The Respectfully Republican Conversation

Vivre, don't you think people are too smart to fall for the "racist" bull crap with this appointment.  If not, then Chicago is truly stupid!  At least the guy doesn't look 71.  I hear he ran for governor three times and lost all three times.  This governor of yours is something else.  He's not too smart.  I hope Fitz has enough stuff to put him away.  We've had people have affairs that stepped down.  And this guy says he's done nothing illegal...if not illegal then unethical!  But I think Fitz has junk on him that even Blago doesn't know about.  HAHAHAHA!

Happy New Year's ladies!!!

Happy Full of Health, Happiness, Riches (LOL), and Safe New Years. 

CHEERS!  Problem is I don't drink..so drink up ladies..LOL  The guy one is for you IBC.

Oh come on Shirley, post your skinny pics .... 

I am working off the pounds and my hair is more to my liking now ... I'm getting my old self back, little by little!  Thanks for the compliments, though, I'll take them whenever I can get them.

Today was kinda sad -- I went to a meeting at work.  We used to have at our weekly meetings 20 managers and our big meetings about 30 mgrs... I was the only woman 6 years ago, we have had a few come in and out and now we have only one other besides me.  Today at the meeting there were maybe 9 of us ... the other 5 managers we have in our company were either off or at the store sites.  Our business is so down but our owner told us that he is in for the long haul.  Repeated his committments to us and let us off early today.  I was the only girl there, so all the hugs and kisses were for me!  Thankfully, Moody was not there!!! In the end, it was a good day and I'm getting a new contract (retro!) so I can sleep and pay bills!!!  Yeah!!!

Shirley, you're pretty darn funny yourself......and you do TOO like me, AND I am sick and tired of having to remind you of it.  

Rock all I can say is WOW!!!!!!    You are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!  You make me look like "yesterday's news"!!!!  It wouldn't have mattered if I had been at your meeting, I can assure you, they wouldnt have been able to take their eyes off you.

Ya'll gotta remember, these pics are all before BC.  I am just plain ugly now......thin maybe.......but ugly.  Oh well.

Maybe we all need to go together to "glamour shots" so we can get an avatar like moody's!

Shirley, Don't you understand why the Ill gov acts like he does, as if he did nothing wrong? Well, it is because he does not think he did because he was acting just like all the other Ilinois pols. They all pay to play, but never get into trouble because they have always protected each other. Rats don't turn on rats until they run out of cheese. Well, Blago would not be the puppet he was told to be, so they turned on him. I just hope he takes the whole crowd with him back to the sewers.

Shirley, I will be glad to cook for you, when you come to boot camp with me and moody.

Happy New Year to you ALL!

I keep trying to insert the pic I used as new avatar, but a 1950 type brain and a 2009 computor don't mix.  What I was trying to say was thank you on behalf of the IBC part of ibcspouse for your compliment ijl, this avatar is her not so sophisticated dance on stage in a Miami bar back in the day.

Just wanted to stop by and wish my Republican sisters and even the Democrat sisters that never read here A very happy New Year............also Mr. IBCSpouse.......Mrs. Spouse is one lucky woman when it comes to having a man so in love with her...........your a good guy..........Rocky I am so relieved to read that things are going to be ok with your work.........even Obama is now saying that the tax cuts will probably stay in place for two more years.........he would be a fool to stop them in this economy..............Shirley have missed you...........you guys are smart and intelligent women and Mr. Spouse..........I really do enjoy our discussions...........see you guys tomorrow........Peachy

HAPPY NEW YEAR, RESPECTFUL REPUBLICANS!!

We celebrated with a friend who does a lovely dinner party each New Year's, with some guests that we see only this night! I usually generate a word find puzzle and give a prize to the one who finds the most words~~~their attention spans aren't too long, so they don't find that many! In deference to my Democrat pal, I used a lot of relevant words like Columbia and Malia and change and hope~~~but they were all puzzled by "repugs"!!!!

Vivre, my dream is that all the pollutants in Chicago our outed!  But who would run the government?  LOL

Hmmmm...I wonder what the poster meant on the Obama thread that "the last presidency BROUGHT breast cancer?"  I want to reiterate that Laura Bush is a big advocate when it comes to bc.  Where do all these lies come from?  Geez!

Shirley

I see for the last 50 minutes are so I've been talking to myself...LOL

Shirley,  It's not "talking with yourself"..  It's called "Musings of a great mind"  or Reflections on a New Year"   or, or , or, oh hell, its just the crazy grandma talking to her self

Thanks you two for making me laugh.  IBC, you got that right when you said CRAZY!  You "read" people well.

Ah, sweet Vivre, you will not annoy me with preaching about eating healthy or exercising.  I do that everyday to myself.  And guess what kind of recipes I'm looking at right now....MEXICAN!  Of course you CAN make Mexican recipes healthy if you don't use all that sour cream, cheese, but then what's left?

We ate at our dd's and boyfriends house over the holidays.  I met his parents.  His stepdad is from Mexico, but has been in the states since the late 40s.  The man is almost 81 years old and looks maybe 70.  Very active man and good looking.  He cooked us authenic Mexican food.  I loved it.  I told him I'm from San Antonio and I used to get that kind of REAL Mexican food.  But I was good and didn't eat too much.

As far as grandchildren...I PRODUCED three daughters.  You'd think I'd have a boatload of grandkids..but NO!  I don't think there's anymore coming down the pipe.  My oldest dd who is not yet married BUT does have this boyfriend who acts like he loves her dearly and already has two kids and two ex-wives and doesn't want any kids and I don't think my 39 yo dd does either (was that a long enough sentence?), plus the other dd who she and her dh are too busy thinking of fun things to do OTHER THAN having kids........so, my favorite dd has my two dear grandbabies.  She reminds me ALL THE TIME that she's the fav..plus she voted for McCain...LOL

As you can see, IBC, I've been using my great mind has been "musing." 

Oh, Vivre, I love your New Year's resolutions.   $!

Vivre:

Proud to say that I had a cocktail last night, no overindulging, watching that alcohol since I am er/pr+++ and woke up bright eyed, fixed steel cut oatmeal, natural brown sugar, and a tbs of natural peanut butter with all the oil poured out of the jar!  I am sitting here at work, all full up, no cravings.  This oatmeal kick my gf started me on is such a great idea.  Since it takes time to make the steel cut oatmeal, I made 3 days worth.

But, I found out that I can just heat up the water at night, pour in the oatmeal and leave it.  By morning, it will be perfect .. the oats will have absorbed the water.  I can also use my rice cooker I think to make the oatmeal if I need to do it same day, I am thinking, that way no worries of burning or boil overs. 

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NBC did a commentary on what will be missed with the bringing in of 2009 and of course, they featured comics and it was all aimed at Palin and Bush.  NBC can't seem to stay unbiased.