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happy flip!

12:00 am

nurtz1

12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

that was aimed at you mel!

12:01 am

Helloooo

12:01 am

That WASN"T aimed at you mel!

12:01 am

Gonna shut up now!

12:01 am

I am diving into grid. I will return when I am halfway finished.

12:01 am

Flip! fl8

Clues are up

12:02 am

Thx Lickety.

12:02 am

ty Lickety

12:02 am

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12:02 am

Hi all; TY Lickety!!!

12:03 am

i'm late.. flipper is in da house ;) thank you ever so much lickety!!!!

fl7

12:04 am

hi judi, jill, melon, and erda :)

12:04 am

wirw

12:04 am

Hi Kate

12:05 am

Hi Kate

12:05 am

re 7/40

12:05 am

and all other fellow Babblers

12:05 am

hi Judy

12:05 am

and all

12:06 am

long time judy :) big hugs to you!

12:06 am

How are you doing Jilli?

12:06 am

Kate, right back at ya! Late for us to be Babbling, Kate.

12:06 am

hi erda :) i'm not staying up, way too tired, gonna save those 177 fishies for tomorrow :)

12:07 am

Doing fine, Judy -- and you?

12:07 am

way too late for me judy, been up late and rising rather early the last 3 days, dead tired...

12:07 am

Me too Jilli! Having lots of rain here in the last two days. Weeds are growing nicely.

12:10 am

hi all!! NBT/NBS

12:10 am

Thanks lickety.

12:10 am

hi dizgrannie! 'grats :)

12:11 am

wtg diz and hi

12:11 am

hi peach :) mission success?

12:14 am

ty

fo8 if not called. nbs,3 shy of nbt, all solos, the topleft A, last column E and last row E.

12:15 am

to 8/40!

d'Oh on the solo A. [fishslap]

and the bottom row E.

12:16 am

you'll all get it later hahaha in a while ;)

12:17 am

the e makes me happy melon ;)

12:18 am

welki's sister is in the grid.. welko

12:18 am

It is, Kate. Have sweet dreams and rest well.

12:19 am

hi ruru :) i will peach, just having a quick bite, then bed... trying fot nbt

that E I've got TK, I'm missing the et5/18, monkeying around for it.

got it, appears to be homonym of a well-worn Babblet.

nbt/nbs

12:22 am

ah, we have seen that one before melon :)

12:22 am

needle case melon

12:22 am

'grats melon!

needless to say...

12:25 am

good evening

12:27 am

hey moon :) ow ow owooooooo!

12:27 am

heya tk

el8, we are so happy, the chuck it all!

all 8s (:

12:28 am

oooh!!!! nbs/nbt.....not bad for dead on my feet, guess choclit really does cure everythung!

12:29 am

Amen, Kate.

12:32 am

can i get a witness??? i need a true believer to step forward and give testimony to the great power of choclit...don't be shy folks... the gods of cacao are benevolent, and the congregation is anxious to hear the word of the bean!

12:33 am

methinks someone's chocolate had espresso beans in it lol

12:33 am

Midsomer Murders had me in thrall -- it's over now so I can get back to this.

12:33 am

wb jilli ^^

12:33 am

Please pose that question to stiddie.

12:34 am

blasphemer!! repent of your impure thoughts lest the choclit and babble gods smite you!!!

12:35 am

<---- thinkin' i'm a bit tired.... whaddya htink?

12:36 am

i'm probably in the PB until next tuesday....

12:36 am

Naw, don't think so.

12:36 am

stiddie said she was coming back fo rthe flip.. she must be hip deep in fabric swatches and paint chips....

12:37 am

maybe... but I have been touched by the noodly appendage and blessed with a vision of the best way. The Great ragu, himself, has told us Pasta is the Way

12:37 am

Besides, we can get stiddie to put plenty of, you know what, in there.

12:37 am

that's a very good show jill, glad you enjoyedit so much. i got cught up in criminal minds here

12:37 am

Our Pasta, who "Arghh" in the colander, Swallowed be thy sauce. Thy serving come, Thy strands be wrung, On forks as they are on spoons. Give us this day our garlic bread, And forgive us our starchiness,

12:38 am

As we swashbuckle, splice the main-brace and cuss, And lead us not into Kraft parmessan, But deliver us from Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, For thine are Meatballs, and the beer, and the strippers, for ever and ever. R'Amen.

12:38 am

ROFL moon! is the great meatball a lesser god in your religion? what about the great consort parm/romano???

12:39 am

Amusingly, not mine. Altho Pastafarianism *is* actually a religion, of sorts.

12:39 am

that's a scream moon!!!! imust poach it and use it somewhere....

12:39 am

And yea... they have all kinds of amusing stuff like that.

nbt/nbs/>halfway/all ≥7 letters. Mediocrity equalled. Clues anyone?

12:40 am

you rock the grid melon!!!! well done :)

12:40 am

there's a little mermaid in here tho I dont think thats what you're likely looking for lol

12:41 am

but i'll take it, as it has been offered... one mermaidon the fish hook ;)

12:43 am

i don't have an 8

12:43 am

reeling her in... whoa - she's heavier than she looks! those scales must weigh a ton (hahaha)

12:44 am

ruru, i PUT UP with your silly jokes all the time, but not tonight, i'm tired

12:44 am

huh?

12:44 am

:-D hint

12:44 am

{ ru } sorry. I only have up to 6s so far

bottom row grey

12:45 am

not actually insulting you ruru....

tx, TK (:

12:45 am

hi ruru -- I'm sleepy too (as usual)

12:46 am

hi jilli

12:46 am

melon, please tell ruru i'm not insulting him...

12:46 am

heir

12:46 am

gggggrrrrrr

12:47 am

:) scoop

12:47 am

oh there's one

12:47 am

if you can't STAND the heat, get out of the kitchen...

12:47 am

someone who was super happy + photo **

12:49 am

<pulling out the vacuum> for all the clues...

12:49 am

ty mooon :)

12:49 am

Im not allowed to suck that hard anymore =(

12:49 am

*sigh* finally nbt, nbs

12:50 am

grats {rose}

12:50 am

{{{{granny rose}}}

12:50 am

what does super happy begin with

12:50 am

there's a joke in there somewhere moon....

12:50 am

el ruru

12:51 am

el6/18 + photo **

12:51 am

stupid word

12:51 am

ruru - i was trying to hint (obviously unsuccessfully) at an 8... not insulting you - you know i love ya ;)

12:51 am

yea. But I got points!

12:51 am

*leaves bubble wrap on*

12:52 am

:)

12:52 am

g'day {{{kate}}} ruru woof jilli melon

12:52 am

how goes the battle granny?

12:52 am

just went into kitchen, dinner is smelling sooo good

12:53 am

hi granny

12:53 am

*runs of for snacks to fight off rose's dinner chat*

12:53 am

chicken slow-roasted in apricot nectar with french onion soup

12:54 am

kate, some days are good, some bad, as they are for all of us. today is a good one for me. ;)

12:54 am

figure skater to*** cranston was ****d poorly by the judges, he just couldn't PUT UP with it any more and quit competative skating...

12:56 am

ooooh granny! that sounds marvelous! i like chicken cooked with fruits.. gives it a special zest and juciness :)

12:57 am

where do you get apricots this time of year granny?

12:57 am

good clue, Kate!

12:58 am

please note i said nectar...so the answer is out of a bottle, lol

12:58 am

oh

12:58 am

we had chicken tonight too

12:58 am

no fancy smanchy nectar

12:58 am

nbt/nbs

12:58 am

ty jill, unfortunately, it is rather esoteric.. only OLD CANUCK figure skating junkies are likely to get it...

12:59 am

more screwed up is fl7/56... gech i hate the dictionary here bunches

12:59 am

I had halibut for dinner, with asparagus and mash

12:59 am

tinned apricots would stand in well ruru...

12:59 am

i mix a packet of dried french onion soup with apricot nectar, pour it over the chicken, by yhe time the chicken if cooked, it is sitting in a pool of ready-made gravy.

12:59 am

I did it with marmelade a cpl of weeks ago over a fire... jellies work just as smancy ^^

1:00 am

ooh, sounds great, granny!

1:00 am

oooh, must remeber that one woof

1:00 am

and I love soup mixes for that stuff... i use them for tons of things like that

1:00 am

oh, i mis-understood! i thought the french onion soup was another course....

1:00 am

*note to self.. . please start calling moonwoof "lady marmalade "

1:01 am

thats an incredibly wierd way to say it, imo, rose... just sayin lol

1:01 am

didn't find the fl 7...

1:01 am

but a+ for typos!

1:01 am

lol

1:01 am

lots of good recipes make too much for one person

1:01 am

kate, you have to try it. the 2 flavours mingled with the chicken, to die for.

1:01 am

I'll let you after I start canning stuff ^^

1:01 am

I roasted a chicken with herbs and lemon.. i"m so outdated

1:02 am

I thought that too, jilli, until I learned how to package right for longer freezing

1:02 am

sounds good to me ruru... lemon's still a fruit :)

1:02 am

ruru, i love chicken cooked like that, too

1:02 am

*shrug* but then again i love chicken..full stop

1:03 am

yeah.. well lemons ain't apricot nectar :D

1:03 am

Hello Everyone!

1:03 am

i had left over hamburgers and french fries 0- no veg except what was on the buger... (health nut here)

1:03 am

evening puglet

1:03 am

hey pugs

1:03 am

same here... sadly mike is a bovinavor =(

1:04 am

I do that woof -- vacuum packing for some things.

1:04 am

but i bet you had fancy schmancy lemons ruru... organic and everything...

1:04 am

who needed the fl7? just found it

1:04 am

hi pug

1:04 am

we have two meyer lemon trees in the back yard

1:04 am

right. also portioning and boil bags... means I can make a *ton* more stuff now that I can package for single meals

1:04 am

actually i have 2 x fl7

1:04 am

they're great

1:05 am

I already found it... I just think that's a dumb way to say it lol ty tho rose!

1:05 am

ruru, do you make your own lemonade, like they served on our cruise ship. 'cos i really would love that recipe.

1:05 am

We had chicken too--cooked in ketchup and sodapop

1:05 am

oh. unless you meant the 2nd fl7 that I just found.

1:05 am

i've heard of those! we only get "garden variety" boring lemons up here... exce[pt maybe in wholefoods...

1:06 am

That one is a much more normal word, imo

1:06 am

ohhh, pugs that sounds different

1:06 am

hi puglet :)

1:06 am

they're sweet and flavorful

1:06 am

the best lemons

1:06 am

woof, the dead person in the wa5?

1:07 am

ewwwww pug! with alphagetti on the side?

1:07 am

lol sure was lol he was a fl7!

1:07 am

taste kinda like bQ and its really tender

1:07 am

soda pop?

1:08 am

But there's also an fl7 for more screwed up off of the fl4/11

1:08 am

this will make you giggle, over he4, we have a dish called a south australian fl7, it's a meat pie, fl5ing in a bowl of split pea soup.

1:08 am

<-----just realised there are 2 possible fl starts....

1:08 am

oh... and yet another that sounds like a small british apartment

1:09 am

so that's fl7 x 2, peeps

1:09 am

i could eat that granny :)

1:09 am

yep! mix sodapop(like coke) with equall amount of ketchup-enought to cover meat and let it cook really slow

1:09 am

so fl7 x3

1:09 am

duh, thanx woof, i hit 3 and 2 came up. lol

1:10 am

molly had a recipe with coke..

1:10 am

np ^^

1:10 am

I can't imagine

1:10 am

It's surprisingly good, actually. I thought I would hate the soda chickens

1:11 am

the acid in the coke would act as a suuper tenderiser... after all it can take the rust off the bumper of a car...

1:11 am

I dont prefer it for the preservatives, myself, but it's tasty and juicy

1:11 am

wow

1:11 am

maybe with barbecue sauce instead of ketchup....

1:12 am

yea

1:12 am

coke and ketchup sounds too sweet for my liking

1:12 am

I can see the sugary flavors if you balance it with heat

1:12 am

and apricot nectar instead of coke, lol...

1:12 am

better to cook with coke than snort it .. believe me

1:13 am

:D

1:13 am

yeah, the bubbles will burn your nose lining

1:13 am

the coke and bbq sauce, would probably be good... somehting like a beercan chicken....

1:13 am

Sems to me Americans have more of a sweet tooth than Canadians.

1:13 am

nice. Just almost made me snort my tea thinking "coke rub"

1:14 am

I'm sure Keith RIchard had those moon

1:14 am

:D

1:14 am

lol

1:14 am

at least with their meats jill? maybe more of a southern barbecue kind of history..

1:15 am

*dart? Have we done something to offend you?

1:15 am

moon.... you snort the coke NOT the tea!!!

1:15 am

ROFLOL

1:16 am

I remember the order... just couldnt control my reaction ^^

1:16 am

dart????

1:16 am

Im beginning to think dart's been hacked by someone who likes word games =(

1:17 am

he used to chat sometimes

1:17 am

always a smart ass :D

1:17 am

i didn't see dart in the chog....

1:17 am

I remember... But no more sharing... and makes me wonder who I should beat up for skurring him off.

1:17 am

i used to talk to him...

1:17 am

you're just trying to goad him into a response, eh, ruru?

1:18 am

probably me..

1:18 am

Kate, look in Who's Online

1:18 am

he's on-line. well at least his computer is.

1:19 am

i never log out of babble... you'll stay logged in for about 2 weeks i think before you are booted out of the online list if there is no activity...

1:20 am

I love to tease dart

1:20 am

Its possible, I suppose. But I have doubts. If it IS the case, however, lemme know dart so I can kick ru for ya!

1:21 am

poor ruru! no kick ruru moon!

1:21 am

elsa's legacy : the real born free story on pbs this week!

1:21 am

I might have to tho! I shall have to prepare myself for the worst.

1:22 am

he may chuck lemons at you in retaliation....

1:22 am

i have all the r's

1:22 am

I am jealous of you.

1:23 am

that doesn't sound ap-peeling

1:23 am

although he may do it with zest

1:23 am

well done ruru...12 down, 165 to go...

1:23 am

better than an axe to rind...

1:24 am

pip pip old chap

1:24 am

yeah, ruru, wouldn't it give you the pip, though?

1:24 am

and bully and stuff!

1:24 am

orange ya tired of citrus jokes?

1:25 am

that's like asking him to just squeeze out more.

1:25 am

that sounds juicy

1:25 am

when life gives you ruru, make lmonade....

1:25 am

ru, you tart!

1:26 am

around around we go , ruru, do you have a recipe for lemonade?

1:26 am

or is that lemonade gives you ruru

1:27 am

over halfway, nbt/nbs/nbg so bed beckons. Goodnight all...*poof

1:27 am

gn jilli, sleep sweet

1:28 am

good night jill :)

1:28 am

goodnight, dear. hope you sleep well

1:28 am

thks all

1:29 am

me too.. i'm crashing

1:29 am

night all

1:29 am

nn {ru}

1:29 am

thanks for making it not suck too bad ^^

1:29 am

niters ruru, take care :)

1:30 am

are you making a lemon-sucking face moon?

1:30 am

I did with the first zinger xD

1:30 am

nah, her mouth always looks like a cat's bum.lol

1:31 am

that's a mew to you, missy!

1:31 am

i'm also hitting the nest - 2:30 a.m. here,,, see you all tomorrow, happy babbling to all and to all a good night! D cheshire cat poof

1:32 am

rofl, woof

1:32 am

gn kate, sleep well

1:32 am

=D

1:32 am

goodnight, sweetie. hope your repose is sweet

1:33 am

good night moon (isn't that a story??) good day granny, glad i got to see you!

1:33 am

now I have to think about cat anus's

1:33 am

ditto, kate. xoxox

1:34 am

Its is an Excellent story, yes ^^

1:34 am

phantom - hoiden

1:35 am

lol, sweeeet dreams ruru...watch out for the kitty farts ;)

1:35 am

or wishful thinking... but still want it there so I can use ru as the clue lol

1:35 am

waddaya mean phantom...i'm right he4

1:35 am

i'll be littered with bad dreams

1:36 am

as long as you don't wake up with a furry tongue...

1:37 am

ruru, that leaves me in little pieces, in fact i'm stoned

1:37 am

i'm sorry you're feline that way granny

1:38 am

please paws the puns so ru can leave bast-fully knowing he's caused us a great kitnundrum

1:38 am

*giggle* ruru

1:39 am

punning without the instigator is like leaving catnip for the dogs ^^

1:40 am

I don't have any as-persians to continue this

1:41 am

and yet you're still here you minx! xD

1:41 am

take a paws everyone, else furballs may fly, you're all minxes

1:41 am

oh damn. I wasn thinking manx

1:41 am

blast !

1:42 am

no mewling mooon

1:42 am

whoot, my 10th last word was my last 8...*happy dance*

1:42 am

grats rose

1:43 am

nice granny! almost done then...

1:43 am

thanx woof, only 4's and 5's to go

1:43 am

i really must go D

1:46 am

clue for e right column plz

1:47 am

et 5/18 et + little

1:47 am

et5/18, et + ***, very small

1:47 am

snap woof

1:48 am

=D

1:48 am

3 x 4 letter words to go...

1:48 am

ty looking.

1:48 am

got it. ty

1:48 am

always a good way to know my clue doesnt suck lol

1:49 am

awww, woof, your clues don'e suck, hun

1:49 am

ahem...*don't*

1:49 am

well Im sure thats relative. Perhaps I should say "not too obtuse" then xD

1:50 am

1 to go

1:50 am

and of course it's a fish slap...yo4, middle of an egg

1:51 am

/ pat

1:52 am

hello how many words pleaas

1:52 am

177, pink

1:52 am

evening pink 177 words total

1:52 am

hi moon and granny and thank you very much

2:00 am

I must be missing so many small words...

2:00 am

fine! list it is

2:01 am

hello all - please list the 8's - dont see any at all

2:01 am

heya ursh

2:02 am

el fl fo and to

2:03 am

tx moon

2:03 am

np have fun!

2:06 am

woof, as per my example...there are many so obvious 4 and 5 letter words..

2:06 am

el, fl, fo, to. are the 8s

2:06 am

Im missing a *ton* of t's =(

2:07 am

{{urshy}} my dearest, how are you? apologies for not emailing...between the pain and the pain meds and the struggle to return to work...i am so sorry hun

2:08 am

hello rose - all well here and everybody fine - sorry you battling with pain issues :(

2:12 am

urshy, have a few weeks off on annual leave as of tomorrow(monday) will try and email you and bring you up to speed. glad all is well over there, hun

2:37 am

woot! fireflies!

2:38 am

yay moon

2:38 am

have a good night, all

Yay for moon :)

2:38 am

thank you!

2:39 am

oo... nm. I'll stay logged in and try and wait for sprite before bed

2:41 am

likely also to hear how excellent rose's chicken turned out lol

2:41 am

WTG WOOF!!!!

Have fl7 x 3 can I get stats for the other 7 please?

2:41 am

oh, yeah, woofy.

2:42 am

re 7/40

2:42 am

re7, of course

ty, looking..

Got it, thanks. Only 90 left!

2:45 am

well done, chrissie

2:45 am

I was there not long ago, gj chrissie!

2:46 am

they were all little t words -.-

2:46 am

and they went on for.ev.er.

2:48 am

lol, told you woof....there are some many of the little blighters

2:48 am

lol, told you woof....there are some many of the little blighters

2:48 am

lol, told you woof....there are some many of the little blighters

Are you still going to manage to get away while you're off work rose?

2:48 am

aarrgghh sorry. finger twitched

You would certainly benefit from a break

2:49 am

yes chrissie, and we have lots of films to see, dinners, lunches, breakfasts all lined up too.

2:49 am

no problem. You put up with us, we'll trade you ^^

That's good

2:50 am

between DH and myself, we belong to quite a few web sites which offer great specials.

2:51 am

I just cant get into online coupons. It's such a pain to go thru a zillion and only find one or two that are worthwhile

2:51 am

It might help if we didnt live in the boonies, but i doubt it

2:52 am

but are you taking a trip soon, then?

Only a zillion moon? ;)

2:53 am

seems like even more than all the little t words in this puzzle!

2:54 am

I have trouble just sitting thru tv show commercials and I *know* there's something I want if I cant get thru those lol

2:55 am

Counting non-stop, at one number a second, it would take you 31 years, 251 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes, and 39 seconds to count to 1 billion.

2:55 am

so it may well just be me ^^

2:55 am

yeah, woof. af5 retirement, and once mother mac has fallen off her twig, we are planning to move to a rural town/area which we both like. we are going down there for a few days, in the colder weather, to make sure we can live there

2:55 am

Excellent, then I can take that off my bucket list

2:56 am

oh nice!

See moon, it wouldn't be a waste of almost 32 years of your life, lol

2:56 am

then the week af5, we are heading north to warmer climes to unfreeze, lol

2:57 am

good call. A lot of people in AZ do that too. summer up north when it's warmer and winter here when is cooler

2:58 am

all within our own state of victoria. it seems really strange, we have snow in our nearby mountains, and yet up to the north of our state it is sunny and warm.

2:58 am

and you *say* that chrissie, but it felt like it!

2:58 am

Ive travelled and hiked too much to find that weird, anymore. Altitude makes a huge difference

Love your expression re mother mac

3:00 am

yeah, woof. and i have finally managed to show DH what 'snow' clouds look like. a bunch of them went over our area, and that night our snow fields had their first decent fall for the year.

3:00 am

lol, chrissie..she is so frail, she is like a little sparrow.

3:04 am

you know, woof, it's not such a bad idea for old fo4s. have two homes, which you can use at the 2 different times of the year.

3:04 am

I know people who do, and they seem to enjoy it greatly. And I know more who have motor homes and do the same kind of thing.

3:05 am

they all swear by it as perfect for thei r retirement

3:05 am

yeah, motor home is an alternative. we are seriously considering it.

3:07 am

there are tons of options, of course, but most with the motor homes have a vehicle they tow it with, instead of the all in one version. Apparently thats less expensive

3:11 am

woof, we can have an unit made which fits onto the back of our ute. when we want to travel, we put it into place and hey presto, a mobile home.

3:14 am

nice

3:20 am

omg Im totally not making it

3:20 am

Without the little word worms to distract me, Im nodding off =\

3:20 am

gonna dip out for a whiles. lots of emails to answer, and heaps of jigsaws to do. happy babbling. woof see you tomorrow if you aren't he4 when i come back in a few hours. xoxox

3:21 am

oh, and motoGP is on tonight, so am gonna be tied up watching that...

3:22 am

gn {rose} sleep well

3:22 am

and same. If you see sprite on your return, plz make sure she had dinner ^^

3:23 am

good night, as well, all you lurky types. Have fun!

3:29 am

good morning, all

3:29 am

rest well, woof, and will do, re checking that sprite has eaten...

3:29 am

speak of the 'devil'

3:29 am

lol

3:30 am

yes, I had dinner. My lovely daughter cooked and it was tasty.

3:30 am

well, sprite...and have you eaten today...and how is DH tonight?

3:30 am

thanks for caring, you two

3:31 am

sweetheart....thoughts and prayers for all of you...

3:32 am

husband was a little better yesterday, the pain medication is adequate now, he can manage the pain and even sleep a little. Oh, I need to tell you something funny...

3:33 am

I wanted to buy him a balloon with helium, a huge red heart. But Caya was with me and she insisted I bought another one... a big blue foot with the text: "It's a boy!" We did, and Rob couldn't stop laughing while we tied it to his bed.

3:35 am

oh, heavens...ROFLOL

3:36 am

it was a hoot. Big smiles from the nurses too.

3:36 am

god bless, her. at least he had a good laugh.

3:37 am

yes, it was brilliant. Every time his eye fell on it, he had a huge grin on his face.

3:37 am

and how is my sweet rose today?

3:37 am

having a good one, thanx, hun

3:38 am

glad to hear it. And your husband?

3:39 am

this morning was sad. lower back in spasm. but went to church anyways. was great. DH is well. he is cooking vegetables to go with the apricot chicken for dinner.

3:40 am

argh, such pain :( But glad church was good, and your husband rocks :)

3:42 am

yeah, lol, was bad when i had to struggle to wash my feet in the shower...but was so pleased to get to church. a recently widowed lady was there. she is such a legend. and her faith is such an example to us all.

3:43 am

my son is being a pest, btw. Unwilling to chip in with help, rude, not even willing to help distribute the chores with Caya and me. Frustrating, how those hormones make a helpful caring boy into such an icecold egoist.

3:43 am

am so glad, rose. Makes all the difference, doesn't it, to be able to get out, meet people and be inspired.

3:44 am

aww sprite. he is so typical. he is obviously hiding his feeling. he is so worried about his dad.

3:45 am

probably. But right now I don't know how to handle it. I have to do the shopping today, because he won't and Caya needs days off, I refuse to let her take up his slack.

3:48 am

and so right, sprite. can you reach out to him, when he is alone? boys do not like to show emotion in front of anyone? but mom's are not anyone, they are...well, mom's. talk to him as an equal, on the quiet.

3:49 am

yeah, tried that yesterday. No joy. Perhaps I will try again today. Though right now I feel like ignoring him ;)

3:49 am

tell him you need his help...boys respond to that.

3:50 am

that is what I did... and he said "So?"

3:50 am

they usually like to think that they are now the 'head' of the household

3:50 am

okay...so he is isolating himself...hmmm

3:50 am

he is more like the ass

3:52 am

could DH speak to him...as in hand over the reins to him?

3:53 am

he could if I would tell him what is happening at home... but I don't. I don't want Rob worrying, while he has to focus on himself and getting through the day in pain.

3:56 am

ahh, sprite. stop it right there, hun. let DH do it, and let DH know you need help from both children. DH is much stronger than you think. besides, this would keep Rob linked to his family, very important fact.

3:57 am

you think that would be best? I'd hate for him to worry while I can manage. I always find a way.

3:58 am

you step in, 'protect' Rob from what is happening at home, do not allow Rob to continue as "head' of his family. this will undermine Rob's self-esteem. if you are in doubt, discuss it with his specialist.

3:59 am

thanks rose. I will. Never thought of it that way. You definitely have a point.

4:00 am

sometimes we have the problem so in our face, that we fail to see the other side of the problem.

4:01 am

so very very true :)

4:01 am

crying a little now... thanks again, sweetie.

4:02 am

prayers for you, sweetheart, and all your little family. go forward in faith, dear

4:02 am

I will... can't do otherwise, with my babble friends supporting me :)

4:03 am

*hands sprite a tissue* i'm sorry sweetheart, didn't mean to make you cry.

4:03 am

oh rose, my first tears since it all started. I think they were due. And I cry because I feel blessed with a friend like you.

4:09 am

sprite, tears are good, hun. cleansing, releasing. xoxox

4:10 am

*hug*

4:10 am

hun, email me. dinner ready...must eat...will respond soonest. {{hug}}

4:11 am

will do. Enjoy dinner!

4:23 am

good morning

4:26 am

{{sprite}} you still here?

4:27 am

{{ruby}} will i do, hun?

4:28 am

hiya yes I am here

4:28 am

hi ruby *hug* Did you find the papers?

4:28 am

you'll definitely do, {{rosie}}

4:29 am

yes, Burt had them on his desk, so annoying

4:29 am

ahh, may i introduce the first and foremost...SPRITE!!!!!

4:30 am

lol rose :) Am glad, ruby.

4:30 am

you know, gals...when we finally get together...the whole world will need tranquillisers. LOL

4:30 am

lolol yes... and we won't!

4:31 am

ya think?? lol

4:31 am

*giggle*

4:32 am

oh I love this word... and the animal too... the tiny raptor bird.

4:32 am

first letter? I've just strted and only have ten minutes

4:33 am

O. Night raptor bird.

4:33 am

oh, the baby one

4:34 am

I don't think of them as raptors, more like cats with wings

4:34 am

lol lol

4:34 am

DH is trying to find on the internet, a statement that washed potatoes as opposed to unwashed potatoes are better as roast potatoes. have tried to tell him it 'old' versus 'new'. *sigh* he's not listening..

4:35 am

just found the 8 on my own (an 8!)

4:36 am

he will not accept that new potatoes have a completely different taste and texture.

4:36 am

yesterday, I tried to make vichysoise using the wrong knd of potatoes and I made Library paste instead

4:36 am

whoot, ruby, you rock

4:38 am

well done, on both counts, grin

4:38 am

must go, Mr. Grumpy awaits

4:38 am

just called my love, he slept well last night :)

4:38 am

hug mr Grumpy from me, and have a hug yourself too

4:38 am

big hugs to both my friends!!!

4:39 am

PS: I gree with Roe about getting Rob involved with Master Grumpy!

4:39 am

xoxox to you sweetheart.

4:39 am

ok, will do :)

4:39 am

sprite, good news, hun...that he slept last night.

4:40 am

oh yes, that makes so much difference.

4:43 am

sprite, today you must address the problems at home, with Rob. he will have gained so much strength from a good night's rest.

4:43 am

you are right, and I will. I realise you are right that when I take over, Rob will feel unneeded. And he is needed so much.

4:44 am

yes, darling. that male ego is a very fragile thing. as the females, we need to bolster it so much.

4:45 am

grin, tis true

4:47 am

oh, yeah...and they never realise that it us 'ladies' which keep them afloat.

4:47 am

we keep eachother afloat, I think. Complementary people :)

4:48 am

yeah, dearest sprite. as Don and i do...i'm not saying that they don't contribute...

4:49 am

I know :) We treasure our men, rose. We are the lucky ones.

4:50 am

yup..too true. we surely are fortunate.

4:51 am

am gonna take a shower after this grid, and then rest a bit, and then shopping. Then rest a bit more and then visiting hours. And I will ask for Rob's help with Tim.

4:52 am

good on you, sprite...and i am off to do some jigsaws. hope all goes well, hun. look forward to seeing you at the flip.

4:53 am

enjoy the puzzles, rose, and thanks for being there for me *hugs*

4:54 am

xoxox, sprite. love you, hun

4:54 am

luv u right back :)

5:26 am

fireflies. Bye all.

6:13 am

:(

6:21 am

hurshy...you still he4, hun.

6:23 am

allo?

6:23 am

rosie, you still ere?

6:23 am

or even here

6:24 am

whoops, instant pb

6:24 am

*giggle* sprung...popped back in to see how you all are doing.

6:25 am

yes

6:25 am

{{ruby}} roast chicken turned out a treat. and tonight we had veggies, no salad. was scrumptious.

6:26 am

how's it going, hurshy

6:26 am

fine, just a sad news morning

6:26 am

hello hurshy

6:26 am

oh??? share hun.

6:26 am

besides the French train crash, what else?

6:27 am

george zimmerman acquitted, while a woman who fired warning shots at her abusive husband has been sentenced to 20 years in the same state. finn hudson of glee dead prob of drug overdose.

6:27 am

please don't say nelson mandela is gone.

6:28 am

acckk!!! no more!! too sad, as you say.

6:31 am

i wouldn't even mind zimmerman so much if like, he seemed to have changed and realized how crazy his behavior had been and feel unbelievably guilt-ridden, you know? that's really all the punishment anyone needs. but as far as i can tell he still seems to think he was perfectly justified.

6:35 am

first A stats please?

6:35 am

af5/16

6:36 am

af5/16

6:36 am

sorry hursh duhh me lol

6:37 am

help pls with 8's. I have to8 and I know there is an fl8 and fo8 from earlier chat

6:37 am

yeah i have the fl

6:37 am

that's all i have

6:37 am

it's a baby fl6

6:38 am

duh, ty hursh

6:38 am

5th column E?

6:39 am

needlecase, alt sp

6:39 am

et5/18

6:39 am

et + very small, et5

6:40 am

el8, e + not early + ***e, use horse/car for transport

6:41 am

ty rose

6:41 am

very small?

6:41 am

fl8, fl6,pretty growth on plant + Extra Terrestial

6:41 am

ty rosie

6:41 am

hi peri

6:42 am

hi ruby

6:42 am

stuck on bottom middle e help, pls

6:42 am

mlf, slang for urine?

6:42 am

ty for the fl8

6:42 am

good morning all

6:42 am

fo8 pls

6:42 am

nm, just found it

6:42 am

hi and bye teach

6:42 am

use a car/horse for transport... ride? no... hmmm

6:42 am

time for a nap before I start to pedal up Mont Ventoux

6:43 am

hurshy has me lost too

6:43 am

yes hursh, drop final e

6:43 am

fo8, fo4, people + story/fable

6:43 am

ty rose

6:44 am

bl

6:44 am

to8, to + **e*, ogle + past tense of eat

6:44 am

ty rose and bye

6:45 am

hurshy, lose the last letter of

6:45 am

got it thanks

6:45 am

whoot, hurshy

6:46 am

nbs

6:46 am

yay mlf

6:47 am

you achieved that earlier than i did, hun

6:47 am

just need to figure out the E on 5th column for nbt

6:47 am

Fr and + very small

6:48 am

mlf, et + very small. et + unwanted garden plant, ***d

6:48 am

et5

6:48 am

got it nbt

6:48 am

ty all i am out poof

6:49 am

yay, mlf. nice job

6:49 am

half, nbt and nbs YAY and *woof*

6:53 am

yay, ruby, nice job

6:54 am

waiting for motoGP in germany to start, so will be he4 for a while.

6:57 am

congrats ruby

7:01 am

g'day teach. how are you today/ tonight?

7:02 am

this morning is a beautiful sunny day

7:04 am

awww, nice, teach. nothing like awaking to sunshine.

7:06 am

and you?

7:09 am

help with k's? i have one ko4 like koka ko4 :)

7:10 am

at the end of my day, teach. watching the motorcycles GP in germany

7:11 am

hurshy, all are ko4/8. 3 of the blessed words

7:11 am

ok thanks

7:11 am

7's i have fl x2 and re help with the other one?

7:12 am

ko4, ko + **izabeth, the queen

7:12 am

ko + ** and behold

7:13 am

another fl7, fl7, small apartment. fl7/56, more of the fl4/11, and fl7, a dead person inwa5

7:14 am

ty it was the apartment

7:15 am

yay, hurshy

7:16 am

thnx granny - got all the 7s

7:16 am

you rock, hurshy

7:16 am

and so do you, teach

7:19 am

whoot, if i was valentino rossi, i would be very worried. cal crutchlow is right up his exhaust pipe. lol

7:21 am

halfway, NBT and NBS - time for breakfast

7:21 am

enjoy, teach

7:22 am

oh, and nice going, teach

7:23 am

hip, hip, hooray, cal just went under valentino, he is now 2nd. with 14 laps o go.

7:31 am

can anyone clue di6/21 please

7:33 am

anita, someone who di4's

7:34 am

ty granny

7:35 am

1 other if you can please re6/27

7:38 am

np's, re6, re + ***e*, armada or fast(speedy)

7:38 am

ty granny much appreciated

7:38 am

yay, anita.

7:41 am

down to the last lap...cal crutchlow is riding 2nd

7:42 am

gonna take a break for lunch catch u later and many thanks granny

7:42 am

oh, yeah, cal is 2nd...he has displaced valentino

7:43 am

np's anita...enjoy and happy babbling

7:44 am

and goodnight/morning to all who follow. xoxoxox

7:45 am

sweet sleeps, GRose!

7:48 am

good nite granny, sweet dreams

8:04 am

tadone, finito!!

8:04 am

Yay, Dawg!

8:04 am

Good day to all.

8:05 am

good morning everyone;)) howdy ,scwabby,yaaaa for lbd!!

8:05 am

Not an easy grid, I can readily see that.

8:08 am

But I found a baby hooter---ow5

8:13 am

ty,scrabby

8:13 am

i will give you one in return a nice fl 8= a small flower

8:14 am

darn..off to the pb i go

8:14 am

well you got 2

8:15 am

Aha, TY!

8:15 am

Hahaha, Crossy! Well, I already had fl6.

8:17 am

ok fireworks im off

8:18 am

Yay, Anita, now go enjoy your day.

8:18 am

stats for the singleton e in right hand column please? and good morning all

8:19 am

I don't have it yet, Wolvie.

8:20 am

ET 5/18 - et + tiny

8:20 am

ah- ty wvteach. :-)

8:21 am

TY, wv

8:25 am

fl7 = a diamond with even more imperfections

8:26 am

I don't know anything about gems or jewelry...

8:26 am

well a mistake..does not have to be a diamond per se

8:26 am

it could a a problem in a good bit of wood for a woodworking project

8:27 am

add the comparative to a character defect

8:27 am

there ya go

8:27 am

TY, o-o

8:27 am

i best stop cluing today;))

8:27 am

or have more coffe

8:28 am

Some clues work for some people and not others, so the more clues we have the better off we are.

8:29 am

i think i will just add another half cup of coffee and some bacon and see how it goes

8:31 am

And the bacon infatuation has even extended to coffee. You can now order maple bacon flavored coffee beans.

8:33 am

really??

8:33 am

wow

8:34 am

Crossy, you are probably looking for that on the internet now.

8:35 am

Here is the link if you want to try it: http://tinyurl.com/bjxmpqx

8:35 am

It got good reviews.

8:36 am

well,i have toasted bacon sammiches,with maple smoked cheddar with baconayse,so i must have something to wash it down with

8:36 am

have had*

8:37 am

and there is bacon salt of course

8:37 am

You were a pig in a former life, or a pig farmer.

