how about drinking?

jumping in scanned omg fifty shades of grey read the whole thing

nice arm candy

was up since $ am did x mas shopping dwinking corona

love ya all anyone else dwinky

u see me flipping out a bit about surgery the pain so mese dwinky tdy

Cami - u hab me cwackin up wif da ET phone home n den da lego terlets at legoland.  mese jes lubs u girl…too phuckin phunny!!  And now u post dat wienie dog doin dat friedey happy dance…LMAO!

Cyn - Wow I am impressed…thank ewe fer da info on da blackeyed peas! I printed it…gonna take to woik n hab some fun wif it! And I agree wif Lori…don’t tink u’ll need no mistletoe come 12-26!

Julie - how have you been feeling?  You jes da sweetest…always asking about everyone else but seldom vent yourself…so spill it girl!

Bernie - Where do u find all dis trivia…it’s gr8.  But really???putting food in shoes for da asses?  But you kno what I like bestest….The Xmas.  Can’t tail you how many times I have been bitched out for that abbreviation…now I can bitch back…tank ewe!!  I also heard that the 1^st xmas trees were hung upside down from the rafters.

Lori - Dat Mistletoe dwink looks soooo Purdy!  I dooo lub da mango too!

Beanie from da Nanu - yahoo…yippee…so glad da alien masters kicked ur arse back to erf.  Wese sooo glad to sees you!!

Lynda - OMG….that is a lot of fluid.  How often are you getting the Doxil?  Is it a drip or a pill?  Am always praying for you….sure hope this works…(((Lynda)))

Julie - Are you finished wif da ‘shower hunk’ yet?  Mese wants him badliest!  Ref Shades…took me a long time to finish too…I agree with the tween/teen…cudn’t put my finger on it…but think u got it.  I enjoyed the book for the most part tho.  I like jd robb too!

NM - YAHOO, I jes smiling smiling smiling that your new co-workers AND Boss recognize all the goodness and expertise in you…I wish I cud gib u BIG Yahoo Hug!!  ((BIG YAHOO HUG FOR NM)))…dats da best I kin do J .  And ifin you gonna read Shades you better hab dat purple thing from dat picture Lori posted..heehee…I enjoyed most of the book, but parts were very, repetitive I guess…but it was fun reading it with my ‘microphon’…heehee.

Katwinka - u cwackin me up…good man, hard man…LMAO.  And mese keeps forgetting to tail u how coot ur new avatar is…mese lubs it!

Seriously!!!  OMG Kat…I had to run turn on my TV…I will b in da chapel for the rest of the day….makes me cry…shit!!

Cyn, you're making bark? How you do dat?

Yes Cami, I agree, what a great hobbie for your GS. I am ready for Christmas, gift cards all bought! Super easy, I know not very personable, but it works for everyone!

Hailo Mz Suz.

Ordeal in CT, just terrible terrible. 18 children now! Also they went to someone's house that is some how connected to the shooter (they think his mother's house) and found a body there. Just tragic! And like Kathy said, so traumatic for those that witnessed it as well.

I'm not good at writing prayers, but boy am I praying and trying very very hard to hold back the tears.

cammi,alli and all those with young children,please give them a hug and kiss from me

OMG!!!!!!! Prayers and healing thought go out to the family and loved ones of the children and adults who died at the hand of this idiot!! It makes me so mad when I hear that someone has gone nuts and taken their anger/frustration out on innocent children......So so sad and so totally unnecessary!

DorkY here reporting to the chapel. Please join me in prayer. There are not words that can describe how I feel right now. RIP little angels. Sending love and prayers from the girls of the Hot Tattie Lounge....I go now and pray.

Oops, just peeked in and saw Dorkie sitting there all by her lonesome....well, NOT....cuz the Tenders iz all surroundin her and gibbing her all sorts of attenshun! Yuppers, dats our Dotty!!! I think I will meander into da casino after gittin my fwee money...wanna join me there? Mebbe wese will hit it big!! Sumtin to take our minds off the horrors of today. Jest not in a partay mood....my apologies.

Little Angels
When God calls little children
to dwell with Him above.
We mortals sometimes question
the wisdom of His love.
for no heartache compares with
the death of one small child,
who does so much to make our world
seem wonderful and mild.
Perhaps God tires of calling
the aged to His fold.
So He picks a rosebud
before it can grow old.
God knows how much we need them
and so He takes but few,
to make the land of Heaven
more beautiful to view.
Believing this is difficult
still somehow we must try.
The saddest word mankind know 
will always be "Goodbye".
So when a child departs
we who are left behind,
must realize God loves children,
Angels are hard to find.
~Author Unknown

Good  morning, Loungettes!  I am so sad about the situation in Ct yesterday.  The Virginia Tech shootings happened about the time I was diagnosed and going through surgeries/rads and watching the coverage of yesterday's shootings brings back lots of feelings I was going through then, and makes me feel even worse.  I keep trying to turn the TV off, but I turn it right back on again, I know  it's there, I can't pretend it isn't, hiding from it doesn't seem right.  Aaarrrrggggghhhhhh.  Gonna be  xanax day I think.  And I get upset with myself for not staying focused on the families of the children and teachers like I should.  Good LORD, I hate this. 

