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Jackie Crowe (Finch)

Just posted March 12 Fuddrucker pictures.  Barbara, thanks again!

Hugs,

J

Paige Talley (Meek)

Thank you all for the support, prayers, friendships, hugs and good wishes. We had such a wonderful day... it was just fun !!!  I am still working through the 300 or so photos Photo Man Beau took. Son  Chris was the minister, his wife Joanna sang. Daughter-in-Love, Daphanie, made the cake, many many others decorated and stayed to strike the stage. Thank you could never cover our gratitude to Beau and Diane for their wonderful gift of service and hospitality. Warning... do not get in Diane's way when she is mopping :)  We stayed and played in Houston last week. We worked in some fabulous dining out, fun at Fuddruckers,  a trip to the Urban Market and even a goat farm... how romantic can you get...

It was such a joy to see the number of Waltripians that came to be apart of the day. Memories were shared and faces from the past were greeted. Stories of the neighborhood were told and retold from table to table... and yes, Scotty and Lola do know someone EVERY WHERE they go!!!  Lynn Rolf made sure that I danced at my wedding and Teddy and Fran Jordan, caught up with friends from Oaks. Barbara Porter Raines lost her shoes ask her, it's a good story). John Enloe told stories of days at Black Jr. High,  Jim and Jan Taylor, Bobby Wallace... There were so many to talk and visit with and I did my best, but Richard wanted cake and "gently excorted" me to the cake cutting event! Oh My Gosh... what a fun day. 

Hugs  to all and may you be blessed as we are.

Mrs. J. Paige Pirate Meek

p.s. Did you know that Mr. Enloe played the organ at Oaks when he was in Jr. High at Black... jpm

Chris Thomasson, Joanna and Meghan        Walt Thomasson, Daphanie, Hannah, Marianne, Jacob, Madeleine

Robin English and her Boys, Victor and Antonio Montemayor

                                  Almost Mrs. Meek                                                                              Mr. and Mrs. Meek

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Best wishes, Pirate Paige, love your hair, and your dress, and Mr. Richard, best wishes for the rest of your lives....I predict much laughter, and happiness, as love expressed in your eyes.

Beau Wann, Jr.

OMG...I AM AN INTERNET JUNKIE...GOT THE SHAKES AND BLIND STAGGERS WHEN WE LOST SERVICE LAST WEEK. I was up all night long, with no way to communicate to the waltrip whirld...just played solitaire and freecell, and watched old movies, kept trying to sync up to the internet, and it said HAL was in control, and I was SOOL...and paced all over the house and me and boys went on patrol at all hours of the night and day...Had no idear we relied on INT service so much.

Went to the ATT store and got a new modem, and tried to get uverse and stuff, all to no avail. Installer couldnt install uverse without drilling a zillion holes in my new siding, so I said NO SIR, YOU AINTA GONNA DO IT!!!! Installer knocked out our land line and DSL, and just left. That was yesterday. Callled repair, and they said that another moron would be out today, between the hours of 9 AM and 8 PM to fix the TROUBLE THEY CAUSED. Lost 2 days this weeek waiting for an idjit moron dufus from att. (I did 6 loads of laundry yesterday, folded same and put away. Did yard work today) I really didnt want to do any of that stuff. Had other things planned! ! ! ! 

first chance we get, we are changing all our service over to whatever in the hell aint att. If I have to go with smoke signals, thats what I'm gonna do. Hey Jackie, can you set up the forum for smokesignals??? Morse code??? Tom Toms ???

Oh, then they made a really bad mistake of asking me to fill out a questionaire on their crappy service...NBOY DID I EVER...

Now I can respond to Robert Ds hawk sighting...and Kay too...

Hey Robert D, aint it a wonderful sight seeing a hawk? and seeing one hunting, or dining on their catch? Thats the icing on the cake, or er rabbit...Hey Kay, I told you retirement increased your work load tenfold, didnt I???? And yet you retired anyway!!!

I like retirement....been retired nigh unto 13 years now. I like the naps, no, I LOVE THE NAPS...why not, cant sleep at night! ! !

Been hurtin somthing fierce last couple of weeks...man the pain is just vicious this time around. My beloved has to pack me in hot packs at night, and whenever else I am still. Both shoulders down to my fingers just ache...back and legs screaming. Meds just dont seem to be working...of course it's onluy aspirin and tylenol.  try to take a real pain pill, but thats a NO SLEEPIN PILL for sure. Guess I will have to take one anyway...maybe two...three....four...most anything is better than all this pain...

