I’ve got company coming tonight — staying ’til Wed — so I figured I had to live it up last night as it will be my only ‘free’ night of my long w/e … š
Geeze I can’t get anyone to take the heat or relatives.
What about George? I’ve told George all about the wonderful North and he’d love to stay with you for awhile. He promises not to yap more than 20 hours a day. Really.
This is my latest cactus bloom. To know what I had to go through, you`ll see why it`s named, as it is.
I put a long ladder from the shell on one of my trucks to the shell of one of my other trucks. I put another ladder, the ones that fold into different configurations, folded at one section, onto the ladder between the trucks. Still not high enough [me, I was cool] I then had to climb the ladder with my camera on a tripod. I set it at a 10 sec. delay prefocused on the trunk of the cactus & hit the shutter button. Then I had to hoist the tripod into the air, judge the prefocus distance & pray I was pointing the camera to get a nicely framed picture. The overall picture of my set-up would have fit perfectly in an insurance brochure on what not to try at home.
Anyway here`s the pic I took while hoping I wouldn`t do a face plant into my cactus garden. http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5215/hopebloomdscn0717us1.jpg
I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far. I am so proud of the Diva Dogs. They were locked inside from 10 am till 4 pm and no accidents. The reason for this is they are replacing the siding on the side of the duplex and the Divas can not be in the yard when they are working as the gate is open.
I got a lot of housework done but still have lots to do. LOL I swear I will never let it get this bad again.
LOL If I just picked up as I went it woulodn’t be so bad. I am the type to wait till even I cannot stand it before I do anything. I have a washer and dryer and have been known to buy underwear and socks because I don’t want to do laundry. LOL
LOL Wel considering the current owners started doing this mess 1.5 years ago and the place is up for sale….. I would guess about the time I retire or win the lottery. LOL
I have lots of aunts, uncles and cousins but only one brother and mom. LOL I never had to deal with the big family mess except once a year at a Family runion.
I did Christmas for 150 once and had a blast. It was in SF and I opened my place to any who did not have a family to go to. I cooked for days and served meals in shifts all day long. LOL
I am planning on doing something similar with the political groups I belong to this year and see if we can do a potluck at someone’s house that has more room than mine.
They have gotten quite a few for being such sweeties!!! I am so proud especially since they are use to having the doggie door and free access to the backyard
They’re really good and starting to be widely available at grocery stores in the frozen veggie section. You just steam them (I like the ones in the pods) drain, add some kosher salt and then pop them out into your mouth.
It would be good to try, but with the family I’m still trying to get them just to eat pasta. The great thing is I made something with feta cheese one time and they loved it until when I told them where feta came from. Don’t understand it. š
Tell them they’re lima beans – though they’re waaaay better. They taste kind of nutty. Better yet, just fix them for you and family mom They’re fun to eat with your fingers.
Spent the day doing major erranding — went to Big Lots and made some great deal scores, especially on the sundries we’re taking to church tomorrow for the local homeless drop-in center. Then went grocery shopping and scored big on cereals and stuff for the food closet, as well as picking up produce and stuff for ourselves.
My feet are tired, but my heart is full. š
Tomorrow: going to early church service, coming home and getting stuff done around here.
It’s Saturday. Happy Hour all day.
I’m ready for some beer, no lots and lots of beer!
::beep, beep:: Ahh, the dulcet tones of the Beer Truck backing up to Family Man’s door…
I’ve got the doors open and I’m ready.
Is it happy hour already?
š
Of course it is.
with me just getting out of bed … š I’ve started me long w/e in style … lol
How are you today?
Doing nothing really.
What are you doing sleep so late.
I’ve got company coming tonight — staying ’til Wed — so I figured I had to live it up last night as it will be my only ‘free’ night of my long w/e … š
Sorry Olivia. A buddy from MI called and I was on the phone.
You’ve got company coming. Oh you poor thing. I can send some relatives too if you want. š
You can keep them there, along w/ that heat. š
Geeze I can’t get anyone to take the heat or relatives.
What about George? I’ve told George all about the wonderful North and he’d love to stay with you for awhile. He promises not to yap more than 20 hours a day. Really.
