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156 5,778
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159 5,594
160 5,584
161 5,559
162 5,551
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169 5,135
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175 4,932
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177 4,910
178 4,907
179 4,869
180 4,862
181 4,830
182 4,811
183 4,806
184 4,797
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186 4,755
187 4,746
188 4,709
189 4,632
190 4,593
191 4,553
192 4,487
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194 4,451
195 4,435
196 4,429
197 4,420
198 4,420
199 4,412
200 4,378
201 4,319
202 4,316
203 4,281
204 4,271
205 4,263
206 4,263
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214 4,142
215 4,125
216 4,122
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219 4,058
220 4,039
221 4,036
222 4,031
223 4,029
224 4,010
225 4,000
226 3,970
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228 3,956
229 3,927
230 3,919
231 3,909
232 3,859
233 3,832
234 3,828
235 3,824
236 3,798
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238 3,744
239 3,728
240 3,716
241 3,708
242 3,697
243 3,695
244 3,684
245 3,678
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276 3,326
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280 3,277
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282 3,264
283 3,261
284 3,212
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317 2,933
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319 2,916
320 2,901
321 2,899
322 2,877
323 2,876
324 2,875
325 2,859
326 2,853
327 2,848
328 2,839
329 2,832
330 2,829
331 2,815
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344 2,735
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347 2,716
348 2,715
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355 2,679
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357 2,666
358 2,662
359 2,652
360 2,641
361 2,639
362 2,630
363 2,629
364 2,605
365 2,603
366 2,599
367 2,598
368 2,583
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370 2,579
371 2,577
372 2,574
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379 2,539
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381 2,507
382 2,504
383 2,493
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385 2,480
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388 2,465
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399 2,377
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401 2,356
402 2,352
403 2,335
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405 2,311
406 2,310
407 2,309
408 2,308
409 2,300
410 2,294
411 2,290
412 2,269
413 2,235
414 2,234
415 2,232
416 2,228
417 2,220
418 2,217
419 2,213
420 2,204
421 2,201
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423 2,191
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425 2,179
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427 2,137
428 2,124
429 2,120
430 2,119
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441 2,038
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443 2,030
444 2,010
445 2,001
446 1,988
447 1,987
448 1,987
449 1,986
450 1,985
451 1,980
452 1,969
453 1,966
454 1,959
455 1,954
456 1,944
457 1,912
458 1,907
459 1,874
460 1,870
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462 1,856
463 1,852
464 1,848
465 1,841
466 1,836
467 1,831
468 1,824
469 1,818
470 1,800
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472 1,794
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483 1,711
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485 1,694
486 1,687
487 1,684
488 1,680
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490 1,664
491 1,663
492 1,655
493 1,652
494 1,638
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496 1,628
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500 1,575
501 1,539
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503 1,535
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526 1,421
527 1,421
528 1,416
529 1,384
530 1,380
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532 1,377
533 1,372
534 1,362
535 1,361
536 1,354
537 1,353
538 1,351
539 1,349
540 1,342
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542 1,316
543 1,303
544 1,302
545 1,299
546 1,293
547 1,287
548 1,283
549 1,274
550 1,267
551 1,262
552 1,258
553 1,258
554 1,253
555 1,250
556 1,247
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558 1,224
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562 1,126
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564 1,117
565 1,104
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567 1,099
568 1,086
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570 1,080
571 1,053
572 1,040
573 1,033
574 1,027
575 1,016
576 1,013
577 1,013
578 1,012
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582 986
583 984
584 983
585 977
586 975
587 974
588 945
589 936
590 916
591 907
592 906
593 899
594 887
595 877
596 876
597 870
598 865
599 843
600 841
601 837
602 821
603 813
604 804
605 801
606 793
607 784
608 782
609 781
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611 745
612 702
613 699
614 693
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616 673
617 668
618 666
619 649
620 636
621 584
622 576
623 575
624 547
625 540
626 532
627 530
628 517
629 506
630 472
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632 436
633 435
634 417
635 406
636 401
637 392
638 385
639 359
640 356
641 348
642 309
643 306
644 302
645 300
646 288
647 251
648 223
649 188
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651 183
652 147
653 139
654 136
655 130
656 121
657 116
658 67
659 58
660 56
661 38
662 20
663 15
664 12
665 12

338 total words

12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

sweet!

12:00 am

th 7

12:00 am

I am diving into this grid. I will be back halfway finished.

12:00 am

WOW!!!!! DIVES IN KERPLASH. see you later

12:01 am

to7

12:02 am

tottered 8

12:02 am

to 9

12:03 am

good clue cos - lol

12:04 am

ugh sorry. my box is acting up

12:05 am

ke 6 x 2

12:06 am

fe8

12:07 am

re 7

12:07 am

ty tor

12:07 am

ea9/10

12:08 am

ty tor. NBS

12:08 am

NBS ty

12:08 am

easter

12:09 am

oopsie

12:09 am

se 7, if no one has clued

12:09 am

nbt/nbs

12:10 am

st7

12:11 am

ty for both jbp

12:11 am

co7

12:11 am

i'm psyched to help!

12:12 am

NBT, NBS

12:13 am

good for you, grannie!

12:14 am

re 7 x 2

12:14 am

ty jbp

12:14 am

en7

12:17 am

co 7 x 2

12:17 am

hello everyone :)

12:17 am

i have the angles one, cos./.. clue on the other?

12:17 am

I am stopping at 160 words and 2001 points.Bye to all

12:17 am

hi cybernan!

12:17 am

look nan! isnt it pretty! a big grid!

12:18 am

nite Min

12:18 am

en 7 x 2

12:22 am

st 8

12:23 am

ch 7

12:26 am

re 8

12:27 am

re 7 x 3

12:29 am

ea9,54

12:29 am

ea10,70

12:30 am

wtg Erda!

12:30 am

ty, Erda, got 'em! (and hi, all!)

12:30 am

ty jbp and rbud -- a fluke...

12:31 am

well, i'm still working on 'em...

12:31 am

clue for the 2nd column N?

Clues are up

12:32 am

ne 4/ 7

12:32 am

TY Lickety!!

12:33 am

en 7

12:33 am

na6,8

12:34 am

ty, cos, nbt

12:34 am

ty tor

12:35 am

co6,8

12:35 am

thanks cos for the ne

12:36 am

nbt

12:36 am

co 6 7 7 8 7

12:36 am

for NBT... clue on the middle row lower E.... please?

12:36 am

cood for you Nan!

12:37 am

good, not cood... no wonder I have so many probs finding stuff

12:37 am

en 7 i have for that E. its a past tense for when u ask for more at a play

12:37 am

Cos, you rock!

12:38 am

with 162 and lots of yawning. I'm off to slumber. Have fun all!!

12:38 am

middle col. lower e: add comparative suffix to the finale

12:38 am

gn jbp

12:39 am

ec 6 x 2

12:41 am

has the 9-10 been called?

12:42 am

yes, Nan

12:43 am

and?

12:43 am

ea 9 ea 10

12:43 am

at 12:29

12:43 am

ty cos

12:44 am

nbs

12:45 am

nbt, nbs and half way in under 30 minutes - I like this grid!

12:45 am

wtg :)

12:47 am

stats for center column, lower e, pls

12:47 am

en 7/36

12:47 am

12:38 bichon

12:48 am

ty

12:50 am

halfway!

12:56 am

200 down and at a standstill

12:56 am

phew!!! what fun....* gasps for air *

12:58 am

* blinks * what the hey? i just greyed the a tile. lol.just 21 tiles to go, * giggle *

12:59 am

ea 10

1:00 am

Hi everyone

1:00 am

just back from bridge

1:00 am

hey flosey.

1:00 am

did you bring the matchsticks to hold your eyelids open?

1:01 am

thanks Onpaki, found the ea words

1:01 am

lol rose, needed them much earlier tonight - partner and I were both tired

1:02 am

oh dear, ot a pretty picture....flosey falling flat on her face into card table

1:02 am

lol rose

1:03 am

can you tell i am having a better day than usual?

1:03 am

sounds that way rose and it does sound good

1:04 am

saw my surgeon yesterday, first time since op. he said " where's the rest of you?" ( i have lost about 70.4 lbs ) * giggle*

1:05 am

my goodness, you dainty little thing! ;p

1:05 am

WOW, wtg, hope you can afford to lose so much

1:05 am

you'll have to treat yourself to a new wardrobe

1:06 am

HEY RBUD!!!!! not quite yet, dear. but Don says he doen't remember my legs ever being this thin

1:06 am

oh, flosey, could lose another 40lbs and still be classified as overweight. ( by weight watchers, anyway)

1:08 am

but what matters most is how you feel at a reasonable weight

1:08 am

yes, dear friend. i will be happy to lose another 20lbs.

1:09 am

crashing with 115 for tomorrow -- good night :)

1:09 am

goodnight nan, well done

1:09 am

ight, nan. sleep well, hun

1:09 am

*night*

1:12 am

just got 9 co words - maybe not such a bad grid after all

1:13 am

and 7 more!

1:13 am

it's not, flosey. the words just flow nicely

1:14 am

missing the second column N, stats please?

1:15 am

ne 4

1:15 am

ne4/7, flosey

1:15 am

thanks rose

1:15 am

and cos, flosey

1:16 am

C's done sans list

1:16 am

yay, cos. nice job

1:17 am

oh, sorry cos, missed your clue there, thanks

1:17 am

still looking

1:17 am

ne + no **s, ands or buts

1:18 am

now for the dreaded k's

1:19 am

finally got it

1:20 am

tytyty

1:20 am

yay flosey, well done

1:20 am

ke7, you fall backwards, you land on your ke7 (slang for behind)

1:20 am

laughed when I found that one

1:20 am

got it....lol

1:20 am

so did i

1:21 am

thanks for the ke7 rbud

1:21 am

probably only us old folks have ever heard the word in use, lol

1:21 am

probably, rbud.....hey, who you calling old??

1:22 am

oh, sorry, forgot you're the new skinny youthful g'rose! ;p

1:22 am

:D......hahahaha

1:24 am

hah....k's done

1:24 am

grrr, I only have 16 of 'em, and have been working at it, too. you're too good at this. :P

1:25 am

na-na-na-nah......lol

1:25 am

oh, ha, 18 now

1:26 am

found strange ok4/9

1:27 am

thanks rose

1:27 am

ty, only had an ok4/8

1:31 am

have to get ready for bed, brb

1:31 am

see you later flosey

1:34 am

grrrr, don't you just hate when you know you typed in a word....but for some reason the grid did not accept it the first time.

1:36 am

yes, I do, it's happened to me before :P

1:39 am

be warned...there are 8 x sk words in the grid

1:39 am

O_O

1:39 am

well, I had two, guess I need to expand the search

1:41 am

good monkeys, up to 6 now

1:41 am

well done, rbud...i'm impressed

1:44 am

yay, have 8 now, good to know I can give up on those two first letters. :D

1:44 am

yay, rbud. nice job.

1:45 am

very many sn words?

1:45 am

sn4, 5 only

1:45 am

back, just for a bit, should get to bed soon

1:46 am

ty

1:46 am

thanks for the sn words

1:49 am

found all the sk words

1:50 am

whoot, my last four words were the run of to6, 8, 8, 9

1:51 am

wow, flosey, well done, at this time if night, too.

1:51 am

so you're done? congrats!

1:51 am

thanx rbud. th5's like in the old grey mare, yet.

1:51 am

long way to go rbud, just getting started, 233 to go

1:52 am

* life*

1:52 am

oh, flosey, remember i was complaining of going hot and cold all the time?

1:53 am

yes rose, please don't say that's happening again

1:54 am

it turns out it has been the pain all along. as soon as i take my pain meds, everything settles down for about 4 hours.

1:55 am

ah, so the meds calmed everything down - as usual, but then you heat up again?

1:57 am

strange what our bodies do to us. yes, hun. or go into peripheral shutdown, because the pain is so intense. worked it out the ot5 day when my IBS played up.same rule, take something to stop the pain, and everything settles

1:58 am

any idea how much longer this will go on?

1:59 am

not really, flosey. but now i know how to handle it, it all should be easy. my surgeon was suitably impressed by how little i was using in way of meds.

2:00 am

that is encouraging

2:00 am

I mean, the fact that the surgeon is impressed

2:01 am

each week, the physio gives me new exercises. the pain levels go up for a while, then as the muscles get used to being used again, all settles down.

2:03 am

lol, found out the ot5 day, i still don't know how to go DOWN a flight of stairs. was coming out of church, felt pretty cocky, so thought, i will use the steps. yeah, right. got down one step, and then became a frozen moment as i couldn't work out how to step down.

2:04 am

hope hubby was there with you

2:04 am

poor Don, he was standing right beside me, saying, just put your left foot back on the step, dear....and dear was looking at him blankly, thinking, what do you mean?

2:06 am

ah rose, at times they can be so tender and understanding

2:07 am

i think he was ready to chuck me over his shoulder and carry me the rest of the way. LOL. i am one very lucky lady, to have him.

2:08 am

but once into the steps, what on earth did you do to get either back up or down

2:08 am

can just picture grannyrose being flung over his shoulder

2:09 am

well, i did as i was told(finally). put my left foot back on the step, and proceeded one step at a time, always stepping down with the right foot and walking stick.

2:13 am

this sounds so much like me trying to help hubs get around... he only has one sort of good leg these days.

2:14 am

oh, and after my appointment with the surgeon? as i was pretty much in the same building, i popped in and was able to say hello to my work mates. they were all suitably impressed with the new grannyrose. one girl said she was going to hide all the smaller sized scrubs when i come back to work, just to see me in the 2xl's i used to wear.

2:15 am

they want to see you spin around and have them on backwards? ;p

2:15 am

so you can be proud of yourself and show them just how much you have, in fact, lost

2:15 am

it's so difficult, isn't rbud. watching your loved one not as spry as he used to be.

2:16 am

actually, i can't wait. i wonder which size i am now?

2:17 am

yes, though he's never really been terribly mobile, has had to bend way over and pull himself up stairs the whole time I've known him. he hates stairs.

2:18 am

which is how long, rbud?

2:18 am

he broke his back when he was 17 in a car wreck, and hasn't been quite right since - but they told him he'd probably never walk again at all, and he did.

2:18 am

let's see, since 1987 now.

2:19 am

our daughter was born in '88, have to count back, lol

2:19 am

have you known him all that time rbud?

