Dr visit over :)

I am back from the doctor and good news too. my Blood pressure is back to normal. he was right, it sometimes takes a month to find out and its been a month and its better than before. Sure makes me happy. he also adjusted my other pills and took blood.... hope I don't have to take so much of that potassium as those pills are big enough to choke a horse...LOL I also lost 10#s in the last month and he said I am doing everything just right and we were both smiling big time when I left..... still have to take my pills but thats ok because if I am feeling good and getting healthy that is what counts.... :>)
So Now I guess I should find some work to do around here and make myself useful. Need to do some laundry but can't hang out as we are going to get some rain I guess. Ok there too because it is supposed to cool down a bit and maybe get rid of the humidity. Leo is cutting the grass in a hurry because its growing so fast. Bye for now. Hugs to everyone, Sandra

Expecting another storm

It says we will be getting another thunder storm today so I decided to take a picture of some of the flowers that just started blooming today.... the tree peony and the yellow iris especially. I thought if it cools down in the next couple of days the flowers will last longer but not if we have a bad storm I'm afraid so I got my camera out and took some pictures to put on my computer so I can see them from time to time....
I didn't do much today.... cut back a couple of flowers and went to get some groceries and teh usualy stuff you do every day around the house.... Its been a good day. Tomorrow I have to go back to the doctor for my check up and I sure hope it goes well. I lost about 9#s this month so that should help, right?  I hope anyway. It's just a beginning but its beginning so that is a good thing. Now all I have to do is make a small supper and maybe watch the movie I got a few days ago. Cheaper by the Dozen 2.. It should be funny anyway. Hope everyone had a great day and nice evening too. Sandra

Hot and Humid today

Good thing I took the pictures of my flowers yesterday because we had a terrible thunder storm last night with hail and some of the iris are on the ground today. We had a siren go off in the middle of the night with tornado warnings so we had to go sit down the basement around 1:30 for almost an hour and I had been sleeping so good.... but there wasn't any  more damage to our area so that was good. my son is a firefighter in Green Bay and called to ask if we were ok. I guess there was some street flooding and trees down in the area and he told us to be careful.... we were and today is another hot and humid day ..... tomorrow too I guess but then it should be in the low 70's for a couple of weeks... so I'm happy. I can sit on the porch again without getting too uncomfortable. I just finished reading  a Debbie Macomber book called" A Good yarn"  she is the author of The Shop on Blossom Street. It was very good, I enjoyed reading it and started to crochet again... I'm making my favorite pot holders. I also have some other books to read and look at too. When the weather cools down I will go to the flower shops again... it was too hot today so we just went to Barnes and Noble to get a book and then came home to watch the 2 races.... they are over now.... my favorite didn't win. :)
Tomorrow we will probably see if there is a parade and probably go, I wanted to go to the mass at the cemetary but its so early I don't know if we will make it..... Have to catch up on the sleep we missed yesterday I think.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful week end, Sandra

Warm sunny day

I guess its just about time I put an entry into my journal... time sure does speed by at this time of year doesn't it? I took some pictures of my yard this morning. It's unblieveable isn't it how fast things grow.... I'm finally going to plant a few tomato plants this week end but not much else... I have so much planted already I don't need to plant any more. Maybe I will just enjoy summer this year. I did get a few hanging baskets and some plants for my planters and need one more but I saved a lot of money this year by not buying too much.... well it's not over yet so I will probably get a few more things but I'm not going crazy like other years and we will see if anyone notices. :) I'm happy the way things are so thats what counts isn't it.... My tomato plants came but are very very small so I wonder if I will get any of those great tomatoes..... I will show you if I do.
We haven't planned anything this week end but maybe we will go to the parade and of coarse church and probably at least one day of shopping.... Garden shopping :>)  If I do I will show you what I got. Hope you are having a wonderful holiday week end too.
Sandra

New window box

My daughter came over today and asked me to go flower shopping with her.... I couldn't refuse so off we went. You would not believe how hot it was in those green houses. I could only stand it for a little while at a time but I did manage to get a few pretty flowers. when I got home I planted them in the window box inserts and my husband was kind enough to finally put the box back on the house. he made a new one over the winter and I am very happy to have it back in place. The flowers always look nice from inside the house to as we sit at the table and eat especially. Almost inside and the cat can't chew on them.... I always liked window boxes. They are so easy to plant and water etc. This one is in the shade so I have some pretty begonias in again this year. Some years I can't find pretty ones but I couldn't pass these up. actually they were prettier then they look because a few big blooms broke off on the way. I put them in a bowl of water and they are pretty floating now. :) I bought a sweet 100 tomato plant also but haven't figured out where to plant it yet.... those little cherry tomatoes are so sweet and I love eating them ( like candy) and good for you too.
Now we have our work finished and its raining again.... oh boy. at least it isn't as hot as it was in that green house. Wonder if the flowers will adjust. I hope they do without covering them. 
 Hope your day is wonderful, Sandra

Sun ~ Rain ~ Sleet ~ Sun

Maybe by next week I will be able to bring my big plants outside... I just got a notice from Burpee saying my tomato plants are on the way so that must mean its time.... thats a good thing. I was cleaning today but these plants are just too big to dust around. lol its my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Charlie is going to miss the plants and he has been pretty good with them. Every once in awhile he will go to them and chew on the leaves but I don't think he actually eats them.... but it will be nice to have them on the patio and be able to water them from there.
It really has been a strange day today. First it was nice enough for Leo to go fishing for a couple of hours but then it rained and then it got sunny for a little while and then it rained really hard and hailed and then it just rained with the sun shinning but I couldn't find a rainbow... darn. But since I had my camera out and Charlie was posing so nice I took his picture. :)
The neighbors are moving in big time today and so far we just saw a husband and wife and a son that looks like the young Harry Potter. So cute and about 10 I would say. They may have a daughter too who is older than the son but maybe its just a sister who is helping to move.... they look like a very nice addition to the neighborhood,,, :)  Already put their grill on the deck. so are ready ...... It's nice to know its not empty anymore.
So thats about it for today. I'm making chicken for supper and boiled red potatoes and veggies.... I'm hungry and its only 3:45  so I will have to wait... Gary gets home around 5 and we eat then. Hope you are having a nice day too.
Sandra

Mothers Day Cake

Yes, I did get my Dairy Queen cake for mothers day and it was delicious.  I hinted and one of my sons went to the Dairy Queen and got me one. he said that it was great because he didn't know what to get me. He enjoyed the cake to with the rest of the kids. I still have a couple of pieces left too. Deb I couldn't sit on the porch and eat it because its too cold and rainy outside..... if I save it for a week to 10 days it should finally be warm and nice enough to do that though.... wonder if it will last that long?  lol It is a low fat icecream cake for anyone that doesn't know and I was happy I asked for it.... maybe it will be an annual thing now... I hope!

Today is one of those days we had to look for things to do. I did laundry and got a bag ready to give to Good Will and Leo vacuumed the carpets and scrubed the tile. Now he is gone in the car looking for something or other.... and I am on the computer trying to peek out the window because it looks like today is the day the new neighbors will be signing the house papers and starting to move in.... finally. The house has been empty all winter. The people that used to live there come to check it out every morning and evening thouhg. I bet they won't know what to be doing with all the free time now. 
Nothing else happening around here..... we need to get out and clean off the patio of all the leaves and sticks that fell in the rain but its still raining. When I woke up this morning it was dry but by the time I got dressed it was all wet again and raining pretty hard. This is kinda like April Showers around here this May. We have been having nice weather for tulips this year though so they are still blooming and the lilies are getting tall and so are many others.... Leo is worried about the grass again.... its still growing of coarse and he can't cut it.... but he did a good job on the floors so I'm satisfyed.
Hope you are getting a little sunshine and having a nice day, Sandra