POSTCARDS FROM REAL LIFE.... ONGOING

[skypup]

(Inspired by raym, brownbagger and kenny-twisted)

Anyone who lands on our forum, be they patient or caregiver, stage I to stage IV, sometimes has to dig in and grab onto life. Let's post some photos from our "real" lives to share and/or celebrate... and maybe some will find inspiration here, as well.

HOW TO POST A PHOTO:
This is the only way I know and may not be the most elegant, but it works...
1. Go to photobucket.com and upload your photos.
2. View a photo and copy the link listed in the "IMG" window (to the right of the photo.)
3. Paste that gobbledygook into your message here in ColonTalk.
4. Check out your masterpiece by using the "Preview" option.
5. Post and listen for the applause.

[janderson]

I will work on the photo part but in the meantime here is a list of what I have done since being diagnosed stage IV.

1-Mountain biking
2-Finished third in an off road duo athlon (mountain biking, trail running)
3-White water rafting class V rapids in west VA
4- White water kayaking
5-ATV riding
6-Got my motorcycle license last year and try to ride 2 or 3 days a week.
7-Tree top adventure course. (Obstacles, zip lining, Tarzan swing etc. in the tree tops)
8-Started our own business (Tailor shop)

[chp]

Both of my sons got married this year. Both of them to wonderful girls, and as a special bonus I got a wonderful 4 year old grandson!
Also, my family and I will all be going to India in December for a special wedding reception for my youngest son and his wife!

[skypup]

In high school, always a hippie/geek


with my best h.s. friends, 40 years on (2nd from left):

[cashmere]

This is Cashmere and Kodiak. We got the Newf when I was first diagnosed and made my recovery much more fun!! Got Cashmere a few months after reversal, she is a cartoon character.

[peanut_8]

Last year we had a bear in our pond. Here is his backside, or his BUTT for the CC.



And here is his frontside.

[peanut_8]

As you can see, he was quite large, and likes to swim also. The fish were not amused.

[peanut_8]

Then we had a mountain lion.



And then we had 3 more.



Now we re somewhat afraid to go outdoors.
peanut

[BrownBagger]

I can't help bragging on my 24 year-old daughter, who moved to San Francisco about one year ago. Armed with a recently-minted biology degree, she quickly managed to find a job in her field with a startup company producing an organic food product. She's the third one from the right. The guy in the red vest is a major investor in their company.

[skypup]

chp, how cool that both sons married this year! Congrats on your growing family!
cashmere, so I'm not the only geek that names themselves after their pup. Quite a car full!
peanut -- those photos are amazing! As someone who spends lots of time in the woods, I know the lions are there but we never get to see them! Do you still wander to your pond without thinking about them?

[skypup]

BB, I can't even imagine how proud I would be to see a child of mine getting a good start in their adult life. Very, very cool!

[Cathie]

Hi Skypup,

Love the picture of your best friends in High School. I have my best friend and it been 52 years for us. We met when we were 14...we are now 70, where did the time go.

The pictures of the dogs and the bear and mountain lions.....love them all. All the pictures made me smile. There's nothing like a smile to make you feel goooood.

Blessings

Cathie

[ptfly]

[DarknessEmbraced]

All of the pictures made me smile! Thanks for sharing!

[chrissyrice]

Love this new thread.

The "postcard" theme reminds me of Marco and all of the postcards from around the world.

Hope to share some pictures soon.