[Endeavor]

I'm happy when Mountaineer and Codebreaker keep us up to date on the gossip. Where are those two today?

[mountaineer]

Hi, thanks for missing me! I've been gone all day. An oil change turned into a major brake event, then it was off to the salon de beaute to hide all visible evidence of my premature (ha!) grayness, a visit with my mother and stopping by the wine store (it's hard to find good wine in W.Va., curiously, so I wait till I'm in the big city of Pittsburgh). Of course, living out in the sticks as I do, I have to drive great distances to accomplish any of this, and finally am home.

JL - I'm glad you didn't have the same experience in Charleston I did. My roommate and I arrived, walked around a bit, saw the baskets, and upon returning to the hotel learned that a hurricane was headed straight for us. Early the next morning the hotel was evacuated, everyone was ordered to vamoose, and we had to drive to Charlotte (along with about a million other people, it seemed) in order to fly back home. Somehow, I don't think I saw all Charleston had to offer in that less-than-24-hour visit.

I like today's theme, HLL. Gosh what a list of things that contribute to my happiness:
knowing God loves me and sacrificed His only son to save me from my sin
laughing and just being with my husband
puttering around my little yard and garden
playing with the neighbors' cats (I call them Black & White, White Kitty and Petey - I have no idea what their real names are)
noon hoops with my homies
living in this beautiful state (land of my ancestors)
dropping by the Guild for fun and fellowship