Fish & other June Happenings 2022

Hello there Adventurous Friends, greetings from South Dakoka.  How you doing?  We did a lot of camping, enjoyed a couple campfires & did some fishing.  This is Sentence a Day where I join others & write a little something about each of my days, wrote in one long drawn out sentence or 2. 

Celebrating the 1st - Mother nature gave us plenty of much needed spring rain for the garden & yard, we were able to have a campfire while camping, got the garden planted & a fence built to keep the deer out.

* Thurs 2nd - Got groceries & gas, my name was drawn for a $10 in store grocery coupon, got a few things for Grand's visit, M&Ms to go in popcorn & mozzarella cheese sticks, Kevin got the sweet tator plants that he ordered, we planted them after supper.

* Fri 3rd - Kevin reseeded some seeds in the garden, mowed the yard & changed the oil in my car, I folded laundry & put it away, paid a couple bills & balanced the books, we cooked shrimp for supper then rode out to the lake to check out a camping spot.

Week 23

* Weekend 4th & 5th - Went to Friends moving sale, got toys, books & movies for the Grands, several blankets for picnics, a camo shirt for Kevin, spent almost all of the $20 bill I took to shop with, went camping out at the lake, built a campfire on the lakebed, roasted cheddar dogs & made smores, did a lot of fishing between the rains.

* Mon 6th - Got new tires put on my car, went to Club meeting, meal was at #3.

* Tues 7th - Planned Luau party for August when I go visit family in NC, ordered supplies & decorations to be sent to Sister, grass skirts, leis, ring toss game.

* Wed 8th - Read the newspaper, the school has several job openings, Summer in the Streets & the Fishing Derby are coming up in a couple of weeks.

* Thurs 9th - Got groceries & gas, gas was $5.299, packed us a picnic supper, we drove down to the Gulch to check out a camping spot & the lady slippers. 

(Previous year's lady slipper in bloom) - No good camping
spot in the Gulch for our camper & the slippers weren't blooming.

* Fri 10th - Went fishing out at the lake, Kevin caught 3 fish, I caught one, Kevin turned the gas heat off for the summer, I had turned off the baseboards last week.

Week 24

* Weekend 11th & 12th - Went camping up at the pond, did some cooking, reading, riding & walking, not as much walking now that it's snake season, Coworker had almost stepped on a rattlesnake during the week that was at the bottom of her steps, had a couple thunderstorms that produced hail, there was a tornado watch.

Found several areas to walk with
thinner shorter grass.

Seems one of our favorite camping
activities is eating.

                  

Rose seems to enjoying camping & exploring just
as much as we do, she often sniffs the flowers.

Happy Birthday to Grand Gracie.

* Mon 13th - Prepared for tornado weather, Kevin unhooked from the camper, we put all vehicles in the garage, I brought in the deck chairs, glad the storm missed us, halleluiah.

* Tues 14th - Made a pie for supper, tuna pie that is, have another shell to make a tomato pie when the matoes are ready in the garden.

* Wed 15th - Worked more hours covering for  Coworker having an allergic reaction to something, chilly & windy evening, did some reading & watching episodes of The is Us. 

* Thurs 16th - Got groceries & gas, gas was $5.539, cooked eggs & tators to make tator salad for weekend camping.

* Fri 17th - Finalized the camping menu, filled the water jugs, made ice blocks to put in the drinking water, did a little weed eating around the office, felt like my arms were going to fall off.

Week 25

* Weekend 18th, 19th & 20th - Went camping over in the buttes, the sunshine was hot, the clouds & rain were cold, made a sloppy joe shepard's pie with leftover sloppy joe mix.

* Tues 21st - Cleaned the bathroom, did some laundry, vacuumed, prepped for Grand's visit.

* Wed 22nd - Facetimed with Moma & Sister about our August Luau, cooked a pork roast in the crock pot, met Friends out at the lake for fishing, swimming & picnicking, Kevin & I had pulled pork sandwiches along with leftover tator salad from the weekend, Friends made smores & mountain pie sandwiches.

* Thurs 23rd - Went to Summer in the Streets, the clinic hosted the food for customer appreciation, we got hamburger plates with the extra root beer floats that were available.

* Fri 24th - Went grocery shopping up the road, got a carload.

Week 26

* Sat 25th - Spot cleaned the carpet here & there, wiped & dusted out my car, spot cleaned the seats, organized food for the Grands, Friend brought over firewood since they are moving & we're planning a hotdog roast a couple days after the 4th.

* Sun 26th - Stopped in Cabalas to get Kevin a pair of work shoes, picked up the Grands at the airport, went to the city park, ate the lunch I packed, toured the historic fish hatchery & feed the fish, too cold for tubing, got blizzards, a smoothie & a milkshake at DQ on the drive home.

Who knew feeding the fish at this age would be so much fun,
along with listening to each other's ringtones on our cell phones.

* Mon 27th - Basketball & wiffle ball for the Grands, Circus after supper, there was cotton candy, candy bars & snow cones, Kevin mowed, showers, popcorn & episodes of Camp Cretaceous before going to bed.

* Tues 28th - Grands up early for Strength & Agility at the gym, there was a selfie photo scavenger hunt, played a couple rounds of Boom Boom Balloon, baseball after supper, watched Hustle on Netflix.

* Wed 29th - Lake Day - swimming, fishing & a picnic, found some cactus in bloom, a thunderstorm came through, we sat in the car & waited for it to pass, there were several drops of rain.

* Thurs 30th - Grands up early for Strength & Agility, basketball in the evening, they had friends spend the night, tacos for supper.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how about you?

 

Blooms & other May Happenings 2022

Happy Birthday to Moma.
She's wearing the shirt I sent her.

Hello there Adventurous Friends, greetings from South Dakoka.  How you doing?  March gave us some much needed rain & moisture.  Lots of mowing the grass going on.  The smell of fresh cut grass is one of my favorite smells. This is Sentence a Day where I join others & write a little something about each of my days, wrote in one long drawn out sentence or 2. 

Celebrating the 1st - Got a lot of decluttering done, ordered supplies to organize pictures, got some much-needed moisture for the area having rain & snow.

* Mon 2nd - Club roadside trash pickup canceled due to snowdrifts in the ditches & possible slippery slopes, went to Club meeting, got fundraiser Happy Day Award tickets to sell, meal at #3, got a BLT & tator tots.

* Tues 3rd - The circus is coming to town, full vacation time back on, got plane tickets to visit family in NC & take Grands home after their visit, made a few activity plans with Daughter - amusement park, picnic & tubing at the creek, ordered a snow cone making machine & supplies, had it sent to Sister.

* Wed 4th - Started working in one of the other offices, will be there till someone is hired, sad drive seeing cows & calves that didn't make it through the blizzard, Kevin grilled a couple of the fish we caught over the weekend, yum, froze the others.

* Thurs 5th - Full day of work going back & forth between offices, dropped off the water bill before work, put gas in the car during lunch break, station under new management as a ranch supply place, there was lots of different colors of roping ropes, got a snack, too tired to get groceries after work.

* Fri 6th - No long johns & a short-sleeved shirt, 1st hot day of the year, got groceries, planned & packed for camping, 

Week 19

Saw lots of turkeys.

* Weekend 7th & 8th - Put together Grand's birthday box, 2 birthdays coming up in June, went camping up at the pond, forgot the coats for riding, Kevin had some shirts & a rain coat that we made do, a wheel bearing went out on one of the camper tires on the way home. 

Found a couple bunches of bluebells blooming.

Having my morning coffee while walking around the pond, watching the ducks,
green grass everywhere, seeing several patches of snow, listening to the frogs croak,
found the remains of a goose nest, eggshells, feathers & all.

Ham, egg, veggie &
cheese breakfast rollup.

* Mon 9th - Cooked up the 1st bunch of asparagus from out of the garden this season, looked up recipes with more protein & less sugar, got to eat healthier for our health, Kevin's high sugar, my thyroid, cholesterol & weight.  

* Tues 10th - Tried a new recipe for a breakfast rollup, it was a hit & fun cooking with Kevin, we talked about different ingredients to put in it next time, I ate one & had the other for morning snack, vacuumed, not been in the cleaning mood & it showed, helped put up the stage for graduation.

* Wed 11th - Early morning rain showers, decorated for customer appreciation activities, got my shingles booster, stopped in to look at the flowers in the greenhouse while waiting for appointment time, joined several diabetic recipe groups to get ideas for healthier eating, lights out at 9ish.

I like the purple 
cattails.

* Thurs 12th - Rained about all day, customer appreciation day at the office went good, didn't have a sherbet float, didn't have a craving for it, so proud of my will power, got groceries, walked home in the rain, declined 2 ride offers, read ideas for healthier eating meal plans using the plate method. 

