Fun Day #3

I was at Hobby Lobby at 10:00 AM. Trudy was a bit later for she forgot her checkbook. I think I was the only one in the store! I bought 11 spools of ribbon @ 50% off. In fact, everything I bought was 50% off. I got 2 Christmas stamps and now I have 4-5 Christmas stamps. I got 3 stamp pads-they were 50% off and Stampin' Up would have cost more. In fact, I still have a Stampin' Up order I made at Amy Boston's party. I got 4 pieces of "For Elsie" patterned paper that's quite colorful. I wanted to get some pens but they weren't on sale. I really have enough to do for quite a while but I love to shop and buy from Hobby Lobby!

From The Lobby, we went to Sam's and bought food. I didn't spent over what I usually get at Wal-Mart. While we were waiting to check out, I was so tired, I was ready just to walk out of the store empty handed. It wasn't long and we were sitting at a table sharing a cinnamon pretzel and a drink. I felt better quickly! Then, on to the cars to load up. I had plenty of room in the car. While we were shopping, it rained really hard. I was worried about unloading in the rain, but fortunately, the rain had stopped when we got out to the cars. I was home in no time and had to unload the groceries downstairs. It was a fun day but I was tired. Trudy gave me the card sketch book and it looks really nice. My brain was too stretched out to comprehend much of the book right now. I look forward to using some of the ideas in it later on.

Frank's Windows computer has some bugs in it. He's trying to de-bug it now. I really love my computer now that I blog.

Car Day

I took the Accord to Big Ten Tires today to get the air conditioning fixed. I went out without a coat and was uncomfortable sitting for over an hour waiting for the car. There was a couple already in the waiting room but I didn't pay any attention to them as I had a copy of the Ensign with me. A man came into the waiting room and started talking to the other man who was there. Then I noticed the first man had tattoo's all over his arms and face. The man who had begun talking with him was a guard from the prison! Tattoo man had been a prisoner at the prison near here! By then, I was listening to what they were saying. Tattoo man seemed nice enough and he was with a woman, but it still seemed a bit creepy with him being there. The car air conditioner ran fine, but I put the heat on after I got in the car. Then, I stopped by Collin's Supply to get the wood dad had cut to the sizes he wanted. Later this afternoon I helped dad put contact paper on the wood. He has three pieces. One for each bed he uses at different times of the day or night.

Saw Brenda Adams and gave her 8 more cards. She said she sent one to her preacher and he called her to say "thank you". Trudy bought a book about making cards and she says it is really good. She sent me some pictures of the pages and it does look good. Tomorrow, I'm going to meet her at Hobby Lobby and then we're going to go to Sam's to buy some groceries.

This Sun. we will get some help from the Elders Quorum for moving the organ. We will need two men if we move it any other day of the week except Wed. Wed., the missionaries can help. I really don't want to be around when they move it. I'll be too nervous! I guess I'll have to drive the truck with the organ in it. It's going somewhere in Tanner.

Lovely Weather

It feels so good to be outside in this warm, but not hot and sweaty weather! I weeded my little plot of Sedum Autumn Joy. Forrest pulled all of them up for me one year and I had plans to replant them somewhere else, but they spent a year in a black plastic lawn bag. I would water them now and then to keep them alive, and finally after a year of living on their own, I planted what was still alive. I think I have 6 or 7 plants that are starting to grow. I want to take care of them this time. I noticed that the Berbera Daises are pernniels so I'll have them next year too (Ha-ha, I hope they won't be insulted by my care!). There's so sign of the volunteer flowers from last year. Maybe it's too early.

Dad and I went by Collins Supply and he got a sheet of plywood to have cut into pieces. He will then make a sturdy place for his laptop to rest on when he's lying down in the living room. I got two pair of new garden gloves. I also took the tree pruning saw in to see if it needed a new blade. The blade looks awful but I was told it was still sharp. That's what I wanted to know. I think some of the Crepe Myrtle's that I planter 3 yrs. ago might have some trunks that were hurt or killed during last years drought. I really can't do much yard work, but the dream hasn't died yet. I hope it never will.

