Welcome back to the 'Galactica Cafe'.......

[bsg1fan1975]

Well if things couldn't get worse for me it did. One of Kev's crowns came out Saturday we called the dentist and the blasted pain didn't call him back till Monday. Last night Kev went to the dentist and they put a temporary crown in until his next dental visit! Grr, I am so angry I could scream!

[Boxey]

Ouch i'm sorry bsg those things hurt.Well maybe next year be better for everyone anyway i'm hoping that.Is actually celebrating New Years tonight *grins* i'm going to get drunk.

[Darth Marley]

Looks like I get a few freshly brewed beers to drink,and a trip to see Del McCoury band at the Ryman.

Here's to a safe and injury free game..um,holiday.

[Boxey]

Sounds fun man i'm just going to stay home and play some video games and watch movies and drink beer. *grins* Just not nothing to do out here in the stix.

[Muffit]

Hope you have a nice New Years, Boxey, Darth, BlueSquad, Bsg1Fan and everyone! :)
:muffit:

[shiningstar]

Shining star comes back in after just getting over the flu and
Pours herself a :colada:

[Muffit]

Hi Shiningstar! Glad you're over your flu. Hope you had a nice holiday. :)
:muffit:

[shiningstar]

I had a great one. Thanks.

[amberstar]

It's good to have you back Shinningstar! This flu has been running wild this year.
This round is on me :beer: :beer: :beer: !

Amber

[shiningstar]

ty now that I'm able to HOLD IT DOWN ......I am definately
taking you up on it! ;)

[amberstar]

Cheers!:beer:

Amber;)

[shiningstar]

:colada: :corona: :corona: :maitai: ;) back at you ;)

[bsg1fan1975]

New Years stunk. Kev was very tired after working all day New Years Eve so he didn't make it to midnight. Wasn't very happy the day after. Been going crazy the last two weeks trying to find pics for the bouquets I want my aunt to make for the wedding! Finally found those today!

[Muffit]

Hi Bsg1Fan! Hey, so Kev did propose after all? When was that and how did it go? I must've missed your post...
:muffit:

[shiningstar]

Mozaltov Bsg1fan1975! Doing the happy dance for you
and Kev!

:alien: :cow: :bounce: :woof: :muffit: :choco: :beaver: :beaver: :beaver: :beaver: :beaver: :beaver: :beaver:

[Starbuck]

I have a mouse in my house. :blink: When I got up this morning, I saw something run across my kitchen floor and into the dishwasher. The Clark Pest Control guy came out and found mouse droppings under my kitchen sink. He set out a bunch of traps. I don't think I'll get much sleep tonight. :blink: :girl:

[Boxey]

Ewwwie.mouses.:hack:

[shiningstar]

Don't feel too bad Starbuck. We have mice too. My youngest
daughter had to get something to 'show' for her kindegarten
class that started with the letter "M". {You 'see' where this
is going?}

Well she put some cheese in her backpack {without my
knowledge ..... of course.}.

In the morning I went to put her lunch in her backpack and
what should jump out and land on my nose ...........but
the very same 'mouse' that she 'lured' into her backpack the
night before.

I screamed ........ and in one JUMP I was ONTOP of the TIPSEY
Top of the couch. "But MAMMMMMMMMAAAAAA I need
something that starts with the letter 'M'!!!!!!!!!!!!!",
she wailed as the hapless mouse ran underneath the
couch.

When my heart stopped pounding in my THROAT .......
I talked her into taking the TOY mouse instead.

I can LAUGH about that now ....................

[amberstar]

Sounds like it may be time to get a cat Starbuck.

I used to rent a house while going to college and had mice too, they got into everything in the kitchen. YUCK, it was a mess.
** Decon worked really good back then**

Amber

[amberstar]

LoL Shinningstar! I just read your post. Kids do the strangest things.
My son has brought me bugs before, inch worms, spiders, ect..... I had to tell him they would be very happy to continue to live OUTSIDE, not inside the house with us :D

[shiningstar]

LOL Amberstar! If I weren't allergic to cats to the point of
getting Hives EVERYWHERE .........I'd get one. My dog used
to love to hunt the mice to eat ............. he's too old now.

He just lays there ........kind of nods his head once in awhile...
..........as though he's actually awake ........and as the mouse
goes by it's as though he's saying ...................................


"YEPPERS it's a mouse."

[Starbuck]

Originally posted by shiningstar
In the morning I went to put her lunch in her backpack and
what should jump out and land on my nose ...........but
the very same 'mouse' that she 'lured' into her backpack the
night before.

I would be needing CPR if that happened to me! :eek: :laugh: I'm terrified of mice. I'm also allergic to cats, but I was tempted the let one of the three cats who hang out around my fish pond in my back yard inside to catch the mouse. :girl:

[bsg1fan1975]

he hasn't proposed yet but its coming like the ring! We already know the answer to that question seeing we are planning the wedding for june 12th of this year!

[shiningstar]

I am so happy for you Bsg. You are a very nice person
who deserves the best that life has to offer.

[shiningstar]

Well starbuck I didn't need CPR .......... But my blood pressure
got UP there for awhile lol.

[bsg1fan1975]

i, like my late grams and mother are petirfied of mice. I remember having one run across my foot while unpacking my things in the house we had just moved into when I was 15. I let out an ungodly scream and jumped on a chair. My father came running to see what was wrong and started laughing at me on the chair

[emerita]

Hey all, sorry I have been absent alot. I do come and read and check on my forum but I have worked 10 hour days for the last 2 weeks and I am to tired to type when I get home. I did quit my weekend job after my accident so I have my weekends free now to come and play.....

Ace!!! I am sooooo happy for you....I feel that this is the one for you. Maybe some day I'll find mine...lol.... Wish we all were close enough to come to the wedding :star: We send our love anyway.... let us know where it will be in case I make it up there... :D Fat chance , but the thought and desire are there anyway.... ;) We'll all come to the Cafe and have our own reception :salute: :colada: :colada: :oreo: :baloon: :hershey: :popcorn: :milk: :cookie: oh and :corona: ...we'll dance too...:alien: :cow: :woof: :maitai: :muffit: :beer: :beaver: :choco:

[amberstar]

Best wishes Ace!
Hang in there Em, I'm in the same boat as you. Maybe, if we kiss enough frogs we will finally find a prince!:bounce:

Amber

[emerita]

Yeah, they say it is never to late. Cher stated last week that she didn't find satisfying love until after 52...There is still hope....

[BlueSquad2001]

Originally posted by amberstar
Best wishes Ace!
Hang in there Em, I'm in the same boat as you. Maybe, if we kiss enough frogs we will finally find a prince!:bounce:

Amber Amber, check you p.m.!

[shiningstar]

Ace my hubby laughed at me too ......... until a mouse
ran up his leg :devil: :D :devil: :D :devil: :D


Emerita I'll be at the cyber reception to cheer you all the way.

Amber hang in there ............ never be afraid to WAIT for
someone who will respect and love you for who you are and
NOT for who THEY want you to be.

Bluesquad it's always good to see you post. :thumbsup:

[emerita]

As I see it, I would rather be alone than to go back to what I had......lol...some great guy out there is missing alot....or so my kids tell me....

[shiningstar]

(((((((((((((((((((((((EMERITA)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Your kids are right.

[Muffit]

Originally posted by amberstar
Best wishes Ace!
Hang in there Em, I'm in the same boat as you. Maybe, if we kiss enough frogs we will finally find a prince!:bounce:

Amber

Ya know, the frog/prince thing really isn't so far off base. I think all guys in general are kinda unfavorable on the outside (emotionally/personality-wise) just like a frog - it's up to the right woman to coax the prince out of him. I think any guy can be a prince if he will just realize how lucky he really is to be with you. That's all the magic you really need.

:muffit:

[amberstar]

Thanks Muffit ;)

[shiningstar]

I think you're right muffit.

[Muffit]

:)

[perrito]

Can you help me?
I’m solving a trivia question and I need to know ¿what happens to Baltar on the Battlestar Galactica movie?

Did he turns in to a hero?
Somebody kill him?
Di he died starving?
Di he died choked?

Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.
I’m from México and it’s not esay to find this kind of information.

[Dawg]

Welcome to the Fleets, Perrito.

Which movie are you asking about? The original from 1978, or the miniseries that was just shown?

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[perrito]

Dawg:
I'm really not shure...
on the trivia question they are asking me about the "Battlestar Galactica Movie"

I guess that they are asking me about the original movie, because I guess that there are no new versions of the movie, ¿rigth?

Is there only a trailer or something??

[Dawg]

In The Beginning.... ;)

In 1978, a three-hour TV pilot was filmed for the series. They also edited a two-hour theatrical movie from that. Baltar's fate differed in each.

In the two-hour movie, he was beheaded by the Cylons. In the three-hour pilot, he was spared, given a baseship, and set out in pursuit of the Galactica and its rag-tag fleet. He was the big bad guy in the series, revelling in his evilness.

