We just laid Miss Jinx to rest a little while ago in the garden. She passed around ten this evening and it was quick and gentle as could be as she simple lay down and went to sleep for the last time.

I knew it was going to happen, at least sometime within the next day or so; we all knew it was her time, and Emile and I had decided to stop with her treatment. That damn stubbornness and bitchy attitude of hers is what did it. The medicine helped, she got strong--really, really strong, woke up and decided she did not like things one bit, thank you very much; the holding down and taste of the crap. And who could blame her? Shit is cherry flavored and a thick syrup--yuck! So because her body was at low reserves due to her prev hunger strikes, the stress was simply too much. So she fought and fought hard; got one does out of five, bit, clawed, stopped eating completely, and as grand finally, after the last dose, got up weakly to return to my room where she was staying to take a rather large piss on the carpet under my computer chair.

Point made, Miss Jinx, so we stopped. It was clear there was no way possible to continue. She had passed the edge by then; to continue would have been a cruelty. Nor was it the stopping of the attempts at medication that did it, since like I said, she fought, and even what little we managed to get into her simply came right up so she was not getting any anyways. Time to let her remaining time be calmer and dignified.

Had eaten nothing for over two days now and I had a feeling, (she was at the front door yesterday, first time in days, and you could tell she wanted to go outside to die,) so all day today I was petting her and telling her that it was all right to rest now, to go to sleep and go find Timber to play with. The chair where she was staying is surrounded by his stuffed toys which she adopted and always played with after his death. Basically, anything I could do to bring her some comfort, even though she was weak and not in any true pain. I would like to think they helped when we could not be with her ourselves.

About nine p.m. I was tired and went into the tub, before doing so I said to Emile to go in and pet her. She had made a few soft meows once earlier in the evening, so I asked him to listen in case she did such again. She did and he did. Emile stayed petting her for about fifteen minutes and she settled a few moments into it. He told me (later) that he had also told her everything was fine and to go to sleep now.

Not more then ten minutes after that I got out of the tub and came into my room and saw she had done so.

It hurts like hell and there are many tears, since she was the last bit of, well, happiness and emotional comfort and support that Emile and I have during these trying times. Yes, we do have each other, still, those of you with pets and no other true family will understand.

Still, she is at peace now like she wanted, and even though it was only two years, I am happy for that time and what she gave to us. Even customers at the store, Miss Jinx just touched so many lives. Often she would sit outside on the steps, just wait for someone to come by and go great them to be worshipped before turning her back and retaking her throne in the sun. (LOL more then once folks would come in and say “I’m not here to shop, just followed the cat in. What’s her name?”) She would sit with people on the porch and come inside back and forth all day long during our psychic fair days. Had a real nose for people in need, and she would twine herself between the reading psychics’ legs and go up to be petted by the clients, often rubbing against the legs of those who were going through strong emotional episodes, gave them a moment of calmness and centering. She stopped many tears in her time, our Miss Jinx did.

People are going to be devastated this Sunday’s fair. Just two days ago Emile told me (since much of my time has been spent upstairs with her so she was not so often alone) a lady had come in and asked where Miss Jinx was? Emile told her and the lady was floored, heh, damn near as distraught as we ourselves have been. Yeah, this Sunday should be a blast... It will be all right though, even before this we decided we were going to take from Monday 5th till Wed. 14th off. We are exhausted as is, but the time will be needed even more now.

Anyway, Miss Jinx is asleep in the garden where she would be chased as well as chase Timber around in return now. Wrapped and buried with crystals, there is one on top of the ground that I will take with us when we move to retain the connection of such a wonderful soul and spirit.

Goodnight, girl. Thank you for coming into our lives and giving us what you did during the time you had. We love and will never forget you. Rest in peace little lady, you earned it well.

Hi folk, just a quick one to let you know Miss Jinx is still with us.

I'll come back with details of the vet's word later, just too damn tired right now; seems like free minutes are so scant.