8:38 am

actually it is worse that that scrabby.you know the contrast stuff they inject you with to get a better ct picture.how it makes your body hot and flushed and you get that taste in your mouth?.last time i had that i wondered if they could make that bacon flavoured

8:38 am

And at 92/85 I have had enough of this grid. Not a fun one.

8:40 am

I think you might get better flavor adding a touch of bacon syrup and maple syrup to regular coffee.

8:40 am

Haha, Crossy. Well, have a wonderful bacon Sunday!

8:41 am

mmm bacon syrup on jumbo Belgian waffles

8:46 am

And Capella actually makes bacon flavoring drops so you could make your own bacon syrup by adding that to simple syrup.

8:53 am

<----is taking bacon notes

8:57 am

In your Bacon Diary

8:58 am

ode to bacon; "oh noble pig/oh brave old sow/the chicken is a participant/but your comitted now...

8:59 am

Haha. Alright, I must get going. Gotta talk to Mom, get her shopping requests, shop for her, bring it to her, and take her to an early dinner.

9:03 am

tc,scrabby

9:04 am

your rashers are heavenly/the taste divine/i truly love you /despite those who call you swine

9:07 am

for some it is love/for other it is hate/but every day is beautiful when you're upon my plate

9:07 am

my god...i better get some meds..brb

9:15 am

so as i eat your flesh/the loss is hard to bear/ but be not forlorn for you will be born as a noble pig somewhere!

9:16 am

reborn

9:28 am

<--- tentatively steps into the chog....

9:28 am

car!!

9:29 am

Shriek! Don't eat me!

9:29 am

pounce!

9:29 am

{{Crossy}}

9:30 am

and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!!

9:30 am

China is the birthplace of the first seismograph. Built in 132 AD by a man named Cheng Heng, it consisted of eight metal dragons holding eight carved balls over eight frog figurines. If an earthquake made the ground vibrate, the dragon facing the quake’s source would drop a ball into the mouth of its corresponding frog.

9:32 am

i saw it on the History Channel just a little while ago! Very fascinating! It would tell him which province the quake had happened in.

9:32 am

:))

9:33 am

Just change my icon to Summer Eeyore...

9:33 am

i like it:)) now we need some poohsticks:))

9:33 am

Another heat wave coming this week. Ugh.

9:35 am

my beloved collects pooh plushies and i bought her a classic eeyore plushie done after the style of the book illistations,not the 70,s cartoon.she loves it ordered it right from disney world

9:36 am

Yup! I have a couple of those!

9:36 am

and she has pooh of course.next she wants a TIGGER

9:37 am

t-i double gu-er

9:37 am

Bouncy, trouncy, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!

9:38 am

wonderful thing about tiggers,is im the only one..immmmmmm they only one! growwwwllll

9:38 am

now,i have slid off my shelf again

9:39 am

Our kitten is very tigger-ish

9:43 am

we have three kitties as you know a black bombay ,6 years old by the name of sirius black,a second black bombay kitty by the name of Amos and he is just over a year and a female butterscotch swirl tabby that is 14-16 years of age by the name of aberacadabera hocus pocus

9:44 am

Sweet!

9:44 am

she has a half stubby tail as she lost the end of it 2 years ago

9:45 am

so now she can wag her tail like a puppy

9:45 am

so cute!

9:45 am

bout 2 inches longer than a boxer stubby

9:46 am

she has that name because she can escape from any collar or harness

9:47 am

Oooh! A magician!

9:47 am

if she was a boy,we would of called her houdini,but we can use abby for short

9:48 am

Perfecto!

9:53 am

Need a break. Have a wonderful day!

9:56 am

And good bye car.ee! Hello all...((crossy))

9:58 am

((jilly)))

10:00 am

ya4 = a 2 masted sailing vessel

10:01 am

well...a much smaller mast to the stern as well

10:02 am

hmmmm....

10:02 am

got it!

10:03 am

yaaaa! for those who care,a ketch would have the mizzen in the front near the bow versus the rear

10:03 am

Why are elephants gray? So you don't get them confused with blueberries.

10:04 am

well,unless it is tea time in china

10:04 am

LOL

10:04 am

Too bad there is no P we would have Walt Whitman's barbaric ya4

10:06 am

imagine a green elephant and confusing it with an olive..would have to order larger martini glasses...

10:06 am

and some different swizzle sticks

10:07 am

An alcoholic's Nirvana martini

10:07 am

but at least you would be following the doctors orders about just one drink a day

10:09 am

The alcoholic told his doctor, "I do have one drink a day. Vodka, that's all I drink, all day long."

10:10 am

and besides.i am a drunk,not an alcoholic.alcoholics go to meetings

10:10 am

Good morning, all.

10:11 am

howdy,judi:)

10:11 am

Hello judy, and a late hello to miss molly!

10:14 am

Hi all, a sunny Sunday here

10:14 am

tbh,for the most part,my dr has me cut off of everything but tofu,bean sprots and distilled water and maybe things that do not cast a shadow;((

10:14 am

okay, nbt/nbs and 95 left....out for breakfast bbl

10:20 am

fo 6/39.a type of safety chaps worn by loggers to prevent injury when the chain saw kicks back

10:21 am

had the word but didn't know what it was, ty crossy

10:22 am

someone who chases chickens? lol

10:22 am

:)

10:22 am

morning babies

10:22 am

hi smom

10:22 am

they are heavy,hot and get in the way,but you take them off and give them a kiss the first time you get a kickback

10:25 am

flowed

10:25 am

give me something i can use,sammysmom;))

10:26 am

just trying to start trouble... heh heh

10:26 am

hi all...last one and just can't see it :( te6/18...help please?

10:26 am

lol already did that this morning with my ode to bacon

10:27 am

got it! done...happy babbling!!

10:28 am

looking for it phaeton and i don t see it either.help

10:28 am

yaaa for phae!

10:28 am

te...add re4

10:29 am

congrats, phaeton!!!.. am still looking

10:29 am

good morning - just diving in :)

10:29 am

got it

10:29 am

hi nan

10:30 am

Time for more coffee and a much needed break. See you kids later. *PEUFF*

10:30 am

welcome, nan .. brb, break time for me

10:38 am

.. back but checking out.. going on a "stream exploration" and need to get ready - later, gaters! poof

10:52 am

nbt, nbs and sloooowing down

10:55 am

That's a new one. Back, but leaving. ??

10:57 am

stream exploration sounds like fun... walter and i used to take the kids adn do things like that ... years ago

10:58 am

we have not used our canoe is years. maybe it is time to pass it down to the grandkids

11:00 am

a unused canoe is a terrible thing

11:01 am

Getting out on the water is nice, as long as you are not traveling near someone yacking on their cell phone.

11:02 am

we have a largely unused kayak. it's so sad. my husband is sad, because he loves it. i'm sad, because it was so expensive.

11:03 am

Why isn't it getting used?

11:04 am

people who are constantly on their cells irritate the bejeezus out of me.. including my own grandkids............. will not even try to include them in conversation.. not hold a meal up for them..........actually.. i ignore them... even left one on her front porch once/ was goint to take her shopping, but her phone conversation was more important then her nana- so i lefrt her. saved myself a bunch of money that time

11:04 am

we have young kids, no longer live near water we can easily access, and he's often traveling the world for work.

11:06 am

110 - break time

11:06 am

perhaps once the girls learn to swim well, we can outfit the family. i love kayaking, too.

11:07 am

Good for you, SMom!

11:09 am

what drive me around the bend is people who use them in movie theares

11:09 am

theatres

11:10 am

last i checked they all had a ringer off/vibration feature andvoicemail box

11:11 am

hello everybody

11:11 am

{{crossy}}

11:11 am

((ruby))

11:11 am

and bravo mom!

11:11 am

sounds like he's up the creek without a paddle

11:11 am

hi ru

11:11 am

hello Molly

11:12 am

good morning ruby

11:12 am

hi ruby

11:12 am

tee jay, have you followed VanGarderen in the Tour?

11:12 am

Tee jay is such a rare name.....

11:13 am

no, i haven't.

11:13 am

when the kid told her mother what i had done, my daughter laughed and said " i told you not to screw with nana kid and you didn't believe me you may neer get another shot"

11:13 am

Does he tote around little people on his bike a lot?

11:13 am

good story, mom!

11:14 am

I don't think so, but I was rooting for him anyway as there are so few Americans in the Tour this year

11:14 am

yeah.. they're at home doping up for the next race :D

11:15 am

boo hiss

11:17 am

94 words and I'm cooked. Good night, everybody

11:18 am

good night!

11:18 am

sticks a fork in ruby

11:18 am

yep .. she's cooked

11:26 am

*Gets SMom a t-shirt that says DON'T SCREW WITH NANA*

11:27 am

i would wear it with joy !!

11:40 am

Sammysmom; way to go!!!!

11:41 am

thanks good

11:45 am

i was amazed and delighted when i overheard my great grandson, sam, age 5, telling his little sister julia, age 2, " this is g'nana's house jules and we use HER rules here, and her i love you pats and much nicer than her " i told you not to do that pats."

11:53 am

omg... did i kill the chog? don't worry babies... i cannot reach you to "pat " you

11:56 am

<----comes out of lurk.....I think that your g-kids know you well!! LOL

11:57 am

yup

11:59 am

Julia = smart kid

11:59 am

Oops, Sam = Smart kid

12:01 pm

When we came to visit my m-in-law with our first, my hubby asked his mom for the paddle she used on them. To which my m-i-l replied "Your're not going to hit that little boy???" Hubby wondered who this lady was....wasn't the women that raised him!

12:02 pm

actuallly , they both are molly, some times it scares me... they seem to have perception way beyond their years at times

12:04 pm

lol jilly.. i understand

12:04 pm

I do paper sculpture. My 5 year old g-daughter came into my sitting room the other day, put her hands on hers hips and said 'Nana you are ALWAYS cutting up bits of paper'!!

12:05 pm

dee, did you do the ones in your profile?

12:07 pm

Didn't remember I had put any on!! I expect they are mine. I do a lot of apples - a good seller- and 'vases'.

12:08 pm

i see animals

12:09 pm

I see a giant photograph.

12:09 pm

No not that good!! No, those are my 'dot' pictures Havent done any of those for ages

12:09 pm

I know there iks a gient photo it wasn't L

12:10 pm

Julia + Sam = Old souls

12:10 pm

I know thereis a giant photo. It wasn't like that when I put it one it just went like that and now I cant get rid of it!!!!

12:11 pm

Is there something wrong with the Lickety Clues. It's a big blank

12:12 pm

They look fine to me, Bich.

12:13 pm

Deeha, you have to replace the icon picture with one that is properly sized, no bigger than 350 x 350.

12:13 pm

Okay, working now. np

12:13 pm

bichon, did you try refreshing lickety?

12:13 pm

lol

12:13 pm

late as usual

12:15 pm

All that gin will slow ya down. : P

12:15 pm

I have tried before Molly and I have just tried again but it wont change!!

help with tw5,18 (second one, not the bird noise)

twole

oops, sorry wrong box

12:18 pm

fireworks !!

12:18 pm

sounds like someone attempting something

thank you

12:18 pm

with a lisp!

12:18 pm

and off to give walter his treatment and pt... later babies

tw 5/18 tw + a dock is also a p***

12:22 pm

hello all

hi peri

12:22 pm

think I will go and find a little supper!!Good luck all. bbl

12:27 pm

help with 7's pls. I have fl7/40.

12:28 pm

there are two fl7

12:28 pm

oops...make that 3

12:28 pm

two 40's and a 56

12:29 pm

re 7/40

12:31 pm

re 7 --- add, when someone has a high opinion of him or herself, he/she may be said to have an in****d ego.

12:32 pm

in*****d

12:35 pm

good afternoon all

12:36 pm

Hello teach!

12:36 pm

i have FL 8 and FO 8 - what are the other two 8s please

12:36 pm

hello jilly

12:36 pm

to 8/40 teach

12:37 pm

el 8/45

12:37 pm

Well, 28 left...must head out for yard work....see you al later this evening, I hope...hagd

12:38 pm

hi jilly, o-o, peri, toad, and luv :)

12:40 pm

Jill must have the best kept yard in her neighborhood.

then she can come do mine, i have absolutely no ambition today

12:45 pm

Jill is a little powerhouse. She might take you up on that. : D

too much dancing.

12:46 pm

Ah, but a good thing to be worn out from.

yes, danceathon yesterday. three bands, three styles, potluck dunner & BBQ

2-11:30, then 1.5 hours home

12:49 pm

No wonder you're tired.

just lazy. and i think these dime store readers give me eye strain. a good time, though. lots of reat dancers to learn from.

12:50 pm

ty o-o

12:50 pm

Hi Peri, how are you feeling today?

12:51 pm

much better thanks

i am g oing to try resting eyes and mving around. later

12:51 pm

I am not seeing the other fl7's

12:51 pm

I finally ate some applesauce last night about 6:30 and it stayed down!!

12:52 pm

I had breakfast and lunch today.

12:52 pm

the fl7 I have is one who is buoyant in the water

12:53 pm

FL 7/56 - more mistakes in something

12:53 pm

ty wv

12:53 pm

FL 7/40 - small apartment

12:54 pm

ty wv

12:54 pm

yvw

12:55 pm

I am stuck on the k words. I have ko4/8.

12:56 pm

all the K words are 4/8

12:56 pm

are they all ko?

12:57 pm

yes

12:57 pm

found another ko4

12:57 pm

one rhymes with alternate word for Xmas

12:57 pm

one rhymes with doing an act by yourself

12:58 pm

the other is like the animal but without the second vowel

1:01 pm

ty, found them all

1:01 pm

left column gray

1:01 pm

yvw

1:04 pm

bbl

1:29 pm

back again - can't stand the pressure of watching Phil in a playoff after making a bogie on the 18th

1:34 pm

hi nan :)

1:36 pm

it's a bit early, but perhaps a libation is in order ;)

1:43 pm

Funny, Kate, I just said that to you in an em!!

1:43 pm

{{{{{((((MIMICAT)))}}} are you keeping well? not working too hard, i hope?

1:44 pm

i will have to make a dash in a bit, if i'm to have some wine for dinner anb babbling later ;)

1:44 pm

Just finished for today and getting ready to make chicken spaghetti. Well, get to dashing then, girl...gotta get the wine!

1:46 pm

Does anyone here watch Glee? One of the stars, Cory Monteith, was found dead in a hotel room yesterday in B.C. No cause of death yet.

1:46 pm

ah, in slo-motion here, taking my time- not even dressed yet cotton jammies are so much cooler than clothes...

1:46 pm

a brilliant chip shot and Phil wins the Scottish Open

1:46 pm

uh oh.... there are a lot of glee fans here mimi.

1:47 pm

woooot! let's hear it for phil!

1:47 pm

im still reeling from the not guilty verdict!

1:47 pm

I stay in a Slinky t-shirt dress most of the time, Kate. Cool and comfy.

Good for Phil.... Nan, I'm just following it on a live blog and it's a few minutes behind !! You broke the news !!

1:48 pm

i think a lot of people were taken by surprise by that one ivesy. i didn't followit myself.

1:48 pm

hi diane :)

1:49 pm

Ivesy, I'll be surprised if someone doesn't shoot him. He really will need to watch his back.

hi Kate, Nana, Ivesy, Mimi .... everyone :-)

1:50 pm

i think u are right mimi.. not saying the kid was an angel, but he is dead at zimmermans hands

1:50 pm

Hi, Diane!

1:50 pm

hi lady di, nana,mimi all

1:51 pm

I wasn't in favor of a murder conviction but I do think manslaughter was appropriate.

1:51 pm

Was that even an option? I didn't really follow it closely.

1:51 pm

in the sweet and final hour, truth and justice will prevail.

1:52 pm

i think manslaughter was on the table. ..

1:53 pm

sorry, diane!

1:54 pm

patience my brother, patience my son, in the sweet and final hour truth and justice will be done..thats the song i ws trying to think of..

And I called you Nana.... I did mean Nan !

1:56 pm

Gotta go slice onions and start them caramelizing....bbl. Hugs to all.

1:56 pm

bye mimi, see ya in a bit. running to the store soon ;)

1:57 pm

i am back and forth between fb. lol

John Denver, ivesy :-)

1:58 pm

yes diane lol., with the muppets... u always know the songs i mean

1:58 pm

i should clear out about a million fb spams in my e-mail... never seem to get the time :(

1:59 pm

Kate needs a spam filter on her email. : D

2:01 pm

yes i do, or go into fb, and find the games to disable them - or at least stop the posts from them. i have been away from fb so long, i have a hard time navigating there

but alas, I don't have that one on my computer. I must go find it in private hub. :-)

2:01 pm

It's not very user friendly.

2:01 pm

i had over 1000 emails from my roadrunner acct. trying to get rid of them. only let u do 25 at a time

2:02 pm

its a great song diane. im sure u will find it :)

2:03 pm

good news, i am on a new shot for my diabeties , only 1x a week.. bad news it makes me feel like jumping out of my skin...

written by Paul Williams .

2:04 pm

i'm up to about 2500, slowly getting rid of them. tyring to delete at least 50 a day. i'll get there eventually :( i'm glad someone else thinks fb is not easy to get around on...

2:04 pm

yes , thats rite lady di.. forgot he wrote it.

2:04 pm

oh ivesy! just when you get the shot, or for the whole week?

2:05 pm

ivesy3, there are plenty of us here in central FL who agree with you and don't understand how such a verdict is possible. Manslaughter was a 2nd alterntive, but jury opted to disregard it for whatever reason. Z's life won't be easy if that's any kind of justice. Just something wrong with following someone who's doing nothing, armed with a gun w/hollow points, and going free. jmo

2:06 pm

about 12 hrs after i get the shot.. last about a day.. have to take 1/2 xanax to control it.

2:06 pm

John Denver: When The River Meets The Sea http://tinyurl.com/nck9vuj

2:07 pm

i know mom.. i dont care what the kid was doing, zimmerman had no right to shoot him. esp after cops told hm not to follow.. what was wrong with that jury

2:07 pm

my question is when the kid asked z why he was following him, why didn't z identify himself?

2:07 pm

ty molly.. i will have to save that to my puter

2:07 pm

It's on YouTube Ivesy, you can just go there and search if you forget to save the url.

2:09 pm

ok.. thks. i always liked that song. always think of it after my young cousins were killed by a drunk driver.. guy got off with six months.. truth and justice shall be done

2:09 pm

that's rotten ivesy, can you have the shot so that you are deeply asleep when the side effects hit?

2:10 pm

i could change the time of day i take it.. later mb. didnt think of that ! thks kate..

2:12 pm

well, hopefully, it wouldn't wake you up...worth a try!

2:13 pm

was going to ask dr. about changing it, but it act. is working. and i dont want to start to round of side effects. this is the only side effect i have and hoping my body gets used to it

2:13 pm

Truth and justice often get perverted when they are "dispensed" by those who have no business doing so. A man was beaten into critical condition in Alabama and those who did so left saying "That was justice for Trayvon" http://tinyurl.com/6s22vot

2:14 pm

te 6/27, please?

