Etowah, second page

Here we're walking towards the mound.. (walk towards the light, i mean, the mound, no! the light. yeah.) Its a pretty long walk and they have bermuda grass grown to show you where to go. (I thought the 70ft tall mounds would show me, but whatever!) Pretty interesting.
I'm closing my eyes and trying *real hard* to imagine like the sign said. Nope. Don't see it. You'll have to recreate the entire civilization for me. I'm more of a "visual" person.
Yeah, its as long as it looks. Whew.
 

Etowah Indian Mounds

This is inside the main building..the only building.. and I thought these were cool. The whole place was, in fact, it was icy. They have great air-conditioning.


This is the ditch that goes around the entire area. The picture here is of the widest area and I wanted to run up and down the hills, but the sign said no.
 

My kitty. Name him!

This is the cat I want to keep. He's ugly with bug-eyes. I love him. And he kicks ass too. Sandy/Simba's ass to be specific. Go get him, Tiger! (I'm not naming him Tiger. That was just to be funny. Laugh now.)
Dixie is on patrol. Any kittens in her way? There better not be.
Awwwww....... there he is. They've all moved to the basement stairs. He's curling up with the other cat-who-has-no-name. Or home. Someone take him, please.
 

Deerlick, contd.

I think theres a four picture limit for each post. Anyway, here Gavin brings out the first aid kit. We're about to go for a walk, and Celeste is distributing rum (bottomleft). The best way to prevent accidents is to take the kit. A hill! Of rocks! Its so much fun!!!
 

Deerlick...for astronomy geeks! (i'm not one of them)

In the directions, they say that the camp is about 20 yards past SG-1. This, clearly, is the Star Gate. Hot. No breeze. Humid. I'm staying in the shade!
Gareth takes over the grill. The whole kitchen for that matter. Good thing he can cook!
We bought everyone a hat at the "Bi-Lo". They were $3 a piece, and I tried to haggle for $2 each. It didn't work. It never does.....
 

Pinestraw!

Pine bark nuggets. (but i'm really just showing off my roses:)
Pine straw on a hill. You can see a pine cone in the middle.
Up close pine straw!
Pine straw bales! 

Kittens!

The Kitten Stampede! All I have to do is walk in the room saying "kiiiiiitieeeeees" and out they run. (They live under the bed) They love to play now, and they're starting to "fight" each other.
I set food out so they could learn how to eat. They don't quite have the hang of it yet.

This one is Sandy. (you happy now?) His new owners have named him Simba, but he can't go until he learns how to eat real food. And how to stop giving me puppy dog eyes, because that will only force me to keep him. But I won't. 

The Hill of Doom....and thats just half of it!

This is the right side of the hill. What you see planted is $150 worth of shrubbery. I'm gonna run out of money, like tomorrow.
Here is more to the left. The dirt is already starting to slide down, so we figure the best bet is to plant up high, and work our way down. But we'll run out of money before that happens.
This is the tallest part. The entire thing goes all the way behind the house. We won't even talk about the sod. Donations, anyone? 

Hot Mom!

 

The rest of Mothers Day.

Annika slowly carries both boxes through the mall. Here we pose. And I always look bewildered. Never noticed it before. But why not.
What AM I gonna do with all that junk inside that trunk?
Gavin wanted a bear for himself. He was still holding out hope that the rabbit was his until the bitter end. He even named him Peter. Ah well, next time big guy.
 

Mothers Day!

We go to Build-A-Bear Workshop for Mothers Day. They picked a rabbit for me and a bear for Nanna. Annika helps stuff the bear.
Here they give them and air bath. I think this was their favorite part. Callan is VERY serious about his fun.
Whoosh! Annika's hair is blown in the process.
 

We always wear the appropriate safety gear

Callan and I think its a great idea to wear goggles and slide down the stairs on container lids. I'm a bit too heavy for them, so I opt for the moon shoes.