...and Oprah heard about them and invited Dotsie to be on her show. What a day that was! Dotsie brought those of us who participated in this written adventure with her, and Oprah gave all of us wonderful gifts to celebrate our "Boomerism". The gifts included ....

...a week-long all-inclusive all-expenses paid (including whole new wardrobes, shoes and watersports) stay for all of us together (no Chips allowed) at a luxury spa on one of the Caribbean Islands (not during hurricane season)...

Of course Oprah will join us for the boomer chick trip! We are all SO COOL, how could she resist?

Since we will be flying on a private plane, we can bring our dogs and there will be activities for them to enjoy and nice soft beds to nap in while we are getting massaged, waxed, pedicured, manicured.....and just plain cured!

Every night we will have gourmet dinners and dancing under the stars - who needs men to dance!

Hmmm.....I wonder if Oprah has enough money to buy all the shoes I would like?

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After everyone was "cured", they all took a bus to tour the soon to be opened "Boomer Retiree Castle" It was only two days away from the ribbon cutting ceremony and the girls wanted to make sure everything was in order...

The day finally arrived and the huge sign above the long drive-way into this magnificient new community for women only was unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony with solid gold scissors held of course by ourleader Dotsie. A hush fell over the crowd to see the words changed on the sign from Boomer Retirement Castle, to the original name chosen ions ago, BOOMER BED & BREAKFAST....You needn't be retired to come, rest and enjoy the other boomer sisters company at this wonderful estate with rolling green lawns, ponds with swan swimming leisurely and brooks that bubbled around lush lilac bushes. Each had their own personal flair they added to the construction, Chatty for example took over the kitchen and dining room adding magnificient chrome appliances, triple ovens, dual microwaves and it even came equipped with its very own herb garden in the greenhouse. You can't cook without the tools she exclaimed. Everyone agreed and Eagle Heart decided to put her special touches on the.....

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...Sanctuary Garden. Roses of every colour flourished there, and flowers of every description bloomed beside pathways that meandered along the bubbling brooks and through ivy-covered trellises. There was even a stone bridge gently arching across the pond. The Sanctuary Garden was a gentle oasis, designed to soothe the soul.

Everywhere you looked, you could see the love and care that the women had poured into this wonderful estate. Why, just over there, you could see...

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tiny little cottages where each visitor to the Boomer B&B could stay as long as she wanted to - there were several that looked like miniature English cottages with roses trellised around the doorway and beautiful perennial beds tucked in around the stone sidewalk....and others that had thatched roofs like Irish cottages with whitewashed half-timbered walls. There were all kinds of different "accommodations" according to what kind of world the Boomer who was getting away from it all would like! Even a beach hut surrounded by sand and a........

beautiful clear lake with a colorful sailboat tied at the dock. There were other boats, but they all must be quiet and slow as to not disturb the serenity of the Boomer B&B. A woman could take a nice thick novel and float out to the middle of the lake and read to her heart's content in perfect quiet. There was a long dock that was suitable for fishing as well as having a meal alfresco.

After we all settled in, decorated our cottages and relaxed for a time, we decided to celebrate with ........why of course, another Boomer party! This party had a theme, and a very special guest, who was...........

Don Ho! Yes, he is rather old and decrepit, but when he started singing Tiny Bubbles (in the wine...make me happy, make me feel fine..)it became clear that the theme of the party was a Luau. Waiters appeared bearing huge platters (yes, PuPu platters) - and a huge champagne fountain was wheeled out. The champagne flowed over a beautiful ice carving of a....

...nobody could determine what the carving was, because at that very moment several menopausal boomer women had a collective hot flash and jumped on the ice carving to cool down...