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timbuktu
There was a contest to see who could come up with the best poem ending in the
word "Timbuktu".
It was down to the final two contestants, a well known college professor and an
old ranch hand from Texas.
The professor was chosen to go first and right away he starts with :
"Miles and miles of sand,
riding in a caravan,
camels two by two,
destination, Timbuktu."
The crowd cheered for the professor.
It was the ranch hands turn and just before the buzzer sounded he blurted out :
"Tim and I went hunting buck,
we came upon a maidens tent,
they were three,
we were two,
I bucked one and Tim bucked two."
Heather Powell
Groups that I own:

Sorry about that!
Heather
Karen <windwhisper2004@...
Forwarded messages end up blank in the club. Just gives me stuff to
delete. If you want to tell a joke, all you need to do is copy and
paste the joke part onto a message post...but please don't send things
that say you have to send this to 20 friends...things like that
because that is spam and I'll just have to delete it....jokes and
things are nice though...thanks.
Karen

Forwarded messages end up blank in the club. Just gives me stuff to
delete. If you want to tell a joke, all you need to do is copy and
paste the joke part onto a message post...but please don't send things
that say you have to send this to 20 friends...things like that
because that is spam and I'll just have to delete it....jokes and
things are nice though...thanks.
Karen

Hi.
My name is Tracy. I'm simply looking for someone who has something in
common with me. Someone to talk to, or get advice from. Or just to
compare problems, to see what's 'normal' and what is acceptable. I am
41, and divorced. I have a 16 year old son, and I have a daughter who
was paralized almost three years ago. (July 30, 2002). She is
Paraplegic, T~6/7, & she has no brain damage. She was hit by a truck
while riding her bicycle. She was 11 at the time. She is 14 now and
becoming really beautiful. Guys are noticing her very much. Does
anyone have any advice to offer? Not just from other females but even
from the guys out there as well? I would also like to find her a
place she could go to talk to others her own age in similar
situations. Also a place my son could go to. He has always been very
jealous of his sister and her situation only makes this worse. He
sometimes says he would like to be in a chair too. Is there anyone
out there like that?

Hi Tracy welcome to the group...feel free to tell us about yourself.
Karen

Hello everyone, if you would like to chat tonight then come join us in the chat
room
This is how you register:
This is the link, click on it
http://spinalresource.com/index.html/Page/Real-Time+Chat/
Next click on Please click here to proceed to our real-time chat interface.
Then click on register, and fill out the four questions.
That is it you are registered to chat! It will send you an e-mail that you need
to click on and you should be able to start chatting .
Heather Powell
C7
San Antonio Texas

Hi everyone we will be meeting in the chat room tonight! Starting right now if
you would like to chat go to this web address. Don't forget the chat room is a
completely separate registration from the main web site! If you have any
problems you can contact me on instant messenger or by e-mail.
http://www.spinalresource.com/phpOpenChat/
Heather
If you have not registered, This is how you register:
This is the link, click on it
http://spinalresource.com/index.html/Page/Real-Time+Chat/
Next click on Please click here to proceed to our real-time chat interface.
Then click on register, and fill out the four questions.
That is it you are registered to chat! It will send you an e-mail that you need
to click on and you should be able to start chatting .

If you have CHILDREN in your life at all, This Is a must read !!!!
Subject: Dust Off- a serious danger to our kids
(please read) Dust Off- A Serious Fatal Hazard
First,I am going to tell you a little about me and my family. My name
is Jeff. I am a Police Officer for a city which is known nationwide
for its crime rate. We have a lot of gangs and drugs. At one point we
were #2 in the nation in homicides per capita. I also have a police K-
9 named Thor.
He was certified in drugs and general duty. He retired at 3 years old
because he was shot in the line of duty. He lives with us now and I
still train with him because he likes it. I always liked the fact
that there was no way to bring drugs into my house. Thor wouldn't
allow it. He would tell you. The reason I say this is so you
understand that I know about drugs. I have taught in schools about
drugs. My wife asks all our kids at least once a week if th ey used
any drugs. Makes them promise they won't. I like building computers
occasionally and started building a new one in February 2005. I also
was working on some of my older computers.
They were full of dust so on one of my trips to the computer store I
bought a 3 pack of DUST OFF. Dust Off is a can of compressed air to
blow dust off a computer. A few weeks later when I went to use them
they were all used.
I talked to my kids and my 2 sons both said they had used them on
their computer and messing around with them. I yelled at them for
wasting the 10 dollars I paid for them. On February 28 I went back to
the computer store.
They didn't have the 3 pack which I had bought on sale so I bought a
single jumbo can of Dust Off. I went home and set it down beside my
computer.
On March 1st I left for work at 10 PM. At 11 PM my wife went down and
kissed Kyle goodnight. At 5:30 AM the next morning Kathy went
downstairs to wake Kyle up for schoo l, before she left for work. He
was sitting up in bed with his legs crossed and his head leaning
over. She called to him a few times to get up. He didn't move. He
would sometimes tease her like this and pretend he fell back asleep.
He was never easy to get up. She went in and shook his arm. He fell
over. He was pale white and had the straw from the Dust Off can
coming out of his mouth. He had the new can of Dust Off in his hands.
Kyle was dead. I am a police officer and I had never heard of this.
My wife is a nurse and she had never heard of this. We later found
out from the coroner, after the autopsy, that only the propellant
from the can of Dust off was in his system. No other drugs. Kyle had
died between midnight and 1 Am. I found out that using Dust Off is
being done mostly by kids ages 9 through 15.
They even have a name for it. It's called dusting. A take off from
the Dust Off name. It gives them a slight high for about 10 seconds.
It makes them dizzy. A boy who lives down the street from us showed
Kyle how to do this about a month before. Kyle showed his best
friend. Told him it was cool and it couldn't hurt you. It's just
compressed air. It can't hurt you. His best friend said no.
Kyle's death
Kyle was wrong. It's not just compressed air.
It also contains a propellant.. I think its R2. It's a refrigerant
like what is used in your refrigerator.. It is a heavy gas.-Heavier
than air. When you inhale it, it fills your lungs and keeps the good
air, with oxygen, out. That's why you! feel dizzy, buzzed. It
decreases the oxygen to your brain, to your heart.
Kyle was right. It can't hurt you. IT KILLS YOU. The horrible part
about this is there is no warning. There is no level that kills you.
It's not cumulative or an overdose; it can just go randomly, terribly
wrong. Roll the dice and if your number comes up you die. IT'S NOT AN
OVERDOSE. It's Russian roulette. You don't die later. Or not feel
good and say I've had too much. You usually die as your breathing it
in. If not you die within 2 seconds of finishing "t he hit." That's
why the straw was still in Kyle's mouth when he died. Why his eyes
were still open. The experts want to call this huffing. The kids
don't believe its huffing. As adults we tend to lump many things
together. But it doesn't fit here. And that's why it's more accepted.
There is no chemical reaction & no strong odor.
It doesn't follow the huffing signals. Kyle complained a few days
before he died of his tongue hurting. It probably did. The propellant
causes frostbite. If I had only known. It's easy to say hay, it's my
life and I'll do what I want. But it isn't. Others are always
affected.
This has forever changed our family's life.
I have a hole in my heart and soul that can never be fixed. The pain
is so immense I can't describe it. There's nowhere to run from it. I
cry all the time and I don't ever cry. I do what I'm supposed to do
but I don't really care. My kids are messed up. One won't talk about
it. The other will only sleep in our room at night. And my wife, I
can't even describe how bad she is taking this. I thought we were
safe because of Thor. I thought we were safe because we knew about
drugs and talked to our kids about them. After Kyle died another
story came out. A Probation Officer went to the school system next to
ours to speak with a student. While there he found a student using
Dust Off in the bathroom. This student told him about another student
who also had some in his locker. This is a rather affluent school
system. They will tell you they don't have a drug problem there. They
don't even have a dare or plus program there. So rather than tell
everyone about this "new" way of getting high they found, they hid
it.
The probation officer told the media after Kyle's death and they, the
school then admitted to it. I know that if they would have told the
media and I had heard, it wouldn't have been in my house. We need to
get this out of our homes and school computer labs.
Using Dust Off isn't new and some "professionals" do know about. It
just isn't talked about much, except by! the kids. They know about
it.
April 2nd was 1 month since Kyle died. April 5th would have been his
15th birthday. And every weekday I catch myself sitting on the living
room couch at 2:30 in the afternoon and waiting to see him get off
the bus. I know Kyle is in heaven but I can't help but wonder If I
died and went to Hell.

"Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'" "That
sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome." "Is it common?" "It's Not Unusual."
An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to
look at either.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't
find any. I went to the butcher's the other day and bet him 50 bucks
that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. He said, "No, the
steaks are too high!!!"
I went to a seafood disco last week and pulled a mussel.
Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly; but when they lit a fire
in the craft, it sank, proving that you can't have your kayak and
heat it, too.
What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A fsh!
Two termites walk into a bar. One asks, "Is the bar tender here?"
Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to
her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" "Because white is
the color of happiness and today is the happiest day of her life,"
her mother tried to explain, keeping it simple. The child thought
about this for a moment, then asked, "So, why is the groom wearing
black?"
If you love something, set it free.
If it comes back, it was, and always will be, yours.
If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with.
If it just sits in your room, messes up your stuff, eats your food,
uses your phone, takes your money, and never behaves as if you
actually set it free in the first place, you either married it or
gave birth to it!!!

Hey everybody tonight between 8:45 p.m. and 11 p.m. anyone at wants a free
personalized tag, meet in the spinal cord chat room on my web site. I will also
be doing this for the next three nights. But you can go into the chat room
anytime to chat. Just to remind everybody the chat room is a separate
registration from my web site. If you have any problems signing up let me know.
This is how you register:
This is the link, click on it
http://spinalresource.com/index.html/Page/Real-Time+Chat/
Next click on Please click here to proceed to our real-time chat interface.
Then click on register, and fill out the four questions.
That is it you are registered to chat! It will send you an e-mail that you need
to click on and you should be able to start chatting .
Heather Powell
C7
San Antonio Texas
My Space Profile Web Page http://www.myspace.com/heatherintx
Groups I own:

Hi there just a few fireworks for your 4th....hope your having an
awesome time with all the festivities....
I can hear the fireworks out side and just have no motavation to go
out driving and watching them....I need to pull out some of my
business possitive attitude books and start reading them
again.."magnet people"...."always possitive
attitude"....."unstoppable"....."the contented acheiver"
Monday again tomorrow so I got through another weekend.....things will
improve gradually...and already fine at work.
Karen

Jack and Jill
Jack was going to be married to Jill, so his father sat him down for
a little fireside chat...... He says " Jack, let me tell you
something. On my wedding night in our honeymoon suite, I took off my
pants and handed them to your mother, and said, here - try these
on." So, she did and said, "These are too big, I can't wear them."
I replied, "... Exactly. I wear the pants in this family and I always
will. Ever since that night we have never had any problems." Hmmm,"
says Jack. He thinks that might be a good thing to try. So on his
honeymoon, Jack takes off his pants and says to Jill, "Here try these
on." So she does and says, "These are too large, they don't fit me."
Jack says, "... Exactly. I wear the pants in this family and I always
will, and I don't want you to ever forget that."
Then Jill takes off her pants and hands them to Jack and says, "Here,
you try on mine." So he does and says, "I can't get into your pants."
So Jill says, "... Exactly. And if you don't change your smart ass
attitude, you never will.
Little Bruce and Jenny are only 10 years old, but they just know that
they are in love. One day they decide that they want to get married,
so Bruce goes to Jenny's father to ask him for her hand. Bruce
bravely walks up to him and says "Mr. Smith, me and Jenny are in love
and I want to ask you for her hand in marriage." Thinking that this
was just the cutest thing, Mr. Smith replies, "Well Bruce, you are
only 10. Where will you two live?" Without even taking a moment to
think about it, Bruce replies "In Jenny's room. It's bigger than mine
and we can both fit there nicely." Still thinking this is just
adorable, Mr. Smith says with a huge grin, "Okay then how will you
live? You're not old enough to get a job. You'll need to support
Jenny." Again, Bruce instantly replies, "Our allowance.. Jenny makes
5 bucks a week and I make 10 bucks a week. That's about 60 bucks a
month and that should do us just fine." By this time Mr. Smith is a
little shocked that Bruce has put so much thought into this. He
thinks for a moment trying to come up with something that Bruce won't
have an answer to. After a second, Mr. Smith says, "Well Bruce, it
seems like you have got everything all figured out. I just have one
more question for you. What will you do if the two of you should have
little ones of your own?" Bruce just shrugs his shoulders and
says "Well, we've been lucky so far..." Mr. Smith doesn't think the
little shit is adorable anymore.

Here is a tropical rainbow for your birthday!!! Hope you have an
awesome day maybe relaxing on the beach under a big umbrella holding
hands with the love of your life.....I found the beach your going to
have to hunt up a nice two person hammock.....
No matter what you do to celebrate today I hope you have a truely
wonderful day!
Happy Birthday Ramon' the great!
Karen

I'll have to check this out ... could be fun.
Ray

Hello everyone I just wanted to let you know I created a group to
share jokes and other humorous things. I would love to have y'all in

A very difficult time for you, for sure.
I'm sorry you didn't get my message earlier too. But I think you
knew in your heart where you should have been, and I'm glad to hear
that you're going to look for a new job. No one should put up with
the kind of expectations that they put on you. I wish you well in
your search and I know you'll enjoy your next job even more.
And the hole in your heart will heal in time, as you already know
from past experience. My prayers are with you.
Ray

This morning Digger's daughter called and told me they were going to
have the memorial for dad around 5, at her place...just a cook out
andget together to tell stories...at first they weren't going to do it
but decided they needed to do something because everyone including me
were still torn up inside and we all needed closure of some kind.
Digger had no insurance and the cremation alone was a suprise (cost
wise) Digger wanted no service or funeral or anything...he joked
about just tossing him out back and tossing some gasoline on him....
We all had a harder time with his death than we expected....just
knowing its coming and he is getting weaker and fading fast doesn't
help...well, anyway I called into work early in the morning...and they
told me they would see what they could do and call me back.....
In the meantime we were all calling his friends....family, his
ex....the kids mother....and his buddy, Chet even called a couple of
diggers old girlfriends. He seemed to worry I would get upset about
it, and I told him to invite them, he was being silly thinking it
would bother me. I might be odd but I was kinda looking forward to
meeting them and seeing what they were like...and hearing the stories.....
His buddy Chet did say that I was the only woman in Diggers life he
loved enough to be faithfull too.....Chet and his son and friend
picked me up to go to Denver to Get Diggers truck....When we moved
down here at the end of the month we were short people to drive
it...(Digger said as we were leaving he would never see his truck
again...that seemed odd at the time)
I talked to the office on the way to Denver again and the only person
who would cover my shift so far had Military clearance for the Air
Force base, and there was no way for me to get clearence in time to
cover his shift so they weren't having much luck.
This get together tonight was going to be the same as Diggers funeral,
it would be the only funeral he would get. The kids want to take his
ashes to the mountains or a lake or something.....but not for 2 or 3
months maybe....they don't knowits like they need to have time to
breath again....all the years his family have been around him and he
always talked about dying...they never thought it would happen...I
took care of him every day and watched him get worse...but even after
he was rushed to the hospital....his daughter was upset, because she
wanted him to move down there...wait and go to the doctor down there.
It wasn't until his last couple weeks that the possibility of death
sunk in.
I got the call when I started back from Denver with Diggers truck. I
had to work. I felt so broken hearted and it was like i was kicked in
the stomach. Sometimes things hit me so hard I can't think and I
pulled over in a wayside and started calling people. It felt like
they told me.....you have the nerve to ask to get off work for your
husbands funeral....nope sorry......
My situation is complicated...in our eyes (mine and Diggers) we were
married just as legal and binding as it would have been if the papers
were signed....we had wedding rings and he always called me his wife.
And the funeral wasn't a funeral home type leagal looking one...its
just in his daughters house surrounded by friends family and exes, all
the people that loved him in his lifetime.....even his boss from back
in denver and his wife planned on being there......I needed to be
there....I made the wrong decision...and I was at work a half hour
early....Its so hard to fake happy...but none of whats going on in my
life is anyones fault thats going to see 7 falls.
So I'm here in an empty house...2 am .....not tired...wishing I could
hear Digger chewing me out for being on that dang computer again, or
listening to him snore...or having him wanting his back rubbed....
I wish I would have gotten your call sooner, Ray.....you told me
exactally what I wanted to hear....forget the job and go to my
husbands funeral. They made me feel like we weren't legally married
it didn't matter....i didn't matter.....heck digger worked for them
for 7 years and never missed a day of work....and he didn't matter....
I'm going to start looking for another job....I don't want to work for
someone like that anymore....

