12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:02 am
harpjane
thank you lickety!
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
hi nef
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
flip; hi all
12:02 am
Nef
Thanks, lickety!
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
ty lickety
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
hi tor
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
hi harp
12:02 am
Nef
Hi Dee, tor, & harp!
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
ca 7
12:03 am
torgone
Heyas kids ..
12:03 am
VolleymomDee
ha 7
12:07 am
VolleymomDee
ho 7
12:08 am
flosey
Hi everyone, hopefully I'll finish this one! missed last 2
12:08 am
flosey
thanks Lickety
12:08 am
harpjane
hi flosey
12:08 am
VolleymomDee
hi diz, flosey
12:08 am
VolleymomDee
wtg harp
12:08 am
VolleymomDee
scene
12:09 am
rururocks
don't forget scena too dee :D
12:09 am
VolleymomDee
LOL ooops, was hoping no one noticed
12:10 am
Nef
you guys just messing with our brains tonight? ;-)
12:10 am
rururocks
I'm just covering for my buddy dee
12:11 am
VolleymomDee
many thanks, ru
12:11 am
Nef
that's nice of you ru. :-)
12:11 am
flosey
tks for my first sc word, ru
12:19 am
rururocks
I found my last H.. yay
12:19 am
VolleymomDee
anyone find the 9?
12:20 am
grannyrose
re9/66, dee
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
ty rose, looking
12:20 am
rururocks
genized
12:20 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:20 am
rururocks
(covers for nef now)
12:20 am
periwinkle
ty rose
12:21 am
dizgrannie
NBT/NBS
12:22 am
Nef
i'm sorry. I guess it's bedtime for me.
12:22 am
VolleymomDee
wtg diz
12:28 am
rururocks
oh.. that re 9 is going to get some people worked up
12:32 am
VolleymomDee
haven't found it yet...
12:32 am
flosey
hmmm, now I have to find it!
12:32 am
VolleymomDee
aww ty ru got it
12:32 am
VolleymomDee
NBT NBS
12:33 am
rururocks
taking extra Cialis flosey :D
12:33 am
cybernan
no comment
12:34 am
rururocks
*giggles*
12:39 am
cybernan
mo 6 for the 2nd day in a row
12:42 am
VolleymomDee
thx, nan
12:43 am
flosey
hahaha, finally got it ru, tks
12:43 am
cybernan
nbt, nbs and 110 down - slowed to a crawl so off to bed. Goodnight everyone.
12:44 am
VolleymomDee
wtg, nan... sleep well
12:44 am
flosey
well done nan, sweet sleep
12:44 am
rururocks
finished
12:44 am
cybernan
grats ru
12:45 am
VolleymomDee
well done, ru!
1:04 am
VolleymomDee
wtg diz!
1:04 am
VolleymomDee
fireworks :)
1:07 am
dizgrannie
wtg Dee
1:08 am
VolleymomDee
hope everyone has a nice evening / day! *poofing with hugs!*
1:08 am
flosey
well done Dee, sweet sleep
1:08 am
VolleymomDee
thx, flosey, you, too!
1:08 am
rururocks
night dee
1:09 am
VolleymomDee
night, ru!
1:56 am
sprite
good morning all
1:57 am
grannyrose
good morning my dearest. {{hugs}}
1:57 am
sprite
*hugs rose* Hello dear friend. How was your day?
1:57 am
flosey
good morning Sprite
1:58 am
grannyrose
nice and quiet. how was your night?
1:58 am
flosey
must get to bed now, has been a hectic week, goodnight all
1:58 am
sprite
good morning flosey :) And sleep well.
1:58 am
grannyrose
flosey, dear. have sent you an email.xoxox
1:58 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams flosey
1:59 am
sprite
not too shabby, rose ;) How are you faring, post-infusion?
2:00 am
grannyrose
still good. no pain, no cramps, no spasms. sleeping like a baby. enjoying being 'normal'
2:00 am
sprite
am so happy for you. You deserve it so much.
2:02 am
grannyrose
i remembered the warning from the first time to not try and do stuff because of feeling so well.
2:03 am
sprite
exactly. Good girl, giggle.
2:03 am
Lizlin
Just here for a few minutes but hi and hugs - happy to read that you're feeling so well, Rose - and that you're not doing too much.
2:04 am
sprite
*hugs Liz* And how was your day/
2:04 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} and hi liz girl
2:04 am
Lizlin
OK thanks - nice but not special?
2:05 am
Lizlin
Don't know why I put a ?
2:05 am
grannyrose
liz, seven more sleeps....
2:05 am
sprite
maybe that was my ? that I turned into a / by accident?
2:05 am
sprite
and nothing wrong with a nice day :D
2:05 am
Lizlin
Oh yes. That's definitely it ;)
2:07 am
Lizlin
I was thinking something very similar, Rose.
2:07 am
Lizlin
In fact as i drove back from the gym.
2:07 am
sprite
am so excited for you!
2:08 am
grannyrose
*wriggling in my chair with excitement*
2:09 am
Lizlin
Lots of excited people is a very good thing.
2:09 am
Lizlin
But I have to go now - time for Sabbath and stuff. BBL Hugs to you both.
2:10 am
grannyrose
enjoy liz.
2:10 am
sprite
absolutely. shabbat shalom, Liz :)
2:12 am
grannyrose
lol....i have to share with you. it must be the way don walks. but when he takes his shoes off his socks have moved around his foot until the sole is on the top of his foot. i really don't know how he does it.....lolol
2:14 am
sprite
lolllll that is funny.
2:15 am
grannyrose
it gets me every time, i just have to giggle when i see it.
2:16 am
grannyrose
i wonder if there is anyone else in the world whose socks do that?
2:16 am
sprite
so would I. twisty feet :)
2:18 am
grannyrose
how are you feeling about the diet now? are you still comfortable with it?
