Cheezapalooza.... Thanks Pea!

Hi All, I saw this on DeeAnne's page  -And just had to do it! 
Maybe you can have some fun with this while you wait for me to finally post a Flintville blog...
Soon. I promise...
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1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
On my knee. Tree fell on it. Thorn in- and gone. Went to ER. It is stuck in there forever too.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR BEDROOM?
Wood

3. WHAT DOES YOUR MOBILE PHONE LOOK LIKE?
Don't have one. (Phone that is. I do have a 'mobile').

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
Every kind except gangster rap... Sounds good to me, Pea

5. THE LAST TIME YOU TOLD SOMEONE YOU LOVED HIM OR HER AND MEANT IT?
I told the Punkster I loved her this morning

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
The weather not to be so obscene

7. WHO DO YOU MISS?
Everyone who has walked on before me.

8. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU OR HAS A CRUSH ON YOU?
I don't think so.

9. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU KISSED?
Not tellin'

10. WHAT’S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
Louise Rose

11. THE BEST TV SHOW EVER CREATED:
???

12. THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO?
Jim.

13. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
There is nothing there in the dark that isn't there in the light.

14. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
Casey.

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Jovan Musk (Original), or Patchoulli

16. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE APPROPRIATE SEX?
Doesn't matter, as long as there is one of each...

17. WOULD YOU RATHER BE SMART OR FUNNY?
You have to be smart to be funny..... I agree Pea

18. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?
Coffee.

19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING[s]?
Extra cheese, sausage, mushroom, onion, pepperoni, tomato

20. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Fresh, Warm Raspberry Pie with dark French Vanilla Ice Cream - -  *salivates*

21. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON WHO MADE YOU UPSET?
Roberta

22. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
¡Si Señorita! Un poco. (Just not real fast, thank you).

23. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?
Books for my birthday!

24. DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE?
I like many people, all animals. I ♥love♥ my family (esp. my grandbabies)!

25. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
yes.

26. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
Levi's

27. WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR?
Big Ole Buicks

28. WHAT COLOR IS IT?
Who cares? As long as I can afford the car washes. Love maroon though

29. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF EXERCISE?
Dancing before... Then... ?

30. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
This world? The state? Leaving what/who?

31. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
Just tell them.

32. WRITE A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
LIV

33. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
Brunette.....

34. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?
See # 24, minus the animals.

35. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
LIES!!! -and pure unadulterated BS

35. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY? WHERE DID YOU GO? WHAT PLACE DID YOU LIKE BEST?
Yes. Mexico. Mexico City. The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, and ALL their Cathedrals of gold!

36. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
Apparently my back. Ow.

37. FRIES/CHIPS, RICE OR BEANS?
Beans please, any kind.

38. FIRST JOB?
Babysitting. First that I got taxes taken out of a check was KFC, counter.

39. EVER PRANK CALLED SOMEONE?
Of course, (Whoo~Hoo! I grew up before caller I.D.)-

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS?
Uploading pics to an album on Multiply

41. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
My neck? I really don't know.

42. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS MEME?
'Cause Pea wanted me to.

43. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
Eyes. And my writing. (Personal handwritten notes).

44. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
I don't drink, (but since I have Pa's recipe, I would make a killin' in moonshine).

45. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
Another birthday?

46. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
Four.

47. WHERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Yes.

48. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
Surely I do!

49. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
Whichever one works best. (Of course if I'm driving...)

50. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
A while ago, like last week? Or maybe it was the week before? I don't remember exactly 'when'

51. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yes

52. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
*Censored* (ROTF, at Pea).

53. ANY BAD HABITS?
Yes.

54. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
Fabio

55. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Well, yeah!

56. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
Yes, but it was a matter of life/death.

57. DO LOOKS MATTER?
Depends on what part I'm aiming at when I pull the trigger.HAHAHAHA I have to keep this one. (Me too)!

58. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
Sleep.

59. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
The woods. Or, Sault Ste Marie

60. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
No.

61. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
The cast iron truck -like daddy's- that I got for my 3rd birthday.

62. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR MOBILE PHONE?
If I had one I would transfer from my old one. I have no idea how many there are.

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
But of course!  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flintville-farm-girl/5535103034/" title="sarcasm by Life in Flintville, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5535103034_87e646247d_t.jpg" alt="sarcasm" height="18" width="50"></a>

64. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE FAMOUS?
I don't think so- but I did get to meet Yul Brynner, shook his hand too!

65. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
No- And I don't want to either

66. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A PLACE TO LIVE?
The feel of each room, including the basement.

67. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
Too many to list. (You, my readers, are most welcome to come up with anything new).

68. HOW MANY HATS DO YOU OWN? WHAT'S YOUR HAT SIZE?
Lots... no clue.

69. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Sometimes. Sometimes not.

70. WERE YOU UPSET ABOUT STEVE IRWIN DYING?
As much as I am about anyone I don't know who wrestles with alligators.

71. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
French Vanilla. The darker and richer, the better.

72. ARE YOU LAZY?
I wish I wasn't.

73. WHAT TV CHANNELS DO YOU WATCH THE MOST
Animals, HLN, and Channel 11 in Green Bay.

74. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BANDS?
Bad english? Heh... punny. (Leaving it Pea).

75. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
Had 4. Have none.

76. DO YOU WANT TO GO ANYWHERE SPECIAL THIS YEAR?
Sure. Can't.

77. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
My A/C running.

78. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Salad with everything!- unrecognizable. hehehe

79. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Kelli Kelli Bo Belly -Banana Bana Bo Kelli -Fee Fi Foh Kelli -Kelli.

80. WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT YOURSELF IN THE MORNING?
That I am moving

81. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
in a house.

82. FAVORITE TWO THINGS TO HATE:
SPIDERS!!!! And spiders.

83. FAVORITE DRINK:
Pepsi. Regular only.

84. WHAT MOVIE ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING?
none.

85. SPORTS YOU LIKE TO WATCH?
Football, Green Bay Packers. GO PACK!!!!!

86. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
brown

87. EYE COLOR?
brown

88. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?
yes.

89. SIBLINGS?
lots.

90. FAVORITE MONTH
Any which month where we have no obscene temps, (hot or cold).

91. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
No.

92. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
News this morning.

93. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
See # 90.

94. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
I don't call guys to ask them out. (I don't ask girls out either by the way).

95. SUMMER OR WINTER?
always summer

96. KISSES OR HUGS?
Both. Many.

97. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS?
Depends.

98. WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE CARTOONS WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
"Baggy Pants and the Nitwits." and "Ruff and Ready."

99. WHO IS THE LEAST LIKELY TO ASK YOU ON A DATE?
Huh? Logically, there would be billions filling this.

100. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU DRANK?
Pepsi with lemon

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Have fun kids!
Must go reply to a few of your comments now...

XOXO
Me

Tuesdays 10+ (Questions). Windmills. Bream. We. Dog Food Recall.

NOTE: Head was sent in for "scientific research".
We await results from the necropsy too...



Hi Everyone;
I should be shot for not blogging.  My apologies to all.
Due to the restrictive pain in my back, I have been physically unable to blog...  I can/do go from site to site. I tip my screen to accommodate standing or sitting- Just can't sit long enough to even get my thoughts together, let alone to bring my pictures down to size.
Yes, my back has been THAT bad. Kelli comes and takes the pups to the woods for me. Thank God for Kelli.

I have a few questions for you today...


1.  How dangerous are windmills, aka wind turbines to our health?
(I found the following article here).
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Can all that be caused by living near to a wind turbine or wind farm?
I ask because there is a rather ugly debate growing in our county about this matter.
While I am all for conservation of any kind, and most especially the conservation of fuel, I do not know enough about this all to make an honest point.
I know a few of you have a bit of experience with this matter. Please let me know.


2.  Is the pet food recall beginning all over again? Did it ever end?
Nothing has come through on my own list from the FDA, and so, I am trying to find out more info on this all, thanks to Sweet Pea's quick thinking (CLICK) as her own dogs have been refusing to eat their usual Pedigree Dog food.


