After devo I went out in my robe and picked white Minnesota Snowball branches, deep purple iris and some deep rose blooms for a bouquet of flowers. We took them and the 2 trader joe mums to church. Rainy day. I went to bed to warm up after church.
Up and devo. Good coffee. Started outside, but too wet to mow. I potted the 2 New Guinie plants from Bomgaars and planted the hydrangia plant from Luke and Karen next to the patio. We mowed about 11. Airbnb came about 12. After mowing we worked on bunk house, insulation installation, as Nancy titled it appropriately.
Up for devo, start dishwasher, pick up house. At 9 I went to play pickleball. I was so happy Sue K. texted my this am and invited me to play. Craig, Marilyn K. and Pam L. played also. I thought it was really fun. I stopped at Dose and bought a yellow quilt for the yellow room. When I got home Denny was cleaning the bathtub. He had cleaned the floors. We scraped the old caulk out and Denny put in new. We started to put insulation in the bunk house. We started in an area that required a lot of measuring and cutting small pieces and putting them up. So happy to get started on it. We stopped about 6:30. I went to pick some flowers and put in the cooler. After showers we watched Chosen.
Up for quiet time, devo and Mandy. I wonder what today will bring. The mama cat has moved her kittens twice. Once out of the box after Cook boys were watching them from a distance. Again after I found them in a 5 gallon bucket by ladders. We mowed after that and the mowers around that area probably disturbed the family. I wonder where they are now??? I sanded a little in the bunk house and at 1 Denny had a haircut. At 1:30 I went to study, on the way the tire was low on air and so I took it to Carlyle Tire and Denny gave me a ride to study. Ladies at study were Teresa, Susan, Ginny, Linda, Sharon, Laura Eloise and me. After study Susan gave me a ride to get the Prius. Denny grilled steaks for supper. At 8:30 I couldn't get on the FaceTime call on the desk top, but I did manage to use my phone to get on the call. Nice, day. I hate to wake Denny to see if he could get the Lifestyle call, And I should not have done that. Uffda!!
Up and headed to Omaha by 8. We had quite a full day shopping. First to Trader Joes, then to Home Depot, then to Airport to pick up Laura who was flying in from a visit to California. I gave Kathy a call from the airport. We stopped and ate Mexican in Denison before getting home about 9:30.
Denny was not feeling well this am. When I got up he was lying on the sofa in the sunroom. I left for OGT and he said he didn't get awake until Missy called about 10. He finished washing the pickup and went to town for some medication for his root canal next week and gas for the lawn mowers. I went to the golf corse after OGT and played a round of golf with Shirley H. and MaeBelle P at 1. At home we were both bushed. He grilled some burgers for supper and went to bed after eating. I straightened around the house and started a couple of loads of wash. When I saw Joann today outside of the grocery store she said Carol's surgery had gone well. It didn't get over until 9, but it was a success. Thank you, Jesus. Matt and family went to Sarah's wedding in St. Jo this weekend. Good friends.
Up, Devos, and 6:30 listen to Mandy. I started researching redoing old wooden floors. At 9 I left for spring Lake/ Sac County Golf course. I played golf with Judy T., Jan and Mary Ellen. It was a nice morning. It keeps me playing when I have some good shots mixed in with the bad and ugly. We shot a 43 which, of course, ended up on the bottom of the first flight, not in the money:) At home we mowed and then had supper of leftover smoked pork and party potatoes.
I was really groggy this am. Denny was up with the boys eating eggs and playing with toys. We went to SS and church. There was a cupcake and candy reception for Elise and Olivia. After church we met Mandy at the Holstein park. She had gotten Hardees for us to eat at the park. The boys had a good time playing. After we got home I sat in the sun, the airbnb couple came, and I listened to the book, Not a Fan on Libby. I DO like this library app. I went out to straighten the CSA barn and start the sprinkler. When our airbnbers came back from Schleswig we gave them a tour of buildings and visited on the patio. Another fun day.
I ws up before the boys, who got up around 7:15. We snuggled and waved from the sunroom at Jehan as she checked out of our airbnb. What a treat to snuggle with those boys. I filled little silver cups with coco puffs and they snacked and snuggled. Denny got up and we got ready and played outside until noon. Naps after lunch and Boy did I nap! Denny cleaned the basement.
Happy birthday, Denny!!! I love living life with you!!!!
I cleaned the kitchen before Denny got up. It was needed and Denny likes a clean floor. Mandy's van was ready in SC and so Jason and Mandy got the van there and then Mandy came to the farm with the boys. They got here around 10, we played outside. Denny kept track of his smoking pork butt. The boys took long naps, Mandy worked on lifestyle 28 and I weeded some in the garden. Jason got here around 6. It was a fun meal, eating outside with family for the first time this season. After the boys were in bed we had cake and ice cream in the bunkhouse. Kinda a nice place to dream. Denny said that "71" sounds/feels a LOT older that 70.
.Up for Devo and coffee. Denny and I moved slowly this am, but all in all we accomplished a lot today!!! Denny got the winding stairway done in the bunkhouse. IT/HE is SO amazing!!! We learned a lot about stringers. We made 3 of them for the staircase. (And he learned about fishing and stringers of fish in Texas.) When we got done we chilled in the upstairs.
DEFINITELY MAKING MY DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!
After bunkhouse we mowed the lawn. I made kettle bread to go with ham for supper.
Becky had her surgery on there broken wrist. It sound like the surgery went well.
More is done on the steps in the bunk house. YESS!!!! We did math and more math and more math. We cut the floor of the second floor and measured and figured and measured and figured and measured. The stringer has been measured and cut. The header was nailed up. The temporary wood was put on the steps. we held up the stringer a few times and figured out what to do next. About 3 we headed south to the Kiron Lumber and got wood for the steps. We then headed to Manning ... BUT we got a text that said the dishwasher had been sold. WHO DOES THAT???? The seller had known that we were striving to come down there at 5:30. And sold it this morning .... and Texted us to say it had been sold this am...... Well, thanks. At home we grilled hamburgers, picked and cooked asparagus. And visited with Jehan. It was a nice visit.
I was up and headed to OGT before Denny was out of bed. Lord, be with the sweet little lost gal of Summer as she helped at OGT. I stopped at Malcolms and got some sandpaper and plants. They looked so pretty! At home Denny was getting ready for one more step. And so we did slowly add more steps to the winding staircase to the upper level of the bunk house. Next is the toughest part, Lord, grant us wisdom. Hopefully tomorrow. Denny is watering the grass/seed/fertilizer /weed killer down by the creek. Tomorrow we plant to head to Manning to look at a dishwasher on Crawford county market place. Another great day!!
Devo and coffee. I picked up Julie at 9:15. It was hazy and sweatshirt weather …. Actually 3sweat shits for me. We drove past the acreage that Amy and Caleb are considering. Then to Gehling green house. Julie bought a pretty gardenia tree and red . We got to the Breda golf course a little late, but not too late. Julie snd I played with Denise and Sandy from Storm Lake. Happily I shot a 49. We visited quite a while after the lunch snd awards. Before we left Breada we stopped at little cluttered diner filled with stuff I would burn. When I got home Denny was working on the stairs in the bunkhouse. The phone company man to review for better hookup. Julie came to pick up a sweatshirt and bring the sander. After she left Denny did some more stabilizing. I fixed pizza and then went to the show,”The girl who believed in Miracles”.
SS and church. I am blessed by the young gals in the SS group. Lord, continue to guide each one as they love and serve their families and You. When we got home we measured the bunk house for insulation/wiring/ hopes and dreams. I went to bed to work on pic art and Denny went to eh you tube on the computer to lookup wiring information.
