For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Here I am, lying in bed, trying to think, but my head is still spinning and pounding. What if the cats are right and I am wrong? I trust those cats more than I would trust myself. This is making me feel like I did back when I was “nowhere”, and that is a terrible feeling. Why did Olivia mention our very first case in her letter? The only way she would know about it is through John, and she was standing there with John when we were all drugged.
Unless that part is more of a dream, something my brain has just put together because I hit my head, just like when I was “nowhere”. The same thing would happen then. Was I given the same kind of a drug? Muffin comes into the room and jumps on the bed. “Lie down here Muffin,” I said, pointing to my chest, “and do some purring for me.” She did so right away, very happily. Meow,meow.=Me not like that I remember things different than you, that not right. “Well, it could just be that you remember things correctly and I don’t,” I told her, “probably because I hit my head.”
Meow,meow.=Me and MC talk today, we remember other things now too. “What other things?”, I ask her. Meow,meow.=Like voices, 3 people talk. One say, “this only takes a minute and they are programmed”, and “he is not a good PI, he should know to go back to the first case” and “he will go completely crazy”. Kat came in just then. “Has Muffin told you about remembering other things?”, I ask her. “Yes, her and MC,” she said. “The one voice said “they will be programmed”, could that be Susan and I?”
“I don’t know Steve,” she said, “as far as we can tell, Susan is not real, except for that picture, which makes no sense.” “Where is MC now?”, I ask Muffin. Meow,meow.=He and Jennifer outside playing. Then suddenly I stop petting Muffin. “Muffin, go get MC right away and come back,” I told her. She understood that meant fast and off she went! “What is wrong Steve?”, asked Kat. “Perhaps nothing, but we will see in a bit,” I said, “maybe we have our first clue. Is Chung still here?” “No, he went back to the clinic to make sure they put things exactly the way he wants it,” she answered.
The cats come running in with Jennifer right behind them. “Come up here MC,” I said, and he did so. I started to pet him and sure enough, it was there! “Feel MC, and Muffin, right here,” I said to Kat and Jennifer. “Feels like a small scar,” said Jennifer. “Yes, it certainly does, and fresh,” said Kat. “Take them to Chung and get x-rays done on both of them,” I said, “and if there is anything there, remove it.” Kat took the cats and off she went. “How are you feeling?”, asked Jennifer. “A lot better after finding those scars,” I said, “but my head is still pounding a bit.”
“Hmm, it is time for your medication,” she said and gave it to me. “How long has it been since my last “nowhere” shot?”, I asked her. She went to check and came back, “hey, where did you go?” She came to the library where I was sitting in my chair thinking. “You are supposed to be in bed!,” she said firmly, “and you are 2 weeks overdue for your shot.” So she gave it to me. “I just could not think lying in bed,” I told her, “this case has nothing to do with Olivia, I am sure of that, it has to do with our first case. That is where we need to go.”
“You need to be in bed, not going on a case,” said Jennifer, “at least not until you are better again.” And off she goes as Annelie comes back in. “I found something Steve,” she said, “come take a look.” That brought Jennifer back too. “I hacked into medical records from the state where she lived,” said Annelie, “and there she is. She needed a medical two years ago for her job so we have a recent picture of her which matches yours Steve.” “So she is real after all,” I said smiling. “Yes, sorry I didn’t really believe you, although I did kind of,” she said, “that is why I did not stop looking.”
“I’m sorry too Steve,” said Jennifer, “now I feel really bad.” “Don’t,” I said, “you were doing what I told each of you, always believe the cats. But this time someone has tampered with our little friends.” What?!”, said Annelie, quite shocked, so I told her what I found out. Now we had to wait for news from Chung. “Jennifer, check back here on my head,” I told her. She looked carefully but found nothing, so that was good. Kat, Chung and the cats arrived home by late afternoon, the cats still sleeping.
“Here,” said Chung, “this is what I find. This needle goes into certain part of brain, this (pointing to a tiny electronic device) tells them false memories. That is simple, it is more complicated, but that is how it works.” “And that is why they remember things differently than me,” I said. “Yes, yes, that is it,” said Chung with a smile. Then my head started spinning again so I sat down. “I am wondering if they gave me a drug, similar to that ‘nowhere’ drug,” I said, “I feel the same way sometimes.” “Maybe we do some tests, we can find out,” said Chung.
To Be Continued.
Β©2022 Steve McLeod.
Now we’re getting somewhere! Good thinking on your part to pet Muffin!π otherwise you wouldn’t have found her bumpπππ
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I always think better when Muffin is on top of me purring and I am petting her. Even still, it was barely noticeable, I missed it for a bit.ππ±ββοΈπππ±ββοΈπ©π©πππ΅οΈββοΈ
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I’m glad you found it!πππ
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Yes, it could have been bad. But something else is happening, I can feel it!π¬
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It’s good that everyone knows you’re right, better get Chang on whipping up a cure for you!
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Yep, now we can get things moving! And Chung is already working on it, but he said that “nowhere” drug had some very rare plants in it and he’s having a hard time finding a way to have a real cure. Now this comes along which is similar it seems, can he find something quickly or will these 2 drugs work together to finish me completely?π³π¬
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That’s always a possibility! But your team won’t let that happen! They’ll get John and get even with him!πππ
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Chung will have to hurry then. John obviously has a good doctor working for him to do that surgery to the cats. If he made this new drug, that could be very bad. Chung will have to analyze things quickly and since he doesn’t have a sample of the drug that will be harder.π³π³ But yes, my team will get John for turning me into a walking nowhere!π²π²
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Thank goodness!!π
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I see I made a little mistake in my comment, the worry should have been hurry!ππ
Of course, if I’m nowhere I won’t be able to go anywhere, I’ll just have to stay somewhere safe.π³
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Time for all that training you did with the team to pay dividends!!ππ€π
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Yes indeed! My team can work together without me just fine. Except…I can still sense that something is wrong here.π€π³
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Keep thinking it through, you’ll solve it!π
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The worst thing is I’ll have to wait until Monday to find out!π¬
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Me tooo!!!π²π²π³π³ππ
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Oh, oh, that’s 2 of us now.π€π³
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What about Muffin?π€¨ can’t forget her!
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She already knows what the next chapter is about, but she won’t tell anyone.πΉπΉπ
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Oh… sneaky you!!π²π²
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Me??π² It’s Muffin that won’t tell, not me!ππΈπΈ
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Then tell me!π€π€
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I can’t, Muffin won’t tell me!π¬πΉ
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Ah huh.πππ
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She can be tight lipped when she wants to be.πΎπ¬
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And sharped tooth and clawed!ππ
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Yep, some of her remarks can really bite!πππΉπΉ
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I’ll bet!!π€£π€£ππ
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And her claws really make those remarks stick!π³π³
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She gets right to the point huh??πππ
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Actually she usually does several points at once.π²π²π² Saves time she says.πΉπΉπΉ
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I can see that it would!! Best to keep her happy!ππ
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If she was any happier she would be laughing all time!πΉπΉ
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Felines π are a tricky thing… π³ πππ
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Only when they want to be, which is 100% of the time.π³π³πΉπΉ
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Ah yes!!! That is the honest truth!!ππππ
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It tis, oh it tis!
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Best to keep them happy and in a great mood!πΊ π
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Oh yeah…πππ
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Are you awake yet?π
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Been awake for hours, just finally able to get online. My laptop was working fine except that neither of my 2 browsers would open this morning, until now.π³π
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Maybe ot was too cold.. Good Morning!ππ
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I’m back, got a phone call from my brother.π
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Hey… great! Good conversation? Everything’s well?
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Yep, yep. Still snowing, a little bit bigger flakes coming down now, maybe we will get that extra 2 inches they mentioned.
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You’re gonna need to tunnel your way to the bird feeders on the deck!!π
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Ha ha. I did the half of the deck to the feeders, still need to do the rest of the deck later, but I need a break before I do.π
Still haven’t done a post yet today. Sigh.
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I know!! I’ve been waiting and watching..π€
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Yeah, the whole morning was wasted trying to get things to work and my afternoons on Saturday are busy with getting things ready for church. Maybe I’ll get a short post out soon.
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Alright… will you be around later?
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As long as my laptop works I will be!π
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Okππ did it get to freezing today?
