Dancing On Her Birthday.....

Emma  went to a dance on her birthday yesterday. It was a little dance at school.....I do not know why. She wore her dress from her sister's bridal shower. She told me then she would never wear that dress again, so funny. This is Brock, me, Lizzy, and Emma the birthday girl is in front. Emma is 10.
 She is my youngest grandchild.  Still young enough to be goofy at times .LOL I can see the changes in her though. She is growing up. My sweet crafting pal. Oh by the way she had crafts planned for her sleep over birthday party. Emma and her little friends were going to make glow in the dark, night shirts.
 The years are flying by. Which , if I dwelled on that thought I would be crying all the time. So I can't go there.   Gloomy this morning and it has rained again. A promise of clearing skies soon.  Hope you have warm sunshine.xo

What I Bought...

Here's Angie and I getting ready to go shopping. Angie is my oldest daughter, I forgot to mention that in yesterday's post.  We had a fun time at Kohl's ...trying on shoes.:):) Laughing at some of the odd looking shapes of shoes. No wonder peoples' feet hurt. LOL
 We had a great lunch at McAlisters deli.  I had chicken salad on a croissant and apple sauce. Angie got the sweet grilled chicken on a roll with chips. We drank water. I usually always order water, because I don't need the soda and I don't trust  the coffee to be good. LOL The fellow taking our order didn't seem to like that we ordered water, because he remarked "what with the waters?".....what the heck.?
  After our lunch we went to T.J. Maxx.  I can always find some cards or journals there. I love having nice stationary around. I write to my sisters a lot. They do not and will not have computers , so we write to each other. My youngest sister Barbie has a computer and really knows how to use them. Of course she had one on her job, I do think that makes a big difference.
  Hope you are having sunshine. We are. Oh happy day.  xo

A Day Out....

Today, Angie and I are going shopping and to lunch.  This was last year's day out. We always have a great time and laughs galore. She's like me, we can do a few stores but not go all day and night shopping. Just get burned out looking at clothes.  We always go to Kohl's because we have 20 and 30 percent off coupons.
  We eat at Bob Evans or Mc Allisters.   Teddy Bear will have to get his own lunch today. He has signs to repair  (Political). The heavy winds tore some of those signs down, so they are making them sturdier.
  Hope your day is a good one. xo

Time For A Trim....

I will be trimming this juniper again. I just can't help it. I feel I know the right steps...I just think this juniper doesn't want to cooperate. This photo is from last year's before....and it is looking shabby again. So I do my part and get another picture of it to post. You can see the fir tree behind, that took over the walkway, that is the one Ted cut down on Saturday.
 I am yearning to go flower shopping. It may be too soon, to plant, but I could look and plan. I told Ted yesterday that we absolutely need a new planter box for the mailbox post . I know I could just put the flowers in the ground around the mailbox....but some times my lawn man (Ted) gets too close to things. So flowers In a box may be safe. LOL. Wishing you a beautiful Spring day. xo

Monday Morning.....

   Oh getting out of bed was painful.  After yesterday's marathon yard clean up, doing laundry , and squeegeeing the basement floor, I didn't really want to get out of bed. My arms feel 4feet long. LOL.  It is a satisfying pain of sorts.  I know now that all I have to do it get my flowers into their containers and some  in the ground. The lawn is greening up nicely what with all the rain , and the sunshine this past weekend.
  I am hoping our friends up north soon see their lawns. They are still covered in snow. That would be too much for me. As I have said many times, I would not have been a good pioneer.:):) xo

Cleaning The Yard....

 Here's our trailer full of yard debris .. We never really got a chance to clean the yard since November. So there were plenty of branches, twigs, dried leaves. We cut the flowers back. I usually do that in late winter, but never got the chance.

 Ted decided to cut this fir tree down. He said he hates how big it got , at the corner of the garage. This is half way through his chopping. The inside was all brown and dead looking anyways.

All through the yard you will see this little piles. Ted calls them little beaver dams. This is how I clean up the yard. Rake everything into to small manageable piles.
  Wow, can't begin to tell you how much my arms and feet hurt. Taking care of your home and property is a big job. Ted will sleep like a baby tonight. LOL.  It was nice out, but nothing like yesterday.  Hope your day was good. xo

Waiting For The Real Spring....

 Waiting for the trees to be pretty. For the Lilacs to bloom.....waiting, waiting, waiting. :):)

It suppose to be a pretty day today...but oh it's taking it's sweet time. I am looking forward to our redbud and crabapple trees  blooming and this lilac bush , that I got from my mother's old place. Remember last year was the first the lilacs had bloomed since I planted them.
  Day before yesterday , we had a small flash flood...but it was enough for me. The basement is dry and cleaned up .  Now I am praying our weather will cooperate and start becoming nice enough to do some yard work. Oh it's not that I want to tackle everything at once. But absolutely need to clean out two or my flowerbeds. Starting to look sad around here. LOL.
 Well chores are waiting for me. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.  xo