Sit Down, Have A Seat, Take The Load Off: Welcome to the CLub Lounge

[andU]

As the king himself would say:

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Thank you, thank you very much!!

BTW - I don't really look like that, I have much fatter legs!! ROFLMAO!!


He was one hunk o' burn'n love wasn't he? Why, I remember the first time El sang on the Ed Sullivan Show.... whew! Honey! They didn't call him Swivel Hips for nothin'!!

[WarmNCozy]

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[Athena]

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[Athena]

Hey, Mishell! This guy is looking for a date for tonight! Are you free?
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MISHELL YOU HOOKED UP WITH THIS GUY - AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!!! BUT I PEEPED YOU.

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[WarmNCozy]

He was one hunk o' burn'n love wasn't he? Why, I remember the first time El sang on the Ed Sullivan Show.... whew! Honey! They didn't call him Swivel Hips for nothin'!!

ED SULLIVAN! ED SULLIVAN! Remember Bye, Bye, Birdie?

[WarmNCozy]

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I'M LAUGHING SO HARD, I THINK MY SIDES WILL SPLIT INSTANTLY!

[charmaine]

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! You girls are awesome!!! I have the biggest smile on my face!!!! Thank you! You definitly brightened up a rainy cold day that should be bright and sunny!!! :))

I hate when it rains on my birthday! :(


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Happy b'day gorjus girl!! :)

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[Zoey]

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[andU]

ED SULLIVAN! ED SULLIVAN! Remember Bye, Bye, Birdie?

Yepper, sure do!

[andU]

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He is one cool froggie!

[csi_13]

heya!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISCHELL



I totally missed that - darn pc wont load this page for me always!!!!

And on the restroom thing"!

My partner is as bad as i am!!!! Tho i dont understand it...My mates drag me in all the time and i get left where outside the cubicle wondering why i am stood in a stinking lil room listening to my best mate pee!!!

Any way back to my partner....
He dissapeared once in a club and when we sent one of the guys to look for him he never returned!! We found them two hours later in the bathroom where they had bumped into some mates and got chatting!!!!!


Hes such a girl!!1 lol

xxx

[FDInLaw]

Good Mornin'! :)

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Thank you Jeeves!

[FDInLaw]

Look at this spread! This is the place to be!

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[Mishell1383]

Can't wait 'til I get off work to join the party. I have a lot of catching up to do. In case I can't find you all, meet me in the ladies' room OK?

RESTROOMS: Men use restrooms for purely biological reasons. Women use restrooms as social lounges. Men in a restroom will never speak a word to each other. Women who've never met will leave a restroom giggling together like old friends. And never in the history of the world has a man excused himself from a restaurant table by saying, "Hey, Tom, I was just about to take a leak. Do you want to join me?"
hahahahaha so true!!!

[Seashell]

yum! that looks deeeeeeelicious!
well its countdown till tomorrow, i leave for london and am sooooooo looking forward to seeing my sisters! :D


Good Morning/Afternoon EVERYONE! :rose:

[Mishell1383]

Look at this spread! This is the place to be!

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o my goodness!! THAT LOOKS DELISH!!!!!!!

[Seashell]

hahahahaha so true!!!

This one is for you Mishell :rose:
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[Seashell]

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Thats the kind of breakfast spread i should be eating on saturday morning! thanks! :D
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[Seashell]

I love this :)
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[FDInLaw]

ROCK OUT and have a Beautiful Day! :hat:

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[Seashell]

u2 Rulzzzzzzzzzzz!!

[FDInLaw]

u2 Rulzzzzzzzzzzz!! :beer:

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[WarmNCozy]

Good Mornin'! :)

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Thank you Jeeves!

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[gacountry]

Good Morning Gurls,
I slept late and it was wonderful~~~of course I read until
2am so maybe I did not sleep as long as I thought lol.

It is a beautiful day in South Georgia, I visited
Tara's Tree yesterday and it is standing so straight
and the leaves are so golden. Today is Tara's Birthday
and I would like to ask you'll to light a candle
in her forum for her, many of you do already.
It is such a sad day for her family and I think
it would be so nice to have lots of candles of
love burning for her.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Tara

[FDInLaw]

Good Morning Gurls,
I slept late and it was wonderful~~~of course I read until
2am so maybe I did not sleep as long as I thought lol.

It is a beautiful day in South Georgia, I visited
Tara's Tree yesterday and it is standing so straight
and the leaves are so golden. Today is Tara's Birthday
and I would like to ask you'll to light a candle
in her forum for her, many of you do already.
It is such a sad day for her family and I think
it would be so nice to have lots of candles of
love burning for her.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Tara WILL DO!

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[KTScarlettOkity]

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope Wednesday treats us all well. Cheers!

**scampers off to read some threads**

[andU]

yum! that looks deeeeeeelicious!
well its countdown till tomorrow, i leave for london and am sooooooo looking forward to seeing my sisters! :D


Good Morning/Afternoon EVERYONE! :rose:

Oh, I'm so excited for you! I hope you have a smashing good time!

[Seashell]

Oh, I'm so excited for you! I hope you have a smashing good time!

Thanks andu!
Time to turn in for an early night, i have to get up early take my dogs for a seaside walk, have a hot shower and off to airport, have fun girls and guys, i shall try my best to NOT USE LAPTOP of sister, see how long i can manage huh? ;)
luv yas S.xoxoxoxox


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[gacountry]

Thanks andu!
Time to turn in for an early night, i have to get up early take my dogs for a seaside walk, have a hot shower and off to airport, have fun girls and guys, i shall try my best to NOT USE LAPTOP of sister, see how long i can manage huh? ;)
luv yas S.xoxoxoxox


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You have a wonderful time you deserve it!

[WarmNCozy]

Thanks andu!
Time to turn in for an early night, i have to get up early take my dogs for a seaside walk, have a hot shower and off to airport, have fun girls and guys, i shall try my best to NOT USE LAPTOP of sister, see how long i can manage huh? ;)
luv yas S.xoxoxoxox


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Have a great time in that beautiful castle, but most importantly, enjoy the heck out of your sisters.http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Hugs/tht150182191_96091_3.gif

[charmaine]

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope Wednesday treats us all well. Cheers!

**scampers off to read some threads**

It's Thursday here and it is sooo hot. I even had to bring my freakishly fluffy bunny inside!! :seeya:

[andU]

It's Thursday here and it is sooo hot. I even had to bring my freakishly fluffy bunny inside!! :seeya:

I'd sure love to share some of the chilly and very windy weather we've got today. ...and it is all downhill from here - they are saying we could see some snow flurries - UGH!

[gacountry]

It's Thursday here and it is sooo hot. I even had to bring my freakishly fluffy bunny inside!! :seeya:
Hey Gurl, hot there hhmmmm, well you keep that
buuny cool, I have always felt sorry for animals
that had so much fur in hot water! My Gwen's
bunny died of a heat stroke this summer and
I cried and cried, she just looked at me like I
had lost my mind but I thought about what he
must have went through before he died.
It is a dark, cool dreary day in South Georgia,
but I pray it rains. Our state along with others
is in desperate need of rain. It has been reported
that some smaller towns in North Ga. or already
having to truck water in. I have always had
nightmares about dying of thirst, then Mel Gibson
did all those Mad Max movies that the principle
behind some of the terror was water and my
nightmares got better, or at least Mel Gibson
was in them, lol. So if you can folks Pray for rain in
these Southern States.
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[KTScarlettOkity]

Good morning all! It's a rainy dreary day here in SW Michigan. And I saw our first snow flurries of the season this morning.

[andU]

Good morning all! It's a rainy dreary day here in SW Michigan. And I saw our first snow flurries of the season this morning.

Yepper, I saw some of those flakes here in central Indiana when I went out for lunch - the first for here, too. I have to take it but I don't have to like it.

[AlsoKnownAs]

Trucking water in that is a Nightmare.

Overcast & Dreary here this morning on the North Wet WA.

I have some sheet rock to repair. Replaced a 6' junk sliding door witha 8'.

Have a great day.

'The Games Afoot' AKA

[KTScarlettOkity]

I have to take it but I don't have to like it.

I may have to borrow that statement as it relates to our upcoming winter. I've always loved season changes and winter. But here in the land of lake effect snow around February, I'm about done with it.

Sounds like today is a good day for hot cocoa for many of us!

[andU]

I may have to borrow that statement as it relates to our upcoming winter. I've always loved season changes and winter. But here in the land of lake effect snow around February, I'm about done with it.

Sounds like today is a good day for hot cocoa for many of us!

Please don't share your lake effect snow with us... Please. You can use the line I stated all you want, I have no clue where it originated, but I have said it many winters. Yeah, good day for cocoa and/or some homemade soup. .... fire in the fireplace and .... staying inside!(which I wish I could have done!)

[Zoey]

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[gacountry]

I have a nice Irish Stew getting all bubbly and delicious for
dinner. A new mystery novel to read, and my warm and
cozy quilt my granny made me~~~and drat it all I HAVE
TO RUN TO TOWN! I have to move my ferns and plants into
the greenhouse, and on and on and on. Po' ole' pitiful me.
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[andU]

I have a nice Irish Stew getting all bubbly and delicious for
dinner. A new mystery novel to read, and my warm and
cozy quilt my granny made me~~~and drat it all I HAVE
TO RUN TO TOWN! I have to move my ferns and plants into
the greenhouse, and on and on and on. Po' ole' pitiful me.
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Well, honey, if it isn't something that can't wait - hurry about it and get back home to the comfy setting you have described. Be careful out there!

[charmaine]

Good morning all! It's a rainy dreary day here in SW Michigan. And I saw our first snow flurries of the season this morning.

I have never seen the snow...except on tv. It snows in Victoria but not here in South Australia. I mean, we have had a light snow in the Adelaide Hills but that is like a freak occurrence! It is all too cold for me...makes the arthritis in my arm play up. Thats why I'm a summer girl! And YAY! The crickets on!! :D

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[WarmNCozy]

I have a nice Irish Stew getting all bubbly and delicious for
dinner. A new mystery novel to read, and my warm and
cozy quilt my granny made me~~~and drat it all I HAVE
TO RUN TO TOWN! I have to move my ferns and plants into
the greenhouse, and on and on and on. Po' ole' pitiful me.
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Irish Stew! Comfort food for me whose genealogy is Irish marrying Irish only, until me that is, I married Italian! Would love to have a bowl tonight! But can't eat anything hot or cold for a couple of days! Anyone have a dental implant? Broke one bottom front tooth 8 months ago and they took out three bottom teeth. Am getting close to the end of this surgical nightmare which is costing a fortune, and so much pain! In retrospect, I should have just gotten a denture for the one tooth. I don't know if this whole business will be completed by Christmas! So, all I want for Christmas is my three front teeth (and at my age, GOOD GRIEF!)

I hear after the Governor of Georgia made a public plea to GOD today, you got some rain! YEAH!

[WarmNCozy]

Trucking water in that is a Nightmare.

Overcast & Dreary here this morning on the North Wet WA.

I have some sheet rock to repair. Replaced a 6' junk sliding door witha 8'.

Have a great day.

'The Games Afoot' AKA

I'm not sure where the North Wet WA is? Could you explain? Thanks.

[Athena]

Irish Stew! Comfort food for me whose genealogy is Irish marrying Irish only, until me that is, I married Italian! Would love to have a bowl tonight! But can't eat anything hot or cold for a couple of days! Anyone have a dental implant? Broke one bottom front tooth 8 months ago and they took out three bottom teeth. Am getting close to the end of this surgical nightmare which is costing a fortune, and so much pain! In retrospect, I should have just gotten a denture for the one tooth. I don't know if this whole business will be completed by Christmas! So, all I want for Christmas is my three front teeth (and at my age, GOOD GRIEF!)


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[Chocoholic]

I'm not sure where the North Wet WA is? Could you explain? Thanks.

That would be Washington State. North and wet, as it is today :D

[Zoey]

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[andU]

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[AlsoKnownAs]

I'm not sure where the North Wet WA is? Could you explain? Thanks.

I reframe from giving my exact location on the net, just because. I live in the West Puget Sound area West of Seattle. In a rural area in the shadow of the Olympics we seem to get more rain than the cities. Hence 'North Wet WA' seems descriptive enough. ;) :beer:

Irish Stew Yuum. My brother sent me this the other day.

Irish Alzheimers...'You Forget Everything But The Grudge'

Be thankful you have a greenhouse gacountry. I have one that needs to be put together.

Some Sleuth's We Have Here! Ya can't even find silly stupid criminals? Of course checking the 'Darwin Award' Winners makes it pretty easy. Check the section to find out the ridiculous ways & activities some have used to remove themselves from the gene pool while engaging in less than legal activities.

'The Games Afoot' AKA

[KTScarlettOkity]

I have never seen the snow...except on tv. It snows in Victoria but not here in South Australia. I mean, we have had a light snow in the Adelaide Hills but that is like a freak occurrence! It is all too cold for me...makes the arthritis in my arm play up. Thats why I'm a summer girl! And YAY! The crickets on!! :D

I've had to deal with snow my whole life, but I never had to deal with the sheer volume until I moved to this part of Michigan. They seem to measure snow by the foot vs. the inch. If it weren't for my trusty SUV many mornings I wouldn't even make it out of the driveway. :)

[andU]

I've had to deal with snow my whole life, but I never had to deal with the sheer volume until I moved to this part of Michigan. They seem to measure snow by the foot vs. the inch. If it weren't for my trusty SUV many mornings I wouldn't even make it out of the driveway. :)

Although we don't get as much as you do, I will never be jealous, I promise! If I see any of the stuff beginning to cover the ground, I cringe. I'm just too old and so is my car, to have to wade through the stuff to get to work, but we have done and we will again, Lord willing.

Yepper, winter coming, and time for me to get out the sewing notions. This Sunday will be the last NASCAR race until February when Daytona Week begins the season. Oh, it was a sad season for my driver, this year. I'm sure hoping that 2008 will be a bring a Championship Trophy to the 88 Team!

[andU]

I don't know if any of you are baseball fans or not. The Old Left Hander, Joe Nuxall, has passed away. He was the youngest Major League Pitcher at the age of 15. During the years that I lived in Cincinnati, I went to many of the fund raiser dinners for the Reds and met the likes of Marge Schott, Joe, Pete Rose and of course (not that I'm at all happy to state) Johnny Bench. Most of these guys and their wives are just plain ol' people. Joe was a heck of a nice guy. He used to sign off after broadcast of the Reds game with, "This is the Old Left Hander, rounding third and head'n home". Well, folks, The Old Left Hander has rounded third for the last time and gone HOME. He's pitching for a truly winning team, now! Rest in Peace, Joe. See ya one of these days!

[Zoey]

THIS USED TO BE THE PLACE TO COME WHEN THE OTHER FORUMS GOT TO BE TOO MUCH, OR LIFE IN GENERAL GOT TO BE TOO MUCH, AND NOW, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT HAS FADED TO NOTHING. WHERE'S MISHELL? WHERE'S DALLASVIC? WHERE'S CANADIAN BUM? WHERE'S WARMNCOZY? WHERE'S GACOUNTRY? NO GRAPHICS. THREE OR FOUR POSTS A DAY, AND THAT'S IT. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON????

[Portabella]

Good Morning All, Can anyone tell me where "In the Spotlight" went?

[gacountry]

THIS USED TO BE THE PLACE TO COME WHEN THE OTHER FORUMS GOT TO BE TOO MUCH, OR LIFE IN GENERAL GOT TO BE TOO MUCH, AND NOW, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT HAS FADED TO NOTHING. WHERE'S MISHELL? WHERE'S DALLASVIC? WHERE'S CANADIAN BUM? WHERE'S WARMNCOZY? WHERE'S GACOUNTRY? NO GRAPHICS. THREE OR FOUR POSTS A DAY, AND THAT'S IT. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON????

