April 13, 2006 - Msg 36868:
Hi Honeys and Dears. If I do anymore housework, I'll officially have a new job! ha Search is going good. All this new fangled downloading of resume etc is somethin else!
Boo- Sure you dont got a leaking GAS TANK! ha
Check and see if you have comprehensive insurance, it may cover that winshilld!
That sounds like a good movie. Ever see "Return To Me"? That is a good one too.
SPOT- did you light up your crosses again?
RO- take it easy, remeber we aint spring chickens anymore! ha get yourself cared for. Maybe Plum will make you some soup!
Buckeye_ Of course you grow LINCOLN roses, you LIVE in Lincoln! geesch! haha
Newcomers- Check out us porchsters at
romeena.myphotoalbum.com
BIG APB FOR
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36869:
Hi Honeys and Dears. If I do anymore housework, I'll officially have a new job! ha Search is going good. All this new fangled downloading of resume etc is somethin else!
Boo- Sure you dont got a leaking GAS TANK! ha
Check and see if you have comprehensive insurance, it may cover that winshilld!
That sounds like a good movie. Ever see "Return To Me"? That is a good one too.
SPOT- did you light up your crosses again?
RO- take it easy, remeber we aint spring chickens anymore! ha get yourself cared for. Maybe Plum will make you some soup!
Buckeye_ Of course you grow LINCOLN roses, you LIVE in Lincoln! geesch! haha
Newcomers- Check out us porchsters at
romeena.myphotoalbum.com
BIG APB FOR
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36870:
Hi Honeys and Dears. If I do anymore housework, I'll officially have a new job! ha Search is going good. All this new fangled downloading of resume etc is somethin else!
Boo- Sure you dont got a leaking GAS TANK! ha
Check and see if you have comprehensive insurance, it may cover that winshilld!
That sounds like a good movie. Ever see "Return To Me"? That is a good one too.
SPOT- did you light up your crosses again?
RO- take it easy, remeber we aint spring chickens anymore! ha get yourself cared for. Maybe Plum will make you some soup!
Buckeye_ Of course you grow LINCOLN roses, you LIVE in Lincoln! geesch! haha
Newcomers- Check out us porchsters at
romeena.myphotoalbum.com
BIG APB FOR
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36871:
Hi Honeys and Dears. If I do anymore housework, I'll officially have a new job! ha Search is going good. All this new fangled downloading of resume etc is somethin else!
Boo- Sure you dont got a leaking GAS TANK! ha
Check and see if you have comprehensive insurance, it may cover that winshilld!
That sounds like a good movie. Ever see "Return To Me"? That is a good one too.
SPOT- did you light up your crosses again?
RO- take it easy, remeber we aint spring chickens anymore! ha get yourself cared for. Maybe Plum will make you some soup!
Buckeye_ Of course you grow LINCOLN roses, you LIVE in Lincoln! geesch! haha
Newcomers- Check out us porchsters at
romeena.myphotoalbum.com
BIG APB FOR
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36872:
Hi Honeys and Dears. If I do anymore housework, I'll officially have a new job! ha Search is going good. All this new fangled downloading of resume etc is somethin else!
Boo- Sure you dont got a leaking GAS TANK! ha
Check and see if you have comprehensive insurance, it may cover that winshilld!
That sounds like a good movie. Ever see "Return To Me"? That is a good one too.
SPOT- did you light up your crosses again?
RO- take it easy, remeber we aint spring chickens anymore! ha get yourself cared for. Maybe Plum will make you some soup!
Buckeye_ Of course you grow LINCOLN roses, you LIVE in Lincoln! geesch! haha
Newcomers- Check out us porchsters at
romeena.myphotoalbum.com
BIG APB FOR
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36873:
Hi Honeys and Dears. If I do anymore housework, I'll officially have a new job! ha Search is going good. All this new fangled downloading of resume etc is somethin else!
Boo- Sure you dont got a leaking GAS TANK! ha
Check and see if you have comprehensive insurance, it may cover that winshilld!
That sounds like a good movie. Ever see "Return To Me"? That is a good one too.
SPOT- did you light up your crosses again?
RO- take it easy, remeber we aint spring chickens anymore! ha get yourself cared for. Maybe Plum will make you some soup!
Buckeye_ Of course you grow LINCOLN roses, you LIVE in Lincoln! geesch! haha
Newcomers- Check out us porchsters at
romeena.myphotoalbum.com
BIG APB FOR
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36874:
oops SORRY, HIT THE WRONG KEY!
apb for Quiet sam, Rev JR, YMK SMH, Mayberry Deputy, Chuck, Slim, Mrs Wiley, Irishster, Kygirl, OK girl, Hazel, AF, bulbsnatcher, Charlotte! Goober, Briscoe, Ed Sawyer, Jennie, Ellen B, Shazam, Daniel, Sara, Alyce and all you missing porchsters, come on home for Easter, Andy is saving a seat for ya right cheer on the porch!
I try to concentrate on the cross tomorrow, so may be AFK. You all have a GOOD good Friday!
Prayers all around, soldiers, porchsters families etc.
God bless,
MDC
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36875:
oops SORRY, HIT THE WRONG KEY!
apb for Quiet sam, Rev JR, YMK SMH, Mayberry Deputy, Chuck, Slim, Mrs Wiley, Irishster, Kygirl, OK girl, Hazel, AF, bulbsnatcher, Charlotte! Goober, Briscoe, Ed Sawyer, Jennie, Ellen B, Shazam, Daniel, Sara, Alyce and all you missing porchsters, come on home for Easter, Andy is saving a seat for ya right cheer on the porch!
I try to concentrate on the cross tomorrow, so may be AFK. You all have a GOOD good Friday!
Prayers all around, soldiers, porchsters families etc.
God bless,
MDC
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36876:
oops SORRY, HIT THE WRONG KEY!
apb for Quiet sam, Rev JR, YMK SMH, Mayberry Deputy, Chuck, Slim, Mrs Wiley, Irishster, Kygirl, OK girl, Hazel, AF, bulbsnatcher, Charlotte! Goober, Briscoe, Ed Sawyer, Jennie, Ellen B, Shazam, Daniel, Sara, Alyce and all you missing porchsters, come on home for Easter, Andy is saving a seat for ya right cheer on the porch!
I try to concentrate on the cross tomorrow, so may be AFK. You all have a GOOD good Friday!
Prayers all around, soldiers, porchsters families etc.
God bless,
MDC
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36877: What on earth happened, MDC (that was you, wasn't it?). I think you may have a cyber-stutter. I have never seen Return To Me. What's it about?

Boo
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36878:
Sorry porchsters! I dint mean to do an atomic sweep! My computer is going crazy!
MDC
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36879:
I'll contact floyd and get those repeats off!
Sorry again!
Boo- Some may call it a chick flick, but it is just a great love story after this guy loses his wife. It's directed by Bonnie Hunt. A google may bring up some good info.
MDC
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36880: No no crosses Ro...they are in storage...but should have..hey MDC,Boo..lucy,WOW MDC..crazy aint the word! ha ha..im getting out of the way for a second...things are flying all over!...SPOT
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36881:
Boo, just realized that "movie review" I gave sounded a bit like the inlaws comment! I MEANT he was happy with his wife, but she died, and then he met another lady! Man, I better watch it spot, leg o lambs AND dishes will be flyin' ! haha
MDC
Ok, let's see if this posts only once! ha
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36882: Hi, all. Don't sit too close to me, I may still be contagious, but I'm feeling a bit better. Even thinking a bowl of soup might be a good idea. I'm sure the Plum would make me some, but I'm not in the mood for carrot soup, and I know that's what she'd make. I think I'll just open a can of tomato or vegetable instead. Sure is good to be feeling better, I even went out and walked around the yard for a while and put out critter feed. Fresh air was so nice. This bug was mean - high fever, chills, nausea, the whole works. Yuck.

Speaking of churches (earlier), I grew up in a little church of about 150 average attendance, and was kin to at least a third of the membership. The church I attend now runs about 7-800 on an average Sunday, but that's divided into two services - we have Sunday School and worship going on at the same time. I go to worship first, then to SS. So, essentially it's like two congregations. Sure makes good use of space. One thing I love about my church is that even though we're pretty big, it doesn't feel that way. Our SS department consists of people who have been together in SS for many years - old friends. My class is a very tight-knit group of women, a sisterhood so to speak. We look after each other, especially now as we are being widowed, one by one. Our teacher has taught us for nearly thirty years. Then there are a lot of special-interest groups - crafts classes, an international ministry where English is taught every Wednesday morning, along with childcare information, shopping tips, anything to help someone who is a "stranger in a strange land". We have a large group who enjoys traveling, usually on a bus as a group. We go on day trips often - to visit the azalea gardens in Nacogdoches, for example - and about twice a year a big trip is organized. They go on a leaf-peeping tour to New England in the fall, have gone as far as Nova Scotia. I haven't gone on the long trips, don't think I could stand that bus for that long, but a lot of the folks enjoy it. It's a mixed crowd, young and old, men and women, and I know they have fun, but I am not that fond of bus seats. Maybe I'll go someday.

Well, guess I'll go rustle up some soup. You folks have a great evening. Sugarplum says 10-4. --Romeena
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36883: Well im at work now ..lights are on and bck to norm....here till 6 am..feel better Ro!.MDC you have got things under control now...well let me get logged in on all the computers here...back with a snack in a bit and the breakfast menu...SPOT
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36884: Evenin',
How's everyone today? Isn't it insane how busy we all get?
Boo- You may not have been addressing me, but I'm ready to take off to NC. I'm so over the rat race. It took me 1hr40min to go 20 miles yesterday!
MDC- Are ya regular cleaning or spring?
Romeena- I'm sorry you're so sick. That sounds exactly like what I had last week. Can you pass it through cyberspace? If I did I sincerely apologize. Don't try to force yourself to eat until you're through with the bathroom, if ya know what I mean.
Spot- Are you at GA Power or Cobb? Is your yard finished?
Fungirl- I believe the lasershow starts at dusk 8ish now 9:30 summer. Its only on Saturday's until summer. Stone Mtn has really changed. They have this setup called Crossroads that's based on an 1870's town. You should come visit again. Kyle would love it.
Big Maude- What kind of work do you do?
Marty- Have you made any decisions on moving?
Buckeye- As Mayor, what are your qualifications?
Are all of the bunnies ready to hop on Sunday? Bryson's getting a Narnia basket. We sent my stepkids money since they're older. Bryson's 8 and so we're not really getting him candy. We told him its about Jesus' resurection not food so we only bought him "religious" items. I just realized I asked a bunch of questions tonight, sorry! Well, I'm gonna get ready for bed. Y'all take care!
Blessings to you and yours,
~Lucy Matthews
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36885: I wanted to make 1 quick little rant, please. How sick is everyone hearing about Tom Cruise? I was listening to the radio and they are claiming his fiance isn't really pregnant. Then, they're talking about silent births on comcast. This morning Diane Sawyer interviewed him about his crazy father. Enough! Who really gives a flying flip! If they do then they really have too much time on their hands. Okay, sorry, over, well maybe not. The same for Brangelina. They are just people who can act. My son does that everyday! Now the ranting has completed for the evening. Okay, have a good one.
Blessings,
~Lucy
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36886: HAHA, do ya feel better now, Lucy? I haven't heard anything about Tom Cruise lately (where have I been?). So it took you 1hr and 40 minutes to get 20 miles? That scares me when I think about going to Houston on Thursday. Houston traffic is absolutely horrendous. If you get caught in it at rush hour you get stuck for hours.

Yes MDC, I was wondering about that comment of yours about the movie....sounded hilarious. Is that movie about a guy whose wife dies and then he falls in love with the women who recieved her transplanted heart?

Wow RO, it must be wonderful to be a part of a group of women like that. You are blessed. It seems like people just come and go at our church because of the Navy. Glad to hear that you are feeling better today. The last virus I had like that was about a month ago. I only threw up once or twice but I have never experience such violent chills. I shook so hard I could hardly stay in be and had the worst body aches I have ever had. It was horrible. I woke Bruce up in the night just to croak, "this is terrible!!". I needed a little sympathy. I said I would rather deliver 10 babies than go throught that again. Ebola couldn't have felt much worse.

