My Charlie

Charlie is a special cat. Maybe Leo wouldn't think so though after last night. I leave this window open for him at night and last night he woke up thinking he heard a baby crying and looked all around and finally came in here and Charlie was on the inside looking out at another cat that was on the ledge right outside the window..... Charlie is fixed so I really can't figure out what was going on.... Charlie has never acted like he wasn't fixed but last night he wanted to get out..... Hope this doesn't happen again... when he got out this morning he just acted like normal and I brought him back in a few minutes later.... Leo said it was a beautiful cat on the other side of the window.... He didn't wake me though and I told him next time he should wake me... Instead he figured as long as he was up and it was almost 4 he decided to go fishing, What fun our furry friends give us, huh?
I emptyed up my ftp space of pictures and I could get some pictures in again. Now I will have to be taking more pictures again I guess..... I was a little frustrated trying to find out what was wrong with my computer and now everything that I know of is fixed or defragmented etc etc etc....
Hope your troubles are few :>) Sandra

Cleaning up Yard

No matter what I do I can't get the pictures in larger. I did everything they said and everyone told me and no luck.... Maybe tomorrow after the computer sleeps I will be able too or else I will give up. I still had to put some pictures in though even if small.
   I finished cleaning up the front yard today and Leo made his 3rd trip to the community compost pile... I will still have to cut the mums back but that will be easy compared to what I have already done... then I have to finish the back and I hope after that there will be some nice days to finish washing the windows and maybe even sit and enjoy ~~~ I think I had better take a little time between working and enjoy don't you? Everything is getting nice and neat and I will be able to rest easy this winter knowing its all ready for me in the spring to start all over again.
I just love working outside... Especially when the weather is so beautiful.
 Hope you are all enjoying the beautiful fall too, Sandra

Mike as a young boy

My sisters have been sending old pictures to our family site and this is one they sent that was taken of my son Mike ( the one that was just vacationing from Florida) It was taken at my Mother and Fathers house .... looks like he got a new watch for Christmas and was wanting to show it off a bit, lol  Look at that neat tree with the tinsel hanging just perfect.. Do you know my Mom and Dad did all that after we went to bed on Christmas eve just so we could come down and see what Santa had done... I tried that too for a few years but it just got to be too much. Now we put the tree up so early.... isn't the same is it?

Any way I found a new way to get to my FTP space thanks to Deborah so I will be able to put more pictures in again... Thanks Deborah!!!!!!!
Now I have to get back to work. I was only taking time out after the mail man came. I filled one more garbage container but have much more to do.
Hope you are all having a beautiful day!
Sandra

My new sofa

A couple of weeks ago we went shopping for a new sofa for the family room and I saw this red one and had to have it!!!! I had a brown one for 27 years and was really really tired of it... My son is supposed to come and take it one of these days but he sure is in no hurry as its still sitting in the room  ;( We told him if he doesn't get it soon we are going to give it to charity) Peaches can't jump up on it herself but with some help she can and seems to like it just fine.... only trouble she can't get under it like the old one.... she liked sleeping under the old one.... she will have to find a new spot I guess.

Its a beautiful sunny morning with the temps in the 50's already and for the next 2 days at least we will have nice warm days in the 70's again. We will take all we can get.... Weather man said its the beginning of Indian Summer and I for one hope it lasts many weeks. We usually have snow fluries by the end of the month. It will be interesting to see what happens this year.

I think I had better eat my breakfast so I can go out and play.... Its too nice to do housework today and much more fun taking care of the yard for the winter.... Hope you are having a nice day! 
Sandra

beautiful day

Today started out very cold (26) but it warmed up into the 60's with sunshine. Some of my flowers did get frostbiten so I spent a couple of hours today cleaning up... I got 3 garbage containers full so far to take to the comunity  compost pile.... Then if I am not too stiff tomorrow I will no doubt have 2 or 3 more and then the next day too and I will be finished with the front..... I must clean up in the fall so I don't have such a big job when spring comes..... You can actually see my front porch again after I chopped the Moon flowers and Spider plants down... they really got huge this year.
For some reason I can't get into hometown again so I guess no pictures are going to be coming until I find out what is wrong.... sometimes I can and somedays not..... still frustrating.
hope everyone will have a sunny day tomorrow,        Sandra

Yellow Mums

We still have some pretty flowers in bloom and I hope they last through the  next frost because its going down to 27 tomorrow night and then we will be into the 70s during the day and not quite as cold at night... I have a lot of buds on my roses yet so I am hoping for a few more nice days before the last rose of summer    :>)  It was a beautiful day today ~ around 72 I guess and sunny.... But it was a lazy day and we just went to church and out for breakfast and then home to watch the Packer game..they lost and Brett got hit in the head so it wasn't a great day for them. Actually it was a very restful day. Do any of you have Helitrope? I have some in a pot and the fragrance is so nice. I have been putting it in the garage at night and out on the porch during the day and its a pleasure to go out in front just for that fragrance and I like the deep purple flowers too.
I hope everyone had a nice sunny day today! Sandra

PS " find yourself having frequent attacks of smiling"  Dr Dyer

Can't get into Hometown

I wish I could get into hometown every time I want.....

I want to add pictures etc and can't put them in the way I want so I decided not to put one in.

Frustrating

I spent some time this morning cutting down plants etc and got 3 garbage cans full. Then I figured that was enough so I put my big lighted pumpkin out and a witch that is a pretty orange and black and cackles. It is October so I figure its time to decorate for fall. I put some indian corn out on the lights on the garage the other day and put some pretty ribbons around them. I don't want summer to end but it is October and I will go along with it and enjoy it!!!! After the yard work is finished I won't have any outside work to do any more... only inside and then when being inside all winter becomes enough Spring will come again and I will be excited all over again to plant pretty flowers.... In the meantime I will enjoy Fall and hope you all do as well.
Sandra

Say "I want to feel good"  when you're tempted to indulge in low-energy thoughts... Dr Wayne Dyer