What's NEW Sunday May 11?

Good Sunday morning one and all!  So, What's NEW? I had a busy Saturday (well week actually).  Saturday however, I left the house at 8am with foster doggy, went to massage therapist for hurting back, shoulders and arms from gardening etc. While in the house getting worked on, said foster doggy chewed thru the indestructable leash that was on him.  Also chewed thru the seat belt of the car.  Oh and might I add he also chewed thru my newest tote bag handles?  This is the dog I had not seen chew anything inappropriate this past week..... hmmmm.   Went then to the doggy adoption event, stopped at Hobby Lobby and came home to work on the flower beds.  Someday, I will get into the back yard beds and get working on them too!  Never ends!  BUT I do have the new bed all ready, sod removed and as many of the roots from the previous bushes I could get out and ready to plant.  Now just wish I had $$ to get plants!  LOL!   Happy MOTHERS Day to one and all!  So, what's new?

Hello, roomie!!!  *hugs*

Well I got some more sleep today...9:30 am til 2 in the afternoon. then I got up, took my pills, drank my protein and started cleaning.  I attacked the kitchen table that JB, thr kitchen nazi, uses for storasge when he unloads the dishwasher *sighs*..what is WITH that man?? I suppose I should be grateful that he DOES load and unlaod the dishwasher but what the heck?? cant he put the dishes into the cupboards as easily as stacking them willy-nilly all over the kitchen table???

I called and checked in on mother who seemed in great spirits..theyre having a big Mother's Day dinner at noon at her retirement community..Im not sure when Danny is ccoming over so I told mother I will come of Dan wasnt here...Danny works so much that I dont see him often anymore *pouts*..of he isnt working in the R&D lab creating electronic mystery devices for Lear jets, he is creating hsi own paint booth in his new barn to apint the family streetrods!

Either way, I will be seeing Mother on Mother's day..what do I get her..she is 88...lol.. I bought her a dozen quality panties..okay..pretty practical but she will be happy..I got them in her favourite colours..purple and mauves.  In the gift bag, she will also find a pretty Mothers Day card, chocolate, a lottery ticket,  some white chocolate biscotti, a pretty pink shell and matching cardigan with thin black sriped trim, some lilac room freshener and I'll be cutting a bouquet of purple lilacs, her favourite flowers.

Today I also tackled a pile of reading material that never seems to get read...I put all the magazines and books into a box so that I can read and recycle. Magazines to mother who then sends them down to the acticvity room so they circulate all over the residence, books to danny who still loves his Stephen King and other mystery "ookies".  Newspapers to mother too.

I sorted thru boxes of "stuff" that I seem to collect and dont know just what to do with them..sadly, Im too sentimental and hate throwing things away...good grief..I have a lifelike HAND from a female mannequin..I have NO idea where THAT came from.  It would make a GREAT item to put in the MYSTERY BOX, I think...hee hee hee!

I vacuumed and dusted and sorted all afternoon and late into the evning.  I made a beautiful Dutch rouladen beef roast yesterday so tonight the guys had hot roast beef sandwiches with homemade fresh slivered garlic & mushroom gravy and steamed fresh asparagus that JB cut out back this morning.  I ate a tiny slice of the roast beef, so tender, but, sure enough, ole Rufus rejected it...so Rufus got homemade ground beef and beans soup instead.

Tonight I added a trim of lightweight white lace along the bottom hem and around the collar of a new long rayon mauve dress with tiny white print that I got on sale the other day...the edging gives me one more inch and a half of length to disguise these swollen lymphodemic ankles and it adds to the feminine summerly looks of the dress too.   I a;sp bought a smart-looking dolid mauve short-sleeved rayomn linenu type pf shirt to wear over the dress which is sleeveless and Im NOT going THERE! (can we say BAT WINGS!?)...Im such a girlygirl these days....lol

As I sit here, Im struggling to figure out how to load photos  from my computer into my new electronic keychain that Danny and Derek gave me for my birthday..Im soo technically-challenged! It holds over two dozen photos and then I can show people my befores and afters and my beautiful family where ever I go *proud mommy smiles*.

Well..time for my late night snack...a low fat yogurt for Rufus while I refuse to smell mother's choclate anymore...thank goodness it's sealed.

And that's MY story and Im sticking to it!!

Nancy B  & Rufus  :}

""""I have a lifelike HAND from a female mannequin..I have NO idea where THAT came from.  It would make a GREAT item to put in the MYSTERY BOX, I think...hee hee hee!"""" explain THAT to customs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh nancy--i sort thru things and wonder somedays why i kept what i have and then i get rid of and wish i still had them.....

Happy Mother's Day from Chehalis,WA, 

I've been MIA since about Thursday I think. Our house is really moving along right now. We should have roof trusses up by this Tuesday I believe. So we decided to make a quick trip to see Hannah and Clara this weekend. Came over on Friday afternoon and will head home this morning.

The house is to be listed on Tuesday and we still have finishing cleaning to do inside and mulch to spread in the flower beds. 

Last Mother's Day was the first without my mom; this is the first for Erin as a new mom. It warms my heart to sit and hold them even at 2am and to watch their mother and father's love.

They are very SOLID now; no wrinkly little legs; everything is filled out. They go for their two month checkup on May 21st.

Josh has to sub all week so I'll come back over and spend a couple of days that week before heading up to Seattle to pick up my roomie and her mom at the airport. We head out on the Inside Passage trip on Saturday the 24th.

When Mike and I went 5 yrs ago it was late July. It will be fun to note the differences in wildlife siteings and weather.

Erin's photographer friend took some beautiful black and white photos. I'll try to cut and paste a couple here. If that doesn't work I'll put them on my profile.

You all have a nice day.

PS. technically challenged. Check out profile. I couldn't figure it out!

 

HIJACK....... Karen....those babies are just beautiful. It is no wonder why you are so proud of them!!!   The photographer did a fantastic job....wow!!! Hugs......connie d

Good Morning All Working today.  Good thing, I need the rest.  I moved another mountain of mulch yesterday.  It looks wonderful, and should help with my watering concerns, but oh, my aching back!  Tomorrow after work I start in the back, getting ready for the new deck expansion.  He WILL be here this week!  (That's the third week he's told me that....) Debbie G, what kinds of plants are you looking for?  Perennials?  There might be some in my yard that have your name on them..... Gotta go.  Everyone have a wonderful Mother's Day! Candy

Debbie that is why i raise all my annuals or at least maybe half of them lol , Joe says i would need a professional green house to raise all of the plants i want or need lol.  tomorrow i am going to go to lowes and buy a tiny round pool to put in my shade garden. I though i had one that i could repair but it wont repair. darn. I was going to use a big metal wash tub but i cant get the holes to stay stopped up. too old makes a good planter for flowers but that is about it.  have to get some more annuals too and they should have a lot of them on sale now since it is after mothers day. I hope, even tho the weather hasnt been too cooperative. Today it is so so windy and i was really hoping that we could play outside with the great grandbabies.  What all are you wanting to plant in your new bed maybe between all of us gardners on here we can come up with enough to plant it. LOL  Happy mothers day to everyone. Love all of you. wish i could get a get to gether done here in the Ozarks for the summer. but im not very good at organizing things like that. would really be fun.   