I have been busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest! I wish I could say next week will be better but it is looking dismal! I love all you guys and promise I dash in as often as I can.
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[gacountry]

I have been busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest! I wish I could say next week will be better but it is looking dismal! I love all you guys and promise I dash in as often as I can.
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[sharlock]

Mishel sorry it was late. http://www.pyzam.com/img/graphics/birthdays/MJZ572.gif

[sharlock]

Good Morning All, Can anyone tell me where "In the Spotlight" went?
Hey Portabella!
I haven't seen you around in a while and I hope to catch up with you real soon. I amnot real sure about in the spotlight because I stopped looking for it when they removed the 'Glen Davenport' thread from it but I will have a look around and see what I can find for you.

[charmaine]

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[charmaine]

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[WarmNCozy]

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Been missing in action for a couple of days! Pain killers will keep you pretty dopey, not that I wasn't dopey to begin with!


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[WarmNCozy]

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TOO CUTE, ATHENA!

[andU]

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Been missing in action for a couple of days! Pain killers will keep you pretty dopey, not that I wasn't dopey to begin with!


http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/thSun.gif 75 degrees at the moment. Up to 80 today! Happy Sunday!

Oh, W&C! I wish we could declare a 'Sister's Day' and me come to visit you for a day or even two! I would be happy to take care of you and help you heal up. And soak up some of that sunshine! It is a dismal, chilly, damp morning here. How I would love to crawl away for the winter and just hybernate from it! But, wish in one hand and ____ in the other, we know which would be filled first. I'll endure this winter, just as I have the past ones, Lord willing. Our winters aren't as bad as other places, for that I am thankful.

[WarmNCozy]

THIS USED TO BE THE PLACE TO COME WHEN THE OTHER FORUMS GOT TO BE TOO MUCH, OR LIFE IN GENERAL GOT TO BE TOO MUCH, AND NOW, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT HAS FADED TO NOTHING. WHERE'S MISHELL? WHERE'S DALLASVIC? WHERE'S CANADIAN BUM? WHERE'S WARMNCOZY? WHERE'S GACOUNTRY? NO GRAPHICS. THREE OR FOUR POSTS A DAY, AND THAT'S IT. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON????

We could bring back some of those creepy crawly foods you like so much, Zoey! Of course, we'll kill them first!

Oh my, Kitty is at it again!http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/256671ex078gxgzf.gif

Need to chase him around the house and get the remote back, and take that beer bottle away from him again!

[WarmNCozy]

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[WarmNCozy]

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[WarmNCozy]

Oh, W&C! I wish we could declare a 'Sister's Day' and me come to visit you for a day or even two! I would be happy to take care of you and help you heal up. And soak up some of that sunshine! It is a dismal, chilly, damp morning here. How I would love to crawl away for the winter and just hybernate from it! But, wish in one hand and ____ in the other, we know which would be filled first. I'll endure this winter, just as I have the past ones, Lord willing. Our winters aren't as bad as other places, for that I am thankful.
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[WarmNCozy]

snip>Irish Alzheimers...'You Forget Everything But The Grudge'

Pretty, pretty, pretty GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

[Mishell1383]

IM HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I missed you all, I have to admit Zo, I have been slacking in the lounge, Im sorry. I had to send my laptop in, and i have been so caught up with me lately. I've been selfish, I'm going to church at 11:30 this morning, I have not gone in years. But for some reason, I have been having this nagging urge to go, ;) wonder why? lol I need to thank God for everything he has done for me this past month, I have neglected to do so. I have a lot to be thankful for. And I got a huge smack in the face and a major wake up call, that could have been a lot worse. So it has changed my way of thinking ten-fold and I am ready to be a better person. First and foremost I want to thank the man upstairs!! :rose:

[WarmNCozy]

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Know how you feel! Lots of cooking to do this week! A little bubbly and lots of food ...
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[WarmNCozy]

IM HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I missed you all, I have to admit Zo, I have been slacking in the lounge, Im sorry. I had to send my laptop in, and i have been so caught up with me lately. I've been selfish, I'm going to church at 11:30 this morning, I have not gone in years. But for some reason, I have been having this nagging urge to go, ;) wonder why? lol I need to thank God for everything he has done for me this past month, I have neglected to do so. I have a lot to be thankful for. And I got a huge smack in the face and a major wake up call, that could have been a lot worse. So it has changed my way of thinking ten-fold and I am ready to be a better person. First and foremost I want to thank the man upstairs!! :rose:

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[AlsoKnownAs]

Good Morning!
Celebration North West Style!
http://www.wildalaskansalmoncompany.com/images/247_400_Smoked_Salmon_Platter.jpg

Hope you get to rest your 'leg' gacountry.
Enjoy the 'Serenity' Mishell
31 degrees here. Sunday is my 'kick back' day. AKA
http://science-education.pppl.gov/SummerInst/aurora%20borealis.jpg

[Seashell]

The AURORA BOREALIS is amazing :D
thanks for sharing the image is fab!



Good Morning!
Celebration North West Style!
http://www.wildalaskansalmoncompany.com/images/247_400_Smoked_Salmon_Platter.jpg

Hope you get to rest your 'leg' gacountry.
Enjoy the 'Serenity' Mishell
31 degrees here. Sunday is my 'kick back' day. AKA
http://science-education.pppl.gov/SummerInst/aurora%20borealis.jpg

:seeya:
Greetings everyone!
well the murder mystery meal was absolutely fun :D
my sisters and in had the giggles as well as i guessed it wrong DUH!
mind you by the time we all had to say who we thought the murderer was we were all a bit muddled from the wine during meal ;)
when i get home week after next i shall put some fotos as well share the clues so you can try to work out who the murderer is ok ;) big hugs to you girls and guys.Seashell xxxx

[WarmNCozy]

Good Morning!
Celebration North West Style!
http://www.wildalaskansalmoncompany.com/images/247_400_Smoked_Salmon_Platter.jpg

Hope you get to rest your 'leg' gacountry.
Enjoy the 'Serenity' Mishell
31 degrees here. Sunday is my 'kick back' day. AKA
http://science-education.pppl.gov/SummerInst/aurora%20borealis.jpg

I've never see the aurora borealis in person, but perhaps this year!

I'm not actually having Turkey this year! Saw the conditions they were raised and signed a pledge to forgo it for Thanksgiving and possibly for life until a turkey can live a turkey's full cycle of life before being slaughter for our supper.

My daughter is having baked Salmon with Hollandaise and Capers. My son-in-law and I are having Prime Rib with Bernaise Sause. All the other dishes will be the Thanksgiving fair from the stuffing, relish, potatos, corn, squash, etc, etc

[WarmNCozy]

Pretty, pretty, pretty GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

Except, the Irish are too sappy to hold grudges. It's more a Mafia thing!

[WarmNCozy]

GAC, time to get into our Mountain Geer and go up North to Canada http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Places/A326665-R5-032-14A.jpg on the lookout for Canadian Bum. Will bring the Brandy dog if you promise this time to not drink the rescue barrel on our first rest stop!http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/saintbernard.jpg

And this pup has lived up to his name:http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/hi-6.jpg

And if we can wake him up, he might help:http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/doginloungechair.jpg

And if all else fails we always have Odie:http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/animated6.gif

[WarmNCozy]

The AURORA BOREALIS is amazing :D
thanks for sharing the image is fab!





:seeya:
Greetings everyone!
well the murder mystery meal was absolutely fun :D
my sisters and in had the giggles as well as i guessed it wrong DUH!
mind you by the time we all had to say who we thought the murderer was we were all a bit muddled from the wine during meal ;)
when i get home week after next i shall put some fotos as well share the clues so you can try to work out who the murderer is ok ;) big hugs to you girls and guys.Seashell xxxx

That will be so cool, Seashell and fun!

[gacountry]

[QUOTE=WarmNCozy;9061244][COLOR="Magenta"][FONT="Lucida Console"][SIZE="6"][B]GAC, time to get into our Mountain Geer and go up North to Canada [ on the lookout for Canadian Bum. Will bring the Brandy dog if you promise this time to not drink the rescue barrel on our first rest stop!
And this pup has lived up to his name:
And if we can wake him up, he might help:
And if all else fails we always have Odie:

OK, Suiting up and on my way. I hope to actually get some
computer time in tomorrow but as busy as it is at my house
I can't promise. BUT I am always ready to search!!!! I have
been worried bout that Canadian Bum and we must find
her soon SO I CAN fuss at her! Hey Cozy, bring extra rum,
LOTS of extra RUM!!!!

[WarmNCozy]

I've had to deal with snow my whole life, but I never had to deal with the sheer volume until I moved to this part of Michigan. They seem to measure snow by the foot vs. the inch. If it weren't for my trusty SUV many mornings I wouldn't even make it out of the driveway. :)
I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Winters were like London, drizzle, sleet, hail stones, icy roads, grey and ugly. I would welcome beautiful piled up snow with a sunny sky after! Lived in Denver for a year! Lots of dry snow at the craziest times, like Labor Day with flowers in the garden still, but the sun shown more there (like 360 days a year) than is does in FL (don't have the figures in FL because it rains so much and is partly cloudy more often than not). And in the winter, you had to close your blinds in Denver to keep your furniture from bleaching out! At 5,000 feet, the sun was intense even surrounded by snow! We skied in vests in February! If you like Winter (which I DO NOT, Colorado is the best)!

My winter here in Florida is lighting the mini logs in my ceramic chimney on the patio when the temp goes into the 50's at night, and cozying up to the fire with a quilt to enjoy my winter with my poinsetta growing in the yard and my Christmas Cactus' blooming only in December!

[WarmNCozy]

[QUOTE=WarmNCozy;9061244][FONT="Lucida Console"][SIZE="6"][B]GAC, time to get into our Mountain Geer and go up North to Canada [ on the lookout for Canadian Bum. Will bring the Brandy dog if you promise this time to not drink the rescue barrel on our first rest stop!
And this pup has lived up to his name:
And if we can wake him up, he might help:
And if all else fails we always have Odie:

OK, Suiting up and on my way. I hope to actually get some
computer time in tomorrow but as busy as it is at my house
I can't promise. BUT I am always ready to search!!!! I have
been worried bout that Canadian Bum and we must find
her soon SO I CAN fuss at her! Hey Cozy, bring extra rum,
LOTS of extra RUM!!!!
[COLOR="Magenta"]Mount Gay Dark Rum to keep us warm, the dogs alive, and after we find Canadian Bum, we can have one of our normal parties! You Scotch Irish, Me Irish, we could just celebrate our find, have a little corn beef and cabbage, build a fire, pitch a tent, have our doggies join us, and party with our Mount Gay til the sun comes up! And we might even find our pot of gold!
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[sharlock]

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That is sooo cute:tongue: . Hey everyone how are we all? Jeeves could you be a darl and grab me a drink its been a long day.

[charmaine]

That is sooo cute:tongue: . Hey everyone how are we all? Jeeves could you be a darl and grab me a drink its been a long day.

I don't know bout everyone else here, but I have been pretty crook! Gettin' better now...I'm glad that I have gotten being sick out of the way before MCR!!!! :tongue:

[charmaine]

Can't wait to get down to Adelaide 'n go out dancin'!!! :beer:

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[Mishell1383]

Goodmorning, im sick today, been throwing up all night, im laying in my bed, freezing, wrapped like a cacoon, and on my laptop. :(

i hate being sick, i want my southern momma :(

[KTScarlettOkity]

**skateboards into the lounge**
**makes fresh coffee**

Good morning all! :)

Sorry to hear you're feeling icky Mishell! That's no fun at all. I do hope this passes quickly though!

[gacountry]

Goodmorning, im sick today, been throwing up all night, im laying in my bed, freezing, wrapped like a cacoon, and on my laptop. :(

i hate being sick, i want my southern momma :(

Baby gurl child your southern momma is right here, with a cool
cloth for your head and some nice ginger ale for you to sip on.
I brought a stack of your fave magazines and a stack of girly
flicks for when you feel better. when you need me just ring
these pretty bells Momma will be here in a shake of a
puppy's tail. Cause Baby gurl you are loved!
http://th53.photobucket.com/albums/g43/ewenwork/Crystal/th_CrystalBell.jpg

[AlsoKnownAs]

Good Morning! Mishell, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. You have to get well! Here's some Sunshine to help you greet the day. AKA

Mt Rainer WA
http://home.pacbell.net/thammon/img/Rainer.jpg

[gacountry]

That is sooo cute:tongue: . Hey everyone how are we all? Jeeves could you be a darl and grab me a drink its been a long day.
"here ya go" Gurl bout time you came home to the lounge, so good to see ya.
http://th165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/patsox4/th_lookatme1097.jpg

[gacountry]

Can't wait to get down to Adelaide 'n go out dancin'!!! :beer:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q52/Superwoman422/Funny/comedy.gif

Please dance for me too! OK? Have fun and flirt with that special
guy, ok? Dance like nobody is looking and live like there is no
tomorrow!

[Seashell]

Its no wonder the londoners move abroad specially when at 4 pm its dark! :(
i enjoyed the shopping trip to west end, teaming with people and the departement stores were jam packed, i have to admit that the clothes are very good prices as well as assortment.
luv to you all! :rose:

[gacountry]

Cozy get outta that Florida sunshine and come on and help me search. I just did a check and Dallasvic has been awol since 11-09 and she has not been granted permission from us to be gone! Right?

Has anybody heard from her?
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[WarmNCozy]

Cozy get outta that Florida sunshine and come on and help me search. I just did a check and Dallasvic has been awol since 11-09 and she has not been granted permission from us to be gone! Right?

Has anybody heard from her?
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa129/harrishg/mssyou-004.gif

Ah, do I have to?http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/brrrrrrr.jpg

[WarmNCozy]

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[andU]

IM HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I missed you all, I have to admit Zo, I have been slacking in the lounge, Im sorry. I had to send my laptop in, and i have been so caught up with me lately. I've been selfish, I'm going to church at 11:30 this morning, I have not gone in years. But for some reason, I have been having this nagging urge to go, ;) wonder why? lol I need to thank God for everything he has done for me this past month, I have neglected to do so. I have a lot to be thankful for. And I got a huge smack in the face and a major wake up call, that could have been a lot worse. So it has changed my way of thinking ten-fold and I am ready to be a better person. First and foremost I want to thank the man upstairs!! :rose:

Oh, Mishell, I hope you went and feel about having returned to His arms! I fail on a daily basis to be what I expect of myself; but He loves all of us just as we are. He sees way beyond our sin and our neglect.

[andU]

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THANK you! This looks so inviting! Just what my old bones need! Jeevers, would ya get that oil can for my joints, please?

[andU]

The AURORA BOREALIS is amazing :D
thanks for sharing the image is fab!





:seeya:
Greetings everyone!
well the murder mystery meal was absolutely fun :D
my sisters and in had the giggles as well as i guessed it wrong DUH!
mind you by the time we all had to say who we thought the murderer was we were all a bit muddled from the wine during meal ;)
when i get home week after next i shall put some fotos as well share the clues so you can try to work out who the murderer is ok ;) big hugs to you girls and guys.Seashell xxxx

I'm so glad it was fun for ya's! It doesn't always have to be about being right, you played the game and put yourself into it. Good for you! Enjoy the rest of your time with your sisters! Miss ya!

[gacountry]

Emergency RECALL I found the new Ice Cream machine that Jeevers was
so proud of had been recalled, so I checked it out! DO NOT EAT ICE CREAM
CONES FROM THE LOUNGE!!!
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[charmaine]

Goodmorning, im sick today, been throwing up all night, im laying in my bed, freezing, wrapped like a cacoon, and on my laptop. :(

i hate being sick, i want my southern momma :(

I feel you girl!!! Get better soon!! We love ya!! :) :rose: :)

[WarmNCozy]

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[gacountry]

OK, we have several main characters in need:
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1. missing in action, canadian bum, maybaby, dallasvic,
2. sick, mishell,
3. toffers surgery, Cozy
4. traveling, seashell
5. getting ready for the holidays, all of us
6. And I have a mediation meeting with lawyers tomorrow

And Zoey where are you????
Lets keep us all in our thoughts and prayers. If I am not
checking in here you should always know I am busy and
can't get here. Cause next to my dearest family members
you guys are tops!

