As I've said many times before and will continue to say "it's never a dull moment with Dizzy Debbie around." This is so very true :) Yesterday, Wally took her to the Diner for breakfast. She raved about their coffee and thoroughly enjoyed her breakfast. From there they took the Bronco to the barn to figure out something with the alternator...don't ask me what...Wally got it fixed and they headed to the parts store to pick up parts he needs to start working on the old gold (ear wax) truck.
No one had what he needed so he ordered the parts and will pick them up today. With time on their hands they headed over to Pee Wee's Place where Debbie met Joe (who I named my Joe-veralls after) and a couple other guys. She told Wally that Pee Wee's aint' where she's going to meet her next ex! LOL She's so funny. Day time hours at Pee Wee's are slow so we'll take her back Wednesday night when there's a pretty good crowd. I don't think she's going to meet her next ex on Wednesday either but she'll have fun hanging with the locals and listening to their stories. I've no doubt in my mind that they will have fun hanging out with her! Look out Centerville Dizzy Debbie is in town!!
After the visit to Pee Wee's, Wally took her down Mill Creek Road. There's a sign posted that the road is closed due to the flood of last year. Well, they were in the Bronco so they decided to try it anyway. Wally said it was a mess out there but they locked in the 4 wheel drive and cruised right on through. Debbie was amazed and asked him to get her a truck just like that...! She said the truck was awesome. I said only because Wally made it what it is...I told her the story of how it came together (she doesn't read the blog) and she was even more amazed!
They drove the back roads and came upon a creek where Debbie decided to get her feet wet. As she stood there barefooted, letting the cool, spring water flow over her feet, Wally hollered "Snake!!" and proceeded to scoop her up and out of that water before the big, black water moccasin could get after her. She said she thought he was joking with her is why she didn't get out of the water. When he grabbed her out, she realized he wasn't kidding. When she looked in the water, she said it scared the crap out of her! I bet it did.
The snakes are beginning to come out from hybernation and I've seen several on the roads. Wally has run over a few. If it's just a black snake, we're not so concerned. They eat rodents and other pesky critters and they aren't poisonous if they do happen to bite. Not that I'm getting that close if I can help it! The poisonous snakes are the ones we'll kill whenever we have a chance to. Please - if anyone out there is a snake lover - I have to say that's really weird. They serve no purpose and can be so dangerous. Besides, look at all the constrictors that are taking over the Everglades. They are even so big as to kill alligators and eat them. I don't see any need for that kind of snake on this earth. Did you know that there are no snakes in Ireland? Handy little piece of information there...
But I digress... back to Debbie's visit. They drove through creeks and mud holes and made their way back home just shortly after I had arrived. I had time to take pictures of the tractor in with the wild flowers and pet the puppies before I heard them coming up the driveway. I shoo'ed the roosters off the back porch and then went inside to start seasoning the pork. They came in and told me all that I've told you here. They had a busy day and a fun day and Debbie now wishes she could stay longer...I gotta wonder how Wally feels about that...lol! Just Kidding :)
Wally let the puppies go free and they were just WILD over Debbie. They circled her, licked her, rubbed up against her and could hardly stand it until she reached down to pet them. I'm pretty much chopped liver at this point unless I have food in my hands. LOL that's okay, it's so cute to watch.
Wally cooked the pork on the grill while I heated up the mixed greens and what was left of the green beans and corn from the night before. The sun was shining and the wind was blowing but there was no more rain until later up in the night. We had our dinner at the table inside and were once again fully sated and beginning to get sleepy. It's hard to stay awake here for some reason. I still haven't figured it out.
When the kitchen was cleaned up and everything set out for her to have coffee in the morning, we stood on the back porch and watched while the roosters performed their nightly ritual of putting themselves to bed. They flew up on the hitching post and made their strange little sounds which Debbie says sounds like someone's stomach growling only really loud! That's a pretty good description of it actually :) Before long they started flying up into the tree one by one. They must not have gone in the right order because one kept knocking the others out of the tree. Before long they were cock-a-doodle-doing and snuggling up together and I told her they would quiet down for the night in another few minutes. Sure enough, a couple more cock-a-doodle-doos and they were done. She finally got to see what I get such a kick out of! I'm not sure it will be enough for her to forgive them their morning crowing though... LOL!
Bedtime for us wasn't far behind the roosters. She said she would be up for a couple more hours but it was really only about a half hour before she too hit the hay...
As you can see from the new pictures on the flickr site, I have a really pretty blooming bush on the side of the driveway. I don't know what it is but it looks kind of like the wild roses that bloom over by my garden. The only differences are that the wild roses are all pink and this one is white and the wild roses don't get nearly as big as this bush/shrub has gotten. I sent pictures to Arlene and Teri to see what they think it might be. Meanwhile, feel free to check out the pictures and send your suggestions too...Looks like I have another mystery plant on my hands for 2011... that's a good thing :)
The wind began to howl somewhere around 1 AM and didn't stop until about 2:30. I stayed awake for most of it as it's so loud that I'm hard put to go back to sleep. This sound does not in any way bother either Wally or Dizzy Debbie. They both slept through all of it...whatever! lol
First I heard the rain sprinkling on the tin roof. That's really pretty calming and will eventually lull me to sleep. The wind came in directly behind that and as the wind picked up so did the rain until it was so loud in my ears, I could hear nothing else. There were no house sounds at all. I knew there were tornado warnings out so I watched the new as they covered the storm in all its intensity. The screen was red from Lyles to Howenwald which spans from our house past Pee Wee's. It was a heck of a storm and it was so big that it took and hour or so to pass. The news people said it was moving 60 miles per hour. Whew that's fast!
This morning when I left for work it was still raining. As I look out my window now at 11:00 am, there's no rain - just sunshine and bright green trees for all the world to see. The trees are swaying in the wind and the storm cloud have moved on over to the plateau. I'm hoping this will last at least until I get home...more rain and more storms are predicted for tonight and tomorrow.
Don't forget I'm out of the office Wednesday and Thursday. I'll try to get a posting on here Friday to include Debbie's final days in Tennessee. I hope you're having a good week. If it's at all possible, take a few minutes to think of some of the funny things Debbie has done so you'll know what it's like for us to have her here. :) Gotta love her!
"A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world." ~Leo Buscaglia
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