2:20 am

yay, him. i was told over 32 years ago, if i didn't have spinal surgery, i would be in a wheelchair within 5 years. didn't happen!!!!

2:20 am

no, we met when he was 28 and I was 30.

2:21 am

he chased me around till I caught him, lol

2:21 am

lol

2:21 am

lol, rbud.

2:22 am

now it's muscular dystrophy, though, complicating things. runs in his family. I worry about the kids, sigh.

2:23 am

rbud, th5 are blood te4s which can be done....or is it a muscle biopsy? not sure. ask you doctor.

2:23 am

so far they don't seem to have the signs, most of his family that got it had a similar gait - but I guess you never know.

2:24 am

Yes, I know they did that to him, had to snip out a bit and te4 it. I guess I thought it would only show up if you had developed it, don't know if it is th5 all along, hmmm. something to consider.

2:25 am

he's not on any medication for anything, not sure if there is any.

2:26 am

really falling asleep, must go, goodnight all, happy babbling

2:26 am

not to my knowledge, rbud. i think the general rule is treat symptomatically.

2:26 am

night flosey, sleep well

2:26 am

night, dearest flosey, sleep well, hun

2:27 am

just googled it rbud. yes, th5 are genetic te4s which can be done.

2:28 am

he can't get on medical aid until November, they make you wait 2 years after you can no longer work because of your disability. at least it goes back to then, that's good, because it took over a year to get him on disability.

2:28 am

well, not sure we want to know. :(

2:29 am

rbud, your kids might want to know. do you have grandkiddies?

2:29 am

the kids are 21 and 24, they hopefully have a lot of good years to go, though I worry about our daughter, she lives on junk food and sodas, can't seem to convince her to eat right.

2:29 am

nope, no grandbabies yet.

2:30 am

diabetes also runs in his family, and she looks to be courting it if you ask me, grrrr.

2:31 am

she'll drink gallons of soda a day if she can get it.

2:31 am

well, now's the time to consider the te4s. and then your children can make up their minds about having babies. it is always good to have ALL the facts in your hand before a major decision like that.

2:32 am

would be helpful if any of us had any medical insurance, none of us do. not sure how obamacare is going to work out.

2:33 am

I'm in the hole between too young to get aid, and the kids being too old now for me to get any.

2:33 am

rbud, they are only young once...you brought her up right, you taught her the right way to eat....it's now up to her to follow what you have taught her.

2:34 am

they won't get any insurance or aid unless they get good jobs - not looking likely - or have kids, too. then medical kicks in.

2:34 am

I know, I try not to let it bug me, but I lecture her constantly anyway. falls on deaf ears.

2:35 am

would be easier if they didn't both still live with us, sigh...

2:35 am

we just wanna be left alone, lol! no such luck so far.

2:36 am

it all seems so complicated over th5, rbud.( re health care and insurance) and dear friend, stop the lectures. let her mull over what you have said and taught her.

2:37 am

she KNOWS what is right, for her, she will come around. at their age, they seem to think they are immortal.

2:39 am

I'm working on getting this year's mammogram and checkups, have gotten one annually for 30 years, because of lots of cancer in my family. now have to pay for it out of pocket or work through a local clinic, but it doesn't seem like they can help. so I guess we'll pay. I worry if I don't get it every year.

2:39 am

sometimes allowing something 'naughty' into a diet regime stops the cravings to gorge on the wrong things.

2:41 am

she's always been a chowhound, she's out of shape and overweight, and nearly six feet tall to boot! not a bit dainty, lol. 6 inches taller than me.

2:41 am

yes, that is a worry, rbud. especially if it runs in the family. you would never forgive yourself if you didn't have the mammogram.

2:41 am

well, I'm planning to, though running a little later than usual. had a clean bill of health last year, yay!

2:42 am

mom's had two mastectomies, over 20 years since the first one, she's been lucky.

2:42 am

yes, yay, rbud. but it's alright to be a little behind schedule.

2:45 am

oh, pooh, now thinking about mom - she's 84 and starting to fuss that everything's confusing, she wants to move into a senior housing unit, though she has a lovely little apartment that costs almost nothing now. she's fine, takes care of herself, pays her own bills, cooks and cleans fine, not showing signs of alzheimer's or any of that, except when it suits her purposes, lol

2:46 am

"oh, this change of insurance companies is so confusing, and the landlord raised the rent, I'll be broke soon!" (he raised it $20, that's nothing!)

2:47 am

yet she doesn't want to move in with us, she says. too far from town and it "smells like cigarettes, yuck!"

2:48 am

ongoing fuss and bother, will have to settle on something soon.

2:49 am

* giggle * you should hear my mum. the way she tells it, we need to be booking the funeral parlour.and the naughty girl, has now involved her grandsons( my sons) into the family mess, by telling them that none of her children want to take care of her.

2:51 am

mind you, when dad died 10 years ago, i gave her 2-3 years to setle down. then asked her to please sell up and move closer to me. i have since begged her, and out-right told her. nope, nothing.

2:51 am

mom fussed when her last husband died, "don't know what will become of me now, I suppose you'll want to put me in a nursing home!" we told her we couldn't afford it! she'd better take care of things herself, lol

2:52 am

now, the whine is, i'm (she) too sick to do anything. for goodness sake!!

2:53 am

she has more than enough monthy income, good insurance, money left over each month... what's the problem? she's only a few blocks from the senior center, she can walk fine still, and go see friends... I'd be thrilled if I were in such good shape at that age!

2:53 am

do you know she rang me last week and whined for over 1/2 hour. i was nearly ready to strangle her.

2:54 am

* nodding head * know where you are at, rbud. frustration is a good word.

2:54 am

I hear that! I get so frustrated with mine, I just want to shake some sense into her. she pretends to be helpless to get sympathy, but I know she's not.

2:55 am

as i said to Don this AM.....if she's so sick, why hasn't the doctor hospitalised her? she has private health insurance.

2:56 am

I think mine's just bored. she needlepoints endlessly, but now she has a touch of glaucoma, so she's afraid she'll be sitting around blind in no time. I hope not.

2:57 am

oh, dear, rbud. nip that in the bud, so to speak. exactly how much is a touch of glaucoma?

2:58 am

not sure, but her doctors are monitoring it. she hasn't mentioned them wanting to operate yet.

2:59 am

haha, maybe she'd benefit from some medicinal marijuana, can just see me trying to convince her of that!

3:00 am

it is a manageable condition, rbud. at least i this day and age.unlike my mother, who refused to take my advice, and didn't have her carpal tunnel syndrome attended to until it was too late. now she has only one functioning hand.

3:02 am

oh, mom's had her kn5 done, had a cataract dealt with, two mastectomies as I mentioned, and carpal tunnel surgery, too, on both wrists. she's no stranger to getting things worked on.

3:02 am

she still wears a little wrist brace sometimes, when she's been needlepointing a lot.

3:03 am

you know what, i really enjoy talking with you, rbud, but himself is clattering around me. ( i'm at the kitchen table) i think he wants to start dinner preparations. * sigh* perhaps email me, and we can chat that way.

3:04 am

oh, well, do tend to him, lol, I think I hear mine out in the kitchen, too, wouldn't you know! (((hugs))) will check out your email addy. :)

3:05 am

love and hugs dearest. will respond at soonest.

4:33 am

hello, I'm afraid I'm too late

4:34 am

hahah, by a lot!

4:42 am

hi Ruby, back again. How are you and Mr Ruby?

4:43 am

hello dizgrannie

4:43 am

that was a quick 90!

4:44 am

to

4:44 am

I'm OK, enjoying wonderful weather but Mr. Ruby and my lovely old Ruby-girl are not doing so well.

4:44 am

I'm OK, enjoying wonderful weather but Mr. Ruby and my lovely old Ruby-girl are not doing so well.

4:44 am

It is sad to see them both in decline

4:44 am

sorry for the double post

4:44 am

{{HUGGLES}}

4:45 am

ty, I appreciate that. I need all the huggles I can get!

4:46 am

if you don't mind me asking, how old is Mr Ruby?

4:46 am

almost 87

4:46 am

I'm, of course, much younger LOL

4:49 am

LOL heaps younger. My Mum is 85 and starting to forget things...but she does courses on the internet to keep her brain active, plus she Babbles accasionally.

4:50 am

husband's memory has started to deteriorate rapidly. He's aware of it, so it make it so much sadder.

4:51 am

when you're in your 40's, 18 yrs doesn't seem to much!

4:52 am

this is a lovely grid

4:54 am

I think the word games are good for the brain

4:58 am

time to make lunch, see you later

4:58 am

xx

5:28 am

morning all!

5:32 am

hi everyone clue for the ea9/10

5:32 am

found it

5:33 am

hi cool.girl, no clue :-)

5:34 am

that would be New Yorkers wouldn't it?

5:34 am

Hello all

5:36 am

hi lynxx!

5:36 am

hi Sue

5:36 am

and it would indeed! thanks!!

6:00 am

BBL got down to 130 and slowed right down

6:02 am

bye, lynxxx!

6:03 am

good morning sue - are you off on your trip?

6:03 am

I am, wv!

6:04 am

where are u?

6:04 am

I am in a little town in southern Minnesota at the moment

6:04 am

enjoy the trip - we drove out west last summer - beautiful country but no babble meet

6:05 am

I am having a great time already - slow relaxed trip so far, on scenic byways

6:07 am

we stopped at lots of national parks - Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Mt Rainier, Tetons - also parks in British columbia - Manning Park and the Olympic Peninsula was new to us and stayed there longer than planned

6:09 am

most of it will be new to me - I've been to Minneapolis a lot but not to the rest of the state, never to the Dakotas or Montana, been to Seattle but flew there, and never to western Canada

6:12 am

the Badlands and Mt rushmore in Dakotas are worth wandering through - British Columbia had lots of places to see

6:13 am

I *thought* I heard horses! Amish buggy just went down the street!

6:13 am

what wonderful memories you will have of this trip

6:13 am

taking lots of pictures too!

6:14 am

i had never blogged before but did last summer - it is a wonderful memory of the trip - included pictures on it - also family here could know where we were

6:14 am

... You might be interested in the dinosaur provincial park in south eastern Alberta ...

6:14 am

hm, that's a thought...

6:15 am

... although I'll bet there are several historic dig sites along the way in the Dakotas i

6:15 am

I would, dos! Maybe I can go home that way (don't have the homeward trip planned out yet)

6:15 am

and Montana

6:15 am

i think it was a Google blog site - showed you how to do it which helped since i had never done it before - heled me to focus on what we did each day

6:16 am

there are some in Comox as well, Bugsaw has a fossil-digging trip planned for Sunday

6:16 am

... it's near Medicine Hat in the southeast corner of Alberta

6:17 am

... if you come back east through the Canadian Rockies ... you'd come out the Rogers Pass on the TransCanada Highway ... go through Calgary ... and then head south east along the TransCanada

6:18 am

will look at the map, thanks dos!

6:23 am

look at blogspot.com if you want to keep a blog about the trip

6:23 am

will do! thanks wv!

6:31 am

Good morning Babblers

6:32 am

hello norma

6:33 am

Hi wv

6:34 am

hi norma!

6:34 am

Hi Sue

6:37 am

I don't think I know 26 k words

6:38 am

only have 5 so far - long ways to go

6:38 am

I have 13 but I made some of them up

6:38 am

They are all ok except the ke7 never heard of that one ...

6:39 am

as long as it takes them

6:39 am

Amazing what monkeying can achieve lol

6:40 am

s

6:40 am

I like to think of it as typing with optimism.

6:40 am

hi, haz, I like that!

6:41 am

I will remember that Haz

6:41 am

Good morning/afternoon all.

6:41 am

haz - like that term

6:41 am

Hi Haz

6:41 am

Good afternoon all......its a biggie today!

6:41 am

hello haz

6:41 am

It is a biggie but quite a nice one Flask

6:41 am

hi flask!

6:42 am

Hello to all!

6:44 am

Yes am enjoying it so far!

6:54 am

Good morning / afternoon to all of you

6:54 am

Hi Mom

6:54 am

Good morning, Mom.

6:54 am

Hello Norma

6:55 am

hi mom!

6:55 am

Haz, hello. So nice to see you. I hope you and your family are well

6:55 am

Hi Uusue, I hope you are enjoying your road trip

6:56 am

Yes, Mom, we are all well. I'm still rejoicing in the memory of the Olympics and extra pleased that Rory McIlroy won the golf. I'm a real armchair sports fan!

6:57 am

Haz, glad you all are well. I love your jubilee picture :-)

6:58 am

That was a little impromptu party for my younger daughter and some of her friends. I was pleased that they wanted to celebrate.

6:58 am

I bet you were pleased.

6:59 am

excuse me for a little bit, it is time to make breakfast. Be back soon

6:59 am

It was great.

7:00 am

Enjoy breakfast.

7:08 am

got the 10! gm, everyone

7:08 am

Good morning, lbd.

7:09 am

hi lbd!

7:09 am

good morning everyone:)

7:09 am

hi Haz!! Hi UU!! hi Crossy

7:10 am

hi crossy!

7:10 am

hi Haz..lbd..crossy..Mom..et al........

7:10 am

howdy lbd,suze flask,et al

7:11 am

hi Flask!

7:12 am

nbs, nbt, over half way, must be time to get breakfast and hit the road!

7:12 am

wtg sue.....

7:12 am

sa4 travels, UU

7:13 am

thanks lbd!

7:13 am

can i get help with E in middle of 4th row

7:14 am

en6/7 do again, usually related to performance

7:15 am

found all the en7,s ty

7:15 am

TY dawg. Hello again

7:16 am

came off the other E - need 3rd column and 4th row E

7:16 am

howdy lynxx

7:17 am

one is the finisher wv

7:17 am

hiya Lynxxx

7:17 am

sorry, wv, pt and plural

7:18 am

I'm back. Hello ((lynxxxm wvteach, crossy and lbd)))

7:18 am

(((MOM)))

7:18 am

hi Mom

7:18 am

(((LBD))) working today or an off day?

7:18 am

Hi Lynxxx

7:19 am

hello again

7:19 am

thnx dawger - pt got it

7:19 am

hello ruby

7:19 am

taking a break from my perpetual break LOL

7:19 am

hello teach

7:19 am

hi Ruby

7:19 am

have no idea what comes off where but es5/18 and 6/30 are often missed= glacier tailings

7:19 am

hi Mom, hi IBD and hello LYNXX

7:19 am

hiya ruby!

