christmas has come early!!!!!

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well i got some wonderful news on behalf of the oil spill this week. they granted our claim against bp and i am going home to the philly pa area for christmas. we look to be leaving on the 17th and returning on the 26th. will miss everyone! but will be well worth going! and for those who don't know i live on the gulf coast of florida and hubby builds boats for a living. you can't build a boat with oil in the gulf and no clue where it is going!

Posted on Thu Dec 02 11:56:00 PST 2010

that's good news for you Lynne and it should make your holiday that much more enjoyable.
In recent weeks not much has been mentioned about the spill. Perhaps you could provide and update on how things look in the Gulf.

Posted on Thu Dec 02 15:38:07 PST 2010

So happy for you Lynne you deserve it and I know you'll have a great time and your family must be thrilled to know your coming home. Have a safe and great trip you deserve it lil sis ! Well I guess you made top of Santa's good list way to go ! You will be missed but have a great time !

Posted on Thu Dec 02 22:00:29 PST 2010

Great news Ms. Lynne. So glad to be reading "Christmas has come early" for you and your family and sure hope you have a safe trip and a wonderful time.

Posted on Thu Dec 02 22:06:26 PST 2010

Great news, lynne! I hope more claims are granted for this big ol' mess that doesn't seem to be clearing up at all... and poppa's right, most have no idea what the status is of the whole shebang right now unless you're living with the after effects. Have a wonderful, safe, and happy trip!

Posted on Thu Dec 02 22:20:21 PST 2010

mooma wrote: Great news, lynne! I hope more claims are granted for this big ol' mess that doesn't seem to be clearing up at all... and poppa's right, most have no idea what the status is of the whole shebang right now unless you're living with the after effects. Have a wonderful, safe, and happy trip!

PSSST Hey Moo !

Posted on Thu Dec 02 22:28:11 PST 2010

thanks everyone! as for the spill here in florida where i am things look good and the snowbirds are coming in droves. spring break looks to be huge the biggest in years. we were very lucky that it did not do much damage here but just the words oil spill hurt tourism tremendously this summer. lots of businesses shut down and will not reopen ever. things are slowly trickling back to normal for the fishing industry but it is still hurting. people shudder at the words gulf seafood. i can attest to the fact it is clean and still yummy!

Posted on Fri Dec 03 01:15:56 PST 2010

Hi 'lynne8179' -- Glad that Christmas came early for you! And it's good to know that the beaches are clean and the seafood is clean and yummy.

I'll make my first visit to the Florida panhandle at the end of this month to attend a friend's wedding along The Beaches of South Walton, specifically Seaside/Seagrove Beach. We're renting a large vacation home for our group and we're looking forward to the trip. Hope you enjoy your trip to the Philadelphia area!

Cheers,
Bill

Posted on Fri Dec 03 15:27:16 PST 2010

well mr bill the area is gorgeous in south walton. i live about an hour from there! seaside is a charming little town i love to visit. the houses are quaint and many are pastel colored. i am closer to panama city beach myself. but the weddings on the beach are always so pretty. it is chilly here so enjoy!

Posted on Sat Dec 11 09:44:04 PST 2010

Thank you Lynne! I'll bring a jacket.

Posted on Tue Dec 14 18:09:41 PST 2010

wbeal wrote: Thank you Lynne! I'll bring a jacket.

try a hat scarf and the whole nine yards as of this post it is 31 degrees! should warm up soon enough though!

Posted on Wed Dec 15 00:38:42 PST 2010

It's a whopping 21 degrees here and I've got 1/2 a foot of snow. My older brother who lives about 40 miles from me just got dumped over a foot of snow.

Posted on Wed Dec 15 00:52:21 PST 2010

Hi Lynne, I am happy for you too! That sounds as if there is some justice at last and that you can have a real nice X-mas. Though everyone could have done without the whole mess in the first place.

Posted on Wed Dec 15 02:04:30 PST 2010

ooo sporty shiver! 31 is very rare here so people are freaking lol me i am loving it! thanks elvenarcher is sooooooo very nice to see you!

