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Dear Friends,

Hi! I figured that I am about the only person i know that doesn't have a health or excercise filter. 

The stuff you will find will be the normal, various logs, successes, failures and complaints about my weight and health issues.

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Thanks,
Angie

 Sprinklekit brought an old rocking horse base outside (horse head missing.) and passed on my instructions to "let the kids play it to death".  The first thing I hear the from outside is, "OOOOooo... Put it in the WATER!!!!"  

Well, that will kill it quickly enough.

Pictures soon.

So shedevylle  was having a discussion with Breezy and the topic of swear words came up. She asked Breezy where she hears most of the swear words she knows. Breezy answered that she learned words mostly from her sister and her dad.

I heard this and said, "Whew, I thought maybe you learned them from me. I swear quite often, but I guess you don't listen to me." Breezy responded "No one does."

FYI, It is hard to discuss manners with your daughter while your friend is almost dying from laughter.

Things are hectic but interesting right now. I feel crowded and that things are way out of control.

However, everyone is being fairly understanding with each other and forgiveness follows the expected explosions fairly quickly.

Peanut is getting excersise while running from Beso. Edie is hiding under my bed and took a swipe at Bargeral's feet.

All of Shedevylle's stuff is out of what is now Mystrycat's room. Shedevylle will be taking over the basement.

The choir season is almost at an end and the show has gone well. We have one more show on Wednesday night at one our favorite senior homes.

Bargeral had his 42nd birthday yesterday. He liked opening his presents and eating at Willowgate. We got him a picture that we thought was funny, an mp3 player, and a new memory foam pillow. He looked for a particular game at Best Buy but didn't find it.

This weekend we will spend part of the day getting the main room in the basement cleared and shampooed.

I get to see how many parties that I get to drag Bargeral to. The JFFS party starts at 4:00 and then we have the CONvergence Volunteer Party.

I am excited. It will be a fun evening and a chance to get out with my husband.

I like to put Rich Chocolate Ovaltine and a dash of milk in her coffee and pretend that it is healthy because it has vitamins.

The floor drain in the basement has backed up. This happened once before, just after we moved in.

1-2 inches of water on the floor. Only in a localized area though.

First we call the plumber.

2nd, I will have to make a mega trip to the laundromat before the laundry starts to mildew.

Followed by the search and destroying of the assorted crap that also got wet.

Yay...not.

So, life after CONvergence hasn't really slowed down much. AT least as far as the stress goes.

Coulbauth couldn't afford his apartment any longer. Mystrycat moved in to our place Tuesday, July 7th. We are not sure of the duration of her stay. A lot of it depends on Coulbauth's ability to find gainful employment and to save up for a new place and discussions with onyxspydyr.

Things are going fairly well. We are trying to slowly transition Mystrycat into the household. Decisions have to be made about school. She is thinking that for the time being, she wants to go to the much smaller and difficult TCA High School. She is both dreading and looking forward to having someone who likes to push kids to do their homework.

In other news, due to family history I had a Colonoscopy on the 9th. Things went very well. I have not inherited Grandfather Lareau's polyps. I was told that I shouldn't have to worry about getting another one for about 10 years. Yay!

My dad's father died at the age of 36 from rectal cancer. Dad has had a few polyps removed over the years, so it was great news to hear that I had an incredibly boring colon.

I just want to thank all of my wonderful friends who made a point to visit me and/or find a way to make me have fun and relax. It felt very nice to have people watching out for me and my family. Thank you!

( CONvergence 2009 )
That was my CONvergence. I got home, slept, brought Minireggie to school the next morning and took a nap when I got home.

Ben Huset took this wonderful picture of the Connie's Quantum Sandbox mural laid out.


( big picture...it is a mural after all. )

Today:  Breezy's Belated Birthday Sleepover- try to pack up some CONvergence stuff

Tomorrow: Sleepover ends at 2:00.  Birthday Dinner with shedevylle around 6:00.

Monday:  The boys move in.  No school for Minireggie, so everyone will be home.  - More CONvergence laundry and packing- JFFS concert.

Tuesday: Hayden and Mystrycat join the happy crew here.  Frantic CONvergence Packing

Wednesday: Move to the hotel.  Probably 2 trips, perhaps one if I bury the children under piles of stuff and load the Bonneville with stuff for Karl to bring.  Having two cars again is really nice.

Thursday-Sunday: CONvergence 2009...YAY!!!!

