A beautiful day in Oak Ridge. A bit cooler, but very nice. It is sunny, windy, 77 degrees at 5:13 p.m. the birds are out enjoying the fresh air and sunshine, eating all the birdseed that they can find. The squirrels and the chipmunk are gathering all that the birds drop on the ground. So much fun watching them. We have several different kinds of birds so it is interesting watching them and seeing how different they are in size and looks but they all eat birdseed from the feeders, mostly very congenially.

From the TV, the highways and byways are very busy this evening. I imagine that the airports are also. The air travel companies are certainly having a rough time with their flights, employees, planes and customers. I guess they are going to have to spend lots of money to get everything up to date in all departments. That is a shame. I do know that I have no desire to fly anyplace right now.

Today I have done some house cleaning, using the new Shark Vacuum and it is powerful, heavy and a bit hard to manage. It does a fantastic job though. I think it will be a one room a day type vacuum as that is about all I can handle. I have a lot to learn about all the great features it has. So many useful attachments that will do, reach, and whatever else I haven’t found as yet.

Tina is home so time for dinner. Sierra is also telling me that it is time for dinner.

Wah’s House Hold Hints: “Hydrogen Peroxide softens ear wax. A safe, effective way to clean your ears is to fold a face tissue and twist one corner tightly. Place a few drops of hydrogen peroxide on this end of the tissue and insert it into the ear. Leave it in place about 15 minutes. Repeat if necessary. The hydrogen proxide will soften the was and it will adhere to the tissue.”

Have a great Thursday. Make it a cheerful, fun, safe and exciting day.

Blessings

A beautiful, sunny, windy day in Oak Ridge. the temperature is 76 degrees and the time is 2:31 p.m. Everything is green, grass is growing by the second, flowers are blooming, weeds are happy, soil is very damp it wet, and life is good in our neighborhood, Green View.

The storm came in yesterday afternoon, complete with tornado warnings, a downpour of rain, winds , thunder and lightening. That one went through fairly quickly. the clouds drifted by and the sun peeked out for a bit. A quiet early evening. then the thunder arrived, the tornado watches, warnings, the lightening lit everything up, the rains came and all of Tennessee and Kentucky were in the grips of the spring storm’s vengeance. The TV kept us updated as to where the line of storms were and what was getting hit, where the tornadoes were likely to form and hit, etc. By 10:15 p.m., Tina said she was going up to bed as she was sure the worst was over. I followed about 15 minutes later after seeing where all the action was, which was in parts of Knoxville. We still had the thunder and lightening and the wind and the rain, rain, rain!

Dottie said that Max, her dog, slept through all the thunder, etc. Tammy texted and said that She had three dogs in her lap or right beside her and that Jerry had two dogs as close to him as they could get. They didn’t like that thunder and lightening one bit. Sierra switched between Tina’s lap and mine, raised her head when a loud clap of thunder woke her, then right back to sleep. We had one extremely loud clap of thunder that made all three of us stand up as it sounded like it was in the room with us. It must of been right over head.

So far, I have heard of trees being hit and laying across roads, etc. and in some areas of Oak Ridge the power was out and power lines down. That was all the damage I have heard about. That isn’t bad considering so many places got hit really bad.

this evening is Crafts so am getting everything done early. After this I will prepare dinner. WE are having Tuna helper. I was going to fix it last week but Tina brought dinner home so we will have it this evening. We shall see if we like it . I will have a salad to go with it.

Wha’s House Hold Hints: “To get rid of cockroaches – 1 tbsp. Boric acid powder mixed with 1tbsp flour. sprinkle around corners or edges of cabinets, closets, and rooms. This will get rid of them. Put cucumber skins around to get rid of ants.”

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

Blessings

Do to the major storm being predicted and the wind starting to come up I thought I would get my blog done, just in case we have a power outage. The storm last week gave us lots of rain and some wind, but no tornadoes and no major damage that I have heard of. Kentucky and Missouri received the tornadoes and major damage and deaths as well as injuries. My hear goes out to those folks.

Julie came over this morning and we did some bible study but mostly just visited. Her son is ill with mono so is home from school until at least Thursday and maybe Friday. That is not good. He is good in school and has a business cutting lawns and doing yard work so this is putting a damper on his business. With all the rain we have had the grass grows very fast. Plus, he is earning money to go to Europe for his senior trip next June. I think they are going to Germany.

That is about all I know at the moment. I will now do my story for the week, then maybe iron. there are six items in my ironing pile.

Wah’s House Hold Hints, ” T clean varnished wood, weathered wood, or furniture; put 1 cup of vinegar in one gallon warm water. Wash with a sponge dipped in the solution and wrung as dry as possible. Do not rinse, simply take three or four paper towels and remove any excess moisture, and rub furniture until it shines. This does not hurt the finish in anyway and doesn’t require to much elbow grease to rub dry.”

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a Taco, friendly, energetic, positive, and fun day.

Blessings

A typical spring day….sunny, cloudy, rain showers, warm, a bit breezy. All in all a nice day. Tomorrow, late afternoon and night is a weather alert with strong thunderstorms, high winds, hail and a slight chance of a tornado. The weatherman will keep us updated.

We had a good weekend. A trip to the bank so I could change my phone number, a stop at the car wash place, and then home. No shopping or goofing off. But, the laundry got compleatly done, the one closet got cleaned out, we watched some Angel T.V., church on Sunday, stop at Kroger’s, home and a great restful Sunday afternoon and evening.

Tina and I are starting Revelations, chapter 1. We completed that Sunday afternoon. We will do Chapter 2 next Sunday. Meanwhile I went to bible study today and we are on Revelations 17 -18 and Daniel chapter 11. Betsy researches and digs deep so it was very interesting and a bit confusing. She was looking at dates and times concerning the 70, 7, 62,, and 8. She had a lot of books and different people’s opinions on the subject. Most of us thought it was a bit deep but very interesting. I will do some research on my own with books I have on hand. This was our last bible study until September 8th. However we will meet for lunch the last Monday of each month.

Depending on weather I hope to get the patio cleaned real good, put out the Memorial Day Flags and add the wreaths on the doors. Then go on to the spring decor. Yes, I know that summer is near. But Spring and Summer decor are about the same thing.

Wah’s House Hold Hints: To season waffle iron, skillets, or dutch oven, etc, place 1 tsp. melted, unsalted fat or salad oil on each grid. Use a fairly stiff brush to spread the fat over entire surface of grids. Close grids & connect the grill to outlet. Set dial at medium, and heat until light goes out. Turn dial to off compleatly. Open grill and let grids cool off compleatly. With a soft cloth wipe all excess fat from grids. They should appear just slightly greasy when this seasoning is complete.”

have a great rest of your Monday. Make it a cheerful, exciting, safe, adventurous, and fun day.

Blessings

Please keep all those affected by the deadly tornadoes in your prayers.