FEB. FLYING BY

BEEN ANOTHER QUICK 10 DAYS OR SO. WENT TO HILLBILLY HEAVEN TO DROP OFF SOME STUFF AND CHECK ON THINGS. AND FOUND THAT THE TROUT ARE IN THE RIVER, A COUPLE OF BIG ONES HEADED DOWNSTREAM WHEN I SHOVELED THE BRIDGE. BUT, WHEN I CAME BACK FROM THE SECOND BRIDGE, THERE WAS A BIG SCHOOL OF LITTLE TROUT, BACK IN THE AREA. ALSO FOUND ONE OF GRAM'S MOUSE TRAPS SETTING IN THE DINNING ROOM, COMPLETELY CLEANED OF THE P-NUT BUTTER. GUESS THOSE LITTLE CRITTERS WANTED IT REFILLED!! THEY HAD BROUGHT IT FROM THE BEDROOM.

MADE SOME PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE, BAKED BEANS, CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP(ALL WHITE MEAT, OF COURSE), AND IT ALL SEEMED TO HELP MY COLD. I DON'T THINK THE CARMAL BROWNIES HELPED ANY BUT THEY WERE GOOD. I WON'T GO INTO MY FLOPS, DANG TUNA ANYWAY! BUT THE SCRATCH BISCUTS WERE GOOD.

SO WITH ALL OF THAT, MY GREEN THUMB IS STILL WORKING, AS THE CHRISTMAS CACTAS IS BLOOMING BETTER THAN EVER ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PLANTS INCREASING IN SIZE. I NOW HAVE TO MOVE SEVERAL INTO BIGGER POTS, WAS KINDA HOPING THAT I COULD MAKE IT TO SPRING TO DO IT OUTSIDE. BUT, MAY HAVE TO DO IT BEFORE SPRING.

WELL I WILL GO FOR NOW, HAVE TO DECIDE IF I AM GOING TO MAKE RICE OR ANGLE HAIR PASTA TO GO WITH MY SHRIMP AND VEGGIE STIR FRY FOR TONIGHT. AND NO CHOPSTICKS FOR ME!

FEB, OFF TO A GOOD START

HAD A GOOD TRIP TO THE RONDA'S, WITH A COUPLE OF GREAT BASKETBALL GAMES. ONE A BLOWOUT AND THE SECOND WAS A NAIL BITER. BUT BOTH BECAME WINNERS.
AND A SUPERBOWL & BIRTHDAY PARTY ROLLED INTO ONE. ALSO TOOK IN A MOVIE, THE EDGE OF DARKNESS. AND WE GOT BACK UP TO THE U.P. BEFORE THE BIG STORM HIT. SO IT WAS A VERY GOOD TRIP. AND WHEN WE GOT BACK, THE NEWS OF NICK'S TEAM BECOMING THE CHAMPS IN HOCKEY LEAGUE AND MOVING ON, TO PLAY FOR THE STATE TITLE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE PLAYED IN THE U.P. IT SURE MAKES A GRAMPS PROUD!

MY ONE AND ONLY PAINTING

CAME ACROSS THE PAINTING I DID IN THE FORTH GRADE AND JUST HAD TO GET A PIC OF IT BEFORE IT HITS THE TRASH. I AM SURE IT IS THE ONLY ONE I EVER DID ON A TRUE HARD SURFACE.

AND OF COURSE I HAD TO PUT A PIC UP OF THE SWANS, AT THE CABIN, LAST WEEK.