I see you received mine. :O) I hope you had a wonderful birthday Kaitlyn .
CLOSED: August Birthday Thread
Remember ladies our next birthday is September 1, GAgirl1066 / Paula . Try to get your birthday cards ready now. Time flies as we all know.
Patti
Foot is improving and okay with shoes and socks. Hang on Goober!!!
Glad to hear you on the mend Amanda.
August 16
1777 British forces are defeated by American troops in the Battle of Bennington.
1930 The first color cartoon with sound is made. It's called Fiddlesticks.
1960 Joseph Kittinger parachutes from 102,800 feet. He sets three records: high-altitude jump, free-fall, and fastest speed by a human without an aircraft.
1977 Elvis Presley dies at the age of 42.
Famous Birthdays:
1913 Menachem Begin (Prime Minister of Israel)
1953 Kathy Lee Gifford (TV host)
1954 James Cameron (Director of Titanic and Avatar)
1958 Madonna (Singer)
1960 Timothy Hutton (Actor)
1963 Steve Carell (Actor)
1980 Vanessa Carlton (Singer)
We got some good rain last night , but we need more.
We put down our 14 years old Greyhound a few months ago. We have since then adopted our new girl Maggie May (Magpie). We have had her for 3 months. Yes she is very spoiled.
It is Thursday, and in our house it treat day. Even our pets know what today is .Have fun today, and treat yourself today. I hope everyone has a great day.
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Here is my big girl Katie .We lost a few months back. I just adored her.
What a great idea, Patti!
And Maggie appears delightfully distracted by her new chew thing.
Have a great day!
Your too Amanda. Off to work.
Awww, Katie.
It hurts to say goodbye. Hope Maggie helps to soften that pain. :/
I always hurt to say good bye. I was blessed to have her in my life. I can't imagine not having her, and my other babies in my life. My life would not be complete.
Life isn't worth living if you can't share it with someone or something.
Pattie, late last summer we had to put down out 15 year old Siberian Husky, and it was so hard to do. We both swore we would not have another dog, as it hurt so bad to let them go! Well, that lasted about 5 months, at Christmas last year we got a 1 & 1/2 year old German shepherd, and she has filled that void!
This is Luna! Every afternoon when Todd comes home for lunch, this is how he is greeted!
Oh Linda Kay. I just love your Luna. She is beautiful. I know your pain. It really hurts letting them go. Shepherd are very smart dog. I would love to have one someday. It's great you too adopted. I wish more people did.
They bring so much joy into our lives. We also have our little Lulu . She is so much fun. She makes us laugh everyday. What a gift.
I hope everyone has a great day. Off to work.
Morning Patti! Where do you work?
Medical office . I am a nurse. I love my job.
Bet you stay busy?
All the time, but I just love it.
Off to the fish market. I hope everyone has a great weekend.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. We went to the beach with our dogs.We collected shells and driftwood. I also did some shopping. It was a great day to be at the beach.
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Love going to the beach. What do you do with the shells and drift wood?
Todd and I went to the beach at Corpus Christie this summer. Padre Island. Love putting my feet in the sand!
I saw a large, beautiful mirror in driftwood ,and another in shells. I can't afford to pay the prices they want,so I decided to collect shells and drift wood .It will take a few months to make it,but that is okay. If I save money I am happy.
I would love to go to Corpus Christie Padre Island. I have never been there yet. I hear it really nice.
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August 17
Historical events and fun news items:
1807 Robert Fulton starts the first commercial steamboat service.
1970 Venera 7 is launched for Venus. It will later becomes the first spacecraft to successfully transmit from the surface of another planet.
1973 Willie Mays hits his 660th and last home run of his career.
1978 Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Famous Birthdays:
1786 Davy Crockett (Tennessee pioneer)
1926 Jiang Zemin (President of China)
1943 Robert De Niro (Actor)
1952 Nelson Piquet (Race car driver)
1958 Belinda Carlisle (Singer with the Go-Go's)
1960 Sean Penn (Actor)
1969 Donnie Wahlberg (Actor)
1970 Jim Courier (Tennis Player)
1983 Dustin Pedroia (Baseball player)
August 18
1868 Helium is discovered by French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen.
1877 The Martian moon Phobos is discovered.
1920 The 19th Amendment to the US constitution passes. It guarantees women's suffrage.
1982 Pete Rose sets MLB record with his 13,941st plate appearance.
Famous Birthdays:
1587 Virginia Dare (First English child born in America)
1774 Meriwether Lewis (Explorer of the America west with Clark)
1830 Franz Joseph I (Emperor of Austria)
1934 Roberto Clemente (Baseball player)
1936 Robert Redford (Actor)
1952 Patrick Swayze (Actor)
1969 Edward Norton (Actor)
1969 Christian Slater (Actor)
1970 Malcom-Jamal Warner (Actor was Theo on the Cosby Show)
August 20
1909 The Indianapolis 500 race track opens for the first time.
1945 Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
1990 Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert.
