So mom... Happy Mother's Day, late :-)

So mom... do you think she should have said that 'cause I really don't 
think she should have said that...


Sheesh mom... did you see that hat? I expected her to lift off any moment...


You're right mom... you can never have too much banana cake or 
coke on ice...


Mom rides shotgun when I'm tooling around town. And I'm talking about the "stylin" mom, the "girlfriend" mom you bounce ideas off, the one in a photo from 1940 striding arm-in-arm down the street with her girlfriends, her quirky smile in full bloom, ready to reek havoc on the unsuspecting.


It's usually when I'm deep in thought that she makes a point of speaking up. 
I nod, I smile, I pretend to agree.


I absolutely love to hear her take on things. It gives my life perspective.


You know Kris... if that woman would just stand straight and swing her hips a little she'd look five years younger and ten pounds lighter by the time she reaches the mall door...


You know Kris... every woman has an arsenal. It's not her looks it's her wits. And honey, they can be lethal if need be.


Mom died a few years ago. But she is with me every single day. So when you see that lady next to you at the stoplight who is laughing like crazy or talking to herself. Don't get nervous, it's just me and my mom, ready to reek havoc on the unsuspecting.

Crowd control

So it's Sunday morning and I'm going to get ahead of it today. 


I'm out mowing at 9am (earliest respectable time to do it, right?). Then on to a little gardening when I determine that the rabbits have just about rendered my Hostas nonexistent. 


No problem, I bought some stuff last fall that the garden center guy PROMISED would repel the  critters. 
I just never got around to using it.


I spray the hostas, day lilies, columbine... heck I spray just about every emerging plant I can find. 
And being on the roll that I am I decide to go get some more flowers to plant. 


The place is packed!! 
But as I walk among the bedding plants I notice no one is crowding me. 
In fact are people actually steering clear of me? 
(maybe this would be a good time to mention my allergies have been acting up and I can't smell a thing?)


Lesson learned...
Just why is that rabbit repellent so effective? The main ingredient is Fox urine you say? 
Yes, that awful urine/poop fragrance IS coming from the overspray on my shoes.


Enough said.