Cat Fight

While Paige is pregnant she isn't allowed to clean out Callie's litter box for health reasons. So, we will be grandcat sitting until after the baby is born. The problem is we have a cat named Sylvester. He is used to being the only cat in the house and getting all of our attention. Sylvester has pretty much grown up with Scooter, our other daughter's Shih-Poo (dog) so they get along pretty good. But you throw the 3rd one in there and things get out of balance.

We've had Callie for about a week to week and half and they are just now starting to tolerate each other. They have stare downs and Syl stalks Callie a lot. Last night Callie decided to get on Sylvester's perch. If looks could kill, Callie wouldn't be alive this morning. Syl just glared at her for about 15 minutes from his spot on the sofa. He never budged or took his eyes off of her. When she finally decided to get down Syl followed (stalked) her the rest of the night.

I guess Syl just couldn't let it go because this morning he decided to jump on Callie. She jumped right back on him and it sounded as if WW 3 started. It didn't last long but sounded as if they were killing each other.

I will post pictures of both cats soon. Callie is a beautiful and loving cat. I don't know if Allen will let Paige have her back after the baby is born. She gets in his lap all the time and purrs and licks him. Syl on the other hand, allows you to love on him when he's in the mood for it. Not the other way around.

Let's go racing boys and girls !

Well Father's Day weekend has been so awesome ! It all started with finding out that I was going to be a Grandpa...yikes...ha ha. And then came Saturday, I woke up early to get things ready for Saturday night at Adventure Speedway in Jackson, Mississippi. I broke out the race car and started prepping it and getting things organized and loaded in the trailer. I thought I would be going it alone but Brittany decided to be my crew chief for the night. That made me excited to have her coming to the races with me. Rita would have went too but she and Paige decided to go shopping for baby stuff...oooowwweee..haha. So everything is loaded and Brittany and I are on the way to the races. We got there about 4:30pm and boy was it hot! It was 98 degrees with a heat index of about 107. g We got everything setup for a night of exciting racing. Brittany took over the organization for the things that we would need to do to take the #45 to the front. We set the air pressure to get the correct stagger on the tires. And then we made a small chassis adjustment for the hot lap session.
I got out on the track for the hot laps, then the flag man drop the green flag. I got behind the #96 of Jerry Malone, he has been the track champion for the last 3 years..and has not lost a race in 2 1/2 yrs. I needed to gauge the adjustments that Brittany and I had made earlier. I stayed at a steady distant behind Jerry and he never pulled away from me. I knew we were on the right track with the adjustments.
Brittany and I decide to do one more small chassis adjustment for the NAPA DASH!! She prepped the tires, topped off the fuel and we were ready to make history. I would be starting in the 3rd spot right behind the #96 (Jerry) on the pole and the #83 (Danny) on outside pole and the #b52 (Bill) beside me on the outside. As we came around the curve to the green flag waving! I hit the gas and the race was on, as we came to turn 1 we were bunched up real tight! Jerry took the lead and I was right behind him in 2nd coming out of the turn and the battle was on. As I stayed right behind Jerry I noticed he was getting a little loose in the curves. As you are driving you have to pay attention to what is going on with who you are racing as well as what you are doing too. On lap 7 I sucked right up on the rear bumper of the#96 putting on the pressure! On lap 8 he slide a little wide coming out of turn 4 and I saw my chance, so I cut under him.Then it was a drag race down the back straightway. Coming in turn 1 I took over the lead all the way to the checker flag for my first WIN in my Super Champ! As I came up to the scales there was this little girl waiting for me holding out her hand to give a high five as I drove up on the scales.
As the night got later Brittany and I were excited and felt like we were on a roll! She prepped the tires again for the feature race of the night. No chassis adjustments this time we were dialed in ! Jerry could not believe he had just lost his first race in a long time but, he congratulated me and he said, I'll see you in the feature. And if you did not know, by me winning the NAPA DASH... that meant I had the pole for the feature race.
The feature race arrived and I was feeling a little nervous before we went onto the track. We lined up in our starting positions in a tight pack, the green flag dropped. I got to turn 1 and was in the lead and never looked back . I led the whole 15 laps and never was contested for the lead and the car handle like a dream on the track and was super fast! Brittany and I did not mind getting home at 2:30 am in the morning because we won!
Then came Father"s day, I could not wait for some Japanese food at Ronin Habachi. I also got a digital picture fame too. Yes, I have been wanting one for awhile. Its been a great weekend! The best and I hope that you have had the same. And all you other Fathers out there happy Father's Day!
Thanks for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed it...Allen

The Last Couple of Weeks in Review

A lot has been going on the last couple of weeks. A couple of weekends ago Allen and I cleaned up the fence line and backyard. Little did we know that among the honeysuckle and vines lurked either poison ivy or oak. He has it on his arms, eyelid, stomach and the inside of his thighs. Poor thing. Look what he does just to make me happy.

