Sandy's Daily Updates

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Mostly Sunny Windy Rain Coming 89 Degrees 4:44 p.m.

A Beautiful summer day, sunny hot and a bit humid. We are to have rain tonight and a cold front moving in which will make the rest of the week dryer and not as hot. I have two plants to water tonight as they are where the rain doesn’t hit them. Everything else is moist and will be watered by the rain tonight.

Today I caught up on the laundry, did some other household duties that needed doing and chatted on the phone. I fixed chicken and rice for dinner with spinach for a veggie and it was good. I guess dessert will be ice cream and a cookie. We bought a cookbook for making bread in the bread machine so might try that tomorrow. We can’t find the package of bread mix that we use to get for the bread machine. Of course that was a few years ago so maybe they are out of style now. The price of bread and the size of the loaves has us thinking that making our own will be more economical. It is so strange to get half of what your use to get in a package of anything now days.

There is a “Neighborhood” email thing that keeps the whole town alerted to all sorts of stuff. They are warning of bears roaming around now. I can see that there might be but so far we haven’t seen any. We are to keep our garbage cans secured and no cat or dog food out . I believe most everyone feeds their pets indoors. I know we do. Of course these two spoiled kitties are indoor only since we moved here. Here in East Tennessee we have black bears. I have only seen pictures of them on the news and that is probably good for both the bears and me.

Quote for the day: One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow. My calendar.

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a totally wonderful, fun, pleasant, enjoyable and fun day.

Blessings

Monday, July 11, 2022 Sunny Very Warm 87 Degrees Dry 6:03 p.m.

A beautiful Summer day, warm, slightly humid, all in all, not bad humidity wise. It has been a busy day for a Monday. I had a doctor’s appointment, then Tina and I had our nails done. You may check face book for hers. They are cute. Mine are pretty and summery. Lunch and a trip to Walmart ended the days activities. We are now home, the news is on and the cats have had their dinner. Lunch covered lunch and dinner so will have fruit or jell-o or something after awhile.

My weekend was nice. The dogs are good, playful and cuddly. We didn’t have a major thunderstorm so I didn’t have barking and cowering dogs at all. Saturday night someone in that neighborhood thought it was fun to shoot off fireworks so we had a bit of a barking warning but I think some human outside had that bit of fun curtailed quickly. It is against the law to shoot them off in the city limits and there is a hefty fine if caught doing so. All was quiet after that.

The above picture is of Finley and one of her favorite toys. Mine also as it is easy to hold when playing tug-of-war and also fetch. We play that a lot. Murphy has his squeak toy and he loves squeaking it. Lacy has a duck and she likes to play fetch with it as well as tug of war, but she doesn’t tug, just holds it and growls. so funny. They are fun dogs.

While I was there all weekend, Tina painted the inside of the kitchen cupboards. They look so nice , bright and easy to see things in them. They were a dark brown prior to being painted. She did the top cupboards. she wants to do the lower ones so they will be done in the future sometime. Each thing we get done around here helps.

Quote of the day: Indtead of looking for answers to the unanswerable questions, look for joy in the life you’ve been given and Let yourself be glad you’re alive. Have genuine Happiness despite your condition. Enjoy laughter. It’s available everywhere once you start looking for it. Norma Baczman

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

Blessings

Thursday, July 7, 2022 Rain coming Slight breeze Humid 86 Degrees 4:50 p.m.

We woke up to thunder and lightening and a downpour early this morning. The rain lasted most of the morning and we heard the thunder on and off. This afternoon has been partly sunny until now when the clouds are moving in again. We are to have stormy weather this evening and tonight but tomorrow is to be welcoming a cold front of which is to dry us out. I sure hope they are right as it is soupy outside right now.

I won’t have a blog tomorrow as I will be Dog sitting for the weekend. Finley, Lacy and Murphy will be my companions and we will have a very nice weekend chasing the squirrel and barking at the neighbor walking her dog and playing fetch, tug-a-war and napping. Throw in a treat or two and a meal here and there and all will be great. I am praying for a dry weekend because the dogs hate the thunder! And Lacy is scared to death of it.

Needless to say our yard, flowers, garden and trees don’t need watering for a couple of days. They are thoroughly soaked and look very happy. The squash isn’t looking to good so think it got way to much water. We will do it differently next year. Julie has done such a good job with the garden and you should see the tomatoes. They are wonderful!!!

People are out walking their dogs, returning home from work and preparing for another storm. We have been so lucky as we haven’t lost power. The power has flickered on and off but not stayed off. That is so wonderful. I do have the lantern sitting out and it is ready and also the flash lights and my phone. all charged, new batteries and ready just in case.

Quote of the day: “Could we with ink the ocean fill—And were the skies of parchment made. Were every stalk on earth a quill…And every man a scribe by trade….To write the love of God above….Would drain the ocean dry….Nor could the scroll contain the whole….Tho’ stretched from sky to sky”. Frederick M. Lehman

Now to finish up the days chores and prepare my things for my weekend with my furry four legged friends. Have a great rest of your Thursday an a wonderful, safe, healthy, restful and fun weekend.

Blessings

Now to finish up the days chores and prepare for the evening and for my weekend away from home.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Cloudy Slight Breeze Humid 78 Degrees 4:23 p.m.

We have had a major downpour of rain and high winds that lasted about 20 minutes give or take. Now it is nice but we are still under a thunderstorm and heat advisory unto 8:00 p.m. I don’t think we will need to water this evening.

The above picture is of my Uncle Bob. That was taken when he was in the army and it says on his bunk. He was a good uncle, always had a story to tell and sometimes a piece of candy or a sucker. He was stationed In Italy during WWII . When my parents would drive to or threw Ely, Nevada I always wanted to visit Uncle Bob. I thought Italy was the same as Ely. Children!

Both Sierra and Milo have stayed in their hiding places most of the day. Between the cleaning lady being here and the thunder, they have had a rough day. I feel so sorry for the dogs and animals in general as the thunder really hurts their ears. I doubt as much as the fireworks but still, it scares them and hurts their ears.

Quote of the day: If we can keep our minds open to the blessings, humor and education in whatever happens to us—if we can set that little invisible radar dish on top of our heads to constantly search for blessings instead of disasters—-our lives will be enriched by the experiences we endure and we can grow from the calamities that fertilize our lives. Barbara Johnson author and speaker

Have a great rest of you day. Make it educational, exciting, exuberant, enjoyable and fun

Blessings