tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post2769712493789940207..comments2024-03-26T19:09:09.890-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: Thanks, Y'allDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-25918442685326672942013-07-08T16:25:42.165-05:002013-07-08T16:25:42.165-05:00Yes, yes, I live in Hell. Or southwest Missouri. S...Yes, yes, I live in Hell. Or southwest Missouri. Sometimes the same thing. 80% of homes in Missouri have brown recluse spiders in them. The other 20% just haven't seen a spider yet.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-45298482576245319262013-07-08T12:03:43.224-05:002013-07-08T12:03:43.224-05:00ACK aren't Recluses deadly?! Where do you live...ACK aren't Recluses deadly?! Where do you live?! HELL?!<br /><br />Oddly, I was going to suggest adoption in my comment, but felt it may be taken as... creepy... lol BUT now that you mention it...<br /><br />I almost left the same comment as well, about leaving empty handed! What the... I always feel "obligated" for some unknown reason to buy something (anything!) if visiting one. I've just gotten to the point of training myself this Summer to avoid succumbing to that feeling. So far I've been semi-successful!<br /><br />Prep the spare room!<br /><br />Actually mention of a recluse spider preeeeeeetty much puts the kibosh on that I think ;-)<br /><br />Well played...Jakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069266783997777691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-63985582500620360022013-07-05T15:49:54.623-05:002013-07-05T15:49:54.623-05:00The snake thing just about did her in (it wasn'...The snake thing just about did her in (it wasn't like I was thrilled with it, either). She just now came screaming up the stairs to announce that an ENORMOUS BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER was crawling on the downstairs bathroom floor. Naturally, by the time I got down there, it was long gone. (It's lurking, somewhere - won't be the last time we see that little fucker.)<br /><br />We had a terrific girl trip. The two of us have a lot of fun together. It makes me sad that you don't have that with your family. Should I adopt you?<br /><br />Parallel parking with an audience is no easy feat. SO glad I pulled it off! <br /><br />I have a little trouble with used clothes, too. I usually just look for stuff for my husband and son, because men's used clothes are in much better shape than women's are. I don't like garage sales, though, because I feel bad stopping at someone's sale and leaving empty handed if I don't find something I want or need. Because it's like I have rejected their stuff as not good enough for me.<br /><br />Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-81986702878281102562013-07-03T17:40:38.418-05:002013-07-03T17:40:38.418-05:00Nashville eh? By now you are back home tucked away...Nashville eh? By now you are back home tucked away from... eh... prowling (slithering?)... yea slithering snakes!<br /><br />It's awesome you had such a great time and you can arrange to spend some mother daughter time like that. A lot of families don't do that enough, if at all *coughcoughlikeminecoughcough*<br /><br />I thought the root beer story was hilarious, your daughter rocks^^, but I bet you are correct she may be a bit more hesitant to go on those dangerous walks you like to take.<br /><br />"Come with me daughter! There is only a 65% chance you will be bitten by a snake! Huzzah!"<br /><br />I may be jealous of your driving abilities. Parallel parking isn't my strong suit and I hate almost all downtown parking... In fact, I pretty much avoid downtown(s) at all costs. Forget it. Pass. No thanks!<br /><br />LOVE thrift stores, but I avoid buying clothing. Something about it creeps me out. It's best I just stay out of them because a lot of times I see things that I think I will want/need and really I don't. At least it's cheap(er) than if I got them elsewhere? Okay, I love garage sales too. Hmm... come to think of it I've bought clothing from a garage sale (though usually not for myself) and odds they haven't been washed or have something ucky about them is about 100fold compared to a thrift shop. Interesting.<br /><br />Anyhow, rambling time is over. Appreciate and love your friends and spend time with them when you can :)<br /><br />Hope you've been having a good week and have a fun 4th/weekend!<br /><br />Jak at <a href="http://crytonchronicles.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Cryton Chronicles</a> & <a href="http://dreamsintheshadeofink.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Dreams in the Shade of Ink</a>Jakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069266783997777691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-36253973276221384802013-07-03T11:26:08.366-05:002013-07-03T11:26:08.366-05:00I am SO looking forward to getting him in the tieI am SO looking forward to getting him in the tieDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-24948016746755557522013-07-03T11:03:17.957-05:002013-07-03T11:03:17.957-05:00I have to agree: the best part about this whole po...I have to agree: the best part about this whole post is the tie for Pete. He will be soooo happy to wear it (looking forward to the picture you will post, after which I'm sure one of my snarky labs will have something to say....)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993538503291293036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-42291639241549507712013-07-03T08:49:44.504-05:002013-07-03T08:49:44.504-05:00I can't even begin to tell you how excited HE ...I can't even begin to tell you how excited HE is about it.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-47346586699231897602013-07-03T01:29:53.759-05:002013-07-03T01:29:53.759-05:00I like the whole list but I must admit my favorite...I like the whole list but I must admit my favorite part is that you bought your cat a tie. So awesome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-80200282732004107812013-07-01T23:08:43.368-05:002013-07-01T23:08:43.368-05:00Thank you, Natalia! You are too kind!Thank you, Natalia! You are too kind!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-568856191947155282013-07-01T20:01:21.841-05:002013-07-01T20:01:21.841-05:00Friends are always a good thing, glad you have goo...Friends are always a good thing, glad you have good ones. Love the picture! you two look amazing!Sophia’s unique worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871588010855494774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-83021747503034915312013-07-01T16:33:57.466-05:002013-07-01T16:33:57.466-05:00Thank, Miriam! We're having a terrific time! W...Thank, Miriam! We're having a terrific time! Well, other than the snake incident. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-51492417455523511472013-07-01T16:32:58.559-05:002013-07-01T16:32:58.559-05:00Thanks! Yeah, had I been any closer to that snake,...Thanks! Yeah, had I been any closer to that snake, the walk would have been over. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-77802580192523703132013-07-01T14:27:06.175-05:002013-07-01T14:27:06.175-05:00Looks like you are enjoying your vacation. Kudos o...Looks like you are enjoying your vacation. Kudos on your parking skills and sense of direction, both of which I lack. Have a great couple of days. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330028533959117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-38209807839182300122013-07-01T10:35:35.558-05:002013-07-01T10:35:35.558-05:00Snakes .. ugh my skin is crawling and I'm thou...Snakes .. ugh my skin is crawling and I'm thousand of miles away. I would have cancelled my walk right away. I'm so scared of snakes.<br />I still can't drive so parallel parking is not a skill I possess. <br />I love thrift stores - although the ones we have here sell more rubbish than anything else.<br /><br />Love the pic of you and your daughter. Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay..Soulz Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657461302745155858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-20094287028014750882013-06-30T23:30:54.797-05:002013-06-30T23:30:54.797-05:00Thank you, Janine! Funny thing, I had to retake my...Thank you, Janine! Funny thing, I had to retake my driver's test a few years ago (long story that I really should blog about) and I couldn't parallel park to save my soul. I guess the important thing is to be able to do it when it is vitally necessary, which I can!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-75681822182145485882013-06-30T22:13:12.534-05:002013-06-30T22:13:12.534-05:00Wonderful things to be thankful for and truly love...Wonderful things to be thankful for and truly loved the picture of you and your daughter. And the perfect parallel park is an art form, which sounds like you have it down pat!!Janine Huldiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226958154244023407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-80265391688034858132013-06-30T12:32:59.586-05:002013-06-30T12:32:59.586-05:00Ahh, yes, they are!Ahh, yes, they are!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-32185073632173164042013-06-30T12:32:43.973-05:002013-06-30T12:32:43.973-05:00Not being facetious at all. I really do have a fab...Not being facetious at all. I really do have a fab sense of direction. It sometimes require that I talk to myself out loud while driving and make some daredevil moves, but I can get there! <br /><br />In my opinion, any smart snake wouldn't be ON that path, with all the bicycles, foot traffic, dogs, etc. As big as he was, and as fast as those bicycles were going, he would have had quite a story about an angry god flying over the handlebars of the shining wheels of fire if he had gotten hit!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-8754237179397916342013-06-30T12:27:28.380-05:002013-06-30T12:27:28.380-05:00She's gifted and she's blonde. Sometimes, ...She's gifted and she's blonde. Sometimes, they conflict. <br /><br />You are welcome to come see the water moccasins any time you would like. We also have black snakes that can be 7 feet long and copperheads. Round them all up and take them home with you! Please!<br /><br />Nashville is tricky to navigate when you LIVE here, and I haven't done so in 20 years. You have to be able to imagine it from a bird's eye view to get anywhere. Midwesterners are much more sensible with their city planning of streets.<br /><br />And thank YOU for hosting such a fun weekly hop! There's always something to be thankful for!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-23645757693357275862013-06-30T12:21:39.324-05:002013-06-30T12:21:39.324-05:001,2,3: You know it! 4: It really defies words how ...1,2,3: You know it! 4: It really defies words how really stellar it was. 5, 10: Why, thanks! 6: Well, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree. 8: Something to keep in mind if I ever visit Indy. 9: That snake could have swallowed a small dog.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-60990446297585737142013-06-30T11:17:35.728-05:002013-06-30T11:17:35.728-05:00Good friends and comfortable places are always a g...Good friends and comfortable places are always a good thing to be thankful for. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132842741629844770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-59008443447011646192013-06-30T10:57:38.468-05:002013-06-30T10:57:38.468-05:00"I am thankful for my fabulous sense of direc..."I am thankful for my fabulous sense of direction" I trust you are not making fun (of your sense of direction) as it is one of the more fun things I do in the car in daylight hours. The whole bubsiness of picking the correct turn and despite the howls of protest..."plug in the GPS!!! it will tell you the way to go' when I turn the last turn and I am at the place I set out to get to.... damn! good feeling.<br /><br />fun list... (I suspect the snake will return home that night and add to the (snake people's) mythology of 'shining wheels of fire' crossing the sky and the angry gods who followed. lol clarkhttp://wakefielddoctrine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-67093236473375174962013-06-30T08:55:49.361-05:002013-06-30T08:55:49.361-05:00I adored the drink-switch story! What a hoot :) Hu...I adored the drink-switch story! What a hoot :) Husby often does that to me with cups of tea (he has sugar, I don't, but he can't tell when he has the wrong one. I can).<br /><br />The water moccasin sounds like a fascinating beast to have come across! I would totally be back there at every opportunity to try to see it again! So cool. <br /><br />Nashville sounds like a tough place for an outsider to navigate, though I expect the whole of the UK is hard work for anyone who's used to a grid system (something apparently invented after we finished building roads). <br /><br />Thanks so much for linking up with us - I hope you have an awesome time when you're away and find many more than ten things to be thankful for.Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-69539571894966735342013-06-30T08:00:55.110-05:002013-06-30T08:00:55.110-05:001,2,3: Good friends are always a thing for which t...1,2,3: Good friends are always a thing for which to be thankful, regardless of when you met them. 4. Go you! Can't say I'm stellar at it. Fairly good, perhaps. 5. Beautiful photo! 6. I love it when my kids do something like that. Too bad I'm usually the one doing it, so everyone laughs at my expense. 8. Indy is set up the same way. Don't be hatin. 9. Ew! Otherwise, sounds like a lovely place to walk. 10. Have a great time!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.com