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My Little Miss Valerie, and her cousin, Isaiah!

Pretty please, keep replies to this page only.

Love to you!

XOXO
Anne
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Grandma Nana!

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Locked Windows~ The Trigger; Part TWO

My friends family...
A Portrait from the South Side!
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Good Morning Once More!

First and foremost, GO PACKERS!!!!

I hope that you have all enjoyed your extra hour of sleep tonight. Odd this fall, with respect to that time change. I have a calendar here that claims it was to be last weekend... And yet, having gone to check it all out for a bit of trivia, I found the article that said it had been moved to November. >CLICK HERE<

What's the point of it all anyway?
My own thoughts would be to "Spring Ahead" and leave it alone.

Before I continue with the (mis)adventures of my newfound friend, I need to tell you how WEIRD it is to wake up with a dogs snout in my right ear... Turning a bit, the snout then impacted itself upon my closed right eye. All that because she wanted to let me know that Miss Casey had left the skin of her twice~baked potato on a dish in the living room. (No, it didn't work; the skin did not become Punkins midnight snack)... Poor thing. hehehe
It must have been killing her! She does not help herself, or "take" anything... (Only if it's on the floor and past that 5~second rule)...

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According to my highly scientific poll from yesterday; and being that this is America, and the majority rules, (except in an election ?); you have told me that you await to hear how the now angered flower has dealt with its fury...

Last I remember, my friend and co worker had gotten mad about NOT being able to break into the old pumphouse...

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Yup, there it is...

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That negative emotion started a bit slow;

and actually began with simple nagging...

(Even though I know it was trying to break in through the window in the dining room),

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And then it screamed at me...
"Take the window AC out already!
It's way past time to get this done!"
(Guess the darned thing didn't realize about my foot)...

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"Replace your "FAITH" on the ornate cross!"
(Clearly this had nothing to do with my foot, so no excuses)...

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"Mulch your baby trees!"
(Please refer to my foot)...

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"Throw some Christmas lights on a pine tree this year!"
(I don't know, I kinda liked the crabapple tree lit up LAST year)...

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"Fill your birdfeeder, the birdies are starving!"
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"Fill this side too!"

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On and on it went!

Nag... NAG... NAG!...

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"Clean up your leaves!"

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"Trim the grass around the old stumps!"

And so it went ~Until I finally hollered back at it...

Off it ran, being all talk and no action...

Tried breaking in to the old shed...

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Even madder than before! ~as it too was locked up!
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Running across the yard, (and helped by the 20~30 mph winds),

it came to rest upon a baby oak...

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Being a bit of a Tasmanian Devil, it scattered the leaves.

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Finding no solace in disturbing those leaves, it attacked my mums!

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Scattering the browned petals all about...

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And off to scatter a bit of Joe Pye Weed seeds too!

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(for which my monarchs will be eternally grateful)!

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Seeing that it didn't anger me, it went for Caseys car...

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And could not get through the windshield!

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It then headed to MY car!

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SUCCESS!

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WHAT?!?!?!

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(It got in)!!!

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...But NO keys!

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So he had to break into the door!

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And you DON'T want to know what kind of damage it did...
Or DO you?

Later then...on the INside.
And fueled once more by its emotions!

(But you will have to wait til later to find out what happened then).

After all, 'Breaking and Entering' IS a crime!!!

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Hope you are still enjoying your weekend, WHERE EVER you are!

XOXO
Anne

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Am I crazy yet?

Lady, You are WAY Past "Crazy"...

No, I want to see its "Indoor Spree" now...

Hmmm... Where are you from again???

Rocks! I want ROCKS!!!

 

Originally posted on 360 Sunday November 4, 2007 - 03:09am (CST)

Locked Windows~ The Trigger; Part One

My friends' ENTIRE family...
A Portrait from the South Side!
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Good Morning!!!

Oooooh, a whole 32° as I write...
Now, is that 32° freezing, or is it thawing?
Or is it freezing in the Autumn, and thawing in the Springtime?
(And yes, I am serious kids... I just never could figure that one out)!

I know that in Fall, we do not want it to be thirty~two degrees... and yet, all Winter long, we look forward to that magical temp...
Go figure...

I had a friend to help me do the preps for winter within the flower bed. The darned thing followed me all over! Kinda spooky, but a BIG help too!

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First it grabbed the rake to help me level the ground before it freezes.

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Then to help me move a few rocks...

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Working up a sweat, the poor thing tried to find water...

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DRY!!!

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And none to be found here either...

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So it sucked the old birdbath dry...

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So then, thirst quenched, it is time to get back to work.

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It helped me harvest the last of the garden...

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We cleaned the cover for the sandbox...

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And I had help to pick a few last apples too

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And it helped me clean out the birdbox too

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or two...

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It helped me keep the dogs in line too...

First Punk...

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Then even her Mama~Milly!!!

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Miss~Mama~Milly didn't mind either...
(Until it tried to break into her kennel)...

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And then it succeeded in breaking in her house!

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But quick thinking and a quick jump
to the back wall of her kennel saved its life...

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And from there, another jump to the pumphouse

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hehehe
But the window was locked,
...and my friend got REALLY mad.

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And all that anger is what fueled its crime spree.

(But you will have to wait til later to find out what happened then).

