Fun Friend Day

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Today I spent the afternoon with Linda H. She had an appointment in Tullahoma.  We try to get together when she comes to town…and, it's not like she lives a million miles away…she lives maybe 30 minutes from here.  This time I had her come over here for lunch.  We enjoyed lunch and enjoyed catching up…and, chased a lot of rabbits.  I realized after she left that I hadn't finished one of the tales I started telling…one of those rabbits got me off course! So I texted her "the rest of the story. Often I’m two tales ahead in my head of what I am saying…so details of the one I’m telling get left out…like the ending this time!🙄

This evening I'm working on the small cross stitch pillows that I sewed together last night,  I’m in the midst of stuffing them. I plan to continue doing that this evening.  I have to be up and out early in the morning, as I have my six month check in with the doctor.  My doctor is in a town about 45 min, to an hour away…and, tomorrow there is a chance of rain…we haven't had much rain lately so I won't complain.  But I am hoping that it either won't be raining when I traveling to and from or that it will only be a light rain.  One good thing about my drive, it is not interstate driving and the roads are good and not highly trafficked between here and there. 

To be continued. Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Another "Always-a-Good-Day" Day

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I always say that a haircut day is always a good day!  And, today, haircut day is part of the countdown of my busy upcoming 4 weeks…only one more haircut before I leave on the Alaska cruise.  The cruise app tells me that it is 28 days until embarkation day…and, a lot is happening in those next 28 days! 😳

I have just gotten back from prayer meeting. Now to settle in for the evening.  Today I spent some time in the sewing room. I got the small cross stitch pieces that I have finished in the last few weeks and got them sewn up into small pillows…at least the first steps.  I still have to turn them right side out and then stuff them and then sew up the openings before I can call them pillows or what the needlework world calls "smalls."  I may do a little turning and stuffing tonight.  I did herd all the bunnies and rolled all the eggs back into their storage places so once again Cheryl has a bed for her stay that isn't covered with stuff!

The temperatures over the weekend were quite chilly.  Melany told me that she thinks that this was our blackberry winter, as their blackberry bushes are blooming.  Today started out chilly, but warmed up nicely. A pretty day but quite breezy.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Sunday Favorite

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14-Day Countdown; 21-Day Countdown; 30-Day Countdown

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Definitely looking at the calendar these days. Two weeks from today Cheryl arrives.  Three weeks from today Rachel and Julianna arrive. And, 29 days from today the four of us will have our bags packed and leaving my house.  Cheryl, Rachel, and Julianna will drop me off at Melany's and Wade's on their way to the airport.  Then 30 days from today, Melany, Wade, and I will be flying to Seattle and then boarding our ship. Sort of blows my mind!  I look forward to all of it, but it does sort of seem like a whirlwind!  

Today has been a day of doing small jobs around the house.  Window washing energy did not return!  But each small task helps with the big picture! Oh, last night I ended with not knowing if Melany and Wade were going to come today.  We talked a little after I published the blog and decided that they wouldn't come today.  Melany still not feeling the greatest after her bout with gout and I'm still recovering from my mouth/sinus problem.  We need to recover in order to deal with the events in the upcoming weeks.  Melany adds on ending a school year in the above countdowns…not an easy task.  And, since we will be spending a lot of time together for 10 days on the ship, we can skip a time or two of being together! 

I’m just down to adding initials and dates on the sampler that I have been working on.  I guess when I get that done, I need to get back to Christmas ornament stitching.  I do plan to take Christmas ornament stitching on the cruise with me.  I did some Christmas stitching on the cruise that I took with Nathan and family…so some of my ornaments this year will have had stitches placed in the, in the Bahamas on a ship balcony and next I hope to get some stitches put in on board the ship either in the open Pacific Ocean or in Alaska. Time will tell if that will happen.  Tonight, maybe, I can get the sampler finished and then move on to other projects.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

May Day!

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And, the title is not a distress call!  May is here and 1/3 of the year is behind us.  My main accomplishment today was grocery shopping and getting them put away.  That didn't leave me with enough energy to do any more windows.  I did get patriotic decorations downstairs.  I still need to make the bunnies and eggs hop and roll back into their storage places.  I did more with my sewing table…it is half for sewing projects (getting patriotic stitched pieces ready to display) and half for putting out things for the cruise.  The turning up of the calendar page shows me the days left before cruising…all 31 of them.  Lots will happen in these 31 days!  I go back and forth between being excited and my stomach sinking!  