Morning, Lord, it's me again.  It's a beautiful morning here in Maine, for which I thank You but I can't say 'good morning.'  The shootings in Ct, the Virginia Tech shootings, the Columbine shootings, the Amish shooting, they are all on my mind this morning.  And those memories are all wound up in my own history.  I cannot accept that You allow this kind of thing even if we as a culture do try to shut You out of schools and government.  I cannot accept that You have some sort of plan that shootings like this is part of.  These children are innocents.  I know they are with You now, but why?  The governor was right, evil visited that community yesterday.  Lord, I really don't understand. 

Juliet--I think I need some of that therapy!  I'll take one of each, I think. . .

Goldie--At this point being a 53 year old virgin is part of my identity, one that gives me great pleasure to see the looks on people's faces when they realize that I am not pulling their legs.  It makes me quite an oddity, I guess.  I LIKE being unique! 

Wahine--boy, we do have some history, don't we?  Would you believe that my boss actually thanked me AGAIN, in front of all the staff, yesterday ayem??  It's embarassing!  But it does feel good, I have to admit. 

Cammy--are you giving me permission to read something inappropriate??????? YIPPEE!!!! Maybe now I'll figure out what all the fuss is about! 

CynCyn--it is nice to get recognition for my work.  I'm way more used to hearing what I do wrong!  I think I could really get used to this getting thank you's business.

ORLA--Christmas shopping dwinking Corona?  Sounds like the only way to do Christmas shopping!

DorKable--my heart is hurting, too, and I don't even have any children.  I can't stand the idea of someone hurting children. . .

BBBBBernie--Angels are indeed hard to find, thanks for sharing that poem.  It helps, some.

Princess Glitter Sizzle doesn't have a DOTD for today.  Just doesn't. 

Julie, beautiful picture. I’m certain every angel is crying. I wonder if we will get the full story, as to why. Why would a young man kill his mother, and then go to her classroom and kill her young students. What could possibly possess someone to do that. I can almost understand some of these other shootings, random at a mall or even a college, but innocent little children? I am by no means condoning the other locations and killings, I guess I’m thinking that even someone with a deranged mind, or high on drugs, still would not do that to small children. I don’t know, I just don’t understand it. And why would the media interview some of those kids, and WHY would the parents even allow it??? I also heard that they called the shooters maternal grandmother and talked with her, and that she wasn’t even aware that her daughter had been murdered by her grandson. I only heard this from someone else, so not sure of how true it is. What is wrong with people?

Bernie, beautiful poem you found my friend. I am going to share it on FB.

NM, you are INDEED unique. And not because you are a 53 yo virgin. In defense of our Lord, may I say, that it is not my belief that He allows these things to happen. It is my belief, that He has given this earth to us, He has given us a mind, a body, a brain, a heart and a soul, therefore giving us the job of taking care of our earth, our bodies and each other. And we have failed. Not WE as in you and I, but WE as the human race. Do I make sense? I hope so. I guess it's my way of taking the "why Lord?" out of it.

I think a bit somber in the lounge this weekend, and totally understand not being able to come up with a DOTD. I almost didn’t even want to come here this morning, but I know my friends are grieving just like me, and we NEED one another to hold and talk to.

Fallen Angel Cocktail

Juice of 1 lime or 1/2 lemon

1 1/2 oz Gin (Booth's)

1 dash Bitters

1/2 teaspoon White Créme de Menthe

Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

Serve with a cherry.

Goldie--your are probably right, God doesn't "allow" these things to happen, it is the result of flawed human free will.  And we, as humans, are not doing as good a job as we could and should.  I don't think we will ever know why, since the shooter is dead.  I feel so badly for everyone involved, especially the shooter's family.  They are going to go through a hell I can't even imagine along with the weight of public scrutiny and opinion against them.  Just so wrong, just so sad. 

Oh, yes, the fallen angel cocktail is perfect!  I just couldn't come up with one that was appropriate.  Your's is perfect. 

Such sadness. The pictures, prayers, and poems, are so moving. And like you said Lori,  "...we NEED one another to hold and talk to". I haven't turned the tv on today, just have too much I need to get done, and if I start watching more of the tragedy, then I will not do anything but grieve for everyone. Still saying prayers, that is all we can do at this point. Well, that, and support and grieve together.

Love you all,
Kat

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother's words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world." ~ Fred Rogers

Wishing you all love, peace and good health! I need to go and find some large white ribbons to hand on my door to honor the fallen young angels and all others who are suffering over yesterdays events. I love the unity in all of this but hate the rest too much for words!

Hugs and Love to all my sisters! May God Bless you and yours today and always!

DorKy ♥