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12:00 am

flerp

Clues are up

12:01 am

hi Bash and thanks Lickety

12:02 am

*waves*

12:04 am

flip

12:04 am

phantom uruguay

12:04 am

thanks lickety

12:06 am

nbt ..

12:06 am

Heyas kids ..

12:06 am

hi tor

12:07 am

A little stinker today ..

12:12 am

lol, might even finish it before bedtime

12:12 am

de7 ..

12:19 am

thanks torg

pe 7 pe 8

12:23 am

yqw ..

12:23 am

ah thanks dee.. my missing p's

yqw

12:27 am

finished

12:27 am

thank you for the p's dee

wtg ru!

fireworks

12:28 am

lol.. just ahead of you by a hair... good going dee

ty, ru! missed the se 5/14 and could not find it

12:30 am

fw and off to bed, goodnight all

sleep well, flosey. Also, off til the morrow!

12:31 am

me three. nite

((ru)) *poof*

12:59 am

OK. I am stuck on pe 7/8. Can anyone help?

1:02 am

Never mind - found them

1:02 am

lol good can you share a clue?

1:04 am

pe7, what you write with + sounds like not a frog

1:05 am

its the great babbler rose ty

1:06 am

ty gr you rso kind super clue

1:06 am

xoxoxox pink

1:06 am

all somewhat ok gr?

1:07 am

yup. cortisone into left hip working well. still waiting for cortisone to kick in in the right hip. and you?

1:08 am

you have surely been poked and proded hope it helps the right hip too

1:09 am

*giggle* are well. what can you do? sure couldn't go on yelping with every step. lolll

1:10 am

lol you must be a wild dancer

1:10 am

you bet. wanna see me do the zorba??

1:11 am

lol I couldn't keep up with the famous grose

1:12 am

or salt bush city limits?? or the time warp ?? i used to do them all.

1:12 am

grose now those joint r paying but you had fUN

1:13 am

ymca?? and was it called the funky chicken?? yeah, i think that's what it was.

1:13 am

yes I remebr

1:13 am

*giggle* and platform shoes were IN!!!

1:14 am

then later came electric slide and Macarena lol

1:15 am

oh yeah!! those too. what fun!! todays kids don't know what they missed. mind you, my dad could never get over watching us in ballroom class, doing the evening two step to rock around the clock...

1:15 am

now I do not know what is in

1:16 am

hey you r a classy dancer too

1:16 am

it seems to me to be just arms and legs going every which way.

1:16 am

and hips

1:17 am

not any more, pink. * sigh * but the toes they keep on tapping.

1:17 am

hurti

1:17 am

hurting tremendously if you attempt im sure

1:18 am

lollll...more like getting out of breath after a few brackets...

1:19 am

lolol qxygen bar

1:19 am

hey, that's a great idea. who's shout?? yours or mine??

1:20 am

so funny

1:20 am

ill have a glass of coke and a side of oxygen

1:20 am

ROFLOL pink. do you want fries with that?

1:21 am

and don't forget the smelling salts....

1:21 am

yes please with a side of vitamins

1:22 am

and a walking frame on wheels...

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lol eyes teared from laffing

1:22 am

oh my. the mind pictures are killing me...LOLOLOL

1:22 am

I need disco balls to hang from my walker

1:23 am

why should i be the only one!!??

1:23 am

a fashionista you

1:24 am

* laughing into an asthma attack* whose balls do you want hanging from your walker??

1:24 am

lol

1:24 am

my ribs hurt....

1:24 am

omg the sparkly ones you goony!!!

1:25 am

<--------gasping

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very funny person you are grose

1:25 am

if they came with bells they could be christmas balls....

1:26 am

lol sure I could do pumpkins in the fall

1:27 am

oh, dear. i haven't laughed like this since the last time.

1:27 am

tyty fro the fun try to sleeep

1:28 am

later, sleeping is for babies and old folk!!

1:28 am

lol me falls in the baby category for sure

1:29 am

pink, love. do you need any more assistance?

2:12 am

good morning all

2:12 am

good grief, a tiny babble :(

2:13 am

hah, but the K is dead, as they always should be :)

2:14 am

{{hugs}} and good morning dearest sprite!!

2:14 am

*hugs rose* Good evening my dear friend! Did you get the laundry folded away?

2:15 am

* eyes averted* not really. have been doing jigsaws.

2:16 am

hehehe good for you!

2:17 am

how are you faring??

2:18 am

slept ok, so not too bad. Might pop in the local store later today and get me some new crocheting yarn.

2:19 am

good for you.

2:20 am

looks like today is turning out to be a lovely autumn day. Finally no rain, lovely blue sky with white clouds, and even some sun.

