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[narilly]

Byrdie, that is hilarious! I have had a Tina aka Tina Turner, Franky aka Franky goes to Hollywood and now Elvis, the King of Rock and Roll. Too much fun. I would much rather spend my time hanging with Elvis instead of a bottle of red wine.

G, I had a futon for years and loved it. I really like simple furniture like that. Glad you are keeping cool since you are a hot man on a mission!

TT, if you lived here in Canada you would probably love the Flannel sheets. When it's -20C or lower they are absoloutely amazing.

Goodnight everyone.

[little beagle]

Eloise I feel the same way. Tge longer I stay sober, tge more important it is to me.
I love that feeling when I wake up in the middle of tge night without a hangover or the anxiety I always got.
Narilly I can't wait for you to get Elvis. I'm so excited for you. We will need many details.
We are leaving tomorrow for our Thanksgiving trip. Visiting my family. I'm so excited. And happy I don't have to worry about making a jerk out of myself. I'll check in as I can.

[treetops]

Nar - many people have flannel sheets here in winter but I dont like them. I admit if it was -20 degrees I might have a change of heart! But I do like my very warm and snuggly duvet.
LB - you have a good thanksgiving holiday and time with your family. Hope hubs is OK.
Today turned out to be a bit of a wringer with my daughter. Its over exams and things just went very wrong. Its not really going to effect her future so thats OK - but it ended up with a lot of her effort being of no use. She is as calm as ever about it - but I feel disappointed and I shouldn't really. So just working through my feelings and so glad that I don't drink. I would have reacted a lot more extremely today if I had and this would not have been good for me, her or our relationship. Where did all this mother intensity come from?
Its so good to be able to get this angst out on the thread - even if it doesn't make sense to anyone.
How is everyone else doing?

[little beagle]

TT I know motherly angst. We want the best for our children. They see other things as better for. My daughter is angry with me right now. Mad I'm not going to be here for Thanksgiving. She wants to go with us but isn't able to. Said I didn't give her enough time to prepare. I swear we talked about it this past summer and she said nothing about it so I assumed she wasn't interested. But I could be mistaken.

[jane27]

I'm so hot I sleep on a futon. Firm and comfy.

As a musician, I've slept on many floors over the years, so I am grateful for this simple luxury.

Thanks Tomassano Tagasaki Rogers-Futon, the famous designer from Osaka.

Yes Jane. Your graphics are really cool and much appreciated.

Hope all are happy and well. Have a beaut week Gloamers.

Skimmed this and saw <I'm hot and firm> .. something about a mattress. I need to s l o w d o w n I think. Red got out yesterday. Thankfully all ended well, but quite a scare. I think Thanksgiving and Christmas suck Moose balls.

oooooooohhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm shlacka shlacka shlacka

[j-vo]

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[j-vo]

This is Ramsay. He's 6 months old. He's so sweet and bad! And it's wonderful to have him and share loving everyday. The pic above is when he was almost three months old. He couldn't get up our back step.

After reading lots of articles on gratitude yesterday, and some I read at home, I notice how negative people are. Wow. It's hard not to get sucked into it, but I want to be empathetic. So I listen. I want to be grateful, even in the hardest of times. Life is so full of ups and downs and it's a challenge to keep ourselves balanced. I was looking at amazon yesterday for a girlfriend of mine for xmas present and i found something. Coloring books for adults. She loves to color, says it relaxes her. I may order a few for myself as well. They say it helps just as meditation does. May give this a try.

Have a good day Gloamers.

[lifechange]

Hi Gloamers!
That's a great idea, J-vo! My friend and I gave another friend a beautiful adult colouring book with weekly affirmations.. and some nice coloured pencils. She was so pleased and I've been thinking about it ever since. I've never been good at drawing or painting but I've always loved colouring in! Ramsay is about the cutest little guy I've ever seen.. the front legs look so delicate.. like those of a fawn.
I'm so jealous of all you peeps with doggies. I love them so much.. I have 2 cats and they're great.. but dogs.. someday again.

Jane, what a big fat laugh I had at your post.. I'm sure Mr. G will love it. Does the fact that you have T-day mean you're not celebrating? Or did you get roped into it anyway?

