Welcome to the real world, is what I thought when we arrived at my Mother-in-law’s home, “up North”. They were at the end of one bang up winter storm. The snow wasn’t too deep, a couple of feet where it blew up drifts behind the house, but it’s April, for heaven’s sake. I saw her … Read more
It’s way too complicated to expain, but I got myself in over my head yesterday. I’m finally treading water this afternoon. I returned our three little grandchildren to their parents in the morning, and returned home with a van full of items. It’s enough to say that It probably could have been stored as is, … Read more
I’m getting many spam comments each day, too many to go through. So, if you comment and don’t see it, it was probably deleted. send me an e-mail, or use the contact form on my site, and I’ll work on the filters. After I sweep the floor again.
Two breakfasts, two lunches, two floor sweepings, eight loads of laundry, two Dora shows, two puzzles, many trips to the potty, several hand washings, and I’m finally ready to start my morning. Oh, I guess I missed my morning. Now, down to the task of the day, sewing.
Last Monday: wash, clean, shop, more cleaning. Tuesday and Wednesday, granddaughters here: zoo, swing, bikes, visit my mom with them, take them home. Thursday: wash, clean, pack, finish website, shop, running out of gas. Friday and Saturday: Off to Wilmington Ohio, enjoyed 2 days of wonderful music at Joe Mullins’s wonderful Southern Ohio Indoor Music … Read more
Once upon a time, well, actually in October of 2003 I needed a car. I had recently quit working and economy was my main concern, so we bought a Neon that had been leased or used, possibly by a Chrysler employee. The car had about 10,000 miles, and standard options for an economy car. Not … Read more
Unpleasant subject–well in this case, funny. If you own cats, you will eventually have a litter box. In the good old days, we lived in a rural environment and it was safe to let our cats outside. Here in the suburbs, we won’t let any of our cats out. Traffic is only one reason. One … Read more
I sure am happy to be home again. The past couple of days have been taken up by looking around, walking around, sleeping in my own bed, sitting in my own chair, using my big computer (as apposed to my laptop) and generally feeling happy The best news is that GD1 is feeling “great”. She … Read more
My grandson says I should have told him he did a bad job and not posted this. But, he did a good job, the machine was set wrong. I saw him carefully vacuum under everything and was puzzled when I saw the result. Investigation revealed that it wasn’t him, it was the machine, which I … Read more