Beach 2009

Here are a few pictures of our beach trip this week. We went to Panama City, FL and stayed from Tuesday through Saturday.

This was right when we got there on our balcony.

Johnny always finds the best shells. He found these at night!

Callie was very upset because we couldn't find the "tiny tiny crab"

Could not wait for morning to start digging.

Bailey was having the best time...singing to the top of her lungs and rolling in the sand.

This was Wednesday. Bailey really is turning into a little fish.

Callie did not want to get off the steps.

A little rest time after a long day swimming.

Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum

Pier Park - Bailey went Extreme!!!

Pier Park

Train ride @ Pier Park

Gulf World

Sea Lion Show

This was a very special picture. We went to a high diver show at Gulf World. After the show Callie got a high five from one of the divers. She would not let anyone or anything touch her hand for at least an hour after the show. She walked around with her hand in the air just like this.

Dolphin Show

Back to the Beach!!!

Lunch Time.

Callie would rather play than eat!!!

Red after 1:00

Well today I went on a little adventure. It really didnt start out as one but ended up being a very interesting/tiring day. Let's just say that a had a few clothes that needed washing. So, I went to the laundry mat. I really learned a lot and got a lot accomplished on my little excursion today. So, here is what I learned...

1. If you are going to go to the laundry mat and you are white then I would suggest you go after 1:00pm. I arrived today around 10ish and I was surrounded by Mexicans Men. Then around 1:00 they all started to leave and the Reds came in. By Reds I mean rednecks. Let me just say I am totally fine with the rednecks...I somewhat put myself in that category.

2. I learned several things about Mexicans. It is obviously the man's job to do the laundry, because there were NO women in there today.

3. Mexican men use a LOT of soap, clorox, and fabric softener. They put their clothes in the machine then go to pouring. They all seem to use very smelly cleaners. One scent of detergent then another scent of fabric softener. They also all use a brand of fabric softener called Swaritel. I have never heard of this...I am thinking that it is some kind of mexican brand, but who knows.

4. It seems that all the Mexican men shop at the dollar general. They all had Dollar General bags. I mean I just don't understand...how can you not go to Walmart??? But, I guess they really don't because I never see them there. We all know I basically live at Walmart, and I have never seen any mexicans at all! Where did they come from? Where do they live? Do they only go to the Dollar General and the Laundry Mat?

5. Ok...back to my point. I believe that all the mexicans really do work in some type of construction. Every single one of them had these clothe gloves they were washing and all of their clothes were really nasty. Like mud and paint and stuff like that. One guy loaded his machine, then added who knows how much soap/clorox/fabric softener then, when the clothes started washing the suds in the machine turned brown...really really brown.

6. Mexicans are really loud and they stare alot. You know that loud cackle you hear on t.v. that they do...well they really do that...it is not just for t.v. They talk really loud and laugh a whole lot.

7. Professional laundry mat goers never measure their soap. They just open up the little compartment and pour. They don't use the little cup on top of they soap...they just pour??? This is not just the mexicans...this is Everybody (but me!)

8. People are Gross. There was this one man, he was standing in the middle of the place and he stuck his hand down his pants and scratched his butt!!! Gross! He really didnt seem to care who saw him. All he cared about was that his butt was itching and he needed to scratch it.

9. After 1:00 all of the people seemed really concerned about the economy and, they all seemed to know a whole lot about it. At one time there were about 3 conversations going on at one time all talking about they economy and that it is going to get a whole lot worse around here before it gets any better. Oh, and all Food World's are closing and they are just sure it is Obama's fault.

Well my friends...I was in the laundry mat for about 4.5 hours and I survived. I got a lot of clothes washed, dryed, and folded. I will say that I do not recommend this unless you absolutely must go. After that experiense, if I don't get the swine flu it will be a miracle!!!

Green Top

This may look like a hole-in-the-wall place to eat in Dora, Alabama. Well I guess it really is but have mercy it is good! This was our dinner of choice tonight. Once again, I didn't cook. Johnny is feeling cruddy and went to the after hours clinic to get a fat nasty shot so I decided I would just pick something up for us. So...I got us each a hamburger steak with grilled onions, baked potato, and salad! I must say it was Delicious! OH OH OH and they give you this bread that they have buttered and grilled and it is the BEST!!! Callie ended up eating most of my potato which as first I was a little bothered by - But, since she really doesnt eat most of the time I guess it was a good thing. So, if you are ever in my neck of the woods, I recommend it! (Just don't get the actual barbeque.)

This & That

This was last Saturday. I took the girls to the Homewood Library. They really had a good time, and I am all for free entertainment! They get to pick out movies to watch, play with puzzles, color, computer games, read, and pick out new songs to listen to in the car.

What is this thing called??? Anybody know???

This was taken at the Bass Pro Shop last week...one of the two times I had to go. Please, Please, Please...dont make me go back!!!!

These next pictures are of the girls playing T-ball with their Daddy and cousins a few weeks ago. At first, Callie said she DID NOT want to play and this first picture is of that little attitude.

She gave in!!!

Bailey really had fun.

This is Easter Sunday. Aren't they sweet????

The preschool choir sang on Easter Sunday morning. Callie was all excited about singing then chickened out at the last minute, but Bailey gave it everything she had!

Before singing.

Pissoir

Throughout Europe, keep an eye (and a nose) out for freestanding public urinals called pissoirs (a French word describing the activity that takes place there)

Yes, I am about to post about potties.

This line and picture was taken from the MSN homepage today. Does anyone else find this somewhat odd? I was opening up the internet today and this is what I saw. It is interesting to me that on the homepage of MSN you can see 11 different pictures of different places to...relieve yourself. I did learn that if I am ever out of the country (which I probably do not have to worry about) I will need to carry extra change just in case the occasion risen that I should need to use one of these facilities...They charge to use the restroom and then more if you want toilet paper.

I also find it interesting that the people of Japan take such pride in their "pissoir". Over half of the population in Japan have high-tech toilets. They will do everything from cleaning to massaging your hiney. You have always heard the phrase "Sh** or get off the pot" well if I lived in Japan I just think I might have to Sh** and STAY ON the pot.

OK - Two more pictures then I will Shut up about toilets.

24-karat Solid Gold Toilet...Who would not want to use this one??????

Absolutely NO Possible way I could hit this...I would have to grow an appendage (I really don't see that happening either)

We are officially RED!!!

What in the world happened to Lazy Sunday Afternoons??? We obviously do not know the meaning of that term in the Cox house. This morning we went to church as usual then went to eat lunch then went Back to church for everybody to have their choir. After church this evening the girls wanted to play in the sandbox. Well I got a wild hair and asked them if they wanted to play in the mud. We have a horrible yard - we really don't have a driveway it is just dirt. Well as you know we have had lots of rain over the last couple of weeks which has made our "driveway" a muddy mess! In our yard is a hole that always fills with water - I keep saying we are going to fill it and make us a gravel driveway but it still, as you can see, has not happened. The girls had a great time playing in the mud - It took 3 tubs of water to get them clean, but it was worth it!!!