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Eight Below made me cry. I don't handle sad animal stories, even if I know it is a Disney movie...

*snuggles*

Good evening all!

Glad to hear that everyone seems to be doing o.k! That's great!

I did get to spend some extra time today with hubby and we still have the evening together ! We went shopping for Mother's Day. Couldn't find anything for his mom, she doesn't need anything or want anything. We just decided to give her a nice card with money in it and a visit from us! I'm sure she will be more than happy with that. I wanted a plant for my flower bed so I picked out a beautiful pink paeonia plant for my gift. I can't wait till it gets growing and gives me beautiful smelling flowers . We just had a quiet day doing a few errands and now he's doing a few odd jobs that needed to get done around here. The weekends go so fast, and then he's working steady all week again

TLB-I forgot to answer your question about how old my children are. Daughter just turned 16 and son is 12, will be 13 in July. Glad you had a nice breakfast with your lady friends. That's great, getting a jump start on your shopping!

April-So glad to hear you are off that caffine stuff !! That was an awesome deal you got on those books for your mom!! I'm sure she will love them.

Jo1-Glad you found some peace in Michael's death. When my hubby's brother died, we wondered about his salvation too. It was a relief when hubby and another friend had dreams that gave us some peace that he was in heaven. Sorry to hear about your mom. You are right though, sometimes we just have to forget about relationships that are only hurting us and move on from them . My heart goes out to you, especially tomorrow!

BigToe & TLB- Eight Below was a good movie! My family watched it a while back and really enjoyed it.

Anyone hear from Hannah? Why did she get banned? PM me if you don't want to say on here.

Have a great evening you guys! Talk to ya later

Hey, y'all. Sorry I've been sorta absent lately. How's everybody doin'? Anybody got plans for today? I'm apparently going to see Spiderman 3 with my dad, brother, and another family. I still haven't seen the first or second lol. Oh well. Tobey McGuire's cute and it'll distract me from life.

Hmm, I haven't heard of Eight Below. Guess that shows how current I am with movies, haha.

Happy Mother's Day, Mask!! I'm glad that it's been a good day for you, and that you and your husband get to spend time together.

Jesusfreak, you'll have to let me/us know how you like Spiderman 3. I've seen the first two but not the third yet, although we probably will once it comes out on DVD. I liked the first two, although I do wish that it comes out with a happy ending... don't know if it will though. Or if the story will ever end!

Today has been an okay day. Quiet, relaxing, and I got a few things done but nowhere near as productive as yesterday (although, at the same time, that means there isn't as much stuff that I need to get done). My goat's udder is looking swollen (she's a dairy goat), which usually only means a pregnancy... thing is, she hasn't been bred since February 2006, so I have no idea what's up with that. I'll have to ask the person whom I got her from (who is also, coincedentally, my best friend). Hopefully it's not an infection or something....

/me hugs everyone.

Soulwings, the movie was good. I actually just sat there and knitted while I watched it. I haven't seen the first two yet. lol It is LOOONG though. 2 and a half hours.

Hi everyone! Monday again!!! Did you all have a good weekend? Mine was pretty good! Mother's Day was fine, no big hurrah or anything but just nice (except for spending 4 hours sitting in a car !). Mother-in-law was happy for the visit so that's good.

JesusFreak...how could you see to knit in a dark movie theatre ??? My kids really want to see Spiderman3 too. We rented one and two...don't remember much about #2...think I fell asleep !!

TLB...hope you get motivated to study! Try not to get yourself feeling overwhelmed by it all...just do your best !

So April, what are you going to do to keep yourself busy with now that you are done of school?

It's so funny to be talking on here to you all really, compared to me, you guys are just kids....all so young!!! I'm the old geezer on here. BigToe is only "3"...teh heh...I'm asumming it's a typo!! Jo1 is the closest to my age but she's still a young chic too!! Most of my adult life, I've had older friends (quite a few of them were/are old enough to be my parents!) but I'm fairly comfortable with younger ones too. We all have things to share with all age groups...don't we!!?

Have a good one guys!!

Pooh. You the none of you are old.