I suspect, though, that your friends are asking about the new miniseries that the Sci-Fi channel showed last month.

That Baltar survived. I can't tell you much more than that, except that he was kind of a namby-pamby character with no real depth; I didn't watch more than a few minutes of it since it was boring and I didn't recognize much "Battlestar Galactica" in it at all.

There are others here who could tell you more, though; some of them even liked the miniseries, believe it or not.

;)

Edit: Oh, and there is a follow-up trailer, a 4-minute "proof of concept" film that Richard Hatch did a few years ago, trying to sell the idea of a Battlestar Galactica movie. Unfortunately, that is not widely available, and is only shown at conventions where Mr. Hatch appears.

Enjoy your time here!

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[perrito]

Dawg:

Thank you very much for your help. I really apreciate it. I think that my problem is solved.

I guess that they are refering to the 1979 two-hour theatrical movie, because it's the only one that seem to be more a movie than a mini-series.

Sorry for my bad english and again thanks!!!!

[shiningstar]

welcome to the clubhouse Perrito

[Muffit]

Welcome to Colonial Fleets Perrito :)
:muffit:

[BlueSquad2001]

Well Perrito, and before I begin, welcome to the board. But there are two movies, the original Saga of a Star World...(1978) and there is the new mini-series movie just aired, that the vipers in the film are run on windows XP! :D

[winterrose]

welcome and enjoy!:salute:

[Muffit]

Hi again Winterrose! Long time no see! :)
:muffit:

[bsg1fan1975]

well we ran into a wall with the wedding this weekend. We had to postpone it right now due to our finances but we may still have it when we were planning it! Its on hold right now. We can have a recepetion here for those who can't be here. You guys are the best pals I could ever hope for!

Its hard to believe that tommorrow is the 1 yr mark in the relationship!

[shiningstar]

((((((((((((((((((((((BSG1FAN1975)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

I'm here for you dear one.

[bsg1fan1975]

thanks. we have been on overload here lately.

[Muffit]

We'll be hoping all works out for you Bsg1Fan! :heart:
:muffit:

[Dawg]

Me, too. :thumbsup: :rose:

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[amberstar]

I'm also hoping all will work out for you bsgfan!:rose:

Amber

[thomas7g]

Add me to the hoping the best for you list! :)

I'm glad you have someone you love so much. He's a lucky guy.

:choco:

[bsg1fan1975]

well we reached the one year mark of dating today!

[shiningstar]

I know it will work out for you bsg1fan1975 :thumbsup:

[bsg1fan1975]

yes it is we talked a little last night about the wedding. We agreed on the ceremony being no later than Sept or Oct. at the least. We might be able to stick to the original day. Its still up in the air.

[shiningstar]

We're all pulling for you bsg1fan1975

[Muffit]

Originally posted by bsg1fan1975
well we reached the one year mark of dating today!

And time is so fickle Bsg1fan - before you know it that one year may be 10 - I sincerely hope that throughout all the time you have with him, you find the happiness you hope for and deserve...
:muffit:

[shiningstar]

That goes Ditto for me

[bsg1fan1975]

well we are trying!

[Muffit]

Hi all! Well, while my better half is off in Central America, I have been keeping busy making my first full CD, inspired by our beloved OWD. This is such a neat time, I remember paying like $50 to typeset a song once, (plus color seps and so forth) now you can do such wonders all at home with a PC. With the right materials and tools, you can create photo quality booklets and labels, which is something new and fun for me (although I must admit I'm a bit slow at it as I learn how). I've had the songs for a while but all on multitrack not CD. I edited out my voice so they're all instrumentals, and I put the lyrics in the booklet. That way hopefully someday I can get someone like my brother perhaps to do the vocals.

It's awfully fun, kinda like doing musings set to music. My New Year's rez is to buy all of OWD's CDs, I hear a new one is coming out soon.

Cheers all,
:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

Hello everyone .. I am new to the cafe here.. I do hope to talk to many of you.. It would be nice to get caught up with what is new with BSG.. I look forward to talking with you soon.. thank you.. irishkay1970:) :)

[amberstar]

Welcome to Fleets IrishKay! :muffit:

[Muffit]

Welcome to Colonial Fleets IrishKay!!! :)
:muffit:

[shiningstar]

welcome to the fleet Irishkay

[irishkay1970]

thank you so much for everyone's friendly welcome.. ...so will there be a live chat tonight? which forum would i go into to check scheduled chat's? ...

[emerita]

welcome Irishkay, I know you will like it here. This is the most fun forum here :thumbsup: and I am not just saying that because I am mod...lol :D
I don't get to talk on the chats, but I am sure someone can give you the details about them....

[irishkay1970]

:) hey emerita thank you for your response.. and yes i am thinking that it will be fun here.. did anybody here receive a email that says it is posted by the police department.. it says it is not a joke and that should a instant message or email come from a screenname called monkeyman935 that we should not answer it and to notify aol or whichever service your with that this person tried to talk to you.. because from the email it says that this monkeyman935 is wanted as a suspect for murder.. i received this email just mins ago and it is strange to say the least but for "FYI" please be careful and be on the lookout here.. okay? stay safe ..:)

[emerita]

Ok, thanks for the heads up.... I don't answer e-mails that I don't know the name anyway. I get them all the time in my bulk mail and I just delete them...most of the time it is to sell me viagra to make my manhood bigger..lol ....I don't even have a "manhood"........LOL

[shiningstar]

LOL I got a few of THOSE myself.

[The 14th Colony]

^ What, manhoods?

[thomas7g]

hey irish! Welcome to Fleets!

If you have any worries about an email, I would notify your abuse department about both emails. abuse@aol.com if you are on aol.

I haven't heard of this problem, but I probably have a different ISP. Aol sucks in that if someone sees your name, they just have to add "@aol.com" to put you on a spam list.

:)

[irishkay1970]

conundrum7g.. thank you for your response.. and i will keep that in mind. could you tell me please are there any live chat's in here? or a different forum? just wondering about original cast members of BSG chatting online with fans..

thank you for your warm welcome here too.. irishkay1970

[emerita]

Lately I have been getting ones from Citibank asking me to verify my account. They want me to send them my card number, bank account number and pin number. Well, I don't have a Citibank card...but I imagine there are people that do that would send them those things without thinking..The last one I got most of the words were spelled wrong.....I have Yahoo. I wonder what addy I would send mine to? abuse@yahoo.com? I have just been sending them to the spam url.....

[irishkay1970]

today is a beautiful day and i am really happy to be alive today.. actually i am happy to be alive everday i wake up and see that i am still here.. LOL.. so just like me , people please remember that no matter what you are going through , it could be worse.. i mean u could one day not wake up... so be thankful for the time you have on this earth and everday wake up being thankful to whomever you serve that you are alive and able to make a difference in someone's life...

[emerita]

Well said... I am thankful when I see the sun rise that I have a home, a car and a job that I love...could use a little extra cash though...LOL

[irishkay1970]

LOL.. yes i know what you mean.. i had to plant a new money tree out back.. ohhhhhhhhh i hate to wait..!!! LOL old money tree shriveled up LOL... would anyone like to plant a money tree seed with me.. ? LOL

[jewels]

I came in here bummed out. Hi Irishkay. Thanks for saying something focused on what's important. What was bumming me out, is not.

So is there blue koolaid about? or should I just get the usual lemonade.

[Dawg]

Blue Kool-Aid coming up, hon. I know the bartender.

;)

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[Muffit]

Hope things go better for you Jewels, here's a mushie for ya - hey Thomas! I just realized we don't have any mushie smilies! (Poor Thomas, we're always bugging ya for stuff :))...

My better half should be coming back tomorrow night. Haven't been able to get thru for days, sure hope all is okay. Funny how even with all the technology nowadays the phone system is still hopelessly complicated to use overseas. I used up 2 phone cards of 30 minutes each just trying to get thru and never did. *hmph*

Thank goodness for internet plane info, at least I can tell when the plane arrives safely. Will be on pins and needles till then...

:muffit:

Oh and P.S., I had to go to the emergency room late Wednesday night for heart problems, still not sure what's up. It's really a bummer when you have to drive yourself and go alone.

[Dawg]

And you wait a week to tell us, your friends? :eek:

Seriously, Muffit, is everything OK?

Don't worry about your hubby - phone service outside urban areas, even in this country, are spotty at best. (You need a satellite phone to be in touch all the time; and those are spendy items.) He'll be home tomorrow on time (or at least as close to on time as the airline is running).

Keep us posted, OK?

About everything - we're rather fond of you, you know. ;)

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[Muffit]

Hi Dawg and thank you so much. Sorry I didn't say anything about Wednesday but I just feel funny mentioning bad stuff online - I actually did write a post Thursday but deleted it before I actually posted. I like to think of my online time with all you my special friends as a happy time.

