Monday, June 30, 2008
Plants and plants....
I'm glad to hear they hydrenas are doing so well! And, it must be nice to talk about plants all the time..ha ha..i should be so lucky to stay home day after day and piddle around in my garden. I'm getting jealous....However i do believe i have a brown thumb and not a green one. I've been told i'm good at killing plants. Anyway, the vacation plans are ----we are here in Va Beach. I'm considering spending $5bucks for limited parking for the day at Mt. Trashmore. Have to get their early at Mt. Trashmore. Then if we can --I would love to sit at the top of the Mountain and watch fireworks. Want to do this once in my life= and since i don't have to work the next day, this may very well be my opportunity. I plan to leave next monday for our trip outta here. I will do an email to you all w/our itenitary. I will give Jane one of our spare cells so she can be in touch if needed. We will return home on the 13th of July. Then i will have the 14th off - and will visit with Jane and Ellen if she is still here. Then back to work on the 15th --BOOO. I'll send ya all a picture of Dolly Parton!!!
Nancy - when are you leaving on your trip? Are you still planning on going to DC for the fireworks?
The hydrangeas we are talking about are the ones you provided for our anniversary party. They originally had blue blossoms but are now pink - a very pretty pink. Mine is not as big as Jane's but seems to be quite vigorous. The others are not in very good spots, but I will move them come fall.
We haven't had any rain to speak of and everything looks horrible, even the tomato plants. The sky darkens up every afternoon and the wind blows and we get about 3 or 4 minutes of rain drops - not even enough to get the sidewalks wet!
The hydrangeas we are talking about are the ones you provided for our anniversary party. They originally had blue blossoms but are now pink - a very pretty pink. Mine is not as big as Jane's but seems to be quite vigorous. The others are not in very good spots, but I will move them come fall.
We haven't had any rain to speak of and everything looks horrible, even the tomato plants. The sky darkens up every afternoon and the wind blows and we get about 3 or 4 minutes of rain drops - not even enough to get the sidewalks wet!
glad to see people doing a little blogging
Yep, Nancy the hydranga does come back every year, 2 summers now blooming.
Mom, now I have the jap. beetles, Mark sprayed with sevin yesterday. There was one right on top of the heliopsis that just bloomed, and I guess they are eating the petunia flowers. Looks like we got a few drops of rain over night. I moved the impatients to the shade, they were out front, I planted wave petunias in their place.
I also planted the heliopsis in the big flower pots that mark painted, and I put small white wave petunia's and a small plant that has very small lavender and yellow flowers...don;t know what they are called but they will hang down the side of the planters.
I hope we get more rain today!
luv
jane
Mom, now I have the jap. beetles, Mark sprayed with sevin yesterday. There was one right on top of the heliopsis that just bloomed, and I guess they are eating the petunia flowers. Looks like we got a few drops of rain over night. I moved the impatients to the shade, they were out front, I planted wave petunias in their place.
I also planted the heliopsis in the big flower pots that mark painted, and I put small white wave petunia's and a small plant that has very small lavender and yellow flowers...don;t know what they are called but they will hang down the side of the planters.
I hope we get more rain today!
luv
jane
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Greetings People
I've done nothing this w/end except wash clothes - a bizzion b/c Wiiiiam bought Joey alot of clothes.
Too nasty, smoky for me to go outside. It smells like dam smoke everywhere.
Worked in my room - stocked up stuff in my little frig, Jane. Getting excited about our vacation to the mountains. Still have the hersey bars - unopened Jane, for our s'mores!!
Found clothing in my closet that i can fit into again. I have a yellow dress - and if i can lose alittle more weight, i can wear it to Adam's wedding. So, i will give it a try to see if i can do the job.
Mom - good to hear your hydrenas are doing well--is it a plant that will come back each year?
It's been a quiet weekend otherwise. Tootles for now
Too nasty, smoky for me to go outside. It smells like dam smoke everywhere.
Worked in my room - stocked up stuff in my little frig, Jane. Getting excited about our vacation to the mountains. Still have the hersey bars - unopened Jane, for our s'mores!!
Found clothing in my closet that i can fit into again. I have a yellow dress - and if i can lose alittle more weight, i can wear it to Adam's wedding. So, i will give it a try to see if i can do the job.
Mom - good to hear your hydrenas are doing well--is it a plant that will come back each year?
It's been a quiet weekend otherwise. Tootles for now
Loved the pictures, Jane. The hydrangea is gorgeous. Tell Nancy I have 3 of them, one is blooming now, same color as yours. The other 2 are much smaller - don't have them in the right spot yet. The small lavender flowers with the dark markings is a musk mallow - malva sylvestris Zebrina. It gets pretty tall and reseeds abundantly. I like them as "background" plants because the leaves are large and quite attractive. The other plant that you described as a cross between a snapdragon and a pansy is torenia, I think. It was really too small to be certain. I don't know where it came from - not here, I don't think. I had some a few years ago and I don't think it's a perennial. Can't imagine it reseeding and having tthe seeds sprout 2 or 3 years later! Anyhow, it's named after Olaf Toren, a Swedish missionary who discovered it in China in the 1700's. It does pretty good in our hot and humid summers.