Having said that, I dont for one minute think Ive got it bad! We were at K rogers and I was sitting on the tailgate of my old ford, swinging my feet like a idjit kid, waiting on my beloved to bring out the weeks vittals, when an older couple came out with thier vittals. The man had mechanical arms...I helped him put his groceries up and put his basket up, and he thanked me. . I didnt ask how he lost his arms, didnt want to intrude. Sure made me feel bad, for feeling bad! ! ! 

Sometimes it's hard to see through your own pain to other peoples pain. But they have em same as us all...Funny, dont recollect when I didnt hurt! I'm sure there was a time when I didnt, just dont remember!  

Think I will ride Pegasus tomorrow. Bluebonnets are out in full force. Rent a bike, or a convertible and go look at em!!!!!! They are beautious!

Fudds was wonderful as usual. Paige and Richards wedding was great too also. What gracious friends they are. ok, my beloved will be home soon, maybe, time to decide what to have for supper...hmmm how about filet of pot pie??? Soup du jour???? well whatever...

Keep the sun at your 6 and ride boldly ride...
your frien and brother, JabberWrocky

Post Script: Glad to be back! ! !

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Welcome back, Beau....I too had that transistion from the school computer and then to connect at my fiance's home here in Bedias, was a real trip. My son said to buy from Verizon, did and we were not within boundaries...searched all over internet and finally went with his home phonevisits times 3x.....needless to say I was at the public librarieswhen the doors opened every other day.,..just horrible!   Everything is working so very glad to be back! 

Beau Wann, Jr.

kAY, we are very glad you are back also too...FIANCE'????? WHOA DUDETTE! ! !
ANOTHER WEDDING IN THE FUTURE????? YEA FOR YOU! THAT IS GREAT! !
You have any revisits from the Beavers family?

Ok, got all the computers finally back on line with help from the online att help line. Those folks are always so nice, and helpful, a far cry from the ATT phone company.

Cooper has put his head in my lap...I'm guessing he wants something...just what, is anyones guess. I feel so sorry for that guy, he is just a space cadet most of the time. Guess he takes after me! ! ! Ok, I love all youse waltriptexians, really do...gotta go down and find those furshlurginer pain pills...had to take Coopers Tramadol, still no relief...

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Morn'...thank you- Beauman....we've had a wedding in our church involving "senior people" as well.  I've noted that these commitments are not run into quickly nor lightly, and I take heed.....LOL.  twas Thanksgiving when we decided to try this...and for this ole girl that has not lived with or been married since 1986, it is worth a run to see if this is the state I can enjoy.  It was part of my decision to retire, and life has certainly been busy between taking care of my home and his.  If I thought Anderson was inconvenient, 30 mi. to Bryan-CS for shopping, has now become 30 mi, to Huntsville, with little available shopping. .Hunstville needs to grow up.  My twin, Sue, is amazed that I've moved this far out.  I used to think this was the end of the boondocks, but I've actually met some very nice ladies here.  There seems to be a lot of Houstonians, and such relocating to this area as well.

I realize and sympathize with your plight on old dogs, Beau, as I've lost my three original dogs that lived with me the whole time in Anderson, it is a very tough thing to go through with them, but this is when those wonderful loyal friends need you most.  I still have my daughter's dog who is now past 12 yrs and arthritic, where has all the time flown to, she was a vgiorous young dog when I got here  We now have gotten a Cattahooga puppy we hope to train to help with the cattle. 

Jackie Crowe (Finch)

Please keep Charles Brawner and Jimmie Lee in your prayers  She asked me to please post the latest on Charles --- God Bless. jf

Pat Brantley (Ross)

I am so sorry the two of you are going through so much.  I am praying for healing.  You know second opinions are the routine when the problem is so complex.  I met my husband when I was 19.  You two have known each other since middle school.  Happy birthday Charles Albert.  You're going to have many more.

John Burgess Webb

no matter what we are going through in our private lives;pause to pray for charles and jimmie.

Jan Barnes '65 (Nimtz)

Praying for you, Charles and Jimmie.

Richard Meek '65

Charles and Jimmie Lee you and all your family are in mine and Paige's thoughts and prayers. Never, never, never give up!

Rich and Paige

Paige Talley (Meek)

The needs and wants of those among us are spoken and yet even so, more are those that are unspoken. Through out the New Testament  in all translations it is written “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (NIV). We Waltripians are mighty prayer warriors whether one, "two or three" or a great gathering, God is certainly in our mist. Wherever you are, know that there are others that are praying "together" with you, in agreement, for the healing of the heart, soul and body of each of these. We don't need to know the details. It is enough to present before the Omnipotent God who is answering before we even form the thought, yet He delights in our petition.

I could not even begin to list the names; to add you two, Charles and Jimmie Lee, is a privilege.

Hugs, Paige 

Patty Payne (Nami)

Charles and Jimmie Lee, much love and good thoughts go your way. I have added you to our prayer chain at Trinity Church in The Woodlands.

Karin Tron '65 (Warren )

Big congratulations to Paige!    Praying for a wonderful life together!    Karin (Tron) Warren

Beau Wann, Jr.

Charles and Jimmie Lee...yes, you have been added to the prayer list at our little country church in the city, Oaks Presbyterian...all 30 of us are praying for you...wish it could be more...We pray for Jackie as well...our sweet sister...What a wonderful gift she has given us, the class of 64...I think, that was one of the great turning points in my life, when she started this website...ok, got to go...hurting so bad, I cant keep a thought in my head...was packed in hot rice bags, now my beloved has me packed in ice...maybe that will help...meds just dont seem to be doing the job at all...

Me and Coop had School yesterday and today...what neat kids...got 3 third graders and 4 1st graders....Coops autistic child seems to have really come out of his shell...lad is reading and grinnin and jabberin like a magpie...shows pictures to me and coop and just grins from ear to ear...He talks so softly, I cant understand him, so all I can do is just say, "wow, thats great", and hope it has a positive affect on him...Got a little first grade girl named Evelyn...what a cutie...wears glasses, and wears em out on the end of her nose, with the strap that goes around her neck, just like Mrs Simpson...I wonder what Mrs Simpson was like as a first grader ! ! ! !

Evelyn acts like a dithering little old lady, or like the mad hatter..."oh dear, I'm late, for a very important date" etc... Evelyn is being raised by her grandparents...her Mom and Dad are deceased...dont know the particulars, but what a tragedy for such a wee child...but, she is just as happy as she can be, smiling and laughing at my poor attempt at humor...I wish we wernt so dang old, I'd adopt at least a half dozen of em...

We take Cooper up to the antique mall on the weekends, and what a show he puts on...good ice breaker he...gets folks in the spirit of buying and just puts em all at ease...any children that come up there, sit and pet him and talk to him....what a wonderful angel God has sent us...

Ok, hard for me to say goodbye, as you can tell...but really need to go, although typing on the forum, is theraputic, at least for me anyhoo...

I so look forward to seeing everyone at Fudds, or the next reunion...
your frien and brother  Mr JabberWrocky...

Pat Brantley (Ross)

i agree with you beau about jackie.  what a wonderful way to stay in touch and find out what is going on even when not posting.  mrs. simpson was a favorite teacher of mine.  her daughter became a friend when i worked at rice and she was a student in ron's class.  suzanne was a neat person. 

Beau Wann, Jr.

Hey Pat, glad to hear from you!  Yes, you are so right about Mrs Simpson. Even though she was very stern, and a stickler for adhereing to correct proceedure, and I was an average to less than average student, because I didnt try, I really loved her. I think she tolerated me because she knew I liked poetry and liked to read!   Wished I'd done better, and also kept up with some of my teachers like Mrs Simpson. I was of a mind, that they really would like to never see me again!  Dont blame em either!

I got on here to say something, and danged if I havent already forgotten why! Guess yall got lucky this evening! But I'll be back! ! !

Beau Wann, Jr.

Good morrow mine waltritexians...it is 4:53 AM, been up since 3.  But, just on my 2nd cup O Joe. Cant seem to sleep past 3, but thats ok, cause you know what they say, "the oily boid gets the woim"...or first cup O Joe. How you like my Brooklyn accent? Pretty good eh! ! !

Easter...again! Never was a big fan of Easter. Seems to me, too many mixed signals and emotions. One story about some dumb bunny hiding eggs, and then the real story of Jesus. I never like the bunny story, cause I thought it was making fun of the real story of Jesus...and the Jesus story always made me sad and upset that humanity could do what they did to Jesus. I know he came to fulfill the prophets and to sacrifice his life so that we might live. I get that, but still it upsets me that he had to do that for us. 

I never knew about "Ash Wednesday", or "Maunday Thursday" until I met my beloved some 30 year ago. And from then on, we have attended all the special services together, and actually participated in them as usher, communion server, liturgist etc. I like the special services better than the regular Sunday ones. For the longest time, Our little country church in the city had standing room only on special days like Christmas and Easter. Now, not so much! For Maunday Thursday we had a total of 11 people, and thats counting the two people in the choir, which my beloved is one of, and the minister, and the piano player and 7 of us parishoners...ELEVEN PEOPLE to participate in "THE LAST SUPPER" ...sad, so sad! ! !  If a person was ever gonna "take communion" seems to me Maunday Thursday would be the day to do it! Oh well, to each his or her own, eh what!

Well, kay Sarah Kay Sarah, what will be will be! ! ! I do love names, and Kay and Sarah are two of my favorites. I remember a Kay Creel  at Oak Forest, and didnt she have a brother? Met a lady at my sons new office named "Violet Gardenia"!
She said her parents were flower children, and named her that. But, the name fits, she is pretty as a picture, on the outside and the inside. "Harriet" is another name you dont hear often, if at all!  Cooper has an "Evelyn", another name you dont hear much!  "Janie", Mickey, or Michele, Lola, and we have a Lola, Scottys Beloved!  Barbara, Jackie, Jimmie Lee, Jimmie Sue, Helen, Jan, Fay, Francine, and we have a Fran, Teddies Beloved!

Lots of good solid names replaced by "Reese", Lashonda, Beyounce, Shakira, Celene, etc. Times change...duh really? Yeah they do smarty pants!  Ruth and Sarah are also mentioned in the Bible, so really old names...oh ya think??? Ok, knock it off, I'll change the subject....

How about Ethel and Hobart? Nellie and Homer Stacy?  All four were my grandparents names! Got a Henry Meskat in the Neighborhood. He's about 90 now. had a dozen strokes and heart attacks, but still going strong. I see him out in his yard raking leaves and such. He went to Reagan, and graduated in 42, just in time to fight in WWII. Wound up being a B-26 pilot. Dont recollect how many missions he went on! He graduated from Reagan with my wifes Uncle Bill. Bill was on a Destroyer in the Atlantic trying to not get sunk by one of the u-boats!

Of course Henry knew Mrs Gail and most all the teachers we had some 15 years later. I love the small town life, and thats what Oak Forest afforded us fortunate ones that lived there!

Speaking of Gardenias, my beloved bought two of the pom pom tree gardenias yesterday. We set them in the garage yesterday, to plant today. Just went out in the garage, and you can almost smell them through the back door, they are so oderiforous. WOW, what a fragrance. I remember that smell coming through the screen in my "back porch" room on DuBarry.

Have you heard the Mockingbirds yet? Man Oh Man, they are just singing to High Heaven aorund our neighborhood. My bionic ears really pick up their songs. Two senses that dont get any better, the smell of Gardenias, and the sound of a Mockingbird trill. And settin on a swing! (I know it's sitting, Mrs Simpson taught me that, just thought I'd use the down  home dialect there).

Well, it's 5:30, brought the paper in, and on my third cup O Joe. Tired, but not sleepy!  Catahoula Jack wanted out when I got up at 3, and of course that disturbed the cat community all to heck and gone. If you make a move, they think it's time to eat! Wish I had a screened in porch for the little darlins. But, try as I might, just cant come up with a configuration for one at this house. Maybe the next one!

It shows rain on the radar here, but it isnt raining! Maybe the weather channel is trying to entice it to rain! What is it they salted the clouds with to get it to rain, back in the "Rainmaker days"? They use to fire cannons, and beat drums to try to get it to rain. What do we do now other than wish pray and hope!

Says 40% rain today and tomorrow, but we've heard that before. So, we shall see what we shall see! Ok, guess I'll shut my fingers up and leave yall alone.

Kepp the sun at your six, and ride boldly ride...
your frien and brother...EagleJabberWrocky

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Holy Jesus day tomorrow....Guess I'll have to report my engagement is off.  I knew when I reported, that I shouldn't have.  I guess I'm not supposed to be happily married.  I feel y'all will understand and like me anyway.  Kids and dogs like me anyway. I'm happily settling in back at home. I will attend my church of choice and my Lutheran family that has adopted me has invited me for dinner with love.  This is where my heart is.  Our little church has had a change of pastors, and it is a big change to adapt to, but they will be fine.  We are all older, the children and young families have gone elsewhere, and it is a shame, so I do understand the lack of attendance in your church, Beau, My little ones will go to my son's church tomorrow because it will have a nursery. 

Spent a wonderful day today, raking and cleaning up the yard and enjoying the sunshine, and just being retired and being being able to catch up on my own things. 

I pray daily daily for Jackie, Charles and all.  My problems are not at at the point of my fellow Waltripians. When they are, I know ya'll will be there for me also.  We are all so lucky to have each other.

Teddie Jordan

Kay, you had better believe we understand and still like you anyway. At our age hopefully we've all learned to trust our gut feelings, based on 60 something years of fine tuning, and it sounds like you did that and I'd say you made a good decision. 

There aint no place like home, and I'll bet it feels good to be back there.

We hope to see you soon at one or the other of the get togethers.

Pat Brantley (Ross)

I went to see a movie I would like to recommend.  It is "the emperor" and is about the end of WWII.  It saddened me so that there were no young people in the theatre.    

Beau Wann, Jr.

Kay, as Kojak use to say, "who loves you baby"...WE DO...Say Kay, did your beaver family ever return? Did you actually get to see em up close? I've seen a stuffed beaver at Bevers real estate in Chappel Hill, but never a live one up close and personal. Saw a Bald Eagle on 290 though, and no body cares...

I was gonna ax a question on the forum, been searchin on the net about COGNAC! ! !
A pharmacist told me that cognac had medicinal qualities and that I should try it. As luck would have it, I have a bottle of VS Salignac..(the VS stands for very special, but As you will soon see, it is anything but special)...anyway, had a terrible pain filled night, and worse morning. Missed Sunrise Services because I couldnt get out of bed I hurt so bad. Finally made it to the regular services and that was touch and go. There were only 10 people at the sunrise one, and 60 at the regular Easter Services. WOW, a mega church...look out Osteen and Young...

Anyway, pain meds I took, just didnt do anything, and cant think of the name of them. Hydrocodone, and tropanal or some such goober. So, I was told that Cognac had medicinal value, and might just help in the pain dept. Well, actually I was told that brandy was medicinal, and since brandy was good for what ails you, then it stands to reason, that cognac, since it was brandy distilled twice, would be twice as good for what ails you...So, I whupped out the old cognac, and poured a glass full. (I dont know where we got the cognac, cause I dont remember buying it)  My beloved said I was suppose to let it breathe. Ok, so I set the glass aside, but not before filling my snoot full of something so powerful, it smelled like it was pure alcohol laced with paint thinner. Burned the hair out of my nose. Well, thats one way to do it, but not recomended!

I let it sit there and stew, or marinate, ferment, fuse, pulsate, or whatever in the heck it does, for about 30 minuets...then came the taste test...OMG (*&^%%$#$@#&$*^%()&^% HMMMM MAH EARS STILL RING CHUGA LUG CHUG A LUG, MAKES YOU WANT A  HOLLER HIDY HO, BURNS YOUR TUMMY DONTCHA KNOW, CHUG A LUG CHUG A LUG....that has to be the worse tasting crap I have ever had the misfortune to put in my mouth, or bring into this house...

Friends, I have eaten snake, and aligator, and squid and octopi, raw fish in a life raft and some stuff I didnt know what was...even had some caviar I thought was strawberry jam on a ritz,  until I put it in my mouth...can you imagine drinking cognac and eating caviar???? Dont tell me that your palate has to get use to this crap...there aint that much gettin use to in the whirld...

after about a minuet, I finally caught my breath...I'll tell you what, that stuff is horrible...cognac is brandy distilled twice, and Brandy is wine distilled once. As much distillin going on, it ought to taste like pure heaven instead of H E double hocky sticks...

My wife says to pour it down the drain! I think not, plumbers cost too much. think I'll just keep it, and maybe kill FAR AINTS with it, or at least get em drunk, and then bop em on the head...maybe clean the deck with it...maybe I could burn it in the coleman lantern! ! ! !  I'm stickin to Jack Daniels Honey, now friends,  thats smoooooooth...

