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Wow, is it a beautiful day here. It will reach the upper 70's today, which, in June, is a beautiful thing. The sun is shining now, but we have had thunderstorms the last three days, and they are predicted for today and tomorrow, too. So, the outside work gets done in the mornings!
I bought a china cabinet on ebay! How fun was that--I found one in our hometown, so my son and son-in-law just picked it up! It is 60's/maple/Early American--reminiscent of my growing up--my mother LOVED Early American! I put in my (small) collection of old china (I collect The Old Curiosity Shop pattern), and my (small) collection of teacups and saucers. Still to be cleaned and put in is my (small) collection of crystal. An added bonus is that it clears three shelves in the kitchen cupboards!
My daughter and husband leave today on vacation to the Smokies. Sigh--wish I was going with them. But the good news here is that all the "running" with children for the school year is over, and baseball does not start until a week from Monday. So, *my* vacation is to Stay At Home! and that is a luxury to me!
Memorial Day was so hot here, it reminded me of a summer thing we do that is fun to do, and *slightly* good for the kids. Aldi's has instant pudding for 29cents, and if you make it up and put it in popsicle molds, you can have six pudding pops. We usually have two sets going in the freezer. Cheap, even tho' it takes two cups of milk. Sometimes the kids have fruit for breakfast in the summer, and don't get the milk then, so I don't mind "spending" it on pudding.
Today I'm trying to get a modified "schedule" ready for the kids for summer. (I know, I'm late.) Because dd13 has baseball in the mornings, and ds11 in the afternoons, their schedules will just be Things I Need To Get Done by a)noon, and b)supper. I would like them to FINALLY finish keyboarding, which has been hit-or-miss for two school years. Also, of course, reading, decluttering *their* stuff, and daily chores. Last summer, with my parents' issues and settling them in the nursing home, summer was extremely hit-or-miss, and the attitudes of the young'uns were Awful.
Well, this has been random, and rambling, but I hadn't blogged here for awhile, and I have a couple of friends who will call me if I wait too long... |
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