Speaking of hot and humid - YUCK! Supposed to get thunderstorms today - don't I wish! Ellen and Scott are on their way to Lynchburg now with Katie's "stuff" for her appartment. She will still have her dorm room and dining privileges, so we know she won't starve or be cold (or hot) and will always have a place to go to. They will be back late this afternoon and then Scott will go back to Fredtown. Ellen says she will stay over a couple of days which will be nice.
Somthing is eating my tomato plants! It must be something tall as only the top parts are gone. I have never known the deer to bother the tomatoes so can't imagine what is going on with them. The leaves are curling up too and I can't find out about that either. It's driving me crazy - I even dreamed about it last night.
I am now reading the last of the 7 new books, The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III. Just started it - hope I like it. I have enjoyed the others very much, Lottery was just a nice, nice story. In the Woods could have used come judicious editing - just went on much too long, The Commoner was pretty dry. Katie left me her copy of Malcom X which I have meant to read for years now, so I will start that next. Dad and I had a conversation about how in the world the German people could have allowed Hitler and his regime to gain so much power so I recommended Stones From the River to him, which he has just started.
Well, that's all the news from the homefront. Oh yeah- one more thing - haven't caught the little siamese kitten but we did catch a cute little bunny. Set it free.
Nancy - will get Joey's birthday card in the mail this week!
Speaking of hot and humid - YUCK! Supposed to get thunderstorms today - don't I wish! Ellen and Scott are on their way to Lynchburg now with Katie's "stuff" for her appartment. She will still have her dorm room and dining privileges, so we know she won't starve or be cold (or hot) and will always have a place to go to. They will be back late this afternoon and then Scott will go back to Fredtown. Ellen says she will stay over a couple of days which will be nice.
Somthing is eating my tomato plants! It must be something tall as only the top parts are gone. I have never known the deer to bother the tomatoes so can't imagine what is going on with them. The leaves are curling up too and I can't find out about that either. It's driving me crazy - I even dreamed about it last night.
I am now reading the last of the 7 new books, The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III. Just started it - hope I like it. I have enjoyed the others very much, Lottery was just a nice, nice story. In the Woods could have used come judicious editing - just went on much too long, The Commoner was pretty dry. Katie left me her copy of Malcom X which I have meant to read for years now, so I will start that next. Dad and I had a conversation about how in the world the German people could have allowed Hitler and his regime to gain so much power so I recommended Stones From the River to him, which he has just started.
Well, that's all the news from the homefront. Oh yeah- one more thing - haven't caught the little siamese kitten but we did catch a cute little bunny. Set it free.
Nancy - will get Joey's birthday card in the mail this week!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
I have been out in the yard
mom the 1st 3 pics...do you know what they are, I noticed where I planted the forget-me-nots, there is something else blooming...looks kinda like a small pansy mised with a snap dragon. My hyacinth bean is doing very well and my malva alcea is huge and getting ready to boom. There is the dames rocket and hollyhocks that have huge leaves.
luv
jane
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
hello everybody
The yard is coming along, looking better and better. The new grass is finally coming up and Mark trimmed up the ugly bushes. I have to water like crazy cause we barely get any rain anymore....Ellen gets it all at her house.
I had a good time at Ellen and Scotts, we did a little bit of yard work and went to the dump....I figured out why Ellen didn't want to get the mulch there....you have to shovel it yourself into the truck. I met all the kittens that were born during Katie's graduation, one of them is really huge, his name is Charlie. Max only got loose once...cause I went to have a smoke on the back deck and forgot he can go down the stairs....He didn't get far Ellen got him.
I took William,Joey and Jamie to the airport, there was a problem and Willy would have a misconnect at jfk, and he refused to go to sfo airport, so he was delayed for a day, so joey had an extra day with his dad.
Ok I gotta play a game of litterati now. Everyone have a terrific day!
Great pictures of Jamie and Christian with the fish.
luv
jane
I had a good time at Ellen and Scotts, we did a little bit of yard work and went to the dump....I figured out why Ellen didn't want to get the mulch there....you have to shovel it yourself into the truck. I met all the kittens that were born during Katie's graduation, one of them is really huge, his name is Charlie. Max only got loose once...cause I went to have a smoke on the back deck and forgot he can go down the stairs....He didn't get far Ellen got him.
I took William,Joey and Jamie to the airport, there was a problem and Willy would have a misconnect at jfk, and he refused to go to sfo airport, so he was delayed for a day, so joey had an extra day with his dad.
Ok I gotta play a game of litterati now. Everyone have a terrific day!
Great pictures of Jamie and Christian with the fish.
luv
jane
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Wow! What a nice surprise to see all the pictures! Jamie and Christian look so please with themselves. The big fish almost looks bigger than Christian. Did you cook the fish? And who cleaned them? Dad loves his new chair - spends lots of time in it.
