paulette, Happy Birthday to ya !!! Don't let the 60 scare you ,I've been there and it was one of my better years .I will be 62 in Jan..Now that is old ,but not as old as dirt . ----- Original Message ---- From: Smoochie Newton <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2008 2:31:52 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Old Sayings & chickens thank you Mc. and many more for both of us...... yes, God IS good and I am thankful to be here and; have ;y'all as friends..... sniffle sniffle..... paulette in sw fla usa.......... no cake for me,,,,well, ok,,, maybe just ONE CAKE...hehehehe xoxoxoxo On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 5:26 PM, MaryClyde <maryclyde@comporium.net> wrote: > Gosh, you're just a youngan!!! A big Happy Birthday to you!!! God is > Good!!! > Mary Clyde > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Old Sayings & chickens > > > > MARY CLYDE...... TODAY IS MY BARFDAY TOO!! I mean "BIRTH" day. I > > hit > > the big SIX ZERO today..... > > > > I'll bet you get some eggs pretty soon......and I'll bet they will be > > scrump-dilly-is-she-us. What I wouldn't give for some home grown eggs. > > > > The swamp mice here are giant sized which is odd because the squirrels > are > > scrawny. I put food out for all the critters.....there's a big ole > > raccoon that sits upright by the edge of the brush......and a possum that > > is > > bigger than my little Goobie dog.....swamp rabbits are plentiful too. > > I've > > even seen an armadillo but he stays well hidden. There's one little > > duck that comes by..... I think she was the runt of a bunch and the > others > > kicked her out of the group. She comes around morning and evening all by > > her lonesome.....poor little thing. I always make sure there's bread > and > > seed and water...... can't stand the thought of anything goin' > hungry.... > > even the mice. > > > > ;paulette in sw fla usa.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!! > > lalalalaalalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaa > > xoxoxoxo > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 4:10 PM, MaryClyde <maryclyde@comporium.net> > wrote: > > > >> Hey Stella, > >> I consider myself a Southern Gal and I've never heard of the expression > >> "Rat > >> Killing" either. Maybe I'm not far enough south!!! or am I too far > >> south?? > >> I would never take on a rat either!! One time I was sitting in the > >> kitchen > >> and saw something move out of the corner of my eye... and it was a > little > >> mouse... He/she/it was so cute... but I caught it in a trap later and > >> gave > >> it a good looking at, and that rascal wasn't at all cute when you got up > >> close to it. Don't want anything to do with mice either. I have a cat > >> now > >> but he's scared of everything!! I don't know what he'd do if he saw a > >> mouse. He's even scared of my three chickens! They're almost 15 weeks > >> old > >> now... How much longer till they start laying eggs? Anybody know? I > >> have > >> one rooster and two hens... they were all supposed to be hens! Oh > >> well... > >> too late now! I fixed up a flower pot with some straw, hoping that one > >> of > >> them would start laying... but I guess it's too early. The rooster > >> hasn't > >> even started crowing... Time will tell... > >> Hey... today's my 75th birthday... > >> Mary Clyde > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Stella Roper" <busmar1852@webtv.net> > >> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 3:22 PM > >> Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Old Sayings > >> > >> > >> > LOL LOL lol you gave me a chuckle...I thought you had become a > >> > Southern Gal..Paulette...Don't tell me you never heard the > >> > expresion...'Rat Killing?' It just means getting back to whatever you > >> > were doing, before... ~~~still grinning~~~. 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