Strawberry Time!

It's that time of year when my little strawberry patch is going crazy. They just started on Sunday and I must get to them before the chipmunks do. I have it out for those little things. They sit on my front porch and leave half eaten strawberries for me to see every morning. They are teasing me!

Today I came home from work and started to pick before little chippy could get any. Here are a few pics from my strawberry field..patch. Don't you know every girl picks strawberries in a dress....haha.

Happy Father's Day

Adventures with Mom and Dad

Mom and dad came for a visit in late May and stayed for a week. We spent two days in Chicago and went to the Aquarium and Science and Industry Museum. We also rode out to Dubuque and went to the Mississippi River Museum. We also went on a duck boat ride in the Dells and sat on the terrace at the union and enjoyed the scenery.

Happy hour was a must every night followed by nightly games of ladder golf. Fun was had by all.

Plant mystery solved

Several weeks ago I posted about a house plant that I had recently bought at Home Depot. The only indentification on the plant was a label stating, "house plant."

I was in Walgreens two days and ago and found my plant. It is a Banana Croton house plant. It comes in many varieities, lots of colors, loves light and not a lot of water and is poisonous. Glad I know the last part.

I am sure eveyone was just dying to hear what kind of plant I bought....Happy Friday!

Behind again....

I just can't keep up with my blog lately.

Much more happening this month. But first I have a story about...you guessed it...Dash.

Jimmy and I have wondered what would happen if Dash were to accidently get out of the house. We don't have a fenced-in backyard, yet. For those who might not be familiar with greyhounds, you never let them off the leash unless they are in a fenced in area. Their prey drive is really high and if they were to see a bunny they would take off instantly to point they could out run a car going down the road....about 35-40mph. They were trained to chase things plus they are really fast. They have great eye sight but many times if a greyhound gets loose they run so far away from their home they can't find their way back b/c their sense of smell isn't as great. Enough about that....you just can't let them out without a fence.

Well......what do you know, we learned what would happen last week while mom and dad were in town.

Dash loves playing with his squeaky green ball and was chasing it around the house and on the back porch. Suddenly the ball is in yard. It was almost slow motion because Dash chased his ball into the backyard and as soon as his feet hit the grass it must have been a light bulb in this dog's head that said "hmm....this is different, backyard and no leash."

He took off like a bolt of lighting. We are all screaming "Dash come back, come back!!!" He runs around the yard in circles. Back yard....front yard....back yard....front yard. Literally our yard is like a race track. We corner him on the front porch then he takes off again. We are all chasing him...I am sure he thought it was some fun game. I am yelling, Jimmy is yelling, mom and dad are trying to corner him. No luck. It must have looked like a circus. Finally, Jimmy gets his green ball and that gets his attention. Dash is panting and almost smiling while he is taken back into the house........thanks goodness he stuck to the yard!

Should have pictures of stuff about mom and dad's visit real soon.