2:21 am

sounds like my day.... ;-)

2:22 am

:D as usual we meet in the middle... briefly sharing the same weather.

2:22 am

along with a lot of other things....xox

2:23 am

hehehe *hugs*

2:23 am

*hugs* ya back and ya front.

2:23 am

*giggles* my sides, my sides, they want a hug too!

2:24 am

now that I still have sides to speak of...

2:24 am

okay, ya sides too...xoxoxoxox

2:25 am

good :) Oh I will certainly go get my yarn, just realised I must go to the post office anyway, for pug's letter.

2:26 am

and yes, I think pugs may not have a computer at home at all at the moment. There were issues with hers, and Roy's has gone kablooey on the floor.

2:27 am

okay, i will definitely get a letter off to her.

2:29 am

wonderful. She will love to get it.

2:30 am

frustrating little grid. I so want that -ing ending.

2:31 am

btw, cortisone in left hip is working. just waiting for it to work in the right hip.

2:31 am

woot, progress! So happy for you. You can use some relatively painfree days.

2:32 am

and i am so totally relaxed at the moment too. this is how it feels pre-FM.

2:33 am

let's make sure doc John understands this and devices a schedule that will keep you in this state.

2:33 am

honey, your turn and time for ease and comfort is coming.

2:33 am

oh absolutely. In another year, things will be very different for me too :)

2:35 am

*poles head in chat*

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hiya cos :) Nice pole there.

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xoxox cos. lovely to see you mate

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lolsorry had to resist the urge to say something

2:38 am

glad to see your pain is easing rose

2:38 am

*grins* hey it is good to see there is nothing wrong with the pole, right?

2:41 am

oh, oh sprite new word for dictionary. digent = prince charles

2:41 am

wow, brick wall at 30 left and not a single biggie yet.

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lol I like it. In it goes.

2:42 am

*puts cushion on wall* don't hurt your head sweetie.

2:43 am

thanks rose :)

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do you know about the babble dictionary in my profile, cos? Lots of good words there!

2:44 am

checking it out now

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well that's cos gone MIA.

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lmao i love it

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:D

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but wouldnt canapa be better for elderly men who play cards? :P

2:45 am

hehehe good one

2:46 am

added the def!

2:46 am

now you're thinking cos....

2:47 am

lol nmice.. i like the garf one too

2:49 am

ah so thats what inia means!

2:49 am

ah, you have reached the babble idiom :D

2:50 am

Im skimming for the momenmt.. bookmarked it on my tablet though for a more in depth reading at work

2:50 am

cool :)

2:51 am

this grid sucks..

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am struggling here too

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not even at nbt nbs yet

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me neither. no biggies. Still open tiles too.

2:53 am

any gn words?

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hello

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nope

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hi ruby :) *hugs* How are things going?

2:53 am

{{hugs}} my darling ruby.

2:54 am

I rought Burt home from the awful hospital, where they were doing nothing for him

2:54 am

He is installed in a hospital bed in our bedroom and I'm organizing more help around him.

2:54 am

I thought he wasn't to come home again at all?

2:54 am

oh ruby. does that mean he isn't going into the special facility?

2:54 am

He is better off here and I'll keep him here 'til the end as there are no places available anyway and at least I know he's not being neglected

2:55 am

oh ruby...

2:55 am

They kept him restrained all the time and never once got him up and walking, so he was very weak, once here

2:55 am

nooooo ruby. for goodness sake honey. what about you??

2:56 am

I just didn't have the heart to send him away. He still knows me and is more quiet now

2:56 am

ruby, sweetie, sorry to say this but I don't think it is a smart decision... you cannot take care of Burt and yourself at the moment.

2:56 am

I am OK and think that going up and down the stairs a lot is probably good for me.

2:57 am

It's just a question of organizing my sleep

2:57 am

that might be so, but not having any privacy is bad for you, and Burt being aggressive doesn't help either.

2:57 am

will he stay in bed overnight? does it have cot-sides? will he climb over them?

2:57 am

and also important: you need your energy for your own healing

2:57 am

We'll see what the oncologist says in mid-October, if the meds are working or not.

2:58 am

I think they didn't keep him restrained for nothing in the hospital, to be honest

2:58 am

He needs sedation at night and succeeded in getting out of the bed once but now I don't leave him alone and have much more help

2:59 am

I'll try thie for a while but, for the moment, I'm no worse for it

3:00 am

okay, but please leave your options op4 for now.

3:00 am

I have to pay bills now as there are a pile of them!

