What a Giveaway!!!!!!!!

Melissa at Creating from the Heart is giving away this brand new Cuttlebug Die Cut Machine!! You have until Good Friday, the 10th to enter so hurry on over! She will announce a winner at 3 pm EST!!

Big Brother, Little Sister and Best Buddies

I wanted to share some pictures of Max, the "big" brother and Molly, the "little" sister. We live near a ball park that has lots of room to run. Actually Hut works there. It was the Spring Training facility for the Boston Red Sox from 1966 to 1992 and the for the Cleveland Indians from 1993 to 2008. So we take the dogs there frequently because they can run,run, run without leashes. And they love it. They think it's a treat. Plus they get to go for a ride to get there, so that, too, is a treat.

Molly following Max like most little sisters do.

Molly trying to catch Max, because she wants to play.

Max taking a break.

Molly taking a break, too. They had alot of fun running around.

Most of you know that back in September I "adopted" two kittens I had gotten at a yard sale......Oscar and Mayer. Well a couple months back, Oscar turned up missing and we haven't seen her since. We haven't been able to find her anywhere. We still have Mayer, though. And he has since had a name change....his new name is BOOTY BARKER. Without his sister as a playmate, he thinks he's one of the dogs. And he LOVES our new puppy, Molly. They play together all the time. They are "Best Buddies". So I thought I'd share some pictures of one of their many "wrestling matches."

Here's Booty......playing in a box.



Molly and Booty wrestling.


Getting a little rough....notice Booty's fangs.

Taking a break.

BIKERS

Hut and I have become "bikers". No not the motorcycle kind, but the bicycle kind. You know how much we love yard sales and buy just about everything at them. Well we came across a great deal on 2 mountain bikes. So I talked Hut into buying them, hoping he would go riding. These bikes were modified with handle bars so that you sit up straight instead of leaning over, much better for us "older" people. Well we pumped up the tires, Hut got a bigger seat and a bike horn and off to the nature walk we went. Yes you can ride bikes on the nature walk. I have not mastered the art of taking pictures while riding so I only have a couple of still shots to show you. I have to say that on Sunday morning we rode 3 miles and yesterday we rode 2, but it was really windy and hard to pedal into the wind(yes, we're whimps,lol). We are taking tonight off and tomorrow we will be trying out another bike path.

Getting the bikes ready for the trip to the nature walk.

Our "new" bikes.

Hut with his "new" bike.

Breaking News......

I just wanted everyone to know that Hut finally finished his fountain......YES....it is finished. So please go check out his blog to see the finished product. Just click here: http://simpleman58.blogspot.com/ or click on Simple Man on my side bar. I am very impressed with this lovely fountain that is now gracing the back yard.

John Deere Imposter

You really do see some unusual things when you are driving down the roads here in Polk County. I had to make Hut turn around so I could take a couple of quick pictures of this imposter.......
Is this not the coolest "Bug" you've ever seen? I can't believe Hut didn't see it and that's another reason we turned around. If you're in Polk County and looking for a "small" John Deere pickup, it is for sale.

She was lost, but now she's found....

Just a quick blurb for those of you who didn't know what happened to Brenda's Country Romance from the Heart blog. She had issues with recieving email from her blog so she had to switch. I was concerned whenI went to check her blog yesterday and it wasn't there. I sent her an email, she emailed me back assuring me everything was okay. And I got her new blog address. It's . http://www.countryromancefromtheheart.blogspot.com/. You can also click on Brenda's name on my sidebar.

And her daughter, April, also has a new blog address: http://aprilbrussell.blogspot.com/. She is also on my sidebar. So please stop by and visit them.

Passing of a Dear Friend

On Saturday, March 28, a dear friend of ours passed away. I knew Wayne Youngblood years ago when I worked at a nightclub called Lil' Darlin's. I didn't see Wayne for many years and had basically forgotten about him. Then lo and behold he becomes the organist for the Spring Training games at Chain of Lakes Ballpark where Hut works. Wayne and Hut become good friends and one day as they are talking, Wayne mentions working at Lil' Darlin's and Hut told him that's where I had worked. Wayne remembered me, but I sure didn't remember him. Irregardless we became friends once again. Unfortunately Wayne got cancer. It started in his tongue. It spread to his throat. Wayne's lively hood was his voice. He didn't let this get him down. He was an amazing man. If you get a chance, check out his website:

http://www.wayneyoungbloodministries.com/ .

Ronald Wayne Youngblood

September 21, 1948 - March 28, 2009

Wayne lost his valiant war with cancer at 9:38 Saturday morning March 28, 2009. He battled almost to the end but finally was ready to be with his God, family and many dear friends that have gone on before him. He is now at peace.
Wayne is survived by his companion and soul mate, Terri Sandefer of The Villages, Florida, daughter, Michelle Nicole Youngblood of Jacksonville Florida, brother, James Ralph Youngblood of Lady Lake Florida and sister, Elizabeth Joann Durham of Orange Park, Florida.