Sandy's Daily Updates

It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring! Well, it is raining and has been most of the day. It quits for about ten minutes, then starts again. We will have rain through early Thursday morning. I don’t know how early Thursday morning. Most of Thursday and Friday are supposed to be “dry” and then we get rain for the weekend. Tomorrow will be cooler then today, and today isn’t what you would call warm. It is 3:44 p.m. and 41 degrees. The groundhog didn’t lie this year.

With the rain and possible flooding I am not sure we will have Crafts tomorrow evening. I guess it will depend on who can get out of their driveways, up or down their hills, etc. I doubt we will have a problem but I know some will. Also, with the flu in high gear, who knows who is ill. That stuff is going rapid all across the country. It is hard to believe that schools are closed all over the United States due to illness. It is the Flu, RSV, Covid causing all the problems, with measles, TB, and whooping cough thrown in for good measure. I know that so many people don’t want to get the vaccines but they keep away the majority of these problems, and if a vaccinated person does come down with one of them it isn’t as bad as if they hadn’t had the vaccine. There is a man here, in the hospital, on a ventilator, praying that he can get well by the 25th to walk his daughter down the isle. I believe they were to start weaning him off the ventilator today.

Dinner tonight will be Hamburger Helper Deluxe Beef Stroganoff, and a veggie. Probably pop corn while we watch TV. Nothing exciting but need to use some milk before it expires. I think tomorrow I will make stew. Something hot and filing, a comfort food.

Wah’s Household Hints: “Suction Cups” To keep suction cups in place, first rub the edges well ovver a cake of soap.

Have a great rest of your Tuesday. Make it a interesting, educational, adventurous and fun day,

Blessings

A beautiful Monday afternoon. the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. There are clouds slipping in quietly, preparing to bring us rain later on tonight and into to the morning. The start of a major rain that is said to last for two full days, plus what ever we get tonight and tomorrow. The temperature right now is 50 degrees, but will drop once the sun goes down or the clouds roll in, and that is about as warm as it will be for a while.

Friday I went with Tina and Dottie to lunch at the Cantina then to Dottie’s eye doctor appointment. Once she was through with that we took her home and we went to Joann’s. It looks very much like they are going out of business. Tina got the blanket material she needed and we bought a few more things that were on sale. WE hope to go back this coming Saturday and see if they are truly going out of business, and what they have on sale, if anything. The sale is good, so far. A lot of stuff 70% off, 59 % off, etc. For Joann’s, it was a very good sale.

When we left there we came home. Jerry, Bryan, Deagan and Chael had brought the furniture that I wanted from Jerry’s, and so I was so excited. It is pretty. I was sorry that I didn’t get to see them as I haven’s seen them for quite awhile. It has been two years since I saw Bryan and was doubly sorry I didn’t get to see him. But, hopefully they all will be back soon. I know we get Tevia for a week end the 27th and are looking forward to that. she is a sweet girl and lots of fun. The boys are Papa’s as he is the gamer tech, but Tevia is happy with us as we do girly things. Once summer comes she will want to hang with Papa and Tammy as they have a pool and we are lacking in that department.

Saturday I woke up with my ankle swollen and hurting so texted Jerry and Tammy and said that I wouldn’t be there and told them why. I was going to help clean but with the ankle swollen and hurting I didn’t dare. so I stayed home and mostly sat with my foot in the air, propped . I did get up and do a little bit, but was told to sit down. or quit or stop. So I did next to nothing. Tina was very busy dusting and arranging furniture, cooking and laundry. She made pork chops, rice and broccoli for dinner. It was very good. The big corner shelves and cupboard we got is perfect and she fixed that up, got the TV room all put in place and was just a busy little Susie Homemaker.

Sunday we went to church, stopped at Walmart for a couple of things, and home. She worked on a project she has going, watched TV and napped. I watched TV and napped and that was about it. Today she went to work and I have done some around the house. The ankle is still a little swollen but otherwise doing well. I am not pushing it so as not to aggravate it. I hope to have it much better tomorrow and I can get some more done around here. I can always prop it up on the stool under the desk and work on stories.

Wah’s House Hold Hints: “Scorch” You can remove scorch from linens by placing the spot between tow dampened Turkish towels. Press the scorched area wit a hot iron. The stain will go into the towels where it can be washed out.”

Have a great rest of your Monday. Make it a pleasant, productive, caring, kind, and fun day.

Blessings

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