A FLORIDA BLESSING........
(Note: If you are not a resident of Florida or never have lived in the hot,
humid South, you may not understand the weight of this blessing!)
-Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
-Please keep it cool in mid- July.
-Bless the walls where termites dine,
-While ants and roaches march in time.
-Bless our yard where spiders pass
-Fire ant castles in the grass.
-Bless the garage, a home to please
-Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.
-Bless the love bugs, two by two, the gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.
-Millions of creatures that fly or crawl, in FLORIDA Lord, you've put them all !!!
-But this is home, and here we'll stay,
-So thank you Lord, for insect spray.
HOLD IT......there's more.......
YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN FLORIDA IN JULY WHEN:
-The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
-The trees are whistling for the dogs.
-The best parking is determined by shade instead of distance.
-Hot water now comes out of both taps.
-You can make sun tea instantly.
-You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
-The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a little chilly.
-You discover that in July it only takes 2 fingers to steer your car.
-You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
-You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
-You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.
-Your biggest bicycle fear is, "'What if I get knocked out and end up lying
on the pavement and cook to death?"
-You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
-The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and
add butter, salt, and pepper.
-Farmers are feeding their chicken¹s crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled
eggs.
-The cows are giving evaporated milk.
-Ah, what a place to call home. God Bless Our State of Florida !!