June Joys

Crepe Myrtle showing out...

agapanthus showing 6 blooms

front porch beauty

"Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things

growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up

a little peace & serenity.

~Lindley Karstens~

Grateful God blessed me with a fun, loving dad.

can't wait to join you in Heaven

Payton & Kinley

Thursday, Glenn & I had 2 overnight guests. 

Our great niece & nephew spent the night with us.

Our evening began at one of our favorite restaurants...Rodeos.

The kids love this place too.

Seeing my bike in the garage, they started in on wanting to go riding in the neighborhood. So I stole over to my neighbor's garage & got her bike so that both of the kids could ride together. I even rode a little with them. Kinley sat on the back wheel rim of my bike as I steered down the street with Payton by my side.

They were loving it.

They wanted to ride a bit more so I took them on my "walking route" with the bikes. As we crossed the main road & approached the next street, Kinley asked to steer the bike herself. I began walking as they rode.

 

They were having so much fun.

As the sun began to set, we headed back towards my neighborhood so they could ride a little more just on my street.

Night quickly comes & they are now in the house where they are ready to watch a movie or play a game. We settled on Phase Ten & played until midnight.  (Glenn had gone to bed as he had to work the next day.)

VBS~MBC

Last day for the children & youth of our church. 

Payton & Kinley are both in the youth department 

helping with VBS. I had them up &

 ready to go to the church by 7:40 this morning.

After VBS & Kinley's musical practice we headed back to my house where we finished our Phase Ten game from the night before. Then we began another round of Phase Ten as I began our supper.

Supper for the evening was going to be hot dogs w/chili & homemade hash potatoes...potatoes my dad loved to cook for his kids.

With our supper finished the kids wanted to finish our Phase Ten game. Then it was back to the roads with the bikes. They rode bikes for almost 50 minutes.

Having these two with us 

for the past twenty-four hours 

has been a fun adventure.

My walking buddy was not in town today so I opted for the bicycle this morning to get my exercise. It has been a while since we've biked. I biked the walking trail that we walk every morning, and it is quite different riding than walking. Thankfully the ride breeze kept me from being so hot.

Hubby plans to edge & cut the yard 

when he gets off work. 

The back yard had a lot of shade spots & some breezes blowing this morning after my bike ride so I decided to cut the back yard for hubby to help him out. Also got the flower beds & garden weeded and those violet looking plants pulled that were crowding out my iron plants. I cut my loropetalum trees way back so they could branch out new. Whew!!! These days are registering in the high 90's, and it's HOT!!!!!

my tomato & bell pepper garden

I spent the whole day working in the yard with several breaks during the day. In the afternoon I spent an hour on the living area floor under the fan watching TV.

Last of my work for the day was checking the flower beds in the front yard as well as getting started on cutting the grass for hubs. My flower beds look great and pretty much weedless because I spend time every three years removing mulch & laying down newspaper as a weed guard. AND IT WORKS Y'ALL!!!

Hubby was happy to know 

that the back & side yards had been cut.

Now who wants to go on a journey.................

Summer has not officially begun but oh my.....is it ever hot these days!

My walking buddy & I were discussing the other morning about how hot it was even at 7 o'clock. We even discussed that we may have to push back our "get up" time to endure the heat.

Most days, after walking, I usually perk myself back up with breakfast & h20. Then it's off to the yard & a little bit more of the heat. I have a list of projects for this summer and am slowing crossing them off. yay!

Today, however, I just couldn't make myself go to the yard.

So.....staying inside didn't prove to be unproductive because there's a list of inside projects waiting for completion. The fun just never stops!

THEY CAME TO DOTHAN

On Sunday, May 24th, my sister & her hubby came for a visit with plans to stay until Friday morning. It had been a very long time since the two of them visited us, and we had a very nice time being together.

They left Bville Sunday after their two church worship services where David preaches and arrived at our house somewhere between 8:30 & 9:00 pm. It was truly a long day for them.

Monday was Memorial Day. Glenn had the day off from work so he & David along with our son Garrett played golf. While they played, Susan & I went grocery shopping. We were planning a hamburger/hot dog supper for the night. Garrett & Hannah joined us too. Garrett, Susan & I played Phase Ten.

Garrett called Tuesday morning to alert us that since rain was in sight, we might start moving them into their new apartment a day earlier. He was waiting on a call from the manager which came within the hour. David, Susan & I drove over to their apartment & began the transferring of packed boxes while Hannah worked hard at putting things in their place in their new apartment. We worked for about 3 hours and accomplished much. We saved the furniture for the next day.

Tired & tired from the morning's work, we had another task to complete before lunch & heading home. First, we dropped by Papa's house to pick up a fish cooker that he was giving to my sister & hubby. They had a nice little visit with him. Then we went to Rodeo's for a Mexican lunch...our favorite lunch.

We left the house @ 6:30 am and went back to Garrett/Hannah's apartment Wednesday morning. Our friend, Greg, went with us to help & brought along his trailer. Garrett & Hannah were ready too. He also had a trailer...borrowed from his cousin Ricky. These two trailers proved to be "what we needed".

There was furniture hauled from the old apartment to my house, furniture picked up at Hannah's mom's house for the new apartment & furniture hauled from the old apartment to the new apartment...even the washer & dryer. Whew!!! I'm tired again. BUT..............those 2 trailers, 4 men & 3 ladies worked hard and got everything settled in a short time.

Thursday night was a great night, just like Monday night, as we all got together again for supper. This time we went out to eat. 

When we weren't helping Garrett/Hannah move or just sitting around chatting, Susan & I hit the roads to do a little "junkin" and even went to an estate sale.

There just seems to be a lot to do with a short amount of time when we get together. It's always nice to just sit & chat but "tooling around" is good too. Perhaps next time we'll have a longer visit.