CLEAN UP

Friday, we cleaned up the rest of the back yard after putting up the fence on Thursday. Tony had to put some angle brackets on our shed. It was coming apart on the sides.

Tony can be pretty clever when it comes to fixing things.

We got the shed back in place against the fence and then I got it all swept out.  We starting refilling it.

Tony loves his new little wagon. It comes in handy for transferring items that he'd moved to the other sheds when we needed to move the shed against the fence.

Then the two of us got the picnic tables put back in place against the fence. We have 4 lounge chairs that we never use so we offered them to Curtis and Deedra. They will pick them up when they  come over for the 4th of July.

Then Tony cut a bunch of branches off the tree. It was getting too heavy in spots and I kept hitting my head when I mowed. 

He bundled them up and we'll put them out with the trash on Thursday. It looks so much better.

I came in and got the cinnamon rolls thawing and raising. Then we were going to the gym but Pat called and said she was running a bit late so we told her we still had some things to do around the house.

So we installed the light we'd bought for our new picture. It looks so nice.  Pat finally called and said she was ready to go to the gym. So we did and walked our 4 miles. When we finished, we came home. Got ready to go to Lynn's because Jess & Diane had come to town. The cinnamon rolls had raised so I added the cream, nuts butter and cinnamon and cooked them. Took them over to Lynn's and we ate pizza, cinnamon rolls and played games. They were delicious!!

We left around 6:30 to come home and get showered and ready to go to bed. The temple is open after the two week closure for cleaning. 

It was a good day!

GOT OUR FENCE DONE!

My husband is pretty funny! Yesterday he asked me if I would JUST help him in the morning with the string line for the fence. I said I would so after we got up at 7 this morning, we ate a quick bite and were outside before 8am. The string line was a cinch and took very little time. I'm not stupid. lol He really wanted me out there to help put up the fence. When I told him he was stringing me along with that line, he burst out laughing. 

I took a shot of the African daisy that Belle , Sophia and Traci gave me for Mother's Day. It's growing really good and I love it.

This is what we started with today.

We had all the fence boards stored in the new shed we got this spring. So, we started by loading a bunch onto our big wagon, pulling them to the patio and then Tony would cut about 6 of them at a time. I would bring the to him and he would screw them in. He's very precise and used his level on each one.

When we got close to being done with one load,  I would pull the wagon back to the shed and we'd load it up again. 

I would load 6 of them onto the saw. Some were still kinda wet and were heavy so I took about 3 at a time and then Tony would cut! 

He said he was really glad I helped him because it made the job go so much faster. Pat was willing to wait till we were done before going to the gym. It was so much cooler in the morning as well.

Making progress and we could see a light at the end of the tunnel. 

When we got to the end of the project, I just carried out what boards we needed. No sense in pushing that big ole wagon.

Finally, the board we were looking for!!

Tony had to do a little fancy work around the bolts on the gate but he worked his magic and it fit together really well. He also cut a fence board in half to finish off the end. We are going to replace the gate boards too, but not today!  We finished up, cleaned up the tools etc and then headed to the gym. We walked our 4 miles and then went to COSTCO to fill the car up with gas and get a couple of things inside.

Even our COSTCO is remodeling. They are adding a big section onto the side and also a section in the back. Not sure what it will be used for but it'll be interesting when it's all done.  We came home, ate, showered and now we are resting the remainder of the day.

GOD IS GOOD!~

TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY

Tuesday, after the gym, Tony and I stopped at the church to set up tables and chairs for Relief Society, Tuesday night. Tony set up the tables and I put up the chairs.

 

We didn't have to set up a lot so it didn't take very long.

It was so hot and when we got home, we quickly ate and then Tony  went out to spray weeds and I put Miracle Grow on all my flowers.

When I was done, I came in to work on some cards and Tony went to his mom's to spray her weeds.

I wanted to do a fun fold type of card so I made a triple Z fold.

