Well, well,  I just might finally be able to post.  I haven’t been visiting every day, but it seems lately to be difficult to post.  And the wheel goes round and round, round and round....

not sure if it is my iPad, Internet, or the forum.  Sorry I have been away!

glad Patti, Carolyn and Cathy had some fun together!

judy, glad to figured out your Lizzi problem.  Keep at it!

JDO,  hang in there until retreat!  My hubby is so happy now that he is not at the place that paid him to be unhappy and stressed - he smiles so easily now that’s he is retired!

Cathy looks like you surprised them when you caught them in your closet!!  Patty just giggles at any shenanigans!!

Thanks for your enthusiasm for DJ being in your old familiar places!  It is amazing and delightful to me that he is able to experience these things.  When he first texted me a picture of an iconic image of France (either the Eiffel Tower or Arc de Triomphe) I responded with...  "You're REALLY there!"  It seems so incredible.  David has visited many places for HP through years in Germany so he is pleased to "show" us around but DJ and I are really excited.  My ancestry in much German and some Scottish so my blood just warms at the thought. 

A friend of David's who had worked for HP about as long as David was often on conference calls with him.  David's work area at home is in our bedroom in a converted armoire he custom fitted with a drop down desk for multiple monitors, a keyboard and small sound panel with microphone so he can just talk normally and not have to wear headphones.  When he put Herbert on speaker phone and finish up their meeting they shared about family and such and I would say "hi" and listen a bit.  It suddenly seemed time to dust or "look for something" in the bedroom!  hahaha  His warm voice and accent just relaxed me so!  I loved hearing and talking to Herbert.  He is not as far south in Germany as we will be but it sure would be fun to visit him there as he has been to CA a few times and I've gotten to go over to the coast with them or out to dinner.  He's so kind!

I'll try to find a little something for you but at least post pics when we get home!  Here is one of DJ when the four Engineering students found the Lego store in Paris early in their day!!!  By the way...  THWg is an acronym (To H*ll With Georgia - University of...) for their many years old school motto (a slogan depicting their feeling about their old school Univ of GA) and the GA Tech mascot is Buzz the Yellowjacket!!!  

JulietDeltaOscar (fixin2quilt) said:

my last day at the downtown Dallas office should be the last day of February.    

That is no time at all!  Woohoo!

Pirate (PIRATE_SR) said:

Except for Mishii.  She's like a cat .. she'll push you over the edge and then look away, whistling.  :-)

Absolutely not true.  I would watch.  And I can't whistle.

Yeah that looked way too clean.  That was more like perusing through stuff, not organizing.

I was thrilled with the fact that they got everything up off the floor.  It's a walk-in closet and I couldn't walk in there.

Carolyn

JulietDeltaOscar (fixin2quilt) said:

Pfffft!  That's just a tiny load, compared to how I've seen her load that thing up!  Hah!  

! I will have a load when I head to Aunt Margaret's, will send a pic then!!

Pirate (PIRATE_SR) said:

but she was under strict orders from Hubby not to bring ANYTHING home. 

He knows that is a hollow threat, I ALWAYS bring something home!  But usually it is to move the items on to someone else.  I have refrained from bringing livestock home, so that is progress!!

Mishii said:

Yeah that looked way too clean.  That was more like perusing through stuff, not organizing

We knew you wouldn't be interested, not a challenge for you!  but Carolyn wanted to see her floor!!