SUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAY.

One day last week our neighbor Scott brought his horse home for lunch.
The horse whinnied "Hi" to me a couple of times and Bennie went nuts....lots of barking.

Well, we FINALLY got our turn yesterday.
It rained like hell for about 20 minutes and then we had a lovely light "farmer's rain" for another 45 minutes or more.
YAY! YAY! and YAY!!!
It's still strange for us to live in a place with so little rain.
We smell it and sometimes even SEE it....but we don't get wet.
There was thunder and everything.
Bennie barks at thunder...Willie goes and hides.

That's all.
love, mare

ITSY BITSY (spider) Friday News.....

I showed these last year....but they look exceptionally good this year.
They are called West Texas Bird's of Paradise.
I don't see anything remotely Bird of Paradise about them.
They're really weeds.
You don't have to water them or do antyhting at all to them.
The bad thing is that they seed all over the f-ing yard.

It's 5 p.m.
It's 107 degrees in the shade.
Tomorrow the high will be 81....weird.
Pecos is SOOOOOO weird.

Poppy (Steve) AKA Mr. Broken Hip got home yesterday.....yay!!
I went over there today and took a casserole.
Laura and her daughter Debra were a little overwhelmed by wedding plans.
A son from Carlsbad is getting married tomorrow at their house.
They had erected a wedding arch and draped it with tulle but then didn't know how to proceed.
Well....I was invited to take over the task while they made food and ministered to Poppy.
They had all kinds of ribbon and silk flowers etc....so I set to work for 2 hours and had alot of fun.
They were pleased and I got out of housework.

There is another son visiting there from Austin who "knows ALOT of educators".
We have been invited to the wedding at 5 p.m.
I have to go to City Hall tomorrow at 4 to count votes for the local election.
But you can bet your whatever that Gene will be attending with his resume packet in hand.

RADIO HOTLINE:
Wanted:
Pistol, rifle, shotgun in good condition. (Ew.)
For Sale:
Artificial plants $5. (double Ew.)

This blog is dumb.
I'm dreaming of Cozumel.
We'll should have the island to ourselves May 31- June 6th....the cruise ships are stilling not stopping there because of the flu.
That's dumb too.
The locals are starvin'....and there isn't even any flu there!!!

Love, Mary

Small News From The Small World of West Texas.

Gene got his 1st pair of glasses.
I got new glasses too.
We got the transition kind that turn into sunglasses.
We are both disappointed....they don't get dark enough.
We are old.
We wear bifocals.

Gene and I went to both grand openings of the 2 new motels in town last Friday.
It was something sorta fun to do.
One is a pretty fancy "not-like-Pecos" Best Western...in fact...it's quite beautiful.
The other is more basic....but still a nice Holiday Inn and Suites.
The latter has the advantage because it is right next to the Rodeo Arena.
Gee.....TWO new motels.
And our new gym opened yesterday.
I should join.
I'm fat.
Maybe I shall.

We lowered the price of our house from $125,000. to $109,900 last week.
Gene has sent out 22 applications....no calls.
At least he HAS a job....for the time being.
Guess we'll hang our hats in Pecos.
We still want to sell the house and get something smaller.

That's all the dumb news.

RADIO HOTLINE:
Wanted:
freezer burned meat. (WTF?)
Give:
7 roosters. (ugh...I hope my neighbors DON'T get those.)
Lost:
miniature goat in Wickett.

love, mary