By putting things for the cruise on the sewing table, I got my cameras out of my carry on bag…so I could take some pictures.  A little while ago I went out to capture some of the blooms that have opened in the last few days.  I was surprised with the small white irises in tonight's photo…I’m sure that they weren’t blooming yesterday…but then I was busy with windows so might not have noticed.  I’m sure they weren’t open the day before.  While I was outside I did pull a few weeds…but with this hole in my sinus passage, it isn't very comfortable to bend over…my excuse and I’m sticking to it! Another stack of papers got shredded today…that small stack was on the sewing table…so that helped clear the table!  The vacuum got pushed a little more today.  I’m working in "my room" (the family room) at the moment.  I have a basket next to my recliner with reading material and note pads and clip boards…it's a place to keep them where I can grab them.  Amongst the books I found a book that I may take on the cruise…I plan to have plenty of reading material on my phone and iPad (e-books), but I think I need to have one in my hand just in case technology fails me!  I doubt if I have a lot of time to read…but I don't want to be without a book.  This is a small paperback…so shouldn't weigh me down too much!

I’m waiting to talk to Melany to find out if she and Wade are coming tomorrow.  She had mentioned they might, but we left it that we would see how each of us was feeling before we made that decision!  She is supposed to call me back a little later.  I’m thinking that it is about time to do some stitching.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

I Can See Clearly Now

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Well, I can see more clearly now out of two windows.  I managed to wash two windows today…one of the kitchen windows and the one in the dining room.  The dining room was really in need of a good cleaning.  It is sort of easy to wash the windows since they can be washed on both sides from inside…but I still have to take curtains down on the windows with them…and those need to be fluffed in the dryer…aka get rid of the dust!  I realized today that that job is harder than it used to be…as I always took down the curtains on their rods put them on the floor and fluffed them one panel at a time.  I realized today that I can no longer do it that way…so starting in the dining room, I decided that I could put them on the dining room table.  I think that made it easier than crawling around on the floor.  Floor isn't an option now, as I wouldn't get much done as I would be struggling to get up off the floor.  The dining room window had been on my to-do list for some time. I was just glad that I got up enough energy to be able to do the two I did.  

Today has been a bit chilly. I texted Cheryl to say that she might be a bit cool drinking her coffee on my front porch today, if she were here.  Wonder what the temps will be like when she gets here.  She did text to say that Rachel had been able to get Julianna a seat on the same flight. So it is official that Julianna has been added to the front porch sitters!

Nathan stopped by this morning with the coffee maker…so that essential has been added to my kitchen counter.

I am ready to sit down and watch the finale of Elsbeth tonight and perhaps stitch a little.  When I got finished with the windows, I was ready for a nap…which I took, so perhaps I will be able to keep awake for a two hour showM

To be continued! Be safe. Be well! Be cautious!

Good News!

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Nathan got in touch with me after lunch and asked when I wanted to head to the church to get the computer out of the box and up and running.  I hustled after I got his message and headed to the church.  It's amazing about how simple computers have become!  Two pieces…maybe three in the box…pop them together and you have a screen on a stand and thus a desk top computer.  I was glad that we waited to have Nathan's assistance!  I really don't think that Donna and I needed to attempt it no matter how simple it was.  We answered questions that the computer asked and soon it was up and running and ready for a tiny thumb drive to be put in…and low and behold…all the library information that we have put in over the years was into the new computer in a matter of moments.  We traced a patron…me…and found out the books that I had checked out.  I knew that three of them I had brought back during the time we couldn't check them in on the computer…when the old computer died.  I got the books off the shelf and we plugged in their accession numbers and checked them back in. Yes, we are back in business in the library at First Baptist Church, Tullahoma! Now to get all the books that have been checked in during this time…checked in in the computer and bring it up to date.  We will have to buy a new printer before we are really back in business, but this is a huge step.  So thankful for Nathan's and Graham's computer expertise!  

I guess that I was in librarian mode today…the librarian in me is probably the reason that I am always trying to get something organized and filed away.  Today I attacked a job that I had put off for a while…the top of one of the desks in the family room.  It had become a paper gathering place…from wills, powers of attorney, etc. Along with lots of papers that have gathered since Woodyndied that had to do with finances.  Today was shredding day…and that pile of papers that were no longer timely, are no longer.  And, the desk top now has dictionaries, Bible helps, and Bibles between book ends.  I have "been meaning to" do that job for ages.  

I also made chicken noodle soup today…and for some reason it just doesn't taste right…can't decide what I did differently…it's "ok" but I’ve done something differently!  Oh, well…

I haven't gotten to talk to Cheryl, yet to get details of what may be a change of plans.  It looks my great niece may be joining us, too.  When Julianna found out that both her mother and grandmother were coming to Tennessee, she said that she wasn't interested in coming…since all we had in our plans to do was sit on the front porch and drink tea or coffee!  Sounds like from a text I got a little while ago from Cheryl that she has changed her mind and might like to try out porch sitting, too.  Julianna is a freshman in college.  So if this all works out there will be three generations enjoying the porch!  

I have been to church twice today…once to watch the computer get up and going.  And, then for Bible study tonight.  I’ve had a pretty busy day…ready to go empty the dishwasher and refill it and then sit down and stitch.  I am closing in on a finish on a sampler.  I’m doing this sampler in memory of Woody…a cardinal sampler (bird not baseball team!).  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!