Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Cloudy Major Storms on the way 71 Degrees 8:43 a.m.

I want to get my blog our this morning as the prediction is for major thunder, lightening, heavy rain, grapefruit size hail, flooding, and possible power outages. Tornadoes are possible also. So in view of the inclement weather for the next 24 hours or so, I thought I would get ahead of it.

Right now it is cloudy, still, muggy, and quiet. There are some birds out, feeding at the bird feeders and checking the grass for bugs and maybe a juicy worm. Mostly it feels like all outdoors is holding its’ breath, just waiting for the storms to arrive.

While I am prepared as much as possible, Tina went to work wearing sandals. She has a rain jacket in the car as well as umbrellas, but I am sure she didn’t take any in the office with her. She doesn’t believe the rain will come until this evening. We shall see. Meanwhile I have the transistor radio ready, the flashlights ready, and towels ready to block water should it flood at the front door. I am serving sandwiches and strawberry short cake for dinner if we don’t have electricity. Everything has been charged or had new batteries put in. The only thing I can charge up is the Robo Cat Box! Sierra might have an issue with that if the power goes out for any length of time.

Quote of the day: “The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.” Theresa of Lisefux, 1873 – 1897, French Carmelite Nun.

Now to get back to my daily chores.. Have a great, Wednesday. Make it a safe, productive, kind, cheerful and fun day.

Blessings

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Partly Cloudy Windy Muggy Rain Tonight 80 Degrees 5:06 p.m.

I am sorry I missed yesterday’s blog. I was busy with phone calls, and getting a box ready to mail. That turned out to be quite a project. First I had to hunt a box. Now Sierra had to give up her new favorite place to take a nap, but it fit my needs perfectly. I finally got ti all together and everything wrapped and had it ready to mail by 2:30 when Tina got home. I had a podiatrist appointment yesterday afternoon, so Tina came home and took me. After that we went to the post office and mailed my package. i now know why I buy from Amazon and let them do the mailing. After that we dropped a bag of donations at Karns, then to Hobby Lobby and finally home.

Dinner was street tacos that Tina prepared. They sure were good. I prepared the taco meat earlier and had it ready for her to fix the tacos. That took her all of about ten minutes as she had to cut up the tomatoes and onion and tear the lettuce. O.K, maybe 15 minutes. They were very well worth her efforts in preparing them.

Today ha been vacuuming, laundry, and the usual pick up and put away. I still have one room left to vacuum and the mopping to do. I was on the phone with Joe-ee and with Jimmy and that took time. Joe-ee wasn’t so long winded but Jimmy talked for an hour. I have to call him back, so will after a bit.

The weatherman said to expect wild weather tonight….rain, wind, hail and possible tornadoes. Be prepared. There will be possible damage from downed trees, power outages, downed power lines, etc. Tina is only concerned about Bill’s Cedar tree! There is that plus all the other big, tall, old trees across the street and all around us. So, she will go to bed and I will probably stay down stairs, in the TV room and be as alert as possible. I will watch the TV for any warning if there is a tornado close. We haven’t had one here in years but this is the year where the weather has not stuck to its’ normal pattern anywhere. So I will pay attention.

With that, I had better think about dinner. Sierra is.

Quote of the day: “Let every woman become so cultivated and refined in intellect, that her taste and judgement will be respected….so unassuming and unambitious, that collision and competition will be banished…then, the fathers, the husbands, and the sons, will find an influence thrown around them, to which they will yield not only willingly but proudly.” Catherine Beecher, 1800-1878, American Educator.

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a adventurous, productive, kind and fun day.

Blessings

Friday, May 3. 2024 Cloudy Cool Still Rain coming 69 Degrees 3:35 p.m.

Yesterday was 87 degrees, and today I doubt we will hit 70 degrees. The weatherman has predicted thunder storms for this afternoon and evening with showers off and on all day. We had a shower this morning but since then we have had no moisture.These storms are to last on and off for the weekend and into next week.

Yesterday Tina said to be ready when she got here and we would go get what running around we needed to do done so as not to have to go out today or the weekend when it is storming. So I was ready and waiting for her when she got here. She had a couple of things to do before we left, but not enough for me to start anything. It was very warm, 87 Degrees, very sunny, and very pretty. we did pretty good, got all our errands done, grabbed a bite of dinner and got home about 7:30 p.m.

Today I have been working at doing odds and ends before getting the floors vacuumed and mopped. I was doing well until Pamela arrived. We played Canasta and it was fun. In the middle of the third hand Bill came over and showed us his latest computer program. He is a graphic designer as well as a retired travel agent. His latest is, ” FAITH BASED TRAVEL”. You can find it on the web. He did an excellent job,showing places all over the US as well as other places on the glob. He put this idea into being after hearing about Sharon’s granddaughter’s school music group going to NYC to preform, and hearing about the different church groups going to Israel and other places. If you get a chance, go on the site and see his creation and idea. I guess you could say that he is now a Faith Based Travel Agent.

Well, Pamela and I never finished our game as she had to leave to attend a friend’s graduation. She was looking forward to seeing her and her family, and witnessing her friend receiving a diploma for something to do with what ever major thing they do here in The Secret City”. Pretty awesome, I believe.

Now it is time for me to think about dinner and finish up the project I started this morning…..or at least put it away. With a rainy weekend starting, maybe I will get back to it.Sure hope your weekend is dry and pretty,

Quote of the day: “I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends’ lives and they are very much a part of my life.” Nancy Reagan, 1921 – 2016, American First Lady, Actor.

Have a great rest of your Friday, and a wonderful weekend. Make both a cheerful, kind, interesting, friendly and blessed three days.

Blessings

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Sunny, Clear, Breezy, Warm, 80 Degrees 5:07 p.m.

HAPPY MAY DAY!

A beautiful spring day. It was foggy this morning but that disappeared around 10:00 a.m and the sun came out and has stayed the rest of the day. Very cheerful.

Not a great deal of news around here today. I talked to Dottie and teased her about her boot. I told her that it was a fashion statement and she was in fashion. She said that it isn’t bad except when she has to take Max out and go down the stairs, then back up the stairs. She really needs a hover-mobile so she can hover up and down the stairs with Max. They look great on TV shows. That would be fun as well as useful.

She is doing fine and although she isn’t happy about wearing the boot and not being able to drive, she does admit that her ankle feels a whole lot better when she wears it. Hopefully she won’t have to wear it more then six weeks.

Since I have to go to Crafts tonight I had better end this and get dinner over. it isn’t much, just leftovers. But we have to be there in an hour.

Quote of the day: “The God who created, names, and numbers the stars in the heavens also numbers the hairs of my head….He pays attention to very big things and to very small ones. What matters to me matters to Him, and that changes my life.” Elisabeth Elliot, 1926 -, American Writer. M. Martyred Missionary Jim Elliot.

Have a great rest of your Hump Day. Make it a specially cheerful, productive, pleasant and fun.

Blessings