(our grapevine)

 

 it was a busy day....

a good busy....

 

 house hold chores....

a run to Sprouts with my Mom...

we found lot's of goodies...

organic goodies too...

then back to pull weeds...

seems the weeds are growing as fast as the plants...

 

 I am in the process of adding more garden space...

I have 3 pallets I'm turning into more garden space...

for watermelons....

 Sprouts had their blue berries, strawberries and grapes on sell...

I stocked up...froze a bunch of them...

Hotrod and I love frozen fruit for a summer snack...

 

 movie night...

relaxing...

then off to rest...

more weed pulling tomorrow...

mowing....

loving the out doors...

 

Friday

 Just add water....

a cute little boy....

a fly swatter...

some bubbles...

tons of fun...

and great photo ops...

 fun for Hotrod...

fun for Oma...

 my garden is keeping me super busy...

getting squash...cucumbers...

spinach daily now...

I have pulled all my onions...

have them hanging in my storage building...

I found something on the net...

you use panty hose to hang them...

tying knots between each one...

there is plenty of watering to do...

plenty of weeding...

plenty of transplanting...

but I am enjoying it...

a place for peace...and exercise...

Hotrod is enjoying watching the plants grow...

and eating the bounties of our labors...

 whew....what a week it has been....

super busy....

 

 I have found that if Hotrod plays in the pool...

he goes to sleep really fast at nap time...

a good thing for him...

a good thing for me....

 

 Welcome to The Squirrel/bird café....

they all make themselves right at home...

 

 the squirrels and the doves...love their seating arrangements...

they spend a lot of time perched on it...

 

 I have been adding color to the ugly drab fence...

the customers seem to enjoy it...

 

Hubby has been down in his back...

he has rested most of the week with a heating pad...

he started his stretching exercises last night...

hopefully by next week he will be back to normal...

he has been a easy target for Hotrods water fun...

well back to work...my paper work is calling me...

 



it was nice having a 3 day weekend...

except today was like Monday and Tuesday combined...

it was a busy day in the office...

 

we did manage to get a little time outside...

for some frozen chalk fun...

 



 

do you ever wish you could split yourself into several...

so you could do everything you want and need to do????

I have sure felt that way lately...

 



I have a problem saying NO...

I'm getting better...

but I always feel so guilty when I have to say it...

 

I want to be able to do it all...

but there....after all...is only one of me..

 



 

I'm getting things crossed off my to do list...

but my to do list is growing....

 



 

we had a good supper tonight...

I made meat loaf with Organic sauce...

onions..cilantro...and spinach from the garden..

sautéed squash from the garden...

baked organic carrots....

cucumbers from the garden....

 

 



I can't believe May is almost gone...

it has gone way too quickly....

 



 Hotrod is looking forward to the opening of the Petting Farm...

the sprinkle park....

and swim lessons...

 

 lots of photo ops coming up....

 

 I actually got to sleep in a bit today...

sure was nice...

got a few chores done...

then Mom and I went shopping...

first stop was a new thrift store in our town...

50% off every thing in the store...

 

 I found this mask...marked .95 ( so half of that)

thought hmmm...that would be perfect on my fence....

but...

it needed a little color...

so Orange it is....

 all gardens need a garden Angel right...

another .95 ( half off of that price)

 

The first thing I saw was this cute purse...

marked 6.99....1/2 off of that...

it reminded me of a combination of Nolan...Jake...

and Mom's Maggie...

a tribute to our little schnauzer babies...

we miss all of them...

after we loaded up our buggy...

and I mean loaded it up...

we both spent less than $30...

(mine included 11 new tops for me)

 

 this is The Bird/ Squirrel Café...

the doves and the squirrels love their shelf to eat on...

 

Our squash is growing by leaps and bounds...

we actually ate 3 squash tonight for dinner...

also picked my first cucumber...

I love walking out to the garden to pick our food...

everything this year was planted from seed...

except for a few tomato and pepper plants...

Life is good...

 today is a day to remember...

to say thanks...

to all the military...past and present...

for keeping us safe...and free...

I hope Hotrod will have the same in the future...

 

 I'm so happy he has so many pals...

especially the four legged variety...

 

 Bo is a gentle giant...

so patient and easy going...

just what a busy boy needs...

 

 It is raining here today...

I can almost hear my garden singing...

I was going to do family photos of my brothers family today...

but the rain came...

so we will be grateful for it...

my daughter and animals are back home...

she is improving every day...

Hotrod and Ginger joined us yesterday...

it is really quiet around here today...

it has been busy with the four dogs...

I think Rooster is feeling a little lonely...

my dad just called...

his brother in law passed away...

he was more of a brother to my Dad...

I'm so sorry for your loss Dad and Kandy...

prayers are with you....

 

 

 another Redneck wind chime....

this week it has had quite a work out...

 

 this is a smaller version...

using one of the hearts from an early Fun Girl craft...

 

 my spinach and Zinnias...

the lady bug is a present from one of my Fun girl friends...

 

 my squash is doing great...

the green beans are doing good...

picked a handful last night...

 

 Hotrod has the right idea...

just lay back and chil-ax....

 

my daughter is doing well...

she and the dogs are still here...

will go home tomorrow...

I'm so proud of how well she handles herself in a crisis...

hopefully we are done with the crisis for a very long time...

Happy Sunday....

Just a Swingin"

swings have always been my favorite....

Hotrod didn't like them when he was a baby...

but loves them now....

 

I can't believe how he has changed since last summer...

he's not a baby anymore...

he's a actual little boy....



going to the park is a whole new experience...



 

now Oma even gets a chance to swing....

 

I so want a swing at our house...

Gonna have to add that to Pawpaws to do list...

 



you couldn't ask for better weather here in Texas...

we have been having cool evenings...

good thing...because we are in the process of...

getting a new air conditioning system...

we don't have any a/c right now...



but with the help of cool nights...

fans...and good insulation...

we have been staying quite comfortable...

hopefully the horrible heat will give us a break...

for a few weeks...while we get the new system in...

 

 

 

 well it has been quite a week....

where do I begin???

 

 

Hotrod has completed his first year of MDO...

pre-school...just seems like yesterday when he started...

 

 

We have a new member to our "pack"...

Bo...as some of you might know...

he is our daughter's boyfriends dog...

so now he is another granddog...

he has come to stay with us a few times now...

Hotrod loves him...

he is very gentle...

Rooster tolerates him...

of course Rooster tolerates me too...

 

 

It has also been an emotional week...

 

 

A Icon in our town...

has shut their doors...

Big State drug also had a soda fountain...

a great place to get a burger...fries...Shake...

I liked their Chef salads...

because of the craziness of the insurance/health care business...

it has shut down another Mom and Pop operation...

which also effects the dinner part...

 

 this is the camera man from Channel 11 news...

the news teams were there to interview local citizens...

well they came over to our table....

he came by later to give me his card...

to see if I could email him the photos I took of him...

well I did e-mail them...

he sent back a thank you right away...

 

 my Mom was interviewed...

and actually used on the 6:00 news...

here we are my brother and his family...

my daughter...Mom and myself...

getting one last meal...

they had ran out of ice cream by 11:00...

out of salads...almost out of hamburger supplies at 12:00...

 

 This is Bud Gillette...local news caster from Channel 11...

he has been on the news here for over 30 years...

my brother also got his autograph...

 

 he hung out at our table for along time...

Here's Mom with him...

 

it was a sad day in our cities history...

saying good bye...

I'm so happy my niece and Hotrod...

were able to experience it...

several of my Fun Girl friends have met there for lunch...

later Thursday evening...

things went down hill...

my daughter picked up Hatari and Bo...

headed to take care of her friend (also her boy friend's sister)

dogs who are staying at their parents home...

the whole family went to Florida...

to celebrate the Grand fathers birthday...

she left Hatari and Bo sitting in the car...

while she was feeding the other 2 dogs...

then was going to let them all play...

she went out the back door to get the dogs feed bowls...

well the door locked behind her...

she had left her phone inside...

the gates were pad locked...she had no way out of the yard...

so she tried the windows to see if one was open...

she was pushing up on one...

well the glass broke...

and cut her arm right below her elbow...

a severe cut... then she had to knock out the rest of the glass...

climb through the window...to get her phone...

she had cut her arm deep...

she call the paramedics...

when they arrived..she called me...

they took her to the hospital...

after she got the dogs all situated...

Hubby and I jumped in the car...

headed to the emergency room...

it was after 10:00 pm...

it is a 30 minute trip on a good day...

it was a good day...

but is was the longest drive I have ever made...

Family friends went to the house...

to get all the dogs taken care of...

clean up the glass...the blood...

cover up the window...

11 stitches....

my daughter said I was white when I got there...

no color at all in my face...

once I saw her...my color came back...

she was so calm...cool...and collected...

I was so very proud of what a strong women she is...

she really kept her head...

in a bad situation...

when we left the hospital...

we picked up Hatari and Bo...

fed the cats...

picked up the meds at the 24 hour CVS...

headed to our house with everyone...

after a few hours sleep.....

my day started...

Hotrod came extra early...

we had an early call to be at...

at 8:00 on the nose...

we were on the phone to get an appointment...

with the orthopedic Dr...

thanks to our family friend...

we were able to get in at 1:40...

I spent the morning getting things ready for us to go...

Pawpaw was keeping Hotrod....

I had office things to do...

then I had to get everything lined out and ready for...

Pawpaw and Hotrod...

to spend the afternoon together...

before I knew it we had to head to Lewisville...

take care of cats...then to the Dr....

we got in really quick...

they examined her...did x-rays...

gave us the good news...

ligaments and tendons all fine...

muscle cut...but can repair itself...

the swelling is causing her pinky finger not to work properly..

they did tests and it is fine...

back in 10 days to remove stitches...and check progress...

we both breathed a huge

sigh of relieve...

she has to keep it elevated...and iced...

I told my son how lucky she was...

his response was...

she was  very lucky in a unlucky kind of way...

lot's of prayers have been said...

we have a wonderful group of friends and family...

My daughters friend told her...

your guardian Angel  (Nana)

 must really be working her wings off...

to try to keep you safe...

that is 2 times in 2 weeks...

a bad situation was saved from being...

a tragic situation...

there is always so much to be Thankful for....