Good Morning! It's dark, gloomy, wet, and very humid in my neighborhood this morning. We got a got up to a good sized, leafless tree branch down in the yard. We had planned to head to Ian's double header this morning but plans have changed. SD storms are moving in from two directions then heading our way. Jason thinks the games will be cancelled or postponed. They had a game last night; Ian and another player collided in the outfield, both went down, and were pulled from the game. Four moms, who are nurses, went running to the dugout to check the damage. Ian is bruised from his shoulder to his fingertips so wouldn't have played today anyway. So my plans for the day are laundry, getting books together for the book sale next week, and maybe a couple more kitchen drawers. Baby can open the drawers and she rearranges, taking little things out and dropping them on the floor. I swear she smiles at me as I pick stuff up.

Ceejay, the finch is our state bird but we have only seen two yellow ones this summer. Some have a faint red color around their head and neck and we’ve had a few of those from time to time. We put out thistle seed which is what they supposedly like best but no luck with the yellow ones. They are such a bright yellow and so pretty.

Hope the sun is shining on you and you enjoy a nice day!

Yesterday was a shop till you drop day for me. went with sis and she can shop. but she hasn't been for awhile. she's getting ready for a 3 day weekend in Texas with her man friend. she took me out to Applebees for dinner
We've been for a walk this morning but it started sprinkling so we came home. heard it thunder one time and that was it
my nephew C sent a video of his son crawling up the stairs at 7 months old. He's going to be tall like his momma

Jean
Sorry the rain/slash storms are keeping you from the game. Did the storms cause the tree limb to come down?

Morning.
The plumber came yesterday and replace the new faucet. I ordered it online and picked it up yesterday at Lowe's.
I pushed mowed the backyard and weedeated yesterday also. Next week I'm riding. it's to hot. Today is the front yard.
not much else is going on.

Evening
I'm resting today. Finished the front yard and weedeated yesterday. I was worn out. This morning I had to get up at 4 a.m to get my sister to the airport for her flight to Midland by 5.30 a.m. It was raining hard. and I don't like to drive in the rain or in the dark.
I called the plumber back to fix the leak at the cold water cut off valve. he had put on a new valve and didn't get enough sealant on it. hopefully that's done.
Not much else is going on

I'm still dealing with leaky faucet. The plumber has been here several times. when I called back again, the receptionist told me that she would send a different person.
I don't go outside often but yesterday I mowed and weedeated the backyard. It was hot and I sweated but that's okay. don't know why I don't get outside more often. I did use the rider yesterday but I will push mow the front.
I ordered some meals from a company called Freshly. I got them yesterday. The meals were half thawed. I contacted them and they had me to take pictures. I was refunded my money. then canceled my subscription.

Jean
I'm not much of a sports fan. My great niece is playing softball and should go to watch her but it's to humid for me..
Our 7 month old baby boy is beginning to stand on his own and is waving and saying bye bye. I sure love these kiddos.

Afternoon
It's hot but cool on the inside.
Yesterday I went with sis to Muskogee,OK to pick up her grand-daughter. to keep her for a week.
we went out to the house this morning to get a doll house and accessories for gd. she's been playing with it ever since. she plays well by herself.
Nephew A is coming back home this weekend.
Jean
Is the young lady you posted on FB your grand-daughter. She's beautiful.

Ceejay, yes the FB blonde is our granddaughter, Zowie. She is Ian’s sister and will be a sophomore this year. Thank you for the compliment; we think she is pretty special as all our grands are to us.

we are keeping my sissy's 7 year old step granddaughter this week. She's starved for attention. she's an only child. but she plays well by herself until she gets bored and then she's high maintenance. We will meet her mom half way on Saturday to take her back home.
We are taking her to the pool this afternoon and tomorrow to a place that has trampolines etc. she's excited about the pool and wants to leave immediately but Nana is working on her practitioners license renewal this morning
My nephew A is back from rehab and went straight to a halfway house. Im praying this time he will do better

can't believe it is August .
yes our little one did liven up the place. she wanted to spend every minute with her Nana. even when Nana went to the bathroom but I think she had a good time. she talked all the time. Nana had to remind her several times that she was the adult and made the decisions. we are both tired.
Nephew A went to church with us yesterday. He really looks and sounds good. The sober living place where he is staying now is in a good neighborhood and he has rules and regs for the next couple of weeks then he will be moved to a different location. This is what he needs right now. He took his laptop into work this morning. we are not sure whether he still has a job but his status was still active. He will get to see. his kids this coming weekend.
That was a special thing for relatives to do. Tom, my bill who passed a couple of years ago. wore bow ties. we took then all. to the church and laid them on a table. Each male member took a tie and wore it. it would have made Tom proud.
guess I need to get on with my day. need to go buy groceries and do some house cleaning
have a great day.