Hi Jan H.
Goodness gracious... where is the time flyin' too?
In less than a week ... my daughter is getting married out in our backyard. Am I ready for this??????
I'm ready to see her being married; but what I'm not prepared for are the 200 guest we're expecting. Why did I give my consent to them using our place for the the wedding and reception in the first place??? I must be nuts! It sure would have been less stressful to have the wedding at church and rent a reception hall and leave all the prep work to others.
I have been trying to keep a grip on myself. You know how they talk about Bridezilla??? Well have you met MOMzilla yet? Well here she is!
This is going to be one doozie of week ... and I'm going to have to keep it in check so heads don't roll.
I keep reminding myself ...
34 years ago (August 6) Slim and I did the same thing. We got married at church but had the reception in the back yard of my parents. Then for our 25th wedding anniversary, nine years ago, we did the same thing... another big party in the back yard for family and friends at our house. So ... we do have a little experience in the back yard party planning ... and after each time I told myself ... I'm never doing that again. BUT ... here we are again ... having another big back yard wedding!!
It's a lot of work. When I post pictures of the wedding next week I'll be the nearly bald headed gray haired lady who is collapsed against the tent pole being propped up by a bottle of MGD.
THANK goodness I have sisters who said they'd help!!! You did say that ... didn't you???? Dar, Colleen, Cher, Linda???????!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
Until next time...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel
Sunday
Tuesday
old friends new friends~
Hi Jan H.
I had the most wonderful WONDERFUL meeting today with my new friends ~ who feel like old friends ~ that I finally had the privilege of meeting face to face ... my blogging acquaintances ~ Jack and Sherry from North Carolina. I know some of my followers on my blog know their story; but if not... here's a little update. They are a retired couple who are living the American dream of traveling the United States in their motor home (which by the way is beautiful ~ comes complete with 2 computers in it ... a his and hers ... so they can keep in touch with family and friends and check my blog everyday.. haha)
They have stopped over in my neck of the woods, here in Park Falls, WI for a few days and gave a shout out to come up to Hines Park and see them. SO GLAD I DID
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I had the most wonderful WONDERFUL meeting today with my new friends ~ who feel like old friends ~ that I finally had the privilege of meeting face to face ... my blogging acquaintances ~ Jack and Sherry from North Carolina. I know some of my followers on my blog know their story; but if not... here's a little update. They are a retired couple who are living the American dream of traveling the United States in their motor home (which by the way is beautiful ~ comes complete with 2 computers in it ... a his and hers ... so they can keep in touch with family and friends and check my blog everyday.. haha)
They have stopped over in my neck of the woods, here in Park Falls, WI for a few days and gave a shout out to come up to Hines Park and see them. SO GLAD I DID
jack, me and sherry
Jack claims to be retired from the service; but I have a tendency to believe he's got some farmer in him ... because he sure likes to BS... lol.
My daughter Sara also came along with me to meet them and she too enjoyed their company as much as I did. Also, was my sister Darla and her hubby Bill and my nephew Syrus. Jack was showing Syrus his "magic tricks" and I believe he left quite the impression on him. You're a hoot Jack!
bill, jack, me, dar, syrus, sherry
(Sara is missing from the photo because she was the photographer)
Tomorrow we'll be meeting up again ~ so they can meet my Dear Hubby Slim. Should be interesting. I overheard Sara telling Sherry "just a heads up ~ my Dad swears a lot". Mercy ... sad ~ but true. I've tried my hardest to train the man; but after 34 years of marriage ... what can I say??
This reminds me of a little story some years back when we were camping at Connors Lake.
My hubby Slim and Dar's hubby Bill had potty mouths. AND... back in the day the boys liked to tip a few beers down while on vacation ... and it always seemed that the more they tipped the worse the language.
ANY HOOOOOOOOOO~
My sister Darla and I had some family friends, from when we were kids, that were camping at the same time at the lake. Neither of our husbands had met them before.
They were two sisters named Mary and Betsy.
Sooooooooo ... I thought it would be a good time to pull one over on the guys... and maybe teach them a lesson.
