don’t like it when PBS does it. Anyone with common sense and a heart will be doing what they can.
I woke up really early this morning (6:30) and from a weird dream. It had to do with Telka and a meeting. It was getting crashed and I was taking it over (probably because I know that Telka might be a little annoyed with me for not bringing our adopted veteran a dinner in August-he lives in the nursing home I volunteer at. I asked her if I could do it this weekend for his birthday but I haven’t heard back from her yet. I am expecting an earful. Anyway, Mom was up early too. She had medicine she needed to take and couldn’t go back to bed.
So we have been doing our own stuff. Mom was doing computer stuff, I was getting my laundry going and having breakfast and surfing the net. I haven’t checked ALL the emails but I wanted to post this entry because I know I missed some places.
It is now after 11. I have called Telka and was relieved to know she wasn’t upset and she thought it great that I was giving Ralph dinner tomorrow. I checked with West River and he is there and is NOT doing well. Mom thought that if he isn’t doing well he may not want it. I explained that I can take it with me and he can have it another time if at all.
I posted the entries at the email level and checked emails over all. I did read a few journal entries from friends like Mardi and Nona. Mardi only posted that she would be updating hers soon but she had been very busy this summer.
I had to send Bonnie Street an email to find out which list we were on together because I couldn’t find her. I do have her address but that’s because we added each other to the Myddressbook site.
All I got today were bills. Actually from Union Plus my account status is “Preferred” which means my credit line has increased and the rate has changed. Oh boy fun. My Filenes’s Bill came in as well. Need to pay that the next time payday rolls around which is next week.
My Pen Pal Liz posted a message that she would probably write me a letter this weekend and mail it. I am still waiting on Claudia from Germany to write me as well. Probably get some more writing done too.
It is now 12:30 just finished talking with Telka. She dropped off some stuff for me to give people and we spent time talking about the Aftermath of Katrina, the new housing project that will be started near her house including the sewer system and of course school and tests.
It is now 5:17 in the afternoon. I just got home from church and it was a good mass it was at St John Vianney in West Haven. It ahs been a long while since I have been to that church.
In the last several hours I delivered the fundraisers to the members and I messed up on that. They all had the member’s names and I gave Aggie’s to Roberta and Roberta’s to Aggie. They live near each other and are good friends so I don’t think they will mind.
I had a late lunch and spent the rest of the day on the computer. I haven’t printed out the introduction letters yet but I will soon. I am not really feeling that great to begin with anyhow.
It is 7:30 and it is passed sundown. I am chatting with Becca from Jennie’s list. She is in the middle of unpacking. She and her family just recently moved 9 blocks from her old house.
I had dinner around 6 Mom chose to eat later. I had the chicken and rice from last night and Mom had a chicken sandwich. We were watching a program on Galileo on PBS. It was about how he wrote this book called Dialogue and how it caused him a lot of grief and also it talked about his relationship with his daughter who had died at 33 years of age.
I just registered with Weather Channel.com –uh excuse me but I hear things I don’t like….
Okay it was nothing. Mom dropped a plastic container down the stairs. She added more syrup to the Baked Apples. Now she is watching Law and Order on TNT. I was channel surfing and got bored.
I haven’t gotten any letters finished or started this evening. I am really tired now. I guess I can do them tomorrow after I finish at Mediplex and Aunt Helen. It’s been a few weeks since I saw her I think.
Word Count: 1,321
Thursday, September 08, 2005
September 8, 2005
It has been three days since I wrote anywhere. Things are pretty good overall. Work has been a busy time for me. People returned to the office after vacations and a LOA while others left for other jobs. It is really great to See Barbara Vereen. She was the one on LOA for the union and would like to return to that job eventually. Dottie came back from a week’s vacation and she told they worked on the houses the whole time. Jean Tamborini returned from Scotland before the Labor Day holiday and she loved it. Wanda B’s Daughter was seriously hurt over the weekend and a collection is currently going on. I haven’t contributed anything yet but I hope to tomorrow. Shirley C started her vacation today and will be back just about the time I leave for my vacation on the 19th. I am slowly catching up stuff. I finally caught up with opening and delivering the rejections and correspondence. I think part of the problem (besides being high volume) was the fact I spent a lot of tmie on the computer reading and responding to emails. There were a few snags in the system (like lockbox not being delivered to me until late) but it worked out just the same.
In the pen pal world everyone is still checking in with pen pals from the gulf Coast. Marie found her soul mate and he is fine. The family was skeptical or resentful of Marie’s involvement but I don’t think I should put my 2 cents in that. I am just glad they are fine. In the last two days I have joined two more lists. Actually I rejoined the Realsnailmail list. It is the one with all the spam and the one where everyone is still commenting on it. I joined another that seems to only allow requests for pen pals and no chit chat. I was chastised on Annie Burkle’s list for sending forwards. I totally forgot they are not allowed. I talked with Chris the other day and found out why she left the list we were on together. There is someone she doesn’t like on the list and left.
