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popsdenver

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24. You get to the point

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #22)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:53 PM

Feb 21

that your body just can't handle it anymore........

Hang in there as long as you can, and please keep up your entries and commentaries.......

We all have missed your input............

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You have done well, UpInArms Feb 21 #1

Congrats! 2naSalit Feb 21 #2

sounds like my kind of gal Skittles Feb 21 #3

Wow!!! Girl Power!!! hamsterjill Feb 21 #4

So comforting hearing from a great human being, after all the BULL crap going on these days bluestarone Feb 21 #5

Lovely malaise Feb 21 #6

Congratulations 🎉👏 MustLoveBeagles Feb 21 #7

Good for her, that's great! Talitha Feb 21 #8

I'm sure that you'll be close by! Best wishes for you both!! SWBTATTReg Feb 21 #9

Only if she needs help, which I don't anticipate. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #10

Granddaughter kcoates Feb 21 #11

congrats. eggsslent job. AllaN01Bear Feb 21 #12

You have every right to be. So happy for both of you. Do you have niyad Feb 21 #13

I'm looking at this time next year, but, depending on how she does on her own, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #14

I know she does not know me, but could you let her know how very proud niyad Feb 21 #18

Consider it done. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #20

Was she a fan of Lisa Kelly BidenRocks Feb 21 #15

I don't know, but I will ask her. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #16

When it's over 100 outside, BidenRocks Feb 21 #25

Great to hear from you MCE popsdenver Feb 21 #17

Haven't retired yet, but, depending how her first solo goes, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #22

You get to the point popsdenver Feb 21 #24

Well done, the both of you Roy Rolling Feb 21 #19

Love it! You go, girl! Joinfortmill Feb 21 #21

be sure to give a little honk if going south east Kali Feb 21 #23

Wonderful! Congratulations! mountain grammy Feb 21 #26

Especially the Siskiyou's and, as I travel east on I-80, the 3 Sisters out of Wyoming and into Nebraska. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #27

A fledgling, leaving the nest? surfered Feb 21 #28

Leaving the nest is right, she's chartering her own course. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #30

May all of her journeys go safely mdbl Feb 21 #29

There you are. You made it look too easy! marble falls Feb 21 #31

I stand in awe... 3catwoman3 Feb 21 #32

She's 24 yo but way beyond her actual years, she is one of the most smartest people I know. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 21 #34

So happy for you both! HeartsCanHope Feb 21 #33

Congratulations to your granddaughter. democrank Feb 21 #35

Kudos! My Father was a truck driver. Devilsun Feb 22 #36

Wow! Very best wishes to you both! She shall benefit from your experience. George McGovern Feb 22 #37

Sweet! calimary Feb 22 #38

Imagine that! NBachers Feb 22 #39

Here's hoping it all goes smoothly FakeNoose Feb 22 #40

Just tell her to watch out for extraterrestrials when she gets to Pahrump! OldBaldy1701E Feb 22 #41

Grandpa Danascot Feb 22 #42

Well if she takes over the "business" KS Toronado Feb 22 #43

I'm happy that you get the reference to the motto, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 23 #48

Safe travels to your granddaughter 🚛 Clouds Passing Feb 22 #44

Good for her. Well done. kairos12 Feb 22 #45

That must feel so good! Congrats to you both! Evolve Dammit Feb 22 #46

As an addendum, my grand daughter SUCCESSFULLY completed her first solo run without any hiccups. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 23 #47