Good Afternoon! The sun finally came out this afternoon and the humidity is climbing. The air conditioner is humming along, thank goodness. I ran a couple errands this morning and found a 2017 calendar. It's not spiral bound so not sure if I will like it as well. I/we have several birthdays in August and early September so stopped at the Hallmark shop. I refuse to pay $5.00 for a card that will most likely get thrown away. I have cleaned off the counters, baked a dozen refrigerator cookies, and now have a load of laundry in the washer.

"Gma," I will be curious as to how Jack came out with his doctor's appointment. Will he have to work until he has the surgery or can the doctor give him a medical leave of some sort? I hope the new QVC clothes fit and you like them. Ian will be playing his saxophone and football, Maddy decided to stick with the flute and play fall soccer, Kolby is playing the violin and maybe a band instrument but hasn't decided if he's playing fall soccer, and Zowie is playing fall soccer and wants to play a band instrument after she hears them play. I have asked but don't remember when school starts for them. I think the scouts can still become an Eagle when they are 18. At least they could when Jason was in scouts but that's been a long time ago.

I have another drawer to sort through so better keep moving. Hope you all enjoy the rest of the day and evening!

Good afternoon. It is very hot with a heat index 107. We got our utility bill today and it was $232. We have been running AC's none stop though so not surprising. I can't stand being hot.

I ordered a neck pillow from sleep number to see if I like it. I have 30 days to try it out. We have a couple for the car but they're corduroy and too hot to use this time of year. The sleep number are supposedly softer and cooler fabric. My head sweats something fierce when I sleep and sleeping inclined the regular pillows flatten out and slide down.

I washed all my qvc stuff and hung or laid it to dry. Not too keen on the slit in the maxi skirt but the fabric is nice and cool and not clingy. It was hot trying the sweaters on though.

Jean: Jack came home and said the surgeon has to get an ok from the cardiologist that Jack's heart is strong enough for anesthesia and hopefully they'll hear by tomorrow as they faxed the letter over yesterday. He is going to do the long 4 hour procedure. Yes, Jack will work up until the day of surgery. His boss has been nice about giving him easier stuff to work on as much as he can. Thomas Eagle has something to do about the project itself. I have never been clear about what he is doing exactly, but hopefulky he can complete it soon. Sounds like grandma and grandpa are going to be busy traveling up and down the roads to the kid's schools. My younger sister has 8 grandkids and one due in Oct. Two live in Southern Ca, 6 live in Houston and the one due will live in Phoenix where they live. I'm with you about the cruise. Jack desperately wants to do a Panama Canal cruise but I have no interest in it. It is expensive and on the small ships so lots less to do. His big thing is he's sailed through all the canals except Panama while in the Navy and wants to do them all. Sounds boring to me! 😊

Everyone have a good afternoon.

Good Evening! The temperature wasn't all that high today but it is so humid. It's miserable outside. I was Mrs. Homemaker this morning and got quite a bit done. Mostly just little things but did get birthday cards addressed and ready to mail for the month. I had an auxiliary board meeting this afternoon. As I was leaving I went by the gift shop to pick up an invoice to pay and found a whole cart full of boxes that had just even delivered. I pulled the invoices and came home to write checks to take back tomorrow. I hope all the merchandise is ok because I am paying bills before the buyers check things in. Moving is going to be a challenge finding everything. Bob got home late this afternoon. Now he's asleep on the couch.

"Gma," I am ready for some cooler weather, not cold, just cooler. I'll bet you are too. Four hours is a long time to sit and wait during Jack's surgery. Do you have anyone who could be with you? All I know about the Eagle project is the troop members help work on and complete it. There is a ceremony too, with cake, punch, etc., it is a big deal. I don't think I could keep up with more than four grandkids' activities. My calendar is a mess now, with schedule changes, etc. I think I found the cruise and the only stop I remember is Aruba. I would like to go on the cruise to Alaska but I know the one couple has done that one.

I need to unload the dishwasher and look through the mail. For some reason I am tired tonight and bed is going to be early. Hope you all enjoy a terrific Thursday tomorrow!

Good Afternoon! Another very humid day in my corner of the world. It's only 84 degrees but feels like 95, not nice outside. I went to have my nails filled first thing this morning. There were two cars already there and I was 15 minutes early. I was in and out in a half hour; I was in no hurry so it didn't matter but the other two wanted pedicures. I went to the grocery store mainly to pick up taco ingredients for lunch. I ran into a retired teacher who wanted to visit and I forgot the hamburger. I hadn't made a list thinking I could remember meat, shells, etc. This afternoon I went to the historical museum hoping to find some information on a famous opera conductor who was born here in 1921. There is a room full of old local newspapers, yearbooks, etc., and it smells very musty. I am supposed to give a program on him in a few days. There was no information on him and we couldn't find him in the yearbooks. I had googled him so had birth and death dates, plus a list of operas I can't begin to pronounce. The program will be short and sweet! Bob is out mowing right now. I tried to talk him into waiting until the cold front moves in but he wanted to get it done.

"Gma," do your bifocal lenses move so the bifocal part is on the top or side sometimes? That is the problem I had when I tried them years ago. Mine aren't soft so maybe that was my problem. Anyhow, they didn't work at all trying to read music. I hope Jack gets the ok from his cardiologist without having to make another appointment. The waiting to get it done has to be the worst part. If I lived there, I would keep you company during Jack's surgery. Did the order from Penneys get delivered ok? What kind of shoes did you order?

Guess I maybe can be thinking about something to eat. I should have gone back to the store for the hamburger! Maybe Bob will offer to cook tonight meaning we will eat out. Hope you all enjoy a nice evening and keep cool!

Good Evening! It's been a beautiful day in my neighborhood, 80 degrees, sunny, low humidity, and a slight breeze. This morning I vacuumed fur bunnies and went to the store for the hamburger I forgot yesterday. Thirty dollars later I was on my way home. This afternoon I fell asleep in front of the tv and Bob did the same; guess we were more tired than we thought. We went to a funeral visitation for a customer of his then stopped by the DQ for an ice cream supper. I had a sundae which I needed like another hole in my head. They are calling the butterscotch flavor caramel now, for some reason. To me it tastes like butterscotch.

"Gma," the days are getting shorter here too. I really notice that in the morning when I get up. I really don't like it when it is dark at 5:00. Hope you got your new contacts ordered ok. Thank you for the link on Robert Baustian! I hate to tell you, but it is the same article I found when I googled his name. In looking through a couple yearbooks at the historical museum, I ran across the name of a 90+ year old man who lives up the street. Their extended family is here this weekend so I will give him a call next week. It's possible RB went to the Catholic school or a country school, neither of which had yearbooks back then. But maybe he might recognize the name.

I am tired and heading for bed! Hope you enjoy a nice weekend!

Good morning, ladies! Hot in the 90s again today with the possibility of rain. With all the heat, I was afraid to look at the Dominion (electric bill). It sure paid for me to get a new AC unit - my bill was $57.83. Happy about that. My neighbor has never replaced her AC which is now 28 years old and I hear it running constantly.

Nothing happening today for Thursday I had a 6-hour appoint for the research study I'm in for COPD and then in the evening was First Thursday Bee. Yesterday Glory and Norah and I sewed up a storm on our quilts. So today is laundry and housework. People have been very kind in sharing their garden vegetables and I have so many tomatoes and summer squash and string beans right now I'm going to blanch some and freeze them. I think I'll make the tomatoes into a marinara sauce so I'll have that on hand.

Donna, I'm glad Jack is finally getting the surgery he needs. I wish I could come and sit with you. I will pray for your brother. He surely needs a lot of help. You are going to be amazed at how good you see immediately after surgery. The drops I had to put in at various times throughout the day was the hardest part of the surgery. And it took 7 minutes. We went to lunch afterwards.

Jean, I live 3 minutes from a Dairy Queen. I drive by it at least twice a day. So far I've only stopped once this summer. However, we met at Chick-Fil-A Thursday before our bee and my dinner was a Frosted Coffee. So good. I used to eat ice cream nearly every day but I've just lost my taste for it.

Maggie, I wish you'd just say hi so we know you are okay.

Have a wonderful day.

Good Morning! It's another beautiful morning in my corner of the world. There is NO wind, and it's only supposed to get to a high of a 75 this afternoon. I've stripped the bed and the washer is humming away right now. The heat has been hard on my flowers so I finally picked off the dead blossoms; some of my plants are are looking a little bedraggled so hope a round of fertilizer will help. I could vacuum again; the boys had a little discussion while I was outside. Not sure who claimed a victory but have quite a few fur hunks as evidence.

"Gma," how sad about your brother and his family! I hope he gets the help he needs. I'm sure getting the updates long distance is hard for you. Did Jack hear anything from the cardiologist? It's good you can have the cataract taken care of asap. So frustrating not being able to see! "hinky???" That is a new one on me.

Susan, I hope you got a good report from the research study. Do you get the results that day, or have to wait until later? I'm not a huge ice cream fan. I love the "island" flavors when we are in Maui, pineapple coconut is my favorite. Bob would have ice cream every day if he could. How do you fix summer squash? I'm not even sure what it looks like. I've fixed acorn squash but never think it tastes as good as my mom used to make. Enjoy all of your fresh veggies. Lucky you!

Maggie, what are you up to today?

Bob is out doing his Saturday rounds. I have hamburger to use so think lunch is going to be grilled hamburgers and salad for a start. I need to go through cookie recipes for later this week as I am co-hostess for a meeting coming up. Hope you all enjoy a nice weekend!

Good Evening! It's been another nice day here but is beginning to warm up again. We made a quick trip to Sioux City after church. I had a list for SAMs Club and another one for Penneys. I wanted to get Maddy a shirt and jeans for her birthday. She takes a slim waist and wanted sparkles on her behind. No sparkles in slim sizes so she's getting two shirts. From the looks of the clothes racks they didn't sell much on this tax free weekend. I wanted a queen size thermal blanket and evidently they aren't "in" because none were in sight. I did get new bed pillows and a heated mattress pad though. With the coupons and sale prices, I spent $148 but "saved" $137. Now we are watching gymnastics; Gabby didn't do so well on the first event.

Hope you all enjoy a marvelous Monday tomorrow!

Good afternoon. Been a real busy two days.

Yesterday we had breakfast, shopping at WM, got gas, came home and put it away then J ck went and got his hircut. When he got back we went to Great American Home store to look at Lazy-boy recliners. They're the only dealer around here and there is no Lazy-boy store. They left town several years ago. I had a lot of requirements and you know the sales people jump you the minute you walk in the door. Do you know how hard it is to get a recliner that doesn't have a rocker? They had one style! Jack only wanted LB and no rocker. I wanted the handle on the bottom for the kick plate and not those round disc types as we have them on this double one and one didn't work and the other one broke. I only wanted gray, navy or a cream color. We finally found one for mr picky but it only came in a brown or mushroom color microfiber. We went with the mushroom color. We then bought end tables and lamps. I ordered a small inexpensive loveseat and some decor for the tables. I went with a kind of library look theme. You know, fake books that were storage, map stuff, the Salvador Dali painting and pillows, a big wrought iron clock for above the mantle, etc.

I have a consult appt on Thur for my eyes. Jack got irked at me for not getting the referral first and we went a couple rounds because like a man he wouldn't listen. This place doesn't give you a doctor as such for the consult. They just do testing to see if you qualify so I had no dr's name to use for a referral. He kept saying, "You have a pcm." Yes, but I don't have a opthamologist yet. He drove me nuts saying what if we can't aford the appt etc. I got fed up and told him I was going, period! Men!!!

Susan: I've heard it is pretty quick and easy. I'm not worried about it other than getting the stupid refferral in a timely manner. My doctor's office is slow and the procedure to get it may be nuts. If they make see a reg doctor to get an ok it is ridiculous! They aren't able to see the cataract in the doctor's office. My gut tells me this is going to be drawn out. We shall see after Thursday.

Jean: Jack loves ice cream. I have some milk intolerance and sometimes it gives me a stomachache and sometimes I'm fine. So I am not a big ice cream eater. I have to get those shoes taken back to Penneys. I hope the store out here is still open or back to the mall we go.

Well gals I have been working on the downstairs all day and I'm pooped. Talk to you tomorrow.

Good Afternoon! It's cloudy and looks like it could rain but none is in the forecast. The humidity is increasing and we are heading to the 90s midweek. Counting went fine this morning although I had to look for a typo on my part later. The gift shop sold more than I thought it would last week. There are so many boxes I can barely get the storage room door open to get to the locked money box. We are scheduled to move the 29th, 30th, and 31st. I will be glad to get that over with. This afternoon the P.E.O. treasurer called to say she would pick up her briefcase. She's always running late so I didn't want to start any projects until she was here and gone. She just left so there's no point in starting anything now. I do have towels to fold and put away.

"Gma," furniture shopping is almost as frustrating as clothes shopping for me. We do have a LB and it rocks. I am a rocker. It is a bigger one, fits Bob fine but I have to put a little pillow under my neck if I'm going to sit there very long. It's Ernie's favorite spot to sleep; the fabric has held up like iron from cleaning off the fur. Enjoy all of your new things! I will keep my fingers crossed that you get the eye appointment and/or referral asap. Good luck with returning the shoes.

Guess I will go get the towels then think about something for supper. Hope you all enjoy a nice evening. I need to check the Olympic schedule and see what's scheduled for tonight.

Good Afternoon! The sun is shining right now and there is NO wind blowing. It's 84 degrees but feels like 91 with the humidity. We got up to fog which is weird this time of year. I went to the library to return books and pick up a couple more when Bob called. His fishing boat motor has been in the shop for six weeks; first one mechanic quit and the other one was home with food poisoning, then the parts had to be found and ordered as it is an older motor and not every place carries them, then when they came another part broke putting it back together. Finally the motor is fixed and he can pick it up. The place is an hour away but there is so much road construction going on, there is no easy straight way to get there. I did get lunch at "Bob's Place" -- famous taverns from the 40s era. Home again and waiting for the washer to finish. Also just found out a young 49 year old man who once lived here, and was a neighbor, died from kidney cancer which had spread to his bones. Too young!

Not much going on for the rest of today. I have lunch bunch tomorrow. Hope you all are enjoying a nice day!