TIME TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS GIRLS

silvergirl9114

Shirley---

I will just add my voice to everyone elses'---you and your family are being carried by the prayers of many.

Jeannie

lizws

What a very sad day. Shirley, as I've said let me know if there's anything I can do for you guys. I can't imagine the pain you guys are suffering.

Hugs
Liz

Boo46

Thank you to those who sent congratulations to my son. For those who asked he is 15 years old and plays the violin. He has been playing for 6 years and is very talented ( says the bragging mom). My DH is also very talented musically, plays multiple instuments, and used to play professionally. I on the other hand have absolutely no musical talent.
Sleep well sweet sisters.
Sue

Odalys

Shirley - I'm so sorry about your nephew's death.

sherloc

Thank you all dear sweet sisters and brother. I can feel your hugs. I will be leaving on wednesday. Still no word on the autopsy. Sis was in the midst of funeral plans when I spoke with her a bit ago. I'm gonna go wander around and read up on everyones day. Don't think I'll have the energy to reply but know that I love you all. Will miss you terribly. Please have a blue drink or three of four for me at Pinkstock.

CherrylH

Dear Shirley,
My deepest condolences to you and your family. May you receive the strength to get through this terrible time. You are in my prayers.
love,
Cherryl

cmb35

Shirley - I am so very sorry to hear about your nephew. Sending your entire family thoughts and prayers.

cmb35

Deb - Sorry to hear of your fellow parishoner. How wonderful that the play was able to give his wife a laugh, and I love the idea of the cosmic send-off for him. Peace to you.

jasmine

Good evening Circle friends. Sorry I've been gone but my allergies flaired the past few days and I've been on the 'happy' sinus drugs that put you to sleep.

Shirley, I'm so sorry about your nephew. Big hugs.

Charlene, I'm so happy to see you back and doing so well.

Vickie, I agree with your friend. You are WAY too nice. If that had been me that the jerk said those things too, I'm afraid he would have a hard time driving his car to work the next day! <just kidding>

Well, I've tried to catch up. I've been trying to read for the last hour but my headache is coming back and my eyeballs will shoot across the room if I open my eyes too wide so I'm just going to start from here.

Hugs to all from A to Z. Speaking of the letter Z...where is our fabulous Ms. Z? If you don't report to the circle soon young lady, you will be getting a letter of reprimand!

MargaretB

Shirley, I'm so sorry about your nephew. Please let me know if we can do anything for you. Your family is in my prayers.

Shokk, never felt the earthquake, and I was up too. It was early though so even though I was up, I was not yet awake.

It's been quiet around the circle tonight. I think I'll take a rest and check back tomorrow.

Love you all.

Margaret

bearlysane111

Hello to all,
Shirley,thinking of you and yoursister. Hope your trip to Florida goes well;so sorry that you had such a sad day.
Amy,loved the photos of Maine. There are some beautiful scenes. Hope you,your mom,Tucker and you sisters are OK. Thinking of you.
Angel/Charlene-thinking of you and hope soon you won't be "busted anymore". You have a great guy and glad that Audrey's game was good. I know she was so proud that you were there to see her.Feel better;ready to eat ice cr any day or night!
Cheri-oh,how funny the pics were this wkend! I miss rthe comp where I can communicate.Hope the foot is not as painful;won't be long until Aug-considering May,June,etc. You have done so well;I know you have worked hard through all the challenges. Take care.
Best to everyone-sorry the invalid monster is creeping up. Iris

TheShopMama

(((((Shirley)))))
My heart truly aches for you and your family. I am so sorry for the loss of your nephew and your sister's child.
I know how my own sis struggles with the loss of my Craig.
Please know you are in my heart and my prayers. My tears fall for you all. May God keep his arms around you and give you comfort during this difficult time. Pam

Peter

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jankay

good night peter

Peter

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jankay

Making Pancakes
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> Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his

>parents pancakes He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the
>counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister,
>spilling it on the floor.
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>He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in
most of
>a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the
floor
>which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten.
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>Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this
to be
>something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad.
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>He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or
on
>the stove and he didn't know how the stove worked!. Suddenly he saw
his
>kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away,
knocking
>the egg carton to the floor. Frantically he tried to clean up this
>monumental mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pajamas white and

>sticky.
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>And just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big crocodile tears
welled
>up in Brandon 's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but
he'd
>made a terrible me ss. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a
>spanking. But his father just watched him.
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>Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged
him and
>loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process!
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>That's how God deals with us.. We try to do something good in life,
but it
>turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a friend,
or
>we can't stand our job, or our health goes sour.
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>Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of
anything
>else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us,
even
>though some of our mess gets all over Him.
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>But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make
pancakes"
>for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then
they'll
>be glad we tried...
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>I was thinking and I wondered if I h ad any wounds needing to be
healed,
>friendships that need rekindling or three words needing to be said,
>sometimes, "I love you" can h! eal & bless! Remind every one of your
>friends that you love them. Even if you think they don't love back,
you
>would be amazed at what those three little words, a smile, and a
reminder
>like this can do.
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>Just in case I haven't told you lately... I LOVE YA!!!
>suppose one morning you were called to God; do all your friends know
you
>love them?
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>Send this to everyone you love, and send it back to the person who
sent it
>to you.. And never stop "making pancakes."
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jankay

tweaking some toes

newvickie

Pancakes all around this morning thanks to Jankay. Love you too and that was beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. I love each and every one of you. Good morning and hig hugs to start your day Jankay.
Nickster...wake up sunshine, hope today is better than yesterday and I'm sending you a hug.
Shirley...travel safely...sending you a hug today too. You are in our hearts here...keep that in mind.
No time to write to everyone...I will try to catch up later. Another gray, cold, rainy, dreary day here today. We needed the rain but I hate the gray...really brings me down.
Love, hugs and pancakes to all
Vickie

jankay

have a good day vick
love pancakess and idid cry!
love u 2

Anonymous

Good Morning Everyone: Woke up late and seriously waiting for my coffee to be done. Im still pretty upset about work, but since they also told me I was too emotional, Im not gonna say another word about this whole thing that happened yesterday. They are lucky they have a darn good nurse like myself there.

