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Ohh Thank you Carol!!
And Ohhhhh Yes Shirley is saving all of them!!

I've got everything Diane has done with the village, everything!!!

I keep telling her she has to make a book out of this!!! Children would love it!!!

yes, yes they would!!
For that matter I know some adults that would like it!!

That's true, Carol!! I'd buy it!!

me too!

awsome! i love the safe fireworks for the twins!

I would buy it too!!

and ya got to love Dianes ability to think of all the things she did/does--and yes!! the "safe" fireworks were just precious!!

Thanks You Guys!!

just wondering what the willys were up to
n how the plants around the tower are doing?

The Plants are fine Christy! Good thing I planted 85% sedum in the rock tower it got up to 105 today heat index 112 The Willy Village is seeking shelter from the heat. I took them out some Ice today and Invited them in and they said Nooooo ma'am We have to be out here to watch things Ya know? I have found a table and well two tables but they can also be folded into a lounge chair But its Just toooo hot to have a gathering right now , But rest assure we will get more pictures soon!!!!
I'll let everyone know you asked about them , that will please them to no end!!

Diane,
You really need to have a book done of these. You have great ideas.
P.S. OK Penny, what's up with the NE Patriot's emblem at the bottom of your post? Are you originally from New England or still there? I miss RI and plan to go back there this Fall to see the leaves.

Do the Willys have a pool to swim in?

as a matter of fact They do!

angelblossom, how do you keep your Willys from being knocked over and broken. You know one of mine had his legs amputated.

they also have the stream under the bridge to leap in
when i was a kid the fishin hole was also our pool

I remember the one you had with the legs amputated, is he still in the container pot? or is he in another cool place?

The only one of mine that has suffered really is the original runnin' willy that lost an hand during a horrid storm. Some have ripped clothes, some have scraped knees, while others are sunburned and have notches in their hats, But they never complain and just keep on keeping on , full filling their garden duties.
On the other hand I have to keep Emmy away from the Willy village.
I found a wee willy face down in the middle of the yard while I was mowing I just happen to look down in front of the mower 2 ft and there he lay!! I knew it had to be Emmy. So I picked him up and cleaned him off and showed him to Emmy and said EMMY NO!!!! and I put him back at the Village and Put GranPooBah Willy Up front and Center to keep Emmy from carrying off another willy! Other than Emmy trying to play with them they pretty much stay where they are assigned! :wink:


Christy I saw 2 wee willys under the bridge today, One was sleeping and the other was in the stream cooling off!

It has Been sooo hot here after all the rain we got this season , we knew the mild temp's would soon be gone. Now we're back to the typical Texas Sweltering heat of August.


The Rock Tower Willy Village has done a tremendous Job , dealing with spring storms, and torrential rains, and then ..., Humid Heat in the triple digits.
Deserving of a "Chill'in Party " they had a little pool party today.
The bigger Willys opted to let the Wee Willys have their pool party first , which was very kind of them considering the Wee Willys had to take more steps to get where they're going and it was much more difficult for them to climb the tower, because of their short legs and arms, but they never complained . Very nice of the larger Willys wasn't it?
ALthough a few larger willys did join the party because after all they have worked side by side all spring and summer and besides the wee Willys wanted them there too!!




When I went to join them later this afternoon I would have to say A few of them were rather tipsy. I didn't know there was going to be an open bar!!

Check this out........... those Willys know how to chill for a Party! a couple of them had even fell asleep ( or maybe passed out )floating in the pool




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Continued from Up ^ there


I walked up on GrandPooBah bartending and he had just mixed a Hot Damn Drink with a double cherry twist for Miss Willy




Now Smoke'in Willy is content with his own bottle of JB ( *HEyyyyyyyy Cindy Your Bottle is over here!* ). a bowl of chips and his pipe. He is truely just chill'in and watching the fun and play! :wink:





More to see keep reading ...........

OMG Diane - you are toooooooooooooooo good!!!
I just love the Willy party - and that bar is fantastic!!!
I'm so glad to see the Willys enjoying themselves in that horrific heat you're having. We are supposed to have a taste of that tomorrow, with record breaking temps. in the mid 90's. I might just have to throw myself into the pond while Don is filling it up!

I don't post in here often, but I sure do enjoy reading your Willy Adventures.

Again Continued from my last two posts [size:20pt]^ there [/size] :wink:


Everyone was having a great time!! One of the twin girls had exhausted herself swimming all afternoon and was napping on the air mattress. I bet she'll be really hungry when she wakes!
The rest of the Willys were splashing and laughing and was just loving it! matter of fact a larger Willy stepped into the pool, Silly willy didn't even take off his shoes!! (I wonder how many drinks he had?) He was talking with Praying Willy who was standing outside the pool on the other side. Praying willy was looking at the water more and more thinking it should would be nice to dive right in!!!! Yesssss ...
He said " I'm gonna just dive right on in!!!!" The other big Willy said "Come on in the water is great!!!"



