Frances, I see the smiley button in the toolbar directly above where I'm typing this with my font options. If you aren't seeing that toolbar, either try to refresh (F5) or look under the box for something that says "Basic editor" or something like that. If THAT doesn't work, click the help button right under this box.

 Hope that helps!

 How'd the party go, Tashe? And did the presents ever turn up?

Good luck with your daughter's birthday tomorrow Tasha, are you having it at home or on neutral territory?
Now I know I'm probably being incredibly thick, but I can't find the smiley button for love nor money, would someone mind enlightening me? My addled brain can't cope with the technology.

Sounds good to me Maria. Wish me Luck. Tomorrow is the BIRTHDAY PARTY!! (My daughter's  --not mine, in case your are wondering.)

Tasha

I'll change it. I need to figure out the custom backgrounds so we can have something attractive and relevant again!

Well, I don't mind purple, in fact it is one of my favorite colors but I don't think the background has much to do with our group topic.  Sigh.

I already hate the purple. But at least I found the smiley button.

Happy Birthday Tasha!
Don't eat too much banana cake!
Fran
(I'd put a couple of smiley's on but I'm too fick to work out how to do it)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRINCESS TASHA!!! Dammit, where are my colors and my smileys????

Hurrah! It works! Is there no end to your talents Tasha?

They really want us to change to that new group stuff huh? I don't want to change but you can't see anything you typoe here. We can't go on like THIS! Tasha

Only the new group layout has all of the posting toys, I don't know if they plan to change it.

I knew they were going to change the site but you are right Fran. I can't see anything I am typing! I wonder if I can change that. Let me look. This is awful!!!! Tasha

Hello everyone, what the heck have they done to the Care site? I'm all confused now, I can't see what I'm writing properly. I bet the teachers just loved you at school Onedia. It's Karma that you ended up a teacher. Hope you managed to sort your lighting out without taking any chunks out of your hands Maria. Speaking of which, Rob lost a big one out of his thumb at work, it was really bad. He probably should have gone to hospital to have it stitched on, Lilly asked why they don't have health and safety at work, he pointed out he's in charge of health and safety. Rob refuses point blank to go to hospital for anything like that, he says he 'doesn't have time', I don't know what its like there, but here its usually a day out if you need to go to A&E. Well its growing back now anyway(the skin not his thumb). Had a nice time at the weekend when parents visited, even though it rained most of the time, it's still raining now, I think our summer may be over. Going into town next week to do the school uniform shopping trip, still have another couple of weeks holiday here.

I spent my school years...(all the way up to college)..trying to ..skip, duck out, play sick, or come up with reasons WHY I couldn't go to school that day......so...how come I ended up teaching for 27 years in them..?????....Now that I think back on that...boy that really sucked.....Somewhere the school gods are laughing at me......You know I really did miss detention...I thought that was just one of my regular classes...And trust me I was really good at detention.....I used to tick the teachers off by actually doing the 500 word essays on topics like..."My life inside a ping pong ball".....The best one was a "picture" I drew....all it was was 3 dots on a plain piece of paper....I worked on it the whole time I was in class...The teacher got really mad when he asked me what it was and I told him it was a Polar Bear in a snow storm........When I finally finished school...the teachers cheered louder than my parents did....Boy , I really do miss school.......

                         . .

                           .        (Polar Bear in a snow storm..get it...just his eyes and nose...).....I am going to bed now........All this art work just wore me out...

Everyone got all their school supplies ready???

Tasha

 I love raisins, and Will used to eat them but decided it was too cooperative. He goes through phases. There were 2 weeks all he'd eat was chicken "doodle" soup.

 Tonight I got to direct my attention to the upstairs bathroom when the light switch developed a quirk- it wouldn't turn OFF. I debated just taping it down but realized my much-battered standards aren't THAT far gone, so ended up ripping out the whole double-switch set and putting in a new set, which naturally had to be done by flashlight unless I wanted to be electrocuted. Stupid switch... although most of the upstairs switches have similar bad habits. The stair lights don't stay on unless wedged, and the hall light requires a q-tip shoved under the switch to turn on at all. Replacing them is not my idea of fun, as you can tell. Grrrr... I lost a chunk of my left hand while trying to strip a wire and I'm still sulking!

Yes, my daughter loves raisins. She also loves spinach. Blargh to you all!!!!

It's late and I can't sleep.

Tasha

Hello everyone,

how are you all?

