Saturday and Dusting

I slept pretty well last night and was only up in the night once. I kept the room a little cooler  and that may have made the difference. I was up shortly before 5:00AM and dressed and am having my breakfast now.

The only thing I have on my plate for today is to dust the apartment and water the flowers. Then I will finish my latest book. Josh wants to mow tomorrow evening after I get home from John and Leslie's cookout after church. I will need to go by the bank before church in the morning and get some money to pay him for the mowing and for next week's Wednesday hairdo. I hope it doesn't rain on Sunday. 

I got in the living room just in time to turn on the TV for "the weather on the 8's". Today is forecast to be 92 degrees and partly cloudy, Sunday's forecast is to be 94 degrees and partly cloudy, Monday is to be 99 degrees and sunny, Tuesday 101 degrees and sunny, Wednesday 102 degrees and mostly sunny, Thursday 101 degrees and partly cloudy, and Friday 100 degrees and partly cloudy.

That's the weather..now I will check on the cats.  

Both cats were out there for breakfast but Blondie must have eaten at home because he's not eating much at all. 

I see either an ambulance or the police are down State street on the west side of the street with red and blue lights flashing. It looks too large to be the police so it must be the ambulance. Both cats seem to be fascinated by the flashing lights although Scruff is back to eating off and on. 

 It's 6:22AM and she is gone now. I will leave the food out there for awhile though. She may come back for a second course.

I read until almost 10:00AM and then I went out to Dollar General and bought chips and breakfast bars. I will take the chips out to John and Leslie's cookout tomorrow. Right now, I will look for my swim suit. I don't have a clue where it is. 

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I read all afternoon until I finished my latest book.  Then I went to the bank and withdrew some money for Josh, who will  mow for me tomorrow if it doesn't rain. I also bought gas since I was running low..

Jess came over this afternoon  and told me he had inquired about the price on Nancy's house.They are asking $185,000 for it. I don't know whether they can get it here in Caney. Maybe it won't sell.

I wrote checks this afternoon for the bills that came in today. I got the electric bill and the City's bill. I put the city's bill in their drop box with the check and they should process it on Monday. I sent off the Evergy bill in the mail. I won't get my social security until 13th this month.

It's 4:25PM now and I just had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for my supper. I couldn't think of anything that sounded any better. 

Well, I found my swim suit and although it doesn't look the same as it did when I was 15 years old, it doesn't look awful either. I guess I will take it out to John and Leslie's tomorrow. I don't know whether I will have nerve enough to put it on and wear it but we will just play that by ear.

It's 5:17PM and I guess I will go watch the news now. I will get back to this later.

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Friday and Leslie's Birthday

I slept really well last night and was up shortly before 5:00AM. I am dressed and ready for the day. Leslie is 65 today and fully retired. There will be no more "on call" weekends. I know she must be very relieved at that. She has a busy summer though. She will be going to Lamona, Iowa for Spec and we leave next weekend for church "reunion"..That's a week of family camp. Karan and I will be sharing a cabin for the week of the 9th through the 15th of July. I will take my sleeping bag and pillow for the week...and of course, a suitcase of clothing. After reunion, Leslie will take four teens with her and go to Lamona, Iowa, for a week of Spec.

In September..the 15th though the 18th, Leslie and I will be gone to the John Whitmer Historical Association's 50th anniversary celebration to be held at the Temple in Independence, Missouri. I belonged to that history association for 35 years and even co-presented a paper there at the last before I stopped attending.  

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I opened the door and both cats were out there waiting for their  breakfast.I just got it out there and a large black dog showed up too.The cats jumped up on the window sills and he moved on. But they are looking vigilant just in case he comes back. But they are back to eating again...watchfully!!

I caught the weather too. Today is to be 96 degrees and mostly sunny, Tomorrow will be 94 degrees and mostly cloudy, Sunday 95 degrees and partly cloudy, Monday 99 degrees and sunny, Tuesday is to be 102 degrees and sunny, Wednesday 102 degrees and sunny, Thursday is to be 103 degrees and mostly sunny. It will be an even hotter week next week. Wow!

I went out to John and Leslie's and took Leslie's birthday gifts out to her. John took me out to see the puppies. They are so cute! Two are speckled like their mother and three are black. They are very cute!! I held one of the black ones and he just snuggled up to me.

I gave Leslie her birthday gifts.  One was a Ruby birthstone necklace that I bought when the jewelry store went out of business and the Jeweler retired and the other were little towels that said  "You had me at woof!" She will get some remarks about that. They are having a cook out and swim party Sunday after church and have invited the congregation. I have no idea where my swim suit is. I will look around and see if I can find it.

I got the mopping and bedroom, hall and den vacuumed and will rest awhile to start on the living room and dining room. Vacuuming really takes it out of me anymore. If I rest thirty minutes and drink some water, I can continue just fine though.

I got the last two rooms finished and everything is done except the dusting. And I will do that later.

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It's almost7:00PM and I have been reading all afternoon. I went to Eggbert's for lunch and had their chicken salad with fruit and a muffin and sweet tea. It's always very good!

I just took my bath and put my pajamas and robe on and will go back to my book for awhile until 9:00PM when I plan to go to bed.

Josh Moon texted me this afternoon. If it doesn't rain he will mow for me Sunday afternoon after 5:00PM. Sunday should work out.There's no rain in the forecast for Sunday.

Thursday and Leslie's Retirement Reception

It's 5:00AM and I am up early. I slept well for a change and I think I was only up once in the night.

This is the day Leslie has been counting down for months....her retirement. She will be 65 years old tomorrow on July 1st. Her retirement party is this morning at 11:00AM at the  Four County Mental Health building in Independence.  She has invited all her dearest friends and co-workers..of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

I will get my breakfast going now and be back to this shortly. 

I have my breakfast now here in the den. When I finish it I will go turn on the TV and watch "the weather on the 8's" and check on the cats. Neither of them came last night for supper so they may be out there hungry this morning. 

I was lucky...both cats were out there and I also caught the weather forecast. 

Today will be 98 degrees and sunny, Friday will be 95 degrees and sunny, Saturday will be 93 degrees and partly cloudy,   Sunday will be 95 degrees and partly cloudy, Monday is to be 97 degrees and sunny,Tuesday is forecast to be 101 and sunny and Wednesday is to be 101 and mostly sunny. It looks like a very hot week!

It's 9:21AM now and in a little while I will leave for Independence and Leslie's retirement reception. It begins at 11:00AM. 

I finished my latest book and will go on up to Independence and stop at their Walmart and buy Tide. I am completely out of detergent.

Once again, I did not receive my Montgomery County Chronicle. I have e-mailed the Chronicle but so far have not received the paper.

I did attend Leslie's retirement reception and there was a very good attendance. Even Cyndi and Jeff from Joplin attended.

I gave her my gift for her retirement and will give her her birthday gift tomorrow. on her birthday.

I went down town to see Kathy Taylor to tell her I didn't receive my Chronicle this week and she sent me a copy from her computer. When I received it, I read it and then forwarded it on to the kids. 

Then I read awhile until my eyes got tired. It's 3:47PM now and I will read awhile until time to take my bath.

It's almost 7:00PM and I am going to take my bath and put my pajamas on and robe. Then I will read some more or watch the CBS evening news.I recorded it. At 9:00PM, I will go on to bed.

Wednesday and a Hair Appointment

I was up shortly before 5:00AM this morning. I made my bed and dressed and got myself ready for the day. 

I didn't sleep all that well.  The neighbor boys were out to the west side of my yard shooting off fireworks on my yard. They made a mess of my yard and were making so much noise I couldn't sleep. I went out and told them to stop shooting off fireworks on my yard. It was only the 28th...nowhere near the4th. After they went home, I went out and cleaned up the mess in my yard. Most of them disbursed but the boy across the street to the north of my place kept shooting off loud firecrackers in defiance of my complaint. I finally called the city to find out if he was in violation of their city ordinance doing it so early. They sent a police woman out to stop him. That's when his mother finally intervened too. He just set off fountains after that. They didn't make any loud noises.

I hate the noise of the 4th of July. Last year it went on until midnight on the 4th and I like to never got to sleep. 

