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12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

flip -- made it on time again!

12:02 am

flip and hello all

12:03 am

hi ursh -- an min

Clues are up

12:03 am

ty Lickety

12:04 am

Thank you, Lickety!

12:06 am

hi all!! NBT/NBS

12:06 am

hi all and thanks lickety!

12:07 am

phant -- eerie

12:07 am

hi everyone, wow, a baby one

12:07 am

Phantoms: edit, every and review

12:07 am

hi flosey

12:07 am

hi jilli

12:08 am

hi diz

12:08 am

nbs but not nbt yet

12:09 am

Thank you Lickety, however,that list is still yesterday's list.

12:09 am

I'm stopping at 35 words. I will come back later on to finish

12:10 am

I have the right list,, min -- are you using Expert?

12:11 am

hello everyone

12:11 am

hi ruru

12:11 am

hi ruru

12:11 am

hi ru

12:12 am

No, I am uing Google Chrome and I refreshed many time. I do not need list now anyway.Maybe I will get it later today

12:12 am

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I will see you later maybe

12:12 am

nite minver

12:13 am

perv doesn't work...

12:13 am

min, if you're still here, click on a white area in Lickety nd then ctrl+ F5

12:13 am

lol erda

12:14 am

quey

12:14 am

*heads to pb*

12:14 am

ty ruru

12:16 am

found the pe 7

12:19 am

monkeys found fi 5/22 -- Fi 5/22 is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of the fi 5/22 plant, Furcraea andina, a xerophytic monocot native to Andean regions of Colombia, Ecuador, and ... (not in our dicitonary)

12:19 am

*dictionary

12:21 am

needlecase alert

12:22 am

nbt too now

reune is what you do at a reunion, right?

12:23 am

lol, rasta

12:23 am

brb

12:23 am

reune is what rafael nadal does :"D

12:25 am

:-D

12:26 am

nbt/nbs thanks for the pe7 ru.

12:27 am

FWs

12:27 am

it kind of slowly ended huh crayola?

12:27 am

nice. wtg diz

12:27 am

heh

12:29 am

Thanks for pe7 ruru!!

12:32 am

un7

12:33 am

wow.. i'm totally stuck

12:33 am

fe5,20

12:34 am

oohhh just found the fe6/39 :-)

12:34 am

that pr7 is odd, how do you do that

12:35 am

oooooooooh une.. that's my missing f

12:35 am

aha!

12:36 am

need to find it

12:36 am

though

12:38 am

can you give me a hint?

12:40 am

never mind

12:40 am

.. 9 left

12:41 am

sorry -- had to reboot!!

12:41 am

en 7

12:41 am

it's okay.. you have rafa on your mind :D

12:41 am

yes yes yes!!

12:42 am

the p's are killing me

12:45 am

I be weary . . . gnite *poof*

12:45 am

pr 7

12:45 am

x2 ru

12:45 am

ugh

12:46 am

first pr7 - odd to me, perhaps a pr7 warmup??

12:47 am

that's the one I found

12:47 am

is that the "seen before" one?

12:47 am

g'day from me

12:47 am

got it .. fireworks

12:48 am

wtg ru

12:48 am

and hi rose

12:48 am

WTG RURU!!!!

12:48 am

the p's are horrible

12:48 am

wtg ruru

12:48 am

thank you for that pr knight

12:48 am

I'm voting republican now :D

12:48 am

yw - congrats

12:49 am

nice - that will replace my vote

12:49 am

hello flosey. have you had a nice day?

12:50 am

a busy one rose, enjoyed a lunch out with friends, then to a meeting at south end, then off to the lawyer to change our wills

12:50 am

change them/

12:50 am

update was necessary

12:50 am

?

12:50 am

oh

12:51 am

you didn't need to put me in the will flosey

12:51 am

i'm happy to clue you as necessary :D

12:51 am

wow!! certainly busy, dear. you must be pooped. i know nowadays that any amount of travelling brings me undone.

12:51 am

lol, we have to set aside money because the girls will have to pay a land transfer tax on mountain property - only farmland can b e grandfathered

12:52 am

ah

12:52 am

I have to change my trust and will too.. i'll get it done soon

12:53 am

whatever they say is wrong.. getting old is a bitch

12:54 am

strongly agree ru

12:54 am

Amen, ru.

12:54 am

hi Peach

12:55 am

Hi flosey.

12:56 am

okay. i'm heading out.. anyone need help yet?

12:57 am

bbl

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other than Don with the blood pressure monitor :D

12:57 am

thanks but I can plod along, sweet sleep ru

12:57 am

only 9 left

12:58 am

you have all the p's flosey?

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yes thanks

12:59 am

missing 4 r's

12:59 am

you're home free then

1:00 am

hi all, way to reboot bridge flosey, grand slam nt bid and made

1:00 am

lol, ruru....we put that away last night, now we are playing with thermometers

1:00 am

oh jeezus

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thanks joso that was fun

1:01 am

hope you come back again

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*looks innocently at ruru* what mate?

1:01 am

Played bridge today online with joso]

1:01 am

* I think I took that one tooooo far *

1:01 am

I will, got to brush up on my bidding though

1:02 am

and he's good - he was apologizing for being rusty - NOT

1:02 am

what bridge site do you play on?

1:02 am

roflol, ruru

1:03 am

"bridge over trouble waters Crayola"

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heh

1:03 am

you now the saying, when you're hot.....

1:03 am

Yahoo, advanced 6 usually

1:03 am

hand eval came right back, but you had to notice long pauses as i racked my brain for the right bid

1:03 am

I bet the mercury was rising huh granny

1:04 am

ah but you did come up with the right bid

1:04 am

just call don mr fahrenheit...

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I wish I had a good retort to that :D

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want to try.....well, i'll be blowed?

1:06 am

I guess if you hold it in your hands the temperature goes up

1:06 am

lol...that is your area of expertise, i believe....

1:07 am

well...I can't argue that

1:07 am

very quick play at yahoo, will be better with a bit of practice. you played the hands vey well, have you read watson's play of the hand flosey?

1:08 am

I am handy to have around :D

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*groan* ruru!!

1:09 am

back again -- hi joso -- another bridge nut, I see.

1:09 am

oh, goodie. we recorded the motoGP last weekend. don has put it on.....gosh these kids have nerves of steel.

1:09 am

hi jilli, you too?

1:11 am

flosey and I play at the same club, but I don't play online

1:12 am

Just getting back into it myself

1:13 am

I used to play at gamezone but then microsoft bought it and gradually destroyed the site

1:15 am

I have a copy of that Watson book but haven't looked at it years -- probably should.

1:17 am

great book, I should reread the last half myself, brush up on the more obscoure plays. That book has bailed me out of many a bad contract.

1:17 am

*in years

1:19 am

hubby has a lot of books on bridge, has done a bit of teaching

1:21 am

I think watson nailed hand play entirely, but bidding keeps on developing

1:22 am

that sounds right, joso. Even people who bid other systems play much the same way.

1:24 am

are you and hubby a smooth playing team flosey?

1:26 am

hubby is better than I - we use to play together but he plays with the chap who does the scoring for the duplicate club

1:26 am

he has a better memory than I

1:27 am

those two know what everyone has in their hands and remember everything after the game.

1:28 am

but flosey and her hubbby were a smooth team when they played together -- and they will again when her hubby's current partner takes off for Kauai

1:28 am

my granddad used to love playing vs. couples. said they find it easier to bicker than other partnerships.

1:29 am

joso, did you ever play duplicate bridge?

1:30 am

I don't know if I can still do that, the bidding lead to flosey playing most of the hands, which she did very well

1:31 am

but you pushed me to slam, so you haven't forgotten too much, joso

1:32 am

I did a bit of duplicate, but found most dup players too serious, not fond of playing for blood. like an occasional open chat about the last hand.

1:32 am

wow, 7 NT bid and made is a thrill! Congrats!

1:33 am

it is a more serious game, but it does keep you on your toes

1:34 am

monster hand and flosey opened, ez to do, just had to suck up some guts to follow through with what was right (and remeber how to ask for aces ove nt)

1:34 am

our Sat aft foursome plays Chicago, duplicate style so that we can discuss hands afterwards.

1:35 am

Using Gerber, I asssume. Do you ask for kings by steping up or going 6 C?

1:36 am

I used a jump to 4c

1:37 am

I like que bidding aces but didn't want to assume that system in a pickup game

1:37 am

yes, that's for aces. What do you do to ask for kings?

1:38 am

oh, sorry -- 4c is not Gerber.

1:38 am

or is it -- I'm half asleep, lol!

1:38 am

didn't bother with kings, Had 3 in hand and all aces between us, when to 7 direct after that

1:39 am

nice -- but if you had to ask for kings, how would you do it?

1:39 am

I think of it as blackwood after a nt, but the after nt variant may be gerber

1:40 am

5c

1:41 am

gotcha. Some just go up one suit -- that's what I wanted to know.

1:43 am

I have 24 words left and can't see anything but bridge cards at this point so I'll leave this for tomorrow if I have time or inclination! Goodnight all...*poof

1:43 am

the more complex systems have real advantages but in a pickup game I find it better to rely on the oldies

1:45 am

bye jilli

1:46 am

7 here to go but hubby started, got a few before going to bed

1:46 am

goodnight jilli

1:48 am

very tired, must get to bed, have to bake in the morning and playing bridge (live) in the afternoon

1:49 am

lucky you, live is best, g'nite flosey

1:49 am

would love to play bridge with you again joso

1:50 am

your bids seemed to be right on this afternoon - don't think we messed up on any??

1:50 am

I'll be back.... dun du dunnnn

1:50 am

good

1:50 am

and now goodnight, and to you I presume?

1:51 am

I did, miscounted and failed to open, missed an ace. the 5 club contract

1:51 am

ok, but no problem - happens with the best

1:52 am

oh, getting ahead of self - going to Victoria tomorrow, the other, is Friday

1:53 am

sounds like you are living the good life flosey

1:54 am

it does get busy - hubby is very busy with the Fall Fair, he is one of the Farmers Institute directors

1:54 am

that is next weekend

1:55 am

must go, I'll be on tomorrow morning to pic up the last 7

1:56 am

ok, c u later, enjoy victoria

1:56 am

thanks

1:56 am

& tnx for the games

2:15 am

omg someone shrunk my babble!

2:15 am

Errrr good morning all... :)

2:15 am

lol, sprite, hello sweetie

2:15 am

cold water wash for babble ONLY

2:15 am

{{hugs}}

2:16 am

amen to that, joso! Hi rose, joso, *hugs* Great to see you.

2:16 am

rose, how are you doing? Any bad effects after your work day?

2:18 am

no, hun. found out today my colleague has changed all the drug registers....to a different format. i now have 15 registers to audit. will keep me very busy for a while.

2:19 am

i hate it when someone else messes with my drugs

2:19 am

well, auditing is not the most fun part of your job, but good that you have sitting-down work for now. You totally rock for keeping at it, no matter the peer pressure.

2:19 am

have also started the 'assets' folders for the 6 operating rooms. now that's a nightmare. found some equipment overdue for servicing by almost a year.

2:19 am

argh rose... that is kind of scary!

