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12:00 am

flippity flop

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

lippity!

12:01 am

hi cos

12:01 am

lippity?lol

12:01 am

:-D

12:01 am

flip, will start but that's about all

Clues are up

12:02 am

ty lickety

12:02 am

We've heard about some really nasty and deluded people lately -- must remember there are others. I was at a funeral today for the sister of a friend of mine -- this lady was an exceptionally wonderful person who had suffered from MS for many years but still kept her spirits up -- she wrote "I have vastly enjoyed my life and I cannot believe that death can be less interesting or splendid" when she knew her days were numbered.

12:02 am

ty lickety!

12:02 am

ty lickety

12:02 am

RE6

12:02 am

and flip -- and thanks, Lickety.

12:03 am

hello everyone :)

12:03 am

I won't be finishing this biggie -- leaving tomorrow afternoon for the weekend.

12:03 am

its a big gri but it feels small

12:03 am

hi nan

12:03 am

oh yes, have a wonderful time jilli

12:04 am

sorry to hear about your friend jilli...I really like her comment

12:04 am

TR6

12:04 am

jilli hi...one of my words is here

12:04 am

I lost a dear sweet friend today. He lost his battle with cancer and my heart is aching.

12:04 am

nbt

12:05 am

wow cos -- I haven't even started yet.

12:05 am

dart -- I see it -- one of my faves too as you know.

12:05 am

yes

12:06 am

whoops no nbt.. i forgot about the i in first column

12:06 am

that's the dolphin, nan

12:08 am

nbt now for sure

12:08 am

still need 7,8,9 :(

12:08 am

well done cos

12:08 am

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl e-1381464/Bunny-rabbits-compete-jumpin g-course-Dressage-set-world-storm.html #ixzz1M9MLDQJc much cuteness!

12:08 am

cos what are the stats for that i?

12:08 am

nbt here, too, yay, cos!

12:08 am

ra 7

12:08 am

in 4/4 mlf

12:09 am

wtg bud :)

12:09 am

ty cos

12:09 am

oof, big grid. i think i will not start tonight; away to sleep instead. have fun, all!

12:09 am

wtg rbud

12:09 am

duhh thats a babblet

12:09 am

I meant cos -- wtg now

12:10 am

stats for the G please?

12:10 am

bye jes -- sleep well now that things are settled

12:10 am

omg, mlf.

12:10 am

oops u asked for stats not a clue sorry

12:10 am

what cos??

12:10 am

go 4/7

12:11 am

oh never mind you nut

12:11 am

ty for the ra7

12:11 am

:)

12:11 am

i got the RA 7 too thankyou

12:12 am

nbt

12:12 am

phantom = ghost

12:13 am

nbt

12:13 am

re 8

12:13 am

wtg nana dn pini

12:14 am

stats for the E 4th column please?

12:14 am

et 5/12 and et 4/5

12:14 am

et4

12:14 am

sa 8/9

12:14 am

common, cos?

12:15 am

yeah... its a prefix word

12:15 am

got it thankss

hi and nbt

12:17 am

gotta git ... cya tmw ;)

12:17 am

hi and wtg josh

12:17 am

nbt here too

12:17 am

which RE is it cos?

12:17 am

i have nbt

12:17 am

bye pini

12:17 am

ps: phantom = sanitizer

12:17 am

* poof *

12:17 am

first R in last column

12:17 am

wtg mlf

12:17 am

phant refrain

12:18 am

thanks jill

12:18 am

sa 7

12:19 am

nbt

12:19 am

wtg flosey

12:19 am

nan if u have the sa7 u shld be able to find the sa8 and 9

12:19 am

which s, cos?

12:19 am

top row S i thnk

12:20 am

is there only one sa 7?

12:20 am

I have an sa 7/28

12:20 am

not sure. it can work with the 2nd column S too ugh

12:20 am

i only have one sa7 and its an sa6/7/8/9 combo

12:20 am

the 8/9 has one letter that isnt int he 6/7

12:20 am

ok - got it ty

12:21 am

nbs

12:21 am

wtg nan

12:22 am

8's and 9 done... now 6 more 7's :(

12:22 am

what is the other 8?

12:23 am

re8

12:23 am

nbt and nbs...bedtime here. Night all

12:23 am

ty

12:23 am

RA6

12:24 am

wd nonnie, and gnight

12:24 am

nbs

12:24 am

wtg again flosey

12:25 am

thanks jilli

12:25 am

fa6/7

12:26 am

oooh dorothy and rose's favortie place's in the grid

12:28 am

la7

12:28 am

la7x2

12:29 am

cos -- I got your icon in an email today -- right on!

12:29 am

lol too funny isnt it

12:29 am

yes indeed!

12:30 am

I think I forwarded it to flosey among others

12:31 am

sh 6/7

12:31 am

yes, I received it too, thought it was from you, jilli

12:31 am

my friend was telling me how the 2 sisters looked like the step sisters and in ever got it til i saw the pic

12:32 am

sl7x 2

12:32 am

7's done....

12:32 am

I saw a snippit of Fergie being interviewed by Oprah the other day

12:32 am

7's: fa, la, la, ra, sa, sh, sl, sl

12:33 am

ooooh, nice size grid! happy flip all :)

12:34 am

hi mrp, too big for me but will do what I have time for

12:34 am

anyone call the 9 yet?

12:34 am

yes mrp

12:34 am

sa 6/7/8/9

12:34 am

it was, flosey -- forwarded from a friend you don't knw

12:34 am

thanks cos

12:35 am

not seeing that re 8

12:35 am

its a prefix word

12:35 am

re + a 6 letter word in the grid

12:36 am

i have just ordered homeopathic remedies to heal my broken bone... getting it this arvo!!

12:36 am

yeah - I figured that much out

12:36 am

hope it works for you mrp

12:36 am

lol sorry :-/

12:37 am

will referee tomorrow and sunday and then give it a break (punny) for a couple of weeks

12:37 am

u want the first letter of the 6 letter word?

12:38 am

I have the best appointment tomorrow... it shows that the Football Federation considers pulling me up the ranks to state level!!

12:38 am

sure

12:38 am

got the re8, thanks cos

12:38 am

oh wait no... duh... no re9

12:38 am

its an sa9... the re8 is rea8

12:38 am

oh, congrats, mrp, and I hope you get it

12:38 am

I only have 10 years left in me and want to get to national level

12:38 am

re + a6

12:40 am

ty -- didn't have the 6 til now

12:40 am

ty cos (looking for the a6)

12:40 am

national level pays heaps!! and if I go international, even just for 1 game in World Cup for example, it is $50K and all travel/accomodation

12:40 am

good for you mrp, we'll all be cheering you on

12:41 am

thanks flosey!!

12:41 am

wow, pretty exciting

12:41 am

wow, mrp!

12:41 am

I am studying my arse off to make sure I level up to a top level referee

12:42 am

you can do it mrp

12:42 am

Also, I am often requested by mens all age teams

12:42 am

that sounds pretty positive then mrp

12:42 am

I eventually want to become an instructor so that when my 'used by date' comes up, I can assess and instruct referees

late flip hi all; hugs jili, mrp, flosey

12:43 am

hi dee hi

12:43 am

hi and hugs Dee

12:43 am

hi volley mrp

hi dart!

12:44 am

hi dee and dart **hugs**

12:44 am

still missing 5 a's.. how many as words?

12:45 am

I only have 1, cos

12:45 am

6 as words cos

12:45 am

still missing 3 7's - la x2 and sh -- stats, please?

12:45 am

at least 2 as words...

12:45 am

la 7/37 and la 7/32

12:45 am

2 now

12:45 am

both as6

12:46 am

sh 7/36 its a pl

12:46 am

i have an as 5

12:46 am

i must be slightly 'special' tonight cause I am having too much trouble finding words.!!

12:46 am

7/37?

12:46 am

7/36 sry

12:46 am

new keyboard

12:46 am

mrp, you're probably way ahead of me

12:46 am

37 is a prime number lol

12:47 am

hang on.... 'clunck'..... brain just kicked in

12:47 am

oh yeah, I have 5 words! LOL

12:48 am

aww assair isnt a word :P

12:48 am

I start from the bottom z and work my way up to a

12:48 am

I have a mere 100

12:48 am

on ya jilli! **hugs**

12:48 am

I'm barely ahead jilli, 107

12:49 am

and I've started to yawn...

12:49 am

i just need more medication... but have to wait another 2 hours

12:50 am

after nbt I start at the As and try to get at least one word in each of the groups in the list. We each have our little ways.

help with i in first column please

12:51 am

as6 x 3

12:51 am

that could be the dolphin?

12:51 am

dolphin volley

12:51 am

took me forever to find the other two as6

gracias dart nbt

12:51 am

in***-red camera

12:52 am

A's done.. there's 6 as words

12:52 am

thanks dart

oooh ty dart... went blank on that one

12:52 am

missing the third one

12:53 am

drawing blanks -- just too tired I guess. Goodnight everyone :)

12:54 am

goodnight nan

this grid is not looking friendly

12:55 am

raced up to 200 fast...not so fast now

12:55 am

gnight nan

12:55 am

wd dart -- as ever

wtg dart

12:56 am

wd dart -- just got to 150. *poof*

12:56 am

bye nan

from which r does the re originate?

1:01 am

last column R

1:01 am

re 8 from the far right r

ty

1:04 am

125 down and I'm off to bed, goodnight all

1:05 am

bye flos

nite flosey

1:05 am

the de words all start with the same first 3 letters fyi

1:05 am

i have 5 de's...more?

1:06 am

7 de words

1:06 am

thx

1:06 am

de4x 2 de5x 4 and de6x1

totally not seeing the re 8...

1:07 am

re = a 6

1:08 am

meant re + a6

1:08 am

missing one more e.. how many ey's?

ty looking

1:09 am

3 ey's

1:09 am

thanks.. i have 2...

ty dart found it

1:10 am

phew found the last ey

how many ey's?

1:11 am

3... 1 ey4 and 2 ey5

ty missing a 5

1:12 am

dee, Lickety is up in case you didn't know

ty jili missed that by coming in late :~)

1:13 am

jilli's favorite word is in the grid

1:13 am

thought that might have been the case, dee

1:13 am

8 more then im doen for the night..

1:13 am

my toher one is almost there too....aalii

:~)

1:14 am

other

into the PB you go, dart

ty ru... had missed that... whew finally found the 8's and 9 like pulling teeth... just not seeing anything hmm

1:16 am

exactly half way, really off now

lol flosey... just one more... just one more

1:18 am

ugh found two fr 6/42,,, took all the monkeys i had

wtg.

1:18 am

these were my last two f words

1:19 am

ok 150 left. night all

1:20 am

night cos

nite cos

1:21 am

bye cos

1:22 am

wouldn't dehair mean to shave?

I'd vote for that

1:23 am

scalp?

lol

1:23 am

follically challenged?

1:23 am

hi ruru

1:24 am

hi jilli

1:26 am

ah -- over halfway by 20!

1:27 am

144 or 154?

7's kaput

1:30 am

phant glossary

1:30 am

phantom: refrain

did someone say there was a de6

1:31 am

well, now it's 147/121 and I'm heading for bed -- may post an icon clue first though (this grid's theme)

1:31 am

cos did...but missing 1 de and don't see a 6

1:31 am

there is a de6 but I don't have it

no de 6 here yet

ah, got it

1:32 am

it's de6/21

de + vowel + acronym for your spouse's female sibling

ty jili found it now just missing one d... I have 7 de's so far...

1:34 am

sounds like a skin creme josh

lol sure does

sounds like an alternative to cable or fibre optic internet

if you pronounce with 3 syllables, that is

any more than 2 fr 6's?

i have 3

two are related, and the other is an architectural element

1:44 am

have 3 so far

just found 2 more... fr x 4 so far...

fr 6... as in weak old lady pl... then any decorative band at the top or beneath the cornice of an interior wall; then start with fuzzy hair .. fr 4/12 add past tense and one who endings...

1:46 am

missing the cornice one

1:47 am

what a strange word cornice is

starts like the appliance with canola for crispy food remove last consonant add end of alphabet cons + vowel

I love the word and the look :~)

1:48 am

thanks dee

1:49 am

icon clue posted -- you probably had it but maybe didn't know what it was.

yw

1:49 am

happy kernels?

1:49 am

or pleasant cobs?

1:49 am

or frozen kernels in cubes

lol

1:50 am

actually those would be pretty good with bourbon

I hate words that start with vowels

1:51 am

So goodnight all -- won't be on much tomorrow, leaving in the afternoon, back late Sunday night.

1:51 am

have a good time at the play jilli

have fun jili

1:52 am

I hope you have a wonderful day

1:52 am

thanks all (I have a hard time with vowel-starters too)

I totally go blank with them...

1:53 am

bye jilli

1:53 am

so do you have my clue word?

yes ty jili nice icon pic btw

go 6/24

1:54 am

thks...and *poof

1:59 am

I'm missing one h and I can't find it

2:00 am

grrrrrrrrrrrr

missing 3 here

2:00 am

hi 4,5?

missing 1 now...

ha 4/6 and ha 4/5 ?

2:04 am

I have hi4/6, hi4/5, hi/4/5 hi 5/12, and hi 4/5

2:04 am

I have hi4/6, hi4/5, hi/4/5 hi 5/12, and hi 4/5

2:04 am

I have hi4/6, hi4/5, hi/4/5 hi 5/12, and hi 4/5

2:05 am

I am repeating myself..

2:05 am

aaaaaaaaaaaaaah beans. I give up for tonight

another hi 4/5 2nd from the end probably

2:05 am

that was it

2:06 am

that dumb babblet

wtg

2:06 am

thanks dee

2:06 am

ya know enable so

2:06 am

ya know enable doesn't accept hersn

sounds about right

2:07 am

one small victory for me h's are done and g's too

yipppeee

2:09 am

okay.. crashing for the day.. early to work manana.. night all.

2:09 am

git r dun dee

nite ru... sleep well

2:13 am

gonna list for the last 15

listed at 30... still 26 to go..

blind as a bat tonight

2:21 am

fireworks

wtg dart!!!

down to my last 3

2:23 am

may i ask for a clue on the first column i?

2:24 am

and congrats Dart!

2:24 am

and volley, you go, firl!

fireworks

2:24 am

girl

in 4/4 dolphin

ty

2:25 am

nj volley

ty dart! How are you feeling?

2:26 am

pretty good...still haven't tried golfing or lifting anything real heavy

2:26 am

moving next week tho..so might get tested

little bit soon for those I would think... beee careful!!

2:27 am

been 6 weeks now...but will watch it

truly be careful, if not healed, you can refracture...

so are you in MN or KS now?

2:28 am

mn

are you having professional movers aor doing it yourselves?

2:29 am

movers are coming in to do most of it

2:31 am

thanks for the clue

2:31 am

g''nite all

nite jb

that's good... won't be quite as stressful

2:32 am

trying to pare down our stuff has been a chore

I hate doing that... always afraid I'll get rid of the one thing I really need or want

2:33 am

some of the stuff has been in a box since 92 lol

2:34 am

gonna run off to bed....pretty tired...nite volley

LOL you would think that one would be a no brainer, but it is probably the "treasure" box

2:34 am

few treasures...a some junk lol

lol

2:35 am

found my college diploma tho...couldn'r remember where I put it

2:35 am

t

that might be a good thing to have

2:37 am

catch you at the next flip........poooof

*poofing, too* have a great day!

2:37 am

u2

ns

morning all....

3:34 am

good morning to an empty room!

mornign ruby

3:34 am

are you still here fish fish?

morning even

3:34 am

so we are only an hour apart!

3:42 am

nbt with 58 words, rare for me

3:54 am

morning all...not liking this grid much

3:54 am

143 on first run

4:49 am

Good morning everyone:) coffee time at work so time to have quick peek at the grid:)

4:51 am

Good morning, jean.

4:51 am

Good morning Haz :)

5:04 am

Bye jean, have a good day.

5:07 am

Thank you Haz, hope to get back in a little while. Happy Babbling everyone:)

5:30 am

finally got TI 5/12....that double i gets me everytime..lol

5:31 am

OOPSIE meant TE

5:48 am

hello, back. Didn't come close to half this AM

5:56 am

hey Ruby, hows things?...got 58 left and all S's and T'sgrrrr

5:56 am

hah, I only have 158 left!

5:56 am

dumb ruby!

5:57 am

It's not so easy today. Hi ruby and diz.

5:58 am

hello FM. I finally finished the book I'm sending -- this AM. I've read it twice and now it needs a good home

5:59 am

this is never easy!