Tracey - I don't feel 18 either... haha. That might have something to do with the fact that I'm a junior in college now. But nevertheless, that's what I am, and I'm perfectly happy with it as long as people don't look down on me for it. I used to try and hide my age when I was on here, attempting to deceive people so they wouldn't think I was too young to have mature conversations with... that was when I was 14. I quit doing that awhile ago, but it usually worked and tricked people into thinking I was in my mid-twenties. Hehe. Rather a fun little game, even if it wasn't quite honest.

Good luck with the studying of precalculus and calculus I've only done up through precalc (actually, I didn't do trig at all either, just skipped from geometry to precalc...), and I hated that class. I took it in 2004 so I really don't remember much of it, except there was a lot of work with parabolas. Eww.

Oooh, what books are you reading?

Mask - I'm so glad that you had a good Mother's Day! Minus the four hours in the car, though... do you do anything to while away the time? Listen to music, chat with your husband and kids, read? Or just think and watch the scenery go by?

This summer, hmm, to keep me busy... *ponders* Well, I've got the poetry circle on Sundays - the first meeting is this Sunday, so I'm pretty excited about that - and during the week I've got my counseling and nutritionist appointments - and then in whatever else time I have, I'll be outside exercising, helping my mum when I can, reading my bajillion books and writing in my journal and coming online. Hopefully much chatting with my fiance; now that it's summer I'll be able to talk with him before he heads off to work. That'll be uber nice (he's on rotating shift, one week each of midnight/afternoon/day, and during the schoolyear I could only chat with him on the weeks that he worked days). So I should find enough things to keep myself occupied. Then in July I'll be starting back up at a tutor on campus for English, Spanish, and chem. That'll go til school starts, and then ka-WHAM, I'll be madly busy once more.

How about you? Do you have any plans for the summer?


Damn insomnia. And damn bipolar. I wish I could just stop thinking and get to sleep. *growls*

Heloooo gals!!

I'm tired and got a bit of a headache!! I'd like to go lay down but I'm being forced to go to town today to sign some stupid investment papers ! I DON"T WANT TO!!!! I know absolutely nothing about investing or finacing!! All this is, is some registered retirement savings I've had from at an old job eons ago when I was 20!! I didn't know anything about it, but everyone else at work was doing it so I just did it too! I hate going there because he is going to bug me about other investing too! I have no money to invest!!! I feel very ackward talking to him too, he's very pushy! That's probably why I have a headache...the stress I'm feeling about going there ! I just end up feeling stupid and dumb, like we are big failures because we don't have money or investment !! Oh how I wish my daughter had not answered the phone last night when he called! I guess I can't ignore him forever....I'll just have to pray for God to help me and go face him and get it over with! Sure could use some extra prayers though!

April...as for the drive, I do listen to music, chat with hubby and look at the scenery. No reading in the car for me... ! As for the summer...we usually try to go camping for a week or two. Hopefully we can find a camper to rent so we can go again this year. It would be so nice to own our own camper.....someday maybe.

Have a good day everyone! I'll let ya know how I make out with the investment guy!

hi everyone.

i don't usually post on this thread so i feel a little out of the loop, but i felt like talking a bit, so i thought i would.

did you have a nice mother's day, everyone? mine was not usual because my mom was out of town visiting her mother. so i just worked and went to church, nothing too exciting. right now my mom is supposed to be on her way home from visiting her mother, but she can't because she's sick with the flu. so that means i'm hosting my mom's cousin Linda today by myself. (my dad will be out of town at a tennis match with my brother). i guess i'll find some way to entertain her, then serve her the dinner i made (salami pasta salad, fruit salad, and pineapple cake), then take her to my brother's orchestra concert.

i'm just nervous because i don't think i'm very good at polite conversation, i quickly run out of things to say. and this is my mom's cousin, she's an insurance agent and a lot older than me, i don't know what i have in common with her.

but then on the other hand Linda is very nice and talkative, so it should be fine. i guess i shouldn't worry so much. you just always want to make a good impression for your relatives and company, especially when you hardly ever see them....

in other news, i'm still looking for a job. i've been out of college since December and still haven't found a job. i'm so frustrated! my good friend was kind of lecturing me on it yesterday and i lost my temper, so we got in a minor argument. i feel bad because we never fight, ever. but then he called and apologized, so i guess it's ok now. i just wish i could find something. i apply all sorts of places and have had a few interviews, but no luck. i think i'm a good employee, i don't get it. well, i work now, but it's just part time in retail.

the good thing in my life right now is this Bible study i recently joined. it's for people in college or in their 20s, and we're studying revelation - it's so fascinating! and everyone in the group is so friendly and nice and it's led by a pharmacy professor with a degree from seminary. the professor is great too, he's met with me privately to talk about my faith, because he wanted ot know me better, and he encouraged me to start reading the Psalms and memorizing parts of them. so i'm going through the Psalms, and i feel like i'm growing closer to God every day. it's just so exciting!

i hope all of you are well...

