Hehehehe...too funny, Tree! And Msmarion...I can't imagine how startling THAT must have been! Holy Moly! I'm guessing he got in the house somewhere else, and found the only standing water he could. Or so he THOUGHT! Ummm....I have to ask...did he go swirling down the drain, hollerin' like the Scrubbing Bubbles? Marcia

Thanks guys, we had such a great time! We were so stuffed Mom and Dad were afraid to drive home with food coma! Karen thank you for all the support and advice you are amazing! I couldn't have been the support system i was without your help! Mom told me to say thank you to you too. So Gratiam habeo, that's catholic school gratitude! ((((((((((((((Riv))))))))))))))

Well, here I am! Late to this party, as I got home last night. First things being first, we cleared out the dog crate, food and treats by packing them up and walking them over to different neighbors who knew Luna. (She had a lot of friends in the neighborhood.) Delivering news like this is hard, but right this minute I think the hardest is having such a quiet house. Packing up her favorite toys choked me up, but it's done. Working my way backwards and starting with OKC, I regret we didn't get to meet David or Sally, but I'm anticipating there will be another opportunity. Having the extra time allowed us to blow on so I could visit my mother. We drove 4,603 miles in three weeks, so you might say it was a whirlwind (tornadic in places), and we were ready to get home. Meeting Donna and her friend Debbie was fun. We met for breakfast in Albuquerque and I really enjoyed it. It's so nice to have the CF in common, and there were no awkward moments in the conversation. In fact, I'm finding it's so easy to talk to the CF in person, it's kind of hard to leave! I enjoyed every moment, and hope that with Donna, David and Sally, we have an opportunity to meet again. I feel pretty certain we'll see Karen (and Tom) somewhere at some point! (I think it must be easy to form a certain bond with the first people you meet.) I've tried for five GT's, and have managed two so far...The best thing is my New Year's resolution of meeting some of you is up and running! I'm loving it and at this point have TWO GT's under my belt and COUNTING. Thank you for your generosity in wanting to meet; it's so nice to feel a part of the CF in real life. I'll upload a few pictures when I can...

Oh- that kind of cruise!!! I guess I read your post a little too literally. I should have remembered your fondness for vintage vehicles. Tom's car is a beauty, what is it? The oldest car my parents owned that I can remember was a 1950 Ford. We had parked it at a supermarket in suburban Pittsburgh and when we finished shopping and came back to the car were quite surprised to see that a retaining wall had collapsed and buried our car and 10 others. When they finally cleared the debris away our Ford was the only one that could be driven- not very far of course since it didn't have a windshield. They don't build them like that any more. My husband and I had a 1964 1/2 Mustang convertible about 10 years ago but sold it when our boys started driving. We just didn't have room for 5 cars.