Are you accountable for your actions and willing to take the consequences or do you try to whine your way out of taking the heat?

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• As a woodworker would say, "measure twice, cut once". I think it is good to be cautious and think things through as much as possible before you act. But once you do, if things do not turn out as you'd hoped, it is always best (in my opinion, of course) to take responsibility. It seems simple enough..but there are those who are never accountable for anything (but they are always willing to take the credit for everything)..they are the ones who always blame others for their circumstances, and never will "own up" to that for which they are responsible. We see it all the time among politicians or business people...they "stonewall" and "lie" and "deflect" and "spin"..anything to keep from telling the truth. Thank you for your answer,VSP. :)

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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 6th, 2007

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• We went out to Hemet, took our landlord to breakfast and got the keys to the house, the garage door opener and the keys to the mailbox. The roofers are still working on finishing the new roof..he put in a new water heater for us..we plan to go back Saturday with boxes..our "big move" will be November 17/18..in the meantime we figure we'll go out every other day with a truckload ('92 Toyota extended cab) of boxes..we'll take them out, unload and put away on that end and bring the empty boxes back. That way we won't be faced with 100 boxes to unpack on the other end. We have our current place till November 30, so we will have time to do things on each end without having a nervous breakdown! Thanks for asking, galeanda! Can hardly wait to be settled on that end..lots of work in-between...but fun along the way! Are you and Keith 100% yet? :)

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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 1st, 2007

• What a convenient arrangement that you can pack and unpack a piece at a time. You will use up gas though lol!! But it really sounds like fun. And I'm excited about your new goodies. A roof is no small 'gift' and a new hot water heater is a wonderful thing:-) And I've been there with the finding a 100 boxes and getting rid of all those boxes. Come to think of it, I may still have 100 boxes next door in the barn lol!!! I wish you could take some photos for us and share before and afters. Thanks for asking about our health. We're still coughing occasionally. Still a little tickle in the throat, trying to get back into working. I cleaned the house yesterday, hard day! But it sure feels nice to have clean instead of dust and cat hair. I rest often. Keith did some planting before the ground freezes and also working on plutting up our new mail box. My mom painted it for us. It's awesome. I'll have to take photos of it! She put cabins and bears and water, smoke out the chimneys. Awesome!

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  by Galeanda on November 1st, 2007

• True about the gas..but much cheaper than hiring movers. Jim's son Gary will be available and we're hoping to get another person to help move the "big" stuff..I have ghastly pictures of Jim and me in the hospital having wrecked our backs and everything else by overdoing it..but as Jim says, we'll work it all out. After the move is done whenever Old School comes over for a visit we'll take pix with our digital camera and have him help us download and post..am anxious to share our new digs with our AB friends! Wish you were next door..would definitely take advantage of your organizational/moving prep abilities..but your good wishes are very helpful as well. Glad that you and your honey are on the mend..hasn't that bug hung on for an inordinately long time though? Good golly miss molly..bet you are both sick and tired of being sick and tired! :) ((hug)) Looking forward to your photos..cabins, bears, water, smoke..take tons of pix and post, please and thank you! :)

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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 2nd, 2007

• You are very welcome. Your move even gave me the idea of asking a questions about how people like to help their friends who are moving lol! Sounds like you will have some younger backs to help you. That's good. We had a couple on our moving out point in CA. But here in New York where all of our stuff had to go upstairs in the barn, we only had our 2 friends we brought with us and she was really sick. Her husband wasn't in too grand shape, either. They say sometimes you don't remember the pain from the past? I actually don't remember how we did it. But as we slowly bring things out, it comes back to me lol! If we get the mailbox in today, I'm taking photos! Looking forward to your, too!! Have a happy satisfying work day:-)

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  by Galeanda on November 2nd, 2007

• Thanks, m'dear. Will report to you sometime tomorrow. :)

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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 2nd, 2007

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• You enjoy the good stuff so you're willing to deal with the less-than-good stuff..excellent, Brian. Thanks for your answer! :)

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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on October 23rd, 2007

• Rosie, totally off the subject, but I hope you all have a wonderful time when you get together at the weekend.

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  by Brian I on October 23rd, 2007

• As you know by now, Brian, we all had such a grandly wonderful stupendously magnificent time! Thanks for the good wishes..wish you had been there as well! :)

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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on November 2nd, 2007

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• I try not to screw up too much as well..for the same reason. Thanks for your answer, snakelover! :)

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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on October 23rd, 2007

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