Anyways, after the vets Miss Jinx stopped eating totally again, was down to skinny-bone paws and everything within 24 hours. She's much better now, at least has gained a bit of weight (paws are fleshed out again fine) since then and is more aware for past few days, not just the 'sick cat huddle and lay with head bowed' bit. Actually sits up most of the day with eyes open wide and clear and likes to be around where things are busy (with us, not just staying secluded in my artroom anymore.)

Bah, 1:30am so what the heck? Well, seems when the vet called us that day she said along with the lukemia (spelling) the bloodwork indicated a parasite so she was prescribing medication for that. That's why it made no sense to arrive and find a prescrip. for Bartinella.

Anyhows, the vet called us late afternoon the next day (sounding 'nice' ha,) and said that was her fault. She had relooked over the bloodwork (that must have been a first) and it wasn't a parasite, but Bartinella. Seems cats with lukemia 'do not get rid of it' with the medication, but it goes 'dormant'. (Thanks, would have liked to known that 2 years ago.) So she changed the prescript but didn't tell us that day, just went home.

How nice, her first reaction is to call us and tell us to put our cat to sleep, then she decided to actually LOOK at the blood tests she'd run.

Yeah, that's one Dr's call I hope others ask for a second opinion of!

To continue, from the bloodwork it looks like Jinx's cell count is down because she's trying to fight this thing off; the lukemia has her immunity system down and out of whack. This explains why she was having something wrong with that side of her head, since it effects mucas membranes like gums and sinuses. Also, a few days prior to brining her in again the eye on that side had started to 'run': another sign of bartinella. A rather clear sign actually. Too bad the vet refused to even look at Jinx's head.

So long story short, we are giving her the medication and she seems better in small stages. The eye has stopped running...only nuts, the stronger she gets the bitchier and harder to give her the medicine, which will take a few weeks. (Like I've mentioned, Jinx's prev people who abandoned her put a LOT of fear in her of being restrained. Took several weeks for us to be able to even pick up and hold her, which she likes now for brief moments.) Forget trying to sneek it into her food, she still only eats tiny bits at a time and at this point getting food in her is more important. After that other mis-prescribed round of antibiotic she wasn't trusting any food I was giving her at all. Smart cat, soon as she ate she got weaker and had diarrea. Didn't take her long to figure out why.

Still, she is clearly not suffering or in pain, actually wants to go outside--which again makes us the 'bad guys' since we aren't letting her. Even weak as she is she can still put on a real burt of speed. I did bring her out a few times to keep her interested in life, only she took to it too well. Ha, had to chase and gab her before she slipped under the fence and man, did she give some pissed off growl!

Of course after that she went on hunger strike again, just spent the rest of the day glaring at me, and ha, the next morning when she did her usual come in to wake us up say hello she did not climb in behind our pillows, but made damn sure to jump on both of my and Emile's stomachs. Her point and feelings made very clear.

A bitch like I've said, but one you just have to love.

And on that note I've got to try grab some sleep myself. Just wanted to thank you all for stopping by, your words and Azodnem, that candle is wonderful, thank you so much! (BIG HUGS)

Further hugs to all and good night till next time,

Melissa

Well it's a lovely fuckin' day out there so grabbed some me-time and took some snaps in our garden:

STAR MAGNOLIA IN BLOOM

MY APRICOT TREE IN FLOWER

I love these for desktop imaes. Really helps.

And despite the gods damned vet, Miss Jinx woke us up same as usual, feeling very fine and ate some food I mixed with powdered desc. liver pills, meaning that yes, she survived the night and is feeling good, thank you so very much for nothing, and you can shove "The Needle" up your own ass, bitch.

Okay, I'm still in "a mood" over yesterday's traumatizing ordeal and life in general, still I'm trying and still here. Take it for what it's worth.