7:20 am

{{crossy}}

7:20 am

((ruby))

7:20 am

hello ((Ruby))

7:20 am

ty crossy, I hadn't seen those this AM

7:20 am

TY Cross

7:20 am

how is everybody?

7:20 am

how is everybody?

7:21 am

I actually had somebody else pick my blackberries today, so I have a "leg-up" energy-qise

7:21 am

doing just fine here, Ruby. You?

7:21 am

doing fine ruby and yourself?

7:21 am

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to get out for the morning - BBL

7:21 am

wise*

7:21 am

it is really beautiful here -- perfect weather. We are very lucky.

7:22 am

it's dry, so we've given up on the grass, but there are still flowers and fruit and I water the small things on the deck

7:22 am

clueforth

7:22 am

drizzly morning here - but we need the rain

7:22 am

hello cool.

7:22 am

have a great day, wvteach

7:22 am

enjoy the drizzle, teach

7:22 am

hi Coolgirl

7:23 am

clue for the co8s please

7:23 am

hi to you all

7:23 am

79 left tricky board

7:23 am

co8's, you're kidding....

7:24 am

hahah just found one of them from the co6 co**** pin, whatever that is

7:24 am

it was a nice day and I po****** in the garden - or co8 perhaps

7:25 am

cottered

7:25 am

sorry

7:25 am

thats it

7:25 am

but is there another one?

7:25 am

thanks cool.girl

7:25 am

and what's a co6 pin anyway? crossy must know

7:26 am

it looks a bit like a bobby pin but is used for machinery

7:26 am

phantom: orchestra

7:26 am

found them yes there is but dont no the word to clue it

7:29 am

stats for the 9 and 10 pls

7:30 am

ea9.54 & 10.70

7:30 am

... ea9/54 ... ea10/70 ...

7:31 am

thanks Lynxxx

7:31 am

ty lynxx (and dose)

7:31 am

and doseffing and hello to you

7:31 am

thought that would be capitolized

7:31 am

and hello dose

7:31 am

hi dose

7:31 am

... morning all

7:32 am

co7&8 are things/people who stick together - if they where inco*****nt they would be 'babbling'

7:33 am

hi Dos

7:33 am

and not this game 'babbling'

7:33 am

great clues, lynxx, ty

7:35 am

half yay!

7:35 am

way to go, Ruby

7:38 am

morning all,help with lone n pls

7:38 am

hi Peri

7:38 am

good morning ((Peri))

7:38 am

ne4/7

7:38 am

sounds like what's on a tree

7:38 am

very sleepless night,going to skip exercise class

7:39 am

ty ruby

7:39 am

oh Peri, you have been having a go of it lately

7:39 am

thank you Ruby

7:39 am

playing hookey is a good thing, peri

7:40 am

it has been ongoing for years

7:40 am

will go back to bed soon or take a nap later

7:42 am

on a lighter note, I found 11 of the k's

7:42 am

good for you Peri

7:42 am

wow, I have 4!

7:43 am

I have 8

7:43 am

found two more

7:43 am

16

7:43 am

Ruby, do you have what pop corn is before it is popped?

7:43 am

funny alternate spelling of the drug!

7:43 am

with out the al at the end

7:44 am

24 remaining, but get ready for work. bbl to finish. hagd everyone!

7:44 am

wow, that is so ke**, like groovy :-)

7:44 am

bye bye ((LBD)) have a good day

7:44 am

good going dawg - bye

7:45 am

<-- thinks mom is groovy

7:45 am

... three more build off of that one

7:45 am

bye ibd

7:45 am

:-) Ruby

7:45 am

got the three, Dose, thanks

7:47 am

I've got 4 off that base

7:47 am

you guys keep moving the bar!

7:47 am

... I was afraid someone would say that ...now I must look for it

7:47 am

wow - I missed kn*** up Mother Brown

7:48 am

huh, don't get your clue,lyn

7:48 am

... joint in the middle of your leg

7:48 am

mother brown?

7:48 am

old song "kn*** up Mother Brown"

7:48 am

ok,have that

7:49 am

nm

7:50 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZH47Xe vshg

7:54 am

blank looks from the US crowd...an old cockney song so I suppose you wouldn't know it

7:54 am

ty lynxx

7:56 am

... rude political song about Queen Victoria and her relationship with the headgrounds keeper at Balmoral ... Mr. Brown ...

7:56 am

I think going through your words and adding er, ed or s adds about 20

7:56 am

clue for the re8 please

7:56 am

That's right - I had forgotten that Dos TY

7:57 am

loved the movie, dose, wasn't that Judy Dench playing the Queen

7:57 am

... it's one of those things we're not supposed to remember

7:57 am

... I've forgotten

7:57 am

... sorry

7:57 am

haha

7:57 am

vic was a busy girl wiht mr brown and lord melbourne:)

7:58 am

any relation?

7:58 am

of course he was a dirty old man and she but 18 at the time and still princess

7:58 am

perhaps it's Lord Crossy!

7:58 am

some ruby

7:58 am

me being in Victoria - capital is Melbourne

7:58 am

lol

7:58 am

hahah lynxx

7:59 am

i wonder if that was deliberate?

7:59 am

our family goes back so far,we have had ample chances to get into trouble on many levels

7:59 am

can anyone help me with the re8 please

7:59 am

don't have it cool., but looking

8:00 am

yes lynxx,i should be getting royalty payments from that city

8:01 am

we are holding them for you...you just need to get over here and show your ID

8:01 am

lol,i would love to.would raise a few wywbrows

8:02 am

eyebrows

8:03 am

every time the name is spoke,used on tv,or printed,i get 2 cents

8:03 am

211 and had better see to the ailing folks

8:05 am

time to start my day. (((Hugs))) to all of you

8:05 am

bye Mom

8:05 am

hugs to you, mom

8:05 am

oh by the way .... I have 36 of the C words and 13 of the K's :-)

8:05 am

bye bye ((Lynxxx and Ruby))

8:05 am

... yes ... should do that too ... a good day for everyone!

8:05 am

have 35 c's and 13 k's

8:06 am

{{huge group hug!!!}}

8:06 am

ack!! just noticed there is supposed to be 26 k,s in here!

8:06 am

see you later for a last shot

8:06 am

ke4 and 5= alt spelling of famous poet

8:07 am

proper spelling is here also,but enable says non

8:09 am

all our streets around he** are famous English Poets - I live in Byron Street, nearby is Ke**

8:10 am

cool:)

8:10 am

the ones that flood - are Wave, Spray, Foam, Tide !

8:11 am

remind me never to buy a home in austraiilia on tidal wave avenue

8:12 am

Na5?

8:12 am

Howdilly doo, neighbors!

8:12 am

rhymes with 8s

8:12 am

na 5/10

8:13 am

hi Judi

8:13 am

slang for mens groin parts

8:14 am

or buttocks apparently

8:14 am

does anyone have the re8 pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee

8:14 am

Man I swear I put that in. Thanks.

8:14 am

cool

8:14 am

hotest

8:14 am

no Cool but I found lots of 7s whilst looking for it

8:15 am

The na5/10 is a new one to me.

8:15 am

lol someone must have it

8:16 am

looking...

8:16 am

probably people who have finished

8:16 am

re8 - makes the fire brighter again by adding fuel

8:17 am

hi Haz

8:17 am

Hello, lynxx, I'm just back after lunch.

8:18 am

Out?

morning all and how many words today and thanks

8:18 am

hi Steve 338

8:18 am

No, just in the house. I was babbling earlier and took a break.

oops too many have fun all

8:19 am

dont get it haz helpppppppp

8:21 am

I'm trying to think how else to clue it. A town in England ***** on Trent. re plus that for re7 then develop for re8.

8:21 am

ty

8:22 am

You're welcome, I was about to start cluing with petting cats and dogs minus the r.

8:22 am

TY Haz and for all the related words

8:22 am

that was my last 8 it was driving me mad

8:22 am

You're welcome, lynxxx.

8:29 am

Rain coming down in buckets now. Thunder rumbling.

8:50 am

just managed to get it now lol re7=re +adding coal to a boiler to increase steam pressure st5,ing a boiler

8:51 am

crossy is thick today

8:52 am

*pokes Crossy* Hmm. Slightly thicker. *suspects bacon*

8:52 am

and there are a bunch of variants on that st5

8:52 am

lol

8:53 am

witching hour he**...Night all

8:54 am

gn lynxx

9:12 am

se 6/21 and 7/32..shh..crossy will tell you something in confidence..crossy has a se6 shhhh nd pl for the 7

9:20 am

a biggie, just like jilly predicted!

9:25 am

howdy harp

9:25 am

hi

9:26 am

just dump every ending possible on everything

9:31 am

good advice

9:31 am

what might be the stats for the lone n?

ne 4/7

9:33 am

thanks

yw

9:33 am

clue please for en5/12?

9:34 am

one who makes it stop en-5/12

en 5/12 something that stops something

9:34 am

nm....got it!

9:34 am

thanx anyway luv!

yw

9:36 am

yikes!

9:36 am

hi all

9:36 am

Clue for that se6/21 & se7/32, please?

can't tell you Judi, its a se 6/21

9:37 am

Damn.

se 6 and 7 peaceful

9:38 am

Have that one. Need first two. A2Z no help.

another se 6 7 is one who looks

only one se 6/21 and 7/32 and I clued it

another is to keep a se6/21 - to not tell something

9:40 am

shhhh

9:41 am

liking this grid so far, pretty easily found all the T's!

9:43 am

Ty, sciencegeek. Fish slap me and Fireworks!

9:44 am

i am surprised that eeks is not a word! she eeks when she spies a mouse!

9:44 am

let's see, who's here at the moment that's a medical professional?

9:44 am

whoo hooo judi!

9:46 am

Gotta jet. See you kids on the morrow. *POOF*

9:46 am

bye judi

9:46 am

ttfn judi

9:46 am

hi, all. I saw my parents this weekend for the first time since their house burned. They are in a temporary apartment and are doing okay. Mom told me she thinks she is going to do with a lot less "stuff" from now on. The work on the house is underway, and is going well.

9:47 am

that's good to hear

9:47 am

what? I didn't hear about this! glad things are getting on an even keel!

9:47 am

Hi Angel. I am glad to hear they are making progress!

9:47 am

And good morning everyone!...what's left of it anyway!

9:48 am

hi car

9:48 am

Hello jmc!

9:48 am

tore

9:48 am

oops.

9:49 am

howdy car:))

9:49 am

Hello Dahling!!!!

9:50 am

stats for the lower middle column E please

9:50 am

one who finishes

9:50 am

whoops... you said stats. I am sorry jmc.

9:50 am

ah ty

9:50 am

and now it is time for crossys tidbit of the day!!!!!

9:50 am

jmc, th3e house burned on 7/8 in an accidental grease fire. half the house was destroyed. They and my brother were blessed to get out alive.

9:51 am

:)

9:51 am

i actually saw that clue earlier and didn't understand it

9:51 am

The delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention spent much of their time getting drunk. One surviving document is a bill for a party on September 15th, 1787, two days before the signing of the Constitution. Items on the bill were: 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of Claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 8 bottles of cider, 12 bottles of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch. All of this for only 55 people.

9:51 am

so our government began as it was to go on...

9:51 am

i am sorry but i a glad no one was killed!!!!

9:52 am

<hic>

9:52 am

as am I. July was a very rough month.

9:52 am

i am glad your family is safe angel

9:52 am

just a year ago, my mom had surgery for colon cancer, and my dad had been released from the hospital just a few days before the fire.

9:53 am

i can only imagine angel! but it is things like these that reminds you it is only stuff and people are vastly more important

9:53 am

nbt btw

9:53 am

stuff,is what insurance companies are for

9:53 am

good lord, angel!! glad things are going better now -- what an ordeal . . .

9:53 am

they have excellent insurance, which helps a lot.

9:53 am

Well done jmc!

9:53 am

family is priceless

9:54 am

and he** i was feeling sorry for myself about money!

9:55 am

lol,my content coverage is 50,000 on my policy..hell i could lose it all ,replace it and clear 35 grand lol..actually a tornado could come through here and do 10,000 worth of improvements...

9:57 am

name that proper noun! Today show weatherman

9:57 am

Al Roker!

9:58 am

Good morning Hurshy!

9:58 am

ding ding ding!

9:58 am

willard scott?

9:58 am

i guess i am behind the times

9:58 am

answers to name that proper noun always appear in the grid

9:59 am

i know which is what confusled me hursh

9:59 am

roker said something... i think at thanksgiving... that was awful...

10:00 am

yes?

10:01 am

i wish i could remember the exact wording

10:01 am

it was something like, "that's what makes the japanese so wonderful - they have a great appreciation of american culture"

10:01 am

bizarre

10:06 am

okay i have found 100 words for i am taking a break bbl

10:06 am

Bye jmc! Have a great day!

10:08 am

rats, i just found what you wanted, jmc...

10:13 am

i have to9, anyone got the other 9 and/or the 10?

10:13 am

Nope. I don't have the to 9 either!!! But I am going to look now! TY !

10:14 am

Got it!

10:14 am

ea9, pl for 10

10:15 am

ah thanks, should have seen that!

10:15 am

TY Kalea! Got 'em both!

10:17 am

this day is not going so great

10:17 am

Oh no Hurshy! Anything we can do for you?

10:17 am

not really.

10:17 am

I am so nervous today. I had to report my step daughter for firing weapons with her children in the house. She and her husband had a small gun fight which was never report to the police.

10:18 am

of course I am sure that the entire family will hate me

10:18 am

good lord!

10:18 am

Oh my god Science! How horrible!

10:18 am

wow i guess that's worse than my day.

10:18 am

We took the girls on a vacation and they told us about the guns.

10:18 am

a small gunfight? my god

10:19 am

well you did the right thing.

10:19 am

indeed

10:19 am

I did not call CPS, but I did call the school and talked with the principal. She is also in a custody battle for two other children whom she lost 6 years ago. I called the attorney representing the people who have those children

10:19 am

you do have to report it..it's the right thing to do

10:19 am

holy cow

10:20 am

Well my husband is going to be pissed at me. I know itis the right thing to do, but it is an awkard position to be in. Everyone in the family knows this happened, but no one wants to do anything

10:20 am

sadly even though it is your son,i would of called cps

10:21 am

it often is hard to be the only one willing to do the right thing.

