Let's Just Say....

That any holiday that gives us a 3 day weekend is loved.

I can't believe it is the 4th of July already. The year is just flying by. So far it hasn't been half bad, no major problems to report, for the most part everyone is doing fine and it's been business as usual for our family.

The 4th of July is great, our little town has one of the best celebrations around and has even been featured on the World News. The fireworks display is one of the best as well and the best part about that is we can watch it from the front porch or through the window if the bugs and heat are too bad.

Although we don't go to the festival any longer I do enjoy riding by to see the crowd and hear the music. Everyone having a great time with family and friends makes me smile.

Happy Independence Day!!

And Yet Another....

Another holiday is upon us. Father's day is around the corner and since Everett is working I'll be spending it with my mother. I guess it is fitting since she was sometimes both mother and father to some of her children.

I wish Everett were in so he and Ryan could spend the day together. I'm sure they'll make up for it when he comes home. He's a good father, he's sacrificed a lot for his family and although he and Ryan had the typical struggles a father and son usually have their relationship is solid today. Every once in awhile they get together and do lunch and most importantly he knows his father loves him.

So Happy Father's Day Everett and Happy Father's Day Mom.

We love you both....

The Real Secret....

To A Successful Life....


A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them.

She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat." "Is the man of the house home?" they asked. "No," she replied. "He's out." "Then we cannot come in," they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in.

"We do not go into a house together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love."

Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said.

Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!" he said.

"Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house.

She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife.

"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the three old men,

"Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him.

Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!

His Amusement....

Although it has been raining some we are still enjoying the back deck a lot, it is covered and if the wind isn't blowing the rain sideways you can sit out there without getting wet. Saturday was hot and muggy but that didn't keep Bo from finding some fun. On one of his trips out he discovered a turtle just on the outside of the fence, he spent quiet a bit of time out there sitting and waiting for it to get close enough for him to reach under the fence and try to grab it, that didn't work out quiet the way he planned it, what he wound up doing is reaching under the fence and punching it and pushing it farther from where he wanted it, and he had to start over again. He followed it all along the fence until it disappeared under the house, then I rescued it and brought it to the front ditch and set it free. His next adventure for the day was a baby lizard running around the deck driving him crazy, I don't know which one was more nervous, Bo or the lizard. It was too young to know he had to stay hidden and kept coming out and running right between his legs, I imagine if they could talk they both would have been screaming.



A nice peaceful day is always nice, no drama, although, our lives are usually drama free since we decided not to sweat the small stuff, we are enjoying life more because of it. I try to keep my blogs positive and fun and I try to keep it about Life As We Know It....