CAUTION - BRAGGING GRANDMOTHER

Last weekend my granddaughters cheerleading squad won another competition! I know it's worth all the bruises and sore muscles, isn't it, MH!

Here she is supporting one of her team mates

That's my MH, second from left

The whole gang

Military Sense of Humor!

I received these in an email the other day from one of my cousins. Just had to share them with ya. It's refreshing to see that in all the turmoil, our troops can maintain a sense of humor. Thanks, Donna and Bob for sharing with me!

One of the most valuable tools to have is your watch dog!

It is important to always make an effort to befriend your enemy. As the saying goes, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

Every lady needs a convenient place to hang her hand bag!

Plan "A"

Plan "B"

This one is for the newer, smaller, secret aircraft carriers in development now!

New version of transportation for our dedicated ground troops!

Wonder if this would work?

Here comes the Cavalry!

Harry Potter finds new uses for the cloak of invisibility!

.. .. .. .. and for the broom!

I do have one more picture -- but it's PG13 rated and I hesitate to post it here on my 'family friendly' blog. If you would like me to e-mail it to you, leave your address in comments and I'll send it along! It's just a little nudity .. .. .. but I don't want to offend anyone!

Not Me! Monday!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I really had to give the subject some thought this week. Not because I don't have any Not Me's .. .. .. .. but because I may not have very many that I want to actually publish! Okay, here goes.

**Dub washed and waxed our SUV the other day. He did a beautiful job, as always .. .. .. when he asked me to come out and check to make sure I approved, I DID NOT immediately walk over, take the hem of my t-shirt and polish a little spot on the front fender - while saying, "WE did a great job, don't ya think!" Hey, I was baking a cake at the time and had the batter on my shirt to prove it! (Never mind that the batter got there when I was licking the bowl.) Anyway, polishing 2 square inches was HARD work!

**I did not take a three hour nap yesterday and then go to bed at 10pm! No, JB & Karen, I'm not sick - just really, really tired from polishing that fender, I guess!

**Since it was so beautiful and sunny out this afternoon, I refrained from going out and spraying down everything in the yard with Miracle Grow without checking what the weatherman had planned. It DID NOT pour down rain shortly after I finished!

**Oh - and just before I did my Miracle Grow fiasco, I had NOT hung a bunch of doggie and sugar glider blankets out on the line to dry in the fresh breeze. And I did NOT have to bring them all inside and run them through the dryer anyway, dammit!

That's enough! I'll leave the comments open for you - Would love to see some comments on what you didn't do!

A Good Deed!

I've seen it all now!

I don't know about where you live, but around here most of the pre-teens and teenagers are a little on the rough side. Some are a LOT on the rough side. You don't often see many of the "good" kids out wandering the neighborhood. They are at one function or another - or studying - or home being ideal children.

This afternoon one of our elderly neighbors was trying to get a couch out his door by himself. Two of the rougher teenagers were walking past and noticed his struggle. They jogged up to the door, one climbed over the couch, they picked it up, angled it perfectly and got it onto the porch in no time. After a little discussion, the boys then carried it out to the gentleman's pickup truck, loaded it and tied it down very well.

When our neighbor pulled out his wallet and offered to pay the boys they both refused any payment, shook the man's hand and waved as they walked on down the street.

It took everything I had not to walk over and congratulate them for doing such a good deed - but was afraid if I made a big deal out of it, they might never do anything that nice again. So, when they passed my house, I just smiled and waved. And for the first time ever, they smiled and waved back!

Jail? For a Candle?

Well, I hitched up the mules this morning and headed for the big city. Had to go by the hardware store, the bank, the feed store and .. .. .. .. who am I kidding! ! !

Actually, I got into my gas guzzling Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (with leather seats) and cruised south a few miles to Home Depot to pick up some Kingsford and some fertilizer. Then hit the ATM for a cash refill. Stopped in at the pet shop for goodies for the ratters and the sugar glider. Finally made it to the grocery store - $78 for groceries to feed two people for about a week! Sheesh!

On the way back home, I noticed a sign saying that a store I like was having a moving sale! DETOUR!! I knew that those frozen goods in the back of the Jeep could stand the 82 degree heat for a few minutes while I just ran in a took a quick look.

They had Yankee Candles 50% off - with another 10% off if you paid cash . . . I now know why I hit that ATM earlier.

They were really, really crowded - and there were two grown women arguing very loudly over who grabbed a candle first! There were about 15 of us who just stepped back and watched as they kept yelling and pulling on one candle. An employee tried to settle the problem to no avail and stood right beside them and called the police! Yep, they were still screaming when two cops walked in a few minutes later. Each cop took hold of a woman, the employee grabbed the candle and all the fun was over, just that quick! It was one of those yummy Christmas Cookie candles that they were fighting over. But - guess what - another shopper pointed out to us all that there were about 6 or 7 more of them right in the bin! I don't think I'll ever understand people!

By the way - I did get myself 4 candles - and the groceries made it through the ordeal just fine. And, the store employee said that they were going to press charges - disturbing the peace - against the two fighters .. .. .. the cops actually took them to jail!

NOT ME MONDAY - Stuff I DID NOT Do!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

*No one in this house would be dumb enough to turn on the ceiling fan in the guest room and then proceed to stand up on the bed (trying to reach up to the top shelf in the closet) and manage to almost knock herself out. Nobody is that stoopid! Turn the fan on high - and then immediately stick her head in it!! No No No Not Me Never Ever .. .. .. why do I have this headache???

*The weather was so nice outside this morning that I went out in the front yard to pull more weeds out of my poor old flower beds. Barefoot. And just before starting back into the house I didn't notice that my heel was covered in .. .. .. um .. .. er .. .. kitty poop! And I did not yell for Dub to bring me the soap, the Lysol AND the alcohol and paper towels so I could clean that yuck off my poor foot! We DO NOT own a cat!

*Dub was sweet enough to make really yummy brownies Friday - and we did not consume the entire pan of said chewy brownies within 24 hours.

*I am certainly NOT trying really, really hard to lose some weight - and that's why I couldn't have participated in the brownie chow-down Friday and Saturday! I am wwaayy too dedicated to my diet to do something like that!

So - what haven't you done lately?

Sign, Sign - Everywhere a Sign

I think most, if not all, of these signs are British . . . yes, our 'mother tongue'!

Now, if I were to say most of these things in my semi-redneck, southern drawl, I think most of them might sound kind of rude.

But with the proper British accent, they sound kind of dignified, I think!!

OR - maybe not!

Good dog, indeed - if he can read that!

sucked off?