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Post by SpringSummers on Apr 11, 2015 23:38:37 GMT -5
Just popping in to say hi, though I see we don't have much action, here . . . lots of stuff going on here at home, but nothing too dramatic. The 12 yr old, "Mandy," left to go to an adoptive placement with her younger brother. She insisted that was what she wanted, but then she really acted like she didn't want to leave. It was hard. We'll see how it goes.
Hope everyone is enjoying the end of winter - we've been getting a LOT of rain.
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Apr 13, 2015 9:47:24 GMT -5
#wavey#
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Apr 15, 2015 12:22:13 GMT -5
My two year old couch has collapsed. I called a guy to come out and fix it and we set an appointment for today. He was supposed to call me to give me a window when he'd be here. No call so far.
I hate when people do that.
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Post by SpringSummers on Apr 15, 2015 16:16:51 GMT -5
My two year old couch has collapsed. I called a guy to come out and fix it and we set an appointment for today. He was supposed to call me to give me a window when he'd be here. No call so far. I hate when people do that. Collapsed? At two years old? Given that you are all over 10 yrs old, I am guessing no one in your household indulges in jumping on the couch . . . wow.
Yes, repair guys can be the worst when it come to being there - you're supposed to be available all day, they can call whenever during that day . . . or recently, I was told "Mon" or "Thurs."
Having trouble with my fridge and frustrated dealing with that . . . ah well. As Mom used to say, don't wish for "no problems" because you are wishing yourself dead.
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Post by Michelle on Apr 20, 2015 12:46:08 GMT -5
#wavey# Hi guys! I went to a conference last week in Minnesota and had two wonderful dinners with Lola. Such a treat to hang out with her! "Minnesota Nice" is a real thing because I experienced it. Happy to report that co-habitation with the boyfriend is going very well. So well, in fact, that we are now engaged! Planning a wedding for this September. Have to pinch myself sometimes that this is all. Really. Happening. Ha! Spring, I'm sorry that Mandy went to the other family. How are Mariah and Roxanne dealing with that? Please give them a hug for me!
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Post by beccaelizabeth on Apr 21, 2015 8:09:26 GMT -5
#wavey#
sounds pretty cool
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Post by SpringSummers on Apr 23, 2015 22:00:48 GMT -5
#wavey# Hi guys! I went to a conference last week in Minnesota and had two wonderful dinners with Lola. Such a treat to hang out with her! "Minnesota Nice" is a real thing because I experienced it. Happy to report that co-habitation with the boyfriend is going very well. So well, in fact, that we are now engaged! Planning a wedding for this September. Have to pinch myself sometimes that this is all. Really. Happening. Ha! Spring, I'm sorry that Mandy went to the other family. How are Mariah and Roxanne dealing with that? Please give them a hug for me! I am green with envy - wish I could have been there with you and Lola!!!
And the wedding!! Sep, huh? Congrats, congrats, congrats.
Mariah has run off with a boyfriend. She's 18, so there is not much I can do about it. I do not like him (for very, very good reasons) and will not let her bring him in the house, so she is angry with me and staying away. But she calls. Eventually the honeymoon will be over and we'll see what happens.
Roxy is doing OK with Mandy's departure. She loves being "the only child," though she occasionally complains that I am paying "too much" attention to her. But she mostly likes it. Mandy calls and emails. I am more worried about Mandy, who goes back and forth about her current adoptive placement - saying she loves it, saying she hates it . . . oh boy!
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Post by beccaelizabeth on May 1, 2015 4:47:07 GMT -5
I went to see Avengers Age of Ultron and am having spoiler filled feels about it over on DW beccaelizabeth.dreamwidth.org/2907601.htmlbeccaelizabeth.dreamwidth.org/2907765.htmlbeccaelizabeth.dreamwidth.org/2908099.htmlor start at my front page beccaelizabeth.dreamwidth.org/ to take advantage of nested cut tags that I tried to use to hide more spoilery spoilers more. LJ doesn't have that feature and I'm not sure anyone else would agree with my idea of more anyway, but I did try. Wasn't squee, was a bit confused, think spending the last half hour really needing to pee probably didn't help. ... 2hr 21min, long movie is long. I think it needed to be either longer or shorter, pull an entire confusing to me thread out or give them enough space to not confuse me. but possibly I'm more easily confused than is helpful. #shrugs#
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Post by Queen E on May 1, 2015 22:28:56 GMT -5
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on May 2, 2015 23:57:11 GMT -5
Nine years ago today we learned that we had lost our wonderful Patti Thompson. It remains in memory as one of the worst days of my life. I think of her every time I go to a Starbucks or a La Madelaine. I miss her still.