In the Entertainment and Kevin World so much has been going on. Themis’s reports on the Convention of this past weekend were discussed plus some of the other activities such as the virtual building that is continuing to be built. Apparently Kevin will be appearing on a bloopers show. Rhonda replied to my blog on 360 and she feels that I am being a little too hard on the man regarding his appearances. She feels that he tries to make everyone of his appearances and he must have misunderstood about the dinner(s). She was a little disappointed and surprised that Kevin would blow off the dinner. There is a new address to write to Kevin and it will be going to Sue B’s PO Box. There are some restrictions at this time. For example no packages are allowed and the size of the letter needs to fit a Size 10 envelope. Oh and the resident stalker did attend the Dragon Con. Kevin has probably already landed in Australia for the latest editions of the convention circuit.
On a sad note legendary Actor Bob Denver died this week. He was 70 years old. He died in North Carolina. His friends and family and fans have been remembering him in all of his work. He was on the Many Lives of Dobie Gillis and of course most remembered for Gilligan’s Island.
A few celebrities have been helping out at the New Orleans flood central by volunteering their time and efforts by helping search for people and evacuating. All week long castmembers of different shows have been doing PSA’s to get people to help donate funds to Red Cross. There is a concert airing tomorrow for the relief fund from Katrina on all the stations. It’s almost like Farm Aid but in other ways different.
The journaling lists have been doing the weekly prompts and discussions on what kind of music we had when we were children or growing up. Now I believe the discussion of Saturday morning cartoons has been active. Cass comment or suggested that I not use full names when posting in my journals. I am not sure what I will do for that.
Mardi emailed me earlier in the week. She says that it was a hectic and busy weekend for her and her family. It was her daughter’s birthday and they were having a party. They also came down to south western CT to visit Dave’s parents.
I heard from Telka today she emailed me at my yahoo address with Phone squad messages. At least I know she got the email about the book drive that I sent her. I got it from one of the lists. She asked me how Ralph N was. I had sent her an email that he had fallen last week and she wanted to be updated on his condition. I told her he had broken his arm and was cranky. She also asked me if I had done the dinner for him and I told her I didn’t but I would do it for his birthday this weekend.
Everyone in the family is doing okay. Bob is working and Ethel is too. The kids are all doing their thing as well. Jim finally called the other day. Mom was pretty happy about that although he was a day late and dollar short. Mom wanted to know about presents for Emily. She has already sent a card with Money in it. Jamie is now able to spell his name verbally. Kristina is doing fine and of course so is Claudia. Liz called the other day and is doing fine. We didn’t get to talk long but I had sent her an email (which I may have mentioned already) earlier in the week thanking her for my birthday dinner. I will find out soon how everyone is. Mom is doing okay. She has been busy with her doctor’s appointments and meetings. She and I had a small disagreement over a few things but that passed as soon as it started. Right now she is tired and looking forward to Ann’s visit next week.
Well it is now getting late and my hands are starting to get tired. I did take some Tylenol ® and it seems to have lessened the pain a little. J
I am going to hit the sack now…
Word count: 1,095
In the pen pal world everyone is still checking in with pen pals from the gulf Coast. Marie found her soul mate and he is fine. The family was skeptical or resentful of Marie’s involvement but I don’t think I should put my 2 cents in that. I am just glad they are fine. In the last two days I have joined two more lists. Actually I rejoined the Realsnailmail list. It is the one with all the spam and the one where everyone is still commenting on it. I joined another that seems to only allow requests for pen pals and no chit chat. I was chastised on Annie Burkle’s list for sending forwards. I totally forgot they are not allowed. I talked with Chris the other day and found out why she left the list we were on together. There is someone she doesn’t like on the list and left.
In the Entertainment and Kevin World so much has been going on. Themis’s reports on the Convention of this past weekend were discussed plus some of the other activities such as the virtual building that is continuing to be built. Apparently Kevin will be appearing on a bloopers show. Rhonda replied to my blog on 360 and she feels that I am being a little too hard on the man regarding his appearances. She feels that he tries to make everyone of his appearances and he must have misunderstood about the dinner(s). She was a little disappointed and surprised that Kevin would blow off the dinner. There is a new address to write to Kevin and it will be going to Sue B’s PO Box. There are some restrictions at this time. For example no packages are allowed and the size of the letter needs to fit a Size 10 envelope. Oh and the resident stalker did attend the Dragon Con. Kevin has probably already landed in Australia for the latest editions of the convention circuit.
On a sad note legendary Actor Bob Denver died this week. He was 70 years old. He died in North Carolina. His friends and family and fans have been remembering him in all of his work. He was on the Many Lives of Dobie Gillis and of course most remembered for Gilligan’s Island.
A few celebrities have been helping out at the New Orleans flood central by volunteering their time and efforts by helping search for people and evacuating. All week long castmembers of different shows have been doing PSA’s to get people to help donate funds to Red Cross. There is a concert airing tomorrow for the relief fund from Katrina on all the stations. It’s almost like Farm Aid but in other ways different.
The journaling lists have been doing the weekly prompts and discussions on what kind of music we had when we were children or growing up. Now I believe the discussion of Saturday morning cartoons has been active. Cass comment or suggested that I not use full names when posting in my journals. I am not sure what I will do for that.
Mardi emailed me earlier in the week. She says that it was a hectic and busy weekend for her and her family. It was her daughter’s birthday and they were having a party. They also came down to south western CT to visit Dave’s parents.