* Fri 13th - Found a recipe for roasted veggies with a new to me spice to try - Old Bay, stopped in the grocery store again for more veggies & they didn't have the spice, wrote it on the Walmart list, put gas in car, $4.699 a gallon, worked in the garden.

Rose & my job was to fill the buckets with fertilizer
(seasoned cow manure), Kevin turned it into the
dirt with the tractor.

Do you see the hole in the rock?

Week 20

* Weekend 14th & 15th - A perfect weekend for camping up in the hills under the big pines & trail riding, not to hot, not to cold, a little windy that rocked the camper like riding in an airplane, Kevin had got parts & fixed the camper wheel during the week, still no breaks for some reason so that's still a work in progress, forget the mess kit for cooking lunch out on the trail, pb&j sandwiches made do, forget the dish rag to wash the dishes, paper towels made do.

A beautiful blue sky on Sunday, lots of
dandelions in bloom. 

Saw lots of wildlife - deer, antelope turkeys,
 2 porcupines, a grouse & a snake, found
a goose egg, a roll of tape & a golf ball.

Still drifts of snow here & there, Kevin
wanted to take my picture, I told him 
that I was too clumsy, low & behold, my
 shoe rolled on a rock & I fell while
walking to get around it, gracious.

* Mon 16th - Seemed to have more energy after a week of less sugar & carbs, hope it continues, made an egg & sausage bake to have for breakfast for several days, made a protein bar, worked on freezing & packaging the applesauce we made over the weekend, went to Club meeting, turned in my 2 packs of Happy Day Award tickets, now to help Kevin get his pack sold, meal at #3, got nacho tots, ate 1/2 & saved the other 1/2 for lunch.

Protein Bar - the way I made mine, recipe shared from Coworker

- 2 cups peanut butter

- 1 cup honey

- 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Mix ingredients, heating over medium/low heat, then add

- 2 cups of oatmeal or rice crispys ( I used oatmeal, Coworker said she used rice crispys)

Spread in greased 9X13 dish

Sprinkle with 

- handful of chocolate chips

Let chips melt a few minutes & spread to cover a thin layer on top of the bar.

Put in refrigerator to set.

 

* Tues 17th - Made 2 lunches out of the leftover tots, added salad fixings along with a piece of the protein bar, ordered net fencing to keep the deer out of the garden, Walmart order of jellos & puddings sitting in MO unable to be delivered & damaged.

Bomgaars moving all their plants 
inside getting prepared for the 
weekend freeze forecasted.

* Wed 18th - Went with Kevin to the dermatologist, stopped in Bomgaars, got 4 tomato plants in gallon containers, trying bigger size plant starts for our short growing season, shopped at Safeway, a new to us grocery store, ate at Culvers for supper, got ice cream at DQ, Kevin tried their new fruity blast dipped cone, I got my regular hot fudge sundae.

* Thurs 19th - Saw a baby antelope on the drive home from work, stopped in the grocery store, Rose needed dog food, got the photo storage/organizer box ready to start putting pictures in, still waiting on the label maker.

* Fri 20th - Relaxed & did some reading.

Week 21

* Sat 21st - Club hosted bingo night, won $3.50 & a tomato plant, kept up with the card counts, Kevin was the number caller, emptied the coffee pot & helped clean up.

* Sun 22st - Had a good day of fishing, walking & a picnic.

There was still a little snow
around the lake here & there.

Chicken salad on crackers
for lunch.

* Mon 23rd - Helped Kevin gather posts to build a fence around the garden to keep the deer out, 1 post by it's self seemed lightweight, I could barely carry 3 posts together, got sore places on my arms where the posts laid.

* Tues 24th - Got a down pour of rain just as I was coming home from work, ordered magazine subscriptions to take camping, Women's World for me, Backwoods Home for Kevin, Kevin cooked fish for supper then I helped him put in the posts for the garden fence.

* Wed 25th - Tried an avocado for the 1st time, didn't care for it, made avocado toast with an egg for breakfast, helped Kevin put netting fence to the posts, watched yellow finches came to the dandelions in the yard while Kevin went to the hardware store to get ribbon to mark the fence.

* Thurs 26th - Finalized the camping menu, made a shopping list, packed some things in the camper, renewed subscription to the newspaper, the station ordered tires for my car, helped Kevin finish the fence & plant tomato plants.

* Fri 27th - Got groceries, went to the greenhouse with Kevin, I chose red, white & blue flowers, he got pepper, cabbage & tomato plants, planted the plants as soon as we got back home.

Week 22

* Weekend 28th, 29th & 30th - Went camping up at the pond, it rained off & on, we still had a good time, went riding, walking, cooking, reading & watching DVDs of Dainel Boone & The Brady Bunch, didn't forget anything other than Kevin saying he forget to get the leaf blower to blow the dust off the side by side, it rained so didn't need it, Rose got the 1st tick of the season on her leg, Kevin said his favorite thing was the hamburgers, my favorite thing was walking to explore & seeing what flowers were in bloom, grateful & thankful for those who severed so we have freedoms to enjoy the things we want to do this Memorial Day.

28th National Hamburger Day.

We had popcorn & hot chocolate sitting
by the campfire.

Do you see the fairy ring? 

* Tues 31st - Got a surprise during 1st morning walk with Rose, the wild iris had blooms, yay, thought they weren't going to bloom this year, put away picture organizing stuff till next winter, time to finalize activities & menus for Grand's summer visits, met with Club to get Happy Day tickets ready for the drawings.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how about you?

Decluttering & other April Happenings

Hello there Adventurous Friends, greetings from South Dakoka.  How you doing?  I think I got a little homesick this month after visiting the family in March.  I kept busy decluttering to downsize in hopes to move closer to the family in 2 years when I retire.  This is Sentence a Day where I join others & write a little something about each of my days, wrote in one long drawn out sentence or 2.

* Celebrating the 1st - Had a fun time with family & friends during my trip to NC, announcement was made that Grand #9 will be born in the fall.

Week 13

* Weekend 2nd & 3rd - Camped at the vendor show, 1st campout of the year, hooked up to the electric, camp fee $25 per night, got $55 from Kevin selling my decluttered what nots.

Rose saying hello to the giant creatures
out behind camp.

* Mon 4th - Club meeting, forgot to take the bowl set donation, talked about having burgers in the park & maybe have an outdoor movie, the May meeting is the annual roadside trash pickup, ate at #3, BLT with mashed tators & gravy.

* Tues 5th - Sat with Kevin at the dermatologist while he had Moh's surgery, ate supper at Culver's, got chocolate sundaes at DQ.

* Wed 6th - Snowed about all day with lots of cold wind, school was a 2 hour delay, cooked supper with Kevin making shrimp fried rice.

* Thurs 7th - Worked in one of the other offices, nice sunny drive even though the wind jerked me all over the road, got groceries, picked up some icing for baking Kevin a birthday cake.

* Fri 8th - Made a list of things to do inside during the weekend since Kevin said bad weather's predicted - put together Daughter's birthday box, get fishing stuff gathered up, decided to go ahead & make Kevin's birthday cake while he was out helping work on a garage door, had good thoughts of having cake & eating it too.

Week 14

* Sat 9th - Worked in one of the other offices then worked in the main office, did one thing on the weekend to-do list - a load of laundry, relaxed & watched tv.

* Sun 10th - Weather was decent, went for a ride in the side by side, made turkey wraps for a picnic lunch, saw deer, turkeys, sharp-tail grouse, a porcupine, ducks, geese & a pair of swans, scouted out places to camp with the Grands.

* Mon 11th - Work schedule changed to accommodate those that might not be able to make it into work due to blizzard conditions, made some of Kevin's favorite foods for supper for his birthday, corn on the cob, mashed tators & gravy along with leftover tuna tetrazzini.

See the deer out there in the garden?

Up the road a little ways - Neighboring
county sheriff's department, 15 vehicles
stranded behind blocked bridges.

* Tues 12th - Blizzard warning, no school, Rose didn't want to go outside, hitched a ride to work with Kevin, he helped clear the sidewalks, pizza at #3 for supper, no cleanups after a tiring day, watched videos of truck camper reviews, leaning toward the Bigfoot 10-4, seems a little more pricey though has more features we like, seems structure & value holds up good, Kevin talked with a dealer in Boxman MT, requested manufacture's brochure.

* Wed 13th - Active blizzard continued, shoveled lots of snow, a losing battle, tired & achy, ibuprofen & early to bed.

