Hi Tammy!  It's really great to hear from you!!!  :)  WoW you've been a busy
girl!  I'm so glad to hear about the safe arrival for baby Patrick.  I know you
must have been in  7th heaven with his arrival and being able to be there and
spend some time with your new grandson.  Congratulations to everyone! Best
wishes to Kaitlyn too.  I hope for a happy and healthy outcome for her and her
child.  I like the baby's name too.  ;)  My goodness you're family is growing
and growing!  These are the good days aren't they!?!! lol!

Congratulations on your big loss.  That's a wonderful accomplishment, I knowwww!
lol!  I'm still a work in progress!  *smirks*  Still working on it.

I've often wondered how you've been this past year.  It was a hard year for
everyone there I know but, I'm glad to hear that you've had some good success
working through the hard times.  It was more than a hard blow and I felt bad for
you guys.

I'm doing good and enjoying life.  I started a class this fall and wound up
dropping it because I couldn't stand the subject. (the teacher was really great
though)  I'm going to change my major from History I think.  I love history but
if I switch I'll be able to graduate with a bachelor's earlier. Because I have
SO MANY credit hours and the way they will be distributed well,..it will work
out better.  So!  I got rid of the History of Science class I didn't care for
(way too much philosophy for moi!  lol!...got really annoyed at all those folks
sitting around contemplating their navels! *smirks*) and will probably sign up
for another upper-division English Lit class in the spring.  I think I will only
need 4 more classes to be finished with the bachelors if I switch...so that's a
good deal for me.  ;)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch!  lol!  I've been taking quilting classes and have
another one that will start in Jan.  I've in love with quilting.  Having a ball
and have found that in general quilter's are sich a nice group of people.

We closed up the lake cottage together this year.  That was a long drawn out
project.  I completely went crazy-wild with the flowers last summer!  We had
flowers EVERYwhere!  lol!  The 3 dozen or so 15 foot sunflowers greeted the
people coming down the lane and the rose bushes were spilling over with
beautiful roses.  Together, they were the most cheerful things to see!  ;) 
Besides those there were flowers everywhere  eles and I do mean everywhere! 
LOL!  Well, ...there was a lot of fall clean-up too!  Oh yes, we put in a
vegetable garden..just a small one.  The green beans, cabbage, cucumbers and
brussel sprouts was really good but the tomatoes & celery sucked!  I had to go
buy tomatoes this summer.  There wasn't enough rain or heat for them.  I took a
couple of van loads of books,fabric and odds & ends back to our year-round home
..just to clear out a little.  The cottage was our only stateside home for
several years there..so, it needed thinning out.  The fishing was crap-ola all
summer long.  The anglers said it was the change in weather patterns.  It was an
unusually cool summer and even the charters that run in the big lake wouldn't go
out because the fish just weren't biting.  My dh was not a happy camper.  He
loves to fish!

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving Tammy!  Will you be home in PA. for the
holiday?  We'll have everyone here, except my grandson, who will be in Texas
visiting his other family relations (that is if his father actually catches up
on several months worth of measley child-support..I see a big drama
coming..sigh)  Anyway, everyone else will be here this year.

I need to run and get some things done before the gang comes so will close for
now with wishes to you and yours for a very happy Thanksgiving!  Do write again
soon.  It's always great to get a reply and to hear your news Tammy.

~t







--- In writerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "CharliesGirl" <charliesgirl_992000@...>
wrote:
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>
>
> Hi Towanda, Life has been buzy and both lazy for me. soft smile I spent most
of the summer, 6-8 weeks in ST.Lou with Krystina waiting 4 Patrick to be born &
then a couple weeks with him. Now Kaitlyn is already six months with Lil Jasiah
Noah, Yep it's a boy. How have you been? whats going on in your world, with
school, family and health. Oh I finally lost almost 20 lbs. Thats HUGE for me
because I have only creeped up a lil here and there the past 13 years. No
gastric either. Just had to heal from the past till I was ready. I've
accomplished soo much there. hugs, Tammy
> >
> > Wondering how you are and where life has taken you all.  ;)
> >
> > ~t
> >
>

Hi Towanda, Life has been buzy and both lazy for me. soft smile I spent most of
the summer, 6-8 weeks in ST.Lou with Krystina waiting 4 Patrick to be born &
then a couple weeks with him. Now Kaitlyn is already six months with Lil Jasiah
Noah, Yep it's a boy. How have you been? whats going on in your world, with
school, family and health. Oh I finally lost almost 20 lbs. Thats HUGE for me
because I have only creeped up a lil here and there the past 13 years. No
gastric either. Just had to heal from the past till I was ready. I've
accomplished soo much there. hugs, Tammy
>
> Wondering how you are and where life has taken you all.  ;)
>
> ~t
>

Hi Cara!

So good to hear from you!  :)  Thanks for posting.  Sounds like a lot has
happened in your life with a new job and bf.  I hope you are enjoying life and
all it brings.

I'm back at school and oh meee...lol ..my choice this year is driving me crazy! 
lol!  My head is generally swimming after every class and I leave feeling like
I'd really like to drop out and forget it.  It' deflating and I hate feeling
this way about a class..but..I do.  So I have to buck up and remember it will be
over before I know it.

Summer was good but cool here and it began late for me this year.  Spent most
all the time at the lake with tons of family visiting.  It was a good time.  We
went more than a little crazy with flowers this year!  lol!  It sure was pretty
though.

Had to buy new computers recently..what a royal pain that was!  When it rains it
pours as they say.  That was about the last thing I wanted to have to invest in.

Coming up: We may be going to Guatemala sometime over the winter to work with
the Mayan's on various building projects and a water project.  It's a community
based initiative comprised of about 30 or so people who will go.

Again, it was so good to hear from you and I hope Yahoo will allow you to do it
more often.  *smiles*

Take care,
~t

--- In writerfriends@yahoogroups.com, louisianabikerchick <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I think of you all and wonder what life is like where you are.
> I lost a job, got a new one, have a boyfriend 2 time zones away.
> Money issues, wanting to be with my guy, tried to post but yahoo wouldn't let
me.  I feel like I've missed sooooo much....
> Cara
>