Horatio

Happy Fourth of July!!!!! A day late! Ooops! Too much cooking out on the grill, too much running around and having fun! Watching all the fireworks displays and enjoying the day off! What a great day! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!!! Horatio

Oh my goodness!!! I think about you all the time, wondering if we have crossed paths in China or somewhere else. How are you? What are you doing? What is going on in your life? Please do stop in more often and let us know how you are! We miss you!!!

And for other news... well, there just is not much. My flowers are continuing to thrive. My grass looks good and I am one happy, happy person!!! Hope you all wished your father, grandfather and all male family members, a Happy Father's Day. Please take an extra moment to tell your father how very special he is.

To everyone's who is a father, may I wish you a most Happy Father's Day! Please take time today to thank your father for being an important part of your life!!! Horatio

Update to the update... flowers planted, irrigation system working perfectly and the bushes are starting to take hold. Soon it will be picture time. As for other things, not much new to report. Increased my workout on the Octane machine and now I feel almost as if I am sore on every part of my body. The muscles were very happy doing a little workout, now they are crying because it is three times as long. This too shall pass.

Post pictures of you singing to the animals at the zoo! Now those have to be hilarious!!!!! Did the animals enjoy your melodious voices? Animal pictures are always enjoyed!!! Receiving the birthday present you always wanted, is a big plus!!! Eating out must have been fun, especially if you got to eat your birthday dinner there! GODZILLA... twice?!?!?!?!?!? When you get to the five or six time mark, I might have to have a serious conversation with you! What I find very, very interesting is that the first time you watch a movie, you see some things; the second time you watch it, you see things you totally missed the first time; and by the fifth and sixth time, you are seeing more and more. One of those multiple viewing movies for me was Meet Joe Black. The first time I watched it, I enjoyed the movie; but the second, third and fourth times, I saw so many, many more things that I had missed. HUH??? How does this happen? By the fifth and sixth times, I was beginning to get a more in-depth and detailed view, absorbing all the little inuendos. I could watch that movie so many, many more times. An excellent film. As for Sophie, I know that you and your family have agonized over this decision. You are doing what you believe is in her best interest and I think you are right. Getting into the car and going to the veterinarian's office would be too stressful for her. Having her at home is really thoughtful of you all. Please keep us posted.

Do I get to eat all the icing? *anticipates a major sugar rush approaching*

YES!!! We are enjoying ourselves. It is the terrorist cats that cannot read the posted signs saying "No Cats Allowed" who keep coming in and trying to eat my little baby chipmunks and birds. It is not like the cats are strays and are hungry. They just love scaring my little critters. So, my little baby chipmunks and baby birds are not very happy right now. I am thinking some big owl statues might deter the cats. What do you think?

Yesterday it rained, and rained, and rained. Then it rained some more. I have some very happy flowers!!!!! The really terrific thing was that my irrigation system, which was supposed to run in the night, did not. My rain guage was filled and it sent a wireless signal to the box, not to water. How cool is that!!!! I just love my new irrigation system!

*sends out a very large cyber hug* Ohhhh, I am so, so sorry to hear about Sophie. Eighteen years... what a long and wonderful life, with a family who loved her more than words can express. Hopefully you can keep her at peace for her final days. Please let us know how she is doing. Godzilla... you will not have any competition from me. I could never get into the hairy, larger than the Empire State Building, gorilla-type thingy. Birthday season... for me that is March. All my family are March birthdays. At least my mother, being an artist, decided that we all should make things for everybody's birthdays. I really liked that idea. As for you working Sunday, ouch! That always happens when you make plans. Perhaps you could delay your birthday CHAMPIONS day for one more week? Give you opponents time to practice.

A cake decorating class?!?!?!?!? I want to take it!!!!! Do you get to eat what you decorate? *falls into an icing sugar stupor*

Nice!!! Sorry you had to work, but it was really great that your co-workers thought of you. Was it a red velvet cipcake?

Life is good... my irrigation system is in, most of my plants have been planted, 99% perennials, and my seeds go in tomorrow. I am so happy!!!

Dear - Kat -, We all wanted to wish you a very happy, HAPPY birthday with many, many more to come!!! I realized that I am a little late, but for some reason, I had the day of your birthday mixed up with someone else. So, I do apologize for the delay in sending you these birthday wishes. Without further ado... HAPPY HAMMIE BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY HAMMIE BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY HAMMIE BIRTHDAY DEAR - KAT -, HAPPY HAMMIE BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!! Hope all is going well with you and you do stop in to see this. We baked a special red velvet birthday cake with red icing for you. So please make a wish, blow out all the candles and let us start your party!!! Hope your day was as special as you are! Horatio

OKAY!!!!!!!!!!! I am happy!!!!! Yesterday was Free Comic Book Day and I was fortunate to secure a copy of The Mouse Guard! How exciting!!!! Today, the guys, who were supposed to install my irrigation system over a week ago, are outside working. The irrigation system should be fully operational by the end of the day tomorrow!

Still planting flowers. Monday through Wednesday, I have an irrigation system being installed. I am so, excited!!! No more moving sprinklers all around the yard!

This past weekend I planted flowers. On Tuesday, I am finishing up my garden with a stone wall and some additional perenial flowers. PIctures to follow upon completion.

Hope everyone had a very Happy Passover and a very Happy Easter!

Spring is such a great season! I have been goofing off taking photographs of every flower I can find. Good thing that I have a digital camera. I would have never been able to afford developing the pictures. When I get a good photograph, I will post it.

LEXXY... I must say, you made my day with this!!! Thank you!!!

Well, it looks like my plants made it with no damage. Hopefully, I will be able to show pictures of my garden soon.

*wonders what SleepoverFanatic52 is doing these days*

Is spring coming? I have always been told, do not plant any new plants until after the 15th of April. Well, the warm temperatures fooled me. Yes, I knew better. But... I planted my little plants anyway. Well, it is really, really cold. The temperatures went down into the twenties. The only way I could protect the little plants was to take blankets and cover them up. Please cross your fingers, I hope my little plants make it.

Yesterday was the start of the MotoGP season. It was a very exciting race with outstanding performances by Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa. Unfortunately there were many crashes and hopefully no one was seriously hurt. Jorge Lorenzo started out with a dart for the front and crashed out in the very first lap. How disappointing. I am looking for the next race in Austin, Texas. It would be exciting to attend one of these races.

Hooray!!!! I am going to the San Diego Comic Con!!!