Sudokuaholics Anonymous 8

And now, to bed methinks! Take care, everyone! Good Night!

(BTW, Heidi, are you still awake? Have the dogs been fed?)

I don't remember seeing that one before Julie, nice and bright.

Thanks, Gail! And now, sounds like you should be resting & icing your shoulder! The rest of the mulching can wait.

I'm really going to go to bed now. Good Night!

Night Julie! Love your avatar!

Gail, I hope your shoulder isn't toooooo bad.

Nite Julie, wow what a trip.
Dag, just want you un hurty.
Zusy, where did I miss the bit about hubby and pain?

Good morning all! Very tired and allergy ridden this morning. The house is quiet because Ian has a half day this morning to get his books and classes. Yeah! Maybe I can get some stuff done in the house, although I really don't feel like it!

Julie, so glad you're back! Sounds like you had a wonderful trip! I'd like to visit those places someday. Did you see any interesting wildlife?

Judy, hope you can read the info from Scotland and that it proves useful! Good luck!

Gail, hope your shoulder feels better. I'm sure your yard looks beautiful!

Suzy, will the insurance help cover getting a new car or was your car too old? Hope you have a car again soon! Glad hubby knew how to turn the wheel the right way. I would probably have done the opposite like you, That probably saved him from serious injury!

Tami, hope you got a better night's sleep. How was the President's speech? I'm surprised he didn't wait until all the schools were back in session. Most schools here don't start the day after Labor Day and it seems the big school districts stagger their start dates so as to ease the buses back onto the roads. I believe Presidents Reagan and Bush gave similar speeches to schools. I didn't understand what the controversy was all about. It seems like a good thing to do.

Well, time to get some brekkie and start the gninaelc! Have a great day everyone!

Hi all just back from Macro, have bought the replacement dryer and lots of nice things to eat too. Trouble is I have to pack them into usable sized portions to freeze.
Suzy sorry car was written off, will you get a new one to replace it (or new to you. We never buy brand new cars as they lose their value too quickly)

Good morning. I guess we have to start school today. Yesterday was the first day of school here and of course all the homeschoolers were at the "We're not going back to school" beach party. It was a beautiful sunny, warm day. The whole long weekend was cold and rainy and it looks like today will be, too. I guess the sun came out just for us yesterday.

Good morning lovely people.

Julie...good to see you back and that you had a great time seeing lots of interesting places.
Suzy..how is hubby?

Morning all
Hubby is doing well. Just a little bit of soreness down his left side. That's all he will admit to anyway. He did tell me that he had forgotten a bit of the drama and that before he was on the 2 side wheels the front of the car was pointing up!

Stella, a quiet house and you? Nothing to do but ffuts? Doesn't sound like usual post from you!

Judy, I hope you can read the info and find out all kinds of juicy info.

The insurance will cover a downpayment on a replacement car - it was too old to cover a new to us one. We don't buy new cars for the same reason Brenda.

Thats really good new Suzy.OMG...sounds like if the car was pointing up,anything could have happened.He is sooo lucky!

My computer is really slow this morning.
I was going to have a day at home,but after getting the tax together for the accountant,I realized that there is a bank statement missing so now I have to go to the bank.They will probably charge me for another one too. Thats life!
Be back later.

Did you break the site Nola...
Over 2 1/2 hours without a post is unheard of at this time of the day...

I'm going to REALLY miss Gail today... our Thursday dalliance has turned into a highlight of my week. How sad is that? Cowering under the whip twirling orders of our very own galah... The laughs that we have been having during our toils well and truly make up for the aches and pains the next day. I afraid that the dog is going to spend ALL day looking out the window for her!

To console myself I am going to head back to bed with a book for a wee while ... just until the world warms up a bit...

I will return...

Good morning everyone!
Hey Bean, I see that Gail's otherwise occupied - does that mean no gardening today? I'm here if you want me - otherwise I might go back to bed too! Let me know what's happening. :)

Julie, it sounds as if you did much the same trip that we did a few years ago. When Rob said, "I want to go to Alaska" I was fairly horrified ... but it was fantastic! And Denali was definitely the highlight for me - amazing, beautiful, awe-inspiring ... etc!
I was aso very excited to see squirrels, which made the American tourists look at me as if I were "nuts" ;)
But they (the squirrels) are very cute!

Hey Bean, just coz I aint there doesn't mean I aint watching! Get a move on!!!

ooh... oh cheeky master...SWMBO.....
I am outta here...
Have sent you a message Judy...
Wee stretch in bed first,then a coffee and then WORK...OK?