Beyond that, better go dash for some breakfast myself; today and tomorrow are going to be piled high with things to do/deal with. Fingers crossed for this morning though, have a Holistic Healer we work with (super nice and wonderful lady) and she is bringing three of her students by in a short bit to look over our just arrived (finally cleared customs) latest and whomper batch of Singing Bowls. Store is dead in the water otherwise across the board (them's the times we live in) so this could really help us out towards gaining a bit more for new home and the possibility we'll have to carry two mortgages for awhile. No problem. In fact, I am aching for just that sort of 'trouble' if it means we can get out of here.

Okay people, wishing you all a good one and blessing all around,

Melissa

This is going to be quick (ha) because there is no way I can cover the full hell we've been put through today or the near (I say over the top) criminal actions of these money-churning factory "veterinarians".

To make LONG story short, Miss Jinx's leukemia has kicked in so it is just a matter of time till she is gone. Days or weeks, though the vet-bitch called us on the phone (since we had to leave poor Miss Jinx in their clutches today, thing I will regret forever,) and said we really should just give her The Needle today--and if we don't "We are very bad people who like our animals to suffer." (Not said in those exact word, yet really, really fucking CLEAR in how and tone of condescending voice which such 'suggestion' was given on the phone.)

Thank gods we managed to break her free (almost didn't. Secretary was refusing to 'release' our cat due to that fact that we did not buy a slew of medications re: get rid of Bartinella--which we did 2 years ago--and which the "Dr." before going home did not mention to us at all. After the antibiotics two weeks ago that were prescribed needlessly and only made Miss Jinx weaker with diarrhea and fever we were not about to start dosing her due to a wrong box checked off--again.

Another thing pissing us off here, we brought her in two weeks ago for a "full health exam" however, that said exam seemed to only (when we called them on it) consist of One: taking her temperature and Two: putting her on a scale to weigh. That and prescribe her antibiotic drugs to get rid of whatever was making her sick.

Now there is one thing we have noticed, and it is that the left side of Miss Jinx's head has been bothering her for a while, worse over the past month. We wanted to make certain her whole not wanting to eat no matter hungry is not due to a bad tooth or ear mites (which she may have. Really bitchy when it comes to being messed with is our Miss Jinx, though I try to keep ears cleaned. Still, it looks like she might have a case, maybe.) or combo of both mites and tooth problem. Note, they never checked on these things two weeks ago during her "Full health exam."

So what does the "Dr." say today? Quote near exact: "I'm not going to bother looking at her ears. If she has a bad tooth clearly she has learned to compensate for it. All I am going to do is blood work."

This after trying to accuse us of forcing our cat to suffer by letting her live another minute?!!

BTW Miss Jinx is doing nicely right now, happy as hell to be home. Shot out of the carrier first thing, did a full tour of the house (upstairs and down) with lots of purrs, ate some mashed up liver I've been cooking up for her and then leapt up to her normal, afternoon sunning area atop a pile of boxes four feet from the ground to groom and then take a nap.

Yeah, she's totally on "death's fucking door" alright.

Okay, I've got to relax, though it's been a day of tears after several calls from vets back and forth. Like before the bloodwork during whatever the hell (nothing) they did on today's first "Full health exam" they called us to say Miss Jinx was left so stressed out by the ordeal she was limp and had mouth open panting just to draw breath. Told us their opinion was she would not survive another visit due to stress. Can't tell that by looking at her now, but how were we supposed to know that five hours ago?

All I can say after several hundred bucks lighter is "Those ASSHOLES!"

Melissa (mad and trying not to cry over loosing Miss Jinx from our lives...according to these vets at any moment...so soon after Timber. Yet no matter what, she is going to pass gently with us.)

Hey gang, just checking in. Wanted to thank all my friends for dropping a note and wishes for Miss Jinx. (((hugs))) Still no change, just constant back and forth strong and aware, then zonked out weak from moment to moment, like walking a tightrope where she could choose one side or the other. Fingers crossed though. She's one tough little B, stubborn as hell...well, basically, a cat.

Man, talk about f'ed up, you want your sick cat to be strong enough to survive going to the vets...ha.