I heard from Telka today she emailed me at my yahoo address with Phone squad messages. At least I know she got the email about the book drive that I sent her. I got it from one of the lists. She asked me how Ralph N was. I had sent her an email that he had fallen last week and she wanted to be updated on his condition. I told her he had broken his arm and was cranky. She also asked me if I had done the dinner for him and I told her I didn’t but I would do it for his birthday this weekend.
Everyone in the family is doing okay. Bob is working and Ethel is too. The kids are all doing their thing as well. Jim finally called the other day. Mom was pretty happy about that although he was a day late and dollar short. Mom wanted to know about presents for Emily. She has already sent a card with Money in it. Jamie is now able to spell his name verbally. Kristina is doing fine and of course so is Claudia. Liz called the other day and is doing fine. We didn’t get to talk long but I had sent her an email (which I may have mentioned already) earlier in the week thanking her for my birthday dinner. I will find out soon how everyone is. Mom is doing okay. She has been busy with her doctor’s appointments and meetings. She and I had a small disagreement over a few things but that passed as soon as it started. Right now she is tired and looking forward to Ann’s visit next week.
Well it is now getting late and my hands are starting to get tired. I did take some Tylenol ® and it seems to have lessened the pain a little. J
I am going to hit the sack now…
Word count: 1,095
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
September 5, 2005
It is 8:30 in the morning and I have been up for a while. I watched TV for a bit. There is nothing of great excitement on really. The Michael Landon Marathon is still going on this morning it is Bonanza. I saw a few more minutes of the MDA Telethon.
I updated my mileage log to reflect from September to July and printed out the one I had been using previously. I traveled over 5800 miles from the time period. That’s a lot of driving. It will be interesting to see how this works in the next few months.
I have to replace the black ink cartridge it just ran out! I will have to get more on another day. I can’t right now because I know I will use the CC and I don’t want to it is really getting up there in amount.
I am going to check my emails and journals and forums before starting on the letter to Heather Vore. I really hope she won’t be offended by what I wrote.
It is almost 10:30. I spent the last hour and half I would say having breakfast watching Charmed and taking a bath. Mom says we have been invited to Bob and Ethel’s for hot dogs around 5 this evening. That’s cool.
It is now after 12:30. I will be sending out two sympathy notes to Liz Crasten and to Sherry Gribble who had deaths in their prospective families. I also just revised Sherry’s info in the address to add her alternate email and to add her to the yahoo messenger program.
Mom is going to be taking a shower soon and then going out to look at Refrigerators and CD players since the one in the dining room died (that’s where we have our sound system)
It is almost 10 p.m. Do you know where your journal is? Well it certainly has been an interesting day. We were not out long when we stopped at Circuit City and looked at the CD players and ended up buying one from some company ONyko (or something). I don’t remember the price but apparently they sell more of those then say RCA or Sony or whatever else was listed there.
After we left there we went to Lowes to look at the Refrigerators and Freezers and saw a few pretty good candidates. I think they were Whirlpool and Frigidaire I can’t remember the prices (mind is mush). Then we went to Best Buy and saw a few that fit the bill as well.
It was three when we headed home. I was hungry so I had a ham and cheese sandwich and watched TV. I was basically channel surfing so I didn’t look at just one thing for a long period of time. It seems ABC was repeating some old story lines that happened this summer. I did watch the Michael Landon Marathon. They were starting to show the episodes of Bonanza with David Canary in them. The episodes from Little House were from the later seasons (when Mary and Adam lost little baby).
I did some laundry as well. It was the sheets and underwear and the braziers. They just finished drying around 9 or so.
It was after five when we got to Bob and Ethel’s. Robert had a few of his friends there who were very funny. One of them lives or I should say lived on Wayne Road and went to school at Live Oaks. We compared names of who we know around there.
For the next few hours we ate and talked and greeted the Novensteins and ate some more. There was the obligatory hotdogs and hamburgers but there was chicken and salad and desserts. I did have a lot of soda which I expect to stay awake because of as well as the coffee. We also got a chance to talk to John who seemed tired and a little lonely. Apparently everyone on the base was not there. We stayed until 8 and came home. Mom and I commented on how flaky Lynn’s Mother was. She was three years ago and hasn’t changed much since then.
I had sent an email to Mardi before leaving for the picnic wishing her a happy Labor day and inquiring if she had read the report from SF-Fandom and she agreed that it was indeed unprofessional of them to blow off the dinner. She also says she had a crazy holiday and I just sent her a reply…asking if everything was okay. I went down the whole check list. From her to her folks to her husband and daughters even to the cats Furball and Patches (whose names I couldn’t remember until just now!!!)
It looks like I got a message from Mary in Torrington. I suspect its one of those forwards regarding the devastation from Katrina. I have been getting them all day from the journaling lists. Two people objected to them as well.
Well I am going to bed. Its starting to get warm and I need to get to bed (I am not really feeling well and like I said I expect an explosion soon.
Word Count: 865
I updated my mileage log to reflect from September to July and printed out the one I had been using previously. I traveled over 5800 miles from the time period. That’s a lot of driving. It will be interesting to see how this works in the next few months.
