HERE IT IS FRIDAY - Sale day.
We have worked so very hard and long to get to today.
I think this will be our last sale.
The guys have worked so hard and not one of them is under 70.
What does that say about the modern day church.
In the garage it has been Jim, Roger and Gary.
It has been fun having them around at church.
I went in at 4:30am to pull out my rolls for baking - I will go in again at 6am and pull out the rest.
I made frosting for 2 packs of powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese and half and half. Should be enough but you never know.
Can't wait to see how that goes over. Sandstrom's rolls are wonderful. They are cinnamon and we just have to thaw and bake them.
Our basement looks great, I just wet my hair and need to blow comb it out. I am going to wear the fun fun shirt Dede gave me in lime green with all the petals on it. It's a fun shirt.
I sure hope the rain holds off for today.
I need to set up a couple of tables outside so I need to load up the car with plastic chairs and they mowed so I need to rake up some of the grass.
So much to do.
So little time.
Later.
Friday, June 5, 2015
RUMMAGE SALE 2nd DAY OF SECOND WEEK
Well here we go - very sad news Velma Sullivan passed away yesterday morning, it started with Pneumonia and then she had a heart attack and a stroke so it was a blessing she died when she did, she didn't have to suffer long. I talked to her husband Jerry and we are going to deliver the left over rummage sale goods to Menagua Mn, I guess it's 90 miles from Remer. We will borrow a trailer after we see how many boxes we have. I know we can get the WELCA ladies group at church to go for gas. It is the least we can do for them, she was such a vibrant woman.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
RUMMAGE SALE 2nd WEEK
I can't believe I haven't posted since Skye's birthday, I remember posting a week ago - must not have saved it.
Or must not have been connected to the Internet.
Either way, not happy.
Sometimes I get so frustrated with computers I just want to forget the whole thing.
I have news, my heart is heavy, Velma is Jerry's wife and they run "Orphan Train" or "Orphan Grain Train", they give away what we have left from the rummage sale to the needy.
Velma had pneumonia when I talked to her about a month ago, well maybe it was less than that, anyway since then she has had a heart attack and stroke and they don't expect her to make it so they won't be picking up our left over goods this year. I would like to think of a way to help. I will have to talk to Jerry. Pastor let me know, Jerry stopped by the church. Prayers for them and their family.
We have been at preparing for the sale now for almost a week and have accomplished so much.
I am of course running around like a chicken with her head cut off.
I actually remember my Mother harvesting chickens for the freezer. We had a lot of Chicken Sunday dinners. Were they divine. Growing up on the farm sure gave us plenty to eat. All the gardening and canning that goes on. It seems to be a lost art. With all the genetic modification that goes on with our grain for more more more it makes you wonder sometimes if it's a good thing.
I am so tired, on
Y a week to go, went to D.O.S.S. Saturday which is our. Wine club group, 14 of us there.
Or must not have been connected to the Internet.
Either way, not happy.
Sometimes I get so frustrated with computers I just want to forget the whole thing.
I have news, my heart is heavy, Velma is Jerry's wife and they run "Orphan Train" or "Orphan Grain Train", they give away what we have left from the rummage sale to the needy.
Velma had pneumonia when I talked to her about a month ago, well maybe it was less than that, anyway since then she has had a heart attack and stroke and they don't expect her to make it so they won't be picking up our left over goods this year. I would like to think of a way to help. I will have to talk to Jerry. Pastor let me know, Jerry stopped by the church. Prayers for them and their family.
We have been at preparing for the sale now for almost a week and have accomplished so much.
I am of course running around like a chicken with her head cut off.
I actually remember my Mother harvesting chickens for the freezer. We had a lot of Chicken Sunday dinners. Were they divine. Growing up on the farm sure gave us plenty to eat. All the gardening and canning that goes on. It seems to be a lost art. With all the genetic modification that goes on with our grain for more more more it makes you wonder sometimes if it's a good thing.
I am so tired, on
Y a week to go, went to D.O.S.S. Saturday which is our. Wine club group, 14 of us there.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
SKYE IS 40 TODAY
NICO BLUE
Monday, May 18, 2015
SUNDAY AND RAIN RAIN RAIN
Well yes - it's on a raining cycle.
I am afraid we are stuck there for awhile.
Sunday was busy, we had rain seeping in to the Pole Building and that is where I store boxes, boxes and more boxes.
Many got wet so I had to do some quick hustling along with Jim and get the dry ones to church and the wet ones re packed to new boxes. Only had to rewash 2 loads of clothes so far, not bad considering the rain.
First we had church in the morning, Jim and I ushered, he also served communion. I made chocolate chip walnut cookies and cut up apples. Ushering is always fun. We had 36 by Jim's count.
