A few loose ends

 Today I am going to catch you up on a few things.  We planted the four mums that Elizabeth gave us from her wedding.  We put them under the bird tree in the backyard.   When we went out to get the pots, this is what we had waiting for us.  Needless to say, there was a little freaking out.  Steve hates, I mean HATES snakes.  We do not know what kind it was, but we are sure it was a rare, deadly species that they have not discovered any anti-venom  for yet.   Notice everything is past tense since he, the snake, has passed on.  It was a tragic meeting of snake and shovel.  I had to witness it all.  I will have nightmares for weeks :)  The sad thing was it was either Steve or the snake.  A guy has to do what a guy has to do.

 We have all recovered from the big wedding last weekend.  I did discover a few pictures on my camera that I will share.

Opa and Aubree

Two beautiful girls

The wedding cake from Cake Cottage.  Lovely to look at and good to eat!  Who could ask for more!

If you are a good girl at your Tia's wedding, this is what you get... a brand new bike

It is a big girl bike.  Look at the difference between the old and new.  She can really ride the new one.  It is a perfect fit.

Steve is feeling very tired today.  He spent most of yesterday and today in bed.  He has gotten up a few times to eat and visit, but he has not stayed up for long periods of time.  This is normal for this time after his chemo.  It is still hard for him to be so tired.  You know when you are tired, you just don't feel well.  The good thing is we know this shall pass, and THE CHEMO IS WORKING!!!!  He did not go to Apple Butter Makin' Days on Friday or Saturday.  It was just so hot and would be so crowded that it was not worth it.  I worry about him out in public until he gets his flu shot later this month.  We called to get it next week, but Dr. Hinojosa's office will not get any until the end of October.  Dr. Hoos does not have any either.  Steve is going to see Dr. Hinojosa on Tuesday.  He is going to get his crossbow permit signed.  He is excited about hunting again.  We got a new crossbow Thursday after chemo.  It is called a Ten Point, but that is the extent of my crossbow knowledge.  It does look pretty cool and has a cocking system that is easy for him to use.  I am so excited that he will be hunting again, and we will have deer meat.  I am not sure where he will go, but right now, that is not important.

I went to ABMDs on Friday.  I stayed about 2 hours.  That was enough for me.  My big purchases:  two large bags of kettle corn(for Steve), two hand woven place mats, and a mirror hangy thing that sparkles.  I put this in my front window.  Koleen, Shawn, and Dot were down there yesterday for an hour or so.  They bought apple butter.  Elizabeth, Justin, and Amelia went this morning for a little while.  They didn't buy anything except apple butter too.  There were some different crafts there, but overall, it was the same as last year and all the years before. 

Today we have been watching, you guessed, football.  We watched the Red River Rivalry.  Oklahoma was unstoppable today.  I didn't care who won.  I just wanted it to be a good game.  I was not disappointed.  Next, I watched the MU/K-State game.  Man, I thought we might be able to pull it out, but we didn't.  We even had a couple of calls go our way near the end and couldn't do it.  I was sad, but we really didn't have our act together the first quarter, and that hurt us.  There is always next week.  I am a little concerned about Missouri's future conference.  Are they staying in the Big 12 or are they going to the SEC?  I have mixed emotions about it.  I am worried if TCU joins the Big 12, we will have a difficult time with Texas recruits.  You know we have a large number of players from Texas.  On the same topic, if we go to the SEC, we might get more recruits from other areas.  Who really knows?  I also heard that KU said if we go to the SEC, they will not play us in any sport.  It might just be gossip but disturbing just the same.  Who would be our rival...Arkansas?  As I post, I am watching Arkansas/Auburn.  I am for Arkansas.  I thought that was the neighborly thing to do.  So far the game has been goo.  The score is 21-14, Arkansas. It is almost halftime.  As I watch football all season, one thing really bothers me.  Who dresses the announcers?  Please, some of the shirt-tie combinations are repulsive.  I like it when they are coordinated and it doesn't make me sick when I see the tie and shirt together.

I am reading a new book.  It is called Graveminder.  I am almost halfway through it, and it is really good.  It is one of those books that the library put on the New Books shelf.  The one you are automatically drawn to when you go in the public library.  It worked.  I checked it out and am glad I did.  It is about a small town that has a graveminder, a person that keeps the dead from coming back.  The town ancestors made a deal that the town would be safe from trouble if they kept up their end of the deal.  Of course, the woman in charge of keeping the graves is murdered.  The job must be passed on to the next woman in her family, but she knows nothing about the deal and the responsibilities that go with it.  Of course, there is a little romance, or the hit of it so far.  The book is by Melissa Marr.  I have not read any of her books before, but if this book stays as good as it is now, I will check out her other books. 

Well, you are now all caught up with our lives.  As I read over the post, I realize that our lives are not very exciting,but I manage to fill page after page with normal.  You are a good person to read my rambles.  You help me out more than I could ever tell you.  Without my readers, there is no reason for me to post.  If there is no reason for me to post, I feel all the things get locked-up inside and make me go CRAZY.  If I go crazy, who will take care of Steve or educate the youth of Mt. Vernon?  Wow, who would think a silly blog would control the future of so many? :)