2:19 am

joso, I couldn't agree more :D

2:20 am

well at least it's still functioning. am gonna address that issue next week.

2:21 am

I somebody in trouble

2:21 am

yeah, the point is, of course, the moment it stops functioning... and the hospital can't say they did everything possible to keep it in working order.

2:21 am

and some of the biomed numbers are so old, that they have been almost cleaned completely off. and that's another kettle of fish...

2:21 am

what is the trouble, joso?

2:22 am

cleaned off = written off?

2:22 am

not here, whomever is in rose's sights

2:22 am

yes, joso, someone is very de4 in the gunky. they are supposed to have a data base which tells them when our equipment needs servicing.

2:23 am

ah, yes indeed, joso. Sorry, bit slow in the uptake.

2:23 am

lol, no sprite. all equipment is cleaned between cases. the chemic als have started to rub the ID off.

2:25 am

ah ok rose! Now I understand. No way to check those equipment then... jeez.

2:25 am

and i have found some equipment which hasn't been safety checked. for goodness sake!! staff are that anxious to get their hands on stuff, they are placing themselves and others in danger. grrr!

2:26 am

you have new stickers or something to renumber them, a faithful old sharpie

2:26 am

sprite, am hoping i can find serial numbers, which are different to biomed numbers.

2:26 am

also scary, rose. You sitting down may have a more positive impact on the department as a hole than you running around!

2:27 am

as a Whole. Jeez. Freudian slip!

2:27 am

am gonna bounce this baby straight to the person who is responsible.

2:27 am

but report it to someone over their head, I hope

2:28 am

now is the time for ruru to pounce

2:28 am

oh, yes. my boss has to be made aware of the deficiency.

2:28 am

oh yeah, he would play on my blunder for sure :D

2:28 am

couldn't agree more, rose. It is human life they are playing with.

2:29 am

You sound like you've built up quite a head of steam rose

2:30 am

leaking from the ears?

2:31 am

sorry, if i seem distracted. watching the final 2 laps of last weekends motoGP

2:31 am

last lap

2:32 am

I find grannies for motoGP an amusing concept

2:34 am

wow!! what a race, 1st, 2nd and 3rd almost joined at the exhaust. whew! good cardiac workout, lol

2:34 am

no odder than seniors for dungeons and dragons I suppose

2:36 am

how is the world treating you Sprite?

2:36 am

now, what we4 you saying joso? about me and motoGP?

2:37 am

It just makes me smile, a bit ridiculous and fun to perceive someone thoroughly enjoying something

2:38 am

btw, caught up with zooz last night/ anyway, the tip i gave him is working, with the felines.

2:39 am

nice back pedal, joso..lolol

2:40 am

joso, are you back into your swim routine?

2:40 am

oh, If i let peoples opinions affect my fun would have given up gaming and comics years ago

2:41 am

yes, found a new pool and schedule, went out today. Was right, all the school pools closed to the public now.

2:42 am

yeah, mate. so totally agree. it was amazing! the year i turned 50 i realised...hey i am half a century old, my opinion does count.

2:42 am

proud of you, mate.did you hear i have to have surgery?

2:43 am

the world? Not sure, joso. Am kind of in hiding. It is a bit muchish.

2:43 am

no, knew it was a possibility but had not heard it was for sure yet

2:44 am

*gentle hugs and butterfly kisses for sprite*

2:44 am

aw thank you rose :)

2:44 am

aww sprite, don't deny the world you, it would be missing a fine thing

2:45 am

yeah, joso, we are going for plan A. open the knee, in the tibial prosthesis there is a plastic insert. he is going to exchange it for a thicker version. no bone pain, just skin pain this time.

2:45 am

it was so odd yesterday. First my daughter breaking down in tears, and deciding to stay with a friend rather than having Tim at home without any solution. Then my husband breaking down in tears because Caya felt she had to leave home to feel ok. And me? God knows. Just picking up the pieces, I guess.

2:46 am

awww joso, what a lovely thing to say!

2:46 am

rose, skin pain is no fun, but wayyyy better than bone pain. Am glad.

2:46 am

ahng in there, sprite, you ARE gonna do this, hun. i have every faith that you can.

2:47 am

so work not to last long, more recovery time and physio?

2:48 am

oh, I agree rose, I can. Only the price is gonna be high, I am afraid. I keep myself going because I need to help my husband and daughter, and because I am the one who has to do all the telephone calls and talks. Not sure what will happen once this is over.

2:48 am

and, hey, sprite, amd gonna go with extra magnesium malate post-op, instead of cortisone(prednisolone)

2:48 am

oh wowwww rose! That is wonderful!

2:49 am

I DO have less pain, rose, thanks to the mag. malate. It is official now.

2:49 am

It's surprising how much surgery takes out of you

2:49 am

lol joso, great one-liner.

2:49 am

sweetheart, you will fall gracefully into a heap, in the loving arms of all who love you. either physically or figuratively.

2:50 am

*pleased sigh* and * ear-to-ear cheesy grin* wow!!! have you told your doctor yet?

2:50 am

I hope so, rose. I feel so isolated. Did I tell you Tim came home yesterday, as planned? All angry young man, so hostile. All triggers for my ptsd are active now.

2:51 am

not yet, haven't seen doc yet. But will do so! The combination of glucosamine/chondroitine and magnesium malate works wonders on my ability to move with less pain.

2:51 am

darn, sprite. praying for tim's heart and mind to be open to the idea he has to grow up, now.

2:52 am

Sounds grimm sprite, but you seem to be doing the right stuff, plodding along, taking the right steps. Probably a long haul, but you will get there.

2:52 am

thanks so much for being there for me. You don't know how much it matters right now... it makes all the difference.

2:53 am

*hugs joso and rose*

2:53 am

Fells feeble at this end, but glad it helps

2:53 am

it sure helps, joso.

2:56 am

joso, you, feeble? never!! your understanding, and well timed humour are wonderful, and very much appreciated.

2:56 am

<--- what rose said

2:59 am

He sure seem angry at something. I will be interesting to see if counseling reveals what. Hopefully something that can be addressed. And if he can learn to deal with anger some other way. At the moment he is starting to look like a wife beater in the making, your actions now have a good chance to ward of even more serious problems.

3:00 am

*sigh* just realised i don't get a late morning start until next monday. tomorrow, up for day out with a friend, saturday up for usual washing, ironing, cleaning, sunday up for church....all good but have been spoilt by being able to have more than one lie-in per week.

3:00 am

what do you know, words do have effects, ego swells

3:00 am

my thoughts exactly. I am truly worried about his conception of physical violence as a reasonable reaction.

3:01 am

*giggles* Rose wants to be a lady of leasure :)

3:02 am

can i just say here, that i totally blame the film industry for this attitude in our young? for years they have pushed violence and a complete disregard for others.

3:02 am

whats wrong with that, I hope to become a man of leisure

3:02 am

nothing wrong with that, joso :)

3:03 am

don't know how but still have the hope

3:03 am

rose, I think that certainly has impact. But also the attitude that they deserve to have all they want, when they want it. Makes me sick at heart to see it.

3:04 am

yeah, joso...so totally with you, mate. the way i figure it, after 43 years off paying taxes to my country, it's time for my country to support me.

3:04 am

hope is essential, joso

3:04 am

sounds more than fair to me, rose

3:05 am

as we speak of children feeling entitled, lol

3:05 am

sprite, and as they become older, they think they can have what their parents have, after a life time of working hard, without working for it.

3:05 am

exactly, rose.

3:06 am

yeah but we earned our right to a bit of leasure... our children haven't earned squat yet.

3:06 am

Not a new concept. Dad often told me I never worked a day in my life.

3:07 am

I agree, in the bad old days many kids were treated for too badly in the home, I think society has over compensated

3:07 am

hello, o-o. so we are not alone with that concept, then?

3:07 am

hi BabbleRabble, that is true. But I think your father could have told you much nicer things... you are working very hard every day of your life.

3:09 am

BR, really like your account on wool-gathering. very interesting.

3:10 am

was just about to say the same thing. Just read it, very interesting.

3:11 am

ditto

3:12 am

owww!! arthritis in left foot very painful. the weather has changed today, and my foot is telling me it doesn't like it...lol, get a life, foot.

3:13 am

aw poor foot. Very painful indeed.

3:13 am

this Icon profile thing is kind of weird, meet someone and immediately lift their skirts to see beneath

3:14 am

hehehe, but you get to decide whether you want to lift them to your ankles, or to your knees, or all the way up. Of course, seeing you in skirts would be revealing without any lifting.

3:15 am

hey the scots wear skirts....and quite well too.

3:16 am

true. I didn't say I didn't like it... just that it is revealing :)

3:16 am

ok, or drop their trousers, humm hearty drawers

3:16 am

awww so sweet, those hearty drawers.

3:17 am

*giggle* yeah sprite. and what does a scotsman wear under his kilt???

3:17 am

my favorite word, rose ;)

3:18 am

lolol, joso, we call them granny drawers....don't own a pair myself, despite my mother's attempt to get me to wear them...

3:20 am

scotsmen wear granny drawers, learn something every day

3:20 am

and did i ev4 tell you about the time i was 7 months pregnant(read 10 months, as i pop out early and extremely well), and she tried to get me to wear a pair of french knickers? my hubby was thrilled....my tummy made the knickers legs wide open.....

3:21 am

no fumbling needed...lololol.

3:21 am

lolol rose

3:22 am

Can't properly envision, you got photos?

3:22 am

ROFLOL joso....NO!!~!!

3:23 am

trying very hard to envision

3:23 am

roflol

3:24 am

she probably does, just too stingy to share

3:24 am

joso, perhaps you don't know what french knickers look like? well google it, mate

3:24 am

too stringy maybe

3:25 am

It's the preggy distortion that i need help with

3:26 am

lol, well you're on your own, joso.

3:26 am

she is lying, joso, I found her: http://tinyurl.com/l9mnr7b

3:26 am

I google ' rose french knickers pregnant' and I got loads of hits

3:26 am

you have some wonderful ideas as to what google is for rose

3:29 am

Babble is a unique place, I have never had ladies guide me to porn before

3:29 am

*grin*

3:29 am

lololol....you two are amazing....and so is google.

3:30 am

I wouldn't classify that picture of rose as porn. It is tasteful, artistic and romantic. Beautiful belly, rose!

3:30 am

wish it was mine...;(

3:31 am

must be. Googled it with your name ;)

3:31 am

forever yours in my mind now rose

3:31 am

now double the belly....and you are getting close.

3:32 am

same here, rose. I was so big around I couldn't get my arms around it. They thought both times I might be hiding a twin somewhere. And everything at the front... no telling I was pregnant from behind.

3:32 am

i used to 'pop' out by 8 weeks. at 12 weeks i looked 16 weeks. i had very big babies.

3:32 am

but on entering a room, it was belly entered... all waiting... then me.

3:33 am

roflol, sprite. exactly...

3:33 am

so sprite, went to flosey's bridge site and played a half dozen hands, bid and made a grand slam

3:33 am

my first was the weight of a house brick...9lb...and it felt like a house brick, too

3:33 am

wow joso, great! Just read in your bio that you play too. I never learned this game.

3:34 am

lolol, what? no pregnancy stories to share?

3:34 am

mine were both 9 pounders as well. Yeah, hard work to get them out.

3:35 am

ok, I was 11lb, 4 oz, started out buy nearly killing my mom

3:35 am

argh joso, that is huge!

3:35 am

must look up lb

3:35 am

so i have heard

3:35 am

joso, which number bub we4 you?

3:36 am

ah ok... rose, mine were about 10lb

3:36 am

????

3:36 am

sprite, 1 kg is 2.2lb

3:36 am

joso, where amongst your siblings we4 you?

3:37 am

ah, number one son

3:37 am

yes I found it, one lb is about 1,1 kg.

3:38 am

ooooohhhh, poor mom... how many after you?

3:38 am

other way around. One lb is about 1,1 dutch pond

3:39 am

oh, sprite, didn't realise the dutch measurements we4 different to ours....

3:39 am

5.102 kgs

3:39 am

it is so easy to say a pound is a pond, but it is not the case, lol.

3:42 am

10.2 pond

3:43 am

anyway, after 3 days labor decided on cesarean

3:43 am

oh you might enjoy this too. I came across the phase 'hell bent for leather' and wondered where it came from. Check out this site: http://tinyurl.com/lsdjtjn

3:44 am

3 days of labour? Omg, poor woman! I did 2 and I was deadbeat.

3:46 am

i didn't last more than a few hours, before screaming like a fish-wife. was induced after some gentle cramps, to full-blown 2nd stage...was quite happy to cruise, but my OB had other ideas.

3:46 am

regular doc was fishing for the weekend, the weekend guy was afraid to try cesarean, when regular doc returned took us to op room right away

3:47 am

no way a woman can deliver naturally after 3 days of labour. Just too darn tired.

3:47 am

and where is the lovely puglet?.....

3:47 am

I ah, wouldn't know.

3:48 am

hey, joso, lovely to see you...lolol

3:48 am

Here! Running late

3:49 am

ah ha

3:49 am

hiya pug! *hug*

3:49 am

{{hugs}} hello pugs, dear

3:49 am

sleep in?

3:49 am

morning dear friends--hugs back

3:49 am

my son started out hardheaded... literally. His skull parts were already partly fused.

3:50 am

for me yes

3:51 am

apparently my folks watched me very carefully for the first few years, were told there was every chance I would grow up bobo

3:51 am

hope you don't have a headache pug

3:52 am

bobo?

3:52 am

yo, sprite, ouch. my first had to have his skull collapsed, and his fontaneele we4 folded over on each other. OB thought he had brain-damaged him. nothing further from the truth.

3:52 am

mentally deficient or damaged

3:52 am

*fontanelle*

3:53 am

ah ok, joso. well, thank God you weren't.

3:53 am

its just a dull one--but I've been up and down for whatever reason

3:53 am

guess we should have known he would be a hardheaded teenager as well

3:53 am

*giggle* yeah sprite.

3:53 am

*hugs pug* Glad to see you though, hun.

3:53 am

how is everyone

3:54 am

pugs, how is your fe5?

3:54 am

who knows, maybe i missed out on being a supergenius.... or could have spelled

3:54 am

been better. But hanging in there.

3:54 am

pugs, i did email you.

3:54 am

great right now

3:55 am

sprite does your country not have z-codes?

3:55 am

oh okay Rose--

3:55 am

z-codes?

3:55 am

joso...always a genius in my eyes...anyone who can play bridge is a genius.

3:55 am

zip codes

3:56 am

we have post codes. The format for dutch mail is: name street + number postcode + city country

3:57 am

oh, am a genius, technically. just not a supergenius

3:57 am

if you write it down exactly as I did in the email, it will find me.

3:57 am

supergeniuses are almost always unhappy. I think genius is good enough.

3:57 am

okay --I didnt know that

3:58 am

would you want to be, joso? my stepson is....and quite insular because of it.

3:58 am

I get by ;)

3:58 am

yeah well, it is interesting, all the different address formats in the world. I do postcrossing and it is really fascinating.

3:58 am

brave joso, so brave

3:58 am

my point exactly, rose

3:58 am

lol

3:59 am

lol, postcrossing better than cross dressing.

3:59 am

I dont think Ive ever mailed outside the states to tell the truth

3:59 am

joined mensa a couple of times, bunch of crashing bores

4:00 am

roflol rose. Indeed. Do you know postcrossing Very nice: http://www.postcrossing.com/

4:01 am

yeah, joso. totally agree. hubby nearly fainted when he found out my mensa score was 30 points above his 'gifted' son.

4:01 am

I got cobwebbs across my eyes-lol

4:01 am

another lovely Canadian who played here always said she was a member of Densa which would always give us a laugh (she so wasn't!)

4:01 am

Evening all

4:01 am

and helloooo lyn

4:01 am

hi lynx

4:02 am

morning Lyn

4:02 am

hiya lyn :) xxx Lovely to see you. I hope you have been well?

4:02 am

where you been, hun?

4:02 am

Lori, I believe, lyn? Happened to see her in chat recently

4:03 am

Very well - just doing Spring cleaning stuff around the house - well actually outside the house - been lovely weather (until today)

4:03 am

Yes Sprite - nice to know she is still around

4:04 am

yeah, lyn...who ordered the rain....

4:04 am

fireflies

4:04 am

Congrats Sprite!

4:04 am

WTG SPRITE!!!!!

4:04 am

w2g Sprite and I bet Rose and Joso too

4:05 am

lyn, wanna come up here? not too mobile at the moment. :(

4:06 am

whats happening with you Rose - enforced rest again?

4:06 am

congrats sprite

4:06 am

I am going to leave you guys... stuff to do... must wash dishes that son didn't do yesterday... walk the dog (ditto)... ride my hometrainer. *hugs* to you all and thanks for being there for me.

4:07 am

Sprite how did it go with the return of Tim

4:07 am

bye Sprite...have a good day XX

4:07 am

hey rose, is your surgery scheduled yet?

4:07 am

bye Sprite. sounds like a fun filled day there-lol hugs back

4:08 am

not great, pug. He was very hostile. My adult part makes me stay here, but my inner ptsd child wants to run and never come back.

4:08 am

g'bye sprite, have a good one

4:08 am

ahh Sprite, so sorry

4:08 am

tomorrow meeting with school counsellor, pug. We are getting help, things will work out in the end.

4:09 am

no joso, surgeon's receptionist only sent of request yesterday....

4:09 am

Sorry to read Sprite, hang in there

4:09 am

yes, when it storms you can bet the sun will come out again

4:10 am

lyn....just not allowed too much upright activity.

4:10 am

xoxox, sprite.

4:10 am

You are in my prayers Sprite

4:11 am

upright aka not allowed on feet? are you working Rose?

4:11 am

seated duties only, lyn...and have discovered lots to do

4:12 am

yeah at playing doctor there at home-lol

4:12 am

pugs!!! naughty girl~!!! (oh, yeah)

4:13 am

I was watching big brothers last night and they had a contest having to wear tutu and guess who that brought into mind?==lol

4:13 am

pug, you were the one touting new uses for french knickers rose

4:14 am

Iam not admitting to anything

4:17 am

oh not you pug, rose, sprite, and I. rose started a line of conversation that ended with them guiding into some of the better uses for google. i did egg them on a tad

4:18 am

how did all your running about yesterday work out pug

4:18 am

A TAD??? you led the charge, joso!!~

4:19 am

tiring Joso as alway!

4:20 am

Shhhhhhhhhhh, TRYING to be descrete here

4:20 am

omg, pugs...that is so ...(what is the word????)

4:20 am

Rose read your mail! Everything good but you poor dear how exciting at work(not) lol---is this payback or what

4:21 am

oh, yeah, discreet....thanx joso.

4:21 am

np

4:21 am

anytime

4:22 am

*giggle* to both of you....

4:23 am

as I recall you lead the charge, all I did was ask for a little..... verification

4:24 am

roflo....poor joso, he's having trouble with his memory, pugs. please be gentle with him....

4:24 am

Iam stumped on what this is all about--will have to go back into chat later..sorry

4:25 am

that will tell all.

4:25 am

s'okay, pugs, not sure that will enlighten you much.

4:25 am

is that the short term memory or the long term?

4:25 am

so what is planned for you today pug?

4:25 am

oh, now she gets shy

4:26 am

poor, pugs, caught between the devil and a hard place..lol

4:26 am

well got to go back to town to get plumbing parts is the #1 thing then cleaning I suppose

4:26 am

joso is the devil...i'm the hard place...or is it vice versa?

4:27 am

yuck, not a very nice shape for your day, hun. hope it improves, pugs.

4:27 am

now you want to talk about hard places and soft too I suppose

4:28 am

leaving that one well alone, joso

4:28 am

whats up with the plumbing

4:28 am

nothing wrong with mine.....

4:29 am

getting smarter as time goes on rose, pity

4:29 am

since your memory is going----do you remember last week about the bathroom problem? well------------

4:29 am

*giggle* joso

4:30 am

no, I remember water supply problem, but thought that was licked

4:30 am

went to change the guts in the tank of the pot and found out the bolts that holds the tank on were rotted into

4:31 am

oh yeh, and crossy said you just do this that and the other, np

4:31 am

so now I got to run into town to get replacements

4:32 am

YOU did remember!!!! yeah!!

4:33 am

the memory shecome shegoes,

4:33 am

giggles--you're funny Joso

4:34 am

i think rose would just rather I forget, never going to happen

4:34 am

lolol, gee thanx joso.

4:38 am

she says she is not going to touch that, then makes plumbing sound naughty. I think rose has much repressed beneath the surface, and not all that deeply repressed at that.

4:40 am

anyway must be pressing on, enjoy your days pug and rose, & lynx if she lurks. is worth going back to read pug, I think you would get a giggle or 10

4:41 am

Iam not getting into someone else's plumbing--got enough problem with my own

4:41 am

enjoy yourself Jose and will do--good night

4:41 am

as you prefer, but really just some harmless fun.

4:41 am

pugs, xoxox, hope you have a great day

4:42 am

joso, have enjoyed jousting with you. dinner ready. see you tomorrow, all of you

4:42 am

as you too Rose--hugs

Could I get a clue for en7, please?

5:46 am

Good day to all.

hello

5:46 am

Hi Marc and Scrabbler

5:46 am

I am looking for en7 for us.

thanks

5:48 am

en +when your temperature goes over 99 u have a *****

5:49 am

en + high body temp

5:49 am

thanks Ivesy

thanks got it

5:49 am

TY to Morewords.com

5:50 am

yw... now i need coffee becuz this grid is horrible lol

5:50 am

thank you scrab for going to the trouble too

5:51 am

Morewords rescues Babblers.

we6, please?

5:57 am

Monkey is busy looking

5:57 am

we 4/9 please

5:58 am

w9-do with crying Nancy

5:58 am

we4/9 = past tense of to cry/sob

5:58 am

nm found it

5:59 am

this is a rough grid today

How about we6/39?

5:59 am

Well, the last 24 are hiding from me.

