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Hee, I sure hope so. Hatessss politics, no matter what country! Me too, sorry for you political types. However, if Clay ever decided to run for office, I might be a little interested. Iseeme, could you not stay overnight with someone in the Bay area until the next day, rather than fighting that traffic?

luckiest1... :F_05BL17blowkiss:

My most vivid memory about the Toronto JBT, aside from meeting up with some of my online buddies, (most specifically, one from California), was hearing Clay sing "O Canada". As we were leaving the venue after the show, I passed cindilu2 and commented about how that had choked me up even if he didn't quite get the tune right. She replied with something like "Oh, we can change it to his version, I could live with that!" Broke me up!

From Claygary so glad you're enjoying your holiday and crossing my fingers that you don't get the dreaded call from the office! Not a DWTS watcher either, but I love SYTYCD. My guilty pleasure is Survivor, though. MY DH and I have watched it every year, since Season 2, unlike AI, where we stopped after Season 2. I have no idea who Misty May Trainer is either! "Sweet P", awwww, I just love that name! ETA: Thanks for clearing up the Misty mystery, Cotton! We were watching the Canadian Olympic coverage here, so I missed Misty's victory. (Whew, try to say that 5 times in a row!)

Catching up here....Iseeme, my condolences to you and your family for your MIL as well. She sounded like a great old gal. So glad she didn't have to lose her home to the fire. At least she got to spend her last days with everything that was familiar to her. Another clothesline user here, especially in the summer. We live on a farm as well, and everyone hangs their laundry out. This year has been wet, however, and the few days that I've been home and it's been sunny, our local farmer has decided to fertilize. Not the exactly the outdoor freshness you want in your clothes and bedding! I think Parker is indeed a miracle baby and have no doubt that he was very much wanted and will be loved. I've never even seen him, and I love him! Clay stated that OMWH was about life and what you go through in your twenties. He said the songs weren't necessarily his experiences, but more what most people have gone through and can relate to. I think there's a real nice mix there, although they are nearly all introspective, they are mostly hopeful, in my opinion.

Sending big hugs to Scarlett(KAndre) :thbighug-1: and Scarlett(Scarlett)!! :thbighug-1: I know you're having a helluva time, but your recap is a hoot! (ahem....OK, maybe just from my POV...sorry!) ...and a big hello and welcome to preden, who I had the privilege of meeting on the weekend! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Yes. I think their popularity skipped a generation (ours). They were very sucessful with my mother's generation (she was born in 1914), but nobody else that was my age read them. Then the TV series came along and the rest is history. Actually there was another series that Montgomery wrote about Emily, that I preferred, but I don't think anyone reads that one at all now. Well, I'm just a few years older than FromClaygary and I received "Anne of Green Gables" for Christmas when I was 11 years old. I loved the book so much that I read the whole series and then the Emily books. I was a little disappointed that they cast Megan Follows in the series, because I always pictured Anne to be tall and slim, but her acting was excellent. The books were read to my kids and my grandkids...and we all loved them. As a matter of fact, my granddaughter's wish last year was to see Green Gables and that's where they went for her birthday. Don't know where I'm going with this except to say they were a big part of my reading history. Maybe it has to do with how you find out about them. I guess I thought every female read them. Anyway, KAndre and Scarlett, have a wonderful trip and, From Claygary, enjoy your holiday next week! Bella19 - Awwwww... :F_05BL17blowkiss: looks like, once again, we are BORGing . :thbighug-1:

Waves to FromClaygary in Moncton!!! Congrats on the Spam tickets...enjoy your holiday! Oh cool, baby talk! (Luckiest1, your kids have sure grown up!!! Love the photos!) My son was born three weeks before my 18th birthday and my daughter, two months after my 19th. I don't have any photos of them as babies in my computer (bad mother), but since they're 47 and 46 now, it's understandable. My little guy was 5 lbs 3 oz., and a breach birth. I nursed him and was on a 3 hour feeding schedule. I did put him into bed with me because he was such a lazy eater, I would never have gotten any sleep, but since I was the type who didn't move when I slept, he was fine. I've read some horror stories since, but he survived and grew up to be a big, strong, healthy police officer. I didn't nurse my daughter, although she was only 5 lbs 6 oz at birth, because my toddler son was only 15 months old at the time and didn't feel it was fair for him to have to share my attention to that extent. Never slept with my infant daughter in bed with me, but even though she was not breast fed, she grew up to be a lovely, strong, healthy Special Ed teacher. I must have done something right! Hope we get to see some pix of Parker. I'm pretty sure someone will have those on his computer.