I hear you, TT. I just got into a fight with my daughter (14) last night over a huge project she has to do. We were on the phone and she kept repeating her ideas and asking my opinion and was stressed because she should have been through this phase of the project 2 months ago.. and I felt stressed because I'm also a procrastinator and hate that about myself. She hung up on me twice (because I was impatient and yelled at her)! And finally in the end, I just said, listen, I'm sorry but I really can't help you decide WHAT you want to do.. you've got to know what you feel passionate about, what you want to learn more about.. (it's that kind of a project). I am happy to say she did figure it out.. and is excited about it. and now i can help with some of the practical bits, if she needs it. I guess this motherly intensity must be normal.. Are you feeling better now?

LB, wishing you a safe and lovely trip..

Off to make some dinner and search for colouring books on amazon!!
see you all in a bit..

[scottish lass]

Looking in quickly - busy day, sneaking in in the office - not sure I will get back in today - got to go and get the turkey after work...
I keep the heating low and it doesn't get very chilly (32 this week at night) but my flannel makes it lovely - of course I don't have another body or Mr G hot stuff keeping me warm!
I took colouring books home this summer for the girls to use when they needed to "escape" - my youngest loved them and spent a lot of time "hidden" in them!
Rain is here - low snow too, will make for interesting holiday travel...
See you later...

[Choices]

Glad your feeling better TT. What type of assignment was it? That's a shame it went pear shaped after all that work. I remember my mother getting frustrated with me procrastinating. She was really helpful with me in school. Pretty much my editor for everything I wrote. It brought us really close I think. It's really good you are there for your daughter. So many parents just don't care.

[narilly]

Good afternoon Hot ladies...TT you seem especially Hot

Hopefully things go well with your daughter. I know how hard it is to 'watch' them procrastinate. I watch my son do this all the time. He is in first year University and I have to just let him figure it out. Its his life...but that is tough to do.

Jane, that was a good one about G Man but I do have to agree, a firm matress is very nice.

Nice picture JVo! Elvis will look exactly like that and I can hardly wait. I talked to the Kennel where Elvis is today and she said he is growing fine. Oh man, I wish I could see him but she says no visits until he has his first shots.

Anyway, I am here at my job. I know I will do well here but I am not sure if I really like it. I guess I will see. At least I am not hungover so I can really kick some butt! Pretty amazing what we can accomplish when we don't drink.

Keep sober peeps...I mean Hot ladies and Gents.

[j-vo]

Good luck at your job, Nar. And congrats on Elvis. You'll love him.

I was incredibly tired today. Was out late last night at a school event and didn't sleep the night before so it all seemed to catch up. I got home and fell asleep for two hours. Just hope I can get to sleep tonight, but even if I don't, it'll be a tired minus hungover and that's so much easier on the body.

TT, hope all is going better for you.

Don't have anything profound to say as far as drinking, but "I don't drink, ever. One drink will put me back in hell and I'm not goin' there anymore."

Have a good night's sleep and G, get a good firm matress! Flannel sheets make me sweat!!

[Guitarista]

Is the fan on? Sure getting warm in here!

Ramsey's a beauty Jvo! Hope all's well with Red Jane. My old dog used to get out now and then till I modified the fence. I discovered it was to visit his girlfriend down the street. Like father like son. He seemed to stay off the road, but it is worrying when they stray.

Staying hard here, er in my resolve.

[j-vo]

Thanks G!
So I just watched a taped show from last week, Grey's Anatomy. One of the characters is a recovering addict/alcoholic. They usually go to the bar after they've been in surgery ALL DAY! She's sitting at the bar, and another surgeon sits next to her as she's drinking her perrier. He orders a whiskey and asks her if she wants one. Of course she says no. Then a few seconds later, "I'll have a vodka tonic instead." So, lesson, even through fiction. Don't sit at the bar and be surprised if someone asks you if you want a drink. After all you're in a bar! And don't be surprised when your AL voice answers "sure" before you realize what you're doing. Just don't go to the bar because you could put yourself in a dangerous situation.

[Eloise]

Amen to that one Jvo.
I am always stumped as to what to order anyway? A hot tea? Seems weird... Tea in a bar I mean.

Feeling miserable but no more fantasies about alcohol.