5:59 am

thanks for the clue scrabbler

6:00 am

marc, someone who spins

Its the 7's that driving me crazy

6:00 am

pe7 = to tire out/poop out

6:00 am

I only got 3

6:00 am

un7 = let out of cage

6:01 am

someone who spins cloth with a little different spelling

6:01 am

TY, Nancy

6:01 am

clue for o word?

6:01 am

of5 = more frequently

Got the we, thanks

petered

sorry

6:02 am

Yep, that's it.

6:02 am

hello, friends, with this tiny grid!

6:03 am

Hi Ruby

6:03 am

Hello Ruby--how are you

hello Ruby

6:03 am

ty for the 7' that's a nice gift for a start

6:03 am

Havent seen you for a few days

6:04 am

we've been on at diff times, pugs. Do you still have a fever?

6:04 am

no--Iam much better now--thanks

pr7/48, please?

6:05 am

hello scrabs. There was a program with many rabbits and I thought of you. I would love to have a couple of rabbits, but dn't know what my dogs would do. They go after birds and mice much like cats.....

6:05 am

Then bunnies would be lunch for your pups, so don't get bunnies, unless you can keep them safe.

I got the pr7, thanks

6:06 am

hahah

6:06 am

I've never had a dog before, who went after "game"

6:07 am

pr7 = before the jump into the pool

6:07 am

16 left and I must get ready for work.

6:07 am

that pr7 is a strange word

6:07 am

but tks

6:07 am

I had two pit/boxer mix that I let run with my lose rabbits but it takes alot of time to train the dogs to be kind to them

fe6/39, please?

6:08 am

The puppy, Raffie, catches wounded birds (from crashing into the Windows) and plays with them until they die

6:08 am

It's awful, but there's nought that I can do

6:09 am

(is nought spelled with an o or an a?)

6:09 am

some dogs just have that in their blood Ruby. Unless you are there 24-7 you cant tell them yay or nay

6:10 am

I think its enough-ruby

6:10 am

Iam wrong

6:10 am

these chows ar3e very interesting. We've had 7!!!! and no two are alike

6:10 am

its spelled with a

6:10 am

wept

fe6?

6:10 am

sorry

6:11 am

so hows it going with you Ruby

6:11 am

husband is getting worse and worse, but I am OK

6:12 am

It is very sad, because he realized what's happening

6:12 am

did you have the b-day yet

6:12 am

thats too bad Ruby

6:12 am

30 Sept is his 88th

6:13 am

I thnk everybody should send him b-day wishes

6:13 am

perhaps it would cheer him as he's very deprssed

6:13 am

oh---and no word from the daughter yet on changing her mind

6:13 am

no, she's not interested

6:14 am

well Ruby email me your address and I will send a card as a secret admirer--lol

6:15 am

lol, pugs, you are too sweety!

6:15 am

or even sweet

6:16 am

if it will help a friend then why not

6:16 am

might take his mind off of things a few minutes

6:17 am

and, who knows, it might cher him up. Yesterday, he said it was the worst day e ever had because he lost his glasses

6:18 am

did he ever find them

6:18 am

nope, had to spend $300 to replace them

6:18 am

we can get rose and sprite in on it too--a whole box of cards

6:19 am

oh no!

6:19 am

thAT MIGHT HELP

6:19 am

were they lost there at home

6:20 am

He lost them at the supermarket (he still does the food shopping)

6:20 am

well if nothing else he might feel someone remembers him(though he wont remember us lol)

6:21 am

It is all very sad

6:21 am

yes I know it is and not just for him but you too

6:21 am

He was the smartest man I've ever known, but not any more LOL

6:22 am

You need to remember him as he was so you dont turn bitter towards him(though I know its hard) but he cant help it any more then you can

6:23 am

lots of hugs Ruby Dear

6:23 am

clues for u?

got the fe6

6:24 am

you are right, pugs, and you are a true-blue friend

6:24 am

u????\

6:24 am

clue Marc for Fe6

6:24 am

both u's are related---has to do with set f4

I think it means definite absolute

Also means very hot

6:30 am

too sleepy, time for a lie=down

6:30 am

see yu later, ids

6:30 am

bye Ruby hugs

6:30 am

*woof*

6:31 am

bye everyone

6:32 am

gm, everyone. bye ruby rest well, bye puglet

6:33 am

hello and bye ibd, on way out AND DOWN

6:34 am

stats for the lone F?

6:35 am

I need that one too

6:35 am

help with u pls

6:36 am

found it, fi5.22

6:36 am

un6/7 slavery comes to mind

6:37 am

thanks dawger

6:37 am

ty lbd for un6/7

6:38 am

yw

6:38 am

ty for fi5

6:38 am

stats for o word and right upper corner e word?

6:39 am

of5/16

6:39 am

et5/18

6:40 am

thanks, go the et

6:48 am

Good Morning! TY for your good vibes last night...we slept through the night!!!!

6:49 am

morning, car

6:51 am

Hi Dawg!

6:55 am

tadone!! finito!! fun grid.

6:55 am

Congrats Dawg!

7:00 am

Car, what's wrong with your boy?

7:00 am

He has been having anxiety attacks and a lot of trouble sleeping.

7:01 am

But we found a children's melatonin/chamomile supplement and he took it and slept peacefully for 11 hours!!!!

7:01 am

Good. I hate hearing about kids dealing with anxiety. It's supposed to be a fun time of life.

7:01 am

I know. I was the same way as a kid and I HATE to see him go through it.

7:02 am

I want to teach him NOW how to calm himself and his brain down and get a handle on it. I spent 20+ years with insomnia and I want so much better for him.

7:03 am

As someone once said to me...either you own your thoughts or they own you.

7:03 am

Exactly. But when you get in the cycle and are so over tired, the brain just seems to go to dark places.

7:06 am

Bus time! BRB!!!

7:13 am

Therapy is something to consider. Kids are so much more open to it than adults.

7:13 am

I would love him to go.

7:13 am

Hello, everyone! Car, I just wanted to tell you that the melatonin works well but don't give it to him every night because, at least in my case, my body got used to it and it didn't work as well after a time. Try giving it to him every 2-3 nights instead if you can so it will be effective longer. The more his body gets used too falling asleep at a certain time and staying asleep, the easier it should be for that to happen naturally.

7:13 am

Hi Mimi! Exactly! I am with you on that.

7:15 am

I've been an insomniac most of my life as well...just have a tough time shutting my brain down. Now I find that if I leave the TV on I will fall asleep during a show more easily...especially if it's something I REALLY want to watch!

7:17 am

I think it's also important, car, for him to not get too used to taking something automatically. Kind of sets up a predisposition you don't want him to have. ..but I'm sure you've already thought of that.

7:20 am

Wow, this is one nasty little grid!

7:29 am

good morning everyone;)) have 15 whole minutes to myself and then must head out for classes

7:30 am

{{crossy}} Classes? What are you up to now?

7:31 am

back to school,mimi:)) advanced computer tech,catching up on some math and lots of english lit

7:32 am

after 33 years,it is a bit of a shock

7:32 am

Good for you! I loved going back to school 2 years ago. Appreciated every about it so much more than when I was younger...and actually learned more easily since logic seems to develop more as we mature.

7:33 am

i have a one year pause in my like and decided to fill it with something useful

7:33 am

life

7:34 am

School is always a good idea. I'm still planning to continue once things settle a bit for me.

7:35 am

i tremble at the tought of the calculus and trig in second semester however,but am havig great fun with computer tech in this semester

7:35 am

Phantom: pervert. (No reflection on current chat participants!)

7:35 am

I was dreading the algebra myself but had to stop before I took it...it's still out there on the agenda one day, though.

7:37 am

I took classes online though University of Phoenix and was amazed at how challenging and interesting the classes were. The profs were very good and it's great being in "class" and speaking with people from all over.

7:38 am

They also have a fabulous online library where you can find anything...saves trips to the library and you can copy and paste things easily.

7:38 am

i love the new way the do classes.in the old days ,you have 4-8 subjects all crammed in 35-45 chunks throughout the day,now they spend all day,every day on one subject for just over a month or so,then they move on to next subject

7:39 am

Toronto U is all online and digital texts

7:40 am

Clue please for EN 7?

7:40 am

I think that method improves understanding due to the continuity. Online you can tailor your program to your schedule.

7:40 am

but i go to a sattelite facillity near my home,saves 3 hours drives south to the cities

7:41 am

Just shows we still have a lot to offer the world, right crossy?

7:41 am

indeed,mimi

7:43 am

I'm still in touch via email with the first prof I had 2 years ago...she was terrific. She really valued my participation in class and that enhanced my esteem and my experience.

7:43 am

en7...en + 102° temperature means you have a....

7:43 am

Ty Molly!

7:44 am

well,i must be off,but i will leave you all with a crossy tidbit of the day !!!

7:44 am

Yeah!

7:44 am

hi all. i know i should know this, but may i have a clue for the et5 please

7:44 am

While many think Hydrox cookies were an Oreo knock-off, Hydrox actually came first. They were first made in 1908, four years before the Oreo.

7:44 am

tc all and happy babbling...poink!

7:44 am

et + Scottish for small

7:45 am

Have a great day Crossy!

7:45 am

Bye, crossy!

7:45 am

ty

7:47 am

I'm leaving, too...getting an early start on my work for today. Good touching base...I've been away a bit and missed you all. ((car)) great "seeing" you again.

8:04 am

aaaaaaack, a baby grid!

well it has a few teeth

8:05 am

I am missing the days of over 200 word grids

8:05 am

but i want a nice big grid, without sharp teeth.

8:07 am

"unfew" is the definition of many

8:07 am

i never understand why we can have twas but not twere

8:08 am

Twas unfair of Enable

8:11 am

bichon - think prison for u

8:12 am

ty hurshy

anyone have en7 yet?

8:13 am

en + you might have a ***** of 102 degrees

thanks bich, i am rushing today

8:17 am

yvw TP

8:17 am

*TO

re 5/16?

8:19 am

re + person who served in WW II

8:19 am

re+someone who wet to war

8:20 am

clue for the single e's and the f ples

sorry, d id not realize there we4 two, first one

8:22 am

sue, the upper corner et _ small

8:22 am

et + small

8:23 am

lower left is the duck?

and fw and outta here

8:23 am

pr 6/33? pls

8:24 am

alt spelling of first look

8:25 am

gotta go tend to my animals.

8:25 am

ty phan

8:28 am

6 to go!

8:30 am

aw man how fishy i am

8:32 am

anyone got we6?

8:34 am

morewords it is then

8:34 am

ttfn all

8:46 am

did you get you we6? Just got one - sounds like a fabric maker

8:52 am

Clue please for FE 6?

8:56 am

Hi Car, how are you? Sorry I dont have the FE6

8:56 am

Hi River! I am good. You?

8:56 am

OK, how about the first RE 5/16 then?

8:56 am

I am doing great

8:57 am

I dont list - the only re 5/16 I have is the re + world war II soldier

fe 6/39 + cons. + not audio but ***eo

oops, fe + cons.

8:58 am

thanks luv

8:59 am

I must get back to work - will look for last 9 later

8:59 am

have a great day everyone

bye River

last one any hint for te6 i might be blind

te 6 has the same vowel 3 times

9:00 am

Dang. Should have seen that. TY!

