COME GET YOUR KiICKS ON COUCH 66!

I forgot to take pics, BPA, sorry. I came in last place in my immediate family in the air rifle competition. My d and the exchange student had never shot an air rifle before, and my w is not very experienced either. At least I did OK in the Roman candle fire fight.

Ike that sounds like fun!

OOOOOO! The pics look wonderful Thanks Wiki.
RTS I get the Huxtable and Rosanne references.
I like the idea of large family celebrations its just when I'm in the middle of one I find it confusing. As a kid I could never remember all the rule like don't mention so and so to aunty Mavis and don't let uncle Bob drink too much punch etc.

Its ok to those who forgot the pics I understand how busy you are at this time.

I love chess, both online and in real space, but I am awful. I don't mind being obsessed, but I do mind playing sub-par.

Today I cooked my traditional post thanksgiving foods -red dal soup and green beans with brown rice.

Wow, been a while since I have been on the couch (almost a week). Too many pages to catch up on, so I shall just jump in here.

My apartment smells like Bath and Body Works right now. I spent the day making scented bath salts (or crystals, whatever you want to call them). The essential oils linger quite a while, but they smell good.

Ughhh... My anxiety has hit the roof... I called the recording and my juror number is in the range that has to report on Monday for jury duty.... So i guess it would be a problem if I wore a t shirt that says You Look Guilty!

Its not that I dont believe in our judicial system its just that I have Ptsd and I have no idea what kind of case it is....and I have dissociated before...what if it happens when I'm there.

Man that is tough. i had to call last week. I was in group 16 out of 17 and they only needed up to group 5. I was like what a waste. Are you near the front of the range of numbers? My t says they usually settle and he's never had to go, but they never let him out of it either.

All my Christmas presents are ready to be wrapped. I only bought one of them. I made all the rest. I only spent $35 on Christmas this year. Not bad. The coaster sets cost about $1.25 each to make. The scented bath salts cost about $1.75 each to make. Can't beat gifts under 2 bucks.

I still have to glue the felt to T's coasters so they don't scratch the table. So I guess hers are not ready to be wrapped yet, but everything else is. I normally would feel weird getting T an xmas gift, but coasters are so cheap to make and I was feeling crafty, I decided I will give her a set of coasters this year. I don't know much about her personal life and what she likes, so I just stuck with a general "psychology" theme. I picked 4 of the Rorschach cards and made a set of coasters with them.

Those sound like they would be real conversation starters! Like at a party. What a great idea.

Good morning Friends.

I am the first East Coaster awake on the couch? What are you all doing today?

I am picking up a gift or 2. Probably going to eat somewhere then I will come home and put up my tree.

I have a pchangover. I need to get off for a while. Plus i have t this morning. Later.

Good morning.. Sipping on my hot coffee chilling in bed. I think everyone in the house has a cold.. and of course my asthma is acting up! I knew something was up yesterday when I had I had to break out the inhaler after just walking around causally.

Taking my D to see The Nutcracker this afternoon.. The company she dances for is putting it on. T's D is in the same company and in the performance... so here is to hoping that there be no run in todays.. just not up for it!

Morning, couch peeps.

It's been a long week. Spent a couple days at the hospital working. It was by far the most difficult assignment I've ever taken on, and ultimately, my patient passed away (yesterday). I'm starting to question whether or not I am able to handle this line of work - this is the 3rd patient I've lost in the last few months.

I am still struggling with not having my other kittens. Almost got one of them back. Brought a friend to the shelter to adopt her for me and found out that she was on "hold". I felt better after being able to see and hold them - and know that they were ok. My daughter and I went back yesterday, and apparently the adoptions fell through - so they're still waiting to find their furever homes. They were so cute, soft and snuggly. My daughter is regretting our choice to keep the two that we have and wished that we kept the other two. Go figure. Today they are offering half price adoptions...it's tempting.

Spent Thanksgiving with some family. Had a nice time but spent a lot of that time traveling to get my daughter from her dad's side of the family.

My paranormal group is having their annual Christmas party tonight, so I'm looking forward to that.

Am going to try to get caught up on the couch. Hope everyone is hanging in there....

Hi couchies. I'm on my way home after performing a short version of Bach's Christmas Oratory for children. It was absolutely wonderful. We cherry-picked some of the most "accessible" songs, and one of the priests told the Christmas story between songs, and the soloists went out among the audience to sing some of their arias, and our conductor asked a little girl whose birthday it was to come up to him and help "start" the whole concert. It's glorious music, and it was so great to see hundreds of children just loving it. (And I'm not a child friendly person in general.)

Tomorrow we're singing the Oratory for "real". That will be fun too, but I doubt it will be quite as exhilatating.

Sounds like a wonderful experience!

Mast... its so nice that your choir does a performance geared towards children .... some of my best memories as a child were going to the Academy of Music in Philadelphia to see performances with my school on Saturday mornings...

Hi Healed... so if you are in bed sipping coffee to you run to kitchen get it and climb back in bed?

My H and older S went to a regional XC race in NC so they left early Friday morning and won't get home till late tonight. So I really haven't been able to do any christmas shopping because I have younger son with me. I enjoyed being lazy yesterday. But today is Saturday so its time to get back to my usual Saturday routine of cleaning and laundry

Afternoon couch.

Just got home from watching C a bit this morning, so his mom could go to services (they are Jewish and it is still Hanukkah until Dec. 5). Have K tomorrow all day, so J can run errands.

Then it's back to the grind of school on Monday. This weekend went by too fast. But hey, after I go back to school, there's only 3 weeks until we are off for Winter vacation. So that's not "that" long.

Still need to get by the craft store today to get some felt for T's coasters, so I can finish them. I don't see her again until 12/10, so I have time. That is probably the last time I will see her until after the new year. I only go every 2-3 weeks. 2 weeks puts me at Christmas Eve, so I doubt she is working. 3 weeks puts me at New Year's Eve, which I doubt she is working too. So that means I will have to stretch it out to 4 weeks. That is going to be a long time.

Feeling a little low today... its a real sadness... I told xT a few weeks ago about missing my friend and how she doesn't respond to any of my communication and he was angry for me. My friend is training to be a T and xT knows that and he was very vocal about the fact that she must know how difficult it is for me to trust people and for her to treat me like this is unacceptable. If she wants to end the friendship than she needs to just say so and not ignore me, etc. He wanted me to confront her in a letter but I don't see the point.

Her birthday is on Tuesday so I sent her an email and a text just saying Happy Birthday and that I hope that she is well. I dont think that is too intrusive if she truely doesn't want to hear from me. It just makes me sad because she was the one person I thought I could truely trust.

Most of the point of my therapy is learning that I can trust others and let my walls down but it seems like over and over again people keep proving to me otherwise.

Sorry you're feeling blue, RTS. I don't know if I see the point to the confrontational letter either.

I had to share this. I don't know what to make of it but it gave me my first belly laugh in a while. Hope someone else enjoys it.

Well...just got a call from J...her plans for tomorrow changed, so I don't have to watch/sit with K. Yay! I can relax one more day. That feels good. Yes, it means I won't make money, but it's good to be able to take some "me" time as well.

Well...off to the craft store to get some felt for T's coasters. I already looked in the craft section at the Walmart near me and they didn't have any. The Walmart near my old (2 years ago) apartment did, so I guess it just varies by Walmart. Now the question is...do I go to Jo-Ann's or Michael's. I am about halfway between the two. Both are near malls, so "black Friday weekend" sales are going on at both malls, so traffic will be a bear in either direction. Hmmm....I hate to drive all that way just to get a 29 cent piece of felt, but nowhere closer has any. Nevermind...I'm not going to go. It would be a waste of gas to drive 10 miles for a piece of felt. I will get it next time I am up that way (next weekend when I am with K).

Mast, that sounds delightful. I love choral music at Christmas. Involving kids in it just makes it that much sweeter.

RTS, I'm sorry your friend is acting that way. I've been working out some things relating to similar trust issues from friends disappearing without explanation, too. It's so hard, I know. I wish your friend would just be honest about what's going on. Chances are, it's her own crap and nothing to do with you, but it's so easy to assume that it must be our fault.

I'm home spending a few days with family. Some of it was good. It was nice to be with my sister and my niece and her family. And it was enlightening to realize just how negative and critical of everyone and everything my father really is. It's not just me.

It is difficult to learn trust in a treacherous world.