10:21 am

The safety of the girls is the priority...not hurt feelings. That is something that could have turned terribly wrong.

10:21 am

They apparently were drunk. She fired a handgun at the husband and he returned with a rifle. She had buckshot in her leg, but did not seek medical attention (the police would have been notified by the doctor).

10:21 am

if guns are used in a house this way,you can be SURE they are not stored properly with mome safety in mond and one day the children will get ahold of one

10:21 am

home

10:21 am

It is not my son. It is my husband's daughter.

10:21 am

sorry

10:22 am

Good grief!

10:22 am

but yes get the kids and guns out of there.in the past my brother was shot in the arm in this way

10:22 am

Well, my anxiety level is quite high

10:23 am

She and I do not get along at all. This is her third marriage in 10 years. The new husband is a freak.

10:23 am

The only time she calls is when she wants money.

10:23 am

loaded guns laying around,brother handed a 22 to his friend so they could look at them and fried fired one right through his upper arm missing his head by a foot..you did right,never doubt it science

10:24 am

Gee Crossy. Yes, you read about kids shooting each other all the time.

10:24 am

and this is not a safe house by your description

10:24 am

My stomach is lurching just thinking about what could have happened.

10:25 am

My husband said to me "you don't have to destroy her life." I think she is doing that all by herself.

10:25 am

that round from her handgun could of gone right through the wall and killed one of the children

10:25 am

And she will take those children with her unfortunately.

10:25 am

The girls said that they locked themselves in the bathroom.

10:26 am

Science, you and your family are in my prayers.

10:26 am

How old?

10:26 am

Thanks. My family needs prayers for wisdom. I need prayers to not be frightened by reporting this

10:26 am

one will be 12 in November and the other will be 11 in April

10:27 am

Dear God.

10:27 am

women who fire off handguns in the house generally do not get custody here

10:27 am

Science...the thought of what could have happened to one of those precious girls is the only thing you need to know that you have done the right thing.

10:28 am

well, I don't know what will happen. Not sure if the other attorney will do anything without having to question the girls. The principal of the school may report it to CPS

10:28 am

your family needs to be on the Dr. Phil show

10:28 am

"You need a license to catch a fish...but anyone can have a child".

10:28 am

The Principal HAS to report it to the CPS

10:28 am

no kidding.

10:29 am

the weird thing is that the girls are very protective of their mother

10:29 am

just hoping the husband doesn't divorce me over this

10:29 am

that's called co-dependency

10:29 am

Of course they are.

10:30 am

If he does, he does not have his priorities straight.

10:30 am

children's welfare ALWAYS comes first

10:30 am

I literally want to get in my car right now and get those girls out of there.

10:31 am

she has manipulated her father for years. she uses the kids as a weapon. I made her angry before we left on the trip and she told her dad that we could not take the girls. I "apologized" and then we got to take the girls

10:31 am

he has a lot of guilt with this daughter.

10:31 am

I wouldn't have given them back.

10:32 am

I'm sorry...I am spouting.

10:32 am

You are in an extremly difficult situation, Science. As I said before, I will be praying for all of you. Please let us know if we can be there to support you in any way.

10:33 am

the older one is obese. they have eating issues which I believe stems from their home environment. They also told us that they never have breakfast before school.

10:33 am

<---not liking science's daughter

10:33 am

step daughter

10:33 am

OHHHHHHHH

10:33 am

Science, someone had to be an advocate for those girls. I commend you for doing it.

10:34 am

your husband needs to grow up

10:34 am

{{MOLLY!}}

10:34 am

I had to buy them clothes. This is always the case. The fat one is less than 5 feet tall and is wearing a size 9 in juniors and a 36 A bra.

10:34 am

yes I do too.. you might have saved the children's lives

10:35 am

I guess she must weigh 120 pounds. Has a huge gut and a double chin. She is always worried about eating.....when are we going to eat?

10:36 am

Food issues are common in children who have dysfunctional families. Food becomes their comfort.

10:37 am

Yes. I know Molly. It is awful. I have taught so many kids like this. It is horrible when it is in your family and you cannot do anything

10:38 am

Well, the first step is getting them away from a violent situation. She can get help with the other things after that.

10:40 am

well my stomach in in a knot. Sometimes I wish I could turn my head and look the other way like the rest of the family. As a teacher, if these kids had told me the story, I would legally have to call CPS.

10:40 am

Oh, after the gunfight, she kept them out of school for the last week of school. She probably was afraid that they will tell someone.

10:41 am

You did the right thing and it took a lot of guts. Those girls need to know someone is on their side.

10:41 am

They are fed a lot of negative information from their mother about me. She uses those kids emotionally. So, I am not sure how they feel about me being their step grandma. One thing though, they will tell me anything

10:42 am

I was shocked and angry when I learned of this

10:42 am

Obviously, they don't believe what their mother tells them, and they trust you. That is a good thing.

10:42 am

But they protect her so much.....

10:44 am

Emotionally and physically abused people often defend and keep secrets about those abusing them. It's a hard thing to understand, psychologically.

10:44 am

and my MIL is pissed that I reported this also

10:45 am

Well you know what Science? The hell with all those people who are pissed at you. In the next gun fight, one of those girls could have gotten shot.

10:45 am

I came from an abusive home. left when I turned 16 and lived with a friend and her father. I suppose this is why I have a low tolerance for this type of behavior

10:45 am

I am sure that another gun fight might occur. She fired first. She is very explosive and unpredictable.

10:46 am

they drink, smoke pot, and she takes psychotropic mushrooms

10:47 am

Those things, and guns is a recipe for disaster.

10:47 am

she was so high one night, she called her dad and thought she was talking with her brother.

10:48 am

the girls said that they get drunk and act "weird" almost every night. They don't get up until noon and the girls fend for themselves in the morning

10:48 am

Kids in situations like this are helpless unless someone speaks up or steps in. Those girls are lucky that you did.

10:53 am

sounds like drugs

10:54 am

that's what I think. I wonder if they will drug test her in this custody case. She has had to be drug tested by the court several times

10:54 am

the kids father lives in Chicago. I am hoping that the other step daughter will tell him what has happened. He needs to step up for his children

10:55 am

CPS probably would drug test her

10:55 am

well I did not call CPS. Maybe someone else will

11:02 am

I am sure she will figure out that it was me. Then, I have to see if she is crazy enough to come here and try to shoot me.

11:04 am

Science, I'm hoping that you took the first step in making changes to this awful situation.

11:05 am

Molly, I reported it to the school principal and the attorney for the other side in her custody battle for two other children from another marraige

11:06 am

that's all I could do. I was so nervous and scared. I was shaking. I am over the top with anxiety

11:06 am

If I'm not mistaken, an attorney is bound by law to report anything told to them that indicated danger to another person, especially children.

11:06 am

well, there we go.

11:07 am

You, my dear, need to take some deep breaths and be confident that you did the right thing.

11:07 am

Too bad Welkie is not on here now. She would know

11:17 am

good morning everyone :)

11:22 am

Just took a klonopin.

11:22 am

Hi nan

11:28 am

principals are bound by law as well

11:28 am

well, the sh*t is going to hit the proverbial fan

11:29 am

sounds like it is past due to happen SG

11:30 am

Science, something had to change in this situation or one or both of those girls would have ended up injured or dead.

11:30 am

I hate feeling like I did something wrong and that I will be punished for it by the husband, etc.

11:30 am

help with the second fe7/40 plz

11:30 am

You didn't do anything wrong.

11:33 am

fe7/40...an accomplishment is a great fe4. Add superlative ending.

11:36 am

thanks Molly

11:37 am

isnt taffee spelled that way???????

11:37 am

mornin', afternoon and hi.

11:37 am

... with a "y" not "ee"

11:38 am

... put the plural is there

11:40 am

any6 clues for the 10?

11:40 am

maybe I will go stand in the hot shower and see if that helps. Thanks for the support......

11:40 am

ty for plural clue. got it.

11:41 am

... start with a direction and then go from there

11:41 am

the ten is an ea - those who live in the ea4

11:42 am

ea 10 people who live in Maine, CT, etc

11:42 am

ty got the 10.

11:42 am

2nd ke 5/24, please?

11:43 am

and the 9. what is other 9plz?

11:43 am

I only have one 9

11:43 am

... to9/54

11:43 am

Those who walk on ultra high heels

11:44 am

... people who are shaky walking

11:44 am

ty dose and jan

11:44 am

jan, toe walkers? hmmmm

11:45 am

... start with the three letter word for a small child

11:45 am

teeter-to****

11:45 am

ty got it.

11:45 am

i had the six and that was all. ty for 9

11:46 am

reefier

11:46 am

did someone give the ke 5 word clue

11:47 am

not yet, bichon

11:47 am

Which ke/5...there are at least 8...

11:48 am

e 5/24

11:48 am

ke5/24 (the second) ke plus a type of evergreen tree

11:48 am

And then plural for the ke6/39

11:48 am

Good morning/afternoon all.

11:49 am

ty haz and good afternoon to you

11:49 am

You're welcome.

11:49 am

that's the one I have Haz, is there another one?

11:49 am

Ok, got the first ke 5/24

11:49 am

The first one (ke5/24) is a plural.

11:50 am

Yikes--must head off to work. So engrossed in the grid that I lost track of time. It's a uber-friendly one for a grid so large. BBL to see how close to finishing I can get listlessly...

11:50 am

ty Haz

11:51 am

You're welcome, bichon.

ta 7 clue pls anbd hi all

11:52 am

Salt water candies?

11:52 am

listed at 110 to go and quickly realized I should have tried adding every conceivable suffix to every word whether it made any sense or not

11:52 am

ta7 pl of salt watter ta*****

ahm ty!

11:52 am

ta7/52 - looks like either a job lot of Welshmen or a lot of sticky sweets

11:53 am

I'm down to 26 with no list. Never gotten even close to that before on a grid so big.

ty ty ty! time to get ready to go for haircut. happy babbling all

11:53 am

that's great jan

11:53 am

Okay, now really off to work.

11:53 am

Toodle-oo TO.

11:53 am

I love big lists with lots of suffixes

11:59 am

typing endurance competition..er,ers ier,ies,est,iest,ens.ed..just slam the all on the end of everything;),but i prefer it over the tiny ones that are all babblets

11:59 am

iers..

12:01 pm

there are quite a few babblets in this one too, crossy

12:01 pm

lol,have not gotten down to that point yet,and i am sure you are correct,some must always be here

12:04 pm

Good morning all!

12:05 pm

phantom word: desire

12:06 pm

last sk 5, please? (hoping there is a 5-6 combo)

12:07 pm

sk5/18 - an anagram of a previous one and yes, sk6 is a plural

12:07 pm

howdy jilly

12:08 pm

ty haz

12:08 pm

You're welcome, cybernan.

12:15 pm

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

12:15 pm

Congratulations!

12:21 pm

any clues wanted before I leave?

12:22 pm

Not for me, thanks.

12:24 pm

on my way then -- back at the flip. hagd, everyone :)

12:24 pm

Bye, cybernan.

12:27 pm

Whew! NBT and NBS...feel quite accomplished...

12:30 pm

gasp! NBT and NBS for crossy also:)

12:30 pm

yaa for jilly

12:30 pm

hi all, plodding along. 84 left

12:30 pm

Yay crossy and GO peri!!

12:30 pm

I have23/26 of the k words

12:30 pm

:)

12:31 pm

Not sure if I am going to finish this one....will work on for another 30 min....

12:31 pm

Wow peri!

12:32 pm

seemed to come to a halt tho *sigh*

12:33 pm

help with the na5?

12:34 pm

man's nickname, but plural

12:34 pm

ty LOL

12:34 pm

lol,buchons is a lot more pg rating than i was about to clue for that:)

12:34 pm

yw

12:35 pm

I can only imagine crossy

12:36 pm

*blushes* as she thinks of crossy clue...

12:36 pm

:)) always keep the ladies guessing...

12:37 pm

thorn

12:37 pm

oops

12:37 pm

no guesswork there though

12:38 pm

LOL....almost did that myself today...

12:39 pm

man...the suffixes abound today!

12:40 pm

Okay, tackling the co's then going to have to go...

12:41 pm

Luckily, all the c words do start with c.

12:42 pm

Thanks BR and HI! Actually going very quickly...

12:46 pm

terra earthenware; latin pl

12:50 pm

hey all -- I made some progress in the office today... and now I just remembered I have to change the water in the garden. *sigh* brb

12:54 pm

C' are crushed thanks to BR's expert clueing ;)

12:56 pm

And through the D's...must do chores...bbl *poof*

1:01 pm

okay, back again -- the fancy sprinkler tom installed didn't work, so I set the oscillating sprinkler to get most of the veggies. NOW I am sitting and taking some time for babbl.e

1:01 pm

or babble.

1:19 pm

halfway... back later

1:49 pm

hi all

1:50 pm

ty BR for the clue. . . i had not thought of that one

1:50 pm

howdy jmc

1:51 pm

crossy i am in trouble with my computer and the. . . *leans in closer so only crossy can hear* GOT

1:52 pm

(if i post a question on babble GOT would you help me?)

1:52 pm

go ahead

1:52 pm

lol,let see whats going on:)

1:54 pm

ohh,must be a biggie:))

1:56 pm

yep it is a major issue ty in advance for advice

2:05 pm

is it time to go home yet???

2:06 pm

crossy is home:)

2:07 pm

well i'm not and i've got major office-cabin fever

2:07 pm

Are you having a long day, hurshy?

2:07 pm

lol,oh yes,you have the slow job that drives you crazy

2:07 pm

would love to get paid to babble;)

2:07 pm

well actually i did have work to do today. but now that i've got it done i'm extra restless.

2:09 pm

hey again all.

2:09 pm

'lo stiddy

2:09 pm

just word hunt with us,and before you know it,it will be time to go home

2:10 pm

wb stidmama

2:11 pm

hurshy, sorry you are stuck in the office. It's not a lot of fun to be inside on a lovely day like today.

2:11 pm

hey cross

2:11 pm

i only have 14 s's to go

2:11 pm

oh well it's not that lovely out here stid :)

2:12 pm

that's not so bad then. :-)

okay I have to pick up the husband from the airport. Prayers for protection for me and wisdom for him.

