SUNDAY FUNDAY

Up and out to get the chores done on this Sunday morning.
This is graduation Sunday at church ,the day we honor all our high school and college graduates.

All our 2018 graduates and their families.

Craig gave an inspiring sermon.

We came home to a spaghetti lunch with #1 son's and Aa's families. After we ate the kids played outside and ate watermelon.

Almost as soon as everyone left the clouds darkened the sky and a severe thunder storm came our way. There was close thunder and lightening but thankfully no damage and there was only 3/10ths inch of rain left in the gauge.

Earlier in the day daughter and her family had some fun in their apartment complex pool. IR looks like she was enjoying the water.

Daughter was one of the teachers who spoke at the high schools baccalaureate service this afternoon. She said about 30 of the graduating seniors attended the service.

#2 son and Tif spent their afternoon at the lake for their first skiing and wake boarding of the season. The lake water level was very high.

They couldn't even drive their boat under any of the bridges over the lake.

She said the lake was full of floating trash and snakes swimming around .

They still braved the obstacles and had a good time.

I didn't have a very good Sunday night as about 8:30 when I was waiting for the chickens to roost so I could shut them up a wave of sickness came over me.

I managed to get the chickens shut up and then hit the couch with a trash can close by.

I hadn't felt great all afternoon but now my head hurt and I was generally just sick all over. I would have been sure I had the flu if it had of been that season. Waves of sickness continued to rack my body even with ice packs on my head and everything hubbie or I could think of doing.

We went to bed and I still felt the same and after suffering until about 1:00 hubbie wanted to take me to urgent care to get some relief . I was getting so tired I could hardly hold my head up so I said wait 30 more minutes. Thankfully during that 30 minutes my tiredness must have won out because I went to sleep.

I am writing this on Monday night and back dating it.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and praying for all the graduates as they begin the next step in their lives.

God Bless and Good Night.

SPRING OLD TIMEY DAY AT MARKET

Extra , extra  early wake up call this morning as hubbie left at 5:45 to get to market to help get the wood cook stoves going.
It was still too dark for me to do chores but I was afraid to stay in bed and go back to sleep so I got up and started getting ready for market. This is my "Old Timey outfit" for the day.

Wonder what the chickens thought of my outfit at chore time ????
There is not many mornings this time of year that I am up to see the sunrise through the trees.

I made it to market about 7:45 and a friend helped me unload my baked goods while hubbie was still cooking  the sausage. Thanks Buckner !!

I got things set up and then made some pics of the activities.

Some old tractors and cars added to the theme for the day.

Hubbie gives the younger generation wood cook stove lessons !!

The band played some really good music and the 4-H brought a petting zoo to add to the day.

Me and my "mini" old timey bonnet wearer !!!

One of the vendors that has a printing business made these t-shirts for us and they looked really good.

Son-in-love just came after IR so he didn't get a shirt !!

IR didn't know what to think of all the animals.

#1 son's family came out after lunch and RL fell in love with the baby ducks.

She got her face painted and acted like she felt a lot better today.

It was a really fun day for everyone but a slow selling day for me. The crowds we usually had weren't there today. 

We had not had the Old Timey Day in a couple years and I thing it will take a couple times to get word out that we are having it again and get the crowds back.

Hubbie, daughter and I helped take down and clean up then left about 45 minutes late.

Hubbie and I came home, unloaded and took naps, haha !!!!   These early morning are rough !!!

We woke up in time to watch the news of more predicted rain for tomorrow . We got chores done and then got the green bean trellises up  in hopes of a bean crop . 

I caught up my blog tonight then headed for an early bedtime as I still feel very sleep deprived.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and for the helpful community that surrounds me.

God Bless and Good Night

JUNE GARDEN AND A SICK RL

Up to greet the g-girls this morning and get this busy Friday started. RL didn't feel good this morning and was hard to deal with but finally settled down and watched some cartoons with IR.
The clouds look like they may win the battle today.

I got chores done and then started baking my cakes. Tomorrow is Old Timey Day at the Curb market and I am baking some extra in hopes of a very good selling day.
I baked 12 caramel, 2 chocolate, 4 pound, 1 blackberry, 2 blueberry and 1 pan of brownies and then had a late lunch with the girls. RL was still feeling pretty bad but had some mac and cheese for lunch.

She went down for a nap shortly after lunch. I took IR outside to push her around in the stroller in hopes of getting her to take a nap.
We checked out the June 1st garden.

Our potatoes look good but have smaller vines than in the past couple years. They are just starting to bloom so hopefully it will dry up so the bees can do their jobs and we will have potatoes.

The cucumbers are also starting to bloom.

The Blueberry bushes are loaded and look to be doing fine.

The grapes are a different story as grapes typically prefer drier weather than we have had and the little bunches of grapes look pretty sparce.

The Blackberries are just starting to bloom so we will be hoping for a break in the rain for them also.

This Kiefer pear tree is loaded this year and the rain and wind probably did it a favor of thinning some of the weaker fruit from the branches.

A few flowering bushes are just putting out their pretty blooms now. This Kousa Dogwood isn't as loaded with blooms as usual but it is still very pretty.

My Oakleaf Hydrangia that hubbie trims and trims to keep it out of the driveway is loaded with big blossoms.

Two loan Rose blooms that were protected by the roof eaves are all that is left of my roses except for the scattered petals all over the ground.

The Stella Dora daylilies are really pretty.

The Lambs Ear looks a little damp this year.

My flower bed is doing pretty well along with other potted flowers.

This patch of Lemon Balm in this bed needs trimming already.  I use these trimmings around he house to keep the ants out and it works well and makes the rooms smell wonderful.

IR wasn't having a nap even with the long walk so I turned her over to hubbie to be pushed in the swing and came back inside to make some croutons from a couple loaves of daughter's sour dough bread that didn't sell Thursday. 

I sliced the bread and then cubed it into a large bowl..

I mixed these ingredients in and stirred the bread cubes until each one was coated then spread them on baking sheets .

I baked them in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes, turning them once to get golden brown.

Just as I sat the last pan out to cool RL woke up crying. She just wanted me to hold her and she said her ear was hurting. I called her mom who came after her and took her to the doctor. Sure enough she has an ear infection.

G-son stayed here while she was at the doctor and he loved the homemade croutons !!!!

Her dad picked up her medicine and she felt so bad she took it all by herself so she would feel better.

Then she had mac and cheese again for supper with watermelon for dessert and looked like she was already feeling better after a dose of Tylenol for the ear pain.

Hubbie finally got the lawn mowed on this non-rainy evening.

I did evening chores and spent the rest of the evening icing cakes and getting things ready for market.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and saying a prayer for RL hoping she gets better quickly.

God Bless and Good Night