WOODPECKERS AND TURKEYS

Ok wow, this is new for me, typing in color!!! Hopefully it shows up on the background. Anyway Dave, I'm still on the Woodpecker story and am laughing my butt off!!! ( I wish) Because I remember back to Ramsey; Joda and I sharing the bedroom next to Mom and Dads-- the back one facing the pool. Ok, everyday dang Saturday and Sunday when we could sleep in (until 7:30, ha ha ha) the flippen thing would show up on the outside of our bedroom wall. What was it you called it??? Oh yeah, tump tump tump. I would either bang on the wall or open the window and it would fly away..... for about 15 seconds. It used to piss me off so bad because I really don't think Joda ever heard it. But she could hear me snoring.
Wow.
So anyway, on to the turkeys. Last week I was in the bedroom here on the computer and Jackson the Germain Short Hair Dog was barking ... and barking... and so on. Bruce (from here on out known as Bruno) was yelling for me to come outside. I ran out the patio door in our bedroom just in time to see two wild turkeys take off from the ground and land in our huge tree in our back yard. It was almost dark, closer to dark than light but it was so cool. They actually looked pretty skinny and tall but I guess thats how they look when they have their feathers out. So anyway, this was a real windy night but they stayed in that tree all night -- about 35 feet up in the air. This tree has got to be over 100 yrs old, so its got many more "trees" growing out of it!! Anyway it was the coolest thing. Bruno said they were still there when he was out in the morning with Lexi and Jackson, but they flew away as soon as the sun came up. (clouds that day). They were gone before I got up.... at 7am! (thats late for most working people, call me lazy).

Well Brunos ball team took second this last weekend in the tournament so he's pretty happy. This next weekend we have the first "real" tournament, the Dudley Early Bird. Its the first National qualifier, hopefuly they will do well. But this is the husband who retired from managing a year and a half ago... here we are. He can't get it out of his blood. Neither can I. We had Brent last weekend and had a real good time, he called tonight and wants to come again this weekend. Well we are busy Friday night and Bruces dad is going to be here Saturday and Sunday(plus the ball tournament) and at first I said no; then I realized how much we really do miss him and his hugs and all that and so he is going to come over Saturday as long as his Mom will be able to drop him off. He keeps talking about making sure he is "with us" for Mom's 4th of July thing and both "Johnston Christmas Parties". Anyway, I am rambling. Thanks for the responses to my last blog, you have ALL been there for me in ways you couldn't possibly imagine, ALL of you.
Love everyone,

Jeanie