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Morning ladies....

Kim it slooks like you had a wonderfu l trip despite all th eissues along the way.. Never seems to fail when we go on vacation something always happens. . Heck one of the last trips I made home we broke down at a gas statsion in the middle of nowhere.. It was freezing cold outside, they had no bathroom outside and since it was late they locke dup the station except for the little window.. LUckily Max was handy enough to get us going again (was a junk year 2000 vehicle with major grounding issues) and well I used the side of the building a leaning post to go potty...lol

Crissy I love college football, Nascar, NHRA racing oooooo how we love it! We actually go with my mom every year to the gatornationals as our yearly birthday presents fro Max and I from her.. We have a great time and get thre when the sun is still comming up..
Your yard is very nice.. Ours was bare when we bought our home and I started out with a bed similar to yours running own the fence but a bit wider... Do I see grapes in the back?? O umm do you like gardenias? I may be able to send you a few that ill do well in your zone...

Cindy how neat that you will be working with that little furnture.. I would be afraid to mess it up myself..

Dusty Welcome welcome! These gals are alot of fun,,,

Trisha Love the PBR too! Nothing better than cowboys and bulls...........

Marion does your home owners comitee control the back yard too? My o my now I remember why we ought in an older neigborhood..

Morning Lisa...

Well ladies it looks like its going to be a pretty day out so Im going to get myself motivated.. Max has to work tonight so I need to get some things done before he gets up...

Everyone have a great day and I will try to check in from time to time..

Huggs
Donna

Mornign All,

Welcome back Kim, what a bummer that the weather was crappy. Maybe next year will be better at least then you will know what to do and not to do. Hoping to work outside today, we are having spring like weather a hummingbird came to the feeder the other day.

Morning everyone. Wow Kim, you had a trip and a half! Sorry the weather was bad, but sounds like you did have some fun. And those cabana boys!!! Woo hooo.
Dusty, welcome to the group. Glad to have ya here. What kind of painting and scuplting do you do. We would love to see some of your art work.
Bj, how is it going with Mike? Hope he is getting settled in.
Cindy, don't ya just love the hummer. They are just beautiful birds, and so tiny!
Marion how you doing today?
Trisha, Donna, Lisa... Morning to everyone else.
Hope all of you up North, are all getting the snow to go away!

LK

Kim, what kind of Mexico trip did you take? Was it something you did on your own or an all-inclusive thing. I was thinking about doing a Sandal's trip at some point in time, but Dave wants to take a cruise down there but on the Gulf side and Caribbean. Never been on a cruise before and I get motion sick so far on any type of boat or in the backseat of a car, but not in a plane.

I don't know if a Gardenia would grow, my dirt consists of red clay and rocks. I found crystal when I was sowing the ground when I planted my bulbs! I was all excited and looking for that diamond lol! I could learn how to bonsai it, that would be cool!

Neener Neener Neener I'm the only Christine and the only Crissy, at least spelled that way. I shouldn't say that too loud cause the gal who signed us up on our homeowners name is Crissy, spelled that way. The only "Crissy" I've ever known! I've known some Chrissy's and Chrissie's, but not a Crissy LOL

I'm not too much into college sports, I'm starting to get interested but in CA no one cares unless they know someone. I've been to Infinion Raceway when it was still Sears Point to the Pepsi Nascar race, and Las Vegas to see the Nascar race there. And a whole bunch of amateur drag races at Sacramento Raceway. Dave's trying to get to the Bristol race, we don't care which one, and I'm trying to get to either Daytona or Talledega, don't care which one of those either.

I have to take my car to the shop today at 2, I'm only 13,000 miles over the 3,000 oil change, plus it's pulling hard to the left and my tire light is on. I think it's time I do something about it lol!

Crissy, my daughter's name is Cristina. Everytime some one spells her name with an H or and e at the end she gets really upset. So when I tell people her name I always say "Cristina no H". When she was a baby my mom called her Crissy I didn't like it and I always call her Cristina my mom and everyone else call her Cris. She is a Pre-School teacher so it's easy for the kids to call her Teacher Cris.

Kim- glad you had a nice trip. Sorry the weather wasn't better. Speaking of weather-they are predicting snow here tonight and tomorrow. IF it sticks I will post some pictures!!

My mom was expecting a boy and had a name picked out, James Robert (my dad is Robert James.) When I showed up as a girl she didn't know what to do, and liked the name Michelle but didn't want me to be called Shelly. My dad came up with Christine, so they named me Christine Michelle and she has always called me Crissy. LOL! My dad has always called me Chris, and I get very mad when someone calls me Christina and it happens all the time. People will look at my name on paper spelled with an E and still calls me Christina???? So I always say, "Christine with an E." gggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr That's why I've kinda sorta converted back to using Crissy, no mistakes there lol and I don't seem to care about the spelling. In my anal world, I'd rather be called Christine but it doesn't matter. The MidSouth ladies call me Crissy and it's perfectly fine.

Good morning everyone.

Hi,Jaye,Kim,Trisha,Donna,Marion and Audrey.


Kim i'm glad you had some fun.

Ok ladies i'm off to go and rearange my baby room so i won't get back on until tonight.So ladies have a great day and enjoy your selfs.If most of you are in bed when i get back on i hope each and everyone of you sleep well and stay warm.Chow for now but not for ever!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a Great Day!!

Wellllll LK... I do all sorts of painting and sculpting...I'm kinda afraid to post any of my sculpts ... LOL...This painting is one I did of my Great Grandmother....I added the buffalo, tho we are not Plains Indians...

Judy (Seedtosser) and I are apparently distantly related through this woman...She is Octavia Panther, married to my Great GrandFather, Napoleon Daniel....

Dusty that is very nice. Thanks for sharing.

LK

OMG, that's incredible! You are very talented. And related to Judy? How cool is that!

That's gorgeous! You should share more.

From the time I was born until about a year ago I thought I was Cherokee, and my mom thought she was Cherokee. My grandfather always told everyone, and I have the picture, that his grandmother was full blood Cherokee Indian. My grandfather passed in 1997 and a couple of years ago my mom got into Genealogy, my grandmother was into it big time and mom found a time line to go off of. Well, my mom found out she's not Cherokee Indian, but Chickasaw Indian. She called me at work to tell me this information, we about died laughing, he sort of had the right region anyway lol!

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That is a common mistake Crissy...My Husbands Mother thought the same thing...but she is Creek and Chickasaw with one Osage Grandfather...I have traced her back into the late 1600's...

My GrandFather Walkingstick was born in 1743...I know this, because he was 100 years old when the Indian Census Rolls were done, and his brother LongBlanket was too sick to attend at 101...Udaolunusti is my native last name...Means Walkingstick...My cousin Ramsey Walkingstick lives on the rez in NC, and I spent several months there back in the early 70's with my family going through many documents, and looking at old tintypes, and charcoal drawings...It was a very humbling experience...to put faces and names to people I was taught about from the time I was able to comprehend...My Father was a great blessing to me....

It's hard for us to research because it was the grandmother who married a white man and took his last name. I don't think anyone has ever known the grandmother's maiden name. I have a picture of her though!

Dusty, has humbly left out part of her Vietnam history. In the short time she was there, and at a very young age, she was in charge of ALL of the Vietnam nurses. She also attained the rank of Colonel. She is a crusty, mean ole woman and I love her to death!

And no matter what she says, I'm not a lightweight drinker....well, okay I AM a lightweight.

Her husband has written a book about meeting in Vietnam and it's a fast and good read. It will open your eyes about some of the "in the the background" things that went on in Nam. If anyone is interested, it is "Spooks" by James Slusser.

