today i would like to celebrate life
how wonderful it really is and how
very lucky we are
i shall quote barbwa
"I do agree though that it is a life to be celebrated.
She is no longer in pain, and for that we can all be grateful."
aunt jo was a amazing woman
she had a zest for life, and a passion
to live it
she traveled all over the world
and lived in many places, yet
always came back to her family
my cousin arleen is her only child,
aunt jo has passed onto her daughter
the virtue of life, the goodness of people
and to always savor a good glass
of wine
so to you aunt jo, i raise a glass
of wine, and celebrate your life
and thank you for the amazing
memories that will grow in my
heart forever
and to all of you, who have lost
love ones, i celebrate their life
and what they have given you
in the words of aunt jo
"yes my love" that was her
catchphrase, one i will always
remember and cherish~~
life~~a celebration!
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YES YES YES...
okay - seriously - I am going to go watch the movie...
dagnabit lol
MEK did it! Yeah!!
Joey....OMG...you are very talented. Thanks for finding that link to the frightening Margaret Hamilton....and yup, she still scares the s&#t out of me! That was fun to see that again! Thanks Joey and have a great sleep!
VIG~~Just saw your beautiful post. Thank you!
Just watching the opening scenes of SOM~~This is my favorite part of the whole movie.
I'm so talented. I'm typing away right now while my husband is babbling about his new phone.
I just keep nodding my head and smiling while I type.
Thanks - sorry if I tripped anyone....
YW, nite nite!
I put the link and got trampled! LMAO
Direct anyone to it if they wondered about it!
Yeah thanks a lot Mek, just getting up off my knees now;)oh wait, I'm used to that..No worries! LMAO
Iteach - we get really good at listening and typing at the same time, don't we??!!
Okay - Maria is about to get in trouble...
I agree - the first part and the scenery is the best!!!!
(that and "How do you solve as problem like Maria?") :o)
(....and "My Favorite Things")
(and "I Must Have Done Something Good")
hmmmmm....what parts can I NOT watch?
Okay, that does it, I am heading to Blockbusters right now to rent SOM...and on my way I will loudly be singing Maria and the hills are alive!! bfn!!!
Dang...the video store only had one copy of Sound of Music and it is out! Someone had the same idea! Another night for sure!
Tinka e-mailed that she is feeling abit better tonight but still doesn't feel great. She is worried that she is not going to feel well enough to enjoy Easter Sunday with her family. I know she would appreciate lots of healing thoughts and prayers so she can hold her grandbaby on Sunday!
MEK~~Come on, girl..help me update MS status w/ quotes from SOM!! Do it for VIG!!
VIG - I am SO sorry that all the copies were checked out...
Bono - for you
The Von Trapp children don't play - they march!!!
It's about to rain!!
Here come the children!!!
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God Bless, Kurt!!
We're about to sing
"Favorite Things"!!
Sing along and LOUD and PROUD!!
Play by play Sound of Music! I love it! Thanks you guys! Has the eldest daughter come through the window yet?
Yes, she has - they are singing during the rain storm...
The Capt just ended the party!!!
She's about to realize that the new drapes will make excellent play clothes!!
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with string,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudel,
Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Girls in white dresses and blue satin sashes,
Snow-flakes that stay on my nose and eye-lashes,
Silver white win-ters that melt into spring,
These are a few of my favorite things,
When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel, so bad.
"You are obviously many things, not the least of which is repititious" (Captain)
I have a feeling Sound of Music is on~ :D
VIG - great job at singing out loud!!
we're at commercial now...
Tina - what on earth gave you THAT idea??!!
It's on the family channel if you would like to join us!!
MEK~ there were raindrops on the roses and I saw whiskers on kittens~ :)~
We're about to LEARN how to sing -
Do, Ray, ME!!!
MEK!~ we don't have a tv at work~
Tina - you ARE watching!! LOL
I'm listening to Myspace music and reading what you guys are up to~
They should get you one!!
Don't worry, Bono and I will keep you updated.. this could be a long night!! LOL
I just posted some pics from my trip - that will give you something to do!!
something boring - sorry!!!
Let's start at the very beginning...
ABC -
Do, Ray, ME
lol~
iteach~ I love that you are typing away while hubby is talking to you~ I tried that with my hubby and he caught on! Now he just asks how so and so is~
mek~ love that mr. mek asked if you had enuf paper....mr. tina does that too~ :D
Tina - you can NEVER have enough paper - RIGHT??!!
Tina- has the Dallas airport cleared out yet??
MEK~ I will figure out that I need a certain color that I don't have and Mr. Tina goes balistic!!! He just doesn't get how many shades of blue there are!!! :)~
mek~ dallas? huh? what happened?
Dallas has had people stuck there for DAYS - because of the weather - thought maybe you would know if it's all better now...
MR. MEK has to fly there on Monday!!
and YES, there are a million shades of Blue, green, brown, red, etc........and you MUST have the right color - they just don't get it..
Should there be any doubt where my priorities are~~OREGON DUCKS are playing in March Madness in Arkansas and OBAMA is speaking from their home court (5 mi. from me)in half an hour, and I'm here with m'gals!!!
didn't know about Dallas....too concerned about Cincinnati...I bet American is having fun~
okay....this just in....my friend works part-time here and his full time job is in Park City....he just told me that American Idol called because they are considering having round two of the tryouts there in September. YIKES!!! I told him he is hiring me as extra help if they come!! :D
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I heard they are on to do-re-mi...singing out loud:
Maria:
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
Child (Gretyl):
ABC
Maria:
When you sing you begin with do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi fa so la ti
Oh let's see if I can make it easier hmmm:
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do oh oh oh
Child:
Do
Maria:
A deer, a female deer
Children:
Re
Maria:
A drop of golden sun
Children:
Mi
Maria:
A name I call myself
Children:
Fa
Maria:
A long long way to run
All:
So- a needle pulling thread
La
Maria:
A note to follow so
Te
Children:
A drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Children:
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
All:
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Do re mi fa so la te do so do
Now children do re mi fa so and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Onces you have these notes in your head
You can sing a million different tones by mixing them up
Like this: so do la fa mi do re
Can you do that
Children:
So do la fa mi do re
Maria:
So do la ti do re do
Children:
So do la ti do re do
Maria:
Now put it all together
All:
So do la fa mi do re, so do la ti do re do
Maria:
Good
Child (Brigitta):
But it doesn't mean anything
Maria:
So we put in the words.
One word per every note.
Like this:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together:
All:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Maria:
Doooooo
All:
A deer, a female deer
Child:
Reeee
All:
A drop of golden sun
Child:
Miiiii
All:
A name I call myself
Maria:
Faaaaa
All:
A long long way to run
Maria:
Soooo
All:
A needle pulling thread
Child:
Laaaa
All:
A note to follow so
Child:
Teeee
All:
A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to dooo
Do re mi fa so la ti do do ti la so fa mi re
Do mi mi
Mi so so
Re fa fa
La ti ti
Do mi mi)
Mi so so)
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) When you know the
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) notes to sing
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) You can sing most
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
All:
Anything things
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name I call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So do la fa mi do re (Maria goes up scale DoReMeFa)
So do la fa (Maria SoLTiiiii) (la sooooo) (ti faaaa) (mi reeee) ti dooooo
So do
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how are all the Ho's this evening?
Hello everyone! We got about 8" of snow tonight! UGH!! Usually 8" makes me happy LOL!
I'm watching the secret garden. I couldn't find the sound of music. Thanks to some of you I keep expecting the kids to break out in song!! :+}
"I'm a very charming sponge!" (Uncle Max)
kgrl~ doing great....how's the hair?~
vig....love that~
You go, K'girl...
How did your "hairscut" go?
Vig - good job on the singing..
mary/mi~ are you saying 8 inches just doesn't do it for you anymore? :)~
Mary - it's on the Family Channel
Mary/K'girl/Tina!!! Welcome to the HOedown!
K'girl - we are all fine and you?
Tina - crossing fingers that you get to help with the Idol tryouts.
The Baroness gives "Gay parties" -
"I do give some rather gay parties!" The Countess
Bon~ it's always a ho-down here~ ...that just reminded me of Joey on his knees! :)~
"We must keep all that lovely money in the family" Uncle Max to Countess
Bono - jinx, you owe me a coke!! LOL
Hey HEy Hey...
Jusat in time for the HO down... ANd the sound of music was over here at 11:00 pm.. east coast time... I hate being soo far ahead of you guys... you start talking about something, I go to look for it and I am getting credits..
You guys are havign fun tonight... work was O.K...
VIG~~(commercial)Maria & all the kids (matchy matchy outfits) just dumped from the boat in front of the Captain & the Countess.
Bon.O---
MEK-
VIG--
Tina--
MAry/Mi---Iteach---
hope I'm not missing anybody!!
The sun has gone to bed and I am hungry.
So long, farewell, I'm off to find some sushi!
Looking forward to the SOM play-by-play recap when I get back! Thanks all! I will go and be back soon! Pip Pip Cheerio I'll be back soon (oops..wrong musical!!)
Have fun, HOdowners!
Hey IBB - sorry the movie is over - and but glad that work was okay..
I missed Turtle... hey!!!
VIG - see ya later - hope you find something good to eat..
IBB~~You can 'watch' it again with us!
IBB- turtle just did a fly by for 250 and then was gone...
The captain is about to discover that his children are wearing curtains!!!
VIG~~[Children:]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
[Marta:]
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
MEK-- LOL.... at joey making your own store.... do they know you really could hang a sign and be in business... and I saw this a year ago... and we all know how much you shopped in the last 3 months!!!
IBB - telling on her own sister!! LOL.. you should have seen everything that I bought in TX - pretty scary!!!!!!
Tina 8" is fine with me, I just keep running out of batteries BWAH HA HA!
MEK I couldn't find it, maybe it's the time change.
Hi BONO & KGRL
Tina~ MUAH!!
VIG - Maria is telling the Captain about how he ignores his children!!
and we're getting ready to have a family sing-a-long!!
The hills are alive!!!
I just want to go shopping at your house!!!!
Mary - sorry you can't find it.. last night, Bono and I watched "Raising Helen" together..
MAry/Mi... It was over here at 11...I am in VA...
"I taught them a song to sing for the (bitch, uh I mean) Baroness"
IBB - come on over - there is always be a bed for you!!
Carol: Thanks for posting about your aunt! Please tell your cousin Arleen that I'll toast her with a jello shot tomorrow afternoon.
BTW, she sounds like she would be a good traveling companion for you! :)
Just Lin: I can't believe the big weekend has arrived!
We're going to want details, honey. Just a friendly warning! LOL!
Speaking of such matters:
Joey: You wondered where you are going to get 7 inches? Not with either Huz or I, unfortunately.
In fact, that's a harder question than it should be to answer here in the nest. Most of the owls are married or in a relationship, after all. I'm sure they could give highly reliable guidance concerning the whereabouts of that of which you seek.
Regrettably, we've never had a blog about whether size matters, and which of the the hubowls "measure up"!
Note to self: Time for another blog... LOL!
BonO.. I like your version better..
Hi... Whabby...
you crack me up!!!
Puppet show time!
Whabby - have I told you lately, that I love you??!!
Jello shots for everyone!!
Puppet show is my one of my favorite parts!!!
VIG I didn't see you there!
IBB How did your night go?
always made me think I could yodel!!!
oh lay hee
MEK-- would love to... I just watched the news about rising costs of airfare... I told Mr.IBB... keeps going like this I will never see my family again!!!
bummer - IBB
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I will have to come see you..
I couldn't even type~ :)~
Tina---YOU LITTLE SNEAK!!!!
LOL - I missed the march..
congrats, Tina - she was just waiting...
at least you didn't get FOAD this time!!
commercial - the "bitch" is not happy with the puppet show!! imagine!!
whab~~condolences. MEK, don't tell him what I told you about my 'Tiger, only taller' ;o)
Whabbear! you popped in while I was typing! I guess I have tog get in line for the Wahbbear love-in!
I wuv u 2 !!
MAry--Not too bad ... sometimes with the older men(I mean around my age) I work with is worse than dealing with the teenagers ...They can be such babies!!
