Sudokuaholics Anonymous 5

So can I???

still can't find it, have to try looking tomorrow

Hehe, Yipeeee!

nice to see you here Broni, thought I was talking to myself

congrats, Broni on getting a TOPP

Hey Lee, how are you feeling, haven't been to well lately?

Yeah, I.m OK just busy , having bathroom Renos which turned quite nasty, not wetsealed originally, so a lot of woodwork had to be replaced, then whilst waiting for wetseal to dry, toilets played up, showers backed up & bathroom had to be wetsealed again, its almost finished now, they started tiling today - so here's hoping. How are you now, still very sore I take it

Yeah pretty good thanks Lee, sounds like you have been going thru hell.

yeah, but we've had lots of laughs, you either laugh or you cry, so we chose to laugh & found its not so bad (at least we don't have termites)& when its finished it'll look great

Maen Sudoluland. I am here for one post, then must get organized to leave for test and shopping. I have not read, and boy, there are lots of posts. Reminds me of " last to post" competition!



Coffee is on, and hope you all will take a bread today and sit a spell with a nice cuppa.

Cooler today and tomorrow, highs of 86 (30C) forecast, unheard of in July, August in recent years, I am thankful today for cooler weather!
away to the shower to bet clean and neat, about the best I can hope for now, and will see you all late afternoon. A good sleep for all the DUGs

LEE, sorry to have missed you, usually I am on earlier and longer, this time of day. Broni, sorry I missed you too, but you know when I am here, hehe.

Suzy, Hugs for you and Ally. How we ache when our children are hurt in any way.

Good to see you Lee and hope the renovations are soon finished. Would the old bathroom be about the 70's as the waterproofing they used then was not very efficient.

June, our house was built in 1988 so I really shouldn't complain, its needed doing for quite a while, only because its getting dated, still looked Ok on the surface.. Hi MizT, sorry to have missed you too and everyone else . must go now as its way passed my 8.30 bedtime now nearly 11pm

Just stopping in for some of MzT's coffee to get my day started...and how I have enjoyed catching up on the reading. Everyone's chairs are superb!

Lee - it looks like my at is sleeping in your chair - sorry she's all over the furniture!
June - the chaise lounge is fabulous!
Are these all MzT's efforts or are you all this clever with your pooter skills?

Suzy - my heart just broke when I read about Ally's day...so glad there was some laughter in the house (can't not laugh with Uno)
I was harrassed horribly in high school. A group of toughies would see me coming down the hallway and shout "there's that b___ Vici Jessup!" - oh I was horrified...and my emotions were worn on my sleeve...still are, usually...wouldn't be good at poker.
Anyway - I had nightmares about those girls for years afterwards. I never told anyone (my family) about it and am so glad Ally confided in you.

Big hugs here for Suzy and Ally.
Gail - I can't get the picture out of my head of you storming into the school hallways in your work clothes with steam pouring out of your ears...LOVE it!

Lee - that's my "CAT" sleeping in your chair, not my "AT" which might be mistaken for A__ (wish I had a donkey smilie right now!)

OK - guess I'm talking to myself right now. Catch you all later!

everyone. Lovely day here. Took forever to catch up on the pages from last night. I might have to get up in the middle of the night to keep up.

Rolanda, please don't be perfect, perfect scares me. Laid back and casual suites me just fine.

Suzy, give Ally a hug for me, too. I went through the bullying at school also.

I cannot believe we are still on the same page as when I went to bed last night. We must have run out of chatter after the hectic day yesterday.
Vici, the chaise is a part of my set and is over 100 years old and passed down from my great grandparents.

And now an Aussie good morning to you all.

and to Suzy, a very very withlots of and

Morning all!

So many stories of bullying and harrassment! What is wrong with our school system seems to have always been wrong with it. Ally and I will be talking today and there are 2 big things that I will be talking to her about. One is the stories you have told me and a reminder not to take it personally, which will make it hurt less. The other is to remember how it feels and to never ever do the same thing to other people, realising that sometimes we say thoughtless things because we didn't think first.

What a wonderful group you are to share your stories with me. I feel honoured and touched..

LOL June, it's not my birthday! Must be the 'friends online' thing confusing things....

Hi Gals! Just checking in...haven't even done the puzzles yet as I have been busy away from the house all day. We're going out to dinner tonight, so I'll have to get myself cleaned up here soon.

Suzy - the substance of the talk you are going to have with Ally is lovely. Wish I had had a mom like you!
BTW - I wished Shosho a happy b'day the other day because I saw it up on the birthday board (before we had our friends thing)...right after I sent her the message, it was gone.
Had to try and explain myself, but it sounded pretty much like I'm nuts!

Gonna play some puzzles - will pop back in soon.

Maybe I should wake up before I start posting.
Anyway Suzy hope you have a nice day.

I am making the pasta salad for the bowls today. We have about 90 people coming. We are a small club and do not have catering unless we do it ourselves.
Made the rice salad yesterday (60 people). Will be rice again Sunday (110) and pasta Monday (80)
Back has been playing up a bit so not sure how I will go bowling today.

June - you're cooking up a storm!
Hey...love the throne...wish I had thought of that!!!

June take it easy at bowling, just enjoy yourself but try to preserve your back.
I can't imagine making a rice or pasta salad for that many people. I hope it isn't all left to you to provide.

Vici I hope you have a lovely time while you are out for a meal tonight.
It's our 9th wedding anniversary on the 2nd, so I'm hoping Richard will think to book somewhere for a meal, but if he doesn't I'm sure we will make up for it by eating out a lot while on holiday.

Hi Brenda! Still trying to get puzzles done and catch up on reading before I get my shower.
Happy Anniversary to you! (a bit early)

Hi Vici, you will have to learn to shower quickly to give yourself more time doing the puzzles

June, you must have an incredible recipe (and very big pots and pans) to prepare food for that many people! Wow!

HI Brenda and June and Vici and Suzy and anyone else who comes along.

I am back from reprovisioning, and oh my what a chore! I did this, , and this and this and more of this! . My card is suffering from swipeout!

It was soo funny, we stopped for lunch, and as I was getting out of the car, hubby handed me mypurse. I thought HOW NICE of him to nitice I did not have my purse, untill he told me I would have to pay! Seems he used all his cash on hand when we stopped in at the guitar shop! Guitars have more needed accessories than a barbie doll!

we found some drawer unnits and some cubby units for my closet, but they were out of the shelf units. I think I know someone who can add some shelving between those units

Brenda, don't wait for Richard to book! Hubby and I always decide together where we want to eat on our anniversary - we eat out so rarely these days - it adds something to the plans. Though one year he refused to discuss it and I was surprised with dinner, a show (stomp) and a limosine ride! I would never have been that extravagant...

SUZY, still there? Good to see you and all dressed up you are today too.