I trust your Gran's house is now free from puke Maria? Is there any child that DOES like raisins?LOL. Anna and Lilly are the same.I keep putting them in Anna's lunch box, they keep coming back. I also tried putting fig rolls in as they were on the 'healthy eating recommended list' from the school, she ate the pastry round them and left the figs. How's it going with the lav?

My mum and dad are visiting later today, woohoo! Scraped all the banana splats off the ceiling, replaced the roof tiles and smashed windows, hopefully they won't notice anything amiss.

Have a good weekend

Fran

It's still too hot here, it seems to me, but maybe I am just in a bad mood- a mood which was not improved by driving across town to see my grandmother for the second time in one day (long story) and finding her cat in the middle of an allergy attack. (Gran does not see well enough to have noticed until the cat started barfing all over the house) It was clear she needed to go to the vet immediately. So, puke clean up aside, I spent 20 minutes prying her out from under one bed, and then a second because my order to close BOTH bedroom doors went unheeded. We'll just fast-forward through the next 30 minutes- there was much subdued swearing on my part and loud hissing and scratching on hers. (her name is Mia, btw- Gran named her for me, and now she goes around yelling "Mia! Stop that!" and we both flinch) And of course the vet kept us waiting nearly 40 minutes despite saying he could get us right in. Mia got a shot, which she didn't appreciate, and we have to go back next week, just about the time she will have forgiven me and come out from under the bed again.

 Also Will told the vet, who kindly offered him a little box of raisins while we waited, that he hates raisins, and when I told him to refuse more politely, he said, No THANK YOU! and stomped off. Sulk sulk pout pout. Very embarrassing...

 We won't mention the fall in the parking lot which resulted in much gauze and Neosporin. I am so ready for bed.

Hi everyone

I think Autumn is on the way here, the leaves are starting look a bit yellow. We just had a few days of sun and LOADS of rain.

It's rainy and dark again today. Had to chuck all my tomato plants out because they went all rotten. We still have a couple more weeks off before the kids go back, hopefully go camping if it stops raining.

My mum and dad are visiting this weekend, haven't seen them since Christmas.

Our temps have actually cool down here the last week or so and the mornings are in the cool/warm phase, depending on your body's thermostat... lol lol

School started here yesterday. I've had to dodge kids in the streets at bus stops on my way into work... lol lol

Hey all. How are you all doing in the Death Throws of Summer?  My husband maintains that summer goes until the middle of September but I think he is deluded.  I can feel the air getting cooler and sharper preparing for fall.

Anyway, we've been busy around here -- getting ready for the new school year. You know the what I mean. The time where a couple weeks prior to school you buy all these new uniforms and new shoes and hope that your child doesn't gain a foot and a half in height the day before school starts.

How are you?

Tasha

Frances!

Hello everyone

It's been sunny here this morning for a change, so we've been out in the garden making the most of it, now it looks likes its going to rain again.

Congratulations on your son's upcoming wedding Debbo, hope you have a lovely time.

Oh I like the idea of having a moat around the house, keep all the monkey riff raff out. So where have you and your new friend been out gallavanting in the golf cart Onedia?

The idea of patching up the roof with the banana stuff sounded really good Rhonda, thought I'd give it a go on a couple of our loose tiles. Unfortunately the local monkey population thought so too, there were about half a dozen of them up on our roof licking the tiles this morning. Lucky I still had a box of banana flavoured condoms I bought from a gas station a few years back, managed to throw them out of the window to distract them.

On our honeymoon (driving home from Vegas) I encountered a banana-scented (and reportedly flavored) condom in a machine in a truly horrifying gas station bathroom.

I have always regretted leaving it there.

Yep, just mash up the banana with some flour/corn starch smear over the hole or problem area and let harden. Paint over when dry if you want it to match the ceiling color.

The hole gets patched, leaving a nice scent of banana (tropics) to your bedroom.... smelling kind of tropical may even spice up the ol' love life too  

hey.... it could happen.......

 Well, I'm glad to hear so many of us survived the weekend. I personally would still be sleeping it off but today is school registration which means I must be both alert and adult. (toughie!)  The toilet is still smirking/lurking next to the toilet, but there was major progress- the new floor is DOWN! I'm supposed to buy baseboards today and get them painted, and then we can get to the actual plumbing, and in theory this will all be done by the 15th, the day on which my best friend since kindergarten arrives for a week. And I've already waited most of a year, so one more week shouldn't matter, but suddenly it does.

Hellooo again everyone.

Can't get on the computer so much at the moment, kids home from school, so I'm making the most of it while Anna is out with Rob.

Sorry to hear your dad is bad Rhonda, it must be a big worry, especially not living nearby.

Woah! Hang on-your monkeys are missing Onedia? That's a bit worrying, I hope they won't be paying ours a visit, I'm going to switch all the lights off incase. Well at least you've got your new flactuating friends. If there's any cowpats going spare can you hang on to them for my roses? Thanks.

I can't believe your toilet is finally going Maria. I've never even met it, but it felt like a personal friend. It looks really nice next to your piano too, I notice you took Rhonda's plants out and the flashing fairylights, so it must be final. What will you put there instead? I'm sure we could come up with some suggestions for you.

Can't make this pic any bigger... why can't I do that?

 Anyway, here it is! Thought I should get a picture before it's gone forever, sob sob.

 There are indications that my living room toilet may be planning to migrate.... but shhhh! Don't want to tip it off that I've noticed! It might grow roots, or clutch onto the piano, just to spite me.

 (spent my week sealing the new subfloor and painting walls- my dad came over tonight and installed new valves in 2 of my 3 toilets (NOT in the one we most often use, but still- progress) and now the basement loo is fully functional! And once I lay tile and new baseboards and then learn more than I ever wanted to know about installing a pedestal sink and reinstalling a toilet, I will have a guest bathroom again! It's been ALMOST A YEAR!! In fact, Never, in the 2+ years we have lived here, have all 3 bathrooms been functional at the same time. I fear it will activate some ancient curse and my showers will start spraying blood or something.)

Hey Tasha and everyone else.

I made it back from my trip to AR. Daddy isn't doing good at all. I had a surprise when I got to my parents house. My brother was there, and he patched the leaks in the roof while he was there. That was sure a relief to me and it was also really good to see him again.

I've was given permission this week to take my work to AR and work from there if I need to do that. That was another relief, because that gives us a backup plan for helping Mom and Dad out through this time.  I'll probably make another trip in a few weeks. It's an 8 hour drive to their house and 8 hours back so it's not as if I can just run over for a little bit and then back.

That's where I'm at today and Tasha, if you can figure out the answer to that question, pleasssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee let me know too..... lol lol

Sometimes pictures speak louder than words...

http://fishack.net/cows.htm

 Man, I thought I had bad luck with contractors!! I've lost 2 (so far), but at least none of them have broken in and stolen my plumbing fixtures!! What a FREAK!

 Time to arm the monkeys, I think.

 Hope everybody had a good weekend- I was out soaking in a stinky sulphur pool. Not sure why it's supposed to be relaxing exactly... mostly it was stinky... then we went horseback riding and Will had some sort of horrendous allergic reaction to something and we spent 3 hours looking for an Urgent Care center to get him a shot. (he is fine- he is now on daily allergy medicine in addition to asthma stuff) Not the most relaxing weekend I've ever had, frankly, but probably character-building or something.

Hi everyone,

what are you all up to? We've been away the weekend to West Wales, spent most of the time on the beach, it's been really hot here.

I hope you sorted everything out with your contractor Debo, he sounds a bit unstable!

Yes, you're right Onedia, one of the monkeys has been causing a lot of trouble here, managed to get himself into no 10, I'm hoping to get him back before he does too much damage. We have monkeys in many high powered and important jobs in the UK, it seems to be catching on in a lot of countries.

Eww! Tobacco chewing! I didn't know people still did that. Niccotine addicted monkeys sounds a bit disturbing, I'd steer well clear, or show her round your banana themed house, hopefully scare her off.

Well, well, well .... Monkeys and Cows , now is it? LOL We move cattle to different pastures today, it is 1 oclock in the morning and I am awake? As in the strangest sounds coming from the pasture. Went out twice before I figured out it was a steer acting like a bull. They make this throaty growling sound. Now why on earth couldn't they just say "MOOOOO", like normal cows? I hope I have sold a couple of heifers. As it stands now, we are planning on 9 babies next spring and I will be close to forty if'n I don't sell some! Can't afford the feed, can't afford to sell until price goes up. I have noticed that feed lots are empty or only fattening about half the usual. Eventually, the price may trickle down to the poor farmers. Hope so anyway. Onedia, sounds like the house was painted all funny, glad to have you back and wish I had half your energy.

We are having a terrible time with the contractor. Had to bring in the police unfortunately, he broke in and threatened to remove my toilet and shower and goodness knows what. We are sure he is unstable as he went to the post office and stopped our mail. That is the third offense and according to the police, NOT Good. He hasn't even finished the mediation thing. Oh well, won't bother anyone with that, but Jerry has loaded up the weapons in case he comes back again. Doors are double locked, curtains closed and shotguns by the doors. oh my. Its bad when you can't feel safe in your own home. Farmers are showing up to bid on the farmground, which is good. I am just keeping some extra for hay next year and putting in our own feed corn. The six pastures are doing great and feeding all critters real good. Well, take care and see you soon. Debo/BB

Helloooo everyone how are you all?  What are you all up to?

Glad you had a good trip to see your family Debo.Yep, it seems cows are the new 'must have' this season so you must be one of the hippest people on here. We just started our summer holidays here, might go camping this weekend, been out in the garden a lot this week.

Just got used to trawling the internet for bizarre monkey pictures, now its cows...Made a start with the cow theme in the garden.

Hello Maria, frances,Nedia,Tasha,Judith and all. Am back from my excursion to TX. What a trip! I think I will have to write about it in installments, I had such a hoot. My granddaughter is walking, talking, defying parents, etc. The normal terrible twos as we say. Dad is doing great, mom has more energy than I do! I was so full of energy Saturday, I took down curtains and such, laundered as much as I could, dusted rafters, scrubbed floors etc, and you know where that put me. Geez, right in bed. This morning, was woke up by the Thunderstorm express which has dropped more than 5 inches since I returned. Also had some horrid nightmares going on, how wierd? Good news, while gone, Diamond had a heifer, beautiful red and white paint with a perfect white star on her right hip. Have already named her Starlight, unless I heare something better. I see the monkeys have been at it while gone, glad to see Nedia back from her move and b/w cows have come in too? LOL Have a great week! Debo/BB

The odd couple....Even my cows are turning B/W!

Well, Fran there are now monkeys riding the Bulls! So I guess the Monkeys are still in the picture?

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

Glad your back is better! Now if you can just keep the dog away from your stick!

I'm sorry to hear about your dad Rhonda...hope you'll be back again soon.

My back is just about 'back', if I sit on the chair and lean to the left a bit it doesn't hurt too much, I have a stick but the dog keeps chewing it when I try to use it.

Hold your horses everyone, we're not going to go through a cow phase now are we? I can't keep up- I'm still getting over the monkeys.

I'm going to be among the missing more and more in the coming months. My father's health is rapidly declining and my mother is trying to handle everything around the farm by herself and also take care of him. They live about 500 miles from me and I've been doing what I can to help out from home. I'm getting ready to take a trip to my parents to help bring in the garden they planted. I'll check in when I can.

That wasn't me that said... banana pudding.... that was Ryvre

Hi everone, how are you today? All recovered from friday? Fair do's to Onedia, she knows how to throw a party. I think she's very brave carrying the banana theme through the whole house.

If you don't hear from me for a couple of days can you send an ambulance? I've done myself a mishap, I was polishing the front door when there was a horrible crunching noise and my back went again. I managed to crawl upstairs to bed Anna helpfully told me 'you look like a dinosuar mummy'. My friend took Anna to school this morning don't think I would have made it there. I'm trying to keep upright and mobile, feels worse after I've been lying down. I don't suppose going on Maria's wii sport thingy on friday helped too much, if she has the fitness of an 80 year old I must be at least 100.

Tasha please check your NMs. Thank you.

Why on earth would someone not like bananas? They are yummy, especially banana pudding.

Hmmm I suppose if it was people leaving who thought we've got a weird monkey obsession it would be more than two...maybe they don't like bananas?

Okay I'll try and hang onto your monkeys for a few more days Onedia, our house is trashed and the dog ran away, husband won't speak to me so it won't make much difference.

By the way, love what you've done with the kitchen.

Are we still on for friday?

Are we losing people we'll miss? Or people who decided we've got a weird monkey obsession and left, and who clearly wouldn't have fit in anyway!

Hey well, it's good you are back Bob and Richard, since we have lost 2 members in two days and all. Oh well. Good to know some people still love us here.

Tasha

 I can't wait for the party! Get me out of this house!!!!!! I spent all day cleaning and the dog rewards me by peeing on the carpet. (need a smiley of a person strangling a dog) ARGH!

 We do not have MarioKart, we have a Chicken Little game that's too hard for Will. Steve has promised to do something about it tonight, or to exchange the game for something easier.

 Bad news on the vacation front- Steve was asked to be interim manager til September, so the 2 weeks off in August won't happen- meaning no week in New Mexico, and certainly no work around the house with the second week. And he didn't ask me before he agreed to this. I'd already made reservations and hired a house/dog/bird/plant sitter! He promises something lavish in January (the next time he can take a week off). Which is nice, but I wanted the freaking yard to get sod! Can't do that in January!! Can't open all the windows and repaint the kitchen in January!!! So annoyed...

 I know I shouldn't complain about a guy who wants to take me to Mexico in January, but I wish he'd ASKED instead of assuming I'd go for it. He's been there several times and swears I'll love it, but I don't have a passport or the birth certificate to acquire one, so instead of a break I get a CHORE- hunt up paperwork so I can go somewhere I don't really care about going, 6 months from when I really want a vacation. I picked up passport applications Friday and they are fairly daunting, since two of us have had name changes and one of us has no documentation that she even exists. (eyeroll) 

So glad to hear you are alive and kick'n, Debo! Too, bad you are not catching up on your sleep! With that home warming Party  coming up Friday for Bob and Richard, you will need the extra rest!

 Banana peel cake sounds great, Fran!

Right, thats all arranged, house warming surprise party at Onedia's new pad, friday, all welcome. I've rustled up a banana cake, left the skins on for extra flavour. Shall I bring the monkeys? Maria are you coming? You can bring your wii doodah thingimijig and gorge on cake at the same time.

Now let's see, when did Bob have all those big yearly parties planned? Richards is next month

She must be going crazy getting everything in place after all the painting And is she gardening, too? Hey ,we need to be there to help them!

Oh that is what happened they are hooked on those TV games and Exercises and hear no one

I can't believe that Bob wouldn't want those adorable Monkeys.   Maybe it was one o the BOXES.

Tasha

Thanks for the wii link Judith, looks good fun but a bit technical,I'll get one of those wii doo dahs for the monkeys then. Glad to hear your fitness level has gone up to 62 Maria, only about another 30 years to go. I wonder what fitness level Onedia's monkeys are? I popped round to Onedia's new pad yesturday to see when she could pick the monkeys up, I'm sure she was home, the curtains were twitching and there were banana skins on the doorstep, it's almost like she's avoiding me

You have Mariokart? My daughter LOVES Mariokart. She also loves the baseball and the bowling.

I personally love the bowling too. I am halfway decent at it.

Tasha

Frances, I think the monkeys would love a Wii. Mine certainly do. I've been doing the daily "fitness tests" with it, which have been depressing in the extreme- the first day it told me I'm as fit as an 80-year old (I just turned 29!!!). I've finally got it down to 62, which is more exciting than it should be considering it's still twice my real age.

Gads here standing on my head trying to see the mouses face.......

Poor Fran.  Don't worry. Bob is okay but they won't have internet until tomorrow.  I dunno if she'll want those monkeys back after what they did to your place! 

Tasha

LOL Wow, those monkeys!  Poor Fran, look at that living room !

Did you know sock monkeys are fixing the computer here at Care2 , too? No, Really! They have their own tech Group! lol

Well, I just had to check out what you were talking about! Fun exercise with your TV ...... Ahhhhhhh and found it at a monkey's site on YouTube ! LOL Can you believe it!!!!!! The monkey thing is spreading over the World!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNVIcMnZh4

Glad you got to see the Christmas in the Clouds Movie, Tasha

Hi everyone

how are you all? Bit of a soggy day here, which is quite nice though for our hay fever.

Are you still burning the midnight oil with your wii thinymijig Maria? All sounds a bit technical and new fangled to me, if it'll keep the monkeys quiet I might invest in one though.

Been busy in the garden, had peas, potatoes and shallots from there. Rob and the girls don't really like them, so I don't suppose I'll be too popular with my onion breath. If anyone wants some let me know as I have 'shallots' geddit? Hehe .Oh well suit yourselves...

The monkeys have been very naughty this morning, trashed the livingroom, well I think it was the monkeys, its hard to tell in our house,its usually pretty messy. Tash, if you see Onedia can you ask her to come and pick them up? She won't reply to my phonecalls

Need to go shopping now, out of bananas again.

Very embarrassing confession: we finally found a Wii yesterday, and Steve and I stayed up until 6 this morning playing with it. After lunch Will got his turn, and he's very nearly as addicted as his father. Still hunting for a Wii Fit... can't wait!!

 I am a dork. .

Shying away from Care2 at the moment it seems. Hard to post or keep it posted for some!

Terrible that the monkeys are taking your little ones belongings and are even over the pond eating Fran out of house and home!