Lynne

Hi Lynne, Nice to meet you! There are about 6-8 of us that post here regularly but we always are very happy to have someone new join in .

I don't blame you, I would be nervous if I had to entertain someone I don't know very well, all by myself! I am kinda shy and can be quite quiet. If the other person is a talker, then I'm o.k to help keep the conversation going but if they are quiet....AHHHHH that's very uncomfortable. I'm sure you will be fine, especially if Linda likes to talk .

What kind of job are you looking for? I hope one comes up soon for you!

The bible study does sound quite interesting! Revelation is a very hard book to study...so many symbols and such!

Well I made it through the meeting with the investment guy!! It went much better than I thought.....God helped me to be calm! He wasn't as bad, for being pushy as he was before. I did learn a few things, so that's a bonus. Nothing I can implement right now....but hopefully some day . I did feel a bit stupid and pathetic when he would ask me questions about our financial state . I always feel like such a loser!! I hate debt so bad...we suck with our finances!! I don't even know where to begin to get out of this hole. I'm trying not to let myself get overwhelmed with it all but it's getting very hard. When you are the one who looks at all the bills and bank statements.....it's hard for me not to worry! We need wisdom!!! GOD HELP!!!!!

Mask - I'm glad to hear that the appointment with the investment guy went okay! I'd feel awkward too, if he were pushy ... goodness, how I despise pushy people. Especially pushy professionals. I know that we're supposed to love everyone, but I can't imagine anyone loving them who has to experience their pushiness firsthand. Sorry, I guess that's a pet peeve. *sheepish* It just seems so rude. Bleh. And finances are hard... I'm hoping that Jarrod and I won't have too much difficulty with them once we're married. I'm working now, parttime, so I'm saving up some money (yey nest egg), but it'll go pretty fast once we've got rent and vehicle insurance and medical insurance and all that. Oh well, better than nothing, I s'pose! We're both pretty careful with our finances... not saying that you aren't! ... it's just hard sometimes. I can see it getting out of hand. Try not to worry about it; worrying isn't going to do any good and will definitely put more stress on you. Just do what you can whenever you can, and try not to stress too much over it when you can't do anything. I hope that's not stupid advice. :o

Tracey - Ooh, how are you liking Lord of the Rings? I've read most of the trilogy but sadly didn't get through the last book of it. Not yet, anyway! I will eventually. And I love Ayn Rand... which one are you reading? Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead are her two most famous, although Anthem is pretty famous as well. I've got all three, but I've only read The Fountainhead once. I really liked it, and was in the middle of rereading it last year, but got bogged down and so didn't get to finish it (drat). Oh well.

Ooh formal logic... I did some of that in junior high, nothing extremely difficult, but I remember a little bit here and there, syllogisms and all that. I really should review that sometime this summer. It would be interesting. Good job on the good grades! That's fantastic. And I'm glad that you enjoy it. It always helps to enjoy the subject/class that you're taking; it makes the whole class, exams and assignments and all, so much easier to do.

Lynne - (I promise I'll reply to your PM soon! I'm definitely a slowpoke... :o) Anyway... I am sure that the time with Linda will be fine. She'll most likely carry on the conversation, and will be better at continuing it rather than letting it fall into awkward silence, I think, because she's naturally a conversationalist. Try not to worry - and the supper you've prepped sounds absolutely delicious! I bet the pineapple cake is heavenly..... I think I could live on pineapple. Hehe.

Good luck on finding a job - it's unbelievable how hard it can be. Don't take it as a negative reflection upon yourself, if you don't get jobs immediately, though. I know it would/is hard not to, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you aren't a good employee.

