Friday Fragments

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* Weather:  Got in the van last evening to head to the grocery and saw this...are you kidding me?!?

But then a little later in the evening I got on FB and saw this. 

Puts things back into perspective a little bit.  Think I'll quit complaining about the weather and just start appreciating the good things in my life and be thankful and pray for the ones that fight to keep our country free.


*Bunheads:  Still watching and enjoying this new show.  It's not too often that I get in on the beginning of a show.  Hope it stays good.

*Cooking:  Hubby had supper ready when I got home last night (spaghetti) and it was very good.  It's so nice to come home after work and supper is ready and waiting.  I love my man!!  After dinner and clean-up, we went to the grocery and then I came home and made a pasta salad (which I am enjoying for lunch today)  Nothing like a cold pasta salad in the summer.

*Exercise:  I finally got my rear in gear and started walking again this week.  I've walked 4 nights so far and hoping I can make myself keep it up.  Gotta lose some more weight and also get myself in shape to walk the miles and miles at Disney at the end of the summer.

That's all I've got for now.  Hope you have a great weekend!

Is it Hot or What!!!

It seems a lot of you are posting your weather forecast for the weekend. Here is ours according to a local Cincinnati channel. It's going to be hotter than I thought, but it seems ours is not as bad as some of you are having. All I can say is WOW and thank you Lord for sweet air conditioning.

How's the weather where you are?

Wednesday Hodgepodge

Come on and join with Joyce for some Wednesday Hodgepodge.  Read and comment on mine first and then click the button above to play along.

1. What do the words 'freedom' and 'liberty' mean to you? Does your mind go more in the direction of not being persecuted or discriminated against or does it head in the direction of doing what you please?

Probably a little of all that.  I think of freedom to worship how I choose and not be persecuted because of that.  Although, sometimes I wonder how long this freedom is going to last.  I guess my first thoughts go towards the ones who fight to keep that freedom for us.

2. Nathan's sponsors a hot dog eating contest every 4th of July. Last year over 40,000 people attended the event and almost 2 million watched it on TV. The winner ate over 60 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. How do you like your hot dogs?

I love them as coneys with cheese, chili and mustard

I also like them with ketchup, mustard and relish

3. If you were going to enter an eating contest what would be on the menu?

The first thing that pops into my head is MM's.  I have no idea why.  :)

4. Do you run your house more as a dictatorship or a democracy?

A little of both.

5. Where was your favorite summer place when you were a kid?

The 3 or 4 years that we had a pool, that was definitely my favorite place.

6. Do you have a guest room? Would you want to stay there?

No, we don't have a guest room, but someday when the girls move on, we'll probably turn one of their rooms into a guest room.

7. Next Wednesday America celebrates her independence. Do you have any special plans for the 4th of July? If you live outside the USA when and how does your country celebrate its own patriotic holiday?

No plans yet.  It's going to be a little bit strange because both of our girls will be out of state next week.  It'll be our first 4th of July as empty nesters.  

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Isn't this the coolest moth.  It's called a leopard moth.  It was hanging on the building where I work when I went to work Tuesday morning.  Unfortunately the batteries in my camera died just when I was trying to take a picture.  Fortunately a friend had their phone that has a decent camera and took this for me.

The Strange Things I Saw on Monday

I just have to share these two pictures I took on Monday. First if you are one of the ones that love all the vampire stuff on TV, in movies and books, then you may love this first picture.

This bat was "hanging" around work today.  It was by the back door.  How gross and scary is that?!?

The other photo was taken while Kerri and I were out walking in our neighborhood.  This cracked us up, so I took a picture and no I promise we don't live in a holler somewhere.  haha

You might be a redneck if......   

Taken any funny pictures lately?

Weekend Wrap-Up

I'm joining in with "A Defined Life" for the Weekend Wrap-up. Why not click the button and join in too.

We had a pretty quiet weekend, but it was a really good weekend.  I only took a few pictures, so let's take a quick look.

 

This was driving home from work Friday night.  I just snapped this through the windshield of my car, so don't look too close or you might see my dirty window.

Beautiful big flower barrel on the streets of my town.  They are all up and down the main street of town.

As we were driving through town on our way back home from errand running, Kerri and I decided to stop and get a Whit's frozen custard.  Oh man, this stuff is awesome!

Kerri with hers in a cup

Me with a goofy look on my face with my custard on a cone, so I could drive.  Hubby was being good and didn't get one, he just stayed i the car.

Walking back to the car.  See the barrels of flowers.

Another picture of our town.  I think we have a pretty little town

 Sunday we had church and then stopped and got some Taco Bell for lunch and spent the afternoon at home.  Then back to church Sunday night for another great service.  That is the extent of my weekend.  Love a quiet weekend once in a while.  Now, tell me, how was your weekend.