7.15.09 Wednesday

'trying to get caught up on all my pics'

today's POTD is what is in our little blue bird house..... babies!!! Mr S didn't think they would be hatched yet but there they are-at least 3 or 4 of them. hard to tell with all the little fluff balls in there

7.14.09 Tuesday

"goodness from the garden, Garden in the Valley--Ho ho ho' remember that commercial from our younger days???

anyway on my way home tonight Mr S called me and told me to stop by Amy's house (Amy is my wonderful dear friend) because she had some fresh veggies she meant to leave at our house earlier.... so there i went. The woman is extraordinary!!my picture of the day today is the bounty of the good earth that God blessed us with... and a helping of good old fashioned work by Amy and company. i brought the goodies right home and Mr S and i got busy-- i gave him some "on the job training" on cole slaw making and cooked up some of the corn and squash and onion.. here is a picture of my plate!

it was a blessing to get the good veggies and we surely did enjoy it a ton. now i have to go cook the green beans and fresh potato's--- more yumminess in store!

thanks Amy!!

6.30.09 Tuesday

A sure sign that the 4th of July is right around the corner.... fireworks tents. Here in our corner of the world there are a plethora of fireworks tents popping up. Seems like there is one in every spare parking lot (even Walmart's parking lot has one this year) Yes, our county still allows fireworks.... so there is a thriving venue for making money and people "blowing" thier money up LOL

6.29.09 Monday

several months ago on a Sunday afternoon, Mr S decided to go out in the boat. He got the dogs (his faithful companions) and all his gear and went to get the boat ready to take to the lake. ...Well, it wasn't too long before he came back to the house with the news that we had been robbed! The boat motor was stolen right off of the boat in the yard.

He called the police and filed a report..... then on Monday Mr S went to the local marina to see if anyone had tried to sell one. Much to his delight they had the guy on tape trying to sell what looked like our boat motor.

Anyway, many months later (2 weeks ago) Mr S got a subpoena to appear in court this morning. We went---it was hot---it was crowded---it was sad (so many people in bad situations)-- not to mention that i had to go back to the car twice after we got there because you cant have a cell phone--OK I get that-- but you cant have a camera either!!---anyway-- the guy was ordered to pay restitution by 9/14/09 or we have to go back....sigh.....

so today's POTD is the courthouse

6.28.09 Sunday

today was unusual because Medic was having an appeal for blood on Sunday---usually they are Monday-Friday and occasionally a Saturday. But i have never seen them get donations on Sunday. Anyway Mr S, went and donated a unit. I have donated blood sine 1983 and now they wont take my blood because of one of the drugs i take (bummer!!). I guess Mr S will have to be our donate-or from now on. Donate Life!!!

6.27.09 Saturday

our fish are settling in the pond. When we come out to feed them they now come up to the top and are eager to get some grub... and they have grown a lot in the few short weeks we have had them. The tadpoles seem to be all grown up and gone. no more in the pond that we can find... Today's word is HOT!! and muggy

6.26.09 Friday

look what I saw today. We have had this blue bird house in our yard for many years. Every year we thing she has eggs in there but we are not ever sure. Today we were on our way down the driveway and i decided to take a look in there to see what was in there.... 5 eggs laid by our little blue bird momma.

6.25.09 Thursday

the backyard now--- still needs lots of work. But at least there is no big pile of dirt sitting there waiting to be moved.

6.24.09 Wednesday

found in our yard--- I didn't even know we had a daylilly!

Today is Brad's Birthday--happy Birthday Brad!!

6.23.09 Tuesday

Today I had to take an entire day off to see various doctors before my insurance changes. This is the favorites of all the ones i saw today.. This is Dr Paul (friend, dentist, elder and short-man), and Pam (dental hygienist, grandma and sorta relative) two of my favorite dental-type people.