Follow Friday Four Fill in Fun – week 169

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hilary will list four

 statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs.

 If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, 

please email them to me  .

If she uses them, I will add you as co-host to the hop! HILARY REALLY NEEDS STATEMENTS! This week’s co-host is Elizabeth from Silver’s Reviews. She came up with the last two statements

The statements:

1. I am trying hard to learn how to ____
2.  ___ makes me think that ____
3. When you try too hard, _______
4. Can you really______?

My Answers:

1. I am trying hard to learn how to tolerate idiots
2.  Being a neat freak makes me think that everything at work has to be neat
3. When you try too hard, that is when you usually make mistakes
4. Can you really trust the ones we think we can?

This is a Blog Hop!

Thankful Thursday and Photo a day 104

here we are on thankful Thursday no better place to be

"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:30

I am thankful today for my friend who have been
a big help with moms recovery *she is going to be going back to AZ soon
you will be greatly missed*

salvation
 health
cooler temps
free concerts
free e-books
flowers that are now in full bloom
electric to keep cool
water to keep hydrated
gathering the garden for my parents
sleeping a full night
loosing much needed weight

prayer request here:
my dad has congestive heart failure, it is tough watching my parents
ailing, and aging.
got the MRI results not what I wanted to hear :( torn rotator cuff,
and bicep muscle, seeing surgeon on the 2nd
safe travels for my BFF and her family to AZ and Vegas
my JOB, the person that keeps lying about me, she has admitted
more than once she is atheist...please somebody answer this ? for me
how can they be atheist, as they have to believe there is a God to
believe there isn't.  I keep telling myself she will eventually
hang herself believe me her rope is really getting long.
happy blessings and have a great weekend

Thankful Thursday and Photo a day 104

here we are on thankful Thursday no better place to be

"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Matthew 11:30

I am thankful today for my friend who have been
a big help with moms recovery *she is going to be going back to AZ soon
you will be greatly missed*

salvation
Gilligans health
cooler temps
free concerts
free e-books from www.themidlist.com
flowers that are now in full bloom
electric to keep cool
water to keep hydrated
gathering the garden for my parents
sleeping a full night
loosing much needed weight

prayer request here:
my dad has congestive heart failure, it is tough watching my parents
ailing, and aging.
got the MRI results not what I wanted to hear :( torn rotator cuff,
and bicep muscle, seeing surgeon on the 2nd
my friend "Teri" she is going through alot, God knows
safe travels for my BFF and her family to AZ and Vegas
Gilligan's safe travels
my JOB, the person that keeps lying about me, she has admitted
more than once she is atheist...please somebody answer this ? for me
how can they be atheist, as they have to believe there is a God to
believe there isn't.  I keep telling myself she will eventually
hang herself..believe me her rope is really getting long.
happy blessings and have a great weekend

Chats on the front porch week 8 for me

Linking up with over here >>> http://www.everydayruralty.com/
this is a fun lil meme you are really missing out
by not meeting wendell..he loves carrots so stop on over



It has been quite an interesting week here on Gilligands Island
we had Tsunami warnings out.....the wind was atrocious,
waves were well BIG good for the surfers
on to reality....it was a busy hectic week lots going on
on to the porch chat

Our Chat Questions:

1. What do you think you would have liked most from my menu?
2. Have you ever had an interesting experience with serving dinner guests?
3. What's your favorite beverage, this summer?
4. Do you ever have bouquets of fresh flowers in your home?
5. Tell me something interesting. Please.

