PUNy You Should Ask...

She was but a whiskey maker, yet he loved her still.

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daybook

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i am thankful... that a mother cardinal brought her offspring to our feeder today. And that the squirrles hadn't taken all the food yet.

i am thinking... that it's nice my children can express their opinions in a respectful way. We've always tried to teach them that they can disagree with us, but they must be respectful in doing so. I don't think I was always agreeable when I disagreed with my parents.

i am reading... nothing 'cause I'm waiting for my Kindle to come in. I've been eyeing them for months and finally saved the funds to buy one. I'm not much of a techno geek (I have a regular cell phone that pretty much just allows me to talk; there is no latest version of anything in my house; and I still own a record player). But when I was cleaning out some things I realized how many books I have stuck all over the place. I've shared them with everyone and now I have no place to store them. So, I thought I'd just get an electronic reader and see how it works for me. It's a big step, I tell you, it is. I still love the ink on my fingers from a printed copy of the newspaper and I really love when the postman brings my magazines. We'll see how it is.

in the kitchen... kosher salt. Yes, salt. Phooey on those who would limit my intake. Even my he who shakes the salt from fast food fries husband has come to appreciate what salt brings to the table (hahahaha...I crack myself up). He even eats peppers and onions on fajitas and philly cheesteaks 'cause the kosher salt fairy makes 'em taste just right.

around the house... the tile is off the master bathroom walls. Ask me in a few weeks about the progress. If I'm lucky I won't say to you -- the tile is off the master bathroom walls.

outside my window... new adirondack chairs -- in aurora red -- on the back porch. I've waited years -- yes, years -- to find just the right chairs for a small corner of the back porch. Best thing is that they were on sale for half off at World Market.

worth sharing...

PUNny You Should Ask...

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

Hot as All Get Out

It is a mystery to me -- of a magnitude that rivals the whole 'exactly when dinosaurs inhabited the earth' kind of mystery -- how children do not grasp the please tell me when you are going to be on television concept. Casually mentioning it as you walk out the door does not qualify as telling us to watch the news to see if you are on it.

For those of who are not in the area, or may have missed it because we didn't call because we didn't know to call because we had no concrete time or channel because someone didn't really have a clue......you can watch it here.

And you can view some photos here. Isn't that fella in #12 and #31 just precious?

(Hot as all get out? Watch the video, you'll get it.)

PUNny You Should Ask...

A small boy swallowed some change. When his grandmother called the hospital to ask about his condition the nurse told her, "no change yet."

PUNny You Should Ask...

A sign on the lawn of a drug rehab center said: "Keep Off the Grass."

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daybook {seven}{twelve}{two thousand ten}


i am thankful... for a grandmother who I may not have always agreed with but who I always loved. We buried her a few years ago this week and I miss her sometimes.


i am thinking... time is gone before we know it. It's not really worth being caught up in the small things that won't matter, but it is worth paying attention to small details that make a difference.


i am hoping... that I won't shed too many tears as we come into the senior year our little buddy (who isn't so little any more, but will always be my buddy).


i am reading... Brad Thor's newest novel, Foreign Influence. My little buddy got me hooked on his books -- political and military thrillers. The plots are so current you expect to turn on the evening news and see it acted out on the screen.


in the kitchen... Pappardelle's Spring Medley Trio pasta that someone brought me from Windmill Market. To. Die. For.


outside my window... two thriving clump river birch trees we planted in the spring. I copied my neighbors up the street. They're flattered, I'm sure.


worth sharing...

(sometimes, small things have a big impact)