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Congratulations, Dee*Jay! That's awesome!
 
Congratulations Dee Jay. I am so excited for you.
 
Kelinas|1370826840|3462393 said:
33 friends deploy tomorrow.

I feel sad for them and their families.

I've dealt with 2 deployments and im glad DH never has to go again.

when will this stupid war be over?

I'm very sorry. Huggs to you and the other friends an families left behind, and of course *dust* to those deploying.
 
I did it! I just bought the center diamond for my 3 stone ring I've been contemplating. I can't believe I'm actually going to do this! Eeek! Now to find the matching side stones....

And I saw Wicked this weekend and it was amazing!
 
Congratulations DEEJAY!!!!!!
 
At 6pm I had hair that was down to my bra strap. At 7pm the back of my neck is bare. My head feels about 10lbs lighter.
 
Kismet|1370906808|3462998 said:
At 6pm I had hair that was down to my bra strap. At 7pm the back of my neck is bare. My head feels about 10lbs lighter.

Congrats! I bet it looks amazing! :appl:
One day I'm going to go shorter...
 
Yay DeeJay!!!

Hope you do just as well on the next one! You are so close to being done :appl:
 
Yay for DeeJay!!! That's so awesome! I'll raise a glass to you tonight!
 
CharmedOne|1370580421|3460733 said:
My memory is horrible. The other day my husband said he had to go to the store to get shoe polish but he didn't leave right away. About a half an hour later he comes in the family room dressed to go out and I asked him where he was going. So I guess it is time to admit it has gotten worse. I have to write down everything I need to do for the day but that didn't help if I didn't have a pen and paper. So DH got me an iPhone and now I literally have an alarm set for everything I have to do. My oldest son knows its bad because if I have to pick him up from school, he will test me to tell me not to not to forget to get him. I have had fibromyalgia & CFS for 18 years now. My insomnia from fibro which causes the sleep deprivation that led to my memory loss is really bad. I have tried every sleeping pill out there with no success. Now that it is warm outside the AC makes my arthritis so much worse that walking can get difficult at times but I push on. My family has been fussing at me to apply for disability for 15 years now but I won't do it. I feel like if I do that, then it's like I'm giving up. I really haven't been able to work full time for years but I feel I can still work part time. Personally, I like retail as a part time job and it does take a toll on my body but I like it anyway. I truly am a people person and I don't want a sit down job and retail keeps me active. My LO will start school for the whole day in August and I will work somewhere for a couple hours a day which I am really looking forward to.

I feel at some point I may have to file for disability but not just yet. I just wish my family could understand that. I have absolutely nothing at all against anybody on disability, so I really hope this post isn't taken the wrong way. Please understand, I'm just talking about myself and where am health wise right now. Which honestly could change at any moment and then I'll do what I have to do. I just wanted to say how I have been feeling here and hopefully my family will understand my feeling on it all sometime soon. ~d

Oh Charmed One I'm so sorry to hear of your challenges. Please take care of yourself. Listen to your instincts - you know what's best for you and your children.

(((Warm hug)))
 
I am so sick of manipulative behavior.
 
Rosebloom, Thank you so much. I can't tell you how much writing that down did for me. I was finally able to talk about it to family and I feel renewed. Sometimes people put their own negative feeling on you and it weighs you down. I feel so much lighter now. :-) Thanks again for your kindness.

Too Patient, I do too. I wish they would put all that effort it to something positive.
 
My feet are pounding. We have been working for days getting the kitchen ready for granite counters. I stained the cabinets in the laundry room. It started off great, the stain was matching the kitchen cabinets. When I got to the doors, all hell broke loose. The maple panels are looking funky. I will deal with them next week. On top of that D&T's wf huggies sold. I had been waffling because I need to stick to a budget because of the remodel. But heck, they were such a deal! I hope a ps'er got them. It stings a lot less if that is the case.
A ray of sunshine is coming my way. I did pick up a cute little stacker from Circe.
 
Oh, FFS.

Okay, backstory. For my Ph.D. graduation, my colored stone dealer daddy wanted to make me up a ring. He wanted to use the good merchandise, too ... paraiba ... alexandrite ... I was totally psyched.

It took quite a while to get done - like, years - at which point the design had morphed hideously. It was supposed to be a bezel-set everyday ring. It BECAME a cocktail ring the like of which has not been seen since the days of Prohibition.

Which happened to look like a turtle.

Semi-precious turtle.

Just mouth those words to yourselves a few times.

I expressed extensive gratitude and quietly wondered about maybe slicing off the shank to make it a pendant - no, desecrating a masterpiece? ... okay then .... - and shoved it into my safety deposit box, but today, some years down the line, I yanked it out trying to figure out if I was being a hoarder ... and, a) maybe, but it has enough sentimental value that I'd reset it before I sold it, except for b), my toddler LOVES it. He LOVES it more than he has ever LOVED anything before. He spontaneously said "Wow-WHEE!" over and over and over again as he gazed at the glorious TURTLE atop his mother's hand.

...

...

...

... I'm stuck with this thing, aren't I.

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Wow WHEE that is QUITE a ring/turtle!

Maybe your baby will forget about it. (One can only hope--right?) Stick it in your jewelry box and if he doesn't express an interest in it for a while I think you're free to set that green monster free! (If he comes popping out of bed in the morning though begging to see it... well... then yes you may be stuck with it for a while!)
 