CynB, you did not miss anything. T-Vaz will have to confess, if she even remembers. I will send her a subtle reminder, soon.
Stella, the speech was the day after Labor Day. I don't know what the fuss was about either. He made a very powerful speech encouraging all kids to stay in school. He pointed out that he was raised mostly by a single mom who did not always have enough money. If he could make it, so can anybody. The student who introduced him was also an excellent speaker.

Hey Bean - I learn so much from you! I had never heard of "barkers eggs" before - a search of the web gave me more info than I needed: I shall be sure to bring heavy gloves!

Good evening/morning Judy? How are you doing today?
I have just entered grades into my computer. My school uses an internet based gradebook and I find it easier at home. My laptop only has the numbers on the top. My computer at home has the numbers on the side also and I can use them much quicker.

Further to the above, I found this page quite enlightening, somewhat amusing, and surely useful for those who would like to travel to France:
http://rsc.anu.edu.au/rscnews/year1998/dec98/decpostcd.html

Hello Tami! how are you today? :)

I am good Judy. I am going to say goodnight and go to sleep early. I have a looooonnnngggg morning tomorrow. County-wide testing. Tomorrow is math. The kids get two 80-min sessions. I get to watch. It is almost as exciting as watching paint dry. I feel really bad for the kids. I can't sit still that long and I know they can't. I will have something fun planned for the rest of the day. I will resume torturing, I mean teaching, them on Friday.

Oh yeah, Tami - maths was always torture for me! My Mum and sister used to laugh at my lack of mathematical expertise - but I can spell, and my sister can't, so I guess we just have different skills ... I feel a Sesame Street song coming on!

T-Vas lost a post to Brat. I was told by someone who would know...

Tami, what fun you have planned for tomorrow - not!

Ebob can't spell at all Judy, but she gets points for creativity.

Hi Suzy! I have one daughter whose spelling is "creative" to say the least! At one point she used to leave out the vowels - working out what she was trying to say was a real challenge! She has improved, but is still not good - it doesn't bother her much though ... she says "that's what computers are for!"
I now wonder if she has some kind of dyslexia, or something ... they don't seem to teach spelling much at school nowadays, though.

I have just arrived home after a surprise lunch invitation... a girlfriend was driving bye and rang to see if I was up to lunch.. her shout. I have had a big bowl of Laksa lemak and am now as full as a goog and won't be game to bend over for bit... We have one of the best Malaysian hawker style cafes in Melbourne just around the corner. It is YUMM0..

On the agenda today is pruning more roses and weeding the vege patch... if Judy doesn't get lost.
Ciao for now.

Hello, All! Looks like I missed everyone, so I will try reading a few comments. (It's just 1:19 a.m. here, so can allow myself a few more minutes as I wait for the wet sloshy thing to quit for the night. What a pain to arrive home last night (Tuesday) and leave Friday morning. WAY too much yrdnual to do in that amount of time, plus I hope to be dekcap before leaving at 3 tomorrow afternoon for acupuncture. (It's MUCH better to kcap before than after.)

MizT, I hope you will soon be feeling MUCH better and more like yourself! Heidi, have you recovered? Stella, you have might quite a dent in the painting! Gail, how are your shoulders today? Do you still have more mulch to move? Suzy, I hope your hubby is feeling better today! I hope you're able to find an acceptable replacement car!

Rena, the "We're not going back to school" beach party sounds fun! How lucky that the weather cooperated!

Wet sloshy machine is quiet - maybe finished? I must check!

Looks like another 10 minutes!

We sent home a box of bulky clothing which we wore while in the fjords looking at glaciers. Box has not arrived, and I'd hoped to put those items in the wet & sloshy machine before leaving. Sure don't want to come home in 10 days to a box of worn clothes. We'll be bringing home dirty clothes from D's house, as it is.

Here's a question for the day. Which is worse - packing before going away - or coming home and gnihsaw lots of ytrid yrdnual?

Woohoo, I got my first tie-dye shirt in Ketchikan, Alaska! Well, I got one once before, but D1 and D2 pretty much decided it was for them to share, so never once got to wear it.

Afternoon all!
Julie, it doesn't matter how much you run the wet sloshy thing there will always be plenty of stuff to put in it so I think it's six of one, half a dozen of the other...

I just read a news article and it reminded me of someone I hadn't thought of in many years - an ex boyfriend. That's a long and, looking back, funny story (it wasn't at the time). There is someone of the same name on facebook, no pic so I don't know if it's him, but there's also a page 'John Doe has gonorrhea'. I bet that's him!

I just realised how that sounds - NO he didn't give me an STD, but he was a tart!

Julie, snatch back that T-shirt!

There must be a jury duty epidemic around here. I received my notice for end of the month, I think. Unfortunately, I have to go to a bad area of Chicago, not regional courthouse about 10 miles away. Hubby will need to drive me, as it's more than 20 minutes!