A Tuesday Chock Full...

...of stuff you should have known on Friday.

We all know that Grandma J went to a Friday Matinee last Friday. Coincidence? Probably!

Despite her drug induced haze, and by drug induced we're talking about her wimpy dose of a half Vicodin tablet, she actually saw the movie and basically remembers. Grandma J always thinks that if she takes half the dose, she will only feel half as loony. Silly girl.




Hangover was funny as hell! OOPS! Grandma J just said hell, and she attributes it to the fact that she hasn't taken her meds yet this movie was just that funny....and a bit raunchy, thus the hell reference.

You all should know the story line by now, since the movie came out a month ago....A soon to be groom decides to have his bachelor party in Las Vegas...and we all know what happens in Las Vegas is supposed to stay in Las Vegas......and it does.

Of course, and you probably already know, the groom is the only normal member of this wedding party. He has two friends, one is a school teacher at an all boys preppy type school, and the other is a nerdy hen pecked Dr......who is really just a dentist. The final member of this entourage is the soon-to-be groom's soon-to-be brother-in-law......who is a couple of bubbles off center, and possibly a perv.

They check into a fancy upscale suite at Caesar's Palace. The suite was more that a suite...with a fancy name, but remember, Grandma J wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to details due to her drug problem.

From there Grandma J pretty much misses out on the who dang bachelor party, because the next thing she remembers, it's morning.....

Yeah, it's morning in the movie. They didn't invite us to the party, but we had one heck of a time trying to figure out what the blazes went on all night! The fun is like one of those who dunnit murder mysteries, without the murder, or the who. Are you confused yet?



The movie was hilarious, and a tad raunchy...reminding Grandma J of out of control college frat boys, more than grown, established men....except for the weird brother-in-law to be.

So go see the movie, and laugh your head off because Grandma J doesn't want to give away any of the laugh lines....

Now, on to something else that will make this whole post worth your well invested time...........

Right after Grandma J took her half dose of drugs yesterday, she sat down to read a zillion blogs. She has her laptop situated in a way so it's facing out the window, so she doesn't miss any of the excitement in the hood.

Especially, since she is one of a handful of residence at the Spa. On top of the scarcity of people, no one lives beyond Grandma J's apartment, because they are still in the construction phase.

Something walked past Grandma J's window....she thew on some clothes, and grabbed her camera.......



When she got outside, she was still able to capture a picture of this baby deer! Then she ran back inside to call Animal Control, but by the time she actually talked to someone they told her they don't go out for deer sightings because a slew of them live in the deep and heavily vegetated creek that borders the Spa. Let's hope the baby found his mommy.

This Week's A to Z letter is....

Y

And because Grandma J is on vocodin you are so special, Grandma J has a short but sweet Y post for you.....

Yodeling!



I never knew Jewel was a Yodeler...but she is! Yodel along, if you can!


Check out other Y words A to Z Mondays! It's never too late to join in!

William "Billy" D. Mays, Jr.

July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009

You can say what you want about Jacko, but the world lost a real icon today.....Billy Mays.

A day doesn't go by that Grandma J doesn't think about Billy Mays as she breaks out her Oxyclean or Orange Glo....and recently it's the Hercules Hooks that have been front and center as she decorates her new digs at the Spa.

And Really? Have you tried KABOOM?

Yes, Billy is an Icon with a uppercase I and he will be missed by anyone who drips food down the front of their shirts or clogs their toilets, has experienced the amazing products he invented.

RIP Billy Mays, Grandma J will miss you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On a happier note!

It's Baby Girl's Birthday!

That's right, once again, Grandma J's youngest child is celebrating a birthday. Baby Girl Lives in Colorado, and has a wonderful husband and two gorgeous guys....

.... who are getting ready for fun and action at Grandma J's come August. Can you say P.A.R.T.Y?

Happy Birthday Kelly, I love you!

I know I owe you all a movie review.....it's coming!

IT'S BUSTED

Grandma J went to see Dr. Bob, the orthopaedic surgeon yesterday. Remember last week she had an MRI on her bum knee? Well, he wanted to go over the results with her. And he said it's busted, broke..... worn out!

He gave her some pain medication, and they discussed the future of her knee...or the lack of future for her knee.

Can you do this? Because it hurts like the dickens when Grandma J tries it....and the sad part is, it's one of her signature moves not gonna get better by itself.

The plan is for Dr. Bob to shoot grandma J up with a ton of cushy stuff that might last a long time if not forever. He's cutting me a deal because it's something the pharmaceutical company wants him to try, and since Grandma J will be a guinea pig they are giving him samples, it won't cost me or my insurance.

Grandma J picked up some flowers at Wally World while she waited for her drugs. This time she got bright ones....orange and red.

Today is Friday....maybe a matinee is a good idea since it will be over 100 degrees again....and oh yeah, did I mention it's Friday?

How about Hangover? Has anyone seen it?

SOME THINGS DRIVE ME NUTS!

