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I'm so sorry for your friend, Kelly. I love that you're considering going to stand with her through this. I firmly believe that weddings and funerals are highly important.

Hmmm. Obviously, they knew what they were doing since you bought it. Which part of it do you like most? We had a great weekend with Anabelle - we went to see The Incredibles, did artsy stuff at home, taught her to do a regular puzzle (as opposed to board puzzles), and took her to the beach. This grandma gig is awesome! Not…

We watched The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson last night. It was SO GOOD! It was in the comedy section of Netflix and should NOT have been, but it was a great movie either way. It's supposed to be 107 here today. I turned on the sprinklers this morning to try to protect the lawn a bit. I'm not sure what…

Oh, my. You all are cracking me up! "Rita loves eating my catch" - I'll bet she does! :smiley: "I've already scheduled sexual harassment training" - will you be demonstrating how to do it, Lou? :smiley: "wet t-shirt contest" - I honest-to-God had a member say in one of this week's meetings that they do these at their…

Oh no! How did he get into a locked car? How awful. :( I'm so sorry!

Sam! It's your first full day as a retiree!!! Since you're always cheering us on, I'll turn it back on you: I hope you get a good HUMP in today! :smiley: I, on the other hand, have my long day of the week today. Make it matter, everyone! Hugs all around!

I'll be your motivational speaker, Mary! I can stay in a van, down by the river! I'm so sorry about how this is all hurting you. You are wise to not let it become a food-fest ... that would not make you feel any better in the end, anyway. In fact, you'd probably end up feeling worse. I've found that, for me, when I'm…

HAPPY RETIREMENT, Sam!!!! I'm so so so excited for you!!!! i love that Jack makes connections. What a great dog! He's making friends and influencing people ... Dale Carnegie would be so proud! Nothing too exciting here today. Dd18 broke up with her bf yesterday, but then they kinda worked it out last night. That was our…

Raine, your character amazes me. You are SUCH an inspiration! Even through all this, you still are kind and positive. Sam! 1 more day!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! I'm singing Alice Cooper's "School's Out" now ... just gettin' ready. :wink: Lou, Cecilia is brilliant. She and I really need to know each other better. Skip, I love…

I can't get that url to work, Kelly. Welcome back, Bob! I love hearing about all the cool things you do! Truly, it helps me expand my world. I have another good friend who does stuff like that, too, and he's such an inspiration to me. He's very much into the spiritual journey, and has camped with Buddhist gurus on…

We had an AMAZING meeting this morning at the women's house! Wow! It was a great way to start the day. Later on I'm the speaker at a shindig tonight (which of course was a perfect excuse to buy new bling), then we have Dd26's MIL's 50th b-day party to attend. That will be a bit rowdier than we are used to, so we'll…

Or maybe it's a 22? Shoot. Now you're all gonna know how clueless I am. But I am a pretty good shot, whatever it's called.

Dh has a 9mm and I don't like it because it feels too powerful ... I prefer his 20/20.

I do remember! I joined in '06!

First of all, can you believe it's the 20th already? Forgive me a moment of preaching ... there is a verse in Ephesians that says, "Be careful, then, how you live, not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, for the days are evil." I've thought a LOT about that one, and I think by "evil", Paul is…

I am much more likely to pitch a fit than a tent .. I'm so not a camper. :smiley:

Happy Monday, everyone! We had a nice weekend ... lots of together time and socializing. I can't WAIT for this week's meetings! The topic is about developing a healthy body image, and I love the deep stuff. We're gonna have some powerful discussions! Raine, I am SO rooting for you to sell that house! My fingers and toes…

Skip, that would make a brilliant youtube video series! And you are JUST the man to make it! Just THINK of how famous you'd be ... I'll bet you'd make it onto the Ellen show! Mary, that's awesome! I won't say a word. Do we get pictures? Would you believe we were out until 10:30 last night? This is from the one who is…

Etta Mae had her yearly vet visit this morning, and passed all with flying colors. They did a lyme test on her since she'd had 2 tics last summer, but she's clear. She got her heartworm shot and lyme vaccine. Her weight hasn't changed since last summer, so that's good ... she's at the high end of healthy. (62#) Dd18 had…

At least one of them was amused ... that's a WIN! :smiley:

Mary, you'll be close to Marci!!!! She's in Apex, just a teensy bit north of you .. you should go to one of her meetings! She'd take you out for dinner, too, and show you some cool stuff.

Suddenly I have the urge to sing "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A

Some of the decor from the wedding (the rest of the pics were finished) My granddaughter and me. :blush:

Sam! You're into the single digits! Get the confetti ready!!! Steve, that sounds like some wise contemplation. It's good to reassess the things we spend time on every once in a while. It's pretty easy to get off-balance when we're not paying attention. Mary, did you tell me where in NC you're going? If so, I can't…

I'm totally picturing Lee as "Fabio" now, on the cover of a trashy romance novel. :wink:

Lee, I think she should have gotten extra credit for retrieving theirs, too! Seems logical to me. Skip, who was the concert? Anyone we know of? Lou, I was thinking the same as Raine. And don't forget that you were a politician, too! Sam, what are the community men meeting about? I'm curious ... it would be fun to speculate…

Kelly, yes, they are. They should be here in about 15 minutes. :smiley:

Good morning, BBB! (said in best Adrian Cronouer voice) We're still working on catching up. The week stayed pretty busy, dh had birthday in there, and ended with us helping some friends with a wedding yesterday from 10:30am until 10 last night. I easily put in 30,000 steps again ... I was beat! I think that's the last of…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GibiNy4d4gc

Very cool!!!