Isn't Sunday a day of rest?!

I had big big plans today of laying around & doing nothing since I worked my booty off yesterday. Then Brad called & had different plans for me...

He brought the spreader truck over & I was going to follow him to Georgetown after he ate lunch.

Sonny had to check out the truck. He's hard to see, but he's to the left of the wheel under the round breather thingie.
When he saw me take his pic, he jumped down & rolled in the gravel.

When we went to leave, he was laying on this platform.

After we dropped off the spreader truck, I had to bring Brad back to the barn so he could get the truck.

Then I had to drive to Corydon to get headlights for it so he could drive it home from the field tonight.

I also stopped @ Walmart to get some Round-Up for the weeds. I bought 5 items & spent $60! That's one of the reasons I hate Walmart. Round up was $17, Weedeater string for $10, These awesome clipper thingies for trimming the trees, etc for $23 & 2 more perennials for the yard for $8.50!

If ya can't tell, I have a thang for purple...

It's my party & I'll cry if I want to

I decided today would be a good day to put down mulch around the house. It wasn't suppose to be as hot & humid. I invited everyone I knew to the "putting down mulch" party. I was waiting on pins & needles to see who was going to show, but sadly, no one was "available". It hurt a little, but I knew that crying in the mulch wasn't going to get it spread any faster. So I forged ahead...alone.

Brad didn't like the fact that I wanted to park the truck in the yard. I told him that was fine - if he wanted to stay home & help, he could haul the full wheel barrel up the hill a gazillion times. He left to put down nitrogen... & I parked in the yard. Oh yeah, the Michael Jackson mask was in full effect! That thing makes my face sweat & then my sunglasses steam up. I told Brad to find smaller ones 'cuz while I DO have a big mouth, my face isn't that big...
The cats decided to check things out. They walked around the edge & on top of the truck.

Who knew the top of the truck was a comfy spot to lay down? And then I was all like, "ok, guys, if you're just gonna lay around on the truck, you're gonna get a pitch fork & help me."

They take after their daddy & decided they didn't want to help, either. So they laid on the porch instead.

After they got all rested up, the decided to have a throw-down.

DEAD ANIMAL ALERT!!!

My babies are so good to me. As I was putting down the mulch, they brought me a present. A dead mouse kinda present. EEWWW!!

So I finished the first truck load of mulch & had to go back & get more. This was all by 10:00 in the morning. I was feeling sad because no one came to my party... & since one really IS the loneliest number, I called my 59 year 9 month old mother to help me.

After we finished the 2nd load of mulch, we decided to break out my fountain. I've decided that the fountain should really not be put out w/out Brad's supervision. I'm WAY too impatient to do it the "right" way.

It's a-ma-zing how much better everything looks w/ a fresh layer of mulch!

On a side note - I heart Sunflowers. But I'm not allowed to plant any around the house because Brad says, "They're worse than Johnson Grass (which is a nuissance weed they get in the fields) to get rid of." To that I say, "Yeah, but they're prettier! :)" So I've lost that battle & I don't have sunflowers. But what I DO have is mini-sunflowers! I bought 2 when I bought the rest of my flowers. They're blooming now!

Thanks again to my mommy for helping me w/ the mulch. I didn't want to ask her because she's leaving to go to North Carolina tomorrow & I didn't want her to be tired & sore. But I'm selfish & asked anyway & she said, "I have all night to rest up & be ready to go." Awe-that's a mom for ya! Also-she won't be home to fix me lunch next week. I'll be eating turkey sandwiches. I told her she better have something good for me when she comes back. :)

Mom's pond

While Jeremy & I were growing up, we had a swimming pool in the back yard. After we got older & didn't really swim in it anymore, mom took the pool out & made a fish pond & flower garden out of the spot where it sat.

She recently cleaned out the pond & had to replace some of the vegetation.

She threw in some water lettuce & weird lookin' thingies that are suppose to "oxygenate" the water. They had little lead weights on them that made them sink to the bottom.

Tiny always barks @ the silver globe that floats in the pond. Maybe he can see himself in it?

Jeremy's dogs, Tiny & Toby, stay @ mom & dad's. They are their grand dogs. They love to be out in the yard to chase each other & fight.

Humidity is not my friend

Nancy & I walk in the park after work. We are pretty die-hard. The only time we don't go is if it's raining or looks like it's about to rain. We left work yesterday & the sun was shining. The birds were singing. Not a cloud in the sky. The parking lot was empty. Hhmmm? That's kinda weird.

As we rounded the point of no return, the sky took an ugly turn.

We heard thunder - lots of thunder.

