Guess what's....

Blooming.....yep!...the Flaming Azalea are out in full force....
Now i need a good picture of the Mountain Laurel and Rhododendron..
Maybe i'll go on a flower hunt later today....

Ahhhhhhh....don't think so .... high temp today is predicted to be 90*...
Staying inside with the A/C is sounding pretty good...
Whimp..!!!

Life is Good

Summer Time.....

The Flags are up

and waving in the breeze....

Prayers for all our men and women in uniform..

Happy Memorial Day

Life is Good

Blooming...

...the new garden at the Visitor Center is starting to show off for the campers....!!

Life is Good

Thankful Thursday.........

...for a place to lay your head....

Life is Good

uck...ohhhhhh...

Miss Kitty is NOT happy....!!

She's sitting on her perch...hissing and growling....

She just got a look at the new neighbors....!!

Hello......coyote family....!!

They were scavenging around in the new mowed hayfield looking for a roadkill dinner...

Hope they keep on traveling over the hill and thru the woods....

Life is Good

Neighborhood Fun......

(think "Wheels on the Bus")

This is the way we rake the grass
rake the grass
rake the grass

This is the way we roll the grass
roll the grass
roll the grass

This is the way we make the hay
make the hay
make the hay

All on a Monday afternoon...!!

Can you see the hay ball...??
The tractor was on the side of a small hill...

Anyway....things were exciting and interesting until dark...

Life is Good

I Forgot........

....the carrots..!!!
How do you forget 30 lbs of carrots...!!

Yep.....another bargain box appeared and
between CityBoy and myself we managed to can 14 quarts and 12 pints...
and that's not counting the several bags that went up the hill to the parental units..!!

Life is Good

TGIF.....

This lovely little lady hanging on the mailbox lives down the mountain and around the corner...
I know you can't see much in this picture.....but.....i wanted to show you the chicken...
Can you see it......standing in the rolled barbwire....

Cute....huh....??

There she is.....
i think she's a Morning Glory...
What'a you think....??

Life is Good

Thankful Thursday....

Thankful for Team Work

Rangers...Volunteers....even Office Workers

Came together to create a new native plant garden.....

The new plants in the front of the Visitor Center were planted last week and are growing like weeds.......

Pun intended..
...lol.....lol.....!!

Life is Good

I Was the Mad Hatter.....

Can you tell by the picture...??

Here's waht happened...

7:00 - 9:30 AM

Slept late....ahhhhh

Had coffee and breakfast

Harnessed up and loaded the dogs in the car...

Typical mayhem in the car with the dogs while traveling to the Vet...

So Far So Good...

Rain

9:30 - 11:30 AM

Bring dogs back home....cause ...well, just cause...

Leave again .... back to town to Wal Mart

Checked out the prices on OTC glucose meters, testing strips and bought a lint brush/roller...

Back home put "dress" clothes in washer..... haven't worn them in so long, there was a layer of dust that needed to be removed...

Rain

11:30 - 12:30 AM/PM

Make lunch....turkey wrap and salsa chips....yummmmmy

Throw clothes in dryer

Take dogs out...read book while they are running around and digging...

Rain

12:30 - 1:45 PM

Iron clothes and graduation gown...

Why do "dress clothes" always needed ironing...??

Rain

1:45 - 2:30 PM

CityBoy..."Why is Mia's face all swollen"

Yikes...!!!

Her head looks like a softball...

Rush back to the Vet

Allergic reaction to yearly shot or something bite her

(can't find any bite marks)

Two more shots and a stop at CVS for children's benadryl (sp)..

Pass MaleChild on the way back up the mountain...

Rain

2:30 - 3:45 PM

Watch Mia

Take another shower ...cause i smell like "dog"

Female Parental Unit called......your dad's not going....he's not feeling well...but, i'm ready anytime.

Thanks Mom...

I'm standing here wet...naked...with out my glasses....

CityBoy watching Mia

Rain

3:45 - 5:15 PM

Dress...do hair....make-up(?)

Decide if CityBoy is going or staying home with Mia....

Going

Pick up Mom

Drive down mountain for Graduation Ceremony

Arrive ...find a place to park.....way up the hill

Good......they've got a shuttle service....

Rain

5:15 - 6:00 PM

Wait for ceremony to begin...

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Ceremony

Camera craps out on me.....ugh....

Why didn't i bring the Nikon....??

Hug my MaleChild

We'll meet you for dinner

Last look back...

He's got a girl on each side and is hamming it up for the cameras....

Rain

7:00 - 11:00 PM

Drive back up the mountain

Meet MaleChild at his favorite steak/seafood house..

Had grilled salmon....good girl

Baked potato with the works...bad girl

Make it home....dodging two deer on the way....

Drop off Mom

Home

Mia's face is still swollen a little....give her more meds in her ice cream....

Missed NCIS....ugh

NCIS LA is on.....what happened to Heddie..??

The Good Wife

the old "bloody glove" trick...

Peter's the hero...

No.....NO.... Alicia.....don't go in the hotel room with Will.....!!

She did...

Rain

Sleep.....finally.....

Rain

Life is Good (?)

Busy Day.....

Gott'a run....!!

Lot's to do
I feel like the Mad Hatter....!!

Life is Good

Whoa...Mama...!!

I thought all the computers and their systems we suppose to crash ....way back...in 2000!!!
Remember that scare...??

Thought i'd lost all contact with the outside world....
Thought i'd never write or read another blog....

What's a girl to do....??!!

She goes shoe shopping...
Saturday took the female parental unit over to the "big town of Boone"and found three pair of the cutest flats....no more excuses.....she's set for some trail runs to local churches...

Sunday took the malechild to the "big town of Boone"....back to the shoe store....needed "dress" shoes for graduation on Tuesday night.....

Yep!...folks...it was a fast two years, he's finished with Wilkes Community College and is on his way to Appalachian State ....for another two..maybe three years...depends on the decision about a Master's degree..

The pictures are the blossoms on the "Fringe" trees growing around the park...
Love'um
They have a light sweet smell..
I think i might need some for the front yard...

Life is Good

Rolling Along......

Why is it...!!??

You're just rolling along and everything in your little world is working fine...

then Goggle has to "verify your account...!!??"

This AM as i stumbled to Lappy to entertain bloggerville with my daily dribble..

I could NOT get into my account...cause....Goggle needed to verify that i am me....

Hey.....Google...!!

It's too early in the morning for this garbage...

I haven't had my morning coffee yet.....the dogs are waiting at the door....CityBoy is still sleeping... and the need for a shower is immediate...

And i can't get into my account...!!

After a few choice words.....i closed down Lappy...completed the morning routine and drove to work....

Now...after more fussing and cussing....

I've finally verified......that i am me...

Life is Good and i am me...

At least for today..

Almost Wordless Wednesday.....

Tree Barn looks a little wet this morning....
Sever T-storms all night....

Nothing like trying to sleep with a hyper-super afraid dog and cat..!!
Max couldn't figure out what was wrong with the girls...

Maybe tonight things will be better...

Life is Good

Tuesday Morning.......

This is what Tuesday morning looks like at my house....

Bright sunshine.....cloudless sky.....birds singing.....

and the fur babies on "Rabbit Patrol"...

We have smart bunnies up here in the high country....

yesterday....a very wise bunny was eating the left-over deer corn in the front yard

within

thirty feet of him there was two packs of beagles "sniffing" for rabbits...

He stayed very still and knew he was upwind..

His

little nose twitched...his ears were like radar...

When the dogs took a scent and ran west...

He ran east...!!

Smart bunny

Life is Good

Monday........again??

How was your Mother's Day..?

Mine was spent getting in some quality time on the front porch with the parental units and the fur babies.....

So many different species of birds ...we lost count..

Beautiful weather....good food....good company....

What else could you ask for....??

Now

Back to Work..!!

Life is Good

Happy Mother's Day....

...to two of the greatest Moms i know...

the femalechild and the female parental unit

"Luv ya more than my Ford 4x4"

And to all the moms out there in bloggerville ....
enjoy your day..!

Life is Good

Ramble'n Around......

Hello....little periwinkle....did a bug or the lawn mower get ya....??

This guy is bright and happy...

The Fringe Tree is starting to bloom...

And the wild Dogwoods are everywhere....!!

Even with this morning's frost.....i think.....Spring is here...!!

Life is Good

Thankful Thursday.....

Misskitty here...

" Let's just ponder all Lifes Blessing today......"

Enjoy

Snowflakes....??

Another front rolled up the hollow yesterday afternoon..

And it rained.....rained....rained....

today's highs.. in the low 50's and SNOW on the mountain tops.....

OK

THIS IS IT....!!

I only had one bead left in the jar.....!!

Mother Nature are you listening.....

NO MORE BEADS IN THE JAR.....!!!

Life is Good

See No Evil.....

Now the question is.....

Who's the evil....Misskitty or Mia....??!!

Life is Good

ps....please overlook dirty window.....thanx

Good Morning Monday......

I'm a little uncertain of how i'm feeling this Monday morning....

One the one hand...i'm relieved that the number one on "the Most Wanted List" is gone....but, i'm sure that someone within his group as already assumed power and could be planning retaliation as i write this...

Does his death make me feel safer.....no, not really....

Does his death mean the price of gas and food will come down...?

Does his death mean the powers that be in DC will get together and do what's best for the people...or...continue to pursue their own interest....?

Does his death mean the nations education system will get the $$s it needs to give our kids the best....?

Does his death mean the downward spiral of our economy ... will take a swing upward....?

Does his death mean our boys and girls in uniform will come home...?

Like i said ...i'm glad he's gone......but i still have questions.....

Life is Good

Out'a Here......!!

Yesterday....mid-morning....the doctor came into GS#2's room and stated....
"When you eat solid food and keep it down , you can go home"

The FemaleChild asked.....
"Does the eggs, bacon and pancakes he ate for breakfast count...?"

Doctor Said.....
"He's out'a here.....!!

Yep....GS#2 went home yesterday afternoon.....

Ohhhhh.....i'd love to be thirteen again and know what i know today....!!

Thanks again for all the prayers and well wishes....

Life is Good