A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-17-03....FReeper Fun in the Sun

Billie

[Billie]

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

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Or...How I'm Spending
My Summer Vacation

"Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go...."

School's out; summer's here.....

and that means baseball, cookouts, picnics in the park, lemonade stands, amusement parks.. and family vacations.



MinuteGal (aka Bahama Mama) and about three dozen other FReepers and FRiends recently returned from their second fun-filled FReeps Ahoy cruise, and 'DaBear family (Mama_Bear and JKPhoto) just got back from a wonderful week down under. While there, MamaBear got to cuddle with a Koala bear - one of the highlights of their vacation.

Our daisyscarlett's taking her traveling seriously this year - she no sooner got home from a month in their secluded cabin on the lake (miles from shopping and EVERYTHING!), than it was time to pack her bags to go somewhere ELSE! We hope we get to see her before the year is over! :)

To grandma's house, the beach house; the cabin by the lake, a cruise, to the mountains, San Francisco, DisneyWorld, a Dude Ranch, Golf Resort, Health Spa, Hawaii, Alaska, Six Flags.....where are you going this summer? Stop the newspaper, hold the mail, hire a plantsitter, pack your bags....and take us WITH you!



Or maybe...do you have a memorable vacation from the past - when everything that could go wrong... DID?! You can probably laugh about it now. :) Can't you? Now's the time. This is the place. :)

Artist: James Meger

"Summertime and the living is easy . .
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high..."

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 05-26-03 A Celebration of Whoever

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[jwfiv]

That is sooo cool...I woulda flipped if I'd seen a big red wagon like that when I was little...)

[Billie]

Love the shells in your presentation, and the dog laying on the dock. Great job Billie!

Thanks again, Colleen. I thought those were some of the prettiest shells I'd seen for a background, too.

One of my favorite vacations was when friends and I rented a Winnabago and went across the country. Yep, America is BEAUTIFUL! Still love going to the beach and relaxing, lazy days in the sun.

America the beautiful - coast to coast - Sea to Shining Sea! :)There is so much of it I haven't seen though. :(

[jwfiv]

Hi, MM...)

[Billie]

That is too funny, Dave - I think who would have LOVED it!

[MeekOneGOP]

Beautiful pic there ! My favorite skiin' place is Crested Butte !!

I wish I had the URL of a picture I took myself from the top of the ski mountain. It is beautiful !!

[Diver Dave]

...and no one can pass up the opportunity to catch the gold ring on the Looff Carrousel...

[LadyX]

The Rocky Mountains are so beautiful!
Growing up in flat Florida, I was in heaven when we went to live a year in Rapid City, South Dakota, enthralled with all the rocks.

We'd go exploring on every break, the boys then 6 & 7, plus dog.
The little guys knew the way to win ponts was to gather the prettiest rocks for Mom's growing collection, dutifully depositing them in the car trunk, and then on the shelves on the porch.

When we went next to Fairbanks,Alaska, the moving man was stumbling down the ramp with a *very* heavy box, mumbling,
"Whaddya have in this, lady? ROCKS??!!"

Needless to say, the boys were convulsed with laughter...still have a few pieces after 40 years, dutifully hauled all around America....:))

[Pippin]

There you go, quacking me up again! LOL!

[Pippin]

Sure does!

But, I have to get to bed at 8:00! UGH!

[jwfiv]

I've been told more than once how beautiful Crested Butte is...maybe I oughtta take the hint and pay it a visit someday.

[jwfiv]

"Whaddya have in this, lady? ROCKS??!!"

That's crackin' me up...)

[Pippin]

Yeah!

But can you believe that as close to DC as I am You'd think I would've had at lease one chance of seeing the President or the First Lady. But the closest I got was seeing Marine One come flying by the Washinton monument once and over the Capitol Building back in March of '01.

[Pippin]

Hi, Billie!

YEP! A great day for sailing on the bay!

[jwfiv]

That's a beautiful classic...I have a very vivid memory of sitting on a little horse, goin' round and round...can see Mom and Dad watchin' me every pass...I seem to remember, also, not wanting to get off...)

Still tryin' for the brass ring...

[Pippin]

Hi, Martin!

[Pippin]

YEP! RU4 and I are on to you both! HEE! HEE!

[Pippin]

*swoon*!

Hi, jw!

[The Thin Man]

Right now I have no vacation planned, but it would have to be someplace cool. I'm thinking maybe the South Pole.

Added benefit: There seems no chance of accidently running into a certain hostess there. :-)

[jwfiv]

Hiya, Hon...)))

[knighthawk]

Hello. How are thing going over there?