Good Morning! It's a cool cloudy morning here today. Bob went up to the cabin to get the water heater going and make sure the dock is in. It's too wet to mow but he can get lawn chairs, picnic table, and grill out of the shed then check the dock and boat hoist. Even though I slept good last night, it was late when we got home and I still feel draggy this morning. I need to make a bank stop for graduation money and run a couple other errands. I need to get back to clearing out bedrooms. I don't think I was too smart as I started a little bit in each room and now have a mess in each. Maybe I should have stuck to one room but have stuff in each that needs to go to other rooms. Disorganized, I know!

"Gma," hope you get your sewing finished today. Any other projects that interest you? Bob did get a new driver's license for $10 and has his favorite credit card from Cabella's on the way. I need to go to the grocery store and get a new gas card for the cents off program, he uses that for his pickup. Our area has been hit with the dog flu as well as the bird flu. Several turkey farms close to us have been shut down and the birds euthanized. The birds are left in a pile to rot. Ugh! Then the remains removed and the buildings cleaned and sanitized. Wonder what the price of a Thanksgiving turkey will be this year.

I need to get going on my rounds. Hope you all enjoy your Wednesday!

Good Afternoon! It's another cloudy rainy day in my neighborhood. I had my nails done the first thing this morning. It must be getting close to sandal weather as all of the pedi chairs were full, even an older man was there. Stopped at the Hallmark store for cards, the post office to mail one, and the library to drop off books that were due today. I need to get my gas card from Bob, who ate lunch with his farmer friend, and go pick up salad ingredients for tomorrow when we go to celebrate my "mom's" birthday.

Maggie, it sounds like you are getting ready to roll in the motorhome!

"Gma," hope you enjoy the concert tonight. Good luck at the meat market!

I need to get going! Have a great Thursday!

Good Afternoon! It's cold, cloudy, windy, and an all around crappy day in my corner of the world today. I cranked the furnace up some more and I'm still cold. My day was going good until I was going to leave for church and my car wouldn't start. Bob was the last one to drive it and he is famous for leaving the key in the ignition so it dings nonstop while he is getting water bottles, wrappers, etc., out to throw away. Anyhow, the key wouldn't turn, the steering wheel wouldn't budge, and neither would the gear shift. Luckily he was still home so he gave me a ride to church. He called the garage and the mechanic said it was electrical and to put the charger on it to get it started. No luck, so he used the pickup to jump start it. Then the engine light came on and stayed on. He drove it to the garage and now they have it on their computer to see if they can figure out what is going on. I'm beginning to think it should have been painted yellow as in lemon! We stopped at the hospital on our way home and I picked up the gift shop money. We had a one day sale last week and the total cash was $56.38 long! When I was trying to figure out all the payroll deduction amounts, some of those didn't match with the employee signature sheet. After readding, refiguring, and rechecking several times, an employee had written a check instead of using the payroll deduction which the volunteer had entered on the payroll sheet. I probably might have caught that sooner if I had processed the pile of checks first. Anyhow, my car still isn't home and Bob just left to make my deposit for me. I was hoping to go buy flowers this afternoon! We have a get together with Bob's singing group tonight after they practice.

I need to put my gift shop books away and clear off the counter. Hope you all enjoy the rest of your day!

Good Afternoon! The sun is shining, finally, but it's a cool day in my neighborhood -- it was 36 degrees when I came downstairs this morning. We were invited to a hospital foundation meeting this morning. It was just a round table discussion about pros and cons pertaining to the hospital. There were six of us, Bob being the only spouse who attended, and we all knew each other. Found out there are a couple three doctors who will be retiring in the next year or two, and young doctors still in their residency training have committed to coming here. Must say I am surprised considering the logistics of this town. All are from small communities similar to here, but have been working in much larger city hospitals. After lunch we went to the greenhouse and were shocked at the price of flowers this year! Instead of buying flowers for the seven pots in front of the house we picked out two for the deck. Guess we will check out a couple other places and hope their prices are lower. Bob is on the scholarship committee at church and they are interviewing tonight, starting at five.

"Gma," I was surprised that the meat market didn't have better meat. Is Fresh Market like a regular grocery store? The computer said that everything was working properly on the car. So far it has started on command, and behaved itself. I would like to put shrubs in front of the house again, but I sure don't want to attract snakes either. Right now there is a rock border where Bob sits the flower pots. I think the humid weather does affect arthritis, unfortunately. Hope your swollen joints feel better soon.

I need to get something ready to grill later, hope it's not too late. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Good Evening! The sun shined, and the wind blew 30+ mph today. Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy again. I had lunch bunch this noon and had planned to run some errands afterwards. It was so windy I stopped at the grocery store for popcorn and ended up buying geraniums for $2 cheaper than the greenhouse, then came home. I've been doing laundry while Bob mows hoping to beat the rain. He and Beth are going to the cabin tomorrow to officially get it ready (cleaned) for the summer. Everyone knows to wipe out any dishes they use before putting food in/on them. If we can, we use paper and plastic so no one has to do dishes. I haven't decided if I'm going or not. I have plenty I could clean right here!

"Gma," how big are your white stones? I wonder if the bleach and mold spray for basements or bathrooms would clean them. The fresh fruit/vegetable stores and meat markets are what I miss most after leaving Ohio. The fish and seafood store not at all; I still remember that smell! I am sad tonight. My coffee date/lunch bunch friend told us that her daughter-in-law has filed for divorce. They met at Jason and Amanda's wedding, getting married 15 years ago this summer. Two children, 11 year old boy and 9 year old girl, plus a dog will be affected. They just built a new house a couple years ago and will have to sell it.

I just heard the mower shut off so that must mean it is time for supper. Enjoy your evening!

Good Afternoon! . . . the rain and wind continue! We've had 3/4" just this morning so I'm waiting for it to start coming in the basement. There's nothing to do about it except a major construction project to put in new tile and then no real guarantee. I made a WM run this morning. At the last minute picked out white geraniums to plant along with the hot pink ones I bought at the grocery store. The WM ones aren't as big so I hope with fertilizer and TLC they will catch up. Cleared off the kitchen counters and sorted through the pile of magazines; some for the hospital, some outdated ones for the cabin, and some to pitch. I need to clean bathrooms and vacuum. Sonny and Ernie had a little discussion while I was gone this morning. The evidence is several pieces of fur floating around.

"Gma," your ring is very pretty! My opinion on marriage, and the changing times, is that when we got married it was forever and you worked through the problems, like you said. Now it is an instant satisfaction, "right now" mindset, and if there are problems just chuck it and move on. Both of our kids lived together before they got married, not that we approved. Jason and Amanda asked for her parents and our permission plus she had a ring and they had set the wedding date for a year later. Jason was in school and Amanda had graduated, was working and also going to massage therapy school, so they never got to see each other. Beth and Will had Maddy first but waited several years to get married. The divorcing couple have been seeing a marriage counselor and he/she asked if the guy thought his wife might be a closet lesbian. The ironic twist to that is that she and another gal came to Jason and Amanda's wedding together. Amanda had been on the college swim team with them so we thought nothing of it. Afterwards someone asked us if they were a couple. The other gal is also married and lives in Colorado now.

I need to get busy! Enjoy the rest of a terrific Thursday!