We took a car load and a who,e truck load to church and the rain didn't let up much yesterday. I have my car full again and as soon as it gets light I will run another load in. I have lots of paper work to do today and flyers to get up around town. Here it is only 5am and my mind is going 100 miles an hour.
What a twit.
My Skye turns 40 tomorrow, I can hardly believe it.
Where does the time go?
I am afraid we are stuck there for awhile.
Sunday was busy, we had rain seeping in to the Pole Building and that is where I store boxes, boxes and more boxes.
Many got wet so I had to do some quick hustling along with Jim and get the dry ones to church and the wet ones re packed to new boxes. Only had to rewash 2 loads of clothes so far, not bad considering the rain.
First we had church in the morning, Jim and I ushered, he also served communion. I made chocolate chip walnut cookies and cut up apples. Ushering is always fun. We had 36 by Jim's count.
We took a car load and a who,e truck load to church and the rain didn't let up much yesterday. I have my car full again and as soon as it gets light I will run another load in. I have lots of paper work to do today and flyers to get up around town. Here it is only 5am and my mind is going 100 miles an hour.
What a twit.
My Skye turns 40 tomorrow, I can hardly believe it.
Where does the time go?
Saturday, May 16, 2015
SATURDAY
As I start most blogs, busy busy busy.
I can tell you about one change.
Jim was talking to Verizon yesterday and told them I was about ready to throw my iPad out the window because I can never sign on. They had him shut my phone off and then they did something yo it and walla - I can get on in the blink of an eye.
Why oh why wasn't it that easy from the get go.
He was calling then because some number keeps calling him and he can't call it back so he had them block the call for 3 months. Then he just mentioned my iPad problem.
My brain is getting full of "The Rummage Sale".
Hard to think of any thing else.
I am very excited about Sharon coming up.
I will have to have a mini-fish fry when she gets here.
I also need to think of what I will make for the Bake Sale.
I am trying to think of what went on Thursday but I can't remember.
Ah, we had Crafters at Lorretta's and Jim picked me up.
We had a 1:00 afternoon appointment for the VA to see a nutricitionist about their weight loss program.
Hope it works for him and maybe I can piggie back on him and loose weight too.
Got back for dinner and met John and he and I sold tickets for Bingo at The Loon. I picked up June and she went with me.
Maybe next week I can go and play.
Friday I washed clothes, bedding, went to prayer group at 8am, Bone Builders at 9am and we cleaned the church at 10.
I was home by noon, stopped at The Muni for boxes and got home so I could spend the afternoon making cookies for Sunday, we are ushering.
I managed to start on my Rummage Sale letters and printed out my flyers.
Now to shower and get going. Need to get the flyers up today, will call Monday about the Ad.
Later.
I can tell you about one change.
Jim was talking to Verizon yesterday and told them I was about ready to throw my iPad out the window because I can never sign on. They had him shut my phone off and then they did something yo it and walla - I can get on in the blink of an eye.
Why oh why wasn't it that easy from the get go.
He was calling then because some number keeps calling him and he can't call it back so he had them block the call for 3 months. Then he just mentioned my iPad problem.
My brain is getting full of "The Rummage Sale".
Hard to think of any thing else.
I am very excited about Sharon coming up.
I will have to have a mini-fish fry when she gets here.
I also need to think of what I will make for the Bake Sale.
I am trying to think of what went on Thursday but I can't remember.
Ah, we had Crafters at Lorretta's and Jim picked me up.
We had a 1:00 afternoon appointment for the VA to see a nutricitionist about their weight loss program.
Hope it works for him and maybe I can piggie back on him and loose weight too.
Got back for dinner and met John and he and I sold tickets for Bingo at The Loon. I picked up June and she went with me.
Maybe next week I can go and play.
Friday I washed clothes, bedding, went to prayer group at 8am, Bone Builders at 9am and we cleaned the church at 10.
I was home by noon, stopped at The Muni for boxes and got home so I could spend the afternoon making cookies for Sunday, we are ushering.
I managed to start on my Rummage Sale letters and printed out my flyers.
Now to shower and get going. Need to get the flyers up today, will call Monday about the Ad.
Later.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
THURSDAY AFTER MOTHER'S DAY
I have such a hard time getting in to the Internet on my iPad - what a joke making my phone a hotspot. It was so easy getting online today but sometimes it can be for up to half an hour and I just get frustrated and just give up.
I had such a wonderful Mothers Day. I went down to the cities on Friday but first Jim and I both drove separately to Baxter so we could get shots in our left eyes. Jim then continued on to Cross Lakes to fish with Jerry and I to Skye's in Mounds View, she colored my hair and
Skye and I had a nice pork chop dinner at her place, I somehow lost part of a tooth so I had to deal with a sharp edge till Monday.
SATURDAY morning Skye and I did some crafts and I got to Macs by 10am so I could go out with the family on the pontoon.
