weekly happenings

ok...I can tell I am getting older...first...the "bags" under my eyes...well, they might be new..no, wait..there were there when I was little....the wrinkles are new....BUT...the reason I think I'm aging are my interests...why am I so fascinated with the rate of growth of my plants...that's just wierd...but I am...also, I'm becoming one of those people who care too much about their pets...and I talk to and about them waaaaaaaaaaaay too much....

but it doesn't stop me...

Mr. Armadillo came to visit our yard the other nite when the dogs and I were out for our last of the nite potty breaks....I think he was chasing us...I think he should die...and I said so..others are saying,"why don't you trap him or get rid of him humanely?" to that I say, "hey, he was endangering the life of my pups...he's got to go and I don't care about any humane stuff...I'm still mad at the coyotes....I'm still waiting on Fat Lu to come home...where the heck are ya Lu?

I like this pic of Whitney and me ...we are in a bathroom at a store...but I can't seem to remember why we thought, "hey, while we're here in the bathroom....let's take a pic" ??? Age...oh well...that's why it's good to be married...my man is aging too!

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the kids

Marc & Ollie slipping in a Sunday afternoon nap by the pool...

Ollie & Lucy...forever at my side, on my lap or at my feet... such a very small dog....

on the chair right next to me OR ON my chair

on my lap, by my side

at my feet



on the table beside me

on my lap...and then staring right at me...

Ok....now that School is back in session....that Whitney is a Sr....and dual enrolled at the college...it's me and Ollie and Lucy, "goose" at home...on our own....I have learned that they never leave my side...it was ok when there was only 1...but now they compete for my attention and both try to be the closest one to me...always...when I downloaded the pics..I realized I take alot of pictures of them....each time prompted to take the pic bc they facinate me....I need a life...the problem is ...I have one...and I have alot on the "to do" list right now...it's 3 days long with deadlines approaching...but I'm not being very good about getting those things done..for instance...why am I here right now? ...argh...oh, well...I have until tonite....Marc & Whit don't grace me with their presence to well after 7 or 8.....so...here's my pics of the "kids" as I call them...Ollie, and Lucy...or "goose" as we affectionately call her now...not sure why....

non-productive

Todays pics: Ollie in in various and sundry "hidden" sleep places...not sure why he does this now...and Lucy's new di-pey....bc she has decided that she will just pp inside now....argh!

hello Ollie...we can still see you...

Lucy's new dipey

the "kids" in the driveway...no hurry to go back inside..they think it's too cold....and to think Ollie was a Mountain boy....now he's "Florida-Man"

goose is never coming back in...she likes the heat outside

Alrighty...sometimes you just have "those" kind of days...today is one...it's called "non-productive day"...

It's 12:30...am still in jammies and the only thing I have done today is watch my hubby and my two kids go off to work, school and Tallahassee.....and...taken my dogs out to pp....that's it..oh yeah...and eat...bad....I had a peach, a ham-salad sandwich and of course, some banana pudding...yummy. I WOULD be productive if my job was a magazine editor or writer...I like the computer...just not "real" work...

What I am SUPPOSED to do is this: workout...laundry...tailor...returns......pick up Whitney's School "planner"...plan/cook dinner....and make keys and mail becauuuuuuuuuusssssssssssseeeee...UPS LOST the keys and garage door openers I mailed to the Realtor 3 weeks ago..oops, no, they didn't LOSE them....they delivered an empty box..with the word....DAMAGED on the outside....at what point was I going to learn of this?? The Realtor is calling, wondering where the keys and openers are....uh, I dunno...soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, it's back to Wal-mart to make more keys...it's get on the internet and order more garage door openers...and, of course,.....another "grass is never greener but brown everywhere" story...our wonderful new tenants, who have not yet moved in because there is still cleaning (really?) taking place...oh, and they are waiting for the blinds to be installed (we never needed blinds in the living room...?????)...whatever.....NOW they believe we need to have a tree taken down bc...get this...they are afraid it's going to fall on the walkers on the bike trail....really? Great....liberal save the earth wackos are now living in my home...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... I just want some green grassssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!

Oh...and I want my kids to just stay home...no School, no college, no friends...just play/shop/eat with me...come on is that too much to ask?.... :)

That's all....I think I'm a little bit cranky...shooweee!...beware!

the way things grow in FL

I want to know if anywhere in the Bible it is listed that mandarine orange trees were used as the crown of thorns..these babies are sharp and they TORE my shirt...

I know I do not live in the Amazon Rain Forest...but my back yard looks like I might...I think only a few weeks have passed since these before and after photos were taken...I kinda like it...except for the fact that it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo hot outside my poor little dogs cannot go for walks...why? Because their Master is tooooooooooooo hot! period!

for laughing or just smiling

stole these from other places...they made me laugh or just smile....

observations

Alrighty.....God created the heavens and the earth...and everything in and on and around it....he also created personalities then put these personalites into families....they are different.



Whitney has mono...we've known for only a week...she's had the symptoms for 2...it was when we realized she'd had a low-grade fever for over a week...that something just might be wrong...when she woke up with a throat the size of...hmmm, a football linebacker...I knew something was definitely wrong... I panicked....I made Marc take us to the ER (it was Sunday)...he was not happy...he was not happy AT ALL when the ER PA started ordering tests....he pushed back...she looked at him and asked, "Mr. Miller do you want to find out what is wrong with your daughter or not?" Clearly, PA trumping Administration....he answers, "Yes, but don't be running a bunch of nonsensical tests". She gets it...so does he.

She clearly had all the symptoms for "mono"...but only a blood test will tell for sure....once the blood is drawn...it takes an hour for the results....so we wait...all 3 of us in the cozy ER exam room. Marc decides to get a paper...Whit pops out the phone....I, well, I thought we should chat....this pic shows how well they were listening...I decided to re-read all the texts on my phone and to go thru and delete any pictures I no longer needed....

I know God is Sovereign...never makes mistakes and His timing is perfect...but I'm just curious...why do I live with 2 quiet introverts?...who are COMPLETELY content with just my presence...? I love their presence too....but sometimes I just need to talk.... just sayin.

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Panama City

Ok...went to Panama City beach for 4 days...forgot the camera (except the phone camera)...the people that I was with....are still there...until tomorrow...they have cameras....I must wait...we took lots of pics...it was great...4 women...2 Sisters, all cousins....no kids, no pets or husbands...so we played in the waves, tanned (a-lot) watched fireworks, drank coffee and bubba-kegs filled with pina coladas and ate out....everyday...(seafood, seafood, seafood) oh, and Sooze made, from scratch....key-lime pie

Much fun.....great sun...cool tan!

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a good day

Above pics...Ollie takes a breather as we wait on Lucy to "finish up"...always like to see little tiny Lucy at the end of the sidewalk...so little...and Ollie decides it's way too easy to walk down the sidewalk...he thinks he will take the short cut THROUGH the shrubs.....silly boy!

Some days are just good...today is one of them....arrived a few minutes late to my regular, air-conditioned "pump" class at the Y...only to run into my friend, a Trainer...who was taking her "boot camp" class to the park...she asked if I'd join them...I'm intimidated...but I go...first, we WALK to the park...maybe 1/2 mile...then boot camp starts...there are only 7 of us...2 are men, 1 is a SWAT guy, the other, a long distance runner...the women...ferocious....here we go...keep in mind...it's Florida...in August...got the idea in your head? Ok....the next hour is comprised of lots of running, sprinting, push-ups, situps, tri-cep dips, pull ups, lunges and lots more running....when I was finished I looked like I'd been sprayed with a water hose...glad I took the extra time (the reason I was late) to fix my hair and make-up...but you know what...I lived....and it felt great...once we were finished...

Next, took the dogs for a walk...Lucy petered out 1/2 way back so I had to carry her...but they were happy, Goose had to have a bath when we got back... then, worked some more in the yard....always do the dirty stuff when you are sweaty....then lounged on the patio furniture (so did my buddies Ollie & Lu) and talked on the phone...oh, yeah...great day. Now it's time to fix dinner....we're going to watch our church softball team later...oh, and can't forget the 2 main reasons why today is great...#1 Got a signed lease on the NC house woot woot and #2 received an invitation to the beach for next week with my Sister and cousins...no men...woot woot woot!!!

before and after

before and after....this took hours...but it looks sooooooooo goooooooooood now...yay...check that off the list!

working girl

I grew up in an extrememly frugal family...we saved "energy" at every possible moment.....we ALWAYS turned lights off, closed the 'frig door quickly, and we never ever let the water run aimlessly..so, when we moved into this house and I saw that the Master Bathroom shower had TWO shower heads....I knew that I would never, ever turn both of them on simultaneously....just too wasteful
...I shudder at the very thought, hahaha...BUT today....things changed....an hour at the gym, an hour planting shrubs and flowers, 30 minutes of raking and an hour of mowing....these were my feet...they were INSIDE shoes....you get to imagine what the exposed surfaces of my body looked like....it was then I decided I would not be a laborer for a living (I had considered it for about a day...since I really love digging in dirt) and I needed a shower badly...upon entering that big shower...it happened...I threw alllllllllllll caution to the wind and became just, well, wild at heart.... I did the unthinkable...yep...turned on both shower heads, aimed them right at me...and I just stood there..........for a really long time...felt magnificent....my days of conserving water are O-V-E-R.....I'm a 2 shower head kinda gal!!

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Now, I love living in America...I love that everything we eat and drink is safe and we don't have to check anything...but sometimes I get a little irritated....like today....After that many hours in the Florida sun...I am thirsty thirsty..but can I pop a top and just "swig" away....NOPE....First I must pull the plastic top wrapper off...then can I swig? Nope, again...I must now unscrew the orange top, then PULL off the gray seal...and then....I can take a swig...by then, I could've been dead from heat exhaustion...but I'm happy to report I'm alive.

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