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[correctiveshoes621]

Decompression. Whoot.

marrissabelle? My son is in Texas until tomorrow and is having a BLAST. Absolutely loves it, and can't wait for me to see it because, 'It's so beautiful.' :)

So far, he's: a) ridden/fed/groomed/mucked after the horses; riding the one named, 'Red Man' all over the place, up and down the road at the ranch, b) assisted his uncle in shoeing a couple horses, c) enjoyed your wide open spaces by taking the amp and electric guitar out onto the porch with said uncle and Teh Man and having a total guitar jam, d) taken the boat out, fishing with his uncle, e) eaten armadillo. Yes, I said, 'armadillo'. His aunt is sending me the recipe, though I doubt we can find it in the freezer section, here. :)

I miss him terribly, but know he needed this. It's awesome for him, and who knows where it may lead? I am picking him up in Harrisburg, tomorrow - and he'd better not be wearing a ten-gallon hat!

*~*~*

My best nurse friend, the inimitable Miss Marilyn, retired - and thank God, I came back to work when I did, as last night was her last night.

This morning, she pulled me aside - and bestowed her watch on me. Same one she's used since the 80s. The colour pink is involved, but I will wear it with pride.

She will be missed beyond words; I've learned so much from her, and she honestly believes in me. We're having a surprise party for her, coming up - and you better believe that this is not Goodbye. <3

Comments

[gayalithiel.livejournal.com]

DJ is a cowboy!!! Sounds like an awesome time! I think next time you need to go along!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lyra_b/]

What a lovely time for your son - and yes, it sounds like just what he needed.

and he'd better not be wearing a ten-gallon hat!
Or a Cowboys t-shirt.
;)

You sound much better as well. It's good to hear.

[indiwise.livejournal.com]

Or a Cowboys t-shirt.

GOD FORBID, LOL. That never even entered my mind - it's so foreign a concept, lol!

..and HI. JEEZ. I feel like I'm just now surfacing after this long underwater journey. Your icon is highly appropriate, sweetie :D

[marrissabelle.livejournal.com]

It's a sweatshirt!

[violentfemmebot.livejournal.com]

Texas! I was born in Texas! :D I think the best part of it is the weather: it's this wonderful oven-dry heat. So while a 100 degree day feels like utter sticky hell around here, in Texas, it's AWESOME. I agree that this must be experienced by all I'm glad DJ loves it, though. It's a great and gorgeous place to be, if you can bear some of the wackiest conservatives on EARTH.

Haha, well, I'm sure those armadillo recipes will work quite nicely on possum! ;D

[indiwise.livejournal.com]

OMG. THE ARMADILLO WAS A PRANK! THEY PUNK'D ME!!! THOSE BRATS...I actually fell for it, lol. :)

..and that heat? Eee..not sure about that....but you KNOW I'll end up visiting someday..

[marrissabelle.livejournal.com]

WHERE in Texas is like that? I will so move. Everywhere I've ever been in Texas is 1,000,000 % humidity.

[marrissabelle.livejournal.com]

There are some people that eat armadillos (pronounced arm-a-dilla), but those are hillbillies, those things carry disease (armadillos, not hillbillies, wait, no, both of them carry disease, yep). Well, next time come with him and you can stay with me in Austin. DJ would love Austin.

[indiwise.livejournal.com]

He was really sorry that he didn't have a chance to get to see Austin, actually; they crammed a lot into the few days he was there - and he can't wait to go back. So, who knows? Maybe one day you will regret those words, missy :)

..and trust me. We got hillbillies, here, too - by the truckload. Only they are, 'Mountain People', here. And frankly? I can't say much/act all superior and cosmopolitan - my grandmother actually had a recipe for raccoon - she told me that she HATED skinning them, too (!!!) and that they looked so pitiful, after - like 'poor little naked babies'..But, NO - I have NEVER eaten one, lol!