Happy spring; happy smiles!

MM just got a good report from the doc: 20/25 vision today in his cataract less eye! We are happy; come back next week, thankyouverymuch. Okey dokie.

Thanks for all the prayers. Life is bright and good, y'all!

Tuesday stuff

 

At least that light pole isn’t growing out of the top of MM’s head!  This was definitely a quick point and shoot of friends Lyn and Terry, with no time to line up a good background.  It was sooo good seeing them yesterday.  And the food was of course good as usual.

So this morning is the big cataract surgery for MM.  We would appreciate all good thoughts that it will be a routine, 8-minute surgery, stay for an appropriate time to make sure he is stable and OK, then outta there.

No further news (post) today means GOOD news!

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal, y’all! 
Smiles…

Jay time

 

We are meeting “the Jays” at our fave place today, but for lunch.  Terry and Lyn have NEVER eaten lunch there, so we are fixing that gastronomic lack.  Our families go waay back, so we’ll have lots to talk about…and I just remembered to grab a couple of photos of the chitlins to take to show them.  I promise to TRY to remember to get my camera out during all the talking and laughing and eating.  Really.  I’ll try.

Between rain showers we rode our bikes yesterday, and I also got some beading done.  I took a project out on the patio to sit and watch TV with MM, but discovered that when a bead drops out there, it is GONE.  More beading (inside) today, since the table is littered with projects.

Johnnie, Susan and Christine came over for our modified St. Pat’s dinner Saturday night.  The company was a hit, but the crockpot beef stroganoff--I won’t be posting that recipe, thankyouverymuch.  It was a miss.  Live and learn.  Delete.  Gone.  Never to be repeated.

Life is all about trial and error.  And it’s all good, despite an occasional bump in the road.

Put a smile on your face and have a great Monday.  We will sure be doing both!

Holy Humor

 

Sunday  after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter  what the lesson was about.

The daughter  answered, "Don't be scared, you'll get your  quilt."

Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed.  Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea, and the Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about.

He said, "Be not  afraid, thy comforter is  coming."

When our own parish church was going from a mission to a ‘real’ church, we had to come up with a name for it, and I was in charge of that committee.  One of our regular summer visitors came up to me and said for me to PLEASE not name our church “Holy Comforter” because that was the name of her home church and her kids mostly referred to it as the Church of the Raggedy Blanket!  We did not pick that name.

Kids are sooo entertaining.

Enjoy some Sunday smiles, y’all!

Cheers!

 

Wade and Ginger, we missed y’all at the Well last night!

But look who joined us and Bill and Barbara…the Empress Bee!  I literally ran into her at the Walmart yesterday, and she agreed to join us for dinner.  Woohoo!!!  This was her first night time outing since her sweetie left this earth.  It was such a good evening.  I’ll bet Sarge was smiling big.  Dick and I sure were.  And Dick told her during dinner that we are going on the blogger’s cruise in January, so he is now committed.  No backing out!  Get those reservations made, honey.

Sandee and Zane, Barb and Linda—y’all are on notice, ya hear?  Join us for the eight-day fun!!!

Gosh, our time here is rushing right on by.  And there is still lots to do before we leave…people to see…eat at John G’s…beading to finish.   We do have our priorities!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, y’all!  Got your green on?

Friday already?

Wow, the days are flying by, y’all.  I plum forgot that yesterday was the Ides of March (ingrained in my head by English teacher Mrs. Futch!), but fortunately I did not have to beware of it, as did Julius Caesar!  All was well…I never got around to a blog, since there wasn’t much to report.

There were no mishaps when MM cut down some tree limbs.  And he only has to pull them over to the curb and the park workers haul them away.  Love that!  He isn’t done either.  Our schefflera tree will get a few more shoots removed when we move the moho away from it on departure day.  We certainly don’t want any roof creases!  Safety first, well, except for my metal clothes drying rack, but he fixed that mishap, bless his heart.

So who is cooking corned beef and cabbage tomorrow?  We like it, but MM wants beef stroganoff, and so he will have it.  I plan to try a new recipe in the new crockpot.  We shall see if it is a keeper.  Or not.

Put a smile on your face today and share it.  Life is good in sunny paradise, y’all!

Project man!

MM found this picnic table in an owner’s trash pile here in the park, and he asked if he could have it.  Sure!
One trip to the big box guy store to purchase 5 pressure treated boards, remove the rotten boards (who would use regular lumber???), replace with the new ones.  Ta dah…an almost free table!  And all in under an hour, including visit to the store.

Cost of project:  $30, plus a little sweat equity. 

Smart guy.  Happy guy.  Hello, new neighbors behind him.

Have a peachy, sunshiney day.  It’s beautiful here in paradise, y’all!