the good, the bad and the ugly...

had a wonderful sky last night...

and its a wonderful day out today...

everyone seems to be wanting the 'sweet spot' now...

we have some volunteer snap dragons...

and the tall kind...

and some much neglected flower beds...

and this one isn't all that bad...

you should see the others...

squash and carrots coming up...

DH's prized willow tree...

and the peonies are opening...

there's just so much we can do...

and gardening hasn't been one of them...

but soon, very soon...

the roofer guys are starting in the morning...

once that is done, then we can start the clean up outside and get things pretty again...

before the heat of the summer days gets here...

;o)

sure hope your day is just as pretty as mine...

and that your flower beds look a whole lot better!

my wish for you today is:

happy thoughts and fluffy clouds...

;o)

new babies...

had 4 more born on Monday morning...

and then we got 2 more rescues in yesterday around noon...

mama ran off when they attempted to rescue them all and these babies still were in their sacks...

they ran them to the vet and then called me...

I told them to get them here fast for mama's first milk...

put them in with the others and mama took them in...

they are both orange tabbies...

photos of them later...

leaving them alone for now...

no word from the roofer, so not coming today...

need to call him tonight and see what's going on for sure...

have good days...

;o)

our Memorial Day Weekend...

we took time to honor those who gave it all...

and to pray for their families left behind...

and I wish I could say I spent a lot of time here...

but we were too busy for that...

we finished up what was torn apart...

and cleaned and did laundry...

with these running underfoot...

but we did get a short drive in this evening...

other than that, its been spent at home...

checking off one project after another...

inside mainly...

but we are ready...

DH did such an awesome job on everything...

and I just tried to keep up...

;0)

we got new babies this morning, too...

4 more...

so, we haven't been slackin'...

and DH has 5 days off in a row...

so we made good use of him while we had him...

tomorrow...

is Craig's colonoscopy...

please pray things are ok...

he's been on a clear liquid diet today and taking things to flush is all out...

then I imagine the roof will be going on Wednesday or Thursday...

the noise itself will be crazy and I have no where to go to get away from it...

;0)

oh, well...

at least it won't take too long....

and it will be done...

;0)

hope you had a safe and restful weekend...

;0)

UPDATE: 5am

Craig started on his last part of the cleanse this morning and started vomiting...

really bad...

he threw up all the medicine...

with mucus...

has a fever...

and his stool wasn't clear yet...

we called and cancelled and he ate a bit of scrambled eggs and is back to sleep...

taking a down day...

tbt...

these were taken on June 28th, 1980...

that's me, my uncle Jimmy and my ex...

the wedding day...

Uncle Jimmy married us...

family group photo #1...

my grandpa, grandma, me, ex, mom, my brother...

family group photo #2...

my grandpa, grandma, me, ex, dad and brother...

the quality is not very good and they are fading pretty bad...

but it is what it is...

oh, to be that thin again...

;0)

amazing what you find when you clean!

and a tiny sneak preview on tomorrow's post...

thank you...

for all your sweet words...

for all your thoughts this way...

but mostly, for your prayers...

such sadness has draped over these little towns...

the tears are far from being shed...

but I know that God has each and every one covered...

in grace...

I am pretty sure that they got the beans in last night...

we are in the 80s with the air on...

the dust is flying and they are spraying like crazy...

a friend of mine asked if I wanted this...

;)

it has mattresses for it, too...

going on the deck tomorrow...

vintage and very heavy...

and it was free...

along with 2 desk chairs, 2 lamps for my bedroom and a back massage...

she even threw in a couple of hugs...

she is clearing out like we are...

and we are swapping these pieces for older versions that needed to go...

taking her my large tubs that we replaced with smaller, more manageable ones...

;)

summer is here...

and its time to get things together outside...

in between the thunderstorms over the next week or two...

the roof will be going on soon, too...

so ready to be done with that...

have good days...

warm days...

sunshiny days...

;0)