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XX to both of you

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xxxx to you sweetie

3:00 am

ruby, your frustration 'screamed' from the chat for the last few months, and Burt will only get worse from here on... I am really worried about this decision.

3:01 am

*hugs ruby*

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you sound like Joh, sprite, but this is actually easier for me than schlepping back and forth to the hospital

3:02 am

sprite, ruby must do what she thinks is right for them both.

3:02 am

I have to speak my mind, ruby...

3:03 am

i am so disappointed that the docs couldn't get Burt into the care facility in time. ruby, is his name on the waiting list for somewhere?

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Hello 4 AM!

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hiya Kate :) That is very early

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hello kate sweetie.

3:09 am

finally nbs nbt with 9 left, lol

3:09 am

how are the shingles, honey? settled any at all?

3:09 am

yay sprite. good job

I am still missing the 8, otherwise I'm nbt. 23 left (just gone to the list)

3:10 am

hi granny and sprite....ruby too if she's still here ...

3:10 am

the 8 is plural of a 7

3:10 am

hi matty :)

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and hiya matty :)

I'll find it eventually - hello all!

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cooee matty

3:10 am

how are you, matty and kate?

I'm ok - a tad delicate but that's my own fault ;)

3:11 am

been living wild and dangerously, matty?

3:12 am

okay... as per usual, went to bed hours ago, now wide awake :(

3:12 am

so frustrating, kate :( But our gain!

Yarp, a bit - I went to a marketing networking event last night with a friend (and ex colleague) and had a few pints ;)

3:13 am

so matty is a bit looped ;)

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ah good! I hope you had a grand time

So I'm not out of bed yet (at 9.13)

3:13 am

matty, nothing wrong with a few pints dear... loll

3:14 am

two more words, two more words...

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enjoy your lie-in matty!

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goooo sprite

And tonight we're out as well with a group of friends for a local band's album launch.

3:15 am

one is a 7, lol.

http://www.thewessexpistols.com/

3:15 am

go sprite go!

3:15 am

ah, very important then to lie in, matty, and drink plenty of water!

3:15 am

past tense, sprite

3:16 am

love the play on words for the band's title kate :)

3:16 am

fun band name!

Oh yeah - and they're other incarnations (they have different names depending on how many members are there) are the Sex Pirates and the Eel Pie Pirates

3:17 am

yet, you did not share them with us on talk like a pirate day!

Oh, silly me!!

3:18 am

arrrrr matey! I mean matty!

:D :D

3:18 am

I give. Rose, please a clue for the de7?

3:19 am

past tense of de5/16

3:19 am

lol yeah. That much I guessed. Ok, a clue for the de5/16 then?

I wouldn't even de5 to answer that ;)

3:20 am

ah, thanks matty!

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okay de5/16, to stoop or condescend

3:20 am

fireflies

3:20 am

thanks rose :)

3:20 am

WTG SPRITE!!! rah, rah, rah

Congrats! I'm currently hunting for the NE5 and working my way through (13 left) :)

3:21 am

off to the post office and yarn. *hugs* dear girls. Sleep well/have a lovely day.

3:21 am

congratulations sprite! and ty for the de 5,7 matty and granny :)

3:22 am

xoxox my dearest friend. enjoy your beautiful day.{{hugs}}

3:22 am

matty, ne5 uses the sometimes vowel

I am a flaming idiot

You should have seen the crazy combinations I tried

3:23 am

but a lovable flaming idiot. *smooch*

Awwww! That's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all morning :)

3:23 am

*giggle*

3:24 am

<----passes fire extinguisher

Ta - I needed that - I was getting rather toasty

3:24 am

*gurgles into drink*

3:24 am

dinner ready. ttfn

Enjoy your dinner, Rose

3:25 am

bye granny, nice to see you :)

Aaah - onto the PEs, where, I note, lurks the 8. *dives in, thus putting out, one hopes, the flaming idiot*

3:26 am

good luck mayyt!

And the PE7 and 8 duly conquered. Onwards to S!

Aaaaand....fireworks. Guess that means I should shower and dress now...

3:31 am

congratulations matty!

5:29 am

I see we're all up early today

5:31 am

hi buichon, just about to go back to bed here...

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I slept til 5 today

5:34 am

I didn't understand the de 6, clue

5:35 am

nm

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:)

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niters bichon, see you later today :)

5:47 am

Good morning.

6:13 am

Good morning everybody :)

6:14 am

hi crossy, sukee

6:23 am

en 5/14, pls

6:25 am

en5/14 ceased

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ty une

6:26 am

yw :-)

6:27 am

FW . . . Hello all and HAGD! :-)

6:56 am

crossy?? you still here mate??

