Think I'll sit down here for a bit... (7)

[DaRev]

*ACHEW*

Na zdravie

[RadMan]

Na zdravie*ACHEW*
I'm allergic to that to. :D

[QuiltAngel]

Most of the seeds germinating around Latebloomer and myself are corn and soybeans. You know, stuff that goes into our food. (or our cars)

[Studeclunker]

Maybe your food, but not mine, Angel! Soy has serious... consequences for me. I can't even eat chocolate anymore because it has Soy Lecithin. Soy does evil things to me.:ebil::eek::o

No bio-diesel in my diet... thanks!

[QuiltAngel]

But there is corn in many many things. Even the critters that we eat are fed corn.

[Radiata]

Maybe your food, but not mine, Angel! Soy has serious... consequences for me. I can't even eat chocolate anymore because it has Soy Lecithin. Soy does evil things to me.:ebil::eek::o

No bio-diesel in my diet... thanks!
I feel you. I used to be alergic to soy as well.
Soy bean, soy lecithin, soybean oil, soy milk, soy ink, and it goes on.

But now I'm over it. It is a terrible thing to go through.

[Studeclunker]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b18/Studeclunker/evilsoy.jpg

Courtesy of Ted Bastian's strip 'Bugsport'. Yes, Don, the fellow in the background, is an Alien. That's a flying Studebaker pickup as well...;)

For the curious, Bugsport is here: http://www.tedsstudio.com/bugsport/page1.html
Be prepared though, for a thoroughly weird experiance at notweird dot com. The story is about a cartoonist who moves to his grandfather's farm in Bugsport Maine (doctor's orders that he reduce his stress... Ha!). Little does he know, the aliens who landed at Roswell New Mexico, were secretly relocated to this town. The hilarity goes from there.


Radiata, how did you 'get over' your sensitivity to Soy? I'd really like to get past this. It's a real pain in the... um... ah, rear.:mad::sick: A much more moving experiance than I would like.

[Radiata]

Sadly I don't think that there is anything that you can do. Over 9 years, I never touched any of it at all. But then I was exposed to it in small amounts. Like eating a ppj as the only soy intake for a month. Over the next few years, I took less and less care in not eating soy to the point where I was able to actually eat the snacks at my soccer games. Then, two years ago when I had another poke test it turns out that I wasn't allergic anymore. But in all honesty, I don't think that exposure to soy will build up an immunity to it. I believe that I just grew out of it. Hopefully something can be done for you. If its been a long time since you last checked your allergies, you might want to try another test. Who knows? Maybe you are not allergic to it anymore.

[LilLamb219]

Allergies and intolerances do come and go! That's true. I acquired a pumpkin allergy at the age of 35! And I miss pumpkin :( But, I'm hoping that it won't last the rest of my life.

[seajoy]

Allergies and intolerances do come and go! That's true. I acquired a pumpkin allergy at the age of 35! And I miss pumpkin :( But, I'm hoping that it won't last the rest of my life.
Our son developed an allergy to cats during his senior year of high school. He house sat for our neighbor and broke out in an awful rash and sneezing whenever the cat came close. He then had trouble everytime he was around our cat too...or anyone else's for that matter. We had to get rid of our Siamese "Yoda". Our son-in-law is allergic too. We are now a kitty-free family.

[QuiltAngel]

I am going to be missing for a few days. Our district LWML convention is this week. Our zone is host committee so we are going a day early, which means Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday was a fantastic day. Some friends of ours from Nebraska were in the area and stopped by. This was the first time they had been here so we showed them the area, especially the churches hubby serves. After dinner, they took us up in their plane and we buzzed town as well as both churches! It was really fascinating to see just how many ponds that were created by the rains. There is so much you can't see from the ground. Did discover that our house is very well hidden by trees, even from the sky!

It is always wonderful to see friends. Keep them in your prayers though as their church is very troubled. Peace is not at peace.

[LutheranChick]

I am going to be missing for a few days. Our district LWML convention is this week. Our zone is host committee so we are going a day early, which means Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday was a fantastic day. Some friends of ours from Nebraska were in the area and stopped by. This was the first time they had been here so we showed them the area, especially the churches hubby serves. After dinner, they took us up in their plane and we buzzed town as well as both churches! It was really fascinating to see just how many ponds that were created by the rains. There is so much you can't see from the ground. Did discover that our house is very well hidden by trees, even from the sky!

It is always wonderful to see friends. Keep them in your prayers though as their church is very troubled. Peace is not at peace.
Have a good time at convention, QA, and I will keep your friends and their church in my prayers. :pray:

[LilLamb219]

LWML...cool :)

Have a safe trip and prayers of course will be said!

[seajoy]

See ya later, Quilty! :wave:

[WildStrawberry]

Have fun Quilty! My WG wanted me to go to the LWML thing this weekend but...I wasn't really available. *G* I hope to go sometime 'cause I hear how fun they are.

Hi everyone!!

Kae

[filosofer]

Have fun Quilty! My WG wanted me to go to the LWML thing this weekend but...I wasn't really available. *G*

Sure, some people will use any excuse.... ^_^

:P:D

[WildStrawberry]

Sure, some people will use any excuse.... ^_^

:P:D

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/rofl2.gif

Oh man...giggling like a maniac over here! http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/rofl2.gif

You know, I WOULD have gone...but the fiancé wasn't really for it. :D

Kae

[seajoy]

:doh::doh::doh:just thought I'd bang on my head a few times :doh::doh::)

[ctay]

Is it me or anyone else have trouble today getting in the forums?

[LilLamb219]

Yeah, I'm having a lot of problems this evening!

[filosofer]

It's the cold north wind...


oh wait, it is summer on Saturday



It's the hot breezes from the south.




Or maybe everyone needs a Mac computer. :D

[LilLamb219]

Well, it's been pretty cool here lately! I haven't even been able to swim in the pool these past few days!


It's the cold north wind...


oh wait, it is summer on Saturday



It's the hot breezes from the south.




Or maybe everyone needs a Mac computer. :D

[DaRev]

Well, it's been pretty cool here lately! I haven't even been able to swim in the pool these past few days!

http://www.snowandmud.com/forum/images/smilies/violin.gif

[Zecryphon]

Well, it's been pretty cool here lately! I haven't even been able to swim in the pool these past few days!

So come to sunny Arizona! It was 113 here today in Phoenix. After you get done frying an egg on the sidewalk, you can take a leisurly dip in any one of the luxurious pools we have at our fine hotels. ;)

[ctay]

I went swimming this past weekend and wednesday too

[seajoy]

So come to sunny Arizona! It was 113 here today in Phoenix.
Here in Wisconsin we are happy to have half of that temp! ^_^

[Zecryphon]

And here in Arizona we're happy to have none of your rain. We'd flood out if we got that kinda rain here.

[ctay]

We need some rain

[Studeclunker]

http://www.snowandmud.com/forum/images/smilies/violin.gif

So come to sunny Arizona! It was 113 here today in Phoenix. After you get done frying an egg on the sidewalk, you can take a leisurly dip in any one of the luxurious pools we have at our fine hotels. ;)

Here in Wisconsin we are happy to have half of that temp! ^_^

And here in Arizona we're happy to have none of your rain. We'd flood out if we got that kinda rain here.

We need some rain

Revrand, I really love some of the smilies you come up with (LOL)!

Zee, if you got the rain they're getting in the mid-west, you'd wash away! Flooding would be the least of your worries (LOL)!;)

We could use some of that rain here too.:prayer::crossrc: It's too bad we couldn't divert it whilst it begins to cross Washington and get it to pass over us too. When it does, the weather in the mid-west is far less severe. Ah well, if a wish was a train, we'd all ride for free...;)

[WildStrawberry]

I am officially freaking out now. :D

I just ordered a NEW dress to be my wedding dress. It should be here on Tuesday. *G* GAHH!!! What am I thinking?

I Have finished MY wedding jewelry (Pics to follow eventually) and I'm working on the MoH and Bridesmaid stuff and earrings for my Sister and Sister in Law as they're going to be readers. (The Gen account and the Eph 5 stuff)

I am NOT actually nervous. I'm excited and, if we could do it tonight I so would. I can't wait.

Kae

[LilLamb219]

So come to sunny Arizona! It was 113 here today in Phoenix. After you get done frying an egg on the sidewalk, you can take a leisurly dip in any one of the luxurious pools we have at our fine hotels. ;)

I might be visiting AZ in the fall! My husband's uncle FINALLY invited us out there. We've been waiting for about a decade now.

[seajoy]

Good bye cruel world. :wave: I think I just shot myself in TCL's general forum. :eek:

[DaRev]

Good bye cruel world. :wave: I think I just shot myself in TCL's general forum. :eek:

How so?

[seajoy]

How so?
I have a big mouth - or in this case - loud fingers. :)

[QuiltAngel]

Uh oh seajoy, they can't send you packing!

Okay, I have returned. We had a great convention, though I was a tad disappointed about the mission projects. Oh well, the assembly voted and has spoken. Took about a 5 hour nap after returning this afternoon and am about ready to get to bed. Was on the convention newspaper so that meant getting it ready after the events of the evening. Then those in my cabin seemed to think that 5 a.m. was a good time to get up. Isn't that the middle of the night?

Oh, we finally hit 80 degrees and have had a lot less rain. Finally turned my AC on when I returned.

Well, I am off to see how seajoy might have gotten herself in trouble.

[Zecryphon]

I might be visiting AZ in the fall! My husband's uncle FINALLY invited us out there. We've been waiting for about a decade now.

:clap: Whereabouts? And why couldn't you come sooner? We've had electricity I think since the 20's. LOL

[Studeclunker]

:clap: Whereabouts? And why couldn't you come sooner? We've had electricity I think since the 20's. LOL

Gee, you folks're forty years ahead of us'n up a here in Trinity County. They didn't get electricity out past Weaverville till the sixties. At that, Weaverville didn't get it till, oh, WW II at least.;)

[LilLamb219]

:clap: Whereabouts? And why couldn't you come sooner? We've had electricity I think since the 20's. LOL

Not too far from Phoenix from what I have heard. We didn't go sooner because we weren't invited...all the other family members have been there multiple times. My husband's sister's family has been there a couple times...and they keep getting invited. We're quiet people and don't hint around like they've done, so that's the reason we've been neglected. His uncle was actually surprised that we were waiting for an invitation...but we have manners :)

[LutherNut]

What's new around these parts? From the looks of things... not much. :sigh:

[ctay]

Its been one of those weeks

[RadMan]

What's new around these parts? From the looks of things... not much. :sigh:Nuttin much. Just the same old trolls in the TCL forum. That and out-siders wanting to know about Lutheranism and them not be able to see how simple it is.

I've been in St.Louis the last week, at my X gfriends, watching a menagerie of animals so she and her group could go on a rescue mission at the flooded areas of northern Mo. Many of her animals have special medical needs. Then my oldest boy arrived at his mom's house in an old RV. He had a blow-out that literally exploded and tore out the whole undercarriage around the tire and blew a huge hole through the floor. 25 miles down the road he had another blow out but managed to make it in. Him and his gfriend travel around the country doing odd jobs. In the last 3 months he has been working in a commune, then grain elevators and a group of people that travel all over the plains states on thrasher jobs. Before that they were in Oregon and he was doing odd jobs. She's an RN and can work just about anywhere.

[seajoy]

At least your son is alright and no one was hurt. :pray: Tire blow outs can be pretty nasty.

[seajoy]

Who's getting married in a few days????? ^_^

[WildStrawberry]

Who's getting married in a few days????? ^_^

Um...I dunno...who??

*G*

Kae

[LilLamb219]

This weekend, huh? Do you have butterflies? :D

[WildStrawberry]

Nope, no butterflies. I'm totally sure this is the right and good thing to do. *G*

I DO have some qualms over a bunch of drama going on in my family at the moment. *sigh* But I'm going to totally ignore it and just enjoy the day.

I melted down on Thursday night and then came down with two freaking cold sores! Called the Doc yesterday sniffling and said "PLEASE call something in for me!!!!" So she called in Valtrex. Oh my goodness is that great stuff! I took 2 last night and 2 this morning...the cold sores are GONE! *happy sigh* Now to keep taking the lysine (which is what I normally take along with abrevia) to maintain that. I need to find my Kava Kava so I can keep calm. *G*

Other than that, my (Clover Green!) wedding dress arrived today, right on schedule! I have my underpinnings and shoes and hose (4 pair just in case!) We have my ring and his should be done tonight. Got the license, all the stuff for the reception, the ring bearer's pillow, bouquet stuff, posy balls for the flower girls, makeup and nail polish (think I can get away with wearing green??) the programs, an Usher and a Best Man Proxy since Dad F can't make it...

I think that's all right now. *G*

Sometimes I wish I'd just said "heck with what you want Parents...I'm eloping!!" *G*

Kae

[ctay]

Just think if you eloped, then you'd be wishing you would have went and did the real thing. It will all be over with in no time.

[WildStrawberry]

Just think if you eloped, then you'd be wishing you would have went and did the real thing. It will all be over with in no time.

Yep. And really, Mike wanted the ceremony so I said "okay" and went along with just about everything. *G*

Now, if I can just get away with wearing my green nail polish on Saturday....

:D

Kae

[ctay]

Go for the green nail polish, its your wedding!!! LOL

[WildStrawberry]

Heh! I might just do that. I have on a gorgeous turquoise that is just stunning. Many compliments on it this evening as I was shopping.

Kae

[latebloomer]

I'm baaaack. I've been on "vacation" for a week. We camped in our tent in the yard for a few nights, went to t-ball and swimming lessons, went to the pool almost every evening, and celebrated my husband's 50th birthday. We went to a bigger town (with a Walmart and a mall) and met my in-laws for supper. My husband's brother and his wife surprised us and came too. No cake. Sister-in-law brought him a birthday cookie. It was the size of a medium pizza. I found a dress to wear to hubby's nephew's wedding in August, discovered they make John Deere fruit snacks, purged the clothes in Tiger's dresser, and got some tank tops so I can try to get rid of my "farmer's tan" before the wedding. I haven't touched a computer in a week and my knowledge of world events seems to be reduced to what Tom & Jerry are up to.

Looks like I didn't miss much around here except for Kae's wedding plans. Kae, you've been waiting for this a loooong time. Do it your way.

[QuiltAngel]

Kae, go for the gold, er uh, green.

Late, sounds like a wonderful week.

Well, I was at our District LWML convention and it went rather well. I can say that as our zone was one of the host zones. I was disappointed we voted mainly domestic mite projects, but that is the way it goes.

Also had my oncology check up yesterday and that went well. The lab numbers for that are all well within the normal range! I am going to try to avoid all doctors until my next one in one year. I need a break from all the poking, tests, opinions, new meds and all that jazz. Seems they always find something to be concerned about, I need a break.

[ctay]

Its been so quiet..................

[QuiltAngel]

Guess many are enjoying nice weather?

[ctay]

Its been hot here. 96 yesterday and hubby said I could get out and work in the garden during the day

[Studeclunker]

Well, now that you folks are drying out after the floods, we're burning up. George and I are currently surrounded by four fires that are not contained. The smoke is so thick I can hardly see across the ravine. Thankfully, I got the pickup up and running. All I have to do is get the tyre changed on the motorhome and we're good to go. Unfortuneately, which way is the question. Highway 299 to the west is closed as the fire at Junction City is still not contained and burning on both sides of the highway. To the East, Buckhorn summit (299 E.) was closed at the Lewiston turnoff for several hours today as there is a fire burning there as well. To the North, there's fires on Hwy 3 near Hayfork. To the south and west, also on Hwy 3, there's a fire in China Gulch. Scary stuff. There's nowhere to escape from at this moment, not that we're in danger yet, but...:crossrc:

[dinkime]

drying up??? we won't be clear of the flood waters near me until - at least - mid july, f not the beginning of august!

[seajoy]

Well, now that you folks are drying out after the floods, we're burning up. George and I are currently surrounded by four fires that are not contained. The smoke is so thick I can hardly see across the ravine. Thankfully, I got the pickup up and running. All I have to do is get the tyre changed on the motorhome and we're good to go. Unfortuneately, which way is the question. Highway 299 to the west is closed as the fire at Junction City is still not contained and burning on both sides of the highway. To the East, Buckhorn summit (299 E.) was closed at the Lewiston turnoff for several hours today as there is a fire burning there as well. To the North, there's fires on Hwy 3 near Hayfork. To the south and west, also on Hwy 3, there's a fire in China Gulch. Scary stuff. There's nowhere to escape from at this moment, not that we're in danger yet, but...:crossrc:
I hope the fires don't come near you, Stude. :prayer:

[Studeclunker]

Thanks Sis, it looks like they will.

The fire near Buckhorn summit seems to be a grass fire. That is to say, it's burning in the floor and understorey of the forest and not 'laddering up' into the trees. Whew! That kind of fire is actually a good thing. It cleans up the forest floor and leaves the trees only lightly singed. They can easily deal with that.

I went over to the Fire Station at the bottom of the driveway last night. The fellows there assured me that most of the fires in the immediate area were largely contained or out. Double Whew! There's still several hundred fires burning in Trinity county, still, most aren't of any consequence. The air is even almost breathable today.:P

drying up??? we won't be clear of the flood waters near me until - at least - mid july, if not the beginning of august!

YIKES! And here we are without any spring rains (to speak of) at all! I do really feel sorry for all the people who were flooded out. This Old House has been doing a series on repairing the flood damage in New Orleans homes for the past year. My God what a mess! The houses have to be gutted to make them livable again. Not to mention the personal damage all this does. My heart goes out to those poor people, both in the south and in the Ohio river valleys.

[DaRev]

I just received notification that I have been called to be the pastor in a New Jersey congregation. I ask for your prayers as I seek to ascertain the Spirit's will concerning my ministry.

[Melethiel]

*pops in*

Hello folks. Got any tea? I've come down with a nasty bug. :( If it's not better by tomorrow I think I'll give in and call the doctor.

[filosofer]

I just received notification that I have been called to be the pastor in a New Jersey congregation. I ask for your prayers as I seek to ascertain the Spirit's will concerning my ministry.


