Mature chat thread.....

[dayhiker]

Cool .. you'll look hit riding around in your scooter. Maybe I should get one. I was thinking of taking my pedel bike sometimes to work .. 9 miles. But a scooter would be so much better .. ya, no exersize, but neither would I have to shower once I got to work either!

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Cool scooter. Dayhiker yes you should get one too! My weekend was good. Watched the movies I had recorded before losing the cox service and switching to Direct TV and had to wait around all day for them to come. Window was 12-4 and of course they show up at 3:30! Was supposed to go skating but that didn't happen because of him showing up later than I expected. We had snow on our mountains (which is quite rare) I wanted to get a good picture of it, but by the time the installer was gone all the snow had melted (wow that was fast lol). I mean it was completely covered, but oh well next time. It even snowed in my backyard..of course it melted as soon as it hit the ground, but still....But I don't miss living in the snow, it's just kind of fun when we get weird weather like that. Like when we had my husband's funeral, first it was overcast. While the service was going on it POURED rain, before the service was over it cleared up and was sunny, then when we got to the house, it HAILED and I mean BIG hail balls, and then it snowed (and stuck to the ground)! It was like he was up there with God saying C'mon God do this! Bizarre.

 

[dayhiker]

Ya, weather is pretty interesting.

 

[Gwenyfur]

ya know...it never ceases to amaze me how father's can make you feel 5 years old and childish no matter how old you are...

So...since it's still "chilly" in MO and OH...and I apparently don't understand anything...
I'm not picking up my scooter until the first weekend in May...

Dad pulled out all the stops on why I shouldn't ride it back from OH...
even stopping every hour or so to warm up, fill up with fuel, empty me, drink coffee, walk, stretch etc...

Not to mention stopping at another friend's house every night for 4 nights making an 11 hour drive into a 4 day trip...and the list goes ON and ON...

but daddy has decided I'm not to ride it home...and the worst of tornado season must be over -- ummm hello...I live in MO...ever hear of Tornado Alley"???? We've had tornadoes in December for pete's sake...

yes...I'm venting at his silly mother hen-ness!

So I finally cave in, call my bf, ask if he can pull the trailer with his lil tiguan...he's all yes! so call my dad back and tell him we'll be coming out the first weekend in May and trailer it home to KC...

So he's mollified until I say "he" then it's the inquisition of what "he" and why haven't I mentioned this "he" and what's his name, what's he do, how long have I been seeing him yada yada

I love my dad...really...

But he's only been back in my life for 5 years....5...
after not being around since mom and he divorced when I was 4...

c'mon man...I know you wanna make up for it...and I love ya...
but this amount of over-protectiveness just isn't going to fly very far...

sorry...had to vent...

especially after seeing other people riding their scooters in yesterday's fine lovely weather...

I was having scooter envy

and are all fathers this....proddy?

 

[dayhiker]

Ya, Gwen, tell him how it is. give it tooooo him.

Nice vent, I like it. I'm not that way, but then I've got boys.

You forgot to blame your father for robing you of your adventure. Life is too short to remove all the adventures from life. Assuming you were taking back roads, with the scooter now you will drive the highways and miss real America. You need to tell your dad that he's causing you to miss learning about America and what a great country this is! grrrr.

Hmmm, this rant and venting stuff is fun.

dayhiker

 

[peacechild4]

ya know...it never ceases to amaze me how father's can make you feel 5 years old and childish no matter how old you are...

So...since it's still "chilly" in MO and OH...and I apparently don't understand anything...
I'm not picking up my scooter until the first weekend in May...

Dad pulled out all the stops on why I shouldn't ride it back from OH...
even stopping every hour or so to warm up, fill up with fuel, empty me, drink coffee, walk, stretch etc...

Not to mention stopping at another friend's house every night for 4 nights making an 11 hour drive into a 4 day trip...and the list goes ON and ON...

but daddy has decided I'm not to ride it home...and the worst of tornado season must be over -- ummm hello...I live in MO...ever hear of Tornado Alley"???? We've had tornadoes in December for pete's sake...

yes...I'm venting at his silly mother hen-ness!

So I finally cave in, call my bf, ask if he can pull the trailer with his lil tiguan...he's all yes! so call my dad back and tell him we'll be coming out the first weekend in May and trailer it home to KC...

So he's mollified until I say "he" then it's the inquisition of what "he" and why haven't I mentioned this "he" and what's his name, what's he do, how long have I been seeing him yada yada

I love my dad...really...

But he's only been back in my life for 5 years....5...
after not being around since mom and he divorced when I was 4...

c'mon man...I know you wanna make up for it...and I love ya...
but this amount of over-protectiveness just isn't going to fly very far...

sorry...had to vent...

especially after seeing other people riding their scooters in yesterday's fine lovely weather...

I was having scooter envy

and are all fathers this....proddy?

Since my husband walked out.. my parents walked in.. because I have a hearing disability it is so easy for them to come in and take over..

I do need them but hard when they treat you like a child.. I understand..

But many our age their parents are either passed on or elderly and needy.. so I try to find ways to be thankful.. it helps not to get overly frustrated and negative..

