Flush Ahoy!

This could be an inappropriate post.  I'm not sure.  But it happened to me this morning and I'm somewhat traumatized!

Here's what happened.

I got to brother's house this morning at the usual time.  Sis-in-law left for work and the girls were still asleep.  I needed to use the restroom.  No big deal.  However, when I opened the lid on the toilet I just about freaked and that is an understatement!

There was a mouse floating in the water!  No joke!!!  Once I could breath again I thought, "What do I do?"
Is it ok to flush?  Am I suppose to fish this thing out?  Not hardly!!! 

I made a phone call to my sis-in-law and asked if there was a new mouse disposal system in place.  She said the critter wasn't there last night.  Her question was the same as mine.....can the thing be flushed?  She said she'd call her husband, my brother and the knower of all things flushable. 

Soon I get a call from brother and got the go ahead to flush.  I'm guessing that with it being so dry around here the little thing was just looking for a drink.  TOO BAD!!!!!

I'm writing about this to help others.  If you ever find yourself in this situation......just remember.......

FLUSH AHOY!!!

P.S.  This is what Ruby says when she flushes the toilet these days.  I have no idea where she got that....hehehehe.

A Child's Mind

I haven't spoken much about Jessie Jane lately.  She is growing so much and is so full of life.  Every time I see her she makes me laugh! 

I always take it for granted that children understand who the people are around them.  It surprises me everytime one of the kids say something like "You're are my mom's sister?"

Saturday I was with Jessie Jane.  Her dad had just gotten her a drink and I said that was was nice of him. 

She said, "Yes, I love my Dad!"

I replied, "I love my Dad too." 

She said, " You have a Dad?"

My reply, "Papa is my Dad and MaMaw is my mom."

She said, "Nuh Uh!" and had the most puzzled look on her face!

It might take a year or two for that to sink in!!!

The Beacon Drive-In Theater

The nephews are in town.  Little Joe is even here this time.  They have been working on the blockbuster "Treasure in Oklahoma" off and on for a few weeks now.  Lucky for us the heat wave is on!

We have a part of Oklahoma History still working here in our town.  It's the Beacon Drive-In Theater.  I haven't been there in years and years.  I think "The Muppets Take Manhattan" was our last movie seen at this great place.  For a couple years we've wanted to take the kids and it just hasn't worked out.  It finally did.  We thought the boys could use a break from the strenuous shooting schedule.  So...... Little Joe, Woody, and Buzz had their first trip to a drive-in and Hoss his second. 

I just have to say that it was a fun and enjoyable evening!  We got there a little too early.  Which, if you don't know how kids work, means there was plenty of fighting, arguing, and crying until 9pm when the movie started. But after then it was great.  The atmosphere was fun.  There was a nice breeze that kept it comfortable.  And we could talk between us without fearing being kicked out like happens so often when we go to the movie!  

Before "Madagascar 3" started there were kids out on the grass in front of the screen playing ball  I thought to myself that there has been thousands of kids do that very same thing in the very same spot for decades.  Hoss said, "There are kids playing over there."  I said kinda grumpily, "Don't ask to go over there!"  He said, "Why not?"  I said rather grumpily again, "Because in 2 seconds y'all will be fighting and crying!"  They couldn't argue with that because they knew it was true!

We found out that the drive-in is for sale.  Anyone got a million bucks I could borrow???

A Morning at the Park

A couple mornings ago Ruby, Rosy, and I went to the park.  We tried to beat the heat and left the house at 8:30.  We were the only ones there except for a minivan with an older man inside who I think might be living there.  Just speculation. 

Mineral Wells park here in town is wonderful.  Most of it is in the shade for the whole day.  This park holds a lot of history in our town back to pre-statehood.  It was the sight for the first "Bedlam" game back in 1890something.  I'm bad with these dates.

Ruby swung for a long time, she played on the little slide and the wavy medium slide.  But then she decided she wanted to go down the spiral slide.  It's not real tall to a grown up, but I imagine to a 2 1/2 year old it looks huge!  She's been down it before, but one of the cousins was there to go down with her.  I think she only remembered she'd been down it before because once she got seated and just about let go she locked up!  Then she was saying, "Red!  Hold my hand!  Red!  Come up here! Red!!!" 

It was too tall for her to reach my hand.  And she wouldn't back up for nothing.  I went to see if I could go up the back way, but there was this tunnel I wasn't sure I could get through.  Gotta love that!  I went back to the slide and tried to coax her down again.  Not happening!  So, I kicked off the flops and climbed up the slide.  I got close enough that she would let go and we slid down.  She wanted to go back up.  Not hardly!

I'm sure Mr. Minivan and Rosy loved that show!!!

It's Movie Time

Anyone remember last summer when my nephews, nieces, dad and sis#2 made a movie? 

Well......they are making another!  They started filming yesterday.  Last year's movie was titled "Treasure in Texas".  This time around the boys are searching for "Treasure in Oklahoma". 

Rosy will be added to the cast this year.  And.......now I hear Rosy talking from her crib!  I'm sure she's rehearsing her lines.

Rosy Is On The Move

Rosy is now 7 months old.  I can't believe it!  Seems like just the other night we were headed to the hospital for her to be born. 

The time has come for her to crawl.  And I mean this baby is a mover!  She's long for her age and not a chubby baby, so she doesn't get high centered like her cousins use to.  It's so much fun to see her play.  A few days ago she hit her head on the coffee table trying to crawl under it.  Next thing I knew she had gotten under the table and was sitting up.  She was proud of herself. 

And, her hair is growing in like crazy.  And.....it's not very red.  I think she's gonna be strawberry blonde like her sister.  Oh well.  We'll keep her anyway!

It's Been 30 Days!

I haven't been here in a while.  Actually, I've been here and thought about writing, but then a baby cries, or the connection isn't good, or I just didn't feel it that day.  And a lot has happened in 30 days. 

Something happened last week that has me very unnverved!  To make a long story short......I saw a person outside of my house at 11pm one night.  That's never happened before.  For a girl who has never, and I mean never, lived in a house where a key was used to get in the door it's a big deal! 

The strange thing is I am now spending more time in my own house!  I think it's because I don't want to have to go there in the dark, and if I'm already in there with the doors locked and the curtains closed when it turns dark it's all ok.

So......No more late night trips to and from my folks or grandma's house without a flashlight and pistol. No more sending one of the nephews to go get something from their house to the north they forgot.  Basically, no more life as we knew it before last Thursday night at 11pm.  Oh well.

On a way better note, nephew Snort made a scene yesterday morning during worship services.  Apparently, when the collection plate came by he put in his dollar, but before it got to the end of the pew and handed to the man at the end he also put in a baby wipe.  My sister snatched the wipe out before he walked away.  There were a few chuckles around and Snort had no idea why!!!