Haven't been doing much here except reading, eating, gardening. Oh yes, and helping the economy by spending our economic stimulus dollars! Last week it was a new television and this week a new air condititioner. The old one in the bedroom was on it's last legs. It probably would have saved a lot of arguments to do without - Dad is always cold and I'm always hot. He wants it off, I want it on. All night long, whoever gets up turns it either off or on. I like it so cold that I have to use the electric blanket. Dad likes it steamy and stuffy. With no ventilation, no ac, 2 of us and 2 dogs it gets miserable.
This is such an exciting post! Only thing of note today - well 2 things - didn't catch the wild kitten yet and I saw a red fox this morning! Hope red fox doesn't like to eat cats! We have a different trap out now for the kitty but something must be wrong with it. Kitty is able to eat the food without springing the trap. Dad has secured the fence all the way around so the fox can't get in the yard but I'm still not letting Fritz out alone. Roy saw the fox in his yard several days ago.
Okay - off to my book - I got 7(!) new books on my last order and am halfway thru. So far I have loved them all and I'm saving the biggest for last - the latest from Andre Dubus III of House of Sand and Fog fame. I still have one more gift certificate that I'm saving for Wally Lamb's latest due out in November. I have read Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, In the Flesh by Ruth Rendell, The Reserve by Russell Banks, and am in the midst of Lottery by Patricia Woods. All winners. Dad is reading The Appeal by John Grisham.
Mom
Haven't been doing much here except reading, eating, gardening. Oh yes, and helping the economy by spending our economic stimulus dollars! Last week it was a new television and this week a new air condititioner. The old one in the bedroom was on it's last legs. It probably would have saved a lot of arguments to do without - Dad is always cold and I'm always hot. He wants it off, I want it on. All night long, whoever gets up turns it either off or on. I like it so cold that I have to use the electric blanket. Dad likes it steamy and stuffy. With no ventilation, no ac, 2 of us and 2 dogs it gets miserable.
This is such an exciting post! Only thing of note today - well 2 things - didn't catch the wild kitten yet and I saw a red fox this morning! Hope red fox doesn't like to eat cats! We have a different trap out now for the kitty but something must be wrong with it. Kitty is able to eat the food without springing the trap. Dad has secured the fence all the way around so the fox can't get in the yard but I'm still not letting Fritz out alone. Roy saw the fox in his yard several days ago.
Okay - off to my book - I got 7(!) new books on my last order and am halfway thru. So far I have loved them all and I'm saving the biggest for last - the latest from Andre Dubus III of House of Sand and Fog fame. I still have one more gift certificate that I'm saving for Wally Lamb's latest due out in November. I have read Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, In the Flesh by Ruth Rendell, The Reserve by Russell Banks, and am in the midst of Lottery by Patricia Woods. All winners. Dad is reading The Appeal by John Grisham.
Mom
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Fishing
Hey Everyone!
Jamie spent the night last night and James took him and Christian fishing in the morning. They caught some striper, white perch and spot. I have posted some pics. Hope everyone is doing well. James and I are going to Pittsburgh next weekend. We are also planning a trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house with mom and that should be a lot of fun. Anywho I am going to go and see if anyone wants lunch. Talk to you soon.
Love Marianne.
Good Morning---it's very quiet on the home front. Both boys are away from home -Jamie with Christian, and Joey with William. Just me and Bruti. I took Bruti for a nice walk last night, and boy did he love that. And, i plan to take him for another walk this am - not sure if i will do it around home or ride to Mt. Trashmore. He was very good last night in bed--he sleep'td. So, i guess i wore him out. However, he did not want to be in his pen last night and made it very known. He cried, wined and barked at me...Finally, he knew i got mad at him...cause i stood up --yelled at him to "quiet" "shshsh" and i put my fingers over my mouth. And if he started to wine or wimper i just got loud and said "quiet", "shshsh" and badddd...he would stop for about two minutes...but he got the message and was quiet..ok. I'm going to put a few pictures on from last w/end. It was (as always) very nice to go up to Mom and Dad's. It's like a mini vacation - except for the driving.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Some pics of Mom and Dad's place
I had a great but short visit to farmville with Nancy and Jamie. Food was too good. and mom I think our potato salads tie.
hmm 5 snacks, hersey's chocolate with almonds, fresh baked goods -like cake or cookies, ice cream and chips.
I don't remember 10 years ago ...hehe
The pictures came out kinda nice for a change.
singing ME-ME-ME to the tune of do-re-mi!
Ten years ago I was right here gardening, reading, playing with dogs, and working 2 days a week as artist-in-residence at craft store.
Five things I plan to do today besides work: read, eat, watch a little t.v., gardening (I don't consider that work), and play literati!
Five snacks I love: candy!, wheat thins with cream cheese, oranges, pringles potato chips, cookies.