Where is everybody? 

Tasha

I talked to Bob the other week. She's still unpacking.  Maybe the boxes have got her? I dunno. I might call her later.  Do you think the Monkeys got my daughter's AWOL leotard?  We have to go get another one because it is nowhere to be found and ballet is in a couple hours. Ugh. Just my luck.

Tasha

Hi everyone,

hope you're all well. Thanks for putting the pics on Judith, I didn't realise the flooding was so severe, there doesn't seem to be much coverage of it over here.

We've all been a bit ill here, can't work out if its hayfever, a bug, or both.

Has anyone heard from Onedia lately? I still have her monkeys, they're eating us out of house and home.

I'm here, sorta. Been under the weather all week and too lazy to get on.

 I'm so sorry for your friend, Tasha. I hope she's holding her other kids tight and taking some comfort from them.

 Will hated swimming lessons- we tried 3 different times- until this time, when we FINALLY got a good (read: not flaky teenager) teacher. This teacher is old enough to be firm and comforting, instead of dissolving in flutters when he gets stubborn or scared, and she's getting very good results. She's the only person who's ever convinced him to put his face in the water, for which I want to give her some sort of award. We're signed up til August, and I'm hoping they don't switch teachers on us like they've done before.

Thanks, Judith.  We do hope Debbo is alright since we haven't heard from her in a while. 

Sigh. Tball is now officially over. We only have the little "trophy banquet" left to go and that is basically a big party in a couple weeks at the park. The kids are all excited about getting a trophy!

Hey, I finally saw Christmas in the Clouds.  I thought it was a cute movie. Did I mention this? I think I didn't if I already did, forget I mentioned it. 


Tasha  

Hey Fran. Sorry it is cold there. It was really kinda nice yesterday until we got home from the pool then a storm hit.  So no Tball. There was many tears about that but I pointed out she still has ONE more Tball game left.

My daughter is almost 6. 

How is everyone out there. Maria? Maryellen? Joye? Debbo?

Tasha

Hi everyone

what are you all up to? It's raining here,  its gone quite cold as well. A couple more weeks then the kids break up from school, hopefully we will go camping if the weather's not too bad. Has your rain stopped Debo?

How old is your daughter Tasha? Anna learned to swim last year when we were on holiday, there was a pool where we stayed, she spent hours in there, she got so used to being in the water she wasn't scared anymore.

That's really sad reading about your friends son's funeral Tasha, sorry to hear about the crash in you area too Debo, what a waste of life...

Hmm, well swim class is still not the way to go for my daughter. The teacher had her so anxious all she did was scream and refuse to get in the pool. Later that day, we went in at the pool we usually go to enjoy the afternoon.  After a while, I talked her into the pool. Then I got her to kick her legs and even go out to the middle of the pool and kick her feet (I was still holding her). So I guess I will just give her lessons. She seems much more confident when I am there in the water with her.

The funeral was yesterday and it was very sad. I wish I could do more but there is so much I cannot do. It was terrible when all my friend's kids began to cry because one simply does not have enough arms to hold all 8 of them.

Sorry about the boys who died in your area Debbo.

Tasha

I am so sorry to hear about your friends' son Tasha. Of course, we offer up our prayers of healing to the family. It sounds like our neighbor town. Last week, 2 boys commited suicide, then 2 more were in a wreck, one dead, one on life support in Iowa City. 4 boys gone. In a little town of 300 or so. Four boys gone, ages 16-29......Debo/BB

Hi all.  Just on for a quick peek.  Funeral's tomorrow.  My friend has been walloped. In the last four days she has lost her son, her aunt and a family friend.  Sigh.  Terrible news all around huh?

Anyway, wonderful pics Maryellen, glad you shared with us.  I'm also pleased you enjoyed the festival.

Later MocTellers. I'll try to post more later.

Tasha

Hi Tasha

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's son Tasha, thats awful.

Catch you on here again in a few days (hopefully)

hugs

Fran

My best friend's son died in a car accident. I probably won't be around much for the week.  Carry on without me.

Tasha

hmmmmm.... a banana sounds good right now!!!!!

Monkey here will start throwing bananas at you if you leave me all to myself.

For all of you who are not "in the know" -- another laptop bites the dust. I don't know why. It is the same exact problem as last time. The comp says it's not plugged in even when it is and the battery just runs out. It is frustrating and all too clear that technology and I do not mix well.

Your Poor Laptopless Co-host,
Tashie.