Spring Fun.

Spring view from the boat.

Me playing with Lucky and Ginger. We don't mow the grass untill after Easter.The kids love hiding the eggs in the tall grass.

I love Spring. Everything is getting green.I love the flowers and getting outside. Good Bye Winter:)

Spring Pictures.

Time to mow the grass.

Don't Forget to Change Your Clocks.

It's that time of year again. Daylight Savings Time. Tonight you need to change your clocks. You need to move it up a hour. Spring Forward. You will lose an hour of sleep,which I hate.I'm not getting enough now:(

I really do hate these time changes. It's takes me months to get adjusted to the new time. My bedtime and wake up timetable gets all out of whack.

I love the Springtime with the warmer weather,flowers,green grass and the rain showers,but the Daylight Savings Time is one thing about Spring that I hate.

I'm Sick Of Being Sick. Virus Bug.

I have had a virus or something for almost two week now and I sick and tired of it:(
I feel like poop. I have had a headache,nausea,body aches,hot flashes,feeling chilled,and just tired and weak.I don't have a fever and that's what makes me think it's just a virus that I have to get over.
Today I have a cramp in my neck and it hurts to turn my head,but my nausea is much better.I don't feel 100% bad the whole time.I start feeling better and think that I'm getting over it but then I feel like crap again.
When the weather was really nice.I opened the windows and aired the house out.I went outside and got some sunshine.That felt really good.
I don't want to go to the doctor and have to pay him to tell me that I have a virus bug and it will just have to run it's course.
I guess I'll keep on drinking my fluids and get as much rest as I can.I'm using stinky muscle rub and a heating pad on my neck and hoping tomorrow will be the day that I wake up feeling great.
I hate being sick:(
Does anyone have any other things that I could try??
I bought some Energy juice drinks to try.I really like the SoBe energy drink.I bought the citrus flavored one.It has guarana,ginseng,tourine and vitamin C in it.It really taste good.I like the orange juice and lemon juice flavor of it.
I also bought the Propel vitamin enhanced water beverage with antioxidants.I bought 6 different flavors.The one that I'm drinking now is the Kiwi-Strawberry flavored one.It's really good.
I am also drinking water and real fruit juices.
I don't want to get dehydrated and I really could use some extra energy.
If anyone know of anything else that I could try.I would love your ideas.Thanks.

2010 Census form mailing.

In today's mail I received a letter informing me that they will be mailing 2010 Census forms in about a Week.My first thought was that's the government and my tax dollars at work.My second thought was what a waste of time and paper.You send me a letter telling me that you are going to send me a letter.Does anyone else find this odd or just wrong??
This letter is from the United States Department Of Commerce,Economics and Statistics Administration,U.S. Census Bureau,Office Of The Director.
It says about one week from now you will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail.
when you receive your form,please fill it out and mail it back promptly.
Your response is important.Results from the 2010 Census will be used to help each community get it's fair share of government funds for highways,schools,health facilities and many other programs you and your neighbors need.Without a complete,accurate census,your community may not receive its fair share.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Groves
Director,U.S. Census Bureau

What does he want me to do in the week that I'm waiting for my Census form,study up on my answers,move a few people in with me,so that we'll get more funds for our city.
Hm mm.
I've got a week to work on that:)




Really, I do think the letter was a waste of money.Why not put that letter in with the Census form.One envelope used,time and money saved.That would have been the smart thing to do.

I messed up the last post.

I really messed up the last post.My pictures are all out of order.I forgot to tell why I had the Reader's Digest flower gardening book by Julie Bawden- Davis listed in the labels for the post.
Well I am going to leave the post the way it is.It's still a learning experience to me.It may not be perfect but that's the way it is.
Now I will talk about the book. My mom loaned it to me so I could look up a flower that was in a bouquet of flowers that I had got her for her birthday.We didn't know what it was and wanted to find a picture of the flower so we would have a name.(I think it is a Strawflower.)
The book is really nice.It is filled with information.It has an A- to -Z encyclopedia of 480
flowering plants that covers annuals,perennials,biennials,bulbs,shrubs,vines,cati,succulents,aquatic plants,ornamental grasses and more.
It has instructions for installing a garden and detailed information on planting and caring for your flowers.
I'm using this book for new ideas.
This is not a new book. It's a 2004 edition. It's a practical guide to creating colorful gardens in every yard.I love it.I am going to check and see what other books Julie Bawden- Davis has listed.
I can't wait to pick my own bouquet of fresh flowers from my garden this year:)

Burpee catalog.

I love the 1st Spring flowers.

We like peppers of all kinds.I like to make homemade salsa.

Not to hot :)

I love thses flowers.

The color is amazing and they they make great cut flowers.

These will look awesome in a vase.

These are the Orange Wellington Tomato. Don't you just love this color??

These are nearly seedless and would be a great addition in my salsa.












These are the Big Pink Tomatoes.

Love that color.

I love the Cherries Jubilee tomatoes.You can get up 500 tomatoes from just one plant.

My favorite New yellow flower.

The Jazzy Mix Zinnia.

I love the colors:)

We are supposed to have nice weather this weekend after 6 straight weekends of snow,ice or just really cold temperatures. I am ready to get outside and get my flower beds and garden ready for planting
.I always look forward to the Spring planting catalogs showing up and one of my favorites is the Burpee gardening catalog.The 2010 catalog is very nice.I love when they have new things listed every year.
Some of my favorite New things are the Jazzy Mix Zinnia. I love the pretty colors of burgundy reds tipped yellow to carmine.They are small zinnias and I love how the colors flow. I am thinking about getting these and using them as a border to my other zinnias.
Another favorite is the Lemon Cream Calendula. Yellow is my favorite color and these flowers are awesome. This is a pot marigold.It smells nice and you can use the flower petals and leaves in salads and things. I have not tried these yet but they are on my list.
They have Orange Wellington Tomatoes,Seascape Strawberries,Cherries Jubilee Tomatoes, and Big Pink Tomatoes just to name a few of the things that I am excited over this year.
I spend days looking and shopping for the perfect things to plant. Spring is just around the corner and I can't wait.

Shutter Island

Last weekend my husband,son and I went and saw Shutter Island. I loved the movie.The actors did an amazing job.It keep me entertained all the way through the movie.I love the surprise ending.My son Tim liked it and my husband liked it better after I explained the ending to him.
I'm not sure why people are confused about the ending.If you watch and listen,you get it perfectly.
There were two ladies in the ladies room arguing about what the ending meant.I didn't say anything because there were people in there waiting to see the movie and I didn't want to give the ending away.Which is why I won't say more about the ending here:)
They make the preview look really scary.The movie isn't scary,it's really a thriller.If you were hoping for a horror movie,this one isn't.
I loved the movie and give it 4 stars****.

Plant and Flower Catalogs.

One sure sign that Spring can't be too far away is the abundance of planting and flower catalogs that flood my mailbox this time of year and I love it:)

I love thinking about what and where I'm going to plant my flowers. What vegetables that I'm going to plant in the garden this year.It's fun and really makes me wish for the warm weather of the Springtime.I can't wait to get out there and get my hands dirty.

This year I'm thinking about planting some new vegetables,some things that I've never grown and maybe never even eaten.Eggplant anyone??? Bok Choy???

I dream big.I always pick out more things than I really order.Order more things than I plant.

I really enjoy this every year.It's part of my good-bye to Winter and hello to Spring.