Chelsea was really happy and a whirlwind on our walk this morning. It is always good to see her having such a good time. Of course, the rest of the day she is usually a little subdued and sleeps a lot. Today, Dick took two naps and she really likes that.
I got to be home all day today. I finished the Angel Bags for the CWI Conference and worked on a couple of other things.
The day just sped by anyway.
Tuesday, Jim is going to have a surgery to correct some of his sleep apnea problems. It is a painful procedure so we must all remember to pray real hard for him. Michelle has time off to be his nurse and I know she will be a very good one to him.
Tomorrow, Mother will be here for dinner. It will be a busy day. Church in the morning, Shooting at noon and Mom in the evening.
My friend Toni stopped by with some more covers for the book we are putting together. She loved the "Don't Piss Off The Fairies" garden stone that I have in the front garden. She wondered if a good Catholic should have such a statement. I told her about Chelsea being afraid of Mother's kitchen when we first got her. She would not set foot on that floor and was obviously terrified. Mother suggested that perhaps some Little People were living in the kitchen and were scaring her. So when Bart, Barb and I were in Ireland, I found, one day, a little Barbie sized jacket on the street. I picked it up and brought it home. I washed it and took it to Mother's house and we left it out for the Little People. They never TOOK the little jacket, but Chelsea is no longer afraid to go into Mother's kitchen. What do YOU think?
Love
Mary
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
I had a very nice day. Chelsea and I went for our walk at the crack of dawn. It was just getting light. No wind and we did go through the park. If we have a warm day soon with no rain I will check out the path in back of the condo. I am afraid of that one because of the slippery hill coming down from the railroad tracks. I am going to see if I can terrace it a bit so I have some steps.
Then I cleaned the kitchen and prepared angel bags with toothbrushes, combs, toothpaste and floss for the Spring Fling. Then I went to Dairy Queen for lunch with the bank ladies. This is the first time that I have been able to go in over a month and will be the last for about another month. It was good to see them all. Barb, Marlene, Betty and Ceil were there. I DO see Marlene and Ceil at church quite often. Poor Marlene had to have surgery for carpel tunnel on her right arm. She said that it is really a pain. One has no IDEA how much we depend on BOTH arms.
We had ham and colcannan for supper tonight. It still tastes good.
Tonight I had to work at Rhine. We are on the second week of league. We only have 13 teams so far. Last week, the opening, was a dud. It was Good Friday AND a storm hit. Only one team signed up then. We got 12 tonight. The shooting was all done by 8:30 so I was home by 9PM which does not break my heart.
This morning Dick and I were watching the game show channel and Peter Marshall was a guest on a contest thing they are doing right now. He was mentioning the stars who sat in the Squares over the years, Wally Cox, Charlie Weaver. And Dick and I both remembered Paul Lynde. He was such a wit. I never will forget the day he got the following question. "In what state was Lincoln born?" His answer was, " In the same state as the rest of us. Naked and screaming."
Have a wonderful weekend. We have invited Mother over for the famous Kunert Spinach Noodle Egg Casserole on Sunday. Should be fun.
Love
Mary
Then I cleaned the kitchen and prepared angel bags with toothbrushes, combs, toothpaste and floss for the Spring Fling. Then I went to Dairy Queen for lunch with the bank ladies. This is the first time that I have been able to go in over a month and will be the last for about another month. It was good to see them all. Barb, Marlene, Betty and Ceil were there. I DO see Marlene and Ceil at church quite often. Poor Marlene had to have surgery for carpel tunnel on her right arm. She said that it is really a pain. One has no IDEA how much we depend on BOTH arms.
We had ham and colcannan for supper tonight. It still tastes good.
Tonight I had to work at Rhine. We are on the second week of league. We only have 13 teams so far. Last week, the opening, was a dud. It was Good Friday AND a storm hit. Only one team signed up then. We got 12 tonight. The shooting was all done by 8:30 so I was home by 9PM which does not break my heart.
This morning Dick and I were watching the game show channel and Peter Marshall was a guest on a contest thing they are doing right now. He was mentioning the stars who sat in the Squares over the years, Wally Cox, Charlie Weaver. And Dick and I both remembered Paul Lynde. He was such a wit. I never will forget the day he got the following question. "In what state was Lincoln born?" His answer was, " In the same state as the rest of us. Naked and screaming."
Have a wonderful weekend. We have invited Mother over for the famous Kunert Spinach Noodle Egg Casserole on Sunday. Should be fun.
Love
Mary
Thursday, March 27, 2008
We got to stay home all day today. It was wonderful. I got up at 6:30 and took Chelsea for a good long walk. There was no wind and no precipitation. She loved it and came bounding into the house looking for Dick to tell him how wonderful it was. He was sleeping but it was good to see her so happy. She has been pretty subdued the rest of the day. I think she is like Mother. One big event per day is all she wants to handle.
I spent the day cleaning bathrooms and dusting everything. I also did some emailing and putting together of items for the Spring Fling. I loved today.
We had chili for dinner tonight. Boy was that a good batch.
Mother opened the refrigerator one day and there was a little kitten sitting on a shelf shivering and looking very scared. She asked Randy if he knew anything about it and he said that he HAD put it in the refrigerator. She asked him why and he said "Because I wanted to save it." Then she remembered that he had asked her why she was putting leftover food in the fridge and she had told him that she was "saving it. " Thinking back she remembered that there had been a couple of toys in the refrigerator during the past week or so.
An explanation of "saving" solved the problem. Thank heavens our refrigerator was never closed for any great length of time or it could have been curtains for that poor kitty.
Love
Mary
I spent the day cleaning bathrooms and dusting everything. I also did some emailing and putting together of items for the Spring Fling. I loved today.
We had chili for dinner tonight. Boy was that a good batch.
A lady opened her refrigerator and saw a rabbit sitting on one of the shelves.
"What are you doing in there?" She asked.
The rabbit replied:
"This is a Westinghouse, isn't it?",
To which the lady replied "Yes."
"Well," the rabbit said,
"I'm westing."
I got this from a friend of mine and thought it was really funny. It also reminded me of an incident that happened when my brother Randy was just a little boy.
Mother opened the refrigerator one day and there was a little kitten sitting on a shelf shivering and looking very scared. She asked Randy if he knew anything about it and he said that he HAD put it in the refrigerator. She asked him why and he said "Because I wanted to save it." Then she remembered that he had asked her why she was putting leftover food in the fridge and she had told him that she was "saving it. " Thinking back she remembered that there had been a couple of toys in the refrigerator during the past week or so.
An explanation of "saving" solved the problem. Thank heavens our refrigerator was never closed for any great length of time or it could have been curtains for that poor kitty.
Love
Mary
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A sunny cloudless day. Chelsea and I had a really nice walk. We went through the park and she really liked that.
We usually shop in the morning but Dick had such an awful night that he just went to bed for a while. So, I vacuumed the downstairs den and worked on several projects that are in need of finishing.
When he woke up we decided to just move the -breakfast then shopping - to lunch then shopping. We drove to Sheboygan Falls to the Parkview for lunch. We had bacon cheeseburgers and I got a gift certificate for the Parkview for Mother to give to a friend that has been so very good to her.
Then we drove back to Plymouth and did our grocery shopping. Everybody there was surprised to see us there so late. Isn't it nice to be noticed.
I had a dentist appointment to seal the teeth that have been hurting when cold hits them. Now they ache because he had to do some gum work to DO the coating. I will have to be careful and rinse with salt water until it heals. It is weird that now it aches all the time. I guess things have to get worse to get better.
We had creamed egg on toast for dinner. Num Num. We DO love that. One of the advantages of Easter is a lot of hard boiled eggs.
Tomorrow we will not have to go anywhere. The first time this week that we do not have one errand.
Have a good day.
Love
Mary
We usually shop in the morning but Dick had such an awful night that he just went to bed for a while. So, I vacuumed the downstairs den and worked on several projects that are in need of finishing.
When he woke up we decided to just move the -breakfast then shopping - to lunch then shopping. We drove to Sheboygan Falls to the Parkview for lunch. We had bacon cheeseburgers and I got a gift certificate for the Parkview for Mother to give to a friend that has been so very good to her.
Then we drove back to Plymouth and did our grocery shopping. Everybody there was surprised to see us there so late. Isn't it nice to be noticed.
I had a dentist appointment to seal the teeth that have been hurting when cold hits them. Now they ache because he had to do some gum work to DO the coating. I will have to be careful and rinse with salt water until it heals. It is weird that now it aches all the time. I guess things have to get worse to get better.
We had creamed egg on toast for dinner. Num Num. We DO love that. One of the advantages of Easter is a lot of hard boiled eggs.
Tomorrow we will not have to go anywhere. The first time this week that we do not have one errand.
Have a good day.
Love
Mary
LIPSTICK IN SCHOOL - PRICELESS
According to a news report, a certain school in Garden City, MI was recently faced with a unique problem.
A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the wash room. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints.
Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. He called all the girls to the washroom and met them there with the maintenance man. He explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, he asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it.
Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY..
There are teachers, and then there are Educators
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Hi everybody. This has been a nice day. I spent the lion's share of it preparing things for the gift bags that we are putting together for the CWI Spring Fling. Kate and Tony and I finished the little holders for the soaps we are putting in the bag. We also got a lot done for the little recipe book and a couple of other things. We shared cookies and pizza for lunch. Then I stopped at Walgreens on the way home to pick up some prescriptions, specials and bandage stuff.
It really was a beautiful day. It was a bit windy and chilly when Chelsea and I went out for our walk but she got me up early so we stayed on the roads in Tallgrass where it is safer. We found out yesterday that the sidewalk around the park is in pretty bad shape yet. AND we are supposed to get more snow on Thursday.
My Bret called tonight. He sounds really good. He spent Easter out at the river at his place and said it was a perfect weekend. They spent lots of time in the pool and lots of time jeeping.
Talked to my Bart tonight too. He also sounds good. I do worry that this business of Barb being in Florida is wearing on him but they will be OK. Barb comes home for a long weekend next week and then he will go back down there in about three weeks so they can be together on their anniversary. She will be home for good at the end of May. In June Adam comes back from his overseas mission and they will be going east to greet him.
I was delighted when I talked to Bret when he told me that Tony's wife, Dee, makes Green Meatballs every year for St. Patrick's Day. She LOVES the Green Meatballs and Schlitzhagen cookbook that I sent to Bret years ago. I need to make a copy for Michelle and Jim.
I have pulled some chili out of the freezer for dinner tomorrow. That really sounds good, doesn't it?
It is so nice to have a week without a doctor appointment. Next week we start again.
All my love
Mary
It really was a beautiful day. It was a bit windy and chilly when Chelsea and I went out for our walk but she got me up early so we stayed on the roads in Tallgrass where it is safer. We found out yesterday that the sidewalk around the park is in pretty bad shape yet. AND we are supposed to get more snow on Thursday.
My Bret called tonight. He sounds really good. He spent Easter out at the river at his place and said it was a perfect weekend. They spent lots of time in the pool and lots of time jeeping.
Talked to my Bart tonight too. He also sounds good. I do worry that this business of Barb being in Florida is wearing on him but they will be OK. Barb comes home for a long weekend next week and then he will go back down there in about three weeks so they can be together on their anniversary. She will be home for good at the end of May. In June Adam comes back from his overseas mission and they will be going east to greet him.
I was delighted when I talked to Bret when he told me that Tony's wife, Dee, makes Green Meatballs every year for St. Patrick's Day. She LOVES the Green Meatballs and Schlitzhagen cookbook that I sent to Bret years ago. I need to make a copy for Michelle and Jim.
I have pulled some chili out of the freezer for dinner tomorrow. That really sounds good, doesn't it?
It is so nice to have a week without a doctor appointment. Next week we start again.
All my love
Mary
Monday, March 24, 2008
Such a lovely Monday and I finally saw my first robin of the season. This morning when Chelsea and I were walking, I also saw one of the deer prancing around in the brushy area AND I heard the Red Winged Blackbirds trilling. So I do have real hope that Spring is really just around the corner. Now, all we need is a good warm rain and worms all over the blacktop and we are finally THERE!
Bible Study was lively. The Gospel was about St. Thomas. You know the one. "Blessed are they that have not seed and yet believe." Well, as I read it I realized, for the first time, that the apostles DID see. When Jesus came to them he SHOWED them his wounds. Thomas was reprimanded because he did not believe despite the testimony of his friends. But that makes US the blessed because we are the ones who believe without seeing. Pretty good if you ask me.
Mom was fine, we had a nice visit. I will be picking up a gift certificate for her from Parkview Restaurant so that she can give it to a friend who has been SO good about taking her every week that the weather is possible to the Senior Lunch Program. I took her some ham, cake and colcannan.
She had a good time at Eileen and Fred's. The girls WERE there so that was special.
This afternoon, I went over to Kate's close to 4PM so that we could get on a CWI conference call. This was new to Kate who is a new member of the Board. We were able to give a good update on what is going on with the Spring Fling. I stressed that we really would like to have the names of attendees. They will be pleased when they see the name tags. They are truly collectibles.
Tonight Dick took me out to dinner at the Wilderness. It was VERY special. Quiet, a good meal and a nice break after the busy weekend and busy day.
Love
Mary
Bible Study was lively. The Gospel was about St. Thomas. You know the one. "Blessed are they that have not seed and yet believe." Well, as I read it I realized, for the first time, that the apostles DID see. When Jesus came to them he SHOWED them his wounds. Thomas was reprimanded because he did not believe despite the testimony of his friends. But that makes US the blessed because we are the ones who believe without seeing. Pretty good if you ask me.
Mom was fine, we had a nice visit. I will be picking up a gift certificate for her from Parkview Restaurant so that she can give it to a friend who has been SO good about taking her every week that the weather is possible to the Senior Lunch Program. I took her some ham, cake and colcannan.
She had a good time at Eileen and Fred's. The girls WERE there so that was special.
This afternoon, I went over to Kate's close to 4PM so that we could get on a CWI conference call. This was new to Kate who is a new member of the Board. We were able to give a good update on what is going on with the Spring Fling. I stressed that we really would like to have the names of attendees. They will be pleased when they see the name tags. They are truly collectibles.
Tonight Dick took me out to dinner at the Wilderness. It was VERY special. Quiet, a good meal and a nice break after the busy weekend and busy day.
DOG DIARY
8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm - Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm - Milk bones! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!
Love
Mary
Sunday, March 23, 2008
It was a perfect Easter. I got up at 6AM so I could go to the 8AM Mass. That way I had all day. The Easter Bunny came, of course, and filled Easter Baskets for Dick and me.
I spent the morning getting things ready for our dinner. Everybody got here at 2PM. Bobbie and I shared some finished quilting projects and we visited and ate appetizers. We had deviled eggs, cheese and crackers and stuffed celery.
Jim and Michelle and Bobbie and Bill went to the Bucks game last night. Michelle's boss had four tickets he wasn't using. They apparently had a wonderful time AND the Bucks won. It is always SO exciting when the home team wins. They now know what happens while the people at home are watching the commercials. They said the goings on are a lot more fun than the commercials.
We had ham, colcannon, corn and stuffed mushrooms for dinner. It all turned out well and everybody liked the little Easter baskets that the Easter Bunny left for them with an egg with their name on so they knew where to sit.
Jim will be having some minor surgery on his nasal passages on April 1st. The C PAP machine is not really helping his sleep apnea. They seem to be awake more trying to adjust the machine than sleeping and he is a candidate for the surgery. We must be sure to have him on prayer lists on that day and for a week or so. It is, he has been told, a painful surgery so he will be very uncomfortable.
Tomorrow, I will go to bible study then visit Mother. She goes to Eileen's on Easter and I know that she always has a good time. John and Holly were coming from Chicago and she was hoping to see Margaret and Gwen too.
That is all the excitement.
Happy Easter
Mary
I spent the morning getting things ready for our dinner. Everybody got here at 2PM. Bobbie and I shared some finished quilting projects and we visited and ate appetizers. We had deviled eggs, cheese and crackers and stuffed celery.
Jim and Michelle and Bobbie and Bill went to the Bucks game last night. Michelle's boss had four tickets he wasn't using. They apparently had a wonderful time AND the Bucks won. It is always SO exciting when the home team wins. They now know what happens while the people at home are watching the commercials. They said the goings on are a lot more fun than the commercials.
We had ham, colcannon, corn and stuffed mushrooms for dinner. It all turned out well and everybody liked the little Easter baskets that the Easter Bunny left for them with an egg with their name on so they knew where to sit.
Jim will be having some minor surgery on his nasal passages on April 1st. The C PAP machine is not really helping his sleep apnea. They seem to be awake more trying to adjust the machine than sleeping and he is a candidate for the surgery. We must be sure to have him on prayer lists on that day and for a week or so. It is, he has been told, a painful surgery so he will be very uncomfortable.
Tomorrow, I will go to bible study then visit Mother. She goes to Eileen's on Easter and I know that she always has a good time. John and Holly were coming from Chicago and she was hoping to see Margaret and Gwen too.
That is all the excitement.
Happy Easter
Mary
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