Happy Random Tueday

 

Belated Happy Labor Day to those of us in the US.  Labor Day celebrates the social and economic contributions of the American worker.  It usually indicates the end of summer and start of school, but here in Texas, school started two weeks ago.  When I was growing up, school started the day after Labor Day, which back then was also the day after the Jerry Lewis Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association . 

Does anyone still know what a telethon is? Or who Jerry Lewis is?  He was an amazing person!

  I was fortunate to work two years on answering phones during the telethon, not at the location where Jerry Lewis was, but a local site they were using for regional phone callers.  

Summer isn't over here by a long shot!  We'll still be in the 90's or pretty close to it for a while.  I'm just hoping we don't have any hurricanes this month!  My birthday is in September, and I remember spending my 40th birthday in a crummy hotel in Port Lavaca with my husband, 4 kids, and a dog when Hurricane Rita threatened the Texas Gulf Coast.  Fingers crossed - no hurricane!

I concur.  This is needed!

Hahahaha!

Accurate!

I miss my sweet Kitty Cat so much!

I would read that!

We'd all be skinny around here if this were the case!

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Fun Photos

 Lake Tahoe last week.

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Happy Random Tuesday

 It's been a while, but I feel it coming on.  That tickle in my throat is undeniable.  Can you tell when you're getting sick? 

Thankfully it happened after our trip to Lake Tahoe, which was amazing, and before my trip to see my daughter and go to Pinners Conference for our third time.  Really looking forward to that! But first, where to go in a few weeks?  I'm open to suggestions!

Moving right along...

Which leads me to this one...

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Thursday Thirteen

 I would not describe myself as having a green thumb AT ALL.  But my husband and I have been trying to keep some plants alive for a long while.  Some are dying, and a few are thriving.  These are the plants:

Amaryllis (pictured)

Jalapeno

Cilantro

Ivy

Cactus

Basil

Orchid (pictured above)

Asparagus Fern

Elephant Ear

Sago Palm

Ficus

Dracaena

Philodendron

What plants are you trying to keep alive?  Or does it come naturally for you?

 Let me know in the comments.  Share any secrets you have!

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Happy Random Tuesday

 I'm gonna go hit the sack after I write this post.  I suppose everyone knows that "hit the sack" as well as "hit the hay" both mean going to bed to sleep.  But do you know why those expressions are mainstream?

One theory is that sheets were cut from items such as burlap bags and grain bags (sacks).  Hit the hay could mean sleeping in the barn where a farmer's hay was stored, but it also referred to mattresses that were stuffed with hay.  Regardless of meaning then, we know what it means now.  But hitting the sack does not always equal sleep.  In fact, more often than not, it's a struggle to get to sleep no matter how tired I am.  You, too?

And if not for insomnia jeopardy, reading is often the culprit.

Sometimes the Internet gets the best of me.

Here's hoping we can all sleep tonight!  Please visit my friends at Happy Tuesday and Random Tuesday Thoughts.