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Post by SpringSummers on Apr 2, 2011 8:28:18 GMT -5
Really nice pics. The first is my fave of the two: You have a real talent for nature photography. Many of your pics are every bit as good as pics I have seen in national mags, or books.
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Apr 2, 2011 12:10:42 GMT -5
Running to get to work at last, but...it's a boy! Oh, good: one of each is always nice. Although the hovering MIL thing may get worse? And, hey, what about those Mariners? What about the whole "getting runs with men on base" part of opening day? Julia, where there's life there's hope, especially for Mariner's fans.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Apr 2, 2011 13:41:16 GMT -5
Running to get to work at last, but...it's a boy! Congratulations on finding out which one you got this time! How's Ms Emily taking the impending competition, by the way, and what's she been up to?
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Apr 2, 2011 20:54:08 GMT -5
So: bought Margo a birthday present, got plastic picnic plates to amplify my squirrel baffles, and better bungy cords for more secure plasticification of the chicken run, installed same, also got the handle to the gate/door/hatch secured.
Now contemplating dinner. Not very hard, but I'm contemplating it.
Julia, wishing someone would tell me how to cook dinner without getting out of this chair.
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Post by Karen on Apr 2, 2011 21:06:37 GMT -5
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, ERIN!!!
HOPE YOU DON'T MIND A REPEAT ....
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Post by Karen on Apr 2, 2011 21:12:51 GMT -5
It was a beautiful spring day here in God's country. I finally got the roman shades mounted in my living room - after 3 years of indecision as to what to hang on the picture window. Three years. I can hardly believe it's been 3 years since I bought the place. Wow. Lucas spent the night last night. He's such a sweetie. We read his favs, watched Shaun the Sheep, and played a bit of Wii-Play games. He finally is staying dry through the night. At 4 years, I would say it was time his dad bit the bullet and quit putting the pull-ups on him. As soon as he realized that he was going to pee all over creation, he decided to get up and use the toilet at night. My son was so surprised at Lucas's common sense. Not that he couldn't have saved himself 2 years of Pull-ups expense and aggravation if he would've just listed to his wise old mother...or read a book....but his ex had a lot to do with things, as he couldn't contradict anything she did without catching hell for it. Lazy woman. Anyway...he's a big boy now!
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Post by Karen on Apr 2, 2011 21:16:15 GMT -5
Running to get to work at last, but...it's a boy! Cool!
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Post by Karen on Apr 2, 2011 21:17:26 GMT -5
So, am finishing up my packing and will be leaving for Rome tomorrow just before 1pm. SO NERVOUS AND EXCITED AND ABOUT TO PUKE. Bon voyage! Have a great time!
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Post by Karen on Apr 2, 2011 21:22:33 GMT -5
Happy birthday, Erin! I almost forgot. Wooza! A personal appearance by Vlad! That's purt' darn special birthday present! Happy Birthday, Erin -- got to run. Topic of our retreat is "Joy and Sorrow" - should be an interesting weekend. Enjoy, Sue. Joy and Sorrow...that just about covers it all. Except for the middle part. What would you call that. Normalcy? Content? Hmm..
