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Wordless Wednesday-Don't Cross the River

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Turtle Soup

Look what comes out after a nice big storm. A nice big snapping turtle.
We were woken up by sirens going off in town about two miles

from us warning of a tornado.  The tornado touched down one

mile from us taking part of a neighbor's roof top.  Fortunately,

it was a small tornado.  We had lots and lots of rain quickly 

flooding ponds and roadways.  Also our electricity was off

from 5 am to 2 pm, so I didn't get much Fun Monday visits 

done.  

Kitties didn't pay any attention to the turtle at all.  Boy,

old Spunky would have gone crazy over him.  Spunky ate

small box turtles and terrapins.  

Have you ever had turtle soup?  

Fun Monday-High Hopes

Robin at Pensieve's is the hostess with the mostest this Fun Monday. She wants us to inspire others with quotable quotes or quotes to live by. This is a great assignment.
Here's my first quote from a movie with Frank Sinatra.
"He's got high hopes. High, apple pie in the sky hopes."  

Just remember that ant.  Oops, there goes another rubber tree plant.  



"We can do no great things...only small things with great love." Mother Teresa

Time in a Bottle

How about if I save time in my bottle?

Weekly Winners Sunday Meme-My Bottle

What am I going to do with my bottle?
Do you have any suggestions?

My husband wants to fill it with pennies.

It is so big.  And old.

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What in carnation?

I love carnations!  They last so much longer than other fresh flowers.  I picked these up before Easter and they still look great.

These white flowers sure contrast nicely with the evergreen tree.  Fresh flowers of another kind!

Wordless Wednesday-Prom Chaperones

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Off to the Dentist

Just a routine check-up and cleaning. My teeth aren't nearly this orange!



There, I added the right vase this time! :D 

Fun Monday-Music

This week's Fun Monday is hosted by Swampy. She wants us to make a list from A-Z of something. ABC's. I made mine of music. Now I realize that absolutely no one would have the time to listen to all of these songs. So look at my list and if you see just one that you like, then listen to it. I had fun making it. It was hard to narrow down some of the bands. I had multiples for some letters. Enjoy, please. And visit Swampy for more Fun Monday.

Augustana-Boston

Boston-More Than a Feeling

Coldplay-Clocks ( I could have picked every song they have ever sung!)

Derek and the Dominoes-Bell Bottom Blues

Eagles-Hole in the World (live in Australia)

Fleetwood Mac-Dreams (Man, weren't they great?)

If you only have time to listen to one song, this is the one!
Genesis-No Son of Mine

Henley, Don-The Heart of the Matter (best song ever written)

Imogen Heap-Let Go

Journey- Faithfully

Kansas-Dust in the Wind

Led Zeppelin-Going to California (used to be my favorite song)

Mayer, John-Waiting on the World to Change

Nickleback-If Everyone Cared

Oasis-Little By Little

Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here

Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody

Relient K-Be My Escape

Steely Dan-Reelin' in the Years

Taylor, James-Fire and Rain

U2-Beautiful Day

The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony

The Who-Behind Blue Eyes

Xanadu-Rush

Yes-and you and I

ZZ Top-Blue Jean Blues

Weekly Winners Sunday Meme-Foot Fashion

Have you had your FitFlops today?

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Spring has sprung!

My daffodils

Downtown Bradford pear tree

My Bradford pear tree

P.F. Chang's Citrus Soy Salmon

For the past three weeks I have had a deep tissue massage at a spa. My husband gave me a gift certificate at Christmas. I must say it was the best gift possible. I have a lot of knots in my shoulder muscles and boy did she ever work on them. It has been a wonderful treat. Last week I ate lunch at P.F. Chang's where my youngest daughter works as a hostess. She had me eat at the bar and order the Citrus Soy Salmon which is new on their menu. It's on the lunch bowl menu. I have to say that it was the best salmon I have ever eaten. The citrus soy sauce was perfect. I can't wait to eat it again. They serve it with rice on the side and soup. Excellent. This week I ate lunch with my daughter at T.G.I.Fridays. It was nice to get to spend time with her. So I have had threee wonderful weeks of spa. I booked another one in April. I am also going to take my mom next time. So I highly recommend the salmon dish. I am going to get the ingredients and if I get the recipe I will post it too.

The Lamb has a new home

The lamb has arrived:
A new home in Mississippi to Kitten's daughter.
Here is the lovely video footage provided by her mom.

Wordless Wednesday-Me and the Gang

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Here's Dallas!

Here are a few pictures of Dallas with the firemen

who rescued him.  They said that Dallas was in

full arrest.  He is now back to his normal, active

self.  What a happy ending!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

John Mayer's St. Patrick's Day:



Fun Monday post below:

Fun Monday-Weird Family Speak

Nikki from My Husband Calls Me Weird is this week's hostess with the mostest.  She would like to hear/see our weird family speak creations.  I have a few I could post about so I thought I would join the party this week.

We actually have lots of made-up words.  For right now, I will tell you two.  My youngest daughter when she was very little would walk around and say, "Will a basket do?"  It was the cutest thing I ever heard.  So whenever people are searching for things that is the line we give them.  It took me a while to figure out where this came from.  We used to watch Disney's Cinderella continually and I believe the mice ask this question.

  Another quotation from the same little daughter was "monsteryier hugs."  She used to give and recieve these kind of hugs from her daddy.  Ah, so precious!  We still give them.  

  I am truly a mastermind of made-up words but I don't want to overwhelm you.  

I left one very funny word my oldest daughter spoke when she was two years old.  We used to go eat at a Casa Bonita quite often.  She always ordered "cheese hyenas" that's what she called cheese enchiladas.  So we still refer to them as cheese hyenas now.  

Oh my gosh, I thought of something else that my oldest daughter used to say.  She was about 1-1/2 years old and became afraid for some reason to go into our bedroom.  We would tell her that nobody is going to get you.  So she kept saying "Nobody's  going to get me."  It took us awhile (not being too brilliant apparently) that she thought "nobody" was "somebody that was going to get her."  That took some explaining.  

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!  Go Green.

A New Home

Little Lambie is going on a trip.
Details soon to come.  


A lamb so soft for someone "sweet".
A home, a heart, a place of rest.
She'll travel far to meet and greet.
Giving is by far the best.

I Can't Tell You Why