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[Duck on Wheels]

This is Trek

Yes, holiday traffic is horrid here, horrid I tell you. It takes so long to park, we parked at Trader Joes, in Berkeley, at the beach, Pescadero, the dog park, BART station, at Half Moon Bay...

At the dog park? Does Mae now go in at dog parks? Has she realized she's a dog? Or is she still practicing by looking in from outside? Good on her, one way or the other!

[Bikingmomof3]

Kit beating the eggs and sugar for the Yule Log frosting

Whose idea was it for X to be in charge?

Kit posting to TD

These girls are so much fun to be around!

[Xrayted]

one last log-in from my computer before we head back over to Jen's for the goodbye. I'm already crying thinking about it. Thank you to Jen, her hubby and wonderful children for such a warm welcome. (you should meet her kids, they are fantastic!) I can't express in words what this trip has done for me. It was the best Christmas gift I've ever received.

Kit is finally adjusted to our time zone, I think, and now she has to return back to the PNW. It has been a blast to meet her, ride the local trail with her and just all around get to know her better. Very cool person in the extreme. Thanks A, it was the best time I've ever had. (in Ohio )

Time to get out of here and Kit is bugging me to get off the computer so she can post too. cya TD!!

have a wonderful day and be safe

X.

[mimitabby]

good morning all you gals. Jennifer/Bmo3 I did not see any of your kids in the pictures.. were they avoiding the TE/TD girls? or were you protecting them?

I am back to work and only 1 coworker (out of 5 so far) still is without power. She came in wearing a hat and a big heavy sweater. She has a gas ambiance kind of fireplace thingy so her house isn't 30 degrees inside.


it's COLD out.

take care
Mimi

[Bikingmomof3]

Mimi,
My kids love Kit and X. I do not like to post the boys' photos on the internet. os I try not to. I think X has a picture of Mr. Z making Christmas cookies. If it turned out she will most likely post it when she is home and rested.

I am happy you are once again with power and hope everyone has their power restored soon.

[Kitsune06]

just getting a quick post in before we leave- X is in the shower and I'm (mostly) packed and ready to go...

When BMo3 and X came to me with this plan, all those anxieties that come with unexpected travel popped into my mind, but there were a couple of main things that really stilled those for me. The first and foremost was the knowledge that these two ladies, I would trust my life with. They're incredible women and y'know, I feel like my life (and recent stress) has been so much more handleable with friends like them.... The second was actually a horoscope (I can hear the shouts of "Hippy!" from the audience) that said, on the day all these plans came to fruition, that it was a very important day to be with my friends- that meeting with them could prove life-changing.

Rarely can one say a horoscope is so accurate. All of us needed this weekend, and whether it was the step back from everyday life, or being with people who 'get' us, or any other of the multitude of things that came with this vacation/visit/etc, it was life-changing. It was healing. Now I know what I need to do and how I need to go from the point where I left off in OR. I know I've got friends who are willing to be there, to support me emotionally, and get me drunk when I need it.

BMo3- thank you so much, with all my heart, for this trip. I only wish I had more time to spend with you and your family. Ladies' days out (or in.)

X- thank you for being an incredible friend. You point me in the right direction (even if you manage to get lost yourself...) and keep me on the right track. Thank you for everything.

I love you both... and now I have to stop typing b/c the mush is going to make me cry. On with the shades.

[Duck on Wheels]

... The second was actually a horoscope (I can hear the shouts of "Hippy!" from the audience) that said, on the day all these plans came to fruition, that it was a very important day to be with my friends- that meeting with them could prove life-changing.

Well, OK, maybe the horoscope author was just playing safe, since meeting with friends can almost always be life-changing if we really open up to it. But hey, sometimes we need a reminder. And yeah, occasionally horoscope reminders are handy. The one I remember best was the day before my big surgery. One line was (translated from memory that I would soon be rid of something that had been bothering me a long time. Now I may be skeptical to horoscopes most days, but that day it was really a boost to my courage right when I needed it most.

[spokewench]

Kit, BMO2, X: I'm so glad that you gals were able to get together. It looks like you had a wonderful time and that it was what you all needed. Thanks for letting us other TDers enjoy some of the fun with the pictures.

Nanci: I love the turtle. Wish I could keep a turtle in Flagstaff. I don't think he would like it much here.

Mimi: I'm not sure if I missed a post or not. Did your power come back on yet? Hope so. It's pretty cold up there.

We got a little bit of that storm (little snow yesterday) not very much. They were calling for a lot of wind too, but it was not that much. We're pretty used to lots of wind in Flag so it didn't really measure up. It's cloudy today and they are calling for a little snow, but I'm not too hopeful.

Re: the family that got lost and Father Kim who died. Did you all hear about the snowmobile guy who reported to the searchers a day or two before they found the car, that he had seen covered up footprints on a logging road? Seems weird to me that they could not have found those people quicker????

[mimitabby]

yeah, Spoke, I was one of the lucky ones, our house was without power for 24 hours. There are people who still are out, and might be out for a week!

Fortunately those who live in the suburbs are more prepared than us city folk because they have a lot of outages.
We on the other hand, didn't even have wood for our fireplace!

[Nanci]

I'm going to cry.

Vet visit: $35
Gram Stain: $25
Shot: $25

(Not _that_ bad so far)

Repeat $25 E/O day for five days: $125

Nice.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Nanci,
Can you get in touch with a local nature conservancy group near you? Perhaps an Audobon Society chapter? I bet there would be SOME nature group near you that might be willing to sponser getting that box turtle back to good health and released back to the wild again. You might even write your local paper and ask for a sponser. I KNOW there would be nature lovers somewhere near you who would be willing to sponser "Lil' Buddy"'s treatments.
Try it, it will very likely work.

[Nanci]

At least I can bring him in to work so he can get a chest x-ray before he goes to the vet, so he can't surprise me with $150 x-rays...

Nanci

[Bikingmomof3]

"Do I make the tree look fat?", X inquires



note- X is holding our attempt at making a Yule Log

Kit, X, and Me on the last day together

[Bluetree]

I'm just a lurker on this thread (honestly, I can't keep up most of the time!)
but BMo3, X, Kit, you guys made my day.

It is so wonderful to see you gals having such a great time. Thanks for sharing it with everyone!

[Bruno28]

Yeah-

BMO3, X and Kit - thanks for a great story.

Best wishes to you all