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Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 1:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Zillows under-valued my house. Our housing prices here are sky rocketing. Our house alone has quadrupled in price. It's crazy.

RN, I'm wanting another vacation!

Grannyg
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05-28-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grannyg a private message Print Post    
RN we are getting a blizzard in the deep south. We have about 3 inches and are suppose to get up to 3 more before tomorrow morning. Us southerns don't know what to do when it snows. I'm glad tomorrow is Saturday. I'm puttin on my jammies and staying in them until Monday morning. Sam loves the snow. I'll be posting some pics in my folder later.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
right now, it's 3:30pm and 75 degrees outside. come visit me granny, and bring your shorts!

Grannyg
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05-28-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grannyg a private message Print Post    
RN, it's 5:30 at my house and the temp is 29. I'm loving the snow, Landi!! We very seldom get it and when we do, I love it. As long as I don't have to drive in it!! lol

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 6:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
right now, (actually a few days ago)...it was so sweet of dh to call me from work. he wanted to know about reservations for dinner for valentine's day.

i was watching an episode of Project Runway a few days before. they showed a shot of the contestants eating hummus, falafel w/that special dressing that i don't know what to call. i told him i have such a craving for that food now.

well, it's sweet for dh...because we go out to dinner quite often and order in quite often. but he remembered that comment i made. so, he called because he wanted to make reservations at one of our favorite greek places that we haven't dined at for a couple of years.

that's so sweet..dh and i have lived together since 1988 (met in 1987). he's not usually that sweet...so that's extra special for me. (that he took notice of something i said and thought about it).

eta: what is so sweet about it to ME is that he recalled the simple comment i made. and for those of you who watch Project Runway...i know that was an old episode...but i tape and watch the old episode when i have the time.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 9:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
RN, abby there is a fantastic falafel place in san jose off san carlos blvd. when i was pregnant with dd, i remembered that place, although it had been years since i lived nearby, and had been in quebec, nyc, and boston over the years. i made my husband take me to see if it was still there. we drove around and around (you know how things change over 15 years!) and when we found it, it had closed 5 minutes earlier! i cried! but we found the falafel mix at the store, got our pita bread and hummus and cucumbers and green onions and everything we wanted. i was so happy, i cried again when i took my first bite!


RN, we arrived in fine shape to our shingletown home. tomorrow we are going to some friends who live only an hour away now, instead of over 5 hours! we haven't seen them in 2.5 years because we always had to work and could not go camping at lake almanor like we did for 11 years straight. we met this couple camping about 8 or 9 years ago and got together each summer for 7 years. i can't wait to see them again!

kendall is such a trooper. well, he almost killed us in stockton and there is no way i want my obit to say, "died in stockton", thanks anyway...i mean, "oh lord, stuck in Lodi again" might be okay, but we were on highway 5 not 99...anyway, kendall got lonely in the back of my dd's bug and decided to climb over her head to sit on my lap. thank heaven, there was an off ramp right there! we had to repack the entire car and put pup with dd in the backseat so he could put his head on her lap. he looked so funny trying to climb over the headrest and seat. he had the top half of his body and his front legs wrapped around her head and was trying to see how he might get the rest of his body over...

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, February 10, 2006 - 10:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
right now, i JUST saw ANOTHER report on the local news here in Los Angeles about the website zillow.com.

well, they showed a house in the exact area i'm looking at....Toluca Lake. they showed the house in Toluca Lake on the news. asking price 900,000 plus (i forget the exact price...just under one million). well, the news report showing the same house on zillow for almost 700,000.

well, that makes sense to me. when the reporter asked about the difference....zillow "said" they hope as time goes on they will get more accurate.

eta: i typed in our friend's home...just a few blocks from above house in toluca lake...in studio city. their house is listed at 850,000. but i think it's worth more than that too.

Irishtxgrl
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12-07-2005

Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 4:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Irishtxgrl a private message Print Post    
RN t.v. dinner night and then we are gonna play some poker and watch a movie have a great weekend all

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
RN I'm enjoying the Olympic games.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
RN, we are at northern house. kendall is doing great! vito is hanging in there. today we are going to do a few things on the house here. tomorrow dd and i will return to central california. i guess no one was interested at the open house yesterday. no agent called us to say how it went...
tabby says, "we will sell our house today!"

RN, well last thursday, the monsignor from our church died while on vacation in egypt. since i had to leave town on friday, i have no idea of any details, but he was such a wonderful man. a real sense of humor and friendly to all. i picked up our twice-weekly paper friday morning and there was a quickly inserted little article at the top of the page. normally, all news has to be in by wednesday noon for friday's paper, so they obviously took something out or moved it somewhere else to put in the blurb in time for friday's paper. i hope they get a great replacement for him.

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
Right now, I'm feeling a bit old today. My youngest turns 30. Being that she was born on the day that Dorothy Hamil won the gold medal...that was 30 years ago too!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Right all day I've been watching the Coupeling marathon, that show cracks me up.

Reiki
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08-12-2000

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reiki a private message Print Post    
Right now I have to agree with Mocha that Coupling is a very funny show. I rented the DVDs of the first 3 seasons recently and I think series/season 4 has just come out on DVD.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 4:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Rn oh kool Reiki.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets.

Harry Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was "alert and doing fine" in a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday after he was shot by Cheney on a ranch in south Texas, said Katharine Armstrong, the property's owner.

He was in stable condition Sunday, said Yvonne Wheeler, spokeswoman for the Christus Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi.

Armstrong in an interview with The Associated Press said Whittington, 78, was mostly injured on his right side, with the pellets hitting his cheek, neck and chest during the incident which occurred late afternoon on Saturday.


"The covey flushed and the vice president picked out a bird and was following it and shot. And by god, Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good."
-Katharine Armstrong, ranch owner

She said emergency personnel traveling with Cheney tended to Whittington until the ambulance arrived.

Cheney's spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride, said the vice president met with Whittington and his wife at the hospital on Sunday. Cheney "was pleased to see that he's doing fine and in good spirits," she said.

The shooting was first reported by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. The vice president's office did not disclose the accident until the day after it happened.

Armstrong said she was watching from a car while Cheney, Whittington and another hunter got out of the vehicle to shoot at a covey of quail.

Whittington shot a bird and went to look for it in the tall grass, while Cheney and the third hunter walked to another spot and discovered a second covey.

Whittington "came up from behind the vice president and the other hunter and didn't signal them or indicate to them or announce himself," Armstrong said.

"The vice president didn't see him," she continued. "The covey flushed and the vice president picked out a bird and was following it and shot. And by god, Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good."

Whittington has been a private practice attorney in Austin since 1950 and has long been active in Texas Republican politics. He's been appointed to several state boards, including when then-Gov. George W. Bush named him to the Texas Funeral Service Commission.

McBride did not comment about why the vice president's office did not tell reporters about the accident until the next day. She referred the question to Armstrong, who could not be reached again Sunday evening.

Armstrong, owner of the Armstrong Ranch where the accident occurred, said Whittington was bleeding and Cheney was very apologetic.

"It broke the skin," she said of the shotgun pellets. "It knocked him silly. But he was fine. He was talking. His eyes were open. It didn't get in his eyes or anything like that."

"Fortunately, the vice president has got a lot of medical people around him and so they were right there and probably more cautious than we would have been," she said. "The vice president has got an ambulance on call, so the ambulance came."

Cheney is an avid hunter who makes annual hunting trips to South Dakota to hunt pheasants. He also travels frequently to Arkansas to hunt ducks.

Armstrong said Cheney is a longtime friend who comes to the ranch to hunt about once a year and is "a very safe sportsman." She said Whittington is a regular, too, but she thought it was the first time the two men hunted together.

"This is something that happens from time to time. You now, I've been peppered pretty well myself," said Armstrong.

The 50,000-acre Armstrong ranch has been in the influential south Texas family since the turn of the last century. Katharine is the daughter of Tobin Armstrong, a politically connected rancher who has been a guest at the White House and spent 48 years as director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He died in October. Cheney was among the dignitaries who attended his funeral.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 5:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
right now, miss holly has been asked to go to prom. it will also be her very first official "date". <sigh> okay everyone you can all go "damn, i just got old". and then i can tell ya my GOOD news!

i just won my holly's prom dress on ebay for $78!!!

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Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 5:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Rn oh it's beautiful!!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 6:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
RN it's sooo pretty!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
RN I love that dress. Landi, she is going to look like a princess. My suggestion is a naked neck with a very soft hairstyle. Soft curls pulled back gently would be beautiful. Small diamond earrings and a satin pink clutch. If the boy isn't too much taller than her, some pink ballet slippers or Isotoner satin slippers would look beautiful with this. Oh, and a wrist corsage with white and pink baby roses, no lace, all flowers. Soft matte makeup with shimmery eyeshadow and lip gloss. (hey we can all live vicariously through holly can't we?)

I went to prom 4 times. 4 diffenet dresses. *sigh* good times.

Irishtxgrl
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12-07-2005

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Irishtxgrl a private message Print Post    
went to prom twice was awesome....the dress is awesome be sure to post pics of her in it

RN I am engrossed in Grey's Anatomy and it is so compelling

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 10:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Right now, that is a very pretty dress.

Max
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08-12-2000

Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 10:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
RN, that dress is a dream! (and so is the price) I only went to one prom and it was not great. Oh well! :-)

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, February 13, 2006 - 5:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Right now ... Landi that dress is just beautiful! I'd love to hear how you "won" the dress for just $78!

Irishtxgrl
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12-07-2005

Monday, February 13, 2006 - 5:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Irishtxgrl a private message Print Post    
RN up and chilly here fixin to go get dressed and head to the grocery store have a great day all

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Monday, February 13, 2006 - 7:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
Right now, I think that dress is just beautiful. I also think that Escapee has given this a little bit of thought.

Right now, and it's a terrible thought, I also think that people who go hunting deserve to get shot. See how they like it.