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Buenos Dias Violetas~ Well, my MIL is coming today. Actually looking forward to seeing her, it has been a while. We will go out to breakfast, then come back. They are in their 70's...so the afternoon is movies on TV and visiting...for them. I will be at the dining room table (the office is too far down the hall) working on chapter 4. Purple Power please ladies...if I know you are all pushing for me...I VOW TO HAVE CH. 4 DONE TODAY! Oh God...now I've said it out loud. Terri~ You have given me a great idea for Xmas! I will be contacting you in a week or two to discuss details. Can't wait to hear about your new dog!!! He/she is waiting for you. Susie and Tracy~ Good luck and have fun on your walk! Your taking the Violets w/ you! TracyK~ Way to Go Girlie!!!:Banane20::smile::Banane20::cursing::Banane20::cursing: for you and all the losing violets! I am soooo proud of you and proud of you being a non smoker!xoxooxxo Kat~ RUN DONT WALK WITH RICK TO SEE APPALOOSA!!! The entire time I was thinking about you both and how much you would LOVELOVELOVE it! It is set in New Mexico, 1882! I suggest this to everyone...and the hubbies will LOVE IT! It is actually pretty funny, appeals to men and women, and is a really good ride! OK...Sus just jumped in the shower, and I have time for a quick game of scrabble before gotta boogie! xoxoxooxoxoxo

Oh yeah...I can't read some of the posts...help a blind girl out! oxoxoxxo

Thanks Susie~xoxooxox Tracy~ I make the candy corn, peanuts mixture too, but we add Junior Mints. I was talking about it the other day and everyone said, we want you to make us some! So last weekend I made a batch, put it all in little Halloween bags and passed them out to my lunch team, all the secretaries, principals. Of course, I save a sandwich baggie for Sus and I. We have barely made a dent in it, lol. OK...oxoxoxoxxoox to my Tracy sister! We need cocktails and a swimming pool, where we yell out cat calls to all the people (good, bad and very ugly) enter the bar! Save you $$ for our trip.xoxoox

That is what I was thinking about Tracy...like an angel or something was with her. You never know! Keep your chin up honey! Terri~I lovelovelove the necklace! Just beautiful! OK...I know everyone goes separate ways over the weekend...have a great safe weekend everyone! xoxooxox

So Sorry Tracy...everything happens for a reason though. You are a beautiful woman regardless!xoxooxoxxo

Hey V's~ Thanks for the props! I was very OVERWHELMED THIS MORNING! I talked to Susanne and she agreed that tomorrow, I will do homework all day. Problem is after work, I AM TOO TIRED. So, Sat = Diss; Sun = Walden! I need to stay on top of Walden...that crap piles up fast, lol. Next weekend, the 11th I am going to Reno. I WILL HAVE CH. 4 done and will submit it and wait for feedback. I WILL HAVE ALL the Walden papers graded so I can go and not stress, haha...as if the trip is not stressful enough. Thanks again ladies...I love you. Tracy~CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR about it! BBL...got papers to grade while the "chillren" finish their reading test/summaries! xoxoxoox

Hey V's~ Well here we are, Oct. 3rd, and the goals I've set for myself are NOT REALIZED. Then my modified goal is not finished either. Goal #1, have chapter 4 and 5 done. Goal #2 (modified) have at LEAST chapter 4 done...neither is done. I toally suck and need a day off. It is hard to balance life, work (both jobs), personal life. I totally suck. And today is our Friday @ the movies, and I know I should be working. I have to balance things though, right? Or is this just my own bullshit coming back to haunt me? LOL. Terri~ I love that baby!!!! He is beyond pretty. He needs a good lap this winter, and I think yours is perfect! I grew up w/ big babies. We always had German Shepards, Labs and Retrievers. I think he will bring you and your family lots of love, fun and poop! haha Jenn~ I couldn't post this week but I wanted to say I love you and to keep on keepin on! Judy~Count down to Cruisin'! I wish I had a cruise to look forward to. Any parasailing in your future? Where are you cruisin' to? I must have missed that. Got to quit reading from work, lol. Kat~ You are still my hero! So glad you are on the mend. Hello and kisses to all the other violets!!! My friend told me last night that she was having bypass. In a way I wish I had bypass. I'd be skinny by now! Oh well! Love you guys...happy Friday!:tongue:

