Dreams that make you go Huh?

Last night I had a dream.
It was odd.
Really odd.
I only remember clearly two things:
Signing up to be a political activist and bomber
Yelling my head off at a Senator telling him that we lost faith in our government 6 years ago.
And anyone that could support and not impeach such a monster didn't deserve anyone's respect.

Apparently I have some anger issues.

And I wonder if "bomber" is going to get me flagged by homeland?

If you don't get any more posts from me just send chocolate to Guantanamo.

I'm sure they can hold me there without cause for years.

I have NO idea where this all came from. Maybe because I am back reading the Deathstalker series and it is all about overthrowing the existing government and bringing power back to the people.

Who knows. But I woke up thinking WTF?

Some pretty flower pictures to close with:

Weekends are for sleeping and taking cute pictures

Or laying around in your underwear and not doing a darn thing. A co-worker of mine suggested I try it sometime. She had done it last weekend and she assured me it was mighty fine. And rejuvenating, and relaxing.


So, I managed to stay in my pj's till around 5 on Saturday. I decided to shower and run over to Hancock Fabrics to get some lace to cover up the boobalicious dress I got a while back. It's fabulous but for work, it needs a little more covered up. So my entire accomplishment for Saturday was adding a lace front to my dress and getting soap and deoderant at target. Wow, I know, impressive.


Oh, and our neighbor who lost their puppy last weekend brought us some steaks - he said he got called into work so he wouldn't be able to grill and he thought we might like to grill. The steak was WONDERFUL. He also gave us some treats and raw hide toys for the dogs. I felt bad that he gave them to us. But he said it would make them happy to know our puppies were enjoying the treats. He also said that his friend that gave him Pedro was bringing them a new dog from Florida. So I would guess they will have a little pup next week. We will have to get them some fresh treats and bones to celebrate.


Sunday was almost equal but I did do a bunch of yard work. I went to Gertens and got some additional day lilies, two white cone flowers, and a really beautiful deep burgundy foxglove.


It was fun to do some gardening but I did manage to get myself mighty sunburned.
Here are some pics:

My little man helped me while I gardened.

And I make my hubsters lunch every morning. I put a note in his lunch last week and told him he had a certified sandwhich made with lots of love. So he jokingly calls them his lovewhich's.

So I took some pictures this morning of his lovewhich in progress. Please note that not only are they made with love by his wife but also with a little help from the girls.

We'll call this the nose kiss Lovewich

The Head Nuzzle Lovewich

And we'll call this the Uuuumm Uuuumm good Lovewich

And because I think her face is the cutest thing EVER here it is in close-up.

Bright and Happy

So my flower is Daisy and my soul is painted yellow

I sense a theme

What color is your soul painted? Yellow Your soul is painted the color yellow, which embodies the characteristics of joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, gold, hope, liberalism, sociability, friendship, death, courage, intellect, confidence, communication, travel, movement, attraction, persuasion, and charm. Yellow is the color of the element Air, and symbolizes the sun, grain, and the power of thought.

Though if you could explain to me one thing I would appreciate it:
Why does yellow embody death???

I embody the characteristic of death???
Optimism, idealism, and death???

So heading off to work this is what greeted me this morning. Fabulous isn't it? Talk about a beautiful way to start the day. Let's see that again shall we:

Happy Friday everyone. And please read past the Daisy part to the important "story" about Girl J's Gramma.

I'm a Daisy sort of gal

I stole this from Kell.

I am a Daisy What Flower Are You?

"You are just a sweet person. When a friend needs a shoulder to cry on, you are happy to offer yours with a box of tissues as well. Once in awhile, you wish you could be a little more dramatic but then sensibility sets back in and you know that you are perfect the way you are."

Speaking of Daisies,

My good friend Girl J (Nettie) has some very special ladies in her family. Our Channel 9 news ran a story on them the other night.
Spread the word and see if we can help out their cause.

Ramblings for Wednesday

I just finished the most interesting and somewhat maddening yet charming book. It is called Winkie. It's a story about a bear who is also a suspected terrorist bomber. I got your curiosity didn't I? Well, read it, it's fascinating.

I also want to comment on what a few of you said in comments over yesterday's post. I was very intrigued that we all picked up on the exact same line in the book. For me it stood out for some reason, actually I should say "jumped out" at me. And I honestly can't tell you why. But I "literally" tripped over it. I was reading right along at a good clip and then suddenly, bang, fell right over. It stopped me dead in my reading tracks. But why? It gave many of us a reason to pause. I find that fascinating. Usually people grab different lines from a book that stood out to them. What about this one made it stand out to so many?

Does anyone out there watch Eureka? I am completely and totally intrigued by the direction the show is going. And I am very surprised. They are not taking it in the direction I would expect. They are not shooting for the happy ending for the main character. They are taking it deeper and more true to life I think. It's a fantastic show. Season one is out on DVD so if you haven't seen it you might want to rent it.

On a really off note I want to give a shout out to the state of Washington. This has been hands down one of the best years for cherries. I'm surprised I am not turning pink. We have been getting these huge containers of cherries from Costco and they are fabulous.

Yes, I did just give a shout out to an entire state.

I'll close with pictures of the yard.

Below is the cutest little plant we got on Saturday. I love that it is an evergreen with pink flowers (Second picture is a close up). And it's going to stay that tiny. It's only about 8 inches tall and about 10 inches around.

Weekend in review

Saturday the hubster and I went with the in-laws on a whirl wind trip through Wisconsin. Our first stop was Winter Wisconsin for some plant shopping. There is a wonderful nursery pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Of course I found lots of cool plants for my yard. Several of which I had never seen before.

On the way to the garden center we passed several fields of sunflowers. They were simply breathtaking.

We then headed north and stopped at a lodge for lunch. I think I had one of the top five hamburgers ever. And the fries were perfect. I think everyone enjoyed their lunch. Just sandwiches and burgers but man were they yummy!

Next stop was the town of Hayward. They have a pretty well known candy and fudge shop which of course we had to stop at. And my mother-in-law also need to find out about getting a ring fixed that she had bought in a shop there. We browsed through several shops and then headed back on the road.

The giant loop we took brought us back into Minnesota north of the cities. We got home a little after 7. Which meant I had time to go get my copy of Harry Potter.

Well, you can probably guess what I did the rest of Saturday night and into Sunday. The weather however was too perfect to just sit and read. It was overcast with a nice breeze. So I forced myself to close my book and go out and do some gardening. We had lots of new plants to get in the ground.

I accomplished quite a bit of gardening. Planted what we had purchased and trimmed back some of the flowers that were done blooming. I also weeded like crazy. All in all I filled up two 55 gallon garbage cans with weeds and trimmings.

That was pretty much the weekend except for the sad part I already talked about yesterday.

I'll take pictures of the garden tonight. Most of the plants we got are done with their bloom cycle so I have to look forward to next year.

I finished Harry this morning. I won't say anything, I promise. It was a good story and I'm a little sad its over. Reading that last page was a little depressing.

My favorite line from the book:

Dumbledore in conversation with Snape.....
"You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon........"