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FINAL SCORES

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5 Mr Bob
5 jeanniejinx

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
VolleymomDee

flip and hi all
12:00 am
lshult

there it is....flip
12:01 am
Lizlin

Hi all :)
12:01 am
VolleymomDee

Hi liz, ish!
12:02 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:02 am
Lizlin

thanks lickety :)
12:02 am
flosey

flip and hi everyone
12:02 am
VolleymomDee

ty lickety
12:02 am
flosey

and thanks lickety
12:03 am
VolleymomDee

Hi flosey!
12:03 am
Lizlin

Hi flosey :)
12:04 am
flosey

Hi Liz and Dee
12:04 am
VolleymomDee

Hope you all had a wonderful day!
12:04 am
flosey

Have just been watching Andre Rieu
12:05 am
flosey

yes, it was great, and you, Dee
12:05 am
VolleymomDee

Great weekend, and then a great day, too :)
12:06 am
gapeach

Thanks, lickety.
12:07 am
rururocks

wow.. that di 6 is smelly
12:07 am
VolleymomDee

Hi, ru!! How was your day?
12:07 am
rururocks

good for me.
12:08 am
VolleymomDee

Did you do a lot of chopping?
12:08 am
rururocks

peeling and chopping
12:08 am
rururocks

for hours
12:09 am
VolleymomDee

you must be beat by now
12:09 am
rururocks

I took a nap
12:09 am
VolleymomDee

ac 7/36
12:10 am
Altagolfnut5

evening everyone:) Hope you all had a nice day:)
12:10 am
VolleymomDee

nbt... anyone have a 9? I am sure it was a deep sleep :)
12:10 am
flosey

wonderful thanks Alta and you?
12:10 am
flosey

wtg Dee, no 9s here
12:10 am
VolleymomDee

Hi alta!
12:10 am
rururocks

I will tell you one thing dee
12:10 am
Lizlin

No 9 :(
12:10 am
Altagolfnut5

very nice ty, not overwhelming!
12:10 am
Lizlin

Hi alta :)
12:11 am
VolleymomDee

yes, ru?
12:11 am
rururocks

I'm never eating potatoes again
12:11 am
harpjane

this one seems sort of hard
12:11 am
Lizlin

Well, not until the next time ...
12:12 am
VolleymomDee

I bet... thought you would feel like a potato peeler in the military.
12:12 am
VolleymomDee

I agree harp.
12:12 am
Lizlin

Different from the last grid!!!
12:12 am
flosey

sure is
12:13 am
VolleymomDee

I only have one 7 :(
12:13 am
Lizlin

One more than me!
12:16 am
rururocks

found a un 7
12:17 am
Lizlin

Yay! Me too! Thanks!
12:17 am
VolleymomDee

ty ru, looking
12:17 am
rururocks

you were un 7 that it was there dee
12:18 am
VolleymomDee

aww perfect clue! Ty!
12:18 am
Lizlin

That was the one!
12:19 am
flosey

thanks ru, for 2 words
12:19 am
VolleymomDee

ac 7 a + baseball hat + abbrev for north + abbrev for the state of Iowa
12:20 am
Altagolfnut5

wow, odd word ty!
12:20 am
Lizlin

guessed the state bit - but ty Dee
12:20 am
VolleymomDee

yw.. shocked me that my monkeys found it
12:20 am
Brookie

Thanks for the clue, volley!
12:21 am
VolleymomDee

yqw
12:21 am
rururocks

fa 5/24
12:21 am
rururocks

fa6
12:23 am
VolleymomDee

ca 6
12:23 am
Lizlin

pa 6
12:23 am
VolleymomDee

ty ru... gave me several :)
12:24 am
VolleymomDee

good one, liz!
12:24 am
godthaab

re6
12:24 am
rastapopolous

pe6
12:24 am
Lizlin

Reflected too much eating recently!
12:24 am
VolleymomDee

pa 6 x 2
12:24 am
godthaab

inch
12:24 am
rururocks

lots of re 6's god
12:25 am
godthaab

Sorry!
12:25 am
dizgrannie

Hi all!! ch 9 if not called
12:25 am
VolleymomDee

ty diz!!! looking
12:25 am
Lizlin

Yay diz - now to find it!
12:26 am
dizgrannie

Dee, compound word
12:26 am
VolleymomDee

found it, ty!! nbt nbs
12:27 am
Lizlin

WTG Dee!
12:27 am
VolleymomDee

ty
12:27 am
rururocks

thanks diz
12:27 am
godthaab

Found the 9!
12:28 am
Lizlin

Yay! Me too! ty Diz :)
12:29 am
VolleymomDee

all the u's begin with un...
12:30 am
dizgrannie

you are all welcome...did all have a great day?
12:30 am
VolleymomDee

really nice day, ty, diz. How about you?
12:31 am
dizgrannie

had a fantastic day yesterday.....the g/kids had a ball.
12:31 am
VolleymomDee

Wonderful! How many g/kids and how old?
12:32 am
rururocks

ic 9
12:33 am
Altagolfnut5

gn all
12:33 am
dizgrannie

here we have 12, nearly 10 and 7....and in Tasmania we have 7 and 5. plus our little angel in heaven - TJ nearly 9
12:35 am
ursh

nice one ruru - got it with its 7 as well
12:36 am
godthaab

Got the 9. Thanks ruru!
12:36 am
VolleymomDee

Fun ages; so sorry for your loss, diz. Makes holidays bittersweet, for sure.
12:36 am
VolleymomDee

I don't think I have ever seen those ic's before.
12:37 am
rururocks

their kind of titanic dee
12:37 am
dizgrannie

Dee, our Angel is in a better place...he was very sick....and so in no pain now.xoxo
12:37 am
Lizlin

don't have the ic yet but got the oc 7 through trying!
12:37 am
VolleymomDee

good clue, ru
12:38 am
rururocks

they are.. i'm so tired sorry
12:38 am
VolleymomDee

I definitely understand the no pain blessing.
12:39 am
VolleymomDee

ty, liz for the oc 7 (and 5)
12:40 am
Lizlin

working on that titanic clue!
12:40 am
VolleymomDee

frozen water + ship.... and the ic 9 is one who handles it
12:41 am
rururocks

I berg your pardon liz?
12:41 am
Lizlin

the berg bit I got - it was linking the first bit to the vessel! ty Dee! And ru of course for setting me in that direction!
12:41 am
VolleymomDee

yw
12:43 am
Lizlin

And I had the vessel and the handler! Just didn't think to link them to the ic!!!!
12:43 am
VolleymomDee

neither did I
12:44 am
Lizlin

I was trying to link the titanic clue to the pa 5!
12:45 am
rururocks

I have all the a's
12:45 am
VolleymomDee

wtg ru!
12:51 am
VolleymomDee

co 6 x 2
12:53 am
Lizlin

BBL - sleep well in Canada and America :)
12:53 am
VolleymomDee

ty, liz, you, too!
1:03 am
flosey

thanks Liz and enjoy the rest of your day
1:10 am
rururocks

fireworks
1:11 am
VolleymomDee

well done, ru! Impressive! Still 24 to go here.
1:11 am
flosey

wtg ru, I'm really dragging here - guess it's about bedtime if I can't find 4 letter words
1:11 am
rururocks

there are a few weirdos
1:12 am
VolleymomDee

too much good food clouding your brain, flosey lol
1:13 am
flosey

strange because I don't feel tired at all
1:14 am
VolleymomDee

did you have a lot of caffeine or chocolate?
1:14 am
flosey

did have 2 coffees today, I have been limiting to 1 lately
1:14 am
flosey

but yes, a bit of chocolate, not overly though
1:15 am
VolleymomDee

That could be why you are so awake :)
1:15 am
flosey

perhaps so, Dee
1:15 am
rururocks

they say chocolate is an aphrodisiac
1:15 am
flosey

hahaha
1:18 am
gapeach

Congrats, ruru!!!
1:19 am
flosey

hi Peach
1:19 am
rururocks

:D
1:19 am
rururocks

does mr flosey know this?
1:19 am
flosey

he doesn't need it ru
1:19 am
rururocks

HAAAAAA
1:20 am
rururocks

HAAAAAA

1:20 am
VolleymomDee

LOL
1:20 am
rururocks

OMG.. flosey..TOOOOO funny
1:20 am
VolleymomDee

truly hysterical
1:21 am
gapeach

Hi there, flosey.
1:21 am
rururocks

and you guys are on the quiet side of the island..
1:21 am
VolleymomDee

I think I am going to have to list with this one... brain also not on full function
1:21 am
flosey

who said that, ru?
1:22 am
flosey

nothing quiet about the south enders
1:22 am
rururocks

jilli
1:22 am
rururocks

<---gets jilli in trouble
1:22 am
flosey

hahaha, you think you're safe saying that while jilli is (probably) not playing?
1:23 am
rururocks

LOL sure
1:25 am
flosey

aha, just got ar5
1:25 am
VolleymomDee

wtg
1:25 am
flosey

any clues for ac5/16 please?
1:26 am
rururocks

my wit is ac5 (ic)
1:26 am
VolleymomDee

often an adjective for caustic tongue ac + spices (minus the first letter)
1:27 am
flosey

thanks ru and Dee, looking,
1:28 am
rururocks

well..i'm going to head to bed..any other clues needed?
1:28 am
VolleymomDee


sleep well, ru
1:28 am
gapeach

Nite my peeps.
1:28 am
rururocks

night peach
1:29 am
flosey

thanks ru, I think you need your rest after the day you've had, sweet sleep (well deserved)
1:29 am
rururocks

oopsie
1:29 am
rururocks

I'm going to bed and the PB
1:30 am
flosey

just got the ac5, thanks to your ic clue
1:31 am
rururocks

nice going flosey.. i've never seen it spelled like that before
1:31 am
VolleymomDee

brb need a glass of water
1:31 am
melonheadjujube

are the 9s common words?
1:31 am
rururocks

the ch is
1:31 am
rururocks

not the ic
1:32 am
rururocks

i've never seen the ic before
1:33 am
flosey

just seemed to fit
1:34 am
rururocks

nite
1:36 am
melonheadjujube

nbt, nbs, bed! {poof}
4:43 am
zoozzoom

Hello, All..i understand the CH9 is a compound word..so i am starting with part of the face but just cannot see anything else...am i on the right track?
4:45 am
xeiluj

Yes, think country
4:45 am
zoozzoom

Thank you, Xeiluj...looking.
4:49 am
zoozzoom

Oh yes yes i got you..lol..thanks..got both 9s now...phew that took an age.
4:50 am
xeiluj

Sorry, not that good at cluing. Glad you got it though
4:51 am
zoozzoom

Your clue was excellent, you gave what i asked for :-)
4:52 am
xeiluj

t.u.
5:24 am
zoozzoom

Ok 23 more to find..taking a break..back later.
5:55 am
Lizlin

Hi to anyone out there :)
5:58 am
MimiCat

((Liz))
5:59 am
Lizlin

Hi Mimi :)
5:59 am
MimiCat

How ya doin?
5:59 am
Lizlin

Good thanks - hope you had a good day yesterday
6:00 am
MimiCat

Quiet. How about you?
6:01 am
Lizlin

Don't celebrate Christmas - but had a lovely day walking on the beach and using our pool. It was great at the beach seeing so many families having a good time.
6:02 am
MimiCat

I would so much love to visit there one day. I like the Aussie spirit.
6:02 am
Lizlin

I've only been here 4 years but love it, though miss family and friends.
6:04 am
MimiCat

I think it's great to have the courage to make such a move. I've moved around a lot but only in the U.S.
6:04 am
Lizlin

It was a big move but the time was right - it all felt right and making the decision in some ways wasn't hard at all.
6:05 am
MimiCat

I've always reveled in change. How else can one truly grow?
6:07 am
Lizlin

I guess I changed less - certainly didn't move about much but hopefully grew through my job - changing responsibilities within that etc.
6:08 am
MimiCat

I'm pretty much done changing, I think, at this age, however, keep learning....that's important. Now I feel this need to share knowledge and experience, especially with younger people.
6:09 am
Lizlin

Keep learning and be open to experiences - live life to the full and enjoy every day - those are our aims!
6:11 am
Lizlin

That sounds self-centred - of course there's more than that - we both do things within our community too!
6:11 am
Lizlin

But also when we moved here, we both felt pretty burned out and were glad to make the most of having taken early retirement.
6:12 am
MimiCat

It's interesting that many of the things I considered rock solid beliefs and values have drastically changed just in the past few years. Much of that change was "forced" upon me but I've decided to embrace it the best I can and move forward. There's a quote I love: "Hindsight is like foresight but without a future." Ain't it the truth?!
6:13 am
Lizlin

I like that quote! Will try to remember it.
6:14 am
MimiCat

I see no point in going over and over the past. No matter how hard we try we can never change the past. Learn and move on, right?
6:14 am
Lizlin

So true - particularly learn before moving on!
6:14 am
rubyfoo

hello evereybody
6:14 am
Lizlin

Hey Ruby :)
6:14 am
rubyfoo

am I way past when everybody was here?
6:15 am
rubyfoo

hello lizlin
6:15 am
rubyfoo

helli CJ
6:15 am
MimiCat

((ruby))
6:15 am
sprite

good afternoon all :)
6:15 am
Lizlin

Not been too many people around - I've been popping in on and off!
6:15 am
smores

morning all
6:15 am
MimiCat

((sprite))
6:15 am
Lizlin

Hi Sprite :)
6:15 am
Lizlin

Hi smores :)
6:15 am
MimiCat

See, ruby, many of the great people are here!
6:16 am
sprite

hi smores, Liz, Mimi :)
6:16 am
sprite

hi ruby!
6:16 am
MimiCat

{{smores}}
6:16 am
smores

{{group hug}}
6:17 am
smores

:) Mimi
6:17 am
Lizlin

Much harder grid than yesterday!
6:17 am
sprite

good company :)
6:17 am
sprite

bigger too
6:17 am
Lizlin

Love the company!
6:17 am
rubyfoo

what a pleasure, seeing so many friends
6:18 am
rubyfoo

and I read through the chog and started with the 9!
6:18 am
MimiCat

I second that, Liz and ruby. Such a great way to start the day.
6:18 am
smores

yes, it is indeed ruby :)
6:18 am
Lizlin

I've got 93 and it's going slowly!
6:18 am
rubyfoo

it is more than 40F here, the snowbirds who have come are all disappointed
6:18 am
smores

how was trip ruby?
6:18 am
MimiCat

I'm being inundated with phantoms today.
6:19 am
rubyfoo

I've already had lunch, so will play a little and then take a nap
6:19 am
Lizlin

Sounds good :)
6:19 am
rubyfoo

trip was great, smores, but had to come back a day early because husband was falling apart
6:19 am
sprite

Mimi: same here, phantom Central!
6:20 am
Lizlin

An "l" would be useful!
6:21 am
sprite

very much so.
6:21 am
smores

glad you made it ruby, sorry to hear you had to cut it short
6:21 am
rubyfoo

this is a nice-size grid
6:21 am
MimiCat

It's a patriotic grid for the U.S. since America is in it.
6:22 am
rubyfoo

husband needed me, and I got to attend the important parts
6:22 am
sprite

better not tell america it is not valid...
6:22 am
Lizlin

Hadn't noticed that :( Sorry! But do have the er 5 within it!
6:22 am
sprite

at least the flower counts, lol
6:23 am
smores

lol...
6:23 am
smores

was suprised the other day that texas was accepted
6:24 am
sprite

texas isn't just a state, it is also a kind of deckhouse. I looked it up, lol.
6:24 am
MimiCat

OK--you guys have lost me but I'm glad I'm comfortable being an underachiever.
6:24 am
Lizlin

me too but someone said it means a shed of types - thanks Ruby!
6:24 am
smores

didnt know that...lol
6:24 am
MimiCat

Wow---the things we learn here!
6:24 am
Lizlin

sprite I mean!
6:25 am
sprite

it again confirms the #1 Babble rule: try everything, no matter how unlikely!
6:25 am
Lizlin

tired - typing without thinking!
6:25 am
Lizlin

Good advice - advice I often forget!
6:25 am
MimiCat

That's also a good rule for life........
6:25 am
rubyfoo

I think, therefore I type LOL
6:25 am
sprite

Mimi: the flower in America.
6:25 am
Lizlin

fingers move - brain sleeps!
6:26 am
MimiCat

LOL ruby.
6:26 am
Lizlin

er 5 - a type of heather - also a girl's name
6:26 am
sprite

good Babble state, that is, Liz :)
6:26 am
Lizlin

LOL!
6:26 am
rubyfoo

quick 30, lol
6:27 am
MimiCat

Thanks, Liz....had no idea that was a flower!
6:27 am
sprite

it is heather.
6:27 am
smores

okay, I must get coffee, brb
6:27 am
MimiCat

Get those synapses firing, smores!
6:28 am
sprite

as usual I am doing pretty well with the small words, lousy with the biggies, LOL. I really should work on my word building skills..
6:28 am
rubyfoo

as you are not using your mother tongue, you are phenomenal, sprite!
6:29 am
sprite

if I thought coffee would help, I'd ask smores for a cuppa, lol
6:29 am
MimiCat

I agree with ruby, sprite---so impressed.
6:29 am
sprite

*hugs ruby* thanks dear one!
6:29 am
Lizlin

I have the 7s and 9s if you need a clue. I certainly couldn't play in another language!
6:29 am
wvteach

good morning all
6:29 am
sprite

"takes bow" Just realise you don't see the million unwords I try...
6:29 am
Lizlin

Morning teach! Love the snoopy icon :)
6:29 am
sprite

hiya Teach, you are almost in the grid today
6:30 am
MimiCat

Hi, teach. Yes, Snoopy is GOOD.
6:30 am
rubyfoo

sometimes I play scrabble in French, have only won once! It's impossible and there are almost no k words
6:30 am
Lizlin

But another babble friend is in the grid :)
6:30 am
sprite

Liz, I am good still, enjoying the plodding along stage :) Thank you!
6:30 am
rubyfoo

hello teach. Are you all recovered from your baking and company?
6:30 am
MimiCat

I noted that, too, Liz.
6:31 am
Lizlin

np - though I'm giving up for the night in about 10 mins
6:31 am
wvteach

yes, but will spend today with the grandkids
6:31 am
sprite

oooo... and I don't see him or her.
6:31 am
Lizlin

pe 5
6:31 am
sprite

oh of course. Thanks.
6:32 am
MimiCat

The GA variety.
6:32 am
rubyfoo

ty for the pe5
6:32 am
Lizlin

Absolutely!
6:32 am
Lizlin

And another free hint, if you remember how often we go whale watching - they jump out of the water!
6:33 am
sprite

but orca is a phantom
6:33 am
Lizlin

true - one of the first I saw - or should that be didn't see!
6:34 am
rubyfoo

watch out for the orca (be6)
6:34 am
sprite

lol Liz, it doesn't matter... when one of those guys jumps out of the water, we get wet whether we look or not
6:35 am
sprite

lolllll good one ruby, thanks
6:35 am
MimiCat

I once saw a mother and baby breach together--harmonious and wonderful.
6:35 am
Lizlin

And I've just realised that I should've been in the pb several times today, when people have asked what I did yesterday! and that was my first word! Duh!!!!
6:35 am
sprite

(my 3rd 6 that is. I am beyond lousy today)
6:35 am
Lizlin

Yes Mimi - that's an awesome sight!
6:35 am
sprite

awww Mimi... that sounds so special
6:36 am
sprite

and thanks for the br6, LOL... my 4th 6.
6:36 am
rubyfoo

I've only seen whales once and the only photo I got was of a big splash!
6:36 am
MimiCat

When I lived in L.A. I went twice a year--once for the migration to Mexico and once for the way back...love it and miss it so much.
6:36 am
Lizlin

We try to go every week during the winter - in fact, the company we use invented their season ticket because of us!
6:37 am
MimiCat

Liz, at least we have each other for company in the PB!!
6:37 am
rubyfoo

we are so far inland, that I really miss the ocean
6:37 am
Lizlin

It's pretty hard photographing them - but we've got some great shots. I just use a point and shoot but my hubby has a good slr and lens!
6:37 am
sprite

but you sure have a lovely lake, ruby
6:38 am
MimiCat

I had the privilege of being kissed by an Orca at Sea World years ago. Amazing seeing that huge animal coming at your face from high atop the platform.
6:38 am
wvteach

time to get going out in the rain - supposed to turn to freezing rain later today
6:38 am
Lizlin

I have found memories of Lake Geneva from family holidays when I was young.
6:38 am
Lizlin

Wrap up warm Teach :)
6:38 am
sprite

brrrr teach, how unpleasant. Warm thoughts to keep you company!
6:38 am
MimiCat

Bye, teach.
6:38 am
rubyfoo

Lake Geneva in Illinois or in Switz?
6:38 am
sprite

wow Mimi
6:39 am
Lizlin

Switz!
6:39 am
Lizlin

Didn't know about the Illinois one!
6:39 am
MimiCat

What was truly amazing was the fact that I barely felt it----so precise and careful.
6:39 am
rubyfoo

and you didn't call me, lizlin!!!!
6:40 am
wvteach

just north of chicago along the Illinois anf Wisconsin border
6:40 am
Lizlin

Did you live there then and did you invite me?
6:40 am
rubyfoo

just kidding, I've only been here 15 yrs or so
6:40 am
rubyfoo

I would now, of course, lizlin
6:40 am
sprite

ruby, apero is not valid!
6:41 am
Lizlin

So I've learnt a new geographical fact - I know you were kidding, Ruby. Me too!
6:41 am
rubyfoo

it is in this house, sprite
6:41 am
Lizlin

Need 2 more words to make 100!
6:41 am
sprite

most definitely is, ruby. Silly enable.
6:41 am
sprite

go Liz goooo! Do you have the parrot?
6:41 am
smores

finally back
6:42 am
MimiCat

Alas, don't think I'll EVER make 100....
6:42 am
sprite

wb smores. Did you bring us all a lovely cuppa?
6:42 am
Lizlin

No parrot!
6:42 am
MimiCat

Got those synapses fired up, smores?
6:42 am
Lizlin

What does it begin with?
6:42 am
rubyfoo

100! I'll be happy to reach half
6:42 am
smores

lol...half way
6:42 am
sprite

sure you will, Mimi. This game is something that grows on you, in more than one way, lol
6:42 am
rubyfoo

parrot?
6:42 am
sprite

Liz: ma5/22
6:42 am
Lizlin

Ah well - I had the advantage of starting earlier today
6:43 am
smores

fresh pot with a touch of vanilla bean
6:43 am
rubyfoo

ty sprite
6:43 am
rubyfoo

too easy
6:43 am
Lizlin

so it is! ty!
6:43 am
MimiCat

I'm here more for the company than the grid....and that suits me just fine.
6:43 am
sprite