Very nice note, Karen; you have such a way with words.
:)
R

The days have a way of flowing together, but I think it was monday I
had to rush Digger back to the emergency room. He was having a
multitude of symptoms, but the worse were he couldn't swallow his
meds, he hurt so bad he could barely move and he barely drank
anything....a few sips of something and he was full.
They said he was severly dehydrated..."dehydrated like a rock" the
doctor said. They got him on IV's and they forced two ivs into him
and went through a third before I was told to go home that night.
His color is better and he doesn't look so sunk in around the face.
They can't quess how long he has. I guess only God can. Most likely
days or a week or two. He won't be home again. The family is sort of
taking over and making me feelodd, like an outsider, or casual friend.
I'm now trying to prepare myself for them cleaning his stuff from our
place.
Digger doesn't want my name on anything so I'm not stuck with the
bills after hes gone, so there is very little I can do about it. Its
kinda like I'm at there mercy right now. I guess the next days and
weeks will decide for me if I stay in Pueblo or move on.
I need to go to Colorado Springs to get my job lined up and I'm told I
might have to take a 5 hour test. I've been working for C&D for a
year now and it sort of suprised me about the test. I maybe looking
for work on top of everything else.
I don't know where I'm going to find the strength to handle all this.
God and I have been on odd terms....there must be some rhyme or
reason to why men who are dying are the only ones who love me. Being
widowed 2 times had men afraid of me....now this? Was I put on earth
to comfort the dying? I keep being told I made there last years
wonderful and they have never been so happy. Seemed like an honor the
first time but then it felt a little comforting last time. This time
I cringe to hear it. I'm so jealous of people married 10, 20, 30
years with the same guy it isn't funny. I can walk through the mall
and see couples holding hands who are old and grey and have lived most
there lives together, and I cry.
Someday......not anytime soon, but someday I might want to date again.
I'll be afraid to open up with him and be honest....the happiest
times of my life were married...lets see that has been a total of 20
months....yikes. I'm 47 years old. Colorado has still been the
happiest time of my life other than being married, that won't change
when Digger passes.
I grew up in Wisconsin, had no debts, the house was paid for, and I
felt dead already, and for some reason noone covered me up. Michigan
was an adventure and I realized I had a ton of fears I never knew I
even had. Detroit became Pre-Denver driving and I always knew deep
down in my heart I moved the wrong direction....my heart was
west....the mountains. I saw so many of my closest friends die with
there dreams tucked inside never getting them....so when I realized my
job would let me transfer I followed my dream and I became the only
person I knew who got their dream.
The Dream is still here all around me to the west. I could be happy
the rest of my life in Pueblo, I have new mountains to explore, states
to venture into...but my life right now is sort of unpredictable...I
have no clue where I'll be a year from now...
Anyway Time is marching...thats one thing that will never change...I
hope everyone takes care and has a wonderful day.
Karen

Thanks, Heather, I'll check it out.
Ray

Keep these two in your prayers; Digger's health challenges are severe
and Karen's pretty depressed.
Ray

I just wanted to let everyone know that the chat room on the web site
is finished. If you get a chance check it out. If you have any
questions you can instant message me at heathersci.
If you have not seen my web site, it is for people with spinal cord
injury, their friends and family. The web site has been open about a
month and we now have 131 members! There are member profiles, true
stories, photos, and information. Under the meet friends section you
can search by state or country to find others close to you. We also
have an in-depth forum where you can post questions, reply to other
comments, or read other posts.
http://spinalresource.com/
Heather
C5-C7
San Antonio, Texas

have you spoken to his doc(s) and the nurses on his unit ??
I'd think they would have the best suggestions. I've never dealt
with this so I really don't have any info for you. :(
Raymond

Can anyone tell me how to prevent bedsores? Digger has been sick a
long time, and back in the hospital, and that has him in bed most the
time. I was a nurses aid way back in the 70's, and I definately don't
want to relive THAT again. I've seen some nasty bedsores back than
and stupid...oh well, don't need to get into that.
I could kick myself if he gets any cause I get brain dead sometimes
and wasn't thinking about them...as far as I know he is getting sore
spots, no open sores so far. I had him in the shower getting him
ready for the doctor 3 days ago and he had no open sores anywhere at
that time, but at home I give him back rubs and rub his feet, and
lotion and things, and he has been living on a very soft comfortable
sofa, so the pressure points aren't as bad as a hospital bed.
I"m at the hospital most the day but he kicks me out at night. He is
very tall so I have been making sure his feet have a pillow under them
because they stick out past the end of the hospital bed. So I have
been worrying to much about feet and legs because of the diabetes.
So can anyone tell me what to do? I think i need to check for red
spots more and try to get him to roll on his side every once in a
while or maybe get a pillow under him on one side then the other...but
how often does he need to change sides? should i do more lotion and
things more?
Any help at all would do me a world of good. I'll be so upset if I
let him get bedsores....
Karen

For the new members that have not seen my web site, it is for people
with spinal cord injury. It has member profiles, pictures, stories,
information, items of interest, and an in-depth forum. In the forum
you can post questions, information, read other posts, etc.. Once you
join you can go to the meet friends page and do a search by State or
country to find people in your area. We will be having a chat room
within two to three weeks. In approximately three weeks we have
already gotten 109 members. It's a great way to meet people and post
in a forum. When you sign up if you need any help please let me
know. Also after you sign up if you would like to add photos to your
profile you can do that or I can do it for you.
http://spinalresource.com/
Heather
C5 C7
San Antonio, Texas

Thank you for the update, Karen.
I will be anxiously awaiting the results of the biopsies.
:)

I took Digger into the Emergency room on Tuesday...tried to get him to
go the day before but he didn't think he was sick enough....I took
youre advice Ray, and got him to the University Of Colorado Hospital
in Denver. They checked him in and all the time Digger figured they
were just going to send him home. He had no wind and just got sicker
and sicker. He had me worried because his face was all sunk in
looking, and he dropped about 20 pounds we noticed when they weighed him.
Its been a long few days, he has cancer in the liver and fluid in the
chest, they took several peices of liver to test because they figure
they have about 40 different kinds of cancer that it could be. Digger
had me stay in the room yesterday when they drained the fluid out of
his chest....he thought it was nothing compared to the biopsy. (he
wants them to skip all the speach part telling him all the risks and
just give him the paper to sign next time. Scared him listening to
all the risks before the fluid was drained, thats why he didn't want
me to leave)
If he doesn't get the test results back later today it will be monday
most likely before he finds out. So far we are planning to move the
end of the month but thats sort of waiting on what the results are and
if he needs to stay there for treatment or can go to pueblo for treatment.
I got my hours changed for the weekend so I can be at the hospital
during the day and work the night shift....I better get a couple hour
nap before work tonight, but I wanted to update people.
Karen

The city in the foreground is Golden, Colorado.....in the distance is
Denver and ................ Denver's Ocean.
Karen (wink)

Hi, Heather,
Sorry to hear how you received your injury; I think that's a first,
at least in THIS group. Was it a drive-by? A hunting accident?
I used to work with a man who was from East LA and had been shot in
a gang drive-by, but his injury was only to his leg and his worst
thing was dealing with the pain that came when the leg got cold,
which happened every day since we worked in a meat processing
plant. But it was nothing like you have to deal with.
Ray

I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My name
is Heather and I'm 24 years old. 3 1/2 years ago I was
accidentally shot, and now I am a C5-C7 spinal cord
injured.
http://spinalresource.com/
Two weeks ago my spinal cord injury web site opened. We now have
approximately 75 members. This web site is for people who have been
paralyzed due to injury. Also family members, spouses, friends,
etc., may join. There is a separate sign up for the latter. My
web site is a great way to meet other people with spinal cord
injury. It has a lot of great features. Such as member profiles,
member stories, information/resources, and a in-depth forum. We
will be adding a chat room soon. You do not have to join to check
the site out, and don't forget its free!
After signing up you can add as many pictures as you
would like. After you sign up you have the ability to
contact other members. You can also view member stories,
in which they talk about their experiences. There are also
information and resource pages, to hopefully help answer
questions or put you in contact with someone who can help.
We also have a forum, in which you can post comments,
questions, etc.
If you would like to sign up and need help with something
let me know. It wouldn't be a problem to help you. I do

