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http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/golf-tee-times/teetime.asp?course=1614456

Facinating isn't it? It's a link to a cheap tee times around Cumberland County Tennessee.

Again, 3 days since my last post... what have I been doing that I haven't had 20 minutes to sit at the computer and write something? Not that I've really had much to say...

TOL's birthday at Viewpointe with wine tasting and a culinary demonstration was exceptional. The chef was amazing, and the place is going to be a major tourist attraction as soon as it's a bit more completed. We had a great time, however, due to my Designated Driver status as pretty much all wine has been giving me a lovely allergic reaction... the 1/2 glass that I had resulted in minor face swelling and redness. Fun. It just makes me uncomfortable to be around people when I'm like that. Although I *feel* fine, some people stare, and it freaks me out. I cut the night a little short, but had an awesome time and would totally recommend it for a group of people that want to do something different...

There was another *issue* at the ladies 18 hole league on Friday afternoon. Seriously, some people are so greedy and petty... they want and take but don't give, offer or sympathize, let alone use logic or impartial judgement. I was seriously about 2 minutes away from quitting... but I realize that this league's disharmonious (is that a word?) existence is a challenge. It will get better, and I'll play a part in making it a fun league... so far, not so much...

I've been working for wine over at my sister's place. They simply do not have the time (and when they do, they want to do something fun, who can blame them?) to do yard work, so I've been pulling weeds, (never, never, never plant raspberry plants ever!) raking, cleaning, hosing, sweeping, and soon I'll be digging and whacking. I've now in my possession 2 bottles of Summer Sun (my favorite wine! of which I have not opened although the devil in me put it in the fridge yesterday afternoon... why would I do that when I'm taking it to TN?) and a nice Gewurztraminer (uh, yes I had to look up that spelling) that the wine man recommended... by the way, I thought the Riesling at Viewpointe was awesome...

Kiki and I leave for TN in less than a week. I'm pretty excited as I haven't been there since November, and although there will be a lot of maintenance stuff to do, I know we'll have a great time... I hope to golf well at Tansi! Arg!

How many pair of shoes do you have? Out of those pairs, how many do you wear more than a few times a year?
Submitted by fightinggale.

Including 3 pairs of golf spikes, 1 pair of fake Crocs, and 1 pair of gardening shoes, I have a total of about 16. I'd say there are about 6 pairs that I don't wear more than a few times a year. My oldest pair are from 1995 and are mint condition Bass (sort of) hikers, green and orange, yeah baby!

Good God I had fun last night. It worked out that I was able to golf with Kiks and TOK. We played that crazy game again, and again Kiks didn't fare too well, but for some reason the stars were aligned and I golfed fairly well, (could have done much better too, but freakin' TOK shot a 3 above par 39... and this ain't no easy course!) and just had a pile of fun in general...

Very much looking forward to:

- The interactive culinary demonstration, wine pairing and winery tour on Friday night in honour of TOL's b-day.  

- Golfing this Thursday and Friday

- Leaving for TN next Friday

- The drive-in hopefully for Indiana Jones... wink wink.

- Eating (I'm hungry whatelseisnew)

So,

Life's good...

What fictional character do you relate to most and why?

The first character that comes to mind is Scout from the novel, 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. Although she was much more intelligent than I was at her age, her innocence and simple sense of right and wrong brought me back to my childhood.

I:

- Went on a Big Big Walk with the pooch

- Put up my mom's canopy cover... not a big deal, but it looks better

- Fixed the leak in pond AGAIN! That's the third time for the record

- Played in the garden, moved 2 planters, pulled weeks, planted Black Eyed Susans, tomorrow Lavender...

- Sent and received numerous emails regarding the ladies 18 hole league

- Cancelled invite for Wednesday due to celebratory festivities at Viewpointe on Friday

- Have not celebrated Cinco de Mayo in the least, sadly...

- Caught a few minutes of Tom Cruise on Oprah, and was a little disturbed by all the ass kissing, but I do think he is a nice guy...

- Talked to my mom, MomG, Sister, BMW, KT, Billy, someone at Sutton Creek, the dog, and had messages from Sarah, and Gosfieldtel

- Heard many lawnmowers running

- Almost hit a squirrel

- Hung up wind chimes

- Briefly considered drinking heavily for no reason

And that's about it...

