Sneaking back..a little at a time...shhhhhh

Did I mention last week that I am so sick of being sick....well let me repeat it here...I AM SO SICK OF BEING SICK......now I feel better....... Actually the allergy meds and antibiotics have me feeling a lot better, the eye isn't swollen, hurting or itching anymore, so the Dr told me I could start doing what I wanted as long as the eye doesn't flare up again.
So much has happened in the last 5 days, naturally when I'm not able to talk or blog, more than happened in 2 weeks naturally.....

Well 1st I think I told y'all that BB and DIL#3, couldn't come down to see me Mother's Day so he sent me a nice gift card and sweet MD card and then called. I told him I wanted some wind chimes and was going to use a little of the gift card to get them, I have been hinting for wind chimes all year..lol..and he told me to not rush into any purchase, well, when I returned from the Dr. last Weds there was a package sitting in my recliner that had been delivered by USPS, of course I tore into it, I just love getting mail...and lookie what was inside

from my sweet DIL#3. She had bought it special for me, BB didn't know about it till she brought it home and showed him....she said she saw them and the first person she though of was me...have I mentioned how much I love this child....she is so loving and appreciative of everything you do. I thank God everyday for sending her to BB. She is so good to him. And I must say her gift couldn't have come at a better time to cheer me when I was so down. Doesn't it look great where DH hang it? A couple of weeks ago, Corgidogmama, showed pictures of a large fire ant hill, well here are some pictures my #2 Son sent to me. He was having trouble with his Swimming Pool pump this spring, he was trying to get the above ground pool set up and running. No matter what he did he couldn't get the pump to running... Mindy sent this e-mail...Found out why the pool pump wouldn't work (see attached).....we (well, Ronnie) were/was able to clean it out, sprayed engine cleaner on it , and it finally started working - woo hoo!!

Fire ants had built a large nest in the motor of the pump...... Down here in the South Fire Ants are a pest that can also be dangerous. Did I mention I can't stand fire ants?????? Red fire ants have been known to repeatedly attack animals that may intrude on their nests. The red imported fire ant is particularly aggressive. They are known to attack people, plants, and animals, as well as cause damage to homes, buildings, and air-conditioning units,telephone wires. They are nasty little crittersNow next I have to show you DH's frugal attempt at making a tomato hanger. I had mentioned buying one of those you see on TV and he said WHY, we got 55 plants in the garden and 6 ex-large pots (he uses the tubs out of old washing machines) at the edge of the garden with 2 plants in each, so I says, well, I just thought it would be nice to have one near the patio and I wouldn't have to walk to the garden every time I wanted a tomato...I know, being a little Lazy..or a LOT lazy...lol..really just wanted to know if the worked. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it) What can I say inquiring minds wanted to know. Any whooo, while I was sleeping one day, he was busy being frugal and giving me what I wanted...awww, sweet...This is what he came up with...he took an old plastic black pot, you know the thin kind you get from the Nurseries with shrub in them, drilled a large hole in bottom, took a leg section of an old trampoline he had stored in his shop, some rope and put it in the flower bed next to the patio, planted a tomato plant in it and wa-laa..not much to look at but it was FREE and does the same thing. I'm so excited about recieving my new book, I was surfing through the blogs and saw where this web site was a great place to publish your blog stories, sorry don't remember where I saw it...... http://www.blurb.com/learn_more/booksmart so off I went and I picked out several stories to print...love the book, but will be awhile before I do another one it is kind of expensive, but they will make great gifts for special folks.