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Sput and Punk
Though not happy to hear of this recall BS, they would use any reason to go to the woods.
Foraging is only one of those excuses.

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain

Menu Foods has NOT updated their recalled products! Sadly, that only makes me wonder why not?


3.  Are dog food labels too ambiguous for you to read?
CLICK HERE to learn how to interpret ingredients and nutrition panels.
Know and realize exactly what you are feeding your pet!
Punk gets "Taste of the Wild" dog food. CLICK. Her formula has no grains.

4.  How do I get past this awful back pain?
I even went in to the pain management doctor last week. My option is to "up" my pain meds.
I will learn today whether my Xrays show any additional breakage.  I must sleep, but really don't stay comfortable for long enough to even rest. I did nap for a while today, missing out on a simply gorgeous day.
By the way, I do not take these pills unless I am in some awful pain. Then it is time to make sure I keep it at bay as I can.

My sister Barbara wrote that her and her hubby's backs are bad too. I nodded and smiled when I read her words, "Haven't read much about your back lately.  How's it going? Rod's continues to get worse. His lower spine is just crumbling. We need someone who can VACUUM. It kills our backs."
If I look around here, I can see a few fur balls- both grey and blond, that need to be gotten rid of.  Like the vacuuming, Sweet Sister of Mine, they will keep until we can" get 'er done"
Until then, if people are coming to see me they will also see a few of those dust bunnies and fur balls. Such is "Life in Flintville"
I have all I can do to keep up with my dishes.  I pull a weed or three. The animals and I get a bit of exercise. Most days of late that is all we do. I told Punk I would understand if she hates me.

5.  How does Casey even function? She will be receiving 6 weekly infusions for her anemia. Her counts have consistently gone down since her most recent surgeries in January, and at this point in time, are nowhere near to acceptable at a mere 5~point~something.
By contrast,  if I remember correctly, Dr. Sutherland gave her whole blood when her counts went below 9 when she was in Minnesota.  (It amazes me that she is still up and walking around)!  She has had any number of transfusions already since her TP/AIT in December 2008.

She also received an injection of B-12 yesterday.


6.  I am deathly afraid of storms. Are you? The ones we are to get tonight could be "potentially dangerous". (Those are the worst kind). Maybe  the storms will miss us, although the flower seeds I'd saved and planted could use a bit of watering. 



I am in part of the 6-15 area.  (That is not a comfort when their tornado sirens are going off).

7.  Do you have a garden? Nothing fancy this year as far as my seeds go. I found a bag of seeds that I had saved from last year and 'scattered' them around. We'll see if even one or two survived the scatter. hehehe

8.  Does this menu board make you smile?




Mean of me I know, but I giggled a while when I saw it


9.  How about this picture?



Are you smiling now?!?
I have seen (and had) many 'rolls' in my life, but have never seen one on top of anythings head!
Leave it to Punk.

10.  Does this make you hungry?




YAY! And ATTABOY!

Lawrence and his dad went fishing last weekend.
William said Lawrence had a great day, catching 2 bass and 2 bream.






11.  What's a bream? (If you say 'fish" I shall swat you).

12.  Was this an awful waste of gas to drive to Pulaski to order one of these last night?



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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Hope all is well in your little corner of the world.

Love to all.

XOXO
Me

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Good Morning All;
Know that there is something abominably wrong with my cursor/key/board...
Seemingly, it has a mind of its own, and scrolls by itself, zooming all over. Kinda funny.
Would be funnier if, (oh never mind)). hehehe
My new 'link' posted, so I shall try to post this also.

As many of you have figured out, or know, Casey has been in Southern California for the past week.  Greg is also there, attending a computer genius' conference. He has gotten his promotion. (Say "YAY")!
When his convention came up, and given the fact that Casey has always wanted to go to California, Greg knew there would be no leaving her behind. Casey is staying with Sweet Pea; Greg stays with his work buddies at the hotel and convention center

Since they are gone I have one ear always tuned to the news, and on high alert for the word "earthquake".
That alert went off yesterday afternoon while I was reading National Public Radio.
Seems as though Utah, Idaho and Wyoming had an EQ. 
My friend Polly (think chokecherry jelly), lives in Wyoming.
I dashed a note off to her. They are well.

