Love the poem Angie, Happy Birthday to your dad ! I saw that epi on foodtv too. The food does look awesome there!

Angie he likes to hunt ducks and geese. Do they have a lottery for that too? I bet the season is really early up there. It dosen't start here until the end of the year. I wonder if there is a site I can find that would tell me the dates. Is there a hotel in your town that is nice? Does you town have a web page? Would you want us to come up and visit?

Julie don't you worry I am going to eat until I am stuffed!!

My sister just called and invited me to my own party on Saturday. Ha! I was hopeing that they would do something for me.

Julie, I swear we are 2 peas in a pod. Me and Jay dont have any friends either. We only hang out with the kids and the dogs. That is why I took advantage of the birthday party and got drunk. We are the most boring people on earth I swear.

Kempy, I will try to find out when duck hunting is up here. I am not sure when it is. There are hardly any hotels up here because it is so far in the woods. Greenville does have a nice timeshare thing that they just built and a few bed and breakfasts. Actually there is one bed and breakfast in Guilford that is pretty on the outside but I dont know the rates or anything. I can tell you that you would be bored stiff here. There are woods and more woods. Bar Harbor is pretty and Camden but they are both about an hour and a half from my house. But it is the ocean and nice. Greenville has a Moosehead Lake and that is it...I swear.!!! But having said all of that. I would LOVE it if you came up. I really would like to actually meet in person someday, I feel like I know you so well already. I am sure we could find something to do.

I KNEW they would have to do something for your big day. Your family sounds so close and great.Have Fun and feel no guilt about the pasta.(and Margaritas)

It looks like it is about 8:00 at night right now. It is so dark. I think we are about to get hit with a big storm. My poor dogs, I thought I would put them outside today so that they wouldn't have to be stuck in the garage and now it is going to rain all over them. I know that they can get inthe dog house but both of them have to crawl in there.

Angie let me know what you can find out about the bird season. I think I might check the DU site and see if they have anything about the season.

Guys, don't feel bad we don't have tons of frinds either. I am perfectly happy sitting at home with Joe. He needs to get out with people though. I am a big homebody so never leaving my house would be fine with me.

Hey girls, Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was pretty uneventful. It's been hot and muggy here too. We had a bit of rain today so it cooled things down a bit. I hadn't realized I didn't post for a few days! I swear I was up to my ears doing estimates and paying bills. I had my computer-geek friend come over to check something out on my work computer and well, you know how it goes when a computer person takes over the computer--you can't work on anything...they could sit there for hours! I KNOW i started posting replies the past few days but got interrupted every single time. I'm relaxing a bit now--I've got too! I just got back into the office from running errands and an accident happened right in front of my eyes. I wasn't involved in any way, but I was immediately behind the one that caused the accident. It was traumatic for me .

Angie, your pics look great and you guys look genuinely happy. You're welcome for the bag, and I actually remembered you liked pink so I chose that color for ya. That poem was too funny!

Kempy, hope you guys don't get hit too bad with that storm. Although i like rain, the deluge and thunder and lighting is what freaks me out. Hmmm, I bet Rick would get along w/Joe and Jay...they could all go hunting. We only have deer, pheasant and wild boars to hunt here. No ducks or moose that I know of

Julie, I just cracked up when I heard about Dick Cheney the first time--I didn't know he did it again. I'm gonna go catch the news when I get home.

Cal, I imagine you must have an A/C unit for your home. What are the electric bills like? Have you taken Ashley to see any more kids movies? I'm hoping to take my son to see Two Brothers, the film about the two tigers. He's already seen Shrek 2 and Harry Potter twice.

Summer, interesting choice of music! You're my kind of person. I like all kinds too, but I guess I'm more of an 80's heavy metal type rock band person . Well, that and classic rock...I can go for classical music too so I guess I'm pretty varied too.

Man, I'm gonna close up shop now, glad I could stop in today. I'll try and pop in tomorrow. Hasta la vista, baby!

Just a couple more days and we leave for cooler weather. The temp is staying around 107 during the day. The mornings are nice, about 80, with a little cloud cover. It's still hot, but not as intense.

Angie: I do believe that our summers are like your winters. Most people here stay indoors (can we say Mall??) I did all my errands this morning before 9am. I love that Target opens at 8. I liked your pictures. From the look of them you are NOT boring.

Kempy: I have never seen a tornado either, although I lived in Texas for a year and in fact we were there when they had an outbreak of tornadoes in May, 1999. Hubby took a picture of an area where one touched down about 17 miles from where we were living. It looked like a war zone. I grew up with earthquakes and I am actually much more comfortable with them than with tornadoes (if anyone can be comfortable with earthquakes ) I can't take high humidity; I'm not used to it. Whenever we go to Italy during the summer, it is awful. It's hard to get used to taking a bath(shower) and not being able to dry off.

Noelle: I plan on taking Ashley to see Two Brothers on Friday. My sister wants to go see Spiderman II, but I'm not interested in that. Ashley has seen Shrek 2, but she doesn't want to see Harry Potter; she says it's too scary. She's seen the first two, but after they came out on dvd. I guess she'll wait for the third to come out. Right now she's into anything that has a princess.
Our electric bills are not bad. We keep the a/c on 82 during the day and at night; during the time we are normally moving around (6-8am and 6-8pm) it is set at 78. I'm able to set temperatures on the thermostat for particular times. In fact, I'll set it high for while we're gone and it will be set to gradually cool down about 1-2 days before we get home. Even though I've had it for a year, I'm still trying to figure out how it works. Right now my brother has to talk me through the programming.

Have a great Tuesday everyone.

Cal

Kempy, Here is a link to a duck hunting resort if Joe is interested in anything like that. http://www.duckhuntingmaine.com/info.htm The log cabin looks nice. It is right on the ocean so it is about an hour and a half from my house. I am trying to find something closer too. I think duck hunting up here is starting in September(which would be great for leafpeeping) I am sending Jay up to the town office to get a booklet on hunting dates and rules and regulations today to be able to tell you for sure. It is strange that our families have always hunted but noone ever hunts duck. I will see what else I can find out for you. Jay said if you wanted to you can stay in the RV while you are here too.(It would save you some money and still give you some privacy) We have an electric thingy hooked up for it so you could have electric and heat. Would you be bringing the pups? That wouldnt be a problem either. Maybe Joe can find something out from the paper I sent you too. I sent the whole thing so every page should be there.

Noelle, I hope everyone was alright in the accident. You sound like you have been VERY busy this weekend. I hope things slow down for you. You and Rick can come up too. We can send the guys off and then we can all go shopping for the days.

Cal, You must be so excited. Has your hubby sent home any pics of the area yet? Ashley must be really excited to be seeing daddy soon.

Julie, Watcha up to girl?

WELL, I actually made it through DAY 1. I didnt excercise because there wasnt any time but I do intend to start right off.

I am going to be trying to hook up my DSL on Wednesday night. (they sent me the kit) Is there anything I should know? Will I have to do anything different to get back onto 3FC?

I will check back later.

Here is a link to Greenvill e also. http://www.greenvilleme.com/ I found the Moosehead Inn when I typed in Greenville and it has some cute rooms too.

Thanks Angie I will let Joe look at those. If the season starts in Sept. we might have to plan for next year. We have lots of DU stuff going on in Sept.

Cal I would die if our AC was set at 78 at night. We bring ours down to 72. I think it might be b/c of the humidity too. Our mornings are pretty muggy. W3e don't have a problem with the showering. It is fine if you stay inside once you are done but don't walk out into the heat and moisture. You will need another bath within 15 mins.

Noelle was it a bad wreck? You need to take some time off for yourself. I think I wasnt to go to the movies Thursday ngiht after dinner. I think I wasnt to see Shrek. I loved the 1st one and my brother said this one was even funnier.

Julie what do you have planne for today?

Summer are you still with us? Are you still on the depression thread? If so will you tell the gals I said hi. I am just in a kind of slump right now.When I am better I will get right back with them.

Today is my brothers b-day. I am going after work to buy him a fish for his tank. They took our salt water tank and set it up in their house. It was just getting to hard to keep clean. I was tired of dealing wiht it. They have kids and the boys love it so I thought it would be nice for them to have it. He really doens't know what to put inthe tank so I thought that would eb a good present for him. I just hope that they store got a shipment in so I will have something to pick from. Everytime I go they are down to nothing.

Kempy, You and your brothers birthdays are close together too? Neat. Did you guys used to have to share parties?

Next year would be great too. I will still have Jay go get the hunting laws and I will mail them down to you so you guys can have them.

I am trying to get in extra veggies and fruit right now. I had a Subway sub with veggies for lunch with 1/2 a tomato and 1/2 banana. I skipped the chips.

What is everyone doing for the 4th? My kids are leaving Thursday night to stay at my sis' house and then my Mom is going to pick them up Friday for the weekend. YEAH!!!! I get out of taking them to the fireworks too. haha

Angie we didn't have to share. He is 7 years older than me so I doubt he would have wanted a little kids party. I told Joe about the sites you sent me and he is upset b/c he wanted ot go this year. I guess he will just have to save his money for next year. I am going to see how much a flight up there would cost us. We aren't going to drive that would be to long in a car. So, no doggies with us on this trip. I don't think I could put them on a plane. I would just feel to bad for them.

I have to be in school this weekend so not much for the fourth. They are having my party Saturday adn I think the town fireworks are that night too so we might be able to se them from my hosue.

Hey Girls

Angie and Kempy my husband really use to hunt alot until the kids came along. I really don't like to eat anything like goose or duck though. My fil eats everything he gets pheasant, goose jerky ? Yuck. I really don't like venison that much. How exciting you guys are planning out to meet. Maybe we should all put some money in a jar once a week or month and that can be our Vegas or Hawaii fund!! That would be great.

Cal you poor thing in the heat. I really like the 80's but forget anything above 90. Well actually anything hot is better to me than winter, I think I would even take extra hot weather over winter.

Noelle I am glad you were not involved in the accident, but I know seeing one can really shake you up. I know how that is with getting on the site and not having enough time to finish or start a post. Can you believe its almost July? Slow down summertime all ready!!!!

I don't have to much planned for the day. May take the kids out or wait until hus gets home to do it. It is suppose to rain in the afternoon though. Well I better start to think about lunch. I have no idea what to make, I have no idea for supper either. Probally something with melted cheese. I told my hus I have an addiction to melted cheese. What does everyone have planned for the 4th? I might watch the local neighborhood fireworks or go downtown or up to the lake by my dad. Who knows. Btw Kempy have fun at your party this weekend. That is really nice of your sister to host a party for you. I said to my hus maybe we should have a party at our house, but I don't know if I would be a good host or not. I would have to keep in small. Check in later. Julie

I am on a pee break!!

Julie, I am dead serious when I say this . I think we should all plan a trip to Hawaii. We could do it with just the girls to make it cheaper and we could all split a big condo. I have no problems sleeping on the floor if it saves us money. I dont think we would actually get much sleep anyways. It would be so much fun to do. We really should plan to do it right off. I could fly to your town and finish the trip with you or something like that. I would really be game for it if you guys are.

Kempy, I think it would be fun to be able to meet up. We could take you up to see the moose(they arent cute at all in the spring). I thought that lodge was cute. ****, I told Jay we should go their for a weekend sometime even though he doesnt really hunt. Plus they feed you every meal. Is that a high price? I didnt think it was too bad considering the food and guide and room were included. I have never been to that area either. haha I have been to Bar Harbor and Camden but never in between.

I gotta get back to work.

YEAH!!!!!!! I HAVE DSL!!!!!!!

Yeah Angie!!!! Good for you. Alot easier. About the trip can you imagine how much fun we would all have on the plane to see Noelle in HI. I would be like extra cocktails this way !! Right now the kiddies are playing with daddy so I am just on the computer. Listening to music all my good old 80's heavy metal and love songs. hahahaha....I just downloaded turning japenese and come on eileen, remember those? hehehe. For supper I downed 2 1/2 cheddar dogs on a high fiber buns. I hope I don't gain. I am planning a weigh in this weekend after TOM arrives. Have a good night everyone! Julie