I had my first in a very long-time day to myself yesterday.  I was able to get some stuff done in town that has been every so long in coming.  5 Weeks!

Five weeks of not really buying groceries…just running in for milk or something of that nature…you would NOT have liked my grocery bill…I didn’t either. 😦  Still I was thankful that I HAD rather stock piled some things and we had the freezer with some meat and the end of the jars I had put up last summer/fall.  It all worked out for the best.  Now I just need to start rebuilding, I’m down to four package of hamburger, many frozen chickens and some frozen vegetables, like corn.  Going five weeks without really shopping and eating and feeding people straight from the larder is really nice.

(You can see the yellow leaves starting to appear)

When I was working outside yesterday I noticed the little Robins are gone.  They have left us I know not when. 😦 😦  Another sure sign that winter is coming.  We still have lots of swallows and the hummingbirds plus many others.

A crow landed in the old cottonwood tree as I worked and cawed to me he was back and fall was coming.  I guess it is so.

Last week was my last full week of having the little grandchildren everyday.  Since both of their parents….Misty (teaches) and Kelly (Assistant Principal) go back to work the First of August ————–THANK HEAVENS MISTY HAS FELT WELL ENOUGH TO GO BACK!!!!  The kids stay with us.

Thursday (the kids and I)  went to Fat Cat Pottery to create something fun, then Friday we had a fun day by eating out (JUNK FOOD) at Wendy’s, then going on over to the Miniature Golf place and played a round, after that we went to the batting cages to see if we could hit a few soft balls.

Then to top the whole afternoon off we headed to Dairy Queen for ice cream.  I let them have the biggest ice cream they thought they could eat  :).

This next week the two oldest will hop the bus and be in school.  The youngest will stay with us until Thursday when it will be her turn to start school.  Kindergarten rotates the little ones in so no one is afraid and can handle the new environment.

After that Terry and I think we will take a short trip just to unwind by ourselves, something over night but close by.

He has stopped irrigating the pintos and will start pulling them soon.  Then it will be time for  the last cutting of alfalfa.  When that time comes he will have stopped irrigating the corn.  Corn harvest will/should be sometime in October.  Boy, this summer has flown.

I hope everyone has a restful Sunday,

Your very thankful friend, Linda