Reading, seeing and hearing Part 3

[Grammyof2]

I'm Back!!!!! Did you miss me?????

What a wonderful excursion we had to the north. Our Canadian neighbors were warm and welcoming The weather was beautiful but I was easily confused , what else is new, when it came to temperature readings. I swear one night it got to 17. I thought I might need a parka, but a sweater was just fine.

Thought I might share some pictures from our trip. Since we all know I am challenged in that area I will just say here they are. I haven't taken a photography course and wrote any essays so the pictures should be considered amateur

In reviewing the pics it seems I had alot of water whatever.....

Niagara Falls is breathtaking and awesome

They gave you these cute shoes to wear when you walked under the falls and we got to keep them. Guess I will be wearing them in October

I loved the fact that there was always a rainbow

Here we are in the required Maid of the Mist photo looking wet!!!!!!!!!!!!

My night photos are not my best work, but it was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

This was taken when they 1st increased security at the border. There were a few close calls before border patrol allowed moi in They let John in carrying all my junk That cracked even me up!!!!

It was a wonderful and relaxing trip. We ate way to much and I drank lots and lots of Canadian coffee. Thanks for all the tips I recieved from the northern Maelstromers. Although I didn't have any actual sightings, I did my best to do a shoutout at every corner.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Fabulous pics, Grammy, glad you had a great trip!

 

[yetanotherjen]

I thought this might be informative and entertaining....

Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "have" them, you "PITCH" them.

Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess" and we ain't given our secrets away to no Yankees

Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."

Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" (spoken dreckly) is - as in: "Going to town, be back directly." The Cornish also know this secret, but th'ain't tellin' either.

Even Southern babies know that "gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.

All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.

Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin’!

Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.

Only a Southerner, both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.

No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.

A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.

Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't do "queues", we do "lines"; and when we're "in line," we talk to everybody!

Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them---- yellow or white.

Every Southerner knows tomatoes with egg’s, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.

When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!

Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.

And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way.

To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by our Southerness:
Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning.

Bless your heart! And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a Second Language!

And last but certainly not least, for those that are NOT born Southern but have lived here for a long, long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I ain't originally from the South, but I got here as fast as I could."

 

[sheridac]

Ha!!!

My friend Brenda (who is coming with me in Oct) just emailed me the following:



This could be us...

WHEN GIRLS DRINK TOO MUCH............

1. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE OUR PURSE IS.

2. WE BELIEVE THAT DANCING WITH OUR ARMS OVERHEAD AND WIGGLING OUR BUTT WHILE YELLING "WOO-HOO!" IS TRULY THE SEXIEST DANCE MOVE AROUND.

3. WE'VE SUDDENLY DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO KICK SOMEONE'S BUTT (ok, it didn't say butt, I censored!!) AND HONESTLY BELIEVE WE COULD DO IT.

4. IN OUR LAST TRIP TO PEE, WE REALIZE THAT WE NOW LOOK MORE LIKE A HOMELESS HOOKER THAN THE GODDESS WE WERE JUST FOUR HOURS AGO


Of course my response was:

1) Ok, yeah, that could be me!!! Except, I normally would hand it off to whatever man was in our group, so while I may not exactly know WHERE it is, I know SOMEONE has it!!!!

2) I would NEVER yell woo hoo!!!! Ok, well, maybe I have, but I do still think it can be sexy if done right.

3) I could do it, and would do it, if need be, too much drink or not makes no nevermind to me!!!

4) Uh, no. This would NOT happen to me!!!! Not in this, or ANY OTHER lifetime!!!!!

 

[yetanotherjen]

Look I found a picture of Lou at Rock 'N' Roller Coaster

 

[Shelby5514]

Grammy~ Welcome Home! DH and I last visited the falls in 1994 at his cousins wedding. I've got our Maid of the Mist/Attack of the Recycle People photo's around here somewhere...but we didn't get those fancy shoes! Those are snazzy! Make sure you wear those with your fanny pack in Oct.

 

[HaleyB]

Lou was in Epicot today.
I'm just sadin'

Link to LLPTRB

 

[HaleyB]

Is anyone else spending time reading the "Post your food pictures here" thread??? Yum yum yum.

Ok off to make dinner.


it is DED here today.

Is everybody getting into planning mode? I sure am.

 

[HaleyB]

Hey Chris, who brings a purse out drinking???
Lipstick, DL, and CC in my pocket, and I am good to go.

 

[latoberg]

Okay, I hide under a rock for a few days and ya'll get all crazy.

Ain't no way I am goin' to subject anyone to any Monty. As a semi-pacifist , I do not believe in actually causing harm to people. Any Monty would be an act of horrible proportion on innocent human souls.

Midwestern chowder/squirrel chowder = that's burgoo folks .

Well the bergs are back from the family. It was a nice relaxing 48 hours away. Course we were with dre's family. If it had been the berg family it would have been a MUCH different experience.


- anti-Flag pixie dust

 

[HaleyB]

- anti-Flag pixie dust

FLAG!!!

Where is your edit?

 

[latoberg]

FLAG!!!

Where is your edit?

Perfection precludes the need for edits.

 

[HaleyB]

Perfection precludes the need for edits.

I see, you misunderstand the purpose of edits.

 

[sheridac]

Hey Chris, who brings a purse out drinking???
Lipstick, DL, and CC in my pocket, and I am good to go.

Haley~

I NEVER leave home without a purse. Although in certain situations it may be a teeny-tiny one. It's still a purse!!

Last edited by Shelby5514 : Today at 05:18 PM. Reason: Sher~ Don't forget to flip over...don't wanna burn your butt...or lack thereof...

Shell-bee!!! I have perfected the art of Sher flipping, don't you worry!!!!

 

[HaleyB]

Chris!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



















flag

 

[sheridac]

Lacto!!!!!


You are FLAGGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[javamom]

Yes, hubby and I have been salivating over the food thread... yummm!

 

[HaleyB]

Last edited by sheridac : Today at 07:38 PM. Reason: Haley!!! I did edit!!!! And, no, no pm's???

4 minutes late. PM were your excuse last time

 

[HaleyB]

Ok, fine, 4 minutes is not really that long.

 

[sheridac]

4 minutes late. PM were your excuse last time

Oh, gotcha.

No, but Grammy was yakking (sorry yak!!) in my ear!