[

[WarmNCozy]

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/gifs/search.gif

[gacountry]

As you all have seen this is a good example of
mine and Cozys friendship LOL
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff288/forwardmarch/Animated_GIFs/duckbestfriend.gif

[gacountry]

We found my Granddaughter's cat Hunter today and he is very dead.
She will be so sad, Hunter was a Pet but an outside "hunter cat"
Gwen loved him so much and he would bring her Trophies and
she thought they were disgusting BUT she did love him, as we
all did. The vet said it was a rattlesnake bite and he went quickly.
Rest Well Hunter
We will Miss You
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[gacountry]

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[sharlock]

Can't wait to get down to Adelaide 'n go out dancin'!!! :beer:

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You go girl, party time!!!!
http://www.ellway.com.au/gallery/albums/mmgg07/DSC8305_01_01_01.highlight.jpg (http://www.ellway.com.au/gallery/mmgg07) http://www.ellway.com.au/gallery/albums/3d_10_8_07/DSC1347_01_01_01.highlight.jpg (http://www.ellway.com.au/gallery/3d_10_8_07) http://www.ellway.com.au/gallery/albums/3d19_10_07/DSC8516_01_01_01.highlight.jpg (http://www.ellway.com.au/gallery/3d19_10_07)

[WarmNCozy]

As you all have seen this is a good example of
mine and Cozys friendship LOL
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff288/forwardmarch/Animated_GIFs/duckbestfriend.gif

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Friends/48.gif
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Friends/2OldLadies.jpg

[andU]

OK, we have several main characters in need:
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd73/Nachteinhorn/Text%20Gifs/Danke%20-%20Thank%20you/7b10644c.gif
1. missing in action, canadian bum, maybaby, dallasvic,
2. sick, mishell,
3. toffers surgery, Cozy
4. traveling, seashell
5. getting ready for the holidays, all of us
6. And I have a mediation meeting with lawyers tomorrow

And Zoey where are you????
Lets keep us all in our thoughts and prayers. If I am not
checking in here you should always know I am busy and
can't get here. Cause next to my dearest family members
you guys are tops!

[

Amen, Sister!

[WarmNCozy]

We found my Granddaughter's cat Hunter today and he is very dead.
She will be so sad, Hunter was a Pet but an outside "hunter cat"
Gwen loved him so much and he would bring her Trophies and
she thought they were disgusting BUT she did love him, as we
all did. The vet said it was a rattlesnake bite and he went quickly.
Rest Well Hunter
We will Miss You
http://th168.photobucket.com/albums/u183/frchsilk661/angels/Sulimans%20Family/th_Animation4.gif

He's now a little angel!
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Health%20and%20Loss/Kitty.jpg

[WarmNCozy]

Heading for cold country to find Canadian Bum and Zoey!http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Old%20Ladies/d226.jpg

[KTScarlettOkity]

Oh GACountry I'm sad to hear about your granddaughter's pet. I'm a bit supporter of animals and rescue groups (and a proud "parent" of a rescue kitty) so I'm always sad to hear about the loss of a pet.

[KTScarlettOkity]

Just wanted to share a picture of my furbabies. Molly is on top, then Jack, then Oscar. Jack passed away after a sudden stroke last year. Molly is my darling mischievous numbskull (we love her, but she's not the brightest crayon in the box), and Oscar is my rescue. Someone had abused him horribly at the tender age of 3 months, but we the help of a wonderful vet, we were able to save him and give him a better life.

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z22/17761492/Pictures/fulltree.jpg

[WarmNCozy]

Goodmorning, im sick today, been throwing up all night, im laying in my bed, freezing, wrapped like a cacoon, and on my laptop. :(

i hate being sick, i want my southern momma :(

Hope you are feeling better today!

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[AlsoKnownAs]

Sorry To Hear About The Kitty
"here ya go" Gurl bout time you came home to the lounge, so good to see ya.
http://th165.photobucket.com/albums/u64/patsox4/th_lookatme1097.jpg

Lime Ummm Lime Hold the Salt :biggrin:

Woo Hoo We Do Have Sun Today!
http://www.honeybell.com/img/products/l/7061.jpg

Feeling Better Mishell?

[andU]

Heading for cold country to find Canadian Bum and Zoey!http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Old%20Ladies/d226.jpg

Be careful and don't speak to strangers! Hope you get some warm food to start out with, too. .....and don't forget to take your vitamins!

[WarmNCozy]

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One Basket for food, the other for drinks! http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Drinks/phillipe_cocktails.jpg

[andU]

Good for you being compassionate and sensible! And, if ya happen to find a place where ya can, post to us when ya find them, will ya? We'll keep candles lit and prayers fired upward for your sure footedness and success in finding our straying members. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !

[AlsoKnownAs]

Have a Safe Trip to & from a Happy Thanksgiving. Drive Safe! There are 'Morans' & Idioots out there. Cut 'Them' some slack.
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/motogp/2007/val/motogp-2007-val-tm-0132.jpg
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/motogp/2007/val/motogp-2007-val-tm-0229.jpg
Here is a picture Miata PRHT just like my 'Cracklin Rosie'
http://www.mx5gallery.net/albums/userpics/10001/CopperMX5-NC011.jpg
The Games Afoot!
http://www.portchatham.com/images/40304%20P.jpg

[Mishell1383]

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!!

Im still kinda sick but now im holding down liquids, :)

I slept through our first snow today :(

Good Luck finding CB and Zo!! Wish I could join ya but I'd probably get you to sick :(

[WarmNCozy]

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!!

Im still kinda sick but now im holding down liquids, :)

I slept through our first snow today :(

Good Luck finding CB and Zo!! Wish I could join ya but I'd probably get you to sick :(

So glad you are holding down liquids! You need lots and lots of water, home made chicken soup, and a hot toddy to warm you to sleep so that your body builds up your immune system to help you heal!

You have your Southern Mom, GAC! But you also have me, a Philadelphian transplanted to South of the South! So Babykins, we will get you up and going again, healthy and confident! Love ya, Mishell!

[WarmNCozy]

Just wanted to share a picture of my furbabies. Molly is on top, then Jack, then Oscar. Jack passed away after a sudden stroke last year. Molly is my darling mischievous numbskull (we love her, but she's not the brightest crayon in the box), and Oscar is my rescue. Someone had abused him horribly at the tender age of 3 months, but we the help of a wonderful vet, we were able to save him and give him a better life.

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z22/17761492/Pictures/fulltree.jpg

I lost two of my loved ones this year ... Boo aged five of a heart attack Jackey at 17 of cancer ... within 5 months of each other!http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/boo-pink-rug.jpg

[WarmNCozy]

Good for you being compassionate and sensible! And, if ya happen to find a place where ya can, post to us when ya find them, will ya? We'll keep candles lit and prayers fired upward for your sure footedness and success in finding our straying members. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !

My Online SIS, of course we will report the Detective Finds as your representatives on CL, but GAC and Cozy's adventures on the road will not be video taped nor a matter of local or national news! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!

[FDInLaw]

Happy Thanksgiving!

http://www.e-dennis.net/images/thanksgiving.jpg

[FDInLaw]

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!!

Im still kinda sick but now im holding down liquids, :)

I slept through our first snow today :(

Good Luck finding CB and Zo!! Wish I could join ya but I'd probably get you to sick :(

Hope you are feeling better soon Mishell! :rose:

http://shop.advanceweb.com/images/products/2007/GI/GI_animal_lovers/03825_SickyVicky_GI/03825_SickyVicky_GI_med.jpg

[KTScarlettOkity]

WarmNCozy~

I'm SO sorry to hear of your loss! How very sad to lose 2 so close to one another. My Jack cat was only 3 when he had his stroke. So it was quite a surprise.

When you're ready, I hope you'll look to a local rescue or shelter to adopt. There are so many wonderful pets needing good homes out there.

[WarmNCozy]

Hope you are feeling better soon Mishell! :rose:

http://shop.advanceweb.com/images/products/2007/GI/GI_animal_lovers/03825_SickyVicky_GI/03825_SickyVicky_GI_med.jpg

That is so, so cute, FDI!

[RaVeN71806]

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[WarmNCozy]

WarmNCozy~

I'm SO sorry to hear of your loss! How very sad to lose 2 so close to one another. My Jack cat was only 3 when he had his stroke. So it was quite a surprise.

When you're ready, I hope you'll look to a local rescue or shelter to adopt. There are so many wonderful pets needing good homes out there.

Meet Blue, I adopted him a week after Boo died. He's 10 and was pretty beat up when I got him.http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Blue-Sitting-1.jpg

I also adopted Gigi, owner got sick, and Kitty, owner got pregnant and no longer wanted this precious cat.http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Gigi-with-toy.jpghttp://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Kitty-1.jpg

[WarmNCozy]

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She's a real cutie!

[KTScarlettOkity]

WarmNCozy~ They are JUST lovely! I bet you spend a lot of time with a brush in your hand. :) It infuriates me when people mistreat an animal. In many ways they (pets) are like children because they look to their abusers as a child looks to a parent. And they are usually quite helpless. I found Oscar with a broken jaw and ribs when he was a mere 3 months old. 3 months!! What kind of monsters abuses a 3 month old kitten??

I'm a firm believer in animal abuse prosecution. Those are the same people, with a complete lack of respect for life, which can and often do turn into the types of people that commit the horrible crimes posted about on this very site.

I know it's taken me YEARS to bring little Oscar out of his shell. So my hat is indeed off to you as well for opening your home to an abused animal. It's not an easy path, but indeed one full of rewards for patience.

[gacountry]

My Online SIS, of course we will report the Detective Finds as your representatives on CL, but GAC and Cozy's adventures on the road will not be video taped nor a matter of local or national news! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!! Where we go small children, the elderely, and
weak of heart do NOT need to see. But rest assured we always get our man~~~~wait Cozy you said man when you called me right?`~~~~ ughhhh
CB and Cozy are not men~~~~are you leading me on a wild goose chase?
COZY what do you mean
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[WarmNCozy]

Wait, I think we are getting close! I found Canadian Bum's frig!http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Funny/searching-2.jpg

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[WarmNCozy]

WarmNCozy~ They are JUST lovely! I bet you spend a lot of time with a brush in your hand. :) It infuriates me when people mistreat an animal. In many ways they (pets) are like children because they look to their abusers as a child looks to a parent. And they are usually quite helpless. I found Oscar with a broken jaw and ribs when he was a mere 3 months old. 3 months!! What kind of monsters abuses a 3 month old kitten??

I'm a firm believer in animal abuse prosecution. Those are the same people, with a complete lack of respect for life, which can and often do turn into the types of people that commit the horrible crimes posted about on this very site.

I know it's taken me YEARS to bring little Oscar out of his shell. So my hat is indeed off to you as well for opening your home to an abused animal. It's not an easy path, but indeed one full of rewards for patience.


The kittens go fairly quickly at the Shelter. Nobody wants an old cat! I do, though!

[gacountry]

Our Hunter cat was a rescue kitty, he was found at a dumpster lying by his dead momma and litter mates. It cost us a little over 200 dollars to prove to Hunter he could live. We fed him with an eyedropper every 30 minutes all of us rotating who got up to feed him.
He will be missed and we have the sad job of telling Gwen when she comes Thanksgiving night. Her Rabbit died in the summer when it was so hot and she still will not even let us take his toys out of his house. She blamed herself and her momma for her bunny dying "cause we moved off and he needed his gwen" we know she will take Hunter's death bad.

[KTScarlettOkity]

I found Oscar just off the road on my neighbor's property. When I rushed him to the vet, he asked me if I was "sure" I wanted to spend the funds to save him vs. putting him humanely to sleep. I'll never regret one penny we spent on him. What a sweet soul he's turned into! I too had to go on dropper feeding duty due to his broken jaw. :)

My Jack and Molly were adopted from a local rescue organization when they were around a year old.

It's sounds like your granddaughter has a very sweet heart GA. It's never easy to lose a pet.

[Zoey]

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[WarmNCozy]

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[gacountry]

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[gacountry]

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[Zoey]

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Now this is just funny!!

[AlsoKnownAs]

We ended up taking in a male dog that someone dumped in the woods. I never thougt he would get along with the big Alfa Malmute. He's a Beta so they get along fine. It's uncanny how he looks like the first dog we had. Excpt for the lack of fortitude.

I found out last night my Spa shut down by some as yet unsolved mystery . Hence, I slept lousy. My Desktop even after a Restore Point won't go on the net today. Doing a complete Spyware check. I'm glad I don't have a Canadian Fridge. I guess I should remember how good I have it.

Mishell take care of yourself. Thats a long time to be having problems. AKA :rose: :rose:

[WarmNCozy]

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[WarmNCozy]

Have a Safe Trip to & from a Happy Thanksgiving. Drive Safe! There are 'Morans' & Idioots out there. Cut 'Them' some slack.
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Here is a picture Miata PRHT just like my 'Cracklin Rosie'
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The Games Afoot!
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Is Miata PRHT a Horse?

[Zoey]

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I'm the one on the left!

[KTScarlettOkity]

Just wanted to wish everyone....

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Be sure to eat lots of ....

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[gacountry]

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[WarmNCozy]

That she and her husband have started a business for the love of dogs after leaving their dog at their vet for a week in a kennel! The dog was a mess afterward! It started her on a path to help all animals! We are not having turkey this thanksgiving to help change how turkeys are treated. After much research, I found a place to buy a turkey who lives a normal turkey life before it is killed for my dinner. http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M12838 It is costing me $100 for the turkey, and $80 to ship it frozen to me for Christmas! I feel the cost is like a donation to the Humane Society so that these turkeys live a normal life as a turkey in a stress free, protected and happy environment! And don't trust the name, Free Range (which they get away with because they let them outside once in a while and they can't even move) Freshwater can delete this post if it sounds preachy, but I love animals and each day they are alive should be peaceful and their deaths, painless and respectful!

[WarmNCozy]

http://www.allisonspetpalace.com

Cats are her next project and they have room on their property to build a Cat Pet Palace!

[Mishell1383]

The kittens go fairly quickly at the Shelter. Nobody wants an old cat! I do, though!
When im get a cat it will be an older one!! Adopted for sure

[Mishell1383]

Our Hunter cat was a rescue kitty, he was found at a dumpster lying by his dead momma and litter mates. It cost us a little over 200 dollars to prove to Hunter he could live. We fed him with an eyedropper every 30 minutes all of us rotating who got up to feed him.
He will be missed and we have the sad job of telling Gwen when she comes Thanksgiving night. Her Rabbit died in the summer when it was so hot and she still will not even let us take his toys out of his house. She blamed herself and her momma for her bunny dying "cause we moved off and he needed his gwen" we know she will take Hunter's death bad.
Poor Gwennie I feel so bad!!! I hate when little children have to deal with death, it makes me very sad

[Mishell1383]

We ended up taking in a male dog that someone dumped in the woods. I never thougt he would get along with the big Alfa Malmute. He's a Beta so they get along fine. It's uncanny how he looks like the first dog we had. Excpt for the lack of fortitude.

I found out last night my Spa shut down by some as yet unsolved mystery . Hence, I slept lousy. My Desktop even after a Restore Point won't go on the net today. Doing a complete Spyware check. I'm glad I don't have a Canadian Fridge. I guess I should remember how good I have it.

Mishell take care of yourself. Thats a long time to be having problems. AKA :rose: :rose:
Thank you I appreciate it.

I looooooooooove Malamutes!!! They are my favorite, they are just like big, furry, babies!! ANd they are gorgeous!

[Mishell1383]

http://www.allisonspetpalace.com

Cats are her next project and they have room on their property to build a Cat Pet Palace!
WOW! THAT PLACE IS INCREDIBLE!! ANd your Daughter is Beautiful!! I wonder where she got her good looks from!? Hmmmm???

[Zoey]

http://www.allisonspetpalace.com

Cats are her next project and they have room on their property to build a Cat Pet Palace!


I don't know if you can answer this or not, but when you have that many dogs together at one place, what stops them from fighting?

btw - what an absolutely phenomenal place your daughter has. And I agree with Mishell, your daughter is beautiful.

[dallasvic]

Thank you all for the kinds welcome! Sadness brought me to the forums, but I'm glad to have found some new friends. While taking a break from reading the threads related to crime, I've been checking out your recipe exchange. Yummy stuff there. Added a few of our family favs as well.

