Sandy's Daily Updates

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Mostly Sunny, Breezy Warm 80 Degrees 4:49 p.m.

A beautiful day. It was a bit cool when we got up this morning and that was nice for a change. I think Fall is knocking at Summer’s back door. The stores are full of pumpkins and hay bales; spiced teas and ginger cookies. Pumpkin Pies at Cosco are big and looking good.

Tuesday I fixed drumsticks in the air fryer in our stove. They were so good. Fat and juicy and yummy. We got them at COSCO. anyhow, I read in the directions on the stove not to put anything under so that the air could circulate. I minded well. Last evening we cleaned the stove. It is a self cleaning stove so no problem. Except, all the drippings from the drumsticks went to the bottom of the stove so of course burned off as the stove was cleaning. We had a very smoky house for awhile. Our eyes were burning and it was pretty bad. of course we opened the window and turned on the fans. Never again. I will make sure to put the oven aluminum mat on the bottom so that I can just pick it up and throw it away after I air fry.

So today I spent the morning finishing cleaning the racks and rest of the stove. It is all shiny and pretty this afternoon. Tina wants Mac and cheese and hamburgers for dinner so that isn’t to messy. I will throw in a veggie to make it healthy.

Quote of the day: “Truly, memory is a mental bank account in it we deposit the treasures of our lives so that, in time of need we can withdraw hope and courage. These treasures are memories large and small: splashes of joy ranging ranging from a pat on the back, the beauty of a full moon on a special evening, finding an empty parking space when we were in a terrible rush, enjoying a glorious sunset with someone we love.” My Calendar.

Have a glorious rest of your Wednesday. Make it a adventurous, successful, enjoyable and fun day.

Blessings

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Mostly Cloudy Breezy Maybe Rain 85 Degrees 4:48 p.m.

Today is Tuesday, the 255th day of the year.There is 110 days left in this year and the holidays are fast approaching. I do believe it is sad that Christmas stuff is out in all the stores and adds and just EVERYWHERE! To go along with that, the mail is slow and not as dependable as it use to be. And the price to mail things has gone up drastically. That is sad but not to dampen the Christmas spirit. We have a few holidays that can be celebrated before The Big Two! After all, I am sure everyone celebrates Columbus Day in a big way!

Today has been busy and fun. Pamela came over early this morning and asked if I had had breakfast yet? I said no, so we went to The Soda Fountain and had a great breakfast. That is a nice , family owned little restaurant with good food and nice people. It is usually crowded so getting their early is a key to getting a good seat.

After breakfast we came back here and played games. The first game was Wheel of Fortune where she won because the bank ran out of money. I do believe we need to re-read the instructions before playing again. The second game was Can You Name Five? That one we played a little bit but decided it was to complicated so put it away and went to Yahtzee where she won by a very few point.

We then decided that it was lunch time so chicken salad sandwich and a slice of pizza (Bill came over with pizza) and to watch a movie. We watched The Hidden Few. So good. I think this is the third time I have seen it. After the movie she headed to her dad’s to hopefully catch a nap. I did some picking up and putting away, the chatted with Dottie. Now I am visiting you.

Quote of the day: “Have you been there for someone who was hurting? Did you go out of your way just to be kind? Were you willing to share your time and your life?” Donna Watson My calendar

Have a great Tuesday. Make it a friendly, thoughtful, kind, fun, and meaningful day.

Blessings

Monday, September 11, 1023 Mostly Sunny Breezy Dry 85 Degrees 4:44 p.m.

Monday, Laundry Done, dinner prepared, ready to go in the oven, house straightened, and Tina on her way home. We might work in the sewing room tonight, but then again we might not. That might be a project for tomorrow for me. It is getting there, but slowly. Soon we will be sanding and then able to paint. It is just getting all the glue off the wall first.

We had a great weekend. The play, Tom Sawyer, so so cute and so fun. the actors and actresses were mostly kids, I would say middle school age. They were good, knew their lines and put their hearts in to being the characters. The next Junior Theater, (when the kids put on the play) is in December and I believe it is Charlotte’s Web. I hope we get to go see that one also. It was Tina, Dottie, Monica and I who attended this play. I do believe it will be the same group who will attend the next play also.

WE got there early so walked around the square looking in shop and shop windows and stopped for a coke at 102. Their menu looked really good but we didn’t have time to eat. Their restaurant closes at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays, and that was the time the play started. We will try that another day. The shop that Dottie and I wanted to go in was closed so will do that another day also. It is an antique shop and has some very interesting things in it. Like a vintage baby carriage. We keep eyeing that but know that we will never buy it. There is a small coffee shop mixed with a boutique that was darling. We want to visit that place again also.

Tina had made an antipasto salad so we took that to Dottie’s to have after the play. We stopped and bought hamburgers from Wendy’s on the way back to Dottie’s. Monica wasn’t with us at that point as she had to go home and feed her family. We will have to make sure that she feeds them before hand for the next play.

Other then that most of Saturday was shopping for Tina’s tailgate party at work in the next couple of weeks, working on the sewing room, church with Charles Stanley, and pampering Sierra. I think this coming Saturday will be dusting and vacuuming the upstairs and finishing the sewing room.

Quote of the day: “Sometimes I’m tempted to adapt a line I see everyday on my car and transpose it onto the full-length mirror in my bedroom. It would say: Images in mirror are smaller than they appear”.

Have a great rest of you Monday. Remember, today is 9/11 remembrance day. God Bless America!

Make this day a adventurous, energetic, prosperous, thoughtful, thankful, and fun day.

Blessings

Friday, September 8, 2023 Sunny Few High Clouds Breezy 85 Degrees 4:13 p.m.

Friday, the end of the work week. I have a feeling we will be working this weekend as well. The sewing room and the glue needing to be removed. I think we will get it done tomorrow, either by steam or by sanding. One way or the other I am praying that it gets done.

This evening the plumber is coming to repair the pressure valve on the hot water heater that is leaking. That started a while back but was just discovered a week or so ago. Tina called the plumber and he said that he would be out sometime this week. That minor leak isn’t considered an emergency. It isn’t but it does have to be repaired before it becomes one. I was told, and so was Tina, that if not repaired at some point they could explode. What a mess, and expense that would be.

Did I tell you about the stray tabby cat that is roaming around our neighborhood? Well, it is still here. He is a nice, friendly kitty and I believe his people either moved and left him or else passed away or someone dumped him in our neighborhood hoping he would find a home. I wish Sierra was more welcoming as I would adopt him. But she is not a very good hostess with other animals all of a sudden. Tina said the Humane Department should be called to come and get it. Poor thing. He looks like Garfield, only smaller.

I see that we have ants enjoying the hummingbird food. I guess I need to go out and spray. They are such pests and I don’t think they are bothered by the ant spray at all. I think it is about time for the hummingbirds to fly to South America for the winter. i think that is what I was told. There are only two that I am seeing now so maybe the other six or so have left. I think Bill’s hummingbird feeder is full so will let them dine at his feeder and hope the ants go away if I don’t put more sugar water out for the birds.

Quote of the day: “I need some of my problems to help take my mind off some of the others.” My calendar.

Have a great rest of your Friday, and a adventurous, energetic, enjoyable, relaxing, safe and fun weekend. Enjoy the rest of your summer. Only 13 more days until Fall….Autumn starts.

Blessings