2:14 pm

omg! that is just stupidity.. but people wanted justice and they didnt get it.. so they take it in their own hands.. wont change anything though. he is free, trayvon is dead

2:15 pm

sorry, nan...

2:16 pm

got it

2:16 pm

ya, ride it out for a bit, a shot once a week beats 2-3 times a day. how long have you been on the new regimen?

2:17 pm

* a ground squirrel that spends all of his time on the phone?

2:17 pm

Certainly don't condone any of that nonsense, Molly. Just sad that, despite what's spouted to the contrary, certain things are alive and well in the south as well as other places in our country. And I personally find the gun culture frightening.

2:18 pm

think this is my third week.. stabilizes my numbers and cuts appetite.. .. seems to be working.

2:19 pm

I hope you find a way to make that shot work for you Ivesy.

2:20 pm

ty molly... :)

2:21 pm

sounds like the trade off is worth it, especially if the xanax mitigates the heebie jeebies ;) getting xsanax up here is like pulling teeth now.... i used to use it occassionally on really bad days, but now i just have to suffer.... like 1/4 mg. once or twice in 3 weeks is gonna make me an addict...

2:22 pm

oh my dr. will only give me 30 , and thats every four months only... i try not to use them unless i have to , then only 1/2.. i dont like the feeling.. would make a terrible addict lol

2:23 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thank heavens for lickety!

2:23 pm

I've heard similar things about getting medication in Canada, Kate.

2:24 pm

congratulations nan!!!!

2:24 pm

bye everyone :)

2:24 pm

but yet jason had a dr. gave me 30 every month! go figure

2:25 pm

ooops gave him 30 every month, not me lol

2:25 pm

just the listed ones molly - ones that have been problematic for predisposition to addiction... for the xanax, i think it had a lot to do with a few high profile stars' problems/deaths that did that one in. oxycodone is no longer available here at all.

2:26 pm

they r putting more of a control on oxycodone here.now u have to agree to drug testing by dr. if not they wont give it to u

2:27 pm

that's la lot ivesy, depending on strength... i like to use it because it does not make me "stupid" just pulls me down off the ceiling. and because it is so quick-scting, i can try to delay, rather than reach for one, because i can give it a chnce to go away on its own, if you get my meaning

2:27 pm

Ivesy, most doctors are clueless about addiction.

2:28 pm

.. or oxycontin, can't remember which...

2:29 pm

typing in the toilet again, gonna make a quick run to the store fjor some wine for dinner and a babble ;)

2:30 pm

Oh wow, TMI to the max Kate.

2:30 pm

Oh sorry, I thought you meant typing while on the toilet.

2:31 pm

TMI???

2:31 pm

lollol.. def tmi..

2:31 pm

too much info kate

2:31 pm

lololol.... no!!!!! wouldn't type, or phone or anything from the bathroom..... eeeeeeew!

2:32 pm

ok..bbs need cold drink

2:32 pm

clarification.... my typing is crappy, gonna take a quick run to the store

2:32 pm

I used to transcribe a doctor who dictated while he peed...and I could hear it....double yuck.

2:33 pm

ah - "too much information" got it! ickers mimi!!!! mini-poof, bbs

2:33 pm

Eww to Mimi's doc!

2:33 pm

Hi all...

2:34 pm

how terribly unprofessional!

2:34 pm

hi jellen :)

2:35 pm

But I'd rather transcribe him than this new crazy dr....you know, the "alien chipmunk with OCD on drugs" doctor I'm trying to do now. Horrible. The worst I've ever heard in 40 years.

2:36 pm

howdy all:)) crossy is back!:)

2:36 pm

((crossy)) My place smells great---am caramelizing onions...yum.

2:37 pm

hello crossy and everybody:))

2:38 pm

((mimi)).i have new breadmaker coming next month(last thing crossy needs) but my place is going to smell like a bakery 24/7 :))

2:38 pm

howdy foffle

2:38 pm

Hi, Fof!

2:39 pm

how are you today?

2:39 pm

Oooooh....LOVE freshly baked bread....especially sourdough. Now, how can we arrange for you to send me a couple of loafs?!!!

2:39 pm

lo

2:40 pm

hello everyone

2:40 pm

Hi, flosey!

2:40 pm

hi flosey

2:40 pm

well,the regular store bread is running 2.50-3.50 here.i am sure i can make better bread for a better price here at home

2:40 pm

howdy flosey

2:40 pm

hi all!

2:40 pm

hey,we can make onion bread,mimi!!

2:41 pm

(((sue)))

2:41 pm

suze!!

2:41 pm

taking a minute here and there - houseful of company, 3 kids and their spouses, 2 grands

2:41 pm

oh, onion bread sounds good crossy

2:41 pm

hi mimi, crossy, flosey, foffle!

2:41 pm

wow,busy house flosey!

2:41 pm

yup, but lots of fun

2:42 pm

get the husbands to do all the heavy hauling around the place before they get dinner

2:42 pm

If making a lot of your own bread, buying bread flour in bulk saves a lot of money.

2:42 pm

Am caramelizing the onions for my chicken spaghetti today. I make a big pot and it lasts 3 days..tastes even better left over. Would taste better with homemade bread!

2:43 pm

everyone pitches in crossy

2:44 pm

this is the breadmaker i am ordering was rated very highly for a reasonable price.. http://tinyurl.com/pkj7dp3

2:44 pm

afternoon, everyone

2:44 pm

howdy jes

2:44 pm

Hi Jes

2:44 pm

hi jes

2:45 pm

how's everybody?

2:45 pm

hi jes!

2:46 pm

great here, thanks Jes

2:47 pm

Hey, newcomers...had nose in grid...

2:47 pm

supercute squirrels, flosey :)

2:47 pm

hi Jellen, how's your day

2:47 pm

thanks jes

2:47 pm

Quiet so far, flosey.

2:49 pm

Did I tell you I met the kids?

2:49 pm

not quiet here, but happy noises, 8 extras - kids and their families

2:49 pm

howdy jellen

2:49 pm

how did it go, jellen?

2:50 pm

Well, I think...very casual. Just sat in backyard with Josh while they played. He said they liked me!

2:50 pm

that is great!

2:51 pm

casual is good :)

2:51 pm

I was touched. The youngest, about 18 months old, gave me a toy car...

2:52 pm

that sounds like acceptance, Jellen

2:53 pm

Yup! :D

2:53 pm

Nice bread maker, enjoy!

2:54 pm

best part,molly,is that it comes in under 100 dollars

2:54 pm

I'd love to have a bread maker (if I could control myself not to eat the whole loaf).

2:55 pm

Could I have stats for the 3rd row E, please?

2:55 pm

stats for the e in the far right column please?

2:56 pm

Yeah, that one too! lol

2:56 pm

et5/18

2:57 pm

Thanks!

2:57 pm

thanks, sue. nbt :)

2:57 pm

well,we go through though pretty well a full loaf a day round here with the kid and his friends dropping by and all the crossy breakfasts

2:58 pm

have to go for awhile bbl

2:58 pm

have a lovely afternoon, foffle

2:58 pm

thanks jes

2:59 pm

happy babbling all

3:00 pm

perhaps see you later

3:00 pm

I also need stats for the bottom row E, please.

3:00 pm

ea5/10

3:01 pm

Oh my! *Hangs head in shame* Thanks!

3:01 pm

nbt

3:03 pm

So, crossy, do have the Roku yet?

3:04 pm

not yet,mimi.in the next two weeks i think everything is going to happen at once around here,new tv,roku,nbetflix etc

3:05 pm

You'll be all set, crossy---watching great shows, munching on great bread and drinking your frosted tini!

3:05 pm

:)

3:05 pm

Don't forget, I have a list to send you of shows I know you'll like....trust me.

3:06 pm

will be glad to get rid of this 20 year old hotel tv i picked up for 60 dollars years ago

3:06 pm

Gotta have the Netflix with it, though.

3:06 pm

you will be the first brain i pick for netflix,mimi

3:07 pm

:)

3:08 pm

hi all, not sure who's still here mimi, crossy :) short walk to the store, drenched with sweat... NOT impressed....

3:09 pm

I pity anyone who doesn't have air conditioning, or who doesn't run it (why??) when it gets this hot.

3:09 pm

is the el8 re6'd to the el6?

3:10 pm

hi kate!

3:10 pm

simple molly, economics....

3:10 pm

and sorry jes, I have no idea about the el8

3:11 pm

hi sue :)

3:11 pm

jes - el 8 is related to the 6. starts the same

3:12 pm

poooop! PB! for me....

3:12 pm

el8...e + it gets dark la5 in the summer + Freud's first stage

3:12 pm

*slips an ice cream sandwich into pb for Kate*

3:12 pm

Thanks, Molly!

3:13 pm

ah, there it is. thankee.

3:13 pm

tytyty jes :) scrumpdillyishous ;)

3:13 pm

saw you met the kids jellen :-DDD

3:13 pm

thanks Molly, for el8

3:13 pm

Yup, Kate!

3:14 pm

thanks molly!

3:14 pm

3 seem very sweet, and 1 seems like a handful!

3:15 pm

we are at 24c and sunny:)) ac is of with just a single fan in the living room gently moving air around:)) (a nice 75.2 f for my southern friends)

3:15 pm

He's 3 years old.

3:16 pm

our thermometer outside says 114 F but i think it lies. box is in the sun this time of day.

3:17 pm

last week or was it the week before during that usa heat wave,my brother is in henderson nv and it was 117f for the entire week! i would be dead!

3:18 pm

30 C (86 F) here, humidex 40 C (104) humidity is pushing 90 %

3:18 pm

poor kate:((

3:19 pm

We're supposed to be in monsoon here but no rain at all really yet...but now it's humid AND over 100 degrees! I didn't even have to die to go to hell.

3:19 pm

acck!

3:19 pm

we're supposed to be at 30 C for the next week... and always high humidity here, unless you're right at the lake - a bit better there

3:19 pm

first babble to hit the lottery pulls mimi out of that furnace she lives in

3:20 pm

lollolol mimi!!!! my sincerest sympathies, i don't know how you do it!

3:20 pm

that is our saving grace,kate,we are right on georgian bay

3:20 pm

absolutely!!!! i'm right near water, but on a day like this, you have to be ayt the shore under some shade...

3:21 pm

with a cooler full of frosty beverages of an adult nature;)

3:21 pm

if we had a breeze, it would be a lot better. funny, the wind just howls here most of the time, but we are now literally in the doldrums...

3:21 pm

Oh, yes, please, crossy!

3:23 pm

i would bring you here ,mimi and set you up in this amazing little log cottage i see for sale on top of blue mountain.you can go out on your front lawn and look out over the trees and see the blue of geogian bay laid out at your feet like a blue carpet shimmering in the distance

3:23 pm

I'm serious about moving next year if my lawsuit turns out well....just want a little house with veg and flower gardens...preferably in Napa where I can be a pest to ruru! But Canada isn't sounding too bad either.

3:24 pm

That is some great picture you just painted, crossy.

3:25 pm

you will however need a nice gazebo as we have horse flies and deer flie that in season will feast upon you but this is just for 2 months

3:25 pm

flies*

3:26 pm

Mosquitoes love me, too. I have yet to find any kind of repellant that discourages them...must be because I am just so sweet......I can hear Molly throwing up now.

3:27 pm

best is deep woods off.liquid form maximum deet.trust crossy on this

3:27 pm

my life is good. was just served lunch by my naked hubby :)

3:27 pm

how does a gazebo keep the flies off, crossy? I thought they were open-sided

3:27 pm

lol!!

3:27 pm

molly would not be so ill-mannered as to up-chuck in the chog ;)

3:27 pm

do you take the neck collar and lead chain off when he eats or is he a naughty boy today? hehe

3:28 pm

mimi, just stop bathing, lololol... that'll keep them away!

3:28 pm

he's a good boy, he even gets to sit on the couch :)

3:28 pm

we make then so that all open isde can be fitted with mesh bug screen inserts

3:28 pm

Luckily, mosquitoes aren't prevalent here. They come after me so badly that it literally makes me feel like I have the flu.

3:28 pm

Whoa...just got back! Naked hubby?

3:28 pm

naked lunch... there's a movie in there....

3:29 pm

Since naked hubby is serving lunch, one wonders what the appetizer (or dessert) might be......bad mimi...

3:29 pm

:) Mimi

3:29 pm

well, breakfast was served in bed...

3:29 pm

on the mountain all outside things like that and the front porcehs have it set so you can add bug screen panels

3:29 pm

i was wondering if he served weiners ...

3:29 pm

porches

3:30 pm

an storm panes in wonter.that way you store your firewood on the porch and do not have to dig through 15 feet of snow to find it

3:30 pm

winter

3:30 pm

was it served with RELISH jes????

3:30 pm

lol!!

3:30 pm

Good one, Kate!

3:31 pm

hah! chicken soup and a sandwich, actually

3:31 pm

well we know how he carried the napkins

3:31 pm

Crossy, that sounds like heaven to me.

3:31 pm

lollol...

3:32 pm

<---doesn't need to pun

3:32 pm

we'll have to get you up here mimi, just for a visit... my finances may improve, and i can rent a cottage for a couple weeks... get all the local babblers fjor an open hhouse :)

3:32 pm

(((ruru)))

3:33 pm

un...

3:33 pm

howdy, ru

3:33 pm

hi mimi

3:33 pm

I am so THERE, Kate!

3:33 pm

i know several families on the mountain,mimi,they have been off the power grid for decades.propane for lighting and wood for heat and an emergency genny just in case.for me though,i like my computer too much.need a few creature comforts

3:33 pm

too funny crossy

3:34 pm

ruru's imperative is to pun at will...can't fool us! hi ruru :)

3:34 pm

i wonder how much a plane ticket would cost...

3:35 pm

Yeah, crossy, my idea of roughing it in the wild these days would be the Yellowstone Hilton!

3:35 pm

Sometimes chat just takes care of itself and Ru doesn't need to pun.

3:35 pm

Good afternoon. What's up in the chog?

3:36 pm

howdy,bichon

3:36 pm

I might be able to afford a plane ticket in the Fall, Kate...will let you know.

3:36 pm

Finally put the

3:36 pm

((bichon))

3:36 pm

AC on

3:37 pm

Guess you didn't look back, bichon or you'd KNOW what's UP!

3:37 pm

just jes getting served breakfast by her husband who is naked

3:37 pm

we are dreaming of busting mimi out of her furnace;))

3:37 pm

oh and neeked breffast for dr jes

3:37 pm

a naked hubby?

3:37 pm

that's the best kind, bichon :)

3:38 pm

Sometimes it's better to just let that stuff be.

3:38 pm

Just spotted a while back in the chog. Feel left out :(

3:38 pm

I'm dreaming of that, too, crossy....every day.

3:38 pm

well.. I'd be careful there aren't any hairs in the food

3:39 pm

Well, jes, if you have an ice cream sundae, at least you know you've got nuts!

3:39 pm

he's probably planning a petite dejumpee

3:39 pm

hahhahaha

3:41 pm

...and YOU can put the "cherry" on top!

3:41 pm

<---Sits back and lets everyone else lower the tone.

3:41 pm

we may be all out of cherries around here...

3:41 pm

Sorry....shouldn't be working blue on Sunday....

3:42 pm

Yep...that ship sailed a LONG time ago for me, too!

3:42 pm

blue?

3:43 pm

nice ruru, but wasn't it lunch, not breakfast? ... i know there's a can of whipped cream around here somewhere....

3:43 pm

Yep, ruru...when one does "off-color" humor they're said to be working blue...euphemism for dirty.

3:43 pm

Did you get the wine, Kate?

3:44 pm

hi bichon :)

3:44 pm

I work Blue all the time then

3:44 pm

but sunday's a great day for it, Mimi, no coworkers around to frighten.

3:44 pm

hi all, i've just started and was wound up by the bairn but have been laughing loads reading through chat.you've all cheered me up now.even if the chat was lowered to it's usual tone :)

3:45 pm

yea, good lady mimi, i wenteth to the shop and procured some nectar of the gods.

3:45 pm

*tosses our priesthood application *

3:45 pm

hi lliliann :) we can lower it further if it would suit you ;)

3:46 pm

I love it when the chat goes a bit crazy....reassures me I'm not the only wild, and crazy gal in the world!

3:46 pm

<----picturing ruru at the sunday pulpit delivering the PUNAY sermon....nekkid under his robe...

3:46 pm

I can work it back to "do you have a clue for...ty...yvw...how's the weather?...dog story..." if you want L.

3:46 pm

Hi Kate, believe me, i can lower it better than anyone :)

3:47 pm

lol,mimi,should of seem my ode to a pig poem in this mornings chog hehe

3:47 pm

And I am enjoying first bowl of my chicken spaghetti....so yum, even if I do say so myself!

3:47 pm

I envision you having a pig shrine somewhere on your property, crossy.

3:48 pm

No, i like it like this as i said it cheered me up Molly

3:48 pm

;)

3:48 pm

what time was it crossy? i may read back if i can find the energy... i must tend to a few blooms first though... they are parched and in need of a good pruning

3:48 pm

i do my best chog work half awake and uncaffineated

3:48 pm

sec kate..will look

3:48 pm

! don't want to be picturing Ru naked under his robe, thanks Kate..lol

3:48 pm

was the altercation with your bairn that bad lil?

3:49 pm

well, he's not really naked if he's wearing a robe, though, is he?

3:49 pm

<----useless until i have got the "high octane" bevvies into me...

3:50 pm

*notice how the pastor isn't leaving the podium?*

3:50 pm

it all starts really at 08:38 and finishes around 09:15 ,kete

3:50 pm

true jess... i suppose he could be totally nekkid... the pulpit would hide the naughtiest bits....

3:50 pm

then i found my meds and coffe

3:51 pm

....not necessarily......or is that every man's fantasy?!

3:52 pm

you don't want to get into crossy's fantasies

3:52 pm

i must tend garden bbs

3:53 pm

Lets just say kate, i'm sick of getting sworn at and leave it at that

3:53 pm

And vice versa, ruru.....

3:53 pm

it involves young women, Bacon, and lardons

3:53 pm

who swears at you Lili

3:53 pm

oh, dear lil !!!!

3:53 pm

Glad chat cheered you up, L. I find it much more amusing when it's real chat and not a clue, ty, yvw, fest.

3:54 pm

her kid, bichon

3:54 pm

King Lear is my new favorite play, lil...."Oh, how sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have an ungrateful child." And I have THREE...

3:54 pm

my 19 year old son is filled to the brim with teenage angst and drama

3:54 pm

hah... and how about yours, Ru? much safer than Crossy's, I suppose?

3:55 pm

Your child swore at you, how old is she/he?

