I Have No Excuse. ;-)

Wild Turkeys back by the campsite-

Anyone hungry? hehehe

Good Morning Everyone!

Oh my goodness I have not blogged in so very long- - - again.

My apologies.

I have not been too busy.

I have not gone on vacation.

I have not croaked... (yet).

*sigh*  I see I have no excuse whatsoever. Methinks it's called laziness.

Oh well.

Lots to catch up on.  

(Or is that "ketchup")?

This is...

Anyway...

Heck, I never even wrote of Master Gabriel s new quilt- (Christmastime). Oops.

Here it is!

Methinks he likes it too!

It is so way big! Made me laugh as he carried it up to his room.

Kristin later sent me pictures of his 'new' room. And now that I want to post them I cannot find where I downloaded them!

But I did find this one...

How beautiful! -

(The dolphin is too)!!

He made this- "with help" as Kristin wrote.

No worries Gabriel, I would need help too. hehehe

Cousin Buttercup came with her friend Dean- 

Notice the aura that is around him-

Oh! We had such a nice visit too! 

On one of Punk's visit to the vet I was early and had stopped over to Sue and Glenn's.

They rescue animals- - - - Cats, greyhounds, and deer anyway. 

(At least I haven't seen any gators in their pond)... hehehe

She carries one of them down, and they have 2 cats like this.

The other, basking in the sunshine on his favorite chair.

And yes, I have forgotten what breed they are. 

Sorry. 

Imported- from Florida! 

Casey's mid-winter dress.

 *** Forgive my mess.  I assure you that it is no longer like that-

Friend Christy- and her crew!, came over and cleaned one day last month!

What a day that was- And I think they might have had fun too.

The 4 boys even moved the piano 29 feet across the living room! OMG!

Christy is gone for now- 

Her and her hubby are off to Ethiopia to adopt 2 little girls- special needs.

She will have her hands full now. 

(What? As if she didn't before)?! hehehe

Back to Casey-

She may end up back here-

Fairview Medical, U of Minneapolis.

She still has much pain- And is very, very, tired; perhaps depressed, about being sick for so very long.

But like many who have suffered as she does, she is much like that Energizer Bunny- 

Keeps going and going and going and...

She also had to have a colposcopy- Her paps came back questionable. 

The results on the colposcopy were good though. She does this again come August.

What a MILD Winter we have had! As I think most of you have also?

Matter of fact, once, when it began to snow, the damn birds were so shocked that one even had heart failure...

I really have NO idea, but there he was out my door. 

(I know this portends something, but I don't remember what)?

I had better close for now- Already it is quite warm out- And Miss Kelli will be bringing Miss Coco and Mr. Miller too. (I haven't told Miss Punk yet because she would give me no peace if she knew).

For now she sleeps.

As does this man.

Happy 30th Birthday Mr. Greg!

And many many happy returns!

I hope all is well with everyone! 

XOXO
Me

Happy Birthday Casey!

Good Morning All;
Yes, today is Casey's 23rd birthday. Time flies...

We have been celebrating Casey's birthday at The Olive Garden each year... I think she saw a commercial for it when she was about 5 and there's been no two ways around it ever since.
Only one year was postponed due to snow- About 5 years ago. So that's a fairly good non~percentage of cancellations.

You ask who came?  Take a peek below...
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Master Gabriel attached himself to the birthday girl, then charmed his way into everyone's hearts.
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Nephew Brandon, niece Brit, and sister Janet, wth Casey
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Good friends Chris Jaworski and Cheryl
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Friend Sarah, and son Andy
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Brandon with Tim, (Janet's husband)
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Ashley and Brandon,
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Jake Harkins, and his wife Jen too!
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Jesse Jasch and his kind and Sweet Shelley!
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Our special day would not have been complete without Kelli and Michelle
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Happy Hugo. Who had to leave wife Marsha at home due to illness.
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Greg, Master Gabriel, and our Birthday Girl
Gabriel was SO patient as he waited for his food! Such a wonderful young man- Mama Kristin has surely worked her magic, the love he has, the family is grand!
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Grampa Randy and Gabriel ~laughing at me taking pictures
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With our entrees came a choice of soup or salad. Cheryl chose soup.
She got about 4 bites of soup in this bowl too.
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Funny- And a bit shortchanged there. The picture does not do it justice.
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Our waitresses were more than capable; and awesome too!
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Ta~Da!

It was a grand birthday party!


We are in Minnesota-
We chose to leave a day early and drive through a bit of snow; than drive through worse weather today.



Lord knows this was bad enough- The roads 'turned' about 50 miles into the trip.
(And knuckles really DO turn white).  As soon as I would think to pull over for the day, the roads would clear; so on we went.
But the 280 miles or so passed, little by little. At times we were able to go 70mph, and at others we were lucky to do 40 or so. I could just feel the tension between my shoulders.

Being that the end always justifies the means, I am happy that we are here, safe and sound.
It is cold.  A few degrees (8) on the plus side of zero, with the wind chills being about 10 below zero.
Nasty.  (Canada's fault I'm sure). hehehe

Time to close for now and adjust my position a bit.

Hope you are all well, and warm.
Love to all

XOXO
Me

Caseys Birthday Party

Start:	Jan 23, '10 1:00p
Location:	Olive Garden on Oneida

For her 23rd birthday present, Casey would love for ALL of you to be there! (As would I).
Yes, it's "Dutch Treat" Because no, I am not rich. hehehe

XOXO
Me

Signs of Spring!

hehehe
So it's fake. Sue me.
(I didn't want to be the only one not posting pics of blooms).

Good Evening Everyone!
As I write, it occurs to me that I don't remember how to write a blog anymore. It seems like so long ago. But it really wasn't. Just so much has happened, and many miles removed from the scene of the crime, as it were.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend...
Yesterday for us was the trip here. Uneventful for once. But we did wake to snow this morning.
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Maybe not so 'uneventful' for these folks though...
The smoke was lots thicker and darker a few miles back.

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For most of us, 300 miles is no big deal. (And it really isn't for me either)- But things got tough as I began to see the aura that precedes my migraines about 75 miles out from arrival.

Getting sick in a car is no fun. But I was better by the time we got here.

For Casey's last big meal, we ordered Applebee's.

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Our steaks, by the way, were ordered rare.
Ummm... "Yeah, right"
(But they were eaten none the less).
Just no "Mmmmm's" to be heard in this room.

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Methinks Casey was digesting.
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For breakfast, part of a waffle for her, and then this GIANT muffin
Both from Perkins

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Chocolate...
With chocolate chips too.
It wasn't finished, (but it did get completely scalped)!!!

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I didn't eat, my tummy and head still "off" enough for me not to...

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I did get a few pictures in and posted to Flickr.
And Deb, I cannot find the ones of Punk with her new birthday toys from you!? I must have already downloaded them to the other computer. Know that Greg saved all those pictures.

As you all know, it was Punks birthday on the 27th.
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My Little Miss Punkin
3 whole years old.
My favorite picture, ever, of her.
As she waited by the refrigerator door.

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We had to run to town on her birthday to pick up a prescription.

She wasn't particularly happy with me for not giving her a present.

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Unbeknown to herself, I did pick her up a few things at the Rx store.
And then we headed home.


She had to wait outside while I went in...
Still mad at me too.
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That wild whisker has since been trimmed!
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After a few moments she gained entry to the house...

Funny she knew just where to go???

And she even SMILED!!!!
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She peeks!

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But needs a closer look...
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I do believe she liked what she saw!
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A squeaky squirrel, among other things...

(Like a new frisbee that fell apart after 3 throws).

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Spring is slowly but surely beginning to be sprung around Flintville.

The first sign this year is being able to actually see the picnic table back by the woods.

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Then there is some kind of life that has remodeled my barngrade.
Not sure I want to know what kind either...
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There is spunky & sassy life too!
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And Mr. Miller even gets to come over!

He steals Punk's Sponge Bob toy.
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But gets that one taken away fast.
It has now become a 'game' for them both.


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There is "life" of the six legged variety out and about...
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And of the two legged, double winged variety too!
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Sure are noisy!
And most welcomed!
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Unlike this "thing"
Whatever it is... ?
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maybe I don't want to know.
Thankfully it was outside...
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Spring is when all your friends come out of their own little holes and come visit.
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And they love you just enough to tease you...
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Spring brings neighbors over too!

This is Julie with her new friend,
"Lady"
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Lady is a mere 9 months old.
Basically unwanted by the people that were selling her
because she didn't have a patch over her other eye too.
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Patch or not, methinks Lady is just a doll!
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I'd better close. I have Punk waiting patiently to go outside once more before she sleeps.
I shall post this now and get out there to walk a bit.

We will leave early tomorrow; needing to be at the hospital for 5:30.
Casey is on clear liquids 'til midnight and then nothing for who knows how long. (Hopefully she enjoyed that steak)!

Please keep her in your thoughts...

My love to all

XOXO
Me

PS

Casey posted a new blog last night.

Please CLICK HERE to visit and to answer her questions

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posted to Y! 360, Sunday April 5, 2009 - 07:40pm (CDT)