NURSERY DUTY SUNDAY

Nursery duty at church this morning. Whew!! always glad to see service over on these days and it really was an easy day today with 5 small ones.
We had a spaghetti lunch for everyone.
G-son stayed the afternoon as Mom has some work to do and then they are going back to church for their last TAG class.

The weather is gloomy out today. It rained last night with temperatures in the mid 30's.
The rain has held off today except for some light drizzle and the temperatures have stayed in the 40's all day. Tonight we are under another freeze warning with the possibility of snow.

Between watching ballgames today,UNC lost to Kentucky, I have worked on my picture organization project.
I now have all of the 90's in albums.
I found that walmart has photo albums that hold more than 600 photos each so that helps the job.
With the rainy day predictions for this last week in March coming up I might just get this March project completed after all !

Dangerous radiation continues to escape from the damaged reactors in Japan after the earth quake.
It is so sad for the people in that country and so scary for the rest of the world.
Now their nuclear officials have finally admitted after making many obvious mistakes that the radiations levels are much higher than they have previously said and that they really don't know how bad these reactors are damaged or how long before they can stop the leakage of radioactivity or even if they can.
And you can bet the outside world isn't being told any where near what the real story is over there.

I take comfort in the knowledge that God is in control .
Good Night and God Bless.

HAPPY 26TH TO MY DAUGHTER

Me on this day in 1985,hoping for a baby girl !!!


Prayers answered, a beautiful baby girl !!!!With 2 older brothers waiting to help spoil and protect her !!!
And that they have and still do !!!!

HAPPY 26TH BIRTHDAY DAUGHTER !!!!!!

Rain,rain,rain, makes morning chores and loading for market messy.
Market was slow,slow,slow, as expected in this kind of weather.
Came straight home and unloaded and had a snack since I didn't have any lunch.
I hit the couch to snuggle with my 4-legged kids as I have been cold all day and am looking forward o getting warm.
Hubbie was in his recliner and that's where we spent the afternoon while the rain continued not really hard but steady.
After evening chores g-son came to stay with us while his mom and dad went to have dinner with daughter for her birthday celebration with a group of her friends.
It came a thunder, lightening storm once tonight with blinking power but thankfully it came back on and the storm passed quickly.
We are getting our share of rain in the next few days. Maybe March showers will bring April flowers !!!
God knows we need the rain and I am thankful for it and also thankful for my daughter today on her 26th birthday.
Good Night and God Bless.

FROSTY MORNING 2001 MARCH MADNESS

A frosty morning greeted me today. The thermometer said 32 on one side of the house and 30 on the other so I'm thinking there was little or no damage to my fruit trees and flowers,whew !!!
I am in a fog myself this morning as I didn't sleep well at all last night,probably only 2-3 hours. I have been fighting a stuffy nose all week,in fact since I had a cold a couple weeks ago I've never got over the junk in my nose and head.
Every time I laid my head down last night my nose ceased completely up and I had to breath through my mouth. I could sit up and it would unstop. In an effort to try not to wake Hubbie I was trying to raise my head enough to unstop my nose and still get comfortable enough to sleep and it was an all night battle.
To top it off I have a busy day planned today.
After chores and breakfast I headed to church to work early so I could pick g-son up from pre-school at 11:30.
On the way home I dropped off an Avon order to a customer who is leaving on vacation tomorrow and had ordered a dress to take with her.
Back home we had lunch and then with the cooler weather we decided to stay inside for a while.
I iced my cakes while he built his blanket tent back in the living room.
The sun came out and the temperature got to 60 but there was still a breeze that made it feel cooler.
We walked around outside and checked on the baby chicks,who are growing like little weeds.
Mama is still very protective of all 5 babies. Little chicks are so cute and so fun to watch as they explore ,chase and peck at any thing that moves .
We came back inside and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon,I feel crappy from no sleep and he seems tired.
After mama picked him up ,Hubbie and I went to church to finish work before the UNC/Marquette game tonight.
Hubbie had brought us the special $5 sub of the month from Sub-way home for supper so this was an easy evening.
As I finished the chores the first rain drops started falling. It is suppose to rain all week end and maybe flood again.
Yea !! UNC won the b-ball game to advance to the elite eight.

Back in March of 2001 we had our own March madness going on as #2 son was ending a great high school season of b-ball.Here Hubbie and I escort him onto the floor on Senior night when he played his last home ball game.
As his teams playoff run came to an early unexpected end he was chosen as one of the best area players and got to play in the Blue/White all star game which is made up of the best seniors from all over western North Carolina to show case their talent in front of college recruiters.He is #33 in his blue all star uniform.
He had already chosen a Basketball scholarship from a small college close to home called Montreat . We visited many colleges that were recruiting him from mid NC to Eastern Tenn but he wanted to be close to home.

March madness is fun whether it was back then or even now when I don't even know any of the kids playing. I love watching basketball and I always pull for UNC mostly because their coach is from this area and came from a humble background in these mountains.

Grateful for the blessing of a sweet g-son and a blessed family tonight
Good Night and God Bless.

COOLER THURSDAY WITH FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT

Well we knew it couldn't be completely spring yet ! A freeze warning for tonight with temperatures predicted to be in the upper 20's has neighbor orchard growers nervous,especially the ones with peach trees.

Today has been pretty cool around 54 degrees for a high which is normal but feels cold compared to the above normal temperatures we've had for the last couple weeks.

G-son came this morning to spend the day. While he watched TV I did weekly paperwork and payed bills.
After lunch we headed to town to run errands and deliver 1 Avon order. We stopped by a truck load sales place and G-son got to experience Christmas decorations all over again,his favorite was this huge Minnie Mouse.
We finished all our errands and made it home about 5:00.
It is a cool evening to be sure and the wind isn't helping either.
#1 son came by and picked up g-son after finishing his day of work at his in-laws restaurant as they are trying to get ready to open the 1st of April.
His foot was really hurting tonight after being on his feet for the last 3 days. I hope he doesn't over do and mess this last surgery up.

I baked cakes tonight, 3 caramels,2 coconut,2 granny pounds. I looked back at last years numbers for this week and they were about 4 times as many as this year. And that's about how sales so far this year have been going.

Staying up to watch the Duke/Arizona sweet 16 game tonight and right now at 11:45 with just over 3 minutes to go in the game Arizona is ahead by 16 points so I think Duke's season is coming to an earlier end than they expected.

Grateful tonight for blessings of plenty on this day.
Good Night and God Bless.

MORE SPRING COLOR AND NASTY WEATHER

Sunny ,warm, above normal, weather again this morning. After chores and breakfast of wheat pancakes with maple syrup which I hardly ever make but I'm out of cereal this morning so I treated myself, I got started cleaning floors.
The vacuuming and sweeping I got done before lunch but decided to wait till after lunch to mop so I could just mop myself right out into the nice weather to sit and enjoy the sun while the floors dried.
Looking around the yard I noticed more blooms today,it seems that each day now brings more color to the yard.This Redbud tree along with a couple others seemed to have popped out over night.And this little beauty is suppose to be a peach tree that we bought at the flea market last spring,mmmmmm, I'm not sure about it being a peach but at least it is pretty.A couple of my pear trees are blooming with one still in bud.

After the floors dried and I put things back in place I took a walk around the lower pasture.The pond that needs to be cleaned out is now full to overflow by all the recent rains. Guess cleaning it out will have to wait.It is so nice to see all the green grass !!The evidence of the recent high waters can be seen on the creek banks but the water sure is calm this afternoon with the sun glinting off it.Sadie was my faithful companion today.

I ran across a patch of these lovely violets.Looking up uses for wild Violets I found an interesting violet vinegar that looks simple to make,but you have to have a quart jar full of violet blossoms. I think I will just enjoy the beauty of these little spring flowers.Our area is expecting some nasty weather tonight. We have been under a Tornado watch all afternoon, although it is hard to take seriously because of the sunshine. This evening it is easier to get serious because the wind has really picked up and the rain is here.
It is blowing rain all the way across the covered porch. The storms are moving fast and should be past us by midnight hopefully.
Today the temperatures again got into the upper 70's but tomorrow we'll have a reality check with below normal temps which are suppose to be 20 degrees lower than today's and tomorrow night it is suppose to be 32, whew.
Watched Survivor on TV tonight and then blogged, as I sit here typing the wind and rain are howling outside at 10:00.
As I looked at the calendar tonight I can't believe we have made it almost through the month of March which usually contains the last of our winter weather.
I looked around at all the plants that have spent the winter in my sunroom this morning and wondered when it would be safe to put them outside to enjoy the sunshine and rain.
Grateful to God tonight for the beautiful spring day filled with His creations coming to life after winter's hibernation.
Good Night and God Bless.