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I must get busy... (Back to freezing or thawing or whatever it's doing)!

Life in Flintville goes on.
And all is well with our world...

And I hope all is well with yours too!

XOXO
Anne

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Good Morning Everyone;

Kind of a rough day yesterday... Casey to the doctor, and with an Xray that indicated she might have the beginnings of another bleb on her right lung; or it may just be a small pneumothorax... Time will tell;, but for now the best news is that there is no need for a chest tube. She is still asleep here...

I hope you all had a great, and safe, Halloween. I shall post later, but suffice it to say that my OLDest daughter, who has always brought My Little Miss Valerie to Grandma's home never did come this year. Perhaps next year Sam and Katie will have her to take trick~or~treating.
Yes, Zoe knows full well how much this hurts me. And yes, too; as Valeries mother, she can do whatever she wants.

But it really must be something to be proud of to get through life; to be able to look back and say, "Yeah, I 'got' my mother. I hurt her bad, and every chance that I could too."
Now that must be very fulfilling to her own soul, (wouldn't you agree)?

Like they say, "your mother must be very proud." (Kinda sad, ain't it)?

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Valerie and I; Halloween 2006
Yup, my granddaughter can't stand me! hehehe
(C'mon, can't you tell)?

NOT!

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The topic came up of course yesterday...
...And as I replied, had he lived, my father would only have said that 'she needs a good swift kick in the A$$.'
(And yes, after all of the garbage I have gone through this past year, I am also sure that he would have provided it as well).
Anyone that actually knew my father would know this to be true.
My mother would only have been as hurt as I am, probably even more~so, had she been alive now too.

May God bless both of my parents; and might He also turn their heads from this too.

For now though, I am content enough to know that children grow up. (Well OK, most of them do).
And I have so much faith in Miss Valeries love for me that she will be coming to see her grandma sooner than anyone can/will give credit for!
In a little over 11 years, she will be 18.

Valerie hasn't a mean bone in her body, her spirit or her soul...

And in these next few years; time, life, and love will teach Valerie that I always, ALWAYS, have loved her. That I have loved them all! And that, is ever so very comforting to this mothers/grandmothers heart.

Anybody not up to speed about this part of my life, won't you kindly drop me a line below. I will gladly fill you in on what I can say about it.

Time. Life. Love. How much do any of us really have?

Happy November!

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted on 360  Thursday November 1, 2007 - 09:56am (CDT)

All Hallows Eve

All Hallows Eve

Welcome once again to my Brew Pot!
Stolen from here.

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Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damned,
Bring with thee airs from heaven, or blasts from hell,
Be thy intents wicked or charitable,
Thou com’st in such a questionable shape
That I will speak to thee.
William Shakespeare...
Addressing the ghost as a spirit that appears in his father’s shape;
“questionable” means which invites questions

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Good Morning Everyone, (the living and the dead as well)!

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Bwuahahaha!!!!

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CLICK HERE for last years costumes and fun!

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Just going back to my own little Halloween Tradition of the reading of the poem.

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LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE...

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James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916), and written in 1885

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LITTLE Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay,

An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away,

An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep,

An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep;

An' all us other childern, when the supper-things is done,

We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun

A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about,

An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you Ef you Don't Watch Out!
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Wunst they wuz a little boy wouldn't say his prayers,--

An' when he went to bed at night, away up-stairs,

His Mammy heerd him holler, an' his Daddy heerd him bawl,

An' when they turn't the kivvers down, he wuzn't there at all!

An' they seeked him in the rafter-room, an' cubby-hole, an' press,

An' seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an' ever'-wheres, I guess;

But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an' roundabout

An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out!
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An' one time a little girl 'ud allus laugh an' grin,

An' make fun of ever' one, an' all her blood-an'-kin;

An' wunst, when they was "company," an' ole folks wuz there,

She mocked 'em an' shocked 'em, an' said she didn't care!

An' thist as she kicked her heels, an' turn't to run an' hide,

They wuz two great big Black Things a-standin' by her side,

An' they snatched her through the ceilin' 'fore she knowed what she's about!

An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out!
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An' little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue,

An' the lamp-wick sputters, an' the wind goes woo-oo!

An' you hear the crickets quit, an' the moon is gray,

An' the lightnin'-bugs in dew is all squenched away,--

You better mind yer parunts, an' yer teachurs fond an' dear,

An' churish them 'at loves you, an' dry the orphant's tear,

An' he'p the pore an' needy ones 'at clusters all about,

An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you Ef you Don't Watch Out!

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So put on yer scariest voice, and read it to the youngens... (If you dare)!

And do have an utterly ghastly day!

XOXO
Anne

Now what the heck kind of forecast is this?

Green Bay, WI at 3:53 am CDT
Fair , 57ºF
Hi: 56 Lo: 31

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originally posted on 360 Wednesday October 31, 2007 - 06:11am (CDT)

"TITLETOWN" Rules! O-M-Goodness!

 

 

Good Morning!

I have good news... and bad news.

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The bad news is that I fell asleep last night, and missed the game.

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WAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The GOOD news is that Casey recorded it!

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The "Heart Attack Pack" is back!!!

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YAY!

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Thanks to Marie for the blog, but the photo too!

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Love to all!

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted on 360. Tuesday October 30, 2007 - 05:54am (CDT)