For My Corny Friends

This is what remains of my first garden. Since I was "tagged" with the corn bug, here it is you corny girls!

This is proof that I did grow corn!

John Deere Green

"The orange tastes like oranges, the red tastes like watermelon, and the green tastes like.......John Deere!!!!"

CKUh-oh

Went to CKU (Creating Keepsakes University) this weekend. That's a scrapbook get-together. Had a GREAT time. It was held at Opryland Hotel and Mimi and Buzzy went with me. They left early on Saturday and I rode home with K and her mom and aunt. We took five scrapbook classes that day and got a bunch of stuff done, got a LOT of free stuff, and had a really good time. That is until...

I decided to do a "stupid human trick." You know how it is. Your friend dares you to do something and you just have to do it because, well, they said you wouldn't. Yes, I am 27, closely approaching 28, years old. Yes, I would preach to my own son not to do it. And, yes, I now realize what a STUPID idea it was. But like I said, I was dared, it had to be done.

K, Carol, Susie and I were having an ice cream break in the Delta area of Opryland. When we were finished we were headed back to the convention area and I acted like I was going to go up the down escalator. K said "You won't do it." But, yeah, I did. And after I made it to the TOP!!! I lost a step somewhere and, well, I now look like this.








Those little spots in the center of the bruise are from the little teethy things that interlock when the steps flatten out. I also got my ankle and my wrist. They just don't look quite as bad. Let's just say, I don't think I'll be trying to run up the downward moving escalator again. EVER!!!!




On a happier note, got my koi. They are so cool, just won't come to the surface. They like chilling around the filter and bothering me, because I want them to come to the surface. I am being impatient, as usual, and I know they have to get acclimated, but still, they need to get on with it!! This is five of the six of them. Haven't named all of them. I do have a Pearl. You guessed it! It's the white shiny one! How original, huh?

Redneck Swimming pool #2

My husband is brilliant. From time to time he has to remind me what brilliance he posseses. (Ok when you get done throwing up, you can continue here.)What I mean by brilliant is...he's brilliantly HANDY. I, like most women, always have a long list of of honey-do jobs for him that hardly ever get noticed! But....he told me that if I wanted a fish pond, that he would dig it for me when he rented the machinery to dig stuff at the mill. So, he held true to his word and we now have a fish pond!


I was only posing in the picture. I stood there smiling and asked Mimi if she was done yet, dropped the shovel and sat down to watch! I placed all of the rocks around the outer edges of the pool though. Steve is responsible for the rock work around the waterfall. It was a little more difficult for a simple mind like mine!
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We are still working on it. Have a little more rock work to do. Then it will be all done. Can you find the froggy in the last picture?




I don't know why, but there is some sort of greek showing up in my post. I have tried to get it off, but I'm making a mess, so it's staying for now!

Watermelon delivery

Papaw brought Buzzy a watermelon today. Papaw and his BFF Jr. had been out doing their thing and ran into some watermelons. Papaw's poor little car was probably having a hard time carrying all of the watermelons in the trunk! Buzzy was so excited and was going to carry the melon by himself, but then he decided that Papaw needed to carry it. K came over and he had to show it to her. It was in the fridge and he told her to "look at this baby!"

Kara asked him what he did today. He answered " oh nothing, just me and my Mimi hangin out!" He comes up with the darndest things! Kiddos are so fun!

Weekend highlights

Racing on Friday night again. Steve's car wasn't too great, but he drove good. He will be working on it this week for sure! Steve has quite a fan club. Every race brings a different group of friends or family. His mom, dad, and brother, Ryan came this Friday. Buzzy hasn't seen his Uncle Ryan since Christmas and he LOVES his Uncle Ryan! I think Ryan would have a sidekick if we lived closer together! Steve always had fun with his Uncle Mikey and I know that Ryan would be just like that to Buzzy! An ali and someone to help get you in trouble!!












I just like this picture of Steve. No story, just like it!


















Buzzy has to have someone hold his ears everytime the car starts. They are loud, but he has always been funny about his ears and loud noises. He's getting better. After the car is started, he's cool. He just don't like that shocking sound of that engine!














Steve, Buzzy and I went on a date Saturday night. We went to Red Lobster and to the mall in Bowling Green. I think we should just move there, since we spend so much time there anyway! We went to Fishy Business to get fishies for the tank. We got two+a baby one that snuck in. As soon as we released them, Buzzy has them named! The baby that stays under the decor is "Hidey", then there is "Black spot tail" and get this, "Pipe Smeller" He came up with those all by himself! Me and Steve cracked up over the Pipe Smeller! When we let it out of the bag, it went over to the filter and stayed and that's how it got the name "Pipe Smeller." The end!

That black spot between the marbles is Hidey!

Can you figure out which is which?

Spare time...finally!

I am so glad to say that I have gotten my house to a clean point that I don't feel guilty for scrapbooking! I have wanted to scrapbook so bad since I got all of my stuff together for the failed retreat, but my house has been in such a mess that I just would not let myself scrapbook until I got my house to a point that I wouldn't be embarressed if unannounced company were to show up! (The flower beds don't count because it's too hot to breath outside, but as soon as it cools a smidget, the guilt will start again.) I cleaned on Buzzy's room all day Monday. I mean ALL day. Started after lunch and K helped me finish up after we all went to eat supper that night. I didn't just hide stuff in the closet and under his bed. The closet got cleaned, K and I pulled his bed out and vacuumed under it and I washed his quilt. I mean it is CLEAN! And it's Friday and it still looks good. That's like a record! I got my bathroom painted before we went to the mountains, my upstairs is still clean and my house looks GOOD, for me, that is!

I did two pages last night. I was So darn excited! I just had to put them on here! I am almost a year behind on his album, but hey, two down, 5000 to go!

Luau

Pappy, Mimi and Buzzy went to the Luau at church last weekend. They had a whole bunch of fun. Pappy got to play some kind of game. He had on a bikini top, huge mens swimming shorts, a straw hat, and I think flippers. When the bigguns got done with their game, the littluns played the same. Pappy helped with them, and from what I hear, he put on quite the show!! Buzzy had on all the same stuff plus goggles and some other things, i think. If anybody has pictures (Mary Ann) let me know. I would love to get copies of my guys!