General Discussion & Chat: Best/ worse/ ? did you learn today #30 visit with friends..., 1 by Gardengirl1204

Gardengirl1204 wrote:
Evening All,

Betty, BEAUTIFUL butterflies! I have collected some window ornaments like that. I have 3 dragonflies, a butterfly (not anywhere as pretty as yours!), a sunflower and some grapes! I just love hanging them all in the window over my sink!

So my parents are coming up but not until Monday morning which is ok w/ me cause now I don't have to clean upstairs or change the sheets on the guest bed!!!! :)

Carol, I only put out oils too and suet in the winter. Has the price of your sunflower oils gone way up for you? Ours have and I was told it's because farmers are growing less sunflowers and more corn to supply companies who make ethynol. So the price has skyrocketed for sunflower seed. Anyway, I will always feed my birds!

I had a busy day today. Ran around with DH & DS gathering stuff for DS's science fair project. We went by Lowes and I bought 100' of decorative green wire fencing to put around my flower beds. That cost a whopping $100 and DH just rolled his eyes and said the dog was coating us more and more! Oh well, my gardening and the fencing is cheaper then a therapist! So I was out later this afternoon filling in the holes and evening the bed back out where Murphy had dug and I look up and that little piss-ant (Murphy) has come up and grabbed one of the empty plastic mulch bags. First off, I did not have him out with me just for this reason, but DS let him out. So I gather up the rest of the bags and trash and throw it away and go after the dog. Well in the 60 seconds he had the bag, he has shredded it and there are little plastic pieces around the backyard. So I start picking it up and I bend down to get a piece and jumps up to get what I already have in my hand and WHAM! His head connects with my upper cheek bone and I saw stars! Of course by now he's totally out of control, jumping on my every which way. I tried a "Cesar Millan" on him by forcing him down to the ground in a submissive position and that just makes him crazier. He just wants to play and I want to cry! I finally get the bag away from him and by now I AM crying cause my cheek hurts and I go in the garage where DH & DS are building their project and I ball my eyes out. So I calm down and DH gets the dog in the house and I go out to finish my work. I come into the house and guess what? I have a nice bruise under my right eye! I'm going to tell everyone 'you should see my husband'! ARGH!!! I bet it will be pretty tomorrow!!

So prior to my backyard escapade, I finished my wall-hanging quilt top. Here it is.....