What a beautiful day we are having....

Hi,
It couldn't be any nicer up here in Marion today. The sun is shining and the temperature is just perfect. I went out this morning and worked in my flower beds. In about 3 weeks I can buy my annuals to put in my pots that I have around the house. I usually get impatiens and Verbena's but I'm thinking about going with something different this year. The nursery I go to usually has a good selection.

The guys that we've had working here for the last few days are going to finish up this afternoon. What a difference they have made. Everything looks so much better. The best part is we didn't run into any problems, which is very unusual.

I went to the grocery store this morning and it's getting ridiculous the prices of food now. Everytime I go to the store the prices have gone up. The high gas prices is really going to hurt the businesses that rely on summer travelers. I don't know what needs to be done but something has to happen to stop all of this. We plan on going to dad's in July and by then they are saying gas will be $4.00 a gallon or more. I hope they are wrong but if not it's going to cost a fortune just to fill up the tank. Okay, I've done enough venting..... Sorry!!!

Have a nice weekend. Take care. Teresa

Good afternoon

Hello,
I hope everyone is having a good week so far. Ours has been pretty productive. I am still working on spring cleaning and the work is still being done on our house. So far they have finished the cleaning of the vinyl siding, power washed the driveway and the front and back porch. Yesterday they replaced the ceiling of the front porch with plywood and today it is being painted. They still have to paint the front and back porch floor, repair some vinyl siding where some brackets were removed, and put in a new back door. It will be great once these projects are completed.

I worked out in my flowers today. My Hosta's are just now starting to peak out from underground. We've had a lot of rain so all of my plants are sprouting up really quickly.

That's about all that is going on up here in Marion. Melanie, I got Stanley in the mail and I will get everything mailed to you by the end of the month. Were having fun getting everything together. I don't know who thought up that project for the kids but it's a great idea.

Take care and have a good week.

It's starting to warm up.....

Hi,
What crazy weather we are having!! It's in the 30 & 40's one day and in the 60's the next. I just worry about my plants. Hopefully they will survive all the weather changes.

Bob and I went to a home show on Saturday. We enjoy just looking at all the new products plus it fun to get all the free stuff too!! We got in the home improvement mode later on that day and we put up a new light fixture in our home office. What a big difference it has made.

Today is tax day!! I guess it's one of the most hated days of the year. Bob spent Sunday evening doing our taxes. He usually puts it off until the last couple days since most of the time we have to pay. I'm happy for the ones who will be getting the extra check in a couple months. I'm sure the money will come in handy.

We are having some projects done this week to the house. One of the elders where I go to church has his own business of doing home improvement projects and he's going to be here the rest of this week. Several months ago he took care of a couple things for us so we decided to have him come back. He is going to replace some vinyl siding on the eaves of the house and paint the soffit all around the house along with the roof of the porch and the porch floor. Were also having him power wash the driveway and seal it. I'm so excited to get these projects completed.

I hope everyone has a good week. Take care. Teresa

What a nice weekend we had.....

Hi,
I hope you were able to enjoy nice weather this past weekend. It was beautiful up here in Ohio. It wasn't too hot or too cold, just perfect. Saturday evening Bob and I went to Columbus to watch the Destroyers play. They won which was great!! They are now 2-4. Not a great season so far but there's several more games to go.

Terry came up and spent Sunday afternoon with us. We grilled out steaks, YUM!!! After lunch we went to Black Wing in Delaware so Bob and Terry could practice at the shooting range. Did I tell you all about Terry's new position? He still works for the same company but he now works in the office instead of the warehouse. He took over the position of Accounts Payable from a person who was moving to another state. Terry has never worked behind a desk before so he wasn't for sure if he was going to like it or not but he loves it. He stays pretty busy which he prefers.

Have a nice week and I will post again soon. Take care.

April Fool's Day

So, today is April 1st. Have you played a joke on anyone yet? Bob and Terry are really good at trying to play jokes on me so I'm waiting to see what they do. It's hard to believe that April is already here. It is nice to hear the birds singing and to see some of my plants starting to pop out.

The hot tub is beginning to look really inviting. We do need to drain it and fill it with fresh water. With all the rain were having we may wait for a couple weeks since we drain the hot tub into the yard. There's enough standing water on our grass now as it is. We really enjoy going out in the evening and lounging in the hot tub while looking at the stars. Bob made a joke last year that we needed rubber ducks to play with while in the tub so I bought several from a person on ebay. There's one that has on a football outfit, one is red and has devil horns, one is dressed like a soccer player and then one looks like a regular rubber duck. So cute!!!

I am putting away our winter clothes today. We store our off season clothes in the basement so I am going to be going up and down stairs for a while. At least I will get my exercise today.

Have a good day. Teresa