:prayer:

Lord, grant to your servant, Joe, the wisdom to discern your will in this matter. As he wrestles with the call, grant him humility and especially your peace, so that wherever he serves, he may use his talents for your glory and for the good of the congregation. Through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

:prayer:

[QuiltAngel]

I just received notification that I have been called to be the pastor in a New Jersey congregation. I ask for your prayers as I seek to ascertain the Spirit's will concerning my ministry.

Praying for you.

[DaRev]

:prayer:

Lord, grant to your servant, Joe, the wisdom to discern your will in this matter. As he wrestles with the call, grant him humility and especially your peace, so that wherever he serves, he may use his talents for your glory and for the good of the congregation. Through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

:prayer:




I thank you for that, my brother.

[QuiltAngel]

*pops in*

Hello folks. Got any tea? I've come down with a nasty bug. :( If it's not better by tomorrow I think I'll give in and call the doctor.

Mel, prayers that you get to feeling better soon.

[seajoy]

I just received notification that I have been called to be the pastor in a New Jersey congregation. I ask for your prayers as I seek to ascertain the Spirit's will concerning my ministry.
:prayer:

[MarkRohfrietsch]

I just received notification that I have been called to be the pastor in a New Jersey congregation. I ask for your prayers as I seek to ascertain the Spirit's will concerning my ministry.

Rev,

I pray that you receive the guidance that you need, and that the Holy Spirit will help you discern the Will of the Lord! Amen!:crossrc:

Blessings Rev.

[RadMan]

I just received notification that I have been called to be the pastor in a New Jersey congregation. I ask for your prayers as I seek to ascertain the Spirit's will concerning my ministry.Is this in the Atlantic District where DP Benke is?

Double prayers for you if it is. :prayer::prayer:

[DaRev]

Is this in the Atlantic District where DP Benke is?

Double prayers for you if it is. :prayer::prayer:

No it's not in the Atlantic District, it's in the LCMS.

;) :P

(New Jersey District)

[RadMan]

No it's not in the Atlantic District, it's in the LCMS.

;) :P

(New Jersey District)See!--the prayers are working already. :D:P

[Studeclunker]

I just received notification that I have been called to be the pastor in a New Jersey congregation. I ask for your prayers as I seek to ascertain the Spirit's will concerning my ministry.


:prayer:

Lord, grant to your servant, Joe, the wisdom to discern your will in this matter. As he wrestles with the call, grant him humility and especially your peace, so that wherever he serves, he may use his talents for your glory and for the good of the congregation. Through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

:prayer:




Rev,

I pray that you receive the guidance that you need, and that the Holy Spirit will help you discern the Will of the Lord! Amen!:crossrc:

Blessings Rev.

Amen!:crossrc:

Revrand, does this mean that your current congregation has released you?

*pops in*

Hello folks. Got any tea? I've come down with a nasty bug. :( If it's not better by tomorrow I think I'll give in and call the doctor.

Don't forget a bit of lemon in that tea, Mel (hands a plate of sliced lemon). And sweeten with some honey (hands a small pitcher of honey over). Okay, got some 'Constant Comment' here and another pot of Oolong. The latter's soothing, though you'd better drink it while it's hot. Prayers for your recovery, Luv. :crossrc:

[WildStrawberry]

Prayers going up for you, Rev.

Mel! I hope you're better soon!

Kae

[filosofer]

Kae, what a surprise to see you here!!

Aren't newly weds supposed to be invisible the first year? ;)

Welcome back. :D

[WildStrawberry]

Well, the Mr and I didn't take a honeymoon so he's back at work today. :D Me? I'm doing laundry and kitchen stuff that I didn't get to this past weekend.

It was lovely. The bride (me!! :D) wore green. The groom, handsome as could be in a simple charcoal grey suit. Best Man wheeled Matron of Honor down the aisle.

I was so nervous that the tear ducts worked overtime down the aisle. I had tears streaming down my face. Couldn't see a thing 'cause I took off my glasses. Mainly so I WOULDN'T see a thing. Mike had done the same thing but he said "you were so radiant. You looked like an angel." *G*

We forgot the cd player for the reception so there wasn't any background music. (we didn't want a DJ. It was in the Fellowship Hall at church.) So, my Dad wanted to dance with his daughter...he had our guests sing "Let me call you Sweetheart". (well, that's the tune that my Grandma's table picked. It was my Grandma and Grandpa's song at their wedding. *G*) So Dad and I danced and Mike and Mom danced and then Mike and I danced. (Mike's parents weren't able to be there due to illness.)

There was no shoving of the cake into each other's face. We ABHOR that "tradition". Nice simple feeding of cake. Oh and what a cake it was!!! Mom made it and nearly had a nervous breakdown over it the day before. She was in tears because the top layer fell apart. I told her not to worry that I didn't care. And I didn't. I'll have pictures so you can see how beautiful it turned out. Simply gorgeous. And so MOIST!!! Oh my golly. We ate the top layer at the rehearsal dinner (Pizza and cake. Gotta love the drummer's beat I march to. LOL)

Mike and I went around to everyone's tables and greeted them before we sat down to our dinner. The photographer, one of my sister's best friends and a sweeeeet heart, kept saying "GO EAT! I need pictures!" *G*

I think it was the shortest reception on the record books. LOL Everyone was leaving by about 5:30 or 6. Mom was sending everyone home with leftovers. I was glad 'cause I KNEW Mike and I couldn't eat all that was left over, even with Mom and Dad and the sibs help.

All in all, it was a wonderful day.

Kae

[filosofer]

Thanks for the update. Sounds wonderful! Tears are not a bad thing either. :)

I also agree about the cake stuffing tradition. My wife didn't want it... and as everyone knows "If mama ain't happy, ain't no one happy!" :D

[Melethiel]

Well, the Mr and I didn't take a honeymoon so he's back at work today. :D Me? I'm doing laundry and kitchen stuff that I didn't get to this past weekend.

It was lovely. The bride (me!! :D) wore green. The groom, handsome as could be in a simple charcoal grey suit. Best Man wheeled Matron of Honor down the aisle.

I was so nervous that the tear ducts worked overtime down the aisle. I had tears streaming down my face. Couldn't see a thing 'cause I took off my glasses. Mainly so I WOULDN'T see a thing. Mike had done the same thing but he said "you were so radiant. You looked like an angel." *G*

We forgot the cd player for the reception so there wasn't any background music. (we didn't want a DJ. It was in the Fellowship Hall at church.) So, my Dad wanted to dance with his daughter...he had our guests sing "Let me call you Sweetheart". (well, that's the tune that my Grandma's table picked. It was my Grandma and Grandpa's song at their wedding. *G*) So Dad and I danced and Mike and Mom danced and then Mike and I danced. (Mike's parents weren't able to be there due to illness.)

There was no shoving of the cake into each other's face. We ABHOR that "tradition". Nice simple feeding of cake. Oh and what a cake it was!!! Mom made it and nearly had a nervous breakdown over it the day before. She was in tears because the top layer fell apart. I told her not to worry that I didn't care. And I didn't. I'll have pictures so you can see how beautiful it turned out. Simply gorgeous. And so MOIST!!! Oh my golly. We ate the top layer at the rehearsal dinner (Pizza and cake. Gotta love the drummer's beat I march to. LOL)

Mike and I went around to everyone's tables and greeted them before we sat down to our dinner. The photographer, one of my sister's best friends and a sweeeeet heart, kept saying "GO EAT! I need pictures!" *G*

I think it was the shortest reception on the record books. LOL Everyone was leaving by about 5:30 or 6. Mom was sending everyone home with leftovers. I was glad 'cause I KNEW Mike and I couldn't eat all that was left over, even with Mom and Dad and the sibs help.

All in all, it was a wonderful day.

Kae
Sounds fantastic!

[Melethiel]

Mel, prayers that you get to feeling better soon.
Well, I went to see the doctor today, and she said that I have allergies. *pouts* Let's see if the medicine she gave me will help...

[DaRev]

Revrand, does this mean that your current congregation has released you?

Not until I accept the call.

[Studeclunker]

Blessings to you Revrand. May our gracious Lord be the guide to the path he has set for you.

The woman I married had a sick sense of humor (LOL)!:D She insisted on the 'cake in the face' tradition. I didn't want it, however after she tried and almost succeeded in smearing me, she wore a big green and violet smile. Yes, I surcumed to temptation.:ebil: But only a little.;) We actually wrapped the Bridal Cake very carefully and ate it on our first anniversary. The Raspberry filling was still delicious. Glad to see that yours is a good start, Strawberry. Do plan a vacation just for the two of you though (often, actually). Never forget, and don't let him either, that the courtship never ends. Now that you're married though, does this mean that you're no longer a wild Strawberry?;)

[seajoy]

Nice to hear about your day, Kae. :)

Also....my hubby is still not feeling so well. Tonight when I came home, I was rather concerned - but he refused to go to the doctor. He had more blood tests today, and will soon be having CT scans. I don't like this so much.

[ctay]

It was nice to hear about the wedding.
Prayers for DaRev and seajoy's hubby

[seajoy]

Hubby's blood tests came out fine today. He still feels crummy, and we still have no answers. Strange situation. Hopefully, his CT tomorrow will show that he's perfectly fine. That would be very cool. :)

[seajoy]

I wasn't going to talk about this until we had some answers...but I feel like talking about it tonight.
A nurse called my husband late thursday afternoon and said his CT scan results came in, and the doctor wants to see him on monday to discuss the results. My husband then asked her what the problem was, and she said "the doctor needs to tell you." His appointment is for monday morning. We don't know, at all, what to expect. It's kinda been a long weekend of waiting, but we are doing ok.

