Re: Too cloudy and chilly to go to see manatees./Carol

[Guest guest]

Carol, found these cute Manatee Greeting Cards online.

http://www.cafepress.com/buy/florida/-/pv_design_prod/pg_7/p_storeid.75102443/pN\

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If you are serious, there are some Groundhog Day boxed Greeting cards online.

http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/community/viewdetails.asp?CARDID=124643

I once read that the fable of the Mermaid was created from hallucinations of

drunken sailors at sea when they saw the Manatee, because of the Mermaid's tail

being like a Manatee's tail. I don't know if this is really true, but it made

sense to me.

You have your cute Manatees, we have the lovely " Elephant Seal " seen this time

of year mating on our shorelines.

http://www.inn-california.com/sanfrancisco/SanMateo/Pescadero/anonuevo.html

Try getting up close and personal to one of those! LOL

adhd5464 wrote:

the grands came over and although we were going to see manatees, the

boy threw up and we aborted the trip.

I did let them play in the water and wear themselves out a little so

they would nap when they got home.

Jim and my son visited on one bank of the river, and the kids and I

kayaked to the other bank and they played in the sand and eventually

were wet from head to toe.

I am tired enough to nap myself.

I am taking adderall, and I didn't get to sleep until after four this

a.m.

I was on Provigil for a while but it made me too grumpy to teach. If

youcan't find your happy face in the classroom, high school kids will

eat you alive.

I promised them I wouldn't take that med on a weekday again.

Courage, how are you doing?

Imogene, missing you..my Florida connection.

Sandie, I think it is marvelous you troll her at night. With work

schedules and time zones, we can keep this site alove most of the time.

I am going to get a nap now, I want to be able to stay up to watch

Desperate Housewives tomorrow night, and it will be a school night.

No potty stories today.

Millie seems somewhat improved.

dehydration a factor, for sure!

Anybody started their Groundhog day shopping? I am having trouble

finding boxed cards to send.

Later,

Carol

Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

[Guest guest]

Hi dear Carol, keeper of the lovable Manatee.

One question? Are you concerned with Alligators lurking under a dug out

place in the side of the River Bank? They are worse than Sharks.

I was just wondering if you have encountered any in the river? I did when

swimming with a group of kids. We got out of that water as fast as we could. He

was a big one. Mama was on a picnic with family when a little girl was swept

off the bank and never seen again. Sharks stay in the water but Gators don't.

I guess I am a worry wart about kids.

Love you a lot dear one, have fun kayaking and visiting the Manatee.

Imogene

In a message dated 1/6/2008 2:26:02 AM Central Standard Time,

janetcolello@... writes:

adhd5464 wrote:

the grands came over and although we were going to see manatees, the

boy threw up and we aborted the trip.

I did let them play in the water and wear themselves out a little so

they would nap when they got home.

Jim and my son visited on one bank of the river, and the kids and I

kayaked to the other bank and they played in the sand and eventually

were wet from head to toe.

I am tired enough to nap myself.

I am taking adderall, and I didn't get to sleep until after four this

a.m.

I was on Provigil for a while but it made me too grumpy to teach. If

youcan't find your happy face in the classroom, high school kids will

eat you alive.

I promised them I wouldn't take that med on a weekday again.

Courage, how are you doing?

Imogene, missing you..my Florida connection.

Sandie, I think it is marvelous you troll her at night. With work

schedules and time zones, we can keep this site alove most of the time.

I am going to get a nap now, I want to be able to stay up to watch

Desperate Housewives tomorrow night, and it will be a school night.

No potty stories today.

Millie seems somewhat improved.

dehydration a factor, for sure!

Anybody started their Groundhog day shopping? I am having trouble

finding boxed cards to send.

Later,

Carol

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JANET,

Cute cards! Thank you!

There were some manatees up by our yard but the 4 and 5 year olds

weren't patient enough fo watch for them.

They actually scared one of them with their splashing, but they

didn't even notice.

Normally it would be too cold for the kids to swim, but with the warm

water discharge from the power plant, it is not too bad, even for the

natives here!