Gotta go, I need some sleep! Nighty-Night,

Boo
April 13, 2006 - Msg 36887:
Hello to all the porchsters. A wonderful sunny day here in SC. Suppose to be this way through the weekend. (And I'm home this weekend; not on the road...YES YES YES!)

Ro...pray you get feeling better soon.

Marty...I haven't seen the Cash movie so I can't comment on it. Sorry

Well the Braves lost another one tonight after making a strong come back in the 8th. Giving up too many runs early.

You all have a blessed night.
-REV.

April 13, 2006 - Msg 36888: Lucy im at Cobb EMC...aug 9th will be 25 years...whew..Rev good to see ya..night Boo,Big Maude where are ya?...apb for chuck...Marty whats happening?...[hey thats a show]..dito MDC on all thats misssing...prayers to all...scarey movie coming on "The Craft"..gona check it out and see what its about...snack will be corn flakes and cold milk...breakfast menu in just a bit...SPOT
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36889: Good evening, all. Lucy Matthews, in answer to your question - YES! I've had it up to here with Tom Cruise. Big spread in last Sunday's "Parade" magazine in the newspaper. All this to-do about the bizarre Mr. Cruise is about as annoying as "Chasing Farrah" was on TVLand. You pretty much summed it up -- "Who cares?"

Yep, Boo, sounds like the same bug. Hard, hard chills, shaking so hard I couldn't hit my finger with the sticker to check my blood sugar. Had to do it twice! Then trying to get the end of the strip up to the tiny blood drop was no picnic either. But, it's over now. Had some cheese and crackers and tomato soup, and feel much better. I even got outside in the fresh air and walked around in the yard for a little while this evening. I've got a new iris showing color, should be opening tomorrow, and I think it's going to be black. Well, what's classified as black anyway. It will be a deep blue/purple, so dark as to appear black. I can hardly wait for it to open.

Well, think I'll hit the hay. I've been up for several hours, getting tired. Tomorrow should be pretty much back to normal. I've got some pictures to put in the album, will try to do that tomorrow.

Sugarplum says 10-4. --Romeena
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36890: Hello dear friends......just checked out Romeenas photo page and WOW I LOVED IT! It was so good to see each of you and your families and those important in your lives. I will set to work and get some photos and send them to Ro, do I email them to you Ro, or what..and what is your email address so I can do so. A gentle rain is falling outside and I couldnt sleep so I thought I would post a bit. Then I saw the photos and it was like a visit with dear friends. Think I will be able to sleep alright now....night friends
fun girl

April 14, 2006 - Msg 36891: Morning gang..glad ya liked Romeenas page fg...she done such a good job..I even have my own album!..just click on me...and yes scan photos and mail them to her..I think its Romeena@airmail.net....its neat to see the porchsters!...this morning its a BIG breakfast: eggs your way,grits,hashbrowns,toast,bisquits and milk gravy,sausage links,country ham,flap jacks maple syurp with strawberrys on top,coffe,milk and h20...ready at 7:00 sharp...dont be late buckeye and asa....getting ready to head home at 6..lights are on!...will someone say grace?..happy Good Friday...SPOT
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36892: romeena, good one lincoln roses growing in lincoln. say that's funny, did president lincoln say that? well he must have said something. boo, cyber stutter now that's funny, did lincoln say that? actually lincoln, illinois is the only town that president lincoln christined himself. lucy actually i have no qualifications but won it by default, to be porch mayor, i didn't have to go to the govenor to declare me the winner. govener is a good friend of mine, govenor; ed this is buckeye from the porch, um, buckeye from the porch, i handed you a glass of watermelon juice at the govenors ball. that cyber stutter stuff is catching on. spot, i'm right there has to use 3 spare cans of gas to make it there but the breakfast was worth it. fun girl, i'm glad you checked out romeens web site for porch and i encourage any newer porch members tocheck it out, as you can see your porch name is used and nothing else. rev, the braves was just being good christains by boosting the other teams self- esteem, who did they play last night? on a serious note let's not forget to thank jesus for what he did for us especially today. thank you JESUS from buckeye
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36893: Quick "hey" to everyone on the Porch this mornin'.
Boo- Yes, I feel better from ranting!
Rev- Glad you get to be in town with your relatives. Will you be preaching or singing?
Spot- You don't service my area, but I'm sure you do a great job. That's wonderful to have tenure there.
Buckeye- Thank you for reminding me to thank Jesus today. We all need to remember that.
Hey to Marty, Fungirl, Homemaker, MDC, Me-They, Big Maude, Hazel, M.W., and the rest of the porch. Have a wonderful Good Friday!
Blessings to you and yours,
~Lucy Matthews
PS I spoke to my grandmother and the funeral is today, but she seems to be doing well. Again, thank you for the prayers!!
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36894: Forgot...Buckeye, the Braves played the Phillies and lost 7-6. Good game though. We're huge Brave fans.
~Lucy
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36895: Good morning, everyone. Daphne, is it as pretty on your side of Dallas as it is on mine? Partly cloudy, but sunny enough to make the flowers happy. My yard man was here yesterday and did a very nice job, everything all mowed and edged. I can hardly believe how beautiful the flowers are this year. That black iris hasn't opened yet, just about two inches of color showing, still tightly rolled. I'm getting impatient! When it opens, I'll get pictures.

fungirl, you can email me pictures, or if you don't have that capability, you can snail mail the photos. I'll scan them and mail them back to you. Spot gave the address above.

