The Butterfly Conservatory at Niagara Falls

Butterflies everywhere you look! Feeding time! they love fruit.


Jim and his friend the butterfly. It hung out with him a long time stayed on his shoulder even when he walked.

It's in the top 10 of my favorite places on earth now.

You walk in and there are hundreds of butterflies every where! I think I stood there at least 10 minutes not moving just watching all the colors fly by me.

I was snapping pictures like mad with both my camera's. I'd go back to Niagara Falls just to go back to the Butterfly Conservatory!

The Falls

I was very pleased with this shot! the weather wasn't the best the first day we were there. But I got the rainbow!!!

Me and my girls

Jim and the girls

We had a lovely flying trip to the falls! We packed a bunch in just two days. These were taken the first day. We did the walk behind the Falls. It was a bit disappointing really, but it might have been nicer if the weather was better. We walked the city, well the touristy part any way. We made plans on what we wanted to visit. Good exercise!

We got to see fireworks over the falls that night. Very pretty! Very COLD!

Ian's All Wed!

Bruce, Keely, Ian & Susan


Holy cow! When did he get old enough to go to college? Get married? YIKES! I'm NOT that old! Wow! all my nephews seem to have aged greatly but not ME!

The wedding went beautifully! Hopefully so will the rest of thier married lives!

What's up with Katie!

Katie's off to Middle school now! Here she is getting her certificate.


Katie just went through 6th grade graduation. No more elementary school!

Katie just went to her first boy/girl dance the 5th and 6th grade fund raiser for next years Land Between the Lakes trip. The girl all bought the SAME dress individually, but they didn't care. They all wore it a little different. they reminding me of some girl singing group from the 50's ...LOL!

week in review

Well, Saturday at the yard sale I made $85. WOO HOO! I got rid of a TON of stuff. I'm quite pleased! I only wish I'd had the gumption to pull out more junk! There really was very little left. What was left is going to the consignment or Goodwill.

after the yard sale, I took Katie shopping for her go to the dance/graduation/ wedding dresses. We found two AWESOME dresses. She looks so grown up in them! They made her look so curvy. She looks absolutely stunning in them. It was one of those WOW moments even with hair not done and no make up. No more little girl...

The pool is all ready for swimming in! WOO HOO! It's perfect! well close... We have to clean up the furniture and the beds need a little TLC. But the water is swim-ready now if it would just get warm enough to do that we'll be all set. I need new floats and some new towels would be nice....


We went out to eat at Jim & Nicks Saturday night. RIBS! YUM! It's been a long while oh were they GOOD!

Jim and I went out for breakfast Sunday at IHOP then went to Home Depot for red mulch. We went to the grocery store for baking soda for the pool and bought some gorgeous bedding plants.

Jim got the mulching done in all the beds Saturday except the red stuff. We got the red mulch for the little pathway of grasses in. It looks really good! I trimmed all the bushes into shape. We put in a few purple flowers too! It needs more flowers. We'll probably go back and get some in a bit. I had to get a porch mat my Christmas one was still out there. I bought a fairly plain one at Wal-mart. But at least I'm season appropriate.


Jim and I are went out to dinner last night for our 18th anniversary at Ellendale's. I met him up in Nashville. I got to wear my killer dress! With even better underwear... We had a lovely meal. Came home and had a lovely rated X night..... Next year I'm planning something BIG well at least for 20th one... I want to go to Venice so bad!


Courtney doesn't have to take any finals because of her grades, so she is out of school now. Guess summer is here! I see running the vacuum in her future...{EVIL LAUGHTER}

Only 166 Days to Halloween!

OMG! I've got to get the planning started!

The FIX is in...

My pool is almost usable! The Polaris is finally up and running! the motor for the pump is replaced. I just need to put about 5 pounds of baking soda in the pool to get the pH up or down any RIGHT according to the strips.

Now all I need is for the invisible fence dude to get back here and put the new box up.

Tomorrow is the big neighborhood garage sale. Hopefully we'll get rid of a bunch of junk and make some CASH! I got half of my embarrassing closet dug out and part of the guest room. Hopefully by next week I'll have them all cleared.

I got a bunch out of my closet that is WAY too big for me. Room to buy more stuff! LOL!

Jim is mulching the front of the house beds. It starting to look really good! now to find the right stone for the back...

The Fix is on going....