You could always dry ice it!

I'll be waiting for it, Patti, ready to catch it!

Hi folks, tomorrow is the first race of the Jr. Biathlon World Championships. Promises to be a long cold day but an exciting one.

A group of just started an reading club with the book Night by Elie Weisel. I'm looking to it.

Lori shall I try to send you a snowball like the leaves I sent? I don't know what kind of shape it would end in!!

BRRRRR...cold here today. 5 degrees right now. Makes you want to stay in bed!
We could have our own Oprah Book Club....We could pass the book around to each other and all review it.
Well, everybody have a great Friday and weekend. Happy Thoughts............

Snowmen? Hard to imagine that from where I am. We've been having a pretty warm winter. My friend and I have been persistent with our hiking--anywhere between 4 to 6 times a week. It's good to go with someone cuz when one of us gets lazy, the other one pushes.

Karen, you get an "A" on that book review--really thorough. Gives us all something to think about. So basically it all comes down to love, not a perfect body?!!!

The Kindergarten class is going out to make snowmen today. Should be fun............the kind of weather I don't mind being out in...in the 30s with no wind! So, it should be a real easy day!
Have a great Wednesday....work week is half over! Happy Thoughts............

Ha Ha , I'm not sure it's the shape I have or the shape they wish I had!

Thanks for the explanation, Patti! You're lucky you're in such good shape that they call you the tool time girl.

Richard, I heard the same things about Pamela's bigger and better ...well, you know. Evidently the fruits of her labors continued to be larger than life and are her most memorable asset. Not so very memorable are her acting abilities. I'll never forget the sight of them, I mean her, running on the beach in the Bay Watch intro. Lord have mercy!

We did get a bit of fresh snow last night so things are at least prettier here and we continue to preare for the biathlon. I'm not planning on melting anything in the near future.

Pat, I thought Pamela Anderson reduced the size of her bigger and better things. Somehow fame and reputation precede reality - beautiful in your heart is where it all starts, I say. However, I can't help but think that Presque Isle natives (and janitors) may place a special value on ripe fruits and vegetables- not that there is anything wrong with it. If you are the tool time girl, I say show no mercy. You might melt the biathlon tracks up there, but that's okay.

I just got in from shoveling 6 inches of beautiful snow. We have a guy that comes and plows but the ground isn't frozen where he would need to plow it to so I just kept shoveling. Our driveway is pretty big so I didn't do the whole thing! The temperatures were in the high 20s but no wind. It was actually very refreshing and nice to be outside. Everything looks clean and fresh. Of course, it won't last. Pretty nasty driving though. This was a southern storm so I don't know if you benefited by the storm up in Maine. That's the excitement here in Springfield. Happy Thoughts..............

Lori, some years ago there was a strange 1/2 TV show about a guy - Tim the Tool Man- and his family. He worked for a TV handyman show and he supposedly know how to do "everything" but really was pretty inept. A major draw of the show was the buxom ladies who appeared through the TV portion or the show to hand Tim the tools. They were known as the Tool Time Girls. That's what the guys at school call me now. The Tool Time Girl. Pamela Anderson was one of if not the most famous of the Tool Time Girls. She certainly could wear a pair of overalls. Of course she went on to bigger and better things.

That's the story. I have a rather odd life. Dont'cha think?

Glad to see you're persistent, Richard. Good luck with the grant!

Patti, what's this about Pamela Anderson and tools? I must have some gap in my education. Can you fill me in?!

And, Karen, I'm waiting for some more bits of wisdom from you after you finish reading that book you ordered. Anything we need to know?

I'm not sure I've ever noticed anyone dropping to their knees for me. Interesting to think of though. Mostly they like to remember Pamela Anderson the Tool time Girl and make comparison. Not that comparisons can be made other than both of us being blonde and female. You can imagine what "parts" are being compared. Wishful thinking on their side. I'm not wearing overalls and boustiers (spelled wrong I'm sure) but I do have a nice pink toolbelt.

We are making snow from ground up ice and the usual water efforts for the Jr. Biathlon World Championships that begin this weekend. Most of our beautiful snow has been rained off so we'll create it. Watch for us on the Outdoor Living Network. Teams from all over the world are here in town and most do not speak much if any English so comunicating is awkward but fun in an odd sort of way. There will be many thousands of people here for the event. Quite the big deal! I'll be volunteering at the event 2 evenings plus the weekend races. Dave will be out there all week. He's lucky enough to be able to take the time off from work.

Best of luck with your next round of grant proposals Richard. It's great to see you back again.

take care all - pat

We'll all cross our fingers for you Richard. It would be great for awesome wonderful things to happen to all of us this year! Good luck and Happy Thoughts...........