Posted on Wed Dec 15 05:40:13 PST 2010

lynne8179 wrote: ooo sporty shiver! 31 is very rare here so people are freaking lol me i am loving it! thanks elvenarcher is sooooooo very nice to see you!

Hi Lynne, I am glad I am back, too For now I am on holidays, visiting family getting things done, that I kind of put off the last weeks.

Here it is snowing all day now and we may have almost as much snow as Sportygal has - but it is still quite harmless - though people are complaining a lot. But aren't they always complaining about the weather? When the sun shines, it is to hot, when it rains, it is to wet and when it snows, it is to cold.
It seems we are getting those kind of winters I remembering from being a child. I love snow, but it got rare here the last years. Last winter was unusually heavy with snow - nobody was prepared for it. This winter starts earlier - and because I love snow - I am hoping it stays till Spring Temperature is somewhere in the twenties, I think.

You'll probably have a lot snow and cold in Philadelphia?!

Posted on Wed Dec 15 08:28:46 PST 2010

yes we should have plenty of snow and cold in philly. maybe less snow and more cold as it usually snows in january there but it will be pleasantly cold!

Posted on Wed Dec 15 11:25:10 PST 2010

what great news lynne, a present of family for Christmas. Are you driving or flying? Stock up on the vit. C and longjohns..LOL. Keep your bones warm with lots of hugs and take lots of pix. And don't feel so bad here in "sunny" CA it's 24* (burrrrr)! but no snow just rain. Can I add yeah! for the Gulf Coast. We lived in Biloxi MS for 6 yrs and enjoyed it. I'll be praying for your safe travel and wish you a Merry Christmas. {{hugs}}

Posted on Wed Dec 15 19:27:25 PST 2010

thanks room. i love the cold so i can't wait! tomorrow is the nervous day. where i go did i pack this this and oh this lol. friday can't get here fast enough!

Posted on Wed Dec 15 20:43:30 PST 2010

lynne8179 wrote: ooo sporty shiver! 31 is very rare here so people are freaking lol me i am loving it! thanks elvenarcher is sooooooo very nice to see you!

Granted it's been many moons ago since I've been to Florida but I've never heard of it getting this low in temps. I bet they are freaking.

As for a coat... believe it or not I rarely have a coat on the in winter. I do a thick sweater or a long sleeve sweat shirt and I'm good to go as I'm not a coat person till it gets down to single digits or below zero then I'll break out a coat as I'm pretty warm blooded, which I find odd since I have arthritis but not quite like I was "back in the day" use to wear shorts and T-shirt and could walk bare foot in snow and wouldn't phase me a bit.

More tid bits here on the coat... I never wear a coat while in the car driving as that has to come off as I can feel claustrophobia setting (coat + seat belt = NOT) in and the driver's side window always has to be down a little ways even if it is snowing out. Can't stand the window completely up whether I'm smoking a cigarette or not that window has to be down.

The only thing that really bothers me about snow is driving in it and the most snow I can ever recall getting is winter of 1978 a whopping 28 inches of snow and they closed the schools for a whole week here where I live.

Posted on Wed Dec 15 23:04:24 PST 2010

Brr, no or seldom a coat? How amazing! Don't you get a common cold or so? I am freezing quite fast and prefer warm temperatures to cold temperatures anytime. This year we bought nice and long allweather jackets (the brand with the paw of a canine) and these jackets are keeping us perfectly warm. Just great when you love snow and don't like cold temperatures



The weather forecast predicts some more snow for today It seems that there will be some really bad weather in parts of Germany. Though I guess we won't see much of it around here. But close to us there is a small mountain range and the average snow height at the moment is around 40 inches. The trees look just fantastic

In the early 80s we had a lot snow and schools were closed for almost a week, too. Last winter and this winter, there were some schools closed, too, but just for a few days. Mainly those schools which lay in rural parts. Alas work won't close because of the weather. If it gets to bad, than I could probably take some overtime and stay at home.

