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HUH! .... :wacko2: forget the tea ...make it a Guinness beer............. :P

win # 148 for the sticks...chicks are still in the race with 3 wins ;) 20!

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and NOW assuming she meant 13..I will put.. 14 But of course, you can assume I mean 20 and call it "game over" ;)

Or so I though...lol... A few weeks ago I was 'persuaded" to start running and get in shape ..the plan was to enter the "Color Run" at Cedar Point in Sept.. life threw us a curve ball and we are not entering it this year... but still thought the idea of running to (finally) get back in shape was a good one.. So ..I was told couchto5k.com was a good place for an old bastard like me to start... about 1 week into starting, I (re) injured my back (gives me fits for years now..) so..I slowed the work-out down to "just" walking... It seems every Wed. Morning my back is feeling pretty good, and Thursday morning it is KILLING me...Im no expert, but I think the fact I golf in a league on Wed. evening might have something to do with it...lol... anyhow, this week after golf it was feeling pretty good and so I decided to pick up the pace and run this morning... I actually ran (and walked some) a whole 5k.. on a walking/biking path that is just a 1/4 mile from my house... My property ajoins a park that I cut across that leads to the path... I know there is room for a lot of improvement, but I am pretty happy with todays stats... 3.05 miles (ok...a little shy of 5k).. duration...36:24 pace..11.56 min/mile 1st mile... 11:22 2nd mile.. 11:54 3rd mile..12:23 I use map my run app on my phone so I can keep a record of this...its cool to see the improvement.. HOWEVER...no matter how in shape I THINK I am getting in...Mother Nature knows the truth... as I got back to the park after my run this morning, this is what was waiting there to greet me.....it seems I cant fool mother nature about the condition I am in, and she was standing by and ready for me to drop over...lol yep...the buzzards were circling..lol... seriously though...Its amazing how good I feel after a run...I seem to have more energy for the day!

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Ahhh..but Bakon is right..when the temps rise...nothing beats some of these at the swim up bar :)

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Is your "friend" Trevor ..Irish?...lol...just asking ;)

That looks great Trish...in fact, gives me some ideas for some of the concrete I need to replace around here...those forms looks like it allows you to do small areas at a time...I am sure with our winters (freezing and thaws) I will have to do something to help keep them from heaving....but its an idea...thnx! The tree looks great also..I have the same problems...with ..yep..an oak tree...mine is pretty close to the road to decorate up like yours, so for now, it just has mulch around it :( we are having one of the best summers I can remember...75-85 for the highs,and quite a bit of sun...just enough rain to keep things green...I am sure the heat in Texas this time of year forces you inside ;)

A couple of baby pics...these 2 are the latest additions to the "girls only" club :) This one is Josey...Born in November 29th,2013....(notice my quit date ;) ) And then there is baby Zoe...born May 19th,2014... The sister dont get together very often...so before my oldest daughter starts back to school (4th grade teacher)..she came "up" for a visit with her sister (they live a couple hours apart)

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here is a few links that have video ... http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28482407 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28488065 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-27761334

your Welcome Doreen...these are the only Images i found of this years giants..I will post a link to an article that explains it a bit... http://www.limerickpost.ie/2014/07/25/the-giants-journey-to-limerick/ this link may be better..i didnt read them, but this one seems to have a little more pics showing the giants.. http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpool-giants-2014-essential-guide-7507141 edited...it seems i pasted the same link twice :)

I will see what I can do..these are just images I found on google...

If a "meet and greet" ever comes together when Tracey invades the U.S., we will have to find out if any "special needs" has to be considered. From reading the forums, I can only think of 1 member who would need special seating .. Of course, that would be our own Burrito ..from what I understand, those skirts are tough for a guy to sit in...so Bakon may want to put one of these on order if its not standard equipment on big black trucks! . . .

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