7:05 am

okay. obviously the lure of the cuppa tea is strong. cooee to anyone here!! LOL

7:43 am

Hi kids.

7:49 am

tough little grid!

7:53 am

Yes, I took a break after 25.

Couldn't figure out the clue for de5? Could someone re-clue it please?

7:57 am

is it okay for me to say cooee? or is everybody gonna scuttle for the corners??

7:57 am

Cooee has been in past grids.

7:57 am

marc, de5. de + gerund finish mixed up

7:58 am

xoxox scrabs.

7:58 am

TY, Rose.

thanks got it

7:59 am

yay marc.

8:01 am

*giggle* guessed the correct word you were looking for. there are 4 x de5's.

new clue for en5, please?

8:05 am

past tense of finish. en + sounds like not going

8:05 am

morning all! top row done

thanks got it

8:06 am

don't see the gerund finish for the de5 clued

8:07 am

yay you dan!!

8:07 am

I like to celebrate my smal accomplisments

8:07 am

phaeton, de5. de + vowel + **at, annoying insect

8:08 am

dan, not gonna touch that one... lolll

8:08 am

ahh...that was the mixed up part...ty granny

8:08 am

yay phaeton.

pe7, please?

8:18 am

pe7. what you write with + sounds like not frog

8:20 am

i love small grids. maybe i can finish it.

8:21 am

ty granny. got that one.

8:21 am

whoot, mkg. you rock

8:23 am

ty.

8:38 am

man, i really thought podge would work

8:40 am

ditto hurshy

8:42 am

good morning all

8:43 am

help with bottom row single E pls

8:43 am

ei4/5

8:43 am

nm

8:44 am

thnx hurshy

8:44 am

ugh gotta shower, hey if people have 7s and 8 and wanna leave clues that i can see when i'm clean...

8:44 am

and the affluence of incahol has caught up with me....good night all. i hope you all have a great da\y/night... lolll

8:45 am

halfway - NBT and NBS - out for the morning - BBL this afternoon

8:45 am

de7. past tense of de5/16. to stoop to, condescend

8:46 am

pe7/8. what you write with + sounds like not frog. then plural for the pe8

8:47 am

great clue...thx!

8:47 am

xoxox champ

9:10 am

ty gr

9:11 am

hello clean Hurshy.

9:11 am

:)

9:12 am

now must go to work! 5 s, 2 P, and 1 E for later

9:12 am

hagd

9:12 am

np's hurshy. and how are you dear?

9:12 am

g'day hego

9:12 am

ty for the clue granny. good one!

9:14 am

hego, xoxox

9:14 am

back at you!

9:16 am

hego, your profile tells me you are my type of gal...lololol

9:16 am

:D

9:17 am

I think we got our knees done the same year. lol

9:18 am

lolll. probably.

9:22 am

hego, would love to hear from you. my email addy is in my profile.

9:22 am

mine too

9:26 am

must go. bye granny

9:26 am

okay. have yours . will email you ASAP. xoxox like tomorrow...when i am grounded on my own territory.

9:40 am

hello dear friends

hi trif

10:25 am

Hello Luv!

10:27 am

Hello everyone! Didn't realize how much time had passed on the chog!

10:52 am

not much chatting

10:58 am

usually not a lot of chatting with a tiny grid. it's kind of normal

11:15 am

ge 5/14, second one pls

11:20 am

plural of ge4/6

11:30 am

ty blah

11:35 am

yvw

11:39 am

pe 6/24, pls

11:51 am

pe 6/24 pt of pe 5/12 pe + The Sun Als R***s or... pe + a m***r hoards his money

11:51 am

ty Kate, that does it for me. HAGD all

11:55 am

congratulations bichon!

12:00 pm

and that's fire works for me too... no clues required, I guess?

12:00 pm

nope.. no clues

12:42 pm

hi ruru ;)

1:31 pm

Yay! FW!

1:31 pm

Yaaa for Origami!!!

1:37 pm

congratulations origami!

1:37 pm

Hi crossy :)

1:40 pm

Any clues before I go?

1:42 pm

hello friends

1:56 pm

Hi Trif. Hope your still here?

2:00 pm

Howdy, Kate, Trif, Soodles:)

2:01 pm

yes, I am

2:01 pm

hello

2:02 pm

Hi trif and soodles :)

2:03 pm

everyone doing well?

2:03 pm

yes, and how are you doing trif?

2:03 pm

honest answer?

2:04 pm

if you care to share, yes...

2:04 pm

having a tough time. wicked bad depression spiral at the minute, but fighting....

