Happy Tuesday!

It was in the 20's this morning, but has warmed up to almost 60 this afternoon.  Supposed to be in 60's tomorrow, too.  I checked the new pansies and they are fine, pretty as ever!

I've been busy finishing up some projects around here and doing odds and ends.  All the usual stuff, a load of laundry, did some errands.  Then I worked on the pictures some more and got the new ones into the frames.  And then moved the ones that were "de-framed" into the scrapbook.  Did a little desk work. 

Another project concerned the rain gauge on our weather vane.  The recent ice/snow storm evidently shattered the rain tube.  I cleaned up bits of glass when I was out working in the yard on Sunday.  I found what I thought might be a replacement tube while out doing the errands today.  It was the right size, but did not have a "lip" at the top to hold it in place.  A good motto to live by is "where there is a will, there is a way".  I got out my black carpet thread and the super duper glue I discovered when fixing Golfer's golf bag a few months ago.  I built a lip at the top of the tube.  Just wound the thread and glued every few rounds.  When it was dry I took it out and it looks good.  Blends right in with the black rubber holder.  Now we'll see how long that holds up out in the weather.

It's almost time to start supper.   I will end with a picture.  Here is our family.

Stay safe and God Bless America!

Well. Huh.

Seems I was a week off on the Super Bowl.  😃  I thought it was today!  I must have been confused by all the football talk on ESPN and other news.  And here is how I found out....

I thought I'd surprise Golfer and make some of the Mexican dip he likes a lot.  Thought it would be a good snack during the game.  I was out in the kitchen doing some advance prep on it and Golfer came out to see if lunch was ready.  He looked at the baking dish with the bean dip spread out and asked what that was and what was I doing.  And that's when he said the game is next weekend.  So it's going into the freezer!

And then I went outside and did some yard cleanup after lunch.  Ended up with five of the large, clear yard bags that are out at the curb for pick-up tomorrow.  I pulled some weeds, picked up a LOT of sticks and twigs and small branches, raked up leaves from the mulched areas. Looks better and I feel good getting it done.

The pansies are doing well on the porch.  The day lilies out back are starting to come up.  There are some buds starting on some of the hydrangeas.  And it might snow tomorrow.  I filled the bird feeder so it's ready for them.

Stay safe, people!

Are You Ready for the Football?

Eh. I watch for the commercials, and the Browns are not involved, so we are as ready as we're going to get here.  But enjoy yourselves!  We'll be watching and having some snacks.

It is drying out a bit here and the sun is trying to come out.  The temperatures have been going up and down from day to day, but that is normal for here.  Golfer has layered up and is out on the course with the other guys.

It's been a busy week, compounded by Kirk, our MDX, not starting on Tuesday when I wanted to go do errands and get groceries.  After some trouble shooting and a couple calls to Acura, they sent someone to jump the battery.  It was so low that the jump box wouldn't do it and the man had to pull his car into our garage and jump from his car battery.  And then we went straight up to Acura where Kirk stayed overnight.  The gist of that is that they could not duplicate the situation, couldn't find anything wrong, don't know what drained the battery, and can't say if it will happen again.  All I know is there were a lot of lights flashing and things beeping when I tried to start him.  We're supposed to come back if it happens again.  I told the tech supervisor, "you can bet on that" and also told him there will be no more battery jumping, if/when it happens again Kirk will be towed.  Kirk has been fine since we got him home.

That made us particularly concerned because this is how the problems started with Rico, our previous truck.  And those battery issues went on for months and months, until we were finally so frustrated we traded him in.

On the bright side though, life is good.  Spring is coming.  The neighbors have daffodils starting to come up. In that spirit, I just could not resist buying these frost resistant pansies to put on the porch.  I love pansies!  Last year by the time I was ready to get some, I had waited a little too long and they were pretty picked over.  But these I found at Lowe's are especially pretty!

I hope to get out and do a little yard clean-up either this afternoon or tomorrow.

Stay safe and enjoy your weekend!

Just a Note Before Good-Night

It's been a quiet gray day here.  Not exactly raining, but definitely wet out.  It was sort of misty out there when I ventured out to drop off mail at the P.O. and stop at Kroger's for some more fruit.  BTW, don't go to Kroger's on a Sunday afternoon.  They didn't even have any carts to use.

We watched a couple recorded shows.  Golfer watched some football.  I worked on the picture sorting project, and got to the point of scanning some.  Now I'm off to shower and then read.

Bigger rain is on the way and it will really be wet tomorrow.

Me

Stay safe!

Happy Anniversary, Bikini and Brief!

Have a happy day!

Gray Outside, Happy Inside

We are in the  midst of a few gray and cloudy/rainy days here.  The temperatures are in the 40's, but it just feels colder.

I've been keeping busy.  There is always all the usual day to day things that need to be done.  We have had a visit from the Zoo Pro man to check on things in the attic again.  He will be back one more time this next week.  The comforting news for me is that I haven't seen anything, seen any evidence of anything, or heard anything recently!

We also had a visit from our handyman, Steve.  Our house has wood trim work.  It needs to be painted every few years.  Sometimes parts need to be replaced.  So we're going to have Steve do the wrap on the trim that will cover it and eliminate the painting.  We've finally found a color that almost matches the current color of the trim.  Everything is ordered.  Steve will also take care of a couple other odds and ends that need attention while he and his guys are here working.

I have continued to clean some things out and there is a DAV pick-up scheduled for Wednesday.  I truly think that things multiply while stored in our closets.  But I continue to sort and clean out.

And my picture sorting project continues.  These pictures that I am sorting range from baby pictures of our mothers to current times.  Some are fragile. Some are faded. A lot are duplicates or just plain not great.  I am gathering pictures to put in a family scrapbook.  I am sure we are not the only family to have the situation that I have discovered.  We have a "bajillion" pictures of Bey B from birth through about eight years (she is eighteen now).  Then fewer pictures of Boxer and Bloomer.  Distance partly plays a factor in that.  Then we get to Cutie Girl and Little Miss E and we have only a couple hard copy pictures.  Everything has gone digital as time passes!

This situation then led to me sorting through our digital pictures and all the ones on my phone and getting some printed to go in the book!  I found a Walgreen's coupon and sent in my order and within half an hour I got an email saying they were ready to come pick up.  I would have made some progress on all this but yesterday I went with Nurse J, Bey B, and Cutie Girl to the Living Museum.  We originally were going to walk through the outdoor part and see the dinosaur exhibit, but it was cold and raining, so we stayed inside.  The museum is very nice.  I had not been since they remodeled.  Cutie Girl loves the aquarium!

This morning I caught up on the shows we watched where I fell asleep and missed the endings.  :)  Then I did the routine morning stuff.  And then had baby time with Little Miss E!  She was very good and we enjoyed having her with us while Nurse J took Cutie Girl to a movie.  Little Miss E likes to sit in PaPa's chair and rock!

Everyone has gone home now.  The furry boys have come out of hiding.  Time to decide what we're doing for supper. 

Stay safe!

Happy Birthday, Bloomer!

Have a great day!  XOXO