This is silly but come play!

[agogoboots]

Disclaimer: This is for entertainment value only and not intended to result in actual incestous dating between TRS family members.

(copy and paste form)

About my date:
Hair:
Eyes:
Height:
Body type: A few extra pounds, about average, athletic and toned, big and beautiful, curvy, full-figured, slender
Languages:
Ethnicity:
Faith:
Education: Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral, Some college, High school
Job:
Income:
Smoke:
Drink:
Have kids:
Want kids:
Turn-ons:
Turn-offs:

[sadie999]

A few years ago, I posted this for one of my book groups:

Thank you for contacting Sadie's Mail Order Husbands!

Please take a moment to review our user guidelines and then simply fill out the questionnaire below and mail it back w/a certified check for $2500, and Sadie's Mail Order Husbands will find you the man of your dreams within 90 days or you'll receive a full refund (less administrative and restocking fees).

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Now on to the questionnaire!

1. Height: Would you like your husband to be:
a. Over 6' tall
b. 5' 8" - 6' tall
c. Under 4' tall (additional fee required)
d. I don't care as long as he's breathing

2. Hair: Would you like your husband to be:
a. blonde
b. brunette
c. redhead (without freckles is an extra fee)
d. bald
e. I don't care as long as he has a head

3. Finances: Would you like your husband to be:
a. financially independent
b. working, but six-figures annually minimum
c. I don't care - personal qualities count more
d. I don't care as long as he's breathing

4. Age: Would you like your husband to be:
a. within two years of my age so we have more in common
b. at least 20 years younger - I've worked hard all my life and want to go to my grave w/a smile on my face
c. at least 20 years older - I'm in it for the money, but after he's dead, I'll come back for "b."
d. I don't care as long as I can't get arrested

5. To give us an idea of your "type," please tell us which male below appeals to you most:
a. Bill Clinton
b. Vin Diesel
c. Arnold Schwawhatever
d. Arnold Ziffel
e. I get hot when I watch the Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz
f. I don't care, they all look the same in the dark

6. Education: Would you like your husband to be:
a. a graduate w/an MA or better
b. college educated
c. high school is fine
d. I don't care, but he can't STILL be in high school

7. Communication: Would you like your husband to be:
a. a communicator who talks to you a lot and really understands you
b. the strong silent type who knows when to shut up
c. a man for whom 80% of his vocabulary is made up of grunts
d. mute

8. Sex: Would you like your husband to be:
a. a romantic type who woos you w/flowers and candle-lit dinners
b. an athlete type who thinks sex is a good work out
c. gay, so he'll leave you alone
d. the type who thinks the phrase, "Hey baby, wanna play hide the salami?" is a turn-on

Now, wasn't that easy? Here at SMOH, we use the most up to date science and technology to match you up with the man than can fulfill you for a life-time. Please send the above questionnaire and your certified check for $2500 to:

SMOH
PO Box 1313
Theresoneborneveryminute, WA 9XXXX

Your husband will be shipped to you via Greyhound Bus w/in two business days. For an additional fee (to be determined by your zip code), you may also have your husband delivered by major airline for a speedier happier tomorrow.

Sincerely,
Sadie
SMOH CEO, COO, CFO, and Bottle Washer

[Toy Ranch]

I just want a girl whose likes include listing stuff on eBay and sodomy.

Actually, maybe that's the same thing... :1bonk1:

[agogoboots]

About my date:
Hair: Yes, please. Long or short. Dark blonde, brown, greying, salt and pepper.
Eyes: Blue, brown, grey, green.
Height: Over 6'.
Body type: A few extra pounds, about average.
Languages: English. (But there's something really hot about those young brown shirtless Mexican construction workers that don't speak a word of English.)
Ethnicity: White, American Indian, Hispanic for kicks.
Faith: Christian, at least by value system.
Education: Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, Some college
Job: Builder or developer prefered. Will consider some other powerful guy type job that includes a Ford F250, a cell phone, and ability to be free around the lunch hour. No suits. No sales jobs. No accountants. No full time ebayers.
Income: Anything better than mine.
Smoke: I'd prefer that he prefers second hand.
Drink: Social drinker, one or two. Nothing more.
Have kids: Only if they are grown, or growing fast.
Want kids: HELL NO
Turn-ons: Jeans, lace up boots, chest hair, job site dust, clean sweat, the smell of chain saw oil/diesel/gasoline, nice restaurants, 2+ glasses of wine for me, a job, candle light dinners, nitrous oxide, romance, flattery, sex talk, eventually actual sex, serious ability to commit in time.
Turn-offs: Jewelry, any kind. After shave smells. Dress shoes. Lies. Porn. Piercings. Young chicks text messaging every 14 seconds. Bars. Dancing listed as a hobby. Hats of most any kind, I might make a baseball hat exception. Baby seats. Desperation. Wives. Hawiian shirts. Drunks. Long finger nails. GQ perfection. Skinny. Short. Hairlessness. Whining. Profuse cursing out of context or ever directed at me. Flirting with other women. Any type of hair addative. Unsafe sexual practices. Nylon socks. Thong underwear. And nasty teeth.

I forgot some stuff: (please add it)

Age: 38 and extremely mature, to appx. 53 and healthy.
Sex: MALE
Sexual orientation: Straight.

[agogoboots]

Oh fun Sadie, another one. I love these.

Now on to the questionnaire!

1. Height: Would you like your husband to be:
a. Over 6' tall

2. Hair: Would you like your husband to be:
a. blonde
b. brunette
c. redhead (without freckles is an extra fee)

3. Finances: Would you like your husband to be:
a. financially independent

4. Age: Would you like your husband to be:
Older, more mature, but not dead.
b. NO I DON'T WANT TO RAISE ANY LITTLE BOYS! Younger one's are usually on good for kicks.

5. To give us an idea of your "type," please tell us which male below appeals to you most:
None of those.

6. Education: Would you like your husband to be:
b. college educated

7. Communication: Would you like your husband to be:
a. a communicator who talks to you a lot and hopes to ever understand you
b. the strong silent type who doesn't kiss and tell
c. a man for whom 20% of his vocabulary is made up of grunts

8. Sex: Would you like your husband to be:
a. a romantic type who woos you w/flowers and candle-lit dinners
e. a vigana man
f. a man who's in the mood whenever and however I say so
g. spooner sleeper

:)

[agogoboots]

I wasn't paying attention.

2. Hair: Would you like your husband to be:
b. brunette
c. greying, adds character

[agogoboots]

Come on. Somebody play. FILL OUT THE DAMN FORM.

[sadie999]

Hair: shaggy
Eyes: alarming
Height: Paul Bunyan is hot.
Body type: substantial
Languages: Pig Latin
Ethnicity: Don't care
Faith: Have faith in us.
Education: Don't care
Job: something he likes
Income: won't answer this :D
Smoke: don't care
Drink: don't care
Have kids: ugh
Want kids: bleeh
Turn-ons: strength
Turn-offs: bullies

[agogoboots]

Lame attempt, Sadie.

Out of 5000 or so guys, this is the only one that looked even at all remotely insteresting. He's a developer (ha!) who likes romantic dinners and the outdoors. He's 6' 1". And I see that he has a cell phone.

He says he's "Warm and Friendly Guy looking for Warm and Friendly Southern Girl".

Hm.

http://pictures.match.com/pictures/51/61/41895161D.jpeg

For only $22.95 I could send him an email. :1JerryJer

[agogoboots]

He's never been married though so that means he's untrained and probably not even house broken.

Is that chest hair?

http://pictures.match.com/pictures/51/61/41895161C.jpeg

Night-night.

[agogoboots]

I'd buy him some lace up workboots and rub a little dirt on his jeans; light splash of diesel fuel.

http://pictures.match.com/pictures/51/61/41895161B.jpeg

[agogoboots]

He can wear the baseball cap on Sunday.

[sadie999]

Lame? I took the time to answer and you call it lame? C'est la vie. I don't have cookie cutter parameters for people. It's impossible to quantify the timbre of someone's laugh or many of the other little things that make one's heart race.

Most of the things on that questionaire don't matter to me.

[agogoboots]

Oh come on. The knight always wears shining armor. The prince always has a carriage. And the giant is always sleeping. It's the thing fairy tales are made of.

(It's just for fun.)

Yes. You did fill it out. I am grateful. You've been terribly nice as of late. I rather like it.