 

It was a fun card to make.

The message is written on the back of the card and it was fun to make. I should have gone to Relief Society at 7 in the evening, but it was just so hot out and I really didn't feel up to leaving the house again, ......so I stayed home. (I'm a bad kitty)

Wednesday, we went to the Boise Temple again. Meridian is open but we were going to meet up with Jeff & Cynthia, Mel and Ada and then go to lunch afterwards to visit.

Tony, Lynn and I went to a 10 o'clock session and then at 11:30, we did a 2nd session. Mel and Ada came but Jeff and Cynthia didn't come. I guess Cynthia had a headache so they stayed home.  After, we decided to go back to Nampa and eat at

THAILAND EXPRESS. 

Mel and Ada had never been there and they LOVED it!! 

Ya  can't lose when you eat there. It's the best!!

I had to get pictures after we ate!

From the left: Mel, Ada, Lynn and me.

Me and Ada were talking and not lookin at the camera. lol  

I sure love her.

Then I took one of  the four of them with the hubs!!  It was so nice to asee them and to have lunch together. Jeff & Cynthia missed out. We said our goodbyes and we took Lynn home, went home and changed, and then we went to the gym. Met up with Pat and walked our 4 miles.  Tony took me to get my blood drawn after we finished but they were closed. Guess I'll do it tomorrow. :(   We got home, I took out all the trash out (cuz tomorrow is trash day) Tony went to Zamzows to get Bill Bug treatment. Then I went to my room and made a couple more 3 Z fold cards, just for the fun of it.

They are fun. Now, we are relaxing and watching

 AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.

It's been a good couple of days.

GOD IS GOOD

SUCH A WONDERFUL SUNDAY

Today was a beautiful Sunday! It was warm and I slept so good. So much better than Friday night. I had all my meal prep done on Saturday so all I had to do was warm up the pulled pork before church. I did it in the crock pot.

Tony had an early morning meeting so at 11:15, I went to pick up Lynn for choir practice. Funny thing was, the ward before us went over their time and we had 10 minutes to practice our song for Sacrament meeting. It still went well. Tom and Shantel were our speakers and it was a phenomenal meeting. Shantel spoke on peace and how to get it. She is such an eloquent speaker and she is as beautiful as she is sweet. I really love her. Her husband Tom is in our Bishopric and he did an excellent job as well. Primary was fun today. Our music leader was gone to a funeral so with her gone, that also took 3 of our children. we had a total of nine children between the nursery, Junior and Senior Primary.  Brother Williamson took over for her and he was so much fun for the children. I had a good time myself. lol I brought Lynn home with me while Tony came home in his truck, I had the table set so as soon as our friends showed up, I got out the salads and we had a great meal together. 

We sure enjoy these friends. Such GOOD PEOPLE!

After dinner, Drue went to visit some people and the five of us played GOLF. Drue came back a bit later and joined in with us. It was a lot of fun. I came in 1st place which was a fluke. After they all left, Tony went to his mother's to help her get her computer back on line with the help of Colby in Salt Lake and over the phone. I cleaned up my kitchen and then the Jarrett's came over and gave me a $50 dollar gift card to CHICK FIL A, for watching their cat. I told them that was ridiculous but they insisted. SO, I told them that they are going with us to use it and I didn't want any arguments from them!! They stayed and visited over an hour and Tony was still gone. After they left, I sat down and put on a movie. I was about 1/2 hour into it when Tony got home and watched the remainder with me. Then off to bed we went. Didn't sleep near as well last night but sufficient.

Pat's granddaughter, Kenzie, was at the Rec Center today with the little girls she nanny's. They are taking swimming lessons. She took a picture of me and Pat walking and sent it to Pat. lol I told Pat that this was a different perspective. Of course ya can't even see Pat. I cover up her skinny frame real well. lol

After walking at the gym this morning, we ate a quick breakfast and then I mowed the lawn and got the sprinklers going!

