tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post5298908956506120505..comments2023-10-17T08:16:35.305-04:00Comments on That's Why: The Ongoing Saga of Golden Manor - At least the knick knacks are all perfectly lined up on the mantellisahgoldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-19146282977217743102009-04-13T18:39:00.000-04:002009-04-13T18:39:00.000-04:00that is one bigass roach- get clogs- they can kill...that is one bigass roach- get clogs- they can kill anything...almost....<BR/><BR/>( shit I hate anything that comes squirming out of anywhere unexpectantly...)<BR/><BR/>Okay...so you too are getting hit with this crunch....your children that you love dearly- they need to hear the truth...you are helping them grow up with honesty and clarity...rosey colored glasses and repainting the picture is not going to help with this situation ....you did the right thing- hang in there.....you teaching them how to be strong , resourceful and how to adapt in the face of change....and how to do it with some dignity and some grace....<BR/><BR/>( and I had to sit down with 6-6 and let him know that we need to put off college for a year- it was the worst conversation ever.....but he said he knew it was coming- he understood....I about had a stroke....it'll be okay....think on this- our granparents all turned out okay....and got through tough times...we can all do this...)enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-37213050052201287212009-04-11T06:45:00.000-04:002009-04-11T06:45:00.000-04:00Forget the stamp. I wanna hear more about the cock...Forget the stamp. I wanna hear more about the cockroach!Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-46885267365151079552009-04-10T21:58:00.000-04:002009-04-10T21:58:00.000-04:00I would think that the roach would set off your OC...I would think that the roach would set off your OCD like nothing else...yikes!! Now I'm all itchy over here--thanks! :) (I'm not so fond of any bugs--least of all roaches!)Miss Healthypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388211920649065327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-45443768268367695222009-04-10T13:53:00.000-04:002009-04-10T13:53:00.000-04:00Keep the faith. I can imagine the suck, but believ...Keep the faith. I can imagine the suck, but believe there's something new and shiny about any change, even if it includes icky roaches.<BR/><BR/>Y'all'r in my thoughts.Ricky Shambleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507937845795960725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-91590013234053787992009-04-10T09:09:00.000-04:002009-04-10T09:09:00.000-04:00I can sympathize with all family members. I've nev...I can sympathize with all family members. I've never been good with change myself (there's a reason I lived at home till I was 29, and DH and I have lived in the same house now for 22 years - and he's still at the same company he joined when he got out of college and I've been at mine for 30 years). But I have learned that when I do make a change it usually ends up being great in the end so I'm sure everyone will adjust. <BR/><BR/>Roaches? Combat. We had them when we first moved into our house and got rid of them with a determined effort involving fogging the whole basement (so it went up into the walls of the house) and putting out Combat. (Nothing is so gross as a roach, don't know why; must be some deep psychological thing).<BR/><BR/>As for the veggies, how about some raised beds with really good topsoil put into them?<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, it is getting better!Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-79785313062304274092009-04-10T09:07:00.000-04:002009-04-10T09:07:00.000-04:00"And don't forget the Love Tub. Which warrants its..."And don't forget the Love Tub. Which warrants its own damn post. If ever we get some bubble bath. Although, MathMan nixed my idea to live blog from the tub with webcam......." Spoilsport!!Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-5194685186409287572009-04-10T08:32:00.000-04:002009-04-10T08:32:00.000-04:00MathMan and I have not saved the money necessary t...<EM>MathMan and I have not saved the money necessary to allow her to go to school anywhere she damn well pleases.</EM><BR/><BR/>Have you two thought about a life of crime, a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde? Big bucks to be made in the underworld.<BR/><BR/>And sure, you guys can't plant veggies, but think of all the lovely ash bushes, ash shrubs, ash trees and ash grass you're now privileged to observe. Plus, all that ash hides roaches, so fewer scares.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-19432001235428220212009-04-10T04:44:00.000-04:002009-04-10T04:44:00.000-04:00only the size of a chihuahua? shit, the roaches d...only the size of a chihuahua? shit, the roaches down here have chihuahuas as jockeys!nonnie9999http://mikk2.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-35119932387680138672009-04-10T00:54:00.000-04:002009-04-10T00:54:00.000-04:00freaking out is entirely normal after an unplanned...freaking out is entirely normal after an unplanned move. We both did it two years ago when we had to do an emergency move into a 'darling little '50's bungalow' so we could stay in the neighborhood until some good apartments became available. There's a medical school so that always happens in spring. The toilet in the place was so big my feet dangled when I sat on it. I felt like I was four again.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-74119115668207430692009-04-09T23:57:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:57:00.000-04:00Whoa...sorry about the repo man, Lisa, and the coc...Whoa...sorry about the repo man, Lisa, and the cock-a-roach. My sisters swear by the boric-acid-sugar-and-onion-juice paste in bottle caps trick. Killz 'em dead forever!<BR/><BR/>Works on ants, too, once they come into the house.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-69500276833441922932009-04-09T22:41:00.000-04:002009-04-09T22:41:00.000-04:00Please tell me that Mathman did his husbandly duty...Please tell me that Mathman did his husbandly duty and killed the roach. I had a huge one scurry in my place over a year ago. I'm phobic about them, but a little less after I killed it. Hate them. And I second the boric acid. I heard it dries them out and kills them. Them their family member and friends eat them and they die too. It's a beautiful thing.Pissed in NYChttp://icantbelieveitsnotademocracy.blogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-90944928547946329832009-04-09T22:25:00.000-04:002009-04-09T22:25:00.000-04:00Hell. I didn't live longer than four years in one...Hell. I didn't live longer than four years in one place until I was 40. I've now been in the Hovel for nearly seven years.