10/24/2009 Bash on the Boat (I'm with B.O.B) Thread #22

[GOS]

Heather Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. You look great. Diane

You look stunning Heather

Thank you Girls.

 

[GOS]

Morning all. Been up for almost 1/2 hour now.

Quiet on the threads still. I thought the East Coasters would have been up by now.

Looks like only Karen decided to check in from the UK. Morning Karen if you're stil out there.

I'm here now.

 

[GOS]

I agree. I love the "lid" Heather. Very becoming on you.

Thanks Nancy. Did you know 'Lid' is a slang term for motorcycle crash helmet in the UK?

 

[GOS]

Neil was really proud of him. Neil kept away as much as possible to let him have the experience on his own, but sneekily kept a beady eye on him from a distance to make sure he was ok and eating enough etc. He said he behaved really well and joined in everything. I heard him telling his friends all about it as they went into school today

Sounds like they both had a good time.

 

[GOS]

Hi guys. Waiting for the shuttle to go over to the ship.

MG, will send you a reply to your PM when I get back and get all the info.

Have a great week. pm me if anything big happens.

Bon Voyage!!!!!

Have a great trip Lori. Loads of pics please

 

[Tinkerbell.RN]

I think Elaine is going to see the Hannah Montana movie today with one of the young adults from the church. The two of them are so funny, I have no idea why they are going to see it. They will probably just laugh hysterically through the whole thing.

I went to the Hannah Montana movie with my daughters. It is actually a pretty good movie. I'll admit that I even found myself with tears in my eyes a couple of times. Of course, I guess that's a girl thing!

 

[Tinkerbell.RN]

Oh boy! A Hannah Montana FO!

 

[Tinkerbell.RN]

A friend of Al's sent this to him in an email yesterday, I thought it was a good thing to share on Mothers Day:

The Price of Children

Here is something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way.

It's nice.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down.

It translates into:

* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month,
* $171.08 a week.
* A mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is; don't have children if you want to be 'rich.' Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140.00?

* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the
boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:

* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs,
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:

* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.

You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for
Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You get to be a hero just for:

* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,

* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always

gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat in history to witness the:

* First step,
* First word,
* First bra,
* First date,
* First time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal.. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your
obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and
human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under
the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you,
love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren!!!!!!!

It's the best investment you'll ever make!!!!!!!!!

And speaking of "tears", this brought them too! Thanks Cheryl, this was beautiful!

 

[captchris]

I spent the afternoon pressure washing the lost paint off my garage and man am I sore! I was fine until I started loading the dishwasher.

I may do just a little bit tomorrow then return the pressure washer to Home Depot. Hopefully we will paint by the end of the week!

 

[firefighter chris]

Hello everyone. Just checking in to say hi.

 

[captchris]

Lookie what came today...

MNSSHP tickets for Halloween Night!!!

 

[captchris]

Hello everyone. Just checking in to say hi.

Hey Chris...hope all is well.

 

[JLDSMD]

Thanks Nancy. Did you know 'Lid' is a slang term for motorcycle crash helmet in the UK?

Now that would be a picture, you in a "lid".

Our next picture is entitled, "BOBer gone Bad".

 

[JLDSMD]

Lookie what came today...

MNSSHP tickets for Halloween Night!!!

I see they sent you Cass' ticket. The one in the lower right.

 

[JLDSMD]

Well, my meeting is done and I have grass to finish cutting. Talk later kids.

 

[captchris]

I see they sent you Cass' ticket. The one in the lower right.

I am guessin these are totally random??

 

[cntkg1]

Thanks Nancy. Did you know 'Lid' is a slang term for motorcycle crash helmet in the UK?

no, I didn't know that.
Let me rephrase that then, Nice hat Heather. It's very becoming on you.

Lookie what came today...

MNSSHP tickets for Halloween Night!!!

I got mine too Chris.
Mine are Donald and Goofy.

 

[ST Cruisers]

Hi everyone Remember me?

 

[cntkg1]

Hi everyone Remember me?

It's my baby boy!!! Hiya Tony. Hey, did you see that we got our mnsshp tickets today? We also got a letter that says we are celebrating Stacy's birthday in October. I'll save it for her, ok?

 

[ST Cruisers]

What's for supper mom?