Sandy's Daily Updates

Thursday, April 25, 2024 Sunny Warm Few high white clouds 76 Degrees 5:01 p.m.

A beautiful Spring day. Birds singing, Squirrel hopping around, Bumble Bee buzzing flitting here and there, and even the lizard ambled across the porch. I haven’t seen the chipmunk as yet. Hopefully soon. Also am expecting the humming birds to make an appearance.

Today I have been busy doing odds and ends. I went out to check why the new lights Tina put out don’t come on at night. I can’t see why unless the batteries that came with them are no good. I will check again tonight and see if any come on.

While I was out there I pulled a few weeds. It got to hot so will try that again earlier in the morning. It is nice out there in the morning, so will put on gardening gloves and pull a few more weeds, grass, etc that is popping up in our flowerbed. The Azaleas are doing well, one is white flowers and the other is pink. The Holly bush is growing fast and is so pretty. WE both love having the rocks in the flowerbed as it brightens everything up. Tina will soon be planting her wild flowers around the Dogwood tree. I hope they do well and come up. That should be pretty.

I have pork chops and rice in the oven for dinner. It is a simple dish but good. Pork Chops, Rice, cream of mushroom soup, a bit of onion soup mix , cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 45 minutes, uncover and bake another ten to fifteen minutes, until all liquid has evaporated. It is so good. And, Tina likes it!

Quote of the day: “Far rather would I sit and sew besides my poor, for this thing is not of my condition. But I must go and I must do this thing, because my Lord will have it so. Rather now than tomorrow; and tomorrow than the day after!” Joan of Arc, 1412 1431. French Patriot and Martyr.

Have a great rest of your Thursday. Make it a relaxing, enjoyable, sociable and fun day.

Blessings

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Sunny Few white clouds Breezy 72 Degrees 4:11 p.m.

Another beautiful spring day. So fun to see the birds out hunting for worms, flying around, teasing the cat. Even the lizard walked by just to keep Sierra on her toes.

As for me, well i finished cleaning the leaves off the carport and hope that it can stay leaf free for a few days. I must of swept up a ton of pollen as well as leaves,dirt, and fuzzy things off some of the trees across the turnpike. The trees are looking so pretty with their new leaves. Spring is very pretty here.

This evening is Crafts at church. It is more of a social gathering then anything else. I have to think what I am going to take, and it will probably be a coloring book, or else pictures to put in an album I am working on. Tina will take her latch hook thing that she is working on. I wanted to take a dish towel to paint on but I didn’t get the transfer on it so will save that until next week. So many projects, so few ready to be called done.

Since we have been eating our main meal for lunch we just eat lightly for dinner. So this evening Tina has asked for a bologna sandwich. Defiantly not my favorite. i will have the rest of the roast beef in a sandwich. I think there is just enough for that. I will make tuna salad for lunch tomorrow and fix a meal for tomorrow night and Friday lunch, or Friday evening.

Other then that not much going on here. Tina ordered something that she said would be here today. It is here and Sierra is sitting on it, keeping it safe for for her. The problem with that is, Sierra believes that it is hers and we can’t get rid of it until she moves on to something else. I can probably get rid of the one on the couch now but know that she will move into this one and it will be here for a couple of weeks. Unless it is something she ordered to go to work, the I will keep the other box. CATS.

Quote of the day: “The woman who creates and sustains a home and under whose hands children grow up to be strong and pure men and women, is a creator second only to God.” Helen Hunt Jackson, 1830 – 1855. American Writer, Indian rights reformer. “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

Have a great Wednesday. Make it a productive, positive, patient, perfect and fun day.

Blessings

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Sunny Windy Clear Warm 72 Degrees 4:41 p.m.

The morning started out very cool, gradually it warmed up to the now pleasant 72 degrees. By this weekend it is supposed to be 80 degrees. I am thinking that it will cool down again before it get to be summer and the heat. I am not complaining. The birds, squirrel and even the lizard made an appearance this afternoon. He is out looking for bugs i believe. Sierra was napping so missed him.When you snooze, you loose.

I haven’t accomplished much today. The pollen is everywhere and has effected me with the itchy eyes and runny nose and sines headache. Normally it doesn’t bother me but today it has hit hard. Looking out the windows of the upstairs bedrooms I can see large yellow patches on all the carports and the cars parked in the open are covered with the yellow stuff. Tina brings it home on our car as she , and all there, park out in the open, like under a tree. Our blue car comes home with a yellow top. It is Tennessee and there are all kinds of and millions of trees, everywhere.

Tammy and Jerry had a visitor early this morning. She sent pictures and I believe they had a coyote in their yard and maybe in their garage. It was alone and curious. Probably looking for food. There have been a lot of coyote sightings this year, even around here. We haven’t seen one and I am thankful for that. When you have dogs or cats and they go out is when you have to be extra careful.

Quote of the day: “I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it should get you pretty near.” Margaret Thatcher, 1925 …Former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a true Taco Tuesday and enjoy a pleasant, fun and blessed evening.

Blessings

Monday, April 21, 2024 Sunny Cool Clear Breezy 63 Degrees 5:16 p.m.

Life in this household has been busy as usual. Between being not at home for two days and then the Computer being uncooperative and the operator being not a tech, I missed most of last week. I did get Monday in though. You had a vacation.

Tuesday, I went with Tina to her doctor’s appointment. It was long but interesting. She also has another doctor’s appointment but since they took a blood test at the first appointment and has the results she didn’t have to do that. That appointment was short and sweet,. Then, lunch at Out Back which was really good, or we were really hungry as breakfast was a quick bar and a cup of coffee.

We then picked up Dottie and went to COSCO and got meat and all the usual shopping that is done there. That took forever as it was mid day and half of Tennessee was there with all their small children. I assume the older ones were in school. Since it was Tuesday all the Seniors were there also. When were were in line to check our, like a million other people, there was a lady behind us, not exactly in any line, yelling for every one to move and quite just standing around. Finally a employee came and asked everyone to move i a bit closer so people could get by. Fine. No problem with that. she just pushes herself up in line and gets right in front, Not our line but the one two registers from us. She kind of squeezed another couple out of her way to get up there. The wife wanted to get in her face but her husband said to let it go as it would be much quieter when she left.

Wednesday I went in and spent the day with Dottie as it was Tammy’s birthday and we were all to have dinner when everyone was off work. We had dinner at Jerry and Tammy’s. I brought the cake and Jerry went and picked up dinner. It was Chinese food, good, and the dinner party was fun. Of course the dogs made it extra special. They were the entertainment. The dogs gave he a slice of Red Velvet Cake form “the Cake Boss”. She said she knew that the dogs loved her best.

Thursday I was home and catching up on laundry, cleaning and such. The computer didn’t like me so wouldn’t come up with what i wanted, namely Walters Legacy. Since it was a windy and messy day weather wise, I chalked it up to that. But I did tell Jerry.

Friday it was a rainy day, and windy. Again I couldn’t get on my blog. I finally gave up and decided i would wait until Jerry came over. He came Friday afternoon and fixed it. I was over my limit on something or other.

The weekend was cool but nice. Julie and I went Antique store hopping. We actually made three of them before deciding to go have lunch and head for home. We ate at The Golden Girls, and it was good, The antique shops were fun, interesting and educational. We plan to do that again one day.

Sunday was church and today is laundry and all that good stuff. Now it is dinner time.

Quote of the day: “There may be no trumpet sound or loud applause when we make a right decision, just a calm sense of resolution and peace.” Gloria Gather, 1942 … American writer, singer/songwriter

have a great rest of your Monday. I hope that you had a wonderful,safe and fun weekend.

Blessings