Good morning Deers. I've been so busy and haven't had time to get on here. This is really my internet home where I feel safe being myself. Thank you Froggy and Wog!
My new assistant at work is becoming a problem. She's very smart and I like her a lot. BUT, she has been falling apart lately, in terms of doing her job. Last week, she called to say she couldn't come to work. Had a heart-to-heart with her. Turns out she is one of 6 baby-mommas with this guy. He is black. The women are white. He showed up at her house at 2:30 AM, and assaulted her.
I've given her my motherly advice. Our company is willing to help her, legally and financially. Bottom line is that she needs to get her personal life in order. If she doesn't listen to advice and take actions, I'm going to have to fire her. Do not want to. Please pray for Lydia that she listens to wisdom and accepts help.
ALSO, my apartment has had 2 major water leaks. Last week, the coating on the bathtub broke. I've been peeling it out in sheets. The building management has not fixed either leaks, and have not responded to my letter about the bathtub. My lease expires in December. I am now looking around for a new place to live.
My family will probably think I'm insane (so what else is new?), but I'm thinking of renting an apartment in one of the historic neighborhoods here in OKC. I love all things vintage. So many old neighborhoods are making a come-back and are rated safe by the OKC Police. My drive to work will be cut from 45 minutes each way to 15 minutes each way. Today, I am going to have fun driving around and looking at neighborhoods.
Good Sunday to you Deer Surfie, It sounds like way too many problems all at once. You need a day (maybe a week, or a month) with no problems. Glad The Pond is someplace that you are comfortable to be yourself. That's why Froggy made it.
Your assistant better get used to having problems and still go to work if she has kids. She's got about 20 years to go before they are raised up. I used to say that going to work kept me sane. No matter what problems I had, work was always the same, safe place every day.
Maybe the apt leaks are trying to tell you something. If you can find a place closer to work that would be splendid! You can probably check apts online, and get some reviews of former tenants. (I love the Internet; it's like your own personal information brain.)
I had two links last week that I thought you might enjoy. I'll post them again today in case Ponders didn't have a chance to look at them. One is Robin Williams visit Koko the famous gorilla that does sign language. The second link is about a lion and tiny dog at Oklahoma Exotic Animal Park.
Howdy Ponders, It's another beautiful day in the neighborhood. Some days it's so peaceful, I don't have the heart to post bad news from around the world. I am going to repost two links from last week in case any Ponders missed them. I think that you'll enjoy both of the stories.
I thought you might enjoy these links. The first one is a video of Robin Williams' visit with Koko the Gorilla. The second link is about a disabled lion and his Dachshund buddy, Bonedigger and Milo. The two have been inseparable over the past five years at G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Surfie, do you know about this story? Where is Wynnewood, OK?
Robin and Koko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GorgFtCqPEs
Bonedigger, the lion and Milo, the Dachshund: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2724858/They-busy-Meet-double-amputee-new-lease-life-hand-rearing-tiger-cubs-lets-chew-prosthetic-leg.html
THIS IS WHY GOV'T WANTS ILLEGALS TO COME HERE; IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DEMS CHEATING TO GET THE VOTE:
Los Angeles to offer 'cash for voting' in new plan to enter public into lottery where the top prize is up to $50,000 15 August 014
"In a bid to up the turnout at elections, Los Angeles city officials have come up with a scheme that essentially turns ballots into lottery tickets.With only 23 percent of registered voters turning out during the last mayoral election, the city's Ethics Commission voted to recommend that the City Council consider cash prizes of up to $50,000 as an incentive to vote. Commission President Nathan Hochman said a pilot program should be used first to find out the number and size of prizes that would bump up turnout.
LINK TO STORY: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2726090/Los-Angeles-offer-cash-voting-new-plan-enter-public-lottery-prize-50-000.html
Deer, dear Surfie! Hope things are so much better than they have been. You are such a sweetheart that I hope you aren't being taken advantage of. Stay strong.
Surfie, looks like your assistant is going to be one of the best. She will have a good teacher. Froggy and I are excited about your move to a neighborhood with character and charm. It will be worth all the aggravation of moving. We love you back, Deer Surfie.
It is beastly hot here and will continue on for at least another week. Right now, the temp is around 90 at 6:00 PM. Dog days of summer!
Lydia has snapped out of it and is being the young career woman Janice and I knew she could be. My theory is to teach her one thing until she is in command of it before teaching her a new thing (bucked my boss Janice on this). She now understands, thinks for herself, resolves problems on her own regarding Accounts Payable. I will still check everything for another month or 2, but she has taken personal responsibility for this part of her job. I felt comfortable dipping her toe into Accounts Receivable today. Just a little bit. I hope she continues to keep herself together in her personal life because she has a phenomenal career ahead of her if she does. Please continue to keep Lydia in your prayers, deer Ponders.
I've actually taken a lunch hour the last 2 days and explored 2 more vintage neighborhoods I'm thinking about moving to. I felt so comfortable and at home just looking at properties and having lunch in little restaurants. I'm not a country girl. I'm not a suburb girl. I'm a city girl! Please wish me luck and say a prayer that I find the right place (I'm not moving until December).
Where is everyone? Probably busy with life! Love you, Deers.
Surfie, I can only speak for myself. For the last few months, have been despondent not wanting to share those feelings with anyone else and afraid that any post/comment would blow my cover. Medically, I'm doing well(cancer blood count is at it's lowest). Sincerely love you all.
I'm like Phooey. I've really been out of it for awhile. No energy at all. Nothing physically wrong (as far as I know). I can't seem to rouse myself out of this funk, so I'm just being a cork on the ocean, bobbling along, tossed this way and that. One of these days I trust I'll snap out of it :)
Phooey, you made my day. So happy to hear about your great medical news! Surfie Smooch!
Tell you the truth, deers, I'm angry and disgusted and scared about what is going on in our world. At every turn, it seems someone in a place of leadership is either spiritually/morally corrupt or totally insane. From dog catcher to POTUS.
The best comfort and encouragement I find is in reading scripture and in prayer. I don't own a tinfoil hat and am not a religious zealot, but I do believe a battle between good and evil is afoot.
So, I'll just keep on keeping on in faith that God hears our prayers and will give us His wisdom.
Here's how I'm keeping on today: Tended my garden & house plants. Cleaned out my storage closet and loaded in the boxes & packing supplies for my December move. Cleaning my apt. and doing laundry. Getting a car wash. Swimming with my sister for a couple of hours.
Tomorrow, I'm grocery shopping at an Asian market in one of the historic parts of town I'm thinking of moving to, plus driving the streets where some apartments I've seen online are located. Then I'll come home and do some cooking.
I'm just trying to keep that light inside of me shining. Where light shines, darkness cannot exist.
I love you Phooey, I could tell you were depressed. I didn't know what to say and I know no one can talk you out of it. But my heart was with your like it always is.
I love you too Froggy ! I figured you knew because it would not be in my nature(as you know) to abandon you. Hopefully Eva and I will soon find comfort and quit bobbing as corks in the waves. We are missing a lot of people ! Thanks Eva and Surfie.
Phooey and Eva; I can identify with you so much. It's hard to be optimistic when this world has turned upside down.
But, today we had a ray of sunshine come into our lives, and I wanted to share it with you.
This morning at 7:00 a.m., our granddaughter Brighton Kay was born! She weighs 7 lb. 4 oz. and is 22 inches long. It warmed my heart to hold this precious angel. I believe Carl Sandburg's quote which is: "A baby is God's opinion that life should go on".
I don't have any answers to the world problems, but I pray that God will continue to bless America, and show us a way out of the mess we're in.
Looks like Froggy beat me to The Pond today. Every time I thought there was time to sit at computer, something came up. Gosh when you don't drop in every day, there is soooo much news.
Paget, congratulations on your new beautiful baby. The world doesn't get any better than that.
Surfie, glad Lydia is coming to a good place at work. She sounds like me; I'm a disaster for a couple weeks, then everything starts to make sense.
Deer Eva...try to get out of the house every day. That's what I do to keep my thinking positive. I could go down to the Seattle waterfront, but mostly I take a walk through the patio area. I pull weeds around the flowers, and give them a drink of water. It makes them happy, and it makes me calm down. Sometimes if I pace around the apartment, Froggy will tell me to go for a walk. Eva, you might as well do it while the weather is nice.
Phooey, we all LOVE YOU. You can always come here for guaranteed lovies from your Pond Family.
Speaking of hot weather, Seattle is fortunate to cool off in the evenings. During the afternoons, I sit in front of a fan.
Wow! It seems as everyone has something to say today. We all are dealing with things in our life. When good things happen to my friends or family it makes me happy too.
A new grand baby for Paget! A little girl this time.
Eva, I envy you being so close to the shore.
Phooey, such good news about your blood count numbers.
Froggy and Wog, we have had some super hot days this summer. If this trend continues we may have to buy air conditioners. BIL says it is mid 90's with high humidity in Tennessee.
Hope Mags is doing OK. How about EC?
I feel like I have let you all down since I just have not had much to say of late. I think that is changing and I am feeling more upbeat. Tonight I am loading up my car to go visit daughter and family. I want to get a really early start to avoid construction and traffic. We had Scott's brother here for 3 weeks. In that time we worked on our back deck and have done what we can for this year. My part was hauling wood, pulling nails, painting and not to mention cooking food. I need a break. I hope to stay gone for a week. Our son has been working for a good company that will be closing soon. He will be looking for a new job. I could write a book about Steve but every time I start to open up my posts disappear.
You deers are so dear! Congrats on the new granddaughter, Padget. Please give her a kiss on the cheek from Aunt Surfie. Gloria, love hearing about everything going on in your life.
I'm feeling less depressed about things today. Spent a couple of hours swimming with my sister and BIL yesterday. Just hanging out with them without a gang of people at their house was so comforting. My brother (best big brother in the world) is working 10 hours per day, 6 days per week getting taxes done for his biggest client before the 10/31 deadline. He took a break and called me. We spent a good 45 minutes on the phone. He won't come up for air work-wise until 10/20. We just talked and laughed about silly stuff. It was good for him, and for me. I love my family so much.
My son lives about 30 miles South of the 6.0 earthquake in California this morning. He and I have experienced a 7.1. He hasn't responded to my phone call or text. I'm pretty sure it rocked him around a little and then he went back to sleep. I'm sure he's fine, but please say a little prayer for him.
It is still horribly hot and dry here. I'm going out to look at neighborhoods I might move to, then grocery store shopping and generally getting myself ready for another work week.
Good morning Deers. I've been so busy and haven't had time to get on here. This is really my internet home where I feel safe being myself. Thank you Froggy and Wog!
ReplyDeleteMy new assistant at work is becoming a problem. She's very smart and I like her a lot. BUT, she has been falling apart lately, in terms of doing her job. Last week, she called to say she couldn't come to work. Had a heart-to-heart with her. Turns out she is one of 6 baby-mommas with this guy. He is black. The women are white. He showed up at her house at 2:30 AM, and assaulted her.
I've given her my motherly advice. Our company is willing to help her, legally and financially. Bottom line is that she needs to get her personal life in order. If she doesn't listen to advice and take actions, I'm going to have to fire her. Do not want to. Please pray for Lydia that she listens to wisdom and accepts help.
ALSO, my apartment has had 2 major water leaks. Last week, the coating on the bathtub broke. I've been peeling it out in sheets. The building management has not fixed either leaks, and have not responded to my letter about the bathtub. My lease expires in December. I am now looking around for a new place to live.
My family will probably think I'm insane (so what else is new?), but I'm thinking of renting an apartment in one of the historic neighborhoods here in OKC. I love all things vintage. So many old neighborhoods are making a come-back and are rated safe by the OKC Police. My drive to work will be cut from 45 minutes each way to 15 minutes each way. Today, I am going to have fun driving around and looking at neighborhoods.
Love you, Deers.
Good Sunday to you Deer Surfie, It sounds like way too many problems all at once. You need a day (maybe a week, or a month) with no problems. Glad The Pond is someplace that you are comfortable to be yourself. That's why Froggy made it.
DeleteYour assistant better get used to having problems and still go to work if she has kids. She's got about 20 years to go before they are raised up. I used to say that going to work kept me sane. No matter what problems I had, work was always the same, safe place every day.
Maybe the apt leaks are trying to tell you something. If you can find a place closer to work that would be splendid! You can probably check apts online, and get some reviews of former tenants. (I love the Internet; it's like your own personal information brain.)
I had two links last week that I thought you might enjoy. I'll post them again today in case Ponders didn't have a chance to look at them. One is Robin Williams visit Koko the famous gorilla that does sign language. The second link is about a lion and tiny dog at Oklahoma Exotic Animal Park.
Hope that you have a better week, Surfie.
Howdy Ponders, It's another beautiful day in the neighborhood. Some days it's so peaceful, I don't have the heart to post bad news from around the world. I am going to repost two links from last week in case any Ponders missed them. I think that you'll enjoy both of the stories.
ReplyDeleteI thought you might enjoy these links. The first one is a video of Robin Williams' visit with Koko the Gorilla. The second link is about a disabled lion and his Dachshund buddy, Bonedigger and Milo. The two have been inseparable over the past five years at G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Surfie, do you know about this story? Where is Wynnewood, OK?
Robin and Koko:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GorgFtCqPEs
Bonedigger, the lion and Milo, the Dachshund:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2724858/They-busy-Meet-double-amputee-new-lease-life-hand-rearing-tiger-cubs-lets-chew-prosthetic-leg.html
THIS IS WHY GOV'T WANTS ILLEGALS TO COME HERE; IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DEMS CHEATING TO GET THE VOTE:
ReplyDeleteLos Angeles to offer 'cash for voting' in new plan to enter public into lottery where the top prize is up to $50,000
15 August 014
"In a bid to up the turnout at elections, Los Angeles city officials have come up with a scheme that essentially turns ballots into lottery tickets.With only 23 percent of registered voters turning out during the last mayoral election, the city's Ethics Commission voted to recommend that the City Council consider cash prizes of up to $50,000 as an incentive to vote. Commission President Nathan Hochman said a pilot program should be used first to find out the number and size of prizes that would bump up turnout.
LINK TO STORY: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2726090/Los-Angeles-offer-cash-voting-new-plan-enter-public-lottery-prize-50-000.html
Deer, dear Surfie! Hope things are so much better than they have been. You are such a sweetheart that I hope you aren't being taken advantage of. Stay strong.
ReplyDeleteSurfie, looks like your assistant is going to be one of the best. She will have a good teacher. Froggy and I are excited about your move to a neighborhood with character and charm. It will be worth all the aggravation of moving. We love you back, Deer Surfie.
ReplyDeleteumm .. always darkest before the dawn.
ReplyDeleteIt is beastly hot here and will continue on for at least another week. Right now, the temp is around 90 at 6:00 PM. Dog days of summer!
ReplyDeleteLydia has snapped out of it and is being the young career woman Janice and I knew she could be. My theory is to teach her one thing until she is in command of it before teaching her a new thing (bucked my boss Janice on this). She now understands, thinks for herself, resolves problems on her own regarding Accounts Payable. I will still check everything for another month or 2, but she has taken personal responsibility for this part of her job. I felt comfortable dipping her toe into Accounts Receivable today. Just a little bit. I hope she continues to keep herself together in her personal life because she has a phenomenal career ahead of her if she does. Please continue to keep Lydia in your prayers, deer Ponders.
I've actually taken a lunch hour the last 2 days and explored 2 more vintage neighborhoods I'm thinking about moving to. I felt so comfortable and at home just looking at properties and having lunch in little restaurants. I'm not a country girl. I'm not a suburb girl. I'm a city girl! Please wish me luck and say a prayer that I find the right place (I'm not moving until December).
Where is everyone? Probably busy with life! Love you, Deers.
Surfie, I can only speak for myself. For the last few months, have been despondent not wanting to share those feelings with anyone else and afraid that any post/comment would blow my cover. Medically, I'm doing well(cancer blood count is at it's lowest). Sincerely love you all.
ReplyDeleteI'm like Phooey. I've really been out of it for awhile. No energy at all. Nothing physically wrong (as far as I know). I can't seem to rouse myself out of this funk, so I'm just being a cork on the ocean, bobbling along, tossed this way and that. One of these days I trust I'll snap out of it :)
ReplyDeletePhooey, you made my day. So happy to hear about your great medical news! Surfie Smooch!
ReplyDeleteTell you the truth, deers, I'm angry and disgusted and scared about what is going on in our world. At every turn, it seems someone in a place of leadership is either spiritually/morally corrupt or totally insane. From dog catcher to POTUS.
The best comfort and encouragement I find is in reading scripture and in prayer. I don't own a tinfoil hat and am not a religious zealot, but I do believe a battle between good and evil is afoot.
So, I'll just keep on keeping on in faith that God hears our prayers and will give us His wisdom.
Here's how I'm keeping on today: Tended my garden & house plants. Cleaned out my storage closet and loaded in the boxes & packing supplies for my December move. Cleaning my apt. and doing laundry. Getting a car wash. Swimming with my sister for a couple of hours.
Tomorrow, I'm grocery shopping at an Asian market in one of the historic parts of town I'm thinking of moving to, plus driving the streets where some apartments I've seen online are located. Then I'll come home and do some cooking.
