It's a beautiful day!! Supposed to be in low 80s but I don't know if it is, but it is very nice. We got up late and I heated up two small leftover blueberry pancakes for my breakfast, yummy! We had planned to go to the mall and just look around but our dil called to say she is here with two kids and she dropped the kids off for a visit. They are 20 and 16 but very quiet so we mostly chatter and try and draw them out.
We showed them around the yards, and garden and introduced them to a couple neighbors. I love summer as we are all outside more. This is the dil I have had my struggles with but I try to keep good relations with her best I can. She grabbed me and gave me a hug today before she left....I think she has kind of a love/hate thing for me.
I was a little worried about her last time I saw her but today she looked very nice. She is a beautiful woman and very sweet at times.
The ads for the rig are still up and one neighbor has shown some interest, but I have a feeling we may just keep it. Thanks for the nice comments. Our house desperately needs new exterior siding but since we save for everything and pay cash, it will be a while before it gets done. I'd love to get the kitchen remodeled but one thing at a time. LOL The way we are doing it we'll probably get it all fixed up just in time to sell it because the yard may get too big for us to keep up! BTW, as we showed the kids our garden and orchard I noticed we now have a peach almost but not quite the size of Bobbi's! The rest are real tiny though. We're getting more blueberries this year but they are not quite ready for picking. We also have a couple small green peppers and three small zucchini.
Nancy - Forgot to mention last time...I love your kitchen!! Almost too pretty to cook in, don't you think? I'd be tempted to just sit with a cup of tea and enjoy looking at it and eat my meals out.
You look so nice too! I know it must feel very good to be slender...oh, I want to lose weight like you, so why can't I get myself to actually do what it takes to do it?!! I'm dropping right now and hope I can keep it going down this time!
Bobbi - yes that's similiar to how my dh had his accident. A large evergreen tree and a big branch didn't fall the way it was supposed to, it came down and hit the ladder (10 footer, Joe was about 3/4 way up I'd say), but instead of going down with the ladder, he jumped off, landed on the concrete driveway and fell, fracturing his femur. He used to teach martial arts esp judo and knows how to fall and I think he might have been alright if he'd fallen on the lawn instead of concrete. We now know he has lost a lot of bone density in his other leg (they can't test the fractured leg) and esp in his spine where it is almost osteoporosis. Probably the fractured leg was the same. I think they ought to check men earlier at least from 65 on. My dh has always been very active so we weren't too concerned about it but I made him take calcium supplements when he got about 70 at least and he STILL has lost bone density...just part of aging I guess.
Lyn - I don't pull the trailer myself...I leave it all up to dh..pulling, parking, setup. I do get out and kind of guide him into the sites, and watch our side level while he levels it but that's about all I do on the outside. I take care of the housekeeping though just like at home.
Glynne - Most likely what happened with the stove was just common forgetfulness, too much on your mind, that sort of thing, esp if you haven't had a lot of other episodes I wouldn't worry about it. On the other hand I have had a lot of "forgetful" and rather strange moments over the past ten years or so. There is no history of dementia of any kind in my family. Because they are so infrequent (esp the more worrisome ones) I have not yet mentioned them to my doctor although my dh and some of my kids are aware. One sil does not think I should talk about it because I guess he is afraid of self-fulfilling prophecy. It is scary because you always wonder but I'd rather be aware and do what I can to help myself ..just the way I am...I like to take control rather than allowing a situation to take control of me, you know? I guess there are tests they can do but I'm not sure how early they can do them. And btw, my dh reacts much the same way, so I know how you feel. Your berry dessert looks great! I love berries and esp blueberries and strawberries!
Rie - Thanks for the recipe! It sounds yummy! It is much like Adobo, the national dish of the Philippines except Adobo is boiled in a pot, then sometimes fried. We (and my dh's family) don't usually fry it but that is the most traditional way I think.
Something is bothering me today...cooking for my dh has always been a task I loved, but for some reason, I can't seem to please him much any more. I either get things too well seasoned or not well enough or he just doesn't care for the dish. About every 4-5 days or maybe even less, he seems to like something but most often he doesn't. He eats very little and even though I only make 2-3 serv of any recipe, we have leftovers which often end up getting tossed. I'm glad he is truthful, I would not want him to lie...but I can't help but feel hurt and frustrated by my inability to please him as I guess I feel like cooking is my job as a wife. That's the way it is in my family and the men usually brag about their wives' cooking so it is hard for me to come to this decision, but I am at the point where I feel like giving up and we can just fix our own meals. But this is so foreign to me I don't quite know how to go about it..I shop very carefully...stocking up on the good deals etc., I plan my meals around my stockpile (freezer/pantry), so I don't know how to buy just for myself. Do I buy for him and me and have it divided ...like the meat and put on different shelves in freezer? Or should he buy his own however he wants regardless of price. He is very thrifty and I suspect that if he cooks his own he'll still spend less than me. It hurts me that it has come to this but I also just don't know how to do it. I know couples where the wife doesn't care for cooking and the dh does it all, but that's not the case here...I prefer to do the cooking, enjoy it (or did) and I want to be sure we eat healthy. He cooks mostly healthy..small amount of meat or fish and usually plenty veggies but does use more oil than I do. I don't want him to go the rest of his life eating food he doesn't like, and hopefully I'll get over my silly emotional distress about it. Afterall many women would love to have their dh cook and he has always cooked about once a week at least for himself. If anyone has any thoughts on how to go about this, please comment.
Certainly makes it drudgery but always remember you can complain here. We aren’t sick of it so let the frustrations go with us GGs. 
just wanted to wish everyone one HAPPY 4TH 
Ps some pics of the parade and amanda and tim playing with my boxing gloves.
. If I can I let him taste what I'm cooking but that is not always possible. He says he likes me to do that but then often gets irritable when I ask him to do it
Riemontana , 07-04-2011 11:14 PM
That Gilad is a killer but his accent is so cute that I huff and puff and try to do what he asks. 
LOL Yes, I hope that my dgs remembers me for the things that I do with him. I had such a good role model in my grandmother who lived to 97 - I was 48 when she passed. She could do anything! She wasn't athletic but she was the quintessential farm woman and she worked hard her whole life. She was also such a fan of all of us kids. She actually asked me to take her to the pool hall so she could see it a couple months before she passed. Like you, I want my grandkids to remember me as the grandma who taught them to fish and camp, and I also want them to learn to cook from me. I have already cooked with them lots of times.
I loved your patriotic shirt. I am with you on being tired, though, sometimes I think I need a day off to recouperate after a holiday!
Tea Granny , 07-05-2011 12:06 AM
Cindy_Gail , 07-05-2011 07:56 AM
