One Thought. Two Questions...

And a One~Track Mind... (mine)...

Truly, this is really getting MORE than ridiculous...

Going out to the (attached) garage yesterday, and starting the Cub Cadet, I chanced to see a little parade of "meeces" scuttle along the back wall... Am thinking that BIG noise must have startled them most completely. hehehe (Yes, two mice can make their own parade)...

So, (brain that I am), I go off to locate the only mousetrap that I actually KNOW where it is. My thought process being that maybe I could get them before they actually found their way INside the house...

I go down to the basement, and find the trap right where I had left it last Winter...

...atop the crawlspace.

To my simple, complete and utter amazement, it is quite occupied.

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Yes. That is a teeny tiny skeleton...

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(And I couldn't help but laugh my freakin' butt off either).

My dehumidifier works just great too...

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And I was left thinking that maybe $120.00 isn't THAT bad of a price to pay. (See prior blog)...

First question...

"Moose~Da~Kitty", WHERE ARE YOU now???

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For those of you that might not have been around when my little kitty was, this is a picture of our Amos, (aka "The Moose"), in his heyday...

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21+ pounds of "Grace" personified... ...

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...And I am thinkin' I sure miss him right about now...

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That is all.

Have a mice day.

XOXO
Anne

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What's in YOUR mousetrap???

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Moses and Meeces...

Good Morning All;

I had taken the above picture on one of our trips down to Froedtert... On the way down there to comment upon how the further south we went, the more fall colors we saw. Odd that way. On the way home to notice that there was even MORE color 3 days later. Usually we have more color, earlier, than southward. Must have been for the lack of any decent rains.

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Back to Flintville now... To be in the high 70's and lower 80's for the rest of the week, (or so they say now anyway). Lots more sunshine today, and will get the garden cleared off, and maybe some Autumn decorations happening too. (I told Casey this is HER job because I do not have the decorationg sense of a mouse)!

Did someone say "MOUSE"?

I am thinking that "I hate those meeces to pieces"...

... I brought out my recycle bag yesterday, (from the garage to the old milkhouse), and under where the contractor bag had been was all that chewed~up something~or~another. No, they have NOT signed any leases giving them the right to invade my garage or my home. And I know I will have to put a few cubes of poison out, (and keep all eyes on dogs while they are out and about)...

Yes, I go through this every year 'bout this time... Notice I never complain when they move out come Spring??? By then though, it isn't an issue of having them move out; (the ones that had managed to get in have hopefully all gone to that big mousetrap in the sky)! hehehe

Punk thinks the mice are for her entertainment pleasure alone. And isn't too big of a mouser. We even stopped at the Humane Society to find a cat, but you cannot touch a cat for under $120.00. HOLY MOSES!!! I almost died to see those pricetags...

So, I shall have to show Miss Punk how it's done then. She can watch and learn! (And as long as she keeps her snout out of the mousetraps, all should be well). hehehe

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There's the dog... ........ There's the door...

"Um," ..."Where's the mousies???"

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"Would someone PLEASE let me out?"

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I shall try to take a few pictures outside today... Maybe a "before~and~after" type of thing to see if we really DO make any progress. Somedays outside work is like spending a whole day cleaning closets and such; you KNOW you have been busy, but can't even see what difference you have made either...

We made one heck of a difference at breakfast yesterday though. A bit of Polska Keilbasa (Polish Sausage), and a few small pancakes too!

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Mmmmm... LOVE those blueberries!

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And so I am off, and outside in a little while. The Casey~Kid and The Punk are still asleep, so I shall go check on a few of you before I go then...

Have a grand Thursday!!!

XOXO
Anne

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Do keep an eye on your playground equipment...

One more recall for you!!!

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I'm Back! *Bizarre October Holidays

Dang. I always forget something here!

So at the bottom now is Octobers Bizarre Holidays....

Good Morning Everyone!

I have not blogged for a few days, mostly because of my beasties, and the fact that I don't seem to be able to really concentrate a whole lot. Feels like I have those rocks above in my brain somedays... Hopefully though you will be able to keep up today. AND, I promise to keep it short(er) too!

