I HAVE ADWD



I've self-diagnosed myself with ADWD. The first sign that I knew I had it was my procrastination to start the task at hand and then being distracted by everything. After an afternoon of trying to focus I only got half the task accomplished. I was like a dog running a squirrel up a tree or chasing it's tail. I was always busy but really not getting anything done. Are you asking yourself, "What the heck is ADWD?" ADWD is Attention Deficit Weeding Disorder. I believe I may have ADCD too ... Attention Deficit Cleaning Disorder. During my inattentiveness to do my weeding, I wandered around and took some pictures of things that were distracting me.

 

 

 





GRIN



Last Wednesday a passenger in  a taxi heading for Times Square leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.

The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb and stopped just inches from a large plate window.

For a few moments everything was silent in the cab. Then, the shaking driver said "Are you OK? I'm so sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me."

The badly shaken passenger apologized to the driver and said, "I didn't realize that a mere tap on the shoulder would startle someone so badly"

The driver replied, "No, no, I'm the one who is sorry, it's entirely my fault. Today is my very first day driving a cab.

I've been driving a hearse for the past 25 years."





TIMES SQUARE JUNE 2008
 

ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

 

Above scenery and selfies are from our 2012 trip.

 

Hunting in the Big Horns in Wyoming is one of my favorite activities and places. (When I say hunting that means I'm shooting things with my camera.) This September we'll be making our 10th trip in a span of 23 years. My first trip there was when I was pregnant with Prairie. (She says she doesn't remember it.) The sunrises and sunsets and everything in between leave me in awe and breathless ... maybe it's hiking at an altitude of 9,000 feet that contributes to being breathless. In preparation you'll find me logging mileage on my bike around Lake Wazeecha. At some point you may see me running up and down White Sands a few times. If you see me doing this, stick around in case I need CPR. 

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

With summer upon us and the temperature on the rise ...
Don't leave your records in the sun,
they'll warp and won't be any good for anyone.
Don't leave your records in the sun,
they get all wavy and they just won't play,
just won't play, just won't play,  just won't play, just won't play, just won't play, just won't play, just won't play, just won't play, just won't play, just won't play no more.

This also goes for leaving your iPod in the sun. It will over heat and just won't play, just won't play ... well, you get the picture.




Lyrics "Don't Leave Your Records In the Sun" by John Hartford

ARTS - N -CRAFTS

I found these metal frames at a Barn Sale. They were shiny silver, which in my eyes were hideous and they had very unattractive black and white flower photos in them. What I liked about them was the textured glass and that you sandwich a photo between the pieces allowing the wall to show through as a mat. After spray painting the frames with a bronze/black metallic finish and scraping the glued down pictures off the glass I searched my photos and found these. I took these last fall at Schmeeckle Reserve. They may look like the same photo but in the one on the left, the focal point is the bottom of the tree trunk and the one on the right the focal point is at the top of the tree trunk. I'm going to use these frames as my "Art Gallery" and change the photos whenever the whim strikes me.

 

 

Can you guess what this is? I bought 2 of these at Goodwill for a couple bucks. It's the decorative part of a wrought iron curtain tie-back. It's a spherical shape but as you can see, when you look straight down at it, it looks like a Black-eyed Susan. I taped the center of them and then dipped them into a can of yellow paint I had. I attached them to a stick from a tree I trimmed and stuck them in my perennial garden to add a bit of color until things start to bloom.

WE'RE MOVING

We're moving ... both kids that is. For two weeks I've been hauling boxes home. I've created towering piles of them hoping it will be enough. Andy and his fiancé Leah will be moving (locally) into their first house. Their moving process will be a few weeks long so we will be able to help clean and paint walls before the furniture moving has to begin. I already have my paintbrush and ladder ready to go. I'm looking forward to helping them make their first house a home. May 9th is the magical date of the house signing and also Prairie's college graduation. We'll be packing her up from Winona, MN and hauling 4 years of accumulation home before regrouping and moving her to the Chicago area. How can this be? Just the other day I was dressing them in coordinating outfits. Which by the way, I got away with for quite a long time before they realized what I was doing. When our kids were young I wondered ...  "What will it be like when they are grown up and on their own?" Now that I no longer have to wonder, I want them to be young again, wiping their noses, tucking them into bed ... and coordinating their outfits. But because time waits for no one, I must except this point in my life and be proud of the adults they have become.

By the end of the month, which I refer to as "Moving May", I'll be an expert in the relocation business. Don't think about hiring me though. The next month is June and I'll be busy with "Julie's June" ... and then after that I have "Julie's July" and "Julie's August".

BIRTHDAY BLOG

It's been 1 year since the birth of this blog and my Dad's 80th Birthday. Happy Birthday Grin & Beer It and Happy 81st to my Dad. Thanks everyone for letting me share in the growth of this little baby of mine. May the next year bring as much fun as the last.

SNAPSHOT

 

Holy Smokes, imagine my excitement in finding a beer called "Snapshot". Obviously it combines two of my favorite things and exemplifies the title of my blog space ... and it's delicious too. I'll be adding Snapshot to my list of summer beverages. The best part of blogging about beer is the taste testing. After pouring this hazy wheat beer I discovered a wonderful sweet citrus taste that turned tart past the palette. I wasn't very familiar with New Belgium beer which is brewed in Colorado so I did some investigating. (I might be moving to Colorado to work at this brewery.) This company is big on social media, riding bicycles, playing on slides and capturing beer drinking memories. Check out this video.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNrWlDDkp_0#t=50  Although I don't access my social media through my phone, since I'm still flipping my phone, I enjoy Facebook and Instagram on my laptop. If there ever was a reason to get a smart phone it would be to download New Belgium's Beer Mode App. You can go offline for a beer without anyone realizing you're gone. Activate Beer Mode and the app will automatically post preselected messages to your social networks so you can give beer your undivided attention. Put down your phone, pick up a beer and your friends are none the wiser. My friends would be wiser ... since they'd be sitting beside me enjoying a Snapshot. 

IMPATIENTLY WAITING ... FOR SPRING

DREAMING



We all do it. Some are more vivid than others. What is it? Dreaming. Many mornings I wake up knowing I had a dream, but I don't remember a thing. Then there are the morning I'm saying to myself, "What the heck was that all about." This morning was one of those days. The dream involved a Texas airport, tent camping in the snow at the airport and 3 little dogs that had really, I mean really, really, pointed noses and short legs. I did a little research on the meaning of these symbols.

 

Airplane

The airplane in dreams represents a trip to another level of knowledge. When you see in a dream that you are traveling by plane, this means that you are reaching a higher level of knowledge and comprehension.
 

Tent

A tent in a dream symbolizes that the dreamer is traveling and do not settle. Wherever she wants to come to rest, it will be only temporary. Tent represents a lifetime building, which is built on shaky foundations, and it provides no security. This may also explain a desire for adventure and recklessness. Sometimes dreaming of the tent, suggest to get rid of all that hinders the self-development, satisfaction and joy.

 

Dog

To see a dog in your dream symbolizes intuition, loyalty, generosity, protection, and fidelity. The dream suggests that your strong values and good intentions will enable you to go forward in the world and bring you success. The dream dog may also represent someone in your life who exhibits these qualities. Alternatively, to see a dog in your dream indicates a skill that you may have ignored or forgotten.

 

After doing this research I still have a feeling of "what the heck was that all about." Maybe it means I'm going to travel and buy a dog. I did see a commercial on TV last night with an adorable puppy and thought I needed one. Although the dogs in my dream were not appealing to me at all. Help me readers. Can you interpret this dream ... or ... share your most vivid or strangest dream?