Re: wedding..

Agreed Judy - quiet is good!  I'm downright dull and prefer it that way!

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Judy L Browning
Sent: 7/9/2004 12:43:10 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding..

> It's so nice to know it's possible to live a quiet happy life. I've laughed
> out loud at these stories, recognizing friends and family that would fit
> right in the mix. Despite the disagreements and frustrations that are part
> of any marriage, I live a pretty unexciting life. And get down on my knees &
> thank God I don't have the "excitement" some folk experience. I really
> believe a person can change and be better than before. Otherwise those
> experiences are just wasted time. Unfortunately, some folks just don't get
> it, or buy into the lie that mistakes are permanent and change impossible.
> Oh, sorry, getting off the soapbox now,
> Judy
> z 6 Idaho, warm breezy sunny, almost perfect summer day here. All I need is
> a hammock. Hmm birthday coming up, maybe some out right begging will do the
> trick? Heh heh
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding..
> 
> 
> > Ya know...I grew up thinking all families were as bad as mine...I didn't
> > know it was dysfunctional...thought that was normal. Then I thought I
> > learned differently when I met my husband's family and friends. Now
> > maybe, thanks to all of you...I'm beginning to think it's my husband's
> > family that is abnormal and the screwed up rest of us...are more normal
> > than we think we are. LOL!!! :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> >
> > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> > --Albert Einstein
> >
> >  --- On Thu 07/08, Jesse Bell < silverhawk@flash.net > wrote:
> > From: Jesse Bell [mailto: silverhawk@flash.net]
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:44:46 -0700 (PDT)
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding..
> >
> > OHMYGOSH Kitty...that's horrible. Geeeeez Louise. So....your family
> > and<br>my family sound related?! Are we cousins? Feel free to jump in
> > there<br>Andrea...(Andrea and I trade stories about our family all
> > the<br>time...LOL).<br><br> <br>Jesse<br><br>Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > wrote:<br>Re > > Well, the dysfunctional part would be:...<br>Jesse, I
> > was being facetious when I asked. However, your fleshing out
> > the<br>material was pretty interesting, so, if I were to say I still
> > didn't get it,<br>maybe you'd tell us more? ;+)<br><br>To balance this I
> > can add that my older sister decided to kill herself on my<br>wedding
> > day (didn't succeed) apparently because I asked her to make a<br>turkey.
> > The turkey was the simplest thing I could come up with for her as<br>she
> > kept asking for something to contribute. Then for my second wedding
> > I<br>came darned close to trying to kill myself, so yes, I can
> > relate.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From:
> > "Jesse Bell" <br>To: <br>Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 1:33
> > PM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding..<br><br><br>> Oh
> > yes...I did the shower and helped plan the food and coordinate.
> > They<br>> got married on the 2nd of July but did not leave for the<br>>
> > cruise/honeymoon till Monday so on Sunday we had the new in-law
> > family<br>> and our family (parents, brothers, sister, aunts, etc) at
> > our house for<br>> a cookout, drinks and fireworks. The groom's, mother,
> > father and<br>> stepmother were there. That was funny to watch
> > too.<br>><br>><br>> Well, the dysfunctional part would be: the second ex
> > wife who is no<br>> relation to the bride or groom, and when my
> > stepdaughter lived with her,<br>> they HATED each other, and yet she was
> > escorted down the aisle like she<br>> was FAMILY for Pete's sake. NOBODY
> > wanted her there but my stepdaughter<br>> didn't want to "hurt her
> > feelings" so when she invited herself to the<br>> wedding...Nic said
> > "well....O.K.". This is the woman who spread horrible<br>> rumors about
> > my husband and his family that were not true....yet odd
> >
> > ly<br>> enough...continues to impose at our family
> > functions.<br>><br>><br>> AND...the people in my family and my
> > husband''s ex who can't seem to<br>> function in this world unless they
> > have taken some sort of drug or have<br>> a glass of alcohol in their
> > hands...or worse..they've MIXED them...and<br>> become so obnoxious you
> > can't stand to be around them. Remember the old<br>> toys you got in the
> > gum machine...the black and white scottie dogs that<br>> were magnets?
> > and if you pushed one towards the other it would scoot<br>> away? Well,
> > that would be my sister or my husband's ex...they would come<br>> into a
> > room and you could see people start to scoot out of there....they<br>>
> > would continue with this scenario until somebody had to say "I
> > think<br>> you've had enough...go home and sleep it off". My sister
> > left. The<br>> ex...well she made a scene and was there until the last
> > person was gone.<br>> She was out back drinking shots of Yagermeister (I
> > KNOW I didn't spell<br>> that right). That stuff is like Tequila...it'll
> > will kill ya after a few<br>> shots. UGHHH.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Kitty
> > wrote:<br>> So what was the dysfunctional part?<br>><br>> Since this was
> > your stepdaughter, did you have any part in the planning of<br>> the
> > event?<br>><br>> Kitty<br>><br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>>
> > From: "Jesse Bell"<br>> To:<br>> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:10
