BAM - The Garden

Pictures don't do it justice. All the hard work over the past 3 years is paying off this year. Now it's time to start working on the parts of the yard that are bare.

The coral bells are from The Gardener's grandparents' yard.

BAM - Blooms from the Yard!

BAM - Spring 2011

It's been a long, long while since The Gardener and The Golfer posted. The Gardener wanted to let everyone know that TGA and TGO are still kickin' and so is their yard.

BAM - The Dog Would Not Cooperate

BAM - Happy Birthday Birdie!

Happy Birthday to Birdie who turned two on November 23! His favorite part of the birthday celebration? The musical card The Karate Kid gave him...he opened and shut in a hundred times to hear Alvin and the Chipmunks singing Funkytown. This Thanksgiving, RoRo and The Gardener are thankful the batteries on that card will be kaput within 24 hours. :-)



































Isi is often found doing this.












Little Boy, Big Gift!





What a difference two years makes!

BAM - November Birthdays!

Louise turned 95 this year! The Gardener and Gab hosted an open house at the nursing home with the tallest chocolate cake ever and juice. Many folks stopped by and new friends were made. Louise really wanted a poker party (she uses poker winnings to get her hair done) which The Gardener and Gab are organizing for some January fun.













Louise thought a long time about her birthday wish and due to TGA struggling with the camera Louise ended up with three birthday wishes, one for each time TGA and Gab made her blow the candles out. Her first wish was for a 96th birthday, the second was for money, she didn't share the third though TGA could take some guesses.


































Louise with our new friend, Mr. Ed Torres.

The Gardener's dear friend J shares a birthday with Weezie. Several years ago The Gardener and J started the tradition of birthday lunch at The Bristol on J's birthday....how blessed they are the tradition continues....another year to celebrate J and another year of friendship!

There's another special November birthday right around the corner....hint: TWEET TWEET!!!

BAM - Halloween

Guess who is going to be a lion for Halloween?

BAM - Birds in the Backyard

The Gardener and The Golfer have enjoyed many beautiful birds in the back yard and garden this year; hummingbirds, a pair of yellow finches, and the cutest Birdie of all.....














As you can see, Birdie wasn't too sure about The Big Pool and that tear was fairly constant during his splash time. What a cutie!

BAM - The Big Move

The Gardener recently spent ten days in Texas helping Lady Rainbow with The Big Move. BONUS: time with The Mimis. Here's a great snapshot of The Mimis when The Gardener took them to Johnny Rockets for dinner.

BAM - Flowers and First Harvest, 2010

BAM - Valley of Fire, Nevada May 2010

BAM - The Kindle

The Golfer gifted The Gardener with a Kindle last Christmas. It is one of those electronic reader, device thingies that Oprah stated would be the next fabulous thing! As a kind of/sort of reader, TGA was honestly only luke warm but...oh how a few months can change things! How fabulous was it to go to Mexico with just one slim electronic gadget versus hauling 3 books on a plane? PERFECT!

The most recent read has been OPEN, Andre Agassi's autobiography and it's a MUST READ! Seriously, a perfectly beautiful Memorial Day weekend offered The Gardener extended time to 'do her thang' with a shovel, dirt and some flowers, but TGA could not put this book down. Andre is wide open in OPEN. Read it...it will be a life changer for you.

The Spring Garden

The Difference of a Few Days

March 21, 2010

April 10, 2010

BAM - Super Bowl

Cutest Colts fan ever!

BAM - Mexico

We did it - zip lined in Mexico. Mucho beuno fun!

BAM - The Annual Bake-Off

Today marked the annual Christmas season BAKE-OFF! Millie's Mom joined The Gardener in the kitchen this year. The Golfer provided back-up support as did The Executive Chef. The EC was *amazing* and baked and baked while in town for a Thanksgiving visit. Those goodies came out of the freezer this morning and were delivered this evening along with items baked today. Chocolate stars and cherries were very popular this year!

Sticking with tradition, The Gardner does the baking and assembly, The Golfer handles delivery. First delivery this year was to John and Diana across the street. Diana said to The Golfer "Where's your Santa hat?" so he pulled it off The Incredible Hulk in the Man's Den and donned it for future deliveries.

Thanks to Millie's Mom and The Executive Chef for all of their help this year. This event takes a lot to pull off, especially for someone not so great it the kitchen. When the Gardener was growing up, The Executive Chef always made treats and delivered them to the neighbors and she made it look so easy and enjoyable. This is HARD WORK! The Gardener needs tomorrow off from work!

BAM - The Karate Kid

Last Saturday night The Karate Kid stayed over and boy were he and The Gardener busy! He helped TGa wrap Christmas presents and he picked out all the bows! He also did a puzzle with TGa and specifically asked that the photo be posted in that place "where everyone looks at pictures". He may have meant a blog, he may have meant Facebook but one thing is for sure, TGa promised she would do it. Here it is! RoRo - please make sure he sees this posting!

BAM - Update on The Fighter

The Fighter got great news last week....no cancer in the bone marrow! While normally this would be cause for a celebratory cartwheel, The Gardener is still recovering from the July 4th cartwheel. The Fighter is just that.......a FIGHTER!!! Love you J!

BAM - Guess who turned 1?

Long time, no post. Busy living our fabulous lives filled with ordinary advenures. Lots to post but of most importance, GUESS WHO HAD A BIRTHDAY? None other than that little guy who gets most of the attention on this blog, Birdman!!!!

Since Birdie doesn't eat real food yet (still has a feeding tube along with oral feeds), to celebrate his birthday, RoRo arranged to have her Dad (a minister) christen Birdie in their home. Much

to The Gardener's disappointment, this event was missed by TG&TG because of a trip to Phoenix booked over the summer many months prior to this being scheduled. A return the Monday before Thanksgiving created big issues in getting on an earlier flight. With all that being said, the pictures from the event are wonderful and here's one to share. Birdie is wearing the same outfit The Karate Kid wore when he was dedicated at church, love the tradition. The Gardener is very much looking forward to celebrating with Birdie, just as soon as this cold/sinus issue/whatever it is goes away.

IS THIS ONE CUTE MIRACLE OR WHAT?!