Jankay: Oh that pancake story was a good one. That was exactly what I needed to read when I woke up. Thanks and I love ya. When you were tweaking my toes did you feel me trying to push you away saying no no no, not yet?

Vickie: Man those pancakes look good. Havent had any for along time. Reminds me when I was a little girl and would wake up and jump outta bed cause my mom was making pancakes. The aroma in the morning is so good.

Peter: Love the Eagle flying. To me its a symbol of strength and courage. As far as myspace is concerned, well I signed up for it but havent begun to explore using it. Gonna have to play with it this week-end when Im off from work.

Shokk: It always scares me to hear some of our sisters experienced an earthquake - even if its a small one. What bothers me most about what happened yesterday is that it was an administrative power play. I have to report to corportate and they didnt like the things I was telling corportate. Im a good manager and I investigate before I accuse. They accused and told me what I should and should not say to my corportate boss. Unfortuantely if I dont tell her things then I get in trouble with her. And I hate these games.

DebC: Even thugh your story was sad, it sure gave me a good belly laugh. Glad you were able to get your friend to smile a bit in this sad time.

Im trying to read everyones posts. I just wanted to say what a wonderful group of people we have here in the circle. When someone is in need, we certainly gather together and support our friends. Im proud to me part of this group.

Jasmine: Whew, it was good to hear from you. Sorry about the sinus infection and hoping you feel better real soon.

Susan: That perfect job is gonna come along, just you wait and see.

NS: I cant believe your not done till October. But then when I think about it, I was on chemo for 5 months! Hope your doing ok.

Denise: Actually that brad sounded pretty good.

Mandy: I just love mountains in the distance. We dont have mountains anywhere close here in Chicago. Except when a cold front is coming across Lake Michigan - then the clouds look like mountains.

Well - I have missed many of you. But my time is up and have to get ready for work. Hello from Amy to Z. Know that I love ya all.

Nicki

marshakb

Jankay that was beautiful and a perfect way to start the day. I love you too girlfriend and all my circle buddies! Thanks for making the pancakes this morn Vickie, really hit the spot. Marsha

marshakb

Nicki, keeping my fingers crossed you get that new job. It sounded perfect for you and you could sing Take This Job and Shove It. Bet they'll miss you when you're gone!

Anonymous

Sherloc: My heart is aching for you. Im so sorry to hear about your nephew. I remember you telling us about your older sister a couple of weeks ago. This is devastating news and so very sad. Please know we are here for you and your family.



Nicki

jankay

exactly nicki and dont forget how good u are and how lucky they are to have u!

marsha did u get my message about sheila?

jankay

yes nicki i did feel u fighting me!
i was gettinhg ready to turn on the light like my mom used to do to me! lol

marshakb

Jankay, no I don't think I did. I saw that you posted while I was at her house to let everyone know I was OK. (Thanks for that) was it an e-mail?

Anonymous

Good Morning Marsha: Hope you have a wonderful day. Yes, I think I definitely gonna start sending out resumes. I could be making a heck of alot more money than I am.



Nicki

jankay

marsha

i just sent it to u ing a yahoo im

BRSTN

Good morning everyone,

I'm still trying to catch up from being gone for 2 weeks. The conference got rave reviews, but it was tough on me physically. My boss made a schedule so that everyone would have time off. She didn't add in the fact that if registration opens at 7 am with two people, someone needs to be there at 6 am setting up, so they would be ready to roll. That person...yep, me. I was up most days at 4:30 working and got into bed about 11. I told her the schedule won't work, but she didn't care. She was off in the pool most days.

I never stopped. Sat. night I got all dressed up for the awards ceremony. I sat through 3 awards and then just knew I had to leave. I had pains shooting up and down my legs and elbows and was having chest pains right below my remaining boob. I got up and managed to make it out of the ballroom. A wonderful storyteller came to my rescue (Thank you Mike.. I love you) and helped me to the elevator, rode with me to the sixth floor and walked me to the end of the hall where our room was. I had a death grip on his arm the whole time. I collapsed in Tony's arms and cried my eyes out. I'm still recovering and that was a week and a half ago. There was other crap happening staff-wise that I won't bore you with. Needless to say, I'm seriously looking for another job.

I took last week off and yesterday and today. I go back tomorrow. Sigh!! While we were at my sister's last week I slept most of the time. She called last night to wish DH a happy birthday (his 60th) and was glad to hear I was feeling better. I think I scared her.

At least now, my hours will go back to something resembling normal and I'll have more board time. Yippee.

And one of the things I did yesterdasy with my time was make a MySpace page. I'm having fun decorating it. Come see me at http://www.myspace.com/bettytn.

Wish me luck on the job search. I really only work for the insurance and jobs are hard to find here.

Hugs A to Z for now. I'll do better.

Betty

jasmine

Good morning happy campers! Up and at 'em.

Betty -- wew! I'm not a morning person and no way I could handle being up at 4:30 am. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you to find a new job. Sounds like we have alot of people looking. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all just retire!