The Simple Things ....

You know, you can really learn alot from a dog.

Practical things such as drink lots of water and stay in the shade on hot sunny days... or if you stare at someone long enough you'll eventually get their attention.

You also learn to spend as much time as you can with your loved ones and when they come home, greet them like you haven't seen them in a million years or when your loved one is having a bad day, snuggle next to them on the couch and be real quiet.

(Here's my dog. Her name is Oreo. She's playing with a balloon. She played with it for 2.5 hours. She has her own toy box. It is filled with toys that were hand-picked from Petsmart and Wal Mart. She'd rather play with the .10 cent balloon. For hours.)

And the lesson learned? .... the simple things in life are often the best !!

Wiregrass Tri-State BBQ Festival !

Each year, the Wiregrass area holds a Tri-State (AL, GA, FL) BBQ Contest here in Dothan! Hundreds compete for prizes and the coveted title of BBQ Master ! And thousands come to enjoy the free (yes! free) BBQ sliders as well as the festival atmospher -- and all that entails !


(I kept Oreo on a leash --- didn't want anyone mistaking her for a "live sacrifice" ... just sayin'!)



There was plenty of friendly competition! And the smells were just wonderful ! But I really liked the names ... "Hog Rules" -- "Big Daddy's" -- "Divine Swine" ... cute, huh?



After standing in line for only a "few" minutes, I got to finally taste a BBQ slider! Mine was from tray #3, and it was D-LISH !!! I voted for it! I could have tried all of them if I wanted to but look at the size of that slider ! One was enough !



Oreo could have cared less -- all she wanted was some shade ! And Jordan? Well, she's twelve.... nuff said.

As we were leaving, I saw a sign that read "New Orleans style Beignet". What? Had I miraculously slipped into some surreal black hole and been transplanted somewhere other than LA? (Lower Alabama).... no! It was real !!! And the apple filled beignet was out of this world D-Lish !! (Even if Jordan threw a fit because I took a picture of it -- it was still D-Lish !!)

If you want more info on the Tri-State Festival visit this website http://www.tristatebbq.com/back_comp.html

Surprise !

Remember when I posted that we had a family of six in our Boston Fern? Well, we actually have a family of 7 and two of them have hatched!

Helpless balls of fur ! Sort of cute .... and ugly....
in an ET sort of way (just bein' honest.)

Oh, my. This little one is hungry .... and my maternal instincts are kickin' in....... hurry home Mama Bird !

HAPPY EASTER !

Easter is my favorite Holiday! For obvious reasons, I mean my eternal salvation hinges on Christ's death, burial and resurrection. So, Easter pretty much trumps every other holiday !

Plus I love how we celebrate it ! Aren't the colors just Heavenly :-)

And everything is so creative, artsy, craftsy -- love it !

But let's face it --- Easter has the best candy than any other holiday hands down!


Yes, Oreo got a basket too. What?

Happy Resurrection Day ! And remember, Jesus is the reason for the season !!

April Fooooools !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE April Fool's Day -- just love it ! So, I was more than willing to help Jordan play a prank on her school buddies...... bwahahahahhaaaaa !!!


OOOOHHHHH, AHHHHHHHH.... OREO COOKIES !!!! Aren't they Heavenly! Devine! D-LISH !!!!........ or ARE they ????? bwahahahahahahahaaaaa


We scraped out the filling and replaced it with Colgate toothpaste ... bwahahahahahahahaaaa !!!


Watch out Carver Magnet School! Jordan's armed and dangerous !!!!
bwahahahahaaaaaaaaaa !!!!!
Happy April Fool's Day :-)

Now, I can't be left out of the fun... so, what did I do when I got to work?

I taped my "partner's" phone along with the front-desk receptionists and our clinical head nurse's so that when they picked it up it would keep on ringing -- LOL They thought it was funny .... but I think they're planning on getting me back ---- HA !