a little green and can you do generic ?

I'm still playing "green week"

and I've decided if you really want to feel

"springy"

~

GREEN

is the color

*

the group that is playing has filled a flickr pool

with green

and

if you need a breath of fresh air

come and see us

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TOTALLY DIFFERENT SUBJECT AHEAD

~

I've noticed lately that even with the economic crisis

I still have to have certain products that I just can't replace with a cheaper version

~

I can go generic or store brand with

prescriptions

ibuprofen

cold medicine

mayonnaise

and

hamburger buns

BUT

that's about it

and

I'm wondering if I should feel bad about this

?

Since I love

TARGET

I've gotten pretty good at buying the archer farms goodies

and

actually they have the best potato chips ever in my opinion

{kettle cooked}

but

I can't give up

bounty paper towel

cottonelle toilet paper

puffs kleenex

colgate toothpaste

and

heinz ketchup

~

when I was in Target the other day

I came home and told my husband that I can't afford to have my period anymore

he threw an m&m at me and laughed

~

the tampons that I ALWAYS buy are playtex

now priced at $7.29

WHAT

?

the target version of the same thing was

$4 and something

so I actually stood there

reading the back of the boxes comparing the pictures of what the tampons looked like

to see how close they were to each other

and

I decided that if I can't buy generic ketchup

I'm sure as hell not going to buy generic tampons

EVER

there are limits a woman has to have and I just found another one of mine

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I'm ready...

to lay on our porch

with nothing on my mind

relaxing to the sounds of the birds

thinking about how blue the sky is here in the country

hoping that the phone doesn't ring

watching the grasses in the prairie bend in the wind

seeing the smile on my husband's face

eating fresh baked cookies

while

waiting for the deer to walk up our drive way

and

look us with those eyes that say

"welcome back"

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maybe a can of whoop-ass....

or this big stick

?

what happened last night

jason

?

melissa~molly

make up your mind already

~

women can't be treated like that

hearts can't be broken like that

you of all people should know that

~

I like you

I really like you

we all fell in love with you after deanna broke your heart

and

now I see that nasty heart breaking virus found you

too

~

but

I don't judge others

or their hearts

because I don't want anyone judging me or mine

~

so I can only hope and pray that you're happy

that your son is happy

that your life is happy

~

and

no matter what

you and those half naked women did make for some great television drama

that we all watched

every week without fail

and

really

isn't that what it's all about

?

can you feel it?

spring is just around the corner

so I've been told

{although under my breath I'm still bitching out winter}

and

to help myself

appreciate what's coming in a few weeks

I'm shooting

GREEN

and

playing over here

~~~~~

oops

camera lovers don't panic and think there's a new way to actually take pictures

that's going to help save our planet

the way taking your own shopping bags to the grocery store does

{hint hint}

nope

we're just all finding things

green

~

taking pictures

and

hopefully lifting our "living in antartica hearts" out of the sludge of winter

and

into the tender warmth of spring

"I feel my boots trying to leave the ground, I feel my heart pumping hard. I want
to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be
improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing
as though I had wings"
~mary oliver~

martha and mildred~part 2

"SHUSH"
"heads up everyone"

"especially you mildred"

"I think that woman from yesterday is back"
"come on martha....RUN....let's go see if she kept her promise"

"SLOW UP girls....I think you need to let us big burly boys check things out first"

"I know she looks sweet and everything, but it's only 16 degrees out here today and I don't care what any of you think, she's nuts to be out here on a frigid day like today"

"oh shut up already boys, you're giving me a headache"

"SEE"

"she's got her camera and look that hubby of hers has a box of something"

"it says NILLA WAFERS"

"no stinkin bread crumbs for us"

"what are nilla wafers"
?

"cripes, I thought mildred could be difficult to be around

but you boys have turned this feeding into a cluster-duck"

"martha, that's a cluster-fuck"

"mildred let me set things straight here for you"

"if you're a duck for beak's sake, it's a cluster-duck"

"only if you're a human with a camera and you take your life in your hands feeding ducks like us when we're starving, then it's a cluster-fuck....got it?"

"thanks lady with the nice hubby for the wonderful afternoon treat"

"but cripes you had to take one step just a little too close and scare the crap out of us

and

when that happens we take off and show you how cool we look when we fly

because we know that you like shit like that"

at least they were whispering.....

"hey you guys, quiet...I hear someone coming and if it's another photographer

for cripes sake, I hope she has bread crumbs for us"

"yep, just like I thought....what is it with these people....they walk down here
with a camera and an attitude
like we should enjoy their company as much as they enjoy ours
yet they bring absolutely nothing for us to eat
and I don't know about you martha
but I'm getting tired of this crap"

"oh shut up already mildred and dance for the nice camera lady"
"she didn't even know we'd be here today and she looks really nice and if you'd just shut up long enough to let her get a few pictures, I know she'll bring more food than we can ever eat the next time she stops by"
*
guess where I'm going back to tomorrow
?

can you see me now ?

If you really looked at me

you'd see

~that I'm not always as brave as I seem

~that I never wear jewelry of any kind while I'm inside my house

~that I can't go anywhere ever without lip balm or chapstick

~that I always want the underdog to win

~that my patience level for pretty much everything is too low

~that I'm a hugger

~that I try to get away with things like sneaking sophie into hotel rooms of

hotels that have a no dog policy

~that I can seem very demanding

~that the tone of my voice can be taken wrong and feelings can get crushed

~that I'm very organized and can always find the things that everyone

else thought were long lost

~that I eat the same flavored breakfast bar every morning

~that I would do pretty much anything for you if you asked me to help you

~that I love little furry animals of any kind even field mice

~that moving so many times has made me who I am today and I often wonder

who I'd be if I had stayed in one place

~that I loved being pregnant

~that I'm really picky when it comes to buying shoes

~that I don't wear socks with tennis shoes

~that I love make-up even though I don't wear much at all

~that I'm obsessed this season with the bachelor

~that I'm also obsessed with american idol

~that besides my hubby I only have one other best friend that I could call on for anything

~that I love wearing my bath robe

~that I still like paying my bills by writing checks

~that if someone writes a check ahead of me in line instead of using a debit card

I about go through the roof

~that I always say "excuse me" to anyone I walk in front of

~that I'm very picky when it comes to bed pillows

~that I don't make my bed every day with all the decorative pillows and comforter

unless company is coming over

~that I live with an "everything happens for a reason" attitude always

~that I have gotten really good at throwing things away

~that I love clean sheets

~that I love towels right out of the dryer

~that I can't carry a tune but sing loudly all the time to the music I love

~that I love vintage cottagey interior design

~that I want a cottage in florida

~that even though I hate grocery shopping

I love whole foods and trader joes

~that I'm wearing invisalign

~~~~~

you'd have to spend years to really know me but I thought you might enjoy these

little tid-bits

or

I bored you to death and you're long gone and already onto the next blog

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