Okay Okay - Finally!

It's not done yet - almost - and i wanted the flower bed to be done before I took any pics - but I took these to show to my inlaws, so I thought I'd go ahead and post them here -

yes - highlighter yellow - but i love it

Ooooops . . . .

I cannot believe that I am such a slacker that I let one of the 40's slip by on us with no fanfare or celebration . . .

YESTERDAY - yes - YESTERDAY - MAY 13, SALLY SLIPPED INTO THE 40'S ON US.

Perhaps I was trying to give her a break - as she is my elder.

Happy Birthday girl!!

NICKELBACK ROCKED 3

And finally - the one I mentioned in the first entry - the Kings of Leon song -

NICKELBACK ROCKED 2

Okay - so here they are doing one of my most favoritest songs -

NICKELBACK ROCKED

OMG - If you like Nickelback, you MUST go and see them in concert.

Will be posting videos now - pics from the trip later -

Just to warn you - you, of course, are not allowed to take NICE equipment in, so my big camera stayed at the hotel room with Monkey. The videos here were shot with my FLIP video camera, and the bass freaking knocked it out - but they are pretty good.

I loved the concert, but I think my favorite part of the whole thing was when Nickelback came out and did the Kings of Leon song "Need Somebody" as part of their encore.

ENJOY!

Little YELLOW houses for you and me . . .

The time has finally come my friends. Work has begun. Right now, even as I type this, half of my house is primed yellow, LOL, and half is still green. It's a little bright, but the PAINT will tone it down.

Pictures after the trip - yes, that's right - I'm such a tease.

And just so you know - the neighbors on the corner that like to cut down trees had theirs painted yellow at the same time - of course they can afford a real crew, so theirs is already done.

Okay - that's enough for one night - geezus - the pressure to keep putting stuff out here -

Easter

Well, Mama cooked and Mary's family came up for the afternoon. Thank GOD it was nice outside. We ate, hid eggs, and got to watch the boys try to beat Honey and Precious to the eggs. LOL

Here are some of the better pictures from the day.

Mary and Neil

Daddy (remember - pronounced Dead-ee)

Riley and Colin - PRE-hunt

Riley(what I love about this picture is that he is in a tire swing that came from my Grandmama's house - one that Mary and I actually had there when we were little.)

Hunter - the only one so far to even show interest in climbing trees. Made Mary so proud!

And the littlest one Colin -

Shots of the WYSTERIA by the back porch - bigger and bigger every year.

Trip South Part Two

Much love to Sally for bitching at me about posting the second part of my trip.

[Would like to preface this entry with the statement that not all of my trip revolves around eating - lol - but when I go south - there are specific places I wanna go - so they are mentioned here.]

Went to Beaufort on Wednesday, just because I could. I love South Carolina - the way everything looks and feels, just a totally different place. You wouldn't think there would be that much of a difference, but there is.

I love Beaufort, just cause it's still small town. BUT they're building a four lane to it, and that will totally mess it up. I've decided that not all roads need to be four lanes. Leave us some two lane roads, please.

The best part about the trip to Beaufort is always the getting lost on the way back and discovering a new place. This time, instead of finding the Forrest Gump fence, I found a really cool historical marker at the remnants of a church. It's surrounded by oak trees with moss, of course, and is on a back road between Beaufort and Yemassee, and it was gorgeous.

Along with the trip to Beaufort on Wednesday, I had dinner with Rob at - of course - the Mustard Seed - my favorite restaurant in the Charleston area.

Thursday I was sooo ready to get home I called Todd and told him I'd meet him for lunch and then drive home.

Monkey loved going with me so much that he has requested to travel with me on this next trip to Atlanta - so people - be prepared for more monkey pics. Brent is calling this the "Summer of the Monkey," and you don't know how funny I think that is.

A new business I'm thinking of starting . . .

Funny thing is - if you know me - you know I've got plenty to spare - LOL

Lisa's Trip South

SPRING BREAK - I decided to tour the state of South Carolina with stops in Myrtle Beach, Mt. Pleasant, Beaufort, Daniel's Island, and Charleston (oh and in NC - Wilmington). I am alone - no wait - I am not alone -

I am traveling with . . . . . . .

MONKEY - bwahahahahaaa

He's a great traveling companion - goes where I want to go - doesn't mind me singing to him the whole time - and is always a blast -

Here are some pics of our trip so far -

Dinner at Mama Fu's


Downtown Charleston
Monkey and my newest additions to the ride - the WOLVERINES - HOTness!!

Monkey wanted to eat McDonald's for lunch, but I made him go to East Bay Deli with me -yummy - He loved the trees in the park at the Battery -

Colin's Spring Debut

Well, finally, the youngest nephew has reached the age where we will be able to go and see him in school productions. Colin is 4 - will be 5 in July, and his Pre-K class (along with others) had a spring program on Tuesday.



Colin did very well. He danced, he sang some, and he behaved. What more could you ask for from a four-year-old?


Here are a couple of pictures from his debut. What is sadly most remarkable about the production is not my nephew, but the young man on the front row who during the first song dropped his gum OUT OF HIS MOUTH and PICKED IT BACK UP and POPPED IT BACK IN HIS MOUTH. From that moment on, I was much more interested in seeing what he would do next. I have much better pictures of him than I do of Colin, and I plan to include one here.



Will add a link to the video after I have uploaded it.

Enjoy!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6752917388418767523

The video quality is not that great - lost something in the upload!

Spring - \o/ - YAY

Finally, a day I could come home and actually get out in the yard to take a couple of lame pictures of the stuff that is flowering. It's still not the same as when I leave in the mornings. Everything then is so wet and fresh and new seeming, and the light is JUST right - hmmm - reminder to self to get up earlier tomorrow to take advantage of that light.


Anyway, first a picture of our redbud tree. I love redbud trees, and since we had to take down the pine tree out front, we decided to put another tree back in, so here it is . . . .


Then I snapped a shot of the tree that a very nice parent gave me last year. Willows are Brent's favorites, and she has sprouted and turned green again, so there's hope . . .











And now, a couple of some schtuff from the back yard -












And last but not least - as sure sign that spring is here - hope you can see what I'm referring to - LOL

Riley's Birthday

Okay - I know - half a month - but here is a link to at least one video - still having trouble getting the other to upload. I would LOVE to upload the one of Daddy (remember, pronounced deady) showing everyone my FLIP video camera, but Brent and I got seasick, and Mama looks so damn old, so I left that one out.

Instead, here is a short video of Riley, 7 year old, professional bowler.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3583995669881939333

And, yes, that is MARY in the pink.

And HERE are a few pics -

Say hello to my little friends . . .

Well, I think the time has finally come to introduce you guys to some of my friends from Second Life. You've heard me talk about that crazy game Brent and I play on the Internet - I say game, but it's really more of an online community. Some of you have actually witnessed it FIRST HAND of all things. A couple of you - who will remain nameless (Todd and Rob) - are still wondering what someone needs a second life for if they have a first life.

It's been a great opportunity to do things you normally couldn't do, to meet people, and to just kill hours upon hours of time. LOL -- The nice thing is that Brent, like lots of other folks with injuries, has been able to make friends and entertain himself when he'd otherwise be miserable on a couch. It's also given me the chance to shop like crazy, flirt with strangers - woot woot, and make some interesting friendships.

First, though, I need to introduce myself I guess, cause I'm gonna use some pics of me with my friends Habibi and Jason.

This is me -

So -Internet - here are a few of my SL friends -

This is Habibi. One of the best things about SL is that age doesn't matter so much, so I can totally hang out with a soon-to-be 22-year-old and have the best time sometimes. She's a hoot. When Brent and I get down to Florida (hopefully this fall), you can be sure we will be looking her up.

This is Jason. I met him through work - that's right - I have a job in SL. He's funny and kind and helps out all us "girls" at the club. Jason is from Alabama, and if Brent and I have time in April after our NICKELBACK CONCERT, we're gonna go over and meet him -

Last, but most assuredly not least, is Kili, short for Kilikopela. He's my landlord, and honestly, one of the friends I have had longest in this game. Odd thing about SL, people come and go rather quickly in your life, so hanging onto someone for any length of time is a feat. Kili is an absolute ass sometimes, but aren't we all? He gives me total hell A LOT, but then again, that reminds me at least one of my loyal readers (and you know who you are).

