Rock Paradise

Okay I know that could be taken a few different ways, but it has to do with my little rock area off my deck. I am happy to announce that it is DONE!!! Little did I know when I started that "little" project that it would take so long!! I started doing the mortar yesterday morning and then it got too hot to be outside in the direct sun! So I started back up again this morning and stayed with it until I was finished, finito, done, phew!!! I think it looks pretty good, but then I am just a wee bit prejudiced as I did a lot of the work. MHH helped get the stones and even helped place the big ones and sand in a few, but I did the rest of the placing and then mortared them all!!! But I am so glad we did it. I really do like how it looks. Levi even put the chimnea down on one of the big rocks for me last night and moved a log stump that we had been using as decoration by the deck. I just keep thinking of more things we can do now with the rocks. But that will just have to wait for another time. Now it is on to finishing the livingroom. I'm kind of excited to get that done as it has been almost 9 or 10 months since we started that project.
Finishing projects is the name of the game this summer and fall. If we get them done, then I will start on new ones, but certain ones MUST get done first!!
On to other news in our little household.
Night before last I was needing a little me time, so I went for a drive. James and Jeremiah were watching a movie together so it was the perfect time!! I ran down to DQ and got an oreo cookie blizzard. MMMM....mighty fine!! It is always a toss up between that or a Raspberry Cheesequake. I love them both and on a hot evening ice cream is awesome!! Anyhow, I started driving around just looking at properties in the area that are for sell and also some of the new sub-divisions going up. When I returned home I was feeling much better and had my music up loud. Guy Penrod and the Gaither Vocal Band are so good. I can really get to praising when I am listening to them. Well I had parked but was still listening to the music when a head popped up over the wood fence. Levi smiled then down went his head. Pretty soon the gate opens and Becca ( his girlfriend) peeks out and smiles. Now this is just a little strange but not too much. But then they did it again. Hmmm...something is definitely up with them. I start wondering what's going on, but continue to wait for them to come to me. Finally, Becca comes out with Levi following. He says "Hi, Mommy!" (he calls me this when he has been up to something, otherwise I am mom!) Then he sticks out his tongue. Can you guess? Come on try! He finally did it...yep, he pierced his tongue. The little terd!!! I couldn't believe it. But wait it gets better. He didn't do it alone. Oh no his sweet little Becca got hers pierced too. She was worried I would be mad at her or think badly of her. I told her I wasn't. I mean come on they are both 20 this year so its their decision not mine! Well last night they were both feeling pretty sore. She was hurting enough that she finally had him take the post out. She asked if I'd ever really thought I'd wanted something and then when I finally got it realized it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Yep. Been there done that.
Levi still has his in and he will probably keep it. Be praying for him. I'm hoping he too will decide its not exactly what he really wants. He was pretty swollen and sore this morning! Pretty hard to eat when your tongue is swollen.
I can truly say I will never pierce that piece of my anatomy. James keeps teasing me and wanting me to get my belly button pierced, but I don't think that will happen. Told him he could pierce his!!