Yippee Yippee Yah Yah

We are off tomorrow to see Tosha, Nik, Digi and Kalila - can't wait - we are all so excited. We arrive there on Saturday and then on Sunday we all leave to go to the Lake District for some serious fun and games. Can't wait to see the kiddos. Digi said today on the phone today - don't forget the chewing gum Nana and also bring some sweeties. Little does he know they are all packed and waiting for the plane. See you all soon.

Mrs. Always Right

You can see our lovely pillowcases that I think are so accurate - just kidding - but it was worth a try. Also you can see we have a real bed and we have started putting up our paneling. Today is Mr. Right's birthday, so I wish him a very happy day.

Blanco in Bloom

Here is an example of how pretty the flowers are in the Spring time up in the Hill Country. Back many years ago Lady Bird Johnson established a wildflower program where the state went out and spread wildflower seeds all along the Interstate, Bluebonnet, Indian Paintbrush, and assorted over ones I can't name. It is a sight to behold while traveling up to the land in the Spring. Last year as you can see by the pictures was an outstanding year. The colors were so bright and vivid. We have spread some seed on Cactus Ridge but I guess if anything bloomed the deer and goats ate it because we never saw any flowers. I truly believe they would even eat onions if I planted them.

He trained them well

As you can see Life imitates art - so to speak. Now if we can just find a gnome riding a lawn tractor and one cooking steaks, the village would be complete. We had a fishing gnome that Tosha bought for Morris but he came to a Humpty Dumpty fate unfortunately. He was on top of the aquarium and we have these 3 super huge goldfish that like to jump out of the water and they hit the top of the tank, so one day one of them jumped up hit the top and Fisher gnome was no more. AHHHHHH.......

Scrub a dub dub

Scrub a dub dub - well - not exactly two men in a tub as the nursery rhyme goes - thank goodness- but we can have a shower. We can always go down to the state park about 9 miles down the road where we have a annual pass that we keep up and have a shower. Sometimes though we are too tired from working all day and I just wanted to be able to shower there. Sooooo Morris got a bucket, cut a hole in the bottom and glued in a piece of pipe and attached a piece of garden hose with a sprayer type nozzle. It works really well. He can heat up water with a propane tank and one bucket full will give you a complete shower and allow you to wash your hair if you turn it off while lathering up. We also now have a screen around it for more privacy because I got really spooked one night when a racoon was creeping around and making noises. I usually only have a shower after dark up there but it is a bit spooky. I make Morris sit over there with me and pass me my towel when I get water in my eyes. I know where my grandson gets that gene from as to not liking water in his eyes - me neither. This all works well in the summer but I don't think I will try it in the winter. Also, picture one shows we now have complete privacy for the potty - such a relief - literally :)