My latest creations...

My First Peony Bloom!

May always brings the beginnings of my peonies opening up... such gorgeous perennials and I love the variety that I have in our yard. They are over 20 years old and still give us such pleasure. We picked up the Jimmy today. The radiator had a crack in it, so it was repaired and now we can drive it again. The air conditioner compressor is broken in it and it costs 1300.00 to repair, so looks like we'll be rolling the windows down this summer ~ LOL! Quiet day here. We got alot of rain and I was able to find the time to tie the tomato plants up before the rain beat them down more. Gas is 3.89 per gallon here, which is tolerable, but we are anticipating the increase as everyone else throughout the states. Looks like we'll be shopping for a hybrid when the car dies. They get twice the gas mileage that our old vehicles that we have do... imagine the savings on the cost of gasoline alone... I hope "young David" wins American Idol. He sings so effortlessly. Getting off the computer to craft a bit before hitting the hay... I hope you had a wonderful day!!

Country Music Awards

We are watching the Country Music Awards... Garth Brooks is celebrating his Hall of Fame achievement. Kenny Chesney and George Strait sang their song and Taylor Swift was enjoying her moment in the spotlight and won New Female Vocalist of the Year... Had a great weekend, but always, way too short :)

Another Day in Paradise...

ROFL!! Well, this evening didn't turn out quite the way we planned, but if I had any thoughts left of driving a school bus at some point in my life, those aspirations went right out the window ~ I actually ran into our camper bumper with the riding mower and busted my rear tire. The John Deere dealership wants 35.00 to replace the tire and there is no place in our town that sells tractor tires, so hubby will stop by and pick one up for us tomorrow. If that wasn't enough, something is oozing out of our old Jimmy. It's antifreeze (the pet safe kind THANKFULLY) and hoping it is simply a hose, but we won't know for sure until we get it checked out. Other than that, life is good and today was a super day!! We are supposed to get rain here tonight through the weekend and I am glad we got the yard mowed. Hubby had to push mow the back, but he jumped right to it and didn't seem to mind. I think he likes it when I make big boo boos to make him feel that his are so minor ROFL!!!!! Anyway, my eyeballs are tired and I am going to get ready for bed... I hope you all had another day in paradise as well :)

Have you started planting your annuals yet? Rule of thumb here in West "by God" Virginia is after Mother's Day. Southern States has a wide variety of vegetable plants and annuals, however, I found out Saturday that they sell the very same brand that WalMart does and of course, WalMart's prices are less expensive. It is raining here today and calling for flash floods in our area. After the last few years of having such dry summers, we truly do welcome the rain... I love cool colors and these purple petunias are one of my favorites. Although the petunias tend to get very leggy by fall, if you remember to pinch them off and keep them shorter, they will bush out more and look nicer longer. Enjoy your day and say a prayer for those that have lost their homes due to the recent tornados across the United States. *keeping them in my prayers*

Happy Mother's Day!!