the cookout last night...

we were back under all those pines...

and the bathroom was really close...

Alan grabbed DHand pushed him down to the water while we were waiting on the food to cook...

DH pushed me down to the water before most of the people showed up...

and I did stay out of the lake...

and my chair is safe...

it was almost like glass...

and it wasn't too bad out there...

not many showed up...

but we still had a good time...

geese...

this isn't good for fishing for bluegill...

your lines get snagged up on stuff like that...

the water is clear, for here...

much of the time its so muddy you can't see anything...

pretty...

Eli and his dad...

he had just smacked his dad in the back of the head...

he wanted to play some more...

there's a crabby camper...

but the food was ready...

the lid had some technical difficulties...

coming for the food...

my DH and Alan...

Eli...

and the eating began...

the cookout was for 3 elevators, so there should have been a lot more people...

but those of us that did go...

had fun...

and it wasn't that far from home...

we were there over 3 hours...

;0)

both guys are working today...

got laundry going...

vacuumed the living room...

steamed the kitchen floor...

played with Charlie...

and need to see about doing lunch soon...

it keeps clouding up like its going to rain...

then the sun pops back out...

then it clouds up again...

just can't make up its mind...

;0)

waiting on the mower guy to come...

and hoping the humidity goes down a bit...

got a breeze back today...

have a fun day and good weekend!

my birthday guy had a good day...

even if he did have to work...

Craig and I made meatloaf and baked potatoes...

he even baked a cake for his dad...

tomatoes are chin high with blooms and tomatoes on them...

we slept late and had to do a store run this morning...

and when we got home, lunch...

before the cooking began...

we did manage some outdoor time...

I changed this to...

this...

with the free pots we got...

love it...

started to clean off the deck, but it was so hot out there...

and the air was on in here...

so we came back in and went back out after supper to finish up and feed the birds...

got hubby's company picnic tomorrow night at 4...

just 3 miles north of here in a state park...

so not too far to go...

Craig has to work, so will miss it this year...

and I need to be on my toes...

there are rumors that some of the guys he works with...

might push me into the lake...

;0)

I might have said a thing or two in the past...

all in jest, but I do poke fun when I can...

and they haven't forgotten...

silly men...

take Mark, for instance...

his wife posted on facebook that she needed help finding her daughter a prom dress that didn't cost a fortune...

I might have said...

"look in Mark's closet"

and then there's Scotty...

the first time I saw him...

I might have said...

"he looks just like Elmer Fudd!"

which was heard by their boss...

who thought it was hilarious, because he did...

and then at work, he did a search online for Elmer saying certain lines...

and would play them over their radios...

and while the guys were eating lunch inside...

and there are a couple of others, too...

I might want to put noodle floats on the wheel chair...

would hate to lose a good chair in the lake...

;0)

I hope they don't pick one of the places that has a boat ramp...

pray for my chair...

;0)

so many weeds, and not enough time...

how do you spend rainy afternoons?

this is how we do it around here...

Lester...

Hermie...

Mr Wiggles...

which is how he looks most of the time...

he is a super napper...

this is the new kittie napping station...

2 parson chairs side by side...

pillow shams pulled over the backs...

and a fun quilted throw...

it has been approved...

things are coming right along...

have blooms on the peppers now...

the lavender is at its best...

roses come and roses go...

the lilies are in full bloom...

day lilies are getting ready to show their true colors...

everything around here is very green and very muddy...

not getting to do much outside but just sit and enjoy being out there...

and there are plenty of bugs, too...

the path is almost completely gone now...

my Charlie...

he is so wonderful and a perfect fit for our family...

and the best news of the day...

we have green beans...

will be picking soon...

and there will pots and pots of fresh green beans!

Hermie and Lester playing around this morning...

Mr Wiggles looking on...

the corn around here is head high...

and the soy beans are coming along...

the weeds are doing better, though...

;0)

tomorrow is DH's birthday...

odler than dirt, he is...

;0)

nah, not really...

he will turn 59 this year...

won't be too many years that I will be married to a senior citizen...

time amazes me...

how fast it goes...

how slow it seemed to drag when I was younger...

how this year is almost half over already...

and our warm days will all too soon fade away again...

and surrender to the bitter cold...

don't waste a moment of it...

savor it, make it last...

see your blessings today...

no matter whether it rains or the sun shines too brightly...

fill your heart with things that make you smile...

and curl your toes...

;0)

have a fun evening...

and catch some lightening bugs...

I made this the other night while watching the lightening bugs dot the yard and fields with light...

;0)