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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

ROTFL...great sense of humor there, but Van Dell, I have never gotten 
that impression from you, just the opposite, in fact.

Bev

VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:
> Sandy,
> thank you very much, but please remember the last time
> someone spoke to me that nicely I bumped my head on
> the doorpost.  Both doorposts at the same time.
> Van Dell
>
>
> --- sanrico AT highdesert.com wrote:
>
> > Van Dell - what a sincerely kind offer. There ought
> > to be more people
> > like...well, you know.
> > Sandy
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 07:04:44 -0800 (PST), VAN DELL
> > JORDAN wrote:
> >
> > > Bev,
> > > You and Ron are welcome to join our family.
> > > We have friends of my son's living with with us
> > now
> > > (they had to leave thier family and came to us for
> > > refuge)  They are Buddists and I'm sure would like
> > to
> > > answer any questions that they can.
> > > Van Dell
> > >
> > >  
> > > --- EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well, the weather isn't here yet, but it is
> > starting
> > > > to look like my
> > > > hunch was right..this is the forecast now:
> > > > Occasional sleet... snow...rain and freezing
> > rain
> > > > after midnight. Snow
> > > > and sleet accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice
> > > > accumulation around one quarter
> > > > of an inch. Lows in the upper 20s. Light and
> > > > variable winds. Chance of
> > > > precipitation near 100 percent.
> > > > Thursday
> > > > Occasional rain...freezing rain and sleet in the
> > > > morning...then
> > > > occasional rain in the afternoon. Sleet
> > accumulation
> > > > up to 1 inch. Total
> > > > snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Ice
> > accumulation
> > > > of less than one
> > > > quarter of an inch.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So, here we go...and we are very unprepared
> > compared
> > > > to normal.  We are
> > > > low on wood, only have about a gallon of gas to
> > run
> > > > the generator. We
> > > > have been splitting wood like mad-using the gas,
> > but
> > > > the wood we have
> > > > doesn't put out the btus (it's poplar and
> > sweetgum,
> > > > not hickory or oak),
> > > > and we go through it quickly...I don't think we
> > will
> > > > need to run it, but
> > > > you never know, so I guess we will be hitting
> > the
> > > > station this evening
> > > > after the rush is over and before the precip
> > starts.
> > > >  I really HATE
> > > > being unprepared.  We have a 200 gallon gas
> > tank,
> > > > which has been full in
> > > > previous years, but this has been a rough
> > financial
> > > > year and we just
> > > > haven't had the money to fill it.  I'm guessing
> > we
> > > > have about a week's
> > > > worth of wood.  It sucks to be unprepared.
> > > > My friend did cancel on me today..it
> > figures...when
> > > > it rains it pours,
> > > > so to speak.  A couple of you have written to
> > ask
> > > > what kind of 'family
> > > > disturbance' I had..lol..I didn't mean be worry
> > > > anyone by being cryptic,
> > > > sorry.  It's basically the SOS, in-law
> > > > problems...they hate me, and I
> > > > can't change it, they drag up stuff that
> > happened 20
> > > > years ago and I
> > > > have long forgotten, but apparently they
> > haven't. 
> > > > This latest thing
> > > > goes back to something that happened two years
> > ago,
> > > > something that we
> > > > have, on my insistence, sat down and hashed out
> > not
> > > > once but twice, and
> > > > that I thought it was all water under the
> > bridge,
> > > > after all, it's been
> > > > 16 months since our last talk(they wanted their
> > > > priest there,
> > > > even-whatever!-he sided with me..lol), but I
> > thought
> > > > it was all worked
> > > > out...we've had several get-togethers without
> > > > incident since then, and
> > > > no sign of trouble until this week.  Out of the
> > > > blue, it re-emerges.  It
> > > > caught us unprepared for conflict. It has been
> > > > really hard on Ron, too,
> > > > and in fact, his brother wrote him off a couple
> > of
> > > > days ago.  It wasn't
> > > > said, but basically his family is upset that Ron
> > has
> > > > chosen me over
> > > > them,,,that's it in a nutshell.  It's really
> > just
> > > > the classic struggle
> > > > that I am sure many of you have had to endure
> > with
> > > > your in-laws, but it
> > > > does create stress.
> > > > Sorry to ramble on...just so you know, this is
> > what
> > > > I am like when I am
> > > > feeling sorry for myself..lol..I actually had a
> > > > couple of shots of
> > > > homemade kahlua a few minutes ago, something I
> > > > almost never do...I keep
> > > > it onhand just for occassions like this. :) 
> > I'll
> > > > sleep good tonight
> > > > knowing that I did nothing wrong.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, a complete change of subject is
> > warranted...
> > > > Is anyone here a Buddhist?  If so, I have some
> > > > questions about Buddhism
> > > > and would like to converse off list.
> > > >
> > > > Bev
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight,
> > for
> > > > somewhere in the
> > > > ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR
> > freedom.
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Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the 
ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.