5:59 am

any clue for the 8 or 9 would be very welcome!!

6:00 am

I can never vanquish the grid without the help of FM!!!!

6:00 am

sa8 & pt for the 9

6:01 am

but half would please me today

6:01 am

to do with salt.

6:02 am

thank you!!!!

6:02 am

yw, looking for the other 8

6:03 am

I'm happy now; nbt and nbs

6:03 am

its RE 8/40

6:03 am

ugh it is a re 8/40

6:03 am

to attack again I think.

6:04 am

FM easy re+as6/18

6:04 am

oh, and you have an as6 hahahah

6:05 am

got it, thank you both

6:05 am

yep as+the first sa4

6:05 am

Hows the weather ruby, it is a little cool here today - having soup for lunch.

6:06 am

diz! that is vitually spelling out the word!

6:07 am

the weather here is perfect -- chilly at night and magnificent the rest of the time. I have peonies, roses, azaleas (yes, still), perigonium, and various little border plants whose names I have forgotten

6:07 am

FM sorrrry...lol

6:07 am

*grin*

6:07 am

<--loves dizgrannie

6:07 am

How lovely ruby, we are hoping for rain but just not getting it.

6:08 am

we had rain yesterday and really needed it

6:08 am

we put in sod this year becaUSE THE LAWN WAS HORRIBLE, BUT i DON'T THINK IT WILL SURVIVE

6:08 am

Hello everyone. Watching first lot of Eurovision (it feels like only a few months ago I said the same thing)

6:08 am

sorry about shouting!

6:09 am

{{lynxx}}

6:09 am

Hey there lynxxx

6:10 am

hey Lynxxx, hows the weather over your way...been very cold here in NSW

6:10 am

and ugh to Eurovision ;)

6:10 am

the 60s girlie group from Serbia must win surely

6:11 am

I've never seen Eurovision and don't know if they show it here in Fr

6:11 am

Hi Diz...been chilly the last week, the heater has been going on in the afternoons

6:11 am

Haven't seen any of the elimination rounds.

6:11 am

It all seems quite classy this year

6:13 am

intersting, change then as it was getting rather tacky.

6:13 am

sort of miss the tacky & Terry W though

6:14 am

Oh yes, loved Tw and his comments

6:15 am

I guess this doesn't translate; they don't have it on Fr TV

6:16 am

Surprised to hear that ruby as France do take part.

6:16 am

maybe we don't get those stations....

6:17 am

mind you it is one of those love it or hate it progs.

6:17 am

need 4 for half

6:20 am

escargot and pl ruby

6:21 am

yay, half, and nap time!!!!

6:21 am

ty FM

6:21 am

think I might have a nap too, slept v badly last night.

6:30 am

and I think I might give up on this for tonight - the grids lately have been nicely challenging. Night all

6:33 am

bye lynxxx

6:34 am

hi all

6:39 am

help with the fourth column i or e please?

6:40 am

get your dander up for the ir 4/5

6:40 am

good morning jmc

6:40 am

hi mom ty i try er ending on that and the march date! lol never thought of that

6:41 am

I don't have the e yet

6:41 am

trying for a quick nbt before a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG day of meetings where i won't be able to babble! :-(

6:41 am

ypi

6:41 am

you're welcome

6:41 am

scratch that ypi

6:42 am

exactly

6:42 am

oh no ..... no babble! and long meetings on top of everything else

6:42 am

no i think ypi says it all in the right tone of voice

6:42 am

:-)

6:43 am

i fail i must go and who know when i will be back :-(

6:44 am

et 4/5 ... e from 4th column

6:44 am

have fun babbling!

6:44 am

et + *i* and hers

6:45 am

I'll try. have a good day

6:45 am

Happy Friday everyone.

6:45 am

and to you, Molly

6:47 am

NBT and NBS, phew

6:47 am

Yay Mom!

6:47 am

thank you Molly

6:49 am

I thought the 8/9 combo was fairly easy to see today, for once.

6:49 am

I got it but not without a clue from FMitch

6:50 am

64 S words and I only have 19

6:52 am

This has been a hellish week for s words.

6:52 am

it has

6:54 am

off to fix breakfast, be back in a bit. ((Hugs))

7:01 am

Good morning!

7:01 am

Hi Car

7:02 am

{{Molly!}}

7:02 am

morning, all. Ity's going to be a great day. I am feeeling much better. The surgery has given me control of things that I have never really had good control of before, and I am so happy witth the outcome of the procedures.

7:02 am

Glad to hear you're doing so well Angel.

7:02 am

Angel! How wonderful to hear! {{hug}}

7:08 am

ri

7:09 am

Hey Mema

7:10 am

How serendipitous that the dolphin and it's descriptive word are both in the grid.

7:10 am

morning, all!

7:11 am

Hi Sue

7:11 am

angel, so glad to hear you are doing well.

7:11 am

Hello uusue!

7:11 am

and hi, molly and car!

7:11 am

Oh boy, Molly....will have to have another cup of coffee to figure that one out!

7:12 am

uusue...i need to get back on track with my diet and fitness....can you share your motivation?

7:12 am

The i babblet

7:12 am

in 4?

7:12 am

oh, car, you don't want my motivation, I've gained 10 pounds this semester and am totally messed up. I need to get back on track too!!

7:12 am

Oui, and the H word that describes it.

7:13 am

OK then! Let's get back to walking and eating right!!!!

7:13 am

ah, thx, molly (was briefly looking for river until I realized there's no v)

7:13 am

morning everyone! :)

7:14 am

Had to google it, but I do have them both!!!

7:14 am

Hello Angela!!!

7:14 am

I really need to, car, and am so often on the point of giving up (I'm too old, nobody succeeds at losing weight anyway, etc etc etc)

7:14 am

Oh boy! Angelsong and Angela are here!!!! Must type carefully!

7:14 am

morning, angel!

7:14 am

getting a little babbling in before going out to enjoy the sunshine on the Harley.

7:15 am

lol car :)

7:15 am

I have pretty much kept of the initial 12 lb I lost, but I need to push forward. I have about 60 more to go!

7:15 am

i did mean to type angela but maybe angel will work for both? :-)

7:15 am

I'll answer to any variation...

7:15 am

lol

7:15 am

Angela!!! So jealous!!! Come pick me up!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEE! (Get your motor running....)

7:15 am

Great way to enjoy a sunny day Angela.

7:16 am

I am hoping to get all my grading finished today, then I can goof off for the weekend.

7:16 am

I have to be to work for noon so I'll leave early and ride, ride, ride

7:16 am

it's been the week from hell so I need it!

7:16 am

Uh oh! PB< PB< PB!!!!

7:16 am

Sue, you actually goof off? Lord have mercy! : P

7:17 am

I am goofing off right now!

7:17 am

lol, car!

7:17 am

PB to the 3rd power

7:17 am

and I am goofing off right now too but will do so to the max once the grades are done (I'm not teaching this summer)

7:18 am

You totally deserve some down time uusue!

7:18 am

I absolutely agree, car :-)

7:19 am

Car, no ta4s today, but there is some sa 5/10

7:20 am

and the cravings continue....

7:20 am

phantom: sanity (and isn't that always true!!!)

7:20 am

Nice! LOL!

7:20 am

It remains a phantom for me Sue.

7:21 am

uusue...are you on FB?

7:21 am

amen uusue!

7:21 am

I am, car

7:21 am

back with breakfast.... set it all in the pb

7:22 am

Yum! Nothing like Mom's breakfast.

7:22 am

If you would like, friend me and then we can support each other with our exercise and healthy eating. I always do so much better when I have to be accountable to myself AND someone else!

7:22 am

Thank you Mom! And Good morning!

7:22 am

Car, do you keep a food journal. That's a great way to be accountable.

7:22 am

ooh, a challenge! I can be very competitive :-)

7:22 am

good morning Car., you're welcome

7:23 am

I do it online with Calorie Count, but I have not been faithful about it. When I was, I lost the 12 lb.

7:23 am

there are some great smartphone apps out there too...

7:23 am

ok, I've sent you a request, car

7:24 am

Oh Lord, there really is an app for everything. Where is the app to find the winning lottery number?

7:24 am

I am not good with food journals, unfortunately - I start out ok but then quickly go into rebellion

7:24 am

haven't seen that one yet...however, my husband did find the fa** piano app...interesting. As is the cat piano.

7:25 am

This has been a battle for me my whole life. My friend was helping me at one point and had a gret plan. I gave her $5 every week. If I gained weight, I had to give her additional $1 per gained pound. I had to keep a food journal tracking calories, fat, and exercise. We set a weight goal and then when I hit my goal, she gave me back all of my money to go buy new clothes!!!!! It was a BLAST and I lost 35 lb!!!!

7:25 am

uusue, when I get on my laptop later I will go to FB and accept you!

7:25 am

oh, that sounds great, car!

7:25 am

Car, if support is helpful to you, why not Weight Watchers?

7:26 am

ok, good, I couldn't add a personal message but I'm Suzanne Willis

7:26 am

We had so much fun and then got to go on a shopping spree!!!!

7:26 am

I don't have the money for WW right now. I know what to do, it is a matter of doing it consistently and not letting life get in my way.

7:27 am

hehe...cat is lying next to me on the couch and dreaming...all sorts of twitches and noises :)

7:27 am

ooooooohhhhhhhh!

7:27 am

I've tried WW but the group format just didn't work for me

7:27 am

I forgot that Weight Watchers involves money. Shame people can't start up their own free support groups.

7:28 am

That's what we are going to do!!!!

7:28 am

Anyone is welcome to join!

7:28 am

I'm sort of using sparkpeople.com, which is free, but fell off this week (as well as earlier in the semester, sigh)

7:28 am

the group format doesn't work for me either...i just used the atkins website

7:28 am

uusue, you have been doing well with your walking though. That is something to be very positive about!

7:28 am

Do you do low carb, Angela?

7:29 am

well, I've kind of fallen off with that over the past few days too, during finals week :-(

7:29 am

I do. More carbs now that it's been over a year, but still very low compared to everyone around me.

7:29 am

but you are inspiring me to walk to work today!

7:29 am

But its only been a couple of days uusue....you can get right back on track!

7:30 am

That's a cool site Sue. Never seen it before.

7:30 am

Good for you Angela! Carbs are my biggest weakness. When I am tired (which is often) I just live on them.

7:30 am

(Will also check that out on my laptop in a bit!)

7:30 am

I'm at 20 carbs now. My dr. suggested it because of my diabetes

7:30 am

Sugar was like crack for me...now I don't crave it at all. Very strange.

7:31 am

I can, car!

7:31 am

My craving for sugar went down when I did Atkins. But I damn near fainted going down the bread aisle in the store from the aroma of the bread I was not eating.

7:31 am

I started running and doing Atkins on March 1st last year. I've lost close to 60 lbs. and am loving it. Not skinny, but I don't want to be. About 160 lbs and feel great.

7:31 am

Go, uusue, Go!

7:31 am

What has worked for me in the past is low fat - I don't have a sweet tooth but I sure do have a cheese tooth!

7:31 am

Wow!!! Congratulations Angela!!!!

7:31 am

lol moll

7:32 am

Bread and cheese...the French in me could live on bread and cheese...and wine of course!

7:32 am

I have heavy cream lattes, bacon in the morning, steak... I LOVE this "diet" :)

7:32 am

good for you, angela!!! I used to run, a lot, but have since had both my knees replaced, and was told not to run any more

7:32 am

That's great.Angela! My husband has lost 30 pounds on MY diet.

7:32 am

thanks Car :)

Hi and help please. Tr 6 last one please

Wow ANgela well done

7:32 am

Good morning Herin!

7:32 am

A cheese tooth. I love it. And I can relate.

7:33 am

thanks herin!

7:33 am

hi, herin! been too busy chatting to actually find any words :-)

Sue you could always run on a cross trainer or use a hand bike

hello all :)

Never mind found it. Hi Mr PRes

7:33 am

hiya Mr. P! :)

7:34 am

I actually like doing weights, so I've been doing that off and on. I also have a Wii but I think it has died of terminal disuse

7:34 am

good morning mrp!

7:34 am

hi, mrp!

7:34 am

I'm finding that my body is resistant to weight loss. I've been doing Atkins since April and I have only lost three pounds.

hi infern :) **hugs**

7:34 am

My mom just found out that she can no longer drive. I will be driving her to the gym 3 x a week now, so plan to drop her off and then continue on to the Y to do my workout and then pick her up on the way back.

7:35 am

well, it's only May, Bea! 1/2 to 1 pound a week is not a bad rate to lose!

7:35 am

good plan, car!

7:35 am

i've told people around me that it worked for me but it definitely is not for everyone. it's tough to stick to - especially the first few months.

7:35 am

sounds like a plan car!

7:36 am

although since my partner has celiac disease, maybe atkins would be something to try....

7:36 am

But I'm not losing 1/2 pond a week.

I am watching 60min Make over. I swear the designers need a course in viewing Sh#tmykidsruined

bea, getting rid of body fat is sooooo hard.... eat one meal a day and exercise to start with... have vegetable juice and try calming activities.

O please you need to graze. Small meals not big ones

7:37 am

Now, I heard that is not the way to go. Your body will go into starvation mode and shut down. You actually need more fuel to maintain your blood sugar and then exercise.

7:37 am

april 1 was about 6 weeks ago, bea, if you've lost 3 pounds that's about 1/2 pound a week, no?

7:38 am

nooooooooo, NOT one meal a day. Small and often, count the calories. And exercise, egt your heart rate UP and KEEP it up for at least 20 minutes

7:38 am

One meal a day is not the way to go.

7:39 am

When I was on focus I ate 1400 calories a day, made sure I was taking vitamins, drank water constantly and kept track of all my exercise. Even a 10 minute walk is better than no walk...and vacuuming and cleaning count too!

7:39 am

I actually lost about 70 pounds over a few years, and kept it off for several years (gradually 50 of them have come back, darn it all) but one thing I learned is that both diet and exercise are important but different things work for different people and you just have to find what works for you.

7:39 am

once you reduce your carb intake the body will burn fat for fuel. I've never counted calories.

7:39 am

I'm a fitness instructor LOLs, yes car - cutting out meals makes the body lower its metabolism so it doesnt waste reserves - and you need to increase metabolism

7:39 am

Over the last six years, I have tried every little trick in the book and then some with weight loss. Eating small meals, only eating three meals, weight watchers, local hospital diet...

7:39 am

granadan!!!!! Join our FB support group!!!!!!

7:39 am

is there one?

7:39 am

also what works when you are 30 doesn't necessarily work when you are 60, sigh

7:40 am

BzznBea...what are you doing to burn calories?

7:40 am

I think the exercise portion is so important to any change in lifestyle.

7:40 am

uusue and I just started it this morning!

7:40 am

car and I are going to start one, granadan

7:40 am

true uusue!

7:40 am

Amen Sue. Especially for post menopausal women.

7:40 am

I think if changing your food is not the answer, then it must be the need to boost your calories burned.

7:40 am

treat your body like an engine - you need to make it use more petrol than you are poutting in - lean muscle burns energy all the time, even when not working, so add a little weights into your exercises

Granadan is that your pup?

7:41 am

its harder if there's a LOT of weight to shift, but even a bean can in each hand while watching telly and tricep pushes will help - yes, he's called Isaac :)

7:41 am

I am so pissed Suzanne Somers' new program is called "Sexy Forever". It is designed to focus on women over 40, but what a stupid name! How about Feeling Great Forever?

7:42 am

As far as exercise, I take a spin class three to five times a week, a toning/weight lifting class two times a week, yoga two to three times a week and I've been walking on the days I don't spin.

7:42 am

well, sexy is ok too :-)

7:42 am

I agree about Somer's plan Car.

7:42 am

I actually loved her first program and still use a lot of her recipes!

ONe of my friends rescued a hairess dachie. He was completely bald. He was a cross with a crested

7:42 am

hey, car, ok if I go ahead and create a group?

7:42 am

WOW BzznBea! You got that segment covered then!

7:42 am

ABSOLUTELY uusue!

7:43 am

i just wish the process worked faster. it is so frustrating to count every calorie + sweat your face off, just to burn a few ounces of weight. it is very unmotivating...

7:43 am

Oh my goodness! What a cute dog!

7:43 am

We didn't gain it all in one day, so why should it all come off in one day?

7:43 am

And then Eva, there are those evil people (mostly males) who eat what they want, when they want and never gain weight.

7:44 am

I agree, eva - I want to eat right, exercise, and lose 5 pounds by TOMORROW!

7:44 am

car -- because i really WANT to lose it. i didnt WANT to gain it. doesnt WANTING burn calories??

I just have the eat what I want diet

honestly only live once

7:44 am

LOL! I am totally with you Eva! I just have to be practical!

7:45 am

Thank you all for talking about this today! I am feeling VERY motivated now!

7:45 am

now the trick to that eating what they want lies in lean muscle mass - it's burning those calories for them all the time. You go take lectures from these superfit guys here, and honestly, if I ate in a day what they snack on during talks... LOLs Eva, wish wanting did!

7:45 am

We've got your back Car.

7:45 am

That was my attitude too herin, until I developed diabetes.

neh

7:45 am

Herin, if I could do that and still feel healthy and keep up with my kids, that would be OK with me. It just doesn't work for me. I am very envious of those people that have that liberty.

7:45 am

ive been toying with the idea of joining weight watchers. i know several people who have had a lot of success with it. i just wish it werent all so much work. *le sigh*

7:45 am

Thank you!

7:46 am

I just never liked the idea of going into a group of people and talking about my fat. not appealing.

7:46 am

Eva, do it while you are young, because once you get onlder it is twice as hard.

I just love my lumps.

7:47 am

Just like little things add up when you eat and gain weight, they add up the other way too. Take a break every ten minutes you are on the computer and do some stretching or walk around the house. Park further away from the store. Take the steps not the escalator. Those things all add up.

7:48 am

I, too, am motivated.

7:48 am

I totally have been doing the parking lot thing (except when the kids are with me for safety reasons)! It makes me feel better!

7:48 am

car, as soon as you add me as a friend on FB I'll create the group. then I will let you all know and put the link in my profile.

7:48 am

< --- going to grab fruit and yogurt instead of waffles or muffin....

7:49 am

Morning folks

7:49 am

morning Mr Bob

7:49 am

bea, i know. when i was a teenager, i really did eat anything i wanted, and as much as i wanted. but i was also an active dancer + never had to think about it. these days, i actually eat less healthy than i did then, and i am almost completely sedentary in my lifestyle. i know i need to be active + get moving, but it is so much harder on my body now than it was then. its hard to know that i used to be able to dance for hours on end with little trouble, and nowadays, i cant even climb a flight of stairs without being winded or stand up for more then 15 minutes without sore feet. *pouts*

7:49 am

I hear you Angela, Im the same, but people fall into styles of exercise - some are joiners and they'll LOVE the spinning, ETM and that sort of class, and they all motivate each other - Im one of those little wallflowers who hits the weights on my own, but I get the fun of doing boot camps locally in the mornings. Little things will add up, but to seriously SHIFT that weight, buy a heart rate monitor, get your heart rate UP - (subtract your age from 220 then reduce by 10%) and keep it up for 20 minutes by power walking, dancing with the hoover, anything - check with a GP if any issues

7:49 am

Morning Mr. Bob.

7:50 am

hi, mr bob!

7:50 am

I tried it on this computer uusue...see if it went through.

7:50 am

Arghhh that should say reduce by 20%

7:50 am

(my computer is making revving airplane noises now!)

7:50 am

Hello Mr. Bob!

right I must be off

7:51 am

Dancing with the Hoover : D Mrs. Doubtfire.

7:51 am

good night ((Herin)) pleasant dreams

nite herin **hugs**

7:51 am

Car, have you cleaned your hard drive fans lately?

niters

7:52 am

i have heard of the "high" people get from working out, but that has never been me. i used to work out with a trainer... while i mentally felt good about what i was doing, it never got any easier physically. i just came out feeling hot, sweaty + dross. and i never saw any of the results i wanted to see.

7:52 am

Replaced the fan!

7:52 am

Bye herin!

7:52 am

The only time I ever got an endorphin high from exercise was when I walked 8 miles in a walk-a-thon.

7:52 am

I agree - to each his own. Some people love the group thing, some don't. some people love exercise...those people are crazy :)

7:53 am

bye herin!

7:53 am

Hi everyone ...

7:53 am

ok, the Babblers Weight Loss Support Group exists on Facebook! so far car and I are members. I made it a closed group which means only members can post but anyone can see the group and who's in it.

hi muse! :)

7:53 am

Angela, I am so tired of eggs for breakfast. What else do you have for breakfast?

7:53 am

I definitely feel great after doing a 5K but the daily running never gets more fun :)

7:54 am

hey all

7:54 am

hi mrp! You feeling better yet?

7:54 am

i couldnt even run to the corner.

7:54 am

Hi Peri

7:54 am

and i live in the 2nd house!

7:54 am

so if you want to join, search for Babblers Weight Loss Support Group and let me know! (you might have to be my FB friend but that is a small price to pay :-)

7:54 am

muse, you are killing me in Scramble as usual

7:54 am

I am tall and thin but have gained at lest 6 poiunds around the middle in the pst year!!

7:54 am

Atkins pancakes Bzzn. Try having guacamole, sour cream, olives, onions, cheese, etc. in the eggs...change it up.

7:54 am

hiya peri :)

7:55 am

hi Peri ... you are doing great! the gaps are much closer ... you'll get me soon enough :D

7:55 am

I am trying muse :)

7:55 am

and hi to mymuse, peri, and everybody!

"Life, the Universe, and Everything"

7:55 am

Lickety!

7:55 am

uusue, i cant find it by searching. im guessing we arent FB friends?

7:55 am

hye there is lickety!!

7:55 am

hey even

"Life, the Universe, and Everything"

Anyone?

7:56 am

Yes, I add all sorts of "acceptable" things to the eggs. Still not all that exciting.

7:56 am

hi Lickety!

7:56 am

morning lickety and all

What is the anwser?

7:56 am

I don't think so, eva

7:56 am

43!

7:56 am

i hear ya bzzn - i ate cereal every morning and now eggs are my life :)

7:56 am

I could use the support in losing weight ... I sent car a FB request to join ... usue are you listed as that?

7:56 am

42

7:56 am

Time for me to scoot off. ((Hugs)) to all of you. Hello and bye bye to all those I missed

7:56 am

and hi, lickety!

7:56 am

Hello Lickety!

7:56 am

Bye mom!

7:56 am

bye mom

7:57 am

or maybe 42, that sounds better :-)

FMitch wins!

7:57 am

Hi Peri!

7:57 am

bye Car. and Angela

7:57 am

bye, mom!

7:57 am

The ansswer is, "And then you die."

7:57 am

:)

7:57 am

bye uusue. I will go to facebook and join

uusue2 is second

7:57 am

oh, you just had a birthday, didn't you, lickety! Happy Birthday!!!

hi muse! feeling much better today... best day I have since 24th March... didn't cry today

42!

7:57 am

Hi mymuse!

you are still younger than me lickety!! enjoy rubbing that in

7:58 am

I am Carole Reilly and suprisingly of course a picture of Eeyore is my icon!

7:58 am

Happy Birthday! can't talk , amhanging on the hone.

i fell like the square root of my next numeral

7:58 am

soil

7:58 am

car, are we FB friends?

7:58 am

My God. I am older than Lickety.

in age

wvt... PB for yu!

7:59 am

I don't think so Eva! Whee! I feel so popular!

7:59 am

Good job WV!

7:59 am

heh, sent you a request.

7:59 am

I'm just barely younger

car - Can I hold it against you?

7:59 am

Hi car! @mpr ... well that's an improvement! Sorry you've been feeling out of sorts. Only know bits and pieces but do hope things ARE better.

7:59 am

yes - hope there is no-cal treats in there today

Angela - barely legal

8:00 am

mymuse, I am Suzanne Willis on FB

8:00 am

sue, what is the name of the FB group?

8:00 am

;)

8:00 am

im but a wee babe here. ;)

8:01 am

Good Morning Everybody. Good chog this AM!

8:01 am

<--- now enjoying LF blueberry yogurt with LF granola!

8:01 am

Hello Nef!

8:01 am

sue . . . I just friend requested you on facebook.

8:01 am

it's a fast one nef!

8:01 am

sue, i also sent you a friend request

So how do you play this game? What are those numvers?

8:01 am

Which Suzanne Willi?!

numbers?

8:02 am

Absolutely Lickety!

Do the letters need to join?

8:02 am

It is a fast chog today, Angela. I just came on and tried reading and things keep popping off the bottom! :-)

8:02 am

screen all black....large cat obscuring view....

8:02 am

Must go - good luck Lickety!

I see a 18 letter word - how many bonus points do I get for that?

8:02 am

and i just sent a request to the weight loss group too!

8:03 am

Granadan....thank you for your insight today! Have a great day!

8:03 am

craziness :) better than a chog echo though!

8:03 am

1 jillion trillion

8:03 am

lol lickety

I love Jilions! They are the best! especially on my bank statement

8:03 am

bye grandnan

8:04 am

I keep writing them on the statement and then trying to convince the bank teller that is actually how much money I have in my account...but it isn't working : (

8:04 am

Trif was just here...she says "hi"!

8:05 am

help with first column i pls

8:05 am

Molly clued the dolphin babblet

8:05 am

nm

8:05 am

nm bbl

car - I wonder if it would work if you did it in invisible ink and showed up with an ultra violet light

8:06 am

Ah, so Peri. A "NM" in less than a minute. : D

8:06 am

ok, the weight loss group is growing :-)

8:07 am

how many calories does babbling burn??

8:07 am

good morning everyone;0

I'm watching a movie I haven't seen before - "Alice in Wonderland" (the latest remake with Jonny Depp) It's very capitvating

Back to the movie, have a good babble grid day - Fireworks to everyone

8:08 am

ANYTHING with Johnny Depp is captivating ;) lol

8:08 am

hi/bye lickety

8:08 am

give me a minute and I will put the group info in my profile

8:08 am

I haven't seen that one yet.

8:08 am

Unfortunately, EvaN, not enough calories are burnt to make up for the amount of food I eat playing late at night while trying to stay awake.

8:08 am

I am with you mymuse!

8:10 am

I actually kind of know the answer to that one Eva....when I am doing my transcription work, 60 minutes of typing burns approximately 153 calories!

8:11 am

bye lickety

8:11 am

banging your head on your desk burns 95 calories an hour....:)

8:11 am

hi, crossy!

8:11 am

...and then you pass out so you don't care how much you weigh!

8:11 am

howdy sue:)

8:12 am

ok, babblers weight loss support group info is in my profile. I do have to go to work so if I don't respond right away please do not despair!

8:12 am

hehe crossy

8:12 am

Thank you so much uusue! Will chat with you later!

8:12 am

bye uusue!

8:13 am

yw :-)

8:13 am

May I please have help with the right sided O? I only have the ot 5/12.

8:14 am

and now for crossy,s tid-bit of the day....

8:14 am

Duh! NM! Just found the oh babblets.

8:14 am

The purpose of gasoline rationing during the Second World War was not to conserve gas, but to conserve TIRES. The primary source for natural rubber at the time was Southeast Asia, much of which was under Japanese control.

8:15 am

Crossy! I actually have heard this tidbit before! Cool!

8:15 am

really, crossy?

8:15 am

indeed nef

8:15 am

I can't retain babblets. They don't compute in my brain.

8:15 am

oh 4 sounds like a midwest state, but with a different vowel at the end; then the plural

8:18 am

I have an appointment this morning, so I am off. I hope you all have a great day and I will see you later!

8:18 am

bye, car!

8:18 am

bye car! THanks :)

8:18 am

and Sue!

8:18 am

bye car!

8:18 am

tc car

8:19 am

ok, nbt, i am off to breakfast and then work!

8:20 am

hints for the G words?

8:20 am

Good morning/afternoon, people of Earth!

8:20 am

howdy judi

8:20 am

hey judi

8:20 am

hi Judi

8:20 am

go4/6, EvaN

8:20 am

hello everyone :)

8:21 am

howdy annie

8:21 am

weight loss is our go4/4, plura

8:21 am

hi crossy :)

8:21 am

go 4/6 X2 and go 5/14 is pl of one of those (that's all I have so far

8:22 am

hello annie

8:22 am

Hi Annie

8:22 am

TY. i just couldnt see any words from that stupid tile!

8:22 am

hi angela, muse (long time, muse)

8:23 am

yes too long!

8:23 am

glad to see you back on babble

8:24 am

and at a great time! Was thinking how I have no self discipline re weight loss even tho I did the gym circuit for 3 years -- and voila! A Babble Weight Loss Support Group sprouted righthere lol

8:25 am

Babble is full of useful information. You never know what you will come across here.

8:26 am

True but I love the people :D

8:26 am

That is what keeps me here and, of course, a good grid

8:26 am

we are like no others, that's for sure :)

8:26 am

Yes exactly

8:27 am

:)

8:28 am

Could I please have the stats for that leftI in the first column? It's all I need for NBT

8:28 am

in 4.4

8:29 am

its a babblet, nef. :)

8:29 am

THANKS! I've tried everything else!

8:30 am

Happy Friday , everyone.. no triscadecaphopia here? sp?

8:30 am

Hi Aloy

8:30 am

NOW I can chat and play! :-)

8:30 am

Hi Aloy

8:31 am

there's a gh and go4/7

8:31 am

there is also an in word that comes before "red light"

8:31 am

thanks Molly

8:33 am

And the last one for that i is not out + what you pay for a bus ride or a taxi ride

8:33 am

got my chopped veggies + my dip made form fat-free sour cream here. now i just need to train myself to just use a little bit. ;)

8:33 am

ty Molly

8:34 am

ty Molly!

8:34 am

sounds yummy Eva!

8:34 am

No T-phobia for me Aloy. It's my lucky day. My youngest was born on a Friday the 13th. : D

8:35 am

yay, Molly.. I like it too!

8:35 am

muse, its not the same as my beloved blue cheese dressing or my real full-fat ranch, but its helping me get more veggies and snack less on crap, so its a good step for me!

8:36 am

ive got carrots, celery, broccoli + cauliflower

8:36 am

I just have to stay away from all the snacks my husband keeps buying and get some veggies stocked in the fridge :)

8:37 am

and I love veggies!

8:37 am

i WISH my hubby wouldnt buy junk. it is easy for me not to buy it. but once its in the house, i WANT it.

8:38 am

So true, Eva. Mine likes to stash peanutbutter cups in the freezer.

8:38 am

I always have celery and carrots in the frig ready to snack on. I never have a dip, though. A dip would probably make them more attractive...

8:39 am

mine keeps muffins, chips, cookies, all kinds of stuff as "snacks"

8:39 am

Peanut butter makes a good veggie dip - for celery and carrots anyway.

8:39 am

my problem is that i cant just snack. i want it ALL.

8:39 am

yes! I want to kick his butt each time he does, but now I'm turning it into a "You will not bring me down this time" mentality. He always buys chips, cookies, nuts and barely eats them.

8:40 am

Tell them to keep those junk snacks at work!

8:40 am

my hubby is also more active than i am, so he can afford to snack here + there.

8:40 am

WHY do men do that???

8:40 am

and of course the longer I see them sitting the harder to resist.

8:40 am

Mine wants to show me he can resist any time he wants.

8:41 am

The spicy hummus dips are good with fresh vegetables too.

8:42 am

MMM. Hummus!

8:43 am

Unconcious desire to keep us in the kitchen and away from other men LOL

8:43 am

hummus is really easy to make in a blender - fun too as you can add more or less garlic, etc.. experiment!

8:45 am

have a great day everyone - off to work! :)

8:45 am

Bye Angela, you too!

8:45 am

bye, Angela hagd too

8:47 am

lol, Molly... just got your "red light" clue.. I kept thinking of a traffic red light.. ty

8:48 am

still thinking of "red light" , not a traffic sign, red light district?

8:48 am

Bye Angela. And I'd better get moving too. I've got a busy (non-working) day ahead which includes too many things and not enough time again. HAGD everyone; and Happy Babbling!

8:49 am

hi Annie.. no, something that helps you see in the dark

8:49 am

Annie, think of the electromagnetic spectrum

8:49 am

And Hi

8:49 am

bye, Nef.. see you next time

8:49 am

bye Nef, have a great day

8:49 am

bye Nef! HAGD

8:49 am

hi wht

8:49 am

LOL, got it, thanks wht and aloy

8:50 am

yay, Annie

8:52 am

new word for me, la7.36 = a pointed tooth

8:54 am

Helloo kids.

8:54 am

hi Scrabbler!

8:54 am

Hi Scrabbs :)

8:55 am

Hi Scrabs

8:55 am

I was reviewing flights to and from Raleigh-Durham. I am thinking about visiting Little One over Memorial Day weekend.

