Me 'n My Putt-Putt

It was yesterday evening before Dwayne and I managed to get my car back to the house. Dwayne had taken the new transmission to the shop last Thursday. The told us it would be ready Friday. We made the mistake of mentioning it would be Monday morning before we could pick it up - since they would be closed over the weekend. We drove out there Monday morning - they were just getting started on the car. Ended up having to make another drive all the way to Maryville on Tuesday evening. Me and my little Putt-Putt are gonna need time to re-establish some trust between the two of us. The last time I was on the road in that car was over four months ago. And I ended up feeling pretty frightened by that. I don't know what I would have done if I'd been alone. I was - still - a nervous wreck while driving the car home last evening - even with Dwayne driving in front of me. I thought Dwayne had taken the car to a shop in Vonore. But noooooo..... he took it to a shop in Maryville. I doubt he'll ever do that again. They would have had it ready Friday - had we not been courteous enough to let them know we would have to pick it up on Monday. It's people like this that don't realize how much they can mess up the lives of others when they choose to slack off. Dwayne and I have been set back - again - with trying to get some major issues taken care of before he goes back to graveyard shift. It was our hope to get the front and back of the house and the porches power-washed before the next round of work days came. We would have to wait until his next round of days off for the logs and porches to dry enough before we can apply the sealant. With all the harvesting - processing and freezing going on - not to mention mowing and all the normal household chores - we ran out of time. He only managed to get the front of the house power-washed. But on the other hand - our freezer is beginning to run out of room. And now it's time to begin canning jalapeno peppers. Did you catch that word 'begin'? Yeah... about the time they start coming in like a flood - the tomatoes will - begin. And you would not believe how many tomatoes are coming. I have made an effort to invest in a little bit of relief. I yanked three of the five watermelon plants. They're flowering. But the spreading of their vines was already out of control. Dwayne would have been pulling feathers out of his butt if I left them all growing. I heard the last - "You planted too many, Teresa." Don't even remember what I was doing at the time. I just dropped everything - walked out there and yanked 'em out. We got another 11 packages of corn put up, yesterday morning. I picked 21 Butternut squashes. LOL Yeah - there's more coming. But I had to focus on getting some of the housework caught up for the better part of the day. Got all the laundry done as well - a never-ending story of the exercise up and down the stairs to and from the basement. I stayed up late to get these two layouts done. Finally! I got the photos taken care of showing the hay cutting! I've got to get outside to feed my flowerbeds and the vegetable garden. So - here goes! Remember to click on the photos to see a larger version! Kit - The Farmer Says by Kimberly Stewart at www.scrapbook-elements.com . I also used a special Add-On kit that Kimberly sent me as a gift. But it was the freebie offered for participating in her Font Challenge for the month of July in the Forums over at SBE , as well! How cute is that! She's done a wonderful job on this kit - as well as many others! You should see the kits she has for kids and babies! Wonderful! Wonderful! Well - time to get out there and get filthy, again. Have a wonderful day!