The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

[rubywillow]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Luke at the falls

Anna Ruby Falls

Sue, Rog, Luke, Unicoi Lake

Rog & Sue, back deck, getting ready to leave

Sue at the Covered Bridge

[mama bear]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Ruby...you are makin me homesick for North georgia!!

[rubywillow]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Take a break and come see me!!

[mama bear]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

I WOULD LOVE TOO!!!!

[tlrgs]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

well well good morning one and all ... well im feeeling good and ready t get my ass in gear to find work ... way too much down time and resting ...but it was fun ..... good to see everyone doing their best ... and well time for me to clean up the yard almost one foot tall grass out there ...and the tomotoes plant are dead an the avcodoes are growing great and so many on the tree...and who said money didnt grow on trees....lol will start pickin around late august... well have a great day one and all love and big big hugs ... its great to be back ....with my online family

[bird]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Hi all
Gold am praying for your Mom. Good to see you back T and Ruby. I've been to Anna Ruby falls and unicoi. Is beautiful up there. Post more pic. Too bad about the tree IAD lucky your house didnt take off in that wind. Yay 7 days MB. Yeah Sun went shopping and got bunch of bras underwear and socks plus 2 hats for 65 bucks..pretty good huh? Hey I worked my ass of yesterday cleaning out a storage warehouse I rent so I wouldnt have to pay the rent and then sat out in the yard and drank alot of beer and feel like hell. I wonder if I'm ever gonna be able to quit the stuff without being on antabuse. And trying to figure out what it is about the stuff that I like so much to continue to abuse myself. Damn. Guess I will go weed the garden sweating helps......bird

[tlrgs]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

hey there bird ... there is NO MERCLE drug that will change your habits for you and make you do the things you want to ... only when you are truly ready body and soul ...to stop the madess..of al ... and by coming here and reading and posting ...helps in some small way and will click for you .. so never stop trying and failing is not failing at all ..it just bring you to an understanding of where you really want to be in life ... so just take it but one day at a time and read every post in the past and present and you will find what you need to learn

[rubywillow]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Rog & Luke discussing life!



Blackberry picker extraordinaire!

Me in my 'maternity' top with the guys!

[Grateful]

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Welcome back home, Ruby & Roger! I'm so glad you had time to visit with each other. I love the pictures, Ruby. I am sorry you had a bad day yesterday and hopefully today will be much better. Gold-I'm still praying for you and your Mum. Keep us posted, sweetie. Biz-glad you are here! Sunshine-to answer your questions, I only have my granddaughter on weekends because of work. They live about 45 minutes away which makes it hard to see them during the week and Addy is my 1st grandchild and such a blessing. Mama Bear-sounds like you will be very busy today with budgets - I feel for you. Vicki-you are really cleaning!! Don't work too hard and wear yourself out. IAD-sounds like you are busy too with the trees....we had storms but no damage like you-lots of rain, though. Bird-you did great on your shopping trip! I HATE to shop....I will shop online if necessary, but I really don't like going to the stores-not even the grocery store. Keep on trying with getting AF-that's all you can do and keep coming right back here for support. Maslow-it is good to see you posting here and I'm so glad that you are able to see your kids!

Sorry if I missed anyone-but I am thinking of you all. I must get back to work now, but just wanted to check in and say that I'm glad our little family is all back together again.
Oh, and Ruby, that does not look like a maternity top and you are beautiful, not only on the outside but on the inside too! You are stunning.

[sick of being sick]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Good morning family! So glad to have you back, Ruby. I'm so sorry about the bee stings. Calamine lotion works wonderfully to take the itch away! I love you and hope you get some rest today. Thank you for posting the awesome pics. It is absolutely beautiful at your cabin and the waterfall is breath taking! So glad Roger, Sue and Luke got to rest at the cabin and you probably fed them good, too. They worked so hard here and almost starved! You are absolutely beautiful, Ruby, it's a shame YOU don't see that! Tony, my dear friend, I know you are heartbroken about your beautiful tree, but I am glad your house is okay. So glad Stephen is helping you clean it up. Biz, so glad you feel good today. Goldie, I hope you got some good rest last night and your Mom is doing better today. I'm praying for you both. Grateful, so good to hear from you. I love you, girl! MB, I'm so proud of you! 7 days!!! That's awesome! Keep it going! How is your hubby feeling? Roger, be careful in that tall grass that you don't find a snake or ants! We know how those ants love you! BTW, I found your ant bed and still have whelps on me, too. Bird, you can do this and we will be here to help you! Sunshine and everyone else I missed, hope you and everyone have a great day! Love you all, Vicki

[mama bear]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

what is the hand signal that Luke does in EVERY picture???
Bird.....we just have to get in the right mindset....I know how you are feeling...you can do it...just dont quit quittin....

[rubywillow]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

LOL, MB, I don't know, but I asked him to let me take a few PLEASE without doing it!!

[sunshinedaisies]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Good Morning to one and all! It is a very rainy stormy day here today. Just been out picking tomatoes - all my flowers are down on the ground from the winds and storms in the night. Tried to tie some of them back up but they are sad.

Great to have you back Ruby and Rog - the pictures are lovely -where the the cabin is reminds me of parts of Devon where I come from in UK. The water and woods - sigh - get homesick at times...anyway the pics are lovely. I am so pleased that you all had a wonderful time - Rog you were so lucky to be able to get to spend time at Ruby's cabin. Now it is back to the grind eh? I think I am giving up on sanding my bathroom walls to wallpaper them and might just paint instead - I had already bought the wall paper though - unless you have any better ideas??

Biz - I PM'd you last night. If you didn't get it, PM me again okay?

Bird - sorry about feeling yucky today - I think it is the feeling that we initially get when we drink, that lovely feeling of relaxing and getting away from life - but it only lasts for about 45 mins or so and then the Alcoholic in us takes over - if I could just have that one, to get that feeling I would. I still miss that feeling sometimes, but when i do, I go out on the step with Maggie and take a deep breath and enjoy just being the real me.

Gold - how are things going - I will call later.

Grateful, I am with you on shopping - yuck! Only when really necessary! Hubs does the shopping- he likes it, unless it is stuff that I really need that he doesn't know. He goes up and down all the aisles - I go to the ONE that I need then get out!

Vicki - hope you are feeling well today - the ant bites sound really painful - how are your hands these days? Is there anything that you can take/eat that helps them?

Going to get going - am planning on cleaning and ironing today - fun day eh? I took some leave this week so have today and the next two days off - lovely! By Thursday I should be able to get outside and do some weeding and mow (again). Talk later all - love to you,

Hugs, Sun xx

[rubywillow]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Sunny, I enjoyed your call at the cabin - your accent is SO lovely. My ancestors came from Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, in the early 1600's, so I've always wanted to visit there. Told Hubs you said I had a strong Southern accent, he said you prob wouldn't be able to understand him then :H! He's MUCH worse than me!
Hope everyone gets back on the horse (or wagon) and makes the rest of this week a good one. I'll be planning a get-together in the next year at the cabin for everyone - just bring your tents!! Maybe Rog will have my screened deck finished by then and you can hang a hammock!!
PS - At the big home improvement stores you can now buy textured paints that cover all kinds of flaws and look great. Maybe you can take the wall paper back??

[rubywillow]

The Journey begins here so get YOUR ASSES IN GEAR!!!!

Looking down from the bridge (where people jump!). Upstream, where it curves to the right, is where my property starts.

The old Stovall Covered Bridge

Sue taking pics

Looking up the falls

Along the path to the falls....