Monday's, always so rough, and they roll around so very quickly, just when Friday is here, I think, ok, two days, this is good....And then Monday is here!
You gotta shake the cob webs from your brain, brush the dust off, kick your butt in gear, and face Monday head on.
There is just so much to face, so many rumblings in the brain, and you just don't know where to begin. I actually don't think it matters where you begin, as long as you begin, I guess that is what matters most.
I want to walk more, I need to find those steps that Bebbi found, I need to be pointed in the right direction. I need to clear the brain, as Monday is here!
Not much more, this is it, Monday always does this, it freezes the brain.
Four more days to Friday, I am counting down, 4, 3, 2, 1... and then we start all over again...
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Wakey, wakey...where is everyone? Come on, we've got a wedding album to go through together. Looks like a good time was had by all. Thanks, SSL!
Morning Everyone!
CPGEM: It's Monday?? With the crazy hours Mr Z works..it's hard to keep track of what day it is. I know one thing...the older I get, the faster the days fly by!
Morning BON'O..congrats on FIRST!! I saw the pics early this morning..they're great!
I have a dog to feed..and a Mr Z to feed..hope I get it straight this time. ;)
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Happy Monday!!!
Four more days till Friday!!
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Good morning...
Bono - Congrats on FIRST!! i was ignoring my cats and trying to sleep in - that's where I was!!
Zona- don't forget to feed yourself. It's cooling down - the weatherman says that we need a jacket!! LOL...
cpgem - I thought this past Friday was Saturday all day - so it really messed up the weekend.. hope your week goes by fast...
thanks for the blog today...
I hope everyone has an excellent day!!
:-)
MEK: It's 67 here right now..I think it got down to 64...now where's that comforter... ;)
VIG: WAKE UP!! You worked too hard this last week to miss your half a day off!!
TINKA: Miss you..
DIANNE: You are a goof...watch me be thrilled.. ;)
Ok..Nikki is fed...Mr Z next...
Morning Glories!
Can I just pull the covers over my head?
I'll start over tomorrow.
Just got finished looking at the wedding pics!! HOW FUN!!!
Zona - it's 57 here and the high will be 85!! I'm still wearing shorts and flip-flops!!
Lynn D - do overs for you!! If I could, I would have done the SAME thing!!!
waving howdy to everyone that lands after me!!
Tinka - (((HUGS)))
10 for Tinka and Goldie
G'mornin ZONA & MEK!
Well, Lynn...I was rearin' to get through the to-do list early so I could go on an autumn leaf photo-shoot. BUT, I turned on CNBC...baaaad idea. I'm with you, going to go hide under the covers now.
Good morning OWLETTES!!!!!!!!!!
BonO.. congrats on first..
Morning Zona--
MEK--
LynnD---
Carol.. thanks again for the blog... This has been a very long weekend... funerals are hard enough.. but when it is a young person.. just makes it harder... i very dear friend of mine lost her daughter to leukemia this past week...
She was my flower girl in my wedding... 25 years old..how sad... she had been doing good... transplant had worked... but monday she was told it was back... wanted to do chemo...and it (the chemo) attacked her organs... heart lungs liver and kidneys... and she was gone very quickly...
I don't know how a parent is supposed to bury a child...
it shouldn't have to happen...
this was a very hard weekend... tha nks for the love and support on my space..
i didn't make in here all weekend...
hope you all have a good day ... to start a god week....
IBB: I am so sorry, that is just terrible, I don't think any parent intends to bury their child, but it does happen at times, and I don't know how parents do it. I will keep you and your friend in my thoughts. Damn Cancer such a nasty disease.
Mek & Zona, Its only 53 here. Kids are in jeans and hoodies going to school, it was cold in my house on Saturday, but it felt good to me, my kids just wrapped in in their blankets and wore sweaters and sweat pants. I can't believe your still in shorts and flip flops, I thought I would love that, but you guys sound like your sick of it. I have a question to ask you about Arizona, my husband was thing of relocating there for work reasons, but I'm scared of scorpions, and poisonus snakes, do you have any around where you live??? I once read a story in the paper that a woman was going to bed and she crawled into bed there was a scorpion next to her foot, could that actually happen???
IBB: I lost my best friend from high school and college to lymphoma when he was 24. I know whereof you speak, and what you're all going through. Horrible.
