If you'll excuse my horrific handwriting (I was freaking out when I drew this) and my non-artist skills, here is a picture I drew for doctors since nobody seemed to understand what I was describing... I'm NOT referring to the eyeball picture that headlines this story! ;)…
A fever, horrible cough throughout, and very bad back spasms that had him up crying last night. He said his tummy hurt but then he pointed to his lower back...…
Brian is making Rum Balls and Bourbon Balls. The neighbors are going to be so happy! Brian's balls will burn the hair off your chest!! ;)…
Jack, Mackenzie, and Gram (me) had WAY too much Thanksgiving. Not too much food. Too much chaos!!! …
Don't miss this year's Thanksgiving yard decoration!!…
After a month of having our adorable "big baby," we have determined that Tank is...special.…
I was on the other side of the door, watching the doorknob mysteriously turn. I thought we had a ghost! But, then the door opened and Tank pranced out, head held high, proud as can be...…
While the skeleton costumes looked fantastic, they were VERY uncomfortable. One size fits all = One size is very uncomfortable for all. Brian's pants wouldn't bend when he sat down. My pants were too tight around the knees (I do NOT have large knees) but ginormously huge around the waste so they kept trying to fall down. But, it was all for a good cause (the entire city was invited) so, instead of whining about mis-fitting polyester, we...…
A couple of weeks ago, I told Brian, "I've seen so many little white shooting stars in my life but I'd REALLY like to see one of those big fireball meteors before I die!" And, then, it happened!!…
Tank was lying on his back on MY side of the bed, with his head on my pillow and his legs in the air, bent at the knees! The only thing missing was a pair of glasses on his snout and a novel in his paws...…
Tank and Moon were previously owned by a couple in their 30s who surrendered them because they were moving. The guy at the Humane Society was noticeably upset, and said....…
I blurted out, "I'm terrified of people who wear stethoscopes!" He immediately ripped his off. That did not help...…
On their second night out in the camper with the kids and the dog, the carbon monoxide detector under the bed went off in the middle of the night! They grabbed the babies and ran out of the trailer. But, there was no CO leak...…
They were flying under the porch ceiling, in front of us, behind us, over our heads, etc. I said, "It's only a matter of time before one of them flies into one of us. Keep your glasses on so you don't lose an eye!"…
Many kids are attending school virtually right now. And, there is no shortage of parents complaining about their kids spending more time in front of a computer screen than they ever did in class, and, sadly, lots of stories about frustration and tears. I'm here to tell you that it does NOT need to be that way!…
We forgot our key so the nice lady behind the counter got our mail for us. But, she accidentally grabbed the mail from the wrong box. I started flipping through our mail. It wasn't ours. Guess whose it was?…
We have pie pumpkins, bumpy pumpkins, miniature pumpkins...AND MUCH MORE!…
I mentioned a couple of things that happened recently in our lives. She shook her head and said she already knew. I said, "How?"…
When we first moved here, a contractor who was coming at a certain time of day asked me, "Eastern or Central?" Duh, dude! Eastern. It didn't take me long to figure out why he asked me that...…
As I continued to scrape my fingernails deeply and repeatedly across my entire foot, I responded, "Sure! A shot. A serrated knife. Whatever you can grab is fine. But please do it really fast because I AM GOING INSANE!" She gave me a funny look, and...…
Three disturbing phone calls in a period of 10 minutes...…
The antibody test came back this week. POSITIVE. It started one afternoon with a tickle in my throat. I thought it was allergies...…
A monster that grows to monstrous proportions AND BITES!…
He continued, "When them twisters hit, you come RIGHT HERE! Got that? Southwest Corner. Underground. Safe space!" He turned, and went back to work. GAH!!!…
We've lived in the far northwest corner of Georgia all of six weeks and we've already had...…
I woke up one morning last week with awful pain between two of my ribs on my front, left side...…
Since we moved here late in the planting season, and since we were then sick for two weeks, we're VERY late in getting seeds in the ground. We have planted giant pumpkins (not for eating - for FUN!), sweet onions, green onions, and herbs. But, that's all so far. My question is...what can we plant this late in the season that we can still harvest before the first freeze in October?…
Once I started feeling better, I made the mistake of watering the garden, planting some onions, doing three loads of laundry...…
Georgia has a seemingly infinite variety of scary creepy crawly things. We've been taking lots of pictures of what we've discovered (not only outdoors, but INSIDE as well), and we thought it would be super fun to have a contest today...…
I jumped into the road in front of her truck, waving my arms, and yelling, "OH NO NO NO NO NO! You are NOT LEAVING!!"…
I texted our daughter. It was after midnight but she called me immediately, saying, "Mom, it's really bad." She lives in a very small town in Georgia and...…
They all looked kinda scared when I started pulling random things out of the pantry and fridge. Each night, I tell them, "We gotta eat it all! Waste not, want not!! Isn't this fun?!" They don't think so...…
We stocked up on groceries (including microwave popcorn and Milk Duds), cleaned the townhouse, bought some new books, and researched some good movies to watch...…
The driver of an 18-wheeler to my right laid on his horn, and waved wildly at us. What the HECK?!?!…
We kept laughing about that April Fool's joke until Saturday morning, when I received a REAL email from our realtor that was eerily similar to the fake one Brian had created...…
I just don't understand people... In fact, I'd far prefer to socialize with a "lowly renter" than a snotty, big-headed homeowner any day!…
This was when we picked up the phone to Facetime with her. My face was red and my eyes and cheeks were wet from laughing so hard. She thinks I've been crying! …
It only took a nanosecond for me to realize there was a guy standing ON THE ROOF outside of the bedroom window, holding...…
After those disappointments, one night, when I was up way past my bedtime, I accidentally changed the search parameters in realtor.com and...…
Since my broken toe (from November) still throbs on occasion (when it's about to rain), I volunteered to watch the two grandbabies in the office. To be completely honest, my toe didn't hurt a all that day. (Sssshhh! Don't tell!!) I got the BEST job of the day!!!…
When we took a walk the first evening, we heard no traffic noise, no sirens...no nothing! Well, there was a flock of geese flying overhead that made quite a racket. At dusk, the frogs in a nearby pond started up a grand chorus.…
Yesterday, we made an offer on a house in far northwest Georgia, in the mountains, and the offer was accepted today. Now, we are drowning in paperwork...…
We woke up in the morning, and it was 9 DEGREES!!!…
After reading yesterday morning that a snowstorm was predicted to hit Beech Mountain on the day of our arrival, we scrambled, and managed to leave Florida two days early. We'll be all settled in by tomorrow afternoon. The snow will begin on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, the snow is supposed to turn to ice...…
The bubbling became cracking. And, the cracking eventually turned into metal chunks falling off the sides of the bottom. No kidding! Yet, it kept running!!…
