Good Tuesday Morning, Crew!

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Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: I hope you had a good day yesterday to start out your work week. I certainly did! But then again, I'm on vacation! :rofl: Sorry...I don't mean to rub it in. :D But, I AM enjoying my time off.

So now Monday is over and here we are at Tuesday. I have a few plans for today so it won't be as lazy a day as the past two have been! That's okay though. One can't spend ones entire vacation laying around doing nothing...can one? :rofl:

So, let's get this day started, shall we? It's time to rise and shine! :bounce:

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I do love my nice, old dry house, high and dry.

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It's good to see you today! And it's also good to hear you're not floating away! I've been hearing about all the rain over there in Houston!

by my house was very high. My house is in a high area and raised off the ground, the old neighborhoods were built this way.

Many parts of Houston flooded, mostly in the south and southeast, they always flood.

But I'm glad YOUR place isn't effected like that! :bounce:

cement. We still have a lot of lawns here yet but in five years we will flood just like the other areas.

The townhouses are already having flooding problems, I walked around yesterday and water was standing in areas that never had that problem before. Our neighborhood is high on both ends and low in the middle, water would drain downward into the railroad yard, the townhouses have changed that. So much for progress.

Idiots! Well...it's their own damned fault. Drainage is a big thing.

Several townhouses are being built in the place of one house, this in a flood zone for the bayou.

The 610 loop has 3 major bayous to live with, the old folks knew how to live with the bayous.

The city and country just want the taxes that come with houses, to hell with the flooding.

I think I will see some for sale signs going soon, it will only get worse for the townhouse folks.

And I think you're right. For Sale signs are definately in the future there. Hopefully, the realtors will know what a flood plain is and can take action for it.

We had a major flood 5 years ago, water almost came over my porch.

The county still allowed building in the flooded areas, they just make them raise the ground higher which flood out the lower surrounding houses. I am glad I had my house raised, it was worth the money.

I'm glad you did too! :bounce:

pipes. People did live different lifes back then, no closets and one electric wall socket per room.

I got the house cheap but it did need working on, but it is still better built then anything built now.

Gotta meeting right now. Be back in about 30 minutes. :hi:

Enjoy the meeting. :hi:

It was most enjoyable. :hi:

I'm of the "sit at the back and sleep with eyes open" school of thought most of the time... :eyes:

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Have a good meeting, Man! See you when you get back!

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Have a good meeting! :hi:

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Glad to hear that you're having a good time off work - it's always a most welcome change.

Elgar's 'cello concerto here.

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Yes, it certainly IS a welcome change! I hope you have some time off coming up soon! Hey, I like cello's.

There's a couple of things which are going on which sort of stop me from taking an actual real summer holiday - but I'm thinking of taking a couple of shorter breaks (I'm thinking that long week-ends in Paris and Milan would be a good idea).

The 'cello is one of the most gorgeous instruments ever - pure sex on a stick in my view. So richly resonant. :swoon:

Wow! That would be wonderful! I'm jealous! I hope you get to take SOME time off, TJ. We all need that once in a while. :hug:

London-Paris is only about 3 hours by train - and that also avoids all of the faffing around with getting to airports, checking in 2 hours early &c.

I'll definitely get time off when I want some. I've also got to visit a few friends around the country at various times.

I haven't seen Milan before - being interested in gothic architecture I really do have to see the Cathedral there some time... and it's been several years since I was in Paris.

I'd spend SO much time there! :bounce: Alas, it's a 12 hours flight. Not a 3 hour train ride. x(

Well - it is possible by train but would take far too long.

But the flight would be considerably less than 12 hours.

You really do have a thing for Rome - in case you hadn't noticed. ;)

I can't help it. We had a fantastic time there and it is a beautiful city with so much history it blows my mind!

The whole continent is litered with history.

We'd love to see the rest of Europe too, but I'm not sure we'll ever get to. :cry:

and I'd hate to do the quick dash tourist thing - one can't do the major cities in a single day...

Have you been taking more pictures with your new camera?

I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping for some more of you, possible you and Greekspeak together.

But I will! And we'll take some of us together so you can see that too! :bounce:

They'll be stunningly wonderful I'm sure. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

I hate to keep everyone waiting!

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It's good to see you today! Anything exciting going on in your world?

