little fishies swimming in the pond. very strange! this morning, i took little Sparky out to go potty and as is my habit, i started counting the fish in the pond and there was an extra one. only this one didn't look quite like the other ones. it was skinnier and about half the size of the others. it looked... Read more →

F I S H ! ! ! so this has been the saga of the pond for the entire summer. i was so excited to get a pond with the new house. now, it's not a huge pond by any means...but big enough for a few fish and some plants. we inherited one fish but rarely saw Orca. he was... Read more →

is always so hard. it went unspoken by me...to anyone...i didn't want to think about it...i wanted to think about it...it made me soooo sad...i distinctly remember thinking that the weather of the 20th of September 2007 was so much nicer than the weather of the 20th of September 1991. the significance of that day? it was the day we... Read more →

and here's the proof... see the water line? that means the pool has been winterized. i hate to see the end of summer! seems like we just got the whole pool/chemical thing worked out and B A M ! ! it was time to winterize...spring can't come too soon. as a matter of fact, i wonder if it's too soon... Read more →

woohoo!!!! how exciting is this??? i have S O O O O kept this under wraps but last November, we started this project and it was signed, sealed and delivered Saturday night, just in time for the 1st Annual Lake Waconda Car and Toy Show. the guys [and gal] at Turf Cars did just a great job getting this cart... Read more →