Surprise!!

I slept until 7:45.  Sweet.  Denny was ready to walk out the door.  In the am I got the bnb cleaned.  I texted Kim to come for coffee is she could and said, "No need to clean-up ... CAYA  (come as you are).  After I moved all chairs etc so I could vacuum upstairs, the door bell rang.  I was hoping for Kim, but to my surprise Pat and Dureen N. were standing outside the door.  So fun to visit with them for a couple hours. Denny came home and we just sat in the yard and talked, but the time was too short.   Next was the last ball game for Anabel.  The 2 Odebolt teams joined forces and played a game.  They had pizza afterwards.  At 8:45 the Jensens and I carried stuff from Missy's last year's second story room to her next year's first floor room right next to the office.  I think we got it all done.  Great Job.  Denny came home from the ball game and made a check list for cleaning the bnb.

Vote

Full day.  Mandy called after her night at work.  She has 2 more nights shifts until maternity leave.  I made peanut butter bars, brownies, and banana muffins.  I finished planting all the bulbs and made a Mexican casserole for supper.  About 4, I drove into vote and pick up some garlic for pesto and I got peppers for hot poppers.  Jensens were painting across the road. Denny and I finished bending 7 cattle panels for supports for the flowers.  Phillip said I could make use of them.   Kids played here.  Denny and I made pesto for the farmer's market.  He and Grands put stick pins on the map showing where bnb guests have been from.  
 Missy's Central reunion a couple weekends ago.

Home then ball

Slept until 6.  I kept doing things all day, but nothing really noteworthy.  It was good to get a call from Mandy today.  Tonight is the 4th work night in a row, then only 2 more work nights before maternity leave.  A deer walked thru the CSA area while we visited.   I finished the sheets for her bassinet.  I added velcro to love seat sheets.  I helped Tim check out, then started washing the sheets.  We got a new booking for Friday.  I picked some asparagus and lilies.  I straightened the linen closet by Luke's room and washed a load of jars for the FM.  I probably won't go to St.  Joe.   When Denny came home we started bending cattle panels for flower garden.  At 6:45 we headed to Odebolt.  TWO games 10 feet apart, so we could watch both of them.  At home we finished bending 4 cattle panels and put them over the flower beds.

 

Shower

I slept until 7:30.  Hurrah!!  There is nothing more fun that watching Grands run down the drive way to meet us to go for donuts.  Anabel came with her golden hair streaming behind her.  Denny and I  ate outside for lunch then he took the pickup and bike for a ride. I went to Faith and Schulyler's wedding reception.  I had taken 12 bouquets of flowers to church.  Chilled at home in bed watching tv, keeping laundry going,  and thinking about reading a book.  Missy and Phillip started painting the corn crib yesterday.   It really looks good!   

Parade

Unbelieveable I slept until 7:36.  Fun full day!!   As I sat and enjoyed the sister 4 way phone call this am, I noticed 2 visitors romping around on our deck.  I probably should have fed them when I was over at the Jensens taking care of the pups the last 2 days.  The mamma cat probably knew that I usually put out food, so she brought 2 of the 6 here.  Cute to watch, but there is not a high livability rate at this farm place for kitties.   I went out to pick flowers for Faith's party.  Anabel came over on her bike to clean out the hot tub. Now that was a job.  The boys brought over sandwich meat and we ate, cleaned up and went into the parade to hand out water bottles.  Bergmans got a new to them army hummer to  pull the water wagon.  The kids and I visited the creation bus.  It was really good, but we had to wait a long time and my handset skipped.  Denny went to more paint for Jensens who were painting the corn crib.  When we got home, Mary Kay picked up Anabel and me and we went to Prairie Peddlar.  Anabel said Mary Kay and I just got flowers, flowers, flowers.  The doings over there was really nice.  Anabel played on the jumping games, basketball shooting games with Sophi J.  At home Jensens were still painting.  I finished the bouquets for tomorrow and Denny started the grill.  About 8 we had pork burgers, potatoes, potato peelings, corn casserole, lettuce salad, and ice cream with crushed candy.  

Many things kept me going

Up too early.  Started to read a book, but thought I would be too convicted of my blessed life.  I am so thankful for all God has given me.  I washed towels from CSA barn, I mowed the lawn, I took trash out of CSA barn.  I sat and pondered what to do next.  Oh, I just now remembered I left 2 plants soaking in some miracle grow.  I also forgot to walk R&B the second time yesterday.  So I went over and did that. About 1:30 I headed into IG.  At Cenex they were celebrating an anniversary and the gal pumped my gas ...  Plus the 5 5-gallon gas tanks.  Crossed the street and got some sale items.  Next to Bomgaars, the Dollar General, Selections had the bnb map ready, then to Foodpride Finally to Old Town to put some label on some bottles.  At 5 I headed home.  Denny decided not to bike down too Arcadia where a baseball game started at 7.  It was fun watching Evan play.  Home and I got my best nights sleep in 10 years.  10 pm until 7:36 with only one trip at 3:07 and then back to sleep.  PTL  Wonder how I can do it again????

Centerpiece if from Kendra's baptism, I used it with lily runner and lilies from garden for Bible Study.  It is so pretty.  

FM

I started making onion-dill buns about 5 and got 2 batches done this am.  I went over to give R&B a walk.  The Christmas gift of leashes work so well.  Those dogs can just run and explore and it is easy to draw them back.  I put together 8 vases of flowers for FM.  The dahlias are really pretty, but shorter stems.   Denny helped me carry the floral love seat into the sunroom so I could make some sheets for the sleeping space.  Got 'er done, but I need velcro to help the sheet stay up.  I added the baptism centerpiece to table in sunroom for Bible study.  About 1 when I was bagging the rolls, Tim came for bnb.  He unloaded about 75 18x24 frames for aerial farm photos.  Before he left some gals were here for study.  Teresa, Pat, Mary Kay, Sharon, Ginny, Jenn and me.  After study I aske MK if she was doing anything special or if she would want to come to FM with me.  It was great fun to have her join me.  There were lots of people for the Theater fundraiser.  They ran out of the 250 steak sandwiches.  It was so fun just to sit and visit with MK and see all the people.  Missy and Phillip had left about 5 to drive to the Twin Cities, They got to Minn Jo's and then walked to the stadium.  6 rain ponchos saved the day!!  Anabel was pretty happy that the made history ... the longest rain delay.  They did get replacement tickets for the Labor day game.  And they didn't have to suffer thru a 5 hour late start ... then a 9-0 game loss.   How cute is that little Rose wearing a  hand -me-down Brooks Twins baseball hat!!!!!  And her mamma looks so happy!   Just sweet.