Well, gotta get moving. Errands to run, a Plum to bathe, and flowers to enjoy. A little spell in the arbor swing with a big glass of tea and a good book sounds like a plan. Have a wonderful day, everyone! Sugarplum says 10-4! --Romeena
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36896: Thanks Lucy,hey daphne,buckeye..Lucy I hope your day goes as well as can be..prayers....wow im stuffed from breakfast...just got up..had to get up kinda early.[about 4 hrs sleep] cause I got to sleep tonight..back at 6 am...sad but the way the shifts fell this week I have to work Sunday but the way I figure Im doing my part to keep the lights and heat and air on in all the Churches...just falls that I have to work Easter about every 4 years..well let me see what this yard looks like and run to home depot..tacos from taco bell from lunch !..get those pics in to Ro!..SPOT
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36897: Fungirl, just beware of snail mailing your pictures. Sugarplum Shredderteeth got ahold of mine when the mailman dropped them in Ro's mail slot! haha. Luckily she didn't get the photos, only the envelope. Sweet little thing, who would have thought she would get so upset at mail?

Boo
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36898: HI ALL.
( THE PROVIDER)
AT DAWNING , CHRIST IS WITH ME
AS I BEGIN MY DAY.
THROUGH ALL LIFE'S TRIALS HE'LL LEAD ME
HOWEVER ROUGH THE WAY.
AT MIDDAY, HE IS PRESENT,
NO MATTER WHERE I AM,
HE'S THE KIND SHEPHERD, WATCHING
OVER HIS STRAYING LAMB.
AND IN THE HUSH OF TWILIGHT
WHEN BLOOMS AND LEAVES ARE STILL,
WHEN BIRDS, TO NEST HAVE TAKEN
AND THE SUN'S BEYOND THE HILL,
I WALK THE GARDEN PATHWAYS
AS DROWSY NIGHT DRAWS NIGHT;
ALONE, IT SEEMS TO OTHERS,
YET NOT ALONE AM I .
FOR WITH ME WALKS THE SAVIOR,
I FEEL HIS PRESENCE NEAR,
ASSURING WITH HIS PROMISE
TO FREE MY HEART FROM FEAR.
NO HUMAN FRIEND OR LOVED ONE,
HOWEVER CLOSE THEY BE,
PROVIDES THE PEACE AND SOLACE
THAT JESUS DOES FOR ME.


HAVE A SALF AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SUNDAY.

ALL I GOING TO DO IS STAY HOME AND HOPE SOMEONE WILL CAME AND TAKE BOB AND OUT TO EAT HAHA.

LOVE TOM

April 14, 2006 - Msg 36899: just wanted to stop and everyone a safe and happy Easter ...hello to all the new porch sitters Been busy painting the kitchen ,I sure do hate to paint,wheres Newton Monroe when you need him
MAYBERRY DEPUTY

April 14, 2006 - Msg 36900: Lucy Matthews - My decision on moving is to not make any decisions but: for now it is best to be no more than a short drive from my Mom. I've got a few possibilities:1. move back to my home town- truck traffic and all but everything is nearby compared to living in the country as I do now: 2. Move to the terrific small college town of Bloomsburg Pa.- -park, shopping down town, Bloomsburg University-got my MS in Bio there-, hospital, bicycling, large town park,many nice small churches, Fishing Creek trout stream, Susquehanna River for smallmouth bass, musky, walleye, boating, the largest country fair in Pa., 1 hour from my home town and 30 minutes to my church(only negative is the long cold winters). 3.the shore-possibly Delaware to South Carolina- we love warm weather and the beach,4. somewhere from Mt Airy to Boone NC. -we visited there and the people were really great. No decision but the list is smaller than before.,Don't want to be in a major hurricane or tornado area and don't want a big city close by. I've been able to have some success with making my life right here a little more Mayberry-like by avoiding the bad in the area-sometimes it ain't easy. Sorry about the long answer but I am trying to think this through with all the pros and cons for each place. The porch helps me think about what I need.
Spot- Pierogis and chocolate milk for supper today.
Daphne- will be listening to that station-thanks
Rev- if you see the Cash movie listed it is worth the time to watch it.
Hey to MDC, Ro, Buckeye, fungirl, Boo, Mavis, Asa,Tom, Big APB for and the rest on the porch.
Marty from Mountain Top
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36901: Good afternoon folks, It is Good Friday!! I just returned from my seminar and am glad to be home.
Spot, sorry I missed breakfast and lunch but I am home for supper (hint hint). It is a beautiful day on my end of the porch. Lucy Matthews, you asked me about my work... well I am a social worker and have been for almost 25 years. Romeena, sure am glad you are feeling better and are up and around. Hey to everyone else. You guys are all great and have added a great sense of support to my life. Thanks from the bottom of
my heart. Big Maude
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36902: Ha! Boo, you're right! I had forgotten that the little buzzsaw attacked your pictures. She snags something almost every day. Just takes it as a personal affront when the mailman has the nerve to push something through that slot. She lurks in the entryway, especially if I've put outgoing mail in the slot, because then she just KNOWS he's coming by. She just lays there on the tile, burping out little growls every few seconds, and a little "woof" makes it to the surface now and then. When he finally comes by and drops the mail in, she is just hysterical. Think "Animail Call" on "Planet's Funniest Animals". That's her. She has literally bitten big chunks out of catalogs a half inch thick. She grabs whatever she can and shakes it so hard you'd think her little skinny neck would break. Now and then she'll find one piece to be particularly offensive (usually an ad of some sort) and carries it into the den and just shreds it to confetti. So, a word to the wise - if you snail mail anything to me, warn me so I can keep her away from the mail around the time of expected arrival. And yes, I have a receptacle under the slot, but usually some of it misses and falls to the floor. That's what she nabs. She's too short to get into the big old pottery urn I put there, though she does try. Weird little critter. She has such a gentle, sweet little heart, but she does deeply resent the mailman and his leavings.

Well, gotta run. Groceries to put away, caladium bulbs to plant, and I just MUST bathe the Plum. Will be having family here on Sunday, and she has to be at her beautiful best. She looks like a scruffy little ragamuffin right now, but she'll be "gawjus" when I finish with her. Mavis, I sure wish you were nearby. She'd be even "gawjusser", I'm sure.

