The Pet Peeve

[Scythe Matters]

Good for you, nettie. I take it the breakfast invites have been retracted?

Bless you.

[N'awlins]

(09-15-2011 09:29 PM)nettiesaur Wrote:  I just can't understand this.
A few months ago, my sister in laws asked if I had received a flier for a charity cancer walk that we did last year. We (all of my siblings) made plans to do the walk, which is this coming Saturday. We were to walk in honor of a family member who is still living after dealing with the disease.
Yesterday I emailed everyone and invited them to breakfast at my house the morning of the walk since it's down the road for the park.
This morning they all replied that they were not doing the walk.
When were you going to tell me? When I showed up at the walk and found that I was the only family member there?
Oh, and I registered months ago when we planned this. No one else did.


I'm quite irked. When you plan something with a group, it would be nice if you let everyone know that the plans have been cancelled.

I'm doing the walk anyway, for the charities sake

You go Nettie!...I had a similar let down from a good friend back in July when da' boys were playing The Gorge here in WA. Plan was to take his boat to the Columbia, go up to the inlet where we could at least see the stage and crowd and hear the band, after the show find a sandbar and campout over night to "sleep it off". Three days before the show, he tells me he won VIP tickets (from his friend at the radio station) and he would be taking his girlfriend (who doesn't even LIKE Rush!) instead of me. Not as drastic as missing a walk for charity, but a let-down just the same!

[Rey]

Ha, it must be real nice to "win" some tickets when you have a friend at the radio station, nice to know that's how it really works. Must be that elitist thing again someone here was talking about.

Passing out on the sand bar sounded like fun to me...

[Gungawoman]

Nettie-you can walk off your anger. I bet you don't take 10 steps and the good feelings will take over and you'll be into the fun!

[nettiesaur]

Well, they've changed their minds and are doing the walk after all, but we're meeting at registration. I get to sleep in because I only have to make breakfast for myself!


Then I can continue to paint my house.
I'm loving the color I chose for the living room. It's just a different shade of what was already there(creamy yellow instead of creamy grey), and it makes such a difference!

[Scythe Matters]

Walk for us, nettie!

[Boomer]

The nesting process is always a neat process to observe. GULP!

[Bageleth]

(09-16-2011 11:55 PM)boomer Wrote:  The nesting process is always a neat process to observe. GULP!

Noting that the operative word here is "observe"!

If I lived nearby Nettie, I'd love to help you paint!

[Rey]

Also the key is to get as much done while you are excited about it. Getting a new house creates excitement, joy, happiness, and anticipation of making it your own. It is almost like an adrenaline boost for getting lots of work done. However (and I say this from experience), that initial euphoria does eventually wear off (don't worry, it can take years), and then home improvements and things constantly needing to be fixed becomes the usual drudgery, put off and placed on the back burner for later.

So, get er done while you are feeling gung ho.

[NWoBHM]

Hmmmmm....Never do yourself what you can pay other people to do!

That`s my motto.