God Make It Rain, please

I hired a lawn guy last fall to try to rid my yard of clover and all the other gunk that grows madly in this yard of mine. I am starting to see great progress but then BAM! August hits. My grass begins to die every where.

Then last week, he comes to administer spot treatment on anything that has survived and to fertilize the yard. DON'T EVER LET A YARD GUY FERTILIZE YOUR NON-SPRINKLER SYSTEM YARD IN AUGUST.

Okay, maybe the rules say that you need fertilizer now but unless he wants to spend three evenings moving stupid sprinkler around all the while getting soaked I rather he wait till the State Fair start. Since he didn't, I have had to water my yard. I have been rather cranky about the whole thing but I can't really let $45 go to waste and burn the yard.

I am starting to think that clover and stickers are a good thing.

Life is sooo hard!

If I laid like this, I would not be able to walk for a week afterward! Why and how little man managed to get in this position I don't know. I do remember him looking at me like "you're not going to make me move are you?"

This is how a small Beagle takes the whole couch!

New Roof Yeah....

After the hail barrage on Yukon, OK, I got a new roof. I was able to change the shingles from gray to a reddish brown. I was surprised to find that it made a subtle but better change. Because the siding is white and the shingles where grey it was as if there was no end to the siding in a not so good way. Now it is as if the roof is tying into the brick.

I was not crazy about the company assigned to me from my insurance but it comes with a five year warranty on labor along with the actual shingles. You don't get that if I were to have gone out and hired my own roofer, so I guess it works out in the end.

If the rain will ever stop I will go out take some pictures.

My Spring Present

Every year at this time God sends me this beautiful gift. The red bud tree has to be my favorite! Mine is getting bigger every year and the buds more vibrant.

Then along comes a horrible mean cold front that does this to my beautiful little red bud.

I insist that winter go away! It had overstayed its welcome and it is spring's time.

Picture 1 - taken yesterday about 5 pm.

Picture 2 - take this morning about 8 am.

How Important Is Your Roof?

Thanks that wonderful hail storm Yukon recently received Dana must purchase an new roof! HAPPY! Thankfully I had tuck away my income tax due to the horrible economy, just thought it would be a good idea to have a little nest egg saved. That nest egg has just been turned into a nest ovum.

Because my roof was nine or ten years old when I bought my house, I did not qualify for full replace cost on my roof with my insurance. So I got $2,800 check for what will probably be a $5,500 bill. I am a little excited to change the look of my white/grey shingles to dark hickory shingles. I've always thought the roof looked a little on the cheap side, so now I will be able to get that fixed.

In a month or so, the only thing original at my place will be the dirt! Not bad for four years.

Guitar Hero NOT more like Guitar Pansy

Anyone want to Smoke?