Posted on Thu Dec 16 02:16:45 PST 2010

yes sporty they did freak for a bit but we had some idiot try to shoot the school board and now the cold doesn't seem to matter anymore.i am so ready to get out of town and stop hearing about it. yup i live in that little florida town that is now international news and media central
! yuck!

Posted on Thu Dec 16 04:08:18 PST 2010

Elvenarcher wrote: Brr, no or seldom a coat? How amazing! Don't you get a common cold or so? .

Yep! It's true - I seldom wear a coat. I do notice that the temps does seem to flare up my arthritis more than when it's warmer but I find that if I bundle up I get very over heated so the thick sweater or long sleeve sweat shirt and I'm good to go.

The only other thing I don't like about winter here is when it gets icy. We had our Christmas party for work back in 2008 and what is normally a 15 minute drive for me from my house to where we hold our Christmas party well ended up taking me 45 mins because the roads where THAT ICY and found a few people off the road to get back home as the roads weren't icy going to otherwise I wouldn't of went. As for being icy this is the worst I can recall living here where I do.

Oh and this time of year I normally keep the car well supplied with blankets and such just in case I was to get stranded. I couldn't be out in this for HOURS so to speak but going from point A to point B um nope no coat here.

I also rarely get sick another to my surprise having arthritis.

Posted on Thu Dec 16 10:20:37 PST 2010

well ladies i am off to pa as of the morning! i want to wish you all a very merry christmas filled with light and love and joy! may you each be blessed with all the wonderful things of the season. hugs and love lynne!

Posted on Thu Dec 16 16:00:27 PST 2010

lynne8179 wrote: well ladies i am off to pa as of the morning! i want to wish you all a very merry christmas filled with light and love and joy! may you each be blessed with all the wonderful things of the season. hugs and love lynne!

Well Ms. Lynne you have yourself a nice, safe trip, don't come back sick and Happy Holidays to you and hugs as well.

Posted on Thu Dec 16 22:02:08 PST 2010

hi everyone made it home safe. we were racing that nor'easter out of Philly! they closed the airport half an hour after we left. trip was good. had tons of fun and enjoyed myself very much. the sad part is i a may be going back very soon. my grandmother is not doing to great. i am so glad i made it home to see her. hugs!

Posted on Sun Dec 26 16:18:38 PST 2010

Hey Ms. Lynne: I'm so glad to be reading you had a great time. So I take it you got over being sick because you weren't doing too well before you left? Also sorry to be reading about your grandmother. Glad you got to see her as well.

and to you as well.

Posted on Sun Dec 26 19:55:47 PST 2010

WELCOME BACK LYNNE !!!!! So glad your back safe and sound and that you had a great time. Sorry your grandmother is not doing good. Hope Santa was good to you. Great to have you back ! Huggies lil sis !

Posted on Sun Dec 26 23:47:59 PST 2010

runs into thread grabs sporty and big sis and gives giant bear hug mmmmmmm i missed you two!

Posted on Mon Dec 27 16:33:38 PST 2010

Jumps up to run and give lil sis Lynne a hug but slips and falls because she got new boots for Christmas and they have high heels but manages to get up and give Lynne a great big bear hug. Missed you very much and I'm so glad your home safe and sound. Huggies lil sis !

Posted on Mon Dec 27 17:42:24 PST 2010

gmac1007 wrote: Jumps up to run and give lil sis Lynne a hug but slips and falls because she got new boots for Christmas and they have high heels but manages to get up and give Lynne a great big bear hug. Missed you very much and I'm so glad your home safe and sound. Huggies lil sis !

begins to drool staring at pretty pink hippo................... sis did you break your bum?

Posted on Tue Dec 28 05:30:15 PST 2010

Yea it got a little banged up but hey it was worth it to have my Sugar Bum back safe and sound. Stop drooling over the little hippy and drool over this one now I need to take the other and put it in the wash. Huggies !

