well, once upon a time, (28 years ago) I had a little Volkswagon... and drove it through a flood (had to get to work, ya know? lol!)

I didn't know that my brakes were wet, and wouldn't WORK once I got on the freeway.... when traffic slowed down, I tried to brake, and NOTHING !!

so, I plowed into the back of a fancy-dancy Mercedes Turbo Diesel sportscar.

he had a low and shiny steel bumper, with nary a SCRATCH, but my whole FRONT was caved in, and ever-after, I had to use a bungee cord to keep it closed.

*****

lol, San, I keep thinking of the "incident" in Fried Green Tomatoes, where our heroine gets cut off by some young sweeties over a parking space...

"Face it lady, we're younger, and FASTER!"

"Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more INSURANCE!"

:eek::D:eek:

Look at the GOSLINGS that just hatched !

Here's the mama Gwynneth (with a mouthful of down, and a raggedy "Angel-wing"):

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The proud papa is Gandalf (shown here with Glinda)

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The ruckus in the Hova-bator incubator started yesterday, waking us up with a noisy rock 'n' rollin' effort to exit the shell, then, a LOT of floppitty-floppin' about and frantic cheeping, between long rest breaks.

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First gosling hatching - halfway out of the shell


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Watching the process through the incubator window


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Two hungry goslings CRAWL to the snack bar (made from egg crate)


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"Whoooooeeeee, I'm TIRED!" (The third one hatches.)


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I think the babies got "accidentally" bonded to my husband!


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brooder box with heat lamp, and towels - as it's been kinda cold at night

I have a sneaking suspicion that my honey-baybee deliberately imprinted the goslings... perhaps these ones won't try to BITE the hand that FEEDS them?

LOL maybe he's trying to tell YOU something Kay! Maybe the esposo wants to build a little nest! LMAO I crack me up sometimes.

I homeschooled for what seems like forever yesterday then took a very short walk on the beach....body didn't want to. Lately all of the neighbors have taken to popping in and wanting to hang out...I think cause its warm they all want to go visit or something...our new neighbors have either been over here every night or we've been over there! (of course they just want me to feed them too!) Bought groceries last night and I can tell spring fever is upon us, I mostly bought light stuff like fruits and salads and some yummy sushi for my lunch today!

On the good side the kids have played themselves out falling quickly to sleep like little rocks!

lol, NaeNae... I'm FIFTY... long past any nesting instincts of my own!

but I gotta say, my little heart was BURSTING watching all the babies yesterday.

hey, maybe my kids will finally gimme some grandbabies to snuggle?

:grouphug::hug::grouphug:

spring fever was in the air yesterday. We were almost in the 70s. My hubby and I went to dinner, and then we went window shopping for ideas for our home. Can't believe it, it was his idea. :eek:

Of course now it's cold, rainy, and flood watches/warnings all over the place. I can't believe it teased us like that! LOL.

Work's been busy. Hoping that the four hour gig helps with the fatigue, even though it's been a little rough even at part time hours. Awaiting results from the test so I can find out if we can explore other options. LOL, maybe I should just hook up an IV and have coffee all day. :D

Hope everyone has a great day today.

oh yeah! the day's looking WONDERFUL so far!


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four guinea babies born at dawn today

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thirteen eggies in the nest by the pond!

Aww. Thanks for the pics, Kay. :) The guinea pig is cute.

That's funny because she showed me her insurance card and it was Mercury Insurance (never heard of that). I then handed her my insurance card and said " Don't worry, I have State Farm." hahahaha :p I spoke with the investigator last night and while he wouldn't say it outright, he did giggle when I said "You know there are people out there who dent their car up and then try to blame someone when it's a minor fender bender." They want me to take pics of my car and measure the bumper so they can compare the damage. He did say if I dented her hood there should be something on my car. I think this girl may suddenly realize she has to be honest with daddy about the other dents.

We got rearended at Christmas by a motorcycle with Mercury! He's trying to blame us saying we merged into him. Once our insurance investigator saw the damage, she was a little befuddled as to how we could have merged into him...we're still waiting to get our deductible back. Argh.

Good luck with your claim. Makes me glad I'm not an adjustor!

Winter is definitely back. :( Have had freezing rain and now snow since last night. Supposed to stop in a few hours. Most highways and interstates are 100% ice and snow covered and everything is canceled. and it was 73 degrees on sunday! Tried calling my pcp this afternoon and found out they closed the Carle Clinic at noon. I don't ever remeber them doing that before. This is not a small office. Hope the roads are better tomorrow so I can make my tysabri appointment. Have to drive about 45-50 miles to get there.

Renne, Can I come visit?:D Do you actually live on or near the beach? I am so envious. My older sister and I are taking my mother to Myrtle Beach the first week in May. She turns 80 in June. (obviously, I mean my mom) I can't wait to see the ocean again. We are renting a 3 bedroom condo for the week.

Kay, I always enjoy your pictures.

Going to watch the election returns tonight and I have a pot of spaghetti sauce simmering on the stove. Comfort food!