Do you really know your spouse?

I just thought I knew Critter.
We were just watching Antique Roadshow and they featured this bisque doll with big dark eyes.
A woman has had the doll in her closet for years and turns out the doll was worth a ton!
Critter was yelling at the woman ( yes, he yells at the TV) to put the "hainted" thing back.
Turns out, Critter is afraid of dolls with glass eyes.
My 45 yr. old Critter is afraid of dolls!!
Guess who is gonna go buy a doll and put it beside the bed?

It's probaly the heat

I am just a bit annoyed by things of a trivial nature.

People take those Christmas lights down and put the yard reindeer away. PLEASE!
(I know you think what is the point now because we are so close to Christmas.
WE AIN'T that close.!!)
People, stop blowing your lawn clippings in my yard. I know you saw me just get my yard all trimmed and pretty as I usually do on a very regular basis. (Pride in your home is what my Dad always taught me) Then here you come at 9 pm trying to cut down your 12ft tall grass that you haven't mowed in FOREVER! and you blow your clippings in MY YARD!!! Give it a rest already. It is just inconsiderate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and by the way so are all your leaves in my yard each fall!

Tomorrow is Sun. and we have a new pastor at our church.
I will be there to hopefully, hearing a sermon on how to be a better neighbor or how to be more tolerant.

have a good day:-)

I am here. Where r u???

My day started out with the purchase of yet another new tire for the dually 160.00 Yes, for ONE tire.
Headed out to the farm the hang sheetrock. Oh the fun!!! and the weather is a wonderful 103 degrees! The joy of it all.
So if Critter and I are her putting up ceilings and walls by ourselves in the bright sunshine , Where are you?? bet yall are in the cool indoors with a glass of tea. Huh????
Well, don't get all jealous if ya wanna hang some rock ya know where to come.
Have fun and STAY COOL!!!!

Things you can do in 101 degree heat in Texas

1. MELT
2. SEE #1

3. Ya get the picture

So I picked out the wall sconces for the barn and I have decided to go with the old wooden screen door. Ya know, The kind you always let slam shut as a kid?

More pics later to dang hot out there to take pics.

Farm Update

This is the bedroom. Critter put windows in today, didn't take him long. We are getting there
:-)
Critter has the most amazing talents.

Great News!! When the raiders came last month this cat had just had her kittens and we assumed the kittens were dead. Last week we heard a noise in our big barn and I thought maybe? Well, yesterday she let us see them there are 6 and all cute as can be.

We had 5 grown cats before the attack and for the last couple of days 2 seem to have gone missing.

I am hoping they are just out hanging with the boys. I know the raiders haven't gotten them because they now have a fenced yard. It is just strange because they (my cats) don't usually leave the property.

Back in the day..

WARNING! Do Not Read while eating cereal!

This one is for you Dixie-

So the neighbor tells me she was a nurse by the time she was 19. So, I figure she graduated nursing school around 1776.
When a man would get a UTI (Urinary tract infection) back in the day,the way to clear it up was to take the infected male part in your hand and at the opening insert the big syringe you have filled with ice water and flush said male part to clear the blockage.
Here is the part you use your imagination- She- (The neighbor who is playing Ding Dong Ditch) preforms the procedure in thin air as if she is preforming this procedure in my driveway on an imaginary man.
The imaginary man, we'll name him "Poor Sap" for this retelling- PS will be squirming so you have to use your nursing skills and hold him down while injecting the ice water. and to hold in place the bowl your have carefully placed between PS legs to receive the back wash.
So, now the procedure is complete and PS will hopefully be cured.
If symptoms persist repeat procedure on PS the next day.
She tells me that she was a pro at this procedure and she was the "go-to" gal if you had a UTI.
Poor Sap

Good News Fellas! They just give ya a pill now :-)

Ding Dong Ditch???

We have a neighbor in town that I'd guess is in her 80's.
We bought the house in town in 2004 and my first meeting with her, she explained to me how to flush a penis with ice cold water. (she is a retired nurse) I don't recall just how it came up in the conversation, but she went into way to much detail.
Every Christmas I bake goodies for the neighbors and every year when I deliver my gifts the same conversation comes up. She asks if we have just moved into the neighborhood and our names. ( her front door is less than a 100 yards from mine) I see her everyday walking and she sees me working in the yard etc.
So, last night the door bell rings and I go to answer it. No one there. I look down our long drive and there she is leaving my driveway.
I didn't chase her down in fear of the "penis" conversation.
I just wonder have I been the victim of a Ding Dong Ditch by an 80 yr old or was did she think the old neighbor still lived there.
HMMMMM?????

