Day off

I took a vacation today.  Why do I always run out of day before I am done, though I did get a bunch done.  Started the day with mother's eye drops and then made a trip to the bank; to the CPA for a tax return for a company I keep books for; to another CPA to pick up my personal tax return; filled the car with gas; stopped to check out jewelry at On Main but ended up buying some kitchen cannisters; to Malone's for paint samples; home to eat some lunch; back to On Main for one more piece; cleaned and packed the dishes I took off my shelves; wash and dried 3 loads of clothes; pulled weeds and trimmed one landscape grass.  Why only one grass?  4 blisters on my hands before I was through.  Between my hand hurting and the pain shooting down my right leg from bending over I decided I needed to call it quits.  Supper is started on the stove, just waiting for Fred to get home.  Mother called and her neighbor is going to finish eye drops the rest of today, so all in all it has been a good day, plus a beautiful day.  I still want to go play a few holes of golf and wash the car but now that I have sit down........I am tired.

One of the hardest things is deciding on a color to pain the 4 doors on my house.  I have painted so many coats of different colors that I really need to sand them all down and start over.  Look at the colors taped to the left of the door.  Which one do you like?  At the very top is the color of my new siding.  The yellow on the door is the second shade of yellow/gold I painted.  Both panels were from paint samples I picked up at Walmart.  I don't like any of those 3 colors so I am back to square one.  Should I paint the doors the same color as the siding?    Help me decide.



Sunday School Fun

Twenty minutes until the UK-Baylor game, so I have time for a short post.  Last night one of the numbers on my list was to pull off a surprise.  Well, we did.  Our Sunday School teacher is a big Indiana fan.  Indiana beat UK in December so Friday night's rematch in the NCAA tournament was a big win.  Freddie created a new United States map that incorporated Kentucky and Indiana in blue and renamed them on the map as  Big Blue Nation.  He plotted out several sizes of maps and we hung those around the Sunday School room.  We got blue tablecloths and white tablecloths and some UK cups and decorated our Sunday School class (and for a shameless plug the tablecloths, napkins and cups came from Main Street Costumes).  I made blue "UK" cupcakes, sugar cookies and a taco dip, brought tostitos and fritos and soft drinks (including blue mountain dew).  We created a mini fellowship for our class.  Dan was a good sport and took our ribbing well - even the deflated red balloon we left at his seat. 

It was a good fellowship of friends and then on to our Sunday School lesson on how we use our words - to build up or tear down.  If you are not in a small group or Sunday School, I highly recommend you check them out at your church.  You need that fellowship and friendships to share any highs and lows and know there is someone to help you through it all.  It draws you closer to a group of people and closer to God. 

May you have a blessed day!

March Madness

I love March Madness.  Even teams I don't usually follow, I watch every game possible.  Of course, I want UK to win EVERYTIME. Go big BLUE!!

I didn't know who I wanted to win last game between Florida and Louisville.  On the one hand it would be great to have two SEC teams in the final four, but a Kentucky/Louisville matchup is also exciting.  We just have to get past Baylor tomorrow.  Blue vs Red, Red vs. Blue - people, that can split families in Kentucky!!  Personally, I bleed blue.  Can't wait until tomorrow's game.

Didn't get much accomplished today.  Freddie wanted to "run" by his office for "just a minute" and i ended up sitting there 2 1/2 hours.  Still had to put drops in mother's eyes (round 2 for today) and go to the grocery store for her and then for us.  Still on the list is 1) painting doors 2) strip beds and wash sheets 3) bake cupcakes 4) try to pull off a surprise for tomorrow 5) clean kitchen 6) rest of laundry.  And what am I doing?  Sitting here with the laptop.  Okay, I will get up and start on at least one of those numbers.  To finish today, here is what is probably the last of my spring flowers.  Hope you all had a good day.

Last Day of Winter

Today is the last day of winter.  I sure hope winter knows that!!  We hit another record high of 83 degrees today.  I would go play golf if I didn't feel so bad.  I have had a scratchy throat for a couple of weeks but just thought it was from all the trees blooming and maybe spring allergies.  Over the weekend I started coughing, but my chest is so tight, I can't get it loose.  Probably have a fever if I knew where a thermometer is kept in my house.  Somehow it never seems to get back in the same spot.  I did find a very old mercury rectal thermometer.  Don't want to know if I have a temperature that bad!!!  LOL.  I'll just take a couple Advil and call it good.

Here are updated pics of my spring blooms

Isn't that pretty?  I love the beauty of spring. 

My tulips should be blooming tomorrow.  What is your favorite spring sight?

What a difference a week makes

This week has been unbelievable with the weather.  The temperatures have been in the mid 70s to almost 80 degrees all week.  It gives me spring fever.  I am ready to play golf!!  People all around are mowing their yards, working on landscaping.  But, this is just scary for this time of year.  We have had huge snows later than this.  After having two tornado touch downs last week I would prefer that this kind of warm weather would wait until its time to come.  Here is a pic of my forsythia last week and this week.  Another couple of weeks and it will be full and beautiful!!  What a difference a warm spring week makes.  God is such an artist!!!

I hope I can add more pictures as it fills out and that we don't get a hard freeze that stops the growth.

I am excited to start getting my patio ready for the summer.  It is still a work in progress, but getting there.  Aww......spring fever......do you have it too?

Monday, Monday

My goal was to write something everyday and I messed that up by missing yesterday.  Oh well.  I had so much stuff I was going to accomplish tonight.  Oops.  After work I picked out a new paint color for my doors, filled up the car with gas that costs almost a whole day's pay, went to the grocery store for mother and then took it to her, stocked her frig, put in her eye drops and came home.  I cooked supper and then I did paint a coat on one of my doors, but after that I sat on the couch and watched The Voice and SMASH.  3 hours worth of TV.  What a lazy night. Are you watching SMASH?  What do you think?  I love the storyline of behind the scenes of a Broadway play and the singing but I could do without a couple of the issues they show.  Katherine McPhee has a gorgeous voice.  I was going to make a list of everything I was going to do, but I think that would just depress me.  I am just going to pretend I can sing like Katherine instead. 

I do however LOVE daylight savings time.  I don't know why it has to be changed back in the fall.  I still have a night of homework to do in the Beth Moore study James for tomorrow night, so off to my quiet time.  Have a good night all.

Saturday shopping

My daughter and I headed out about noon today in conquest of a new dining room table and chairs for me.  We have an old antique round table that does not extend and if you get by the leg you have to sit straddle that claw foot leg.  We have 4 chairs, a bar stool and a computer desk chair when we are all here.  I would love to have an extendable table and extra "matching" chair for family dinners.  Lori and I headed to Evansville.  All week the tv had been advertising what great markdowns and sales at Ashley Home Furniture Store.  Well.............bull..............their tables (exact one I had priced in Owensboro) was more expensive that any I have priced.  I dont know what they think the meaning of SALE is.  Anyway Lori and I went to 8 furniture stores and I didn't see anything I liked any better, so I will call Brooke Monday and see if she can get them.   My feet are tired.  We won't get as much sleep tonight.  SPRING FORWARD!!!  I bought a couple pair of pants tonight, so i need to go to spin tomorrow and lose at least 5 lbs so I can wear them!  Good day.  Loved all that time with my daughter, even if she did yell at me once when I gasped when she almost rearended another car. I have come to remember how to hold my arms, now I will work on my vocalizations.  I love you Lori.  Adam would have been able to see us but he was already asleep when we drove through Madisonville. Love you too Adam even if you wouldn't wake up for us to come over.