> > PM<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Four O'Clocks, wedding..<br>><br>><br>>
> > > Well, in my zone the four o'clocks get bigger and bigger "tubers"
> > as<br>> > they mature. I have some that are as big as a sweet
> > potato....and they<br>> > get BIG, but are slower to bloom.<br>> ><br>>
> > ><br>> > As for the wedding....you have to know that (A) I come from a
> > very<br>> > dysfunctional family, (B) my husband's two ex's are
> > dysfunctional and<br>> > way "out there", (c) my stepdaughter and her
> > new husband are from "that<br>> > generation" as my husband puts it...so
> > half of the wedding guests were<br>> > rather conservative...and "that
> > generation" made up the other<br>> > ha
> >
> > lf
> > ...(facial piercing, tattoos all over, dressed rather oddly...and<br>> >
> > when you walked out back of the reception hall...the smell of pot
> > was<br>> > THICK let me tell ya). I had to make my sister go home
> > because she had<br>> > too much to drink (act surprised) and was hitting
> > on my brother-in-law<br>> > (who is very married). The mother of the
> > bride (husband's first ex) had<br><br>> > not eaten all day, took a
> > Valium before the wedding and proceeded to get<br>> > totally trashed at
> > the reception (not a pretty sight) and the second ex,<br>> > who really
> > had no business being there but she invited herself, was<br>> > hovering
> > around trying to mingle and most of them wanted nothing to do<br>> >
> > with her.<br>> ><br>> > BUT...the ceremony itself was nice. (deep
> > breath) So...that's one child<br>> down and five more to go. I hope the
> > others wait awhile.<br>> ><br>> > Kitty wrote:<br>> > Well, I have seen
> > some JB holes on a few of the leaves, but I don't see<br>> any<br>> >
> > carcasses. They are only just now beginning to bloom, so maybe
> > their<br>lure<br>> > will be stronger as the season progresses.<br>>
> > ><br>> > Re> That was a LOT of work, let me tell ya<br>> > Yes, please
> > do!<br>> ><br>> > Kitty<br>> ><br>> > ----- Original Message ----- <br>>
> > > From: "Jesse Bell"<br>> > To:<br>> > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004
> > 10:30 AM<br>> > Subject: [CHAT] Re: self-sowers/still catching up..<br>>
> > ><br>> ><br>> > > Still trying to catch up on e-mails. I didn't read
> > them for 4-5 days<br>> > > because of my daughter's wedding. That was a
> > LOT of work, let me tell<br>> > > ya. Anyway...yes Kitty...I sent you
> > some Four O'Clock seeds..thinking<br>it<br>> > > would help with the
> > Japanese Beetle problem you were having. Did it<br>help<br>> > > at all?
> > Or is that an old wive's tale?<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Kitty
> > wrote:<br>> > > You know, I think it was Jesse. Thanks!<br>> > >
> > Kitty<br>> > > ----- Original Message ----- <br>> > > From:<br>> > >
> > To:<br>> > > Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 1:02 PM<br>> > > Subject: Re:
> > Re: [CHAT] self
> >
> > -sowers<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > > Probably Jesse or moi Kitty - we
> > both have them all over the place!<br>> Love<br>> > > > 'em though!
> > Anyone who needs seeds holler - I have tons of them.<br>> > > ><br>> > >
> > ><br>> > > > Pam Evans<br>> > > > Kemp, TX<br>> > > > zone 8A<br>> > > >
> > ----- Original Message -----<br>> > > > From: Kitty<br>> > > > Sent:
> > 7/4/2004 12:46:29 PM<br>> > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> > > >
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] self-sowers<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > Well, maybe it
> > was Pam, I know she grows 4 O'Clocks. Whomever -<br>> > thanks!<br>> > >
> > ><br>> > > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > > too bad about the sting, I hate
> > losing a day. Take care of<br>yourself.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > ><br>> > >
> > ><br>> > > > > Kitty<br>> > > ><br>> > > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > >
> > ----- Original Message ----- <br>> > > ><br>> > > > > From:<br>> > >
> > ><br>> > > > > To:<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004
> > 12:07 PM<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] self-sowers<br>> >
> > > ><br>> > > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > In a
> > message dated 7/4/2004 11:41:05 AM Central Standard Time,<br>> > >
> > ><br>> > > > > > kmrsy@comcast.net writes:<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > >
> > Balsam, yeah, I need to grow that next year.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > >
> > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > I did not send you the Mirabilis jalapa
> > seeds, but I surely do<br>> have<br>> > a<br>> > > lot<br>> > > ><br>> >
> > > > > of<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > Balsam. If you want seeds remind me
> > later in the summer, and I<br>can<br>> > > send<br>> > > ><br>> > > > >
> > you<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > some. There's a weather alert on TV right
> > now. We are expecting<br>> > > strong<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > straight
> > line winds and sever thunder storms this afternoon, but<br>I<br>> > >
> > think,<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > with all<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > the
> > benadryl I took earlier, I'll never notice.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > >
> > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > zem<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > > zone 7<br>> >
> > > ><br>> > > > > > West TN<br>> > > ><br>> > > > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > >
> >
> >  >
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