OK, I'm going to head off and enjoy my one honeymoon day with the one, the only, Mr Whabbear!!
THANKS so much to all of you owls who sent us best wishes here an on MySpace. "Mr Whabbear" and I just read them all, and he started to tear up... again!
We had an incredible time Saturday. Seaside Lady was absolutely awesome, mingling with everybody, taking tons of photos, and staying at the after-reception-party in our hotel room until after 3!!
She rocks!
Carol...TGIM...never. Cute blog! I worked all weekend and I am taking the morning off and then back to our regularily scheduled Monday! Have a marvelous Monday everyone!
IBB....how incredibly sad! I am so sorry for your friend's loss! And for your loss. Life can be so unfair! Thinking of you and your friend!
Mr. Married Whabbear...congrats, congrats, congrats! I saw SSL's pictures on MS and they are fantastic! What a gorgeous wedding!
Zona...do you want me to send you my curling iron so you can curl every hair?
Good morning/afternoon Owls.
Carol, Yes, it is Monday again and we have to face it. When I was working, I didn't do Mondays well because there was always something at home left undone...never enough weekend.
SeasideLady, Thanks so much for posting those great pics of the Bear Wedding. It was the next best thing to being there.
Whabbear, Congrats on marrying your best friend. Happiness and peace to you both.
Bon, congrats on #1.
IBB, so sad to hear about the loss of such a young person. I will keep the family in my prayers.
MEK, Congrats on FORE!
Zona, Get that pork roast in the crock pot.
Tinka, Thinking about you and hoping you are well.
Waving a wing at all the Owls who land today.
Happy Monday!
I usually have Mondays off, so they aren't a bad day for me.
Today I'm catching up on laundry and have some errands.
Also getting stuff together to send in to our county assessor... our property tax went up and house value went down.
You can submit a request for them to review your bill, you must send "proof", so I have copied info from several recent home sales in the neighborhood, showing that they are selling for less.
Seems the assessor's office should already know this stuff. Duh.
LOVED the wedding pics, SSL did a wonderful job capturing the moment, and I felt like I was there.
Well I just read that Misty from DWTS broke her ankle so won't be back. Wonder if that means that Kim will be spared, and return tonight??? hmmm.
I hope everyone has a nice day today!!
Hi Owl Friends!
So sorry I've been away for a few days. My life has been so busy lately.
I'm really sorry I missed the blog on Saturday. Whabby is one of the greatest people I know and I am overjoyed for him and Huzbear!! CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!!!!
That was a wonderful blog you wrote for him, Carol.
What a sweet blog Sandie wrote yesterday. Loved the song.
ibebold: I'm terribly sorry for the loss of your friend's daughter.
Renee: I agree....DAMN CANCER! Let's all say it together...DAMN CANCER!!!!
I don't know what it is but I'm having a really hard time staying awake today. It's a rough Monday indeed! I work until 6pm and then I have a Girl Scout Meeting to lead. Lord, give me strength!
whabby - what are you doing in the nest on your ONE honeymoon day??!!
SO happy for you and Huz - LOVED the pictures!!!
IBB - (((HUGS)))
Renee - i would LOVE to be wearing a hoody right about now - it's 79 degrees and still hotter than you know what!! Yes, i am sick of the hot weather!!! Now, about the crawly things - i actually SAVED a lizard from my mom's neighbor's cat today - if anyone would have EVER said that I would be saving a lizard - i would have thought they were crazy!! BUT - they eat the bugs!!! we don't have a scorpion problem where I live..- but i have friends that do - they just tell you to make sure you shake your shoes before you put them on - in case one has crawled in there - and to keep your bedding off the floor, so they can't crawl up!! Yes, there are rattlesnakes, you just have to "watch" out for them..... but if you stay out of the actual desert - you'll be okay!! I do NOT do creepy, crawly things - but you learn to adapt and live as one - if that makes sense... if you move here - you will be fine!!! Hope that answers your question!!
waving howdy to Bono, VIG, IBB, Whabby, SacBarb, Renee, EBJ and Hart!!! (I think those are who have landed since this a.m.!!)..
well, I have to bake a carrot cake for Mr. MEK!!!
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BonO Congrats on being first in the nest today!
IBB I'm so sorry about the loss of your friend's daughter. What a tragedy!