Thanks so much for your thoughts :heart:
:muffit:

[bsg1fan1975]

Muffit hope that your okay. Been busy on my end doing things and dealing with snow here. Last week it was brutal cold here. Friday morning was Nanook of the North weather here. was waking up to below zero weather. thank god its back to normal cold!

[shiningstar]

I hope things go better for you Jewels. :)

[bsg1fan1975]

I am going crazy. I just put myself on a self enforced diet before my wedding. I am going to stick to it. I do alot of walking so that will help as I can not run due to my bad foot. Doctor advised me not to run so I walk. Wnat to drop at least 20 pounds to fit into a nice dress and not look like the Blob! lol

[shiningstar]

Bsg1fan1975 you'll look great to your fiance no matter
what you weigh. He fell in love with your heart and
your soul .............. not your dress size. ;)

[irishkay1970]

hey there jewels.. i am happy to know that what I wrote helped you.. thank you for letting me know your thoughts..

and muffit it is clear that you have many friends here at the BSG Cafe.. and that is special.. sooo please if there is a next time about the heart problem please let us know sooner... that way we all can say silent prayer for you and maybe we can help in some other way as well .. okay? :)

[Muffit]

Thanks IrishKay, will do :)

BTW all, my spouse arrived safely in California, on the way home now by car (the airport is several hours away). Looks like all is okay. Thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers about my mother-in-law and family.

It's a wonderful feeling to know I have friends like you all. :heart:

:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

your welcome.. muffit.. i am happy for you that your spouse is on the way home now.. i am relieved for you.. .. well have a good night and a good rest of the week.. talk to you later.:rose:

[bsg1fan1975]

good to hear your loved ones are safe Muffit!

About the dieting. Well I wanted to do that. I know Kev will look at me like he usually does but I want to look good for myself. Started the diet yesterday and so far its going good!

[shiningstar]

I'm glad to hear your loved ones are safe Muffit.

[shiningstar]

I'm still waiting on the beaver jokes. :D

[bsg1fan1975]

I posted one at my website.

[shiningstar]

What website is that again Bsg1fan1975?

[Muffit]

Originally posted by shiningstar
I'm still waiting on the beaver jokes. :D

Didn't you get my PM Shiningstar? Posted some just for you:

http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5955

And here is BsgFan's Banshee board I think:
http://viperqueen.proboards18.com/index.cgi?board=entertainment&action=display&num=1074686584

Hope you like 'em!

:beaver:

[shiningstar]

Just got the pm Muffit thanks for posting the joke! :D

[bsg1fan1975]

yup that's my site!

[shiningstar]

Squadron leader Shining star saunters in to the
cafe and orders a few :colada: :colada: :colada: :colada: :colada: :colada:

[irishkay1970]

:cool: evening all ....well today has been a mixture of pleasant errand running day and then there was talking to my boyfriend.. LOL.. let me just say that running my errands was more enjoyable today.. lol.. could anyone please please please tell me why it is just expected that( i being female and the girlfriend) i am to be at his beck and call so to speak .. not totally . .lol he is upset when he cannot get a hold of me when he calls .. regardless if i am busy i guess i am just to be available.. he acts annoyed when he "finally" gets a hold of me by phone. says" i have been trying to get ahold of you ALL day.." lol yea right.. anyway.. just spent 45 mins typing to him (lol) on yahoo msgs. i just need a fresh outlook on things here.. lol

[Muffit]

Hi IrishKay!

That's one thing I've experienced a lot. My best advice is to sit down and talk this over with him. One thing many couples do (myself included) is, as they get closer, to want to know where and what the other is doing as often as possible. I think this is just part of getting close to someone, we start to feel too possessive. In the beginning this may feel like, aw, he cares! But later it can get pretty annoying for one party or the other (I've seen both guys and gals complain about this).

I'm no counselor, but I feel the best thing we can do is always to talk things out. The other person needs to trust you. And unless you're on a long trip with possible dangers, they need to give you some breathing space.

Sometimes just imagining that a person may be driven away by over-possessiveness is often enough to help them understand our need to feel we have some individual freedom. I find I need to remind myself every day, and sometimes still forget. The level of trust grows with time, talking sometimes is all that is needed to speed that up.

Hope this is helpful!
:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

thank you muffit for your help... and i agree with you on the talking it over with each other. i try to be kind and tolerant and to talk with him to let him know that i do know how he feels when he cannot get ahold of me because i feel the same way about him sometimes when i cannot get ahold of him..and i also tell him that because i like him so much that i do not want to overwhelm him or make him feel confined.. at the same time i have to make myself relax and just try him back sometime later.. much later.. and i have told him this. i have even told him that i do not want to be over possesive with him just as i hope he does not want to be that way with me however he says he understands but that sometimes he cannot help himself kind of thing. well i have told him that he needs to help himself not to be over possesive . sometimes i feel like he wants me to mother him.. and i have told him that i am not his mother.. i am his girlfriend. anyway.. he has not responded back to me on yahoo msg yet.. lol.. so .. i am thinking that he must be waiting for me to beg him to talk to me and that is just not going to happen anytime soon.. lol .. so now i am left waiting to see if he will contact me.. lol..

[irishkay1970]

i am staying online on purpose so that my one phone line will be busy .. lol that way if he does want to talk to me he can talk to me on yahoo.. lol.. that way i am not left waiting here by the phone waiting for it to ring!!! LOL

[Muffit]

Hard to get - always works! :)

Don't feel bad if it takes a bit to find a happy medium. I've been married 14 years and sometimes we still each want to know too often where the other is. We do trust each other, a lot, we just worry if it's been awhile.

It takes time, and both sides need to try and understand the other and both give in a mite. But if he truly cares for you he will respect that you are an individual too. Help him to see that. Most of your teen/adult life you have been free to make your own choices and go places without someone checking in, and he needs to recognize that, perhaps by thinking of his own life. I have come to believe a mature relationship shares both concern /and/ trust. If he cares, he will come to understand. His feelings will help him.

Best of luck,
Muffit
:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

thank you muffit.. yes i do hope so .. while i was checking my other email he had sent me a e-card.. it said it was a early valentines day card... well i opened it and it was several babies with wings floating on clouds and they were singing happy valentines day .. lol.. well underneath that was a place for his personal msg.. which read" hello dear one. I sincerely hope that you are in the best of health and your emotions are a contributing factor to great health and well being.. " well there was more however .. just how am i supposed to take that first sentence? at the end of the e card he goes on to say.. God loves you and so do i .. now,, does he love me with a agape love or a intimate love ? what or how do i respond to that.. because i do not feel exceptionaly good about this e-card.. i feel a little minimized here. am i taking this card the wrong way?

[Muffit]

Hi IrishKay,

Hmm, got me on this one. I guess the best thing is just to ask.

On agape/epithumeo/eros/koinonia/phileo, I wish the English language had as many words for love as the Greek. It would sure help all of us understand our feelings better! :)

:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

thank you muffit.. well the only thing about asking him is that i would have to prepare myself on a 30min talk well him talking and me listening as to what he meant by that.. lol and even after that he would ask me "now do u understand" lol so i am not certain i would be up emotionally for that enlightening discovery.. LOL .. OMG.. now where did that attitude come up from? LOL .. sorry .. i just need to go take a bubble bath i guess.. LOL..

[emerita]

I hope everything works out for you, irishkay...My ex would never want to talk to me....He was always right and I was the one that had the problem.... so that is why I am single....lonely at times but at least I am always right and I win all the arguements...LOL

[irishkay1970]

lol emerita.. yes i know what you mean.. and thank you.. i guess it is just something he has never dealt with before. i do not know for sure . you see he is several years older than i am so i guess he feels his years have an advantage or something.. lol.. but what kind of advantage would that be since he feels that he does not need to change much.. lol anyway.. i talked to him last night over the phone and when i explained to him how that ecard made me feel he says "see i told you that i did not know what words to tell you with out you getting upset.. " and then he says " oh okay i see your point and i am sorry i made you feel that way" .. oh okay then.. lol.. so anyway.. i did get a offline msgs from him on yahoo about 5 hours ago central time.. lol he said he tried to call me and that line was busy so he thought i would be online.. lol which i had not been online until later this afternoon.. anyway i have not heard back from him since.. lol so i guess later he might grace me with his phone call .. lol anyway emerita thank you for your response

[shiningstar]

Emerita you have REAL class. I had a boyfriend like that
once. THat's why he became my Xboyfriend. I've been
married to someone else for eleven years as of 2/21/04;
he still thinks 'he and I' have a chance ......... can we
all say "DELUSIONAL"?

[emerita]

You are welcome irishkay ......that is why we all are here..... to be support for each other. An understanding ear can bring comfort.... I know I have gotten alot of comfort here... I have learned alot here also........ :thumbsup:

LOL... Shiningstar!!! I have found that most men live in a state of delusion and depend on us to keep them straight...of course they will never admit to that!!!...LOL...