2:13 pm

fi

2:14 pm

(((science)))

2:14 pm

Be safe, sciencegeek

2:14 pm

((science))

2:14 pm

best wishes, sg

2:14 pm

holding yo in the light science

thanks. I am still so anxious. It sucks to be the bad guy even when you know what you did was correct

2:15 pm

you are not the bad guy.you get the rare opurtunity to save lives

2:16 pm

the childrens lives

hopefully he will wise up and not divorce me over this or make my live hell

2:17 pm

if hubby wants a alternate view in this he can contact me any time

2:17 pm

(((((science))))) I missed the beginning of this, I know, but my heart is with you.

2:17 pm

protection ... if your hubby a violent man?

thanks. he needs to get over his guilt with his daughter. Stid look below in the chog

2:17 pm

he he is in any doubt that this should of been reported i will get a picture of my brother bullet scars for him

2:18 pm

i will hold you in the light and read the chog after

2:18 pm

sorry to be so crass about it,but people can die

that would be great! email it to me with a note. creativehabits@embarqmail.com

I know

2:18 pm

Just coming in, don't know what this is about but sending hugs and positive thoughts your way Science

I need protection from God to keep me from fear

2:18 pm

he can e mail me at my working email of p.a.melbourne@gmail.com if he is unsure

he will be angry when he learns what I did

2:19 pm

got your addy

he should be angry with his daughter, but he usually takes it out on me

2:20 pm

it would be worse if you got a call a month from now that one of them was dead

okay...here I go.......yes, Crossy, that is right

bbl to finish (hopefully)

2:20 pm

put it to him that way

2:21 pm

((science))

2:23 pm

read it the chog . . . you were right. . . drugs and drink and guns do not mix. . . even the NRA says that

2:25 pm

her hand gun,i have been in many gun clubs and on rifle ranges and have seen projectiles do funny things,hit a branch and change trajectory..anything could of happened

2:25 pm

and him! a shot gun blast in the house!

2:25 pm

well today the chog has been one to remind me that it is only money. . . what really counts is the ones we love even when they make it hard to love them

2:26 pm

and kids in the bathroom protected by some wooden wall studs and half an inch of drywall...science is perfectly correct in reporting this

2:27 pm

yes,house fires..shootings..my

2:29 pm

i woke up this morning worrying and depressed. . .now i am still worrying but not about me. . . there is nothing in my family that is this bad right now

2:30 pm

Kitchen done...time to reward with babbling...hi jmc and crossy

2:30 pm

Any time children witness violence, they are harmed. Any time weapons are used in a dispute, there is danger for every person around.

2:30 pm

hey jilly

2:30 pm

yes perspective can make one glad of what they do have

2:30 pm

howdy jilly

2:30 pm

Hey stiddy!

2:30 pm

If people were more willing to get involved, sooner, perhaps things wouldn't get to the point where lives are endangered.

2:31 pm

yes,what about the neighbours..no one heard this at all?

2:32 pm

though if she has buckshot in her leg,the first dr who sees it will report it,or should

2:32 pm

depends on where you live. . . house too far apart. . .street noises

2:32 pm

here,all weapon wounds are reported to police

2:32 pm

in the united states gunshot wounds are a mandatory report

2:33 pm

ok

2:33 pm

so,if she cannot dig them out,they will get infected and she will have to seek medical aid

2:33 pm

Hello everyone

2:33 pm

howdy seaspray

2:34 pm

and in most states, if children (or others) divulge abuse to teachers, doctors or other professionals those professionals have a duty to report, either to law enforcement or to cps

2:34 pm

hey sea

2:35 pm

hi stid, crossy, sea

2:35 pm

Hi bichon

2:36 pm

hi bichon and seaspray

2:36 pm

hey bichon

2:36 pm

howdy bichon

2:36 pm

lovely, mild day here in the Bay Area.

2:37 pm

Nice day here too, if it wasn't so smoky....

2:37 pm

It's warm here... and supposed to hit the 90s again before the end of the week. I am watering every plant in sight.

2:37 pm

Oh, and deer didn't come back last night...beets still intact...

2:38 pm

mmm venison and beets......

afternoon everyone:)

2:38 pm

the deer ate the tops off all the mariposa lilies last night -- right by the front door, and decapitated some of the glads that were about to bloom also

2:39 pm

Yep, neighbor offered right away to dispatch said deer....

2:39 pm

when we lived up north we had to plant a second garden far from the first against the tree line just for the deer and ours was enclosed with chicken wire

2:39 pm

Hello everyone. Science, I just wandered through the chog, I am shocked and upset. If you are afraid of your husband, that is a telling thing - do you need protection too?

2:39 pm

howdy Altagolfnut5

2:39 pm

at least my veggie garden is protected now

2:39 pm

I just read yesterday that if you cut dryer sheets into one inch strips and hang off plants the deer won't bother them...

2:40 pm

howdy mich

2:40 pm

crossy, don't you already live up north?

2:40 pm

not as far as i used to

2:40 pm

Hi Mich

2:40 pm

I can't chat too much. DH is trying to fall asleep; I can chat away once he's asleep but for a few minutes.... SSHHH

2:40 pm

Dang stid...and yes, bichon, am going to try the dryer sheets

2:40 pm

sometimes things like that work, sea -- this year they are eating things they don't even like... they are so thin and hungry

2:42 pm

awww...poor things...I am a softie when it comes to animals...except ground hogs lol

2:42 pm

huh,our deer are fat and round saussages on stilts this year

2:42 pm

mich i think she is more afraid of the step-daughter

2:43 pm

winter ended a month an a half early and they have been eating ever since

2:43 pm

i can think of lots of animals i don't like. . .rats for example

2:43 pm

But mich, you are right -- that is a question that also needs asking.

2:43 pm

and venison is tasty. . . although i have never hunted myself

2:43 pm

yes,says step daughter is a little..off.well of course she is firing guns in the house and the hubby is not better

2:44 pm

sorry, I am a little distracted here

2:44 pm

dang...never thougt about the rats...don't like them either, and snakes don't like snakes

2:44 pm

I am actually quite good with a rifle...beat the whole family including the now marine at skeet. . .

2:45 pm

and you didn't even start with insects. . .how about mosquitoes?

2:47 pm

Takes lot of skill to hunt yourself

2:47 pm

mosquitoes attacked me over the weekend...and centipedes I really hate yuck!

2:48 pm

i am crafty that way BR

2:48 pm

We have an increase of spiders...do they sense an early fall?

2:48 pm

First thought: The Most Dangerous Game.

2:49 pm

even more to find yourself, BR.

2:49 pm

i would say more likely all the extra insects because of the mild winter. . . lots to eat

2:49 pm

probably -- it's a little early for the indoor migration here (and haven't seen any yet) but the inside spiders are definitely in the end of summer swing of things

2:49 pm

we do not have a spider problem here,out cats gobble them up like they are crunchy M&M,s

2:49 pm

i enjoyed that story when i was young but now it creeps me out too much. . .i have se** too much

2:49 pm

good point amelu!

2:50 pm

I agree Jmc...wish I could teach my cat to hunt bugs..he does teenage bunnies and birds

2:50 pm

hunt to find

2:50 pm

my brother had a pet spider next to the back door of the house to eat mosquitoes

2:51 pm

i guess hunting for yourself is the first step in finding yourself

2:51 pm

I have one cat who's speciality is bugs..the other one likes mice...hey, they pay their rent!

2:51 pm

I checked lost and found ... no help

2:51 pm

i just wish i wasn't terrified of bats. . . it would be good to have a bat house. .

2:52 pm

probably haven't been turned in yet BR

2:53 pm

They had a women bitten by a bat at a resort near here...thankfully negative for rabies..

2:53 pm

We have bats in a hedge of cypress trees...they scare me...one night I was coming home from my neighbors whose yard is connected to ours...he is a clown and he started yelling Bats! and I ran home. lol

2:54 pm

Probably that sip from Lethe.

2:54 pm

YAY!! K's done!

2:55 pm

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell

2:56 pm

Did you see him on celebrity apprentice?

2:58 pm

No, do not have a working television ... not for about thirteen years

2:58 pm

Oh my, he has serious anger issues

3:10 pm

re 7/52, pls

3:11 pm

nm

at7?

nm found it LOL

3:15 pm

can I get a clue for re 7/52 ?

can't help annie, don't have it sorry

3:16 pm

at 7 is the past tense of the oath of fealty

3:16 pm

to reman, annie.

3:17 pm

RE 7 - to ST 5/22 again

3:18 pm

thanks to ameilu and teach

3:19 pm

Popping out again with 96 left... *poof*

3:33 pm

hi all

3:34 pm

BR is that your eye in the icon?

3:35 pm

whew! f/w!

3:35 pm

yay foramelu

3:38 pm

congrats asmelu

3:41 pm

ty, ty. anyone need clues at the moment?

3:41 pm

no ty I am plodding along

3:43 pm

~:o)

3:44 pm

have fun, then! *poof!*

3:50 pm

hello babblers

hi all, just got here, diving in!

3:53 pm

Peri is plodding. Plod Peri, plod!

3:53 pm

Hey Gwen

oh boy i found an 8

4:04 pm

26 left. I started this last night

4:04 pm

Nice work Bich.

4:05 pm

Been here fifteen minutes and found 128

pretty good mark!

4:05 pm

It does slow down Mark

4:05 pm

Just keep slapping suffixes on

4:06 pm

that is not good news to my ears

164 to go here, woot

4:06 pm

I will do

and NBT ba-da-boom

4:09 pm

I need the bottom n for NBT

4:10 pm

ne4/7 and hi again, back for a few more

4:11 pm

Hi Flosey

4:11 pm

Morning everyone.

4:12 pm

hi Molly, and good morning lyn

ne4 is a utensil you cut with, spelled wrong

4:12 pm

why hello lynxxx

4:12 pm

thanks gwen

4:13 pm

got my last 7 / 8 -

4:13 pm

nice to see you again young Mark - you have adopted our country?

8-D

4:13 pm

wtg teach

4:13 pm

I have adopted your country

4:13 pm

Sorry, I have been out lately due to travels and camping

4:14 pm

ah but still rooting for the Cardinals

4:14 pm

yes Ma'am

4:15 pm

Summer holidays?...we don't have them like you do down here, just 4 weeks after Xmas

4:15 pm

has been hubby's fav. since quite a young boy - did want to play professionally - parents wouldn't hear of it

4:15 pm

yeah

4:15 pm

haha

4:16 pm

abd what sort of team are the Cardinals?

4:16 pm

What do you mean?

4:16 pm

baseball

4:16 pm

OK

4:17 pm

Stan Musial was his hero

4:17 pm

He was a great player

4:18 pm

yes, am sure he was hero to many

4:18 pm

got all your Hs yet Flosey?

4:19 pm

no lyn, only 1 he and 1 ho, working on the Fs just now

4:20 pm

aha, I see, pb

4:20 pm

that is one of them

4:21 pm

NOW I understand. haha lyn

4:22 pm

I should've caught that...not that I was as good a catcher as Y. Molina...oh weel

4:22 pm

*well

4:22 pm

** finito ** last word AS 6/30, people who create questions

4:22 pm

wtg teach

4:22 pm

Congrats wv!

4:22 pm

good job wv! thanks

wtg wv teach !!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!!

ooh i found a 9

4:31 pm

*comes out of lurk* clue for the re8?

puts more coal on the fire

4:32 pm

ahhh, thought I'd tried every combo of the 7...ty dd

or in the furnace

yw JJ :-)

TY decoder!

YW Gwen

FW ! ... and my bread is ready to come out of the oven.... be back in a while.

4:36 pm

congrats Diane

4:36 pm

*Going to Diane's for bread*

4:36 pm

can almost smell it, heavenly

mmmmmm

4:38 pm

Evening all.

4:38 pm

Hey Peach

4:38 pm

hi Peach

4:38 pm

May I please have a clue for at6-18? Thanks

4:38 pm

How are you today, Molly.

4:39 pm

the start of a legal person

4:39 pm

at + ripped

4:39 pm

Lynxxx, hope you are well too

4:39 pm

attorn

4:39 pm

I'm good Peach, and you?

4:39 pm

Sorry

4:39 pm

Doing OK today, thanks, Molly

4:40 pm

Yay - finished the D - 4 making law words

4:40 pm

Congrats, lynxxx!

4:41 pm

but I am struggling to find these last 50. BBL

4:41 pm

thanks lyn, those are the 4 Ds I was missing

4:42 pm

Well, I just saw the first part.....silly me. Anyway, good luck with the rest.

4:43 pm

Hard to believe a grid with 6 Es had that many words in it.

4:43 pm

I agree, Molly.

(smiling like an idiot) eeeeeeeee!!

Os are Oblated. gonna cook some din-din, be back soon

4:47 pm

tonights dinner is breaded chicken breast strip with secret herbs and spices,steamed sugar peas and crossy famouse no-guilt oven fries coat in 2 tbsp of peanut oil infused with garlic,seasoned seas salt onion powder and fresh cracked black pepper and baked all golden brown and crispy:)

4:47 pm

coated

4:48 pm

sounds good crossy

4:49 pm

had to make more this time as i was almost ruined in the stampede for the fries last time :)

4:49 pm

Must get insulin and food. bbs

4:50 pm

lol, gassing up the float plane - how far are you from Georgian Bay

4:50 pm

i am right on it flosey,you can almost float the plane right through the front door

4:51 pm

lol, don't think I'll try that crossy, perhaps I could walk from the dock

4:51 pm

you easily could:0

4:52 pm

but for guest i will add some fresh caugh pan fired in buter with a dab of tempura batter,crossys famous pickerel fillets

4:52 pm

caught

4:52 pm

fried

4:52 pm

ahhh, mouth watering

4:53 pm

my da catches them in lake nippising up north and he always has a care package for me when i visit

4:53 pm

how lucky you are

4:53 pm

mm,fish that was swimming less than 36 hours ago,,mmm

4:54 pm

don't get much fresher unless you're camping on the beach

4:54 pm

just blanching the fries now and in da oven they go brb

4:54 pm

hi ho everyone

4:54 pm

back to find my last 66

4:54 pm

hi peri

4:56 pm

Horshack from Welcome Back Kotter died

4:57 pm

I read that Peri. Very sad.

