Life Through the Eyes of my Scattered Brian

 One week ago, Wed. evening that blue black demon wasp got me. I never in my life seen anything swell like that within seconds of impact. FYI - as a child a bee would get me from  time to time, usually cause this ole girl disliked wearing shoes outside. I was not stung again till my early 20s and a wasp got me. No reaction. Ten yrs or so ago a hornet, got me and there was little swelling, red and itching. Now to jump back to today, apparently, I have developed a allergic reaction to stings. But isn't that a given as we age, our system changes. Things that might not have been an issue yrs ago, turn to become one? So now, after this, I will be dodging  critters with stingers when I go out. The funny thing, I had noticed this yr was that not only would the blood suckers find me when I went out, flies, gnats, ants,  but bees and wasps seemed to want to  swam me. NO....I do not wear sweet scents or anything when going out and I do  shower so I don't stink. You k...

 On Wednesday my family had addition, enter the world. Actually, two additions. My Uncle Jerry, is now a Great,  Great Grandpa. Making my cousin Kathy, a Great Granny again. This is her third and these two are actually brothers to the  girl already here, that made Kathy a great the first time. Two boys. Congrats to Collyn, his wife (parents) Kathy and Kenny (greats) Wendi and Joey (grands) and Uncle Jerry (the best). Now, look at this man and tell me  he looks like a great, great grandpa? No, he does not to me. Moving on.... This pic was taken back after I  retired, about ten years ago. These are my partners in crime, Deborah, Cindy and I. The three of us were the secretaries of  the Medicare Fraud Unit of  the  Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.  We met for lunch the day this pic was  taken. Matter of fact, we have met several times over the years.  This coming Friday we will be meeting again  for lunch, stories, laughs and th...

I pulled in the driveway the other day and saw this beauty flying around  my Cosmos. I was hard clicking a pic because  the beauty was all over those flowers. When I went to Hermitage for Mikes honoring of life, I decided to bounce between the homes I lived in. My childhood home, I moved into this home at the amazing of age of 6. I did not move out till I was 20. However, after the loss of my mom, I  bought my brothers out of their portion and  moved back. Problem, more house then I needed, too big to keep up, 50 some odd years old and things were starting to go wrong. Yard was a killer. And no matter what I did, I could not make this home mine, it  was always going to be mom's home. Between the move from the childhood home, I moved across town where I lived in an apartment. I was pregnant, married, and did not like it. I needed to be close to home. lol I also rented two duplexs and  a home. Then my ex and I bought this home, our first home. 1100 sq. foot, ...