Well I finally got a chance to get started on my novel this morning. This is going to be REALLY slow work. I just don’t get much quiet time without kids bother me for something to fighting with each other to really think about it.

I posted Chuck’s old dorm fridge on my local freecycle group this morning. Through the Yahoo groups just like I’ve done a half dozen times. I was delighted when I got an email less than 30 minutes later.

Sure It was a bit odd that she refered to her son as going to uni.

But when she asked for my postcode because google maps didn’t recognize my address… I got suspicious. Then I checked her email address. yahoo.co.uk.

It turns out she lives in Chester, Cheshire, England… not Chester, VA… where the group I posted to is located. How this happened I have no idea.

I feel like I have to ask folks who reply to my posts if they are actually in the US.

It drives me insane.

Every time they call – “When are you coming home?”

We are home.

Our bed is here.

Our stuff is here.

Our kids go to school here.

We have friends here.

OUR FAMILY is here.

WE ARE HOME.

Why is the burden of expense put at our feet?

Why do you think that we should haul our family to you when you want to see us?

Roads go both ways.

Airplanes do too.

And OMG – your phone dials out as well.

IF we choose to move back to the area we were raised in – it will be OUR decision – NOT YOURS – no amount of nagging and haranging will have input on OUR decision.

IF we choose to visit you for our vacation – that again is our choice. Just as it is our choice if we choose to go someplace else.

DO NOT call and lament that you haven’t seen us in years – and tell us you can’t afford to come see us because you are saving to go to Hawaii with people you see every other weekend.

WE are a family – you are extended family.

YOU do not get to have input on where our family lives or what we do on vacation.

(I found this on another website… it hit too close to home not to repost.)

and I am determined to post more often.

We’ve already done the fireworks thing…. busch gardens has fire works every evening from the 1st thru the 4th… so we went on Thursday. We had a good time.

Cool surprise seeing Brent yesterday… hope the rest of histrip goes well.

Buffy meets Edward

So ugly, it’s cute! Budgett’s Frogs, named after the explorer who discovered them, are large carnivorous South American frogs. They can grow to be 5 and a a half inches in size, but since they aren’t very active they can be kept in a small 10 gallon aquarium. Their tank should be kept around 86*F and they cannot be housed with other animals because they will try to eat anything that moves!

What kind of Frog are you?

Also known as the Smiling Tree Frog or Dumpy Tree Frog due to the nature of its appearance, this frog is a very hardy creature and a favorite pet of amateur frog owners, although some pet owners complain that they are not active enough. These frogs love to eat, which can make them quite fat, hence their “dumpy” appearance. Unlike many frogs, these frogs do well with other frogs of their species and are fairly friendly. They like a warm and moderately humid habitat and eat larger insects like crickets, cockroaches, locusts, moths and beetles.

What kind of Frog are you?