Patti Thompson, wherever you are, you are remembered with love.
May is a difficult month for me. About as hard as March. In May 2005 Patti was lost. In 2007 I lost my Mom. Ian's birthday was just the day before that. In March I lost Ian, just the day before my mother's birthday.
I'm glad I have Bob to help me through those times. I'm glad I have my Scubies.
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Post by Queen E on May 6, 2015 14:20:08 GMT -5
Nine years ago today we learned that we had lost our wonderful Patti Thompson. It remains in memory as one of the worst days of my life. I think of her every time I go to a Starbucks or a La Madelaine. I miss her still. Patti Thompson, wherever you are, you are remembered with love. May is a difficult month for me. About as hard as March. In May 2005 Patti was lost. In 2007 I lost my Mom. Ian's birthday was just the day before that. In March I lost Ian, just the day before my mother's birthday. I'm glad I have Bob to help me through those times. I'm glad I have my Scubies. We're glad we have you, too!
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Post by beccaelizabeth on May 7, 2015 16:35:22 GMT -5
#wavey# #hugs# two out of three of my computers are now in need of repair at best, so I'm on a netbook that is... working very hard to try and access pages. is taking me a while to find sites and sign ins which weren't on this computer. also the space bar is reluctant and so are other keys at random and the display does things to my eyes after a while so this... this is not optimal. Today I voted then went up to the UEA and took photos, for reasons that may be Avengers Age of Ultron slight spoilers beccaelizabeth315.tumblr.com/post/118378606842/had-a-nice-day-at-the-avengers-academy-got-mywas very good, saw pretty building and then went all around all the arts, very good. now am very tired but kind of waiting up for the election results. I know they'll be the same without me paying attention, and yet...
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Post by SpringSummers on May 9, 2015 22:02:02 GMT -5
Nine years ago today we learned that we had lost our wonderful Patti Thompson. It remains in memory as one of the worst days of my life. I think of her every time I go to a Starbucks or a La Madelaine. I miss her still. Patti Thompson, wherever you are, you are remembered with love. May is a difficult month for me. About as hard as March. In May 2005 Patti was lost. In 2007 I lost my Mom. Ian's birthday was just the day before that. In March I lost Ian, just the day before my mother's birthday. I'm glad I have Bob to help me through those times. I'm glad I have my Scubies. I told Roxy about Patti . . . it's hard to really make someone understand what that was like, if they've never been lucky enough to have the sort of online experience we had, here.
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Post by SpringSummers on May 9, 2015 22:04:38 GMT -5
#wavey# #hugs# two out of three of my computers are now in need of repair at best, so I'm on a netbook that is... working very hard to try and access pages. is taking me a while to find sites and sign ins which weren't on this computer. also the space bar is reluctant and so are other keys at random and the display does things to my eyes after a while so this... this is not optimal. Today I voted then went up to the UEA and took photos, for reasons that may be Avengers Age of Ultron slight spoilers beccaelizabeth315.tumblr.com/post/118378606842/had-a-nice-day-at-the-avengers-academy-got-mywas very good, saw pretty building and then went all around all the arts, very good. now am very tired but kind of waiting up for the election results. I know they'll be the same without me paying attention, and yet... Sounds like a good day. We are heading into an election year next year, so some stuff has already started this year - - ugh.
How are the computers?
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Post by beccaelizabeth on May 10, 2015 5:50:30 GMT -5
computers are same as they were, still busted, because I haven't been able to get them to the shop or to get an answer from one of the computer places I have previously used. stuff is tricky.
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