I simply love vanilla. Lovely, smores!
6:43 am
sprite

and the big belly?
6:43 am
Lizlin

100!
6:43 am
sprite

yay, wtg Liz!
6:44 am
rubyfoo

got that one, pa6, and am on my way after yesterday's food!
6:44 am
smores

big belly?
6:44 am
Lizlin

Yes have the big belly - in real life too after over indulgence. Thank goodness the gym reopens tomorrow!
6:44 am
MimiCat

I have a cat begging to be fed so will be back later in the day. Hope you are all happy and safe until we meet again. Hugs all around.
6:44 am
sprite

pa6, smores
6:45 am
sprite

bye Mimi, have a lovely day
6:45 am
rubyfoo

{{sprite}}
6:45 am
Lizlin

Bye Mimi - have a good day :)
6:45 am
smores

have a wonderful day mimi, hope to see you later :)
6:46 am
sprite

lol, I beat you all in the belly department. Ah well, I will have to settle for a delightful personality...
6:46 am
Lizlin

The personality for sure sprite :)
6:46 am
rubyfoo

I can vouch for sprite's personality!!!!!
6:46 am
MimiCat

Me, too, sprite. Now that my looks are gone, must settle for being colorful...now, I'm gone!
6:47 am
sprite

*grins*
6:47 am
smores

lol...
6:48 am
rubyfoo

at the London party, my nephew was teasing me and saying that one of his colleagues and I were trading shots and smooches at the previous party. The guy's wife actually got jealous and she had to be 25 years younger. LOL and it wasn't even true
6:49 am
sprite

the lady must have been very insecure :(
6:49 am
rubyfoo

but I looked better.....
6:49 am
sprite

ruby is a looker for sure
6:49 am
rubyfoo

and her husband was a mutt!
6:49 am
smores

lol..ruby
6:50 am
rubyfoo

maybe 20 years (or 30) ago....lol
6:50 am
MimiCat

Love when that happens, ruby!! Hey, I really am leaving but all of a sudden saw a bunch of words---having a mini brain explosion. My cat is getting ready to eat ME!! Must go.
6:50 am
smores

LOL....Mimi
6:50 am
sprite

lol Mimi! Bye then :)
6:50 am
smores

feed the cat and come right back
6:50 am
rubyfoo

one time, on my way to chemo (bald, but scarfed, and with a gal from my office), some guy in the elevator tried to make a date with me. It was too funny
6:51 am
sprite

aw that was sweet, ruby. awesome.
6:51 am
MimiCat

Some day I'll tell you about 20-year-old twins in the bus....oh, boy.
6:52 am
smores

okay Mimi, now you have to come right back...lol
6:52 am
MimiCat

...and the guy I went out with who was 32 years younger than me....oh, the stories.
6:52 am
sprite

Mimi is pulling a jilli!
6:52 am
rubyfoo

we are all waiting for mimi's story.....
6:52 am
rubyfoo

ies*
6:53 am
MimiCat

OK---feeding the cat then brb.
6:53 am
smores

:)
6:53 am
sprite

good :D
6:54 am
sprite

I found a 9!!!
6:54 am
Lizlin

Yay Sprite :)
6:54 am
rubyfoo

is it the ch9?
6:55 am
sprite

yes :)
6:55 am
rubyfoo

what is the other one?
6:55 am
MimiCat

I'm back. Want a story?
6:55 am
Lizlin

there's also a linked 7 and 9
6:55 am
hurshy

this would be a good 4th of july grid, having america right in it
6:55 am
sprite

please, Mimi, do tell!
6:56 am
rubyfoo

{{hurshy}}
6:56 am
MimiCat

Hi, hurshy!!!
6:56 am
Lizlin

Ruby ic 7 and 9
6:56 am
smores

Hiya hurshy :)
6:56 am
sprite

got them, thanks, Liz. And the be6.
6:56 am
hurshy

i tried icewa5...
6:57 am
smores

lol...I just tried that too hurshy
6:57 am
sprite

hihurhs :)
6:57 am
Lizlin

To quote ruru earlier - think Titanic!
6:57 am
hurshy

there's no berg...
6:57 am
sprite

good clue, thanks
6:57 am
sprite

but there is a ship...
6:57 am
Lizlin

I know - I looked for berg linked words for a while
6:58 am
hurshy

ah i see
6:58 am
rubyfoo

ogt it, ty, was looking at the wrong ic
6:58 am
MimiCat

Well--the guy 32 years younger had been after me for about 2 years. But he was so young I felt I needed "permission" from someone to go out with him. So I called my daughter and she had no problem with it. Sorry to say, it wasn't a fun date. He's say something and in my mind I was patting him on the head thinking "Oh, you'll outgrow that." Never went out with him again----have already raised my children.
6:58 am
sprite

I guess icewa5 is two words, darn it
6:59 am
sprite

lol Mimi... good for you
6:59 am
Lizlin

But then so are both the 9s!
6:59 am
Lizlin

Great story Mimi :0
6:59 am
sprite

babble rule #2: there is no logic in enable! ;)
6:59 am
MimiCat

Still not seeing the ch9....duh.
6:59 am
rubyfoo

what a good daughter!
6:59 am
Lizlin

Ooops took finger off enter too soon :)
7:00 am
MimiCat

Yep---she used to be......
7:00 am
sprite

Mimi: think faraway Delft.
7:00 am
Lizlin

ch 9 - think country first then dishes!
7:00 am
MimiCat

Got the dishes but what is the rest?
7:00 am
smores

hope she will be again soon Mimi
7:01 am
MimiCat

Not gonna happen, smores, but thanks.
7:01 am
Lizlin

OK - it's 11 pm here and enough of the computer for tonight I think. Great chatting to you all - hope to again soon. :)
7:01 am
sprite

the country?
7:01 am
sprite

*hugs Mimi*
7:01 am
MimiCat

{{sprite}}
7:01 am
MimiCat

{{sprite}}
7:01 am
hurshy

having upper A trouble
7:01 am
smores

Good night Liz :)
7:01 am
MimiCat

See you later, Liz. {{Liz}}
7:02 am
sprite

bye Liz, have a peaceful night!
7:02 am
Lizlin

A large store place is a **** house - follows the country!
7:02 am
Lizlin

ty - really going now - hope Mimi gets the ch 9!
7:02 am
MimiCat

Fabulous, Liz!!! Thanks!!
7:03 am
sprite

only 2 so far here as well, hursh
7:03 am
hurshy

ar5/12 and ar4?
7:03 am
hurshy

are the ones you have?
7:04 am
sprite

lol yes
7:04 am
Anniebrook

and there's ac 5/16
7:04 am
MimiCat

Annie!!
7:04 am
hurshy

thanks annie
7:04 am
sprite

hi Annie :) (looking)
7:04 am
Anniebrook

and hello everyone :)
7:05 am
sprite

got it, thanks again
7:05 am
Anniebrook

youre welcome
7:06 am
smores

finally got the ic7/9
7:06 am
sprite

wtg smores
7:06 am
smores

Hiya Annie :)
7:06 am
Anniebrook

hiya back, smores
7:07 am
MimiCat

ic7? Now I feel stupid again.....
7:07 am
smores

frozen water + water vehicle
7:08 am
MimiCat

Wow---thanks, smores. Brain cells are now recharging.
7:08 am
smores

and you are many things Mimi, stupid is definately not one of them
7:08 am
sprite

lol Mimi
7:09 am
smores

:)
7:09 am
MimiCat

Love it when you talk sweet, smores!
7:09 am
smores

how else can smores talk...lol
7:10 am
MimiCat

There ya go!
7:10 am
hurshy

at4/5 from top a also
7:10 am
sprite

hursh: I found at4
7:10 am
MimiCat

Interesting that both the "parents" are in the grid today.
7:11 am
sprite

true, Mimi
7:12 am
sprite

and at6/30 too
7:12 am
sprite

lol... snap hursh!
7:13 am
hurshy

thanks for the 6 :)
7:14 am
MimiCat

Just got the appetizer!! Feeling smarter.
7:15 am
sprite

yayy Mimi!
7:15 am
smores

ooh thanks Mimi
7:15 am
sprite

hursh: ac7/36. Shortage of carbon dioxide in the blood
7:15 am
jbp

happy boxing day, all
7:15 am
sprite

hi jbp, to you too
7:16 am
MimiCat

Actually, there are TWO appetizers. Now I'm getting while the getting is good. HAGD, all.
7:16 am
MollyL

Sometimes chat bounces all over the place like mercury. I couldn't figure out what at6 had to do with parents, until I read and re-read.
7:16 am
sprite

Babble chat keeps the mind limber. Hello Molly.
7:16 am
smores

Bye Mimi, see ya soon {{hugs}}
7:17 am
hurshy

hypoxemia?
7:17 am
sprite

bye Mimi *hugs*
7:17 am
Anniebrook

Hi Molly
7:17 am
jbp

might anyone want to clue a D for me?
7:17 am
smores

Hi Molly :)
7:17 am
sprite

jbp: babies wear them
7:17 am
MollyL

Jbp...baby pants
7:17 am
jbp

ty ty ty
7:18 am
Sugrraleona

LOL - thanks Molly (and some grown ups, too!) haha
7:18 am
Anniebrook

thanks Molly
7:18 am
jbp

well, some grown ups act as if they should....
7:18 am
sprite

Sugr, I know... I do :)
7:19 am
hurshy

now i have all the 7's!
7:19 am
smores

lol...
7:19 am
jbp

no, not you Sprite...
7:19 am
sprite

you rock, hursh. I am still one short.
7:19 am
jbp

only in a good way!
7:19 am
hurshy

oc or un
7:19 am
jbp

arem
7:19 am
sprite

lol, thanks jbp. I am a Tena girl, though :)
7:19 am
jbp

ocaria
7:20 am
MollyL

I'm still in "hypoxemia?" land
7:20 am
jbp

banu
7:20 am
jbp

crap
7:20 am
jbp

crapity crap
7:20 am
jbp

sorry
7:20 am
BabbleRabble

What do you get when you combine a recliner with a fruit?
A chairy.
7:20 am
sprite

ac + a word that looks like the sleeping disorder
7:21 am
sprite

lol BabbleRabble... and hi, good to see you.
7:21 am
jbp

good one babrab!
7:21 am
BabbleRabble

Hello, sprite
7:22 am
jbp

for nbt and so I can flee to work.... top row E??
7:22 am
hurshy

woman's name - author jong
7:22 am
jbp

thanks hursh!
7:22 am
hurshy

and e + sticky roll of stuff
7:22 am
jbp

i hadn't thought of the plant.
7:22 am
sprite

the heather flower, jbp
7:22 am
jbp

ok, now I am off to the saltmines.
7:23 am
jbp

have a splendid day, all!
7:23 am
sprite

bye jbp!
7:23 am
smores

Hi BR :)
7:23 am
BabbleRabble

et 5/12
7:23 am
BabbleRabble

Be well, jbp
7:23 am
smores

Have a great day jbp :)
7:23 am
BabbleRabble

Hello, smores
7:28 am
BabbleRabble

363 days, ten hours and 31 minutes until Christmas.
7:29 am
sprite

omg... BabbleRabble! Don't remind me :)
7:31 am
smores

lol..
7:33 am
sprite

how was you Christmas, BabbleRabble?
7:35 am
smores

brb
7:39 am
cool.girl

hi clue for the fa5/24 please
7:40 am
sprite

cool, hi. Islamitic decree.
7:41 am
cool.girl

dont understand clue
7:42 am
sprite

or start with not slim and end make love,, not **r.
7:42 am
cool.girl

got it thanks
7:42 am
sprite

yw
7:42 am
Mom

Good morning everyone!
7:43 am
cool.girl

did you have a nice christmas sprite
7:43 am
sprite

Mom! *hugs*
7:43 am
Mom

pate
7:43 am
Mom

oops, so sorry
7:43 am
sprite

nice going :D
7:43 am
cool.girl

hi mom
7:43 am
Mom

((Sprite)) good afternoon
7:43 am
Mom

hello cool.girl
7:44 am
Mom

slinks back into the ground
7:44 am
sprite

cool: we had a very quiet day yesterday. And today (we celebrate a 2nd Christmas day in the Netherlands) we are gonna cook together, watch a movie, and play games tonight.
7:44 am
sprite

*digs up Mom as fast as she can* Stay with us, dear one!
7:44 am
Mom

sounds like a delightful day Sprite
7:45 am
sprite

yes, I like it. Am off to cook, btw... just noticed the time. Must be out of the kitchen before the boys start the main dish! Daughter and me take care of appetiser and dessert.
7:45 am
sprite

bye all, hope to see you later. *hugs*
7:45 am
Mom

have a lovely day, Sprite. xx
7:47 am
cool.girl

enjoy love and best wishes for the new year
7:54 am
MollyL

No worries Coolgirl, not many people get the "Islamic decree" clue. : )
7:54 am
Mom

good morning, Molly
7:54 am
MollyL

Hi Mom
7:57 am
MollyL

I always have to research "boxing day" as we do not observe it here in the States. Apparently, it has it's origins in the affluent being kind to the servants.
8:04 am
Mom

time to scoot. ((Hugs)) to all of you
8:04 am
MollyL

Have a nice day Mom
8:23 am
crosshair

good morning everyone;) my first word is one that is almost never in the grid be 6/30:) hope it is a good omen
8:23 am
hurshy

i think it's a terrorist message... put it together with "america"
8:24 am
crosshair

lol you never know
8:24 am
smores

hi again
8:24 am
smores

ohhh
8:24 am
crosshair

mix that with the kennedy magic bullet and the fake staged moon landings and you can have some fun
8:24 am
crosshair

howdy smores
8:25 am
crosshair

oh and area 51 just to keep things fun
8:25 am
smores

hiya crossy, how was your Christmas?
8:25 am
hurshy

anyone want to clue pe6?
8:26 am
crosshair

it was very nice smores.a simple small christmas,calm,no panic.no big box store frenzy
8:26 am
crosshair

pe 6/33 it is an alloy called poor mans silver and is often used for beer steinsd
8:27 am
crosshair

steins
8:27 am
hurshy

lol, here is me looking for weird things and ignoring a regular word.
8:27 am
hurshy

thanks
8:27 am
crosshair

np
8:27 am
crosshair

in old days it used to be mixed heavily with lead..was not good for the health
8:28 am
smores

thnk crossy
8:29 am
smores

*thanks
8:29 am
crosshair

np:)
8:30 am
smores

lol....I think the lead was the least of their problems considering what they put in the steins
8:31 am
smores

" if the drink doesn't kill ya, the cup will"
8:32 am
crosshair

you are most likely correct smores.some of the stuff was quite nasty i have read
8:33 am
smores

glad you had a nice Christmas, our was fairly uncommercialized as well
8:34 am
crosshair

it is nice our son is older and we can do christmas without so much bling
8:35 am
smores

yes, mine would still love some bling, but are old enough to understand that isn't what it's about..
8:35 am
smores

and that mama's broke...lol
8:35 am
Scrabbler

Good day, smores & crossy. May I join you?
8:36 am
smores

nice brunch with all the family at my sister's...then quite evening at home
8:36 am
crosshair

we have more fun doing up nice stockings for each other and on present each and we got each other a nice heart and stroke lottery calander that will keep it interesting all year long
8:36 am
smores

Of course scrabbller...come on in the wa5s fine...lol
8:36 am
lbdawger

gm, everyone, clue for the fa5.24?
8:36 am
crosshair

morning scrabby.was santa good to you and the bunnies?
8:36 am
crosshair

howdy lbd
8:36 am
Scrabbler

Hi dawger
8:37 am
lbdawger

hi crossy, hi scrabs
8:37 am
crosshair

fa 5/24 is an islamic contract or something like that
8:37 am
Scrabbler

I was on call yesterday, thus needed to be home (within 30 min drive of the hospital), so I was alone with the bunnies. We had a quiet, peaceful day.
8:37 am
LuvWordGames

fa 5/24 not skinny + H20 is **ter
8:38 am
BzznBea

fa5 - rotund + first two letters of H2)
8:38 am
crosshair

sometimes peace is a good gift as well
8:38 am
smores

definately...
8:38 am
Scrabbler

I was with family on Sunday.
8:38 am
smores

so were you called in?
8:39 am
lbdawger

ty for the fa5.24, found it.
8:39 am
Scrabbler

Nope, no need to go to the hospital and ONE phone call all day! Lucky me.
8:39 am
smores

brb...dog needs out
8:40 am
dan2bit

happy boxing day, all
8:41 am
crosshair

avoiding stores like the plague today.someone else can buy into the frenzy
8:42 am
crosshair

howdy dan how did lil2bit enjoy her christmas?
8:42 am
Scrabbler

Hi Dan. LittleMiss2bit must have had a blast yesterday.
8:43 am
crosshair

it is so nice when they are young;))
8:44 am
cool.girl

can i have a clue for the re6/24 and the re6/21 please
8:44 am
crosshair

re 6/21 is to seal a box for shipping again
8:45 am
HarryHood

re6/24 is past tense of to remit again
8:46 am
phaeton

re6/21x2
8:47 am
HarryHood

ooh so close to emaciate
8:47 am
dan2bit

miss2bit is still recovering from yesterday :-) she did not nap, because there was too much to do.
8:48 am
HarryHood

98 left. bbl
8:49 am
crosshair

lol dan.when we were young my da could not keep us in bed much past 05;30 christmas day BUT the rule was we had to sit down for a full weekend breakfast first with all the trimmings then we could open our stocking wile mum and da would have 3 or 4 coffees9laced with something soothing i suspect)
8:50 am
Scrabbler

Nice tradition, Crossy.
8:50 am
dan2bit

hah! we actually had to wake her up at 8am (probably the last year that will happen)
8:52 am
crosshair

i am sure she will be ready to go at 04:00 am next year dan
8:53 am
smores

so that's where the big crossy breakfasts started
8:53 am
dan2bit

this was her big gift - http://tinyurl.com/cyoqypa
8:54 am
cool.girl

can ihave other clues i just cant find them its frustrating
8:54 am
crosshair

i remember my mums breakfasts english style fry ups type of course and tea
8:54 am
crosshair

also known by the cute name "bubble and squeak"
8:55 am
phaeton

re6/21 to mend something
8:55 am
crosshair

wow! that is one kick ass easy bake oven!
8:55 am
Scrabbler

Great, creative play toy for kids. Mary's kids have a similar one and we use it often with toy pots, pans, plates, etc
8:55 am
cool.girl

i have the one that records
8:55 am
phaeton

re6/24 to send in money twice
8:56 am
Scrabbler

I have re + pa4/6 and re + ta4/5
8:56 am
phaeton

re + two is the same as a **** of mittens
8:56 am
crosshair

i am not seeing all these re,s
8:56 am
dan2bit

yes, she also got a "stand" mixer, and a wok from grandparents, and we've been saving empty spice jars and boxes &c for a while :-)
8:57 am
phaeton

use top and bottom R
8:57 am
phaeton

use top and bottom R
8:57 am
cool.girl

got them
8:57 am
Scrabbler

She will have endless hours of fund in her kitchen and restaurant.
8:57 am
phaeton

sorry
8:57 am
phaeton

wtg cool
8:57 am
Scrabbler

Clue for the D please?
8:57 am
bichon

Good morning folks
8:57 am
crosshair

howdy bichon
8:58 am
smores

lol...nice dan...bet she loves it
8:58 am
Scrabbler

*arf*arf* Bichon
8:58 am
smores

morning bichon :)
8:58 am
bichon

nice to see a bigger grid today, by 100 words
8:58 am
smores

di6/24
8:58 am
bichon

We went to see "The Hobbit". Yesterday. Despite the long, drawn out battle scenes, it is great
8:59 am
crosshair

got a nice oc 7/36.always wanted to go on one of those big cruise ships and go on an on7 trip around the world
8:59 am
crosshair

oc7*
8:59 am
Scrabbler

Ever since I read "The Hobbit" I have wanted to live in The Shire and a Hobbit home.
9:00 am
crosshair

we will not sit in those awful seats for 3 hours just for part one.we will wait till it is all out on dvd i think
9:00 am
bichon

Wouldn't anyone. But New Zealand is great
9:00 am
Scrabbler

TY, crossy
9:00 am
crosshair

crossy love hobbit holes
9:00 am
bichon

I don't think DVD would pay it justice. We did not see it in 3-D
9:00 am
smores

thanks crossy, that was the 7 I was missing
9:00 am
bichon

did anyone get the d word?
9:01 am
Scrabbler

nope
9:01 am
smores

baby's we4 them
9:01 am
crosshair

here scrabby,here is my hobbit house....
9:01 am
turqaz

d word: what to wrap a baby's bottom in
9:01 am
crosshair

http://tinyurl.com/crqgbof
9:01 am
bichon

ty tur
9:02 am
turqaz

yw
9:02 am
smores

teehee guess I didn't need to we4, wear isn't in the grid
9:02 am
Scrabbler

ty
9:02 am
crosshair

i am told the 3d version does not do it any favours
9:03 am
bichon

that's why we didn't see it in 3-D. It's scary enough
9:03 am
Scrabbler

Cool website, crossy
9:04 am
crosshair

i do not know how they managed to fluff it out enough for 3 parts.bit of a cash grab i suspect
9:04 am
smores

nice crossy
9:05 am
bichon

true, crossy. But I would go see the last two. Bilbo was great
9:05 am
Scrabbler

The Hobbit movie is in 3 parts?
9:05 am
bichon

Yes.
9:06 am
crosshair

i love the hobbit and LOTR.but even at two hours for average movie it the theatre,i cannot feel my legs when i try to stand;((
9:06 am
crosshair

i sciatica(sp) becomes agony
9:06 am
crosshair

my
9:07 am
Scrabbler

I didn't know that. Well, I haven't been to a cinema in > 5 yrs anyway. I wait for the DVD
9:07 am
bichon

It went by so fast. And, the Golum scene was fabulous
9:07 am
smores

yeah, I could see doing it in 2 parts....but 3....getting a little greedy there
9:07 am
crosshair

think it is best scrabby.i notice most are going from theatre to dvd in 2 months or so
9:07 am
bichon

We rarely go to movies, but this is the kind that I would
9:08 am
crosshair

i have heard amazing things about the gollum scene
9:08 am
smores

me too bichon....definatley on my to do list
9:08 am
Scrabbler

I can pause for snack and bathroom breaks, and, even better, no noisy, rude, obnoxious people ruining the experience.
9:08 am
bichon

I wish they had more of the songs from the book
9:08 am
bichon

True, the texting people
9:09 am
MollyL

I'm not much for movies at the theater anymore either. For all the reasons already stated. Mostly, the rude annoying cell phone people.
9:10 am
crosshair

