~lots of catching up~

The last couple of weeks have really been crazy.. Larry and I finished my tractor and I drove it this past Sunday... It really will scoot. I loved it.

Here is the before and the after... quite a difference... We have new neighbors, just moved in 3 weeks ago. They are really young, just married 10 months, when they came over to introduce themselves, she wanted to know "Does it run", (we were outside in the pout house working on it). I drove it for quite awhile on Sunday, thinking they would get back home and she could see it run, but they came in about 20 minutes after I put it up, it was really getting cold out there. Maybe this weekend she can see it. I know we should have gone over and welcomed them and introduced ourselves, but they had alot of company and they were busy unloading and we did not want to intrude. I was planning to bake something and take over later in the week, no I still have not gotten that done, It is supposed to rain here most all day Saturday, sounds like a good day for baking to me..

I have managed to finish Kelsey's quilt top and do another one out of the Blues and purples in Cember and Gabby's, boy did that turn out pretty. This and Kelsey's is more a lapquilt size, Since Kelsey is only 28 lbs, she would get lost in even a twin size. Then last Saturday, the weather was yucky and I really got bored so I cleaned out the sewing machine drawer, I found a jumpsuit I had cut out many many many years ago, along with the fabric for a blouse to go with it, decided I was apparently not going to sew it up and if I did, I was not going to wear it, so I cut it and the blouse fabric into squares and I am doing a 9 patch quilt top out of it. I will probably finish that one this weekend as well.

If the weather is just semi-yucky on Saturday, I think Larry and I are going junk shopping. We have gotten to where we like to just go dig and look in old flea market type stores, you never know what you will find.. That is where I found a churn and then a jar for it.. Then my SIL does victorian style lamp shades, so we are always finding odd shaped lampshades/frames that she can use for those that we get for a dollar or two for her. Who knows what we may decide to do. Buck and Bruce are getting ready to go to Batesville (about 2 1/2 hours from home) to work for about 6 weeks. They are taking a camper, to save on the living expenses while they are there. Mandy and the girls will go up just about every weekend to clean the camper and do laundry for them. They work 7 12 hour days when they are on these power plant shut down maintenance jobs. They may have 1 or 2 days between jobs. They are currently at White Bluff (30 minutes from home), Bruce is working in the coal yard, so every nite (8 PM) when he gets home, he practically strips outside to keep from tracking the coal dust through the house. That saves alot. He comes home and all you can see on his face is his lips and his eyeballs. Picture the look on Kelsey's face when he came in last nite and spoke to her, she did not know who he was and it upset him because she was scared of him. She knew he sounded like uncle Boo, but he sure did not look like him.

Well gotta go, close out the month at work and get home. Will update more later.

LOVE and GODS BLESSING to ALL!!!

~You Nana~

Yesterday I picked up Kelsey at DayCare and took her home to change her clothes for Gymnastics. Rocky had not left for work yet, so she got to see him. After I got her undressed I sent her to Potty before we put her gym suit on. I went to check on her and Rocky came in there to tell her bye. As he was leaving he said, "bye mom, thanks for taking Kelsey" After he left Kelsey looked at me and said, "you not mom, you nana". So I tried to explain I am your Nana, but I am your Dad's Mom, again, "you not mom, mom at Sonic". Don't guess she is quite old enough to understand all that yet, But the look of puzzlement on her face was just priceless. Wish I had had a camera.

THen off to Gymnastics. She is doing really well, She loves it.. They had her hanging on a bar and putting her feet on it between her hands and swinging. She loved it, but my heart was in my throat for fear of her falling, (of course her coach was right there and there were soft mats under her, but still, she is ONLY 3... Deanna met us there when she got off work at 5:00.. Kelsey in her "Jumpin Suit"

I am so glad this is the last day of work this week and Monday is a Holiday, then no more holidays until Memorial Day in May. I hate that long stretch, but I am thankful we get as many holidays as we do working for the state. I still have my birthday I can take as a floating holiday. Then, I have 7 1/2 weeks of vacation and sick leave I have saved. Never know when I will mess up my neck completely and have to have surgery again (I have avoided it now for 3 1/2 years). So I need to save as much as I can so I don't miss a paycheck. Heaven knows we all need everyone of those we can get and then some... I am going to Mom's when Larry leaves on Monday and we are going to quilt all day or at least most of it. Yesterday mom took Cember and Gabby's quilts to the quilter. This is Gab's quilt top. I can't wait to get them back..

This weekend, Larry and I are going to work on the yard and try to play with the blocks out front and decide how we want to do that.. Then I have some Mimosa trees I want to move, now seems like the time to do that.. The weather is supposed to be good, and the temp in the mid to upper 50's. that will be good.. Bruce is back to work and is working 7 days a week and 12 hours a day, so I do not see him much. He will be at Redfield (about 30 miles from home) for about 4 weeks, then he and Buck will go to Batesville (about 2 1/2 hours from home, they will take a camper and stay up there) for about 4-6 weeks, then back to Redfield, Then I am not sure from there. I think they will have about a week between each of these jobs, not sure.

Well gotta go and get some more cleaning done, We are having Spring Cleaning at work. I have sent so much to be shred out of this office it is not even funny. We are having 3 more offices constructed (permanent walls) where we had cubes. We are moving our payroll dept. back down on this floor with the rest of us and get rid of that lease every month. So I am having to clear out some storage cubes to be able to put people in them.

So until next time, God Bless and Keep You ALL!!!

~Weeks Events~

Had Girls nite out last nite, What a fun time. I only had my 3 girls, but we played, watched some of American Idol and laughed at some of them and really enjoyed others. We had reading time (30 minutes) and then played till bath time and bedtime.. Then up this morning, got all delivered, Kelsey to her mom and dad, Cem and Gab to mamaw and papaw (dad takes them to school for me when they spend the nite, Thanks a MILLION).

Last weekend, we got to work on the tractor all weekend. I got up early Sunday morning and went to Walmart to get what groceries and other items we needed, then home and changed into work clothes and got to sanding and painting. I have a problem, my paint on spots on the tank and fenders keeps bubbling up like little blisters. Not sure what is going on there. I may have to sand back to the metal and start over, I hope not, but what ever I have to do. Hope to finish it up and get it all back together this weekend. Weather is supposed to be just beautiful here this weekend, like 68 on Saturday and 62 on Sunday with scattered showers, oh well, we could use a little rain.

Last Friday/Saturday, we had new neighbors move in next door to us.. It is a young couple, with no children. They moved from a Condo in Little Rock to the country, We have decided they are scared of the dark, they keep all their outside lights (front porch, Garage (that one they really cannot tell is on if they are in the house), and 2 sets of flood lights out back) on all night. He seems like a good ole country boy, he was born and raised in Sparkman. She is from Colorado Springs, Colorado. I have not met her, she had gone to Walmart and he came over and introduced himself. Maybe I will bake something this weekend and take over to them. Depends on how involved we get into the tractor. I am ready to put that project to bed and move on. I have flower beds to work on and get ready for planting early next month.. But, first I have to decide what to do. I have a 35 foor diameter circle in my front yard (drive way all the way around it), that I need to do something with, Any SUGGESTIONS?? No water garden, That would be beautiful, but it would also bring FROGS and I am deathly afraid of them, I know SILLY, but that is just how it is.. So no water nothing out there.. That is the first thing anyone suggests, but that will not happen.. I already have 2 tree frogs that live on the front porch.. I hate that, but have found nothing to get rid of them. Believe me I have searched high and low for something.. I am open to suggestions there as well..

Well, gotta go and get work done.
LOVE TO ALL!!!!!