HI everyone there is a new cartoon in photos.talk about crazy weather
we had snow on easter 2 inch on monday it was 75 degrees
take care
nowalkric

Welcome, Heather,
I hope you find some new friends here. There are people here with a
myriad of disabilities, not just sci, though that is why the group was
initially formed. Introduce yourself and post whenever you wish. Or
just go back over all the messages and get an idea of the people here
to whom you can relate. Enjoy your visits.
Ray

Hello to all. We are looking for videos that deal with disability
subjects and situations to show on our web site. Some of the videos
we are now showing are...
A blind runner in the New York City Marathon.
A wheelchair comic.
Adventure travel for the physically challenged.
An organization that offers people with disabilities a free ride in a
glider.
A video game interface system that enables people living with a wide
range of disabilities to play video games at full speed with one
touch of a button.
Would you be able to evacuate your city during an emergency?
How easy sailing is for people with disabilities.
Running after a heart transplant.
Plus many more.
We are looking for ANYTHING. Your video can be self shot. Please
contact us at http://upwd.net or upwd@... if you have something.
Thanks,
United People With Disabilities

Hi there......I hope you all have an awesome Easter and a wonderful
weekend! I'm working the weekend, but I'm not minding it one
bit....and it looks like I'm getting a little snow for my drive
tomorrow....walking in a winter wonderland....A little late in the
season but always a welcome sight.
Last week I stopped in at Olan Mills, almost the only time I was back
since I left there, it was 1am so noone was there, the slate had an
unusual sounding name on it....not the same person who had to have
that studio...and the place was sirty and trashed looking.....made me
sad...and Easter is so much fun at the studio...I wish I was back
there in a lot of ways. Got such a sad feeling seeing the studio so
dirty, but the odd part was K-Mart was just as dirty looking....and
the parking lot was a real fright with trash all over....I wonder what
happened....Was it always like that and I never noticed it? Gosh at
1am you would think they would havew had time to clean up. Digger
would have a fit if I went back....been extremely tempted to call my
old boss and see if she is still there.....
Today I went out to Roxborough....another old job. Willy was getting
promoted to Sgt. and Bonnie the captain called me to have me come out
for the party....and because a resident left me a physicians desk
reference book....that was a nice day, even got to go and see Bonnies
new home, and get lost in Highlands Ranch on the way home LOL....
The mountains were hiding today and there was snow in the foothills.
karen

Have an awesome day!
Karen

Good afternoon to all. Well, its gotten colder here and it is
spitting snow. I was hoping that we were done with snow but I guess
that it is just the end of February. It don't help that the wind is
blowing, gusts up to 30 mph expected today. Just the sound gives you
a chill.
Had a good time at my niece's birthday party. They cooked out on the
grill. Had a loin roast that they sliced up and put barbecue sauce on
some, delicious. She got some nice presents that I think that she
picked out most of them. Got some money of course, which is a lot
easier than trying to find something that she would like. Her brother
got her a giraffe that stands about 18 inches high. She collects
them. Then we had homemade ice cream and cake but had a choice of
cookies and cream ice cream, which she wanted for her birthday too.
I got to watch some exciting NASCAR action this weekend. Its amazing
the number of people that attend those races every weekend. I would
have liked going to one race before my accident. I don't think that
it would as enjoyable going now having to sit down and not being able
to see as much as standing. The crowd would be another deterrent of
going now. At least being at home you get to see everything that
happens on the track and you also get to see the exciting parts a
couple of time with the replays. My mom has a chance to see a Bush
race on her company annual trip and she thinking about taking my
brother and his son as she took his wife and daughter last year to a
ball game. All that I would ask for is a Kenny Wallace autograph and
a tee shirt. I enjoy watching him commentating. He has a good time no
matter what's going on.
I hope that you all had a good weekend and that this week is kind to
you as well.
Bill

Wish your neice and I could go to the mall for our birthdays, we could
go spend money on things we don't need and get our nails done...and go
eat something way out of whack for our figures LOL...have a great time!
As far as building on a hillside....I don't think people think to much
about mudslides when they go out shopping for a home to live in.
Where would we live if we only bought houses in safe places??? Noone
would live on an oceans coast line because of worrying about
hurricanes, noone would build river towns for fear of flodding, noone
would live on mountains because of fretting about avalanches....what
about the entire state of Wisconsin and Kansas...tornadoes.....or
cities...terrorist threats. I don't know of anywhere that is a safe
place.
I lived in Wisconsin all my life very a place called "tornado Alley".
The mountains are dangerous. But it was my dream to live near or in
them. I have seen really old homes in the mountains that have
weathered alot of bad weather and fires and things. Sometimes people
just want the veiw, or they always lived somewhere. I sort of got
untied to the land somewhere along the way...but i know how it feels
to be tied to the land, or know what it feels like to chase a dream
place by the tail.
Sorry I'm sounding like a lecture, been a teacher and mom toooooooo
long LOL.
Karen

Hi, Ricky,
Yes, I think everyone who hires help has some kind of trouble keeping
them. That old saying "good help is hard to find" is more than just a
saying. We're lucky here, in that we don't need any help with
personal things; Mary's pretty self-sufficient. But we have a
housekeeper come in once a week who's always been very reliable so we
have no problems there. I guess we are just blessed in so many ways.
But I take it that YOU are having challenges in finding/keeping good
help, right?
I haven't posted much but I keep up with all the posts. I'm just
lurking in the background. :)
Ray

Can you believe that this is the last week in February? I can't. I am
feeling a bit older as my niece is turning 22 friday. Wish I could
feel that young again. We have been having pretty nice weather for
this time of year. Just wish the clouds would leave and give us some
sunshine for a good week.
We have a squirrel that was building a nest with the dead grass from
the yard and going up one of our older trees in the yard so maybe we
will have some young ones running around this summer. We still see
the deers that come around. Sounds like there are plenty of them
around this area. Don't see that many turkeys however. There were a
couple of farmers that did some field work last week. Pretty unusual
for this time of year.
I'm happy that NASCAR got started for the season last week. I do
enjoy watching the races. I thought that maybe we would get to see a
fight after the wreck that happened during the second 125 race but
they kept their cool. It should be an exciting year.
I feel sorry for the people in California that are dealing with all
that rain. Mud slides wouldn't be easy to deal with but when you
build on a hillside you have to expect something like this could
possibly happen.
I hope everyone has a safe week. Take care!
Bill

I wish you one as well as I do for everyone out there.
Bill

Hope you have a Fantastic Valintines Day!
Karen

hi everyone i just like to know if anyone else has prolems keeping
help?
ricky

Hi everyone, how's it a going with you all? We could get some winter
mix on precipitation this weekend. Mom is going to make some homemade
ice cream for my birthday, which is Sunday. I have a cousin whose kid
has a birthday a few days before mine that we are going to celebrate
his birthday on Sunday as well. He always gets a pizza party that is
all right except they live with their grandma and she smokes and you
can never leave there without reeking of it. It's amazing how fast
the smoke can penetrate your clothing and she doesn't even smoke
while we are there.
Is everyone happy with who is playing in the Super bowl? I think that
it will be a good game. At least I hope it will be. I'm not that big
of a fan but like to watch it as the season gets about over. I'm not
to keen on arena football either. It really looks rough. I am getting
excited that NASCAR is getting close to beginning. I'm in a Nextel
Cup Pool and didn't do so well last year but have high hopes to do
better this year. There were 128 people in it last year and the
winner got $700. I got my entry fee back but donated it to the
Victory Junction Camp that the Petty's started.
Are there any tennis fans out there? I started watching tennis when I
was laid up on the floor with a ruptured disc in my back. That was
better than watching soap operas I thought. I think the first gulf
war was going on at that time, as I couldn't believe the scenes I was
watching on the TV. Its no wonder those people coming home from war
have such a hard time getting adjusted to the civilian life again.
It's hard to imagine the thoughts they must have after going through
a situation like that.
Did anyone watch ER last night? I thought from the previews that the
dad was going to commit suicide so that his daughter could get his
other kidney. I also wonder what drug companies will have to say
about putting drugs out on the market before they are truly tried and
tested as the drug the daughter was taking that ruined her first
kidney transplant.
Well, I've gone on kind of a tangent there and I hope I don't offend
anyone with it. Have a great weekend and I'm looking forward to next
weekends super bowl. Take care!
Bill

