SLOW MARKET 1995 BASEBALL MEMORIES

Off to market early this cloudy cool morning.
Market was empty of customers when I arrived and pretty much stayed that way all day for a very slow sales day. There were even very few sellers that were out today as evidenced by the empty aisles.

The weather is cool and the clouds hung low all day but no rain until I got ready to load the Honda.
It was just a sprinkle and didn't even wet the pavement.I did take my umbrella into Aldi when I stopped there but didn't need it on the way out as the rain shower had already passed.
I also stopped at Walmart to pick up baking supplies for tomorrow.
I made it home around 4:00 and it was totally dry here with no signs of even a sprinkle of rain.
Hubbie came in and we took a break and watched the news before doing chores.
We had a relaxing evening.
Daughter went out fishing with Josh and his brother this morning but they didn't catch any fish.

Talked to her this afternoon and she sounds like she is having a wonderful time. I am so happy for her.
Moving on with July decade activity back in 1995 our summer was filled with baseball tournaments as #2 son's all star team won district and state tournaments.

Son was a pitcher that year as well as one of the better hitters. They had a very good team.

They won the tournament.

 Team with their big first place trophies.

Daughter, who looks like it is a very hot day, was always along on these trips and so was our then dog, Pepper.

Someone took a picture of hubbie and I as we walked into the ball park.

There was always time for fun in the pool back at the hotel after the games.

The entire team and their parents always stayed at the same hotel so we were like one big family during those years.  Those were fun times for sure !!
As hubbie and  I sat out in the covered patio tonight we were watched by this same transparent eared friend who comes out each day we are out there.

We watched the progression of the clouds as the sun set. Looks like no rain for us tonight as the clouds break up. We were supposed to get rain today and tonight but so far nothing.

Thankful tonight for the wonderful memories God blessed my family with as we raised our kids and made our way through life with 3 young ones.
I humbly thank God each time I look at these old photos as to what He has blessed me with.
Praying tonight for the family of my friend Angela Lancaster as she passed away today after being unhooked from life support yesterday. May they seek God's comfort during this very hard time in their lives.
Good Night and God Bless.

BUSY WEDNESDAY

Another muggy morning as I head out to do the chores. After breakfast I was headed out on my walk when #2 son came by for a visit. I haven't seen him in over a week so it was nice to get to catch up with him.  He took some fresh cucumbers and tomatoes home with him and went to do his yardwork before it got too hot.
I decided to get started on my baking for the day since I have more than usual to do. I baked 18 caramel, 3 chocolate,5 pound and 1 blackberry wine cake before stopping for a late lunch.
With the sun and clouds battling for position this afternoon I went to the garden to pull weeds and see what needed to be gathered.
I picked a few green beans  and a few cherry tomatoes that was ripe. If we don't get more rain than we are getting things are just going to set here without ripening.
Makes me very thankful for the garden production we had last year.
I was taking a break when hubbie came home. He had went by daughter's and changed her water filter.
We watched the news then had an all fresh vegetable supper before choretime.
I spent the evening first in my office with weekly paperwork and bills and then finished the entire night and into the wee hours of the morning icing all my cakes, getting in bed a little before 1:00am,whew !!!
Daughter sent pics from their family beach trip tonight. I love that they all had on similar colors. They are really nice pics. That's Josh's sister and husband and their 2 kids on the left, his dad and mom, him and daughter and one of his 4 brothers and his wife and little boy on the right. Looks like they are enjoying the trip.

God is sooo good and I am thankful for the many blessings He sends each day.
God Bless

BLACKBERRIES AND 1985 JULY FUN

G-son arrived at 7am and was ready for his breakfast of waffles and chocolate milk. I was expecting EL and BB today also as Re worked last night but she got off at 3am so she was staying with them today and sleeping while they took naps.
I did the chores, ate my breakfast and took a walk. The morning is very cloudy and humid after the rain last night.
I saw that the blackberries needed picking as I walked by so I picked this less than 1/2 bowl of berries for the freezer.  This is significantly less berries than last year with the dry weather this year.

After lunch I did some housecleaning and then the storms began. The sky looked very dark and the thunder was really close but the rain was again light , only 3/10ths inch here with high winds.
G-son and I sat in the sunroom and watched the storm pass .
His dad got rained out of his work and came after him earlier than usual.
After chores tonight I cleaned out another hen house and put new fresh shavings and straw in it. The hens were unimpressed !!!!
Hubbie and I gleaned the garden and relaxed for a few minutes before darkness fell tonight.
Back in July of 1985 we were having summer fun with three small kids.

We had a big St Bernard dog named Sugar at that time.

But for the life of me I do not remember anything about this dog. He must have been one of ours since I made a pic of him but don't have any memories. Looks like a Cocker Spaniel.

We were driving a cream colored Monte Carlo pictured behind #2 son in this picture. With three kids it was a tight squeeze to get three car seats in the back seat of it and the trunk didn't have much room .

We traded it in on a 1985 Chevy Blazer that we had ordered and arrived that month.

I loved this vehicle with all the hauling room behind the back seat.
We also pulled a boat and a camper at times with this SUV and the 4-wheel drive was nice in the snow as at that time both hubbie and I had full time jobs in Arden.
Today was quite different than I was expecting but it was another blessings filled day. I am very thankful to God for all the answered prayers. I am praying tonight for the friend, Angela Lancaster, who had the ruptured Aorta last week as she is not doing well at all even after they fixed her heart. It is predicted she flat lined in the ambulance for about 8 minutes before they could revive her on the way to Mission hospital so they have no idea how much damage that did. Yesterday they discovered she had had a stroke and today her kidneys are failing. Praying for her son , daughters, husband and grandson.
Good Night and God Bless.

CARL SANDBURG'S SECOND TRIP

Up to a beautiful morning and a busy day.  G-son was here at 7am and after chores and breakfast he wanted to go back out to see his goat friend Cinnamon at Carl Sandburgs.
We were off before the heat of the day rolled in.
As g-son and his long legs got far ahead of hubbie and me, especially since I forgot to put on my tennis shoes, he patiently waited for us to catch up.

It didn't take g-son long to re-connect with Cinnamon.

He tried to stay between her and the other bigger goats while she ate hay.

There is always one of any herd of animals that finds a different way to do things, as this little one found an easier way to eat than standing !!

She was a pretty playful one as she jumped and ran around the barn yard.

G-son got to watch as the older kids fed Cinnamon her bottle.

We walked down in the pasture with the mama goats.

This place sure is beautiful .

We all got hungry so we explored on our way out.  This is the garden gate .

Hubbie and g-son being "tree-huggers" !

My little "sunbeam" !!!!

Arranging his collection of Hickory nuts.

As we walked back by the front pond of the estate we didn't see a snake this time but saw this large Bass hovering over this fish bed.

We headed to Sub-Way for lunch.

 He made short work of that cheese and bacon pizza !!!

While we were out this morning d-in-love called and said for us to stay on that side of town since there was an armed man running from police around our area. The school she works at went into a lock down and had to send kids that were attending a summer camp home. They never found the man they were looking for but do have an identity for him.
While we ate she called and said they had called off the search.
We stopped by Ingles and then headed home.
I did three loads of laundry while picking, breaking and canning 12 quarts of green beans.

At 4:30 Re brought EL and BB over so she could go to a meeting before her work shift tonight.
D-in-love and Aa came after all the kids before it was chore time this evening.
The dark clouds looked like we might get some rain but I took a chance and got my largest hen house cleaned out and fresh shavings and straw put in before the thunder and lightening got uncomfortably close.

We only got a couple of light showers while a lot of areas around us got a drenching this evening.
After a hot green tea break I came inside to get my blog post wrote and get an early bed time.
I was so excited for daughter last night I had a hard time getting to sleep.
Thankful for a wonderfully blessed day and the joys of all these young kids around.
Good night and God Bless