Loving my lilies but I still haven't seen the yellow ones yet!

I was red faced and sweating and it was still getting hotter.  90 degree's and climbing! Tony asked me if I could help him with the horizontal boards on the fence so after resting a bit and getting my heartbeat back to normal, I went out to help him.

We got all the horizontal boards in place.

Now, just to add all the fence boards. What a job. I came in after we got this done and called the Pharmacy in Spokane. I found out I have Blepharitis. It's mites on your eyelashes and my eye doctor called this Compound pharmacy in Spokane Washington who made a eyedrop for it. I told them that I'd got a call saying my insurance approved it, but I wanted to know the cost. I'd read it was very expensive! He got all my information and then said, 

"Yes, your insurance approved it so your co-pay is $575.00!!"  WHAT??? 

 I nearly choked. I said, "There's no way I can afford that!" He said they had a group that worked with getting the payment lowered and they would call me back. I went out and told Tony and he said he knew it was going to be high because the medication was around $2000 full price!  RIDICULOUS!  I told him they were going to call me back and what should I be willing to pay. He said $30. So I waited and finally got a call. She asked if we were a one or two household. I told her 2 and that we were retired. She asked if we made over $100.000 a year and I laughed! We didn't make that much when we both worked!! She asked my social, I told her and she said give me a few minutes.  Then she came back and said, "You've been approved for the grant"  I said "what does that mean? Am I required to pay for it over a certain amount of time?" She said, "No, it's a non-profit organization that helps with expensive medications if your approved! So I pay absolutely nothing!"  Man, I was relieved but I'm thinking, BIG PHARMA is out of control!! And I feel blessed. If it was going to be more than $30 dollars, I was going to let the little buggers stay there. (Kinda gross though)

GOD IS GOOD!

I HATE KIDNEY STONES

Yesterday we went to the Boise Temple because Meridian is closed for cleaning. We picked up Lynn and headed into town. Brother Poulson was going to go with us as well but, something came up with his job so he was unable to. 

We did two endowments and then went to CHUCK A RAMA for lunch afterwards. It was a beautiful day. When we got home, I got a package for the Jarretts off their porch and took it into their home. I had taken care of the cat before going to the temple. I was glad of that because the said they were on their way home from McCall, and we wanted to go to the gym. We met Pat at the gym and walked our 4 miles. I have been feeling very lethargic and just not up to par. We sat on the couch and watched HUDSON & REX in the evening and around 9, I started having low back pain on the left side. It persisted and I knew I had a kidney stone trying to pass. I've had enough of them, so I know what's going on.  I tried sleeping in bed, but it just wasn't happening. I ended up pacing the floor downstairs and sitting on the toilet half the night. I finally put a heating pad on my side and was able to drift off for a bit on the couch. It was awful. Such a lousy night and not one I want to repeat tonight. I was glad we didn't have to get up early this morning and serve at the temple because I wouldn't have made it. Tony came down at 7am, so I got up. I fed him breakfast and then he headed outside to work on the fence. I took an Aleive and started drinking lemon water.

Patrick came out to help Tony and they got the old part tore down and the posts dug out.

They hope to get all the new posts cemented in and will put the boards up on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

I got busy making a potato salad and then a macaroni salad for dinner tomorrow. When I finished with those, I made a rub for a pork roast and got that in the slow cooker.  Then I came up and started going through my drawers and getting rid of clothes I can't wear.( well, I could if I lost weight) Tony had taken down all the tubs that I had things stored in as well so I got rid of a lot of the clothes in them too. He did the same thing a few days ago. He said if we lose weight, we'll just buy new things. lol 

Well, I guess I'll go rest before Tony comes in.  I think I passed the stone because I'm feeling much better. AND glad I got some things accomplished today. 

Posts are cemented in and they be putting the fence boards on Monday or Tuesday! 

It will be great to have a fence that is not sagging.

