You Go Girl!

Rachael Alexandra wins the Preakness! Link to NY Post story.

I can't find a copyright-free photo, but here's another link to Horsephotos.com with her winning the Kentucky Oaks.

Getting used to my new life..

So the daughter & her cowboy boyfriend have moved in; I had to go back to Boston for one more load Monday. The sperm donor (her "father") took most of the rest of her stuff Tuesday afternoon and she finished up Wednesday morning.

My computer now sits in a corner of my living room; speaking of which.....you know those crazy stories that pop up occasionally on the news about weird pack rat people who have to be rescued because their 74 cats have staring gnawing on their toes? And they have little 12" wide pathways thru all the crap  stacked to the ceilings  in their houses? My house looks like that now, kinda. Except for all the cats. But she did bring a fish tank home. I HATE fish in tanks.

But the boyfriend DID mow my lawn, unbidden, this week. SCORE!

Happy Mother's Day!

to all you muthas out there.

What did I get for Mother's Day, you ask?

Well, I got 3/4 of the lawn mowed.

And I made time for this:

Garden Grew- I've got 2 more flower blossoms on that lowest plant on the right, and then I'm 1/4 done with the whole design, and finished with page 5!

Last load of dorm stuff from Boston toomorrow, and then it's roomates for the summer. EEEKKK!

Look at These!

Strawberry cream filled, lime buttercream frosted, vanilla cupcakes (from scratch!):

There's 18 of them!

And Garden Grew:

I've gotten to the right side of the chart, but haven't completed Page 5. Best of plans, yada, yada, yada.

Second to last LOST on tonight.

TTFN

Last one today, I promise!

My brother:

He's a clown for the Shriners.

My daughter:

She's just a clown.

Actually, she had to ride that horse & lead the Harvard Lampoon 100th Anniversary parade thru Harvard Square the other night.

The horse is saying "WTF???"

Derby Recap:

I missed the Kentucky Oaks, which is, if I remember correctly, a fillies-only Kentucky Derby.

Watch this Youtube video and read the comments after:

Rachel Alexandra - Kentucky Oaks 2009

The rider who rode Rachel Alexandra went on to win the Derby the next day on Mine the Bird, a 50 to 1 shot. Mine the Bird won pulling away.

Spring Has Sprung!

My crabapple tree in all its glory:

Some kind of ornamental - dogwood maybe?: