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[ruesgram]

Brrrr, Jewelies! It was 19 when I got up at 7am! It's up to 40 now but feels colder because of that wind blowing off the river!

Cal, I Googled that stunt last night and found that it's called a scorpion! When you look at it, it does resemble a scorpion with its tail up! Watched a couple you tube videos where the girls showed you how to do it! Sydney/Cydney does her's better than the girls in the videos!  I can remember Robin doing the liberty.   How did it go at the toe doc?  Lol with my azalea bucket! Hoping Babe has a good mind and physical day today!  Ok, just read your post! Pretty cool about using lasers to remove those veins! Robin is in the process of having a small tattoo lasered off her ring finger! She's had 3 treatments so far. The first time was horrible looking. The skin bubbled and the skin turned black! But now the tattoo is barely visible. I think it's great that there is something available out there to help you get rid of something on your body that you don't like! How long will it take to get the thyroid  results back? Wonder why that would cause your toe skin problems?

Ra, Crow was very happy that Michigan State beat the Buckeyes! He said one of the Buckeye players was mad because he did't get to play much so he wasn't going to play anymore. Bet he's changed his mind and wishes he hadn't said that.  Yep, Wilson had an ear back!  Tela touched him right before I snapped that pic!  He was giving her the evil eye!   One thing for sure, the cheerleaders got some experience and will be better next time competition comes around! It always good when you beat a neighboring team!   I've heard of the encore azaleas but I don't think mine is one because I planted it right after we bought the house in 1979! I can't remember it ever blooming in Nov before! I'm wondering if this strange weather we've had is causing the blooming because my forsythia has some flowers on it, too!   

Obsver, Tela is the first orange cat in our family! And I've had a lot of cats through the years! Glad you got your haircut figured out! How did Julie chew up October?

Neva, I'm so happy that Maddie had a good birthday and that she's lost some weight! Molly will be 12 in May!

Jp, hoping your day has improved for you! Nice pic of Juliet!

[ra]

Hi Jewelies!  Nice sunny day here, but pretty chilly.  When I left for work a little before 6 this morning, it was only 31^o!!  Brrr!   What a cute puzzle today!!

cal... I was looking forward to hearing what that toe doc had to say.  Yeah... blame it on you.  Of course, he probably thinks you can just sit around all day with your foot up eating bonbons.    What a hassle for you to have to get tests done and all that. Your thyroid??  Is that why he thinks it hasn't healed right yet?  Hmph.  I'm glad Babe did good while you were gone.  I'll ask my grand or my daughter what that pose is called... they will know for sure!  Did you notice in that pic of the liberty... all those little hands that it takes to hold her up?     My grand is so proud of herself... she can do a double back handspring now!  She's been working on it at tumbling.  Guess who is her teacher there!  Her boyfriend!!  lol  I got 3 bags of Sweetos today... now I can share some of them.  lol   I talked to a couple of diehard Gamecock fans today and they told me that Clemson will for sure beat them Saturday.  Sure hope so!  They're so disappointed in their Gamecocks this year that they said they aren't even going to watch the game!

obsver... I went to Walmart on my way home and got all the stuff to make Christmas cookies for the family  and muffins for my customers.  Oh, I also got 2 bags of baked Cheetos, 3 bags of Sweetos, a bag of pumpkin spice popcorn, and a bag of butter toffee popcorn.  lol  Guess I might have been hungry or something!     Oh, I had to get stuff to make my youngest grand's birthday cake, too.  She's turning 13 this Wednesday and wants me to make her a Pineapple Lush Angel Food cake.  I'm not well known for pretty birthday cakes, but it'll taste good.  A couple of years ago, my daughter's birthday cake turned out so bad that I had to make it into a trifle.  lol  Stupid cake just fell apart!  I made layers of cake pieces and it's frosting!  lol  Yes, the girls looked pretty cute.  My grand is the tiniest little thing... BooHoo... size 2 is WAY too big!  Poor thing!  lol  She's almost as tall as me now though.

JP... Feel better!!  I know you're not complaining like all the men everyone has been talking about though...     You're the exception... I just know it!

rues... Why are the cats coming to your house again Thursday?  Is Robin going out of town?  Oh, I see that you said that move is called a scorpion.  Thanks!  We're hoping for a new coach for the girls next season... one who has a better head on her shoulders and doesn't act like she's one of the 9th graders!  I'm a little surprised that Crow doesn't like Ohio State since you live pretty close to them.  I'm glad though.   

Hi to everyone!

[ra]

cal... I was going to tell you that I was just looking at Walmart's black Friday ad and it looks like they've got some really good buys!  What are you shopping for this year?  Another giant tv?  lol  Maybe a smart phone?  Lots of them in the ad. 

[ruesgram]

Ra, kitties are coming to grandma's for Thanksgiving! I made a layer cake once that one layer crumbled! Wish I'd known you then...you would have told me to make a trifle out of it! Would never have thought of that! What a cart full of yummy stuff you got! That's my kind of food!

[neva]

Thanks Obsver.  Maddie is doing pretty good for an old girl.  She was acting like her right hip was a little achy today, I gave her a massage.  I would imagine it might be a bit of arthritis. 

I also like orange cats.   

I also have a Cheerleading granddaughter ... a fifteen year old - Lauryn - that lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  She's been in Cheerleading for at least three years.  She is petite, and so tends to be the one at the top, I think.  She really enjoys it.  I don't get to see any of her events.

[ra]

Hi Neva!  You should have someone in your family send you a video of your grand cheering!  I get to watch over and over and over when they send me one.  Glad Maddie is doing good and she sure is lucky to get a massage!  Sounds good!   

[obsver446]

Rues, Jewelie chewed up the page for Oct. on the calendar. She was frustrated that she couldn't get the cupboard door open to get one of her toy mice, and the calendar was right there. The last date filled out on my card was Aug. 28. I don't want to know what my hair would look like if I let it go THAT long. Think crone in a witches hat!  lol    Neva, keep posting. We love having you here!!  Gee whiz, cal. Keep us posted on the thyroid thing. A year ago, I had to be tested to see if it hypothyroidism, but it was ok. Ra, are you going to be able to ration that stuff, or is it all going down the hatch in 2 days? It all sounds yummy except for the Cheetos. lol

[ra]

As young as my daughter is, she has taken thyroid meds for years.  She even had a biopsy on it.  She said that was the worst thing she has ever gone through.  Results were fine, thankfully. I never heard any mention that it causes wounds to heal slow though, cal.  I think your toe just needed a rest that it couldn't possibly have and that's whats making it slower than it should be.  JMHO...   

obsver... I've put most of my new snacks in the back bedroom... out of sight, out of mind.  lol  I've changed from regular Cheetos to baked ones.  You might like those better...   

[ra]

Hi cal...  Her thyroid just doesn't work like it should... she has had stomach issues since she was 16, she has chronic diarrhea, can't lose weight, always tired... stuff like that.  First they thought it was her gall bladder, took it out, didn't change a thing.  Then,they moved on to check the thyroid.  I was thinking what Missy was thinking... diabetes you can't heal like you should.  Is there another foot doctor around that you could go to?  At this point, maybe a second opinion might be a good idea.  Just doesn't seem like it should take 2 months for that toe to heal, even when you ARE busy all the time.  Unless something has changed with your health, I think you heal right... look at how your shoulder was.  It healed just fine... took the time it was supposed to.  Don't you think?  You need a vacation...maybe rues can come and take care of all your animals for a week.  You know she's the nice one, right?  lol  Nite, cal!   

[calhound]

oh ra lol lol ya rues come get babe and boo boo! nite ra!

[jpalmken]

Just a verbal greeting this morning, sorry.  My computer gave out.  It won't start up.  I spent over 2 hours with the Lenovo tech.  The operating system got corrupted.  The solution is to replace the OS.  S ince the computer came with Windows 7 (I had upgradedto 10) they said I would have to reload the 7 OS and re upgrade.  They are sending me a 7 disc.  That means I will lose any files not backed up on a different drive (I back up to an external drive) and will have to reload all apps from their discs or dowwnload.  I am thinking of buying a new computer since it is the same program/file reloading problem.

Anyhow, I am working this on my pad so no pictures really available.  I had a devil of a time logging into the forum, here, but finally succeded.

I wish everyone a good day, I know mine has to be better than yesterday.  That is a plus for starting this Tuesday.

[calhound]

Straw Wars - UPDATE November 23, 2015

Female Pileated
Female Pileated
This 2-minute video from today shows impolite interactions between Lucky and Holly as Holly reaches too far for bedding, taking it from Lucky, and Lucky objects, making Holly say a couple naughty words. Good thing we don?t have sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm9w6ZtfTu8& feature=youtu.be. But they stayed together. Could bedding wars be a reason bears don?t usually den together, other than mothers with big cubs? I suspect they?ll get another bale or two of straw tomorrow.

I always go to the Thanksgathering and almost forgot last night. Ray Thielbar, former vice-chairman of the North American Bear Center, started the Thanksgathering tradition 22 years ago. All the churches in Ely take part, sending their choirs, soloists, etc. The Bear Center?s own Judy McClure, a master pianist, does most of the accompaniments. It?s a celebration of music. It starts at 6 PM with a half hour of Prelude Music?amazing piano solos from the top pianists around, including Judy McClure?kind of like the old Hymn Sings. Then comes the Main Program from 6:30-8:30, followed by food in the basement. It goes from 6 PM til after 10 PM. Peter Johnson, who made the great Habitat Exhibit in the new Ecology Hall, was there with his wife who participated in the program. Although Ray Thielbar is getting out of the sign-carving business, he didn?t forget the Bear Center. The beautiful signs that are a significant part of the facelift in the Bear Center are his last hurrah of wood-carving. He put his heart into them as Lily Fans will see.

Out the window, a female pileated woodpecker showed up at the suet?probably the mate of the male that was here 5 days ago. This makes me hopeful they?ll nest outside the window again. The nest tree is a dead red pine that I topped 15-20 years ago and left a stump 35-40 feet tall hoping it would attract woodpeckers. I didn?t know it would turn into a pileated nest that has been used 3 times. You can tell the pileated woodpecker is a female because she has a brown (not red) forehead and she has black (not red) moustachial stripes running back from her bill.

I still haven?t heard anything from the DNR on the Den Cams. The application began with ?I realize the Court of Appeals said I do not need a permit to place Den Cams, but my goal is to work cooperatively with the DNR on this project that is so strongly in the public interest. I am asking that the DNR grant the Den Cam permit, get behind it, and take pride in what we can bring to Minnesota with DNR support.?

I wish they would do that. My goal is always to move forward.

Thank you for all you do.

Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/8816C244127?z=0

[calhound]

I caught that horse in 4:19!

HI Rues!! i forgot to thank you for finding out that pose is called a scorpion pose!! it does look like one!

[ruesgram]

Hi Jewelies! The sun is shining! And it's almost 60 out!

Cal, I think whenever there is something wrong with you doctors always check your thyroid. At least that's what they have always done with Robin. Before they diagnosed Robin's Crohn's disease, they checked the thyroid twice. Every once in awhile she has elevated readings in her blood work so they do another thyroid check. Just recently she had a thyroid scan because of a swollen lymph node on her throat beneath her jaw. All these times the thyroid has checked out fine. Last Friday she saw a specialist ENT doctor in Charleston. He says what she has is an aggressive lymph node. Nothing to worry about unless it enlarges or hurts, then he will do a biopsy on it. First thing we did when we got home was to google it. Type in aggressive lymph node and the first thing that popped up was cancer. Now we have another thing to worry about.   Tell me when you are leaving on vacation and I'll come babysit!

Jp, darn computers! Buy a new one and start fresh!