Yesterday was our 42nd wedding anniversary. I was getting ready to leave the house to go sit with a woman in our ward who was having health problems. I was checking my phone to see if I had any email or messages and there was an email from Twist and his wife wishing us a happy anniversary. I had to go look at the calendar to see what the date was, and sure enough it was indeed our anniversary. I can never remember. :0+ My husband was in his woodshop, so when I got on the intercom to tell him I was leaving, I said, "Oh yeah, and happy anniversary!" He got back on the intercom and laughed and said that he had actually remembered it while I was in the shower, but by the time I came downstairs had forgotten it already.
So after I did my 3 hours sitting with this sister (and holding her new baby - :0D ) I came back home and picked up my husband and we went across town and picked up our 14 1/2 year old granddaughter and went to see "Snow White and the Huntsman". It was really good and to me it looked like it was left open for a sequel! We dropped our granddaughter back home since she had Young Women's that night and then we went to Papadeoux's for dinner. Don't know if I have that spelled right, but it is a fantastic sea food place. We usually go to Red Lobster for seafood, but since we were on the other side of town decided to go there instead. It was a great change and great food! My husband had the Crawfish Etoufee and I had the stuffed grilled shrimp (bacon wrapped and stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese) - to die for!! Yum! Then we decided to get their special dessert sampler which had a mini banana pudding, mini creme broulee, mini piece of sweet potato/pecan pie with ice cream, and a big strawberry. Finally, about to puke, we went home and both surfed the web while not really watching tv. :0)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
JUST DANCE
Four of my grandkids came over to spend the day with me and play while their mom went to help their dad at his business. During one activity of "Stand-Up Comic" it was my 4 year old grandson's turn. He would tell jokes that he made up that were questions and we had to guess an answer. We finally figured out that he really had no answer, but would tell whoever had the best answer that they were right. So if he said, "How does a rabbit comb his hair?" and one of us said, "With a chainsaw?", if he liked that answer he'd say yes. It was so funny that we were cracking up, so he thought he really WAS funny! :0) I wish I could remember his joke question that he asked and I answered "A Samurai Sword?" His face just lit up and he pointed at me and said, "Yes!" Such a crack-up!
We played Just Dance for at least an hour (or maybe it just seemed like an hour :0+ ) I danced every dance and probably won't be able to even move tomorrow: "Eyes of the Dragon" (twice), "Who Let the Dogs Out), "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (twice - the 4 yr old requested it the second time when he realized it was a "Cowboy" song. Much to his father's dismay, he eats, sleeps, and drinks "Cowboy"), "I Like to Move it, Move it" (twice), "U Can't Touch This".....That's all I can remember right now. I know there were at least 3 or 4 more.
After lunch they went in the back yard. My 7 yr old granddaughter spotted a lizard, grabbed one of the butterfly nets I bought (I bought 4), and took off running after it. She and the 4 yr old spent the next 10 minutes or more looking for it so they could catch it. I felt that the money I spent on those butterfly nets was well spent. :0)
We played Just Dance for at least an hour (or maybe it just seemed like an hour :0+ ) I danced every dance and probably won't be able to even move tomorrow: "Eyes of the Dragon" (twice), "Who Let the Dogs Out), "Cotton-Eyed Joe" (twice - the 4 yr old requested it the second time when he realized it was a "Cowboy" song. Much to his father's dismay, he eats, sleeps, and drinks "Cowboy"), "I Like to Move it, Move it" (twice), "U Can't Touch This".....That's all I can remember right now. I know there were at least 3 or 4 more.
After lunch they went in the back yard. My 7 yr old granddaughter spotted a lizard, grabbed one of the butterfly nets I bought (I bought 4), and took off running after it. She and the 4 yr old spent the next 10 minutes or more looking for it so they could catch it. I felt that the money I spent on those butterfly nets was well spent. :0)
Saturday, June 9, 2012
TO EVERY THING THERE IS A SEASON?
I haven't blogged in awhile because I've just been too busy. We went to Dallas last weekend to my grandson's graduation and on the way home stopped in my husband's hometown to have lunch with his sisters and pick up some stuff.
I've been sewing a lot lately. My granddaughter is going on a pioneer trek and so far I've made her a pioneer bonnet and long apron and am in the process of making her pantaloons (yes, she has to have pantaloons to go under her skirt just in case she has to hike it up for some reason.) (??). I've also been scouring 3 Goodwill stores for blouses. I found her 3 and will let her pick one of them and give the other 2 to any of her other friends who are going on the trek and need one. Her mom found a long skirt on Etsy for only $12.00, so once I get her pantaloons done, she's set to go. The trek is at the end of this month. I also made a new "Woody" vest for my 4 year old grandson. His 3 year old brother has started wearing the vest and they are fighting over it, so I made the 4 year old a new one so he can give the other one to his brother. I also made it a bit bigger.
I am experimenting with plants. I bought some Calla Lillies to put under one of my trees in the back yard by the house. They are a beautiful color - yellow with a deep burgundy on the outside. I planted 3 plants and lost one. One other plant is doing really well, and the 3rd one is "so-so". I'm afraid I won't get them to bloom this year, but maybe next year I'll have some blooms and can get pictures. Unfortunately, as soon as I planted them, the flowers died within a few days, and never bloomed again. Probably transplant shock.
The other plant I've experimented with is hydrangeas. I got some blue ones from Gilbert Girl and decided to replant it under my portico in the front driveway. We have a circular driveway that comes up in front of the front door and the roof of the house extends over it. It is all shade under there, but I wondered if they would survive and other than the blooms dying, the plant seem to be doing well. I had to water it like crazy when I first planted it, but it's survived the shock now and is doing ok. Then the last thing is, my husband planted 2 cherry trees and an apple tree. I thought for sure we would lose them when we planted them. They didn't look too good while going through the first planting "shock", but they are doing pretty good now. The cherry trees are Lupin Cherries and the apple tree is an Arkansas Black. I have no other info on those, but the apples are red, and the nursery suggested those to us for our area.
Sorry I've been absent for so long. I need to try to be more diligent in just writing a short post. We have bigger projects coming up. My next one is to paint the living room and put up some sheer curtains, and hopefully to get my husband involved by having him replace the baseboards.
I've been sewing a lot lately. My granddaughter is going on a pioneer trek and so far I've made her a pioneer bonnet and long apron and am in the process of making her pantaloons (yes, she has to have pantaloons to go under her skirt just in case she has to hike it up for some reason.) (??). I've also been scouring 3 Goodwill stores for blouses. I found her 3 and will let her pick one of them and give the other 2 to any of her other friends who are going on the trek and need one. Her mom found a long skirt on Etsy for only $12.00, so once I get her pantaloons done, she's set to go. The trek is at the end of this month. I also made a new "Woody" vest for my 4 year old grandson. His 3 year old brother has started wearing the vest and they are fighting over it, so I made the 4 year old a new one so he can give the other one to his brother. I also made it a bit bigger.
I am experimenting with plants. I bought some Calla Lillies to put under one of my trees in the back yard by the house. They are a beautiful color - yellow with a deep burgundy on the outside. I planted 3 plants and lost one. One other plant is doing really well, and the 3rd one is "so-so". I'm afraid I won't get them to bloom this year, but maybe next year I'll have some blooms and can get pictures. Unfortunately, as soon as I planted them, the flowers died within a few days, and never bloomed again. Probably transplant shock.
The other plant I've experimented with is hydrangeas. I got some blue ones from Gilbert Girl and decided to replant it under my portico in the front driveway. We have a circular driveway that comes up in front of the front door and the roof of the house extends over it. It is all shade under there, but I wondered if they would survive and other than the blooms dying, the plant seem to be doing well. I had to water it like crazy when I first planted it, but it's survived the shock now and is doing ok. Then the last thing is, my husband planted 2 cherry trees and an apple tree. I thought for sure we would lose them when we planted them. They didn't look too good while going through the first planting "shock", but they are doing pretty good now. The cherry trees are Lupin Cherries and the apple tree is an Arkansas Black. I have no other info on those, but the apples are red, and the nursery suggested those to us for our area.
Sorry I've been absent for so long. I need to try to be more diligent in just writing a short post. We have bigger projects coming up. My next one is to paint the living room and put up some sheer curtains, and hopefully to get my husband involved by having him replace the baseboards.
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