An Early Happy Birthday to Boxer!

Have a good day leap-year boy!  Love xoxo

Busy, Busy

We've had some work done on the house this past week. We decided to have the trim wrapped on the house, eliminating the need for frequent repainting.  A few small repairs were done along the way, too.  They still need to build our new porch railing, but that should be done soon. This all meant an adjustment to schedules and routines so one of us would be here since the garage door needed to remain open.

Jeff, the young painter who has done a lot of work for us, came this morning and painted the chimney cap, the molding around the big garage door, and the new step and frame of the front door.  He will be back when the railing is finished.  Things are looking good.

Golfer and I went out after lunch and did a little trimming on the holly tree and crape myrtle trees.  We lost a rather large holly branch during the Winter.  And a largish branch broke off another tree and lodged up in the holly during one of the storms.  We've been trying to get it down and finally got it today.  Golfer trimmed a couple branches that were head height and always got him when he mows.  The crape myrtle trees did not need much.  We let them go natural, we do not do the "crape murder" that so many people do.  When they start to green up, if they have any dead bits, we'll cut those then.

He did some Round-up spraying the other day.   I try to do my weekly walk-arounds to keep things under control. So far, so good!

We have had some lovely weather here.  For a few days it was close to 80.  We had a storm last evening with thunder, some wind, some heavy rain and some hail.  Today is in the 50's.  But it's sunny and nice out.  Just not 80.  😉

To add to an already busy week, I had an appointment with a new lady for a hair cut; still getting used to that.  Then an appointment with our dermatologist for a biopsy; no results yet.  And then a dentist appointment; all okay there.  When I could get the time there were errands to do and things to take care of.  Oh!  And our taxes were finished and we went and signed the paperwork.  Refunds on the way!

So, to sum it up, life is good.  Stay safe.  And God Bless America!

They Could Have Saved the Time and Money!

On the "Today Show" this morning there was a report about a new study that has just released its findings.  They were researching whether parents stop worrying about their children as they grow up and become adults. DUH!

The results were basically "small child, small problems; big child, bigger problems"  The majority of parents do not stop worrying, they worry more.

They should have given me the money and saved their time.  I could have given them that same answer in a couple seconds.  Even though our daughters are wonderful, responsible, talented women, I worry.   Can't help it.  When my Mom died at 101 she was still worrying about me.

Really, that's life!  Stay safe and God Bless America!

Happy Presidents' Day!

For some it is a holiday, others just a regular day.  Do you remember "way back" in elementary school how we made the silhouettes?  Of course, back then we had President Lincoln's birthday and President Washington's birthday separate.  Now it's just one catch-all President's Day on a Monday so people can have a three day weekend.  Nevertheless, have a nice day!  And thanks to all presidents for their service!

In other news, it is a lovely day here in Virginia.  Sunny and high 60's.  Golfer is not home from golf yet. It has been noisy here.  Andy sawed off the front porch rails this morning and is continuing his work on our house.  The new neighbor is having work done at her house, too, and there has been a small bulldozer making noise doing work in her yard.  The furry boys are exhausted from trying to supervise everything!

I have kept busy with odds and ends and all the usual stuff around here.  Worked out in the yard a while and gathered up a large bag full of pine cones, small branches and such.  Pulled a few weeds, too.

Stay safe and God Bless America!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you all are having a good day!

All is well here.  The work on wrapping the house trim has started.  The first day was too windy for using the extension ladder so lower parts were worked on.  Today seemed to go okay.  Tomorrow is supposed to be raining and Andy said he probably won't be here to work unless it stops early.  So we'll see.

Golfer took Spock in for the annual safety inspection this morning.  The battery failed their test so we got a new one.  (Kirk is the one that had some battery issues a few weeks ago)  Spock also got the brake fluid changed, so he's all good to go now and has his new sticker.

Golfer got our tax info all sorted out and put together and dropped it off with our tax guy.  We're waiting to hear back from him.

The furry boys are exhausted from running from one window to the next watching Andy.  It makes the boys uneasy when there is someone strange and new around, especially one who is making a lot of noise with a hammer.  :)  They are all napping now since Andy just left.

Our weather has continued with the usual Spring back and forth.  Last weekend it got up to 80!  The next day it didn't get out of the windy 40's.  Buds are starting to show on some of the trees and shrubs.  The daffodils are starting to bloom now.  Several of the major roads have daffodils planted in the medians and they are very pretty.

Stay safe and God Bless America!

Happy Monday!

Hey, all!  I hope everyone survived the football last evening.  I feel bad for all those who stopped watching too soon and then were surprised this morning!  Also feel bad for Brief and his Dad (Falcons fans) but I'm happy for Tom Brady!

I was very disappointed with the commercials.  A couple made me laugh a little, a lot were hard to tell what they were advertising, and some were just plain annoying.  The best ones were the movie previews!  And Budweiser needs to bring back the horses and doggies!

So, on to other things.  It's sunny and bright here, supposed to get into high 50's today.  Golfer is out on the course. There have been quite a few days when it has been too wet, too cold, or both and he was happy to get out there today.

As for me, I've been doing odds and ends around here.  Will be going to the Y" this afternoon.  Life is good, all is well.

Stay safe and God Bless America!

A Great Time!

Last evening BeyB and I went to the 30th Anniversary showing of "Dirty Dancing".  It is one of my favorite movies; BeyB had never seen it.  This was not the usual movie viewing experience for me.  I am used to the theater being very quiet, I usually get annoyed if it is not.  Last night was different.

The theater was full.  I think there were only two men in the audience.  The audience was pretty evenly divided between young ladies and older ladies who had enjoyed the movie the first time around.

There was applause at certain points,  a few gasps at other times, and joyous celebration at other  times accompanied by one lady sitting in the row behind us shouting something like "Oh, praise Jesus, my Lord!" and fanning herself.  😊  There was a standing ovation at the end of the movie.  BeyB said she liked the movie and the music.  We had a fun time and good conversation on the way to and from the show.

Good times!

Stay safe and God Bless America!

Just a Little Annoyed

I have a couple friends who comment that I don't post original "stuff" on Facebook.  I don't care to share a lot of personal info there.  But this morning I did post a picture and say something that was important to me.  I have since taken/removed/deleted this post because those same friends completely missed the point.  I believe that if you don't have something nice to say, it is okay to say nothing.

I have stopped following some people on Facebook because what they write and how they comment usually upsets me.  Also, I absolutely cannot stand to read the posts and comments that are full of bad spelling and bad grammar.  Proof read, people!

So I am posting the picture here and making my comment on my blog.  I am totally aware that not that many people read this, but I like to write here.  If there is something about this that bothers you, please feel free to keep it to yourself.  :)

In the interest of promoting peace and calm thoughts, I am posting this edited picture from "Weather Kitty". Please take a few minutes to focus on it and breathe deeply with an open mind.

 

 



Stay safe and God Bless America!