* Thurs 14th - The sun came out, blue sky & a clear day, Sheriff's office said to stay off the roads while crews cleaned up.

* Fri 15th - Schedule change 15 minutes before leaving for work, had a 2nd cup of coffee, cleaned out clog in Keurig, worked in 2 of our other offices, started watching season 14 of Heartland. 

Do you see those eyes that I see?  
A snow ghost.

Week 15

* Sat 16th - Lots of snow melted, it don't hang around for long this time of year, decluttered several things to the trash, work was good, cooked a pizza for supper, went to bingo.

Bingoed twice, won $5 & a
pack of cookie mix.

* Sun 17th - Chocolate gravy & biscuits for breakfast, watched videos of RV kitchen essentials, compared nesting cookware & metal bowl sets, meatballs sandwiches for supper.

Happy Easter!

* Mon 18th - Watched videos with Kevin comparing truck campers, Bigfoot still top choice, forget about Club meeting till got a call, remembered to take the bowl set donation, elected officers, meal at #3, several ordered the nacho tots including me, 2 said no black olives, 1 said extra black olives, I said the regular amount of black olives.

* Tues 19th - Balanced check books, opened mail, filed papers, trashed papers, recycled papers into scratch/notes, wrote check for property taxes, dusted desk, ordered year's supply of toilet paper, 72 rolls of Scott 1000, decluttered pictures & emails.

* Wed 20th - Another winter storm watch, sorted more pictures, took the stitches out of Kevin's elbow where he had Moh's surgery, he did fine, my stomach got queasy, don't know why, had to take breaks in between.

* Thurs 21st - Cleaned, decluttered & organized a little something in every room of the house, printed updated pictures & changed out the frames, got the toilet paper, that was quick.

Happy Birthday to Daughter, Kasey.

* Fri 22nd - Slept in a little, full day of work, watched episodes of Alone with Kevin, some had good survival skills, some not so much.

Kevin made us breakfast sandwiches &
brought mine to me at work.

Walking to work, coffee in hand,
calm before the storm.

Week 16

Kevin worked on moving snow, I put
grouse in the crockpot then added
some things from out of the garden.

* Sat 23rd - Thunderstorms & rain throughout the night produced about 2 1/2 inches of rain, turned into snow, turned into a blizzard, Kevin cooked burgers, I made cookies, checked Kevin's elbow, found 2 more stitches, watched decluttering photo ideas, ordered a photo storage box & label maker.

* Sun 24th - Had troubles with the gas heat vent freezing up the last couple of days due to snow & ice stuck to it, decluttered a few books & some stationary, watched Recused by Ruby, napped with Rose.

Not having to go outside because there is
a blizzard, is so exhausting.

Roads getting cleared, hopefully for the last
 time this season, 14'' of snow reported.

* Mon 25th - Finished a training module at work that was due, oldest Grand got his driver's license, abundance of green grass appearing from underneath the snow, lots of robins & black birds scavenging the yard.

* Tues 26th - Worked in one of the other offices, saw turkeys along the way, good to see potholes & green grass, caught up on all the active training modules in my queue, helped with inventory counts, stopped in to give condolences to Club member for death of mother, she said to grab some sandwiches to take home so I did. 

* Wed 27th - Later start time to work, decluttered more photo albums, anticipated getting the photo storage box, decluttered several desk drawers, took extra pens & sharpies to work, more wet weather coming. 

* Thurs 28th - Didn't have to work, did more decluttering, where did all the stuff come from, gave Rose a flea treatment & clipped her nails, ordered work uniforms, got a pair of shoes.

* Fri 29th - Sent in the Neilsen radio survey, full day of work, got notified an employee quit in one of the other offices, modified August vacation time, breakfast for supper.

Week 18

* Sat 30th - Good day of work, wind had a chill to it, relaxed in the afternoon watching Alone with Kevin.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how about you?

Lists & other March Happenings

Hello there Adventurous Friends, greetings from South Dakoka.  How you doing?  I traveled to North Carolina mid-month to visit family & friends.  There were signs of spring down there with the daffodils & Bradford pears blooming.  I heard frogs crocking while I was at a ball game.  Let's see what else happened in March as I join others & write a little something about each of my days, wrote in one long drawn out sentence or 2.

Spring in NC, daffodils are one of my favorite flowers, these were in bloom
at Moma's Sister-in-Law's place.

* Celebrating the 1st - Went on several outings in February & had a few picnics despite feeling down & out most the month, got most things finalized for my trip to NC, Yay!

* Wed 2nd - Scheduled for 3 hours work, worked on fine tuning family activities & menus while messaging with Daughter, made a list of things to add to travel bags at the last minute - lunch, meds, house slippers...

* Thurs 3rd - Folded laundry, found a load of forgotten laundry in the washer, Opps, cleaned the bathroom & vacuumed, balanced books, made an online grocery order for Daughter to pick up, coffee & popcorn on the top of the list, scheduled to work in the late afternoon, got a certificate & pin for accumulating 2500 hours of sick leave,

* Fri 4th - Made a grocery list for Kevin, he wanted to shop at a different store after dropping me off at the airport, boiled eggs, Kevin fried fish & figured out how to make hushpuppies after all these years, Grand gave us the idea to use a small sauce pot as a fryer, so simple yet never thought of it.

Week 10

* Sat 5th - 3 to 4 inches of snow forecasted for the weekend while making preparations to head to the airport, set foods out for Kevin to pack his own lunches, printed boarding pass & list of events for the next 2 weeks.

Delayed due to weather.

* Sun 6th - Headed to Daughter's at 6 am, 1st flight was delayed almost an hour, connecting flight was already boarding when got to the gate, Daughter & Son-in-Law along with the Grandgirls scooped me up at the airport drive thru, stopped for bathroom & ice cream, Grand threw up several times, stopped for a clean-up, late when we got to their house, happy to see all the Grands.

* Mon 7th - Spent the day with Daughter helping out in her daycare, took kids outside for a walk to look at the daffodils, helped do a butterfly art/craft project, picked a different sick Grand up at school, drove down & picked Grand's up at their bus stop due to the pouring rain.

A fun & cute project to do with the kids.

Painting butterflies using
 butterfly noodles.

* Tues 8th - Went to Moma's house to spend a few days, Sister cooked us delicious meals, went to the cemetery where Moma's parents were buried, visited Moma's Sister-in-Law & looked at some of the quilts she had made.

Found out Moma has the same
birthday as her Mother.

Laughing, trying to get a picture of
us down by the river.

Spring at Moma's house.

Go Chandler Go!  He's the one
wearing black & gold.

* Wed 9th - Had lunch with Friend at the Mexican restaurant, she had just got back from a trip to Colorado, she talked about their skiing adventures & troubles with high altitude, went to Grand's track meet, it was so cold. 

* Thurs 10th - Went dollar store shopping with Moma, made a flower arrangement for Kevin's parent's grave, back to Daughter's before Grand's got home from school, Evil elf showed up.  

Happy Birthday to Grand Jemma.

Invited guest to the birthday party,
Oh No!

Taking a walk down the street
with Moma.

So many flowers to choose from.

 

* Fri 11th - Went to Grand's baseball game, had a family cookout with Daughter's In-Laws.

Smash burgers, cowboy beans - Yum!
Everyone had a feline time...

He scored 2 runs during the game,
Yay, Colton!

Elfis, the good elf, came to save the
day, Elfis brought baby elves, the same
number of kids in the house, WAIT, 
there are 9 little elves, announcement
made that we'll be expecting
Grand #9 in the fall.

Week 11

* Sat 12th - Daughter & Son-in-Law went on an extended weekend get-away while I was there to stay with the Grands, had to reschedule the planned pizza picnic in the park due to the cold & snow, Grands did some cooking & helped take care of the littlest one.

It was cold, they didn't stay out long,
then there was hot chocolate.

Helped take care of the dogs too.

The parents enjoying a ride
during their get-away.

* Sun 13th - Went to Moma's for a family cookout, Sister cooked burgers & hotdogs on the grill, Neice & her family came to visit, more Grands sick with a stomach ache, throwing up & no appetite.

* Mon 14th - Remote school day, helped youngest school age Grand's do their paperwork, older Grand's logged in to do their schoolwork or to at least make their presence known, had our postponed pizza picnic in the park, took a walk along the river, older Grands played basketball, Sister sick with the stomach bug, helped one of the frenchies deliver her puppies.

There were geese & ducks in the river, the weather
was so nice & warm, what a difference in the temperatures.

* Tues 15th - Another remote school day, played outside, went exploring in the woods, blowed bubbles, Daughter & Son-in-Law back from their get-away, went to Grand's baseball game, woke up during the night with a stomach ache.