[irishkay1970]

does anyone have any good recipes to share? well i have on here called peanut-chocolate pudding dessert.. sounds good huh? lol yes i think soo... does anyone have another recipe to swap with me? please let me know

[Muffit]

Can you post that IrishKay? It sounds good :)
:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

sure muffit.. no problem .. okay ingredients and recipe for peanut-chocolate pudding dessert.. 1/2 cup butter or margrine, softened,
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup finely chopped dry roasted peanuts
1(8ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 (12-ounce)container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
1(31/2-ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
1 (4 ounce)package chocolate instant pudding mix
2 -3/4 cups milk
1 (1.2 ounce)milk chocolate candy bar shaved
1/3 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts

Cut butter into flour using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal; stir 2/3 cup peanuts into flour mixture. Press peanut mixture into a 13x-9x 2-inch pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes; cool completely.

Combine cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir 1 cup whipped topping into cream cheese mixture. Spread over crust; chill.

Combine pudding mixes and milk; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of an electric mixer. Spread pudding over cream cheese layer. Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding layer. Sprinkle with chocolate and 1/3 cup peanuts. chill.

the dessert is worth the time for preperation and bake time and chill time .. this dessert is Great..!.. I hope you will enjoy

[Muffit]

Thanks IrishKay! I'm gonna try it! Ooh, question, is there something I can substitute the cream cheese for? Only one of my fam likes it (and sadly it's not me). That would be great! Thanks a bunch!

:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

well muffit i am not very sure .. but you might try subbing cream cheese with sour cream.. i have made cakes with sour cream before and it turned out great.. so u might try that.. would anyone else here know of what to sub cream cheese with for this recipe? please let muffit and i know .. thank you

[Dawg]

Originally posted by Muffit
Thanks IrishKay! I'm gonna try it! Ooh, question, is there something I can substitute the cream cheese for? Only one of my fam likes it (and sadly it's not me). That would be great! Thanks a bunch!

:muffit:

Muffit, what is it about cream cheese you don't like?

I thought it was unAmerican to not like cream cheese....

It sounds to us (Mrs. Dawg is hanging over my shoulder, intrigued by the recipe, irishkay) like the cream cheese is there to provide richness (and maybe some "support" like in cheesecake, holding it together). Mrs. Dawg says you can substitute sour cream for cream cheese in some applications, but it would have to be a very good, whole (full fat) sour cream to work well. It may not work as a substitute in this recipe.

Why not ask the experts? At FoodTV.com there is a way to ask questions (we actually exchanged a couple of e-mails with Alton Brown once).

Excuse me while I print off the recipe.....

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[Muffit]

Thanks Dawg! Hmm, maybe I'll give the cream cheese a shot after all, if it's mainly for richness. I never acquired a taste for cheesecake for some reason (I know, I should have). I like to buy Jalapeno poppers, but don't like the cream cheese filled ones, just the cheddar. Well perhaps by looking at the recipe I won't really taste that so much as the other goodies, so what the heck?

Thanks!
:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

hey thanks for the tip for the foodtv.com .. and i hope that mrs. dawg and you enjoy the dessert..

[irishkay1970]

Good Morning all... well slow morning here.. how is everyone else doing?.. i have to say that the relationship with my boyfriend is soon coming to an end.. and i am ready to let him go too.. it is sad really .. and am not looking forward in having that talk with him .
anysuggestions as to how to make the talk go more smoothly and not be extremely painful? any suggestions will help me .. thank you..

[emerita]

There is no way to make it less painful, unless you do it online...but you need closure and the only way to do it is face to face. Remind him that you want to keep the good memories and unfortunately staying together would not result in any new ones. It is not good to stay in a relationship where you are not happy..... life is way to short for that. You should never have to take a single moment out of your day to wonder if what you will do, will make your mate mad...I lived that way for 15 years, always wondering if he was going to be mad at me for something when he would get home.... the stress of it can kill you. So just start out the talk with "I am not happy in this relationship and I deserve to be happy, no matter what. " Just stay strong and don't let him guilt you into staying because you will hate him for it and feel trapped.....and no offense to any of our guys here, but men have a way to make their mates feel guilty and bad for something they have never done. If he feels the same way about ending it,then you can breathe easier, but don't say "I want to be around if you need me".... because they will always call you with their problems... make a clean break..... do not even mention "let's stay friends"
...OK... I'll get off the soapbox now........

[irishkay1970]

emerita thank you for your response and i agree with you.. especially the part you said about men making women feeling guilty about something that we as a woman have not done to begin with and of course it always "our" fault.. well he will be coming here to oklahoma on tuesday afternoon .. so i am going to have gather up my courage to talk to him that night which i want to make it a calm as possible too. so emerita thank you for your encouragement..

[emerita]

You are the only one that counts right now. Love yourself first and think of yourself first. I realize that I do not know your complete situation, but the way you sound, you are not an equal in this relationship. What Muffit says is true. You have to be able to talk to your mate, and be able to say what is in your heart. If he doesn't do that then it is better to get away. Never have to walk on eggshells around him... I have found that being alone is better than what I had. I was a slave to my husband and a prisioner....I shall never be that again.... My moment of clairty was when he was beyond anger because I told him that our children came before him....he said that he was #1 and that is the way it would be........nope...don't think so. I thought my world would end and it didn't...far from it.....

[irishkay1970]

thank you emerita.. and yes you are right.. it is impossible to talk to him from or what is in my heart because he becomes offended and just within the last 3 days he has made mention to me that maybe i ought to find someone closer to my own age and on thursday night when we spoke on the phone i told him that i wanted to share with him what i had seen on t.v that day about what happens to relationships when they turn to longdistance relationships and the age gap for relationships over 5 years apart.. and he became very defensive with me! he began to go on about how honest he had been with certain subjects and that he sent me pics of where he is living and projects he is working on.. on which i responded to him to please "chill out" i told him that i did not tell him that to upset him nor was it a reflection on him .. now i did ask him why he got so upset and was there something he did need to tell me? because i assured him that i had only told him what i had seen on t.v. that day just to have a topic to discuss with him .. i assured him that i did not think that it was a reflection on him.. of course during that conversation it really hit home that he was indeed hiding something and i kept quiet after that and just got him to calm down. because last night he mentions again that maybe i should be with someone my own age but then he said that "i guess destiny has something else planned".. anyway, this morning i woke up and i decided right then in bed.. that i was going to put this roller coaster ride to an end... so thank you for your encouragement . and i will be happy to let you know the outcome of this situation when it happens..

[Muffit]

Hi all, here's a really easy recipe in case you've never tried it!

This really nice couple used to invite me over a lot when I was young, and I got to like many of the dishes they made. Here's one. For tacos, instead of using corn tortillas, use /flour/ tortillas. They're bigger and more filling too. To cook them, you can either use a deep fryer, or, to save oil as I do, fill a medium frying pan with oil (the pan should be about the size of a tortilla), and only insert half the tortilla into the hot oil till that side is nice and brown, then fold it over and fry the other side. Let the oil drip off when you take it out and place on a paper towel to cool. But sprinkle it with salt first before it dries.

Then cook a pound or two of hamburger, spiced lightly with salt, pepper, and onion powder (sometimes I add chili powder). The nicely folded, big flour tortillas make great holders for stuff, so you can put in them whatever you like, including the meat of course, perhaps some sliced tomatoes and lettuce and shredded cheddar and monterey jack cheese. I like to top them with La Victoria Red Taco Sauce (sometimes the green too). The secret to good tasting flour tortilla tacos is not to overdo them with too much flavor like you would with traditional greasy corn tortillas - let most of the taste be the flour tortilla. Just made these again tonight, and the family likes them much better than traditional ones.

BTW, flour tortillas also make wonderful tasting home-made chips. Just heat a large frying pan or deep fryer filled with oil and fry them briefly on each side, being sure to salt them well before placing in a basket filled with paper towels.

Cheers all,
:muffit:

[emerita]

ouuu, Irishkay, sounds like he has met someone and is trying to get you to do the breakup so he won't have to feel guilty.... If I were you, I'd let him go... but that is only one opinion....

[emerita]

Muffit, that sounds really good, I love tacos.....I use to make my own tortillas....I'm hard copying this one......

[irishkay1970]

hey emerita .. thank you for your response.. and i agree with you .. however this morning he has tried to call me twice now.. lol and i did not answer the phone.. i am not willing to talk to him right now.. and he will be coming to Oklahoma on his leave from his job.. he is a electric egineer and he will start his next job the 1st week of feb . He will be coming to Oklahoma this week the 27th infact and i just do not want to see him because i need to gather up my determination not to be talked back into getting together with him.. i need the distance to be able to focus and keep my determination not to give in.. i know he will still be coming because he has already purchases the ticket and he even sent me the american airlines confrimation for this week . I just am not willing to discuss this with him anymore because it has been discussed before. and i am tired of having conflict with him

[Muffit]

IrishKay,

Hope all turns out well for you. Be strong and don't be afraid to be yourself. Will be thinking of you...