Yeah! Been reading, no time to post xoxoxo

Hey lovlies...swamped...just checking to see if my new font is happening

I didn't know about rabbit, rabbit, rabbit either. I wake up every morning and drop the "F Bomb" cause it is 5am...and I walk from the the bed to the shower! Next month remind us to say rabbit rabbit rabbit! Off to buy my bro a plane tix to go see dad, then gonna make tacos and drink beers. NEEDLESS TO SAY...not gonna do the pie report today. Man, that didn't take long. At 5:30am I was promising. Lets just say long day...two trainings...out to lunch w/ friends(did not do too bad at lunch)...but there was lots of candy involved at the after noon trainings (remember Judy...teachers love candy). Bad food day. I AM PROOUD OF MY VI'S and will rejoin (or is it just join) the ranks tomorrow! Off to cook and have some beers! Laura, love the office! You need some bigger wall art. Proud of you and that pretty degree! xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo everyone

Good OCTOBER Morning Violets~ WOW...I am very lucky to have my sistas to help! Michelle...great post...everyone, great posts! I am in w/ the piehole report again! I like being held accountable. I have been on a shit slope but that is in the past! In a week or so, I can exercise again. Tonight I am having people over for tacos, but I will be honest and post what went into the pie hole today! YEAH LADIES!!! Thanks for being in my corner. I have been too busy for my own good and get overwhelmed. LOVE YA'LL!

Anti anxiety meds in these parts are called Xanax or Valuim! I had 2 glasses of wine w/ stir fry and got buzzed...to buzzed to work! Bad shitty bad shitty day! So freakin glad Sept is OVER! I swear I am in a mood. Had a convo w/ my bank today that ended w/ me saying "So basically I would be getting screwed by YOU and my district!" I say bring on the wine, pie and freakin ice cream. I have no sensors on tonight...Kat, want me to kick those laughing bitches asses??? LOL, I don't know how to fight, but I have a silver tongue and can talk a mean streak (no lesbo jokes about the tongue). Heres hoping all my Violets have a great Oct.

Hey V's~ Kat...OMG you are having a shitty day (the fall and the card). Go tell those laughing biotches "Chuck You Farley"! I hope you feel ok in the am! Haydee~ those meds are delish...round here we call 'em "smoothies" as they SMOOTH EVERYTHING OUT! Enjoy sista. My young, healthy and fit brother suffers from anxiety attacks. Two times, he has gone to the ER thinking he was having a heart attack. Also, w/ the meds, you may want to "talk to someone" like on the couch type thing. OK...I have had the shit day of the year. W/o details that will make paint drying look exciting, I will be short 800$ a month on each paycheck for the remainer of the school year! I am so freakin pissed. There are about 6 of us at work that this effects. Having to do w/ getting paid 12 months vs. 10. But that really hurts...so freakin mad can't see straight. :thumbup::mad::drool: Off to make teryaki steak and veggie stir fry! bbl

CAN I GET AN AMEN!!!! Kat, I loved that story...CHUCK YOU FARLEY!!! HAHA...biotches! Me, preggos??? Sus is good but not that good, lol! Another busy day here! I really need a day off, lol, it is Tuesday. Have a great day...xoxooxox

Laura~ I just sent you a PM...lol, I typed PB. I did not send you a PB. Funny PB story...today I had a meeting at 9:30am (on my break). I had just posted about not being hungry, etc. Well, at the meeting, someone made these really small lemon muffins w/ honey butter for our meeting. I was obliged (sp) to take one cause he made a big fuss about making one. Well, they were delish...however, imagine a dry muffin at 9:30am. HAHA...I know you all know what I am talking about. So I am sitting in this meeting, dying! Stuck as all get out and sliming and trying to not look sick. Someone asks if I am ok, (I am sure I had a bad look on my face). I try to hold out...hoping, praying at this point, it will go down. Then it became a HELL NO...NOT GOING DOWN...GET UP AND WALK OUT FAST... type of thing. I grab my keys, hoping to make it to my room, and just as I got to my door, I had to PB in the hallway garbage can. HAHAHA...thank goodness nobody saw, esp. kids. I returned to the meeting and had to announce how I had to be sick! LOL...it was good too. But I almost did not make it. Have a good night!

Hey V's~ Sus suggested we let our maid go! So today, I asked my school secretary to call her and let her know we wont need her in Oct. I feel bad, cause I know she counts on that $200. I told Susanne that I wasn't going to do ANY cleaning, change one bed sheet, NO TOILETS...nuttin'!!! I came home today and the place is spotless. We will see in Nov. I did not ask for my key back...yet. When Sus settles in to a job, she may want a maid. But actually she likes to clean. Me..nope. I work 2 jobs and don't want to clean. Sorry...I work my ass off too. So we will see! All the violets are beautiful! I don't have a loose tooth though. I have gray hair, if that is any help! OK...off to work on job #2~ xoxoxoox

Hey V's~ Quick check in as kids finish Verbs!! Dad is not doing anymore tx. Just waiting now and "Celebrating his life" as he says it! This is the end, but someone here said it best...I am not gonna mourn him yet! I can't do the LC thing...cause, well, I can't eat much...at all. For breakfast yesterday, I had 4/5 of 1/2 a turkey sand, a few nachos...and then was stuffed for the day! That has never happened to me...I usally can "put it away". I guess this is good right? So we skipped "dinner" and Sus made herself some pasta side dish and I had about 5 bites of the "bean salad" I made for lunch this week. I wasn't really hungry, just felt I needed something to eat. I had a headache and it was perfect. So, I am just gonna stick w/ that for now. I had cereal (1 c. Kashi Go Lean) and usually I am hungry about now and have a snack on break @ 9:30. Well, I will probably skip that and just have some of my bean salad for lunch (it is yummy w/ artichoke hearts, three beans, onions). We will see how long this wave lasts! BBL

Morning V's~ I talked to dad last night. He knows and is excited I am coming up! My sister thinks we have a couple of months, so hopefully all will be well when we go up at Thanksgiving! Thanks for all the wishes and good thoughts...you all are the best! I am just glad September is nearly over! Ready for Oct (and payday)! All is well on this end. Working, 2 meetings, diss, then football! We are going to a new place tonight...should be fun. But after Friday night...I will be sipping iced tea, and not the Long Island kind! I hope all works well for you Laura. I know about the smoking thing. It is tough but remember...the band is in for life. If you gain during pregnancy (which you are supposed to), and gain a bit from quitting smoking (so proud of you)...then when all is said and done, THE BAND WILL BE THERE FOR YOU! Now is the time to baby yourself, enjoy the changes your body is going through (not the pain shit though) and remember the band will be there waiting for you when you are ready!xoxooxox Have a great day!

three ladies in a sauna three women, two younger, and one senior citizen, were sitting naked in a sauna. suddenly there was a beeping sound. The young woman pressed her forearm and the beep stopped. The others looked at her questioningly. 'that was my pager,' she said. I have a microchip under the skin of my arm. a few minutes later, a phone rang. The second young woman lifted her palm to her ear. When she finished, she explained, 'that was my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand.' the older woman felt very low -tech. Not to be out done, she decided she had to do something just as impressive. She stepped out of the sauna and went to the bathroom. She returned with a piece of toilet paper hanging from her rear end. the others raised their eye brows and stared at her. the older woman finally said.........well, will you look at that.... i'm getting a fax!!

SOUNDS LIKE A VIOLET TO ME! The One Flaw In Women By the time the Lord made woman, He was into his sixth day of working overtime. An angel appeared and said, "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered, "Have you seen my spec sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable and able to run on diet coke and leftovers, have a lap that can hold four children at one time, have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart -and she will do everything With only two hands." The angel was astounded at the requirements. "Only two hands!? No way! And that's just on the standard model? That's too much work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish." "But I won't, " the Lord protested. "I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she is sick AND can work 18 hour days." The angel moved closer and touched the woman. "But you have made her so soft, Lord." "She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish." "Will she be able to think?", asked the angel. The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason and negotiate." The angel then noticed something, and reaching out, touched the woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model. I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one." "That's not a leak," the Lord corrected, "that's a tear!" "What's the tear for?" the angel asked. The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her s orrow, her pain, her disappoi ntment, her love, her loneliness, her grief and her pride." The angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought of everything! Woman is truly amazing." And she is! Women have strengths that amaze men. They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous. They fight for what they believe in. They stand up to injustice. They don't take "no" for an answer when they believe there is a better solution. They go without so their family can have. They go to the doctor with a frightened friend. They love unconditionally. They cry when their children excel and cheer when their friends get awards. They are happy when they hear about a birth or a wedding. Their hearts break when a friend dies. They grieve at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left. They know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart. Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors. They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much they care about you. The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning They bring joy, hope and love. They have compassion and ideals. They give moral support to their family and friends. Women have vital things to say and everything to give HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE TINY FLAW IN WOMEN, IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.

Hey V's~ Thanks for the text Jane! I am in a funk...but I need to jump out of it cause I don't want to mourn someone who is alive! I am over feeling sorry for myself (remind me I said this). I love you guys! Susanne is off at softball practice! I told her I would go to the games, but I'll skip the practices. I should be working on diss, yet, I am still watching Sat. Night Live (I stopped after last post). Just thought I'd say hi! Have a great night! xoxoxoxoxoxoox

Hi all, Dad is not doing well. I will go up there in 2 weeks, flying from Palm Springs on Sat to Reno, and returning on Sunday. Just want to go have some time w/ dad and play backgammon. I am beyond bummed...and basically feel cheated. BIG TIME PITY PARTY HERE. Watching Tina Fey as Palin now from Sat. Night Live...too funny. Have a nice Sunday Violets

ssshhhh...please don't type so loud! Just kidding...I feel ok. I just didn't sleep long enough, so other than a small headache and needing a nap, I am ok! Terri~ Susie did say it best! You are NOT WITHOUT VIOLETS!!! And also...cry your little heart out if you want to. Don't think about it! LOVELOVELOVE YOU! My dad is sick...he is on oxygen full time now. I got the update email this morning and lost it. He is dying, and there is not a damn thing I can do. Totally f'ing sucks. He is my "get out of jail" call. If I ever go to jail, I would call my dad. Now I gotta bother a violet for bail money, haha. I am just sick and sad 'bout it. I lost my mom and dad to cancer...wth??? Where is the freakin cure?? Have a good weekend sistas...xtra love to Terri today!

Hey V's~ Congrats Laura!!! Way to go! Ok...Pammie is drunk! Weeeeee!! We went to movie Nights in Rodanthe...OMG, cried like a baby w/ noises and all. Then we went dinner at Hamburger Marys (I ate 3/4 of burger w/ no bun and a couple fries). But first I ordered my first mojito!!! I just always wanted to have a drink-y poo w/ leaves in it! IT WAS SOOOO YUMMY! Then we all (6 girlies, Melissa and Jackie the brides, and Steph and Jen...straight girlies) went to a gay/straight bar. We had these drinky's called SWEET TARTS...omg, they tasted just like a sweet tart! We had 3 of them and 2 shots of some sort. So, yes, I drank too much, but I came home, made coffee and posted here...can't be doing too bad. We had sooo much fun! Susanne sipped 1 beer all night and drove...next time is her turn! Anywho, gotta go to bed now, but wanted to do a drunk post! LOL...should be funny in the mornieng! xoxooxoxa

TracyK~ So sorry you are sick...lots of people sick here too. I am sure your defenses are down from Ike! Take it easy and take care of yourself! ((hug))... WE REALLY NEED IT TO BE JUNE SOON!XOXOOXOXXO