I'm going for a walk,

[Redstone]

which will probably make it worse, but it's still better than sitting around.

Redstone

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Can you run by the store

and pick up some toilet paper? We're all out.

[Redstone]

4. No problem. 2-ply quilted, or the cheap stuff?

Redstone

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. I won't be home for the next 3 days

so the cheap stuff will be fine.

[Just Me]

2. *cry* may I join you,...on a walk,...that is FREE from,...

,...everything. I am out the door,...on a walk,...with you. :hug:

[Redstone]

5. Be my guest. Take my arm, and we'll stroll together;

talk of this and that, and not have a care for a short while.

Redstone

[MissMarple]

3. Fine, take the dog.

:)

[Redstone]

6. Sure. But if he pulls on the leash, he'll wish he hadn't.

I won't put up with a yanking dog.

Redstone

[LynzM]

8. Walking is good for the soul....

I firmly believe that. :hug:

[Redstone]

10. But not great for the knees, if one of them has a chunk

of cartilage that has been getting loose more frequently lately. I can whack it back where it belongs with a couple of good smacks from the heel of my hand, but that only works for a few days.

Ah well, I've been ducking the repair for almost two years now. I suspect it might be time to give up on the home remedy outlined above (though I do have a rubber mallet that might be more authoritative), and let the doctor cut it.

Redstone

[LynzM]

11. True.

Owie. Let me know if you want some company while you recoup, and I'll bring the little one down to dance for you. That's entertainment, trust me :)

[Redstone]

13. She's dancing now? I bet that's a riot. I must see it.

But no recouping for me; if I let them do the cutting I'll be back in the office the next day. Unless they get in there and decide it's time for the full-scale replacement, because there's not a lot of the original equipment left.

But even so, you gotta get up in the morning and go to work. Especially when you own the company.

I'd make time to see that dancing, though. I like kids of all ages, but two to four or five or so is my favorite.

Redstone

[LynzM]

17. Yup, she sure is.

Accompagnied by her very own invented songs :) I love it!

Sorry about the knee, dude :( I hope it's an easy fix this time around, and not the full-blown deal. Sucks when the boss is such a hardass and won't give a guy a day off. Geez ;)

[Redstone]

19. I'm getting a bit tired of that SOB boss, if you want the truth.

Maybe I'll just up and QUIT, and see how he likes doing everything himself.

That'll teach him.

Invented songs? That, I gotta hear. You guys settle the domicile situation yet?

Redstone

[LynzM]

21. LOL

Yeah, that'd teach him a lesson, alright! ;)

Invented songs... a mish-mash of things like Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle, Baby Beluga, and some bits and pieces that she's just making up. It's adorable!

As for the housing situation... here, I'm gonna cut and paste from another post:

This week: Quiz, final exam, start packing up stuff (to move back to my mom's or store in the basement here)
Next Week: Move out of current place on the 24th. Stay with friends, commute becomes 1+ hour each way. Only 5 days, though.
Aug 29th, new classes start (M/W nights)
Aug.31st: Planned closing on the house (probably not)
Sept. 1-6: Visit friends in Kansas! Fun, relaxation, etc.!
Sept. 7th: Probable closing on the house
Sept. 7th/8th: Back to work, moving into new house?
Rest of Sept.: Whatever improvements we want to do off the bat, and then moving stuff in/giving stuff away gradually

So, um, if you don't see me around much, that's where I am ^

:)

[Redstone]

22. Jesus y Maria, you've got yourself a full plate.

Give us a shout when you can find a spare second.

Redstone

[LynzM]

23. You bet....

But come November or so, things should be a bit calmer :)

Seriously, I just can't wait to have our own place and be settled for a while. Even if we're camping on the floor and eating take-out, at least we'll be there, you know? The moving and unpacking can go slowly, and we can get rid of stuff we haven't touched in a year or more. And then finally, we will have our own space.

[In_The_Wind]

9. nope ~ not ME!

I'm gonna stay home and mix Citron Vodka with Watermelon Liquor & whiskey sour mix . . . cause picking up Sour Apple was the LAST thing on my mind . . . today ! ! !

[Redstone]

12. Sour Apple? You means the stuff you put SugarSmack in

the hospital with?

I can see why you'd want to avoid it.

Redstone

[In_The_Wind]

14. I'm NOT avoidin anything!

we are planin a do-over! ! !



cause . . . we rock-on . . . Bro!

[Redstone]

15. I like your thinking, though your drinking is a little more

complicated than what I'm used to. Care for a spot of Finlandia with some OJ, or (if it's a special occasion) Maker's Mark with a kiss of ice?

PS: Can I be there for the do-over? Please, please?

Redstone

[In_The_Wind]

16. this isn't the normal way of things

it's just . . . that THIS year has been . . well . . . it just has been ! ! !

things WILL return to normal






I hope SOON


if not


I will prevail!


anyway ! DAMMIT ! ! !

[put out]

18. Well, then you can come back and sit around with all

of those who admire you. I could entertain you with the adventures of my child: he turned 16 yesterday. His day has been filled with frustration (the DMV isn't open on Monday, he tangled with his Dad, I got the blowback). He starts his school tomorrow. He's pissed about it.

I sure hope you can feel better, and get some help with pain.

But, here's this. You get to enjoy great natural surroundings. You have a good and sound mind, and you can express your thoughts in your good writing, and you let your feelings be known, even if it's a bit anonymous. People love you, your loved ones. You can always make some sort of living.

So, it's not all bad. Sore knees, feh.

Actually, I have a sore back and a sore lots of things. Gutting it out is not too much fun. I wish you well, always.

[Redstone]

20. Why, thank you so much for your compliments.

I'm flattered.

And I can sympathize with your "adventures of a 16-year-old." they're so full of hormones at that age that they tend to resemble tornadoes, yes?

Again, I do appreciate your kind thoughts and compliments.

Redstone