Deaf Mountain Goats...

Master Gabriel!!! hehehe

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Good Morning Everyone!

In keeping with the season, I have to post this picture too!

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HAHAHA... (I actually HAD an "Uncle Joe")...

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The pictures in this blog were all taken on Saturday... (yesterday was nasty, and I will get to that later).

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Berta had stopped out with Gabriel before she had to go in for work... She has been working many overtime hours and has been almost an invisible entity.

Gabriel was very excited to meet the kitty. Or as he says, "KEE~TEE"... (Notice he didn't even bother taking his jacket off)!

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The Master. The Mother. ...(And The Mouser)!

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Of course he might have kept his coat on, knowing that we would inevitably end up outside. We all chatted while he busied himself picking some flowers for Mama and Grandma too!

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Offering his prize pick!

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And here he is again, posing under the willow tree!

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A "CHEESEFACE" for his Mama!

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Then I think he was making fun of me, and my way too painful foot...

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He actually 'limped' around the car as he used Punks stick for a 'cane'.

sadly, it was freakin' hysterical...

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But both dogs came to my defense with their own little bits of support...

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Winks from both Mama Milly AND The Punk...

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And on to yesterday...

Gabriel arrived about quarter after eight. And he was in FULL Assault Form of those 'terrible twos' too. (And he seemed to be taken completely "deaf" as well)...

I came back here to rearrange his little car that turns into a wagon; (took me long enough to figure out "how" to do it too). He laughed at me. He then pushed it out into the kitchen and to the living room. In the meantime, I had quick clicked "home" on my page here to see if anyone was on, or had commented on my blog. Gone for no longer than a minute, I hear him shaking something, and go out to the dining room. He was standing on the bar table (4 feet up!!!), and was using the flyswatter to try to hit a bug on the ceiling! (Heart Attack City for me)... YOKES! Now he's a deaf mountain goat???

...And high time to be getting in the shower too. He put his blanket in the bathroom, and contented himself playing with my "boot" while I showered. Casey woke up in the meantime, and we decided to take a ride to see Rick. (Gabriel LOVES his Grandpa too)! I should have thought to bring the camera, but didn't; not with all the "terrible~two~ing" going on around here...

We witnessed a miracle though... While we were there, Gabriel seemed to recover BOTH his hearing, and his manners!!!

Hmmm....???? hehehe

...We left at halftime, (about 1:30); but never made it home until about 7:30. I think Casey missed her doctors so much that we ended up at St. Marys Hospital once more... (She had SO much pain all over again). She was shaky, nauseous;, and once again, her eyesight was blurred. She was weak. Sweaty. Pale like death. And of course they only treated her pain.

Her blood tests were mostly normal... Her lipase/amylase count was up a little, but maybe this is normal for Chronic Pancreatitis? In the meantime I had called Robertas friend Jessica. She picked Gabriel up without hesitation. She called Berta too because Berta was to the hospital within the hour.

So to "follow up with her regular doctor" today or tomorrow. Blah~Blah~Blah... Would somebody PLEASE just get us a damned diagnosis already? I am so tired of hearing the word "ideopathic" ...
*Kind of a catch~all to replace "we have no idea what's really wrong because we are all idiots." (Followed closely be, "here's the address to send your check to.").

Damn.

She is still asleep, wanting to be woken for 7 because she has 2 LONG re~interviews today, beginning at 9. Two different companies. Please wish her well. And maybe a little prayer or two?

It's almost 7 now for crying out loud... Must fly...

Have a great Monday, or I shall have to send the dogs, (and Uncle Joe), to be cheering you up as well!

XOXO
Anne

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Happy Hallow/Horse Sense?

Sad, but true!

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Good Morning All!

The sun is already out, the thermometer claiming it to be 40°, Gabriel will be here within the hour... And all is well. 'cept for my stupid foot that is... And time will fix that one.

I did get out and about yesterday, But (sorry Sweet Pam), we didn't get back to the woods. The boys were hunting back there; the dogs and I decided it would not be prudent with respect to our hides to mosey on to the woods or the river.

