Still Busy Days

 Paige, Cole and Savannah came by to help us out with some yard work and some housekeeping.  So we are caught up again for awhile.  We had a really nice visit with them all and sweet Rosie.  Rosie is Cole and Paige's Dachshund. 

In the evening we went to the neighbors get together a pork feed and a barn dance.  It was great food and fun to watch  the little kids playing ball.   We got to see a few people that we hardly ever get to see. It was quite windy and we left early.  I am sure the younger crowd will carry on!  

Aubrey is at her Grandparents and I will visit her one day soon...she needs a bit of time to rest and recover a bit after her surgery. 

Far Guy pulled Tilly out of her garage and washed her white walls...they look perfect again. 

Minnesota weather:  High 82F or 28C  Low was 59F or 15C   We need rain...the small farmers that cannot afford irrigation will be SOL if it doesn't rain soon. 

The pollen is heavy outside.  The Oaks are full of what we call danglies...but are technically Catkins. 

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Busy

 The Hummingbirds are as busy as they can be.  It is hard to tell how many we have...more than four and a few are quite protective over the feeder.

Fun to watch them come and go.

I mowed the lawn yesterday before it got real warm.  We need rain....it was a dusty job.

Minnesota Weather:  High 89F or 32C  Low was 66F or 19C.

What's cooking...eggs and potatoes.

Aubrey's Surgery went well and she will be coming to her Grandparents soon...they live next door. 

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May 2026 The Greats

 We had a good visit with all four of our Great Grands.

Mostly smiling!  Baby K is crawling on all fours now and she has it mastered!  She loves her brother very much...her cheeks were a bit red as she is getting a few more teeth.  Hey Mikey has his own room, Cee Cee has her own room and the little girls have to share a room in their new home. 

Who knew that pizza should be accompanied with copious amounts of Ranch Dressing! 

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9

 We enjoyed a small birthday party with pizza and brownies for Hey Mikey's 9th birthday!

Look at that smile!  Next year double digits!   He has completed Third Grade now onto Fourth Grade in the Fall. 

The whole family begins a new adventure...they bought a house but will be going to the same elementary school and daycare.  The house they bought should be a good fit for their family!  We will miss having them just five minutes away during the Winter...now it is more like 30 minutes away.   First time home buying is not for sissies....as it is quite a process.  We are thankful that it has all worked out for them. 

Happy Birthday Dude!  Keep smiling!  Love you lots!

Great Grandma

Hark! Back! Issue #3

Hark! Back! Is a look back at blogs that appeared in a now defunct blogging site before I started with blogger in September of 2008.  They are in no particular order.  

Blog post from January 10, 2008

12 X 12 Paper

Well I am a scrapbooker...12 x 12  inch paper is one thing I collect...I have a special plastic box with a cover that I keep in the car...just incase I happen to run across a scrapbooking shop.  Years ago when I first started scrapbooking there were lots of scrapbook stores...I should have opened one then...come to think of it I probably have enough paper to open one now.

I shop for paper seriously and with wild abandon...there was one store that I spent three hours in...just in the paper aisle...luckily after three hours my daughter Jen said "Mother it is time to go home." Lord only knows how long I would have stayed in that store if she had not been with me....maybe I would still be there...how many days would have passed before Far Guy would have reported me missing? 

Other than normal solid colors in every shade and hue you can think of...I shop for paper that evokes a feeling...and at my age I have had a lot of feelings over the years...so I have a lot of paper.

Far Guy finally designed and built me a custom scrapbooking desk.  The desk is accessible from both sides, it has twenty drawers believe it or not it does hold all my 12 x 12 in paper...for now:)

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Update 

I still look at paper in Hobby Lobby that is about the only store that has paper anymore.  My desk still has a fair share of scrapbook papers.  I have one scrapbook that I need to finish but mostly I use the paper to make cards. 

That is what is happening on my desk now...card making...yes it is a controlled for now mess. 

Believe it or not Chance used to lay down under that desk.  It became a great place to store other "craft stuff."  So no space for a dog to rest anymore.

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