Now I really did it :((

[missy]

Lol Scandi, I feel ya honey.

And just so you know, I love you lots!


Callie, I just put on the weather and heard about the tornados in the Midwest. Honey hope all is ok by you and everyone is safe! (((Hugs))).

 

[junebug17]

Hi Nirdis!

Missy, yes, I would most definitely head into New York to hang out with you! We'd have such a good time. Love the pics Greg took of your sweet kitties and the city - the pic of the city is so beautiful. Please thank him for thinking of us! Amazing pic of Bea too! Love her with the new band, looks perfect

Marcy, I'm so happy you are getting closer to receiving your pendant! Glad to hear Marty's incision is healing well. Sorry work has been crazy for you lately. Lol to Marty being put on a budget! Congrats on the increase at work, that is great news and you deserve it. I've sent texts to the wrong person too. How exciting Marty signed a lease and is moving some equipment in, I'm sending him good thoughts that he enjoys this endeavor and it works out well for him.

Scandi, the new living room is gorgeous! Wow, it looks amazing and I can't wait to see it all completed - I'm sure you feel the same way lol. Sorry you're so busy at work and I hope it isn't too overwhelming. Good luck and hang in there. And hopefully dd will find a cheaper way to meet someone ha!

Hi to everyone, hope you're all doing ok!

 

[VapidLapid]

IT seems I really did it

MRI:


Rotator cuff: There is tendinosis and low-grade partial articular surface tearing of the mid to posterior supraspinatus 5 mm from the footprint. There is mild tendinosis of the infraspinatus. There is tendinosis and moderate partial tearing of the cranial fibers of the subscapularis. Teres minor tendon is intact. There is mild preferential fatty streaking of the infraspinatus and teres minor. Reminder of the rotator cuff muscle bulk is preserved.

Biceps tendon: Fluid within the extra-articular biceps tendon sheath with debris consistent with tenosynovitis.

Rotator Interval: There is edema and partial fat plane obliteration involving the rotator interval.

Glenohumeral joint: There is mildly displaced tear within the superior labrum anterior to the posterior, involving the biceps anchor and extending into the proximal fibers of the biceps tendon. The tear propagates to the posterior inferior labrum to 8:00 position, where it is associated with small posterior paralabral cyst (series 3 image 17). There is low-grade articular cartilage thinning along the posterior aspect of the glenoid and humeral head, with no high-grade or focal full-thickness defect. Subchondral edema and cystic changes along the posterior and inferior aspect of the glenoid. There is small joint effusion with debris and synovitis. No intraarticular body.

Acromioclavicular joint: There is moderate to severe arthrosis of the acromioclavicular joint associated with subjacent marrow edema, subchondral cystic changes and markedly osteophyte formation and capsular hypertrophy, indenting upon the supraspinatus myotendinous junction.. No subacromial enthesophyte.

Impression:

Tendinosis and low-grade partial articular surface tear of the supraspinatus. Tendinosis and moderate grade partial tearing of the cranial fibers of the subscapularis. No full-thickness rotator cuff tear.

Extensive labral tear including SLAP tear involving the biceps anchor and proximal fibers of the biceps tendon.

Moderate to severe acromioclavicular osteoarthrosis.

Small joint effusion with synovitis. Moderate biceps tenosynovitis.

Or as I call it, Ouch.

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDIs!

Scandi, the strength gear is all in the unfinished portion of our basement right off from the man cave. It sounds like he plans on moving things on Saturday. Would it be appropriate for me to order in pizza and make cookies for people who help him move? I love your old Scandinavian joke. It sounds like one Marty. There was a joke I saw one time that explains the difference between men and women. The woman is all worried because her man is quiet so she thinks of all these things that she did wrong, or he’s disappointed in her – she runs through a list of all sorts of bad things. Then it switches to what he’s thinking and it’s something like “did I put the lid back on the gas can.” It’s way more funny than I briefly described it too.

