The Exhaustive Animal Shelter (No Snakes Allowed) and Random Discussion for TPBM (27)

CrazieCricket wrote in post #8254933
Night, Tiff! I like your new Avi

Thanks!

monkeygirl wrote in post #8254936
oh no, does Mom need to go resue Dad?

Nope. Never! He never rescues me.

It's actually partially my fault...I failed to mention that Aidan napped until 5pm.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #8255205
Certain laws and regulations obligate me to check in whenever possible, even if I have nothing to say or contribute to any part of the ongoing conversation.

Which is pretty much all of the time.

Hi.

Liar! You contribute lots!

DoodleBunz wrote in post #8255341
Yeah, the corpse was a little ick. The circumstances though....funny! My sitter (who's 13) apparently nearly stepped on it, but in true "setting a good example" style, didn't allow herself to wig out. The kids were with her, and apparently Blondie was doing enough wigging for the 2 of them.
Eeew. I am SO sick of ants in my house. They're just little teeny ones but still. And, there's this weird bug that looks like it has pinchers on its butt..they freak me out.


Becky N;8256153]

Yeah, on the work thing, not likely anytime soon, I'm afraid. Found out Wednesday they are dropping the group health. Blue Cross Blue Shield wants to raise the premiums 40%. They are keeping us going until September to give us time and options for private insurance. Guess the health of our group along with the current headlines has prompted Blue to try to get some more money while they can.

*deep breath*

THERE IS HOPE

CAN'T DRINK THE WATER

Wow...that sucks and blows. I hope you get a raise to cover the lost benefit.

And, cool links!

gjl711 wrote in post #8256362
But Tiff, you see it every day.

That's spooky, like a haunted Tiff.


Set them both down with Jack and a couple of shot glasses. I guarantee that both will be asleep before long.

Lol...the avi is different....and no, I do not see a tiff with makeup on every day.

Lol on haunted.

Yeah, I don't think they'd do well with the jack.

G'mae folks.

Not a peach tea person....snapple raspberry iced tea is the bomb...lipton doesn't have the same kick.

Hi Tiff

Harm wrote in post #8256481
Hi JJ, whats happening today in your neck of the woods?

Rain today. 18% gray.

But the good news.. I forgot to share. I've had a bug project this summer. We bought some Mantis cases and hatched a bunch of mantids for the garden. For a while we had hundreds of them all skittering around. It then got unseasonably cold and two huge storm right one after the other wiped out our mantids. For the last two weeks we have not been able to spot a single one.

Well last night I was out in the garden shooting some bugs when I spotted one, then another, then a third. The little guys have gotten quite a bit bigger and are fast as he!!. I was able to snap a few pics but none really came out well. Anyway, looks like the mantis project is back in business.

Here is an old snap of one of my babies just hatched. They were small then, about the size of a mosquito. Now they are about 1.5 inches long and turned green.

Gmae friends , thanks for all the well wishes for Andy .
Well todays friday yay any good plans for this coming weekend? I"m not sure here but I"ll be seeing my MIL at least .Its been over a month since I"ve visited her.
I told Andy tonights date night so we may go to the Thai house for dinner tonight .
Hope you all have a real nice weekend

Thanks Deb, and you too! Hopefully Andy will heed your advice and makes sure he gets into tip-top shape fast!

Cool snap Gil I bet they are fun to watch , they give me the heebee 's but still cool .

Harm we need to do a meet and greet sometime Crissa and I live fairly close to you , maybe this fall ..its beautiful up near Boston in the fall

Todays helpful tip: If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's probably an electrical problem.

Miniflash wrote in post #8256557
Harm we need to do a meet and greet sometime Crissa and I live fairly close to you , maybe this fall ..its beautiful up near Boston in the fall

Yes, we definitely need to do a meet and greet in the near future. You aren't that far away at all. Maybe a trip down to NYC should be on the cards soon!

Boston is nice in the autumn, that is certain. I'd have thought that New York beats Masssssachusssssettess​ss for beauty hands down. Though the Cape is at it's warmest in late Sept / Oct also, and I would like to get down there!!

Miniflash wrote in post #8256553
Cool snap Gil I bet they are fun to watch , they give me the heebee 's but still cool .

They are really good bugs though. They are voracious bad bug eaters.

Chet wrote in post #8256571
Todays helpful tip: If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's probably an electrical problem.

Good tip. I'm doing carpentry and electrical work in the bathroom this weekend. I'll have to keep the hammer thing in mind.

Becky N wrote in post #8256153
Yeah, on the work thing, not likely anytime soon, I'm afraid. Found out Wednesday they are dropping the group health. Blue Cross Blue Shield wants to raise the premiums 40%. They are keeping us going until September to give us time and options for private insurance. Guess the health of our group along with the current headlines has prompted Blue to try to get some more money while they can.

I have not had health insurance for years now, mainly because it is just too expensive for individuals or small companies, instead opting to dole out for what is needed. Our health care does not cover eyes, teeth or prescriptions.

On the iced tea thing, I prefer plain old iced tea, not that sweetened fruity stuff that comes in bottles. I will drink it, but it is not very thirst quenching like the real stuff, with some lemon slices in it.

Chet wrote in post #8256571
Todays helpful tip: If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's probably an electrical problem.

I should put that in my siggy.....Oh, wait.

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #8256624
I should put that in my siggy.....Oh, wait.

yeah ok.

2nd tip not in anyone's siggy: Avoid cutting yourself whilst slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold the vegetables whilst you chop.

John, cute bug.

Harm, be cautious if you are to meet with those two women. Their charm is really powerful.

hi jim waves from over here