2:20 am
sprite
sorry sweetie, my girl needed me for a spell. back now
2:21 am
grannyrose
np's sprite. is she okay?
2:21 am
sprite
yeah am ok with the diet so far. giving it a serious chance.
2:22 am
grannyrose
good for you, dear. i am so proud of you.
2:22 am
sprite
she is fine :D She is helping the kids that have their finals this year to organise some pranks in school. Their theme is superheroes. I made her a SuperMario hat yesterday.
2:23 am
grannyrose
oh, no.....lol.....i hope she gets pics.
2:24 am
sprite
usually, the school is closed in the evenings and nights. But the theater group perform their musical and so some kids could get into the school at night... set up a zillion cups with a bit of water in the classroom of their most hated teacher.
2:25 am
grannyrose
*chuckling for real* very inventive
2:25 am
sprite
and harmless fun.
2:26 am
grannyrose
absolutely.
2:26 am
sprite
lol, caya wears a blue pair of trousers and a red shirt, and has her Mario cap in her bag. She has programmed her mobile phone to ring with the Mario tune
2:27 am
grannyrose
clever girl... what a hoot!
2:27 am
sprite
another girl is gonna tie-rip the bicycles together, and once that is done, she will ring up Caya, who will put on her cap in class, stand up and walk away, opening all classrooms on her way out
2:28 am
sprite
wish I could see the faces of the teachers, lol
2:28 am
grannyrose
such fun...
2:29 am
sprite
I remember we took revenge on our math teacher, who was, to put it mildly, an evil witch of a bitch. No kidding. And she liked her classroom to be very warm, around 25 C.
2:30 am
grannyrose
uh oh.... what did you do ?
2:30 am
sprite
and we always asked to lower it, or open a window. Which she ignored. So we turned down the wand heater, which she turned back up high. So we used to hide the knob. About which she always made quite a scene
2:31 am
grannyrose
lollllll
2:31 am
sprite
and for our prank, we collected ALL the heater knobs of the whole school and put them on her desk. She had a litter of kittens, she was so mad.
2:32 am
grannyrose
oh, no..... i bet she turned purple.
2:32 am
sprite
yeah she was livid. Wish we had thought of those cups with water. That would have been perfect, as an added bonus, lol.
2:33 am
grannyrose
what a pity the snow season is over... you could have filled the ro4 with snow.
2:38 am
sprite
ohhhh that would have been cool too
2:38 am
sprite
ohhhh LOL.... Caya just told me that she heard yesterday there will be job interviews at school today!
2:39 am
sprite
imagine, going to a job interview and landing in the midst of a finals prank!
2:41 am
grannyrose
you would probably turn around and head for the hills, thinking that the whole school was actually a nut-house.
2:41 am
sprite
yeah, lol. I am picturing someone doing their best to convince the school to hire them... and then turning around and saying: good luck finding people who want to work here!
2:42 am
grannyrose
roflol....
2:42 am
sprite
actually, I think it should help the selection process. If people can handle this, they can handle everything.
2:43 am
sprite
it is lovely, btw... my girl has this bouncy energy now, having so much fun in advance :D
2:45 am
grannyrose
i bet it is lovely to see. i can imagine all the giggling .
2:45 am
sprite
she has one final exam this year, taking her English exam a year earlier. So the final class said she qualified for being part of the pranks!
2:46 am
sprite
she just showed me her outfit. It is brilliant. You wouldn't think of Mario without the cap at first. But once she puts that cap on, you cannot see anything other than the Mario outfit.
2:48 am
grannyrose
brilliant sprite. very clever both of you.
2:49 am
sprite
oh this is all Caya. All I did was make her the cap to her specifications
2:52 am
grannyrose
bless her. she is so clever.
2:53 am
sprite
*proud mum*
2:53 am
grannyrose
as you should be, sprite. and how's the boyo? has he settled yet ?
2:55 am
sprite
mwah, not really. Tried to talk it out with him, got only more attitude. So I decided he could suit himself, and told him in clear terms what I will and won't accept from him, since he is NOT my equal.
2:56 am
grannyrose
yay you sprite. little twerp... let me get my hands on him...
2:56 am
sprite
he hates it when I point that out to him, but as long as he is not willing to talk things out like an adult, he will have to accept being treated like a child.
2:57 am
grannyrose
of course, sprite. and has he made a decision about education versus going out to work?
2:58 am
sprite
yeah, he will go to the university next year. Let's hope it will work out.
2:59 am
grannyrose
*fingers crossed*
2:59 am
sprite
you and me both. Stupid git. Sigh.
3:04 am
grannyrose
and i am back. was looking up info on the waler horse.
3:05 am
sprite
waler horse? Wb, btw
3:07 am
grannyrose
yes, the waler horse. apparently a breed developed in the 19th century by cross-breeding several breeds. it is what thelight-horse brigade rode into battle.
3:08 am
grannyrose
an australian breed of horse.
3:08 am
sprite
they are beautiful
3:10 am
grannyrose
aren't they just? and a good ride too.
3:14 am
sprite
*giggles* Just like us.
3:14 am
grannyrose
wicked lady..... lollllll
3:16 am
sprite
it is a very easy grid today, isn't it?
3:16 am
grannyrose
yes it is. i flew through it.
3:17 am
sprite
same here. And I found all biggies before halfway and by myself too. Rarely happens.
3:18 am
grannyrose
ditto. when i slowed down, i only had 4's, 5's and a few 6's to go.
3:19 am
sprite
:) nice for a change!
3:21 am
sprite
my turn to cook today. Am gonna make a huge pan of soup. And I might try to make a 'bread' that is low in carbs. Found some recipes online.
3:21 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE!!!
3:21 am
sprite
thank you, darling
3:22 am
grannyrose
so do you have to shop first?
3:23 am
grannyrose
ugh....