Have a great evening, everyone, and if I don't see you before Sunday, have a blessed Easter. Sugarplum says hey! --Romeena


April 14, 2006 - Msg 36903: happy easter mayberry deputy and everyone, a little early but a joyous occasion to come as children and with a thankful heart for the season. tom, thanks for another great poem, we sure look forward to them. a little easter trivia; prior to the 16th century the pagens worshipped asteria the goddess of fertility. it was said she had a pet rabbit named aster, thus a sign of spring renewal;;; during the 16th century the germans changed it to easter and kept the bunny as an easter bunny- they started to boil eggs and using plant dyes to color them, they built nests of twigs and hid the eggs for the kids to find;;; when the germans migrated tou.s, they brought easter and christmas traditions with them, which the leading merchants saw a profit promoting thus it spread fast. the germans were also credited with designing an easter bunny mold they filled with chocolate. goober, charlotte tucker, ellen brown and folks in ind., iowa, il, ohio mo, we're in for a possible early weather storms. take care. what's forsupper? buckeye
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36904: Wow! Some of you "snuck" up on me. Tom, a beautiful poem, as always. Your pictures are in the album, and the ones you sent me are on their way back to you.

Marty, judging from what you wrote, I'd say your heart is in Bloomsburg. Son, you sound like you're on the Chamber of Commerce for that town.
Big Maude, you are so right about the support this porch offers. Honey, you have no idea. I was a new widow when I found it, and a sadder, more depressed person you've never seen. I'm not saying the porch was wholly responsible for my recovery, but it definitely played a part. True recovery lay in my own heart, in renewing my relationship with God and giving up the anger, but while I was trying to figure that out, the porch was a place to go and get lost in another, better world for a while. Thanks, folks.
Mayberry Deputy, don't be such a stranger.
Spot, I hear you. As a nurse, I've worked many an Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, whatever. There are just some things that go on, regardless of what day it is. Your job is extremely important, keeping the lights on and the power flowing to homes, churches and hospitals in your area. Someone once openly criticized me for working on Sunday, instead of being in church "like a Christian should" and my husband overheard it. He asked the person if they were saying that only non-Christians should be nurses, and would they be comfortable being a patient if that were the case? End of discussion, of course.

OK, this time I'm really going, unless someone else has dropped in while I was typing. Sugarplum says 10-4. --Romeena


April 14, 2006 - Msg 36905: Howdy, Buckeye. --Romeena
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36906: Hey Folks...I love the photos of everybody! That's what Mayberry is all about..getting to know folks. Great job y'all doing that!

One thing Spot, I was lookin' at your photos and I was wondering...I saw Kelsey but I couldn't figure out if that was Kelsey's woods or Kelsey's ocean when she was lookin' for that fish?

--Floyd
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36907: Maude, I am so glad we can be a support to you! It will be 4 years this summer that I came across the porch and decided to stay. I really had NO idea there were other people out there that felt like I did about TAGS. I think coming here has been a really healthy thing for me and the many prayers these folks have offered up for me and my family have been an incredible blessing.

RO, I love that answer your husband came up with. I sure worked my share of Sundays. As a nurse working in a hospital there in no way around it unless you work outpatient surgery and that job is hard to get.

Better go, Dad just popped his head in and asked me to go microwave some popcorn for him and mom. The poor thing can't even figure out how to pop corn in the microwave anymore (or else he wants me to believe that. hmmmmm...).

Boo
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36908: Just saw the pictures of Tom and his family. Tom and Gizzmo have such pretty blue eyes!

Boo
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36909: Hey Floyd, I've checked into the MGCProject. The Wiki instructions are a little over my head right now. It'll take me some time to catch on and right now I'm in the middle of some remodeling -floors, walls etc. but I'll be back to work next week where I've got a friend that is pretty good with the computers- maybe he can get me jump started.
Marty from Mountain Top

April 14, 2006 - Msg 36910: Hey Marty, Just jump in where you can and hang on when you get to the Mayberry Gossip Club Project. We've had one person who has added at least a beginning for almost all the episodes. We're getting close to finishing the initial input and then folks can start adding more and more information. Y'all drop by for a visit.
--Floyd
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36911: Hey buckeye,ro,mt,lucy,now Floyd ...neat about my great daughter...she so cool ...loves fishing...hey mdc,TOM,ro,hazel,fg..boo,daph,big maud,lucy and all...thanks Floyd for being so cool to do the porch...in the morning its on Floyd!..breakfast at Cracker Barrel....eat a bunch....I have to work at 6 am in the morning so I will not be on the porch long [just sleeping] ...prayers to all..SPOT SPOT

April 14, 2006 - Msg 36912: thats "daughter" not grand!...gosh SPOT
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36913: Just saying good night, it's been a long day, time to go bed. SPOT, have a good day tomorrow and don't work to hard. Floyd, love the Mayberry
Gossip site, I am hoping to get on board with you soon. Good night Boo, SPOT, Romeena, Sugarplum, Tom , Marty,Mayberry Deputy, Floyd,Buckeye,Fun Girl,Lucy, APB, Mavis, Rev, MDC and everyone else. Big Maude
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36914: Big Maude,,see ya cracker barrel...SPOT
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36915: Evenin' Y'all,
I'm really pooped tonight. We're trying to get our apartment ready for the painters to come on Monday. We've been here for 5 years and so we're getting new carpet, blinds, and painting. Boy are we ready with 3 kids and their friends here. I just want to say how thankful I am for finding this group. Unfortunately, I came after Mr. Knott's passed, but that's okay. Y'all are truly a blessing. I'm going to hit the hay, goodnight!
Blessings to you and yours,
~Lucy Matthews
PS Romeena, I too like what your husband said even though I'm not a nurse. I worked in retail when I friend said it to me. I recall in the bible that you are to dedicate a day to God, not a specific day of the week, right?
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36916: Wanted to say to Marty, it sounds like you've got a semi-game plan. Ask God what to do. He'll let you know when and where to move.
Seriously good night now. I just love to talk! Y'all couldn't tell, huh, haha.
~Lucy
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36917:
Hello porch family. It's been a warm & sunny Good Friday here in SC. Got my yard all mowed and cleaned.

Buckeye..YES, we should thank HIM for all He has done for us. We can't thank HIM enough.

Lucy...no, I'm not scheduled this weekend. I usually don't schedule Easter weekend because churches have so much already going on and plus it gives me time to be home with my family in church.(something I don't get to do much)

Marty...I've heard others say the same thing about the Cash movie. I plan to see it.

