Quick Good Morning!

Well, I'm racing against the clock this morning.  Literally, I have put myself on a very strict schedule because of all the crap swirling around that needs some sort of attention.

I'm loving your posts Lori - except for the morbid one.  Don't want to think that way.  I do have cards ready though to send out on your behalf. Afterall, you are almost 80 years old!

I hope that hurricane fizzles before all those coastal town people are harmed in any way. So scary, I'm sure. 

We have been working on my gardens outside  - brings me lots of joy.  It's a 'thriller' as far as I'm concerned and it's cheap therapy.

Danny Boy had to take the grandsons to school today but that's the only responsibility for today. Yippee for him (and me).

I'm loving our new place. I'm sitting here in the dining room and the door to the screened porch is open and the animals can come and go as they please. They love that screened porch almost as much as I love it.  Lots of trees and birds to watch.  The sweet kitty is on my lap now and loving on me. Probably trying to make up with me for puking all over the place in the middle of the night - which alerted to dog to come clean it up.  So I should see that as a positive since I didn't have to clean it up!  One of life's little blessings that you have to look for, I guess.

Sorry, I must sign off.  My timer just went off and I need to go to my next set of tasks.

Love you girls a whole bunch!

Am I alone?

Perhaps this will just be my personal journal or sounding board.  However, I know it isn't too private because out there in cyber land there are people reading these posts who have no idea who I am or a few might that I have told about our blog and aren't too old and forgetful to remember where to find it.  So.....I guess I will have to be cognizant of what I say and not use. profanity, etc.  I certainly will not get political. Anyway, I am still going to try to revive our blog in memory of Diane although I cannot duplicate her delightful style of writing.  How we all miss her!

Dorian the hurricane is threatening to dump rain on us for the Labor Day weekend.  Not that it ruins any of our plans, but my heart goes out for all those in the path of it..at the moment it looks like Florida is going to get the worst of it.

Yesterday as I was doing my errands the teller at the bank at the end of our transaction said "have a thriller of a day". Different than have a nice day to be sure.  I had already had a crazy start.  I had put the leashes on the dogs to take them to the groomer and they were all excited.  Locked the door, went to the car and wondered why it wouldn't unlock.  Keys were in the house.  Dang. Usually have a spare key in purse, but no not there, but there was one in a secret place outside.. Geez.
The dogs are all tangled up in their leashes and then I remembered the key was to the back door.  Another geez. So, after untangling the dogs and getting in the house we finally were on our way. Of course we were late. Not sure that would account for a thrilling day.

Musings

I just took a sympathy card out of a ten package value package Hallmark sells.   I bought it because it seemed so many people were dying that I knew and I saw that after I sent this card there would be 8 left.  Hmmm. I was wondering if I would use all these cards before someone else would be using one of their cards from an exact package like mine to send to my family for me. A sobering thought, but I ain't scared.  Just wondering. In the meantime I will just keep on being my silly self wondering about all kinds of things I probably will never know the answer to. Any thoughts Sisters?

Good evening sisters. I am glad you responded to my email and hope we can post to this occasionally. Lizzie, I didn't realize that was the date you got married. Guess you don't celebrate that anymore. 🙄

My friend Sandy's husband died 2 days before Mom. Time passes so quickly the older I get. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago. So many things remind me of Mom and I miss her.

Not much going on here in NC except excessive heat and now some rain. Hoping the Hurricanes steer clear of the Carolinas.  Whenever they start talking about  a tropical wave out in the ocean my ears prick up.  Hopefully they will miss us for awhile since we had such a big one last September.

Monday I went to Surf City to see some friends I get together with each year I met years ago at a women's retreat. They are from mostly the Raleigh area.  One woman lives in Massachusetts now, but comes every summer.  It was fun seeing everyone.  I could only stay for the one day this year since I had our Summer Quilt Retreat Friday and Saturday. Two other ladies and I organize it every year and it just happened to be the same week as the get together was planned.

We are going to Denver next month to see Troy and Carol.  I am looking forward to meeting Carol's daughter and granddaughters. We are driving instead of flying. Couldn't convince Earl to fly. That's alright. We always have a good time when we travel by car. Hate leaving the dogs so long at the kennel.

Going to bed a little early so I can get up early to go to the gym in the morning. I have been slacking off lately.  Before I know it I will quit altogether and become a bag of sagging flesh with no tone at all. Wait, I am a bag of sagging flesh. 😩