My Mother's Day Present!

My daughter got me this eagle for Mother's Day.










 He had to go in front of the flagpole my son got me last year.










But then I had to go to town and get the landscaping stones to go around them. I think it turned out pretty good - thanks to the Biz.

 He's one of those types that can't just put the stones around - everything has to be dug out and leveled so that it's perfect. What I thought would be an hour's job turned into an all afternoon job.








But I think it looks awesome!

Monday Quiz About Me

Based on the original Meet Me on Monday hosted by Java at Never Growing Old, Heather over at Acting Balanced  posts 5 questions on Sunday evening along with a linky for you to link up your post answers! Since Java is back , Heather has changed the name of her hop to "Monday Quiz About Me."
This weeks Questions:
 1. Finish this sentence - The best thing about this past weekend was... My daughter coming by Saturday night to give me an awesome Mother's Day present!

2. When company drops by unexpectedly what do you serve? Chicken is pretty easy to thaw so it's my "go to" food in a pinch.

3. How old were you when you got your first cell phone? I'm old - I was in my 30's.

4. Where do you blog? Where? Either at home on my desktop or at early in the morning at work - before the work day actually starts.


My Question:
I keep seeing posts and recipes for homemade cleaning products. Does anybody use homemade ones? Got any reviews or recipes you'd like to share?

Six Word Saturday

To participate all you need to do is describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words. For more information, go to Show My Face. and Cate will explain it. Add an image, a video, a song, nothing.

My garden is looking really good.

Follow Friday Four Fill-In Fun

Welcome to the weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

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Each week, Hilary over at Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs.  This week’s co-host is Susi from Boca Frau – she came up with the last two statements.

Hilary would LOVE it if you could please help her spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…

This week’s statements:

1.       In the summer ___
2.       I always ____ when I___
3.       Reading ___  makes me ____
4.       4. I like to live _______ because  _____

My answers:

1.       In the summer  _I like to spend lots of time outside.__
2.       I always _go upstairs and read___ when I_see Biz turn the TV to NASCAR__
3.       Reading _textbooks__  makes me _tired___
4.       4. I like to live _in a small town______ because  _I absolutely HATE traffic____

Pondering With a Purpose

Thursday again! Time to do a little "pondering" with Brenda from Fiction With a Purpose.

Her rules are really easy:

1. Grab the Pondering with a Purpose Badge (in her sidebar)

2. Look at the week's prompt

3. Post something on your blog that relates to the prompt - it can be a story, a poem, a picture -- anything you want it to be.

4. Go back here and add the URL from your post to the linky list on Brenda's.

5. Go check out the other bloggers who have added their links to the list.

6. AND most of all.... Have fun!

This Week's prompt:  Comfort Foods

My biggest comfort food would be - potato soup. For some reason I always want potato soup when I am sick and have since I was a kid. I really have no idea why - maybe it's because of the warm milk making you want to go to sleep? 

For a comfort food that doesn't involve me being wrapped up in a blanket - peanut butter - crunchy peanut butter that is - none of that smooth stuff and not the "natural" either. Just plain old crunchy peanut butter. I have to admit that I am a "spooner" too - forget the bread, just give me a jar of crunchy peanut butter and a spoon and I'll be totally content.