Tree Removal & Pool

Last weekend we took out two trees they were small about as tall as a one story house, they were on the list to go for a couple of years now. Bugs had gotten in to them one a mugo pine and the other an apricot tree. We used the ATV to haul the trunk part to the road from the back yard. It was pouring down rain by the time we were done we were soaked.

Then we got an above ground pool and got it up filled and the filter has been running and I’ve had my first dip in it b-r-r it’s cold! The weather is no longer up in the ninety’s but it’s in the 50’s and 60’s here now.

Today I got some bricks for a path and area where the dirt is that the trees came out. That was great exercise and I enjoyed doing it. The other day I reclaimed the play house and it’s now the pool house with towels and pool toys in it.

I had a wooden TV stand and it is the pump “house” now, keeps the wind from blowing it over and the elements off of it. We have been working between showers this week on some days any way.

Hubby has been fishing got his limit two days in a row.

I got my books in and have been enjoying them have read SBB’s new one Moving on. And CEO’s House works is great with color pictures glossy pages and I love the lay out of this book!

Other points of interest:

Dear daughter & family have moved in to her new house.

Dear son is asp V.P. for collage next year.

Summer Heat

We have had records have been broken for three days running here 96* is the forecast high, this has been a good time to do inside stuff in the afternoon! Trying to come up with some things that are good about heat seeds fall out of the tree sooner, sap dried up on the leaves and it stops dipping on the car. It melts the snow, camping and picnic & b.b.q. season have begun. Beach and pool parties are going now, and we can get the boat camper and ATV out and play on vacations too.

It's 7:30 and some one is mowing some times you just gotta do what you gotta do. Our son has been appointed to Vice Pres. at the collage he is attending this will save him a lot of money! He will be a senior next year and today is the last day for him this year he is looking forward to the summer break, dear grand daughter is done with pre school tomorrow and she is also looking forward to summer break. Dear daughter is moving in to their new house this is the 2nd one that thay have built.

Hubby has a vacation coming up shortly too and he is looking forward to that, I however I am dreading it actually because these are more work for me. First we will do yard clean up haul stuff off to the dump, dear son will be moving his stuff out and then playing in the woods I suppose and camping tent or in the canopy will be more work than I have normally. I do have a plan to meld pen and paper with the journal and a new book while sitting at a different locale and smelling the pine trees will be good. Fence fixing is on hubby’s list too I’m not sure if it’s on my list or not yet! A new experience to add might be interesting! A new book I just heard about: Moving On by Sarah Banbrathnach is going to be picked up this week! I can read at some of our camping excursions! Dinner cruise on a local tour boat up the Snake river is going on our list again this year we really enjoyed that last year.

I’ve been working outside in the patio area moving wood we have “collected” for camping and I have reclaimed an area for planting, and the grandkids can play in the dirt too while I’m getting this area prepped for some brick to put down to increase the garden I’m thinking of another herb garden but low growing close to the ground ones like thyme, and other ground cover plants that like to creep about.

Mom's Day

One of my favorite mothers day was when the kids were little and made me breakfast I loved breakfast in bed with the burnt pancakes and the extra calcium from the shells in it was an interesting addition to the recipe.

The worst moms day I can remember was when we had empty nest and the kids were living away from the area we had to make some changes this was a time of growth for me; learning I was no longer the center of the universe for them a real wake up call! I was able to move on and let go. Teens do not always want to be hanging around mom all day long.

Now as a granny I have come to the place that I can enjoy the company of family, however I realize it is not just about me and they have other family members to consider mothers-in –law has come in to play. I just feel privileged and lucky to be able to enjoy their company for a few hours. We are having a B.B.Q. here some thing I’ve been wanting to do and it’s a great motivator for getting the kitchen spiffed up and counters cleared off. We are avoiding the moms day lunch crowds and will be enjoying the wonderful weather here. Taking a stroll round the yard to enjoy the flowers that are opening up for the event will be on our actives list today.

Flowers & Summer Fun!

I have the flowers planted in the back yard now, the wind stopped and the sun came back out it was a lovely time! I’ve been spending fourty five minutes each day getting the yard back in to shape and I’ve started by the patio and this work is paying off now and the yard is looking much better. Last week I got a new hose, and I’ve replaced the sprinklers.

I am enjoying these milder days of spring before the summer heat arrived we are looking forward to more fun in the sun on our jet boat, bass boat, motor cycles, pedal biking, hiking, fishing, camping, using the new ATV. Out door activities are a big part of the live style here where we live in the Pacific North West.

Writing Goals

This is my writing day ~ I 've been trying to get in here for what seems like a week! I Ran in to a snag with my first two blog attempts writing blog was down for repairs, tweaks, maintaince or something, photo blog pics are not in yet they seem to be lost some where in cyber space and may show up yet. So I had to write the old fashioned way with pen and paper which I actually enjoy doing! I was going to write on red white and blue party ideas and planning for Memorial day but decided to go shopping and get errands out of the way first.

I have a letter to write for mom and got a pen pal letter today that is always fun because we talk about our crafts and hobbies weaving spinning knitting and crochet we are doing and art books we are using to hone our skills and give progress reports on how we are doing on making stuff for birthday holiday gifts.

I’ve had a great morning found a day planner in pink at the thrift shop today and a pink tote and believe dream & vision journal; I really like it because on side of the page is blank like for sketching!

I took my self out to the local taco stand this was for my art date and wrote in my journal, and then went across the street to tweak this planner; came home and filled up a bunch of planner pages some one had left in it blank with these great topics for project info. I’m glad to have that out of my head now. I’m migrating to David Allen techniques for this new season of my life. Looked up the newest of his book on half.com today, the other older one is on order from the library.

I was going to go out and plant stuff in the yard but the wind kicked up so I just brought the posies inside, I’d take a pic. of them but the phone seems to be down don’t want to waste time on that maybe later after I get them planted.

Add to month o salads daily entry! ~ Did that fresh onion tops from the garden what a treat to pick those and see the first roses of spring in bloom when I did.

I want to design a project page and print out a module for a sample to see how it goes I got some design ideas on paper this afternoon.

Getting Back Your Edge

Have Lost your edge? Your cutting edge ? Wondering how to get it back?

I’ve been reading a book that had a chapter on this topic in one of the chapters it’s been very effective for me and I have been taking a lot of notes on this and the jest of the answer of this book prayer that works by Jill Briscoe is that we go to God and show him where we lost our edge and he helps us to get it back! The other chapter was on going to the mountain to hear from God the reference was Moses in the dessert. Listening to God was a key and going back to where you lost your egde was the other key.

I found this book at a yard sale this weekend and it was so timely because last week I was like really stuck in my prayer life, it seemed like the wheels had come off my prayer wagon and this book helped me to get it going again.

Have you ever had a day time that where you were over whelmed not getting your way and just wanted to stomp your foot and go off in a huff and just have a pity party? That’s about where I was mid week last week. I suppose that was where I lost my edge. It just was not one of my finer moments.

Then this weekend hubby and I had a few chest bumping moments our egos were getting in the way and we were not listening to each other. We had to laugh at ourselves and by the end of the weekend things were good again. Him getting me a new cabinet did not hurt any. I learned something too tile floors in front of a fridge can break, part of my rant was we needed some home fixes here, new flooring is on the list. So I’m rethinking what I even want now.

He got a new mountain bike and we went on a couple of short rides together, after he got the goo in the tires to keep the puncture weeds out. These pedal bike rides are great for stress relief! ubby was not getting his way either ATV woes, and his cargo trailer has not arrived plus it rained and was windy we did not get the yard work done.

I was lucky enough to find some pansies and another tomato plant the truck had just came when we were over town and I asked if they brought any pansies, the guy showed me where they were. I’d already been to several other stores with out any success pansies were in short supply around here! Gardening season is on. So on my list tomorrow is going to be planting pansies and the other tomato plant I got. Then we went to a new favorite cafe' not far from our house.

Fast

I have been in an emotional morass of yucky feelings frustration quickly moved to anger it took me a while to get to the bottom of what was going on jealously, illness, allergies, stress and exhaustion were a few of the things I factored in to my bad mood. Yard work and life stressors had taken their toll, some time out side on the swing watching the grass grow did not hurt either.

What I had to do was to just had to schedule some time for me some down time, to rest regroup, I went on my art date and got shopping therapy and two novels later I’m in a much better place now!

I needed to clear a spot to work and grabbed a pen and started writing five pages later I had my entry, no longer blocked the words began to flow. Now I had something to write in my spiritual journal. I’d felt like I was coasting things were good and it was easy to skip writing in that one. But when a challenge faced me I knew I was growing and needed to get the process down an important step in the process of growth for me.

I can count this success from fasting I’d been giving up morning newscasts for a fast, and on an involuntary computer fast the net was not working my wireless router and modem were too close together and not working for a few days. That will do it for me give me time to investigate what’s going on internally for me sort and process emotions swirling around inside my head and heart. I sorted things out on my morning prayer walks and the physical activity helped me to feel like I was actually getting some where as I ventured through this process.