Daily Ooo's: Tuesday, November 19

[faerywings]

"wake me up, when this crazy ends.."
Sung to the tune of .......Wake me up, When September ends....

My whole family is having insane times here. I cannot figure out WTH is going on but there is some baaaaad juju in my house. Yesterday was filled with little issues all day long. Then we get a call from Leah and her mom. THey had borrowed Scott's car for her driving test. But then it started making loud noises and wasn't running right. Took it to the gas station, no oil again! It was just in the shop for 4 days and $700 last week for that. Thankfully he had oil in the back of his car, so they put 2 quarts in and got it to her house. Today after school, we are taking two cars down to her house so we can get his car home and have a back up car following him in case there is any trouble on the way.
I know this isn't a huge deal in the long run, but it is like, really? Can we catch a break somewhere? Anything that costs money for us is kind of a huge deal, so my fingers are crossed that it is either a very minor issue or that the garage screwed something up and will fix at no/little cost.

So I am babysitting, off to work, Cait has a drs appt at 3 and then at 4 we are caravaning down to Wayne to hopefully get Scott's car home w/o the engine seizing. Tomorrow is Christmas shopping with my mom and I don't have one damn idea for anyone!!!!!

:yield:

All of this pisses me off to no end b/c I never feel like I am physically or mentally capable of handing it any more. (Fuhgeddabout emotionally, that has been MIA for a loooong time! Bwuahaah!)

Sorry for the icky cranky ranting.
To make you smile:

How cute is that!!!

Oh and speaking CUTE-- Sunday my brother took Christopher up to my dad's firehouse. Christopher was a fireman for Halloween and my dad even got him a Rainbow Lakes Fire Dept badge for his costume. So they dressed him back up in his costume and my dad put on his gear and they took photos of them by one of the fire trucks. Cait and my mom were there too and there are a couple of amazingly adorable ones of her with him. And one of my fave's was of Christopher's costume helmet next to my dad's, that has his last name and 1966, the year he joined. Kind of emotional for me.

I have to check in with SIL to see what they are doing with the pics for Christmas b/c I don't want to steal any ideas but OMG talk about sweet scrap material.

Tip on Tuesday.
Vodka.

That is it.

 

[faerywings]

Hi Clara! How did you make out by the end of the day? Hope you were able to get through it ok.

Laurie- that internet must be sooo frustrating!! I don't know anyone who uses Dish. We have optimum and we have been really lucky *knocks wood furiously* that we have had very little down time (non-storm related) and when we do it is fixed very quickly.

Phyllis- any trees down by you? We had a few branches but that was it. The tornadoes-- how crazy . they scare me more than anything since they have no rhyme or reason it seems.
That is awesome that you found a good pasta for you! I could not live with out pasta!
Hope that you day of errands went well. It was pouring here when I got up and all I could think of was how miserable it was going to be food shopping but whew! Its topped in time!

Nancy- love the idea of a puck holder rack! Sounds like a great day and pizzeria uno- it has been years since I have been to one, but omg, so yummy!!!

Trudy- I hope that you slept better last night too! So happy to hear that your calenders were loved (not surprised at all though!) I wish that htere was a way to force yourslef to scrap through out the year for the end of the year holiday gifts-- I am so bad with that too. Since I have been busy/sick I am so far behind on my books I want to do for my fam for Christmas.

Andrea-- sometimes lazy is good, and needed. Maybe someday I will believe it about myself. As I tried to take a nap yesterday all I could think was how much time I was wasting. No thoughts on maybe I am chronically ill and need to recharge.... heh. I bet you know what I mean!

Ok my lOvelies!! have a wonderful day!!!
*throws confetti*

 

[LaurieW]

Morning Chris- and the rest of the O fam- I could join the rant/vent and say my internet is still not working and now I cannot get a hold of a human being. So I have decided against dish- they will limit my bandwith unless I pay with an arm and a leg. I am going to try another wireless and check with cable- but I think we are not on a cable route. So before it goes out again- it has been out several times in the past hour, I will post.

 

[whatnext]

Gaaah!!! :rant: found out yesterday that my morning talk guy isn't on Clear Channel radio anymore. bitter contract dispute which led to him leaving. NO idea this was happening. so i've been on i Heart Radio and Tune In radio players, trying to find something to listen to in the a.m.!! i usually switch back and forth between Conservative Talk and NPR all day, when i'm listening, to balance things out. i've been listening to this guy for TWENTY years!! i'm at a total loss. there doesn't seem to be anyone like him on the radio.

Chris, hope the week levels out for you. car probs are hateful, particularly when a garage was supposed to have taken care of it!! our car is getting old, and i keep hoping that it holds up for a few more years. it's always something, right? WHY is it always something!!??? :rant: well, maybe tomorrow will cheer you up a bit. :becky:

Laurie, is your internet through your phone lines? i tried cable internet, and besides Comcast techies being exceptionally RUDE, it never was reliable. so i went back to phone line internet.

today, driving into the city to deliver a chocolate-covered (with other good stuff) apple to my daughter's fridge. these things are amazing. no rain, so that's good. and then i have to wash and iron a ton of dress shirts for Hubby. :hurt:

have a lovely Tuesday, O-zies. i'll stop by later to see what's up with everyone. :becky:

 

[clarabear]

Good morning!!

As Chris knows the pic on my Coffee Stand page today was someone getting a coffee IV...yes please!! I got to bed early last night and then Ethan came in with a headache and wanted to crawl into bed with us since he had a migraine. I am always good with that but DH was being a butt. I won though and Ethan stayed in bed and finally fell asleep...then Addie started coughing and couldn't stop but was throwing a temper tantrum about taking anything to help her. I finally walked out and told her to deal with it herself and then she stopped acting crazy. Finally, everyone calm and in bed and then the dog starts barking...wth???

So this morning the kids were both staying home from school. If I hadn't just taken a week off of work I'd had stayed home but instead Derek gets to stay home and the kids were being so sweet. Hopefully they start feeling better...Ethan has a piano recital tonight and Addie's birthday is tomorrow.

Chris - Sounds like we are having the same week. Hugs!! Good luck with the car.

Laurie - Sending you good internet vibes. What a pain. I sure hope it gets figured out soon.

Phyllis - That sucks about your talk guy. I know that feeling too well right now. I went back to WA all excited about listening to a specific radio station only to turn it on and hear the wrong kind of music. It was bought out and given a new format. The new station isn't bad just not what I wanted. Hate it when stuff like that changes. YOu asked yesterday about my business...it is going well...it would do better if I weren't working so that I could work it instead of hiring someone but it keeps getting better every week and the drop in temperature has really helped. I need to start doing smoothies with some sort of pick me up in them before it gets warm. Have to start thinking on that now. I picked up some white coffee while I was in WA because some people had asked for it...it is disgusting. It has a nutty/dirt taste to it but has twice as much caffeine as regular coffee. It is basically under roasted coffee beans so almost green...I think it is roasted just enough so you can grind it. Although I have had a little bit, but I mix it into my regular coffee. It is not bad with white chocolate to cover the taste but it doesn't taste like coffee...very strange.

OKay...back to work. Hugs everyone.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning all... The moon is shining on the lake this morning, still so dark outside, but it looks so beautiful!! I am hoping it will be a nice sunny walk today, not like yesterday, gloomy and lots of :rain: So today I have to get going on DD and DS's Calendars, it never ends!!! LOL I really enjoy doing these ones though as I get to go through lots of pictures of the kids and grandkids!! I will post some of the pages here, I always use Merkee's Calendar templates (love them!) However some of the pages are fantasy and I use kits from another website...shhhh don't tell on me ok?

Chris - Ughhhh what a day you had yesterday!! It really never ends does it??? It's always something!!!! :rant: Well my dear friend, keep the coffee cup full and spike it with that Vodka today, hopefully that will help you through the day!! :becky:

Laurie - Darn those internet blues just won't leave you alone will they?? I used to be with Telus (phone company) and hubby hates them, I however never had a problem with them. Always had good service and the price wasn't too terrible. But he had to deal with them through work and did not like them at all, so now we are with Shaw, (Cable Company) I think we have to pay more, but the service is great and we don't seem to have any issues with them. I sure hope you find something that works well for you soon!! I would be going nuts without reliable internet!!!!