I have to replace the black ink cartridge it just ran out! I will have to get more on another day. I can’t right now because I know I will use the CC and I don’t want to it is really getting up there in amount.
I am going to check my emails and journals and forums before starting on the letter to Heather Vore. I really hope she won’t be offended by what I wrote.
It is almost 10:30. I spent the last hour and half I would say having breakfast watching Charmed and taking a bath. Mom says we have been invited to Bob and Ethel’s for hot dogs around 5 this evening. That’s cool.
It is now after 12:30. I will be sending out two sympathy notes to Liz Crasten and to Sherry Gribble who had deaths in their prospective families. I also just revised Sherry’s info in the address to add her alternate email and to add her to the yahoo messenger program.
Mom is going to be taking a shower soon and then going out to look at Refrigerators and CD players since the one in the dining room died (that’s where we have our sound system)
It is almost 10 p.m. Do you know where your journal is? Well it certainly has been an interesting day. We were not out long when we stopped at Circuit City and looked at the CD players and ended up buying one from some company ONyko (or something). I don’t remember the price but apparently they sell more of those then say RCA or Sony or whatever else was listed there.
After we left there we went to Lowes to look at the Refrigerators and Freezers and saw a few pretty good candidates. I think they were Whirlpool and Frigidaire I can’t remember the prices (mind is mush). Then we went to Best Buy and saw a few that fit the bill as well.
It was three when we headed home. I was hungry so I had a ham and cheese sandwich and watched TV. I was basically channel surfing so I didn’t look at just one thing for a long period of time. It seems ABC was repeating some old story lines that happened this summer. I did watch the Michael Landon Marathon. They were starting to show the episodes of Bonanza with David Canary in them. The episodes from Little House were from the later seasons (when Mary and Adam lost little baby).
I did some laundry as well. It was the sheets and underwear and the braziers. They just finished drying around 9 or so.
It was after five when we got to Bob and Ethel’s. Robert had a few of his friends there who were very funny. One of them lives or I should say lived on Wayne Road and went to school at Live Oaks. We compared names of who we know around there.
For the next few hours we ate and talked and greeted the Novensteins and ate some more. There was the obligatory hotdogs and hamburgers but there was chicken and salad and desserts. I did have a lot of soda which I expect to stay awake because of as well as the coffee. We also got a chance to talk to John who seemed tired and a little lonely. Apparently everyone on the base was not there. We stayed until 8 and came home. Mom and I commented on how flaky Lynn’s Mother was. She was three years ago and hasn’t changed much since then.
I had sent an email to Mardi before leaving for the picnic wishing her a happy Labor day and inquiring if she had read the report from SF-Fandom and she agreed that it was indeed unprofessional of them to blow off the dinner. She also says she had a crazy holiday and I just sent her a reply…asking if everything was okay. I went down the whole check list. From her to her folks to her husband and daughters even to the cats Furball and Patches (whose names I couldn’t remember until just now!!!)
It looks like I got a message from Mary in Torrington. I suspect its one of those forwards regarding the devastation from Katrina. I have been getting them all day from the journaling lists. Two people objected to them as well.
Well I am going to bed. Its starting to get warm and I need to get to bed (I am not really feeling well and like I said I expect an explosion soon.
Word Count: 865
Monday, September 05, 2005
September 4, 2005
It is nearly 9 in the morning. I have been up nearly an hour and online as well. My KateP's musings has been spammed again. This time I had two comments on it yesterday which has prompted me to add the word verification to the blog.
Nona left a wonderful comment on my Yahoo! 360° - My Page Blog. It was in regards to the spam. I guess I don’t have to capitalize the word spam (or shout it). I haven’t checked the journaling lists at all this morning or the msn mailbox but I will when I get back from church.
Today Natalie will be at Mediplex so that if I have any problems then she can handle them. She may not want me to allow everyone to help each other but I guess I can do that when she is not there. We will see what happens when I get there.
Today will be letter writing day. I really need to move along with some of these letters. The pile never seems to get smaller and I get more overwhelmed as it grows.
It is now after 1:30 I am chatting with Peter (I think) AKA Highguard. He is the 17 year old who recently moved to PA with his Mom I think. He told me the other day he has been actively posting at the SF-Fandom board. Of late it’s been the Stargate SG1 forum where his “idol” Lexa Doig has been a cast member this year. We are discussing the crew of the forum.
I just finished talking with him. He says he doesn’t get to see Stargate SG! Now that he doesn’t have SCIFI. Although I just forgot it also airs on local syndicated markets as well. So he is able to see it I guess.
I had a great time at Bingo. Natalie was agreeable to the idea of allowing everyone to help each other and she had no complaints and we had 15 players today. I would chalk this up to another successful day.
I went to church and it was pretty full. The two major items was the food drive next week and the two major projects for the Church. They were trying to get parishioners contributing to the new pipe organ for the church.