3:27 am
sprite
and I have to go to the pet store too, to get new food for terra. Ah well, can't be helped.
3:27 am
grannyrose
are both stores/shops close together?
3:29 am
sprite
no, not at all. Other side of town.
3:29 am
grannyrose
oh, that's not good.
3:32 am
sprite
my dear friend, I am off to make my list and get the groceries. Sorry about not emailing the last few days... don't have the energy to spare, tbh. Will catch up with you soon. *hugs* and enjoy another painfree, hotflashesfree night :)
3:33 am
grannyrose
darling girl, try and relax in between chores. pfft emails. when you are ready. xoxoxox sweetie.
3:36 am
gran
re 8/50; re 9/66 ?
3:46 am
DTins
sets as in concrete
5:02 am
crosshair
Good morning, everybody:)
5:04 am
grannyrose
g'day crossy
5:04 am
crosshair
How is rose this fine day?
5:08 am
grannyrose
doing goodly, thanx, mate. and you?
5:11 am
crosshair
Not too bad at all. like the man said, every day on this die of the dirt is a good day:)
5:13 am
grannyrose
true that...lol
5:14 am
crosshair
I love you ladies in the morning, so do not get me wrong, but I find that whenever you all go on about how easy a particular grid is, I get my ankles chewed up by it:))
5:15 am
grannyrose
*chuckling for real* okay....keeping my fingers zipped.
5:15 am
crosshair
You are my inspiration for each and every grid:)
5:19 am
crosshair
This particular grid remind he of one of those yappy, tiny, over-bred Yorkies, or even worse one of those Chihuahuas they used to pump out of puppy mills that bare their teeth at you all the time while going bug-eyed :)
5:19 am
crosshair
But then again I have not had my tea yet:)
5:20 am
grannyrose
oh dear crossy. how poetic of you....
5:20 am
crosshair
I have a way about me:)
5:21 am
crosshair
Though i am improving;people do not reach for the pepper spray near as much as they used to. good thing too; I was tired of everything tasting like tex-mex:)
5:22 am
crosshair
lol, I better get a tea brb
5:22 am
grannyrose
roflol
5:26 am
grannyrose
g'day sukee. xoxox
5:29 am
grannyrose
how are you sukee? how's the weather?
5:29 am
sukee
It is cold, -2.
5:30 am
sukee
I ditched my spring jacket for my fleece.
5:30 am
grannyrose
gosh, i thought you were heading into spring.
5:31 am
sukee
So did I :) It will be in the double digits next week so they say.
5:31 am
grannyrose
i had my second infusion therapy 3 days ago.i have no pain, no cramps, and no spasms.
5:31 am
sukee
That is good to hear.
5:32 am
grannyrose
double digits are good.
5:37 am
sukee
The news is all about the impending royal baby...
5:39 am
grannyrose
lucky you. all we are getting is ANZAC day celebrations. * sigh *
5:43 am
crosshair
Crossy is back with tea in hand. Should be better now:))
5:45 am
crosshair
Minus 2C here as well, Sukee. No skinny-dipping just yet:)
5:45 am
crosshair
Snow of the tops of the houses across the road again this morning:(
5:46 am
sukee
Woke up to snow on the roofs on Thursday.
5:46 am
crosshair
Yup, same here
5:46 am
crosshair
Once again mini-skirts were few and far between;((
5:47 am
sukee
I guess spring will come eventually.
5:47 am
doseffing
yeah ... in 2017
5:47 am
crosshair
yes, in august, just before the trees shed their leaves in preparation for winter:/
5:50 am
crosshair
But when it gets me down, I just think of my bother in Vegas who is even now battening down the hatches for 3 months of 100+ F
5:51 am
crosshair
His electric bill in summer is commonly $1200/ month plus because of the two central air units bolted to the side of his place
5:52 am
sukee
That would be tough.
5:53 am
crosshair
says he tries to keep it 85F in the house for June, July, August
5:53 am
sukee
If I lived there I think I would spend a lot of time in the casinos :)
5:54 am
crosshair
I think that was the point of it all. I mean what a god-forsaken place to build something lol
5:55 am
crosshair
You look at the old pics when the first few buildings went in and it is nothing but a sand blasted, sun scorched bit of desolation.
5:58 am
crosshair
But my brother loves the night-life and the poker table. Seems to suit him. I, on the other hand need greenery, forests, a nice body of water or a mountain stream. i would wither and dies in Vegas.
5:58 am
sukee
Okay, I have to go get ready to go out.
5:58 am
sukee
I think Las Vegas is a place to visit for a weekend :)
5:58 am
crosshair
cool. Haver a good day, sukee
5:59 am
sukee
See you tomorrow probably :)
5:59 am
crosshair
SAME TIME, SAME STATION;)
5:59 am
crosshair
sorry caps
6:11 am
Marc Freeman
could I get a clue for re8, please?
6:12 am
lynxxx
not soft Marc
6:12 am
crosshair
re 8/50 to make firm again
6:14 am
crosshair
I love it what I type in a wrong word and it takes:)
6:14 am
doseffing
... don't forget to make a 9 out of it
6:17 am
crosshair
ty, dose. I have had the 8 for some time, but never thought to pl it:)
6:17 am
doseffing
... half way ... and the battery is dying on the laptop ... gotta go ... luck ... and heat ... to all
6:18 am
crosshair
tc, dose
6:37 am
crosshair
mmmm... toasted poppy seed bagels with creamery butter and just a touch of raspberry jam:)
6:38 am
crosshair
Calls for another cuppa:)
6:42 am
grannyrose
for heavens sake, crossy. just a touch of raspberry jam?? slather it on, man !!
6:43 am
crosshair
I have a beard, rosie. I have to make all things like jam, honey and peanut butter "just a touch" or I end up saving it all in my beard for afternoon snacks;))
6:45 am
grannyrose
and the problem is?? don has a beard also. i love going through his beard for the afters.
