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Our governor has just declared Palm Bay a state of emergency. There are fires everywhere you look. I just left my sons house and a huge blaze is roaring 3 streets from his house. It sounds like a war zone with all of the transformers popping. Many people are without power and this means they have no water. My Son & DIL packed animals and photos in their vehicles and are ready to go to my other sons in Melbourne. I have photos and important papers packed. The police believe this is the work of an arsonist that is setting fires about a mile apart in a line. Please pray for us. It is so sad to see this happening. All around there are men on their roof with a hose, wetting things down to try and save their homes. Here's some news from our local channel. http://www.wftv.com/index.html

As Muriel said, the brush fires here are terrible. I live in Palm Bay, a town of about 60 square miles. Right now, there are 9 brush fires burning in Palm Bay. That doesn't count the 1500 acres of fires that are burning in our neighboring town of Malabar. It was so scary last night! We had gone out for dinner and couldn't get back home, as all the roads were blocked. There were red flames all around us. Looked like one of the pictures you see portraying hell. On the street next to my DIL's family, two people lost their homes last night. When I look out my window right now, I see smoke billowing up in all directions. Yesterday, I-95 and US Highway 1 were closed in both directions. My son is at home, garden hose in hand, preparing to start wetting down his roof. When he goes outside, ashes are covering his head. Please guys....say prayers for us!!! PS....A good rain dance wouldn't hurt either!!!!

Just wanted to wish all the great moms on this board a very Happy Mothers Day!!! For those of you that have lost your mom, I pray that you can find peace as you recall fond memories of happier days.

My mom always wanted me to just be myself. I remember when I was a teenager and was always trying to be like someone else. My mom would always tell to accept who I was and learn to love that person. Now, many years later, I still find myself trying to accomplish "just being me."

Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Peggy!!! Cindi was so very special to me and I miss her so. You know, I still have her number in my cell phone. Please know how loved your sister was here on this board. She helped bring hope and laughter into so many lives here!!!

So glad to hear that you're alright, Randy. I knew you were somewhere in the area of those storms and have been thinking about you. We may have some bad weather moving into Florida tommorrow. It's been ages since we've had rain, so I am praying for lots of rain and no tornadoes.

What is the one lesson you learned from your Mother that you will never forget?

So very sorry!!!

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Have you ever been ready to cook up something special just to find you're out of an ingredient. This site might help. I've had this bookmarked for a while now and seem to use it a lot, so I thought I would share. http://www.momadvice.com/food/create_yo ... mixes.aspx

John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of West Virginia. After spending a great evening chatting the night away, John's grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast. However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate, and questioned his grandfather asking, 'Are these plates clean?' His grandfather replied, 'They're as clean as cold water can get em. Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!' For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the plates as his appeared to have tiny specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked, 'Are you sure these plates are clean?' Without looking up the old man said, 'I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them. Now don't you fret, I don't want to hear another word about it!' Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearby town and as he was leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass. John yelled and said, 'Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car'. Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV, the old man shouted.

A very proper man started going into the neighbourhood pharmacy every week to buy 2 dozen boxes of condoms... Week after week he would come in with the same order. One day the pharmacist felt he had to say something to the man. "Wow! You must have the stamina of a bull. Talk about getting lucky! How on earth do you use that many condoms each week?" The man looked at him in disgust and said, "I beg your pardon, but I find the whole idea of sex repulsive!" "So," the pharmacist asked, "then what do you do with all those condoms?" The gentleman answered, "I feed them to my poodle and now she poops in little plastic bags."

Little Red Riding Hood is skipping thru the forest road when she sees the big bad wolf crouched down behind a log. "My, what big eyes you have Mr. Wolf." The wolf jumps up and runs away. Further down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again and this time he is crouched behind a bush. "My, what big ears you have Mr. Wolf." Again the wolf jumps up and runs away. About 1/4 mile down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again and this time he is crouched down behind a rock. "My, what big teeth you have Mr. Wolf." With that the wolf jumps up and screams, "Will you knock it off, I'm trying to poop!"

Are you most like a cuddly puppy or a hyper kitty?

Oh...this is such wonderful news!!! So happy for you!!! Hard to believe that your dear, sweet mom has been away from us for a year already. I do miss her so! Yes, I'm sure Joanie is watching over you and is smiling the biggest smile ever!

SHORT & FUNNY:A man goes to see the Rabbi. "Rabbi, something terrible is happening and I have to talk to you about it." The Rabbi asked, "What's wrong?" The man replied, "My wife is poisoning me." The Rabbi, very surprised by this, asks, "How can that be?" The man then pleads, "I'm telling you, I'm certain she's poisoning me. W hat should I do?" The Rabbi then offers, "Tell you what. Let me talk to her, I'll see what I can find out and I'll let you know." A week later the Rabbi calls the man and says, "Well, I spoke to your wife. I spoke to her on the phone for three hours. You want my advice?" The man said yes and the Rabbi! replied, "Take the poison." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marriage Counseling .... A husband and wife came for counseling after 15 years of marriage. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a passionate, painful tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the 15 years they had been married. She went on and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, an entire laundry list of un-met needs she had endured over the course of their marriage. Finally, after allowing this to go on for a sufficient length of time the therapist got up, walked around the desk and, after asking the wife to stand, embraced and kissed her passionately while fondling her intimately. The woman instantly shut up and quietly sat down as though she was in a daze. The therapist turned to the husband and said, 'This is what your wife needs at least three times a week...... Can you do this?' The husband thought for a moment and replied,.. 'Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays, I play golf.'

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I was thinking about how expensive everything has gotten and wondered if you would be interested in starting a thread where we could share our money saving ideas with each other? Anything from how to make your own cleaning products, low cost recipes, how to re-use something we might already have on hand, links to great coupons and freebies, etc.

An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table four objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, a bottle of whiskey and a Playboy magazine " I'll just hide behind the door",the old preacher said to himself, 'when he comes home from school this afternoon, I'll see which object he picks up. If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a businessman, and that would be okay, too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunkard,and, Lord, what a shame that would be. And worst of all, if he picks up that magazine he's gonna be a skirt-chasin' bum.' The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's footsteps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them. Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink while he admired this month's Centerfold. 'Lord have mercy,' the old preacher disgustedly whispered, 'He's gonna run for Congress!'

Saying lots of extra prayers for Jerry and sending good thoughts your way!

I'll be saying lots of prayers fro our dear Hebbie.

(((((((((((Denise))))))))))))

Although I love a good who-done-it movie, for the most part I tend to like movies that you can enjoy and relate to. So, I guess my favorite movie would have to be Steel Magnolias. I have seen that movie too many times to count and I can always watch it again. My boys tell me that I should know all of the lines by heart. For me, it's one of those chick flicks that I can watch and get a good guaranteed cry from it.

Think about all of the movies you have ever seen and tell us what your very favorite one is.