If I were still a blogger I’d share my new love of fresh ginger and how it treats everything from nausea to joint pain; from allergies to flatulence. You really did want to know that, didn’t you? I’d tell you of my journey to the perfectly brewed mint/ginger/lemon balm tea. mmmmm tasty delicious.

After I told you of my dreams of becoming that slightly off smelling lady who wears the funky dresses and serves up odd teas to treat the neighborhood ailments then I’d move on to my newest non-dairy fudge frosting recipe. mmmm Even more tasty and delicious.

Then I could throw in a mommy post and tell you Charleigh got second place in the obstacle course or I could brag about Kaleb speaking in church a few weeks ago, or maybe tell you about Joshua’s latest cuteness. Maybe I could share the drama that ensued when the frog lost his toe. That was a good one.

I could offer Sami a belated birthday or tell Moriah thanks for the mother’s day card.

I could show you pictures from our visit to Wonderland Park and tell you all about our family getting to be in the new commercial.

I could write in detail the grueling steps of making an offer on a house today.

Maybe I could brag about how our small group is growing exponentially and is not only not small but quite large indeed.

I could tell you about the awesome things God is doing in our family/ church/ community/ world.

Perhaps I could link you to some great blogs or maybe bash Vista for a while.

I could tell you how I really believe that God made Sweet Basil just because he loves me.

I could write all kinds of things from the thought provoking to the mundane, from the humorous to the “who really cares” .

If I was a blogger I could write all those things.

But I honestly don’t care to blog any more. . .my domain name comes due for renewal in 7 days. I’m thinking about letting it go. I owe Amy for two years of hosting. I’m thinking about shutting it down. There is simply too much going on out here in the real world to take the time to come up with grammatically correct, properly written, generally quite trivial updates. As you can see from the lines above, I’m just not interested in editing and coding. In fact I’m going to post this ramble right now, just as it is.

Events of the day are as follows:

Rotary Pancake Breakfast from 7:00-9:00 am in New Fair Bldg. $3 donation.
Country Store-open 9:00 am with Old Timer’s Coffee!
Flower Show in Chevy Bldg

Quilt Show-open from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm.
SFT Daze Parade begins at 10:30.
Antique Car Show at City Park (after parade) from 11:30-3:30.

Free Hot Dogs & Cokes at Moore’s parking lot after Time Capsule opening!
Hamburger Feed following parade at St. Paul’s UMC. Donation of $5 for meal.
World Championship Posthole Digging Contest at 1:00, City Park area with trophies & cash prizes-men & women & children divisions.
Texas Peddle Tractor Pull for children at 1:00, City Park area.
Turtle Races at 2:30 at tennis courts. Bring your own turtle, prizes.

Gold Dig for children begins at 2:00, same area.
Dinosaur Bone Toss for Kids of all ages begins at 2:45, same area. Categories: Ages 3-7; Ages 8-11; Ages 11-17 & 18-Adult. Prizes given!
Golf Scramble at 4:00 pm at BC Gold Course, with $10 entry fee plus green fee for non-members, cash prizes.

BCHS Alumni Dinner at 7:00 pm at BC Elementary cafeteria. Catered by Gayler Chuckwagon & catering, $12 for adults & $6 for children. Bring lawn chairs!

Western Dance from 9:00 to 1:00 at New Fair Bldg. Advanced tickets $5, $6 at door. Music by South Plains College Music students!

For more info on other “daze” activities and sponsor info check out the Cimarron County Chamber Website

This is what they’d found

A little over a week later, another unwelcome friend found his way to our front porch.
Here he is as we wait for Grandpa to rescue us again.

These aren’t our first snake adventures, here are a few from last year:

Fried Modem and Slithering Snakes

Oatmeal cookies and Ophidophobia