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It’s freezing every day. Our high was 14, but it is dropping already, down to 10 now, down to -15 overnight and staying there for our high tomorrow then down to the -30s tomorrow night again.
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I’LL bet you’re ready to start sweating with the heat wave… good thing it’s cooling off..
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they revised the forecast a bit, could hit -30 tonight and not warm up much tomorrow.π₯Άπ₯Ά
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Make sure the windows are all closed… or you’ll need an extra blanket!ππ
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Can’t even open the windows this time of year, they are frozen shut until spring now!ππ
Oh, I’m back for the evening.
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Glad to hear that! You could freeze otherwise.
Excellant! I was wondering about you.ππ€
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There you are! I thought maybe you had gone to bed or something.π€
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No, I’m still here… I think there’s a lag on WP tonight
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Hmm, could be. I think the comments are a bit slow too.π€
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So…. how did your day go? Are you all set for Church?
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Yep, all set for church.
A good day except I had to (omit) which means my ((omit) is in (omit) and I’m almost ready to (omit). It’s cold in here tonight, strong wind hitting this big west window.π¬π₯Ά
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I had a bit of a surprise just this evening. Since I’m leaving for an extended length of time I need a few lock boxes for my hand guns to keep them safe. When I pulled them out from where I had stored them… the foam was dripping wet and so I have to now clean and oil them again before I store them again!!πππππ£π£π£
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Good thing you found out before you left. Maybe storing them in the lake wasn’t such a good idea?π€π Speaking of lock boxes, can’t a thief just walk away with the box?π€π
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Yeah I suppose.. I thought about bringing them with me. But I’m not certain how that works with security. I know I need to check the bag and they need to be in a hard lockable case. I’m going to look into shipping ups or Fed Ex that might be easier.
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Yeah, I would take them with you, or ship them, not leave them behind. Could be risky.
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Yeah, I agree… I’ll call the airline and find out the procedure.
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Good thinking, I knew you would figure something out.
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I wish I could bring my long guns but, I wouldn’t have a place to keep them safely with out a safe to put them in. I might see if my friend could store them for me.
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That’s a good idea. Better than leaving them in the house.
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Yes sir it sure is.. after I get my own home I’ll make trip back up to get them. I’ll sell some first though.
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How many do you have?
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Six I think?π€π
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Okay, that made me laugh!ππ You don’t know?π€π
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I get them out alot. Actually it’s seven, if I count the antique shotgun.π¬ππ
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Well of course you need to count that one!π
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I had forgot about it. I’ve never fired it.
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Yep, I’m like that sometimes too, I have stuff packed away and forget what I have.
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Well I used them a lot when I lived outside out town. But since I’m in the city limits it gets much harder to use them.
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Yep, that makes sense.
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This week is going to be a busy one for me.. how about you?
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I’m not moving so it won’t be so bad. Unless it gets milder, then I might be able to move a little.ππππ
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Yeah… alright funny man!πππππ
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Oh, thank you, thank you!!ππ
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Oh anytime!!πππππππ
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Don’t bite your tongue laughing so much!
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It’s so hard not to!!π€£π€£π€£
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I believe it!πππ³ππ
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You just have that effect on me!! I don’t know how you do it!!π€£π€£π€£πππ
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Practice, as Muffin always says when I ask her how she does things.ππππ
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She is so smart!!ππ
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That’s why the two of us are the boss around here. Oops, I mean, wait Muffin! I’m correcting it honest! AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!π²π²π²π²
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Tisk tisk… when will you learn??ππ€π³π²
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I need more bandages.π€π€π¬π¬
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I hope you’re buying them in bulk??πππ€π€
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No, I usually get them in Walmart.π
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Oh I see uh huh… bed sheets then huh?πππ
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They last longer!ππππ
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And washable too!! You’re so smart!! How do you do it??π€ππππ
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I just cut it into strips and wrap it around the wound!πππ
Time goes by so fast.
Good night Dusty!πππ΄π΄
Back tomorrow afternoon!π
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Sorta like a mummy huh?πππ€£π€£
Good Night you silly goof!π€ͺπ€ͺ
Sleep Well π΄π΄
Tomorrow afternoon it is!ππ
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Are you around Dusty! I’m late again as usual, it’s been another one of those days!! But I’m here if you’re there or somewhere!πππ
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Yeah, I’m here! Been waiting patiently π
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Good for you! I ended up getting involved in so many things this afternoon that I never even got online until after 6. Sigh.
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Oh well it happens.. ππ
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Yeah, always at the wrong time when I had other things planned and never got done because of unplanned things that did get done but were not planned and it was the planned things that were supposed to get done because they were planned not unplanned! Whew.π³
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You yave to plan in the unplanned!! Then when the unplanned happens you’ll have a plan for the unplanned!ππππππ
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But if I did that I would have nothing to blame for not getting the planned done when the unplanned got in the way.π€ͺπ€―π€―
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That is a problem I supposeπ€π
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Yep, sure is, I need something to blame or I’ll look bad.ππ
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We can’t have that!! Nope No Way!! π¬π²π²
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That’s the way I see it too. But I never blame Muffin. Did that once, couldn’t walk for a week!π³π³πΉπΉ
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Consequences Consequences ππππ
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Strange, there’s that skunk smell again. I think someone must have run over a skunk and whenever they drive by it leaves a trail of smell for miles!π³π€ͺπ€―
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Ughπ€ it’s kinda late in the season for skunks to be out! But I remember last winter when I was down south one the skunk smell was so horrible it must have been right outside my wall… it kept me awake for hours! The next day it was gone though.
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I know, it’s hard to sleep when it gets bad like that. I have had them come up on my deck in the summer.
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Eeeeekkk π²π³π€’
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And it’s amazing how quickly that smell can wake a person up!
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Yeah… it was actually gagging me… I had to put the blankets and sheet over my head to breath.π
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I believe it! Hey, just think, that apparatus of yours will push the smell into your lungs even faster!π€πππ³π³
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Stop that!!π€¨π€¨ There won’t be any skunks this year!!π€¨
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Sure there will, there’s lots of skunks down in those warmer tropical areas!πππ€£π€£
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I’m gonna bottle some up and send it to you!π€¨π€¨ππππππ
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That smell is so thick you could probably do it too!!π€£π€£
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Absoposalutely π
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Righto Dustyo!π
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π€£π€£ What? π³π²ππππ
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I thought you would like that!ππ
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I’m still laughing πππ€£π€£π€£π€£
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Thank you!!ππ
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You…..π€£π€£π€£ππ€£
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Yep, it’s me! Muffin is having her pre bedtime nap.
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Dreaming up ways to keep you on your toes πππ
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More like “off my toes”!π³π³
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Okay!! That too or should I say TOE!πππ€£π€£π€£π€£
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Not to be forgetive of my heel!ππ
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Ooooo…. she goes for the kill!! Oh and Mamingππ
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She takes lessons on MewTube.
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π π€£ π πΉ π LOL π
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The joys of our technological age.ππ
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They learn so fast!!ππ
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Now if only I can figure out her password.π€
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You might want to rethink that plan π
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You might have a point.π¬
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Your feet will thank in the morning ππ€π€
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There you are, thought I lost you.
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I was just thinking the same about you π¬
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Hmm, I have been waiting for your comment to come through, took a long time. I wonder why it does that sometimes?π€π Actually, I think I have asked that question before.
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I can’t know why either!!π¬π¬π²
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Came through faster that time, how strange. Oh well. It’s winter, that’s probably why.
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The lines probable frozeπππ
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I was thinking that maybe the lines probably froze!π€£π€£
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Really??π²π²π³π³π₯Άπ₯Ά
What made you think that??
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It just popped into my head after I read your comment! I don’t know why. Hmm, there’s a mouse in the ceiling.π€
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Yikes!! Better send Muffin!! It could be dangerous for you!π€π€π€€
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Good morning Dusty! Hope you enjoyed a nice frosty morning! I mean, I hope your frosty morning was enjoyable! I mean, uh, um, well, you know!ππ₯Άπ₯Άπββππ
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I enjoyed my morning inspired the cold π₯Ά it steal my joyous morning π ππ
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I’m glad you enjoyed it so much!πππ
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As much as I enjoyed it my body is screaming π± at me for it.