Anyhows, today is April 15th, the day our 'taxes' are due in the US...so I guess I better do them. Whee, paperwork! Bummer, but I'd rather do the paper and stamp envelope bit then do what the gov wants you to do which is do them online. Why, you ask? Because if you actually read the 'fine print' at the IRS website they tell you the forms you are about to fill out are not actually done by the US Gov, or on their secure website, but are actually 'farmed out'--and it is perfectly legal for these side companies to sell your private information. Says it right there. Nice, huh? Ah well, same ol' same ol', just gotta lump it.

Well, another prospect has come up in the new home search, going to contact the realtors for disclosure forms (after taxes). Out in the boonies, but nice. No, more then nice, the place is sweet to the max. Pretty as can be inside, totally redone by the artist who lives there, tile work everywhere, ash wood floors, well-spring water, tight as a drum it's so well up-kept, 15 acres of nice land which has everything. Small though, (re teeny compared to our current, beloved monster) and if we try for it we'd definitely have to build something in a year; studio space. I'd love to do that, and already see the perfect spot (and image in my head) of a 'hobbit-style' place overlooking what is the foundation for a natural Japanese water garden that the house already looks over. Used to be a beaver pond but the beaves moved away, so now it is flowing water (the continuation of the well-spring) through some hassocks of grass-islands, little side area of cattails--but flowing like I said, nothing stagnant at all.

Trees, trees everywhere in former ski country, be a good 1/2 hour to get groceries or do anything, but still... Well, we'll see. Need to get our taxes done first and maybe after that our heads will be clearer to think. Just so damn worn-down tired and we've got to weigh the realities here. Personally, I'm ready to jump long as we can get the price down a bit so we can build. Possible, very possible...fingers crossed.

Okay, I've digested breakfast and wasted my time . Till next time, cheers,

Melissa

P.S. we'll get to leaving TY notes to my friends ASAP. Many hugs again for all of you, M.

Hey everyone.

Well, they say no news is good news, but unfortunately, it’s not. Sorry, I try to stay up, only wanted to write good stuff, only there hasn’t been much of any.

Miss Jinx is sick. Over two weeks now of watching her go up and down. Got her to start eating again, she went from 8 pounds to 7 so fast. Looks like she’s starting to put weight on again, but after a couple good days she is going around sleeping in a daze again weak...

Well, we’ll bring her back to the vets again. maybe next week. She was just so traumatized last time, the reason she stopped eating. Was walking around like she was in pain for two days, think she struggled and they had to use some force to hold her down for the checkup. She has such fear of being restrained, trauma from her former ‘people’ the ones left her with the hernia.

Anyways, the antibiotics just seemed to make her sicker but they’re done now. Really, we don’t know if she just caught something, got into some poison (been some trouble with the a-hole racist runs the store next to us. Petty, petty shit. Called police twice in a week because we had customers parked in front of OUR building for too long. He had 15 minute parking limit signs put up. Italian and had ‘connections’. Not legal, but he got it done. Anyhows, was times when he was dead and the rest of the street was empty so it was no problem, just petty stuff like I said. Bad note, this lady was just needing to talk about her troubles, leaving an abusive husband trying to get her kids, and this a-hole ‘neighbor’ calls cops to give her a ticket. E laid into the cop, and we got lucky it didn’t get totally out of hand. E going through an extremely hard astrological trip right now. It’s been hard to deal with, but have too. Anyhows, soon as it happened Miss Jinx got 'sick'...) or else her Leukemia has kicked in... Well, have some blood tests done in when we think she can manage it.

Beyond that, get home yesterday (closed the store) from VT, more house hunting. Found a sweet little place, and if it had one room more it might work...we’ll have to think hard on it. But anyways, get home and my email (not the store one) has a bunch of things from a customer who had a freak-out. Dreams E was putting curses on them through an item on layaway...totally whew... Anyways, trying to get their money back to them and cut off contact. Hope it won’t turn into a police thing...fingers crossed. Proof again it’s just not worth trying to help people... Not their fault, only we can't / don't need people like this in our lives now on top of everything else...