 

[Gwenyfur]

I'm better today...

my guy did remind me that it's good to be loved...

still suffering from scooter envy...but will get my adventure in somehow at some point

He can't stop me from *this* end of my world

 

[peacechild4]

I'm better today...

my guy did remind me that it's good to be loved...

still suffering from scooter envy...but will get my adventure in somehow at some point

He can't stop me from *this* end of my world

Good on you..

 

[dayhiker]

Ya, I knew you'd get your adventure in.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Hmmm my mom, bless her soul was never that way. She was always there to offer advice IF I needed it, but never forced it on me. She would just always say, "too bad you're not my age, cuz then you could say this or that lol" and my dad was out of my life from 13 for about 15 years. He doesn't really give advice either and I'm very grateful for that. I miss my mom, who would call me every week and sometimes I would roll my eyes like, Wow! I JUST talked to her what could she possibly want LOL. Boy I wish I didn't act like that but too late now. I think I'm the same way with my boys. I only wish their dad was here now, cuz he would get more work out of them lol, but all in all they're good kids and my seventeen year old (YIKES! 17!) respects my opinion, but doesn't always agree or do it my way and I accept that.

 

[peacechild4]

Hi everyone.. can finally get online long enough to say hello.. hope all are well.. we are into Autumn now.. My sister and family are visiting from Qld... not really any other exciting news..

 

[Gwenyfur]

hey peacechild

spring is starting to arrive here...
had some nice sunny days, some warm, some chilly, the birds are gathering, the robins have arrived, and the yard is inhabited

I've been working on clearing the garden plots and prepping the areas for planting here in a few weeks.

blew the insulation in the attic last weekend, wish I coulda got that done when it was still icy cold, but at least it's done now...

It's so good to hear the spring thunder and the falling of rain instead of sleet and snow...

I love this time of year...

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Spent 5 hours doing my front yard last weekend killing all those pesky weeds and trimming up my lantana which was half dead cuz of the frost we had. Boy was I sore the next 2 days LOL. Now I have to do the backyard. Luckily my yards are mostly desert landscaping. I really find NO fun in gardening lol it's alot of work for me. I love looking at a pretty garden, as long as someone else does the work LOL>

 

[MLynn]

Hey - weed control is a constant thing. Now that my yard has dried up a bit, I'm going to be out there too.

I had a job interview last week and I'm waiting to hear back from them. They said it might take awhile but they would contact me. We'll see.

 

[dayhiker]

Hope you get the job MLynn.

I still got a foot of snow and ice in the back yard .. but that is a lot less than it was.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Praying for you to get the job too!

But about the weeds... WHY do we have them again?

 

[peacechild4]

hey peacechild

spring is starting to arrive here...
had some nice sunny days, some warm, some chilly, the birds are gathering, the robins have arrived, and the yard is inhabited

I've been working on clearing the garden plots and prepping the areas for planting here in a few weeks.

blew the insulation in the attic last weekend, wish I coulda got that done when it was still icy cold, but at least it's done now...

It's so good to hear the spring thunder and the falling of rain instead of sleet and snow...

I love this time of year...

Sounds like a lovely time to be out and about.. you sound happy too.. thanks for the greeting..

 

[peacechild4]

Hey - weed control is a constant thing. Now that my yard has dried up a bit, I'm going to be out there too.

I had a job interview last week and I'm waiting to hear back from them. They said it might take awhile but they would contact me. We'll see.

Praying for you to get the job... nice to see you too..

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

So last week we had to ship some parts we made to Calexico, CA with ultimate destination to Mexicali, Mexico. There were all these documents and HTS codes etc that I had NO idea, nor did my boss, of how to fill out (what codes to use etc). So we ship them out and do everything as they instructed and put ALL the paperwork inside the box with the parts. Today I get an email from the guy that ordered the parts that he needed a copy of the invoice to get the parts across the border. Really? OK so I send him a copy and he thanks me and says that was the only glitch and he doesn't know what happened to the paperwork inside the box. Then this afternoon, I get another email from someone else in Mexico asking for the SAME invoice! So I send her a copy to which she replies that now she needs our tax id number. IT'S ON THE INVOICE! Really? OK here's the number. Then she sends a 3rd email to "verify" that the invoice I sent her actually goes with the bill of lading that she sent me! Really? So I reply YES! To me I'm thinking it's a wonder we get anything across the border with this kind of...I don't even know what to say. Sorry just had to vent to someone.

 

[peacechild4]

So last week we had to ship some parts we made to Calexico, CA with ultimate destination to Mexicali, Mexico. There were all these documents and HTS codes etc that I had NO idea, nor did my boss, of how to fill out (what codes to use etc). So we ship them out and do everything as they instructed and put ALL the paperwork inside the box with the parts. Today I get an email from the guy that ordered the parts that he needed a copy of the invoice to get the parts across the border. Really? OK so I send him a copy and he thanks me and says that was the only glitch and he doesn't know what happened to the paperwork inside the box. Then this afternoon, I get another email from someone else in Mexico asking for the SAME invoice! So I send her a copy to which she replies that now she needs our tax id number. IT'S ON THE INVOICE! Really? OK here's the number. Then she sends a 3rd email to "verify" that the invoice I sent her actually goes with the bill of lading that she sent me! Really? So I reply YES! To me I'm thinking it's a wonder we get anything across the border with this kind of...I don't even know what to say. Sorry just had to vent to someone.

It helps to vent..