8:56 am

L. O. is in my thoughts..

8:56 am

I can't stand not being there with her and her family.

8:57 am

The ultimate hell = having a critically ill kid that could (or does) die.

8:58 am

the 2nd fr5 plz

8:58 am

Aw Scrabs. How very sad.

8:58 am

That is so sad

8:58 am

fr + a donkey

8:58 am

I can not imagine putting on of my baies in the ground.

8:59 am

Scrabbs, it must be so difficult on you to go through, (( )) >>> your way

8:59 am

Little One is stable today and sl better th4 yesterday. One day at a time.

8:59 am

Please excuse me but I am out of the loop...who is Little One?

9:01 am

Isla (eye-la)--I have mentioned her before. Down syndrome, congenital heart disease, was to have heart surgery 4/27 but while vacationing in Myrtle Beach w family before Easter she medically crashed, was intubated and flown by copter to Duke Children's Hospital. Started Apr 18.

9:01 am

family or patient, scrabs?

9:01 am

our son starts working at Duke Hosp in June, small world

9:02 am

Patient and duaghter of friends who I met via late friend Mary.

9:02 am

It's one of the BEST medical centers in the world, Aloy. What an opportunity for him.

9:03 am

thoughts and prayers with you, friends, daughter, and family.

9:03 am

he is very happy, and feels quite fortunate

9:03 am

Scrabbs, Yes I remeber Isla (didnt remember the name Little One) so very sad. Bobby is lucky in that he escaped heart disease.

9:04 am

I often call my young infant patients by the generic term "Little One" so I have used that term on Facebook so I can keep the family anonymous.

9:05 am

If your kids are not healthy then life is very distressful.

9:05 am

Yes, Scrabbs

9:05 am

amen to that

9:05 am

Aloy, is he living there now?

9:05 am

yes, they moved to Cary

9:06 am

I have a very good friend in Holly Springs--pediatric nurse practitioner at a large pediatric practice--Jeffers, Mann and Artman. Does your son have kids?

9:06 am

Holly Springs is just south of Cary.

9:07 am

so he will have a commute - no parking available, YES.. our granddaughter, will copy that name down

9:07 am

ty

9:08 am

crossy hears the sound of scampering bunny rabbits..

9:08 am

Hi Crossy

9:08 am

Aloy, everyone who lives in the triangle area has a commute.

9:08 am

howdy scrabbs;)

9:08 am

matter of fact, gdaughter was ill with high fever right after they moved.. no doc, so they went to ER.. $124

9:08 am

hi crossy

9:08 am

howdy aloy

9:09 am

hi Bzzn (-:

9:09 am

hi babblers

9:09 am

hi gort

9:09 am

hi gort and all

9:09 am

Excellent pediatric practice with 3-4 offices and many docs, Aloy.

9:10 am

Hi gortmold

9:10 am

hi gortmold

9:10 am

will email him the reference today.. ty again, Scrabbs

9:10 am

hi again, all!

9:10 am

how is that universal health care coming along down there anyways?

9:10 am

sorry to clump in with my size 9 clodhoppers on such a heart-rending chat with a banal request for clues, but could I please have a banal clue for the re8?

9:10 am

eating my very healthy breakfast!

9:10 am

hi sue

9:11 am

grid, what grid? don't have it yet, but will look, gort

9:13 am

that's nice of you aloy, but don't stop talking to scrab as i'm pretty sure life and death trump babble

9:15 am

got it

9:15 am

Scrab, I think your presence might be comforting to the family.

9:15 am

crikey you're quick

9:15 am

tuffie, re + donkey + to not feel well

9:16 am

thx, aloy!

9:16 am

thanks!

9:16 am

what i've been sweating over for what seemed like months, was the work of a moment for you, thanks

9:16 am

yvw, twisty one for sure

9:16 am

one more pls: the 2nd sa6?

9:17 am

Aloy, I sent you a msg and link on FB.

9:17 am

latin "without" + **e you lonesome tonight

9:17 am

not getting the not feel well part of that clue

9:17 am

super duper, Scrabbs (-:

9:18 am

red s***s in the sunset, ruru, and hi to you

9:18 am

Hi Rur

9:18 am

yr brilliant, thanks heaps aloy, i dedicate these here fireworks to your speedy self

9:18 am

ooh, congrats to you, gort!

9:19 am

brb, ding dong phone ringeth..

9:19 am

Congrats Gortmold.

9:19 am

Scrabs, did you read about the 16 year old who won a science fair with a new way to treat cystic fibrosis?

9:20 am

Am I dumb? I am not seeing it

9:20 am

for what it's worth, to save u all time and hassle, there's no such thing as realianize, altho u should try telling that to the refugees oz keeps realianizing into the pacific ocean

9:20 am

To be ill is to ***, --last 3 letters of tr5, ra4, na4

9:20 am

oh

9:20 am

nm

9:21 am

Ruru, you're NOT dumb, sometimes our eyes/brain just don't see the letters

9:21 am

need stronger coffee..brb

9:21 am

No, Molly, I will look. CF is an evil disease.

9:22 am

earlier today I set up a FB group for babblers weight loss support - it's a closed group so I can add you if you are my friend. info in my profile.

9:23 am

Sue, would you friend me, Belinda Miller Leach so I can join.

9:23 am

http://tinyurl.com/665do97 for Scrabs

9:23 am

request sent, bea!

9:24 am

ty

9:24 am

ty

9:24 am

what does the 9 begin with?

9:25 am

sal, ru

9:26 am

sa 9 / 90

9:26 am

I saw that, uusue.

9:26 am

sa9 - pt of the sa 8

9:27 am

right, well, insomnia pill hasn't kicked in, so i'll see if i can boggle my brains out on weboggle; cheerio and thanks for the clues and company

9:27 am

I have lost 20 in the last 12 mo and have a ways to go.

9:27 am

got them.. thanks

9:27 am

wow, Scrabbs.. that is great

9:27 am

bye, gortmold

9:28 am

I've lost 15 scrabs and need to drop another 20.

9:28 am

I am on the hagen-saz free diet these days

9:29 am

daz

9:29 am

wtg, ruru..

9:29 am

name that proper noun! sitcom character from cheers who got his own spinoff

9:29 am

thats NBT and NBS for me. now just working on halfway!

9:29 am

frazier!

9:29 am

frasier

9:29 am

Hm....Frasier Crane, MD!!

9:30 am

ding ding ding!

9:30 am

yay,eva!

9:30 am

Go Ruru go!

9:30 am

How are you , Hurshy?

9:30 am

oh, ok.

9:30 am

hi Hursh

9:31 am

hi all

9:32 am

hi, hurshy!

9:32 am

mmmm bananas and strawberries in milk with a bit of brown sugar and a plain toasted bagel with butter and 3 fruit marmalade and a glass of V8 juice:)

9:32 am

Just OK? Still in New Haven?

9:33 am

yes, still in new haven. i've been doing reasonably well lately, seem to have finally found an antidepressant that may work for me. but yesterday i had a bad day and i haven't bounced back yet.

9:34 am

oh, finding the right antidepressant is really tough, and waiting to see if it really works is even tougher!!! hugs to you, hurshy!!!

9:34 am

Every time I eat breakfast, I think of you, crossy. Eggs and more eggs...

9:35 am

no eggs today

9:36 am

hursh, there are those days...

9:36 am

though i will never give up eggs..you will have to pry the carton from my cold dead hands

9:36 am

Ditto what Sue said. Also, Hurshy: exercise! Omega-3 fatty acids! Vitamin D3! (www.vitamindcouncil.org)

9:36 am

I had scrambled eggs with spinach and cheddar cheese and skipped toast with butter.

9:36 am

Isn't sunshine supposed to help with depression too?

9:36 am

mmmm

9:37 am

I'm beginning to wonder if my antidepressant is what is causing me to hang on to my weight.

9:37 am

Oh Bea, they can. Check with your doctor.

9:38 am

i find facing death a few times every ten years helps as well.i swear if the rapture was tomorrow,i would finish the chapter of my book first,then go see what is going on lol

9:38 am

you associate crossy with eggs? i suppose thats not SO far off, but crossy = bacon in my book. :)

9:38 am

I know someone who was rail thin all his life and put on 25 pounds after he started taking an anti-depressant

9:39 am

lol eva,though i do adore bacon,i have cut back my consumption 50% and am buying the 50% less salt variety

9:39 am

I have to go back in July to make sure my diabets meds are doing what they are supposed to do, and will talk to her about it then.

9:40 am

I gained a LOT of weight on antidepressants :-(

9:40 am

Good morning all....Think of crossy everytime I eat bacon and Scrabbs vitamin D3 for one year and have lost about 18 pounds

9:40 am

scrabby,is it true that a ct or a mri gives you about the same zap as 400 x-rays?

9:40 am

howdy seaspray

9:40 am

Crossy, I have started eating bacon almost daily so I am taking up the slack for you. I have to find it without sugar though...

9:40 am

hi SeaSpray

9:41 am

oh, i know youve cut down on bacon. but it is still the association i have with you. :)

9:41 am

Being depressed can cause wt gain. Sunshine helps because our skin produces more vit D when exposed to sun.

9:41 am

not an mri, crossy, no radiation involved with those, but a ct scan can involve a lot of radiation

9:41 am

Hi Ss

9:41 am

mmm bacon...crossy drinks his v8 juice....

9:41 am

i thought it was one or the other..hell i should almost glow in the dark by now hehe

9:42 am

MRI = no radiation--is based on magnetic pull; CT = massive radiation

9:42 am

just had yet another ct scan for my month end cancer test;9

9:42 am

:(

9:43 am

I hope all is well with you Crossy

9:43 am

Risk vs benefit---> you must be monitored. Ask if an MRI can be done instead.

9:43 am

Negative result, Crossy?

9:43 am

eat the grey paste,gonna inject this for resolutin,it may burn...ugh

9:43 am

my doc will tell me at the appt

9:43 am

here's a table of radiation dose for various xray and ct scans: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/safety /index.cfm?pg=sfty_xray

9:44 am

lol,no way i am looking at that sye!!

9:44 am

sue

9:44 am

I see superman's girlfriend is in the grid

9:44 am

i have seen the inside of so many spinning drums,i feel like the maytag repair man

9:45 am

these are approximate, actual dose will depend on the exact procedure and on the patient (usually they adjust the intensity of the beam for your size, to make sure it penetrates but isn't more than you need)

9:45 am

and who is the chic they used to record "breahe in,breathe out,now hold it"?? we need a sexier voice

9:45 am

scrabbler, i already do exercise and take vitamin D and all that stuff.

9:45 am

crossy, if the voice is TOO sexy, you wont be focusing on your breathing. ;)

9:46 am

lots of exercise hurshy

9:46 am

good long walkabout daily

9:47 am

lol eva,if she is doing it correctly ill be listening to her breathing not mine;)

9:47 am

Good, Hurshy. Are you on 1 med or 2?

9:47 am

Got my 2nd cuppa Joe. I'm ready to go. Wasn't yesterday (5/12) supposed to be Judgement Day? *checks the weather report for swarms of locusts*

9:48 am

oh! tea is ready! who wants a cuppa?

9:48 am

Swarms of locusts in NC...

9:48 am

5/21, Judi--get ready!

9:48 am

hurshy, there aren't any simple answers to depression; please don't make yourself feel worse by thinking there's something you're doing wrong. (There are lots of things that can help, of course...)

9:48 am

swarms of lovebugs and lubber grasshoppers in Fla

9:48 am

People thought they were aliens.

9:48 am

well i'm on one antidepressant. but i'm also on antianxiety which helps me sleep. and i'm temporarily on cortisol.

9:48 am

anyway breakfast is done and i am off to work. walking! yay me! bbl!!

9:49 am

Pffth. Figures it falls on a Saturday.

9:49 am

Tis love bug season

9:49 am

bye sue, hagd!

9:49 am

yaaa! just noticed it is friday the 13th!!

9:49 am

bye sue!

9:50 am

gonna get my black kitty to cross my path all morning:)

9:50 am

Oh thanks Crossy...didn't realize it was the 13th and a doc apptmt later today to boot

9:50 am

don't forget to walk under the ladder

9:51 am

not to worry seaspray,i am always ready for anything at those appts"mr melbourne?,i am sorry you have borneo jungle fungus"..would not surprise me

9:51 am

My kitten is partially black. Do I get any superstition points for that?

9:52 am

2 points,if you salt his tail you get 5

9:52 am

will spill some salt and toss it over my shoulder

9:52 am

Sigh. Will have to wait until I get home tonight.

9:52 am

salt his tail? is that to ward off bad luck?

9:53 am

salting a cats tail or a dogs is supposed to make it fall off;0

9:53 am

Why on cortisol?

9:54 am

Oh no! I won't be salting tails then...lol

9:54 am

because my cortisol level was low and they thought i might have fatigued my cortisol system through long term stress.

9:56 am

here is a golden oldie to make everyone smile:)..and the 2 in the vid with him are christopher reeves and robin williams....

9:56 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65 scQU

9:57 am

a groaner from the 80,s lol

9:58 am

Is it helping, Hurshy?

9:59 am

i don't know. the effexor seemed to be helping before i started the cortisol, i haven't noticed anything new since then. but it's only for a few months.

9:59 am

BBS--phone call

10:03 am

Got all the vowels grey...Need to get off my duff and get ready for spin class...bbl*poof*

10:04 am

trip into the past, crossy.. ty

10:04 am

bye, BzznBea

10:04 am

my mrs suffered from depression for a bit,it seemed that her degenerative eye disease was going to make her totally blind a few years ago..i took that summer off and showed her everything in life i could just in case it was her last chance.i drover her into the hills and showed her deer,funny wild turkeys in the fields,the speckled trout jumping for bugs in the stream making rainbows with the water drops in the sunshine,rabbits munching on clover at the roadside at dawn,deer standing in a clearing at dusk.i walked her through the forests on the mountain top all quiet and green and you can almost hear the tree speaking to each other..was a good summer then they told use they can hold her vision at 20/400. we love and endure...sorry for the ramble,my memories hit me like acid flashbacks sometimes....

10:05 am

cough..tea..brb

10:06 am

thanks for sharing crossy. that was very special

10:06 am

indeed, ditto what doxy said

10:07 am

*punches crossy in arm* Romance boy.

10:07 am

you are amazing crossy...the Mrs. is very fortunate...bbl

10:08 am

i am nothing..she is strong.her strength give me strength,we compliment each other

10:09 am

that's the way it should be. Complimenting each other.

10:10 am

FW here, so I'd best be off to do what needs to be done - thanks for the chat - see you next time!

10:10 am

yaa for aloy!

10:11 am

hello everybody. half this AM and now a few minutes

10:12 am

((ruby))

10:13 am

good morning everyone, was just reading back, Crossy, what a dear you are - sharing with your dear wife all the pleasures nature provides - memories you will both enjoy through whatever may come - a truly loving hubby!

10:14 am

awww shucks....

10:14 am

wow, crossy! you are terrif, Mrs. Elegant is very lucky indeed!

10:15 am

she was the one to go blind,not me.i just shared life with her while i could.she is the terrific one

10:16 am

but now like i say we have it holding at 20/400 and are thankful

10:16 am

does she have macular degeneration?

10:17 am

but, if it should come to blindness, Mrs. Crossy will enjoy seeing things through your descriptions - you have a wonderful gift of expressing beauty

10:17 am

it is a large hame for it,but it is swelling behind the eyes that flattens and distorts then lenses and put deposits on the backs of the 2 artificial lenses we had put in

10:18 am

she gets these deposits lasered off once every 6 months

10:18 am

ty flosey:)

10:19 am

it is amazing what they are doing these days

10:20 am

it is indeed

10:21 am

hard to get a good pic of her now,those glass lenses do funny things with a camera flash

10:21 am

so i do nice outside pics with natural light

10:21 am

on the question of Fri the 13th, would a black dog do?

10:22 am

mm black dogs crossing your path? does not have the same ring to it..maybe if the dog crosses your path while you are under a ladder

10:23 am

see you after dinner

10:23 am

bfn ruby

10:24 am

hb ruby tuesday

10:25 am

::dancin to Adele's "Rolling in the Deep"::

10:26 am

dance like no one is watching eva!

10:26 am

this song always gets me moving + makes me wanna sing... been stuck in my head all day and i cant get it out!

10:28 am

then sing like no one's listening

10:28 am

cant really do that in the office, flosey. ;)

10:28 am

but man, this song is the ultimate love-lost-watch-your-back song. and this gal has a VOICE.