"last time i went,we had 2 older couples saying non stop can you undersand what he is saying i cannot understand what he is saying all the way through the life of pi i understood him perfectly his accent was mild imho and damn cell phones rining..
9:10 am
crosshair

ringing
9:10 am
Scrabbler

And the odor of cigarette smoke on people's clothing.
9:10 am
crosshair

yes
9:10 am
bichon

And, the people smoking right outside the doors
9:11 am
crosshair

had one like that at my left elbow.just stank of a ciggarette smoked fast before the movie
9:12 am
sprite

hello all :)
Appetisers ready to go into the oven... can't do anything else until it is time to heat it up.
9:12 am
MollyL

There doesn't seem to be proper ventilation in movie theaters, thus the scents linger longer.
9:12 am
crosshair

and is it me or are they getting a tad too loud?
9:12 am
smores

welcome back sprite :)
9:12 am
MollyL

Obnoxiously loud
9:13 am
sprite

thanks smores :)
It is fun, cooking with my girl.
9:13 am
crosshair

((sprite))
9:13 am
bichon

I remember the days when they had newsreels before the movie, not ads
9:13 am
sprite

hi crossy *hugs*
9:13 am
MollyL

Oh yeah Bich, that's the other thing. Twenty minutes of previews.
9:13 am
crosshair

lol,careful bichin,you are dating yourself;))
9:13 am
smores

yes, that is always nice sprite
9:13 am
bichon

I am proud of my golden years
9:13 am
sprite

bichon: so do I! The 'Polygone journaal' it was called here.
9:14 am
bichon

I wouldn't mind just the previews, but the same ads
9:14 am
smores

<----remembers the cartoons :)
9:14 am
bichon

I just got a fluff in my lap. Why are they so needy
9:15 am
sprite

cartoons, polygoon journaal and a few ads. Usually the big strong silent type of man smoking.
9:15 am
smores

lol...
9:15 am
sprite

don't know, bichon... here many dogs are nervous because of the early New Year firecrackers.
9:16 am
Scrabbler

They want love, bichon. I grabbed bunny Beatrix a while ago and we looked out the window together. I told her that wild bunnies live out there, in the snow.
9:16 am
bichon

I don't understand it, they are need 24/7/365
9:16 am
sprite

(dessert is vanilla ice with heated cherries... nothing I can do about that beforehand, done in a whiffy... and SOOOO good!)
9:16 am
bichon

He can now see out the back yard. The minute a dog comes along he will go ballistic
9:16 am
sprite

Scrabs, I don't think you should give your bunny nightmares!
9:16 am
bichon

*needy
9:17 am
Scrabbler

Haha. I tell my bunnies how lucky they are.
9:17 am
sprite

and now they dream of poor lil' bunnies frozen in the snow, one paw stretched out towards the Scrabs' home... but they didn't make it in time...
9:18 am
bichon

Fluffs know they are entitle. Why else would they be sleeping with their heads on our pillows with us
9:19 am
Scrabbler

I had a bunny that jumped into bed with me. Sebastian would often be up there during the night too. He was the sweetest little bunny.
9:19 am
sprite

aw isn't that sweet
9:19 am
Scrabbler

Sometimes I would be woken up by whiskers in my face.
9:19 am
bichon

stats for the 4th column a, pls
9:20 am
Scrabbler

I am missing those too
9:20 am
sprite

ap5/14 is one
9:20 am
sprite

and aw5/18 is the other one, I think
9:21 am
bichon

aw 5/18 is not from that a
9:21 am
CiociaJudy

af5/16 is the other one
9:22 am
sprite

no, you are right, aw comes from the one on the 2nd column, 3rd row. Sorry.
9:22 am
Scrabbler

Well, I passed halfway so that is enough. Enjoy the day, all.
9:22 am
sprite

hi Ciocia, indeed
9:22 am
sprite

bye Scrabs
9:22 am
smores

Bye scrabbler, enjoy your day :)
9:22 am
CiociaJudy

bye Scrabs. Hi Sprite and Bichon
9:23 am
Robespierre

Mare
9:23 am
bichon

ty Judy
9:24 am
crosshair

tc scrabby
9:24 am
sprite

hi Maximilien :)
9:32 am
Angelsong

greetings, all. We had a wonderful Christmas!
9:32 am
sprite

hi Angelsong, how nice
9:32 am
Angelsong

much better than I thought it was going to be
9:32 am
Angelsong

anyone have clues for the 9's?
9:33 am
Trifioso

good morning dear friends, and happy boxing day!
9:33 am
sprite

Triffles! *huggles*
9:33 am
CiociaJudy

Happy Boxing Day Trif. Hi Angelsong.
9:33 am
Trifioso

big hug right back!
9:34 am
Trifioso

I have given the staff the day off, and how the castle echoes in their absence!
9:34 am
sprite

ic9: someone who drives the Titanic
ch9: dishes
9:34 am
Angelsong

hi, Judy! and Trif!
9:34 am
sprite

how lovely, Trif. And how humane of you.
9:34 am
Angelsong

chinaware
9:34 am
CiociaJudy

loving having the week off!!
9:34 am
MollyL

Who are you boxing today, Trif? : P
9:34 am
sprite

yeah, that is it
9:35 am
xeiluj


I have that one, any clues for the other nine?!?
9:35 am
Angelsong

I just got approval to work from my home full time.
9:35 am
MollyL

Oh, I see you are celebrating in the traditional "be nice to the servants" day way. : D
9:35 am
smores

okay, finally got 100, gotta go for now
9:35 am
Trifioso

ic9? I thought it was oc9?
9:35 am
Trifioso

congratulations angel!!! that is VERY good news!~
9:36 am
sprite

hi xeiluj, frozen water + a kind of ship for the 7. Elongate for the 9
9:36 am
smores

have a wonderful day all - be back later to finish
9:36 am
sprite

bye smores *hug*
9:36 am
smores

{sprite}
9:38 am
sprite

oc7, Trif, but no oc9.
9:38 am
Angelsong

it really is ic9, trif.
9:40 am
phaeton

hello..stats for the D please
9:41 am
sprite

di6/24, hi phaeton
9:41 am
phaeton

ty sprite...found it
9:42 am
sprite

yay :)
9:45 am
car.eeyore

Good morning! Happy Boxing Day!
9:45 am
crosshair

car!
9:45 am
phaeton

clue for ac7 please?
9:45 am
car.eeyore

Hello Crossy!
9:45 am
sprite

hi car.ee :) And to you and yours as well.
9:45 am
car.eeyore

Hi Sprite!
9:46 am
sprite

the ac7 is an unusual one. It means a shortage of carbon dioxide in the blood. Ac + a word that resembles the one for snoring disease.
9:47 am
car.eeyore

Ty Sprite!
9:47 am
phaeton

ty sprite
9:47 am
sprite

my pleasure :)
9:48 am
crosshair

and now it is time for crossys tidbit of the day.it is of particular interest to those of you who are hoarding these....
9:48 am
sprite

go for it, crossy
9:48 am
crosshair

There's a rumor that Twinkies have a shelf life of 20-plus years. The truth of the matter, however, is that it’s closer to 25 days. The plastic-wrapped desserts contain the same apocalypse-vulnerable preservatives you’d find in most commercially baked breads.

9:49 am
crosshair

ty for that ac7 sprite:)
9:49 am
sprite

yvw crossy ;)
9:49 am
sprite

*throws out the Twinkies*
9:51 am
crosshair

seems they are going to continue under another owner anyways
9:51 am
Judi

Happy Boxing Day and Kwanza, Babblers!
9:51 am
car.eeyore

Hi Judi!
9:51 am
Shirlockc

what else would we eat when the zombies come?
9:51 am
sprite

and to you and yours, Judi
9:51 am
car.eeyore

Oh! I did not realize it was Kwanza as well. Happy Kwanza everyone!
9:52 am
car.eeyore

Hi shirlockc!
9:52 am
sprite

fireflies. Off to other things... bye all, have a lovely day and a peaceful evening.
9:52 am
crosshair

tc sprite
9:52 am
car.eeyore

Bye Sprite!! {{hugs}}
9:53 am
phaeton

hagd sprite
9:54 am
MLFAN17

hello
9:55 am
car.eeyore

Hello mlfan17!
9:56 am
MLFAN17

hi car
9:57 am
MLFAN17

stats for the 2nd column first E please?
9:58 am
phaeton

er5/12
9:58 am
MLFAN17

ty phae
9:58 am
car.eeyore

Hello Phae!
9:58 am
phaeton

yw
9:59 am
MLFAN17

stats for the D please?
9:59 am
phaeton

di6/24
10:00 am
car.eeyore

TY Phae!
10:01 am
crosshair

never ceases to amaze me.like other homes we have lots of knives,forks,tea spoons etc and only one potato masher,egg flipper,hot dog tongs etc right? now all the cutlerly is is hot soapy water in the sink(crossy hates dishwashers and loves his sink water at about 4000 degrees) now here it comes,i need one teaspoon,so i figure "hey,we have 10,000 teaspoons,i shall just reach in real quick and nab one and wash it" right?..wrong!..dip one...egg flipper.dip 2 orange zester...now hands are par bpoiled..dip 3 lemur mellon baller..dip 4 antelope grater..now my skin is about to slide off of my hands and NO TEA SPOON!.. i think i need a tea...
10:01 am
phaeton

yw
10:01 am
MLFAN17

clue please?
10:01 am
car.eeyore

Change this on a baby often
10:01 am
MLFAN17

ty got it
10:02 am
car.eeyore

Grab the tongs and then use it to fish for the spoon!
10:02 am
trentsnana

funny crossy
10:02 am
MLFAN17

4th column C stats please
10:02 am
trentsnana

good idea, car!
10:02 am
trentsnana

BTW good morning, everyone, and I hope you all had a nice Christmas
10:02 am
phaeton

ch5/14
10:02 am
phaeton

ch4/6
10:02 am
car.eeyore

Hello trentsnana! Good morning!
10:03 am
phaeton

hi nana
10:03 am
car.eeyore

I have ca 4/6
10:03 am
crosshair

dip 5...artichoke inverter..dip 6 brussel sprout eviskerator..no tea spoon..though there are 10,000 in da sink
10:03 am
car.eeyore

Sorry...wrong C! Try ca 6/24 instead.
10:04 am
phaeton

ca5/14
10:06 am
phaeton

ch4/6...plant pet
10:06 am
crosshair

so i finally use the racoon steamer fork to pull the plug and there it is is the bottom of the sink..10,000 tea spoons and a elk infuser lol
10:07 am
car.eeyore

Stats please for the A in the fourth column?
10:07 am
phaeton

lol crossy
10:07 am
trentsnana

lol Crossy
10:07 am
car.eeyore

Victory is yours Crossy!
10:07 am
trentsnana

I think I need an elk infuser
10:07 am
phaeton

you shouldn't wait til every utensil is dirty to do the dishes...lol
10:07 am
crosshair

but then i would not have all this fun;))
10:08 am
phaeton

and bright red hands..."crossy the red-hand canadian"
10:08 am
crosshair

and i get nice soft hands that are totally sterile hehe
10:11 am
Judi

*wonders how one infuses an elk*
10:11 am
crosshair

very carefully
10:11 am
car.eeyore

Buy him a drink first....
10:11 am
phaeton

and...what do you infuse him with?
10:12 am
crosshair

whatever he wants:)
10:12 am
Judi

Moose juice?
10:12 am
crosshair

i never did find the moose juicer...
10:13 am
Judi

Deer beer?
10:13 am
crosshair

lol,takes 6 months to ferment
10:14 am
rururocks

I heard it takes a lot of doe to make beer
10:14 am
car.eeyore

Hi Ruru!
10:14 am
crosshair

we do heave a moosehead brand beer
10:15 am
rururocks

gm car
10:15 am
crosshair

back in a sec..i still need to wash a tea spoon...
10:15 am
car.eeyore

I still need stats for that fourth column A please?
10:16 am
car.eeyore

SQUEEE! I found a 9!
10:16 am
Judi

Aw5/18.
10:16 am
car.eeyore

I have one of those from another A.
10:16 am
car.eeyore

Is there more than 1?
10:17 am
Judi

Only one Aw.
10:18 am
car.eeyore

Very festive Icon Judi! I love it!
10:19 am
phaeton

AF5/16
10:19 am
car.eeyore

Oh bless you, Phae! It was driving me nuts! TY!
10:19 am
phaeton

yw
10:19 am
Judi

Ty, Car. A random Google find.
10:24 am
tceicher

i
10:24 am
car.eeyore

Hello tceicher!
10:24 am
BabbleRabble

hello tceicher ... i to you too
10:27 am
MollyL

Judi gives good icon : P
10:27 am
car.eeyore

Have to scoot for a bit...and maybe take a nap! Have a great, relaxing day everyone! {{hugs}} all around!
10:27 am
car.eeyore

Hi Molly!
10:27 am
Judi

lol. Ty, Molls!
10:27 am
tceicher

r
10:28 am
tceicher

un
10:28 am
BabbleRabble

r
10:28 am
phaeton

hagd car
10:28 am
BabbleRabble

un
10:29 am
tceicher

ci
10:35 am
Judi

Non-sensical trivia: Name the two countries in today's grid. Only one of which is an accepted word.
10:36 am
bichon

ch 5/14
10:36 am
Judi

That's one.
10:38 am
PMS

america
10:38 am
Judi

Yay, PMS. That is correct.
10:40 am
MollyL

Ch5
10:41 am
Judi

You buzzed in too late, Molly. Bichon beat you to it.
10:43 am
rururocks

Bichon 1 Molly 0
10:45 am
bichon

woot for moi
10:45 am
bichon

what are the 9's pls. Are they extensions from other words
10:45 am
rururocks

*anxiously awaits the next judi Jeopardy question*
10:45 am
rururocks

compounds bichon
10:46 am
rururocks

dee dah dee dah dee dah dum.. dum dee dum ....
10:48 am
phaeton

ch9...ic9
10:49 am
phaeton

done...any clues needed?
10:50 am
bichon

ty phae, got the ic9
10:50 am
phaeton

yw
10:50 am
mixi6

pa6,24?
10:51 am
phaeton

pa + similar to a mexican snack
10:51 am
mixi6

ty phae.
10:51 am
phaeton

yw
10:53 am
crosshair

ty phae
10:53 am
trentsnana

does the ic9 start with frozen water?
10:54 am
phaeton

yes
10:54 am
trentsnana

finally!
10:54 am
trentsnana

ty
10:55 am
phaeton

yw
10:57 am
mixi6

ac7?
10:59 am
trentsnana

ac plus word similar to sleep disorder
11:00 am
phaeton

ac...and something that is similar to the sleeping sickness
11:00 am
bichon

got the ch 9
11:00 am
phaeton

wtg bichon
11:01 am
mixi6

ty again phae
11:01 am
phaeton

yw
11:02 am
mixi6

fireworks.
11:02 am
MollyL

<--Not attentive today. I am in the Jeopardy PB
11:03 am
phaeton

wtg mixi
11:08 am
phaeton

Happy Babbling!
11:09 am
MollyL

US Geography For 40 $: What US area, that Ru lives in, is in the grid today, but not accepted?
11:10 am
PMS

co
11:11 am
rururocks

HA
11:11 am
bichon

napa
11:12 am
MollyL

Bich: 2 Molly: 0
11:13 am
bichon

My hubby was on Jeopardy
11:14 am
MollyL

That's cool Bich.
11:15 am
bichon

He won cash from one game and a trip for two to Hawaii for a week. air fa**, food and oceanfront hotel. He's my hero
11:15 am
flosey

good morning everyone
11:15 am
MollyL

Wow, even cooler.
11:16 am
flosey

wow bichon, good for him - and nice that you get to enjoy his prizes
11:16 am
bichon

He was also on "Millionaire"
11:19 am
bichon

Yes, we went on a 40th anniversary trip
11:20 am
rururocks

wow
11:20 am
Shirlockc

nice bichon!
11:21 am
rururocks

how do you prepare for those shows.. I couldn't imagine
11:21 am
bichon

He is trying to get on "Wheel Of Fortune", but no luck
11:22 am
bichon

I think for "Jeopardy" you can study the basic things; state capitals, Presidents, etc. But, not for "Millionaire"
11:22 am
bichon

He is know on camus as "The Man Who Knows Everything"
11:22 am
bichon

*campus
11:23 am
bichon

think I'll refuel the brain cells. bbs
11:25 am
welki

hi babblers
11:39 am
rururocks

hey welks
11:45 am
MollyL

You people are clever. I'm getting a kick out of the Boxing Day icons. : )
11:47 am
Shirlockc

co6/27?
11:51 am
BzznBea

center of an apple minus the last letter + prohibit
11:52 am
Shirlockc

thx bzzn!
11:52 am
BzznBea

yw
11:59 am
uusue2

hi all!
12:01 pm
SeaSpray

Hello everyone...nasty weather here today
12:02 pm
uusue2

hi sea! kind of grey and blah here.
12:02 pm
SeaSpray

sleet, snow, cold, blowing...yuck!
12:02 pm
uusue2

ugh. Good day to stay inside!
12:03 pm
SeaSpray

absolutely...by the fire
12:09 pm
Matches

clue for ch 9
12:10 pm
Matches

erica
12:10 pm
Kateq

dishes from the far east
12:10 pm
Matches

sorry pb for me
12:11 pm
Matches

ty kateq
12:11 pm
Kateq

yw
12:13 pm
harpjane

what are the stats for the lone i?
12:13 pm
scrambler

hi all
12:13 pm
scrambler

lone I- 4/6
12:15 pm
scrambler

gotta go ride bye all
12:15 pm
harpjane

thanks
12:16 pm
periwinkle

hi all, late start here, help with the D pls
12:17 pm
rururocks

babies wear them peri
12:17 pm
rururocks

and really old men
12:17 pm
dizgrannie

di 6....baby's pants
12:17 pm
rururocks

but that depends
12:18 pm
SeaSpray

at
12:20 pm
periwinkle

ty ruruu and that was a wonderful thing you did yesterday, volunteering, even tho it was tedioius and tiring
12:20 pm
welki

hey folks - greetings from the tundra! -24C here!
12:20 pm
rururocks

yes.. I will do it again..it's hard to get signed up.. they have like a lottery almost
12:20 pm
periwinkle

really?
12:21 pm
harpjane

getting down there, eh welki?
12:21 pm
periwinkle

they do not have anything like that near me. that is why I volunteer at a local food pantry weekly
12:21 pm
welki

*agrees with peri* (if it's full up at holiday time, maybe do your volunteering during "regular" days?)
12:22 pm
welki

must be cold in your neck of the woods, too, jane
12:22 pm
rururocks

they allow people to sign up on November 1st and it fills up fast
12:22 pm
periwinkle

it is cold and nasty here
12:22 pm
smores

hi again all :)
12:22 pm
periwinkle

I am sure it does, ruru and they must really appreciate all the offers of help
12:23 pm
rururocks

<---has good karma for Jan
12:23 pm
periwinkle

I would volunteer at a soap kitchen if there was one closer to me. the ones I know of are too far and in bad neighborhoods
12:24 pm
rururocks

Well .. Glide isn't exactly in a great neighborhood either
12:24 pm
periwinkle

Ifound the ic9, help with the ch9 pls
12:24 pm
rururocks

fancy plates peri
12:24 pm
periwinkle

If I could find someone to go with I would go. wish you lived closer to me ruru.
12:25 pm
periwinkle

aha, ty for the ch9, I was on the right track but no cigar
12:30 pm
bichon

hi Peri
12:31 pm
periwinkle

hi bichon
12:31 pm
periwinkle

1/2 way, bbs
12:33 pm
uusue2

hi again all!
12:34 pm
bichon

hi Sue, how goes it?
12:35 pm
uusue2

pretty good, bichon, we're at the cancer center now and Frank is getting his second treatment
12:35 pm
bichon

how's he tolerating it?
12:36 pm
uusue2

ok so far; he's had a couple of bouts of nausea and a couple of bouts of diarrhea but both were controlled by medicine
12:36 pm
uusue2

today is just the biological treatment, which has fewer side effects than the chemo
12:39 pm
bichon

it's gotta be tough. We had a friend who quit chemo because he couldn't tolerate the side effects. I don't know if not having the chemo made a difference or not.
12:40 pm
uusue2

That's tough. Frank's cancer is one that tends to recur (even with chemo) so he is determined to see it through. With the chemo plus the bio, he has a reasonable chance of avoiding that.
12:41 pm
bichon

And who knows what wonderful medicine they can come up with in the interim
12:41 pm
uusue2

exactly!
12:42 pm
smores

pfft P's
12:43 pm
smores

hiya uu
12:43 pm
uusue2

hi smores!
12:43 pm
smores

still sending lots of prayers your way :)
12:43 pm
uusue2

thanks!! They are very much apppreciated.
12:45 pm
uusue2

my pfft is the a's. Words that begin with vowels are the bane of my Babble existence.
12:46 pm
smores

not to good with vowels either
12:47 pm
smores

my pfft though was I am done with them
12:47 pm
uusue2

wow, good for you!
12:48 pm
smores

don't know what some mean though...lol
12:49 pm
smores

arrrgh...of course one I never heard of has no definition
12:50 pm
suefrad625

all
12:50 pm
uusue2

sometimes I have to google the words to find the meanings
12:50 pm
uusue2

hi sue!
12:50 pm
suefrad625

hi everyone
12:52 pm
hego

Hi All! happy Holidays!!
12:53 pm
uusue2

hi hego!
12:54 pm
hego

"'lo Sue
12:55 pm
smores

hi hego, sue
12:55 pm
hego

smores!
12:55 pm
smores

lol...I was googling the word uusue
12:56 pm
uusue2

:-)
12:56 pm
smores

seems to be a Scottish word having to do with the stomach
12:57 pm
uusue2

those Scots....
12:57 pm
smores

there's a free clue for pa6/27
12:57 pm
smores

lol....
12:57 pm
flosey

does anyone have a clue for ic 7 please?
12:57 pm
hego

free clue?
12:58 pm
uusue2

hi flosey, I have no idea
12:58 pm
dizgrannie

ic* +bo 4
12:58 pm
uusue2

I was wondering about that too, hego
12:58 pm
flosey

hi sue, but thanks
12:58 pm
uusue2

thanks grannie!
12:59 pm
smores

free as in not asked for but ya got it anyways...lol
12:59 pm
dizgrannie

and one who does for the 9
12:59 pm
flosey

thanks diz
1:00 pm
smores

ic9 extends from the 7
1:00 pm
smores

lol...
1:00 pm
Jillyjill

Hello babble world!
1:00 pm
flosey

thanks, was puzzling over those ic words for a long time
1:00 pm
smores

Hiya jilly :)
1:00 pm
hego

Hi jilly!
1:00 pm
MollyL

<--Not seeing the free clue either
1:00 pm
flosey

morning jilli
1:00 pm
Jillyjill

Not working today smores?
1:01 pm
MimiCat

Back for round 2 today....hello everyone!
1:01 pm
smores

free clue was just me being silly
1:01 pm
uusue2

hi Jill, Molly, Mimi!
1:01 pm
MimiCat

((sue))
1:01 pm
Jillyjill

Hello uusue...how are you?
1:01 pm
smores

definition of pa6/27
1:01 pm
uusue2

oh, was that the Scots word for stomach?
1:02 pm
hego

smores is taunting us with free clues. lol
1:02 pm
uusue2

I'm good, Jill, at the cancer center with Frank who is getting his second treatment
1:02 pm
smores

waiting to hear from work Jilly, they called off day shift this morning due to weather
1:03 pm
Jillyjill

