Too hot-August 29, 2013

I have tried not to dwell on the heat, but today it really got to us. I adjourned to the back end of the coach and enjoyed the a/c without lights on. The television does not put out too much heat, thankfully. Schools are being closed in the area because the classrooms are too hot to be in them. Personally I think that's what you get when you start school in the middle of summer. What's wrong with starting school the day after Labor Day? Our planned trip to the mountains for a picnic has been moved from tomorrow to next Tuesday. The weather should be more pleasant then. We are looking forward to the trip. We have only been to the mountains once since we have been here and that was to Estes Park. We really enjoyed that day. I hope it is cooler where you are than it is here.

Busy, busy birthday-August 28, 2013

In fact this whole week has been busy, but busy is a good thing. It has been so unbearably hot we are sort of glad to have the time fly by. On Monday afternoon we had a wonderful visit with dear friends, Ed and Mary K. She baked a pineapple upside down cake for an early celebration for me. It was fabulous and we inhaled it. Since then and especially today I have be so blessed to receive messages from family and very good friends. I am so appreciative of everyone who remembered me. Thank you to all of you! Derrick and his family took us out to dinner tonight. I chose Scrumpy's in Fort Collins. I just love that place. The meal was fabulous, the service was excellent and we all enjoyed it very much. For some reason Hannah was wired so it was good it was a somewhat noisy place. Otherwise we might have had to leave. I got Tiramisu for my birthday cake. It was fabulous. And my gift was a book of family pictures plus I got a calendar with pictures of Hannah. What a cutie she is! Pardon my family pride for showing. She is our first grandbaby and you know how that goes. The evening ended with a wonderful sunset picture. So, here we go again.

I love the way the sun makes the clouds glow so brightly.

 

I had a fabulous day and so far a wonderful week. Thanks to all!!

Party's over-August 25, 2013

The Cajun boil was a success. Lots of good food and tons of fun. It was a long day and there will still be some cleaning up to do this afternoon after we all get rested up. I never even got my camera out. That's not like me, is it? We are happy so many could attend. The weather was nice but the flies and mosquitoes were not. Where did they all come from?

I hope you have a very blessed Sunday. Relax and enjoy.

Preparations-August 24, 2013

Today is the day of the big Cajun boil at this house. We are all scurrying around cooking and cleaning and setting up. Additional help will be arriving in about an hour. I have a chocolate pecan pie in the oven which is actually a gift. I have already cooked three other desserts for the meal. Then all I have left is cornbread muffins. The lady who was making those originally has caught that dreadful viral bug that's going around Loveland where she lives. We begged her not to come to the meal today. Don't want any viruses around here. So I am happy to make cornbread muffins in her place. I hope to have lots of fun pictures to post later today or possibly tomorrow.

Here's wishing you a fun Saturday!

Five Guys-August 22, 2013

We realized today while shopping in Fort Collins that it has been eleven months since we had a Five Guys burger. So, we stopped for a late lunch. Is the meal between lunch and supper called lupper? Or lunch and dinner becomes linner? Just wondering. Anyway, all of the Five Guys restaurants look basically the same though not identical. The food is always the same--absolutely delicious and perfectly cooked. However this one was different in that all of the cooks sang and danced while cooking. It was wild! Very few females work at any Five Guys so it was all men singing. They were really pretty good and we laughed throughout the meal. The entertainment was free and fun. It helped easy the annoyance of knowing we spent a good bit of time going to stores to get our money back where we were overcharged. This week three stores got us for a total of $15.00. Doesn't sound like much, but if that happens every week of the year, it adds up. I wish I had a better family health history so I could eat a Five Guys junior burger at least once a month. How I love them. By the way, they post on a board where the potatoes that they are serving that day were raised. Today they came from a tiny town in Idaho. I tried not to eat more than a couple of fries but they are so good it is difficult to stop. You certainly cannot eat just one.

Survived-August 21, 2013

I survived the canning! But only for one reason. There were not enough cucumbers to can! I'm not sure how that happened, but I was really happy. Just like the last time I was involved in this chore, it was a mere 100 degrees yesterday. Miserable. This year has not really been a good year for the garden even though it looked great at the beginning of the year. Locally the farmers are disking the hail damaged crops. It's a sad sight. One might assume they had insurance on those crops but we have no way of knowing. I am not even going to guess what's on tap for today. Hope you have a good one!

Never again?-August 20, 2013

I was positive that I said two years ago that I would never again can anything. I'm not sure how it happened but I have been volunteered to can pickles today. How did that happen? Cross your fingers for me! I am not sure we can survive the heat. I'll let you know if we accomplished much today. I wish you a happy, pickle-free day!