Hmmm yea well .. ahh oops.

Hi all ... & first off I should say a thanks to those of you who have kept pestering me ;) .. no --pestering sounds bad.. perhaps caring is the simplest way to put things!

Yes, I know once again I have disappeared off the face of the earth ..or just out of the reach of you my Blends.
I really meant to tell you about the good things that were happening in March..really I did.. In fact I sorta thought I had ..again with that whole "ooops" thing.
Maybe it's just that ski trips & birthday parties are a bit redundant here in my blog & my brain thought I'd done it already.


So yes - we went Skiing for Easter.. great fun .. friends joined us & we had a great time :)
Then next was Jessica's 13th b-day party & all the planning adventures that entailed to put together the family b-day & of course come up with something suitably "Unique" for the BIG 13!


So we started off here- did the Pizza & "Jones soda" thing.. not sure why it is thought to be so cool by that crowd .. but hey as a Mom who aims to please.. we bought a flat of it! ~lol~
Then it was pile the kids into both cars.. staying in touch by "radio contact"- Read cell phones & bluetooths :P
Take them to the Skytrain..( ummmm lets see .. the closest thing we have to a subway..oh..nevermind mostly like the Monorail at Disneyland THAT you should all understand! )

Anywho.. lots of fun getting all 10 of us on there & down to Vancouver.. we live out in an almost rural suburban area.. So for some of these 12 & 13 yr olds ... this was their first time going on this thing... and it showed!! :P
Gods we are sheltered & naive! ~lol~

We then went down to where they were having something called PLAYDOME - basically take a carnival rides & all & put it inside...This Is B.C ya know!- they figure Spring break will be raining & they'll make $$
So the kids got to run free , do what they like, ride all the rides as many times as they like.. Lots of fun for them .. & all inside so peace of mind for me. :)
SO count that as a sucess...Then there have been a few other things in our world that have kept us busy & not necessarily in a good way.. but that isn't really something for here..


Now for those of you paying attention.. NO- in all that I've talked about - there has been NO mention of Food or Fitness or Fun & rah rah rah!.. .. & there lies the crux..
Somewhere along the line in trying to get back into working out- I managed to pinch or aggravate my Sciatic nerve pretty seriously-probably due to my mucked up posture & alignment with the foot & limping ..or hell I don't know why!
But it is only now starting to ease up after many trips to the Chiro -which I think I Undo every time I go to work.. Our ward is really incredibly physically heavy right now..*sigh*
so needless to say .. I've not been in a very fun headspace...Again.. & I've not been able to focus on doing fitness related stuff...Again.. & it was just depressing the heck out of me "watching" you all be SO into it all .. So Again-I hid.. Sorry .. I still love you .. but it was making me sadder & more frustrated with myself to try to come visit & say hi.
But I am here ..I hope you are all well & I will come say hi soon - Promise!

welll....

It only took me a couple of years, but I finally have a new hairdo to show you .. LOL gees am I pathetic eh??
It has been something that has been coming for a LONG while .. & I'm still reeling from the HUGE changes.. even days later . Does that make me weird ..i dunno.

Bangs for the first time in almost 15 yrs & the shortest hair I've had in almost 20 yrs.. Ok now this whole admission is just aging me ~lol!
Anywho here's a pic

*shhhhhh*

Don't tell anyone.. well actually tell who ever you like .. I've been all but MIA on so many fronts for so very long that those that still read here well-- Kudos & thank-yous to you :)

The fact of the matter is that I have finally decided to crawl out from under my rock .. & make a serious attempt to climb back on to the fitness wagon .. It was getting a little squishy under there lately anywho.. ~lol~

Don't know if it is Spring coming that I can feel in the air that is stirring me ..or that I've finally wrapped my brain around the fact that after the most recent visit to the dopey Foot specialist who confirmed that YES there really is still is permanent ligament damage..& NO running isn't gonna be part of my world again ..but hey I can still do other stuff as long as I don't go heavy duty on impact exercise ...So Suck it up Princess & quit feeling sorry for yourself!

I've started my week with a very basic return.. went for walks on the Weekend with Jamie that didn't kill me too badly then Monday was UBWO.. & today was a 20min HIIT on the machine..

Reality is -All the info is here in my brain .. I know that ..You know that ..it's just putting it into play ..

I'm trying to catch some of the great Vibes some of you are radiating around here & Ive even spent a few minutes lurking over at Blends & YES Gods forbid snuck over & spent some time peeking around & getting motivation at Tracker! OH MY ~lol~

Wow.....