Did you and Frank have a good Christmas?
1:03 pm
MimiCat

Love a snow day! No chance of that here. We should get heat days in summer, though.
1:03 pm
Jillyjill

I only had to go in to replace our chemical in our scope cleaner. Off tomorrow at this point.
1:03 pm
smores

not sure if night shift is working of not
1:03 pm
smores

lol...Mimi
1:03 pm
Jillyjill

LOL, that is true mimi!
1:04 pm
Linda0

any clues for ch 9 pls?
1:04 pm
MollyL

Fancy dishes
1:04 pm
MimiCat

Summers here are like living in a suburb of HELL.
1:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

*waddles in* hello folks!
1:05 pm
MimiCat

Hi, TO!!
1:05 pm
hego

Hi TO!
1:06 pm
Jillyjill

Hello TO!!
1:06 pm
Aloyisius

right behind TO.. hi everyone, Happy Holidays!
1:06 pm
smores

hiya TO
1:06 pm
Aloyisius

bro and his wife just left.. we had a great time together, miss them already
1:06 pm
uusue2

hi TO and aloy!
1:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

bad weather cut my visit to one day. not even 24 hours
1:06 pm
hego

HI aLOY!!
1:06 pm
MollyL

*Cuts a big slice of coconut cream pie for TO*
1:06 pm
hego

Oops caps lock
1:07 pm
Aloyisius

(( hego )).. have a nice Christmas?
1:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

as long as i can waddleand have an ounce of stoamch room left, i'm up for it ")
1:07 pm
hego

yum : 9
1:07 pm
Aloyisius

hi sue, sending good wishes to you and Frank
1:07 pm
hego

Very nice. and ((hugs)) back.
1:08 pm
smores

hi Aloy
1:08 pm
uusue2

thanks aloy!
1:08 pm
smores

sorry to here your visit was cut short TO
1:08 pm
Aloyisius

hi smores! (-:
1:09 pm
Aloyisius

def. ready for a nap as soon as I finish this.. feet hurt but happy that everyone had a great time
1:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

you know what they say about guest, smores..beside, i could tell it was time to go. I just had to cut short visits to nursing home and other side of the family. did go home with lasagna and pizzelles and pepperkakka
1:10 pm
hego

me too Aloy.
1:10 pm
smores

mmmm....yummy
1:10 pm
hego

tootsies need a rest today.
1:11 pm
smores

Wish I knew if I to work, should be napping just in case.
1:11 pm
Aloyisius

oh yes, they are complaining!
1:11 pm
MollyL

Pepperkakka sounds like what cows do after spicy Mexican food : P
1:11 pm
hego

what is that?
1:11 pm
smores

lol...Molly
1:11 pm
Aloyisius

LOL, hi Molly
1:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

:) i do n't think I will tll that to my swedish SIL
1:12 pm
MollyL

They are Swedish spice cookies Hego
1:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

they are yummy thin crips gingerbread
1:12 pm
smores

ginger cookies
1:12 pm
hego

Like pfefferneuse I bet.
1:12 pm
smores

quite yummy
1:13 pm
hego

I like those.
1:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

i swap them for some of my PA dutch light ginger cookies
1:13 pm
Aloyisius

h'mm, Johann's last name is a word!
1:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

liek gingersnaps with lots of molaases, thin and crispy
1:13 pm
MimiCat

So why aren't they called gingerkaka? OK---I need a nap already....the mind is going gaga.
1:13 pm
hego

nitey Mimi
1:14 pm
MollyL

Aloy is joining Smores in giving out free clues
1:14 pm
Aloyisius

(-: Merry Belated Christmas clues
1:14 pm
uusue2

OK, Frank is done, time to head home!
1:14 pm
Aloyisius

tc, you two.. bye, sue
1:15 pm
smores

lol...I changed my mind....they aren't free...I want cookies :)
1:15 pm
MimiCat

Take care, sue.
1:15 pm
hego

Bye Sue!
1:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

i threw my medicin last munute into some packjageand cannot findit
1:15 pm
smores

Bye Sue, take care {{hugs}}
1:15 pm
Jillyjill

bye sue!
1:16 pm
hego

Keep looking TO.
1:16 pm
72 Temple Owl

byesue
1:16 pm
MollyL

Ack, that's why I keep mine in a zip lock bag in my purse TO
1:16 pm
72 Temple Owl

lol @smores
1:16 pm
MimiCat

Frustration tolerance is low today....I'm leaving again. Bye and hugs to all.
1:16 pm
smores

awww...Mimi
1:16 pm
hego

bye Mimi
1:16 pm
Aloyisius

bye, Mimi.. take a nap (-:
1:17 pm
smores

{{ Mimi }} bye
1:17 pm
72 Temple Owl

should just have left them home, and taken them upon my return. bye mimi. chill and return
1:17 pm
MollyL

Makes sign for Smores WILL TRADE CLUES FOR COOKIES
1:17 pm
Aloyisius

power naps do wonders
1:17 pm
smores

lol...I like it!!
1:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

nap sounds good, i think I will head up
1:18 pm
72 Temple Owl

but i have a ?
1:18 pm
Aloyisius

oh, curl up with a good book, kick back.. ahh.. see you, TO
1:18 pm
hego

why am i getting sleepy?
1:19 pm
MimiCat

Another neighbor kept me up last night. They left their dogs on the patio (small) while they were gone and they howled and barked. I was so mad, not so much for the noise but for mistreating the dogs, that I made a complaint to our apt. mgt., left a note on their door and then ended up yelling at her this morning on her way to work!!! I'm a nice person but you don't want to make me angry!
1:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

it is too cold to open a window to get the oil smell o ut of my kitchen and the air freshener I sprayed yesterday is nt doind the trick
1:19 pm
smores

<----waiting for TO's ?
1:19 pm
Aloyisius

front is coming through here, wind whipping up, temps dropping..
1:19 pm
MollyL

It's that kind of day here. On and off freezing rain, house full of good things to eat, hanging out in comfy clothes.
1:19 pm
Aloyisius

skies darkening and storm front approaching.. super duper nap time
1:20 pm
72 Temple Owl

i hate that smell. i tried to make struffoli and they did not turn out. wasted time and $ and have a smelly kitchen.
1:20 pm
Aloyisius

do I hear lullabies ??
1:20 pm
MimiCat

I would sooo much love a good storm....
1:20 pm
hego

Mimi, that is so rude and inconsiderate.
1:20 pm
smores

Snow finally stopped here, got about 8 inches
1:21 pm
Aloyisius

she deserved a good lecture, Mimi.. good for you
1:21 pm
smores

yes, poor doggie
1:21 pm
bichon

heavy snow here starting about 6 PM. Sure glad I don't have to go anywhere later
1:21 pm
hego

agreed!
1:22 pm
Aloyisius

.. phone.. brb
1:22 pm
MimiCat

No one gets away with mistreating animals or children if I'm around....I'll rip 'em a new one!!
1:23 pm
hego

WoW!!
1:23 pm
smores

lol...
1:23 pm
MimiCat

These people have been warned before, so this may be their 3rd notice which will start eviction. Some people are just too mean and stupid.
1:23 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am praying about power with the ice and high wind forecast. stay safe all
1:25 pm
MimiCat

OK...getting off my soapbox and going to watch a movie. Later, all.
1:25 pm
Jillyjill

bye mimi!
1:25 pm
Jillyjill

stumped on the br6..clue?
1:26 pm
Jillyjill

nm...got it..
1:26 pm
hego

clue Jilly?
1:27 pm
Jillyjill

Well, at least this time I missed going right...
1:27 pm
bichon

b + re5
1:27 pm
hego

ty Bichon
1:28 pm
bichon

yw hego
1:28 pm
Jillyjill

LOL..sorry hego..
1:28 pm
hego

: )
1:28 pm
Aloyisius

oops.. winds interfering with internet..
1:30 pm
Aloyisius

we use a local tower.. back.. but if I disappear, you know why
1:31 pm
Anniebrook

hello, Im back. It is so cold out.
1:31 pm
Aloyisius

hi Annie!
1:31 pm
Jillyjill

*ties aloy to chair for safety*
1:31 pm
hego

Hi Annie!
1:31 pm
MollyL

TO, you're going to have to bundle up and open some windows to get that smell out
1:31 pm
hego

lol Jilly
1:31 pm
bichon

It's cold and there's snow in the air
1:31 pm
Anniebrook

Hi Aloy and hego :)
1:32 pm
Anniebrook

Here too, bichon
1:32 pm
MollyL

Cold and freezing rain here. Good day for staying comfy inside.
1:33 pm
hego

same here Molls
1:35 pm
MollyL

There is no such thing as too cold to open a window here. I have to get fresh air in a few times a day.
1:35 pm
Aloyisius

bet the ic9's welcome the frigid weather
1:36 pm
72 Temple Owl

i keepbathroom eindow open all the time
1:36 pm
Jillyjill

We have a south facing home, with sun lower to horizon, it can get warm even below zero...
1:36 pm
Aloyisius

brrrr, makes for a cold seat, TO!
1:36 pm
hego

<---very allergic to pollen.
1:39 pm
smores

grrr...still don't know if I have to work
1:40 pm
hego

poor smores :(
1:40 pm
smores

Called and got a recording, "day shift has been cancelled, we will determine before 5pm regarding night shift"
1:40 pm
stidmama

***sneaks in to hug the nice people***




*relurk*
1:40 pm
hego

very last minute.
1:41 pm
smores

{{ stidmama }}
1:41 pm
hego

((stiddy))
1:41 pm
Jillyjill

(((stid)))
1:41 pm
Aloyisius

tosses a hug stid's way
1:42 pm
stidmama

:-) thanks all, just got my NBT and on the way out again... TO sometimes burning a candle in the kitchen seems to help with the smell of cooking. *poof*
1:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

doing that stid
1:43 pm
hego

Stid is a real Heloise.
1:44 pm
MollyL

The nice people???
1:45 pm
hego

<--was waiting for that.
1:45 pm
hego

And of course we all thoght we were included. lo
1:45 pm
hego

lol
1:46 pm
Jillyjill

We are ALL nice people....
1:46 pm
hego

I agree Jilly
1:49 pm
smores

do you have vinegar and lemon juice TO
1:51 pm
MollyL

All I'm going to say is someone needs to read her own profile message.
1:54 pm
bichon

ca 6/24, pls
1:54 pm
hego

hors doervres bichon
1:55 pm
hego

like little sandwiches
1:55 pm
bichon

ty hego
1:55 pm
hego

yw : )
1:56 pm
Jillyjill

<----would have clued in earlier, but couldn't spell hors de'oerve...
1:57 pm
hego

as you can see I couldn't either.
1:57 pm
hego

But i did not let that stop me. lol
1:57 pm
flosey

same here Jilli
1:57 pm
Jillyjill

LOL....I still can't spell it...but should have thought of appetizer sooner...
1:58 pm
Jillyjill

Hi flosey!
1:58 pm
hego

I guess we could have said appetizer.
1:58 pm
flosey

ah, of course
1:58 pm
Anniebrook

hi flosey ")
1:58 pm
Anniebrook

:)
1:58 pm
flosey

hi everyone, stuck on last 6 words, thought a break might help - but, alas, no luck
1:58 pm
Aloyisius

keep losing connection, sigh.. hi flosey
1:59 pm
flosey

hi Aloy
1:59 pm
Jillyjill

I am in the n's and have slowed down considerably...
1:59 pm
bichon

co 6/27, pls
2:00 pm
flosey

co + cons, + there's a *** on smoking in certain areas
2:00 pm
bichon

tyvm flosey
2:01 pm
flosey

yw bichon
2:01 pm
bichon

16 left, bbs
2:01 pm
hego

ty, did not have that.
2:02 pm
hego

must take a break. bbl
2:03 pm
Jillyjill

*waves good-bye to hego*
2:04 pm
smores

.bye hego :)
2:04 pm
hego

Bye poof
2:04 pm
Aloyisius

bye, hego!
2:05 pm
flosey

5
2:05 pm
Jillyjill

a-o's done, nbt, nbs and all 7's & 9's done...time for a break myself...
2:05 pm
Aloyisius

fw and I'm off for a power nap.. ci4 everyone! poof
2:05 pm
smores

bye for now Jilly :)
2:06 pm
flosey

wtg Aloy
2:06 pm
smores

wtg Aloy!!! enjoy your nap :)
2:06 pm
Anniebrook

bye aloy, enjoy your nap
2:07 pm
Anniebrook

can I get a clue for the second re 5/14 please
2:08 pm
flosey

re + baseball hat
2:08 pm
Anniebrook

thank you! flosey
2:09 pm
flosey

yw Annie
2:09 pm
smores

thx flosey
2:09 pm
flosey

yw smores
2:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello annie!
2:13 pm
Anniebrook

Hi Owl :)
2:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

how are you? did you ever get power back?
2:14 pm
Anniebrook

No yet..still on generators
2:15 pm
72 Temple Owl

wow. i am concerned about power in those areas in view of storm. was sleeting here, now mixed precip
2:16 pm
Anniebrook

we expect snow overnight. light snow right now.
2:17 pm
72 Temple Owl

this AM i heard ice, then high wind. that is a bad forecast. i left early without making some visits,
2:17 pm
sammysmom

un 6/27 ??
2:18 pm
ChrissieDee

Work for free?
2:18 pm
Anniebrook

It is always windy here in the winter. I hate driving when it is icy..I avoid it. Good thing you came home early.
2:18 pm
wvteach

rain, sleet, winds, freezing rain - now a lull, Trees, bushes, guardrails are all covered with ice = since the sun was out briefly it was sparkling and beautiful as I just came home
2:19 pm
onyx

Hello everyone
2:19 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi onyx
2:19 pm
Anniebrook

beautiful, teach and hi onyx
2:20 pm
onyx

Saw a double rainbow this morning but now it has clouded over again
2:20 pm
Mary

Can I have stats. For the 2 9's pls
2:21 pm
flosey

ic9/72
2:21 pm
onyx

ch 9
2:22 pm
72 Temple Owl

i keep seeing chianti
2:22 pm
flosey

hi onyx
2:23 pm
onyx

HEy flosey how are you?
2:25 pm
Anniebrook

fireworks. anyone like a clue before I leave?
2:25 pm
jmcnrick

hi all
2:25 pm
Anniebrook

hi jmc :)
2:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

hey je!
2:26 pm
onyx

congrats annie
2:26 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hooo annie!
2:26 pm
lilliann

hi all, it is nearly 8.30pm.is it worth me starting the grid? i know it's not a biggie but is it a meanie?
2:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

the worst part of rushing home was not getting my cut rate NJ liquor
2:26 pm
lilliann

wtg annie!
2:26 pm
ChrissieDee

Clue for the ch9 please Annie
2:26 pm
72 Temple Owl

hey lil
2:26 pm
Anniebrook

not too bad
2:26 pm
jmcnrick

oh dear. . . losing a savings is not a good thing!
2:27 pm
Anniebrook

hi chrissie, Asian country and be**** of the Ides of March
2:27 pm
sammysmom

thanks chris for the clue..... been doing it for years..lol
2:27 pm
72 Temple Owl

having a storma nd no liquor is worse
2:27 pm
lilliann

hi TO
2:27 pm
jmcnrick

hi lill
2:28 pm
lilliann

hi jmc
2:28 pm
Anniebrook

hi lill
2:28 pm
lilliann

ty annie
2:28 pm
jmcnrick

*looks up phone number for saint barnard rescue*
2:28 pm
ChrissieDee

yw sammysmom
2:28 pm
72 Temple Owl

oooh, goody! :)
2:28 pm
lilliann

am off to dive into this grid :)
2:28 pm
72 Temple Owl

so what are you up to onvacation je,anything exciting?
2:29 pm
flosey

hi onyx, (sorry grandson had something unsafe, when asked, he put it back) back again, am fine thanks, having a great time with family
2:29 pm
ChrissieDee

Thanks Annie
2:29 pm
jmcnrick

i had 8 dinner guests yesterday so today i am pretending i am snowed in. . . and in fact am sort sleeted in
2:29 pm
Anniebrook

youre welcome chrissie
2:30 pm
Anniebrook

okay then, bye dear babblers
2:30 pm
flosey

hi and bye Annie
2:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

yes. i am debating whether or not to join grup at nye. i really don't like that holiday
2:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

are you done, annie?
2:30 pm
jmcnrick

bye annie
2:31 pm
jmcnrick

my big chore today was to put a disk on the back of a plate so i can hang it tomorrow
2:31 pm
lilliann

bye annie and tc
2:32 pm
wvteach

stats for a 7 please
2:32 pm
lilliann

flosey, did the men of your family get a good tree?
2:33 pm
flosey

yes thanks lilliann it almost reaches the high point in the ceiling
2:33 pm
lilliann

ac7,36 teach
2:34 pm
lilliann

i've not been on since the summer so just catching up on peoples lives and icons. we don't have a christmas tree this year
2:34 pm
jmcnrick

glad to see you lill
2:35 pm
flosey

hope you've been well lilliann
2:35 pm
lilliann

you too jmc
2:35 pm
72 Temple Owl

yes, nice to see you
2:36 pm
Jillyjill

Okay, back to finish...hello lilliann and jmc!
2:36 pm
lilliann

i've been thanks flosey.i'm on here now trying to take my mind off the fact that we would have just l;anded in the dominican republic but saying that i'm not bothered so much about that at the moment
2:36 pm
lilliann

thanks TO.i thought it was about time that i got my brain going again :)
2:37 pm
jmcnrick

why would landing in DR be scary?
2:37 pm
jmcnrick

you are so close to us you should pop over!
2:39 pm
jmcnrick

hi jilly. . . i am a little slow today. . .sorry
2:39 pm
lilliann

it wouldn't. we were all looking forward to it but we are in england.the bairn was hit by a car last week and was airlifted to a hospital with severe head injuries and put into an enforced coma.she shocked everyone by recovering so quickly.they expected us being in hospital for weeks but she was in for 5 days.so we are really thankful that she is alive and doing really well.she definitely has a guardian angel looking after her and we are so thankful
2:40 pm
72 Temple Owl

OMG i am glad that story had a happy ending.
2:40 pm
jmcnrick

OMG!
2:41 pm
jmcnrick

i gasped outloud reading your tale. . . so glad it worked out more or less okay!
2:42 pm
jmcnrick

would the airline rebook?
2:43 pm
MollyL

Lilliann! Merry Christmas!
2:43 pm
jmcnrick

hi molls
2:44 pm
MollyL

Sorry to read about your girl Lilliann. Thank God for Angels who watch over.
2:44 pm
lilliann

so am i TO.i never want to repeat that performance.she has a slight bleed on the brain and a fractured eye socket and fractured bone behind the eye but there was no surgery needed for any of them and she is battered and bruised and quite sleepy which is expected but doing really well, so we can now relax and i've aged atleast 20 years in a week, but atleast we are more fortunate than other families and my heart goes out to them now knowing what it's like to think you could lose your child at anytime.i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!
2:44 pm
lilliann

hi molly :)
2:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

how old is she now, lil?
2:45 pm
smores

hello again, they finally decided to stay closed so I have the night off
2:45 pm
jmcnrick

hi smores. . .
2:45 pm
Jillyjill

Wow! (((lillian)))
2:45 pm
smores

oh my lillian...
2:45 pm
jmcnrick

who was it that was fretting about you?
2:46 pm
lilliann

we had to cancel the holiday jmc, they were quick to tell my husband that we wouldn't get a refund even though he had told them that our child was in the icu and we didn't know whether she would live or die at the time.how caring of them!! so we now have to wait for the insurance
2:46 pm
smores

hi jmc
2:46 pm
lilliann

13 TO
2:46 pm
flosey

What a terribly frightening experience lilliann, glad things are looking much better than first thought
2:46 pm
jmcnrick

how terrible. . .they used to make exceptions. . . i am glad you had insurance
2:47 pm
lilliann

i keep thinking it's gone to well too quickly TO and so can't quite relax, i know that sounds stupid...
2:47 pm
MollyL

That is really bad form on the part of the airline.
2:47 pm
flosey

I'd never choose that airline again
2:47 pm
smores

where ever it is you were going I would not go again, how awful
2:47 pm
72 Temple Owl

no ,lil, sounds like a mother
2:48 pm
jmcnrick

warning: not a comperable story==>i bought nonrefundable season tickets to the symphony right before my hubby went deaf and they refunded them when i explained he went deaf
2:48 pm
jmcnrick

no no lilli once something suddenly does horribly wrong for a while you get reasonably skittish. . .
2:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

lil, over here we have travel columnists that help in those situations...they can often get results because of the bad publicity
2:49 pm
smores

yes, hard to relax after such a scare
2:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

as a matter of fact, lil, i could give you the web addy of one
2:49 pm
jmcnrick

but over time it will go away again because. . .if we all thought about all the things that can go wrong all the time none of us would ever leave our houses
2:50 pm
lilliann

it wasn't the airline, it's the holiday company we booked it with.we are now waiting for a fit to fly letter form our gp and then we can book another one. the consultants at the hospital said she was fit to fly but we wanted her to have a rest first.we need to book in the next few weeks and go in january though as david will need to work in february as he is self employed, plus we could all do with a family holiday now :)
2:50 pm
flosey

oh, sorry, wasn't the airline, but the holiday - pretty small of them not to refund - or at least rebook at a later date when everything is ok again
2:51 pm
Jillyjill

Well, glad to hear you might still get to go on your trip lillian!
2:51 pm
lilliann

please TO
2:52 pm
jmcnrick

clearly should book with another company and let the first one know that you are going to do that from now on as well as all your friends and family
2:52 pm
MollyL

Oh okay, no refund but you can reschedule when she is better. That sounds more fair.
2:52 pm
jmcnrick

unless, of course, they relent
2:52 pm
72 Temple Owl

or you can write a letter to the editor - check uk travel magazines, they often have comsumer questions solumns
2:52 pm
smores

so they are letting you reschedule without penalty?
2:52 pm
72 Temple Owl

lil, you can rebook w.ou charge?
2:52 pm
lilliann

we have to wait for the insurance which will take upto 3 months so i think my husband's dad will lend us the money if not my brother said he will so we will get one
2:53 pm
lilliann

no molly.we will have to find the money.we lost £4,600
2:54 pm
MollyL

Oh, I misunderstood. That is not right.
2:54 pm
lilliann

it was a travel agents tjhat we booked with and they told us we wouldn't get any money as we cancelled it too late, which we knew
2:55 pm
72 Temple Owl

i would be outside their office with a sign.
2:55 pm
lilliann

thank you all for your caring comments, now i know why i've missed babble so much.x
2:55 pm
smores

I would definatley post their name on any and all travel websites " Warning to all travelers...."
2:55 pm
flosey

dumb response from tr.agent - how could you have cancelled any sooner
2:56 pm
MollyL

I would start talking to the local news stations Lilliann. The more bad publicity you can get for that company, the better.
2:56 pm
72 Temple Owl

http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/ecc/inde\nx_en.htm
2:56 pm
72 Temple Owl

liliann they would be mortified if you did that.
2:56 pm
72 Temple Owl

ooh sorry i did not think that url was overlong
2:57 pm
lilliann

we knew that we would have to claim off the insurance but you know insurance companies, they never make it easy to claim!
2:57 pm
jmcnrick

they can still refund the money if they choose or allow you to rebook for a different date. Warn them that you will post at the website that TO posted and will book with another agency if they do not relent.
2:57 pm
jmcnrick

TO :-P
2:58 pm
72 Temple Owl

*puts on hard hat to avoid molly's brickbats*
2:58 pm
lilliann

thanks TO.written it down and will look into it
2:58 pm
jmcnrick

i need a clue for dummies for the top E please
2:58 pm
smores

I understand why companies have those stipulations, while they are necessary, they are also able to be overlooked in true emergancies.
2:59 pm
flosey

think it's probably e5/12 e + scotch ****
2:59 pm
72 Temple Owl

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/colu\nmnists/
2:59 pm
flosey

et5/12
2:59 pm
72 Temple Owl

that one sounds more promising
3:00 pm
flosey

or could be er5/12 girls name
3:01 pm
flosey

or ea5/10 one who consumes food
3:01 pm
smores

lol....or it could be both
3:01 pm
lilliann

in the small print because we cancelled it so late we are not entitled to a refund jmc, but my husband has sent an email to the company, explaining what happened and that he wasn't very happy with the travel agent.they were supposed to send us forms to fill in for our insurance company and hadn't so my husband had to take time away from our bairn's hospital bed to ring them up and they then told him again that we wouldn't get any money back.he was so livid and had a right go at the person on the other end of the phone that they'll probably never answer the phone again!
3:01 pm
mixi6

my mother-in-law had to get a refund of travel insurance when a trip was cancelled. They moved the money to another trip easily, but the insurance could not be moved to the new dates and had to be refunded and she had to wait.
3:01 pm
flosey

omit that ea5, comes from lower e
3:02 pm
flosey

lilliann, I still think there are extenuating circumstances here that could not be avoided
3:03 pm
smores

on a lighter note, love your icon lillian
3:03 pm
MollyL

Your travel agent should be your advocate in this.
What a shame.
3:04 pm
lilliann

they don't pay too quickly mixi.did your mother-in law get her holiday in the end?
3:04 pm
jmcnrick

good for your husband! people like that make me tired. . .they think it is good business but it is bad business. . .
3:04 pm
lilliann

thanks smores :)
3:04 pm
jmcnrick

TO! tinyurl.com please!
3:05 pm
MollyL

Thank you JMC. Every time I mention that,
I get yelled at.
3:05 pm
jmcnrick

i can't tell you how many time i have been refunded nonrefunable $$$
3:05 pm
Soodle

Hey all. How's the bairn doing now,Lilliann?
3:05 pm
jmcnrick

of course it may help when i mention that i am an attorney ;-)
3:05 pm
lilliann

well, we do too TO.it's not like we wished what happened to our daughter to happen!!we now have to wait for police reports and other things for the insurance company and obviously at thsi time of year, nothing is going to happern quickly
3:05 pm
jmcnrick

hey soodle
3:06 pm
mixi6

yes. it was a Road scholar program and we went together.
3:06 pm
lilliann

hi soodle.she's doing well.still sleepy but her black eye is beginning to go and her stiches on her foreehead will be taken out tomorrow. thanks for asking
3:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

je: :P
3:07 pm
jmcnrick

:-P
3:07 pm
MollyL

Soodle, I was just reading that Yule is the time
you should clean your house top to bottom, so
consider yourself "seasonal" : D
3:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

i think this chog neds more width :P
3:07 pm
jmcnrick

oh. . .who made that dictate molls! haha
3:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

as well as mor eeligible men :P
3:07 pm
lilliann

apparently so is the woman that knocked her over jmc, but it wasn't her fault as far as we know. we are still waiting for the full police report
3:07 pm
Jillyjill

<----FW
3:07 pm
crosshair

needs smaller urls i am thinking.howdy all
3:08 pm
jmcnrick

(I think it needs more depth)
3:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

yay jilly!
3:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

well, is our covo too banal for you o.O
3:08 pm
Soodle

Air Hair Lair Babblers. (If confused - say air hair lair like the queen would). Speaking all posh, cos I'm playing on my new iPad!!!!!
3:09 pm
Jillyjill

Hello soodle!!
3:09 pm
smores

Congrats Jilly!!!
3:09 pm
jmcnrick

I am sorry for the woman who knocked her over, too. I hit a woman once who ran out in traffic in the rain. . . nothing I could do but i felt horrible!
3:09 pm
72 Temple Owl

soodle, i have no idea what you are trying to say.
3:09 pm
MollyL

Would her majesty like a cuppa while she plays?
3:09 pm
jmcnrick

hmmm i must be an air head babbler because i don't get it soodle dear
3:10 pm
Soodle

Lilliann, so glad to hear that! And Molls, I'm loving my clean house. This could
3:10 pm
Soodle

Lilliann, so glad to hear that! And Molls, I'm loving my clean house. This could
3:10 pm
jmcnrick

molls can you translate?
3:10 pm
72 Temple Owl

it is too deep fr you, je:P
3:10 pm
jmcnrick

TO :-P
3:10 pm
lilliann

wtg jilly :)
3:11 pm
MollyL

It's British snooty-ism
3:11 pm
smores

<-----joins jmc and TO in the huh? crowd
3:11 pm
jmcnrick

well i hope you get your vaca soon lillian
3:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

come onna my house, i have cookies. just bring the godica liquor
3:11 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hooo jilly
3:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

go Diva
3:12 pm
lilliann

enjoy your new ipad soodle :)
3:12 pm
Jillyjill

<----jmc, basically hello in gaelic
3:12 pm
stidmama

(((lilliann))) sounds like a scary time for your family. Hey all
3:12 pm
smores

and TO is back with tempting cookies...lol
3:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am covetous, soodle
3:12 pm
jmcnrick

sorry TO nothing is getting me out in this sleet
3:12 pm
stidmama

cookies??? *packs to visit TO*
3:12 pm
72 Temple Owl

yes, i baked.
3:12 pm
Soodle

Oh Hello. (With an uppercrust English accent, phonetically, Air Hair Lair....)
3:13 pm
Soodle

Hey Molls. :-)
3:13 pm
smores

me too, but sadly not enough, gave them all away :(
3:13 pm
MollyL

See, British snooty-ism.
3:13 pm
72 Temple Owl

well miss snooty snoot
3:13 pm
jmcnrick

ty soodle i would have never gotten that in a million years. . . it was BBC tv that got me to start using closed caption all the time
3:13 pm
jmcnrick

hi stiddie
3:14 pm
lilliann

we've been in contact with her jmc and told her we have no hard feeling, infact david was at the accident 7 minutes after our daughter got knocked down as someone used her phone and called 'dad' on it and david ran out of the house up the hill as it ws just a few minutes away and he thought she was dead but when he knew she was alive and the air ambulance people and paramedics looked after her he actually hugged the woman and was looking after her
3:14 pm
smores

hey since I have an unplanned night off I could bake some more
3:14 pm
lilliann

can i have clues for the 9's please
3:14 pm
jmcnrick

you are saints
3:14 pm
Jillyjill

Soodle, conas tá tú?
3:15 pm
lilliann

hi stid :)
3:15 pm
MollyL

<---Not baking another blessed thing for at least a
month
3:15 pm
Soodle

Lilliann, that is so generous of you.
3:15 pm
smores

lol...Molly
3:15 pm
jmcnrick

i still have jack balls from my last "baking" session
3:15 pm
MollyL

And now Jill will show off her Gaelic skills. : P
3:16 pm
72 Temple Owl

molly: i hear 'ya
3:16 pm
Soodle

Molls, I'm so loving the whole 'clean house' thing, I might make a habit of it!
3:16 pm
jmcnrick

god i love this crowd
3:16 pm
smores

how horrifing for him Lillian, so so glad she is okay
3:17 pm
jmcnrick

I cleaned my first floor too soodle and it is nice not to watch the kittie hairs and dust wa** to the ceiling in front of the fireplace
3:17 pm
MollyL

*Raises eyebrow at Soodle and instructs the help
to get to cleaning*
3:17 pm
stidmama

hey jmc, sorry was in the kitchen checking on the pork loin I am boiling.
3:17 pm
jmcnrick

np stiddie
3:17 pm
Soodle

Jilly! Almost missed your post! Ta me go hana mhaith
3:18 pm
jmcnrick

it is left overs for me for the week. . . anyone have a recipe for leftover goose?
3:18 pm
lilliann

it was just a tragic accident and she has 3 young children of her own.we wanted her to know we didn't blame her or hate her and we wanted her to enjoy christmas with her family.she was going to visit us the other day but then texted saying she had a cold, but we don't know whether she has or just couldn't face us. either way hopefully we will be able to meet up. i think it would be good for her and the bairn even though she doesn't remember any of it which is a good thing
3:18 pm
jmcnrick

i am thinking about goose ta**s
3:18 pm
MollyL

*Waiting for more stories about JMC's balls*
3:18 pm
stidmama

I washed few dishes... we have been taking care of Grant who isn't bouncing back from the teeth extraction as fast as we had hoped, and I have been so tired from the "whatever" I had earlier this month. So I haven't cleaned much. But I have almost finished the mountain of laundry! :-)
3:18 pm
lilliann

jack balls jmc??
3:19 pm
jmcnrick

i gave some to the mail carrier. . . i asked if he were a teatotaller and he looked at me like i grew a new head
3:19 pm
lilliann

hope you feel better soon stid and that grant recovers soon.x
3:19 pm
stidmama

I don't know what goose tastes like, jmc -- maybe a nice spinach salad with goose and fresh mandarin oranges?
3:20 pm
MollyL

The mail carrier dudes are hard core JMC.
I give mine a bottle of Crown Royal every year.
3:20 pm
jmcnrick

goose tastes like duck mostly
3:20 pm
stidmama

Thanks lilliann, I am more energetic today (finally) and Grant is in a lot less pa4 than he was (finally).
3:20 pm
Soodle

No no no Lilliann Not tragic!!! Morgan is alive and will survive.
3:20 pm
smores

crap...I really want some cookies now
3:20 pm
72 Temple Owl

wow. i should have guess who jack was. i AM slow today
3:20 pm
jmcnrick

WOW. . . last year i gave him coupons to the local MikieDees
3:21 pm
jmcnrick

too busy copying long urls :-P
3:21 pm
stidmama

mmmmm. cookies... I have a mix I got on sale that I should just go ahead and use. *deciding whether to bake now or later just before Tom gets home*
3:22 pm
lilliann

thanks fot the pa4 stid and glad you are both recovering.
3:22 pm
72 Temple Owl

well i am wanting a warm vacation right about now. i read it is going to be a long snowy winter
3:22 pm
Soodle

Jmc, the animal welfare people will be taking me to court. I made hundreds of spiders homeless in the last few days...
3:22 pm
lilliann

aye, you're right stid and i've never prayed so much in my life.
3:23 pm
jmcnrick

i now have a delima . . . i complained to the pilsbury people because i opened a tin of biscuits (american not british) to find a bristle in them which pilsbury assured me was a cleaning brush bristle and i believe them. . .
3:23 pm
MollyL

Soodle put on her Scullery Maid outfit before Christmas
3:23 pm
lilliann

bbl as i've promised her a game of monopoly millionairre quickly before she goes to bed
3:23 pm
jmcnrick

so pilsbury sent me coupons for cake mix and icing! should i kill another boxe of cake mix?
3:23 pm
stidmama

I am glad your family is going to be okay, lilliann. See you again soon.
3:23 pm
Soodle

Complete with feather duster..........
3:24 pm
jmcnrick

as well they should soodle. . . spiders are your friends. . .they eat misquitoes. . .
3:24 pm
smores

bye lillian, enjoy your game :)
3:24 pm
smores

slaughter it jmc!!
3:24 pm
MollyL

Kill a box of cake mix??
3:24 pm
jmcnrick

i know the feeling lillian. . .hope you start feeling better too
3:25 pm
Soodle

No mozzies here JMC,
3:25 pm
jmcnrick

well i am not known for my baking prowness. . .
3:25 pm
jmcnrick

oh well in that case to hell with the spiders
3:25 pm
MollyL

Mozzies? Did you become Australian suddenly?
3:26 pm
smores

ohhh....I have cake mix...I can make cake mix cookies, quick and easy...yeah
3:26 pm
jmcnrick

as a babbler she must speak aussie, brit and american (not to mention welsh, hawiaian and patoua)
3:26 pm
Soodle

Multi -lingual, Molls. I speak fluent Strayle!
3:26 pm
jmcnrick

paitoa?
3:27 pm
jmcnrick

patua?
3:27 pm
MollyL

Poor Soodle is under the misguided notion that just
because she got rid of the webs, the spiders are gone.
Ahahaha
3:27 pm
smores

pb and choc chip....yum
3:27 pm
jmcnrick

pb?
3:27 pm
stidmama

wait -- CAKE mix cookies? *confused mama look*
3:28 pm
jmcnrick

*confusion spreads around the chog*
3:28 pm
stidmama

*sneaks TO cookies and jmc jack in confusion*
3:28 pm
MollyL

<---Not confused about cake mix cookies
3:29 pm
jmcnrick

(psst. . . stiddie. . . TO needs the jack)
3:29 pm
smores

stick of butter, box of cake mix 1 egg and whatever else you want
3:29 pm
stidmama

*shares jack w/ TO*
3:30 pm
Jivingjenny0

please can i have a clue for the D
3:30 pm
stidmama

that sounds ridiculously easy, smores... *suspicious mama look* even I might be able to make that!
3:30 pm
MollyL

Baby pants
3:30 pm
jmcnrick

nappies jiving
3:30 pm
stidmama

jiving: what babies use on their bottoms
3:30 pm
jmcnrick

haha as i can't even bake a tolerable cake from mix i doubt i could make cookies
3:31 pm
smores

quick yet tasty
3:31 pm
Jivingjenny0

thank you, what about the U for nbt
3:31 pm
smores

sure you can jmc
3:31 pm
MollyL

What your bills are when you don't send money for them
3:32 pm
welki

hi babblers
3:32 pm
jmcnrick

i baked for a party at my house and my guests all agreed that my baking product should be thrown out!
3:32 pm
jmcnrick

hi welki!
3:32 pm
stidmama

hey welki! how's the fishing? :-)
3:32 pm
Soodle

Thanks Molls! Will sleep with mouth closed tonight ....
3:33 pm
MollyL

Well, that happens when one forgets the sugar
in a lemon bar recipe
3:33 pm
welki

no fishing, stid - i think i've lost the urge
3:33 pm
stidmama

I got my paternal unit a pacific "trout" of the month calendar, includes a few salmon for good measure. A good calendar for fishing...
3:33 pm
stidmama

NO FISHING? *looks around for other signs the Mayans were right...*
3:33 pm
jmcnrick

haha i put sugar in. . . i think it was the olive oil. . . hahaha
3:33 pm
smores

lol...jmc,Molly
3:34 pm
MollyL

<---Needs to tell Soodle Grandmother Spider stories
3:34 pm
smores

what kind of cake mix do you have jmc?
3:35 pm
jmcnrick

i have a coupon for a free box and a free package of icing. . .so i can go wild
3:35 pm
welki

stid - first christmas in years that we weren't on the lake (but it's still too early for us to ice fish - even though it's -24C today)
3:35 pm
smores

lol...
3:35 pm
welki

livin' on the edge, jmc
3:35 pm
stidmama

brrrr. that seems a bit on the colder side, welki -- even for you folks!
3:36 pm
jmcnrick

*sticks fingers in ears so as not to hear how cold welki is*
3:36 pm
MollyL

Too bad they aren't Duncan Hines coupons. Their decadent cake mixes are awesome.
3:36 pm
Soodle

Interesting, Stid. My daughter bought me a calendar with pictures of goats in trees. ( I couldn't have made that up.....)!
3:36 pm
jmcnrick

thats me welki . . . always living the hi life!
3:36 pm
Nef

Good Afternoon, Everyone. Happy Boxing Day.
3:36 pm
stidmama

what a great daughter, soodle... LOL
3:36 pm
MollyL

Is this the daughter who speaks in tongues?
3:36 pm
welki

oh - i bought a bottle of that jack daniels tennessee honey (didn't realize it's a liqueur) - too sweet, sort of like drambuie
3:36 pm
stidmama

hello Nef!
3:37 pm
jmcnrick

i have the murals of new york city until next tuesday. . .
3:37 pm
stidmama

brb...
3:37 pm
Soodle

That's the one, Molls :-)
3:37 pm
jmcnrick

then i have "occupy the future" calendar. . . love the Syracuse Cultural Workers
3:37 pm
smores

Be back soon, gotta go make some cookies...lol
3:37 pm
jmcnrick

hi nef!
3:37 pm
MollyL

Enough said then. Goats in trees makes perfect sense.
3:38 pm
jmcnrick

ich jack daniels honey?
3:38 pm
bichon

Hi Soodle
3:38 pm
welki

*singing "There Are Chickens (and now Goats) In the Trees"*
3:38 pm
jmcnrick

i likes my jack daniels plain baby
3:38 pm
hego

Hi Gang
3:38 pm
MollyL

Why, oh why, do people feel the need to mess with perfectly good liquor?
3:39 pm
hego

Hoping JMC will pour me one.....
3:39 pm
welki

it was whimsy, jmc - was a good idea at the time
3:39 pm
jmcnrick

hail hail the gangs all here. . .
3:39 pm
Soodle

Hey Bich! Compliments of the season. ;-)
3:39 pm
Nef

How are you guys doing today? I'm going to be lazy for the rest of the day; I had hand therapy, DH had Speech therapy, and I unclogged a toilet all before Nonn! ;-)
3:39 pm
jmcnrick

*pours a round of jack for all who wish*
3:39 pm
hego

Yo Soodle!
3:39 pm
welki

that said, i do like spicebox whiskey (and from the freezer fireball in the summer)
3:39 pm
MollyL

Our Nef is the Queen of Relaxation : P
3:39 pm
jmcnrick

dear me nef put your feet up!
3:40 pm
jmcnrick

spicebox whiskey?
3:40 pm
welki

no kidding - nef, you get the "Did The Most Before Noon Award!!"
3:40 pm
jmcnrick

fireball?
3:40 pm
hego

Nef gets the award for most diverse day
3:40 pm
jmcnrick

this speaks of new possibilities
3:40 pm
Soodle

Toilet uncloggers are valuable members of any society!!
3:40 pm
MollyL

*Takes Jack gratefully and toasts EVERYONE in the chat log. Not just "the nice people".
3:40 pm
jmcnrick

whoo hoo nef!
3:40 pm
hego

Oh, Molly
3:41 pm
Nef

DH was discharged from home-bound Speech Therapy today and the therapist thinks he might be able to eat dry toast now.
3:41 pm
Jillyjill

*hands nef a cup of ginger tea*
3:41 pm
Soodle

Slainte Molls!
3:41 pm
jmcnrick

i got out of bed before noon. . . yep. . .that was about it
3:41 pm
welki

yep, spicebox - not a liqueur, but has some tasty flavors (a little vanilla, some aromatics - was good in eggnog yesterday)
3:41 pm
hego

sounds like a good day to me.
3:41 pm
jmcnrick

i wouldn't have done that but the furnace repair guy showed up
3:41 pm
MollyL

Did I hear a "Slainte"? Does that mean Mom and Dad are gone?
3:41 pm
Jillyjill

<----Irish will drink on any occasion
3:42 pm
hego

Nef, did he have a stroke?
3:42 pm
jmcnrick

(trust me the scots will too jilly)
3:42 pm
72 Temple Owl

*catches sight of je's offer and bellies up to the bar*
3:43 pm
MollyL

*Clinks glasses with TO*
3:43 pm
hego

clink!
3:43 pm
72 Temple Owl

got any godiva?
3:43 pm
Soodle

Soodle must now bow out. The Downton Abbey Christmas Special is about to start. And yes..... The aged parents have been repatriated to their natural habitat!
3:43 pm
welki

it's not proportional, Jilly - I'm half Irish, yet would probably drink on more than 50% of available occasions :)
3:44 pm
hego

I got Pernigotti. chocs from Italy.
3:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

is that what slainte means?
3:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

hi welk ltns
3:44 pm
Nef

no Hego, he had an anterior cervical fusion on Nov. 26th and Dh can't recover "normally" from surgery
3:44 pm
MollyL

Enjoy what we cannot see, Oh Soodle the taunter. And I know you were out back slurping poteen with the boy while they were there.
3:44 pm
Soodle

Lol lol Welki!!!!
3:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

i mean purable godiva :)
3:44 pm
welki

hi, owl!!
3:44 pm
72 Temple Owl

pOurabel. omg it is naptime'
3:45 pm
hego

oho!
3:45 pm
MollyL

*Tosses Godiva out for general consumption*
3:45 pm
jmcnrick

bye soodle enjoy boxing day
3:45 pm
hego

No, none pourable.
3:45 pm
72 Temple Owl

i will GLDALY date tha nice man who bought me one last week.
3:45 pm
jmcnrick

too sweet for me TO
3:45 pm
eieios

can i get clues for the 9's?
3:46 pm
jmcnrick

ooooo TO is he cute?
3:46 pm
Soodle

Molls, it was a slurp free Christmas. Sheesh - much time to be made up for!!!!
3:46 pm
jmcnrick

ch9 is a compound word that means dishes
3:46 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh not sweet. i hate sweet. just like chocolate, yes je but i really must tell yo uabout my hair stylist and actor friend. He is CUTE
3:46 pm
jmcnrick