Spot..see ya at Cracker Barrel..get some rest.

Ro...if I have to go to the hospital on a Sunday, I pray that a Christain medical staff are on duty.

Night all...have a Jesus filled night.
-REV.
April 14, 2006 - Msg 36918: Just visited the Mayberry Gossip Club, and wish I was more ept. I wandered around a bit, tried to add a comment, decided I was doing it wrong and deleted it, just not sure what I'm doing or where I'm going when in the site. I guess I'll wait and let someone who's more ept than I blaze a trail and I'll follow.

Sugarplum says 10-4. --Romeena
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36919: REV says, "...have a Jesus filled night." I like that idea! Maybe I will dream about him.

I wanted to say goodnight to all of you TAGS lovers.

Boo
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36920: Morning gang...hey Lucy,Boo...Rev...here at work now ...but will meet yall at cracker barrell...if im late dont let asa take my chair...Ro I cant get the gossip club thing neither...but will keep trying...well let me get logged in here at work..all lights are on!..SPOT
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36921: Wow Romeena great pics on the page of yours...Mavis that jakster is a good looking kid!..TOM good to see you and the family and gizmo...looks like you got it going on!...SPOT
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36922: Boy yall must be sleeping off the BIG breakfast...."Get Up Porch"....SPOT
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36923: 'Morning, Spot. 'Morning, everyone. Would love to sit and spend the morning here on the porch, but can't. This house is a disgrace, the Plum MUST have a bath (no getting out of it today) and a bit of yard work to do. Family coming over tomorrow and want things looking wonderful. That black iris is opening, should be able to get good pictures today or tomorrow. I'll put them in the album, because it's truly spectacular.

Oh, oh, oh!! What a lovely sight. You remember a few months ago, I told you all about a pretty pigeon with a broken leg, and how over the weeks it gradually began using the leg again. Has a serious limp, but does use the leg. Well, I hadn't seen him for a while, and now this morning, here he is!! Still limping, but still going. Makes me feel good. Maybe the supplemental feed I always put out helped him a little. I hope so. He's a pretty thing, a sandy buff color with rusty markings.

I think I'll skip breakfast this morning, just slows me down, sorta lays on my chest. Sugarplum says 10-4. --Romeena
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36924: top of the morning porchsters;;; thank jesus for another day and the family and freinds we have. prayers for all in need. romeena, you didn't make poor plum do without breakfast today did you? trivia; eating your carrots gives you 20/20 vision started out during ww2 when the british try to convince the germans that the pilots eating carrots made their vision like an eagle instead of the radar they they had developed. this carrot thing has persisted to this day. i pray that everyone has a great blessing this easter weekend. buckeye
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36925: Here I am SPOT, ready to face the day. Already had my toast and coffee, dressed and everything. I slept in until 8am today. I love Saturday! Of course I did a stupid thing and stayed up until 1:30am. I am just like a kid that way. If I know I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn I can't stand the temptation of staying up late and doing my own thing while everyone sleeps. I never do that on Saturday night, though because of sunday school the next day. Yesterday I went out alone for a couple of hours to try to find a new dress for Easter but didn't have any luck. I like something that is a little sophisticated and all I could find was either dresses that looked like they were made for older women or that hippy look that everyone is into these days. Oh well, I have a nice black skirt I can wear but I was hoping for something more spring-like. When you have to shop in the plus sizes its hard to find just the right thing sometimes! When I was young and thin, I really used to dress well but now I look like one of those poor shlumps on that "What Not To Wear Show". Ha. I try to look nice on Sunday, though. The problem is that I love flip-flops and Bruce hates them. He asked me to please not wear them to church but lots of people do. He always goes to church in a suit and tie looking like an executive and many time I am wearing jeans. My church is real casual. Bruce and the preacher are the only 2 who ever wear ties.

Speaking of church, I am going to show the rest of Jesus of Nazareth in Sunday school and if there is any time left over we will make faith bracelets (they are bracelets made with different colored beads that symbolize different spiritual truths and help kids to share their faith...like the black bead symbolizes our sin, the red symbolizes the blood of Christ...etc.). I am also going to make some cupcakes to take for the kids. You know the kind that you put green coconut on top with a candy egg. Real cute! I heard from my in-laws last night and they are coming on Easter for lunch. I guess we will have some bar-b-que with beans and potato salad (the official meal of Texas. ha!). That means I have to go to the grocery store today. Bummer!

Ro, so glad to hear about the pigeon! Wish I could come and help you with the house. We could have it sparkling in no time.

Well, lots to do so I better get it in gear. Have a good Saturday, everyone!

Boo
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36926: Good Saturday Morning to you all, Hope all is well with my Porch friends. SPOT, Cracker Barrell was great.. I have such a good time with you folks. I plan to hopefully have a low key day today.My husband is working 9a-9p so the kids and I will likely just be lazy today. Seems like we are always on the go, go, go. Sometimes, I think it is good just to let them take it easy. Reverened Tucker and the visitng preacher would
be proud. What great looing kids all of you have. I don't have a scanner to send pictures to Romeena
but maybe someday I will and then I can send her pictures of my kids as well. It is good to have faces to put with names. Have a good day to you all. Big Maude
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36927: That was supposed to be what great looking kids you all have. My fingers out worked my brain again. :) Big Maude

April 15, 2006 - Msg 36928: Hi everyone! Things are going to be busy here as we are doing some remodeling on the house, and getting it spruced up for when the realtor comes on the 26th. I just wish I was "ept" when it comes to putting in closet space and heightening(is that a word?) the door frame by the stairs, as those are my main (difficult) things to do.