First of all, and MOST importantly to take a moment to thank everyone sincerely for their comments, suggestions and for sharing your own stories of abuse within my last entry.
I do know how hard this is to do, most especially if you are 'new' to leaving (and commited to staying that way). Gods blessings on you all. I know that your words and stories have helped so very much.

Casey~Face had another doctor appointment on Monday. After we were done there, we stopped for bite to eat. Miss Punk had gone along for the ride too. Now that she is older, she just LOVES going for these little rides... And NO barfing either! Not even a slobber or a drool anymore. It was cool Monday, overcast, and a bit drizzly, but we left the back windows cracked just in case the sun would come out. (One never knows)... She (mostly) doesn't mind going to the clinic, and waits patiently for us to come out. She is still upset when we go into town though; she hates all the people and the noises from all the cars and trucks that go by.

Like I said, we stopped for a bit of brunch. I parked under the only tree that would have offered shade should the sun have made its appearance. Coming out of the restaurant, this is what we see...

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It's a "PEEK~A~BOO PUNK!"

Guess she was 'hiding' from the people, and the traffic that went behind.

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Still not diagnosed, and not even having heard from Froedtert in all this time, Casey is doing very well... Except for intermittent pain. (Knock on wood, please). This can change hourly at times...

But she is, cute as ever too!

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It is amazing what a new haircut can do for our spirits!

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I am thinking that maybe Miss Punk is jealous and wants HER own spirits lifted?

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Or maybe she had just broke wind?

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Perhaps she was just upset that she could have none of our lunch yesterday....

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Sorry Punk , I'd only made two pieces of chicken...

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Today we shall have the leftover veggies and rice with shrimp scampi.

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Anyone wanna come for lunch?

Sunny today as the rains and most of the winds have passed, and we have more than a little outside work to be done before it turns too cold.

Just one of those grand Autumn days!

Have a 'wunnaful' Wednesday! I hope it is as lovely by you!!!

XOXO
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Bizarre Holidays in October

October 1 is World Vegetarian Day and Magic Circles Day

October 2 is Name Your Car Day

October 3 is Virus Appreciation Day

October 4 is National Golf Day

October 5 is National Storytelling Festival

October 6 is German-American Day and Come and Take It Day

October 7 is National Frappe Day

October 8 is American Tag Day

October 9 is Moldy Cheese Day

October 10 is National Angel Food Cake Day

October 11 is It's My Party Day

October 12 is International Moment Of Frustration Scream Day

October 13 is National Peanut Festival

October 14 is Be Bald and Free Day and National Dessert Day

October 15 is White Cane Safety Day

October 16 is Dictionary Day

October 17 is Gaudy Day

October 18 is No Beard Day

October 19 is Evaluate Your Life Day

October 20 is National Brandied Fruit Day

October 21 is Babbling Day

October 22 is National Nut Day

October 23 is National Mole Day

October 24 is National Bologna Day

October 25 is "Punk For A Day" Day

October 26 is Mule Day

October 27 is Sylvia Plath Day

October 28 is Plush Animal Lover's Day and National Chocolate Day

October 29 is Hermit Day

October 30 is National Candy Corn Day

October 31 is National Magic Day and Increase Your Psychic Powers Day

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It's NOT what you think this blog is about...

But I am thinking the above picture says it all!

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Good Monday Morning Everyone!

Recently, I have had the chance to be taken back to my own younger days. To rehash, and rethink, upon things I hadn't given thought to (for years maybe)...

Most of us, and I was clearly NO exception, thought we knew almost everything in our late teens. We were forces to be reckoned with. Damn the torpedoes, full speed a head. And we were going to change the world (cuz we simply knew SO much)!

We changed all right.

Most importantly to have succeeded only in changing our own little worlds.

...Making our own self, and our own world, comfortable enough; not only for ourselves, but perhaps for someone else to come in, sit down and feel safe too.

Life itself has taught me that I can only do this if I am willing to share the 'all' of it all.

But I have 'gone back'...

I married right out of high school.

Hindsight being 20/20, I did this only to get out of the house where I always took a backseat to my misguided sister. (Note, I do not harbor resentment to what happened then, but most recently, I have been shown acute betrayal from this same sister too).