Done shopping- Prada,Versace,Jimmy Choo

I don't shop.
I own about 30 pairs of shoes all of them have mud or horsey poo on them.
I only wear 5 pieces of jewelry.
I wear colored jeans to work every day.
Yes, I am all WOMAN and have all my priorities in order :-}
Low Maintenance would be a good way to describe me.

Well, I am going shopping in the morning with my horsey friend and we are going to the store of all stores! TESKEYS!!!!!! it's about a 2 hour drive from the house.
This is the Blommies or Kitson to all horsey people.
Saddles, supplements, boots, tack,clothes, home decor, barn supplies, feed and even a great little cafe :-)))))))))) Everything a woman could want!!!!
I can spend hours in this store.

As expected we spent alot of time in the store.

If you are wondering what REAL TEXAS WOMEN do while waiting in the bathroom line here ya go-Cowgirl UP!!

Meet my horsey friend. She is super nice and seems to think I drive like a blind woman with no sense of direction heheheehehe

any way had a great time shopping and spent way LESS (I know, I am in shock too) than I thought I would.

Well happy trails

Would you?

Would you buy a house where a murder took place?????
The subject came up of a farmhouse where such a tragic event happened and the house is for sale. Would you buy it ????
Do you believe in hauntings??????

Scrappy, Scrappy Doo where are you?....

Sing with me now............
I love the Scooby Doo song and as it says "We've got some work to do now" HA HA you will be singing that all day :-}
So computers have been down @ work and I have a ton of billing to do so this will be short and sweet.
Critter's kid graduated last night. Can you say NO MORE CHILD SUPPORT :-} !!!!!!
I have been riding my mare more. I am really working on the confidence thing.
The thought of another fall and subsequent air ambulance ride is not for me.
Things are good just really busy. I will try and be more enlightening with my next post
Have a great day

There is one at every wedding!

A nice wedding on the beach at Sunset.

A toast to the newlyweds.

I should have eaten something

I haven't drank in YEARS!!!

A simple sip of Cognac

A bottle of wine

A bottle of wine

A bottle of champagne

A lot of dancing!!!

A bottle of wine

A bald man that I have never met, Yet I expressed my undying love for while rubbing the top of his bald little head. ( My hubby,brother and uncle all looking on told me I left him with a smile) GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF THE GUTTER!

That was Fri.

Sat- Opened my eyes and prayed I had not done something horrible. My family assured me it was all good harmless fun and that since I am over 4o A night a foolishness once in a decade was O.K.

A day boating in the Gulf and going out to a tiny island and having wonderful conversations with family.

Sun eve- Home safe and sound and having just had one of the best weekends!!!!

Nuther cup?

I have been up since 3:45 am!

Another cup of coffee? you ask

SURE why the heck not I am so jacked up on caffeine right night I could possibly be mistaken for a squirrel on crack :-)

So we are headed on out trip to the coast in the morning and I can't wait.

I just gotta get through this work day.

I wonder if I have a sugar/caffeine crash in my near future?

Have a great day

Can you hear that???

It is my heart pounding.
I came home after a VERY LONG STRESSFUL day, and I am in the driveway with my IPOD, ear buds in place.
The music blaring to wash away the day
Critter pulls into the driveway.
He gets out of his truck and I put an ear bud in his ear and hit play.
We danced in the driveway to Don Williams -I Believe In You.
My heart is still pounding just thinking about him and our slow dance.
I am a VERY BLESSED woman!!!

Ck him out :-) Pickles is @ it again :-}

You know those blogs you stumble across and you really enjoy reading? I have one for ya!
Go see http://mattsteen.blogspot.com/
I admire this guy. Don't know him from Adam but always enjoy his post and he seems to be the kind of neighbor you wish ya had, and he doesn't judge ya if your spelling and grammer are for poop either!

Ok, I was talking to Pickles aka Mom and my uncle is having surgery and I am asking her if she has heard how it went. This was her reply in her cute little 72 yr old voice.

Scrappy-- Have you heard how he is doing?
Pickles-- I am sure the kids (my cousins) are getting the dope on the thing
Scrappy--What??? What dope?? Huh??
Pickles-- You know, whats going on. How he is doing. They will call when they hear how he is
Scrappy --Groovey :-}

I love talking to my mom I seem to learn something new every day.