6:45 am
crosshair
lol, love that you "go for the afters"
6:49 am
crosshair
Problem with going for afters is there may be the occasion hairball hazard:))
6:50 am
crosshair
occasional
6:50 am
grannyrose
* spit, spit, spit * i don't know what you mean !!
6:51 am
crosshair
At all functions everyone takes great delight in serving us soup:)
6:53 am
crosshair
Made everyone laugh one time by whipping out a bendy straw and working on my soup that way
6:55 am
grannyrose
i promise to make you my split pea and ham soup. served with frankfurters and croutons. so thick, the spoon stands up in the middle of the bowl.
6:56 am
grannyrose
you just about need a fork to eat it.
6:57 am
crosshair
ohh.. that sounds so good...
7:00 am
grannyrose
i used to serve it on stormy saturday nights. it was full of pureed carrots, celery and onions. the kids never knew they were eating so much vegetables.
7:01 am
crosshair
Sounds like a soup capable of feeding an army
7:02 am
grannyrose
of course, the other version doesn't have frankfurters i n it. it has a whole meat pie floating in the bowl and is called a south australian floater.
7:02 am
crosshair
If you get time, rosie, would you email me the recipe for that?
7:02 am
grannyrose
lol... np's crossy.
7:03 am
crosshair
the pea, ham, and frankfurter soup that is
7:03 am
crosshair
yummers:)
7:03 am
crosshair
ok, must head to class. You have a good rest, Rose, and I shall see you later.
7:04 am
grannyrose
i have to go now, but will look out the recipe over the next day or two.
7:04 am
grannyrose
xoxox crossy. nice to see you, mate
7:11 am
Riverdance
Good Morning Friends
7:11 am
bichon
Hi River. Cold up your way
7:12 am
Riverdance
sure is and snowed last night.....ugh! I think someone forgot to remind mother nature it is spring!
7:15 am
bichon
I remember late april being a glorious time
7:16 am
Riverdance
I have memories of that too bichon, would like to live it in real time
7:19 am
Trifioso
hello dear friends - feeling your pain, riverdance.
7:20 am
Riverdance
Hi Trif...yes you are not that far from me and you actually got hit worse with the snow over the winter.
7:20 am
Trifioso
I actually remember last spring being much worse - I remember being wrapped up in quilts to watch my daughter in a track meet - in MAY
7:20 am
Riverdance
I work for an insurance company and the claims coming in for collapses and ice dams in Mass are incredible
7:21 am
Trifioso
I'll bet. I actually started totting up all the things that were damaged beyond repair at my house, and its a surprising amount!
7:23 am
Trifioso
but other things survived - my perennials, for one, although I feared many would be lost, being under the snow cover for three straight months with no light or air
7:23 am
Trifioso
the snow acted like insulation - they are fine
7:23 am
Riverdance
I had quite of bit of winter kill with my plants. Worked in my gardens last weekend when spring WAS her for 2 days.
7:24 am
Trifioso
me too. I have so many things to dig up - mr. hate never met an invasive he didn't love, and Im still trying to put it all back to rights
7:25 am
Riverdance
I think the sand and salt is what got to mine. I had to have my driveway sanded many times and then the plows would push the next storms snow with sand up on the gardens that border the driveway.
7:25 am
bichon
I think everything in the garden survived
7:25 am
Trifioso
oh yuck. I guess you should plant onions next to your driveway?
7:25 am
Riverdance
lol...
7:26 am
Trifioso
that's great bichon!
7:26 am
bichon
But it's so wet out there, I can't imagine doing anything. I have been pulling up maple tree seedlings
7:27 am
Riverdance
my crabapple tree and barberry bush did just fine. Lilies are coming up. Forsythia is starting to bloom. I cant complain really. I did notice alot of beebalm died and my black eyed susans but over all I guess it is OK
7:27 am
Trifioso
wet is good - much easier to pull stuff out of wet ground
7:27 am
Trifioso
the stuff I wish would die did just fine - isn't that always the way?
7:27 am
Riverdance
me too bichon and so many acorns that were taking hold. I ripped out vines that took over that I couldnt do last year with all my pain.
7:28 am
Trifioso
I worked one hard day last Saturday, and blew my sciatica out. it's SO frustrating, as I have a lot to do, and, as you all know, gardens wait for no one.
7:29 am
Riverdance
I have really not done anything with my garden since my ex left 3 years ago. I just couldnt with my hip and back. But I am alive again and enjoyed working out there last weekend. I do know I have muscles that havent been used in a long time as they said hello this week.
7:29 am
bichon
I had to seed an area which we had dug up last fall
7:29 am
periwinkle
good morning all
7:29 am
Trifioso
Oh, river, we are such kindred spirits....
7:29 am
Riverdance
morning peri
7:29 am
Trifioso
hello peri
7:30 am
Riverdance
and my son came to help with picking up all the leaves and debris that I cleaned out of the gardens.
7:31 am
Trifioso
wow - I remember when he had surgery! glad to hear he is back to rights
7:32 am
Riverdance
He is great - nothing stopping him. Track season right now!
7:32 am
bichon
Yes, remember that too.
7:32 am
Anniebrook
I remember that time too, glad it is way in the past
7:32 am
Riverdance
he was 14 when he collapsed and had surgery. He is now 18. Time sure flies and it is amazing we have been chatting that long.
7:33 am
Riverdance
Doesn't it seem like we just met?
7:33 am
bichon
You are very lucky to have chosen the right place for him to have surgery
7:33 am
Riverdance
Hello Annie
7:33 am
Trifioso
speaking of exes, mine is all over the grid today = qu5.16 x 2, ho7.36.....busy guy
7:33 am
Riverdance
Nothing better than Boston Childrens Hospital
7:33 am
Anniebrook
HI bichon
7:34 am
Trifioso
time absolutely flies!
7:34 am
Riverdance
lol.....oh Trif, that is priceless!
7:34 am
Anniebrook
funny, Trif
7:35 am
Trifioso
let's throw in the wh5.20 too. why not?
7:35 am
bichon
what is the ho 7?
7:36 am
Trifioso
think "buried alive" reality show, bichon
7:36 am
Riverdance
with the wh5/20, I am sure he ha7/36
7:37 am
Riverdance
sorry....didnt mean to offend with that one but couldn't help myself
7:37 am
Trifioso
he IS the wh5, river
7:37 am
bichon
He was a ho as well as a qu 5?
7:37 am
Riverdance
I should have said "as the who5"
7:38 am
Trifioso
I hope he doesn't. I hope it's broken
7:38 am
Riverdance
snort...
7:39 am
Trifioso
true fact: he made tertiare walk down my looooong driveway in the pouring rain, pitch black the other night. He's afraid the branches on the side of my driveway will scratch his new Mercedes.
7:39 am
Riverdance
father of the year I see
7:40 am
Riverdance
or NOT
7:40 am
Anniebrook
sounds like someone I was once married to a long long time ago. my second hubby would have carried her.
7:40 am
Trifioso
hey there annie!
7:40 am
Trifioso
tertiare wants to key his car...snort
7:40 am
Anniebrook
Hi Trif :)
7:41 am
Riverdance
So I am sure you all remember me talking about my daughter starting college and art schools and all of that. Well today is her last day of class and she graduate on May 17. Wow!
7:41 am
Trifioso
wow!!!! my goodness! where did she end up going?
7:41 am
Anniebrook
River, How wonderful! Congrats to her.
7:42 am
Riverdance
First year was at Chester College. But they closed for lack of money. She transferred to the New Hampshire Institute of Art and has been there since. She moved back home a couple weeks ago so my house is a disaster zone with her stuff everywhere.
7:43 am
Riverdance
She didnt want to pay rent for April. So has been commuting her last three weeks.
7:43 am
Trifioso
oh, I know that scenario all too well....but congratulations! what a wonderful right of passage for you all
7:43 am
Riverdance
And my Keith starts college in the fall. Big year for both my kids.
7:44 am
Trifioso
well done you only having to pay tuition one at a time!
7:44 am
Riverdance
I have set up the kids playroom in the basement for her office. They didn't use it anymore. So she has her space for her business.
7:45 am
Trifioso
she started a business already? that girl is on top of things!!!
7:45 am
Riverdance
True, but they will still have debt coming out. I cant afford it all. Keith will have less debt as he plans to commute his first two years and live at home.
7:46 am
Riverdance
She started her business a couple years ago but hasn't actually done the legal stuff. She is a photographer and has been doing weddings and such. Once she graduates she will have to register her business name and all that goes with it. Getting paid under the table days will be over.
7:47 am
Riverdance
She has actually been working as a second shooter for another photographer for 4 years. This other woman is extremely busy and has been referring Sarah on weddings she herself cant take. She is mentoring her.
7:48 am
Trifioso
that is so great
7:48 am
Trifioso
what a blessing
7:48 am
Riverdance
I hope it all works out for her because she will drive me crazy if she has to live we me for life.....lol!
7:49 am
Riverdance
I must get to work now - been goofing off for awhile. Have a great day everyone and lovely chatting with you.
7:49 am
Riverdance
THINK SPRING
7:49 am
Trifioso
I have to go as well - heading off to visit my dad. take care all!
7:51 am
periwinkle
help with my last q pls. I have mate to the king, odd and question.
7:51 am
periwinkle
and the pl to the mate of the king
7:51 am
periwinkle
what am I missing?
7:52 am
marilyn992
you are missing qu 4/9
7:56 am
periwinkle
ty both
7:58 am
phaeton
two left...wr5/20 and re6/24
8:00 am
wvteach
RE 6/24 - to revise - RE + type of tape but change vowel
8:00 am
phaeton
that is wr5/22...not 20
8:01 am
wvteach
congrats phaeton
8:01 am
phaeton
any clues needed?
8:01 am
LuvWordGames
wr 5/20 w + type of bread + cons.
8:02 am
phaeton
ty wv and Luv
8:02 am
phaeton
hagd...happy babbling
8:04 am
lbdawger
gm, everyone. clue for the se5/10 plz?
8:06 am
wvteach
double letter in middle of word
8:06 am
lbdawger
ahh, ty, WV
8:10 am
lbdawger
tadone! finito! fun grid.
8:16 am
Jwiner
Hey jake and matt, my free trial ran out... new account
8:24 am
Judi
Good morning, all. And a Happy Birthday shout-out to the Hubble telescope. 25 years young.
8:26 am
car.eeyore
Good morning!
8:27 am
Scrabbler
Hi kids.
8:28 am
Scrabbler
Car--how are you doing today?
8:37 am
Judi
Ooh. Found the 9. *weeps for joy*
8:37 am
car.eeyore
Well done!
8:39 am
Jwiner
whats a hint for the 9 please
8:39 am
Judi
Solidifies again.
8:40 am
josephjames
the ice melts a little in the warm weather but then it re9 when the temperature drops
8:41 am
Judi
And, both 8s discovered.
8:43 am
Judi
And that weird girls name from yesterday makes another appearance.
8:44 am
car.eeyore
I missed that one...clue please for the weird girl's name?
8:48 am
car.eeyore
BAck in a bit. HAGD all
8:49 am
Scrabbler
I don't know the girl's name. :-(
8:50 am
Judi
Too many Cs and Ws today.
8:50 am
Scrabbler
Hm, I have just 1 W.
8:51 am
Judi
I'm missing 5 Ws.
9:06 am
Scrabbler
I am missing 9 W's now.
9:07 am
Scrabbler
Buona mattina, Hego!
9:08 am
hego
Scrabs, aren't your window guys there?
9:08 am
Judi
Don't forget Wh and Wr, Scrabbs.
9:09 am
Scrabbler
Yes, they are here--6 feet away working on window #2 of 5. It is freezing in here because it is 33 outide.
9:09 am
Scrabbler
*outside
9:09 am
hego
yes, cold morning here too.
9:09 am
Scrabbler
Fresh snow too.
9:11 am
Judi
lol. Sounds brisk, Scrabbler. Figures, right? I remember the day we had our new windows installed. It was mid-February. Literally the coldest day of the year. It was about 18 degrees. I was more worried about the cats escaping. Fortunately, the cats were smart enough to huddle next to my husband for warmth.
9:19 am
Anniebrook
hego, love your icon
9:19 am
hego
lol, ty Annie.
9:26 am
Scrabbler
I was just talking with the one guy. He is a kayaker and saw my kayaks in the garage.
9:27 am
hego
is he married?
9:28 am
Scrabbler
Yes, Hego, great icon. I wanted to smack my office computer yesterday. We are installing flash drives that allow e-prescribing of controlled substances. It wouldn't work after multiple attempts. I was ready to cry.
9:28 am
hego
Soooo frustrating!
9:28 am
Scrabbler
Hm, he is wearing work gloves so I cannot look for a ring. We talked about all of the rivers we have each addled on. He does the white water crazy stuff.
9:29 am
Judi
Just what we all need. A computer program that makes it even harder to get drugs. Oy.
9:29 am
hego
And if you smack it, you only hurt your hand.
9:30 am
Scrabbler
I don't even prescribe controlled substances such as narcotics or amphetamines, but I do refills for my partners that prescribe amphetamines. (I stopped putting kids on amphetamines 10 years ago and do not regret that decision.)
9:30 am
hego
Good for you Scrabbler
9:30 am
Scrabbler
Well, Judi, the system (using a programmed flash drive with our password) prevents forgeries.
9:31 am
Scrabbler
I get criticized for "not helping kids" but I never felt that using amphetamines helped a kid to change their behaviors.
9:32 am
Scrabbler
And I do not want to participate in the game of using amphetamines for every kid with school and behavior problems. "ADHD" is now the default term for any struggling kid.
9:33 am
Scrabbler
I am old-fashioned--teach parents and kids the skills to adapt and thrive in school and life.
9:33 am
hego
true. An easy answer.
9:34 am
Scrabbler
Aaaah, window #2 just went in.
9:34 am
hego
Have a problem? Take a pill. Make it better.
9:34 am
Judi
Good for you Scrabbs. Okay, now lets try to figure out a way to make the kayaker dude take his left glove off!
9:34 am
hego
Nobody wants to do the hard work.
9:35 am
hego
YAY! for window #2
9:35 am
Scrabbler
Maybe I will ask him for his name and number. Maybe.
9:36 am
hego
when there's an ere in the grid I keep typing in Italian verbs.
9:36 am
Judi
Find out where he goes kayaking... and then stalk him! Oh wait, bad idea.
9:37 am
hego
Big help, Judi :)
9:37 am
Judi
Purchase loch ness suit and swim up on him. Surprise!
9:38 am
hego
Hi, remember me?
9:38 am
Judi
Babble: The absolute worst place to get dating and relationship advice.
9:41 am
hego
stats for the corner a?
9:42 am
Judi
Ac5/12 or ac5/14.
9:42 am
Scrabbler
Haha. I told him that I would show him my 12 lb Kevlar kayak before he goes.
9:42 am
hego
good approach.
9:43 am
Judi
Oh, you tease!
9:43 am
hego
If ru were here he would say that he never heard it called that before.
9:44 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Hego :-)
9:44 am
Scrabbler
I can show him my mountain bike too.
9:44 am
Judi
Hey, baby... oar'nt you glad I showed you my kayak?
9:44 am
Scrabbler
There's a good pair of tires on that bike.
9:44 am
hego
groan for Judi!
9:45 am
Scrabbler
I am such a tomboy that I flirt with this guy by talking about kayaking.
9:46 am
hego
perfectly good.
9:48 am
hego
got to go. Later.....
9:48 am
Scrabbler
Bye, Hego
9:56 am
Judi
That's fireworks for me!
9:59 am
Scrabbler
Yay Judi.
10:01 am
MLFAN17
2nd column help with the E's please?
10:05 am
Scrabbler
ed4/7 and ed 5/16
10:05 am
MLFAN17
ty scrab got the first E
10:06 am
Scrabbler
en5/12
10:07 am
MLFAN17
ty scrab
10:07 am
Scrabbler
I think that is all of them.
10:08 am
MLFAN17
Are RE 8 and 9 related?
10:10 am
bojazz
yes - second is plural
10:11 am
MLFAN17
clue please?
10:11 am
bojazz
make firmer
10:12 am
Scrabbler
re + ha6
10:12 am
MLFAN17
ty boj and scrab
10:12 am
MLFAN17
nbt and nbs will be back
10:28 am
bichon
Scrabs, are flirting with the same guy or is this a new one
10:30 am
Scrabbler
I just met this guy this morning. He saw my kayaks in my garage.
10:30 am
bichon
I thought it was the guy you met hiking last fall
10:31 am
Scrabbler
Honk, honk, I just saw the Hawaiian goose.
10:31 am
periwinkle
help with re6/33 pls
10:31 am
Scrabbler
I don't have it but will look.
10:31 am
bichon
don't have it peri, looking
10:32 am
periwinkle
it is my last word and I do not see it on morewords, which does not mean it is not there
10:32 am
Erda
went back to the drawing board and created a design
10:33 am
Scrabbler
TY, Erda.
10:33 am
periwinkle
ty Erda
10:33 am
bichon
woot peri
10:38 am
Scrabbler
Yay Peri. 56 left for me.
10:56 am
Scrabbler
46 for tonight. Bye.