Boo, I have always gone by the thought that God doesn't care what you wear to church, he is just happy you are there.:)

Have a happy Easter!
-Sterling Holobyte
Glad to hear your little pigeon is doing better, Romeena. And I hope you are all over your illness.
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36929: Woah! That is weird! That pigeon comment was supposed to be after the first paragraph. I don't know how it ended up on the bottom.
-Sterling Holobyte
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36930: Happy Saturday!
Its a glorious day here in Atlanta! Its gonna be a bit warm this afternoon, but I'll take it! We've already been out at Bryson's soccer game-they won! This is only their 2nd game they've won out of 6 so we're really happy. Bryson got in there and blocked a ton of shots and he even ran with the ball down the field. He never does that because he feels he can't score a goal, but he actually tried. I guess I don't have to bribe him, ha.
Boo- Lane Bryant, The Avenues, and sometimes Goody's has nice plus size. I got my dress at Stein Mart, but I don't have shoes yet. I'm getting ready to head to kohl's to get some since they're having a good sale today. I'm such a lover of flip-flops that I bought a pair with rhinestone stuff on them for dressy occasions!
Buckeye- That is so interesting about carrots. I had no idea. That's one of the only veggies Bryson will eat with ranch dressing of course.
Sterling- Did you play a character, or how did you find your name? I always tell my children to try and look your best for the Lord's house, but you're right God doesn't really care.
Romeena- How does Plum do with her baths?
Big Maude- Enjoy relaxing with your kids.
Bry's done with his lunch so we'll take off. Have a Mayberry day!
Blessings to you and yours,
~Lucy M.
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36931: Hey Lucy..big M..flip flops"?"..Im not a foot man..sterling your message flip floped!..Boo im a late person also...but my job sometimes makes me one...lunch will on buckeye at burger king....well back in a bit....SPOT
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36932: Funny, Spot!

Lucy M., I don't know what you mean by did I play a character. I'll tell you, I WISH I played a character on TAGS. That would have been something I could enjoy thinking about for the rest of my life.:)
I know my name doesn't seem very Mayberry-ish, but it is the name I use for all of my online message board dealings. I guess you could say it is my alter-ego.
I actually picked it up from a computer software company called Spectrum Holobyte(you may have seen the name on boxes of computer software in stores), and I just tweaked it a little to make it sound more human.
But, it is not totally non-Mayberryish. As it happens, the actor Sterling Holloway(who did the voice of Winnie the Pooh) was on an episode of TAGS, playing that traveling salesman Bert Miller. So I can always say I took my name from his real name(and tweaked it also, to make it less human, it would appear;)). I can say that. It isn't true, but I can say it. ;)

Btw, congrats on Bryson's win!

-Sterling Holobyte
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36933: Big Maude, if you'd be willing to trust me with some prints, I have a scanner, and I promise I'd send your prints right back. I've done that for several of the porchsters.

Lucy Matthews, The Plum doesn't care much for her bath, but she endures it. After we're done, I wrap her in a big beach towel and cuddle her for a while. You can see a picture of her in the album, where I put her in a sink while I cleaned up the bath mess. Then we get in my big chair and sometimes we both fall asleep. Later I take her out of the towel and finish drying her with a blower, combing as I go to smooth out the wave in her hair. Maltese aren't supposed to be wavy, but she is, a little.
What she really despises is the combing. I always comb her out thoroughly before her bath - no sense washing any shed hair, and if there are some little mats, they just tighten up when they're wet. So I comb her very carefully before her bath, and she just hates it. Wiggles and pulls her feet away and generally fusses with me about it, but I win. I think that's why she tolerates her bath, because she hates it just a little less than the combing.
The combing is done, and I got so much hair out of her that I told her if she didn't behave I was going to kick her out and knit a new puppy out of that hair. I almost could.

Well, gotta tackle the house. The Plum's bath will come later today, after she recovers from the comb-out. My fault, I should have done it a week ago. You just can't let a Maltese go more than a few days.

Have a great afternoon, everyone. Sugarplum says a worn-out little 10-4. --Romeena
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36934: 10-4 back to plum..hey sterling and Ro...the porch is sure quite this afternoon...guess the good south weather has everyone out side...I got off work at 6 and head home to enjoy it...tonight lets grill good-old hamburgers and chips and will someone make some baked beans?..tea will be good too...going up to 91 here in ga mon...may have to uncover the boat and hit the lake for a cruise...or go the one docked, the pontoon so we all can go on a night cruise....SPOT
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36935:
Wow, busy porch today! That's great!
I'll try to post only ONCE this time! haha
DEATH and TAXES! Two sure things, but this year there is a twist, we "celebrated" the death of Jesus, BUT we know the "rest of the story" and how He conquered death; and TAxes, normally due tonite get an extention til monday! Yippie!
hope ya all got yours done!
BOO- YES on the movie question? I like it, have it on dvd. Are you the one that I told about Resurrection Eggs last year? You Sunday school project sounds similar!
Yesterday, i watched Jesus odf Nazareth and tried to concentrate on him as much as pssible.
When we were kids, my mom always made us be quiet between 12 and 3, then we would go to a service at 3pm. Always very moving. I still try to do the same as an adult, to give that one specal day fully to the Lord!
Sterling, my mom also used to tell us kids that we would certainly dress up if we were invited to a fancy banquet
so we should give that respect to the Lord. I guess to me it's a reverence thing. A wise lady, my mum, from as along as i can remember, she told us of Jesus love.
RO- I'm glad you are feeling better, and back to te wonderful springtime in your yard!
NO RACE tomorrow, bt the HUMAN race, 2000 years ago, was sure given a chance to be on a winning team!
Luci, Buckeye's our mayor cuz noone else would take the job. HA He said he'd take it, and we said only if you pay the porch 15 dollars to do it! haha
My wife loves Stein mart. There is one about three blocks away!
Tom- gret pix in the album, great poem too, thanks!
God bless you all. Prayers for all your families this preparation day, and TRUE Easter blessings to you all!
Mr Darlin's Cuz (MDC)

April 15, 2006 - Msg 36936:
Ha, spot, I said busy and you said quiet! I was reading archives, so I guess it seemed busy to me! haha
MDC
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36937: Busch race is on MDC...It was quite early...till about 10 or so!..but busy now!...yall be sure to come to the cook out tonight at the dog house!..SPOT
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36938: Hey all! Just got back from My Home Town to visit my Mom and take a desk for my neice who is staying with her. If you recall, this is the little town formerly like Mayberry but now sits between two truck stops. Well, a couple of nights ago one of them trucks lost control and tore up a bunch of cars. Today I parked at the bait and tackle shop on Main Street, to get my fishing license, but it was closed. As I was walking back to my van I spotted Nellie waiting for the bus so I went over to say hello and asked if she knew why Ray's Bait was closed. When I was still in school in the 60's I had a job at a clothing factory in town that she also worked in. She retired quite a few years ago. She told me Ray's closed for some medical problem. Then she asked if I heard about the big truck crash. I asked exactly where was the crash and Nellie replied right where the chicken store used to be. Good thing I was in My Home Town cause that chicken store(poultry market) has been gone for over 30 years. Wow! directions in small towns. I have some more true small town stories but I'll save them for another day.
Marty from Mountain Top.
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36939: Yes I agree, Sterling. In fact, I think that if things were less formal more people would come to church. Face it, some folks may be intimidated if they can't affors fancy clothes, also, it is a real challenge sometimes just getting everybody dressed and to Sunday school (with young children, especially) on time and it would be easier if we all dressed, "every day-like". The bible doesn't address the issue directly, I don't think. There is a verse that says something like, "Man looks at the outward appearance and God looks at the heart.". Too bad we don't make more effort to cleanse the "inside of the cup" as Jesus said, when we come together.

Now SPOT, what's this about not being a foot man? Some of us have very cute feet in flip-flops, thank you very much.

Lucy, we don't have The Avenues or Goody's here. Lane Bryants tends to be very high priced unless you catch a good sale. Can you believe I went to Steinmart and couldn't find any dresses? They only had a few skirts and tops and slacks. Weird.
We do have Kohl's. I guess I should have tried there.

RO, whenever I bathe my weinie dog, Mindy, I wrap her up tight in a towel like a little burrito and give her to my mom to hold in the recliner. She always looks so funny with her little head sticking up (Mindy, I mean, not my mom). hehe

Where's Daphne, Asa, Homemaker, Mavis and all our other friends?

MDC, yesterday my church observed good Friday by putting up three crossed out front near the road and actually had live men on them. Our church is kind of out in a feild and there is nothing close to it on either side except a little hill on one side. As you drove down the road in front of the church you didn't see the crosses until you passed the hill and were right there in front of them. It was really a shock and looked so realistic as those three men, dressed in very authentic-looking robes hung there with their robes blowing in the wind. It felt very strange, kind of like the feeling you get in a lonesome cemetery. Several men of the church volunteered to spend time on the cross (2 hours each) from 9am to 3pm. Bruce was on the cross for two hours and he said it became extremely uncomfortable after about 30 minutes but everyone stuck it out. It must have been quite a time of contemplation to be hanging there in silence with people passing by and looking at you.

Well, there are cupcakes to make! I got my Suburban out of the shop today and will have to fill it up with gas tomorrow so I may need a little moral support. harhar

Boo

April 15, 2006 - Msg 36940: Hey Sterling, been doing some remodeling myself. Took vacation the last two weeks but it wasn't near enough time. Didn't know you were selling. Are you going to move nearby? Good luck.
Marty from Mountain Top
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36941: Evening porch family. Just returned from a 2 mile walk with my friends and thought I would sit for a minute. Romeena, Of course I would trust you with my prints. Just let me know how to get them to you and I will get them on the way in a few days. I would appreciate that. Kids and I had a good day, weather has been beautiful here. Happy Easter to you all and enjoy your Easter Services. SPOT, thanks for keeping the lights on so those in your area can worship tomorrow. Big Maude
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36942: Good evening, all. Just taking a little breather from the house cleaning. I'm pooped! Still got a lot to do, though. Anybody got a teenage kid they could send over? I pay well.

Big Maude, email me at Romeena@airmail.net, I'll snag your email address and send you my snail mail address. I'd prefer not to post it here. Who knows who's lurking in the shadows under the porch? Wish a spider'd bite 'em!

Wow, Boo, that must have been really impressive, the three crosses. Hooray for Bruce for taking part in it, it couldn't have been easy.
Regarding a dress code for church, I have fairly liberal feelings about that. I do think the dress code should reflect the standards in the community, to some extent. Certainly I don't believe anyone should dress immodestly (ever, not just in church) and clothing should be clean and in good repair. No sloppy attire, that would be disrespectful. At our church, we have rather a mixed congregation, everything from the young and broke to the old and wealthy, and all in between. Our pastor is always in a suit and tie, but our music minister wears slacks and an open-neck shirt. The choir wears robes. (We decided against the pool table.) In the congregation, you'll see young women in jeans and sweaters, and older women in classic suits and furs. (I hate furs, don't own any.) I wear slacks and sweaters or overblouses most of the time, just more my style. I'm not all that "girly" in my attire, been a bit of a tomboy all my life. Our men come in jeans and sport shirts, and in suits and ties. All get along fine, and I think the mix makes it possible for anyone to feel that they could fit in and not feel out of place. Everyone dresses up a bit more on the special days, Christmas and Easter, but still it's a pretty eclectic mix. I've been happy there for 33 years.

Well, back to my cleaning. Anybody want to volunteer to help? Can't count on the Plum, she's not much help. Her biggest contribution is barking at the vacuum.

Sugarplum says Happy Easter. He Lives! --Romeena
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36943: I was all primed to come help Ro, till you voted no on the pool table! LOL

Asa
April 15, 2006 - Msg 36944: To Tom, that was a wonderful poem you posted in Msg 36898 expressing your devotion to Jesus. I admire your strong faith. In spite of the troubles you have posted about in the past, you are a very lucky man. Keep those poems coming. They do brighten up the porch for me.

My girlfriend got some negative news regarding her recent surgery. Although the growth they removed from her uterus was benign, the surgeon also removed her appendix because it looked odd. Lab tests confirmed some a small cancer growth in her appendix. Her oncologist assured her that this form of malignancy is very slow growing and may have been present for many years. Now she will require yearly scans. This news has got me feeling somewhat poorly. My dad died from lymph node cancer and that is not an experience I want for her. As for praying, I have experienced so many unanswered prayers in my life that .... oh well. Que Sera Sera ... whatever will be, will be.

from Poor Horatio