Last Sunday we had a going away party for our preacher of 10 years. He has been moved to the Lake Charles area. In the Methodist church, the preachers are moved by the bishop not by choice. He is moving closer to his family and we wish him luck but he will be terribly missed. This Sunday is a welcome party for our new preacher and his wife. I am looking forward to getting to know them.

I've saved the best for last. Last night we found out that we are going to be grandparents for the very first time. So Robin, Fonda, and Stacy now I can be a REAL Grandma Gone Wild instead of an honorary one. The baby is due around January 25. I've been going over grandma names. I like grams but my mom is called grams by my nieces so I think that would be confusing. I also like Grandmom but Allen isn't crazy about Granddad. Then I thought of my nickname way back when I was a little girl. ReeRee. Allen said that for a little child ReeRee would probably come out WeeWee so I think I will settle with just Ree. I have a while before our little one can even talk so I don't have to rush the decision. Any suggestions out there?

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Hello everyone, It's me Allen.....I am on tonight trying to improve the SMITHonian . There is alot to learn about this website. I've done one before but, this one is a little different. So if you have any suggestions please send them our way!!! I hope everyone is doing well and having a great week. It won't be long to we get to the weekend, I can't wait. Ha ha.....well I will talk to you all later...going to try some new things on here...yikes...Ha ha

Welcome.....

to the Smithonian..He said, she said. I hope between me and Allen we are able to keep this up as well as Fonda and Robin. I so enjoy reading their blogs. This past Saturday we went to Natchez, MS to see the antebellum homes and taste the local cuisine.

Our first stop was to the visitor's center where we got an overview of everything there is to see in Natchez. Next we purchased our tickets to the homes that we wanted to tour. It was a hard decision as we were only there for 1 day and most of the tours started around 10 a.m. and ended by 4:30 p.m.

We saw The Ellicott House first, which is a Federalist style house. It was built in the 1700's and believe it or not Mr. Ellicott never lived there. Go figure.


Next we went to Stanton Hall. What an elegant house this one was to see. For those of you old enough to remember the movie The North and the South, this is the house of Patrick Swayze's family. They actually filmed in the house.


Brittany said, she wants a house just like this one!
Then we were on our way to Longwood (no pictures). This house was never finished because of the War Between the States (aka Civil War). It would have been a breath taking house if it had been finished. Mr. Nutt died before the war was over and his wife ran out of money before it could be finished. It is a 6 story octagonal shaped house. Very unique to say the least.

Then we were on our way to the William Johnson house (no picture). This house was owned by a free man of color. His family was very educated. In fact, his daughters were one of the first black teachers in the state of Mississippi after the Civil War. He owned several barber shops around town and he also owned slaves.

Then we went to St. Mary's Basilica (no pictures). Talk about breathtaking. It has stained glass windows and the ceiling lights up. I wished I had a picture to show you but we didn't know if we could take pictures inside. I'm sure you can go on the web to see it.

Almost gave Allen a heartattack, this is the only ghost we saw! Ha Ha.

This a portrait of Madeline.

Dining room King's Tavern.

Last but not least......we went to the oldest building in Natchez, MS....The King's Tavern. It was built in the late 1700's so of course you know there is a ghost history here. Back in the 1930's part of the chimney collapsed, and what do you suppose they found.......3 skeletons. One with a jeweled dagger sticking out of her chest. Legend goes that the owner, Mr. King, was having an affair with Madeline. It doesn't say if she worked there or if she was just someone he knew. Anyway, his wife finds out about the mistress and stabs her in the chest and seals her up in the chimney. That's a lesson for all of you would be mistresses out there. BEWARE OF THE WIFE THAT HAS ACCESS TO KNIVES. ha ha... To this day they don't know who the other 2 people are that were sealed in the chimney with her. The food, service and atmosphere was wonderful. If you ever get a chance to go there, I highly recommend it.