Speaking of beavers, I got my chainsaw fired up yesterday...it's a Stihl, and has one of those easy pull spring starters. That thing is phenomenal...anyway, just wanted to fire it up just in case I needed to cut something up...I looked around for a long time, to see what I could saw, and saw nothing to saw, you see...Walked around the neighborhood, seeing if anyone needed some chainsawin done...it's amazing how a neighborhood can be so empty on a Saturday before Easter....musta all been visiting relatives...I thought I saw the curtains move in a couple of the houses, but probably was a left on ceiling fan blowin em!

Well anyway, I tried cutting a vine down along the back fence, and dang near sawed the fence in half...Ah ha, heres my chance to get rid of a pesky vine...It didnt take much, got the CS close to one of the largest fronds, and that blade took a holt of it and started whipping it around, and vines and leaves were flying all over the neighborhood. Before I could shuter down, it had stripped the fences for 6 houses down the street, and one clothes line with unmentionables a hangin off...

once I got the chainsaw untangled from the vine and clothes line that it yanked off the fence and surrounding area, it was wound around me and a couple of lawn chairs, it finally ran out of gas...I looked for the gas can, after I got untangled,  but couldnt find where I put it...I think someone stole it...My wife swears she didnt see it, but I could have sworn it was where she was standing...Oh well, wherent no fun nohow... Vines dont want to cooperate...hey, I got an idear! ! ! I could use that cognac as fuel...I'll bet it'd make that ol chain saw run better! ! ! My beloved musta seen the lightbulb, albeit dim light bulb, go off over my punkin head, cause she took off in a run, nay a sprint...bet she could do the 40 in 4.0...I figured she had taken the gas can and now the cognac...well I wasnt gonna use my good Jack Daniels in the chainsaw, so I put er away...looking, always looking for ways to improve things...(the above is just as much my wifes fault as it is mine, cause she shoulda tried stoppin me)

 Ok, needed to find something else to do, so I took Cooper for a walk and then Jack. Seems lots of folks just got home from where ever they were visitng. I asked around about needin any chainsaw work done, and seems no one needed any. Oh well, one day they will and I'll be ready!

Rat now, I am sipppin some Jack Daniels Honey, and it sure is smooth...oh, I said that already eh! Had a storm come in this safternoon...all it did was huff and puff and then spit a little rain, but nothing to speak of...hmmmthen why did I speak of it???

Ok, guess I'll try to go to sleep, or at least stagger in that direction, where ever that is. Now I know why my dad drank so much. He was blind in one eye, 75% of his hearing was gone, he was an ironworker, broke his leg in 7 places once in 52 or 53, tough bidness being an ironworker...I was one for a couple of years, so I dont blame him for drinking...

I tried the 9 raisins soaked in gin, but after the first 9, I spit them out. TThey had seeds in them, and hard ones at that....I have diverticulitis, and I aint gonna go through that pain ever again, if I can help it! I think it was just meant for me to hurt...maybe it's sort of an atonement for all my past sins! Well, gettin to heaven is a priority for me, so whatever works. I know, ya gotta believe in Jesus, and I do, but maybe the pain will help too. What about the 4 hundred thousand that the new testament said was gonna go to heaven? Just them and not us? I have more questions than there are answers!

Well, finnnnnalllly gettting sleeepby...if I dont move, I dont hurt so bad...Guess I could just sit here all night...done that before, and thats no fun...

Keep the sun at your six and the pain meds handy, so you can ride boldly ride...

your frien and brother, JabberWrockyMalarky

Troy Holiman

Thanks for all the birthday wishes.

Troy Holiman

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Beaul, you have been asking about my beavers.  They were facinating to watch and I had to get out there and be real still to watch them or they would disappear, but they couldn't stay down there for too long.....I had the county come out , this was during the horrible drought, and try to capture or dispose of them, but both of us being women, really didn't want to kill them.  Thank goodness when we got a few good rains, they disappeared and went back to their creek home.  Haven't seen them since and glad my pond could be of service!

I recently bought a small chain saw and used it the other day....will keep me busy for a while....I'm always careful, Beau, I've been trying to burn a bit here, so many trees died, I've burned out here the whole time and refuse to have a runaway burn pile.....don't want the fire police to say a woman doesn't know how to burn....

Don't use that cognac b4 you use the chain saw!  Hope you feel better.