A rainy day in Oak Ridge. Very cloudy, breezy to windy, rain showers, warmish, 69 at 4:50 p.m. It has been a quiet day and a busy day. I was gone most of yesterday so had a lot to do today. That included sweeping the water and leaves out of the carport as the wind blew both water and leaves in. We had enough leaves with out the wind’s help. We get the leaves from across the turnpike. We got the water from the rain. The weatherman said that it will rain again this evening and probably during the night, complete with thunder and lightening. That sound more like spring weather then winter weather.

Yesterday,Pamela came over to play games. We played 3 games of Yahtzee. Then we went to Arby’s for lunch. After lunch we went to Bale’s and looked around. Then to the Movie and saw Wicked. We had both seen it before but she wanted to see it again, and I didn’t mind as it is a good movie. By the time we got back here from the movie it was time for Tina to get home. She was right on our heels, so to speak, so visited a bit. Pamela left and we got dinner. Then off to Crafty Crafters. Tina stayed home as she had her first PT treatment so was sore and tired. I went and it was fun. We mostly just visited. Bonnie worked on her knitting and Lenora showed she what she was working on, making the cute little flowers and quilt tops of the little boy and the little girl wearing a bonnet. She said that she was going to take strips of cloth and sew thee flower things on them, the attached each strip and make a summer quilt. I am interested in seeing that. She said ladies of old times use to make them as the summers were hot and there was no air conditioning. The flowers she is making have a name but I can’t remember it. She has a round thing that looks like it has teeth, small, medium and large. The large is just a bit bigger then a mason jar lid. You take a small square of material and fold each corner over this round thing, then fold the edges over it and tact them, They look a bit like mini pinwheels. by the time I got home from there, it was bed time. We watched one program on TV and then hit the hay.

Wah’s House Hold Hints: ” Add a tablespoon of washing soda to 1/2 bucket of water. Use the solution to freshen the plastic upholstery in your car.”

Have a great rest of your Thursday. Make it a fun, productive, energetic and grate day.

Blessings

Another beautiful spring like day here in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is sunny, 72 degrees. still, and clear blue skies. The time is 3: 26 p.m.. The weather lady said that the clouds will roll in this evening and we will have showers tomorrow through Friday. She said nothing major and they will be spotty, here and there, but not to be surprised if we get a thunder storm or two. But it will still be warm.

Today I have had a lot more energy so have accomplished a bit more. The house is cleaned and vacuumed, dishes done, have done the pick up and put away, called son Jimmy and wished him a Happy 63rd birthday. He was doing fine, going to Best Buy to get something that will automatically unlock, and lock, his car doors. I didn’t ask what kind of car or much of anything else as I figured I wouldn’t understand it anyway. then he was planning on starting to prepare something in the smoker for one of the grand kids birthday tomorrow. Other then that the conversation was all politics. He said that there was a lot of people moving out of Yuma.

I talked to Dottie and she commented on the bathroom at Jerry and Tammy’s new house that I cleaned, and what a pretty room it is. I had to agree. She was there again Sunday and her and Tammy got shelf liners on all the shelves and in the drawers and got a lot of the dishes put away. Also got the pantry shelves lined and stuff put in there. That is quite a bit done. She hung the new shower curtain and liner in the bathroom I cleaned and said that it really added to the room. The room is white with a deep blue tile in a row all around the middle of the white tiled walls, including the bathtub\shower. The sink and vanity is separated by a pocket door, and besides the vanity it has a linen closet. The fixtures are silver as is the light above the sink. Very nice. The counter is the same blue colored marble as is in where the tub is. That place is going to be gorgeous when they get all moved in and settled.

Tonight we are having Spanish Rice for dinner,,,,Sandy’s style. And a salad. There will be German Chocolate cake for desert. Our neighbor baked the cake. It will taste good on the lips and look marvelous on the hips!

Wah’s House Hold Hints: “When pressing an evening gown, place a piece of wax paper over the net to make stiffer.”

Have a terrific rest of your Tuesday. Make it a trouble free, Taco, tasty, cheerful, and fun day.

Blessings

HAPPY GROUNDHOG’S DAY!

That poor groundhog was woke up early just to see if he would or would not see his shadow. Of course, he saw it. Now we will have six more weeks of winter. He probably saw his shadow so he could go back to sleep for another six weeks and get in his required six weeks of rest. He hibernates, I believe. That being said, today, here in Oak Ridge, it is sunny, slightly breezy, and 70 degrees at 5:29 p.m. A beautiful day in the neighborhood.

After such a busy weekend I haven’t done much today. this morning I went to bible study. It is the first one of the month as the bad weather has prevented most of the ladies from being able to get to the church. So many have curvy, hilly and mountain roads to drive, and they are the last to be cleared or treated after a snow storm or icy conditions.

We are still on chapter 7 in Daniels and Chapter 13 in Revelations. Both books are very much they are connected. It is proving to be an interesting and educational study. I am finding a lot of history, a lot of comparisons from then to now, and geography changes from then to now. Who knew? One lady was shocked to learn that Jewish are a race of people, not just what people from Isaiah are called. We, who live in America are called Americans, but we, and our ancestors, are of many nationalities, but we are still called Americans, American Indian verses Indians from India; Asian Indians, etc. We are all God’s creation and therefore are all human beings.

The mention of the different kings and nations and how they fought for whatever they thought was important at the time showed how the names and boundary lines of different nations or countries came in to play and how some of them received the name they have today.

Wah’s Household Hints: “Egg stains can be removed from silver by vigorously with common table salt.”

Have a great rest of your first Monday of February. Make it a energetic, productive, positive, and fun day.

Blessings