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Wow, Laura!! Good news except for that effacement thing...sorry! I was 10 days late with my 1st one...in August...in Houston. I know how each day drags on and on and it can be hard to take! This, too, shall pass. Everybody is healthy and that's the main thing now.

Uh, a teacher's happy hour fund sounds like the best cause I can think of!!!? TracyinKS - Might be acid reflux but all I know for sure right now is that you should stop drinking coffee this morning. Causes lots and lots of acid. You may need to take some Prilosec.

Patty, your argument is seriously flawed in this one regard: you are operating from the position that your faith is the ONE TRUE faith -- and that is simply hogwash. All paths lead to God. NOT ONE PERSON on this planet can know, without any doubt, that theirs is the ONE TRUE path. If you don't have questions or doubts then you are super-human. Even Mother Theresa had doubts....many, many doubts. Even Jesus Christ had questions. This is so flawed I don't even know where to begin. First of all, I suppose technically you could call me an 'unbeliever' by your definition. I don't believe that the only path to heaven is 'through Jesus'. So yeah, I guess that makes me an "unbeliever". BUT I have absolutely no qualms at all about my death and the afterlife. Hey, get this: I don't even believe in "HELL" as you define it! I am just as ready to die tomorrow as you are and am every bit as "sure about my destiny". You could argue with me until we are both purple but I know what I know, just as you do. The thing I find so sad about some fundamentalists is that they are so .... EXCLUSIVE. It's a huge turn-off. I understand where it comes from and that you feel it is justified....but nevertheless....it's not an attractive quality.

I imagine they just send a check when all has been settled, "Enclosed please find ...." God only knows when that will be! Maybe next week or maybe next year! My mom's estate was very simple and it still has not been probated (7 months later) ... we are waiting on one piece of information from Medicare so that the rehab place where she was staying knows how much to refund to us (monthly fees were pre-paid). Medicare has had the case in review for 6 of those months! :smile: Your government healthcare system at work!!

OH! Yeah!! The letter was indeed from my aunt's estate lawyer advising me that I have been named in her will, and there was a copy of the will enclosed. There were no specifics as to the value of what I will be receiving, but I doubt it will be a *huge* amount....the bulk of her estate is going to her 2 surviving siblings. I just think it was SO sweet of her to provide for her nieces and nephews that way!! Even if it's just $100, I think that is just the sweetest thing ever.

Yes. It is evident you are in need of Spring Break. Badly.

I think Jesus was an ancient astronaut.....and that cosmic consciousness rules our destiny. So there.

Hey everybody!! Look busy!! Jesus is coming!!

Ha! Enjoy them while you can!! I remember when my kids were small, I had ONE night a week where I got to watch ONE show (now I can't even remember what it was). It was MY HOUR and nobody could interrupt me. LOL What luxury! :thumbdown:

Can you imagine for a minute how these three things would improve things in this country?... 1) Term limits, term limits, term limits!!!!! 2) Tax reform, i.e., national sales tax 3) Torte reform (specifically medical malpractice) Wow. I wish John Lennon were alive to write a song about that....

Morning! I'm going in to the post office this morning to pick up a certified letter. I got one of those notices in my mailbox and all it says is that it's for "Parrish" and from "Attorneys"! Aaack! The only thing I can think of is that awhile back my aunt asked for my SS# because (I guess) I was named in my other aunt's will!! Now, I've got about 25 cousins on that side of my family and I was not particularly close to this aunt but she was childless and apparently pretty wealthy. <shrug> So I'm making a bee-line over there this morning! I hope I'm not getting sued by someone!! Jenn - that's good news about the unemployment. When do you think you might find out about whether or not they will open a new office? Kat - How's Kinsey doing in her new school? I bet she misses you fiercely.

LOL!! G'night girls. I got a sore throat and headin' to bed! Sweet dreams everyone!

Jane, you can go to BankRate.com for that info.

HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY, BARBIE!! Welcome to my (real) world....FINALLY!!

Welcome back, Judy!! Can't wait to see your pics! Thought about you every day! Jane, the other day I typed a long post and then the site wouldn't post it...so I gave up. But in it I was suggesting to you that you get creative with marketing your business since it has dropped off. Since you have so many years experience but yet charge ridiculously low fees, I think you should capitalize on that and let the neighborhood know! Let your customers know that you need to drum up some more business and ask them to spread the word and give them a coupon for referring a friend...something like that. I know that Dave Ramsey recommends a book called "Guerilla Marketing" (?) ...might want to look it up. Ya'll have a good day!

Ok, so anyone wanna see my DD's new boyfriend in action??? He's a drummer!!! And he's in a band!!! That actually plays gigs around town!!! Aaaack!! Yes, he's only 15 and I DO like him....very sweet kid and is crazy about my daughter and very good to her. Just happens to be a drumming prodigy of sorts... He's just a kid with very supporting, loving parents. His drum set is in their living room!! Can you imagine? This club he's playing, Fitzgeralds, I've been to many, many, many times in my younger days! AAAAACKKK!!! I won't tell him that.

Hmmm....or you could have just cut a mini-pad in half and stuck them to your bra! Man, those must be some extra-special nipple shields!! I always wondered why you don't hear more about people stealing fed ex boxes from front porches... or why fedex doesn't make more of an effort to "hide" them at least a little bit. :scared2: All those years I bought stuff on ebay....probably over 500 deliveries...never had anything missing from my front porch...but apparently that was just dumb luck! So nice of your thieves to leave the package for you. They could have just taken it and opened it once they got home!

I can't view pics at work, so I'm just seeing this today! Awww!!! You finally look pregnant!! You look great for being so far along. You're lucky...I looked like that from 6 mos > !! I was ginormous by the time my son was born. HA... and I was HORRIFIED that I weighed 202# when I checked in to deliver. :scared2: Har har har. How naive I was then!

Jenn - I thought you already bought your ticket. Hey, I don't care if you gotta sell the kids....you NEED to get to Alabama!

Jenn - where the heck are you?

I've been thinking about this (for me) a lot today: I realized that I am shooting for that feeling of 'fullness' like the old pre-band days. If it takes me 45 minutes or an hour to eat what's on my plate, by God that's how long I will eat!! If I'm eating non-slider foods it takes me forever to finish a meal. If I eat slider foods (read: full of fat) then I can eat in 30 minutes or so AND I get that yummy feeling of fullness to boot. SOOOOooo... guess what I choose to eat 90% of the time? That's called 'eating around the band'! SOLUTION: Protein + Veggies, 20 minute meal...TOPS. Sound familiar? I'm gettin' there. Not there yet, but I'm getting there. Gym, too.

85 Days 'til the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower!

OK Michelle - I'm all ready with the DVR!! I can't believe I know a TV star!!! Woo hoo! Don't yall ever wonder how the heck people sit on Dr Phil's stage and spill all their personal problems in front of a million viewers??? Boggles my mind!

My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail. :smile2:

I'm hungry!! What's for breakfast everyone? Well I worked on scheduling the rest of my vacation (I get 5 weeks!), cramming it into the next 5 months and that has helped my attitude a wee bit. Have a bit of travel planned in there too...so I might just make it after all without going totally insane. I wish I could jet off like Haydee or Judy, though. Man! What a life that would be. My DH is vacation-resistent...don't ask me why. So I generally plan little trips here and there with friends, but no big fancy vacations with my DH... not even a weekend away. <shrug> <sigh> Oh well. Things could be worse! I'm still hungry. Guess I'll go make my breakfast. Cottage cheese and pineapple this morning. :thumbdown: Love ya's!