4:57 pm

he was 63

4:57 pm

oh my, much too young

5:00 pm

Iam drinking chai tea, mm

5:00 pm

does anyone have a clue for ri6 please? have monkeyed all around it

5:00 pm

nm got it

5:00 pm

I have no ri words but will help you look

5:01 pm

the one way I didn't try before asking

5:01 pm

clue pls

5:01 pm

the most ri4

5:02 pm

ty

5:02 pm

yw

5:02 pm

ty

5:02 pm

yw too crossy

5:07 pm

19 more se words to find, ugh

5:08 pm

go, flosey

5:08 pm

plus 4 Ts

5:10 pm

Ts done

5:11 pm

phantom attornies

5:12 pm

23 r,s and t words, bbs

5:12 pm

Expensive phantoms : )

5:12 pm

but did manege to get at8 whch is similar

5:12 pm

sigh..i am missing so many k,s

5:13 pm

26 Ks? ugh. only have 6

5:15 pm

f

5:16 pm

oops, sorry about that. I have 12 K's

5:17 pm

i have 13

5:17 pm

how is everyone?

5:18 pm

howdy phand:)

5:18 pm

Good phand, how are you?

5:18 pm

ok. Waiting for the boy to get out the shower so I can get him $100 running shoes for cross country

5:18 pm

I like that he does sports but I don't like the cost of the shoes!

5:19 pm

Keeping up with the cost of a sport can be expensive.

5:20 pm

and good shoes are important when you are running all the time!

5:20 pm

sure can but so good the see the kids into sports

5:21 pm

Good shoes are important period. People do a lot of damage to their feet wearing crappy shoes.

5:21 pm

yes they do!

5:22 pm

ke7 please?

5:23 pm

need a clue for se6/21 please?

5:23 pm

your backside...slang term crossy

5:23 pm

That was Cos who asked for the clue.

5:24 pm

ty champ

5:24 pm

crud...sorry..half in and half out obviously...

5:24 pm

rip horseshack

5:25 pm

ke 7 -- posterior

5:25 pm

tyvm for ke7

5:25 pm

hello, babblers

5:25 pm

no problemo

5:25 pm

howdy welki

5:26 pm

mmm rabbit pancakes....

5:26 pm

se 6 -- something intended to remain private

5:26 pm

I managed to get up to 21 K's

5:26 pm

thanks BR, looking

5:27 pm

I bow to your K's phandmd!

5:27 pm

got them, thanks again BR

5:27 pm

...esp since I have a whopping 7

5:27 pm

well, I have had the help of the list

5:27 pm

but there is a 4/8 that I can't put together yet

5:28 pm

ke + a simile word

5:28 pm

I'm not halfway yet, and I try to get as far as I can without it. ...oh...I have a couple...k-what?

5:28 pm

ty br

5:29 pm

it's the 4th Ke 4/8

5:29 pm

I also like to get at least 1/2 way before listing. I managed to do a little better than 1/2 today

5:29 pm

just got it! woo hoo!

5:30 pm

Oh...good for you!!!

5:30 pm

anyone have the 2nd KE 5/24?

5:31 pm

or the KE 5/22?

5:31 pm

ke5/24 sounds like actor Sutherland (the younger)

5:32 pm

ke 5/22 sounds like what you sit on in a park

5:32 pm

ty Molly!

5:32 pm

I think the ke 5/24 you clued is the first one

5:32 pm

The one after the bird, parake...

5:33 pm

I'm halfway! Wow...wasn't paying attention...

5:33 pm

good for you Champ

5:33 pm

That is a plural. The first ke5/24 sounds like the coral ridges in the sea.

5:34 pm

The second 5/24 is ke + the kind of tree you decorate at Christmas

5:35 pm

so sorry, you did clue the right word then, just didn't think to use the I there! Thank you so much! The K's are kicked!

5:35 pm

Yay!

5:35 pm

fireworks, didn't think I'd finish this one

5:35 pm

It's a weird word, Phand.

5:35 pm

Good job Flosey

5:35 pm

WTG Flosey!

5:36 pm

Nice job, flosey

5:36 pm

thanks Molly, and Champ

5:36 pm

wow! Good for you, Flosey! Woo Hoo! I doubt I will finish either, I still have 95 words at this point

5:36 pm

now must go, early supper, hubby has early meeting

5:36 pm

are all the OC's related?

5:36 pm

and thanks phand, good luck, you can do it

yep

5:36 pm

and found them! Thank you!

glad i could help 8-)

5:37 pm

o's are ousted

5:39 pm

19 s and t words left

5:40 pm

re 7/8 pair?

5:42 pm

just the three oc words?

5:42 pm

re + tending to a wood or coal furnace or stove;pl

yep

5:43 pm

Thank yo u BR, that of course gave me 4 words!

5:44 pm

Crossy...the root is a color...golden yellow...

5:44 pm

se 5/16?

5:44 pm

ty champ

5:44 pm

phandmd... the word describes a typeface

5:45 pm

???? hmmm

letters with little flat feet; the feet are called se5s

5:46 pm

If the type doesn't have edges, it's "sans se5/16"

5:46 pm

Excellent description Gwen! I couldn't get there....

5:47 pm

ty champ

8-D

5:47 pm

np!

5:47 pm

fireworks!!

5:47 pm

yaa for peri!!

5:47 pm

Yay peri!

5:47 pm

I guess I need a non type clue for that se 5/16...

5:48 pm

yippee Peri!

5:48 pm

i would love to get under 50 to go before listing:)

se + a really cool phrase on a electric guitar is a ***f

5:49 pm

phand if it was sh instead of se,ot would almost be a lawman

5:49 pm

It also reminds me of the Sh7 of Nottingham, take off the h.

5:49 pm

snap champ

5:50 pm

Great minds, crossy!

wtg perri (she said way too late) !!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!!

5:50 pm

thanks! Now off to get those shoes with 55 left. Who knows, maybe later.

5:50 pm

gwen,you know you can get a tardis book case now online??

been there, done that! (well, i've seen the picture anyway, lol)

5:51 pm

Good luck with the running shoes. My daughters' cost more than mine...annoying!

5:51 pm

it opens like a real one

5:51 pm

spend the money,too late i found out that 30 dollars shoes are not the way to go with heavy walking/running

5:52 pm

...and also have someone fit them so you know they're the right ones.

i have a bunch of tardis toys already, and my USB hub is a tardis, very cute

5:53 pm

yes,i needed one extra width

5:54 pm

i was burning through two pairs of wal-mart specials a summer,but a 150 dollar pair of custom new balance runners are 3 years and still going

5:54 pm

and the arch support is superlative

5:55 pm

it is almost like they help you run/walk

5:56 pm

crossy, that's too long!!! They're designed to break down around 300-400 miles. You're way past that. Look at the tread...

5:57 pm

ahh,yes,i see your point.i do 300-400 mile a month mmm

5:57 pm

maybe one a season

5:57 pm

You know what I mean! If you go try on new ones, you'll see the difference immediately. it'll be like walkin' on the moon!

5:58 pm

i am sure you are correct,that is how i felt when i first walked out of the store with them,it was almost like they were spring loaded

5:59 pm

cheap shoes 9and a tad too much weight) are the reason i have bursitis now i am sure

5:59 pm

(I'll quit after this)...I have aches and pains when my shoes are due for a change. When I get the new ones, voila! No problemos!

finally found another 8

5:59 pm

yaa for gwen!

6:00 pm

i am still missing four 8,s it tells me

6:00 pm

Champ you are spot on about shoes. You need to check the treads on them like you check the treads on your tires.

6:00 pm

I have a friend who writes the month and year on his in Sharpie, so he knows.

i need 7 more eights 8-(

6:01 pm

i prefer the new balance because of the width choices

6:01 pm

Champ, mine never last more than a year, and sometimes less than that.

6:02 pm

I just switched to them, because I wear a narrow, and Nike was out of my shoe. BUT...this doesn't have as much cushion at the ball of my foot, which is taking some getting used to.

6:02 pm

I run a lot, so I can only go 3-4 months.

6:02 pm

i walk mine bald,miles and miles

6:03 pm

Time for a shopping trip, crossy

6:03 pm

in all terrain

6:04 pm

You know they make trail shoes? I usually wear old running shoes on trails, but there is a specific shoe for that.

well, dinner time, gotta fly, *poink*

6:06 pm

bye gwen!

6:14 pm

trail shoes??

6:15 pm

i would love a pair of good trail shoes,these days all my walking is now hiking on the mtn

6:17 pm

hello friends.

6:17 pm

my doc says now i am semi retired,i have to use my poor knees or lose them\

6:17 pm

howdy trif:))

6:17 pm

was out in the garden and got stung by a bee. Took that as a sign that it was time to babble :)

6:17 pm

google them and see what you think crossy. The bottom isn't very cushiony, but supposedly they're better for trails. I dunno...

6:18 pm

Definitely! Bee vs babble? i think not!

6:18 pm

indeed. thanks champ

6:19 pm

crossy, did I tell you about the art project primo and I have been working on? We hung the last of it up this afternoon, and I have to say, it looks SO pretty!

6:20 pm

no you did not tell me bout it

6:21 pm

Primo and I collected about 45 blue glass bottles of all sizes and shapes (friends donated tons!) and we took the bottoms off. Then we used galvanized wire, canning jar lids and lots of other bibs and bobs and made them all into hanging lamps, which now hang amongst the grape vines on the pergola over the back deck. There are still a few more spots to fill in, but I am WELL pleased with how they look so far

6:22 pm

we lit them last night.....our very own fireflies! impossible to photograph, but very cool

6:22 pm

Can you take a pic during the day, so we can see the project? Sounds pretty!

6:23 pm

doesn't look quite as cool during the day, but I could try....

6:23 pm

blue bottles are so pretty. I'll bet it's awesome.

6:23 pm

That sounds so neat, Trif! What a great idea for beauty!

6:24 pm

I am just so happy with it. It looks exactly like I wanted....

6:24 pm

Trif are they electrical lamps or candle lamps?

6:25 pm

I am going to try to upload a photo....and tea lights, molly - teeny candles, they burn themselves out, so no fire concerns

6:26 pm

Now see...I immediately thought electrical! tealights are probably beautiful.

6:26 pm

okay, I changed my profile pic, hopefully that shows it okay?

6:28 pm

Oh I'll bet it's beautiful when lit!

6:29 pm

it really, really is. I love that the bottles are all different shapes and sizes, and that eventually all the labels will weather off.....

6:29 pm

sounds very nice indeed trif;)

6:31 pm

let me know when you would like to come over for a nice drink of something lovely....

6:33 pm

i once saw an exterior bath room wall on a century stone home done with stone ,mortar and blue and green wine bottle(tops with screw caps facing inwards,it created a rainbow/stained glass effect and if on a cold but sunny day,you removed all the caps you would actuall get heat from the air trapped in the sun warmed bottles

6:34 pm

Hi everyone, can I get a clue for the first se 6/21?

6:34 pm

what a great idea! I will have to keep saving up! I did save all the blue bottoms....

6:35 pm

by the way, we used physics to get them all off....scored around the bottles first, then boiled them, then took them out with tongs and lowered the bottoms into an ice bath - poof! bottoms popped right off!

6:35 pm

yuppers;)

6:38 pm

Trif, Sue will be so proud. : )

6:38 pm

thanks!

6:39 pm

First se6/21...old game show...I've Got A Se6

6:40 pm

there was a company in jamacia(name escapes me now) where the bottles were manufactured in such a way to be intended for home construction9was in 50,s or 60,s as i recall) triff

6:40 pm

thanks so much, Molly

6:41 pm

Glad to help, Annie.

6:42 pm

My front door has a blank glass panel next to it, and I do dream of filling it in with blue bottle bottoms, crossy

6:42 pm

May I please have a clue for cr6-21? Thanks

6:42 pm

now there is an idea;)

6:43 pm

Am I addicted? This morning I had a cataract removed from my left eye and here I am. My daughter was going to spend the night but I sent her home to her family. I am doing well.

6:43 pm

Good for you, Annie

6:43 pm

glad to hear the surgery went well!

6:44 pm

gap, Pants usually have a cr**** . But the word takes a double vowel in the middle

6:45 pm

thanks trif and gap

6:46 pm

and an easy one trif, you make a wooden template the size of the existing window lay out the bottms of the bottles to fill the space and mark them on the wooden panel with pencil,use a jig saw to cut out circlesplace bottoms of bottles into cut out circle using hilti 2-part epoxy to hold them in places and with the remaining wood that shows in the spaces use bits from broken blue plates or jade green

6:46 pm

Thanks much, Annie.

6:47 pm

we used blue willow plates

6:47 pm

they were all chipped anyways

6:47 pm

Aw Annie, you should have let your daughter stay and pamper you. I'm glad everything went okay for you.

6:49 pm

crossy, that is a fabulous plan! I am going to remember that, if you don't mind.....

6:49 pm

i am glad annie,it makes such a difference,my mrs had 2 cataracts removed and glass lenses place in both eyes

6:49 pm

I used blue willow plates and about a life's worth of sea glass to do my back splash, crossy

6:49 pm

the eopxy is important as you are binding glass to wood

6:49 pm

sea glass is even better!

6:50 pm

i am back

6:50 pm

molly ill email u a pic of a sunflower i grew from seed to now

6:50 pm

leave 3/4 inch around edge for trim to fasten it to window frame

6:50 pm

wb cosdem

6:51 pm

i like the idea of sea glass backsplash:)

6:51 pm

Looking forward to it Cos. : )

6:52 pm

You can see photos of the backsplash on my profile crossy, if you click on the link for Flickr, and then go to page 11

6:53 pm

will do

6:53 pm

sent molly.. it died a month ago but we revived it

6:55 pm

wow! trif! you need no lesson form me as to glass work! that is for sure! i need lessons form you!

6:56 pm

not at all crossy! I had no idea at all how to do the front window, so I very much appreciate your ideas

6:56 pm

the ke5/24 after the ke7 please?

6:57 pm

ke + kind of tree you decorate for Christmas

6:57 pm

never mind found it

6:58 pm

ty molly :)

6:58 pm

Oops, I fell for it. : D

6:59 pm

how aout the ke5/22 before barbie's bf plural?

7:03 pm

ke 5/22---rhymes with Elizabethan barmaid

7:04 pm

tyvm!

7:05 pm

going to watch the Yankee game, anyone like a clue before I leave?