9:00 am

te + the RE 4/4

I'm still looking for the 1st re 5/16, that's my last word

9:01 am

Me too Luv!

thanks got it and fireworks

re + st. *** soap

thanks steve!

9:02 am

TY! Fireworks!

was thinking I had to use the other 4 point tile

9:11 am

<<<< for Crossy :-)

9:24 am

halfway, NBT and NBS - time for breakfast break

9:31 am

back, tring to pay bills by telepone qqrggghh

9:35 am

hello ruby

bills by telepone are always hard; easier if you use the telephone

9:48 am

Good morning friends

9:49 am

hello mr bob

9:55 am

14 left - wiklkl try to finish this evening - time to go be with the grandkids

10:11 am

Good morning all! Wow, teeny grid :(

10:15 am

No dawdling in Babble today. Work! Work! Work!

10:18 am

<feeling lazy

10:24 am

morning all

10:24 am

anyone clue the fi

10:25 am

fi 5/22 word has the two letter tile and ends with a vowel.

10:26 am

got it ty molly

10:26 am

ty min

10:26 am

still having fun with the e's....NOT

10:27 am

Min! You and I must be look a likes today : D

10:30 am

Evidently Molly...I need to thank Minv for clue!

10:30 am

nbt/nbs

10:35 am

I dove de4/6 into this puzzle at flip. Then I pe 7/36 out after finding most of the words. I'm saving my last word so here is a story of clues for you to pr6/33. I have been an en 6/27 and en6/30 those that can finish these grids listless.I do not think I will ev4/7 be able to finish a grid listless. My fe4/7, whose name is Pe 5/12, is being a tw 5/20 and has a fe 6/39 desire to use the computer. He has vi 4/8 to take laptop away from me. If I do not give him computer,he will get te4/5 off and I fr4/7 what he will do. I am going to go get up on my fe4/7 and go eat something & drink some liqu4/8s.Then I am going to go watch the Mel Gibson movie "We We 4/8 Soldiers". Now that you have pr7/52 this story, I hope that you have fe 5/24 words now to find. When I am fr4/7 to use laptop, I will come back to Babbleland to clue until I di 4/8 into the next grid at fliptime. Bye for now. I'll be back later.

10:38 am

Does anybody want to come play Letterblox with me now?

10:39 am

Sorry Min, this is the only word game I have time for.

10:39 am

Same for me minv...sorry

10:40 am

Thanks for the story Min! Found several I didn't have

10:42 am

I just kicked someone else's butt in Letterblox. That is the only word game that does not make me feel inept. Kind of like Wheel of Fortune is the only game show that I watch.

10:42 am

yw magazinemom and hello!

10:45 am

MollyL,sometimes black and white pictures are better than colored ones. At least that is what I believe.

10:50 am

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

10:51 am

Congratulations Jillyjill on your fireworks! Hooray for you!

10:51 am

TY minv...how's work going?

10:55 am

Work is going great today because I am not at work today.

10:57 am

LOL...it's been really slow at mine this week. If it weren't for meetings I would have been totally off yesterday and today.

10:57 am

I had two days of Professional Development the last 2 days

10:57 am

teeny weeny grid

10:58 am

Hello harpjane! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

10:58 am

I am fine minver, just stopping in for a sec.

11:00 am

Hi there harp!

11:02 am

Well, must toddle off and be productive. Have a great day everyone!

11:02 am

Goodbye Jillyjill! I should do the same thing, but I think I'll procrastinate just a little bit longer.I'm still in my pajamas.

11:04 am

LOL...me too but *poof*

11:07 am

No school here today because it's Rosh Hashanah.

11:27 am

when I taught school inBinghamton, they made Jewish teachers use sick days for the High Holidays. I made the change that!

11:27 am

them*

11:27 am

they had a useless teachers' union

11:28 am

Hi Ruby. I live in a predominantly Jewish county so they close the schools for the Jewish holidays and are in session for Veteran"s Day and Columbus Day.

11:29 am

growing up in NY, they closed schools for Good Friday, Columbus Day )there was a big parade) and for Brooklyn-Queens Day (had another name which I don't remember, also A BIG PARADE)

11:30 am

Not for Jewish holidays

11:30 am

(no parades)

11:31 am

School in NYC is not opening til Monday because of the Jewish holiday. What parents who work are going to do, I don't know

11:32 am

There has been a lot of controversy here over closing schools for religious holidays, but so far, it still goes.

11:32 am

and then there was the "Park Fete" where selecteed 5th graders went to Queens Country park and danced around maypoles

11:32 am

Even in CT, where there are far fewer Jews, some schools close. At least Yom Kippur is on a weekend

11:33 am

Bich, my son works at a day care and they are open when the schools are closed.

11:33 am

I remember Park Fete ruby. We probably were there together

11:33 am

You are the only person |'ve ever met who knew about that! I am smiling ear-to-ear. My mother used to make me a frilly skirt for the occasion

11:34 am

My grandson [4 y.o] goes to a Jewish pre-school/day care. They live in the Bay Area. They are closed for two days this week, plus two more days later on this month for more minor holidays

11:34 am

*Imagining Ruby and Bich in skirts with pinafores underneath, dancing around the Maypole*

11:34 am

I have such great memories of them ruby. We used to practice those dances and mayflower things forever

11:34 am

You better believe it young lady

11:35 am

There are no Jews in this village and we cannot be buried in the local cemetery

11:35 am

I still have photos of it

11:35 am

Can you scan them and send them to me ruby? I'd love to see that again.

11:36 am

(I'll meet bichon inthe PB for our own fe**) lol

11:36 am

Actually we should be going to the PB for fe/4

11:36 am

Um, Ruby...so what is the plan? Burial at sea?

11:36 am

I've just gotten a scanner, but don't know hsow to use it

11:37 am

It's easy ruby, I have one.

11:37 am

husb and will be cremated and I'll put his ashes in the garden with the dogs. I don't know what will be done with me.....

11:38 am

I'm getting tossed in the sea :D

11:38 am

easy for you, I can't even find the fi4!

11:38 am

my last words will be eat me

11:38 am

Oh Ruby : ( there should be a plan in place. If you are still on the outs with your son, maybe let your step-daughter know what your wishes are.

11:38 am

thank you for making me laugh, ruru

11:38 am

Good Morning Everyone. How are you all on this fine September day?

11:39 am

Actually, I am happy to say that things are better with my boy (boy?)

11:39 am

(And could someone please give stats or clue for that bottom right corner "O" please?

11:39 am

*Thinks a plane with a banner flying behind it saying EAT ME should do a fly over on Ru's ash scattering*

11:39 am

I think he's just Under a lot of pressure with his crazy job and his weekends of music

11:39 am

morning nef

11:39 am

of 5

11:40 am

no ashes.. just dump me overboard molly

11:40 am

:D

11:40 am

hello nef

11:40 am

Oh...you REALLY want to be chum. I get it.

11:40 am

:D

11:41 am

I spent a lot of years avoiding great whites.. thought I'd give in at the end

11:41 am

I want to go out on a burning barge, like the Pagans did.

11:41 am

when my neighbor had his 60th birthday party his wife arranged for two little planes to make smoke in the shape of a heart over the lake

11:41 am

will you have an A on your forehead?

11:42 am

thanks, ru

11:42 am

welcome nef

11:42 am

on the barge I mean :D

11:43 am

reminds me of a cute joke

11:43 am

and nef is in the grid

11:43 am

a woman is tied to a stake in a village and there's a large crowd gathered round picking up stones to stone her to death..

11:44 am

all of the sudden the clouds part and a bright beam of light comes down and the crowd parts and jesus walked among them.. and said "Hold.. let the person who has never sinned to cast the first stone"

11:44 am

this is a joke?

11:45 am

all of the sudden the crowd bows their head and starts dropping rocks one by one

11:45 am

then from the back a huge rock comes over the crowd and hits the woman on the head and kills her immediately

11:45 am

Jesus just dropped his head and said...

11:45 am

"You know Mom.. sometimes you just piss me off"

11:46 am

hahahah

11:49 am

No A, I have been much naughtier than Hester Prynne.

11:49 am

Did you see that movie starring Demi MMoore

11:51 am

No, Demi Moore movies make me upchuck.

11:53 am

This was the worst of them but we have slim pickins here

11:54 am

Every now and then, something good is on but it has to be in "Version originale" and have Fr subtitles for my husband

11:55 am

good night everybody

12:04 pm

Version originale...ooo, I bet that sounds smooth with a French accent. : )

12:10 pm

good afternoon.

12:12 pm

Hello phandmd! How are you doing today?Welcome to grid

12:14 pm

doing well, thank you, Min. You?

12:14 pm

En7 pls

12:14 pm

Phand, any word on job prospects?

12:14 pm

en + fe 5/22

12:15 pm

That en 7/52 word is en plus that fe 5/22 word phandmd.

12:15 pm

Not yet. I had a 2nd interview with the night shift staff and it went really well. I was told I might hear back today.

12:15 pm

Thx

12:16 pm

2 more words and I am lost!

12:16 pm

Thinking good thoughts for you, Phand

12:17 pm

Thank you, Molly. Not really counting my chickens before they hatch, but I do sense the job is mine.

12:17 pm

can I have a not so obvious clue for the re 5/16 the 1st one, please.

12:18 pm

Go phandmd go!

12:18 pm

That re 5/16 word is re plus not a people doctor phandmd.

12:18 pm

that's the 2nd one.

12:19 pm

re 5/16 word is re plus **'* got a crush on you plus a snake.

12:20 pm

thank you, Min.

12:21 pm

yw

12:21 pm

I was figuring on the F being in that word.

12:21 pm

and finally, I need the we 6/39

12:21 pm

got it!

12:21 pm

fw for me

12:21 pm

just in time, gotta leave in 5 mins.

12:22 pm

for a PT appt.

12:22 pm

Congratulations phandmd on your fireworks! Hooray for U!

12:22 pm

Now all you have to do is sit around and wait for that call.

12:23 pm

yes, but I will not just sit, that would make me crazy. Gotta do something. So, off to PT!

12:24 pm

Goodbye phandmd! I hope you get that call and good luck!

1:45 pm

hello everyone

1:45 pm

hello everyone

1:45 pm

hello everyone

1:45 pm

hi Annie, hi all

1:46 pm

Hi Aloy :)

1:48 pm

almost done.. wee grid today

1:48 pm

go aloy go!

1:48 pm

clue for fe 6/39 please

1:48 pm

how are you coming along, Annie?

1:49 pm

Im doing okay and hope you are too

1:49 pm

fe* de lance + go to the ***eo store and rent a movie

1:50 pm

thanks aloy, I could swear I tried that, probably mistyped it and didnt look, thanks, it was driving me batty

1:50 pm

yvw, don't want you batty

1:51 pm

:)

1:52 pm

fe6/39 word is used in my story of clues in my profile Annie

1:53 pm

Hi Anniebrook! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

1:53 pm

thanks Min

1:53 pm

Hello Aloyisius! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

1:54 pm

ty Minver.. doing fine and hope you are too.. am in a library, family reunion time.. has been great but we are staying at a lodge with no wifi !