Besides noticing that someone has my sigline pic in their sigline. I've been listening to this: http://databsod.ytmnd.com/

Someone else using that same picture. :shrug:

I even know who made the picture. x(

Have you asked them to change it?

I don't like being bossy. :evilfrown:

I don't either.

Sorry, no time to chat today, I have a lot of study to do for exams tomorrow.

Speaking of exams, I had one today... it was awful! In Australia, math exams are set very difficult... as in, some of the best mathematicians in Australia (there I go again, name dropping) for instance, didn't even manage to attpemt all the questions. It was that hard.

Got another one tomorrow, hopefully not so bad, but it IS another math one.

Hope you are enjoying your vacation.... have a great break man, you certainly deserved it from what I hear.

Anyway, that is all for today, hope to see you tomorrow, when I can chat a little longer!

Good night Clint! Have a nice day!

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Good luck with the study and the exams - they all sound nasty to me.

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Sorry they make those math questions so difficult, Mate. I hope the one tomorrow isn't so bad. I'll see you in the morning! :hi:

Finished break now goodnight again.

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Times growning short! :bounce: You'll soon be on your way! :woohoo:

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Hope you're enjoying your vacation - as hard as you work you deserve it !! And don't feel guilty doing nothing - I sure as hell don't. :hug:

Cold and wet here in BrisVegas - about time we had some winter weather !!! :hi:

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It's good to see you this morning, Man! :bounce: It's been a while! I hope you're doing okay down there. Cold and wet IS winter weather down there...isn't it?

I'm just being a wimp because I hate cold weather - anything less than 70 degrees is Arctic as far as I'm concerned.

It's around 55 degrees with showers - just enough to settle the dust.

I was born and raised in Missouri where we'd get 26 inches of snow every winter and you'd go outside in the morning and the temperature would be at...one! :scared: Now I live here in Florida where it doesn't do that, thank all the gods!

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I sort of took it easy yesterday ... did some things around the house, went grocery shopping, and then talked with the builder. Even went to bed early. I'm not sure what I'll do today. I feel like I could sleep for a month, but I keep waking up early. The cats didn't even bother me this morning. :shrug:

Funny thing about cats. When you have a bed full of them, there's barely room for anyone else. Sophie was leaning up against my back and I must've shifted towards the middle a little bit. So she moved to be leaning up against me again. I guess I wasn't comfortable with her like that, or maybe I thought I was crowding her, so I kept moving in my sleep until eventually I was the wrong way on the bed -- with my feet up on harleydad's pillow. :rofl: I woke up and took a look and there were three cats lined up from my pillow to the foot of the bed, all in a row where I should have been. (Sashka is dissing us these days b/c she misses her daddy.) :rofl:

I'm glad you're having a good time off. You could actually spend the whole time doing nothing and it might be fun. :rofl:

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LOL! That's funny! You ended up the wrong way on the bed? :rofl: I've heard of wallowing the bed, but that's crazy! :rofl: I'm glad you took it easy yesterday too. YOU deserve that too you know. Yes, I could spend the whole time doing nothing, but I don't want to squander my whole vacation. I have a few errands to run today, so at least I'll have THAT.

:rofl: Those kitties make fools of all of us, dontcha know. :rofl:

Well, then, c'mon up and we'll wash our cars. I didn't do that yesterday. It started to sprinkle a little while I was stringing up the clothesline (I have a clothesline in the yard!) and I decided it wasn't a good day for it. The problem with me taking it easy is that I tend to loose my momentum when I'm so exhausted. If I keep going, my body cooperates for a while, but it crashes as soon as I stop. I know, it's a sign I should have stopped sooner. But sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. Now that I've taken it easy, I might never get the dining room painted or the car washed. :shrug:

They come to where ever I am and wash it for me, inside and out, for $21.00! They do a fantastic job too! So, I don't have to do it myself. It's an exhausting job that I hate. x(

Clothes dried on a clothesline are the BEST, you know it? My Grandma used to do that and they smelled SO good! LOVE THAT!