So we stayed up front. Lord knows there is more than enough to get done up here. And I didn't even have my camera! (The Casey kid had stolen it). So you will just have to picture the dogs 'helping' me out in the garden. Punk helping herself to some old corncobs... And she even picked them herself, right off the stalks! Funny

I really do not have to blog today, as I see CaseyFace has done it all for me already. Complete with pictures and all!!!

Please >CLICK HERE< or on her name above, and see what happened in our little Flintvillian town yesterday!

Hey Casey, life is tough... get a helmet!
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Oh wait... you have just gotten one...

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Kelli on May; Casey on "Breeze~Along"...

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And her blog!!!
hehehe (I might have even added a bit of side~stepping when she wrote of her sassy horse)!

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Caseys Feet!!! Ready to side~step?

(Now go ask her about her derrière)!

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"SEAT!"
hehehe

noun

The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump. Informal: backside, behind, bottom, rear ^{1. Slang: bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British: bum 2. See over}

The lowest or supporting part or structure: ^{base 1, basis, bed, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural). See over}

A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance: ^{center, focus, headquarters, heart, hub. See edge}

verb

To cause to take a sitting position: ^{sit (down). See rise}

To place securely in a position or condition: ^{ensconce, establish, fix, install, settle. See put in}

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Hehehe !!!

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(Yes, she pretty much covered ALL of those definitions)!!!

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Have a great Sun~ny~day!!!

XOXO
Anne

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Frost on My Computersaurus?

I kid you not, I actually had this prehistoric version of Yahoo! email...

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Good Morning All;

A raunchy day yesterday with my technical issues... And I have NO idea how my computer got all screwed up. But one phone call to Yahoo! fixed it completely.

Hard to find that number, so here it is for anyone having problems with their Yahoo. 1-866-722-3425

The gal I spoke to, (second tier), was very kind and helpful; and even had a decent sense of humor. I was, and remain, impressed.

But I was having other issues too. Between my silly foot and my stupid head, I did end up going in for a shot. AND, Casey even asked them for a boot... My doctor had already gone for the weekend, but they gave me one anyway...

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Cute eh? The newest in Flintville Fashion!!!

Please forgive the glazed smile; I had just gotten that shot...
(Even my foot felt better after that injection)! hehehe

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When I awoke this morning, my head was much better; and, having slept with the boot on, so was my foot. Kinda nice to wake up that way too!

Maybe, just maybe, I can actually even get some work done around here today... AND take the dogs back to the woods! The high is to be around 58°, nice and sunny too!

It is 33° as I type. Seems chilly in here too, but I have not heard the furnace kick in even once since I woke. (Hang on)... Back now, it was a whole 62° in here. (And yes, I turned that darned furnace on)...

Been finding some interesting reading on this wonderful "WWW"...

Does anyone have a MySpace, LinkedIn, or Facebook account? You may want to click and read this article about safety and desktop security issues. CLICK HERE.

I also came across a site called LifeTips.

They have a cheatsheet for almost anything you can think of from cleaning anything to home and garden to hobbies and pets to even golfing! A bit of Heloise for the internet!

Check these out... "Play Life Tips"

Entertain/Events

Exercise/Fitness

Family/Safety

Food/Drink

Gear/Gadgets

Health/Disease

Hobbies/Pets

Home/Garden

Kids/Games

Relationship/Love

Sports/Sporting

Style/Fashion

Travel/Cities

Holiday/Observances

Hopefully the links work. The other part of their site deals with Work life tips.

As I shouldn't be so grounded and immobile anymore, I shall get busy then! Tired already of sitting on my backside in the name of 'healing'. hehehe

Hope you are all having a grand weekend!

Now, would somebody please go dancing for me????

Hmmm... You think you don't have anyone to go dancing with? Here is a bit of help for you shy (and some NOT so shy), people... Casey has posted an entire blog of pick~up lines for you! hehehe CLICK HERE to read those!
...And DO let me know if they work!!!!

So my question of the day is: What is/was your own best pickup line?

XOXO
Anne

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Sledge Hammers and Band-Aids

Not sure, but I don't think a band-aid will help...