3:55 pm

I can't even take part in this discussion....way too painful....bbl.

3:55 pm

good quote mimi.. how a propos :)

3:55 pm

much safer.. no nitrates

3:55 pm

cjome back mimi!!!!!

3:55 pm

My kids are grown and the grands aren't old enough to swear. I'm in a sweet spot

3:56 pm

she's 13, but it's not just the swearing, it's the anger!

3:56 pm

Isn't anyone going to get all offended and say that chat is sexist and we should not be talking about men's privates? *Waits*

3:56 pm

I remember when my daughter was 13. She asked me to drive her and her friend to the mall and then she told me not to be near here, too embarassing

3:57 pm

L, that is hormones in your daughter. You know she loves you.

3:58 pm

Today my daughter is constant apologizing for the angst she caused me. And she has a daughter herself and is jittery about what is to come

3:58 pm

we can talk about whatever private you would like,molly

3:58 pm

privates

3:59 pm

Hey, I'm just watching while everyone else does what I get criticized for. : D

3:59 pm

when her dad is home she is lovely and as soon as he goes away, the mouth starts,and the nastiness, it doesn't matter what i do, it's never good enough.i take her mobile and laptop away and ground her but i still get things thrown in my face and she also gets physical when the anger builds up. she has been bullied alot throughout her life because of her hair colour but is beginning to fight back now and swear at others but hormones and teenage angst ends up being against me

3:59 pm

it's a tough lot to offend in he4/4 today, which is fun :)

3:59 pm

Isn't the whole idea of "privates" is that they are private?

4:00 pm

L, I don't care how angry she is, she does NOT get to throw things at you. EVER.

4:00 pm

the stuff you take away,especially the thrown stuff,keep locked up for the rest of the month

4:00 pm

She doesn't throw things in my face Molly, that was a litteral expression :)

4:01 pm

Oh, that was probably a figure of speech and not meant as really throwing things.

4:01 pm

she kicks

4:01 pm

She kicks you?

4:02 pm

some wise mother told us once that when it comes to kids and rules and consequences to "say what you mean and mean what you say" or there is chaos

4:02 pm

i end up throwing things after she has kicked me as i can't chase her, i normally miss and then feel guilty

4:02 pm

mm

4:02 pm

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4:03 pm

Any form of physical abuse is not acceptable.

4:03 pm

oops,sorry cat laid on my keyboard

4:05 pm

i know she has alot of pent up frustration but i'm sick of being the one she takes it out on.we all get frustrated, but there are ways to get rid of it which doesn't hurt others.i need to go and check on her, and see if she is asleep

4:06 pm

wow. lillian.. this sounds like you need to get her counseling

4:06 pm

sigh..children.they do not come with an owners manual and each is unique

4:07 pm

L, I'm serious. it is not acceptable for her to be physically abusing you. I don't care how much pent up frustration she has. She needs some anger management help.

4:07 pm

best thing we ever did was get couciling for us and our child when he was younger

4:08 pm

it is nothing to be ashamed of,you get coaching and coping advice as well as a ton of other ideas

4:08 pm

Agree with both Molly and crossy. Physical abuse is not allowed.

4:09 pm

Sorry if I am coming on too strong, but it scares me when people indicate that they tolerate that kind of stuff. Especially people that I like.

4:10 pm

they can also help with parental relief periods as well as subsidized activities for your child during summer months

4:11 pm

te6/27 please?

4:11 pm

((((Lillianne)))) thats a bloody difficult place you find yourself in! But the youngster must be made aware of how unnaceptable her behaviour is. Otherwise, I fear, a monster is being created. Said the Mother of the Year!

4:12 pm

If she's doing that at home, what is she doing at school, with her peers?

4:13 pm

te + a go**** puts his ball on the tee

4:13 pm

ty Molly

4:13 pm

thanks

4:13 pm

with my son he was a bastion of virtue and help and goodness outside the home.it was the home environment that triggered things.school is much more structured in many cases and children like this need heavy structure

4:13 pm

Good point, Bich!

4:14 pm

And how is your hubby helping you with this issue Lili?

4:15 pm

You should be a team.

4:16 pm

bichon, she was bullied quite a bit at school. i wonder if she percieves lil as some to be bullied because she is " weaker than herself" ? perhaps a nightly family conference (by phone) is in order? it may help if she knows that things won't "blow over before dad gets home again days later...

4:16 pm

el 8?

4:16 pm

anything from the o in the first comum please

4:16 pm

hi soodles :)

4:17 pm

build on hte el 6 bichon

4:17 pm

ol 4/4 = margarine

4:17 pm

el8 is the family of click beetles

4:17 pm

OT5/10

4:17 pm

ot 5/10 crossy

4:17 pm

am back, and she's still awake!! just read through chog. she's brilliant with other people and bot a bully.at aschool she is a great student and a lovely child.no problems with her bullying others but she has been.she is also my carer when her dad is away which also puts stress onto her and she helps her grandad and his neighbour with special needs.she is just a gobby,horrible teenager. i wasn't as bad as her and didn't get to be mouthy until i was 15

4:17 pm

ty jellen.always forget the old margerine term

4:17 pm

ot5 that sounds like a wa5 mammal

4:17 pm

ty Kate

4:17 pm

ty,kate

4:18 pm

ol 4/4 yoo

4:19 pm

Definitely think counseling would help. If she won't go, you can surely go by yourself or with your hubby

4:19 pm

{{{{liliann}}}} G&T anyone???

4:19 pm

L, her extra responsibilities because she needs to help you, do not justify her physically abusing you.

4:19 pm

too*

4:19 pm

what's G&T?

4:19 pm

the problem is, we are very much alike and argue all the time.i won't let her get away with alot whereas her dad has more patience

4:19 pm

Gin and tonic

4:20 pm

Kate, check your em if you can...you'll laugh.

4:21 pm

no, you're right Molly. i've already told her that she needs anger management

4:21 pm

L, would you tolerate your husband kicking you, or hitting you? Why justify your daughter doing the same thing? It's not right.

4:22 pm

my husband's never here Bichon, and i wouldn't always be able to make my appointment.she calms down alot when my husband talks to her on teh phone and obviously blames me for her whole life

4:23 pm

No. Molly as i have been in a physical marriage before and left

4:24 pm

I have to get out of chat now. These kinds of stories about physical abuse really bother me. Best of luck dealing with this L.

4:25 pm

fl7/40 please?

4:26 pm

the little little pieces of brocoli jes

4:26 pm

isn't tha the fl8, ruru?

4:26 pm

she's not abusive to me all the time, only a few times.i think there are times i could handle the situation better and not shout at her

4:27 pm

ty ru

4:27 pm

a boat is a fl 7

4:27 pm

i should have specified the first fl7/40, too

4:27 pm

it is a tough road,lillian.i have been there

4:27 pm

forgot there was a second.

4:28 pm

i don't have a list.. sorry

4:28 pm

only fl i have is an fl8 /75

4:29 pm

a very small british apartment jess

4:29 pm

lol@mimi :)

4:29 pm

i would of thought flatware would of take..darn enable

4:30 pm

thankee

4:30 pm

i have a fl7/40 someone who lies ona wave int he sea

4:30 pm

it uses the same a twice crossy, i'm sure it's a good word

4:30 pm

Ty Kate

4:31 pm

It probably would take if another A was available, crossy...

4:31 pm

that's the 2nd fl 7/40 lil

4:31 pm

i tried it, not in grid is the response; not "not in dictionary"

4:31 pm

mm,i cannot get this,both fl 7,s hide

4:32 pm

ahh got one

4:32 pm

there is a third fl7, too, crossy, but it's fl7/56 instead of fl7/40. :)

4:32 pm

and the other.ty all

4:32 pm

3 fl 7's crossy.. 2 x fl 7/40 , 1 x fl 7/56

4:33 pm

mm,i am missing one 7/40 then

4:33 pm

i don't have th fl7/56 Kate

4:33 pm

the very tiny brit apartment maybe crossy?

4:33 pm

fl7/40 - the small apartment that was just clued for me

4:33 pm

the other kate?

4:34 pm

fl7/56 - superlative of mar or errer

4:34 pm

error

4:34 pm

fl 7/56 is the comparative of the word before it.. never heard ir before!

4:34 pm

fl7/40 - something adrift

4:34 pm

no i have that..:((

4:34 pm

thats the one jes,ty

4:35 pm

csi pulled a fl 7/40 out of the wa 5 and took it to autopsy...

4:35 pm

Kate was clueing the 7/56 for me Crossy :)

4:35 pm

Ty Kate

4:35 pm

we will triip and we will stumble, but in the end we all get over the finish line if we choose ;)

4:36 pm

we will get it all ironed dout i am sure lillian:)

4:36 pm

out

4:36 pm

fireworks! last word was te6/18 cylindrical

4:36 pm

yaaa for jes!!

4:36 pm

Wtg Jes!! :)

4:36 pm

i still need 4 myself, too busy chatting :) what fun to have the luxury of time to babble at leisure :)))

4:37 pm

congratulations jes!!!!!!!!!!!

4:38 pm

i still need 157!! :D

4:38 pm

thanks all :) Any clues needed?

4:38 pm

go, liul, go!!!!!

4:38 pm

i will beg a clue for the te 6/27 please jes... and thank yoiu :)

4:38 pm

Aye, 157 Jes, please :D

4:39 pm

te + a go**** hits a ball with a stick

4:39 pm

ty jes

4:40 pm

te + go***** someone on the greens

4:40 pm

hi all, I did not get that clue, jes

4:40 pm

NM got it

4:40 pm

...tegolfing..... nope... ;)

4:40 pm

ty

4:40 pm

help with first la5 pls

4:41 pm

and the penny drops... ty jes and bichon)

4:41 pm

alternate spelling of the la4/4

4:41 pm

Hi Peri.Were you not well yesterday?

4:42 pm

i've just started, so no help Peri, sorry

4:42 pm

correct. but I am much better now. I think it was something I ate.

4:42 pm

I seldom get sick and when I do it is usually short lived.

4:42 pm

ahh you have interwebs at the house again ,kate??

4:42 pm

I'm so glad you are feeling better:)

4:43 pm

I am still looking for that first la5 and not seeing it

4:43 pm

ty lil

4:43 pm

would the definition of the te 5/10 (last one) help me fish it out?

4:43 pm

sounds like the la 4/4 after it peri

4:43 pm

alt spelling for lawrence nickname

4:44 pm

la + a clarinet is a ***d instrument

4:44 pm

ty ty

4:44 pm

te5/10 is a set of 5

4:44 pm

no def, kate

4:44 pm

ty peri :(

4:44 pm

i'm sorry, set of 4. or a fish.

4:45 pm

te+ and the last three letters of the one who hits the ball with a stick, kate

4:45 pm

d'oh another fishie!!! ty jes!

4:45 pm

got it peri, sorry.

4:45 pm

i must need a drink or something

4:46 pm

crossy have you taken your turn at morewords

4:46 pm

<----- pours a nice highball glass with three fingers of crown royal for crossy

4:46 pm

i will go there now,peri

4:47 pm

lol,thought you were talking about one of the piles of word games i play on fb.just not connecting today i suppose

4:47 pm

he 6/21 little hint please?

4:47 pm

sigh,ty,kate,you are an angel

4:47 pm

I meant words with friends, duh

4:48 pm

pbetter pour one for peri..

4:48 pm

what other word games do you play on FB, crossy?

4:48 pm

I never had crown royal

4:48 pm

what's your poison peri?

4:48 pm

he6 is not gay

4:48 pm

gin

4:48 pm

i am playing a real good one now,peri called word trick(note the auto zoom can be turned on or off in options)

4:48 pm

I like G&T with fresh limes.

4:49 pm

tytyty jes !!!

4:49 pm

is it worth getting addicted to, I play words with friends and scrabble. and slingo and two bingo games

4:49 pm

i actually find word trick more enjoyable that words with friends

4:50 pm

i may move over to word trick in lieu of wwf

4:50 pm

really. then maybe I will give it a try. have you sent me an invitation? if not, pls do

4:50 pm

Crossy, I couldn't figure out how to play it. It didn't give me a word rack

4:50 pm

tall glass, heavy base, dripping with condensation... full of spring water ice cubes, bomay gin, fresh tonic, and a wedge of lime lightly squeezed (but not bruised), straw for a quick stir.. and it's all yours peri :)

4:51 pm

oh dear, I hope it does not happen with me

4:51 pm

Oh, that sounds wonderful, kate, ty

4:51 pm

if no more clues needed, i'm going to wander off for a nap

4:51 pm

i couldn't find your invite to word trick crossy :(

4:51 pm

I wish you were here in person, kate

4:51 pm

invite sent ,peri

4:52 pm

enjoy your drinks, lovely lushes, and babble safely ;)

4:52 pm

snooze well jes! thank you fjor your clues... :)

4:52 pm

i am sorry peri,my mind is mush.what name do you use in fb?

4:52 pm

lo5/14 pls. I hate it when I cannot find a word in morewords.

4:52 pm

kate i mean

4:52 pm

:)) careful what you wish for peri ;)

4:52 pm

:)

4:53 pm

your invite should be there now,peri

4:53 pm

rhymes with the queens family ro*** family

4:53 pm

crossy, I know you must have said something in the chog but how di your doctors visit go and any test results. if you would care to share

4:53 pm

three green tiles used in series in a word collect bonus points

4:53 pm

ok, I will check when I finish babble

4:53 pm

kate skinner crossy... i'm hte cute one, rmember lol

4:54 pm

like I really need to get addicted to another game on FB :)

4:54 pm

ahh yes,peri.was all clear.i am done.total cure as far as they are concerned.just keep up a standard yearly check up

4:54 pm

that is great new crossy!!

4:54 pm

Hello all...gotta take a break from weeding....Hi TK, peri and crossy!

4:54 pm

news even

4:54 pm

invite sent,kate

4:54 pm

hi Jilly

4:54 pm

and you are cute;))

4:54 pm

jilly came back :)

4:54 pm

howdy,jilly

4:55 pm

you are just in time for happy hour, jilly

4:55 pm

How's TK today?

4:55 pm

thanks crossy. will go search for it in a few minutes.. got to allow for delivery time ;)

4:55 pm

yes,kate is passing out crown royal!!

4:55 pm

*grabs glass for filling*

4:55 pm

Any gin?

4:55 pm

i'm very well jilly, and yourself?

4:55 pm

and gin, she made me a great G&T

4:56 pm

look back a minute pr two jilly, made one for peri... youo want one too?

4:56 pm

lo5/14 pls

4:56 pm

LOL...back a little worn out and hot...but feeling quite accomplished!

4:56 pm

ty for the lo5

4:56 pm

lo 5/14 @ 4:53

4:56 pm

cannot tolerate gin myself.tastes like perfume

4:56 pm

lo5/14 means devoted to someone

4:57 pm

lo 5/14 lo + peach's hi *** greeeting

4:57 pm

smells like it too, but i like a singapore sling!

4:57 pm

got it kate, ty

4:57 pm

Hi Jill:) i did some planting today and painted some fence and the bairn washed and cleaned inside the car

4:57 pm

*hands glass to TK for filling with a G&T*

4:57 pm

ty for the lo clue

4:57 pm

I am getting hungry, which is good since I did not eat anything yesterday

4:57 pm

yeah peri!

4:58 pm

i could just drink a vodka and tonic

4:58 pm

jilly, your libation is prepared for your enjoyment...

4:58 pm

Glad to hear it Peri

4:58 pm

I like a vodka and tonic too

4:58 pm

i can change out the gin for vodka liliann... a little grey goose for you?

4:58 pm

aw, thanks lil. it was a yucky 24 hours

4:58 pm

busy day for you lil!

4:59 pm

thee fingers of crossy's bacon vodka and tonic coming right up!

4:59 pm

not grey goose!! yuck!! Ketle 1

4:59 pm

*takes a big slug*

4:59 pm

you've got the good stuff, kate. I was at a cocktail reception last year. I asked for a gin martini made with gray goose. boy was that good and it was strong too

4:59 pm

*worried about peri not eating*

4:59 pm

hey all

4:59 pm

or smirnoff black label

5:00 pm

howdy stidmama

5:00 pm

Hi there lilliann!

5:00 pm

I like smirnoff black label. I keep forgetting to look for it. I have seagrams at the moment,]

5:00 pm

it is not in all stores here.have to order it sometimes

5:01 pm

stiddy. I had a stomach bug or a mild case of food poisoing. but I am much better today.

5:01 pm

i've never had Grey Goose kate, but i'm not fussy when it comes to vodka, any will do :)

5:01 pm

hi stiddie :)

5:01 pm

since we enjoy a govt booze monopoly:(((

5:01 pm

Hi Sid:)

5:01 pm

i normally just buy the cheap supermarket one

5:02 pm

i have heard of it crossy.. never tried it though... if i rent a cottage i will spend a fortune in the lc bo gettting the bar stocked...

5:02 pm

lol,we cannot buy booze in regular stores

5:02 pm

came in just in time...vodka martini please

5:02 pm

((stiddy))

5:02 pm

coming right up,annie.my specialty!

5:02 pm

Annie!! good to see you!

5:02 pm

hi annie :) coming right up - on the rocks or straight up as nature intended?

5:03 pm

straight up!

5:03 pm

crossy and kate are both making Annie vodka martini :)

5:04 pm

hi peri

5:04 pm

ok,4 fingers of ketle 1 in a frosted glass,3 pearl onions on a silver cocktail sword a bit of lemon peel and a moments silence for the vermouth

5:04 pm

i have prepared your martini annie.. just let the vodka peek at the gin bottle, olive or a twist?

5:04 pm

So glad you're feeling better Peri. Who can eat when they are urpy?

5:04 pm

i mean vermouth... oops

5:04 pm

crossy, that is the best martini description I have ever read

5:04 pm

I am so glad you are better today, peri -- I was feeling peculiar a couple days ago myself. I think there is something going around.

5:04 pm

:)

5:04 pm

yes, I ate breakfast and lunch today and even getting a little hungry now.

5:05 pm

Kate, I'll take an olive, please and thanks

5:05 pm

:-) come visit, peri ,and you can have the strawberry-cherry pie Tom made with fruit from our garden.

5:05 pm

Hi Stid :)

5:05 pm

there's enough for everyone...

5:05 pm

oooo...yummy~

5:06 pm

sounds wonderful. I would love to visit you someday stiddie. I would like to buy/rent an RV and travel across the USA and Canada and meet babblers.

5:06 pm

Annie is downing Vodka? Whee!

5:07 pm

that would be SO COOL, peri! :-D

5:07 pm

Hi Annie :)

5:07 pm

she is indeed

5:07 pm

a moving babble meet.

5:07 pm

Hi lill, hic!

5:08 pm

bbs

5:08 pm

Later then peri!

