2008/30/05 1158HRS...

It is just barely morning yet...So Marvin, HUSH! I'm working as fast as my brain and fingers will allow! lolol

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home... and to all the new members out there, welcome aboard! Come set a spell, have some coffee, relax, be at ease...you are safe here in my world. Well, sort of safe...well, hmmm, that's a definite maybe!

The heat and humidity are awful right now... 80+ degrees and a gazillion percent on the humids...House is nice and cool tho. If you'll look around you'll see wall to wall dogs! In their minds, it is way too hot to stay outside. When people tell me how good a shape I am in for my age, (does this mean still alive?) I tell them I practice 'broken field running' every day. lolol I don't know if they 'get it' or not.

Well, let's see here... the trip to town yesterday! I managed to get thrown out of every office in the court house...including the sheriff's.

Kelly, Our high sheriff told me yesterday he is gonna have a baby boy in October! I reached over and patted his belly and told him I thought he was really looking good for being that far along...Poor man fell on the floor and I shocked the living daylights out of the office personnel! I think anywhere else I just might have been taken to the padded cell...lolol

On Monday, when Grasscutter was driving, he stopped because there was a large and long dark colored snake sunning in the road way. I got out of truck, approached the snake (non poisonous) and shooed him/her off the road. Talking all the while I was approaching, I got within 3 to 4 feet, snake in defensive mode...I stopped and just stood there, still talking...snake made u turn and left...lololol It was a Cow snake...

Yesterday in same area, driving up the mountain side to home, I spotted a Box/Wood turtle in the road... Stopped, got out, picked him up and put him in the back of the truck... him was a purty critter...Reds and oranges...and he did have a few years on him! Well, I guess it was a him... I forgot to check. Anyway, brought him home and turned him loose where the dogs couldn't get to him.

Meems is running way behind schedule today... Take care all of mine... Relax, be at ease and go in safety always.
Hugs and much love to all... Meems

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2008/28/05 1130 HRS..

Morning dear hearts... welcome home! Come on in, have some coffee and a seat. Catch up on the latest gossip! What? Would we gossip here? Nah, we wouldn't do that! We just discuss the latest rumors circulating in the area! lololol

Went down to the Fire station last nite to help with the monthly freeby distribution for the poor of the area. I can't do a whole lot and I leave early but I do have the best time! I mainly empty boxes so they are available for the men who carry and tote for the disabled. I also torment, tease, harass, and generally misbehave. Would you believe I get by with this? Oh yeah! Anna, who invited me to help, also tries to keep me out of too much trouble...

Did you know that a year's passage can cause a lot of forgetfulness? I forgot about Lily's yearly 'Puppy' syndrome! Oh dear, she is 'nesting'! I brought some chew sticks home the other day. Everybody got one... with in the hour, Lilyputz has decided this is her baby!
Meems is ok to approach but no body else! Right now, her Baby is tucked under one of my pillows and the Lily is guarding Baby with her life. The rest of the Clan are staying way away from her..That little girl can get nasty when she is on the defensive. Even the meems talks softly when approaching but IT IS MY BED! Well, it was!

The following written by my friend jas2maui cracked me up. It is a response to my 'bad' shower day.

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Coconut Wireless to Emom’s Mountain News…Newsflash on BBB (Bamboo Bulletin Board) this a.m. read as follows. SUNDAY…Naked woman seen streaking through house…not a pretty site…well, maybe sorta pretty. Hair looked like ice spikes…yikes. MONDAY…same woman stuck in door…seems to have trouble with clothes/no clothes…Critters think year 72 is off to a good start…well maybe…not sure…ok, good laughs.

~~jas2maui~~

I love a definite maybe...lolol and on the floor, meems
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Well, Mine, it is time for me to go get into serious trouble. Lots of comments awaiting my considered opinions, whether welcomed or not. Now, I have a serious case of the giffles...

Go in safety all of mine. Be sure to find something funny, something to laff about, something to share with another. love and hugs to all of mine...the up to no good meems

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2008/27/05 1300 HRS...

Yes, I know! Hush Marvin! Sheesh, here I am a little bit late and the boy is throwing a fit already...! Hey Brat, I'm old, feeble and definitely need my beauty rest!
So hush! Be nice or I will send Broom to thump upon you!