Hi Em! Thanks! You used to make your own tortillas? Wow, that's something I never tried. We have a lot of fields that need immigrant farm hands so we have a lot of hispanics. The best part of that is there are many hispanic food stores - with daily fresh tortillas, which really makes a difference. I also love bbq'ed carne asada wrapped in corn tortillas. As much as I love Mexican food I guess I should've been born one! The only thing I can't get used to is hot chili/jalpeno lollies - guess you gotta grow up with 'em.

Maybe I should bug you about how to make those home made tortillas... :)

Cheers,
Muffit
:muffit:

[irishkay1970]

thank you muffit.. i appreciate that.. well there is just one more day and then he is supposed to come .. so .. and as for tonight well i have been out of the house for the better part of the evening and when i got on my puter. i found a few offline msgs from him asking if i am okay.... he said he had tried to call me a few times but could not get ahold of me.. lol well
i am going to try not to talk to him tonight if i can help it .. LOL

[emerita]

yeah,Muffit, I use to make freshmade flour tortillas for dinner every night instead of bread or biscuits. We had a gas stove and I would just pop them on the burner...lol... now they sell flat stones to use in the oven although I have never tried them... Making the corn ones was always tricky for me but they are the best for tacos.....

[bsg1fan1975]

Irish,

do what you have to do to help yourself. I too have had hard times with my relationship recently but for me things worked out. But that isn't always the case. Hopefully he will get the message that you need time by not talking to him. Have faith and things will work out!

[irishkay1970]

thank you bsg1fan1975.. i appreciate your encouragement.. well he did come to oklahoma on this last tuesday the 27th.. and he came bearing gifts.. lol .. he bought me a small computer desk and shelf and he put it together for me also it came with a chair.. he brought me a sweater and a t-shirt.. lol and he told me he wanted to help out financially so he gave me $300.00 cash to help with bills.. hmmmmmmm he was supposed to have stayed here until this saturday.. however he received a phone call on his cell from someone with a job offer that was to start today..!!! so he takes the job!! he canceled his hotel stay and received his money back for the rest of the week and paid an extra $100.00 to have his ticket moved from this saturday to this morning .. however yesterday after he changed his ticket we went to go eat italian at a resturant here in Tulsa called "zio's" which is awesome italian food .. anyway he pays for dinner and we got along okay.. there were a few uncomfortable moments but then when he got that phone call he was all to eager to get to that job back in california.. which i was not tooo thrilled with because it had only been two days of which we were able to see each other.. LOL .. so ... so much for my not talking to him.. LOL anyway.. i am here and feeling very lonely which i am confused as too why i am feeling this way.. it is weird that i would miss him... anyway thank you for your concern... i actually just do not know where it will go from here now.

[bsg1fan1975]

Irish I can only suggest that you take it one day at a time.

[shiningstar]

I'll keep you in my prayers (((IRISHKAY)))

[irishkay1970]

thank you shinning star and bsg1fan.. i will make myself do just that.. i am tired of feeling like a yo-yo.. lol... well what else is new here at the cafe?

[bsg1fan1975]

your welcome my friend!

[irishkay1970]

well here it is friday ...lol hey does anyone know the screenname of a person who calls himself or herself deepvalley77? this person im me several mins ago but was talking strange ie.. first this person says somebody home and since i did not regonize this person;s screenname i ask where are you and the reply was" it not where i am that is d matter but who i am is." well that was enough for me so i clicked on the ignore button.. but i still do not know who that person was and it is bugging me.. LOL so i am wondering if any of you had or have come across that screen name .. please let me know.. thank you

[bsg1fan1975]

nope! But I will keep an eye out for that one!

[irishkay1970]

well bsg1 my he(my california friend lol) well i talked to him briefly this morning and i mean very briefly .. lol he said he had to go to take his 16 yr old son to school.. but what he does not know is that i got a hold of one of his brother's telephone numbers and i called there this morning and talked to the brother's wife.. LOL and i found out some interesting info.. LOL.. she asked me to please not to tell him that we spoke because she did not want her husband to be angry with her nor for my male friend to be angry with her.. lol so i promised i wouldnot tell him.. lol but i am happy that i talked to her.. u see my friend told me that he did nottell his family that he was coming to oklahoma to see me he told them that he was coming here on a job lead. lol well i told her the brother's wife that and she laughed and she said that they already knew that!! LOL.. she was nice to talk to .. i also found out that my friend told his family that the job he had to get back to california for so quickly which was on thursday morning was that he told them a job interview but he told me that he had taken that job and that they needed him to start thursday morning.. lol but today when i talked to her she said he told them that the job did not start until monday.. lol well when i spoke to him briefly this morning he did tell me that he would be starting that job on monday and i asked him how the job interview went .. he paused and then he said "i already told you that i took that job" lol well he was surprised that i knew that it was job interview i suppose.. lol but then he said he had to go so we hung up.. lol i do not know if he will call back later today or what.. now his sister n law did say that he is a good man and that he has been alone for along time and when i told her someof wht he said about what happened with his ex wife she laughed and said that he told me part truth and part not .. lol anyway .. i suppose i will stop putting my life on hold for him and just start living my life here and find someone else.. i imagine tht if he really is interested then if he knows tht i am moving on he would try to come back into my life but i am tired of being a yo-yo like i said earlier.. lol anyway.. now i have to find something to do for this weekend.. lol

[bsg1fan1975]

take it a step at a time!

[irishkay1970]

Hello everyone .. how is everyone doing today? i just popped in to say hello and to wish everyone a good weekend. it has been snowing a little off and on during this week here in Oklahoma and today it has been some snow fluries.. however nothing accumulated yet.. anyway. i am glad to be home indoors.. lol i am staying put ..lol okay well i hope to hear back from you .. take care all .. talk to you soon..

[bsg1fan1975]

well Irish I'm okay. And the blasted snow has migrated to my corner of the U.S.

[shiningstar]

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccccccccccckkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :tongue:

[Muffit]

Hi IrishKay! Good to be back and see you again! I am gonna try and make that peanut butter chocolate pudding this weekend for the family. Thanks for the recipe!

Speaking of recipes, I don't have one but something I ate at an outdoor restaurant aeons ago keeps bugging me, and I started thinking about it again. They had these things they called "cheese fritters", which came with a yellow sauce of some kind that was oh! so tasty to dip the fritters in. I tried to get the waiter to tell me what was in it, and he so graciously asked the chef and came back and whispered part of it in my ear (I guess he wasn't supposed to tell). But try as I might, I have never been able to duplicate it.

Till yesterday as I was going thru a cookbook looking for sauces to put on breaded chicken patties, I spotted Hollandaise and something clicked. (And Thomas didn't have to do the clicking, LOL! Sorry, private joke ;)). I'm betting that the restaurant used a Hollandaise sauce as a base, then added lemon pepper and sugar. And the fritters were probably modified hush puppies filled with cheese then deep fried. Could be! You never know! So I will be on the lookout for a small deep fryer and the ingredients. Will let you all know if it turns out.

So happy to have the cafe open again. :heart:
:muffit:

[Dawg]

That sounds suspiciously like the cheese buscuits at Red Lobster. But those are baked, not deep fried. Don't remember a dipping sauce, either - but if you experiment with a Hollandaise, Muffit, don't buy one of the packaged mixes - they are, uniformly, awful. Make it from scratch. Better and easy, too.

Wonderful over aparagus....

I'm getting hungry now..... ;)

Mrs. Dawg can give you tips how to make Hollandaise, too, if you want.

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[shiningstar]

Well I didn't have Red lobster .........but I did have sushi! ;)

[Muffit]

Thanks Dawg! I have never been to Red Lobster so I couldn't say for sure, but it sounds like the two are very different. And yes you're right, sauces from packages are awful. I've never made a hollandaise but it looks simple enough. I don't have a double boiler though - might need to get one.

I didn't make it last night cuz it takes 6 eggs and a whole tub of butter, but will next time after we've got more goodies in the fridge. :)

:muffit:

[thomas7g]

So happy to have the cafe open again.

Well technically the Cafe is closed...but that's the advantages of a beta version of the program. :)

[Dawg]

Muffit, here's how easy Hollandaise sauce is:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_6399,00.html

I am
Dawg
:warrior:

[amberstar]

Oh Muffit Red Lobster is great! When you get a chance to go you'll love it, and their biscuits are out of this world!!!

Amber

[Muffit]

Wow, that is easy. Thanks Dawg! :D

:muffit:

[Muffit]

Hi Amber! Thanks for the info! :)

:muffit:

[amberstar]

:salute: No problem Muffit.

[irishkay1970]

[B] well i do hope your family does enjoy the recipe for the peanut chocolate pudding.. i think they will love it. please let me know what they thought about it.. okay.. well as for the friend of mine in california it is over but yet in the last 3 days he calls me at a certain time of the day but does not say anything.. i guess he has forgotten that i have star 69 LOL it tells me who called.. LOL anyway he just sits on the phone and says nothing.. LOL oh well .. his loss.. and what is this about the cafe being tech closed? when did that happen?