I just took a visit to SF-Fandom Kevin Sorbo board. Themis gave another report about the convention she was at. She was surprised no one else commented on the last report. In this report she mentioned that Kevin didn’t attend a banquet in which he was being honored for his works or something. Themis wasn’t overly disappointed but I would have been if I was there. Where does he get off doing that? It’s rude and inconsiderate! I could understand if 1) he was sick which I seriously doubt he was or 2) something family wise came up which is a possibility but even to do what they suggested (Steve Bacic got him to blow it off) is just so irresponsible and unprofessional.
I have been told that these so called “Dinners with the stars” portion of the conventions are not mandatory but I feel that it should be especially if you said you were going to be there. People spent money to participate in the dinners to see their favorite stars. I was disappointed when I was in Tulsa and found out that Kevin wouldn’t be attending the dinner when I was specifically told he would be there. I think that’s one reason why I don’t attend these conventions (and the others are so that I don’t run into Themis again or to Carol (they are not people I want to spend time with). Of course finances and the cost alone would be prohibitive.
Well I just noticed that Noble Child has returned to MDD they posted a comment to the journal entry for yesterday so I read it theirs and they are pretty happy these days. School started and so forth and I am glad.
I was just checking the journaling lists. The basic discussions were entries dealing with how family members have been hurtful over the week. The moral support and encouragement are flowing.
I have been writing the letter to Heather Vore. I hope she isn’t going to be pissed at what I wrote. I told her about not understanding where family members are coming from (hers doesn’t like her fiancé). I shared with her the problems with Claudia not coming to family functions and treating us like crap.
I am just checking some of the messages on yahoo. Chris McCann just wished everyone a happy holiday on the Wild Embers list and Marjie was asking me about my day and told us what hers is like.
You know something else that popped up? There were some questions about mail getting to those hit by the floods and the hurricane. What will they do for mail or has been done in the process. These people will not get theirs for a long time. I hope that something is done about it. It is a really scary situation for them. Oh and Ted (a resident at West River) has a grandson down in Louisiana and his parents are not happy with it.
It is now after 7 and I have had to take a bath. About an hour ago I started getting the runs. I am trying to think of what it is that caused it (olive oil perhaps) but nothing of interest is coming to mind. I had taken a bath.
Dinner was great. The chicken was delicious and the grilled vegetables were awesome too. Mom also cooked spinach. I can’t remember if we watched TV or not. I know that we did turn it on afterwards.
Liz sent an email entitled “sisters”. It talked about all things sisters either Blood or soul have done for each other and their lives. I replied back thanking her for Thursday night. I told her I Had a lot of fun. I also asked her if she remembered getting hit with the log swing. Since I was just disconnected from the internet I will have to check later.
Barbara Genovese sent an interesting forwards but I decided to read it later. I haven’t heard from her much this summer except those forwards she had been sending out. She hasn’t attended any function for the club and Telka seems to think it’s because she is not on speaking terms with some people (read: Roberta). I love Barbara but she really needs to get her shit together. She can’t keep saying she is “here for the people, by the people” when she doesn’t make herself accessible by telling people she goes out of town to do her gym stuff. When I hear her say stuff like that it sounds like she is constantly campaigning. Roberta is pretty upset with her over the property stuff in her yard. I just wish she and Roberta would get it straightened out. They have had a great relationship over the years.
Oh good news I have managed to write a page to Heather Vore. I plan on writing more tonight but that’s if I don’t fizzle out early. Well I managed the letter to get to two pages. I asked her about her job and if they hired another payroll coordinator and I also made some comments on the family not coming through on the wedding preparations. I also told her to tell her grandmother to take a flying leap. I am not so sure she will appreciate it very much but it was opinions I had (well may not had) to express.
Well it is quarter of 10. I just had been watching part one of a two part episode on Little House where Mary goes blind. It was getting to me and I turned it off. IT was definitely a great show.
I just checked the SF-Fandom board and the last report Themis gave was interesting and just reinforced my belief that Kevin Sorbo can and is unprofessional at times whether the people who think he can do no wrong believe it or not. Steve Bacic (some one else I am not pleased with at this moment) did apparently convinced him to bag the event. They were out to 3 a.m. Doing what who knows but some little nagging voice said it was with women and neither of them had the right to do that to their prospective wives. It also sends messages to the resident stalker as well. Apparently after his early morning appearance he went home or somewhere.
I know that I am probably making assumptions but it really upsets me that Kevin thinks so little of his commitments. So Big freaking ass deal that he made a donation to the Katrina relief fund through an auction. Do you think the organizers are going to invite him back again? I wouldn’t think so. What gets me is that his fans have no problem with this.
Oh and apparently he is up for a three episode arc on Desperate Housewives" TV Series. Oh goody. I won’t be taping it. I am considering throwing out all the other pictures I have of him and the articles. I am reconsidering giving away the tapes too.
Well it is after 10 and I think I will post this and finish reading some of my emails and then finish the letter to Heather.
Word count: 1580 words
Nona left a wonderful comment on my Yahoo! 360° - My Page Blog. It was in regards to the spam. I guess I don’t have to capitalize the word spam (or shout it). I haven’t checked the journaling lists at all this morning or the msn mailbox but I will when I get back from church.
Today Natalie will be at Mediplex so that if I have any problems then she can handle them. She may not want me to allow everyone to help each other but I guess I can do that when she is not there. We will see what happens when I get there.
Today will be letter writing day. I really need to move along with some of these letters. The pile never seems to get smaller and I get more overwhelmed as it grows.
It is now after 1:30 I am chatting with Peter (I think) AKA Highguard. He is the 17 year old who recently moved to PA with his Mom I think. He told me the other day he has been actively posting at the SF-Fandom board. Of late it’s been the Stargate SG1 forum where his “idol” Lexa Doig has been a cast member this year. We are discussing the crew of the forum.
I just finished talking with him. He says he doesn’t get to see Stargate SG! Now that he doesn’t have SCIFI. Although I just forgot it also airs on local syndicated markets as well. So he is able to see it I guess.
I had a great time at Bingo. Natalie was agreeable to the idea of allowing everyone to help each other and she had no complaints and we had 15 players today. I would chalk this up to another successful day.
I went to church and it was pretty full. The two major items was the food drive next week and the two major projects for the Church. They were trying to get parishioners contributing to the new pipe organ for the church.
I just took a visit to SF-Fandom Kevin Sorbo board. Themis gave another report about the convention she was at. She was surprised no one else commented on the last report. In this report she mentioned that Kevin didn’t attend a banquet in which he was being honored for his works or something. Themis wasn’t overly disappointed but I would have been if I was there. Where does he get off doing that? It’s rude and inconsiderate! I could understand if 1) he was sick which I seriously doubt he was or 2) something family wise came up which is a possibility but even to do what they suggested (Steve Bacic got him to blow it off) is just so irresponsible and unprofessional.
I have been told that these so called “Dinners with the stars” portion of the conventions are not mandatory but I feel that it should be especially if you said you were going to be there. People spent money to participate in the dinners to see their favorite stars. I was disappointed when I was in Tulsa and found out that Kevin wouldn’t be attending the dinner when I was specifically told he would be there. I think that’s one reason why I don’t attend these conventions (and the others are so that I don’t run into Themis again or to Carol (they are not people I want to spend time with). Of course finances and the cost alone would be prohibitive.
Well I just noticed that Noble Child has returned to MDD they posted a comment to the journal entry for yesterday so I read it theirs and they are pretty happy these days. School started and so forth and I am glad.
I was just checking the journaling lists. The basic discussions were entries dealing with how family members have been hurtful over the week. The moral support and encouragement are flowing.
I have been writing the letter to Heather Vore. I hope she isn’t going to be pissed at what I wrote. I told her about not understanding where family members are coming from (hers doesn’t like her fiancé). I shared with her the problems with Claudia not coming to family functions and treating us like crap.
I am just checking some of the messages on yahoo. Chris McCann just wished everyone a happy holiday on the Wild Embers list and Marjie was asking me about my day and told us what hers is like.
You know something else that popped up? There were some questions about mail getting to those hit by the floods and the hurricane. What will they do for mail or has been done in the process. These people will not get theirs for a long time. I hope that something is done about it. It is a really scary situation for them. Oh and Ted (a resident at West River) has a grandson down in Louisiana and his parents are not happy with it.
It is now after 7 and I have had to take a bath. About an hour ago I started getting the runs. I am trying to think of what it is that caused it (olive oil perhaps) but nothing of interest is coming to mind. I had taken a bath.
Dinner was great. The chicken was delicious and the grilled vegetables were awesome too. Mom also cooked spinach. I can’t remember if we watched TV or not. I know that we did turn it on afterwards.
Liz sent an email entitled “sisters”. It talked about all things sisters either Blood or soul have done for each other and their lives. I replied back thanking her for Thursday night. I told her I Had a lot of fun. I also asked her if she remembered getting hit with the log swing. Since I was just disconnected from the internet I will have to check later.
Barbara Genovese sent an interesting forwards but I decided to read it later. I haven’t heard from her much this summer except those forwards she had been sending out. She hasn’t attended any function for the club and Telka seems to think it’s because she is not on speaking terms with some people (read: Roberta). I love Barbara but she really needs to get her shit together. She can’t keep saying she is “here for the people, by the people” when she doesn’t make herself accessible by telling people she goes out of town to do her gym stuff. When I hear her say stuff like that it sounds like she is constantly campaigning. Roberta is pretty upset with her over the property stuff in her yard. I just wish she and Roberta would get it straightened out. They have had a great relationship over the years.
Oh good news I have managed to write a page to Heather Vore. I plan on writing more tonight but that’s if I don’t fizzle out early. Well I managed the letter to get to two pages. I asked her about her job and if they hired another payroll coordinator and I also made some comments on the family not coming through on the wedding preparations. I also told her to tell her grandmother to take a flying leap. I am not so sure she will appreciate it very much but it was opinions I had (well may not had) to express.
Well it is quarter of 10. I just had been watching part one of a two part episode on Little House where Mary goes blind. It was getting to me and I turned it off. IT was definitely a great show.
I just checked the SF-Fandom board and the last report Themis gave was interesting and just reinforced my belief that Kevin Sorbo can and is unprofessional at times whether the people who think he can do no wrong believe it or not. Steve Bacic (some one else I am not pleased with at this moment) did apparently convinced him to bag the event. They were out to 3 a.m. Doing what who knows but some little nagging voice said it was with women and neither of them had the right to do that to their prospective wives. It also sends messages to the resident stalker as well. Apparently after his early morning appearance he went home or somewhere.