Unless you can call harleydad a car washing service. It is an exhausting job, especially in FL when it's hot and humid. I might be able to manage it here in the morning while it's still cool. I don't know of any car washing services here and I can't take it to a car wash b/c that'll make the rag top leak. Maybe harleykid will bring hers over and we can make a day of it. She doesn't have a hose bib at her house and she LOVES to wash cars. :D

I agree! We weren't allowed to have a clothesline in Boca ... not like anything would have dried there anyway. I can't wait to change the bed sheets and hang them out. I even like jeans dried outside. They get all stiff. :rofl:

Today I'm going to call Apple and order a carrying case/sleeve for my MacBook. I don't know why I didn't think of that when I ordered it. If I have time, I might try to import my iTunes library. One thing at a time so I don't screw something up. I'm seriously loving this. I was concerned because the firewall we use on our other computers, ZoneAlarm, isn't available for Mac. But then I did some poking around and discovered that Mac comes WITH a firewall. :wow: All I had to do was enable it! And the widgets are TOO cool. I have a calculator, calendar, weather, and clock that can just float up to the top and then disappear when I'm ready to do something else (now that sounds like a real technical description, doesn't it?).

But I don't mind that either. :rofl: I'm glad you're having such a good time with that laptop! Sounds like you made a good choice! I wish I could see it!

Go to CompUSA ... they carry them there. I got a lot more stuff on mine than they sell theirs with, and for a better price. But you could go and see what they look like and how they feel. And check out the Photo Booth program. :rofl: I actually have a picture of myself that I took with it. If I can figure out where they stored it, I'll send it to you for your morning crew thingy.

Oh, yeah, and if you ever decide to get one, let me know and I'll give you my salesperson's name and number. He was really good to me.

But never really looked at them. I need to, I guess! Did you take your picture with the camera in the top of your screen?

It's SO cool! You can see what it's going to look like before you take it. Nothing to upload or anything, so it's pretty fun for just taking self portraits for DU. ;rofl:

Oh, I suppose I should pull myself away and get this day started. Looks like it might be a nice one. I hope you have a wonderful day off today, my friend. :loveya: :hug: :hi:

I have an appointment at 9 and I need to get cleaned up and have breakfast and things. I hope you have a great day too, my dear! :loveya::hi:

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that is a funny story about your cats :rofl:

When I was a kid we had a cat who used to sleep on our pillows. If he decided to sleep with you one night you could forget about having a pillow.
My second cat always slept near my knees or feet. Was a good footwarmer.

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They are just getting funnier all the time. :rofl: At least they didn't turn the light on this morning. :shrug:

Satchmo sleeps on my pillow in the morning when he's ready to get up. And sometimes he reaches over and bites my head, just in case I don't notice he's there. He normally sleeps between my legs ... I think he was a dirty old man in a prior life. They do make good foot warmers! :rofl:

She was a nutcase. When she had "her time" she would jump around and race through the apt like the devil was behind her. But she also was happy to cuddle. Esp. when you were talking on the phone. Like she was afraid she would miss something. But the moment she had enough of petting she would scratch and hiss. She died January last year. I miss her. Her name was Octavia.

And here is my/our first cat, Lillekort when he was a kitten

Sophie does that ... only she nips when she's had enough. Cuddly one minute and after your hand the next. :shrug:

I have to get going. It was good to see you again this morning. See you tomorrow! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

Yesterday was ok. The weather was nice so I was able to sit on the front porch after getting my two clients ready for the day and avoid most of the holy roller's caterwauling. Then after going home and sleeping it was the regular routine. Laundry, dinner and a bit of relaxation before coming into work.

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I guess that's why they call it the "Old Grind", huh? I'm glad you were spared Miss Bushel Britches' ravings yesterday. Hopefully you can do the same thing today! :bounce::loveya:

I don't chance seeing Holy Holler until at least Friday night, but I'm not scheduled to see her until Monday morning under normal circumstances.

Well that's good! :bounce: As many times as she's been talked to about that...it just goes into one ear and out the other doesn't it?

She has absolutely no respect for anybody else's concerns or feelings and just does whatever the heck she wants. I get the impression she just has the need to hear her own voice because she babbles in some way nearly every minute even when she stops the singing. When she finally sits down to read her Bible she blurts out "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" or "Ohhhh Ohhh Ohhhh" every minute or so as if she's surprised or shocked by what she's reading. If she's as religious as she claims to be she should have read that thing a dozen times and nothing in there should be a surprise.