"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Yells Reader of the rules Willy!! "It says Right here on this very page that you Praying Willy are much too large for this pool and besides there are two sleeping Wee Willys floating in there and it's much tooooo dangerous,, Right Here it spells it out You absolutey cannot dive into that pool! Besides you would knock yourself out , it's much too shallow for you!!!!! On this page it says>>>>> Never dive into shallow waters! NEVER!!


Praying Willy says " Yep! I'm gonna do it, I'm going in!!"

"Everybody out of the pool!!!!!!!!!!!" Yells One Hand Running Willy


Mannnnnnn .......Where they ever scrambling to get out of that pool . Some of them looking back to yell for the sleeping Willys to wake up and get out nowwww !!





Still More Below................

I'm still waiting too.

Diane this is so great!! I'm glad I accidentally saw that you were adding more stories and pictures!!! You are sooooo good at this!!

continued from last 3 post above ^^^ we're almost done!


Everyone managed to quickly get out of the pool, and GrandPooBah rushed from behind the bar, and grabbed up the two sleeping (< Knocked out drunk ) Wee willys.


Praying Willy backed up about 10 feet to get a good lead run on his dive.
I was thinking *I should call the medics! * (* Hey Wrennie..I may need your medics again!!!!*) another Rule in Reader of the rules Book Willy ...
Never drink and dive!

Praying Willy took off running picking up speed again I'm thinking ..(*This crazy Willy is really going to do this! *)


"Look out" Cries One Hand Runnin Willy "He's going for it!!!!!"

Everyone backed up and took one more shot of their drink and Praying Willy approaches the pool with his hands in position for diving and an ernest determination in his eye,,


He is just one last step from diving in and suddenly stops and says..........












Just kidding!!!!!




Ohhhhh Brother!!! What a clown!!!!

At first everyone wasn't very happy with him EXCEPT laughing willy ( Go back and look at the pictures He is chuckling( He knew all along He wasn't going to dive in,,,,,, and Bigger Willy already in the pool knew it too! After all He could have grabbed the sleeping willys and didn't !

Okay Okay IT just shows that even Praying Willys can be jokesters too! What a party !!!! after everyone else started laughing about it the party got back on track!


Some Willys layed out in the sun another Willy wished Brennan >> this>>>>> ..,,,and Me???????? I spent the rest of the afternoon ........

and a good time was had by all!!!

Hey, they might party clear into the night, laying passed out all over the
yard, under the stars!

This was so good Diane!! Thank you!!

Great! I'm glad I was still up for the end of the story. Now I can sleep. Thanks for sharing this with us, Diane.

oh, that is awesome! the willy's seem to have had a WONDERFUL time! (can i come float in their pool?)

Only If you don't drink and pass out!

I LOVE it! Those gnomes sure lead one heck of an exciting life don't they?

I'm surprised that they didn't try to get you a little tipsy with some drinks Diane.

Wellllllllll I did have a little JB ~I hated to just throw it out after Smokin Willy was passed out!

Once again you've thrilled us with your wonderful imagination, Diane!
Everyone was in the perfect place, and your storytelling had us waiting on the edge of our seats to find out how it all turned out - TERRIFIC!

Awwwwwwwwwwwww Thanks Lynne! They hadn't really had that much excitement since one hand runnin willy's brothers came to surprise him!!

We're glad you enjoyed it!

Diane, you are sooooooo good at this!!
Thank you for the joy you bring to us with your stories!!!

Diane that was AWSOME! i love how you set up the willys for your storys! i also love how you take the time out of your day just to do it for us thank you!

dont drink n dive!! that was funny!
i thought he was realy gonna jump! was waiting for a big mess!

has praying willy been hanging around jiffy??? have you been letting them talk on the phone??? just wonderin if she put him up to that :}

didn't you all know that we don't have to talk to willy's on the phone? hostess's can send telepathic messages to willy's withouth words! just ask him!

telepathic messages!!! i knew you had somthing to do with it!

i cant ask him im not a hosstess.....


pissst!
Diane! walk praying willy around the corner n get the scoop!

he'll never tell, i've got him convinced that mice are as powerful as gnomes!

Welllllllll Christy Here's your proof !!!!! I took Praying willy around the corner to get the scoop and He told me now I want to show you something and this is a scoop for our Friend Christy,, and told me to follow Him So I did ......... and He showed Me this and said Now Ask Christy ~ Does she finally get the Picture!!


Jiffy You did a great job convincing!!!!!

he showed you what!?!

This Christy ---------> This!!---><--------Just Like Jiffy Said!!

You are soooooooo Bad !!