~♥~ I WISH WEDNESDAY ~♥~

I wish.......................Everyone would recycle




I wish.....................my dogs weren't so full of crap so this would work! However I know I could do it by sticking it their ears!!!!




I wish.........................I knew what they did with them after they win????

I wish...................I understood... Call me old fashioned...but whatever happened to Tinker toys?

I wish..............roller skates hadn't gone all "fashion forward"




I wish.......................to tell the makers of Slim Fast......YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER GRILL if this is gonna work for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish..........................we could just make her go away. (BUT NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO WEAR FOR HALLOWEEN!)




I wish......................I could come up with a caption for this....but it doesn't need one.



I wish.........................to point out that the quarter doesn't buy you the whole machine there sweetie!




I wish........................They made snowsuits in adult sizes.

I wish.....................to say go ahead...wet yourself. I would!



I wish..................that all of you my bloggy friends....have summers full of THIS!

AND THAT YOU DON'T FORGET ME WHILE I'M GONE!

~♥~ I WISH WEDURSDAY ~♥~the late addition

I wish..................to give Kudos to the Ad agency...now that's funny!

I wish.........................to say.............Me too!

I wish................To thank Jannie Funster for giving me the chance to win this CD!!! It's so cool to blog-know a professional singer! And my favorite song.....#8 Sugar lady! You rock my friend!

I wish........................my fire alarm was this clever....those Rednecks think of everything!!!

I USED to wish................I had a sister.....not so much now. Nothing like multiplying your geekiness times two.

I wish................to give a BIG thanks to the hip and cool Diapaola mom over at Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom for giving away this AWESOME Purseket. You just put your stuff in the pockets..........put it inside your purse......



And it conforms to whatever size purse you have.....and you look like you got all your chit together....WOO HOO!





I wish...................my dog was this well behaved.




I wish................................to let this be a warning to all horny moose. Seriously this is not photo shopped. In Fairbanks Alaska they were laying new power cables which were strung on the ground for miles. The moose are rutting right now and very agitated. He was thrashing around and got his antlers stuck in the cables. When the men (miles away) began pulling the lines up with their big equipment, the moose went up with them. They noticed excess tension in the lines and went looking for the problem. He was still alive when they lowered him to the ground. He was a huge 60 inch bull and slightly peeved!!!




I wish...................for everyone to go over to "Note to Mom" and read this VERY short....VERY funny post. Devon's blog has the coolest layout I've ever seen....so you don't want to miss it!



I wish.........................I could be offended...I might be when I stop laughing.




I wish...............................this wasn't going to creep me out for months.





I wish........................to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to the sweet and wonderful Shari over at My Cottage of Bliss. She had a contest and this was one of the prizes.....it holds my Salt City Candles perfectly....and it is GORGEOUS. Thanks Shari for your beautiful blog and great giveaway!



I wish.................we could go back to the days when Barbie wore evening gowns and fur coats....this "reality Barbie" crap bums me out. BARBIE DOES NOT POOP SCOOP in my little world!!!!!!





I wish....................to go back to the days when shoes looked like.........SHOES!

I wish...........................to keep my eyes in....thanks anyway.

I wish...............to present reason #14 why I like swimming pools.

I wish................to remind you all...that although I love it when you visit.....please be kind and remember this is a "no-smonking" blog.

Here's to hoping your wishes come true...and your world stays SMONK FREE.

Proof I sometimes get off this chair...........

This is my first time joining in on Metamorphisis Monday. Thanks to Susan from "Between Naps on the Porch" for the invite ! Go there to check out some other great transformations!

Since I've been using the excuse of "yard work" to explain why I've been such a crappy blogger lately.....I figured I'd better prove that I've actually been doing it.

Those of you who have been visiting here for awhile may remember our little patio transformation that took place about 6 months ago....for those who don't remember the "ugliness" of it all...here is a reminder...

Before.......

After................
and how it looks after the last few weeks of work................15 Hostas, Solomon Seal, Jacobs ladder, a couple of Fox Gloves, Pachysandra, and some Impatiens in pots to add a little color.


This was the sickly patch of grass we were left with after they tore things up.........
And here is the way it looks now.....


I planted 3 big yummy Hydrangeas and some Potentilla, a wisteria vine, and laid down a doggy trail with some slate. Since that is the trail they've been taking for the last year, I figured I'd better leave it for them to run through. Or suffer the consequences of them bounding through the bushes.

Another HIDEOUS before.........

After....................

And now................


UGH............

And......getting there...... It won't look so weirdly lopsided when the wisteria starts to spread up the string. We're hoping it will cover most of this side of the shed and spread over the eaves. Oh and check out my topsy turvy tomato...I sure hope it grows. Hopefully this year the bunnies won't get them all!

November 2008

June 2009

And here's a quick peek of how the pond garden is doing. This is our 4th summer here and things are finally starting to fill in..... although I'm pretty sure I can still find some bare spots if I see any irresistible plants!

There isn't a lot of color yet....but by next month things should be blooming ...or they will be if the rascally rabbits don't devour everything!