This is a test. I love the idea of adding a hyperlink to my blog, as I have found that other people do in their blogs and I really have no idea how this is done. One blog I love is the Susan Branch blog which you can check out here (if I do THIS correctly)! here
Check out musica It's cool.
Okay, I think I might have gotten it!! The reason for all this relates to a conversation I had earlier today with someone about how to add a hyperlink to her blog. This got my mind going and I googled hyperlinks and the rest is history. SO we shall see how it goes.........
MEGA Kaffee drinking accompanied this whole process!!!!
Monday, August 24, 2015
Sunday, May 17, 2015
LIFE'S BUSY-NESS
The month of May has been passing by in lightening speed it seems!! Sometimes I think it is an aging thing......as we get older time seems to speed by faster.....is a phrase that gets taunted around every so often. Then I think it has to do with how much activity is going on in one's life at the time for sure. In any case, here I am at the mid-point of the month of May and there is no going back, LOL. Memorial Day weekend will be next here next wknd. and that is the kick-off of summer for me, even if the weather isn't quite there yet!
There has been lot's of activity for me these past weeks. DH and I celebrated our 44th anniversary on May 1, at the lake condo. We went to Walmart in Ashland with our friends and then had a late lunch at a restaurant and stopped in Washburn to move the boat over to its Bayfield dock. It was an uneventful drive over, thank goodness. We came home on Sunday to attend Emily's 15th birthday party. It was a great barbecue with all of our kiddos and grands there to celebrate.
The next day, Monday the 4th, I was off to Steve and Angie's for the week. Angie had won a bid for a trip to Las Vegas (at a fundraiser for Athena last fall) and took Steve there to celebrate his birthday.
Needless, to say it was a busy week keeping up with little one's again!! LOL 5:45 a.m. comes early for one that usually gets up at 7 every morning. Landon catches his school bus at 6:50 every morning
and that was a bit of a scramble. There were baseball activities for Landon on Mon, Tues and Thurs in the evenings and piano on Monday. Isaac has preschool on M-W-F mornings. He came home with me every afternoon so we could feed Gus and pick up the mail. His highlight was frog-catching on Monday. With the help of Aunt Amy he netted the biggest frog ever out of our pond - VERY exciting!! The kids came home from their trip early Sat. morning (12:30 a.m.) and we headed home.
Saturday we headed down to the St. Paul Cathedral for Emily's Confirmation. It was a beautiful service at a beautiful Church. Thank goodness it all worked out, as she had a dance competition to perform in at 8 and 9 a.m. A friend drove she and Amy at lightening speed from the Mpls. Convention Center to the Cathedral and got her there with 15 minutes to spare!! We had a great lunch at the Midland Hills Country Club afterwards. On Sunday, Mother's Day, DH and I went to the Convention Center to watch Emily dance in competition and then hurried to Ruth & Mike's for a barbecue. We then gathered up Ruth and headed back down to the Convention Center to watch Em and Luke perform their dance numbers. It was a full day of JOY :-)
Just made a cuppa caffe, which I will add cream and froth to be my lovely daily latte....YUM!!
And then .... seize the day!!
There has been lot's of activity for me these past weeks. DH and I celebrated our 44th anniversary on May 1, at the lake condo. We went to Walmart in Ashland with our friends and then had a late lunch at a restaurant and stopped in Washburn to move the boat over to its Bayfield dock. It was an uneventful drive over, thank goodness. We came home on Sunday to attend Emily's 15th birthday party. It was a great barbecue with all of our kiddos and grands there to celebrate.
The next day, Monday the 4th, I was off to Steve and Angie's for the week. Angie had won a bid for a trip to Las Vegas (at a fundraiser for Athena last fall) and took Steve there to celebrate his birthday.
Needless, to say it was a busy week keeping up with little one's again!! LOL 5:45 a.m. comes early for one that usually gets up at 7 every morning. Landon catches his school bus at 6:50 every morning
and that was a bit of a scramble. There were baseball activities for Landon on Mon, Tues and Thurs in the evenings and piano on Monday. Isaac has preschool on M-W-F mornings. He came home with me every afternoon so we could feed Gus and pick up the mail. His highlight was frog-catching on Monday. With the help of Aunt Amy he netted the biggest frog ever out of our pond - VERY exciting!! The kids came home from their trip early Sat. morning (12:30 a.m.) and we headed home.