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Good Morning All;

I am terribly late here; having been up half the night with my stupid foot... It does feel like someone has hit it with a sledgehammer, or dropped anchor on it. Either way I am quite 'grounded' to say the very least...
...AND I HAVEN'T BEEN GROUNDED SINCE I WAS 17!!!
(Someday I might tell you 'what for')...

I recently asked Miss Marie for her foot immobilizer, but remember now that she has these itty~bitty feet. (She had come to visit CaseyAnne at Froedtert and I remember telling her how little her feet were). She has recently had surgery and had to wear "the boot" that I am now coveting.

Me? ...with a size 10, I have feet sized only for yetis and mukluks.

I have been doing a ton of reading and researching on here. I have learned much about my foot...

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I am guessing that since it is my 2nd metatarsil that is hurting so badly that this picture, (stolen from here), is as close to what is going on with my own foot.
Except mine is the left foot...
(Look at this picture in a mirror should that fact bother you at all)!
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I found a whole bunch of websites that were a bit tough to get through. (All that medical dialogue I can basically understand; but it slows down my slow reading)...

In short, (and on an 8~year~old level)...
...Stress fractures are quite common in the foot. A stress fracture simply implies that the load applied to the foot was greater than what the bone could tolerate, so it breaks. hehehe I am thinking it is time for me to lose some weight... ya think?

And this, from that same website... "X-rays are necessary but aren't always so helpful with metatarsal stress fractures. In most cases, metatarsal stress fractures can only be seen on x-ray three to four weeks after they occur. X-ray findings of stress fractures are very subtle. We don't actually see the fracture, but we see the deposition of calcium surrounding the fracture as the bone heals.

Most stress fractures of the foot will heal over time with just a little help. How long? Patients are usually surprised to find out that stress fractures take 8-12 weeks to heal."

WHAT?!?! ...
(I am MORE than upset, saddened, by that statement).

The dogs are already upset that we haven't been going to the woods every day.

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And yet, I really DO have good news too... Having fallen to sleep at one point, I was awakened by a very loud noise. ...Good grief, and now what the heck??? And then remembered that I had set the trap just in case that little varmint had somehow lived through his 2nd Degree Sputty~Assault... (See yesterdays blog)... Apparently he did live through it. But he didn't live through the trap! (Say "YAY")? hehehe

Have a great Thursday!

XOXO
Anne

Click on CaseyAnnes name to see what's up...

Click on Miss Maries name above to read about her surgery!

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A Simple Peace of Mind

Good Morning All;

Having been 'up' since about 1, I will keep this shorter for today...
kinda...

A slow and lazy day yesterday; I accomplished nothing but being sick, sore, tired, beat and hungry. hehehe (Not really).

Having gone back in to the doctor on Monday morning, (after hearing and feeling a sickening 'pop' in my foot that almost sent me to my knees with pain)... He says it can be, (and most probably is), a stress fracture. It is seeming more and more so that it is. Stress fractures do not show up on X~rays until they have begun the healing process, so just to take my pills and wear good shoes... Since my foot is a freakin' disaster, I kept yesterday very low key; propping it up on a whole stack of pillows on the couch; and promptly falling to sleep in that position yesterday evening...

When I awoke, Casey was still up, chatting online. But she had a great story to tell me too...

(I sure seem to miss all the excitement)...

Everyone remembers Mr "S"?
And the wonderful way that himself and Miss Punk get along?

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MMMmmmmm ~"L0VE" at first lick!

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(It still amazes me).

But it seems they really HAVE joined forces!

Casey was watching TV earlier and had heard a big ruckus out in the entrance with Sputnik and Punk.

...So of course she must go out to investigate...

Taken aback, (but ONLY for a moment); she quickly grabs the camera when she sees this...

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...Everyone say "YAY"!!!!

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Mr Sputty has earned his keep!

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Have a WUNNAFUL Wednesday!!!

XOXO
Anne

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Now everyone say "OOPS"...
(The danged MOW~ISS got away after all of that)...

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My intruder is quite injured and I hope I find it, (or that My~MouseBuster~Team does), before it really reeks to high heaven.

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>sigh<

...Everyone say "PEW" ...

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From the "Nitwit Corner"...Fairbanks Capital

Good Morning All;

I have been up for about 4 hours, reading my 'paper' and surfing around. And I am laughing at all the stupidity out there.

At one point early this morning to find myself back at The Bad Business Bureau. (Click).
Or go to http://www.ripoffreport.com/

I had opportunity some years ago to find this website on a simple search for my mortgage lending company. It was the topmost site listed in the search. (Alas, I found no site for Fairbanks Capital Corp).

Long story short, when Mom passed, I found that I had inherited the buildings within my half of the property. To make her will equal, I took out a loan for the value of the buildings to pay my sister off. This loan was ultimately sold to Fairbanks.

Just a bit of background on them...

Fairbanks Capital Corporation, "LEADER OF THE PACK IN PREDATORY LENDING" owned and operated by The PMI Group, publicly-traded corporation NYSE ~Lawsuits nationwide under investigation

Report: Fairbanks Capital Corporation click

Fairbanks Capital, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah is a Mortgage Loan Servicing Company that purchases mortgages from other Lending institutions across the Country.

They are the tenth largest Loan Servicing Company in the United States.

Rip-offReport.com has received over 3,000 emails and 440 reports from consumers in every state that have been victimized by Fairbanks Capital Corp.

Many of these victims claimed to have lost their homes to fraudulent foreclosure, others have been forced to file Bankruptcy in an attempt to save their homes from Foreclosure.

Fairbanks Capital has become notorious for one thing,
stealing homes.
Read More...

I dealt with them, fighting tooth and nail to have them correctly apply my monthly mortgage payments... Almost from Day One, they misappropriated my monies. They added on charges; late fees, insurances (that I didn't need because I already had it)... etc etc etc.

Long story short, I ultimately hired an attorney who corrected all of this garbage for me. Sadly, it was my 15 minutes of fame. One of the local TV Stations had come out and actually listened to me about this all too. (The picture above was taken when the National News had picked up the story. The photo is of one of the bigshots who would not answer questions for them).

But it was a harrowing experience to be served foreclosure papers on a loan that I had not defaulted on. I had also visited a total of 8 other attorneys before finding one that told me I did NOT have to file bankruptcy to keep my home.

After visiting the BadBB Website this morning, I see that Fairbanks has not changed their tactics.

They are still misappropriating funds, they are still in essence stealing homes, and they are still in business! That fact surprises me the very most. To be sued as often as they have been. To be LOSING these lawsuits hand over fist, they are still operating. Under PMI Authority.

For those of you who do not know, the last I checked, PMI also has a little subsidiary called "Habitat For Humanity"...
Makes you wonder, doesn't it? And all sanctioned by The Bank of New York. Somebody is making $$$ off of all of us, in a very twisted, sad, and sordid way... I feel worse for those people who think they have no recourse...

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..."Stupid is as stupid does"...

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I ran across yet another stupid article in the Green Bay Press Gazette that hit a little closer to home for me. This, from Pulaski...

The headline reads...

"Pulaski canning plant's odor has neighbors fuming"

(Click the headline if you want to read the whole story).

In short, it seems as though some idiots are complaining that the canning factory stinks. ~~~~Hmmm.... DUH. No kidding??? REALLY???

To the silly people of Pulaski, I would say that the canning factory has been there for quite some time now. I would even venture to say that the canning factory roots go back longer than the history of your own homes! Go figure.

And it all reminds me of all the people who "m~o~o"ve out to the countryside for bigger yards, and to raise their children away from town. (Not a bad idea in and of itself)... But sure as a cow has teats, they start to complain that the manure from neighboring farms stinks.
(Repeat, Hmmm.... DUH. No kidding??? REALLY???)!

Do they actually expect that the bossie cow doo~doo won't stink then?

Having been raised on a dairy farm I can attest to the fact that it certainly DOES stink. (And depending upon what changes in feeding have occured, there are times that cow doo~doo smells even worse than what they complain of)...

It is a well known fact that the origin of this "smell" makes wonderful fertilizer when spread upon the fields. That, and the fact that it is not a chemical fertilizer makes it even more attractive to the farmer. Cheaper than anything else anyone has ever come up with anyway. Kind of The Original Recycling Program if you will.

So if you are thinking about moving out to Gods Country at any time, please do not whine and complain about the odors associated with the wide open land.

And I am thinking that the people of Pulaski need to quit their whining too. (Of course, they COULD go back to wherever they came from in the first place).

Nuff said.

So, back to my blog...
Have you experienced your own 15 minutes of fame?
Or was it 15 Minutes of Shame??

Either way, please DO tell!
(I just hope it wasn't crying to the town council about anything stinky). hehehe

Or maybe you haven't had your 15 minutes yet, how about the worst smell you ever ran into???

Have a great Tuesday all!

XOXO
Anne

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Piggies. Feral Cats. (and Other Small Animals).

After yesterdays entry, I just HAD to include this picture of my 10 Little Piggies!
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(Taken in Milwaukee during one of Caseys visits to Froedtert)...

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Good Morning All;

I guess the above picture attests to the fact that MAYBE I had put my feet on backwards that day. (At least it wasn't my head)...

So much happening in the past few days here.

BUT, only one MOW~ISS sighting.
(Unfortunately it was in my living room)!

Not too sure who saw it first either... Maybe Berta, maybe Gabriel. But of a sudden, a flurry of activity, (and a few squeals too)!

No more denial or procrastinatiing either; it WAS high time to get a cat.

I called a dear friend of mine. Cathie currently has 23 feral cats around her place outside. (And obviously NO mice INside)... She catches them in a live animal trap and takes them all in to be spayed or neutered. With this program, they also give the rabies vaccine. Once these cats are spayed, neutered and vaccinated, the vet clips a bit off their ears to signify they are "fixed" and vaccinated.

Did she have one I could possibly keep inside to help out with my little grey fuzzy problem? She said she had received one that had just been dumped off at her place about 2 weeks ago. Already caught once and neutered, maybe she could catch him again and bring him the next day.

She was here WITHIN THE HOUR, with a young cat in the trap. The very same one she had spoken of. Knowing that I was ill~prepared to have a cat at that moment, she also brought over some food and some litter. (Thank you Cathie)!

He must have been either starved for attention or just silly because he took to my house with no problems, no running around goofy looking for an exit either. She said he had followed her even to get her mail. And since Friday afternoon, I don't think he has been alone for more than a few minutes... Always following someone, or napping close by. Whomever threw this cat out has a major problem. He is adorable, and wonderful!

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Myself. Cathie. And Mr. "S".

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And a short while later to allow Punk to meet her new roomie too!
(One little hiss put Punkin down on her belly on the couch)...

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And then, NO MORE PROBLEMS at all.

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NOT a single ONE.

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They have been fast friends ever since!

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After a bit of "meet and greet", Mr. "S" took to wandering about...

Almost his first stop was the back room here.

He quickly made himself comfortable.

...TOO comfortable if you ask me...

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How could he know???

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But was quickly removed from my desktop too.

(Sorry "S", no cats allowed up here)...

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Kinda lazy so far, (and chose then to nap UNDER the desk)...

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Yes, he was sleeping! Too funny!!!

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He had to be shown, along with The Punkster, exactly where the mouse had gone yesterday evening.

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Berta might just have to demonstrate "The Catch" too!
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Meanwhile, lots of things were happening in the basement...
Jenny Mella came home for Casey, and to help her get her little things back over here.

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You may have already read Caseys take on "Being in Love"~ and the break~up that ensued... ~CLICK~HERE if you don't know yet.

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They cleared a few places in the basement, and were simply thrilled to be done! Or maybe they were just really happy that "S" had used his little litterbox!

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CaseyAnne and Jenny!!!

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We tried to get Master Gabriel down for a nap, but he was having none of that. He vacated his crib every time he went up there. He also destroyed my last box of Kleenex in the process, (but that's a small price to pay for having an entertained child)!