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Such a strange thing to do. My body just decided to go on strike and stop working, thus saving my ears from the high pitched screams!π²ππ³ππ
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I’m deaf so it probably using my other senses to punish me for still being here!ππ
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Oh, there’s a thought.
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Naw, I think I’m just tired of being cold π₯Ά How’s your day going?
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Hi, I’m back, but I’m making something to eat so I will be forth and back a bit. Day has been good with a slight catch.π€π
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Uh oh… Was it a whopper? π π π£ π‘
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My back certainly thinks so. Which is why my story chapter didn’t get out today. Had to lie down too much. Sigh.
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That’s okay… I wondered π€ I kept checking but figured something wasn’t cooperating…
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Yep, this time it was me. Oh well, there’s always tomorrow. Guess I will have to do an extra on Sat.π€π
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Yep! No worries! Gotta take care of you first! π
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Hmm, that’s a thought, must try that sometime.π
How’s the packing?π€
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I actually got some items in the suit case. But I’m thinking I might need another oneπ¬π¬
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That’s a good idea, don’t try to cram it all in one.π³
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Yeah, but it will cost me more if I have a another. But I need what I need!
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Minor detail, it’s only one trip to pay for. Better than leaving stuff that you know will be needed.
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Yeah, you’re right.. maybe I stop and get another at the store in the morning after my vaccination.
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That’s what I would do too. I’m back again.
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I was concerned you tripped and stumbled or bumbled your way to the floor!π¬π²
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Almost did that too.π¬
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Yikes!
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Yep, that was my thought too.π³
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Where did you go? Doing dishes?
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Um, no, I just kinda lost my supper. Sigh.
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Did you see a picture of me??π€π€’
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hahaha. I just hope I’m settled down now. Every time something like that happens, or headache or whatever I think of Covid. We have 205 active cases in town right now, most we have ever had. And it could be much higher since they are not testing everyone anymore.π¬π¬
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Yeah it’s blowing up around here also.
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I think the wind has stopped here. But it’s getting colder and it’s supposed to be getting warmer.π
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I meant the number of covid case goofball!!ππ
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Oooops. That’s what I get for not looking!π€£π€£
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Oh thanks for not reading my replies!!π
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I read it, I just didn’t look!ππ
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Speed reading huh?π
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They don’t call me speedy Steve for nothing!ππ
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At everything?π€ππ²
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Are you trying to say I’m not?π€ππ
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I don’t know… other than reading π I’m just wondering what else you do speedily?πππ€
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I can fall asleep speedily too! And, and, well, and lots of things!ππ
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Oh okay… I’ll be paying attention to the other things and see what your speed limit is!ππ€π€π€
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I’ll be moving so fast you probably won’t be able to see me!ππ
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Ah ha…right..π yeah.. well you replied pretty quick that time β² π
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See? Told you I was speedy! Just like the Roadrunner!ππ
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Road Runner eh?? OK! Mmbeep beep!!πππ€£π€£
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I knew you would catch on! Yessiree, that is meeeeeee!!πππππΈ
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I thought more like Speedy Gonzalez.. but Road Runner πββοΈ is good.. I’ll order my Acme Anvil so I can drop it on my head….π€£π€£π€£π€£
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Well, I’m not quite that speedy, but Road Runner, yep,πββοΈπββοΈπββοΈπββοΈ besides we’re both bird brains too! Oh good, I want to watch!πππ€£π€£
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Did you call me a bird brain?π²π³ Here I thought I would be Wiley Coyote?
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I meant the Road Runner and I are bird brains. Yep, you can be Wiley!
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Trust I have been… I’m always trying to keep up with you and never succeeding!!ππππππ€£π€£π€£
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See how speedy I am?ππ
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Yeah, but not reading my replies!πππ
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I read them very fast! Now, answering might be a different story entirely.π€ππ
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Speaking of stories!! Ahhem… will there be any shocking twists and turns in the next installment?π€π
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Hmm, I don’t know about shocking, maybe not even a twist or turn. How about falling down?π€π
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If it’s you that would be very entertaining!πππππ
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Oh yeah? I can fall down with the best of them!π€ͺπ€―π²
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I know and do it speedily too!!πππ€£π€£π€£
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Yep, I sure can! Lightning speed!π²β‘βπ π©
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Let’s not get too carried awayπππππ€π€π€
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Okay, good point, not lightning fast, but rocket fast!ππππΈπ
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Yeah okay I can go that far!! πππ
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Don’t forget to bring your tiny umbrella along!π€£π€£β
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You mean lime the ones in my ice cold drinks??ππ
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That would work! Wiley always had these tiny umbrellas to stop rocks from falling on his head!πΊβπ€£π€£
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I remember!! He also 7sed them as a parachute when he went over the cliff!ππππ
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Yep, that’s right!ππ
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I went online the other day looking for homes or properties for sale down south and I was shocked to see how few there were!! There were some that were more expensive but not many in my range.
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Canadians are buying them all!ππ
Time again to say good night.
Good night Dusty!ππ΄π΄
Chatter again tomorrow!π
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Good Night Goofballππ
Sleep Good π΄ π talk to you tomorrowπππ
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Yessireeeeeee!
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Good morning Dusty! How was your day??
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I had a great day! Got my new larger suitcase. I spoke to the airline and got all that sorted out, and I packed more things into the new suitcase! So yeah.. oh yeah got my booster Vax today also!
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Hey, sounds great! Hey, sounds great! Hey, sounds great!ππ
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You said that already… three times!!π²π²π²π³π³π³ are you skipping like a record??π€π
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You said 3 different things, so I answered each one.πππ
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Oh I see uh huh… okay, yeah it all went well today.
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You said that already, did you hit your head trying to close the suitcase?π€£π€£
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Could be? Maybe? Not sure… naw I’m okay, I’m okay
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That’s good, that’s good. Glad you’re okay okay!
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Thanks, thanks π ππ
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Only one suitcase, that’s good, you travel light. I would need dozens.ππ
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Well I can’t take everything! Just the important stuff! But I do have a bunch of socks and underwear!π¬π₯΄π³
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True, when I move, everything goes with me, except maybe a few minor things.
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I will move everything when I find my own property to live at.
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Good point, a little hard to do it right now.
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Yes, yes it is!
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Good thing you have a place to keep your stuff. That’s one thing about renting, when I move everything has to go with me…rats, I was going to say something else and it suddenly is gone. Sigh.
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You’ll think of it!π
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Only if I don’t think about it. If I think about it I will never remember it because I’m thinking about it so I won’t think about it and maybe I will remember it because I’m not thinking about it.
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Then don’t think about it.πππ
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That’s what I’m not thinking too.π³
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Speaking of biting…. the neuropathy is biting my feet tonight! π³
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Quick, get out the bug spray! You don’t want those neuropats around!
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That’s for sure! Will Terro work??
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I don’t know, how much to you pay him?
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Apparently not enough π π¬ππ€π€
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That’s the problem. My RLS is bad tonight too. I think it’s because I have been sitting too much these days. That always makes it worse.π³π
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Yes it does…
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Yep, it sure does.
Time for bed, early shopping tomorrow.π
Good night Dusty!ππ΄π΄
Talk again tomorrow, earlier hopefully.ππ
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Good Night π΄ π₯± π π
Sleep Well…There’s a bright new day tomorrow π΄ ππ
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You’re Welcome!!π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£
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I am very appreciative of your kind words of welcome!ππ
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It comes through your in you most gracious heart felt Welcome!π
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Thank you most emphatically for your most beautifully worded response to my heart felt welcome which I most graciously sent to you!ππ
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You are most very Welcome!πππ
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Thanks.ππ
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Welcome
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Tx.
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πππ
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Did you go to bed? Busy packing? Busy cleaning?π€π€
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Gathering and mental checklisting things to do and things to take with.
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Oh, nice, I have to write things down or I will forget things for sure. Come to think of it, I forget even when I write things down!ππ
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That happens to me also.. so I don’t waste time writing it down ππ
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Good point. But then I would never remember what I didn’t write down because I didn’t write it down to remember.π³ππ
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That’s why I make piles as I think of things I set them in an area where I pack.
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Ooooo good thinking!
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Thank You!πππ€π€π€π€
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You are muchly so very welcome!πππ
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Awe… shucksππ
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It’s cold tonight. And Muffin isn’t curled up with me. She curls up, not me.
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Sounds ds like you should be curled up too! It’s going to be about -15F here! I can feel the cold creeping into the house!π₯Άπ₯Άπ₯Ά
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We should be about -40 tonight, but at least the wind has nearly quit anyway.
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Oh.. that’s good!!πππ€π€π€π€π€
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Yep, makes it feel so much better.ππππ
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It is good that the wind went away…. if it were windy at that temp it would very dangerous!π±πβ
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Hmm, that could be possible alrighty for sure and certainly!π¬π¬π€ͺπ€ͺπ₯Άπ₯Ά
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Any colder and you’ll need to put on your footie pajamas!π²π³
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Don’t need footies, I just wear my slippers.π
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That’s pretty smart! πππππππ
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Yep, then I don’t need to put them on when I get out of bed and walk on this ice cold floor.π₯Ά Only one problem, they keep coming off when I get out of bed.ππ
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That’s the worst!!ππ
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Yep, sure is, maybe if I strap them onto my feet?π€
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You know…. you coukd just where your socks then they wouldn’t fall off in the morning πππ
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shh,π€« don’t say anything, but I do that too!πππ
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Two layers that smart! Harder for Muffin to bite through π€π€
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She can’t bite through 4 blankets anyway, 5 some nights!π€£π€£
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That’s why she has claws!π€π€π€
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That’s true, they can still get through.π¬π¬πΉπΉ
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I DON’T get them out alot.
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Make up my mind, are you trying to confuse me!π³ππ€―π
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Sorry π π
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I get confused easily. But only when I’m awake.ππ
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So do I!! ππ
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Imagine that! I’m glad I don’t get confused when I’m sleeping though.π€ππ΄
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Oh it’s even easier!!πππ
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It would be terrible not knowing if I’m awake or sleeping.π€ππ³
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Hmmm…. where have I heard that before?π€π
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What? Someone stealing my lines before I say them?!π²π²
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Yeah, some PI guy that had a couple cats helping him..πππ€π€
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Aha! Well, I’ll show him a thing or three! Wait till Muffin finds out about this!ππΎ
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Wouldn’t want to be him!!!π€π€
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That’s for sure! Muffin will have something to say about this!πΎπΎ
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She’ll tear him to pieces just like them mieces π
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That’s right, starting with the feet!πΎπΎ
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It says hurry now! Did you fix it?
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Yep! Couldn’t leave such a terrible error!ππ
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That’s interesting to know..πππ€π€
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It is?π€ Wow, you must be bored!π²π
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Now not really… I find it interesting.π That’s a good thing!π it means you have character and not just a character πππππ
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People have always said I was a character. I always wonder what they mean by that.π€π€
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So are you a number or a letter?π€π€
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No idea, but I’m a good slumber and setter!ππ
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Yep! You’re a character!π€£π€£π€£
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But at least I’m not out of character!ππππ
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You’ll get no argument from me!ππ
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That’s good, you would lose that one!ππ
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Can’t argue that either!π€π€ππ
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Good thing!π€ππ
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Not necessarily!π
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Good thinking!π
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I thought so…π€π€
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Me too.π Which is why I said it.π I think.π€π
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You’re a pretty good thinker!ππππ
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Thatβs a relief ! The cats are back to normal…I think…there is still something wrong going on here ! Hmmm…π΅οΈββοΈπ©π©π©πππΎπΎ
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Yes, hopefully the cats are back to normal, right now they are still sleeping. But yes, something is still wrong here…π€π±ββοΈπΎπΎπ±ββοΈπ©π©πππ΅οΈββοΈ
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I am so glad you continued to keep writing, Steve. πππ»π»
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Good morning Nina! Yes indeed! I enjoy writing these stories! I hope you and MC are doing well.πππ»π»
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We are doing well. Enjoying some warmer weather. The snow has all melted. More will come…πππ»π»π₯Ά
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Oh my, we just got another 5 inches of snow, going down to possibly -30 tonight and not much warmer tomorrow. Do you have a fireplace? If so, do you have any pics of MC by the fireplace?πππ»π»
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Hi Steve, I just sent you an email. πππ»π»
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Got it Nina, thank you so much!!πππ»π»
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Thank you so much for sharing!
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