You CAN have your Cake and Eat it Too.

~CAKE~

The Old Fashion Way

The week-end is here and I am relieved to be sitting in my own HOME.  Just heard thunder in the distance as the skies are clouding up.  Summer Rain Storm in the forecast.  Rolling this way.

The sounds from outside the stone house sound differently than from inside a wooden structure or brick.  There's something about this 'ole two story rock house that muffles the sounds.  I'm getting use to it these days.  Been here for 6 and a half years.

This is the longest amount of time that my Husband and I have been living in one structure in all of our 38 years of marriage.  39 in August.  39.  19 when I married. 




Sippin' on a diet A&W Rootbeer while sitting in my overstuffed chair typing on the computer, recalling the last few weeks.   My brother visited us last week-end.  Deliberately took him to PUFFY's for a steak.  

Drove on over to Topeka.  He didn't want to tour the Capitol Building, but drove past it and the Topeka High School.  Both are beautiful structures.

One of the funniest things we did was to sing Beatle Tunes as they came to mind.  We sounded awful.  He's a big fan and as we were singing, it was amazing how many songs from the past came forth.  

There was a lot of the na na naaa naaaa lyrics as we could not remember all the words, but still it brought laughter with smiles as we putted about in traffic.
 

Mom and Dad, Brother Dave, Daughter, Lil Miss and Hubby helped me celebrate my 58th Birthday on my actual birthday on July 14th.  Daughter fixed the best Pot Roast with potatoes 'n carrots that I've had in a long time for my PRESENT.  Delicious. 


My 81 year old Momma fixed a ANGEL FOOD Cake that was soooo light that there's no way it had any calories. WONDERFUL.  We ate cake the old fashioned way by sitting around a dining room table with loved ones present.  They became my PRESENTS and the CAKE was my DESSERT.

Received Blessings from Husband, Parents, Siblings, Children and Grandchildren with well wishes, phone calls, cards, or gifts.  They became my gifts and I became a year older....and much wiser.  

The day was hot, dry with blue skies.  I was born on a hot day way back when.

A busy week with family visiting, a birthday date with my Sweetheart at Harry's, a couple of Doctor's appointments, several trips to Manhattan and Topeka.



Mid-week, I picked up from the Public Library, the HBO movie, GREY GARDENS.  I have been wanting to see this for a few years now, so I finally got my wish.  Perhaps you are very familiar with this story line...I wasn't.  Just saw actual photos on the internet and recreated ones for the movie.  Pause.  I can see how not keeping up can happen.  

Next I will have to watch the actual documentary that came out in the 70's.  The actual photographs make me sigh.  SIGH.  Deanna, take a deep breath and get to dusting.  Rid yourself of clutter.  That paper pile you've let stay without filing.....file 'em....like now.

I have tubs of paper that I confess have not been touched in years.  It's a ignored sin in my life that has to go.  That spare bedroom that is out of order....will be in order this time next year.  I do declare.



We'd go onto dining at HARRY's to have a personal celebration together as Husband and Wife.  I love my Husband.  I love this place.  Love it.  It is good medicine to me.  I had a Dinner Salad with Soup.  A cup of Coffee with CAKE.  I ate it the old fashioned way...with my Husband across the booth from me.  I love him.  The cake was alright.  The Ice Cream was better than the CAKE.  Being OLD FASHIONED was the BEST of all.

This week, Husband had a meeting with a surgeon about his goitre.  The young man barely looked old enough to tie his shoes let alone be a surgical doctor that would slit my husband's throat to remove half of his thyroid.  Hum....which has caused me to do medical research gathering info about what is out there in cyberspace.  Much prayer will go into this project.  Before we go the surgical route....there must be some old home remedies to try.  I'm thankful for modern medicine, but cannot forget the tried and true old home remedies first.

I believe in prayer, so I will be praying to our Heavenly Father.

The Surgeon said this procedure would be done as an out patient and Hubby would go home the same day.  I question the wisdom in this decision.....I had a partial removal of my thyroid 3 years ago and even with pain pills, there is huge discomfort and a watchful medical eye needs to be on hand.  I do declare.....Vets treat their dogs better than people are treated.

I do declare.....so before we go this route with my Husband....there will be some more planning and homework done.

AFTERWARDS...we visited a new thrift place.  The Lord blessed me.  I found BLUE WILLOW DISHES made by CHURCHILL.  The same company that I'm buying new ones from.

4 Dinner plates, 14 Tea Cups, 4 Saucers and Gravy Boat later... I'm smiling and rejoicing that I have added to our collection at a DISCOUNT!!!  

On the HOME FRONT, 
I continue to paint white paint on my OLD Parlour door that Hubby hung for us a few months ago.  It took close to 5 years for it to take up residency with us.  Sweet Husband switched out the door that was on there with this old one that has a similar pattern on it as the one that leads into the Dining room.  

He installed the Parlour Door and added the hardware.  I primed it and have painted two coats of white on it.  Later the exterior side will be stripped down to the oak so it resembles the Dining room one AND refinished.  Yes.

This week-end, another white coat will find its way on the door.  I'll let it dry then see if it needs a fourth coat.  Gotta get it right.  This is the first PAINT JOB I've done since moving into our palace.

Something broke loose inside of me and I have the courage to paint once again.  This will be the year that I finish clearing old clothing that can go to the Thrift Shops and Ministries.  

This will be the year that I paint the Guest Room, Wall Paper the Family Room and paint it before Christmas.  A good goal for my old self.

After the storm passes, I will willingly go paint the Parlour Door.  While it's drying...I will go make up the Guest Bed with freshly laundered sheets.  Somewhere in here I will sweep the Porch off, water the porch plants and put a load of my Husband's work clothes in the washing machine. 

Before I return GREY GARDENS to the Library....I must watch it again.  There's just something about these dear Ladies' accents that interest me.  Mother Darling.

Husband is tinkering in the Kitchen.  Daughter and Grand are shopping and I'm here.

Love you.

Wish you well.

Have a refreshing day and wonderful week-end.

It stopped raining.
It's off to work I go, 

d