Yesterday was the home opener fun golf scramble and fun it was! I had such a great time... We were rained out after 12 holes. My team was always joking around, we golfed well, (uh, not so much me, but Debbie A kicked ass...) there was a big table of crazy ladies fooling around, the boys had a good time, the drinks were flowing, (I was a good girl, for once...) the boys came back here and did manly things liked watched a fight, played poker and ordered pizza, the food at the course was amazing, and my face still hurts from laughing... I wish I remembered my camera!

Days like that are what life is about.

Septimus Heap Book One: Magyk Low Price CD (Septimus Heap)

By Angie Sage. This book is about a wizard family that experience all types of crazy adventures. I found it to be an easy, enjoyable, and compelling read, and yes, you can guarantee that the author read very carefully all of the Harry Potter books... however...

I would recommend this book for those who enjoyed the HP series, especially kids under the age of 13. This book had great flow, and I really did like it. It was much better than the 'Artemis Fowl' novels I've read, but not quite as special as the HP books...

Yesterday I ended up taking the pooch on an Incredibly Long Walk. We walked into Cottam, down the Belle River Road to the 'secret' park. I swear to God that most of the residents of Cottam have no idea that this place even exists! It is hidden between two very small subdivisions, (like 25 houses in the one, and 100 houses in the other...). I've been there dozens of times and have seen people there maybe twice. Crazy. I think that we walked almost 7 kms, as we also strolled around the field that is next to the secret park. Very nice, but a little chilly!

So, about change... my 18 hole golf league, whereby I am the Very Important Co-Captain, (although I do very little, as it is run by a Very Organized Captain) starts on Friday... so when am I going to clean the house? Oh, I know, Thursdays! I realized this at about 8pm last night, and therefore had to go grocery shopping on a Wednesday! Crazy! I hope my OCD-ish ways can handle it!

Tonight I golf with TOK (weather permitting) then off to SuprT's although one of her kids has a health issue of which I'm unsure... so that may get scratched...

Saturday should be uber fun as it is the home opener tournament at Sutton Creek, and somehow I've managed to be on the team with the owners of the club and president. It's not what you think.. these people are so far from stuffy and self important it's unbelievable. It will be the funnest foursome ever! (Can you tell I've been with my 13 year old niece lately?)

So, more about change... I'm thinking here from BMW's blog now... I guess when some people are unhappy (whether they realize it or not) they attempt (however accurate or genuine) to manifest qualities within themselves that they admire in others... when making other people aware of these new found virtues, (after 8 glasses of wine...) incredibly enough, it comes off with quite the opposite of the desired effect... they look like hypocrites, show-offs, braggarts, followers, phonies, and completely insincere... it's quite sad really, especially when children have to endure the wrath of the parent's newly formed morality... ugh... some people!   

Rereading my post on Monday regarding things that need to be done, I realize that I was in one of those 'Wah' moods where I didn't want to do anything, yet felt restless and bad for not accomplishing anything but making whine.

I actually ended up cleaning the car. Windex, paper towels, a vacuum, 2 cloths, Amour-all, Leather cleaner and conditioner, and a lint (dog hair) remover. It's done.

I also took the dog for a Fairly Big Walk. Because of Billy I've discovered a good walk to be had without getting in the car and driving... A little less than a kilometre away is a dirt road that connects our pretty busy road to the very busy by-pass, (oh and it's completely desolate service road which runs parallel). The road runs for just about 1.5 kms. Because this is the only dirt road that comes off the bypass, and it is flanked on each side by paved roads, it's deserted and I can let the pooch go. Very nice.

I cleaned out the AreoGarden. That was a very simple, quick job. I'll use it again in the fall when the fresh herb supply in the garden is dwindling (I've never spelled that word in my life..)

Yesterday I took poochy for a a little walk, played with my mom's dogs, as she is gone stateside again, did laundry, dishes, and made a metric tonne of mac and cheese. You can decide how healthy this dish is, when making it (it has to be worth my time) it takes 2 pounds of uncooked pasta, almost a pound of butter, 1 litre of milk, and 3, yes, 3 pounds of cheese. I can hear my arteries clogging and my cellulite growing exponentially...

Billy cut the grass for the first time this year last night, and it looks great!

Last night was the first night of the golf league and there was only 4 of us! Geez! It was a beautiful night, and thankfully I golfed okay... The Other Kim (TOK) brought this card game and it was so much fun! Mean! Vicious! And I got a free beer out of the deal.

So today? I'm just hanging out... Still a little too cool to a) fix the minor leak in the pond, b) plant the garden or c) plant the greenhouse. Life's good...