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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 11:18 am
Hi Dogdoc! Fascinating re mouse as totem: it would be the locked into details so forgetting big picture part. I have been "lecturing" myself on that for several days now in a couple different areas, not that the lecturing always helps! Would that simply being aware would make it easy to change! (PS I still love my mouse!) Oh, and if you remember Dogdoc, horses are still appearing in my life too! 1. Delighted to see people old and new posting here! Enjoying coming here to check in! 2. Got my snow cleared so ready to get on the move. 3. Yesterday got to walk for 40 minutes in Mt Hope Park...found the beaver dam.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 11:26 am
1. My son was not one of the boys who was caught trying to get an "escort" with their parents credit cards at the Houston Marriott when they were put up in suites by the airlines 2. it is 40 degrees today 3. I made it to the gym this morning
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, March 16, 2007 - 10:08 pm
1. yesterday (ie thursday) Wendy gave me a surprise gift: a beautiful aqua blue silk change purse. I had been trying to find one like that for ages, because my current one had given out at the seams (literally) and the store where I had bought it had closed. I had pretty much given up looking, and this one is even prettier than the original. 2. The surprise snow storm I dreaded is not so bad. I even got out walking in the heavily falling snow like when a kid and really enjoyed it. (I actually just came in from walking late night in the sleet also.) 3. My collection of theater books got safely delivered yesterday to the university drama department in advance of the storm; good to have it taken care of.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 2:14 pm
This was a duplicate posting of the one below, so I am wiping it out best I can!
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 2:15 pm
Time to boost this up in honor of spring! 1. When I dropped off a bunch of stuff at the local thrift shop, they gave me for free a gift of a particular type of hand towel I've been looking for! 2. My car lost a good deal of its anti-freeze, but I was sitting right next to a jiffy-lube and he filled me up again, again for free, and with advice to get to a garage post-haste! 3. I got to a garage on the saturday before Easter, an hour and a half before they closed. I got a free Boston creme donut and free check of my radiator (which is actually okay, they pressure-tested it). Only problem is, there is still an issue with the engine and its potentially overheating, so I will have to get it to a garage next week....but I did make it safely home (about a 20 minute drive).
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 8:16 pm
1. I treated myself to a mani/pedi, very relaxing and much needed. 2. My favorite show - 'Veronica Mars' - finally returned after being bumped by the pussycat doll search ~ *whatever*~ LOL 3. DH cooked dinner AND the kids cleaned up. Early Mother's Day preparation or the beginning of a GOOD habit???
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 3:43 pm
1. I got the muddy raccoon footprints off 3 windows without too much elbow grease. 2. Not one horse got injured in the Preakness. 3. It is warm enough I don't have to run the furnace.
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Baby
Member
01-08-2006
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 3:58 pm
hi guys, thanks beth for bringing some life back to this thread! i haven't been posting here in some time but should have cause i have lots to be grateful for! og = 1. even though my ex-nurse could have done me in last week, i am still here and kicking! (info in my folder) 2. i am able to be up in my chair today, with the windows open some. both ms. peaches and i are enjoying the beautiful sun, the warmer temps, and all of the little animals outside of our window! 3. i found enough strength to make an "impossible chicken" pie! just hope it tastes as good as it smells and my goofy system can handle it.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 4:22 pm
Oh, my goodness. I don't gamble because I never, ever win. I'd rather save my money. I took my "extra" spending money ($10) today and put it in a chinese auction for charity (for the VFW) and expected to get nothing. I never, ever win, anything, and I won I free oil change, brake change, wheel rotation and a wheel alignment. Couldn't come at a better time because I need to re-register my car in a new state and this will help out a lot. I just don't want to hear that I need to junk my car and buy a new one. I am sooooo happy!!!
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 4:23 pm
Sorry, this is only one happy thing, but I am so happy, it makes up for 3. 
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 7:36 pm
1) Gizmo is doing better each day. 2) Another day in my life where I don't have to eat SPAM. 3) TVCH is here for me yet another day. 4) Baby is feeling well enough to write. 
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 7:44 pm
1. I have a friend that keeps me company via e-mail. 2. We have needed rain and it is raining now. 3. I ran into a friend tonight that I have not seen for years. He has been stationed in Germany. I met his wife, son and daughter.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 8:04 pm
Hey, great to see everyone back here! And I almost didn't check in at TVCH tonight! Sooo...first on the list is: 1. I checked in at TVCH and found a lot of positive happenings! 2. I actually celebrated my birthday this year, which I usually don't. The day after my official day of May 16th, my best friend took me out for a Chinese dinner (mine was asparagus, scallops & shrimp w/brown rice...I took some shrimp home for cat Maggie to enjoy). Afterwards, we decided to go see Spiderman 3 (his treat!)...and since the last movie I saw in the theaters was the last Harry Potter, it was quite a treat. 3. The lily of the valley came into bloom in time for my birthday, and I gave them some new "neighbors" for the season...blooming (annual) lantana plants in 3 different colors: hot pink, bright yellow, and multi color "confetti".
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 10:15 am
Just a quick positive: I finally brought my cat Maggie to my apartment one more time to see if we could "work it out" (she doesn't like the smallness of the space), and it has worked much better this time! She does keep looking for ways to climb to the high ceilings (any ideas, anyone?) and wants to go out the hallway door to find the additional "rooms", but she is much calmer and happier this time. I think it will work (she has been here since friday may 25).
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 8:32 pm
Dogdoc, hope you catch this! With any luck, I will meet a horse up close and personal tomorrow. By sheer luck, I found an article on a local woman who helps emotionally "heal" humans by introducing them to her horses. She doesn't advertise, just passes the word by mouth. She also does co-counseling. She has a farm within a couple miles of me, and has invited me over tomorrow for a look. She teaches riding, but also works with other aspects of healing. I should know more tomorrow.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 4:49 am
Beth, what a great experience you can have. Talk to Karuuna about horses too. Horses want to teach us to be grounded. Any horse I have been able to commune with tells me how he feels the earth beneath him. Ask permission of the horse to approach him. Rub his face gently. Look into his eye (The way they are placed you can only look into one at a time lol)You can see a lot deep in a horse's eye. Have a great time with them.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 8:37 pm
Hi Dogdoc, well meeting the horses was certainly my positive for the day--and their human Merry Bouley. Also, afterwards, I found a nearby stream on this 90 degree day to go immerse myself in (I brought a bathing suit with me in hopes I would have the time). Back to the horses: Ironically, Dogdoc, the horses were outdoors and had net hoods over their faces to keep the flies away. They could see out, but it was disconcerting that I couldn't see their eyes at all! Next time (in 2 weeks) I will have a chance to actually saddle up and ride and bathe and groom the horse afterwards. She has twenty horses in all, some of them rescues. Her dream is to establish 10 or more "horses and healing" centers across the United States.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 12:56 am
1. A woman named Merry rescues horses and uses them in healing. 2. Beth was invited to meet these horses. 3. She gets to go back. Thank you for reporting on your day. It sounded wonderful.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 6:02 am
Horses! I used to ride (English) a lotta lotta years ago. I even jumped. There's nothing like it when riding, approaching a jump, and "flying" over when you and the horse are working together -- believing in each other. WE can do it. WE can do it. (That's one positive.) And they're not dumb animals.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 6:30 am
1. I spent hours with my mom and she didn't 'snit' once. 2. Didn't have to cook dinner. 3. Still alive and feeling groovy.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 8:31 pm
Three for wed july 11th: 1. Got my first horse "ride" today, although it was a mini-ride (actually just one walk around the rink). Merry believes in safety first, so we spent time going over what I would wear, including choosing the proper helmet, and other saftey guidelines. This time I DID get to connect with the horses' eyes, because they were all indoors because of the heat and threatening thunder (thunder didn't happen, thank goodness). 2. I loved my horse, a brown and white paint mare, very gentle, name of Abby. 3. I hand fed all the horses baby carrots afterwards, and shared some with the humans too!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Monday, July 16, 2007 - 6:00 am
1. It is a beautiful day here today. 2. God has given us animals to teach us how to love and care for one another. (Beth, I am glad you got to get close to the horses.) 3. I have a friend who is special to me.
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Monday, July 16, 2007 - 11:55 am
1. I got puppy kisses this morning 2. I organized lunch from Chipotle and we ended up getting it for free! 3. It's the first official day of the "busy season" and I'm so bored I got to come here and play! 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, July 16, 2007 - 2:43 pm
1. This week, I received "official" notification that my AP class is now certified 2. I also found out I'll be teaching mainly Spanish next year w/my AP Lit. (LOTS less paperwork that way!) 3. I have a darling new nephew!
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 11:43 am
First of the month of August: 1. Dad's doctor's appt went smoothly yesterday. 2. I got rear-ended on the way home, but no damage and the other driver (limousine-driver) was so nice and embarrassed and apologetic, it was actually sweet. 3. Maggie looks so peaceful here curled up sleeping in the sunshine.
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