OH NO!    I will be hoping and praying for the VERY BEST for Beauty!!  Just heart breaking when things like this happen!  Know she is in good hands and know they will keep us up to date as soon as they hear something.

They have their first egg on the 8th so today just might be #2!!

This is GREAT news MAK!!  Outside walking that far!    Hope the weather holds up so you can be out there more!  It is always more fun to go outside to do the walking!  Hang in there, keep your eye on the goal!  You will be chasing the    soon!!

Waiting can be the worst!  Hope all goes well and QUICKLY!  Good thing the Doctor wants EVERYTHING RIGHT before beginning!  Let us know somehow how it is going!

Oh I just saw this!  Hoping and praying for the BEST outcome Annette  I too have pain in hip but being stubborn (really scared more like it) to get anything addressed at this time!  Hope ALL turns out great for you and you are back on here SOON!   

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AAFKE!  Just know your day will be an interesting one!  Sorry mine isn't as fancy as the others, don't know how to do all that on a MAC!  But have a GREAT time with what is left and post us the cool details!    

You still are better than you were!  At least the surgery is OVER and you are now on the road to recovery!  I sure hope the healing speeds up so you are soon getting around better an better!  Hang in there!  You are woman you are STRONG!   

MAK!  I sure am thinking of you and praying you get better fast!  Everyone is right sleep!  Hopefully you can do that!  Just keep thinking not much happening in the raptor world right now, your goal should be to be up and about once the eggs are hatched and little raptors getting ready to take flight! 

Bobbie Ireland,  too funny about the schlep, I haven't heard that word in a long time and then there is the word Schlepp which I have been told is to lick, good thing the spell check didn't throw that one in there!  LOL!

Very cool!  Sorry the bat died!  We see them in the evening around our home up north, neighbor has a bat house.  We should put one up too just to help them help us with the mosquitoes!  I can totally relate to the heating with wood.  Do that and it does save lots of money and helps with getting rid of the downed trees.  In our case got lots from when the utilities paid a company to come through our "hood" to trim back trees that were taking out our power lines in wind and storms.  So in that case we "cleaned up"!    Thanks for the cool article!

Maybe the stores and restaurants need to revise their signs on the front door, NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO PAJAMA'S NO PROBLEM, NO SERVICE!   

WOW!  Sure sounds like it has been rough on MAK this time around too.  Get stronger every day girl and so glad you have friends there to check up on you and help out.  Can't imagine going through this with no one there all the time to do for you.  You ARE A STRONG LADY!!  I agree    to those stepping in to help out!  Paying forward for sure! 

Hope you got some good sleep last night and feel much better today!  Keep that positive "tude" and you will get through this!   :guitar: 

At least being at home you won't be exposed to all the sick people that are in the hospital too.  No way do you need to catch "something" else to deal with too!  Go home, get stronger and better fast!  I am sure by the spring you will be running circles around everyone there!

She is and I did!  Met her through the Cleveland Forum, she is from Boston!  I put her up a message on there, here and facebook!  Bet she shows up sometime today!  LOL! 

Just remember MAK, it is always the roughest right afterwards.  So concentrate on how good it will feel when things heal and you are REALLY UP AND ABOUT!!!  Plus you have no more knees to dread having done!!     By the time the rest of us face that stuff you will be OUR cheerleading section!!  With expert advice!    Hoping for a GOOD day today for you!

HA!  MARY!  So you ARE on here!  Well, at least a member on here!  LOL!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY (MB CHASE)!   Hope your guy and furies treat you sweet today!