The excitment of life in the country...

I found this adventure that happened to Mama and I a several months ago. I wrote it down and just now came back across it and I thought I would share it with y'all.

The night was just like many others around my house. Mama and I were ready for bed but decided to read our wonderful book The Thorn by Beverly Lewis. Well we read longer than planned and about midnight my basset hound, Bessy Hulu started barking. I didn't think much about it because she likes to bark but then I realized that wasn't her normal bark. So I went to see what she was barking at and low and behold it was an armadillo. If y'all know anything about armadillos you know that you don't want them. I told Mama and then grab a flash light. Mama told me to keep track of it while she goes to get a hoe and shovel. So me and Bessy follow it to the back yard where Mama is waiting with our weapons. We take a swing at it with a shovel and hoe and squeal when it jumps a good foot or two in the air. I would like to say that it was a very stupid armadillo because I am pretty sure that if some one was hitting me I would go into the field and hide but, no it was almost like it wanted to die the way it kept so close to us. After a few more hits, jumps and squeals the armadillo runs to the front yard. Bessy and I follow it and I'm told not to lose it while my Mama goes back inside for a gun. Thank goodness Bessy was with me because I would have lost the thing several times without her barking and running along with it. Did y'all know that those little things can run extremely fast. It finally stopped to dig beside a tree nearly at the end of our long drive way so I held Bessy so she wouldn't chase it any more. Then here comes Mama with a gun, she took aim and pulled the trigger... nothing, she tried again still nothing. So she walked back to get a different  . Mama comes back with the new gun but now she cant see the armadillo because it moved into a big bush. She thinks she sees it and shoots. The gun fires thank goodness but she misses which bothered her because at the shooting range she shot better than my brother and a cop. Any ways we hear it scurry off in the opposite direction and decide to head back to the house upset that it was still alive.

So when I hear people say that there is nothing to do out here where I live I just chuckle to myself and think of all the adventures I have had. Hey that sounds like a new show 'Adventures in the Country' well at least it could be a new post for me.

  

Love,

     Dayna

Prepairing for a party...

 Today we prepared for my Auntie Ronda's 56th birthday party/graduation party. She got her masters in nursing. I am so proud of her and all her accomplishments. I think it is so amazing that he went back to college.

  It was one of those days that was wonderful but went by so fast.  I got up at 7am and mowed and then pulled weeds. That is not my cup of tea but it had to be done. Then I swept both porches and the side walk. Even if I don't really like doing that stuff I must say it is very gratifying when you can look at your yard and say 'wow that looks good and I did it'. Any how I showered, got dressed and then read some out of my amazing book The Courtship by Gilbert Moore. Now comes the fun part cooking. I made this divine salsa. I didn't really didn't follow a recipe but here is the gist of it.

1 can of corn
1 carrot grated
2 bell peppers (I used red and green but the color doesn't matter)
1 bunch of cilantro
caned or fresh jalapenos to taste
the juice of 1 lemon
2 mangoes
Mix chill and serve with chips.

I also made homemade pop corn. It was so good. My mama made peach smoothies which were very yummy. At the party we also had ice cream, a big fruit tray, and some other nibble foods. It was a great  party.

Some of my cousins and we played a game of uno, jumped on my trampoline, had relay races, and talked about prank calls and other silly stuff. We had a great time while all the adaults visited. Oh and playing flip the bacon or crack the egg with 5 people on a trampoline at one time can get painful I wouldn't advise it.

Well today was fun but I am tired and will be getting up at 4am to leave for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with mama, my brother James and his friend Jordan. But that is another story for another time.

Love,
     Dayna