* Wed 16th - Put the homemade flower bouquet on Kevin's parent's grave, visited Kevin's brother & Sister-in-Law, Sister-in-Law made a delicious chicken pot pie for lunch, ate a large helping even though didn't have much of an appetite.

Found a little something for
each of the Grands - games,
puzzles, t-shirts, flip flops...

* Thurs 17th - Made sure everyone wore some green, last day at Daughter's, went thrifting, tried a different BBQ place for lunch, still didn't have much of an appetite, had lots of ribs leftover, Moma & Sister come down, tacos & Easter smores for supper, one Grand had a baseball game, one Grand had a track meet, stayed up late to give bear hugs & Nana love kisses to all.

Oldest Grand talking about going
to college next year, majoring in
computer science, along with
his girlfriend. 

Daughter, Sister, Me, Moma.

Made it to the gate with plenty
of time to spare, lots of folks
going thru security, the line
went down quick even though
I was in the wrong line to 
begin with along with a
lot of others.

* Fri 18th - Up at 4:15 am to head home, all flights on time, had some stomach churning turbulence in the air, maybe it was just me still with a queasy stomach, Kevin picked me up at the airport, stopped at Culver's for supper on the way home.

25 piece nesting doll on display in the Atlanta
airport, I have a 15 piece set that has the littlest
 one missing so now I guess mine is  
actually a 14 piece set.

I got a window seat on one of 
the flights.

Week 12

* Sat 19th - Back to work, bingo night, didn't get a bingo though come close several times.

* Sun 20th - Put the patio table out on the deck & had a snack in the warm sunshine with Kevin & Rose, worked on arranging cots for Grand's visit, added some things to the activities list, went for a ride in the truck, a beautiful sunny day for the 1st day of spring.

* Mon 21st - Made attempts to get back into the mundane daily routine, didn't go to Club meeting with Kevin due to an aggravating head cold, watched episodes of The Handmaid's Tale, ate a bowl of cereal in bed for supper.

* Tues 22nd - Worked in one of the other offices, nice sunny drive out of town, Kevin fried shrimp & hushpuppies for supper, watched episodes of camper living.

* Wed 23rd - 2 days scheduled off work, set the stove timer to get stuff done between blog writing & reading, washed clothes & hung on the line to dry, dusted in the living room, gathered up camper stuff, organized in the utility room & the pantry, added things to the shopping list for when I go pick up my glasses, made spaghetti for supper along with the leftover shrimp & hushpuppies.

* Thurs 24th - Drove up & got my new prescription reading glasses, wind gusts whirled the dust & tumbleweeds, did some spring stock up shopping at the dollar store, got me salad mix, got Kevin coleslaw mix, put gas in the car, folded clothes & put them away, relaxed on the couch with Rose.

* Fri 25th - Full day of work, worked on knocking out yearly training modules, boom chick a pop salted maple flavored kettle corn watching episodes of The Handmaid's Tale & Naked & Afraid.

1st game of the season for the Rec League 
Grands & Coach Son-in-Law.

Opening Day ⚾ - "So we'll take this
 opportunity to announce that we stayed
 busy during the off season." - Grand #9 

Week 13

* Sat 26th - Finish another training module at work, helped Kevin hook the camper to the truck, got inside of the camper ready to go camping, made up the bed, Kevin changed a light, ended up changing all the lights because it was so much brighter, will add water to the tank later, still having freezing temperatures.

* Sun 27th - Went for a ride in the side by side, took several good little walks, had a picnic.

It's officially Spring in SD!
Found some crocus.

* Mon 28th - Gathered decluttered things for Kevin to sale at the Vender Show. 

* Tues 29th - It rained, it'd been so long, gathered a bowl set to donate to the Club's kitchen, decluttered several things into the trash, cleaned tops of the fridge & freezer, went to dentist appointment for a teeth cleaning, rain turned to snow, driving was sketchy at times.

* Wed 30th - Got a little snow, shoveled the sidewalk at work, didn't take long, gathered  things to sale on local buy/sale group.

For Sale: Used this vanity & seat as
 a nightstand, Grand's pictures were in
the frame, the mirrored door has hooks
 inside for hanging jewelry & such.

* Thurs 31st - Gas pumps bagged, new management taking over, got groceries, picked up a pizza for supper, stopped in the bank, Kevin got a refund for an overpayment of a medical bill.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how about you?