Well, TONS more stuff (bad) happened today, but just can’t go into it. Shaking trying to hold on, but I know a good cry is on the way. Just so much happening and helpless against any of it.

Final note, am sorry, but all comments have to be approved now on my/our assorted blogs. 47 spam messages yesterday and had another 38 today...on top of the same for past week. I can’t take any more to deal with this on a daily basis, sorry.

‘Kay, I’m wiped out, nervous wreck just waiting for the next cry of ‘incoming’ shit to get hit with. I just hope Miss Jinx pulls through.

Oh well. Nighters,

Melissa

Well, as promised, a picture of the ‘ugly’ crystal that I picked up at the gem and mineral show the other weekend. Comes from CT here, W. Stafford to be exact. Quartz covered with some sort of other mineral. Picked up a whole flat (flat box) of ‘em from the digger himself. (To sell in the shop.) Didn’t get to talk much, place was busy and we didn’t have much time since we had to run back to open the store, but another piece clearly has some dusting of pyrite. I like this one though, have it right next t me as I write here. Lol, that one point on the top looks like a turtle head to me, Gamera that is. Cool, one of my fav Heroes of youth.

Beyond that, no concert for E tonight. LOL it’s next week thank goodness, which means if I push, I might actually get to find out where it’s going down and post it on the event’s page of the site.

Other then that, put in another counter offer on the house we like today via email. Oh man, they have got to hate us, the sellers to the realtor agency, but what the hell? It’s our life and money here and whether they want to say aloud the truth they all know about the economy and how property values are going to take a nosedive, its still true. Not our problem, and if not this place, then another. Just taking it slow a day at a time and no rush. We can deal with what we have to...though an owner of another ‘new age’ shop who has to move but wants to stay in town came by to see our building to possibly buy. Well, only if the price is right, otherwise, we may just fix the old place here soup to nuts and rent it out. If nothing else, we’ve got options galore.

Okay, time to sit back and digest my steak dinner. Lots of whole, roasted garlic cloves were tossed into the pan and YUM!

Cheers,

Melissa

Alright, those of you who know me know that I've got a thing for bones. Don't know what it is, only it is relaxing to have them about. (Skulls, jaws, legs, knuckles, whatever I can find while hiking, or what friends send me as gifts. Mice to deer, they're all here, hehe!) I think it may have something to do with being empathic, the 'feeling' of others about you, always prickling my skin when I'm out in the jarring world, but animal bones? Shrugs, what can I say? They calm and relax, as well as my artist's eye just has to look at them with touch of awe; the planes and curves...elegancy found in simplicity of form with purpose.

Not to mention these ones don't freakin' hurt all the time. Ha.

Anyhows, this isn't a long post so I won't be going on about my collection (which is mostly packed away for months...sighs...) No, what I am writing this little jot about if the fact that I am VERY THANKFUL that the time we had a realtor doing a walk-through of the place that my closet was inaccessible due to a heap of junk before it.

Yes, we've all heard the phrase "Having a skeleton in the closet," but holy crap, I TOTALLY FORGOT about this pile until I looked recently:

ROFL! Was doing a live chat with my dearest friend in this world Shine and I showed him and he goes "Wow, it looks real."

I said "That's because it is real." A pause, then I told him it was a deer I'd picked up on a hike and he goes: "Whew! That's a relief!"

Man, come on, give me a break! Yes, I know he knows me, but...uhm. Hehe.  

Ah well, that's life.

Cheers folks,

Melissa

Well, I am trying to put a few things in my life in order, *snorts wryly* namely have different blogs for my different interests and friends (already have my 'official' writer's one) so here's my one for my Pipe & Cigar hobby pals:

http://lady_pipester_mj.bravejournal.com/

Lets just say there are some things that different groups of folks just don't need to know about me.

Whew, busy, busy week I tell you, but then they all are. Whew!

Okay, after work last night (Wednesday) we brought the aura-chakra station in to be a 'guest' at a holistic health class at the community college. Supposed to be 2 hours but went for over three, kept steady the whole time doing photo after photo and then a bunch of reports. Reason I was exhausted and depressed today, because my energies, all of them were taxed out-kaput! No centering left, but feeling better now. This morning started right off, jumping into the maelstrom, but around 2 o'clock we got some lunch and I got the rest of the day off. 10:30 pm now and thinking of starting on dinner...

Speaking of dinner, had a great a great time Tuesday visiting our friends Joe and Pinky (yes, that is really her name, because she likes pink so much Lol ).

Pinky cooked us a fantastic Indian dinner, as usual, and as usual, I was stuffed to the gills on all the spicy-spicy and beer by the time we left at, I don't know, after 10pm to go home. Ate a pile of fried flat breads she makes up, things very thin and filled with garlic paste and rye seeds. Yum! Then there was this odd egg dish. Stir fried and then baked 1/2 eggs with tofu, potatoes, veggies and of course curry spices galore. The main salad had everything from beet leaves and chunks to blueberries; huge serving bowls full of rice and six other dishes that I can't even begin to describe. (took us 2 days to finish the take-home leftovers!) I tell you, I'm not a vegetarian, but I never have a problem eating there. Music, incense, beer, friends...good times that we need to have more of.

Okay, I'm beat and can barely see, so nighters!

Cheers,

MJ

This A-hole just went through my journal archives and spammed 7 entries in 2 days.

Heres the I.P address to ban and save yourself some grief:

80.252.134.72

GTG back to work, long day today. Shop, then doing an aura-chakra station gig at the community college. (Guest at a holistic energy class.)

Cheers,

Melissa

Just got these pictures in our email. The people saw some sort of glowing 'cat eyes' looking in at them through their glass door at night then went to take a closer look and what did they find, but a PANTHER--watching their kids play on the kitchen floor!

Yikes!

Happened in Simsbury, CT, which is not my town, but my state. Well, why not? After all, we did have a black bear walking right down downtown main street here a year ago...

Hmmm, Bravenet.

tell me folks, has anyone else noticed that when you go to the main site here and do a search that certain words have been banned from the engine?

Perhaps it is just me, yet things like "gay" "witch" "pagan" "tobacco" and some others all result in: NO MATCHES FOUND.

BTW "god" pulls up a LOT of blogs.

Hmmm... Very interesting people. Yeah, it is at that.

Still, if others find these words work when you try it let me know, thanks. Could just be my PC, but you know, somehow I sorta doubt it.

*shaking with rage*

Melissa

All right, update.

Possible the search engine is on the fritzy, Dee left some results in the Comment Area. A much better thing since I would much rather hope that there are only a few 'bad apples' with their fingers in the workings of this place. (Though I am still not going to forget that insidious messing with my 'hacked' account and the other crap that's gone down here in the past.) Still, this morning when I gave things a test other words were working fine with lots of results...still, fingers crossed people.  Truly.

M.

Heya folks, yup, surprise, I'm still alive. (Sighs)

Anyhows, a little post, and I apologize for it being one like this, only I just got to let off a little steam someplace.

Well, been dealing with a little crap, business world enemies related, only a small portion of it due to the fact that we do not lie to our customers in regards to a certain product, an type of antique that NO ONE ON THIS EARTH can claim they know the exact aging of, and if they do they are flat out lying (we get ours from the exact same source same as everybody else. Trust, we ALL know the truth of this thing) and some other like BS. Nothing I can talk about online, just fact that this planet is full of some very evil and greedy people.

Still, if ever a certain bigamist comes across this post, you know, the one who had his second wife and their daughters meet him in the hotel lobby every time he was in their country so that is US wife when she called would not hear the same woman's voice answering his phone all the time these years, well, Buddy, this middle finger is for you.

(Damn, all the things I wish I did not know, or have seen.)

