once again...

Yes, better late than never. Busy weekend and busy week so far. I have Mac every day right now, I love it but I think it bothers her parents. Not cause she is with me just that she is with me. Got that? Ha! I think they think they are overdoing it with my time. I can take her with me if I need to go anywhere; just not the doc's. I need to get a flu shot they say - hmmm - never had one but guess it would be a good thing too. For her. She has a routine during the day and it works for me so...we work around that schedule.

K had her first shower this past weekend and really Kirby was poured upon. It was so nice. K and R have so many nice things to provide for their baby. Too much probably. The diapers from their diaper party, I don't even know where to begin. They need extra shelving in their basement to keep the diapers that will be worn when the child is 2. Unbelievable! I know they will get used but seriously the stacks are as tall as me. K did well, she was tired but she did a good job hanging in there too. A few returns will need to be made but only 7 items.

We will have Mac this weekend while mom and dad attend a football game out of town. R is so excited. I think we might take her to the airport to watch airplanes; she loves to watch them while outside way up high and she is a tracker. She hears a plane and looks up to find it in the sky. We are about an hour from the airport so they are up there but you can see the colorful tails of the planes. She finds them and points. We'll see how the weather holds.

I am trying to teach her to blow out a candle for her upcoming birthday. I have a candle stuck in a hot dog bun and I light it and have her blow. Too funny! We had a pillow fight today, it really is just rolling around on top of the pillow or covering her with the pillow, but she enjoys.

J was to have surgery today but things happened that made them cancel. I hope and pray that he will be all right. I really don't think I should visit though cause something is going on with my ears and I don't want to spread an infection in the hospital, so I will stay away for now.

Onward to finish the week out and have hopefully some fun and relaxation this weekend. Bye for now.

Still...

Still here just late again....oh well. Had a busy weekend; helping K & K/R get things done. Door hung, key holder, hooks, door knobs at one K. Then on to the other K; futon to school, painting, pics hung, basement cleaned and organized, bathroom clean, dusting and sweeping, furniture moved...hmmm, think that is about it. 10.1 bike ride and lots of fun over the weekend. Home on Sunday and then to complete our tasks at home. Mowing, laundry, R pack, dinner with Mac, J & K.

Since R is gone dinners will be sparse this week...
Tuesday - Chinese
Wednesday - Ham steak, macaroni salad
Thursday - Baked Potato
Friday - R home so we will see

This upcoming weekend is the first baby shower for K, excited for her and R. They will have lots to put together and lots to wash I am sure. Bye for now.

Let's see...

Where to begin - weekend was to be spent camping however with rain and J being called to China that just didn't work out. So instead we camped at home; G & J spent the night Friday and Saturday. Homemade pizzas on Friday and German food for Saturday. We missed the GAF due to camping and to save money R made potato pancakes with the recipe from GAF. So good and much less expensive and without all the amateur drinkers. Much more fun for us!

Yesterday was my bday and I had a lot of people call which was really nice. R was off and Mac was here, we had a good day. We went to the park to play with Mac, such fun! Went to dinner with J & K and Mac; it was good and fun too. Today I am heading to CBus to attend dr. appts. with K. She is struggling with this baby making. No really just the medical side of things.

Anyway - the menu....
Monday - El Camino
Tuesday - CBus
Wednesday - driving home
Thursday - Salmon, rice, veggie
Friday - Back to CBus

Hopefully this weekend we will be helping the girls get a couple of things done and taking a bike ride on Saturday or Sunday morning (maybe both). Need to get back on the excercise trail. Have a great week.

Again...

Again, I didn't post early this week. Sorry - just didn't feel like it I guess. We had a fun filled, labor intensive weekend. Spent it with family and friends doing all sorts of "work". Ceiling fan hung Friday night, move K on Sat. am, 3 ceiling fans hung at another house, bulletin boards finished for K since she can't climb on anything (belly too big and knocks her balance off - ha!), more work tried Sunday for K, gift purchased for the other K. We had to bring some of the work home as R didn't have a saw to cut a door to fit, original was damaged while moving the monster of a couch. A lot of laughter through the weekend making it a great time even with all the work.

I have this plan you see of having friends and family help each other to complete their "honey do" lists! It is boring and takes longer if you do it yourself so why not all help each other. Each month a weekend is dedicated to helping each other complete a task or many tasks at one or a number of homes. For those that don't know how to do something they learn and the skills of all are shared. How fun would that be? We need a commitment from all participating to continue to help each other and from there look what could be completed. Might keep us from procrastinating too.

Anyway - menu coming up.

Monday - BLT's and chips - help B with hanging a door.
Tuesday - Sausage, tomatoes and corn
Wednesday - Salmon, rice
Thursday - Salad (either taco or chicken)
Friday - camping so maybe pizza pie irons - yummmmmm!

Have a great rest of the week and weekend!

Late...

Better late than never right???? Oh well! R arrived home Friday am at like 6ish...slept for a couple of minutes after we chatted for a few. Lil Miss was to arrive at 8/830ish - and he was up again. Napped for a few while she napped only to have friends arrive for lunch on their way home from the concert the night before. Go Jimmy! Other friends arrived too and we hung out till about 4pm. Then another little nap for him before mowing. Saturday we hung out for a little while and picked Mac up to head to Cleveland for an overnight to make shower invites for K. It was fun to have her there and everyone get to see her and play. C, B and A enjoyed playing, swimming, piano/singing and everything else she got herself in to. She is a joy! She slept the entire ride there and was awake the entire ride back; she was so good both ways.

Menu this week:
Monday - stir fry - just meat and veggies
Tuesday - BLT's
Wednesday - Chicken Salads
Thursday - Sausage, Salad
Friday - heading to CBus

Moving K to her new condo this weekend and hanging ceiling fans for others. Maybe I will paint while they hang fans. Need to get that done! Have a great week!

Another...

Another week of R out of town. Guess what that means? Yep, no dinner plans except for Friday - he will be home early - a red eye in from the west coast. We didn't do much this weekend as he was home for less than 48 hours and he had chores to do. Mow the back is one of those - I just can't do that part of the yard. Front was done on Friday afternoon. And the neighbor man, J - he edged the front for me, so I swept for him! That was so nice of him.

R made pork roast this weekend, steaks and pork chops. I have many leftovers to eat. Corn, Cucumber salad, tossed salad are the leftover sides; I have fresh broccoli too. The best though, he made raspberry/blackberry pie with a kind of struedel topping. We had it Saturday night, friends were here for dinner. It was so good! It didn't hold together as pie but we ate it in bowls with ice cream, and he is gone so I get the leftovers!

Mac is here today and Friday - Poppy will be happy after sleeping a bit on Friday. He misses her a lot; he didn't get to see her this weekend and it made him sad. I want to take Mac to Sonic today cause I would like a cherry limeade. I have only had it once but I certainly want more! We'll see if the nap schedule works out with the happy hour at Sonic, if not, another day.

K had a dr. appt. today and she sounded so much better after this one than she has recently. BP was down a bit; heart beat was heard over her own; baby flipping again so makes her feel better. Here's to wishing she finds the answer to continue to relax. School starts in a couple of weeks for her.

Oh well, better get lunch before lil miss wakes up and wants my food as well as her own. Have a great week.

Wedding...

We went to a wedding this weekend and it was fun. Sat with the kids at the reception and they just have so much fun laughing and carrying on remembering all their high school days together. Too funny!

Sunday we had breakfast and had B & S over too so they could see the kids. Hung out for the afternoon and then went to what I would term "an engagement gathering". Yes, another wedding is in the works and will be held in the Czech Republic sometime early spring in '10. How exciting for mom and dad to participate in the planning of their only son's wedding. All the kids and Mac were there for the fun and to meet the bride to be. Our families have been so close over the years that it feels like one of your own is being married, sorta! Glad to not have to pay for another right now.

R will be traveling this week, leaves tomorrow; so dinners will be leftovers most of the week. And that is ok. I went to CBus last week and hung out with K as she is having difficulties with her bp. Trying to help as much as I can. We will go down again soon to help K move to her new place.

Dinner tonight is chicken and baked potatoes. Want R to cook extra chicken for my dinners later this week. He will be home Friday night. Have fun this week!