Hello Everyone

I am alive and well ..... :)

Just been CRAZY crazy at home and work......
I thought I had the work "routine" sorted out but not quite yet ....

It's busy but good busy and still learning (and here I thought my brain was full)

And today we have to run into the City to pick up some things for our troop's upcoming trip to Camden (eek) but we're going to the Aquarium and then spend the night on the USS NJ :)

I have a new great niece this week - it's a part of my family that I don't know well (looooooong story) but we are now keeping in touch and I wish Megan and her new daughter Emma all the best (she's a cutie indeed) and that now makes my brother a new grandpa LOL

My mother has been moved to a care facility - to the alzheimers area and so far she's doing good (way better than anyone had anticipated) I spoke to her on the phone Sunday and she was pretty good at that moment. My brother and I are hoping this is her last move - each change is very hard for her to adjust to :( I should be going there in late May/June so I'll get to see her new "home" then but I am hearing great updates so :X:

Like I said a lot this week - and ES has a cold :(
We've had some wonderful weather but of course being at work I can only enjoy it from afar (and I have)

Anyway off we go - I'll check back (our dear friend is celebrating #60 and his 2 sons are having a surprise party tonight hehehehehe)

hugs to all
be well
hope everyone is super good
I owe lots of birthdays, etc. - I know .....

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!!!



...hoping for a great Saturday for all.

It's A Wonderful World



...an amazing nature video from BBC One

GOOD MORNING FROM THE NESTS........


ALCOA-A PRECIOUS FAMILY PORTRAIT :wub: ..................


CAROLINA..................................................................................COLORADO............


NCTC............................................................................................OZARKS...........


RICHMOND, VA.......................................................................CUTE LITTLE WINGLETS.......


SEQUOYAH...............................................................................SOONER LAKE.............


NORFOLK-STILL WAITING FOR :^:

Linda - Beautiful video :)^ and I <3 your new signature.

Thanks Carole! :D

Think Spring!!



Wish they were my pics.... <3

Linda, beautiful video to start the day... <3

Our Casitas eagle pair are still just enjoying their freedom.. male is still working on the nest with constant fly-ins with branches... but 'she' is not ready....

The two badly injured golden eagles at ORC.. have both recovered enough to be transferred into an outside aviary.. where they can at least be in the air and walk around with each other .. will check in today to see if there is any flying going on. The one that was shot, still has a make-shift splint on the wing.. so I know she's not flying.

Carole, thanks again for eagle report each morning.. makes my <3 sing... :ok:

WHY HELLO THERE DEB!!!! HOPING YOUR MOTHER'S MOVE IN THE NEW FACILITY KEEPS GOING WELL FOR HER AND ALL OF YOU, AS WELL.

GOOD MORNING EAGLE WATCHERS! LALA, I JUST LOVE THOSE SHOTS ESPECIALLY THE LAMB.

I SUBBED YESTERDAY, SURPRISINGLY THE LAST DAY BEFORE BREAK, AND I SEE NOW THAT WE EGGS HAVE NOT HATCHED YET. MAYBE THIS WEEKEND?

Good Morning Deb!!!!! Welcome back!!!!! Good Morning all!

MARTI, YOUR PICTURE IS SO SWEET. I WAS JUST THINKING OF YOU. WHAT EVER HAPPENED WITH THAT 83RD AIRBORNE IN AFGHANISTAN? I WAS NOT ON YESTERDAY AT ALL, SO I MAY HAVE MISSED ANTHING YOU FOUND OUT.

Peeps

It's a much colder cloudy :rn: day here...only 1C/34F with a possible high of 7C/44F.
That's a long way from 26C/74F earlier this week :o

Marsha, I hadn't gotten a reply either. Sent Dr. Sharpe a note saying that if there was a typo somewhere, the proper people needed to be thanked. Maybe they will check. :X:

VERY PRETTY, PENNY.

THANKS MARTI.

I'M SURE YOU ALL KNEW, BUT I HAD FORGOTTEN INCUBATION TIME IS 35 DAYS, SO ACCORDING TO MY MATH :wacko: HATCHING IST EGG WE SHOULD BE SUNDAY. WE'LL SEE.

OKAY, I'M HUNGARY, GOING TO MAKE CREAM OF WHEAT FOR BREAKFAST. BYE -

Loved the BBC Spring video Linda :)^

So glad you popped in here again Deb because I was getting a tad worried something had happened to you :P Nice there is a new addition to your extended family :chk:

How much pull do you need to spend the night on the USS NJ? IMNTK :P

Lala such cute animal :clk: 's this morning :D ORC Golden :GE: :GE: will be so much happier in the larger flight enclosure. Don't know what to think about that former heron nest at Lake Casitas. We know what can happen to ^"^ ^"^ if the female ever gets around to laying some :egg: 's in it :rolleyes:

HOPING FOR :^: TODAY OR TOMORROW AT WE! :D

THE TH AND WE CAMS ARE PULLED IN TIGHT FOR A CLOSE UP VIEW!!! :><:

DEB---SO GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU!! :)^ WHAT A FUN DAY AHEAD FOR YOU & ES---STAYING OVERNIGHT ON THE USS NEW JERSEY..WHAT A FABULOUS EXPERIENCE!! CAN'T WAIT FOR THOSE PHOTOS...OF COURSE THE AQUARIUM WILL BE A FUN TIME TOO. :)^

VERY GOOD NEWS ABOUT YOUR MOTHER AND I AM SURE YOU ALL ARE RELIEVED THAT THE NEW CARE FACILITY IS WORKING OUT AND SHE IS ACCLIMATING WELL. :ok:

LINDA/AMETHYST--THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR "ITS A WONDERFUL WORLD"...BEAUTIUFL WAY TO START THE WEEKEND! :Hugs:

PEETIE



I TAKE THE SAME INFLAMMATORY...DICOFLENIAC ...FOR MY KNEE TENDONITIS WHEN IT FLARES UP AND IT REALLY HELPS ME---I HOPE IT HELPS YOU WITH THE ARM TENDONITIS....ALSO THAT THE CODIENE WILL HELP RELIEVE THAT MISERABLE COUGHING THAT GOES WITH BRONCHITIS. HANG IN THER PEETIE. :Hugs:

KAREN, THANKS FOR REMINDING US, PEETIE, WASN'T IT YOUR SHOULDER AND BRONCHITIS?

HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER! <3

Good news about the golden eagles being moved to an outdoor aviary.

Loved your happy spring photos today and so happy your <3 :ddd: over all the beautiful eaglets.

<::: Now I need an opinion. I snagged these pics of a cam/chat page and it looks like Lake of the Ozarks may have 3 :^: :^: :^: .
I know it is a very deep bowl so perhaps it's possible the tiniest one couldn't stretch up enough to be seen. What do you think?

CAROLE, IS THAT WHITISH THING RIGHT BELOW OR NEXT TO THE BEAK THE BABY OR PART OF THE EGG SHELL OR SOMETHING ELSE?

A very quick Hello. Spent the past week on the phone for hours and hours with Medicare and Social Security including hours at the local office. I was disenrolled for my Part D. :angry: The long and short I actually have a credit because they put Wes' payment on my account but they can't figure out why the computer bumped me as they show I made ever payment. Of course. :bam: :bam: Have to wait for the next billing to see if it's resolved. :8O:

Have the little boys this weekend so have to get back to them. :)

Have a wonderful weekend all.

GOOD AFTERNOON ! Much colder today!
Deb -Glad you surfaced!!!!! :D What a fun weekend to stay on the SS New Jersey!
Blessings on Megan and Emma and your Mother in her new place. :Hugs:

Amethyst - couldn't get the video

Carole - Nice Alcoa photo :Hugs: Worried about Colorado!

Ojailala AH! They almost look like stuffed animals :D GL for the gold eagles :X:

Marshaz - Hope it's a go for WE Sunday! :X:

Marti - Love black eyed susans! :D

Penny - Pretty graphic - We too are colder today

SCLady - Cute chick! :P

Peetie - Hope the medication works for you. :X:

EagleWatcher - How frustrating! Have a fun time with your GSs

Think I'll go have a late lunch/early dinner.

I can't tell a thing from those :clk: 's Carole except that the eagle's beak seems to be on the opposite side from the :^: :^: in the nest bowl :blink:

Pa Norfolk is still suppling the ><'> and performing his :wub: duties.
He hasn't tossed in the towel on :egg: :egg: :egg: yet :)^



:clk: for video by Deejay of 'Afternoon Delight' :D

Hi Peeps,

Happy Saturday!

I need your help. I have an area in the front of my house that is very drab and plain. This year I would like to try to beautify the area, but I am stumped. Here is a photo of the area.



Its the front of my townhouse, and that big window is a kitchen window.

When I bought the place there was a big white homemade wood trellis type thing in front of the window with a vine growing flower on it. It wasn't attractive. Tree litter and webs accumulated on it, and it blocked a lot of the light into my kitchen. I took it down before they painted last summer. Since painting I have put up new outdoor lights and new house #'s. Old ones used to be brass (not the look I am going for). I am kind of trying to go for a craftsman look. My favorite kind of gardens are ones that have mixtures of flowers, succulents and grasses. Its not a very big area and I'm just not sure what to do with it? Should I buy a black iron trellis for decoration? Right now all it has are the rocks you see and a garden hose. I was told the former owners put the rocks in in order to keep neighbor cats from urinating in the planting bed. Should I leave some of the rocks in the planting bed for variation?

Help!

My tulip magnolia tree is starting to bloom! And so are all my tulips and daffys!!! Will share a :clk: soon!

PRALINE--- What is the year round climate there in your part of Oregon? What is the sun exposure. You have a nice empty canvas there...my suggestion would be...if you have a good garden center nearby...take this photo to them and they could give you several ideas. Be sure to mention the cat problem...which can be very frustrating and destructive.

Karen, our year round climate is cold and below freezing in the winter, beautiful warm, wet spring, hot and dry in the summer, and then around halloween rainy season starts and lasts until april or may.

The front of my house faces west because the sun sets on that side of my house. (I am directionally challenged.)

I am in Zone 7, the Pacific Northwest.

That is very good advice. I will take pic to local garden center.

Maybe a window box. :D

PRALINE]---WHEN YOU TAKE PHOTO TO GARDEN CENTER, HAVE YOUR MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPACE AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT SPACE HAS GOOD DRAINAGE...LOOKS LIKE THE BED SLANTS TOWARDS THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WOULD BE GOOD DRAINAGE.. AND OF COURSE TELL THEM THAT THE BED FACES WEST. GOOD SOIL PREP/AMENDMENT VERY IMPORTANT TOO FOR A NEW BED TO BE PLANTED AND TO THRIVE.

IT WILL BE A NICE "WELCOME HOME" EACH DAY AND ENJOYMENT FROM YOUR KITCHEN, WHEN YOU ADD SOME LOW SHRUBS AND COLOR. HAVE FUN WITH IT. :ok:

HEE KAREN (AND OTHERS)

THANKS FOR SUPPORT THE MEDS DON'T HELP
SO I TRY BRUFEN AGAIN....

LOTS OF PAIN TODAY AGAIN YUUUUCK

TYPE WITH ONE HAND
I'M SO TIRED OF IT
SIGH

GONNA CALL DOCTOR MONDAY

I CALLED GP TODAY FOR MEDS INFO
SHE TOLD ME TO USE AN SLING TOO
SO THAT MY ARM HAVE TOTALY REST...

BUT STILL PAIN GGGGGGRRRRRR SICK OF IT

SO IT'S 11.30 PM HERE AND I GO TO SLEEP

HUUUUUUGS

:Hugs: :Hugs: :Hugs:

sorry you are in so much pain Peetie! :Hugs:
hope they can find something to bring you relief! :X:

HOPE SO TOO SWEETIE THANKS

PEETIE


So sorry the DICLOFENAC did not work.. :Hugs: ...did you tell your Dr. that you were going to taken Bruprofen instead...the reason I ask, because I asked my internist what Dicoflacen is and she told me it is a the same as ibuprofen only stronger, thus is is prescription strength.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE DICLOFENAC 25MG MAY HAVE 3 TABLETS A DAY WITH PARACETAMOL AND TONIGHT I USE BRUFEN 600MG BUT CAN'T SAY YET THAT IT HELP TOO.....

I'M SICK OF IT AND TIRED
I MUST USE MY LEFT HAND TO LIFT MY RIGHT ARM TO BRUSH TEETH FOR EXAMPLE
STUPID MUSCLES TOO

SO I'LL SEE I GO TO BED NOW

:Hugs: :Hugs: :Hugs: :Hugs: :Hugs:

To our dancin’ friends, or those enjoy watching others dance,
You will like this blast from the past – actually a couple of pasts…
Great dancing! Fabulous Editing! Turn Sound On and Crank It Up. And Enjoy!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz3CPzdCDws
Someone clipped all these pieces of footage together with the same timings as the theme song…