My answers:
1.  boy this is a tough one for me, as everything on the menu sounds
yummylicious!  one thing...the banana cake sounds good 
2.  Yes, at my girlfriend(s) weddings I got the honor not only to be their
maid of honor but also the honor of serving all that food to the guests
3.  Sweet tea, nothing like it but on hot days I love fruit water *lemons,
limes, oranges, watermelon mixed in water nothing better*
4.  very seldom, only when a certain person sends them to me :),
on a good note most everybody knows that I love flowers and plants though
5.  something intersting   LOL :JK  you can understand this being on a farm
there is a gazillion crawdads in my yard *I guess they know they will not be harmed* only their homes filled back in when I mow....they are night creatures 
seeing them every night,....one day this week I actually saw this particular
one I call him hermie....he was pinching the seeds off the grass using 
pincher(s) to eat said seeds with...how cool is this I was thinking.
so mr crawdad discovers me watching then he became mr baddy...he put his 
pinchers up in the air like he was trying to fight me....buddy the 100 lb boxer
sees mr hermie in fighting mode....looks at him and turns the other way
dragging mom along...I think a dog that big being scared of a critter that isn't
even 6" long total is quite amusing.  Last night WED, however we were out 
doing doggie business as usual, hermie is out and along came this garter snake 
he literally scared the boxer almost half to death...some watch dog I have.
He thinks he is a lap dog LOL

happy weekend...Wendell....I told everybody to give you fresh
carrots and water....hope it worked out for you

picture a day 103

photo challenge june 23
bridges *I actually took all
these pics*

top left is on rte 66
chelsea ok,  top right
half way between joplin and tulsa I-44
middle right bridges on 66 near catoosa OK
center bridge near houston tx, right railroad bridge near
anaheim CA
center rte 66 downtown Tulsa
bottom left river bridge crossing OK river
center bottom going to padre island this is known as SPID
bottom right is harbor bridge corpus christi

Follow Friday Four Fill in Fun Blog hop week 168

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, I list four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to me  .

If I use them, I will add you as co-host to the hop! I REALLY NEED STATEMENTS! There is no co-host this week…

The statements:

1. I ____
2.  Once I ____now _____
3. there is a ___ between ___ and _____
4. Did you ever _____?

My Answers:

1. I am quick to temper, but quicker to rationalize
2. once I couldn't stay awake past 11 pm  now I am the biggest night owl of all
3. there is a BIG difference between heaven and hell
4. did you ever skip school and tell your parents you were there?

This is a Blog Hop!

photo a day 102

 meet the parents :)
this is My parents

Dad still works on lawnmowers he will
be 82 in Sept *I took this pic on fathers day*
I think he was asleep LOL

this is MOM she was 77 in Jan broke her
hip in April she is doing very well
she doesn't like me to take her pic
so I have to sneak them in :)

if you still have your parents around
make sure you treasure each and every
moment with them.  I am
blessed beyond blessings to still have both of
mine

photo a day 102

 meet the parents :)
this is Maryanns parents

Dad still works on lawnmowers he will
be 82 in Sept *I took this pic on fathers day*
I think he was asleep LOL

this is MOM she was 77 in Jan broke her
hip in April she is doing very well
she doesn't like me to take her pic
so I have to sneak them in :)

if you still have your parents around
make sure you treasure each and every
moment with them.  I am
blessed beyond blessings to still have both of
mine

Chats on the front porch week 7 for me

linking up with http://www.everydayruralty.com/2014/06/chat-144.html this
is a fun little linkup so gallop on over and make sure to say
hi to Wendell from what I understand he is wanting BIG carrots and
small fans and a small kiddie pool  WHOA Wendell is a horse I do not
think a SMALL kiddie pool will do the deed.

Let's get to the questions:

1. Do you like lemon-aid? Any special flavors?
2. I'm trying not to use paper goods for this party. How many place settings of silverware(eating utensils) could you come up with? I wish I could borrow some!!!!!!!!
3. Have you ever been to a party in a barn?
4. Do you wear nail polish?
5. Please finish this sentence. I wish I could__________________.

My answers: 

1. I like lemon-aid yes and particular strawberry lemon-aid
2. I have enough for 30 people 
3. yes, we used to have get together(s) regularly *in the barn* aka barn dance
4. not on my fingernails, but my toenails are a must!!!
5. tell what the  future holds *but then again don't we all* travel to Europe just one time in my lifetime, trace my families heritage in both Germany and Ireland.  I also wish I could have met my Dad's mom everybody says I have her personality and demeanor.