Now back to the party! :biggrin:
:seeya: Hi KT,

WELCOME TO CL. You are deffential a part of the Family. You go gal.
Lots of GREAT people here. If you need any Help or just need to talk feel free to PM me anytime about anything. If you need to have someone listen about what had sadden you, I have been told I am a GREAT LISTNER and I respect peoples PRIVICY and do not run and tell othger posters of any PM"s i recieve frrom others.
I have been told for years I am a Great Listeners & give GREAT ADVICE, but never take my own advice:shrug: GO FIGURE:confused: LOL
Anyway I am here for you anytime:seeya:

Again WELCOME:rose:

[Mishell1383]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FRIENDS!!!!!!

I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY!!!!!

D!!!! I'm so glad your back! Missed you soooo much!

<3 you all! :rose:

[WarmNCozy]

I don't know if you can answer this or not, but when you have that many dogs together at one place, what stops them from fighting?

btw - what an absolutely phenomenal place your daughter has. And I agree with Mishell, your daughter is beautiful.

Firstly, she takes only dogs that are neutered and non aggressive. If they show signs of aggression, the owner must pick them up.

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[AlsoKnownAs]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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Pet Palace looks terrific. We had one heck of a B&W Husky male. He never got in a fight. He had 3 nasty dogs come across the road to attack him. He just remained calm & one by one they left. Another time a Saint Bernard twice his size, in his face nasty. He didn't return the bad vibes & SB walked away.
WarmNCozy, I tried to post a pic of a car like mine. It was fine in preview, but a glitch appeared after posting. My Desktop is still giving me problems. It's frozen 90% into an earlier Restore Point. The Spa 1 YO breaker is bad & no replacement till Wed. gacountry don't worry about the Turkey. Mrs. SO (Smooth Operator) bought a free range Turkey. Have A Fun Safe Holiday! The Games Afoot. AKA
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[raven]

Hi, guys and gals. I've been AWOL for a couple of weeks - lots of business issues blah blah. What have I missed?

[Zoey]

:seeya: Hi KT,

WELCOME TO CL. You are deffential a part of the Family. You go gal.
Lots of GREAT people here. If you need any Help or just need to talk feel free to PM me anytime about anything. If you need to have someone listen about what had sadden you, I have been told I am a GREAT LISTNER and I respect peoples PRIVICY and do not run and tell othger posters of any PM"s i recieve frrom others.
I have been told for years I am a Great Listeners & give GREAT ADVICE, but never take my own advice:shrug: GO FIGURE:confused: LOL
Anyway I am here for you anytime:seeya:

Again WELCOME:rose:


Dallas, my dear sweet friend. So good to "see" you. I have missed you so much. Needed a shoulder, but couldn't find you!! Doing okay now.

[Zoey]

To all my faceless friends -

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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and always has been. Family gathering for dinner that never get together any other time due to busy lives - I love it!!!

[Mishell1383]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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Pet Palace looks terrific. We had one heck of a B&W Husky male. He never got in a fight. He had 3 nasty dogs come across the road to attack him. He just remained calm & one by one they left. Another time a Saint Bernard twice his size, in his face nasty. He didn't return the bad vibes & SB walked away.
WarmNCozy, I tried to post a pic of a car like mine. It was fine in preview, but a glitch appeared after posting. My Desktop is still giving me problems. It's frozen 90% into an earlier Restore Point. The Spa 1 YO breaker is bad & no replacement till Wed. gacountry don't worry about the Turkey. Mrs. SO (Smooth Operator) bought a free range Turkey. Have A Fun Safe Holiday! The Games Afoot. AKA
http://www.kansascitysteaks.com/_FileLibrary/ProductGroup/800/Boneless-Prime-Rib.jpg
I LOOOVE RED MEAT! Still mooing too! yummmy

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday!!!! :rose:

I am beyond full, I feel like I'm going to explode! :)

[dallasvic]

Hi Everyone,
First I want to tell everyone Happy Thanksgiving.
At this time I do not think it would be proper to talk about why I have not been on. I will after T G.

We are all TOTALLY BLESSED:rose: to be here with our CL Family & our Original Family:rose:

Love Y'all Dallasvic

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FRIENDS!!!!!!

I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY!!!!!

D!!!! I'm so glad your back! Missed you soooo much!

<3 you all! :rose: Shell you are such a sweet & passionate person and this is why I love you so much. Thanks for the kind words.
HAPPY B-Day Gal

Firstly, she takes only dogs that are neutered and non aggressive. If they show signs of aggression, the owner must pick them up. Hi Cozy,
Please tell her I said GOOD FOR HER. She is doing somethings very special for ones that can not speak for themselves.

Hi RaVenN,
She is alittle doll. I love to come to the lounge after reading about so many bad things and the stories on children are the worse.
To be able to come here and see pic's and great humor really helps.
:rose: Thank You for Sharing theses pic's. I am going to post some of my mine.



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WarmNCozy~ They are JUST lovely! I bet you spend a lot of time with a brush in your hand. It infuriates me when people mistreat an animal. In many ways they (pets) are like children because they look to their abusers as a child looks to a parent. And they are usually quite helpless. I found Oscar with a broken jaw and ribs when he was a mere 3 months old. 3 months!! What kind of monsters abuses a 3 month old kitten??

I'm a firm believer in animal abuse prosecution. Those are the same people, with a complete lack of respect for life, which can and often do turn into the types of people that commit the horrible crimes posted about on this very site.

I know it's taken me YEARS to bring little Oscar out of his shell. So my hat is indeed off to you as well for opening your home to an abused animal. It's not an easy path, but indeed one full of rewards for patience.

Hi KT,
I am also against abuse to animals. My 2 cats are my 2 little girls. My daughter is married now so I adopted 2 strays, both are black and are sisters. I love them so much. They are my children now.



HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!! Where we go small children, the elderely, and
weak of heart do NOT need to see. But rest assured we always get our man~~~~wait Cozy you said man when you called me right?`~~~~ ughhhh
CB and Cozy are not men~~~~are you leading me on a wild goose chase?
COZY what do you mean
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Our Hunter cat was a rescue kitty, he was found at a dumpster lying by his dead momma and litter mates. It cost us a little over 200 dollars to prove to Hunter he could live. We fed him with an eyedropper every 30 minutes all of us rotating who got up to feed him.
He will be missed and we have the sad job of telling Gwen when she comes Thanksgiving night. Her Rabbit died in the summer when it was so hot and she still will not even let us take his toys out of his house. She blamed herself and her momma for her bunny dying "cause we moved off and he needed his gwen" we know she will take Hunter's death bad.

Hi GAC,
hey gal sure have missed you. Thanks for the kind words:rose: You are a GEM

Love Ya

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Hi Zoey,

I missed you toooooooooooooo.
Love Ya

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That she and her husband have started a business for the love of dogs after leaving their dog at their vet for a week in a kennel! The dog was a mess afterward! It started her on a path to help all animals! We are not having turkey this thanksgiving to help change how turkeys are treated. After much research, I found a place to buy a turkey who lives a normal turkey life before it is killed for my dinner. http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M12838 It is costing me $100 for the turkey, and $80 to ship it frozen to me for Christmas! I feel the cost is like a donation to the Humane Society so that these turkeys live a normal life as a turkey in a stress free, protected and happy environment! And don't trust the name, Free Range (which they get away with because they let them outside once in a while and they can't even move) Freshwater can delete this post if it sounds preachy, but I love animals and each day they are alive should be peaceful and their deaths, painless and respectful!

Hey Cozy,
I do not believe that FW will delete your post. Everyone has their own opinions and you do not sound like you are preaching.
Love ya

[wind149]

I am relatively new to these boards and not much is known about me except that I loathe pedophiles and rapists and murderers. I am a former police dispatcher, I had a lousy childhood, as I was adopted, two failed marriages and in 2001 I was diagnosed with Lupus and if anyone is familiar with it, you know that I am grateful to even be able to get out of bed. My point to this posting is today, we are supposed to be thankful for what we have and I can tell you that today I did a sit back and take a look at myself moment, and despite the fact that I have a terminal disease where there is no hope of a cure at this stage, I am happy for the most part with my life. I am in constant pain, but that is what they made meds for. I live on a horse farm and my career now is caring for two beloved horses, Charley and Medina. When I go out to the barn in the morning, they are happy to see me and I know it probably is more for the food, but I love them, their personalities, and they are God's creatures. I also share my life with two awesome cats, Nyja and Phaedra Leigh! I have many good friends here in MI and in New England and in 2005, I found my biological family and they all reside in NJ. I met them in Jan 2007, and when I got out of the cab at my aunt's house, and saw people who look like me, for the first time, I felt like I was a whole person. If anyone here has been adopted, they might be able to relate to that. My adoptive mother was abusive and I left home at 14, treated like a common criminal, when all I did was run away from the beatings I got just for breathing. She cared more for my brother than me and it was way obvious at an early age, I never bonded with her like a mother and daughter should and my real mom, as I found out was severely mentally ill all her life and she died in 2001. I have three sisters and two brothers, but my one sister is a drug addict and has inherited some of my mom's illness and we have no clue where she is. I am very close with my sister Bonnie, and she too, suffers from being bi-polar and has borderline personalty disorder as well. There have been times that I had questioned my own mental health, especially being dealt the hand in life that I had, but happy to say I am as normal as you can get. My brothers are fine, and my youngest sister, sadly ,was sold by our mother black market so we don't hold much hope of finding her. I spent last night and part of today with my best friend, my sister of 40 years and she too, did not have a good childhood and has struggled with her own demons, and I don't know what I would have done all these years without her. I always refer to her as my sister as for years she has been my family as I did not see my adoptive family for 15 years after leaving home and one night in 1991 she talked me into calling them and for about 16 years we tried being the nuclear family, but miss control freak would not let the past go, tells everybody what a bad child I was and when I divorced my second husband and it was a bitter one, she was on his side on every issue as he had money and that is all she really likes and keeping up with the Jones, so that was the last time I said more than two words to her and on 9/11 my adoptive cousin who I was close to died in the towers, he was a brave FDNY fireman who gave the ultimate sacrifice, his life, I saw "Joan" for about two seconds at his memorial, and have not seen her since and I won't. I can't live out the remainder of my life hanging on to bitterness and anger, it will eat up up alive and all it does is hurt you more. It took me almost 46 years to figure that one out and I feel no guilt, no shame, nothing for the "other people" as I call them. Sherry moved to MI because her boyfriend of 20 years, Butch, his daughter had moved here and he wanted to be close to her and the grandkids, and of course I moved out here! We were homesick last night, even five years later, it still seems surreal that we are not eating a VT turkey, green bean casserole, and homemade pies at the same table we ate at for 30 plus years. We like it here in MI, but we do miss our dear friends in VT, we talked to three of them last night and that added to the whimsy, feeling kinda like lost moments as we picture Bob making gravy and putting chili peppers in it, (YUCK) we picture everyone in our younger years drinking ourselves stupid because we were young and could, and Butch who hates onions, so hammered he ate two plates of my homemade stuffing loaded with them and told Sherry it was the best he ever had! We laughed over this last night and that was 19 years ago! So I am thankful that I have these loving people in my life, my friends here, my precious god-kids, my cats and the horses. I have a warm, comfortable, home in the country which I adore and despite my law enforcement career had to come to an end, and jobs in general especially dispatching as they need and rely on you to do your tour of duty regardless of how you might feel. When I started to get sick, I chalked it up to burn-out and fatigue and was first diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Looking back on things, I feel I started to get sick about 1996, and since I never was one for doctors unless I had a sinus infection or blood gushing from a body part, I blew it off, till it was so bad I had to quit my career and go on disability and at first it was so awful to have to collect a monthly check, never mind swallow a large dose of pride and sign up for food stamps and medical. After awhile, you are totally humbled and accept your lot in life and that is what I tell myself everyday. Pity parties do not happen in my home and never will. So I hope everyone had a great turkey day and stuffed yourselves insane and it is about family and give thanks to the guy upstairs that never gives us more than what we can handle. Peace Linda.

[WarmNCozy]

I am relatively new to these boards and not much is known about me except that I loathe pedophiles and rapists and murderers. I am a former police dispatcher, I had a lousy childhood, as I was adopted, two failed marriages and in 2001 I was diagnosed with Lupus and if anyone is familiar with it, you know that I am grateful to even be able to get out of bed. My point to this posting is today, we are supposed to be thankful for what we have and I can tell you that today I did a sit back and take a look at myself moment, and despite the fact that I have a terminal disease where there is no hope of a cure at this stage, I am happy for the most part with my life. I am in constant pain, but that is what they made meds for. I live on a horse farm and my career now is caring for two beloved horses, Charley and Medina. When I go out to the barn in the morning, they are happy to see me and I know it probably is more for the food, but I love them, their personalities, and they are God's creatures. I also share my life with two awesome cats, Nyja and Phaedra Leigh! I have many good friends here in MI and in New England and in 2005, I found my biological family and they all reside in NJ. I met them in Jan 2007, and when I got out of the cab at my aunt's house, and saw people who look like me, for the first time, I felt like I was a whole person. If anyone here has been adopted, they might be able to relate to that. My adoptive mother was abusive and I left home at 14, treated like a common criminal, when all I did was run away from the beatings I got just for breathing. She cared more for my brother than me and it was way obvious at an early age, I never bonded with her like a mother and daughter should and my real mom, as I found out was severely mentally ill all her life and she died in 2001. I have three sisters and two brothers, but my one sister is a drug addict and has inherited some of my mom's illness and we have no clue where she is. I am very close with my sister Bonnie, and she too, suffers from being bi-polar and has borderline personalty disorder as well. There have been times that I had questioned my own mental health, especially being dealt the hand in life that I had, but happy to say I am as normal as you can get. My brothers are fine, and my youngest sister, sadly ,was sold by our mother black market so we don't hold much hope of finding her. I spent last night and part of today with my best friend, my sister of 40 years and she too, did not have a good childhood and has struggled with her own demons, and I don't know what I would have done all these years without her. I always refer to her as my sister as for years she has been my family as I did not see my adoptive family for 15 years after leaving home and one night in 1991 she talked me into calling them and for about 16 years we tried being the nuclear family, but miss control freak would not let the past go, tells everybody what a bad child I was and when I divorced my second husband and it was a bitter one, she was on his side on every issue as he had money and that is all she really likes and keeping up with the Jones, so that was the last time I said more than two words to her and on 9/11 my adoptive cousin who I was close to died in the towers, he was a brave FDNY fireman who gave the ultimate sacrifice, his life, I saw "Joan" for about two seconds at his memorial, and have not seen her since and I won't. I can't live out the remainder of my life hanging on to bitterness and anger, it will eat up up alive and all it does is hurt you more. It took me almost 46 years to figure that one out and I feel no guilt, no shame, nothing for the "other people" as I call them. Sherry moved to MI because her boyfriend of 20 years, Butch, his daughter had moved here and he wanted to be close to her and the grandkids, and of course I moved out here! We were homesick last night, even five years later, it still seems surreal that we are not eating a VT turkey, green bean casserole, and homemade pies at the same table we ate at for 30 plus years. We like it here in MI, but we do miss our dear friends in VT, we talked to three of them last night and that added to the whimsy, feeling kinda like lost moments as we picture Bob making gravy and putting chili peppers in it, (YUCK) we picture everyone in our younger years drinking ourselves stupid because we were young and could, and Butch who hates onions, so hammered he ate two plates of my homemade stuffing loaded with them and told Sherry it was the best he ever had! We laughed over this last night and that was 19 years ago! So I am thankful that I have these loving people in my life, my friends here, my precious god-kids, my cats and the horses. I have a warm, comfortable, home in the country which I adore and despite my law enforcement career had to come to an end, and jobs in general especially dispatching as they need and rely on you to do your tour of duty regardless of how you might feel. When I started to get sick, I chalked it up to burn-out and fatigue and was first diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Looking back on things, I feel I started to get sick about 1996, and since I never was one for doctors unless I had a sinus infection or blood gushing from a body part, I blew it off, till it was so bad I had to quit my career and go on disability and at first it was so awful to have to collect a monthly check, never mind swallow a large dose of pride and sign up for food stamps and medical. After awhile, you are totally humbled and accept your lot in life and that is what I tell myself everyday. Pity parties do not happen in my home and never will. So I hope everyone had a great turkey day and stuffed yourselves insane and it is about family and give thanks to the guy upstairs that never gives us more than what we can handle. Peace Linda.

