Happy Anniversary

September is a busy month for Birthdays and Anniversaries.

Happy Anniversary to Lisa and Walt and Karl and Monica. I think it's probably 5 years for Lisa and Walt and 4 years for Karl and Monica. I hope you all have a great day. I love you all lots!!!!!!!

Correction! Both have been married 4 years.

It's Started Already

Well it's happened. I recieved my first senior citizen solicitation by mail. AARP sent me a membership card and application. Funny thing though; I've already been a member for about 10 years because of Joe. The letter actually came addressed with my former last name so I just pretended it wasn't me. Yes I'm in denial. I don't feel old. I still find it weird when people call me a Grandma. Also lately I've been getting a lot more emails related to being old (thanks Jan). Just for the record, I'm fighting this old thing for as long as I can. By the way, do I get free coffee at McDonald's yet? I'm gonna use the hell out of any senior citizen discount that I can!

Rain Rain Go Away

I didn't sleep much last night agonizing over the weather this coming weekend. I checked AccuWeather.com before I went to bed and it showed rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I spent most of the night trying to figure out plan B for the party. I really try not to fret over things I can't control, but I want everyone to have a good time. Plus I can't put the moon walk/boxing ring up if it rains. I'm really looking forward to punching Bryan in the nose. Maybe not his nose, I don't want to ruin his pretty face. My agony gave way to joy this morning when I checked the forecast again, and it changed. Now it's going to be partly sunny the whole weekend with only a 10% chance of rain. I even checked two different weather sites. I know it could change again, but for now I am going to relax a bit about the weather.

I can't wait to see everyone. Relatives and friends from Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado and California. You have no idea how much it means to me to have you take time out of your lives to travel here and be a part of a milestone in my life. I love you all!
Wait.....are you coming to see me, or are you coming for the free food and moon walk?
Don't answer that, it doesn't matter. I still love you.

I'm pretty sure that Connor, Addison and Harrison are coming for the 4 wheeler.

Choices

Do we really need 15 different ways to clean our toilets? I was clipping coupons today and noticed how many different products there are to clean your toilet. You can use wands, pads, scrubbers, wipes, drops, gels, cakes, and probably many more. What happened to go 'ol rubber gloves and a little elbow grease. Way too many choices. That's my problem, I don't know what to choose. Which one works the best? Which one is the most environmentally friendly? Which one is the cheapest? Ahhhhhhhhhh! I can't take it! I go to the store with a list and the minute I walk in I am overwhelmed. No wonder I hate shopping so much. It's information overload. I want to buy a camcorder but I'm afraid. What if I pick the wrong brand? What if I don't pick the right features? My personality doesn't fit with so many choices. I have a need to try to do everything right and with so many choices it makes it difficult to maintain perfection.

As far as the toilet cleaners go, I chose scrubbing bubbles fresh brush. It has a wand with little pads that can be flushed after you are done. They are ok for the inside of the toilet bowl, but what about the rim, seat and outside of the toilet? I have to choose another product for that. This debate will never be over because just about the time I finally choose, there will be a new product available that claims to be the best ever.

Countdown To The Party

The food is ordered, rooms are reserved and according to AccuWeather.com it should be 75 and partly sunny. I think I have most everything ready for the Labor Day party. I'm soooooo excited. The only thing that is slightly bumming me out is the weather up to this point has been so wet that I can't get the stones put around the lake. If you've been to the party in the past, you know that it's pretty soggy and mucky by the lake. This year we decided to bring in stones to help keep the lake edge from eroding and to have a solid place to stand when getting in the kayaks for the race. Right now I have a 5 foot high pile of field stones sitting about 50 feet from the edge of the lake. It's too soggy to bring a bobcat in to move the rock to the lake edge. I've thought about doing it by hand (and I still might) but I'm hoping for a few days of dry weather so I don't have to. I've already been out in the boat around the shore line with hedge trimmers cutting down the tall water grasses. Don't worry, they weren't electric trimmers. I want to have a clear path for the kayak race. I expect lots of participation this year. Since Bryan and I won't be a team, it will give everyone else a chance. Ha Ha! Seriously though we did kick ass. However, since our win last year was met with less than enthusiasm I decided we need to do something different. We will draw teams randomly so everyone will have a fair chance. I can't help it that Bryan and I are just superior athletes. It's a curse that we have to live with daily. Be fore warned that when Bryan and I are competing against each other, we fight. So it could get ugly. I'm just sayin.

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Julie and Michael. I hope you have a wonderful day. Can't wait to see you! Love you bunches!

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Bryan and Sarah. I know that Bryan worked late tonight and Sarah had to go to work before he got home. I'm not sure they saw much of each other today. But I know they celebrated earlier in the week. Something about Sarah getting Black and Bleu. Ohhhhh, she was talking about steak. Well anyway, Happy Anniversary. I love you both!

Biology 101

Julian and Nicholas caught some tiny toads in my yard today. They put them in containers with grass and sticks. I'm gonna call Nicholas; "Lenny", you know, Of Mice And Men fame. He dropped his toad one too many times and gave it some tight squeezes. "Nanu my frog won't move, is he sleeping?" "Oh dear, why don't you let him go in the flower bed and maybe he'll wake up."

I recieved a science lesson from Julian. He asked me if his toad was a boy or a girl. I told him I had no idea how you tell. He turns the toad upside down and pulled it's little legs apart. (This toad was no bigger than a quarter.) He says: "I know how you tell. If it has a black penis then it's a boy and if it has a pink penis it's a girl." "Really? I never knew that." For all I know he could be right.