A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-01-05....Another Finest Play Day

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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We're having fun and hope you are!
~ Billie, Mama_Bear, Dutchess, Aquamarine, DollyCali ~

Yes, FRiends, it's another
Finest "Play Day"!

We should be visiting another state today, but the 'Finest Tour Bus' is in the shop for repairs (again!). So, we will be staying home and having a play day instead.

For those of you who have your heart set on traveling, you are welcome to re-visit any or all of our Finest states below..... :-)

05-23-03 Alabama 06-27-03 Maryland 07-11-03 Vermont 07-25-03 Utah 08-05-03 Texas 08-22-03 Nevada 08-26-03 Wash DC 09-05-03 Tennessee 09-17-03 Florida 09-19-03 Minnesota 10-03-03 New Mexico 10-14-03 Georgia 10-17-03 Louisiana 10-22-03 Michigan 11-04-03 South Dakota 11-14-03 California

01-09-04 South Carolina 02-06-04 West Virginia 02-20-04 Oregon 03-09-04 Pennsylvania 03-30-04 Wyoming 04-13-04 Mississippi 04-27-04 Missouri 05-25-04 Indiana 07-21-04 Virginia 08-18-04 Colorado 09-29-04 Idaho 10-20-04 New Hampshire 12-07-04 Hawaii 02-09-05 Maine 03-09-05 North Carolina 04-13-05 Arizona

...the rest of us will
stay here and









Being 8 Years Old Again

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year-old again.

• I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.
• I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.
• I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.
• I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.
• I want to return to a time when life was simple. When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you, because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care. All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.
• I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.
• I want to believe that anything is possible.
• I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.
• I want to live simple again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.
• I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.

So, here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first, 'cause...

"Tag! You're it!"

And have a wonderful Wednesday!

03-29-05 ~ Hall of Fame #11

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 05-27,28,29,30-05 Remembering Them Then ~ Honoring Them 05-31-05 Military Monday on Tuesday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Billie]

Oh GOOD GRIEF!!!!! I finally *looked* at it a little differently and scored 100%! "I am the master!" LOL!

[Mama_Bear]

"I am the master!" LOL!

LOL! I guess I should try it again.

[Billie]

I do have some burgundy color in my house but no red, don't plant red flowers either. Wear too much blue.

Burgundy is sorta in the red family, though - our family room has a lot of burgundy rather than the cranberry color. I like red geraniums at the front door.

[luvie]

LOL! Knew you could do it! That was a mean, tricky test all right! But sure got us stirred up around here!

[Billie]

I thought sure it was a bogus test and no one was ever going to get anything but a "0" - thought you guys were just saying you got more than that! LOL!

[luvie]

Where's the TRUST!!!!!!!!! hee-hee!

[Billie]

LOL! I guess I should try it again.

Then *you* will be the master, too! I honestly had to sit through it without *checking* anything once and see what the heck was going on!

[Billie]

Indeed! Well, we can say this for today's thread....it doesn't take much to entertain us! LOL

[luvie]

It's almost as fun as holding a feather with honey on your fingers! Get it?!!!

[snugs]

I can't get above 13% LOL

[Billie]

It's almost as fun as holding a feather with honey on your fingers! Get it?!!!

That doesn't sound like much fun. LOL

[Billie]

When you finally realize JUST what the instructions actually SAID, you will get 100% - promise! :)

[dutchess]

Hey, congratulations to Mr. D. on getting his pilots license. Bet he is proud of himself and he should be!

The boy is on cloud nine. I keep having to scrape him off the ceiling!

So, when do you solo? Or, have you already?

Nope, haven't solo'd yet. Ground school last weekend due to weather. BUT did have a lesson after work today and did three very nice landings (in addition to stalls etc) My instructor thinks I'm about ready but my confidence level isn't there yet. There's comfort with having a "pro" person next to you :o) I would say within the next two weeks though. YIKES!

Again, great thread today sistah. Need to run and work on Johns thread. ((((lori))))

[luvie]

It (the feather) just goes from finger to finger back and forth over and over keeping a person well entertained! My hubby said his mom used to do that to him when he was a toddler to keep him busy for a few minutes. Cheap entertainment! LOL!

[Billie]

Ok, I got it now - wasn't 'thinking' of changing from one finger to another. LOL

[luvie]

Well, my description wasn't very clear! But, just saying it to say we are easily entertained today. ;o)

[Mama_Bear]

Well, we can say this for today's thread....it doesn't take much to entertain us! LOL

Yep. That's why I like doing "Play Days" here. Finest FReepers are easy to entertain and they are a lot of fun too. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Yippee!!! I got 100%!!! Took me only about six tries. LOL

[AFPhys]

The first time I tried that thing, I didn't even realize the words HAD color, even though trying to understand and read the instructions three times. After getting 13%, I said, "whathe?" = realized the fool words weren't all black or some such, and then got 100%. Even so, I'm surprised how difficult it was to get them done within time: several times I clicked just in time.

No wonder you guys are goin' silly...

Dolly - you ought ot be ashamed...

[Mama_Bear]

Dolly - you ought ot be ashamed...

LOL! Well, it did keep me occupied for awhile. What a shock the first time to find I got ZERO percent correct. I thought I had done so well. LOL

Once I saw that Billie got 100%, I knew I couldn't rest until I got 100%. I am embarrassed to say it took me several times before I finally did it. It takes a lot of concentration even after you've figured out what you are supposed to do.