What am I up to? I am having a great day with the sun shining. As I sip more coffee than I need I am tackling a few house cleaning items. I love the no drip Windex that Kevin clued me into. It’s amazing what shows up as in need of a wipe with the sun shining through the sky light. I know we have a few cool nights left so putting a quilt into the clothes drier with a clean tennis shoe to fluff it will indeed give it more fluff and loft. The more air trapped in the batting the more snuggle power it will have. I just reloaded the “do not call” into my cell phone and the land line phone. I feel so intruded upon when the phone rings and I realize it is a telemarketer. I just heard on the news that Walmart is short of employees. Maybe the telemarketer employees should seek a better choice for employment. At least once in a while they would be greeted with a smile from a customer rather than me hanging up the phone with a bang. Yes indeed it’s a been a great day.
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This is Palm Sunday and as I watch out the window the snow flakes are beautiful. A huge part of the appeal is knowing that it can’t last long. Holy Week always is an emotional week for me. The week represents what has been put in place by my Lord and Savior for the continuous forgiveness of my sins and weakness upon my own acknowledgement of them and then asking for that forgiveness. My Dad died on a Maundy Thursday during the Holy Week and that day is clearly etched in my heart. As this week brings so much peace to me a large part of that includes that my children are all working each and every day to enhance their lives and live as the Lord’s teaching has been instilled within them — each to their own abilities. So with that being said I am going to continue my day with a very light heart.
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I know that I am a child of parents that always took each day as it came with not much anticipation but with much fortitude. One that I love just stretches my disbelief on what to expect next. Each of us each day has discomfort, pain, even something that may need a band-aid. Many we know have a short time to live as they battle diseases. We suck it up and know that we live in a world that was destined by Adam’s actions in the Garden of Eden to live in a less than perfect world. Why the drama over each and every quirk that our body may deliver to us? Ride it out. Stretch it out. Get so busy you forget about yourself without feeling the need to make it public, seeking affirmation that someone is going to pay attention to you come hell or high water. It does allow for feeling of disappointment within me. I am now going to do a Forest Gump “that’s all I have to say about that.”
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Fried Eggs With Cheesy Yolks!
For those of you that like eggs with a very soft center: When the eggs are on your plate gently break the soft yolks and pile high with shredded cheese before the yolk begins to run free. Absolutely delicious.
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By golly there are signs of spring and it is not the temps. Dennis has been working daily on getting his garage porch back to his usual domain. It may be 12′ x 16′ (small for some domains) but to him it is a huge part of his day to day life. The two weeks that it was underwater and then progressed to being very soggy were not his cup of coffee. All of the items were moved into the pickup garage and the pickup sat in the driveway. That right there moved right into the next item that caused panic. Honey Bunny, the garage kitty that Dennis has as his confidant, could not use the pickup hood as a launching point to reach the rafters where her box with polar fleece awaited her every evening. (More …)
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Oh my gosh, two road trips within four days. Exercise at the Super 8 was very invigorating and Dennis was all about using my coupon at Michael’s. I think we have cooled off the road warrior for a bit. I will admit it does feel good to get some things taken care of in a timely manner. It’s mid-afternoon and I still have a great share of the day left here at home and Dennis is off to have coffee at the body shop – that no longer does body work. I don’t have any idea what Dennis will do if Rich ever gets the building sold. The boys will have to regroup. In the mean time each day Dennis works a bit more on getting his beloved garage porch floor dry.
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Dang that Michael’s store in Mankato. Just for this week there is 75% off for framing. I visited with Dennis about it as we just picked up two items on the 16th with a 75% coupon. After we brought those two home and I hung them up Dennis encouraged me to pick out two more to have framed with UV glass protection. Who knew the the ole cowboy would show a bit of a flair for what looked good in regard to interior decorating. Bless his heart. Dennis got to pick out the two to take in and he suggested that they have the same color frames and matting as they looked as if they were sewn as a pair though they were done four years apart. Taking the projects out of the old frames gets to be quite a project so as to not damage the edges of the fabric. Talk about staples, two way tape and glue . . . They have been carefully laundered and have been stretched and are now drying. When the wind decides to simmer down we will be making a trip to Michael’s. Lets hear it for good sale prices.
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It may not be a Sunday but this is a close second for “This is the day the Lord has made.” Dennis and I made a day out of a road trip/road date. I was excited to see the projects I had taken to Michael’s for framing. Though I had picked out the mat colors and frames it was still exciting to see it all pulled together. In years past when I had items framed I picked out a pencil thin frame and wham-bam it was deemed done. (More …)
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Gray days bring out the homemade sunshine. Even without the bright natural light, the ice is dwindling. The air smells like spring and the early morning birds have found their voices. I am about to graduate from Chiropractor 101. The hurtful butt cheek has given up and now I have just what feels like a steel belted radial band across my back. We are making progress. With the chiro’s magic elbows and me faithfully doing the home exercises I should be good to go within the week. The water has gone down on our patio and Dennis has taken his rocking chair off of the table in the garage porch and has once again resumed his stints of watching TV in the garage porch, albeit a bit damp. It will be quite a while before the carpet can be determined worth saving. Tomorrow will be a trip to Mankato as Michael’s has called and two of my stitch projects (one in 2001 and the other in 2002) are ready to be picked up complete with UV ray protection glass to protect from fading. I did wash the two items as they have been previously framed with no glass and I knew it was totally safe as white dish towels have been embroidered for years using DMC embroidery and they have withstood countless laundry days complete with Hylex. Have a day everyone.
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Precooked meatballs with Alfredo Sauce
Precooked meatballs covered with Alfredo Sauce in a covered fry pan or baking dish with oven preheated at 325 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. The Alfredo makes a good gravy for some instant potatoes.