Today we had hardly anyone come to the garage sale till about 10 a.m. I couldn't figure out why. Came inside and thought I'd just watch some T.V. and realized THE WEDDING was on or replay after replay.
I began to wonder if anyone would come but they did this afternoon and we sold a lot. Hope tomorrow is better.
This evening we were talking about how beautiful and common Kate is and how well she will do IF they leave her alone. I doubt that "they" will but she seems to me she can handle things very well.
While we were talking I thought of the YouTube someone sent me last spring of a wedding. During the ceremony this groom says, "Take "so and so" for my Waffle Wedded Wife. Well this set that bride off and she lays her head back and she lets out a belly laugh that could be heard 3 blocks away - not once but twice. I LOVE THAT VIDEO.
A little part of me would just love to see what had happened in West Minister Abbey if Kate Middleton had cracked up like that. I would of loved to seen the expression on the Queen Mother's face.
Man, I am bad. The Devil Made Me Do It.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
THE DUCK IS OUT
Well, like everyone else we cannot believe how horrific yesterday was for some parts of the country. I helped the Red Cross one time after a tornado in Tennessee and it's not something you soon forget. People would be standing looking at their property, some of the homes were completely gone. All you could do was go to them, give them a hug and ask if there was anything they needed right then. There had been two men killed on one street we worked. This was most upsetting so I can only imagine how these people feel with so many lost. I remember sitting in a S.S. class one time that Jim Pryne was teaching. We were talking about death. I asked him what we could do when someone had lost a loved one. He said, "Sometimes just being there is enough". I'll never forget that and hope all these survivors have someone with them.
We are having a BIG garage sale tomorrow and Saturday and as we took the signs to put up at the end of Rt. 99 which runs in front of our sub-division we saw the Duck River is out. That same gentle little river where Ted has taken grandkids to skip rocks, fishing, and last summer to play in the rapids. But today it's not a gentle LITTLE river. Below are two pictures I just took.
The picture above is taken as you come to our house from Lewisburg. Water is all around this man's yard and I had to take a picture of his boat. I guess it broke loose or got away from him before he could secure it.
This picture is taken as you turn on Rt. 99 to come to our house. The River Rats Canoe Rental place is on the right and you usually have to go down a steep drive to get to the water here. A couple of garbage cans are floating around. No one will be canoeing for awhile.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
WHAT A DAY
I think I'm a little "goofey" about now. I remember when the kids were little and we'd have a snowstorm we'd listen to WJBC all day and by the end of the day we were all a little "goofey".
It's been a day of storms here and one tornado came closer to us than we like.
I had a Dr's appt. this morning and when I got to Franklin and his office, I was his only patient. I was in and out in 20 minutes. Then headed to get some groceries at Walmart and they had a big T.V. on with the local channel telling there was a cell about 35 miles from us to the south, headed our way.
After calling Ted and confirming I should stay put awhile I decided to get a sandwich but when I got the the BIG MAC restaurant (HA HA) they were full, full, full. Too many windows for me anyway so I just headed home. Had no problems but the storms were flying around us all afternoon.
About 3:30 one came a little too close for our comfort so we got our safe places all set, flashlights, pillows, blankets, checkbooks (gotta be sure we have those) (More HA HA ) and then the crazy thing headed East of here.
A little while ago one of our neighbors called to see if we were O.K. Told her I went ahead to the Dr. and she told me her husband had cancelled his appointment up there and they had gone into their "toilet room". For some reason this expression just hit me funny. I had a hard time keeping from laughing. I guess that's what you call it in Oklahoma.
I'm exhausted from all the activity today. Hope I can get some rest tomorrow. :)
It's been a day of storms here and one tornado came closer to us than we like.
I had a Dr's appt. this morning and when I got to Franklin and his office, I was his only patient. I was in and out in 20 minutes. Then headed to get some groceries at Walmart and they had a big T.V. on with the local channel telling there was a cell about 35 miles from us to the south, headed our way.
After calling Ted and confirming I should stay put awhile I decided to get a sandwich but when I got the the BIG MAC restaurant (HA HA) they were full, full, full. Too many windows for me anyway so I just headed home. Had no problems but the storms were flying around us all afternoon.
About 3:30 one came a little too close for our comfort so we got our safe places all set, flashlights, pillows, blankets, checkbooks (gotta be sure we have those) (More HA HA ) and then the crazy thing headed East of here.