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I'd stay as far away from her as I could. :rofl:

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I am doing fine. More or less. At the moment I have to admit I am tired of my friend. I am always glad when I don't see her or talk to her. I really like her but we see each other every day (we both work for the museum, but in different departments). Her attitude is mostly negative. Whatever she tells me, it has something negative in it. Unless she shops. I have the feeling shopping is a substitute for her.
I feel like I want to break out of my recent life.

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Awww...I hate negative people like that too! I don't know WHY they have to be that way. :loveya: Maybe she needs to see a Psychiatrist. :shrug:

what she needs is a bf. That is her main problem. That she fell in love badly a couple of years ago and the guy didn't come around. He liked her but had other big issues so she fell short.

But she is still negative on her work, on our co-workers, the men ... you name it. And I come to a point where I can't hear it anymore.

I would too. Hmmm...maybe you could play match maker! Know any single guys you could hook her up with? :rofl:

the guys I like ain't her type and the other way around.

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She wants a tall white man, I am happy with a black man, who is not much taller than me :rofl:

Maybe you should just sit down with her and tell her to stop being to negative all the time!

it is difficult. I am her only friend here in Frankfurt as she is mine. We both aren't persons that are very outgoing. And as said I really like her. It is just her negativism that bothers me. And at the moment a bit more. Maybe it has something to do with my own unhappiness about M. I am sad at the moment because since he started his new job he has even less time for me. But he just sent me a text message and that helps me. It shows me that he still cares about me.

I'm sorry, my dear! I'm sure he still cares about you. He's a very special guy!

Hey baby. Hope that you are doing great. Just to let you know that I really miss you and the frequent conversations we used to have. Hope you are being good :-) Hope to see you soon again.



He has two hours drive both directions to his work and back. And he can't email during work.

I can't do any e-mailing or anything at work either, so I know how that is. That's such a sweet message! What a great man! :loveya:

and he proves it again and again. Tomorrow is the deadline for one of the jobs I applied. So I hope I get invited to an interview. I do believe that I fit for that position.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! Sending good vibes your way! :hug::loveya:

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Hope that you manage to have a positive day.

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thank you :hug:

How are you doing?

We've got another beautiful sunny day - though they forecast that it would cloud over later, so I might not be able to sit in the garden reading x(

but still humid. We kind of waiting for rain so it cools off a bit. And Frankfurt is normally avoided by thunderstorms.

But we don't get them very much here either...

I hope that the humidity isn't too much for you - I love heat, but can't stand humidity.

but like you I rather like the dry heat. But in Frankfurt you get a lot humidity. It is almost like in a Sauna. Except the people are dressed :)

Sorry to hear about your negative friend. I try to avoid people like that, or at the very least try to change the negative subject. Sometimes it works, and sometimes not.

How are your plans to see your sweetie coming along? Just curious!

Normally I try to avoid negative people as well. But since she is pretty much the only friend I have here in Frankfurt (and vice versa) we do a lot of stuff together. She can be fun and I do like her a lot but once in a while I get tired of her whining.

Seeing my sweetie? I think I have to wait a bit longer till I see him again. Since he started his new job he has even less time (2 hours each day to and away from his job) and on the weekends he just needs the time to relax. He will move as soon as his probation time is over after 3 months.
Of course I would see him if I would get invited to an interview in London.
M. just wrote me a text message. I posted it above.

nice message! It's clear that he's thinking about you! Most likely it's hard on him too. I'm sure he'll fly through his probation period, move, and then there'll be more time for him to chat with you.

I'd best get going. Chat with you tomorrow.

and don't work too hard.

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....fine.

Clintmax, I can tell you're enjoying your vacation. :hug:

We're supposed to get some more rain today and some of the storms might be "strong to severe" :shrug: which is fine with me, at least it won't be hot.:toast:

I've got some things to do and take care of so I'm hoping to get those done early and get back home before the skies open up.:rofl:

Have a good day everyone and remember there are still way to many neocons to be edumated.:banghead:

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Yes, I AM enjoying my time off, thank you! I hope you get your errands done today before all the rain hits too! Have a great day! :bounce:

Glad you're enjoying yourself. I have to do some housework today. Yuck. Anyhow, better get going. Hope you had fun terrorizing BestBuy.