[marble]

About my date:

Hair: Anywhere except bottoms of feet and palms of hands
Eyes: Only two
Height: Tall enough to kill spiders on the ceiling
Body type: That's cool as long as he doesn't put two spaces after a period but really, using his fingers is preferred.
Languages: C++, HTML, Unix, no demerits for Linux
Ethnicity: Earth
Faith: Keep it, baby
Education: Trainable
Job: Fine as long as it doesn't interfere with him giving me nightly back and shoulder massages
Income: One figure: mine. Don't look at anyone else's
Smoke: Where's the fire?
Drink: Through a straw is fine
Have kids: He'd have to, since I no longer can
Want kids: He better want them if he gives birth to them
Turn-ons: That thing he does on the back of my knee
Turn-offs: Large, open sores

[moonrise]

About my date:
Hair: Brown (Light or Medium)
Eyes: Blue
Height: Between 5'-8" and 6'-0"
Body type: Average to a few extra pounds. Don't care for huge muscles or really skinny guys.
Languages: English
Ethnicity: White, but it doesn't really matter
Faith: Christian
Education: At least some college
Job: Yes. (LOL!) Doesn't matter as long as he's happy, and it's not a very-high-risk job (cop, Blue Angels pilot, etc.) I'm a worrier.
Income: Would be nice if he made enough to support us both! :2headspin
Smoke: No
Drink: Yes, socially
Have kids: No
Want kids: No (he'd be SOL, anyway!)
Turn-ons: Good sense of humor, long hair, strong facial features, beard, mustache, nice skin, nice teeth, good communicator, good listener, nice butt, thoughtfulness, good with his hands (hee hee), can fix stuff around the house without having to hire/call someone, likes my critters, is perfectly capable of cooking and doing the laundry (LOL!), has common sense.
Turn-offs: Excessive tatoos, stinky breath, grungy teeth, jealousy, insecurity,
using the naughty word "G.D." (ticks me off), still attached to his momma's apron strings, or worse ... lives with his parents!, closed-mindedness, forgets to flush the toilet (arrgh!).

1. Height: Would you like your husband to be:
b. 5' 8" - 6' tall

2. Hair: Would you like your husband to be:
d. bald (or light/medium brown)

3. Finances: Would you like your husband to be:
c. I don't care - personal qualities count more

4. Age: Would you like your husband to be:
a. within two years of my age so we have more in common

5. To give us an idea of your "type," please tell us which male below appeals to you most:
g. none of the above!

6. Education: Would you like your husband to be:
b. college educated
c. high school is fine
d. I don't care, but he can't STILL be in high school
(all of those!)

7. Communication: Would you like your husband to be:
a. a communicator who talks to you a lot and really understands you

8. Sex: Would you like your husband to be:
d. the type who thinks the phrase, "Hey baby, wanna play hide the salami?" is a turn-on :1chirol_r

[Jasmine]

my perfect date:

billionaire who changes his will to leave everything to me and then promptly dies, and no one contests the will...

[rossshow]

This was posted in the other thread.


agogo~

Way too early to be dating. You are carrying too much baggage and should not be bringing that to potential relationships. What are you going to talk about on a date? Your nasty breakup?

Wait a bit before considering dating.


I told her that, already.

[chococake]

I agree about Terri not dating. Still too raw and hurting. Too obsessed with husband as that web cam shows, that could be seen as stalking. When you have such a long list of what you want in a man, you'll never find it.

[Jasmine]

Well then,

It must be GREAT advise if you and I both agree on it!!!!!!

[kim]

3 or 4 years - those three or four years - pretty much man free the entire time - was fantastic for me - i found me...

[kim]

er um...

there - were - actually - some - men - however - they don't count...

- hahaha...!

p.s. what do i want - ? - what - i - want... :D

[Zilvy]

'scuse me, but show me any person who has been in an unhappy previous relationship that is EVER really ready to date. Trial and error is the only way
to move ahead.

There isn't a pill you can take to get you over the hurdles....but a couple of good (men) in this instance can help you explore happier times. Offer diversity and another point of view in relationships. All the while sorting out what is important for yourself and what is important in a potential partner.

My opinion is based on life experiences from age 18 to now......a span of of many years.......worth a couple of novels at least!

[agogoboots]

I'd just like to laugh some, do something fun. I've been at this funeral for a very very long time and the mourning is wearing on me. I've had the silent treatment for over a year. He wants the kids 50% of the time and I'm tired of folding laundry and drinking wine alone and painting the livingroom. I'm tired of working 60+ hours a week even when I don't have to.