A little while ago one of our neighbors called to see if we were O.K. Told her I went ahead to the Dr. and she told me her husband had cancelled his appointment up there and they had gone into their "toilet room". For some reason this expression just hit me funny. I had a hard time keeping from laughing. I guess that's what you call it in Oklahoma.
I'm exhausted from all the activity today. Hope I can get some rest tomorrow. :)
Monday, April 25, 2011
Mystery of The Lost Tupperware Lid
I have had some trouble getting a blog written the past couple of weeks. Could it be we had company? But this morning we got up and it was just the two of us. We miss Jordan but it is nice to have our routine back.
About 3 weeks ago we had a lady that really wanted to buy our house and we were sure we had it sold. But...she was not able to raise the money so we are back to square one in that department.
When she told us she was VERY interested and was going to see about getting the money we began to move quickly toward a move. I went through things and packed one tub to move, fixed several boxes of items to put in the garage sale. (That is going to happen this Friday and Saturday)
I cleaned out drawers, sorted clothes, went through the kitchen and got a lot of things out and priced some, ready to sell. In one drawer I keep plastic dishes and had a tupperware bowl I really liked but could not find the lid. I cleaned the whole drawer out and the lid just wasn't there.
SO...I put the bowl in a box to sell. It wasn't much good to me without the lid. Today, however, Ted showed me a box or two of our camping supplies and asked what, if anything, I wanted to keep. It is kind of sad, really, to think we won't ever camp again. We loved camping and saw a lot of places we probably would never of gone to if we hadn't camped. Alaska, Novia Scotia, Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, several trips to Colorado. As I went through I thought of those trips and how much fun we had. One memorable place was the Snake River and Massacre State Park on our way home from Alaska that some lady at a rest area insisted we stay at. That was a beautiful area and the birds were so welcoming. I remember waking up early the next morning and was just overwhelmed with their singing. I wanted to record it but had nothing with me except the camcorder. So...just at dawn I slipped out of the camper, turned the camcorder on and was panning around when all of a sudden I saw a rock cliff across the river from us with the moon still shining brightly.
You can't find those memories in a motel.
But...back to my story. In one of the boxes Ted gave me to go through was that silly lid. Now I can't remember where the bowl is and tomorrw I will start the search for it. I know, you're all wondering if I can ever get the two together. YES, the lid is in the drawer where I keep the dishes, silly people.
NOTE: I wouldn't of written this blog tonight but tomorrow is to start two more days of bad storms here and my computer may not get turned on.
About 3 weeks ago we had a lady that really wanted to buy our house and we were sure we had it sold. But...she was not able to raise the money so we are back to square one in that department.
When she told us she was VERY interested and was going to see about getting the money we began to move quickly toward a move. I went through things and packed one tub to move, fixed several boxes of items to put in the garage sale. (That is going to happen this Friday and Saturday)
I cleaned out drawers, sorted clothes, went through the kitchen and got a lot of things out and priced some, ready to sell. In one drawer I keep plastic dishes and had a tupperware bowl I really liked but could not find the lid. I cleaned the whole drawer out and the lid just wasn't there.
SO...I put the bowl in a box to sell. It wasn't much good to me without the lid. Today, however, Ted showed me a box or two of our camping supplies and asked what, if anything, I wanted to keep. It is kind of sad, really, to think we won't ever camp again. We loved camping and saw a lot of places we probably would never of gone to if we hadn't camped. Alaska, Novia Scotia, Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, several trips to Colorado. As I went through I thought of those trips and how much fun we had. One memorable place was the Snake River and Massacre State Park on our way home from Alaska that some lady at a rest area insisted we stay at. That was a beautiful area and the birds were so welcoming. I remember waking up early the next morning and was just overwhelmed with their singing. I wanted to record it but had nothing with me except the camcorder. So...just at dawn I slipped out of the camper, turned the camcorder on and was panning around when all of a sudden I saw a rock cliff across the river from us with the moon still shining brightly.
You can't find those memories in a motel.
But...back to my story. In one of the boxes Ted gave me to go through was that silly lid. Now I can't remember where the bowl is and tomorrw I will start the search for it. I know, you're all wondering if I can ever get the two together. YES, the lid is in the drawer where I keep the dishes, silly people.
NOTE: I wouldn't of written this blog tonight but tomorrow is to start two more days of bad storms here and my computer may not get turned on.
EASTER SUNDAY
Easter started out with Jordan and I going to early service in Franklin. It was a beautiful service and I was once again reminded of how much I'm going to miss this church. BUT...we haven't sold the house yet so who knows.
After lunch Ted and Jordan wanted to take me on a hike by the Duck River. We go over there often but this was on the north side of the river. I think Kim and her two have been there hiking before but it was a first for me.
This tree is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. I really wonder how this came to be.
We had little areas we could walk to the edge of the river and stand on huge boulders and look over the water.
Jordan hardly missed taking any of these little side trips.
Grandad and Jordan trying to sneak away from me. HA, caught them.
This girl is adventursome for being a city girl. She loves being outdoors and going fishing is one of her favorite things to do when at our house. So far she hasn't caught our dinner for which I'm very grateful.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
LIVING IN BRENTWOOD
It's Easter time. A time of peace and renewal. We should be practicing LOVE ONE ANOTHER and LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. BUT...that's not always the case.
Almost twenty seven years ago we moved to Tennessee and landed in Brentwood. It's a classy place and we were a shock to some of our neighbors, I'm sure. We moved in most of our STUFF in our black pick-up truck with home made side rails Ted had made. We often laughed at them thinking the Clampets had arrived. They weren't far off.
I loved living there. It was fun to be in Nashville and go to the Post Office and see Eddie Arnold, go to church with Sara Cannon, AKA Minnie Pearl. She was such a nice person. She really was.
Now not long ago Connie told of buying a newspaper from a homeless person and I've now been buying them too. The other day as Benjamin and I were on our way to the airport we saw a man selling this paper. I gave Benjamin a dollar and asked him to roll down his window so the man could see we wanted a paper. Benjamin said, "We already bought this month's" I said I had too but it didn't matter, did it? He agreed.
The man came over and we bought another paper.
Last night on the news they told us that the city of Brentwood is not going to let them sell their papers in that city. You see they have an ordinance that no one can sell anything on the street there. Now isn't that nice? We wouldn't want to help anyone try and better themselves. No siree, not is this high class town. I've stood on the streets of Brentwood myself and sold poppies in May for the Veterans and they didn't say a word. I cannot believe they are actually going to try and stop this.
Brentwood has one of the largest United Methodist Churches in the state and if those people REALLY believed what they preach they'd all be out there buying a paper from the homeless.
It makes me ashamed I ever lived there.
Almost twenty seven years ago we moved to Tennessee and landed in Brentwood. It's a classy place and we were a shock to some of our neighbors, I'm sure. We moved in most of our STUFF in our black pick-up truck with home made side rails Ted had made. We often laughed at them thinking the Clampets had arrived. They weren't far off.
I loved living there. It was fun to be in Nashville and go to the Post Office and see Eddie Arnold, go to church with Sara Cannon, AKA Minnie Pearl. She was such a nice person. She really was.
Now not long ago Connie told of buying a newspaper from a homeless person and I've now been buying them too. The other day as Benjamin and I were on our way to the airport we saw a man selling this paper. I gave Benjamin a dollar and asked him to roll down his window so the man could see we wanted a paper. Benjamin said, "We already bought this month's" I said I had too but it didn't matter, did it? He agreed.
The man came over and we bought another paper.
Last night on the news they told us that the city of Brentwood is not going to let them sell their papers in that city. You see they have an ordinance that no one can sell anything on the street there. Now isn't that nice? We wouldn't want to help anyone try and better themselves. No siree, not is this high class town. I've stood on the streets of Brentwood myself and sold poppies in May for the Veterans and they didn't say a word. I cannot believe they are actually going to try and stop this.
Brentwood has one of the largest United Methodist Churches in the state and if those people REALLY believed what they preach they'd all be out there buying a paper from the homeless.
It makes me ashamed I ever lived there.
Friday, April 22, 2011
FLOWERS
The other day I bought some flowers for a neighbors flower bed by her mail box. She hates outside work and had really nice brick flower beds on either side of the mail box with weeds growing in them. It bothered me more than it did her but today Jordan and I fixed that.
We bought some red verbena and some white ones too. They grow well with very little attention given to them and the butterflies LOVE them
So...first we planted our tomato plants and that's the end of our garden planting. We did beans, cucumbers and zucchini the other day. Oh, and today we also picked our first raddishes. YUM YUM Raddish sandwich for lunch.
Now we are to get rain tonight so I don't even have to water the new plants.
We bought some red verbena and some white ones too. They grow well with very little attention given to them and the butterflies LOVE them
So...first we planted our tomato plants and that's the end of our garden planting. We did beans, cucumbers and zucchini the other day. Oh, and today we also picked our first raddishes. YUM YUM Raddish sandwich for lunch.
Now we are to get rain tonight so I don't even have to water the new plants.
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