10:28 am

lol, guess not, just let it run through your mind and make you smile!

10:28 am

get up on that desk,crank up the song and shake that botay!

10:29 am

hi again, all! have arrived at work - on foot - and am grading the last set of final exams.

10:29 am

"There's a fire starting in my heart, Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark, Finally, I can see you crystal clear, Go ahead and sell me out and a I'll lay your shit bare."

10:29 am

wow!

10:30 am

"See how I'll leave with every piece of you, Don't underestimate the things that I will do, There's a fire starting in my heart, Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark."

10:31 am

great, Eva, I've never heard this song

10:31 am

for those that want the vid....

10:32 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3J cQqw

10:32 am

really flosey? you must listen! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =rYEDA3JcQqw

10:33 am

I love that song too, Eva. But that girl sounds almost just like K.T. Tunstall.

10:36 am

not my type of music but she does have a lovely voice

10:36 am

i dont know how she can just sit in that chair in the video. singing that song makes me wanna get up and point a finger in the face of every ex i ever had! and then dance. :)

10:37 am

not my type of music either:/..must be the message and not the medium...

10:37 am

hmmmm, I can hardly remember exes !! We celebrate 50 years together this summer

10:37 am

50 years! wow! horray for flosey and hubby

10:38 am

thanks crossy - and still very much in love

10:39 am

you do have to learn to roll with a few punches (not literally)

10:39 am

indeed,no punches,but the odd spanking lol

10:39 am

lol

10:40 am

we celebrate our 18th this year

10:40 am

good for you crossy & Mrs.

10:40 am

sounds so puny next to 50 years lol

10:40 am

43 years here in August

10:40 am

wtg wv

10:41 am

and for you flosey

10:41 am

yaa for teach!

10:42 am

40 years next month

10:42 am

ty wv

10:42 am

seems i am the puppy of the group;0

10:42 am

wonderful bichon

10:42 am

hey, crossy, with your attitude and devotion, you'll make it

10:43 am

I'm no spring chicken

10:44 am

nor am I, bichon but I still think young

10:46 am

and, bichon, you'll be younger than I when you celebrate your 50th

10:47 am

benefits of wedding young..i was 29,the wife 22 when we tied the knot

10:47 am

*cradle robber*..lol

10:47 am

I too was 29 crossy

10:47 am

hehe was dating her at 19

10:47 am

hubby 25

10:48 am

I was 25 when I wed. Seems like yesterday

10:48 am

31 here...a late bloomer

just looked at chat.... 51 years for us, next Saturday !!

10:49 am

she had this hair,was down past her waist and burnished umber in the light.all i wanted to do was play with it and imagine it spread out across satin pillowcases;)) crossy is bad

10:49 am

Wow! congrats Diane

10:50 am

hubby had to take a break from U - earn some money to finish remaining 4 years (4th year was to take 5th year ED. which they had to have in BC to teach)

10:50 am

wtg Diane

10:50 am

congrats Diane

10:51 am

little did i know it takes half a bottle of shampoo and conditioner to wash that hair and 5 hours to dry..;(

10:51 am

those first years i should of invested in johnson and johnson

thanks.... it's been a nice 51 years ! we started dating at 17 & 19... got married 3 years later. ( 4 kids, 10 grandkids and a great-grand due the end of this month! )

10:52 am

yaa for diane and 51 years!!

10:52 am

lovely, diane

10:53 am

I can't even look ahead to great grandchildren. Can't imagine my little ones growing up and getting married.

10:54 am

congrats to all the long-timers! Marriage is not something at which I have been successful, unfortunately, although I have high hopes for when my partner and I finally tie the knot (after originally getting engaged 43 years ago!)

10:56 am

Just came across the word for cow dung -- proceeding through the Scrabbl;e dictionary. What have we done to deserve this hideous grid?

I love that story :-) Marriage is a journey that has to be worked upon constantly... but a rewarding, lifelong "career" ;-)

10:56 am

we have 4 kids - 2 grandsons, son's 13 year old (didn't expect any there, he was a Wonderful surprise) second one, my daughter's will be 2 in July, also a late blessing and will be an only. Son and family (from Toronto) will be coming out in July so cousing will meet for first time

10:57 am

268 words and I don't even have 100. What gives?

10:57 am

**cousins (not cousing)

10:58 am

I don't plan on finishing this grid, have decided it's more fun to chat and enjoy getting what I can

10:59 am

and crossy's story about showing mrs crossy all the beautiful things before her vision went away brought tears to my eyes - you are both very lucky to have each other!

10:59 am

So Sue, your guy right now was your original sweetheart many years ago?

10:59 am

he was, but then we went away to different colleges and lost touch with each other

11:00 am

have been back together for about 3 years now and it is wonderful :-)

11:00 am

Think I'll eat. Maybe the words will appear after that

11:01 am

Sue, my brother's first wife died, they had a great life together, then he was reunited with his High School sweetie who had also lost her hubby, they married and had a few wonderful years together

11:01 am

That's so sweet, Sue. I'm glad you found each other again.

11:03 am

me too, molly :-)

11:04 am

ok, now I really am back to grading (just a reminder about the babble weight loss support group, if you are interested see the info in my profile. it is very informal, just a way for us to support each other!)

11:04 am

tyvm sue.her vision is holding at 20/400 and we are greatful

11:20 am

ok, 180 words, must get ready to face the day

11:22 am

tc flosey

11:25 am

good morning all - back to tackle this monster once more

11:26 am

howdy cybernan

11:26 am

this is not a friendly grid;/

11:26 am

I thought the place where bones are collected and displayed was called an ossiary

11:26 am

guess not!

11:28 am

ossuary

11:28 am

oh yes -- right you are, crossy

11:32 am

still missing 2 7's -- sh and la - have an la 7/36

11:33 am

any clues out there?

11:44 am

li f

11:44 am

f s

11:44 am

pl the sh6/21 for the sh7

11:45 am

that's my problem -- don't have an sh 6/21 ;)

11:46 am

sorry. just stealing a few words at work. hello eveyone

11:46 am

s + the stuff on your head

11:47 am

and add a cons

11:47 am

cybernan just found the la7 - la+front of leg between knee and ankle

11:48 am

ty ursh

11:48 am

ty phaeton -- that gave me the 5-6 combo -- still looking for the other sh 7 (have the 7/36)

11:49 am

hmm came back with 36 to find and seems I will make 36 visits to more words

11:50 am

oh - no -- did give me a 7 -- just didn't register in my stats -- pc or maybe the net - working slowly today

11:50 am

there is no sh7/36...there is a sl7/36

11:50 am

7's done :)

11:51 am

ty phaeton and ursh

11:52 am

yw

11:54 am

afternoon all - how are you all today

11:54 am

de 6, please?

11:55 am

Is it a rough one today?

11:56 am

I have an sh4 which is the front of my leg, and an ha4 which is on my head but am not having any luck making longer words out of them (except a plural and an adjective, respectively)

11:56 am

de ** if! *'*L do it!

11:57 am

but now I have the sl7...

11:57 am

ty, phae

11:57 am

yw

11:57 am

s + stuff on your head + consonant, then plural

11:57 am

i have 2 sl 7

11:57 am

thx, phae

11:58 am

ty phaeton

11:58 am

thx, nan!

11:59 am

sh 6/27 ??

12:00 pm

it's a sh5/12 w a sometimes vowel on the end

12:01 pm

silly word!

12:01 pm

thanks for those

12:02 pm

now, don't get all sh6/27 with us, nan! (I actually like this word :-)

12:03 pm

anyone have the middle fr 5/16? in between weak and sauteed?

12:04 pm

fr + donkey, kate1

12:04 pm

*kateq

12:04 pm

kateq - ends with a double cons

12:05 pm

ty ursh!

12:05 pm

and unsue!

12:06 pm

interesting word

12:08 pm

thanks helena.. took me a while

12:10 pm

yummy.... leftover chicken soft taco and chips with guacamole...

12:11 pm

yay fireworks here - any clues before I go find food

12:12 pm

clue for 9 please

12:12 pm

and now for crossy,s tidbit of the day(i actually do 3 of them to catch all time zones).....

12:12 pm

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

12:13 pm

last na 6, please?

12:13 pm

9 is pt of 8 before - too add salt - and uses the 6pt tile towards the end

12:13 pm

sa 9: made salty

12:14 pm

cyber add a vowel to the nosy one before

12:14 pm

thanks for that

12:15 pm

ty ursh

12:16 pm

kazzer, were you thinking of coming to Salisbury for lunch on June 7th -- or do you live too far away?

12:17 pm

7th of June is what day? - tuesday?

12:18 pm

yes -- market day in Salisbury

12:18 pm

i have my nieces funeral around that time but still waiting for confirmation so i will let you know

12:18 pm

so sorry about your niece.

12:18 pm

i will also change my icon so you can see what i look like (hee hee)

12:19 pm

i am really bad with missing people when I go to meet them

12:19 pm

yes -- was thinking that! Also -- please e-mail me so that I have your address: cybernan@gmail.com

12:20 pm

re 8/40?

12:20 pm

now that you have reminded me, I will make a note to myself to do that today!

12:20 pm

I will do that shortly - on the wrong machine for sensible email. I have to fiddle about on this one to get it to send properly

12:21 pm

re + word for like or because + boat sheet

12:21 pm

i am on facebook - look for karen barfoot

12:21 pm

I'm not on FB

12:22 pm

i forgot that silly hi word until now

12:23 pm

thanks nan

12:26 pm

yw sam

12:26 pm

stuck on the first os 5 -- any clues, please?

12:29 pm

My glasses are r***** than yours

12:29 pm

hmmm, having trouble w salty word - the way i thought it was spelled is not in the dictionary.

12:29 pm

of course -- the willow -- ty molly

12:29 pm

ty molly for the os

12:30 pm

helen - sa^^^e drip used in hospital - then drop last vowel and add doing ending

12:31 pm

Helena. the first five letters of the solution you put in your eyes + you win first pr***

12:31 pm

AHH

12:31 pm

ty!

12:31 pm

Add a consonant for the 9

12:32 pm

got it, thanks molly & kazz

12:32 pm

does anyone have the go 6/24 please

12:32 pm

rh 6, please?

12:32 pm

neither, sorry :-(

12:32 pm

*grrr* now im all grumble-pants because, since Blogger crashed yesterday, it lost my blog post. i dont FEEL like recreating it...

12:33 pm

bummer, eva!

12:33 pm

Grumble pants???? : D

12:33 pm

offers eva a pretty yellow spring wildflower to stop the grumblies...

12:34 pm

go 6: tough to clue but here goes: go + outfit James Bond worked for + indefinite article

12:34 pm

at least i do have pretty, shiny silver fingernails to keep me happy. this polish looks like tinfoil!

12:36 pm

poop - i thought bond was MI5. :-(

12:36 pm

so did I, HelenaB

12:37 pm

could refer to any country's undercover police

12:37 pm

CIA? NSA?

12:37 pm

thanks nan - got it - think more generically

12:37 pm

i think google just helped me

12:37 pm

rh6....rh + This Is Sp**** Tap

12:37 pm

got it!

12:38 pm

crossy feeds yellow wild flower to his kitty and dives into the grid..sploosh:(

12:38 pm

wow! - I'm amazed you got it from that!

12:39 pm

haha, google helped with the "not MI5" part

12:39 pm

I didn't : (

12:39 pm

ty molly, but have no idea what SP Tap is

12:39 pm

A Sp**** Tap is a medical procedure

12:39 pm

the agency bond worked for is also the initials for an infamous german police force, if that helps

12:39 pm

It's also the name of a band in a movie

12:39 pm

it's a musical group and also a medical procedure, nan

12:40 pm

ty helena

12:40 pm

ty molly

12:41 pm

closest i can think og is KGB, but thats russian...heh

12:41 pm

anywho, i think i just noodled it...

12:41 pm

(Said in my best British accent) If we need that extra push, over the cliff, what do we do? We take it up to 11."

12:42 pm

crank it to eleven!

12:43 pm

That movie has almost as much of a cult following as Rocky Horror Picture Show.

12:44 pm

WWII nazi police

12:44 pm

yeah, i tried to help with that

12:44 pm

the last an 4 plz

12:44 pm

and a group of the same name protects the USA president

12:45 pm

crank that amp to 11 and pull the knobs off:) and with that i must head to work.tc all and happy babbling..poink!

12:45 pm

an + **y it ain't so!

12:45 pm

an + continent below us

12:45 pm

ty ty !

12:47 pm

I am so damn confused. I'm positive that MI6 is not in any of these words. But I think I know the agency that was being referred to.

12:47 pm

ooh, my friend just shared with me a recipe for Carrot, Apple + Coconut Mini Muffins i cant wait to try these out!

12:48 pm

molly are u looking for the go 6?

12:48 pm

Google says it's actually MI7, but I wouldn't know,I'm in chicago!

12:48 pm

eva - those sound good! I LOVE coconut

12:48 pm

SPECIAL SERVICES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:49 pm

molly -- your thinking is too specific!

12:49 pm

No Ivesy, I have it. I just wasn't getting the clue. Thanks.

12:49 pm

well that settles that then lol

12:49 pm

ok.

12:49 pm

mr loser ..nice lol

12:49 pm

a little frustrated are you, mrloser?

12:49 pm

Sorry Nan, I'll try to think in a more scatter brained way. : P

12:49 pm

i am OK now thanks.

12:50 pm

actually, I was thinking of secret service

12:50 pm

thats what i was referring to... what mr loser did.

12:50 pm

im also planning on making some cookies this weekend. Coconut Rhubarb Cookies and some Chocolate Chip for a coworker whose bday is on tuesday. i have white chocolate chips at home, so i might just use those...maybe throw in a touch of lime juice and/or lime zest too...

12:50 pm

me too cyber

12:50 pm

hahaha, that poor clue

12:50 pm

actually I think it's the agency the US began in WWII

12:50 pm

oh, I love rhubarb!

12:51 pm

There is a whole world of difference between MI6, The CIA and Special Services. Enough said.

12:51 pm

well -- now I need a break -- off to get some tea!

12:51 pm

too bad the sun isn't over the yard arm yet!

12:51 pm

Kateq, that was the OSS

12:51 pm

helena -- i found the recipe one year around christmastime, but of course you cant get rhubarb then. so i filed it away + made it in the summertime, and they are so good! id love to get a whole bunch of rhubarb so i can make a large batch of dough + freeze it so i can make them year-round. :)

12:52 pm

Eva, my great aunt used to tell a story about making rhubarb pie and forgetting to put the sugar in. Ew.

12:52 pm

oh dear. i cant imagine that would be very good!

12:52 pm

I've just started freezing dough - so obvious but I never thought of it

12:53 pm

oh, BTW, Molly, im not sure if this news has spread outside the neighborhood at all, but King Farm is going to start having a farmers market this year! wednesday and saturdays, starting 5/25

12:53 pm

how many words today pls

12:54 pm

helene, i havent ever actually frozen any, myself, since most of the things i make are available whenever, but i have read that this dough freezes well, so its worth a try!

12:54 pm

268 today, steve

12:54 pm

thanks ev

12:54 pm

Oh cool Eva. I think there is one at Kentlands too. I'm close enough that I can just hightail it up to Butlers Orchard when I want fresh stuff.

12:54 pm

the dough i've frozen has worked

12:54 pm

granted, it was just oatmeal choc chip

12:54 pm

anyone have the first al5/10

12:55 pm

we havent hit butlers orchard yet, but im planning on it! i love picking my own produce...

12:56 pm

false name helena

12:56 pm

ty!

12:57 pm

Watch your back if you pick strawberries. The last time I picked them...was the last time I'm picking them.

12:57 pm

why?

12:58 pm

The strain of all the bending to pick them. That kind of watch your back.

12:58 pm

ahh. i know it is strawberry season right now. im thinking of holding out for blueberries or other berries...

12:58 pm

they do cherries in late june. that might be nice...

12:59 pm

i think late summer + fall will be my favorite times: raspberries, blackberries, apples + pumpkins!

12:59 pm

It's cool up there in the fall. They have hayrides.

1:01 pm

maybe i will hijack my niece + nephews for the day...heh

1:02 pm

Word of warning....keep close watch on your car keys while on a hayride. A needle in a haystack is hard, car keys in a bed of hay is just a bit less hard. I speak from experience.

1:03 pm

The Fall Festival is great for kids. They have face painting and a hay bale jumping area. They also have some pretty good food for sale.