Circe|1371094497|3464731 said:
Oh, FFS.


Semi-precious turtle.


... I'm stuck with this thing, aren't I.

Well, the color is spectacular!
 
Wow!

Circe -- I don't know if I could ever wear such a thing on my hand, but I love the story! It really does look like a turtle!!!
 
I would gladly give someone $1,000,000,000 to deal with getting a summer wardrobe for a 13 year old girl!

Okay.... so I don't actually have that kind of $$$ but if I did I would gladly pay!


The music! The perfumes! The impossibly short everything! The "shirts" that are completely see through! The "shirts" that cover less than my bra :eek:
 
Circe - wow, the color is spectacular, but... wow.

I think I would do a reset while your son's back was turned.
 
Kismet, are you loving your new haircut?!? From one shortie to another, I adore having it like this. If you don't posting a pic it would be great to see!
 
TooPatient|1371100797|3464787 said:
I would gladly give someone $1,000,000,000 to deal with getting a summer wardrobe for a 13 year old girl!

Okay.... so I don't actually have that kind of $$$ but if I did I would gladly pay!


The music! The perfumes! The impossibly short everything! The "shirts" that are completely see through! The "shirts" that cover less than my bra :eek:


TP I got you covered! I take my 15 year old cousin shopping all the time because her Mom and her can't agree on anything. I fear for this day when it is my daughter and I as I'm sure we will butt heads, but younger cousins/ friends I seem to be good with!

Only 3 hours till my eyeballs get fried..ummm I mean lasered...meaning I'm having lasik. Can't wait to never wear glasses or contacts again!
 
Dee*Jay|1371128748|3464920 said:
Kismet, are you loving your new haircut?!? From one shortie to another, I adore having it like this. If you don't posting a pic it would be great to see!

I do love it. The only downside is that I have determined that I need detachable arms in order to use a brush & hairdryer simultaneously (or someone to come over and blow dry my hair for me every day.)
 
Circe|1371094497|3464731 said:
Oh, FFS.

Okay, backstory. For my Ph.D. graduation, my colored stone dealer daddy wanted to make me up a ring. He wanted to use the good merchandise, too ... paraiba ... alexandrite ... I was totally psyched.

It took quite a while to get done - like, years - at which point the design had morphed hideously. It was supposed to be a bezel-set everyday ring. It BECAME a cocktail ring the like of which has not been seen since the days of Prohibition.

Which happened to look like a turtle.

Semi-precious turtle.

Just mouth those words to yourselves a few times.

I expressed extensive gratitude and quietly wondered about maybe slicing off the shank to make it a pendant - no, desecrating a masterpiece? ... okay then .... - and shoved it into my safety deposit box, but today, some years down the line, I yanked it out trying to figure out if I was being a hoarder ... and, a) maybe, but it has enough sentimental value that I'd reset it before I sold it, except for b), my toddler LOVES it. He LOVES it more than he has ever LOVED anything before. He spontaneously said "Wow-WHEE!" over and over and over again as he gazed at the glorious TURTLE atop his mother's hand.

...

...

...

... I'm stuck with this thing, aren't I.

Oh my. I LOVE this. I'd wear it even though its a turtle. I'd draw little eyes on it even. I'm drooling. What colour! :love:
 
SB621|1371130068|3464931 said:
TooPatient|1371100797|3464787 said:
I would gladly give someone $1,000,000,000 to deal with getting a summer wardrobe for a 13 year old girl!

Okay.... so I don't actually have that kind of $$$ but if I did I would gladly pay!


The music! The perfumes! The impossibly short everything! The "shirts" that are completely see through! The "shirts" that cover less than my bra :eek:


TP I got you covered! I take my 15 year old cousin shopping all the time because her Mom and her can't agree on anything. I fear for this day when it is my daughter and I as I'm sure we will butt heads, but younger cousins/ friends I seem to be good with!

Only 3 hours till my eyeballs get fried..ummm I mean lasered...meaning I'm having lasik. Can't wait to never wear glasses or contacts again!

Good luck SB! I've thought about getting LASIK but I'm waiting until my ophthalmic surgeon friends go first....
 
Good Luck SB! It's something I've dreamed of for years!!! I've been wearing glasses since 3rd grade!
 
Speaking of eyes, I'm going nuts.
Floaters and flashes since Monday. Went to a retina specialist Tuesday I have a posterior vitreous detachment in my left eye. I asked how I got this doc said well you either get hit in the eye or get old!
I didn't get hit in the eye ;(
Seems this is more common in near sighted folks and I'm at an increased risk of a retinal tear for the next 6 weeks, after that I should be fine.
I find I keep reaching out to swat a fly that isn't there!!!

Also today is the 39th anniversary of my HS graduation!! Boy has time flown!

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Circe, I'd happily wear that, turtley or not. The color is amazing.
 
Circe, that is some turtle you got there! My niece just loves turtles, so she too would love this! She's three and calls them turties..I now want one of these rings to show her! :)
 
I'm not a morning talker. I like quiet. Maybe music.

My co-worker won't stop chattering to me. She is like a lady at a beauty shop, gabbing away at me.

I wan't to staple her lips shut.

She's super sweet, and I really don't mean that. But don't talk to me in the morning. Don't talk to me before I've had both breakfast and lunch. Just don't do it.
 
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