With a billion dollars I would buy a Barnes & Noble! Seriously, I would buy a tract of land, erect enough houses for my whole family and furnish them. Buy a new car or two, pay off all my debts, put Katie and any other family member thru college, get dad a hair transplant (NOT)! and give lots to Habitat for Humanity.
I have lived in Cranford, New Jersey; Monterey, Caliifornia (3 times), Alexandria, Virginia; Rota, Spain; Carmel, California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; Salinas, California; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Farmville, Virginia.
Through the years I have worked as a vegetable/farm stand employee, lots of babysitting, nurses' helper at a convalescent hospital for children recovering from polio, secretary at Western Electric, office manager at a YMCA, admin. assist. at 2 different firms and a college, and artist/salesclerk at craft store.
How about some more interesting questons like how often do you bathe?, how frequent is your sex life, oh, never mind, I really don't want to know. However, I bathe almost every day. And did you ever hear the words non-existent?
Going back to humming now,
me-me-me
Ten years ago I was right here gardening, reading, playing with dogs, and working 2 days a week as artist-in-residence at craft store.
Five things I plan to do today besides work: read, eat, watch a little t.v., gardening (I don't consider that work), and play literati!
Five snacks I love: candy!, wheat thins with cream cheese, oranges, pringles potato chips, cookies.
With a billion dollars I would buy a Barnes & Noble! Seriously, I would buy a tract of land, erect enough houses for my whole family and furnish them. Buy a new car or two, pay off all my debts, put Katie and any other family member thru college, get dad a hair transplant (NOT)! and give lots to Habitat for Humanity.
I have lived in Cranford, New Jersey; Monterey, Caliifornia (3 times), Alexandria, Virginia; Rota, Spain; Carmel, California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; Salinas, California; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Farmville, Virginia.
Through the years I have worked as a vegetable/farm stand employee, lots of babysitting, nurses' helper at a convalescent hospital for children recovering from polio, secretary at Western Electric, office manager at a YMCA, admin. assist. at 2 different firms and a college, and artist/salesclerk at craft store.
How about some more interesting questons like how often do you bathe?, how frequent is your sex life, oh, never mind, I really don't want to know. However, I bathe almost every day. And did you ever hear the words non-existent?
Going back to humming now,
me-me-me
Friday, June 13, 2008
I'm famous!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3kbfWFcQAU
Here is the link to my CNN interview -- they only showed one little blurb.
Here is the link to my CNN interview -- they only showed one little blurb.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
meme
a Meme consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods and terms such as race, culture, and ethnicity. Memes propagate themselves and can move through a "culture" in a manner similar to the behavior of a virus. As a unit of cultural evolution, a meme in some ways resembles a gene. Richard Dawkins, in his book The Selfish Gene,[2] recounts how and why he coined the term meme to describe how one might extend Darwinian principles to explain the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. He gave as examples tunes, catch-phrases, beliefs, clothing-fashions, and the technology of building arches.
What was I doing ten years ago?
What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:
5 Snacks I enjoy:
Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Places I have lived:
Jobs I have had:
What was I doing ten years ago?
June, 1998. I was just beginning a correspondence with two men. One I only emailed and never actually met. One is my current husband! I had been in a deep depression after a bad break up and was sort of just wheeling through life with little care. I was teaching 4th grade in a brand new school.
What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today:
1. take a bath
2. relax
watch television for a bit
4. since it said non-work I have no other things on the to-do list
5 Snacks I enjoy:
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Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Wow. Billionarire is really rich.Pay tuition for Kaiti, pay off debts.
Pay families debts
build dream houses in a compound for my family
see the world – first class, I mean pyramids, Machu Pichu, Greece, Rome, China, Australia, everything I can!!!
give a ton to charity
Places I have lived:Spain
California (Carmel, Monterey, Salinas, Pacific Grove)Connecticut (Torrington, Winsted, Riverton)
Virginia (Virginia Beach, Farmville, Stafford)
Jobs I have had:Snow Cone maker
babysitter
nanny
retail (macy's, a jewelry store, another dept.store, and a grocery store)
maid
nurses' aide
secretary
collections clerk
art gallery attendant
curator-in-training
teacher
mother
wife
I've probably forgotten something
cookies, crackers, fruit, cheese, hors d'ouvres
Sunday, June 8, 2008
I loved your pictures from the Obama rally! Now let's have some fun - who would you like to see in President Obama's (what a thrill to write that!) administration? My front runners are Wesley Clark - Sec. of Def., Chris Dodd, and, of course Hillary Clinton. There will probably be openings at Justice - perfect for Hillary. I am very selfishly hoping that Jim Webb will remain MY senator and that Mark Warner will join him. I have been mightily impressed with Rachel Maddow's appearances on MSNBC and she also has a radio program which I have never heard, but I think she would make a terrific Press Secretary. And on a different note, what did you all think of Hillary's speech yesterday? I thought it was outstanding!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Well,
I enjoyed Hillary's speech. Now its on to beat McCain. I hope everyone with a couple extra bucks or a few minutes time will donate and or volunteer for the Obama campaign. I know I will. I went to his rally at Nissan Pavillion Thursday night. There were 25,000 people there. It was incredible to have us all there chanting "Yes We Can!" "Yes We Can!" I blogged about it here with pictures: ellenville-ellenac6.blogspot.com
Poor Turtles...DON"T run em over!!! Jamie's coming next weekend without Bruti and I sure Jamie will be thrilled to check out the turtles and make sure they are safe. I"m sure he'll beg me to bring one home too. I'm not gonna tell him about the turtles, Mom...you can show him. He will be tickled pink...
Joey is on the count down of William coming...every day it's " guess what mom? my dad will be here in x days"...whatever--it makes him happy.
As for Jamie - he is very excited to be graduating from 5th grade. He asked me to buy (and i did) a black (nice) shirt, black (nice) slacks, shoe cleaner, new boxers and a black hat. He wants a black blazer to go with it. Said he plans to wear it for his graduation ceremony. He's also asked to get his hair cut. He talked about wearing a suit too...I just said you will cook in it and i bet he'll only wear the stuff once. He said no, he'll wear it one more time... He also said he's very thrilled to get to do this--when he has his ceremony - all the other grades stand outside their classes while the fifth grade students do a walk around the school. Makes me cry to think my baby is now going into middle school. I just hope he will always stay loving...he has no problems holding my hand or letting drape my arm accross his shoulders when we walk sometimes...i hope that won't change. WHAT am i gonna do when the boys move on with their lives??? MIKE, or SHREK where are you.....btw Catherine --your dog is a cutie pie - is he a chocolate lab or is he a black lab? Jamie will be so jealous when he sees your dog..this is what he wanted to begin with..but too big for our little place.
Joey is on the count down of William coming...every day it's " guess what mom? my dad will be here in x days"...whatever--it makes him happy.
As for Jamie - he is very excited to be graduating from 5th grade. He asked me to buy (and i did) a black (nice) shirt, black (nice) slacks, shoe cleaner, new boxers and a black hat. He wants a black blazer to go with it. Said he plans to wear it for his graduation ceremony. He's also asked to get his hair cut. He talked about wearing a suit too...I just said you will cook in it and i bet he'll only wear the stuff once. He said no, he'll wear it one more time... He also said he's very thrilled to get to do this--when he has his ceremony - all the other grades stand outside their classes while the fifth grade students do a walk around the school. Makes me cry to think my baby is now going into middle school. I just hope he will always stay loving...he has no problems holding my hand or letting drape my arm accross his shoulders when we walk sometimes...i hope that won't change. WHAT am i gonna do when the boys move on with their lives??? MIKE, or SHREK where are you.....btw Catherine --your dog is a cutie pie - is he a chocolate lab or is he a black lab? Jamie will be so jealous when he sees your dog..this is what he wanted to begin with..but too big for our little place.
Well, hello again! I was out before 7 to pot up the heliopsis - MAN - talk about hot and humid. Poor little plants - about 12 inches high - look a little wilty - hope they come around. I gave them a shot of miracle grow and put them in the shade to recover.
I came back in after that to catch the news on my new t.v. Well waddya know - nada, zero, zip, zilch! After much sweating and almost crying with frustration, I found out that your father had disconnected all the cables to adjust their length! Aha - he put them back incorrectly so after a minor adjustment the t.v. is back in business. What a relief. Was thinking I would have to contact Panasonic again.
Jane - about grass seed: just make sure you keep the newly seeded area moist. You might have to sprinkle (gently) twice a day. You should see new growth in about a week. I have had pesky turtles creeping about my garden - they love hostas! First I put them out by the apple trees and when I checked they were meandering back towards the garden. I took them down towards the creek and if they come back again I think I will make turtle soup. (No, not really, I don't think we would eat it.) Rather, I will put them in front of the truck and take a little drive. Please, don't tell me what you think of that!
Have a great Saturday everyone!
Mom
I came back in after that to catch the news on my new t.v. Well waddya know - nada, zero, zip, zilch! After much sweating and almost crying with frustration, I found out that your father had disconnected all the cables to adjust their length! Aha - he put them back incorrectly so after a minor adjustment the t.v. is back in business. What a relief. Was thinking I would have to contact Panasonic again.
Jane - about grass seed: just make sure you keep the newly seeded area moist. You might have to sprinkle (gently) twice a day. You should see new growth in about a week. I have had pesky turtles creeping about my garden - they love hostas! First I put them out by the apple trees and when I checked they were meandering back towards the garden. I took them down towards the creek and if they come back again I think I will make turtle soup. (No, not really, I don't think we would eat it.) Rather, I will put them in front of the truck and take a little drive. Please, don't tell me what you think of that!
Have a great Saturday everyone!
Mom
Hi Everyone! BIG NEWS!!! We bought a new television! The old one in the bedroom has been "sick" for a while, and finally gave up the ghost. I hunted all around on the internet and ended up calling local dealers to find the best deal. I was kind of leary of buying from Wal-Mart - their brands were some that I'd never heard of. We ended up at the local new Sears and bought a 26" Panasonic that was on sale. Yippee - it's wonderful. Dad did pretty good installing it, although he kept muttering "I need Scott" and "I need Mark" - but after it was all connected and didn't work I called Panasonic and they stepped us thru it. It seems that one of the cables from the DirectTV box is not necessary and when that was removed everything was fine. They also stepped me thru programming the remote - it still isn't quite right - have to use new remote and the DirectTV remote - but I ain't complaining!
Will watch Hillary's speech today in full living color in air-conditioned splendor on my king-sized bed. As much as I like and respect her, I thought my heart would burst with pride when Obama finally won the nomination!
I think Jane's idea of wedding cake and punch is a very good one. Do you remember that strawberry cake Nancy got for Jaida's birthday from Sugar Plum bakery? It was the best cake I think I've ever had. Probably very expensive. And about the flowers . . . today I will dig up the heliopsis and pot them. I have been watering and fertilizing the past few days and we'll see how big they get. In the mean time Jane, keep your eyes open at Wal-Mart. Our local Wal-Mart gets in some really pretty stuff during the summer - last year they had some absolutely gorgeous delphiniums in full bloom. I was sorely tempted, but in the past the delphiniums I've had did so poorly I resisted. They just don't like our heat and humidity. I remember buying my heliopsis at Wal-Mart during the summer - tall and in full bloom. My oak-leaf hydrangeas are blooming now - best I've ever seen them. Their blooms last months and are very fragrant. If they are still okay, I will bring a huge bouquet for the festivities.
Oh yes - can Fritzy come if he wears a tuxedo??? LOL.
Will watch Hillary's speech today in full living color in air-conditioned splendor on my king-sized bed. As much as I like and respect her, I thought my heart would burst with pride when Obama finally won the nomination!
I think Jane's idea of wedding cake and punch is a very good one. Do you remember that strawberry cake Nancy got for Jaida's birthday from Sugar Plum bakery? It was the best cake I think I've ever had. Probably very expensive. And about the flowers . . . today I will dig up the heliopsis and pot them. I have been watering and fertilizing the past few days and we'll see how big they get. In the mean time Jane, keep your eyes open at Wal-Mart. Our local Wal-Mart gets in some really pretty stuff during the summer - last year they had some absolutely gorgeous delphiniums in full bloom. I was sorely tempted, but in the past the delphiniums I've had did so poorly I resisted. They just don't like our heat and humidity. I remember buying my heliopsis at Wal-Mart during the summer - tall and in full bloom. My oak-leaf hydrangeas are blooming now - best I've ever seen them. Their blooms last months and are very fragrant. If they are still okay, I will bring a huge bouquet for the festivities.
Oh yes - can Fritzy come if he wears a tuxedo??? LOL.
Friday, June 6, 2008
I got the grass seed down
I got a small bag of grass seed at walmart..$8.88, and Mark says I didn't spread it right!
I got a job at walmart on Battlefield blvd. working on the store remodel, they are changing it around like the one on lynnhaven, it will be from june 16th until sept 1st. I will be working 8am to 5 pm monday thru friday...it will be a little money to help get our bills caught up.
Mom I am thinking of having just the cake and punch...then later we will have a BBQ and hopefully some of the people will have left. Jackie had said around 3 or 4 pm...I think around 2pm would be better..I will call her later. Adam called last night he is doing well and is excited about getting married. Jackie still has not told her father....she is afraid of how he will act...she wants Adam to ask him. Adam is nervous about it.
Hey Ellen, Mark is selling his truck..$2800 if Scott is still interested, we need to buy a small econo box with the money from the truck. I am still waiting to have enough spare money to bring up the wicker to you too. Maybe you could come visit with us before I start my jjob at walmart.
Ok well I gotta get dressed and go take my drug test!
luv
jane
I got a job at walmart on Battlefield blvd. working on the store remodel, they are changing it around like the one on lynnhaven, it will be from june 16th until sept 1st. I will be working 8am to 5 pm monday thru friday...it will be a little money to help get our bills caught up.
Mom I am thinking of having just the cake and punch...then later we will have a BBQ and hopefully some of the people will have left. Jackie had said around 3 or 4 pm...I think around 2pm would be better..I will call her later. Adam called last night he is doing well and is excited about getting married. Jackie still has not told her father....she is afraid of how he will act...she wants Adam to ask him. Adam is nervous about it.
Hey Ellen, Mark is selling his truck..$2800 if Scott is still interested, we need to buy a small econo box with the money from the truck. I am still waiting to have enough spare money to bring up the wicker to you too. Maybe you could come visit with us before I start my jjob at walmart.
Ok well I gotta get dressed and go take my drug test!
luv
jane
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
That is a beautiful dog, Catherine, and he looks like he's going to be big - REAL big! We'd love to have you bring him up here - Sandi will play with him, Fritz tends to keep away from the big dogs, at least he does with Max, Ellen's big collie. Except, when Max is sleeping, Fritz will sneak up and sniff him you-know-where, lol. There's lots of agression when Nancy comes with her doxie, Brutus. Thought they would love each other - WRONG. I'm told it's because they are both un-neutered males, but we both have plans to get that done. Sometimes, it's so bad we keep them both on leashes. Bowser (am I spelling that right?) is enough bigger than Fritz that he will probably stay well away from him.
Had a nice surpise yesterdy while working with my oakleaf hydrangeas - 2 volunteers hidden way underneath. If I can get them out safely I will save them for Jane and Ellen. Am also going to root some catmint for them - it's so pretty this year. I counted 32 redbud tree seedlings, too, so will pot up a lot of those.
Not doing anything much today, just goofing around. I am trying to sink my teeth into The Magnificent Ambersons, a Booth Tarkington novel, but am having a slow time of it. Watching t.v. too, for news of Hillary. I hope she makes a graceful exit and campaigns hard for Obama. I hope laws are passed to limit campaing funding and timing. A year and a half are wayyyyyyy too long. And the amount of money spent is obscene.
Jane, don't worry too much about your grass - just water it and you will surely get crabgrass and that's green! Also, how about just having a nice wedding cake and punch? Do it early afternoon to avoid lunch and dinner times. That would be much easier, and the money not spent on food can be spent on cake. Anyhow, just let me know what I can do, cook, make, etc.
XXX
Mom
Had a nice surpise yesterdy while working with my oakleaf hydrangeas - 2 volunteers hidden way underneath. If I can get them out safely I will save them for Jane and Ellen. Am also going to root some catmint for them - it's so pretty this year. I counted 32 redbud tree seedlings, too, so will pot up a lot of those.
Not doing anything much today, just goofing around. I am trying to sink my teeth into The Magnificent Ambersons, a Booth Tarkington novel, but am having a slow time of it. Watching t.v. too, for news of Hillary. I hope she makes a graceful exit and campaigns hard for Obama. I hope laws are passed to limit campaing funding and timing. A year and a half are wayyyyyyy too long. And the amount of money spent is obscene.
Jane, don't worry too much about your grass - just water it and you will surely get crabgrass and that's green! Also, how about just having a nice wedding cake and punch? Do it early afternoon to avoid lunch and dinner times. That would be much easier, and the money not spent on food can be spent on cake. Anyhow, just let me know what I can do, cook, make, etc.
XXX
Mom
I gotta make potatoe salad too !
At Attention!
and I will never have to tell him to pull up his pants again
I am working on the yard for the wedding........backyard grass looks so shitty....I am gonna see how much a small amount of grass seed will cost.
I am making this one short cause I gotta go to walmart. I am excited that I figured out how to put a picture on the blog!
jane
and I will never have to tell him to pull up his pants again
I am working on the yard for the wedding........backyard grass looks so shitty....I am gonna see how much a small amount of grass seed will cost.
I am making this one short cause I gotta go to walmart. I am excited that I figured out how to put a picture on the blog!
jane
adorable......
Monday, June 2, 2008
wow!
What a cute puppy! He will love Farmville - but tell him to be nice to Fritz, he is THE KING, as grandpa calls him.
Adam looks so grown up and I am proud he did well in boot camp! Jackie looks very pretty. I just hope they don't send him to Iraq. Or Afghanistan.
We went to Farmville this past weekend for some much-needed R&R. I didn't do anything but lay around, and the bags under my eyes are gone (or my eyesight is finally fading very rapidly) so it was worth it. Always good to go back to the farm. We saw Sex and the City, and I'd give it a 4 on a 5 star scale. A good flick. We ate way too much, but I've been craving mom's potato salad and I think I ate 4 pounds of it. (Ask me about my explosive diarrhea! ---its an actual phrase from a T-shirt....). We ate other sinful things like potato chips and cheeseburgers and the dreaded fried chicken. Yum yum! We also watched lots of bad TV, like political pundits and bridezillas. Fun times.
We got home in the darkness, to darkness.....the power was out due to a bad storm that hit yesterday. We had no damage, but other people sure did. I hope this doesn't mean more bad storms this year, but we're making a survival kit just in case.
Well, 8.5 days of school left and then I'll be making my beach plans. See ya'll soon!
Ellen,
oh,...love and all that...
Adam looks so grown up and I am proud he did well in boot camp! Jackie looks very pretty. I just hope they don't send him to Iraq. Or Afghanistan.
We went to Farmville this past weekend for some much-needed R&R. I didn't do anything but lay around, and the bags under my eyes are gone (or my eyesight is finally fading very rapidly) so it was worth it. Always good to go back to the farm. We saw Sex and the City, and I'd give it a 4 on a 5 star scale. A good flick. We ate way too much, but I've been craving mom's potato salad and I think I ate 4 pounds of it. (Ask me about my explosive diarrhea! ---its an actual phrase from a T-shirt....). We ate other sinful things like potato chips and cheeseburgers and the dreaded fried chicken. Yum yum! We also watched lots of bad TV, like political pundits and bridezillas. Fun times.
