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[mama bear]

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Rubes you are the bomb.
I tried calling your house again this morning and got no answer or message.....
just wanted you to know I worry even though I usually come across on here as a big joker

[rubywillow]

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MB, my phones are completely screwed. Hubs is taking his usual 'you did this wrong' attitude, but who cares. I understand, and don't listen to him. He's getting frustrated that he has to face his own shortcomings!! :H
They are worn out, bottom line. So I no longer accept any guilt for this stuff. Hope you had a good day, love!

[sunshinedaisies]

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Hey friends! It is me and guess what? WE HAVE RAIN. I am just so excited about it - Mags hates the thunder and is closer to me than ever but the rain is still raining! It is still really humid but I don't care. it is raining.

Ruby - I love your avatar! where did you find it? I want to print it out and take it to a girl at work - it will crack her up!

Thank you all so much for putting up with me yesterday re Maggie. i am much better today -- am over the shock and will deal with it just fine now - until we get nearer the end then i shall go all wobbly, but for now I am fine. i think the meds seem to be helping her although Himself says I am imagining it.

Ruby - re your long post - I think it is great that you can do that. That is what we are here for - after all, if we can't be honest and say what we feel HERE then where on earth can we day it? I do truly know what you mean about early life being full of secrets and putting a face on - the person everyone sees is not the real me - well, maybe these days, but for years she wasn't. I think it is good that you can relax here and just talk stuff out. I feel so comfortable here, even though I have been here such a short time.

My daughter has just turned up - not sure how to save this and don't want to lose it so am just going to post it - hugs to you all,

sun xx

[rubywillow]

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Sunny. when you log on, click the little box at the bottom left 'remember me' It has saved me from losing a LOT of Pulitzer Prize winning posts! :H Yes, I'm a bit embarrassed I've been pouring so much out of me, but, as you said, where else? You are sweet, wonderful, considerate friend here, and I'm proud to know you.
After living as long as I have, I guess I've lost the inhibitions of my youthful honesty factor. I tend to say what's on my mind, and appreciate all of everyone's suppot. It feels wonderful to purge myself of all the secret demons. And I believe it makes me a better, stronger person. Hope so, because that's what I want and to be remembered as. 'The truth will set you free', I suppose, at least in some situations. You are a dear friend. Stay here with us, OK?

[mama bear]

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I had a good day, but very long.
Sunny you sound much better....thank heavens
OK...off to rest
Papa bear is taking 4 teeneagers to the midnight showing of the new movie "Predators"...not sure how he will make it since he is next to me yawning!!!!
I will be asleep....
Love you all
will talk to you tomorrow

[rubywillow]

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OK, talking to myself again! :hug: Hubs came home, ate, went to bed, and I have to wake him at 9:45 for him to go back to work at midnight.
I like reading all the news online, and couldn't resist this one. Personally, don't want to live to be this old!!! What would I be good for???
SACHIRE, Georgia (AP) — Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Georgia claim a woman from a remote mountain village turned 130 on Thursday, making her the oldest person on Earth.

Antisa Khvichava from western Georgia was born on July 8, 1880, said Georgiy Meurnishvili, spokesman for the civil registry at the Justice Ministry.

The woman, who lives with her 40-year-old grandson in an idyllic vine-covered country house in the mountains, retired from her job as a tea and corn picker in 1965, when she was 85, records say.

"I've always been healthy, and I've worked all my life — at home and at the farm," said Khvichava, in a bright dress and headscarf, her withering lips rejuvenated by shiny red lipstick. Sitting in the chair and holding her cane, Khvichava spoke quietly through an interpreter since she never went to school to learn Georgian and speaks only the local language, Mingrelian.

Her age couldn't immediately be independently verified. Her birth certificate was lost — one of the great number to have disappeared in the past century amid revolutions and a civil war which followed the collapse of the Russian Empire.

But Meurnishvili showed two Soviet-era documents that he says attest to her age. Scores of officials, neighbors, friends, and descendants backed up her claim as the world's top senior.

The Gerontology Research Group currently recognizes 114-year-old Eugenie Blanchard of Saint Barthelemy, France, as the world's oldest person. The organization is yet to examine Khvichava's claim.

Khvichava has a son, 10 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and six great, great grandchidren.

Khvichava's 70-year-old son Mikhail apparently was born when his mother was 60. She said she also had two children from a previous marriage, but says they died of hunger during World War II.

Although Khvichava has difficulty walking and has stayed largely in bed during the past seven years, she makes a point of hobbling unaided to the outhouse on the other side of the yard, loathe to be a nuisance, Mikhail said.

Though her body has all but quit on her — her fingers cramped and deformed by age mean she can no longer maintain her love of knitting — relatives say her mind remains sharp.

"Grandma has a very clear mind and she hasn't lost an ability to think rationally," said Khvichava's granddaughter Shorena, who lives in a nearby village.

To mark the centurion's birthday, a string ensemble played folk music out on the lawn, while grandchildren offered traditional Mingrelian dishes like corn porridge and spiced chicken with herbs to all guests as the party.

[mama bear]

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OMG...too old for me!!!! I only want to make it to 90 or so!!!!

[techie]

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I'll take it some of that longevity happily!

[IAD]

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Hay being a little long on the tooth is'nt all that bad ! Ha! Who knows....they might still have some good parts ! ha! IAD

[sunshinedaisies]

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Hi there all - thanks MB, I am feeling a lot better - just needed to get over the initial shock! And - IT RAINED. Gosh 130 years old - and had her son when she was 60? No thanks. Wow.

IAD - where do you find all your pics - you seem to find one to suit every occasion!

Techie - hi! Hope all is well with you?

Hi to everyone else who isn't here right now - I am going to get ready for bed. that is all I seem to say on here - either I am getting ready for bed or getting ready for work. Story of my life....

Hugs to all,
sun xx

[techie]

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sunshinedaisies;906678 wrote: Hi there all - thanks MB, I am feeling a lot better - just needed to get over the initial shock! And - IT RAINED. Gosh 130 years old - and had her son when she was 60? No thanks. Wow.

IAD - where do you find all your pics - you seem to find one to suit every occasion!

Techie - hi! Hope all is well with you?

Hi to everyone else who isn't here right now - I am going to get ready for bed. that is all I seem to say on here - either I am getting ready for bed or getting ready for work. Story of my life....

Hugs to all,
sun xx

Hi sun good to hear from you. next post more daisies please. have a good night...techie!!

[rubywillow]

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Great to see you, Techie! And everyone else, of course.

[mama bear]

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mama cannot sleep.....probably cause Poppa is not here next to me
Hope all my family is having sweet dreams
love you
Mama

[Panno]

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Just a quick hello to everyone, got a busy busy day

Mama I'd wouldn't be able to sleep without your gorgeous hunk of a man next to me either

As for living old mmmmmmmmmm the jury out on that one for me

Catch up with you all later, have a great day all

Luv P x :l

[Grateful]

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TGIF!! Good morning all. Just want to say I hope everyone has a beautiful Friday and to remind you how blessed I feel to have you as my true friends! Thank you for being here and for caring.