Mac and Laura went to a church event so lucky me I got to spend quality time with Hope and Hudson, we went to a park nearby, went home and ordered pizza and waited for Ali, Autumn and River.
Dot even did the pop in because she needed to pick up the dehydrator I picked up for her at Goodwill because she is going to make liver treats for her dog like Skye does, when Mac and Laura came home we had a fire for 2 hours, River and I managed to get it going.
I wish you could have seen Ali put Huddie to bed, Ali certainly has patients, got him to take a bath even and she and Autumn read to him. He had a fit but was a good boy.
SUNDAY Ali, River, Autumn, Skye and I went to the Science Museum and Omni theater.
What fun and then Ali and the kids went home after Skye cut Rivers hair.
I had a wonderful Mothers Day weekend, spent time with the kids and Grandkids and Mac and Laura gave me a wonderful Shutterfly book of our Mexico trip and Skye made me the most beautiful lap robe made from my Mothers blouses complete with feather stitching.
Got home MONDAY by 2:15, unpacked the car and made my 3pm dentist appointment, I lost part of a tooth on Friday night when Skye and I had dinner. I did some laundry and made my 6:30pm Lions meeting. Did I mention Jim had flowers for me, they were beautiful.
Tuesday I drove Gail to her radiation treatment appointment in Hibbing and we had time to go to a Goodwill store and I found a Chico blouse and two purses. Fun.
I got to the school to vote yes to a school bond issue, it failed by 36 votes. We really needed it to
pass. Jim and I had a nice dinner, he even had flowers waiting for me on Monday. Silly man,
I probably don't deserve him but I sure am blessed to have him.
WEDNESDAT we had Bone Builders and after I started cleaning out our Sunday School room at church. Got a hold of Nancy Green and she was going to run over to Walker alone on Thursday and pick up some death certificates and I told her I had time to go today so we went,
and also hit the grocery store. Rained all day.
We got a call from Darla to dinner so we picked up Jim and went out to Sugar Lake to Darla and Willies for dinner. Home by 8:30 and had a lovely dinner.
THURSDAY we have two appointments, Crafters this morning and a weight loss program in Brainers at 1pm.
LATER.
I had such a wonderful Mothers Day. I went down to the cities on Friday but first Jim and I both drove separately to Baxter so we could get shots in our left eyes. Jim then continued on to Cross Lakes to fish with Jerry and I to Skye's in Mounds View, she colored my hair and
Skye and I had a nice pork chop dinner at her place, I somehow lost part of a tooth so I had to deal with a sharp edge till Monday.
SATURDAY morning Skye and I did some crafts and I got to Macs by 10am so I could go out with the family on the pontoon.
Mac and Laura went to a church event so lucky me I got to spend quality time with Hope and Hudson, we went to a park nearby, went home and ordered pizza and waited for Ali, Autumn and River.
Dot even did the pop in because she needed to pick up the dehydrator I picked up for her at Goodwill because she is going to make liver treats for her dog like Skye does, when Mac and Laura came home we had a fire for 2 hours, River and I managed to get it going.
I wish you could have seen Ali put Huddie to bed, Ali certainly has patients, got him to take a bath even and she and Autumn read to him. He had a fit but was a good boy.
SUNDAY Ali, River, Autumn, Skye and I went to the Science Museum and Omni theater.
What fun and then Ali and the kids went home after Skye cut Rivers hair.
I had a wonderful Mothers Day weekend, spent time with the kids and Grandkids and Mac and Laura gave me a wonderful Shutterfly book of our Mexico trip and Skye made me the most beautiful lap robe made from my Mothers blouses complete with feather stitching.
Got home MONDAY by 2:15, unpacked the car and made my 3pm dentist appointment, I lost part of a tooth on Friday night when Skye and I had dinner. I did some laundry and made my 6:30pm Lions meeting. Did I mention Jim had flowers for me, they were beautiful.
Tuesday I drove Gail to her radiation treatment appointment in Hibbing and we had time to go to a Goodwill store and I found a Chico blouse and two purses. Fun.
I got to the school to vote yes to a school bond issue, it failed by 36 votes. We really needed it to
pass. Jim and I had a nice dinner, he even had flowers waiting for me on Monday. Silly man,
I probably don't deserve him but I sure am blessed to have him.
WEDNESDAT we had Bone Builders and after I started cleaning out our Sunday School room at church. Got a hold of Nancy Green and she was going to run over to Walker alone on Thursday and pick up some death certificates and I told her I had time to go today so we went,
and also hit the grocery store. Rained all day.
We got a call from Darla to dinner so we picked up Jim and went out to Sugar Lake to Darla and Willies for dinner. Home by 8:30 and had a lovely dinner.
THURSDAY we have two appointments, Crafters this morning and a weight loss program in Brainers at 1pm.
LATER.
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