October 21, 2009

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  Hello everyone…happy Wednesday to you!

  
  My internet is going on & off this morning  , probably due to the rain.  The satellite is very iffy in almost any weather conditions.  The price to pay for living out in the country I guess.

  
  Our glorious fall color is now gone. We have now moved on to the messy part of Autumn. The leaves are falling & making  quite the mess.

  

  
  We have had all kinds of weather conditions in the last couple of weeks…snow, high winds, rain, freezing temps & temps one day actually made it up to 60!

  
  The day that it made it to 60 & the sun was shining nice & bright, also brought on the swarm of the box elder bugs & the ladybugs.  We have started having the house treated since we moved in. They treat in the spring & in the fall (both times when they swarm). But that still doesn’t stop them from swarming. It does however kill them if they land on the house.  So we now have decks & porches of dead bugs. The swarm has stopped because it is cool & cloudy & rainy again.

  I worked outside on the day that it was nice also. But it was not a pleasant experience. I don’t know how many bugs I swallowed (gnats…they were also very bad) and actually had to come in twice to take out my contact & remove gnats that flew into my eyes.
  Every time I would come near the house the ladybugs & the box elders would swarm me & get in my hair or on my clothes. Ugh! Just disgusting!
  But this was not the worst of it.  I actually had a chipmunk fall on my head!

  
  

  Ok..well, maybe not actually land on my head, but I was working under a big oak tree & he must have been jumping from one branch to another or something & he missed & fell out of the tree & he did hit the side of my shoulder as he fell right next to me. I don’t know who was scared worse…him or me! If you have ever seen Ace Ventura, Pet Detective…I kind of looked like he did in the part with the bats flying out of the cave!  Well, after I finally calmed down from this experience, I went back to whacking those huge mystery plants that we have all over the yard. That is what I was doing, trimming them all back. Well next thing I know as I slam the weed whacker down into the ground to chop up another plant, I hear the most sickening sound of something that I just killed or decapitated…I don’t know if it was a mouse, chimpunk or what…but that did it! I had enough outdoor fun for one friggin day!

  Not a whole lot going on here really. Hubby is working hard & then trying to get some hunting time in when he can on the weekends.
  Daughter is working hard. She got yet another promotion…more responsibility, another raise. So good for her!
  I stay busy between the house, errands, cooking, my computer & crafts. I have also started my Christmas shopping. I can’t believe how quick this year has flown by.  I have to start now though because I have to mail most of my stuff & also have to be ready for days that I won’t want to get out later on when the weather is so bad. And I have a feeling that this is not going to be a very pleasant winter.
  
  I guess I need to get this post submitted & get busy since it is already going on noon!

  
  One last bit of fun…these short quizes are always fun.
  

   

   

   

  Your Autumn Sense is Smell

  You are a very sensitive, in tune person, and you have a good memory. You notice all the little smells associated with fall. Of course you love favorite smells like pumpkin pie cooking or a fire burning, but your nose is much more sensitive than that. You also notice the smell of fall leaves, the scent of a favorite sweater, and the aroma of fresh apples. You remember and cherish every detail of the season. In fact, the littlest things about fall give you the greatest amount of pleasure.

  What’s Your Autumn Sense?

  Blogthings: We’ll Tell You The Truth… Someone Has To!

   

   

   

   

  

   

   

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