Now... a little about me here before I go on. I hate liars. I hate it when someone out and out bold face lies to you ~ which I got accused of after this prank ... and my husband knows how I feel about telling lies ... so I think it was partially because of this too that this prank went over so well.
Dar and I talked with Mary and Betsy prior to them being introduced to the boys and they agreed to go along with us on the prank.
When I introduced our friends to Slim and Bill I said, "These are the sisters. Sister Mary and Sister Betsy."
All's fine and well. It still didn't sink in with the guys.
BUT ... as the day goes on ...
Every time that Dar or I would address Mary and Betsy ... we made sure that we called them Sister Mary and Sister Betsy (as if they were nuns)
Also, as the day went on ...
Every time that Slim or Bill would open their mouths and they used a potty word (I'll be honest ~ there was too much alcohol being consumed) ... we would give them such a glare and look and tell them to watch their language and to show some respect at least to the sisters.
Well...
As evening was approaching on DAY 2 ... I walked over by the guys and STERNLY TOLD THEM....
"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!! SHOW SOME RESPECT AND COOL THE LANGUAGE AROUND THE SISTERS!!!"
You should have seen the look on their faces. DUH !!!
Like it finally hit them both at the same time. Slim says, "You mean like sisters? Like they are nuns??? You mean they are really sisters??" Bill makes the comment " They ain't gonna get nun either." (sorry... but like I said... too much alcohol)
The sisters, who were sitting on a bench near by, heard Bills comment and said their "Bless You's" and said they were heading back to their campsite for the night. Oh my gosh!!! The guys were sooooooooooo embarassed!!!
Dar and I just made them feel like heels the rest of the night... but we still didn't let in on the joke that they were just plain sisters and had absolutely nothing to do with the Catholic faith and were by no means nuns.
The next morning ...
The sisters are walking past our camp site and Slim calls them in. He and Bill are apologizing and apologizing for their behavior the last two days and asking them for forgiveness.
We finally let them know that it was all a joke ... but hoped a lesson was learned.
That was when Slim said I lied. well...
Technically, I didn't. I introduced them as The Sisters (which they were) ... Sister Mary and Sister Betsy.
~~~
Until next time...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel
Monday
it was a good thing~
This weekend was the Flambeau Rama festivities in our town. It's an annual event with the carnival, parade, class reunions, etc... (my sister, Darla, has details of the parade on her blog)
I, however, didn't partake in anything but going to the Fireman's Tent last evening for a few margaritas and Mikes Hard Cranberry Lemonades. BUT... they were a good few hours!
The best part of it though was visiting with friends. Some that I see quite often ... and some that I only see during the Flambeau Rama festivities. Even though I don't see some of these friends on a daily basis ~ I was amazed to find out just how many mentioned that they follow me online ~ reading my blog :) NOW... my request to these great people ... open up a blog so I can follow you!
I also received a wonderful surprise when I was checking comments on my blog this morning ~ Jack and Sherry (I had to make a correction here.... I had Sherry's name put down prior as Shirley... my apologies... but Sherry... somehow you always come across as a Shirley to me) are going to be camping at the Smith Lake Campground, which is literally right across the river from me!! I'm so excited to be meeting them in person!
When I was first introduced to online blogging a few years back I just didn't know if this was something that I wanted to do. What would I write about? Who cares what I do on a daily basis? My life is pretty hum drum boring some days and sometimes it's down right depressing. Although, sometimes it's so darn exciting I could just pee my pants! So... I thought I'd give it a try.
What I did discover though was something that I wasn't expecting ~ friendship.
I have made so many wonderful friends through cyberspace. Many who I know I will never meet personally; but know that they genuinely care about me ~ as much as I care about them!!
As Martha would say, "It's a good thing."
Also, last night, we had tickets to the Log Jam Festivities in Phillips ~ the town to the south of us. They had a concert line up of some great country western stars ~
Because Slim had to get up at 4:00 am this morning for work ~ and I didn't want to go alone ... here we were holding these tickets that I paid $60 for at an auction (they were valued at $100 a piece). I couldn't even pawn them off on my kids. SOOOOOO.... I asked Randy L. the announcer and DJ at the Fireman's Tent if he would ask anyone in the audience there if they were interested in the tickets to come and give us an offer on them. Time was a ticking and there were no offers.
