busy week

This morning has already been busy having to uncover everything in the garden from last night's frost advisory! It was 40 this morning and we're supposed to have another frost advisory tonight..hopefully everything will be ok. It'll be a busy week, ALL WEEK LONG. Today I have to take invitations to the post office for Courtney's party this weekend and when she gets home from school today, we have to go to Walmart to order her cake. They didn't really have alot to choose from for a "pre-teen"...she really liked the idea of the cake with her picture on it, I think that's what she's going to choose. The rest of the week I will be cleaning the house and getting things together for the party, including shopping for her birthday. She has decided that she wants money..cash, not gift cards. That way, she can spend it where ever she wants. There are a couple of games she wants for her nintendo ds but she really hasn't asked for anything else. (Except for a new cell phone, which her Dad has already got..he put her on his plan so she doesn't have to keep the old pay-to-go phone that she has) On Thursday, Courtney will be home, fasting all day with a liquid diet only in preparation for her full colonoscopy and endoscope that will be done around 6 a.m. on Friday. I pray that all goes well and that it turns out to be just irritable bowel syndrome (as they have previous diagnosed). She is very nervous about it but the doctors have told her that the worst part is the preparation the day before..pooping all day to clean her system out. Hopefully she'll feel up to the weekend. Her best friend Taylor is supposed to come over Saturday afternoon to go to Gattitown with us for the evening and to spend the night. Her birthday party is Sunday, she decided she wants to have a cookout instead of a pizza party since she'll be eating pizza on Saturday all day/night. The weather is calling for thunderstorms most of the weekend. At least we can cook outside and eat inside if we have to. For now, I'm headed to the shower and then to the post office. Until next time, hugs!

I haven't written in a long time.. mainly due to my addiction of Facebook and not having the extra time to sit down and do it. Rick is on vacation today. It's a windy 64 degrees...the sun is out, but it's very cool. The day began with Rick being up sick in the downstairs bathroom and the rest of us getting up later than we should. The kids got up fairly easy considering there wasn't much spare time for them. The bus ran around 7:35 and Rick was still in bed. He slept until almost 11:30, needing the sleep with the phenergan he took for his stomach. I made some cards this morning in the peace and quiet, with the exception of the neighbor's dog barking constantly. I went to lunch with my sister-in-law, we ate at Tumbleweed, her favorite place for us to go because her husband doesn't like it. He likes Golden Corral, Ryans and other places that have buffets. He likes a variety rather than ordering from a menu. I am very fortunate to have Nancy for my sister-in-law, she has been a constant friend to me and has always been good to my children. I'm so sleepy today. This cool weather certainly makes me want to have my den window open and take a catnap in the reclining sofa with Granny's cold quilt! :) (kind of like when you first get in the bed and wallow around in all of the cold spots) But, there's quite a bit to do before the kids get home. Not sleeping at night makes me very sleepy and slow the next day, you would think that after over 2 years of not sleeping at night often, I would be used to it! We had a good day yesterday on Mother's Day. Rick, the children and I went to church, it was a very good service. Lots of jokes being made about being submissive to your husband and how the man is the head of the household...also about Godly Women...certainly leaves me out for the most part. I do try to be better everyday than the day before, some just work out better than others. Della, Chris,Felicia and Mom came up for a cook out. We grilled hotdogs and burgers, Della made her famous baked beans (at my request) and I, well, I just provided a place to eat, relax and had the buns, condiments, drinks and desert. I made a sugar cream pie, the recipe was Granny's sister-in-law's..Betty Shanks (Jesse Brown's wife) and I also made a butterscotch pie(Granny's recipe) and Della brought a lemon strusel cake, which was delightful.(my favorite of the sweets) After eating, we sat out on the back deck, watching Rick transplant strawberry plants and till the garden, again, the ground is so saturated that it will take days to dry enough before planting the tomato plants, beets, and radishes. It will be nice this summer to enjoy all of them. Della, Chris and Felicia went to Chris' family's house for Mother's Day, where they had a cookout also! We could have planned for other food had we known that's what they were going to do, but we didn't. By the time everyone gathered their belongings and left, it was time for the Amazing Race and I have to say that I was soooo dissapointed that Margie and Luke didn't win. I cheered them on the entire race. Connor cried so much, they were his team too. Speaking of Connor, he won the writing, spelling and tender heart awards at school on Friday during Awards Night!! He is only in the first grade, but he is my prodigy with the writing, he too prints everything he writes. Well, looks like my time is up for now, the kids will be home in about 45 minutes from school and then it's homework, supper and bathtime. Until next time, hugs.