Sunday, July 28, 2019

Our Strawberry Getaway and The Fair (Llamas, Alpacas and Grands...Oh my!)..and the Cisco Kid...


What a WONDERFUL
Strawberry Getaway!


Started with Cracker Barrel 
and trying a 
new hideaway
The Baymont

Which was nice
except for the fact
you needed crampons and a grappling hook
and other assorted climbing equipment
to reach the impossibly high bed

(when did they start doing this???)

"No...Honey...Go on without me...I'll base camp here and make Summit tomorrow..."

Seriously

And an electric eye for the hall lighting
that was a bit like
a Stalag
going off with bright lighting
at the hint of movement

"Ja, vee haff unauthorized movement in sector 19, Mein Fuhrer "

(helpful hint...gum over the sensor will stop this...temporarily)

The strawberry candle, massage lotion
strawberry daiquiris
and fresh strawberries with whipped cream
good cheese and crackers
and US (of course) 
Were this room's saving grace.

Spent the next day at 
The County Fair

Which had Llamas





and Alpaca


( aren't they the cutest thing ever???)

and 
my
Grand-daughters Kaylee and Hannah
 (and their two sisters)


A complete, but amazing, surprise!!!

(Natalyn, Jasmine, Kaylee and Hannah)

We ate our way through the fair.

Lemon shake-ups, Steak Tip Sandwiches with Mushroom, Onions and Cheese and  Elephant Ears.


Checked out the exhibits.


And hobnobbed with the Chicken Mascot!

Came home to pick with
(and nap with)
Sofi

It was a such a great time!

Later turning
Giz 
on to FRESH catnip.


Seriously Stoned Gizzy

She loved the stuff.
Going to plant her
her own container 
of it next year!

Tried a few
new things this week
as well

Remember how excited Burger King was
when they said they were bringing
                                                          us tacos!

What they showed us.


Except these are what you actually get







                              A smear of a refried bean/meat (maybe)
and spicy sauce
with the amount of lettuce and cheese you might 
be able to pinch between
your finger and thumb

And the meat and shell are deep-fried together

Billed at only 1.00
they aren't even worth that.

BLEAH.

I also tried
Hershey and Reese's new Mashup

The Hershey-Reese's Pieces Bar






This was as good
as Burger King Tacos
were
bad

Perfect flavor combination
and evenly distributed 
throughout
the bar

The only way to improve on this
is if it were made in
Dark Chocolate.

(hint...hint)

This Week's Movie

The Lion King




The CGI is Incredible.

You'll have to keep
reminding yourself
that everything
you are seeing
is created
in a computer.

This is a 
Masterpiece
of CGI.

This Week's Book



Another take
on thru-hiking
the
Appalachian Trail.

This time by
a woman
attempting 
to set the
record
for
speed-hiking
the trail

(...40-50 miles per day...)

I can understand
the whole setting
records and endurance
thing
but to be honest
it seemed like it was
no fun 
for her
or any of her hiking companions
more of a 
Forced March.

By the end of the book
I found myself not feeling
particularly happy for her
and just glad it was over.

Your mileage may vary.


Chris took his written 
part
of the Cisco Exam and 
"blew the doors off"

at 100%





And now has only to
complete the hands on part
on Monday to be
Cisco Certified

"That is the easy part, Mom!"

Woo Hoo!!!

So proud of him.

Before we get into 
the shit-storm
that was
Trump
 this week

I have to touch lightly
on the one 
that
literally 
happened here
Friday and Saturday.

Friday Night
is usually
Pizza and a Movie
night here.


Yes.
This would be the culprit.

Since I love veggie
and Sofi
loves the meat
Supreme
seems the obvious choice.

Not this weekend.

I have bought many DiGiorno pizzas
without ill effect
and Sofi and I have
shared many
with no problem.

Not this time.

(...and who even knew cats could get food poisoning???)

Long story short
both the cat
and I
ended up
with it

And all that entails.

To say it was horrible
would really be 

The Understatement
of the Year

(...still cleaning things and trying to get the smell out of the house...)

In the midst of it all
James saved me
by bringing 
Saltines and Sprite

Needless to say
I'm off pizza
for the foreseeable
future.

And the other shit-show???




Yeah.

We KNEW it was
bound to happen.

Mueller testified
on Wednesday
                                             

                                                   and Trump has been
tweeting his tiny
brain out since
Tuesday.

During the Congressional Hearing
Mueller was asked
point blank
about whether or not Trump was 
EXONERATED

(...answering NO...)

Asked point blank if Russia interfered with our elections

(...answering YES...)

Asked point blank if the report
 or events leading up to the investigation
was a WITCH HUNT or HOAX

(...NO...)

And asking point blank
if he believed on 10 different occasions Trump
obstructed justice

(...YES...)

So what does our
                                                  Pretender in Chief                   
immediately tweet???

Yeah...you guessed it.

No Obstruction.
No Collusion. 
Completely Exonerated.
Witch Hunt.
Hoax.

Basically the complete opposite
of what happened during the
hearings.

And when Elijah Cummings
decided there is more
than enough to start
Impeachment

(...being head of the OVERSIGHT Committee and all of that...)

Trump started tweeting frantically  
attacking
him too...
and Baltimore
and her people.


Impeachment or not
November 2020
couldn't come soon 
enough!


Only
470 Days
15 Hours
7 Minutes
and 14 Seconds.

But who is counting???



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