DREARY FRIDAY

 Up to greet all the grands this morning. Hubbie took g-son to school while the girls and I watched cartoons. It is another cold morning at 40 degrees.  When hubbie got back I did chores and then we all had breakfast.  The older girls have been begging to go to the walking park and have lunch  so we are watching the clouds as they thicken to see if we think we can sneak in a walk today.  We decided we had better go have an early lunch and get done before the rain comes in.  We went by McDonalds to pick them up their regular lunch and headed to the walking park .  We took hubbie's truck because it is easier to haul the strollers in the back of it rather than left and cram them in the back of my Pilot.  The road by the regular parking spot is closed for construction so we parked at another parking area on the same trail and found it to be a much easier walk because it is pretty flat walking. The girls ate all their lunch as we walked.  It started to sprinkle rain and we turned and started back with RL and IR walking instead of riding .

We made it back to the truck and got everything loaded up and headed home in a light sprinkle of rain. The temperature today is a cool 63 degrees under all the clouds.

When we turned into our driveway this huge vulture was watching us.

CA was sleeping and we put her on the couch and RL and IR came in the kitchen with us and colored in their coloring books while hubbie and I had our lunch.

CA slept most of the afternoon and the older girls were good to play quietly outside and inside .

Daughter had to go back to school to escort one of the senior wrestlers at the senior honoring match this evening so RL also stayed and played. Daughter came after them just as it was time to start chores.  After chores we relaxed for the evening. Hopefully we are past this cold spell and the temperature will start feeling like late spring instead of late winter.

Tonight it is supposed to be another low 40's night but after that it is predicted to be in the 50's overnight and 70's in the day.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

OUTSIDE PLAY DAY

 Up to greet IR and CA this morning while hubbie went to take g-son to school. It is 35 degrees this morning for another close call with a frost and freeze.  I got chores done when he got back and then I grabbed a cup of coffee and a breakfast bar for a quick breakfast. We loaded up and headed out to get our weekly errands done.  We made stops at the PO, the dump/ recycle center, the bank and Sav Mor grocery store. We also picked up lunch for the girls at their request from McDonalds on the way home.  They ate well and then were ready for some outside play on this cool but sunny day. The temperature is in the low 60's but in the sunshine it is pretty warm.  IR wanted to ride the jeep and is getting very good at driving it around.

CA won't ride with IR even as much as IR ask her to but she is learning to ride this little green tractor.

But her favorite is still this battery-less car !!!!

It was warm enough to get out the popsicles today.

As I sat on the porch steps and watched the girls play I got to enjoy the aroma from this herb pot I fixed earlier this spring. With sage, marjoram and winter and summer thyme it is doing really well in this location.

RL came up to play as soon as her mom got home. D-in-love had g-son's end of the year band concert to go to tonight so RL stayed here until her dad got off work.  

#2 son and d-in-love-Tif came by to exchange an old battery with hubbie while everyone else was here so we got to see all the kids today. 

The gas lines continue today and our state seems to be affected the worse. The pipeline went back online yesterday evening but it will take a couple weeks to get things back to normal.

Hubbie and I got chores done and then we relaxed for the evening.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

RAINY COLD DAY

 Up to the sound of rain this morning. Hubbie took g-son to school and the girls and I snuggled until hubbie got back. I got chores done and felt like winter has a made a comeback with the temperature at 48 degrees this morning.  Back inside I had breakfast and then went to pick up my curbside Walmart order. CA went with me and we were hoping she would go to sleep but she sang songs all the way there and back. We got home and got all the groceries put away and then the girls played while I got some lunch ready. After we ate CA finally went down for a nap and RL and IR played quietly in the playroom to let her get a good nap. Hubbie and I watched TV and watched it rain all afternoon and the temperature dropped to 43 degrees by the time daughter got here to pick the girls up.  G-son has a track meet today but we decided to skip this one as the cold and dampness is really causing us joint pain today. Daughter is taking RL with her to have supper and then taking her and IR to gymnastics this evening. They were both excited all day about getting to go again.  Hubbie and I got chores done and then I did weekly paperwork and paid bills .  There was 7/10ths of an inch of rain in the gauge which was good for the garden and plants all around. Tonight the temperature is supposed to get into the upper 30's and some areas are under a frost warning. Hopefully it won't reach down to our area.

It is 46 degrees at 9:30 tonight .

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

A STRANGE TAX TIME

 Up to sit with the girls while hubbie picked up g-son and took him to school. IR and CA are the only ones here today as RL's other g-ma is staying with her.  I got chores done when hubbie got home. It is a cloudy dreary cool day and we are hoping for some rain.  We all had breakfast then the girls played while I went through some cabinets.  We had an early lunch as the girls got hungry early. After lunch these three crashed on this still dreary day but no rain yet. 

I had my annual dermatologist skin check this afternoon so I got ready and headed over there. Thankfully his office is not far away.  I came out of this check with nothing burned or cut off which is strange for me.  I showed him a couple spots of concern for me and he said they were nothing to worry about and he is usually very thorough .

I came home just ahead of daughter and the girls were still napping. Daughter had a virtual meeting to attend so I sat in the living room with the girls and hubbie. RL called and asked if she could come up and wake the girls up so I said for her to come on since they had been sleeping too long anyway. She was happy to come and ran all the way up the driveway from her house all by herself for the first time.

