Evening/morning all:
Lindybird; Yes!! What was the Drama next door?? Oh by the way, remember the "Tiger Woods" event down the road where somone drove into a neighbor's garage? Well, heard it was yet another neighbor's young son, totally potted (drunk) who was coming home late and somehow mistook the gas pedal for the brake!! Apparently, the Fire Department was there, etc., and had to cut the (uninjured) perpetrator out of the car because the garage door collapsed onto the car. They've just completed the repairs.
OG. Ooooh. Another lovely butterfly. Thanks!
Alan: Watched the US/Ghana match - felt so bad for the U.S. team (but if they'd won, would've felt bad for the Ghana team!) They started off so lackluster; then picked up in the second half, but then hit (to me at least) a sort of slump toward the end of the second half, but picked up again in the overtime, but to no avail. It doesn't matter which team/player I support, I always feel bad for the loser. These people put so much time and effort into their games.... Soccer is so much more exciting than U.S. football where, as I've noted before, the players are all done up like Michelin men and spend most of their tiime in a pile.....
AQ: We had floor heaters in our church in Watford, and everyone huddled over them (and roasted!) during the winter months. I missed the "red card" reference in your response to Alan....."
Our new back gate got installed today. I worked in the garden (after footie!) and managed to decimate a Potato Vine. Was trying to "re-install" it on the wall, but thought I'd be clever and trim it. Big mistake. Oh well, it'll grow back.
Thanks, friends.
Played computer games a while, then back to bed about half an hour ago and tried to sleep. I think OH was asleep in ten minutes, but I am more wake now than I was then!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
OG! You still there? Geez. I'm sending positive thoughts your way....
Thanks, Annette - will probably stay up with computer games - playing a mindless "guess the quote" game but can usually spot the word structures even if I don't know the quote, so not really using my brain!
AQ: Have been busy balancing the credit card bill and paying attention to "important" stuff (non-osprey related). Missed you and Auntie - and OG! Doesn't matter what time I go to sleep, I wake up at usual hour. Ugh. Hope the "new" details on your old e-mail ID were more interesting than the usual ones. :-) Theory of Insufficient Reluctance? :-) How about Insufficient Reluctance Syndrome? Our TV folks reported that you had a new PM - and the first female PM (although I heard it here - from you - first). We watch the BBC World News here; then the Public Broadcasting Service newshour, both of which are less touchy-feely and less entertainment-oriented than the others. All we hear about is Afghanistan, U.S. Supreme Court nominee hearings (and barely much of that from the network news folks), and of course, there's the oil spill, and the oil spill, and then, after that, the oil spill.....
OG: Please let us know if any of us can do something!
Heron: Keep missing you - had to laugh at your comment on the Daily Update about typing fast so you wouldn't have to change the tense. I can barely keep up and when it's busy something always new is happening with those chicks.
Overnight situation improved now we are in touch with SiL who lives much nearer Son - thanks for support - I really do appreciate real friends on here!
OG: I'm sending positive and healing energy to you and your son. Hoping for the best possible outcome. Hugs to you!!!
I'm late logging in tonight. Will catch up with specific replies tomorrow.
OG: Please let us know if we can do anything at all.
Thanks, Diane, just carry on as normal and I'll know you are there - and that's what I appreciate right now. I've sent OH back to bed, after return phonecall from SiL who will now help - thought if he can sleep he should, so one of us will be compos mentis during the day!