Saturday we headed down to the St. Paul Cathedral for Emily's Confirmation. It was a beautiful service at a beautiful Church. Thank goodness it all worked out, as she had a dance competition to perform in at 8 and 9 a.m. A friend drove she and Amy at lightening speed from the Mpls. Convention Center to the Cathedral and got her there with 15 minutes to spare!! We had a great lunch at the Midland Hills Country Club afterwards. On Sunday, Mother's Day, DH and I went to the Convention Center to watch Emily dance in competition and then hurried to Ruth & Mike's for a barbecue. We then gathered up Ruth and headed back down to the Convention Center to watch Em and Luke perform their dance numbers. It was a full day of JOY :-)
In great sadness, I have to tell of the passing of Angie's friend, Athena, who passed after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her wake service and funeral were on Tues and Wed so I took care of the boys so Steve and Angie could attend those services. A very sad time for all.
I also attended my LAST Book Club meeting, as we will break for the summer. We had a wonderful author speak to us ... she has had a fascinating life, that she has authored in her books. I didn't buy one there, so now have to be on the look out elsewhere. I do think they will be a good read. Her name? Beryl Singleton Bissell. Book: A View of the Lake.
This weekend I sent Mike off to the Lake by himself so I could have a little down time at home. LOL
Daughter Amy kept me very busy ........... Friday night Emily had a Pop Concert at her school - she is in the Chorale and did a great job. She is an all round performer for sure!! We grabbed a quick bite at Chili's and then dropped her off at an all night dance party and then Amy spent the night! Rosie included LOL! Saturday I joined the girls at the movies to see 'Cinderella' an absolutely wonderful Disney movie!!! I loved every minute of it and am sure I will purchase it to enjoy at home. We then stopped in at the Crystal House and found lots of fun clothes for Em and Amy found a great bag to keep her boxing gloves in (at her extreme work out classes). We then were on the hunt for a trench coat and 40's looking hat that Emily will need for her dance recital. We had good luck at Herberger's thankfully!! We enjoyed a bite to eat at Applebee's to top off the eve and home I came.
Now it is almost noon on Sunday. I slept in until 9:15 and missed morning Masses at the local churches. I have a conundrum in that I feel a loss at my home parish. I do like the parish in Anoka, but that takes better planning on my part to make the Mass times. Looks like I will attend the eve Mass.
Just made a cuppa caffe, which I will add cream and froth to be my lovely daily latte....YUM!!
And then .... seize the day!!
Friday, May 1, 2015
MAY 1ST
Ahh, May 1.....Happy Anniversary DH....44 years.....whose counting LOL!!
Also the day we launched the boat into the water at Washburn and brought the boat to dock at Pikes Bay Marina. It was a cloudy day with just a little chop and cool air, at around 50+ degrees. Was an uneventful ride over and easy docking. DH is most excited to get it all set up for fishing and now at 9 pm is anxiously looking for someone to go fishing with in the morning. I do not care to go. 46 degrees is too cold for me now in my older age. I have gone on many opening fishing trips in the past years when I had to don a snowmobile suit and then just about froze to death LOL. How does that saying go? "Been there, done that!" Hopefully his good buddy Pat will go out with him.
We did go into Ashland to the WalMart there (ourselves and Pat & Barb). We all went to a late lunch, dropped the boys off at the Washburn Marina to launch the boat and then came on back to the Pikes Bay Marina to meet the guys and tie up the boat when they arrived.