Missy, I did go let my boss know this morning I wasn’t being a whiner – and explained what context my comment was made in; he said he laughed out loud when he read it so he was good. Thank you for keeping your fingers crossed for Marty. I am sure you’d find plenty to do if you weren’t working. That is kind of cute your friend is jealous of you talking to someone else so much. I hope things are better at the office for you this week. Beautiful butterflies.

June, I haven’t heard a thing this week about my pendant other than the money was received. I am so busy and distracted I’m not being impatient but I would love to know when I can expect to receive it. I am still chuckling about telling Marty he was put on a budget. When I left this morning I reminded him not to spend so much today that our bank cuts him off again. Thank you for the well wishes for Marty’s endeavor. He seems thrilled and that is what matters. How are you doing?

Vapid, ouch indeed! Are they going to give you therapy, meds, surgery? What is the plan? Thinking of you and sending you get better PS dust!

I am watching the end of Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Great movie!

I went to work early and worked until 6 tonight. I stayed to get some things out of my way for tomorrow. Hopefully the rest of the week is not as crazy busy.

Moving to the other company was kind of hectic today. I can’t log in to a few things and of all things they added a “1” to my first name in my email. Color me puzzled on that one. Hopefully they’ll eventually change that.

I stopped at the mall and had supper on the way home. I wasn’t up to cooking or doing dishes when I got home.

Take care.
Marcy

 

[missy]

Good morning girls and guys!

Vapid, aww honey, I am so sorry! That sucks! You deserve a break and not that kind of one that is for sure. Sending you bucket loads of healing ***DUST*** and lots of gentle hugs and good thoughts!!! I hope you heal quickly and fully and that this becomes a distant memory very soon. (((HUGS))).

Junie, thank you sweetheart. I appreciate that and it gives me something happy to look forward to. It is sort of like torture there right now. Hope your week is going well and please stay safe today. Very WINDY here and supposed to be a bit of snow tomorrow. Well you know what they say about March right? In like a lion and out like a lamb. Cannot wait for the lamb to take over.


Marcy, you had a full and exhausting day yesterday and glad you didn't cook. Don't worry. Things will calm down at work and fall into place and you know they value and need you. Just takes time to get things running smoothly. Moving is never pleasant nor is getting used to new things. But I know you are up for the job and can make it work well. Good for you for explaining to your boss. Communication isn't just key in romantic relationships and as we know the comedy of all great sitcoms are based on miscommunication (Honeymooners, The Odd Couple, I Love Lucy, Dick Van Dyke show, Seinfeld etc.). So IRL miscommunication not (usually) as funny.

Sharing a couple of pics. HRH from last night telling me it was time to go to bed lol. And Fred demanding control of the remote. What a precious face. How could I say no? But he keeps wanting to watch Too Cute on Animal Planet.

And lastly I never use Siri but occasionally Siri thinks I am talking to herwhen in reality I am talking to myself or someone else that nosy Siri . The other day somehow a photo was taken (not by me that darn Siri is controlling my iPad and phone) when Siri thought I was talking to her but of course I was not! Anyway I didn't delete it because I thought it would come in handy....so for everyone here...

Have a good day today and (((hugs))) to all of you.

 

[Scandinavian]

Good morning girls

Currently looking for a modern chandelier for the room that I showed you pictures of.

Do you like this one? Hand made in Denmark, can be ordered in any size, shape and form.

Marcy, I think pizza is always a good idea Perhaps delivered at the new office? You are such a good wife, by the way!

Missy, I'm really sorry that your work place is not so good right now. Hoping for improvement! Either way, you do have a very beautiful family and (furry)children!

 

[jaaron]

Hi Everyone,

Having a madly crazy few weeks. Hope to catch up with everyone over the weekend.

Scandi- gorgeous chandelier! I'm currently trying to justify one of these

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/g...sed-to-grill-mike-ds-brooklyn-town-house.html

 

[Scandinavian]

Hi Everyone,

Having a madly crazy few weeks. Hope to catch up with everyone over the weekend.