Most of my friends are guys, most also his aquaintences at a minimum, all married, suddenly now I have the plague (ok a 15 foot distance six minute time limit rule) which is perfectly understandable. The races are fun, but again, when he's there fairly often in the tower watching me walk around talking to people who also know he's there it's something akin to a wake.

Waffle house at 2 am alone is just food. I will never go out to a bar alone. Everybody I know is married and home reading story books at 9 pm every evening. Ross doesn't pay me enough to do this full time. (Encourage him maybe?)

If, just suppose, I have the opportunity to go to a movie, laugh and have fun, no strings, no issues, I'm probably going, probably in the forseeable future. Right now I'm just still toying with the idea. I have to get used to the idea and play with the concept for a while first. But I am moving forward. I don't want to sit around hurting and feeling lonely and sorry for myself until I start considering going back to the place I have already been, like I have in the past. I know what I am doing.

I appreciate your concern, especially Ross.

[rossshow]

Sweet, Terri.

[chococake]

Terri if you can do that, that would be great. But, you're the type that needs a long term relationship. You're very much afraid of what people will say about you if date a couple of different guys. You're also concerned about what your husband will say and do especially concerning the kids. I can understand how hard it is to go and do things where he might be, or see people you both know.

I was like Dusa if I ended a somewhat long relationship, it didn't bother me at all not to date for a very long time. But, I always had places to go where I could be around guys, flirt, talk, dance, and just have fun. I never set a list of qualities for any one to measure up to, I never looked for a relationship, they just happened. But, I knew I never wanted to get married again, so I was free to do whatever I wanted as long as it didn't hurt my kids. I guess it helped living in CA. :)

So, I'm just saying don't be so worried about finding someone, getting yourself together is what's important. You'll have more to offer once you get over the bitterness. There are still so many things you like about your husband you can't help but compare other men to those things you're holding on to. But don't go back to him no matter how lonely you are. So what if all you have now is your kids and work, sometimes you just have to grow by yourself. I promise you it won't always be that way, life has a way of happening. :)

[biondobabe]

I started dating within a month after my 20 yr marriage broke-up. In 4 months I was so burnt out on it, I gave it up. Was perfectly happy and not stressed over dating.

A couple months later I had made some new friends and there was a friend of theirs that seemed to be not attached. Well I only inquired about his status, not looking for a date, was just curious that a hot looking guy was always alone when I saw him. Well we were put in another location together without the regular hangouts, just the original couple I had met. Neither of us realized it was a setup and we talked, hit it off, had the same outlook on relationships. (not wanting one) and found we had a lot in common. So we thought why not hang out and do the things we had in common on the grounds we didn't want a girlfriend/boyfriend or even call it dating. Well long story short... 14 months later I found my true love. We won't take the marriage plunge again, but decided to have a ceremony. I met his mom and 4 siblings, meeting his dad next weekend and hope to meet his 2 sons and 3 granddaughters in the fall. My son and dog love him to death.

I needed to date to see it wasn't for me and to know I was ok being alone. I was lucky to find my soulmate and he has only enhanced my life. It wasn't my goal. Having someone who loves you as much as you love them is the best, don't get me wrong. But I would have been happy with my life had I not have found him. One has to love themselves and be content with themselves and not seek their happiness in others to complete their lives.

Good luck.

[sadie999]

The year and a half between my last marriage and when I met the Geezer was like being in my 20s again except the men actually didn't need a map in bed.

I'm a fan of promiscuity for the uncommitted. :D

Peace.

[chococake]

Me too Sadie, but I don't think Terri does. :)

[agogoboots]

Oh God. If I do no doubt someone will try to dig it out of me.

NO.... I'll use avoidence, evasion, I'll lie, whatever it takes.

[agogoboots]

:) :) :) :)

[agogoboots]

(There is no hidden messege there. One smilie was just too short to post.)

:1crazy:

[agogoboots]

Seriously though, you know why I can't do the promiscuity thing? It isn't so much a moral dilema, and I really should probably care more what people say about me than I do because already do stuff people like to talk about.

The reason is I am shy.

[agogoboots]

Isn't it obvious?

[george]

flings himself naked into the crowd .........

[agogoboots]

*blush*


(See?)

[Whammo]

crowd flings me out..........fully clothed..............

[Whammo]

and now I notice I'm even wearing a knit cap and overcoat that I didn't even come in here with..........

[sadie999]

He did it:
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/ladytrue_99/richardsimmons2.jpg

:D

[Whammo]

:sm1196:

[sibs ling]

crowd flings me out..........fully clothed..............

It's the makeup darlin'!

Women just can't seem to get all worked up about a guy that wears more makeup than them.

'ling

[agogoboots]

This guy hates me. He didn't at one time. That's very unfortunate.


:hazmat: :hazmat: :hazmat



Ross Here......

I'm way too buzy for this

Photo deleted at Terri's request

[agogoboots]

Holy cow, this is going to turn into an animal right's thread no isn't it?
Please, no.

[agogoboots]

That should read "now", but "NO". Let's just admire the scenery shall we?

[hellcat]

Holy cow, this is going to turn into an animal right's thread no isn't it?
Please, no.

While I'm sure that an animal rights discussion might be interesting, why don't we start with something more basic...like privacy rights.

The man whose pictures (posted by him to "Match.com") that you posted on page #1 of this thread, and the man whose picture (with the bear, posted by him to his business website) that you've posted on this page of the thread, have the right not to have you violate their privacy, as well as their personal property rights; as well as the source websites' copyrights, by posting their images (complete with your commentary) to a third venue, not of their choosing, and without their permission.

It is no different than someone taking one of the photos of you, Terri, that you have chosen to post (here, or on other boards), and posting it to another board (of whatever topical nature) where you do not participate, and without your permission, and then making comments about you (not housebroken; let her wear those glasses on Sunday; hates me...blah, blah). Just because an image is on the www, that does not invalidate the image owner's copyright and grant permission for use and abuse by every other person with internet access.

One doesn't have to understand copyright and privacy laws to use common sense and reason (and an application of the simple ethic of reciprocity--the golden rule).

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luke 6:31

[KatieP]

Hm. Didn't Rod get thrown off this site once for hotlinking pictures?

[Toy Ranch]

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
greenest state in the land of the free
raised in the woods so he knew ev'ry tree
kilt him a b'ar when he was only three
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!

[rca001]

Terri, have you done any painting lately? I remember you got a lot of satisfaction out of creating your beautiful sunflowers painting. Do any of the schools around you have adult education art classes?
rca001

[krisinluck]

The year and a half between my last marriage and when I met the Geezer was like being in my 20s again except the men actually didn't need a map in bed.

I'm a fan of promiscuity for the uncommitted. :DWell, I'm all for that. If I'm ever un-committed again, you can bet your ass I won't be diving back into the fire of commitment, but I won't be sitting home alone, either. I was playing the field when I accidently got married almost sixteen years ago; I can damned sure do it again. (More carefully, of course, than I did in my youth...I've got kids to finish raising, and I wouldn't want to expose them to Mom's dalliances. heh)

[agogoboots]

If the photos here violate some policy, Ross of course can delete them. They were posted in admiration. As a matter of fact, Ross, please make SuperBeth orgasmic and delete them if you will. Thanks in advance.

I've got kids to finish raising, and I wouldn't want to expose them to Mom's dalliances.

Yes. First and foremost, that is my greatest consideration. I don't want them to have to go though getting to know more than one person then losing them. I care what they think of me as a role model in regard to my interaction with men. And I don't trust anybody else with them unless I know him like I know myself.

And they already put me on the church prayer list periodically...which is fun when people walk up to me at the store, pat me, and whisper to me they are praying for my whatever.

The only thing I've been painting lately are walls. Things are starting to look better in here! We just unwrapped the new furniture and put together all the coffee tables. Still have to get curtains, and I need a beautiful piece of art for over the mantle. I think I'd like a vibrant watercolor. Wish I could afford Wyatt Waters. http://www.wyattwaters.com/gallery/ I love his use of color.

[agogoboots]

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luke 6:31

I'd be estatic if either of them posted my photo in the vein of "wow, out of 5000, this one's good!" Um, hum.

[Zilvy]

Vibrant Colors, and a whacky sense of humor. I really love his "Pool Cue" on the third page, the serenity and the colors are much to my liking.

His Old Dogs and Children, I could manage to get through the day without that one.

Terri, look at one of your favorites and dash of a similar one, you have the talent!

[rca001]

Terri, paint the picture for your wall yourself - you can do it!

There are two issues with the posting of pictures. The first, and in my mind, more important, is hotlinking versus saving to your own space. Every time someone accesses the message thread that contains a hot-linked picture, it will use bandwidth to get to the picture host's server. This is considered bandwidth theft.
The second issue is posting someone's picture without their knowledge or approval. Some people believe that if you put it on the internet that's the risks you take. But I think your bearhunter exfriend might have a pretty good claim that putting his picture on another board is harassing/stalking.

rca001

[agogoboots]

I will get Ross to delete them as soon as he wakes up. I got his voicemail.

It was deep admiration. He just doesn't like me now because one of his clients switched to me. I didn't ask for it. And it wasn't worth it. I'd much rather still be friends.

Zilvy I like his still lifes, like the on titled "Containers". His work hangs in a lot of attorney's and doctor's offices in town. He's also done some book jackets for Southern writers.

I might try to paint something.

[agogoboots]

Toy, You should have posted Russian polka instead.

[tabbinosity]

Toy, You should have posted Russian polka instead.

Terri, not to be argumentative, but there's no such thing as a "Russian polka." (The polka is by definition a Polish dance, and the real thing bears little resemblance to what passes for the polka here in the US.)

[rossshow]

Pic deleted. Bored now.

[agogoboots]

Thanks for that info, Tabbi. I don't know anything about the music, I just know that bear spoke Russian and now he's stuffed and lives just down the street.

[sadie999]

Pic deleted. Bored now.
Oh brother.

[rossshow]

LOL! Sadie.

Speaking (and flirting) with Terri on the telephone wasn't the boring part.

Just the "board owner" part was boring.

[chococake]

Terri, not to be argumentative, but there's no such thing as a "Russian polka." (The polka is by definition a Polish dance, and the real thing bears little resemblance to what passes for the polka here in the US.)

tabby I grew up doing the polka. I remember fondly my grandmother doing Polish dances in traditional dress at The Polish Hall. :)

[krisinluck]

Terri, it's not so much them getting attached and then things ending as it is more having an adult life separate from them. They aren't infants anymore, and it would be damned delightful to have a piece of my life that belongs to me alone once in a while.

Besides that, they'd get the idea I was gonna remarry or something, and I can say with 99% certainty that is not going to happen.

I'm saving that one percent for the chance that I might meet a ninety year old billionaire with no kids of his own and one foot in the grave. Because that's pretty much the only reason I'd travel the marriage road again.

[krisinluck]

I didn't preview, no edit, and reading it over even I don't know what I meant. Let's try to fix it...Terri, it's not so much them getting attached and then things ending as it is having some adult life separate from them. They aren't infants anymore, they are becoming more independent and wanting to stay over with friends for the weekend and stuff...it would be damned delightful to have a piece of my life that belongs to me alone once in a while. The rest of it was right on. heh

[agogoboots]

Remember that I homeschooled 24 X 365 for 6 years. It has been delightful to get up and leave the house and what is more delightful is that I didn't have to go to an office all day either. I have been free to roam as I please.

Don't get me wrong that homeschooling wasn't amazing. It was and I am now truely reaping the rewards with my 17 year old. But 6 years was a long time without a break.

For the last year, I spend most of my time on the move. I might preview houses, or make sales calls, or meet clients, or go to job sites. I can go to my office, or I can work from home. That part is wonderful!

But still, hubby was home all day for the last year and I felt fairly accountable at least at times to say where I was going when I left the house, when I'd be back, he'd call me to bring something from the store in the middle of the day, etc. I've honestly felt like I had 3 kids, rather than 2 some of the time. There were other times when we weren't speaking at all that I just left and didn't come home all day or say where I was.

Now I've had a taste of freedom for periods (weekends) without being responsible for anyone at all. It feels GOOD and I want to fill it with something I enjoy. Friday nights at 8 pm after working hard all week I'm ready to do something ..like go stir crazy because all my fun daytime people have turned into mud. LOL.

I just don't like the nights much. Late at night it really bothers me. I'm getting better though.

I understand what you said.

Today I took off and stayed home with kids. I haven't spent much time with them lately. Next week they will be at camp all week.