Suzi Strauss

We have a new pet out in the front yard, we have been invaded by a six foot black snake that has taken up residence in our front yard. A couple of years ago we had another bigger black snake in the same spot in the yard, I picked up the first one and it drug the ground on both ends, it must of been eight feet long, this new one is smaller and it is not afraid of us at all. It may of been a pet that was let go because it got to big or the kids lost interest. I do not mind the snake it eats moles and mice so it is welcome to our yard.

Over the next few days there will be so many places to see music played it will boggle the mind. The CMA Music Festival is this week as well as the big concert at Bonnaroo, today it is rumored that Jimmy Buffett will be at Bonnaroo this Saturday. It would almost be worth the mess and the huge ticket price to see him and Bruce Sprinsteen. I am glad that I am not going the wait to get in is several hours and they search you and your car most of the time, a big hassle for sure.

My kids love baseball and they play every chance they get. In the back yard or on a team they do not care. So for our summer trip this year I am taking them to see a real live major league baseball game in Atlanta, I do not like the Braves it is just the closest team with a fan friendly start time for this trip. I know the kids will have a great time and so will I, I love baseball too. This will be a very fun trip for us and I can not wait till July for the trip to be here. My husband and I went on our first date to a baseball game and it has been in a sweet spot in my heart ever since then.

We bought some frozen lasagna the other day and I had forgotten how bad those things taste. To make it up to my family this week I am going to make homemade lasagna. That way we can get the horrible taste out of our mouths and get to enjoy some good tasting food. I think who ever invented frozen lasagna is nuts to say the least, it does not taste good and it is not that cheap, the good stuff does not cost much more and it is so much better. I have to make it up to my family for my mistake last week.

I see that congress has blocked the Presidents plan to close the base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. I say close it and send the terrorists to a prison in the Atric then they would be happy to be on a beach in Cuba where it is never cold, the sun shines almost all of the time. I for one am tired of providing comfort to people who want to kill all Americans, give them a nice warm grave and do away with anyone who hates us that much.