[bsg1fan1975]

went out to dinner and a movie last night. Went to see "Something's Gotta Give". Its excellent. Never laughed so hard.

(Love the avatar Muffit!)

[Muffit]

Hi Bsg! Glad you had a nice time... will have to check out that flick...
And thanks about the avatar! :)

:muffit:

[shiningstar]

Love your new Avatar Muffit!!!!!!!!!

[bsg1fan1975]

*strolls in singing Toby Keith's "I Love this Bar"

I do so love this place!

[Muffit]

Love your new Avatar Muffit!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Shiningstar! :)

Hey everyone, if you haven't seen it, you might wanna rent Radio starring Cuba Gooding Jr. Based on a true story of the value of human kindness, to all walks of life. It's amazing that every movie about a 'challenged' person turns in a great performance by the star and a touching movie. If you liked Rain Man, Sam I am and Sling Blade, you'll like this too.

And Bsg1fan, I love this place too! :heart:

:muffit:

[bsg1fan1975]

Went to see Miracle this weekend. Very good!

[shiningstar]

That's Great Bsg1fan. I love things when they're closer to the script .............
or SCRIPTURE in this case. And NO being Jewish I am NOT offended by the
movie.

[braxiss]

i didn't know just where to say this, but i'd really like to thank everyone here at cf for making it such an enjoyable place to hang out. i've spent alot of time surfing the web and this has become the first and last site i visit each day.
thanks again and let's keep the good times rolling. :salute: :salute: :salute: :thumbsup:

[bsg1fan1975]

Glad to be back after a frustrating problem iwth the darned puter. it took us two days to fix the rotten thing and then it was chaos playing catch up on my postings!

[Muffit]

Glad to have you here Braxiss! And welcome back bsgfan! :)

:muffit:

[Rowan]

Oh muffit I could use a cuddle. for the past two weeks I have been so sick with this awful virus, I'm coughing so badly that I can't sleep, my chest muscles ache with every breath, I had 4 big exams to study for and pass and its been over 48 hours since I could sleep, I'm a walking zombie and now I just want to sleep so badly, everything hurts but the minute I lay back a little I'm sent into fits of coughing again. I still have SO MUCH homework to do.You guys are whats been keeping me sane. Thank you very much for listening I just need a place rest my weary body for a little TLC:love:

[bsg1fan1975]

So sorry to hear you are sick Galen. I hope you are feeling better soon.


I myself am have been a bit out of sorts since I got some bad news this weekend. I got a call from my parents that my stepdad's uncle had leukemia and has been given the timetable of 6-8 weeks to live.

On the other hand I am going nuts with my wedding plans. We have the dj, the hall, an idea what we are going to have for food, the church and most of the minor details done but there is more yet to do!

[shiningstar]

Oh muffit I could use a cuddle. for the past two weeks I have been so sick with this awful virus, I'm coughing so badly that I can't sleep, my chest muscles ache with every breath, I had 4 big exams to study for and pass and its been over 48 hours since I could sleep, I'm a walking zombie and now I just want to sleep so badly, everything hurts but the minute I lay back a little I'm sent into fits of coughing again. I still have SO MUCH homework to do.You guys are whats been keeping me sane. Thank you very much for listening I just need a place rest my weary body for a little TLC:love:

:rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :balloon:

I hope you feel better soon .............take care

[shiningstar]

So sorry to hear you are sick Galen. I hope you are feeling better soon.


I myself am have been a bit out of sorts since I got some bad news this weekend. I got a call from my parents that my stepdad's uncle had leukemia and has been given the timetable of 6-8 weeks to live.

On the other hand I am going nuts with my wedding plans. We have the dj, the hall, an idea what we are going to have for food, the church and most of the minor details done but there is more yet to do!

:rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :heart:

I'll keep your Uncle and you and your family in my prayers Bsg1fan.
Also I'm sure you'll do great on the wedding ..................just take a deep
breath and dive right in .............you'll get all the plans sorted out .........it
just takes time ...........and patience ............you will get through this. :warrior:

[shiningstar]

by the way Braxiss ..........glad you made it back to us ........welcome home. :thumbsup: :salute: :warrior: :salute: :thumbsup:

[Muffit]

Oh muffit I could use a cuddle. for the past two weeks I have been so sick with this awful virus, I'm coughing so badly that I can't sleep, my chest muscles ache with every breath, I had 4 big exams to study for and pass and its been over 48 hours since I could sleep, I'm a walking zombie and now I just want to sleep so badly, everything hurts but the minute I lay back a little I'm sent into fits of coughing again. I still have SO MUCH homework to do.You guys are whats been keeping me sane. Thank you very much for listening I just need a place rest my weary body for a little TLC:love:

Consider yourself cuddled!!! :)

:muffit:

[Muffit]

Things will turn out okay BsgFan. There are few things harder than planning a wedding, but it all pays off when its over and you can look back on it with joy. Imagine planning a wedding without a mother - I knew someone who had to do just that. Hopefully you have people who are helping you out.

Best wishes,
Muffit

[shiningstar]

(((((((((((((((((((((((GAELEN))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

There's your cuddle ....................... I'd give you more
but hubby would be jealous .........................;)

[bsg1fan1975]

So far everything is going smoothly!

[shiningstar]

So far everything is going smoothly!

That's wonderful ...........I'm keeping you and your hubby to be in my
prayers for SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH times ahead :warrior:

[Rowan]

So sorry to hear you are sick Galen. I hope you are feeling better soon.


I myself am have been a bit out of sorts since I got some bad news this weekend. I got a call from my parents that my stepdad's uncle had leukemia and has been given the timetable of 6-8 weeks to live.

On the other hand I am going nuts with my wedding plans. We have the dj, the hall, an idea what we are going to have for food, the church and most of the minor details done but there is more yet to do!
bsg I hear you (I've lost more peolpe I love to Cancer than I care to admit ) You are in a very difficult emotional place feelings of sorrow for this loved one and feelings of excitment and happiness about getting maried. Please allow yourself to enjoy the preparations without feeling guilty about being happy. This is a very special time in your life, it is ok to have happy feelings.:) my :heart: goes out to you.

[Rowan]

(((((((((((((((((((((((GAELEN))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

There's your cuddle ....................... I'd give you more
but hubby would be jealous .........................;)
Thank you for your kind words and the cuddle, hubby gets jealous when you give a woman a hug?

[shiningstar]

Thank you for your kind words and the cuddle, hubby gets jealous when you give a woman a hug?


If you knew some of my COWORKERS and FRIENDS (NOT ME - ;) )
You would understand ................. I mean NO insult to anyone mind you

[shiningstar]

bsg I hear you (I've lost more peolpe I love to Cancer than I care to admit ) You are in a very difficult emotional place feelings of sorrow for this loved one and feelings of excitment and happiness about getting maried. Please allow yourself to enjoy the preparations without feeling guilty about being happy. This is a very special time in your life, it is ok to have happy feelings.:) my :heart: goes out to you.


BSG Gaelen is right ...........Listen to her. :thumbsup:

[Rowan]

Consider yourself cuddled!!! :)

:muffit:Dear Muffit I knew a paw shake and a wet lick to the cheek would make it all right again.
here is a little excerp from a favorite poem of mine that I thought you might like.
To Muffit:
"There are times when only a dog will do
For a friend-when you're beaten, sick and blue,
And the world's all wrong; for he won't care
If you break and cry, or grouch and swear;
For he'll let you know as he licks your hands
That he's downright sorry - and understands" (Don Blanding)
I could'nt find any low fat mushies so a :oreo: will have to do.

[Muffit]

Thanks for the poem Gaelen! You know how to make a daggit feel welcome. :)

Hmm, mushie smiley - guess we gotta bug poor Thomas for one. ;)

:muffit:

[shiningstar]

Dear Muffit I knew a paw shake and a wet lick to the cheek would make it all right again.
here is a little excerp from a favorite poem of mine that I thought you might like.
To Muffit:
"There are times when only a dog will do
For a friend-when you're beaten, sick and blue,
And the world's all wrong; for he won't care
If you break and cry, or grouch and swear;
For he'll let you know as he licks your hands
That he's downright sorry - and understands" (Don Blanding)
I could'nt find any low fat mushies so a :oreo: will have to do.

That's one of my favorite poems! :thumbsup:

[shiningstar]

Thanks for the poem Gaelen! You know how to make a daggit feel welcome. :)

Hmm, mushie smiley - guess we gotta bug poor Thomas for one. ;)

:muffit:


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Mushie smilie ...................Yep
time to bug Thomas ;) ;)

[Rowan]

That's one of my favorite poems! :thumbsup:
Shiningstar your kidding I've never "met" anyone before that has heard of it let alone liked it. I only know the first 5 stanzas off by heart and there are 22. I counted them once there was over 600 words. It was my goal once to learn the whole thing off by heart except for the one racist remark (in stanza 18) which I would have to substitute.