Thing is, there are lots of things about SL that to an outsider are absolute craziness, and me looking at this pics, well, yeah, we all have ears - LOL - but to us - that's normal. I suppose this means I'm gonna have to start a damn series of posts about SL, and what a NEKO is or what I think a NEKO is.

Yay! \o/ Something for you guys to look forward to.

As Promised

K - here is a link to a video which is actually a compilation of clips from Friday night's adventures in Washington.

The clips are hilarious in their own rights - but the best, I think, are the additions by BRENT in the second clip, which is actually footage of a 60+ woman who was defending her 40 year old son - lol -

The third clip is for friends who haven't seen my other clips of Machine Gun - funny thing here - Brent went up late in the night with the video camera and did some close ups of me for posting. Guess what? After about TEN Wild Turkeys and Cokes you can't tell if you're recording or not - LOL - and he stoooooood there for such a long time - giggles -

The BEST part of the whole thing starts around the three minute mark where Brent is video taping the people that adopted us because we had a table. The young man I am talking to was actually a student at PSJ when I was librarian there - which is funny - but watch my face around 3:55. TOO FUNNY!

Enjoy!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4559536537643424508

Seven years ago - well yesterday

Riley, middle nephew, turned SEVEN yesterday! Today, we're going to New Bern to bowl, cause he's still a bowling fool. I've told you, right, that he has his own bowling ball. This is like his second or third one, too. CRAZY!

Anywho - gonna ride south for the afternoon - eat some cake and celebrate his surviving seven years in MY FAMILY!! Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

Here's one of my most FAVORITE pics - it's from his brother Colin's birthday last July - but it's PERFECT!!

MMMM Gorgeous

Machine Gun actually played in WASHINGTON of all things last night, and you know, as their biggest fans, we had to go. Sadly, my biggest fear was encountering "school-mates" but was luckily not bothered with anything like that.

I'm thinking I will start posting my videos to my Google account. Will put links here for that - and yes, INTERNET, you WILL have access. All six of you.

WOOT WOOT

Spring Sprang

OMG - Dare I say it - but I think Spring has finally brought her ass to Washington.

I've been noticing every morning as I leave the house that the pear trees across the street are starting to bloom. That's a great feeling - walking out and seeing those trees. Makes you notice other small changes. Things you might miss until everything is in bloom and it's all around you.

But this morning - this morning I looked out the window into the back yard and there it was - that green - you know - one morning you look out - everything's brown and sleepy. Next morning you look out and everything is green and fuzzy. That happened this morning, and I am so freaking excited.

The forsythia is blooming - the quince has bloomed - oh quince you ask? What is quince? Well, let me tell you - it's like the first blooming bush of the spring in MY yard (pink btw) and guess what else. IT bears fruit. That's right bitches - fruit - lol - I actually had a QUINCE grow on my bush in my backyard last year. WOO HOO!! A far cry from being a quince farmer or whatever, but maybe this year two, who knows? LOL

So anyway, I'm gonna try to get out and get some pics today - but it's raining - to add to the springiness of the day - and I'm gonna have to hit and miss in between showers.

Here's hoping you guys are getting glimpses of spring out there where you are, too.

(BTW - more videos and pictures from last weekend's 40th bday party in Wilmington will be upcoming - gotta kick my Flip video camera in the ass to get it to work right)

Later!

OMG the first to turn 40

Well, faithful readers, the first of the 40's happened yesterday . . .

Todd turned 40 on March 6. This, of course, required me to take a day off to drive down and harass him as much as possible, with the help of Rob, naturally.

Here's a nice shot of Rob and me singing to Todd - and yes - according to the video - I do sing terribly. Enjoy!

September and Keith's Dad

Well, sorry to have to report, but Keith's dad passed away. Sep came down for the visitation and funeral, and it was nice to see her, although it was a terrible way to get to see her.

Brent and I both send our sympathies out to Keith and his family.

As for September -

Well here she is with her newest best friend. (And you just gotta admit that the green walls in the background - hot - very hot)