Home, aka Upstate NY for a week to kick it with my boys...I have nephews and neices in their teens I've never met and NYC for a few days, gosh its weird the things you miss, your favorite Chinese restaurant with your mates, a big sloppy cheeseburger, crinkle cut fries, and a chocolate shake...I need a minute!

It'll be about $1.50 more an hour, no where near enough to cover what we do and how much we make the owner (most places only do activities once a week and its an outside contractor who comes in to entertain)

I would never...though our is quite fond of the fashion statement made by feathers, not to worry, however, she names you a Lady of the Court and thereby, you are protected from even Ladies and TerrenaAnimula's depradations

Darling I miss you! I feel you, I've been incredibly lazy about cooking, have a potluck Christmas party at work tomorrow and was originally planning on making Ratatouille but recovering from a cold that really kicked my butt, its going to be chips and salsa. Let me know how the potpie turns out, Lovely

They miss her, Darling. Cats are very attuned to their pride, as an example a few weeks ago I stayed overnight at my sister's, my roommate texted me that Scaramouche (her cat) stayed in the living room waiting for me to come home. Give the girls a little extra love and let them know she'll be home soon

Slander! Slander I say! For formal occaitions in our 's Court I am always dressed most properly...Miss Show bear tata and yoohoo...yes I said it! The Empress' own sister!

I have been been appointed to represent you. :) Ahh ok..too many LOL :P Hardly anyone gets what they deserve....hope there are some perks....to make things worthwhile...

I try to do my best. I'm so happy Helena came to me this morning, so I could shower her with affection. She is the one who clings onto my beloved the most. Now I'm finally allowed to console her.

, and you look MAAAAHHHHHHHHVALOUS!! too :D and that's a good idea. usually i buy GoFP during the year, and I save all the doubles, etc, for gifty's. But this year I haven't been here for almost 6 months of the year, and I'm just not as prepared.

grin. even though, THIS year, I HAVE had more sp's to spend. so I don't feel to bad, because a lot of peeps got stuff from the millionaire center.

and . HA! I've done that this year too! looked to see who gifted me last year, If it's someone I know that didn't gift me, but also know they haven't been here most of the year, i left them a little something under the tree. but not a big deal thing. (small sp)

there is one person, that I NEVER talk to. I don't even think she's here, EXCEPT at the holiday. :( I left them something to, only because they gifted so many things to me last year. (little things, but still) but i really didn't want to. lol. mean me? don't know. just know that I don't see her around. don't talk to them. have no communication with them what so ever. ? so how to handle that situation.

it's not that I want to be mean. I mean. face it. I feel like I'm pretty generous. I gift all through the year. but to some one that is never here? that i never talk to? if it was real life. and they showed up with a gift. i'd give them one of my "back ups". you know. the cheap things you get after xmas, and save for next year? coffee cup full of peppermint. things like that.

grins , and I SO hope you're doing better, my love. the girl will be showing up later today, (what day is it? Thur?) and i'm going to FINALLY make the pot pie. lol it must be in the air. because i haven't felt like cooking either. especially since the man doesn't really eat, when he gets home. he usually just wants some "munchie" kind of stuff. or he'll whine up making himself a grilled cheese. heh. and for xmas day? heh. i'm just throwing in couple of turkey breast. stuffing, corn, yams, mashed taters, green beans and cranberry sauce. thats it. nothing fancy or different or 'special' even the yams are not going to be "marshmellowed" etc. just some brown sugar and butter.

just feeling damn lazy. and STILL don't have enough pots or pans. lol

Steal your Luminare ha

The perks are my residents and working with a core group of people who are just some awesome human beings, I enjoy what I do, though sometimes its incredibly stressful

That's pretty huge that she came to you for comfort, Ceri, its trust and 99.8% of the time you've got to earn a cat's trust, whereas a dog will love you forever simply because you gave it food. I love dogs, but I respect cats.

Hello, my Love! I'm at about 95% thanks for asking, good enough that my boss didn't send me home even though she saw me chugging EmergenC

I don't see that as mean, Darling, I had to come to grips with thhat same dilemma , it sucked because one of the people who got chopped from the list I've known for 10 years, but you know, if the only time you pop into someone's life is to get gifts you're not much of a friend. What time is dinner? Seriously? I take it that Hubs is not what you'd call an adventurous eater?

Not being able to breathe is loving scary, the first time I had bronchitis I freaked, coughing so hard that you were literally fighting for your next breath

Yeah, that's how it usually goes for me and it's truly awful. I'm glad that's done.

You are looking after a good bunch and a part of them too. I do the same in a pig picture way...i look after the elderly in helping them with repairs and appointments and just go and have a coffee with them and chat. :) It's just a nice thing to do.