Gosh, even my fingers aren't cooperating today.  Grrr...
The 'backspace' key is a great friend to have! hehehe

As the 'kids' should be back this evening, I shall just catch you up on the events of the past week or so, (at least weatherwise).

We got between 4" and 6" of new snow late last week...
It covered everything!!!


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Yes, the chives have recovered- ........     And are almost ready to cut and dry!

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I wish this one would have turned out better- It really looked like a painting!
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A row of tulips, protected a bit by the bushes above them.

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The rest will open shortly!
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The hyacinths also recovered just beautifully!
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Then there was the little blossoms- this one of pears...
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Time will tell, but I believe they too will be fine. They weren't quite open yet, so were safe.
Gritters deer will be darn disappointed if they don't have pears. (So will Sue for that matter)! hehehe 
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My pussywillows...
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And of course my Punk!
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Lovin' every minute of it!
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And just an FYI for y'all who mistakenly believe it is always cold and snowy here near Green Bay, the last two days, (Wednesday and Thursday) topped out around 80°
Even warmer than Southern California!


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Not sure if the clicky~things on the maps will work for you or not...
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I'd better close and get on with my day.
First to shower and check out my toe...

Then to grab the camera and get outside!

Have a Friday!

XOXO
Me

Where Ever Your Thoughts May Take You

When we got home, Sputnik was MORE than p*ssed-
He hissed at us and he'd been so mad that he'd pretty much torn up the old couch.
(That's OK, that couch still has to be moved to Caseys apartment). hehehe

The dogs were tired from flying, but were otherwise happy to be home again, being able to stretch out their legs after being kenneled up for half a day on the flight home.

But oh what a trip we'd had!

It had actually began late last year- with a phone call from DeeAnne.
That she swore me to secrecy right up front was no problem, until I found out that I had agreed to keep her winning a $25 MILLION Powerball jackpot under wraps.
OMG!!! That was SO unfair- I know plenty of people that would have rejoiced with her.

But "mum" was the word. And I complied.
"Difficult, but not impossible"
EXTREMELY difficult would be more appropriate.

I write of it now only because DeeAnne (My Little Sweet Pea/ Splat Pea), has finally decided to share her story.

Not a story of just herself; but one that rocks our blog world- and will, for years to come.

She'd shared her 1st big purchase-
And by "big" I mean in excess of 1.5 MILLION dollars.

She had ordered a bus...

 Not your normal every day bus...
It was a Prevost XLII Entertainer.
With her special order, extras, and accessorizing etc it had taken almost 9 months to build, customize, and be delivered.

In her own words, " It was neither truck nor semi. It was not a car nor was it an RV. It was in fact an RV on steroids."

In MY words, it seemed to be Heaven on Wheels.
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Over 45' of sheer bliss!

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I'd always wanted to see the United States in an RV...

Nor will I be as lucky as Sweet Pea to win the lottery! (I hear tell you have to actually BUY a ticket first).

I am still so happy for her!!!

She'd told me she would begin to 'road trip' as soon as she could-
That her and her beloved pup, Izzy B, were going to hit the highways...
Damn the torpedoes (and the price of diesel fuel)-
FULL SPEED AHEAD...

Sweet Pea also had bought (and towed) an enclosed 7 x 14' trailer to store everyones belongings that wouldn't even fit below decks on the bus in the under floor bays.
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Can you believe that with all of us, we had it filled up???
Somebody brought too many shoes!!!

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They pulled in to my humble abode... already coming across the better part of 3100 miles; filling half a bus of dogs, one cat, and 8 wonderful friends (so far) I had not yet met.
Miss Milly and Punk were excited to see everyone, but of course were more interested in Kona and IzzyB.
(Surprisingly they were even nice to Carlos the cat)!

They told Casey and I of their road trip so far... Said the vittles weren't very good and NO ONE liked stopping at McDonalds either.
Casey offered to do the cooking.
We agreed, even though she tried to poison Greg just last week
(CLICK HERE to read how bad Hamburger Helper really is)!
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Casey doesn't blog often but when she does it is worth a peek and a comment!