What would any of you think if you had been told something like this? We are at a loss as to what to think. We have decided there's no point worrying about it until there is really something something to worry about. Then it's all in God's hands anyway.

Thanks for listening.

[QuiltAngel]

Prayers for you and your hubby seajoy, as you wait through the rest of this weekend for that appointment.

[WildStrawberry]

Praying for you and your hubby, Angie...

The nurse was just following protocol. I hate that protocol. I MADE them tell me my results when they called the day before Thanksgiving (the office was going to be closed until the following Monday!). Crying worked for me...but I'm sure it wouldn't work for your husband!! ;)

So, I'll be praying there's nothing wrong and the Doc just wants to talk to your hubby about a diet or something. *G*

*hugs* my friend. Remember, I'm here with an open ear if you need me!

Kae

[MarkRohfrietsch]

I will pray :crossrc:for peace and comfort for both you and your husband Angie.

Mark

[seajoy]

Thanks Mark, Kae and Jane. Your prayers are appreciated very much. My hubby is taking this all in stride...he's like "whatever." He keeps smiling through the whole weekend. Jesus and my husband are good friends. :)

Kae...the doctor already talked to him about his diet while he was in the hospital...but thanks. :)

[filosofer]

Praying for both of you, seajoy.

[WildStrawberry]

Thanks Mark, Kae and Jane. Your prayers are appreciated very much. My hubby is taking this all in stride...he's like "whatever." He keeps smiling through the whole weekend. Jesus and my husband are good friends. :)

W00t! on the good friends! :D It's all going to work out for good...even if you can't see it right now. Just remember the promises that God makes.

Today's lesson was about Jesus promising us "come unto Me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest".

Just remember, He is there to take up your burdens...What a Friend We Have in Jesus!

Kae...the doctor already talked to him about his diet while he was in the hospital...but thanks. :)

Well FOO. *G* I'm still going to go with diet. LOL Just 'cause I'm a stubborn Lutheran. :D

Kae

[seajoy]

Praying for both of you, seajoy.


Thanks, filo.

And thanks, Kae...for being a stubborn Lutheran. :)

[seajoy]

Goodness, all this concern and fuss....and guess what??? He has a slight case of diverticulitis starting. :doh: No big deal at all! :clap:
We think it's just crazy the way the doctor and nurse handled something that could have been said over the phone. Making us wait for 4 days...and being all secretive....what's up with that??? :doh:

Anyway, God was gracious in His mercy. As always...we have nothing to fear. All praise to our Savior.

Thanks everyone, for all your prayers. :)

[WildStrawberry]

SEEE?!~?!?!??!??!?!

it WAS just diet related! *G*

Hooray for nothing serious! Thank you Dear Lord for your mercies!

Kae

[Jim47]

Great news Seajoy. Go give your big guy a hug :clap:

[ctay]

Great news!!! God bless

[porterross]

Great news Seajoy. Go give your big guy a hug :clap:


Then give him a big plate of steamed veggies. :D

I'm glad to know he's OK. Just remember, good health begins and ends in the colon. :preach:

[DaRev]

Just remember, good health begins and ends in the colon. :preach:

This is true. A poor diet can be a real pain in the...

...well, you know.

^_^

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Good news! Sorry you and your husband had to pine about it all week.

This is true. A poor diet can be a real pain in the...

...well, you know.

^_^

Pretty low humor Rev.:D^_^ (wish I had thought about it first:sorry:).

Mark

[LilLamb219]

Goodness, all this concern and fuss....and guess what??? He has a slight case of diverticulitis starting. :doh: No big deal at all! :clap:
We think it's just crazy the way the doctor and nurse handled something that could have been said over the phone. Making us wait for 4 days...and being all secretive....what's up with that??? :doh:

Anyway, God was gracious in His mercy. As always...we have nothing to fear. All praise to our Savior.

Thanks everyone, for all your prayers. :)

Diverticulitis is so common these days! Horrible, huh? There are a few guys at my church who have it!

[seajoy]

Then give him a big plate of steamed veggies. :D

I'm glad to know he's OK. Just remember, good health begins and ends in the colon. :preach:
Thanks porter...and everyone. Yes, we are finding that we need to take better care of ourselves. I have to have several blood tests in the morning, after seeing my rhuematologist today. He wasn't so happy at how I've been doing. This doctor stuff is getting waaayyy old....and I'm only 45 and hubby 47.

[ctay]

Seajoy hope everything gets better for you and hubby, praying

[filosofer]

Seajoy hope everything gets better for you and hubby, praying


If nothing, else, everything will come out in the end...





Did I really write that??? ^_^:D

[seajoy]

If nothing, else, everything will come out in the end...





Did I really write that??? ^_^:D


smart a.........................................................................................leck! :P

[QuiltAngel]

Gosh, all the puns going around now. Hope your hubby has gotten a laugh from them seajoy. Glad to hear that it is nothing serious. I agree, why couldn't the doctor just call and say what it was instead of having his nurse call and have you wait all weekend.

Anyway, I hear you on the all the doctors. I am trying to avoid them right now myself. Too many appointments in the last year. I am hoping to steer clear of them since my last oncology appointment a couple of weeks ago. We shall see how that goes. Probably not well, but I do understand your frustration there.

[WildStrawberry]

Boy HOWDY it's gotten quiet in here...in the whole forum really. I think I saw a http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/cactus.gif just now!!!

What's everyone doing that's so all fired important that they're not in here keeping those of us who can't sleep entertained?? HMMM???? :D

I guess http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/mystery.gif

Kae

[ctay]

My fridge died. We got to call someone to come fix it

[WildStrawberry]

My fridge died. We got to call someone to come fix it

Ooh it's almost an epidemic. Mine died Sunday night/Monday morning. Sweet guy came out and within 10 minutes said "well, it's not good news" to which I replied "Do I need the shotgun?"

He looked startled for a moment then realized I was joking about putting the 'fridge out of its misery. *G*

We bought a brand spankin' shiny new one for what it would have cost to fix the old one.

This (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_04639042000P?mv=rr) is the one we got. Since we go to a little Mom 'n Pop shop who don't advertise, we got it for significantly less. *G*

I lurves my new 'fridge. *G*

Kae

[ctay]

This one isn't very old at all. Its the second time we've had to get it fixed, first time lightning struck and it was still under warranty so we didn't have to pay. We'll have to pay this time

[ctay]

Oh I like that fridge!!!

[LilLamb219]

Boy HOWDY it's gotten quiet in here...in the whole forum really. I think I saw a http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/cactus.gif just now!!!

What's everyone doing that's so all fired important that they're not in here keeping those of us who can't sleep entertained?? HMMM???? :D

I guess http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/mystery.gif

Kae

I've been working reports...not for us, we're a quiet bunch! So, that's pretty much where I've been hanging out.

Plus, I'm babysitting my niece again this summer. She's high maintenance! Doesn't play by herself at the age of 8 and it's driving me insane! I force her to spend time alone!

[WildStrawberry]

This one isn't very old at all. Its the second time we've had to get it fixed, first time lightning struck and it was still under warranty so we didn't have to pay. We'll have to pay this time

Oh man! I'm glad it was under warranty the first time.

Oh I like that fridge!!!

Yeah...it's preeeety. And it's super quiet and super fast at making ice. LOVE that.


I've been working reports...not for us, we're a quiet bunch! So, that's pretty much where I've been hanging out.

Plus, I'm babysitting my niece again this summer. She's high maintenance! Doesn't play by herself at the age of 8 and it's driving me insane! I force her to spend time alone!

Bleh on the reports.

Does she like to read? Junie B. Jones and (thinking) Oooh, Captain Underpants...those are fun books for that age group.

Kae

[ctay]

I've been working reports...not for us, we're a quiet bunch! So, that's pretty much where I've been hanging out.

Plus, I'm babysitting my niece again this summer. She's high maintenance! Doesn't play by herself at the age of 8 and it's driving me insane! I force her to spend time alone!

My 8 yr old granddaughter, over this past weekend while we were at the lake that she was bored and didn't have anything to do....I had the xbox down there and there was a beach for swimming. These kids nowadays don't know how to play like we use to play, we'd always find something to do outside or inside. Even my boys growing up complained about having nothing to do.

[LilLamb219]

My 8 yr old granddaughter, over this past weekend while we were at the lake that she was bored and didn't have anything to do....I had the xbox down there and there was a beach for swimming. These kids nowadays don't know how to play like we use to play, we'd always find something to do outside or inside. Even my boys growing up complained about having nothing to do.

You are so right! They have TOO much to do actually!!! Wow, I used to make things out of yarn to play with when I was little. :D

Right now, I told her that we're leaving for Spanish lessons (at my church) at 10:15 so she has 2 hours to play and watch tv. She's actually been in the other room by herself playing for a half hour. It's a record! :P But, what is she playing with?? MY old Fisher Price Little People that I've saved! ^_^

[WildStrawberry]

You are so right! They have TOO much to do actually!!! Wow, I used to make things out of yarn to play with when I was little. :D

Right now, I told her that we're leaving for Spanish lessons (at my church) at 10:15 so she has 2 hours to play and watch tv. She's actually been in the other room by herself playing for a half hour. It's a record! :P But, what is she playing with?? MY old Fisher Price Little People that I've saved! ^_^

We'd make up our own games when we were bored with the "regular" ones. Tag became Vampire Tag (especially in the early evening.) I'm surprised we didn't poke eyes out, running around with "stakes" in our hands.

If it was daylight and Vampire Tag wasn't an option, we'd play Jaws. The swing set was the ship and one person was Jaws and everyone else would be the sailors. *G*

I used to love to go off by myself into the woods or the creek and play Indian (guess it would be Native American today) or Archeologist or Naturalist. (helped that Ohio is home to some of the greatest fossil deposits in the USA.)

*sigh* Now I wanna be a kid again. But not with all the icky stuff like school and algebra.

Kae

[LilLamb219]

Heh, our big thing was to "put on a show!" LOL We'd make up dances and skits and then perform for our friend's parents who pretended it was the best thing they'd ever seen!

[Melethiel]

When I was little, we loved making a big fort in the living room. We'd use sofa cushions and pillows for the walls, and supplement with blocks and legos. :D

[seajoy]

We always had to be working out on the dairy farm....so when dad wasn't watching...we would try and sit on the cows backs and play rodeo. We would always sit on "Dusty" because she moved real slow, and didn't care. We also played trapeze on the feed or hay bunks. One time my brother fell and got the wind knocked out of him. I was just a kid, and thought he was dying. Scared the c**p out of me.

We also built forts with the hay bales, threw mud at each other, caught mice in the silo room and fed them to the cats....oh the list of fun goes on and on. :doh:

[LilLamb219]

When I was little, we loved making a big fort in the living room. We'd use sofa cushions and pillows for the walls, and supplement with blocks and legos. :D

My daughter did that too...the only thing is she never wanted to take it down! :doh:

[seajoy]

Thought I saw Jim in here a moment ago....he didn't even stop for a cup of coffee. :wave:

[ctay]

We lived in James Island, SC for 3 yrs when I was a kid, its a suburb of Charleston. You didn't have to dig very deep and water would come up, we'd always dug holes to see how far the water would come up. Even in other places we lived we always built forts, rode bikes, did all kinds of stuff.

[filosofer]

We always had to be working out on the dairy farm....so when dad wasn't watching...we would try and sit on the cows backs and play rodeo. We would always sit on "Dusty" because she moved real slow, and didn't care. We also played trapeze on the feed or hay bunks. One time my brother fell and got the wind knocked out of him. I was just a kid, and thought he was dying. Scared the c**p out of me.

We also built forts with the hay bales, threw mud at each other, caught mice in the silo room and fed them to the cats....oh the list of fun goes on and on. :doh:

Sounds very familiar, our favorite cow to ride was "Sunshine". With three boys, we also got into mud ball fights in the garden (with a 1-acre garden we had plenty of mud!).

[seajoy]

Sounds very familiar, our favorite cow to ride was "Sunshine". With three boys, we also got into mud ball fights in the garden (with a 1-acre garden we had plenty of mud!).


So much fun to be had in MN! ^_^

[porterross]

Ha! I have the Kenmore version of that fridge, Kae. The filters seem to go out every six months, right on schedule.

[WildStrawberry]

Ha! I have the Kenmore version of that fridge, Kae. The filters seem to go out every six months, right on schedule.

Cool! I like scheduled things. I can remember things easier that way. Also, mine has a wee light in the 'fridge part that tells me "oh hey, it's almost time for you to change my filter...could you go get one okay?" *G* (goes from green to yellow to red.)

Kae

[dinkime]

we had so many LEGOS! we would create entire cities :) outside my one friend and i would play pretend and be all sorts of people...sometimes we would dance or listen to music....and once or twice we would make bracelets (the thin braided friendship ones) and try and sell them, lol

[dinkime]

Does she like to read? Junie B. Jones and (thinking) Oooh, Captain Underpants...those are fun books for that age group.

Kae



American Girl books!! then you can go see the Kit Kitteredge movie that started last week (she needs to read the books first, lol)

[QuiltAngel]

I always told my kids that if they were bored, I had plenty of things for them to do. They didn't fall for that too many times. :D

I also told them that boredom is a choice. There are so many things they can do that if they are bored. then they must have chosen to be bored. OTOH, I would also tell them that boredom is good, that by having slow times allows us to appreciate the times that many things are happening.

[Zecryphon]

So much fun to be had in MN! ^_^

And so little time to do it in. IIRC, it's still 9 months of winter they have there. ^_^

[LutheranChick]

My step-daughter (14) stays with us every-other week in the summer and we have the same problem- complaints of boredom. With kids around the neighborhood, hard surfaced streets to bike on, a beautiful park in town, a library, 200+ channels on TV- good grief!

When I was a kid, we lived in the country, miles away from any of my friends, and my closest sibling was 10 years older so I was basically an 'only'. Summers were great! Long walks in the woods with my dog, bike riding (on gravel, even!), watching game shows on TV (but we could only get 2 channels in the summertime), listening to music, making up a magic act, making goofy cassette recordings, and during haying season I had to drive the tractor on the baler. Didn't like that so much, but everything else was fun!

I never expected my parents to entertain me, that's for sure.

[seajoy]

we had so many LEGOS! we would create entire cities :) outside my one friend and i would play pretend and be all sorts of people...sometimes we would dance or listen to music....and once or twice we would make bracelets (the thin braided friendship ones) and try and sell them, lol

I love legos! Could you bring some along when we meet in St Louis in August??? :clap: Even if you don't...I look forward to meeting you anyway. :)

[WildStrawberry]

I love legos! Could you bring some along when we meet in St Louis in August??? :clap: Even if you don't...I look forward to meeting you anyway. :)

Just for you my dear...http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/legord.gif

Kae

[RadMan]

I like legos to. "Lego" my eggo. :)

[seajoy]

Just for you my dear...http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/legord.gif

Kae
thankies :hug:

[ctay]

They don't make anything simple anymore do they? $247 to fix the fridge. It was a main power board or whatever its called

[WildStrawberry]

good golly miss molly! No, I guess they DON'T make things easy!

Kae

[LutheranChick]

They don't make anything simple anymore do they? $247 to fix the fridge. It was a main power board or whatever its called
They certainly don't. The manufacturers don't want you to fix them, they want you to throw it out and get a new one. That's why refrigerators don't last 40+ years like they used to...

I remember my parents took our old refrigerator to a body shop and had it PAINTED to match the new stove! Ah, yes, good ol' coppertone...

[LutheranChick]

I like legos to. "Lego" my eggo. :)
If Legos had been invented when I was a kid I would have had them. We have a small fortune invested in my son's collection, which of course now just sits and gathers dust as he is going to be a soph. in college this fall! I bet he wouldn't let me put them away though. He keeps the big projects together and they sit as decorations in his room.

I remember having I suppose what was a 'pre-cursor' to Legos. They were these plastic red bricks that snapped together, with little plastic windows & doors and then some green cardboard-like stuff you folded and used as a roof to make houses. It was a hand-me down from my brother, I think. Anyway, I spent many many hours building houses out of them.

[DaRev]

I remember having I suppose what was a 'pre-cursor' to Legos. They were these plastic red bricks that snapped together, with little plastic windows & doors and then some green cardboard-like stuff you folded and used as a roof to make houses. It was a hand-me down from my brother, I think. Anyway, I spent many many hours building houses out of them.

I had those when I was a kid!

[LilLamb219]

Is anyone watching the Baby Borrowers??? We were watching it last night (til the storms made us stop).

I thought it was really good for my daughter to see how teens can/can't cope with trying to care for infants/toddlers/pre-teens, etc.... To see how just everyday teens, even those who have been around little ones before, really brought some insight for her to know that it's probably better to wait until there is more stability, financially, emotionally, physically, etc....

[RadMan]

If Legos had been invented when I was a kid I would have had them. We have a small fortune invested in my son's collection, which of course now just sits and gathers dust as he is going to be a soph. in college this fall! I bet he wouldn't let me put them away though. He keeps the big projects together and they sit as decorations in his room.

I remember having I suppose what was a 'pre-cursor' to Legos. They were these plastic red bricks that snapped together, with little plastic windows & doors and then some green cardboard-like stuff you folded and used as a roof to make houses. It was a hand-me down from my brother, I think. Anyway, I spent many many hours building houses out of them.I had Lincoln Logs and an Erector set with real electric motors. Also had kids Chemistry sets that you could make stink bombs with. :) Those sets were somewhat fun for us kids that read how to make "other" things. :)

[porterross]

Oooo, I loved my Lincoln Logs. Those, my Tonka trucks, marbles, barrel of monkeys, bicycle and basketball kept me happily entertained for years. :)

[RadMan]

Oooo, I loved my Lincoln Logs. Those, my Tonka trucks, marbles, barrel of monkeys, bicycle and basketball kept me happily entertained for years. :)And still do? :P

[Jim47]

Oooo, I loved my Lincoln Logs. Those, my Tonka trucks, marbles, barrel of monkeys, bicycle and basketball kept me happily entertained for years. :)


I had a small set of those when I was a kid, in fact I think they got passed on to my grand daughters :hug:

but I spent most of my time outside when I was a kid. About the only time I was inside was by direct order from my Dad. My neighbor's folks had about 20 acres of woods with a couple ponds on it and the river ran along the back side. We spent most of our time either playing on the ponds, building rafts to float on them or splitting firewood for them to heat their home with. We had more fun splitting wood then one could imagine. We made tunnels under the huge stacks of firewood and all kinds of dangeous stuff that would be forbidden now days ;) but we all lived through it.

