WEEK-END UPDATE, SPORTS, COWBOY SALAD AND CARS

WEEK-END PLANS.  Yard work,  clean the cars, tidy the Dining room, switch out the TV room's ceiling fan, Kitchen faucet fixed, copy photos of Lil Miss, grocery shop and of course laundry.  whah.

Praise the LORD, we got through the week.  The fatigue I suffer with did a number on me this past week.  NAPS GALORE.  I had some frustrating moments dealing with life when being so tired.  In tears and discouraged.

If traveling out of state causes such fatigue I will have to change the way I do things.  Not quite sure how that will go.

Friday afternoon we traveled to a out of town track and field meet.  Got HOME late.  Lil Miss ran in a relay where her team placed first, ran the 2 miler placing first and ran the 400 placing first.  It's a delight to see her run.  Watching the athletes amazes me how physically fit the kids are.  Amazing to see and admire their  talent.

It was chilly outside and when the wind blew, it was uncomfortable to be sitting out in it. Between events I went to sit in our car for an hour.  Cleaning the console and glove compartment out, I felt like I was being productive as I warmed up.  

Being able to be present at the events is a sporting event in itself.  Getting older changes things.  The younger peeps don't know it yet, but age changes things.  What was once easy is now more difficult to achieve.  humpf.

I'm not able to see in person my St. Louis and Oklahoma grands participate in the their sports very often, but watch videos and see pics.  I do pray for all my grandchildren and children.  Let the Lord's will be done in their lives. 

Let's eat.

On our way to the meet, we ate at a small restaurant which serves a delicious salad called THE COWBOY SALAD with shredded chicken, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, corn, olives, black beans, black eyed peas, small amount of bacon, avocado, sweet red lettuce and arugula.  Getty up, cowboy.  Twas good. 

Convincing my Husband that he should eat more greens, he ordered one and raved about how good it was and I agreed.  It was very good.  I'd gladly order this one again.  The roasted corn in it was superb and the shredded chicken had a delicious flavor.  There was just the right amount of everything in this salad.

Quiet place.

Car Enthusiast would get excited about the beauty we saw parked outside the restaurant.

What a ride.

Today is in full force.  Tuna Fish Sandwiches for Saturday LUNCH.  A load of laundry is drying and another washing.  Tended to my correspondences this morning.  I need to go grocery shopping and return before dark so I have the energy to put the goods away.

I believe I will just take LIFE easy today and eat nutritious foods.  In two months my blood work will reveal what my A1C is.  More veggies and fruit.  Cut back on dairy, meat, sweets and grains. 🥗

I have to get busy copying family pics for actual photos.  I'll take the digital pics and turn them into actual, physical photographs for giving away and keeping.  I need to capture all my grandchildren pics and place them in a shoebox for safekeeping.  

I miss having order in my life.  It seems my health is holding me back from being more productive then I need to be.  Prayers and pushing me to forge ahead.

In the political arena, I pause to go there.  This is a HOT SPOT where raw emotions seem to dwell.  Is there a political party that doesn't cruelly put the other team down, but works together for the greater good as some would say?  I haven't heard back from my representative about his stance on CHEM-TRAILS.  I'm going to have to go to a Town Meeting where he makes an appearance and personally ask him his opinion on this matter.  If emails and physical letters do not garner a reply then what will?  Letters to the newspaper Editors?  A phone call to his office where the secretary takes a memo?

My beautiful Lilac bush in the backyard has no more blossoms on it.  Time to trim.  It was a gorgeous bush this year.  Beautiful and full of heavenly fragrance.  

The Irises are starting to bloom.  Love these flowers.  I have to begin to mark them so I know where such and such is incase I want to move them later.

The Red Buds have lost their stunning magenta colored blossoms with the green leaves now appearing.  As I drive the countryside, the color themes are turning Spring which is a welcomed sight after a very long and hard Winter.

I'm running behind on EASTER wreaths for the front doors.  ha.  I'll still put these together and say I am way ahead of next year's Easter wreaths.  Spring wreaths will need to be hung soon as Spring tippy toes into Summer where it's red, white and blue Memorial day and 4th of July wreaths.

I am truly running behind.  It's gotta be that I am rebelling for all the years of having to be on a strict schedule and now I rebel putting the blame on aging.  After I get my fill of it, I'll not care and perhaps I will once again be on top of things.

Appreciate you dropping by,
~d

A PUMPKIN PECAN FUDGE KIND OF DAY!

AS I SIT HERE TYPING THIS POST, I cannot help but know that TODAY was a great day and I am exhausted to say the least.  A good kind of tired.  Whew.  Sigh.  Pause.  Start again.

We were up at the crack of dawn to go to McDonald's for a quick breakfast for the road.  On our way to a Regional Cross Country Meet for High School students.  Grand was running.  We had a nice trip there, but nearly got stuck in the mud where we were going to park in a field.  Parked the car and walked a ways to the START LINE.  Sloppy muddy.  We walked about a quarter of a mile across the rain soaked grassy stubble hay-like ground.  Weather was pleasant at 62 degrees with over cast skies.  Wore a jacket and should have had rain boots on for this sloppy field.  

The girls would be running 3.2 miles across a sloppy, wet, muddy course.  

I like to walk about a quarter of a mile past the start line so I can cheer her on and see how she is pacing herself.  Today was no exception as I walked a ways and after the girls passed me I walked over to where the girls would run when they are about finished with the race.  Hubby took the spectators path to cheer her on at the half way mark.  It was extremely muddy and slippery as he walked and ended up sliding down a bank near a creek.  He was covered in mud by the time we met back up.  So were the runners.

Our Granddaughter did well in this run.  I cheered her on as she was headed toward a very sloppy muddy area in the path.  I knew I wouldn't be seeing her cross the finish line as I had a ways to walk so as I was walking toward the finish line, I cheered our runners on.

It was an exciting run and the girls are headed to STATE!  It was a very good day for us.

As we drove to Emporia, we got to see some beautiful cars parked downtown Strong City.  Oh if wishes were fishes in the sea, I'd be a fisherman.  I'd have one of these goodies, but oldies.

  

Hubby and I were hungry so on we drove to Emporia ordering WENDY's.  I had a new salad, Southwestern Avocado Salad.  I loved the dressing.  Gobbled it up and then went to THE SWEET GRANADA SHOP to get a piece of fudge especially for moi.   

Mine didn't have two scoops of avocado...just one and mine didn't have as much chicken as this image shows.  
Still tasty.

Pumpkin Pecan Fudge.  I have never eaten Pumpkin Fudge before.  It was worth the wait.  Melt in yo' mouth good.  I'm sure it is loaded with calories, but...and that's a big but.  I think I earned it.  Tomorrow will be a low cal day to make up for this.  Soup, soup, soup.  Pumpkin?  

Stopped off at ALDI to pick up some salad items.  I could hardly walk after attending the cross country meet.  My feet are feeling it tonight.  

Drove HOME across the back roads of Kansas and loved the Autumn countryside and the pace I could drive on the hilly, curvy roads.  Hardly no one else in sight.  Beautiful trees with orange and yellow leaves mixed in with different shades of lush greens.  This time of year with the cooler temps makes for a gorgeous landscape to feast your eyes on.  

We stopped off at the Cottage to check the heater and I picked up a few things to bring HOME with us.  I'll be back tomorrow to clean some more if I can get out of bed.  

Not sure I will be able to do so.  Not trying to be funny.  haha.  It's a reality for me these days.  Shall see and if I have to stay in bed, I'll be a good patient and stay in bed to rest so I can go full speed the next day.  Full speed ahead.

  

I'LL BE BETTER IN THE MORNING AND IF I'M NOT, I'LL SAY I SHOULD HAVE BEEN and stay in bed.

May your WEEK-END be restful.

Blessings,
~d👵

CAR SHOW and PEOPLE WATCHING

CARS on the Prairie are in abundance and people LOVE their vehicles.  Especially on the PRAIRIE.  Wide open spaces and room to cruise the plains from one community to another.  SHOW ME THE CARS.

SHOW ME THE CARS and out come the peeps to admire their beauty.

TIME GOT AWAY FROM ME and now it's OCTOBER where the temps are cooling, but when I took these pictures it was brutally HOT outside.

  

PATRIOTIC 4th of JULY CAR pics got lost in the archive.  I like cars so this is alright.  Cars are cars anytime of the year.  Just a little slow sharing.  Actually a lot SLOW sharing.

It was incredibly HOT this day.  I wore a HAT because I was one HOT MOMMA.  Too HOT.  Nearly passed out HOT.  Sit under the shade tree HOT.  Eat some ice cream HOT.  Walk very slow HOT.  Cool OFF HOT.  I need some air conditioning HOT.

The HEAT was HORRIFIC.  Stars and stripes a plenty.  Patriotic RED, WHITE and BLUE galore.  Gorgeous vehicles in great shape.  Great to see first hand.  I salute you AMERICA!!!  

ENJOY the pics HOT.
I can enjoy the pictures in a cooler environment.

The Car Show we went to in the Summer heat was on the 4th of July and I just about forgot these pictures.  I like to PEOPLE WATCH as well.  Enjoy the SHOW.

BEST OF SHOW

Trying to be funny in this heat took some effort, but somehow I managed.....

This lil guy was my favorite 4th of July outfit!  

He was adorable.

HEAT vs. HOME

HOME WON OVER ALL BEST OF PLACES TO BE 

ON THIS HOT 4th OF JULY.

Enjoyed the cars, but really enjoyed being HOME 

in my easy chair with air blowing on me.

THIS OLE WOMAN CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT.

Once in a while the CAR SHOWS are great,

d