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Todd

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My mobility is such that I am every place where I am not expected

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More pictures from/at Zilker Park in Austin Texas

Pictures taken while crossing a bridge at Zilker park in Austin, Texas. Clicking on the pictures with the blue borders should enlarge them :-)
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Picture of kayaks from on the bridge
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This is of the river surfers and a dock (on the left)
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That is a person river-surfing, yes, on a surf board
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This is supposed to be a picture of the sign w the name of the hiking trails
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Angelica over there by the pole on the left
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He looks a lot like my son, Eldin
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That bright thing next to the yellow sign is a map of the trails at Zilker park
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Looking down one of the hiking/biking/jogging trails @ Zilker park
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Bird nest under the bridge
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Last, but not least of the pictures, this is of some rowers row-boating
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And those we picture while walking across the bridge and then from the other side.

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Big rocks to climb on

Same place - dif view

That thing is a just a few huge rocks that you can climb on.

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Zilker park with the city in the distance

Zilker park Austin. I was really taking a picture of the tall city buildings. They looked cooler in person.

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Reading the writing of Renee/Rain

Just read (and had it read to me via Adobe Acrobat as a PDF file) the 9 chapters that Rain/Renee' wrote in her book. Had a hard time continuing in a few places because I could see and hear her personality in her writing. Then I read her journal and her "random thoughts" journal. Now I'm really missing her. *sigh*

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FIXED! Windows 7 laptop - now has internet connection

We have got Windows 7 installed and working. Thanks.

Calling all/any computer programming gurus: I have a laptop w/ Windows 7 Home Premium in which the wireless network has "no internet connection/connectivity". I've downloaded (on a different computer) and installed updated network adapter drivers on the laptop, but that didn't change anything. It won't connect even if connected with a wire to the cable modem either. I don't have the Win 7 installation disk because we got a free upgrade (via the internet) to Win 7 a couple of years ago because we bought it at Best Buy. Any ideas? Please?

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A "real" dream

Anyway, I had a dream this morning that seemed *so* real. I don't know where we were, but we were getting ready to go to McDonald's when I said to Rain, "You know what, it just occurred to me, you're not supposed to be here." She was totally surprised that I said that and of course I had to explain everything about the coma, etc. I then told her when we got back from Mickeys that we needed to call her brother because he took it the hardest and he'd be very happy to know that she was alive. I of course mentioned needing to call her mom, her sister, et al. I knew we were low on cash and needed to check the bank account online to see if the benefits had been direct deposited, so we could go eat. Never did (in the dream) get online. Then I woke up and here we are, and now I know it was just a dream :( That was a first!

Have you ever had a dream like that?

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Monday the 13th

Drove to the Barton Creek Mall about 15 miles from here. For us, that's really close. Then again, we came from somewhere that 15 miles is a "short trip" to the grocery store for snacks. :-) An actually city was an hour away. Now, that's too far.

After we got home we went to the front office of the apartment complex for a couple of cups of Choco-Coffee (coffee & hot chocolate combined. Delish!), and cookies. Angelica had hot chocolate and cookies. While there we talked to a neighbor who lives upstairs, for a while. From there we walked to the gas station and got a few bottle of soda and came home.

Came back to the apartment, checked email, tried to wake the boy who stayed up all nite to ask if he was going to workout with his sister and I (he didn't) because today was workout day. We, as a family, go and walk on the treadmills, do the exercise bikes, and lift a few weights on the weight machines (the ones you put a pin in under the amount of weight you want to lift).

I wasn't going to take a shower today because I hadn't been sweaty enough to make it necessary, but now I'm going to have a shower. Then I'll make supper (yes, I'm now a cook!), watch TV, do a little reading for my classwork, then go to bed. Speaking of bed, I went to bed last night at 10:30 PM (usual bedtime is midnite-ish) and stayed in bed until 10:30 this morning. I don't why, other than I was feeling a little melancholy (not really depressed, just a little down & thinking about missing Rain/Renee') when I went to bed last night.

Ta ta for now!

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Is still adjusting his vision with new glasses.

Our day at the park

This is the walkway/bridge we crossed to get into the park's play area; one of them.

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As we were crossing the walkway.

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The park on the other side of the bridge.

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The waterway we had to cross to get to another area of the park.

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I think this is where the park keeps equipment, or something. It's not a bathroom like I hoped. lol

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This is the river on the side of the park we were on after crossing the waterway.

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A few feet from the above spot in the river/creek.

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Close to the same spot as above.

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Not sure what this is for, but it's not for public use. We're thinking it's something for firemen, or the national guard or something. I wanted to walk around the top.

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A zoomed close-up of the above.

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Our car in the parking lot; while in the park on the other side of the bridge.

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A golf ball that found in the park. We had a good time exploring today.

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Rain

You know Renee' had been using her nickname (Rain) 4 a while? Tomorrow will be Texas' 8th day in a row of liquid rain. GO FIGURE. She was a 'rain bringer' 4 sure.

Help for the financially challenged

Talked to someone who answers the call when people who are financially challenged dial 2-1-1 (877-541-7905) here in Texas. Called to find out when we should've gotten our SNAP (food-stamp) card. Should've got it last week. I also had him update the application since we've now had an electric bill. Hopefully we'll get more than the currently approved amount of $68 per month for a family of three whose sole income is SSDI with our rent being over $850/month. Should know in up to 30 days, hopefully sooner. Meanwhile, I have to call the Lonestar Card (EBT) to find out where our food card is. *sigh*

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Mango and Twitch - cat pictures

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