tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post4741054033638504285..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Labor day; back to school; adventures all around!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-74217572399513259222016-09-11T16:14:02.616-04:002016-09-11T16:14:02.616-04:00Well, at least they were really quiet DURING servi...Well, at least they were really quiet DURING service! Mine had a meltdown during the last twenty minutes. (It all started with a meltdown on the way TO church, because the whole city is shut down due to a marathon, and we didn't take her favourite route to church: not crossing her favourite bridge = tragedy. And then she had a meltdown when her daddy took her to use the potty, and she had an Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-62480627376859055302016-09-11T16:04:22.635-04:002016-09-11T16:04:22.635-04:00So glad you're having a great time, kathy a!
...So glad you're having a great time, kathy a!<br /><br />Sweet had conveniently forgotten the meltdown that occurred just prior to the service, over perceived unfairness in pushing elevator buttons. esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78993177319342900742016-09-11T15:53:53.323-04:002016-09-11T15:53:53.323-04:00I think it's possible that Sweet has a budding...I think it's possible that Sweet has a budding sense of humor!<br /><br />It's not really bragging if you wait until age 59 to do it. So -- if you ever have the chance to go to Paris, the place you really need to see is the Musee D'Orsay. Monet; Manet; Degas; Cezanne; Van Gogh; and so much more. Some of the paintings we saw, I have loved my whole life. kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-59989673146744681952016-09-11T15:27:31.916-04:002016-09-11T15:27:31.916-04:00This conversation, which is not going on facebook:...This conversation, which is not going on facebook:<br />After the church service, in which Baboos had been uncharacteristically well behaved:<br />Me: Hey, y'all were so quiet! It was so nice! High fives!<br />(pause for high fives)<br />Sweet: Where's my trophy?esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-1870524438207295202016-09-10T15:06:36.218-04:002016-09-10T15:06:36.218-04:00Apologies for the SsoS flashbacks, as well as all ...Apologies for the SsoS flashbacks, as well as all the bites. Esperanza deserves some kind of prize for chiggers and fireants as well. <br /><br />NL, so sorry about the flag. Maybe weighting it would work. xoxo<br /><br /> kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-39484643836503261362016-09-10T14:24:39.687-04:002016-09-10T14:24:39.687-04:00Our mosquitoes laugh at ASsoS. I may have unfairly...Our mosquitoes laugh at ASsoS. I may have unfairly maligned them. I think some of my bites, given their location, are chigger bites. I was walking on a GRAVEL path and somehow got chigger bites? Unjust. I also have two fire ant bites on my ankle. They are overrunning our yard, and my attempts to kill them. It's insect war over here.<br /><br />Kathy a: WOW about your trip. Wow.<br /><br />NL:esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-34398947808617544532016-09-10T13:55:58.771-04:002016-09-10T13:55:58.771-04:00Sorry-- that last comment was me
:) Neighbor LadySorry-- that last comment was me<br />:) Neighbor LadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-29748011311123062722016-09-10T13:55:17.065-04:002016-09-10T13:55:17.065-04:00Oh yes, sk1ns0 s0ft.... I grew up in the South, an...Oh yes, sk1ns0 s0ft.... I grew up in the South, and I must say this particular product makes me gag, due to an unfortunate incident involving a minivan and a bottle of this stuff getting spilled everywhere-- overwhelming!!!!<br />(for the record, I was not the culprit in spilling it.... but my parents' van smelled like that until the day the (finally!) got rid of it many many years later....<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45659679894288431802016-09-10T11:01:48.485-04:002016-09-10T11:01:48.485-04:00The Louvre! How wonderful - and lunch sounds on th...The Louvre! How wonderful - and lunch sounds on the balcony sounds amazing. I'm glad all is well at home, despite the dog in slight mourning. :)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-85816204871987100972016-09-10T09:33:18.796-04:002016-09-10T09:33:18.796-04:00PS -- condolences to all the fellow mosquito magne...PS -- condolences to all the fellow mosquito magnets. When I lived in the South, everybody swore by @von sk1n s0 s0ft -- which I think was intended as a bath product, but it appeared at every BBQ and oyster roast, with people applying it directly. Far as I could tell, it didn't do much to keep the skeeters away from me, but the belief ran deep in the community.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-56429357780422846702016-09-10T09:29:25.672-04:002016-09-10T09:29:25.672-04:00The Louvre is amazing and wonderful; really too mu...The Louvre is amazing and wonderful; really too much to take in. We were there for 5.5 hours, and saw the Mona Lisa, the Code of Hammurabi, and about 5 million other pieces of art, and we did not even get to certain sectors of the museum! Lunch on a balcony overlooking the courtyard entryway. <br /><br />We are kind of wiped out -- not just me (with the back that acts up with too much walking)kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-27538963466117929592016-09-10T01:12:32.291-04:002016-09-10T01:12:32.291-04:00Glad things are better, Liz!