Go ahead click and read, I'll wait... Check her new pictures too too!
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Packed and having loaded our luggage into the slowly shrinking trailer everyone was ready to "Hit~the~Road~Jack" ...

And so we did, taking Punk and Miss Milly "along for the ride"

We also "Hit~the~Lake~Jake" And took 'The Badger' across Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Ludington, Michigan.

It is a trip I have made many times in my life. Usually at night when the work was done; and usually renting out one of the berths to nap in.
For me, it was always nap for those 4 hours, or turn green. (And a very pukey shade of green too). 

But I didn't turn green this time!
And to see all the stars above with the water below was somehow wonderfully comforting in the presence of my daughter and my new friends.

We stopped to pick up Hyiidra and we were off to meet Sweet Pea's Dad and JMom.
I was very upset that I couldn't have hooked up Kelli's new trailer to take my old Simplicity tractor along. "Dad" would have had it fixed up by now and I would be driving to go pick it up already.
But Pea said her insurance would not cover two trailers.
Yes, we were already driving the better part of 75 feet down the road...
Sheesh, I wish I had a dollar for every time that trailer ran over a curb...

And on up to Cheboygan, MI.
What a small world, this is where my cousin Burt, his wife, and two daughters live! (They have horses).
To Caseys dismay we could not stop to visit-
But we picked up yet another friend, Jane!
Casey paid us back by refusing to cook dinner for us that night.
So we all stopped for pasties.
Wait, she LOVES pasties... Maybe it wasn't payback...
(I love them too; just no turnips or rutabagas for me).


In her blog today, Sweet Pea has asked what the most memorable part of the trip was...

My answer just HAS to be The "Ride" of The Karaoke.

Pea has dual entertainment systems (front, back, and sideways to Sunday)... Integrated within the 2 spacious lounges were these full Entertainment Systems including TV, DVD, CD, AM-FM Cassette, VCR, and in-motion Satellite Receiver.
We set every receiver to Karaoke Channel, cranked up the volume, and we all sang along.

Suddenly, a pause, and the bus quieted. Certainly there was more?!?
And there WAS more!

QUEEN came on the speakers...
Yeah you know, "Bicycle Race"
And DeeAnne sang the solo!
The rest of us joining in on the chorus... (Or should I say "chaos")???
Even the dogs sang along!
Great fun.

As we crossed the miles from state to state I'd napped and woke at one point-
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A sharp corner- enough to wake me, but not enough to throw me off of the king sized bed!
And just in time it was to see Waterbury, Connecticut!! This is where my daughter Jennifer had once lived and worked.
It is also where she and her husband became such very good friends-
(They would end up marrying in 2006, 2 years to the day before Caseys TP/AIT surgery).
It was nice to see where Jenne and Aaron had once lived and worked.

Later to have traveled South- Had I been blindfolded, I would have known when I was in The South. I love the accent!

Across the South- all the way to The Gulf of Mexico. Through Louisiana, then northward to Arkansas, to Missouri and then back south to Oklahoma and then to Texas...
We picked up more and more and more people as we went!
Straight south to Donna, Texas- which incidentally is only a few miles from The Rio Grand!
How cool to see everything in person instead of on the telly or in books.
I touched the water!

To drive west from there... Through New Mexico, through Arizona, to Nevada!
With a stop in Vegas, Baby! (And yes, "What happen$ in Vega$...").

Leaving Vegas the next day to travel to Southern California. And to end up at the beach. A beautiful powerful essence of life itself.

Before this trip I had never seen the ocean.
Now I have seen and touched two!
Without Sweet Pea in my life I still would not have.
Without Pea, I would not have met so many good friends either.

I love you always Sweet Pea.
Where ever you are, (and where ever your thoughts take you)!

XOXO
Anne



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Maybe I should have sent you there first!

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DeeAnne's Birthday

Start:	Mar 15, '08 12:00a
End:	Mar 16, '08 12:00a

Sworn by the secrecy of The Hung~lows, I cannot tell you how "many" she is...
sigh...