Pumpkin Patch

I received this in an email and absolutely loved it and knew I needed to share.

A woman was asked by a co-worker, 'What is it like to be a Christian?'The co-worker replied, 'It is like being a pumpkin.' God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.'

Bok Tower and Gardens

We went to Bok Tower and Gardens on the 17th. I have been meaning to get this post done since then but have been busy, tired and lazy. I am just going to post pictures and make a few comments. I feel terrible that I'm being such a bad blogger. Hopefully I can catch up soon. But you all know this is the time of year that everyone is busy, busy with holidays. Anyways, enjoy the pictures. I will post the history on this beautiful Polk County Estate in the future.

Scott in front of the Tower.

Looking up the tower.

Some shots of the ornamentation on the tower and the beautiful brass door.

The Tower has/is(?) a Carrillion which is a piano that plays bells. This is Hut and Scott standing in front of a cut out of the largest bell there.

Koi fish in the pond in front of the Tower.

They have a couple of swans there, too.

This is one view from the top of the hill that the tower is on. This sight is going to be extinct soon. It's an orange grove. Most orange groves have been sold and replaced by empty houses, apartment and shopping centers. I believe it's because the children who have inherited these groves are lazy and just want the money. Only my opinion.

Scott in front of the BIGGEST Elephant Ears I've ever seen.

Some random shots of some of the beautiful plants and flowers at the Tower

Heart Scare

Some of you may have seen a quick blurb on my facebook or myspace. Thursday morning I was having chest pains that would spread to my shoulder and also lightheadedness. It wouldn't go away. So about 11:00 I told my co-worker Bill about it. He called Medical Services at State Farm. They took me down to Medical and checked vitals. They decided I needed a trip to the hospital so they called 911.

The paramedics and firemen showed up and started me on baby aspirin and hooked me up to a heart machine, then sprayed nitroglycerin under my tongue.

Then I got wheeled to the ambulance where they hooked me up with an IV drip. Another spray of nitro. Checked my blood sugar level, gave me a lecture about not taking my meds correctly and then put nitro in the drip. For those of you who have never had nitroglycerin, it causes the worse headache known to man. Everything seemed to be okay because when we left for my ride to the hospital there were no sirens or fast ride. Once I got to the hospital, they put me in a room in the ER for about 7 hours. They hooked me back up on a heart monitor, oxygen, a second IV in my other arm, drew blood, and checked my blood pressure constantly.

My dualing IVs.

My room....guess I really am younger than I think, lol.

Because the pain would not subside, they gave me a shot of morphine. What an uncomfortable feeling that is until it gets into your system. I thought I was on fire. But once it was in my system I felt great. They kept doing blood tests to check my enzymes and everything kept coming back negative. I even had an echo cardiogram where they do an ultra sound on my heart. They kept me overnight for observation. They observed me alright, every 1/2 hour. One would come in and draw blood. 30 minutes later another would check blood pressure. Another 30 minutes one would check oxygen. 30 minutes later check my vitals.....ALL NIGHT LONG. Needless to say I got no rest. The doctors couldn't find anything wrong with me. I do have to go for a stress test on November 2. Hopefully something will show up that they can fix. In the meantime, even though it may seem like I'm making light of this, I am scared to death. I will be watching my diet closer, even though I have sucked at this in the past. So I am fine for now....will give you an update after the stress test. I am going to try not to stress about little things. I have too much to live for.

About a month ago I did a blog about writing letters and sending through snail mail. I haven't done that since my son came home. I would like for you guys to send me your addresses to my email so that I can send cards or surprises to you guys every once in awhile. All my friends in Blogsville are the best and I just want to thank you all for being there for me through good times and bad. I love you guys.

My email is bonnie_hutto@yahoo.com.

Surprise!

Yesterday was a day of surprises. And I'm so glad it was. I worked a double yesterday, which I don't really mind, but it makes for a loooooong day. My first surprise was going to my friend PEA's birthday party. She is such a fun hostess. I had a great time. Check out her blog....PEA. She LOVES faeries and she knows how to do it up right. Check me out:

How cute am I? And just in time for Halloween, lol.

My second surprise I'll have to say was the best. I was just getting into the second part of my shift and who should walk into the lobby???? Wade and LAYLA!!!! I had no idea they were going to stop by. They stayed about 30 minutes. Layla and I went to Human Resources because the ladies there just love her. And I had just bought some nail polish so Nana had to paint her nails before she had to leave. One hand is pink, the other is green.

My 3rd surprise was Scott and Jessie stopping by with food for my break last night. It was nice to have some company for a little while at work. Made the night go by faster.

I'm waiting patiently for the weekend. The FallFest at our local college is Saturday. I look forward to that every year. And on Saturday night I'm hoping to go to Celebration for fall leaves and a horse and buggy ride and finding Layla the right pumpkin in the patch. Celebration is a town Disney built a few years back. It's like Mayberry RFD. They have machines that blow paper leaves for that fall feeling. And their Pumpkin Patch is HUGE. And all year round they have horse and buggy rides. You can take the small carriage which is usually only 2 to 4 people or a big wagon ride which hold probably 10 to 20 people. The people in Celebration usually go all out decorating for the holidays, so I'd like to do that. If we make it to Celebration, you know I'll be taking some pictures.

Busy, busy weekend

We had a busy, busy weekend at my house. It's been a looooong time since I've been able to see my nephew's 2 little ones. Skylee and Tyler came for a visit Saturday. It was fun. Tyler is growing like a weed. And Skylee is still a character. She is so dang cute(well, really, they all are). Skylee found my Red Sox baseball cap and had a grand time. Here's some pics of her being goofy with my hat.

We decided to go to McD's for lunch. Tyler had his first chicken nugget. He loves the french fries, but he really loved his nugget.

I have to tell you that my nephew L.D. was a hellion as a kid and he really hasn't changed. How he had such fun, cute kids I'll never know. I'll have to give that credit to his wife, Jen.

Hut and Scott getting in on the action!

I thought this was a cute picture of Scott playing with Skylee.

Scott, Jessie and Molly chillin' on the couch. Jessie is Scott's new girlfriend.

And yeah I finally got to see Layla. She spent the weekend at her daddy Jake's house, but we were at Wade's when she got home yesterday. Hut and I went to church with Diana and Wade and then went for a visit until Layla got home. Layla carved the pumpkin in the background with her daddy Jake. She's really proud of that pumpkin. It was good to see her since she's not coming to band practice this week either. But we will see her next weekend and the weekend after. So lots of fun times in the next couple of weeks.

A little of this, a little of that

I've been a bad blogger. But I'm not going to apologize. I'm busy, you're busy, we're all busy. So sometimes things just have to wait. Like my blog. But I'm here today. I have been trying to keep up with reading all my favorite blogs. I may not comment but I was there.

I want to thank everyone again who was so supportive of me when I was dealing with my son, Scott. Good news is the 2nd grand theft charge has been dropped. Thank you God! When I saw that it was like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders. He still has to go to traffic court for a couple of other charges, but his lawyer seemed real optimistic about those (as in, hopefully, no jail time). He goes to court on Nov. 5 for that. So if all is well with that we only have to worry about probation for the next 3 years. And really, no worries there. He will do what he is supposed to do, when he is supposed to do it. And that's that. And the court set up a payment plan for ALL his restitution and it's well within our reach even while Scott is unemployed.

A town not very far from us, Celebration, has a bi-annual yard sale. This past weekend was one of the days. So we went out there to see what we could find. The WHOLE town gets in on it. And you can find great deals. We did. We found a couple of new Disney DVD's and some Barbies for Layla. We got some PS2 games for Hut and Scott for $1 each. And Scott got a fairly new Mongoose bike for $50. He's been riding either Hut's or mine to get around. He loves his new bike.

Scott and I went to the walking trail so he could break it in. You can either walk or ride a bike on the paths. The bikers ride one way, the walkers walk the opposite direction. And then the crazy fool rode his bike to come visit me at work. 7+ miles one way. He's feeling it.

Scott and Molly lounging on the couch. Poor Molly is in heat. I thought I had another month at least before I needed to get her fixed. Thank goodness no strange dogs have shown up at the house. Bailey, our bassett hound, is fixed so no worries with him, and I think Max is too old and too short for any excitement. Hopefully we'll make it through this with no puppies and then Momma is taking her to get fixed.

Here is Molly with our cat, Booty Barker. You can't really tell, but Booty is giving Molly a bath. And Molly just loved it. She'd move around so Booty could lick her neck and her ears. It was funny to watch.

No Layla time this past week. Wade's band didn't practice this week. So I'm having Layla withdrawals. Hopefully we'll get to see her this weekend. I am watching my nephews 2 little ones on Saturday, so I'm hoping to get the kids together.

Rossi Fenway Scianimanico in 4D

Diana and Wade had a 4D sonogram done yesterday. Here are the new pictures of my granddaughter, who will join us on or around February 3, 2010. Just FYI Hut is hoping she is 4 days early so she will be born on his birthday.

Here she is in her drummer stance. If there was a drumstick in her hand, she'd look just like her daddy.

Here's her little face. She is going to be a cutey.

Side shot.

Getting sleepy.

Sleeping. Or at least I think she is. Only 125 more days, give or take, and she'll be here. I can't wait.