Sudokuaholics Anonymous 7

Sure hope I can catch some of you at home then with a face to face, accent to accent meet!
For now, I'm off since no one is around to chat back at me.
Blessings dear ones!

sorry gail. i did not mean to imply that you don't love your sisters. i have plenty of friends though who are not close to their siblings at all. i guess you and i don't fit in that catagory.

stella- what events does ian run. benny-17 is a 400m runner. he does the 200 and the 100 to keep his sprint speed fast.

mariana... I am in that category. I don't speak to any of my siblings. One decided to tell me how much she's always hated me all her life, and the other is totally self absorbed and only calls me when she wants money... "loans" which don't get repaid. Since I won't "lend" her any more, she wants nothing to do with me. My brother and I were never close.

Hi ladies! I don't know if you will read my post on 'easy', so I've brought it here.....

I just received a note from Rayray! He says he is still recovering at his friend's "pad". On Christmas Eve he was discharged from the hospital, not because he was well, but because there was an outbreak of flu and he would be safer out of the hospital than in. Since his discharge he has More...

had a relapse from a blockage, and a MRSA infection that slowed the healing of his surgical wound. He says it is difficult to predict when he will be home and have access to his computer, but he hopes it will be soon.
Send up some Sudokuland prayers for him! As you can see, he has been through a horrible ordeal.

Kathy.

Morning All!

Kathy - thank you! When I toddle over to easy I'll leave you a message there too.

Stella - I'm glad Bryana's best friends remembered. I love the way you texted her all day long! What a great idea!! I hope Ian's foot is okay. He sounds like the type to keep going until he just can't anymore...

Heidi - good on you for not giving your sis any more money. A crisis is a crisis and I'd be there if I could - but a lifetime pattern is something different altogether...

We are back home early, actually got here before lunch. Had a change of plans.

I know most of you remember, venison makes up a big part in our heart healthy meals, and I have to find it during deer season. Had not found any, deer season soon over, and I had for 2 weeks been phoning the deer processing place every morning to be told none available today. Unclaimed deer can be obtained for the processing fee, but it is illegal to sell deer meat in Alabama.

OK, this morning, I phoned just before leaving to get squished. they had deer! I pleaded, can you hold 2 of them for me, I am on way to doc and will pick up on after. Yes, they could hold 2 deer for me till 1 pm. We got finished at the hospital early, went to wal mart for things we had to have, and picked up the deer by 11 am. Had to come home and put in freezer. YEAH, we have meat for the coming year! We can now have venison 3 nights a week for a year! Lot more hamburger than usual, but I can be creative. I am so very relieved now.

Lee – I love your family tree work! My grandparents apparently did some work on that, but I never got to see it and I don’t know where it went now they are gone. Apparently I have at least one convict, one bushranger and the first man knighted in Tasmania. I think it was Tasmania… something to do with sandstone anyway. Oh, and French royalty! That’s supposed to explain my big nose!!!

Tricia – I hope you don’t come home too tired from your big day – and I hope you get the ‘good’ technician! I have been getting white pages of doom on other pages as well, though SA seems worse, that’s probably only because it is so big compared to the others.

Good news MizT!!

My news story for the day…. An Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory is going to symbolically welcome white people to the community on Australia Day. Apparently the elders went to the Shire Council with a proposal. Some white residents dress in British Uniforms and land on the beach – only this time they will carry bibles symbolising peace. There is more about it here http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=732034.

These people know how to do reconciliation!

Last night I got chased off the computer so the kids could play with the dreaded electronic thingy. Only 10 or 15 minutes later nature sent an electric light show! I would have been chased off anyway!! They are forgiven...

Good Morning SA7, hope you are all well.
Overcast, 25deg and 100% humidity eeek!
Have a good day all.

20C and 88% humidity here. The temperature actually went under 20C overnight! Well, 19.7....

I agree Broni its not a nice day here its raining here at present it will be nice to go to Tassie for the cooler weather Hi Susy

56* F (13.3 C) sunny and humidity is 43%. It was a nice day to be outside today! Next several days shouold be even warmer, see, our arctic
air was just a temporary thing!

SUZY, I did get the lady who is easy at the squishy place. I was in and out, I mean from getting out of auto till back inside, in 30 minutes, very quick today. I carried my book, only got to read one page! well, I did have to eat my yogurt and banana first.

Tricia, pleased you got your meat. We have deer farms here so I quess you can buy it year round. A lot of people invested in deer farms and made a lot of money but it but the meat here is not that popular and when there became too many farms people went broke.
Pleased the squishy is over for another six months.

Hi Mary!

Tricia, that sounds like a good day... I usually either forget my book OR my glasses so I would have appreciated the quick turnaround.

It is about 28*c here now and headed to high 30's. A good day to stay inside with the aircon. The one in the bedroom has been on all night!

Suzy I carry a pair of those glasses in a small coloured tube that you buy in the 'cheap' shops for about $5. They are small in my bag, and good for reading labels on tins, menus, etc.
Then just use my reading glasses for computer and reading at home.

Hi June!

I guess one day I should go and have the squishy thing done...

You or me Suzy.

Did not look at the count properly.

June, those glasses don't seem to work for me - big and blurry! Funny story - I broke my glasses and had to put them in to be repaired. I was working at the time and really needed something. My old glasses weren't strong enough so I bought a pair of the cheap glasses. I ended up wearing the old pair AND the cheap pair at the same time.... it's the old astigmatism thing. Needless to say I kept my head down!!