None of us gets through the business of living without the suffering that comes with the Joy. God Bless you, Linda.

[dallasvic]

:hat: I am relatively new to these boards and not much is known about me except that I loathe pedophiles and rapists and murderers. I am a former police dispatcher, I had a lousy childhood, as I was adopted, two failed marriages and in 2001 I was diagnosed with Lupus and if anyone is familiar with it, you know that I am grateful to even be able to get out of bed. My point to this posting is today, we are supposed to be thankful for what we have and I can tell you that today I did a sit back and take a look at myself moment, and despite the fact that I have a terminal disease where there is no hope of a cure at this stage, I am happy for the most part with my life. I am in constant pain, but that is what they made meds for. I live on a horse farm and my career now is caring for two beloved horses, Charley and Medina. When I go out to the barn in the morning, they are happy to see me and I know it probably is more for the food, but I love them, their personalities, and they are God's creatures. I also share my life with two awesome cats, Nyja and Phaedra Leigh! I have many good friends here in MI and in New England and in 2005, I found my biological family and they all reside in NJ. I met them in Jan 2007, and when I got out of the cab at my aunt's house, and saw people who look like me, for the first time, I felt like I was a whole person. If anyone here has been adopted, they might be able to relate to that. My adoptive mother was abusive and I left home at 14, treated like a common criminal, when all I did was run away from the beatings I got just for breathing. She cared more for my brother than me and it was way obvious at an early age, I never bonded with her like a mother and daughter should and my real mom, as I found out was severely mentally ill all her life and she died in 2001. I have three sisters and two brothers, but my one sister is a drug addict and has inherited some of my mom's illness and we have no clue where she is. I am very close with my sister Bonnie, and she too, suffers from being bi-polar and has borderline personalty disorder as well. There have been times that I had questioned my own mental health, especially being dealt the hand in life that I had, but happy to say I am as normal as you can get. My brothers are fine, and my youngest sister, sadly ,was sold by our mother black market so we don't hold much hope of finding her. I spent last night and part of today with my best friend, my sister of 40 years and she too, did not have a good childhood and has struggled with her own demons, and I don't know what I would have done all these years without her. I always refer to her as my sister as for years she has been my family as I did not see my adoptive family for 15 years after leaving home and one night in 1991 she talked me into calling them and for about 16 years we tried being the nuclear family, but miss control freak would not let the past go, tells everybody what a bad child I was and when I divorced my second husband and it was a bitter one, she was on his side on every issue as he had money and that is all she really likes and keeping up with the Jones, so that was the last time I said more than two words to her and on 9/11 my adoptive cousin who I was close to died in the towers, he was a brave FDNY fireman who gave the ultimate sacrifice, his life, I saw "Joan" for about two seconds at his memorial, and have not seen her since and I won't. I can't live out the remainder of my life hanging on to bitterness and anger, it will eat up up alive and all it does is hurt you more. It took me almost 46 years to figure that one out and I feel no guilt, no shame, nothing for the "other people" as I call them. Sherry moved to MI because her boyfriend of 20 years, Butch, his daughter had moved here and he wanted to be close to her and the grandkids, and of course I moved out here! We were homesick last night, even five years later, it still seems surreal that we are not eating a VT turkey, green bean casserole, and homemade pies at the same table we ate at for 30 plus years. We like it here in MI, but we do miss our dear friends in VT, we talked to three of them last night and that added to the whimsy, feeling kinda like lost moments as we picture Bob making gravy and putting chili peppers in it, (YUCK) we picture everyone in our younger years drinking ourselves stupid because we were young and could, and Butch who hates onions, so hammered he ate two plates of my homemade stuffing loaded with them and told Sherry it was the best he ever had! We laughed over this last night and that was 19 years ago! So I am thankful that I have these loving people in my life, my friends here, my precious god-kids, my cats and the horses. I have a warm, comfortable, home in the country which I adore and despite my law enforcement career had to come to an end, and jobs in general especially dispatching as they need and rely on you to do your tour of duty regardless of how you might feel. When I started to get sick, I chalked it up to burn-out and fatigue and was first diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Looking back on things, I feel I started to get sick about 1996, and since I never was one for doctors unless I had a sinus infection or blood gushing from a body part, I blew it off, till it was so bad I had to quit my career and go on disability and at first it was so awful to have to collect a monthly check, never mind swallow a large dose of pride and sign up for food stamps and medical. After awhile, you are totally humbled and accept your lot in life and that is what I tell myself everyday. Pity parties do not happen in my home and never will. So I hope everyone had a great turkey day and stuffed yourselves insane and it is about family and give thanks to the guy upstairs that never gives us more than what we can handle. Peace Linda.

:seeya: Hi wind,

I love reading you post. I believe the first one was on the Maddie dissuasion.
I can honestly can tell you I can TOTALLY relate to so many things you have and are going through at this time.
I am also disabled and suffer with sever depression,chronic back pain and carpal tunnel.
I am not even suppose to be typing on a computer, but this is my passion and I would rather suffer than lose my new found CL family.
If you would like to we could exchange PM's and talk about our life's more.
I would really enjoy that and I will leave it up to you.

Love Ya Dallasvic:seeya:

[infoseeker]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

[Mishell1383]

So you all remember me telling you about my sister right?

Well yesterday she humiliated me in front of the family and we got into a screaming match, to make a long story short my Dad kicked me out of the house. I have been sitting in this Starbucks for about 4 hours now, first it was a McDonalds for 3, its just too cold out, and gas is so expensive I can't keep my car running, looks like I'm going to have to crawl to my older sisters doorstep with my tail between my legs and ask for a place to stay. I'm so humilitated, I cannot believe this is happening to me right now. I'll check in when I can. Love you all.

Glad to see you back D. Its been a rough one without you. :rose:

[WarmNCozy]

So you all remember me telling you about my sister right?

Well yesterday she humiliated me in front of the family and we got into a screaming match, to make a long story short my Dad kicked me out of the house. I have been sitting in this Starbucks for about 4 hours now, first it was a McDonalds for 3, its just too cold out, and gas is so expensive I can't keep my car running, looks like I'm going to have to crawl to my older sisters doorstep with my tail between my legs and ask for a place to stay. I'm so humilitated, I cannot believe this is happening to me right now. I'll check in when I can. Love you all.

Glad to see you back D. Its been a rough one without you. :rose:

Read my PM to you! You might need a change of place for a while!

[dallasvic]

So you all remember me telling you about my sister right?

Well yesterday she humiliated me in front of the family and we got into a screaming match, to make a long story short my Dad kicked me out of the house. I have been sitting in this Starbucks for about 4 hours now, first it was a McDonalds for 3, its just too cold out, and gas is so expensive I can't keep my car running, looks like I'm going to have to crawl to my older sisters doorstep with my tail between my legs and ask for a place to stay. I'm so humilitated, I cannot believe this is happening to me right now. I'll check in when I can. Love you all.

Glad to see you back D. Its been a rough one without you. :rose:


SWEETIE,
You just pack your stuff and I will Western Union you some money for gas. My house is 3 bedrooms all have TV with there own DIRECT TV receiver and DVD players and I receive Netflix & Blockbusters by mail and phones of course. I have 2 extra cells if you need one of them. Out on the lake so peaceful. I love it. Come on the room is ready.:seeya:

[Athena]

So you all remember me telling you about my sister right?

Well yesterday she humiliated me in front of the family and we got into a screaming match, to make a long story short my Dad kicked me out of the house. I have been sitting in this Starbucks for about 4 hours now, first it was a McDonalds for 3, its just too cold out, and gas is so expensive I can't keep my car running, looks like I'm going to have to crawl to my older sisters doorstep with my tail between my legs and ask for a place to stay. I'm so humilitated, I cannot believe this is happening to me right now. I'll check in when I can. Love you all.

Oh Mishell,

Sorry to hear about what you went through. May not be what you want to hear but I am sure your Dad probably did it out of frustration and took it out on you as you being perceived as the "stronger one". Parents can be very forgiving ... so don't let your pride get in the way of calling Dad and making everything OK. As a parent of a 21 year old daughter (soon to be 22) I know parents do and say things out of frustration -- pick up the phone girl!!! :rose:

[AlsoKnownAs]

:rose: Mishell :rose: , I am sorry to hear about your 'Holiday' downer. It seems you have already been given some good advice by others. Everyone has hard moments & we have to work through them. Even if someone embarasses you, how you control your composure counts. It takes two to have a shouting match. Learn from the experience so it is not repeated. :shrug:

Hope everyone has a Safe Holiday & don't have any run-ins with Drunks.
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[Tangerine]

So you all remember me telling you about my sister right?

Well yesterday she humiliated me in front of the family and we got into a screaming match, to make a long story short my Dad kicked me out of the house. I have been sitting in this Starbucks for about 4 hours now, first it was a McDonalds for 3, its just too cold out, and gas is so expensive I can't keep my car running, looks like I'm going to have to crawl to my older sisters doorstep with my tail between my legs and ask for a place to stay. I'm so humilitated, I cannot believe this is happening to me right now. I'll check in when I can. Love you all.

Glad to see you back D. Its been a rough one without you. :rose:

hi mishell. this is my first time in the lounge. i just came in to say hi to everyone and then i read your post. i'm sorry to hear about all that happening. my sisters and i do not get along either. we dont even TRY to see each other on holidays. but i did go to my aunt's house to eat thxgiving dinner. my uncle was sooooo drunk (he's an uncle by marriage, no blood relation). he actually hit on me!!!! thank god my daughter was inside the house playing. i remember him being really creepy when i was a kid. some things never change, i guess. i think just about all families have a pair of sisters who dont get along and at least one creepy uncle, lol. i hope christmas goes better for you.
-tangie:seeya:

[been there]

I have read Michell's post and i am sorry to hear about the bad scene at thanksgiving. My heart broke to hear that you were in a McDonalds, in your car, in a starbucks. How lost and alone you must have felt.
Dallasvic, you are such a kind person to send for her.
I have my own horror stories too about my sister. My only sibling. My twin. I have finally come to realize that some things are just not meant to be, and man o man, it hurts.
I read everyones post's here in the lounge and I feel so not alone. And i want to say that i sure do appreciate you all.

bt.

[sharlock]

I am relatively new to these boards and not much is known about me except that I loathe pedophiles and rapists and murderers. I am a former police dispatcher, I had a lousy childhood, as I was adopted, two failed marriages and in 2001 I was diagnosed with Lupus and if anyone is familiar with it, you know that I am grateful to even be able to get out of bed. My point to this posting is today, we are supposed to be thankful for what we have and I can tell you that today I did a sit back and take a look at myself moment, and despite the fact that I have a terminal disease where there is no hope of a cure at this stage, I am happy for the most part with my life. I am in constant pain, but that is what they made meds for. I live on a horse farm and my career now is caring for two beloved horses, Charley and Medina. When I go out to the barn in the morning, they are happy to see me and I know it probably is more for the food, but I love them, their personalities, and they are God's creatures. I also share my life with two awesome cats, Nyja and Phaedra Leigh! I have many good friends here in MI and in New England and in 2005, I found my biological family and they all reside in NJ. I met them in Jan 2007, and when I got out of the cab at my aunt's house, and saw people who look like me, for the first time, I felt like I was a whole person. If anyone here has been adopted, they might be able to relate to that. My adoptive mother was abusive and I left home at 14, treated like a common criminal, when all I did was run away from the beatings I got just for breathing. She cared more for my brother than me and it was way obvious at an early age, I never bonded with her like a mother and daughter should and my real mom, as I found out was severely mentally ill all her life and she died in 2001. I have three sisters and two brothers, but my one sister is a drug addict and has inherited some of my mom's illness and we have no clue where she is. I am very close with my sister Bonnie, and she too, suffers from being bi-polar and has borderline personalty disorder as well. There have been times that I had questioned my own mental health, especially being dealt the hand in life that I had, but happy to say I am as normal as you can get. My brothers are fine, and my youngest sister, sadly ,was sold by our mother black market so we don't hold much hope of finding her. I spent last night and part of today with my best friend, my sister of 40 years and she too, did not have a good childhood and has struggled with her own demons, and I don't know what I would have done all these years without her. I always refer to her as my sister as for years she has been my family as I did not see my adoptive family for 15 years after leaving home and one night in 1991 she talked me into calling them and for about 16 years we tried being the nuclear family, but miss control freak would not let the past go, tells everybody what a bad child I was and when I divorced my second husband and it was a bitter one, she was on his side on every issue as he had money and that is all she really likes and keeping up with the Jones, so that was the last time I said more than two words to her and on 9/11 my adoptive cousin who I was close to died in the towers, he was a brave FDNY fireman who gave the ultimate sacrifice, his life, I saw "Joan" for about two seconds at his memorial, and have not seen her since and I won't. I can't live out the remainder of my life hanging on to bitterness and anger, it will eat up up alive and all it does is hurt you more. It took me almost 46 years to figure that one out and I feel no guilt, no shame, nothing for the "other people" as I call them. Sherry moved to MI because her boyfriend of 20 years, Butch, his daughter had moved here and he wanted to be close to her and the grandkids, and of course I moved out here! We were homesick last night, even five years later, it still seems surreal that we are not eating a VT turkey, green bean casserole, and homemade pies at the same table we ate at for 30 plus years. We like it here in MI, but we do miss our dear friends in VT, we talked to three of them last night and that added to the whimsy, feeling kinda like lost moments as we picture Bob making gravy and putting chili peppers in it, (YUCK) we picture everyone in our younger years drinking ourselves stupid because we were young and could, and Butch who hates onions, so hammered he ate two plates of my homemade stuffing loaded with them and told Sherry it was the best he ever had! We laughed over this last night and that was 19 years ago! So I am thankful that I have these loving people in my life, my friends here, my precious god-kids, my cats and the horses. I have a warm, comfortable, home in the country which I adore and despite my law enforcement career had to come to an end, and jobs in general especially dispatching as they need and rely on you to do your tour of duty regardless of how you might feel. When I started to get sick, I chalked it up to burn-out and fatigue and was first diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Looking back on things, I feel I started to get sick about 1996, and since I never was one for doctors unless I had a sinus infection or blood gushing from a body part, I blew it off, till it was so bad I had to quit my career and go on disability and at first it was so awful to have to collect a monthly check, never mind swallow a large dose of pride and sign up for food stamps and medical. After awhile, you are totally humbled and accept your lot in life and that is what I tell myself everyday. Pity parties do not happen in my home and never will. So I hope everyone had a great turkey day and stuffed yourselves insane and it is about family and give thanks to the guy upstairs that never gives us more than what we can handle. Peace Linda.
Hey Linda,
What an awesome privilege to read such an honest post. Shouldn't be surprised though because all of your posts I have read have come straight from the heart. You are a straight shooter girl and I like that. I have met so many great people on this board and count some amongst my best freinds now.
I love this quote by Jane Rubietta "Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young and fresh and you were innocent. Anger is natural. Grief is appropriate. Healing is mandatory. Restoration is possible." It says it all I think.:beer:

[sharlock]

So you all remember me telling you about my sister right?

Well yesterday she humiliated me in front of the family and we got into a screaming match, to make a long story short my Dad kicked me out of the house. I have been sitting in this Starbucks for about 4 hours now, first it was a McDonalds for 3, its just too cold out, and gas is so expensive I can't keep my car running, looks like I'm going to have to crawl to my older sisters doorstep with my tail between my legs and ask for a place to stay. I'm so humilitated, I cannot believe this is happening to me right now. I'll check in when I can. Love you all.