I know that I am probably making assumptions but it really upsets me that Kevin thinks so little of his commitments. So Big freaking ass deal that he made a donation to the Katrina relief fund through an auction. Do you think the organizers are going to invite him back again? I wouldn’t think so. What gets me is that his fans have no problem with this.
Oh and apparently he is up for a three episode arc on Desperate Housewives" TV Series. Oh goody. I won’t be taping it. I am considering throwing out all the other pictures I have of him and the articles. I am reconsidering giving away the tapes too.
Well it is after 10 and I think I will post this and finish reading some of my emails and then finish the letter to Heather.
Word count: 1580 words
Sunday, September 04, 2005
September 3, 2005
It is almost 5 on Saturday afternoon. It is absolutely beautiful. I got up fairly early. Did some internet surfing and then folded clothes and then vacuumed the basement for an hour or so.
The rest of the day I was online and reading my emails. The journaling lists are discussing new blogs. I posted to my Kate’s Musings and twice I was posted a message about coming to see their blog which in essence was SPAM. Some others basically told them to stop the SPAM.
It is after 8:30 now. Mom was outside talking with Donny when she got home from church and when she came in I told her I had a headache and I did take some Aleve ® (still have it a little now) so I slept which was good.
We had pot roast and stuffed peppers and a delicious cake Mom made earlier today it was a peach type cobbler. We watched repeats of This Old House. It was about 7:30 when we sat down to eat.
Sylvia came over today to ask me to park in her driveway tonight. She was going to Jennifer’s house for the wedding. Sylvia was trimming flowers to bring with her and she told me our “new neighbor” Maria is having second thoughts about moving into the house. Apparently she is having trouble selling the house in Branford. I got to tell you if she is going to be rather difficult by telling people (Sylvia) to walk their pets on a different street or will be calling the cops on other neighbors for noisy animals then maybe she shouldn’t be moving in here!
I really should be working on some of the letters I have sitting here but I am just so tired and I don’t feel like doing it. I could do it tomorrow after bingo.
Chris McCann (I guess her name is) just had to leave Liz C’s group. I sent her an IM to find out what was wrong. She has been posting “tags” or something that was getting a little bit old but I didn’t say anything.
The rest of the lists and most of the discussions have been ways to help the “refugees” from Katrina. Sue Atkinson hasn’t been feeling too well and they are offering ways for her not to get dehydrated.
I have not checked the journaling lists in a while. I think they were talking about crocheting and knitting. I have only tried Knitting but crocheting no. It will be interesting to see what else they come up with.
I think I am going to get ready for bed. I know I took a nap around 6 but I am tired and not completely feeling better.
Word Count: 455 words
The rest of the day I was online and reading my emails. The journaling lists are discussing new blogs. I posted to my Kate’s Musings and twice I was posted a message about coming to see their blog which in essence was SPAM. Some others basically told them to stop the SPAM.
It is after 8:30 now. Mom was outside talking with Donny when she got home from church and when she came in I told her I had a headache and I did take some Aleve ® (still have it a little now) so I slept which was good.
We had pot roast and stuffed peppers and a delicious cake Mom made earlier today it was a peach type cobbler. We watched repeats of This Old House. It was about 7:30 when we sat down to eat.
Sylvia came over today to ask me to park in her driveway tonight. She was going to Jennifer’s house for the wedding. Sylvia was trimming flowers to bring with her and she told me our “new neighbor” Maria is having second thoughts about moving into the house. Apparently she is having trouble selling the house in Branford. I got to tell you if she is going to be rather difficult by telling people (Sylvia) to walk their pets on a different street or will be calling the cops on other neighbors for noisy animals then maybe she shouldn’t be moving in here!
I really should be working on some of the letters I have sitting here but I am just so tired and I don’t feel like doing it. I could do it tomorrow after bingo.
Chris McCann (I guess her name is) just had to leave Liz C’s group. I sent her an IM to find out what was wrong. She has been posting “tags” or something that was getting a little bit old but I didn’t say anything.
The rest of the lists and most of the discussions have been ways to help the “refugees” from Katrina. Sue Atkinson hasn’t been feeling too well and they are offering ways for her not to get dehydrated.
I have not checked the journaling lists in a while. I think they were talking about crocheting and knitting. I have only tried Knitting but crocheting no. It will be interesting to see what else they come up with.
I think I am going to get ready for bed. I know I took a nap around 6 but I am tired and not completely feeling better.
Word Count: 455 words
Saturday, September 03, 2005
September 2, 2005
It is 9 p.m. Friday night. It has been two days since I wrote. I actually wrote my Birthday entry yesterday and posted it yesterday. I was too tired to do it Wednesday.
Yesterday was pretty good. I had kept busy all day long. I had received a few birthday cards and Ann Treated me to lunch. I had quesadillas.
Last night I was with Liz and Nelson for Dinner we went to Lassie’s Restaurant on Bridgeport Avenue. Before going to dinner Liz checked stuff on line and I looked at pictures from the reunion. We started off with potato skins and Mozzarella sticks. I had fillet mignon while Liz and nelson had turkey and roast beef. WE had dessert. The conversation ranged from family news, to health issues, and neighborhood stuff.