<BR/><BR/>I call it that because it is a 1br and I have more shit than I have places to put it....Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-88179351591934445652009-04-09T21:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T21:28:00.000-04:00i find short sheeting beds a great way to release ...i find short sheeting beds a great way to release some tension!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09113649615898017098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-44034476118323915412009-04-09T18:29:00.000-04:002009-04-09T18:29:00.000-04:00Love tub photos!Oh, goodie...:/Love tub photos!<BR/>Oh, goodie...<BR/><BR/>:/Karen Zipdrivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394557801356007952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-81326745256210832072009-04-09T17:43:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:43:00.000-04:00Yet another vote for boric acid.I had to move when...Yet another vote for boric acid.<BR/><BR/>I had to move when I was a kid. First from NY to FL, then FL to CT. It sucked. Tell Garbo that short moves like the one you just did are <B>nothing</B> (We lived in 3 separate houses in our 4 FL years). Interstate moves are hard. Try saying goodbye to all your friends, knowing you'll never see them again. Twice! Though I'm sure there are others here who've moved more than me.DEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266406676643270732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-83652578761479711412009-04-09T17:25:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:25:00.000-04:00At least the roach was only chihuahua-sized. In An...At least the roach was only chihuahua-sized. In <I>Annie Hall</I>, Woody Allen spotted one the size of a Buick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06897780543692555118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-46914982129708589642009-04-09T17:16:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:16:00.000-04:00Chiming in on the boric acid for the roaches, alth...Chiming in on the boric acid for the roaches, although you should keep it away from pets on general principle. (New York City apartment. 'Nuff said.)D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01347115855111060618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-21555594787896365512009-04-09T17:12:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:12:00.000-04:00similarly situated here, The details are differen...similarly situated here, <BR/>The details are different, but the mindset.Gifted Typisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847472209048585938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-48840452084767491812009-04-09T17:02:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:02:00.000-04:00Rasta beat me to it... I was gonna say something a...Rasta beat me to it... I was gonna say something about not all roaches being gross. But then, I live in Mendocino.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520811677683114077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-57907179829405095872009-04-09T16:35:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:35:00.000-04:00Why must creatures invade our spaces? that goes f...Why must creatures invade our spaces? that goes for children, too.Ubermilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685628102770311287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-57216154841669392152009-04-09T16:29:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:29:00.000-04:00Great post Lisa. More love tub news please.Great post Lisa. More love tub news please.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148485566444804108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-59132930642784395822009-04-09T16:17:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:17:00.000-04:00I WANT VIDEO FROM THE "LOVE TUB!" We need a littl...I WANT VIDEO FROM THE "LOVE TUB!" We need a little excitement around here. Roaches...I have a serious problem with that, but I'm sure you will handle the situation. We won't even discuss OCD. Have fun!themomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372778365091908638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-3606342258175213752009-04-09T16:08:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:08:00.000-04:00Clip those roaches and light them up...Clip those roaches and light them up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-72865638041597487062009-04-09T16:02:00.001-04:002009-04-09T16:02:00.001-04:00I just knew you'd open a drawer and SOMETHING woul...I just knew you'd open a drawer and SOMETHING would be living in there!!! It's like it always has to happen...oh well, a little OCD will take care of that in no time flat, right? ;)<BR/><BR/>I am feeling for the girls but some hard lessons have come their way and no amount of parent cajoling is going to change that....best to ignore it for the most part, I think, although I feel for you and them...especially garbo, who seems to struggle so and yet is so angry...she worries me just a little, seriously...the actor is VERY quiet, hmmm....maybe he's one of those that when you least expect it, he will emerge horrific and ugly! One of my kids just up and refused to finish their senior year of high school and proceeded to have a mini-breakdown I did NOT see coming...I guess that's a warning you don't want to hear, sorry dear lisa...another one waited until the third month of college....fun stuff!<BR/><BR/>keep the vision of the garden alive and it will come...promise...you will do it and have flowers and then, things will feel better! and call an exterminator pronto!L'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-32926412618410989102009-04-09T16:02:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:02:00.000-04:00In California spring is marked by swallows returni...In California spring is marked by swallows returning to Capistrano, here in Georgia it's roaches crawling out of hibernation. We've been dealing with them lately, too. Ortho has a new organic, nontoxic to mammals (people and pets) bug killer -- active ingredient is soy oil -- that you can spray on the wee (or not so wee) beasties when you spot them crawling in drawers or cabinets without worrying about poisoning yourself, too. <BR/><BR/>Hope you succeed in getting some money out of the Dancer's first choice school.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.com