New Feature

I have added a New Feature to our blog. It is at the top and it has a link so you can e-mail us. (Just click on it and it should open your e-mail). I know some of you have had problems being able to leave comments. So this will make it easier for you to stop and say "Hi" we love "Hellos" and one of will respond A.S.A.P......To explain the name of the e-mail. Well when Brianna was in the 5th grade her teacher nick named her Debree (because her desk area was always a mess) and 85 with the year our kids were born. So I named the e-mail address after her title from 5th grade Debree85... Pretty cleaver HUH?

Things are changing here (weather wise) it is becoming "Fall" some of the trees are getting there colors and we can't wait... We already have a plan on going out for a ride and taking pictures to shae with family and friends.

We will be adding more stuff to the blog as we go along so STAY TUNED

Interesting Weather

OK it is August 30th and we woke up this morning "To Fog" this is really weird though it is not frezzing cold out. Ha Ha ha I will more a likely lift before I get done writing this. But it is weird and kind of eerie. Shows how much moisture is in the air. Our bird feeder has attracted a "HAWK" and we thing her/she drove away the birds that normally feed. I am going to try and get a picture of him/her. We hope he don't stick around and the birds come back. We miss seeing the Red Cardinals and the Yellow Canaries along with the rest of them.

Make It A Great Day.....

Check out our friends blog and see how close they are to the Nascar race track in California...
http://fulltimers.blogspot.com/

First Crash

We where coming to the end of our 2 1/2 mile walk. Bree was in front going a little to fast she made her turn into the drive way and crashed. She now has road rash on her chin. Of course Bree was the drama queen. We were trying to get to her as fast as we could but we are old and fat and we were very tired from the walk. She will survive but no one else has ever fallen off a bike!! Oh well I am sure she will forget about it as seen as we get to the mall today. Bree and I are going to meet up with Barb, she is from Conn and go to Mimi's Cafe for lunch then to the movies. We are going to see House Bunny.
Well gotta go. talk more next time. Oh Lee gets to stay home and do honey dos.
Love ya

Rufus

Here is our new member of the family. Rufus. Everyone say Hello. Lee got him for me last night at Cracker Barrel. Yes we cheated and ate at Cracker Barrel. It was great! We are on our front porch.
I also we like to thank everyone for your prayers. Kathy's ultra scan came out fine.
We love ya
Rufus and the Brandts....

Still wet

It is still raining on and off. Bit of a breeze and a little chilly. But oh so nice. Hopefully we will get to walk after breakfast. Yesterday we got in our walking after lunch. It was great we did a little different route added about another 4/10 of a mile.
I just wanting to let everyone know our Weight Watchers results:
Bree lost .4 lbs for a total of 9 lbs lost
Shelia lost 1.6 lbs for a total of 8.6 lbs
Lee lost 3.4 lbs for a total of 21.8 lbs.
We a losers. YES
Have a great day!!! May the Lord Bless each of you and please remember Kathy in your prayers.
Love ya

Wet, Wet, Wet

Looks like Tropical Storm is upon us. It has been raining for about an hour (sometimes hard) and we need the rain. This is kinda nice, it is in the 70's and rain. It will make things even greener (if thats possible) and should make for some really pretty Fall Colors.

Bad thing is we could not walk this morning and we were going to make our walk a 1/2 mile longer. I am really enjoying the walks and seeing the outdoors. It is strange to us to walk and see farms in the back ground with rolling hills all around. As we walk everyone who passes us no matter if they are in a car or sitting on their front porch always say "Hi" or wave. Plus they wave with their hands open not just showing one finger... Ha ha ha ha....

"One Nation Under God"

Bledsoe State Park.

http://picasaweb.google.com/LeeandShe.Brandt/BledsoeStatePark

Yesterday we visited Bledsoe State Park to look at camping. It is on Old Hickory Lake not far from home. Very nice place sites were kinda small but doable. We took some pictures and I will post a few as soon as I can. We have been working on the yards getting rid of most of the plants that have done the cycling. (Producing flowers and dying). We are going to try and make our yard as maintenance free as possible. By that I mean lots of bushes. Fall is right around the corner and the Weeping Willow is already losing leaves. That way we can leave and things don't have to be done on a daily bases. We have a neighbor who will do the lawns but to ask anything more would not be right.

The weather here has turned dry (no measurable rain for August) however that could change if Hurricane Fay makes her way up here in the next few days.

Make It A Great Day.....

Please Remember:
"One Nation Under God"

Don't let the Wackos take that from us it is what our great country was built on and it can be again... Freedom of Speech is MINE TOO

Big Losers

Last night was WW. We were all LOSERS. I lost 1.6 lbs total of 7 lost, Lee 2.4 lbs for a total of 18.4 and Brianna is the BIGGEST LOSER she lost 2.8lbs for a total of 8.6 lbs. Yes at last. Then last night at Women's Bible Study we had pizza. I did good 1 slice for 8 pts but Bree had two slices. Oh well. I hope everyone has a great day.

Sorry

We have not been doing any thing exciting just working around the homestead. We did have a couple come over last night, Barb and Carl. they moved to Cottontown, a little town from here, from Conn. They have been here almost a year. We sat out on the patio and chatted for about 5 hours. WOW we could not believe it when we came into the house after saying good bye and saw the time. It was nice. I got to show off the house. Well I need to get going it's Sunday, we got a fat newspaper, hehehe, and we need to eat and get ready for church. So everyone take care and we will try and post more often.

Vollunteer State Community College

We went to the Local Community College today so we could register Brianna. She filled out the papers and will a packet in the mail with-in the next week or so. It is a very nice campus that is in Gallatin (about 20 miles from home) we are hoping that she can take at least one class just to get her foot in the door. We also got the phone number for Vocational Rehab and Shelia will be calling them and see if there is any help there.

My Poison Ivy is getting much better. Even though I never got my Milkshake and Cheese Burger.

I found a group of RV'ers on line that are setting up some Rallies.. Check it out if you wanna.

http://camptn.freeforums.org/index.php

Leg is Better

Although it still looks terrible my leg is better. It does not itch or hurt. Shelia made me take it easy today and I did.. My Dad told me that the prednisone will make me hungry. Oh great just what I need being we are right in the middle of our Weight Watchers. Oh will we will see.

It has been requested for us to tell what we bought at the Yard Sales. Well first and foremost I found a rototiller that is in great shape for $200.00. We also bought some yard decorations, a couple of whirligigs, and OLD OLD plow, a beat-up old chair, a pair of loppers. We really wanted to find a Picnic Table and a piece of furniture for the kitchen but could not find them. If I can find a set of plans for a Picnic Table I will build one. (we want the kind that has the benches separate). Heck if I find the plans I may build a few sets and see if I can sell them on Craigslist and make some cash. Hee hee hee... OK TERRY are you happy now? ha ha ha.....

542 Mile Yard Sale

http://picasaweb.google.com/LeeandShe.Brandt/127YardSale

The above set of pictures of the Yard Sale we went on. It we truly amazing these were all over the place. Highway 127 is about 100 miles East of us. The yard sale itself runs north and south from Ohio to Alabama and all of Tennessee. We only traveled about a 1/3 of it and we didn't stop at all of the sales. We spent the night in Sweetwater at a KOA Camp Cabin. (We took the truck for the Yard Sale)..

Now the below picture is of my leg and arm. Let me first say it does NOT HURT it just itches and it looks really bad. SO BEWARE IT IS GROSS... It really look worse then it is. Yes I went to the Doctor (Shelia Made Me) On the leg it is Poison Ivy on top of a burn from the push lawn mower. I burned my leg about 10 days ago and I got into the Poison Ivy last Wed. (I think) thats why it looks so bad. I have a guy coming over Monday and he is going to point out the Poison Ivy so I CAN KIIL IT.... And stay away from it....

http://picasaweb.google.com/LeeandShe.Brandt/RandomAlbum

654 Mile Yard Sale

Today we are going on the 654 miles yard sale it runs from Alabama to Ohio and we are going to do the middle part. Will take lots of pictures. But if I heard even the hint of a Banjo I am outta here...We should be home Friday night (late)

http://www.127sale.com/map.htm

This should be interesting and fun if nothing else...

Saturday Trip To Nashville

The above is the State Capitol........

Well to day we went to Nashville. I had bought a Rear Tine Rototiller and hated it so I sold to a Nursery in Nashville. This nursery is right in downtown Nashville and I met the nicest guy. He told me all about the downtown area and places to visit. Plus he told me that every once in a while they have specials at the Grand Ole Opry Hotel for $50.00 a night.

From what we have heard is that this hotel is absolutely some thing that has to be seen to believe. So we are going to watch the paper and see if they run any specials and then spend the night there and tour the place. Here is a link to it..

http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/