Morning all, don't get up yet, UB will wake you.

It is snowing and sleeting out which makes for a great day to be leaving the Republic.
Have a good one - and play nice. I am waiting for my ride to the
I feel like dancing
See ya, now go back to sleep.

Tom

Good morning Tom (it's 10:18 over here...)!
Have a great trip and come wave at us!

Annie and Emma,

We are all hoping and praying for you.

Igor,

Will do.

Be well all,

Tom

I just saw 2day is "Dump Your "Significant Jerk" Day". I know I can think of some people I would like 2 put out with the trash

This means I've got...
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Now that sucks....
I wasted my post by not paying attention and now this isn't correct any more...

Have a great trip Tom! Congrats Igor on your posts!

I woke up this morning to rain, it's great that it is melting the snow away, but we do not have grass yet in our subdivision. So everything will be one big mud puddle!

Here are roses for you Annie B. and Emma!

Someone got out...

What a beautiful day here on Bonaire! I am leaving early for work, Fog has set in, so traffic will probably be slow today!
Have a great day everyone!

Hi Eileen. How are u feeling 2day?
U've beaten me, I was going 2 post Blikie.
I hope Emma's chemo won't give her 2 much pain 2day. Annie, sorry 2 hear of her hair. I hope she can cope with the idea of losing it
Here's a big

4 u both.

Blikie is out there again...

Good morning everyone! I hope that all is well and I will be back later.

Have a great one.

Pete

Bye-bye, Tom!

It's Spoiled Cats Day



Yes, the most popular pets world wide are dogs! But, don't tell the cats!. People who own these little balls of fur know how independent and royal they really are. Of course, they were the favorite pets of the pharaohs. I think they remember this!

Coupla fishies for your perusal:



I'm off to burrow under the covers and read. I finished the Harry Potter books - great fun!

Take care Annie and Emma. I am on my way to the hospital to pick up my mum-in-law. Dad-in-law was rushed into hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning. He is not in any danger but has a bad stomach virus which is quite serious when you are 85 and in poor health! I thought I would have a bit of time for myself after I sold their house for them but no such luck! I am feeling a bit of a martyr at the moment but it will pass.
There was a bad blizzard here this morning but the snow did not stay. keep safe everyone.
Julia

Morning all, Hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Emma and Annie, Everyone is pulling for you today!! Hope you feel well when you get home.
Julia, I hope you Dad in-law is feeling better today as well, we'll be thinking of him..
Today in History: in honor of Seb{where are YOU??}
February 4th 1982 "Pump Boys & Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 573 perfs

February 4th 1946 Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," premieres in NYC

February 4th 1973 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances
and
February 4th 1847 1st US telegraph co established in Maryland

almost forgot!!!

Spoiled Cat Day, eh?
Here's one.....!

Hope everyone is having a good day, despite ugly weather in various places. Dream of the sunshine!
Jill

that cat is not old enough to be truly spoiled...

(it takes a lot of work to truly spoil one)

anyway, i found a tool that i can unleash on my picture folder (bonaire pics) and the tool will generate web pages with thumbnails and navigation buttons - will make showing the pictures a little more user friendly than the directory listing that is currently my page...takes a little time to run (by the way it's ulead photoexplorer 6.0)...can't wait to get home and fix that dumb page...

whatever,

hope everyone is having as much fun

Julia, sorry 2 hear your Dad-in-law is in hospital. Keep on doing the good work and u just might end up with wings...

Freddie, thx 4 the paper-link (yesterday). I read most of the articles concerning the Columbia. Most of the news we heard over here as well, but it's good 2 read it in an US paper.

You're right, Bob, that cat of mine is still training me......here are the other two though; experienced and entirely spoiled!

What a morning. We've been watching cars down the ice covered hill in front of the office. Looks clear so they are doing 45 or so in a 30 zone hit the ice and away we go. Finally after a fairly serious accident where we had to call the did they FINALLY send a sand truck.
Current score:
13 180's
7 360's
9 540's or better
1 1170 3 1/2 spins (slid backwards between two trees and a large rock and didn't hitanything.
11 curb bounces no spins
5 damaged cars
1 damage light pole
1 minor injury (broke arm)
Are we or what?

Hello Everyone

Had a difficult trip back from Birmingham, with snow falling, and sometimes settling, on the motorway last night. Got in very late.

And then just as I was going to bed, the snow really came down, and really settled. Snoweed all night and looked wonderful this morning, but of course was a anightmare getting to work in the traffic. Lots of roads hadn;t been gritted, and the small roads were very icy and slippy. So no cut-throughs! Everyone on the main roads, and getting nowhere.