2:05 pm

its passes. I am trying to fight it

2:05 pm

I know you don't like to say too much in chat...i'm not sure we are fb friends... if we are mwssage me? (i don't think i know your real name..

2:05 pm

its okay.

2:05 pm

Oh trif.. so sorrry to hear... is this what was going on last time we chatted?

2:06 pm

maybe just send some positive thoughts my way....

2:06 pm

you have some meds, right?

2:06 pm

yes, TK. it's been a few very bad weeks

2:06 pm

yes

2:06 pm

a lot of quite trying things happened all at once, and I lost my footing. I am determined to get it back though

2:07 pm

I completely understand... had a very hard time of it myself recently.. jsut hold on to the thought that it WILL pass. one hting at a time trif...

2:07 pm

thank you. I know you understand. ((((hug)))))

2:08 pm

don't try to bite off too much.. it can make it all seem overwhelming... if you can try to tackle just one thing... just one...

2:09 pm

it's horrible when you get an avalanche of crap all at opnce - especially if you're feeling a bit vulnerable at the time.

2:09 pm

that's all I can do right now. I have been focusing on just getting to work, and getting through the day. It's really hard because I have to be "super fun miss c" all day, which wears me out.....I am not getting much done at home. And it shows.

2:09 pm

do you have the luxury of a ittle time so you are not so pressed?

2:09 pm

im so sad, all the time. it's exhausting

2:10 pm

I am not good at time management at the best of times, tk...but Im trying

2:10 pm

home be damned... there are more important things than a tidy house.. can you press some family or friends into service for a bit of help?

2:10 pm

why must you be miss congeniality at work?

2:10 pm

a lot of this is just giving myself permission to ride this out, and be patient with myself. Yelling at myself to just snap out of it doesn't work

2:11 pm

I work at a school, TK, and it's appropriate for me to be engaged and involved with the students. I wish I had one of those jobs where I could hide in filing or computer tasks on off days and not talk to anyone, but I don't

2:11 pm

of course it soesn't.. you are right.. ride it out... give yourself permission to be less than stellar for a while... your star will continue tuo shine...

2:12 pm

my star is out.

2:12 pm

and for now, that's going to have to be okay.

2:13 pm

yes...one fooot in front of the other... I guess a bit of time off is out of the question? have you revisited your meds with doc lately?

2:13 pm

no, and yes

2:13 pm

I get a small break at Thanksgiving, and then Christmas....some days the distraction is good. Today was not one of those days

2:14 pm

okay... then you just have to give mother nature and modern medicine a chance to do their thing...

2:14 pm

yes. and the grief process itself. I am learning that I cannot rush it, unfortunately. I just have to feel it.

2:15 pm

yes, there's no short cut... in the end feeling/living it is the short cut; rather than trying to pretend it's not happening.

2:15 pm

any interest in joining a small chat group in your area?

2:16 pm

maybe.

2:17 pm

whats new with you?

2:17 pm

tell me something good!

2:17 pm

In the mean time... do something for yourself every day.. as small as a bubble bath in peace.. or buy yourself something pretty if it's in the budget...walk and smell the roses -even if you don't feel like it when you go out the door, you will probably be better for it when you return.

2:17 pm

thank you TK. I appreciate your caring words very much.

2:19 pm

Trif, I wish I had some really great news to report... I am getting by as best I can.. I have started practising "gratitude"... not writing a journal or anything, just trying to think of something every day before I go to bed that I am thankful for.. science says it helps... there is quite a body of work out now.. Ifind it helps...

2:21 pm

I do care trif... and I know many Babblers care too... bring us your burdens, it will help lighten them jsut by sharing what you're comfortable with.. and I'm sure Crossy sends you another big bear hug too...

2:21 pm

{{{((( TRIFIOSO )))}}}

2:24 pm

I should start a gratitude journal...that might help!

2:24 pm

As for something good....don't get your hopes up, but I have applied for a job that I would very much like to have, so I am trying to keep a positive attitude...fingers, toes, eyes all crossed.. ;)

2:24 pm

oh great! I hope you get it!!!

2:25 pm

Oh, I'm sorry..... I was on the phone. ((((Kate & Trif)))))

2:26 pm

Trif - I saw on FB you suffered the loss of a loved one. My sincere condolences. I hope you are OK

2:26 pm

sure trif! ..just don't make it one more thing on your "todo" list, or it will defeat the purpose... you could start by writing a bit in point form.. and maybe one little thing every night... but even if you only do it in your head, it is a help... thinking of one little good thing before bed has led to a brighter morning, I have found.. do what you want and what you can - don't make it a burden. I can send you some stuff if you want...

2:26 pm

to the lady going having issues - keep on keeping

2:26 pm

(are we fb friends?)