Glad to see you back D. Its been a rough one without you. :rose:
Oh Mishell that really sucks. I wish I lived there and could tell you tocome over for a coffee and a chat girl. Keep you chin up and know you have people who care about you!!!!:rose:

[gacountry]

Oh Mishell, I am so sorry I was not here for you! I did the dinner for my my hubby and my GrandDOG and we just enjoyed each other and the day, so quite in the country, then visited with some friends. I WAS NOT HERE WHEN YOU NEEDED ME and this upsets me! My Granddaughter came home Thanksgiving nite so I was involved with her. We ate at the Pizza Hut on Friday for lunch and I have been very sick every since. This morning is the first liquids I have been able to hold down and I am weak. But gurl I am like Dassavic we can get you to South Ga. and we can love you. But I feel you will be miserable until you can get back in with your Daddy he seems to be your main stay as mine was to me. Sometimes we have to eat crow and go against our own better judgement to have peace and love within a family. My sister and I have a love/hate relationship even at our ages, she is 10 years older than me and thinks she is my momma! Just know that you are loved beyond measure here, you are our young HOPE and we all want to help you and cuddle you and keep you safe. I almost laiod an egg when I found you were riding around to fast food places with your current health issues. I am sorry but your family should have known how sick you have been and this should have been handled differently. I love you Baby Gurl and don't forget it!

[AlsoKnownAs]

It is nice to have some fresh faces in the Lounge. Here with a 'Great Attitude' puts me over the top. AKA

:rose: :rose: :rose:

[sweetgranny]

mishell...I am so sorry about your Thanksgiving. I like the others (and as a parent) hope you will call your dad and try to wrok things out. your sister is not well...please remember this.
You have a lot to be thankful for and you must remember all this.......us for example....smile. We are all praying for each other and you.
GA...have you had rain yet?
Let's all get geared up for Christmas....and remember the Reason for the Season.:rose:

[gacountry]

mishell...I am so sorry about your Thanksgiving. I like the others (and as a parent) hope you will call your dad and try to wrok things out. your sister is not well...please remember this.
You have a lot to be thankful for and you must remember all this.......us for example....smile. We are all praying for each other and you.
GA...have you had rain yet?
Let's all get geared up for Christmas....and remember the Reason for the Season.:rose:

Sweet,
We had a little rain and we are so Thankful, the most we have had in months we had Thanksgiving Day late in the evening. It was a perfect day, the kids and young at heart had plenty of time to play outside then the sweet sound of rain.
We are still in dire straits where rain is concerned but God will provide, we just have to be patient and wait.
I hope your holiday was good, mine was wonderful UNTIL I got that strange urge for Pizza on Friday, have not been able to keep anything down since.
I am so glad to see you all kelt the board going during the holiday and maybe I will be back more soon.
Love you all just like an ole' momma hen.

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[wind149]

I appreciate all the kind words from all of you and these boards give me an incentive to get out of bed as well as I enjoy posting, I love the fact that we all get along on these boards as the one I was on before, why I did not get out before I did, but I too, had made friends on it and I still talk to some of them and one lady who I deeply admire has plans to join here and you will be pleasantly surprised for her honesty and input like myself. She is a therapist and believe it or not a part-time ME and had a horrible childhood as well. She is not your run of the mill, she refuses to counsel rapists and pedophiles even though she does work within the prison system and that smacks of her integrity and I know you guys will like her. As for Mishell, girl, I am so sorry you had a horrible holiday, I have been there believe me, I know what it is like to not have a dime to your name and no place to go, I actually lived on the streets for a time after running away from home and I would have rather stayed there than to go home so when I started working at the sheriff's dept, I always tried to give people advice, I tried to help them get to a better place and especially with the teens and these kids would be blown away when I would tell them what I went through and a few actually listened to me as a great police officer did for me. I had ran away from yet another foster home and I was hitchhiking on the interstate and he pulled up next to me,. asked me what the hell was I doing and I told him and as I was fixing to jet into the woods he stopped me with one question. "What would it take for you to stay somewhere for awhile"? I looked at him and said "somebody who gives a s**t and he told me to get my butt in the car and from then on my life was better. I lived with him and his family, felt love for the first time, I graduated from high school and went into the world. I apply that it here. If you can help just one person that day, week, month, you saved a life. In today's times, parents are arrested for beating their kids, back in my day, I went to our local yokel Barney Fife police chief in the town where I lived with my parents, showed him the bruises on my butt and back, the healed burn scars, and I was all of 11 and he had the gall to tell me my parents had a right to beat me as they OWNED me and I was a bad child. I hated that SOB from that moment on. When I ended up in state's custody, my social worker was a friend of my mothers' and took her side and told me just about every day that I had left a "warm loving home where I had all the advantages other kids did not have" and I was a wicked, selfish child who should be grateful they adopted me. Can you see where my head was at? I had no one but my grandparents, but they lived in FL and the state said they were too old to take me. They were my mother's parents and they had disowned her the minute they found out the real story and they were on my side till the day they died and they never spoke to their daughter again. They always thought it was Dad that was the problem and while he never really abused me, he did not take my side either as he was whipped by my mother and could not say boo. I would tell the kids this horror that I suffered, and I would tell them I would do everything I could do to get them away from the abuse, I had my life threatened by a twisted sister who abused her son horribly and this woman is a POS for sure and I got her son into a warm loving foster home and he is a success story. She did not want to lose the welfare check, she could have cared less about Josh. I still talk to teens, my goddaughter has had some friends who were going through some rough times and I helped them as much as I could. Do I wish my life could have been different? You bet, but my anger really soared when I found out from the state of NJ that they could have returned me to their custody when they found out I was not a perfect, obedient, child, and I found out for years, my aunt was fighting to get me back ,and about the time a hearing was to be scheduled, we moved to VT and I of course had no idea. They KNEW that I could have been taken, and yet, still kept me, because how would it have looked??? Joan was always one for appearances, when I went to work at the dept, she had the nerve to say to me, why would I do a "dirty" job? And then it was the I hope I won't have to see you at crime scenes on TV what will my friends think? And when I had to go to a murder scene to bring supplies, and I got on our local channel, she was horrified. Now, most parents would be thrilled their child was in LE, not her. Her idea for me was to go to college, meet a rich doctor or lawyer, get married, and have kids and the picket fence and that is not what I wanted. Being a housewife did not appeal to me but that is all she ever did after college. I did go to college ,but not when she wanted me to go. SO you now know why I have no use for her and I could not be any happier having my own family in my life. So if any of you guys want to talk PM like crazy, I will be there for you.

[gacountry]

wind149 welcome and it is wonderful to call you friend!
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[gacountry]

Well Gurls,
LOL, thought I would share this little gif of our beloved Cozy,(or maybe a
look-a- like) lol.
When that gurl sneezes it gets ATTENTION!
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z186/Brickmuppet/sneezeboobs.gifFONT][/SIZE]

[dallasvic]

:seeya: Hi Everyone,
How have y'all been ? Did everyone have a great Thanksgiving. I love to eat turkey and dressing. I fix it for my dad's B-Day every year . He loves it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is his favorite. So we eat it 3 times a year.
We next it is Christmas and I love that time of the year. I love giving gifts and seeing their eyes light up when they get what they ask for ,


Mishell,
Sweetie how are you doing now? Did you and your dad make up? I sure hope so and like everyone said sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.
I know it is hard but it is true.You know your sister has problems and you could just let it pass. I know it is hard sometimes ,but that is what you have to do especial during Holidays. Just keep the peace.

[Athena]

Hey Linda,
What an awesome privilege to read such an honest post. Shouldn't be surprised though because all of your posts I have read have come straight from the heart. You are a straight shooter girl and I like that. I have met so many great people on this board and count some amongst my best freinds now.
I love this quote by Jane Rubietta "Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young and fresh and you were innocent. Anger is natural. Grief is appropriate. Healing is mandatory. Restoration is possible." It says it all I think.:beer:

Love this quote Sharlock!!! :)

Wind: I believe you have proven this quote to be true and kudos to you for overcoming such a horrid childhood and you are able to assist other people as a result instead of wallowing in your grief or turning to crime. :beer:

[KTScarlettOkity]

Wind~

Very nice to meet you! I'm an adoptee too, and I'm so sorry to hear the rough time you had as a child. I was lucky enough to be adopted by very kind parents so my experience is much different. That said, you truly are an inspiration to have overcome so much.

Mishell~

{{HUGS}} to you!

[AlsoKnownAs]

Hey Linda,
What an awesome privilege to read such an honest post. Shouldn't be surprised though because all of your posts I have read have come straight from the heart. You are a straight shooter girl and I like that. I have met so many great people on this board and count some amongst my best freinds now.
I love this quote by Jane Rubietta "Someone may have stolen your dream when it was young and fresh and you were innocent. Anger is natural. Grief is appropriate. Healing is mandatory. Restoration is possible." It says it all I think.:beer:

Truely A Wonderful Quote

I Hope Everyone Is In A Good Place

WARNING Rant To Follow. Others have had their moment. If you don't want to view mine skip the rest of this post.

I have been Married for 32+ years and we have been together for 35+. About two months ago, when setting the house up for NW Wet drainage, I noticed a clean dog bowl under a log with an un-natural 2'X2' bark lean to shielding it from the weather. It was a type of dog bowl we have used but not outside in years. So I told the wife, and I showed her when she came home. (Background) We have been plagued with this ugly orange mutt treaspassing on our property all summer. We have 5 dogs. 2 Female Huskies (one handicaped born with 3 legs) in the pen. The handicaped one could not deal with tile floor. Our big Malamute is on a day to day (week to week) situation as he is blind (couragous) & diabetic whom I (he won't let her) have to give a shot 2 times a day. Then there is the 14 YO Impertantent Imperial Red Queen and the Black and Tan Mutt we took in. When I showed her the dish set up she said she didn't know anything about it. We have talked about more canine's (type?), but not till after the Queen & the Malamute were gone. Today Mrs SO left for 2 week of conferences. Yesterday she told me she had been feeding the inteloper mutt that has been treaspassing and wanted me to continue while she was gone. My bippy was twisted! For two months she didn't trust me enough to tell me she was feeding this stray. When I found the set up she lied about it. Yeah not the most serious relationship lie. If she didn't trust me with that information, then the wedge is, what else could whe be keeping me in the dark about. So instead of the normal routine, I taking her to the shuttle, I made her take herself to the airport. This is not a desirable way to start two weeks apart. She should have leveled with me weeks ago. Yes there have been 'bumps' in the road, IMHO things have been good for awhile. Am I a 'Prima Donna' or am I justified in being upset that she couldn't confide in me? Black & Tan was given water & food before being taken in. Though I didn't aprove, there was no deception by her. I appreciate the support & experience this Forum has to offer. Thanks, AKA

[AlsoKnownAs]

wind149, Bless You. :rose: :rose: :rose:

Everyone has problems growing up. Some much worse than others. We are the 'Lucky' whom has perservered. AKA

[Athena]

AlsoKnownAs:

Personally I believe honesty and openness in communications between two married people as one of the most important if not THE most important element in a marriage regardless of what the issue is.

It appears as if she did tell you about this before with another dog and you did not approve. IMO she told you about this most recent dog because she was going away for 2 weeks and told you as she was leaving to avoid an argument perhaps? I think deception is wrong however if one knows that something is not going to be accepted and will lead to an argument the issue is avoided altogether.

Just curious. You say you disapproved; but exactly what was your reaction?

[andU]

So you all remember me telling you about my sister right?

Well yesterday she humiliated me in front of the family and we got into a screaming match, to make a long story short my Dad kicked me out of the house. I have been sitting in this Starbucks for about 4 hours now, first it was a McDonalds for 3, its just too cold out, and gas is so expensive I can't keep my car running, looks like I'm going to have to crawl to my older sisters doorstep with my tail between my legs and ask for a place to stay. I'm so humilitated, I cannot believe this is happening to me right now. I'll check in when I can. Love you all.

Glad to see you back D. Its been a rough one without you. :rose:

Mishell, I am so sorry you are going through this stuff! Geeze, louise! You need your family's support so bad. We here, will be your support, girl. I pray you are safe and well. I'll keep you in my prayers every day.

[WarmNCozy]

AlsoKnownAs:

I agree with Athena that honesty is the best policy not only in marriage but in dealing with people in life.

You have all those dogs but never mentioned who was responsible for acquiring your pets, was it a joint decision? Not knowing the answer to that I'm going to assume that your wife may be a St. Francis type and has a big heart when it comes to animals.

Yes, she deceived you and outright lied when confronted to avoid an argument, but needed to tell you the truth so that the dog would not go without food. You showed your displeasure by not taking her to the airport.

I think it would be kinder to the dog to be placed for adoption rather than a lean-to for protection from the elements and a bowl of food. That's hardly what a pet really needs, and that is love and affection. Good luck!

[andU]

Truely A Wonderful Quote

I Hope Everyone Is In A Good Place

WARNING Rant To Follow. Others have had their moment. If you don't want to view mine skip the rest of this post.

I have been Married for 32+ years and we have been together for 35+. About two months ago, when setting the house up for NW Wet drainage, I noticed a clean dog bowl under a log with an un-natural 2'X2' bark lean to shielding it from the weather. It was a type of dog bowl we have used but not outside in years. So I told the wife, and I showed her when she came home. (Background) We have been plagued with this ugly orange mutt treaspassing on our property all summer. We have 5 dogs. 2 Female Huskies (one handicaped born with 3 legs) in the pen. The handicaped one could not deal with tile floor. Our big Malamute is on a day to day (week to week) situation as he is blind (couragous) & diabetic whom I (he won't let her) have to give a shot 2 times a day. Then there is the 14 YO Impertantent Imperial Red Queen and the Black and Tan Mutt we took in. When I showed her the dish set up she said she didn't know anything about it. We have talked about more canine's (type?), but not till after the Queen & the Malamute were gone. Today Mrs SO left for 2 week of conferences. Yesterday she told me she had been feeding the inteloper mutt that has been treaspassing and wanted me to continue while she was gone. My bippy was twisted! For two months she didn't trust me enough to tell me she was feeding this stray. When I found the set up she lied about it. Yeah not the most serious relationship lie. If she didn't trust me with that information, then the wedge is, what else could whe be keeping me in the dark about. So instead of the normal routine, I taking her to the shuttle, I made her take herself to the airport. This is not a desirable way to start two weeks apart. She should have leveled with me weeks ago. Yes there have been 'bumps' in the road, IMHO things have been good for awhile. Am I a 'Prima Donna' or am I justified in being upset that she couldn't confide in me? Black & Tan was given water & food before being taken in. Though I didn't aprove, there was no deception by her. I appreciate the support & experience this Forum has to offer. Thanks, AKA

AKA, I won't rant. I believe honesty is priority in any relationship, but especially in a marriage.

[gacountry]

AlsoKnownAs,
I read your post and it brought back so many memories. About 14 years ago a family that lived near us moved away and left a Momma dog and 5 pups. We live in the country and this momma dog was a stray that had gone 'wild' the pups were to skidish for us to catch and the momma would not come out just crouch and growl at us. About 4 of the neighbors started buying dog food and feeding this family of dogs at the now vacant house. Every day we would take turns with the food and water and we would talk to the pups, and watch our butts cause that was one mean momma. Finally after about a month one of the little pups came out she was the runt and so skinny and wormy even with the good food and attention. My son was in college and he wanted to bring her home, I told him no because she was a girl dog, my son was a straight a student all through school and college and he tried to convince me IF we did not tell HER she was a girl she would never have pups! At least he winked his beautiful brown eye at me when he said it. On weekends he would catch the pup and bring her home, this dog won my heart and after many vet bill became the most playful, loving dog we ever owned PURE Heinz 57 looked like a mix of everything but oh how I cried when he/she died.
The moral of the story is I bought food and did not tell my husband since he thought the best thing was to get rid of the dogs because of the wild momma and what the pups might have. The Momma dog did have to be put down but all the pups were saved and loved.
I am not anyway suggesting you take the dog in but do give your wife a chance if this is the only fibs you have caught her in consider yourself lucky and talk with her about a local shelter for the dog. Life is to hard without making it worse, and IF you aren't careful * wink wink* you might be the one looking for a meal under a lean-to*wink wink*. Give your wife a chance she was just showing compassion to God's creatures. This is my opinion and sometimes they are not taken kindly. You seem to be a kind and compassionate man look at this issue again is my suggestion.

