a time to rest...

more crocus...

and the yellow ones are so small...

like little butter cups...

Craig got called in early to work, so DH and I were on our own...

had plans to do more, but things just wore me out...

I have days like that...

just before I flair...

so we did some, and then we rested me...

forsythia is budding...

soon it will be such a bright yellow out here...

iris bed...

Craig had raked off the biggest part of this...

we were just doing the clean up and fine raking today...

the rest the mower guy can shred when he comes in a week or two...

and we were out there in the wind and cloudy skies...

a bit chilly and I was glad to be back inside...

but after supper, I went out and sat on the steps...

and it was so much warmer...

and we took a quick 10 minute drive...

the sky was just awesome...

back into town...

and the sun was going down...

we did get the fridge cleaned out, dishes done and put up...

he vacuumed the living room...

watched the kitties pounce on everything they came across...

they were in such a fun mood today...

it was a good day and I didn't flair...

so I pushed it just right...

but today and probably tomorrow will be days of rest...

Craig will be off Wednesday and we are supposed to have a nice day...

so more outside work will be planned...

I do have a prayer request this morning...

my cousin's daughter in law, Courtney, underwent emergency surgery yesterday...

they had to do a colonoscopy and they found a big mass...

and its cancer...

she is only 29, with a set of twin girls who are about 2-3 now...

her blood count was very low, a lot of internal bleeding...

and the last I heard yesterday, they were prepping her to transport to Columbus in Ohio...

a much bigger hospital than where she had the emergency surgery...

my cousin's son, Kevin, and her father were with her...

her mother had the children...

and the rest of the family were just being notified and heading there...

they are in Ohio and I am here in Illinois, so can't be there with them...

so if you could say a big prayer, lots of prayers for my family as they go through this...

trying to save her...

and trying to cope with all that must be going on...

we would be forever grateful...

God is good all the time...

He knows what they need...

and He does answer prayers...

;)

happy Sunday morning...

we had a most wonderful day yesterday...

and a naughty squirrel...

eating the bird seed...

we did get out in the afternoon...

lilacs will be leaving out soon...

this front bed will fill in so much in the next month...

daffodils...

but nothing blooming yet...

there are more crocus opening...

these are the most fun little flower...

so far, the purple are winning...

I have 3 colors...

purple, yellow and white...

so far, no white have opened...

the sun felt so good...

walmart called early this morning...

and Craig is getting ready to go in earlier than he was scheduled today...

they scheduled the guy who quit...

a der moment on their part...

lilies...

and supper last night...

DH and I, when I get dressed and moving...

are going out this morning to burn more leaves...

not a lot, but just get done what we can...

and I need to take a short drive and get a photo of a house for a friend...

I am so ready for the 70s so I can go out and sit on my butt and dig in the dirt...

y'all have a blessed Sunday...

;)

better late than never...

good evening...

see the buds on the forsythia?

in a week there will be awesome!

had 24 hours of a migraine...

started yesterday afternoon...

but finally got rid of it this afternoon...

enough to play a bit outside and I will show you those picks tomorrow...

these are from this morning...

on a trip to the store and post office...

I was just along for the ride...

I met this guy...

he didn't know what the crazy lady was doing...

so he was getting a closer look...

a quick run by the gold course...

and some water shots...

love the ripples...

and this guy...

he is not going to be a cart pusher much longer...

by this time next month...

he should be inside...

in the grocery section...

the assistant manager over that area wanted him...

has been talking to him about it...

and he is going inside...

out of the weather...

with a 20 cent raise and the same hours, maybe more...

he is happy...

I am happy!

I hope you are having a good weekend...

no running for us!

yard work and house work...

but had most of the house work done by the weekend, so there's not that much of that...

beef manhattans for supper...

with cole slaw...

we are on this cole slaw kick...

can't get enough of it...

and goulash is already made for tomorrow, so no cooking then!

we are so blessed...

hope you feel that way, too...

;)

a tad bit soggy here...

the rain is just what everything needs right now...

a project for a dryer day...

green is just popping up all over...

lilac...

I am so glad we got these all raked off before the rains came...

just in time...

but the wind blew leaves back on in some places, but not like it was...

I really think I need to paint this when it warms up and dries out...

it was a very peaceful kind of a day here...

with the rain falling softly, most of the time...

and its wonderful to hear the thunder instead of sleet hitting the windows...

one look out and you realize the cold is over...

it might get chilly, but its time to sort through summer clothes and find your old favorites...

getting ready for those 80s...

planning what's going in the beds and pots...

I want to plant some glads this year...

I haven't had any of them in over 20 years now...

and I have plenty of places they can go...

some more lilies...

some in the dark tones...

pastels for the annuals...

what are you planning?

what's your favorites for the planters?

for borders?

its almost time...

;)

have a blessed spring day...

April showers...

in between the thunder storms, DH and I went for a drive after supper...

our gold course is under new management and its looking so good again...

dead trees are gone and they burned off the prairie grass...

so these two just wandering around...

in the middle of a corn field...

a bubbling brook...

and the moss is greening up on the trees...

wish I were a kid again...

then back through town...

a very old church that isn't used anymore...

it used to house the Christian Museum...

but that was about a decade ago...

they covered the stain glass windows to protect them...

still a pretty neat church...

downtown!

at rush hour...

just a normal, rainy day here...

made a pot of chili yesterday for supper tonight...

thinking ahead...

;)

feeling a little better every day...

still got about a week of the antibiotics left...

the chest xrays came back ok...

so nothing to do but hurry up and wait on the meds to work...

got some things done inside yesterday...

so it wasn't all napping...

y'all have a fun day...

;)