11:24 am
crosshair
Am subbing in a remedial class. I had to really switch gears with this group:)
11:27 am
zoozzoom
Having fun then, Crossy..lol
11:27 am
cybernan
good morning, everyone
11:29 am
cybernan
remedial as in challenged students or remedial as in behavioural problems and you are the warden?
11:30 am
crosshair
remedial as in challenged
11:30 am
crosshair
No warden duty
11:30 am
cybernan
ah challenging but so satisfying when you make a break through
11:31 am
doseffing
... Just leave them to the EAs ... read a story with them ... and let them play video games
11:31 am
crosshair
Was easy. the teacher who was off today has all her curriculum set up already. Just a matter of following her schedule
11:31 am
crosshair
Today was movie day with a small assignment
11:32 am
doseffing
... the small assignment is unusual ... it's usually just movie day
11:35 am
crosshair
They are doing well. Penmanship is the real issue. Would be nice to get them doing this in Word, but they shy away from computers for anything other than playing games.
11:37 am
crosshair
The assignment was easy. Just a bunch of premade sentences and they had to decide if "many" or "much" was the correct word to make the sentence work.
11:37 am
crosshair
Small victories;)
11:38 am
doseffing
... I must admit to having no idea of how to work with a class of these kids. I'm sure that the teachers claim small victories but how many times must you claim the same small victory?
11:40 am
serenitynow
obsess
11:40 am
crosshair
Filling in is easy, doing this full time takes a true professional with the creds behind him/her
11:40 am
doseffing
... They can be wonderful people but how do they function in society once they "graduate" ... The kid was 21 ... he can add single digit numbers but counting on his fingers ... I watched him do 30 of them ... But I'm sure he had no idea of what he was doing or why ...
11:42 am
crosshair
There is one here that cannot tell time but is an ace at video games. there is another here that can add sums like a calculator but can hardly read at the 5th grade level. it is interesting.
11:42 am
crosshair
I have a 3rd that is making Microsoft Excel just dance but will not communicate.
11:44 am
doseffing
... That one sounds like autism ... they can be really smart ... but the others are probably working at the highest level that they'll ever attain ... it is interesting work but if it wasn't for the EAs I'd find it utterly discouraging
11:44 am
crosshair
May get her to give me some excel pointers;)
11:45 am
doseffing
... if she'll talk that's an excellent idea ... it often helps to ask things which you already know ... ...
12:02 pm
doseffing
... phew ... 85% ... maybe later ... bye for now ... luck for everyone
12:02 pm
crosshair
tc dose
12:03 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!*
12:03 pm
crosshair
yaa for cybernan!
12:03 pm
ChrissieDee
Congrats nan
12:05 pm
Jwiner
Hey friends
12:05 pm
Jshappy
hey guys
12:05 pm
cybernan
any clues wanted before I leave?
12:05 pm
ChrissieDee
No thanks nan, only just started
12:09 pm
cybernan
on my way - hagd everyone
12:09 pm
crosshair
tc cybernan
12:18 pm
bichon
co 6, pls
12:21 pm
trentsnana
co + ma 4/6
12:22 pm
trentsnana
Stats for the lone "O" please?
12:22 pm
zoozzoom
OO 5/14
12:23 pm
zoozzoom
Welcome :-)
1:09 pm
megaballa
Hints for the 9?
1:15 pm
hego
re9 66 and most likely a plural, but I don't have it yet.
1:16 pm
Gadget
re + to gel
1:16 pm
Wolvie
re 8- to toughen up, then plural for 9
1:19 pm
Wolvie
hi there hego- trying to finish this and do work at same time lol- not doing either very well
1:31 pm
Wolvie
fireflies and i must be off - hagd all :-)
1:31 pm
hego
Congrats Wolvie!!!
2:01 pm
Jshappy
can i get some clues for the s on the bottom row please?
2:02 pm
Jshappy
i have sn5/10 but not the other one
2:03 pm
hego
I don't have all of them yet.
2:03 pm
Jshappy
ok thanks i'll get looking
2:03 pm
hego
the other sn is a 4 5
2:04 pm
Jshappy
just got it as you typed it out
2:07 pm
Jshappy
do you have the ge6/24 yet?
2:07 pm
Jshappy
could use a clue for it
2:08 pm
amelu0218
almost all of a military officer.
2:08 pm
hego
good clue amelu
2:08 pm
Jshappy
perfect clue, thank you
2:08 pm
hego
I was struggling to come up with one.
2:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
ah, the passive aggressiveness continues. war of the icons. who s the bad guy today?
2:10 pm
hego
No war at all. Just thought it was cute.
2:10 pm
hego
I do not do wars.
2:11 pm
hego
I am a peace loving old hippy.
2:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
ah, pardon me, just a joke. it seems every so often the icons get stange.
2:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
you would like my peace loving, dog and earth loving hippy friend with whom i share music.
2:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
we saw pual thorn last weekend, he was fab,
2:14 pm
hego
You get out to a lot of good ones.
2:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
this was a long ride, but fun,beautiful weekend.
2:23 pm
72 Temple Owl
i was thinking-about
hurshy today. has she been back?
2:30 pm
MollyL
Have not seen Hurshy. She is missed. Shame what happened.
2:46 pm
redshoes
Helloooooo
2:49 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi, red.
2:49 pm
redshoes
TO! How's it shakin'?
2:53 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am well, and you?
2:54 pm
redshoes
Doing alright. Been trying to transition into full time freelance writing and editing over the past year. Slow going, but not hopeless. :)
2:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
fingers crossed.fiction? features?tech?
2:57 pm
redshoes
Way too much personal crap going on over the past few years. I'm ready to move out of PTSD mode once and for all (no, really...honest-to-goodness PTSD...and I didn't even serve my country to get there...ugh).
