HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!!

...I JUST LOVE HIM!!

TRESPASSING TURTLES

WELL, I AM PROUD TO ADMIT THAT WE ARE TO A GRAND TOTAL OF 25 TURTLES THAT WE HAVE CAUGHT IN THE TRAP. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH 2 WEEK OLD ROTTEN FISH PARTS!! WHEN WE CHECKED IT THIS EVENING WE HAD 10 TURTLES & THIS A TRAP RECORD SO FAR! PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE TURTLE TALK WITH JILL :0)

dinner plate dahlia's

I'm very proud of my dinner plate dahlias! This is their 1st year & I hope they'll just grow & get better with each year to come!!

THINGS WE CAN LEARN FROM A DOG....

~Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride.
*Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
~When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
*When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
~Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
*Take naps and stretch before rising.
~Run, romp and play daily.
*Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
~Be loyal.
*Never pretend to be something you're not.
~If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
*When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
~Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
*Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
~On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
*When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
~No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout, run right back and make friends.
*Delight in the simple joys of a long walk.

***FOR THE RECORD COCOA IS A OVER ACHIEVER AT EACH OF THESE....:)

HE GOT CLOSE...

OH ME!! JEFF CAME REAL CLOSE THIS EVE. TO BREAKING THE POND CATFISH RECORD! I MUST TRY TO DO BETTER TO MAINTAIN MY REIGN AS "CATFISH QUEEN". WE WEIGHED IT W/ 2 DIFFERENT SCALES AND IT WAS 11.8 LBS. HE GOT PRETTY CLOSE TO MY 14.5 LBS FROM 2007. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO GETTING THE FISH IN, GRANNY TIMED IT! 18 min.'s TO BE EXACT! I WAS THE ASSISTING"NET" GIRL ;)

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