WORN OUT!!

After a very long day having a yard sale and sitting in the spa to recover, Poppa was playing Princesses with Abby. He quickly fell asleep, and she quietly lined the dolls up to nap with him!! May I present to you.. Poppa and the Princesses!

OOPS!!

We stopped by our storage unit tonight to grab something. When I put in the code the gate went up, I started to drive through, and it suddenly fell down. i slammed on my brakes and it went down right in front of my car and was just hanging there!! Ed got out, lifted up the gate and held it while I drove through. When we went out the exit gate the entrance gate was still just hanging there. OOPS, SORRY!!

All in All...

This morning I picked strawberries from my strawberry patch and made freezer jam, then a loaf of homemade bread. While that was rising I found a second cousin on Ancestry.com I didn't know about. All in all, a very productive morning!!

It's your birthday!!

For many years Ed always sent his Mom a bouquet of flowers on HIS birthday. She would always call, wish him a happy birthday and tearfully thank him for remembering her role in his life. She is gone now, but still, when it's his birthday, my thoughts always turn to her. How grateful I am for the boy she (and his Dad), put up with and raised to become such a great husband, father, friend and, last but certainly not least, grandpa! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, at least a few snippets of it.

Saturday Morning Fun..

We have been having a problem with our pool losing water for quite some time. Then recently we discovered our pool vacuum won't run, even though it is working fine. We had a leak detection company come out the other day, and they ran some tests and the tech put on his head phones and took his machine and ran it along the concrete the pipes are under, stood up and said, "your leak is right here under the concrete". Today Ed jackhammered up the spot, and though we found wet dirt, we couldn't find a pipe issue. So, while I got right down with my face in the hole, he ran the hose in the skimmer and pressurized it, and whamo, the water sprayed up into my face, WE FOUND THE LEAK!!!

A Great Loss..

My 20 year old granny smith apple tree had become so distressed by age, disease and pest infestation it needed to be removed, and today was the day. I have loved this tree so much as it has grown up with our family from a little sapling in a 5 gallon pot to one that has produced bushels of apples every year that we have harvested and enjoyed throughout every year, as well as sharing with family, friends and neighbors.
I am so sad today to see it go.

Let It Snow!!

What a way to welcome 2011, a snow storm in Vegas! Should make for an interesting time for family pictures in the park this afternoon, hmmm. It sure is beautiful though.