What a Blast!!!

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day ! I so love that our country sets aside a day of rememberance, for the many wonderful people who have served our country, and in many cases have given there life for it. Without them we would not have the freedom to celebrate anything at all. For those serving now and in the past... I send many Thanks...

I recently went to a local event I have never been to. My sisters - in - law have always told me what fun Im missing... so this year I attended my 1st ever "Perennial Exchange" Its a flower and plant club, that puts on a swap twice a year. Everyone brings plants, of which they have too many. The tables were full of wonderful plants & flowers. Im somewhat new to perennials, so it was as much a learning experience for me, as a great way to accumulate new plants & flowers. I brought alot of wild woods ferns for my "swap offering", as I learned many folks dont have access to these beauties, especially those living in the city. We went around all the tables and mapped out our favorites and planned our route of attack...lol.. At 9 am sharp the President of the Exchange annouces "Start Trading!!!" Oh myyyy.... what a wild time that was. It felt like a penny sale at Nieman Marcus... People where runnin around grabbing plants like mad! Crazy I tell ya!! It didnt take me long to catch on, and I too was in the "grab and run" mode !. I came away with a nice bounty of new plants and flowers for my gardens. It was the neatest thing Ive been to in a long time. And what a money saver! Gardening gets quite expensive these days, and to get them free? Well how much better can it get... Needless to say I joined this great little group, and plan on many more fun swaps in the future!

Busy Busy Busy

Wow... what a week, it's been quite busy despite all the rain. Is summer ever going to REALLY get here? 10 Days with rain each day, but today it was beautiful. Sunny and warm... FINALLY! More rain on the way tho. I think we only got a break to cut the grass, before the next round.
Punkin has been hitting me with the true colors of the "Terrible Two's" this week ! Trying me on every turn. Determined to "touch this" or "reach for that" deliberatly trying to see what will happen if she does this. I have so forgotten going thru this stage, she surely takes after her Mama thats a given...lol.
I talked to Poohy this week. She tells me it is very, very HOT in the sandbox now. The temperature had hit 108 degrees the day I spoke to her. She says the heat zaps the energy right out of ya ! I wonder what that temperature is with heat index added ??!! She's doing well, and staying very busy. She wants veggies, she says it seems that they always have brocoli...lol ( which she doesnt eat!). I sent out a box with all her favorites, complete with can opener...lol. Thank the Lord for microwaves! She hadsnt been able to see her Mother's Day garden yet, as the computers have been down for a few days. She'll be surprised tho, our local paper came out and did a story about Punkins garden for her Mommy, complete with pictures! She made the front page of our local newspaper! Ive mailed it to her,... she'll be proud as a peacock, that her babygirl made the front page :))
Im still planting flowers!... between the rains, we managed to get our vegtable garden planted today, I cant wait for fresh, homegrown veggies!

"SURPRISE !! " Happy Mother's Day Mommy

Happy Mother's Day Mommy !! I wanted to do something special for you on Mother's Day, but since you are so very far away this year, I couldnt send you flowers or even help you plant them either.We have always had flowers on your special day! So Mamaw and I decided to plant a garden FOR you instead. I know you cannot smell them, or see how beautiful they are, but you will know that there are flowers just for you, somewhere in the world, on this, your special day! I worked very very hard on this for you, I helped plant every single flower you see! I also painted on the signs. Now there are handprints here to match the ones I sent you..



Here's a list of the flowers we chose and what they stand for !

The "Patriot" Hosta - This stands for YOU ! Our Patriot and my Soldier Mommy!It represents your courage and strength to serve and protect our country, and make our home safe. We admire the sacrifice youve made willingly.. to make the world a better place!

"Pixie" Lillies- This stands for Our Lord who watches over you, to guide you on your mission and bring you safely home to me!

The "Peace" Rose- Peace is really what we want for "all the people" in Iraq, so that they can live free, and the children can grow up in happiness like I do here at home!

Lots of "Impatiens"- These are for all the reasons I "impatiently" wait for you to come home!

The Field Stones- These encircle the garden so that you can see our "Rock Solid" support for you, from family, friends and community. We stand behind your choice to serve our country 100% !!!

Little Girl on Bicycle- Well.........THATS ME !! In the middle of it all !! Im there to show you that I LOVE YOU and am so very proud of all the sacrifices you are making, so that this world will be a better place for me to live. I know that in everything you do, I am the reason, and I thank-you for protecting me with everything you've got to give!!

I love you more than anything in this whole wide world Mommy, and I hope we have made your very special day, just a little more special. Im also sending you lots of Hugs & Kisses. We will talk to you soon... but til then.. "HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY !!!! "

New Pictures!

I've been somewhat slack on posting, and I truely apologize! It's spring ! The Hubby and I have been quite the little busy bees, trying to clear 50-60 years of brush and briars from around our pond . We recently decided we wanted to see just what was under all the brush! We have found new landscape we never knew was there! We still have quite a way to go, but are making remarkable progress! I almost grabbed a snake WITH my hands...Im sure you can guess I bout messed up my britches on that one...LOL. As we clear ground, we are also planting lots of perennials, and Ive come to the conclusion that Im a "Hosta-holic", having planted over 50 of them now!
I finally was able to get our new family pictures scanned. These were taken just prior ,to Poohy leaving for her deployment.It's a task to get all your grown children together at one time AND get them to stand still long enough for pictures!! I so treasure these, it's been many years since weve taken pictures as a family. I just wanted to share with you!
I believe missed a call from Poohy today. Little fingers turned off the ringer to my phone..sure hate to miss a call, they seem so far in between. But we will survive, and appreciate the next call even more! Punkin and I have been very very busy putting the finishing touches on her "outside present" for her Mommy for "Mother's Day" I will post pictures very very soon! I think Poohy will be pleased ! Babygirl worked soo hard on it :))

Mud and more Mud

I have finally recieved not one but TWO calls from Poohy! OMG it was so awesome to finally talk to her. She still has a hard time getting online, when she has the time... the Marines are knee deep to the puters! She's settled in to her post. She's been busy with Shower/Laundry & Uniform repair work. I guess its the rainy season in Iraq ! She said her tent was full of water, and they had to fix the floor, so she was in tight quarters Im sure for a time there. I imagine her job has been quite a messy one with all the mud. When you get alot of rain on top of the desert, Im sure it reaks havock everywhere. I so hate MUD...lol.. weve had severe storms here in Indiana for weeks, we have been lucky compared to many communities around us, several tornados have done alot of damage. Makes me feel a little closer knowing we are both fighting the wet stuff.
She's finally recieved some of the care packages Ive sent... the first ones took over 6 weeks to get there. Then she recieved one that only took 9 days! HOOAH! Hats of the the Army Post Office... Great JOB! She got tickled at all the "junk" food Ive sent. I want her to have a little taste of home, and tend to go overboard...lol. I must restrain myself, Im sure her roomies dont want a whole grocery store in the tent!
Mother's Day is fast approaching and Punkin has been working hard on the Gift that we cant send, but Poohy will love it Im sure. I cant wait to post pictures, so it can ease her Momma's curiosity... stay tuned...