battlemaiden Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) My husband is at sea and I haven't had a personal phone call or email in days. I'm having one of those days when spam in the inbox is exciting.:001_huh: I'm beginning to wonder if I exist. Can I get a shout out from someone? Please. Jo Edited March 20, 2009 by battlemaiden Forgot to add- I know I'm pathetic. But I'm willing to admit in order to have pretend friends. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi Jo!!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 HELLO!!!!! :grouphug: I don't get many phone calls either...Makes me wonder some days...Unless it's the crazy telemarketers...I'm gonna just hand my 17month old the phone one of these days...Let him giggle in their ears... How long will he be at sea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 HELLO!!!!! :grouphug: I don't get many phone calls either...Makes me wonder some days...Unless it's the crazy telemarketers...I'm gonna just hand my 17month old the phone one of these days...Let him giggle in their ears... How long will he be at sea? Not long. I was just getting used to those mid-day check-in calls, ya' know? What I wouldn't give for a real live telemarketer to cut off....;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ame E. Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Nothing much going on here... except no snow, thank goodness.. Spring has finally come (I think) to New England.. Take care, Ame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi, Jo!!!! Wanna have an imaginary play date? Mine are cleaning up their room so they can watch a quick movie before bed. No dh here, either. Do you like to scrapbook? How about some tea? Dh makes a great brew in the French press, but since it's just you & me, all I know how to do is open a bag & stick it in some hot water. So I'll show you the layouts I'm working on & share my scissors, if you want. Maybe you could look at the pics I like so much I'm afraid to make the page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hello Hello Hello :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi, Jo!!!! Wanna have an imaginary play date? Mine are cleaning up their room so they can watch a quick movie before bed. No dh here, either. Do you like to scrapbook? How about some tea? Dh makes a great brew in the French press, but since it's just you & me, all I know how to do is open a bag & stick it in some hot water. So I'll show you the layouts I'm working on & share my scissors, if you want. Maybe you could look at the pics I like so much I'm afraid to make the page? Aubrey, I love you dearly, but I would rather be lonely than scrapbook. I'm just not a scrapbooker. I like photo albums where all the photos are at right angles. I don't do cute. I'm a weirdo.:D To sit and sip tea with you, though, would be lovely. Off to boil water. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hey There!!!!! I'm home with 2 sick dc and 1 sick dh. I'm thinking about everyone going to bed early. So, how about that playdate?? I made chocolate chip cookies (from scratch!!!) this afternoon (after the doc visit). Aubrey - got any chamomile? That would be nice with the cookies. What movie shall we watch?? I'm knitting a hat and crocheting dishtowels - shall we craft while we watch the movie??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 My husband is at sea and I haven't had a personal phone call or email in days. I'm having one of those days when spam in the inbox is exciting.:001_huh: I'm beginning to wonder if I exist. Can I get a shout out from someone? Please. Jo Heeeeellllllllooooooooo. When I get bored I peruse craigslist in other countries...... check out the apartments and such in Italy and Japan....... Or I'll google map these places. Was very disappionted the other day - we couldn't get the pyramids to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Aubrey, I love you dearly, but I would rather be lonely than scrapbook. I'm just not a scrapbooker. I like photo albums where all the photos are at right angles. I don't do cute. I'm a weirdo.:D To sit and sip tea with you, though, would be lovely. Off to boil water. Jo Ok, tea. No scrapbooking. Just talk? Oh, come on. How about Chinese Checkers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hey There!!!!! I'm home with 2 sick dc and 1 sick dh. I'm thinking about everyone going to bed early. So, how about that playdate?? I made chocolate chip cookies (from scratch!!!) this afternoon (after the doc visit). Aubrey - got any chamomile? That would be nice with the cookies. What movie shall we watch?? I'm knitting a hat and crocheting dishtowels - shall we craft while we watch the movie??? Yum, cookies! Sorry, no chamomile. It helped w/ AM sickness w/ #1, but I haven't been able to drink it ever since--reminds me too much of AM sickness, lol. Dd5 asked for "101 Dog Nations" (Dalmations), but I want them in bed by 8, so they're watching Winnie the Pooh instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi! Waving from the other side of the pretend aisle. There is even a website for us people :tongue_smilie:.... http://www.pretendfriends.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnbacademy Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hello, We have 2 boys who are watching old Andy Griffith reruns right now. Actually dh is watching too! Quite an exciting household on a Thursday evening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Aubrey, I love you dearly, but I would rather be lonely than scrapbook. I'm just not a scrapbooker. I like photo albums where all the photos are at right angles. I don't do cute. I'm a weirdo.:D Jo I'm so glad I'm not the only one!! Just thinking about scrapbooking makes my head hurt. I just can't handle that much creativity. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm so glad I'm not the only one!! Just thinking about scrapbooking makes my head hurt. I just can't handle that much creativity. :tongue_smilie: LOL--then I'm glad I kept my mouth shut. My next suggestion was that we all get out our charcoal sticks or pastels & draw ea others' portraits. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hello Jo! I don't scrapbook either. I am a coffee person - no tea for me. I just made a cake. It's warm out of the oven. Come on over! There are nine of us here at home right now, so your quiet sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy in SoCal Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Here my two dcs just got done making Rice Crispie Treats! Would you like one? or two? or three? My sister and I used to get sick eating so much of it even before we could spread them out into the pan! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hello Jo! I don't scrapbook either. I am a coffee person - no tea for me. I just made a cake. It's warm out of the oven. Come on over! There are nine of us here at home right now, so your quiet sounds good to me. Oh dear. I have given you the wrong impression. I am neither bored nor experiencing silence. I haven't been bored in years, and I can only wish for quiet. :D I just haven't been in contact with the outside world.... well that isn't exactly true....I haven't been acknowledged by someone who knows me in a couple of days and I was beginning to feel invisible. I told you I'm pathetic. :lol: You guys qualify as someone who knows me. If I call a friend in town they will come over, or want to get together and I'm not ready for that kind of commitment. :D Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy in SoCal Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 here is a funny one for you. It is happening now. We have an ice cream man who wanders our neighborhoods playing Christmas music....yes, now! in March. The kids kept telling me they were hearing Jingle Bells off at a distance and we have finally figured out that he is not from our country and obviously doesn't know it is Christmas music. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Hello!!! Not only do you exist but you are valued for who you are!! I know your gone right now Battlemaiden, but I'm boiling water and sending good thoughts your way. I've had far too many of those days myself. :grouphug: Edited March 20, 2009 by Once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 If I call a friend in town they will come over, or want to get together and I'm not ready for that kind of commitment. :D Yup. That's what I suspected. I know just. what. you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Wait a minute...he just came back in from deployment. Is he going to be gone for long? :grouphug: Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Wait a minute...he just came back in from deployment. Is he going to be gone for long?:grouphug: Ria Just a little one, less than two weeks. But I had really gotten used to him ;). I got some ridiculous chick movies to watch while he's gone, but it has been too busy to watch them. Oy. Good to see you Ria. :) Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemywhirlygirls Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I see you Jo!! Do you get to keep dh for a while after this short time at sea? Hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm acknowledged, therefore I am? :D Hello Jo :001_smile: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi there! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Bear Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm slow chiming in, but hey!! Now that I've said hey, I probably won't be back for, like, weeks, and then will begin to wonder if I'm sane or real or just a momma-machine, running my fool legs off, and moving too fast to be visible... :D I'll just continue to think good thoughts in your direction. Toodles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 BTDT. I generally call out of state friends and family when feeling that way, I call my Mom and MIL more often when my husband is deployed. (When I'm feeling that way, not only am I generally not up for company, my house is generally not up for company, either!) Now that my 6 year old can make intelligent conversation, I don't call people quite as often when he's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi, Jo :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I have had those days too. HI!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Oh dear. I have given you the wrong impression. I am neither bored nor experiencing silence. I haven't been bored in years, and I can only wish for quiet. :D I just haven't been in contact with the outside world.... well that isn't exactly true....I haven't been acknowledged by someone who knows me in a couple of days and I was beginning to feel invisible. I told you I'm pathetic. :lol: You guys qualify as someone who knows me. If I call a friend in town they will come over, or want to get together and I'm not ready for that kind of commitment. :D Jo I know exactly how you feel! On my particularly pitiful days I scroll through the caller ID to see exactly how long it's been since I spoke with a real person (besides my mom). That's a sure way to make yourself miserable. Then I sit on here and read for an hour to see that the rest of the world is out there - I just am too lazy to go find it most days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 A great big hearty hello from TN. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 BTDT. I generally call out of state friends and family when feeling that way, I call my Mom and MIL more often when my husband is deployed. (When I'm feeling that way, not only am I generally not up for company, my house is generally not up for company, either!) Now that my 6 year old can make intelligent conversation, I don't call people quite as often when he's gone. :iagree:about the house. A dear friend I haven't seen in months called and wanted to come over a few weeks ago - I almost had a heart attack! The good thing was the house was clean(ish) at the end of the day. Talk about a motivator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 LOL--then I'm glad I kept my mouth shut. My next suggestion was that we all get out our charcoal sticks or pastels & draw ea others' portraits. :lol: I'm an art failure. I still draw stick people. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 :grouphug:Jo:grouphug: You can call me, I promise not to come over even though I want too cuz I know what you mean...:001_smile: Enjoy your little paradise island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi Jo! My husband is a Marine and I know the feeling. :grouphug: I don't get many calls and most of the people I know are online. I don't talk to many non-family members on a regular basis and I can't remember the last time someone came by. But the one good thing about online friendships? I don't have to clean my house for anyone to *visit*. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi Jo! Are you on Facebook? I am gradually moving over there almost exclusively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi!!!:seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 My husband is at sea and I haven't had a personal phone call or email in days. I'm having one of those days when spam in the inbox is exciting.:001_huh: I'm beginning to wonder if I exist. Can I get a shout out from someone? Please. Jo Today I've been bribing my little man dude. All Pee & Poo in the toilet and Daddy will take you to DQ for a Blizzard. What's his fav. flavor of choice? BIG. It's working. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Oh, Jo, You are a joy! Is your husband not able to email you when he's away? I don't know quite how all that works. I have a cousin who used to have a husband stationed on a sub. I know that he was gone for months at a time, but I always assumed that in these hi-tech days folks could communicate via email.... But maybe that's not allowed for security reasons? I don't know.... Since we've not been participating in a coop the last couple of years, I find that when I do get together with other moms and have the chance to actually talk to them (sans children) I simply can't shut my mouth, LOL! I'm pretty introverted, too, so I can imagine how anyone more extroverted than me must feel without some adult contact on a regular basis.... Hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Happy Saturday! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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