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I'M BACK...by b. Malin
THE LAST FEW WEEKS...
Yes, I'm finally back from another Fun filled few weeks. Needless to say, I've missed all my Hub Friends, and of course, Writing my Thoughts, which now feel like they're about to Explode out of my Head! So here goes.
In August the family came, and that was a fun time. We ate some Great Jersey Tomatoes...Except for the "picture" of this one. Now, be HONEST, what does it look like? If A.A. who writes Great Hubs, is reading this Hub, he'll be able to clue anyone in who isn't sure. Ok, Ok, it looks like a "Behind", a "Derriere"...a "Butt"... does it not? Yes, in the end (Pardon the Pun) it did get eaten, and it was Mouth Watering Delicious! Lover Man and I shared it, before we got on the road to drive to Florida, to work on the Condo w/ the View.
Yes, it's still a boring ride, and we did get a late start, due to the moving company, we had hired to move some of our things, coming LATE in the afternoon. They were expected at 9 a.m. We were Cool, for they had kept in touch Every Hour until their arrival. For example, at 12 p.m. we got the call, "Would you mind if we stop for Lunch...we don't have to, but we haven't eaten anything since Early morning"..."Of course stop and eat" I replied. "Red Ball Movers"...What can I say, they were ok, two young guys (one, the owner's son) and an older guy who drove the truck. The young guys come in ready to roll...The older man came in Complaining about his back! Lover Man and I smiled at each other and asked if there was Anything we could do to help. "Not really", the young guys said Cheerfully. The older man just Grunted! Finally, finally, 1 broken Lamp later, they were ready to go, it was now 4:30 p.m. We would see them, or at least the Driver down in Florida on Saturday. it would take us 2 days to get there because of the late start, but we were ok with that.
I've got to tell you about Georgia...In the Rain, and the Leaping Frogs going Insane. It was TEEMING by the time we reached the Motel there. The parking lot was full of Frogs, all sizes and shapes...We had to watch where we walked for they looked like they were playing, "Leap Frog". Some were just Leaping Each Other...Do I have to spell it out? Fine, they were making LOVE all over the parking lot, including the front of my PT Cruiser. However, when my head hit the pillow that night, I Slept like a baby, even with all of them "Croaking" at the top of their lungs. Probably translating into the words, "CONQUEST, CONQUEST"! Ok, I confess, the air conditioning was going full blast, and I had put my ear plugs in. On the other hand, Lover Man could sleep through a Train reck. So we were good.
We got to Florida... The movers arrived on Saturday, actually in a timely fashion... and to our surprise, also brought along the "Repaired Lamp", an unexpected treat. Of course in unpacking, they did manage to break my little Antique Table. But, they assured me, they'd have it repaired and back to us. I've no doubt they will. However, the little white Ceramic Lamp that I had since the boys were babies is crumpled into many pieces. They left me the shade with the ceramic bird on top. I doubt the Lamp can be repaired...If not, Bruce, the owner will replace it. I've no doubt he will. I wasn't going to sweat the small stuff...And so, we worked hard to get everything unpacked and in its place. Lover Man put up shelves...I stayed out of the room...I've learned... We hardly saw the light of day.
The Master Bathroom Shower had a leak... The Plumber came for the day... Talked us into all new Value shut off's, all over the Condo. The Air Conditioning Thermostat was not working...Lover Man installed a new one...My Hero! And in between, we saw "Friends" for Dinners out. We swam at night in the pool, and since we were the only ones that did that, we were Tempted to "Skinny Dip" BUT, we didn't! However, we did wrap our towels around our bodies as we slipped out of our wet bathing suits...which was done very discreetly... Next to the last day, we took time out, and rode our bikes, which was fun...We saw "Ibis" birds running around the street of a private neighborhood. They were young and mostly all white, except for one fellow, who looked grayish black and Nothing like the others...He looked like he was Dancing..."Who's your Daddy, I'll bet Momma's not talking". I said softly to him.
The drive back to NJ was pretty good, only had to sleep out 1 night. We made great time, sharing the wheel until we hit WASHINGTON, and the Beltway...OMG, it's a NIGHTMARE! We took time out to eat, and were home by Midnight. We slept late, and woke up refreshed, but missing Florida.
Now for those of you who have Followed my Hubs...remember my Hub on "Nutsy" the Squirrel? Well Nutsy's got a "girlfriend" now, so I really hadn't seen that much of him...I was his First Love...until she came along. Anyway, I opened the front door, and there on the First step was a Whole Peanut! I yelled to Lover Man to come. He joined me, and said, "Pick it up, It's a present from "Nutsy" to say he'd missed you". I picked up the Peanut and shook it...it sounded Empty. We Laughed! "Well I sighed, it's the thought that counts... But do you suppose he Knew"? I said smiling up at Lover Man. And at that point, it really didn't matter.
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Hi Sunnie,
Thank You. Condo w/the View is all fixed up now. Yes, Lover Man is one Handy Guy... We will go there for a few months after Thanksgiving, and come back in the Spring to sell the NJ home and then....Florida here we Come for GOOD!
Yes, you've gotta LOVE those Georgia Frogs...A very Happy bunch, especially in the Rain!
Loved all your Comments, Love and Hugs back to you as well.
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Hi Audrey,
We LOVE Florida and hope to make it our Home with the Condo/w the View. However, we need to sell NJ home, which we will do in the Spring.
So Glad I was able to tickle your Funny Bone.
Welcome back b...so are you now settled in your condo or one more trip? Those frogs..cant blame them..can only catch bugs so many hours a day! haha
Love your hubs and update..Lover man appears to be a handy man..a good thing too..
Love and hugs,
Sunnie
Well you know how to tickle my funny bone--congrats on your move!!
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Hi T.T.
We hate the drive too, and so we want to sell the Jersey Home come next Spring!
Thanks for stopping by and your Thoughts & Comments!
b, I don't envy you the drive back home. Yuck! :) Glad you made it safe and sound!
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Hi Deborah,
Thank You. So now you are in Texas...Wow, you have traveled. I'm hoping that Florida will be it for us...But Life is funny...I'm hoping for the Best. But first we have to sell our home here next May. It's a Plan and than the Dream.
Thanks so much for Enjoying and of Course your Interesting Comments and your Vote. LOL.
So funny.. this is a wonderful hub.. I laughed and laughed.. so glad you got to Florida.. I love Florida myself so much fun there. I used to live in Panama City and Tampa and Orlando. can you tell I love Florida..lol skinny dipping!!! lol.. I have to admit that it could be fun.. not SAYING ANYTHING ELSE. lOL.. then we used to live in Falls Church VA.. and I worked at the MAIN POST OFFICE IN WASHINGTON DC.. yes you are right the traffic there is a nightmare.
vote up and loving your hub
Debbie
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Hi Marie,
Thank You, that means a lot coming from YOU, another Smile Maker!
You are a smile maker...so nice to have you back with us!
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Hi Vinaya,
We had a Good Productive time...It's our Future! I'm so glad you Enjoyed my Hub. Thanks for your Comments.
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Hi Vespawoolf,
So now you know! So good to be back and hearing from all the Great Hubber Writers...I feel like I'm home!
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Hi Gail,
Thank You. I MISSED being among my Writer Friends...And of course reading your Wonderful Hubs as well...Lots to catch up on. And so, I'm sending you the same Hugs, Love, and some Laughs back to You, dear Lady.
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Hi Alocsin,
My Eyes just did a "Double Take"...as I read, "Welcome back SIR? Hopefully that was a typing mistake on your part my friend...I am WOMAN! Anyway, thanks for Enjoying the Hub. I Enjoyed reading your Comments as well, and of course seeing your Votes!
I hope you had a good time. Thanks for sharing your feel good story.
Wow, never a dull moment! I'd been wondering what's the latest with Lover Man. Great to know you're back in the HP groove!
Welcome Back!
I so missed your sense of humour and Stephan's great photos!
Yes, I did think that tomato was a plump red butt. hehe
And I could just hear those amorous frogs romancing each other all over the parking lot.
And of course the peanut shell was from "Nutsy."
Enjoyed this and voted it up across the board.
Sending You a Hub Bouquet of Hugs and Love,
Gail
I'd been wondering where you'd disappeared to. Welcome back sir, and your hub is amusing, as usual. Voting this Up and Interesting. SHARED.
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Hi Susan, I'm so Happy to be Back. I too have missed coming to see what's "Cooking" over on your Hub Page...Love those Recipes!
Happy to see that you're back, and I too have missed you.
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Hi Rcrumple,
Maybe we all Need to be like those Frogs...making LOVE, instead of Problems...Just a thought. Thanks for your Comments and of course your Votes!
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Hi Vincent, We ate up ALL the "Behind" Tomatoes...We actually had 3 of them...they were Delicious! They came from a Farm, surprised the Farmer didn't keep them for himself, or maybe he did, and these were just Extras!
Thanks for your well wishes to us.
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Hi MM, It's Good to be Back. As for Nutsy, he'd NEVER have given me that Peanut, if he'd thought it contained a Peanut...He too has a Sense of Humor! Those Frogs had such...ENERGY! I'm so Glad you Enjoyed!
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Hi Bobbi, It's Good to be back, Expressing myself. I'm so glad you Enjoyed my Thoughts, and Nusty, who really made my day. So Cyber Hugs back to you as well Girlfriend.
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Hi Cleaner, Very Heartfelt Comments. Thank You.
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Hi Alicia, Really Good to be Back, so Thank You. Life really is one BIG Adventure!
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Hi Mary, No we are not living in Florida, yet... We found this place with a Great view, but needed Fixing Up, and that's what we've been doing. We want to sell our House next Spring and move to Florida. No, we are not near Stuart.
Your Comments are Funny!
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Oh Mckbirdbks, it really was a Lot of Work...But what the Heck, we did have Fun in between! It's Good to be Back Hubbing once again!
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Hi Scribenet,
Actually I've never left HIM any Peanuts...However, he loves to leave a 1/2 shell of one someone else give to him for me to see. So...when he left this one, I knew (he's got a sense of humor) that it was Empty, otherwise it would have be half a shell! So, You are Right!
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Hi Ruby,
I'm so glad you Enjoyed the read. It's good to be Hubbing once again. I Enjoyed hearing about your Squirrel friend...of course not happy that he ripped your screen...But I'm sure he didn't mean to...Hopefully!
I too miss Florida, and hope next Spring we can make that Dream a Reality when we sell the house in NJ.
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Hi Sunshine,
Thank You! Those words make my Day, full of Sunshine!
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Hi Nell,
Where would I be as a Hub Writer without those times in my Life...Right away, as it's happening I think, "I've got to Write about this"!
Yes, Nutsy, is now all "Grown Up", but I know, he still cares...Is that sick or what? It's good to be Back.
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Hi Faithful Daughter,
In spite of the movers breaking a few items, and so far, 2 of them they were able to fix...It wasn't too bad.
Thank You, for the Welcome Back, I've missed you Hub Writers, and of course being able to write.
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Oh Froggy, Thank You!!!
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Hi drbj,
I just stopped Laughing...I Love YOU! Maybe you should snap a picture of her and we can Compare!
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Hi Teacher,
Thank You, it's so good to be Back! We just Rolled with it, and in the end, Everything was ok, as we headed back to NJ.
Nutsy is one of a kind, he thinks like a HUMAN...I know he has a sense of Humor. Thanks for Enjoying, and your Comments.
