Rain, Rain Don't Go Away

I've always wanted to have lake front property!
The reflections of the trees on the water is so soothing.
The breeze sends little ripples across the surface.
THE
ONLY
THING
THAT'S
MISSING
ARE
THE
DUCKS
!

BUT
WAIT
"
"
"
"
"

What the heck it my driveway doing in the lake?

Do you think that we have a drainage problem on our street?
Yep we sure do.
These photo's were taken several hours
after the thunderstorm that blew through yesterday.
The house next door has the drain in their driveway
about 4 feet from the street, so when we get rain,
the water soaks our yard along the street.
As you can see (next to the mailbox) our drain is filled!
Luckily, the ditch behind our house, is pretty deep
so it hasn't overflowed yet from our summer storms.
BUT
Who knows what will happen if we have a hurricane come through!

I'm truly grateful for the rain that we've received over the last few days.
It has brought the temps down to the low to mid 90's,
which has been a respite from the high 90's and low 100's
that we've experienced over the last 3 weeks!

I Need More Hours in the Day!!!!

FIRST
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For the coolest item up for grabs!
It's a Bookshelf Lamp - and I want it sooooooo bad.
If any of you decide to enter, and you win...
would you please send it to me?

I don't know what the deal is...maybe it's cause I'm getting older,
or maybe it could be that my life is filled with too many new things
(uuuuuuuummm like blogging, Facebook games,
entering contests
- and speaking of contests -
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or that I like to read, and wear clean clothes
and eat off of clean dishes
- but dang -
I just don't seem to have enough hours in the day.
Do I need a new organization plan or a life coach.
Do I need to give up some daily indulgences?
Do I need to give up sleep?

Do you have any suggestions?

Some might think that those silly games like Farm Town and
My Fairyland
and 101 Eggs and more, are a waste of time.
But I prefer to think of them as Free Therapy
(Thanks Sherri),
and don't want to drop them.
I have spent sooooooo many years taking care of children and grandchildren
(24/7 for a good 30+years),
and trying to "keep" a clean and orderly home.
I've also held down full and part-time jobs, off and on, while raising my family.
So what's wrong with spending my retirement playing games
and connecting with others in cyberworld?

NOTHING
BUT

I just can't seem to find a balance.
I'm like a kid in a candy shop, with money in my pocket,
and too much to choose from!

I used to be afraid of computers
(and to be honest I'm still a little leery of some aspects of them)
but the Internet has opened up a whole new world for me.
At the tip of my fingers I have access to almost anything.
I can find answers to sooooooooooo many questions...
like how to fix me garbage disposal
and the cheapest way to start a compost heap.
Where gas in cheapest in my vicinity
and what the weather is like in the cities where my children live.
I've made real friends - from all walks of life.
I now know the difference between uploading and downloading.
I can do volunteer work, sitting in my recliner chair.

I jump from one thing to another - sometimes having 6, 7, or 8 tabs up.
AOL Mail / My Dashboard / Mafia Wars / Google Images / Dictionary.com /
The Ledger / Wikipedia / Snopes

I don't think that my husband or my children understand this new found interest.
They laugh when I check on my crops...and think that I'm nuts for entering contests
(yeah the joke will be on them this Christmas when they look under the tree;-)

Now mind you - when it comes to my husband - I'm not so naive to think
that he's always slaving away while in his office (at home).
I know that on at least one of his computers, he's got YouTube up.
I didn't complain all these years, when he spent time playing Doom.
I haven't really minded the time he's spent on the Internet...
and he doesn't complain about the time I spend online
BUT
I feel as if I'm being "laughed at"
behind my back.

Oh well - another day - another 24 hours.
How will I spend them?
How will you spend yours?
How the heck did I get on this subject in the first place?

I don't know - but I've got a game of Farkle that's calling my name!

Bad Poetry or Poetry in Bad Taste - #5

I've come to a fork in the road,

At this time of my life.

Now all I need,

Is a spoon and a knife!

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Macro Monday

No super macro today...been tooooo busy with the kids,
and setting up new stuff over at Libs Library.
BUT - yesterday morning the boys ran into the house yelling
" Nonnie, get your camera. Come Quick!"
So out I came.
And this dragonfly (above) was flitting around.
I tried so hard to get a good shot of him,
but any movement sent him off to another spot.
When his wings were lifted up over his head - he truly looked like a wee tiny dragon!

Below is a little lizard that came running over to see what all the fuss was about!

I'll try to be more diligent this week, in looking for good macro and super maco opportunities!

Head on over to Libby's Literary Library today, as later today,
I will be posting more links to book
(and sometimes other cool stuff) giveaways.

You can find it HERE.

Some exciting news. I was just offered my first ARC for review.
Can't wait for the book to arrive, and to be able to "meet" the author!!!
I'm working on my interview questions now.

I'm up to 56 followers so we're over half way in the I Need 100 Followers Contest.
I'll be adding some more goodies to the package in the next few days.
Soooooooooooooo if you haven't entered

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Wishing you all a wonderful week. Stay cool, and don't forget to use sunscreen!

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If you would like to see

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HELP ME PLEASE!!!

All of the blogs that I follow - disappeared from my Dashboard.

What did I do?

How do I get them back?

Now I can't seem to add photo's from Google Images.

My head is spinning.
I feel like I can't breath.
Can't go on without all of you much longer.


SOS

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Then come back and rescue me!!!

Well Duh!

In Case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label Instructions on consumer goods.

On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. (As shucks - that's the only time I have to work on my hair!)

On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (The shoplifter special?)

On a bar of Dial Soap: Direction - Use like regular soap. (Okay.)

On some Swanson Frozen Dinners: Serving suggestion - Defrost. (But this is only a suggestion.)

On Tesco's Tiramisu Dessert (printed on bottom): Do not turn upside down. (Well why in the heck didn't you tell me that before, cause it's a bit late now!)

On packaging for a Rowenta Iron: Do not iron clothes on body. (Somebody please go get me a stupid sign!)

On Nytol Sleep Aid: Warning: May cause drowsiness. (Well Duuuuuuuuuuh!)

On Sunsbury's Peanuts: Warning - contains nuts. (Ditto above.)

On a child's superman costume: Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly. (Oh - I wish they had told me this 30 years ago when I got one for my son. Yeah he actually tried to fly.)

AND MY FAVORITE

On a sun shield for the front window of your car: Warning - Remove before driving. ( I think I better order the stupid signs by the case!!!)

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