Well, here we are – the last day of March. The year is flying by! April is full from beginning to end and I’ll be lucky to come out on the other side with all my faculties! But most of it is fun – except for 2 medical appointments.

After breakfast this morning I started on the remaining bins for the Easter decorations. I just finished everything inside except for the window stickees. I do have a few little outdoor things to do.

I have currently been on hold on the phone with the trash pickup company. I could not access the online payment portal. So I’m trying to see how to pay my bill. My account was messed up in January which has been corrected but I still need to pay this.

Yesterday I did go outside for a short time just to check out the yard after church. My hyacinths are really popping up and blooming.

I’m going outside now to finish the decorations. So I’ll send pictures tomorrow of the house!

SCRIPTURE of the DAY:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW April 1st is:

April Fool’s Day; National Sourdough Bread Day; Edible Book Day; Fossil Fools Day; International Fun at Work Day; Library Snap Shot Day; National Fun Day; National Greeting Card Day; National Loyal Day; National One Cent Day; Reading is Funny Day.

I hope I don’t end up the fool! It wouldn’t be hard. I don’t eat books. I hope we all have a bit of fun tomorrow, and find a penny for good luck! God bless…

I helped Stephanie this morning in Sunday School. She was asking for guidance since the boys are different ages and are challenging to teach. They both need a different level. We had a good class, had some good discussions, and came up with some solutions.

Todd’s message this morning was about how others see what we say and do. We must shine in our culture – imitate God and follow the example of Christ. We aren’t perfect, but our desire to reflect Christ should show above all else. God doesn’t keep records of our sin or errors, but looks for how much of His Son he sees in Us. What do people see of Christ is us? How we say something is just as important as what we say. Be consistent; Speak the truth but with Tact. If we don’t, the message of truth gets lost. Be sincere.

Saturday the 12th is HCC’s Easter Egg Hunt. I brought a yard sign home to help get the word out.

This is all I’m posting tonight. I’ve pulled all the Easter decorations out of the garage and I have stuff everywhere. Thankfully I can work on it tomorrow since I’m not working.

Scripture of the Day:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 31st is:

Crayola Crayon Day; Eiffel Tower Day; National Bunsen Burner Day; National Clams on the Half Shell Day; National Farm Workers day; National She’s Funny That Way Day; National Tater Day; Prom Day; World Backup Day.

I like crayons, but Kelly LOVED them. Every birthday and holiday she would get a box of 64 crayons! My family have some farm workers among them – they might grow taters. God bless!!

Typical Saturday morning. Changed and washed sheets, then filled my pill keeper for the week. Had a quick breakfast and left for Hanna’s Town. We were having volunteer training and an afternoon session on Colonial clothing.

The training went well, and introduced us to different options of volunteer options. I offered to shadow the people who demonstrate the clothing exhibit. That would be something different for school tours because I usually do tin punch. It would also add a little to the guided tours that I do. I don’t have much insight on the types of dress. Kelton had a pretty cool quote for us.

Also, there are two free museum days coming up in May that I’m really excited about. The first one is May 17th, a celebration in honor of Hanna’s Town Resolves, the pre-cursor of the Declaration of Independence. The 16th is the 250 Anniversary of the Resolves. I plan to help guide that day. Another free day is Memorial Day and I do always try to help that day. If that changes I will post information ahead of time.

After the training and the question-answer session, we all introduced ourselves. There were 4 or 5 new people there who are interested in getting involved. I’m sitting far right front with my back to the camera.

We had a nice lunch and took a break before the special presentation.

Jessica Young from Penny River LLC and her assistant presented a program on Colonial clothing – what’s appropriate. I have several pages of notes that I took. It’s so interesting! In order to determine what is appropriate clothing you have to take all of these things into consideration.

She even had her associate model two men’s outfits. Yes, the flowered gown is a man’s casual at rest outfit, complete with hat! And pink was considered a manly color, as it exuded power and energy! It was a very entertaining presentation!

Once I got home I changed into outside clothes and spent a few hours cleaning the flowerbeds along the front walk. I didn’t get entirely finished but I did spend about two hours and accomplished a good bit.

SCRIPTURE of the DAY:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 30th is:

Doctors’ Day; Land Day; Grass is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day; National Folding Laundry Day; National Pencil Day; National Virtual Vacation day; National I am in Control Day; Pretzel Sunday; Take a Walk in the Park Day.

It looks like there’s a very narrow window to take a walk without rain. I’ll have a pretzel – I feel like I’m never in control! I just finished folding laundry so that’s it for the day. God bless…

It was cooler today, and rainy. No outside work today! That’s OK because I was busy all day.

Kathy and I went to the bank together and straightened out the cabin account. We were glad to have that part done.

From there we went to River Hill church. Kathy promised to help with the setup for their rummage sale tomorrow so I said I would help with that, too. I have never seen such an organized, efficient sale. Kathy and I wrapped and packaged the pies and fudge and cookies to be presented for the sale in the morning. I could have eaten a bite of everything, especially the Dutch apple pie! It looked so good. They were little individual pies – apple and cherry. It’s worth going to River Hill just for the snacks!

There were kids toys, craft items, pictures, books, blankets, clothes, dishware — I can’t begin to describe everything that was there.

Before we left we both took a stroll around all the rooms. I got a small purple serving tray and an Easter Snoopy. Kathy got a little wicker chair for Millie’s doll. It was hard not to bring some of the food home!

We stopped at Taco Bell in New Stanton on the way home for lunch. Chrissy was working and we got to visit with her for a few minutes.

Teresa stopped over when I got home. She had a thank you for me for helping her with her car transfer. I was glad to help, but I am also excited about the hot pad! It’s insulated to protect the counters and also keep the food warm. We had a nice visit and spent a while talking about our respective vacations. We are both going to New York this year.

The tiny hyacinth that I bought last week is really growing. It will bloom soon.

SCRIPTURE of the DAY:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 29th is:

Earth Hour; Mermaid Day; National Mom & Pop Business Owners Day; National Smoke & Mirrors Day; New Moon March; Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day; Payday it Forward Day; World Piano Day; National Pita day.

I’ve never met a mermaid. And I didn’t know Niagara Falls ever ran dry without help. I took piano lessons for 7 years but you’d never know it! Tomorrow is refresher training at Hanna’s Town. We could all use that! God bless…

Another day of getting a few things done. Worked in Jeannette this morning, then stopped at Walmart to get my drain treatment for tomorrow. From there I had my chiropractor appointment, then went to Hepler’s Hardware. I was looking for the shrub and branch cutters that Gen told me about. She gave me three brands. I peeked at Walmart and they only had Fiskars (Third choice). Well, so did Heplers! I’ll check Lowe’s before I purchase any. There were plenty of styles but I know which type to get.

After lunch (bagel) I went outside to work. It was cool but very sunny. I brought the lawn furniture up to the deck, and a few little items to set in the yard. Still have the tote boxes contents to put out but I’ll wait for nicer weather.

Also moved a little starter shrub to the hill side, and finished weeding and cleaning up the bottom driveway bed.

Autmn called and they are trying to get a little closer to Greensburg with Noah’s job and a home. I hope they find something. It would be nice to have them closer, especially with summer coming one. And that’s my day.

I did get a bag of Easter M&M’s – they were called Easter Sundae. White and milk chocolate in the same piece. They were OK but not a favorite.

Scripture of the day:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 28th is:

Barnum and Bailey Day; Eat an Eskimo Pie Day; National Black Forest Cake Day; National Hot Tub Day; National Something on a Stick Day; National Weed Appreciation Day; Respect your Cat Day.

I have never met a weed I appreciated. Ever. I also don’t know many people who actually respect their cat. But whatever! God bless…

Well, knowing that it’s Wednesday you know that it’s a sort of ‘boring’ day! I had Cheerios for breakfast, fruit for lunch, and still deciding on supper.

I took my time cleaning and organizing the upstairs then had my lunch. In between cleaning the rooms I read a few pages in the book I’m in the middle of. Same author, different series.

My reward for finishing the upstairs cleaning was to go downstairs and clean. One of my favorite Paul Campbell movies was on Hallmark, so I clicked it on and watched /listened to it while I was cleaning. I was in the middle of that when Gen called. She’s been working on our itinerary for the New York trip and is excited about all the amazing sites we will see in June. That makes Kathy and I excited too!

She also refreshed my memory on what garden trimmers I needed to buy. I couldn’t find my note. Of course, as soon as we hung up, I found it pinned to the back of my calendar page. So tomorrow afternoon I’m heading to Heplers to get my new clippers.

So the movie is over, the house is clean, the laundry is done, and I’m ready to finish this. On to other things!

SCRIPTURE of the Day:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 27th is:

International Whiskey Day (???); Major League Baseball Opening Day (Go PIRATES!!); National Acoustic Soul Day; Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day; Scribble Day; World Theatre Day.

I’m not a sports fan but I’m always glad when the teams do well. But I do love quirky lyrics and titles to country songs. They can get pretty clever! God bless…

Today is the anniversary of my Dad’s passing. That was in 1985 and it’s so hard to believe it was that long ago — forty years. He still had a lot of life to live, and a lot of laughs still left in him. Keep laughing, Dad!

Today I had a few deals in Jeannette, and talked Renee through a few issues for Mike P. I left Pinnacle and went to my dentist appointment. I felt like there would be issues – I had so many crazy things happen since my last appointment, with new prescriptions that seemed to effect everything. But it was all good. No issues at all. Whew!!

From Dr. Lane’s office I went to the bank and handled two deposits, then got a few groceries. I was hungry for fruit salad for some reason. I also stopped in town and got gas in the Nissan.

Once I came home and changed clothes and had my salad for lunch, I went outside for a few hours and cleaned up the corner of the driveway. I got most of the driveway edge done before I ran out of steam and ended up being chilled from the wind.

Diane sent me a picture of little birds under an umbrella. Just cute!

Snapped pictures of the fuchsia and purple hyacinths blooming. So now I’m inside for the day and will just do little odds and ends until time for supper.

SCRIPTURE of the DAY:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 26th is:

Good Hair Day; Little Red Wagon Day; Live Long and Prosper Day; National Nougat Day; National Spinach Day; Solitude Day; Wear a Hat Day; Manatee Appreciation Day.

My hair is never entirely good. I never mastered that skill – so I should wear a hat! I have a little red wagon tucked in the shed for Cameron when he comes over in the summer. We can go for walks. God bless…

Not a very eventful day but it was a happy one, none the less. I had plenty to work on, including personal business, doing some writing, spicing up a former essay, and correspondence (email). I thought that I might spend some time outside since it was so bright and sunny, but it was very windy and I can’t do windy.

I did some laundry, ironing, and paid a few bills. Again today, I can’t get warm enough. I have a little space heater on under my desk.

As the day went on, I popped out to get the mail. One of my hyacinths were up pretty good and will fully bloom soon.

I also noticed a rainbow behind the house, even though I didn’t notice that it rained.

Tomorrow will be a busier day – work, bank, dentist, etc. It’s all good, except maybe the dentist….

Scripture of the Day:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 25th is:

Nine months to Christmas Day; International Waffle Day; National Lobster Newburg Day; National Medal of Honor Day; Tolkien Reading Day; National Equal Pay Day.

I can always celebrate Christmas – in fact, I have Christmas CD’s in my stereo right now. I’m sure I read something. God bless…

The song of the day this morning was Yellow Rose of Texas. I sure remember THAT growing up! Fun way to start the day.

Todd’s message was about anger, and I don’t know anyone who couldn’t benefit from giving that a good thinking through. Very specifically, ‘In your anger, do not sin.’ We all get angry; it’s all about our attitude and how we handle it. We have to understand what makes us angry and find a safe outlet for dealing with those feelings. Don’t let anger fester, and control your verbal expressions of anger. A quote he used was ‘A sharp tongue is the quickest way to cut your throat.’ Nothing good comes from losing your temper. My mom used to always remind us that a gentle answer turns away wrath. Focus on the needs of others and not on your anger.

A young boy, Ben, who used to be in our Sunday School class broke his foot at Seabase last night. He may even have to have surgery. Please pray from Ben and his family as they face this ordeal and long healing.

It’s 4:30pm and most of my day after church was spent running around. After church we had a Ministry Fair. Tables were set up and signup sheets were set out, with people manning the individual ministries. Since I’m not teaching regularly these days (I do have to help out next Sunday), I signed up to help with funeral dinners. Mostly I would be available during the day to help.

I had a mix up in yesterday’s Walmart order, so I straightened that out. Then I zipped down to Irwin (Miller’s Crossing Fleatique) and picked up honey. I stopped to get a frozen Coke at Burger King on the way home, then finished up the egg salad for lunch. I have spent the rest of the day working on emails, stories, letters, and now this.

SCRIPTURE of the DAY:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 24th is:

Flatmates Day; National Cheesesteak Day; National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day; National Cocktail Day.

There were always chocolate covered raisins in the upstairs conference room at Smail’s. I spent A LOT of time up there and it became a favorite! Not sure I’ve had any since… God bless…

This is the first Saturday in a long time that I kept busy all day with chores. I started with changing and washing sheets, then breakfast. My fingernails were getting too long, and they split easily, so that was next. After that I worked a little on a computer project and answered a few emails.

I still had some leftover Chocolate Chip cookies (store bought) and melting chocolate. It didn’t take long to melt the chocolate and ice the cookies and put them in the fridge. While they were cooling I boiled a few eggs for egg salad, then made that for lunch.

After lunch I was thinking about the old vinyl album I got for Christmas when I was 8. So I got it out and listened to it. AROUND THE CHILDREN’S CORNER – with Josie Carey and Fred Rogers. I loved that album and I still do. “Oh! Today is a very special day. A very, very, very, special day. A very, very ….” (and on it goes, thanks to X the Owl!)

My next project was to hem the new shower curtains. It took me a few days to decide what – if anything – I wanted to do. But I decided I needed to see more of the dark plum trees, rather than the sky and mountains. So I hemmed two of the curtains from the top down. I really like the difference it made

Once that was done, I started working on a project for our summer Skunk Hollow event. Kathy and I are doing that together, so I just sort of organized a few thoughts. I finished the ironing, set out a container of veggie soup to defrost – that will be for tomorrow, since it has barely begun to thaw.

When I started typing it was cloudy and raining. Now the sun is shining! All in a few minutes time..

Autmn sent me a picture of her new shower curtain. Aunt Cordelia gave her brand new bathroom rugs, and she got a new curtain to compliment the rugs. Thank you, Aunt Cordelia!

And the neighboring horse was on the hill again this morning!

Other than finding something for supper that will be it for chores for today. I have the TV on in the background, and I’ll catch up on my reading and be done for the day.

SCRIPTURE of the DAY:

PEANUTS?

TOMORROW March 23rd is:

National Chips and Dip day; Cuddly Kitten Day; Melba Toast Day; National Chia Day; National Puppy Day; Near Miss Day; OK Day; World Math Day; National Tamale Day.

Chips and dip are good, and who doesn’t like to cuddle kitties and puppies? Have a happy day. God bless…