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Hi Becky,
I Envy YOU...I can hear a Pin drop...Only Kidding. But I am such a Light Sleeper. Enjoyed your Comments, which of course are True, it's not just a "Guy thing".
It is not a guy thing. I sleep like the dead and my husband wakes up when people cough in the apt. upstairs.
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Hi Peggy, I think it's a Guy thing...Their head hits the pillow, and they are GONE. Me? I am such a LIGHT SLEEPER.
Loved what you had to say, very Funny too!
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You got that Right CMerritt...And Thank YOU!
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I don't know Breakfastpops, if that's true...Lover Man and I just took a walk and saw (Not Nutsy) but two other Squirrels by the bay...one chasing the other, and not worrying about gathering Nuts...Just having a Wonderful time.
Thanks, It's Good to be back Hubbing once Again!
Whatta trip! Those frogs absolutely have no shame, that's for sure! Great Read! Up & Interesting & Funny!
Welcome back, I see Nutsy the Squirrel has found a fresh tomato. Now that's some rosy behind. Frogs mating in a car? omg you sure have some great adventures. Now send me down some of those tomatoes, they crack me up:-) Good to read you, your stories are simply the greatest, real and packed with humour. All the best to you and your lover man from the Vincent.
Hey, you're back and it's good to see you!
Frogs mating in the car lot - that must have been quite a sight!!
Nutsy has got a girlfriend - that's so cute, as is the peanut gift:-)
A fun read as always - welcome back!
Hey! Great to see you here and I must say I've missed your quick wit and humorous take on what many of us see as the ordinary everyday events. Love this hub. That squirrel is a gas! *cyber hug*
welcome back b. glad you and loverman are safe and the lord took care of both of you .
I'm glad you're back to writing hubs, b. Malin. I'm looking forward to reading more of your very interesting adventures!
I'm confused: Are you now living in Florida?? If so, are you near Stuart? Ok, I know you never heard of it......most folks haven't so don't feel bad. Everyone says welcome back.....so I will, too. (whisper: I did't know she had been away).
I'm always the last to know anything......
Welcome back. I rushed right over, (ok, ok) to see what you have been up to. It sounds like a whole bunch of enjoying the days.
I think Nutsy left you the empty peanut shell to give you a hint; he is fresh out of peanuts! Being a practical squirrel he removed the nut and ate it..so he wouldn't waste the peanut...lol
This was a really fun read. I have a Squirrel who lives in a tree in my back yard, he came up on the patio took his paw and scratched a hole in my sliding glass door screen. He actually acted like he wanted to come in, wnen i opened the door he ran to his tree. I put some peanuts in the fork of the tree and he had a feast. I miss Fl. I missed you. Happy you are back..Cheers
Welcome back! You've been missed as always! :)
Welcome back, and those frogs! lol! glad to see Knutsys got a girlfriend! glad you had a good trip even though it was full of strange happenings, but then again it always is! haha! nice to see you, nell
Good to have you back and with all your humor too. Can't say I miss moving, been there done that. I can remember something always broke during my moving years, and some items were irreplaceable.
Welcome back! I noticed!!!
TFP
Thanks, b., for bringing us up to date on your recent adventures. Moving stuff is always traumatic so it seems you survived okay. That Nutsy is a card - say hello for me. As for the image you claim is a strange-looking tomato - not so. That is my next-door neighbor leaning over in her shiny red shorts to pick up her newspaper. I swear!
Good to see you again on HP, B. Malin! You have started out with on a great note. Love your adventurous spirit and positive spirit in spite of the problems -- leaks, furniture, etc. Seems like Nutsy has taken a vacation as well.
This was fun to read. I had to laugh when you said your "Lover Man" could sleep through a train wreck. Mine has actually slept through a raging hurricane in the middle of the night while I was awake hoping the large oak trees surrounding the house would not be uprooted and fall down upon us. It must be heavenly to be able to sleep like that! Ha!
Glad to have ya back, all refreshed and ready to hub........
:)
Welcome home. Ask Nutsy what type of winter we will be having in New Jersey. Someone just told me that it will be bad because all the squirrels have bushy tails!
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Hi A.A.
I try, I try. After all, you are the Man of Ladies Body Parts...and you've also got a Good Sense of Humor! I'm not sure "Nutsy", is willing to share the name, but who knows?
Anyway It's Good to be Back, so Thank you!
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Hi Mhatter,
Such is Life and in the End...a Fun Hub to write about! Thanks for your Comments, and Enjoying the read.
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Hi Lyric,
Glad to be back Hubbing. I try, I try...The Washington Beltway did not make me SMILE...Lover Man and I went Nuts!
Thanks so much for all your Wonderful Comments and of course your Votes!
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Hi Jhamann,
I know, the boxes all over are not Fun...But Enjoy when you arrive to your New Destination...The New Experience will be FUN! Best of Luck, my Friend.
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Hi Deborah,
I know, Nutsys got his Nerve...Ha, ha. But deep down, I know he still LOVES Me! And an Empty Peanut is better than No Peanut, his act of showing how much he Missed ME! Hugs back and Thanks for your Vote!
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Hi Faith,
Thank You! I Enjoy Expressing myself in my Hubs...Life is Funny...Hopefully more Laughs, than pain. Thanks for your Vote.
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Hi Joyce,
We haven't totally moved, but hope to soon. We will put the house on the market next Spring.
Thanks so much for Enjoying, and your Comments, and of course your Votes.
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Hi Rosemay,
It's so good to be Back Hubbing once again. Your Comments are so much Fun to read as well! As for Nutsy, he usually leaves me HALF a shell with NO peanut. I'll bet he knew there was NO Peanut in that whole one...But it's the Thought that counts!
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Hi Xstatic,
So glad you Enjoyed. It was a Fun Adventure...Except for the Washington Beltway! Thanks for the "UP" as well.
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Hi Billy,
I really missed all of you too. If I didn't write this one, I think I would have Exploded...I so Needed to Express myself!
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Hi Becky,
It's Good to be back Hubbing once again. I really missed it. Thanks so much for Enjoying my Humor and of course your Votes as well, Girlfriend.
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Hi Frank,
Thanks for your Comments and of course your Vote!
You always know how to get my attention. From images of vegetable body parts, to the mac daddy squirrel named nutsy. I wish that was my nickname...
Welcome back!
Well, after that experience, welcome back. ( but it does make for good reading.)
Glad to have you back b malin:) I always enjoy your stories about you and lover man. I always say, your personality shines in your writing. You always see through the rain and the lighter side of life b malin. Always a joy and pleasure. Voted up and all across, we missed ya!
We are currently moving and everything is in boxes and kinda depressing, thank you for bringing light into this whole moving mess. Jamie
Oh so sorry Nutsys got a girlfriend.. left you out .. love your humor , love your hub..'
hugs.. voted way up
Debbie
Love your humor, especially here at the end of the day. Excellent write. I look forward to reading more of your work. Voted Up In His Love, Faith Reaper
This is so funny and really good read. Congratulations on moving to Florida. Who knows you might be close to Mary 615.
Voted up funny and Awesome, Joyce
Welcome back, you were missed. I always know I'm in for a treat when I see you have published. Love the tomato, did you eat it cheek to cheek :) Enjoyed your moving adventure and I do believe your little friend was expecting you to fill that peanut shell dear. Do you think you'll get an invite to the nu(p)tuals
Love it and rating FAB&I
This was funny and interesting as well, There is nothing like an "adventure in moving." Up!
You have been missed, and this update was well-worth waiting for . Welcome back and now we can look forward to many more hilarious adventures in your life and that of Lover Man!
Awesome to see you back with your sense of humor intact. The normal things in life can be most humorous if we just let them. Up, awesome, and shared.
thank you for this wonderful share b malin :) voted up
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