...Water under the bridge, and all that... Not important to this blog.

In a previous blog, "Relationships ~ What May Define" >click< , I had used words from one of the Oprah shows.

That blog, and those words made me think, and to revisit.

I thought back to my first kiss. Holy Mackeral, I was IN LOVE with this man! It had to be love, didn't it? I mean, he kissed me for Petes sake! I was all of 14 (to the best of my recollection), and had attended my cousins wedding that evening. Having taken Ballroom Dance classes at the YWCA, I could dance to almost anything. And was even asked to! (That's one "YAY" for the wallflower here). hehehe

After I realized it was ONLY a kiss, I was devastated for a long time. It was to that date, one of the worst feelings I had ever felt, and I didn't think it would ever go away. In truth, that devastation lasted all of about 9 hours or so, (but it ruined my entire day too).

Fast forward a few years. I found myself wanting to be rid of all the crap of home. I was 18, (and legal almost everywhere). I certainly didn't 'need' my parents anymore. They had done their jobs well, and had taught me everything I needed to know.

So I married and had babies. Only to realize when I was 5 or 6 weeks pregnant with my oldest that I was married to a monster. This was only the first time he hit me.

And so it went.

I was determined to remain married. After all, I had promised in front of God and everyone there that I would. "Better or worse" and all that BS...

The tears! OMG, if I could have harnessed the sorrow in my own husbands voice when he apologized to me afterwards, I would have been rich beyond my wildest dreams.

Dreams? Those same dreams were fading fast. Each punch. Every slap. The dreams got pushed quietly to the background of my soul.

With each new day came a wonder that what would happen that day. How could I make it alright? How could I "fix" it so he would be happy? Why wasn't I making him happy?

More words too. These insults and put~downs have actually remained part and parcel of myself all these years after all the bruises have healed.

...Sometimes I think words are the worst of it. They have that certain "staying power"...

And no, you cannot take them back. That will be between God and himself, later.

While I was raising babies, he was working. He held this 'work = money = value' over my head countless times. But I didn't need money then (or now) to make me feel important; so those insults, for the most part, rolled off my back.

I know now he said these things to try to keep me in my place.

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He had been raised with plently of money. It was important to him, even though he claimed it wasn't or he would have not tried to make me feel bad about it in the 1st place.

Words...

And the name~calling...

Ugly.

Bitch.

Crazy. (I am still partial to that one). hehehe

Slut. (Yup, after all, I was with him).

...And too many more to even write (or to care about anymore). Just that like I said, they DO have that 'staying power'.

3 babies, and 4 and a half years later; made black and blue countless times from this controlling and dominating husband, and coming home to a shotgun in my face, I decided that it was time to let my parents know that they hadn't taught me everything after all.

They were not at all surprised when I finally filed for divorce. Actually, my own fathers words to me then were, "What took you so long?"

But none the less, a certain blow to my insides too. Ellen Barkin said of her own break~up, "Not even a mountain of cushion-cut diamonds can soften a blow like this."

And then the sobs began...

The wailing, the begging, and oh, the tears...

Not mine, mind you, but my soon~to~be ex's...

"I promise it will never happen again." (BINGO! You got that one right).

"I will change." (Tigers. Stripes. Nuff said).

"If I can't have you, I will kill myself." (Ummm, wait BuddyBoy, if YOU don't care about your own life, then tell me why the hell I should)?? Hmmm... ?

And it was done.

And I was NOT anyones doormat, even though for quite some time, on the inside I still felt my name was "MATT"... But I grew out of that too. And no one walks on my heart or my body anymore; unless I want them to.

I wish that every young person could know this story too.

And that you do not get married for the wrong reasons. Ever.

Just a 'want' to be married, and a 'hope' that all things will eventually work themselves out is not ever enough.

And obviously missing from my own first marriage was the word 'commitment' on his part. He was only commited to himself, even though he did give grand 'lip~service' to all the rest.

Actions always speak louder than words.

And sometimes in life, we have to learn the hard way, (or die trying)...

Many of you commented that you did learn the hard way.

I hope your stories do not equal my own. But I know also that there are too many that do...

And so you kissed.

And for whatever reason you thought you fell in love.