Now, got that out of the way temporarily!

Welcome home, all my dear ones, welcome home..Late cold lunch today... dive in and help selves... coffee is hot tho and there is hot water for tea. Iced tea is over there!

Oh gee, where do I start...

Let's try Sunday evening first. Well, I had planned on taking a long lovely smell good soaking bath... Got carried away playing on puter so decided to take shower instead. Jumped under shower..wonderful warm water...shampooed hair... rinsed hair.. started soaping up...water quit.. Hmmmm... this is not quite what I had in mind! I waited a couple of mins...water did not come back on...Whooopie!.. I climbed out of shower...famous red robe is draped across the shower stall doors...I left it there!

In my 'alltogethers', (starkers as the English would call it) I hung a left... down the hall...another left...across kitchen.. back door is standing wide open...wonder if the hill side peeper is on the other hill side..down the steps to the basement.

Basement is cold to begin with...fans blowing to keep air circulating... go to breaker box...reset...Turn blue while waiting for pump to pressurize and kick in...Icicles are starting to develope on hair strands (washed hair remember?)...finally, everything was working and I trudged back up the steps to the waiting dogs...headed for the shower again and got the soap off! I got the heck out of there and eventually stopped shivering...got warm enuf to go cover diving with the critters.

Then there was yesterday! Got back from town...Grass cutter was outside planting seedling blue spruces, all 10 of them...I heard him come inside...but didn't pay any attention. Dogs came back here with me and flopped on the bed...Well, I finally decided to go see what g/c was doing. He was assembling a fancy bird feeder that I had gotten on sale. Newbie was on the floor next to him just watching. The ones who had been on the bed had come with me and felt they needed to greet g/c again... g/c was not happy with this arrangement.

I went to storm door to shoo the dogs outside. I was closer to door than I realized. I shut door and intended to go to sit by kitchen table. I took one step forward and couldn't go any farther! I was stuck...somehow.. I managed to look behind me and my shirt was caught in the hinge side of the door...lololol

I stood there for a minute and finally said,..." Rick" ... he looked up questioningly..."Rick?" he started to frown..."Look!" He saw my shirt stuck in door. He put tools away and left... Was it something I said?

What can I say... If it is going to happen, it will happen to me! I had a great weekend...

Take care all of mine...go in safety always. Hugs and much love from the accident waiting to happen...Meems

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2008/25/05 0830 HRS...

AAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!! Oh dear! I have been over run by wet dogs already this morning! Wait! NEWBIE! Off my foot! No! Oh man! Quit! No! You cannot get up on my lap! OFF! Don't you just love pack greetings? Now I am sopping wet! Quit! Sheesh! Let go my arm! Newbie! Now I've got the giggles...lolol

Fight your way in here and help self to coffee and hot food...Newbie, quit! Be careful and don't trip over him.

Welcome home dear hearts, welcome home!

Well, I must tell you that I had the time of my life yesterday! I was worn to a frazzle and out before I hit the feathers last nite. My dear friends absolutely roasted me to a turn! Oh course, I may be old but I ain't no slouch when it comes to defending myself or playin' gotcha! I play for keeps! lolol Thank you all again for the wonderful day.

Some may not be too happy with a life celebration on the eve of Memorial Day. I can understand and empathize. However, laughter and mourning are a part of living. Yesterday was a celebration of life; today is a time of mourning. A time to remember...a time to reflect upon what might have been and now will never be. It is ok to be human... to feel sadness and sorrow...to cry and to be angry at the Fates! It is ok to ask why, knowing full well there is no answer to the question.

I am unable to read many of the salutes to our fallen. It is simply too painful for me. I am sometimes overwhelmed by the sadness I feel when reading the posts in the veterans groups.

I always remember mine..the living and the passed. I remember and am thankful for the ones who gave their very all...their spirits and their lives... to keep us free and safe from harm. Mine are the BEST! Hugs and love to all of mine...Go in safety.. love you all, meems

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2008/24/05 1300 HRS...

Oh my gosh! What a day this has been so far...I am 72 years old today! You guys are a bunch of party animals and I am so glad! I have laffed and cried all morning! What a TRIP! I've had all kinds of stuff rolling in! lolol... from no cal fattening things to really hot bod's... nice wishes to the awfullest gotcha's...I am loving every minute of it.... especially making it to 72! And still driving and planting trees and chasing men... Did you all know that I am an outrageous flirt? Oh yeah, big time!

What have I learned over this life time? Oh my....

I have learned the value of: true friends...laughter... kindness... having heart... courage against insurmountable odds.. going out to meet the world. The value of: good health.. sharing...listening to one another and really hearing...sitting quietly and just listening to the world around me.

The value of: color in my world...looking up and seeing my flyguys playing upstairs sewing the clouds together.. hearing the wind whispering thru the trees

The value of: watching the critters play gotcha and tag on the bed... making the bed several times a day... Watching Newbie grab Big Red by the tail and holding on...watching Spud roll Pyggy over on his back and tickle the Pyggy... Pyggy growling and biting Spud's foot... Yesterday was Pyggy's turn to be 'it' in the doggy tag game... Pyg's slept well last nite... him little tail feathers were worn to a frazzle..

I have learned that: I have never lost a thing by giving of myself... I am blessed with some of the ornriest, rottenest, no count lovingest friends in the whole world who went more than the extra mile to help me celebrate today. I have thanked each one of them personally because...soon as I try to list each one, I will sure as heck forget somebody's name...but, I will list a few...

KK... the best friend in the whole world worked her fanny off getting all of this orgnized... even tho I did a really funny rotten gotcha on her just this week! wowser! Love you dear heart.

The Boss man, who in his infinite wisdom (?) and eternal patience (?) has put up with my nonsense for a long darn time...Oh Yeah! and seems to like me!?! Another wowser! Love you Boss.

Marvinll...well, how do I explain the Marv... I don't!!!
Lets just say we sort of understand each other.. Now that is a frightening thot...Love you, are we still engaged?

Then there is Karen...A quiet lady who also seems to like me...Opposites attract, is that it? love you babes.

The Grape man... who thot I was a nice lil ol lady... Imagine the shock he must have felt when he found out what I am really like.. I'll give him this tho... he has courage! Love you sweets!

Wayne... who does gotcha's on the emom all the time... I
sent Etta Broom out to keep an eye on him and Carol! Love you guys!

Annie and BG... what a pair...Annie always putting foot in mouth and BG always getting lost in the convo at least
once. Crackin' me up till I can't see from lafter tears and can't breathe because I am hysterical... Thro the KK into this mixture and I am done, lost it and on the floor with the giggles... Love you

Ron, my Fed buddy...who tries to act scary but is really a pussy cat. Rainbow who is my favorite brat! NN and Sman. Xe2 Oh dear, I am running out of room before I run out of words again.

To all of mine, I send you hugs, kisses, and all that mushy stuff. Thank you for being in my world... I would be so lonely without all of you. I am so blessed and happy... what a wondrous magical day for me... I love you all dearly... Meems,emom,paula,em,mmm Thank you again!

BIG PS: House wren was fussing by back door...lolol She has raised FOUR little ones in the cupboard on the back porch...Trying to get them to fly now...What a magical day for me! laffing softly

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2008/23/05 1045 HRS...

Well, shoot! I lost my first attempt at the News and I have no idea what I was writing about! lolol My brain is fried already today... and, trust me, it doesn't take much to get me off track! Crackin up!

Oh one thing I am supposed to do today...Send NapaNag a message from KK. Now, normally, I let people do their own messaging but today I make the 'grand exception'! LOLOL NN, KK says to tell you that "you are the youngest old lech she knows!" I am just the messenger and I am now heading for the FOS (fall out shelter) until this blows over...cause I agree with her!

But then again, there is the Marvin to consider...Lech? I dunno... weird, definitely...the boy is in a class by himself! What can I say? Go into an animal adoption center, pick up a critter and too late find out the AAC has a 'no return' policy...Now I am stuck with him! lol! my punishment for being a kind hearted lil ol lady! Oh yeah!

Well, I am outa here for now... take care all of mine, go in safety... hugs and love to all of mine... Meems

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2008/22/05 1020 HRS...