WISHING I FELT BETTER

We went to bed last night  and I slept pretty good but not as well as Tony. We had an Electricians Brunch this morning at JO MOMMA'S in Meridian at 10 am. I didn't get up till 8 but I've been feeling so wore out lately. I think it's a combination of allergies,  this cold and generally feeling yucky. Nonetheless, we went to Lynn's before going to Meridian. Tony's trying to get her computer working again. He finally figured out that somehow, it got a child protection app put on and he doesn't know how to get it off. We are expecting a call from Colby later this evening and I'm sure he'll be able to help.

We went on into the brunch and enjoyed visiting with the electricians and their wives. Tony and I shared an omelet and hashbrowns and a pancake the size of TEXAS! It was huge!!  I'm sure glad we shared the breakfast and we are both still full! 

We came home and I went to take care of Katy Kat and put the Jarrett's trash cans away. Then we picked up Lynn and went to the gym. Pat was waiting for me and we went in and walked our 4 miles. How, I don't know. My legs don't want to move.....

After dropping off Lynn, we came home and grabbed the cookies and candy for Carol Ross.

I tried delivering it yesterday only to find out she had to stay in the hospital overnight. So, we did it today. We had a brief visit with her and her daughter Debbie, and then came home. Tony has one more Priesthood interview tonight and then we are going to rest.  Guess I'll work on cards till he is ready to watch some TV.

HOME AGAIN AND WORK TO DO

We got home Saturday night around 6 and went immediately to Costco for gas and we grabbed a hotdog and a drink. Tony and his mom got ice-cream. Then we took Lynn home and got her all unloaded. Then we repeated things at our house and I immediately started on laundry and emptying suitcases.  We had Stake Conference on Sunday and Tony and I had a 7am Leadership meeting so we went to bed and got some rest. It was hard getting up Sunday morning but the meeting was worth it. We then went to pick up Lynn and bring her to our house. We had waffles and sausages for breakfast and then we watched conference on zoom. After conference, Tony had a meeting at our house with his Presidency and so Lynn and I stayed in the back room and watched COME FOLLOW UP. When Tony finished, we went to Carol Ross's apartment to meet her daughter and play games. Carol was having shoulder surgery on Tuesday and she wanted us to meet her daughter Debbie. It was a nice evening and before leaving her place, Tony and Brother Barker gave Carol a priesthood blessing. 

I try and water my plants on Monday so I'm on a schedule and when I went to water my PEACE LILY that Pat gave me when Joyce died, I noticed it had a bloom on it. COOL!~

After the gym, I worked on a card while Tony was helping his mother with several things. It's not done but I wanted to try the die . Now I need to do some inking and it'll be complete. 

I got the lawn mowed on Monday because Tony had a chiropractor appointment and then had to take Lynn in for one as well. So Tuesday, we got out our owls and put them up.

Here's little Hedwig........

And here's BIG HEDWIG!

My white lilies are blooming and I love them.

BUT, I love the colored ones even more!

I should have a yellow one opening up soon but so far, the pink and orange are all that's opened. I sure enjoy flowers and I'm very pleased with our yard. Tony emptied one of the sheds today so he can start rebuilding the fence on the right side of the house. I'm cat tending for the Jarretts so have been going over to clean the litter box, feed her and of course pet her. She loves that!

It's been very windy today and a lot cooler than usual. I had an eye appointment to get a prescription for progressive glasses. I can see fine far away but still need glasses to read. I found out that I am starting to develop a problem on my lids and eyelashes. It had a big name but basically, it's a small mite that gets into the eye. She said it has nothing to do with hygiene and I have no idea how I got it. She has a special pharmacy in Spokane that makes an eye drop to kill the critters. I will have to put it in my eye two times a day for 6 weeks. I guess it stings but once they die, it should be fine. She said if we don't take care of it, they can make you lose your eye lashes eyc. 

I WANT THEM GONE FOR SURE!!