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Glad you got your gift cards, Tina. Another job done.

I too am headed to bed soon. nighty night...

Good morning...it is raining a bit but will stop soon. Then I will head out for a 15 minute walk.

More yard work for today and I am loving being outside this time of year...no mosquitoes yet

I have a gift bin here as well but the only thing left in it is a doll and two craft kits. I need to start filling it once more.

Good morning. Rainy here too. And I am grateful for it. I had a bad night and school won't happen today. I will get things done around the house instead.

Good Morning.

Yesterday I bought my Mother's Day gifts. I also bought my MIL her Birthday gifts.
Today I need to pick up a few more items. So another day out...

More errands today. And cleaning church.

Well,...No one has been in here since this morning.... I guess that everyone is out working in their yards today.

I wish I had of been. I will try to do some outside work tomorrow. I think I will add new soil to some of my larger pots tomorrow.

Then perhaps I will plant some of my newly purchased plants,..and hopefully I will also plant some flower seeds.

I am going to sleep now--night ...night.

What kind of plants did you get, Carol?
I am going to bed. It has been a long day. Sweet dreams all.

Good morning.

Yay for new plants and flower seeds. I can't wait to start planting here...until then we will keep busy with yard work. We are down to just one big mound of snow in our yard

I have a few errands to run today or tomorrow...depending on the weather. It is raining at the moment.

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning. It's raining all over So Cal except here. We are under a flash flood watch and it is bone dry out. Maybe it's coming.
I am not going to take Teddy to school today. Black Butt is in poor shape. I think he has had a stoke. So we'll stay with him today. He doesn't appear to be in pain so we'll just try to keep him warm and comfortable and see what the day brings.

Prayers for Black Butt. It is so hard for older pets.

I do not blame you for staying indoors today Tina. Staying safe is a good idea, and I am sure that BB appreciates the 2 of you being there with him. A win-win.

My plants:
4 tomato plants (celebrity)
a sage plant
Osteospermum, Orange
2 spikes
6 (or 8) regular sweet potato plants
2 verigated sweet potato plants
2 new Guinea impatients
3 petunia plants

That is all I got for now... most of the flowers are for a large pot in the front of the house.
veggie & herbs are for the back of course.
Osteo is for the flower bed in the back.

I have 2 smaller beds within the large bed in back that I like to plant wild flower seeds in....that too I will do today.

I will finish my coffee, then begin cleaning the house. This afternoon I will begin to plant.

I hope your day if Errands goes well, Sunny.

I too wish everyone a great day

They sound lovely, Carol. I am not going to plant anything this year again. We still have a water problem. The two baby fruit trees I put in last year were struggling and it looks like one didn't make it.
It seems as though Butt has recovered from his problem this morning. Not completely but he was able to rise and go out to take care of business. Then he looked at his food and water and decided a nap was more important. So I may have him a bit longer. I have mixed emotions about that but I will baby him along for now as he isn't in pain.

About planting:

I am not putting in any garden plants this year other than a few Tomato plants. The Sage is to replace the plant I had to pull from my Herb Garden. I am only going to add a few pots of flowers this year. IF I get asked to go to my DD's this summer, the less Rod is left to care for the better I think.

\I am glad that BB is feeling better, even if just a bit. That is a good thing.
Sadly he put me in the mind of Dante.
First we regulated him to the kitchen & its tile floor.
Then when he could not go down the stairs any longer to go out to go potty and had to struggle to even get up, we did what we had to.
It was a sad time.


It is supposed to get up to 80 this afternoon. I am looking forward to going outside to "play" with my plants.

Going to say goodnight now. Sweet Dreams to you all.

Good night my friends. I know that I'm tired because I had such a rude awakening this morning.
Black Butt hasn't eaten much today but he's generally stronger than he was. So that is good.
Sweet dreams all.

Good morning.

I am so sorry about your dog Tina, it is a hard thing to watch anything you love suffer. I hope that today brings a better day for all of you

Carol, that sounds like a nice variety of flowers.

GG and I ran errands yesterday...and we bought our seed potatoes and the rest of our seeds that we need as well. The nursery shop is not open yet so we have to wait to get our tomato plants. It was a long but a good day.

Good morning. We are all well today. So it is going to be a day of getting a lot of small things done. And one trip out to buy some bread. I hope everyone has a great day.

Good Morning !

I did not sleep much last night--but oh well--Perhaps sleep is over-rated.

Today I am not going to do much.
Since my girls are not going to be around, I am treating me to a special Mother's day weekend.

And in my scenario, I will be doing as little as possible. THAT will be my treat.

Going now to finish my coffee and then call to see how my MIL is doing.

I wish you all a great Mother's Day Weekend !

I puttered around this morning and got a lot of little cleaning done. Then Ted and I went to the store and bought bread and tea. And went to the bank to make a deposit. Now we're home for the day and I'm thinking of a little nap. Then I think Teddy needs a bath. He was out collecting pinecones.

OH my Pinecones----but hey, I bet he had fun !!

I went out & planted a few more of my plants. Then I did some stuff in the house. Now I am all ready to go to my Nieces BBQ but it is a b it early to go yet. I got ready early b/c I too had to go to the bank--but I checked online & they must have cut back on their Saturday hours. So now I am ready early.

TTY all much later tonight.

Have fun Junie.

Tina, did Teddy look to take them all in the house? Kids can gather up collections pretty fast.

I shoveled snow most of the day...at least it is all in one thin layer everywhere to melt. The neighbors think I'm crazy but by tomorrow night I'll have no snow left and they'll have half a yard full

That sounds like a good way to jumpstart your gardening, Sunny. And good exercise too.
No, Teddy did not bring any pinecones in. I have a 55 gal drum full and a box or two that I use for firestarters. But it's full so the rest will go to the green waste dump here on the ranch.
Teddy is bathed and shaved and will be all clean for mother's day tomorrow. Not that a lot is planned. My oldest daughter will come up. I may bake a pineapple upside down cake because I like them and haven't for a few years. Depends on how I sleep tonight.

Let t he neighbors think you are crazy, Sunny. YOU will be planting when they are still trying to get rid of snow....

Tina, glad that you got the days chores done. You are a better woman that I am. I will not even bake a cake...

The BBQ was nice.....Although we had quite the storm for a short time. WE had to go down in the basement for a bit, as tree limbs and leaves were falling like rain. Good news is it was not hail, b/c that is what it sounded like. I will say that even after I cleaned off my car, it still needs to be run thru the car wash to get the leaf parts completely off of it.

I am one tired puppy and will go to bed soon. Night - Night

Glad you were safe today, Carol.
I did not bake a cake today. Maybe tomorrow. I'm falling apart tired. Sweet dreams all.

Good morning.

Happy Mother's Day

I have never eaten pineapple cake...I bet it is delicious though.

Junie, I am glad you had a good time....minus the car cleaning.

It is raining out and we will head to town after lunch so that GG and her brother can celebrate Mom's Day with their mother....and I am treating myself to lunch at the pizza shop

That's a good way to celebrate, Sunny.
Good morning. Happy mother's day to you all. I slept fairly well. I will celebrate the day and get ready for school tomorrow.
I hope everyone has a great day.

Sounds like you all will have a good Mother's Day...That makes me smile....

Rod took me to a "different" place to eat Brunch. he said that we were pretending that we never go out for Brunch on Sunday & that this is special. Then he took me to buy some plants. he said he thought I would enjoy that, & that he wanted to do something nice since the girls were not going to be around.

Off to have some time outdoors before the next rain begins.

Happy Mothers Day to you all!

My day is about over. I'm tired and did not get my nap in. But I should sleep well tonight and that is a good thing. It was a good day.
I hope you all had a great day.

WE went to clean church then we came home. there was supposed to be a storm but apparently it has either passed over us or it is not here yet. Either scenario works for me.

I have a Drs. appt. tomorrow (check up only), so:

I am soon going to bed as well too. Night night. I hope that I sleep well too...

Sweet dreams all. My turn to go to bed.

Good morning.

I am glad Mother's day was nice to you all....it was a quiet one here. The grandkids got me a card and some Scentsy wax tarts, DH surprised me with cedar shingles. Enough of them to do the whole shed...I know it sounds strange to some but after wanting them for over 10 years, it is wonderful.

And as crazy as this sounds as well, I am sitting here watching the snow storm outside. Every thing is covered.

Good morning. I was hoping your snow would be over and you could look forward to a longer than usual growing season, Sunny. But our mountains got more snow this weekend so none of us can rely on Mother Nature so much.
I slept well so today is going to be a good day. I hope it is a good day for all.

I took Ted to school and stopped to shop (mostly for his lunch items). I stopped to fill my tank on the way home. Then I came home and put everything away and put Teddy's lunch things together for the next couple of weeks. I have to lock those away because anything left out is fair game to him. And he doesn't necessarily eat it, just opens everything. That is waste I cannot handle.
I'm going to take break until the next thing occurs to me.

Good afternoon.


Sunny, you should keep that man !! Bless Carey for getting you just what you really wanted !! YAY for Cedar Shingles !!

I wish everyone a good afternoon/evening.

I am going to say goodnight now....I think I will try to make it an early night.
Sweet Dreams everyone !!

And I am going to bed as well. I don't know why I am so tired. I laid down for a nap this afternoon. But I'm going to go with the flow. Sweet dreams all.

Good morning....the snow has stopped, and melted through the night with the rain.

It is still cold outside but my lawn is bare.

I spent the day yesterday cleaning then heading out to the shed to get a start on some projects. DH brought home an old barrel from the barn that I cleaned, sanded and bleached. I want to make an end table with it...it is now ready for varnishing when the weather cooperates.

I can't wait to start shingling later this week.

Good morning.
That sounds like fun, Sunny. I hope the weather cooperates with your plans. I love that you are excited for cedar shingles. I reminds me of the odd requests I have made for odd things over the years. My heart still misses a beat in the tool department.
I will have a normal day of school and stopping to shop.
As often as I say I shop it is always for last minute stuff., milk and bread, etc. But I need to make some major purchases and I've been putting it all off. I need to get better at doing more at once to conserve trips out.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Tina, I love tool shopping...I wish I had all the new gadgets that they make these days.

I have been wanting to shingle the storage/wood shed for many a years. It is just painted rough boards and the weather has taken it's toll. DH went to get a few bundles for me to start one side, then the sales guy showed him what they call 'seconds'..it is considered C grade(A is clear, B is small inclusions and C is 'shed grade' because they have knots and some are not square but for half the price he was expecting....I will make them due

Just in to tell you that I have a cow in labor at the moment...I'll have details and maybe pics in the morning.

I love baby pictures. Even calves.

Sweet dreams all.