Monday, August 15, 2022 Partly sunny, Breezy A bit humid, 84 Degrees 3:29 p.m.

Today is Monday and the month of August is half over. this month has sure gone fast, as has the year so far. Las Saturday my grandson turned 29 year old. The Saturday before my youngest granddaughter turned 29 years old. It seems like just yesterday they were just youngsters running around and playing hide and seek, marbles, dolls, etc and their biggest care in the whole world was having to go to bed so early. Happy Birthday Kara Walters and Miles Walters.

The weekend was busy. Saturday I went with Tammy to Dottie’s and we shucked corn. Six dozen. They ended up in the freezer. It was fun chatting and working together. Prior to arriving at Dottie’s Tammy picked me up and took me with her to pick up the corn. That was fun as I got to see parts of this area that I had no clue existed. So many beautiful areas and interesting areas. I also got to meet her cousins in one town and her brother and his wife in another town. One town is Halls and the other is Powell. we were either in Haskell or went through it. I am not sure. It sure was a fun and enjoyable day.

Sunday was quiet. We got up at 4:30 so we could watch Charles Stanley at 5:00 a.m. He is so good. Then Tina wen to work and I watched Hope in the Wild and a couple other shows that come on early. After the “infa-mercial”came on I had breakfast. I spent the rest of the day reading and working some on the computer. TV in the evening. We watched one of our taped shows, PASSWORD. It is great, funny and entertaining. If you haven’t seen it you should check it out. We also watched the finally of the Ugliest house in America. That was pretty good.

Today we cleaned out the shed, or at least half of the shed and got 5 or 6 plastic totes for Dottie. We also got a bunch of stuff to take to Habitate for Humanity which we will do tomorrow. A day well spent, I think. Now am getting ready for Pamela to arrive and play some games.

Quote of the day: Whatever you and your house are like–whether your housekeeping system is the casual stow- and- slam method or the super organized home where even the dustballs line up evenly under the bed, the most important thing to fill your home with is joy. What a blessing to step inside a home and immediately feel surrounded by a bubble of laughter and a blanket of love.

Have a great rest of your Monday and make it prosperous, pleasant, profitable and fun.

Blessings!

Friday, August 12, 2022 Sunny Still, Beautiful 82 Degrees 7:22 p.m.

I am sorry that this is late today. It has been a busy day and evening so far. I think things have calmed down and I can get this done and posted quickly.

The above picture is of Sierra. she doesn’t look that way now. She went to the vet today and got shaved. Her fur was knotting so bad and was painful to her so we decided to have her shaved. She seems quite happy with the results, probably the loss of the pain, and even looked at herself in the mirror. Milo, however, isn’t quite sure who this strange cat is as he doesn’t recognizer her. He wollered at her and his tail got big and his back arched. She growled at his. He is not quite convinced yet and she thinks he is making fun of her so she is still growling at him. I hope that they get along through the night. And I hope that they get acclimated quickly and back to being friends. Maybe she is embarrassed. I don’t know but that is a possibility. Her face, legs and tail look the same. The rest of her body is a grayish white. I wonder how long it will take for the fur to grow back? You can see her on Instagram and Facebook.

While she was gone we cleaned house. Dusted, vacuumed and all that sort of stuff. I have a bit more to do but that will have to wait. Tomorrow Tammy is coming to pick me up and we are going to Dottie’s to shuck corn for freezing. I haven’t done that for a few years so it should be fun. Tina would join us but she has to work. Tomorrow is her 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. day. It sure messes up the weekend. Sunday is 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

I understand the western part of the USA has gotten lots of rain. Jimmy sent me pictures of Yuma and there is lots of water there. I guess more was on the way today. Charlene said they had a terrific thunder storm last nigh in her area of Vegas. And Ilene said that the Searchlight area got a good drenching also. The desert flowers will be awesome once again, Here, we are about done with the showers and thunderstorms for a few days. We are well over our total for the month according to the weatherman.

Quote for the day: “There are several things that may cause men’s stress levels to rise, One stressful activity is brushing their hair and finding that they’re becoming, shall we say, folicularly challenged!” My calendar.

Have a great rest of your Friday and a super safe, healthy, adventurous, exciting, relaxing and fun weekend.

Blessings

Thursday, August 11, 2022 Rain to stop Partly cloudy Breezy 81 degrees 3:42 p.m.

My first blog of the week, and it is nearly the end of the week. It has been a busy week. Each evening, as I was getting ready to write, we would get company. So I put it off and enjoyed the company, the visits and the one evening of games. Today, since Tina went to work at 2:00 p.m. I thought that I would do my blog and get it in just in case company came. I am ready.

We have had the rain every day and everything is well watered. Most plants have received more water then they wanted so don’t look that good. This has been a strange summer, weather wise. We have lost plants to the heat and now to the rain. We shall see what the rest of the summer is like. The rain is to stop today and we shouldn’t have more for a week or so. Yes, I will have to go out and water but not for a day or two. A cold front is passing through and that will bring the temperatures and the humidity down which will be nice for both animals, plants and us humans.

We were to take Sierra to the vet to be shaved last Friday. But, we didn’t have a car. So she is going in tomorrow morning and I hope that she will feel better and be better. She gets so knotted up that it is hard for her to groom herself. Tina has cut knots off of her but she tolerates that for only a little bit, then leaves with a soft growl. I think it will also help with the shedding. I know that Milo sheds but not in the bunches that Sierra does. He is short haired, she is long haired. So tomorrow she get her spa day.

While she is there we will de fur the house; dust, vacuum and all that goes with it. She won’t mind the vacuum or being disturbed as it will all be done when she returns. Milo will mind and spend the house cleaning time under one bed or the other. Until we start that he will enjoy being the only cat but also will be looking for Sierra.

Quote time: An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions; he is neither hot nor timid. Chesterfield.

Have a great rest of you day. Make it a adventurous, interesting, prosperous and fun day.

Blessings

Friday, August 5, 2022 Cloudy Rainy Breezy 74 Degrees 5 : 16 p.m.

Thunder is booming lightening is striking and I know the next downpour is arriving soon. We were at Dottie’s this afternoon and while there enjoyed a thunderstorm and a downpour of rain for about 45 minutes. I really knows how to rain in this area. I am so thankful we have had no flooding. It has reached the bottom of the front door but that is all. The doormat got soaked and that was about it. I understand that we will have this type of weather for the nest week or so. We do have green grass and pretty flowers.

Some of the locals say that they haven’t had a summer like this for many years and this is not normal. It is what it is and I am not complaining. Those poor folks in Kentucky are the ones really hurting right now. They have lost everything.

After not having the car last night and most of this morning, we got it back. The problem was the gas cap. It needed to be replaced as it leaked fumes into the car that set off the engine light. We are so thankful that it wasn’t something major.

Jerry said that they have no power now so I am going to end this and send it off before we have no power. That would be sad.

Quote for the day: “God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do—-and the eyesight to know the difference” My calendar.

Have a wonderful rest of your Friday and a fantastic weekend. fill it all with love, laughter, adventure, and fun

Blessings