BEAR Yes, why are you here on your honeymoon day? Loved the pictures that Seaside Lady posted. What a joyous occasion! You two look so happy! Congrats again!
Carol I'm having a blah Monday. I was on my feet for 3 hours yesterday in heels a little higher than I'm used to and it really bothered my back. I'm going to have dinner with friends later so I know my day will end nicer than it began.
Bon:
Congrats on First! and I love your new owl, so very cute, did you make it yourself?
Mek:
Lately I have been getting the days mixed up as well... Four more days to Friday..lol...
Zona:
Well, I guess swimming is out of the question, especially in one's birthday suit..
Ibb:
Sorry about your friend...
Hart:
Thanks!
J/L:
I agree, Blah Monday today...
I am now dying for carrot cake, Bebbi made it yesterday, and Mek is making it today.. I love carrot cake, especially with cream cheese icing...Yum...
Tinka:
Thinking of you today and always
♥♥
Mek:
So if the bedding is on the floor the buggies crawl in it, but if its on the bed they don't. Do they perhaps know, the bed is off limits.
:O)
Now I feel like the freaky lady-
I had a good Monday.
The children always start the week quiet and get louder as the week goes on.
Monday is my favorite day to teach.
In the summer when I'm off all the days just seem to run together.
IBB- Sorry to hear about your friend.
Whabby- Thanks for popping in during your honeymoon!
We had beautiful fall weather here today. It was picture perfect.
Iteach:
Hi...Glad you had a good Monday :O)
I'm now sitting here enjoying the peace and quiet. Hubby just took the kids outside.
I'm playing a little suduko on the computer to unwind.
I started to look at all the news websites, but they were plagued with bad news.
Wouldn't it be cool to look at news website that had all happy news?
Just once in a while to escape the madness.
Wow... glad this day is over... the work part of it any way.....
thank you all so much for the thoughts and prayers...
it is such a senseless loss....
RENEE EVE-- I agree... DAMN CANCER!!! Thanks...
Whabby how sweet to take time from your honeymoon -- thanks...
and CONGRATS again... loved the pictures...
great job SSL...
VIG-- thanks... [[[[hugs]]]]]...
sacbarb...
thank you... [[[[[hugs]]]]...
EBJ-- thanks...
this is my take on DWTS...
they have everyone dance... and then not send someone home because Misty is leaving... and they will take this weeks scores and next weeks scores... and put them together...
just my guess...
Donna... thanks...how wonderful that you are a girl scout leader...
I think I would enjoy that... and you do such neet things with your girls...
Just lin... thanks...{{{{{HUGS}}}}}
Carol---
thanks...{{{HUGS}}}}
I sure miss you guys when I am not here...
will be busy teh next couple days... take care... and thanks again for everything....
Iteach...HHEEYYYYYY!!!! you came in while i was typing my novel...
thanks...
how have you been... feeling better i hope???
IBB, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's daughter. I hadn't read all the posts earlier, before I put in my comment.
Bono congrats on being first!
Whab, loved your wedding pics. Will either of you change your last name, or hyphenate each others?
Zona did you accidentally give Nikki steak, and MR. ZONA the doggy food?? :)
Renee, I lived in Phoenix as a kid, and only 1 time did we see a scorpion. We saw more bats than creepy-crawlies, believe it or not.
Hart that is so cool that you are a Girl Scout leader! I remember mine, Mr. Kirkland, she was such a nice lady.
Hi to VIG, SacBarb, MEK, Lynn, JL, Iteach and Carol!
Good evening feathered friends!
BON'O...congrats on 1st!
EBJ...did your scout leader have identity issues LOL! You called HER "MR. KIRKLAND'!!!
RENEE...scorpions and rattlers scare the beejeebees outta me, too!
CAROL...we had Monday from hell at the office today. We all wanted to go home, get back under our blankies and start it over. The afternoon got a little better.
IBB...so sorry for your pain. It isn't fair when children have to suffer and ultimatly succumb to sickness or accidents. {{{hugs}}}
I'm thinking MEK might share some of the carrot cake with us????????
Yes, IBB, I'm feeling better.
I have embraced our new level of income.
I feel like Ma Walton right now and I'm lovin it.
