~~ The Drawing Room ~~

[jaymor8]

I thought about this yesterday when I was looking for Lisa. I was getting impatient wondering if anyone had seen her. I didn't want to post in another thread because it may have been mised, so I had to email her instead. (Which was no problem by the way)

Then I thought...maybe we could have a thread where we could come and ask about someone or just to say something that just doesn't pertain to anything in particular. It's always a bit weird going 'off subject' in someone else's thread.

So, this thread will be for EVERYone and it could be about ANYthing. You don't ever have to use it, but if you need to, great. Doesn't mean you can't make your own thread, it just mimics the ski chalet after a day of skiing. Say what you want - ask what you want - show your pictures - comment on the dot com threads (yuk yuk) A veritable freebie. I hope it will be useful but if it's not - then...$screw you guys - I'm going home! 🙂

Jackie...

[muminlaw]

I guess I might as well go for the snipe! Wooheee!!

Glenda

[jaymor8]

Well a great big HELLO to all of you and I could just squeeze you all with hugs. It's been a long time. I so hope that all is well with everyone.

We will be officially on vacation as of 4:00 today (get this) for 1 MONTH!!!!!!! OMG, what am I going to do with a man around for that length of time. Oh I guess I'll just make the best of it.

We have no firm plans but we are hoping to perhaps shlepp down to DC to see the cherry blossoms and maybe on to Virginia Beach. We'll see. Just need to feel some warmth on my back for a day or two. That would just be the ticket.

Well Malcolm, you are dearly appreciated on the dot com board as a Canadian voice of reason and a calm one at that. I hope you stop by often. You made quite an impact on the dopey 'jaymore' thread.

Glenda and Deb....lady girls....I hope you have survived the winter well and are gearing up for another nice summer. Glenda, are you golfing still? I'm sure you are. That reminds me...we have our 5 year family reunion this summer in our family summer town and it's for the entire weekend. My cousin owns the country club and therefore hosts all of the dinner/dances and meet/greets, because he has the facility for it. It's great because if someone wants to golf all day before an evening party, they can shower and dress right there at the club. I'm looking forward to it.

Well kids, that's it for now. I am off to get some chores done before the holiday starts. Hehehehehe...I won't life a finger the entire time. Ya...right. That's what's going to happen 😕

Love you all!!!!

Jackie...

[amberwoodottawa]

Jackie
Spend some time in Williamsburg, if you havent before. There are plenty of great hotel and motel choices and it is a terrific place to spend at least 2 full days.

We no sooner do we see you back posting and you are leaving us.

Have the best trip and time off that you have ever had and have an ice tea for all of us (your choice of sweetened, unsweetened or Long Island)

Malcolm

[muminlaw]

Well Jacki luv, have a super vacation and yes ... get some heat on your back! I'm still golfing but only for another week and then we're off for a month as well, but this one's a working trip, not a vacation, and probably no golf for the duration -- we'll be in Alberta and Saskatchewan all April. See you all when we get back in May!

Glenda

[jaymor8]

Well have a great trip anyway, Glenda. Let's just hope that the weather cooperates with us both. This is more of a relaxation thing for the two us.

Paul had to keep all of his leave, just in case of job interviews and/or house hunting trips. So he ends up with 1 month of unused accumulated leave which he has to use by April 30th or lose it. It doesn't really turn either of our cranks to have to take a month at a time, but we had little choice. It's pretty expensive to be on vacation for a month because you end up getting bored and consequesntly spending money you would not have otherwise spent.

But, we'll get by. I guess we won't miss much around here huh Glenda? The tom-foolery is all on the other board and it's a bit quiet in there at the moment...with the exception of coffeedude and his endless whining about shipping to Canada and chosing me to be the fall guy should it not work out.

Have a safe trip darlin, and let us know when you get back!!!

Big hugs,

Jackie...

[amberwoodottawa]

Jackie
The correct phrase is fall "GIRL".

Although he was quite direct in his remark singling you out though wasnt he. Of course he probably believes that there are only about 10 of us living up north anyway so 1/10 is a pretty fair odd.