1:54 pm

I just came back from seeing Despicable 2..Bobby wanted to see it and it was a fun movie. I also got a free pass to see a movie so I am going to see The Butler next week.

1:57 pm

Aloy, are you back in Ohio?

1:58 pm

phew, took a while to find that re5.20.. fw, so off I go to rejoin the gang - happy Babbling, ciao for now

1:58 pm

congrats, aloy!

1:58 pm

done here also.

1:59 pm

oh, Annie.. no, am in Colorado.. will be in Phoenix tomorrow, then back to Fla. on the 11th for about a month.. then up to Ohio for another month.. and then off again, a crazy time! (-:

1:59 pm

congrats, Annie!!

1:59 pm

hard to Babble and travel

1:59 pm

you sure get around

2:00 pm

a bit too much but things happen.. will be glad to stay put this winter, I hope! ok, must go.. see you next time, whenever! (-:

2:01 pm

bye aloy

2:02 pm

Going to start to put together tonight's dinner, set table etc..bye dear babblers.

2:06 pm

Congratulations Anniebrook on your fireworks! Good for U!

2:43 pm

we 6, pls

2:43 pm

looks like someone who uses a loom to make cloth

2:44 pm

tyvm Une

2:44 pm

yw ;-)

2:45 pm

Hello bichon! How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log

2:45 pm

Hello Uneaixoise! How are you doing? Welcome to the log.

2:46 pm

hey min :-)

2:50 pm

clue for en7 please?

2:51 pm

en + what you have when your temp is 102

2:51 pm

tx!!

2:51 pm

HI TO aLL

2:51 pm

yvw Une

2:51 pm

hi hego!

2:51 pm

hi Hego

2:51 pm

ty bichon, odd word

2:52 pm

Hello hego! How are you doing today? Welcome to the log.

2:52 pm

Happy New Year to all who celebrate.

2:52 pm

This is the home of weird words peri

2:52 pm

And Happy New Year to those who observe!

2:52 pm

Hi periwinkle! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.

2:52 pm

last word . . . re5 after like a coral re**

2:52 pm

Snap Peri!!

2:52 pm

Hi Min!

2:53 pm

I said it first, hego :)

2:53 pm

re + *** Got a Secret

2:53 pm

Yes you did Peri. :)

2:53 pm

tx and FW for moi! :-)

2:53 pm

yay for Une

2:53 pm

Congratulations Uneaixoise on your fireworks! Good for U!

2:54 pm

That is my last word too, but I am waiting to enter it later.

2:54 pm

Woot Une, got 2 left

2:54 pm

Go bichon go!

2:54 pm

It was someone's last word this morning. Not a normal one.

2:57 pm

pr6 pls

2:57 pm

I knew it, Bich has a secret : O

2:57 pm

//*-****-*-+

2:57 pm

+

2:57 pm

A pr 6/33 word is inmy story of clues which is in my profile.

2:58 pm

tx much for the help -- off to pick up my car that has nice fresh oil and filter :-) *poof*

2:58 pm

Min I did not get the pr6 from your story :(

2:59 pm

Goodbye Uneaixoise! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log.

2:59 pm

pr6...sounds like an "ahead of time" showing of a movie, but different spelling

2:59 pm

ty Molls and Min

2:59 pm

A pr 6/33 is before prefix plus I live on Central Park A*e***.

2:59 pm

Two vowels at the end

3:00 pm

got it, ty

3:00 pm

yw

3:02 pm

te6 pls

3:02 pm

6 left

3:02 pm

Can't believe I got the first pr 7. Just took a goofy guess.

3:04 pm

te + conc**** is what gets poured for a sidewalk

3:04 pm

That te 6/18 word is te plus that re 4/4 word periwinkle.

3:04 pm

Go periwinkle go!

3:05 pm

ty Molls and Min

3:06 pm

yw

3:06 pm

Hooray for goofy guesses

3:06 pm

right Molly

3:07 pm

fw, family coming for dinner. see you all tomorrow

3:07 pm

congrats and enjoy Peri!

3:08 pm

Even though it's impossible to pr7 : D You can't di4 before you di4

3:08 pm

sounds right

3:10 pm

Congratulations periwinkle on your fireworks! Good for U!

3:20 pm

congrats peri

3:23 pm

Goodbye perwinkle! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

3:23 pm

I am taking dog to the dog park. I will be back later today.

3:32 pm

Bye Min...La la la...here we go!!

5:00 pm

A nod in the direction of the F in the 4th column would be appreciated?

5:01 pm

Yikes! 90 mins since any activity! Iwon't hold my breath....

5:02 pm

Hold your horses...fi + high tile + vowel

5:06 pm

I wonder if Jack fits in compact space ..

5:06 pm

I'm tempted to say f**** me, but that may be considered offensive! Thank you Molly. :-)

5:09 pm

Every joint in this aged decrepid body of mine is aching. I, foolishly, decided that my kitchen needed a makeover, so I began painting it today. Now I'm beyond the point of no return, and I ache.

5:10 pm

My kitchen is 20ft x 15ft!

5:11 pm

Ouch .. Take a break, Soodle

5:12 pm

Thank you Tor. I'm at the stage noe, where I'm wondering how mich a professional will charge me to come & take over! :-/

5:12 pm

Much...

5:13 pm

Calls a bit of BS on the aching thing. Could be because of last night's birthday hoopla.

5:15 pm

I was remarkably well this morning, Molly. Hence the 'Gung Ho I'm gonna sort this kitchen out' attitude. Bitterly regretting it now.

5:20 pm

Wait until you hook up with the rest of the "empty nest syndrome". Must be all domestic due to lack of kids around. Crazy stuff.

5:24 pm

I don't think this project is related to empty nest syndrome. Its been 3 years since the kitchen saw a coat of paint. And during the cold months, theres a fire lit every day, together with all the cooking damage. (I like my food well done!). Its a job long overdue.

5:26 pm

*Thinking of exotic, post lottery jackpot winning kitchen*

5:26 pm

PLUS. I got unexpected money as birthday gifts, & invested the lot in paint, rollers, white spirit & all painting paraphernalia. I'm committed!

5:28 pm

:O : O Unexpected birthday money went to painting chores??? : O : O

5:28 pm

Hey! I'm middle aged! Get over it!

5:30 pm

*Has a teary moment over such a sad, sad thing*

5:34 pm

Ah! Don't worry Molls. This 'age awareness' thing hits me in or around my birthday. I usually get over it in a week or two. I see the Mullingar commodity is in the grid!

5:39 pm

Don't worry...age awareness...spending birthday treat money on drudgery...sure.

5:48 pm

Pass me my false teeth fixative & my laxative medicine.

5:50 pm

Nothing like a new coat of paint to brighten the dwelling, Soodle.

5:51 pm

can anyone hint the fi please?

5:53 pm

Molly just clued it, Lindy. Fi plus high scoring tile & vowel

5:53 pm

Just starting and not other to the fi side of the grid, yet.

5:53 pm

fi+pi***

5:54 pm

*Makes a note to look into treatment for Soodle once the big money comes in...yeesh*

5:57 pm

And not that anyone but Ru and I care about such things but FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS TONIGHT!!!!

5:59 pm

I care, Molly.

5:59 pm

Yay Gran Mere! Passed the chips and dip.

6:00 pm

*Passes

6:00 pm

Popping corn and pouring fizzy drinks.

6:01 pm

*Checks the progress of the buffalo wings*

6:01 pm

It is having a thunderstorm here in the great Northwest. Jacket and bumbershoot weather for us tonight.

6:02 pm

Bumbershoot...don't know anyone who says that but my Pennsylvania Dutch relatives. : D

6:02 pm

Washing celery and finding sour cream.

6:03 pm

I have Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors but it is a Seattle term, too.

6:11 pm

All for now. Have a lovely evening, all.

6:16 pm

Wow. Your football season is just starting? Ours is just heading towards the end. The All Ireland Hurling Final's on Sunday, between Clare & Cork, & 2 weeks later the football final between Dublin & Mayo. My money's on Cork & Dublin!

6:19 pm

I only hurl on weekends now ...

6:20 pm

but I'll bumbleshoot any time

6:21 pm

Our football is a bit more aggressive than the hurlie stuff.

6:21 pm

Google it, Ruru. Its an incredible game. Of course, I'll be up a ladder getting shlappered in paint as the lads battle it out.....

6:23 pm

Better things to get shlappered in

6:28 pm

How did your friends get on here on their holidays, Ruru?

6:33 pm

Oh! For goodness sake. The bloomin' black dog is now a bloomin' black & magnolia dog. And theres dog hairs on my paintwork. I'm going to bed, in high dudgeon. Nite all

6:34 pm

Hmm, why do dogs get to be around when painting is in progress? More will be revealed. Good night Soodle.

6:48 pm

i don't know.. I don't think they're back yet

7:06 pm

I hope the Ravens lose big time

7:14 pm

P

7:14 pm

OOPS

7:14 pm

Go Broncos ¸¸.•*¨*• Go Broncos ¸¸.•*¨*•

7:20 pm

thought gail was a ravens fan for a second

7:21 pm

There are Ravens fans here, and bless their hearts.

7:22 pm

bless their cold little black hearts

7:28 pm

<---Still bitter about The Colts being smuggled out of Baltimore so many years ago.

7:39 pm

evening all!

7:39 pm

hi dan! And hi everyone!

7:42 pm

our phones and internet were out all day - glad to have them back!

7:42 pm

can I have stats for the U words?

7:43 pm

un6/30 and 7/48

7:44 pm

Sue to the rescue

7:44 pm

got em uu tx

7:44 pm

yw! :-)

7:46 pm

here if anyone needs a few clues until the game starts (that would by US football)

7:47 pm

hi spell, I am doing well with the list

7:47 pm

hi sue

7:48 pm

♪It's the sport of kings ♫ better than diamond rings ♪ FOOTBALL ♫

7:49 pm

I'm not sure it beats a diamond ring... but it is fun

7:49 pm

and it beats watching a game played on a diamond!

7:50 pm

That is a song from "Wildcats" a football movie

7:50 pm

still the preseason, though, isn't it?

7:50 pm

No, tonight is the sstart of the season.

7:51 pm

huh. Shows you how much I follow sports :-P

7:52 pm

I couldn't tell you a thing about baseball, except that both the games and the season last waaaaay too long

7:52 pm

And the players get paid waaaaaaaaaay too much money!

7:52 pm

ah well, my husband is a real baseball nut so I do kind of keep track of that

7:53 pm

I think that goes across all professional sports

7:53 pm

don't follow any of the sports

7:53 pm

fireworks!

7:54 pm

Yay

7:54 pm

** finito ** last word EN 6/27

7:54 pm

YAY teach!

7:54 pm

YAY sue!

7:54 pm

YAY everyone! :-D

7:54 pm

yay wv!

7:55 pm

I am SO TIRED...

7:55 pm

ditto ;)

7:55 pm

hi stid!

7:55 pm

congrats sue - got through it at same time

7:55 pm

been with grandkids until now - went out this evening with them to a grandparents day party

7:56 pm

sounds like a nice day, teach

7:56 pm

Ok, no one needs any clues, and the game should be starting soon (weather delay). Good day/night all.

