Good Morning! We are back to clouds but no wind, and rain coming tonight. This morning I washed and dried a load of clothes, then made a pan of brownies for Jason. He and Ian are chocoholics so hope Ian will get at least one. Not sure if we will head to the lake before or after lunch.

"Gma," I saw the cuff links on FB, nice looking. No, we won't be buying another cabin. There are plenty of rentals all around the lakes area but the weather is so iffy I'd hate to pay $2000 for a week of rain, wind, and/or cold. The grandkids are getting busier in the summer with camps and baseball games so it's hard to get everyone together. I know it will be hard for Bob because he grew up going to the cabin with his grandparents, his mom spent summers there with the kids, and then our own family. Lots of memories for him. I'm not sure what we will do with the boats. Bob spotted a bigger 'n better fishing boat from the same place he got the last one. The larger boat we can either store on the trailer at the marina or rent a hoist for the summer. I really doubt we will use it much simply because our lake is so much smaller and not much to see/do unless you ski or have access to a beach. We have a couple of public beaches but they are crazy busy in the summer. With the packing plants "accidentally" dumping sewage into the lake occasionally, I wouldn't swim in this lake for anything, but that is just me. Thanks again for sharing the recipe. I received a cookbook for a shower gift, "Dinner for Two." I had used a similar recipe in that book and got it out to check. There was my recipe card from when you gave me the recipe before! This recipe calls for 1/2 c flour, 1 t salt, 1/4 t pepper, 1/4 t paprika, 1/4 c butter, and 2-2 1/2# chicken. Same baking directions. The recipe is now in my recipe box!

I need to unload the dishwasher and write a couple birthday cards. Hope you enjoy a nice day!

Good Morning! The sun is shining and brightly and it looks like it's going to be another nice day. Two nice days in a row would be great; three or four even better! Yesterday was just a little busy with another trip to the cabin to bring home the trailer loaded with furniture. Bob said he felt like the Beverly Hillbillies! It was piled high with a tarp covering the top. Dropped off furniture, no one one wanted, at a work activity center for mentally challenged adults who live in supervised housing. In the afternoon we headed to Sioux City for Maddy's middle school soccer game; they lost to a very good team and she was a little bummed. An hour later was Kolby's first band concert. He was dressed up in an aqua dress shirt, black slacks, aqua/black tie, and a black vest with a tiny aqua stripe. He looked very grown up! Most of the girls were dressed up but several boys looked like they dressed from leftovers on the bedroom floor. Maddy's second game was canceled because the field was underwater. This was a field they took two years to overhaul; evidently their drainage system failed. Today I have a luncheon meeting and then need to work on some boxes we brought home from the lake. Once the cabin dust settles, I am determined to continue sorting through the excess stuff taking up space in this house!

"Gma," I could have sworn I posted yesterday but must have been in my dreams. When Bob and I were dating, I talked him into renting a paddle boat one time. They are work! I went to summer school the summers before we were married so spent weekends at the cabin. My mom had to write a permission letter that I could leave the campus. Those were good old days! I'm not a lake swimmer either but paid my dues to "catch" Bob. I have been on a sailboat a couple times but never felt as safe as in a regular boat. I never could figure out where I was supposed to move to when changing directions in regards to the wind.

My coffee is gone and I need to get busy! Hope you have a fantastic Friday!

Good evening, ladies! 80 degrees and lots of rain today - more rain tomorrow.\

Dr. was very pleased and said I didn't need to come back on my left leg anymore. We then scheduled the right knee for June 7. I was very happy that he said I could go to the Y as long as I didn't run, jog, or jump - not anything I do anyhow. Even though it was raining, I went to chair yoga this morning. It was good to see my friends. They made me feel like royalty with their welcome.

Donna, I need to weed out my spare bedroom. It's become a dumping spot for stuff I don't know what to do with. It'll have to wait until I'm well over my surgeries however. I love vegetables but I have a tendency to buy too many at a time and end up throwing stuff away. I need to work on that.

Jean, I could picture the Iowa hillbillies driving down the road with their load of furniture.

Have a good evening!

Good Afternoon! It's been another beautiful day in my neighborhood! I've done some laundry, vacuumed fur bunnies, unloaded the dishwasher, and need to think about something for supper in a bit.

"Gma," hope your shopping trips go well. I admire you for going to WM on Saturday! I had a conversation with a lady at lunch yesterday who said her daughter refuses to shop at WM. When she lived here with our limited shopping, she shopped on Amazon almost daily. The daughter was a professor at the college. I hope you are able to get your condo insurance situation straightened out. I hate messes like that. I finally called the cable company when they raised our bill another $20 after a $20 increase a few months ago. It was easier than I thought it would be. We got a notice today that our paper carrier has resigned. He has put our paper in the front door for 9 years and it took me several calls to the newspaper to get that done. I finally said we would quit taking the paper if he continued to throw it in the driveway. Our driveway is four plus cars wide and long so I'm not going to play "let's see where the paper landed today." Hope your tops find their way to your mailbox!

Susan, I'm so glad you are doing so well with your new knee. I did have to chuckle at your doctor saying no running, jogging, nor jumping. I am embarrassed at the clothes I have that I haven't worn for a long time. I need something new for social events, casual but nice. I have lots of grubby things to wear around the house. I need to practice getting rid of an item whenever I buy something new. We brought home a cute little drop leaf kitchen table and four chairs I picked out for Bob's mom when she moved into assisted living. Don't know where it will end up but I can put my sewing machine on the table in a spare bedroom . . . . when I sort through the other stuff stored there.

Bob just asked what's for supper so guess I need to get out the leftovers. He grilled steaks for lunch so I'm not very hungry. Hope you enjoy a nice evening!

Good Evening! Spent most of the day at the cabin, packing, then loading a U Haul truck, a van, an Expedition, and our pickup. I never dreamt there was so much stuff! We brought home boxes of stuff to go through later. I'm guessing most of it can be pitched. Bob plans to go up sometime this week and finish the shed and load the rest of the boxes. The little boat will be the last trip with anything left over, I think.

"Gma," I'd really like to get rid of my big kitchen table but with the leaves in, it will seat six comfortably or seven if we squeeze. I have six chairs to go with it but they are big and cumbersome; the two extra chairs take up space where Ernie has his toy box and scratching box. The chairs that go with the smaller table are smaller, but sturdy, and have a design scrolled across the top. Guess since I picked them out is why I want them. Our paper carrier was a man who, in talking to others, must deliver all over town. We get our paper about 2:30 every morning, and he doesn't pull in the driveway, he walks from the street. There used to be four or five of us and he would park in the middle and walk every house. I doubt kids deliver the papers any more, too much of a commitment. It paid pretty good, for a kid, when Jason did it many years ago. I will be curious as to how your cruise clothes wrinkle or not. I have never rolled my clothes but did put plastic bags between different items. I think it helped but when they are packed for two or three days there are wrinkles! Bob packed a new shirt, unbeknownst to me, and it was a wrinkled mess. I wouldn't let him wear it, and sent it to the laundry. That's probably what I like most about being in a condo with a washer and dryer. How did the cube steak turn out? Sounds good to me.

I have a May breakfast meeting tomorrow morning so hope the church counting goes smoothly. I may have to finish the computer part after the meeting. Ian and Zowie both have concerts tomorrow night. Ian's team won all of their basketball games this weekend. He came home with a medal instead of a shirt this time. I need to figure out what I'm wearing tomorrow. Hope you all enjoy a marvelous Monday!

Good Afternoon! Had a pedicure and nails done first thing this morning, then stopped at the church office to check on a returned birthday card, the grocery store, and the hospital to drop off a check. We will be heading to Sioux City shortly with a stop at SAMs Club and Penneys before Maddy's two soccer games. It's a beautiful sunny day so will be nice to enjoy the games without sitting in the cold. Maybe I can put my winter coat away finally.

"Gma," I could probably round up the floor dust and plant a flower in it. I think we are going to have the furnace vents cleaned once we get the painting and carpet done. That project isn't moving as fast as I would like. Do you think the gps information changes all that much from year to year? We've never used ours on this car. Bob uses the iPad to check where something is located, and it's mostly school gyms or baseball fields within a 100 miles or so. I would miss my table since we use it to eat on, play cards, read the newspapers, then I count the gift shop money and do the paperwork/computer and bank work there too. We had a bounced check last week -- makes me so %#^}*{^ !

Bob says he is ready so guess we are on the road again. Hope you enjoy the rest of a terrific Tuesday!

Good Afternoon! It is a rainy day which ok for the yard and flowers, not so much for the farmers trying to plant. Last night Maddy's second soccer game got called because of lightning and then a downpour. She plays in a city league with several different sized fields in a large complex. The first games hadn't finished yet but the second game people were arriving when the lightning was spotted. I've never seen so many people clear an area so fast, the rain came down fast and hard with no warning. There was no thunder which I thought was strange. Her middle school final score was a tie; they play on a regular football field. She was bummed because she was the goalie but the girl kicked the ball way over Maddy's head and there was no way to stop it. I had lunch bunch at noon then a date with Bob and a few boxes in the garage. Not my idea of fun but will be glad when it is all done. He took several boxes to the SOS store and we will do some more tomorrow. It's cold out there today and he has a meeting at church at 5.

"Gma," I hope your back is feeling better by now. Maybe moving around will help it. If I sit catty-wumpus in the car for a long time I will be stiff when I unfold and crawl out. I never thought the chunks of mushrooms in the soup were that big. I'm good at fishing mushrooms off pizza or out of nachos. They are usually whole or at least a half -- slimey! We like to order nachos and share at a favorite restaurant. The menu says "as is/no substitutions" and I always have a pile of mushrooms and jalapeños on the sour cream and salsa plate. I don't think I can disguise or blend lima beans. Bob says they taste like little bags of dust. I had to laugh at him when he said he felt like the Beverly Hillbillies coming home from the lake. That's exactly what he looked like.

I have a load of laundry to get in the dryer so need to go do that. Hope you enjoy the rest of a wonderful Wednesday!

Good Morning! The sun is shining and it's a beautiful day in my neighborhood. I love the sun but it shows all the dust, fur, and footprints on my crappy floor. I had just started to vacuum when the cable guy came. The two channels are working fine today of course. The tech guy yesterday acted like I was the only one who ever had the problem whereas the guy today said they know others do also because they can track the channels here in town. His theory was to leave well enough alone; that sounded good to me since the price was right. I have crafty club this afternoon and we are going back to the same bread and breakfast that I visited a month ago. I really don't want to go but feel obligated to the hostess who arranged it.

"Gma," do you have the same mail carrier every day? KI wonder if they sort their own mail like they do here in our post office. I would be so aggravated I'd probably rip into him for all the grief he causes. I've had others tell me to get a po box but I don't feel I should have to pay for one, and then make a special trip to pick up the mail because our substitute idiot runs so late. If I want something to leave town the same day one of us takes it to the post office. I hope you get it all today! A guy shot and killed a deputy sheriff, with his own gun, a few days ago. To spare the coworkers from having to deal with him, the murderer has been moved to Sioux City until his trial. He is heavily guarded wearing a bulletproof vest. I would hate to be on that jury and hope there is no way he can plead insanity. He has a rap sheet miles long, almost from the day he was born. A friend of Beth's put a picture on FB of mushrooms that look like sponges, all different shapes. I don't know if he picked them wild, but am thinking he did. I'm not planning food today since Bob is heading to the lake to meet Jason and finish cleaning out the shed. They had planned to yesterday but then Bob had a meeting last night that he'd forgotten about. I try to get him to write things on my calendar, sometimes he dos and sometimes he doesn't.

I need to get the rest of the floor vacuumed and decide what to wear this afternoon. I really need to go clothes shopping . . . .some other day. Hope you enjoy a terrific Thursday!