[dallasvic]

Truely A Wonderful Quote

I Hope Everyone Is In A Good Place

WARNING Rant To Follow. Others have had their moment. If you don't want to view mine skip the rest of this post.

I have been Married for 32+ years and we have been together for 35+. About two months ago, when setting the house up for NW Wet drainage, I noticed a clean dog bowl under a log with an un-natural 2'X2' bark lean to shielding it from the weather. It was a type of dog bowl we have used but not outside in years. So I told the wife, and I showed her when she came home. (Background) We have been plagued with this ugly orange mutt treaspassing on our property all summer. We have 5 dogs. 2 Female Huskies (one handicaped born with 3 legs) in the pen. The handicaped one could not deal with tile floor. Our big Malamute is on a day to day (week to week) situation as he is blind (couragous) & diabetic whom I (he won't let her) have to give a shot 2 times a day. Then there is the 14 YO Impertantent Imperial Red Queen and the Black and Tan Mutt we took in. When I showed her the dish set up she said she didn't know anything about it. We have talked about more canine's (type?), but not till after the Queen & the Malamute were gone. Today Mrs SO left for 2 week of conferences. Yesterday she told me she had been feeding the inteloper mutt that has been treaspassing and wanted me to continue while she was gone. My bippy was twisted! For two months she didn't trust me enough to tell me she was feeding this stray. When I found the set up she lied about it. Yeah not the most serious relationship lie. If she didn't trust me with that information, then the wedge is, what else could whe be keeping me in the dark about. So instead of the normal routine, I taking her to the shuttle, I made her take herself to the airport. This is not a desirable way to start two weeks apart. She should have leveled with me weeks ago. Yes there have been 'bumps' in the road, IMHO things have been good for awhile. Am I a 'Prima Donna' or am I justified in being upset that she couldn't confide in me? Black & Tan was given water & food before being taken in. Though I didn't aprove, there was no deception by her. I appreciate the support & experience this Forum has to offer. Thanks, AKA

:seeya: Hi AKA,
Well all I can say is I love animals also, and the I will not take in new one tell they are gone, but guess what I do it anyway.:eek:
I am sure that you wife was hoping once you see the animal you would feel the same and the way it sounds I but you would. You seem like a very good HEARTED man.:rose:
Since you were up set with her and made her drive herself just think if something was to happen to ,but GOD I hope not , but just what if over feeding a hungry animal she had not told you about.
This does not I my eyes say she has lied to you about other things ,just this because y'all had discussed it and not get anymore til the other 2 had gone.
Just something to think about.:seeya:
Your Friend Dallasvic

[dallasvic]

AlsoKnownAs,
I read your post and it brought back so many memories. About 14 years ago a family that lived near us moved away and left a Momma dog and 5 pups. We live in the country and this momma dog was a stray that had gone 'wild' the pups were to skidish for us to catch and the momma would not come out just crouch and growl at us. About 4 of the neighbors started buying dog food and feeding this family of dogs at the now vacant house. Every day we would take turns with the food and water and we would talk to the pups, and watch our butts cause that was one mean momma. Finally after about a month one of the little pups came out she was the runt and so skinny and wormy even with the good food and attention. My son was in college and he wanted to bring her home, I told him no because she was a girl dog, my son was a straight a student all through school and college and he tried to convince me IF we did not tell HER she was a girl she would never have pups! At least he winked his beautiful brown eye at me when he said it. On weekends he would catch the pup and bring her home, this dog won my heart and after many vet bill became the most playful, loving dog we ever owned PURE Heinz 57 looked like a mix of everything but oh how I cried when he/she died.
The moral of the story is I bought food and did not tell my husband since he thought the best thing was to get rid of the dogs because of the wild momma and what the pups might have. The Momma dog did have to be put down but all the pups were saved and loved.
I am not anyway suggesting you take the dog in but do give your wife a chance if this is the only fibs you have caught her in consider yourself lucky and talk with her about a local shelter for the dog. Life is to hard without making it worse, and IF you aren't careful * wink wink* you might be the one looking for a meal under a lean-to*wink wink*. Give your wife a chance she was just showing compassion to God's creatures. This is my opinion and sometimes they are not taken kindly. You seem to be a kind and compassionate man look at this issue again is my suggestion.

YOu better. You said it better than i did :cuss: LOL
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[dallasvic]

wind149 welcome and it is wonderful to call you friend!
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Hey GAC,
I went to this site and I do not know how to get it to go to my photobucket account. PLEASE HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[WarmNCozy]

Well Gurls,
LOL, thought I would share this little gif of our beloved Cozy,(or maybe a
look-a- like) lol.
When that gurl sneezes it gets ATTENTION!
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z186/Brickmuppet/sneezeboobs.gifFONT][/SIZE]
This is more like it!

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Old%20Ladies/thsexy.gif

[Athena]

Hi Dallas....

Glad you are back and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. :)

Anyway - not sure if this is the way others do it -- but I would just "right click" the picture above and "save picture as" to your desktop and upload from there to Photobucket as opposed to from the site itself. JMO

[gacountry]

Hey GAC,
I went to this site and I do not know how to get it to go to my photobucket account. PLEASE HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
look under Blessings in Photobucket and it is there. So many cute ones, oh and another way is just to right click on the image I posted click on view image the copy and paste with our image link. Hope that helps.

[AlsoKnownAs]

Whoa! We have never told each other what we can or can't do. I do appreciate the replys. Wether it's me riding a MC, or it is Mrs SO taking a trip to Russia it was adjusted for. I didn't approve of her feeding Samuel at the gate (her name) to me he is 'Roofus D Dog'. I have trained dogs that I could confidently double heal them down the street & never had a problem. So, yes I would have objected to her 'baiting' keeping this dog treaspassing. That doesn't mean I would have forbid it. Thats a different level. At one time we had 17 dogs raising Huskies & Malamutes. When Samuel came nature was thinning what we still had, but we still had quite a few dogs. I had doubts the big Malamute & Samuel would be Ok without fighting. I was wrong & Samuel was submissive & wasn't a problem. The Red Husky Queen (pics soon I hope) wouldn't like a puppy, & the blind Malamute would not appreciate one either. Now I am trying to train Samuel so if we get another pup it has a sound role model. By Mrs SO admission, there is no getting near this orange rogue pup. We discussed that once the river flowed he wouldn't be crossing. Expecting food, yes he still is crossing. So it is on going deception. She thought I wanted a Divorce when I paid off the house with inheritance money, but wanted papers that the house became community property at the same rate as the loan payoff. So this dog is NOT a reason for deception. I don't expect it to end in Divorce. I am not content in a Relationship with deception. I would rather 'just shoot me'. AKA

[Athena]

MAYONNAISE JAR and 2 CUPS OF COFFEE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.


A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the
golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

Next, the professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "YES."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.

The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions -- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the
pebbles or the golf balls.

The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are! important to you.

So...
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.
Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. "Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

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[AlsoKnownAs]

thanks Athena, (I understand) I had only drank coffee for a couple short months & quit. A career spent mostly on swing and graveyard was hard for non coffee drinkers to understand.

The dish of food I put out early this morning was empty (refilled) this afternoon. I guess the 'Rogue' dog presence has been here. AKA

[Mishell1383]

thanks Athena, (I understand) I had only drank coffee for a couple short months & quit. A career spent mostly on swing and graveyard was hard for non coffee drinkers to understand.

The dish of food I put out early this morning was empty (refilled) this afternoon. I guess the 'Rogue' dog presence has been here. AKA
AKA I had just read all the replys and you know what, I think you answered your own questions. And the fact that you filled the bowl made me smile largely! I love that. I'm sorry I wasn't able to give you my bit of advice, as you have given me quite a bit of sensible words. But I think you proved your point you were upset with her by not driving her to the airport, yet you still filled the bowl. SO now she has two weeks to worry (which is going to be hell) and when she comes back you two talk about it, now that you have both cooled off. Good Luck keep me posted

[Mishell1383]

Also I am home now everyone, I came home late lastnight, Thanks so much for your warm wishes. I took everyones advice and called my father, I had a lot of anger towards him and my sister, but I bit t he bullet and apologised. He said it wasn't all my fault but he had to seperate us, he has had enough of our fighting, and that I woul be able to survive being told to leave, as she wouldnt. It aggrivates me sometimes that "I'm the strong one" because I get treated different, but than I look at it, and I would rather be the strong one than the sick one.

Thanks everyone for all your words of wisdom and comfort I dont think i would have sucked it up so soon and went back if it weren't for all your suggestions.

:seeya:

[gacountry]

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[Tangerine]

i lied to my exhusband once about an animal. i was driving his truck a little too fast on our newly paved road and a squirrel ran out in front of me and started doing that schitzo squirrel thing they do where they keep changing directions. i swerved to miss him and slammed right into our neighbors brick mailbox!! i knew he was going to be UPSET about the damage to his truck so when he asked me what happened while he was on his knees grieving over his custom paintjob, i knew that "a squirrel" was gonna be the wrong answer. so i lied. i told him another car passed over the yellow line and i had ABSOLUTELY NO CHOICE but to hit the mailbox. but i was outed by our neighbor. while my ex was over there rebuilding his mailbox, our neighbor came out and said, "betcha wish she wouldve just hit the damn squirrel!" you see, when he came out after i hit his mailbox, i was so shaken i blurted out, "squirrel!!" without thinking. anyways, i was just trying to avoid a heated confrontation over something that i couldnt change anyway. i shouldnt have lied (either that or done it better, lol). this story is neither here nor there. youre story just reminded me of it. see ya 'round the boards:seeya:
-tangie

[Athena]

Also I am home now everyone, I came home late lastnight, Thanks so much for your warm wishes. I took everyones advice and called my father, I had a lot of anger towards him and my sister, but I bit t he bullet and apologised. He said it wasn't all my fault but he had to seperate us, he has had enough of our fighting, and that I woul be able to survive being told to leave, as she wouldnt. It aggrivates me sometimes that "I'm the strong one" because I get treated different, but than I look at it, and I would rather be the strong one than the sick one.

Thanks everyone for all your words of wisdom and comfort I dont think i would have sucked it up so soon and went back if it weren't for all your suggestions.

:seeya:

I'm so glad you are home and safe. There's no place like home. :)

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[Mishell1383]

I'm so glad you are home and safe. There's no place like home. :)


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GOODMORNING! You know what Athena you are absolutely right, i did not want to go back home, but as soon as I got there it was so nice to be in MY bed and see MY dog. There is no place like home.

[gacountry]

Now you gurls know Samual Adams is not my breakfast partner of choice BUT Oh my Gosh just look at that thick ham, and sausage, and bacon, and eggs, and pancakes, and fruit, Oh Jeevers I love you all over again. Oh and thanks for setting it up with this warm cozy fire.
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[gacountry]

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[WarmNCozy]

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[andU]

i lied to my exhusband once about an animal. i was driving his truck a little too fast on our newly paved road and a squirrel ran out in front of me and started doing that schitzo squirrel thing they do where they keep changing directions. i swerved to miss him and slammed right into our neighbors brick mailbox!! i knew he was going to be UPSET about the damage to his truck so when he asked me what happened while he was on his knees grieving over his custom paintjob, i knew that "a squirrel" was gonna be the wrong answer. so i lied. i told him another car passed over the yellow line and i had ABSOLUTELY NO CHOICE but to hit the mailbox. but i was outed by our neighbor. while my ex was over there rebuilding his mailbox, our neighbor came out and said, "betcha wish she wouldve just hit the damn squirrel!" you see, when he came out after i hit his mailbox, i was so shaken i blurted out, "squirrel!!" without thinking. anyways, i was just trying to avoid a heated confrontation over something that i couldnt change anyway. i shouldnt have lied (either that or done it better, lol). this story is neither here nor there. youre story just reminded me of it. see ya 'round the boards:seeya:
-tangie

LoL! "...the truth shall set you free."

[sweetgranny]

AKA...sounds like I am late but it isn't like she lied HORRIBLY.... as GA said she was taking care of God's creatures but that said, a marriage is a partnership and a new pet is something to be discussed. It will all work out fine I am sure...You DID feed the dog...grin
Mishelle...glad you are home and took our advice.....you are right, strong is better than sick.:hat:

[Athena]

My bestest friend in the whole world -- more than 30+ years had a heart attack this morning while she was mopping her kitchen floor. Her name is Joyce and she is in intensive care. I just spoke with her husband and I believe one of her arteries was opened up enough to get the blood supply going. I don't understand much but I believe he said there were two other arteries requiring treatment?

Anyway -- most of those who know me -- know that I believe in the power of prayers. I ask all of you to please say a prayer for my friend. TIA.

[WarmNCozy]

For Athena's Best Friend's Recovery!

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[Mishell1383]

My bestest friend in the whole world -- more than 30+ years had a heart attack this morning while she was mopping her kitchen floor. Her name is Joyce and she is in intensive care. I just spoke with her husband and I believe one of her arteries was opened up enough to get the blood supply going. I don't understand much but I believe he said there were two other arteries requiring treatment?

Anyway -- most of those who know me -- know that I believe in the power of prayers. I ask all of you to please say a prayer for my friend. TIA.
First and foremost, Athena, My prayers are CERTAINLY with your friend and her loved ones (including you) at this time. May she regain her full health and recovery at this time.

What I know about arteries is this
The heart pumps blood out through one main artery called the dorsal aorta. The main artery then divides and branches out into many smaller arteries so that each region of your body has its own system of arteries supplying it with fresh, oxygen-rich blood. So she certainly could have two that still need treatment. The good thing is she has a blood-supply going through her body and her heart.

Thanks to http://www.texasheart.org/HIC/Anatomy/anatomy2.cfm
We can view this information to get a good look at what we are talking about.
Hope this helps at all.
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Four types of valves regulate blood flow through your heart:

The tricuspid valve regulates blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle.
The pulmonary valve controls blood flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries, which carry blood to your lungs to pick up oxygen.
The mitral valve lets oxygen-rich blood from your lungs pass from the left atrium into the left ventricle.
The aortic valve opens the way for oxygen-rich blood to pass from the left ventricle into the aorta, your body's largest artery, where it is delivered to the rest of your body.

[andU]

My bestest friend in the whole world -- more than 30+ years had a heart attack this morning while she was mopping her kitchen floor. Her name is Joyce and she is in intensive care. I just spoke with her husband and I believe one of her arteries was opened up enough to get the blood supply going. I don't understand much but I believe he said there were two other arteries requiring treatment?

Anyway -- most of those who know me -- know that I believe in the power of prayers. I ask all of you to please say a prayer for my friend. TIA.

Plop! ...that's the sound of a piece of paper with Joyce's name as well as her family being dropped into my prayer pocket.

[gacountry]

My bestest friend in the whole world -- more than 30+ years had a heart attack this morning while she was mopping her kitchen floor. Her name is Joyce and she is in intensive care. I just spoke with her husband and I believe one of her arteries was opened up enough to get the blood supply going. I don't understand much but I believe he said there were two other arteries requiring treatment?

Anyway -- most of those who know me -- know that I believe in the power of prayers. I ask all of you to please say a prayer for my friend. TIA.

Gurl you got it I am praying for your friend, her family and YOU. God does hear the petitions of His Children.
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[sweetgranny]

My prayers have just gone upward. God be with Joyce and her doctors as they treat her.:rose: :rose: :rose: :rose:

[Tangerine]

most definitely my warmest thoughts and prayers for your friend, joyce. -tangie

[KTScarlettOkity]

Athena~ You, Joyce and Joyce's family are in my prayers. I am very thankful she got to the hospital quickly! Too often women do not recognize symptoms of a heart attack and don't get care quickly. Thanks be that she is getting the care she needs.

{{Athena}} a hug to you during your time of distress.

[AlsoKnownAs]

Athena~ You, Joyce and Joyce's family are in my prayers. I am very thankful she got to the hospital quickly! Too often women do not recognize symptoms of a heart attack and don't get care quickly. Thanks be that she is getting the care she needs.

{{Athena}} a hug to you during your time of distress.