And I think that memorizing the Psalms is a very good idea... they're so calming and also very worshipful. It also helps to pray them, or focus your prayers around a central theme in one of the Psalms. My pastor suggested this in one of his recent sermons, and I've not done it yet, but I want to. The idea is really cool - that you're truly asking for God's will through His words. Wow!


I'm doing okay today, I guess. I finally got to sleep last night, which was good, and got about 7 hours of sleep. Better than previous insomniac nights. Today's been okay, haven't really done that much other than running errands.

One thing, though, that's really irritated me and will probably make my night quite shyte.... I'm going out to Wisconsin in 9 days for my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary, with my parents, and we might meet up with my sister out there. And then on Sunday night (27th) we're hopefully going to head out towards Minnesota, where my fiance lives. We'll get a little over halfway there that night, by my reckoning, so Jarrod and I will have an extra three or so hours together on the 28th. However, if my sis comes to Wisconsin, then she's expecting to stay over with us in my grandparents' city on Sunday night, which means that my parents and I won't be able to head out, and I'll only be able to see Jarrod for about 8 hours on the 28th. So that really ticked me off. My sister doesn't even know if she's coming, and we just saw her two months ago, and I've not seen Jarrod since December. And who am I engaged to again?

So that better resolve itself soon. I'm going to put up a fight for my p.o.v., because seeing Jarrod is hugely more important than spending a few more hours with my sister. UGHHH. :-(

Good evening everyone .

Oh sisterly love !! Sorry April, it's just the way you talk sometimes, makes me laugh! I know that must be very frustrating for you, to possibly not get those extra hours with you fiance, so I can understand your anger. Just try to remember how much your parents probably miss seeing your sister all the time though. Hopefully you guys can come to a mutual agreement that will satisfy everyone ! As for the debt thing, I try not to worry but it's hard. I do hope that you and Jerrod make wise decisions with your money. If you don't get caught in the credit card trap, then you will be o.k. Oh if I could go back in time and know what I know now, I wouldn't make the same nieve mistakes that I've made in the past. Oh well you can't change the past! I just want to make smart choices now and help to improve things, not let them get worst!

Gotta go...somebody calling me! Bye for now!

OK as most of us sharing one thing which is Depression
Impression whatever thing
then let's try to express the following:
1. The ugliest things that happened in your life
2. The people that you hate the most
3. The dark side of you
4. The worst depression moments
5. The craziest thing you have ever done when you were depressed

Then for a positive view switch the above into negative points:
1. The prettiest things that happened in your life
2. The people that you love the most
3. The bright side of you
4. The happiest depression moments or funniest
5. The craziest thing you have ever done when you were happy , not depressed
And I would like to dedicate this song for Depression Impression:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o_ydWA3QAQ

dnihila said:

OK as most of us sharing one thing which is Depression
Impression whatever thing
then let's try to express the following:
1. The ugliest things that happened in your life
2. The people that you hate the most
3. The dark side of you
4. The worst depression moments
5. The craziest thing you have ever done when you were depressed

Then for a positive view switch the above into negative points:
1. The prettiest things that happened in your life
2. The people that you love the most
3. The bright side of you
4. The happiest depression moments or funniest
5. The craziest thing you have ever done when you were happy , not depressed
And I would like to dedicate this song for Depression Impression:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o_ydWA3QAQ

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I guess I will go first:
1. The loss of my love
2.Oh !!The College Girl mates. They are really Stupid Girls. No ambitions at all!!!!Fashion then fashion then fashion and boy friends, too. I loved fashion but I was not a stupid girl and not a Boys Hunter.
3. If the person that I hate the most was embarresed in public that will be a pleasure to see. Oh ,I am so cunning.
May Allah/ God forgive me.
4. When they tied me in bed in the hospital and fed me the medicine in a needle because I have refused it and I was so naughty I freed myself in seconds and fell asleep peacefully.
5. When I got rid of my diamond watch which I discovered that the ex-maid has taken from the garbage and flee to her country. May Allah/God forgive me if I wrongly suspected her.

Now the good points:
1.Nothing so far
2. My niece and my nephew. I love them so much also my family.
3. Gathering myself and my grief by working and painting or doing anything that goes along with my brain energy.
4. When I rescieve flowers from a visitor.
5. Designing a graduation party decoration and doing it from A-Zall bymyself.