Not sure whats going on, but I read you're message in my email Bill.
It didn't show up in the clubs home page, said something about invalid
group....that doesn't make sense. It's letting me post so maybe its a
glitch of some kind.
Digger is diabetic, so I have been eating diferent now with buying
sugar free stuff. The sugar free candy used to taste horrible...but
they taste like candy now....they also have things like Splenda, that
you can even bake with....its getting easier and easier to watch sugar
content by checking labels at the store, you would be amaized by what
has sugar in it, that you wouldn't expect to. And since you're in the
country you can do a lot with the garden. I used to freeze and can
stuff like crazy, lol....always had me some sliced green tomatoes in
the freezer for frying, and sweet corn all winter long etc...
Hey happy birthday!!! Maybe you could start a new tradition this
year. Go out someplace special, do something you have been meaning to
for a long time, stay in a hotel, or if you realy want to go all out
buy yourself one of those exercize machines that have you doing upper
body exercizes....might have to have someone make you a better seat
for the thing. Even without walking, there are alot of bennifits to
working out besides just loosing a few pounds.
For as long as I can remember Angel food cake and cooked white
frosting was for birthdays around my house growing up. And don't
expect family to help you out when you want to change
anything....especially loose weight.....they'll die for you when the
going gets tough, but loosing weight is a whole nother ball game, lol.
karen

Hi Karen, it has been pretty cold here the last couple of days with
the lows near zero and the highs in the teens. Supposed to warm up
some this week, thankfully as my circulation isn't good and my hands
and legs get pretty cold just sitting in the house let alone going
outside.
Coming home from church yesterday we saw 3 deer running in our
cornfield. Later that morning there were 3 deer that came and ate
some corn out in the back yard and they were acting a little nervous.
Then 2 deer, 1 had antlers, came bounding threw he yard and jumped
the fence and we noticed that the one without the antlers had bum
leg. It never used it and the bottom 8 inches looked swelled up. Dad
thought it might have got caught in a fence or something to that
effect. My uncle said that he saw about 20 deer in a cornfield down
the road a ways the other night. I saw 10 there a week ago or so. A
lot of cars slow down when they drive by that field so we guess they
must feed there about every night. We haven't seen many turkeys this
winter, which is unusual.
I made a new years resolution to try and not eat any chocolate and
cut down on my diet Pepsi drinking and so far I have kept to it. My
mom is trying me out though as she decided to buy some peanut M & M's
while shopping Saturday. I'm also trying not to eat so much ice
cream. Since I can't get up and exercise I'm hoping to not eat as
much and get rid of a few pounds. We'll see how things go as my
birthday is coming up here at the end of the month and M & M's are a
usual birthday gift as well as homemade ice cream. Hard to believe
that I'll be 41 the 30th.
The sun is shining and boy does it feel good being its so cold out. I
hope that you all have a safe week and an enjoyable one as well. Take
care!
Bill

I think the weather has been crazy since I moved to Colorado, lol.
I'm used to the snow storms, below zero tewmps, overcast skies most
the winter, wading through deep snow to walk to work...yikes sound
like my dad....woah, lol.....of course, not through a driving blizard
in 10 feet of snow, barefoot.
Had to rethink what winter is like after I moved out here. Spent the
entire first winter way over dressed, not even needing the sweaters I
bought, lol. I'm not very well traveled so I only have Wisconsin,
Iowa, Michigan and Colorado for a reference. I can't think of a
better place to live than right here close to the mountains, because
its almost always nice out...this is January and its 45 right now
going into evening....most the time people walk around with normal
clothes on and barely need coats....sure, have things handy in the car
because, like Wisconsin, the weather can change in an instant. The
weather forcasters on TV have been known to say "Oooops" about as
often as back east even with their high tech dopppler radar.
Drove to work in the fog the other day....I haven't seen fog out here
very much....but hey It was my first day at the new sight. So that
kind of odd type things are expected.....lol. And right before I had
to do my very first modile patrol it snowed LOL. Used to that....kind
of like washing the car and it rains lol.
Got transfered, so I'm not driving into the foothills to get to work.
Takes about fifteen minutes to get to work, and less traffic now, but
I did get caught by a train also on my first day, lol (I was still
over an hour early for work....ok, so I'm a poor judge of how long it
takes)
The new Captain out at work is nice and so are the other guys. I'm
the only woman out there, but their not holding that against me.
The only negative thing about the weather that I can think out here is
I wish the snow would stick around longer. We get so many snow storms
that have the snow gone the next day or two it isn't funny, lol.
Snowed last night and if I wouldn't have looked out early I never
would have known it :).
This summer I have big plans, not just the getting married part, but
I'm going to see Montana and Utah. Oh, and I got to find someone who
can get me up on "shelf road", or "Oh, my God" roads....(its really
called that, I saw the sign and accidently turned up it and had to
turn around looking for the new road in Blackhawk)
CAN YOU IMMAGINE WHAT A ROAD LIKE THAT MIGHT BE LIKE GETTING A NAME
LIKE THAT??? (sounds like a challenge)
I've heard it said, God didn't make a mountain you can't
climb....hummmmmm, interesting.....lol.
Of course I always have the unfailing Digger supporting me!
He says he wouldn't call me chicken to my face, but I do have hen
house ways...LOL.
Whats the weather like in your state? Same old same old, milder, colder?
I haven't done much posting either.
Karen

Well, here in FL, it's a rainy day. Was overcast all day and rained
hard earlier; now it's just sprinkling and later it should be clear.
I can already see some stars. Temps were in the 70's and the rain
was hot water...lol.
It's been quiet in here lately; I know, I haven't posted either so I
have no one to blame but myself. :)
Ray

hi everyone well here in the great state of texas. its 71 today.cold
front is coming in thursday. thnx 4 your time this is the uncomplete
quad weather report. tune in next sunday and ill have more weather
reports.PS: California is raining today.
nowalkric

Hey Brigitte, I forget that you are hours ahead of us and will get to
bring in the new year earier than us. I hope that the new year is
good to all of us also. I also hope that the war gets over soon and
our troops get home safe and sound. I can't imagine how those people
are dealing with the flooding that happened last week. Hard to
believe that happened. Take care and have a great year!
Bill

Hi Bill! There have been some really warm days here, too. We had 65
for a high just the other day. Seems odd for the winter, but I don't
see anyone complaining. The year I left Michigan, I was leaving ice
storms and frigid temperatures and overcast skys. It took 21 hours to
just get out of Michigan, lol. When we got into Colorado in the wee
hours of the morning I felt right at home, we stopped for gas at a
station and the place was so froze up the pumps ran really really
slow. But the cold spell lasted only a day or two, because on
Christmas Day We drove through Down town Denver and we had the car
windows open amazed how nice it was.
But I don't know what normal is around here yet. Cold nights and
sunny warm days, and a snow storm once in a while to show you its
still winter, and snow covered mountain tops. That feels normal for
Colorado to me so far.
I work tonight, and will be driving home at 10pm. Digger works 3rd
shift, so I'm open to anything I guess. I'm not sure what to do.
Drive down town? See what there is to see? I never really paid any
attention to whats going on around town for new years eve. I can't go
out at midnight to hang around with digger, not even in uniform,
because of the rules on a government sight. So, I guess I'll just
play it by ear. I used to make a big ta do about it when my son was
little with confetti thrown all over the house and noisey things, and
the dog baarking or the cats running for cover or chasing things
around. If I wasn't working tonight I would have gone out early where
there would be a ton of people and then stay later afterwards or get a
hotel room. I don't drink but it would be cool to be in the crowd
watching people having fun and celibrating.
I hope everyone out tonight has an awesome time and stay safe.
Karen

Hello everyone, the weather is really nice here today with temps
close to the 50's. Had a beautiful morning here with a heavy fog
which turned the landscape all frosty. I always enjoy the look of
things after a morning like this one. The trees, grass, fences and
electric lines give off a nice show of sparkles when the sun hits
them. And when the fog lifts there is also some great looking scenes
especially around a bunch of trees. I rermenber driving to my ex-
inlaws one morning and coming up on that same scene, it was really
neat looking. We have a couple of squirels that come around. One this
morning was burying corn in the yard. They are fun to watch.
Do any of you have big plans for new years eve? I don't. I'll
probably be a sleep when it comes around. Dick Clark will miss this
years I heard. He had a stroke or something like that. Regis is
supposed to take over his role for the drop of the ball this year.
I have an Aunt the just had 2 stints put in yesterday and they have
released her already. One was 85 and the other 90% blocked. Its
amazing how quick they release people anymore. She had one done 4
years ago and they said that it looked good. Hopefully she won't have
to do that again. She just went in for a look around tuesday morning
and were operating on her that afternoon. Thats the way it was the
first time.
I hope that everyone enjoyed their christmas and that you also have a
safe new years day!
Bill

I would also love to wish Everyone a very happy Holliday season! I
hope your dream comes true for Christmas and the new year around the
corner!
wind

I worked, but I had a very nice Christmas this year in the foothills.
Everyone was so sweet it was overwhelming....it gave you a small town
feeling where everyone knows your name and even the neighbor puppies
come to visit and show off their new outfits, and people give you
things just for your smile. A couple of little girls stopped and
played me "Merry Christmas" on their french horn and trombone, one guy
hopped out of his car and gave me a big Christmas hug cause he didn't
have a gift, and I asked a lady who is a potter if she could make me
some coffee cups for me to give the rest of the guards for my
Christmas present, and they dropped off the cups and wouldn't let me
pay her for them, she just said they can be from their family and me,
all kinds of sweet treets for the guards, little girls coming up with
cute cookies they made themselves...And people coming buy showing me
what they got. Charcoal and her momma got new matching outfits that
look so adorable...people with new Christmas cars, and little kids
showing me their new toy.
These people have money but it isn't about the money for most of them,
like you would think, people aren't that much different with or
without money, there just like Wisconsin. I have a bad habbit of
judging things compared to what I knew growing up but its getting
better. I can't believe how many crazy things I believed growing up,
that weren't even close to being true. Life does get better when you
grow up and get out in the world lol.
wind

I want to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a happy and peaceful
New Year. May you get all you wish for in 2005!
Brigitte

I just wanted to wish all of my members to have a Safe,Healthy, Happy
Christmas.. it's a time to reflect.. The love of family members and
friends.
The reasons why you are here! God had a purpose for us all!
Enjoy everything that comes your way!
I'm just so Happy I have all of you in my life.
Thank you all for being here.
God Bless you all..
Love,
Angela

I got done this morning with my xmas shopping. Now all I have to do
is get it wrapped. Shouldn't be hard to get that done. There were
several accidents this morning as frost covered the roadways and
caused black ice on them. We saw a farmer out combining corn on the
way home. There isn't many years that that happens. Some of it was
lying flat on the ground. Those kind of conditions will give that
operator a headache by the end of the day. Hope all is well.
Bill

Hi everyone, its has been pretty cold here this weekend. Supposed to
warm up just a little but be cold again for christmas time. We went
shopping sunday after church and my circulation in my legs isn't very
good and mom said they felt like ice by the time I went to bed. I
don't like to let them do that but the wind just goes right thru you
if your out for very long. Supposed to be the single digits or below
christmas eve so that won't be the best to get out into for the
churches x-mas eve program.
I have only got 1 more present to get and thats for my mom unless my
neice picks up something for herself. I don't think giving presents
is such as big as deal as when a whole family gets older. Its more of
just getting together and enjoyng each other company as that doesn't
seem to happen much anymore at least with our family.
We had a three of deer in the yard yesterday. One had white legs and
a lot of white in its fur all over. I bet they are wishing it would
warm back up some. It sure don't take them long to gobble down an ear
of corn unless a vehicle scares them off.
I hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and good tidings in the New
Year. Take care!
Bill

At work yesterday, I looked out the door and there was a very
suspicious looking deer laying in the grass outside across the road,
just watching me......Hummmmm.......I could tell he was trying to hide
it but there was a red nose, I could see it......
Hummmmmmm......

Been good; people here are complaining though how cold it is. I think
the temp's have gone as low as 54, which they say is very cold here.
But so far, I haven't had to wear a coat or a sweater anywhere, and
some mornings I'm outside as early as 6:30. Supposed to be a cold
weekend, but I'll have to wait and see.
Married life is as good as I remember it; tis indeed a great life!
Nope, screen room isn't repaired yet... companies that do that kind
of work are booked up until next May or June, so we'll be back into
the hurricane season again before the repairs from THIS one are
finished.
Yes, it sounds like you've become a 'resident'. And yes, I remember
when you were afraid of everything. Glad you stuck with it til you
got over those fears.
Gotta run; be well.
Ray

Not finding a Florida Christmas picture, got Kentucky though! In case
Ray doesn't see this message right away....anyone have a cool
Christmas picture from a warm weather place? Send it to me at
windwhisper2004@... would be happy to post it!
Karen

LOL, ooops

Hi Ray! How have you been? What's Florida at Christmas time like? (I
got a brother in Florida but he never sends pictures, and I'm a snow
person, so I've never really seen how a warm Christmas would be like
accept for maybe TV shows) How's married life treating you? Did you
get the porch fixed the Storm Damaged? Are you bowling again?
Digger wanted to go to the Casino last night and I told him I didn't
want to go unless we could go out I-70 to the new road they built. It
isn't that far from the old road Highway 6, but it goes into Central
City. That was very cool, I couldn't believe how far down in the
mountain they had to cut to get the road in. Its 4 lane all the way
and not a lot of travelers, yet.
Of course I got picked in about driving in the center lane. But
what's new, lol. It was a little windy but 65 mph all the way. I
like that road alot better than that goofy narrow 35-40 mph road,
everyone loves so much....with the numbered tunnels, lol. Oh,
remember the first time I drove that road and I believe I chewed you
our for not mentioning the numbered tunnels? I drive that road like a
resident now....lol. Kinda funny, but I bet the guy who named those
tunnels was a Colorado born guy with a sense of humor...."Hey guys, I
got this great Idea....People from all over the country will be
driving these roads long after we're gone lets freak all the flat
landers out....Let's NUMBER them!!!! Be a good laugh for years and
years to come!!!"
I don't remember ever apolagizing for that. I'm better off not
knowing what the road looks like before I get on it. :) Sorry Ray. I
felt like I was scared of everything back then. Not sure what
happened between being a kid and always high up on top of something, I
was a little monkey climbing everything. (I couldn't decide between
being a bridge builder or a horse jockey) And being an adult with all
these fears I never even realized I had.
I'll see if I can find a Florida Christmas picture someplace, but if
you have one post it in here ok?
Well got to stop being lazy.....had 3 days in a row off work, but will
still be getting my 40 hours this week since I worked two shifts
Sunday lol.
I almost forgot, I just sent out my next test. I'm getting down to
the wire now. They just shipped my last instruction packed!!! I hope
to have some clients to transcribe for before my birthday :)
Take care and give Mary a hug for us!
Karen

People must be out shopping cuz it shor got quiet in here
:)

Hi everyone, it's getting closer and closer everyday. Christmas is
flying towards us. Me and my parents got my brother and his family a
new washer, dryer and a dish washer for their christmas. They have
been struggling along this year. His wife has been having tests since
May trying to figure out what's been wrong with her. Finally today
they have found the problem and she will be having surgery as soon as
they can get her in. I'm not sure of the name they have giving it but
it's by the heart and lungs. Depending on how they find that problem
she might have intense chemotherapy. Besides that they have taken in
a shoestring relative who was being abused by his stepfather. If you
would, please say a silent pray for Tammy as we travel this road we
are going to be on.
Coming home last night there was a skunk eating bird seed that had
fallen on the ground by the house. It looked pretty big and had a
couple of wide white strips down its back. Had 5 deer in the yard a
couple of nights ago. One of the littler ones jumped between the barb
wires of our fence when a car went by. Boy can they get going in a
hurry when they want to.
I hope that you had a good week and the weekend is good to you as
well. Take care!
Bill