Scandi- gorgeous chandelier! I'm currently trying to justify one of these

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/g...sed-to-grill-mike-ds-brooklyn-town-house.html

OMG Jaaron, I fell completely in love with that one! But the price is not quite right at the moment.. LOL

The one I posted is about 1/10 of the price if I found the right price for yours But I do love yours a lot more.... No no no, being a good girl.... Hmmmmmm....

Here is a link to the Danish artist if anyone should be interested: http://www.voltogwatt.dk/

 

[jaaron]

Hi Everyone,

Having a madly crazy few weeks. Hope to catch up with everyone over the weekend.

Scandi- gorgeous chandelier! I'm currently trying to justify one of these

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/g...sed-to-grill-mike-ds-brooklyn-town-house.html

OMG Jaaron, I fell completely in love with that one! But the price is not quite right at the moment.. LOL

The one I posted is about 1/10 of the price if I found the right price for yours But I do love yours a lot more.... No no no, being a good girl.... Hmmmmmm....

Here is a link to the Danish artist if anyone should be interested: http://www.voltogwatt.dk/

I know, the price is pretty eye-watering. I doubt I can justify it for a house we're in only about six weeks a year right now. I've seen it lit up and it's gorgeous.

I love yours-- I don't think you can go wrong there. Wonder how difficult it would be to get them to the U.S.... I just got bathroom fixtures that are made in Denmark (Vola) and even though we ordered the ones for the U.S. market, the plumber is having a bit of a nightmare. The one on your site that's an oval reminds me of this, which is one of my favourites.

https://www.moooi.com/products/heracleum-big-o

And I did just order two of these for a dining room

http://www.ledeun.com/circle-80-or.html

 

[Scandinavian]

Hi Everyone,

Having a madly crazy few weeks. Hope to catch up with everyone over the weekend.

Scandi- gorgeous chandelier! I'm currently trying to justify one of these

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/g...sed-to-grill-mike-ds-brooklyn-town-house.html

OMG Jaaron, I fell completely in love with that one! But the price is not quite right at the moment.. LOL

The one I posted is about 1/10 of the price if I found the right price for yours But I do love yours a lot more.... No no no, being a good girl.... Hmmmmmm....

Here is a link to the Danish artist if anyone should be interested: http://www.voltogwatt.dk/

I know, the price is pretty eye-watering. I doubt I can justify it for a house we're in only about six weeks a year right now. I've seen it lit up and it's gorgeous.

I love yours-- I don't think you can go wrong there. Wonder how difficult it would be to get them to the U.S.... I just got bathroom fixtures that are made in Denmark (Vola) and even though we ordered the ones for the U.S. market, the plumber is having a bit of a nightmare. The one on your site that's an oval reminds me of this, which is one of my favourites.

https://www.moooi.com/products/heracleum-big-o

And I did just order two of these for a dining room

http://www.ledeun.com/circle-80-or.html

U-ooo those are nice !! Especially the heracleum one! I might have to get a few leafs on mine too In principle, I think it should be easy to send to the US - most Scandinavian producers send world wide. But I would send them the exact specifications you need, just to be sure... lol. Our builder made the factory send all specifications before I bought the other chandeliers, lol. And those are from a Swedish producer...

For some of the other rooms, I have bought these (in several different sizes), but in "silver": https://www.en.krebs.se/crystal-chandeliers-2/retro-chandeliers-1/crystal-chandelier-ball-49cm-brass-almond-1

 

[jaaron]

Hi Everyone,

Having a madly crazy few weeks. Hope to catch up with everyone over the weekend.

Scandi- gorgeous chandelier! I'm currently trying to justify one of these

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/g...sed-to-grill-mike-ds-brooklyn-town-house.html

OMG Jaaron, I fell completely in love with that one! But the price is not quite right at the moment.. LOL

The one I posted is about 1/10 of the price if I found the right price for yours But I do love yours a lot more.... No no no, being a good girl.... Hmmmmmm....

