Sandy's Daily Updates

A beautiful, sunny, windy day in Oak Ridge. the temperature is 76 degrees and the time is 2:31 p.m. Everything is green, grass is growing by the second, flowers are blooming, weeds are happy, soil is very damp it wet, and life is good in our neighborhood, Green View.

The storm came in yesterday afternoon, complete with tornado warnings, a downpour of rain, winds , thunder and lightening. That one went through fairly quickly. the clouds drifted by and the sun peeked out for a bit. A quiet early evening. then the thunder arrived, the tornado watches, warnings, the lightening lit everything up, the rains came and all of Tennessee and Kentucky were in the grips of the spring storm’s vengeance. The TV kept us updated as to where the line of storms were and what was getting hit, where the tornadoes were likely to form and hit, etc. By 10:15 p.m., Tina said she was going up to bed as she was sure the worst was over. I followed about 15 minutes later after seeing where all the action was, which was in parts of Knoxville. We still had the thunder and lightening and the wind and the rain, rain, rain!

Dottie said that Max, her dog, slept through all the thunder, etc. Tammy texted and said that She had three dogs in her lap or right beside her and that Jerry had two dogs as close to him as they could get. They didn’t like that thunder and lightening one bit. Sierra switched between Tina’s lap and mine, raised her head when a loud clap of thunder woke her, then right back to sleep. We had one extremely loud clap of thunder that made all three of us stand up as it sounded like it was in the room with us. It must of been right over head.

So far, I have heard of trees being hit and laying across roads, etc. and in some areas of Oak Ridge the power was out and power lines down. That was all the damage I have heard about. That isn’t bad considering so many places got hit really bad.

this evening is Crafts so am getting everything done early. After this I will prepare dinner. WE are having Tuna helper. I was going to fix it last week but Tina brought dinner home so we will have it this evening. We shall see if we like it . I will have a salad to go with it.

Wha’s House Hold Hints: “To get rid of cockroaches – 1 tbsp. Boric acid powder mixed with 1tbsp flour. sprinkle around corners or edges of cabinets, closets, and rooms. This will get rid of them. Put cucumber skins around to get rid of ants.”

Have a great rest of your Wednesday. Make it a cheerful, productive, positive and fun day.

Blessings

Do to the major storm being predicted and the wind starting to come up I thought I would get my blog done, just in case we have a power outage. The storm last week gave us lots of rain and some wind, but no tornadoes and no major damage that I have heard of. Kentucky and Missouri received the tornadoes and major damage and deaths as well as injuries. My hear goes out to those folks.

Julie came over this morning and we did some bible study but mostly just visited. Her son is ill with mono so is home from school until at least Thursday and maybe Friday. That is not good. He is good in school and has a business cutting lawns and doing yard work so this is putting a damper on his business. With all the rain we have had the grass grows very fast. Plus, he is earning money to go to Europe for his senior trip next June. I think they are going to Germany.

That is about all I know at the moment. I will now do my story for the week, then maybe iron. there are six items in my ironing pile.

Wah’s House Hold Hints, ” T clean varnished wood, weathered wood, or furniture; put 1 cup of vinegar in one gallon warm water. Wash with a sponge dipped in the solution and wrung as dry as possible. Do not rinse, simply take three or four paper towels and remove any excess moisture, and rub furniture until it shines. This does not hurt the finish in anyway and doesn’t require to much elbow grease to rub dry.”

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a Taco, friendly, energetic, positive, and fun day.

Blessings

A typical spring day….sunny, cloudy, rain showers, warm, a bit breezy. All in all a nice day. Tomorrow, late afternoon and night is a weather alert with strong thunderstorms, high winds, hail and a slight chance of a tornado. The weatherman will keep us updated.

We had a good weekend. A trip to the bank so I could change my phone number, a stop at the car wash place, and then home. No shopping or goofing off. But, the laundry got compleatly done, the one closet got cleaned out, we watched some Angel T.V., church on Sunday, stop at Kroger’s, home and a great restful Sunday afternoon and evening.

Tina and I are starting Revelations, chapter 1. We completed that Sunday afternoon. We will do Chapter 2 next Sunday. Meanwhile I went to bible study today and we are on Revelations 17 -18 and Daniel chapter 11. Betsy researches and digs deep so it was very interesting and a bit confusing. She was looking at dates and times concerning the 70, 7, 62,, and 8. She had a lot of books and different people’s opinions on the subject. Most of us thought it was a bit deep but very interesting. I will do some research on my own with books I have on hand. This was our last bible study until September 8th. However we will meet for lunch the last Monday of each month.

Depending on weather I hope to get the patio cleaned real good, put out the Memorial Day Flags and add the wreaths on the doors. Then go on to the spring decor. Yes, I know that summer is near. But Spring and Summer decor are about the same thing.

Wah’s House Hold Hints: To season waffle iron, skillets, or dutch oven, etc, place 1 tsp. melted, unsalted fat or salad oil on each grid. Use a fairly stiff brush to spread the fat over entire surface of grids. Close grids & connect the grill to outlet. Set dial at medium, and heat until light goes out. Turn dial to off compleatly. Open grill and let grids cool off compleatly. With a soft cloth wipe all excess fat from grids. They should appear just slightly greasy when this seasoning is complete.”

have a great rest of your Monday. Make it a cheerful, exciting, safe, adventurous, and fun day.

Blessings

Please keep all those affected by the deadly tornadoes in your prayers.

Due to the fact that we are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 6:00 p.m., I am going to do my blog now. Just in case the power goes out and I can’t get it done later on. The storm is due in this afternoon, then calm down for a few hours and another major one is due in sometime during the night. Yesterday they said it was a dry day, the 3rd of the month, but it was raining when I went to be around 9:00 p.m., so we have only had two days without rain this month. And we have 15 more days in this month! Right now it is cloudy, humid, 75 degrees and a very slight breeze.

Tina is through with her classes in Knoxville and is back at work here in oak Ridge. She will have her last PT this afternoon, then she will see what the doctor says. I think she is doing well and her arm is moving much better now. She still can’t lift much, but she can carry a cup of coffee, and silverware to the table. So all is getting pretty good. I am hoping she won’t have to have surgery, I know that this will take time to heal as it is a torn muscle. I am just thankful that it isn’t anything worse.

Jerry came out this morning and installed Angel Studio on both TV’s, then attached the timer so that it will water the plants outside automatically, when I turn it on. they are getting watered now naturally. We might need that this summer as it can be a dry summer. Last summer was and we were in a drought. He also put the washing machine back where it belonged. It wants to walk and we aren’t sure why, It isn’t unlevel. He is so good about helping when needed and both Tina and I appreciate him very much.

WE haven’t much planned for the weekend. I have to go into Knoxville tomorrow to the bank and update my phone number. Then, Tina wants to get her car cleaned. This is weather permitting. Sunday is church. If it is not raining we might pull weeds out front. They grow faster then the grass I think.

Wah’s House Hold Hints: “To clean waffle iron or any appliance. Soak an old towel in ammonia and wrap around the waffle iron grills and set them in a plastic bag. Let stand for 3 or 4 hours. Then wipe off. Also oven. Set a saturated cloth in a pan and let set overnight or several hours. Wipe off.”

Have a wonderful rest of your Friday and a fantastic weekend. Make all pleasant, productive, social, kind, and fun.

Blessings