COLD AND WINDY GOOD FRIDAY EGG DYING PARTY

Up to get the chores done and get the raised beds uncovered and watered. It is cold this morning at 38 degrees and very windy so it feels much colder.  We removed the blanket covers from the beds but after we watered them we put the windows and doors back on them to keep them warmer on this blustery winter feeling day.
We came inside and had breakfast then cleaned off the kitchen table and got set up for an egg dying party.
CA had her 7 months post-op cardiology appointment this morning and she got good and bad news. Her heart no longer has any leaking holes around the surgery site that they saw after the operation but she has a damaged electrode which might cause some concern with stamina later in life. We are praying she doesn't have any problems with it. She was a good happy patient this morning and went through all the test like a little trooper.

The kids all came in to have lunch and I boiled the eggs daughter brought in while they ate.
This is the first time I have had kids here egg dying since g-son was really small so it was fun for me as well as RL and IR.

They were very proud of the finished products.

We even had a science lesson when I let the girls dropped baking soda into the vinegar egg dye.

CA had fun watching the older girls and playing with her plastic eggs.

After they all left to have naps hubbie and I stuffed this tub of Easter eggs so we can hide them tomorrow at a lunchtime cookout.

We are having our egg hunt tomorrow since the forecast for Sunday is for rain and storms.
We relaxed inside for the rest of the day.
We got chores done and recovered all the raised beds with blankets and said a prayer for these rows of onions, peas, kale and turnips that are planted in the garden and would be impossible to cover all of them.

Hubbie and I relaxed for the evening.
On this Good Friday 2020 I am blessed to call Jesus my personal savior and to him I know I owe more than I could ever think about repaying.

Thankful for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior who gave His life so that we could be saved and have everlasting life.

And just remember...…...

God Bless and Good Night and Happy Easter

BEAUTIFUL MAUNDY THURSDAY

Up to get another day started. We got chores done and I watered all the raised beds. Daughter brought the girls over here while son-in-love had an interview on-line and didn't want any background noises.
I took IR and went to deliver some eggs and pick up a curbside order from Petco of flea meds and wormer for the dogs and cat.
As we passed by RL's house she ran out and wanted to know if she could ride to the dump with us. Hubble said it is definitely boring times when a ride to the dump sounds good to a 4 year old. Of course IR also wanted to go along.
We traded my Honda for hubbie's truck and headed over to daughters to load up her trash and recyclables.
The girls and I sat in the truck while hubbie got everything unloaded in its proper places at the dump then we decided to make a trip up to Blantyre plant nursery to see if they had anymore variety of vegetable plants that we needed.
Hubbie stayed outside with the girls while I put on my mask and checked out the plants. They had all but a couple of the vegetables I was looking for so that was a successful trip.
We headed home to have lunch with daughter, CA and d-in-love and g-son who met us at our house.
After we ate the kids wanted to play outside together for awhile.

D-in-love took RL and g-son home so g-son could finish his school work.  IR came in the house and sacked out sound asleep in hubbie's recliner so daughter and hubbie took CA and hooked up #1 son's dump trailer and went over to the City's recycling center to get a load of free mulch for daughter.
When IR woke up RL called and said she wanted to come back up to play. She wanted to be brave and walk up the driveway by herself which was great until she encountered to first snake we have seen around here .

Thankfully she saw it before she stepped on it.
The girls stopped to watch the cattle grazing .

They also stopped to climb this old Mimosa tree.

And they love to blow these "wishing flowers" as they call them, aka Dandelions.

Then it was off to play in the trailer playhouse until hubbie and daughter got back.

Daughter spent some time when they got back digging up some Rose of Sharon bushes that I needed moved from around some blackberry plants and she wanted some rooted offshoots from my Oakleaf Hydrangea.
The girls helped hubbie and I get the raised beds covered up because it is supposed to get into the mid 30's overnight.

They all left and we finished up and came inside to rest for the evening.
On this Thursday of Holy week is the day of the Lord's Supper and also the day Jesus was betrayed.

Thankful for the beautiful day and the blessings we were given today and continuing to pray for victims of the covid virus and so very thankful that so far our family has been spared from the illness.
God Bless and Good Night and Happy Easter

SUNNY PLAY DAY

At least this day has a purpose. I got chores done then had breakfast. The watering can has become part of my morning utensils each day since we need rain really badly.

We are going across town to pick up the family's produce order from Johnson's Produce stand and I need to wash the pollen off my Honda.
We headed out and got to the produce stand a little early but they were working on our order.  For the first time since they have opened and we have been having them pack up our orders we were a little disappointed with some of the produce today such as one of the cantelopes being the size of a grapefruit !!
We stopped by the car wash which we kind of surprised that was open and washed all the pollen off my car.
When we got here daughter and the girls and d-in-love and RL came up to have lunch with us. I picked IR up at d-in-love's on the driveway and let her drive up the hill.

