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Good afternoon, violets.. Jen just came to pick up Ethan and she was in tears. Joe told her he was tired of her craziness and didn't love her anymore. She is digging into the info on him being unfaithful. She said if that is true she will separate from him. We said we would talk to Joe tonight, but that we couldn't do much as they were both adults and have to think of what is good for Ethan. Personally, I wouldn't mind them splitting up, I have never been comfortable with them being together. But it's not what I want. Ethan is the issue for me now. I am going on the trip tomorrow and try and forget about things for awhile. But I know it will be here when I get back and that's when it is going to get tough. Ethan and I went to Kris's and I got my Grady fix. He is 12# 4 oz. now and I got to rock him for a half hour and feel that baby skin and smell that baby smell. It is very therapeutic. Ok, this is not my day. A bird just crashed into the window. Gotta go see what happened.

Good morning, Violets.. It's been a bummer of a morning, so far. Joe announced as he dropped off Ethan that he and Jen will probably divorce. Seems she heard a rumor from a girlfriend that he slept around and even though he denies it, she'd rather believe the girlfriend. Sooooooooooooo just before the happiest trip of our lives, shit happens. We had to make other arrangements for dog care since we won't be able to depend on Joe or Jen to be thinking straight. I'm going to get my hair done and then taking Ethan to Kris's for the afternoon to get away. Bob will stay and do some last minute cleaning. And of course the cat barfed on the bed this morning, so we had to strip that and get the sheets in the wash. If it's not one thing, it's another. I'll check in tonight. I probably could use a good dose of purple power right now.

92 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :cursing:

Just bought my tix and updated my info!! Looks like you're arriving first, Michelle, but I'm not too far behind you!!! Thu, Jun 25, 2009 Grand Rapids, (GRR) to Huntsville International Airport, (HSV) Depart: 07:30 AM Grand Rapids, MI (GRR) to Memphis, TN (MEM) Arrive: 08:40 AM Northwest Airlines Flight 2630 operated by NORTHWEST AIRLINK (on Canadair Regional Jet) depart: 09:45 AM Memphis, TN (MEM) to Huntsville/Decatur, AL (HSV) Arrive: 10:45 AM Total Travel Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Mon, Jun 29, 2009 Huntsville International Airport, (HSV) to Grand Rapids, (GRR) Depart: 10:09 AM Huntsville/Decatur, AL (HSV) to Detroit, MI (DTW) Arrive: 01:00 PM Delta Air Lines Flight 2459 operated by PINNACLE DBA NORTHWEST AIRLINK (on Canadair Regional Jet) Depart: 03:10 PM Detroit, MI (DTW) to Grand Rapids, MI (GRR) Arrive: 04:04 PM Total Travel Time: 4 hrs 55 mins

AND MICHELLE IS WORRIED ABOUT ME?????? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!

Good afternoon, Violets.. What a dark, dreary day it is here. It's been raining on and off all day. Ethan has been playing Wii and watching cartoons. His daddy comes to pick him up at 5 and I'll be off to choir. PamELA.. I'm anxious to see the finished tattoo..I just don't want to think about all the pain!!! :thumbup: Michelle, just imagine what religion would be like if all the pastor's wives were like me!! :thumbup::eek: Off to take care of the last load of laundry. I wanna ride my new bike!!! The weather is just not cooperating.

Nope, haven't seen it. I'm hooked on Rock of Love/Bus tour and Ru Paul's Drag Race. I need help.

Good morning, Violets.. I'm just waiting for Ethan to arrive for the day. It's a very dreary looking day out there. We are supposed to get rain most of the day. The upside is that it should get rid of more snow. I can see lawn in the front yard now, but not in the backyard because of all the trees shading the sun. I have a rehearsal this morning and then choir this evening. I'm going to go over my suitcases and make sure I have packed all the right stuff. I have to find an umbrella for sure. Jenn.. your house looks wonderful. I love the colors of the kitchen from the cupboards to the countertops to the walls. Very, very nice. Ethan just arrived so I better scoot. Will check in later.

93 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :huh2:

I think I've figured out your problem. Pssssssssst, you're not supposed to eat the bowl!!!!:huh2::tt2:

Good afternoon,Violets.. Got the breezeway all cleaned up and just finished dinner. We had polish sausage, saurkraut and corn. Now to sit and relax until rehearsal tonight at 7. I'm listening to the CD I made of the recording the Bobster made of the concert. I need to redo it. There are too many thumps from the vibration of the recorder on the laptop. I told the group I would redo it after we got back from Hawaii. Tomorrow is choir and I have to meet with the organist before that to go over the music for the service in the evening. I'm playing two flute solos and singing on solo. After that, I'm done with all meetings and rehearsals until after our trip. I can't wait to relax and enjoy some peace and quiet and warm weather. Everyone have a great afternoon and evening. Will check in when I get back from rehearsal.

Good afternoon, Violets.. I too slept in this morning and had my hospital shift so didn't get to get on here as usual. I'm sitting in the easy chair right now with my lap top on my lap (where else?) and a yorkie wrapped around the back of my neck. I've been having fun on facebook reconnecting with people from high school. What a hoot!! So glad I didn't get old looking like all of them.......... Michelle.. Bob is at 9.5cc's in his 10 cc and he still can swallow a handful of pills, but there are times like this morning when even coffee wouldn't go down. You just never know. Try the 5 day pouch test and see if that helps. It sure did for me. It's a quiet day here today. No Ethan till tomorrow. I have rehearsal tonight and want to get the breezeway cleaned up today, but that's it. It's 34 degrees out, no sun and the wind is howling. We were supposed to get freezing rain this morning, but thankfully we didn't. No trike riding today. It's supposed to get up to 50 tomorrow so maybe I'll be lucky and get to use the bike before we leave for Hawaii. We're going to go get a Grady fix on Thursday and then stop there on our way out of town on Friday. I'm waiting for a phone call from Social Security. They called this morning and wanted to go over my online application. It was a voicemail so I'm waiting for them to call me back. Everyone have a great day.. I'm off to surf the net and then clean the computer room. (that's the same as the breezeway:wink:)

GREAT pictures, PamELa... thanks for sharing!!! You two sure look happy...:rolleyes2:

94 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :rolleyes2:

Good evening, Violets.. I'm back from Community Chorus and relaxing with the lap top while I wait for CSI:Miami to come on. I'd love to watch DWTS, but the Bobster would leave and go upstairs cause he doesn't like watching that "stuff", so I bite my tongue and watch Rachel Maddow with him and at least spend time together. Besides I'm having fun on Facebook. Yep Tracy, the countdown to Hawaii is at 4 today. I started counting in July when I got on the cruisecritic board. I'm meeting Renee, Shirley and Patty at 5:30 at the Aloha Cafe. Fun, Fun, FUN!! CSI is on, so I'll chat with you all tomorrow. Have a good evening. Sleep well!

Good evening, Violets.. Michelle, congrats on the fill. I'm anxious to know if you notice a difference. I'm having a fun time on Facebook. Someone from my high school graduating class messaged me and it's been great connecting with others from my class. Now it might not seem like a biggie to most of you, but you have to remember it's been 44 years since I graduated!!!!! and that's older than most of you are! What a hoot catching up with people. I'm off to Community Chorus and then relaxing the rest of the night. I got my bathroom spic and span and have had Ethan all day. Tomorrow is hospital volunteering and cleaning the breezeway. Everyone have a good evening. Catch you when I get back.

Suzie.. thanks for turning me on to Freecycle. I looked it up here and we have a Yahoo group in Alpena. I'm waiting now for a young lady to come and pick up our black swivel rocker. What a great way to disperse items that you don't need anymore. I love not having to load and haul stuff somewhere.

Ummm probably a buck ninety five!!

Wooo Hooooo!!! I am officially an OLD FART now. I just finished my application for Social Security set to start in July!!!

Back again.. I finished breakfast and have been on the lap top ever since! PamELa.. our trip is 7 days. We fly to Honolulu and get right on the ship and then cruise the Islands. We have a day and a half in Maui, then a day at Hilo, a day at Kona, a day and a half at Kauai and then back to Honolulu. We have a whole day in Honolulu on the way back so we're taking a tour of Pearl Harbor and the city itself. We leave here Friday to head to the airport 5 hours away for a 6 a.m. flight and arrive in Honolulu at 2:30 their time. It will be a really long day. We are meeting some online people for dinner the first day. We've been chatting on cruisecritic.com for months now. That's one of the fun parts of each cruise.....meeting up with people you have talked to for so long, just like here in LBT. We got a call from the cruise line this morning and they offered to upgrade us to the Owner's suite for $500 more a person. I said no.. I'd rather spend the $1000 (if I even had it) on "stuff" not on a room. The room normally goes for $4000 so you know it would be sheer luxury, but I'm there for the location, not the ship. Off to the real world and cleaning the toilet.. :frown:

Good Morning, Violets.. I'm up waiting for Ethan, but apparently he's not coming this morning. We didn't get a call about the schedule for the week and no minutes on Joe's phone when we tried to call him last night. I don't mind watching Ethan, I really LOVE it, but I hate being taken for granted. I could have slept in this morning. Luckily I had a nice nap yesterday so am not overtired today, but it would have been nice to know ahead of time so I didn't have to set the alarm. Congrats to the fill ladies, Michelle and Kat, today!! I know I am at my sweet spot. I had several pb's over the weekend, just from eating too fast. I think I am like I was pre-band and start eating like I used to and then bam.. it reminds me that things are not as they seem!!! But it's a great feeling knowing the band is there and working. This is our last week home before our cruise and I'm trying to get the house as clean as possible so we come home to a clean house. Our cruise is 1 week long, but we'll leave this Friday and come home on the 5th or 6th depending on how tired we are when we get to the airport. It's a 5 hour drive home from there and we might just spend another night in Detroit to rest up. We have a beach day at Maui with some whale watching and a sunset cruise, a trip to a volcano and Rainbow Falls, a tour around Kona and Maui and our friends are arranging for us to go to a laua in Kauai along with seeing the Fern Grotto. I'm so excited to be finally doing this trip after 40 years of promises. I can soon check it off my bucket list. I'm going to go have some breakfast, read the paper and then clean the bathroom downstairs. Everyone have a great day!!

95 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :crying:

Good Morning, Violets.. Off to get ready for church. Everyone have a great day!!

96 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower!