
Beyond the Confines ...
of the day to day life of an average American housewife

a place of intrigueing new friends ...
a world of feelings, hopes, dreams and wishes ...
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~ Hi ~
Anyhoo, Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours! (And we miss ya just a wee bit, too!)
. . It is good to be reading writings from you again. . & I am very glad that your grandbaby is doing very very well
. . WOW
That would be wayyyyy tooooo much for me to handle! I am glad it all turned out well in the end. .& what a birthday to remember!
You know what kind of day you have to look forward to when you wake up with a tongue swoollen by 1/2 it's origingal size with a hive, & the roof of your mouth swollen with another hive. Makes it kind of difficult to swallow or talk. Makes me kind of feel like you-know-what .
But after the grandkids go home today, I'm heading up to the river for some R & R. Which is probably where I ran into the allergens causing these hives in the first place. Pretty soon I wont be able to smell anything, as my nose will be swollen shut ... I wont be able to see anything, as my eyes will be swollen shut ... I wont be able to hear anything, as ... well, you get the whole ugly picture don't you? Soon I'll just be one grotesque swollen mass laying immobil on the couch.
Yeah, it's gonna be one of those days.
The votes are in & last weeks Pic of the Week, taking 45 % of the votes, is posted in the header. Tuffy came in a close second with only 1 vote less, taking 36% of the votes.
Thanks to everyone who helped me decide the winner!
Pic of the Day
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This is sweet little Bagel.
She's another of the local river dogs up at the cabin. We're not sure what her real name is, as her person told us he's always just called her "Dog".
Well ... sorry, but I'm just not gonna call her Dog, so we always call her Bagel the Beagle.
You can tell she's had some kind of history. She's very skittish at loud, sudden movements or noises, & she's very wary of hands. As you can see in the picture, she's very sweet & lovey & loves being petted, but you have to approach her with a lot of patience & slowness.
She always comes running to greet us when she sees our vehicle approaching!
hi cathy loo
. bagel is very cute
. we hope you are feeling all better today and are having a ton of fun at the river