Cleaning ~ Farmer ~ Movie

I have been on a cleaning spree in the basement - finally.  I have a pile of things for my church garage sale later this month, I recycle what I can and then end up throwing a lot of things out.  I have boxes of items I inherited when my uncle died (Mom's brother) and I found out that a HUGE box of empty shoe boxes had been moved to my house in 1999 - really?!  That will definitely be recycled :)

Butler's behind is doing good now that he has 8 staples in it :)  I think the staples will come out later this week - as in I get to borrow the staple remover tool from my vet and take the staples out myself...

Today was an antique show in Valley Junction and I went to it after church.  I was kind of looking for a plant stand for the back yard and this is what I found.  I think it's kind of cute.

I now think of myself as a farmer - I bought a tomato plant and strawberry plant from WalMart and we'll see how they do.

Last night I went to Lowe's to buy a push mower - old style that has the rotating blade that is powered by ... me.  I thought it might be nice to have one of them when the grass isn't real long - but it was a little harder to do than I thought.  I was so proud of myself putting it together - the handle - and then realized I didn't tighten the nuts good enough (by hand) when the handle started to pop off the mower as I was mowing.  I couldn't find one of the washers that had come off so this morning on my way to church I stopped at True Value to get a washer and some locking nuts.  Now I need to find Mike's rachet (sp?) so I can get the nuts on good and tight.

I also saw these cute little catcus at Lowe's and finally figured out what to do with the colorful M&M's cups I had bought a couple of weeks ago.  I think these little guys look pretty cute on my enclosed front porch.

I didn't cut back my butterfly bush this spring so it has grown taller than me.  I talked to Earl May and know that after the first frost I should cut this down to around 12 inches for next year.

My red hibiscus really had some beautiful blooms the other day - enjoy.

A friend and I saw "Men In Black 3" yesterday and it was a really good movie.  My first 3D experience and that was interesting wearing the 3D glasses over my lineless bifocals.  It was pretty funny for the two of us when one of the minor characters appears in a scene and he reminded us of a co-worker that she works with and I used to work with.  As she leans toward me, she says, "It's Davis" while I lean toward her and say, "Scootie" at the same time.

After the movie we headed to Orange Leaf - my first experience.  Get your own yogurt - and many flavors to pick from.  Then put on any toppings you want.  The kicker is that you pay by the weight...  But it was a good $5.00 worth of nummy.