AMEN! Doyou have problems breathing at work? I mean you're on your feet all night

I think that's my favorite thing about the job, just talking with them, getting them to smile if they're grumpy and listening, I'm a History buff so talking with people who lived in England during the Blitz is fascinating

Oh, I'm at a desk thankfully! But I'm also on the phone a lot so all the talking wears out my endurance, especially in the breathing and such (and makes my throat so dry, even when I stay well hydrated).

Especially if you're getting over a cold.

Yeah, it's definitely rough =/ How are you feeling?

I feel accomplished, finished my Subeta gifting and I still have csc and sp left and I'm about halfway through my rl shopping. I went in today and for the first time in 5 days my boss didn't tell me to go homegleewe did a lot of caroling so I totally got what you were saying about your speech endurance goes crappity when you're getting over a cold. How's you?

That is awesome ❤️ I'm glad you're feeling better and that you've managed to get everything done! I am pretty sure I got all my Subeta gifting done today, and I got most of my shopping done - still have a little more to do tomorrow unfortunately, but nearly there! And I feel much better. Still coughing but not nearly as much.

Thanks, I'm glad you're feeling better too When did this happen, J? When I was young 'sick' wasn't even in my vocabulary or you called off for one day and were golden and now...that cold kicked my butt for like 5 days. LOL Of course it would have helped if I actually rested but there was too much to do and I'm stubborn

Right? I was out of work for almost the same amount of time, then I went back (though wasn't fully better - but of course I still am not, damned smoking). I've been sick for....3 weeks now?

I think I had the album that had Fantastic Baby.... but I honestly can't remember. I owned quite a few kpop albums awhile back but unfortunately I don't have any of them anymore... I really miss them. Fantastic Baby is my favorite too, I love everything about the song and the video. It's perfection.

I trust miss to not pluck my feathers. I don't recall Terrena ever having a desire to pluck me... think that was all lovecraft. :P

Your kitties seem to like tormenting you don't they? Maybe we should trade cats for a bit, you can deal with just my two elderly cats who behave themselves coughusuallycough

Oh YES 2 cats versus...I have no clue...I can't count that high. YES you can has them all. :)

, my love! i'm so glad that you are feeling better. (ha! now my boy is sick. sore throat. i told him not to come over sunday, if he still feels bad. the man is going to take him some chicken soup this morn). we can always take him over a plate of yummies on Christmas, if he's still feeling bad.

and yes! finally made pot pie. turned out yummy. and JUST what the girl wanted. i told her i was going to call her brother to come get some. and she said "HELL NO!" grin. gonna check this morning. but i think she ate it all last night! lol thank goodness i already had a piece. she says this last week, she's been living on every single thing she had in her house. beans. rice. taco seasoning. tomatos.

doesn't sound bad. but when you have to eat it for a WEEK? ewwww. (, ~what you have to look forward to, when april goes to college, but can still come home on holidays = STARVING KID, FEED ME MOM)

grin.

lol the only way that doesn't happen, is if the kid is going to college FAR (like another state) away. i was 1500 miles from home. and believe me. when i got sick. all i wanted was my mother. and it was, 'to bad. so sad. get up off your death bed and do it yourself cause there's no one else'. :(

grin. of course now. it's like "my girl is so far away, i have to find a way to go and take care of her while she's sick!!"

lol

speaking of girls. she's here now, and she'll be using up all my internet. so i won't be here any more. (lol. just fly bys, pick up melody)

OH OH WAIT! lol ok. i'll have to check back in.

DOES ANY ONE REMEMBER...the name of the packages that my avatar can wear. you know. the ones on the ground. damn it. lol. i wear them once a year at lumi time, and i can never remember the name of the stupid things. i've gone through all my foreground, ground, background stuff, and DAMN if i can find it! (TO MUCH STUFF!) so if you know what i'm talking about (JESSICA) /giggle/ and know what the item is called. i'd appreciate a ping. NEVER MIND

ok. Now.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

OH OH OH! heh. didn't leave for long, did i :D HABEEBI!! wanted to tell you! i'm going to make cream cheese danish this morn!! i've been waiting ALL Week for the girl to get here to do it. grin. wanted to make sure i didn't eat them all myself. saw the recipe on facebook. it's that 'make the fake danish' using crescent rolls. i'm going to do it any way. will tell you if they came out any good later :D

and FINALLY got some toll house cookie dough! gonna make that too!!

YUMS YUMS i'm gonna have fun!! :D

That's true. That's how Helena looked today: http://sta.sh/083x6lv8i6j I felt so awesome today since she cuddled so long