Freaky Friday Rants and Raves 12-9
 

Rave: Got the house wired up for emergency generator.

Rave: shopping on the internet.

I second your Rave Jorr! Shopping on the Internet is the best!

Rave: Today is the last day of my internship and it's a snow day! I will say "goodbye" to everyone next week :D I started a paper purge yesterday -- boy it felt good!

Rave: Going on vacation tomorrow. We're really looking forward to a rest! I feel like a kid today :D

Rave: My kids and husband!

Rave: 90% of my shopping is done. This is a real first for me \:D/

I don't feel like ranting today -- it's a celebration day for me and my family!!

I hope all of you who are dealing with difficult situations find peace in your hearts.

Best wishes to JJ5's sister Nancy who is recouperating from surgery.

OWJ, I hope things worked out for your DH.

Caph, 1 week and your daughter will be home! ((l)) :D

Rave: Bonnie's music thread - I like knowing what people enjoy listening to :)

Peace and Goodwill to All!

I forgot to add...

PM, I hope things are going well on your new job (and that you DH is doing well too). I miss seeing you here. Take good care :)

rave:
the predicted 6" snow was less than 3"
the plow just cleared our street.

Rant: this crappy weather

Rant: haven't purchased a single gift.

Rave: It doesn't matter because I'm in the spirit of the holidays!

Rave/Rant: Snow Day! Unfortunately I was up and had a cup of coffee in me before getting the call so there was no chance of going back to sleep. Will have a full day to clean up around this dump and do a bit of decorating though.

STW- Are you coming to New England this weekend. If so, bring a shovel--I'll give you my address. We are sipposed to get around 9 inches of snow in my neck of the woods. Just kidding, enjoy your stay. Actually, you'v done 90% of your shopping? Bring the shovel AND help me do the first 10% of MY shopping!

Rant: I have to finish packing to move tomorrow.

Rave: It's to my first house.

Happy Friday!

Rave: My Volvo with new snow tires had no trouble with the 6+ inches of unplowed snow on the roads here in NJ this morning.

Rave: It's Friday!

Mini-rant: Still 150+ days 'til St John in May!

Have a great weekend! Stay warm!

Trish

STW, congratulations on finishing your internship! Hope you have a fantastic vacation! I must have missed something the other day on last week's FF R&R. When I went back, it'd been closed. And, judging from your comment and Bonnie's, I'm guessing someone got nasty? Anyway, I just wanted to say that it sounds like you're going to have a wonderful Christmas!

RANT/RAVE: My husband got the results from his p.e.t. scan and CT scan. The p.e.t. scan was good. The CT scan was "near normal". There were still some enlarged lymph nodes. The doctor said it may well be scar tissue that will never return to "normal". And he seemed very encouraged that the p.e.t. scan showed no activity in those enlarged nodes. However, he's decided to hold off on a bone marrow biopsy until after the chemo.

RAVE: To paraphrase STW, a week from now our daughter will be home!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Rave: It's supposed to be 37 degrees here today--much better than the -20 that greeted us yesterday morning. AGH!

Rave: My daughter has her Christmas dance program this Sunday. I am in awe of her dedication and love for dance, especially since I'm 'coordination-challenged.'

Rave: Our family made our airline tickets, game tickets and hotel reservations to watch our Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Dec. 28. We're so excited, especially since it was a spur-of-the-moment thing. Now it just needs to warm up down there!

No rants--happy weekend to all!

Rave: May be moving at the end of the month.
Rant: Not sure if we'll be renting or buying the house. I hate not knowing.
Rant: Trying to move and enjoy Christmas is tough. We're not even decorating because that's just more crap to pack up.

Rave: Massage tomorrow with my mom. My first ever professional massage. I am so excited. If this helps alleviate the pain from fibromyalgia I may just have to go once a week.

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Big hugs to all going through rough times right now. You are in my thoughts.

Rant: Two hour delay for students but teachers were expected to be in the building at the normal time....which would have meant snowblowing the driveway in the middle of the night. I don't think the neighbors would have enjoyed that.

Rave: Its a pretty snow!

Rant- It took me 5 hours to get home from a client yesterday in the snow-should have been 1.5 hours! Hello we're in Chicago people, we get snow just drive!

Rave-TGIF!

Rave: The ten day forecast has SMdA highs in the 80's after three days of clouds.

Rant: Weak USD v MXN (interbank rate below 10.5 mid week).

Rave: US House passed tax bill.

Rant: Ongoing health problems for so many.

Rave: Costalegre and sport fishing in 12 days.

Rave: SS benefits less than a year away.

Rave: DD (youngest) gets her Master's at UT/Austin tomorrow.

Feliz fin de semana.

M

Rave: THE CAST IS OFF MY LEG!!!!!!!! I can only take small steps, but it feels GREAT!!!!

Rant: Snow and wind this morning.

Swalter: I hear ya about the driving in snow. Sometimes I just want to open my window and ask "How long have you lived here?"

Ethel: You're going to love that massage!

Jorr: I agree...shopping on the internet saved me this year because I couldn't go out to do it.

GoT: Ha ha....I'm almost done shopping!

CAPH: Best wishes for your husband!

Seetheworld: Have a great vacation!

Did I mention that the CAST IS OFF MY LEG?

Have a great weekend everyone.....

Rant: my first posting rants/raves today was removed.

Congrats on completing the internship, seetheworld!

charsuzan, your first house!. You must be so excited!

CAPH, that sounds like good news for your DH to me! I hope to hear more in the coming weeks.

BuffaloGirl, so glad to hear that the cast finally came off! You must be SO much more comfortable.

Rave: It was brought to my attention this week that I am quoted in the 2006 Fodors Caribbean guide. Guess I'll have to get a copy the next time I'm in the US.

Rave: I FINALLY got to posting my Venice trip report. At least I'm getting to it before I go to Rome. ;)

Rave: Wonderful friends, both in real life and online.

Rave: My mom's DH is 78 years young today!

Rave/Rant: The beautiful snow that so many of you are experiencing. Glad that it's there and not here, but sort of wish that it were here, as well.

Have a fabulous weekend, everyone!

things are lookin' up!!!

rave: i won a trip to ireland last night at my christmas party!! can't believe it. can't wait to go back! the dinner and d.j was so much better this year too.

rave: selling my car! for a good price, to a family friend. sad to see it go, but it's a relief.

rave: dinner at outback with my bf tonight!

rave: snowy in nyc, but the subways/commute were pretty standard today. you wouldn't think it gets bad, but once there is a problem in the bronx or brooklyn with the above ground trains, the whole line gets screwed up.

buffalo...that is great news! i also loved the pix of the '77 blizzard. i don't remember it, i was only 1 when it happened!

:D

Rave--Got all the Christmas gifts mailed that need to be.

Rave/Rant--Almost done shopping. Thought I was done, then realized the kids need new snow gear. How did I forget that???

Rave--Airborne and Zicam, lol!

Charsuzen--Congrats on the new home!

Caph--Sounds like great news regarding your DH!

Ethel--A good massage can work wonders. Enjoy!

BuffaloGirl--Oh, isn't that the best feeling???? So happy the cast is off!

What a fantastic prize, otto! :D