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Apr 3, 2011 0:24:29 GMT -5
Wooza! A personal appearance by Vlad! That's purt' darn special birthday present! Happy Birthday, Erin -- got to run. Topic of our retreat is "Joy and Sorrow" - should be an interesting weekend. Enjoy, Sue. Joy and Sorrow...that just about covers it all. Except for the middle part. What would you call that. Normalcy? Content? Hmm.. Most days I call it "too busy to notice." Julia, in the middle of projectitus, again
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Post by Sue on Apr 3, 2011 8:34:17 GMT -5
Wooza! A personal appearance by Vlad! That's purt' darn special birthday present! Happy Birthday, Erin -- got to run. Topic of our retreat is "Joy and Sorrow" - should be an interesting weekend. Enjoy, Sue. Joy and Sorrow...that just about covers it all. Except for the middle part. What would you call that. Normalcy? Content? Hmm.. Well, very much additional discussion would require moving to the OT thread, but, as this was a Christian retreat there actually was comment on that issue: the middle part is --- dangerous. The main theme was pretty much about spending time with God each day, getting to know Him and His character (love, mercy, grace, sacrifice, justness) so that we would turn to Him in times of joy to rejoice, but also run to Him in times of sorrow (honest "conversation" with anger and tears was recommended over pious prayers). However, it was acknowledged that "normalcy" is the most dangerous of conditions as we are lulled into complacence and laziness. And that is when it is easiest to think we are handling life pretty well enough on our own. Well, end of sermon, but it is, after all, Sunday. However, not everyone signed up for a sermon so if you want this moved, I will. == I was the detail person, though, and pleased that the "trains ran on time." Helps that it is the 3rd year I've run it at this same place. Building is decent. But dorm style -- 2 twin beds per room with desk and lamp. Hall bathrooms, some rooms a bit cold, others over-heated. But it's only to sleep and for 1 night. It's on top of a foothill (Monteagle mountain) between Nashville and Chattanooga and we had an incredible sunset. The main meeting room is all glass sliding doors and floor to ceiling windows behind the speaker, looking out over a valley. The sunset was breath-taking and the spring vista on Saturday (about 65 degrees) just stunning. We may have to change locations next year because of size and they can't offer us dates in the range we want and there just isn't any other place around with anything approaching the setting. My sister was the speaker and she did a nice job. She also took general questions from the audience. Some stuck close to the topic -- asking about wayward children and guilt over actions causing one's own pain. Others asked stuff like "is this the end times" or "was it genocide when God told the Israelites to kill all the Canaanites when entering into Israel." Kathy thrives on stuff like that. She has an incredible mind, has studied and read and listened to/conversed with Tim for 40 years and just jumps in with both feet -- no hemming or hawing. You may or may not agree with her but she backs everything up with Scripture and quotes from theologians and philosophers. Very impressive. She spoke on Friday night and Saturday morning but the 2nd session on Saturday was personal testimonies from 3 women in our church and ... oh my. Oh my, oh my, oh my. [All 3 are happily married, middle class, lovely children etc. I've gone to church with all 3 for years and knew most of one's story, a little bit of the 2nd and none of third. Very briefly: one had a stillborn baby and was only able to have their 2nd child when another women from our church, at age 49, carried him as a surrogate; the second has an eye condition that hit 17 years ago when her oldest child was the only 3 months. She no longer drives and is slowly losing more and more vision; the third is married to a VU doc and has never told her story in public but sexual abuse as a child with the added sadness that her parents refused to believe it. Now suffers from PTSD and depression (I had NO idea).] I didn't enlist the testifiers and these women weren't chosen totally at random but I suspect nearly every woman there had a story to tell of some sort. Don't we all? Which actually brings me back to the question of "normalcy" -- I"m becoming further convinced that the "normal" times of most lives are the rarest -- and to be greatly treasured. ETA: And don't we learn this same lesson from BtVS and anything Joss writes? Hey, y'all thanks for helping me process my thoughts, even if you don't read/ aren't interested. I was so busy with the details (and keeping 97 women remotely on schedule) that I hadn't really thought some of this through.
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Post by Queen E on Apr 3, 2011 8:50:01 GMT -5
[/size][/center] For you... [/quote] Um... And please accept my apologies for a tardy thank you and . Parties and clean up and the various etc got in my way.
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Post by Queen E on Apr 3, 2011 8:52:48 GMT -5
And thank you to Monnie and Diane for the good wishes. It was a good day...great even.
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Post by Queen E on Apr 3, 2011 8:53:44 GMT -5
It's Erin's birthday!
It's whose birthday?
No, no, no! Not Who's. Erin's!!
Oh. In that case:
Doctor Balloon! You are a gem, Spring! Thank you so much.
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Post by Queen E on Apr 3, 2011 8:54:22 GMT -5
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, ERIN!!!
HOPE YOU DON'T MIND A REPEAT .... Oh, sweetie, you can repeat that any day of the week. Thank you so much!
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