2:27 pm

Trif - i saw on FB you suffered the loss of a loved one. My sincere condolences. I hope your OK

2:28 pm

Aargh. Double post apologies.

2:28 pm

even lurkers like me care and wrap you in healing light and love. It will pass

2:29 pm

HI bugs, nice to see you come out of lurkdom :)

2:30 pm

just to deliver hugs and healing thoughts. I too have been there and it will pass.

2:30 pm

Hey Bugs. And, Kate - that is really good advice, about the daily gratitude.

2:30 pm

hi soodle, and thanks

2:30 pm

and thanks too bugs

2:31 pm

Life can really be shite sometimes.

2:31 pm

I did a one day seminar on it and found it very helpful.. and I'm not big on the fads that come and go or "new-ager" stuff... this I found had a simplicity to it with some sound science behind it...so far so good

2:32 pm

message me if you want trif.

2:32 pm

.. I will send you some info if you like

2:33 pm

reader's digest version - Valentine and I split on the sunday, My best friend died that Friday. my head has been spinning ever since.

2:34 pm

it all just hit me like a tidal wave, and I haven't been able to bounce back like I should have. I'm GUTTED

2:34 pm

Oh Trif! No wonder you are reeling...double huge traumas!

2:35 pm

No no no!!!! That is just dreadful. Trif - I am so very sorry. Consider yourself hugged within an inch of your life.

2:36 pm

There is no specific way to bounce back.. and there is no short cut to grief,,, whether death of a loved one or death of a long relationship, they are equally painful and you jsut muddle through as best yo can... use that support network of friends.. they are jsut waiting to be asked, because they don't know what to do/say.....

2:36 pm

I had just spoken to my beloved friend Steven Friday morning. He was coming off the late shift as I was heading into early work. He planned to meet a friend for coffee, then take a nap. He never woke up.

2:36 pm

< group trif squish >

2:36 pm

thanks all. sorry to bum out the chog

2:37 pm

the chog is for sharing joy and pain trif. no apology necessary.

2:37 pm

Thanks for sharing Trif. You poor girl.

2:38 pm

no wonder you're so gutted.. such an unexpected death... I'm very glad you're talking about it... in the end it does help

2:40 pm

steven would not want me to be so rudderless....he would want me to be stronger

2:40 pm

Trif - whenever I'm going through trauma, I soldier on. Right up until somebody sympathises with me - then I crumple. If your crumpled right now - heres another hug. (((())))

2:41 pm

thanks

2:42 pm

It is perfectly fine not to be strong...that is the beginning of the healing. It is an unrealistic expectation society puts on us...what soodles said.. tea and sympathy is in order.

2:44 pm

I have to go cheer on the field hockey team now. I am going to make "I have amazing friends on babble" the first entry in my gratitude journal

2:44 pm

as for Steven, I'm sure he would love to know that he meant so much to you that you are mourning his loss acutely...it is quite a tribute to a wonderful friendship.

2:44 pm

((((chog))))

2:44 pm

GO TRIF GO!!!!

2:45 pm

Well said Kate. Trif - you are a strong woman. We love you.

2:45 pm

take care trif.. we will be thinking of you...don't be afraid to speak up here ANYTIME dya or night... there's always soemone out here in cyberland ...

2:46 pm

rudderless is a good way to put it but remember, you are in a boat and it is not sinking. you are just floating through life right now. it is what happens for a while and is perfectly normal. Remember, you are NOT SINKING. your rowboat is floating on a sea of love and hugs.

2:47 pm

Oh {{{(((BUGS)))}}} what a wonderful thought!

2:48 pm

blessing to you too Kate and Soodle. We have all been there

2:50 pm

I am going to remember that Bugs... very important sentiment and there were itmes inmy life where it would have come in handy...

2:51 pm

I like that Bugs. And I add my sympathies to Trif, even though it seems she has gone.

2:51 pm

The last number of posts in the chog has restored my faith in Babble & Babblers. The snarkiness & unpleasentness that sometimes shows it's ugly face on Babble has been overruled .

2:58 pm

There is always time to circle the wagons and tend to our own.... we just need to know that someone is in need. I am so very grateful tobe part of thisw wonderful group...

2:59 pm

Unfortunately, I must dash... see you all later this evening :)

3:08 pm

Laters, (((Kate)))

3:12 pm

Trif I am so sorry for what you are going thru.

3:12 pm

((((Trif))))

3:12 pm

hi all

3:13 pm

Hey Peri :-)

3:14 pm

no toenail polish. done with that for now. fall is here :(

3:15 pm

I do not know what I would without my friends here and my friends in real life.

3:15 pm

I have some happy news to share. I became a great grandmother at 9:59 this morning. I'm so sorry about Trif's news

3:15 pm

Yay for you westford. How are mom and baby doing?

3:15 pm

did Trif say she and Valentine have broken up?

3:16 pm

Westford!!! How wonderful! Many congratulations. Boy or girl?

3:16 pm

Yes, Peri. Sadly

3:16 pm

Yes, Peri. Sadly

3:16 pm

Mom and Dad and baby girl are all doing very well. My Erin, the grandmother is still reeling.

3:17 pm

very sad for Trif. two big blows so close together.

3:18 pm

my best friend died suddenly 11 years ago and I think about her everyday. This new baby is something I would have loved to share with her..I think she knows though

3:19 pm

what an incredible honour to be a great grandma!! Well done Westford. (I'm still waiting to be mafe a Grandma!).

3:19 pm

...Made...

3:19 pm

Trif and I share the same birthday and I've been wanting to wish her a happy mutual birthday but she hasn't been on...now I know why

3:19 pm

made or mafia?

3:20 pm

Take your pick Ru! Lol

3:20 pm

thanks soodle your turn will come

3:21 pm

I just want to be a rowboat in a sea of love and hugs :D

3:25 pm

Its funny, West. When my daughters were in their teens - news of a pregnancy would have been a disaster. Now that they are (semi) self sufficient ... I can't wait for news of offspring!

3:28 pm

The baby's mother is 26 and her husband is 29. They are both level headed and will be excellent parents. The pregnancy was planned and this baby was very welcome.

3:30 pm

Well, long life & good health to baby & parents!!! Bless them.

3:30 pm

that seems young to me.. but what do I know

3:30 pm

Thanks. I'll pass on your good wishes

3:31 pm

the older we get, ru, the younger they seem.

3:31 pm

I hear that

3:31 pm

Lol Dorens!! Well said.

3:31 pm

isn't that the truth..some mature faster than others though

3:32 pm

<--slow maturer...

3:32 pm

but lots of fun to be with...

3:33 pm

I love it at the grocery store when they ask me if they can help me out with the groceries...I tell them maybe in ten years

3:33 pm

<----- averting eyes in case Ruru expands on his slow maturing 'thing'

3:34 pm

yeah, and when they call me "ma'am" . yikes

3:35 pm

no soodle.. that thing matures quickly..

3:36 pm

it's just the rest of me that's slow :D

3:36 pm

a man who cooks is a dream come true

3:37 pm

hi, folks

3:37 pm

hello welki

3:38 pm

still haven't cooked for Doren yet.. but I will someday

3:38 pm

congrats, westford - a new baby to spoil :)

3:38 pm

(I'm here intermittently now- Answering phones at the Jazz radio station)

3:39 pm

no, ru, you haven't... but you've given me recipes. congrats westford.. great news

3:39 pm

thanks, she's 2 1/2 hours away but we'll try to see her as much as possible

3:39 pm

thank you too Dorens it's so exciting

3:40 pm

gosh in ten years you could be a great-great grandma

3:40 pm

5 granddaughters and now a great granddaughter

3:41 pm

If she has a child at 10 I'll disown her lol

3:41 pm

hey westford, ,my grandkids are nearly 4 hours away but I'm there once a month.

3:42 pm

Ru, when are you coming to NY????

3:42 pm

I'm not sure.. sometime in October I think

3:43 pm

hi people

3:43 pm

hi, cos

3:45 pm

Time to get going..her name is Olive Mae and she weighed in at 8 lbs 15 oz and is 22 inches long. Practically full grown. I can't wait to hold her.

3:46 pm

hi and bye cos..

3:51 pm

bye all thanks for letting me share my good news

3:51 pm

bye west, and mazel tov on Olive.

3:53 pm

Bless Olive Mae. Long life & happiness to her. :-)

3:57 pm

help with the pe7 please?

3:58 pm

pe7...start with a devil sign prefix and end with an old word for poem

3:59 pm

Old word for poem like ....on a Grecian urn

3:59 pm

ahh thanks

4:00 pm

this is the first two day weekend for me since went back to work. decided not to do over time this week

4:01 pm

hope she doesn't date a sailor .. that Olive .. when she grows up.. yuck yuck yuck

4:06 pm

Cos you are too driven. Life is short. Enjoy it.

4:07 pm

its nice. im bored for once.

4:10 pm

Bored can be good, Cos! I met some tourists today in my hometown, from Colorado. They were horrified that I knew canabis had been legalised there.

4:12 pm

I would be proud not horrified lol

4:13 pm

where in Colorado do you know?