7:05 pm

the last ke4 please

7:05 pm

ke 4/8----ke and ** and fro

7:05 pm

Rhymes with what The President does when he says NO to a bill

7:06 pm

tyvm moly and annie.. K's done

7:06 pm

congrats, cosdem

7:06 pm

and have a great night everyone

7:06 pm

Barmaaid?

7:07 pm

barmaid - even

7:07 pm

fetch me the w**** girl!

7:08 pm

Or, sounds like what you sit on in the park, b5

7:09 pm

no that diidnt sound right.. fetch me the water w****!

7:09 pm

Gosh, cos, I'm coming up with wicket......kench

7:09 pm

PB gap :) PB!

7:09 pm

nice one molly

7:10 pm

I'm rollin. Thanks much Molly and cos. Brain isn't what it used to be. LOL

Im back, told husband what I did

7:11 pm

How did it go, Science?

Well so far ok. Didnt tell him about calling the lawyer, only about ccalling the school

7:12 pm

what did you do, science?

Reported my step daughter for having a gun fight with her husband in front of the children

no one wanted to do a thing

7:14 pm

*hugs*

my mother in law is upset. I am the bad guy

7:15 pm

whoa! well done! I think you did the EXACT right thing!

7:15 pm

no. u did right.

7:15 pm

She only thinks you are the bad guy because she is in denial about what is going on with her family.

7:15 pm

uhhhh - not sure that is accurate in any measurement, science. You did the absolute right thing! There are children involved here, and she is a coward

Well i am praying for protection

7:16 pm

Hello all!Not babbling, but wanted to let you know there is a story in my profile.I might be back a little bit later tonite

7:16 pm

I will pray too.

husband is not handling this either. I have no one in my corner

Thanks need prayers

7:17 pm

if it helps any -we are all in your corner

yes it helps

what a bad few days

im am in bed so tired

7:17 pm

Lots of supportive mojo coming your way, Science.

7:17 pm

They are on their way, science.

lol

7:18 pm

thanks min!

58 Left and stuck

7:21 pm

the last two re7 please? And Science: I just lit a candle for you.

7:21 pm

What you do when the fire gets low, Cos.

7:22 pm

And what you do when you need more people in the office.

7:22 pm

hire?

7:22 pm

hi all

Hire does work

7:23 pm

re + thy rod and thy st5

7:23 pm

hi science

7:23 pm

got that ty.. now for the other one....

7:23 pm

Ah ty molls i hadn't found st5 yet

7:24 pm

re + st5 the coal to make the furnace burn hotter

Ty. Hi Je.

thanks for the candle cos.

7:25 pm

ah thanks molly.. R's done.

7:26 pm

but i am worried . . . protection from whom science?

From those who do not see what I did was correct. My family will turn on me to i have no support

7:28 pm

please let me know if you feel you are in physical danger. . .I am all for holding people in the Light. . . but I want to be sure that is all the help you need

I am anxious, scared and fear rejection

7:29 pm

I can give you the names of people who to whom you could turn in Houston

7:29 pm

Do you have a close friend near by who can help with support?

physical not yet, unless the step daughter comes here with her gun to kill me

thanks Inwould like that Je,

7:29 pm

if it is just rejection that is one thing. . .do i have your email? i can send you contact info just in case

cos, not really for this level of mess

Creativehabits@embarqmail,com

i feel that i am loosing my mind. Feel isolated

7:31 pm

I will contact a few friends and get back to you. . . asap

ty Je xo

7:31 pm

no..we're here. if u ever feel isolated. (i personally can relate)....

7:31 pm

just come here and we'll keep u sane :)

Ty.

7:32 pm

brb

i need 3 lower Rs. Hel

help

7:33 pm

trying to remember which R's I got from lower one

And o clues too missing a few

7:35 pm

oc + *e** and now, then pt and pl

Ty missing only 2 os

7:36 pm

you can pt a color?

7:37 pm

(((((science))))) hope your day has gone okay?

7:37 pm

ok4 x 2 maybe?

7:37 pm

hmmm.... pt color...

7:37 pm

oooh! It worked!

Only have one ok4

7:38 pm

haha indeed stid

7:38 pm

oh, I just read back in chog ((((more hugs for science))))

Im am here stid just exhausted

7:39 pm

ok 4 x2.. same first 3 letters

7:40 pm

ty cosd

7:40 pm

thanks cos -- got the one I was missing!

7:40 pm

down to 137

Dont see second ok

7:40 pm

one looks like a plural, science; the other would sound like "OK"

Yay got it now one more O

7:41 pm

ok4/8 and ok4/9

7:41 pm

go science go!

I shall stop. Too tired. Thanks all of you for listening and caring. See you tomorrow.

7:44 pm

see you tomorrow, science

7:45 pm

the first se6/21 please? bye sci

7:45 pm

sssshhh...it's a se6/21

7:45 pm

my first se 6/21 is an untold fact... as in the se6 garden (hidden, obscure)

7:46 pm

see you tomorrow science and i will let you know if i hear from anyone tonight

7:46 pm

tyvm :)

7:46 pm

check you email before you leave teh computer please science

7:46 pm

hey molly

7:52 pm

S's done. 33 left. All Ts

7:52 pm

115 left

7:52 pm

go jmc go! I am almost down to 100, then will go make more progress in my office.

7:53 pm

I think. I want to, anyway.

7:53 pm

i need to work on my paper that is due tomorrow

7:53 pm

down to 99.

7:53 pm

what is the topic, jmc?

7:54 pm

ta7 the first?

7:54 pm

i am suppose to plan community organizing to deal with a problem in a community

7:54 pm

salt water candies?

7:55 pm

JMC, you're a community organizer? You can run for President! : D

7:55 pm

a local county council is voting on supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and since I am lazy I am using that as my topic

7:56 pm

haha too many skeletons in my closet *tries to hold closet door closed*

7:57 pm

ah, and it's something you should be able to write in your sleep then.

7:57 pm

Tom is home. gonna split. thanks for the candy word *poof*

7:57 pm

Skeletons in your closet would keep you out of politics? Ahahahahahaha!

7:57 pm

not completely in my sleep since i need to cite community organizing theory

7:57 pm

bye stid

7:58 pm

depends on the kind molls

7:58 pm

CU needs to be overturned.

7:58 pm

besides being a DC resident keeps me out of politics :-P

7:58 pm

see my profile cosd

7:59 pm

Ah yes, I often forget about that archaic stipulation.

7:59 pm

no colonists need apply

8:00 pm

JMC for Mayor of DC. Wait. She doesnt do crack. Never mind :)

8:00 pm

on the level sounds likea great program

8:01 pm

nvm found the ta7

8:03 pm

Put your glasses on Cos. JMC clued the ta7 five minutes ago. : P

8:03 pm

oohhh didndt see it lo ty jmc

8:07 pm

the current mayor also sucks and doesn't do crack. . . crack doing mayors is so last century

8:08 pm

(cosd was blinded by my profile!)

8:08 pm

name that person: founder of the golden arches

8:08 pm

Ray Kroc

8:09 pm

name that person: award winning Quaker actress

8:09 pm

isnt gray gonna be removed or something? i read abotu the vontroversry the other week

8:09 pm

sorry i forgot to give molls her: ding ding ding

8:09 pm

quaker? wilford brimley! :)

8:10 pm

I don't think Kroc founded McDonald's but he did build it into success.

8:10 pm

molls wins a big mac

8:10 pm

Gak, passes on the Big Mac.

8:10 pm

he didn't found mcd but i think the golden arches can be traced to him

8:11 pm

mcnuggets? mango smoothie?

8:11 pm

Judi Dench?

8:11 pm

no cosd is he a quaker?

8:12 pm

ding ding ding: molls wins the nude calendar from the film

8:13 pm

nah quaker oats lol

8:13 pm

haha the kids at my meeting wrote a nasty letter to quaker oats when popeye ate them and then punched out a shark

8:14 pm

A nude calendar and a Big Mac, I feel like Charlie Brown.

8:15 pm

haha not to mention they are all older women

8:15 pm

i did offer you a mango smoothie instead

8:16 pm

Oh great. Reminds me of the joke, how do you arrange for all men to become impotent? Put Janet Reno in a Playboy centerfold.

8:18 pm

Good one, Molly.

8:19 pm

that would make women impoent

8:19 pm

power is an aphrodisiac

8:20 pm

okay i think i am bagging it at 111 left tonight

8:20 pm

gireworks

8:20 pm

fire

8:20 pm

227 is a decent sized grid

8:20 pm

whoo hoo cosd!

8:21 pm

Well done Cos.

8:22 pm

bye all

8:27 pm

Good evening. Time to come out of lurking mode.

8:31 pm

Pish, I saw you hiding behind the bushes. : D

8:32 pm

I am impressed by your knowledge of Quakers, Molly.

8:33 pm

Don't be. I just got lucky with that question. Something I read about Judi Dench. I like her.

8:33 pm

Thought maybe hanging out with jmc and I was rubbing off on you.

8:34 pm

hi all. i'm back after a couple weeks away. i've got 14 left, & the big mystery for me today is at6, 8 & 7. help please?

8:35 pm

Hi turq. Drop the end of a lawyer. And then start adding the suffixes that abound in this puzzle.

8:37 pm

thx so much, wht. that's a new word for me.

8:37 pm

New one for me as well.

8:39 pm

11 to go but that's enuf for me today. g'nite

8:40 pm

gnight, turq

8:53 pm

ok .. back to wrap this up

8:53 pm

Hello ruru

8:54 pm

hiya wht

8:56 pm

*Watches the efficient wrap up job*

8:57 pm

hah! ruru probably has less to wrap than 1 09!

8:57 pm

<--banged out twenty with the list already

8:58 pm

oh, the list.. right! doren runs to find a list

8:58 pm

this may take a nice glass of Rose

8:58 pm

*Detects a tone of smugness*

8:58 pm

just starting to be smugh

8:58 pm

clue for the first se6,21?

8:59 pm

Ssssh...it's a se6/21

8:59 pm

The one after the person who helps you sit down.

8:59 pm

hooray for the list.. immediately foound two 8's and a nine

8:59 pm

c's done.. (smug)

9:00 pm

ru.. just STARTING to be smug!! oh. come on now!

9:00 pm

You would think that with 2 left, I would look at where the word started.

9:00 pm

Like I said, ssssshhh...it's a se6/21

9:00 pm

Thanks Molly. Fireworks.

9:00 pm

Yay Wht!

9:00 pm

yay wht (says the invisible doren)

9:00 pm

But I won't tell ruru

9:01 pm

Invisible Doren?

9:01 pm

I'm sorry doren.. I"m focused

9:02 pm

making comments since 8"58, no one seeing me=invisible.

9:02 pm

d's done.. smugger

9:02 pm

apology accepted ( i'm so easy , and never smug)

9:03 pm

Oh, I'm sorry too.

9:03 pm

all apologies accepted :) (slighly drunk)

9:05 pm

e's done

9:05 pm

ssmmmmmmmmmmmug

9:06 pm

insufferably so

9:06 pm

*Makes popcorn to eat while watching the smug fest continue*

9:08 pm

hey all

9:08 pm

why is ruru smug (again??)?

9:09 pm

why not?

9:09 pm

i actually ate popcorn today

9:09 pm

hi stid

9:10 pm

<------ does not like popcorn

9:11 pm

okay.. fi 5/18 please

9:11 pm

never mind

9:11 pm

uh uh.. you've been too smug

9:12 pm

Too much smugness for me. Time for bed.

9:12 pm

sweet dreams wht

9:12 pm

nite wht

9:12 pm

I think I am going to list. Not seeing anything "new" for me since I got in.

9:13 pm

So why did you eat popcorn if you don't like it?

9:13 pm

f's done

9:13 pm

I hate k words

9:13 pm

BAck to finish, hello all

9:14 pm

good question molly; at the movies, friend kept offering/ after awhile/// what can you do?

9:14 pm

HI stid and ruru

9:14 pm

Hi Jilly

9:14 pm

but the intouchables. really nice film. and hello jilly, even if i'mm not sitd or rurur

9:14 pm

Doren, I'm invisible with you now.

9:14 pm

Evening fellows and...ladies? Doesn't match fellows really.

9:15 pm

hello jillu

9:15 pm

jilly

9:15 pm

hi firefly

9:15 pm

fellows and fems?

9:15 pm

Hi ruru

9:16 pm

(((firefly))) how goes it?

9:16 pm

h's done.. smugness is back

9:16 pm

why molly? (and , btw, saw my last post and think i should stop posting)

9:16 pm

Shoulda gone with guys and gals I guess, but I'd already typed fellows LOL

9:16 pm

Because I'm not stid or ruru either. : P

9:16 pm

tadone!!! finito!! whew!

9:17 pm

yay lbd... (and yah, molly i gt that0

9:17 pm

YAY LB!

9:17 pm

good evening everyone!

9:17 pm

Stiddy, it goes. Hubby has been sick since Friday, now I have it. Summer cold I guess.

9:17 pm

so sorry you have the yuckies

9:17 pm

Wtg dawg!

9:18 pm

Thanks stid

9:18 pm

hope the kids are avoiding it, firefly?

9:18 pm

LBD -- I see you're going to see uusue! :-D

9:19 pm

ke 7/44?

9:19 pm

Baby has a cough, but it's not bothering her.

9:19 pm

catching up on chog...no, stiddy, wont be able to meet up with the gals. i'm so sad about that, work beckons.

9:19 pm

ke7, butt

9:19 pm

ke7=fall on your ke******

9:20 pm

well crumbs. I am sorry about that, too. :-(

9:20 pm

I'm an ass

9:20 pm

baby can't be much of a baby now, two? th5?

9:20 pm

how did I miss that one

9:21 pm

work schedule isn't conducive to much other than go to bed get up, go to work.

9:21 pm

Baby will be two in Oct ;)

9:21 pm

Smugass...look for it in a Babble grid near you.

9:21 pm

what fun...a toddler!

9:22 pm

lol, molly

9:22 pm

Lbd, she's more of a runner lol

9:22 pm

:-) two was such a great age for my kids. then they got older and it was over. *tired mama look*

9:23 pm

What's the smugness all about? I've missed a step.

9:23 pm

oi! firefly!! put on the roller skates.

9:24 pm

oh, i think two to six is delicious

9:24 pm

She has two older sisters to run with, so that hels

9:24 pm

i have a new flavour combination i love...mango and orange!

