June Catchup

It has been awhile since I posted so I thought I better catch up as the month of June is closing fast.  The weather this month has been so rainy that getting out has been very sparse.  However, it seems come July, we are supposed to be getting temperatures in the 80s and 90s which I love but the downside will be the humidity that comes with it.  As long as I can sleep at night comfortably, I will not complain.

We went to the cemeteries for our annual visit.  We got a green plant for B's parents in the Catholic cemetery.  We cleaned a bit around the headstone and B remarked how he is the last of his generation left.  It certainly makes one feel old to think of that.  The cemetery where my parents are does not allow real plants and flowers, so we took a large bouquet of artificial flowers as well as an American flag as dad was a veteran.  We cleaned around their headstones too mainly because they are under a tree that drops a great many needles.  So we swept and raked it a bit.

After the cemeteries, we headed for a local farmer's market to see what goodies were for sale but were disappointed as there wasn't a lot there yet.

I was attempting to let my hair grow because I didn't feel like going in to get a haircut.  But I kept finding myself looking in the mirror and hating the way my hair looked and fighting the temptation to take my scissors and start chopping it off. So I gave in and went to Cost cutters, had them do the chopping and now I am happy.

Our oldest son who lives in Nevada surprised us by letting us know he was coming home for a visit over Father's Day.  Our dil couldn't come because she is finishing up her studies for her master's degree.  We were sad to hear we wouldn't see her but proud of how hard she is working to get her master's degree.  It was so fun having him here.  Also, since he is my techie son, he worked on issues I had with my computer and tried to help me with a new phone but the phone company was not in a cooperating mood.  I will have to deal with them another time.  

Father's Day, our youngest son and dil came over for dinner ad we had a fun family time.  Lots of news to share as well as watching the US Open golf on tv (my youngest is the golfer in the family) and the World Cup (my oldest is more into that).

The Monday after Father's Day was B and I's 53rd wedding anniversary.  53! So hard to believe we have been together that long.  It seems like the years just flew by. the kids took us to Texas Roadhouse for dinner to celebrate.  We had a wonderful time.  I look at them and still see them as the little boys they once were and cannot believe how grownup they are.  Of course, if I said anything to them about that, they would just give me "the look" and say, "Oh, mom."

Tuesday, it was time for my oldest to head home.  He drives from here to Milwaukee and gets the plane from there to Nevada. I always say I am not going to cry when I have to say goodbye but I always do.  He promised to text me along the way so I know where he is and when he gets home.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, he is the photographer of the family and he took some lovely photos while he was here.  I will share some below.
 

  Momma & her 8 babies

 Slim

Winston aka Winston Churchill

Lower Harbor Park-Lake Superior

 

Monday Musings

I saw this on the computer and it really made me think...

"Don't you just wish that Jesus would walk into your kitchen, sit down with a cup of coffee, look at you and say, "Ok, here is what we are going to do".

 

Friday Funny

 

Saturday Smiles

Well, my lilacs have bloomed!  They look so beautiful this year and the fragrance is just lovely.  It makes sitting on the deck swing so calming and peaceful.

As I mentioned in my last post, B and I went to see the movie "Pressure".  I am not a big fan of war movies but B really wanted to see it.  I was surprised to find that I did enjoy it.  What I was not too pleased about was the cost of going to the movies.  Yes, we did go on the $5.00 Monday and we did get a senior citizen rate on admission but still it was expensive.  Admission for 2 plus 1 small soda, 1 small popcorn and a bottle of water came to almost $50.  I admit we haven't gone to the movies too often in these later years but that price is ridiculous!  B said we would only go to the movies again if there was something we really, really, really wanted to see.

The coffeemaker decided to die on Wednesday morning.  So we definitely had to go out and get a new one.  No caffeine in this house makes for a very dangerous environment (lol).  We had to go to Meijers anyway to get one of my prescriptions refilled so we went shopping for a coffeemaker while we waited.  There were so many to look at.  Brand names I had never heard of before and some with so many buttons on them, they could have been on a spacecraft to be launched by Nasa.  We finally found one with just enough buttons on it to brew the coffee and set the alarm for morning.  Just what we need....the basics.  We walked around Meijers some more to kill time.  Have you ever noticed how some people push their shopping carts around?  I mentioned to B that if those same people drive their cars the way they use the shopping carts, they are accidents waiting to happen.  After getting the prescription refill and paying for the coffeemaker, we headed to Lowe's to price concrete pavers.  We have an area between the house and garage that gets no sun and therefore turns into a muddy mess with either rain or when we use the hose.  We decided this year to put cement pavers down to eliminate the mess and to make the area look a bit nicer.  The price of pavers as well as the sand needed to set them was not bad, however, putting concrete pavers as well as bags of sand in the back of the car was not an option.  We are hoping we can get our youngest son to bring his truck over so we can use it to pick them up.

Thursday was my day to get my monthly B12 shot.  While I was at the medical center to get the shot, B took some donations to the St. Vincent dePaul store and some books to the public library that I donate toward their book sales.  Afterwards, we went to the local ice cream shop and had hot fudge sundaes just because it was a beautiful day and we were out.

Friday, there was a gun and knife show in Escanaba (which is about an hour from us) that B wanted to go to.  He was disappointed in it as it was mostly knives and very little other militaria.  After that, we went to Hobby Lobby where I wanted to pick up some 4th of July decor.  I was very annoyed that the store already had out Autumn, Thanksgiving and even Christmas items as well.  Talk about rushing things.  We had lunch at Culver's and then went to the local grocery store to pick up a few things as we headed for home.  The day had been absolutely gorgeous--beautiful weather, sunny & warm.  But we got about 5 miles from home and drove into a major rainstorm.  It was so bad that for at least 10 minutes, we couldn't see a thing through the rain.  Yes, the UP was in a great need of rain but blinding rain is not my idea of fun.  However, all the plants and grass got a good soaking which I am happy about.

I hope all of you are making the most of the beautiful and not so beautiful weather in your part of the world.
 

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