The truth about my visit with Cheryl and Laurie

[DJ & Chance]

I posted this initially in Laurie's latest blog but feared the truth would get lost there.  So read Laurie's blog and then read this if you want to know what really happened.  In that blog, she spun an elaborate theory about my untrue identity as Doris Day.

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Meeting with Cheryl and Laurie was such a treat, but I confess that I worried a lot about Laurie.  She kept calling me “Doris” as her eyes twitched—I think she was trying to wink.  Poor thing. 

 

But I really began to worry when Laurie pulled out a finger print kit and tried to get a thumbprint off my camera.  “Here, Doris, let me look at your camera so I can compare it to mine.”  Now I know why.  She wanted incontrovertible proof of her theory about my identity.  Or, she wanted to destroy the camera to prevent me from getting an “oh heck, awesome” compliment from Camilla for one of my photos.

 

Cheryl did not take part in the “I Spy” episode and acted instead as our official photographer.  I loved it when she pleaded with the camera to do what she wanted it to do for our official portrait.  She was bold enough to use the self-timer on her camera, which I avoid because it always frustrates me.   After a few tries that had us smiling like fools at a camera that would not go off as planned, she found the magic formula and captured one of many wonderful moments of the day.

 

Laurie, Cheryl, and I became on-line friends mainly because we wanted to take photos of our doodles that weren’t hopelessly blurred.  We went through the wonderful basic photography lessons that Camilla provided, and we each got better over time.  F, who started the photography group, was always there to encourage us and also at times to give us a dose of healthy honesty.   We did this as we celebrated our lives with our doodles.  And although Chance, Finnegan, Fudge, and Vern have never met, I think they are lifelong friends anyway. 

 

I had a bit of a run-in with TSA on the way back to California because Laurie managed to slip a fake ID into my travel bag.  When I unwittingly handed it to the agent, he astutely noticed that the name on my ticket was not the same as the name on my fake driver’s license.  To make a long story short, TSA searched my person and everything I was carrying, only to find some special gifts from Laurie that actually made them laugh.

 

Who else but Doris Day Jordan would be carrying “Buck” Schitz toilet paper, poop bags, and a “Dog Lover” mug in their suitcase?

 

Thanks Cheryl and Laurie for a special and fun day!

 

 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Camilla, OMD....first DJ gets all the awesome comments and now this :)

[DJ & Chance]

LOL, Camilla. Someone had to set the record straight :)

[Camilla and Darwin]

I love the blog DJ - it's good to hear the truth from a sane different person. ;-)

[DJ & Chance]

LOL, Donna.  You win!!!!

Welcome, Thomas.  Just don't try to make any sense of it all :)

Cheryl, I think I'm sending my roll of TP back to Laurie

Nancy, join us next time!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Thomas, You have entered into a whole lotta fun!

[Thomas, Chari, & Lady Belle]

OMG.  I just joined this site.  What have I gotten myself into?

[BG and Gavin]

I think Donna has this mystery finally solved. Whatever the case it sounds like it was a fun adventure.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Poop bags and TP.....yup that has "Laurie" written all over it. 

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

DJ,  Thanks for the truth, the whole truth and nothing butt the truth!

[Donna K & Quincy]

I know you're not Doris Day, I think you're Danica Patrick and all those business trips are really just cover stories for your car races. :>) This is much more believable than Doris Day.