RATTLE, RATTLE, RATTLE...

A Mojave Green Rattle Snake....

This is one of the more deadly rattlers.

Our neighbor Jim (& Lisa) found this one

in their yard today (Mother's Day) 2010.

Rattle, rattle, rattle...

Back in the garbage can....ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

Jim, our neighbor across the street, came to my rescue
yesterday with that gopher snake in the garage because he
doesn't mind snakes...Is this the year of the snake?
Honestly, in the past TWO weeks (yes, folks, two weeks)
Jim & Lisa have had FIVE rattle snakes in their yard and
Jim is a "catch-N-release" kind of guy...but he takes them
CLEAR OUT into the desert and releases them. ONE of
those five rattlers came BACK to their place so he has
actually had to deal with SIX rattlers in 2 week's time
plus the one in our garage yesterday!!! When he called
and told us about the two rattlers today, he said "you're
NOT going to believe this..."but Lisa and their grown
daughter from Phoenix were in the pool, reading their
books and a rattler was SWIMMING IN THEIR POOL
and actually was swimming toward them...they were out
of the pool faster then FAST! It scared Lisa so bad she
was literally crying...So, now Jim is considering getting
RID of the snakes instead of "releasing" them into nature.
He sounds like because there has been soooooo many of
them that he is ready to do away with them. Tom told
him, get rid of them so they don't come across the street
to our house!!!! ;-)

Happy Mother's Day...

Me holding the flowers the boy's gave me...
One of the books Malia gave me for
Mother's Day...

The things Malia gave me...two books,

stationary, Yankee candle and a card.

Gift card, donuts and flowers from Derek & Daniel

and their cards...(Daniel made his at school...their

English teacher gave them credit for "journaling"

to make a card). I was happy to have a homemade

one...love the other two cards too :-)

The insides of Derek & Daniel's cards.

Flowers, donuts & cards from the boys.

Anna called me today and we visited for quite

some time...they are sending me $50.00 to go

toward a new set of pot & pans I want to get.

Gotta love these kids...appreciate that they all

remembered me for a special mother's day.

It's fun when they can do this all on their own

with NO one having to say anything!

Thank you kids, I love you!

Random Thoughts

Thankful that my knees felt good enough to go out for a walk this morning with Jack, but feeling warm @ 7:45 a.m. and 87 degrees already, and especially hot at my "turn-around" spot on the road, only to feel the satisfaction of a "cool" breeze on my face the rest of the way home. Walking by the Palo Verde trees in full-bloom and hearing the trees all "abuzz" with thousands of bee's lapping up the nectar from the blooms, not caring that I am even in the area, feeling content on getting the most out of the blooms while they're still in bloom, only to be hit with a head full of pollen causing my allergies to go crazy this week, but glad for allergy medicine to keep it 'at bay'. Thinking about Mother's Day tomorrow and knowing I haven't had to cook on that day for the past 24 years, but hubby asking me last night if I wanted to do a pot-luck with our meeting, realizing he didn't even remember it was Mother's Day, but reminding him, and he saying "well, there's always a first" (for cooking), but knowing that when it's all said and done, I won't have to cook on Mother's Day. While walking, appreciating the thought that the more effort I put into my service with God, the greater joy I'll receive from it...the effort to read and pray, make it to meetings whenever possible, getting to convention...that kind of effort, God rewards and the more our heart is in it, the more joy I'll get...it really does work! I've proven it many times through the years. Thankful that I got to all of Casa Grande Convention...just being in the "convention" atmosphere is tonic to my soul...fellowship with God's people and receiving more than I was able to take in. Now, soon thinking about our summer ahead, counting the days the kids will be out of school...only 8 1/2 days, wow!!! Two plus months living out of a suitcase, trying to think about how lightly I can pack for that much time away from home, away from my bed, away from my pillow......but knowing it will all be here when we get back home in time for the kids to start school on August 3rd....and if, per chance all was not here, well, then it wouldn't matter. Happy for health, happy for life, happy for my hubby and children...life is good.