I think I was halfway through the intersection when the light turned red. One site I looked at today gave the actual law that specifies this right-of-way thing you were talking about, Neak. I'll have to see what the picture shows. I would be willing to argue that, if it's so. Also, they have to issue it within 15 days for it to be valid. Maybe everybody will be busy out shooting someone and they won't have time to get it out before the deadline. It was Stockton, after all!
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t&l

Neaksis here...

We want more camping pictures!!!!!!!

So far, I have never had to pay a speeding ticket.

I did have to pay 3 tickets - officer threw the book at me. It was 2:30 p.m. on July 1. My tags on my car had expireed 14.5 hours earlier. The day before, I had gone to get the emissions checked so I could get the tags but the place closed 30 minutes before I got there. So, that cost me something like $85. I did get the tags the next business day.

Well, that makes one of you! I was trying to let your sister finish her own trip story before I started horning in with ours. But she IS taking a very long time, isn't she...................... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Yup. She is.

Anyone would think she has something other to do than posting the photos!!! I mean ... really ! lol <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

AW and T&L!

The cop's wife in me is wagging her finger at you.

The cop's wife in me is also thank you very much in advance for helping our Christmas fund. Thanks to you, officer's get this nice incentive program called "step". It's like over time...but all they do is go out and write tickets. It has allowed us to pay off our truck, pay the lawyer, and will fund our Christmas.

You all rock!

Good grief ! ! !

I'll just continue to be mostly clam. There is no way I can keep up with you ladies.

AD and DD fly in tonight. It will be late before they get here. We'll sight see locally tomorrow, then camp Thursday, and Friday nights. Home Saturday by noon.

If we're lucky, there will be photos. Depends, sometimes I'd rather sleep.

Cinders, how was the conference?
SOBS?
That could look bad - so I'll translate
Same old boring stuff?

Yes Neak, we are WAITING ! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
However, we realize you have plenty to do, etc, etc, etc.

And yes, the tamping frip. You could always do more photos, and more story anyway, we would support you in that.

AW, how is our own favorite Aussie doing this week?
We just kind of assume you are doing better with him home.

Kimmy, I would have gotten more tickets if I had known. I can't believe I haven't been a better supporter. Maybe I should start speeding more, and stuff.

SS

SS, tell AD I said *hi*

I will FF, I will.

Hope things continue to improve for you.

SS

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Hi TL, sorry to not say hi to our hostess

He's out on the road. She doesn't have anything else to do. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Well..........except children, school for the Dervish (shudder, shudder!), housework (he likes the sinks clean when he gets home <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />), and Grandpa. But nothing else! Really. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

t&l

Well, as long as it's for you, Kimmy......... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

t&l

SS--Say hi to AD for us. Hope you guys have a great time.

FF--Hi to you, too. How's it going for you? What I read sounds like it's doing better for all of you, and I'm glad.

t&l

Let's run down my day really quick.

1. Get kids ready for school.
2. Take kids to school.
3. Sneak in a little cleaning.
4. Make the Dervish work on his schoolwork.
5. Talk to the Dervish's teacher to set up tomorrow's meeting and find out what work samples he needs to bring.
6. Call the fence company to tell them the gate still won't shut.
7. Fix Grandpa lunch early so I can leave.
8. Have Neaksis take me to Stockton.
9. Stop on the way to get AJ some soup and Vitamin C, since he is sick.
10. Get drug tested. (This was the biggest time waster of the day, almost 1 1/2 hours.)
11. Go to the truck yard in Manteca and try to retrieve my car. (Unsuccessful. Long story.)
12. Stop by the bank, back in Stockton, but running late to get the kids, and the lines were far too long.
13. Pick up the kids from school, one hour away from the bank.
14. Wait while they finish getting their homework in order. (They are not allowed to bring their books home, as they keep forgetting them.)
15. Come home too late to take the garbage to the dump today, and call AJ to tell him we are ready to bring him his soup down at the freeway. (Since we couldn't get the car and just drive it to him while we were down there.)
16. Pause before leaving again, just long enough to compose whiny lists on the internet.
17. I may have forgotten something.

And then you wonder why I haven't posted? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Yesterday was not noticeably better, or the day before, or Friday either, for that matter. Tomorrow is fast shaping up to be similar. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

I haven't even had time to clean the sinks. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

I don't have any photos to post of my own, either, since the camera was on the cell phones that had no batteries. I guess at some point I can take a picture of my cute little green truck. It really is perfect for me. So dainty and petite.

Well, must dash - I probably only have another 5 or 10 minutes before I have to head out the door AGAIN, and there is so much that ought to be done. Oh, and looks like the Dervish has disobeyed and sneaked outside so he can go play in the hole big enough to bury 200 people, which he is never ever ever supposed to go into. Which explains its mystical fascination to him.

So hope everyone is having fun, tell AD hi, and Merry Christmas to Kimmy. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

OK, I figured out how to rotate the Dervish's picture...as well as all the other camping photos that would otherwise have been posted sideways. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Here he is, upright, with reluctance.

It's Not EASY Being a Dervish

t&l, who would post more pictures, now that I'm on a roll, but I have to leave for work. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Boy, did I have a shocker tonight. It's and wonderful and sad. Both. At the same time.

Gotta figure out how to put it and which board to put it on. Because there may be people on After Divorce that remember the first part of the story.

I'm shocked. Happy. Sad. Hopeful. Lots of things rolled into one.

Don't keep us in suspense. Cross post all you need to.

It was hard work, because I had to get all his samples lined up right there on the spot, but I have sent the Dervish to WA with only the clothes on his back. Chortle chortle. He does have his schoolbooks, which is all that really counts.

Remember what happened to my daughter?

And that my nephew was charged?

And that he pled guilty to one charge and 'in best interest' to another?

And I haven't spoken to my sister in over a year? (It's been a year and a half since I've seen her and she lives only 25 miles away.)

And imagine what this is doing to our elderly mother.

Well, tonight I had a long talk with my nephew. He had his counseling group tonight. I went by my mom's and he was there.

It was a good talk.

He regrets his choices. Even more, he regrets that our family has been ripped apart. I thought he showed great maturity for a boy who turned 18 just last week.

More later.

It's wonderful that he's gaining some insight. Is he going to be able to share it with your sister? Wouldn't that be great?

t&l