Hope you had a great labor day weekend! Mike has started classes and is taking two currently. He plans to take a third one starting in Oct. Still laid off. Never saw it this bad before, but determined to make the best of the time off.
Sooo...we went antiquing this holiday for our upcoming anniversary (29) and to have a break. Not to buy but to just look and have fun together. We met some great shop owners. Unfortunately, there was a coon hunters event going on (Every hear of Autumn Oaks?) and we had to pay more for our room.
Heard of the line "no room at the inn"?
We actually had to cross the state line to get a room. We ended up in a motel built in the 1950's and it looked like it inside. Lots of green tile. Old fashioned mirror with vertical lights attached. It worked and that is what mattered.
We decided to chill out today due to all the walking Saturday and Sunday. Mike is fishing while I catch up around here. We had planned on walking in a festival parade for a politician but that changed at the last minute. Up until a half hour ago, it was overcast and damp. The sun is making a valiant attempt to shine and that looks a lot better than shadows in the house.
We decided this was a great day to get started on a house project. We took off some wall border in the kitchen, starting masking things off and are getting ready to paint the kitchen. Time for the sterile white to go. We have had the same color for nearly 11 years. These past two years have seemed like a HGTV program with all the painting, fixing the yard up, replace torn furniture with new, etc. However, it has been fun redoing the place.
Ironically, this year has been a makeover, redo of our lives also with Mike's persistent unemployment. However, God has been faithful. Mike has started classes and is taking two currently. He plans to take a third one starting in Oct. Never saw it this bad before, but determined to make the best of the time off.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Spring "to-do" list started.
Beautiful weather this weekend and we decided to take advantage of it and start on our Spring to-do list. We got out the paint supplies and started painting our garage to match our house. Last year we just ran out of time, leaving a caramel-colored house with a lt. yellow garage.
We have several other "big" projects we want to get completed before summer comes and the grandchildren arrive. We need to replace the garage side door, put in another arbor, put in new front steps and sidewalk also. It will take nice, sunny weather for all of them.
Last year, we had numerous people stop and compliment the paint change and asking for the paint color. I am taking that as a sign of approval. Granted, there are those who lamented over not seeing our sunny, light yellow house. Ah well, can't please everyone all the time.
We have several other "big" projects we want to get completed before summer comes and the grandchildren arrive. We need to replace the garage side door, put in another arbor, put in new front steps and sidewalk also. It will take nice, sunny weather for all of them.
Last year, we had numerous people stop and compliment the paint change and asking for the paint color. I am taking that as a sign of approval. Granted, there are those who lamented over not seeing our sunny, light yellow house. Ah well, can't please everyone all the time.
Fast and Furious
No, I don't mean the movie. Over Easter weekend we visited our daughter and our youngest grandchild in St. Louis. In the first 30 minutes, we experienced our first serious case of road rage. Taking the left leg of a "y" exit, I saw the white truck first, zooming up on my side, the passenger side, parallel to us. One second, nothing was on right, the next second the white truck was next to me.
The truck began coming over the white line into our lane. We've all seen that happen and have probably done it ourselves. I figured it would just gravitate back into its own lane once the driver noticed the situtation.
However, this truck kept coming over into our lane to the point that there was only 6 inches between us. I screamed, alerting Micheal, who seeing the situtation, began moving over to the left to avoid a crash. The truck kept coming over further. Mike then accelerated, hoping to pull ahead of the truck. The truck kept pace with us and coming further into our lane. At this point he was about 2 feet into our lane.
There was a highway below us and it seemed a crash was evident. Either from the truck actually hitting us or us going into the highway below. Then suddenly, the driver gave us the finger, jerked his steering wheel suddenly and went into the right "y" of the exit, weaving back and forth from the force.
Shaken, for the next hour we attempted to figure out why the driver did this. We couldn't think of a point where we had gone into his lane or cut him off accidentally. No clue. We just considered ourselves protected by God.
The truck began coming over the white line into our lane. We've all seen that happen and have probably done it ourselves. I figured it would just gravitate back into its own lane once the driver noticed the situtation.
However, this truck kept coming over into our lane to the point that there was only 6 inches between us. I screamed, alerting Micheal, who seeing the situtation, began moving over to the left to avoid a crash. The truck kept coming over further. Mike then accelerated, hoping to pull ahead of the truck. The truck kept pace with us and coming further into our lane. At this point he was about 2 feet into our lane.
There was a highway below us and it seemed a crash was evident. Either from the truck actually hitting us or us going into the highway below. Then suddenly, the driver gave us the finger, jerked his steering wheel suddenly and went into the right "y" of the exit, weaving back and forth from the force.
Shaken, for the next hour we attempted to figure out why the driver did this. We couldn't think of a point where we had gone into his lane or cut him off accidentally. No clue. We just considered ourselves protected by God.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Daffodils in Snow?
It sure looks like it from the weather forecasts given last night. My daffodils are ready to bloom too.
After visiting my grandson's, Nathan and Benjamin, for their birthdays in Florida, I was more than ready to come home to some warm weather. Let me clarify that...warm weather that stays. The temperatures were always in the 80's and was a welcome respite from the cold weather in Indiana.
We had a great time going to the ocean and using a boogey board for the first time. I wiped out, unfortunately. A storm system was coming in and the waves would get as high as 6 ft. By the time they got to us, they were maybe 4-5 ft. high. We got a sunburn to remember Florida by. During the weekend the boys got to go golfing with grandpa to try out the new junior golf sets we gave them. It was a wonderful trip! We actually got to watch Nathan play in a soccer game for the first time! Naturally, I took pictures.
After visiting my grandson's, Nathan and Benjamin, for their birthdays in Florida, I was more than ready to come home to some warm weather. Let me clarify that...warm weather that stays. The temperatures were always in the 80's and was a welcome respite from the cold weather in Indiana.
We had a great time going to the ocean and using a boogey board for the first time. I wiped out, unfortunately. A storm system was coming in and the waves would get as high as 6 ft. By the time they got to us, they were maybe 4-5 ft. high. We got a sunburn to remember Florida by. During the weekend the boys got to go golfing with grandpa to try out the new junior golf sets we gave them. It was a wonderful trip! We actually got to watch Nathan play in a soccer game for the first time! Naturally, I took pictures.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Going, going, gone...
Well, I ran for a position on the Kosciusko County Central Committee and lost. The lack of integrity was the most disappointing part of the process. Lots of duplicity. I am now weighing how much to be involved in politics as a whole. I want to put my time and efforts into what will be worthwhile. A part of me just wants to "throw in the towel" and say, "good riddance! While another part of me wants to stay involved. A conondrum.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Baby makes 4!
Exciting News!
My youngest daughter, Rene, called last Friday and announced she is pregnant. This is her second child. She already has a son, our grandson Tommy, a real cutie. The baby is due sometime in October. A part of me would like a granddaughter. I have 3 grandsons already. Those pink, ruffled outfits are just so cute! At the same time, I have saved tons of money. Well....sometimes sacrifices just have to be made. Right? Either way, we will love our newest addition and can hardly wait.
My youngest daughter, Rene, called last Friday and announced she is pregnant. This is her second child. She already has a son, our grandson Tommy, a real cutie. The baby is due sometime in October. A part of me would like a granddaughter. I have 3 grandsons already. Those pink, ruffled outfits are just so cute! At the same time, I have saved tons of money. Well....sometimes sacrifices just have to be made. Right? Either way, we will love our newest addition and can hardly wait.
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