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[Rash]

BRIDGEKEEPER: What is your quest?
GALAHAD: I seek the Grail.
BRIDGEKEEPER: What is your favorite color?
GALAHAD: Blue. No yel-- auuuuuuuugh! [ explodes and dies ]

 

[lllovell]

Who left the heater on here? I SWEAR, it is 2,000 degrees outside today! yuck!

At least its the weekend!

 

[jnrrt]

Yep, I spent 5 1/2 hours digging up and splitting bearded irises (and yes, if you didn't know, that's a flower), and holy shmoley, it was 900 degrees. And we now have about 7 million irises. So if anyone is in Columbus, and looking for irises, come on by.

Now picturing me or my husband trolling through the neighborhood in a trench coat with a bucket of rhizomes underneath, "pssst, hey kid, want an iris? All the cool kids have one."

Seriously, they are beautiful, but there is no way we can use them all. I've checked with most neighbors, and even though they all wanted some (except one - turns out her ex loved them, and strangely, she didn't want any. Hmmmm, wonder why?), we still have a ton left. We'll take them to church tomorrow, because I hate to waste them, but I feel like we're back in the friendship bread craze of the 90's. We obviously have to be less kind to our plants so they will stop being so FREAKING HAPPY!

 

[ColoradoBelle1]

jnrrt...I'd love to take some of your freaking happy irises!!!!
And ya know, I just saw a jeep with snow plow on ebay that I need!
So maybe if I buy the jeep then you can fill it with irises and drive on out to Colorado, where we think it is HOT if the themometer reaches 80 degrees!

Truly, can the rhizomes be packed in a box and shipped UPS?
I have wild irises growning in my pasture, but alas, none planted in my garden.
Did just pick the last of my peonies though. (Here at 9000 feet , everything blooms rather late)

LIVERWURST!!!

 

[wtpclc]

I interrupt this post to welcome myself back. I had a whopping 7 hours to do laundry, unpack and clean before receiving SiL, BIL and dnephews (DN #2 aka Hurricane Carter, not as nice as Patti). Actually, the boys were the best they've ever behaved and we had a great time, but I'm NOT ready to go bacmk to the real world. Camping was fun. No car alarms at night, only in the day. I didn't have to be a real camper and cook much adn I got used to the shower .

idratherbe.. The best smilie I've ever seen (camping one)! Thanks tons!

Just so y'all know I was thinking of you while gone

http://www.ty.com/Pinkys_home

I saw this in the store. Toon, if I had a clue about your address ebsides New Orleans, this would have been at your door by now. Glad dh wasn't around when I discovered it. He just wouldn't have unsderstood. I did LOL in the store, though!

Thanks for all the laughs as I caught up tonight. Many great songs and not-so-bad poetry. Really good to see I wasn't forgotten!

Oh, SOF's Rash in his eye had me cracking up!!! (I am sorry about your eye's, though, hope they're better)

lllovell - so sorry about your kitty. Had to put down my 9YO dog a few weeks ago. At least he lived a full life for a St. Bernard, though.

Belated birthday wishes to CB and lllovell.

Hope to be back soon, but I have no idea what waits for me at work!

 

[lllovell]

I was I was closer to get some irises. Hubby has been doing MAJOR yard renovations this summer (poor guy, but he has the time, so its been keeping him honest ) and our yard is looking fantastic right now, but could always use more flowers!

CB - I would KILL for 80 degrees. I went shopping yesterday and just walking around INSIDE the mall for a little over an hour about did me in. I had to get my aunt to go and get the car instead of walking across the parking lot. (of course, little Paula Jean in my tummy had a LOT to do with it!) When she got to the car, the thermometer read 105

wtpclc - so glad you are back in one piece! I am glad to hear that your trip went well, but we did miss you around here. Besides, if you come back and join us, is it REALLY getting back to the real world? (and sorry to hear about your dog. We are such lovers of animals around here that its really so hard to lose them! Glad you had a good bit of time together. )

Happy Sunday everyone!

 

[jnrrt]

jnrrt...I'd love to take some of your freaking happy irises!!!!
And ya know, I just saw a jeep with snow plow on ebay that I need!
So maybe if I buy the jeep then you can fill it with irises and drive on out to Colorado, where we think it is HOT if the themometer reaches 80 degrees!

Truly, can the rhizomes be packed in a box and shipped UPS?
I have wild irises growning in my pasture, but alas, none planted in my garden.
Did just pick the last of my peonies though. (Here at 9000 feet , everything blooms rather late)

LIVERWURST!!!

Okay, that just made me smile. Now I will always think of them as the "freaking happy irises".

We gave away about 80 yesterday, and then took 200 to church and gave all those away, and I sort of feel like an iris salesperson. And we still have one section left to dig, which I anticipate will be another 100 or so, and we've replanted about 100. I left it because my neighbor said she wanted a bunch, but was out of town, so I said we'd just wait for her (it was a good excuse to sit down) since I didn't know how many she'd want.

So tonight she comes over and says, "Oh, give me four."

"You just want four?"

"Oh, okay, what the heck, give me five!"

So she obviously has no idea what kind of iris universe I'm living in. Back to beating the pavement I guess...

Anyway, I really have no idea if you can ship them. I know they last for a few days, but I don't know how they'd handle the shipping, or if you can send plants across state lines? If I'm going to be arrested, I'd rather it was for something more exciting than illicit rhizome shipments. Although a cross-country iris expedition in a plow truck sounds like a story to tell my grandkids at least.

"You know, I once braved 80 degree heat in a plow truck all the way across the country to deliver rhizomes to a woman I met on the DIS boards..."

Wait, actually, that's kind of a lame story. Nevermind.

 

[ColoradoBelle1]

So she obviously has no idea what kind of iris universe I'm living in.

Well, now, about that story...I'm sure that Rash could come up with something impressive (if we gave him enough beer), then Toon could write some bad poetry about it and idrbiwdw could make up a little song. (or Toon could write the Tune and Idrbiwdw could give us some more poetry)

We could add something about braving 140 degrees in the shade heat across the midwest, and walking miles to school barefoot in the snow and planting freakin irises while the bears and the antelope played in the garden.

I just found I might have to cancel my October Dis trip...but replacing it with an 18 night Panama Canal cruise. I surely love my Boardwalk view BWV...but those repositioning cruises come but once a year.

Welcome back, wtpclc...we missed ya!!~ BTW, what do wtpclc stand for, ya?

 

[lllovell]

18 night cruise!!!! I think I would give up ANY view at WDW once for a cruise like that. Just once mind you

Hope it comes through for you CB!

*yawn* It is such a Monday!

btw - where is Rash? I wonder if little Rashling has come along already. ah babies....I hope all is going well for him

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

btw - where is Rash? I wonder if little Rashling has come along already. ah babies....I hope all is going well for him

I was thinking the same thing! I hope we get an update soon...

 

[wtpclc]

CB - Thanks! BTW - Iris rhyzomes can last quite some time. I know teh Plumeria stems can be shipped in country because they have not root materials or leaves. Does that imply that root material cannot be shipped interstate? I was actually thinking baout looking into that. If they can be shipped and I get around to dividing some of mine this fall, I'll send them your way.

I'm afraid that my screen name is very boring and I'm afraid that such a non-creative reasoning may get me shunned from this group of poets and lyricists. You know, I just needed to come up with something quick so I could ask 1 question about DVC last year. Not like it would really matter. Little did I know. So, I thought about changing it, but did not want to give up my post counts. Then I got tagged and really didn't want to give those up. If you all promise not to shun me, I'll tell ouy...

Winnie The Pooh and my initials. Pretty lame. Not to mention unpronoucable.

Wonder when we'll hear from Rash....

I made it through my first half day back at work. I think it's tiem to head for the closet, though. FYI - There will be NO cameras or recording devices of any kind in the closet.

 

[lllovell]

I made it through my first half day back at work. I think it's tiem to head for the closet, though. FYI - There will be NO cameras or recording devices of any kind in the closet.

Recording devices? Who would have thought of such a thing! *hiding camera behind her back*

Acutally - for a Monday, I am quite productive today! I will meet you in the closet for an ice cream break soon though! Lunch first (how boring...lunch...I want ice cream but so far, I have gained 8 pounds total - I think I probably gained another 8 in the last month hehehehe evil bad foods! )

 

[TW1]

My long anticipated never-ending weekend has graciously come to an end. As I poorly illuminated, in a really sad attempt at poetry (sorry Toon), DW and I held our annual birthday sleep-over party for DD, just turning 11. And yes the house is not air-conditioned. (At least not yet, but that’s another post.)

