Winna worms!!

I don't know about you, but at our house we have winna worms!!

Some days they don't EVEN come around, but most days they do. 

I imagine by now you are wondering what a winna worm is. Well, I'm gonna tell you. 

My wonderful husband does NOT like dirty windows. He's been known to clean windows in rainstorms and in. dirt storms!!

So, as the winna worms pile up on the glass doors, he heads for the windex!!

Of course today I found something a little different!

I think this GIANT grasshopper is the BIGGEST I have ever seen. 

I think Uncle Loyd and Aunt Mary will be impressed. They've been inundated with grasshoppers every year. 

More later, Linda

Boxes and Boxes of PAPERS

We have  just put things back and back until I am swamped with papers that have to be gone through and then I have to decide what gets shredded and what doesn't..

It's a good thing I am going though everything though.

In one box I found the kids birth certificates from the hospitals and the ones from the state that they needed to get into school.

I found our marriage certificate and the one for my mom and dad. I found the deed to the house and land.

I found lots of trash and shredded it.

I found some pictures of the kids when we were in England, they look like one from school.

I found post cards from friends here in the US that they sent to us.

Lots of memories and lots and lots of trash.

It feels good to get rid of the trash!!

But finding all those memories means even more.

More later, Linda

Sarah and the MONSTER

Jerry has been cleaning out the garage. I mean, DEEP cleaning. He found this unused rotor tiller that goes on the back of a lawn tractor. He bought it and thought I could use it to keep the garden tilled. BUT -- he wouldn't fit and he just forgot about it and then it got put in the back of the garage---you get the picture. It was kinda like all those things that get put in the back of the closet and when we find them we say __ OH yeah!! I had forgotten about this!

So I made a sign and he put the rotor tiller in the driveway, close to the house, but not too
close to the road.

Sarah spotted it today and this is what happened----

Then it was DADDY to the rescue!!
 

So she went into the house and collapsed. She had barked and run around in the heat for 25 minutes.!! She got her food much later when she had cooled off.

Daddy's are wonderful things. They kill spiders! They take us on pony rides and for Sarah they kill the monsters.

More later, Linda

Fried Fish YUUUUUMMM!!!

Last night our friends called and we went to supper with them at this really neat restaurant. It's a fish house and a Mexican food place.

It's the only place I know of that you can go to have fish and have tortilla chips and salsa for starters. UUUUMMMMM!!!

Spicy salsa. Smooth and spicy. Can't really taste the tomatoes. And can't taste the particular chili, but OH is it good.

The fish came out hot and steamy. The fried potatoes had been dusted with flour so they wouldn't splatter when they were put into the fryer--it also keeps them from being so greasy!! Just saying that's something to remember the next time you fry potatoes.

Then we went to play FARKLE with them.  Jerry doesn't really like card or board games, but he ALWAYS wins.

What happened???

He won!!!

He also had gotten a little dehydrated so we left around 8.

It was a good night--not too late--but we had some fellowship.

We need more of that!!

When was the last time you EVEN called a friend. We say we're gonna call and then NEVER do.

It felt really good to have something different going on.

More later, Linda

Things I think about---now that's scary!!

Sometimes I think about the strangest things.

My friends -- why don't I call them more often. Why do I let so many WEEKS go by without calling them. It's not like it used to be when the phone was in the hall and  you had to stand RIGHT THERE to make your phone call.

No---now we have phone that are wireless and you can take them WHEREVER!!! I mean really!! You can even take them into the bathroom if you so choose.

We also have the cell phone which is a WONDERFUL invention. I really like my phone I can talk to and make myself reminders to do something. I don't have to try to find my day planner because my phone is always with me.

So --- why don't I call??

That bothers me.

YES, yes,  YESYESYES!!

Tell the phone to remind me to call someone. What a great idea.

More later, Linda

SARAH is over it!

Whatever it was---Sarah is over it. After the pills and the licorice flavored liquid---she is over it!!

I am so glad. It's just like when the kids were little and couldn't really tell you what was wrong with how they felt, it's the same with your furry people. They can't tell you what's going on they just look sad.

But now she looks sad for another reason.

Today was "B" WORD day!!!

OMG!!!

She didn't like that AT all.

There she is. All clean and smelling GOOD!! That expensive conditioner works wonders on her hair.

She has gotten a little camera shy. I don't know why---I mean REALLY just because I take pictures of her ALL the time--why in the world would she NOT like that!!

She is NOT gonna turn around !!!

After getting down FLAT with the floor----this is what I got. As you can tell I'm using the phone to take pictures. Because when we got the camera I got to make the choice.  I picked the one I did for two little words written on the top of the camera.

IMAGE STABILIZER!!!

NO blurry pics from that camera. 

More later, Linda

Letter writing!!

Writing a letter or any kind is a LOST ART form!!

Last night I found out that Our Mary Kay Team was #1 in our unit for the month of May!! I was so excited!

So I decided to send a note card to all the girls and thank them for their hard work. I found the note cards, I found the pen, I DIDN'T find their addresses.

Where had I put them----and then I remembered--------they were in the computer with all the other Mary Kay things. So I made a copy and got busy.

I sent hand written notes to every one of them. They were phenomenal with their work for the month of May!! And the DESERVED to be praised.!!

I was so excited that I could NOT spell. Unit was spelt Uit more than once and the Guess came out Giess most of the time.

But I got them done and they will be mailed TODAY!!

What a way to start the NEW YEAR with Mary Kay!!

More later, Linda