My Aunt just sent this to me to watch and then pass along .
I would love to give you insight into what you are about to see but I am left speechless and thinking that there are truly amazing people in this world.
Please take the time to watch this as it is among the MOST inspirational videos and there is not a single person who won't be able to draw something from this man.


click on the link to view ...You may have to copy & paste if it is being silly...but it IS well worth it regardless...

http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=ithct48cqw

Happy Valentines All :)

Hoping who ever & where ever you are , that today is a good day for you!...

The "traditional" &" expected" version of this day has never been my favourite... too many ways for people to muck it up .
Too much pressure to "get it right"....

Love has so many faces now a days.. somewhere somewhere in your world I hope you know there is always Someone who loves you in some way ... a parent,or other relative, a child, a friend.. whether it is someone you have known all your life..
or someone you have Never seen face to face.. but have shared thoughts , hopes, dreams & worries with.
-right my Blendies?

Personally I think one of my best memories of Valentines is from when I was in Grade 7 & my teacher had us create "warm fuzzies" for each other.
Yes -ok it was the 70's but hey.. ~lol~
We had to actually Think .. not just write our names on something..but think & write a little note to each other kid in the class ..just one thing we liked about them..

Not that complicated right?? Not about "romance" or professions of "undying passion" .. Just something nice to read & feel good about.

So today I think I'm gonna wander around .. & hand out "warm fuzzies" thru my day..
just something to say Hey .. don't forget ..someone cares ..

*BIG HUGS* to you all!

What have we been up to?

This should explain ..
We had a Pro-D day ...& then 2 Snowdays off from school .. & just got back from a quick weekend skiing ( where I am still kicking myself I forgot to take any pics! )
About the pics..

well as some might remember..we live backing onto a greenbelt .. and just around the corner from us is the access to a very cute little trail & bridge.. which takes us right to the kids school ..complete with GREAT sliding hill!
& Ummmmm Yes that IS a canoe... full of ohhh pretty much every kid in our neighbourhood.. ! Yea ...only mostly nuts!

update & amusing thoughts..

We've had bout of the Norovirus hit the household the past several days... First Jessica woke me at 6am Sunday with the words "Mommy?? My tummy hurts..." which from a 12yr old is a dead give away that something is wrong when they start the sentence with "Mommy" ! This also then sadly put a swift end to the plans for skiing that day for poor Jamie's Birthday.. :(

then Yes..Tues at 2am .. there was Mommy ...very very sick..*sigh*
The only good thing is that when Steven said he didn't "feel well" when he got up at 7 & I kept him home wondering how we would "share " It turned out to be a false alarm .. He was quiet & subdued.. but never did throw up.. Just sat at the other end of the couch from me & read Harry Potter for hours..then made me a "get better soon Mommy" message on the Litebrite..How cute eh?
thankfully we are all well now .. ..I'm just a little sore ..Gees that kick the heck outta ya doesn't it?

So again ..I'm just catching up with things bit by bit.. & found these quotes on my homepage that I thought I would share since I haven't anything really "fun" to tell you ..

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
- Herm Albright

No good deed goes unpunished.
- Clare Booth Luce

Cute joke for a dreary day,,,

BANNED FROM WALMART...........
This is why women should not take men shopping against their will.
DON'T TAKE ME IF I DON'T WANT TO GO...........

After Mr. and Mrs. Fenton retired, Mrs. Fenton insisted her
husband accompany her on her trips to Wal-Mart.
Unfortunately, Mr. Fenton was like most men--he found shopping
boring and preferred to get in and get out.
Equally unfortunately, Mrs. Fenton was like most women--she
loved to browse. One day Mrs. Fenton received the following
letter from
her local Wal-Mart.

Dear Mrs. Fenton,
Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a
commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and maybe
forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against
Mr. Fenton are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.

2 . July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away.'

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.

6. September 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. September 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department.

8. September 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'

9. October 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. November 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. December 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the ' Mission Impossible' theme.

12. December 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. December 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'

14. December 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'

And last, but not least ..

15. December 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here!'

Regards,
Walmart

Ok...already...

So here it is the beginning of yet another year... Gods where does the time go?

As to December... well I must say ..it was rather a roller coaster month..or more a teeter totter come to think of it..
Each up bit seemed to be quickly followed by a down..& we never really got a chance to catch our breath it seemed

Lets see..in condensed point form review..

