Putz Queen

Quiet weekend---Mass, visited w/family, read, napped, lit the fireplace for the first time...nice.

Neighbor helped me cut/saw down a maverick limb/branch/trunk from the birch tree on the east side pathway. (Thanks, Jim).

Mass this AM, ran errands, then putzed most of the afternoon doing house work, laundry, and lots of nothing special. Planning on annual chili fest at the Rico household this evening.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Getting ready for settling inside...

Cooler mornings. Sunny and no breeze----nice. Mass this AM, volunteered at the rectory, lunch w/a friend, took all of the patio/deck cushions, tables, and ottoman's to basement and off to an afternoon movie. On the go most of the week. Last lawn care treatment done today. Starting w/a new lawn company---thinking this will be a major improvement.

Plan a quiet weekend. Might clean out some more flower beds---getting them ready for more leaves. Know where I can get a great leaf deal---bagged, delivered the whole schlemiel...

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Another Day at Ma's

Overnight company in from out of town. Ate a nice meal last night at Cheddars and visited most of evening.

Woke up to windy, cooler temps, and cloudy skies this AM. Mass then breakfast at Copper Oven w/company and back home to do more visiting. Thinking of doing some reading and possibly taking a nap later this afternoon after company leaves.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Luvin' the Fall

Worked out in the yard/garage most of yesterday. No wind, nice temps---perfect to get a lot done.

Off to Mass this AM, run lots of errands, meet a friend for lunch, come home and do more outside. Looks like another day perfect day to get things done outside before the cold weather arrives. Trees are turning their beautiful autumn colors. Wasn't sure that would happen after all the heat this summer.

Stay healthy, safe , and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

and there I was minding my own business when...

So, I have finished all my little volunteer projects yesterday---headed back home on I-235 and heard a windshield ping. (Just a rock---no one shooting at me for speeding or following too close). Spent the rest of the day coordinating/completing repair of windshield.

Hoping it will warm up enough (currently 38 degrees) to complete some outdoor stuff.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Another Yesterday at Ma's

Yesterday:

• Posted a donation to Maddie and Ryan for the 10/22/2011 Leukemia/Lymphoma night walk. (Hope more of us respond to the donation request---I remember how the units of blood restored Pop's energy level.)
• Volunteered at St. Pat's a short while in the AM.
• Volunteered at SLC in PM (folded 100+ cloth napkins, wiped water spots off from 100+ 6.5 oz. wine glasses). Will return on Friday to help set up for another banquet. 
• Took all paper/mail/magazines, etc. to recycle bins at Leekers.
• Went to downtown post office, picked up mail, and delivered it to an office for another volunteer project. 
• Arranged for last lawn/weed spray of the year. 
•  Baked a great fresh (Fuji, orchard/apples---thanks Vicki and Joe) pie. Yummm!!! Not sharing---don't even ask. 
• Watched recorded TV programs in the evening. 
• Read and went to bed. 

Now, the reason for sharing all of this w/you----It's time for another contest!!!!! I am wearing my Pedometer (again) and logged lots of steps. Guessing how many steps can get you a week's stay w/room and board at Ma's Place. In fact, anyone who just guesses might win. The contest rules are real loose and flexible----my house---my rules. Think about it.

Have had no Masses this week due to the Priest's required annual retreat w/our Bishop. Have really missed going to daily Mass.

Okay that was my day---please stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

PUTZ

The word for today is PUTZ.
I shall put down my cup, sign off for today and go about my putzing. Nice!

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

IT

Guess I layed out today's planned "activities" a day ahead of time. Will add Fall is in the air---Woke up to 41 degrees. Sooooo---will bless you and call this IT.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Spending time

Mass this AM, ran a couple of errands, catching up on paperwork, housework----too cool/cloudy to get too excited about being outdoors today. Adding manuals (patio table/chair winter covers and chain saw operation) to my computer manual folder(s). So easy to have it at hand than search/store manuals. Just doing a lot of ---do I really need to do all this stuff??? Busy, busy, busy work. Call it a time filler(s).

Have a busy day planned tomorrow----volunteering at the rectory then off to SLC to set up for a 100 person/dinner. Speaking of the SLC---the Sat. AM SLC meeting was interesting. Mass will be celebrated  for our family on Wed. at SLC.

How about this for a place to be?---someone hiked there this weekend. (Thanks for the pic).

 Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Keeping Ma busy

Mass this AM, running errands, catching up on housework (sweeping, dusting, laundry), etc. Expecting  the sprinkler company to come this PM to winterize the sprinkler system.

Signed up for a "Cappuccino and Catholicism" meeting from 9 to Noon  tomorrow at SLC. Sounds interesting in fact both sound appealing to me. Will go to Mass at 8:00am out East then head back to the SLC for the meeting.  Also, plan to volunteer on the 18th to set up for a Priests banquet.  (Sm. section pic. of the SLC dining room)

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Moving about, Cracked teeth and Reading...

Cracked a tooth yesterday while eating cereal---just bit down wrong---tooth still intact---just a little jagged looking around the edges---one of the lateral incisors. Thank heavens, my dentist can see me this afternoon.

Have been doing an October volunteer project which requires daily trips downtown, then across town to complete the task. Volunteered at rectory yesterday AM after Mass. Trying to vary activities to get my back/knees working better. Love the cool weather but think it really stirs up tightness in my joints--Make note to self: Keep moving, must keep moving...

Am doing some reading, (thanks, Linda (& Vince Flynn)---too much reading), visiting some book stores and library to get my winter reading list/stash. Now taking allergy injections and have to stay in the MD office for 20 minutes following each inj.----more reading.

Stay healthy, safe. and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Something new in the area

RAIN!!!! It has been raining most of the weekend. That is worth celebrating----nice, gentle, showers...

Quiet weekend---Mass yesterday, nice visit w/grandchildren on their way to FL. Mass this AM, visited w/friend from Augusta and kids from VC. Am now in my pjs----plan to head off to family room (w/the Dogmingos), read the rest of the Sunday paper/book/magazines, watch some TV, and take advantage of some heating pad to the back time.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Ma's Blah

(Took this Kale pic  yesterday evening--a MN volunteer --thanks Kat) 

Busy day yesterday---another one today (Mass, Holy Hour, errands this AM, exterminator coming in PM). Tomorrow will plan to pick up some top soil and spread it around on some low spots in flower garden/yard. Have had ongoing projects to get ready for winter, e.g. seasonal furnace check, exterminator coming this afternoon to spray outside around the house for spiders/bugs and set sticky traps around inside, running sprinkler every day as well as usual cycles to prepare for winter "shut down."

Really like having the yearly maintenance plans---can keep ahead of things,  saves money plus if anything goes wrong you are priority---of course, always thought I was but now it is paying off---or am I paying off? Hmmm. Only one I haven't heard from is the "yard man" who applies fertilizer, herbicide, etc 4 times/year. Plan to look into getting another "yard man"---when asked about a certain weed(s) this summer he replied---"don't know what they are--they are a pest--probably just need to pull them." That I have--lots of work--probably not a good answer on his part. Have already had someone out for an estimate--so the last yard treatment will be the current "yard man's" last---hopefully, it will allow him some idle time to read up on weeds and customer response techniques. It will also allow me time to learn more tolerance (maybe)---it has been a lifetime in the working---probably need more than a season.

Stay safe, healthy, and keep in touch. (Loved visiting w/out of town grandkids/great grand kids last night--thanks.)

Love, Mom

Catching Up...(Yawn)

Catch up time:

• Cooler weather has been great.
• Caught another mole--Buster is a great "moler"--saw the fresh tunnel while edging the grass on Sat.--put the water hose into the tunnel--went to get the spade---and before I could get back Buster had his nose buried in the tunnel and came up w/a squealing mole. Had to chase Buster around the yard to get him to relinquish his catch--then the neck wrench/spade toss into the woods (the mole--not Buster).
• Tree trunk has been drilled out and treated properly w/herbicide. Thanks to some great neighbors. 
• Getting flower pots emptied, cleaned and ready for winter storage.
• Bird bath up---waiting to fill it w/water until the next good rain so it will settle in the hard soil. (Thanks, Keith)
• All the mulched leaves have been spread and just waiting for another load to be delivered (Thanks, in advance Keith)
• Shrubs that were moved and others that were pruned are doing well.
•  Off to Mass this AM, run an errand, and volunteer for a couple of hours this PM at SLC.

Enough catching up...Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom