<---We can't even think of a word to rhyme

<---likes luxurious accommodations too, but has to go camping at least once every summer
<---used to go backpacking before kids
<---is hoping to take that up again too
<---loves being a rough, tough breed of woman who can only get to beautiful locations by walking there
<---loves digging a latrine with a stick
<---oh, wait, that's the part <---doens't like
<---didn't like the time the Mama Bear stole our food either
 
<--- read "loves digging a latrine with a stick" and spit coffee through her nose
<--- BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
 
<---has figured out why Michele dislikes cardio
<---says it's because she has to take so long to do her hair with all those bobbypins
<---then there is the pain from all the bobbypins digging into her head
<---then there is the shower of bobbypins falling as she works out
<---then there is the removal of any remaining bobbypins when she is done working out
<---is exhausted just thinking about it!
 
<--- gets a headache from all those friggin bobby pins
<--- looks like a freakin moron with her hair up in bobby pins:eek:
<--- hated cardio even when her hair was long enough for a pony tail
<--- wonders how long it will take her to hit 5000 posts?
<--- is getting very, very hungry
<--- thinks she'll cook up some capellini
 
<---has fallen into the posting habit again
<---thinks heroin has nothing on cathe.com
<---starts a conga line
<---sings "I am on va-ca-tion"
<---kicks right leg out
<---"I am on va-ca-tion"
<---kicks left leg out
<---off to pack
<---tells Shelley not to post anymore till <---gets home
 
<--- joins in Robin's conga line:)
<--- is a klutz and keeps kicking out the wrong leg
<--- accidentally kicks Robin
<--- trips and stumbles and knocks Robin down which triggers a chain reaction :eek:
<--- told you she can't handle choreography :7
<--- gives Robin a big hug and tells her she will be missed
<--- shouts "HAVE FUN!!"
 
<---says Hey, <---hasn't left yet
<---has left work, but remember?
<---has the internet at home!!!!
<---can NOT believe it
<---'s DH got a CELL PHONE
<---the internet and a cell phone all during the same week
<---asks you to pinch me <---is dreaming
<---is off to start laundry and packing
<---BBL
 
<--is ROTFL at all of the camping banter.:7
<--is in utter shock and amazement that Robin's home has skyrotted into the 21st century in only one week's time!!:eek:
<--wonder's if cable or satelite tv is next on the list? }(

<--loved trailer camping when <--was younger and used to go with a girlfriend and her family. <--was a young teen then so <--and <--friend used to run around picking up boys!}(

<--thought tent camping was fun.
<--will NOT go to campgrounds where there is no usable indoor public restroom/showers though!:eek:
<--had trouble w/the fact that it can get waaay hot in tent after sun comes up so <--couldn't sleep late if <--wanted to!x(
<--also had trouble with the non-movement during the day as <--can't spend that much time sitting still doing nothing. :-(
<--would love to go again if more activities were planned to keep <--busy!:D

<--is slurping java while awaiting the rising of the Joe-monster!;)
<--feels great after 3 mile elliptical work out this morning.
<--is in dire need of ab work but keeps putting it off!x(
<--would do some ab work right now but doesn't want to create one extra bead on sweat on <--'s forhead. <--has a/c on super low to save <--'s energy bill and doesn't have enough time to crank it up and WAIT for it to get cooler before doing abs so it will have to wait.
 
<--thinks that Robin's DH has finally entered the 20th Century while the rest of us are on the 21st, but at least he got there!
<--can no longer imagine life without a cellcameraphone, but is still holding out against getting a blackberry
<--really doesn't think she needs to be able to read email for those few hours each day that she is not in front of her work or home computer
<--is starting to relax a bit for a change :D
<--has most of the pseudo emergency work behind her now and is finally getting back to the "real" work
<--says the stomach acid is subsiding, the eyelids are shrinking down and she is no longer stuffing her face every minute of every day :D
<--may have gained a few pounds, but otherwise has emerged relatively unscathed from that prolonged period of high stress
<--is starting to feel happy again
<--says DT seems much better today for those who were wondering
<--says he has some kind of Samson-like issues with his hair he needs to work out
<--is now finished with her yummy wrap sammich but will BBL
<--is very excited for Robinella!
-Ms. Whineypants
 
<---taps fingers
<---is still FIL-less
<---glad to her Nancy's DT-Samson is feeling some better
<---will never dig a latrine with anything
<---does hike in the mountains which calls for "natural relief":p
<---does after all take meds with a diuretic for BP
<---thinks we should kick TiGGer in the behind to do those abs since she kicks Michele in the rear aboot cardio:eek:
<---hopes Michele doesn't get too lonely which DH is gone
<---always volunteers to send the DSs to her}(
<---is still mucho excited about Robin and her DH entering the hitech world
<---says Robin gets internet at home and then heads out camping, oh well
<---waves to Shannon just in case she sneaks a peek
<---is trying to remember what Shelley is up to but is hoping she doesn't go back into the hidey hole
<---does notice with Shelley in the hidey hole it is immaculate and tastefully decorated
<---but then the rest of us arrive...
<---is going to make sure the DSs are fully clothed before FIL arrives
<---will miss youse guys
<---is trying to remember if Ame was here...waves to Ame either way:7
<---waves to everyone as <---'s mind is forgetting who is where doing what
<---comes back to conga line and tells sis to get the heck off my foot pleeeeeeeease
 
<---whew, thinks we did it
<---managed to squeeze everything in the car without the car-top carrier
<---HATES the car-top carrier
<---always envisions belongings strewn along highway behind us
<---keeps reaching out window to pat it, making sure it is still there
<---says DS will be a little cramped in the back seat with 3 or 4 suitcases, but he will sleep most of the way anyway
<---is so glad to hear Nancy is finished with the high stress work and getting back to being the beautiful woman she is
<---hopes Melody's FIL shows up soon, but not before everyone has clothes on
<---almost forgot
<---on the momentous day of internet service and cellularphonology, DH also installed the air conditioner DD's boyfriend gave us in the bedroom
<---yeah, internet and cool air and <--- is going camping
<---scratches head and wonders how dumb am <---
 
<--will be thinking of Robin digging that latrine with a stick while <-- is sitting in a nice, air-conditioned restaurant this weekend }(
<--says awww, that was mean, really hopes Robin has a fantabulous time
<--says hi to Megadoo and Shannon if they're peeking in
<--imagines that Shelley must be loose by now
<--(pictures Shelley behind a jail cell door with her nose stuck between the bars waiting for the clock to chime ONE)
<--hopes to be loose soon too
-Ms. Whiney

ETA: <--thanks Robinella for the lovely compliment, and thinks she is a beautiful woman too about to be on a beautiful excellent adventure vacation
 
<---corrects mistaken idea that <---will be digging latrines this week
<---will be staying at a nice state park with flush toilets and hot showers
<---the latrine digging will probably occur sometime in Sept
<---and tells Nancy there are restaurants in VA Beach too
<---is now, in fact, waiting for DH to finish mowing the lawn and shower so he can take me out to dinner
<---'s DH thinks that will help get me into the LT
 
<--- posts instructions for robin just in case;)

LATRINES: Lesson 3, 4, & 5

Digging a Latrine

Items needed: hoes, axes, digging tools, strong logs 5 feet long, grass, mud, pot with good top - broken out bottom, lid to fit well, grass mat, poles.


HOW TO DIG A LATRINE:

1. Choose a place that is 50 to 100 feet from the well or water supply.

2. Do not put it close to the kitchen or eating place.

3. Choose a site on the side of the house where the wind will blow any odor away from the house.

4. Dig a hole 4 feet wide and 7 feet deep.

5. Strong logs or palm tree poles about 5 feet long will be needed to lay across the hole. Cover these with grass or mat. Leave a hole in the center to place a clay pot which has the bottom broken out of it. Plaster the grass and poles with mud or cement.

6. Find a lid to fit over the pot to keep flies out. Be sure the hole is always covered when not in use.

7. After finishing the latrine, surround the latrine with poles and a mat in order to give privacy for one using it.

CARE OF THE LATRINE:

A pot of ashes should be kept in the latrine to sprinkle into the hole after using This reduces odor and flies breeding. A few drops of kerosene or cycle oil can be dropped into the hole weekly to reduce fly and mosquito breeding also.

KEEP THE LATRINE PLACE CLEAN.

THE HOLE MUST BE WELL COVERED WHEN NOT IN USE.

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<--too many posts to read for now
<--it's official, <-- has strep throat!
<--called in off of work and is going back to bed!
 
<--hasn't read anything yet, but is HOME!!!!!!!!:7 :+ :p
<--just wants to say hi
<--thinks <--overheard that someone got internet at home???????
<--is glad to be home
<--needs to nurse <--flowersx( :(
<--needs to read some and will return later
Maeghan AKA megadoo

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<-- was asleep when people were thinking <-- was here :eek:
<-- explains that ^^ was a yawn not a scaredy face
<-- likes napping
<-- is planning tonight's bootcamp torture }(
<-- got a raise at bootcamp without asking!!! :eek: :eek: :7
<-- explains that ^^ was a surprised but happy face
<-- got a hair cut today :7
<-- liked it before <-- put it on a pillow for 2 hours :D
<-- is all excited that <-- is going to text DH (who is coaching right now) and tell him he has to bring pasta pomodoro for din din in celebration :9
<-- will be gone most of the weekend at the half marathon and the jr giants baseball game and in the car
<-- told DH ONE baseball game per season :7
<-- had other things to say but now they're gone x(
<-- wanted to say yay and hi and good job brave manly man to DT
<-- was in Fry's Electronics today and thought of both DT and Shelley's SO and the day Nance and Shelley posted photos :7 :7 :7 because today at Fry's <-- was surrounded by *more* of them
<-- is typing from the wooden folding chair while George is napping on the cushy computer chair and cleaning himself which is where he's been all day, LOL
<-- is glad Robin is staying someplace they let you clean yourself
<-- is feeling scatterbrained
<-- apologizes for that coming out in the post
<-- realized they *all* come out scatterbrained, LOL
<-- finds it really amusing that <-- told Christine (andtuckertoo) what school <-- is at, she said something like "wow- you've got some BRAINS in that head"
<-- has been LOL over that for several months now
<-- is still typing
<-- LOL well Melody you got a novel today didn't you
<-- still wants to know what food is the best from the Star Wars cookbook
<-- STUPIDLY answered the phone and it was MIL!!!
<-- is currently on the phone with her :eek: x( :eek: x( :eek:
 
<--tells Ame that we recently found out that Michlee's DH is a nerd too
<--says it's a veritable nerdfest :p
<--loves those geeky guys :* :*
<--tells Christine that there's some very big ol' brains in that head
<--is glad to hear that George has had a lovely day
<--is gettin ready to curl up herself pretty soon
<--waves hi to Megadoo and says WELCOME HOME!!
-Ms. Whineypants
ETA: enjoyed reading How To Dig A Latrine For Morons by I.M. Adope:+ :p :+
 
<--- hasn't read everything, but just wanted to say she finds it very interesting that all our incredibly geeky DTs are also incredibly smart
 
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