DAY AFTER SICKNESS ALWAYS FEELS EXTRA GOOD

G-son arrived at 7 am this morning and we went back to bed for a while.
He had a hard time adjusting to where he was when he woke up,asking where his daddy was several times. Since his dad came home from the hospital last July they have been really close so it is going to be an adjustment when daddy goes back to work.
It is really warm again today 77 degrees but there are some clouds passing over the sun today to cool it down some.
I did laundry and house cleaning this morning while g-son entertained himself by using blankets to make a tent in the living room in front of the TV.
At lunch he made himself what he called a "he man spider sandwich".....
He stuck pretzel sticks all around his cheese sandwich, but he ate most of it including the pretzels so what ever makes him happy works for me.

He wanted to help with the laundry but usually after he put about 2 pieces in the washer he was off doing something else.

After his mom picked him up I spent some time outside and I noticed some new bloomers in the yard.
There is quite a few of these particular tulips blooming around a bed in the front yard that I remember planting a variety of tulips in. Maybe the pack wasn't such a big variety or maybe they mixed and these were the dominate ones, either way I still think they are very pretty.


These are my favorite daffodil ,love this color combination.



This is the Almond bush that was only budding just a couple days ago.

Thankfully I feel normal this afternoon.
I watered the plants in the green house, I debated all evening about taking them out, but the temperature is supposed to go down next week so I'll wait as they are really getting a lot of tender growth on them.

Spent a quite evening just enjoying feeling well after yesterday's evening it felt good just to do nothing but sit.
Daughter has been house hunting for the last 2 evenings but is still looking for that just right deal.
#2 son came up to exchange haircuts with Hubbie tonight and told her he would sell her his house.
I am tired tonight after last night and my early morning visitor so I'm off to soak in a hot tub for a while and then I've a feeling I'll sleep like a baby tonight.
G-son is going to the zoo tomorrow so I get a day of house cleaning before he comes back Thursday and Friday.
Thanking God for a blessing filled day.
Good Night and God Bless.

SPRING PLANTING DONE SEVERE HEADACHE

This is Monday March 21 delayed post because of headache last night.
Another beautiful morning,already in the mid 60's with bright sunshine by the time chores were finished.
I came inside ate breakfast and put my Avon order online before heading back outside to help Hubbie in the garden.
We planted 1 1/2 rows of red potatoes, 2 1/2 rows of kennebecs plus radishes, kohlrabi,
lettuce and onions. We thought we had some Kale seed but Hubbie will have to pick up some tomorrow.
After #1 son picked up g-son from preschool they came by and g-son pretended to plant his part of the garden with his tractor. Notice #1 son's big boot on his foot that he still has to wear until mid April only, hopefully.
He will be helping work on his f-in-law's new restaurant the rest of the week so I'm full time g-son keeper for the week except for Wednesday when d-in-love and a couple friends are venturing off to the Columbia zoo with all their kids.
We weren't the only ones in the dirt this morning, these silkies were have a time taking dirt baths in the warm sunshine.This is a lovely white silkie after her dirt bath,yuck, I can't see how that would feel good.

We finished our planting just before lunch and after we ate we went back outside so g-son could play in a different kind of dirt,his sandbox.He is getting to big for this turtle box and is going to have to have a bigger sand box this year.

After #1 son and g-son left Hubbie and I went up to the barn and moved the cattle trailer out with the other trailers so Hubbie can park his truck in the barn. We covered the cattle trailer with a huge tarp which was an adventure getting it up there with the wind blowing but we did it.

My head started hurting right after we did evening chores and even after Tylenol and a hot pack and trying a cold pack it would not stop throbbing. It was hurting so bad it almost made me sick to my stomach. Finally about 11:00 Hubbie helped me from the couch to the bed so he could sleep anyway.
I finally got tired enough and got enough relief to fall asleep.
This post was written on the next morning and back dated because of the headache.
I think I probably got to hot and sunburned yesterday and that is what caused the headache. I have to remember not to do that again because that definitely was not fun!

I am grateful to God for the energy to get all that we got done yesterday.