Welcome home dear hearts, welcome home.. Come on in and help self...hot fresh coffee and donuts and biscuits as well as blueberry waffles... yummy yummy! and no calories to any of the above... Would these lovely green innocent looking eyes tell a whopper before breakfast? Oh yeah! You just betcha they would! lolol

Now, I find it interesting that Newbie is starting to get as much mail as I do... Has he and Broom gone behind my back and started a fan club? Am I turning into a secretary? Is this to be my lot in life...to fetch and carry for a dog and Broom? Well, I'm sure I won't see too much difference in my life style. I already play 52 gazillion 'pick up'! I have never seen such a critter with so much built in fall out! Sheesh, I rake floor, he walks thru, shakes one time and I am knee deep in dog fur, lint, and torn paper. He must have a stash of pillow stuffing too! And, I am still finding feathers from last years pillow fiasco. I think I am gonna run away from home or sumfin! lolol

Did y'all see and join in the birthday celebration for the Boss man? If you missed it yesterday, go check out Chit Chat Chums. The posts might be on page two and three by now so look! lolol The ladies of the group absolutely fried him and then nailed his hide to the wall as a trophy! I may not be able to do the fancy stuff, but I sure can enjoy what I read... I laffed and giggled all day...Good goin' Ladies! I know the Boss is gonna get even... him has a long memory but that's where the fun part is... in the getting even! lolol

Take care all of mine... hugs, much love and go in safety always... Paula, Meems, Emom, MMM and a few unprintables...

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2008/21/05 1130 HRS...

Welcome home, dear hearts, welcome home...guess we'll have lunch on the back porch today... It's absolutely gorgeous out...light breeze and the sun is finally shining.

Dogs are flopped over on their sides just a soaking up the rays...

Anybody want a Newbie? The boy has done it again...Late last nite I discovered that he had shredded what was left of an old pillow...stuffing all over the floor, the hall, the bathroom and the kitchen! I'm afraid to go look on the back porch right now... If you guys see anything different out there... let me know... well, then again, maybe it's best I don't know right now! I'll check later.

Just in case somebody might have missed it, today is the Boss man's birthday celebration in Chit Chat Chums. Talk about your basic toasty roast! The ladies are doing a number on the boy! Couldn't happen to a more deserving feller (in my opinion) Be sure to drop by and add to the fun of doing a gotcha on the boss! lololol

Happy birthday my dear friend... enjoy and have many many more... hugs...meems

To all of mine...take care, laff, love and be wild sometimes... it's good for the spirits! Hugs, much love and go in safety... Meems

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2008/20/05 1250 HRS..

Running late, Marv back home from his trip, meems gonna get yelled at...Hmmm...

Beautiful day here, finally! Blue sky, white puffies playing up there, birds singing and I can smell the wild roses blooming. Love my old mountain, she keeps me happy and content.

Had a private heldoctor (my kids word for helicopter) go up the holler this morning...following road. Day before yesterday, my fly guys were up there a playing and getting in their air time. And here I am stuck on the ground...Pout, sulk! lolol I am just jealous I am not up there with them... Maybe I'll sign up for a trip to Mars...get plenty of air time then! lolol

The NEWBIE! The boy has had a relapse! Knocked some important papers off kitchen table and ate them...what he didn't eat I found on the back porch along with my tape dispenser! Have you ever had to call a Med Insurance company and ask for another bill?...Try explaining Newbie to some one who has never even had a dog! Hmmm! Well, the lady was nice and humored me! (This is a very good idea at all times!) The tape dispenser was damaged beyond repair! and I am a little bruised myself! lolol I will be so glad when Newbie grows out of his awkward teenage growth! I have the worst looking bruises on my feet...if he got any closer to me sometimes, he would be behind me! Him gots purty brown eyes tho...and him ear is healing nicely!

In Memorium...Richard Chrisman, Ft. Wayne, IN.. WWII Naval Veteran...Served in Okinawa. Go in safety, dear one, rest in peace.

Guess that's it for the time being... Today is election day in KY...Courthouse is closed for business... Have to go in later this week to get new plates for pickup and get the latest gossip! lolol

Welcome home to all of mine, welcome home...hugs and much love from this mean lil old lady...Meems

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