2:59 pm
redshoes
Whatever people will pay me for! :) I've worked on business books, political blogs, marketing collateral, web content, newsletters, Bible studies, grants...I even review rough drafts of audio books for errors/distracting sounds.
3:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
you have to scramble to make a living that way, huh?
3:02 pm
redshoes
Yep. I also work part time at a used bookstore. :)
3:02 pm
redshoes
BUT, I have a few irons in the fire just waiting to be stoked into long-term projects. *fingers crossed*
3:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
i wish you well. did yu read that i saw paul thorn last weekend? what an uplifting talent.
3:06 pm
redshoes
I did not. I'll have to look him up!
3:07 pm
72 Temple Owl
he is so much better live than any record.
3:08 pm
redshoes
Never heard of him.
3:10 pm
doseffing
... and done ... 15% of the praise be to lickety ... may I offer a clue for anyone?
3:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
yay dos!
3:12 pm
doseffing
... thank you ... thank you ...
3:12 pm
redshoes
*pompons for dos*
3:12 pm
doseffing
... always apreciated
3:14 pm
redshoes
Phantom: Hooch
3:17 pm
redshoes
Time for a break. Later all!
3:17 pm
doseffing
... ah well ... must be off to bring the joys of Grade9 Math to a kid who'd rather stay home and enjoy having the week off for a teacher's strike ... ... but I need the pay
3:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye, red.
3:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
and dos
3:38 pm
turqaz
help, plz!? looking for the first ca 5/14 and the ce 5/12
3:40 pm
dianedecoder
Haven't listed but I'm guessing the ce5/12 could be what you have 5 of, but spelled with a "c"
3:41 pm
turqaz
great clue diane! thx!
3:41 pm
turqaz
the first ca 5/14?
3:42 pm
dianedecoder
As far as the ca word, there could be several...I am still missing 5 of them.
3:42 pm
dianedecoder
I only have one, and it's the past tense of ca4/5
3:43 pm
turqaz
i already have two; both are past tenses of different ca 4/5s
3:44 pm
dianedecoder
I don't know what I'm missing until I list and that's not for a while yet. Just found another, based on what you have :-) thanks
3:45 pm
turqaz
yw. i'm looking for the one between begging and a walking stick
3:46 pm
dianedecoder
and another.... a scoundrel + prefix meaning pertaining to.... ( an anagram of the fragrant wood )
3:47 pm
turqaz
i found it!
3:48 pm
dianedecoder
I just realized that I am missing many from that c on the right.... glad you found it !
3:48 pm
maccafixx
help with the na 5/12 please
3:49 pm
turqaz
na 5/12 is a disparaging term for a gay man
3:49 pm
dianedecoder
could be a nick name for Mrs. Reagan :-)
3:50 pm
maccafixx
ty turqaz!
3:50 pm
dianedecoder
learned a new fact today.... I did not know that term, turqaz !
3:51 pm
dianedecoder
See!! ....we learn something new every day of our lives.... whether it be good or bad !
3:53 pm
MollyL
It's why the poster formerly known as Nancy Boy chose that name. Not that he was a real person or anything, but I guess the person posting as him thought it was amusing.
4:00 pm
dianedecoder
I just twigged into that connection.
4:01 pm
bichon
for FW, wr 5/22, pls
4:02 pm
turqaz
wr 5/22 more of the bread with the caraway seeds
4:04 pm
turqaz
that's what it sounds like
4:05 pm
turqaz
how about: more ironic or devious?
4:06 pm
turqaz
yw & congrats
4:15 pm
turqaz
fw! anyone want clues b4 i go?
4:48 pm
crosshair
Good afternoon, everybody:) Back for a few more babblets:)
4:48 pm
Uneaixoise
hey crossy :-)
4:52 pm
crosshair
How is Une this fine afternoon
5:26 pm
aebmusica
clue for the se5/10 please
5:26 pm
aebmusica
nvm I found it!
5:27 pm
LuvWordGames
just finished, any clues needed?
5:28 pm
aebmusica
se6/21(not the one who mails things), please
5:29 pm
LuvWordGames
se 6/21 add abbrev for california to se 4/4 above it
5:31 pm
aebmusica
oh tyvm... I kept trying that but with 2 n"s!
6:29 pm
mkg
hi all. clue for the 9 please.
6:40 pm
kje
plural of the re8 - to firm up again
7:42 pm
dan2bit
firewords! tx kje, aeb and all cluers re6/33 pencilled again was my last
8:05 pm
dianedecoder
neatly trimmed shrubs to form a "fence"
8:05 pm
dianedecoder
or "beat about the bush" :-)
8:07 pm
dianedecoder
or he*** your bets
8:12 pm
sap
just missing 3...
8:17 pm
harpjane
50 to go, maybe I'll be back from Squirm Burpee Circus in time, maybe not.....
8:18 pm
sap
last one... ar 5/12?
8:23 pm
dan2bit
like the ar5/10 after it, but change the last consonant
9:48 pm
Dorens
re8/9 combo, anyone, please?
9:58 pm
dan2bit
get solid again & plural
10:00 pm
Dorens
thanks dan
10:00 pm
Dorens
and i'm done!
10:04 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats, dorensQQ
10:04 pm
Uneaixoise
*dorens!
10:33 pm
rururocks
regetrich
10:33 pm
rururocks
damn it
10:33 pm
rururocks
refavors
10:33 pm
rururocks
damn it
10:34 pm
rururocks
yay doren
10:35 pm
rururocks
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
10:52 pm
harpjane
hello back from Squirm Burpee Heaven. 50 to go in Babble Purgatory.
11:39 pm
mkg
hi all . would love a clue for the 9 plz
11:44 pm
mkg
nm got it. ty
11:45 pm
mkg
any clues for the o word for the o in fifth column????ty
11:49 pm
grannyrose
mkg, oo5/14
11:59 pm
harpjane
almost time to flip!