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<span class="userContent"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">It's working out so well with Nathan that I've been able to have my gardener back again for winter clean-up. So when Nathan pays me his rent, I call the gardener and schedule a gardening appointment. </span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Well, it seems that the garden needs a lot of work and almost all of the rent from Nathan is going to the gardener.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span class="userContent"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Nathan and the gardener had not met in October and now in the middle of November they did.</span></strong></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>It seems that on his time off, Nathan enjoys the comfort of wearing a kilt, which he had on, on gardening day.</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I introduced them outside of my front door.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Of course we talked about the kilt.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I said, innocently, I thought!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Doesn't Nathan look cute in his kilt?</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">That invitation to comment was all the gardener</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">needed start an <u>outrageous</u> flirt with Nathan.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Did I mention that my gardener was gay?</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I hustled Nathan inside and shut the door.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The gardener said 'I can't believe that you did that!'</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I replied, ' You were outrageous and he's my</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">He said, 'Did I come on too strong?'</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">'Yes you did.' We laughed. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Later, I asked Nathan if he was offended.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><u>'No', he said, 'I was flattered'.</u></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> on the book by <u>Ayn Rand </u>. I also read the book with the same title. At that time I was completely enthralled by and in love with the concept of ethical and artistic integrity. Being young it was easy, at the exclusion of life based on reality, to champion moral concepts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At age 21 I married and lived a comfortable suburban life. At age 32 I was divorced and abandoned without the necessities for life, such as housing, food, etc. Yes that was possible and common in 1975 and yes that situation would not only bring a change in belief but, for me a revolutionary new addition to my belief system. Social programs were a necessity for those who fell out of the main stream even when following what was desirable and expected. A female of my era was expected to marry. To do otherwise was suspect. Also I could envision men without jobs because of lay offs not of their own doing, and the poverty of males who went to war for their countries instead of college. All of these real scenarios accumulated in me to understand that the dance between individual creativity whether artistic or industrial and the social needs of others must be flexible and in flux.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That ability would not be possible under any other political system but our <strong>own</strong>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After WWI Americans were tired of war and wanted no more. After WWII the economy shot upwards and took off. Prosperity was blooming everywhere. The threat of Communism' began to seed and perhaps to some seemed altruistic and appealing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Ayn Rand</u> who was born in Russia and originated the philosophy of '<strong>Objectivism'</strong> could very well have known what would happen under a system which would ignore the gifts of the artist who creates for self fulfillment only and not for the initial benefit of others. <em>Although we all do benefit eventually</em>. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For me, the flaw in her system is that it is ridge with no room for any change much like it's opposite, </span><span style="font-size: large;">totalitarian socialism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She also wrote another wonderful book called. <u>Atlas Shrugged</u> with the same theme of what happens when artistic integrity and individuality are stifled and an attempt is made to subvert these attributes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Keep flexible America and take the temperature of the democracy often so that the line can be adjusted often.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Yeah, this is Loleta.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Population about 750</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, there are a few more store fronts, </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">but basically this is it.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I was born in a small town and grew up in a </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">s</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">mall. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Oh sure, </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">it's different here than in </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Indiana where </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">there were </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">more than a few </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">miles between towns </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">and here we </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">are almost </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">a </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">suburb of either Fortuna </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">or Eureka. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Two </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">other bigger towns. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">I dwell on this </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">because I came from Los Angeles </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">which </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">is HUGE. And now I am back where I feel</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">cozy and safe, like when growing up.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">This Dawn from the Post Office. She can</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">also keep you 'posted' on everything</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">that happens in town. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Loleta Bakery is busy daily except Sunday</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">and Monday with the best and most delightful</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">lunches and pastries. Folks come from all over</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">the county to charm their taste buds.