When I was a little girl my mother taught us how to memorize and recite poetry, we used to choose a poem on Sunday to learn and recite it for the following Sunday. Brings back memories:)

[shiningstar]

Shiningstar your kidding I've never "met" anyone before that has heard of it let alone liked it. I only know the first 5 stanzas off by heart and there are 22. I counted them once there was over 600 words. It was my goal once to learn the whole thing off by heart except for the one racist remark (in stanza 18) which I would have to substitute.

When I was a little girl my mother taught us how to memorize and recite poetry, we used to choose a poem on Sunday to learn and recite it for the following Sunday. Brings back memories:)

Nope I read it ...........but unlike you ..........didn't memorize it.

I read alot of poetry, fan fic, english literature .....................etc ......................

I write alot too.

[Rowan]

Nope I read it ...........but unlike you ..........didn't memorize it.

I read alot of poetry, fan fic, english literature .....................etc ......................

I write alot too.

I'm a voracious reader myself, when I'm not in school. There is so much reading in school the last thing I want to do on down time is more reading

[shiningstar]

when I'm not watching the kids, on line, washing, cleaning, sewing, crafting ..........exercising.........I'm reading or writing something

[bsg1fan1975]

Well so far there has been no news. I guess its a good thing. I know there is nothing I can do to change what will happen so I just march on. There is a country song that reminds me that life is changing always. Its called "Time Marches On" by Tracy Lawerence.

[shiningstar]

Well so far there has been no news. I guess its a good thing. I know there is nothing I can do to change what will happen so I just march on. There is a country song that reminds me that life is changing always. Its called "Time Marches On" by Tracy Lawerence.

I'm keeping you in my prayers Bsg1fan ...........hang in there.

[bsg1fan1975]

I am! Had a quick conversation with my mom via the phone as to the favors and centerpieces for the wedding!

[shiningstar]

I am! Had a quick conversation with my mom via the phone as to the favors and centerpieces for the wedding!

That's great Bsg1fan! :thumbsup:

[amberstar]

Bsg1fan, Glad to hear the plans are coming along, I do wish you the best!

Amber

[Muffit]

And the bare truth of it all:

http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6345

:D :muffit:

[Rowan]

And the bare truth of it all:

http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6345

:D :muffit:

I think I can identify with that! heven't met him yet, figure I'll end up the same way

[bsg1fan1975]

:laugh: :) That was so cute and in a way it was the truth!

[emerita]

WRITERS! WRITERS!..WOOHOO! I have two fanfics that are turning into books and will probably end up being submitted to an agent,.... and I have my first book ready to go to an agent also. My daughter is reading it now and I am waiting to see if it gets a thumbs up from her.........awwww.... I knew I loved you guys for a reason other than you all are wonderful ....LOL :thumbsup:

[shiningstar]

WRITERS! WRITERS!..WOOHOO! I have two fanfics that are turning into books and will probably end up being submitted to an agent,.... and I have my first book ready to go to an agent also. My daughter is reading it now and I am waiting to see if it gets a thumbs up from her.........awwww.... I knew I loved you guys for a reason other than you all are wonderful ....LOL :thumbsup:


I am soooooooo proud of you! :thumbsup: Keep up the good work! :rose:

[Muffit]

WRITERS! WRITERS!..WOOHOO! I have two fanfics that are turning into books and will probably end up being submitted to an agent,.... and I have my first book ready to go to an agent also. My daughter is reading it now and I am waiting to see if it gets a thumbs up from her.........awwww.... I knew I loved you guys for a reason other than you all are wonderful ....LOL :thumbsup:

Please let us know Em if they get published so we can know where to buy them! ;)

:muffit:

[bsg1fan1975]

wtg. i will keep an eye out for your books someday!

[Rowan]

Em what an accomplishment , congratulations! :thumbsup::D

I will make the effort to read it when it comes out just let me know!
drinks are on me :beer: :corona: :colada:

[shiningstar]

I'll definately buy them when they're available! :thumbsup:

[emerita]

Thanks. I am very excited about it, although I am prepared for a few rejections.... ouuu I'll have a hot chocolate today. It is cold here again and rainy.....

[shiningstar]

Thanks. I am very excited about it, although I am prepared for a few rejections.... ouuu I'll have a hot chocolate today. It is cold here again and rainy.....

THink Positive Emerita. It's not everyone who can write a fan fic let alone
a book. I know you can succeed at anything you set your mind too.

So keep the faith :star:

[shiningstar]

Today I'm not feeling so good. Usually I'm able to do 500 legllifts(per leg), 330 situps,
25 pushups .............etc ..................

I'm feeling sick today ........nausea, fever ...........etc ..............so I haven't been
able to do anything but sit at the computer ..........................

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :(

[Muffit]

Hope you feel better Shiningstar...

500 leglifts - per leg? Gee, I'd be lucky to do that in a YEAR! LOL! :D

:muffit:

[Rowan]

Today I'm not feeling so good. Usually I'm able to do 500 legllifts(per leg), 330 situps,
25 pushups .............etc ..................

I'm feeling sick today ........nausea, fever ...........etc ..............so I haven't been
able to do anything but sit at the computer ..........................

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :(
holy moly shiningstar do you ever work out!!!
sorry to hear you are sick :( such a shame you are Forced to have to sit in front of the computer all day Talking to us:rolleyes: ;)
hope you feel better soon I know what it feels like, it's why I've been around so much too

[shiningstar]

Hope you feel better Shiningstar...

500 leglifts - per leg? Gee, I'd be lucky to do that in a YEAR! LOL! :D

:muffit:


I have Hypothyroidism ...every day I don't workout ...............I gain
weight .................every day I'm sick ..............I gain weight.

If I don't work out ENOUGH each day ............I gain weight.

SO that's the mininum I do when I'm healthy and I what I
aspire to do when I'm sick :rolleyes:

[shiningstar]

holy moly shiningstar do you ever work out!!!
sorry to hear you are sick :( such a shame you are Forced to have to sit in front of the computer all day Talking to us:rolleyes: ;)
hope you feel better soon I know what it feels like, it's why I've been around so much too


Well talking to you is better then switching channels on the TV all day. ;)
I'm hoping to be healthy again so I can exercise again and get back to
the business of living. ;)

[amberstar]

Hope you're feeling better Shiningstar, I hate to hear that you are sick.

500 leg lifts per leg............ WOW! When do you find the time to work out like that?????
If I am lucky enough I get to jog around the track a few times, but that happens once in a blue moon.

Amber

[shiningstar]

Hope you're feeling better Shiningstar, I hate to hear that you are sick.

500 leg lifts per leg............ WOW! When do you find the time to work out like that?????
If I am lucky enough I get to jog around the track a few times, but that happens once in a blue moon.

Amber

I get up really early in the morning around 5:00 AM ........and do the exercises
and then change for the day myself or if it's a weekend .........I go back to bed.

Unless of course I'm sick like I am now ...................... at least I know it's only
inconvenient and not life threatening so I have to consider THAT at least to
be a blessing. :superholy:

[shiningstar]

I just wanted to thank everyone for their kind words .............my stomach may be
churning by my heart has been made to feel warm and safe today ....................

:heart: thanks to everyone here :rose:

[bsg1fan1975]

I think this evening I'll curl up on the couch with a book of Kev's I have been meaning to read. Its a Civil War book written by a Gettysburg Park ranger.

[emerita]

THink Positive Emerita. It's not everyone who can write a fan fic let alone
a book. I know you can succeed at anything you set your mind too.

So keep the faith :star:

Well, with friends like you that shall be easy to do..... :blush:

[shiningstar]

Well, with friends like you that shall be easy to do..... :blush:


:blush: :blush:

[Rowan]

((((((((((((((((((((((Group Hug)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))):D

[emerita]

now and in the future...I hope :blush:

[shiningstar]

Hi Em ;)

[shiningstar]

Oh I do have Pneumiona ............{however YOU SPELL IT} BUt
I am feeling MUCH, Much better. ;)

[emerita]

You got it almost right.....Pneumonia ;) take care of yourself and get well..... :salute:

[bsg1fan1975]

take care Shiningstar. My mother had that last year and now is susceptible to it. the 9th is going to be a bit of a rough day as my mom is having shoulder surgery.

[shiningstar]

You got it almost right.....Pneumonia ;) take care of yourself and get well..... :salute:

Thanks Em. I'm working on it.

[shiningstar]

take care Shiningstar. My mother had that last year and now is susceptible to it. the 9th is going to be a bit of a rough day as my mom is having shoulder surgery.

Thanks Bsg. I'll keep your mother in my prayers.

