COCOA HAS HAD A ROUGH WEEK...

MOST OF YOU KNOW COCOA OUR CHOCLATE LAB. WELL, WE'VE HAD OUR RUN OF NEW BABY BIRDS AROUND HERE. THE FIRST WAS THE ONES WHO BUILT IN THE WREATH, THEN THE KILDEER'S IN GRANNY'S DRIVE-WAY & LAST WEEKEND WE HAD A MOMA MOCKING BIRD GIVING FLYING LESSONS IN THE BACK YARD & THE LITTLE'ENS HOME FOR DECORATION LOVED TO WATCH THE MOMMA SWOOP DOWN & PECK COCOA!!! NOW, WE HAVE A FAMILY OF VERY ,VERY PROTECTIVE BLUE JAYS IN THE OAK TREE IN THE FRONT YARD & THEIR 2 BABIES OR DOING THIS "HOPPING" NUMBER ALL OVER THE YARD & COCOA DON'T UNDERSTAND THEY ARE NOT TOYS!! THE DADDY BLUE JAY MEANS BUSINESS HE'S PECKED HER TO PIECES & MADE SEVERAL DIVES FOR ME & JEFF TOO!! THAT POOR COCOA WILL BARLEY COME OUTTA THE CARPORT TODAY!!!

~MOBY now lives in Horton.....

THE CRAPPIE KING'S RETURNED HOME LATE FRIDAY EVENING AFTER A EVENTFUL DAY ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE!! HAMP & JEFF HAD A GREAT DAY ON THE WATER, CAUGHT A MESS OF FISH & AFTER THEY CLEANED THEM, WE HAD WAY TO MUCH TO EAT. IT SURE GOOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!! THIS IS THE BIGGEST WEIGHING IN AT A WHOPPING 2.6 LBS ~~

1 Snake,2 turtles,2 ducks & FISH !!!

We had us eventful day yesterday!! Jeff built us a turtle trap last Fri. eve. cause we have way to many of them little burgers in the pond! They'll just pop their heads up & be a smarty about it & they are eating the fish bread also!! We got the trap launched this weekend & we had 2 in the trap yesterday eve. & also while Jeff was disking the edge of the woods for my wild flowers seeds he killed a great big chicken snake!! I know, I know your not suppose to do that, to us they are all COBRAS!! :) ~~ Well we got settled from that & I got done with my weed eating then we decided to walk to the far end & fish a while, Then here comes Cocoa chasing a momma Mallard outta the hay field & I had to find them babies too!! So Cocoa is sniffing & wagging (pointing) & we find 2 babies, we wanted to try & clip their wings, but we just took their picture & turned them loose... this is only after they covered me w/ duck poop!! I guess I asked for it anyway... I usually do!

LIFE IS WHAT ~YOU~ MAKE IT....

I CAME ACROSS THIS LITTLE TID-BIT OF INFO TODAY & I LIKED WHAT IT SAID & THAT IT MADE ME STOP AN THINK, IT IS SO VERY TRUE!!!

" YOU GOT 3 CHOICES IN LIFE:

GIVE UP, GIVE IN, or
GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT!" :)

YUMMY.... CRAPPIE!!!!

JEFF & HIS BROTHER MIKE TORE OUT FOR GUNTERSVILLE LAKE EARLY SAT. MORNING & CAUGHT A TON OF CRAPPIE !! THEY WERE PRETTY & TASTED SO GOOD THANKS TO GRANNY!!! WE CAN'T WAIT FOR SOME MORE!!!

we got babies...

the picture of the momma bird is the "dance" she'll do for you if you get close to her nest... or her babies! those lil' things are quick so my pictures aren't to good !! have a look at them......

KILLDEER NEST

WE HAVE JUST GOT OVER THE BABIES THAT BUILT IN THE WREATH & NOW WE HAVE A NEW MOTHER-TO BE WAITING ON HER BABIES!!! JUDY WAS HOME IN APRIL & NOTICES 2 BIRDS ACTING FUNNY IN THE FRONT YARD NEXT TO GRANNY'S DRIVE-WAY & ASKED WHAT KIND THEY WERE & I TOLD HER THAT WAS "KILL-DEES" (KILLDEER'S) & LAID THEIR EGGS IN THE GRAVEL & WE GOT OUT THERE & FOUND THEM, AT THE TIME SHE ONLY HAD 3 EGGS A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WE CHECKED AGAIN & NOW SHE SITTING ON 4 !!!!