I'm just trying to keep that light inside of me shining. Where light shines, darkness cannot exist.
Love you, deers!
I love you Phooey,
ReplyDeleteI could tell you were depressed. I didn't know what to say and I know no one can talk you out of it. But my heart was with your like it always is.
I love you too Froggy ! I figured you knew because it would not be in my nature(as you know) to abandon you. Hopefully Eva and I will soon find comfort and quit bobbing as corks in the waves. We are missing a lot of people ! Thanks Eva and Surfie.
DeleteDeer Frog friends,
DeletePhooey and Eva; I can identify with you so much. It's hard to be optimistic when this world has turned upside down.
But, today we had a ray of sunshine come into our lives, and I wanted to share it with you.
This morning at 7:00 a.m., our granddaughter Brighton Kay was born! She weighs 7 lb. 4 oz. and is 22 inches long. It warmed my heart to hold this precious angel. I believe Carl Sandburg's quote which is: "A baby is God's opinion that life should go on".
I don't have any answers to the world problems, but I pray that God will continue to bless America, and show us a way out of the mess we're in.
Love and prayers to all of you.
Paget,
DeleteI didn't know Sandburg wrote such a beautiful piece. Congratulations on your beautiful grandbaby. She sounds just precious!
Looks like Froggy beat me to The Pond today. Every time I thought there was time to sit at computer, something came up. Gosh when you don't drop in every day, there is soooo much news.
ReplyDeletePaget, congratulations on your new beautiful baby. The world doesn't get any better than that.
Surfie, glad Lydia is coming to a good place at work. She sounds like me; I'm a disaster for a couple weeks, then everything starts to make sense.
Deer Eva...try to get out of the house every day. That's what I do to keep my thinking positive. I could go down to the Seattle waterfront, but mostly I take a walk through the patio area. I pull weeds around the flowers, and give them a drink of water. It makes them happy, and it makes me calm down. Sometimes if I pace around the apartment, Froggy will tell me to go for a walk. Eva, you might as well do it while the weather is nice.
Phooey, we all LOVE YOU. You can always come here for guaranteed lovies from your Pond Family.
Speaking of hot weather, Seattle is fortunate to cool off in the evenings. During the afternoons, I sit in front of a fan.
Wow! It seems as everyone has something to say today. We all are dealing with things in our life. When good things happen to my friends or family it makes me happy too.
ReplyDeleteA new grand baby for Paget! A little girl this time.
Eva, I envy you being so close to the shore.
Phooey, such good news about your blood count numbers.
Froggy and Wog, we have had some super hot days this summer. If this trend continues we may have to buy air conditioners. BIL says it is mid 90's with high humidity in Tennessee.
Hope Mags is doing OK. How about EC?
I feel like I have let you all down since I just have not had much to say of late. I think that is changing and I am feeling more upbeat. Tonight I am loading up my car to go visit daughter and family. I want to get a really early start to avoid construction and traffic. We had Scott's brother here for 3 weeks. In that time we worked on our back deck and have done what we can for this year. My part was hauling wood, pulling nails, painting and not to mention cooking food. I need a break. I hope to stay gone for a week. Our son has been working for a good company that will be closing soon. He will be looking for a new job. I could write a book about Steve but every time I start to open up my posts disappear.
This time I got insurance and saved a copy on my notepad. Had to post it twice.
ReplyDeleteYou deers are so dear! Congrats on the new granddaughter, Padget. Please give her a kiss on the cheek from Aunt Surfie. Gloria, love hearing about everything going on in your life.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling less depressed about things today. Spent a couple of hours swimming with my sister and BIL yesterday. Just hanging out with them without a gang of people at their house was so comforting. My brother (best big brother in the world) is working 10 hours per day, 6 days per week getting taxes done for his biggest client before the 10/31 deadline. He took a break and called me. We spent a good 45 minutes on the phone. He won't come up for air work-wise until 10/20. We just talked and laughed about silly stuff. It was good for him, and for me. I love my family so much.
My son lives about 30 miles South of the 6.0 earthquake in California this morning. He and I have experienced a 7.1. He hasn't responded to my phone call or text. I'm pretty sure it rocked him around a little and then he went back to sleep. I'm sure he's fine, but please say a little prayer for him.
It is still horribly hot and dry here. I'm going out to look at neighborhoods I might move to, then grocery store shopping and generally getting myself ready for another work week.
Love you all, Deers.