How absentminded am I?? Let me share....

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How absentminded am I?? Let me share....
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Fri, 05-30-2003 - 1:29pm
Someone needs to hear about this, I should probably be accompanied everywhere I go. My big project this morning was to find and purchase all the hardware for putting up my new curtains in my bedroom. It is a beautiful day here, and off I went, not a cloud in the sky, and not a thought in my head....typical. I pulled into the parking lot at Lowe's, and this young girl was walking her little puppy, so cute. I got out, tried locking the door with the little keychain gizmo (remote?), and it wouldn't lock. So I manually locked it, and then checked to see if it would open with the gizmo. No problem. So I locked it up again, and proceeded into the store. I was in there at least an hour, finding all the stuff, and checked out. Got to my van...and the rider's side sliding door was wide open, and had been the whole time I was inside...This is fairly typical, so I don't know if I'll even mention it to my family. I'm forever opening all the doors and vents when I'm trying to lock or unlock. Sometimes I have everything happening at once, and that's always good for a laugh...Well, nothing was missing. I just had a load of stuff I was taking to donate to Catholic Charities, and my usual atlas, phone book, umbrella. Just a little surprise to come back and find it open.

Talked to my family this morning. They spent last night in Swansea, Wales, in a little bed and breakfast with a view of the sea. They say the weather is perfect, about 80* and sunny; people are picnicking, and walking along the beach. They went to the Museum of Welsh Life yesterday, and there was a festival going on. DH taped some dancers doing a folk dance, and waving flags, and he and the girls were wondering how the Welsh flag can be so similar to the Swedish one...well, they were visiting Swedish folk dancers! LOL Then he taped the Welsh dancers. Oh, so did I mention a couple of days ago, in a parking lot, someone backed into them? So a visit to the police station was necessary, but everyone was helpful and friendly. So yesterday they were driving along a narrow lane, which is a major roadway, and a big truck was coming towards them. DH had to pull over as far as he could to let the truck by, and scraped off the outside mirror on the wall at the side of the road....LOL. He's having plenty of driving adventures. He's really an excellent driver so this does my heart good as long as no one is hurt, because he *never* does anything wrong! And I am known for bruising up my car. What he remembers about Swansea is that it is the home of Catherine Zeta Jones...Is she about as beautiful as a human being can be? and talented? Geez.

Tonight a good friend is coming over and we're having pizza and wine, gossip and hand and foot wax/aromatherapy! Maybe we should hold off on the wine til after we dip our feet and hands! Another friend lent us her aromatherapy kit. Now how will I keep Maggie out of our business? She really loves my friend (well, Maggie tends to love everybody and is completely fickle) who usually brings her a treat, so I can only hope she (Maggie!!) will go to sleep once we start heating the wax.

I have got to do some cleaning today. All my good intentions have not borne a whole lot in the way of results! I've done some things, but the major house overhaul is yet to be done. Think I'll just get into it right now. Seems a lot of us are having sunny weather, and some are still getting the rain. Kt had a good trip. Lanie and Shari looking for a chaperone to keep them on the straight and narrow LOL. Hope's DS awaiting grad school word. Some people making me feel guilty by doing lots of yard work. KaCee is MIA again, or I've missed her; she's probably working on her yard, too. I'm procrastinating even now...LOL I'll say bye and get cracking here. Seren

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Fri, 05-30-2003 - 6:13pm
LOL, I can hardly wait to meet you in person.....BB
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Fri, 05-30-2003 - 6:26pm
Seren, we must be soul mates, because I can COMPLETELY relate to everything you said. lol I get there and figure by then, it is someone elses turn to take over.

Lanie

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Fri, 05-30-2003 - 6:45pm
I can see you are not pining away waiting for the family to get home. Good for you.

BTW, I was at Costco last week and parked beside a van that had left the sliding door open. I didn't know whether an alarm would go off if I closed it or not, but I took a chance. As I was starting to drive away, they came out of the store and I told them that I closed it for them. Evidently, by their reaction, it is a regular happening with them, too. I do the same thing. When I put away my keys it sometimes hits the button. I have left it open all night and have wondered what kind of critters may have decided to move in.

I don't even want to visualize poor Maggie sharing your evening. : )

Bren
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Fri, 05-30-2003 - 6:55pm
Lanie, you had me laughing out loud again. You left out that poor Blu was wedged in the seat with her nose to her knees almost because we couldn't figure out how to fix the seat. Now if we put Seren in this mix we are likely to be giddier still. I can hardly wait to see everyone.
Bren
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Fri, 05-30-2003 - 7:03pm
Well Bren. I had forgotten about that. Blu was so good natured about it all and she sure has a way to make a situation funny. Heaven help us if Seren is with us in a similar situation.

Lanie

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Fri, 05-30-2003 - 9:11pm
PS: I was laughing so and remembering the good times that I forgot that you must have me mixed up with someone else. L Thank you for the compliments, but I am no angel. I start talking about this group to people when some situation reminds me of one of us. People think I am nuts. I did that at a luncheon on Thursday when a friend gave me a ladybug pin as a retirement gift. Someone else asked about us and asked where we met. I got one of those "you must be crazy" looks when I told her the internet.
Bren

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