And storm clouds rolled in.
And we saw a lightning bolt. (I wish I coulda got a pic of that lightning-it was hella scary!)

And then we hauled ass to finish the lap to get back to the safety of our 5000 lbs of steel & metal.

My hair is kinda wavy. I blow dry it & use a straightener to make it straight. Humidity doesn't care about how I want my hair. It wants my hair to be wavy & outta control.

And this is what I get...

And Brad says to me, "Uh...nice hair..."

Kickin' it old school - Part 10

After my riveting post last week on all of Brad's hobbies, he lovingly reminded me of one that I left out. I can't believe I forget it 'cuz it's the one that's getting ready to start!

Wakeboarding & Boating! Maybe I forgot this one because it's the one hobby of his that I'm allowed to join in on. The other ones are purely for selfish purposes!

This is our ski boat. Brad hearts it..like in the way you heart something, but want to change it. Nothing else would do after we bought it than for him to spend around $300 to get the big pole sticking up out of it so they could "get higher jumps" off the wake. Blah, blah, blah. NOW (this is gonna be a big surprise) he wants something else for it. A tower (which is like the pole, but it holds their boards, etc.). Yes, it would be excellent to have one because we usually have a gazillion people in it & all their boards, ropes, etc get in the way. Those things are like $1000. He's gonna have to save a little bit of moola before we fork out for that!His dad got scuba certified a few years ago...& you guessed it...Brad wants to get certified as well. I've had quite a bit of luck at holding that one at bay...but who knows for how long? You have to buy your own equipment & that stuff's hella expensive too.

For now, he mooches his dad's equipment when we're @ the lake (I've taught him well...).

I threw this one in for good measure. I had just gotten a new 35mm camera that had...a timer! This is my attempt @ practicing w/ it! I think the date says 1998...

Back to me. Finally! Ok, so I was a bander. I've told you this before & you better not judge me. I can't help it I was hella talented! It all started @ the tender age of 5 (yes that's right) when my mother drug me to piano lessons. I took lessons w/ that teacher until I was a freshman in high school. Then the teacher told my mom that she had taught me everything she could & that I needed to go to a different teacher (told ya I was good...). But the worst part of the aforementioned piano lessons is that I had to do recitals. And I was fuh-reakishly shy. And I hated it!

On a side note-'cuz I KNOW you're curious - I took lessons from a nazi piano teacher in Corydon for 2 years. If you haven't figured it out - I didn't LIKE to play the piano. MOM liked me to play the piano. She'd pick me up after school for my lessons & one time I forgot to not get on the bus & my mom was P-I-S-S-E-D! She thought I did it on purpose. But I didn't, it must've been my subconscious talking. This teacher was a hard ass! She would scold me: "Your nails are too long!" "You need to practice more." "You need to memorize your recital pieces!" WHA? Memorize them when I'm fuh-reakishly shy & just getting in front of people to play is a form of water boarding torture to me? Don't think so! So I finally begged & cried & complained enough that mom signed my pardon. No more piano lessons for me! (Let me also mention that the teacher was NOT cheap. It also saved her money by me quitting!) -Yup, I'm a giver!

But back to the bander thang. I played flute in the band from 6th -12th grades. I didn't quit that. Never wanted to. I was part of a bigger picture. Not the focus. Perfect for shy lil' ole me!

In 1991 we went to the Smokey Mountains for a competition. I am in the front row, 2nd from the right. And we won! This is me & a couple of friends w/ our rad trophy!

The senior group in 1994 was pretty big. This is all of us @ the band banquet. I am in the front row, 3rd from the left.

Senior banders again. I'm like 4th from the left. Right behind Chad. I will also say that looking back now, we had so much fun! Now that I've been out of school for (gulp) 15 years, it's sad that once everyone graduated, they moved on & moved away & started their lives & made new friends.

In 1992 we made it to the State Marching Band Competition. It's a VERY big deal...to banders. Do ya see the Colts helmet? Yes, I was on their turf! It was the RCA Dome way back then! Our show was songs from "West Side Story". We made this heart @ the end. I can't remember where the heck I was in the heart!

Before the competition:

I had some wild bangs!

I thought this one was funny! I collect Barbie's. And I love the movie "Gone With the Wind". There was never a happier day in my life when they made Barbie into Scarlett O'Hara. This is me getting one of them for Christmas!

Self portraits w/ our dog, Peanut! These are probably 1993-1994...

We went to Florida in 1999 for our honeymoon. We stayed @ Brad's grandma's house. We went to Orlando for a few days & one of the places we went to was "Sea World". This is after the Shamu show...

We've only got 2 more weeks before our anniversary. Next week "Engagement pic & bridal shower"...