good morning! raining here so not a great promise for the day so far!!! we spent a lazy saturday except for about two hours of yard work--we moved all of the "deck plants" that have been wintered in the basement onto the deck--michael has had them up on the  north side of the house for about two weeks so they are "hardy" but we put them onto the deck and tied them where needed ( two hibiscus trees fall over in a good wind!)--it now seems more like home on our front deck! tho the basement looks mighty bare and nekkid! so- i went around to the back thinking he was in the basement looking for something with which to tie the hibiscus-noooo-he's down in the lower section sawing off errant tree branches-these hang low so when someone cuts the lawn they have to be dodged--so-it was a good task but he overdid it a bit! wouldn't let me do anything but haul branches to the pile.... we chilled out then with some cool crystal light each and i spoke with eileen for a bit- always good to catch up! made tuna salad for lunch after that-michael is losing weight-which isn't really bad but he is not eating properly unless i force it.... later on our roofing guy came by with an estimate--our roof is actually doable in 3 sections and that is how it is going to be done for reasons of finances--the most needy section will be done within the next few weeks- so there went our wisconsin trip and my first paycheck ! but the roof was looking poorly over one of the  bedrooms--so-- priorities!!! also bobby, our cable guy, came by -good to see him--he breathes fresh life in to michael each visit-wish he could come more often!! but he showed us some tricks on the "on demand" channels way up at the topline of our range-we thought on demand only meant with pay-hmmmm! michael had made a humongous meatloaf the other nite out of venison and turkey..it was edible but we were both disappointed- so-last nite i converted the remainder to spaghetti sauce-darned good i might add! we'll eat off it and i'll freeze some...didn't spend 26 years with my 1st Ex for nothing!!! i make a mean sauce!!!! we feel caught in a tight spot--his brother hunts and provides us with coolers full of venison-and we accept graciously -however,  we have gotten to the point that we are not enjoying it anymore-so we were facing having to tell brother that we don't want any on our next trip--don't wanna cut of our noses- a food source that only costs us gas to get there and the generosity of family--however- we just don't care to eat it anymore-ouch! with the economy as it is ; we may rethink that by the time we finally do get to go visit this year; if we get to go.... i sat last nite watching old movies- an old bette davis--don't even know the name-was great--then "since you went away" - claudette colbert and shirley temple and jennifer jones- -wow--it was 3 hours- with intermission! i cried at the end- was a WWII movie ....was after 115 when i hit the sack! roxie missed the two huge bunnies that were eating in the back yard after supper last nite--no, annette, she didn't get any early yesterday-thank goodness!!! she charges out there on her overhead lead and yipyipyips at them like a tough girl!!!! ( i have to laugh when i think of her and how tuff she thinks she is -our trinity pulled same overhead lead right off the house ;door jamb and all once!!!!) well- my son called and left a message about getting together today--much as i know i should i really don't feel up to it...ouch!i guess i need to allow him to feel he is doing his part in this mother's day thing...tho i could let it go by! beautiful simple card from my daughter...never hear from other (oldest)son.... happy sunday ...i'm going for more coffee-i'm feeling like brenda here --chit chatting away....thanx for listening!!! hugs and prayers!

Happy Mother's Day, Debbie, and Everyone! I love early mornings when I've had enough sleep.  Sounds like you all have had busy, BUSY Saturdays.  I ran errands and out to early dinner with hubby.  Very nice day.  Today I will go to brunch with my son and his wife's family.  Anything to get to spend time with our little grandson is a very good thing.  It's at the country club so it's always fun to watch the 2-year old on the putting green.  I'm being very strict with the foods in preparation for surgery so I'll build some sort of salad with a small piece of meat on it and no champagne.....  no mimosa....  I can.  I can! I hope everyone enjoy this Mother's Day - no matter what you are doing - gardening, working, or doing absolutely nothing! Hugs, Kathi

Happy Mother's Day Debbie, We had a dog who ate our couch, opened the fridge for snacks and ate the door in the laundry room. When we weren't home he chewed everything in sight. Oh how I miss that silly mutt. I ended up at Convenient Care. I had been feeling terrible for a few days, tried to ignore it but woke up with no voice and a fever. The doctor pronounced bronchitis, a double ear infection and to keep my mouth shut for a few days. He gave Tom a big grin, I wanted to strangle him with his stethescope. Mary made reservations at one of the prettiest restaurants in town to celebrate Mother's Day. If I time the Tylenol just right, I think I can muddle through. Then back home, put on my flannels and back to bed.