Day 147

In preparation for the weekend.......I made the awesome Chex and Nut snack that our sweet friend Kay makes.....LOVE IT!

Day 146

I went to visit Dad today......to bring him flowers in prep for Memorial day. We had a talk. I told him how very very very much I miss him and how he is the best dad in the whole world...................I wish he could see us now.................I LOVE YOU DAD!

Day 145

For some reason today I was in a very....look around you mood and notice all the good stuff........

and it was a great day!

Reflecting on the only photos.....

that I can find comparing the Opryland Hotel flood during and after. I think this really says something for me. I have been to the Hotel several times and it truly breaks my heart. It was one of the places over the years I actually recognize and knew what was flooding.  It has been nearly a month since the floods but I still think about one of my favorite places....Nashville. The Nashville Opryland Resort was a truly beautiful place and I hope to go back soon and take part in helping them recover......

Day 144

Upon arriving home on Friday May 21st, we found our "master bath" completely tore apart. Worst, toren out were the wrong walls. Then began...the great master bath remodel 2010. Which meant that everything in that bathroom had to go in our "guest" bath. NOT a fun task. We had ALOT of stuff to cram in this one cabinet. So I managed to purge and organize this cabinet so everything would fit. 

Day 143

It was such a gorgeous Sunday and had the best day just hanging out with the neighbors and letting Cheerio play in the sand.....

Day 142

Nothing like a Saturday filled with digging holes in the sand.......leaving one sandy faced little digger :) 

Day 141

Fixing our beach at the cabin has always been a goal of mine. I had this idea of shoring it with cemment bricks and then filing in with Rocks. We returned from the NPPD Auction today to FINALLY have some sort of progress on it. I have a feeling it might be the end of the summer before it is done, but at least there is progress........

Day 140

Today I just could NOT resist not sharing my new chase lounge at our lakehouse. This thing is COMFORTABLE and COZY!!!!!!

Day 139

........I know, I know, I take a ton of photos of my dog, but he is just too comical not to photograph. Today's photo of the day is this wacky photo of him with his toungue out. It made me laugh out load the moment I saw it. We had just gotten done playing chase around the chairs and a long game of ball. Typical Cheerio always licking his nose after he plays.......

Day 138

I am starting to think that lake living has inspired me to become more of a little green thumb. I don't have beds and beds of flowers, it just isn't something I have ever really enjoyed. I LOVE flowers and I love others beautiful flowers and gardens, but it just isn't my cup of tea, ever since the cows eat my garden and home and trampled my flowers I kind of have a bad attitude....BUT putting pretty flowers in pots.........that I like, so today was the day to do the lakehouse pots.........and it was simply gorgeous out! IT was the most perfect day to pot flowers............

Wallpaper s****!

Right now I am so mad at the crappy, ugly pain in the butt wallpaper in our lakehouse that I could scream. I mean seriously WHAT did these people use! I have taken off wallpaper before but I swear they used Super Glue................I vow NEVER again to put ANYKIND of wallpaper on any wall. I am so frustrated right now I am one step away from either A. setting the wall on fire or B. putting up wainscoating and forgetting about it.  So today I say......forget this! I am going to buy plants............

Day137

Today was a labor intense day.....I spent a good portion of the day removing wallpaper in our Master bath and the rest working outside on our beach and dock.......it was good workout for me and I had the proof on my hands.......

Day 136

.......a very nice day. Spent most of it just me and Cheerio till Ron got home from flying with Sheldon and Jessica. I enjoy having my little doggie cuddle up with me......

Day 135

I am so extremely proud of my husband today. This was a top 10 day of 2010 for lots of reasons...and this was one of them. He took our lake neighbor boy Kane up flying in our plane for the first time in his life. It was such a special moment for me to watch Ron walk Kane around our plane and teach him about flying. What an impact to have on a young mans life........

Day 134

....I love this photo....it renews my hope in friends that never give up.....I love you John......

Day 133

.........Ron's colonsocopy.........I fasted with him. PERFECT! He has the perfect A**H***! :)

Day 132

.........recovering from being sick. Ron home! YEAH! Nothing to eat. I love my dog, he took such great care of me....he's just so sweet. He took good care of sick Mommy!

Day 131

SICK! This is my porcelain friend....both ends...I WILL NEVER SAY again......"I haven't had the flu in three years".......

Day 130

........when the day is crappy......you improvise to dry the clothes....

Day 129

Happy Mother's Day, even a Pet Mommy needs her day with her boy.....

Day 128

Ron brought me home this beautiful rose from Saturday night church services. He told me it was from Cheerio for taking sure good care of him.  That Cheerio is a pretty thoughtful dog........

Day 127

Ron was gone this entire week....I was sad he was gone. I missed him. I wished he would have been here...until he got here and brought his table full of stuff home......(ok it wasn't THAT bad)

35 years.....

....since a devasting tornado hit Omaha Nebraska.

I am not sure if I "remember" this or if was just one of those moments that everyone talked about and I "remember".  It is hard for me to believe that 35 years ago it was humid and so stormy. Tonight is is COLD. Raining and very cold very cold 47 degree rain. 

Day 126

We have been trying and trying for months, since Pam stopped grooming to find someone who could give Cheerio a nice cute cut! I think I finally found someone. Thank you Terri for the lovely cut you gave our boy!

Day 125

Today, I started on a project with my Mom. After I got a haircut, I traveled home to help Mom start sorting out and organizing her photos. Obviously I did not take this photo. This is my Dad. I chose this as my photo today because I have never seen this photo before and it just reminded me of my Dad and some of things he enjoyed. Dogs. Hunting and old cars........

Day 124

Today's photo is a picture of the lovely hanging flower basket that my Friends John and Cindy gave me for my birthday. They always remember me.....

Day 123

Todays' photo of the day....is about Lessons learned. I had to attend Clete Werner's funeral with Ron and I always get the worst headaches during funerals. So I thought I would take a Tylenol before I left to stop any headache from attacking me. Well as the day went on I got more tired and more tired and more tired.......so when I got home I checked and sure enough I had taken Tylenol PM and NOT regular Tylenol....no wonderful I almost dozed off during the service!

Day 122

Meat and Jose.........a perfect combination. I have nothing more to add, other than the steaks were delicious!

Day 121

Our friends from the Lake treated several of us with a little special May Day surprise. How fun! We heard a knock on the door and then found this. I loved being surprised with a little treat.....