Needless to say it was a smashing (figuratively) success. Lots of fun for all and, save for one bloody elbow and a chunk of ice stuck to the tongue of one guest , no serious accidents.

A bit of background – we love throwing parties – and we’re particulary good at kids parties. Since DD is a summer baby her parties have habitually taken on a Summer Olympics theme. We jam pack her affairs with a wide assortment of events, both individual and team based, with an assortment of prizes and ceremonies for the winners and losers.

I must say, since joining DVC our parties have gotten better. The CMs’ games are a great inspiration for our events, especially the pool games at HHI.

We stage the obligatory relays in and out of the pool, scavenger hunts, food-related events, games of skill, and more. There are always word games and puzzles that elude to the next event and an ultimate winner-take-all finale. This year, as we were dousing the pool lights at 11 p.m., we discovered a wheelbarrow full of water balloons that were completely forgotten. So, back on with the lights and wham – blam one massive screaming water balloon fight that I’m sure awoke half the neighborhood.

I must admit, I always seem a bit over-stressed and under-prepared each year, but DW pulled off another memorable event. One of the girls, (who has managed to make the guests list every year ,) told her mother that this is her favorite party of the year.

To us, the ultimate reward is one very happy and grateful DD on Saturday morning, and we have yet to be disappointed.

Thanks again for the words of encouragement last Friday, especially lllovell’s. Today we begin to plan how to make next year’s even better!

P.S. Is there a new word this week?

 

[lllovell]

yeah!! You survived!

Wow - I want to be on the guest list for next year! It shoulds like you have a blast! (and the Mrs. probably deserves her own little celebration for pulling it all together with you each year!)

No word of the week so far. Rash is a busy busy guy (and we are all sending him good vibes about this baby due basically any time!) apparently, but we wait on stinky breath (as opposed to baited breath - you now liverwurst and all last week!)

Water balloons! Man - I wish my babies had summer birthday parties! We are January and March and soon to be October. I just don't think ice filled balloons will work as well! hehe

 

[TW1]

we wait on stinky breath (as opposed to baited breath - you now liverwurst and all last week!)

Maybe we need a new Smell-of-the-Week.

We've had wonderful smells like Spinach, Puppies, Liverwurst..(I think I'm forgetting one...) already.

Why not a new smell?

 

[wtpclc]

TW1 - Glad to hear your party went well. If it helps, I can sympathize with you on the A/C. Luckily, my life is not as unfulfilled as Toon's would be without a/c. We have a very old home and central a/c would be boku bucks. It's been such a harsh summer, though, that we broke down and got a portable a/c unit for the bedroom. It's been a life saver.

 

[Tooneric]

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Just so y'all know I was thinking of you while gone

http://www.ty.com/Pinkys_home

I saw this in the store. Toon, if I had a clue about your address ebsides New Orleans, this would have been at your door by now. Glad dh wasn't around when I discovered it. He just wouldn't have unsderstood. I did LOL in the store, though!
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Those are very, uhm PINK! The whole pink poodle thing is growning on me. Just think of the attention I'd get from all the ladies walking their little white fluffy dogs! Then at least I could drink pink wine instead of white on our walks...

He's a lumberjack and he's okay,
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
He likes to walk his poodle,
While sipping on Rose'.

 

[wtpclc]

Where'd everyone go? No posts here for 19 hours??? Who's gonna' open the closet door for me?

 

[TW1]

Who's gonna' open the closet door for me?

Arrgh! I've had Paul McCartney's "Let em In" Stuck in my brain for two days now !! I thought it was gone this morning, then your post! Quick get in the closet and shut the door!!!

Everybody now...

Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Do me a favor
Open the door and let 'em in

Happy Tuesday!

 

[TW1]

Yes, I have a new addition to my sig file. Step out of the closet, follow this link to a fun site, add a Word-of-the-Day to the top "keyword" box, hit "Create Image", copy and paste the BBCode into your sig, and enjoy!

http://www.sloganizer.net/en/imagegenerator.php