IT IS SO WINDY! Weather advisory says 24 to 34 MPH with gusts up to 55MPH. I kept hearing this weird noise (other than the trees and the flags flapping) so I went out to look. A section of the neighbor’s fence blew down. I’m glad the dogs weren’t out in her yard when it fell. Not sure how hard it will be to get it back up. She has four dogs to keep confined!

At least the house is still standing, and the flags are still attached — Yikes! I just looked out the door and the section of fence that fell snapped in half and got tossed across the yard! Glad it was in her yard – if it came my way it might have damaged my fence too. She doesn’t need any other problems! I just noticed the neighbor’s grill (behind me) blew over but it doesn’t look like anyone’s home there. This wind is nasty…

Anyway, I stopped and got gas this morning and parked at Kathy’s. We first went to the book sale at the Library. She found a number of books she was excited about. I bought two small ones that I think I will enjoy – one is a Christmas devotion book! The other is a very old version of the Colonial Williamsburg Guide Book.

After a quick bite of lunch I went through my file of warranty books and owners manuals. I wanted to write to CONAIR about my hair dryer, and to Whirlpool about my new fridge. It works perfectly but I hate the stainless surface. That is supposed to be so amazing and the best thing since, well, refrigerators! But I totally dislike the surface. There are more marks on the new fridge in 2 months than on the old one that was 31 years old! But again, it works great and I love the features. Guess you can’t have everything!

When I was walking around the yard earlier I noticed that a bunch of my little Styrofoam eggs (on wooden sticks) were pulled out of the ground and across the yard. I don’t think the rabbits and chipmunks like them very much. Some of them were nibbled at…

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Musical from 1951: SHOWBOAT

TOMORROW March 26th is:

Epilepsy Awareness Day; National Spinach Day; National Nougat Day.

Let’s just celebrate— Popeye! I hope to celebrate the absence of wind. Right now, though, it’s 70* and if it wasn’t so windy I would be outside playing in the dirt. As it is, I’d blow down the hill! Have a happy Sunday … God bless.

I took most of the day to do laundry, make Logan’s bed with freshly washed sheets, and clean the whole house. I finished with that about 3pm, and popped over to Mike P’s to help with a deal. When I came home I walked around the yard and took pictures of some of my spring flowers popping up. Like Grape Hyacinths, Hyacinths, and daffodils.

Nate delivered my auction items which I was excited to get. I ended up with a few garden flags for spring and summer, which I put away. Also won the USA pack, a beautiful bisque egg, and a small antique pitcher (my favorite!)

FINALLY I was able to get my fish sandwich! I was going to get it at Midway-St. Clair fire department but they were closed. So I kept driving to Johnny L’s right up the road. While I was waiting I talked to my neighbor (Mr. G)’s son Michael, and then another customer waiting for an order. It helped pass the time. The sandwich was really good, and I only ate one piece of fish – the other I stuck in the fridge and will eat it tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, Kath and I have plans to go antiquing at Yesterday’s Rave, and to the Library Book Sale, in the morning. That will be fun! In the background right now I am listening to THREE WISE MEN AND A BABY – which was one of my favorite 2022 Christmas movies on Hallmark! So funny – not very often do you get Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, and Andrew Walker in the same movie!

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TOMORROW March 25th is:

National Medal of Honor Day; Tolkien Reading day; National Lobster Newburg Day.

TODAY is nine months until Christmas Eve, so tomorrow will be nine months until Christmas day (as Bud would say!). Have a great day celebrating. God bless…

Unique date — fun with numbers!

My day started a little after 7am when I talked to my friend about a recent vehicle purchase. There were some discrepancies on the fees that she didn’t understand. I was able to explain everything – and it turns out the seller (not our stores of course!) did charge the wrong fees. She was able to get that corrected and get a refund. Added blessings!

My closet door got stuck yesterday, so after breakfast Kelly crawled in the closet and fixed the door. It was off track. She also trimmed a few threads on the carpet while she was in there!

I drove the kids to Washington (PA) to meet Matt. The drive down wasn’t too bad, but I no sooner got back in the car than it stormed and poured a deluge! I could barely see the road the whole way home. I had to keep a slower pace and it took longer. I got soaked at a rest stop and had to come home and change before going to work.

Work was actually very busy! I got there a little before 3pm and didn’t get home until almost 7pm. I had several customers come in and a few extra titles in each location. I was glad to get home and slip into my Snoopy PJ’s. I’ll finish this work and then have some leftovers for supper.

In the meantime, a little chocolate covered pretzel for a snack!

Yesterday when Kelly & I stopped at Gabe’s to look at purses (hers is ripping) I found an Easter Snoopy mug. I tried to make hot tea in it, but it is NOT insulated and I couldn’t pick up the mug! I have been using it for iced water and it works great for that!

Also got my traditional yearly Hyacinth – after it’s done blooming I will plant it outside. They give off such a wonderful aroma!

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Top song of 2023: THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW – Morgan Wallen

TOMORROW March 24th is:

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

I love Sun-Maid Chocolate covered raisins – and I could eat a cheesesteak about now! I’ll stick with the pretzels. Have a happy day and God Bless…

Kelly and I already got a lot accomplished today – and it’s just a bit after 4pm. Chase pointed out last night that Garry (the Axolotl) needed a bath because his little pink body was very dirty. I tried giving him a sponge bath but it didn’t help. As attending ‘physician’ I determined that he needed a more intense treatment, so we slid him into a zipper pillow cover and tucked him into the washer with a load of towels. He took it well…

We had a break at that point, so we melted down chocolate and made chocolate-covered pretzels. I love those things! I have two full containers of them ready for Easter. Of course I had to sample one!

Logan had an online math class at 10am, then Kelly taught an online class (which the boys attended) at 11:15am. While they did that I listened to most of Wayne’s message from HCC on Sunday (I got tied up downstairs…).

At 1pm Kelly and I took the order of tote bags to Mt. Pleasant and met Melanie from camp for the exchange. We took a few minutes to confer with the Easter Beagle about what type of candy everyone wanted for Easter at Grammy’s. He has a grip on it, for sure!

It was late but we came home and grabbed left overs for a small lunch. There is another laundry load in the dryer, and Chase is watching videos on the TV behind me. I’m looking forward to having everyone here later for pizza.

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Top song of 2022: FANCY LIKE – Walker Hayes

TOMORROW March 23rd is:

National Near Miss Day; National Chia Day; National Tamale Day; National Puppy Day; National Melba Toast Day; National Chip & Dip Day.

Let’s do puppies! Have a wonderful, cuddly day! God bless…

I expected a quiet day – but it got busier as the day went on. After breakfast Kelly and I went to the used book sale at the library. She bought several classics for home-school classes, and I got 2 kids books, the classic REBECCA (a favorite!), and also found MY book in the historic reference section! I was flattered, because that meant it wasn’t just a shallow fiction novel. I bought it, as it is in mint condition and I can share with with someone else.

When we got back, we made 8 dozen chocolate chip cookies. I think we froze six dozen of them for the HCC outreach day on April 1st. I’m sure we’ll eat the rest up quickly.

Kelly had some lesson plans to work on, so I went outside and fixed the section of lights on the deck that weren’t working. All good now.

While I was outside I walked around looking at the flowers and picking up sticks. The daffodils are not blooming yet, nor are the hyacinths. but they are up and have buds!

Chrissy needed a ride to work, so I did that while Kelly kept working. When I got home, Chase reminded us that he needed shoes, and Logan chipped in that he did, too – so we all set out on a mission. Chase got slides and Logan got tennis shoes; they are both happy!

Tonia posted a video of Isaac’s drum duet (Kath’s grandson) at a school program. They did a terrific job. If you’re on facebook check it out!

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Top song of 2021: THINGS A MAN OUGHTA KNOW – Lainey Wilson

TOMORROW March 22nd is:

National Bavarian Crepes Day; National Goof Off Day; National West Virginia Day.

My recommendation is to just goof off! Have a happy day and God bless…

It’s the first day of spring! There was a chill in the air but it was a beautiful day. I worked in the morning, then Peyton brought Kelly, Logan and chase up as far as King-of-the Hill. When we got home and unloaded the car, Kelly helped me take down the winter (blue/white) lights and we put up the purple ones for spring and Easter. Sadly, the ones I’ve used for YEARS were mostly burned out, so I pulled out the back-up ones (still purple). It took several tries to get them right.

Kelly needed one of her old books (stored in a tub in the shed) for her literature classes so we went down and dug through several boxes of old books until we found the right book. Next we went to Walmart and got the rest of the food that we need for the week, plus strolled around the holiday candy aisle for ideas. The plan is to get the Easter shopping done on Wednesday.

Supper was spaghetti which I haven’t had in ages. Meatballs and garlic toast, too. Perfect. After we ate Kelly & I dropped in on Kathy so we could pick a color for our tee shirts for vacation. Kelly ordered the shirts tonight and will have the shirts for us at Easter! We are excited! The sunset on the way home was beautiful – nice day tomorrow!

We had tea and cookies just now – Kelly had the Easter chocolate chip (I had oatmeal) and she used my Christmas mug. Mixed holidays!

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Top song of 2020: DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART — Maddie & Tae

TOMORROW March 21st is:

National California Strawberry Day; National 3-D Day; National AG Day; National Common Courtesy Day; World Down Syndrome Day; National Fragrance Day; National Memory Day; National French Bread Day; National Countdown Day; National Single Parent Day.

There are plenty of things to celebrate tomorrow! I’ll pick strawberries and French bread and hope I remember! And I AM a single parent! God bless…

I’m obsessed by shadows – and the ones on my window blind this morning were so cool! Great way to start the day!

Got a txt from Mary right before Sunday School. She had a situation at home and could not make it to class. Max and I took a moment and both of us prayed for Mary (and her husband and son and mother!) and for the lesson. We walked down to the supply room and pulled a few items off the shelf. Mary always does the activities and craft pages and I didn’t have anything prepared. We worked on the bulletin board for a while.

Max stepped up to the plate and took over as assistant teacher! He filled in the attendance card, held the flannel graph board, and handled the snack. He probably would have totally taught the lesson as well, but I was prepared for that! We learned about the Last Supper and the Jewish Passover.

After church I stopped at L&L Fleatique. I had seen a little stack of wooden books that I liked and had time to check it out. One booth had an Easter tree up. I didn’t put mine up this year since the pre-lit lights don’t work. It would be a little more work than I wanted to get into. But the little books look so sweet beside my tiny typewriter (Pen and remote holder!).

Here are a few pictures of outside decorations. I braved the frigid temps and fierce wind to get some of it done. I still need to change the lights on the back deck.

I also went to Scotland (Scottdale!) to the Walmart there. It was crazy crowded and only had half of what I needed! Looks like Kelly & I will have to make a Walmart run Monday or Tuesday.

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Hit song of 2019: GOD’S COUNTRY – Blake Shelton

TOMORROW March 20th is:

World Flour Day; National Ravioli Day; National Native HIV/Aids Awareness Day; Spring Begins; National Proposal Day.

Let’s just go for the spring thing! I’m all for it! Have a wonderful week and a beautiful spring season, start to finish! God bless…

Saturday routine: Change and wash bed sheets, shower, breakfast. The task today was to get the Easter decorations out and put up. I spent ALL DAY on that – it was a huge task. I don’t know why I have so much. It doesn’t look like much, but I have some of Mom’s ceramics that are larger and they take up a lot of storage space. I didn’t do anything else today, and it’s 10 til 8pm. The only thing I didn’t get done was a few things outside – it was cold and very window and at one point it was snowing. So hoping I can finish that up tomorrow. THAT is my day!

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Top song in 2018: HEAVEN – Kane Brown

TOMORROW, March 19th is:

National Certified Nurses Day; National Chocolate Caramel Day; National Let’s Laugh Day; National Poultry Day; National Backyard Day.

I’m all for back yards, chocolates, and LAUGHING! Maybe, just maybe, I can do all three at once tomorrow! Enjoy your Sunday! God bless…

I didn’t really do anything special for St. Patrick’s Day. Nothing green; nothing shamrock-ish. But that’s ok.

Kath stopped after her doctor’s visit – she is improving and moving in the right direction. We chatted for a few minutes, and I mentioned that my chore for today was to wash windows. I think she was ready to feel my forehead and take my temperature… “In a RAIN storm?” Well, Yes. I needed to clean the tracks that the windows slide on, and I wanted to get the grime off the windows before I put the Easter decorations up. I was fortunate that the rain stopped so I could do all the windows and doors without getting wet. Rain or no rain, they look a lot better!

Every time I clean the living room window, there is a little nest-like thing of dried grass stuck between the screen and the track. I never see any bugs, etc, so I have no idea what is building it. Always in the same window – far right, living room – no matter what I do. Wiping, spraying, cleaning, it doesn’t matter. It’s a puzzle.

Chrissy wanted me to make a deposit in her managed savings account, so I zipped over to the bank after I finished my chores. The gas terminal by Willow Crossing Road put up new outlets and they were both blazing! I could see them from the road above my house. Only thing left on the list tonight is supper and ironing! Tomorrow I hope to start making the house look festive for Easter.

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A top worship song of 2017: Gloria/Angels We Have Heard On High – Casting Crowns

TOMORROW March 18th is:

National Sloppy Joe Day; National Supreme Sacrifice Day; National Awkward Moments Day; National Corn Dog Day; National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day; National Quilting Day; National Biodiesel Day.

Interesting choices. I’m sure one speaks to you! Celebrate good things! God bless – –

Happy St. Patrick’s Eve! Hope you enjoyed today’s warm temps and sunshine – Tomorrow looks like clouds and rain on and off. We might need some ‘luck of the Irish’ tomorrow!

Both stores were busier than they have been for a while. I’m glad they are selling more cars! I had to stop in to see Mike P, and grab some things from Di, but got home in time to grab lunch.

I did stop on the way home to grab Scott’s Weed and Feed. Kelly sent me a message from Matt that Ollie’s had it on sale at a good price. I also found M&M eggs on sale, as well. All set!

I’m making pork chops. I haven’t found a good recipe yet so we’ll see how it turns out! They smell yummy!

After lunch I worked outside for 2 and a half hours. I cleaned up the yard, picked up stray stones from the electrical project, blew off the driveway, cut back some dead stalks on the hill garden. Chrissy needed a ride to work so I did that. I got a txt that she got asked to the prom. Exciting times!!! These kids keep growing up…

Mary sent me some pictures of a tea party she had with her two nieces on Sunday. Making memories! I saw the crocus blooming so it’s time for the crocus tea, too!

My dear Beth sent me a lovely note, and inside was a post card from 1911. It was sent to my grandad Crooks and it’s a picture of the Theater at Oakford Park in Jeannette. I couldn’t find any evidence that it’s still standing. It was interesting to read about it online! I hadn’t realized there was so much at Oakford Park back in the day (I just knew about the public pool!).

My cousin posted this on facebook – a tribute to Grandad Crooks.

Yesterday on my walk I found a really nice wooden box in the neighbor’s trash. I love repurposing! I scrubbed it out and it looks like new! I love it!

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Top song in 2016: HUMBLE AND KIND – Tim McGraw.

TOMORROW March 17th is:

St. Patrick’s Day; National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day.

My daughter is a huge St. Patrick’s Day fan. So we can just all celebrate with her! Have a green clover of a day! God bless…