       

Thankful Thursday and photo a day 102

"O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."

Psalms 34:8

"O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."Psalms 3

What better place to be than Thankful Thursday please grab

the linky at the bottom and link up with us.

we all have so much to be thankful for it is

 quiet challenging for me to come up with a list

Today I am thankful that the dreaded MRI is done and over with

(I am claustrophobic and they scare me half to death,, we start mri

10 minutes into the xray the tech ask me if I was moving..no MA'AM

my right arm was doing the jerky dance (SPASING)  which this is 

due to the injury.  Tech says ok, and does some adjusting to compensate

for the jerking arm.  

Cooler weather, (today was only 79)

a/c to keep the house cool when it is scorching outside

parents health

my doggies who love me unconditionally even when I

have to be gone most of day for work they still greet me 

with wagging tails.

new veggies out of parents garden 

lawn mower to keep the grass cut

nice cold sweet tea while sitting on the front porch

listening to the MANY sounds of nature

hope everybody has a blessed week

prayer request for this week:

that the MRI shows what is causing the pain in my bicep

 and shoulder area

making the right decision rather to stay working or leaving,

as I may end up having to leave due to my shoulder.

some family members are still going through some ordeals

My nephew who just left for Japan for 2 years, for the Marines

he is a tough cookie, still it has to be scary being that far from home

and will not be able to see family for 2 years. 

many blessings

Thankful Thursday and photo a day 102

"O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."

Psalms 34:8

"O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."Psalms 3

What better place to be than Thankful Thursday please grab

the linky at the bottom and link up with us.

we all have so much to be thankful for it is

 quiet challenging for me to come up with a list

Today I am thankful that the dreaded MRI is done and over with

(I am claustrophobic and they scare me half to death,, we start mri

10 minutes into the xray the tech ask me if I was moving..no MA'AM

my right arm was doing the jerky dance (SPASING)  which this is 

due to the injury.  Tech says ok, and does some adjusting to compensate

for the jerking arm.  

Cooler weather, (today was only 79)

a/c to keep the house cool when it is scorching outside

parents health

Gilligan

my doggies who love me unconditionally even when I

have to be gone most of day for work they still greet me 

with wagging tails.

new veggies out of parents garden 

lawn mower to keep the grass cut

nice cold sweet tea while sitting on the front porch

listening to the MANY sounds of nature

hope everybody has a blessed week

prayer request for this week:

that the MRI shows what is causing the pain in my bicep

 and shoulder area

continue praying for Gilligan he has been going through alot of

personal issues but is on the road to recovery.

making the right decision rather to stay working or leaving,

as I may end up having to leave due to my shoulder.

some family members are still going through some ordeals

My nephew who just left for Japan for 2 years, for the Marines

he is a tough cookie, still it has to be scary being that far from home

and will not be able to see family for 2 years. 

many blessings

photo a day 101

 this is what happens when it rains non stop for 2 weeks
and then the sun comes out full blast.
we get odd and beautiful mushrooms

FOLLOW FRIDAY FOUR FILL IN FUN BLOG HOP – WEEK 167

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hilary will list four

 statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs.

 If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill 

in’s of your own, please email them to her  .

If she uses them, she will add you as co-host to the hop!

 I REALLY NEED STATEMENTS! 

Today’s co-host is Pam (she came up with the last two statements)

The statements:

1.  ___ is ____
2.  Do you ever wonder if ____
3. When I relax ___ because ____
4. the one food I only eat at a restaurant is ___ because ____

My Answers:

1. warmer weather IS approaching quickly
2.  Do you ever wonder if knowing the truth is always worth it?
3. When I relax On the sofa  because it makes my owies feel better
4. the one food I only eat at a restaurant is calamari because if not cooked right it gets tough

This is a Blog Hop!

thankful Thursday and photo a day 101

photo a day 101 streets I like

Now that blogger isn't co-operating ...don't you just love when it does that?

"Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name."

1 Chronicles 29:13

here we are on Thankful Thursday, the best place on the planet to be.

We all have lots to be thankful for it is so hard to make a short list to share

Much needed rain, cooler temps

getting veggies out of parents garden

grape vines are loaded with yummy sweet grapes

cheerful chirping birds *however I really think they have their

time clocks mixed up, as I can go outside anytime of night and they are singing 

their little hearts out.

beautiful sunsets

lawn mower to get the yard mowed with

meetings that go well 

a/c to keep cool with

fresh water  to drink

parents, their health keeps improving

SOMETHING NEW:   going to do prayer request below

please pray for my co-worker, she is a pathological liar, and does everything she 

can do to get me into trouble.  She really is a pretty person outside but inside 

she is very ugly!!  the kicker is she is only GET THIS 23....on one heck of a power trip

My niece is doing better thank you all for the heart felt prayers., please continue

to pray for her and her unborn child.

I have a friend we call him flash, he has cancer of the throat, this past week his beautiful

wife called me and told me he has been taken to er 2x since June 1st.  He is bleeding out

his throat, where they have the tube for chemo, he can't do chemo because he is so sick,

They are Christian people with a heart of Gold please pray for his recovery or that the 

Lord takes him quickly so that he no longer has to suffer.

Gilligan>>>can't disclose but God knows!

and now are you ready?  myself I am asking all of my friends to pray, this week has 

been cruddy...Tuesday I go to the dr in such severe pain *I have bursitis in my hip,

and may have a torn rotor cuff :( (ON my right shoulder, I am right hand dominate)

and having sciatic nerve pain on top of all this.   I am waiting on medical reports

from when I broke ankle to see what kind of hardware is in there, pray it is titanium 

so we can do an mri otherwise they will have to shoot me with dye.  

Thank you all and hope your weekend is full of many blessings

THIS IS A BLOG HOP

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch week 6 for me

linking up today for this fun little meme you really should stop by and
get to know your neighbors   http://www.everydayruralty.com

Hello, friends! Thanks for visiting Gilligan and me at the island porch today.  It's a beautiful day.  it's always the perfect day for some tropical drinks.  And watching out for storms, since we are stranded on a deserted island

QUESTIONS

1. Do you have a vegetable garden this year? Have you in previous years?
2. What is your computer sitting on right now? Desk, dining room table, lap...
3. Do you go shorter with your hair in the summer?
4. Are you an early top bed person, or a night owl?
5. Tell me something funny. I'll tell you something funny too. :)

My answers:

1. No veggie garden this year, lots of flowers,  yes I have always had a garden
2. lap (hence its a laptop heehe) 
3. YES it is lots easier to take care of 
4. NIGHT OWL<<< don't you hear me hooting all night long?
5. something funny!!!! (JK)  I think the saying is finally coming true if you give a person enough rope, they will finally hang themselves.  Or that wrinkled sheets have a way of ironing them selves out  (Karma baby it can be a total B....beware it may bite you where it hurts... no Wendell you can't go bitting people cause you think it is funny :)  IT HURTS when you bite us.

Have a great week!

photo a day 100 and wordless wednesday photo challenge

photo a day 100
finally made it over 100













wordless wednesday it
is training day for the local
fire dept.   However,
this is next door to my parents
was kind of cool to see
our finest in training.








photo challenge
June 11 Flower(s)

photo a day 100 and wordless wednesday photo challenge

photo a day 100
finally made it over 100













wordless wednesday it
is training day for the local
fire dept.   However,
this is next door to my parents
was kind of cool to see
our finest in training.








photo challenge
June 11 Flower(s)

photo a day 96 -99 and photo challenge

photo a day 96 -99 and photo challenge