I don't know

So, I have this thing.... where I can't blog without a picture. But I don't know what to blog without pictures. But I told mom I would blog. And it's midnight. So if this doesn't make sense, that's only 1/2 the reason. So. yeah. How 'bout I post some pictures of this epic weekend I had at the Petersens and call it good. Then if you want more information, you can call Heather! or Me! I mean, if you haven't already gotten any story. So, yeah. Here is the Atlantis Shuttle Launch, Disneyworld, and the Beach weekend. Oh! goodness, and I have so many launch pictures I would post. But, I'm just not. Cuz it's overwhelming to the reader, ya know?

and by the way... Heather is the COOL mom! :)

Peanut Butter & Jam Ice Cream

So what?  This is what I do when my husband leaves me for a couple days.

Followed by many "I wan moah"s at our house.  Probably will at yours, too.  It's delicious.  You're welcome.  

The BEACH!

No surprise there, eh? Well this is a NEW beach! I mean, it's been around for ages and ages and ages and then some, but this was all of our first times! Except Joe.. he'd been there, but not BEEN there. Right. Okay. So, I picked all the photos I wanted to share with you, and I got 1/2 done editing them and died. Not literally, but for some reason i can't find the strength to edit the rest. Maybe I shall right now. Okay. I'm going. I just don't want to post them all without them all being done! gahhh.
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Okay I'm done! Yes I really did just go finish editing them. So here they are! (and of course it ended in rain)

Found this photo and loved it

Lunch

Now, why did I post a picture of my lunch...it's not an especially healthy lunch...tuna fish sandwich and a few potato chips? Well, I'm going to tell you, whether you want to know or not...because it brought back memories from way, way back.

When I was a little girl, in elementary school, tuna fish sandwiches were my favorite. We usually ate hot lunches in the cafeteria so it was a special treat to get a sandwich from home. And, they were almost always accompanied by potato chips. I loved removing the top of my sandwich and putting the potato chips inside and eating my sandwich like that. These lunch ponderings also made me think of other things that happened during lunch. Some really weird things I remember...

telling whoever was standing next to me in line that my daddy said I would have strawberry blond hair...weird (I don't think that ever happened).

finding out, while standing in the lunch line, that President Kennedy had been assassinated. That was pretty unbelievable for a little girl, living in a small sheltered community in northern Utah.

eating cooked (really drowned and cooked) spinach for the first time and deciding it wasn't that bad (it probably was).

thinking how big the 6th graders were who helped in the lunchroom...eventually I even got to be one of them.

Just wanted to share with you.

Utah Trip

Just thought I'd post a few pictures from our trip to Utah. I didn't do a very good job taking pictures, but I have a few from our 4th of July celebration. I took none of the Workman reunion. Oh, and one from Michelle's car as she transported kids and wood for her new toy storage. We had such a wonderful time in Utah, but as is true with all our trips, it didn't last near long enough, even after I stayed an extra couple of days! (Thanks James for the device to transfer my pictures and teaching me how!)

I hate fire ants

Why were they created?




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Zoology 102

Filled the measure of it's creation.




Yep, it was yummy. Breaded with garlic, parmesan, and spices.

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Zoology 101

This is a Tillapia.




It truly is bigger than my head.

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Welcome to Zoology 101

Florida never ceases to amaze me.

This first picture is of a prehistoric fish called the Armored Catfish. I caught 3. This one being about 12" long. It has boney plates all over it body, hence the "armor". Petty weird looking.

This next creature is also on a Florida's endangered/protection list due to its habitat being destroyed by commercial and residential development. It is the Gopher Tortoise. I finally saw one on our nursery property. Below is just a very short HD video.

Thursday in Johnsburg

So...Dad and I flew to Chicago on Wednesday, he worked, I played. Then Thursday morning we rented a car and went up to Johnsburg to work on the house so we could get it rented. James and Liz met us there with their big red truck full of equipment to trim and clean. The guys started trimming and Liz and I left to pick up some supplies. While we were gone, our realtor's broker came by and before we could even get all the supplies, Dad called and told us to come back.

Well, to make a long story short, we ceased our clean-up, changed the locks on the doors, took down the shelves in the garage and a few things from the house, put the house on the market for sale, had a really fun lunch at the new Olive Garden in McHenry and left.

We are relieved to have the house on the market and not have to deal with renters anymore. Annoyed at the expense we all incurred to do a job that didn't need to be done (especially on James and Liz's part). Totally grateful for James and Liz and boys who came to work hard and did a fabulous job on the trees in the very overgrown yard. By the way, Joe, the mulberry, or loganberry or whatever it is, was covered with berries...which we picked and ate....and is, what? I'd say 15 feet tall and HUGE!!!! The bushes on the berm were also about 10 feet high....

It was sad to see the yard in that condition, but even so, it was beautiful. It was especially difficult for Dad to walk away from that home that we loved and not have it in tip top shape...the realtor said it wouldn't make any difference what shape it was in and putting more money into it was just throwing money away.

Just wanted you to know....
Wish I had pictures, but neglected to take any.

Happy Anniversary

We've two of them in our family today, and I'll be honest—they're the only ones I know besides my own. Sad for me.

Anyway, Happy Anniversary to Mom and Dad (34th!) and Heather and Joe (12th!)

We love you.