-Finally after a whole lot of research , penny saving & adventures got my very first ever Brand New vehicle & got rid of my yucky old minivan YAY!

then only days later was parked out in front of the kids school for a early Christmas concert in the afternoon & came out to find that I had been sideswiped - FUN -NOT
then got to deal with our delightful ( read uncaring) insurance Co. ..gotta love ICBC those of you who know them!

-Next thanks to the wonders of connections thru Facebook ..finally had a chance to hook up with a friend I grew up with & had lost track of..for about 20yrs! - spent a wonderful evening with them & left with many promises of visits to come..

-got home to a message on our answering machine ..one of our other friends.Daryll..who you can check back & see from the Wedding last summer where Jamie was the best man..was apparently in the ICU... he'd had a Heart attack .. at 36!!

needless to say that lead to several tense days & much back & forth calls with his wife .. but in the end after an artieriogram & arthroplasty .. he was heading home to be home the weekend before Christmas..

-Somewhere in that time I was a good girl & went for my annual physical . where I was found to finally be having enough pain with my stupid foot to warrant yet another trip to a specialist .. Whoo Hoo!
something about eating Antiinflams enough to give me real problems with my stomach kinda spelled it out I guess
& Geee Golly I only have to wait until Feb..( which now doesn't seem so horrid .. but them seemed a lifetime away..*sigh*

What else? .. well darling daughter played the lead in the grade 7 Christmas production.. which she did a fabulous job at .. & as my Mom pointed out .. "she'll never be a famous singer dear, but BOY can she act! " ~lol~ it was a wonderful time! & I was so proud of her.. :)

Then finally the kids were off school only days before Christmas
I being generally burnt out .. had decided as I was gonna work all thru Xmas & New Yrs... with the exception of the 24 & 25th we were NOT doing any sort of party here.. we would go see people on my days off if we were up to seeing anyone more...
yea --except then one of the neigbours asked what we were doing the next eve ( Sat ) & we said nothing really on the plans.. & she asked if it would be a good time to get together? .. I said sure"c'mon over with the kids for a "glass of Christmas cheer" .
Well by the Am ..I was feeling guilty about not even sending a "perfunctory" invite to other neighbours .. even if I figured everyone would already have plans..

So sent the kids out in their Santa hats with a handful of candy canes .. "just tell them if they have nothing else to do later come by for a glass of Christmas Cheer" I said.."& if they can't come that's ok too ..& to Have a Good Christmas! "
... after an explanation to Steven that YES you could drink Cheer!.. off they went..

Well by the time all was said & done we had almost 30 people show up throughout the eve ! AKKKKK! oh well it was nice.. the older couple that had recently moved in next door got to meet some of the friends from our "old neigbourhood " ..& folks that hadn't seen each other much since summer- got to catch up!

-again the next day things came crashing ... my sister called in a state to say that one of her best friends out there in Alberta had gotten sick with a terrible Mono like virus ... & Died..
He was only 31! WTH!!

Needless to say that threw us into a whole different head space for a few days.. got thru the Juggling of kids for Christmas & the whole family dinners thing..

New Yrs ..yes I worked .. but then deciding life is too damn short .. got off at 11 & headed over to play catch up with friends for yes you guessed it .. more Christmas Cheer ~lol ~

So now it's the New Year..
Do I have any amazing plans or goals??
Honestly - Not sure just yet... Mostly going to try to live each day the best I can right now I think...

Ta..da yea right eh?

What Your Handwriting Says About You

You are highly energetic. You are a passionate, intense, vigorous person. You are somewhat outgoing, but you're not a natural extrovert. You think first before you act. You tend to be independent, rational, and logical. You are balanced and grounded. You know how to get along well with others. You need a bit of space in your life, but you're not a recluse. You expect people to give you a small amount of privacy, and you respect their privacy as well. You are somewhat traditional, but you are also open to change. You listen to your head and your heart. You are a decent communicator. You eventually get your point across, but sometimes you leave things a bit ambiguous.

What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?

Taggged... honestly!

Well thanks then to Katie .. who tagged me... mind you- I think I am to the game a bit late this go round! everyone seems to have been tagged all ready ~lol~
but none the less here goes..

Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.

• Share 5 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
• Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
• Let them know they are TAGGED by leaving a comment on their blog.

5 facts...

Gees what don't you who have been reading for some time know??


1-one of my favorite flowers are Lillies.. & I buy them for the house at least every couple weeks..I love the smell in the house :)

2-I think I have a sunglasses addiction... I can't go past a display with out trying MORE pairs on .. & sometimes buying yet another pair :P

3- speaking of addictions ...I also have WAY to many of those little mittens .. I have at least one pair in every heavy coat I own..welll-You never know! & besides when the kids bring over friends ..there's extra if it's cold out!

4- I keep old calenders - yes the ones with just everyday stuff... it's a neat way to go back & read what the kids were doing back then :)

5-the whole thing about mittens... *ahem* welllll that goes double for chapsticks! ~LOL~
ok now as to taggin..

has ANYONE not played??
really???

Hellos & Halloween..

Finally got to check in on you all... I messed something in my 'puter & had to go find my newsfox list & input it all again..*sigh* I wish there was a way to do this at work when I have a few seconds now & again.. Might have to revert to the old list on my blog idea yet ~lol~


So ... that aside..Halloween was GREAT as ever... lots of Fun & dressing up :)
Here's some pics of a bit of it :) First us from the weekend such Fun everyone really out did themselves for the party we went to at our friends...I even ended up Making Jamie his cloak!

& then a few of here at home Halloween day /Eve itself with Mommy the witch, the "Goth Fairie" (Stinkerbell she kept calling herself ~Lol~ ) & the "Headless Kid" & yes...more things added to out ever expanding "graveyard" in the front.. we now have added these fellows on the teeter totter in and amongst all the headstones ( Yay Jamie for making me one that really Moves!! ) yeaa Ok I'm a big kid :P

Hello hello..

& greetings from the overwhelming insanity that is my world right now! ~lol~
I have come to the conclusion that I think I would do better with having the entire month of October off Work~! there just seems to be too many things going on in my world to juggle it all & not end up frothing at the mouth!
We managed to get thru a Thanksgiving turkey day.. all be it a small gathering after which I had to bolt off & leave at 2:30 to go to work!
Then the Reunion... all the searching & prep finally came to fruition & the eve itself was quite lovely :)
It was wonderful to see old faces..& ummm some older looking bodies as well~! ;) I think on the whole the 'girls' had aged more gracefully than the men... many were quite a bit heavier ..& the whole balding thing SURE does change how someone looks! :P
anywho you'll all be amused to know that after agonizing over what to wear & even making a dreaded trip to go clothing shopping .. I ended up with a new dress , a new suit.....& the kids & Jamie preferred the "old brown dress" I've had for over a year! LOL go figure eh???
Oh & yes I DID finally get my hair cut & coloured...something very different & new... Jessica so helpfully said when she saw it ..."OH you have pinky purpley hair now Mommy - that 's nice! "
Thanks Jess!

so here's a few pics out of the many that everyone had taken.. Me -I didn't take any ...too busy talking! LOL ... So needless to say it was a great success...went by all to quick ..& we have plans to keep in touch with all sorts of folks.. especially thru FACEBOOK which seemed to be the Hot topic of the night~! Hahaha!

SO that done...I am as we speak up to my ears in activities, field trips , back to back costume parties & sleepovers ...oh Yes & MAKING Jamie a cloak for our party tomorrow night ... never attempted anything like this so it's been quite an adventure!

I've been trying to check in when I can ...but with being gone & busy all day ..& work ....*sigh* Work being an absolute ZOO ..my time to check in on you all has been severely limited !
Hope this finds you all well & Yes there will be more pics of more costumes & such .. up soon :)

stuff...

Well I know that the last post says it was Sept 2 ..but I really finished it & posted on the 17th..ahh who care.. the fact is I haven't been much up for blogging lately...period.
cause there's nothing really exciting to say ..

Life is moving along.. Kids are well into the school year now & adding before & after school activities as every day passes it seems. .running club , basketball- neat stuff like that :)

Still spending way too much of my time looking for people for the reunion ..which is rapidly sneaking up on me.. Don't know what I'm gonna wear.. What does one wear to these sorta things? Don't wanna look too over done ... or like a slob .. :P
Need to get my hair cut & probably coloured .. haven't coloured it in over a year.. geees how pathetic am I ? Lol!

Work is welll... still a mess.. & continuing to fall apart... but hey at least for now I still have my 3/4 time & straight eves.. & most of all a job for now :)

other than that.. Fall is here for real.. it cold & rainy Bleeea but on a good note- dragged out all my decorations today .. Thanksgiving is this weekend.. I know .. weird since it's WAAY off for most of you . The only good thing about having it first is that I can start with this decor & then head straight into Halloween YAY! My fave... also spending time getting together kids costumes & of course Mine & Jamie's as well for the party that we'll be going to ...
Yes there will be pics ~lol~

Wrapping up summer..

Well all..I meant to finish up & post this last week... but as ever -Life got busy .. & the half a post I had done ...has been sitting ...waiting ..

We've finally finished up Summer & are full swing into the chaos that is "Back to School"

So to recap- at the beginning of Sept we got back from yet another fun filled adventure to the "Cabin" it was a week full of memories made & also reviewing memories past.
I say "past" because Jamie's step dad has decided to sell the cabin as the lease is getting too complicated & the taxes are becoming astronomical.
It's kind of a sad thing but .. as my darling says "freeing" as now it leaves us open to spend more of our free time exploring parts of this beautiful Province that we live in. He really does have the most easy going, open view of things.
So we spent the week with friends & family .. a blur of comings & goings .. with a minimum of 10 of us there ..& up to 16 some eves! made for an adventure in figuring out what to cook for dinner & who was sleeping where ~lol~ But all in all it was a fabulous time enjoyed by all kids & grow'd up all!
Other than that .. we've been fishing ,camping & entertaining ..while we still have any semblance of decent weather .& then last of all but definitly best is my sister, brother-in-law & nephew came out for a fabulously fun ...but all too short visit!! I'd almost forgotten what fun todders are! ~lol
As to fitness....welllll I can honestly say .. in the past week or so..I've finally gotten back at things.. trying to do some runs with my Girlfriend- seeing if I can manage but being careful to not do anymore damage( anti-inflammatories are my friend :P ) Going for hikes & bike rides ..& yes I will get back to the weights .. but the question remains where ... looking for a new gym or just mucking about at home - thinking that right now I need to get into some classes .. where I "have" to show up! Camaraderie & accountability are things I need right now .
anywho ... here's a few pics to illustrate the stories! :)

Geees..

You all are flippin tenacious! ~lol~ Can't a girl sink quietly into the sunset without someone trying to grab her & drag her out into the open?
Yes ..I know I've been sorta MIA...Ok ok well more than sorta.. more like decidedly.

Would you accept the excuse that it's summer & my kids are still off for a couple more weeks & I've been busy going & doing stuff with them as much as I can ??
hmmm umm how bout the fact that my ward at work has closed & now on the new ward I'm on for the moment I have a whole lot LESS time to play on the computers ..
Not going for that either eh?
Or maybe that I have been sucked into the addictive vortex that is Facebook looking for friends from years gone by... (n this one has at least a good chunk of truth to it .. ask Connie ~lol~)
The reality is that all of these things combined with the fact that as I so delicately put it to Carol ( yea...she even came looking for me by email...Thanks Carol! :P)
I am so far off the wagon right now I'm lying in the tire tracks... so really I am Not in the same " rah rah ...Go Go " head space as you all right now ..I've been lurking & keeping track of your blogs but really - I didn't wanna blog .. cuz what am I gonna say except ...I'm a Big slug :(

Alrighty then..

tired of looking at the pics & seeing myself look horribly ..well FAT... yuck!
Sooo I guess I should take this "blogthing" as a hint as to what I need to do ..

Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC

"Back in black, I hit the sack, I've been too long, I'm glad to be back" Things sometimes get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos. But each time you stage your comeback, it's even better than the last!

What's Your Theme Song?

again with pics..

Still sloggin thru the kids being gone..*sigh* been a good girl & doin the Arc trainer even tho it's causin me grief :( & missing Jamie while he's at work..

but at leastI can say we have had fun on the weekends. -- & YES we really are nuts enough to think ANY excuse to dress up is a GOOD thing :)
we went to a "Caribbean" themed party that friends had.. got to try all sorts of fun recipes ( can't help it I'm a foodie by nature ok?) ..but I won't torment you & tell you all about the Coconut rice or the Prawn & Sea Bass curry I made...& I definitely won't mention the Jalapeno corn bread or the Banana fritters ... :)

& for once I got to go out wearing something TOTALLY comfy ..gotta love loose sundresses..not the least bit flattering .. but comfy as heck!
Now if someone could just make this damn rain go away ..I might find something to smile about ..

Fine Fine ..ok already..

OK fair enough.. yes I've been away from the world of blogging for a bit now..
& No I didn't run away from home. Not to say that I haven't wanted to..

I have genuinely been busy as heck.. Kids finishing up school & activities.. the entire Canada day long weekend I was back & forth everyday to a neighbouring city for Steven's Lacrosse Tournament (Maple Ridge to port Moody for those of you in the know! ~lol~ )
& then on top of that we had our annual Red & White Canada Day party..Crazy Busy but FUN!
Other than that I'm desperately trying to spend as much spare time as I can right now with the kids as they are now leaving this weekend until the END of July with their Dad down to Oregon...Nice for them .. but Horrid for me.

.. the part I haven't wanted to talk about is how I had booked my holidays for these 2 weeks ( where I usually do) - He does things with them the first 2 weeks as it's his birthday but -there was NO negotiating with him about moving the time ..& worse yet - I can't . He insisted that HE had booked campsites with His parents & it was already DONE ...end of story.
Yes I could cancel my time off .. but there was no where in the summer I could still get any time.
Fun eh?? Yea .. well I've fallen into quite a funk about all this some days.. tryin not to.. but well ...any who..
& the reality is Jamie is incredibly overwhelmed & busy with work right now soooo I'm gonna on my own with no one but my own retarded brain to deal with .
I wasn't keen on blabbling about it .. mostly because I'm of the mind that you can't fix this for me .. or in some cases can't understand why I'm not just Happy to have time to myself..
So really .. why talk about it in the first place??

On top of that .. there is HUGE changes going on at my work .. our ward will be closing in the next couple weeks & up until the other day none of our staff even knew where they were goin next.. this is going to be ongoing as they are in the process of "downsizing" the Hospital.. so life as I have known it there-- is unraveling rapidly.. Needless to say this is scary & just adding to the pile of FUN thoughts running around in this head..

Throw in the fact that I have lost all ambition for any structured exercise program .. because every time I do.. anything that involves weight bearing on the stupid foot .. I am limping for days after.. & well ... that hasn't been making me too happy either..

Gee this is one of those things where you kinda wished you didn't ask now isn't it??


anywho .. I'm sorry I have been derelict I keepin up with you all .. I just haven't had the time or frankly the energy to be "cheery & supportive".

The one good new thing in my world is I have discovered Facebook..
This year will be my 20th reunion for school ...( yea more potentially heavy thoughts ~lol~)
but it has provided a great resource for helping to track down missing classmates :)

It also is a simple "light & fluffy " way to comunicate as much or as little as you wish ..
So yea --If you wann say a quick hi.. I check in there pretty much every day..

don't feel much like talkin.. so here's this..

This has got to be one of the funniest I've heard of in a long time.



I think this guy should have been promoted, not fired. This is a true
story from the Word Perfect help line which was transcribed from a
recording monitoring the customer care department. Needless to say,
the
Help Desk employee was fired; however, he is currently suing the Word
Perfect organization for "Termination without Cause." This is the
actual
dialogue of a former Word Perfect Customer Support employee (now I
know
why they record these conversations) starts here:

Employee--"Rich Hall, Computer Assistance; may I help you?"

Customer--"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with Word Perfect."

Employee--"What sort of trouble?"

Customer--"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden, the
words
went away."

Employee--"Went away?"

Customer--"They disappeared."

Employee--" Hmmm So what does your screen look like now?"

Customer--"Nothing."

Employee--"Nothing?"

Customer--"It's a blank; it won' t accept anything when I type."

Employee--"Are you still in Word Perfect, or did you get out?"

Customer--"How do I tell?"

Employee--"Can you see the 'C:' prompt on the screen?"

Customer--"What is a sea prompt?"

Employee--"Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?"

Customer--"There isn't any cursor; I told you, it won't accept
anything
I type."

Employee--"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"

Customer--"What's a monitor?"

Employee--"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV.
Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?"

Customer--"I don't know"

Employee--"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
the
power cord goes into it. Can you see that?"

Customer--"Yes, I think so."

Employee--"Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's
plugged in to the wall."

Customer--"Yes, it is."

Employee--"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there
were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"

Customer--"No."

Employee--"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and
find
the other cable."

Customer--"Okay, here it is."

Employee--"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into
the back of your computer."

Customer--"I can't reach."

Employee--"Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?"

Customer--"No."

Employee--"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way
over?"

Customer--"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle, it's
because it's dark."

Employee--"Dark?"

Customer--"Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is
coming in from the window."

Employee--"Well, turn on the office light then."

Customer--"I can't."

Employee--"No? Why not?"

Customer--"Because there's a power failure."

Employee--"A power.......a power failure?.... Aha....Okay, we've got
it
licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and the packing
stuff your computer came in?"

Customer--"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."

Employee--"Good.. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up
just like it was when you got it.... then, take it back to the store
you
bought it from".

Customer--"Really? Is it that bad?"

Employee--"Yes, I'm afraid it is."

Customer--"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"

Employee--"Tell them you're too fucking stupid to own a computer!