Good morning and T.G.I.F.

Let me guess, there's a holiday coming up and it celebrates RABBITS and EGGS! Right?

Sun and rain this morning on Bonaire:

Divers on cam!

rusty....ONE MORE DAY!!! are ya all packed? winter AND summer clothes? bet freddie has got the place all fixed up the "freddie stewart way" with potpourri, fresh linens, sunshine and sea! wooohoo!

michael will be playing coastie this weekend at his station, i am sure with the holiday it will be a BUSY one!

morning annie thanks for the sunsets yesterday

Thanks Annie, I can always depend on you and others to post plenty of holiday gifs for me to pinch....I just have to be patient....UB

Isn't she lovely?

You pinch 'em, I pinch 'em, we all pinch 'em!

Cynde - neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these grrrrrrrlzzz from their appointed BT/Chat Beach Bash! My dive buddy Wenda is driving and has a big ol' pickup truck so we're packing up everything we own and heading to Freddie's house first thing tomorrow morning!



Freddie has assured us that she has supplied plenty of Sears Catalogs in the powder room and there's no waiting! You just want to get there first.

Looking like sunset already on the Northcam:

rotflmao rusty...you travel like i do, take everything but the kitchen sink...although you probably have one in your truck!

mornin' topkick...ya hanging low for the easter weekend? how's your son recouperating?

I got frozen up here for a little while and missed the diver closeup. So did they - they were looking at their watches! LOL





Sergeant Major:

Even Shelby is getting ready to meet Rusty (or is she dressing up for the Easter Bunny)?

Looks like your ready to come down out of the hills there Rusty.

Major announcement, announcing the birth of a bouncing baby Eagle. Born last night, he seemed to be hatching yesterday.

Here's the proud parents.


Looks like the first egg laid did not hatch and has been missing from the nest for a few days. Let's all hope the last egg is fertile.

Martin had a nice picture of the SUMMER COTTAGE that Freddie is letting us stay in - great view and no neighbors - but dang if'n I kin find it again.

Here's when the last minute stuff starts to pop up, Cecil - like the battery just died in my camera - so I grabbed a non-functional camera I had lying around and stole that battery. Wrong size. Murphy never gives you a break. LOL Have to get one on the way. Wanna make sure we document the event!

I'm meeting Jenni! She'll be in Springfield, MA on April 30th. The bad news is that's a Wednesday. Her only free days to come up this way were early in the week. We still want to set up a BT Mini-Meet if you guys can make it mid-week.

The divers are having a good time on cam! Thanks for stopping by, buddies!

Float like a butterfly:

Any chickies this year, Freddie? Need a rooster?



Couple of rainy day divers heading back to the boat?

Rusty,

Why didn't you ask me where you could find my new house???

It's right here: http://www.deweger.org/apartment

Martin, that is so cool. I betcha it's exciting during electrical storms.

The stuff you can find on the web:

Beware Purple Hat Thinking

Most organizations are inclined to greet new ideas with scorn, doubt and derision. In his Six Thinking Hats, Edward deBono has named six kinds of thinking done by groups, one of which is purple hat thinking - the critical and doubtful questioning which tends to kill off innovation and discourage all but the most avid boat-rockers. If you wish to see new ideas rise to the surface, flourish and bloom, you need to keep purple hat thinking in its proper place.

Rusty didn't I tell you the cottage is right next to the chicken coop?? And we have TWO ROOSTERS!!!! Cock-a doodle-do couldn't find the midi!!
And where did you get that picture of the guest bathroom????

Freddie - can you believe The weekend is finally here?! LOL I only have a zillion things to do before I leave and I'm not doing any of them yet, LOL!

LOL I got your digs all nice and ready now I have to finish my own...what do they say about the shoemakers family???

I just realized that Monday the 21st is Princess Buttercup's Birthday. She's going to hate me for missing it! (She's going to be freaking out anyway, I don't think I've been away since my Momz sent her up to me from FLA at 8 weeks.)

I really hafta stop goofing around here and start pulling the rest of my stuff together! Can't believe it's tomorrow. LOL

I'm going to try to pop in here in the morning before we go. Going to go into cold turkey withdrawal by 10 am.

Rusty, enjoy the view...

Rusty love your motor home and double decker rest room....(out house) Wow! I don't climb very well but I would definitely go for the top floor there.... Cynde, my son is doing fine...out running around and breaking all the doctor's orders but since when can anyone tell a 41 year old what to do...LOL...Thanks for asking...
UB

rusty, love your motor home.. if it just had a horse trailer hooked to the back, i could move in..

Rusty,
If you think Murphy is really that tough, then you should bear in mind O'Tooles Rule:

"MURPHY IS AN OPTIMIST"

rusty, that picture of the bunnies is adorable! oh my gosh, i want to take them home!

happy birthday to princess buttercup a little early...oh, and isn't bubbles birthday soon???? he he

topkick, you can't tell any kid at any age what to do! LOL!

oh, rusty, i have my purple thinking hat on all the time (since that is the color of my hair, well, really a deep plum)...wonder if that is why i CRS (can't remember sh#$) sometimes...

Okay - the tic toc is really getting my heart racing. Don't tell Wenda I told you but her friends all thinks she crazy to go stay with someone I met on the internet. Ooooh. Now if SHE were doing it - I'd warn her not to be crazy. But moi? You can't tell a 45 year old what to do either. LOL

Besides, we all know FREDDIE! She's someone we met on the internet. ROFL.

Lucky catch here - he was here when I came back up:

I just finished making two batches of ice cream - maple walnut and chocolate/raisin/pecan. Now I know BoxerBob won't starve while I'm away if something disastrous happens to the microwave.

Raincoat, umbrella, two hooded sweatshirts, shorts, tank tops, jeans, flannel pjs and sweatpants, sandals and sneakers, bathing suit, bird and plant guides. That ought to cover the weather on Long Island in April. I hope. Please, Mother Nature, cooperate.

Bathing beauties...

Are they sharing a tank? Hmm?

rusty, it sure looks like it! is BB following you around like a puppy dog cause he gonna' miss ya?

Yep - the poor guy always has to stay and watch the dawgs. Actually he's mostly a homebody - so I think it's just an excuse so I can go away and not worry about everything at home and he doesn't have to follow me in and out of every body of water I see. He is one of those mellow people who can relax anywhere, so home is as good as away, and maybe better.

I'm still putting last minute stuff in the duffel bags, working from a list I keep updating as I remember things - like sunblock and a hat or two.

we are off for a while to pick up last minute things michael needs for his coastie weekend (he is taking my favorite jacket i like to pinch from him once in a while)

RUSTY Have a good trip. I just know you and Freddie are gonna have the most fantazmical time. Annie B.

Friday was not a Good Friday for us. Our beloved pet who was only 9-1/2 years old died. She was a beautiful collie. She was not feeling well on Thursday so off to the vets we went. Blood work and x-rays showed that she had liver and/or spleen cancer. The vet didn't indicate how long we would have her with us and our vet in Denver (where we used to live) wanted us to get a second opinion. On Friday we took her to an internist but she died on the examination table. He said her spleen had ruptured which is what happens when the cancer is there. So quickly your life changes. Puts a damper on our upcoming Bonaire trip (April 26), but now I'm REALLY looking forward to it (as if I wasn't already) :-))

Gail I am so sorry for your loss..Good memories help...

gail, i am so sorry for your loss. and so sudden too. our pets are a part of our family and loved deeply...my sympathies.

So sorry to hear about the loss of your beloved friend, Gail. Remember the good times and memories and the smiles she brought to your heart and face. I will say a prayer for you and for your loving friend. CArole

Gail, very sorry to hear of your loss. We do love our pets as they do us. It is like my best friend says, pets give us all the love and devotion we could ever want, but only for a little while. You and your will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Gail, I'm sorry to hear of the sudden loss of your collie. Remember the good times and the joy she gave you.

gail, so sorry for your loss. your dogs were so very nice and beautiful. i know you heart is aching.