QOTD to MEK? "oh lay hee"
Mary~ mwah~ :)~
Whabbear~ you just freaking crack me up~ do the blog....I wanna hear it from your point of view~
mek~ i did get foaded~
zona~ mwah~
Sometimes DEALING with.. teh older men...I left out dealing!!!
hi IbeaHo~
MEK--
Mr.IBB really wants you to come... he says if you come I have to clean out the "craft" room , so you have a place to sleep...
Hi...TINA HO..
I can't believe I missed the march! Sneaky!!
IBB - sadly, I would NOT be able to bring my "store" with me - but I'm sure we can do just fine in yours and if you don't have it - I can certainly "enable" you to purchase MORE STUFF!!!
VIG - the children are dancing - Kurt and Maria are going to dance the waltz - OHHHHHHHHH, he comes the Captain!!!
one, two, three, step together..
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VIG: Captain waltzing with Maria, 'til she blushes and runs away. (Zing went the strings of their hearts)
MEK--
I just went and looked at your new pictures...
can these be added to my Christmas /bowl game/match play disc...
looks like you guys had fun!!!
Bon O...
I love your add ins...
IBB~~"These are my skinny pants & I'm IN them!!" Oh, wait...that was a cereal commercial (tee-hee)
We just got our tickets to our next trip to Vegas. We will be there for the Kentucky Derby and Cinco De Mayo.
We thought we better get them before all the rates go up, due to the high gas prices. We also got our Detroit Tiger Tickets! A bus load of us are going in June. Now it feels like spring! Piss on the snow LOL!!
The children sing "Good Night" song
IBB - a disk is already made for you... with a million pictures - even the bad ones, blurry ones, etc...
Good for you Mary/MI! Sounds fun!!
So Long Farewell..
Goodbye, Goodbye!!!
enough - now go to bed!!! LOL
BONO! LMAO You caught me off guard with the commercial!
I've been looking at flights and hotels for the BBQ in August - we'll have to have EBJ let us know what hotels are close to her house -
IBB got me thinking about that..
Oh - the captain just could NOT stop staring at her!!!
Here - wear the blue dress!!!
I'll be back, I'm off to make some hot chocolate. I was out shoveling the porch earlier so Mr Mary would not drag snow in the house. I caught a little chill.
Mary - why wasn't Mr. Mary shoveling that snow!!
I miss the hot chocolate days!!!
Tina - i TOLD you they made me watch NASCAR!!!
I can't go yet the little boy is walking!
VIG - Maria is leaving - don't look now!!!
"There's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman in love with him" Baroness to Maria
I forgot that was the ending Duh LOL!!
Bono - I really don't think that I can stay up for the whole movie - you might have to take over for me....
Whabby - he just did a fly by also!!! I can't find those jello shots he was supposed to leave..
OH -but i have to stay up for "Climb Every Mountain"!!!
MEK, Mr Mary was gone to the VFW to play Euchre. I needed the exercise anyway.
okay, the sushi and I are back! Thanks for the running SOM commentary..where are we at now? did the bitch-eness leave yet?
I'm kind of in and out, too, MEK. Trying to catch part of Obama's speech across town on Livestream. It's not like we don't all kniow the movie by heart :o)
VIG - the captain is JUST telling the children that he and the "bitch" are engaged..
Bono - LOL - yes, I think we do ALL know it by heart!!
:-)
Mary - okay - we'll give Mr. Mary some slack since he isn't even home!!
so now the vonkidlets are off to the nunnery..oops, convent?
VIG - the Rev. Mother is sending for her NOW - we're about to hear my FAVORTIE song....
I WILL be singing it from the roof top!!
it will be like howling at the full moon!!! LOL
VIG - we have commercial before the big song...
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Oops, Joey I do KNOW how to spell know.
Welcome home, VIG~~ I'll take some shrimp inari, please.
MEK, How long are you planning to stay in Cali.? Is Mr Mek going? I'm not taking MrMary, I want to have fun LOL!!!
Here comes my song....
Mary - I don't believe that Mr. MEK will be going - let's see what others are doing....
last time - I flew in on Friday and stayed until Tuesday - got some sightseeing in...
maybe we can all try to stay at the same hotel...
Baroness put words in my mouth.. that bitch!!!!
bono..shrimp inari coming up. And I've got lots of avocado rolls and yam rolls...yup, enough veggie sushi for everyone...
okay is the big song on yet? aAd a 1 and 2 and 3....sing it with me...kareHOke....
Climb every mountain, search high and low
Follow every byway, every path you know.
Climb every mountain, ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow, 'til you find your dream!
A dream that will need
all the love you can give,
Every day of your life
for as long as you live.
Climb every mountain, ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow, 'til you find your dream!
VIG: Maria confesses her love to Mother.
Bono - sing it with me!!! here we go!!!!!!!!!
These walls were not built to shut out problems...
Climb every mtn....search hi and lo
Every day of your life for as long as you live......follow every rainbow 'til you find your dream.
Watch the high notes, MEK. Don't want you to fall off the roof!
I think I just broke a window!!
:-)
Bono - lol - I think I just hurt my vocal cords!! throat is TOO sore for that kind of activity..
don't look now - but she's BBAAAACCCCCKKKKKK...
The uh...berry-picking(Right!)... children are singing Favorite Things.....OMG, Maria's back!!
Maria has just been kicked in the stomach..
now, ten minutes of commercials..
That's not fair! IBB and I can't see!''Mek I think I heard our living room picture window break..MrMary washed windows today. He will not be happy LOL!!
I am watching the end of Kramer vs kramer while the SOMmentary is happening. Holy hannah, Dustin and Meryl were good in that movie!
Mary - sorry about your window.. for some reason, I think I can sing Opera during that song!!
:-)
sadly - I can't carry a tune in a bucket..
the bitch is getting ready to let the captain go!!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cuz, somewhere out there is a little nun that will never be a nun!!!
ok who got 369??
MAry/mi... you just got 369...
I did yay!! 4 u kgrl!! LOL!!
hey, IBB is back...
VIG~~Are they ever NOT good?
Here comes one of my favorite songs....Must have done something good.
The engagements off.... and, "somewhere out there is a lady who will never be a nun" B'ness to Captain
I have been "watching" the movie with you.. and cruising my space...
fave song....singing loudly (but breaking no windows...)
Maria: Perhaps I had a wicked childhood
Perhaps I had a miserable youth
But somewhere in my wicked, miserable past
There must have been a moment of truth
For here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not you should
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good
Nothing comes from nothing
Nothing ever could
So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good
Captain: So here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not, you should
Maria: So somewhere in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good
Both: Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could
Maria: So, somewhere in my youth...
Captain: ...or childhood
Maria: I must have done something...
Both: Something...good...
don't look now - they are kissing...
IBB where have you been? Must be all the high notes were too much for you LOL!!
IBB & Mary369~~Come out, come out, whereever you are.
Mary - i will also have to find out if there are GREAT scrapbook stores close to EBJ's house!! a girl can NEVER not seek out those kinda places on a trip!!!
Good job VIG!!
Is anyone else missing a friend... I was just looking at my NEW FRIENDS list...and I have two deleted .. they are from the nest... just curious...
Pine cones, whistles...
Now, here you are standing in front of me!!!
I'll go look... IBB
Goosebump moments.....I'm such a softy and a romantic schmuck!
MEK, Is scrap booking catching? Mr Mary wants to know LOL!!
MAry-- if you go with MEK it is.... she is the biggest enabler in the world!!!!
Mary~ SCRAPBOOKING IS LIKE CRACK!!! :)~
LOL - tina said it correctly - you just can't get enough!! it is pretty damn scary!!!
Tina--Are you close to Provo???
VIG - here comes the wedding...
How do you solve a problem like Maria... you send her to watch seven kids!!!
Provo - you can never have enough provo crafts!!! LOL
IBB~ it's just a hop, skip and a jump from me~ It's the crack-house!!! :)~
IBB~~just saw yours on missing friends. I'll check, but it reminded me.......as I was sending Easter msgs, I was thinking of asking:
Have any Owls heard from 'Amy P' or 'Sophie' or 'Patty K in MI' recently?
that's why I have to go visit tina...
IBB was that a trick to keep us out of the race?????
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