Hang in there, Ang, your turn is still to come !!!
:)
Ramon'

lots of luck karen

Karen way cool. Well. hmmmmmmmmmmm. vegas is a great place to have a wedding.
Wish I had my bridal shop there still, I would fix you up really great. I had
Madonnas Bridal Boutique in Las vegas and it was the number one shop for 6
years until I sold it.
Vegas has much to offer a bride and groom. Have a great time. I am so glad
to see you happy. I will work in Vegas here in the next few months. Nevada is a
wonderful state. Madonna

Thanks Madonna, I've never even in my wildest dreams ever thought I
would get married there. If I wasn't already going to be there for my
friends wedding I doubt I would have ever made it.
My boss at work offered me her Wedding dress, if I can loose one dress
size and fit into it....that should be easey. I have a maid of Honor
lined up. My brother was a truck driver so hopefully he can take me
out sometime to see the city and see what the country side in Nevada
looks like a little....gosh, I feel like a little kid again chasing
dreams, lol.
Sounds like your Bridal boutique was awesome! Number 1 for SIX
years??? In the wedding capital of the world? I think that is an
awesome accomplishment! Way to go!
Karen

Digger popped the question last night and caught me totally off guard.
We are going to a good friends wedding at the end of June, in
Vegas...I'm in the wedding party. He asked me if i wanted to marry
him in vegas the saturday after Mikeys wedding.
Digger always joked around about me loosing weight before we get
married and all kinds of things, we had this ongoing thing about who
loved who more...and I always won because I like him just the way he
is. So he kind of suprised me popping the question last night, I
figured he was satisfied living together, lol.
I said yes. :)
This will be kinda cool, I have been married 2 times before and
neither of them would let me tell anyone....Digger says tell everyone.
My brother and his wife from Florida are coming, and sounds like
Brigette will be my Maid of honor if she can make it :).
Digger said we have to hit the casinos, but I would rather go see what
Nevada looks like somehow, and let him have fun at the casinos, lol.
I don't know anything about planning a wedding or if i should have a
wedding party or what to wear or anything....its just awesome to have
as many as can be there for it. Never got to invite anyone to a
wedding before.....never even had a wedding before...both were in
little offices with a secretary and a neighbor for a witness the first
time and the second time just a couple secretaries for wittnesses.
Karen

Everyone seems to be in the Christmas spirit...at work cars and cars
have already gone by with fresh cut Christmas trees, I've counted 12
so far and one truck had 2 big trees on it, (so would that count as
13?)....the lights are up on the guard entry shack. we have a nice
thick blanket of snow all around now, the ski resorts are buzzing with
life and the ski lifts sing as they climb to the top over and over.
There is this goofy song on the radio thats called "some beach" I
think "some mountain" somewhere......there's an empty ski lift
casting shade on the white pouder slopes!
All my life I've been thinking about the mountains....now that I'm
here seems like all everyone sings about is beaches and warm weather,
lol....I always wondered where people in paradice would dream about
going....lol....kind of interesting......my idea of a winter get away
is to be snowed in in Steamboat springs, lol.....ummm I can't get to
work I'm snowed in till spring LOLOLOL......woooo weeeeee!!!!
Karen

Wow, can you even immagine 2.5 million dollars.....even after the
government gets there healthy cut, you're left with a ton of money.
Gosh if I was off work 75 days I wouldn't have a job, lol.
I wonder what it would be like? Would you get swamped with people
wanting money? All the relitives and shirt tail relitives and friends
of friends of friends of relitives show up and be you're best friend?
But if that DIDN'T haqppen, how could you even spend that much money?
Be kinda of nice to put the money in some banks and be able to live
on the interest, and just travel....buy my son a recording studio, get
him a nice place and pay his rent for a year...a trust fund for the
grandson maybe, if there was a way for the mom and dad to not be able
to get into it, lol...they would either have the recording studio make
money or be back like they are after the year lol.
I think I would be a Gypsy in the mountains, travel the rockies
looking for all the little nooks and crannies and little cow path dirt
trails with a horse, from one end to another....even without the money
I'm working on doing that with my car, lol.
Hummmmm, wonder what you would do with 2.5 million dollars?
Karen
I would have no idea what Stuff I would want to get

Hi again, just wanted to announce that Ken lost yesterday but won
over 2.5 million on Jeopardy. He said that he hasn't quit his job yet
as he loves what he does and the people he works with. He will be in
the spot light for a while I think. I think they said that this was
his 75 day of being on the show. Pretty amazing. Have a good day.
Bill

Hi everyone, we've had more snow this past week it seems than what we
got all of last year. The ground isn't frozen so it doesn't stick
around but it had the ground covered yesterday and it has flurried
all day and it's supposed to tonight as well. Dad planted some bushes
he got in the mail a week or so ago temporarily next to the barn and
the deer have been chewing on them so he covered them. While he was
doing that he said that two deer ran past him out in the field and
were huffing and a puffing like they were wore out from running in
the muddy fields. We still burn trash back in the pasture and he
scared three out this morning. My uncle down the hill from our house
put fence up around his trees to keep the deer off of them. A friend
of mine said he has never saw so many deer on one section of where he
deer hunts.
Is anyone interested in watching Jeopardy? Ken just keeps on a
winning. I am amazed at how much he has gotten up to. I read in the
TV guide that Noah (Doc Carter)is going to leave ER but will consider
doing a few appearences. That has been quite a long running show.
I hope that your week has started off well. Take care,
Bill

Sounds like you have got into a routine with the puppy. It is funny
how she licks on the male of the family to go outside and the other
female is the one who does the work. But that is kind of you to let
him sleep while you take her outside. I do hope that he is refering
to you when saying those things as he's getting licked on the face.
lol Have a great week as well!!
Bill

Oh, Bill I forgot to tell you. The puppy Charcoal has a bell on the
door of the apartment. I am told she is supposed to ring the bell
when she wants to go out and go potty. But so far we are out running
around so much she hasn't had a chance to use it I guess.
She runs over and licks Diggers face in the morning to get me up to
get her outside...kinda cute how that works lol....she licks him and
he sleepily goes..."Sweetie, sweetie stop that" and I bounce up
wondering what I did, lol. Then I take her out cause he needs more
sleep than me.
Be cool to see her ring the bell.
Karen

Who would have thought that bringing in a dog to watch would affect a
relationship such as yours Karen? I would have never thought that.
I'm glad that you had the opportunity to experience that. I'm also
glad that you got to watch one that is potty trained. I still get a
chuckle thinking about my ex-wife's ex-husband who lived with her
parents after they were first married that had 2 poodles who liked to
leave little presents laying around the house and him stepping on one
of those coming down the stairs one morning. Barefoot of course. I
never did like him but I guess that natural.
Well, the snow is completely gone and we had over an inch of rain
last night and this morning. Our town had their annual christmas
parade, festival of trees and a nativity scene show today. It is cold
and windy so I stayed home. It wouldn't have been very comfortable
out there.
Our thanksgiving dinner was a success. I stopped at one plate full
and it all tasted great. Dad got his wish as mom made 2 bowls extra
of stuffing besides what was stuffed in the turkey. My aunt made
pumkin and apple pie with crust made of real lard. You can't beat
that. After dinner a couple of deer decided it was time for something
to eat and everyone got to watch them nibble on some ear corn.
Unusual for them to be around the house that time of day.
Can you believe that christmas is just around the corner? The day
after thanksgiving sale was pretty good around here they reported. I
have never got up early for that sale. They say you can save a lot of
money doing that. I think this year will be pretty slim with presents
as everyone is older and I think we would rather just be together.
I hope that everyone has a great week. Take care.
Bill

Noone was more surprised than me, lol. Digger still gets gruff but
with the puppy guest he is still being sweet. Today is Sunday so her
mama will be home tomorrow night sometime. She'll give me a call
tomorrow.
I just took Charcoal out to go potty and its sort of rain/sleeting out
right now on top of the dusting of snow we got last night. So I guess
the walk will have to wait until later or tonight.
I bet that was hillarious when the ex's X stepped in that. ( I bet
the poodle got tons of praise in secret and lots of treats, lol.) My
first hubby really enjoyed the story of how his ex wife, had her
boyfriend move in HIS house (that my hubby built-he only had one good
hand so he was extremly proud of that house) the day she kicked him
out then in amazingly fast fashion he was gone with alot of money and
a few choice items out of the house, before the ink on the divorice
dried. Sneaking around and her money was fun but once he was faced
with the idea of actually LIVING with her, yikes...lol. Eventually
she lost the house.
Just a thought, my first hubby was a Pharmacist, now all these years
later I'm studying to be a Medical transcriptionist.
I'm glad I don't have to go to work today until around noon. Its
still rain/snow mix coming down, not really that cold or anything
though....its 26 degrees.
Everyone in the residential park I work at are getting Christmas
spirit, I've see about 12 people with nice full fresh cut Christmas
trees coming home over the past two days, and we have lights
decorating the entry building. I'm not being Scroogey, but That
Christmas spirit hasn't hit me yet. I kind of wish I could go spoil
my grandson for a few days, I haven't even met him yet.
Kinda crazy how life goes....my son did what I never did when he
graduated highschool....moved west to seek his fortune....same time I
goofed and moved the wrong direction and went east lol....but I'm on
track and finally out in the west like I dreamed all those years
ago....and he gave up and moved back withion an hours drive of the
little town he grew up in and said he hated so much he would never be
back. His quitting and tucking his tail and figuring the dream is not
what he expected and giving up feels funny to me. Kinda like would I
have failed or given up if i would have hopped a Greyhound all those
years ago? Its something that can never be answered I guess but I
hate to see him wait until his son grows up and moves west to go for it.
Well, I suppose I should clean a little before work, I hope everyone
is having an awesome weekend :)
Karen

Well, are you going to take any pics of Charcoal with or without her
adopted temporary 'daddy'? I'm sure we'd love to see them! ;-)
Brigitte

LOL, the club photo isn't charcoal, she is a black, tiny, poodle. I
just found this on Web Shots and it was cute.
Karen

We have a little different company for Thanks Giving this year. We
both have to work, and our families are a ways away and all doing
their own thing....but we still have a little house guest. One of the
residents out where I work got caught without anywhere for her little
puppy Charcoal. So I told her she could have Thanksgiving with us.
Her only other option was at a family with 3 cats. The last time
Charcoal was visiting there, she had to find as many places to hide as
she could, the cats weren't too friendly.
My only problem was Digger....the boyfriend/common law hubby...he is
one of these onry, gruff, macho, tough guy, trucker vocabulary type,
man's type men. Digger really suprised me. I'm seeing a side of him
I haven't yet. He helped me carry Charcoals things in the house (took
both of us 2 trips, lol) then sat on the sofa to play with the puppy.
Charcoal jumped right up on his chest around his neck and showered
him with puppy kisses. He said "Honey stop licking my face." I said
"I'm not licking your face." And he answered "Not you, my other
honey." And instead of being annoyed or bugged like I expercted he was
laughing and she was still licking his face, lol.
Charcoal layed right on Digger all night sleeping. At her house she
only has a mamma, but here it seems like she has quickly become a
"daddys girl". I kept waking up checking on them I was worried about
him rolling over on her in the night but everything went
smoothly....She did wake him up with a shower of puppy kisses about
6am, to go potty....and even at that hour of the morning Digger was
calling her sweetie and honey.....and I took her out.
So the Holliday for me is off to a fantastic start! And the Hollidays
haven't been very good for me in quite some time. I used to survive
through until March, then I could sigh relief. I think Hollidays are
improving.
I hope all has a fun day, reguardless of the weather or how far from
home you are.....
Hey, Bill, Lets have a snow ball fight!!!! I would be hard pressed
for a snow ball but lets give it a shot! Yahhhoooooooo!
Karen

Hi all, you know the story of wishing for a white christmas. Well, we
got our wishes a little early and will have a white thanksgiving.
They started calling for 1 to 2 inches and ended up with 5 or 6
inches of the white stuff. Glad I didn't have to get out in it. My
mom called and said that a semi flipped on its side east of town this
morning. Our pastor emailed me and said that they saw 5 or 6 jacked
knived vehicles within a mile or so they turned around and came home.
Also said her sister in Virginia was having troubles with bad storms
there and didn't know if she would be able to fly out today. You just
never know what will happen with the weather.
I hope that everyone will be able to follow through with your plans
for thanksgiving and that its a good one as well. Take care!
Bill

I would like to wish all a safe and happy Day!
Karen

ray thats not to far from me i live in cleburne tx
ricky

Hi everyone, glad to see Brigitte is back among us. I was wondering
where you disappeared to. Sorry to hear about you family troubles and
hope that all is well and stays that way.
Deer season was last weekend and it sounds like there were plenty to
go around. I heard on the news that someone got shot by his own
hunting party here in Illinois and then there's that mess in Wisconsin
where a man shot 5 people. It's a crazy world out there. I've seen
several deer last week while out driving. Glad that I slowed down
while passing a truck as a deer was running along beside it in a
field and decided to cross the road right in front of us. Saw a
turkey yesterday but was to far away to get for thanksgiving dinner.
I also saw two deer run out of the ditch just down the road and
across our corn field that must have been spooked out by hunters.
Coming home from my nephews birtday party last night there was a
possum eating sunflower seeds dad feeds the birds. Boy are they ugly
things. The finches are sure eating a bunch lately. I looked out the
picture window to out west and noticed a buck had rubbed our young
tree. I hope he didn't hurt it to much!
Me and my dad got our flu shots last week. They came out to our house
and gave them to us. Pretty convient. I got home health from them so
they know us pretty well and the nurse lives in our town so it was on
her way home.
I've been working a couple hours a week for a advertising agency. Its
a trial basis to see if I got what they want. If I do I supposed to
get a macintosh computer and work from home. That will be nice if it
happens.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend and hope that this thanksgiving is
good for you and safe if you have to do much traveling! Take care.
Bill

"The ingredients of happiness are so simple that they can be counted
on one hand. Happiness comes from within, and rests most securely on
simple goodness and clear conscience."
-- William Ogden

Hey Bill how are you doing? Haven't had any postings from you in a
while, hope everything's going well where you are.
Brigitte

Very nice wedding photo Ray! You both look Very happy together, and
tell Mary I love her hair and her new glasses look great!
You're very welcome and I'll be looking forward to more pictures. Did
you go on a Honeymoon? and where? :)
Inquiring minds want to know....lol
Karen

That's wonderful. I think it means that when a new member wants to
join, they have to wait for one of the moderators or the owner to
approve them, instead of spammers being able to join right away and
post their junk then leave before anyone can stop them. That will
help alot I think.
Brigitte

Karen asked for a wedding picture... I uploaded one to the photos
section.
Thank you for asking, K :) I'll get you some more pretty soon.
Ray

Hello and Good Day to all my members.. I changed how people can join.
I reset it so I can accept members only.. Hopefully this will cut
down on the spam and solicitations we get.
If this is not what you want, please feel free to express your
opinions to me via E-mail or post it.
I don't want to offend any of my members in no means..
I did this so we can enjoy messages from our great members only.
But speak up if you think this is wrong. I'm open to any of your
idea's.
Thanks to all of you.
Angela a.k.a Wheelsgrl2@...

Welcome back, and I've decided to rejoin the group too. I left
because it was taking too long for spam/junk to be deleted, and I
didn't like that.
Life has been and still is pretty busy for me at the moment, with 3
volunteering 'jobs' and a cat with irritable bowel to take care of.
My parents will be back this week from 3 months in Spain at their
place there, so at least I don't have to take care of that anymore!
Brigitte (from across the pond)

Hi all sorry I've been gone for so long..
Just came back from Florida, my father had lung Cancer surgery.
Thank God it was small enough, that they just removed the lower lobe
of his lung..was a little scary there. I'm daddy's little girl.
If anything would have happened I think I wouldn't be able to cope.
But no need to worry, all is good.

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Hi Karen, that is a freaky looking pict. I wouldn't want to be walk
up on by the image in the picture. When I visited my brother-inlaw
out there the last time they lived up in the mountains and had some
on the ground then. It was a beautiful sight. You had to have some
good transportation to get around in those mountains.
I think I would like to live with Ray during the winter months and
come back here in the summer. Just when I thought I was getting used
to the cooler weather I'm back to getting cold throughout the day.
Thanks for the interesting picts on the site.
Bill

But this owl is cold too, lol....Ray, You have any more of those cool
space type photos you want to post?
Karen

I know this picture looks a little like Halloween ye