Was a busy, uneventful week at home this past week. I was very saddened to hear of the passing of my Uncle Fran. The funeral was held in Hastings, NE at St. Cecilia's Church, where I attended Masses as a small child (very little- 3 yrs and under). I would have loved to have attended, but too far a drive to make on my own without having taken my vehicle in for the recall of the steering column. My sister Peg and brother Dave were able to attend, so am anxious to hear the detail. I did hear a LOT of cousins were in attendance. As a youngster (lol) I spent quite a bit of time at my Uncle Fran and Aunt Roses' house playing with our cousins, while we visited our grandparents in the summer. OH we had so much fun. And Uncle Fran ('June' at the time), and Aunt Rose were just wonderful. As I came to learn, he was quite an entrepreneur (opened and owned 3 gas/service stations), very knowledgeable in the stock market, an avid bridge player and very active in his Church. He was always so friendly and kind - his memory will hold a special place in my heart.
I walked with my dear daughter for about 1.62 miles on Monday and have hardly been able to stand and move quickly after sitting, ever since. What the heck?? I will be watching Steve's boys next week, so I hope I recover by then!!
Also the day we launched the boat into the water at Washburn and brought the boat to dock at Pikes Bay Marina. It was a cloudy day with just a little chop and cool air, at around 50+ degrees. Was an uneventful ride over and easy docking. DH is most excited to get it all set up for fishing and now at 9 pm is anxiously looking for someone to go fishing with in the morning. I do not care to go. 46 degrees is too cold for me now in my older age. I have gone on many opening fishing trips in the past years when I had to don a snowmobile suit and then just about froze to death LOL. How does that saying go? "Been there, done that!" Hopefully his good buddy Pat will go out with him.
We did go into Ashland to the WalMart there (ourselves and Pat & Barb). We all went to a late lunch, dropped the boys off at the Washburn Marina to launch the boat and then came on back to the Pikes Bay Marina to meet the guys and tie up the boat when they arrived.
Was a busy, uneventful week at home this past week. I was very saddened to hear of the passing of my Uncle Fran. The funeral was held in Hastings, NE at St. Cecilia's Church, where I attended Masses as a small child (very little- 3 yrs and under). I would have loved to have attended, but too far a drive to make on my own without having taken my vehicle in for the recall of the steering column. My sister Peg and brother Dave were able to attend, so am anxious to hear the detail. I did hear a LOT of cousins were in attendance. As a youngster (lol) I spent quite a bit of time at my Uncle Fran and Aunt Roses' house playing with our cousins, while we visited our grandparents in the summer. OH we had so much fun. And Uncle Fran ('June' at the time), and Aunt Rose were just wonderful. As I came to learn, he was quite an entrepreneur (opened and owned 3 gas/service stations), very knowledgeable in the stock market, an avid bridge player and very active in his Church. He was always so friendly and kind - his memory will hold a special place in my heart.
I walked with my dear daughter for about 1.62 miles on Monday and have hardly been able to stand and move quickly after sitting, ever since. What the heck?? I will be watching Steve's boys next week, so I hope I recover by then!!
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Pretty Days
The sun has been shining in all it's glory the last two days, warming us up to 60 (even 70's yesterday)
warm degrees. The only downfall is the WIND has been gusting sometimes over 45 mph, making for lot's of tree clutter all over the ground. Oh well, at least the snow is gone and the lakes are becoming less and less ice free!!
I woke to the gobbling of 3 male turkeys strutting for their ladies around 7 this morning. Their colors are really pretty when they are all feathered out in their glory. LOL.....the ladies were uninterested, as they just kept pecking away in the rocks below the birdfeeder for fallen seeds. I did see one frog hopping across the street last night as I drove home....unbelievable how quickly they come around.
We are to have a fairly warm Easter - predicting around 50 degrees and sunny. The grands would love to have an Easter Egg hunt, so am readying myself for that. We are going to attempt some new techniques at egg decorating tomorrow - hopefully, as many other ideas have fallen short of our expectations, these eggs will be beauties LOL!!
Had a great "run in" with a friend, from many years back, at the grocery store today. She and her husband have moved into the area...quite near to me. We exchanged phone numbers and hope to get together this summer :-)
As a side note....the Birthday Cake Frappaccino from Star Bucks on Monday was Delicious!!
warm degrees. The only downfall is the WIND has been gusting sometimes over 45 mph, making for lot's of tree clutter all over the ground. Oh well, at least the snow is gone and the lakes are becoming less and less ice free!!
I woke to the gobbling of 3 male turkeys strutting for their ladies around 7 this morning. Their colors are really pretty when they are all feathered out in their glory. LOL.....the ladies were uninterested, as they just kept pecking away in the rocks below the birdfeeder for fallen seeds. I did see one frog hopping across the street last night as I drove home....unbelievable how quickly they come around.
We are to have a fairly warm Easter - predicting around 50 degrees and sunny. The grands would love to have an Easter Egg hunt, so am readying myself for that. We are going to attempt some new techniques at egg decorating tomorrow - hopefully, as many other ideas have fallen short of our expectations, these eggs will be beauties LOL!!
Had a great "run in" with a friend, from many years back, at the grocery store today. She and her husband have moved into the area...quite near to me. We exchanged phone numbers and hope to get together this summer :-)
As a side note....the Birthday Cake Frappaccino from Star Bucks on Monday was Delicious!!
Monday, March 30, 2015
March on To 2015
OH MY ..... 2015!!
And no posts for 2015........it has been a busy time I GUESS!! Actually, the beginning of this year did start off with a bang so to speak. Our New Year's Eve was great. We had dear daughter and family over for a crab leg dinner, and then we had Nerf Gun wars, and then we went to our TV Time's Square and awaited the fall of the crystal ball!! xxx&ooo's ensued ~ welcoming in 2015.During the next few weeks of January it became more and more apparent that our dear daughter in law was experiencing some kind of interruption in her health.....her timelines were off kilter; she had unexplained weight gain, extreme fatigue, blurriness in her vision and finally - her mind wasn't processing correctly, making her almost seem to be in a state of demential symptoms. After a trip to a neurologist, she was seen within two days by a neurosurgeon and having surgery to remove a brain tumor a week later. This took place on Febr. 5th, and she was able to come home on Febr. 10th, beginning a journey of recovery from having brain surgery. On Febr. 18th, on the way home from spending the morning with dear D-I-L, I found out DH was in the emergency room!! This turned into a 6 day stay in the hospital for dear hubby - being treated for post-Lymes Disease and being monitored for having a pacemaker inserted.. He came home with a PICC line in and 14 days of IV antibiotic treatment, and spending a day with a 24 hour Holter (sp) heart monitor. The gyst of all this is that he is free of any Lyme's bacteria and is on a 6 month wait on the pacemaker, borrowing no symptoms of dizziness, light headed-ness. or fainting.
Four weeks later, and at the end of the month of March, it seems things are beginning to slide back into some kind of normalcy. Angie still deals with adjusting to the effects of a damaged pituitary gland ( which is all remedied with medications for various issues resulting from a compromised pituitary gland). Mike continues with normal activity, but his pulse rate remains at a lower number -
not as low as the reading that put him into the hospital though. I am grateful to and thankful to God everyday for bringing these two special people from those frightening days of concern and uncertainty, to healthier days.
During Mike's hospital stay, I managed to have a crown come off (while eating wild rice soup of all things!). That ensued in a renewed crown prep, and new crown. Not a big deal in the realm of it all, but one month later I still have pain in my jaw and cheek. Trying to see if it all settles down without a trip back to the dentist.....and nothing major!!
So today, March 30, the sun has finally come out and the temperatures are warming up - SPRING
seems to be on its way. Easter is just around the corner (Sunday). We will be hosting the holiday at our home and I think a Easter Egg Hunt is in order ~
I left a few comments on a blog of a former teacher at a yarn shop that I loved and she visited my blog, leaving comments for me. I was a little embarrassed that those posts were from a LONG time AGO, so maybe it has given me enough inspiration to keep on with my postings.....only time will tell.
I am not so sure that my day to day bumblings are that interesting to anyone else but moi, but that is ok I don't keep a diary anymore LOL
I am going to try and talk DH into going to my fav....Starbucks....for a Birthday Cake Frappaccino when he gets home. They are half off until 5pm.......
HAPPY LATTE EVERYONE !!!
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