Then as we were getting ready to leave, because Slim forgot his wallet at home and we were running out of funds ... didn't even have enough dough on us to buy a hamburger before coming home ... we're walking out the gate and this gal comes up to us and asks if the tickets are legitimate and how much were we willing to take.
Slim told her ... make an offer.
She says, "well I only have $13 dollars on me; but my Mom and Dad will pay $100." I asked her who would be using the tickets. Her or her parents. She said, "Well, I will be ... if I can round up some more money before my mom and dad." Slim then says, "Well I think an offer of $13 will be just fine. It gives me enough money to go buy the little woman a hamburger before I take her home." SOLD
As we were getting into our vehicle to leave ... that gal and her boyfriend were parked right beside us and they were getting into their vehicle to leave for Log Jam ~ very excited!!
Dear Hubby and I went to McDonalds. We found a quiet little booth ... literally had the place to ourselves because of all the festivities downtown ... and enjoyed our Angus burger to round off the evening before coming home.
"It was a good thing."
Until next time...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel
I, however, didn't partake in anything but going to the Fireman's Tent last evening for a few margaritas and Mikes Hard Cranberry Lemonades. BUT... they were a good few hours!
The best part of it though was visiting with friends. Some that I see quite often ... and some that I only see during the Flambeau Rama festivities. Even though I don't see some of these friends on a daily basis ~ I was amazed to find out just how many mentioned that they follow me online ~ reading my blog :) NOW... my request to these great people ... open up a blog so I can follow you!
I also received a wonderful surprise when I was checking comments on my blog this morning ~ Jack and Sherry (I had to make a correction here.... I had Sherry's name put down prior as Shirley... my apologies... but Sherry... somehow you always come across as a Shirley to me) are going to be camping at the Smith Lake Campground, which is literally right across the river from me!! I'm so excited to be meeting them in person!
When I was first introduced to online blogging a few years back I just didn't know if this was something that I wanted to do. What would I write about? Who cares what I do on a daily basis? My life is pretty hum drum boring some days and sometimes it's down right depressing. Although, sometimes it's so darn exciting I could just pee my pants! So... I thought I'd give it a try.
What I did discover though was something that I wasn't expecting ~ friendship.
I have made so many wonderful friends through cyberspace. Many who I know I will never meet personally; but know that they genuinely care about me ~ as much as I care about them!!
As Martha would say, "It's a good thing."
Also, last night, we had tickets to the Log Jam Festivities in Phillips ~ the town to the south of us. They had a concert line up of some great country western stars ~
Because Slim had to get up at 4:00 am this morning for work ~ and I didn't want to go alone ... here we were holding these tickets that I paid $60 for at an auction (they were valued at $100 a piece). I couldn't even pawn them off on my kids. SOOOOOO.... I asked Randy L. the announcer and DJ at the Fireman's Tent if he would ask anyone in the audience there if they were interested in the tickets to come and give us an offer on them. Time was a ticking and there were no offers.
Then as we were getting ready to leave, because Slim forgot his wallet at home and we were running out of funds ... didn't even have enough dough on us to buy a hamburger before coming home ... we're walking out the gate and this gal comes up to us and asks if the tickets are legitimate and how much were we willing to take.
Slim told her ... make an offer.
She says, "well I only have $13 dollars on me; but my Mom and Dad will pay $100." I asked her who would be using the tickets. Her or her parents. She said, "Well, I will be ... if I can round up some more money before my mom and dad." Slim then says, "Well I think an offer of $13 will be just fine. It gives me enough money to go buy the little woman a hamburger before I take her home." SOLD
As we were getting into our vehicle to leave ... that gal and her boyfriend were parked right beside us and they were getting into their vehicle to leave for Log Jam ~ very excited!!
Dear Hubby and I went to McDonalds. We found a quiet little booth ... literally had the place to ourselves because of all the festivities downtown ... and enjoyed our Angus burger to round off the evening before coming home.
"It was a good thing."
Until next time...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel
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