1:03 pm

hah, oh dear. keys into the purse, then.

1:03 pm

stuck on the second sa 6/18 - any clues?

1:04 pm

nm -- found it

1:11 pm

so within 10 miles of me there are severe thunderstorm warnings and enough rain to prompt flash flood warnings. Here it is not raining at all.

1:11 pm

s's are done -- yay!!!

1:12 pm

good that it's not near you uusue -- but if you suddenly disappear we will know why!!

1:13 pm

just seems funny that it's so close but the only way I know is through the online radar

1:14 pm

te 5/12?

1:16 pm

babblet, nan, te+ double vowel + consonant

1:16 pm

ty uusue -- always seem to forget that one

1:17 pm

thx to you too, nan, didn't see it until you asked :-)

1:21 pm

<----- Hates double vowel words

1:21 pm

I agree, molly, particularly when the vowel isn't e or o

1:21 pm

5

1:22 pm

but i do love naan bread. ;)

1:22 pm

go nan!

1:22 pm

Nan! Nan! Nan!

1:23 pm

Hooray! One of my students just got 100% on the final!

1:24 pm

Yay student!!

1:24 pm

exciting sue! they really do get it!

1:25 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

1:25 pm

!!!!!!!! Nan !!!!!!!!!!

1:25 pm

congrats!

1:25 pm

yay, nan!

1:25 pm

help w de 5/12?

1:26 pm

de 5: take the contents out of the bicycle tire

1:26 pm

i have one so far, the head of a college

1:27 pm

I have issues with that de5. It just doesn't seem grammatically correct.

1:28 pm

what do you teach uusue?

1:28 pm

physics, nan

1:28 pm

wow -- 100% -- great student and obviously, great teacher :)

1:29 pm

I take all the credit :-) (and none of the blame for the students who get 15%)

1:30 pm

i loved my physics class and teacher. he made all the difference!

1:30 pm

searcher - then make the head of a college plural

1:30 pm

of course not -- they are just not applying themselves. Mind you with physics, I would be one of them!

1:31 pm

a lot of the really bad ones just never show up, or spend the class listening to their ipods and playing games on their laptops

1:31 pm

agreed molly -- clean out the fireplace isn't any better!

1:31 pm

thanks, nan

1:31 pm

ray - fireworks for me - that was a tricky one -time to watch some tv and a quick munch before the gym

1:32 pm

ban i-pods and laptops from the classrooms!

1:32 pm

yay, kazz!

1:32 pm

congrats, kazzer -- off to change my icon now.

1:32 pm

thnks - any clues?

1:32 pm

ooh - i will do that as well - if i can find one that wont scare evryone off

1:33 pm

I want to invent some sort of jamming ray that schools can use that renders such devices useless.

1:33 pm

i've considered it, nan, but I'm not interested in being the police; as long as they are quiet and not disturbing others I leave them alone. they are adults, after all

1:33 pm

uh-oh, tornado sirens are going off

1:33 pm

And for cell phones in movie theaters and churches.

1:33 pm

Um, Sue. Get somewhere safe, like now.

1:34 pm

bye and good luck sue - head for cover

1:37 pm

bye sue -- good luck

1:37 pm

icon changed

1:39 pm

Nan!! It's your smiling face! : D

1:39 pm

I don't know what this old planet is coming to with all the earthquakes, tornadoes and floods.

1:40 pm

*and I saw in the news last night that our favourite volcano has erupted again.

1:41 pm

anyone want more clues before I go off to get my bedding plants (yes!!!! it is finally warm enough!)

1:41 pm

Ooo, what are you getting?

1:43 pm

trailing begonias, for the hanging baskets, petunias and marigolds because the deer leave them alone and probably a few geraniums.

1:43 pm

*not planting a veggie garden this year, because the deer will have chomped it to the ground by the time we get back from Europe.

1:45 pm

Sounds pretty Nan. I have petunias and marigolds too. And the healthiest begonia you've ever seen that still hasn't blossomed. But it's about to.

1:45 pm

bye everyone -- see you at the flip :)

1:47 pm

right now I have lilacs, iris, hellisboris(sp?)and tulips

1:48 pm

the rhodies and snowball bush are about to bloom. Won't have many roses this year -- all but two bushes were winter killed.

1:49 pm

Hello again! Just popping in for a few!

1:52 pm

as 5/10?

1:52 pm

I am sorry Helena, but I do not have it yet.

1:53 pm

no worries - thanks!

1:53 pm

Got it! Do you have the AS 6/18? Drop the last letter

1:54 pm

ty!

1:55 pm

OK...off to meet the bus! Have a good day!

1:56 pm

bye!

2:05 pm

can someone help w the first di 4/5? I'm losing it

it'll help you lose something...

2:07 pm

What you go on to lose weight

2:07 pm

ok, these tornado sirens are going on forever.

2:07 pm

Sue, I assume you are Babbling from the root cellar.

2:09 pm

no, my office, but the hall outside it is a pretty good shelter and it's about 4 feet away.

2:09 pm

arg! i SWEAR i entered that!

2:09 pm

haha

2:09 pm

thanks!

2:11 pm

sirens just stopped (I have been keeping a very close eye on the radar, all the action is about 10 miles south of us)

2:17 pm

back for another few, hopefully

2:17 pm

back for another few, hopefully

2:17 pm

hello again

2:17 pm

hello again hmmm, my messages are not leaving this box!

2:17 pm

I see you, flosey :-)

2:17 pm

well, that was strange!

2:17 pm

was like the hiccup

2:19 pm

lunchtime, bbs

my babble completely froze... no words were entering and refreshing didn't help. I just waited about 5 minutes and all seems okay now

2:33 pm

Sometimes bad weather in parts of the country can wreak havoc on the server. I haven't had any problems on my end.

2:42 pm

me too

2:48 pm

ok, tornado warnings are over and now it is PURING rain.

2:48 pm

POURING!!!

am I the only one who's used the word "snarf" before? Babble doesn't accept it

2:57 pm

you are not, luv.

well I guess we all know Enable isn't always up with the times

2:59 pm

Right - but it'll accept fa4/7, the flatulence word LOL

lol firefly-I even tried the fa 4/7 with the sometimes vowel

3:00 pm

I did too!!

3:03 pm

Finally, got an 8 - sa8 to be precise

3:03 pm

pt gives you the 9, firefly

good for you firefly, I'm still working on that one

3:04 pm

not following you sue...

3:05 pm

past tense

3:05 pm

1 left zi4/9 clue pls?

3:05 pm

oh duh - i kept thinking that the pt letter didn't connect!

zi 4/9 z + not outs

3:06 pm

tyvm Luv fireworks for me now to get to work

3:06 pm

yay, mary!

WTG Mary!

3:21 pm

hello all for a bit

3:21 pm

just thought I should show you my icon clue

3:23 pm

hi jillil, when do you leave?

3:23 pm

hi, jilli!

3:23 pm

just finished lunch, time to find a few more

3:24 pm

I'm getting the 4:25 from Long Harbour, flosey -- have to be there half an hour ahead of time.

3:24 pm

I'm lunched and packed and ready to go.

3:25 pm

oh yes, hope your trip is pleasant and have a great time with family

3:26 pm

trying to figure out what that is in your icon, jilli...

3:26 pm

thanks -- it should be fun

3:26 pm

did you click on it, sue?

3:27 pm

I did, looks kind of like a large weasel

3:27 pm

have the word (monkeyed it) very handsome animal but is that a parrot in his paw?

3:27 pm

I hope it's a flower or something!

3:28 pm

definitely looks like a bird although probably not a parrot

3:29 pm

Yes, I'm afraid it does look like a bird -- well the ey4 is of the cat family apparently...

3:29 pm

just judging by it's size, beautiful, whatever it is

3:31 pm

ok, thx for the clue, got it! never heard of it, though

3:33 pm

well, the word crops up here a lot so I thought you might like to know what it is. Google has more pictures -- some very cat-like.

3:33 pm

yes, I saw them. Thanks for that!

3:35 pm

yvw

3:35 pm

golly, I'm falling asleep! think I'll go and read for a bit and perhaps fall off

3:35 pm

may be back later

3:36 pm

bye, flosey!

3:36 pm

happy sailing, driving, jilli

3:36 pm

bfn sue

3:36 pm

thanks flosey -- happy napping!

3:37 pm

I quit last night, not seeing any more words -- amazing how being awake now helps find those hiding ones!

3:38 pm

like ha5/16...had the ha4/5 but was blind as a bat in the daytime

3:38 pm

as 6/21?

3:39 pm

previous word, more so Helen

3:42 pm

ty

3:47 pm

fr 5/20?

3:48 pm

fr5/20 -- what they put potatoes in at McDonald's

3:49 pm

i believe that's the 16

3:49 pm

but thanks!

3:49 pm

not if you use the sometime vowel, helena

3:50 pm

ha! ok - thanks!!

3:50 pm

yw!

3:59 pm

REA;TO,E REAMPIMT

3:59 pm

go6 please

4:00 pm

go + nazi police + yes we c**

4:00 pm

never mind found uit

4:00 pm

the 3rd hi 4/5?

4:01 pm

what angels wear, helena

4:01 pm

above their heads

4:01 pm

i thought that was an ha

4:01 pm

ugh u said hi, not ha. sorry

4:02 pm

no, it is to give someone a job

4:02 pm

i have that one

4:02 pm

then add the prefix of one who

4:02 pm

tehre's one i'm missing and it's makign me nuts

4:02 pm

thats the 2nd ha 4/5, bea

4:02 pm

haha

4:03 pm

the one i need is second from the bottom on the lickety list

4:03 pm

are you missing an ha or an hi?

4:03 pm

hi + two constantants

4:03 pm

not her, plus letter after M

4:04 pm

sorry bea i meant thats teh 2nd hi4/5

4:04 pm

THANK YOU

4:04 pm

that's been making me nuts

4:04 pm

im glad i was able to finally get the clue right lol

4:04 pm

consonants, cos -- and hi!

4:06 pm

huh. the la7/32 isnt a plural for the la6?

4:06 pm

it's la + front of legs

4:06 pm

i have the la7 but not the la6

4:07 pm

never mind found them

4:14 pm

finally got the 9!

4:14 pm

yay, bea!

4:16 pm

Cos, your icon is hysterical. : D

omg cos, that is brilliant. Where did you find it?

4:19 pm

it was going around on facebook so i stole it lol

4:19 pm

Not to be a buzzkill, but the Cinderella stills were colorized to match - http://chzb.gr/kirCRE

4:19 pm

Well yes but its stillf unny

4:19 pm

definitely, and the bride's dress was pretty close

4:20 pm

hi dan2 -- now buzzkill's a great word -- is it in enable?

4:20 pm

i have 113 left.. but not motivated.

4:20 pm

jilli - dunno, I've never seen a grid with two Z's

yes, possibly a little naughty but definity funny

4:21 pm

34 left and racing against time -- gotta go in about an hour

4:21 pm

facing the S words...phew!

go jilli, finding this grid hard, only 184 to go!

4:22 pm

my absolute favorite tv show was cancelled.. with two other great shows... figures the network would announce that on friday the 13th

4:23 pm

chrissie -- I'm no masoschist -- I use Lickety and morewords and chog clues!

4:23 pm

what show is your fave, cos?

4:23 pm

V. Also cancelled were The Event and Brothers and Sisters

4:24 pm

Awww. Sorry -- I've never seen any of them.

4:25 pm

what shows were cancelled cos?

4:25 pm

although nbc did announce a very interesting new series called "Grimm" which is a cop drama about a cop in a fairy tale land who solves crimes for fairy tale characters and the best news is... ABC picked up a series starring my idol Anjelica Huston

4:25 pm

V, The Event, Brothers and Sisters, law and order: los angeles, and a lot more, peri.

4:26 pm

sorry cos. I don't watch any of those tho. do you watch Desparate Housewives and Gray's antatomy?

4:26 pm

brothers and sisters was cancelled..no!! and la.law and order nooooooo

4:27 pm

anatomy even

4:27 pm

chicago code, too, on fox (apparently)

4:27 pm

i watch desperate housewives when theres nothing else to watch. i am sooooo behind on it though!

4:27 pm

cAN someone clue re 8 for me? Please.

4:27 pm

162 left

4:27 pm

the last time iw atched DH was when dixie cartwe was on.

4:27 pm

re + a6, inge

4:28 pm

help with the 8's and 9 would be appreciated.

4:28 pm

help with the 8's and 9 would be appreciated.

4:28 pm

dixie carter, even.

They took Ghost Whisper of here part way through series 4 - just before Jim got his memory back - I had to buy the DVD of the series just to see the last few episodes

4:28 pm

OMG you are way, way behind, cos

4:28 pm

sa 6/7/8/9 actually... the 8/9 has a high tile in it.

4:28 pm

i enjoyed brody on brothers and sisters..thought it made the show quite good

4:28 pm

sa9

4:29 pm

i watched DH when it was on lifetime but now its not on anymore and sunday nights i watch Fox cartoons lol

4:29 pm

trying to think of a clue for the sa8/9

4:29 pm

does anyone use the http://r46.me/BabbleExpert20110410.zip

4:30 pm

sa8/9 to treat with salt

4:30 pm

I don't have the sa6 or sa7 either

4:30 pm

sa9 - filled with salt

4:30 pm

sa6 is... sa + to walk in a straight ***e, then first letter.

4:31 pm

ty cos, also found the sa8

4:31 pm

last letter, cos

4:31 pm

and the sa9

4:31 pm

yes indeed, snags -- it's great

4:32 pm

agree Jill

4:32 pm

jilli I just use the old babble expert. I had an icon on my lap top

4:32 pm

plural the sa8 peri

4:32 pm

too bad it doesn't work with Macs

4:32 pm

on my desk top even. don't have a lap top

4:32 pm

no sorry past tens the sa8

4:32 pm

peri, it's the same thing.

4:33 pm

well, I was trying so hard to get to babblle expert with that http and then I tried my old icon by chance and it still worked

4:34 pm

brb

4:34 pm

have the sa6,8 and 9 bu no sa7

4:34 pm

plural the sa6

4:34 pm

the 7 is plural of the 6

4:34 pm

duh, ty cos

4:34 pm

yw :)

4:35 pm

what does the other 8 start with pls

4:35 pm

re8

4:35 pm

re8

4:36 pm

ty will look

4:40 pm

some areas of the county got 5" of rain this afternoon. Should have brought my wading boots. Will be an interesting walk home :-)

4:40 pm

sl5.12?

4:41 pm

how far do you have to walk sue?

4:41 pm

about a mile

4:41 pm

nm

4:43 pm

4

4:43 pm

5

4:44 pm

clue for the 2nd fr5.16 before the greasy food?

4:45 pm

fr + donkey (I think), lbd

4:45 pm

ty, UU

4:45 pm

THEANKS For teh re 8, Babble expert is acting up again. Now I need a clue for re5, the last re word, Please.

4:49 pm

to walk fast again, inge

4:51 pm

sn 5.12?

4:51 pm

nm

4:52 pm

not finding the re8

4:52 pm

re+ donkey + to not be well

4:52 pm

ty Bzz

4:53 pm

yw

4:53 pm

Morning all

4:54 pm

hi lyn

4:54 pm

hey lyn

4:54 pm

hi, lynxxx!

4:55 pm

thanks that did it. Fireworis and supper.

4:55 pm

rh6?

4:55 pm

Congrats Inge!

4:56 pm

yay, inge!

4:56 pm

rh6 pretains to the nose

4:57 pm

ty Bzz

4:57 pm

thanks bea

4:57 pm

TY Bzzn

4:57 pm

yw

4:58 pm

time to prepare dinner...bbl

5:00 pm

bye, bea!

5:01 pm

sa6/18 after the mexican dance?

5:02 pm

never mind monkeyed it

5:05 pm

***fireworks*** (last word means "threefold" but not a usual one)

5:05 pm

congrats Jilli!

5:05 pm

yay, jilli!

5:05 pm

wtg jilli

5:06 pm

just back in time to see your fireworks

5:06 pm

ty all, and ty cluers, Lickety, and morewords!

5:06 pm

Nice nap, flosey?

5:06 pm

yes I did, thanks jilli

5:08 pm

must have been out for about an hour!

5:08 pm

Now I must get the next icon -- theme is Male Babblers Day...

5:08 pm

You must have needed it.

5:09 pm

sh6 after the clothes?

5:09 pm

think so

5:09 pm

add sometimes vowel. cos

5:10 pm

thanks sue

5:15 pm

S'd one!

