Sudokuaholics Anonymous 6

Enjoy whichever meal you're having.

glad you stopped in julie!

Oh . . . just looked at the time. I guess your post was a couple of hours ago. Sorry about that!

Of course, I know what time it is here. It's Sudoku time that I get confused by.

Good Afternoon, Mariana! Are you and Elsa having lunch?

very sneaky julie!!! it wouldn't count if i CPed my way to a topp so i was just hanging out and waiting, only to enable you! oh well, good for you!

Mama Mia! Mariana and Julie! Back in after having to deal with a busted bush hog. It's on it's way to the shop for repair work now.
I do NOT like the way today is going. Too many repairs.

no lunch yet. it's 11 here. in a little bit we'll have some left over risotto from last night.

bush hog? this sounds like interesting machinery. sounds like a massive weed wacker.

Sorry about the need for repairs, Heidi! Mariana, I forgot you're in a different time zone. I went to get my chair, as I need to check e-mails comfortably.

Will be back in a few, if the inbox isn't overflowing.

i guess having lots of machinery results in lots of repairs. still no fun. especially when you are relying on them. hope your day gets better heidi.

Here's a Halloween/Christmas riddle:

What do you get when you cross a vampire with a snowman?

Frostbite.

Now back to my emails.

A bush hog is kinda like a lawn mower on steroids. It'll mow tree trunks up to 3 inches across.

IH was told to get the oil replaced last month. He was too cheap to, so he called a used equipment place, and told them that he needed a particular part. But IH knows nothing about mechanical stuff, and refused to listen to me. He fixed the wrong thing, and badly. The problem was that it was out of oil. Only. Now it's torn up inside, and may end up costing

So sorry to hear that, Heidi! And so frustrating for you - to know what needed to be done but be too sick to do it yourself. I'm thinking I should never complain about my hubby again.

Do you think that it bothers IH (and threatens his masculinity) that you know and can do so much of the "mechanical" stuff?

sorry you have an IH heidi! does he have any redeeming quailities, like being really good lookn'? hehhehhe
elsa wants to play a pony game on the pooter, and i have some cleaning to do. catch you later!

Hope to see you later, MMMariana! Elsa, have fun with that pony game!

HHeidi, I hope any necessary repairs to the bush hog don't end up costing a fortune. Take a deep breath - and maybe a nap. By the way, how are you feeling today?

How can it threaten him? Every time there is something to be done, he says "I don't know HOW to do it." I say "Think of it as an opportunity to learn." He responds that it's too hard and either doesn't do it, or breaks it completely.

I need to run to the feed store for dog food and a few items for other critters. I would MUCH rather go back to bed and forget about today.

Maybe he's just not suited to working on a farm - or is it that he's not suited to working? Is he more a desk kind of guy?

Heidi, it seems like you just bought dog food last week. But, then, you DO have a few dogs. I hope you get it in bulk or get volume discounts!

Gotta run for now - too much stuff to do to sit here any longer. Enjoy your day, Everyone!

Morning all!

Stella, I drive my kids somewhere for sport or some other activity a lot, but I don't think I'm dedicated enough to drive as far as Brendan's games - at least not as often as you do!

That's as close as I can get to a soccer mom medal for now!

Julie, I would love some of that hot chocolate. It sounds amazing!!

MizT, I have the same problem with the computer and SA6!

Mariana, yesterday d2 asked me if driving is fun. I said 'for some people'. Didn't really want to say that driving her all over town is not my idea of fun!!

Heidi, that bush hog sounds incredible!

Note my aussie pumpkin? Last year we couldn't find a pumpkin to carve anywhere and had to improvise! I haven't noticed any around this year either so we might be doing the same thing again!!

SUZY, your green pumpkin looks really sick! Just right for Halloween!

A Dutch court has convicted two youths of theft for stealing virtual items in a computer game and sentenced them to community service.

Only a handful of such cases have been heard in the world, and they have reached varying conclusions about the legal status of "virtual goods."

The Leeuwarden District Court said the culprits, 15 and 14 years old, coerced a 13-year-old boy into transferring a "virtual amulet and a virtual mask" from the online adventure game RuneScape to their game accounts.

"These virtual goods are goods (under Dutch law), so this is theft," the court said Tuesday in a summary of its ruling.

Identities of the minors were not released.

The 15-year-old was sentenced to 200 hours service, and the 14-year-old to 160 hours.

Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=651070

So does this mean when someone steals someone else's smilies they could be arrested?

Sorry, Hi MizT, I was off reading the news and that article had me thunking. How did it get into a court room in the first place??

I'm hoping we can have a real jack-o-lantern this year, but the stores I go to don't have anything yet. I will have to look around, but we may be using a watermelon again!

Suzy, do you have any large gourds in Oz?

Yes, but I haven't seen them locally, only on our travels..

Oh, well, the watermelon looks good!

How early do you carve it? If it's only day, you could probably still eat the watermelon.

Suzy, we brought home many good memories from our trip, but the hot chocolate really stands out!

It would!

I still remember the first milkshake I ordered in the US. Got quite a shock. It's called a thick shake here!

Gotta run now!