We got home in the darkness, to darkness.....the power was out due to a bad storm that hit yesterday. We had no damage, but other people sure did. I hope this doesn't mean more bad storms this year, but we're making a survival kit just in case.
Well, 8.5 days of school left and then I'll be making my beach plans. See ya'll soon!
Ellen,
oh,...love and all that...
bowser
sorry it took me so long to get pictures of him up here but here he is!!!
he loves to play with my brother's dog jake. i was kind of worried at first because he is so much bigger but jake is so gentle with him.
he likes to watch tv with me when i come home for lunch :)
he loves to play with my brother's dog jake. i was kind of worried at first because he is so much bigger but jake is so gentle with him.
he likes to watch tv with me when i come home for lunch :)
he has already gotten bigger. we weighed him at petsmart one day and he was 18 pounds, two days later he was almost 21 pounds..he's gonna grow up so fast! eric is really excited to take him up to farmville. i think he will love it up there. we took him to the beach yesterday and he loved that. there was another dog there and he played with him for a few hours straight and then he passed out under the umbrella. he's not too sure about the water yet but gets his feet in there to check it out every once in a while. eric is waiting for him to get bigger so he can wrestle around with him.
well not too much is going on over here with us. i hope everyone is doing well.
love,
catherine
That is a lovely picture of Adam and Jackie - Adam looks terrific. Glad Jane and Mark's trip went well and they are safely home.
E and S were here for the weekend - got the AC up and running - oh, yeah - wonderfully cool now. E and I went to see Sex in the City - pretty good - and Dad and S saw the latest Indiana Jones. Don't know how it was - S must have liked it because it was the second time he has seen it. Dad had no comment - probably meant he slept through it - lol.
I think it will be too hot to garden today - I need to do the first of the month bookkeeping anyway - yuck. S backed up a lot of our computer stuff - was getting worried about that. I bought a tiny little gizmo that plugs into computer and copies all kinds of stuff. Amazing. If that little thing can hold all that, why do I need this big console? Don't tell me, I won't understand.
I expect the latest Barnes and Noble order this week - the latest Ruth Rendell (an Inspector Wexford), plus 2 others I can't remember the names of - this old age memory is a pain in the you know what! I am waiting for the reviews before I order Andre Dubus III's (House of Sand and Fog) latest. Hate to order what I think the local library will get, too. And - big news - Wally Lamb has a new one coming out this fall. Right now I have just finished Donna Leon's Death in La Fenice, the first in a series of mysteries set in Italy - very good, will read more of them. Am starting The Magnificent Amberson's today - saw the movie many moons ago and don't remember much except Orson Welles.
Fritz is so funny with Max - growls and acts real tough which Max totally ignores. Of course, when Fritz is doing all this, he is safely away from Max and can't be reached. My little tough guy. He adores E, and tends to ignore me when she is here. I poured leftover KFC gravy on the dog food last night and Fritzy growled the whole time he was eating it to keep Sandi away - guess he liked it.
New guilty pleasure - BRIDEZILLA - thank you E.
Stay cool everyone - Catherine - how about a picture of Bowser????!!
E and S were here for the weekend - got the AC up and running - oh, yeah - wonderfully cool now. E and I went to see Sex in the City - pretty good - and Dad and S saw the latest Indiana Jones. Don't know how it was - S must have liked it because it was the second time he has seen it. Dad had no comment - probably meant he slept through it - lol.
I think it will be too hot to garden today - I need to do the first of the month bookkeeping anyway - yuck. S backed up a lot of our computer stuff - was getting worried about that. I bought a tiny little gizmo that plugs into computer and copies all kinds of stuff. Amazing. If that little thing can hold all that, why do I need this big console? Don't tell me, I won't understand.
I expect the latest Barnes and Noble order this week - the latest Ruth Rendell (an Inspector Wexford), plus 2 others I can't remember the names of - this old age memory is a pain in the you know what! I am waiting for the reviews before I order Andre Dubus III's (House of Sand and Fog) latest. Hate to order what I think the local library will get, too. And - big news - Wally Lamb has a new one coming out this fall. Right now I have just finished Donna Leon's Death in La Fenice, the first in a series of mysteries set in Italy - very good, will read more of them. Am starting The Magnificent Amberson's today - saw the movie many moons ago and don't remember much except Orson Welles.
Fritz is so funny with Max - growls and acts real tough which Max totally ignores. Of course, when Fritz is doing all this, he is safely away from Max and can't be reached. My little tough guy. He adores E, and tends to ignore me when she is here. I poured leftover KFC gravy on the dog food last night and Fritzy growled the whole time he was eating it to keep Sandi away - guess he liked it.
New guilty pleasure - BRIDEZILLA - thank you E.
Stay cool everyone - Catherine - how about a picture of Bowser????!!
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