Tami, Now I'll go over to Lisa's page to check out your business! Fun!

Left you a PM. Sorry for the novel!

I know! Are we sick or what? I have a late afternoon depo on Thursday with two witnesses, 60 miles away. I'm soooooo hoping it doesn't run too long so I can't get back in time to watch it from the beginning.

Ha! Of course - everyone must have one weakness! I spoke with an Advantage person this morning about becoming a trainer. He's going to send me out a trainer packet and wants me to look it over. We'll see!

I used my new writer RT editing macros all through my job this afternoon! It's so amazing! I made ? into periods, changed speakers, split a Q into a Q and A. Now I just need to make a macro so I can do quotes and a new paragraph from the writer.

But this is more advanced stuff. You can learn this the second month you have Eclipse! Then you can shame Lisa with your hyperkey/macro abilities!!!

Yes I LOVE that area.!!

And yes, I think your response could have been PAYCHECK. Each has it's pros and cons for sure. I will be ridin on Terry's retirement.

Going to Pipes. Cardiff area. It Is beautiful.

Good for Clay. Slow week for me. Temecula depo tomorrow. Swimming laps at the pool now. So hot out!! Just had to rub it in a little. Keep in touch if Sunday would work for you.

Pulling weeds is relaxing, and the yard always looks so nice afterwards. Yes, you are nutty.

I really want to get together with you, you nut. We are heading to the beach Sunday after church, probably 2:00ish (have a mattress being delivered around 1:00 I think) Are you busy? Wanna go? We have lots of surfboards, stand up paddle board and body boards. Let me know.

Yes, she will be ready then. And, yes, I will absolutely enjoy having her here. That part is awesome. We enjoyed the beach on Labor Day (your paid day, you rat). Sara, Logan (a friend), Meg, A.J. and I were able to enjoy the ocean, sand, and sun -- and then some pizza. We wrote for 2 hours in the morning and then headed off. It was an awesome day of relaxation together. The weather was beautiful and the waves were amazing. We stayed in the water until the sun went down.

Did you go anywhere or do anything?

dateline that I've created in the editer containing my TRIPTS. - Yikes! I have no idea what a dateline might be! But not to worry. There are plenty of officials out there on Eclipse who probably do.

What I think you should do now is post that question, giving a bit more explanation here on the Total Eclipse group. See what answers you get before you even get the software.

Thanks for the compliment, but my pic is from quite a distance!

Yes, your computer should be out of bounds for your boys. My laptop is getting old now and I need to think of replacing it soon, I'm afraid. Now I remember your getting your computer. Sometimes it takes a while for things to kick in. I've been helping Brenda with a minor Eclipse issue. She had an old macro giving her some trouble. I love it when stuff gets solved so easily!

Just letting you know B & J will be ready to help you when you finally get that software delivered and installed!!!

Wow, a new laptop! Is it speedy? Vista? Gonna load Eclipse on it?

what somebody owes us - Yes! That reminds me, I've got to do some rebillings!!! I pull out my invoices and then pick up the phone. Haven't done it for a while. My bad!

I never would have changed my avatar, but Marge said old avatars are a bit creepy! I see her point. Yours is pretty new - no worries there - but I'd love a good close up of ya!

Tami, Hope you had an easy day yesterday. I may have a job tomorrow - definitely one on Friday. That leaves me today to get everything done. My math abilities are able to figure that much out, and not much more!

Hi, Tami. I have a message from you in my inbox here that, for some reason, I can't open and read. All I get is an error message. So I am sorry if it appeared that I wasn't responding. Wonder if you might be able to resend??????

Hope you are having a lovely week so far!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Tami,
Just wanted to drop you a quick note, haha. My kids always
know that whenever I say, "quick" anything, you better take a seat and stay a while!
Got your message and will be responding soon. I have some questions for you too. Just been answering a few other messages and working my way down the list - not that you're the bottom of my list 'cuz in my book you are TOPS!
Hope you had a terrific PAID day off! Write you soon...

I actually used to run barrels . Those girls at the rodeos racing around the three barrels??

I can't tell you what a kick I got out of your comment. Of course you ran barrels! My cousin Kathy has always been into horses. Here's a link to her neato website. If you know anyone who you think may be interested in her site, please forward it on! It's her only source of income.

http://stable.com/

I'm now back at the computer after my treats: Sitting on the deck in the shade and feeling the perfect breeze; watching the fat squirrel jump into the apple tree and get his prize; watching a very young deer foraging for any left-over pears and whatever apples the squirrel has dropped; reading my horse mystery! You already know I had dark coffee and bittersweet chocolate!

I'm enjoying my PAID day off.

Yes, I'm jealous!!!

I'm sitting outside - having coffee and chocolate in five minutes. Water boiling now - more later!

Do as I say, not as I do. Right! We know Clay has plenty of smarts - and a good teacher. Plus, he's a guy! I do believe you can educate your judge, though. Please report back!!!

I was just reading a book while having my PB & J on a plate with a cup of decaf black tea. The woman made her entire dinner from her own garden veggies, and decorated from her flower bed. I thought of you!

It's a horse mystery series written by a local Santa Cruz author. Pretty lightweight - all I can handle today! Are you into horses at all? I'm not. But I'll read practically any mystery!

perfect moment to pipe in about needing 15-minute breaks

Tami, Tami, Tami!

Have you ever read Oprah's magazine? There is always an article by Dr. Phil where he has a practice paragraph relating to communicating some issue he has talked about in the article. I think we need to come up with a practice paragraph for you so you can communicate your special issues with your judge. Maybe you have a friend who knows what I am talking about. Maybe you can sit down in the evening and compose a paragraph of your own.

If I was into writing, I could help. I am not very good at communication, except for asking for breaks during a job. I do excel at that. It is such a necessity. If they are not willing to give me a break, it is the equivalent in my mind of a form of torture, and I refuse to be tortured in any way by anyone!

I am confident that you will be able to think of something. If you write it down and practice saying it a few times, you will be able to create another moment where you can get your needs met by your insensitive (clueless) judge. Unless they are educated in our needs, they will never learn. Someone must teach them, and I think that must be part of our job. I sure wish you good luck as it is so important!

Let me know how it goes!