Look at the bright side, while you are away Jackie and now that I am posting on the US board, he can divert his attacks towards me.

How Dare He!!!

Malcolm

[muminlaw]

LOL @ Malcolm! I read that thread too!

And I wish ol' coffeedude's espresso machine would hurry up and get delivered -- I'd like to see him eat a little crow before I leave at the end of next week! You'd let him have a little ketchup with his crow, woon'cha Jackie?

Glenda

[deltone]

Geez, I thought the guy was kidding!! You mean he was actually serious???? SHEESH!! What noive!!!!!

[amberwoodottawa]

That other board is a real eye opener but it has its bright sides.

I'm off for yet another week (on business) so hopefully I will be able to get my listings up again next weekend as I havent listed or sold anything in almost 3 weeks.

If I have a chance and access to a computer with some free time I'll try to see how things are going on the board.

I sure hope that eBay got all my emails.

Malcolm

[jaymor8]

First of all, what's bizarre about coffefreak's thread is that I never EVER told him to sell to Canada. It often was discussed among the PSers that opening up your own personl borders will increase business and of course everyone knows my stand on that issue.

So he decided to give it a try and cover his own sorry ass by making me the in-house patsy just in case it went awry. And...of couse it DID go awry. Isn't he just the unluckiest shmuck you have even seen?

What started out as I believe to be a joke, took a serious turn when other anti-Canadian intellectuals decided to egg him on and ultimately he became quite angry that his sale fell thru. And so, who was there to take the grief??????

~~~~~~~~JACKIE~~~~~~~~~


I love my life 😉 That dude needs to borrow a brain from someone because the one he is using is now defunct!

J...

[jaymor8]

[jaymor8]

Sorry, I was just testing how to post an image on the board. I can't do nuffin right 😞

J...

[amberwoodottawa]

Jackie
I was enjoying the comments on the US board about Bush and Iraq and was quite pleased to see how frank and non-combative the discussions were going.

I note as well your lovely addition to the thread.

Then all of a sudden, some gun totting, WWE loving cowboy from the Tennessee Hills comes blasting onto the thread and tunrs it into a political stage with name calling for anyone who challenges his way of thinking.

I threw in a comment as something that was well-intended, affording healthy debate and much reader interest was trashed with the redneck comments directed at anyone opposing him or suggesting alternatives to doing things the way the US is handling Iraq right now.

It only takes one bad apple to spoil the barrel doesnt it?

Malcolm
PS I am thinking of listing this weekend. It has been over a month since I had anything listed on eBay. How goes your holidays?

[amberwoodottawa]

As I committed above, I broke down and after over a month of staying off eBay (vacation plus self-protest) I started listing this weekend.

Sales have started out with a bang giving me a really great return already. I have a couple of hot new items and it seems that the eBayers are hot to pay my BIN for these items.

So I guess I am back selling on eBay for a little while longer.

I must admit that I have enjoyed not getting 50-150 emails per day over the last little while. That has to be worth something.

Still havent received any response from eBay to my emails in late February and March, and note that the Cdn discussion board loading problems are also being ignored by eBay. Nice to see things havent changed! NOT!!!

Malcolm

[jaymor8]

Malcolm - the holidays blew big. I was sick for 2 weeks with strep throat and then we had to drive all the way to London for an interview and then back the next day. It was exhausting.

My mother's condition is deteriorating (alzheimers) and it's getting harder and harder to talk to her. We have built a Family website with geneology that goes back to 1610 and when we stopped by to see her, Paul brought his laptop to show her what it looked like and all the pix and stuff. She kept asking the same questions over and over. Then she asked if Paul was going to bring the laptop to the reunion 'so everyone could see the website'.

I am working hard for the reunion and it's a lot of work because it's a huge bloody family of Scots. You figure out the rest.

Chat with ya soon,

Jackie...

[deltone]

OH JACKIE!! I'm so sorry about your mother!! My friend's mom has Alzheimer and it's one of the most heartbreaking things for the family (as you well know). ((HUGS))

[jaymor8]

Ah Deb, aren't you a doll? Thanks so much for that. It IS hard. I call every other day now (I live so far away) because I am trying to get into her head. I don't want her to forget me.

But you know what? Each month as more and more gets forgotten, she is less and less my mother...if you can grasp what I'm saying. You know when a loved one dies and you look at their body, all you see is a shell. You KNOW that they're gone. Well this is vaguely similar, only the body is still alive.

Brings into question what makes you more the person who you are....your heart or your mind. I know eventually my mother will be completely gone and she will still be alive. It's a cruel fate.

How are you getting along Deb? I hope things are getting better since your dad passed. It's so difficult in the first few months but it gets better with time.

Take care,

Jackie...

[deltone]

Thanks Jackie. I'm doing ok but I still have my "moments" and expect that it will continue for quite some time. It's just when you stop and realize that you will NEVER EVER EVER see him again......it hits you then. :o(

What you are going through with your mom is one of life's MAJOR cruelties. Sure, it's cruel to the person who has it, but not as cruel as to that person's loved ones. She doesn't know the difference but as her daughter.....My God.......I just cannot and do not want to imagine it.

My friend Dave who has the mom with Alzheimer......it just breaks his heart. He goes to visit her once a week, and she doesn't know him most of the time.....she'll say something like "which one are you?". She is not the same woman that he has known all these years. You are very correct in what you say and I understand exactly what you are talking about.

With my dad, he was very sick, but his mind was sharp......right up until his last few hours, he knew who we were, and although he could no longer speak (too much drugs, and the oxygen and breathing etc.) he knew we were there. That was comforting for us. Sadly, you don't have that comfort and I'm so sorry to hear that.

I used to know a lovely woman who had Alzheimer. I used to visit her and her husband just to keep them company. She was the sweetest little lady and she would just sit there and smile. She seemed happy, so hopefully your mom is happy. It's harder on the family and loved ones than on the person themselves. Just so sad. :o(

[amberwoodottawa]

Jackie,
Really sorry to hear that about your mother. I know what a strain it is on people and families when our parents get ill. I only have my mother left and as an only child, it can be difficult (she had a heart attcak last fall) as all of the burden falls onto my shoulders.

I am fortunate that I am in Ottawa for her at the same time it restricts me from moving on to other opportunities however my family always comes before me as that is what makes who I am. I wouldnt have it any other way.

I know what you are saying about your mother as well as the strongest part of my mother is her mind. I wouldnt know her if it wasnt for that.

I spent money on a vacation in March and lost several weeks of eBay sales yet I dont have the "relaxed" feeling that I was hoping to get from a break to Florida.

I just got home last night from Toronto (I was in Hamilton the day before) all high pressure events and when I came home last night I just collapsed for a couple of hours on the sofa nd then was in bed by 10pm.

I have to head off to ship some instruments out in a while and I have lost my enthusism (again) for this business.

I'm completing financial statements and then tax returns and then probably head over to the Man's Thread on the US PS Board and hang out there for a couple of days.

[jaymor8]

Awwwww Deb, who are we if we can't commiserate with one another through the rough times. I know what you're feeling, too. When my brother died, I remember going back to work after 2 weeks off and that first day back, I couldn't speak to anyone without starting to cry. The more I tried to hold it back, the worse it got. So, I went home. I will tell you one thing that I learned from my brother's death. You can't hold back the tears. Because....they will have their day, one way or the other and holding back just delays it one more day.

It's been 3 years now and I still have bad days. When I go to the cemetary, I can't do it without crying. I know time will change that but it's normal to grieve for years. My problem was, I wasn't giving in to it and I should have. I felt like laying on the floor in a fetal position and wailing like a bloody fool and I never did. I certainly SHOULD have. It's very cleansing. I hope you'll feel better soon.

Malcolm darlin, I know it must be hard for you being an 'only' and being the main care giver for your Mom. It's a tough situation to be in but thank God you're there. Someday you may need a child to care for you and I suppose the best thing to keep in mind is, "How would I like to be treated in this situation". My thoughts are with you, too.

Take care both of you!!!!

Love,

Jackie...