*gasp* soodle that is a sad story
3:46 pm
MollyL

*Pours Soodle a big ole glass of wine to watch Downton with*
3:46 pm
eieios

thanks, jm!
3:47 pm
72 Temple Owl

actually, handsome.
3:47 pm
Nef

ch 9/90= dishes; ic 9/72 is the person who sails on ice
3:47 pm
72 Temple Owl

not that i would be so shallow as to date a man for looks. god knows men NEVER do that to us
3:47 pm
jmcnrick

ty nef
3:47 pm
jmcnrick

haha no no of course not TO
3:48 pm
jmcnrick

yw eieios
3:48 pm
MollyL

It's actually a good story. Soodle had Mom and Dad for Chrismas, who are not drinkers, so it was a dry Christmas at Chez Soodle.
3:48 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh, ty for the roadmap moll
3:48 pm
jmcnrick

oh that was sweet of soodle. . . i am not that nice. . .
3:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

welki, tell me you have the ic/9
3:49 pm
welki

why yes i do :)
3:49 pm
72 Temple Owl

:)
3:50 pm
welki

was just telling stid, though, that my fishing-lust has diminished - disappeared! don't know what happened - maybe i'll recover in the spring
3:51 pm
jmcnrick

WHAT!?!?! that is shocking welki! have you check for deer ticks?
3:51 pm
welki

(it stinks, though - i have everything for winter/ice fishing - but no ooomph to go!)
3:51 pm
72 Temple Owl

well time to reheat dinner. the italian part of the family brought lasagna yesterday
3:51 pm
jmcnrick

a blow to the head?
3:51 pm
eieios

okay, i'm from texas, don't know much about sailing on ice. can i get another clue?
3:51 pm
72 Temple Owl

compound with bo4
3:52 pm
Jillyjill

frozen water + term for small sailing vessel
3:52 pm
jmcnrick

even in texas they know about sailing . . .
3:52 pm
welki

you have the ic* part - now put it in a row row row your **** (and then become the person who does it)
3:52 pm
jmcnrick

and i am from texas too
3:52 pm
eieios

thank you! didn't realize that was actual thing. lol having never witnessed it.
3:52 pm
jmcnrick

haha
3:53 pm
jmcnrick

they put the bo** on skis
3:53 pm
eieios

sounds scary.
3:53 pm
Jillyjill

and for the 9, add to get person who does it
3:54 pm
jmcnrick

not if the ice is thick enough. . . just like sailing in the gulf
3:54 pm
welki

i have to change the message on my cell phone - i keep getting calls for a butcher (someone who apparently went out of business over a year ago) - and am tired of people getting pissy with me that the person they are talking to is not Wanda from the butcher shop -- "Whaddya mean this isn't the butcher shop? This is their number!"
3:54 pm
eieios

i'll take your word for it. =)
3:54 pm
jmcnrick

not skis. . . more like iceskates
3:54 pm
welki

i should just tell them, "sure, i can have that side of beef ready for you on tuesday"
3:54 pm
jmcnrick

now now welki. . .
3:55 pm
MollyL

Oh, this is a whole new fun topic. Welki getting meat calls.
3:55 pm
welki

(except that they'd call back and say, "WTF! Your shop is closed!" LOLOL)
3:55 pm
welki

are they anything like booty calls?
3:56 pm
MollyL

Why yes, they are : D
3:56 pm
jmcnrick

similar body part but not the same
3:56 pm
Trifioso

oooh, I would give ANYthing for a booty call right about now...and hello friends!
3:56 pm
jmcnrick

hi trif
3:56 pm
MollyL

Pins the TMI Medal on Trif
3:57 pm
Norma

Can anyone clue the co6/27 please
3:57 pm
Trifioso

does it vibrate molly?
3:58 pm
72 Temple Owl

hey trif, last i heard you were dating a fireman
3:58 pm
Trifioso

nope. not now, 72. not now. Not EVER again. He was not a gentleman, in the end. ugh.
3:59 pm
72 Temple Owl

sorry. i feel your pa4
3:59 pm
Trifioso

its okay. moving on....
3:59 pm
72 Temple Owl

they all think they are tommy gavin now
3:59 pm
Trifioso

it is unfortunate, though. Did hope to have someone to kiss on New Years Eve.....
4:00 pm
jmcnrick

*googles tommy gavin*
4:00 pm
Trifioso

-----> LOVES me some Tommy Gavin!
4:00 pm
jmcnrick

oh him!
4:00 pm
72 Temple Owl

SEE? LOL
4:01 pm
jmcnrick

new years eve is no better or worse for a day to kiss someone
4:02 pm
Trifioso

i know, i know...but it is one of the only times I have the ever so lovely experience of being in a room full of people, all with someone to kiss at midnight - and Im just standing there.
4:02 pm
welki

Okay - I changed my message. You've reached welki, not Wanda, not the meat market. Please leave a message and I'll call you back. (Hope it works)
4:02 pm
MollyL

<---Wonders if TO has already celebrated New Years Eve
4:02 pm
Trifioso

trying to not look awkward
4:02 pm
jmcnrick

stats for the fourth column A please for nat
4:03 pm
jmcnrick

*nbt
4:03 pm
72 Temple Owl

it would appear to be time to begin dinner.
4:03 pm
welki

i googled Tommy Gavin, too *lol*
4:03 pm
jmcnrick

wtg welki
4:03 pm
72 Temple Owl

and so i shall!
4:03 pm
jmcnrick

not to look awkward by kissing someone???
4:05 pm
welki

hmmm - i'll probably be in line at customs in the airport when the clock strikes midnight on new year's - wonder what the protocol is
4:05 pm
jmcnrick

kiss the guy next to you in line?
4:05 pm
72 Temple Owl

where are you headed welk?
4:05 pm
welki

what if it's not a guy?
4:06 pm
welki

i'll be coming back from vegas
4:06 pm
eieios

keep your mouth closed!
4:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

ah, much luck
4:06 pm
jmcnrick

then kiss the woman next to you. .
4:06 pm
welki

good plan, eieios ;D
4:06 pm
jmcnrick

haha i liked eieios answer better!
4:06 pm
72 Temple Owl

pe6 pls?
4:07 pm
Nef

Sorry, I keep getting interrupted today. I just thought I'd tell you that water skiing and ic***** sailing were both started in Lake City MN (on Lake Pepin, which is really a wide part of the Mississippi River). :-)
4:07 pm
welki

not iron, not steel, but plates like early americans used
4:07 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty
4:07 pm
jmcnrick

i didn't know that was where wa*** skiing began!
4:08 pm
jmcnrick

no stats for the fourth column A ? :-(
4:08 pm
72 Temple Owl

hey je, can you check you email sometime? :P
4:09 pm
welki

je - not before
4:09 pm
jmcnrick

yahoo? i just checked it
4:09 pm
welki

oh darn - you asked for stats
4:09 pm
Nef

My daughter is the MN information specialist for tourism
4:09 pm
jmcnrick

haha so it is welki ty. . .
4:09 pm
welki

my tongue got in front of my eye teeth and i couldn't see what i was typing
4:09 pm
jmcnrick

no no problem it was a fish with or without a clue! haha
4:10 pm
welki

that doesn't work as well as 'couldn't see what i was saying,' but it was worth a shot
4:10 pm
jmcnrick

was your tongue getting ready for the custom's line?
4:10 pm
jmcnrick

nbt
4:10 pm
Nef

cawer
4:10 pm
welki

no tongue in the customs line. that's MY protocol :)
4:10 pm
jmcnrick

oh and 1/2 way
4:11 pm
jmcnrick

hahahahahaha
4:11 pm
Nef

sorry, but not a word anyway
4:11 pm
welki

going to read for a while - later, folks
4:11 pm
jmcnrick

np nef
4:11 pm
jmcnrick

bye welki
4:11 pm
72 Temple Owl

bye welk and all
4:11 pm
jmcnrick

bye TO
4:11 pm
jmcnrick

I am going to go off to something else for a while too...bbl
4:12 pm
jmcnrick

bye all with 76 left
4:12 pm
jmcnrick

*poof*
4:13 pm
periwinkle

hey everyone
4:14 pm
Nef

hi peri. How are you today?
4:14 pm
periwinkle

good, Nef. how are you and DH today?
4:16 pm
smores

mmmm....still warm from the oven pb choc chip cookies
4:17 pm
Nef

doing okay. He was discharged from home-bound speech therapy today and (supposedly) may eat toast. I won't let him though until he has the video swallow on Jan. 3rd (I'm so hard-nosed!!! --I refuse to let him choke)
4:17 pm
periwinkle

mmm I love choc chip cookies
4:17 pm
periwinkle

I am with you, Nef. I would wait til the video swallow too.
4:17 pm
periwinkle

you are just being on the safe side, nef
4:18 pm
Nef

me too. Did you make enough cookies for everyone, smores?
4:19 pm
periwinkle

I have done no baking so far. I live with piggies and they would eat them all very quickly. I may make someto take to friends or to the food pantry if I can get motivated
4:19 pm
periwinkle

I have a recipe for a really good pumpkin bread and for blondies.
4:21 pm
smores

just took the last out of oven
4:21 pm
smores

<----places plate of warm ooey gooey cookies in pb
4:22 pm
periwinkle

I am assuming that all the U words are un, correct>?
4:22 pm
smores

love pumpkin bread peri
4:22 pm
smores

yes all un
4:23 pm
periwinkle

this one is a little spicy and makes two loaves. I realy should make it
4:23 pm
smores

I make a bunch of cookies and fudge the last couple days but gave it all away
4:24 pm
Nef

all U words are un words, Peri.
4:24 pm
MollyL

Yes but the nice thing about living with piggies is that you don't end up eating it all yourself. : P
4:24 pm
smores

TO mentioned cookies earlier and I had to go make some..lol
4:25 pm
periwinkle

that is very true Molly but I do want to get at least one bite :)
4:25 pm
MollyL

Funny, I bet if I mention steamed vegetables you won't go make that. : P
4:25 pm
periwinkle

did you have a nice Christmans, Molls?
4:25 pm
MollyL

Very nice Peri, thanks.
4:25 pm
periwinkle

:)
4:25 pm
smores

lol...I love steamed vegetables too Molly
4:26 pm
periwinkle

for the U words I have un4/5, un7/48 and un5/16.help with others pls
4:26 pm
periwinkle

me too,Molls but you knew that
4:27 pm
MollyL

un5...un + US Secret agency...for a 4 take the last vowel off
4:27 pm
MollyL

un6...what your bills are if you don't send money
4:28 pm
periwinkle

I have two pair of jeans that are both a little two big but I have already worn them. what is the best way to shrink them. hot or warm wash or dryer on high?
4:28 pm
MollyL

Hot wash, dryer on high
4:28 pm
periwinkle

ty Molls, U's are done and I am getting hungry but I hear the piggies in the kitchen so I will wait.
4:29 pm
periwinkle

okay will try that. they are skinny jeans too and I thought they fit when I tried them on. hope they do not shrink too much cause then I would be in a pickle
4:29 pm
MollyL

*Imagines snorts and squealing coming from Peri's kitchen*
4:30 pm
ivesy3

pa 6/30 plz
4:30 pm
periwinkle

haha Molls, I wish it was only my kitchen but it is my sister's house. I try to wait til everyone is done and most of the time I succeed. but some of them to eat a lot of meals and it is annoy8ing
4:31 pm
periwinkle

I will trot down now and see what is going on. bbs
4:32 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

pa6 is a big fat belly (hi allo)
4:32 pm
smores

pa6.30 is how my stomach will be if I eat all these cookies
4:33 pm
smores

lol...hi Gwen, ivesy
4:33 pm
ivesy3

ty both.,, lol.. hello all
4:33 pm
pbr

thanks Book Doctor. Just getting started 100 more to go
4:33 pm
MollyL

Hi Ivesy, Merry Christmas : )
4:34 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

yep, me too, well, 107 to go
4:34 pm
ivesy3

merry christmas molly hope yours was a happy one
4:40 pm
smores

clue for the re6/24 plz
4:41 pm
MollyL

To give someone money again
4:42 pm
MollyL

Or past tense of to give someone back money they gave you
4:43 pm
smores

thank Molly
4:43 pm
smores

that was my last r word
4:45 pm
Nef

somehow I finally reached half way. I surprised myself
4:46 pm
ivesy3

gearing up for big storm here.. already starting. could get almost a foot snow by tomorrow
4:47 pm
smores

yes it just left here, we ended up with about 8 inches
4:47 pm
Nef

stay warm, ivesy. I hope you don't have to go out in that
4:48 pm
Nef

we missed a big storm? That's nice! :-)
4:49 pm
ivesy3

just got home from work.. work tomorrow but close enough where i can walk. .. ty smores lol. u could have kept it
4:49 pm
MollyL

Do they ever close because of snow Ivesy?
4:50 pm
ivesy3

we closed early once . couple hrs.. think our director would close for day if it ws bad enough
4:51 pm
ivesy3

we were closed mond and tues this week and then same next week. gives us nice little vac.
4:52 pm
MollyL

Good. Well deserved time off. : )
4:52 pm
BzznBea

Evening all. Clue for the first pa5/14 please?
4:53 pm
BzznBea

Sorry the first pa5/12
4:53 pm
stidmama

is that a person who keeps a steady pa 4?
4:53 pm
stidmama

my first pa 5/12 is like an ode...
4:53 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

i have pa5 from the hitchhiker's guide: don't pa5!!
4:54 pm
Nef


ivesy, I just read your profile. Having gone through tough times with my son; I hold you close in my heart. I couldn't find a Narc-Anon program at that time; but I went through an Al-Anon program when my brother was here several years ago and it really helps. I'll keep your son in my prayers..... My son got scared straight by being sent to maximum security prison (because the minimum security prison was full). He's done very well since then.
4:54 pm
stidmama

hey gwen (((hugs))) hope today is better?
4:55 pm
stidmama

ah, Mother is here. back later *poof*
4:55 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

today i learned that the jackasses who quoted me a price (assisted living place) quoted only one part of the price
4:55 pm
Ouwachita

any clue for the pe6 ?
4:55 pm
ivesy3

my son is doing ok. but only becuz he is on suboxone. afraid to see what happens when he is off
4:56 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

thus their new quote is as high as the other place i didn't pice because their price was too high. (!)
4:56 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

pice = pick
4:56 pm
BzznBea

Thanks for the pa5
4:57 pm
nrkii

pe6 = a heavy metal
4:57 pm
nrkii

and hi all!
4:57 pm
Nef

Dang, Gwen. Have you no recourse?
4:57 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

and i'm halfway thru the process of moving mom in to this place only to find out they are essentially tricky lying bastards
4:57 pm
ivesy3

co 6/27 plz
4:57 pm
Ouwachita

thanks nrkii
4:58 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, i can pick another place, still have a week to find a place
4:58 pm
BzznBea

co6 - center of an apple minus the final vowel + prohibit
4:59 pm
ivesy3

ty bzzn
4:59 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i just found the pe6, and it's not that heavy LOL
4:59 pm
nrkii

I always think of PE6 as heavy. Though it's not scientificaly a heavy metal, I'm sure.
5:00 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

pe is not even an element, it's an alloy . . .
5:00 pm
periwinkle

back from dinner
5:01 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

but hell, you clued it, i found it, so it worked 8-)
5:01 pm
nrkii

right, that's correct... glad people were able to use the clue in any case :)
5:05 pm
BzznBea

re6/18?
5:05 pm
MollyL

Ivesy, I often light my serenity candle for your boy, and those still struggling...and those that love them.
5:06 pm
nrkii

re 6 18 = keep
5:07 pm
Nef

reach
5:07 pm
BzznBea

Thanks. Using the wrong r
5:07 pm
nrkii

help with the top A, 2nd column?
5:07 pm
Nef

Oh, my. PB for me. :-(
5:07 pm
MollyL

14 points for Nef!
5:08 pm
wvteach

ar 4/4 - sung in opera
5:08 pm
nrkii

I have the song, and AT4 and AT6
5:08 pm
MollyL

ac + sleep disorder, misspelled
5:08 pm
nrkii

thanks Molly
5:14 pm
Nef

nrkii; may I have a clue for that at6 please? I can't find it anywhere
5:15 pm
Nef

nm, just found it!
5:22 pm
periwinkle

I need that at6 tho, pls
5:22 pm
periwinkle

NM I found it too
5:36 pm
uusue2

hi again all!
5:37 pm
Lizlin

Hi all :)
5:37 pm
uusue2

hi liz!
5:48 pm
Lizlin

Lots of new words for me today! If only I could remember them!
5:50 pm
tceicher

re
5:51 pm
ivesy3

ty molly just saw your post.. that means alot to me.. i lite mine on sunday nites. a group i was in did it for all of our members who had children who are addicts.
5:54 pm
dan2bit

evening all! may I have stats for the 9's?
5:55 pm
ivesy3

and now i am off for the nite. happiness and peace in your lives to all.
5:55 pm
Lizlin

Hi Dan - ch 9 / 90 and ic 9 / 72
5:56 pm
dan2bit

got the ch - thanks Lizlin
5:57 pm
lilliann

hi hope all goes well with your son ivesy and so sorry to hear about your friend.hugs to you.tc
5:58 pm
dan2bit

and the 9 (with the 7 I was missing)
5:58 pm
Lizlin

WTG Dan
5:59 pm
Lizlin

Read about your littlun lilliann - speedy recovery :)
5:59 pm
lilliann

and hi all,back to finish with 47 left.no nines yet though :( brain not quite with it yet
6:00 pm
Nef

lillian, they're both compound words
6:01 pm
uusue2

ok, I am back again, hi nef, lilli, and dan!
6:02 pm
lilliann

thanks liz.that means alot.she seems to be doing great.she is very lucky even all the doctors and nursing staff in the childrens hospital said so.we are one lucky family this christmas :)
6:02 pm
crosshair

there is a spice that is used in italian sausage recipies when making the saussages,but i cannot remember it's name.anyone know?
6:02 pm
lilliann

thanks nef, will look
6:02 pm
Nef

hi sue. things going okay this time (sending strength and health to both of you today
6:02 pm
lilliann

hi sue
6:03 pm
MollyL

Anise
6:03 pm
uusue2

we are doing pretty well, nef
6:03 pm
crosshair

ty molly
6:03 pm
uusue2

Molly is right, crossy, I think they use whole anise seeds
6:03 pm
negativeneil

Hey people. Happy Boxing day to you.
6:04 pm
uusue2

hi neil!
6:04 pm
crosshair

we have a local butcher who makes amazing sausages,but i do not like the anise taste and wanted to order a batch without it
6:04 pm
negativeneil

Hi Sue! :)
6:04 pm
tceicher

ra
6:05 pm
crosshair

howdy neil!
6:05 pm
negativeneil

Glad to see you're doing pretty well, Sue.
6:05 pm
negativeneil

Hey crossy!
6:06 pm
crosshair

suze!!
6:06 pm
lilliann

sue, i haven't been on here since the summer so don't know what has been going on. i'm so sorry to hear about frank and hope all goes well with his treatment.i'm sorry to hear about your friends and your house and hope that you can find somewhere quickly and without problems.x
6:07 pm
lilliann

hi crossy tc and neil :)
6:07 pm
uusue2

Thanks, lilli, it looks like the house will work out, and we are hopeful that Frank's treatment will be successful. It's been a heck of a few months, though.
6:07 pm
lilliann

molly, i've missed your humour :)
6:09 pm
lilliann

i bet it has,but in my heart i hope all works out for the best with you sue and i'm sure it will.x
6:09 pm
uusue2

((((lilliann))))
6:11 pm
crosshair

howdy lillian
6:12 pm
crosshair

frank tolerating the chemo ok,sue?
6:14 pm
tceicher

un
6:14 pm
negativeneil

Hi lilliann... sorry, was elsewhere for a few.
6:14 pm
uusue2

so far so good, crossy; he's had a couple bouts of nausea and a couple of diarrhea but nothing the medication can't handle. Of course it is early days yet.
6:15 pm
negativeneil

Sure hope it works for him, Sue.
6:16 pm
uusue2

Indeed. They are really on top of the side effects now, too, which is nice.
6:20 pm
Lizlin

Glad to hear that Frank is tolerating the chemo, Sue :)
6:22 pm
negativeneil

That's good to hear Sue.
6:22 pm
negativeneil

Hi Lizlin. :)
6:22 pm
Lizlin

Hi Neil :)
6:22 pm
IndiaJan

Hey all!
6:24 pm
negativeneil

Hi Jan!
6:24 pm
Lizlin

Hi IndiaJan :)
6:25 pm
lilliann

hi jan
6:25 pm
lilliann

thanks nef, got the 9's
6:27 pm
uusue2

hi india!
6:30 pm
crosshair

week 2 will tell the tale suze if he is getting the chemo daily
6:31 pm
uusue2

he gets chemo every other week, crossy, and the biological every week
6:33 pm
uusue2

this goes on for six months
6:36 pm
smores

hello again
6:36 pm
uusue2

hi smores!
6:36 pm
smores

are you home now uu?
6:37 pm
uusue2

we are, smores
6:37 pm
Christine

crosshair - could the herb be fennel?
6:37 pm
smores

hey neil :) long time no chat, hope all is well with you
6:41 pm
Lizlin

fw!
6:42 pm
uusue2

yay liz!
6:43 pm
smores

WTG Liz !!!!
6:45 pm
Lizlin

Off for a walk on the be 5 - back to clue later, if needed. Enjoy your evening :)
6:45 pm
negativeneil

Hi smores... been a while, yeah.
Everything's going very well thanks. :)
Hope it is for you too?
6:46 pm
smores

enjoy your walk Liz, probably see ya at flip
6:46 pm
smores

Been ok neil, little crazy but oh well. How was your Christmas?
6:46 pm
Lizlin

ty smores - probably be later today - gym first! Need it after lots of eating :)
6:47 pm
smores

lol...me too
6:47 pm
lilliann

wtg liz
6:47 pm
lilliann

wb smores
6:48 pm
negativeneil

We don't do Christmas, smores... but of course it's a holiday nonetheless, so we've been having a nice time visiting with family and friends, thanks. :) How was your Christmas?
6:48 pm
smores

ty lillian, I see you are back as well. Daughter sleeping?
6:48 pm
VermontMeow

Hi Neal
6:49 pm
lilliann

she is, i check on her more now than i've ever done :)
6:50 pm
smores

Got together with all the family, did a pitch in brunch at my sisters then just chilled out with my girls
6:50 pm
smores

