Rockers, Porches, and Mother's Day

I asked for a rocker for the front porch (now that it's cleaned off and I can enjoy it once agan) for Mother's Day and, because they are the best daughters EVER, I got one from the lovelies.

I have always loved those rockers on the porches at Cracker Barrel. The lovelies got me this one:

And then, hind sight kicked in. WTH was I thinking????

I live in the low-country and the low-country salute involves swatting yourself all over and looking like a  possesed ape due to the overabundance of noseeums. That's right, noseeums. These are the tiniest of the tiniest little gnats that swarm and bite with the vorasity of a starving tiger.

And I want to sit on the front porch? Luckily, DoodleBug figured out the solution and scurried off to Wally World to purchase some citronella candles. Bugs problem solve.

But then there's the whole neighbor situation. On one side I have the sweetest neighbors EVER- shout out to Tina and Claud! But, on the other side are two people who drink with that same enthusiasm as the gnats bite. And, when they get going, they like to hurl insults in their loudest voices possile and then walk around and invade the neighboring territories. It's not pretty. You can't understand them but that's because of the drunken slurred speech not due to a lack of volume that is loud enough to drown out a five fire engine siren. On top of these, there are the five college girls who moved in across the street. We have donned them, Satan's Sisters. On either side of Satan's sisters are two familes who are wonderful- Shout out to Ann and Andy and their boys and to Sherrill and Monta. But no one would know that because everyone tends to stay inside because of these two not-fun-to-live-beside/across from neighbors.

And I wanted to sit on the front porch? Well, the soltion to this problem has yet to be solved. But I'm working on it. I'm going to get me a board like Shelton uses in THE BIG BANG THEROY and see if there are any math solutions. LOL

I have such enjoyable visions of having lemonade and cookies on the porch for neighbors passing by while walking themselves and/or their dogs who might enjoy stoppng and chatting. Of course, they'll have to sit on the steps or stand, but still... One day soon, I shall have more rockers and invite to sit a spell. And talk. And get to know one another.

Doesn't that sound great?

Part 2 of my Mother's Day gift is coming. Stay tuned.