THREE DAYS OF NON-STOP WORK!

This has been a 

VERY WEIRD SUMMER!

I usually get my flowers by the end of May.

Not this year.

No sir-re-bob! 

I didn't get my porches cleaned.

I didn't get the playhouse cleaned.

I didn't get the patio power washed.

I could blame it on that lingering cough

OR 

I could blame it on the weather

OR

I could blame it on laziness.

Let's go with the cough!

So---here is a hydrangea that I am 

"babysitting" for my daughter until

she gets moved into her new home.

This will be the 

ONLY PRETTY THING 

you see on my blog today.

Instead- I am going to give you a dose of 

REAL LIFE at MY HOUSE!

Ready?

This is how this looked when I started.

Then I moved on to this area!

This was after I had stripped things

and piled them in anticipation of

cleaning...it did not look like this

in the very beginning.

Then the wind carried me out to 

The Playhouse!

THREE BIG PROJECTS

in

THREE DAYS.

Yes- I can still move---

but barely.

And on Day Three

I enlisted some help to 

power wash the patio-

uh-huh!

Yes- He's a pastor but I am pretty sure

I mighta heard a naughty word or two.

Oh-Wait- Maybe that was ME saying them!

So- on Thursday-

If you are very, very good and promise not

to put the leftover soup from your bowl

back into the pot 

I just might show you some

AFTER PICTURES

of the above three areas.

Betting MyHero wishes he were back here.

Oh- Yeah...

I almost feel sorry for him...

A-L-M-O-S-T!

I'll be with my buddies at the VA this morning.

Can't wait!

Rain- We Got Rain- But We Need It!

I know a lot of you have had

WAY TOO MUCH RAIN

this year...

but our grass is just starting to brown

so we NEED it!

There are days that

hint at rain and then,

like trying to slip

into a pair of your

 old "skinny" jeans,

it just doesn't happen.

Well, I am here to tell

you that 

WE GOT RAIN!

Can you see the line of

heavier rain moving towards

us across the Bay?

I am one of those weird people

that loves a storm.

As long as it is not a damaging storm,

that is.

I love the thunder and lightening

and clouds scudding across

the sky at an accelerated pace.

Rain for the berm.

 Rain for the patio.

Rain for the...

what the heck?

Oh- Yeah..

Rain for the Rabbit.

Yeah, Yeah,

I know it is a bad picture.

Let's see how good you would

do out in a thunderstorm with

a flipping, running rabbit!

It rained so much

I hung the swimming pool

out to dry.

HA!  Bet you never saw

THAT BEFORE,

did you?  

Have a great day

and

 if you need rain

I hope 

you get it.

ps.  When we have parties and I serve

COLD food out on the patio.

I fill that little 3' blow up swimming pool

]with ice and settle the salads and cold dishes

right down into it.  

Works perfect!!!

And here you thought I was just a 

DUMB BLOND!

Hey!  I heard that!!!!

FRENCH FRIED! Silly Saturday ADS Post on Sunday

Another AD that I cut out 

and put my own

"spin" on it!

Ready?

Jacques Johnson

was beyond embarrassed
when his Gramama dropped

him off in front

of his new friend's house.

His new friend, Chloe,
 was a lovely young girl that
had offered to tutor Jacques.

It wasn't bad enough that

Gramama had chosen 
a French name for him....

or that she drove a bright

yellow, rusted-out, beat up old

Renault (made in France),

but when she yelled..

Practice your Frenching with that

new frienda yoars...

he liked to have died.

Gramama meant well,

but with her failing hearing.
 she had only heard part of the conversation

when he told her that he was going

to be practicing the French Horn

with his new tutor.

When he got home he told his Mother
that he would be

walking to any further tutoring lessons.

What do you think?
Are you liking these little TAKES on ads?

SILLY SATURDAY IS SUSPENDED THIS WEEK! BRIGHT EYES UPDATE!!!!

There is a lot going on around here

this weekend.

My daughter and her three girls are here visiting.

Always lots of little mini dramas going on 

when there are little girls involved.

AND

Down in Indiana there is

MORE DRAMA!

Our little

BRIGHT EYES 

has a cast!

See?

I LOVE the expression on her face

as she is studying her new "leg".  

Couldn't you just kiss those little toes?

Here is what the pediatric orthopedist says:

The jury is still out.....

It is probably a hairline fracture of her tibia, 

so they put her in a cast for 10 days, 

just in case. 

Hopefully this works:)

So, keep our little girl in your prayers and

healing thoughts.

We are just thankful because

it could have been so much worse.

Have a wonderful, wonderful Saturday!

I will be around to visit as I can~

Finish It Up Friday's FIVE FOTOS & Baby Bright Eyes Update

Good Friday Morning!

So---Some of you know I took a little trip

with MyHero and my granddaughter, Lulu.

We didn't tell anyone where we were going-

we just went.

We ended up on the upper coast of Florida.

So-here are a few pics of our trip.
Is there anything better than sunrise
AT THE BEACH?

We stayed in this sweet little cottage.

The big banks of windows overlooked the ocean
and we were only steps from the water.

Lulu made a friend a couple of days after
we got there.
They hung out and did 
"girl things"
like painting their nails.

Her little friend was just darling and from 
NAWTH CARAHLYNAH!
LOVED the accent!

My Hero relaxed and enjoyed himself.
Hmmm...maybe you should wear sunglasses
so you don't have to SQUINT...just saying....

I made the mistake of telling him I thought
PIRATES WERE KIND OF SEXY..
You know - like Johnny Depp...

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UH...yeah.......uhn-huh...
Let me check...
NOT WORKING!!!

 Thus ended our romantic getaway!

Here is the news from my daughter about  
Baby Bright Eyes.
 Thanks everyone!! It was her tibia (shin

bone) and it isn't fractured, thank God!

 We are going in to see the pediatric

 orthopedist tomorrow morning to try and

 figure out why she still isn't 

putting any weight 

on her leg (4 days after her fall).

 Prayers appreciated and thank you, again!

Poor little munchkin-
has to sleep in a basket....lol

Have a GREAT Friday!
I will give you another update on our 
little babydoll tomorrow after she sees
the specialist.

Please Pray For Little Miss Bright Eyes

The night before Tuesday's move our little 

BRIGHT EYES

took a tumble down the steps.

In all the confusion of the move one of the boys

left the door to the stairs open and 

the next thing my daughter heard was a 

THUNK!

Mimi took her to the ER and they did an

Xray of her leg, hip & foot

and didn't see anything.

However, yesterday, she would not 

put any weight on her foot so 

back to an ER in their new hometown.

It appears she MAY have a fractured femur.

She has to see an orthopedist today

and MAY have to have a cast

for six to eight weeks.

Say a little prayer for her and her Mama.

It is always tough enough to move to a new place,

find a new doctor and try to navigate the 

waters of being in a strange place.

Thanks so much.

Wish I could give her a big Nana hug but I am 

reduced to Facetime...where she 

HUGS the screen.

Hope YOUR day is a good one!

NEW WORD WEDNESDAY

There won't be many words

needed to explain this one.

The word basically says it all.

Do you know what 

THESE ARE?

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Well, according to my youngest 
when he was little

Those are
STUNKS!
Yes-indeedy!  That is what they are.
They STINK and they are SKUNKS
so combine those two words and 
you have 

STUNKS!

You will remember this is the daddy
of little CJK who has a 
WEINESS!
You can read that here-if you missed it.

I think we should add that one to the 
new Webster's Dictionary!

You have a great Wednesday.
And PLEASE if you see 
ANY STUNKS
DO NOT- 
I repeat-
DO NOT approach them!
And if you DO- well, let's just say-
We'll know where you've been!

HONEY! I'M HOME! Back Up And Running!

GOOD EARLY TUESDAY MORNING!
What do you do when your 
baby's crib is all packed up?
Why you put in the baby in a
LAUNDRY BASKET
of course!

Helloooo-

I am back-well, almost back-

 full force.

Give me a day or two to get

myself organized again.

Meantime,

My Etsy Shop 

opened again today.

I will continue to run the book sale

The Mystery Of Lucy

until this next shipment sells out.

The price is $14.95 

INCLUDING SHIPPING.

I will autograph the copy if you like.

I have had so many wonderful

personal emails from you!

Thank you so much for all your

wonderful, uplifting feedback.

So far, so good.

Amazon has it at a solid 

FIVE STAR RATING!

I will be back tomorrow 

on a regular basis.

If I don't get around to visit you today

I will be there tomorrow...or try to be...

Can I cry just a little when I tell you

that Baby Bright Eye's house is being packed up

as we speak and the moving company

will be taking them further away 

from us....

Wonder if I could stuff 

a few clothes on top of 

Bright Eyes

and bring her home with me?

In all the mess of moving,

Mom might not miss her for a 

few days.

yeah......right....

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!!

I'll be in the bathroom crying a bit....

 over at the VA with my "old boys"!

A COUPLE of WEDDING PICTURES & I REALLY AM GONE THIS TIME!!!

Well, being a BLOND means that 

the post went up yesterday and

should NOT have gone up at all!

