the ice storm that wasn't

so this was my weekend.....washing, a bit of fun and then waiting on the "ice storm."  seriously....waiting on ice - what could be more exciting really? 

now i can appreciate the value of weather forecasters but...i think it's gone a tad too far.  the shelves of the local grocery were empty of bread, batteries and milk and my town had nothing.  really....maybe a few ice patches from where the rain frozen in potholes or the whatnot.  now to prepare for that we had three days of horror weather forecasting and schools were shut down on s.a.t.u.r.d.a.y. yes...saturday.  now i understand the liability and legalese of the matter but the city went insane and the state shut down.

krazee - really (ugh, why did i type that like a 12-year-old?) 

so....*shakes it off*  i was mostly a weekend shut in - except for a fun bout of mexican food and bowling with friends on saturday night.  the new bowling alley here has these cool lanes with leather sofas and coffee tables - so.much.fun!  i hung out and chatted instead of actually bowling.  we laughed so much my jaws aches.  then... raise your hand if when you drive by krispy kreme and the red "hot doughnuts now" light is on your car takes matters in your own hands until you're sitting in front of that sign digging through your purse for six bucks for those hot glazed?  *raises hand*  and you know the bad thing, as i sat at home having one...for the first time, it didn't really taste that good.  hopefully the jeep will remember that the next time.

anyway, my poor little tulips have now seen their last day.  i have to go out this afternoon and see what calls my name.  wherever you are, i hope monday is good to you.  i hope it caresses your cheek and loves you well.

nasty weather

the late summer doldrums are firmly entrenched here with muggy temps and dreary skies. here's another shot from the rainy sunday - i love this old building and wish all the wires, poles and surrounding buildings weren't in it's way.

now, off to a flea market, car pool and grocery. back in a bit.

now, about those storms

whew...that storm that blew in yesterday was a wild one and we had over six inches of rain dumped on the city in two hours. this translated to flashflooding throughout the city, including flooding the city lot where most of the police cars are kept until the next shift. not good. an immense chinese firedrill will occur until more cars are purchased so they can keep bad guys off the street. cars were swept away, mud covered the streets and two possible sink holes opened. boy am i glad that i live in a house on the hill.

yesterday, i traveled down seven bridges road (you know the eagles song, right?). it indeed has seven bridges (more actually) and is home to some beautiful rural countryside. along the way i found...

beautiful horses




pretty flowers


great buildings


and .... gorgeous trees




there was so much more - old churches, graveyards, cows, more wildflowers. i could have spend an entire afternoon but the skies opened up and poured rain. i will definitely travel this road again.

did you dry out any today? how's the week going? tomorrow i'm so excited. i get to sit with the nieces for three days while mommy and daddy take a sea cruise. i will definitely be stealing tons of sugar.

a weekend

boy, i take one day off from reading blogs and looking at pretty pictures and you all go crazy insane. it has taken almost all day to catch up...good thing i decided to be fairly lazy today. it's been a good weekend - mostly quiet though my sister ran me ragged yesterday. we did a bit of this...



and that...



(my sister is the property manager)

and then after those, we did a bit of this...

and I got that



in lemondrop, not sour apple.

we went here and there (her store, not my taste really)

we went out and about....and all around.

after...we went to see wolverine. though it's not the best movie ever...it was exactly what i expected it to be (it is based on a comic book after all). everyone was happy.










today it was sunny



then it was rainy









it was hot (well, warm) because the air conditioner broke...but now it's cool again. life is ups and downs...hope your downs lead to soft landings and your ups are as fun and as exciting as happiest moment.