Freeoples Thread 304

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Thread 304

[andysandmikesmom]

Good afternnoon Val...thought I would make you envious of our weather...the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the temp is due to reach 71 in Olymia, and the dogwoods are in full bloom....of course, by the end of the week, due to get chillier, and rainier, as it always does happen this time of year...but for today and the next few days, the forecast is warm, sunny, and beautiful...

As for packing for a trip...I am a last minute packer...even when we would go on a full blown camping trip, with tent, sleeping bags, stove, and all accessories, plus all our personal things, I would always let it go until about two days before we were schedules to leave....

The only thing I ever did ahead of time, was buy the canned goods and foods I would need for cooking...

But when I was a kid, my mom would begin packing for our trips, weeks ahead of time...she drove me nuts...everyone just has their own way of doing things, I guess...

I am sure you will be fine, no matter how soon or how late you pack....Sounds like you are just going to have a most exciting trip, seeing sights along the way, getting to be with your 'navy son'...I am excited for you, as I know the exciting feeling that comes, when one is heading off for a few weeks of sightseeing, camping, and seeing loved ones...

I love camping...love to sit out at night, with a big campfire, smelling the woods, drinking beer, and having a fine time...I think kids love to go camping also...both my boys were camping and sleeping in tents before they could walk...

You may find this weird, but every year, when we crack out the tent, and get to our first campground of the summer, I have to run into the tent when its just been put up, and take in a big smell...I dont know what it is, but I love to smell the tent when its been taken out of the garage, and finally allowed to air out in the campground...

You are going to have a wonderful time, I just know it..

[ValerieUSA]

Oh? You were being respectful! I get it! I guess I am as slow as ... whatever it was I said was slow. *L*

[Rowdee]

..." His wittle feeeeeelings would be cwushed, you bwute."...

Is that anything like mashing buttons?

[Rowdee]

Hey, Val....I didn't get it either!! I thought he was talking about 'wimmen', not a certain woman! :)

[ValerieUSA]

Thank you, andysandmikesmom! You are a bigger fan of tents than I am, but if I can find ours (I haven't seen it since we moved in November) I'll have the boys practice setting it up a few times before we leave. That's their job. I'll buy ice for the cooler and drink the beer - that will be my job. *LOL* I can't do much of that because I'm the driver.

I like travelling from point A to point B without much more of plan than that - A to B. Then figure out B to C in the morning. I'm flexible. However, people at my destination spots are not always so flexible about arrival times. "I'll be there Thursday or Friday or Sunday, either in the afternoon or not," makes hosts crazy (even reservation clerks aren't understanding).

[Servant of the Nine]

Oh? You were being respectful! I get it!

I am sure Ratty would be much more respectful if we had that picture of your buttons to train with. If it was a really good picture he would probably take his hat off and hold it over his heart he would be so full of respect.

Or maybe a plaster cast to practice mashing on for the big Steel Cage Match.

So9

[ValerieUSA]

I knew who ratt was talking about, but I wasn't going to let on that I knew because it's a TRAP... however, he already revealed the secret earlier on -- It's all about ME! *LOL* MrsValerieUSA (I don't want to disrespect myself)

[sweetliberty]

LOL Rowdee! Sounds like you've stopped looking for "Mr Right" and started looking for Mr "You'll Do."

[Servant of the Nine]

MrsValerieUSA (I don't want to disrespect myself)

I'll handle that part for ya Val.

So9

[andysandmikesmom]

My husband always keeps his handwritten instructions for setting up the tent, in his wallet...you would think after all these years of camping we would automatically know what to do, but we still crack out the instructions...mainly, its what poles fit into the other poles...we color code all the poles ourselves, with various colored tapes...so all of a certain pole, get say, yellow tape, and then others of like kind, may get green or blue or black or whatever...then the instructions tell us which to do first, and what fits in secondly and so on and so forth....that way the tent goes up in a wink...

I prefer your plan of trying to get from point A to point B and planning little else in between...when I was a kid, my dad and mom always had a strict intinerary and tried to stick to it as much as possible...my husband and I tho, are just the opposite...we plan, like you, from point A to point B, and like to see what pops up in between...its more spontaneous and the kids loved it...they said, they never knew from day to day, what they were going to see or do, because even we, ,the parents did not know...it was always like a grand adventure...and immense fun for all of us...

But you are right, often reservations and places, and hosts waiting for ones arrival are not so appreciative of their visitors showing up whenever..

[Darlin']

ROFLOL.

[ValerieUSA]

*L* That picture of my buttons exists in your imagination - how am I supposed to conjour it up? (No, don't answer that)

[sweetliberty]

That must be some tent. I don't think I ever used instructions to set one up after the first time when the tent was new. I must admit though, the one year we borrowed a big cabin tent it was a real bear to put to put together...probably took me and my daughter over 1/2 an hour as opposed to our usual 5 - 10 minutes.

[Rowdee]

..."LOL Rowdee! Sounds like you've stopped looking for "Mr Right" and started looking for Mr "You'll Do."...

HUH? All I've indicated is that I wasn't going to let age be a deciding factor.....I don't see age affecting the concept of a Mr. Right. Rather, it would be more appropriate for a Mr. You'll Do because you fall into a certain age bracket!

IF there was a 25 year old that I found appealing based on the important things like religion, politics, family, morals, maturity, etc., and he was likewise interested in moi, I certainly wouldn't tell him goodbye because he's only 25! Ditto should I find someone appealing or fascinating in the older age ranges of 60s and 70s or 80s even. There are MORE IMPORTANT things than age.

[Servant of the Nine]

That picture of my buttons exists in your imagination - how am I supposed to conjour it up? (No, don't answer that)

You are a fine photographer with a tripod and a camera with a self timer.

But as long as you have to start from scratch, you might as well do the plaster cast. A plaster mold and some of the silicon foam that special effects people use and you can get amazingly lifelike results in very little time.

Be a sport Val, Ratty needs the practice.

So9

[Servant of the Nine]

I couldn't help myself, I just had to answer

So9

[sweetliberty]

I was just teasing you based on this part of your statement...

" If some man comes along older or younger than me who can live with all my bullshit and I can live with all his, I'm not accepting or turning it down because someone thinks I'm too old or I'm too young"

[Darlin']

Button, button... hummm, that's a game isn't it ? LOL

[Rowdee]

LOL, sweet......I was never "looking" for a Mr. Right to begin with, let alone a Mr. You'll Do!!!!!!

For the longest time, I've been perfectly content doing my own thing... :)

[ValerieUSA]

Isn't it sweet of you to be so concerned about the ratt's needs? Such a turnaround. If I was truly a suspicious paranoid type, I would think you have decided that the worst possible thing that could happen to an adversarial ratt would be a me, so you're attempting to use me as a weapon of ratt destruction.
I refuse to be used!
The ratt is safe, no irresistible button picture will be posted.