And I'll be right there with you! EEEEEEEEEEE!!! I wonder if I should try a deep-fried candy bar? Muski...I don't, sorry. But when you find them, get one of the loop things for your purse and hang them on that. It's solved my key-losing habit, big time. Bella you know I'll always come back to you...:F_05BL17blowkiss: ,

That would be my guess, as well! Good morning to all! Had a perfectly, perfect visit with my London (and area) Ontario Clay buddies on the weekend. Thanks to goldarngirl...the hostess with the mostest! (Bella19, even though I love FromClaygary, you are still my numero uno bedmate! Wish you could have been at the party with us.) Positive thoughts and prayers going out to Clayzedover from me as well!

Aww, you're so right...and it'll be the most meaningful and important name he'll ever have!

Sorry! We all had a great time, wish you'd been there! :F_05BL17blowkiss: See, you should have skipped seeing RS and joined us at the Clunch instead. We had a lot of fun and we were all on the same page....Jaymes and baby-wise! Awww, bummer! Get some sleep!

Those pix of Clay are mighty pretty. What a lovely sight to wake up to this morning! I was never that crazy about Clay in glasses...until Kalamazoo last year. Maybe it was the blonde hair and the new teeth that made the difference, but WOW! Welcome, Peyton! We had a (minor) tornado go right through our property last year and I stood on the front porch and watched huge trees topple and big branches fly across our front yard. I suddenly realized that the porch may not be the safest place, so I headed to the fruit cellar. But it was really fascinating to watch and I had to drag myself away. Wouldn't want to be in a big one though! Heading over to the London Clunch today (waves to cindilu2, goldarngirl, heinz and FromClaygary, see you later!) luckiest1, I'm gonna miss you, but enjoy your trip to Toronto. I had hoped to get to the dinner last night but had to work until 7 and it would have been another hour's drive after that. It was lucky I begged off, 'cause I was pooped after work. (We unloaded 148 cases of wine yesterday!) I was in bed by 10. Thanks for the countdown, Kim! Enjoy your day, everyone! ETA: I just noticed this is post # 69. I'll drink to that!!

Gibby, much as I'd love another birthday celebration, I do not want to be another year older, so if you don't mind, please change your grats to FromClaygary. She and I will be sharing a bed this weekend, but not a birthday! BTW, those hummingbird photos are beautiful and yes, the males are very territorial. I love their mating rituals, they do big swooping circles to attract the females, then apparently, once they've mated, they completely ignore them. The females are left to do everything, build the nests and feed the babies while the males go off beating their wings, attracting new females and defending their territory. Not particularly fond of the males, but they are pretty. (My DH is a bird lover, that's how I know all this shit stuff!) Bella, darlin', you know you'll always be my first love and I don't sleep around on you ever much. OK, maybe with cindilu and luckiest1 occasionally, and this time with FromClaygary, but other than them...never! (Unless you count my hubby!) Congrats on becoming a body guard, you can take one side and I'll take the other! As soon as Cotton gets her commander photo up, I'll tell which side I want. So far it's looking like his right!! :lmaosmiley-1: ETA, obviously I was thinking "commando" not "commander"! But I still wanna be on his right side, K?

Just wanted to pop in to say... FromClaygary, ol' pal, ol' buddy.... :bday2: See you tomorrow!!! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

Sheesh, I live and work in an artsy-fartsy theatuh town and, although we have some wonderful gourmet restaurants here, we don't have a Starbuck's or a Mandarin or a Cora's. I think I must be missing some good food choices! Poutine...yuck, phooey! I hates gravy on my fries, so I probably wouldn't like the Quebec stuff either. My DH has trouble passing a chip truck, and he loves poutine...with me, it's Dairy Queen! I gain 5 lbs every time I drive past the place. Clay content...yesterday we introduced a new red wine in our shop. It's called "Simply..Rich and Bold". I commented to my boss, who was working with me, that I would think of it as "Simply.. Rich and Bold and Well Hung". She said..."I knew you'd somehow relate it to Clay!!!" :lmaosmiley-1:

Heh, not who, but what? Zed as in Z. The letter. Which you Americans insist on calling Zee. Yeah, that! Personally, I've always thought that "zee" was much more sensible, though....and the only time I've ever heard the word "hoser" is by the McKenzie Brothers, eh? (CM walks away singing."Why do we have to fight, why can't we spend our time TRYing"?)

