Comments on: It’s that time of the month when the world is about to end. Again. http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/ Musings from the Caribbean Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:38:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: agatha http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/comment-page-1/#comment-67008 agatha Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:25:21 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/#comment-67008 Maybe you need a change of scene. How about Spain? Maybe you need a change of scene. How about Spain?

]]> By: vicki http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/comment-page-1/#comment-66071 vicki Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:33:14 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/#comment-66071 I was feeling the exact same way!! Now we moved just 150 miles away to Utah and it's made a big difference. We get out almost everyday, and force the kids to enjoy all our road trips..lol..Nah, they're actually wannting to go out here, too. Don't you leave too soon, though....Joey was just telling someone last night that we're going to Mexico instead of Maui now!! That is some progress....and we don't want to come down there w/o you guy there. :( Big hugs! Vicki I was feeling the exact same way!! Now we moved just 150 miles away to Utah and it’s made a big difference. We get out almost everyday, and force the kids to enjoy all our road trips..lol..Nah, they’re actually wannting to go out here, too. Don’t you leave too soon, though….Joey was just telling someone last night that we’re going to Mexico instead of Maui now!! That is some progress….and we don’t want to come down there w/o you guy there. :(

Big hugs! Vicki

]]> By: MBW http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/comment-page-1/#comment-65941 MBW Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:51:36 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/#comment-65941 I think us vagabonds just start to mold if kept in one place too long. We thought we'd head cross-country before moving to Europe this summer (for the year) but then gas prices here in CA went through the roof, and I just can't justify it. It rather bums me out, as I was really looking forward to it. So here we sit, and not even on the Caribbean. :( As far as brain cells go, you know, I'm with you there - I'll be taking the LSAT for the third freakin' time come June. Not that my first two were horrific, but just not good enough to get me into a school where I can justify taking on $100K in debt at age 45. The one bright note is I finally started a diet/exercise regime, to take off four kids worth of baby weight (ha! Kezzie is almost 6!) Ten pounds down, and I won't be confessing how many left to go, but a lot. But, it's a start. Even got Eric to walk with me morning and night, without the kids. Might as well look into joining the local gym for a couple of months as well, since we'll be here. Sigh, the road, it does call, eh? I think us vagabonds just start to mold if kept in one place too long. We thought we’d head cross-country before moving to Europe this summer (for the year) but then gas prices here in CA went through the roof, and I just can’t justify it. It rather bums me out, as I was really looking forward to it. So here we sit, and not even on the Caribbean. :(

As far as brain cells go, you know, I’m with you there – I’ll be taking the LSAT for the third freakin’ time come June. Not that my first two were horrific, but just not good enough to get me into a school where I can justify taking on $100K in debt at age 45.

The one bright note is I finally started a diet/exercise regime, to take off four kids worth of baby weight (ha! Kezzie is almost 6!) Ten pounds down, and I won’t be confessing how many left to go, but a lot. But, it’s a start. Even got Eric to walk with me morning and night, without the kids. Might as well look into joining the local gym for a couple of months as well, since we’ll be here. Sigh, the road, it does call, eh?

]]> By: CancunCanuck http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/comment-page-1/#comment-65919 CancunCanuck Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:37:39 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/#comment-65919 As Monty Python taught me "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". I know, truly annoying when things look bad and we are in the bah humbug state. As simple and trite as it sounds, submersing myself in the ocean, putting my head right under the water and listening and feeling the sea and the earth can really put things in perspective for me. Our problems are insignificant in the grand scheme of the world, embrace the fabulous things around you. The ocean, the sun, the moon (you don't have to catch it rising, just gaze at it whenever you can!), the birds, the iguanas, the palm trees, the lizards that make kissy noises, just "be" with them for five minutes of quiet time, remove the brain chatter for a short time and recharge..... If this was too annoying and sickeningly "tree hugger" for you, I'm sorry. I think I was trying to convince myself of the same things, hahaha, and if I would only take the advice I give others, life would be grand. Hope the mood picks up! Remember, life could always be much, much worse. As Monty Python taught me “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”. I know, truly annoying when things look bad and we are in the bah humbug state. As simple and trite as it sounds, submersing myself in the ocean, putting my head right under the water and listening and feeling the sea and the earth can really put things in perspective for me. Our problems are insignificant in the grand scheme of the world, embrace the fabulous things around you. The ocean, the sun, the moon (you don’t have to catch it rising, just gaze at it whenever you can!), the birds, the iguanas, the palm trees, the lizards that make kissy noises, just “be” with them for five minutes of quiet time, remove the brain chatter for a short time and recharge…..

If this was too annoying and sickeningly “tree hugger” for you, I’m sorry. I think I was trying to convince myself of the same things, hahaha, and if I would only take the advice I give others, life would be grand.

Hope the mood picks up! Remember, life could always be much, much worse.

]]> By: papa http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/comment-page-1/#comment-65916 papa Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:08:53 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/#comment-65916 After spending 27 months in the Army without thinking a single thought I went to grad school at UC Berkeley and: 1. Found I was at best average (for the first time in my life), and 2. Found that my brain had turned to mush in the Army (and this was BEFORE using the pharaceuticals available in Berkeley in the 60's) when I took my first mid-term exam and had a hard time remembering my name so I could write it on my exam paper.... Even so, I did recall my name after too many minutes and went on to unmush my brain, albeit slowly, one day after another, just as all of us mid-Westeners (you and me) do - just put one foot in front of the other, today, tomorrow, the next day, until you get where you want to go. You go GIRL! love, papa After spending 27 months in the Army without thinking a single thought I went to grad school at UC Berkeley and:

1. Found I was at best average (for the first time in my life), and
2. Found that my brain had turned to mush in the Army (and this was BEFORE using the pharaceuticals available in Berkeley in the 60’s) when I took my first mid-term exam and had a hard time remembering my name so I could write it on my exam paper….

Even so, I did recall my name after too many minutes and went on to unmush my brain, albeit slowly, one day after another, just as all of us mid-Westeners (you and me) do – just put one foot in front of the other, today, tomorrow, the next day, until you get where you want to go.

You go GIRL!

love, papa

]]> By: jody http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/comment-page-1/#comment-65856 jody Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:31:17 +0000 http://www.hopalog.com/2008/04/23/its-that-time-of-the-month-when-the-world-is-about-to-end-again/#comment-65856 I smell a road trip. And it is y fault that the kids brains are turning to mush...I have procrastinated to no end on getting my scanner hooked up. I will do that this morning. Do you have the core 1&2 books. I smell a road trip.

And it is y fault that the kids brains are turning to mush…I have procrastinated to no end on getting my scanner hooked up. I will do that this morning. Do you have the core 1&2 books.

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