What ultimately destroyed that love you thought you had?

Or is it love in the 1st place IF it can be destroyed????

Were you truly in love?

Or were you in love with the idea of being in love????

How long did you feel the pain? Before, during and afterward?

How do you define control?

Does control have any place in a healthy, happy relationship?

Abuse takes many forms and suppresses many bright spirits.

And not to matter if it is psychological, emotional, physical, sexual or in any other form. "A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet" (Or however it goes).

What do you tell your own friends that are suffering, and perhaps trying to end a relationship that they feel they need?

So help me out folks....

And do have a 'wunnaful' Monday too.

XOXO
Anne

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10 Signs of an Abusive Relationship

Date updated: April 17, 2007
Content provided by Revolution Health Group

>CLICK HERE<

Hundreds of thousands of women and men are abused by a current or former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend each year.

In fact, the National Domestic Violence Hotline answers more than 16,000 calls every month from victims, survivors, friends and family members, law enforcement personnel, domestic violence advocates and the general public.

If you or someone you know experiences any of the following signs of an abusive relationship, get help now. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-SAFE (or 800-799-7233) or TTY (800) 787-3224. Help is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

1. Your partner destroys your personal belongings.

2. Your partner touches you in ways that scare or hurt you.

3. Your partner forbids you to seek medical treatment.

4. You frequently feel humiliated, insulted or degraded by your partner — who then denies contributing to these feelings or says that the abuse is your fault.

5. You feel dominated and/or controlled — meaning he or she controls where you go, what you do and whom you see or talk to.

6. You frequently receive the "silent treatment," and feel like your partner purposefully keeps you at a distance emotionally.

7. You feel threatened, or are threatened with violence.

8. You're isolated, or made to feel isolated, from your friends and family.

9. You are not allowed to have control of your own money.

10. You are forced to have sex or you're forced into sexual activities you're uncomfortable with or that hurt you.

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Please feel free to add to this list...

I thank you in advance for sharing of your thoughts, life, your values, and your own hearts.

I am going to add one right now.

How about? ...The withholding of love, or sex, or affection, only to cause pain.

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Summer Tries To Hang On...

A few of my last, lost, little flowers...

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Good Morning all;

I have been cheating for the past few days here, and not writing about us. In a way, yesterdays entry WAS about us, kind of; but I am not at liberty to discuss this either.

That, and I have been battling the migraine since Thursday evening... Nasty that the auras alone lasted well over an hour, even after taking the darned Maxalt.

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Our sign on the fridge says it all!

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Remember, when/if you barf, do NOT brush right away.

CLICK HERE for that info...

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With Casey having gone in for sedation, I didn't have a driver to take me in for a shot. But hey, I did have the benefit of tossing a few calories! hehehe Better today, but dammitallanyway, resting has also made my 'Beasties' resurface. What the heck? Yes, yes, yes; I will go in, ...(one of these days).

But I ain't dead yet... hehehe

Caseys dentist appointment went alright. Her bite is a bit 'off' with the temporary crown there, but that will be fixed in short order. Just not today. The dentist was not happy with the crown they originally had for her. Time to rebuild.

Like summer, she is hanging on too! And hanging in there as well! (Go Casey)! I am SO proud of this kid! Can you tell?

Short and to the point here today. I have laundry, dishes to scrub, and breakfast to get on; right after I get in the shower!

Casey will be up in a little while too. Maybe she can blog today... if she gets up early enough NOT to miss 'her' NFL game(s)!

Pancakes anyone?

Hope all is well in your little corner(s) of the world!

Upper 70's here today. YIPPEE! ~I just won't mention how windy it will be...

XOXO
Anne

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CONGRATULATIONS BRETT!

And to our entire Green Bay Packer Team!

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This, just in... from WFRV TV >click<

Favre Breaks TD Record In Win Against Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Brett Favre became the NFL's all-time leader in career touchdown passes as the Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-16 and stayed unbeaten. Favre threw record breaking pass Number 421 to Greg Jennings with 4:56 left in the first quarter. He added to the record by throwing Number 422 to James Jones in the fourth. Favre also went interception-free to avoid becoming an all-time leader another category. Favre is three picked-off passes away from overtaking George Blanda on the career list. Minnesota's Kelly Holcomb threw a touchdown pass to Sidney Rice with 1:55 left to pull the Vikings within seven points, and a nearly disastrous fumble gave Minnesota a chance to tie it. Favre's handoff to Ryan Grant was not clean, and Chad Greenway fell on the ball at the Vikings 46. But Holcomb's tipped pass from the Packers 34 was intercepted by Atari Bigby to seal the game and boost Favre's record at the Metrodome to 6-10.

AND, from here... >click<

Favre takes over TD record, leads Pack past Vikes 23-16
DAVE CAMPBELL, Sep 30, 2007
Brett Favre was as good as ever, becoming the NFL's all-time leader in career touchdown passes with a couple of vintage third-down zingers to help Green Bay stay unbeaten. Favre was the obvious difference in Sunday's 23-16 victory by the Packers, who hung on against the pass-deficient Minnesota Vikings.

Favre pic stolen from here >click<

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We GO, Green Bay!!!

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Now, when is the dang parade????

XOXO
Anne

From yesterdays news comes this Breast cancer story too. From here >CLICK<

That said, it is the 1st of the month tomorrow. Please check your breasts.

Former Packers Tackle Breast Cancer

WILD ROSE (WFRV) - Former Packer players LeRoy Butler and Gilbert Brown will be in Wild Rose this weekend in an effort to help fight breast cancer.

The football pros are setting up camp at Evergreen Campsites and Resort at 6pm tonight and will be there through the Packers/Vikings game tomorrow.

This evening kicks off the event with a soup feast and bon fire. There will also be games hosted by LeRoy and Gilbert in which contestants can win prizes donated by the community.

Sunday will also feature games, a silent and live auction and a mini football camp put on by the football stars. The camp is open to kids ages 6 to 18.

A photograph session and tailgate party will take place before the Packer game.

All money raised at the event stays in Wisconsin, and is given directly to families affected by breast cancer to cover medical expenses, house payments and other bills.

For more information on this event call (866) 450-CAMP.

Relationships ~ What May Define

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Good Morning.

I didn't write this, but I believe it bears much thought from all.

"I expect to pass through this world but once, any good, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now, let me not defer it, nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again" ~ Ettiene De Grellet

Ladies, daughters, mothers, and others; please truly THINK about each one before moving on to the next one.

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Suffice it to say that one can learn a LOT from just hearing of anothers conversation...

And yes, it CAN, (and MUST), happily work BOTH ways.

Nuff said.

Have a good weekend.

XOXO
Anne
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Good Morning All;

CaseyFace will be down in a few minutes so I shall be keeping this short(er) for today.

She has a dentist appointment~ Sedation dentistry~ at 8:00 and at 6, she must be taking her "Make~Me~Loopier~Than~I~Already~Was" pills... (Wish I had a video cam so you all could watch too)! hehehe

Of interest to us all, is the "Question of the Year"; notably still UNaddressed by anyone at Yahoo!

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR 360~WORLD???

As many of you will recall, I blogged on this same question a full 2 months ago... (Please see my tag cloud under 360~World). Many others' blogs have also addressed these fears. I guess I just don't understand WHY Yahoo! would risk losing so many dedicated bloggers going to other sites that are NOT related to Yahoo!, Inc. .

Having clicked on the link in The Chickens blast, I have read one mans accounting and opinions of what IS happening, and what will happen.

I assure you that his blog is of paramount interest to us all. He is in the process of writing a series of articles regarding this matter, and is halfway through them. Please visit MARK, and let him know you were there.

>CLICK HERE< for his blogs. As I have said before, they are too important to miss.

Part of my own comments there read as follows:

"To remark that -your articles here- are interesting and informative would be putting it very mildly. And I believe that these need to be read, not only by us little old bloggers who actually LOVE our 360~World, but by those same execs who are handling this seemingly uncertain future for us all.

I am not a wise blogger, not sage, or any of those other terms... But I love to share my little stories, and photos; AND to read and see others as well.

This (360), for me has created an outlet, and has brought many friends to my heart. A few of those friends are right above me in these comments, and others I recognize from lurking about their pages...