I bet Lilliann, you will be doing a lot of that
6:51 pm
lilliann

sounds lovely smores
6:52 pm
lilliann

hi vermont, i love your icon, what a beautiful cat
6:53 pm
LeslieAnn

Oh vermont!! that kitty looks just like the one i had as a kid
6:53 pm
uusue2

Hi, vermont! What lilli said!
6:54 pm
VermontMeow

Thanks folks! She is my lovey cat. I have another - he is a terrorist!
6:55 pm
VermontMeow

He is a one year old little boy - left the head of the first mouse he caught in my bed!!!!!!!!!!
6:55 pm
lilliann

hi LeslieAnn, loving your icon too :)
6:56 pm
LeslieAnn

ha that is my silly beast. took that pic when she had just woken up, otherwise she'd not have stood for it :)
6:56 pm
LeslieAnn

lucky you have such a good provider, vermont! ;)
6:56 pm
lilliann

i know how that is vermont as my boy is great but my girl is a witch!
6:57 pm
VermontMeow

LOL!
6:57 pm
lilliann

mmm, i can think of better things to be left in my bed..lol
6:59 pm
MimiCat

Welcome, Vermont!! Lots of cat lovers here. I have 3 that were all strays and are now my babies. You'll really enjoy this community of very special people.
6:59 pm
negativeneil

Who is "Neal", VermontMeow? ;)
6:59 pm
negativeneil

And LTNS... hi. :)
6:59 pm
negativeneil

And hi, Mimi. :)
6:59 pm
lilliann

i must admit that my tom loves to leave us presents but luckily on the front door mat, but i don't really want wild rabbits,mice,shrews,rats,and different birds.and how the hell he can carry the rabbits and rats in his mouth i haven't got a clue as they are all huge!
6:59 pm
MimiCat

Hi, Neil.
6:59 pm
Christine

Lilliann, I just read your profiloe. What a terrible experience for the little one, but I'm so glad she's healing. Good wishes and prayers (of course) for her, and all of your family.
6:59 pm
VermontMeow

oOh, sorry, sorry, sorry, Sir!
7:00 pm
smores

{Mimi}
7:00 pm
negativeneil

Ha. I should show you a blog entry of mine in which I mention that [mis]spelling of the name. :P
[or... maybe not, lol]
7:00 pm
MimiCat

{{smores}}
7:01 pm
uusue2

lilli, I finally read your profile too, what a scary thing to have happen! I am so glad your little one is ok!!
7:02 pm
VermontMeow

Lilliann - All of my previous, civilized, cats left their offerings on the back door mat. This little rascal is totally uncivilized and I'm not sure I am capable of civilizing him.
7:02 pm
MimiCat

Since we don't have plurals in this grid, guess we just add "er" to lots of stuff.
7:02 pm
negativeneil

Oh lilliann... sorry to read about your daughter but glad she's alive and healing from that ordeal.
7:02 pm
lilliann

thanks christine, that means alot.she seems to be doing really well, so what more can we ask for.we had to cancel our christmas holiday but have the ok from the hospital doctors to fly so we are looking now for another one in a couple of weeks
7:03 pm
VermontMeow

Neil, I will try to remember. Remember though, I am old and getting senile.
7:03 pm
lilliann

thank you all, she is 13 and we know she is getting better because the attitude is beginning to come back!! :)
7:04 pm
smores

has she rolled her eyes at you yet?
7:04 pm
lilliann

LOL vermont!
7:05 pm
smores

If she gives you the eye roll when you go to check on her then all is well...lol
7:08 pm
lilliann

i think, she rolled one at her dad yesterday but the other one is still swollen and black so she can't quite do it with that one yet...lol and she hasn't told me to shut up yet, so i don't know if that is a good or bad sign!
7:08 pm
smores

:)
7:08 pm
Christine

How old is she, Lilliann?
7:08 pm
lilliann

13 christine
7:08 pm
VermontMeow

Lillian, how very lucky that your daughter is healing, and even more quickly than predicted. How very terrifying that must have been and must still be for you!! What could possibly be worse for you and so close to Christmas. Hope she continues to improve.
7:10 pm
periwinkle

hi all,
7:10 pm
lilliann

thanks vermont, we were all a bit depressed yesterday as we should have been going to the dominican republic for 2 weeks holidays, but we will book another one as soon as we can
7:10 pm
smores

hey peri :)
7:10 pm
lilliann

hi peri
7:10 pm
periwinkle

lil, did not know about your daughter but so very glad she is on the mend. hope she has a complete recovery
7:11 pm
lilliann

i must admit it will be one christmas i'm never going to forget and be very thankful for vermont
7:11 pm
MimiCat

Hi, peri!
7:11 pm
periwinkle

I am a cat lover too
7:12 pm
Christine

Well, Lilliann, she has a horde of wellwishers in Babblle-land.
7:12 pm
periwinkle

I am getting tired of this gird but will persevere
7:12 pm
lilliann

thanks peri, she seems to be doing very well so we are very happy and thankful.x
7:12 pm
MimiCat

You're a better woman than I am, peri....I'm outta here again until tomorrow. Bye and hugs all around.
7:13 pm
uusue2

bye mimi!
7:13 pm
smores

Have a wonderful evening Mimi {{ hugs}}
7:14 pm
lilliann

she definitely does christine, which is why i love babbleland as the people are always friendly,helpful and giving when they can.i've made some very special friendships on here and i will be eternally grateful to alot of babblers here
7:14 pm
HarryHood

wow lillian, what an ordeal - I'm glad your daughter is getting better!
7:14 pm
HarryHood

and hi all :)
7:14 pm
lilliann

bye mimi,tc hin
7:14 pm
smores

started out friendly enough, got halfway through fairly easily.
7:15 pm
smores

Hiya Harry :)
7:15 pm
lilliann

hi harry and thank you very much
7:15 pm
smores

2nd 1/2 not so easy..25 left
7:16 pm
HarryHood

hi smores
7:16 pm
HarryHood

I'm not even halfway yet, still 84 to go, and I'm ready to give up.
7:18 pm
rururocks

*puts on Journey album for Harry.. "keep on believin'"
7:18 pm
dan2bit

I have ic7, oc7, un7 - what's my missing 7?
7:18 pm
rururocks

ac 7 dan
7:18 pm
HarryHood

*bad 80's flashbacks*
7:18 pm
rururocks

LOL
7:18 pm
smores

lol
7:19 pm
rururocks

Cuts Harry's hair like Mott the Hoople
7:19 pm
HarryHood

icewater!
7:19 pm
lilliann

i love journey :) hi ruru
7:19 pm
HarryHood

of all the compound words to reject!
7:19 pm
smores

no ruru don;t do it...lol
7:20 pm
smores

agree Harry, I tried that one too :)
7:20 pm
rururocks

*harry starts singing " all the young dudes"
7:20 pm
HarryHood

it certainly comes up more than something like "admen"
7:20 pm
smores

there is a 7 and 9 that starts that way
7:21 pm
HarryHood

I actually like that song - it has bowie on saxophone
7:21 pm
jmbdobie2

carry the news
7:21 pm
HarryHood

back when bowie was good :)
7:21 pm
rururocks

amen brother
7:21 pm
rururocks

Bowie is awful nowadays
7:22 pm
HarryHood

since the early 80's, I'd say....
7:22 pm
HarryHood

when was that whole "let's dance" business?
7:22 pm
smores

lol...just thought of Young American
7:22 pm
dan2bit

ruru can you clue the ac7? my monkeys are on holiday, apparently
7:22 pm
HarryHood

give me my ziggy stardust :)
7:22 pm
rururocks

1983 I think harry
7:23 pm
rururocks

a + baseball hat+ the last part of a sleep disorder
7:23 pm
negativeneil

He sure is ru... thought that this past summer.
7:23 pm
dan2bit

ty!
7:23 pm
rururocks

hey neil
7:23 pm
rururocks

I just wrote to you.. work is done for today for me
7:23 pm
HarryHood

ty ruru
7:24 pm
negativeneil

I got it and replied. Work?
7:24 pm
rururocks

yeah.. that thing that people do for income?
7:24 pm
negativeneil

Oh you were working today?
7:25 pm
rururocks

uh yeah
7:25 pm
rururocks

I do like that song "Let's Dance"
7:25 pm
negativeneil

Oh. I thought most people had Christmas and Boxing Day off.
7:25 pm
rururocks

oh please
7:25 pm
rururocks

I wish
7:25 pm
smores

lol...really?
7:25 pm
negativeneil

?
7:26 pm
HarryHood

halfway!
7:26 pm
HarryHood

bbiab.
7:26 pm
negativeneil

Well sorry I spoke. But seems a lot of people do.
7:26 pm
smores

I got the night off but only because of snow
7:26 pm
rururocks

I don't get days off as a rule
7:26 pm
rururocks

self employed and all that crapola
7:26 pm
negativeneil

Not even Christmas Day?
7:27 pm
negativeneil

Yeah but you don't take Christmas off?
7:27 pm
periwinkle

first pa5/12 pls
7:27 pm
rururocks

I worked yesterday too.. but that was volunteering
7:27 pm
smores

sorry Neil, I thought you joking about boxing day
7:27 pm
negativeneil

Uhhh, no?
7:29 pm
smores

there was some kidding earlier about UK and Canada celebrating Boxing Day
7:29 pm
negativeneil

Oh? Well I know some people have the week off... but they probably take it as part of their holidays.
7:30 pm
smores

pa5/12 is a song of praise
7:30 pm
rururocks

plus
7:30 pm
rururocks

I'm not a Christian
7:30 pm
Bugsaw

Yes Neil, those two days are stuatory holidays in Canada but lots of people still have to work them. They get paid double time for the sacrifice
7:31 pm
negativeneil

I had yesterday and today off because my boss decided to shut until tomorrow.
7:31 pm
Bugsaw

and SMores, Boxing Day has something to do with a Boxer Rebelllion, not the day we beat each other up over getting lousy gifts
7:31 pm
negativeneil

Haha, well no kidding ru. But that probably has little to do with it.
7:31 pm
smores

lol...Bugsaw
7:32 pm
stidmama

hey all! (((bugs hugs)))
7:32 pm
negativeneil

Haha, Bugsaw.
7:32 pm
Bugsaw

All I ever knew was it was another day off.
7:32 pm
rururocks

I'm imagining Robert DeNiro moving in next door to Bugs
7:32 pm
Bugsaw

hi stid and everyone. just checked the chog for clues and found questions I cud answer
7:32 pm
smores

really ruru...that isn't your church you volunteered at yesterday
7:32 pm
rururocks

That'd be the end of her boxing days
7:32 pm
stidmama

I don't think deNiro would stand a chance with mr bugs there...
7:33 pm
Christine

Bugsaw, in UK Boxing Day was the day employers gave Christmas gifts to the housestaff.
7:33 pm
Bugsaw

are you kidding stid? Mr Bugs hasn't even raised his voice in his life!
7:33 pm
rururocks

I don't go to church smores.. but it is a church that benefits the homeless in SF..they do amazing things
7:34 pm
stidmama

It's not his voice deNiro would have to watch out for... mr bugs would have him built into some contraption so fast, he wouldn't know what "hit" him! LOL
7:34 pm
Bugsaw

Oh I like that explaination better Christine, but I am sure they shud have been able to share the same day as the heads if Christianity was as work there
7:34 pm
negativeneil

Well I've had to work on some Boxing Days and not on others. Depended where I was working/what I was doing at the time.
7:34 pm
stidmama

careful, ruru, your sweet, squishy insides are showing...
7:35 pm
Bugsaw

hahaha stid. Even that wudn't protect me. I got Mr Bugs a coaster that says, Start off slowly and taper off.
7:36 pm
Bugsaw

he loves it
7:36 pm
stidmama

oof! *grin* suits him well!
7:36 pm
rururocks

I've never heard of Boxing day until this year
7:37 pm
negativeneil

You haven't?
7:37 pm
rururocks

...probably because I've been hungover after christmas for years...LOL
7:37 pm
negativeneil

Haha! Yeah. That might do it. :P
7:38 pm
negativeneil

It's the day when you box up all the mess from the day before ru. Y'know?
7:38 pm
smores

Oh, I just thought it was your church you volunteered at...that's very cool ruru
7:38 pm
negativeneil

Oh and I just sent you a vitally important email.
7:38 pm
rururocks

it's called Glide Memorial Church.. non denominational church..it's a SF icon
7:39 pm
rururocks

It's a must do thing in sf to go to one of the services
7:39 pm
Marc Freeman

Could I please get a clue for re6/24?
7:39 pm
Christine

Bugsaw, the Victorian employers probably thought it was more important to have dinner on the table, on time, rather than consider their staaff.
7:39 pm
rururocks

re + get a loan back
7:40 pm
zoozzoom

re give back money owed
7:40 pm
stidmama

thanks ruru
7:40 pm
Christine

Zoozzoom, long time no hear.
7:41 pm
zoozzoom

Hello, Christine..yeah i am around lurking about..lol
7:41 pm
Bugsaw

I agree Christine. Hi zoozoom
7:41 pm
stidmama

But servants have always had that situation, Christine! The slaves in the U.S. were expected to work pretty much every day most of the year, though when it wasn't growing season (for agricultural slaves) I think they generally got Sundays mostly off. House slaves I don't think ever got time off in many cases.
7:41 pm
stidmama

Hey zoom!
7:42 pm
zoozzoom

Good evening, All..wel it is 1:42am here but still..lol
7:42 pm
stidmama

why up so late, zoom?
7:43 pm
negativeneil

That's still night to me. Even though it's technically morning. If it's dark, it's night.
7:43 pm
zoozzoom

trying to finish this grid :-)
7:43 pm
stidmama

I know that in the North, even non-slave workers were often working 7 days a week because they needed to run the machines all the time.
7:43 pm
stidmama

ah, the evil grid...
7:44 pm
smores

I'll probably be up all night...was scheduled to work sooo
7:44 pm
zoozzoom

I only need one more.. a U7
7:45 pm
Bugsaw

want a clue?
7:45 pm
zoozzoom

Would not say no..lol
7:46 pm
Bugsaw

you are un7 of the word's location in the grid
7:47 pm
zoozzoom

Oh geez..you are kidding me...the same ending as the Ch9
7:47 pm
Bugsaw

want something more clear?
7:47 pm
Bugsaw

that is the one!
7:47 pm
Bugsaw

YAY zoozoom
7:47 pm
zoozzoom

Many thanks, Bugsaw..fireworks...and time for bed.
7:48 pm
smores

YAY zoozzoom!!!!
7:48 pm
Bugsaw

sleep well
7:48 pm
stidmama

YAY and sweet dreams, zoom
7:49 pm
Marc Freeman

thanks ruru for the clue on re6
7:49 pm
stidmama

too much coffee this afternoon, smores
7:49 pm
stidmama

??? *sigh* figners are too quick for the brain tonight
7:50 pm
smores

lol...yeah....I know the feeling stid
7:50 pm
Erda

Help for pa6,30 please?
7:51 pm
rururocks

big fat stomache erda
7:51 pm
smores

large, round belly
7:51 pm
stidmama

thanks smores
7:51 pm
Bugsaw

clue for the oc5 please?
7:51 pm
Erda

But of course!!! Thank you!
7:52 pm
Bugsaw

oh nevermind
7:52 pm
smores

add on to it for 7 Bugs
7:53 pm
stidmama

LOL thanks for that one bugs, hadn't seen it yet
7:53 pm
Bugsaw

I saw it millions of times just didn't trust it was there to try it
7:54 pm
rururocks

you just didn't sea it bugs
7:55 pm
Bugsaw

exactly ruru. I didn't sea that one either
7:55 pm
smores

right there with wa5 and bo4
7:55 pm
stidmama

ah, there's our ruru! *carefully places pun alert signs at the perimeter*
7:55 pm
gapeach

pa5 is a song of praise?
7:56 pm
smores

hiya pe5
7:56 pm
Bugsaw

I thot so peach
7:57 pm
HarryHood

lots'o'vowels
7:58 pm
gapeach

Thanks Bugs. I keep trying to put another word and it isn't working. Will keep looking.
7:58 pm
gapeach

Hey there, smores. How are you today?
7:58 pm
Bugsaw

lots of vowels as Harry said
7:58 pm
Bugsaw

or ends with a long time
7:59 pm
smores

doing well, unexpected night off
8:00 pm
stidmama

hey peach and harry! (peach, you're in the grid!)
8:00 pm
HarryHood

hi stid :)
8:01 pm
gapeach

I am. How in the world are you stiddie?
8:01 pm
smores

yes, all who greeted GA as pe5 go to the pb...lol
8:01 pm
smores

did you get the pa5 GA?
8:01 pm
gapeach

Choclits all over the PB.
8:02 pm
smores

fresh baked cookies too
8:02 pm
gapeach

No, hon, not yet.
8:02 pm
rururocks

that's the pits smores
8:03 pm
smores

ends like oc5
8:03 pm
smores

lol...ruru...hey I put cookies in there
8:03 pm
gapeach

And so it does.....thanks so much smores.
8:04 pm
smores

yw
8:04 pm
smores

odd little word
8:04 pm
gapeach

Yup.
8:06 pm
rururocks

no cobbler?
8:06 pm
stidmama

okay stuck at 34 for quite a while. Back later... *poof*
8:07 pm
smores

bye for now stid
8:07 pm
gapeach

That would be quite good, ruru.
8:08 pm
HarryHood

7
8:09 pm
lilliann

can i please have a clue for fa5/24
8:10 pm
HarryHood

lillian - the edict against salman rushdie
8:11 pm
gapeach

Good clue, HH.
8:12 pm
lilliann

i know what you are saying harry but brain not in gear....need to think, ty
8:12 pm
HarryHood

ty - was just reading an article about him, so he's on the brain.
8:15 pm
HarryHood

2nd ra5?
8:15 pm
HarryHood

nm!!!
8:15 pm
HarryHood

done!
8:16 pm
dan2bit

whoo hoo harry
8:16 pm
dan2bit

can I have a clue for the pa6 between pa + 1/12 foot and pa6 belly?
8:16 pm
smores

wtg Harry!!!!
8:16 pm
lilliann

wtg harry!
8:17 pm
HarryHood

pa + cross ltr + alp*** spitting llama like mammal
8:17 pm
HarryHood

that was a really convoluted clue. sorry
8:17 pm
Bugsaw

its a weird one dan2 thinking.....
8:18 pm
Bugsaw

or like Harry said!
8:18 pm
lilliann

sorry, i didn't have it so was looking and i can't get the rushdie clue, i know i know it but i don't know what day it is, so it's not coming into my head or jumping out at me on the grid
8:18 pm
smores

pa+ ta4 mexican food but diff vowel ending
8:19 pm
HarryHood

fa + cross ltr + **terfall
8:19 pm
Erda

Peter, ***l and Mary + Out to lu***
8:19 pm
Bugsaw

fa5 overweight + the first 2 letters of what comes out of the tap
8:19 pm
Erda

That was for Dan...
8:20 pm
HarryHood

gnight :)
8:20 pm
smores

night Harry :) enjoy your evening
8:21 pm
gapeach

Congrats, Harry!!!!!
8:21 pm
Erda

Clue for pe6,33 please?
8:21 pm
lilliann

thanks harry, i thought i'd tried that
8:21 pm
lilliann

goodnight harry.tc
8:21 pm
smores

what beer steins used to be made of
8:22 pm
lilliann

ty bugs
8:22 pm
Erda

Thank you, smores!!!
8:22 pm
smores

yw
8:25 pm
dan2bit

erda I have that one, need the one before it (6/24)
8:26 pm
dan2bit

tx smores got it - that's firewords. tx all cluers!
8:27 pm
gapeach

Congrats, dan!!!!!
8:27 pm
lilliann

wtg dan!
8:27 pm
smores

yeah dan2bit!!!! wtg
8:28 pm
smores

8left for me
8:29 pm
gapeach

May I please have a clue for un5-16? Thanks
8:29 pm
lilliann

16 here smores
8:29 pm
lilliann

i don't have that one peach, sorry
8:29 pm
wvteach

un5/16 - get ready to drink a beer
8:30 pm
lilliann

ty teach
8:31 pm
wvteach

yvw
8:31 pm
lilliann

gap, to take a lid off a bottle
8:31 pm
gapeach

Thanks anyway, lilliann.
8:31 pm
gapeach

Thanks much, teach and lilliann
8:34 pm
gapeach

te5-10 please......thanks
8:34 pm
LeslieAnn

ga you are in the grid today
8:35 pm
gapeach

How about me, LeslieAnn!
8:35 pm
gapeach

How are you doing today?
8:35 pm
LeslieAnn

oh also te + ***n ***n go away
8:37 pm
smores

thanks LeslieAnn
8:37 pm
smores

3 more
8:37 pm
lilliann

te is a marshy place in india or te and nearly water droplets from sky
8:38 pm
gapeach

Thanks much, LeslieAnn and lilliann.
8:41 pm
Erda

The second re5,14 PLEASE!!??
8:41 pm
lilliann

re and baseballers wear them
8:42 pm
lilliann

is that a word?? lol even base ball players
8:42 pm
smores

Finished!!
8:42 pm
Erda

not into baseball (European) -- sorry
8:42 pm
lilliann

wtg smores!!
8:43 pm
smores

last word ar5
8:43 pm
gapeach

Congrats, smores!!!!
8:43 pm
LeslieAnn

a word when you are talking about a game re***
8:43 pm
lilliann

i'm not either erda, i'm british :) ok whay a man wears on his head
8:43 pm
Erda

Oh -- I got it....
8:43 pm
wvteach

re 5 - put lid back on bottle
8:44 pm
Erda

It just HAD to be something simple like that...
8:44 pm
lilliann

they always are erda :)
8:48 pm
smores

lol wv takes your beer
8:49 pm
smores

well gonna go for now, probably be back at flip
8:50 pm
smores

any clues needed?
8:50 pm
wvteach

have micro brewery pub here - both sons are in to ales and got beer kit yesterday
8:50 pm
smores

lol...lots of un5 and re5 going on
8:50 pm
Erda

yes, smores, for re6,18
8:51 pm
smores

re6=to keep
8:51 pm
lilliann

re518 please smores
8:51 pm
lilliann

well, we know where to go if we want a beer teach :0
8:52 pm
Erda

THANK YOU, smores!
8:52 pm
wvteach

don't really like beer - but love a good wine
8:52 pm
gapeach

wa5-20 please....thanks
8:53 pm
lilliann

me too teach, i leave the beer drinking to hubby
8:53 pm
smores

wa + beside a bottle you can get beer on ^^^
8:53 pm
LeslieAnn

re 5/18 - re + i ***t a hippopotamus for christmas
8:53 pm
syb215

I need a clue for any of the I words
8:53 pm
smores

brb
8:54 pm
lilliann

wa and the beginning of what water comes out of
8:54 pm
JBsAnno

Whoo hoo, fireworks!
8:55 pm
lilliann

oops, off i go to pb..lalalalala, i'm sure that there will be loads of goodies :)
8:55 pm
gapeach