Gods, politics. Being thrown to the wolves by our friends so they do not have to deal with the mess they created and we have no part in. Change our business tactics? Lie to people? Change our website because the bastard is jealous of it? Because we aren’t as ‘high an’ fuckin’ mighty’ as he is? Not so gods damn righteous? Then get us a booth at a festival right next to this asshole (since you are chicken) and tell us what to do and what not to do? Threaten us?

Fuck. You. Too. Friend.

Nope, going to just stick to our guns and our principles and sleep with good conscious at night...well, when the stress allows us to at least. Ha.

Oh yeah, Friend, thanks for that last surprise of yours as well when you... Nah, can’t write this crap. Nuts. Ah well.

Whew, Melissa needs to take a deep breath, lol.

Anyhows folks, as you can see, life is just same ol’ same ol’ here for E and me. Recently escaped another incident with some student who would’ve smashed some windows. Again. Whew. As well as there has been no further gifts of dog shit smeared on the front door. Man, I am sooo thankful for his run of cold and rainy weather. In fact, they say snow tomorrow, 8 to 10 inches and am looking forwards to it. Got a new camera recently, and though I really hate venturing out of the house anymore, still, now that this lingering low-grade flu bug seems to be easing up on me that just might do it. Need to see something bright and clean, even if I know there is a layer of dirt beneath it.

Ha, sorry, like I said, not in too fine a mood these days, though I am trying. Helps that I’ve recently been able to start writing again. Pulled out some old manuscripts and filling in some skipped bits. Only been a few days, still, I feel better for it.

*Sits back and puffs a little cigar for a bit*

Ahh, even better.

Lets see, what else have I been up to? Well, three fairs done between the bouts of throwing up and migraines. Good to see that there are still good people out there. Gets hard sometimes... Ha, just deleted a whole bunch of garbage. Friend of mine who’s life has been turned into hell, but again. nothing to post on the web. Would do no good, only spread more darkness. My heart goes out to her though. Vile what some family members will do to another when the parents die and the wolves come snooping. LOT deeper then that in this case, but again, I’ll not go there.

People now. Folks coming in for tarot readings and the like to help them choose their husbands or wives over the ones they are screwing other. Pleading for news that their ‘one on the sly’ will dump their family for them... Ha, ha, ha, and that one who was ‘devastated’ to learn the one she is having an affair with was seeing someone else along with her? (BTW she also had another she was keeping secret from HIM!) Whew!

Quote: “But I trust him! He would never do that to me!”

*Takes moment to recover. Damn near choked over my laughter. Not to mention swallow my cigar. Man, some people...*

Sorry, babe, is the shoe fits and all that.

Yup, feeling a touch bitter tonight. But like I say, just venting some backlog. A smidge at least, much as I can. Ah well.

Yes, time to start being productive again. Seek out things positive. World hasn’t gone to hell total as yet, though if I start talking about my sister’s latest...nah, no point. Just know that there have been reasons I had to unplug a bit from the web here folks and my friends. Just too much needed and needing doing here right now. Better times are coming though, have not given up the knowledge of that nope and no how.

Still, think I’ll try to write some stuff, do something for me. Something that will make me feel good and leave things with a smile.

Will try to make this post up to you next time, folk.

Hugs and nighters,

Melissa

Hey gang. Just taking a moment from work here, always so much of it. Death by a thousand papercuts; all these tedious little things which build up and sap your strength. Ptooie and ah well.

Lets see, only real 'news' happening is we are in the process of negotiating to buy a house. Not quite certain how it will end up, since they think we're crazy for what we are offering, while we think they are f'ing nuts for asking what they are. LOL!

Well, we'll just have to see. Shrugs. Beyond that my hands are shot out, done all the typing I can manage.

all around,

Melissa

Well, did not wake up yo the promised snow today. Ptooie.

Had some sun, but that's gone now too, so it looks like it will be the rain. Works for me, I just want to sleep...well after a few small errands, be good to get out of the house a little today. Not a real chipper one for several reasons. Still, we'll manage, we always do.

Have a nice one folks,

Melissa