LABOR DAY LABOR

TIS LABOR DAY.   The Banks, City Building and Post Office are closed.  Many are having a HOLIDAY today embracing the meaning of what Labor Day is celebrated for.  Me, I am putzing about the house and getting ready to put the lawn sprinkler out on the front yard to feed some moisture into the parched ground.  Tis horribly HOT in the out of doors.  Hitting a hundred degrees plus heat index.  Tis a scorcher.  

Watering of the yard took place.  We loaded storage tubs from the garage into our PT Cruiser to haul to the storage unit which is our temporary ATTIC.  Even with it being blistering HOT, we managed to transfer a bunch of tubs into storage.  Tadaah.  We did it.  After we finished loading a second bunch of tubs, we traveled to Wamego for SUPPER.  Keeping the Kitchen cool, eating out was a delightful meal to have.  We shared chicken tenders with bar-b-que dipping sauce, home-made potato chips with cheese and sweet potato fries then ate peach bread pudding with a small scoop of vanilla ice-cream.  Twas ever so good.  Hubby loved it.  I usually have water, but this time I had unsweetened iced tea. 

So we did labor on Labor Day.  Felt great to get more work accomplished on our huge undertaking.  We hauled large CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS that will be used for the front porch decor to the unit.  This is where we are beginning to make some order.  In a few weeks I should be able to go to the "ATTIC" and know exactly which boxes hold what of the porch decor.  The garage will not be used for decor storage and the cellar will be transformed into a safe place to store small appliances that don't fit in the Kitchen and overflow glassware. 

We have yet to bring out of the cellar the CHRISTMAS decor.  Carrying these items will require some muscle and will power.  Climbing stairs is a different animal when carrying stuff.

We didn't spend much time out and about before traveling HOME to watch a Australian TV series we have been binge watching.   The sun was going down and I was thinking how beautiful the skies are painted gorgeous shades of orange.  Quietly displaying God's beauty.

Tomorrow, will be a new day.  
May it be exceptional.

~d

 

Home Happeninigs

~CATCHING UP~

I'm tellin' you I'm trying to catch up

on the summer pics before the week runs out!!!

Bare with me and away I go.

Just got my pics ran off from the camera to a thumb drive.

The down loading just got done. Hubby has been too busy tending to his sick wife

and working on rebuilding our front porch. He's such a busy guy...wish I could clone him and have a whole staff of hims to get all that needs done finished in a hurry.

That would be somethin'!

~BIRTHDAY WISHES~

Beautiful Birthday Wishes came from a sweet Blogging Buddy,

Marilyn at http://www.colorado-heartsong.blogspot.com/

I received this gorgeous blue Bracelet (she made),

lovely Book Marker (she made...placed in my Bible),

Little Miracle Window Cards (when I read these I say a prayer for her)

and a personal card.

I was so touched that I smiled from ear to ear.

Thank you Marilyn!

I hope you'll visit her blog.

You brightened my life.

~SUMMER WEDDING~

We celebrated in Arkansas at our nephew's Wedding.

Did get some nice pictures that I will post in length later.

~SURGERY~

Thank you all for the words of encouragement

gifts, phone calls, comments and the precious precious prayers.

I am very touched.

My Family rallied around me and this meant so much.

August 5th was the big day for round one.

~SISTER'S VISIT~

The day of my surgery, my sister fell at her home and got a shiner.

She came for a visit. More pics later.

When we were out shopping...

It really did look like we had been mugged or got into a fight.

Still had fun and shopped til I dropped.

~36th ANNIVERSARY~

We had a very nice time celebrating our 36th Wedding Anniversary

a few days ago.

Sweet Hubby gave me a pearl bracelet!

Dinner at Paisano's Ristorante.

A piece of cheese cake to split!

Watched the newly released movie GET LOW at Theater.

An antique Princess Dresser found it's way to HomeHaven

to help brighten up our place.

Love it.

Part of our anniversary present to one another.

~LABOR DAY WEEK-END~

Felt lucky purchasing these Porch Lights from Tuesday Morning.

I've been shopping around but after an ad for these Twin Pack Outdoor Wall Lanterns came across email...thought we'd check to see if the nearest store had them. Yesssss, they did so we bought them.

Decorating HomeHaven with Oil Rubbed Bronze accents and these lamps fit right in.

After the porch is completed the new Lamps will grace the front of HomeHaven.

I will do a HaPpY DANCE after these new lights

replace the old ickky ones hanging on for dear life.

We loaded up on wood to build the porch with.

This week-end HUBBY worked away on the porch while I caught up on laundry.

~FAMILY and FRIENDS~

One of the greatest gifts to me is family.

I love you.

Another Blessing are Friends like you!

I love you.

~Deanna~

Honest Sweat

Labor/Labour Day is Monday and I am so ready for a long week-end my cheeks hurt from smiling.

Lord willing, I hope to take some time for a walk about. The upstairs bedroom needs dusted and vaccuumed in preparations for another surgery coming up to where I won't be moving very fast. Lifting and pushing is a no-no for 10 days after. I'd like to edge the lawn and have laundry all caught up before the next week-end hits. Can I do it? Shall see.

Sweet hubby is working on the new porch when he can! Tonite, we will be purchasing the wood and porch columns. Pics later, but he is on a roll. Praise the Lord and thank you Honey. Hoping by Halloween that the porch will be ready to walk on.

Doin' my homework about Labor Day. Guess what I found out?

Traditionally Labor Day is celebrated by Americans as the symbolic end of Summer. Now this is a first for me...I didn't know that I was celebrating the end of Summer. I thought it was to honor workers. The worker bee...laborer...everyday employees!!!

Labor Day is a United States Federal Holiday and observed the first Monday of September.

September 5th, 1882 in New York City was the first U.S. Labor Day. It became a Federal Holiday in 1894...President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor Movement as a TOP PRIORITY when following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. Military and U.S. Marshals which happened during the Pullman Strike.

Fearing further CONFLICT - Legislation making Labor Day National Holiday - rushed through Congress.

May you have a blessed week-end.

Am praying for our great Country and Political Leadership.

~Deanna~