5:15 pm

Must go now -- hope to see you on Monday!

5:15 pm

that is an odd word, the sh6

5:16 pm

yay cos

5:16 pm

safe drive now

5:16 pm

26 left. may as well finish

5:16 pm

a polite way of saying sh*tty

5:16 pm

126 here, want to switch, cos?

5:16 pm

ah, ok

5:16 pm

uhh ill pass but thanks for the offer :)

5:17 pm

i still have 264 left

5:17 pm

Cos, dammit. They canceled Brothers & Sisters?? Dammit, dammit, dammit.

5:17 pm

ok

5:19 pm

yeah.. Entertainment Weekly called today's announcement brutal.. they cancelled 1/2 their shows

5:21 pm

hi i just sterted

5:22 pm

i mean started

5:22 pm

hi Paris

5:22 pm

hey

5:22 pm

goter

5:22 pm

got

5:23 pm

the last tr6 please?

5:24 pm

could be tr6.18 tr & abdom****

5:25 pm

thanks linx

5:26 pm

clue for the go6?

5:26 pm

thanks

5:26 pm

fireworks

5:26 pm

go double cons. **d that's all

5:26 pm

wtg cos

5:26 pm

yay, cos!

5:27 pm

Congrats Cos!

5:27 pm

yay cos!

5:27 pm

Thanks

5:27 pm

yw Gadget

5:27 pm

now i can go eat :)

5:27 pm

bye all!

5:27 pm

bye, cos!

5:28 pm

and what a little sweetheart you have there Gadget

5:29 pm

Thanks - just turned 4

5:30 pm

lovely

5:33 pm

a few strange words here, only way to get them is monkeying

5:33 pm

can't even get to 50 without the list

5:35 pm

I listed long ago, 30 left

5:35 pm

have been in and out all day

5:41 pm

does anyone have a clue for the first sh6 please

5:42 pm

sh & the 6th word in this grid

5:43 pm

thanks lyn

5:44 pm

hmmm, wondered what it was but, unfortunately, this dictionary doesn't have it!

5:45 pm

one of your strange words!

5:45 pm

yes!

5:47 pm

BBS wind has picked up, better check everything is out of the way outside

6:00 pm

does anyone have a clue for the last re5 please?

6:01 pm

walked really fast again

6:05 pm

ty lyn (was interrupted by phone call)

6:07 pm

first al 5/10 plz

6:08 pm

al Smith and Jones Ivesy

6:08 pm

hello everyone

6:09 pm

hi Mom!

6:09 pm

old tv show, Ivesy

6:09 pm

ty mom

6:09 pm

Hi (((Lynxxx)

6:09 pm

you're welcome

6:09 pm

hi, mom!

6:09 pm

Hi Uusue

6:12 pm

it felt cold, just checked - only 8.3 C - brrr!

6:12 pm

that is very cold Lynxxx

6:14 pm

yes, after setting heat records three days in a row we are now at 57F (about 14C, some 30 degrees cooler than yesterday)

6:14 pm

for us it is - possible hail as well too (as well as showers). No wonder Stew has not wanted to get out of bed

6:14 pm

can't blame Stew for that

6:14 pm

I wouldn't either, lynxxx! :-)

6:14 pm

such a relief Sue!

6:15 pm

We are in the same boat uusue. upper 80's this week and now 73 tomorrow and only in the low 60's next week

6:15 pm

and of course, wet since that is the week my sweetie is on vacation to work outside

6:16 pm

50s over the weekend here, low Sunday night 38! (about 3C)

6:16 pm

you can keep that uusue. I'll send you some of our weather

6:16 pm

but then it should warm up and be more or less normal next week I think

6:16 pm

let's hope so

6:18 pm

we got about an inch of rain this afternoon but a few miles from here they got about 5" and roads are flooded

6:18 pm

also the geese are looking a bit nonplussed

6:18 pm

oh no! We had thunderstorms earlier but it has passed now

6:18 pm

You have geese?

6:19 pm

many of them, lynxxx, there is a lagoon outside my office window

6:20 pm

what sort (love geese)

6:21 pm

finally, half way and I'm out of here. Phew, much to do and it is getting close to bed time. ((Hugs)) to all of you. See you tomorrow

6:21 pm

bye Mom - sweet dreams

6:22 pm

night, mom!

6:22 pm

bye bye Lynxxx, have a great day

6:22 pm

Canada geese, lynxxx

6:23 pm

good night uusue. Thanks for getting the group together. I am looking forward to it

6:26 pm

How lovely Sue, such good looking birds. Love the updates on your StepMom Sue - it is like reading a soap opera, that lady is tough! Hope your Dad is coping OK

6:26 pm

does anyone have a clue for in6 please?

6:26 pm

in & **** thee well

6:27 pm

ty again lyn

6:27 pm

and that's fireworks

6:27 pm

Congrats Flosey!

6:28 pm

thanks, and thanks to your great clues

6:29 pm

Bye everyone...better get active and keep warm

6:31 pm

I must leave also, business to attend to before making supper

6:31 pm

bbl

6:52 pm

anyone help with re8/40 and the last re5/10? Thanks.

6:59 pm

re8 - re+donkey+ not feeling well

7:01 pm

re5/10 did the race again

7:02 pm

great clues Bzzn, ty.

7:02 pm

yw

7:03 pm

dont see the not feeling well word. not sick. hmm

7:04 pm

ok, I am home now! (I am sure you were all wondering where I was :-)

7:04 pm

mkg, the last letters refers to what a boat needs to be propelled by wind.

7:04 pm

wind

7:05 pm

ty got it.

7:05 pm

more clues please. how about the 9?

7:06 pm

sa9/90 inject with salt

7:11 pm

glad you got home safely sue

7:12 pm

couldn't walk by the lagoon as it had flooded over its banks but other than that it was a good walk

7:14 pm

sue, I am trying to lose weight around my middle and bought a hula hoop. You should have seen me trying to sue that darn thing. I could not keep it moving for even 10 seconds :)

7:14 pm

tryng to use is what I meant

7:15 pm

and of course I had a piece of raspberry cheese cake with my lunch and enjoyed every bite

7:22 pm

te5/12?

7:24 pm

lol, peri, I don't think I've used one of those since the 1950s!

7:25 pm

I have not either but they have hula hoop workouts on the web. I will look into them

7:25 pm

th 6/27 plz

7:25 pm

although the Wii does have a segment with a virtual hula hoop - I should set my Wii up again.

7:26 pm

I also bought a watch that counts, step, heart rte and calories. and will start walking again for exercise. 10,000 steps a day is recommended.

7:26 pm

th6 is a number

7:26 pm

th 6/27 number word

7:26 pm

Bea - te + double vowel + consonant, babblet

7:27 pm

TY!

7:27 pm

sounds like a lot, peri, although I'll bet when I'm teaching I get quite a few steps in

7:27 pm

(used to have a pedometer many years ago...)

7:27 pm

this was only $20 at TJ Maxx

7:27 pm

and don't forget the walk home, sue

7:27 pm

If you have an i phone you can download a pedometer app.

7:28 pm

ty bzz, , vtech

7:29 pm

yw ivesy

7:29 pm

will be doing my walking for the next week at Disney World with my 5 year old granddaughter - be back to a Babble in a week

7:29 pm

I have an android but maybe there's an app for that too :-)

7:30 pm

oh and i have fireworks for today

7:30 pm

sounds like fun, wvteach

7:30 pm

yay, wv!

7:30 pm

There probably is, sue. I love mine.

7:30 pm

WTG! WV!

7:31 pm

One more...

7:31 pm

<---- Is giggling a lot at virtual Hula Hoop-ing. : D

7:32 pm

it is pretty funny with the acutally hoop too, Molly

7:32 pm

I was pretty good at it many years ago

7:35 pm

in

7:35 pm

ok, I downloaded something called cardio trainer, will try it out

7:36 pm

hi swmbo!

7:36 pm

Need help with the re6/21, please.

7:36 pm

do you think there are enough S words

7:42 pm

last sh5/14 pls

7:42 pm

sorry, peri, am still on the h's

7:42 pm

sh5 - tear to pieces

7:43 pm

sheesh, ty Bzz

7:43 pm

19 left, bbs

7:44 pm

I'm thinking that using a hula hoop may be something we have to leave to the youngers. : D

7:44 pm

at least don't let them watch!

7:47 pm

Hi all, I am trying to finish but this is turning into a slog.

7:48 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the re8?

7:48 pm

re+donkey+not feeling well

7:49 pm

ty Bea

7:49 pm

yw

7:49 pm

Got two from that one.

7:51 pm

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7:51 pm

scam

7:51 pm

thx, crossy, will watch out for that!

7:52 pm

I am losing my enthusiasm for this grid...

7:54 pm

Still looking for a clue for the re 6.21...

7:54 pm

The last as6,18 is the most bizarre word I have come across in the grid yet.

7:54 pm

hi bea might be to employ again

7:54 pm

It looks like it is grease for your bum. (probably means something totally different, though.)

7:54 pm

hello all

7:54 pm

maybe that's why I couldn't find it

7:55 pm

Hi west

7:55 pm

hi wht

7:55 pm

well, that did it, wht! thx (I think)!

7:55 pm

and hi, west!

7:55 pm

pretty nice day today wasn't it?

7:56 pm

hi sue hope it got cooler for you

7:56 pm

not here, west, we had tornado warnings and torrential rains. but it is cooler :-)

7:57 pm

I wish every day could be like the one we had today low 70's sunshine and flowers

7:57 pm

oh, lovely, west!

7:57 pm

we even took our laptops outside

7:57 pm

Thank you West! Finally!

7:57 pm

our day started out like that but then kind of went south

7:57 pm

glad you got it bea..not listing so wasn't sure that was the one

7:58 pm

rain is heading our way

7:58 pm

does someone have a clue for the de6,21

7:59 pm

de + scrambled triangular boat cloth

7:59 pm

(that was a pretty crappy clue, sorry)

8:00 pm

it's a good clue sue just not working

8:00 pm

ty uu, my monkey's were able to work with it.

8:00 pm

still unscrambling lol

8:01 pm

west, it sounds like a type of gas.

8:01 pm

and now for crossy,s tidbit of the day....

8:01 pm

ahh ty peach

8:01 pm

In 1897, Indiana tried to pass a bill stating that pi is equal to 3.2, as opposed to its truly infinite value, but it never became law due to intervention by a Purdue University professor

8:01 pm

That you see at the pumps.

8:01 pm

right, fuel alternative to gasoline

8:02 pm

well, thank goodness for professors! lol!

8:02 pm

our 2nd daughter bought a car that takes that because it was cheaper and now, guess what?

8:03 pm

she still get a longer range per tank

8:03 pm

Sue, you give great clues....don't be putting yourself down.

8:03 pm

I'll tell her that crossy

8:03 pm

and I know some farmers who make their own

8:03 pm

they live in CA

8:03 pm

gee, thanks, peach! :-)

8:04 pm

yes sue.i have actually seen a farm bio unit

8:05 pm

ooh - dinner is here! bbl!

8:05 pm

I wish we could strike oil in our backyard

8:05 pm

enjoy sue !!

8:05 pm

by sue

8:07 pm

I am constantly amazed by people who can see anagrams in a word. It took me a bit to figure "scrambled triangular boat cloth".

8:08 pm

when they have those questions on Jeopardy they are amazing

8:08 pm

no you dont westford.you home and land would be expropriated as fast as the town could dream up a commercial project for the site..then in a year or 3,they would in turn sell it to big oil:/

8:08 pm

oh darn crossy lol

8:08 pm

so we don't own what's under us?

8:09 pm

something tells me it would be messy

8:09 pm

not if a superhighway or a fireroad or whatever is deemed essential by the powers that be

8:09 pm

"eminent domain has gotten many landowners out of the way

8:10 pm

I hear you

8:10 pm

we lost a cottage that way once

8:11 pm

I hope you were reimbursed

8:11 pm

seems when it was built(30 years previous!!) it was 4 feet onto a potential right of way for a township fire road(the road was never built) but because it COULD be built we had to go

8:12 pm

that's a shame

8:12 pm

we did,but it was sad to see that nice cottage go because of what MIGHT happen

8:13 pm

could you have fought it? probably cost an arm and a leg though

8:13 pm

it would of cost too much.the township has deep pockets(filled with our money)

8:14 pm

funny thing that

8:14 pm

they have the best lawyers my money can buy

8:14 pm

you said it lol

8:14 pm

my dinner is here too so bye for now

8:14 pm

i got market price...but that is not the point

8:14 pm

tc

8:16 pm

fireworks

8:16 pm

The last part of this grid was like pulling teeth.

8:17 pm

Congrats, wht!!!!!

8:17 pm

whoooo hoooooo WHT!!

8:17 pm

Just in time because I have to go.

8:18 pm

ty for the help. Night all.

8:18 pm

night night, wht

8:23 pm

May I please have a clue for go6-24? Thanks

8:26 pm

go double con + ** apple a day ...

8:26 pm

Thanks much, lbdawger.

8:42 pm

yw

8:44 pm

this grid has dragged on too long for me.goodnight everyone and happy babbling

8:44 pm

poink!

8:44 pm

can i have a clue for the e in the 4 column

8:45 pm

et4 and et5,

8:46 pm

et + garden tool that conveys water, long narrow tube.

8:46 pm

minus last letter...doh

8:46 pm

the ha5 after the angel headgears?

8:48 pm

ha + *ational aero *pace *dministration

8:48 pm

ty lbd

8:48 pm

yw, brb.. laundry calling

8:57 pm

hi all. clue for the 9 please.....

9:02 pm

is anyone there?

9:04 pm

sa9, to treat with salt, pt.

9:06 pm

salted eh? hmmmm dont think i know the term.

9:06 pm

it is past tense of the sa8 both use the high point letter

9:07 pm

i got it. gee, never heard the word before. but it is good.

9:07 pm

got the second 8 too. ty.

9:07 pm

any clues for the i words? i dont have any from right column i.

9:09 pm

ir4 angered

9:11 pm

ty peri. that gave me a grey i fourth column. now need the three for right column i.

9:11 pm

you mean left column i, right?

9:12 pm

in and f*** thee well

9:13 pm

ra6/18 pls

9:13 pm

ty peri. got the in.

9:13 pm

yes left. so sorry.

9:13 pm

yw

9:13 pm

very tired i guess. sorry. left column

9:14 pm

np

9:15 pm

would love to get half way. need more words. four more.

9:15 pm

or three.

9:15 pm

peri, any clues for 7 letter words? i have only one. and it is what comes from the clouds to give us water, more so.........

9:18 pm

there are sl5 and two sl7 to cut violently with a knife or sword

9:18 pm

ty got htem. great clue peri.

9:18 pm

ty peri.

9:18 pm

yvw

9:19 pm

way now?

9:19 pm

are you 1/2 way now, even?

9:19 pm

i have 1423 now. more than half way. ty peri. off to sleep.

9:20 pm

nite, sweet dreams

9:22 pm

just need re6/21 to finish

9:26 pm

employ again, peri

9:28 pm

sheesh, was gettnig a headache here, ty lbd. that isfireworks for me

9:29 pm

bye for now

9:30 pm

bye for now

9:36 pm

night, peri

9:45 pm

Hi. Anyone here?

9:46 pm

zeal

9:46 pm

OOOPS! Sorry. Forgot which box I was in

9:46 pm

hi all.

9:47 pm

and that'll be my first word, thanks, nef :)

9:47 pm

hi jes. (I did go to the PB; there are choclits here!)

9:47 pm

heheh. good suggestion on asking the hospital for mattresses, thanks.

9:48 pm

Did you get some?

9:48 pm

yeah, 4 of them, and she says they have several more that'll be replaced soon. AND we got an NICU incubator!

9:49 pm

and i'll go over next week to look at an anesthetic machine and a surgery table :D

9:50 pm

YAY! I'm glad that you found some stuff you needed! :-)

9:50 pm

indeed, i'm stoked!

9:50 pm

Both you and the hospital benefit!

9:51 pm

i can't believe the sort of stuff they have sitting around unwanted.

9:52 pm

I got my sister some adjustable over bed tables for some of her surgery and exam rooms

9:53 pm

yeah; and most vets don't even think or know about finding stuff there. I also bought an instrument sterilizer for her once for under $100 (I think). It was old; but also tested and passed the inspections

9:55 pm

yeah, they gave us the incubator free! and it's NICE, and barely used. Will make an excellent oxygen tank (we'd been jury rigging as needed with plastic sheeting over normal kennels), and a good warm place to put c-section pups.

