QUIET Father's Day HERE ON THE PRAIRIE

FRIDAY EVENING, I took my sweet Husband out for Supper for a early Father's Day gift to him from me.  Though he is not my Father, he is the Father of my children.  We had a wonderful meal at THE NORTH STAR STEAK HOUSE in Topeka.  Take HOME boxes were in order.

In all the time I have lived in this area, I never knew about this restaurant.  It has a colorful past.

  

Pretty sure he enjoyed the dinner.  Onion Rings for the Appetizer then a nice salad with dinner rolls and butter.  Large steak and baked potato.  Iced tea and no dessert.

 

Happy Father's Day.  My dear Dad passed away over 6 years ago as my Father-in-Law died 5 years.  Both Father figures have gone on to Heaven.  Fine men that worked hard for their families and walked in dignity.  They loved their wives and families.  I am grateful for them.  So very grateful.    

SUNDAY.  We had a very quiet day to say the least.

We had a restful morning and by mid afternoon, we loaded more clothing in the car to take to the COTTAGE.  I arranged dolls in the Victorian Desk and my side kick cleared out his tools in the bathroom as he plans on getting the large vanity scooted into place this week.  This will be a welcomed sight as the boxed vanity has been sitting in the middle of the Kitchen for a year and a half!  Now is the time to make it go into the bathroom.  I watered the plants and we called it an early night so we could have Supper.  

Craving a Cherry Raspberry Limeade, we stopped off at SONIC.  AND this is when it happened...let's just get a SONIC MEAL instead of fixing something at HOME.  Cheese Burger for me.  Must have a thousand calories in it, but I didn't care.  Brunch at 11 was a Asian Salad and I was hangry.  

720 calories for the Cheese Burger.  Gulp.  I ate all of it.  Hook, line and sinker.  Cherry Raspberry Limeade 370. 1090 in one meal.  That's horrible for someone like me.  This is my splurge for sure.  Salads for the week.   

I plan on eating salads for the next three days then when our company comes, I will fix meals for them. 

Looking at the week-end. 

ON SATURDAY, my daughter came by to get me so we could goof off for the day. She had the youngest member of the family with her.  Mister C with the almost white head of curly hair.  Lil Miss joined us later. A trip to the Mall and lunch in Manhattan. Coffee for her and Classic Tea for me at the Dusty Book Shelf.  A few other places of business to visit.  

PLAY TIME at the MALL

LUNCH TIME

My youngest Grandson is one busy guy.  As we sat to eat lunch, Latin music was playing and he had the best time bopping his head to the beat the entire hour we were there.  Grins.  He's such fun.  The time goes entirely too fast.  

COFFEE/TEA BREAK AND TIME TO CHAT

He was tuckered out and so was I.

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This week will be an emotional one as I will have a appointment with the Gynecologist that did the Hysteroscope and D&C on me two weeks ago.  The test results are in my health portal so I know the bad news already.  She will hopefully explain the results to me and what our next step will be.  I'd like her to explain the blood test results to me as well as I think my blood is more alkaline then I think it should be.  Prayers appreciated and needed.  CANCER is never what I want to hear.  Truth be told, you never know how it will turn out.  There is the unknown.

AT any rate, Hubby and I will work at moving some more pieces of furniture over to the COTTAGE this week.  A China hutch that will come apart into two pieces, a headboard, footboard, side boards to the Vintage bed.  The smaller pieces to the Victorian bed can go over except the headboard.  

We're getting close to the time that we'll need to get a truck to move larger items like the sofa, two wing chairs, a China Cabinet, two mattresses and two box springs as well as the Victorian headboard.  I am ready to go.  Seems like we still have much to do because we really do.  After the house is cleared out, then we will do some painting in the main house and retile the entryway.  Keeping up the lawn and some weed pulling.  Lord, please be with us in this endeavor.  We need your help.

I won't be decorating for the 4th of July though I will admire others that do.  It will be here before I know it.  Perhaps we can simply have some ice cream, brownies and iced tea watching the fireworks from our front lawn like we have in the previous years.  How did this Holiday sneak up on me?  This year is nearly half over.  It has been a blur of activity.  

LIFE ON THE PRAIRIE will continue
as long as God will allow,

~d        

Partying with HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY:

https://familycorner.blogspot.com/2023/06/blog-365-170-happy-homemaker-monday.html

WEATHER:  HOT, HOT, HOT THIS WEEK FOR SURE.  NO RAIN IN SIGHT SO I'LL BE SURE TO WATER OUTDOOR PLANTS.

AS I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW;  SUN SHINY DAY WITH BLUE SKIES AND CLOUDS.

RIGHT NOW I AM BLOGGING BEFORE MY DAY GETS HECTIC.

THINKING/PONDERING:  HEALTH ISSUES ARE HUGE ALONG WITH DOWNSIZING AND MOVING ITEMS TO COTTAGE.  

LISTENING TO:  THE OSCULATING FAN HUMMING IN OUR LIVING ROOM INSIDE WHILE OUTSIDE OUR NEIGHBOR MOWS HIS YARD.  NOT PEACEFUL WHEN THE MOWERS ARE ACTIVE.

HOW AM I FEELING:  TIRED AND LIGHT HEADED WITH MORNING COUGH.

ON BREAKFAST PLATE:  NO PLATE.  NO FOOD.  WON'T EAT UNTIL 11.

ON LUNCH PLATE:  SALAD.

ON DINNER PLATE:  SALAD.

WHAT I'M WEARING:  FLUFFY HOUSECOAT.

ON READING PILE:  MAGAZINES AND HEALTH BOOKS.

ON MY TV THIS WEEK:  NOT SURE.

ON THE MENU:  VEGGIES, SOME FRUIT.

LOOKING AROUND THE HOUSE:  SHUFFLING BOXES TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

TO DO LIST:  MOVING PIECES OF FURNITURE TO COTTAGE, DOCTOR'S VISIT ABOUT UTERINE CANCER.

DEVOTIONAL:  GOD IS MY REFUGE.  IN HIM WILL I TRUST.

~d