Sister is Here

Fleta arrived safely! We’re having a great time doing nothing together!

Sigrid had her wisdom surgery.  She’s keeping the ice packs in place. I took her a jonquils, baby’s breath bouquet.

Fleta and I had Pizza Hut last night. Ours was not done. We took half to Eric and Laura cooked his more. Hope his half was better. Tonight I’m buying a roost beef sandwich 🥪. Fleta said she’d stay til Sunday morning. We’re working on our genealogy tree.

 

Reading

I finished the book I was reading. It’s setting is Washington D C just after W W II, McCarthy time. The story centers on an all-female boarding house, where secrets and tensions rise until a murder occurs.  I won’t rate it since I am not really a fiction reader. It wouldn’t be relevant to lovers of fiction.

This “Leaves me Okay” is about Lucille Hatch Eldridge through her Grandson’s eyes. It was more my speed. Lucille "Mama Ceal"  wrote to her grandson Walter Pryor weekly for nearly 30 years, from his boyhood until she died at 80. She was not a well-educated person, having completed only the eighth grade. She worked as a live-in maid in a little room on their property. She raised others people's children, 

Fleta will be here about noon. Sigrid will be recovering. It’s warm like spring. I bought diesel yesterday. I will mow weeds soon.

 

Doctor Visit

 I went to my regular doctor today. Last visit, I could hardly walk so I’m greatly improved. My blood pressure was good. She said the bone density test showed osteoporosis but what else is new. I’m trying to drink 3  to 4 8 oz classes of 1% milk each day. I can’t stomach the calcium pills and most of that is not absorbed anyway. I came back to Focus Fitness and did my weight lifting. Fleta comes tomorrow. I love her visit. Friday night, I’m going to order pizza. 🍕 I’m not a very good cook. 

Astrid wanted a crocheted rag rug. Laura made it for her. You must have 100% cotton sheets. You rip them in strips, then sew the strips together.  It takes several flat sheets. Used one’s work great, but they have to be cotton. Synthetic sheets won’t rip. They wash well and last forever too.

These are all wisdom teeth pictures. Sigrid’s will be added in the morning. I hope it’s bot bad for her. 

Laura’s is from the 1990’s. Hers were pretty bad. The anesthesia does not jive with her system.

Astrid had bad swelling but went to track practice the next day.

Ingrid was in shock afterwards.

Erin was older. She’s still looped from the gas.

Mopped

It’s supposed to start a few rainy days. I mopped all my floors with a real mop. The water was muddy colored. I’m ashamed! 

My Greta is in soccer season! Laura and I went to Dardanelle last night and watched her game! Astrid came too! Family cheering section!

Hannah and Eliseo (Fleta’s Granddaughter) got a truck new to them. Looks very nice!
 

The yellow finches are here for a couple of months.  Some will leave but others will come.  This is my favorite time of year for watching birds.  The pretty colorful will all come by to see me.  I try to make sure I have their favorite foods for them.  These pictures are from last spring.  I am hoping they all come again.

 

 

Easter theme Blanket

Finished an Easter theme baby blanket.  Gwen Hawkins asked about buying a blanket, but I don’t sell blankets. This one is going to Mineral Bluff, Georgia! I’ll get it in the mail soon💜💛💚💗 

Astrid is almost finished with her entertainment center/Corgi jail furniture. I doubt many dogs will be suffering as Astrid loves all animals.

Logan finished the trellis for their tomatoes. Astrid has them coming up in her grower. I know one type is beef steak. I like them.

 

Grandma is a Slow Poke

Company came yesterday, but first Ada had to go to the Boone County Library 📚 She left there with 30 books including “Grandma is a Slow Poke”.  She read the entire book to me with no missed words. She picked me a bouquet of Jonquils and left too soon.

 

February Ends

 

Yesterday, I got my hair trimmed. I usually take Jeri Kay eggs for her tip. I decided to make her a kitchen towel and hot pad as a tip. Amy Patsy’s mother was at Jeri Kay’s station. What a joy to finally meet her. We already know each other from afar.

Larry’s been gone 6 years. He passed on February 29, 2020, so the day only appears on the calendar every four years. He planned it that way I think. The years are short but the days are long.

Haircut

Erin and Ada are coming tomorrow. Greta may come too. I got Ada a spring outfit to gift her. It’s a skort. I had a coupon at Penney’s and used it. Penney’s clothes aren’t as good as they once were. 

It is warmer finally. The temperature is climbing into the upper 60’s and 70’s. I finished a library book and will go there today before I get Jeri Kay to trim my hair. Weekend is upon us.

 

Sunshine on my Shoulders

Astrid has this outdoor cat. When she came home, he was waiting for her. I think his markings are pretty.

When Astrid came over to feed the crew, she walked her dogs to the Lake so they could swim. Piper loves the water. 

These are some of the roots that messed up my drain. Logan said a root will grow toward the water line because it seeks moisture. I’m loving have a drain that drains. I saw that it cost $69 to fix it. Well, Logan’s work and time made that happen. It would have been a big bill without his help. 😊

Made Erin some cabinet towels. She may come Saturday. Just she and Ada will come. Greta has a gun shoot. If she wins it’s cash in her pocket. I thought Ada would like the red towels. They were really marked down at Hobby Lobby. Erin has knobs not handles on her cabinet doors. The towels have a button hole. The knob serves as the button.

 

Warmer Temperatures

Temperatures are warming up. I love this time of year. Sometimes I just like sitting in the sunshine. I’m going to rake and move the gravel from where the old carport was. I started yesterday but it was a bit cold.

My taxes are prepared. I have to pay $50 to my State and get some back from Federal. 

I am trying this baby blanket in pink. It’ll be a little different. I hope it turns out nicely.

 

Traits

In my DNA file there is a section labeled traits. We have a tendency to be a certain way because of inheritance. My DNA says I am a leader. I know I have always “spoke up”. My hair and eye color are revealed in my file.  There are lots more pages of traits in my file.

I have longer eye lashes.

I enjoy dancing but I’m not very rhythmic.

I’m not really artistic but I am determined.