7:56 pm

but i am tired out now

7:57 pm

love having them here in town and able to be with them 2 -3 days a week

7:57 pm

Football preseason in September ended years ago.

7:57 pm

bye spell!

7:58 pm

thanks spellcheck. have a good evening.

7:58 pm

I am actually falling asleep. Will break my promise to myself and just take a little nap... down to 40...

8:00 pm

rest well, stid!

8:09 pm

Hi...falling asleep...bye...quick in and out

8:21 pm

Which came first? ..

8:24 pm

Who's on first?

8:25 pm

What?

8:25 pm

Where?

8:28 pm

I need to take a break. The Carrie Underwood Thursday Night Football song made me urpy.

8:30 pm

:^P

8:59 pm

hello friends, and my darling Torgone

9:05 pm

Heya Trifs ..

9:05 pm

hello

9:05 pm

are you well dear one?

9:09 pm

Trying to shake a nasty cold, but otherwise passable ..

9:10 pm

funny, I am too. I am sort of pre-cold, and trying to avoid it becoming full blown. how long have you had it?

9:11 pm

May I please have a clue for fe6-39? Thanks

9:13 pm

Since I was in New Jersey almost 2 weeks ago ..

9:13 pm

that will teach you! heh.

9:13 pm

I don't have it yet ga....but I'll look

9:13 pm

The would be the one I need too, peach ..

9:14 pm

Thanks for looking, Trif.

9:15 pm

hi folks

9:16 pm

Hi there, welki.

9:16 pm

fe6 39 = vehement

9:17 pm

hey nrk!

9:17 pm

hiya!

9:18 pm

Thankee nerky!

9:20 pm

well, that took me an age...thanks nrkii

9:20 pm

Thanks much, nrkii.

9:20 pm

These small grids seem to be the most difficult, at least for me.

9:23 pm

that is usually true for me as well, peach

9:25 pm

ok, im calling it a night. good night friends

9:25 pm

'night trif - must be something in the air, pretty tired here, too

9:26 pm

Sweet dreams, Trif.

9:26 pm

trying to stay up to watch the game,but don't think i'll make it - ol' lady, 8:30 here and i'm ready to tuck in

9:28 pm

Sleep sweet Trifs x

9:41 pm

re6-16 the 1st please.....thanks

9:41 pm

Wrong.....re5-16 the 1st please....thanks

9:42 pm

An re 5/16 word is re plus **'* got a secret plus snake letter

9:43 pm

Thanks so much, Min. I never would have gotten that one.

9:44 pm

You're welcome. That is my last word I have been saving to enter. I've been saving the word since 10:00 this morming.

9:44 pm

Congrats, Min!!!!!

9:45 pm

I clued it wrong though. There is no snake letter in puzzle.

9:46 pm

hello all...can someone clue the we 6/39 for me please?

9:47 pm

The we6/39 sounds like someone who uses a loom penquis

9:47 pm

Hello penquis! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog

9:47 pm

fine, thanks...

9:48 pm

ty...got it

9:48 pm

pe6-33 Please....thanks

9:49 pm

yw

9:49 pm

A type of silver ga

9:49 pm

NM found it.

9:49 pm

pe6 see ahead-of-time

9:49 pm

and hello minv, penquis, GA

9:49 pm

The pe6/33 is a man's name with extra consonant in word.

9:49 pm

Thanks, Jilly.

9:50 pm

Thought with the small grid that no one might be on...glad to see you all!!

9:50 pm

I believe you clued that pr 6/33 word joso and hello there!

9:50 pm

Hello Jillyjill! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.

9:51 pm

i am done....:oD

9:51 pm

true, my error, still waking up, hi min

9:51 pm

congrats pen

9:51 pm

Hey, the more clues thee better!! LOL

9:51 pm

It has been very quiet for the most part Jillyjill.I have been in and out of here all day and have been saving last word.

9:51 pm

am down to 4 ....pr7-48 please....thanks

9:51 pm

Congratuations penquis on your fireworks! Hooray for you!

9:51 pm

ty, joso...

9:51 pm

Hey there, joso.

9:51 pm

ty, min

9:51 pm

Go gapeach go!

9:52 pm

pr 7/48 word is before the big leap into the pool gapeach.

9:52 pm

peach...your pr word is a pt of the one before it

9:52 pm

oh....my clue is for the pr 7/52....sorry

9:52 pm

pr7-48, scuba or sub early submerge check time

9:53 pm

Thanks so much, joso.

9:53 pm

Hey pen, congrats!!!!!

9:54 pm

ty!

9:54 pm

I will wait for gapeach to do last word so we can celebrate our fireworks together. Let me know when you are ready.

9:55 pm

3 left....re5-18 the 1st please....thanks

9:55 pm

re5, look again

9:55 pm

same as the pr6/33, but no p

9:56 pm

sorry, wrong one

9:56 pm

Thanks much, Jilly.

9:57 pm

en7-52 please....thanks

9:57 pm

last night I had mentioned that my grand nephew (1 yr old) was in the hospital with breathing issues. He is home now; so happy!

9:57 pm

Wonderful news, phandmd.

9:57 pm

excellent news phand

9:57 pm

en + fe 5/22

9:57 pm

en+what you measure with a thermometer

9:58 pm

Good news phandmd!

9:58 pm

Thanks so much, phandmd and Jilly.

9:58 pm

en7, the effect sexy women have on men

9:58 pm

Last one....et5-16 please....thanks

9:59 pm

et+what the little piggy said all the way home

9:59 pm

et + take a wizz

9:59 pm

That et 5/18 word is et plus actor Pee*** Herman gapeach.

10:00 pm

And sorry, but I didn't realize the time...must head off to bed...niters all!!

10:00 pm

That is great news phandmd! Did you also hear about job?

10:00 pm

Goodbye Jillyjill!I will see you tomorrow in the chog maybe

10:00 pm

Go....Min....

10:00 pm

Did it!

10:01 pm

g'nite jilly

10:01 pm

Jilly, love that et clue.....thanks

10:01 pm

I am finished! I have fireworks! re 5/16 was my final word.

10:01 pm

Congrats Min!!!!!

10:01 pm

congrats!

10:01 pm

congrats min

10:01 pm

No, I haven't heard about the job yet. Maybe tomorrow.

10:01 pm

Congratulations gapeach on your fireworks! Good for you!

10:04 pm

en7 clue, joso. Yeah, that's what they used to say to me LOL. Didn't Peggy Lee sing that one?

10:04 pm

en7 clue, joso. Yeah, that's what they used to say to me LOL. Didn't Peggy Lee sing that one?

10:04 pm

Hi Again Everyone. Phand, glad to see your grand nephew is better. What was wrong?

10:04 pm

en7 clue, joso. Yeah, that's what they used to say to me LOL. Didn't Peggy Lee sing that one? Thanks Min.

10:04 pm

en7 clue, joso. Yeah, that's what they used to say to me LOL. Didn't Peggy Lee sing that one? Thanks Min.

10:04 pm

en7 clue, joso. Yeah, that's what they used to say to me LOL. Didn't Peggy Lee sing that one? Thanks Min.

10:04 pm

en7 clue, joso. Yeah, that's what they used to say to me LOL. Didn't Peggy Lee sing that one? Thanks Min.

10:04 pm

YAY, Min and peach!!! WTG!!!

10:04 pm

Gee, looks like I really wanted to get that message out there.....sorry

10:05 pm

Thanks, Nef.

10:05 pm

Did your finger get stuck on the "enter" key, peach?

10:05 pm

I guess you really, really really....... really liked that one peach, and you are certainly enough woman for me just as you are

10:06 pm

Thank you, joso.

10:06 pm

Hello Nef! How are you doing today? Welcome to the chog.

10:07 pm

hey nef, how's life

10:08 pm

See y'all at the flip.

10:08 pm

I'm procrastinating tonight Min. I'm supposed to be finishing up some "diaper cakes" that our auxilliary are making for the silent auction for the church festival this weekend.

10:12 pm

(For those who don't know, a diaper cake is something for a baby shower or the new parents that is primarily made of diapers. I'm making 3 of them: the girl diaper cake is two-tieres and looks like a frilly cake; the boy diaper cake is a tractor; and the neutral cake is made up so it looks like a teddy bear (it's a 4 piece baby sleeper set with a baby hat with a bear face on it for the head of the bear)

10:13 pm

how can you resist such fun nef

10:15 pm

Well, my one tractor tire keeps falling apart (it's made of 24 size 1 diapers and has 2 rubber bands holding it together); so I'm taking a break (because the rubber bands keep breaking on me!)

10:16 pm

Actually, it is kind of fun, joss; and it works much better when the 4 year old grandson isn't "helping" me (by shooting rubber bands around the room, etc.)

10:16 pm

my break would have been around about the time they were asking for volunteers, more power to you nef

10:17 pm

sorry, joso, spellcheck didn't like your name 1st time around

10:17 pm

np

10:18 pm

I volunteered for the job, joso, it isn't that tough except my little helper got out of hand

10:19 pm

Nef, he was having trouble breathing so they gave him some breathing treatments and watched him closely overnight.

10:19 pm

and my imagination is getting a bit fatigued

10:19 pm

sorry for the delay answering.

10:20 pm

phan, how old is he?

10:20 pm

actually sounds like a lot of fun with the little nipper running about, a polaroid moment

10:21 pm

LOL, joso, the person would have to stand still for a polaroid moment! :-D

10:21 pm

just over a year old.

10:21 pm

somewhere between 12 and 18 mos

10:22 pm

Wow, phand. WHat was wrong? He's a little old for what I was thinking....

10:22 pm

I don't know exactly, what were you thinking?

10:22 pm

bronchiolitis maybe?

10:24 pm

bronchiolitis or RSV (but I just checked; and I guess they can get that until they are 2 yrs; I thought it was up to 6-9 months

10:25 pm

purtussis had been thrown about last night, but I actually didn't get the diagnosis. I will try to see if I can find out.

10:26 pm

pertussis is so scary in babies!

10:27 pm

almost anything is scary in babies, especially with young parents! Although, this is their 2nd child. Mom is 25 I believe.

10:31 pm

I remember when my grandson was less than a year; his mother doesn't believe in vaccinations and he spiked a fe5/22 and became very lethargic. THey ended up in the ER with him (and I just found out from my son that he's been taking him without the mother's knowledge for vaccinations

10:32 pm

Are they still married?

10:33 pm

I have a young mom friend that doesn't beleive in vaccines too. I think she got grief from the docs at her kid's last check up.

10:33 pm

I told her it will be hard to find a doc with won't give her grief.

10:35 pm

they are still married; and they moved in with us about a month ago. Now *I* want to divorce her!

10:36 pm

phan - pertussis is another name for Whooping Cough and can be quite serious for babies. There's a cough (obviously) that gets so bad that you have difficulty breathing. I have experience of that because I got it when I was in my early 20s and couldn't believe it when my doctor told me what was wrong with me. It's a notifiable disease in the UK and I had to have 6 weeks off work, no visitors allowed.

