Kathy from Maryland/USA

Thanks for the welcome. Don't think I will be as productive as Ian though

PS He is allergic to crabs, prawns etc. I will have all the soup to myself.

you were a great partner to joke with last night - haven't laughed so much in ages!

for your birthday message!

Hey...that was an interesting article...and if I'd known you had an insider's contact, perhaps I could have used you to help get a ticket to one of the games....you should have let me know earlier girl.... Anyway, just keep helping me cheer them on ...Peace out1
Go Phillies...This city is going crazy....

for the birthday greetings!

And thank you for your prayers for my Mom's surgery. She is recuperating and getting occupational and physical therapy on the weekdays at the rehab hospital nearby.

KATHY I'v already taken the first steps.I think I will be ok.Only the first 50 years are the hardest [just joking}
Ceears

Hi Kathy,
Many thanks for the warm welcome and for dropping by my page. Thanks for taking the time to have a look at my photo's. Next time you're around, would you please stop by and have another look? I had a bit of a fo-pa and ticked all the pictures to edit them. Unfortunately, I hit delete selected instead of edit selected, and they disappeared! Fancy that! My apologies for the mistake after you took the time to visit, and please feel free to drop by anytime.

Look forward to catching up with you around the site.
Thanks again
Kathi

Hi Kathy,

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm loving it already...I'm tackling that tough puzzle from 8/7/08 that the blog is for...that was my birthday, so of course I thought it was ESPECIALLY for me!

Thanks Kathy, we are very happy for him, he has earned it.

I came here to note that your observation that most veterans don't want to talk about it is 'spot on,' as the Aussies say. Working in a defense plant, there were lots of Vets. I found that the intensity of their experience was inversely proportional to the willingness to talk. I worked with a man for 10 years and had no idea he was a Vietnam Vet- till he scratched his leg one day and I saw he had no calf.
"Land Mine" he said with a shrug.
Another fellow would not talk about war at all despite being manager of a group making artillery support equipment. As he got up and walked away from us one day, my manager said "Oh, no, we upset Ulysess"
It turned out that Uly had been the sargeant of a platoon that was wiped out. All HIS men killed. His three purple hearts and bronze star meant nothing to him - because he had survived and all his men died in the ambush.
Another man I had worked out with lashed out at a braggart one day, screaming at him that "You spent the f***ing war in Saigon at a desk or you wouldn't talk about it! I was at Khe Sahn!" and then showed the 8-inch scar on his arm. Two purple hearts.
"Freedom isn't Free"

On a more pleasant note, I am note sure I complimented your fine photos from Egypt and Peru. They are two places I will never visit, thank you for showing them to us!

Thanks for the virtual piece of cake. As a diabetic, that is all the cake I will have! Still,thanks for the small, cuddly critters; in case I need something to stir-fry!

Thanks Kathy for your comments yesterday. I'm sorry I ranted, there was no reason too, I just misinterpreted another comment on another page & took it personally ( my head told me it wasn't! This person wouldn't do that!). I've had a lot of other things happening & I guess the little thing just burst the bubble & I raved about that because I couldn't rave about the other!!

You're right, Lynn is such a patient lady. Actually we ganged up on him and got him dressed for the occasion. Remember when you were little and a small brother, yours or your friends, was dressed accordingly? Well it was the same!

The last shot showed how boisterous we were, all the other customers left!

Hi Kathy thank you for the welcome note, sorry it took so long to get back to you. Loved your picture gallary, talk to you again soon

I'm back been a little too busy of late. You may enjoy my post on (I believe) pg 2, about what I've been doing. There is also another post on (I believe) pg 3, about the fires in So. Cal. I got more Tulips planted today - only 150 to go. Tomorrow, I'm working on a mailing for Britt. It would be nice to get another 30 in tomorrow. If it doesn't rain till the day before Thanksgiving - I should be able to get them all planted. Hope, Hope, Hope.

Thanks for the lovely tiara, Kathy dear! Nighty night to you as well.

Hi Kathy, Sorry to be slow in getting back to you. I've been out bush for the week away from the lures of the internet. Well done!! The German did indeed keep pet fish!! I needed a couple of tables- one for possibilties and one for certainities. Fi

Hi Kathy - Happy Thanksgiving to you! You will be sadly missed.....

Hey Kathy, enjoy your Thanksgiving and safe travels! Cheers!

Hi Kathy..
Haven't seen you use this before....it is one of my favourites.
[and I thought I was unique...]
We have been shopping in the same store obviously...just can't remember where!!

Dear Kathy,

Thank you so much for your words of comfort. Losing a family member is always difficult, but when it is a younger sibling, it is especially traumatic. I truly appreciate the outpouring of love and prayers from all my Sudoku friends.

Kathy, LOL, the girl in the bottom left corner in the red sweater is pregnant so that is her drink of choice (well of the choices she has!)

just got your message. thanks for stopping by it's always nice when someone just drops in. have a good one

Hi Kathy, thank you so much for the birthday greetings, I feel very lucky and have had quite a special day.

Thankyou for your birthday wishes. I had a wonderful day.

Just in case I don't pop back in soon - I hope your preparations for Christmas don't spoilt your celebrations. Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas.

Hi Kathy. Thank you for your kind comments on my photos. The Mystery Castle story is really strange. I got lots of hits when I googled it. I decided that Wikipedia summed it up pretty well.
I took a look at your gallery and I'm impressed. I've done quite a bit of travelling but have never been to S America or Eqypt. We had planned on a trip to Machu Picchu but my doctor advised against it because of the elevation. Oh, well, your pictures helped.

Kathy - got the tree up and the dining room decorated with snowflakes (not Christmas per se because we have a big winter birthday party next weekend when my oldest daughter and 3 of her friends all share a birthday weekend, she and a friend are turning 21, the others are turning 20 and 22). Only a little shopping done so far (no $$ ) but am writing out cards today since it's too snowy to do anything else. Oh, and I redecorated my Sudoku page for Christmas. Come on over and keep in touch.

Kathy, I got a reply to a Thanksgiving card I had sent to Rob. She said Bruce had died on Thanksgiving day, after a long battle with kidney disease. His Funeral was to be this past Thursday with a "celebration of his life" afterward. That is all I know. I wrote back asking if I could post on the board or notify anyone from the board for her. I have not received an answer to that yet. I thought I could put that note on her page, and if friends were checking up on her there, they would find it. I was soo shocked to hear, as I had not heard of his being sick. I have missed Rob on the board for a while and thought somethng might be going on.

That is all I know, hope to hear from her again soon.

Tricia

Oh, Kathy -- just got "home" and noticed the wonderful and thoughtful gifts you left. I've already nibbled some grapes and brie -- yummy, creamy, earthy brie. Well, you didn't say "Do Not Open Until Christmas!

I can't post pictures, but I can leave you some egg nog and whisky and a pecan pie. Oh, and some alka-seltzer in case you need some bubbly after you're finished.

Hope you'll laugh at how I reponded to the notes Jerry left me on my page. I only mention it because I learned not to talk about people behind their backs.

Hi Kathy
Thanks for the welcome to the site. What great holiday pictures you have.. must have been a great adventure, Egypt is so mysterious, did you feel the history surrounding you?

Hello Kathy,

I just took a look at your photographs. They are quite wonderful. Thank you for sharing them. Egypt is a beautiful Country and holds some great treasures. Take care and hope to catch up soon.

Thank you Kathy for your birthday wishes it has made my day so much more special. Love the panda nearly as addictive as Shosho's fish.

Hi Kathy! Thanks for your welcome home message & cute smilies along with it. You are truly the "Smilie Queen"! It's good to be back. Can't wait to share our pictures.

Thanks for making me feel welcome here in Sudokuland.

Kathy, you didn't need to apologise for not visiting my page earlier. I haven't got around to many pages myself. Thanks for the cupcake though - very yummy!