"YABBER-LINER" - ALL ABOARD

Thanks Dev, knew of that one, but there is so much to read, the mind bogles. I"ll just have to grow into it I guess.

Good morning Dutchy and Dev, glad to see I am not the only one having problems navigating round this site. I miss seeing what time it is at the bottom of the page - it shows what time the page was generated - or am I looking in the wrong place?

Hey there DeeDee - right upper corner of the post has the time it was posted...now as to what time it is presently, that is at the very bottom of the page...it is all just taking some getting used to. It is a little lagging right now...s-l-o-w!

I hope you all are doing well. It sounds like Rock, JPB, Iz and S are having a great time. So glad for them.

How you feeling DeeDee? I hope you are all better!

I am calling it a night...I know - what an old fogey I am being tonight. But my late night last night is catching up with me.

Have a good day you two.
See you all tomorrow I hope.
hugs,
mis

The boat is in very calm waters, very little activity today, things will probably liven up when every crew member gets acquainted with the new set up, sure takes getting used to.

Good Morning...I am up at the school volunterring in the library today.

Have another job possibility. Working as an insurance clerk at a Dr's office. Since I have the background it would be great - the time issues are something I would have to consider. We well see. So much yet I wanted to do around the house though.

Well..it will be fine. Hope you all have a good day.

Hugs and Kisses
missy

Captain, JPB, and S are back to Tulsa, and will be in the air shortly after mid-day.

Kansas is a better place for their presence and joyful spirit.

I have an interesting new vocabulary now, as well...

I am sure you learned some British expressions from Izzie, Rockhead. Did you also learn any Chicago expressions from JPB?

I used to reside in your fair city, JW

Big fan of Addison and Clark, and deep pie.

Thank you for the up-date Rockhead, trust you had a wonderful time with Izzie, JPB and the little fella.

ugh...I'm so jealous.

How you doin' Dutchy? You up and at 'em this morning? Have you kind of figured things out? I have been tagging my threads. Makes it much easier to find the ones I frequent. Once I started doing that it got a little less frustrating. I can find what I'm looking for right off the bat.

Hugs to you dear friend. I have to go start supper. ick.

I might be on later on. We have Parent Night at school and I may let the professor go if he feels like it. He might not feel like it though. So I will have to go in that case.

see ya'
mis

Hi mismi, sort of finding my way around, still haven't got that old 'a2k' feeling back. Keep hoping everything will fall into place shortly. Hope you, your three darlings and the Professor are ok. Hugs from down under my friend.

Home safe and sound on this end. We had a couple unplanned side trips (Eva, no matter what the captain told you on the phone - WE WERE NOT LOST!) and got to the airport just in time for a quick hug and run to my gate. Captain and S_ still needed to return the rental car, find a body builder to pull her suitcase out of the trunk for her -- does anyone else here remember her saying she wasn't going to pack much -- and get over to the gate for their flight back to Dallas. I haven't heard yet whether they made it or not but I'm hoping, hoping, hoping that they did.

What can I say about this weekend that would do it justice? We each had real life friends and family question our sanity on getting together with "strangers" who we'd never met, moving two women and an adolescent in to a bachelor pad for the weekend and making it work out. HAH! What do they know? Not a thing! It was great. Izzie, S_, and I were fast friends by the time we got to Eva's house. Spending a few hours catching up with Eva and meeting SonofEva was a bonus for us all. Too bad it was so short but we've all made promises to do it again. I wish you could have joined us in Kansas, Eva. It was like dorm days back in college -- next time.

We met RH on the way to his place and followed him in. Quick hugs and hi's in the driveway followed and we went inside to meet Stinky. Stinky decided he was more comfortable behind the plants for a few hours but he soon discovered that he might be missing some fun and joined in as a full-fledged member of the gathering. Well, truth be told, he decided to give us permission to stay.

From the very beginning it was as though we had all known each other forever, that this wasn't a first meeting at all but more of a reunion of old friends.

Friday night was spent chillin' (hereby defined as yabbering).

Saturday was full of shopping, yabbering, laughing, pool and shuffleboard playing, yabbering, making plans for the next day's feast, yabbering and laughing. Notice that I haven't yet mentioned sleep.

Sunday was spent visiting special people and places in RH's life. Izzie has pictures by the thousands and I'm sure you'll get to see a bunch of them soon. I'll leave the descriptions for Izzie when she posts the pictures. Then, it was time for Sunday night's feast. Something tells me you'll see a pic or two of that as well, but it was great to enjoy an evening at home with folks who are simply the easiest people to talk to in the world. RH is worried we're going to ruin his tough guy image -- shrug -- we may leave bits of it untarnished by request but I've never met a more gracious host.

Yesterday, we drove over to the nearby Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center where we stayed until they pushed us out, locking the doors behind us. LOTS of pictures coming about that, but for now I'll say that flying to the middle of nowhere Kansas just to see this place is worth the trip. We returned to the ranch for dinner and a final night of yabbering, packing, picture offloading, picture offloading, picture offloading...

We had an early start this morning which was just as well since long goodbyes aren't anyone's favorite. Izzie, S_, and I piled into the car (she wasn't supposed to lift that suitcase by herself) and, after a final hugfest, headed back to Tulsa and our flights.

Rockhead -- thank you so much for your hospitality and letting us move in on your space as if we'd been there forever. You're just as mean and nasty as I've always known you to be -- there, I've done my bit to save your image. Can't wait to do it again!

Izzie -- you are precisely the warm, friendly, caring, wonderful person IRL that I've gotten to know and love here and by phone over these past few months. We will figure out a way to meet again.

S_ -- I'll keep it short because I don't want to embarrass you by getting mushy (must be a guy thing) but it was a true honor and joy to meet you and get to know you these past few days. I have no doubt you will go far in life and will succeed at making a difference in the lives of those you meet.

Me? I had a blast, plain and simple. But .... where's the pillow?

Sounds wonderful JPB. So glad you all got to do that!

What a great tribute to your friends JPB, can see you all had a fantastic time thanks to meeting on a2k, that's what makes this site so unique, we're like one great family spread over all the corners of the world. Go and have a long sleep JPB you need and deserve it.

OK, I been home less than an hour, and it is readily apparent that somebody screwed up my cat whilst I wasn't looking...

He keeps looking out the door (YES, he now demands it open)
and he's all clingy and nice and crap.

One of yas needs to confess, and give me the antidoty...

Rock

Oh My..... Just to say - I'm here in Dallas....


(no, course we didn't get lost - it was a well planned visit to Outer Mongolia Malvern Banjo Playing Little boy on top of building Push The Car Horn Jump Outta Your Skin Fit Of the GIggles No Petrol place off the highway - truly - I just wish I'd got a photo

Dare I admit this, I walked back into the house - walked into the bedroom and fell asleep for 3 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never met people who talk quite as much and never want to sleep (no JPB, I never once heard you say "is it bedtime yet?" or RH say "GO BED" - never, not once , uh huh, nope nope nope!!!!!!!!

I can't post this minute as Kelly is about to walk in and I MUST NOT be on the computer!! I had such a blast.... will do a full report soon - but just to say we are back safe and sound.... and BLESS DREW (DrusillaGPS dad) - the cute guy at the airport, who happened to be there when we took the car back and who came running over to hear our stories and carry our suitcases (including the extra one we gained from dear RH - that's another story).

JPB and RH - I can't begin to tell you how good a time we had, especially as we chose not to waste a minute by sleeping - love you - it was like a school reunion and living as flatmates - just the best. The little fella shed many tears in the car as we left. He made a good friend with the other boy in the house - and loves the Rock dearly.

Will be back as soon as I can when it will look reasonable to be on the computer (else I will be in trouble with the Bubba)!!!!

So good to see you here Missy and BEAgle - I so long to meet you guys - I have missed you heaps. Where's our handsome BLUE boy Miss him too!

Back soon......................

Morning all - wow Izzieliz - you are going to take forever to wind down. Sounds like everyone has gone out of their way to make this trip special for you. Morning to Dutchy, JPB and Missy and Rocky (who would mess with your cat)?

sounds like it was a wonderful yabber-fest

Oh, good! I'm glad to hear both of you made it safe & sound.

I just wish it had worked out so we could've seen each other again today, but no such luck. I had to work, dadgummit.

Psst, Rockhead...I have a feeling I know who messed up your cat. I think it was Izzie. My dog was so excited to meet her, he nearly passed out from wheezing. (Thank heavens I don't wheeze or we never would've made it through the initial meet-up at the airport!) I've never seen anyone have that effect on my dog. He was curled up in Izzie's lap as soon as we allowed her to sit down.

Animals have remarkably good instincts about people, you know.

Very wonderful to hear about the hospitality given to Izzie by Eva, JPB, and Rockhead! Great job!