:rose: +1 :rose:

Mishell, glad everything family wise is on the positive note. ;)

Tangerine, thanks for sharing your story. I (hopefully) have trained myself not to swerve for animals. Retired from MC riding where swerving is dangerous, but I use the binders hard. We live in an area with lots of Bambi, Wylie Coyote, Rocky Racoons & the Zig Zagging Squirrels.

I am not sure we are doing this dog a favor by feeding him. The river he has to cross gets him plenty wet. The temps here at night are in the low 20's & mid 30's high during the day. Catch 22 now! Crossing the river wet & hungry is worse. He doesn't have body fat or northern dog coat. The food I put out this morning was gone this afternoon. We got our first snow last night about 3/4 of an inch.

I have raised several dogs I didn't want to. A R+W Husky (Foxie Lady) came with a litter. Foxy was the Mae West of dogs. 2 weeks before a diabetic on slought from which she went blind and died, she was out there telling the Boys she was one hot Mama & they better key their eyes on her. Zinger, renamed Augie by me was a Chocolate Lab looking pup. I gave up trying to make him nurse. You don't want to mess with pups too much. We realized he only had 3 complete legs. He was a friendly energetic guy. The distortion the wrist takes in hopping & balance he was in too much pain by middle age. He loved me to sing to him, he felt so special:
His Favorite, (think) Nat King Cole
Lab chops roasting on an open fire
Little Huskies nipping at his toes
Augie with your nose so bright
Won't you guard my sleigh tonight

The younger R&W Blue Eyed F Husky also was born with an incomplete limb. She is useless without her mother. Her name is Wacky Wabbit. The horses are always taken back in the dark by the movement of 3 legged dogs. It's a rabbit like hoping motion.

Most of the animals we agreed on. She was supposed to find a home for Samuel. He was the B&T stray. He is a good watch dog. He is not agressive. The Queen moped the floor with him twice. I am working to train him. Soon he will be the only male dog. Want to have a good roll model if we choose to get a pup sometime. The blind Malamute still has his moments. Being a very confident gorgeous Alfa 131 lb M, the blindness has not lost him his confidence. It's hard watching him deteriorate so fast.

Several Eagle sighting this last week. :cool: AKA

[Seashell]

:seeya:
ok who missed me and whats news here?
am dead on feet, it looks like you all been busy and i need to catch up a lot on here!
hugs. Gnite.S. :rose:

[gacountry]

:rose: +1 :rose:

Mishell, glad everything family wise is on the positive note. ;)

Tangerine, thanks for sharing your story. I (hopefully) have trained myself not to swerve for animals. Retired from MC riding where swerving is dangerous, but I use the binders hard. We live in an area with lots of Bambi, Wylie Coyote, Rocky Racoons & the Zig Zagging Squirrels.

I am not sure we are doing this dog a favor by feeding him. The river he has to cross gets him plenty wet. The temps here at night are in the low 20's & mid 30's high during the day. Catch 22 now! Crossing the river wet & hungry is worse. He doesn't have body fat or northern dog coat. The food I put out this morning was gone this afternoon. We got our first snow last night about 3/4 of an inch.

I have raised several dogs I didn't want to. A R+W Husky (Foxie Lady) came with a litter. Foxy was the Mae West of dogs. 2 weeks before a diabetic on slought from which she went blind and died, she was out there telling the Boys she was one hot Mama & they better key their eyes on her. Zinger, renamed Augie by me was a Chocolate Lab looking pup. I gave up trying to make him nurse. You don't want to mess with pups too much. We realized he only had 3 complete legs. He was a friendly energetic guy. The distortion the wrist takes in hopping & balance he was in too much pain by middle age. He loved me to sing to him, he felt so special:
His Favorite, (think) Nat King Cole
Lab chops roasting on an open fire
Little Huskies nipping at his toes
Augie with your nose so bright
Won't you guard my sleigh tonight

The younger R&W Blue Eyed F Husky also was born with an incomplete limb. She is useless without her mother. Her name is Wacky Wabbit. The horses are always taken back in the dark by the movement of 3 legged dogs. It's a rabbit like hoping motion.

Most of the animals we agreed on. She was supposed to find a home for Samuel. He was the B&T stray. He is a good watch dog. He is not agressive. The Queen moped the floor with him twice. I am working to train him. Soon he will be the only male dog. Want to have a good roll model if we choose to get a pup sometime. The blind Malamute still has his moments. Being a very confident gorgeous Alfa 131 lb M, the blindness has not lost him his confidence. It's hard watching him deteriorate so fast.

Several Eagle sighting this last week. :cool: AKA

I enjoyed your post I knew you were a good guy *wink*. As to the stray and the water, the cold and the snow that is a problem, BUT you are feeding him and that was all you were asked to do. It is God's way of controlling the animal population to take a few out, we as His Stewards are only asked to aid and maybe to accept His Ways. When your wife comes home greet her with a smile and clear conscience knowing you did what she asked. Again this is just my opinion which has hit me in the face many times.

Enjoy your animals, I keep thinking I will bite the bullet and get another dog but so far I have not. We live on a farm and have cows so I have to let my Dogs choose me carefully. My Dad gave me a white English Bulldog that just loved calf ears and pig tails. It was not our decision to give him back but it was to expensive stock wise to keep him. My Dad took him back but he had developed a taste for blood and my Dad had to have the vet deal with it. I love my pets and it hurts like losing family when one dies or is killed, so I just love and spoil my Granddog.

Eagles!! Oh how exciting. We have had sightings in South GA but not by me, I would think it would be a beautiful sight.

[gacountry]

:seeya:
ok who missed me and whats news here?
am dead on feet, it looks like you all been busy and i need to catch up a lot on here!
hugs. Gnite.S. :rose:

I have missed you!!!!! It better have been fun or you got some 'splaining to do' LOL. I do hope you enjoyed your sisters, which reminds me I need to call mine.
http://th137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/d0lpinlvr/th_Welcome2520back2520flashing.gif

[WarmNCozy]

:seeya:
ok who missed me and whats news here?
am dead on feet, it looks like you all been busy and i need to catch up a lot on here!
hugs. Gnite.S. :rose:

Of course I missed you! So start dishing the dirt on all the girl things you did on your trip!

[WarmNCozy]

:rose: +1 :rose:

Mishell, glad everything family wise is on the positive note. ;)

Tangerine, thanks for sharing your story. I (hopefully) have trained myself not to swerve for animals. Retired from MC riding where swerving is dangerous, but I use the binders hard. We live in an area with lots of Bambi, Wylie Coyote, Rocky Racoons & the Zig Zagging Squirrels.

I am not sure we are doing this dog a favor by feeding him. The river he has to cross gets him plenty wet. The temps here at night are in the low 20's & mid 30's high during the day. Catch 22 now! Crossing the river wet & hungry is worse. He doesn't have body fat or northern dog coat. The food I put out this morning was gone this afternoon. We got our first snow last night about 3/4 of an inch.

I have raised several dogs I didn't want to. A R+W Husky (Foxie Lady) came with a litter. Foxy was the Mae West of dogs. 2 weeks before a diabetic on slought from which she went blind and died, she was out there telling the Boys she was one hot Mama & they better key their eyes on her. Zinger, renamed Augie by me was a Chocolate Lab looking pup. I gave up trying to make him nurse. You don't want to mess with pups too much. We realized he only had 3 complete legs. He was a friendly energetic guy. The distortion the wrist takes in hopping & balance he was in too much pain by middle age. He loved me to sing to him, he felt so special:
His Favorite, (think) Nat King Cole
Lab chops roasting on an open fire
Little Huskies nipping at his toes
Augie with your nose so bright
Won't you guard my sleigh tonight

The younger R&W Blue Eyed F Husky also was born with an incomplete limb. She is useless without her mother. Her name is Wacky Wabbit. The horses are always taken back in the dark by the movement of 3 legged dogs. It's a rabbit like hoping motion.

Most of the animals we agreed on. She was supposed to find a home for Samuel. He was the B&T stray. He is a good watch dog. He is not agressive. The Queen moped the floor with him twice. I am working to train him. Soon he will be the only male dog. Want to have a good roll model if we choose to get a pup sometime. The blind Malamute still has his moments. Being a very confident gorgeous Alfa 131 lb M, the blindness has not lost him his confidence. It's hard watching him deteriorate so fast.

Several Eagle sighting this last week. :cool: AKA

Sounds as though you are way softer than your Mrs. SO, Miss St. Francis! And you are the original Mr. St. Francis of the family! God Bless AKA!

[Mishell1383]

Thanks AKA you told me it took two to have a shouting match and that really brought me to light on the situation. Thank you.

I hear you about that dog crossing the river. Your being logical and your wife is being helpful sometimes they get in the way of each other. I'd guess being logical is the more promising way to be, but some of us just don't possess that trait.

I'd love to have as many dogs as you!! I love dogs so much. They are perfect companions. :rose:

Welcome back Sea Please tell us how it went! I have missed you! Glad you are back, start dishing!! :seeya:

[charmaine]

Hey guys I'm back!! Did anyone miss me?? My ISP was having 'issues' after lightning struck the tower on the bluff. Mishell, I hope things are looking up for you hunni. I have absolutely no relationship with my older sister and I have just learnt to let it go. It is my Mum that I feel sorry for...she just lives for family. I just focus on me and mine and thats all I can do. I am off to Adelaide this weekend to go shopping, dancing, and finally go and see My Chemical Romance at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Monday night. Love to you all and I am sending all the positive energy I can for those who are sick or sad (or both). :rose: :seeya:

[WarmNCozy]

Hey guys I'm back!! Did anyone miss me?? My ISP was having 'issues' after lightning struck the tower on the bluff. Mishell, I hope things are looking up for you hunni. I have absolutely no relationship with my older sister and I have just learnt to let it go. It is my Mum that I feel sorry for...she just lives for family. I just focus on me and mine and thats all I can do. I am off to Adelaide this weekend to go shopping, dancing, and finally go and see My Chemical Romance at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Monday night. Love to you all and I am sending all the positive energy I can for those who are sick or sad (or both). :rose: :seeya:

Of course you were missed! Sorry about your Server problems.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Funny/flowers.gif

[Mishell1383]

Hey guys I'm back!! Did anyone miss me?? My ISP was having 'issues' after lightning struck the tower on the bluff. Mishell, I hope things are looking up for you hunni. I have absolutely no relationship with my older sister and I have just learnt to let it go. It is my Mum that I feel sorry for...she just lives for family. I just focus on me and mine and thats all I can do. I am off to Adelaide this weekend to go shopping, dancing, and finally go and see My Chemical Romance at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Monday night. Love to you all and I am sending all the positive energy I can for those who are sick or sad (or both). :rose: :seeya:
GOOOOOOOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!

Charmaine Thank you, things are better. have a blast this weekend, and Rock On at the Concert!!!!

Athena hope things are better today for you, or that you have some more information so you can have better answers to your questions. You and your friend are still in my prayers. :rose:

[andU]

:seeya:
ok who missed me and whats news here?
am dead on feet, it looks like you all been busy and i need to catch up a lot on here!
hugs. Gnite.S. :rose:

"I do, I do!" (she replied waving her arm in the air

[AlsoKnownAs]

Charmaine & Seashell, of course we miss what you add to the Forum. :rose:

Have fun in Adelaide! :biggrin:

The car Clubs are having a Toys For Tots run. Trying to get something positive, I purchased a skateboard & a Leggos kit. :read:

Winter Wonderland here! More snow expected overnight and the rest of the week. Roads were terrrible yesterday. I wouldn't have gone out if I didn't have an appointment. Here is something easier on the eyes. AKA
http://www.freenaturepictures.com/assets/images/lores/yellowrose2.jpg

[WarmNCozy]

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Sayings/attention.jpghttp://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Sayings/4.gifhttp://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/congratulations-3.gif

[WarmNCozy]

Charmaine & Seashell, of course we miss what you add to the Forum. :rose:

Have fun in Adelaide! :biggrin:

The car Clubs are having a Toys For Tots run. Trying to get something positive, I purchased a skateboard & a Leggos kit. :read:

Winter Wonderland here! More snow expected overnight and the rest of the week. Roads were terrrible yesterday. I wouldn't have gone out if I didn't have an appointment. Here is something easier on the eyes. AKA
http://www.freenaturepictures.com/assets/images/lores/yellowrose2.jpg

My Favorite, yellow roses.

[WarmNCozy]

What happened to our Buddy, Silveradotd? He hasn't posted since October 31st. Hey, GAC, do we need to suit up , get the dogs and go out searching again?http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/gifs/searching-2.jpg

[Mishell1383]

I loooooooove yellow roses. And Legos! I used to always build lego homes when I was younger, the kids will really appreciate those gifts! :rose:

Becareful out there AKA, Atleast you have sled dogs! LOL jk!! :seeya:

[gacountry]

What happened to our Buddy, Silveradotd? He hasn't posted since October 31st. Hey, GAC, do we need to suit up , get the dogs and go out searching again?http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/gifs/searching-2.jpg

I am ready for an adventure, which direction should we start? Don't forget that big Dog and bring a tad bit more brandy this time. Now where did I put my long johns with all that pretty camo lacy stuff on it.
Here we go Jeevers offered to drive us LOL,~~WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
http://www.funnyhub.com/pictures/img/ghetto-limousine.jpg

[KTScarlettOkity]

I just wanted to pop in to say hello to everyone!

so...

Hello Everyone!!

Have we heard from Athena about how her friend is doing?

[andU]

Charmaine & Seashell, of course we miss what you add to the Forum. :rose:

Have fun in Adelaide! :biggrin:

The car Clubs are having a Toys For Tots run. Trying to get something positive, I purchased a skateboard & a Leggos kit. :read:

Winter Wonderland here! More snow expected overnight and the rest of the week. Roads were terrrible yesterday. I wouldn't have gone out if I didn't have an appointment. Here is something easier on the eyes. AKA
http://www.freenaturepictures.com/assets/images/lores/yellowrose2.jpg

Oh! These are beautiful! I love yellow roses, my very favorite since I was a child! I can't for the life of me grow them, though. I think I pay too much attention to them and kill them with kindness.

[andU]

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Sayings/attention.jpghttp://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Sayings/4.gifhttp://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/congratulations-3.gif

I'm blushing, deeply... Thank you! I hadn't even noticed the number!

[andU]

My Favorite, yellow roses.

Yet another thing we have in common, W & C !!!

[andU]

I am ready for an adventure, which direction should we start? Don't forget that big Dog and bring a tad bit more brandy this time. Now where did I put my long johns with all that pretty camo lacy stuff on it.
Here we go Jeevers offered to drive us LOL,~~WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
http://www.funnyhub.com/pictures/img/ghetto-limousine.jpg

I am laughing so hard I've got tears running down my cheeks! I love it! You gals go get the lost family members and we'll rustle up some grub for when ya get back. Guess we best chop some more wood, too.....

[WarmNCozy]

I am ready for an adventure, which direction should we start? Don't forget that big Dog and bring a tad bit more brandy this time. Now where did I put my long johns with all that pretty camo lacy stuff on it.
Here we go Jeevers offered to drive us LOL,~~WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
http://www.funnyhub.com/pictures/img/ghetto-limousine.jpg
OK, all set for transportation.http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Funny/tank.jpg

And a half dozen of these and we're on our way WOO HOO!http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff305/CozyNWarm/Drinks/B_Hennessy20Paradis20Extra20Rare20C.jpg

[andU]

You guys are hilarious! I'm laughing out loud and I'm at work; people are poppin' their gopher heads up over cubicles to see what is going on... holy smoke! I have to vacate and gather my self... I'll be back, though!

[KTScarlettOkity]

Hm...drunken llama's piloting a tank?

Sounds like an EXCELLENT course of action. :biggrin:

[andU]

Hm...drunken llama's piloting a tank?

Sounds like an EXCELLENT course of action. :biggrin:

I like your signature! Hey, Carmen Miranda did it and danced at the same time! Ooops, telling my age.... oh well!

[AlsoKnownAs]

Well this more like my local conditions...AKA
http://www.alaskastock.com/pr/654742851/Alaskastock_001AY_AA0372D001.jpg