TWO DAYS LIKE THAT...IN A ROW...IS UNUSUAL, SO I WILL SOON BE LEAVING FOR TENNIS...IT'S 7:54 AM...I HAVE HAD 1 AND A HALF HUGE GLASSES OF WATER...MY YOGURT...COFFEE...AND I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN 2 PICTURES...ON THE OLD CHIP/NEW ONE IS NOW LOADED. CAROLE E ##### 8:08 AM WE ALL HAVE OR WILL FEEL...'BEATEN DOWN'...EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THINGS DON'T LOOK TOO GREAT...AT THE MOMENT, BUT MANY OF US DON'T STAY...'DOWN'...THAT LONG! JUST LIKE THESE FLOWERS...DURING THE NIGHT THEY WERE...'PELTED'...WITH RAIN, BUT KNOWING MY FLOWERS, AS WELL AS I DO...IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL...WITH A LITTLE...'SUNSHINE'...THEY WILL BE...'STANDING TALL'...ONCE AGAIN. FLOWERS ARE STURDY...AND DON'T LET...'A FEW RAINDROPS'...DEFEAT THEIR CHANCE TO BLOOM AND SHOW EVERYONE...THE BEAUTY THAT IS IN EACH OF THEM!/YOU BETCHA!! CAROLE E