I am not, nor have I ever been, interested in blogging elsewhere. Nor have I accepted any invitations to join others on their "new" sites. (Yes, I have checked out Mash).

Yahoo has created somewhat of a mass exodus by not addressing these issues for people. Many have pulled up stakes and went elsewhere.

Yes, there IS a huge difference in some of the other sites.

But hey YAHOO!, maybe this is WHY we are here in the first place.

******Lightbulb goes off, ...(somewhere out in California I hope)..."

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Please DO let me know what you have to say to Mark about all of this, and what your own opinions are of it all.

Have a Fan~dam~tastic Friday! (I am almost certain that Casey will)! hehehe

XOXO
Anne

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Good Morning All;

Is anyone else having problems with their computer today? I am SO ready to throw the whole thing in the danged river already... Three times now to have gotten the message that 'windows has encountered a problem and must close'...

And then they are all gone!!! Send. Don't send. Doesn't matter, they close and take my pages with them!

Had this problem a while back too, then they came out with a "fix" for it. Guess now they must come out with a fix for their fix! MAD!!!

But back to yesterday. The photo above, yesterday morning while playing ball in the house. hehehe Punk will get her ball, and sit at the top of the steps, then let her ball bounce down the stairs. Whomever is at the bottom must toss it back up. *If one hits the wall directly below Grandpa's portrait, then the ball ricochets into the bedroom where she has to 'find' it.

I was at the bottom yesterday~ Casey had gone up to try to intercept Punks fun. Trying to hit that same wall, (and having to be careful NOT to hit the two 'kids' at the top), I severely undershot my aim. The ball was firmly lodged in the railing until Caseys "bigfoot" loosed it. I think Punk was almost ready to cry...

We took the dogs to the woods. Miss Milly disappeared WITH HER BALL... She came back to us without it. Even Punk went 'in search of' the darned thing. No luck. i will probably find it today because it possibly floated down the river. (Right to where I'll be tossing this danged "compooter" of mine)...

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And in this last one, there was no light source, save for the moon above, that would have caused these streaks. Any photographers out there can explain it maybe?

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Clearly the streaks are NOT coming from the moon...

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After I had taken those pictures, we had come home and gone back to the woods. I am usually not one to be 'spooked' but last night we did keep our little trip short. Maybe it was just too quiet. There IS such a thing. My friend Connie has a blog about "The Fouke Monster". >CLICK< any of the colored words... I am thinking that maybe it was reading that blog, and seeing those 'shoes' that made me feel uneasy...

Sun is shining brightly for now, but they say we might get a few drops of rain later. It is 54 wonderful degrees right now. Perfect for a bit of transplanting!

Have a wonderful Thursday!
XOXO
Anne

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Contradictions ya think?

Sorry folks I don't mean to be screwing you up, but that first added link for Michael Vick, now charged with "possession" didn't work... Hope this one does...

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Good Morning All;

Miss Punk and I took a ride up to Michigan yesterday... Fun, even if it was gloomy. Dry for the most part, until it was time to head home and then the skies simply opened up on us. But oh, we need the rain! Still. Maybe even more come Thursday. Hope so.

Stopping in an old bookstore in Menominee, Michigan, I bought 4 or 5 books. They might keep me occupied for a time, for when it gets chilly(er) out.

There comes a time between yardwork and snow shoveling that there is a lull. Since I do not spend my time (nor money) in the malls, these little lulls are filled with words.

I have been up for hours. And read the paper; (or at least what they include online anyway).

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con·tra·dic·tion (kntr-dkshn) KEY

NOUN:

1. 1. The act of contradicting.
   2. The state of being contradicted.
2. A denial.
3. Inconsistency; discrepancy.
4. Something that contains contradictory elements.

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SICK! An article about dogfighting in Allouez. (Allouez is just on the other side of Green Bay; at one time was THE upscale place to reside). hehehe The "other" side of the tracks???

These kinds of articles always make me ill; all the way inside. And like Michael Vick, I hope this guy gets put away for a 'L~O~N~G' time too.

>Click here< to read that article.

On the heels of that comes a posting from my friend Toni J. Please click on her name to read what she calls "Just a Dog".