AND, I never knew that about her. I knew she was from the Deer Clan, but I didn't know her Deer Clan name. Learn sumpin new ever day!! ;o)

Show us the picture Crissy!

So Dusty did you sculpt the fairy?

Here is a good laugh:Sharing Peanuts!!!



A tour bus driver is driving with a bus load of seniors down a highway when he is tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady.
She offers him a handful of peanuts, which he gratefully munches up.
After about 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of peanuts.
She repeats this gesture about five more times. When she is about to hand him another batch again he asks the little old lady, 'Why don't you eat the peanuts yourself? We can't chew them because we've no teeth,' she replied. The puzzled driver asks, 'Why do you buy them, then?' The old lady replied, 'We just love the chocolate around them.'


It pays to be careful around old people!

My people were Blackfoot! I don't know any names of the Indians, but I know one of my ancestors name was Pettigo. French. I'm only 1/64th Indian, but my grandmother really had the look! She and my grandfather rode in coverd wagons in the "land rush", but they didn't get any land, but I don't know why. I loved to hear her tell about her childhood, and all of her life. I've always been proud of my heritage, even though the Blackfoot tribe were not well thought of!

Audrey...The Blackfoot were a tad like the Apache, who one of my dearest friends in the entire world was a full blood, and a CA state trooper until he crossed the bridge...They did not appreciate being encroached upon, and tended to be rather vicious...I don't blame them a bit...The French involvement was common, because of the French trappers venturing west for skins...

Yes.. that is one of my faes...I will see if I can find some others for you...Maybe Cookie will post the Santa I sculpted...

Oh you are GOOD!!! Do you still do it as a hobby? Have you ever sold any of your sculpters?

I have the impression that the Blackfoot were not so much vicious, as lazy!

Kim looks like you still had a good time……I am assuming the Cabana Boys are the ones to the right???!!!…LOL!!

Dusty that is a beautiful painting!!! Please share more…..

Crissy, that sounds familiar…..always thought we were Cherokee….turns out we are Choctaw…..

Dusty that is incredible!!!!!!!!! Laura and Stacey are jsut going to die when they see her!!!!

Cindy.. I haven't touched clay of any kind in well over 2 years since we moved back to OH...There have just been too many other things that have needed to be done, and my DH is disabled and unable to help with most all of it...I dabble now and then when I am angry usually and take out my vengeance on the clay , and then destroy it...I now have a magnificent heated basement, half of which will soon become my studio, and I WILL be finishing a few I have started, and begin to create a few new ones.. Yes.. I have sold quite a few over the years, and gave many as gifts...

This one is my Granddaughter in her wedding gown 4 yrs ago...nearly 5 now...

This is how they begin....

and this is how they look without all of their trimmings etc, nearly done head wise..

Not all are beauties... LOL.. Some are Trolls or Ogres!!!

and some are just plain characters having a great time...

BJ ? Donna ? Are you looking at these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG They are fabulous!!!!! OH, OH, Please show more!!!

This is Gentry... he lives in FL at my old neighbors...

Gentry from the side...

This is a baby just hatched...

Okay Dusty, what How To books have you written so we can dream????

Not a one sorry to say...I could use the money.. LOL There are far too many to learn from...

I rarely use any clay except the air dry Papydur anymore and I have to order it because very few people use it... but this is an example of my male Fae done in papydur.. and you can see how flawless his *skin* is.. you get absolutely no finger, tool or brush marks...

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Better look at Papydur....

Boozhoo Sister.

Been a very long time since I have seen you. I hope you are well.
I am much, much better since we last chatted.

OH MY, I am once again at awe of your spectacular work.
Smiling big. Very cool to se you joined the sistahood! Welcome

Waving hello to al the Sistahs. Trying to get some house work done. My vehicle is down. A major bummer.
So I am waiting for Steve so we can take her in. cross fingers nothing to terrible.

This is one of my Ogres after a long day at the hunt...His bow and quiver are hanging on his chair...