Good morning to you all. I hope this Wednesday is treating you well. I try to keep up but I know I miss some stuff sometimes, so sorry if I do!
Dave should have told me to hire Daryl in the first place, lol
I need to hire Dave to come paint my house! I'd like to get some places painted...well ok, the whole downstairs
ha ha! My husband actually is a very good painter, and likes to paint- but he's so busy I hate to ask sometimes, especially this time of year, but things could definitely use a face lift around here. Maybe I'll just start by going to Sherwin Williams and putting paint samples on the wall!!!
Him and his girlfriend had a bad last month so I got them a couple of cases of diapers
That was nice of you!
Do you ever have one of those days when the same clutter you didn't even notice yesterday is driving you crazy today?
Oh man - yes! I'm itching, just ITCHING to declutter around here. We had to go somewhere Sunday afternoon and I got to clearing out the fridge and didn't want to stop. I was tossing stuff out left and right. I can't wait to get to the rest of the kitchen, and the rest of the house. Some people like spring cleaning, I like fall throwing away! I'm looking forward to Labor Day weekend cause it looks like husband may be up in Lynn's neck of the woods for a few days so it will just be me and I intend to do a proper decluttering, and partial deep clean, around here. Actually looking forward to clearing out the laundry room...damn I need a life.
Much better, thanks for asking. Just a small cough that I noticed happens when I drink something cold so not that big of an issue.
Glad to read you are feeling better.
On my list was lactaid free milk because youngest is lactose intolerant.
We switched to Fairlife milk about a year ago or so. I have a intolerance, but I'm not intolerant - if that makes sense, and so we thought to try it. We found it just lasts longer, and given that we were tossing a 1/2 gallon of milk for going off before we drank it we were glad to find a alternative. My husband also likes the chocolate milk although that isn't something I regularly pick up.
We will drive to the Bay and bring some snacks. Maybe we will go to Point Lookout and they can get wet at the beach area.
Have a good trip.
I've been on the go go go.
I hear ya. As I mentioned up thread, I can't wait for Labor Day weekend to do nothing but be home and putz and do some long needed clearing out. We are off to NV next Monday, and the day after Labor Day I'm off to NC so I'm looking forward to the break.
We now have another furry member of the family.
Congrats! He looks cute!
DH's appointment was excellent - no waiting at all, and his doc already called him back with good test results and an answer to another question he had.
Good to hear. I'm glad for you both.
It is also my cousin's birthday, so we went to Shady Maple for breakfast, Kitchen Kettle and then Lapp Valley Farms for ice cream. The only downside is my mom couldn't go with us as planned as she took my dad to the ER last night.
We are thinking of making a trek up to Lancaster & Gettysburg for a weekend in October (I know - I should have made hotel reservations long before now!) I must admit, the one time we walked into Shady Maple we stood in line for about a minute and walked out - not for us! But it is certainty very popular and has some very loyal customers. I was actually getting my hair cut the other day and one of the two owners of the place I go to was saying how they are going up this weekend and staying at Fulton's (best key lime martini I've ever had I had there). That's when I realized how many trips up that way we used to make, but hadn't done so as frequently recently and decided we needed to go up to the area and make a whole weekend of it.
I hope your Dad was able to get some relief for his knee pain. That type of pain can be so debilitating.
PLUS I ordered tickets to go see the Disney 100 exhibit at the Franklin Institute for Friday, Crystal and I are going.
I was going to try to get up to see that, but I was never able to carve out the time, and I won't before it is over. We were just talking the other day about coming up for the Christmas Market this year - so we'll see.
I also by the Grace if God was finally able to go inside a bank.
Good for you! Glad to read you are getting out more & more! Everyday we are pulling away? Not sure that is the right turn of phrase...learning to live with? maybe that is better. What I mean is everyday we are moving past the worst of it and back to a new normal. Well- you know what I mean! Progress is good! We've been trying to get my MIL to get out and about more but it's been a uphill fight, she neglected to follow up properly with her prescribed PT after knee surgery and now has herself in a pickle that she has decided will be the hill she martyrs herself on. I'm learning that the adage 'you can't help those that won't help themselves' is quite true unfortunately. I think we are going to have some fights on our hands as they transition to a phase in life where they need additional help and/or to move to a more appropriate place to live.
So I'm in the office all day today and tomorrow with no long drives until Friday, which will see me join the traffic throngs as I have to traverse the same roads as those that are head down the shore. At least coming home I'll be headed the opposite direction! No specific plans this weekend, except mowing of course! And a quick trip to the grocery store for my niece, who is dog sitting for us while we are in NV next week. Going to Lake Tahoe which is a first for us, so looking forward to a change of scenery and even better, the weather looks spectacular! Highs in the mid 70's and sunny, lows in the high 40's. I can't wait! We've got meetings on Wednesday & Thursday, and are flying home on Friday, but in-between it all we plan to doing some sight seeing and road tripping around the area. Flying into Reno and staying in a town called Stateside, which appears to be at the bottom of the lake. Trying to decide if going up to Virginia City is worth it, sometimes those type of places aren't (Tombstone I'm looking at you!!) but on the other hand - why not?!? so we will see where our free time takes us. We have Monday afternoon, all day Tuesday , early Wednesday till noon and Thursday evening free. We have a dinner meeting planned Wednesday evening and meetings a fair bit of the day Wednesday and Thursday. I suspect husband may skip out on one or two of them, but no such luck for me
. Unfortunately there are no non-stops on the way to Reno, so we are flying thru Phoenix coming and going. I'm going to force myself to do carryon only. I know, I know. It's totally doable, it's only 4 nights. I'm just a overpacker who is trying to reform so I'm using this trip as a test.
Well, I've gotten zero work done here today, I should get started. Have a good morning everyone.
family,
this Wednesday. I've been awake, reading, resting, and most of all I pray quietly giving thanks to God, for a while already. Dad got up a little while ago. I do feel best early in the morning. I have been up for quite a while.
Snowysom and new 
Continuing 
God is and will always Guide you, my friend. Grandkid
Always, YOU cheer! Thank you also for your kind words as always. What a blessing it was to give dad new bed money. I also simply pray to never again take for granted being able to go anywhere! Have a good day, please and always know we all care.
morning picture dear, Lynn
to all. I will check back in later 
dear Easyas. I agree. I pray to appreciate being able to get out a lirtle again and also that I sincerely am most happy being at home. As always, my friend, you are who matters. Knowing you are happy and well not how often you may post!
Dazed! Amen to what Lynn said! Please do enjoy your trip. New memories of joy I sure pray to come.
