i thought i raised intelligent children until janine appeared  
last night and said  she was on her way to go buy a flashlight
i think she would have to go to chicago to do 
that.
heads up  on both explore's  camera and this dd-- even if i 
hook the camera or  this computer to the generator's extension cord--- the wifi  
will be out too
and we will be dealing with freezers full of beef.. i will 
need  all the help i can have  to run around with a second heavy duty extension 
cord to run the heater for a bit---  then frige.. then cell phones  
etc
this will be short-- 
it is time for the great flashlight hunt..
.  i bet i own 2 dozen  thanks to ebay-- i know where one 
is
that is not a good percentage
GWEN AND GREG  WERE TH E OVERNIGHT HELP-  THE SIGN UP LIST IOS 
ON THE WINDOW. I THINK WE ARE ALL SET EXCEPT  FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT-- WITH HOPES 
MOXIE STARTS BIRTH ON WEDNSESDAY NIGHT -- THEN WE WOULD JHAVE TH EWHOLE CREW 
HERE...
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i do want to go to costco today-- just to look around  ---and 
pick up aN  SUpply of meds.---  bless blue cross-- whatever insurance i have 
does not let me buy any more til a day after i have run out--- this way they 
save 14 trillion $$ annually.
one of our bbbbiiiiggggest  problem with the storm is that 
danes do not like to go out to pee in the rain...  a quick squat in the corner 
with the "i did not do that " look  and they get around that  
problem
2 things    along those lines
 1.  would the people who come here Sunday start saving 
newspapers and bring them when you come---  the internet has depleted the usual 
source of pee papers for puppies---- please camera people don't ups me any-- got 
to be careful what you wish for on this internet.
2. someone on the camera questioned  having us walk around in 
our shoes in  the puppy pen-- and we do try and walk only in the corners--- but  
when chaos squatted  to pee i noticed her milk department dragged on the 
ground...-- were they then washed by th e flood of urine?  i don't know-- but 
there is a reportable incident there.  momma nature somehow deals i 
guess,
and speaking of having a wish list for the camera people--- it 
is a tough one... we got a lot of beds  which are terrific and we can use 
them
  but because of the size of this participating audience  i am 
afraid to mention we could use q-tips or we would end up having to put a room on 
th ehouse to accommodate all the q-tips people would send... 
 so instead of having an actual wish list- particularly of 
small items like  can openers---  we need to have a list of what we will buy 
with the latest online memsaic board--- currently the oil bill--
gwen - blue gwen- made a list headed by --- shovels--- and 
screw drivers  --dog safe ice melt --- i think the best way is to list that 
stuff on the memsaic wall and buy that  petty cash stuff here
back to everyone buying a $10 number and we can make some of 
these much needed things here.--
she also mentioned polar fleece---- drys quickly and is 
fluffy-- before anyone goes and gets that --- we shoul ddirect our efforts to 
the polar flees outlet store where you buy remanants by the pound-- a bag 
stuffed  is $2-- course the colors are wild--- what didn't sell to the real 
world... but we don't care-- so to maximise our $$  we just need someone to 
spend $20 THERE AND WE WOULD BE SET FOR 2 MORE LITTERS  ..
MALDEN MILLS-- IT IS THE PLACE THAT BURNED--- AND THE OWNER 
CONTINUED TO PAY HIS HELP WHILE THEY REBUILT THE FACTORY
JADE OR EARLENE--- I THINK THE PLACE IS NEAR YOU ON RT 28 IN 
LAWRENCE/METHUEN-- AT LEAST IT WAS...
TIME FOR FLASHLIGHT HUNTING....