Good Afternoon! It's another cold, windy, gloomy day in my neighborhood. We've had a few sprinkles but that's all so far. I went to get my nails done this morning and Bob brought home a car to test drive. Our lease is up in June so have to either buy the one we have, or choose something else. Maddy has a make up game this afternoon and with the iffy weather we are waiting until the last minute to leave. It's a 6:45 game so will be colder there too. I'd like to make a couple shopping stops if possible.

Susan, Kaluha pork sounds interesting, reminds me of Maui. How do you fix it? As long as the new knee works as it should, it is worth the price! I hope the second surgery goes as well as the first one. I agree about the pool. We have a bunch of village idiots who pushed for the water park and resort to be built when a casino vote failed. It has cost nothing but money for taxpayers and shown no profit after 10 years. The council fired the management company then hired a new one that has no experience with water parks.

"Gma," it was in the 80s and humid on our cruise in February. We didn't mind it since 80 is nice here and we are used to the humidity. The people who were complaining "looked" older than we are. One just can't second guess the weather any more.

Bob is home and ready to go so we're off! I need to go find a sweatshirt! Enjoy the rest of a terrific Tuesday!

Good Afternoon! The sun is shining and it's warmer than yesterday. Maddy's game got rained out again and not sure if it will be rescheduled or not since softball and baseball has started. We were sitting at the field when it started to rain, still in the truck so we didn't get wet. Beth and Maddy were on their way so turned around and we met them for ice cream. We did get the shopping done: dress shirts for Bob, juice food for the Orioles, and a few things from SAMs. This was my morning to work in the gift shop; no sales but I did work on the greeting cards. There are some $2.50 cards I marked down to $1.25 but they still didn't sell so I marked them down to $.75 and put them in a "sale" box on the counter. Ian has a baseball game tonight and we will head that direction shortly.

"Gma," we are losing our sunshine but the forecast is partly cloudy for the rest of the week, then rain on the weekend. I got up this morning thinking I didn't have to go anywhere. I need to make a grocery list and go first thing tomorrow. With the holiday weekend our grocery stores will be super busy on Friday. We have been seriously looking at a Ford Explorer. Bob doesn't want black interior and the one we like is a combination of light and dark, they don't call it black though. The one here in town has two sunroofs which I don't give a hoot about, and a towing package which we don't need. It doesn't have the blind spot approach nor crossing the line warning which I like. We have a Buick Enclave now and like it, except it has a clunky noise when crossing street "bumps" and our previous one did also. They replaced struts on both and now the mechanic claims he can't hear any noise on this one. It's really bad in the winter when the vehicle is cold. I don't drive far enough to warm it up which doesn't make any difference anyhow. We've talked about going back to a car but I like sitting up higher and the weight for traveling the interstate.

Bob is ready to go so we're off! Enjoy your evening!

Good Evening! Just got home from Maddy's last soccer game in the city league. Next year she will be too old for this league and will just play on the middle school team. She had her best game ever, played goalie the whole game and only allowed one goal by the other team. Her team won, 3-1. Ian's game last night was exciting! His team was down by one going into the bottom of the 7th. The kids do a constant jibber jabber and kicked it up a notch, which seemed to upset the other team's pitcher. The worse he threw the louder the chant, but not really directed at him. They put in a left handed pitcher who ended up walking three players; over two hours for 7 innings but it was a fun win. I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow except to pick up a few groceries for the weekend. The only thing on our weekend calendar is a 50th Anniversary and not sure we will go to that. Rain is predicted so would be a good chance to do some more sorting and pitching.

"Gma," are you going to be gone over the weekend, for the game, or is it close to home? I'm sure you said and I am too tired to go back and look. Anyway, have fun and hope you enjoy the game! So glad all of the new clothes will work for you. We are still waiting to hear if the sales gal can get the car she found online for us and from the cabin buyers' bank. Talk about slow motion business. Bob did find out we can't keep our license plate which was the flag and 59 OUT. Even though we paid the ridiculous price it belongs to the leasing company. Iowa has changed their numbers to black so we were due for a new one this year anyway. I liked it because I could remember it. People would ask the significance but it was just luck of the draw.

I am going to unload the dishwasher and head for bed. Hope you the long weekend!

Good Afternoon! It's been a beautiful day with sunshine, no wind, and 80 degrees this afternoon. I needed a graduation card, wanted a new pair of sandals, and needed a few groceries so made a trip to town this morning. This afternoon I did the end of the week paperwork for the gift shop, brought the money home to count, and get ready to deposit on Tuesday. I am looking forward to having three days where I don't have to be anywhere at a specific time, except church on Sunday. The youth group is having a craft fair, tomorrow, with several name brand venders also attending plus they are serving lunch.

"Gma," I, too, get a kick out of the new names applied to different things. The yarn sounds beautiful! I hope the cruise will work for your friends. It's nice of you to do that. They did find a car . . . it's in Arkansas, and they're not sure that dealer will trade. Bob said to check and see if they could finally any color with the lighter interior; we prefer red but would take anything except black. I like black cars but with our rainy and windy weather they are always dirty. I sometimes have bruises on my legs and have no clue how I get them. I do bruise easily for some reason. Hope your hand is better.

Bob is hinting that he is ready for some food so guess that means me. Hope you enjoy a nice weekend!

Good Afternoon! The sun is shining, a little breeze is blowing, and the rain never happened. The weatherman goofed again! I've done a couple loads of laundry this morning then we went to church for lunch. I felt bad for the crafters, venders, and kids putting on the event. There were maybe a dozen die hard church members there to eat lunch and I didn't see anyone "shopping". I felt kind of weird looking at things and being the only one doing so. There just wasn't anything I needed or wanted. We came home, changed clothes, and headed off to the anniversary party. It was in full swing with sandwiches, salads, and cookies instead of cake. Neither one of us was hungry but ate a little salad, a cookie, and punch. Now we are home again and debating about going to the movie. Maybe we will save that for tomorrow afternoon.

"Gma," I don't think our local dealer wants to travel that far to pick up a car. There is one about 30 miles north of us, on the way to the cabin, but it has all black interior. Bob visited with a guy at church who has the all black interior and said it wasn't bad with air conditioned seats. I guess we'll see what develops on Tuesday. Meanwhile Bob put $5 worth of gas in my car, just like in the old days. Does Thomas graduate next year? It seems like the grandchildren are growing up so much faster than our own kids did. The baby hat turned out so cute! I love the colors!

I need to change clothes again. Bob said he doesn't need anything to eat tonight so I'm thinking maybe popcorn later. Hope you have had a nice day.

Good Afternoon! We had sunshine this morning but it has disappeared now. There was no rain predicted for today so hope it comes out of hiding soon. We went to early church and filled out a survey pertaining to what type of service we prefer, how we like communion served, why we come to church, which service we attend, and a place for comments. There has been a rumor about going back to one service on Sunday for the summer and/or eliminating the Saturday night service which won't go over at all. I wouldn't mind one service but it will include the "dog and pony show" which we don't like. We'll see what develops, if anything. Bob is out mowing and I have the washer going.

The washer should be done by now so on to the next load. The kitchen island needs to be cleaned off and that's on my afternoon list. The sun is back out! Yay! Hope you all enjoy the rest of a super Sunday!

Good morning gals. Even with the awful storms Saturday night and 150,000 people without power, some of which won't have power for a week they said, the ballgame last night was beautiful. We paid $10 to park in a 1star hotel parking lot that was well lit and easy to get out of. We left the game in the 9th inning as the Cubs were losing and didn't stay for the fireworks because Jack's butt hurt from sitting on a high backless stool all night. We weren't accosted, no beggars asking for money, got back to the car and got the scooter loaded back in safe and sound and came home safe! No one was around here at home either. The folks across from us were having a get together because we heard them laughing but nothing else.

Today we're going to clean upstairs. Jack has clothes he hasn't put away and I want to do sheets and clean bathrooms, dust and vacuum as long as it doesn't get too hot.

Jean: I thought if they'd consider AR they'd consider Memphis. Our delearship has auto semis pick the cars up and take them to the dealership not drive them themselves. They charge you a destination charge though. It's true the chilled seats cool them off pretty quick but anyone else who gets in gets a burned bum! I have started on the blanket and I think it will turn out cute.

Well I better go. You all have a nice day today. It's beautiful and sunny here today.

Good Morning! The sun is shining and just a breeze is blowing. We went to see the flags around the court house lawn, very impressive but they are rapidly running out of room. When Jason was in scouts they presented the flags but I am embarrassed to say we don't usually attend because we were at the cabin. Bob's name is also engraved on the Vietnam veterans' granite marker there. The historical society is having a lunch of pork burgers or hot dogs, chips, salads, pie, and ice cream so we are going to that. The pie is the deal breaker for me! I love pie!

"Gma," I'm glad you had nice weather for the ball game even if your team lost. It's good you made it back home safely, you sound like me going out after dark here. The car dealer just told Bob where they found the car, not that they would go get it. I don't know how it works between dealers but know the dealer can refuse a trade if they choose to do so. One of our Cadillacs came from Ohio but was bought at a car auction for dealers only so was on the lot here. It had been a program demonstrator and had all the bells and whistles available back then. The Explorer has heated/cooled second row seats but not the third row. Did you get the big blanket done? At least a baby blanket won't take you as long.

My washer is done so need to switch loads. Hope you are enjoying a nice day.

Good Afternoon! It's another windy, partly sunny/cloudy day in my neighborhood. The house feels cool even though the temperature outside is 75 degrees. I'd open the sliding doors except the dust would blow in! There wasn't much money to count at church this morning so I was finished before the secretary got there. I dropped off the gift shop deposit at the bank on my way home. I have no ambition today! I've done some more laundry and addressed a church birthday card. We both thought the movie, Snatched, was a waste of time. The language was mostly the "f" word and Goldie Hawn wasn't as funny as she can be. I was very disappointed.

"Gma," we decided we would take a white car then the sales gal called Bob back and said there was a big discount on it, wherever it is, because of hail damage. No thanks! Bob thinks it is just over the MN border because they got hail in our last storm that blew through here. So we keep looking. Our high school football team has had a losing streak for 25+ years. They hired a new coach last year and this year they took second place in the state play offs. The soccer team has done well and is at state now. It's not fun to go to games and continually lose; I always felt bad for the kids. Iowa is supposedly cracking down on home schooling. Two girls, both foster children, adopted, and home schooled, were abused and died of starvation as punishment. I thought school districts kept close accountability on home schoolers but guess not. The DHS is in hot water because both families were turned in for abuse but nothing was done. So sad!

The dryer should be done so I need to fold towels. Maybe that will get me motivated to accomplish something else today. A nap sounds inviting. Hope you enjoy the rest of a terrific Tuesday, even though it seems like Monday!