This wedding happened on top of 

the weekend my brother-in-law

passed away so I wasn't going to post

anything about the wedding until we got home

(NEXT MONDAY)

Can I get a DUH?!?!!!!

Anyway, because I have already 

TEASED you by dangling a 

WEDDING in front of you---

I will show you a few candid shots

that were taken.

When I get home I will show you

some my son took.

He was the photographer

for the wedding.  

Ready?

Shaina and Christian

Aren't they CUTE?

Look at her flowers!

Her gown is 

WHISPER PINK!

Saying I DO!

That's MyHero standing behind them

performing the ceremony.

He did a GREAT JOB!

And WHAT comes after I DO?

Why---THE KISS--of course!

Now THAT is a KISS!

The barn at night....

And-WHAT'S THIS?

Oh!  Look!

The groom is trying to 

RUN AWAY!!!

Too late, buddy--

You IS stuck!

Just kidding, Shaina!

Okay--

And NOW I am officially gone until

NEXT WEEK!

I might have a few

REALLY GOOD PICTURES

for you then.

My son, MR. PHOTOG...

took THIRTY ONE HUNDRED 

Yes- 3,100!!!!  Pictures!

That's my boy!

If A LOT is good

A WHOLE LOT is even better!

I'M AWAY--I'M AWAY--SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENS TODAY

I am off to a 

VERY SPECIAL WEDDING TODAY.

It is kind of a 

FAIRY TALE WEDDING.

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The bride is beautiful.

She's my hair stylist so you KNOW

her hair is going to be PERFECT!

MyHero is performing the ceremony

and the wedding is being held in a 

Wedding Barn!

She is one of my son's best friends

and HE Is the photographer.

It is going to be a 

wonderful family day!

I'll be back tomorrow with some pictures.

Hmmmm...Now what shall I wear?

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What do you mean that might be

TOO MUCH?

Spoilsport!

See y'all tomorrow!

I AM TAKING A BREAK

Hi friends,

I am going to be away until 

JUNE 23, 2015.

Please bear with me.

We need to take a family break

and I will be back full of nonsense

in no time at all.

My Etsy Store will also be closed

until the 23rd.

If you have an order in place I will

ship that out this coming Monday,

June 8th.

IF YOU WANT TO ORDER A
COPY OF MY BOOK

while I am gone~

The Mystery of Lucy

you can go to Amazon

by clicking HERE.

You can order a printed copy 

or the Kindle version.

Thank you!

I promise that I will be back!

Please be good while I am gone!!!

Yeah- right!

HE IS GONE~Mike Is Gone!

My brother-in-law, MIKE,

left us around 6:30.

His wife said she felt like 

he was in the room with her...

and then he was gone.

This is how I choose to remember him.

Happy and whole.

Full of life and vibrant energy.

He lived to make our world green

and a better place to live.

He was in on the ground floor

of wind technology and spent

his career working to make

wind energy a viable resource.

My sister-in-law and her two daughters

will need some time to adjust

to life without a man who

was so vital to their lives.

This is the first one of this family's

"siblings or in-laws" that this generation

has lost.
It will leave a hole.

Please keep his family in your prayers

and send up your well wishes 

for them.

RIP Mike!

I will be gone for a bit...

but I will be back.

Got a little NAME IT CONTEST for you!

I suppose many of you already know

CONNIE over at HARTWOOD ROSES.

Yes- It's true-

She always looks like this when she gardens!

Don't we all?

ANYWAY~

If you don't know her 

you are missing a woman that is 

a fount of knowledge about roses and

plantings and gardens and..

dogs..and did I say roses?

Yes. Yes I did!

Which brings me to the purpose of this post!

Doesn't that roll off the tongue beautifully????

Purpose of this post....

Anyway,

She went out to her 

EXTENSIVE rose gardens and 

found a BRAND NEW ROSE.

The link to her blog is here

Now the Mama Plant is this one...
(Lilian Austin)

and there must be a daddy plant around somewhere

(cuz we all know how THOSE things work)

This little sucker looks guilty to me...

 like it might be his handiwork
(a Noisette rose-Frazer's pink musk-hope I got that right)

So----What's YOUR JOB you ask...

Well, YOUR JOB is to name the baby!

So have at it!!

Name away.

Prize?

You want a prize?

Well.....the prize that Connie will send you a

24" x 36" framed photo of her wedding picture

for your living room...it's that one

you see above!

Nah---I just made that up.

Hope I didn't  give you a heart attack, Connie.

The prize will be that 

YOU have NAMED a NEW ROSE!

I'll throw the first name out there...

BLUSHING BABY...

Your Turn....GO!

Connie will pick the winner

and the rest of you are all losers...

okay just kidding....