The greatest times I had as a kid was spending time with my grand parents. I sure miss playing checkers and old maid with GrandMa, and I could sit endlessly and listen to my GranPa's stories.

[RadMan]

I had a small set of those when I was a kid, in fact I think they got passed on to my grand daughters :hug:

but I spent most of my time outside when I was a kid. About the only time I was inside was by direct order from my Dad. My neighbor's folks had about 20 acres of woods with a couple ponds on it and the river ran along the back side. We spent most of our time either playing on the ponds, building rafts to float on them or splitting firewood for them to heat their home with. We had more fun splitting wood then one could imagine. We made tunnels under the huge stacks of firewood and all kinds of dangeous stuff that would be forbidden now days ;) but we all lived through it.

The greatest times I had as a kid was spending time with my grand parents. I sure miss playing checkers and old maid with GrandMa, and I could sit endlessly and listen to my GranPa's stories.hmmm............brings back memories. I lived in the country when I was a kid and never came home till it was dark......and my parents didn't worry either. Us kids in the area made or own toys. Inner tube tire guns and swings, slingshots, carbide canons, rope swings for the creeks, rain barrels and cardboard boxes for rolling down hills, ..........:clap:. I spent many summers at my grand parents farm to with the chickens and cows and ticks and chiggers.

[Melethiel]

I also had great fun with Lincoln Logs.

[DaRev]

And still do? :P

Except her logs and trucks are much larger now. And she only has one very sweet monkey in the house. :P

[DaRev]

Is it just me, or has the TCL main forum become a magnet for nut cases lately?

[QuiltAngel]

Is it just me, or has the TCL main forum become a magnet for nut cases lately?

I find them everywhere lately.

[Studeclunker]

If Legos had been invented when I was a kid I would have had them. We have a small fortune invested in my son's collection, which of course now just sits and gathers dust as he is going to be a soph. in college this fall! I bet he wouldn't let me put them away though. He keeps the big projects together and they sit as decorations in his room.

I remember having I suppose what was a 'pre-cursor' to Legos. They were these plastic red bricks that snapped together, with little plastic windows & doors and then some green cardboard-like stuff you folded and used as a roof to make houses. It was a hand-me down from my brother, I think. Anyway, I spent many many hours building houses out of them.

I had Lincoln Logs and an Erector set with real electric motors. Also had kids Chemistry sets that you could make stink bombs with. :) Those sets were somewhat fun for us kids that read how to make "other" things. :)

Oooo, I loved my Lincoln Logs. Those, my Tonka trucks, marbles, barrel of monkeys, bicycle and basketball kept me happily entertained for years. :)

I got a big barrel of Lincoln Logs for Christmas one year. They were from my Grandmother. Mum tried to make me leave it at Gran's house and she wouldn't have any of it. So they came all the way home with me, in my lap. It was a four hundred mile trip, but I didn't trust Mum not to 'lose' them. She was really strict about my picking them up. Got to where I would check the trash when I took it out and to count the pieces when putting them away.

My cousin had a set of Legos with windows and doors as well as green plastic shingles with ridge and valley pieces that could be put together in any kind of house. You could even do dormers on the roof, though it was difficult. I really envied him those... Sadly, my mother put her foot down and adamantly refused to allow me to have Legos of any kind.

My Gran had a huge Erector set. Tom, my eldest brother, used to make me toys with it. We weren't allowed to take it out of the third floor nursery (play room) though.

My brother Blaine had the world's largest collection of Tonka trucks extant. Well, so I thought as a little boy. He used to keep them in a big steel box in the back yard. Blaine told me it was an old coffin so that I wouldn't go near it. I didn't either. Thus, when he gave his trucks away, they were in perfect condition.

The one thing I never got as a child, and always wanted, was a train set. I always wanted a model railroad. Haunting the hobby shops was my favourite occupation when we were in So. Cal. When I was thirteen, I bought some N scale trains and built my first railroad on a framework that would roll under my bed when it was not being used. Dad thought it was really clever and kept Mum off my back about the plaster all over the bedroom.

When I became an adult I switched to G-scale trains and continued my childhood hobby of collecting model trains and (die-cast) cars. I switched because my eldest son wasn't able to put the N or Ho scale trains back on the track. So, we went to a scale he could handle. Anthony and I used to have a lot of fun visiting the toy shops in the local malls and the hobby shops. I miss that time with him. My youngest son carried on for Anthony later. He was a really big fan of Thomas The Tank-Engine. We had some really nice layouts in the back-yard. I could combine my love of gardening and model trains in one place!:D

[WildStrawberry]

So, Porter...we gonna get to see pictures of your trip? PWEEZE???

Kae

[ctay]

I didn't go but they had the voters meeting at that church to vote whether to hire that guy part time, it passed and they allowed him and his wife in the voters meeting. Tells you something don't it.
Ok just thought I'd pass this info on.

Enough of that

We bought a boat over the weekend, my oldest granddaughter said she wanted to come over every weekend.

[LilLamb219]

Is it just me, or has the TCL main forum become a magnet for nut cases lately?

Include me in there as a nut case...trust me, I'm going nuts around here lately and you'll probably find lamb fur and guts strewn all over CF in a matter of days
:mad:

Can't say much else though...so don't ask. Just pray for me that I hold my temper in.

[LilLamb219]

I didn't go but they had the voters meeting at that church to vote whether to hire that guy part time, it passed and they allowed him and his wife in the voters meeting. Tells you something don't it.
Ok just thought I'd pass this info on.

Enough of that

We bought a boat over the weekend, my oldest granddaughter said she wanted to come over every weekend.

What kind of boat? Fishing boat? Speed boat? Yacht? :sorry:

[porterross]

So, Porter...we gonna get to see pictures of your trip? PWEEZE???

Kae


Okie dokie! Let me resize them.
I have bunches, but the one event I really wanted to photograph was too fast and furious to have done so.....we had a nice beach ride on horseback along the southern coast and it was fabulous!!!! Of course, when you ride an English saddle there's no place to carry ANYTHING and hanging on at full cantor is a bit more involved than in a western saddle. Aye, yai, yai!!!! :D

[WildStrawberry]

Okie dokie! Let me resize them.
I have bunches, but the one event I really wanted to photograph was too fast and furious to have done so.....we had a nice beach ride on horseback along the southern coast and it was fabulous!!!! Of course, when you ride an English saddle there's no place to carry ANYTHING and hanging on at full cantor is a bit more involved than in a western saddle. Aye, yai, yai!!!! :D

Yay! Pictures! :clap::clap:

I pretty much only ride English so...*G* I never did like the horn on a Western Saddle. Just got in the way. LOL

Kae

[DaRev]

Okie dokie! Let me resize them.
I have bunches, but the one event I really wanted to photograph was too fast and furious to have done so.....

Wimbledon?

[ctay]

Its a '95 17 ft Dyanasty, nothing real fancy, its like this one.

http://mobile.craigslist.org/boa/746920045.html

[LilLamb219]

oooh, can you use it for water skiing?

[DaRev]

I'd like to have one of those. Almost bought one a couple years ago. Been kicking myself in the rump ever since.

[ctay]

Yep we can use it for water skiing though I'll probably go tubing.

[LilLamb219]

Oooh tubing sounds like perfect fun right now :)

[MarkRohfrietsch]

hmmm............brings back memories. I lived in the country when I was a kid and never came home till it was dark......and my parents didn't worry either. Us kids in the area made or own toys. Inner tube tire guns and swings, slingshots, carbide canons, rope swings for the creeks, rain barrels and cardboard boxes for rolling down hills, ..........:clap:. I spent many summers at my grand parents farm to with the chickens and cows and ticks and chiggers.

Yup.

Grew up on a farm. Bale forts, sliding down the hay-fork rope on pulleys, riding sows in the yard (kind of like bull riding, but closer to the ground) .22 rifle, 12 ga. shotgun, shooting just about everything that moved (except people, and livestock) and lots of stuff that didn't. In the winter we played tag. To tag the person you had to hit them with a frozen steer turd. Started driving tractor when I was 6 or 7, and was bailing hay with dad piling loads when I was 8 (we did custom baling).

Never saw a carbide cannon until recently, but we built black powder cannons out of pipe with welded breech plugs. Had one we mounted on an old lawn-mower and used the spark plug for ignition. Dad's cousin was a blacksmith, and he helped us (kept an eye on us). One we built was a two inch bore, and we were able to fire a 1/2 X 3" bolt right through an old Plymouth car! It went in one door, and out the other... sideways.

A lot more fun than nintendo or PS2.

