Today

Today is Tuesday.

I was supposed to feed the missionaries tonight.

But they don't have a car.

And I live in the boonies.

So they called to see if they could get a ride.

But I can't drive them, because I'm a woman.

(No, not because women aren't safe drivers,

they aren't allowed to be alone in a vehicle with a woman.)

So they have to get a ride from a man.

They have to eat at 5, because they have to hit the streets by 6.

Kyle works til 6.

Jim works til 7.

Rod works til forever.

(He got home this morning at 6:30!!!)

They also aren't allowed to be alone in a house with a woman.

We were going to have cold fried chicken and tater salad under the oak tree in the front yard.

But they can't get there.

So I'm going to have Rod drop a $20 in their mailbox on his way to work.

Easier for everybody.

But I'll miss getting to visit with them.

Oh well.

Meanwhile - here's a quick glimpse of my calendar on my desk at work.

It's early in the month, so it's not FULL yet.

But it's getting there.

And the sign I have on my wall at work to remind me who I am.

I love it.

I stole it.

LOL

I'm "hosting" a photo scavenger hunt.

But I lost the list.

So I'm hoping Rozie still has her's.

So far she's the only one playing.

Here is her first picture!

The assignment was "a tree swing".

Doesn't that look like fun?

Great picture Rozie!!!

(Now send me that list!)

LOL

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian family (and friends...)

Happy Monday to everybody else.

I got to have the weekend off.  I hardly knew what to do with myself!

But it was so wonderful to spend time with my honey!

We went on a lovely (HOT) horseback ride Saturday morning.

I think my camera was set on 3D so these pictures look a little weird.

It was a gorgeous morning.

It was hot, so we went down by the lake to let the horses drink.

CJ drank.

Andy splashed.

We got out.

LOL

Just after I took this picture, we picked up a trot and passed them!

We aren't often in the lead.

Andy walks SLOW and it bugs CJ.

So CJ bites Andy.

Then Andy bucks.

Then I nearly fall off.

Then I freak out.

So mostly I stay behind.

After our ride, we headed over to Jim's Open House.

There were a gazillion people there.

They were really pleased with the turn-out.  We even saw some old BSY friends.

Then to the grocery store to buy some yummy steaks for the BBQ.

And on Sunday, I got to go to CHURCH!

(I didn't even have to wear a name tag - they remembered me!  LOL)

And I got my Temple Recommend renewed - so I'm ready to go again!

(The men necessary to make that happen were all there so it was quick and easy...

And we had a nice visit.  Double win!)



In other news, poor Nancy didn't get to go to Calgary this week!

I feel her pain!!!

I very nearly grabbed a plane ticket to Tucson when I heard.

If only I didn't have to teach this weekend, I would SO be winging west right now.



FUN!

There was a noise in the sky.

So I looked up.

This is what I saw...

Doesn't that look FUN?

He just sort of buzzed the preserve for about an hour.

I joke that it's a lawnmower with a wing - that's what it sounds like,

but it looks peaceful.

In other news, I can't read a calendar so was surprised to learn I was OFF

this weekend!  I'm looking forward to spending some time with Rod on Saturday,

we might go for another horseback ride.

Or maybe go kayaking.

Or maybe go into the woods and do some trail trimming.

And then....

drum roll.....

I get to go to CHURCH on Sunday!

I'll probably have to wear a name tag.

Then and Now

That was then.

This is now.



Red in the window.  Casper in the foreground.  Mabel on the right with 2 bright white
tail feathers.  The rest remain to be named.  Still going by "herd 'o birds"...




Red has the fancy hat.



Still not laying eggs - they are only 13 weeks old - but they are getting there.

And getting braver!

The first couple of times we let them out in the afternoon, they barely went 6 inches from the coop.

Now they are checking out the horse hay wagon and eating all kinds of yummy bugs!

And chasing each other when I toss in a random grape tomato. 

Chicken rodeo!



31 and Counting

Today makes 31 years Rod and I have been happily married!

So to celebrate, I got him out of bed and took him for a horseback ride.

I'm surprised this turned out.
He was trotting.

Yes, there is still a Tropical Storm out there.



Clouds to the west of us.



Yes, it was WET.

Clouds to the East of us.

But we had fun!

It's one of our favorite things to do together.

And we brought one of our favorite people with us. 

Yes, all my horse pictures are of the BACKS of people.
Andy is SLOW - so we are always in the back of the pack...

Happy Anniversary Darling!

Here's to an eternity of Anniversaries!



Debby is STILL Here...

She is one slow moving storm.

We are still getting feeder bands.

I can't get a radar picture to load on here.  I'm sure someone could figure it out, but I can't...

It clears up for an hour or so, then it pounds us again.  Then it's clear.

We've gotten lots and lots of rain.  

Lots of Florida is having flooding issues.  We haven't gotten that bad yet.

But it's WET. 

The pasture is mushy.

The sand lot behind the barn is a mud hole.

The mosquitoes are going to be INTENSE!

And, of course, the wind makes everybody a little nuts.

But Rocky laid another egg today... so it's all good.

This is a great picture Rod took tonight on I-95 heading to one of his deliveries.

He said it looked like the movie Twister out there.

Just a couple miles up the road the rain was so heavy he had to slow down to 35 mph!

I'll be glad to see the back side of this storm...

TS Debby

It's summer in Florida.

Which means hurricane season.

Today we welcome Tropical Storm Debby.

She's bringing lots of rain, thunder and lightning, minimal wind.

(Gusts around 25 mph)

Her radar is fun to look at though.
Normally the radar of storms are cone or teardrop shaped.

Debby?

She's a bulls-eye.

Again, we are on the east side of the state, right below the little "nose".  

(Kennedy Space Center is in the nostril of the nose...)

She looks good "on paper".

Not really impressive in real life.

Pretty noisy while I was trying to teach my review class.

(At least we didn't lose power - there are no windows in my classroom, it gets DARK!)

And noisy enough that on the drive home I couldn't even hear my phone ring.

Sorry sweetheart!  Didn't mean to ignore your call!

The pasture is getting lots of needed water though.

Unfortunately, Rod is trying to deliver fuel.

Ugh.