I will leave here about 7:45AM to get my hair done in Coffeyville at 8:30AM.  I am having my oatmeal for breakfast now and it's only 6:00AM.

It's 6:15AM and I had better go check the weather and the cats!

No cats yet! But I got in there just in time to catch the weather forecast.

Today will be 91 degrees and sunny, Thursday will be 93 degrees and sunny, Friday will be 95 degrees and sunny, Saturday 93 degrees and partly cloudy, Sunday 92 degrees and partly cloudy, Monday 97 degrees and mostly sunny, and Tuesday 100 degrees and sunny. Tuesday will be a real scorcher!

I got my hair done at Toni's and stopped at Dollar General there to get some contact cleaner.Then I came on back home. 

Tomorrow is Leslie's retirement party at Four County Mental Health in Independence. I plan to attend, of course. The time is to be 11:00AM  - 1:00PM. I will take her gifts and leave them in the car until I decide whether I should take them in.

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I drove up to Independence to the Dairy Queen and bought myself a blizzard for my supper. It had been a while since I had had one. They are so good...terribly fattening, I know. But I don't have one very often.

Stephen is mowing next door. They have been in Florida on vacation for a week or so. I don't know how long he will be here so I took the rent check over to him. It's not due until the 1st but I wanted to get it to them while he is here.

They are such good people. 

It's 5:28PM now and I will go watch the CBS evening news now.

It's 6:27PM now and I am going to take my bath.  I will read after that and plan to go to bed at 9:00PM...if the fireworks will let me.

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Tuesday and Laundry

I will do some laundry today, ..mostly just towels and underwear. I will wait until next Monday to change my bed. That always seems like such a big job somehow. I am having my breakfast now here in the den. I was up at 5:00AM and dressed and got myself ready for the day. I really don't have a plan for today other then that little dab of laundry. 

I started a new book last night before bedtime. I will get back to that later this morning. When I finish my oatmeal I will go check out the weather and the cats. They didn't come for supper last night.

I will also water the flowerbeds or the will dry up in this heat. It's nearly 6:30AM now.

It's 6:49AM now and I caught the weather as well as the cats. Both cats came for breakfast and ate their fill and left.I will bring the food in as soon as I finish this weather forecast. 

Today is to be 86 degrees and partly cloudy, Wednesday is to be 90 degrees and sunny, Thursday  will be 93 degrees and sunny, Friday 95 degrees and sunny, Saturday 89 degrees and thunderstorms,  Sunday 90 degrees and scattered thunderstorms, Monday 94 degrees and isolated thunderstorms. Looks like we could get some rain this week.

I finally took the cat food back into the garage and covered it. 

I read for awhile until the laundry was dry and then I folded it and put it away.  I will go back to my book now for awhile. I am still waiting for the trash people to come empty my dumpster. They usually come about 9:30AM although lately they have.been later. The mailman usually comes about 11:30AM. 

I  heard from Esther. She feels terrible and has a bad cough. Keith took a test and he has it too. So far, Esther is worse. They think it must have been the airplane. They should require everyone who flies to be fully vaccinated.

Actually both Keith and Esther have been fully vaccinated and even had their two boosters. Perhaps they have one of the three variants. 

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I have been reading and have finished my book and am now charging my Kindle again. I even balanced my checkbook. It is 3:06PM now.

It's 6:18PM now and I have been watching the CBS news about Trump's erratic behavior toward his FBI bodyguard on February 6th. 

I have just had my bath too.I will read until my bedtime...about 9:00PM.

Monday and a Trip to See Nancy

I slept fairly well last night and was up shortly before 5:00AM. I dressed and got myself ready for the day. I am having my breakfast here in the den right now. Later on this morning I will check on the weather and the cats. Scruff finally came for supper last night. I hadn't seen anything of her all day although Blondie did come to eat earlier.

After awhile, I will go down to Bartlesville to visit Nancy and take her to lunch. I usually like to be there by 10:00AM or 10:30AM at the latest. We visit about an hour before we leave for lunch.

 It's almost 6:00AM now.