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Yuck! I hate housework too. It's one of those things that as soon as you get it all done, it gets all UNdone quickly. Try to have SOME fun today! :hi:

We survived Day One of Driver's Ed. Today is Day Two...and they're actually going to let them *gasp* drive!!!! :scared:

I hope you are enjoying your vacation.

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Today's the day they actually get to DRIVE, huh? Well, I hope its in a closed course area. They wouldn't take them into TRAFFIC...would they? :scared:

:scared: I'm staying in this morning. :D

I don't blame you! :rofl: These are all young kids just learning, right?

half. :hi:

I wasn't even allowed to get behind the wheel until I was 16 and that was after having classes and being behind the wheel of a simulator for a while!

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You're not nervous about it are you? I'm shocked...

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Her dad took her out in a parking lot last night... To give her the "feel" of the wheel...

He says she'll do okay. :scared:


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I'm definitely well off out of that game.

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you'd die laughing. :hi:

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:loveya: I've missed you this week.

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Hope that you're doing well today.

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but I'm sure it will be a good one.

It's one of the most natural things to call you given what you look like though. :loveya:

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will get you everywhere. :D :evilgrin: :loveya:

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I'm glad too, Man! Do you have any time off coming to you?

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I'd complain. :rofl:

Yes you can spend the vacation doing absolutely nothing if you want to.

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Check your pm in a second

:evilgrin: I calls 'em as I sees 'em

what I admire so much on you

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It's good to see you! I know I can...but I don't really want to. I'm going to get out and about today, How've YOU been?

Isn't it?

I'm sure you'll find plenty of things to do with your time this week. Savor every moment of it!

It's strange...I can't walk out the house without my watch. I feel naked without it on my arm...but when I'm at home, I can't stand it there. Strange, huh?

I own at least 1/2 a dozen of 'em but I quit needing one a little over 11 years ago.

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I was lazy yesterday morning and decided to stay in bed just a little longer. It did feel good, but the lazy feeling continued throughout the day, and I'm feeling guilty for not putting in a full days work. Oh well, today it'll be catch up time.

Glad to hear that you're enjoying your time off. Maybe when you're out-and-about you could take some more pics for us? Just a suggestion

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Hey, sometimes it feels good to be lazy and stay in bed! I wanted to this morning, but I didn't. Oh, I AM going to take some more pictures! I know everyone is wanting to see more!

for you. You're on vacation and if you sleep in, we'll all be wondering where you are, getting all worried. It's truly good that we care, but it puts you in an awkward position. Ah ha ha ha . . . you'll just have to pre-plan your sleeping in days and let us know in advance.

I wanted to sleep in...but I'd miss my crew too much! So, up I got. :rofl: I wouldn't have it any other way!

to sleep in, rest assured that Random Australian would step up to the plate. I think he rather enjoyed it that other week.

It's time to fill up my travel mug and head out to work. Wishing you a great day, relaxing day. You can just leisurely do your chores, no stress, no time table. That's the best, because then they can be enjoyed.

I wish you a great day, enjoy your vacation and relax. I feel better thinking that someone we all know and love is relaxing and feeling good!

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I wish YOU a great day too, my dear! I'm going to be out and about today doing fun things, so I'm going to keep feeling good! I hope YOU are too!

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:loveya: I missed you yesterday! :hug:

I've been in a grumpy mood so I thought I should stay away from those I care about in case I lose it and and then you'll see my grumpy side.:grr: lol

How are you? The time to depart is getting closer and I'm getting excited for you!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :thumbsup: :hi: :loveya: :hug:

You are silly. :hug: It's alright to be grumpy sometimes. We all get like that. :*

Just over three weeks now. I need to start getting my stuff in order! :bounce:

I am quite well, thanks. :)

I have some errands to run this morning and have breakfast, so I need to get around! Take care of each other and I'll see you tomorrow! :grouphug:

Clint

See you soon. :hug: :bounce: :loveya:

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Just woke up. Tired. :)

I'm on vacation too. It's too long though. I get antsy. :)

Hope you have a good day with your plans and all, but, imho, lazy days are the best!

Have a good one!

I am off today and it's beautiful here in CT!

Enjoy! :hi:

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Hope you have a great day-off. Always good when they fall on days with good weather.

I will try to enjoy my day off. I am going up to see the man later but other than that no other plans. Just going to relax. Then next week I am OFF! :bounce:

Sounds like an even better time next week. :pals: