tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post6045631402766629664..comments2024-03-26T19:09:09.890-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: Thankful for the Land that I Love and Other StuffDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-44156566565650001862014-07-07T23:50:57.599-05:002014-07-07T23:50:57.599-05:00Wow, what an All-American 4th of July. The crowd ...Wow, what an All-American 4th of July. The crowd is perfectly dressed for it. Miss Liberty is a real American Beauty. There were boats, fireworks, at least one person who was inadequately supervised for the fire power he was wielding, and chicken (granted normally the chicken is fried, but still!)<br />Happy 4th~MayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-17167260110928196082014-07-07T10:51:41.888-05:002014-07-07T10:51:41.888-05:00I love those impromptu "star parent" mom...I love those impromptu "star parent" moments. They are so fleeting and so wonderful to capture in a TToT post to be immortalized on the WWW. Maybe I'll be able to find the "proof" and show it to my kids when I'm a grandma. LOL What a cute namesake chick. I have a mental disconnect between having a garden and working a garden, and having chickens and "keeping chickens." One day, I might take the dirty plunge. Glad the firework didn't do too much damage. Blessings~Divorce Diabeteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542709293098713455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-72359472874144806422014-07-06T23:54:20.342-05:002014-07-06T23:54:20.342-05:00Were you a Hogan's Heroes fan??? I hear Sgt. ...Were you a Hogan's Heroes fan??? I hear Sgt. Schultz. ;) <br /><br />Miss Liberty was/is stinking cute!!!@dkotuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395598913393994830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-36761020997385953092014-07-06T23:17:56.722-05:002014-07-06T23:17:56.722-05:00Can't believe those two babies from 2006 are g...Can't believe those two babies from 2006 are going to be sophomores in high school this fall! <br /><br />I have discovered that, while I cannot feel pain, I can feel itch. Starting to itch.<br /><br />I am so excited about Daisy Dillon! I hope she proves to be a good chicken, laying eggs and all, and smart enough to evade the coons.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-71124083360256972332014-07-06T23:15:40.429-05:002014-07-06T23:15:40.429-05:00Wouldn't want to live anywhere else.Wouldn't want to live anywhere else.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-37844217857591327282014-07-06T20:04:26.068-05:002014-07-06T20:04:26.068-05:00Your local community celebrations for July 4 look ...Your local community celebrations for July 4 look wonderful - and I love the comparison from 2006 to 2014. I can very much tell they are the same flag bearer and Miss Liberty.<br /><br />Yay for painless sunburns! And the chicken story is awesome. Hi Daisy Dillon! - LouiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-29885767010321431352014-07-06T14:22:45.198-05:002014-07-06T14:22:45.198-05:00I'm also thankful to be an American. Not in a ...I'm also thankful to be an American. Not in a patriotic way (cause I'm not really) but you're right, it's a lovely place to live. Happy 4th!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324818041311929440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-53283034852946292952014-07-06T14:20:02.661-05:002014-07-06T14:20:02.661-05:00My husband keeps trying to tell me the snake was h...My husband keeps trying to tell me the snake was hardly more than a big worm, but I'm not buying it. We have 3 cats to keep the rodents at bay; NO NEED FOR YOU SNAKES, SO GO AWAY.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-59402099875464803132014-07-06T14:12:59.946-05:002014-07-06T14:12:59.946-05:00Love that bitty snake. I love them when they are b...Love that bitty snake. I love them when they are bitty. As adults not so much. But I would love to have a huge harmless black snake living under our house to keep the rodents at bay. And ditto the comments about Aunt Mary and the chicken. Awesome photo. Jamie Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464973297373372882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-68978583096786441992014-07-05T21:13:23.043-05:002014-07-05T21:13:23.043-05:00Well, Daisy was short and a little broad, so there...Well, Daisy was short and a little broad, so there's a similarity there.<br />The snake story is horrific at best.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-539796686504859672014-07-05T21:12:17.415-05:002014-07-05T21:12:17.415-05:00See, I always wanted to help someone with my blog,...See, I always wanted to help someone with my blog, and now your nurse had breadsticks to take to her picnic. <br />I would really like to see you dressed like my great aunt Daisy and holding a chicken. My mom said my great aunt said the chicken used to roost at night on the back of a dining room chair, and they spread paper under her to catch her poo.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-61920073052015548012014-07-05T21:03:05.232-05:002014-07-05T21:03:05.232-05:00I think spray sunscreen is fine for reapplications...I think spray sunscreen is fine for reapplications, but I always make everyone lather up with the real lotion before we start out. Which is fine unless your kids leave the real lotion at home where they were putting it on before they left the house.<br />They've been doing this flag raising for 50 years, and it is a fantastic tradition. Usually they find a cub scout to help with the flag raising, like in the picture of my daughter and my friend's son from 2006. <br />I knew it was Canada Day on July 1, but didn't know you got fireworks out of it, too. They don't sell fireworks in Canada? And you don't have trouble taking them over the border from the US?Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-43342523202084525612014-07-05T20:59:17.758-05:002014-07-05T20:59:17.758-05:00Thanks, Sarah! Me, too! She was a fun one!Thanks, Sarah! Me, too! She was a fun one!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-41155295262057737372014-07-05T20:58:23.051-05:002014-07-05T20:58:23.051-05:00Thanks, Michelle! I'm sure Daisy Dillon is goi...Thanks, Michelle! I'm sure Daisy Dillon is going to give you a peep peep back!<br />Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-7275404938583922382014-07-05T20:57:29.177-05:002014-07-05T20:57:29.177-05:00Probably not, but she would have loved it! Probably not, but she would have loved it! Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-77938634970825237622014-07-05T19:30:41.798-05:002014-07-05T19:30:41.798-05:00Thanks! I think the 4th and Thanksgiving are such ...Thanks! I think the 4th and Thanksgiving are such wonderful American holidays! <br />I got to spend a few days alone in a hotel in NYC for the only time since I've been married and had kids (meaning 21 years) and it was awesome! Didn't have to think about getting up and cleaning something and could just enjoy the solitude!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-74570040772840022442014-07-05T19:21:30.879-05:002014-07-05T19:21:30.879-05:00Very exciting to find a $50 unused gift card! Whee...Very exciting to find a $50 unused gift card! Wheeee!<br />Isn't that an awesome picture? I can only guess that she was about 12.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-18399351739529534712014-07-05T19:20:36.455-05:002014-07-05T19:20:36.455-05:00This burn is a beaut! So glad I can't feel it....This burn is a beaut! So glad I can't feel it. Who says there are no silver linings with breast cancer? :)<br />Pete was my big, fat baby until Ruby came along. He's 26 pounds of snarl and hiss right now.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-79678405008817934732014-07-05T19:17:26.996-05:002014-07-05T19:17:26.996-05:00I am not a fan of gooseberries, but my mother sure...I am not a fan of gooseberries, but my mother sure is! Feel free to send me enough for a pie for her :)<br />Hope you've gotten some rest and enjoyed your holiday!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-14124894830210559292014-07-05T19:15:00.843-05:002014-07-05T19:15:00.843-05:00We are so far, so good on #8. In my dad's defe...We are so far, so good on #8. In my dad's defense, the boat did not have any lights turned on, and they are required to. Doesn't help that my dad's vision is crap.<br />Poor old Pete! Really wish he'd get over it.We have such a nice time together when he's not snarling and hissing!<br />I wish you could be here for our neighborhood's 4th celebration! It is so stinkin' patriotic!<br />One of the boys in the picture was acting like he didn't want his picture taken (mostly joking, the one with the mop of curly hair). I told him I had changed his diaper and he'd do what I told him to do!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-11264920252465388502014-07-05T19:08:55.445-05:002014-07-05T19:08:55.445-05:00We started celebrating the evening before, because...We started celebrating the evening before, because our town has a big celebration the day and night of the 4th, and we can see the fireworks from our house. In fact, they set them off from a hill about 1/4 mile from our house. <br />The sunscreen fiasco was because my kids took the sunscreen out of the bag and used it at home, then left it there. I was stuck with the spray on kind, which I consider only good for reapplications.<br />Enjoy your weekend! Happy 4th!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-40531115067482845632014-07-05T19:05:43.447-05:002014-07-05T19:05:43.447-05:00I never knew that photo existed, then my brother p...I never knew that photo existed, then my brother posted it on my facebook status.<br />Can't feel a thing! Best sunburn EVAH! I had to use the spray kind because my kids left the bottle of sunscreen (the normal kind) in the dining room, where they stood to put it on before they left.<br />Wasn't she just presh in that picture? So serious!<br />Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-91209497352286883142014-07-05T19:00:12.026-05:002014-07-05T19:00:12.026-05:00YES, EVERYONE WEARS RED, WHITE AND BLUE! It's ...YES, EVERYONE WEARS RED, WHITE AND BLUE! It's like an ugly Christmas sweater party, only the patriotic version. And the older people who have been coming to this party for 50 years (seriously, it's been going on 50 years) have been wearing the same stuff for years. And they aren't kidding about it! Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-84324114020294828882014-07-05T18:55:13.295-05:002014-07-05T18:55:13.295-05:00You were SO CLOSE, Lisa! Romi beat you by a few mi...You were SO CLOSE, Lisa! Romi beat you by a few minutes. <br />Nothing to be thankful for when it comes to that snake, except that it was dead.<br />I love our 3rd of July tradition! The kids were preschoolers when we started. They are 19, 18, 15, 15, and 11 now.<br />Wasn't she a darling Miss Liberty? She was very excited because we bought her an outfit at Old Navy just to be Miss Liberty.<br />I don't know how I managed to hide out in my own home for two hours with everyone home, but I did it!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-88686627764142313902014-07-05T18:51:40.733-05:002014-07-05T18:51:40.733-05:00Thank you, Romi! Daisy Dillon is going to have qui...Thank you, Romi! Daisy Dillon is going to have quite a fan club!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.com