A mostly cloudy day with the sun peeking our for bit now and then. There is a very slight breeze. The time is 4:22 p.m. and the temperature is 79 Degrees. The house stays a bit cooler, especially when the sun isn’t out a lot, warming the living room. but, it isn’t bad. i have a sweater on and that makes it all good.

The week has gone so fast. Tomorrow is Friday already, and I still have things I want to get done before the weekend. I believe Saturday morning we are going to make blankets. I guess that depends of Bonnie and if she comes over or not. We have a few we want to get made. Right now the blankets will go to the flood victims from the Helene Flooding. All are needed. Right now the biggest need is laborers with skills in carpentry, plumbing, roofing, landscaping, electrical, welding, etc. Donations of their time and donations of plywood, and building supplies are needed the most. It will take months, if not years, to get the whole flood area back to some what normal. There are still people without electricity, homes, etc. and NO ADDRESSES. That seems so strange to me, but then, there are no mailboxes, homes, buildings, so I guess there would be no address to leave the mail. Some places no longer have a post office.

I talked to Jeff today. He was at work. I asked what the temperature was there. He said that it was 28 degrees, clear and lots of stars shining in a night sky. They are thee hours behind us, so it was 4:00 a.m. there. In Vegas, around 11:00 a.m. I believe it was 50 something. They are having fall weather while we are having spring. Maybe next week we will get the fall weather.

Quote of the day: “If God who gives prayer,then God often gives it in the form of gratitude, and gratitude itself, when received attentively in prayer, is healing to the heart. Prayer is such a mysterious business for something so ordinary and everyday.” Roberta Bondi, Contemporary American Educator, Writer

Have a great rest of your Thursday. Make it a pleasant, productive, cheerful, safe, and fun day.

Blessings

Today is HUMP DAY! The camel came over my text messages and told me so. Today is supposed to be 80 plus degrees, but so far it is 72 degrees. We have had a couple of small rain showers and that might be what is keeping it cool. The weekend is said to be a bit cooler, down to 72 or so. I wonder where Fall went? I do believe we had a few days of it, then back to summer temperatures. Now, our west it is cooler to cold. Las Vegas is to have a high of 63 today! Those poor people are freezing! Emily said that it is really cold at her home in California, close to Sacramento.

Not a great deal of news. Trump won the election, which is great. I prayed that God would put in the white house who He wanted, so I am believing that Trump is his choice. I to think that he will accomplish more then Harris would in getting some of the major issues settled.

Crafts tonight so have to get dinner on the table. And, it looks like it might pour again any moment.

Quote of the day: “+There is this important difference between love and friendship: while the former delights in extremes and the opposites, the latter demands equalities.” Madam De Maintenon, 1635 – 1719, French Queen.

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

Blessings

November is here, and it feels like June. It is 80 degrees, sunny, slight breeze and there are a few fluffy clouds floating around. The leaves have been floating down, like a shower, all green, yellow, golden, red, burgundy, tan and brown. It is a very pretty sight. Yes, the grass is slowly getting covered with all the leaves. Soon time for the kids and puppy dogs to enjoy the leaves, especially if they get raked up into nice piles. The fun of youth.

Even though it is on the warm side, I have stew in the crock pot. It just sounded good, and once started, it will cook all day and when we are ready for dinner, it will be also. I do like the crock pot! This will be tonight’s and tomorrow night’s dinner.

November is busy month as is December. There are birthdays and Thanksgiving; craft to work on and the craft fairs, plays, parades and parties. And maybe “winter weather” by Christmas. So many things to do and get accomplished before the end of the year. It would be nice to have all our small projects finished by December 31st. We could. then,start the new year with new projects!

The Vols are keeping Tammy busy as she works the concession stand when they have a home game. She likes it as it gets her in to the games plus often times concerts and other events. She is one very ambitious lady and always busy with something. Especially the five dogs. Of course Jerry is also very busy, especially with the five dogs.

We had a busy weekend… Tina got a body wave in her hair, so now is curly and cute. we made it to Karns and dropped off a bunch of stuff, went to Knoxville and did a couple of errands, stopped in at Dottie’s and dropped off something for her. She has a bug so didn’t want to share it with us. She was horse, so I offered to get the horse some hay and oats. She preferred Musinex. She said she felt better today. We popped in at Jerry’s to drop some things off. He was doing yard work and trying to get done so he could go watch the Vols Game. They won.

Sunday was church, then home. We worked on a project and watched TV, etc. Since they time change, we were tired even though we supposedly got an extra hours sleep. When they change the time, they neglect to tell the animals. Sierra is use to breakfast at an early time, like between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m., so we were up! It was much closer to 4:30 a.m. Yesterday and today she was just fine with the 5:00 a.m. breakfast.

Quote of the day: “Encouragement is being a good listener, being positive, letting others know you accept them for who they are. It is offering hope, caring about the feelings of another, understanding.” Gigi Graham Tchividjian, 1945 – American Writer, Speaker, D. Billy Graham.

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a friendly, cheerful, productive, and fun one.

Blessings

A beautiful start to November, 2024. We had rain this morning, a nice soaking rain. It didn’t last very long, but gave quite a bit of water to the thirsty lawns and trees, plants and bushes. There were even a few puddles that the birds could bath in. Now, it is sunny with a few clouds hanging around. Right now, it is 68 degrees and the time is 4:13 p.m. The weatherman said that we might have a few showers between now and noon tomorrow. We shall see.

Tomorrow is the football game between Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a big game. One of the gentleman from Tennessee was telling about the differences between Tennessee Whiskey and Kentucky Whiskey. Also the difference between bourbon and whiskey. Bourbon is basically the highest grades of whiskey. And there are three kinds, one made with corn, one made with another made with a wheat,, and the third made with rye. He said the first one taste sort of sweet, like sweet corn. The other taste like toasted bread, and the rye one tastes like cinnamon toast. The tastes are very light. I hope I got that all correct. I haven’t been out taking taste tests so don’t really know that personally. It was interesting though. Back here one hears about Tennessee Whiskey and Kentucky Bourbon. I think I an more into the Tennessee Walking Horse and the Kentucky Race horse. They too, are mellow, soft and smooth.

Not much planned for the weekend. We should have the changing of the beds, the changing of the clocks, both on Saturday. We might put the Halloween stuff away and just enjoy the fall decorations. There isn’t a lot of Halloween stuff to put away as the best thing about Halloween is seeing the kids in their costumes. We had about 20 last evening. All was quiet by 8:00 p.m. I loved seeing the parents out with the kids, making sure they said, “Trick or Treat” and then “Thank You”. One little boy was dressed as a sailor and he was adorable. He was between 2 and 3, I would say. Also bashful. I thought that all moms with toddlers should wear skirts or dresses as it is hard for the little ones to hide their faces when mom has on leggings.

Sunday we will have church and hope that we don’t arrive an hour early. I believe we are greeters this Sunday. After that, who knows. No plans.

Quote of the day: ” Faith has to be exercised in the midst of ordinary, down to earth living.” Elizabeth Elliot, M. Martyred Missionary Jim Elliot

Have a great rest of your Friday. Make it a fun and safe 1st day of November. Have a wonderful, adventurous, relaxing, enjoyable and fun weekend.

Blessings