I Got Tagged!!!

WOW…“Rory” (although upon further investigation I realize this is just a pseudonym) over at Time Out for Mom just passed along my very first blog tag/award!  THANKS…I think *wink*

Here’s the drill:

1.      Post the rules.

2.      Name five of your most fabulous moments, either in real life or in the blogosphere.

3.      Name five things you love.

4.      Name five things you hate.

5.      Pass the ribbon on to five other bloggers. (Leave a comment to notify them of their win.)

Just so ya know…here’s how I feel:

5 of my Most Fabulous Moments:

1.      Getting my driver’s license. *Cue music*  “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf from Easy Rider

2.      Jumping out of a plane. Yes.I.did.

3.      Getting married.  Stop laughing!  After all this did lead to number 4…

4.      Having the boys.  

5.      Turning 50 translated to the "Year of Di"

5 Things I Love:

1.      Family & Friends

2.      Laughing & a Sense of Humour

3.      Vacations & Having Fun

4.      Wining & Dining

5.   Wining & Wining

5 Things I Hate:

1.      Bugs

2.      Dieting

3.      Housecleaning

4.      Trying on Bathing Suits

5.      Hot Flashes

Tag You’re IT…5 Fabulous Bloggers:

I must admit to only recently revealing my birth-given name (Diane) in the blogosphere. While I do consider myself to be quite the detective, I do not want to be known as a stalker so some of the names listed below have been changed to protect the innocent. Do pop over and check out their blogs.

1.      Stasha at  The good life

2.      Bridget at  Twinisms

3.      “Elise” at  Raising ASD Kids

4.     "ChaCHA" at  Riding the Crazy Train: Diary of a Delirious Mom

5.      Robbie at  Fractured Family Ties

Gotta go and TAG my victims Winners!  Have a great weekend!!!

Summer "Fun"...Taking out the Garbage

Monday was July 2nd so that meant the start of “Summer Fun” for Riley. First up on the agenda…taking out the garbage and as you can imagine R was most excited…NOT!

<--- Just so ya know our garbage does not resemble this at all!  

The entire time R muttered “I will be grumpy”. This is not to be confused with “I will be cranky”. Although similar and at times interchangeable there is a subtle difference in that grumpy means he is “miserable or not happy” and cranky means he is “irritable or annoyed”.  

I watched as G handed R the bag of garbage and they headed outside. I looked out the window and could see R muttering away. Thankfully I could not hear him. I could see him looking to see if I was watching so I gave him an animated, double thumbs up!!!  He looked quite pleased with himself, had a slight smile on his face and gave me a quick thumbs up back.   

Living on the coast and by the mountains, we are no strangers to raccoons and bears. In order to deter said wildlife we store our cans in this very secure plastic storage bin. 

Raccoons can be very resourceful.  So for this reason we use a carabiner clip to secure the plastic storage bin. We discovered this only infuriated the bears when we found the storage bin torn apart and garbage scattered all over the driveway. FYI...these particular clips are also not Riley-friendly.

Next you have to contend with the lid and its scientifically-designed hinge system. Unfortunately there is a slight flaw in the design as it will easily lock into place in the open position however closing takes the patience of Job and the touch of a safe-cracker. G wisely chose to demonstrate as opposed to hands-on training for the first go around. 

Upon gaining access to the inner sanctum, R now must deal with the possibility of sensory overload. 
Note to self: show R how to breathe through his mouth.






Bag 1...complete!  Mission accomplished without meltdown.  First attempt considered a success!  Woooo-hooo!!!