Re: OK EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

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The snow hit hard on Christmas day, for small towns in the Mohawk Valley to make

the 'Weather Channel as flukes in the storm, you better know it. 36" of the white stuff, and nowhere to go, I tried with the snowplow to clear it, got stuck, called professional help in with a huge 3/4 ton truck, he could not do the sides in front of the car nor around it I still had to clean the lump in the snow off, turned out to be a nice car! I had to clean in front of it and on the sides. no problem I used snow shovel and gas plow to do it, but oh I have muscle groups where I did not know I had them!

The day was brilliant yesterday and now comes more of that white stuff? OH NO!

I had no need for the lamp and so far ,no signs of SADD. The lamp has to be useful in the coming weeks , of that I am sure of.

I heard that you guys in Ohio were struck hard also, how much did you get?

I see that I have no heading on this dull epistle, Helen this is for you!

Love

Anne

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Hi and Don )

Yes, boxes DO multiply ) Dad said that IF we ever move again he is taking his toothbrush and bowling ball, everything else will have to stay!!! We have lived here for 29 1/2 years ) And we're Both pack rats )

The only way I remember the names is because I write them down ) The ones that post I remember on a good day ) I Remember them All in my heart )

About time she mad an Honest man out of you Don )

Love ya Both,

Mom

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Mom,

Married life isn't much different than the last 7 years except now he's made an honest woman of me Still unpacking (I swear the boxes multiply when I sleep) Will it ever end !?!?!?!? Really, you are a bigger asset to this group than I. I was reading the names on your roll call, and some of those names I couldn't place. (fibrofog on the attack!) I keep notes as well, but I swear I packed them in the office boxes, and I can't find my notes. I'm sure they'll turn up sometime, but in the mean time, I've been mixing members up. There are certain members that I remember from certain posts, or the way they write, and now I mix them up! (how embarrassing!) For example, Jessi knows who is on the computer when she gets on the instant messenger just by how Don and I write. Amazing, huh? We know because we've tried to fool her in the past, and it didn't work

Hope you are doing well. Did you get my Xmas card?

Hugs,

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Hi Jessi )

Well, since you said it are the Monsters Still doing all right??? I don't know how you do it taking care of so many animals everyday...

I'll keep saying Prayers for you that the Dr's. will figure out what to do for you and Real Soon !!!

We All know that you got your love for the animals from the One and Only Nana !!! She's the one that taught you to Love!!! Glad she got a Critter that she can manage )

~You both take care~

(((Love and Hugs)))

Helen

) Happy New Year Helen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ) How are *you* doing?! How are the girls?!

Things are crazy here as usual!!!!!!! All of my 12 monsters are doing *really* well and I'm almost afraid to put that in writing lol since I'm sure now something will totally fall apart! My goat kid that was so sick when he was tiny is now 10 months old and 76 lbs!!!!!!! I found that out the hard way the other day when I had to see how much he was to adjust his meds. The last time I did that was 6 weeks ago and he was only 58 lbs and no big deal to pick up and weight, the other day I could hardly stand up with him LOL! It looks like I need to save up to get a big scale like at the vet clinic!!!!! I got Nana a guinea pig for Christmas!! Her name is Lucy! Nana *loves* her and every time I go into the family room she is holding her! Nana swears I didn't get my love from animals from her...riiiiiiiiiiiiiight lol! I also have a stray cat that i've been feeding. He/She isn't a stray she was a pet and dumped here but is *very* scared! We've been calling it Mr. Kitty for now. I have it eating inside a cat crate to get it use to one and once Kelley is gone I'll catch it and put it in that room until I can get it to calm down and checked out. Nana has given my uncle two weeks to get his act together and get out of the house so things have been kind of 'tense' around here!

Me, well lol never a dull moment you know! I've somehow been talked into doing the moment with the children at church this Sunday with my friends. That would be very cool if the moment with the children wasn't done in front of the whole congregation!!!!!!!!! I've been pretty sick off and on for the last couple months and *really* weak. I've been getting really bad headaches and nothing is helping them. My stomach is still as mean as ever, but i've stopped the tube feeds because I'm refluxing again. I was sent to the ENT because my throat was having spasms and my vocal cords are really irritated from the acid but my GI doctor says it's not a problem...! My breathing has gotten a lot worse but I can't get in to see my Pulmo until the 30th and my poor GP is at a loss of what else to do! My hands also keep going numb. All that icky stuff aside ) I'm doing really well!! Having a fun time with all the monsters and they keep me very busy! I'll also be starting at the college next week sometime, so that should be interesting!!! ) I'm excited about it though! I think that's all that's going on lol give it a while though I'm sure something will happen by the end of the day lol it usually does around here!! ) You take care of yourself okay!!

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That's because you ARE SPECIAL !!!

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I can't imagine fooling Jessi. She is a bright

cookie!!

Helen amazes me with her care of all the members. Each

of us is made to feel special.

Lee

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) So far all the monsters are doing well ) I'm amazed!!!!! I think Shane is finally out of his catching everything within 100 miles faze LOL THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!! He's growing and is a happy goat now! He's always been a happy little guy but *so* sick. Nana and I find ourselves looking out of the window just watching him, amazed he has made it through all he has in his short 10 months!!I see my doctor (GP) tomorrow, should be interesting to see what he says!I have *no* idea how I handle all the animals!!!!!!!! I can handle dogs, cats, rabbits without a problem and I can understand how I manage them it's the goats and ducks and goose lol that I don't know how I handle! And ) as if 13 animals and a stray cat aren't enough 'mouths to feed' we are getting two new goats soon! Nana says we can't keep them but we will keep them here until my friend is able to take them back...she is crazy! I'm able to not get attached to animals, I had to learn how to not get attached when I was doing so much rehab stuff with birds and things back in Ca! So I know I can keep these two goats for as long as it takes, and not let myself get attached. Nana...well lol lets just say there is a 'rule' in this house made *by Nana* and that rule is "once an animal comes into this house (yard included) it is to stay" (exceptions include harm to any of the other animals or people here!) Nana is going to see the two new goats and fall in love right away and *never* be able to give them back! They are my friends goats! My friend use to own Shane's Dad. The two new goats we are getting are Queenie (Shane's half sister) and Junior (Shane's half brother) they all have the same Dad, different moms. What happened is the ice storm we had took down a lot of their trees and *really* messed up their fence! So much so that they have fixed it so many times and the goats and sheep are *still* finding holes to get out of! They can't have that so they are all going to market ( I couldn't let Shane's siblings go to market. They are also my friends *favorites* so I just can't let her lose them!!! It should be interesting because Queenie and Junior are *not* tame (they are used as stock for her border collies) so it will take me a bit of time to get them to calm down! I'll make sure to send you some pics when we get them!! Please take care of yourself and give your three little angels big hugs for me k!!Jessi

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**I think that Nana feels that Jessi is the biggest " critter " she has to

handle!!!!!**

**How Very True !!! ) Didn't think of that ) Thanks Lee...**

lol hey now ) what is this pick on Jessi week? LOL Nana has been picking

on me for days now, so has my friend and even my GP! LOL Hope you two are

having a good week!! Take care Helen, you too Lee!!! )

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-Jessi

" Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to

solve. " -- Lewin