Accent? What accent? Good Lord, that sounds just like my daughter! Iseeme, I was not talking about you, but I KNEW you'd assume I was. I guess after being invited to join this board, I'm not allowed an opinion. I've only posted a few times, but I guess that's enough. I'll just shut up now. Is it OK if I just lurk?

Aikim, :F_05BL17blowkiss: no need to defend marriage to me. My DH and I just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversay in June, but before that I had two unhappy marriages. I was only pointing out that a marriage license doesn't guarantee happiness or longevity...but I still believe in it, otherwise, I would never have attempted a third. I believe both Clay and Jaymes have a great deal of respect for it too. Jaymes was married for a long time and maybe she's still bruised from that. I don't know any details of the divorce. Who knows, maybe it had to do with her wanting a child and maybe her husband didn't want one badly enough to keep trying. No idea, it's all speculation. I just think these two have not entered this entire situation with their eyes closed. They know the details, we don't. I only wish them happiness...today and always. Their little one is healthy (to me that was the biggest concern) and he will be happy and loved, of that I have no doubt.

Thanks for this comment. I too found it offensive. If you can't say child without the kid, why not just refer to him as "Parker". I wonder if the holdout is Jaymes. Perhaps, on the practical side, she's collecting big alimony from her ex and doesn't want to lose that. Maybe she's giving Clay time to make sure of his feelings. Who knows, who cares? Clay is not a child, he's an adult and capable of making his own choices, and if Jaymes is the one he's chosen, good for him, she's a classy lady. If they are only the dearest of friends, so be it. They are the ones living it and at the very least, they have a beautiful, longed-for, planned-for, and well-loved baby between them. Marriage....pfft, it's only a piece of paper these days, not a guarantee, as many of us know. As far as I can see, they're as close as any couple can be right now and I hope that it lasts forever. You know it's funny, it's not the younger women who are finding this May-December relationship unacceptable, it's the older ones. Jealously maybe, who knows? Ironically, every male in my family who have seen pictures of Jaymes have been very impressed, and see nothing wrong with the relationship at all. In fact, it's elevated Clay in their eyes. The Foster family is very well respected here in Canada. Is it the fact that Jaymes is not American that is part of the problem? I sure hope not. I would hope that his own fans, many of whom are not spring chickens themselves, would not be age prejudiced either.

What a beautiful world it would be if most guys looked like "regular 'ol Clay"! cha cha :bday2:

I meant to say that too! Love it! Ok, that just did it for me!!! That's the perfect way to carry a newborn, supporting the head, like you were carrying a football. He looks so comfortable and confident...I just love him. That is his child!! Sigh!! Anyone else thinking that Uncle Jerome might be made a godfather? Or maybe Uncle David or Uncle Brett? Anyone want to bet?

Oops, sorry, I've been working today and had to shut down my computer due to electrical storms in the area. Plus I'm getting old and the memory is failing! 70 days is even better though! LOL! Is it too soon to smut.?..I'm getting old and I can't remember if I already asked that question. Nevermind, I'll chastize myself!

Backatcha, Kim... :F_05BL17blowkiss: Sometimes, it's just not about us. If Emily has made compromises and is OK with everything, I'm sure she'll be happy for you to just go with the flow, and not make waves. Weddings are so stressful! I know they're wonderful and a create a lot of beautiful memories, but to some they are so much more important than to others. Really, when you think about it, the most important thing is the marriage (that is, the relationship), not the wedding. Best wishes to her, and Mike, for a lifetime of happiness. luckiest1....EEEEEEEEEEEE!! Isn't this fantastic news!!!!! Glad to hear you're back home and didn't get too wet! :thbighug-1: How many days to the Gala, Kim? Did you say 72? Yay!! I'm going to see Daddy, upclose and well, upclose. (I will always regret missing the March '07 Gala beard though....I mean I REALLY REGRET MISSING THE BEARD!) Is it too soon to smut?

Aikim, you are such a cool lady. :thbighug-1: I just wanted you to know that. This wedding is your daughter's and I think you were wonderful to back off and not make a fuss. Maybe the groom's mother doesn't have any daughters..or maybe she's just a control freak...but whatever, you were right not make a fuss and let her run the show, if it was that important to her. Now, the question is...is she paying for the wedding?? By the time you get to the last daughter's wedding you'll be an old hand at this...and you'll just naturally let the groom's mother do all the work. I guess they're going to have to shoot me too. I've always been a live-and-let-live person. I'm just over-the-moon happy for the man and his lady (whether friend or lover) and their beautiful "little man". I will never understand anyone who has a problem with that. It's HIS life, damnit!! If you don't like it, tough shit!!