I was VERY busy today, but only left the house twice.   I spent the morning working on Condo stuff, laying out the fabric for the pillow shams that I am making to match the quilt on my bed, meeting my new neighbor and washing.

Then I had lunch.   Alison, the condo president came over with a box of files that I need and we went for a nice walk.   It was a little cool but by the time we got back, which was not long, the sun was out and I did not need my jacket.  Did I tell you that the lilacs in back of the house are blooming just great.  You remember them, Jim and Michele.  I picked a bunch yesterday and the house smells SO good.   They are all droopy, so I will get some more tomorrow before they are all bloomed out.

I left for Mass at 3:30PM.  I picked up my neighbor and friend, Rita.   Rita is my friend who has ALS.  It has now been recommended to her that she not drive.    I told her that I love to have a prayer partner so she can ride with me any time she wants to.    Please pray for her.

Tomorrow will be very quiet too.   I only plan on going for a walk and checking out the gardens a bit. Then a lot of paperwork.

I decided to share the following:
 A "recipe" from a recipe book prepared by Bret's teacher in either 2nd or 3rd grad.   Thought you might find it amusing.

Chocklate Cake
My favorite recipe is choclate cake.First you put in the chocklate and two eggs.  Then stire.  And then that is all.

They were quite the team.   So glad we found each other and can share when we find these things.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A busy - at home day.   I only left the complex once, and that was to run to the police station to dispose of some old meds and to City Hall to pick up some brochures.   I know that I didn't tell you, because I am still kicking myself, but I am now the secretary of the Tallgrass Condo Assn. and part of my job is to present welcome packets to new residents.   We have always included a couple of brochures from the City of Plymouth.  Amazingly enough, Sandy was down to one new resident packets and was out of brochures to make up new ones.  

So.  I spent part of the day coordinating Condo paperwork.   As I don't have all of it, I was not able to do too much.  

I continued going though the bookshelves. and cleaning off Dick's desk.   I want to get that and the stand lift advertized and out of here so that I can rearrange the furniture.

I also pulled Dick's coats out of the hall closet.    I anybody needs an XL warm winter coat.   I have two.   I also have a 3X windbreaker with hood and a wonderful brand new All Weather Coat in size 54.  I also have two trap or hunters vests, one that kind of fits me and one that is bigger.   Let me know if you or anybody else needs them.

With the holiday, I have three more quiet days.    Tomorrow I will go to church and am meeting with Alison, our association president.   Sunday a whole day at home and Monday I will go to see Mother but have the day to myself anyway.   

I feel good about today.   Got a call from Bart and Barb and Bart has the test stimulator installed in his back.   On Tuesday,  he will go back and if all is well they will schedule a time for the permanent insertion.     Please Pray.   Relief of pain would be such a miracle.   I have had a mild headache off and on and cannot imagine having pain all the time.

Called Jacquie tonight .   She was supposed to have fluid removed from her brain, but a new doctor says that she thinks she can correct the problem with a spinal treatment.   Again Pray.

So The day is done.

Hope your holiday weekend it just wonderful.  I decided that I wll have a steak on Monday.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

These are my birthday flowers from Leslie and Bill.   Aren't they beautiful?

Today was a day at home.   Roxie was so happier and she was even happier when Bobbie came this morning.   She loves Bobbie and wore Bobbie's arm out with the petting.

We went through a lot of the papers regarding genealogy and that kind of thing that I though Bobbie should have as she is doing the Kunert Tree.  Lots of it is duplicate, so I kept that.     If anybody wants them, I have extra of the newspaper articles when he retired from the library.   I am sure you all have a copy of the book her wrote about the library at the centennial, but if not, let me know, I still have a couple extra.

We had lunch together.  I prepared hamburgers with baked beans and a berry shortcake.   Strawberries and Blackberries.   Nummy.

I am home tomorrow too.   I am getting a lot of things sorted now that the book is finished and I have to just wait for the final draft.

Jim is having his first colonoscopy.   Lets all pray that all is clear and healthy.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This was a really good day.   I got to sleep in just a little bit this morning.   Then had my haircut appointment at 10AM.   I had a couple of things to do at Walmart, so I went there right after the haircut and took care of them.

Then, there was a Whifler family reunion lunch at the Roadhouse on Hwy 57.   I went to at least one of these before and it is fun.   These are cousins who come from my Grandma Helen Deeley's family,  She was a Ziegler.  Grandma's sister Anna married Charles Whifler, that is where the connection is.   It was fun.    My classmate, Loraine Schaap's Grandma was Anna.  

After lunch, I came home and just planned on spending the rest of the day here, then I got a call from Mary Ann Bernauer, who is Bailey's "mom".
Bailey was the kitty I took care of last weekend.   Anyway,  Mary Ann and Larry invited me for pizza at Dee O'Malleys.    I really enjoyed the evening.

Nora called to night and we had a good visit.   She and Leif were just in Germany on a tour and had a wonderful time.   I will like to hear more about that and see pictures.    Bart and Barb and I are going to Germany one day together.

So I am home, finishing a nice cup of ginger tea.   I finally found some just plain ginger tea and it is really good.    And then I will be going to bed.

I have a good book and can put the cold pack on my neck which will make the ache better.

So until tomorrow.   Bobbie will be here and we are going through papers that should help with the Kunert Genealogy that I found in Dick's desk.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I have had a lovely birthday.    Some cards arrived yesterday,   some came today.   Leslie and Bill sent flowers.   I got calls from Richard and Brenda, Bret, Suzi and talked to Barbara.   What a lucky gal I am.

My friend Janet emailed me last night and invited me to have breakfast with her and her Richard, who also has his birthday today.   So I met them and some friends at the Roadside at 8AM.   It was a good breakfast with good friends and conversation.

As we were leaving, we saw a beautiful boxer running across the parking lot and getting much to close to HWY 57.    She kept kind of getting in and out of view.    I tried to get her to come to me but she wasn't confident enough for that.   She was obviously a sweet dog, but I wasn't going to grab her and take a chance on her snapping at me.   That would have only added to her troubles.   So Janet and I walked over after her to the motel next door and one of my singing mates from Springtime on Broadway was in the office.    She recognized the dog and put her in a fenced in yard.   There are others apparently and they are ALL supposed to be tied.   So Janet and I felt that we had done out good deed for the day.

Now it is getting on to 9PM and I will head for the bed.

Tomorrow is fairly quiet, but I will be getting a hair cut and going back to the Roadside for lunch with my Wiffler cousins.   They meet a couple times a year.   This is on my Dad's side.

So until tomorrow

Dia Dhuit

Mary      








If God wanted me to touch my toes, he'd have put them on my knees.

A typical really busy Monday.    I got up at 7AM, showered took care of everything around here and then left for Bible Study.    I stopped on the way to visit with Bailey, the neighbor's cat, who I have been feeding and comforting while his humans were out of town for the weekend.   He ate his breakfast very quickly and then let me pet him and rub his tummy as he rolled in the sunlight.   I think Bailey likes me.

Bible study was fun.   I brought everybody scones.   Now I am down to a reasonable amount that are left for me.   I saved two for Jody when she comes on Friday.   Our bible psalm discussion was on adoration and what it means to us.    We talked about what we would like to do to include more in our daily life.  I said that I have been wanting to set up a quiet corner for meditation and then sit there quietly and listen for at least 15 minutes every day.

Then to Mom's house.  She was tired today, but we didn't really have much business to do so we spend most of my visit just visiting and that helped her to rest a bit.

Then home for lunch and at 1PM I drove to Book Heads for the Cream City Writer's meeting.   We had all but one of our members there and a guest so it was a nice meeting.   Most of us had something to read and we heard some good things today.

FINALLY, I could come home and STAY.    I finished the last things on the editing of my book and contacted the editing department so that I could forward everything to them.   Randy was quite excited.    I also received the corrected Press Release and will be able to approve it with only two grammar changes.

So I celebrated with a glass of wine before supper and am going to enjoy an Irish Coffee for dessert before I go to bed.

Roxie has been very needy today.    Tomorrow is Rich Bieschke's birthday too, so Janet asked if I wanted to join them for breakfast.    Sounded like a great idea to me.  I am receiving cards already and Richard and Brenda sent me a new NAVIN CD.    I am so excited as it has music from all 7 Celtic Nations and I am really trying to learn about that.

So.  A good night for you and let the rain, if it comes be good for all the plants.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Hello World.

I hope you all missed me last night.  It IS nice to be noticed.    Last night was the last performance of Springtime on Broadway with the Plymouth Singers.    I think it went very well.    We heard nothing but complements from our audience and both nights were sold out.

Singing from Les Mis, Porgy and Bess,  Phantom and so on, how can one go wrong.    Bobbie and Bill came and said they liked it. After that last performance, we had a potluck.   Boy.  Good food.   Barbequed pork sandwiches, fresh cream puffs and LOTS of other things.    I brought fresh cranberry scones.   I did not get home until after 10PM and you know that I am a nine o'clock wonder so to bed I went.

The rest of the day was busy too with the bi annual condo meeting and the baking and Mass at 4PM.  

Today I am home.    Home.   What a wonderful sound.   I did go over to Mary Ann's house to feed her kitty, Bailey and to visit with him for a while.    I know how much kitties miss their humans when they are gone.   Maryann and Larry will be home sometime tomorrow, so I will visit a bit this evening around supper time and then go again in the morning before I go to Bible Study.   He is a sweet and gorgeous creature and is warming up to me nicely.

I got through the second edit with my eyes of the cook book.   Tomorrow afternoon, I will talk to the manuscript editor with three questions I have and then should be able to send it in by the end of the week.

So today was really busy too.  

We are supposed to have rain tomorrow.  That will be good for the herbs and hanging baskets that I planted today.

I am going to close with a poem I wrote and put in my book called SEEKING.  Courtney mentioned Crayon Boxes on Facebook and since there are Great Grandchildren now, I thought the Moms and Aunts and Uncles might enjoy the poem.

THE CRAYON BOX

The big yellow school bus

Rolling down the street

Is the biggest EVER crayon box.

Filling every seat

With little people every day

Who brightly climb on board,

Sometimes broken,sometimes whole

Sometimes dull and worn.

Up and down the streets

It goes, picking up the toys

Shiny, drab and ordinary,

Noisy girls and boys.

No two are quite alike at all

Like crayons in the carton.

So treasure each and every one

Like roses in the garden.

So Dia Dhuit and kisses to all my grandchildren and great grandchildren.   Hope our sweet little Marcus is all recovered from his ear infection.

Love

Mary 

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