Phylis - Oh dear, what will you do without your talk guy in the morning?? Why do people always have to screw things up and ruin our routines ?? :becky: Really I hope you find someone else that you like to listen to out there somewhere!!! OMG those gourmet apples look so incredibly yummy!!!!! Wanna drop one off to my fridge too?? Please!!!! :hungry: Your daughter will love you for it I am sure!! You really have to start buying your hubby non-iron shirts!! LOL I hope that your day is a great one!!

Clara - sorry that your kiddos are not feeling well!! It always is a helpless feeling when you can't make them feel better instantly!! Wonder what your dog was barking at??? Happy Birthday to Addie tomorrow, hope she is feeling better for her big day!! That white coffee does not sound like it would be a big seller, but I guess if people have been asking for it, then you must try to please, right? Glad to hear that your little business is doing well!!

Ok I am going to try to get some scrapping done today if it kills me, no where to go all this week, except one morning I have to get my blood work done, so that means fasting... :mmph: no coffee in the morning = grumpy old woman!! Enjoy the day O-zies!! :wave:

 

[nancyr]

good morning I slept so well - went to bed at 11 and did not get up until 8am. I guess I was tired. We had a gorgeous fall day yesterday. Got up to 65 degrees. Fun to walk in this temp. Got all my laundry done yesterday so that was good and I cooked dinner which is good. My DH got all the recyclables to the curb today as I woke up so late. Not much else going on.

Chris hope your week gets calmer. Cars are just the pits when they are not working. In the old days you could pretty much fix your own car but now that everything is electronically controlled you have to go to some one else. I am so grateful that my son is a mechanic so he can fix my cars. It is such a relief to have a mechanic you know is going to do a good job and that you can trust to tell you the truth about what is wrong with your car. I hope your garage does not charge you! Good luck getting it home.

Clara of course now that you are home the kids are in need. I am so impressed how well your coffee stand is going. I think that is so cool!

Laurie internet problems are just the pits! Sorry.

Phylis I know what you mean about losing your favorite radio station. I loved listening to Don Imus but then the station changed but he also got himself in a lot of trouble. Did you search on the internet to see if he is going to some other station. I am sure your daughter will love the goodies you are dropping off!

Trudy you are so going to laugh at this - I think your MG was in my dream last night - I was in Canada for hockey of course and there was ceremony and then there was with a really nice man in a red uniform who was directing people along a parade route - that is all I can remember. I had no doubt - I was sure they would your calendars.

Andrea nothing wrong with have a lazy weekend!

Have a great day all!

 

[whatnext]

Clara, ewwwww!! that white coffee sounds BAAAD!!! i laughed out loud at the nutty/dirt description. i can actually imagine that, and it's not something i would want to drink. and since imdrink decaf everything, the extra zing wouldn't even be an incentive!

Trudy, glad your weather is being co-operative. it makes a person actually WANT to go outside in it. i kept hearing today that the sun was going to come out. i'm still waiting. :noidea: it was flurrying a bit when i was driving into the city earlier. from what i remember and from what people tell me, those apples are great. i usually order the ones with the M&Ms on them. the chocolate is like a Nestle's Crunch bar, and there's caramel under the chocolate. and they're very attractive-looking, too. you are inspiring me with your Christmas work ethic, my dear. keep telling me about all the stuff you're tackling, and maybe i'll get going on my cards again!

Nancy, i'm laughing at Trudy's Mounty being in your dream! and you even DREAM about hockey?? too much! :rofl:

Andrea, hope you got some down-time in and are feeling fine!

all the fun stuff i had to do is done. so, now i have to have at those dress shirts... :hurt:

 

[taxed4ever]

Nancy WAIT until my hubby hears that you are dreaming about him!!! :eyebrows: Then if it also included Hockey well he would be ecstatic!

Good thing you weren't dreaming about this!!!

LOL I just had to share that smiley!!