9:56 pm

WOO-HOO!!! Score 1 for you! :-D

9:57 pm

indeedy

9:57 pm

The other thing is that it suddenly makes your clinic look much more professional, right?

9:57 pm

it does

9:58 pm

now you'll have to upgrade! ;-)

9:59 pm

upgrade?

10:00 pm

bigger, better more beautiful clinic

10:01 pm

heh. i just bought the one i have! :P

10:03 pm

LOL! Then you've got that part covered! Piece of cake to outfit it professionally then! :-)

10:04 pm

heheh. looking like it. though it may be out of desperation... in the last week, the EKG machine went T-U, the washing machine stopped working, and the x-ray developer has been grinding to a slow death for ages now.

10:05 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?

10:05 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

10:05 pm

hi min :)

10:06 pm

well, just check around for an EKG machine and the x-ray machine too. I can't help with the washer and dryer though

10:06 pm

Hi Min!

10:06 pm

buying a new developer from a different clinic that just bought a digital system.

10:07 pm

the ekg machine is off to the manufacture for repair.

10:07 pm

Very sad day at work today. 18 of my colleagues got pink slips today. 700+ teachers are losing their jobs.

10:07 pm

and i've started a wish list for when i go visit the hospital; will see if an iv pump and some infant-sized blood pressure cuffs fall off the next truck with the mattress.... :)

10:07 pm

jes, when we first got mareried we lived in student housing and the guy across the hall was in Vet. med school. We'd compare dog and human EKGs

10:07 pm

ouch, min. that's not good.

10:08 pm

(((Min))) How AWFUL! They are laying off or firing teachers?

10:08 pm

No, not good at all! There is a 42 million dollar budget gap in the city. They are cutting ALL Pre-K programs

10:09 pm

i'd assume that they'd be similar. some variation with size... but i've never really looked at humans. just know that cat ekg strips are short/stubby compared to dogs, and dogs and horses are surprisingly similar

10:10 pm

Teachers who've been teaching almost ten years are losing their jobs. Major upset for the whole district!

10:11 pm

dogs heart rates are twice as fast as humans, but everything else is similar (including a lot of the abnormalities)

10:11 pm

Min, where are you? In New York? HOW do they expect their students to learn without the Pre-K programs?

10:12 pm

small dogs maybe. large dogs hr is 80-120. just took mine and it's 90 sitting here...

10:12 pm

get a lot of small dogs up closer to 200 though

10:13 pm

90 just sitting still? That's a bit fast (humans heart rates are 60-100

10:13 pm

hmm. i must be defective.

10:14 pm

or excited

10:14 pm

got my rate up just thinking about mattresses and incubators? heh

10:15 pm

LOL! Yep. (I should have said NORMAL human heart rate is 60-100, BTW)

10:15 pm

right; i assumed we were talking about normals.

10:16 pm

so did I but I wanted to clarify. Sometimes I take shortcuts and what I type isn't what my brain said

10:17 pm

that could get confusing, yes :)

10:17 pm

how big is your local hospital?

10:18 pm

hard to say... i have only been there once

10:18 pm

no, twice. i went in for a blood draw one morning, i guess.

10:19 pm

a little larger than the si4 you'd expect for a town of 3000 people, i guess? we have a long-term care as well as hospital/emergency

10:19 pm

so how big does it look? 2 or 3 stories; half a block or 4 blocks around?

10:20 pm

uhm... about a block, i guess

10:20 pm

1 story, i think

10:21 pm

okay, you might want to check out a larger hospital in a nearby city. You may find all sorts of useful things in a larger one: lab equipment, etc.

10:24 pm

it just boggles my mind that they have this stuff sitting around; the incubator was going to get sent to the dump! it's so wasteful...

10:26 pm

it really is. I was amazed when I got to go through my old hospital's used equipment room and saw all sorts of good stuff going to waste.

10:26 pm

i'd think that there would be a more organized way of re-homing this equipment to veterinary clinics or smaller practices, or even sending stuff to remote/disaster areas or something

10:33 pm

nbt

10:36 pm

sorry I'd wandered off to make the bed for DH's Aunt (she's staying overnight and fell asleep in the chair; I figured that that was a hint....

10:36 pm

hehe. a good sign that it might be approaching bed time :)

10:37 pm

I think that so many places don't think about how items can be re-used or re-purposed by someone in the community; and thinking about sending stuff to disaster areas can be so expensive

10:39 pm

but there should be/could be a sort of centralized way to do that... red cross collection areas in major cities or something. so it would mean transporting stuff from here to the city about 50 miles away, but then red cross could collect and sort and redistribute to areas they are already sending people and supplies. just snagging red cross out of the air here, wouldn't have to be them, obviously.

10:40 pm

that'd be a lot less expensive and hassle for the smaller hospitals than trying to figure out where to send stuff, packing it up and shipping it to japan or haiti

10:40 pm

I've heard of some hospitals "clearing out" storerooms and hallways for official certification visits by putting stuff into semi trucks and then having the trucks just drive around until the certification process is over.

10:40 pm

and would avoid duplication and gaps in needs

10:41 pm

heh. some of the stuff we got was actually just being stored in a truck...

10:41 pm

very true, jes. But I guess that someone either hasn't thought of that or someone decided it's too expensive to do. :-(

10:42 pm

hmm

10:42 pm

i am much too invested to quit my job and go do that.

10:43 pm

WOW!!! Was JAHCO recently there?

10:43 pm

jahco?

10:44 pm

half way

10:50 pm

that's the expensive certification group for hospitals

10:51 pm

(Sorry, my daughter came home and was chatting about her roller derby bout tomorrow night)

10:51 pm

ah. no, they were just slowly filling the truck. when the truck is full, they haul it all off to the dump. so there were mattresses, and the incubator, and a 'dead' fridge, and assorted other stuffs in the back of the truck indefinitely.

10:52 pm

that is terrible!

10:52 pm

the truck itself, it seems, is a cast-off from one of the bigger hospitals from the city.

10:54 pm

don't they recycle there?

10:55 pm

equipment recycle? or general recycling? and do you mean community or hospital?

10:55 pm

all of the above

10:55 pm

(or below, maybe)

10:56 pm

community recycle sort of--there's a drop off at the edge of town for paper, aluminum, glass.

10:56 pm

there are cardboard recycle bins scattered through town.

10:56 pm

there is no curbside pick up.

10:56 pm

plastic has to be taken to the next county if you want to recycle that.

10:56 pm

(i did mention i live in the middle of the wild wild west where the west is still wild, right?)

10:57 pm

as for what the hospital does, i'm pretty clueless--i had no idea until yesterday that this used equipment thing could even be happening...

10:57 pm

i'm very lucky -- i live 2 blocks from a big recycle center behind the local high school: paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum, glass

10:57 pm

hi une

10:58 pm

insomuch as i ever thought about it, i assumed that hospitals had some sort of plan for selling used equipment or passing them down to smaller clinics or donating to needy areas...

10:58 pm

and I have curbside recycling with twice a year hazardous waste community recycling at several centers around the community

10:58 pm

this was apparently a fallacious assumption.

10:59 pm

hey, jes -- FYI today I picked up a golden dropped off at the local shelter in the next county -- his owner had died -- brought him to a nearby animal hospital with connections to Middle TN golden rescue and he's gonna find a nice foster/adopter -- sweet boy -- but HUGE -- 135 lbs!

11:00 pm

yay! hurrah for rescue dogs, unea! :)

11:00 pm

well, the hospital I worked at had a warehouse and it would allow employees to go there once a week and buy items at discount and the public could buy stuff there too (at a slightly higher cost

11:00 pm

so nef, if you come across any infant/child sized blood pressure cuffs that your facility is tossing out, save them for me?

11:00 pm

indeed!! It broke my heart to see him in that shelter, altho it's a very nice one -- he looked soooo sad

11:01 pm

the hospital here apparently does very few babies

11:02 pm

I no longer work at a hospital due to an OTJ injury; but I'll see if they have any

11:02 pm

wonder why nobody in the family wanted him. that's pretty sucky for the dog, but glad he made it to a rescue :)

11:02 pm

oh, i thought you did... i thought you had just changed jobs.

11:03 pm

the shelter had LOTS of dogs that were owner-surrendered -- according to the volunteer I spoke with, it's due to "the economy"

11:04 pm

yeah, a lot of rescues have been overwhelmed the last couple years. animals that get dumped with foreclosures, that sort of thing.

11:04 pm

No, I can't be on my foot for more than 2 hours a day even now (nearly 6 years later)

11:04 pm

but then, every rescue i've ever worked for was always full anyway, even before they had the economy to blame.

11:04 pm

and now they're overwhelmed with animals rescued from floods and tornadoes . . .

11:05 pm

can't even work a desk job, nef?

11:05 pm

oh, i know -- the Nashville Humane Shelter always has a LONG waiting list

11:06 pm

that's what I do now, jes. But not connected to a hospital; and for less than half of what I made working in a hospital too.

11:06 pm

breed specific rescues are a good way to ease some of the pressure at general rescues; it's good that he could be transferred. i know the shelter i used to work at would always try to move any apparently purebred dogs to the breed rescues rather than euthanize them.

11:07 pm

oh, i see. not sure who i was thinking of then, sorry i got you confused with someone else nef

11:08 pm

that's okay, jes. Now that I sit all the time I need a hip replacement (but won't have one until I know I won't have problems

11:08 pm

true! A lot of Great Pyrenees have been surrendered around here and they go straight to the Big Fluffy Dog Rescue here in Middle Tennessee :-)

11:08 pm

now that i'm feeling thoroughly humbled by my lack of social graces... heh.... i'm gonna go move the horses back to their pen and shower and go to bed.

11:09 pm

sleep tight, jes! :-)

11:09 pm

big fluffy dog rescue? that's hilarious and wonderful. do they do newfoundlands too?

11:10 pm

Unea, there's a big fluffy dog rescue in Nashville? I have a retired nurse friend in Nashville who loves Dobermans

11:10 pm

yes, and Saint Bernards :-)

11:10 pm

hey, nef

11:11 pm

i love it! ok. off for re4 this time. hugs all!

11:11 pm

hey all

11:12 pm

nef, there's a Tennessee Doberman Rescue and an East Tennessee Doberman Rescue -- lots of breed-specific rescues around here

11:12 pm

niters, jes!

11:12 pm

Hi Dorens!

11:12 pm

hey, dorens :-)

11:13 pm

une tomorrow Im going to see good people. frances mcdormand

11:13 pm

nef, just tell your retired friend to google away! :-)

11:14 pm

ooohhhh, be sure to give us a full report! Tomorrow I'm going with friends to see a local production of Pump Boys and Dinettes, which I saw with Mother 30 years ago in NYC!

11:15 pm

well you have a great time and i will too. you'll get report. (by the way, i was very happy that the critics liked the mother with the hat as much as they did... wasn't sure they would)

11:15 pm

she did get a rescue dog about 6-8 months ago; but he was young and hyper-active. And I don't thing he was a Doberman

11:15 pm

how is your mother doing these days, une?

11:16 pm

dorens, Mother passed away January 5

11:17 pm

Oooh, I'm sorry Unea. I didn't know that

11:17 pm

Une, I'm sorry, I think I knew that and I've had one of my many senior moments. please forgive me

11:17 pm

it was one of those "good" funerals with tons of local folks who had known her for decades plus relatives from Louisiana plus some of my friends from Nashville

11:18 pm

then the better question is, how are You doing?

11:18 pm

and, as you know, she had been ill for so very long -- we kept her with us way past when she would have wanted -- hard decision but a good one

11:19 pm

I'm OK but Mother's Day was not too terrific . .

11:19 pm

i know.. the first of these days is always the hardest..

11:19 pm

I've gotten together with her caregivers several times -- sweetest ladies in the world!

11:20 pm

My dad's birthday is May 3, and he passed away June 15 and the days between the two are filled with memories. Still miss him, but after 8 years the feeling is a bit softer

11:22 pm

I can imagine, dorens -- Mother and I were so close, and we traveled quite a bit together, so I have lots and lots of wonderful memories and a slew of photos :-)

11:22 pm

memories and photos are more impt than anything

11:23 pm

I've scanned a gazillion!

11:24 pm

my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer the day before his birthday and he moved in with me the day after. so there are many memories in particular of the end. But he lived in manhattan and we were very close, not like you and your mother, tho... you had such a special relationship

11:24 pm

Treasure those memories and photos, girls. I wish I had my Mom after I was 8. As I age; it's harder to remember

11:24 pm

oh, wow, dorens, what a terrific daughter you were!

11:25 pm

well, if you knew him you'd understand... anyone would have done the same. he was remarkable. but the end here was pretty hairy, and unfortunately some of my clearest memories are not exactly good ones.

11:26 pm

in my brain AND in photos, I have great pix of Mother riding horses, paddling canoes, sliding down Mt. Ste Victoire with me :-)

11:26 pm

Dorens, you did the best you could with what you had. Remember that

11:26 pm

good that you have both... the photos help remind the brain

11:27 pm

oh thanks nef... i am pleased, honored and proud to have had him here. he certainly did appreciate it, and it was the least i could do for such a terrific guy who gave so much and asked for so little

11:27 pm

Nef, to lose your mom at age 8 -- can't imagine

11:29 pm

ok, ladies, off I go -- not gonna finish this one -- sleep well and take care :-)

11:29 pm

very sad nef. It is one of the hardest things for me to work with when a student is in that situation. my sympathy

11:30 pm

night une. i might not either... 14 stubborn words left here

11:30 pm

I had a nurse friend whose mother died at the age of 103; my friend was in her early 80's at the time. She missed her Mom as much as I do. I think anytime we lose our mothers a piece of us dies too and there is an empty spot there forever

11:31 pm

that is a good way to look at it nef... you must have had a great support system at the time

11:32 pm

who knows? The thing is we are survivors

11:33 pm

indeed.

11:35 pm

And as survivors, our job is to pass on the story of those that went before us and not let them be forgotten

11:36 pm

yes, that is our duty and honor

11:36 pm

brb

11:37 pm

I would love to write the story of my mom''s life, and then the story of my life so that the peeps who come after know who she was and who I am

11:38 pm

sounds like a good idea joey, have you begun writing?

11:38 pm

no, but my mom kept intermittent journals over her life. I wish I could find them all.

11:41 pm

I got a surprise call from my 17 year old nephew. he asked if he could come live with me when he turns 18. that is moving from VA to TX. I am very concerned about the move, but I would do anything for him. He told me that he would rather be 18 and bored in Texas than 18 and homeless in VA. HIs mom is kicking him out

11:42 pm

back

11:43 pm

joey, I love your idea of writing about your Mom and your lives. Please do it!

11:43 pm

Why is his Mom kicking him out, joey?

11:43 pm

Of all the options available to one purportedly omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent, I will never understand why this place we inhabit is home to so much hurt, evil and malevolence.

11:44 pm

sounds like it could be interesting, challenging and hopefully rewarding

11:44 pm

babrab,. human nature is not always pretty, is it?

11:45 pm

I really want to. I have already written one book for my parents quite a while ago. I found it the other day. I have already put it into the cedar chest that I want my nephews to find. way before there was book publishing on line - it is handwritten with pictures.

11:45 pm

hi BR. And that is a good question (but I think that Man is weak and our egos and selfishness get in our weay)

11:45 pm

and i'm not sure about omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence or omnibenevolence... pretty much a fairy tale as far as I can see

11:45 pm

BabbleRabble - I am grateful for what you wrote. I often wonder the same

11:46 pm

we played a "game" the other day. If we were dying an could have make a wish grant us one wish - no matter what - it was amazing how many wished for no more war and no more killing

11:50 pm

little help with a couple of re's please . . . re 8/40 and the 6/21 right below it.

11:51 pm

I do not think it is man's weakness ... one so powerful who knows the course of the world beforehand certainly can change it if he/she so chooses.

11:51 pm

br, the 8 ends with what is done with a boat.

11:51 pm

rails

11:52 pm

Now I will go ... my opinions mean nothing

11:52 pm

it is re and part of the rear end

11:52 pm

BR - your opinions are very welcome. please don't go

11:53 pm

oh, crap - those clus were for PCJonesy

11:53 pm

no, BR, I think that Man has a free will to screw things up or not.

11:53 pm

I am going to keep my mouth shut for a while. back to lurking

11:55 pm

eh, joey, I screwed up too

11:56 pm

tks nef

11:56 pm

35 to go, I am not going to make it. oh, well

11:58 pm

I have too many left to finish; but that's okay now too

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