She gently woke IR and CA and they played for awhile before they all went home.

Hubbie and I watched the news and then we went out to get chores done. We still are under dark clouds but no rain so far. They are predicting rain overnight and tomorrow so we have our fingers crossed.

I finished up taxes for the year tonight and thought it was so strange to be doing taxes this late but since we owed and they extended the deadline until May 15th this was time !!

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

ROUTINE MONDAY

Monday mornings seem to come around quicker and quicker these days. We greeted all the grand kids this morning. Hubbie took g-son to school and the girls and I snuggled on the couch. When he got back I got chores done and then had breakfast with the girls. We were expecting rain overnight but only got a sprinkle and the warm sunshine is already out this morning. After we ate hubbie said we were out of milk and several things that we need daily so I put in an Aldi order. I gathered laundry and got the first load started while they shopped for my curbside order. We went and picked up the order and stopped by Tractor supply for some extra chick starter on the way home. CA went to sleep on the way home so the rest of us ate lunch when we got all the groceries put away. After lunch hubbie took RL and IR outside to play so CA could get a good nap as she is cutting some 2 year molars and isn't sleeping well at night. I stayed inside with her and continued laundry . She woke up after a while and wanted me to hold her and she went back to sleep so she slept until her mom got here after work. That was a good 3 hour nap. She ate some late lunch then they went home.  RL also went home.  I sat down to watch the  news and hubbie went down to bush hog the front lower pasture. After the news I got chores done and then carried water to my raised beds and all my flower pots and new plants around the house.  Hopefully we have another chance for some rain on Wednesday. This has been one of those routine days that seem really boring to write about.  The only thing of note today is the news of the cyber attack on the main gas line that our area's gas comes from so the gas stations are slammed today and some are already out of gas with people panicking about the gas shortage.  Another good thing about our pretty much stay at home life right now is we don't need that much gas so no panic  here !!

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY 2021

 UP to a lazy Mother's Day Sunday morning. The kids decided to buy BBQ lunch for us so I wouldn't have to cook today. All we have to do is corn, green beans and a salad so it is a very easy Sunday morning. I got chores done and then we did some lunch prep and settled in to watch church on TV as we do each Sunday morning. Pastor Wilton gave a great Mother's Day sermon today.  The kids all arrived bearing wonderful gifts. They all know we pretty well and I am always so happy with their gifts.

Thanks  so  much  kids   and  grandkids !!!

Everyone ate the delicious BBQ from our neighbor's stand and had such a wonderful visit. It was a great Mother's Day, thanks kids !!!!

After all the kids left I spent the afternoon repotting all my tomato plants. They are getting to big for the little squares they grew in and I was expecting to plant them yesterday but the weather folks are predicting another cool down in the middle of next week so after the scare of 35 degrees a couple mornings ago we decided we didn't want to have to cover all the plants so I got out a package of solo cups I had and a bag of garden soil I had left and spent the afternoon repotting them. They look happy with more root room and now I don't have to worry about when I get them planted.

Even Mother Nature decided to shine on this day with all the beautiful blooming Iris around the yard.

It's time to make some Chive blossom vinegar !!!!

The rain started to sprinkle just as we came back inside after chores tonight. We are expecting heavy rains overnight but hopefully we won't have bad storms.

Thankful for all the wonderful blessings of this day and for the kids God blessed me with, I am so proud of all of them.

God Bless and Good Night

FIRST FARMERS MARKET OF THE SEASON

 Up early on this Saturday morning to meet up with some of the family to visit opening day of the Depot Farmers market.  It was a beautiful day as we got chores done and grabbed a cup of coffee and a meal bar on the way out the door.  The market was pretty crowded but thankfully they still have a mask mandate on but of course there was several folks who refused to wear one.  The girls were all very well behaved.

We bought some kettle corn and plants and then the girls all spotted this booth and had to have a set of butterfly wings each of course.

The lady at the booth did a butterfly dance with the girls !!

We left there and came home to a busy day. I did some house cleaning while hubbie got all his chainsaws sharpened and then we tackled the logs in the driveway. #1 son came in with the small trackhoe and helped us get it all cleaned up. We were very grateful for the help of the machine on the biggest pieces or we would still have a blocked driveway That would look like this.

After we finished that job and son left to take the machine back hubbie and I dug up some Hostas in the woods in front of the house and replanted some of the ones that had gotten smashed from the logs dropping on them. I also planted the day lily I bought at the market this morning up on the bank. It looks very good and we are delighted to have this job behind us !!

We rested a few minutes before chore time . I have more hatched chicks from the Silkie mamas.  This other white Silkie hatched out 5 chicks from the 8 eggs under her. She has 2 little Silkie chicks and 3 layer chicks.

This black mama who is a very protective mama and flew into my face when I opened the door to her hutch hatched out all 3 of the layer hen eggs I gave her. 

She has one of each color !!  She will have to be moved out of this small hutch into another one that she can get away from the door because I don't want her in my face everytime I put feed and water in there.

Hubbie and I had a very nice relaxing Saturday night, tired but happy tonight.

Thankful for all the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night