FIND THE REAL ONE

We planted Leah amongst the doll babies. She was so sweet. She is like a little doll baby herself.

JULY FOCUS

I am going to have the joy of soaking in my grandchildren this month. Some will be living with us for temporary quarters till houses close and some will be coming for "summer with Granny & Gramps" visits so I am tickled pink.

I only get to see them a couple (if that) times a year and so I am gonna soak it in.

Alot of my blogs this month will be the adventures of just that.

Already started with the joy of taking 3 of them out to church and having Hunter (2 year old) sit on my lap during services "wiggle free." This boy sat there with his hands folded and never said a word. He was so good. He stayed with(that's Pennslyvania talk - those of you from Philly) through half the service and I just was amazed. He acted better than some of the adults do in services (who constantly get up and down and go out and come in)etc. You get my drift. I didn't have a tight grip on him or never had to whisper sweet threats into his ear.

What thrilled my heart most was having this little boy on my lap. It was a walk back in time and it's been a long time since a little boy sat on my lap.

I will be posting pics of the kids as I get them and just gonna enjoy the next few weeks as I am sure it will come and go fast.

Electrical Blowout

This has been the week of electrical appliance blowouts. They say things come in three's. After the week in TN, I forgot to put my Chi hair straightener up out of my suitcase and Whimpy our cat decided that the cord was fair game and chewed the plug. Now men wouldn't know much about a Chi "except" when it comes time to fork over the money to replace them. Yes, they are worth $100. I wanted to string her up not to mention what Nick wanted to do with her. My hair is like a wild thing in humidity and I need my Chi to keep it under control. Imagine my grief stricken look when I plugged it in getting ready for work and found that it didn't work! I knew instantly what she had done. It had been chewed somewhat before but I thought it had looked much more severe, sure enough. So I went on-line and ordered another one seeing no place here in the hills of Blairsville sell a Chi.

Then, the phone wouldn't work. People kept calling our cell and telling us our house phone wasn't working. Low and behold, I had to call for repair on that. Finally got it back up and running.

Then I decided that the panel on the front of the dishwasher needed to come off so I could spray for bugs that I saw come out of a crack and I sprayed the electrical panel apparently and fried it and now it has beeped for two straight days which is ABOUT to push me clear OVER THE EDGE! I got it back together but am fixin to take the cover back off after I post this and unhook it so the beeping STOPS THE MADNESS!

I could not believe I did that. Looks like I won't be ordering another one of those on-line for quite sometime. Little higher than $100 to replace that one!

Lawn Mowing and ADD

In previous blogs I have mentioned that I am ADD undiagnosed! Well, today I helped Nick mow the lawns (plural - we cut the lady behind us too) and I got to ride the "snapper" and he pushed and weed wacked.

NEVER, EVER put an undiagnosed ADD person onto a riding lawn mower, in front of just under an acre of grass and let her go at it. It is a blog moment waiting to happen.

I was like a bunny on a bunny trail, a mouse in a maze, a fish out of water - I was all over the place. I am a big picture kinda girl so I began taking it as chunks and before I knew it, that big picture got overwhelming. I was ready to get it done and that is a slow process at under 5 miles per hour in the scorching sun. There was a point when I realized I was writing a blog in my head the whole time I was mowing it because I was laughing at how I was whirling around the corners and just cutting corners to make the process go faster.

When it was all done, Nick and I were sitting on the couch talking about the "mowing" experience and he said "he would choose his words wisely on commenting on the experience. He did confess that it took him 30 extra minutes after I got off the mower to "go back over" my maze of work.

What I love about the Country

I was driving home the other day thinking about things that I love about living in the country. I immediately thought - a blog moment.

The friendliness of people - they wave at you even though they don't know you.

Seeing herds of deer in the distance when the sun begins to go down.

Going wild berry picking and coming home with bucketfulls. (do have to carry a gun though to watch out for snakes)

Coming home and finding a package on your front porch and knowing there was no fear of anyone stealing it off your front porch!

Good neighbors who will watch your pets for free while you are out of town.

Being able to grow vegetables in a garden and have them live.

Taking a walk down the street and not being afraid.

Riding on the motorcycle and people wave at you as you pass and being able to park you bike and actually leave your helmet with the bike, come back and it's still there.

Seeing baby cows in the pastures with their moms. I just love cows. Don't think I could own them but love looking at em.

Seeing large bails of hay in open fields after they have been freshly bundled.

Snow days cause no one knows how to drive in the snow and I especially love when they call it the night before!

Seeing bunny rabbits playing in my back yard.

Campfires on a Saturday night with your closest neighbors. Weiners, marshmallows, good laughs and drinks.

Still Pondering

Well, I am still pondering the Java class and looks like my nerves have settled down enough to take it AGAIN. Gonna wait a few weeks though so I can take advantage of some down time for the summer and seeing I get no more student aide and I can call the shots on this one, I am just going to wait and take in in mid-July - I think!

I feel like I cannot leave the degree undone and only needing 3 credits to graduate, I must finish the task. I found someone here in Blairsville through a friend that knows Java (if you can believe that one) that is willing to help me out so I am a little more encouraged that I will pass it this time. We shall see.

For now, I am takin a break.

DIDN'T HAPPEN

Well, I failed my JAVA class once again. I was totally bummed when the final grade came in and I actually did worse this time than I did the first time around. Here I thought I knew a little more than the first time too.

The tears have been flowing all week and Graduation DIDN'T HAPPEN on Sunday so the cap and gown are still in the closet.

I have not decided if I will take this again. I need only 3 credits to get my degree and it's this class. I'm tired! After long discussions with my academic counselor and financial counselors yesterday - I still have not decided if I want to go at it for round three.