with all due respect...

...George Lucas has gotten pretty lame in his old age. We went to see the new Indiana Jones movie. I must say that Cate Blanchett was pretty good. I just kept waiting for her to say "moose and squirrel." Most of the special effects were pretty cool, but there was a scene where they're in an army vehicle chase in the jungle, and they're sword fighting between two vehicles and it was just entirely too contrived and very "green screen" looking. By that, I mean you could not suspend disbelief because you could SO tell that it was done on a green screen. So, I give it an "Eh." It was entertaining, but it kept making me think of how crappy the end of Return of the Jedi turned out when Lucas re-did them.

too damn busy

It's still spring and I love it. It's cool enough in the morning and night for a jacket and has been nice and sunny. Last weekend we got the garden in. Already, some radishes are sprouting. I am hoping one of the three yellow pear tomatoes that I planted from seed will take.

Other than that, I have been SO busy at work and just exhausted, so that's why no posts for such a long time. We start prep for the deck and retaining wall this weekend, so there will be plenty of pictures to share.

TX Weekend

I had a nice long weekend in TX. I flew into Houston on Wednesday night. Thursday my mom, dad and I drove to Austin for my cousin Kelli's wedding. It was a 3 day party! So much fun. There was a rehearsal dinner on Thursday, the wedding was Friday night and a brunch on Saturday. She and Nick got married at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It was so beautiful and Kelli looked so pretty. I got to see lots of other cousins and aunts and uncles. We had a good time. The food was awesome, chocolate cake and dancing until late.

I was also able to get a good tex-mex fix with several mornings of breakfast tacos and lunch on South Congress with Holly. Yumm! Then last night, Mom, Linda and I went to Fuzzy's Pizza in Houston for dinner. We ordered a great pizza with the unfortunate name of "President Bush's Pizza" named for George H. W. Bush who is buddies with Fuzzy (the owner). We told the kid at the counter that we were celebrating Jenna Bush's wedding. He looked at us like we were nuts. But it was awesome pizza with artichoke hearts, pepperoni, sausage, canadian bacon, onion, mushrooms, black olives and green peppers. SO GOOD!

Things I miss about TX: family, food, all things pretty and green
Things I don't miss about TX: heat, humidity, traffic

To top it all off

our furnace went out last night. The fan/blower part works, so it might be the thermostat. At least that's what I am hoping for...or something similarly cheap.

Spring? What spring?

High of about 50 for today. Tonight's low is supposed to be in the mid 30's. WTF?!? It's really windy and means that much longer before I can get a garden in.

Miner got a new toy last night. It's a stuffed duck that quacks. He loves it. This morning, when I let him out, he took it with him. It's like a kid with his blankie.

23 down, 77 to go. My usual instructor wasn't there today. The sub was ok, but it meant no PT class today. Ah, well.

Workin' Out

A regular class and PT on Wednesday and again yesterday equals 22 down, 78 to go. My triceps are pretty tired today, but I'll live.
I've determined that it's about time I start golfing again. So, today, we're going to look for a new set of clubs for me. I think being so short makes it worth going and getting fit for them. That's what my rebate stimulus check is doing for me!

As promised

Photos of Spring in Iowa.


These two little ones were bent on their stems. So, I cut them and put them in a bud vase (butt face) that my sister made.



Oh, and by the way: 18 down, 82 to go.