SMOKE ON THE WATER...

I LOVE TO GET UP EARLY & OPEN THE KITCHEN BLINDS & WATCH THE FOG RISE FROM THE POND!!! IT'S SO PRETTY, YOU GOTTA BE A EARLY BIRD CAUSE IT'S GONE AROUND 6:15 a.m.

deer @ the pond!!!

~WE'VE HAD SOME VISITORS AT THE POND I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO COME & DRINK AS MUCH AS THEY WANT TOO! WE RODE TO THE POND AFTER A GOOD RAIN & WE WALKED UP ON THESE PRINTS AT THE WATERS EDGE!

TALLADEGA (spring2008)

WE HAD THE BEST TIME EVER!!!! IT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF WONDERFULL!! GREAT WEATHER ! WE DON'T GET TO SEE RUSSELL & HIS GANG ENOUGH, THEY ARE ALWAYS GOOD FOR TONS OF LAUGHS!! DOC & EMILY CAME DOWN & JOINED FOR THE SAT. RACE! THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN TOO!! ~~WE LOVE Y'ALL !!

NATIONWIDE IN ON "OUR" SIDE!!!

WE HAVE ALL OUR INS. W/ RANDY JONES & THE NATIONWIDE BUNCH IN ALBERTVILLE. THESE ARE A FUN BUNCH OF FOLKS WITH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR!! WELL, BEFORE I GET TO RAMBLING , JEFF DROPPED BY THERE & REGISTERED FOR THE FREE TALLADEGA TICKETS & WE WON!!!!! YEAH !!!! ADAM LANGLEY CALLED ME & I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM!!! SO AFTER I ATE "CROW" & WENT & PICKED THEM UP , WE BURNED RUBBER TO THE RACES!!! THANKS NATIONWIDE!! IT WAS GREAT TRIP!!!!!

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?

~EVERYONE AROUND OUR HOUSE KNOWS COCOA LOVES TO "RIDE" IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S IN OUR TRUCKS, TRACTOR, MULE OR GRANNY'S FISHING TRUCK!!!

~WE'LL MY HEART JUST ABOUT SANK INTO MY SHOES THIS EVENING I WAS HERE AT WORK WHEN THE "UPS" MAN COME IN I WAS SIGNING HIS COMPUTER FOR THE PACKAGE & HE ASK "WHO'S BROWN DOG IS THAT DOWN AROUND Y'ALLS HOUSE?" "I TOLD HIM I HAD A BROWN DOG WHY? I JUST THOUGHT THE WORSE!!! HE SAID "WELL LAST WEEK I BACKED UP IN THE DRIVE WAY AT THE MOBILE HOME & SHE CAME OUT & MEET ME & JUMPED IN THE TRUCK WITH ME!! HE SAID HE TOOK A PICTURE OF HER W/ HIS PHONE.... SO LOOKY HERE!!!! SHE'S CAUGHT!!!!

"HOEDOWN" W/ THE HAYES'S

THE HORTON GIANTS ARE COMING..?

WE'VE GOT BABY BIRDS!!

SO FAR I THINK WE'VE GOT 3 BABIES FROM WHAT I CAN TELL OF THE 5 EGGS THAT WHERE IN THE NEST!! I HAVE TO ADMIT THEY ARE JUST UGLY AS CAN BE!!!!! I TRIED GET A FEW PIC'S W/O GETTING MY OWN EYES "PECKED" OUT WHILE DOING SO!! I WANT TO GET A GOOD ONE OF THEM EATING, THAT MOTHER IS JUST NOT COOPERATING WITH ME ON THAT AT ALL!!! SHE GETS TOO "ILL" ABOUT IT. YOU CAN SEE THE PROFILE OF BABY ELVIS IN THE TOP PICTURE!

THIS IS ABOUT THE MOST "FAR-FETCHED" THING I GUESS I'VE CAME UP W/ IN A WHILE, BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE OR I GUESS YOU COULD SAY "STEP BY STEP" I WANT TO WORK UP TO RUNNING A 5K !!! OK !! YOU CAN STOP LAUGHING NOW!! I WILL POST MORE ABOUT THIS SITUATION LATER ONCE I CATCH MY BREATH :0)

JOHN DEERE DAY

I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY CHANCE I GET TO LOVE ON MISS MADDIE! SHE'S GROWING LIKE A WEED!!! WE WENT DOWN TO SNEAD AG FOR JOHN DEERE DAY ON SATURDAY, IT WAS FUN EVEN IF IT WAS A LIL' RAINY. THEY ALWAYS HAVE A TON OF PEOPLE, GREAT MUSIC & FOOD! ~OH YEAH MADDIE IS SMILING BIG & ALSO SAYING "CHEESE"

OUR SPRING FLOWERS

BINGO FOR BASKETS

KATHY LET US IN ON SOME OF HER ADVENTURES ONE OF HER CLIENTS TOLD HER ABOUT THE GUNTERSVILLE PILOT CLUB GAME DAY. I LOADED UP THE MOTHERS & HEADED TO G'VILLE REC. CENTER ON SAT. MORNING & BOTH OF THEM WON A BASKET!! IT WAS A GREAT DAY! HELEN HAPPENED TO WIN WON SHE DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE & GRANNY WON A "NAPKIN" BASKET. SHE ASKED IF IT WOULD HOLD HER CRICKETS? I TOLD HER NOT TO TRY IT!!

SWEET BIRDIES...

WELL, ON A RECENT TRIP TO TREES & TRENDS I WAS INSPIRED TO MAKE MY OWN WREATH......I MADE THE WREATH (thank you, please hold you applause till the end please) A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER ON A MORNING I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET UP EARLY & GO TO WORK WE WAS AWAKEN BY A LITTLE BIRD STARTING TO BUILD HER NEST IN MY NEW WREATH!!! I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO TEAR IT DOWN. I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING "HIM & HER" GET IT READY TO LAY THEIR EGGS! JEFF HAS REMINDED ME OF THE NOISE WE'LL HAVE WHEN THE BABIES ARE BORN & AT FEEDING TIMES!! I WILL TRY TO KEEP HIM FROM "REMOVING" IT FOR NOW, BUT I WILL BE WATCHING OUT FOR HER NEXT SPRING SO SHE'LL BUILD SOMEWHERE ELSE & NOT OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM WINDOW! I JUST FEEL SHE WAS DRAWN TO THE WREATHS BEAUTY! ;)

~~~i didn't get this posted in time so here is her "5" little eggs, i had to look while standing in a chair & I know Jeff is watching & hoping I'll get a good flogging!!!! :)

it's about time to FISH !!!!!

TO HAVE A PLACE WE CAN "GET AWAY" & ENJOY WITH OUR FAMILY & FRIENDS IS JUST ONE OF THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE WE FORGET ABOUT SOMETIMES!

~THIS IS JUST A LITTLE SAMPLE OF A FEW FISH JEFF HAS CAUGHT ALREADY THIS YEAR!! I'M JUST LETTING HIM GET A LITTLE AHEAD BEFORE I REALLY GET SERIOUS ABOUT FISHING JUST YET. WE BOTH ARE WAY BEHIND TO EVEN TRY TO CATCH UP W/ GRANNY!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT........

"Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." Nathaniel Hawthorne

*THIS IS ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE QUOTES EVER!

I HOPE YOU MAY GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT FOR YOURSELF TODAY!! :0)

~~~BLIZZARD 2008~~~

WELL... WE GOT A LITTLE SNOW HERE IN HORTON!! IT WAS SO PRETTY ! MISS COCOA GOT OUT & RAN AROUND FOR A WHILE & WOULDN'T EVEN THINK OF POSING FOR A PICTURE . I JUST GAVE UP ON HER & WENT BACK INSIDE!!