Konnichiwa and Ohayo Chuck,
I wish I could send some of this rain to SP Ray. We went to Sunday school and church this morning, and have our usual relaxing Sunday afternoon ahead of us. I was able to catch the Belmont Stakes before we left for Sunday school. It was too bad California Chrome did not win, but winning the Triple Crown is a difficult task to do.
Sayonara,
Joe
Good evening all,
Bad day sports wise. Grandson's team lost 4-3, and Sato blew an engine 10 laps from the finish, turning a mediocre day into a lousy one. Now down to 18th in points. Attended nice birthday party for other 2 grandsons and did some retail therapy. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Izzs home. Mowed and that was it. Rested up. OH, did have to help work on dock as soon as I got there yesterday.
Hot and humid. Rain the other day is making garden grown. Grass here now.
Off to family night movie at middle school football field.
Don Baker at work.
Later
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
It's late morning here. We took a walk earlier and had a nice breakfast at home. Wife had a good day yesterday.
Drought continues. Started heavier watering today but we may get rationed before the summer is over. Lawn is suffering.
Train meet Sunday at TTOS. Will go if I can.
Need to do some figuring now for financial planner. Need to figure what we spend on household expenses including groceries. Hard to figure when some are credit card and some are cash. Have to wade through a lot of receipts I guess for cash purchases. Credit card is easy because we have a statement.
#1 son will celebrate his 50th birthday Sunday with us. It was actually on May 30th but he put off until now because of other needs.
later,
Ray
SPMan
Good Morning from Blueberryhill......
Good Morning , Joe..... We are getting quite a few rainy days too.
It is a sunny 64 degrees. Going up to 82 today with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have a bunch of chores to do and some paperwork to finish. Then, lunch and a nap.
Cheerios on the dining car for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Saturday.
Chuck
Konbanwa and Ohayo Chuck,
Nothing new here; it's still raining. I haven't read about any flooding which is amazing because I'm sure we have accumulated quite a few inches. We had no baseball tournament so we've been relaxing at home. The wife and I did take care of the grocery shopping but that was the extent of our chores. It was a good day for stew, so I made a Thai yellow curry beef stew that was delicious.
Laz - Congratulations to your BIL.
Construction work is done in back bathroom!!! Some painting remains, but I do not have to stare at open woodwork anymore. Work was busy. Weather is good. Mowed yard. Sato starts 16th, but SFHR is gridded 2nd. Watched "Pirates of the Carribean" tonight with wife. The first one. Busy tomorrow. I hope everyone has a good day.
Hello there'
A late nite post from me on the way to bed. I wanted to add a prayer for our veterans. Especially those who participated in D-day. seems to be way more coverage from the media this year. Maybe because it's the 70th
Before I head t bed a prayer for Fife's Grandmaw.
SP Ray......what's the latest on your Mrs?
Corn is finally planted under marginal conditions
Now for the soybean...............
Dirt drags tomorrow.....grandson got 2nd at last weekend's rain make up. Son stayed home to farm while I pitted for his friend.
Try t be back Sunday....Off t Bed
Prayers for those in need
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
Hey Laz, almost ready for flooring. Once that is installed the benchwork can begin !
Lake Superior still has ice !!!!!!! Definitely keeping the UP frosty.
Charlie a.k.a. MichiganRailRoad714 (Charter Member TTC)
Afternoon all. Busy AM and lunch meeting. Off to the lake house to mow and meeting at noon. Back tomorrow afternoon and go to family movie at middle school football stadium.
D Day. Always been a memorable day. A lot of good men died that day.
We got two good showers yesterday. Looks possible today.
Have a good one.
Thanks 88 for the mention of D-DAY, 70 years ago.
Make sure you all say a prayer. Thank you VETs.
