Another Boring Friday

Yes....Fridays are typically boring around here. We did the local thrift shops...did a few garage sales and even wandered through Menards. Nothing!!

We do have a couple of projects for the weekend....hanging my microwave over the stove...cleaning out the square foot garden and upgrading the soil....working on a grow light over the LSB. The arugula was large enough to transplant into the LSB today so we will see how it goes!

I heard from Heather that PLD is better today...talked to Todd and they all are enjoying themsleves....waiting for Shannon to post a photo of her new hairdo!

So almost hitting 80 today the windows are open and everything is growing like crazy outside! I can see a trip to the greenhouse in my future.

Looks like chicken oriental stirfry tonight with water chestnuts and sugar snap peas! Maybe even breakout the last Netflix movie before we close it down for the summer. OOOOH Baby sounds like a night on the town for us!

Have a good start to your weekend whatever you choose to do!

Dilly

70 and Sunny

Looks like today has real promise as being wonderful. First of all we will be home and that always makes me happy. Work around here is piling up, between yard work, getting back to painting the house and finally all the projects we having going sure keeps a girls feet hitting the ground running!

Long day yesterday, but we had fun and it looks like we will start replacing the Kitchen cabinets. We got a great deal on a new microwave and I will need some new cabinets to hang it under. We knew the cabinets were on the list of things to do, but the current cabinets over the stove are to low and 75 years old, so time to make beads and start accumulating the $$$.

Got the phone call that Heather's family made it safely out to Creede to be with our son and his wife! Xavier is having a ball and enjoying himself!

Good thing I took the time to clear off the dining room table this morning. While stuffing some reciepts into the Tax envelopes I realized there were a couple of envelopes in the 2008 papers. Yup, I checked, we thought the tax preparer had electronically filed them. NOPE, we still need to send them in to the State and Feds! I guess they are so late whats another couple of weeks. Shmigal..frigal...frackity...frick!!!! (I am practicing to keep my mouth clean so little mimickers don't pick up on Grammies bad language!)

OK....I am off to finish the second cup of coffee....figure out what I am doing this morning! A good day to you and huggies all around for everyone!

Dilly

We have sprouts

Hello all!

Another sunshiney blue sky day in the neighborhood! The seeds that PLD and I put in the rock wool, Yup real spun rock, are starting to sprout! I will be able to send him pics of the sprouts when he is on vacation in Colorado at Uncle Todd's and Auntie Erins house!

I got a photo yesterday of a soon to be new member of the family. Here is a photo of LUCY....who will be my sister and brother-in-laws new sweetie. I am so happy for them and looking at the photo you can just smell the puppy breath. I know Glenn can't wait to utter those words "Lucy I'm home". With puppy feets scampering into his arms. You can't beat that!! CONGRATULATIONS Lucy is a very lucky girl to get the two of you for her parents!

We hit the road yesterday and ran our route to Kalamazoo....didn't get home until after 7:00 but did manage to fill up the back of the van. A few new things we haven't found before so that's always exciting to expand the knowledge base!

I am headed out for lunch with DD, Heather and PLD. I wanted to see them before they leave tonight. They plus Kirk, will head down to the Detroit area tonight. Stay at a local hotel, where they will leave their vehicle and have a shuttle take them to the airport at 4:30 a.m. catch their flight and be in Denver at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning! Pick up their car drive the 5 hours to Creede and be giving Todd & Erin hugs by early afternoon! I am so jealous but I am sending special sloppy hugs and kisses with Xavier to share with them!!

Shannon just so you don't feel left out, what are you doing the next couple of days? Love ya too!

So down to the studio...I AM melting glass. It might not be much but I am promising myself that is on todays agenda. Oh, and I started my day out right and did my walk on the treadmill this moring! I am trying, it's not much to ask of myself, so how come it's so darn hard to do??

Well I am off. Have a great day and Huggies all around for everyone!

Dilly

A rainy day in paradise!

Good Sunday to you all! Just finished lunch and thought I would set down and bring my blog up to date!

First of all the LSB is doing great. We need to add some more of the growing medium to the tank, but before it can be added it has to be rinsed. That got cut off because it was thundering and lightning and we were getting wet washing it off. We will get to it when the rain goes away. Everything is up and working all the fishys are swimming life is good!

Little Dude and his Mom stopped by to kill some time while their house was being show by a realtor. Just before he left, he helped Grammie put the seeds we are going to grow in the rock wool for sprouting! He did a great job and if he didn't cram them down to far we will have little sprouts when he gets home from his vacation! If they don't pop their little heads out, I will reseed them, but I would much rather PLD gets to do the honors!

Kylee is eating again, but I am cheating. I made up some chicken broth and put it over her food. Hey, you gotta do what ya gotta do!

I am on my afternoon decaf, it's chilly with the rain and it sure sounded good! I was right YUM.

I really have to kick my butkuss into gear and get some glass melted, I just can't seem to get inspired. I was making some real beauties before we started on the LSB. I need to get back there. If you see a glass melting bead making muse out there running around could you negotiate with them to stop by and hang out at my house for a little while.

Have a wonderful finish to your weekend. I wish you all well! Sis, I hope you are having a safe and quiet return trip to Maryland. Todd & Erin...you are so lucky and I hope you are looking forward to your visit from PLD and his Mom & Dad.

Big Huggies all around for everyone!
Dilly

A quick fly-by!

Evening everyone. It's been a busy day here, what with even more tweeking of the siphon system for our garden, a run to the hardware store, followed by a run to the grocery store, followed by 3 hours making 3 salads. Then a quick clean up and change of clothes and then an evening at DD Heathers house to see my sister and BIL who were in town along with the rest of the local family. Yes, Shannon that means you. Shannon complained that I don't write about her often enough on here. So we must pay more attention to Shannon!!! Love ya kiddo!

Well only a couple of days and Heather, Kirk and PLD are flying off to Colorado to visit our son Todd and his wife Erin. Sorry Shannon, lets see that leaves you home with Dad and I. We will have to get together, we dont want you thinking you are forgotten or anything! LOL

We had a nice visit with my sister Michelle, and BIL Glenn, good food, lots of laughs remembering some of our daughters dating venues as they grew up!!! No wonder I have gray hair remembering some of the potential son-in-laws that got paraded past us! OMG, we are lucky to have the two we have!!! Yeah Shawn and Kirk!!!

I am whipped and sporting a back ache and sinus.....so off to beddy-poo for me. Have a wonderful evening and see you tomorrow!!

Dilly

I have been busy, spring is busting out all over and I am playing catchup. We have had beautiful weather with some rain headed our way, but what's spring without rain!

So I have been helping hubby get our LSB ~ Living Salad Bar ~ Aquaponics Indoor Garden up and running. Yesterday was sanding the final parts and giving it a finish. I think I will be ok with it in my dining room. We got that all done yesterday added in the aquarium, then the grow bed on top, finally rinsed all the grow media and installed the plumbing. Fish are next and as the bacteria grows we will be ready for the plants.

Here is the LSB with the aquarium in. Next the grow bed, which still needs more media for the plants, we are off and running to Kalamazoo to pick that up along with some additional goodies. Finally here is the set up with the front access panel installed, I know you can't hear it, but the water is going in and the siphone gurgles and sucks about every 10 minutes emptying the water out of the grow bed.

I'll be cooking tonight and tomorrow my sister, Michelle and my Brother-in-law Glenn will be visiting tomorrow evening for a family picnic. We will be hanging out at Heathers house and enjoying being together.

Have a great weekend and pass those huggies around!
Dilly

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I posted the above Maxine cartoon before my day really got underway. I should have know that posting that would open the window for stupid from my husband. He is just lucky my shoulder is crap and I really don't have the strength to beat him upside the head. If you don't want to spit your favorite beverage all over your monitor, or you are at work and don't want your boss to know you are reading something that will make you scream with laughter be very careful reading the next paragraph.

Since we are composting because of all the fresh fruit and vegetable rhinds that we have at our house, approx 5 lbs a day, yah we weighed it. Anyway when you compost you must add in more Brown than you do Green. Since brown is in short supply for us, one way to do that is to shredd your useless office paper. We have been looking for over a week for a shredder that was heavy duty enough for what we wanted. Picked one up after lunch today and came home and opened our snail mail. Yup you guessed it, the State of Michigan Income Tax Refund check of $800+++ dollars was in there. Hubby just wanted to try his new shredder out and YUP, HE SHREDDED THE CHECK!!!!

After some phone calls and web research we taped the check back together and sent it back to the State. In 30 to 45 days we will get a reissued check. Until that new one comes back, I get to harrass hubby for being a frigging moron! I can not believe he did that, he isn't stupid, but please god give me patience!!! Thanks Maxine for the Heads Up this morning!

Dilly