I Kissed A Squirrel and I Liked It

Just kidding! I saw this picture of a squirrel on a news web site and it reminded me of a squirrel we saw in our front yard a couple of years ago. It was laying on the stone top of the statue of the Virgin Mary in our front yard. I thought the squirrel was dead, the arms and legs hanging down over the side of the grotto. But a little while later it was laying on the wood border around the lawn, again stretched out, tummy against the wood, arms and legs dangling. I guess it was cool to the belly but it sure looked funny!

Here Comes Hanna

Tropical storm Hanna is heading our way. We are under a watch for the weekend and expecting sustained winds of 39-73 mph. Time to sand bag the back door, clean the gutters and pick up anything that could go sailing through the air. The last time we had a bad storm the trampoline hopped across the back yard! I get very nervous when there is a lot of wind. In fact, during Hurricane Isabell I drank Hurricanes to get me through! Jeff was working and I was a nervous wreck! This time he will be home and I will feel much better. Plus, this storm isn't a hurricane, just a tropical storm but they are still pretty intense.

So busy, so tired, but so happy

Update on what we have been up to since I last posted. I know it’s been a while, but I have been busy…cleaning, getting new stone for the driveway, re-painting and decorating the girls bedrooms, new carpet on the lower stairs, new counters and paint in the kitchen and we just bought new living room furniture! Busy, busy, busy! I feel a little stressed, a little tired but a lot happy!

There is so much we want to do around here but money runs out after a while so we do what we can. Ambition runs out, too. Jeff really likes to have a project going at all times. I like to say ‘I’m done’ and rest and enjoy. We are so different!

We also held our family fantasy football draft. My team is called Team Gus after my favorite Yorkie! He is the fur baby love of my life! Saturday he goes for his first professional grooming. Poor baby, he gets so car sick so I know he won’t enjoy it but he needs his nails done and while I love the natural look for his hair, Jeff said a professional cut would look cute and it’ll grow out and get shaggy again, so we’re doing it bright and early –I mean early, too, it’s a 7:30 am appointment!- and hopefully we won’t have hurricane rain to drive in!

I have been a little concerned about the weather, too. Hurricane Hanna is heading for the east coast, but south, so no major stuff here, just rain. Then there’s Ike. No one is sure where that one is going. Then Josephine. That one has me worried. It looks to me like it’s heading straight for Maryland and I remember how scared I was when Isabelle was here and it was only a category 1. I love thunderstorms but I HATE wind. Too many trees around our house and they all scare me!! Keeping my fingers crossed that they stay away or if they do come our way, that we are prepared and stay safe.