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KnottedYet "No, dear, my "art" is too sacred to Xerox. Actually, it's too crappy to xerox."

Color xerox will make the recipients gasp in amazement.

Trek shakes her cane and rattles her walker "why back in the day when I was in design school we didn't have computers. Kids these days!

We produced our projects by hand. By hand I say! And walked 24 miles uphill both ways to do it!

The only thing we could do was work big then reduce it on the xerox so it looked real tight."

Do one big drawing, have fun, lots of details etc
shrink it small make 4 copies
put the copies 4 up on one sheet of paper
xerox again
slice to 4 sheets
put on hand made paper ....voila!

I want one, consultant fee you know :p

i love your house KG. very nice.

trek did you walk both ways without shoes too?

Ah, the pretty, pretty snow. Your home is lovely. We have the same lights.:cool:

chickwhorips "trek did you walk both ways without shoes too?"

yes, and we lived in a box in the middle of the road....

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Originally Posted by Trek420

I want one, consultant fee you know :p

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Honey, I *DON'T* do xerox. (yet)

edit: you-know-what!

My vote for the sexiest Christmas song ever:
"Santa Baby" sung by Eartha Kitt

Whooooeeeeeeee!

No deleting. :D

Hmmm, I do not think I have ever thought a Christmas song sexy, I shall need to think. There must be one.

Bikingmomof3 "No deleting. :D"

till you've seen it ;)

does this mean i saw a naughty knot post for once?

don't worry, she'll delete it ;)

hey, naughty chica, why aren't you on Y!?

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Originally Posted by Trek420

Bikingmomof3 "No deleting. :D"

till you've seen it ;)

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Exactly. :D

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Originally Posted by chickwhorips

does this mean i saw a naughty knot post for once?

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Yes. ;)

My lights, more importantly, my new garage door. :p

woo hoo! yeah me!

kit i am on. where are you?

KNot, you came from Canada today, did you? Amazing, i am glad you are home safe!
the weather is nuts to the north of us!! the highways are a white nightmare!!

We bought a wreath from the Boy Scouts yesterday. Haven't put our outside lights yet. Maybe next weekend.

V.

BM3 - nice lights. ;) Nice garage door too.

We still have to do our lights on the upper section.

It is snowing like crazy now and it's supposed to be really windy tomorrow. It'll suck if they make it an in day on the first day that the kids can slide down the hill at school. We've never had a "snow" day as long as I can remember. I guess if the power went out we might.

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

KNot, you came from Canada today, did you? Amazing, i am glad you are home safe!
the weather is nuts to the north of us!! the highways are a white nightmare!!

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Drove through the pre-nightmare version of that at dark:30 this morning. Wasn't too bad cuz i was darn near the only car on the road, I have AWD, and I could go at a happy safe little 25 mph on the sheet of ice known as Highway 9.

My mom's bf is driving in from visiting in the southwest tonight. He's a very good driver in the snow, but I worry about the OTHER drivers out there causing trouble.

oh, chica, I'm sorry, I'm watching a movie and thus afk. sorry. :( I'll ttyl.

knot- glad to see you back, really am.
trek- a box in the middle of the road? I remember those days! Snow, too!
BMo3-love your house and tree- didja go with the doug fir?

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

TREK!!!!! "color Xerox"!!!!!!!

Gasp! :eek:

No, dear, my "art" is too sacred to Xerox. Actually, it's too crappy to xerox. I figure everyone who gets one of my misbegot creations is so thrilled to recieve an original that they forgive the poor quality. Either that or they think, "gawd, poor woman sucks as an artist, but look she tried so hard, bless her little cotton socks..."

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Cotton socks? Don't they know you're a woolweenie? They should be blessing your Smartwool socks.

And besides, every one. xeroxed or nto, is an knot original. everone deserves total love. and respect.

<3 knot originals. :D

Hahaha hahaha...hahahahaha..It's a beautiful day here in Perth..I can send you some sunshine..hahahahahha..

YOu know you ladies are wonderful and lovely and beautiful..:D

Have a good one kids

c

Well, I've got lots of catching up to do, don't I? Where to start, where to start...

OTG - So glad they got you fixed up. AG is cool, isn't she? And yeah, long legs on that girl. I had to drop the seat about a foot when I rode her mountain bike a few weeks ago. She rides a 54, I ride a 41. Yikes! The only thing I would do now is try out new saddles until you get one you like better. That's my latest project these days.

CWR - If I could come up there and carry you piggyback everywhere, you know I would. (thank God you don't have to deliver the mail.) Keep off your feet as much as possible until the surgery. Warm compresses and elevate, elevate, elevate!! (putting them up doesn't actually do anything in this case except to give you an excuse to laze around a bit :o) You know if there's anything at all you need, you just need to ask. *squeeze* Otherwise, I come up with my own ideas. **Just a warning. ;) :D **

Kit - Yes, you are a lucky girl. And H. is lucky that you understand that. Most people don't appreciate the good thing in front of them until it's too late. Tell her I said hi and give her a big hug and kiss. (remember, it's from me so no tongue, ok? :rolleyes:)
BTW, interesting email there. No more port, ok? I'm serious, ya nut! You know I'll fly out there and, and... well, I don't know what, but I'll come up with something. The Visa can handle it little sister, no problem. Go ahead, gimme a reason... :D ;) :D

Kel and BMo3 - thanks for checking in on Denise. Good to hear that she got back to you. No further news tho? I really hope everything is ok.

Bmo3 - I'm much better today. Thank you. I had to get loud with someone today on a few subjects. Don't like to be put in that situation. They certainly heard me, don't know if they listened tho. Only time will tell. Good thing my can of whoop azz is refillable with this family of mine.
A great ride around Hershey Med Cntr and the town made it much better and I took Mom for dinner tonight for her B-day. (was Sat, but had the wedding instead) It also would have been my parents 50th anniversary on Fri. It's especially hard on me this holiday season knowing Pop's been gone almost 20 years now. Thanks again for the support. Very much appreciated. It made me feel better knowing someone was there if needed. :)
Nice Douglas Fir. My favorite. I'm not sure if we'll do one this year again. *sigh* It's just not the same without one for me. I do love the smell of a tree in the house. I like to get live trees that can be planted outside later. I guess, since I'm working X-mas day at the hospital anyway, I may as well not bother bugging again this year for a tree. No point. And too aggravating.
I'm not big on a white X-mas since I grew up in FL. Also, my first year up here in PA, my Uncle Glenn was killed on X-mas day by a drunk driver who lost control in the snow. (well, from the alcohol also) Don't especially like it to snow on X-mas. We reschedule if it does.

Knot - Mmhmm, Eartha Kitt. I remember her doing that song in the early 90's I think. (??) One of my favorite roles for her was in St. Louis Blues. No one can purrrrrrr like her.
That pic was beautiful. Glad you both got home ok with all that going on. Hand made cards, huh? Wow. My SIL does her own in watercolor too. I've got a few of her paintings hanging in the house. She's tried to teach me. :eek: Not a pretty site. Painting with the paper laying flat throws me. I need an easle and paint layers that have definition, thickness, substance. I love the look of watercolor though, very clean with an inherent softness that you don't get with oils or acrylics.

Trek - Box in the middle of the road? hehehe. Too much. Just too much. :rolleyes: Being out there in the road, I guess you had to learn to take the lane at an exceptionally early age.

CyclChyk - I see you deleted the earlier post. Probably better that way. Sorry though. I know how that is. (boy do I) I'm sure he's a great guy, just gets sideways sometimes. Needs turned in the right direction with a gentle (or not so gentle) nudge.
BTW, I had on the red dot socks today over my thinner smart wool ones. Mm, mm, good! Do you remember when you were a kid and got new shoes and somehow it felt like you could run faster? That's what the socks did for me today on the bike. It felt like I was soaring out there. I averaged 16.4 mph, even with the hills. Must have been the socks. Thanks again!!:cool:

CrazyC - I missed talking to you lately. You're a lot of fun. All my fault tho. Not been a good week, but I'm much better today. Thanks for explaining 'whinges'. I had no idea what you were talking about. More proof that two countries can be separated by a common language. You say croc, we say gator. The same-but-different theory. :D

Well, don't know about y'all, but I'm beat. All caught up I think. Sorry if I missed anyone. Have a good night and sweet dreams!!

X.

Xrayted; "I actually got to catch that one"

no ya didn't. I deleted the naughty part a couple hours ago.

My favorite Eartha Kitt role was when she was in Harriet The Spy. Looooooved it!

Biking in Vancouver today.

If I was riding in that, I'd be on the sidewalk too!

I'm not provoking anyone. And no-one is giving the hairy eyeball.

I'm going to bed now.

Good night.

Gotta leave for a while. Too much, um... well, it doesn't matter. Cya later TD. Take care everyone and be safe.

X.

(Thanks CrazyC - Much appreciated. Really.)

xrayted-hope to see you back soon

kelownagirl-beautiful shot, like a Currier and Ives print

well, off to work!

Well there's another 8-10 inches on top of the snow in that shot this morning. And it's -11 celcius. With a 30-40 kmh wind. Brrrrr.....

Haven't heard from my mom yet how things are up in Abbotsford. I heard on the news they got another foot or so. We didn't get any more snow down here.

SKnot is very bummed, because school is not cancelled.

yeah, the snow we have at my house isn't even an impediment. it's just in the grass and the tops of cars. the pavement is dry!

Wow, that was a lot of reading to catch up on. Dang peoplepc had me down all weekend - I spent an hour and a half with those people trying to figure it out. I was told a senior technician would call me and - big surprise - he didn't. So no 'puter at home.

CWR - hope your feet are feeling better. Can you grab you little toe and pull out and crack it into place? That's what I do with my big toe and for the quick pain it provides great relief.

Kit - well said on the relationship front. Glad to hear you appreciate what you have.

Was it X or Cycl that asked me why I thought Xena had a bladder infection? She got them a lot as a pup. She's 8 now and has been having accident's. This weekend she had several, and when we walked she's squatting to piddle every minute or so. I have a vet appointment this afternoon. Wish me luck trying to get a urine sample:eek: I gave her a cranberry pill two days in a row and she seems to feel better.

I SO wanted to ride bike this weekend but decided to be a good girl and finish my yardwork, winterize my lawnmower and clean out the garage while it was still 40. I now regret my decision to not ride outside - it's raining now and the highs at weekend will be in the 20-30's. Not good....

Off to a meeting, I'll chat with ya later. Gators (that was for you CC!)

I have not yet put away my outdoor furniture... :)

Whoa! That's some snow!

Mimi- we have a bit more than you, maybe 4 inches? The grass is buried and the pavement is covered with snow and slush. I've been hearing cars spinning their tires all morning.

X really you would give me a piggy back ride!? weeeeeeee! sounds fun. can you put me on your feet and fly me around like an airplane too? :D

Dar no pulling on the toe doesn't help. there is so much calcium built up down there that nothing is helping. good luck with the vet today. my baby girl's hip dysplasia is bothering her, i was told it was only going to get worse since she was 3 months old. saturday night she barely wanted to put weight on it. seems to be doing better this morning. still a bit stiff though.

KG the snow! i miss it now. it rained and got warmer and now we don't even have a small snowbank left its so sad. your pictures look so peaceful!

happy monday everyone! 3 days of work for me and then vacation. woo hoo!

X-you left already? :(

KG-What are you trying to do to me? It is in the freaking 60s here! I want and need snow!
The photos of the snow are lovely. I just close my eyes and pretend I am out running in it. I love the smell of snow.

Knot-sorry Sknot did not get the hoped for snow day.

CWR-Sorry to hear your baby girl is not doing so well. Is there anything the vet can do for her. You stay off those feet as much as possible, okay? I worry. :)


I need to move...

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

It was nice to have ridden yesterday, but the pain in my hands was very disturbing.
I only went 16 miles. did my arms shorten up since October? what the heck is going on?

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Mimi,
the only new thing aside from the cold is that you were wearing two pairs of gloves, right? It must be that the double gloves were somehow too tight or pinching nerves somewhere. A tight wrist cuff, perhaps?

Jennifer
you WILL get snow, am I correct? this snow that we are having is rare,
believe me. you will be happily nested in several feet of snow soon enough
and all we will have is our wet feet.

BM3 only thing that can be done really right now is to put her on rymadil. its been so long since my vet in phoenix saw her and she hasn't been to one up here. i'm just trying to keep an eye on her. i am staying off my feet. i found a new favorite thing though. from having that owie on my right foot i took the band-aid off so it would heal faster, but when it got dried out it hurt really bad. so last night i put some bag balm on it and it almost completely healed over night. looks so much better. at least now hopefully i don't have to worry about an open wound going down to PI. i have the bag balm for the dogs and their paws, but it works udderly good on people too! ;)

oh and where are we going to move to? i'm thinking colorado sounds nice. does that work for you?