Mary Lou Hill had good news about her cancer diagnosis. The cancer hadn't gone to any of her lymph nodes so she won't have to have chemotherapy! She will have to take some anti-cancer medicine for many years. In June, I think I'll be able to stop taking the cancer medicine I take. It's been 5 years now and maybe that's long enough. It causes osteoporosis, a thinning of the bone, which can cause fractures, and I have osteoporosis. My bones should get stronger when I stop taking the Arimidex. Hope so. Life is perilous, and no one get out of it alive! Not to make light of illness, but we can't take ourselves too seriously, either.

Fun Day #2

I had to put #2 because I had already used a Fun Day before! Karen and I went to Lowes garden center. All the pretty flowers and plants! I didn't know what I wanted or needed until I got to the "on sale" plants. I got some marigolds and some Gerber Daises. I've never planted the daises before so it will be something new. I also got a hoe and some top soil. Karen said she had lots of compost when I needed it. I probably won't plant the plants until next Wed. and she and I can do it together. I also bought a circle to go around my Butterfly bush to keep the weeds out plus it will keep the lawnmower from cutting too close and bumping into the lower branches of the bush. It was a nice spring day with the wind blowing lightly. The wind blew up some dark clouds but it isn't supposed to rain until Friday.

Dad's lying in bed with his laptop on his belly learning how to use a small, wireless keyboard. It'll be great if he can do most of his computer work lying down and feeling good, too.

Quiet Day

I had to think,"What did I do today?". It was a quiet day. I fixed meals, worked on my cards and that was about it. Tonight I went to the Relay For Life meeting. A lot of planning had already been done. I just sat there like a bump on a log. I guess I don't get out of the house enough! When I was ready to leave, I couldn't find my car keys. They weren't in the car, and I couldn't find them in my purse. I had an extra set of keys in my purse, so I could drive home but I was in a stupor the entire trip home. How can one loose their keys by getting out of the car and going into a house for a meeting? After I got home, I looked in another part of my purse I never put my keys, and there they were! What a relief! I'm a creature of habit. Now I'll have to say out loud to myself where I put my keys. At home there's a screw I put them on always. It's away from home I'll have to be conscious of what I do with the keys. Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most! So sad, so true...

Escape!

I got ready to go to the Silver Sneakers class at 9:15 AM this morning but I didn't really want to-my legs hurt. I went one time when I was aching and I hated every minute of it! I did feel a little better after the exercise but not while I was doing it. Instead, I went to Wal-Mart and bought some bushes of 94 cent flowers. And a flower wreath for the door, and some cards and envelopes and a color stapler and extra staples, and, and, now I'm broke! I came home and made several cards. My daughter Trudy had given me some very pretty double sided paper and I made cards with that and put flowers on everyone of them! The flowers she had gotten from Hobby Lobby were very expensive and she told me to get the flowers at Wall-Mart. Good old Wal-Mart! All my money goes to Wal-Mart.

I've got a Relay For Life meeting tomorrow night. I'll go because I like the people who come to the meetings, but I don't really want to be actively involved in the Relay preparations. Happy birthday to my first and last born children!

Beautiful Easter Morn

I used to wonder why spring dresses came with jackets and sweaters. Now I know. Although Easter was early this year, the air had a chill in it. I didn't buy anything new but I wore a pink quilted jacket with a pink pull over and a black skirt. I was hot during Sacrament and I took the jacket off but it went back on in Sunday School and Relief Society. We have days that are in the 70's and like today it was in the high 60's and that's a little cool (for some people)(like me!). We had nice meetings today. I'm sorry, Kathy. I know you are snowed under.

After lunch, I went over to the Decker's house to see Ken's new colt. He raises miniature horses and he had a new baby about two weeks old. She was small enough for him to carry! When he had her out, the mother horse couldn't see her baby and she was snorting and carrying on. He has chickens and Ginnies (that isn't spelled right, but it sounds right...), geese, goats, dogs, and of course little horses. It was a fun time at the mini-farm.

Came home and made four cards. Tomorrow, I'll go to the store and buy some more artificial flowers. I'm into putting flowers on the cards and I need a better variety..Don't worry, Mary Kate, I'll know where the Christmas cards will be. I only have two kinds of stamps (Christmas) so I might buy some more to have more of a variety. I really love making the Christmas cards. Maybe it's the bright colors or the sentiment, don't know. Plus, it was a change from the cards I had been making and it's (Christmas) so far away, I feel no pressure to make a certain number.