June, is having Air con on over night such a rare thing for you? Here, ours are not ever turned off for 2 or 3 months! It does not cool down at night and humidity is always so very high. It would have to get very very cool to make up for the high humidity. I hate being inside with AC on! If were rich and famous, I would have a summer home where temps and humidity are more moderate, even if I had to go to Australia! That is why I am soo happy on a day like today. Light jacket and can be outside and comfortable if sitting in the sun.

I get more comments, positive comments, on my winter hat. usually just a "I like your hat", but today lady added, you wear it so well. Made me smile! Yes, still wearing my hats, cause between 9 and 3, we do get UV ratings higher than 3. Once I put it on, I just wear it till I get home again. HEIDI, I think I am beginning to be like you, I like my hats now!

What was Heidi's tip about the count? Odd numbers it's the 20, 60 thing? But 00's could go either way!

Tricia, I just checked, we are forecast to be over 3 from 9am to 5.20pm. I'll have to do some reading to see what impact the clouds we have today make....

A feel good story....

A baby shark created much excitement when it made a surprise appearance yesterday in a rock pool near Wollongong's City Beach.

The 1m baby shark, believed to be a dusky whaler, became trapped in the pool known as the Ladies Baths after a high tide and, with no means of escape, a lifeguard was recruited for the rescue mission about 11am.

Armed with a large white plastic sack and a flotation device, the lifeguard waded into the pool and attempted to catch the ankle-biter as a crowd gathered.

"He's there, he's there! Here he comes," onlookers cried as the shark eluded capture.

Father of three, Sam Michael, decided to help out. Armed with a red toy butterfly net he joined the lifeguard in the pool and together they sought to corner the marine creature. To no avail. The shark darted about the pool as the men faltered.

But just as the lifeguard was about to enlist a better catching device, the shark was cornered, struck and flipped through the air, landing in a neighbouring shallow pool.

Here it was quickly scooped up by Mr Michael and handed to the lifeguard who made a mercy dash to the ocean carrying the net aloft.

As the shark was released into the sea, a little boy burst into tears. "I wanted to cuddle it," screamed Daniel Michael, 4.

Suzy... this page will end on #11600...... the next page on #11640.... then #11680.... then #11720....... then #11760 ..... then #11800. OK?????

WONDERFUL story, Suzy. Finally a story where men don't just kill everything. People kill a LOT more sharks than sharks kill people, yet people call sharks dangerous beasts.

You think I will remember that??? You have a higher opinion of me than I do!!! hehe

Gath sure must be busy with Flynn. I submitted avatars and smilies 3 days ago, and they still haven't been approved.

Hi Heidi nice & cold there its hot & sticky here has been raining but fine now hubbys gone to golf

Morning everyone..

Warming up here in Perth.. heading for a delightful 38/39 on Monday !!!

Out and about today, so a quick catch up this morning.

Vici, every time you post to me tears spring to my eyes. You say the nicest things.

Tricia.. Hope the Squishy went well..

Gail.. Thoughts and prayers for your sister, hope she recovers quickly

Heidi.. Happy 60th Birthday to GIL

Vici.. Good to see you finished your book!! How did book club go?

IH should be back soon. He keeps most of his goats on other people's farms, and one of those farms had a water line, to the barn, burst. He's off repairing it. This is a guy who doesn't know one kind of screwdriver from another.

He wants a nice Birthday supper... T bone steak twice baked potatoes, broccoli and cake.

Becky.. Frozen Fingers EEEKKK !! take care

Mary.. you seem to be always going on Holidays somewhere.. enjoy the visit down to Victoria and Tasmania.

umm cant remember what else I was going to say !!!

Have a great day/evening/night everyone

Later Aligater.

We baby sat last night as Laura's parents both had Scout Meetings. Ken was not feeling well so I drove home. Ahead of us was a long combined transport truck. I went beside him when we stopped at lights and continued up the road doing about 60-62k/h in a 60k zone. He then pulled out and got behind me and started flashing his lights. I had a car beside me so could not pull over and had no intention of speeding up to pass the other car. This huge monster sat hard on my tail so that if I had stopped suddenly he would have wiped me out.
I wanted to do a right hand turn a little further on and intended staying in the same lane any way. He then started blowing his twin horns (made me jump they were so loud). He was really trying to intimidate all drivers, especially me. As I pulled into the right lane for my turn off I asked Ken to get his number as I was concerntrating on driving and could only read the first couple of numbers. Ken just said "he has a Qld. number". And the truck roared on his way to Qld. I think he had possibly already come from Victoria and was dodging the tolls around the city and trying to make up time. If I had got his number I would have rang the police when I got home and they could have kept an eye out for him to see he behave on the rest of his trip north.
Some little old ladies are not easily intimidated!!! This was about 10.45pm
Started typing this 1 1/2 hours ago and have been on the phone with my sister!!

Mariana, I did not take your message like that at all! I was in full agreement with you, I do love my sisters. We are a normal family, we have had our ups and downs, in fact, I tend to keep my distance from most of them either through living far away or by choice! There is one sister in particular I have always been wary of because she was the one that would always cause a ruckus at any family do. But I have 'grown up' and got over it, I know realise how precious family is.