Battle of the bees...

Question: how many cans of hornet spray does it take to kill a nest of bees living in a hot tub?

Answer: a lot

Cheese, please.

How is it possible that I can think we "may need" Parmesan cheese every time I go to the grocery store?! Is it age-related forgetfulness or my never-ending love of cheese? I don't know. But one thing I do know is that we're having Parmesan tonight.

(Tom and I did this with nutmeg for awhile. We had at least 4 jars of it. I see a theme.)

Squirrel, oh Squirrel

A friend texted me this picture today (thank you, Ceci) - it was just too funny not to post! 
Enjoy! (especially my fellow yogis)

Why Tom shouldn't leave for the weekend.

Spider in water glass by bed - GROSS!  (way too close to my head to leave it there all night)

Melissa puts book over glass to trap spider.
Taps spider off side of glass (ick factor already pretty high here).
Attempts to throw spider in toilet.
Spider hangs on and dangles in web.
Melissa freaks out, drops glass.
Spider floats on water, glass shattered (cannot flush spider due to broken glass).
Tries to drown spider with many MANY glasses of water (from new glass) unsuccessfully.
Spider triumphs and still lives.
Eventually, gets fly swatter, swats water (toilet water flies all over bathroom).
Spider Dies.
Tom returns home to this scene.

Summer Visitor

Well, like clockwork, Lucy has the inevitable giardia and clostridium bacteria again. It's her summer visitor every year.

Due to her requiring a bland diet of rice and hamburger, It's also one of the few things that has this vegetarian cooking meat in our kitchen (besides Tom's breakfast bacon, of course). Do you think she knows it's for her? I think so.

Bye bye birdie...

Remains from Guinness' first kill of the season. Late start this year, she must be getting old.

Happy Monday, or is it Sunday again?

First, I'd like to say Happy Memorial Day to all of those who have faithfully served our country and gave their lives to make world a better place to live.  Thank you Thank you Thank you.

Yesterday, I asked Tom how long I have to wait until I talk to him about our next vacation.  He said a few weeks.  I failed to wait that long...  I'm thinking maybe Montserrat - the Carribean island that was decimated by a volcano back in 1995.  It is quiet, out of the way, a few scattered bed and breakfasts and few tourists.  It sounds perfect!  There's nothing quite like an island vacation - no pressure to move around a lot, hot days, muggy nights - lots of sun, sand, snorkeling and exploring.  We can just pick one hotel and stay all week, beautiful.  I think September would be a good time to visit.  :)

Enjoy the last day of the long weekend, back to the ol' grind tomorrow, ugh...

Melissa