1991 Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev is overthrown by a coup.
Famous Birthdays:
1871 Orville Wright (Airplane Inventor)
1931 Willie Shoemaker (Horse racing jockey)
1946 Bill Clinton (42nd US President)
1963 John Stamos (Actor)
1965 Kyra Sedgwick (Actor)
1966 Lee Ann Womack (Singer)
1969 Matthew Perry (Actor)
Thanks Patti, lots of Birthdays in there!
No kidding. :)
There's a fun story that pops up in my head with every name i read.
Well I fell behind ,and played catch up. There a few I thought they were my age ,and come to find out they are 5 and 9 years younger than me. I was really surprised. I didn't know acting ages you so much. LOL
Hey ladies, has anyone seen or heard from Lanakila lately? I have dropped her a dmail but have yet to get a reply.
I have not seen her post anywhere in awhile. Hope she is OK?
I haven't heard from here either. I hope she is ok.
Yep I'm hanging on oh and science we are on the animal page butter cup my puppy ran away 2 months ago and this is what we rescued the other month his name is hadies
He is my whole world
This is what I got for my b day
You have a pretty kitty there Goober. Pretty jewerly too.
Haides is pretty and I love your jewelry.
Gosh darn it goober. Have to get this crazy package to you in the mail, but you seriously WON'T BELIEVE my crazy life if I told you. Oh wait, yes you would, you've seen it. :D
Number one excuse for not getting your package in the mail ... heavy rains for a week ... and the seam on my canvas top VW convertible has pulled apart (apparently a common malady for this make and model as it ages). Until I figure out my best option to fix it, a tarp and bungee cords act as a giant band aid.
And today . . . the week's latest emergency (and you know it's like this every day here) I got a knock on the door after the last thunder storm passed.
A neighbor Lady came to get me because a squirrel nest had fallen in the park across the street and there were three babies needing my help. I did my best, I promise you, but I couldn't help them much. Court came home and drove them across town to a wildlife rehabber whose expertise is squirrel rescue. Precious babies. A bit of short hair on their little heads and tails, but sort of gray and hairless otherwise.
Sigh.
Wonder what fun today holds in store?
I do love your kitty, Haides. Is s/he named after the ancient Greek god, Hades, Lord of the underworld? Is s/he a little devil? :)
Your birthday bling is very pretty too. Is that a necklace and bracelet too?
About Lanakila. I also note her absence. Froot is MIA as well and has some people asking for her on another thread.
Have a great day everybody...
xox
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Fruity is ok, she sent me an email on Tuesday to let me know about a box I sent her. Thanks
August 21
1911 The Mona Lisa was stolen by a worker at the Louvre museum.
1931 Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run.
1933 Major League baseball holds it's first All-Star Game.
1959 Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States.
1982 Rollie Fingers becomes 1st pitcher to get 300 saves.
Famous Birthdays:
1765 William IV (King of the United Kingdom)
1936 Wilt Chamberlain (Basketball Player)
1938 Kenny Rogers (Country singer)
1959 Jim McMahon (Football Player)
1967 Carrie Anne Moss (Actress)
1986 Usain Bolt (Sprinter)
1989 Hayden Panettiere (Actress)
August 22
565 The first reported sighting of the Loch Ness Monster.
1485 The Wars of the Roses ends with the Battle of Bosworth Field
1815 Yacht America wins the first America's Cup.
1901 The auto company Cadillac is founded.
1902 Theodore Roosevelt is the first President of the US to ride in a car.
1989 Nolan Ryan gets his 5,000th strike out.
Famous Birthdays:
1862 Claude DeBussy (Composer)
1920 Ray Bradbury (Author)
1934 Norman Schwarzkopf (US General in Gulf War)
1939 Carl Yastrzemski (Baseball player)
1940 Valerie Harper (Actress)
1941 Bill Parcells (Football Coach)
1963 Tori Amos (Singer)
1964 Mats Wilander (Tennis Player)