Good Evening, All!
Be sure to check last week's thread; Siskiyoumom posted her update there since some slacker wandered away from the computer this morning and forgot to start the new thread
Daughter dropped off the grandsons late this morning; they'd spent the night at the other grandparents as they had a cookout/weenie roast. First thing I did was throw 'em in the tub to get the smoke smell and a couple square feet of dirt washed off them They brought along a grocery bag of apples they'd picked from their grandparents' tree, and a misshapen pumpkin - once out of the tub, they wanted me to make apple butter and a pumpkin pie TODAY. Told 'em we had other plans, but I'd see what I could get done on my next days off as far as getting the apples and pumpkin prepped so we could do that the next time they came out That satisfied them for the moment, so we hopped in the van and headed to town to take work Buddy out to lunch for his birthday and spend a little time visiting with him. I made a quick run through Aldi - found one stock up/prep item: pineapple chunks 79 cents/can so I stocked up on 12 - while Buddy and the boys went to a nearby park, then I picked up the boys and pointed the van toward their house.
The neighbor lady had texted me to see if I wanted to go to the pool so I zipped by home to grab my suit and headed that direction. Left knee is still giving me fits so I'm going to try babying it this week; at least as much as I can - I'll do any walking in the pool instead of on the treadmill or roads. I picked up what is supposed to be a 6 hour shift tomorrow; I'm betting it will end up being 8, but don't plan for it to stretch to 12 since I have to work Tuesday and Wednesday as well. I've rinsed my swimsuit and hung it up to dry; will toss it in it's bag tomorrow and take it with me to work so I can swing by the pool on the way home - felt so much better the past two weeks with getting in more exercise while I was off work.
Plans for this week depend on the weather; if it rains, I'll work inside - have a bunch of pasta that needs vac sealed and put in buckets. I could also start going through my father's financial records to see what can be discarded; in a few days he will have been gone from us for 12 years so it's well past time to start throwing out all but the necessary stuff.
If by chance it doesn't rain, I've got plenty of garden clean up, weeding, and some planting to do. I also need to go down and pick up persimmons and get a bunch of their seeds potted up. Lots of Vitamin A and C in persimmons, one of the B vitamins, and it's also a good source of potassium, so a very good tree to have around!
Well, the pool worked it's magic - I feel like I'm ready to head to bed! Maybe I'll try to hold out to 7 pm....
Take care all; stay safe and as happy as you can!
Be sure to check last week's thread; Siskiyoumom posted her update there since some slacker wandered away from the computer this morning and forgot to start the new thread
Daughter dropped off the grandsons late this morning; they'd spent the night at the other grandparents as they had a cookout/weenie roast. First thing I did was throw 'em in the tub to get the smoke smell and a couple square feet of dirt washed off them They brought along a grocery bag of apples they'd picked from their grandparents' tree, and a misshapen pumpkin - once out of the tub, they wanted me to make apple butter and a pumpkin pie TODAY. Told 'em we had other plans, but I'd see what I could get done on my next days off as far as getting the apples and pumpkin prepped so we could do that the next time they came out That satisfied them for the moment, so we hopped in the van and headed to town to take work Buddy out to lunch for his birthday and spend a little time visiting with him. I made a quick run through Aldi - found one stock up/prep item: pineapple chunks 79 cents/can so I stocked up on 12 - while Buddy and the boys went to a nearby park, then I picked up the boys and pointed the van toward their house.
The neighbor lady had texted me to see if I wanted to go to the pool so I zipped by home to grab my suit and headed that direction. Left knee is still giving me fits so I'm going to try babying it this week; at least as much as I can - I'll do any walking in the pool instead of on the treadmill or roads. I picked up what is supposed to be a 6 hour shift tomorrow; I'm betting it will end up being 8, but don't plan for it to stretch to 12 since I have to work Tuesday and Wednesday as well. I've rinsed my swimsuit and hung it up to dry; will toss it in it's bag tomorrow and take it with me to work so I can swing by the pool on the way home - felt so much better the past two weeks with getting in more exercise while I was off work.
Plans for this week depend on the weather; if it rains, I'll work inside - have a bunch of pasta that needs vac sealed and put in buckets. I could also start going through my father's financial records to see what can be discarded; in a few days he will have been gone from us for 12 years so it's well past time to start throwing out all but the necessary stuff.
If by chance it doesn't rain, I've got plenty of garden clean up, weeding, and some planting to do. I also need to go down and pick up persimmons and get a bunch of their seeds potted up. Lots of Vitamin A and C in persimmons, one of the B vitamins, and it's also a good source of potassium, so a very good tree to have around!
Well, the pool worked it's magic - I feel like I'm ready to head to bed! Maybe I'll try to hold out to 7 pm....
Take care all; stay safe and as happy as you can!