Oh, What a Beautiful Day!

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Such a pretty Spring day!  It started out a bit chilly, but warmed up nicely.  I stayed busy inside, but enjoyed it through the windows…until going out this evening for prayer meeting. I made a couple of casseroles with penne pasta…layering like I would for lasagna…sauce, pasta, and ricotta, mozzarella, and grated Romano cheese.  I put two in the freezer with the plans for one of them to feed Cheryl, Rachel, and me during their visit in May.  It became "official" yesterday that they will be coming, as they got their plane reservations made.  Cheryl will be here for two weeks and Rachel will join us for the second week. They will fly home together and on their way to the airport will drop me off at Melany and Wade's…because Melany, Wade, and I fly out the next day for Seattle to board our ship for our Alaska cruise!  How's that for coordinating back to back trips?!?

I have promised that I won't overdo getting ready for their visit, but some things will have to be done…like getting another bed cleared off for Rachel.  This bed backs up to my sewing cutting table…so it gets the overflow of sewing items and other craft projects.  I worked on getting that cleared off today…the hard part is finding a "good" place to put what is on the bed…so I will be able to find the items again, when I need them! I don't find too good of a place, as they may never surface again…or at least not for a long time!  But I’ve done quite a bit today.  Some of the putting away may turn into finishing what is laying there…so the sewing machine may get involved! Anyway, things like this that need to be put away to make room for others, won't be "too much" for me as long as I don't put them off to the last minute.  I will TRY to be a good steward of my time and energy! I do wish that I had the energy of yesteryear!

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

He Is Risen!

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First April Saturday

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I mentioned this azalea bush last night and I said that I would take a photo today…well…I didn't think about taking that photo till just now when I opened up the blog app.  So I decided to go hunt for one I took another year.  I know that the above photo is later in April than it is now…a lot greener than it is now.  And, I was right.  This was taken on April 22, 2022.  But, you can get an idea of this bush…just covered with white blooms.  

I went outside once today…Nathan called this morning and suggested that he and I go to Walmart and see about a computer for the church library.  They had one that would work..BUT…they had none left and wouldn't get more till after inventory is completed…around April 15.  So either we wait…or get one someplace else.  Electronic Express wasn't open so we went on home as Nathan had other things to do than computer shop!  I got online and found one that was comparable to the one we looked at.  Nathan and Graham are going to check out the specs about that one and then I’ll probably go on and order it.  Nathan also handed me a very tiny thumb drive and informed that I now had the whole of the church library book info, etc. in my hand.  He did say that he still had a back up till we get it put on the new computer and it is up and running and we are back in business in the church library.  I’m so glad/relieved that we seem to be getting closer to that goal!  

The day is waning and I’m looking forward to time in my recliner with my stitching…that flag continues to grow under the in and out motion of my needle.  

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

Good Friday

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Tonight we had a Good Friday service at our church.  I returned from it just a little while ago.  I had a bite of supper and then headed in to blog for tonight.  I decided that I wanted to post a photo of dogwood blooms.  I went to where my photos are stored with Amazon.  It was easy to search…typed in "dogwood" and voilà there were lots of dogwood blooms that I had taken over the years.  But the tricky part was figuring out how to move it over to my iPad photos.  I thought that I was just losing them out in cyberspace…but I ended up with two of the same photo that found their way into my iPad photos. (Insert eye roll!) I wanted a dogwood bloom photo because they are blooming all over at the moment…so pretty.  Also the azaleas are blooming…in my neighborhood…red ones, hot pink ones, lilac ones, and in my yard a really pretty large white one.  I will try to get a photo of it tomorrow…it was almost fully in bloom today…maybe all will be open tomorrow.  

Today has been a fairly full day.  I did go grocery shopping this morning…needed just a few things.  Again, enjoyed saying hello to quite a few friends.  I came home and put the groceries away.  Then got busy making chicken broth.  This time I used a chicken carcass that I had frozen one time when I had cooked a chicken, but didn't need broth.  It was nice to already have the bones needed for the broth…plopped in some celery, onion, carrots and garlic and let all that simmer away for most of the afternoon.  I now have it in the refrigerator cooling so I will be able to use it for a couple of recipes that I'm planning to make and then freeze the rest.  So "liquid gold" was made in my kitchen today.  According to many chefs homemade chicken broth/stock is considered to be liquid gold.  

