Showing posts with label Saturday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saturday. Show all posts

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Day Two Hundred Forty Three 2013

Randomness
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I was in organize mode today upstairs in the bedroom where grandson Knox plays when he’s visiting. Having grandkids is like your own kids never grew up and moved away from home. Knox obviously has a great time playing in here.
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Neatness counts. But it doesn’t last. And that’s OK. The most fun can be had in making the mess.
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Neil spent part of his afternoon cleaning out the debris in our 1920s basement. He always finds interesting stuff down there ~ leftovers from a bygone era ~ like this strip of linoleum that used to cover the kitchen floor, maybe back in the thirties. He also found an old rusty ax.
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It seemed like a good night to make a pot of chili, maybe because it’s Football Time In Tennessee! Go Big Orange! They trampled all over Austin Peay ~ 45 to ZIP. Not surprising, but we’ll see what happens when UT plays a real team.  Hope your Saturday was a winner! [So long, August, we hardly knew ya.]

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Day Two Hundred Thirty Six 2013

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Jungle cat stalking its prey among the exotic flowers. No, wait, that’s just Lily kitty from next door strolling through the back yard on a Saturday afternoon. And a lovely Saturday it was. Was yours?

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Day Two Hundred Eight 2013

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Beautiful Saturday to be sitting on the front porch, reading a novel and being lazy. Pretty peaceful, until the mosquitoes smelled warm blood. The bug repellent works OK. If only I could spray my head and face with it. I wonder which is worse: contracting a deadly virus from skeeter bites, or inhaling the poison that’s supposed to drive them away. Oh well. Back to my book. Inside.
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Wishing my sister Jane and her husband Don a very happy 28th wedding anniversary today! Love you!!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Day One Hundred Thirty One 2013

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Lunch with peeps at Gondola Pizza House ~ from left: grandson Elijah, daughter Kelly, grandson Knox, hubby Neil, granddaughter Shelby, and daughter Holly. Yummy pizza at probably the only place in town at lunch today that wasn’t swamped with TTU graduates and their families [although Gondola had several tables already reserved for large groups. Timing is everything.] Happy Saturday, everyone!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Day Ninety Six 2013

EVER LOVIN’ SATURDAY!  lunch at mickey d’s and fun at dogapalooza in dogwood park
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On our way to McDonald’s for some lunch. Riding in the backseat~grandson Knox, grandson Elijah, and Elijah’s good buddy Anthony.
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Mickey D’s Lunch Bunch~from left~daughter Kelly and grandson Knox, granddaughter Shelby,daughter Holly, grandson Elijah, friend Anthony, and Grandpa/Pa/hubby Neil.
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After lunch, we went to the 4th annual Dogapalooza at Dogwood Park~an event where citizens and their pets can enjoy a fun day together. Dogapalooza consists of various animal demonstrations, an off-leash play area, an agility course, vendors, activities for owners and dogs, educational areas and a Kid's Dog Show. There is also a silent auction with all proceeds going to benefit the Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter.
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Holly, Shelby and Elijah brought their dog, Charlie, a Miniature Pinscher, to join in the fun. Shelby entered him in the Kid’s Dog Show in the ‘prettiest dog’ category.
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Meet and greet~doggy style. Charlie checks out a potential friend [or enemy~ya never know] Looks like a Pit Bull doggy.
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Group shot at the Dogwood Park fountain [thanks, Neil, for taking the picture this time].
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Shelby encouraged Knox to have some fun in the water.
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The fountain in Dogwood Park is one of the best things that has ever happened to our town. Knox, Kelly and Shelby agreed that the water was on the chilly side today, even though the day was in the warm and wonderful seventies.
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Elijah did not fear getting wet. He was having too much fun to notice  that the water was cold.
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My beautiful granddaughter Shelby~didn’t have to get wet to have fun.
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Knox would run into the water and then run back to his mommy, laughing.
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More fun than pint sized human beings should be allowed to have.
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You wet!
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The special guest at this year’s Dogapalooza was University of Tennessee mascot Bluetick Hound ‘Smokey’ [#10].
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‘Smokey’ was happy to have his picture made with the kids.
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Knox had the best time with this balloon.
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Here’s Shelby walking Charlie across the stage in the Kid’s Dog Show competition for ‘prettiest dog’.
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Sad to say, Charlie did not win, but that’s OK. I’m sure he enjoyed strutting his stuff with all the other dogs. He was very well behaved the whole time and got to spend a few hours on a beautiful Saturday in the park with his own kind. What a fun day with my peeps!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Day Sixty Eight 2013

Ever Lovin Saturday
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It’s back. DST. Sounds like a disease. Clocks don’t officially flip ahead until tomorrow, but I got a jump on the chore today. It’s ridiculous how many clocks are in this house.
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In the mood to do something creative. Something I can eat when the creative process is done.
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Such as cookies! Very creative. And delicious, too.
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Time and temperature. {this is not real time ~ it is DST ~ however the temperature is really real. And this was on my shady front porch.} What a totally gorgeous day!
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Spring is coming fast. I found this sweet and colorful Easter egg wreath at the Super Target in Smyrna a few weeks ago. Easter is only three weeks down the road, so I have some time to enjoy this on my front door.
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Neil spent most of the day cleaning up the yard. After picking up tons of sticks and limbs, he found out his wood chipper is on the fritz. So he clipped bushes and weeded, getting ready for some much needed mulch.
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10 more days! And don’t forget to spring forward with those clocks before you hit the hay tonight.
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The weather people predicted sunshine for today. I guess it was sunny somewhere on earth. Our sun was mostly behind clouds. It did manage to make an appearance at the end of the day and made quite the sunburst shining through my front door and reflecting off the wood floor.
Hope your Saturday was shiny and bright.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Day Sixty One 2013

