Reminds me of VanGogh

I took all these last Saturday afternoon. There's a field just 20 minutes from my house and never knew it was there. I thought this was lovely. I took these all on my mobile but I did use my "professional" camera and will post some of those later but this is all I have for now.

Hugs and kisses,
Maggie

Stop and smell the flowers

I actually wrote 3 blog posts by hand, on paper, over the weekend but haven't had a moment to sit down and type them up, so you get some of these "last of the summer flowers" pictures.

Happy Monday!
Maggie

Happy thoughts....

Pink hot rod featured at a local car show

A caramel, hot fudge raspberry gelato sundae at a local specialty chocolate shoppe

happy flowers in the front yard

More about Mac, me, and yesterday will come later. Right now, here are some things that make me happy...

Maggie

Busy day abloom

Yesterday Daddy-O and I cleaned the garage. To the naked eye, it wouldn't look like it was clean since half of it is still full of boxes and stuff, but now the boxes and stuff have been condensed and re-stacked neatly. The floor is swept. More space was created. Junk was thrown out, things were donated to the thrift store, and cardboard hauled to the recycling bins. We worked out butts off and things look completely AWESOME in the garage!!!

And while it was a beautiful day outside and I was running around outdoors, I thought I would snap some pictures of the flowers in the yard; they're better than pictures of the garage! Here are a bunch of peonies:

Here are the roses that climb on the back fence:

Here are some more of the roses that grow on the side of the house. We're going to wait until all the blooming is gone and then move it so it climbs along a trellis on the side porch.

Finally, here's some random pictures around the rest of the house:

Corabelles

Russian Sage

Cats & Kittens

Happy Summer!
Maggie

Tulips

Some girls at school were gossiping in the hallway between classes and a female teacher told them to "move along" to class. One of the girls looked at the teacher and very sweetly, with an adorable smile, told said teacher she thinks since it's spring that the teacher should go plant tulips. Then the girls scurried down the hallway, laughing hysterically. Ummmm, it's a very nice way for the girls to say "kiss my ass"- you know... plant 2 lips.

However, this post isn't about butt kissing, but about the tulips growing at school. In the flower beds.

Happy spring!
Maggie

For moms

Happy Mother's Day!

The Monday Exhaustions

I have no idea why I am so tired every. single. Monday. I come home from work and can barely keep my eyes open. I might even grab a cat nap but I still can't manage to think straight and want to be in bed by 7:30 pm. What is this? I've been suffering from this ever since I started teaching in the Wild West, even in the summer time, I have the Monday Tireds.

I slept okay last night. It took awhile for me to fall asleep but once I did I wasn't waking up in the night. I slept right until my alarm clock went off. Today wasn't stressful at work; we watched a movie in each class. Big whoot- I just had to make just the kids didn't sleep and that I didn't fall asleep.

After school I had to take mac to the doctor and then we went on a mini road trip (after running errands) and went to the mall and got McDonalds and stuff. I even participated in some stimulating conversations but the whole time I could barely keep my eyes open.

And here I sit thinking I need to blog but I want to sleep... so here's some randomness:

• Can I wear wigs? Lady Gaga does it so why can't I just wear it right into the public sector? I could have lots of fun with it. And since I hate my hair it would be cool for me. And I could change my color and style with my mood.
• I think it is one of the coolest thing ever that the new Rock Band 3 is going to come out with a REAL guitar with its game. That's awesome. It'll have strings rather than buttons. I am psyched about it. I secretly have a fetish for the Rock Band games (though I guess as of this post it's no longer a secret). I like to sing and play the guitar, though I'm not talented enough to do both.
• Today was humorous and stressful because I had to explain the concept and purpose of a suppository use to Mac. He is not impressed.
• Big Bang Theory is the best show on television and I love to watch even the re-runs.
• I go with Mac to the Game Stop store and the guys there flirt with me. They are often guys who are my age, but are gamers. It's like talking to a grown up version of a teenage boy. Talking to Mac is more mentally stimulating. And they think they're so "cool." If they were like the guys on the aforementioned Big Bang Theory, then I would be much more impressed.
• I bought Gerber Daisies this weekend and planted them. Yes, I am attempting to nurture a living thing in plant form. Wish me luck. They're yellow, orange and bright pink (of course!)
• Waiting for the toilet tank to refill is like waiting for a pot of water to boil. I'm just sayin'...
• Mac is trying to find a job- still- and everywhere he goes he's told they only hire 18 years old (or older) people. Makes it tough on a kid to find a job.
• A tree fell down over the weekend. It was in the neighbor's yard. It didn't hurt anything but it did cover the street and the street department had to come out and chop it up enough and move it to the tree lawn so cars could pass. I think it's the first time I ever saw 1 street guy working and doing his job WITHOUT 4 or 7 or 9 other standing around, watching.
• I bought more books. And... oh hell, this is a long enough thought that I'll save it for a post. But saving bought books is like only using the good china on a holiday. More on that later!
  

Okay, that's it. That's all I got.

Ready to count some sheep,
Mags

Final days of Spring Pinkdom... and some non-pink music

I had a different plan for my Pinks today but it just didn't fall together for me, and now I'm spending all day today in Chicago so I still couldn't make it happen. So I went with plan B.

I loved spring this year and it feels like it vanished so quickly so here are some last minute blooms! Enjoy! And thanks, as always, to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for hosting Pink Saturday.

Maggie Mae

On another note...

I love this song. I love this video. I love that Ryan Bingham is sexy.

Hey Lady, everything's bloomin' Pink!!

I'm not being very original in my choices of pink for today, but since spring has felt like a long time in coming for me, I thought some of our local Midwest pink color is worth sharing. Visit Beverly, the Pink Saturday 'hostess with the mostess' at How Sweet The Sound.

Another great Pink Saturday blogger is Creative Carmelina. (Actually she's a great blogger on all days and with all colours!) She is a beautiful artist and can do... everything! Her blog is beautiful, as are her work and her words. Check her out; also peek at her esty shop!

An up close shot of the weeping cherry tree blooms in the back yard.

a magnolia tree in full bloom!

a pretty pink bush that we can't seem to identify!

And finally, please watch this video: "Glitter in the Air" by singer PINK. I was going to put this video on this post but I can't make it small enough to fit! It's her performance during the Grammys, which is amazing. AND this song is just beautiful, just absolutely beautiful.