Home Happenings

Welcome to HomeHaven. Here it is almost 9 in the morning and I haven't had my coffee with half and half yet! It may take me awhile to type this out and post as I am a very slow typist and will willingly get interrupted again and then again with peek a boo!

After I think about what I did last week and have to do this week, it may be noon before I post this one.

Last week...I'm having trouble remembering what all I did each day...kind of a blurrrrr.

Oh yes....now I remember. Almost got caught up with the piles of laundry. This was a good feeling to watch the mounds and piles shrink. Have some towels to fold yet and put away then about two more loads of casual clothing to wash, etc. It always makes me feel extra special when the laundry is D O N E...for at least a day.

The thrift buys I bought were being unwrapped and slowly those pieces that need washed are making their way to the sink. Still too much is stacked on the Diningroom table. Gotta get these treasures put away in their proper places. Want to set a table with some of the NEW Dishes and do a Tablescape for a post. A simple goal that I desire to do.

Paperwork worked on...always a must.

Thursday was a LONG day, but a good day. It ended as a DATE NIGHT with my hubby. Started out with a farewell party for a dear friend of mine that's moving to Colorado to live with her daughter. Mary has lived in Manhattan for nearly 50 years. She is having some tearful moments as her home has been Manhattan and now off to Colorado she goes. I don't have the pics downloaded...when I do I'll share a few pics of my friend MARY. I have known her for about 11 years and she's a sweet example of what a dear Christian Lady should be like. At prayer meetings her prayers were always so tender and sweet. I will miss her, but have plans to write her. She's 95 and still walks a mile a day.

After this fellowship, I had Lunch with my hubby and did some shopping. This is when I shopped the Thrift store. I am delighted to say, YES! I walked away with some thrifty buys.

Got a half off Sonic drink and drove home. Little Miss fell asleep on the way and I really didn't want to wake her as I parked out front of our home...so I decided to take a quiet drive and found myself at a little ole Wamego. Make it count...Thrift store and Library stop. More pics to show later.

Onto Manhattan and picked daughter up from work...did I mention it was a wet soggy day the whole day and hubby had a flat tire to fix. So we met him over at the tire shop. It was here that I stayed with my husband as daughter wanted to go on home...she's fighting a spring cold.

After the tire was taken care of, hubby and I went to a movie! We do this about twice a year is all. Bought some popcorn and a sprite. Watched Ironman 2. Liked it! It was early enough when we drove home to put our feet up and watch the news.

Was a nice day! And don't we all need these!

I was thrilled that the next day was going to be Friday.

Ahhhhh Friday!!!!!! Take a deep breath and know that the week-end is coming soon and I get some time off from baby sitting. Little Miss was not feeling well at all. Through out the day it was "I WANT MOMMY! I WANT MOMMY!" I'm not exaggerating if I say she said this at least 300 times. It made for a very long day. We got through it, but it wasn't easy. What do you say to a little girl who wants her Mommy and Mommy has to work (employment) when telling her that Mommy has to work doesn't comfort her? I do my best to distract her and talk to her in a upbeat tone of voice. Daughter would love to be a wife and stay-at-home momma. My prayer is that she be blessed with her heart's desire.

Friday night I watched 'The Young Victoria' which I watched again on Saturday Night. Deliberately watched it a second time to look closely at the costumes.

Saturday was fun as hubby and I went to Topeka and ate at On The Border. We had QUALITY TIME...Off to the Lumber Yard for time to dream about house updates. Shopped some at SAMs.

The Church my daughter attended on Sunday failed to mention that it was PENTECOST. They wanted to talk about all people being children of God and there was no mention of Pentecost...hum. According to the Bible one must be a born again Christian to be a child of God. It's after you are adopted into the Family of God when Jesus becomes one's Saviour that you are a child of God. Yes, we are created by God...all of us, but not all are children of God.

I remember the year we went to Church in Spring Texas and on Easter Sunday the Pastor talked about Jane Pauley and how great she was by over coming her problems......there was no mention of Easter and that Jesus ROSE from the grave! We stopped attending this church. Where is Jane today? Not sure...perhaps I should Google her. Last I knew she was having Panic Attacks and aging. I'm sorry about her troubles, but she isn't Jesus Christ on Easter for anyone.

On Sunday afternoon, my sweet hubby and I went back to the Topeka and drank some fancy coffee as we sat in our car in the Lumber Yard Parking Lot discussing what we needed to talked about so we'd have a pleasant rest of the day. The coffee was good and the conversation even better. Lumber Yard supplies were bought and off to Aldi's.

I have wanted a 2 step folding ladder for about 30 years...well, Aldi had them and the price was right at $13.99. Home we go. The one we bought looked similar to this, but better.

Since the lumber yard supplies were sticking out the rear window of the car, we decided to drive home on less traveled roads than the interstate.

People drive way too fast and we had to drive under the norm to avoid damaging the supplies...so we were BLESSED to see countryside that makes my heart melt. It was soooo relaxing and uplifting. BEAUTIFUL GREEN ROLLING FIELDS in the sunset. SHUCKS no camera.

There's a little Cafe called the SOMMERSET HALL CAFE in Dover, Kansas. We are going to have to go eat soon. We explored Dover and for some reason this name stuck in my head. Googled it and it was here that Good Morning America awarded a dear Lady PIE QUEEN with "BEST SLICE OF PIE IN AMERICA." About two years ago NORMA GRUBB had made over 8,000 pies. I'm not sure if she's still alive or not...will find out and maybe we will have some of this Award Winning Pie. If not...we'll say we should have.

We also found the 1878 Historic SAGE INN and STAGE COACH STATION and BED/BREAKFAST that we'd like to visit this Summer! It was very quaint!

Tomorrow is the big day at the Hospital for me. Sonagram and Echocardiogram. Time out of the house. Need to groom myself and shampoo my hair today so I will look human to the techs. Tomorrow I will be able to ask, "Did I shave my legs for this?????"

May you have a sweet week and God Bless you real good,

~Deanna~