National Yummy Day

Today is National Doughnut Day.

Neither Lew nor I ate a doughnut. That is SO wrong! :(

It also happens to be National Chocolate Ice Cream Day.

Nope. Didn't eat that either.

Sigh....

Got, Got, Got, Got No Time

.... No time to write a thoughtful blog post, that is!

Expecting 15+ women to get here any time now for Bible study. Gotta get ready!

Smile!

Dad 152: Mowing and Mosquitoes

(I've often wondered if a nice rock garden would be a good alternative to grass. Enjoy Dad's post! -- Tracy)

Derf Here! 'Tis a beautiful day in the Northeast. The next few days are supposed to be rainy, at best. That is the word of the experts. Are they accurate? Only time will tell.

I usually write my blog in the morning so my editor can post it at her leisure. Today, however, I spent the early morning until about 2:30 PM outdoors doing various chores. The major accomplishment was mowing the lower 40. It sure does look good freshly mowed (even though the majority of the lawn was fashioned from a hayfield).

After mowing I was able to kill some weeds and grass with Roundup. I would like to use Roundup on the whole lawn. This would mean no more mowing. (Sounds like a good solution to me.) But I won't spray the whole lawn. I only control unwanted grass and weeds that grow in places not supposed to have the greens. I'll keep mowing weekly until the lawn dries up. I'm hoping soon.

Well the weather finally dried out and allowed the landscape company to spray our yard for mosquitoes. Three more sprayings to come. We've been spraying for several years now and it seems to help. Years ago I had a vegetable garden. As I would go to the garden during the day to perform chores, my bare legs would be completely hidden by monstrous mosquitoes. Although I no longer have a large garden, I can walk around in shorts without being bitten by our state bird. I now only give blood at the Red Cross! Seems to make sense.

Summer seems to be coming as our air conditioners have been installed. A few years ago we never used the ACs. However, last week the temps closed in on the high 90s, so we were quick to react to the weather. Now, if we need the cooling, we have it.

Derf's garage refrigerator is now operating for the summer. It is well stocked with soda, water, and ice cream novelties. Hopefully it will get used frequently in the near future. Everyone is welcome to partake!

Still asking for prayers for sister Jean. She still struggles in hopes to be operated on in about one month. The road has been tough. Thanks for your prayers.

I hope this was slightly better than last week. I'll continue trying to improve. The future looks promising!

Until next time!

Toodle Pip!

Derf!

Thank You, Lola

Today I had an unexpected adventure. I was to pick up Verlie and take her home.

Problem: Once I had Verlie in the car with me, I wasn't sure how to "get there from here." Not without going way out of route, that is.

Enter Lola. (After seeing the movie "RV" with Robin Williams, Lew and I also adopted this moniker for the lady-voice version of the GPS.)

I have the wonderful MapQuest app on my iPhone, so I pulled it up and allowed Lola to guide me.

I only disobeyed her three times.

The first was when I turned the opposite way right off the bat! She "recalculated."

The second was when I didn't take enough of a left-hand turn at a crazy intersection. This did cause Lola to freak out, but I was able to recover quickly.

The last time was when I knew a shortcut to Verlie's house. Emphasis on the word "knew" -- so all was well by then!

Moral of this story: You CAN get there from here!

Let's Try This Again

It's been several weeks since my abandonment of the 5:2 Diet.

It's been the same amount of time since I've seen any weight loss. In fact, I've gained. Grrrr....

With the arrival of warmer weather (finally!), I would like to comfortably wear shorts, tank tops, and a bathing suit on occasion.

So I'm giving this diet another shot.

Today was a "2" day.

I am so very hungry right now.

I can't wait to go to sleep so I can get up in the morning and EAT!

Pancakes and Princesses

Lew and I hosted a sleepover for our pastor's two young daughters last night.

Lew had promised to make pancakes for breakfast this morning -- a promise that he made good on. (Thanks, Sweetie! They were yummy!)

There was some controversy, however, regarding the timing of the feed....

The girls were awake and asking about pancakes at 5:00 AM! I managed to hold them off for a couple hours... a couple sleepless hours. (Thank you, God, for inventing the Sunday afternoon nap!)

Despite the early morning, we had a wonderful sleepover. I love my young friends! :)

A Chat With Eli

One of yesterday's photos showed a pregnant Emily.... Seven weeks to go!

Last night I asked Eli, "What's in Momma's belly?"

He answered, "Ba-by."

"What's the baby's name?"

"Adam." (Close enough on the pronunciation.)

Good job, Eli! You are going to be a wonderful big brother.