A bit of a contradiction??? .....

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And more contradiction here... If only of colors!

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In another week they will all be fire~colored.

And in another month after that, most of them will be bare...

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But the greatest contradiction I saw was the following...

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Or more aptly put, (referring to the 2nd definition above), "DENIAL"

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Yup.

Surely looks like 'denial' to me!

(Claims she can't read)!!! ......

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Have a 'WUNNAFUL' Wednesday!

XOXO
Anne

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A Trip to Suamico!

Good Monday Morning Everyone!

Later than usual... Hope you got a few extra winks too!

Miss Punk and I took a ride the other day down to Suamico. Checking on a few places that I remember as a youth to have gone swimming, (or other things that the youth of the early 1970's did)...

Back then, we had quite a lot of places to go...

One of those places was Long Tail beach. Another was Little Tail. We would have spent days there, if allowed to; swimming when the weather was awful hot and muggy. (Kind of like our weather today. It is to be 87, and very muggy)! ~ugh...

But now, the water in the Bay of Green Bay is so shallow. Down 3+ feet from a decade ago...

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Hard to tell just by peeking through the overgrowth though...

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The sandbars were never visible in my youth...

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Pretty still; just no swimming holes left...

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So we rode over to Barkhausen Wildlife Preserve. (Click on that).

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On the way there, I actually had to turn around to be able to get this picture...

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Look in the upper right hand corner of the tree.

There is a paper wasp nest, hanging over the road...

HUGE!

...It had to be, at the very least, an entire 12"-15" (+) across...

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This is a shot at Barkhausen... looking SE.

The many geese and ducks had Miss Punk a bit worried;

(and me too... for them)! hehehe

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We are about 3 weeks early to see all of the birds and such congregating at Barkhausen; and getting ready for the winter... ~But it is high time for all of us people to be making sure that our own bird feeders are ready for winter; and that we have ample supplies to be feeding them too. Hehehe, if your houseguests might be of the mousie variety, (like mine), please just get a rubbermaid container to store your birdseed in. (Those work great for storing dog food and cat food too)!

Driving back through Suamico is the old fish market.

You can tell it was there even before the widened county road came along... Within inches of the road.

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Suamico Fish Company!

Yes, that IS an old Greyhound Bus sign on the front of the building!

I believe this was it's stop before Vickerys General Store was made the main stop.

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The picture at the top of the page is the old boathouse... (This is the same river that flows through the woods here).

Glad we took this little ride near to sunset too. It was cooler than the 73 degrees I have now. And since I didn't get much done on Saturday, I will be finishing the lawns today.

Most of my beasties seem to have relocated, or croaked. (I can only hope they have also laid that big man down from Oshkosh for a few days too. He was such a jerk)! Yes, yes, settle down; I will say an extra prayer for my unchristian thought... hehehe

Have a wunnaful Monday!

XOXO
Anne

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Are you too young to remember THIS funny song???

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"Tennessee Bird Walk"

Take away the trees and the birds'll have to sit upon the ground. (Hum)

Take away their wings and the birds'll have to walk to get around.

Take away the birdbaths and dirty birds will soon be everywhere.

Take away their feathers and the birds will walk around in underwear.

Take away their (whistle) and the birds'll have to whisper when they sing. (Chirp chirp!)

Take away their common sense and they'll be heading southward in the spring.

Oh, remember me, my darling when spring is in the air, And the bald headed birds are whispering everywhere. When you see them walking southward in their dirty underwear, That's the Tennessee Bird Walk.

How about some trees so the birds won't have to sit upon the ground? (Hum)

And how about some wings so the birds won't have to walk to get around?

And how about a birdbath or two so the birds will all be clean?

And how about some feathers so their underwear no longer will be seen?

How about a little (whistle) so the birds won't have to whisper when they sing? (Chirp chirp!)

And how about some common sense, So they won't be blocking traffic in the spring?

Oh, remember me, my darling when spring is in the air And the bald headed birds are whispering everywhere When you see them walking southward in their dirty underwear That's the Tennessee Bird Walk (Chirp chirp!)

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Words and music copyright © 2002© Jack Blanchard Bird Avenue Music ® (BMI) All Rights Reserved

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