9:24 pm

Helps

9:24 pm

depends on the 6 year old, dorens.

9:25 pm

Dorens, my other two girls are 7 and nearly 5

9:25 pm

yum, LBD!

9:25 pm

mango orange sorbet! delish!

9:26 pm

k's done.. smugness abides

9:26 pm

who knew there were so many S words in the world?

9:26 pm

oh smug this!!!

9:26 pm

o's done too.. smmmmmmmugo

9:26 pm

yes six can be questionable. but of course since my granddaughter is six, i am including it

9:27 pm

somebody do something to his insufferable smugness. molly, where are you? kj??

9:27 pm

So as I am going through my boxes of things from the office, I am finding little tidbits of materials I have saved for reference and lesson plans I have written. I just need to spend a little time tonight and put them in binders... having things in boxes isn't working for me!

9:30 pm

binders are so handy, i used to tell my students to keep things they were going to reference in binders. better organization than just stuffing them away somewhere.

9:31 pm

Smug= highly self satisfied. It's all about Ru, don't ya know. : P

9:31 pm

I heard kje was lost in a coffee shop somewhere.

9:31 pm

uh oh...i forgot all about it being about ru.

9:32 pm

Yep. A lot of these things were in binders originally, but I had to reuse the binders and was too tired to sort through them at that time. So I am more organized now, and ready to get a handle on it all. Usually I keep things with tabs, cross-referenced, and pretty much high-end records-keeping techniques (which was my background before kids). I just sort of ran out of brains for a while... LOL

9:33 pm

<---the world according to RU

9:33 pm

DONE with S words.

9:34 pm

Smug = contentedly confident in one's ability, superiority or correctness

9:36 pm

you'll get it all together soon, Stiddy.

9:37 pm

re 6/18 anyone?

9:38 pm

#1

9:38 pm

thanks LBD -- of course babbling doesn't get me much further ahead... LOL

9:38 pm

ruru -- to use a chair again

9:39 pm

re6/21 unto Caesar what is Caesar's

9:39 pm

thank you stid

9:40 pm

<---Doesn't know an 18 from a 21

9:41 pm

I don't anymore either.. they all look the same to me

9:43 pm

re 7/52 will wrap up the r's?

9:44 pm

re + st 5/22

9:44 pm

hey phand

9:44 pm

down to 27, and finally have the 10!

9:44 pm

hi Stidmama

9:45 pm

I don't have a st 5.22

9:45 pm

aaaa

9:45 pm

thank you

9:46 pm

Okay, after spending the last 10 minutes....

9:46 pm

hi again all!

9:46 pm

go ruru go!

9:46 pm

clue please for the ta7/52?

9:46 pm

I don't have an st5/22 either

9:46 pm

An office meeting is sometimes called a st5/22 meeting

9:46 pm

oh, now I do. Easier to find once I figure out it doesn't have a k in it.

9:47 pm

ta7 is plural of salt water candies

9:47 pm

*think*

9:47 pm

hey sue! *bounce bounce bounce* only a few more days...

9:47 pm

Bonomo Turkish candy?

9:48 pm

hi stid!!! I 'm in South Dakota!

9:48 pm

wow -- badlands? how hot is it?

9:49 pm

no, I'm kind of north central, rolling plains. Not too hot, mid 80s. Was cloudy on and off all day.

9:49 pm

that's nice -- I don't think I have been to that area before.

9:49 pm

me either! Lots of new country for me this trip.

9:50 pm

must have been a bad hail storm in western Minnesota recently - I saw a couple of car repair places that had signs up offering to repair hail damage

9:51 pm

heading for the pillows...hi UU, bye UU.

9:51 pm

hi and bye, lbd!

9:52 pm

s's done.. smmmmug

9:53 pm

sweet dreams LBD (((hugs)))

9:53 pm

fw

9:53 pm

YAY stid

9:53 pm

excellent

9:53 pm

yippee Stidmama

9:53 pm

and I am going to hit the sack myself - tired!

9:53 pm

and yay stid!!!!!

9:53 pm

anyone have a clue for the last sk 5/18?

9:53 pm

Congrats stid, long grid today

9:54 pm

sweet dreams sue -- drive safely! Get plenty of liquids!! Take breaks!! (((hugs)))

9:54 pm

sk + most of hawaiian goose

9:54 pm

it was a very long grid, but nice to have something to do when I needed little breaks.

9:54 pm

great clue ruru

9:55 pm

thanks, Ruru

9:55 pm

te 5.12 would help

9:55 pm

never mind

9:56 pm

S's slammed!

9:56 pm

I could use the te 5/12...

9:56 pm

te + the end of marriage is divo***

9:56 pm

sounds like short and cranky

9:57 pm

Sounds like Danny Devito?

9:57 pm

perfect description of me???? ruru?

9:57 pm

good one, Molly!

9:58 pm

lol granny

9:58 pm

well, g'day

9:58 pm

Good night all

9:58 pm

sMMMMMMMUG.. done

9:58 pm

not today anyway. knee behaving itself.

9:59 pm

WTG RURU AND HIS SMUGNESS!!!!!

9:59 pm

good night molly

9:59 pm

night molly

9:59 pm

sweet dreams molly

9:59 pm

thank you for your help molly

9:59 pm

hey grannyrose!!! I FIREWORKED!!! *proud babbler look*

10:00 pm

how's your jogging going these days, btw?

10:00 pm

WTG STIDDY!!!!!

10:00 pm

Good job ruru!

10:00 pm

I have about two minute, and then I have to wander off and do that sorting task I was describing earlier.

10:00 pm

like riding a bicycle.....hmmmmm.......that's because i am.lol

10:00 pm

YAY ruru!

10:00 pm

to 6/21?

10:01 pm

not this one, but to6

10:01 pm

AND....=====>F!W!<=====

10:01 pm

like the ot 5

10:01 pm

to6, small sip of drink + not him

10:01 pm

WTG JILLY!!!!!

10:02 pm

Spent 10 minutes scrolling thru list to find one I'd missed....grrrr

10:02 pm

YAY Jilly!

10:02 pm

Yay Jilly!

10:03 pm

what's worse is when you scroll through the list and you're NOT missing one.

10:03 pm

thank you granny

10:03 pm

yep, grannyrose! I have done that many times

10:03 pm

hi all. back for some more. want to get half way.

10:04 pm

hey mkg

10:04 pm

t's totaled

10:04 pm

hey mkg

10:04 pm

Hi mkg

10:04 pm

afraid I have to head out. have a lovely evening, all -- will be back to clue in a while. (((firefly))) feel better! *Poof*

10:04 pm

yay ph, well done

10:04 pm

later stiddy

10:04 pm

Nite stid ;)

10:05 pm

co 6/24 (1st one)

10:05 pm

co + not th5, but ****

10:06 pm

or, co + not him + 2nd vowel

10:07 pm

now extend it for co7, 7, 8, 7

10:07 pm

ty got all those co words. great clues.

10:07 pm

how many sk words are there?

10:07 pm

thanks granny

10:08 pm

from memory 8 x sk

10:08 pm

yup, 8 x sk

10:08 pm

yes, 8 sk words

10:09 pm

cr 6/21?

10:09 pm

cr + double vowel + wind direction

10:09 pm

i have only four of the sk word. darn.

10:10 pm

thanks, again, granny

10:10 pm

I have just one of the sk words lol

10:10 pm

ph, go diagonally down and right from the r

10:10 pm

rule of the day, just try ending found words with est, er, ed, s, ae, erer, ered.....

10:10 pm

oh....you got it? well done

10:11 pm

brb

10:12 pm

i am more than half way which was my goal. will go to sleep soon. night all and ty for super clues.

10:12 pm

de 6/24?

10:13 pm

c's closed

10:13 pm

got it

10:13 pm

de6, law, or king's/queen's order

10:13 pm

d's dumped

10:14 pm

see? you don't need me at all, ph.

10:14 pm

ha! I do

10:15 pm

but isn't so nice, when you get one word and another 4 or 5 roll off it

10:16 pm

it is indeed, granny, now I need en 6...

10:16 pm

en6, repeat performance

10:17 pm

groan. thank you

10:17 pm

i heard that groan, and raise you a moan

10:17 pm

Aha, got an E tile blanked from hat clue!

10:17 pm

ha! I got your moan

10:18 pm

Uh, that

10:18 pm

yay firefly, nicely done

10:18 pm

es 5/18...

10:19 pm

es5, es + ***nel, nut out of shell

10:20 pm

??? not getting that

10:20 pm

okay, ***nel, sounds like army rank

10:21 pm

colonel ?

10:21 pm

yes!!!!!

10:22 pm

what is between teh s and teh c?

10:22 pm

still not getting it

10:22 pm

do you have p***y critters in your backyard? trying to give you first 3 letters

10:23 pm

ph, es5/18 must contain a high scoring tile, which is your 3rd letter

10:24 pm

es + chin hair: whis***s

10:24 pm

got it! thanks

10:24 pm

ahhh, my hero....BR thank-you

10:24 pm

e's ended

10:25 pm

yay ph

10:25 pm

yay ph!

10:25 pm

and jilly is back, hey jilly

10:25 pm

down to the final 8

10:26 pm

7 f's and 1 h

10:26 pm

GO ph!!

10:26 pm

hi there granny!

10:26 pm

6 ...

10:28 pm

fe 7/40?

10:29 pm

most fe4

10:29 pm

one who fe5/16s

10:29 pm

weird word

10:29 pm

th5 are 2 x fe7/40

10:30 pm

it was the 2nd one, but got it now.. Thanks

10:31 pm

the 2nd fi 6/30 ?

10:31 pm

really savage

10:32 pm

fe6/30=scary upfront...like bear or lion

10:32 pm

as in the fi6 lion

10:32 pm

thns again, now for the H

10:32 pm

and it was a plural! good grief. Thanks again for all the help glad to be done with this one.

10:32 pm

WTG PHANDMD!!!!!

10:32 pm

WooT WooT WooT ph!

10:33 pm

couldn't have done it without your help, granny. Thank you so much

10:33 pm

BTW, WHICH ARE YOU, PH OR MD?

10:33 pm

sorry for shouting

10:33 pm

lol, np's ph

10:34 pm

neither. The P is for my husband, phil, hand is my last name and md is the state I live in.

10:34 pm

ahhhhhh, nice

10:34 pm

my husband started this account, and I stole it from him

10:34 pm

lucky you, unlucky him

10:35 pm

good steal!

10:35 pm

he isn't as obsessive as his wife is...

10:35 pm

* giggle*

10:40 pm

going over to emails. see you all at the flip

10:41 pm

goodnight, I am out of here too.

10:42 pm

niters all!

10:46 pm

May I please have a clue for any oc? Thanks

10:46 pm

Sweet dreams, Jillyjill.

10:51 pm

Hi Peach, they are all about the color.

10:52 pm

Thanks much, Molly.

10:53 pm

ochhes

10:53 pm

Sorry.

10:53 pm

ochres

10:53 pm

I'm baaack...

10:54 pm

I don't know what the cat hair I'm doing.

10:54 pm

LOL...no worries...I've finished grid...

10:56 pm

You're on the right track Peach. : )

10:58 pm

Babe, I think I'm going to give up on this one.....have 17 left and need to do some energy work on a friend who is having surgery tomorrow. I will try to come back for the flip. Thanks for all the help.

10:59 pm

Good effort ga! Not sure if I'll be back for flip...so niters!

11:11 pm

hmm, 158 left here and I'm getting sleepier and sleepier.

11:13 pm

*gentle shaking of hokie's shoulders*

11:13 pm

It's actually pretty fast when you find the 4 and 5 letter words and just add endings to them

11:17 pm

true

11:18 pm

Let me know if you need any clues! :-)

11:19 pm

thx

11:25 pm

hey hokie et al -- finished eralier, can clue if needed

11:25 pm

how's your hip stid?

11:29 pm

it's "okay" jilly -- still hurts with certain (specific) motion but not as much as even earlier today. It's reproducible, and predictable, so I am assuming it's related to a mechanical issue. Also think the pain is manifesting at a distance from the actual point of owie, so watching where my mechanics may be off.

11:30 pm

Glad it's getting easier. And sounds like you are doing all the right things!

11:37 pm

thanks jilly

11:38 pm

I have a bit of experience with this stupid body of mine

11:38 pm

Foolishly drank caffinated coffee with dinner..now having a G&T to hopefully counteract and be able to sleep... *sigh*

11:39 pm

So will hang for flip...

11:39 pm

Hokie..how are you doing? *knocks on glass to wake Hokie up*

11:40 pm

oh man, you of all people should know better! *st5 mama look*

11:41 pm

93 left

11:41 pm

I know, but it was my mother's dinner...and trying to avoid eating too many yummy pumpkin cookies...

11:41 pm

just got to the r's, always a blast

11:41 pm

That they are!! Next to the k's!

11:42 pm

go carla go!

11:43 pm

don't miss the re 6/7 combo that could be about marijuana users.... or the more tropical fish habitat-like re 7 immediately after.

11:45 pm

haha, those were easy

11:46 pm

how about the first re 6/18?

11:46 pm

You guys ever seen the movie re6/27 Madness...a 1940's anti marijuana movie?

11:47 pm

to visualize again

11:47 pm

brb

11:48 pm

re6.18 to plonk yourself down on the chair again

11:48 pm

re6/18= to repeat sitting

11:48 pm

thx

11:53 pm

ARGH. The flight pattern tonight is RIGHT OVERHEAD and it's going to drive me bananas.

11:55 pm

Tom and Grant are home -- any last clues before I run away?

11:57 pm

bananas (adj.) Look up bananas at Dictionary.com "crazy," 1968; earlier (1935) it was noted as an underworld slang term for "sexually perverted."

11:57 pm

okay, clarification: NOT the 1935 version!

11:57 pm

and hello BR

11:58 pm

hello, stid

11:58 pm

Hi again BR!

11:58 pm

wow, BR, never heard the "perverted" definition before

11:58 pm

hi there une!

11:58 pm

hi everyone

11:58 pm

hey, jilly :-)

11:58 pm

who is in the painting, BR? Nietzsche?

11:58 pm

Hi Cos!

11:59 pm

those underworders ....

11:59 pm

bonsoir, chere Une! comment ca va?

11:59 pm

salut stiddy!

11:59 pm

flip flip flip flip flip

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