My Rain Day from School

When I came home from Africa this year Maryann informed me that we had a tree growing in our backyard and I needed to take care of it. She has periodically reminded me of the tree and told me that it is just getting bigger!
I have always just wanted a yard with grass that I can lay in and look at the stars. I have cleaned the yard and others have cleaned the yard, but I have never planted grass. I have a friend who always said she was going to plant grass for me when I was away in Africa. Alas, that has never happened.
I had the day off of school because of rain and it ended up being quite a nice day at my house. A thought came to me in the morning "hey, with all the rain it might be pretty easy to pull all that up." The morning was pretty cool weather wise, so I decided "why not?"

Here is the famous "tree".

The yard before I started working.

Here is the evil enemy that has even tried to take over the bike. Do you know what it is? :)

Here I am all decked out and ready to work complete with long sleeves, long pants, socks and shoes, and my bathroom gloves. At this point I am unsure if I will have a reaction to the enemy.

I pulled the "tree" up first. Like the roots?

Then I started in on the bigger growth.

Not sure what was growing. Don't tell Maryann, but I think they are actually "baby trees" from the evil tree in our yard because I recognize the evil berries.

After six hours of work with a break for lunch and a nap, I have finally finished!

With the afternoon sun and all that work I was hot, tired, and ready for a shower

Did these pants really use to fit me? I mean I know I have never had much of anything in the rear area, but seriously. I had to keep pulling my pants up because I did not think to put on a belt. I was hoping I did not end up with a rash from the enemy where I had to keep pulling up my pants :)

Since it was only two days before Maryann's birthday, I decided this would be the perfect gift :)

I even saved her tree! Happy 36th!

Maybe for my birthday I will get grass or at least a new pair of bathroom gloves :) Who wants to help?
BTW, I guess either I did a great job of staying covered and washing off or I am not allergic to the enemy. I think it was the latter, because at one point I pulled a huge vine out of the real tree and it landed on my face on the way down.

Sneak-a-Peek

Memory on Monday

I was going through some old vidoes and pictures and I ran across this gem. I thought you might enjoy it. I don't know when it was taken and I think you can figure out where.

"Eye" did it!

Several years ago on The Amazing Race, Phil introduced me to The London Eye and ever since then I have wanted to take it for a spin. Well, thanks to some great friends and just the right timing I finaly accomplished the goal. It was so worth it! I will spare you ALL the details and photos, but here are just a few.



Tad, Alicia, Me, Amber, and Big Ben :)

I LOVE MY LIFE!

I know I don't post as often as I should and let you know all the great things I love about my life, but I just wanted to make sure you all know that I LOVE MY LIFE! Thanks for being such a great part of my wonderful life! I know it is a bit cheesy and a little out of character, but please just indulge me. This is how I really feel. A friend from Africa sent me this picture. I do not like pictures of myself, but this one says it all to me.

Help! I need OREOS, lots of them!

It all started with Valentine's Day and a great idea I had to raise money for Africa. With Diane's help and an all-nighter we managed to fill all the orders.

Easter came along and I had another great idea. Diane saved the day again, but we planned ahead and no one had to stay up all night.

Now Mother's Day is right around the corner and I am opening orders to the whole school. I NEED oreos and lots of them. If you see Oreos on sale, run don't walk to the phone and let me know. Every penny saved is a penny raised for Africa and Relay for Life.

By-the-way, if you have wondered why I haven't updated in a while, now you know what I have been up to :) If you need to order some for your mother (or yourself) just let me know. Only $10 for a dozen.

Hey, what a deal!

So I signed up to get something homemade and totally free. The only catch is that I had to post something on my blog.

Here's how it works..... The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. BUT, in order for you to leave a comment on my blog, you have to post this on your blog first. (That means that sometime during this year you will send a gift to 3 people as well.) Get it? So, the first 3 people to comment on this post will be the lucky ones! It's a race!