I’ve done some stitching. There is a US flag growing under my needle.  I plan to get back to stitching after I finish getting dishes from the broth making into the dishwasher. There had been a possibility that Melany and maybe Wade and Erin might come tomorrow for a visit.  But Erin has been sick today…maybe a stomach virus, so they will put that visit off.  I will be seeing Melany next week when she comes to take me to the dentist.  So we will get in a visit…but it will be after her birthday.

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

Thursday

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I’ve had a fairly busy stay-at-home day.  When I first woke up I decided to stitch for a while.  Then I got busy around the house…cleaning bathrooms, the kitchen and doing some wash,  I still need to take some of the clothes I washed upstairs.  I just haven't made a trip upstairs since I got them out of the dryer. Perhaps that energy will descend on me so I can get them upstairs and put away before I sleep.  At the moment my momentum is faltering…ready for my recliner.  I attempted to stitch a while ago, but I got very sleepy.  Maybe…I’ll be able to stitch this evening?

I got an order today with a couple of things for the cruise and Alaska…a knit hat and woven poncho-type wrap.  So another step toward getting ready for Alaska!  I think that the poncho wrap will be comfy when sitting on my balcony!  Melany said that it can be quite breezy and cool both on the balcony and when walking on the deck.  It will be early June so there will probably be a nip in the air at times…especially when at sea. If I have things to keep me warm, there will probably be record breaking high temperatures!! Time will tell! Hopefully I will be prepared for whatever weather we get! 

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

No Fooling!

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No fooling went on here today…miss young children being around!!! So it has been a very tame April Fool's Day for me today! I just got home from Bible Study and left Kathy considering going with Elijah to play an April Fool's joke on Abigail!  So maybe some April fooling might still happen in our family…and not just little ones planning the foolery!

I have definitely felt better today.  I even managed to get a little done around the house…and, I did some cooking.  I made my spaghetti meat sauce…with a two-fold purpose in mind: a meal or two for me, maybe a meal if Wade and Melany come Friday or Saturday or if they don't come, then perhaps a meal when my sister and niece are here.  Long range planning!  

I did talk to Cheryl today…she called when I was chopping onions and slicing mushrooms for the spaghetti sauce.  So I told her that I might be making something that we would eat while they were here.  (I will freeze it!!!) She told me that Rachel was looking into airline tickets. So their visit is getting real…about 1 1/2 months away.  

I am now ready to load up the dishwasher and then head to my chair to read or stitch/watch TV.  It's the time of day for me to settle in for the night! 

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

A Bit of a Rough Day

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I haven’t felt the greatest today.  There could be several factors causing my malaise…allergies/sinuses, change in barometric pressure, and/or a tooth problem.  Allergies/sinuses = just that time of year! Barometric pressure = another factor in the changing of seasons. Tooth problem = well, I had a tooth break over the weekend.  The tooth has had a slight problem for a while…some of it had broken off a while back, but it caused so no problems so I just continued on with it as it was.  But a larger piece of it broke off over the weekend.  So yesterday, I made an appointment to have it taken care of…at first they couldn't get me in till after I returned from the Alaska cruise…more than two months from now!  But they had a cancellation so called and gave me an appointment this coming week.  Considering what is happening, I am glad that they were able to move it up.  This morning when I woke up, another piece of the tooth had broken off.  So far really no pain that directly can be said it is from the tooth has happened.  But…I have had quite a headache today…again, it could be caused by allergies, sinuses, pressure change, or the tooth.  At the moment I am sneezing and blowing my nose…probably not due to the tooth!  But I haven't done a lot today except for sitting!  I was able to stitch for part of the morning, but this afternoon my headache got to be too much for me to stitch.  I mainly just sat back and rested.  Tylenol didn't help much…or it wore off way before I could take the next dose.  When it was time to take more Tylenol, it wqs time for me to take my daily Celebrex so I took that and put off Tylenol till later when Celebrex might wear off!  But the Celebrex did help and I’m feeling more human.  I have read a little once the headache got better.  I probably will either read or stitch this evening.  

We bid March good bye today.  That just doesn't seem possible.  March is going out like a lamb…weather wise…headache wise not quite so lamb like!  Tomorrow another page on the calendar will be turned and we will be able to say that 1/4 of the year is behind us!  

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