laz57
Laz - Looks like you found some competition. Funny story - for those not on FBLast Night TheQ had to work late due to a major inspection she is heading, they are preparing for an audit from The FDA AND EU, she is stressed beyond belief because her company isn't responsible for this, SHE was requested to lead this because of her experience and reputation (so profoundly proud of her). Any how I have been getting the kids from daycare and last night Christina, Matthew and I were upstairs getting ready to go to bed when Christina stands on the bench at the foot of our bed and starts tossing clothes in the air. I told her "Be careful, you don't want the clothes to get caught in the fan." She looks at me, smiles, then climbs up on the bed and starts tossing the clothes AT THE FAN!!!! I stopped her after about 5 minutes because she had gone into her room to get lighter weight clothes that she could toss higher! I sat her down on my knee and told her "You are not to do that because you could damage the fan and the I would have to replace it." She gave me a hug and said "I sorry Daddy". Just amazes me how her little brain works!Matthew is really walking now... and announces his presence when we walks into a room. Kid has some major personality and with his looks... we are in serious trouble. My goal is to work with him and teach him how to use his personality and looks for good, and not to manipulate people in the wrong way. For a 16 month old he seems to have a very genuinely good heart.And last and certainly not least... today is the 70th Anniversary of the greatest amphibious assault in man's history. Over 9,000 lives were lost during the D-Day invasion, lives that will never be forgotten. My uncle served as the cook on a destroyer in the Pacific during WWII. He passed away last October and I miss him every day. Rest In Peace Uncle Carl.
https://brentsandsusanspicutures.shutterfly.com/
Hi GUYZ,
Been still busy here. Got old shed done and now to take stone fireplace apart then break up old concrete floor. Gotta cut grass then later.
B-I-L is finished with his cross country bicycle trip. Final tally in mileage was 3239 miles!!!!! That's a lot of pedaling. He did not have a flat and no breakdowns. He is flying back to Sand i eggo on Tuesday.
DOUGDAGRUMP, no money raiser. He is just one of those GUYZ that likes to push himself in different endeavors. He has done the Whiney Mt. hikes up and down in a day. The California John Muir trail,. Rode his bicycle 1100 miles up and down the west coast. Bicycled Taiwan alone for 2 weeks. Climbed up to base camp in Nepal a few times with his brother. He doesn't know what he'll venture in next?
DON, when you climbing back on the Lokie? Hope you are mending well.
CHARLIE, is the ice gone yet? Gonna put the fishing back a few weeks. Hows that new basement coming?
FIFE, for you and yours.
HUDSONJOHN, soft ice cream.
CHUCK & BUCKEYE, TGIF!!!!!!
Stya frosty my friends,
Good Morning from Blueberryhill............
Good Morning , Joe.........
It is a foggy 52 degrees. Going up to 72 with sunshine.
Today is a busy day. I have a bunch of chores. Lunch and a nap, later.
Usual breakfast on the dining car.
Buckeye & LAZ.......TGIF
Y'all have a great Friday.
Day 2 of the deluge is upon us. The wife was supposed to help out the older son's class with a scavenger hunt today but it was cancelled due to the weather. I could have cancelled my day of leave and went to work but I decided it would be nice to have a day with just the wife and youngest. We went out for a late breakfast and have been relaxing the day away. The wife and youngest also completed a moderately difficult jigsaw puzzle. It's a great day to stay inside and read.
Hudson John - The rain is not supposed to stop for the next 10 days. I think our baseball season is over.
Philo - Nice guitar.
SJ - Thanks for the offer. Please hold it in your driveway until I can get there.
Work was awful today. Did hear from Lucas today. He is ok. Played again tonight in local pickup game. Lost 11-9, but did get a goal. Weather is better. Still sweated on my walk today. I hope everyone has a good day.
Aloha. Very pretty day today. Chores. Work. Grocery shopping. Took the middle boy to get some clothes. Now laundry. Then prepping dinner. I'll be happy when the bride starts her summer vacation next week.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Happy Belated birthday Chief. Hope you had a good one!
Mornin' All.
Chief, A belated , and many more to come.
Ray, The support groups can be extremely beneficial. The group that we attend for my CHF has really helped us, especially the "Betterhalf".
Fife, Prayers for your Grandmom and family, acceptance is one thing but being ready is something else.
Laz, Big Congas to you B-I-L, that is outstanding at 68. Was this a fundraiser event or just for the heck of it ? Sounds like a good "human interest story" for local tv.
Two long days at the museum last friday(10hrs) and saturday(11hrs), DCS gremlins made the days seem longer than they were to begin with. Systems all worked fine on tuesday, free tuesday for county residents, but crowd was much smaller than normal. Probably only about 1500 guests for the day. Now to start packing for tomorrow's run, plus it's my turn to do lunch.
Laundry's calling, gotta go.
Later all !
Remember the Veterans. Past, present and future.
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Proud New Member Of The NRA
New LTD Flamed maple axe!
Joe when you move to Ohio you can come and get all the snow you can haul, no charge. P/U only.
S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
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Good Morning from Blueberryhill.......
Good Morning, Joe.........
It is a sunny 68 degrees. Going up to 78 today.
