More Fall Festival Pics

Busy Saturday!

He played.
















He fished.
















He socialized.













He partied.
He returned to do it again!











Fall Festival at GRCC came again Saturday. Buzzy has looked forward to this day since the day after last years! We were there when it opened at 12 and stayed until 2. He was invited to a birthday party for on one of his classmates at 2. We stayed there until about 3:45 and then went back to the fall festival until about 5:15. He had the BEST time. I finally got tired of chasing him and Chandler around and found a good spot to watch from! Those kids move fast! He had a ball at the birthday party too! We had supper with Grant and LeeAnn and he was ready for bed when we got home! We were all tired, but we had the best time all day!

F is for Fire

The Central City Fire Dept. came to see the little ones on Thursday.Buzzy was so excited and of course, I was the dorky momma and went to take pictures while they were outside looking at it! Buzzy missed school on Monday and Tuesday, because of a little stomach bug, but did NOT want to miss the fire truck. That was such a great motivator for medicine time. No medicine and you won't feel good enough to go see the fire truck.

This week they studied the letter "F" and learned about fire safety. He had to show us how to "Stop, Drop, & Roll" if our pants ever catch on fire! He is quite good at it! Wednesday when he got home from school, he asked me if we had sprinklers at the mill. I said no, and he was sure that's why we had the fire! He is getting to smart! If Uncle Mikey needs an assistant, I think I might have the perfect one!

Walkin' the Wabbit

What are things that most people take for a walk?

A dog - yes.
A friend - yes.
A cat - rarely, but I have seen it done.
A rabbit - um, well, no!

That is unless you live at the Ashley household, just off Cleaton Road aka Wolf Creek Estates. We walk wabbits here. Poor little thumper was so out of breath and hot by the time we got him in the house. He's like the rest of the family; he likes A/C and he's not used to exercise!! He did like the outdoors though. It got old with Buzzy. He claimed that the wabbit was "dragging" him around the yard. I'll let the reader decide if he was stretching that one a bit!

Buzzy and I went to the Build-A-Bear store the other day. The lady made small talk with Buzzy while she filled his critter and she just happened to ask if he had any animals at home. He enthusiastically answered "Oh yeah, my family lives in the Dolittle house." I've decided to change my name to Ellie Mae Dolittle! A little Beverly Hillbilly, a little crazy animal person. Sounds fitting, huh?

Quote - So fitting!

"Today you are you

That is truer than True

There is no one alive

Who is youer than YOU!"

-Dr. Seuss

Quote challenge for Brandy

Brandy thinks she funny making these little challenges! I kind of enjoy it myself! We get a newsletter type fax every morning from our insurance agent and this was the one for today. I liked it.

"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much." -Anonymous

PF recap

We had so much fun at Pigeon Forge this past weekend. Mimi and Pappy had been there for over a week. LeeAnn, Buzzy, and I went on Thursday when she was done as work. Grant and Steve came down after the race on Friday night. They didn't get to the room until about 3:00am central time on Saturday morning. LeeAnn and I shopped our little feet off and Buzzy played every putt-putt golf he could get us to play. This picture is from our last round. He got to ride a train to the first hole. He was so excited that he got to ride a roller coaster AND play golf! He just could not believe how lucky he was!

Of course, what would a trip to the mountains be without a trip to the scrapbook store? Mimi has finally decided to give it a try, so I hooked her up with some basic supplies, and as you can see, she was ECSTATIC! Buzzy was too! Such smarty's! She'll see how fun it is, if she'll EVER give it a try!

We were traveling with a pair of Harley-Davidson people, so when LeeAnn went to get their shirts at the HD store, I got us some too. Mine was a special one. It was a regular t-shirt with sewn in panty hose type sleeves. The sleeves were colored up like tattooes and they look real! Dad did a double take and informed me that it was nasty and Buzzy wanted to know how I got them on there. Steve and Grant walked back behind me when we walked the street that night and were almost crying at how funny people reacted to the tattooed girl! They heard a lot of - Did you see that, oh my gosh, i've seen it all - you know, expressions like that! I was pushing Buzzy in his stroller, and he got quite a few sympathetic looks. Poor kid - look at his momma and his name is Buzzy!! Behind my ears hurt when we got to the room from laughing so hard. The shirt was worth every overpriced penny! Dad's reaction alone made it worth the money!

I cannot believe that he is old enough to drive a go-cart by himself. Can't talk about it anymore. I'll tear up.

We got to visit with Uncle Mikey, Sandye and Jana. Buzzy sure likes that Uncle Mikey! I wish he could have seen Buzzy in that go-cart. I know he would have been beaming with pride! Pappy would have too, especially when he passed the 29!!

Weekend Recap

I have SOOOOOO many pictures to share and a challenge from my friend Brandy. I will be working on it all this afternoon! Be patient! I have work stuff to do and I have to go get Buzzard from school, but I am going to get back into the swing of blogging, I promise!

What was I thinking?

Old hair












New Hair - not fixed













New Hair - fixed **Reminds me of the flying nun!!**

Oh, Hoppy Day!

Just call us the Dolittle family! We have another member in the family now. This is Thumper. He is a lionhead bunny and such a sweet little feller! We got him Friday night. Buzzy told me on Thursday that he wanted a bunny. I told him that he would have to talk to Papa Steve about that when he saw him on Friday. So he did and Papa Steve sent Buzzy, Ninnie, Grandmutter and me to the pet store to get a bunny. He bought the bunny and momma got the cage! Poor thing had to hang out in the back of the truck until the race was over and I'm sure that was quite a shock to the little critter!




Yesterday, Buzzy and I had to go and find some different bedding for him. His fur is so long and soft and the stuff I use for the hamster was just matting up in his fur and I could not stand that. While we were out, Buzzy found a bunny leash and just HAD to have it! When we put it on him, he freezes! Take it off and he likes to explore the surroundings! Sissy - the spoiled cat - HATES him! She acts like a spoiled little kid! I must say that I think the bunny is better for Buzzy than the hamster. He is afraid the hamster will bite him, but this bunny is so laid back and friendly, he's not scared of it at all. He just doesn't want to hold him yet. Stevie - on the other hand - says he's "allergic." It's funny how he's "allergic" to any pet he doesn't want to mess with!

First Day of Pre-School

He loves pre-school! This was when I let him out on Wednesday.

This was the "bye momma" wave. He's getting to be too big!

This was when I picked him up. Look at the confindence!! He is walking with his teacher Mrs. Sabrina and that's Mrs. Pam in the background. He was so excited and told me all about going outside and the new friend that he made. Wednesday was our day to take snacks and he was so excited that they had snacktime with his snacks.

Pre-School Orientation

Not much excitement for the orientation. The teacher went over the parent handbook and as she did so, Buzzy tapped my arm and whispered "This is boring." I'm afraid that is going to be the opinion of pre-school. I hope not, but he's more into building and engineering than academics! Takes after his momma and daddy! Maybe tomorrow will be more eventful!

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!