Besides manatees, there are islands that Imogene remembers that have

an infestation of monitor lizards. They get under homes and chew on

the electrical wiring. They can be very vicious and a danger to

small animals. Boca Grande is where they are the most prevalent,but

they do swim, so surrounding isalnds are taking a hit, also.

and Barbara Bush often vacation on Boca Grande. It is a very samll

town with a really homey feeling. Kennebunkport is actually much

more commercial than Boca Grande.

It is sunny today, and I hope Jim will put a waverunner in for me to

go see the manatees. He has launched a huge outdoor project and so

he may not be enthused about getting a boat out.

We started Millie on a new supplement- DHA. It seems to be helping.

It is supposed to help remove ALZ plaques in the brain. She actually

remembers yesterday and is talking about the walk she took around the

yard.

I essentially crashed from 3:30 yesterday afternoon until 7;00 this

a.m. except for feeding Millie dinner last night. i was just too

pooped to be up and she got herself to bed just fine. If she never

gets out of her p.j.'s, there is not much in the getting ready

process.

School starts tomorrow, and I know it will be a shock to both

teachers and kids alike. Coming back after two weeks will seem like

cruel and unusual punishment. Starting school at 7:oo a.m. is not my

idea of a great time, but at least I can stay after a bit without Jim

yelling at me.

Enough idle chit-chat! Thanks to all of you for being my link to

civilization during so much imposed imprisonment here at the house.

catch you guys later,

Carol

> the grands came over and although we were going to see manatees,

the

> boy threw up and we aborted the trip.

>

> I did let them play in the water and wear themselves out a little

so

> they would nap when they got home.

>

> Jim and my son visited on one bank of the river, and the kids and I

> kayaked to the other bank and they played in the sand and

eventually

> were wet from head to toe.

>

> I am tired enough to nap myself.

>

> I am taking adderall, and I didn't get to sleep until after four

this

> a.m.

>

> I was on Provigil for a while but it made me too grumpy to teach.

If

> youcan't find your happy face in the classroom, high school kids

will

> eat you alive.

>

> I promised them I wouldn't take that med on a weekday again.

>

> Courage, how are you doing?

>

> Imogene, missing you..my Florida connection.

>

> Sandie, I think it is marvelous you troll her at night. With work

> schedules and time zones, we can keep this site alove most of the

time.

>

> I am going to get a nap now, I want to be able to stay up to watch

> Desperate Housewives tomorrow night, and it will be a school night.

>

> No potty stories today.

>

> Millie seems somewhat improved.

>

> dehydration a factor, for sure!

>

> Anybody started their Groundhog day shopping? I am having trouble

> finding boxed cards to send.

>

> Later,

>

> Carol

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Imogene,

Several times a year we call the trappers to remove a nuisance gator. Having

so many dogs, we are on constant guard.

The grands are 4, 5, 5 (fosters and adopted) and they stayed in less than two

feet of water the entire time. We do watch for gators and have a wonderful

Christmas card of the boys sitting on top of a 12 foot gator that was shot in

the river, back when it was legal.

I do worry about gators, but I love my river! The manatees are my favorite!

Sharks usually don't come up this far.

More nature, later!

Carol

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[Guest guest]

Carol, I am glad you have dogs. They are very good at knowing when there is

a threat. Gators come right out of the water to get what they want. If I

lived there I would love it too. We do learn to live with them. We are

certainly

in agreement all around.

Love a big bunch,

Imogene

In a message dated 1/6/2008 7:20:25 PM Central Standard Time,

adhd5464@... writes:

Imogene,

Several times a year we call the trappers to remove a nuisance gator.

Having so many dogs, we are on constant guard.

The grands are 4, 5, 5 (fosters and adopted) and they stayed in less than

two feet of water the entire time. We do watch for gators and have a wonderful

Christmas card of the boys sitting on top of a 12 foot gator that was shot

in the river, back when it was legal.

I do worry about gators, but I love my river! The manatees are my favorite!

Sharks usually don't come up this far.

More nature, later!

Carol

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