[ctay]

Took my granddaughter to VBS yesterday, they talked about Noah then it ended up at a water park. It had rained during the day during VBS and on the way to the waterpark we saw a rainbow

[DaRev]

Took my granddaughter to VBS yesterday, they talked about Noah then it ended up at a water park. It had rained during the day during VBS and on the way to the waterpark we saw a rainbow


WOW! How great was that?!? :thumbsup:

[ctay]

It was great!!!!!

[RadMan]

Yup.

Grew up on a farm. Bale forts, sliding down the hay-fork rope on pulleys, riding sows in the yard (kind of like bull riding, but closer to the ground) .22 rifle, 12 ga. shotgun, shooting just about everything that moved (except people, and livestock) and lots of stuff that didn't. In the winter we played tag. To tag the person you had to hit them with a frozen steer turd. Started driving tractor when I was 6 or 7, and was bailing hay with dad piling loads when I was 8 (we did custom baling).

Never saw a carbide cannon until recently, but we built black powder cannons out of pipe with welded breech plugs. Had one we mounted on an old lawn-mower and used the spark plug for ignition. Dad's cousin was a blacksmith, and he helped us (kept an eye on us). One we built was a two inch bore, and we were able to fire a 1/2 X 3" bolt right through an old Plymouth car! It went in one door, and out the other... sideways.

A lot more fun than nintendo or PS2.Aaaahh--those wer the days. we graduated form carbide canons to M-80s and cherry bombs. I wold keep a couple of gross of cherry bombs around for special occasions. One kid just had to have some so I traded him a half gross for some girly magazines. He said that he had found them under his dad's mattress. At that age I didn't really know what the magazines were all about but I didn't get to find out because mom found them and I had to go to the pastor and "have a talk". Didn't really know what he was talking about. :doh:

[DaRev]

When I was a kid my brother had M-100's which were comparable to a quarter stick of dynamite. They made a pretty good size crater in the ground.

[QuiltAngel]

Rev,
Your avatar is kind of creepy. No feet and you seem to just be there, floating or something. Maybe it is this sleep deprived state I am in that it looks kind of creepy.

[seajoy]

Rev,
Your avatar is kind of creepy. No feet and you seem to just be there, floating or something. Maybe it is this sleep deprived state I am in that it looks kind of creepy.
Maybe his brother blew them off with his M-whatevers. :D

[DaRev]

Rev,
Your avatar is kind of creepy. No feet and you seem to just be there, floating or something. Maybe it is this sleep deprived state I am in that it looks kind of creepy.

Oh, there are feet under that cassock. They don't have any kind of church background anymore. (What kinda Christian forum is this, anyway? :P)

I need to try and creat a background for it.

[QuiltAngel]

That is awful that there is no church background anymore!

[Zecryphon]

That is awful that there is no church background anymore!

I'd like to say I'm surprised at this, but I can't. The current idea in the pop-Christian Evangelical sub-culture seems to be that, since WE are the church, the church building is really irrelevant.

[LilLamb219]

What? No church background??? That's insane!

[Melethiel]

That is awful that there is no church background anymore!
There is, but it's not the big ones. The current big backgrounds were presets from VBulletin, IIRC, not made by our armory folks. Maybe you should go request one. :)

[DaRev]

There is,

Where? I've looked in every background folder here and found nuffin'.

[Melethiel]

Where? I've looked in every background folder here and found nuffin'.
Huh, I can't find them anymore either.

[LilLamb219]

I found an outside church setting in the snow. I know it's not the same...but that's all I could come up with.

[RadMan]

Maybe his brother blew them off with his M-whatevers. :DLOL :)

[seajoy]

I found an outside church setting in the snow. I know it's not the same...but that's all I could come up with.
He'll freeze his feet with that one. :P

[WildStrawberry]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/Dumb.gif

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/words.gif

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/DeadHorse.gif

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/angry.gif

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/rulez.gif

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/words.gif

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/Angry-Cloud-LightningSmiley.gif

:confused:

:sigh:

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/frdg.gif

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/sleepcat.gif


My life: the past 15 minutes...brought to you by WKAE...WKAE productions inc)

[QuiltAngel]

Uh oh Kae

[porterross]

Did you getted in twubble, Kae? :sorry:

[Studeclunker]

Love the smilies, Kay! I find splitting firewood to be a great way of dealing with frustrations. Slamming that maul down on something is just... satisfying.:ebil:

[latebloomer]

Closest thing I could find to a church background is the one called "royalty". I suppose that one could be decorated to look a bit like a church.

[seajoy]

Hope things are better in the morning, Kae. :hug:

Also...I did a blunder...I was so tired this evening, that I went to bed at 7:30pm. Guess what happened? I'm wide awake at 2am. :doh:

What does a person in a hotel do at this time of the night besides talk with friends who aren't even there. :)

[QuiltAngel]

Well seajoy, I slept most of the day due to feeling really yucky so I am up right now. Hoping to get to bed soon. Hope I do.

[seajoy]

Well seajoy, I slept most of the day due to feeling really yucky so I am up right now. Hoping to get to bed soon. Hope I do.
Sorry you were feeling yucky. I'm giving sleep a try again soon too.

[QuiltAngel]

Hopefully we will both get some sleep.

I seem to be dealing with some respiratory crud. May have to break down and get antibiotics soon. Haven't had to do that in a very long time, which is good.

[seajoy]

Darn doctor stuff. Praying for you.

[QuiltAngel]

Thanks

[ctay]

I can't sleep either, one of our dogs ran off last night and we can't find her, she's got two puppies here that I gotta try to feed so I've been worried, I guess I shouldn't worry

[ctay]

Oh the puppies will be 4 weeks old saturday

[DaRev]

Poor baby dawgs.

[ctay]

She still hadn't shown up and i'm ending up having to force feed them to get them to eat anything and I hate having to do that.

[QuiltAngel]

Oh, I am sorry to hear about the Mommy doggie.

[WildStrawberry]

Ctay, I hope this finds you with your momma dog all home and snuggled with her pups!

Everything is okay guys...I was just frustrated with Main forum stuff. *G* So I prayed and got something to settle my tum (milk!) and went to bed.

Kae

[porterross]

Ctay, I hope this finds you with your momma dog all home and snuggled with her pups!

Everything is okay guys...I was just frustrated with Main forum stuff. *G* So I prayed and got something to settle my tum (milk!) and went to bed.

Kae


Hey! You have a hubby now to take your frustations out on. :D

[WildStrawberry]

Hey! You have a hubby now to take your frustations out on. :D

Oh yeah...that's right!

OH HONEY!!!...

Darn, he's at work! LOL

Kae

[DaRev]

Hey! You have a hubby now to take your frustations out on. :D

:eek:

[synger]

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/rulez.gif

I think I'm going to adopt this one as my personal favorite...

[seajoy]

Lambie, you out there? Hubby and I are in your neck of the woods tonight. South Bend, IN. I tried to PM you, but it wouldn't work.....or maybe you have me blocked. :o

Just leaving to go out for dinner....meet you there in 20min. BBQ ribs, oh ya.............:) Course, you might be an hour from here...not sure. ^_^

[LilLamb219]

Lambie, you out there? Hubby and I are in your neck of the woods tonight. South Bend, IN. I tried to PM you, but it wouldn't work.....or maybe you have me blocked. :o

Just leaving to go out for dinner....meet you there in 20min. BBQ ribs, oh ya.............:) Course, you might be an hour from here...not sure. ^_^

Hey there,

You're a couple hours away :) I don't have you blocked! We were out in the pool keeping cool...it's SO hot outside right now!

[WildStrawberry]

where's my drooling smiley??? BBQ ribs. Oh my. oh. yum. man. *sigh*

Kae

[dinkime]

my neighbor makes awesome ribs!! yum yum!

[WildStrawberry]

Hey everyone! I have a "look 'n see" puzzle for you!

See if you can spot Zec in this "crowd"

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/undercover.jpg



Kae http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/smiley_laughing.gif

[dinkime]

hehehe


now where did you find that photo?!?!?!?!

[dinkime]

i am excited to see our symbols coming back!! now where are all our lutheran roses?!?!?!!?

[WildStrawberry]

hehehe


now where did you find that photo?!?!?!?!

Heh, I ganked it from another site. It just screamed "tease Zec!"

Kae

[Zecryphon]

Hey everyone! I have a "look 'n see" puzzle for you!

See if you can spot Zec in this "crowd"

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/undercover.jpg



Kae http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/Kaemea/smilies/smiley_laughing.gif

Yes, I never miss a meeting of the Sith Lords. ^_^

[Melethiel]

i am excited to see our symbols coming back!! now where are all our lutheran roses?!?!?!!?
I see the Roses!

[DaRev]

I see the Roses!

You must be special, 'cause no one else can see the faith icons. :)

[Melethiel]

You must be special, 'cause no one else can see the faith icons. :)
I see dead icons...:P

[dinkime]

i only see my own rose, lol

[ctay]

I see everyones icons

[DaRev]

I see dead icons...:P

They're everywhere. They don't know they're icons. :eek:

^_^

[WildStrawberry]

Oooh! Lookie up there! You can see my MARRIED icon! YAY!! I have rings now!

LOL

Kae

[dinkime]

that married one is pretty cool, kae!!

[WildStrawberry]

I'm still pinching myself and saying "yeah! It really did happen!" *G*

Kae

[ctay]

Hubby carried his truck in to be fixed, they want to put a new engine in, ugh

[RadMan]

Hubby carried his truck in to be fixed, they want to put a new engine in, ughWow--that must have been heavy. :P

[ctay]

Wow--that must have been heavy. :P


:doh:

[Studeclunker]

Hey... I can see 'em now too!:clap: I was beginning to think the new owners thought Christianity was like Baskin and Robbins. Still, even with that, I really would like to know if I'm getting Spumoni with my Pecan Praline 'N Creme.;)

Does anyone else here have Yahoo for their mail server? If so, are you having to deal with that STUPID security system they have in place now? It takes me, sometimes, five or six tries each time I reply to, or send, mail. What a pain in the BU... um, ah,:sorry: backside. My mailbox is so secure even I can't use it!:mad:

[Melethiel]

*cough*Gmail*cough*

[Zecryphon]

Hey... I can see 'em now too!:clap: I was beginning to think the new owners thought Christianity was like Baskin and Robbins. Still, even with that, I really would like to know if I'm getting Spumoni with my Pecan Praline 'N Creme.;)

Does anyone else here have Yahoo for their mail server? If so, are you having to deal with that STUPID security system they have in place now? It takes me, sometimes, five or six tries each time I reply to, or send, mail. What a pain in the BU... um, ah,:sorry: backside. My mailbox is so secure even I can't use it!:mad:

I have a Yahoo ID for groups and such but I don't know if that means I have an email account with them. Two or three years ago I started using GMail when it was in it's beta testing period and have been extremely satisfied with that.

[Zecryphon]

Heh, I ganked it from another site. It just screamed "tease Zec!"

Kae

Ah, but if you really wanna tease me, you post this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7X9MQi7uOU

[ctay]

Ah, but if you really wanna tease me, you post this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7X9MQi7uOU


LOL first thing I thought when I saw this video was its a Michael Jackson wannabe.... ^_^

[Zecryphon]

For all I know it could be Mr. Jackson himself. :P

[WildStrawberry]

*giggles* Oh that is so you, Zec!

Kae

[Zecryphon]

Maybe one day. When my wife and I finally realize our true calling and become members of the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers also known as Vader's Fist. For anyone who's wondering how to tell the men from the women, see below. ^_^

http://www.501stlegion.org/index.php


http://www.after-d.com/custom/images/fsthelmet1.jpg

http://theotherdave.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/stormtrooper.jpg

And for the Stormtrooper who is now retired:

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:4hZaLYpxq5qY0M:http://www.actionfigurecustoms.com/blogs/uploaded_images/StormtrooperArmor1-763603.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.actionfigurecustoms.com/blogs/uploaded_images/StormtrooperArmor1-763603.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.actionfigurecustoms.com/blogs/labels/Humor.php&h=304&w=320&sz=25&hl=en&start=142&tbnid=4hZaLYpxq5qY0M:&tbnh=112&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3DStormtrooper%26start%3D140%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN)

[WildStrawberry]

Good grief. LOL

Kae

[ctay]

:doh:

[WildStrawberry]

Oh hey, Lambie...

Have you been doing the 101 in 1001 thing? How's it coming? I'm getting ready to start mine...eventually...I'm feeling rather apathetic today so it's being difficult. *G*

Kae

[WildStrawberry]

Hey... I can see 'em now too!:clap: I was beginning to think the new owners thought Christianity was like Baskin and Robbins. Still, even with that, I really would like to know if I'm getting Spumoni with my Pecan Praline 'N Creme.;)

Does anyone else here have Yahoo for their mail server? If so, are you having to deal with that STUPID security system they have in place now? It takes me, sometimes, five or six tries each time I reply to, or send, mail. What a pain in the BU... um, ah,:sorry: backside. My mailbox is so secure even I can't use it!:mad:

I'm going to cough right along with Mel. If you want a gmail invite (which you no longer need but I have a bunch of them...) PM me with your email and I'll send one along.

I LURVE gmail.

Kae

[LilLamb219]

Oh hey, Lambie...

Have you been doing the 101 in 1001 thing? How's it coming? I'm getting ready to start mine...eventually...I'm feeling rather apathetic today so it's being difficult. *G*

Kae

Eh, I think about it every now and again but I haven't actively pursued too many of the things on my list. :sorry:

[WildStrawberry]

Eh, I think about it every now and again but I haven't actively pursued too many of the things on my list. :sorry:

I'm 10 items shy of having 101 items on my list...and I'm drawing a blank as to how to fill those.

Of course, it could just be apathy. Yeah. I think that's it.

:D

Kae

[seajoy]

I'm sitting out here on my deck...first nice cool morning, in days...drinking my coffee, and talking to myself. Is there anyone out there????????????? :wave:

[Studeclunker]

I had an early wakey-wakey this morning, around 3am, by a bruin. He wanted the trash in the can outside my R.V. I hung a windchime over the can because the goats like to get in it too. So here I throw the door open and armed with a broom call out, "Get outta that can Matilda!" When what to my wondering eyes should appear but Smokey the Bear and Boo Boo too.:confused: Yikes!!:eek: "Bonne appitite fellas," I called out and slammed the door. They kept prowling around the coach so I started the motor and flashed the lights on and off. That convinced them it wasn't a nice place and they left. Whew!

Bears!:waaah::eek::scratch:

[Melethiel]

Grrr...I went to the movies today with my brother, and he managed to lose his cell phone. We went back there to look for it and didn't find it, although we may have missed it if it got pushed into a corner (doesn't help his phone is sleek and black). We'll go back again tomorrow and see if it's turned up, but if not, my parents are not going to be happy...

[dinkime]

mel, did you try calling it in case someone found it???

[Melethiel]

mel, did you try calling it in case someone found it???
Yep, but no luck. I went ahead and deactivated it anyway, just in case.

[RadMan]

I had an early wakey-wakey this morning, around 3am, by a bruin. He wanted the trash in the can outside my R.V. I hung a windchime over the can because the goats like to get in it too. So here I throw the door open and armed with a broom call out, "Get outta that can Matilda!" When what to my wondering eyes should appear but Smokey the Bear and Boo Boo too.:confused: Yikes!!:eek: "Bonne appitite fellas," I called out and slammed the door. They kept prowling around the coach so I started the motor and flashed the lights on and off. That convinced them it wasn't a nice place and they left. Whew!

Bears!:waaah::eek::scratch:I'm glad I just had raccoons instead of bears go through my trash can night before last. I had the trash can locked down with bungee cords and tied to the outside cabin wall and they still got into it. Little thieves!

[MarkRohfrietsch]

I had an early wakey-wakey this morning, around 3am, by a bruin. He wanted the trash in the can outside my R.V. I hung a windchime over the can because the goats like to get in it too. So here I throw the door open and armed with a broom call out, "Get outta that can Matilda!" When what to my wondering eyes should appear but Smokey the Bear and Boo Boo too.:confused: Yikes!!:eek: "Bonne appitite fellas," I called out and slammed the door. They kept prowling around the coach so I started the motor and flashed the lights on and off. That convinced them it wasn't a nice place and they left. Whew!

Bears!:waaah::eek::scratch:

God's creatures. A fellow I know who raises beef cattle on the Bruce Peninsula has had a lot of fun with bears. The home farm, where his elderly mom lives is where he stores all of his wrapped hay silage bales. Bears seem to sense the the sweet tasty forage, seek it out, tear into the plastic and gut-up. She has a great view of the rows of silage from her back door and kitchen window. She keeps a .303 by the door, and it is said that the local MNR has pre-signed nuisance permits with her name already on them. (Here in Ontario you can get a nuisance permit after the smoke clears).


The sad part of the story explains the free and easy attitude towards nuisance permits... We have a large Provincial Park called Algonquin. Nuisance bears are live trapped by the MNR, and moved "away from people" and re-released to "exist in nature". This keeps the those who hug trees, and personify animals happy. In reality these bears are released in the vicinity of Lion's Head, Ontario because there are lots of farmers and aboriginals who will do their dirty work for them, out of the public eye. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm all in favor of managing wildlife, controlled hunts etc. (even participated in a few myself) What troubles me is the cost to us poor tax payers involved in "keeping up appearances. Mark

[porterross]

I had an early wakey-wakey this morning, around 3am, by a bruin. He wanted the trash in the can outside my R.V. I hung a windchime over the can because the goats like to get in it too. So here I throw the door open and armed with a broom call out, "Get outta that can Matilda!" When what to my wondering eyes should appear but Smokey the Bear and Boo Boo too.:confused: Yikes!!:eek: "Bonne appitite fellas," I called out and slammed the door. They kept prowling around the coach so I started the motor and flashed the lights on and off. That convinced them it wasn't a nice place and they left. Whew!

Bears!:waaah::eek::scratch:



Eek! Glad they weren't in attack mode.

We have quite a few black bear visitations at the cabin in New Mexico and they don't like being told "no", but they aren't aggressive for the most part. What's odd is that there have been a few sightings of bears near residential areas here. We know there are black bears this far south, but they tend to stay far away from humans. Better a black bear in my yard than a mountain lion, but I'm perfectly content to have the occasional deer encounter in my front yard. :P

[ctay]

Glad I don't have to deal with bears here, just raccoons, skunks, armadillo's that dig holes in the yard at night, and other little critters.