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">And this is the lady that makes it all happen.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Jeanne (I'm in the pink) won't settle </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">for anything but the best.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The bakery is expanding to next door</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"> where </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">the meat market was.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Pixie has moved the Loleta Meat Market</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">down the street next to the Gilded Rose.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The move is so recent that Pixie</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">but the front is quite attractive with</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The side window of the Meat market is</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Loleta Cheese Factory </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">for the flavorful cheeses that they </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">And will mail gift baskets anywhere.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I once told my friend Andrea that she</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Wisconsin. I didn't get my faux pas, </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">until she glared at me!</span></strong> </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">A viewing window where one can </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The opportunity to taste a variety </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">A large room to the far left of the store</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">with foods and pottery ware to delight.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Out the side door from the gift shop</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">is a delightful well kept garden</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">with tables and chairs where one</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The above picture is of the succulent garden.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The rose garden which is almost done</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">for the season has a few blooms left.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">the old unused weathered red brick</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">powdered milk factory still stands.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">It takes up the whole block across </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">from the Cheese Factory.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">the main highlights, but I will cover</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Oh yes, there are the ducks, the chickens,</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">the cows, the ocean, the sunsets and</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Cannibal Road (but I don't go down there).</span></strong> </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Now if that one didn't amuse you</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><strong>MEN CAN MULTI-TASK!!!</strong></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-31164642695603186382013-10-25T00:39:00.001-07:002013-11-05T23:55:51.495-08:00A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO MY BLOG: I STUMBLED OVER A FEW OLD JOKES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.' <br />'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk.. 'I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world..' Poof! She's gone. <br />'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas, and the love of my life.' Poof! He's gone. </span></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">All card making is fun especially Halloween which features cards from scary to cute</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">These two cards </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">are from </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">An embossed bat pendant</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">gave me a few vintage Halloween</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">photos to use on my cards.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">This one I made for him.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">I colored the B&W photo with</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">artist's colored pencils, then fun</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">finished photo with white vellum</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times; font-size: large;">to convey the vintage look of the </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span class="userContent"><span style="font-size: large;">I've rented my guest room to a young man in the 3rd phase of the CR police Academy.</span></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="userContent">It is amazing to me that Nathan is up and on his way to campus between 5 and 6am. And I, when working came sliding in at work about 7:30 for my first case. And hated being up that early.</span><span class="userContentSecondary fcg"> — <img alt="" class="_agk img" height="16" src="https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yc/r/W0TYjCbg4KY.png" width="16" />feeling <span>sleepy</span>.</span></span></strong> <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-61483985113165832542013-10-20T18:54:00.001-07:002013-10-20T19:23:21.547-07:00QUILLING ARTWORKThe follow example is just a sample of the beautiful <br />
technique of paper quilling work. <br />
This inspires me to try some of my own.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">click </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-72803800043247735172013-10-12T19:40:00.000-07:002013-10-13T01:21:39.186-07:00STACEY'S BABY SCRAPBOOK ALBUM<div>
<span style="color: blue; font-family: verdana;"><strong>This Album was 1st publish in 2009. Since I am</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">doing more paper crafting, I thought that it should</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;">be re-introduced.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>The images were a challenge<br />since they mostly consisted of dated Polaroid<br />snaps, many faded and poorly composed. To have<br />them done professionally would have been cost<br />prohibitive, I just started by taking them to<br />Wallgreens and copying them. They turned</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>out </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>so well and then scrapbooking flaws turned out<br />charming. The first challenge<br />here was to learn how to use my camera well<br />enough to be able to take a picture of the<br />scrapbook page. I had to get close, but didn't want<br />blurry pictures. I had to figure out how to turn off<br />the flash since it reflected because of the closeness.<br />I got a simple auto because I never wanted to do<br />any of this. Well I knew that I had to since I wasn't<br />happy with the close up photos I did for Spring's<br />Garden. So, I hunted around and found the manual<br />and did my homework. They turned out pretty well.</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stacey was born in Puerto Rico and </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">this picture was taken soon after</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">we came home from the hospital.<br />I bought this album kit knowing that</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had to do a wreath around her</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">composed of pastel baby animals.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was lucky to have the</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">pastel velum </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">dot paper.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Extra butterfly cut outs are a nice touch.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These pictures were taken in our living room</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in Puerto Rico. In this tropical climate as</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">little clothing as possible is the most comfortable.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>I did a rather exotic layout here due</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>to Stacey's red booties and the</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>tropical country</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Family in Southern California had a baby</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stacey's </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">first Christmas back in California</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></strong> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRUKyvBJYfj8Er9PwDgqIjGovbZtdz7aIArQ440SVgwjcfwrxjV8qOgU8CZhkVzZ3Azqnh0MmuT74-QgjbZTNK-RNfzCJpx-V5zLokkJHXS-cirbXeVwRmG-C1xzgXLGqaQJ_9HBZyaQ/s1600-h/P1010025.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344413202298733362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRUKyvBJYfj8Er9PwDgqIjGovbZtdz7aIArQ440SVgwjcfwrxjV8qOgU8CZhkVzZ3Azqnh0MmuT74-QgjbZTNK-RNfzCJpx-V5zLokkJHXS-cirbXeVwRmG-C1xzgXLGqaQJ_9HBZyaQ/s400/P1010025.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 403px; width: 373px;" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>I loved this paper, it matched my dress so well.</strong></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0ujGElSBS2wOkNMvmrUR-1StxJejJv2qkRmbrBY1mi-JErst0WPE5ol6Qh2Ha_jaD923ExV71xyVsvgSSfQZUBN-Qtv3Ouvgzr3C3HHhnZQgpdn_6cA8I_Q4NM4p8MQPaEyzdpvu0ok/s1600-h/P1010024.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344412944599468370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0ujGElSBS2wOkNMvmrUR-1StxJejJv2qkRmbrBY1mi-JErst0WPE5ol6Qh2Ha_jaD923ExV71xyVsvgSSfQZUBN-Qtv3Ouvgzr3C3HHhnZQgpdn_6cA8I_Q4NM4p8MQPaEyzdpvu0ok/s400/P1010024.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 401px; width: 372px;" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the casualness of these photos</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>the typical Southern California City.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>It was a good choice not to edit any</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Cute layout, don't ya think?!</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>I love scrapbooking. I think that my style is</strong></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPHu0p_Us2XR4uB2foPtJ2ddqtb4MyzRu4Y4OGjPQI56NMzs_rFckOmwl5WY7wUeGJ0W698EGeF3pIMp65bRL0SV763AVZo9m39iDCtUJE9O80Lwqqppsxn1rXD3PLiLCd054tqNHjqo/s1600-h/P1010022.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344412088041099170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPHu0p_Us2XR4uB2foPtJ2ddqtb4MyzRu4Y4OGjPQI56NMzs_rFckOmwl5WY7wUeGJ0W698EGeF3pIMp65bRL0SV763AVZo9m39iDCtUJE9O80Lwqqppsxn1rXD3PLiLCd054tqNHjqo/s400/P1010022.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 399px; width: 371px;" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Felt embellishments are so hot in</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><strong>scrapbooking right now</strong></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRua-KP1YIGxd9k0Lj0UgmO1fc3ULLZJRI0ROOPhjeAO14MtWptYpnoB8v5W4AzVfCOkQF-8BZVeedK3cVPNmg5HzfZH37bntAhgIkmQSKTgPtE4dKOhrl8Inf4Y2ObYXflY7Id3x00A/s1600-h/P1010020.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344411696355257762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRua-KP1YIGxd9k0Lj0UgmO1fc3ULLZJRI0ROOPhjeAO14MtWptYpnoB8v5W4AzVfCOkQF-8BZVeedK3cVPNmg5HzfZH37bntAhgIkmQSKTgPtE4dKOhrl8Inf4Y2ObYXflY7Id3x00A/s400/P1010020.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 400px; width: 371px;" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><strong>I <u>must</u> have the right paper for every </strong></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>page</strong></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IGN7JxrlFXfR7COzm3X2SmfWs7jimXnhlQOC0AtVBJjpPqio-8IUyvkdUkumsnIqR1hmdnq2eAYuv8N_JPUSrd29l-yjvdebtCm9PEc1uzawHRm0kRec5b_ngvoyUpPd04yhAa0VCO4/s1600-h/P1010019.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344411429165211746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IGN7JxrlFXfR7COzm3X2SmfWs7jimXnhlQOC0AtVBJjpPqio-8IUyvkdUkumsnIqR1hmdnq2eAYuv8N_JPUSrd29l-yjvdebtCm9PEc1uzawHRm0kRec5b_ngvoyUpPd04yhAa0VCO4/s400/P1010019.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 402px; width: 372px;" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally: I did think of scanning in my </span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>pages, </strong></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>but I don't know how to use</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>my scanner </strong></span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>yet either.</strong></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-30959941079434191412010-09-03T16:06:00.000-07:002010-09-03T16:06:50.882-07:00HAZEL BLUE EYES<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">When my grandmother was depressed she said that she felt blue. <span style="color: #0b5394;">Blue</span> for her was a sad time. My grandmother also had beautiful <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">pale blue</span> eyes. I have <span style="color: #7f6000;">hazel </span>eyes, but lately they have been feeling <span style="color: #073763;">very blue</span>.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not unhappy, but I am blue and I've become so sad that I dragged down my old medicine tub from the top shelf in the bathroom closet to see if I could find my old prescription of generic paxil which I haven't taken for a few years. There it was, outdated, but then it was all I had until I could call my doctor and get a new script.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">It's been 5 days now for the paxil and longer for the <em>sadness</em>. I had fought the feelings for about a week before I realized that they weren't going away. I tried all the usual hep talk and even self bullying, but I could take less and less action each day. Now I am kinder to myself and have treated the problem as though I have the flu or any other illness and I am no longer thinking that I have to talk myself out of this. I hate wasting the precious last days of this summer weather, when I really want to be outside in my garden, but my interest in anything that usually gives me pleasure is diminished for right now. I don't want to go anywhere or see anyone. I don't even care if I eat. Food just doesn't taste good. All the classic symptoms of depression-right? But like I said before, I am not really unhappy.