Memorial Day

My Dad and his brothers who served in World War II.  He's the one on the left.  Thanks to all who gave their lives to pay for our freedom!

To those who have served, and who are serving now, and their families

ahhh..summer

Just picked six fresh beautiful ripe tomatoes off our backyard bushes!  Nothing like that can be bought at any store!

What we sometimes have to tell ourselves..

Thanks to Mary Engelbreit!

Caramel cake...will make you slap yo mama

Loooovvveee caramel cake.  Absolutely love.  Here's Paula Deen's recipe:

still here

What a week.  Our president expects Israel to do the unthinkable...as we speak, Netanyahu is here trying to give the president an education, basically saying "It ain't gonna happen, and you know it."  Gotta love that former special ops dude, he does not mess around.  Love this video account of it:

Once again..

First, Katrina.  Then, the oil spill.  And now, yet again, the beleaguered state of Louisiana seems under the gun.  This time, the snowmelt-swollen Mississippi River is escaping its boundaries.  The longer this goes on, the more water flows, and there is nowhere else to go but over or through the levees in Louisiana toward the destination for all that water..the Gulf.

Treat Yourself!

Another one of our faves, Softsoap Bodywash, Sweet Honeysuckle and Orange Peel flavor.  LOVE IT!

The cure for complaining

Lots of opinions on the art of complaining and/or whining.  But this seems to make the most sense to me!

Current events

Regarding the current buzz about whether or not the feds should release photographic "proof" of the death of bin Ladin, there are those who feel, and perhaps rightly so, that some folks could be quite traumatized by viewing such a grisly picture.  Although personally, as a retired nurse, I have seen many people who are dead, and could truly care less to see said picture myself, I have mixed emotions.