Got a thunderstorm coming in and I’ve got to shut down.
Don’t spend all your time with the company, don’t forget us.
See ya.
A little too early for happy hour, isn’t it?
Going to do some phonebanking, then it’s back home and writing up about today’s experiences.
Psi this is the cafe. We have happy hour all the time, but call it different things.
I’ll be looking for the upcoming diary.
Where is everybody? This place is deserted.
… of course. š
Well I’m back, I think. The TV is issuing a severe thunderstom warning now. I guess I’ll have to wait and see.
I hate the rain. It’s making the grass grow.
I’m up from my nap and waiting to go to dinner with the Mr.
Looks like it might rain here but it’s looked like that all day. Probably just make it more humid.
Hi SN. You know from the way it’s sounding, you’re slacking more than me. We can’t have that. š
Now I know you’re slacking more than I am. Doing a hit and run. š
All the people are over at the other place, you know, the green one.
It will not remain a blue planet till we make it a green one.
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/945/thegreenplanetmh8.jpg
Cool picture and I agree.
This is my latest cactus bloom. To know what I had to go through, you`ll see why it`s named, as it is.
I put a long ladder from the shell on one of my trucks to the shell of one of my other trucks. I put another ladder, the ones that fold into different configurations, folded at one section, onto the ladder between the trucks. Still not high enough [me, I was cool] I then had to climb the ladder with my camera on a tripod. I set it at a 10 sec. delay prefocused on the trunk of the cactus & hit the shutter button. Then I had to hoist the tripod into the air, judge the prefocus distance & pray I was pointing the camera to get a nicely framed picture. The overall picture of my set-up would have fit perfectly in an insurance brochure on what not to try at home.
Anyway here`s the pic I took while hoping I wouldn`t do a face plant into my cactus garden.
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5215/hopebloomdscn0717us1.jpg
That’s a great picture Knucle and I’d say you’re a very lucky person.
You’re photographic acrobatics makes me glad I just point and shoot.
I Hate Republicans
I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far. I am so proud of the Diva Dogs. They were locked inside from 10 am till 4 pm and no accidents. The reason for this is they are replacing the siding on the side of the duplex and the Divas can not be in the yard when they are working as the gate is open.
I got a lot of housework done but still have lots to do. LOL I swear I will never let it get this bad again.
Is anyone here?
Hello Out There!!!! I am here. How are you Toni?
What good girls those Divas are!
I always vow to keep a cleaner house but then I remember a messy house is a sign of creativity. š
Howdy SN. How are things in NC?
Things are pretty hot, Toni. I can’t wait for winter. How much longer til you start back to school?
sigh
We start the 28th. I’m writing lesson plans at his very moment.
My two college students start on the 14th and my high-schooler on the 25th. It seems like summer just started. š
The schools in Florida started, maybe, two weeks ago. But, I think that they finish in May.
LOL well if that is true I must be fabulously creative. LOL
I just wonder when you have time to clean. You barely have enough time to sleep.
LOL If I just picked up as I went it woulodn’t be so bad. I am the type to wait till even I cannot stand it before I do anything. I have a washer and dryer and have been known to buy underwear and socks because I don’t want to do laundry. LOL
My fabulous motto is: don’t put it DOWN put it AWAY.
I love that rule. May I steal it?
but I might need again in a few seconds that turns into weeks. LOL
Hey Refinish! When will the home reno be done?
LOL Wel considering the current owners started doing this mess 1.5 years ago and the place is up for sale….. I would guess about the time I retire or win the lottery. LOL
Hi Toni, Refinish and SN.
Hey FM? Do you still have a relative invasion?
Not at the moment. However, FMom told me today we’ve got more coming in on Monday. Aren’t big families great. š
It sounds like alot of fun – really.
But don’t you ever want to scream into your pillow?
Not really. It gets me up and moving. š
I have lots of aunts, uncles and cousins but only one brother and mom. LOL I never had to deal with the big family mess except once a year at a Family runion.
Our Xmas is usually 25-30 people. Family reunion are a monster.
Our Christmas and Thanksgiving is around 50. Oxygen is a treasured commodity.
I did Christmas for 150 once and had a blast. It was in SF and I opened my place to any who did not have a family to go to. I cooked for days and served meals in shifts all day long. LOL
That sounds so cool! How did you get the word out?
It was through the different political, AIDS awareness and civil rights groups I belonged to there.
I would love to do something like that. Since I moved away from my big family Thanksgiving seems so small!
I am planning on doing something similar with the political groups I belong to this year and see if we can do a potluck at someone’s house that has more room than mine.
My family is small and now mostly consists of friends we’ve “adopted.”
My Texas Family is all friends as all my blood relatives live in NC.
What’s the old saying about you get to pick your friends. š
I think it’s: you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friends’ nose.
True but I was blessed with the best Mom on the face of the earth.
Well, my husband often says to Andrew, you can pick your friends; you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friends noses.
Howdy FamilyMan!!!!!
Hi Refinish. You should give the Divas an extra treat tonight.
I didn’t have any accidents today, FM. Do I get a treat?
They have gotten quite a few for being such sweeties!!! I am so proud especially since they are use to having the doggie door and free access to the backyard
Good to see you’re feeling better … š
And thanks for the kinds words this morning … :*
Thank you!!! and you are most welcome!!!! The beauty you express in your photography work make the world a much warmer and friendlier place!!!!
š
I just popped in when I saw you here … but I’m off to bed early tonight … Have a good Sunday.
{{{refinish}}}
I hope you see this. This site would be perfect for your pictures.
http://www.imagekind.com/
Talk about geezerly. š
I can’t believe this by I’ve got to run to the grocery store.
Refinish if you ever win that lottery, don’t forget your poor cousin. Just a little mansion and servants are all I ask. š
Back in a little while.
ROTFLMOA!!!! You want the cement pond and indoor plumbing I guess.
Barbie has a little mansion.
I can see him now in a pink plastic home in alabama. LOL
to “Sweet Home Alabama”
and I can see the neighbor’s reactions. LOL They might melt the trim with the crosses burning in the yard. LOL
And on that note, I bid y’all a good night!
Nite toni!!!!
May I just say: edamame, goma ae, and sashimi.
I am a happy camper/eater.
LOL I am jealous!!!!
Jealousy is a reasonable reaction — it was very good.
How are you doing this evening?
I am doing great but getting very tired. I am still not back to 100% so I think I am turning in early.
Vat ees dat #2?
What is #1 and #2. She did it on purpose to make us google.
edamame are young green soybeans – very delish. I have no idea on #2.
lightly steamed spinach marinated in a sesame dressing.
Oh, my mistake. I thought that was called goma popeye.
Silly me, I should have known. Of course we eat that all the time down here. š
They’re really good and starting to be widely available at grocery stores in the frozen veggie section. You just steam them (I like the ones in the pods) drain, add some kosher salt and then pop them out into your mouth.
It would be good to try, but with the family I’m still trying to get them just to eat pasta. The great thing is I made something with feta cheese one time and they loved it until when I told them where feta came from. Don’t understand it. š
Tell them they’re lima beans – though they’re waaaay better. They taste kind of nutty. Better yet, just fix them for you and family mom They’re fun to eat with your fingers.
Hah she the pickest eater of them all.
Well I just dropped by in to say good night.
Everyone have a pleasant night.
I call it excellent.
are you feeling uncommonly strong? I love spinach.
Actually, I’m feeling very sleepy — but I suspect this is totally disconnected from the spinach, which I love as well.
It comes from having two whole activities in one tiny day. Good night. š
I’m in doing-stuff overload.
Well I might as well round it out by going and opening the overnight cafe and then heading off to bed.
Good night and pleasant dreams.
Spent the day doing major erranding — went to Big Lots and made some great deal scores, especially on the sundries we’re taking to church tomorrow for the local homeless drop-in center. Then went grocery shopping and scored big on cereals and stuff for the food closet, as well as picking up produce and stuff for ourselves.
My feet are tired, but my heart is full. š
Tomorrow: going to early church service, coming home and getting stuff done around here.
Have a great evening…
hope you have as nice an evening
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