4:17 pm

Cos are there people in Colorado who are horrified about that? I thought it was kind of a party on thing there.

4:17 pm

recreational shops are banned in el paso county

4:18 pm

the more conservative areas banned it while the liberal and urban areas allow it

4:19 pm

there are loopholes though. el paso allows marijuana clubs where you can "reimburse your entry"

4:21 pm

Marijuana clubs. I love it. Do they all answer the door saying "Dave's not here man"?

4:23 pm

they have newsletters for those marijuana clubs in texas

4:23 pm

lol nah but you have to ring a bell to get in

4:23 pm

a friend told me, of course...

4:23 pm

the one I know from El Paso is called "Pot Shots"

4:24 pm

we have studio 64, the lazy lion and the speakseasy

4:26 pm

I'd shop at the Lazy Lion..cool name

4:27 pm

Here in Maryland, the home of the stuffy and over paid Democrats, we have "cigar clubs"

4:27 pm

bet they don't allow Minnesota dentists in there

4:28 pm

yeah.. they call cigars Boehners in the democrat clubs

4:30 pm

Waiter to Senator Kerry.. "What would you like to order Senator".. Senator Kerry " how bout a scotch and pull me a Boehner"

4:31 pm

*opens lead balloon joke shute*

4:35 pm

It's a tough room, Ru. Not much sense of humor here. Or humour.

Could I please get a different clue for pe7, please?

4:55 pm

Glad to read about Westford's good news. Sorry to read about Trif's unhappy news. Equally sorry that a comment about whose good wishes to people here are welcome and whose are not. I think when it comes down to applauding good news or offering good wishes when there is bad news, we can leave the "who is liked and who is not liked" stuff to the side.

4:56 pm

starts like a 5-pointed star, ends like a poem

thanks got them both

hi all

nrk?

5:50 pm

I have returned.

5:58 pm

and done

5:58 pm

Thank God. I was about ready to send out the hounds.

5:59 pm

Oh, and you're done!!! Lots of !!! and ♥♥♥ for you.

6:00 pm

Note: The previous post was a joke between Cos and I and not meant to be critical or "snarky"

6:00 pm

I apologize. I will try my very darnedest to inform you of my whereabouts from now on.

6:00 pm

Good. People drool at their computers awaiting your return.

6:02 pm

Fangs bared as well?

6:04 pm

Have you seen any of the new shows?

6:08 pm

Haven't watched any of the new shows. I'm trying to plow through the ones I watch, which are all now on Thursday night, so I watch them via streaming over the weekend.

6:08 pm

Which new shows look good to you?

6:09 pm

Only streamed two at work. Scream Queens and The Muppets. Liked both but enjoyed SQ more.

6:10 pm

Am watching Gotham season 1 and Sleepyu Hollow season 1 on dcv

6:10 pm

I've watched Sleepy Hollow since it started. I'm curious as to where it will go this season.

6:11 pm

I am liking season two so far I mean.. not season one

6:12 pm

I have a wild crush on Tom Mison so I will probably stick with that until it goes off the air.

6:17 pm

I like the historical fiction part.. Washington Franklin Jefferson etc

6:25 pm

Timothy Busfield as Benjamin Franklin was an inspired casting choice

6:52 pm

hello....

7:30 pm

clues for the de5 and de7...do they go together? thanks

7:31 pm

rhymes with .... the re*** of Elizabeth II will end only when she dies....

7:32 pm

ahhh thank you so much good clue

7:32 pm

yw...

8:36 pm

evening all!

8:37 pm

hi...

8:38 pm

small grid = quiet chat room...

8:40 pm

could I have stats for the lone E and the lone G?

8:40 pm

ei4 (quack)

8:40 pm

ga 4

8:41 pm

hi ru...

8:41 pm

hi penquis

8:41 pm

yeah too many D, E , G paths

8:42 pm

*wait for the Y dan *

8:47 pm

9 left, all D's E's & G's

8:49 pm

de5/18 was my last, it did end with the Y - thanks ruru, lickety & all cluers

8:50 pm

congrats!

8:54 pm

wanna clue that de 5/18?

8:55 pm

yes in-de5/18-do!

8:56 pm

or, title with a sometimes vowel on the end

8:56 pm

oh jeez! lol

9:04 pm

Phantom: potrzebie ..

9:08 pm

your phantoms are haunting torg :-)

9:12 pm

What, me worry?

9:47 pm

Stats for other Y that is not a round tent.

9:47 pm

Please :)

9:49 pm

yu 4/9

9:50 pm

Thank you

9:52 pm

yw

11:45 pm

Howdy is it flip yet

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