Update...

Thanks everyone for the prayers and good wishes. The doctor said my Dad made it through the surgery fine. If all goes well, he should be able to go home early in the morning. Keep my Mom in your thoughts too, she has had a lot to shoulder with the stress and worry and taking care of him all this time....plus he can be a little ornery...ha.
Thanks,
Sheila

Prayers needed...

Please send up prayers for my Dad as he goes in for surgery in the morning to have his gall bladder removed. Hopefully this will put an end to the problems he has been having.
Thanks in advance,
Sheila

You say scuppernong...I say scup'lin...

Okay Lucy, this is for you. Scup'lins...southern slang...also known as scuppernongs or muscadines. I have been eating both kind. The bronze scuppernongs is what I have (look kind of green here). I had a dark one but it never made any and eventually gave up the ghost. They don't taste like a regular grape, and I don't eat the skin, it is too thick, some people might I don't know. But I suck the inside of the skin to get all the sweet goodness...ha. But when I eat too many, they make my back teeth sharp (I don't know if that is a universal saying, but basically makes my teeth sensitive, not to heat or cold, but when chewing). But it doesn't stop me from eating them...got to get them while I can.

Thanks for stopping by,
Sheila

Is that a breeze I feel...?

I forgot to tell you on the last post that I got a big handful of scup'lins off of my vines Sunday. But they had the bronze and the dark ones at the grocery store when I went and I bought some more there.

The weather has been beautiful and cooler the last few days. It was 65 degrees yesterday and today when I took 'C' to school. I went by st*bucks this morning for a change and got a breve' caramel mocha and an oatmeal raisin cookie. They did a fairly good job of getting the taste right this time. The cookie tasted better than ones I've had before too. I guess I got spoiled, S*bucks can't make them as well as my favorite coffee shop in Washington did. Plus they had an oatmeal granola bar with cranberries that I loved and I miss it.

Don't tell Jack, but I had some more tomato sandwiches...

Ok, I'll go,
Take care,
Sheila

Shopping run....

I made a run to Target today, wanted a new iron, the old one still works but it randomly leaks on my clothes. Not out of the bottom, like they usually do. Yes I am still one of the ones that irons their clothes. My children probably won't, I do iron 'C's school clothes, but 'J's in college now and I'm done ironing hers. I picked up a few things on my grocery list there also, and a few things that weren't...ha.

Then it was off to the grocery store. I saw 'J's friend 'H' there. She recently got her a new vehicle and I asked how she liked it. She said it was quieter than her other one...ha. I never heard any unusual noises out of her old car...

Pest service guy is coming tomorrow, we have service where he comes every three months. In Texas our house had a 'pest defense system'. It had lines or something that ran in between the outside and inside walls and they just hooked up to an outlet on the outside walls and it put the chemicals in that way.

I'll go now,
Everyone have a great week,
Sheila

Dump, dollars and drawers...

Hi Everyone,

Hubby took the rest of the junk to the dump last weekend. This was junk that we stacked up when the garage was cleaned out. We put out as much as we could with the regular trash.

This week has been a fun one of paying $$$ tuition, buying books more $$, and 'J' and I got new cell phones. Remember 'C' got hers last month because hers quit working, she was already due a new one, but I was waiting so we would all have one that expires about the same time. 'C' got the LG Dare and 'J' and I got the enV3. 'J' doesn't think an old dog can learn new tricks, but I'll show her...ha.

Well I got a little sidetracked when I was cleaning Thursday. The TV stand in the bedroom has two drawers on the bottom. I had some of my books, that I'm waiting to read, in them and a few that I have read. Well they caused the bottom of the top drawer to fall down some. So I took out both drawers, one at a time, took the bottom off, run some wood glue in the grooves, slid the bottom back in and put some extra tack nails in. Hopefully they will stay together. I also put the books somewhere else since they are too heavy for the drawers.

Oh and Jack I had me two tomato sandwiches this week, they were good. I didn't eat any of the kind that make Lucy gag...ha.

Ok, I'll go for now,
Hope everyone has a great weekend,
Sheila

No gag zone...

Okay, it is time for me to write a new post. I don't want to keep causing Lucy to gag every time she checks my blog...ha.

We're all good here. Traffic has gotten a little better at 'C's school, knock on wood, and 'J' started college today. 'J' is so happy....she can wear jeans to college (public school here has a uniform policy) and she only has to go on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

We have been getting a lot of rain, it's better than having no rain, but I'm ready to have a few days of sunshine...ha. Rain, rain go away, little johnny wants to play...

Well I'll go for now,
Take care,
Sheila

Bad traffic and bananas...

Good morning,

It is another day, the drive to take my daughter to school is still crazy. I tried going a different way (longer, but less traffic, until you get close to the school) but it was no better. It still came to a standstill as you got close to the school. Oh well, I tried, hopefully it will get better when they finish fixing the road right there at the school.

I've got a question, how many out there has eaten a banana sandwich?...no peanut butter, this isn't an Elvis thing. Just white bread, mayonaisse and banana. When I lived and worked in Kansas I took one for lunch one day. I waited until it was time to eat before I sliced the banana to put in it. I think they thought I was crazy...ha. They asked did I make them out of apples too...ha...no, just bananas. Though I like them with pineapple instead of banana too. I also like chocolate milk when I eat a banana. Okay let's hear from you now...

Take care,
Sheila

School days, school days....

Hello Everyone,

School started back today without too much of a hitch. Traffic was terrible even leaving earlier than usual. They are working on the road right near the entrance to the school, so it was stop and go. They also were late letting them out because the buses were late getting there. Oh well hopefully it will work itself out as time goes on.

She did get the teacher we didn't want (she may be the only one that teaches that class), but she was making comments about being better this year. So I'm hoping she was talked too and things will be better.

We did have to run by the orthodontist after school so he could fix a wire in back that was scratching her cheek.

So all in all we survived the first day of school. 'J' doesn't start until the 19th.

Take care,
Sheila

You can't fool the DMV...

Yesterday, 'C' had an orthodontist appointment, so we went looking for school clothes afterward. She didn't really want to but we did anyway...ha. She has to wear khaki pants and white or light blue shirt. We got plenty of white shirts, she didn't really want blue. She also picked out some 'regular' clothes. A few shirts and a pair of jeans and a pair of capris. She didn't like the way the khaki pants at Kohls fit. They didn't have any at Sears. So we'll have to find some somewhere else. She can still wear the ones from last year if she has too until we find some she likes.

Hubby had to go and get his license renewed today. He has been grey-headed or salt and pepper (more salt than pepper now) for many years, but he always puts brown for hair color. The lady asked him if he was sure he wanted brown instead of grey. Did he think his hair was still brown? They went back and forth a little. Finally he said what color do you think it should be? His hair is now listed as grey on his driver's license...you can't win with the DMV...ha. But we can still lie about our weight...they don't have a scale to put you on...ha.

Have a great day,
Sheila

Look what I found...

Do you remember when I went to my parents at Christmas? We saw many, many buzzards off in the distance. I mentioned it in my blog. My brother, who was also visiting, decided to become buzzard bait...Well I was getting pictures off my cell phone because I will be getting a new one in a couple of weeks and these pictures were on there. They're not the greatest of course, with it being a cell phone, but here they are...

It didn't take long for the buzzards to start circling him...

I think there were more buzzards than show in this picture.

One actually swooped down, but didn't get him...ha

I guess having a red shirt on helped...

Hope this made you smile,

Sheila

A hard one...

I wasn't sure I wanted to post this because it was so hard to write. Some of our extended family has tragically lost two beautiful 2 year olds, twins, a boy and a girl. They accidentally drowned. If you pray, please keep their family in your prayers.

Also my Stepson's mother was recently diagnosed with Leukemia, please say a prayer for her and her family.

Thanks,
Sheila

It was fun while it lasted...

Hello all,

Well my daughter 'J' and her friends went to the beach on Monday. They got home Thursday evening. It has been hot here this summer, but not quite as bad as it usually is. Plus we have been getting rain, I don't think we got much last year in July.

It's almost that time again. School starts back Aug. 10th. 'C' and I went Wednesday to register her. She got a teacher for math that her and her sister have had before. We requested a different teacher, because we don't like her teaching skills...or lack of...we'll see what happens. 'C's a good student and would do fine in her class, but I just don't want her to have this teacher again if possible.

Hubby took off work last Thursday and Friday and we painted our daughter 'C's bedroom. She picked bright pink when we moved here in 2005. She has wanted it painted for a couple of years now. So now it is Elephant grey. We told her she better be sure because we're not painting it again...ha. I will post pictures of the room before and after when I get them. 'C' has them on her camera.

Have a great weekend everyone,
Sheila