5:08 pm

i guess that means you like my "tar bending" annie ;)

5:08 pm

<----------------------!!FW!!

5:08 pm

Kate, I sure do!

5:08 pm

YAY jilly!!!

5:08 pm

congrats, Jilly!

5:08 pm

congratulations jilly!!!!!!

5:08 pm

later peri, and later all (penalty box escape) *poof*

5:09 pm

*takes bow without spilling drink*

5:09 pm

one of those extra large martooni glasses, so there's no chance of spilling any ;)

5:09 pm

Yay!Wtg Jill :D

5:09 pm

hahah bye stiddie :)

5:09 pm

Bye stiddy!

5:10 pm

You haven't had enough drink then jill :)

5:10 pm

Bye Stid, tc:)

5:10 pm

*snort* lol liliann...

5:10 pm

Jill is a professional gin downer. : P

5:11 pm

Okay, gotta head out to figure out dinner....

5:11 pm

*finishes g&T and thanks peri*

5:11 pm

*poof*

5:11 pm

She must be Molly , or so she makes u sbelieve :)

5:11 pm

Bye Jill, tc

5:12 pm

Dinner...something...sip of gin...add something else...sips more gin...throws a bunch of spices at it and says DINNER!....more gin

5:12 pm

LOL

5:12 pm

bye jilly :)

5:13 pm

*hiccup

5:13 pm

Probably the best meals she makes then :P

5:13 pm

Meanwhile, Annie is downing more vodka and dancing to Motown. : D

5:13 pm

see kate, now you and Crossy have made Annie drunk!!

5:13 pm

:)

5:13 pm

lol

5:14 pm

annie's a big girl, she can handle her liquor ;) more annie ?

5:14 pm

maybe we should make some h'ors d'oeurvres?

5:14 pm

i'll have a few more more and join you Annie.i'll do some wheelchair dancing and catch you when you fall over :)

5:14 pm

*hands glass to Kate*

5:15 pm

The Bairn and i had moules tonight.a massive big p-an full, they were dielicicious!

5:16 pm

hands annie back a fresh glass with one glistening drop of condensation running down to the base...

5:16 pm

lovely, thank you

5:16 pm

sigh... off ot look up what a mouloe is...

5:17 pm

Moules are mussels kate

5:17 pm

Then why not just say mussles? Is there a difference?

5:18 pm

Moules is th e French word. We had Moules Mariniere, which is white wine,garlic and onions

5:18 pm

Because Moules sounds nicer

5:19 pm

looked on wiki, lil.... not a fan of seafood (unfortunately) but it does look/sound good - especially your variation.

5:19 pm

Ooo la la!

5:19 pm

whenever we go to an Italian restaurant we always start with a big bowl of mussels. yum!

5:20 pm

same reason they say escargot..sounds better than snails:)

5:20 pm

the dish is mussels and frit.. fried potatoes, customarily served in separate dishes/bowls... or even in the pan

5:20 pm

exactly crossy :)

5:20 pm

Pretty words for slimy things.

5:21 pm

i make a killer sweet potato fritte

5:21 pm

sweetmeats....

5:21 pm

I'm not a big seafood eater but i do like mussels and have eaten snails and i do like prawns but not into crab or lobster and i'm not a big fish eater, especially fishy fish and ones with loads of bones in

5:22 pm

i mean sweetbreads...

5:23 pm

love a good english beer-battered fish and chips (even like the mushy peas)

5:23 pm

L LOVES mushy peas! Bring them on!

5:23 pm

i think it's time to forage, getting a wee bit peckish ;)

5:24 pm

i was going to say, sweetmeat is sugary, i thought you did mean sweetbreads Kate :)

5:24 pm

kate,i could make you some halibut in a german beer batter and chips done crispy plank style from fresh ontario russets that would bring a tear to yer eye

5:25 pm

Shut up Molly :D

5:25 pm

mushy peas for molls... crossy's f&c for me!!!!!

5:25 pm

We all cry every time Crosshair cooks. : D

5:26 pm

molly..:PP

5:26 pm

the sweet potato fritter sounds nice Crossy

5:26 pm

sorry, head in fridge searching out salad stuff... think it's tuns on a bun and salad for dinner - too hot to eat, but ravenous...

5:26 pm

Chlorestorl Doctors love Crossy

5:26 pm

Who in their right mind thought mushy peas would be a good dish?

5:26 pm

can't wait for the feast crossy :)

5:26 pm

my colester is 95

5:27 pm

:PP

5:27 pm

colesterol

5:27 pm

i like colester

5:27 pm

Tuns on a bun??

5:27 pm

Tuns on a bun??

5:28 pm

Someone who likes Pea but too lazy to pick them up on their fork so mushed them instead!!

5:29 pm

Is that good Crossy?i've never had mine tested

5:29 pm

tuna....

5:29 pm

colester is goo too ;)

5:30 pm

good

5:31 pm

it is not bad lillian

5:32 pm

ahh, ty Kate,is that a tuna steak or tuna out of a tin mixed with mayonnaise

5:32 pm

Goo cholesterol...yeah!

5:32 pm

the latter lil.... again- tuna steak.. ick :(

5:33 pm

enjoy your tuna sandwich, kate. bye dear babblers

5:33 pm

Bye Annie

5:33 pm

bye annie drive safely, lol :)

5:33 pm

Bye Annie, sweet dreams and tc :)

5:34 pm

*Worried that Annie will drive from her living room to her bedroom*

5:35 pm

sun is over the yardarm here.time for a snort!:))

5:35 pm

I've had Tuna steaks in Jamaica and Swordfish steaks and they were nice but i can't eat tuna out of a tin anymore. I ate too much of it with mayonnaise and sweetcorn years ago and got sick of it

5:36 pm

Tun on a bun L, tun on a bun. And mushy peas on the side.

5:37 pm

Yuck!!!

5:38 pm

If i ate that, i'd throw up all over you Molly :)

5:38 pm

oh, don't mention throwing up

5:40 pm

i'm sweating here! I closed my lounge window as i keep getting a waft of horse manure from the field opposite!! when i was in my front garden today pottering about when th wind blew it stank!i'll have to put a peg on my nose tomorrow!1 :)

5:40 pm

Sorry Peri, but atleast you have stopped now :)

5:40 pm

yes I have.

5:42 pm

Peri what did you eat yesterday before you got sick?

5:43 pm

hi al. any clues for the 8s? or 7s? dont have any

5:43 pm

Fri I ate the fish stew I had made. I had it for lunch and for dinner.

5:43 pm

I had some in the freezer and I threw it out today.

5:43 pm

Ew, do you think it was bad fish?

5:44 pm

I was running to the bathroom for various reasons :(

5:44 pm

maybe if it came from China. I have heard bad things about talapia from china. I did not check the package.

5:44 pm

it tasted good tho

5:45 pm

I don't eat a lot of fish, just for that reason. I know it's good for you, but I have nowhere to get it fresh.

5:45 pm

i remember you saying that you had made fish stew Peri.I've seen Tilapia in our supermarket but never had it before

5:46 pm

Hi Mkg, i don't have any 8's yet, sorry

5:46 pm

they sell fresh fish at the supermarket near me

5:46 pm

i still need 136:)

5:46 pm

ty anyway

5:46 pm

to8 to put up with something or someone

5:46 pm

our big supermarkets sell fresh fish

5:47 pm

fl8 a little fl6

5:47 pm

got it. ty

5:47 pm

ty Peri

5:48 pm

Ty Peri

5:48 pm

yw, yw

5:48 pm

i have one k word and dont see the others. tried everythubg i could imagine. help! the one i have is like coka **** but with a k.

5:48 pm

they are all ko4 mkg

5:49 pm

take a vowel out of the aussie bear for another mkg

5:49 pm

one ko is like christmas

5:49 pm

the last one is like the animal but drop one of the vowels in the middle

5:49 pm

or kate's clue

5:49 pm

The only 7's i have mkg is a fl7,40, a British appartment with one or 2 bedrooms

5:49 pm

the one you have.. change the lasr vowel for another ko 4

5:50 pm

fl7...more fl4/11

5:50 pm

ty for the ko. got it.

5:51 pm

fl7...one who is bouyant on water

5:51 pm

And off I go to the PB!

5:51 pm

got the fl. ty.

5:51 pm

ty got the fl in water.

5:52 pm

And mkg goes to the PB too.

5:52 pm

and the two other fl7's that Molly just clued, even though i started to clue them ...lol :)

5:52 pm

ah, bummer, i have that wa5 :(

5:52 pm

dont have the fl more of the fl 4 11.

5:52 pm

Pardon me L, I will quit cluing now.

5:53 pm

oooops. sorry about that. pb for me.

5:53 pm

fl 4/11... comparative form mkg

5:53 pm

I'm joking Molly, you should know me by now :D

5:54 pm

I give up, re6/18 pls

5:54 pm

kate, confused. dont get it.

5:54 pm

i can re 6/18 to that peri, i want to give up too

5:55 pm

good clue, ty kate

5:55 pm

mkg - were you asking for the fl 7/56?

5:55 pm

I like your clues Molly, so how way and come back

5:55 pm

the fl 7/56 is the comparative (more, not most) of the word before it.. fl 4/11

5:56 pm

you got it okay peri?

5:56 pm

yes indeed

5:56 pm

i tried that with both fl 4/11s. no luck.

5:57 pm

first fl 4/11... a diamond with an occlusion is said commonly- to have a fl 4/11

5:58 pm

mkg - as if the root word ended in "y"! sorry!!!!

5:58 pm

got it. ty ty ty

5:58 pm

woooot!

5:58 pm

ty for the re6 Kate

5:59 pm

time to go. bye for now

5:59 pm

may i beg for my last fishie please? can't be bothered monkeying... of course, it is all 1 point tiles...

5:59 pm

sure

5:59 pm

FW

5:59 pm

bye mkg :) congratulations peri!!!!!!!!!

5:59 pm

Yay!!Wtg Peri!! :)

5:59 pm

go ahead, kate

6:00 pm

You can kate, but i doubt, i'll be able to help.i still need 130

6:00 pm

al 5/10... the first one, follows a nautical direction in a boat

6:01 pm

I am very tired so I am not al***.

6:01 pm

Ty peri

6:01 pm

took me a while to find that one

6:01 pm

clues 4 the8s please ihave the to8

6:01 pm

it goes around in a circle, kate

6:01 pm

did you get it. yw lil

6:02 pm

fl8 is a small fl6.

6:02 pm

fo8, people and story

6:02 pm

thanks peri!! you saved me ages of typing! when i first saw your clue i was looking for "awake" ;)

6:02 pm

yvw

6:02 pm

fireworks, thanks to peri!!!! thank you alll :)

6:02 pm

any more clues needed?

6:03 pm

hi cool girl :)

6:03 pm

Yay!!Wtg Kate!! :)

6:03 pm

hi all yes needthe other 2 8splease

6:03 pm

Hi Cool

6:04 pm

to 8/40 fo 8/75 fl 8/75 el 8/45

6:04 pm

i only have fl and to8 Cool

6:04 pm

dont getthe very small clue for the fl8

6:04 pm

going to read for a while, happy babbling.

6:05 pm

Kate can you give Cool and me clues for the el and fo8 please

6:05 pm

bye peri :)

6:05 pm

Bye Peri, i'm glad you're feeling better and happy reading.tc :0

6:05 pm

hi again all!

6:05 pm

fl8 for me

6:05 pm

el + not early + you get *** of things you don't need

6:06 pm

el 8... add 2 letters to the word before it (short for things like passport, driver's licence)etc.

6:06 pm

just the fl8 for me

6:06 pm

fo8...fo4 that rhymes with yellow egg part + ta4...a story

6:06 pm

fl8 is a rose,lilly, petunia etc but sounds like a broocolli spear

6:07 pm

a broccoli fl....... - bit of the tips of the plant

6:07 pm

Ty Molly

6:07 pm

ty

6:08 pm

Ty Kate aswell, but i didn't have any other el's

6:08 pm

The broccoli word is spelled differently.

6:09 pm

That's why when i read a clue about brocolli earlier Molly, i didn't get it as i kept putting the actual word in

6:11 pm

Sometimes when people clue a "sort of" word, they think people will get it. Doesn't always work.

6:15 pm

I've just read your fo8 clue Molly, ty

6:17 pm

It doesn't always for some but it does for others Molly.i suppose it depends on what we all know or how tired we are at teh time

6:18 pm

I figure very few clues are going to work for everybody, so I do my best and hope....

6:18 pm

hi sue :)

6:19 pm

Hi Sue :D

6:19 pm

hi kate :-)

6:19 pm

and lilli! :-)

6:21 pm

is frank almost back to himself sue? hope he's feeling a whole lot better

6:22 pm

yes, he is doing much better now, Kate! He is very glad of this, too

6:22 pm

he still has one toe that is pretty sore but even it is getting better (one of the chemo drugs attacked all his nails, fingers and toes, and they were all quite sore and bleeding)

6:23 pm

glad for both of, it will be nice to lead a somewhat "normal" life for a while after all the hospital/clinic time..

6:23 pm

indeed it will! And I've just retired, again, so we finally have some time to spend together.

6:24 pm

hope he has some nice comfy sandals to let the little piggie breath ;)

6:24 pm

he does indeed - he didn't want to wear them before because if he hit his toe on anything it was pretty agonizing, but now it is a lot better

6:25 pm

are you jplanning any celebratory outings this summer? maybe a little road trip?

6:25 pm

a big fat layer of gauze and cotton balls helps, but it'd look funny!

6:25 pm

so far no big plans, he's only been feeling better for about a week, but we do have a holiday scheduled in November

6:26 pm

and of course we can take off any time we want, really, just have to make sure my son feeds the animals and walks the dog

6:26 pm

where are you planning to go in november?

6:26 pm

Hilton Head Island, off South Carolina

6:27 pm

we have reservations there for a week, and will drive there and back, will probably visit my dad in New Jersey and maybe my niece in New Hampshire

6:27 pm

woooot! get your motor running, head out on the highway, lookin' for adventure, in whatever comes our way..... (really bad singing here)

6:27 pm

:-)

6:28 pm

sounds like a great trip sue! i hear it is lovely down there in the fall... is it a thanksgiving jaunt?

6:28 pm

yes, it is, should still be pretty nice then

6:28 pm

So, your plans to travel around and perhaps visit Babble people in Canada didn't pan out?

6:28 pm

wolvie is down that way somewhere....

6:29 pm

I haven't scheduled anything yet, Molly, so it may wind up waiting until next year - but we shall see

6:30 pm

Next year...

6:32 pm

my goodness - going through the list - I seem to have missed rather a lot of te words!

6:40 pm

oh dear - crossy will not like that it took me so long to find the wo4/11!

6:41 pm

fireworks!

6:44 pm

congrats sue

6:45 pm

thanks, wv!

6:45 pm

congratulations sue!!!!!

6:46 pm

I am off for a while now; may be back later to clue for a bit

6:46 pm

teach came back :)

6:47 pm

just got back from dinner

6:48 pm

where did you go?what did you eat? who were you with??? enquiring minds want to know ;0.....

6:49 pm

enjoy hilton head and the beach sue - we will be down in myrtle beach next week for a week

6:49 pm

didn't gop anywhere - leftovers - but mine was crab cakes from last night and fresh corn on the cob

6:49 pm

bye sue :0

6:50 pm

<---Wants to go to Hilton Head or Myrtle Beach

6:50 pm

mmmmm i live for fresh local corn on th ecob... nothing like it!

6:51 pm

going to myrtle beach because grandaughter has a dance competition there - but i love the beach

6:51 pm

and i love all the seafood restaurants

6:52 pm

the corn on the cob was really good tonight

6:55 pm

ah, so lots of good reasons to head out! how old is the granddaughter? i hear the seafoood there is wonderful, and so much fresh-caught... like our east coast up in hte maritimes.

6:56 pm

granddaughter is only 7 - and the grandson is 2 1/2 - she will take classes during the day and competes in four categories on Monday and Tuesday evenings

6:57 pm

we havce a condo right on the beach that sleeps 6 and has a small kitchen

6:57 pm

they are so cute at that age - what sort of dancing does she do? 9i used to do irish dancing many moons ago)

6:58 pm

spent a wonderful vacation in Novba Scotia several years ago and enjoyed the beaches and food there

6:58 pm

that's great! and with a kitchen, it really cuts down on meal expenses...have your morning coffee whilst contemplating the waves rushin to the shore, then rush into them yourself... sounds like heaven!

6:59 pm

would love to have her take irish step dancing but she hasn't yet. she loves gymnastics best but will not compete in that. She will be in tap, ballet, and lyrical in samll group and a tap solo

6:59 pm

Wow, a condo on the beach...nice.

7:00 pm

wherre were you in nova scotia? i spent 3 summers in the big town of digby (world's highest tides, dontcha know....)

7:00 pm

part of a large resort so there are also lots of pools etc. - never been there so i don't know what we are getting into

7:02 pm

wow! she has a lot on her plate for one so young! sounds like a well rounded basis for dance - the time will come when she may have to decide - it's good that she gets exposure to all kinds... and the tap will help her with the irish (if she does the hard shoe). i loved gymnastics when i was her age - though i was hopeless, lol

7:03 pm

we were in PEI for 4-5 days and then 2 weeks in different places in Nova Scotia. Saw lots of pla es with the high tides and long walks out in low tifde. Were in Parsboro. Loved Cape Breton. We were campiong and based in 4 or 5 different locations all around Nova Scotia

7:05 pm

My husband is a geologist and worked in Parsboro studying the tidal changes for use in generating electricity. He was there right after college so it was a while ago

7:07 pm

you sure got around! i am jealous that you have been to pei... did you see anne shirley's house? er i mean l.m. montgomery's house? the tides in nova scotia are truly spectacular! couldn'r believe my eyes (coming from lakes at home). the cape bretoiners are poobably the friendliest people on earth... so inviting...

7:08 pm

that sounds fascinating teach! harness more of mother nature's power to generate hydro! is he still in the field? or at least still in geology?

7:09 pm

we loved the music of cape breton. every night there was a "caligh" in different communities. Yes, we saw the house and also the set that they were using fo rhte tv show.

7:09 pm

he is basically retired though still does some consulting. worked here at the university in the geology department.

7:10 pm

i'm so glad you got to sample some of the local "flavoour" of the cape bretoners... they are unique in canada... kinda french scotsmen... difficult to explain, but what a combo!

7:11 pm

their music is unique and can recognize the sound of cape breton music - but also places for bagpiping and highland dancing there also

7:12 pm

northern cape breton is very much like west virginia - hills and deep valleys

7:13 pm

i am hoping that one day a paleontologist will appear here... rocks are cool -especially since i have been doing a lot of research for mining and oil companies (for investing, not on contract).. i find them fascinating - especially plate tectonics..

7:14 pm

the consulting my husband does is analyzing geological maps for investors in order to predict where to drill for oil and gas

7:15 pm

i was down that way... carolinas, kentuky etc. near the end of high school, i remember all those hills... very pretty! altoona penn. was another story though....thought i was in a mini san fran...

7:15 pm

So Kate, you are doing research so you can invest in, what?

7:16 pm

that's my kind of consultant teach! there is a lot of demand, though for oil and gas not quite as much with the fraccing going on...

7:16 pm

publicly traded companies

7:16 pm

fracking is quite an issue all around here

7:17 pm

So you are invested in the stock market?

7:17 pm

it is becoming an issue everywhere.... as it should be.

7:17 pm

yes

7:19 pm

Interesting

7:19 pm

there is no easy answer to the energy crunch the west... and now the east is experiencing... but what fascinating work! whenn i was in college a buddy of mine had a brother in law who ws a geologist for shell. he went all over the world. lost a couple of toes to frostbite up north many moons ago.. not always safe work!

7:19 pm

yes it is

7:28 pm

hello all....can someone clue the he 6/21 please?

7:29 pm

dont have it but will look with you

7:30 pm

ty...

7:32 pm

HE 6 - not gay - given as clue earlier which i didn't get, but now i do

7:33 pm

he6 is a shortened word for someone who likes the opposite sex

7:33 pm

Hi Teach and Pen :)

7:33 pm

hi lill

7:34 pm

hey again all

7:35 pm

hello stid

7:35 pm

Pen, not Bi-sexual, but he*** sexual.a woman likes a man a man like a woman :)

7:35 pm

Hi again Stid:)

7:35 pm

ty, lilliann....got it

7:35 pm

i am down to three...

7:36 pm

yw.67 here. i started far too late

7:36 pm

go pen go

7:36 pm

33 here

7:36 pm

teach, Grant cleaned up my home-made (not by me, by a friend of grandparents in the 70s) mountain dulcimer today, and now we need to restring it -- any suggestions for type of wire for restringing?

7:36 pm

go lilliann go! I am down to 76 myself, but not sure if I will finish today.

7:36 pm

Solid cluing for the he6

7:37 pm

plus my husband phoned and i was looking for vignettes for \germany and the speed limit for coaches in Belgium and i looked at tons of sites and none helpful!

7:37 pm

oh, that is frustrating, lilliann

7:38 pm

our local music store sells a set of strings that are specifically for dulcimers. how many strings do you need - there are 3, 4 ,5 or 6 string dulcimers. mine has 5 strings. the "top" string is the bass string and is usually a "wound string"

7:38 pm

I thought it was one of my best clues yet molly :)

7:38 pm

this is a 4-string dulcimer

7:38 pm

It was. Nifty!!

7:39 pm

i'm going to dive in and see what i can find before i end up chatting again :D

7:39 pm

I have been reading up on the tuning and such. I wonder if the harp makers in Seattle would be able to find what I need. The local stores are pretty limited.

7:39 pm

go lillian go!

7:40 pm

then you will usually have two strings closest to you (the melody strings), the middle string and then the bass string (furthest from you). Depending on your area, you will then tune it to either DAA or DAD. WV tunes to DAA but most places tune to DAD

7:41 pm

how strange -- what is the difference in the harmonies played in WV compared to other Appalachian places?

7:41 pm

you can probably go online and look for dulciomer strings

7:42 pm

I'll do that. Thinking I will want to get a book as well, dulcimer for dummies, or something similar.

7:42 pm

stiddie came back :) and pen too! did you fw pen?

7:42 pm

it sounds the same, it is just a different way of doing it. DAA players also tend to do more finger picking and moving across the strings. DAA uses more strumming - it is supposed to be the older more traditional way of playing the dulcimer

7:43 pm

A couple years ago, Grant and I sat down and listened to a lot of dulcimer music, and tried tuning using some guitar strings (I always have extra) but it just didn't sound right.

7:43 pm

hey kate!

7:43 pm

Mel Bay has a bood basic book. There are also hundreds of free dulcimer tabs on line and on line tutorials. Find a local group or workshops to attend

7:44 pm

"ottet" a musical group of river mammals?

7:44 pm

hiya stiddie, sorry can't chat, learning about dulcimers atm ;)

7:45 pm

*chortle* @ stiddie :)

7:45 pm

I will look for that one, thanks teach. Sometimes for a beginner it's hard to know which sorts of things to look for.

7:45 pm

LOL kate!

7:45 pm

there is something very close to that river mamal in the grid...

7:46 pm

thanks kate! I was monkeying all around that one! (obviously)

7:46 pm

carry on, i find your chat with teach enlightening...

7:46 pm

also good to find others to learn / play with. we have a group that gets together once a week and we all are learning together

7:47 pm

it is also special to know the history of the instrument that you are playing - mine was built here in wv

7:48 pm

true, but for now... Grant and I will take turns with it. I have a good friend (actually several) who are active in the local ethnomusicology scene and will ask them for groups I might try.

7:48 pm

I love that this one was crafted with love by someone my grandparents knew. It's clearly home-built with "found" materials, but I remember picking it up when I was younger and it has a nice tone.

7:49 pm

we have a couple in our group who share a dulcimer and luckily we have two groups - a 9 and then a 10 group - and that way they can pass on the dulcimer to the other

7:50 pm

that's nice!

7:50 pm

and that's why it will be special to you - i am learning to play the psaltery and i have one made by two friends who worked together to make it for me as a gift. It will always be special because of thier work doing it

7:51 pm

yes! found an 8!

helloa ll

7:51 pm

congrats stid

7:51 pm

that is wonderful to have friends like that -- psalteries are so pretty to listen to

7:51 pm

hey TO!

7:52 pm

my last 8 was the TO -which is a readily known word not like the E8

7:52 pm

TO, welcome home ;0

hiya stiddy

7:52 pm

Hi TO.

7:52 pm

have only been playing it a little bit more than a year - so still learning a lot - will spend tomorrow afternoon with our group of psaltery players

7:52 pm

I got the F 8 :-) a favorite topic to teach!

7:53 pm

Hi TO :)

7:53 pm

well, I know "elktater" isn't it... *hm*

hi molly hi lil hi teach

7:53 pm

there are 2 f 8's stiddie, sure you got a favourite topic? lolol

7:54 pm

Hi TO - earlier you mentioned 3 styles of dancing - wanted to ask what you were doing

7:54 pm

elktater... mashed moose?

cajun, swing and zydeco

7:54 pm

There is only one fo8, I think that is what she meant.

7:54 pm

rofl, that's what I was thinking: do you want ketchup or tartar sauce with them fries?

actually, those were the muscial styles

7:54 pm

nice, TO!

7:55 pm

EL 8 - supposed to be the family name for clicking beetles - googled it

7:55 pm

;)

dances were zydeco, swing ( east and west coast), waltz, two step, mamou two step

serioulsy teach! I just had a click beetle in the kitchen. like a mexican jumping bean!!!

7:56 pm

hm.... *thinking* and yes, molly, that is what I meant. my figerns are missing a lot of things today

7:57 pm

the passport or driver's locence of one who makes one very very happy?

7:57 pm

sounds like some fun times dancing - don't know if i have heard of mamou two step

7:57 pm

I would wonder if you were teaching the other f8. : O

7:57 pm

got the EL 8!

7:57 pm

*now looking for the other f 8 and wondering what my blunder is... * *sigh*

7:58 pm

no blunder, not like the story f 8

7:58 pm

ooohhh, i can see the end....28 left..lol

7:58 pm

go lilliann go!

7:59 pm

woooot lil!!!!

7:59 pm

one left here....

7:59 pm

Good videos of the mamou two-step on YouTube.

7:59 pm

'fl 8/75

7:59 pm

*holding breath for penquis*

7:59 pm

pen! we were going to send out a search party for you...

7:59 pm

Go Pen!!

7:59 pm

Did Pen get lost?

8:00 pm

ages ago she said she had three to go, then.... nothing

http://tinyurl.com/nmwmrku the guy in the striped shirt. slow, then opp foot quick -quick

8:01 pm

still here....still looking among the te's.....

8:01 pm

last word.....

8:02 pm

in my last few i had to beg 2!!! te words...

8:04 pm

Thank God, Pen is safe.

8:04 pm

has anyone seen "endeavour" on pbs? it is just starting here. police drama set in the 60's.. main character is endeavour morse.... wondering if it is inspector morse's first years as a copper?

8:05 pm

a little lost....but safe...Kate....it is inspector morse's early career

8:05 pm

it was on here kate but i never saw it but i think it it was about his earlier life

8:06 pm

ah, then hopefully it will be good! first show of series just starting now. had to toss a coin as michael palin's brazil is also on tvo for the first time, and i have already seen the first 3 of those episodes...

8:06 pm

i have missed so many easy words, and i can't believe how many 4's. i went babble blind

8:07 pm

poor lils...would you like clues or a break for a few minutes?

8:07 pm

and a few that i thought i'd already put in but obviously mis-typed as usual

8:09 pm

no, i can't have a break as it is 2am and i need to make the bairn's pack lunch up, wash up from tea and look for coach speeds in Belgium and then i can go to bed :)

8:09 pm

:(( i can commiserate liliann.... as you know my typing is beyond reproach hahahaha

8:09 pm

i'm missing a 7. hang on and i will look

molly i can only find one video

8:10 pm

re7 please Kate

8:10 pm

i saw you post earlier about that, are they not posted on the roads? or are coach speeds lower/higher than for cars?

8:10 pm

i'm down to 18 so not doing so bad

8:11 pm

re 7.... put air back into the football....

8:11 pm

lorries and coaches, cars with trailers/caravans are different speeds than cars

8:11 pm

tjo blow up a baloon you in***** it.... not really but in the grid if you blow it up again you re***** it...

8:11 pm

my husband has driven all over the world with trucks but never coaches and they can go faster than trucks

8:11 pm

reblow

8:12 pm

down to 52, and tired. back in a bit. Need to go see my land this evening and see if any stores are open with things I need.

8:12 pm

*poof*

8:12 pm

or... arbtrator in sport (the guys in the black and white striped jerseys) short form + not early

8:12 pm

Ding for Ru!

8:12 pm

saying that, he has driven in Holland, but alot of European countries are different

8:12 pm

ruru....

8:12 pm

bye stiddie :)

8:13 pm

Ty Pen, Ru and Kate :0

8:13 pm

dang

8:13 pm

dong? lol.... ;)

8:17 pm

I can not belief the words i have missed since i've listed :(

8:17 pm

*believe even

8:18 pm

i missed the chicken(s) until i listed....

8:18 pm

me too

8:18 pm

then we are in good company :)

8:18 pm

i've just found the lo4, attic

8:19 pm

and then the 6 from it

8:19 pm

another that i also missed !

8:19 pm

But you two were okay with lw4? : D

8:20 pm

yuppers!

8:20 pm

and the wo4,and the egg one

8:20 pm

Nifty!!

8:20 pm

i did find that one quite easily Molly, sadly, but it is in babble alot

8:21 pm

Why do you keep saying nifty Molly?

8:21 pm

Because it's such a swell word.

8:22 pm

molly is re-visting the 40's speech patterns methinks ;)

8:24 pm

that was a word we said when we were younger

8:24 pm

got distracted....

8:24 pm

Some people like to use words like that to sound unique.

8:25 pm

i can relate to nifty... ;o)

8:26 pm

...and neat!....Cool!....

8:26 pm

even....far out, lol....

8:27 pm

we never went that far Pen ....:D

8:27 pm

lol....

8:27 pm

ok....i give up....te 6/27?

8:27 pm

did you ever get your last one pen? i'm in and out, watching tv

8:28 pm

lil.... you clued that to me, didn't you?

8:28 pm

please don't make me read the entire chat log :o|

8:28 pm

te6/27 sounds like isomeone who plays on a green with a little white ball and a club...te ****

8:28 pm

t+ santa's helper + (one whoe does suffix)

8:29 pm

no Kate

8:29 pm

i got it from someone here but i can't remember who?

8:29 pm

** finito ** last word TE 5/10

8:30 pm

congratulations teach!!!!!!

8:30 pm

sorry, meant go****

8:30 pm

Yay!Wtg Teach!!:0

8:30 pm

ty!!....i am done!!!

8:30 pm

congrats, teach!

8:30 pm

congrats pen

8:31 pm

"mother's little helper" ; "sansta's little t***** "

8:31 pm

Yay!!Wtg Pen!! :D

8:31 pm

:oD

8:31 pm

can i have the te7 after it please

8:31 pm

sorry, meant te6

8:32 pm

te + "re" bablet

8:33 pm

ty Kate

8:34 pm

te + (as to) + afternoon **a at my place

8:34 pm

no good way tpo clue that easily...

8:35 pm

Your first clue was spot on kate

8:35 pm

8 left

8:35 pm

go, go, lil!!!!!

8:41 pm

pen...belated congratulations!!!!!!!

i missed the little bird :/

8:45 pm

FW'S!! le6 is a new one to me. my last word

8:45 pm

oh TO!!!! say oit ain't so.....

8:45 pm

congratulations liliann!!!!!!!

8:45 pm

*ain't*

it's so *waits for haddock*

8:45 pm

one more time... say it ain't so.....

8:46 pm

flying fish al5/10!!!!!!

8:46 pm

tartar sauce to follow....

do we have a def for el*?

8:47 pm

am off to make the bairn's pack lunch and then scan the internet for speed limits.what joy!! :) bye and tc Kate, To, Molly and all :D

ta ta , lil

8:47 pm

we missed you earlier TO, you must have ad a busy day. the booze was flowing furiously in the cabana...saw you pop in briefly - then poof- gone again!

8:48 pm

bye lil, hagn!

8:49 pm

any beetle of the family El******, comprising the click beetles

well i do wander...

8:49 pm

i define it as: the passport or driver's licence of one who brings great joy....

8:50 pm

didn't know you had to be an entymologist to play babble ;)

ty

8:51 pm

hmmm entomologist...

i am letting my eyes get the better of my brain tonight

8:52 pm

weren't you mentioning something about inexpensive reading glasses earlier?

8:53 pm

one too many drinkies, or one too few????

8:53 pm

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?

8:53 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

yes. what i mean byt that is, i am letting the layout of the rid, which is twisty, persuade my brain that the logical word is not really there

hiya min

8:54 pm

hi min :) nice to see you as always!

8:54 pm

hi min :) nice to see you as always!

8:54 pm

You too TraderKate!

8:55 pm

i get it TO... happens to me all the time....

8:55 pm

are you finished the grid min?

now, the final word, re5/10 , is difficult because of course, it's an re, but more so because of the gap of letters between the words before and after it

8:57 pm

I have eight more words left TraderKate. How about you?

8:58 pm

... drum roll for TO....

8:58 pm

i am finished min, for once!

8:58 pm

T's Topped! 7 left

8:58 pm

go min go!!!! go TO go!!!!!

8:58 pm

Congratulations TraderKate on finishing early! Good for U!

oh, no drums necessary , off to finish chores before bed. happy babbling, all and ty for those beetles

8:59 pm

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will se you tomorrow in the chat log.

9:00 pm

congratulaions TO!!!!!!!! but i don't see a re 5/10 in my list...hmmm

9:00 pm

bye TO, see you tomorrow :)

9:01 pm

min's on a tear!!!!

9:11 pm

D's Dipped! 6 left

9:11 pm

go, mon, go!!!!!!

9:11 pm

6 left.

9:12 pm

hi mixi :) go,go, go!!!

9:13 pm

go minver.

9:13 pm

Go mixi6 go!

9:13 pm

Hello mixi6!How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid

9:13 pm

R's Ripped! 4 left

9:14 pm

rrrrev those engines min!

9:15 pm

3 left.

9:15 pm

tripping on t's still.

9:16 pm

some of my last words werre t's mixi....

9:18 pm

<getting out the pom poms to cheer min and mixi on.....

9:19 pm

I've been doing great. having pot luck lunch and piano duo perform here Tuesday.

9:20 pm

Can someone give me a hint for the i word

9:20 pm

hi rocky :)

9:20 pm

angry, rocky

9:20 pm

hi

9:21 pm

i'm new

9:21 pm

ir 5/10 you make me sooooo mad asking for a clue like that!!!!

9:21 pm

uh-oh..... that's a clue, not anger from me

9:22 pm

welcome rocky, i hope you are enjoying babble!

9:22 pm

HI Rocky...welcome to our little addiction..er, I mean group!

9:23 pm

I a'm mygrand father plays and i stand over his sholder and tell him words

9:23 pm

LOLOLOL @ jilly...welcome home deary ;)

9:23 pm

babble's great.

9:23 pm

i just started today

9:23 pm

you are british rocky?

9:23 pm

no amercan

9:24 pm

ah! where are you, if i may ask? i'm in canada

9:24 pm

Thanks Kate...just waiting for it to get dark enough to go to bed...er, I mean I'm he4/5 to chat with you!

9:24 pm

I'm in North Carolina. home of the rain. lol

9:25 pm

baltimore

9:25 pm

lol, jilly, glad to help you pass the time until you hit hte nest...

9:25 pm

1 left.

9:25 pm

still cant figue out that i word

9:25 pm

*Pours Jill a glass of Geritol*

9:25 pm

we hear you've had lots of the wet stuff down there rocky.

9:25 pm

go, mixi, go!!!!

9:26 pm

ir 5 means really angry or mad rocky

9:26 pm

I've a cousin in Baltimore. I lived there for 10 months contracted to Bethlehem steel.

9:26 pm

What do you mean wet stuff?

9:27 pm

Hello molly....remember I get up at 4:30 AM, and go to bed at 9...

9:27 pm

yes. coolest wettest summer I remember here.

9:28 pm

I live in Montana, it's 8:30 here

9:28 pm

I get up at 5, but I don't go to bed at 9.

9:28 pm

It's actualy really hot hear

9:29 pm

rain, rocky. who is you grandfather that plays this game?

9:29 pm

i dont know his online name

9:30 pm

t's are toast. 1 left.

9:31 pm

ir5=ir+ I can't believe I *** the whole thing...

9:31 pm

go mixi go!

9:31 pm

hey again all

9:31 pm

arggg i'm so bad at spelling and still can't find

9:31 pm

it

9:31 pm

stiddie came back!! go, mixi, go!!!!!

9:31 pm

Hello again stiddy!

9:31 pm

Hello rock12! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.

9:31 pm

Go Mixi!!

9:32 pm

Hello stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome back to grid

9:32 pm

i'm doing ok how bout u

9:32 pm

Not too many people here from Maryland. Perhaps he doesn't chat.

9:32 pm

Rocky, did you see my clue?

9:32 pm

min is MIA.... she was here with 3 to go, then... nothing????

9:32 pm

ir 5/10 angry word is i plus that ra 4/4 word rocky12.

9:32 pm

and there she is! are you finished min? did i miss it?

9:33 pm

Hello minv!!

9:33 pm

I had 4 to go and I still have 4 to go! Other distractions call

9:33 pm

it is rocky's first day

9:33 pm

fireworks!

9:33 pm

Min is elusive. And she hangs onto her last word for a LONG time. : D

9:34 pm

well, min, you are back again, that's all that matters :)

9:34 pm

Congrats, mixi6!!!!!

9:34 pm

no sorry i didn't get you hint

9:34 pm

congratulations mixi!!!!!!

9:34 pm

hi again peach!!!!!

9:35 pm

ROcky, thing ir+ past tense for eat

9:35 pm

Congratulations mixi6 on your fireworks display! Way to go

9:35 pm

WooT WooT WooT mixi!!

9:35 pm

YAY mixi!

9:35 pm

Speaking of being Elusive, my E's are Eluded! 3 left!

9:35 pm

Hi there GA!!

9:35 pm

go min go!

9:35 pm

Hey there, Kate!

9:35 pm

Go minv!!!

9:35 pm

Hi Jillyjill.

9:35 pm

hello rocky, and welcome to babble *submerges in grid again*

9:36 pm

Hey there, stiddie.

9:36 pm

arre you actively hunting them min?

9:36 pm

Hello gapeach and Jillyjill.I did not mean to ignore U guys!

9:36 pm

Got it but i did not know that was a word thanks

9:36 pm

*wonders if stiddie needs scuba gear....>

9:36 pm

It's ok minv....this grid requires lots of concentration

9:36 pm

Yay rocky!!

9:37 pm

Hi there, Min.

9:37 pm

*Waves at Min from outside the recognized parameter*

9:37 pm

glad you got it rocky.... therre are a lot of words in here that will be new to you....to all of us!

9:37 pm

thanks

9:37 pm

you will be el5'd when you find them minver.

9:38 pm

I've been playing for 4 years and there are always new words, weird words....

9:39 pm

i only have 15 words

9:40 pm

May I please have a clue for ea5-10? Thanks

9:40 pm

give peach a fish!!!!

9:40 pm

the one who consumes

9:40 pm

It'll get easier rocky...we all have been there. Early on I would be lucky to get 10!

9:41 pm

one who dines?

9:41 pm

one who buys stuff?

9:41 pm

Thanks much, Kate.....yeah, I should have seen that.

9:41 pm

I actualy have that one yay

9:41 pm

lickety's babble clues (see section labeled friends of babble) will give the first two letters and word length and point value. It will help a lot,

9:41 pm

joking... one who dines....

9:42 pm

you can click on the "help" button just above where you enter into the chat log for lots of tips rocky

9:43 pm

wwwot peach!

9:43 pm

thanks

9:43 pm

Hi rocky, welcome to babble! click on my blue B icon for a quick rundown of some basics.

9:44 pm

hi feather :)

9:44 pm

wire

9:44 pm

:) hi kate and everyone! not really here, just popped in to rest my eyes from poring through photos.

9:44 pm

Hi featherbee! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

9:45 pm

Woops thought i was writing in the answer

9:45 pm

Hi there, featherbee.

9:45 pm

Feather....long time no see!! How are you?

9:45 pm

good rocky! now just put it where it goes.... below the grid :)

9:45 pm

We all do that from time to time rocky....

9:45 pm

i be good! hi min, peach, jill

9:45 pm

ya just did when i saw i didn't get the points

9:45 pm

what photos are you going through feather?

9:46 pm

we all do it, but try not to rocky. carry on... :)

9:46 pm

bbl

9:46 pm

we went to acadia for summer vacation at the end of june. i took LOTS of pictures. trying to get it down to a reasonable number to post.

9:46 pm

Wow...how fun that must have been!

9:47 pm

it was fantastic!

9:47 pm

bye peach :) sounds like fun - the vacay; not hte sorting....

9:47 pm

i'm working on the pics from the day i got up at 4:50 and was on the island shooting from 5:30-almost 9am.

9:48 pm

See you peach!

9:48 pm

392 pics taken that day. down to 71 to share. a lot of them are shutter bursts though, when i took several shots right in a row of a particular wave, etc.

9:48 pm

Can i have a hint for the first a word

9:48 pm

and that was the day we got back to the house we were staying at to see a bald eagle on the beach right in front of the house!

9:49 pm

rocky, BEFORE you get a hint, think about what i just typed here..... (that's your clue!)

9:50 pm

I'll give you another hint af 5/16 this one if you do not get this hint rocky12.

9:50 pm

A's Accosted! 2 left

9:51 pm

Hello

9:51 pm

go, min, go!!!!

9:51 pm

O's opened! 1 left

9:51 pm

{{{(((jellen)))}}}

9:51 pm

babble is organized by letters and points, hence af5/12 means that word starts with af, is 5 letters and has 12 points

9:51 pm

hi jellen!

9:51 pm

Hello Jellen!How are you doing today?Welcome to the grid

9:51 pm

holding breath fo min.....

9:51 pm

Hey there Jellen...how are you?

9:52 pm

Go minv...wooters ready!!

9:52 pm

going to go take one more look through the pics. bbl.

9:52 pm

bye feather :)

9:53 pm

te 6/27 any hints?

9:53 pm

Bye feather!

9:53 pm

hi maggie :)

9:53 pm

still cant get that first A word

9:53 pm

I missed feather... *sigh* oh well.

9:53 pm

can i have a hint

9:53 pm

mother's little helper...santa's little tr****???

9:54 pm

hi trader

9:54 pm

te+ arnold palmer is a go****

9:54 pm

rocky - not BEFORE...but af 5/16

9:54 pm

Rocky, one wishes a couple happiness ever af***

9:54 pm

tyvm jilly

9:55 pm

Oh im so dumb

9:55 pm

yvw maggie, nice to see you again.

9:55 pm

Thanks

9:55 pm

great clues, all -- keep 'em coming!

9:55 pm

Don't beat yourself up rocky...we ALL have our days!

9:55 pm

lol, it takes time rocky. how old are you?

9:55 pm

whadya want stiddie?

9:55 pm

15

9:57 pm

go rocky go!

9:57 pm

the last te 5/10?

9:57 pm

Only just listed, kate, will let you know!

9:57 pm

nice to have a youngster on board rocky :) next time your grandfather plays you should ask him for some tips. in the mean time, did you click on the help button and featherbea's icon to get some extra tips for the game

9:58 pm

te+ sports teams ***de players all the time

9:58 pm

never mind got it

9:58 pm

Thanks for the encourge ment

9:58 pm

funny how many I see once I know what to look for!

9:58 pm

okay, PERI lololol....

9:58 pm

it takes time rocky. don't be discouraged!

9:59 pm

i wont

9:59 pm

It's great fun rocky...and don't forget lickety's babble clues...really helpful

9:59 pm

Well, heading off to pillows...long early day ahead of me.

10:00 pm

funny how the fishies all pop out once lickety is employed stiddie :)

10:00 pm

sweet dreams jilly

10:00 pm

Nice to meet you Rocky...and keep babbling!!

10:00 pm

niters jilly, see ya tomorrow

10:00 pm

*blows kisses* *poof*

10:01 pm

Al 4,4 hint plzz

10:01 pm

wait never mind i already have it

10:02 pm

Al 5,10 hint plzz

10:02 pm

finally have all the Ts...

10:03 pm

nice

10:05 pm

al 5 a fire alarm

10:05 pm

hey all. Just popped in for fw

10:05 pm

ok. fw

10:05 pm

wtg stiddie!!!! rocky, if you don't find a word easily, skip it and come back to it later... often you will see it later. generally we ask for hints when we are close to finishing the puzzle, not right from the start. see how far you get with the list :)

10:05 pm

congratulations mixi!!!!!

10:05 pm

Ok thanks for the tip

10:06 pm

hi ruru :)

10:06 pm

...and of course, you may pick up "freebies" in the chat log too :)

10:07 pm

YAY m!!!

10:07 pm

Congratulations m9f9l on your fireworks display!Way to go

10:07 pm

LOL

10:08 pm

I am finished! I have fireworks! le 6/24 was my final word.

10:08 pm

I will be here for 30 more minutes if clues are still needed.

10:09 pm

oooh, possible temps in the 40's for some small parts of the eastern us tomorrow...around PA! (that's 104 F)

10:09 pm

brb phone

10:09 pm

congratulations min!!!!!!!

10:09 pm

Thanks TraderKate!

10:09 pm

wtg min!

10:10 pm

Did anybody have problem with FaceBook today? I have all of these blue question marks as the page is trying to load.

10:10 pm

YAY min!!!!!

10:12 pm

i did min, it kept coming back to me as program not responding... it just kept freezing solid on me....

10:12 pm

okay, my son's friend just called (they have moved to texas) so I talked with her for a while. It was a LONG drive for a 17-year old!

10:13 pm

kate: LE 6 please?

10:13 pm

I am down to 25 and getting babble blind.

10:13 pm

Didn't have that.. but my format has changed just a bit. Now the messages and such icons are over on the right instead of on the left...

10:13 pm

so everyone arrive safe and sound... nice of you to chat with her

10:13 pm

le 6.. sounds like homes for sale.

10:14 pm

the place where the people whho well houses from is the re***** office.. only le as the start

10:14 pm

*sell

10:14 pm

hmmm. *thinking* thanks m and kate!

10:15 pm

got it.

10:15 pm

Ls licked!

10:15 pm

i pledge fealty to my lord, dr. god ;)

10:15 pm

Lovely stidmama!

10:16 pm

...and of course, the crown prince, lickety ;)

10:16 pm

Hs hacked!

10:16 pm

rofl kate!

10:17 pm

:) Heaping werdz on the pile stiddie ?

10:17 pm

(finally got the last F word I needed) 17

10:17 pm

Hooray stidmama!

10:17 pm

felicitations stiddie!

10:19 pm

first FL 7 please?

10:20 pm

more occluded, like a diamond?

10:20 pm

first one, before that I think, kate

10:20 pm

fl 7/40 comaparative of the fl4/11 befoer it... as it the root word ended with a "Y"

10:21 pm

sorry....small british apartment?

10:21 pm

(also a fl 7/40)

10:21 pm

ah! didn't consider that suffix. 8 now

10:21 pm

wooot! go go go!!!

10:21 pm

7

10:22 pm

Grr cant find anymore words

10:23 pm

it's okay, rocky... it takes time. how far did you get?

10:23 pm

21 words

10:23 pm

fw

10:23 pm

you're doing well, rocky!!!

10:23 pm

are you using the list of words? (lickety's list)?

10:24 pm

rofl... teen conversations... "how much your cat poops is one of the things I don't need or want to know"

10:24 pm

Thank you

10:24 pm

cjongratulations stiddie!!!!!!

10:24 pm

when I grow up, I want to be a teen again. All the angst, little of the responsibility...

10:24 pm

NOT!!!!!!

10:24 pm

creative spelling R us, kate?

10:25 pm

lololol... the phone call stiddie?

10:25 pm

congrats stid!

10:25 pm

that darned j has been creeeping into my typing for days now, i have given up trying to edit....

10:26 pm

yes, phone

10:26 pm

when i grow up i want to be 28 again, it was a very good age....

10:27 pm

Sorry..distracted..watching Lindsey Stirling on youtube.

10:27 pm

hi m9 :)

10:28 pm

<----- typo queen of babble.... :-/

10:29 pm

When I grow up, I don't think I'll want to go back again :-)

10:30 pm

get in line behind me, kate!

10:30 pm

:))

10:30 pm

oh, btw -- I inadvertently used my patented stern mama look on a friend's child yesterday and the kid cried... *sigh*

10:30 pm

we can be 28 together???

10:31 pm

don't sigh... good for you! i have a similar look - once in toronto, stopped a panhandler in mid-word with the look....

10:32 pm

I made a student cry the other day and I didn't even give a stern look! She spilled water on her desk and I told her she had to be careful with her bottle and she started crying.

10:32 pm

Oh no stid! Poor little thing :-)

10:32 pm

the kid obviously needed it! made him/her stop and think... not likely to transgress like that again...

10:32 pm

kids cry waaaaaaay too easily these days....

10:33 pm

Feeling so dumb

10:33 pm

Some people are created more sensitive. Believe me, they don't want to be that way.

10:34 pm

And pushing them doesn't "toughen them up".. it often makes it worse.

10:34 pm

Hi again...

10:34 pm

Hey Jellen!

10:34 pm

Hi

10:34 pm

I'm VERY sensitive. I cry at the drop of a hat & i don't want to be that way!

10:35 pm

Don't feel dumb, rocky...we all have been beginners here!

10:36 pm

No i just found a word i should have found long ago

10:36 pm

Exactly Min. I'm not that way as much as I used to be, but boy it took a lot of work.LOL

10:36 pm

well done rocky!

10:36 pm

But you found it! Yay for you!

10:36 pm

don't cry min... we love you! we are all created differently

10:36 pm

Ya i ges

10:36 pm

I don't cry much -- usually -- and don't really understand why some people do; but I certainly don't like to trigger other peoples' waterworks!

10:36 pm

jellen came back!!!!

10:36 pm

(((min)))

10:36 pm

hey jellen!

10:36 pm

And Min.. I've come to terms with the fact that the problems associated with being that sensitive, I wouldn't give up because then I'd have to give up all the positive aspects too.

10:37 pm

you're going to get a lot of that rocky, we all do, just go with it. don't beat yourself up over shoulda-coulda-woulda....

10:38 pm

Usealy peeps who are sensitive are really nice peeps

10:38 pm

Yup. True that rocky!

10:39 pm

On the other hand, there is something going on when telling a child "no" in a calm voice about something that is previously agreed upon/understood triggers tears. Speaking as a teacher now, something like that (and it happens a lot more nowadays than it used to) is a red flag and I go talk to the school counselor.

10:39 pm

i get that stiddie! i literally never cry (not sure that's a good thing) but i can be a bit hard... especially on kids... funny thing is, they like me anyway... because i have rules and structure - not something they all get at home.

10:40 pm

I usually see peeps around EAster

10:40 pm

RURU!!!! ((hugs)) what fun to see you this evening!

10:41 pm

Although a way to get over being sensitive is to go through some toughf stuff in your life

10:41 pm

ruru came back :)

10:41 pm

Hi Stid

10:42 pm

being sensetive does not mean you can't be strong too rocky.... but i get you.

10:42 pm

I never cry...

10:42 pm

and rust never sleeeps ;)

10:42 pm

yes, once they are used to me it generally settles down. :-) Which is good. otherwise, as long as I know they aren't experiencing out-of-school issues, I generally ignore them so they can calm down.

10:44 pm

But it's a case-by-case basis. Different kids need different approaches. Just like in a family.

10:44 pm

kids actually want definite boundaries and rules easily understood, imho... they don't get enough of it.... and we now have 2 generations of kids that have such a sense of self-entitlement! and no one to blame but ourselves... present company excluded, of course

10:44 pm

of course, kate... LOL

10:45 pm

The senistivity starts at home alot of the time cuz parents spoil thier kids and then they go to school and for the first time they are told no

10:46 pm

Hello rururocks!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

10:46 pm

i'm not saying there aren't damn good parents out there... there are just too many that will try to throw money at a problem rather than spend their TIME to get to the rooot of it and correct what's wrong

10:46 pm

I am known for being "strict but fair" and the kids respond to that. I wasn't sure it was the right approach (it comes pretty naturally to me, I am NOT a cuddly teacher, and I do not talk as if asking for permission)... but after March and how the kids responded I know it was working for them at least.

10:46 pm

you got it oin one rocky! very astute of you for a 15 year old...

10:46 pm

adult tears are oftenfrom something you know not of. Same with kids. It helps to watch and listen.

10:47 pm

very true, roundbarn

10:47 pm

and touh stuff makes peole more sensitive--often--to other people, to living.

10:47 pm

hi rooundbarn :) glad of your input :)

10:47 pm

unless it makes them harder-edged

10:48 pm

if they crawl into themselves--or you do.

10:49 pm

Bulling also has alot to do with it cuz the emotions just sit there and build up and then at every tiny thing they let it all out

10:49 pm

here you are a stranger, stidmama--yet I am noticing how you are progressing with your loss, talking to your mom, talking abt your kids--I son't know you but I am more sensitive to you

10:49 pm

a defined set of rules didn't make hundreds of generations 'harder-edged", the difference is in not re-inforcing the rules and standing by the need for correction - and yes, punishment as ewarranted

10:51 pm

Hello RoundBarn!How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

10:51 pm

rocky - bullying has been a problem since the beginning of time... the difference, is that now we are trying to do something about it, but it is hard to make kids understand about it... it is more complicated than it looks at first glance

10:52 pm

i understand that

10:53 pm

Min, do I have your phone in Burlington? Maybe you'd drive out to the lake.

10:53 pm

But since it wasn't dealt with earlyer its much harder to stop

10:54 pm

My cell is lost--have to get a new one tmr before I leave Thurs. I hope I can get the same number. It seems crazy to connect my phone in Vt for 10 days.

10:54 pm

thanks roundbarn -- I am a person who believes strongly in not mind-reading, so I am quite straightforward.

10:55 pm

You should be able to keep your same number, roundbarn -- as long as you are not moving a long distance?

10:56 pm

i must excuse myself from the chat log soon, "shameless" is coming on....

10:57 pm

Actually,since the meet-up is not happening I will not be in Burlington. I am going to try again at another time to do a meet-up on New York or Connecticut maybe next summer.

10:57 pm

I got the phone in Wis so it's 262. I live in 217&, Illinois! And Vermont is 802! I'll ask. And you oknow what--then it will show up.

10:57 pm

Every one who has been bullied feels theneed to bullie some one els so it never stops

10:58 pm

Ah, kate, thanks for the help this evening! I have to go, too. I have decided to work on my knitting project (a random-pattern scarf) when I watch TV with my fellows. We are going through the whole star trek series (all of them!) this summer!

10:58 pm

rocky - most bulllies have very low self -esteem and they lash out at others they think are weaker in some way than they are... not always physical strength, sometimes it's a simple as targeting a smart kid that has very few friends, and no one to help defend him from the bullying

10:59 pm

I hope you-all have a wonderful week coming up. **scatters choclits and ice creams for everyone** *poof*

10:59 pm

<-------wants ot move to stiddie's for the summer to watch star trek!!!!! can i can i can i ???? huh? hu? hiuh?

11:00 pm

New puzzle in a minut

11:00 pm

bye stiddie!!!

11:00 pm

Never mindnother hour

11:00 pm

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

11:00 pm

rocky... new puzzle in an hour... 1 a.m. your time

11:01 pm

No 12

11:01 pm

alot

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alot

11:02 pm

sorry, confusing time zones and very tired.... poofing to watch shjameless noew... see you all later!

11:03 pm

By

11:58 pm

hello all

11:59 pm

hi ursh :) just watching the las of my tv program...bbs

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