[bsg1fan1975]

thanks. She is a bit scared and I just told her to think positive about having the surgery as she is in misery right now and after its done she won't be in misery no more

[shiningstar]

thanks. She is a bit scared and I just told her to think positive about having the surgery as she is in misery right now and after its done she won't be in misery no more


((((((((((((((((((BSG)))))))))))))))))) It sounds like you can use some
prayers too. I will keep you and yours in my prayers. Take care. :rose:

[Rowan]

I understand how you feel bsg my father has had to have many surgeries and my mother is suposed to have a big one this coming summer it's very scary when it's someone you love,I'll keep you both in my thoughts.:)

[shiningstar]

We all will Bsg. Take care and know we're with you in spirit.

[bsg1fan1975]

well we know where the problem started with her shoulder. it stems back to when she was injured when she was two weeks away from delivering me. My mother and late father owned a gas station at the time and the one of the garage doors at the gas station fell on her and pushed her into a trailer hitch on a vehicle. She was more worried about if I was okay than her own injuries.

Thanks for the prayers and kind thoughts. I am going to need advice though on how to help her when my parents come to see us the weekend after her surgery. I mean as far as helping her shower and dress without hurting her arm or busting any stitches.

[shiningstar]

well we know where the problem started with her shoulder. it stems back to when she was injured when she was two weeks away from delivering me. My mother and late father owned a gas station at the time and the one of the garage doors at the gas station fell on her and pushed her into a trailer hitch on a vehicle. She was more worried about if I was okay than her own injuries.

Thanks for the prayers and kind thoughts. I am going to need advice though on how to help her when my parents come to see us the weekend after her surgery. I mean as far as helping her shower and dress without hurting her arm or busting any stitches.

My first piece of advice is to call a hospice or a visiting nurses association.
Maybe even the red cross could direct you to the right people. They can
give you the advice you need. I think even GAELEN .......I hope she doesn't
mind me saying that .........but I think she'd be the most qualified person
HERE to help you.

In any case I'd suggest that you get a nurse or aide to help. You shouldn't be
going through this alone. :rose:

[Muffit]

BSG, that's what CNAs do. They are available thru agencies, usually listed under nursing aides (although it's a LOT cheaper to hire one personally, wthout the agency. Most will do that for you for around $6 - $10 an hour). You could watch what one does one time to learn what to do your self if you like. Many families of patients do just that - they hire one for a couple hours, then watch and ask questions. The next time they do everything themselves to save money. CNAs are quite good at what they do and can offer a lot of insight.

Hope this is helpful.
:muffit:

[Rowan]

well we know where the problem started with her shoulder. it stems back to when she was injured when she was two weeks away from delivering me. My mother and late father owned a gas station at the time and the one of the garage doors at the gas station fell on her and pushed her into a trailer hitch on a vehicle. She was more worried about if I was okay than her own injuries.

Thanks for the prayers and kind thoughts. I am going to need advice though on how to help her when my parents come to see us the weekend after her surgery. I mean as far as helping her shower and dress without hurting her arm or busting any stitches.
If you tell me what surgery she's getting and how old she is then I can ask my instructors and get you some advice, but shining star makes a good point too. Anytime bsg happy to look up stuff for you or I can ask around, I will benefit as well by learning stuff I need to know too.:)

[shiningstar]

Listen to Muffit and Gaelen ...........they're right ;)

[bsg1fan1975]

She's having rotator cuff surgery and she just turned 59. I just need to know what to watch out for and how to help her while they come for a visit so I can help her with things. I have been like her own private nurse since 1998. She has gone thorough brain tumor surgery (thank god they were non cancerous), a stroke, colon cancer, mild heart attack, diabetic, prone to seizures since then. As a result of the cancer she wears a colostomy that helped with. Up until I moved here to be with my fiance I took care of her and set up her meds. Now my dad and my brother are taking over for me. I called her today just to see how she is feeling and she was a bit down and said she felt a bit like an invalid and I told her to cheer up and things would be fine. Plus that there will people to help her until she gets the usage of her arm back. Looks like she will be undergoing therapy for it too.

Any help is appreciated.

[shiningstar]

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((BSG))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

:rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose: :rose:

:love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

:star:

[bsg1fan1975]

thanks. I got new fish for my tank last night after it has only had one fish in it for almost a week as my neons died from a fish related virus. Now I have two lemon tetras and two glow lite tetras and a octoneous catfish!

[shiningstar]

thanks. I got new fish for my tank last night after it has only had one fish in it for almost a week as my neons died from a fish related virus. Now I have two lemon tetras and two glow lite tetras and a octoneous catfish!


I love aquariums. My husband wants to get one ......but we have no room
for it in the house right now. I love neons and tetras! I don't seem to
remember that a 'octoneous' catfish is .........but one day I'd love to see one. :)

[Muffit]

I went to someone's condo once, and it had the BIGGEST aquarium you have ever seen! It must've been 10 feet long and four feet high! And it had this HUGE orange fish in it, a good 2 feet long. I know the name but can't think of it now.

Hope that thing never breaks or they will DROWN! :D
:muffit:

[bsg1fan1975]

I think if it looked like a goldfish it is called koi. Thats a Japanese ornamental goldfish!

[Muffit]

That's it! Koi! Couldn't remember...
:muffit:

[Muffit]

Ooh, time for a silly literature joke...

To His Koi Mistress
by Andrew Marble (as in lost them)

Had we but world enough and time,
This Koi-ness miss would be no crime
But think me not consumed with hate
I'd rather see it on a plate!

Your phone's been ringing off the hook
Those bones should be withdrawn and cooked
And find unsevered by its tail
A nice big mug of nut brown ale!

So scrape the scales and gouge the eyes
And shoo away those pesky flies
For soon your Koi will float and flit
Inside my stomach's wecome pit!

(Wildly misquoted by crazy Muffit!) :D
:muffit:

[shiningstar]

I went to someone's condo once, and it had the BIGGEST aquarium you have ever seen! It must've been 10 feet long and four feet high! And it had this HUGE orange fish in it, a good 2 feet long. I know the name but can't think of it now.

Hope that thing never breaks or they will DROWN! :D
:muffit:

I think they'd drown too ;)

That being said though ..........I'd still love to have an aquarium.
I love looking at fish somehow the fish screen saver on after dark
just DOES NOT have the same appeal :wtf:

[shiningstar]

Ooh, time for a silly literature joke...

To His Koi Mistress
by Andrew Marble (as in lost them)

Had we but world enough and time,
This Koi-ness miss would be no crime
But think me not consumed with hate
I'd rather see it on a plate!

Your phone's been ringing off the hook
Those bones should be withdrawn and cooked
And find unsevered by its tail
A nice big mug of nut brown ale!

So scrape the scales and gouge the eyes
And shoo away those pesky flies
For soon your Koi will float and flit
Inside my stomach's wecome pit!

(Wildly misquoted by crazy Muffit!) :D
:muffit:

LOL :laugh: so have you been taking my meds again? :tongue:

[Muffit]

LOL! Must be the tea - perhaps they accidentally used Colombian "tea" leaves... :D

:muffit:

[shiningstar]

LOL! Must be the tea - perhaps they accidentally used Colombian "tea" leaves... :D

:muffit:
Don't you loooooooooovee those COLUMBIAN tea leaves ;) :tongue:

[Muffit]

P.S. In case you weren't a Lit' student in college, "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell was required reading, and very famous at that.

Read: To His Coy Mistress (http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/marvell/coy.htm)

It's a beautifully stated poem to "eloquently entice" his girlfriend into carnal surrender. Funny, guys haven't changed in all these years. This was written back in the 1600's...

Couldn't resist the urge to do a pun on Coy/Koi...

:muffit:

[shiningstar]

P.S. In case you weren't a Lit' student in college, "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell was required reading, and very famous at that.

Read: To His Coy Mistress (http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/marvell/coy.htm)

It's a beautifully stated poem to "eloquently entice" his girlfriend into carnal surrender. Funny, guys haven't changed in all these years. This was written back in the 1600's...

Couldn't resist the urge to do a pun on Coy/Koi...

:muffit:

I remember having to read that poem. Man did I think it was lame.
But now I can appreciate it more.

[bsg1fan1975]

Ooh, time for a silly literature joke...

To His Koi Mistress
by Andrew Marble (as in lost them)

Had we but world enough and time,
This Koi-ness miss would be no crime
But think me not consumed with hate
I'd rather see it on a plate!

Your phone's been ringing off the hook
Those bones should be withdrawn and cooked
And find unsevered by its tail
A nice big mug of nut brown ale!

So scrape the scales and gouge the eyes
And shoo away those pesky flies
For soon your Koi will float and flit
Inside my stomach's wecome pit!

(Wildly misquoted by crazy Muffit!) :D
:muffit:


:laugh: you are tops at these kinds of things!

[shiningstar]

:laugh: you are tops at these kinds of things!

Yes she sure is :D :thumbsup:

[amberstar]

Yes she sure is :D :thumbsup:
((((((((((((( Echo)))))))))))))

Muffit is the best! :thumbsup:

Amber

[shiningstar]

Keep posting those beaver jokes Muffit. :thumbsup:

I lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve them :D

[bsg1fan1975]

Muffit is our dear daggit of mirth and wisdom!