It's saturday a....Glad things are better, Liz!<br /><br />It's saturday a.m. in Paris. We finally caught some sleep in the night. Today is the Louvre, the metro, and I guess whatever else we see along the way.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-16615537352095073292016-09-09T15:36:47.319-04:002016-09-09T15:36:47.319-04:00Things are more better now. But lord god almighty,...Things are more better now. But lord god almighty, I live with two of the most stubborn men in the universe. Bless their hearts.<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78481452993544117082016-09-09T15:25:00.320-04:002016-09-09T15:25:00.320-04:00I really ought to be doing the same as Liz. We'...I really ought to be doing the same as Liz. We've had a LOT of rain, and trips to the garden and the compost result in bites. Much sympathies, esperanza. (At it's worse for you, because you still have hot weather, and thus more exposed skin!)<br /><br />Hugs to Liz for the unbloggable whines. I'm glad that Sue has been able to offer support.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-15634363300934730802016-09-09T13:18:28.167-04:002016-09-09T13:18:28.167-04:00Esperanza, every morning. Reapply in the afternoon...Esperanza, every morning. Reapply in the afternoons. You'll smell like bug spray all day, but you'll get bit less. As soon as it gets Texas dry again, you can stop.<br /><br />This message brought to you by the lady who keeps forgetting to put on her bug spray before going out to look at the volunteer pumpkins near the compost bin, and thus currently has several mosquito bites.<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41997189717539664262016-09-09T11:31:42.091-04:002016-09-09T11:31:42.091-04:00Liz, re mosquitoes: every damn time I go outside? ...Liz, re mosquitoes: every damn time I go outside? These happened while I was outside for 4 minutes waiting on the bus. <br /><br />Liz, re unbloggables: sorry. Glad Sue provided a listening ear.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-5812752705424896562016-09-09T10:56:44.110-04:002016-09-09T10:56:44.110-04:00Major unbloggable whining going on at my house. I ...Major unbloggable whining going on at my house. I want to thank Sue for talking me through some of it. It's so nice to have this community of friends even when I can't do the whining in the community per se.<br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14350485998751596772016-09-09T10:39:27.105-04:002016-09-09T10:39:27.105-04:00Ouch Esperanza!!!! I have three words for you: Dee...Ouch Esperanza!!!! I have three words for you: Deep. Woods. Off. Use like perfume on all your pulse points. Behind your knees, in your pits. Seriously.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-8151703658277066292016-09-09T10:37:00.627-04:002016-09-09T10:37:00.627-04:00I hope the mosquitoes get your memo, esperanza. :(...I hope the mosquitoes get your memo, esperanza. :(Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-85334541277586043052016-09-09T08:21:00.751-04:002016-09-09T08:21:00.751-04:00Dear Mosquitoes,
It's rained a lot. It's h...Dear Mosquitoes,<br />It's rained a lot. It's humid. It's calm with no wind. I get it. You love weather like this.<br /><br />My skin is tender and glows in the early morning gloom as we wait for the bus. For some reason, you are creepily more attracted to me than to anyone else on the planet. I get this too. Sort of.<br /><br />But for the love of all that is holy, including the one esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-21291813373436413262016-09-08T21:02:47.798-04:002016-09-08T21:02:47.798-04:00A lot of people, myself included, have wondered th...A lot of people, myself included, have wondered the same thing, Liz. Heaven knows... :) Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-10214127675987416812016-09-08T16:16:52.630-04:002016-09-08T16:16:52.630-04:00I'm sorry, Sue. It seems like there was no way...I'm sorry, Sue. It seems like there was no way for there not to be a whole lot of hurt all over the place in this situation.<br /><br />I wonder why she didn't join the Unitarian Universalists? It's a non-creedal religion, so a belief in God is not necessary for either clergy or congregants.<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-49914932753136665002016-09-08T13:51:39.639-04:002016-09-08T13:51:39.639-04:00If you recall several months back, I commented abo...If you recall several months back, I commented about our denomination's atheist minister. She was up for a review by the church as to whether she still meets the standard of "essential agreement" with the stated beliefs of the church. The report was presented today and she was found by a diverse committee of 23 members to NOT be suitable for ministry within our denomination. <br /><Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7119252761199070312016-09-08T13:08:07.326-04:002016-09-08T13:08:07.326-04:00The only 2 things left to do are put on makeup, an...The only 2 things left to do are put on makeup, and toss the makeup in my bag. EVERYTHING else is done! We are not leaving for 1.5 hours, and am at loose ends.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-37891906338144481132016-09-08T10:05:51.370-04:002016-09-08T10:05:51.370-04:00Have a great flight, Kathy!!!!
Thank you for the ...Have a great flight, Kathy!!!!<br /><br />Thank you for the GLITTER COFFEE inspriration, Sue!!!<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.com