Hi bon'o, zona, mek, lynn d, ibb, renee, whabby, vig, iteach, hart, mo, ebj, carol and anyone I may have missed!
bon'o - Congrats on first!!!
iteach: Glad you are embracing your new income. My mom and I went out tonight to the park and picked up walnuts. My mom said she used to get them all the time when she was a little girl and they would make fudge and use them. We got a big bag of them. I am going to try and open them after they dry out and see if they are any good.
So, I am embracing my same income..poor poor and poor moneywise but which with love love love! :)
I walked over 12,000 steps today. Shew, I am tired. I walk at my lunch time, I walk after dinner, I walk in my sleep...thanks for the shout out today in the blog, Carol, that made me feel really good.
I hope everyone had a really good day. I did for a Monday. :)
Going to watch DWTS..bbl.
Mo, unfortunately I don't proof read my posts before hand, like I should.
It def. should have been MRS!
Thank you for catching my dumbass mistake!
IBB it will be interesting to see what happens on DWTS tonight. I really liked Misty and hoped she would win. I felt bad for Kim and was hoping maybe they would have her back. Guess we'll find out!
Hi Bebbi! Congrats to you for all the steps, that is awesome!
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...and 40 for my buddy Tinka!
I just heard today that the movie of
"The Secret Life of Bees" is being released in eleven days!!! Can't wait! I hope the movie does justice to a fantastic book!
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Now back to your regularly scheduled blogging
Mo, I haven't seen tonight's episode yet, but I totally agree with you. I used to like her but I have lost all respect I had for her.
MO -
now spoiler there - i have thought that since week ONE!!!
Anyone watching DWTS - do you have spanish speaking in the background echoing the English??
this is annoying!!!
Hey, Sacbarb - we were posting at the same time!!!
VIG - what is the menu for tomorrow night's watching of "The Biggest loser"?? we are having mexican food !!!
:-)
cpgem - cream cheese icing - YES..
it's easier for those little scorpions to get up on the bed if you give them a "ladder"!! LOL..
I'll spare you all all the other crawly things we have to put up with!!!
:-)
Zona - you want to jump in here any time?!
FINALLY - the double language stopped on DWTS.....
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MEK...great idea to plan ahead for the weekly BL eating plan! Mexican sounds fabulous, but I was thinking of moving to my all time favourite food group...dessert!!! I'm thinking maybe icecream or cheesecake tomorrow! Oh hey...both would be fantastic...chimiganga and cheesecake. Oh be still my chubby heart!!!
VIG - I am already planning warm brownie with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup for dessert!! SO, I think we are ALL set!!!
YUMMY!!!!
MEK...OMG, warm brownie and icecream...serious drooling happening here! All the best food groups are represented...well done!
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MEK you have me drooling!!!!
Hey VIG!!!
brownie...ice cream...chocolate syrup...GIMME GIMME GIMME!!
Hey Mo....
move over I want some more of that dessert!!!
IBB...I'd gladly share with you!
Thanks Mo...
Pardon me, excuse me, coming through, out of the way IBB and Mo, I am headed for that brownie!!
MEK---Did you make enough for all of us.... ????
dum..dee..dum...
doo..dee...doo...
la..dee..dah..
hoochy..koo...
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yessssssssss....sure feels good... ;)
RENEE: I've lived in AZ for 32 yrs..and I have never seen a scorpion..or a rattlesnake. Lots of lizards..the little ones..and they are actually kinda sweet...in a deserty way..
VIG: No..you don't want to put a curling iron in my hands...I burnt my scalp with one of those things when I was a teenager..never again...eeek!!
SACBARB: I FORGOT!!! But your message was received and I got the roast in under the wire! THANK YOU!!! Mr. Z will thank you too..he's tired of my famous chicken strips... ;)
ZONA!!!!
sneaken in for a 69!!!!
BEAR: Loved the pictures...you both look so frickin' happy...and I'm so happy for you!!
MEK: I'm still waiting for that carrot cake...it's only a couple hours ya know... ;)
CPGEM: It was always a kinda peel down, not a total off... ;)
EBJ: Didn't mess up...Nikki got kibble...Mr. Z got...wait..what did he get..oh geez... ;)
MO: You ok with itty bitty lizards?? ;)
IBB: So sorry to hear about your friend's daughter...{{HUGS}}...
Waving HI to J/LIN (hope your day did turn out great), HART (get some rest..sweet dreams), ITEACH (wouldn't a good news site be wonderful)...
Crickets...I hear crickets...lol..have a good night everyone...
IBB!! 'Sneakin'..it's the way I roll... ;)
VIG...no need to run us down...IBB will share her half with you! bwahahaha!
ZONA...itty bitty lizards are fine...but just not in my house! Nothing that don't pay rent is allowed to live in my house! Hope Mr. Z liked his kibble!!
Oh, rats! It looks like I missed the hot brownie with ice cream and chocolate syrup. One of my all time favorite things, too! Sniff, sniff.
zona...whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Get it?
ibb and mo....just toss me a crumb and I'll be happy..especially if it's a big slice of crumb!!!
jl...I'll pass you a crumb of the crumb that I get!!! Hoping for big crumbs!!!!
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MO: He didn't say a word, pro or con..this worries me... ;)
VIG: Thwap, thwap, thwap.... ;)
J/LIN: I have three boxes of brownie mix..just waiting for a cool evening to come along...I think Wednesday night might be perfect for baking! :)
MEK: Where the heck is that frickin' carrot cake?? ;)
Maureen Thank you for the special delivery! (Wiping chocolate syrup off of my chin.) :)
I was going to be good until this conversation started. Now I'm going to go make myself a bowl of ice cream and put chocolate syrup on it. I have to brownies, darn it!
Zona Start baking, girl!
VIG You are too generous. I'll share my ice cream with you.
JUST LIN...sometime it is good to be bad! You missed a spot of chocolate on your chin ;)~
ZONA...I agree..."where's that frickin carrot cake?" LOL!!
Time for bed. Long ass day tomorrow. I will dream of brownies and carrot cake and ice cream, oh my!
jl...oh, good sharing! Thanks for the icecream! Okay we got a crumb of brownie...and a dollop of icecream. What are we going to drink..how about a dribble of rootbeer?
Just Lin - you didn't miss the brownie stuff - that is dessert for TOMORROW night while we all watch "The Biggest Loser"!! LOL..
sad to be a couch potato while all those folks work SO hard to lose the weight!!
Zona - carrot cake is on its way.
OH - and Zona - i have seen two rattlesnakes - BUT - poor Mr. MEK has had several run-ins these last couple of weeks during his bike ride - I wish I wouldn't tell me - but at least I know that 'they' are out there!!!!!!!!!!
Mo, IBB, and VIG - can't believe ya'll were tackling each other for some chocolate syrup!!
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okay - I'm watching a new Animal Cop - it's SOOOOOOOO sad.. i should go to bed.....
I hope everyone has an excellent tuesday!!
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sweet dreams...
MO - the fricken' carrot cake is in the cake taker!!!
cpgem - it has cream cheese icing!!
I prefer the brownies!!!
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G'night MO...Sweet, sweet dreams!! :)
VIG: Rootbeer? Ice cream? Sounds like you're going somewhere else entirely with this dessert..
MEK: I saw a snake in CA..never one here...thank God..maybe they like carrot cake, and since I don't seem to have any....... ;)
J/LIN: Wednesday night. Be here. :)
Zona - guess it's time for that road trip you keep telling me you are going to take!!
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Zona....oh, you're thinkin, sistah! Brownies and rootbeer floats! Oh, gotta love that Biggest Loser show!
MEK...good thing you didn't say anything about whip cream or the boxing gloves might have come out!!!!
VIG - guess it's a good thing that i don't HAVE any whipped cream!!
LOL!!!!
I'm having a vision of whipped cream wrestling!!!
In the far corner - weighing in at --- OH - we won't go there!!
MEK...in this corner, we have brownies and chocolate sauce....in the far corner we have chimichanga and cheese.....oh, the boxing match of my dreams!!!
VIG - that would be a GREAT segment on "biggest loser" - don't you think??!! the temptation challenge!!!
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Okay - i can go to bed now!!
nite, nite!!!
I have whipped cream! :)
just_lin....girl, you got the whip cream?!!! Woohoo!!! This brownie is just getting better and better! Maybe we should invite Goldie in on this!!!
MEK...'night, Mek! Pleasant brownie dreams!!!
Thanks, Zona! :)
Good night, everyone. Sweet brownie dreams.
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