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't had anything in my life or relationships to cause me unhappiness. My daughter and my friend Aine are very supportive of me. I am guessing that my brain chemistry is just temporarily out of sync which the Paxil should take care of eventually. I have to get off the computer for now, Rexy is nagging me. He wants to use it for his blog.</span></strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-66645465178668559332010-08-28T17:12:00.000-07:002010-08-28T17:13:49.928-07:00THE RACCOON WHO SUB-RENTED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5MnV_vXMt_dVzMlnK1wxD5yfem7tDRc30r5sv6hhcOMKuIw9vHoFanf3CkBjo_A7cY24cSgYyttBDyLmscaFvqKGZYwq1YaDWZ_vJNfvq_NCGlqlYdSrAB4gICfD12aoj0W-0KjKj04/s1600/raccoon3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5MnV_vXMt_dVzMlnK1wxD5yfem7tDRc30r5sv6hhcOMKuIw9vHoFanf3CkBjo_A7cY24cSgYyttBDyLmscaFvqKGZYwq1YaDWZ_vJNfvq_NCGlqlYdSrAB4gICfD12aoj0W-0KjKj04/s320/raccoon3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I was lying in bed one night not too long ago and had just turned out my light when I heard what seemed like a herd of animals running over my head. I was terrified and couldn't imagine what it was. I thought that maybe it was something running on the roof, but it really sounded like some things running <em>in my attic</em>. I was too</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">scared to look either place. It was too late to call my son-in-luv Sachio so I waited until the next day, I did however sleep fitfully with the light on aware that the</span></strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">door to the attic was just outside my bedroom in the hallway! Sachio couldn't come over that day, but said that he would the day after and reassured me saying that he was sure it was rats in the attic and that he would set traps. The next night<em>-the same thing happened</em></span></strong><em> </em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">, I was not quite so startled (but still frightened) and was prepared with a flash light. So I went outside and flashed the light on the roof and nothing was there so I knew the sounds were coming from the attic INSIDE THE HOUSE. I also knew that it was too big to be rats. I kept thinking about the night raccoon(s) got into the garage and took the screw on tight lid off the cat food and hoped that if it was raccoon(s) they would not figure our how to move aside the unlocked lid from my attic leading to the hallway just outside my bedroom! Sachio came over the next day and set rat traps in the attic and noticed a hole where plumbing pipes were running from the garage attic, which was accessible to the cats and anything else that went into the garage attic. He patched the hole and I hoped that he didn't trap anything on the house side that couldn't escape. I didn't want anything to die up there either. After that we then went into the garage and he took a broom handle and pounded on the ceiling which was the under side of the garage attic floor. Just as he did this Stacey came into the garage when a huge raccoon looked down at us from the garage attic opening. Stacey screamed and ran back in the house because all she saw was it's big glowing eyes.</span></strong></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYutXumTOr8uT3evr-gLARkSR3MRJHLzw1O8t0CcK_kpwCgz8cS5MrJOw9ScMxvDm6anZriEx6uJgK4B5Va0xVWml2THA4v5-yRT7BRyqS4ThG3KWTMVnKIpzUyBJ9WbOxJQbCOWhWUaA/s1600/raccoon2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYutXumTOr8uT3evr-gLARkSR3MRJHLzw1O8t0CcK_kpwCgz8cS5MrJOw9ScMxvDm6anZriEx6uJgK4B5Va0xVWml2THA4v5-yRT7BRyqS4ThG3KWTMVnKIpzUyBJ9WbOxJQbCOWhWUaA/s320/raccoon2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"> I saw the full creature and hoped that it wouldn't jump down at us knowing their reputation for aggression. </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">It didn't. </span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-size: large;">I took the cats and their food out of the garage and closed it up for 2 days and on the 3rd opened the garage door after dark for a short time and I think hunger drove the thing out! When I do bring the cats back into the garage for the winter I will need to be very careful NEVER to leave access to the inside of the garage after dark thus inviting my boarder to return. He must have been up there for quite while even before he figured out the access to the house attic because one night I had left <span style="color: #cc0000;">Rexy</span> in the closed garage with the other cats while I was out and when I came home late and let him in he was hysterical hissing and growling and screaming at me for two day so bad that I had to take him to the Vet because he had caused his throat to inflame and swell up and could barely breathe. After exams and X-rays and meds I paid a $330 bill for him. <span style="color: #0b5394;">AND I NEVER GOT ONE DIME FROM THAT FREE LOADING RACCOON!!!</span></span></strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-65584802435967296132010-08-22T21:35:00.000-07:002010-08-22T21:35:46.083-07:00SPRING IS ALL STRETCHED OUT<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I had a lovely time gardening today. No pressure, just doing some end of summer clean up. I've noticed that Spring refuses to discuss the garden with me let alone post what she's been observing in the garden. She's angry and says that I've let her rust and that is thoughtless and rude of me. I knew about her concern in this area, but explained to her that I just haven't gotten around to the chore of getting her in shape. 'Just my point' she says. I've also told her that rusted garden art is all the 'rage' and that she's in vogue just the way she is, but she doesn't buy it and counters with her job-her reason for existing-isn't as garden art, but as a continuing, lasting and vital reporter on the garden. She's just not a static art object! I felt pretty sheepish at this point and promised to attend to her soon. She then gave me the final dig of exposing the fact that I have resisted putting Flame the flamingo in the garden yet until I preserve her with a spray protectant. I felt so guilty at this point that I committed to starting work on her tomorrow. She's also insisted that I produce pictures of her before and after her rejuvenation and let my readers decide whether she was right in her indignation.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">What else can I do? She IS such a value to the garden family and her blog really is an important communication about that family, so I humbly agreed to her requests (demands).</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">If you're not familar with <a href="http://springsgarden.blogspot.com/">Spring</a> and her blog, check her out by clicking on her name.</span></strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-26712769405996846232010-08-21T16:51:00.000-07:002010-08-21T17:31:05.460-07:00THEY REMIND ME OF TREBLES FROM STAR TREK<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>I</u></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCSzNdxqoR7vH8xZ7fyOgJ63SSXDMXkKF-1NrspV7Ggu7HFnZ_ZeFNuJzWLebmgdpL_dy7NH-rd116o32baXyb0Ghg98PEZX1lAcbKFcXFtLm_1j6o7k0R282HqmNcs_KdfRqhevWxsk/s1600/chuzzle+image.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong> can't seem to get off the computer.</strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I've had</strong></span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>'s-l-o-w-n-e-s-s' problems and</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>lock ups. So </strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I've cleaned,deleted,</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>scanned and cleared </strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>everything I </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>could. Can't afford professional </strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>help </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>right now. Also, Stacey gave me a </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>'Chuzzle' disc and now I'm HOOKED.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>I love </strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>those fuzzy big eyed little </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>electronic creatures. </strong></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>The game takes</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>so long and eats up my time.</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>So what. I guess that</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>is what retirement is for.</u></strong></span><br /><img style="WIDTH: 325px; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508015345183215794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCSzNdxqoR7vH8xZ7fyOgJ63SSXDMXkKF-1NrspV7Ggu7HFnZ_ZeFNuJzWLebmgdpL_dy7NH-rd116o32baXyb0Ghg98PEZX1lAcbKFcXFtLm_1j6o7k0R282HqmNcs_KdfRqhevWxsk/s400/chuzzle+image.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>I love their big curious eyes and how </strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>they </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>look around everywhere and </strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>especially </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#006600;">wherever my mouse points.</span><br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUnQ5DN3RRxhEM8s28qxQSnwCz6wXL6A_hMTsHr3MLkm3IziR6EirMV0_5SDb8_RS92RWqZQ1AXaHUafynErbLtkQhLtdu5fpG-UfSW0vF4G1QWkUlobeW5VUJAfWbYOxrKo_uHgY7nI/s1600/chuzzle+group.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUnQ5DN3RRxhEM8s28qxQSnwCz6wXL6A_hMTsHr3MLkm3IziR6EirMV0_5SDb8_RS92RWqZQ1AXaHUafynErbLtkQhLtdu5fpG-UfSW0vF4G1QWkUlobeW5VUJAfWbYOxrKo_uHgY7nI/s1600/chuzzle+group.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 151px; HEIGHT: 97px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508018400011793682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUnQ5DN3RRxhEM8s28qxQSnwCz6wXL6A_hMTsHr3MLkm3IziR6EirMV0_5SDb8_RS92RWqZQ1AXaHUafynErbLtkQhLtdu5fpG-UfSW0vF4G1QWkUlobeW5VUJAfWbYOxrKo_uHgY7nI/s400/chuzzle+group.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">If I linger too long on one of them,</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">They Frown! What fun!</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaRssrBQmAvzg2HOvofId_5gmFNdoP7cnxM8RTSCxFDT4xty_9eK8-nXa1_WgYHeeKkTlpTjJS_yDkFQCX4NWqVYoXFCk1Mrn3pSAoup4u4qfLvZIQQszbFW58FNH1mL61i1NcTshHH4/s1600/chuzzle+FROWN.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 149px; HEIGHT: 182px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508019244434263042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaRssrBQmAvzg2HOvofId_5gmFNdoP7cnxM8RTSCxFDT4xty_9eK8-nXa1_WgYHeeKkTlpTjJS_yDkFQCX4NWqVYoXFCk1Mrn3pSAoup4u4qfLvZIQQszbFW58FNH1mL61i1NcTshHH4/s400/chuzzle+FROWN.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">There is also a TREASURE ROOM where</span></strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;">awards for big scores are kept.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;"></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtd3XpMyg2KayIL8QysGNt6GWHSkHruNDL0OJtPcEE1OJ_83VuI7gqtIGXfe1quW_c0-MKzr7heBhRvzzmScn79EOK8ViF97Jx44eFGnGqWaiafuj5ihDYjsm4Cnb1jYHYUFBnkfGu58/s1600/chuzzle-trophy+room.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508020070252333234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtd3XpMyg2KayIL8QysGNt6GWHSkHruNDL0OJtPcEE1OJ_83VuI7gqtIGXfe1quW_c0-MKzr7heBhRvzzmScn79EOK8ViF97Jx44eFGnGqWaiafuj5ihDYjsm4Cnb1jYHYUFBnkfGu58/s400/chuzzle-trophy+room.jpg" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff9900;"><strong>Here's what I've won so far.<br /></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#330099;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">Now it might be said that I have TOO much time </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">on my hands, but I am retired, AND isn't that</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">always said of people who are silly and having</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#330099;">fun!</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;">Do you like games, computer</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;">or </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;">otherwise, </span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">and </span></strong><strong><span style="color:#993399;">what do </span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">you play? Leave me a comment.</span></strong></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-70079816052894867742009-12-18T23:23:00.000-08:002009-12-22T23:37:11.985-08:00THANKSGIVING 2009-THE SIDE BAR SAYS IT ALL!<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanksgiving was especially blessed this year as Sachio's brother Shig and his wife Shanon and their children Abby and Ty came up from San Diego for Thanksgiving week. The men bonded over deep frying the turkey and women provided (plus CostCo for the pies) all the other delicious dishes. It was a truly wonderful day.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL 3 SLIDE SHOWS IN THE SIDE BAR</span></strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-53698529897892761352009-12-10T19:56:00.000-08:002009-12-10T20:08:46.633-08:00SPRINGS FALL GARDEN REPORT AND PICTURES<a href="http://springsgarden.blogspot.com/"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 165px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413823588079326402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXui83nWXH2OPwHVjor6vLpfCMmY9l_BcLOvWuWaxaJFYx9-gV7MzVaUP0MuwtugTyszvMTIcUgrP_UdQ7FPvEuju5adhxcpGWu-yfIpk7u5RdROlF_kCP-YqoOsDqky63hzXO2fn9nQ/s400/Spring's+front+Yard+005.jpg" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Spring has finished her Fall Garden Report and has posted it on her blog page. I put together the slidshow above of the </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">photos on which she reported. I am very proud of the job </span></strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>which she is doing. She helps make the garden a more pleasant space for me and the kitties with her recommendations and observations. I am very greatful to Andrea for giving her to me</strong><br /></span></div><div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-68388472242051476192009-12-09T21:36:00.000-08:002009-12-09T21:47:02.942-08:00Ooma's ARRIVED and ALIVE!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUGysNT6rMGPJevZ_nva5yDuZK3jQuQ5-QMxY00xa1qa5G1VbM6pdt6LIeNquNHOXibXWmglpFLnFsMNpJhdU6ypsWD56DnTmhFTcJ5qPsy0l2EoH3dX0nOCFvNtJjnAatPTW_q45fEQ/s1600-h/RingingPhone.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 125px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 75px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413478173926722434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUGysNT6rMGPJevZ_nva5yDuZK3jQuQ5-QMxY00xa1qa5G1VbM6pdt6LIeNquNHOXibXWmglpFLnFsMNpJhdU6ypsWD56DnTmhFTcJ5qPsy0l2EoH3dX0nOCFvNtJjnAatPTW_q45fEQ/s400/RingingPhone.gif" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I just finished </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">installing my new </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ooma</span> telephone </span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">modem (after alot </span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">of frustration, I am electronically</span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">CHALLENGED!) and I love it. </span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">The clarity is great and no more</span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">phone bills! The best p</span></span></strong><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">art.</span></strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-5314415450999074962009-07-11T20:55:00.001-07:002009-07-11T21:47:57.990-07:00A HUMILIATION CHALLENGE<a href="http://cdubheartstriff.blogspot.com/"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 83px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 103px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357420933849085026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVteZU_3VWT2IcsuAqg15Z3NKGIet9urSAmVSB-UDTp_LD9VZGZkf61cVPnqgquJRWji5JPFdSiYAm4CAAONCC9jgaxyQ0gyINkKVyrpkxqKAhIvjKTdEeME89gfAwAuAR4hjQYAe45EU/s400/MyOwnTreasureIslandHeader" /></a>Another blogger on<br /><a href="http://cdubheartstriff.blogspot.com/">'My Own Treasure Island' </a><br />told of a prom night experience of<br />hers' which was a dream night come<br />true only to be ruined by cruel kids.<br />I think that the 'humiliation' was<br />theirs, not hers, but I am no longer 14. Her<br />challenge for us is to relate our 'Most<br />embarrassing Moment' on our own blog with a<br />reference back to hers. So here is my story:<br />My mom and I moved from the freezing<br />winters of northern Indiana in a small town to<br />glamorous Hollywood California in 1960 when I<br />was a tender seventeen years old. Now this was<br />when Hollywood and Vine was truly glamorous<br />and appearing on a TV show, any TV show would<br />be the best 15 min's. of fame anywhere. If only<br />all those freezing people back in the Midwest who<br />didn't appreciate me any way could only see me<br />now! (and quiet all those nasty rumors about<br />anyone who moves to California MUST be<br />pregnant). Well we did get tickets to some game<br />show. I really don't remember which one. I was<br />thrilled and just knew that they would pick me.<br />They didn't, but while sitting in the audience near<br />the end of the show all of a sudden every bright<br />light in the world was shining in my face and the<br />host was asking me an obviously easy question.<br />A deer in the headlights would have had more of<br />a warning than me. Who was I? Where was I?<br />What's a question? Vaguely I heard voices<br />around me whispering from many miles away<br />something that I was suppose to answer. I<br />finally parroted whatever it was that was said.<br />I 'won' a set of encyclopedias and hoped that<br />every TV set in Indiana had died that day.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-19609714685371402442009-07-08T13:57:00.000-07:002009-07-08T16:12:51.969-07:00I'M TRYING TO GET OUT OF MY OWN WAY!<div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">A few days ago I had been so </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">depressed about my daughter's </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">inability to </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">do something seemingly </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">simple to me. Just invite me over </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">period. Anytime. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">In the meantime, I </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">went over to my friend Aine's </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">for the </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">4th of July. She has had a miraculous</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">change of spirit since she had her</span></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>house </strong><strong>thoroughly cleaned from top </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>to </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>bottom by her </strong><strong>new lady. Amazing </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>how </strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">a change in our environment </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">can effect </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">our emotions. Still, I was </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">depressed </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">the next day. Next I went </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">for lunch at </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">my friend Andrea's after </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">picking up </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">our lunch at Applebee's</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and then </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">something for Aine at </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Costco. At </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Andrea's I washed and</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">cleaned her </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">wrought iron crystal</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">cabnet since </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">her carpet which fits </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">under it was </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">out for cleaning </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">would return </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">the next day. After our</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">visit, I </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">dropped </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">over to Aine's and </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">we </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">went </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">out for </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">dinner. Being with </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">others </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and doing </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">things for others </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">has </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">really helped with my mood.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">am </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">feeling better today although I</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">know </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">that I won't be 'cheerful' again</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">until </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I get that special invitation.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqUDZtuS9nzJgNwUiyLK8mQo7_CUo229MSUsBkgRLowG52jQjYdvIsQasiagzXRTrri_vGHgdgUuYql1Sd-NWiW2kjAAPtwbjHZpUxPhykVEbuG88jw4PwV0NKF-lYHNG0XeOmo4RN00/s1600-h/HelloWithButterflies.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 67px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356227565725475106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqUDZtuS9nzJgNwUiyLK8mQo7_CUo229MSUsBkgRLowG52jQjYdvIsQasiagzXRTrri_vGHgdgUuYql1Sd-NWiW2kjAAPtwbjHZpUxPhykVEbuG88jw4PwV0NKF-lYHNG0XeOmo4RN00/s400/HelloWithButterflies.gif" /></a></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>You are invited </strong></span><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">for a cup of tea</span></strong></div><div align="left"><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></div><div align="left"></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-56856780128042627982009-07-06T18:47:00.000-07:002009-07-06T19:10:13.914-07:004TH OF JULY 2009<p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">Happy Birthday America</span></strong></p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTBlAmYKfPGwn7SZ3wVHqfLchzDQYF6rDeHqt3VD2J0Ln_Brv6_qgz8_2-SaZtwJjLVTwfyN9EksQwvxvNVsxzqGBbZce3YYsFz0ztpRKbRzNYfpxWG4WjN_r2X1BNmQpQsZhOEnit3M/s1600-h/4th+july+gittery+child.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 164px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355529393291395026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTBlAmYKfPGwn7SZ3wVHqfLchzDQYF6rDeHqt3VD2J0Ln_Brv6_qgz8_2-SaZtwJjLVTwfyN9EksQwvxvNVsxzqGBbZce3YYsFz0ztpRKbRzNYfpxWG4WjN_r2X1BNmQpQsZhOEnit3M/s400/4th+july+gittery+child.gif" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#000066;">I spent this 4th of July with</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Aine. She had these huge</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">wonderful hot dogs. She </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">said that she loved a hot </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">dog </span></strong><strong><span style="color:#000066;">to really Fill The Bun.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">All they had on them was</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">yellow kid mustard. They</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">were great! Later after </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">dinner we drove over near</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">the CHP building in Arcata</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">and watched the fireworks.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;"><u>A perfect location</u>.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">The view was excellent in spite of the fog.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">I dropped Aine off at home and left for Loleta</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">right away. Just as I was entering Eureka I saw</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">the finale of their fireworks over the bay. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">All in all it was a wonderful day although I did</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">miss the boys.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;"></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbgD9FaWNKZ7uEDdLAPV8fMUeyVKRWChPfhHoJxHRaw_tI-F3seeabMBJnGUiLtfwv5cCFHd0k876LUROx9bUU8CiN5oGYTpP6Dk5vJkBX5OBXVqpRQ3zcY53qyF4wzbQh1bpY1GfRh0/s1600-h/Sparkly+American+Flag.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 398px; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355529740365440274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbgD9FaWNKZ7uEDdLAPV8fMUeyVKRWChPfhHoJxHRaw_tI-F3seeabMBJnGUiLtfwv5cCFHd0k876LUROx9bUU8CiN5oGYTpP6Dk5vJkBX5OBXVqpRQ3zcY53qyF4wzbQh1bpY1GfRh0/s400/Sparkly+American+Flag.gif" /></a> </p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-42051112282123530892009-06-26T14:53:00.000-07:002009-06-26T15:08:10.939-07:00I'M SO-SO MISERABLE<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I went for my pre-surgery intake at </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">MRCH </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">yesterday. Since I worked at</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">that hospital for 19 yrs. I'm pretty</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">comfortable there. Then I went out</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">to lunch with my friend Aine. We </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">ate Mexican. Yummy. I've been on</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">tea and lettuce long enough. Today</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I feel lousy. No pain mind you, just</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">tummy pressure and yuckyness. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My surgeon's office never got back </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">to me about an earlier surgery date.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I guess that they are used to crabby,</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">panicky patients so ignoring them is</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">the best policy. Sorta like insurance</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">companies when a claim is made and</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">the 1st "no" is protested. Anyway, I'm</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">too weak to struggle anymore. I'll</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">stay away from the Yummy stuff until</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I feel better. Back on tea and lettuce.</span></strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-51190008538232762992009-06-17T14:09:00.000-07:002009-06-17T14:38:34.068-07:00I KNOW THAT YOU HEAR ME, BUT ARE YOU LISTENING?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpWmmA7_ZTv7tBIwWmIUSjJMS0Q2w_pIIOl-l_mevLI_R0c8bQ899f-8YtivUxaNmiMVS5Rtjz1nvi3WBcCcpUkpVM-hRnZpz-JpYSPFLQGrIak8JzNSsojL5X3KN4SffVa8ZvP-1KPI/s1600-h/RingingPhone.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 75px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348411985589235474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpWmmA7_ZTv7tBIwWmIUSjJMS0Q2w_pIIOl-l_mevLI_R0c8bQ899f-8YtivUxaNmiMVS5Rtjz1nvi3WBcCcpUkpVM-hRnZpz-JpYSPFLQGrIak8JzNSsojL5X3KN4SffVa8ZvP-1KPI/s400/RingingPhone.gif" /></a> <div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>I called my surgeon this</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Wednesday morning, I </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">did get past </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">person #1 </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">(who told me </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Monday</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">to go off dairy </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and call </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">back Friday. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I whimpered so </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">she </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">settled </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">for </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Thursday) </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and person #2 </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">said that </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">she was busy with </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">something </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">else </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">would call back. </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">It's now </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">mid-afternoon </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and no call </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">back. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I don't want to eat </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">only lettuce </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">and drink tea for a month.</span></strong></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6LkzRSg9pNv173tWuQX8QZxlsZZHdt1Vnp3o-Z4Y7hOC19KCkWGVVPKQ5E-PrEmwgCCgWBbWh9ZY9zd07PvZk9yqMwB3a1k-3b5uqrcGkrZAMoST41YAmR35sgRgiozoJq_bzDoR-QE/s1600-h/Tea+Cups.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 347px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 116px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348410458041332786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6LkzRSg9pNv173tWuQX8QZxlsZZHdt1Vnp3o-Z4Y7hOC19KCkWGVVPKQ5E-PrEmwgCCgWBbWh9ZY9zd07PvZk9yqMwB3a1k-3b5uqrcGkrZAMoST41YAmR35sgRgiozoJq_bzDoR-QE/s400/Tea+Cups.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-23928767126122766382009-06-16T10:37:00.000-07:002009-06-17T14:39:51.071-07:00I SEE A KNIFE COMING AT ME!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdSZ9B4V2RXGPokT2xl9zq0dlDuYJzlqqEr5MgsBNxDstDnjT6-jP4Aw0I82SxgUY1k6jgPLlUhY5x89oS11t6qQsTeDOHF-tT_fcV98He7ImxBuM7pDZ53jNlTJd7LMODD5c9Gs_b_w/s1600-h/ScapelInHand.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347986462318155410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdSZ9B4V2RXGPokT2xl9zq0dlDuYJzlqqEr5MgsBNxDstDnjT6-jP4Aw0I82SxgUY1k6jgPLlUhY5x89oS11t6qQsTeDOHF-tT_fcV98He7ImxBuM7pDZ53jNlTJd7LMODD5c9Gs_b_w/s400/ScapelInHand.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify">I told my surgeon that I would have my gallbladder out since the stones in it are small enough to pass and get caught in the opening to the pancreas causing pancreatitis which can be very serious. The surgery is scheduled for July 20th. Which wasn't far enough away for me. I didn't have any symptoms. No nausea. No pain. Only very, very, very mild slight stomach upset (so I thought). I scheduled an appointment with my primary doc for next Tues. just to get a 2nd opinion from him. Maybe without symptoms I could get him to agree with me to wait as long as possible. Well, I'm ready to cry 'Uncle!'. Today is the 3rd day that I feel miserable. There's a lead rock in my gut and I am perpetually queasy. I don't want to do anything, but sleep, or keep my brain so busy that I can ignore how miserable I feel. I am ready to call the surgeon and have my date moved up. I want to talk to my daughter first, but she's at the gym right now.</div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Any words of encouragment out there!? </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cc0000;">I could use some right NOW</span>. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258430367943549830.post-72018081396093887862009-06-08T16:41:00.000-07:002009-06-08T17:16:00.668-07:00TAKE ME-ANYWHERE!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzw2qrnAEK2fKE_qdDfeLBEdtT6LV_XGW7wUSC0otPhthhDssscF2TXkNWSdJWuJgdzGzPAjQwHgXvi39cQG2liI_-a-bo4CoAdJG55KImvG7YyGyZzW5kzi0mnYa99m-aKdvc9tPnEI/s1600-h/ruby_slippers.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 109px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345107556982353250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzw2qrnAEK2fKE_qdDfeLBEdtT6LV_XGW7wUSC0otPhthhDssscF2TXkNWSdJWuJgdzGzPAjQwHgXvi39cQG2liI_-a-bo4CoAdJG55KImvG7YyGyZzW5kzi0mnYa99m-aKdvc9tPnEI/s400/ruby_slippers.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Sometimes, I just get so </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">involved </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">with what ever </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">my current <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">addiction</span> </span></strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>is </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>that I just can't pull </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>away. Today </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>is one of </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>those days. I have </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>fussed </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>with lost images </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>f</strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">rom</span> the </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://tiffinyandfriends.blogspot.com/2009/06/staceys-baby-album-sample-photos.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Baby Album Post</span></a></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>until I am nearly crazy! </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>I also have </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>3 help </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>questions out there for </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">slideshow</span> </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>posting. I just can't seem </strong></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>to let </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>something go, even for a little</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>while until I am satisfied (perfect?)</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>with the results. I think that what I</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>need right now in something, </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>ANYTHING else to </strong></span></div><div align="justify"><u><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">take </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">me away right now!</span></strong></span></u></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538487733639673562noreply@blogger.com0