Today is an easy day. I will relax and enjoy the sunshine.
Y'all have a great Thursday
Morning all. Sunny, humid and hot. Off to two Dr's apts. Last one gets stiches out. Got report on spot on hand. Now have to go to surgery center on that one. The old sun taking toll on me.
Hope to get a rain shower. Had big one within a mile and it rained out there.
Thanks for all the B'day wishes. Had big gang at Mexican last night. Cathy and hubby, Frankie and gang, SIL and hubby and Niece with her two. Actually we closed the place down last night. Lots of laughing and etc.
I think today was the first official day of Japan's rainy season. It's been raining since noon and the forecast shows no signs of it letting up. The rainy season will last all of June and possibly some of July. I was busy at work today; I needed to finish more tasks than usual since I will take a day of leave tomorrow. The wife will be spending the day at the older son's school so I'll be home with the youngest. We splurged and had pizza for dinner tonight.
Chuck - We're used to moving now. This will be our seventh move in 20 years.
Laz - I'm looking forward to all that snow.
Fife - I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother.
SP Ray - I'm glad you received some financial advice from the advisor.
Good night and sleep tight [reclinerized too long].
Lost by a touchdown and a field goal tonight in soccer 9-0. Whole team played awful, not just me. Weather was good for it. Work was good today, got a lot done. I hope everyone has a good day.
Frank, glad you had a good birthday. Don't let that Buckeye character steal your day.
We had a good meeting with the financial advisor today and he was a big help to me on some of the problems we have been dealing with.
I found the address for a support group near me too which I can use if I wish.
My youngest son went with us today down to Orange County to see the financial guy so we all had lunch on the way home at a place near us. It was very good. A place kind of like a deli but with hot and cold sandwiches, soup, even regular dinners. Cold slaw was delicious and steak fries were perfect. I had a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich and they did it right.
We have been eating out more lately but it has been good for us.
Afternoon,
A BIG OL HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CHIEF !! He probably thought I forgot, not hardly.
Sure is warm today. Laz, some trip your BIL made!! Wow!
Don
lion88roar fifedog Evenin' boys. Sunny & 65 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Busy weekend, but first and foremost was FifeGranny being hospitalized for Pancreitus. Then took oldest princess and her little family out on the yatchet yesterday. She was at the helm for over 2 hours, and never got crossed up by the wind once. Pretty good for a first timer. Grandson had a melt-down at the snowball stand;sheesh. SirJames - is June a Grits-free month...? 88 - Ouch. Ouch. And ouch. Fife - prayers for your grandmother's speedy recovery. Sounds like you had fun on the yatchet... not so much at the snowball stand... been there... done that... a few time now.It is official - we are going to Walt Disney World in September. Christina THINKS we are going 'tomorrow' which is what she tells anyone who she thinks cares - which is everyone. LOL. Just going for a few days, mostly so Mommy and Daddy can get out of the house! No word on when I will get my car back. Really miss it because the rental company gave me this really awesome Chevy Impala that has ZERO torque, ZERO HP, and the response of a mule. And yes it does have a V6. It also doesn't have automatic climate control, no Satellite radio and no Bluetooth, and this is supposed to be their top-of-the-line model?
fifedog Evenin' boys. Sunny & 65 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Busy weekend, but first and foremost was FifeGranny being hospitalized for Pancreitus. Then took oldest princess and her little family out on the yatchet yesterday. She was at the helm for over 2 hours, and never got crossed up by the wind once. Pretty good for a first timer. Grandson had a melt-down at the snowball stand;sheesh. SirJames - is June a Grits-free month...? 88 - Ouch. Ouch. And ouch.
Evenin' boys. Sunny & 65 here in the Mid-Atlantic region. Busy weekend, but first and foremost was FifeGranny being hospitalized for Pancreitus. Then took oldest princess and her little family out on the yatchet yesterday. She was at the helm for over 2 hours, and never got crossed up by the wind once. Pretty good for a first timer. Grandson had a melt-down at the snowball stand;sheesh.
SirJames - is June a Grits-free month...?
88 - Ouch. Ouch. And ouch.
Brent,
Where would you like to start with the Impala? Now you see some of the reasons why I hated the Sunfire I had. Even Mazda's old four cylinders run stronger (and much more reliably) than GM's 2.2 "2200" boat anchor that was in that Sunfire. Bought it at 63K and it was a downhill slide until I got rid of it at 93K.
Jim
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