TGIF-what's new revue
I am so sorry about Tom losing his job. This economy has to turn around sometime soon...it just has to. There is so much going on that something has to break here. I really hate to hear about this going on and it doesn't seem to be happening in the right time...but is there ever a right time? No.
Please know that I am sending love and hugs to you and Tom and prayers are being said for all of you...including the kitties...they feel the tension and emotions going on. I know that something good will come out of all of this...but it will take time. Know that you have us when you need us and know that we are all gathering around you with our love and group hugs.



This is one of those times I wish I had a magic wand and could make all your trouble go away. Please know that you are loved, admired and respected a great deal!!
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
big hugs!
Susan
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White

...and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly...on a broomstick.
We are flexible.
Darlene
Good Morning, Just a quick post as we're headed to the beach for 3 glorious days. Don't even care if it rains and storms as it can frequently on the northern Pacific coast! It's been so hot at home that a rainy day would be welcome. Tomorrow Hannah and Clara arrive about bedtime. But. . . on Saturday we'll get to build sand castles. First time using sand toys for them. Should be fun. Will have my whole little family with me. That always makes me happy. You all have a nice weekend. I'll check back in about Tuesday.
Maui Karen, Sending you a magic message bottle on the waves!
Karen C
Have a wonderful wonderful time with your babies....all of them!! I will picture you making sand castles and listening to little girls' laughter. It will make your heart sing.
Please know that you are loved!
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
Well, it's nearly 1:30 p.m. here ... I'm very late. I should be watching my soaps and eating lunch. I got up late and I wanted to get online, but Scooter insisted on some loving this morning. He snuggled in my lap as I had my protein drink. So now I'm having my first cup of coffee.
I got home late because of a late story ... postal service wants to close a processing center and move the work here. It would mean moving 300 jobs here (no jobs lost, just people moving here). And also, there was a staff meeting about more people moving to nights. Doesn't really affect me, just more coworkers on nights. They're not too happy about it. The one coworker I sometimes see at night, Sandy, said there were not a lot of happy faces in the morning meeting (at 8 a.m., which I wasn't getting up for). But this is the way of an A.M. paper, which is probably the way we'll eventually go. Also, there was talk about the Muskegon and Kalamazoo copy editors eventually coming over. And all of us helping out sports, and sports helping us when needed. One big happy family on the desk! Next Friday, I get to work sports desk because it's the first week of high school football. Oh joy!
We have had some rain here, but no thunderstorms ... I'm OK with the rain, I'm just sick of the t-storms. But the wet weather has really bothered my knee ... it's been really hurting lately and actually has given out on me a couple of times this week. Of course, I know if I would exercise more it probably would feel better ... but then I'm too depressed to do that (my shrink says I'm not really clinically depressed, just stressed from all the things in my life ... work, Margie's death, finances, etc.) Oh well, in December, some of this will pass. I will get a week of vacation (or staycation) the last week of September ... wi**** were the first week of the baseball playoffs, but at least I won't have to go to work. And at least this year I can go home for Thanksgiving because I have the day after off.
Well, have a good day. I need more coffee.
Another nite of not getting to sleep last nite.....don't know what''s going on. Even took Tylenol PM and it didn't work, finally at 1 a.m. I took one of the pain pills and got to sleep. I didn't have any pain, but at least it put me out!!
Worked this morning and came home and watched Y & R. Now I am thinking about doing a little cleaning -- or not! It's nice and cool here today and I am loving having the house open and nice breezes coming thru.
Otherwise, that's all I have to share.....oh, the foot is much improved, handly any pain and walking much better. Should be good to go in a few more weeks.
Pat R.
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