Congrats, JBsAnno!!!!
8:55 pm
lilliann

wtg jb
8:55 pm
LeslieAnn

congrats jb!
8:55 pm
JBsAnno

On a related note, LeslieAnn, I JUST got that song OUT of my head, now it's playing endlessly looping again!
8:56 pm
JBsAnno

I'll be humming that as I fall asleep, very soon now, thanks everyone, and Good Night! *poof*
8:56 pm
lilliann

thanks leslieann
8:57 pm
LeslieAnn

hahahaha sorry
8:57 pm
lilliann

syb, in4 is a meausrement
8:58 pm
lilliann

and ir5 is when someone is very angry
8:58 pm
smores

I'm back
8:59 pm
gapeach

May I please have a clue for ca5-16? Thanks
9:00 pm
lilliann

peach, the scottish toss this, as in big wooden log
9:00 pm
smores

sounds like one who drives a taxi
9:00 pm
lilliann

hope this helps
9:01 pm
gapeach

Thanks so much lilliann and smores.
9:02 pm
smores

did you get the i's syb?
9:02 pm
smores

ic7 and 9
9:02 pm
lilliann


yw peach
9:03 pm
syb215

not the ic's
9:03 pm
smores

frozen wa5 + wa5 vessel
9:03 pm
Christine

syb215 - hard water + bo4
9:04 pm
lilliann

ic7, is cold cube and a vessel used on water
9:04 pm
lilliann

and someone who uses it for the 7
9:04 pm
syb215

thanks
9:09 pm
smores

okay back again
9:10 pm
smores

my cat has icicles hanging off him
9:11 pm
gapeach

He must like the snow, smores?
9:11 pm
syb215

hint for any of the e words
9:12 pm
smores

female name or type of heather er5
9:12 pm
lilliann

real ones or sparkly ones smore?
9:13 pm
smores

e + what you use to hold the wrapping paper
9:13 pm
grannyrose

merry Christmas to anyone here who wasn't here when i sent this greeting 2 days ago. to the non-believers..Happy Holidays. xoxox
9:13 pm
lilliann

e and what you wrap present with
9:14 pm
lilliann

merry christmas to you too rose
9:14 pm
smores

real ones lilliann - we got 8-10 in4 of snow
9:14 pm
lilliann

ea someone who consumes food
9:14 pm
smores

Merry Christmas to you Rose
9:15 pm
gapeach

That's enough, isn't it smores?
9:15 pm
smores

more than enough for me GA
9:16 pm
grannyrose

so how did we all survive? are our tummies loving or hating us?
9:16 pm
gapeach

Me too.
9:16 pm
gapeach

Hey there, rose. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your loved ones.
9:16 pm
smores

my tummy is quite satisfied
9:16 pm
lilliann

aww bless him.mine won't go in the snow when we have it if they can help it.not that we have that much normally, unless it is a bad winter..we've had floods this year instead
9:17 pm
gapeach

di6-24 please....thanks
9:17 pm
smores

it would be quite pa6 if I ate like that all the time...lol
9:17 pm
lilliann

di6, a baby wears them
9:18 pm
gapeach

Gosh, lillian, thanks much.
9:18 pm
smores

my silly kitty likes it, but he had had enough and wanted in
9:18 pm
lilliann

yw peach, it took me a while to get it :)
9:20 pm
lilliann

how was your christmas rose?
9:20 pm
wvteach

help with FA 5/24 please
9:21 pm
lilliann

fa5/12 someone who is big bellied and the start of clear liquid from a tap
9:21 pm
smores

fa5 Islamic decree
9:23 pm
wvteach

thnx smores - wouldn't have ever monkeyed that one
9:23 pm
wvteach

thnx lill
9:24 pm
smores

well I gotta go, have a wonderful evening all :)
9:25 pm
gapeach

Sweet dreams, smores.
9:25 pm
wvteach

thnx for your help ;smores - good night
9:25 pm
LeslieAnn

thx for the help smores
9:26 pm
smores

np - probably be back at flip as I will most likely be awake all night
9:26 pm
lilliann

bye smores.tc
9:27 pm
grannyrose

later, smores
9:28 pm
syb215

help with the a words
9:29 pm
grannyrose

lilian, christmas day itself very quiet. mother mac at daughter's for whole day. was a luxury to have the house to ourselves. THEN boxing day...my family celebration where we all get together in a big park with a fantastic playground for the kids.
9:30 pm
grannyrose

ae5, ae + police investigation organisation
9:30 pm
lilliann

sounds lovely rose.glad you had two lovely days
9:30 pm
grannyrose

and you, lillian?
9:31 pm
grannyrose

ap5, ap + top playing card
9:31 pm
lilliann

ac7/ ac and sleep disorder
9:31 pm
LeslieAnn

af***noon
9:32 pm
grannyrose

ac5, a + vehicle + vowel
9:32 pm
grannyrose

ac5, top playing card + Rhythm and Blues
9:32 pm
lilliann

yes it was good rose, even though we should have been going to an airport for the night and flying out to the dominican yesterday.read my profile and you will know why :) we are very lucky and very happy at the moment
9:33 pm
lilliann

af5/opposite of before
9:34 pm
grannyrose

i did read, lillian. God be thanked that all is well
9:35 pm
grannyrose

at4, at + opposite of pa
9:35 pm
grannyrose

at4, a + faucet
9:36 pm
lilliann

exactly rose
9:39 pm
wvteach

** finito ** last word AC 5/16 which means sour or bitter in taste
9:40 pm
gapeach

Oh, my, lilliann! You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
9:40 pm
gapeach

acrid
9:40 pm
grannyrose

WTG WV!!!
9:40 pm
gapeach

Sorry.
9:41 pm
lilliann

wtg teach !
9:41 pm
gapeach

Congrats, teach!!!!!
9:41 pm
wvteach

thats OK ga - not a word
9:41 pm
wvteach

thnx all and good night
9:41 pm
lilliann

thanks peach, she is alot better now, still tired but doing really well :)
9:42 pm
lilliann

good night teach, tc
9:42 pm
gapeach

Sweet dreams, teach.
9:44 pm
lilliann

fw! off to bed now.goodnight all and tc.x
9:45 pm
syb215

9 letter word?
9:45 pm
gapeach

congrats, lilliann!!!!1
9:46 pm
gapeach

ar5-12 please....thanks
9:47 pm
grannyrose

syb, ic9. frozen h2o + transport on the lake or sea + **, um, i don't know.
9:48 pm
grannyrose

ar5/12, a** you there? + In Charge
9:49 pm
gapeach

Thanks so much, Rose.
9:49 pm
syb215

thanks rose
9:50 pm
grannyrose

yay, you both got the words? nice job.
9:54 pm
syb215

m words?
9:57 pm
grannyrose

ma5, large colourful parrot
9:57 pm
gapeach

br6-30 please....thanks
9:58 pm
grannyrose

peach, once more into the br6 rode the 600
9:59 pm
grannyrose

syb, ma5, ave ma*
9:59 pm
scrambler

hi all!
10:00 pm
grannyrose

ma4/9, uses high scoring tile
10:00 pm
grannyrose

hey scrambler
10:00 pm
gapeach

Ah, you're good, girl. Thanks much.
10:00 pm
scrambler

br 6/30, i don't want to br**** the subject.,but...
10:00 pm
scrambler

hi granny!
10:01 pm
grannyrose

um, scrambler, that's with an oa in the middle
10:01 pm
scrambler

oops, it's late, hahah, thanks granny!
10:02 pm
grannyrose

ma4/5, m + stuff we breathe
10:02 pm
grannyrose

np's scrambler.
10:02 pm
gapeach

be6-30 please.....thanks
10:03 pm
dcseain

in the br6 -- a gap
10:03 pm
grannyrose

be6/30, be + arrive
10:03 pm
dcseain

oh my, time for bed i think :)
10:04 pm
grannyrose

hey dcs...how are you?
10:04 pm
gapeach

Thanks so much, dc and Rose
10:04 pm
gapeach

Do you have snow, dcs?
10:04 pm
dcseain

my leg is doing a wee bit better and the cough from the flu is nearing the end. So, pretty well, if still walking with a cane
10:05 pm
dcseain

we had a dusting on the 24th that sublimated by morning, and about a half inch today, then freezing rain, and it's been raining now since about 3Eastern.
10:05 pm
grannyrose

good flu coming to the end. not so good with the leg...poor you.
10:06 pm
dcseain

it's pretty rare for us to get snow before January here.
10:06 pm
dcseain

ironically, the leg is a reinjury of a torn calf muscle, thanks to thrashing in fever last tuesday night
10:07 pm
gapeach

Oh, bless your heart, dcs. What a bummer.
10:08 pm
dcseain

Frankly, i never imagined that fevered thrashing could cause such an injury. Live and learn -- the joys of getting older. :)
10:08 pm
gapeach

bbl....going to watch the news.
10:08 pm
grannyrose

ouch, dcs
10:08 pm
gapeach

Oh, hon, wait until you're 74.
10:08 pm
gapeach

brb
10:09 pm
dcseain

:) I know it'll get more exciting like that with time. I have been blessed enough to have had many, many elderly relatives to observe. It's interesting the distinction between the rural and urban ones.
10:10 pm
syb215

still cant get the 9 letter word.....have the one with a water vessel
10:11 pm
grannyrose

syb, add Emergency Room to the end
10:12 pm
syb215

isn't there another 9 letter word?
10:12 pm
grannyrose

duh....sorry syb
10:13 pm
grannyrose

ch9, country + battle + vowel
10:15 pm
cosdem

hello all
10:16 pm
grannyrose

hello cos
10:17 pm
stidmama

(((grannyrose))) (((cos))) hey all!
10:18 pm
grannyrose

hey stiddy, merry Christmas
10:18 pm
cosdem

santa gave me a new comp,,, 2 months without one wass hell lol
10:18 pm
cosdem

merry christmas all!
10:19 pm
grannyrose

and i got a smart phone....which is smarter than me...lol
10:19 pm
stidmama

very nice, cos.
10:19 pm
syb215

thanks for the 9 letter word
10:19 pm
cosdem

we're moving saturday too!
10:20 pm
stidmama

a nice place?
10:20 pm
stidmama

farther from the fire lines, I hope?
10:21 pm
cosdem

yes,! southern most part of town... 2 bedrooms and a/c , indoors heated pool
10:21 pm
stidmama

nice pic, syb!
10:21 pm
stidmama

hope you are still improving, grannyrose?
10:21 pm
grannyrose

yay, syb, nice job finding it.
10:21 pm
syb215

i am missing 2 seven letter words. I have the ac*** and the ic***...hints for the other 2?
10:21 pm
stidmama

sounds marvelous, cos. You deserve a nice place
10:21 pm
dcseain

There is housing stock there without AC still?
10:22 pm
cosdem

most apts here dont have them, humidity is so low here
10:22 pm
grannyrose

yes, thanx, stid. just the fibromyalgia in right shin to deal with. knee pain negligible.
10:22 pm
dcseain

huh. i guess that makes sense.
10:23 pm
stidmama

glad to hear that, I am sure you will continue to improve. (I almost said by the time spring shows up in a few months you could work in the garden! LOL)
10:23 pm
cosdem

newer buildings have them though but a lot of apts here are old
10:23 pm
dcseain

(i've never really lived anywhere with not-humid Springs, Summers, and Falls)
10:23 pm
grannyrose

oc7, oc...big body of wa5 + In Charge
10:23 pm
stidmama

Well, I guess you could come here and help me in MY garden...
10:23 pm
dcseain

sounds ilke a good move
10:23 pm
cosdem

it is.. im excited. closer to the shopping centers and whole foods
10:24 pm
grannyrose

un7, un + not knowing ( vowel + battle + vowel )
10:25 pm
cosdem

and thats nbs
10:26 pm
stidmama

go cos go!
10:27 pm
cosdem

i keep trying apart
10:30 pm
stidmama

have you tried together? It might work just as well, and is so much friendlier...
10:31 pm
stidmama

*clueless mama grin*
10:31 pm
cosdem

lol ill have to use that sometime..
10:33 pm
grannyrose

really, stiddy, lol, you are so funny
10:33 pm
stidmama

:-)
10:33 pm
syb215

u words???? i have u 7/48 and 5/16
10:33 pm
stidmama

un 4/5
10:33 pm
cosdem

i thought that was a clue at first lol
10:34 pm
stidmama

un 4/6 and 5/14
10:34 pm
stidmama

and finally un 6/27
10:34 pm
stidmama

oh cos, you know that's not my style... rofl
10:34 pm
stidmama

the un 4/5 ends in two vowels
10:34 pm
stidmama

un 4/6 and 5/14 are the same, just add a letter for the 5
10:34 pm
cosdem

i was sitting here and wondering... "but i tried apart together"
10:35 pm
stidmama

un 6/27 is to not receive reimbursement for something, like a bill that is ignored
10:35 pm
stidmama

oh cos! you're so silly
10:35 pm
cosdem

:)
10:36 pm
cosdem

could i get some help with the first A in 2nd col please?
10:36 pm
grannyrose

ar4, operatic song
10:36 pm
cosdem

ugh tyvm lol
10:37 pm
cosdem

and the D please?
10:37 pm
grannyrose

ac7, a + hat + **ght, not day, + vowel
10:38 pm
grannyrose

di6, what a baby wears
10:38 pm
cosdem

ty fror ap7 !
10:38 pm
cosdem

i meant ac7 :) ty
10:38 pm
cosdem

ty again. nbt/nbs
10:38 pm
stidmama

hm. ac 7....
10:39 pm
grannyrose

well done, cos
10:39 pm
stidmama

what a strange word!
10:40 pm
syb215

i need 2 n words
10:40 pm
syb215

nm
10:41 pm
grannyrose

na4/6, na + it will ** 3:45 soon
10:41 pm
stidmama

go syb go!
10:41 pm
grannyrose

okay, 10:45 babble time
10:43 pm
stidmama

Oh those dratted time zones, grannyrose!
10:43 pm
stidmama

I shall have to start abbreviating your name... GR?
10:44 pm
grannyrose

lol, syb, jst having a chuckle...it looks like all 3 of you are trying to hold junior down.
10:44 pm
grannyrose

stid...GR is fine, ruru already calls me that.
10:46 pm
stidmama

okay, thanks. :-)
10:46 pm
stidmama

now I just have to remember to use it. *sigh*
10:46 pm
stidmama

so distracted these days
10:46 pm
grannyrose

well there's always hey you
10:47 pm
syb215

c words??????????
10:47 pm
grannyrose

or the old grey ma4
10:47 pm
grannyrose

ca5, scottish tossing pole
10:48 pm
grannyrose

ca5, c + 2 vowels + **sual, not formal. from bottom c
10:49 pm
grannyrose

ca6, appetiser
10:49 pm
stidmama

oooh great clues! thanks!
10:49 pm
grannyrose

ce4, ce + first 2 letters of my name
10:50 pm
grannyrose

ci4, italian good-bye
10:50 pm
grannyrose

co6, apple ***e + not allowed, fire-*** day
10:51 pm
grannyrose

ch4, ch + 2 vowels
10:57 pm
stidmama

gah. FINALLY understood the CO 6 clue. thanks. down to 20
10:58 pm
grannyrose

yay stid
10:59 pm
gapeach

be5-18 the 2nd please.......thanks
11:00 pm
stidmama

be + hat
11:00 pm
negativeneil

Hey Rose. :)
11:00 pm
grannyrose

hey Neil
11:01 pm
gapeach

Thanks much, stiddie.
11:01 pm
negativeneil

Having fun cluing huh?
11:02 pm
grannyrose

lol, of course. but being careful.
11:04 pm
gapeach

ri5-10 please.....thanks only 3 left.
11:05 pm
negativeneil

Careful? Of what?
11:05 pm
grannyrose

ri, another word for a lariat
11:05 pm
stidmama

peach, just like the re 5
11:06 pm
stidmama

if you llama again, do you get a repaca?
11:06 pm
gapeach

Thanks much, Rose and stiddie.
11:07 pm
stidmama

I think I am getting silly...
11:07 pm
gapeach

HE HE HE, cute, stiddie.
11:08 pm
gapeach

Silly always helps.
11:08 pm
gapeach

at6-30 please......thanks
11:08 pm
JeeWhiz

Thanks for the pa4 stidmama and the silliness.
11:09 pm
grannyrose

peach, at + old word for a wagon
11:09 pm
negativeneil

JeeWhiz, JeeWhiz is here! ;)
11:10 pm
stidmama

YAY Jee!!!
11:10 pm
gapeach

wagon?
11:11 pm
JeeWhiz

Hi everyone. Thanks for the welcome!
11:11 pm
stidmama

or A + Mark T5, peach
11:11 pm
grannyrose

okay, at + **ter, h2o + opposite of out
11:14 pm
gapeach

Thanks, hon. the last one is be6-36.....thanks.
11:14 pm
gapeach

becapa
11:14 pm
gapeach

Sorry
11:17 pm
stidmama

a warning, peach... be6 the grinch!
11:17 pm
grannyrose

peach, be + battle + vowel, means look out!!
11:18 pm
gapeach

Thanks, Rose.
11:18 pm
gapeach

That was the last one. Thanks for all the help.
11:19 pm
gapeach

Rose, how goes it at work now?
11:19 pm
cosdem

br6 please?
11:19 pm
cosdem

nevr mind
11:19 pm
stidmama

go cos go! down to 17 here
11:20 pm
grannyrose

peach, doing okay, thanx. of course return-to-work program interruted by the break, but will pick it up again on the 2nd of january.
11:21 pm
gapeach

Oh, good. You will have a little more time to rest and spend more time with family.
11:22 pm
stidmama

I think I will list. 16 to go brb
11:22 pm
stidmama

YAY peach!!!!
11:22 pm
cosdem

co6 the 2nd please?
11:23 pm
gapeach

Need to check emails.....see y'all at the flip.
11:23 pm
grannyrose

co6, apple ***e( the middle) + not allowed, fire-*** day
11:24 pm
stidmama

WA 5/6 please? near the end of the W words
11:24 pm
cosdem

thanks!
11:27 pm
grannyrose

stid, wa5, wa + knock lightly
11:27 pm
grannyrose

wa6, add a vowel
11:28 pm
stidmama

got them, thanks! down to 7
11:28 pm
cosdem

thanks Ws done.
11:29 pm
cosdem

ic7 and ic9 please?
11:29 pm
stidmama

PA 6/27 please? five now...
11:29 pm
stidmama

go cos go!
11:30 pm
stidmama

three...
11:30 pm
grannyrose

pa6, ache + fish and **ips
11:30 pm
grannyrose

ic7, frozen liquid + vessel on lake or sea
11:31 pm
grannyrose

ic9, someone who uses ic7
11:31 pm
cosdem

tyvm got em
11:31 pm
stidmama

gah. thanks GR... one more...
11:33 pm
stidmama

got it. FW with the AC 5/16
11:33 pm
grannyrose

WTG STID!!!
11:33 pm
cosdem

wtg stid
11:35 pm
cosdem

pa 6/24?
11:36 pm
stidmama

PA + a mexican sandwich with last vowel switched for another
11:37 pm
Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT stid!!
11:37 pm
Jillyjill

and go cosdem!
11:37 pm
Jillyjill

Hello granny!
11:37 pm
grannyrose

hey jilly
11:39 pm
stidmama

how many more, cos?
11:40 pm
cosdem

32.. still stuck on that pa6 lolo
11:41 pm
Jillyjill

pa+ta4/5(mexican dish) with last vowel changed
11:41 pm
grannyrose

pa6/24, pa + tic *** toe + vowel
11:41 pm
ursh

pa6 - father and a small measurement
11:42 pm
cosdem

ty for pa6! 22 left
11:42 pm
Jillyjill

go cos!
11:42 pm
cosdem

how abt the pa6/30? tyhe last pa6?
11:43 pm
Jillyjill

pa6/20= beer belly
11:43 pm
grannyrose

pa6/30, pa + ***le, not aunt + consonant
11:44 pm
cosdem

hmmm
11:45 pm
Jillyjill

p+***tie Em+**ew your food thoroughly
11:45 pm
cosdem

thanks!
11:46 pm
cosdem

ap5/14?
11:46 pm
grannyrose

ap + top playing card
11:47 pm
cosdem

thanks
11:47 pm
cosdem

at6?
11:47 pm
Jillyjill

a+author Mark *****
11:48 pm
cosdem

thanks again.. 9 left'=
11:48 pm
Jillyjill

or a+tw5/18
11:48 pm
MLFAN17

ty for the ic 7 and 9
11:48 pm
Jillyjill

GO COS!!
11:48 pm
cosdem

both un5 and last un6 please :)
11:49 pm
grannyrose

hey mlf
11:49 pm
Jillyjill

Hi mlf!
11:49 pm
grannyrose

un6, still owing on account
11:49 pm
grannyrose

un5, un + hat
11:49 pm
MLFAN17

hi jilly
11:49 pm
MLFAN17

hi granny
11:49 pm
Jillyjill

un5/16= to remove to top of bottle
11:50 pm
Jillyjill

un5/14=un+Federal spy dept
11:50 pm
cosdem

thanks U's dobe..4 to go
11:50 pm
cosdem

the first re6/21?
11:51 pm
grannyrose

re6, to keep
11:51 pm
cosdem

have that
11:51 pm
grannyrose

duh, to match into twos again,
11:51 pm
MLFAN17

i just found an RE 7 and it wont work
11:51 pm
Jillyjill

re6/21=to fix
11:52 pm
cosdem

thanks...
11:52 pm
grannyrose

or re6/21, to fix
11:52 pm
Jillyjill

enable again mlf
11:52 pm
cosdem

the first pa5/12? :)
11:52 pm
MLFAN17

of course jilly lol
11:52 pm
grannyrose

someone who pa4s
11:53 pm
cosdem

no thats the pa5/14 ty tho :)
11:53 pm
grannyrose

gosh, not doing well here, pa5/12, a pa5 of praise
11:53 pm
Jillyjill

pa+baby's are w***ed from a bottle
11:54 pm
cosdem

thanks.. 1 more....
11:54 pm
cosdem

pe6/33 for fw.. looking now
11:54 pm
Jillyjill

type of silver cos
11:54 pm
grannyrose

think of a metal
11:54 pm
cosdem

fw tyvm!
11:55 pm
Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT cos!
11:55 pm
grannyrose

WTG COS!!!
11:55 pm
cosdem

brb ... be back b4 flip tyvm for ur help
11:55 pm
Jillyjill

yvw...welcome back cos!