An Early Wish

Seems like a lot of folks are having a long holiday weekend.  Stay safe!

The news did the usual 4th of July warnings on fireworks of all kinds.  Made me have memories of childhood.

There were always picnics and lots of family gatherings of all sizes. I remember Grama's deviled eggs and her pies!  Lots of flags, sometimes parades.  My sister would take her two girls and Mom and me to the Massillon football stadium to watch fireworks.  That was a big event at the time.  Especially so because Mom didn't have a car until I was old enough to learn to drive.  We lived in a small town and took the bus if we needed to go somewhere out of town.

Among the things now banned many places are sparklers.  I loved sparklers!  And those little black pill-like things you put on the sidewalk and lit with a match that made long snakes!  Yes, we were allowed to use matches!  I remember we also used to put a strip of caps on the sidewalk and hit it with a stone and it made a "bang"!  Ahhh, the good old days; and we survived.

Anyway, take care of yourselves and have a happy and peaceful 4th!

Just Some Updates

It seems like it's been sort of busy around here, and honestly I just haven't done a whole lot of posting except for special occasions and such.  So here you go. . . . . . .  

L & V came for a couple days to visit us and it was great to see them and visit.  We really appreciate them coming.  And we got to see their new car!

Les has had several appointments and lots of lab work.  And then more lab work.  We are waiting for answers.

The TLX went in for a very short service appointment.  

The rep from our pest control company came to talk to us about having a total termite prevention treatment done.  We built our house in 1995.  The original treatments doesn't last forever and it is time to reinforce that.  The work is scheduled in a couple weeks.  We have only had termites here once.  That was enough!  I was cleaning baseboards, scrubbing a spot and my thumb went right into the wood!  Upon inspection back then, it was termites!  Work was done and things repaired.  Don't need to do that again.

I donated blood again and didn't pass out this time!  Les had to cancel his donation, but he drove me and waited.  And he checked on me when he heard the nurse calling for water!  But I was okay, they just wanted me to have water.

Angus and Finnigan had their annual doctor visits.  They were good boys.  Dr. Weidinger says they are both in good shape for being ten years old.  They got their Rabies shots, DRC-C three year shots, blood work, and exams.  They were really happy to get back home.  No lab results yet.

In the next few weeks we have some more appointments, medical and dental.  The annual generator service is scheduled. And I'm looking forward to a haircut.

Our weather is hot and humid.  Every so often we have a thunderstorm and rain.  The yard is looking pretty good.  The porch geraniums are doing well and have new buds and blooms.  The new pot of zinnias is also doing well and has new blooms.

Our girls are doing "okay".  We got to finally get together with Jacquie and all last weekend to celebrate a couple birthdays, our anniversary, and Father's day.  It was great to see them. Jordan's Summer class is finished.  It won't be too long before the next semester starts.  

Pam says things are going okay there, too.  Z will be starting a part-time job soon.  His first college classes start around mid-August.  B's high school classes start the first week in August.  Everyone busy!

The state of the world is not better.  So I have nothing to say on that topic.

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Life is still good!  And God Bless America!  

P.S.  This made me smile.

We Now Have a Grand-Lizard!

 This is Lemon!

Lemon started out as a pet sitting job for Jordan.  However the neighbor who had to go to Afghanistan ended up not coming back to this area.  So Lemon is now permanently adopted by Jordan.  So welcome, Lemon!

Lemon is a male Leopard Gecko about seven to eight inches long.  He's at least three years old now. (Jordan is not sure about age since the previous parent did not say)  Jordan is taking very good care of him and he seems to be happy!

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Life is good!  God Bless America!

Happy Anniversary, Honey!

 

Then

More recent, a few years ago actually

It's been a really great fifty-five years, Honey!  I loved you then, love you now, and will love you forever.  XOXO  💕💕💕💕💕

The Onion Experiment Is Finished

So..... After seeing several posts about taking the root ends of green onions and sticking them in dirt and then growing new onions, I tried it.  It was not what I expected.  In fact, it was disappointing.  After a couple months, we got two very tiny green onions that were so flimsy, I didn't even try to cut them.

That got cleaned up and since the pot was empty and I still had good potting soil, I went to Lowes garden center.  We now have a pot of Zinnias in one of our back yard mulched areas.  These are much nicer to look at!

Stay safe, life is good.  And God Bless America!

Evening Sky Picture

The other evening as we were watching TV, I noticed the outside colors changing and I had to go look.  The sky was beautiful!

Stay safe and take care of yourselves.  Life is good!  And God Bless America!

Happy Father's Day!

 

Love you so much, honey! XOXO