Here is a link to the Danish artist if anyone should be interested: http://www.voltogwatt.dk/

I know, the price is pretty eye-watering. I doubt I can justify it for a house we're in only about six weeks a year right now. I've seen it lit up and it's gorgeous.

I love yours-- I don't think you can go wrong there. Wonder how difficult it would be to get them to the U.S.... I just got bathroom fixtures that are made in Denmark (Vola) and even though we ordered the ones for the U.S. market, the plumber is having a bit of a nightmare. The one on your site that's an oval reminds me of this, which is one of my favourites.

https://www.moooi.com/products/heracleum-big-o

And I did just order two of these for a dining room

http://www.ledeun.com/circle-80-or.html

U-ooo those are nice !! Especially the heracleum one! I might have to get a few leafs on mine too In principle, I think it should be easy to send to the US - most Scandinavian producers send world wide. But I would send them the exact specifications you need, just to be sure... lol. Our builder made the factory send all specifications before I bought the other chandeliers, lol. And those are from a Swedish producer...

For some of the other rooms, I have bought these (in several different sizes), but in "silver": https://www.en.krebs.se/crystal-chandeliers-2/retro-chandeliers-1/crystal-chandelier-ball-49cm-brass-almond-1

I love those! I'm definitely checking out US options tomorrow. An attempt at a photo of one I have here that I love because it's simple but the light on the crystal is gorgeous- I wish I'd gotten the bigger size, though.

 

[jaaron]

And a few dog pics, just because

 

[jaaron]

And a few more

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDIs!

Missy, awe I am sorry work is torture for you right now. I hope it gets better. That is funny about the lion and lamb line – I always say March blows in like a lion and goes out the same way here. Communication is definitely essential in all relationships and interactions. Great pictures of the cute kitties and I’ve accidentally started Siri too. It usually is when I say “seriously?” I hope the you don’t get a lot of snow tomorrow.

Scandi, I do like that chandelier. It reminds me of stars.

Jaaron, those lights will look fabulous. Great dog pictures.

I was glad staying late at work last night made my day easier today. I was done with 5 minutes to spare. Woo hoo!

I got home and Marty was still downstairs so I did all the dishes then texted him ha ha dishes are done you have to take me dinner. We went to Perkins – he can eat eggs and meat there. I had a Belgian waffle.

Marty got the key to his business office today. We ran down there after supper for me to see it again. He is going to start working on it tomorrow.

Yeah for tomorrow being Friday.

Take care,
Marcy

 

[junebug17]

Hi everyone!

Missy, I'm so sorry work is difficult for you right now. Aw, love those sweet kitties! Give them some extra pets and hugs for me.

VL, I am so sorry! What kind of treatment is recommended? I hope you heal quickly and until then I hope you can be as comfortable as possible. Sending lots of get well wishes to you.

Marcy, I'm sorry the move is making things hectic for you and I hope things settle down soon. But you're right, one good thing about being busy is you have no extra time to obsess about bling lol! I know you're eager to receive it though. I'm eager to see it ha! I think your idea of treating the people who are helping with the move to pizza and cookies is a good one. I'm doing fine, nothing too exciting going on with me but I'm chugging along pretty well.

Jaaron, is that your home? It's really beautiful! Excellent choice on the chandelier! And such great pics of your doggies, they are gorgeous!

Scandi, I love the chandelier you're considering! I think it will look fabulous in your new living room.

Have a good night all!

 

[missy]

Good morning girls!

Scandi, LOVE that chandelier. So elegant and romantic.

Jaaron, LOVE the Cobble Hill Townhouse. In Brooklyn! The best borough in all of NYC (IMO!). LOVE Brooklyn. I always say (well this isn't my saying originally but I fully embrace it lol) you can take the girl out of Brooklyn but you cannot take the Brooklyn out of the girl. And as I was saying to Pintobean just yesterday Brooklyn is in the house. And your link just proves that.

I love your chandelier and I LOVE LOVE LOVE your sweet doggie photos. They are so beautiful.

Marcy, yay for staying late the other day at work so you were able to finish with time to spare yesterday! And double yay for Belgian waffles. I LOVE them. Yummy. Congrats on Marty getting the office and looking forward to hearing his plans and hope everything goes smoothly. Yay for Fridays!

Junie, glad you are taking things as they come and one day at a time and life is running smoothly. Any weekend plans? I am thinking perhaps we will go to the Museum of Natural History as it has been a long time since we enjoyed it. But there are so many museums I would love to go to so I am not sure. But it is an indoor weekend for sure!

As for my situation at work I feel more up in the air than ever. The Medical Director spoke with me yesterday and he told me something in confidence and while I want to believe him I won't allow myself to get my hopes up until this is all taken care of. Because while he is the Medical Director he is not part of the organization who took us over (though he is part of them now as we all are) and he wasn't in the loop about the Chief Clinic Administrator being fired until the afternoon before it happened so not sure how much they are telling him anyway. BUT if what he is telling me is true I will be staying though the coverage of my clinic is being cut it won't be my days. But again he only knows what he knows and he isn't fully in their confidence so I cannot allow myself to feel relief until I know for sure. It will be a nail biting week(s) next week for me since nothing is happening this week for sure.

Thank you all for allowing me to share in this safe place. I hope everyone has a great Friday and looking forward to hearing from you about your weekend plans. (((Hugs))).

 

[junebug17]

Good morning everyone!

Missy, hopefully the medical director is right; I'm cautiously optimistic and am hoping things work out! It's encouraging but I don't blame you for not letting yourself get your hopes up. Sorry for the added stress, I hope you can put your worries on the back burner and have a good weekend with Greg. Going to the Museum of Natural History sounds like fun. Yep, the cold weather is back so we're back to bundling up, brrr.

I'm going to a friend's house this weekend for an overnight visit - another friend is coming as well, and since it's going to be so cold we'll probably just stay in and watch movies.

Here's Zoe making herself comfortable in my son's guitar case lol -

 

[MarionC]

Hi Everyone,

I've been away - that is; working, getting ducks in a row and then sleeping a lot.

I noticed there is some new bling in the family AND some new NIRDIs!
Looking forward to catching up & commenting.
hugs to all! : )

 

[junebug17]

Hi Jimmianne! The great thing about this thread is you can just jump right back in without missing a beat lol. Glad you're doing ok and looking forward to "chatting" with you some more!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

JuneB--I LOVE ZOE!!!!!! What a supermodel!!!! Fuzzy gorgeousness.....

cheers--Sharon

 

[Calliecake]

Hi Missy, I hope you had a wonderful day with a Greg today. Any fun plans for the weekend? Thank you so much for your wise words of wisdom this morning. My husband wants to thank you for being a wonderful voice of reason. I love the pictures you posted of the butterflies. I remember when you first posted them.

Scandi, The pictures you posted of the living room are beautiful and the chandelier you posted will look gorgeous. I can't wait to see the finished room. I'm sure you have been going crazy. It pretty stressful making sure everything is going well and on schedule with the house while trying to work full time and keep up with the children's activities. You have a lot in your plate. I laughed at your joke and love the stories you tell.

Jaaron, I love your Furbabies!!! Our furbaby is a maltipoo and is sleeping on my lap as I type this. The pictures you posted of your home are beautiful. The chandelier pictures are so pretty. Do you know which one you will end up purchasing?

Marcy, I hope Marty is feeling better. Will he be able to do any heavy lifting with his stitches? It sounds like you have been really busy at work. It always is a little unsettling when things are changing at the company. Do you expect anything to change with your job?

Junebug, I'm sorry to hear about your DD breaking up with her boyfriend but agree with Scandi that it's better to figure things out sooner rather than later. I hope you have a great time with your friends tonight. Zoe looks very much at home in your son's guitar case.

