How tired does your body have to get to require sleep??? I'm on day 3 with no real sleep to speak of and am avidly watching the sun rise. In fact I'm slipping out the front door to go swimming as soon as I close this laptop. Maybe I'll be so tired I'll FUCKING SLEEP when I get home!
God. I miss my 20's!
Today is October1 and it's the day that we renew our " Giving Fund". Now mind you, in our new, post grandson life, this is not a huge amount. We don't use a percentage formula or a budget plan, T just figures up what we can do our big donations with and gives me the money to distribute. We have 3 we always give to and I try to pick 2 other different ones each year, and then the remainder I pick randomly online and spread it thin!!! By tomorrow it'll all be gone
http://www.booksforkidsfoundation.org/about.htm Books for kids!!! I love this place!
http://www.mystuffbags.org/?gclid=CIej4vaEh5YCFQVxFQodARryFQ MY Stuff Bags good thought
http://stopviolence.care2.com/ Care2 Stop Violence Frightening!
http://cannecy.free.fr/iforest/en/ Plant An Oak Tree It's FREE
http://www.wildernesslandtrust.org/ The Wilderness Land Trust My Current FAV!
OK that's it I hope you'll check these out!
I'm kinda in a crafting frenzy around here right now. For instance I spent 9 hours today AFTER swimming in my room working or on my couch doing this!
A little project for Jo. Actually turning out quite lovely! Dad brought me a HUGE bin of yarn from a yard sale the other day. He paid 20 dollars for it and I'm guessing it's got a minimum of 200 dollars of mohair in it! YAY!!!
I know!!! Are you jealous yet! And here's some little dishcloths I just finished!
My other big score from Dad this month was 11 sets of Stamping Up stamps (including 3 alphabets!) for 10 bucks!!!!
But the real exciting thing that happened today was I got my SWEET and SINISTER SWAP!!! OMG my partner VIV ( check out her blog!!!) is a genius!!! I loved EVERY single thing! EVERY one!!! Just look!
Look at all the Sweetness!!!
Out of the box!
Handsome man!!!
Candy Corn! BTW VIV, Tammys Fav!!!
All these little sweeties!!! LOVE!
This beautiful bunting says Halloween!!! I can not wait to hang it!!!
Pin cushion!!!
LOVE THIS!!!
And this! Which Tristyn is already trying to steal!! I love it all Viv. Thank you for being such an awesome partner. BTW:: I'm hurrying!
in the AM!!!! Talk to you later!
that's what they are gonna have to do to me if I eat anymore!!! My sweet brother, and yes he can be sweet, took Mom, Dad, Me and Tristyn to Dinner here!!
and it's Endless Shrimp, which unfortunately ended too quickly for me. And Mom, And Dad, And Andy! But it was good!
I bet I'll be swimming double next week!!!!! And yes, I'm still SWIMMING! 
Kinda a miracle, huh?
New name alert!!!! Yes, you are at the right blog. I just needed a change! And I need a new direction! I've just entered that empty nest thingy for real, so let's get a new perspective. See you tomorrow with a new attitude! First one to tell me were the name is from gets a goodie!
I am.
WASHINGTON — News reports about the upheaval in the world of finance have been full of esoteric terms like “mortgage-backed securities” and “credit-default swaps,” but the crisis has resonated for people who know little about Wall Street and who did not think they would ever have to know. Here are several questions and answers of concern to Main Street Americans:
Q. The bailout program being negotiated by the Bush administration and Congressional leaders calls for the government to spend up to $700 billion to buy distressed mortgages. How did the politicians come up with that number, and could it go higher?
A. The recovery package cannot go higher than $700 billion without additional legislation. As for that figure, it lies between the optimistic estimate of $500 billion and the pessimistic guess of $1 trillion about the cost of fixing the financial mess. But the $700 billion is in addition to an $85 billion agreement on a bailout of the insurance giant American International Group, plus $29 billion in support that the government pledged in the marriage of Bear Stearns and JPMorgan Chase. On top of all that, the Congressional Budget Office says the federal bailout of the mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost $25 billion.
Q. Who, really, is going to come up with the $700 billion?
A. American taxpayers will come up with the money, although if you are bullish on America in the long run, there is reason to hope that the tab will be less than $700 billion. After the Treasury buys up those troubled mortgages, it will try to resell them to investors. The Treasury’s involvement in the crisis and the speed with which Congress is responding could generate long-range optimism and raise the value of those mortgages, although it is impossible to say by how much.
So it would not be correct to think of the federal government as simply writing a check for $700 billion. It is just committing itself to spend that much, if necessary. But the bottom line is, yes, this bailout could cost American taxpayers a lot of money.
Q. So is it fair to say that Americans who are neither rich nor reckless are being asked to rescue people who are? What is in this package for responsible homeowners of modest means who might be forced out of their homes, perhaps for reasons beyond their control?
A. Yes, you could argue that people who cannot tell soybean futures from puts, calls and options are being asked to clean up the costly mess left by Wall Street. To make the bailout palatable to the public, it is being described as far better than inaction, which administration officials and members of Congress say could imperil the retirement savings and other investments of Americans who are anything but rich.
But it is a good bet that the negotiations between the administration and Capitol Hill will include ideas about ways to help middle-class homeowners avoid foreclosure and perhaps some limits on pay for executives. And it should be noted that neither party is solely responsible for whatever neglect led the country to the brink of disaster.
Q. How is it that the administration and Congress, which have not tried to find huge amounts of money to, say, improve the nation’s health insurance system or repair bridges and tunnels, can now be ready to come up with $700 billion to rescue the financial system? And is it realistic to think that the parties can reach agreement and get legislation passed in a hurry?
A. The first question will surely come up again, involving as it does not just issues of spending policy but also more profound questions about national aspirations. As for rescuing the financial system, elected officials in both parties became convinced that, while a couple of venerable investment banks could fade into oblivion or be absorbed by mergers, the entire financial system could not be allowed to collapse.
And, yes, the parties are likely to reach an accord. Many members of Congress are eager to leave Washington to go home and campaign for the November elections, and no one wants to face the voters without having done something to protect modest savings portfolios as well as giant investors.
Today I:
read these:
and started this:
Went here:
where I spent 3 lovely hours, just reading!
And then here:
Where I drank a really wonderful White Chocolate Mocha and looked through 50 magazines!<G> and bought a new crochet book. This one:
which I'm crazy in LOVE with!
And now I'm home, on my couch watching this:
and this: 
curled up on the couch, under a blanket, blogging but soon to be reading!
today, after 46 years of inactivity, I went to my first exercise class. AND did 2 classes back to back! so...yay for me! Did it kick my ass? YOU BETCHA!
( in case you were wondering why?)
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