Well reading this thread has made me both giggle and cry. A lot of memories, a lot of missing friends. And surprises, hello to Ginger, has been a long time since I've seen you post anywhere. You sound happy with your life. Good for you, and welcome back. Thanks to all who have brought us up to date on some that are missing. I can do some fill ins.................................. Damon is now in Memphis (I think) TN, divorced from his wife who was a KTer too. He is a graphic artist. Tammi & Joyce opened a forum..Our Humble Home (I think) Liz GA is busy with a new granddaughter who is cute as a button. I see her on FB. I miss so very many, glad to see some came back to post on this thread. Haven't heard anything from BenCA, or Mushy from Fresno, Ginnia, Thornbird. I just heard from Kathy-Lees son, he gave her my contact info, she said she would reach out to me. I sooooo hope so, but nuttin yet. I keep up with several at the Treehouse forum, JayJay, Spunky, SteveFL, Bump, KBB, Marty. Others I see on FB. But it's not like the KT was back in the day.

Just wondering.

Ladies, I would use the DEET, everthing I have read says it is safe. It is not an insecticide, rather it is supposed to make you "invisible" to the mosquitos and mask your scent. Below is a link to an article about it and youc an Google it too. I grew up in an area where many people were very much into "all natural" and "chemicals are evil." And I never questioned it. For years I had an innate aversion to anything "chemical." But as I've gotten older I've taken an interest in WHY people are so avoidant of chemicals and reading up on things it seems that in many cases of the fear is in our heads. The topic of mosquitos is one that REALLY upsets me. Here in the US people have the CHOICE of using chemicals to decrease their odds of bites. Plus we have easy access to information to help us decide for ourselves. But here is a statistic from 2005 about malaria: In areas of Africa with high malaria transmission, an estimated 990,000 people died of malaria in 1995 Â over 2700 deaths per day, or 2 deaths per minute. And from what I've read, the reason they still have malaria in places like Africa is because someone in the early 60's got hysterical about using DDT even thought there was ZERO EVIDENCE it hurt humans and the environmentalists took it up as a cause and got it's use stopped. Well, the malaria was pretty much gone in the US by then but the undeveloped countries suffer to this day. How very tragic to think ALL THESE DEATHS are avoidable and the result of UNFOUNDED fears by those who "think they know better." It makes me so angry my head wants to spin off my body when I think of all those people dying due to political correctness. So I will stop ranting and raving now... Here are a couple links about malaria if anyone cares: 9 most dangerous myths about pesticides: http://www.cgfi.org/materials/speeches/nine_myths.htm Malaria facts: http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/facts.htm Sorry. Mosquitoes vs. chemicals is a a topic that REALLY gets me going. Here in San Diego they are not bad but my Vet said heartworm IS on the rise -- he never used to see it now he sees a few more cases every year. Here is a link that might be useful: is deet dangerous?

Happy Birthday Nicki!!! I hope you have a great day, and do something nice for yourself! You deserve it. :)