Sunday: move everyone and everything back home.  Return two of the kids to their own homes.

Monday through Wednesday: get Minireggie to school in the morning and unpack.

Wednesday evening: the boys move out.

Thursday: No Squishy, but I have to be in Eagan by 8:15 for a Colonoscopy appt.  No emergency, a painful, possible blockage and  family history convinced my doctor that we should have a look-see a little earlier than the usual fifty years.  My Paternal Grandfather died of Colon cancer at the age of 36.

By next Friday, life should be back to normal.  I consider myself lucky, that's earlier than most CONvergence attendees.

So I got to go with Sprinklekit and two of her friends to see The Phantom of the Opera.  We had a wonderful time.  The show was great. Two rather odd things happened while we were there.

First, the Orpheum is fairly large.  So what was the chance that the people who sat behind us were Sprinklekit's Spanish teacher and family.  The girls were rather freaked out.  She's a cool lady so they were pleased as well, but it was quite funny to watch them squeal.

So after the show, we were looking at and purchacing merchandise and a woman came up to me and suggested that she knew me from twenty years before.

She dropped Petsnakereggie's name which I confirmed was a name I knew.  She mentioned that she went to Hamline with him and knew me through my ex-boyfriend from that era.   I remembered her and the swimsuit she wore the weekend we spent the most time together ( not hard to remember the suit, it was a bikini with a scuba style top that sported a long  zipper in the front that was the temptation of all the men that weekend).   

V. mentioned that she had heard me talking and thought that it might be me.  She was more sure but not positive when she looked at me from the side (I'm much larger than I was then).  Then Sprinklekit   started talking to me and called me Mom.   V. took one look at Sprinklekit and knew she had the right person.   V. even remembered my name.  After 20 years??!!!  And to recognize me by my voice... I don't think it is a very distinctive voice.

Wow.

( over the years )

I have done variations to this Meme twice before.  gleckia.livejournal.com/142750.html#cutid1
gleckia.livejournal.com/25106.html

Edit:  I forgot an important person in the best friends category.  onyxspydyr !  We were introduced when Tabby was 3 months old and Mystrycat  was 6 months old.  We hung out or talked at least weekly from that point on until the girls got a bit older and OnyxS. took a job out of town.  She and Coulbauth were instrumental to our Sanity at many points of our lives.

Karl  announced this morning after a discussion about  zombies and then hearing a scratch at the bedroom door,  " I can't go into work,  there are zombies at the door.  It could be the cat, but I  don't think I should risk it."

I had a fantastic day!!!   We started out with yummy Butterbread ,a brand of frozen  Danish-like loaves that are apparently only available through fundraisers.  Then there was the candy and gift hunt.  The girls got assorted things and I got some earrings and Karl got a copy of "Yes Man".

Easter is really simple now that the girls are part of the "Secret".   sprinklekit  figured it out around the age of 10 and managed to convince mw to let her help hide stuff from that point on.  Last year, Breezy figured it out and helped hide Sprinklekit's stuff.  This year, I bought the stuff and hid the girls gifts.  Sprinklekit was up later so she filled the candy eggs and hid Breezy's and ours.  We left Sprinklekit's eggs on the table for Breezy to hide in the morning.   Everyone had fun.

We went over to my parents place for Easter Lupper (we ate at 2:30).  shedevylle  and S. and my M-I-L joined us.

Mom made a pork roast and we had Augratin potatoes ,not mine, pre-made, but good.  Mom pointed out that I wouldn't really have time to make them. So, I made a yummy Greek Salad and devilled eggs (of course) .   For dessert there was Easter candy available, but I dipped Strawberries in semi, milk and white chocolate and put other berries in mini- muffin cups and poured chocolate over them.  They had hardened nicely by dessert time.

We chatted and played Apples to Apples and then around 7:00. we all headed home.   After sending Shedevylle to her new home with more of her stuff, we sat down and watched "Yes Man" while eating cheap pizza.   Karl felt a little persecuted by the movie at first.  (The main character is named Carl and has a few matching personality traits.

We laughed so much!  I can't say it was a great movie, but we certainly had fun!

I wish you lots of chocolate and happiness!

I hate it when I forget to take the Citaloprin. I feel very emotional and worthless.  I have corrected that and expect to feel better by morning.

Some good news, Breezy and Minireggie just put themselves to bed.  Wow.

Happy Birthday vorrant !!!   We hope you have a relaxed and splendid day!