Hi LLJsmom, Kristie, Sharon and Jimmianne

 

[MarionC]

HI:

JuneB--I LOVE ZOE!!!!!! What a supermodel!!!! Fuzzy gorgeousness.....

cheers--Sharon

ditto!!

 

[missy]

HI:

JuneB--I LOVE ZOE!!!!!! What a supermodel!!!! Fuzzy gorgeousness.....

cheers--Sharon

ditto!!

Thritto!

Love you sweet Zoe! Your cousins are looking forward to having you come and play. Gotta get that play date on our calendars.

 

[missy]

Good morning girls!

Jimmianne, hey there! Glad to see you here and hope all is going well. Please fill us in when/if you feel like it. We have missed you here! (((HUGS))).

Junie, I love sweet Zoe. Please hug and kiss her from her Auntie Missy.

Callie, it is always a pleasure chatting with you about everything and nothing. I would miss our daily chats very much if we couldn't do them. As you know Greg went to the beach house to feed the feral feeders yesterday AM and then he went to Costco (he is a good dh) and when he got back we played Scrabble. LOL the fun never stops. . And I was "chatting" with a new friend from PS and she recommended another game Bananagram so I ordered it and it will be here tomorrow.

Adding some action shots as we played our board game yesterday. LOL. Sorry for the blurry actions shots. I was at a very close range and well the star was moving quickly. And clumsily may I add. Almost lost the board but (darn it) didn't.


Hope everyone has a good weekend and looking forward to hearing about it. Stay warm and safe and have fun!

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDIs!

June, I love the picture of Zoe in your suitcase. I hope you had a fabulous time visiting your friend. The move to the other company hasn’t been as big of a headache for me as the change in providers for some of our information at work. It’s been more wrong than right and then instead of trying to figure out how to fix it – they switched everything out fixing a few problems but break something else. Luckily I am so busy or I’d be totally obsessing over when is my pendant going to show up? I am glad you are chugging along; one day at a time. Stay warm!

Missy, I am sorry to hear things are so uncertain at work but it sounds very hopeful they want you to keep working there. Like I just said to June – one day at a time. I hope you had fun at the museum. How cute the kitties want to play scrabble with you and Greg.

Jimmianne, I’ve always loved that saying “getting ducks in a row.” I look forward to catching up with you.

Hi Sharon!

Callie, how are you feeling? I hope your mouth and cheeks are almost back to normal. Marty’s doctor told him not to lift for 3 days so he sat out that long. I’ve been putting a new bandage on him every day and it looks like the incision is about ½ sealed up. From what I can tell, there will be no change in my job or responsibilities.

Marty got everything moved today. He put the 2 layers of plywood down yesterday; this morning they put down the big, heavy matts and moved all the bars, weights, benches, shelfs, etc. They honestly got more done today than I thought they would. Marty’s sister came to help and one of the guys who has been working out here helped them move. I get so irritated with his friends that he’s helped over the years – they never show up to help him. A friend of mine always has Marty blow their sprinklers and the sprinklers at their rental. Her husband is always “too busy” at work to do it and they don’t have an air compressor. They didn’t show to help either. I’ll remind him of that when they call him during a snow storm next fall.

I went grocery shopping this morning then went down to check on the progress at KR Strength (Killer Rabbit naturally). I went and picked up sandwiches for all of us at Jimmy John’s. We came home about 4. Marty needs to get a few things at the hardware store then hopefully finish everything tomorrow.

I don’t think I mentioned this – my sister gave me one of her sapphires. It’s a 1.27 carat round, very dark teal. It’s pretty but so dark I don’t know if I’ll like it but I know it would hurt my sister’s feelings if I don’t get it mounted. One thought I have is a halo to brighten the stone a bit or put it in the middle of a ring I already have. Strange as it seems, I have a band already that had 3 very small Montana sapphires on it and the middle one got chipped. They replaced it with a diamond which looked really stupid and I finally bought a blue diamond to but in the middle because it’s about the same color. The sapphire my sister gave me matches those other 2 sapphire really well. The new sapphire looks pretty nice on the ring. I’ll post bad pictures of what I am talking about.

Have a fabulous weekend.
Marcy

 

[missy]

Good morning girls!

Marcy, that is lovely of your sister to give you one of her sapphires. I think using it to replace your chipped sapphire is a good idea if it is relatively close in color and saturation and size! Yay for Marty getting everything moved yesterday. Sweet. And yay to his sister for helping him. Boo to his friends who didn't help though. I hope he remembers that when they ask for his help again. I am grateful for life learning lessons such as these because they make me smarter about who is really a friend and who isn't. And believe me over the past decade I have really found out who I can count on and who I cannot. It has made me stronger and wiser and one of the mottos I live by is "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me". Greg doesn't care for this motto but he is a bigger person than I am. And I am OK with that.

So we might go to the Holocaust Museum today I am not sure. Greg wants to go but I think it may be too late to get tickets as it is sold out in advance usually but I will see what I can do. We spent yesterday afternoon playing chess. Greg had to teach me as it had been 40 plus years since my dad taught me. It is a challenging game for sure.

Leaving you with a view of the ice that has formed in our beach house backyard. There was no snow but ice formed from the sea. It is COLD. Brrrrr. If you look across the sea you can see the NYC skyline. A very crisp sky and view this morning.

Stay warm and have a great Sunday!

 

[jaaron]

I've finally had a chance to get caught up! I only went back one page, so hopefully I'm not missing anything critically important

Missy - I love Addy's Vintage and often troll through their site. Blu is gorgeous- I love the way the sapphires looks with Bea, and it's made me think about what I want to do. I've never found anything I love to go with my Emilya, so have just been wearing it with a spacer for the past year. I keep telling myself I'm going to figure it out (and emailing back and forth with Victor) but never seem to take the plunge. Maybe coloured stones would be a good solution...

Glad you like the Cobble Hill townhouse pictures. Does it make you laugh that the (remaining) Beastie Boys are bourgeois middle class parents and property owners (with good taste )? I don't know why, but I get a kick out of that.

I'm sorry work is so crazy. Sometimes I think it's better to just know one way or the other so you can get on with figuring out what you're dealing with. I hope it turns out to be good news, but I'm sure you'll end up happy either way, and, as Junebug pointed out, you never know what doors will open. Fingers crossed, though, for a good outcome.

I love the pictures of your nieces, and, of course, all the kitty pictures. Is it considered cheating to have them helping out at Scrabble?

The beach looks cold, cold, cold today. We're having somewhat bizarre weather. It's warm, cloudless and sunny, and then two minutes later, it's chilly and pouring buckets. We had a massive hailstorm the other day. Super weird. Hope you have a good Sunday.

Junebug- I hope your DD is weathering the breakup well. It sounds like she's pretty mature and knows what she does and doesn't want, so hopefully she's doing well. I'm sorry to hear your son has had a difficult time. I honestly don't know anyone (myself included) who has more than one child who hasn't dealt with anxiety issues with at least one of them. I wonder sometimes if it's more prevalent now, or if they just feel more able to talk about it and express what they're going through than people of our generation did? I'm not sure how old your son is, but one thing our GP told us that seemed to help is that it's very common for boys to have really intense anxiety between the ages of 17 and 22, and then it tends to decrease, while for girls, it peaks earlier. And I definitely agree, it's impossible for it to not make the parent anxious.

I hope your work on your mother's house is going ok. And I hear you on the need to de-clutter your own. We've moved twice in the past fifteen years-- first to the UK, and by necessity we really de-cluttered, and then, locally, and I'm embarrassed to say how much crap we'd amassed and just brought along on that move. I really do need to do something about it. Sigh.

Zoe is gorgeous. I love her facial expression in that picture-- it's both completely innocent and 'yeah, I'm in the guitar case, what are you going to do about it'?

Scandi - My dogs are very jealous of the snow on the mountain pictures. Your project is stunning - did you order the chandelier? I need to make some decisions in the next day or so, but have decided to put if off until the last possible moment, just to test our architect's fortitude.

Azstonie- Scorpions! Eek. And as a former New Yorker, I thought cockroaches were as bad as it got. Glad everyone is safe and you're taking precautions.

Marcy- You definitely win the NIRDI prize for craziest weather. I hope it's non-stop gorgeous in the summer to make up for it. But at least it sounds like it keeps life interesting.

I hope Marty's biopsy results are back and are good- sending mojo for that - and that your mole has healed. I had to laugh at what you said about bandages. I swear I can dig through the first aid drawer and find hundreds of band-aids and bandages, and it never fails - there will not be the size I need. He is certainly a man of action! I love the name and am glad to hear the move went well, although :angry fire: to the friends who didn't help with it. Lots of good wishes for a successful business launch.

Your email story made me lol. I'm glad your boss saw the humour in it. That's one of my biggest fears. I occasionally work on projects with multiple people and sometimes two or three of us will need to discuss a bit that's been done by someone and what kind of changes it needs and how to handle it with that person, and I'm always paranoid that I've included the wrong people or failed to go from reply all to a smaller list. It hasn't happened yet, but... Congratulations on what sounds like a very well deserved raise. Hope the move to the new setup goes smoothly.

VapidLapid - Wow. Ouch sounds right. I hope you're recovering well.

Jimianne - Hi! Hope you're caught up on your sleep. I loved seeing the two diamonds you posted on SMTB. I would definitely *not* recut your mother's diamond. It's absolutely gorgeous.

Callie- I love Maltipoos! What colour is yours? And is she(?) fluffy or curly or a mix? There is someone here breeding flatcoat/poodle mixes and the thought of the, um, shall we say independence of a flatcoat mixed with the intelligence of a poodle almost gave our trainer a heart attack. I hope you're feeling better.

Sharon - Hi!

In the time I've been writing this we've had a downpour, a hailstorm, and now we're back to sun.

Hope I didn't miss anyone. Have a great Sunday!

 

[MarionC]

catching up, slowly.
oh VapidLapid that sounds incredibly painful! I"m so sorry!

Just noticed there is a very interesting Georgia O'Keefe exhibit at the Brooklyn Art Museum that features her actual clothing paired with her art.
Apparently she had great style.
Missy, any plans to visit the exhibit?

Loving the kittycutes photos here. Kitties & bling

 

[marcy]

Hi NIRDIs!

Missy, my sister is sure enjoying sharing her sapphires with all of her family and friends. I completely like and agree with your motto and Marty would agree with Greg. He doesn’t let things like that enter his mind or think that way; but I am with you about learning who your friends truly are through the tough times. Beautiful chess board and gorgeous icy view of the shoreline and the city in the distance. I bet that water is COLD.

Jaaron, I like colored stones with diamond rings. I had a blue sapphire / diamond band I wear sometimes; I like the different look. We moved in to our current place over 4 years ago now and we threw out 3 giant construction bins full of junk and we still didn’t throw out enough. You should see the crap Marty has in the basement right now that needs to get thrown out. Our summer weather is usually pretty nice but we get bad hail storms and occasional tornados. Of course, it sounds like you had quite the variety of weather today yourself. I am hoping Marty’s biopsy comes back okay too. He’s had quite a few cancer spots cut over the last several years. Marty is very excited for his business. It is looking good too. I hope he is successful and ends up with lots of clients.

Marty and his sister got Marty’s gym office arranged and cleaned up today. Marty still needs to figure out a way to but a lip or rise between the floor and his padded floor so someone doesn’t trip as they walk in the front door. I went down about 1 and we went out to eat.

I worked on laundry, dishes and made chocolate chip cookies this morning. We are having a pot luck at the office on Wednesday so I am taking in cookies and a spicy cheese ball.

Have a fabulous day!
Marcy

 

[marcy]

Charlly drove my car down to see Marty's gym office.