Come for the Fun

Mass this AM, ran errands, now home to putz w/the Dogmingos. Cooler, (98 degrees) but more humid today.

The "boys" and I were talking about our recent company and agreed the house is now just far too quite and boring. Talked about all the  family birthdays. We thought we might have a contest----!!! Everyone in the family who has a  birthday can come to Ma's/Dogmingos Inn, have free room/board, lots of joyful dog barking, and many more amenities on the month of your birthday. Sonic and Braum's are included along w/other surprises. Think about it. 

Speaking of birthdays---Happy Birthday Lindsay!!!!!

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Simple and Sweet

Guess what happened here today???  IT RAINED!!!! We played---it rained. Temp is 84 degrees, really humid but who cares----IT RAINED!!!!!! Nice.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Hot, Hot, Hot...

Mass at 7:30am, mowing finished by 11:00am (107 degrees),  now out of shower, doing some food prep, picking up the house and cooling down. I think we missed out on Spring this year---have confirmed w/others so it was not just a senior moment experience.

Planning a visit/dinner (@ Cheddars) w/Matt and Britt this evening. Hoping Taylor and Kristin will be able to join us.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Just Thinking

Already 82 degrees/107 predicted before day is over and feel something is missing today. Maybe the Hawaiian Holiday---hummmm. Just thinking--The journey was great; glad to have had the time (50+ years) to plan and pack memories for the trip.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Busy Day

Mass this AM, volunteering most of AM at rectory, then home to do housework chores. Cool (75 degrees)  this AM though expecting 104 degrees by afternoon. Sprinklers going everyday to keep what I can alive.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Another Hot Day

 What can I say about the heat??  What a summer!!! Seems I am not motivated to do anything except to find ways to stay cool. Try to do yard work and errands in the AM's and then find busy things to do inside for the remainder of the day(s). BLAH!!!

Off to Mass, run errands, and then home to busy myself w/indoors stuff.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Remembering

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go...Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same..."

Reminder:
Mass for Kelli will be at St Patrick's this evening at 5:00pm. Vicki is attending. I will attend the Mass offered for our family tomorrow at 8:30am.  

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Stay Cool

Mass this AM, do some weeding/plant deadheading, housework, reading, and just try to stay cool. Expected to only reach 100 degrees today. Whooopeeee!!! Air already warm and heavy w/the humidity. Did we have a Spring season???

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Hot and Humid etc.

Still hot, too hot, really hot....Hot, hot, hot!!!! Trying to do yard work in the early mornings before/after Mass---finished the mowing at 11:00am yesterday at a sweltering 103 degrees---showered (2nd of the day), gathered the 3 Dogmingos, and took an hour nap. Nice.

Mass this AM, volunteered at rectory, PM eye MD appt, evening committee meeting then hope to chill.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.
Love, Mom

Reminder:
Masses this week for our family:
Saturday 5:00 pm † Kelli Ashpole Klepper

Sunday 8:30 am SI The Ashpole Family

Fun in the Sun

Just spent a wonderful 11 days w/NJ grandchild/great grandchildren. What a fun time---loved every minute of it!  

The house is quiet (except for the usual barking). Busy day planned--Mass this AM, dogs to groomer, run some errands. mow the back yard before the heat sets in, then stay in doing laundry and inside house stuff.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Nice

So great to be up early in the morning. Cup a coffee, walk thru the flower garden, listen to the birds, watch the spiders in their webs, catch the bees doing their early morning, take some pics---that's what I do---Nice. Has been wonderful having little people and fun kids in the house---better than Nice. 

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Busy Day Yesterday

Tried to get out and about while it was still temperature tolerable. Did some material shopping and went to a movie in the afternoon. Enjoyed the time spent w/out of towners. Got a cool postcard from my "cruise" family. Great hearing and having family visits. Luvin' it.

Found another mole tunnel in the back yard while mowing last Friday (Taylor can provide more details). The mole was evasive (or so he thought). I have been after it all week and finally did the "mole thing" yesterday afternoon/evening which brings the record Ma 5, moles 0. Thinking of hiring out.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Heat Wave

Know it is hot every where---but come on---111 degrees here yesterday. Ran the sprinklers 2 times yesterday just to try and keep plants alive. Took trip out to look at some fabric but stayed inside most of day---didn't even cook. Have enjoyed eating out w/family. Have I mentioned????---am loving having out of town family here for a visit.

Stay safe, healthyh, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Company

Loving having out of town company. Soooooo much fun to see/be with these little ones and their Mommie. Might go to a movie today. Spent the day w/Keith, Becky and "Nack." Great fun.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Ma and Moles

Ma 4, Moles 0. Cool AM--great for dead heading flowers and finding moles. Found a fresh tunnel, flushed it out, dug up a plant in the process, w/shovel in hand, chased the "boys" across the back yard as they did a squealing mole relay. Caught them, rearranged the moles vertebra,  and tossed it over into the back field from whence it came. Now that's the start of a great morning. (Will spare you the sight of the demise.)

Off to the Zoo this AM w/ out of town family. Might go several times---just to see it all.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom