CUTER THAN CUTE!!!

As promised------pictures of the 'cuter than cute' Nubian baby goats!!! Seem to all be doing very well. Mom, for the first time as a Mom, seems to be taking it all in stride! Kuddos---to you Mom, Babe!!! Fun, Fun, Fun!! OK---let's see---as of now, we have baby goats, baby turkey poults, baby silkie chicks, baby ducks, baby goslings (geese)!!! Thank Heaven---dogs and cats have been to see our Vet (Best Friend)!

Wonderful time with a couple of grandsons---enjoyed every moment!!! Miss you, boyzzzzzz---come visit again, soon!

Planted more pole green beans today, 3rd time (charm?) if not, last time I'm planting and the local produce stand will become my 'NEW BEST FRIEND'!!!

DO I REALLY LOOK LIKE A G'MA OF FOUR???

Just look at me, Avalon, the best milk goat in the whole world!!! Do I really look like I could be a G'ma of 4??? My daughter, Babe---gave birth on 6/30/2011 exactly on her due date, to 4 precious little kids. Two boys, two girls, no problems---she was a trooper (just like her Mom--- must have taught her well!!). All healthy, jumpin' around and feeling friskeeeee! Am sure the person that is typing this will post some really really cute pictures of my grandkids, shortly!!! OH-------- by the way------I am DUE any day now, usually deliver 2---NOT even looking to break my daughters record, 1 would be just fine!!! (or so I am told)!!!

CRAZEEE SISTER AND A 3-BEAN SALAD!!!

A while back, I had an excited msg. on my voice mail from my Sister!! IMMEDIATELY --called her back to see 'what the heck' was going on! She told me she had jumped out of an airplane!!! After about (what seemed like a 10 minute pause on my end) I had to ask the obvious question-----"ON PURPOSE???" Come to find out, this has been a 'life long' dream of hers!!! I say she is CRAZEEEE---but---Sis, gotta hand it to you----accomplished something you have been passionate about your whole life!!! My 'straw' hat is off to you, KID!!! I can't even get up the courage to pick up an onion laying off the side of the road that fell off the onion truck!!! Keep on fullfilling those dreams (no matter how crazeee it makes me!!). ---------- Some peoples gardens really grow great this time of year--am thinking my garden is 'shrinking'! Potatoes, onions and cabbage are doing GREAT! Tizzzzzzz a good thing I have a weeeee bit of the Irish in me - cause it doesn't look like there will be a lot of other things! Have replanted several things (several times)! Did find 3 beans that are growing pretty darn good! At least I can make a 3-Bean Salad!!! What does a 3-Bean Salad have to do with my Crazeee Sister??? Absolutely NOTHING!!! I don't even know if she likes 3-Bean Salad----------but then, I didn't know she wanted to jump out of an airplane!!! ps: didn't Crazeee Sister promise me some photos???

SEEMS LIKE THERE IS SOME CATCHING UP TO DO!!!

Realize I have some major catching up to do and will do without the picture of the KATSUP bottle (this time)! So am just going to rush through with the

'what the HELL had been going on' as fast as I can!!! Left off with the planting of tom. plants (prior to the wonderful lady next door)... Tom. plants?---ended up planting 18 tom. plants. Was informed that evening that 5 of my recently planted tom. plants where 'DESTROYED' by 'cute little doves'!!! Doves are supposed to 'cooooooooo and just look cute!' NOT DESTROY!!!! I sat on the kitchen floor and cried---Gus dropped his favorite chew toy in my lap, I cried harder!!! Decided to give the destroyed toms. a chance to come back to life, did NOT happen, so replanted and just MOVED ON!!! Things have been happening: Graduation for #4 (N) grandson! Honour Society!! My 'cup runneth over'------how proud are we??? Pretty obvious that he does NOT take after his G'ma! #5 grandson (A) was climbing a tree, fell out, major surgery, cast! Screwed up his summer!!! (possibly---more like his G'ma!). Lotsa babies: turkeys, goslings, duckies, chickies! Some garden things are doing great---pots., onions, cabbage--other things are struggling (the important things) like Heirloom Toms.!!! Shower for granddaughter, major hightlight! Little 'O' is doing great!!! The picture is that of a 'bee swarm'! Sometimes, for whatever reason, bees just decide to move on----that's what these guys did! Pretty sure they are some of our bees, have had 'other' bees end up here and retrieved them! Hopefully--these guys will land someplace where there is a home and are not destroyed!!! While trying to retrieve this swarm---------I actually got stung, once------on the forehead-------I have noticed since the sting that there are NO wrinkles on my forehead!!! Perhaps---------a little 'sting' in various other wrinkled places would fill in nicely and I could knock a few years off this weathered, aged face without going 'under the knife' (not that I would)---just a little 'sting' here and there (as opposed to a tuck here and there!!!!!!) No botox needed!!!...Will be monitoring that!!!