Ever Lovin Saturday
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We’ve had some snow here, starting this past Thursday.
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It started coming down again late last night.
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We got maybe an inch. Maybe.
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Really pretty. We don’t get big snows any more. I miss those. But we’ll take what we can get.
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A bird in hand is worth four in the bush. Inflation, you know. I think these are waiting their turn at the feeders.
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Since daughter Kelly and grandson Knox are visiting this weekend, Neil made yummy blueberry waffles for (a late) breakfast.
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His blueberry waffles are the best. Did I say they are yummy? They are.
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Grandson Knox didn’t care for any waffles. He just wanted to take his socks off.
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We went to Starbucks for some coffee (what else?), squeezed in at a little table by the window, all cozied up next to about ten other people, and watched it snow. There’s something about Starbucks that just makes you want to kick back.
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And fall asleep in Grandpa’s lap. Not even the aroma of caffeine could keep him awake at this point.
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The proverbial blanket of snow, sliding off the hood of the car into fluffy white folds. It snowed again tonight and replaced all that was lost with a fresh blanket.
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Neil finally got to celebrate his birthday this evening. He turned 62 on February 28, but due to other stuff happening in the family, we postponed the party until a more opportune moment which turned out to be tonight.
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Happy Birthday, honey/hubby Neil! We enjoyed cake and ice cream and punch and a whole lot of chatter and laughter, as always when our family gets together. (Not that there’s always cake and ice cream and punch but that would be nice.)
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And Neil enjoyed lots of cool cards and great gifts, which as you can see, he gave a thumbs up. Fun party. Worth the wait. Let’s do it all over again next year.
Happy Saturday, everyone!

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Day Fifty Four 2013

Saturday  Saturday Ever Lovin Saturday!
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Neil and I began a busy Saturday this morning watching grandson Elijah’s last Vision Basketball game of the season.
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Lots of action from one end of the court to the other. Elijah scored several points. His blue team lost to the orange team by 4 points.
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We’ve loved watching him play basketball each Saturday for the past two months because the game is action packed and he has enjoyed playing it so much. Great job, Elijah and team blue! We’re proud of you!
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After the game, Neil and I headed to the Nashville Flea Market. We usually avoid the Saturday market because it’s wall to wall people. This bell jar stuffed with grapes caught my eye. It was kind of pretty and a little strange. But that’s what the flea market is all about.
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Hints of spring all around. Metal sunflower garden ornaments were sprouting at this vendor’s stall. Sunflowers are happy things~~real or otherwise~~and always make me smile.
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A basket of colorful bowling balls and pins. They looked plastic, but were the real deal.
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This one’s for Sarah.
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R is for …
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This lady was begging me to take her picture. She just didn’t know it. Shame on me. But her hat was killing me. I followed her around for a while. She fit right in here.
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This was something from a bygone era offered in a comic vendor’s stall. Check out that price tag.
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Every time I see bunnies, I think of my sister Ann.
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It’s a little early for Halloween, but there ya go.
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I have no idea what these things are or what they’re for but they kind of creep me out.
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Guess what movie this horse head (lamp) made me think of. I wonder if anybody made this vendor an offer he couldn’t refuse. (That was a hint)
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I go to pieces, sang Peter and Gordon. Remember them? And Patsy Cline sang I fall to pieces. I wonder what happened to this poor doll. Maybe she was loved to pieces.
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I really wanted to buy this.
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Such good advice.
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After the flea market, Neil and I were headed to daughter Kelly’s, but when we called, she and Knox were going down for a much needed nap. So we detoured into the Super Target in Smyrna and enjoyed a skinny vanilla latte while we rested our tired feet. Then we browsed Target. What a cool store. Wish we had one here.
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Hi. I’m Knox. I just woke up from a two+ hour nap.
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Grandpa and Granny brought him a SnugAMonkey from Target. It’s soft and cuddly and plays soft bedtime sounds and music. He loved it. And the box it came in. He calls Neil ‘Pa’. He hasn’t learned how to say Granny yet, although he does pronounce it something like ‘Ninny’ which is what I called my maternal grandmother.
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We hit ‘Toots’ for supper and enjoyed their yummy boneless chicken fingers and gigantic onion rings. We used to have a ‘Toots’, but not any more, so it’s a treat to eat here when we visit Kelly.
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The monkey enjoyed it, too.
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Bath time! Splash time!
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Dancing in my new jammies time!
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This picture cracks me up. It was not posed and totally accidental~~grandson Knox and his daddy Kerry playing with blue balls. They even have the same facial expression. How cute is that. So we began and ended our ever lovin Saturday with balls. More fun than human beings should be allowed to have, especially in one day. It’s always an awesome day when I get to spend it with my peeps!