Kristyne,
>Doug,
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>>Hmm.. Well I lived that myth then. maybe that's my problem. <g>
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>>Seriously, we never locked our doors when we were growing up. Tustin California in the late 50's. Well, maybe at night or on a trip..
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>I believe you. But your experience was not the norm. I grew up then, too, in another part of the country. Aren't we about the same age?
>My father left when I was 7. He had beaten my mother to within an inch of her life one too many times, and she was tired of it. She chased him out with a sawed-off shotgun. She got no help from the police, did not collect welfare, and worked three jobs to try to feed herself and the three of us. Pardon me if I don't think the 50's were all Della Reese and the Beav.
Ouch! She probably should have pulled the trigger. <g>
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>>I'd love to! Karol and I are building a new home here as well. As soon as I can I'll scan some pictures and send them to you. (New baby syndrome here.. <g>)
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>>It's a 'beaut!
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>That's great! We've been taking lots of photos and have had them "printed" on CD as we go. I just haven't gotten them up on a web site yet. I'm working on moving to a new hosting company, and want to be all set up and ready to go for e-commerce the first of the year. There are just some more details to work out.
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>I'm sure our house won't be as grand as yours, but its going to be nice anyhow. 20 acres at the south end of the Santa Ana mountains, on a small plateau with an expansive view to the south. We can see some 80 miles of the California coast from our home site. We are planning to build a prow front post-and-beam style house. It will be about 2000 square feet on the main floor, and will have a walkout basement and a loft. It should be very roomy for two people.
*cough cough*
20 acres?? Yipes! <g>
Does sound cool though.. <g>
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>Now I'm just working hard to pay for it all...
Yeah.. Me too.. Mike H. just yelled at me for using this place as a water cooler so I guess I'll have to make this work too. <g>
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>>BTW.. When are you going to get it through your thick skull that I don't want religion in government. <g> I want government out of religion. *BG* Geeze.. You'd think that after some 3 years you'd get it. <g> I suppose you're saying the same about me. *rof'l*
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>Pretty much... ;-)
<g>
Well, let's put some pots on our heads when we meet and run into each other then.. <g>
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>We won't ever agree on large portions of specifics, but that's what it is all about. We don't _have_ to agree. When the discussions stop, duck for cover!
Yeah.. I'm a real sucker for this stuff and sometimes forget that others have thin skin..
I think you and I'll always get along though.. <g>
Best,
DD
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