YOU WILL BE MISSED---

Sharing this beautiful Rose because it was the contact picture on my cell phone of a dear, sweet lady that 'was called home' this week. My dear friend, my dear neighbor... Not that she was a 'friend of flowers' cause when she received flowers for all those wonderful 'flower holidays' she would enjoy them for a while and then have me retrieve them and give them a home and hopefully a life! They came to my flower beds and will be enjoyed for, hopefully, many years! What can I say about my dear neighbor/friend??? She would have been 92 years in August of this year! Peacefully, met her maker as she sat in her chair, watching her favorite news station----------Her mind was totally intact---I can think of many challenging conversations we had on many various topics---especially POLITICS!!!!!!! OMG! We where not even on the same page--but it was always a 'Great Debate' heated controversy, then "Love ya---talk later"! Her mind was there, her body was pooped. If you know an elderly person----talk to them, pick their brain, they know so much about history cause they have LIVED it! They love to TALK, you need to LISTEN----do NOT let this wonderful opportunity pass you by--YOU will benefit! I Love you, I Miss you! Thank you for every moment we have shared! XOXOXO!!!

WELCOME BACK OH BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN CHAIN TREES!!!

It has probably been about 3 years since we have enjoyed the beautiful Golden Chain blooms. Early bloomer, so it usually freezes just as the blooms come on----OR----if it actually gets to bloom---the wind will blow the blooms away. Gpa took this picture while it was in it's full glory! Both trees are simply gorgeous this year and we are really enjoying them!! Wonderful Middle School Graduation, Dear Grandson!!! It was a great, though hectic, time!! Got the enjoyable opportunity of visiting with friends, family and aquaintances that I have not seen for many years. The topic of conversation was pretty much the same----------"How did these kids grow up sooo fast??" Hang onto your hats young graduates----The wonderful world of 'LIFE' is going to FLASH by----make EVERY SINGLE MOMENT COUNT!!! Keep in touch with your friends and family. The Golden Chain of friendship is a strong and blessed tie, binding kindred hearts together as the years go (flying) by (Helen Steiner Rice). OH-------------and by the way------Golden Chain trees are for gazing upon and enjoying-------don't eat a Golden Chain Tree, they are poisonous!!!

SOMETIMES---GOOD HELP IS HARD TO FIND!!!

Yeah---sometimes good help really is hard to find!!! Yesterday---planted 15 Heirloom Tomatoes--- that requires 15 holes, dug about a foot deep, filled with lotsa water, backfilled with 'good' dirt, tomato plopped into its new home, more water and ready to do what a good tomato will do---- According to my calculations---15 tom. plants, each hole dug approx. a FOOT deep---am thinking if I dug one hole for all the digging I did, it would have been one hole 15 feet deep! Maybe that's why I am finding a few sore muscles today! Gotta love my helper, Gus! Sometimes the 'really good help' does not need to be there for 'hands on'----they just need to be there for 'MORAL SUPPORT'! Gotta Love Gus!! He's a really good moral supporter (I think)!!! (he must have supported too hard??)...