It was after 8 when I got home and Mom was in the other room watching TV I think. Now I can’t remember.
Today was a good day. Got stuff done but still have much to do for next week. Traffic was horrific. An accident this morning backed traffic up for three exits making me late for work. That State DOT is absolutely useless.
April Johnston offered me the position of Moderator and I accepted. I have to go and check stuff now. I have more privileges for that group.
Today was payday and I paid some of the bills. I mailed three of the payments today. They were the insurance for August, Debra’s payment with a letter and the Silkies.
MY hands and wrists hurt and they have been all evening…can’t write anymore tonight..tired too.
Word Count: 268
Yesterday was pretty good. I had kept busy all day long. I had received a few birthday cards and Ann Treated me to lunch. I had quesadillas.
Last night I was with Liz and Nelson for Dinner we went to Lassie’s Restaurant on Bridgeport Avenue. Before going to dinner Liz checked stuff on line and I looked at pictures from the reunion. We started off with potato skins and Mozzarella sticks. I had fillet mignon while Liz and nelson had turkey and roast beef. WE had dessert. The conversation ranged from family news, to health issues, and neighborhood stuff.
It was after 8 when I got home and Mom was in the other room watching TV I think. Now I can’t remember.
Today was a good day. Got stuff done but still have much to do for next week. Traffic was horrific. An accident this morning backed traffic up for three exits making me late for work. That State DOT is absolutely useless.
April Johnston offered me the position of Moderator and I accepted. I have to go and check stuff now. I have more privileges for that group.
Today was payday and I paid some of the bills. I mailed three of the payments today. They were the insurance for August, Debra’s payment with a letter and the Silkies.
MY hands and wrists hurt and they have been all evening…can’t write anymore tonight..tired too.
Word Count: 268
Thursday, September 01, 2005
August 31, 2005-My Birthday
I woke up around 7:15, showered, ironed my cloths and dressed. I spent time online checking emails and watching TV and having breakfast. Dave called to let me know what time he was picking me up. It was going to be ten. Mom gave me money as birthday present. I spent an hour relaxing until Dave came. We left a little after 10 we talked about work, family, and the weather and the upcoming TV season.
We arrived at Newport at Noon and went to the Red Parrot Restaurant for lunch. On the way there we stopped at the post office so I could mail my letter to Shannon Hutton in TX. I had Firecracker Shrimp Salad. It was teriyaki shrimp on a salad with mandarin oranges and pineapple and Chinese dried noodles topped off with Root beer and water. Dave had a Massive Lobster BLT on Focachia bread and some fruit drink.
Afterwards we took a tour on the Amazing Grace. We took the tour of the bay and the harbor. We saw Fort Adams and the beautiful Mansions, bridges, and past winners of the America’s Cup and multimillion Dollar yachts.
When we finished with the tour we walked around town and to a few shops including a Ben and Jerry’s Shop, another shop that had some Home furnishings (like clocks and stuff) along with some jazz type CD’s which I had bought.
Around 4 we got coffee and water and headed to the car. We took a ride down to the mansions and took a walk on the cliff walk. The weather began to change again to windy, cloudy and it was beautiful. We saw some people surfing at the beach. After the walk we took a ride along Ocean Drive and then got on the road for home. We did stop in Kingston at a McDonalds so I could have dinner. It was cheeseburger, fries and a shake. The drive wasn’t too bad and we listened to the CD I bought earlier in the day.
We got home a little after 9 and we chatted and then I came inside and Dave went home. I talked with Mom for a bit she was looking up a toy that Emily wanted and I helped her with it a little. I went to soak my blouse.
We arrived at Newport at Noon and went to the Red Parrot Restaurant for lunch. On the way there we stopped at the post office so I could mail my letter to Shannon Hutton in TX. I had Firecracker Shrimp Salad. It was teriyaki shrimp on a salad with mandarin oranges and pineapple and Chinese dried noodles topped off with Root beer and water. Dave had a Massive Lobster BLT on Focachia bread and some fruit drink.
Afterwards we took a tour on the Amazing Grace. We took the tour of the bay and the harbor. We saw Fort Adams and the beautiful Mansions, bridges, and past winners of the America’s Cup and multimillion Dollar yachts.
When we finished with the tour we walked around town and to a few shops including a Ben and Jerry’s Shop, another shop that had some Home furnishings (like clocks and stuff) along with some jazz type CD’s which I had bought.
Around 4 we got coffee and water and headed to the car. We took a ride down to the mansions and took a walk on the cliff walk. The weather began to change again to windy, cloudy and it was beautiful. We saw some people surfing at the beach. After the walk we took a ride along Ocean Drive and then got on the road for home. We did stop in Kingston at a McDonalds so I could have dinner. It was cheeseburger, fries and a shake. The drive wasn’t too bad and we listened to the CD I bought earlier in the day.
We got home a little after 9 and we chatted and then I came inside and Dave went home. I talked with Mom for a bit she was looking up a toy that Emily wanted and I helped her with it a little. I went to soak my blouse.
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