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 oh my, this totally escaped me.  I was going to waffle on about how much I accomplished over the weekend.  A lot !!

 a) 3 quilts have the binding attached (one is even hand sewn down)
 b) more trash
 c) denim skirts from ebay have been hemmed
 d) canteloupe have been planted
 e) most of my payrolls for the week are done!
 f) two libary books are read
 g) a bit more cleaning
 h) got the printer to work at home (saved $$)
      (the famous unplug/replug it in and it'll work)
 i) tons of laundry (we seem to have more than most)
 j) note cards made and scrap book of quilts started

  Coming back to work is going to feel like being on vacation.  The wind blew most of yesterday and all night long.  We were eating dirt!

Diva

the endless lists of my life

   So things are getting crossed off my weekend list of projects.  Holiday or not, I'm headed into the office to work this morning and I will be cleaning garages when I get done with the numbers.  If it doesn't rain, I might even mow the lawn, pull some weeds in the flower beds -- plant some planters.

  I managed to finish planting in the melon patch yesterday.  Canteloupe, baby pumpkins, zinnas and sunflowers -- only 3 short rows left for flowers and 2 regular rows left for vine crops.  The earlier plantings are popping up.  Sun and heat would make a huge difference.

  I attached the binding to Nick's quilt and another baby quilt.  Finished handstitching binding to the "lollipop" baby quilt and I can't find a picture of it.  Scrapbooked a couple of pages, made up some more cards .... laundry, dishes, cooking, .... and went to bed pooped.

  so it rolls . . . .

M

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this peeps is a watermelon finally popping out of the ground ....

the lonely patch

dads flat of cucumbers (it's a lot of cucumbers)

snowball bush (?) it's 8' tall and I think it's a snowball bush

the pine trees are just loaded with new growth ...

So yesterday was a roadtrip to Waseca (we made it 1/3 of the way to Susan's new enterprise, and never got beyond the antique stores -- we had lunch at the Daily Grind Coffee Shop and it was pretty darn good.  Mom and Jean had a salad with chunks of fresh fruit, lettuce and a grilled chicken breast --- they raved over it.  I had my usual dull turkey sandwich on marble rye -- the rye was fabulous -- fresh, tender & tasty.

The purchase of the day -- a lime green silk chiffon scarf -- a couple of pieces of enamel wear and 6 box graders for a crafty project for Jean --- pictures to follow. 

So far, not a lot of weekend projects have been completed.  Two baby quilts are quilted (love that new sewing machine) one almost has it's binding sewn down -- the big quilt still needs it's binding and my Julia Roberts "Pretty Woman" brown polka dot skirt is still in a pile.  Rain is in the forecast so I plan on sewing all day long. 

M

T G I F

shout it from the rooftops!!!

friday

Friday

FRIDAY

  so, since it's the eve of the Holiday weekend -- everyother working body has abandoned St. Peter -- only us fools are still hard at it.  So, I'm making my lists and checking off the projects.

1.  bind the quilt
2.  read the library book
3.  sew some more
4.  read another library book
5.  sleep in
6.  ready another library book

yep, a non-working attitude adjustment weekend for this Diva!

toodles
M

the sun, the Sun, THE SUN

 is shining !!!!  holy cow it's been so long I forgot what it looked like (well sorta) .....

 So we had double the amount of snow, so far almost double the amount of rain and it's COLD too.  And could someone explain all the tornado's ... the Minneapolis one brings back to many memories of 3/29/98 -- I wouldn't bless that experience on anyone, ever.  If it happens here again.  I'm gone.

 I can't wait for August it'll be 110 in the shade for the entire month!  So the furnace/air conditioning dude is coming for a fluff and buff on the units today. 

 I have yet to see or experience the famous snake.  Dad met up with it will mushroom (morrel) hunting in the neighbors pasture along the driveway.  The same day the mailman saw it and took a picture of it -- at the neighbors mailbox.  So if it was large enough that Mr. Mailman thought he needed a picture of it -- it's damn big.   Yes, it is harmless but ..... a 6' bull snake is not nice.  I won't be mushroom hunting down there.  Although the season is pretty much done.

Diva

rain, rain, rain

  So I actually watched the morning news (with both eyes open) and what the hell --- 5 more days of rain.  No wonder the river is rising and the meridian is filling up with water. 

  Commissioner Meeting yesterday -- gotta love a TV camera pointed at me for an hour.  I was a well dressed diva too!  I did find the story on the local TV website -- for all the bright lights it was a short blurb. 

  Worked late got home and walked out to the patch.  Nothing up yet -- too cold.  Been a week -- no warmth forecasted either. 

  Followed the elders down the road this morning -- they're northbound with the camper -- quite the process to get 'em rolling -- they'll be back tomorrow (someone has a birthday tomorrow).  There were two deer along the driveway watching the caravan pass by -- I'm sure they were thinking -- "they're gone -- lets eat away" .... varmits. 

   The legend of the bull snake is getting larger and more colorful.  If that damn thing crosses by path it will be dead. 

Diva

for a Monday

   It really wasn't that bad.  My love/hate relationship with Monday will continue.  But yesterday's Monday was pretty good. 

   So working on a fabulous Tuesday, meetings, projects and lawn mowing!  I am a lucky woman.

Enjoy ....

M