I have a really bad habit of having at least two energy efficient TVs on all day long. They have to be on the same channel so I don't go batty as I sashay from room to room doing my chores. Basically it's all news, nothing I have to watch, just listen.

So, since I don't have to share get to pick what's on, you're wondering what drives me nuts, right? It's commercials. Not all commercials. Some are cute, some are informative, and others drive me crazy.

I've told you how I feel about Vince of ShamWow fame, and even more so after his arrest for almost biting that prostitute's tongue off.

Then they was that women screeching TOBY! as her dog drags his butt across her carpet.

NOW.....I've had it up to here ^^^ with the Verizon Commercial that plays every twelve minutes all day long.

*Please note, I muted the sound on the commercial to take the pictures....

you know, the one with Devon, Mr. fear of commitment.

And Cindy, who finds his Verizon wireless network dependency weird.

Oh, and don't even get me started on the Capital One commercial? Yeah, the Spaghetti Jimmy wins.... saying, "What's in your wallet?"

Is there a commercial that drives you nuts?

Over The River, and Through The Woods

Well OK, I went over the river...but there aren't any woods to go through, but there is a scenic route to the adorable, quaint little town of Salado, Texas. You actually go over a river, called the Little River, and a reservoir called Stillhouse Hollow Lake.

I really need to go to Salado more often, and definitely when the weather is more suitable to walking around town. But for today, I have two birthdays next Sunday, and I decided to look for something different and unique...so it was off to Salado.




You can click on this picture to see the kids cooling off in the Salado Creek, from the natural Salado Springs.




I love this fence made out of bicycles. It's along a bike trail that runs through town and around the park.

I did bet some shopping done, and wandered around a few antique shops, but the heat!! Seriously, there's only so much walking you can do in hot humid weather, so it was adios for today.

My last stop was the post office to mail the birthday packages.




You guys remember Jack, right? He thinks Grandma J is nuts, and I wouldn't want to ruin his day by telling him the real reason I take his picture. Do you think all of his tattoos are on his arms?

HOT In The Hood

Today was a busy day around here. Busy means getting up, have some coffee, checking emails and a couple of blogs, get some more coffee make my bed, check some more blogs. Water the weeds seeded dirt out back, then polish off the rest of the coffee while I read some more blogs.

After showing and getting dressed, I drive up to the leasing office for the coffee, pastry and fruit that they have every morning.

By noon, I'm well on my way, running errands, getting my car washed then visiting JJ. When my busy afternoon starts winding down, I look at the outside temp in my car....




Over 100 degrees! I'm just getting used to the fact that the high temperature of the day is yet to be......


See what I mean? There isn't much cooling off until after nine at night. Right now it's 11:30 p.m., and 91 degrees.

Not to change the subject, but I received this picture from Phillip Johnny Bob and his East Coast Mother.....

nothing like rubbing it in! Dude! Don't forget your sunscreen!

All you peeps who are ultra green around the gills....look away. That's right, don't read what I'm gonna say....cover your eyes and no peeking.

For those still reading....I keep my thermostat at 72. I can't help it, I love cool. The good thing is? I have never turned the heat on in the two years I've been in Texas. Where do you keep your thermostat?

The Letter X

This is probably the hardest letter for me yet! I thought it would be easy...like just pick a word like X-Ray and be done with it. Nope, not on your life.

Did you know there are tons of words that start with Xanth....and they all have something to do with yellow? Like yellow fruit, or yellow skin, or hair, or teeth, or leaves...and the list goes on.

I know, I'm boring you. Of course coming up with a letter X word isn't all that exciting for me either...so bear with me.

You wouldn't believe the plethora of things that begin with Xeno...several have to do with wood, or measuring wood, wood carving, eating wood, one who grows or sells wood, or just plain being fond of wood. Seriously, there should be a whole course study of the letter X.


Now, if your X word starts with Xer....it has to do with dry something or other. I won't go into all the dry stuff. Trust me, or look it up.

Here's another doozy for you....

For instance, did you know that there were three Popes named Xystus? Pictured is numero uno, circa 117-128. I wonder what kind of camera they used for that picture? My first camera was a Kodak Brownie, and it used 127 film. Did anyone else have one of those?

So bear with me while I call, "KINGS X"



"King's X" is one of a class of children's phrases called "truce terms," one of those sayings that call a temporary halt to a game or contest when spoken. Say for example, you and Grandma J were playing tag, and a bee flew up Grandma J's nose. She might shout, "King's X" right before she fainted. And then you would feel sorry for her and let her win.

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NO, SHE DIDN'T!





Little Susie goes home from school and tells her mum that the boys keep asking her to do cartwheels because she's very good at them!!

Mum said : " YOU should say NO! They only want to look at your undies".

Susie said: " I know they do, that's why I hide them in my backpack"!!


Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, and to my son and three sons-in-law who are the best dads ever.

THE PROPOSAL

It's about time I saw a movie that a enjoyed from start to finish! Of course I love the whole cast, so I knew it would be hard not to like it. That being said, the plot was very predictable and nothing out of the ordinary...but it was funny..so predictable and funny is good!

Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is Editor-In-Chief of a publishing company, and Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), is her assistant/secretary. Yeah, I know.....I capitalized her title, and left his in lower case......that represents the work environment they come from. Everyone in the office is petrified of cold and calculating Margaret, and they sympathize with Andrew.

Margaret is efficient and successful, and Andrew hopes to work his way into a position of editor, and is willing to jump through any hoops his boss puts in front of him.

When she finds out her application to renew her visa is denied, and she's soon to be deported back to Toronto, Canada, she bribes Andrew into marrying her, with the promise of a promotion, and a divorce.

He agrees, but reluctantly, and relishes the idea of having the upper hand for a change...she gets on her knees to propose.

They have a few hurdles to leap, because the immigration official doesn't buy their story, and has them both scheduled for separate interviews the following Monday to see how much they know about each other. He also intends on talking to their friends and his family.

Margaret doesn't have a family, but Andrew does.....in a remote town in Alaska. They decide to fly up there right away to tell his family.

It seems Andrew's family is quite prominent, and practically owns the town. Joe Paxton (Craig T. Nelson) is at odds with his son for not wanting to carry on the family business, and he also suspects things aren't quite on the up and up with Andrew and Margaret.

Andrew's Gammy (Betty White, age 87) is also celebrating her 90th birthday the same weekend they visit. She wants them to get married right then and there...while she's still alive.

This is Margaret with Gammy's dog, Keith. I shouldn't show you this picture, because I'm not going to tell you what it's all about. I will tell you that Margaret doesn't like dogs, or any animals for that matter. The feeling is mutual because Keith doesn't like her either. I'm only telling you this because I'm mean and like to remind you from time to time.

There are a few twists and turns, sprinkled with plenty of laughs....and the family dynamics all center around Andrew doing the right thing....but what is the right thing?

I will give this movie four stars out of five. I'd give it five stars if there had been some steamier scenes. More steam!

Well, holy Toledo! Or is it Cleveland? Anyhoo, I'm going to a Friday Matinee on Friday. Isn't that a novel idea? Today is Friday, right?

So, I decided to see something that looked hilarious in the previews, and I like the actors and actresses cast in it.

The proposal looks really funny and fun! Sandra Bullock is gorgeous and funny, and Betty White and Craig T. Nelson are in it too, and I love both of them and their humor.

So kiddos....I'm off to see The Proposal. Have you seen it?

Something Funny Is In The Air

because Grandma J took an afternoon nap yesterday and ended up in a far away place. Don't ask her where because she couldn't tell you in a zillion years. But Grandma J knows it had to be pretty far away because it zapped her of all her energy. How else would you explain the fact that she woke up from her nap at two in the morning?

Since she skipped lunch, due to a late morning stop at Jack in the box, she estimated that she had now missed two full meals! Since skipping meals isn't the norm for Grandma J, she fixed herself a late dinner....then went to bed..sleeping until eight this morning.

Yesterday, Grandma J took her grandchildren and friends to a water park in another town to the east. It wasn't anything Six Flagish in size or price.....which makes it perfect!





Summer Fun Water Park in Belton, Texas, is a good place to cool off when the temperatures start leaning on the 100 degree mark. This was the end of the road for Grandma J and JJ....but next time they will take that bridge across the Leon River to see what's on the other side.

It's always so sad when JJ has to say good-bye to his big sister and brother. It's even sadder lately with Phillip Johnny Bob gone.

It was a quiet ride back home for JJ. He knows he can't get on Grandma J's lap while she's driving, unless she gives him the OK. Today she didn't do that until they were off the highway....so JJ just stared at a spill on Grandma J's shirt....calling DIBS!

He is such a sweetheart....after about an hour of playing and cuddling, Grandma J said good-bye. Do you think it was easy?

He Flew The Coop

Yo, Grandma J,

Don't worry about me, I'm having fun and meeting new people and making friends left and right. Chesapeake Bay Woman is really nice and stuff. She's teaching me how to play poker how to be self-sufficient...

Like learning how to fish for my din-din. I didn't catch anything, but I have my eye on this really fat goose who thinks he owns the place the creek is all his, but I think I can take him on.....you know, being a bear and all.

I learned a new game called hoops. I think I need a couple more lessons. Then if I ever decide to come back home, I'll teach JJ.

Can you believe they have two boats? Well, the other one is technically called a canoe...seriously, this place is the bomb.

I'm learning how to play the piano. Well, not really playing...just making a lot of noise. It drives the fat goose they call Gustaf crazy. Have you ever seen a crazy goose?

Don't forget to send money. I want to treat these folks to Dairy Queen

Smooches,

Phillip Johnny B.

*and to Karen B. Yes, all the photos are from Chesapeake Bay Woman's bit of paradise. You are more than welcome to go to the blogfest. SER.I.OUS.LY