You are awesome. For a post padder.

Word. Except for the whole "it would probably kill me" part.

:tongue_smilie:

Zojirushi, bay-be!! :thumbup1:

You have excellent taste, Renai! I LOVE to watch re-runs of the old Carol Burnett show.

You're in! Elephant jokes ROCK.

Do you really want the peeps who own Facebook to track your every online movement and sell all of your personal data?

Oh, and put me in the "I bake bread, but have thus far been terrified to can." I'm working on overcoming my fear. But first I have to beat the gophers at the Garden Game. (Back to work, laundry, houseguests... :auto: )

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

:001_wub: You can come over to my place and justify me anytime, Renai!

:thumbup1:

Umm, apparently the man you loved enough to join your life and make small humans with. So try not to kill him. But, if you really can't restrain yourself, remember that I do own a tractor.

Well, it's not quite that bad. We found out they were coming two days before we were scheduled to leave. They are sleeping in an RV in the driveway, but using the bathroom inside. And I should be feeding them. Last night, we went out. DH was given no other option. Especially since there was no food in the house. So: I have laundry up to the eyeballs, work due on Monday, and I'm trying to be a good hostess. :willy_nilly: :willy_nilly: :willy_nilly: But I repeat myself. Maybe we should meet in Seattle, Jean. I bet there's some really good chocolate to be had there!

Hi, everyone! We returned from our camping trip to find house guests in our driveway. :willy_nilly:

Here you go, Jean. Dark chocolate with sea salt and caramel. My favorite. Hopefully yours, too. :-D

((((Hugs))))) Renai.

I'm at the campsite. It's 8:30 and we've yet to eat dinner. But I'm in a camp chair with a book and a red Solo cup full of margaritas, so things are looking up. (Imagine little thumb y-uppy dude here.)

Actually, DH is awesome; he does good work. Me? I'm just manual labor. :001_smile: But I am AWESOME at planning and direction. There's a reason why, in Genesis, it says, "And God recognized that the creature with the defective Y chromosome would need guidance and direction, so He made Eve. And, finally, it was very good."

Hey, all. I've been busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest. We're leaving tomorrow for a camping trip, but we had to get the horses moved into the new barn first. Which meant we had to build the four stalls, which meant I spent two days staining a million pieces of wood because there was no way DH could get it done in time unless I did. Which meant I wasn't getting to the other stuff I needed to get done, like my work. So I will have to work on vacation. Bummer. I really wish DH would listen to my time estimates for projects; you'd think that, after 15 years of marriage, he would have figured out that my estimates are usually more reliable. :001_rolleyes: Oh, well. The stalls and paddocks are beautiful. Hopefully, my tack room is the next project. :willy_nilly:

Thank you for sharing this, Ellie. I really needed it tonight. I'm going to go cry myself to sleep now. :grouphug:

Eaglei, you and your family have our condolences; we are heartbroken for you. We will continue to lift you up in our prayers, even as we thank our Lord for welcoming your son home. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and hope which we don’t deserve, comfort your hearts with all comfort, and help you in every good thing you say and do. 2Th. 2:16-17.

Praying this morning.

Praying tonight.

Another yes vote for the zip line.

Dude. Them's my kin. :thumbup1: