Busy week and stuff

Mass this AM c/errands, volunteering at school, house cleaning, laundry, mowing, weeding, dogs to groomer, lunch/learn meeting, Holy Hour, and movie planned for the rest of the week. Now am hoping there are enough days this week to get all of this done. Just sounds busy----am glad to be able to stay busy.

Catch lili's blog---what fun and that garden is something else. Mass was said yesterday at St. Pat's for our family's special intentions.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Putzing AM and PM

Mass this AM.
Cool this AM.

Plan to run errands AM and PM.
House/yard work through AM and PM.
Work on sewing, staining projects around AM and PM.
Spend time w/the 3 "bobs" this PM.

That's my day---Hope yours is healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Ta Da Ta Da

Mass this AM, volunteered at rectory, ran an errand...trying to tie up some loose ends and stay on task to complete my "To Do List." Getting there. Plan to mow after the grass dries---always have mowing/yard work--nice. Should be nice day--mid 80's.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Chain Saws, pruners...

Tired of mowing around the hanging limbs/branches on the East side River Birch. Began trimming w/hand pruner---then brought out the "big gun"---my pole chain saw, to get to the higher limbs. Dragged some of the limbs to driveway, others to the backyard---cut most up to handle/throw over the back fence. Did the back field "Olympic Pitch." Will drag them back to my bird/animal blind when it cools down (95 degrees today) so I can wear long sleeves/long pants/socks/boots and avoid being tick bait. This was a 2 shower day (real humid).

Busy week---Daily Mass, lots of volunteering, errands, mowing, weeding, pruning the clematis aound Pop's plaque on the arbor... Mass offered at St. Patrick Church,  8:00am on Wednesday for the special intentions of our family. Nice.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch. Lots of birthdays this month/summer---nice.

Love, Mom

Stuff

Busy weekend.

Mass this AM. Ran some errands, swept out the garage. (Garage door opener went belly up on the 3rd garage this week.) Met w/the handyman to pick out new opener and will have it installed sometime soon. Also, having the florescent light replaced w/a plain light bulb so I can see in that garage area. Tired of tripping my way through the garage.

This has been a wonderful week. There was a nice reception for all of the Seminarians Thursday evening. Vespers, introductions, with light meal, drinks, and visiting. Setting up a reception this afternoon for our newly ordained priest. Father David Voss will celebrate his first Mass at St. Patrick Church at 3:00pm tomorrow. Baking a cake this evening to take to tomorrow's reception. Will open rooms tomorrow for Priest/Seminarians to vest prior to procession to Mass and then serve at the reception following the Mass. 

Humidity is high. Not pleasant to be out of doors. Glad I did all my errands this AM. Thought I might share a little lavender and ornamental grass (w/an arm shadow in the lower right corner.)

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Done, Done, Done

Front/back deck posts, back deck flooring, and daylight window covers done...very nicely done. The "boys" can finally walk out on the back deck. It has been a stressful 2 days of "outing" the "boys" on harness/collars to get their business done. More sniffing/marking than business. They are now as Martin Luther King said "Free, free at last"---then add to poop and roam their domain.

Window sashes are the last project----now just waiting insurance approval for the window staining. Am pleased we are getting to the end of repairs and can get back to "normal."

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

On the Move

Had planned to drive to Haven, KS this AM to have the new tires put on my car but...

Got a call from the carpenter/painter last night saying they would be here early tomorrow to power wash and prepare for staining/painting  the deck. Got up early---5:00am to begin moving everything off the decks into the garage. Lots of barking from the dogs---in fact too much barking!!! Don't know whether they are coaching me on or upset w/the deck(s) being bare. Please someone research and see if there is a doggie all summer camp--or better yet a Ma summer camp (and I am not talking about a nursing home).  The "boys" have no idea what a thin line they are treading on today.  We will be very close and confined today----not nice.

Pics show a real bare deck, no birds, lights etc. (Kat---just how you like it.)

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Ma