Both Blondie and Scruff were out there for their breakfast this morning and seemed very hungry.  

I also put Rick's birthday card out on the mailbox with the flag up. His birthday won't be until Thursday and they will be on the road to Alabama on Thursday to see their boys and grandchildren. I wanted him to have it before they leave.  

Carmen is over the Covid..if she ever had it. Rick never got it so I believe she was mistaken. I think she just had a bad headache.

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I finally caught the weather forecast. Today is to be 81 degrees and partly sunny, Tuesday 86 degrees and sunny, Wednesday 90 degrees and sunny, Thursday 98 degrees and sunny, Friday 94 degrees and mostly sunny, Saturday 90 degrees and scattered thunderstorms, and Sunday 88 degrees and mostly cloudy. That's the week. The only rain forecast is for Saturday.

It's 6:53AM now  so more later....

I transferred some money from my savings to my checking account so I could pay my rent on Friday. I ran a little short this month what with the car insurance coming due in July. My premium went up due to my wreck. I lost my safe driver's discount. That cost me over $70.00 more per half.

I got down to see Nancy about 10:30AM and after she dressed, we went to Caney to eat out at Eggbert's and then I took her by to see the "For Sale" sign in front of her house. We also noticed her mother's house had a "For Sale"sign  too.

She wanted to buy her mother's house and move into it because it was all on one floor. I don't think Dale and Gina or even David would be in favor of that move.

I took her back to Bartlesville and left about 2:15PM to come back home. I am pretty tired now. It has been a big day already.

It is nearly 3:00PM now. I will read awhile.

My daughter-in-law, Esther, got up this morning with the Covid. She has been sick all day. So far, my son has avoided it. They were both fully vaccinated and had both had the Covid already. This is Esther's second go around with it. She had a bad case of it the first time she had it. And she thinks it may have come from the airplane this time. She went with Keith to Rome for two weeks and had a wonderful time...until this....He worked and only was able to go with her after he got off work but they still had a wonderful time. I hope she isn't as sick this time as she was last time. She should have antibodies from having it before. This is terrible!

I read until I finished my book and then I took my bath at 6:15PM. After that I put on my pajamas and robe and came in here to work on the blog.

I plan on going to bed at 9:00PM or thereabouts.

More next time...

Sunday and Church

I slept poorly last night. I went to bed too early...8:00PM. I was very tired. I had trimmed the yard after Josh mowed it and it cooled off a bit but it was still very hot..So after 2:00AM, I kept waking up from time to time. Finally, shortly after 4:00AM, I just got up and made my bed and got myself dressed for the day. 

I notice I have lost some weight lately. I have eaten fine so I don't know why. I will fix my breakfast now and eat some oatmeal and have some coffee and later some Chai..

I have my breakfast ready now. I notice I need some more breakfast bars and a variety pack of oatmeal and also juice and water. This afternoon I will need to go to the market.  

I finally found the "weather on the 8's"..the forecast for the next week .

Today is to be 80 degrees and scattered thunderstorms, Monday 84 degrees and partly cloudy, Tuesday 87 degrees and partly cloudy, Wednesday 90 degrees and sunny,  Thursday 93 degrees and sunny, Friday 94 degrees and mostly sunny and Saturday 90 degrees and scattered thunderstorms. That's it for the week!

It rained some this morning but it's 9:13AM now and it's no longer raining. I don't know if there will be more rain but I guess  we'll find out some time this morning.I will go on over to the church and do any cleaning that might need to be done.

I will be back later this afternoon... 

We had a small congregation today again. Afterward Phyllis and I went up to Cherryvale to "Just Us" for lunch. Rick had to work and Carmen was over her virus and had gone on back to work too. Rick and Carmen are leaving Thursday for Alabama to see their kids and grandchildren. Carmen wants to stay a couple of months. Rick has to come back to work after a short visit.

So more even later....

It's 5:31PM now and I have been reading ad playing a game on the laptop computer.At 5:55PM,  I am to click on a link Leslie sent me to watch a person from the World Church make a presentation. I hope it works.

At 7:00PM, I will take my bath and get ready for bed and then read some more until 9:00PM or thereabouts. 

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