Saturday, September 15, 2007

An Answer?

I said there was danger in her smile.
A mere whisper.
Something in her eyes.
I hear a quiet warning.

It has bothered me for quite some time, trying to understand what it is. Tough when you really know so little about the person. When you only met them once.
Conversations on IM just don’t show you who the person is.

And then you read something that gives a hint.
It seems she was spending time with someone and she knew she should not. For that someone has a girlfriend.

So she isn’t the one who is cheating, but she is helping someone cheat. Almost as bad.

Now I think I know why I sensed danger in her eyes, in her smile.

I have nothing to fear, for we all know what the song says,
“For nobody would ever want to court a warthog.”

But still, I will be on my guard if I am ever over there again.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Weary

“You’re so pretty.”
“I am tired of being just a pretty face.”

“You’re so smart and fun to be with.”
“I wish I was pretty.”

I can never win.

Maybe you never realized that your looks were what first attracted me to you.
Who you are, smart and fun to be with, is why I am still your friend.

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Huge party


Over fifty people, friends and family!
We never ran out of cold beer.
Hamburgers, Huge hot dog, Turkey burgers and chicken sausages!
WG’s home made macaroni salad! (simply the best!)
Younger brothers special green salad.
Niece’s green salad
Chips, dip, vegetables and WG dill dip.
Shrimp and sauce.
Cake, ice cream, cheese cake.
Too much to eat and drink, too many people to talk to, too much fun!

And then so many people pitched in to clean up afterwards!

Simply the best time.


WG asked everyone to give me 50 of something
So I got fifty-

pennies
2 quarters(50 cents)
dimes
aspirin (really needed that this morning!)
pin wheels (and the confession)
q-tips
tooth picks (and spray starch; don't ask :-)
popsicle sticks with black tape (you figure it out! :-)
cotton balls
bottle caps (dude, you drank all that beers for me?)
suck(ers)
Hershey’s kisses
bottles of beer
erasers
screws
wire nuts
googly eyes
and so many other things!

And a bag full of fifty little bags of M&M's!
Blue and green, the colors of the party
each one said either
'D is 50!'
or
'Happy Birthday!'

Personalized M&M's, is there anything better?

My best friend (filet) drove down to celebrate
(First Office Wife, Hmmm...even if the complany laid her off, she still counts as an office wife, doesn't she?









Our 'adopted' daughter even came! I have not seen her in years!










Chemical Girl confessed that she was the one who had my front yard covered in Pink Flamingos last week! (Is that love or what?)
Okay, so I hate pink flamingos! And she knew that, which is why she did that.

I don't know if I should love her back, or take her over my knee and give her the spanking that she richly deserves!









How cool is this? Deep Throat made me a wind chime out of copper pipe!

Noiw, will he give me a '1' next year? :-)








It is so very hard to thank Wonder Girl enough for all her hard work and careful planning! Doing two parties a week apart! She is simple the best!

Friday, September 07, 2007

Reducing the Carbon Footprint


Okay you little bastard, thought you were so slick, sneaking into our yard
and eating our tomatoes!

Not so smart now, are we?


Well, I will not feel guilty about burning so many candles on my birthday cake tomorrow.

Instead of buying carbon credits, I simple removed one little furry creature that produces CO2!

Bwahahaha!

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Terrible Lawn Art


So last Saturday we had the first of my big birthday parties. (we are having two, since not every one is available on the first)
Anyway, I wake up to find the following crap on my lawn!
I am fairly certain who did it, and it wasn't Wonder-Girl. I am just afraid of what I'll find this Saturday when I have my second party!

Too Cool Hydrant


Well, I finally finished the old fire hydrant that my brother in law gave us. I was lucky, since Waterman had already done most of the work refurbishing it. He had the hydrant powder coated in a bright red. Cleaned up most of the brass (it was a used hydrant!). So I just had to clean the rest of the paint off the brass and polish it. Putting it together was simple.



The next step was to pour a concrete base and cover the base with stones. Wondergirl got all the stones fitted (some chipping was required) and lined up on a round board. All I had to do was take them off the board and mortar them to the base.

And there it is, sitting nicely in front of the house. (and too far away for most dogs to get to!)

WonderGirl to is so happy!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to me.

Happy Birthday to Even-Sister

Happy Birthday to Waterman (my brother in law)

Happy Birthday to Kellita, the Daughter-twin.

Hmmm...my piece of the Birthday pie keeps getting smaller.