Later, Jenny thought she might then 'nap' with him in the living room...

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But he kept peeking!
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Too much excitement at Grandma's house to be sleeping for Petes sake.

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Besides, I am sure he was thinking about his Halloween Costume that Grandma had gotten for him...

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Scarecrow!!!

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Oh, and he has also turned 2! What a wonderful young man!!!.

Mama says his "Terrible Twos" came early though! hehehe So did Roberta's way back when... (And they stayed for almost 10 years for her). Just kidding!

Casey borrowed Sams truck. Jenny had her parents van. They made only one trip to collect her things. Jennys mom and dad came to help unload, since I am pretty danged useless right about now...

Thank God for friends!

Thank God for them all.

And thank God for YOU too!

Enjoy what is left of your weekend!
And don't forget to watch the Packer game tonight!!!
Going to the game???? Wear white, and you party animals are forewarned too.
(Sorry, no "get out of jail free" cards...
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XOXO
Anne

."MEOW!" to all!

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Mr. "S" ~vegging on the windowsill!

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He is a smokey charcoal grey and actually looks blue in some light.
Very pretty!

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Just a guess, but about 7 or 8 months old, if that.
And these mousies should fatten him up in no time!

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MY Turn to Finally Go In...

(Yes, there is a wild turkey or two at the bottom left in the above picture).

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Good Saturday Morning All;

A few of you know how I have been feeling lately... And so finally I made an appointment earlier this week to see my doctor. Not being able to walk without some nasty pain in my foot, I went in yesterday morning. He did xrays and decided it is not broken.

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Feet! How gross!
But I couldn't resist posting it either!
(Hope you are not eating breakfast)...
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Strange but true here... Around Labor Day, my left foot began to cramp up every now and then. Painful, but walk them off and they go away. Then came some pain. Liveable, and mostly tolerable. For the past week and a half though, it has swollen, some red, (but just a little of both), and has made for some very painful walking (and movements too). What I did to it remains a mystery. Just bad pain.

My doctor also checked out the beasties that had taken up residence in my chest. Said my lungs are clear now. YAY! That bit of Guafenisen 'sp' and Sudafed, and tons of garlic really DOES work.

I do have a great immune system. Casey is jealous and wants mine. (And if it were possible, I would gladly give her my own).

With respect for "gimpy" me, she has been very busy around here, (which is definitely MORE than I can say for myself)...

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Digging up the garden, while I cut the lawns.

(Yes Berta, I trust her with a fork)! hehehe

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Digging even more...

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And not satisfied with the measly corn stalks in the garden, she went out into the field, and dug even more...

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Bigger, taller and much sturdier stalks out there...

(Leftovers from 2006's field of corn, they had come up on their own this year).

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And I am thinking that Casey either dug too much, (or too hard)...

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And broke the fork!

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So she moved on to weedwhacking...

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I took this picture right b~4 she MURDERED my precious baby spruce.

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(Yes, she is still alive).

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Although my babied, baby tree is not.

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We planted 7 new baby trees then...

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Yesterday was my appointment, and we stopped at Maplewood Meats on the way back home. We bought up a few of their $2.00 bones for the pups. So big they are, that each dog actually had a problem carrying them in their mouths!

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Milly got hers first...

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Punk gets hers in the house...
She literally dragged it over to her bone pillow.

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Coming home, it was threatening rain! A good thing as it was 84 or 85 degrees, and I didn't feel like carrying water to my new little trees anyway.

We broke a record for October heat here; and will do the very same today, breaking yesterdays record. They are calling for about 87 (humid) degrees. UGH. I knew there was a reason I hadn't yet taken my window air conditioner out yet...

(Please remind me I might have complained, come January and February)...

Before that rain though to get the rider back in the garage...

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The dogs were a bit worried because they hadn't seen KC on the rider before.

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It is still raining... A godsend to my well too! Hopefully the rain is cleaning off the pumpkins which are all ready to be taken in too.

I hope you all have a grand weekend!!!

XOXO
Anna~Anna
aka "The Gimp"

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