Umm... Allow Me To Correct That Statement

Since we were the first couple to leave the golf course and head home, we missed the final announcement of who won 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for the second day of play. Mr. Snoots wanted to get home and watch the final round of PGA golf on TV, so we hit the road as soon as we were done with our rounds.


As it turned out, my partner and I actually won Second Place, which was still good for me. We had such a wonderful time. As a matter of fact, Mr. Snoots even won some money this year. He had the youngest woman (who is on a collegiate golf team) as his partner on Saturday, which made him yet another happy camper. They won 3rd place on Saturday, which was an outstanding treat!



As hot and sunny as the day had been, we ran into a dark gray Wall of Thunderstorms on our 3 hour drive home. It was so bad I was more than tempted to pull over, especially after seeing a semi-truck (Fed-Ex) had jack-knifed in the center median of I-20, surrounded by rescue teams and ambulances. I didn't dare steal a look as we passed.



It has been raining ever since we arrived home....
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A neighbor tells me he saw Fernando & Felicia Fox in his front yard over the weekend, which means at least they are still in the hood. Animals must really have keen instincts because she chose the right year to not be in our garden. Apparently, it rained all weekend and has been raining ever since, so we're once again experiencing flooding around the property.


The next event coming up is The Firecracker golf tournament at our golf club this weekend. It's a 3 day tourney with a different format for each day. The first 2 days are a Scramble and then a Shamble and the last day you're on your own. Since you have a choice, I'm just playing the first 2 days. I'm still aching from last weekend's tournament in Baird, Texas....

This Always Seems To Happen.... AND A Giveaway From "Etiquette With Miss Janice"

Last Thursday I played in my first Club Scramble of the year. When we were broken into teams I ended up with 4 men I had never before met. Now, I love playing golf with men, especially in the scrambles. However, the entire group I was playing with are new members and very young (I'd guess late 20's to early 30's). Since they had never met me, they didn't know what an awesome putter I am. Therefore, once play began, they felt it necessary to tell me precisely where to putt the ball. When anyone does that, my entire game falls apart. I abhor being told what to do, much less when I'm preparing to make a putt that I can sink without anyone's help. It's an entirely different deal if I ask, which I didn't. Apparently, I must come off to them as some sort of idiot who doesn't know the game of golf, but I do. Really. I do.


What resulted was, I could not hit a tee shot to save my life but I don't usually worry about that in the Scrambles because the A and B players can almost reach the green on their tee shots. They always seem to hit the ball really far but you never know where they will end up. Luckily, my short game is my saving grace. I can pitch, chip and putt with the best of them, but the conditions have to be just right. In other words, I do not need someone I don't even know, instructing me during game play!


We ended up with two Birdies and the rest being Eagles and one Par. I sank the two Birdie putts but once they started trying to tell me where to hit the ball, I could no longer sink a putt. Grrrrr! I really prefer playing with *The Old Guard*; the older men at the club. They seem to know better than to try and tell a woman where to putt her balls and they are all very gentlemanly. The younger men... not so much. Bless their hearts, they do have a lot to learn.


So, tonight is another Scramble at the club and I fully intend to go. And, if anyone tries to tell me where to putt I'm just going to say, "Ummm... Excuse me, but I've got this!" I'm just praying I get on a more genteel team tonight. Or perhaps I'll get on a team with someone I actually know. The reason I even started doing the Scrambles is so that I could get over my fear of playing with strangers. I'm not so sure that's going too well...


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AND, Miss Janice from the blog "Etiquette With Miss Janice" is celebrating National Tea Month over at her blog and she is having a giveaway for a wonderful Iced Tea Set, so please go over and sign up. Miss Janice is all things Southern and genteel and she really knows how to set a divine table.

Janice also introduced me to a new product I'd never before heard of. It's called Comeback Sauce and sounds like something I could overdose on. Seriously. Here in Texas we like to top our saltines with good old Southern Chow-Chow or my Balsamic Vinegar and Habanero Tomato Chow-Chow, but I'm always open to change. I'm sure I can come up with at least a dozen uses for the Comeback Sauce. At any rate, give Janice's blog a *look see* and sign up for her giveaway. You might even win!