Just got back from work and cleared my path and the front of the house, so I can walk fairly clearly from the car to the house.

Obviously the snow didn't wee all night. Sorry :-)

Birmingham, eh, Jenni! My hubby and I worked and lived there before we moved to Canada. I remember what chaos a snow fall caused in the UK, glad you arrived home safely.
We've had interesting weather here this past 24 hours...ice rain last night,( I hate that!) rain this morning, and now snow and high winds with the temperature dropping rapidly, so it's all freezing up. It's going to be a messy drive home for everyone.
Keep dreaming of Bonaire......!
Jill

Yeh, it is not so hard to dream of this, is it?



Wish I were there.....

So, Jill you will know the horrors of motorways around Birmingham. Whew!!! I can't imagine living or working there. I think it is b ad enough having to go once a month.

Your weather sounds horrific, Jill. You at work and got to travel home, or you at home already?
If you gotta go out, take care.

Oh no!!! I've got a problem. Anyone out there able to help me?

I am running a workshop this weekend and the handout worksheet is on my [1 yr old] computer, but saved as WPD files [Word Perfect documents] and my Word [XP] is saying it can;t convert them. I have tried downloading a something or other [wp6rtf.exe]to convert them, but it didn;t work [ie didn;t convert them]



I've tried everything I can think of, which admittedly isn't much. I may be able to email the whole file [zipped] straight from Windows Explorer. Don;t know for sure though.

Thanks Jenni, thankfully I'm at home! I was out earlier and the main roads were fine; the side roads were a bit slippy but the sanders were out doing a good job as usual. Once my boys arrive home from school (they come on the school bus) we shall light a nice, cheerful fire and try and ignore the winter weather outside!
You take care too!

Sounds heavenly, Jill. Can I come over too?

I am besides struggling with the above computer problem


Got a client in an hour, and then have a social planning committee meeting I could well do without attending. I'm going late cos of work as it is. Mind you Kev will be there [it's at his house tonight] so I'll get nice kisses. Probably well worth going actually.

Jenni, PLS check mail...

Thank you Martin. Not got anything yet tho'

Jenni, What version of WP?

Clint: Word Perfect for Windows 6.0 [I think] I wrote the handouts in 1997.

Martin: Got the read receipts - that's all.

Jenni, I hope you get your problem sorted out; good luck!

What I downloaded was a Works 6.0 converter - if that helps???

thanks Jill

I got the message <<you>>, and it said 1 message, but there is no message there! If that was yours Martin, please will you resend it. Ta!

Don't know what happened there.

I got the message <<you>> and it said 1 message, but there was no message there. Funny!!

If that was your message, Martin, please will you resend it. Ta!

Can you mail me the documents? I'll try to convert them for you.

Yep, I'll have a go. Never mailed anything from Explorer before. Oh no. I can just mail them as an attachment, course I can. My brain is flipping with all this

No worries gal, can you check the mail again? I replied with the first document...

I've mailed them to you.

got it, and just fantastic, Martin

So the rest in the same format? You'll have to edit the files...

On their way...

Jenni, please let me know if / when you received them??

Not got them yet, Martin.

What does *you'll have to edit the files* mean?

I'll resend them to you.

*you'll have to edit the files* means that I just saved the files and you have to check the lay-out and stuff.

The Eagles are back, spring is coming.



From the site, the eagles come back in early Feb. to rebuild the nest. You can see new pine branches in the nest, the female does this. Look for eggs in early March.

Eagle Cam

last of the sunsets



Eagle cam was great, thanks Cecil

Hello! I wish the weather would make up its mind! It's below zero (C) again! Everything is icy and slippery outside.

The eagle cam is neat!

Julia, I hope your Father-in-Law gets better soon!

Hi, Annie ! I'm sure you came home from the hospital and crashed. Don't blame you. Hope your Tuesday wasn't too hellish. I think of you and Emma and your struggle every day. Lots of us do. I'm lending you my strength across the miles.... please use it to get through this most difficult time. If hugs and well wishes and thoughts and prayers have any power at all, then you know and I know that we can deal with whatever we are confronted with. And remember, this too, shall pass.....happier days lie ahead. margarite

Margarite, For the first time you bring tears to my eyes. Today I did come home and crash, you know me too well. I know we are gonna win this battle. It is so unfair, and so difficult to bear, but we are gonna win in the end. I thank you all for helping me through this. Annie B.

You know....you are loved! margarite

Jenni,

I sent the docs 4 times. Have you received any of them??

Martin