durn.. foiled by NO html.. No dancin' feets here! giggle!

Did you go to China and NOT tell us??

I understand canals!!! I have been through the Soo Locks and a wonderful lesson it was!


Hope you are doing well. We are all fine and enjoying the summer.
Hugs....
Stacie

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HI!!!

OK so I keep saying it....since I've moved back to Michigan, I have GOT to take a train to meet you!!! LOL You are such a STITCH!!!

xoxoxo Rochelle

The Ghost of Mr.Dress-Up cometh!

A husband came across a study which he took triumphantly home to his wife.

"Look here," he said, "this study shows that men use about 15,000 words a day while women use 30,000. What do you think about that?"

The wife thought for a moment and said, "Well, I think that's because we have to say everything twice."

Looking perplexed, the husband said "What?"

Here's one for you Mrs. G;

But be warned, it's going to curdle your blood!
hehehe

XOXO
Anne
____________ Here goes Nuttin' Honey!

Subject: Why English Teachers Die Young

Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays.

These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers.

Here are last year's winners.....

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.

2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.

3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. Coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.

5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.

6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.

7. He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.

8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine.

9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't.

10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.

11. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.

12. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.

13. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.

14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.

15. They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth.

16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.

17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant, and she was the East River.

18. Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.

19. Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.

20. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.

21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.

22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.

23. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

24. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.

25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.



Comments: If most of these fractured bon mots seem too clever to have been accidentally conceived by high school essayists, that's because they weren't. They were entries in a long-running Washington Post contest launched in 1993 called "The Syle Invitational." Among other literary challenges, readers have been invited to compose intentionally humorous similes and metaphors, often centered around particular themes. Most of the examples above were published in 1995 and 1999.

HEY! We're HOME!

It is absolutely beautiful here in BC and am having a very tood time. How is your summer going?? Miss you, hugs

How are you Val? Hope all is well in your corner of the earth. Take care and have a good day.

~Spell XOXOXO

Morning, Val. Have a great week. xxx

Still MIA? Hope your summer is as busy and intersting as I think it is (since you haven't had time for blogging)!

What a pretty background. Did you take that picture in your yard?

Morning!

Hi val, hope ya don't mind,but,i was so interested in ya story about the arizona prison that i put it on my blog for others to read. I feel like sending it to scotland yard lol. Keep smiling

Hiya val. Just dropping by to say hello. How are things in your part of the world?

Morning Val!

Good Morning Val!

String?

Good Morning Mrs. G.
My string has a knot in it.

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XOXO
Me

To You; From Me
•.¸ ¸.•´´¯ `,+.*`,+♥. I wish for you lots of love
’ *..`’ °´..`’ °´.*’ °´..`’ °´.´♥ Warm memories to share
___####___#### .-.´.+` ´°♥ May you always find some comfort
_##____#_#____##`,+.*.*´.°♥ In knowing others care
#_______#________# `+.*`.° ♥ May you always have your health
#____Friendship____# `,+.*`..♥ And a home to keep you warm
_#______________.# `,+.*`,+.*♥ The love of friends and family
__#____________# `,+.*`,°*`’ °♥ Protection from all harm
_____#_______# `,+.*`,+.*`,+.♥,*.*. * . ** . *.*,*.*. * . ** . *.*
_______#___# `,+.*`,+.*`,+.*♥ My wish for you is harmony
_________# `,+.*`,+.*`,+.*`♥ And all your dreams come true
’ *..`’ °´..`’ °´.*’ °´..`’ °´..`.♥ The riches of life’s pleasures
(¯`´•.¸ ¸.•´´¯ `,+.*`,+.♥ Made special just for you
(¨`•.•´¨)¸.•´(¯`´•.¸ ¸.•´´¯ `,*.*. * . ** . *.*,*.*. * . ** . *.*
`•.¸.•´(¨`•.•´¨) As you walk along life’s journey
`•.¸(¨`•.•´¨) May you always find your way
(¨`•.•´¨)¸.•´I wish you luck and blessings
`•.¸.•´* On this beautiful sunny Day
I hope you have a marvelous weekend!! xxx

Five reasons to believe computers are male:
...................
* They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.
* They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.
* As soon as you commit to one you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have obtained a better model.
* In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
* Big power surges knock them out for the rest of the night

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Five reasons to believe computers are female:
* No one but the Creator understands their internal logic.
* The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
* The message "Bad command or file name" is about as informative as, "If you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm certainly not going to tell you."
* Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.
* As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

HE HE HE TRUE OR NOT ?????????????????????????????????

May your day be warm and breezy, light and easy. May everything be sunny, as sweet as honey. May all be well and right-- happy and bright. May everything you touch be smooth sailing, inspiring, and fulfilling. You guessed it. I'm wishing you a great day! hugs Sandra xxxxxx

Morning Val!