The girls had to try the fruit as soon as we got here.

After we ate we went outside to swing. The girls wanted me to swing with them on the big swing.

They soon got brave enough to swing on their own and looked happy they took that chance.

Son-in-love got off work at 2:00 today and we all decided to go to the Berkley trail and get some exercise on this hot 80+ degree day.

I had to stop and admire all the beautiful spring flowers that were blooming on the trail.

We all worked up a sweat and then headed home to cool down and get some cool water.

Hubbie and I rested until chore time.

After chores we watched the sunset from the covered patio and then relaxed for the evening.

Today is known as "Spy" Wednesday in the Holy Week calendar. The Gospels jump from Tuesday to Thursday since Jesus didn't have any special activity on Wednesday but we do know this was the day Judas conspired to betray Jesus.

Thankful for the beautiful day and all the blessings it held and praying for the slow down of the covid virus soon.

God Bless and Good Night

FULL "PINK" MOON

Well it's another sun and clouds fight for the sky this morning as at sunrise it looked like the beginning of a really nice sunny day.

But a couple hours later the dark clouds moved in with the promise of rain but no rain ever came from these clouds.

This was one of those typically boring days that started out with chores and watering my raised vegetable beds.

I had breakfast then wondered what the day would bring.

Daughter called and said they needed more mulch so they brought the girls over here and her and son-in-love took hubbie's truck back to Lowes to get another 20 bags while the sale is still on.

CA napped while IR played. Daughter picked up lunches at school on her way home. 

D-in-love, g-son and RL came up to have lunch with us also.

IR and RL played outside on the swings for a while after we ate.

Then they all went home to get naps.

Hubbie and I sat outside and litterly watched the world go by for a long time this afternoon.

We got chores done and then I tried to get a picture of the full "pink" moon . With the clouds still filling the sky I had to get shots when I could but you can see the "pink" glow around the moon even through the trees.

Later I went outside to get a clearer picture after the clouds had lifted a bit but the pink glow was gone.

With the still rising spread of the Covid -19  virus this week is expected to be really bad with lots of sickness and death and when I saw this on the Instagram I thought how true this is !!!

All our family is staying close to home and when anyone does go out they wear mask and use lots of hand sanitizer.

Thankfully our county is still holding at 50 cases after the added 23 cases at the retirement home were added over the weekend.

 But statewide the cases are increasing and the death tole is growing rapidly.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and praying that the Holy Week reminds us how no matter how bad things may get God can turn them in to wonderful outcomes.

God Bless and Good Night

HOLY WEEK MONDAY

This is one of those days that I wonder if I should even bother writing a blog post. Seems some days are just plain boring right now with very little going on.
Daughter and son-in-love dropped the girls off early this morning to take hubbie's truck to Lowes to pick up some mulch they need. They said it was easier to get the mulch and stay away from everyone with the loading zone set up in a different spot and they both wore face mask and stayed outside.
I got chores done and then had breakfast with IR when I came inside.
I got weekly laundry started and did 3 load through out the day.
Daughter brought the truck back and did a couple on-line meetings while we watched the girls.
This little sweetie has learned to pull herself up on her pac and play and she crawls around now and hard to keep up with. And she is surely proud of herself !!!

Daughter left to go home and have lunch and hubbie and I had a quick lunch. He got on the lawn mower and I headed for the garden to plant some romaine type lettuce seeds just came in. If we don't get some rain soon I have my doubts that any of my early things are going to make it.
Daughter came by with the girls to tell me something and IR begged to stay here while daughter and son-in-love finished their yardwork.
IR ate a late lunch and then we played outside in the covered patio while hubbie finished the mowing.
We just played and sat around all afternoon just enjoying IR .
Daughter and son-in-love came back by for the truck once again to go to Sam's Club and pick up the order we placed yesterday. We discovered with my business plus membership we could put our order in and they would text when it was ready. The opening time was between 7-8 tonight so they went out to pick it up.
It was ready right at 7:00 and they came back with a truck full, some was #1 sons and some was theirs along with what we ordered and we all are now well stocked up for the month.
Thankful we discovered this way to shop at Sam's Club and daughter said she only had to go right in the front door to the desk to avoid lots of interaction with other shoppers. She was also able to grab a couple things that we forgot to add to our order as there were very few shoppers in the store.

They brought the groceries home and we got things put away.
They took the girls home and probably straight to bed for IR as she was pooped from her active afternoon here.
As I did chores tonight there was a gorgeous moon. This is the largest full moon of the year and is called the "super pink" moon. It will be at it's fullest tomorrow night but clouds and rain are predicted for tomorrow night so I was glad I got to enjoy it tonight.

We relaxed for the evening.
I hope you enjoyed this Holy Week Monday.

Thankful for the blessings of this day and praying for the end of the covid -19 virus .
God Bless and Good Night