10:37 pm

oh my, it is tough living with people. Especially when they have philosophical differences of opinion or life styles. I currently have a girl friend living with my husband and I and she is making me crazy.

10:37 pm

Hi all, btw. How's the grid going? I can clue if anyone wants.

10:37 pm

I'm petrified just thinking about what will happen to these little kids when we have epidemics of measles, mumps, pertussis, and polio again

10:37 pm

hey all -- Phand, I was wondering about Cade earlier.

10:38 pm

Yes, I know pertuss = whooping cough. What I am confused about is that we vaccinate against that, so was wondering why he would have gotten it if he in fact had it.

10:38 pm

hi Jacula. phand is a new RN

10:38 pm

I had my kids vaccinated -- Matthew's measles didn't "take" so he had another booster as a teen. Grant caught measles from his vaccination... we need to get him titred to be certain it took for him!

10:39 pm

Nef, that is a reasonable fear. But you said they are vaccinated as your son took them behind moms back. So, they would be ok right?

10:39 pm

or did you mean non vaccinated kids in general?

10:39 pm

Vaccinations are NOT 100% effective, which is why we try to vaccinate everyone we can. If 90% are successfully vaccinated, the risk of passing it along if exposed to someone who wasn't is minimized.

10:40 pm

Tdap (Tetanus, diptheria, pertussis)

10:40 pm

that is true that they aren't 100%...

10:41 pm

I was shocked to find that in the UK (where I am) they've stopped giving the TB vaccine. We have so many illegal immigrants who come in from Asia with TB and they (the government) decide to stop the vaccine? After we'd eradicated it from the country they then stop doing it when the threat is real again? Both my kids had the vaccine and when my stepdaughter was of the age to have it I asked why she was not being offered it and was told it was no longer done as TB was no longer a threat. The facts don't bear that statement out. I asked if I could pay for her to have the vaccine privately and was told I could not.

10:42 pm

we don't vaccinate against TB here in the states. I got vaccinated against it as a child when I was in Germany.

10:43 pm

Hi nef.

10:43 pm

I was talking about any unvaccinated kids (and adults) in general. I just found out that my son was vaccinating Ronnie because he'd had fe5/22s up to 102.4 recently and I work prenatal care. I was worried what I might be taking to work or exposing my pregnant gals to if he had something infectious

10:43 pm

I never heard of a TB vaccine... interesting that the CDC discourages its use.

10:43 pm

although, I no longer have a postive TB skin test as I used to.

10:44 pm

That is a serious concern, Nef!

10:45 pm

Yes, you sure wouldn't want to risk exposing neonates or pregnant women!

10:45 pm

I was vaccinated against TB when I was a very small baby, since my Dad was in a clinic suffering from double pneumonia (both lungs collapsed) at the time and he was in with TB patients. I didn't have to have the vaccine again when my school was doing it for all 12-year-olds, because I was still immune.

10:45 pm

stid, we do Mantoux tests here in the states; in Europe and other places they'd give BCG (I think?) vaccines for it. But I don't think the vaccine works against the resistant types of TB that are surfacing now

10:46 pm

yes, BCG.

10:46 pm

BCG - that's correct.

10:46 pm

I had to have a lot of TB tests as a child, my paternal unit was exposed overseas before I was born. But antibiotics worked for him, and I never tested positive. I hated the prick test!

10:47 pm

I believe that any immigrants coming into the US has to have the BCG vaccine for TB (along with a ton of other shots)

10:47 pm

I've still got the flower scar faintly visible on my inner left arm from the prick test done when I was 12.

10:48 pm

Fortunately, that didn't leave a scar, but the smallpox vaccination did! I always hated sleeveless tops when I was younger.

10:48 pm

Nef - that's the case for immigrantss coming into the UK, too. Unfortunately, the illegal ones bypass that and everything else.

10:48 pm

I have a scar from my BCG

10:49 pm

The Mantous test doesn't hurt anymore (it used to --or I remember it did) because we now use such tiny needles (usually 28-30; which are very thin)

10:49 pm

Everyone has a scar from their BCG. Mine's quite deep and neat but some are wide and ugly. You can tell a person's age here in UK from the size and shape of their TB jab scar.

10:50 pm

and temporary visitors are not required to take tests... nor are people FROM here who have been overseas (usually). A couple of times a year there is a measles alert because our local international airport had someone with measles pass through it.

10:50 pm

mine is small.

10:51 pm

I think most people my age have the smallpox scar; I remember when I worked as a County Health Nurse in NW Minnesota in the early '70's and we had immunization clinics that if someone could show us the smallpox scar they didn't need to get it again.

10:52 pm

Not seeing a TB jab scar at the top of someone's left arm here in UK is almost akin to seeing someone without a navel (bellybutton) to me.

10:52 pm

yes, that is quite a large scar. I don't have one, but my mother does.

10:52 pm

yep. vaccination scars are pretty impressive sometimes.

10:53 pm

happily we don't have anything that scars like that anymore.

10:53 pm

stid, those measles outbreaks from international (or national) travellers are the ones that scare me the most. They used to talk about Typhoid Mary; well, the SARS epidemic should have taught people a lesson somewhere along the way

10:54 pm

My BCG was given in my right arm. wonder if that is a difference of countries giving it.

10:54 pm

The polio jab was administered on a couple of sugarlumps and then a fierce jab into the buttock. I was only a baby but I remember that and it made me afraid of needles for most of my life. I'm sure there is a scar for that jab on my bum but the cellulite has hidden it. lol

10:54 pm

okay, down to 12 and stalled -- NBT, NBS and have to be up early again, although going in for the mornings will start to taper off as I get more of a handle on what I am doing.

10:54 pm

Ask for clues is you need them, stid.

10:55 pm

I hated the taste of the poison on the sugar, jac! I was really little, but the bitterness was memoriable.

10:55 pm

my kids got an oral polio vaccine, but I think (not sure) it's not given orally any more. Is that right, Nef?

10:56 pm

I am going to go to sleep. I hope you-all will have a good rest of your week. Phand, I am keeping you (for the job) and Cade (for his health) on my list! Waiting for some happier news from you-all soon.

10:56 pm

*poof*

10:56 pm

I have no memory of the polio vaccine for myself.

10:56 pm

Thank you Stid.

10:58 pm

We had the oral vaccine for polio, no shots for it when I was young. The worst vaccines I ever had were with the "gun" back in the '70's; I remember getting a booster for something when I was running a clinic and by the end of the day my arm was so sore ans so swollen I nearly couldn't get my sweater off.

10:58 pm

yikes, Nef!

10:59 pm

WOW, phand; I'm not sure on the polio vaccine right now but will check

11:00 pm

In 2000, the U.S. switched to the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). Using an inactive (dead) form of the virus that cannot cause polio, the IPV is given as a shot in the arm or leg.

11:01 pm

That was from the Webmd site

11:02 pm

yep, just read that too. :-) (GMTA)

11:03 pm

:)

11:04 pm

so my kids just missed out on receiving the inactivated polio vaccine.

11:04 pm

youngest being born in 95.

11:05 pm

No good new to give here, sadly, stid. We had to have our cat put to sleep about 10 days ago and still miss him, and last night I received the news that my ex MIL had fallen in the garden and broken her hip, in fact sheared her tibia (tyhe big thigh bone) in half. The hospital, when she finally got there after 9 hours lying on the floor at home after my exFIL rang her sister to say they would not be able to visit that day and she, naturally, asked why and he told her that her sister had fallen, couldn't put any weight on her leg etc., etc., and she rang my ex-hub (their oldest son) to say something is not right, I think you need to call an ambulance and get over there. He, being a normal person, rang an ambulance first and then drove over. Sometimes, given the fact that my ex-MIL didn't call anyone until 24 hours after exFIL had his coronary, we all wonder if, in fact, each is trying to kill the other! The hospital were going to do a repair op yesterday and then suddenly changed their minds and decided that she will be given a whole new hip today. This is somewhat amazing, if you know the NHS in the UK now, and also somewhat worrying.

11:07 pm

Jacula, how old is she?

11:07 pm

Wow, Jacula, that is a lot of not good news. Sorry about your kitty and ex mil. Hope she recovers well.

11:08 pm

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if she is or becomes delirious after an experience like that!

11:08 pm

hi Nef and everybody--taking a quick look!

11:11 pm

Nef - 78, but possibly a year or two older because she's always lied about her age.

11:11 pm

Hi Round Barn! Are you resting up yet?

11:11 pm

Hi RoundBarn, Nice to meet you.

11:13 pm

Jac, Whenever someone older has a trauma like that they are at risk for delirium. But it is usually self-limiting and they usually return to their normal mental status within a month or so.

11:13 pm

Nef - my exMIL has always moaned about anything and everything and the one time she should have been screaming the house down (she now admits she heard the bone crack when she fell) she didn't say a bloody word.

11:13 pm

well, I thik the nail is in the coffin of the Raven's Bronco's game. Think I will head to bed...

11:14 pm

RoundBarn, did you get my response to your message?

11:15 pm

NM, RoundBarn, I see your answered my earlier email

11:15 pm

nef, yes, just now. answered. I'm taking a quick look at Babble but the grid looks like I don't want to stay up for it. Got in from Mlps this afternoon.

11:15 pm

I once broke a toe, heard it crack and felt the pain intensely. So, I can only imagine that breaking a bigger bone is a 100 times worse. Can't understand why the stubborn old B didn't say anything to her other half and let him struggle to drag her in from the garden onto the floor and finally into an armchair. He's smaller than her and has heart problems.

11:15 pm

phand, who is winning?

11:16 pm

Bronco's

11:16 pm

17-42!

11:16 pm

It's a small (but wicked) grid. I'm down to 10 but probably won't finish (I'm chatting too much again! ;-)

11:17 pm

That IS a lop-sided score, phand

11:17 pm

If no one needs Babble clues now, I'll be off.

11:18 pm

Jac, have you been asleep yet or are you just waking?

11:18 pm

Not been aslepp yet, Nef, after that news.

11:18 pm

and the Raven's just fumbled!

11:19 pm

And I can't spell asleep, lol

11:19 pm

oh dear. (((Jac & family))) I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers. And you too.

11:20 pm

except they lucked out, due to a face mask penalty against the Bronco's.

11:20 pm

I hope you can get some rest, Jacula.

11:21 pm

good night then. I am over and out.

11:22 pm

Niters, phand (and Jacula, if you're going to sleep)

11:24 pm

She's such a stubborn old whotsit! Drives me mad! Her younger son, who now lives in Canada, is cut from the same cloth, as he proved when my ex-hub rang him earlier and he didn't want to speak to his Mum due to a minor row they had a few months ago. Perhaps it's just that me and my ex know full well all the 'complications' that could come from exMIl leaving it so long, especially since she also has COPD.

11:25 pm

'Night all and happy Babbling to the lurkers.

11:26 pm

Nef - thanks for the prayers.

11:26 pm

Niters Jac!

11:28 pm

6 left. Maybe I will finish now!

11:34 pm

Fireworks! I just had to shut up for a minute!

11:36 pm

And it's bedtime for me too. Good Night All; and Happy Babbling!

11:51 pm

I haven't been here forever! Forgot how much fun it is! And I see some familiar names in the chats!

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