Stay in the A.C., people

just got back from Salem, where we had breakfast at McDonalds, went to Walmart and then went out to the fairgrounds to see what was happening....we didn't stay long, the heat index is already 109.7, dewpoint at 80.3...so peoples STAY IN DA HOUSE, or OFFICE of wherever there is coolness.....to dangerous outside.

Twilight fans, of course, we knew this HAD to happen

It's summer tiiiiime, and the livin' is easy...

Hey, peeps! So after a long chat with my daughter, I did some domestic chores and decided to listen to some new music on my ipod while I walked to the city hall to pay the water bill. Well the music helped, but it is so hot. Stopped by to see Wild Bill at the lemonade stand, came home and I was locked out....MIL had ...an extra key...yeahh...so I think I will stay in the house and out of trouble the rest of the day.

Happy Birthday to my fantastic, wonderfu husband..

Happy Birthday to my wonderful and always funny husband today! We took some coffee and sat on the beach at Forbes this morning it was so cool. I'm baking cup cakes with sprinkles, cause that's his favorite..hope everyone is having a great day.

Stephen King is a chatty fellow....

Well, I'm just lazy today, reading Stephen King's, "Under the dome". That Stephen is a chatty fellow. The book must weigh 8 lbs. So, my logic is I'm getting my exercise too....great book, btw....

"Double Black" jam today, hurraaaaay!

Made some "Double Black" jam today. Dug some sweet potatoes and planted some more green beans. Then I talked to my good friend Linda Miselbrook and now am having some cantaloupe....so, how exciting is my life??? Not very, but it IS very relaxing, and now that I'm "older" I like it that way..have a great day everyone.

Afternoon at Salem Aquatic center

Bill and I went to the newly built Salem Aquatic Center. It was mighty hot outside. We had a great time and even went down the water slide....wheee...what a ride! Someone saw lightening and the life guards made us get out...whaaaa...hope everyone had a great day.

Busy weekend.

Went to a beautiful and fun wedding over the weekend, had a great time, did the chicken dance, at cake, drank the toast...! Sunday went to an event to paint faces. These 4 girls had their faces all painted alike, with double glitter, which you can't see in these pix, then they all went and played on the slip and slid...e that was there....they all managed to keep the paint on their faces....they were so fun and cute...it was a great day all around....

Ode to air conditioning

Wew, what a scorcher out there today! To the many inventors that led to air conditioning : Michael Faraday, Dr. John Gorrie, and the man who finally made it all happen: Willis Haviland Carrier...I salute you!

Relax, all is well with the Raisinettes...

ok, I'm all calmed down about the Cherry Raisinets now...lol....having some coffee, chocolate, and listening to some relaxation music my friend George gave me, thanks George. Going to mom's in a bit, hope everyone is having a great day.

Cherry raisinettes???????

Cherry Raisinets? Really? Why do they have to tamper with something that is already delicious and has been around as long as I have???? and anyway, wouldn't they be called Cherry-ets? I'm just sayin'

Terrorized, I mean, entertained the kids at the day care center today by painting their faces, then went swimming at Forbes lake where we saw an owl sitting in the middle of the road in the daytime (?), and watched an Igrit dip down and catch a fish out of the lake and flew off.....the water was great....

The Itsy Bitsy spider climbed....into my blackberries.

Picked blackberries this morning, there was a tiny, tiny spider on one of the quarts of berries, thought it was very interesting....

Red hat ladies meet again

Mom and I were the hostesses for the July Red Hat meeting.It was "4th of july birthday party bingo, toot your own horn" theme. When someone "bingoed" they had to blow their party horn, we laughed hilariously! The horns had a funny squeaking sound. The bingo prizes were donated by Janet Pratt, thanks, Janet. . Dess...ert was cherry cupcakes with an American flag design on top, made by yours truly....

after the show

Well, Eclipse was fantastic, as everyone said. Mom had not read the books or seen any of the movies, but she's a Twilight-er now....lol....had a great time and enjoyed the grand boys too.

The Twilight series continues...Eclipse, here we come

Mom and I are heading for Decatur shortly to meet up with Shelley, and then out to lunch and to the movies to see ECLIPSE....I'm so excited! Then of course, we will stay and visit with the grandboys and Cary for a while....everyone have a great day!

An afternoon at Forbes lake

Spent the afternoon at Forbes. There was a nice cool breeze and it was really enjoyable. I played in the water at the beach, then we went for ice cream, a perfect day....

A quiet 4th of July

We had our first tomatoes from the garden tonight, oh, yummy! A couple of cantaloupes are about ready too! Lots of pumpkins and gourds growing too, enjoying the day, Happy 4th everyone!

The bee in the pumpkin blossom

See? He's looking at me. I sent this photo into the WJBD website and they posted is a their photo of the day....

Bill's da man!

Hey, everyone, my husband and his lemonade shake-up stand are featured in this weeks edition of the Marion County Observer which you can pick up at your local grocery store. He is on the front page, now he's acting like some kind of celebrity.....lol...not really. It's a very nice article and photos.