Posted on Tue Dec 28 11:17:01 PST 2010

gmac1007 wrote: Yea it got a little banged up but hey it was worth it to have my Sugar Bum back safe and sound. Stop drooling over the little hippy and drool over this one now I need to take the other and put it in the wash. Huggies !

hippppppppppppppppppppppppoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Posted on Tue Dec 28 11:34:28 PST 2010

Easy girl the stuffings are falling out so now I have to sew him back together and the other is in the dryer. Here play with this one for a while but do be careful it's the last one I have so please be gentle. Huggies !

Posted on Tue Dec 28 13:37:29 PST 2010

gmac1007 wrote: Easy girl the stuffings are falling out so now I have to sew him back together and the other is in the dryer. Here play with this one for a while but do be careful it's the last one I have so please be gentle. Huggies !

grabs hippo in giant bear hug and trots off.

Posted on Wed Dec 29 05:57:28 PST 2010

Hey stop trotting I can't keep up with these heels. Dang I'm gonna fall again I just know it. WHOA !!! bang, big huge crash, glass breaking, gigantic thud ! WHEW ! I'm okay ! Here as long as your trotting you might as well take this with you too after all he's clean now!

Posted on Wed Dec 29 13:16:09 PST 2010

gmac1007 wrote: Hey stop trotting I can't keep up with these heels. Dang I'm gonna fall again I just know it. WHOA !!! bang, big huge crash, glass breaking, gigantic thud ! WHEW ! I'm okay ! Here as long as your trotting you might as well take this with you too after all he's clean now!

whered di my blue one goes? and are you okay damned heels!!!!!!

Posted on Wed Dec 29 14:53:03 PST 2010

OH SNAP !! That dang blue one and I broke my freaking heel well they just don't make them like they use to I guess it's a good thing I got a heavy duty glue gun have to do some repairing wonder if I can repair my booty with the glue gun. Oh well back to the hippo here this dude said he was gonna hand deliver the blue hippo I don't know who he is but he says you and him have done some dilly dallying before so I said okay I hope you don't mind. So here's your dude and your blue and green hippo oh wait a minute he's bringing all of them. Do try and behave yourself okay lil sis and easy on the dilly dallying. Huggies ! Now where did I put that freakin glue gun HANNI !?

Posted on Wed Dec 29 14:58:47 PST 2010

oooooo yummy (by the way sis we have totally lost it!)

Posted on Thu Dec 30 04:07:44 PST 2010

I couldn't agree more but ain't it fun ! So I say we keep loosing it !

Posted on Thu Dec 30 11:38:52 PST 2010

gmac1007 wrote: I couldn't agree more but ain't it fun ! So I say we keep loosing it !

sounds fun! by the way the pink hippo ate the pink fishie and it was so yummy she said

Posted on Thu Dec 30 12:38:01 PST 2010

Well as long as little hippo is all full and happy it's just fine by me. So did your other hippos get hand delivered and how was the dilly dallying fun I hope. Well you can give this one to the other hungry hungry hippos ! Big Hug's !

Posted on Thu Dec 30 17:28:10 PST 2010

gmac1007 wrote: Well as long as little hippo is all full and happy it's just fine by me. So did your other hippos get hand delivered and how was the dilly dallying fun I hope. Well you can give this one to the other hungry hungry hippos ! Big Hug's !

eyes glaze over at thought of the dilly dallying. yummy man mmmmmmmmmmm. the hippos are all fed and happy now. how's the broken bum?

Posted on Fri Dec 31 05:25:06 PST 2010

Well it's seen better days (wiping the drool off the floor so I don't have another nasty accident) but the glue gun did a pretty good job of piecing it back together. How's the dilly dallying going having a good time since the hippos are all fed and happy I guess you can go and dilly dally some more. Have fun ! He does look like a good one to dilly dally with ! Although I would rather dilly dally with the one in the red cape ( picks tongue up off the floor)Huggies and keep on dilly dallying !

Posted on Fri Dec 31 06:04:41 PST 2010