Tennessee is so beautiful! I've never been camping there. Now I wanna go!!

Gosh Diana...where was Jaci that day while you all worked? I think it's time to pull a Jaci...lol. If she's not working...then no one should work. We CAN complain about our kids Diana, but no one else can. They are good kids, but sometimes we'd like to kick there behinds!!! Soon it will be over and one for the memory books.

Sounds like you all get to travel so much....I'm so envious. I need to get away from here so bad and relax. I miss camping, but it sure has been too hot around here to be able to enjoy it.

I must have needed the extra rest this morning....I woke up at 6:15 am and the guys were gone. Rick to work and Ricky to school. I felt bad that I wasn't up to wish Ricky a good day and to tell him to be safe. He just texted me though at 11:00 and asked if I was up ...lol. He's so funny...he knows I would never be able to sleep that late.

I have to get up early in the morning to have Mom at dialysis by 6 am. I think I'll just come back home because she'll be there for 4 hours and then go back and pick her up. Hate to make the drive twice, but that's a long time to wait and the stores are not open that early. Maybe I can catch a nap before having to pick her up.

beautiful day
 

considering the terrible storms we had last night it is such a gorgeous day....to bad i am to tired to enjoy it much, but the windows are all open theres a nice breeze and it's in the low 70's. Hubby is a first responder and he was called out around 1:30 am when it was still storming, we didn't have any electricity when he left so i was a little scared, i had to hunt around for a radio & batteries and then i was ok but still worried about hubby being out in it, we knew there were power lines and trees down and that one of his co worker's place had damage but all hubby would tell me when he called was that it was a mess out there.
Well he's in bed now and i am trying to keep the dogs quiet and just being kind of lazy and enjoying the day from inside. I am tired of these storms, we have lost power everyday since Friday evening.

I sure hope Diana is having some of this gogreous weather for the wedding.

Lynne is so right....it's absolutely beautiful today with a wonderful breeze. Wish it could be like this everyday. All doors and windows open and smelling so fresh!

I know this sounds mean....but there is a bird outside making a bunch of racket and if he/she doesn't quit...he/she'll never make another sound!!! Okay...I just scared it away...it's still alive...lol.

The boys went north on a 3-hour drive to Angola. 2tiredmom's daughter is graduating today and they went to their open house. I couldn't go because we would be gone too long and probably too late. Someone needed to stay with the babies and the new little girl. If the babies were a couple weeks older, may not have been too bad, but they are too young to leave for real long periods.

I went to check on them this morning after I cleaned their area and could only find two in the whelping box....scared the crap out of me. Finally found the 3rd one in the bed that Gidget sleeps in. Talk about a fast beating heart!!!!

Mom isn't feeling good. This hemodialysis is just draining all her strength. She just doesn't have the energy to do anything anymore. Doc says she should be on it for 4 -6 weeks and Mom is hoping to get back on the peritoneal dialysis soon. I hope so too, she is so miserable.

I hope everything is going wonderful for Jaci's wedding. I know it's a happy and sad day for Diana. Wish I was there with her. I know everyone here is anxious to see pictures!

Finally I have time to come on and tell you how things went!!! It was such a beautiful wedding and I can't wait for you to see the pictures!!! The weather turned out really hot but we had a nice breeze and that helped. We made sure that we had plenty of drinks around for everyone and there was plenty of shade.

The morning of the wedding we had sooo many people show up to help get everything ready.....I was so glad to see them and they had such good ideas on getting things set up!! Everything was just beautiful!!! The wedding was short but was so nice!!! Karlie acted up some but you expect that and it's something to laugh about later!!

The cake that Nate's Mom made was just beautiful AND delicious!!! She was so sweet and helped so much!!!

The catering was wonderful and we had so many compliments on it!!! It was so appreciated too. I knew that Roger and Londa would do a good job and I didn't even worry about the food!!

Several people stayed around to help clean up and pick up chairs and tables to where we don't have too much more to get done!!

I'm glad that it's over.....kinda'. Jaci looked so young in her wedding dress but was oh so beautiful!!!

I'm really, really tired!!! My feet are killing me!!! I plan on doing some resting and catching up on my laundry soon!!! I'll get some pictures on in a couple of days or so. Thanks for thinking of us!!!!

Thanks for posting Diana! I've been checking checking checking, to see when you posted an update! I'm so happy everything went well - I knew it would, but it is so stressful!

I can't wait to see the pictures, I just know they are beautiful. I understand about Jaci looking so young. My daughter got married in June right out of high school and I thought she looked young too! But they've been married 15 years now, so something was right!

I bet you are tired. Rest and recuperate, you've been going 90 miles an hour for the past few weeks. Nice, slow and easy for the next few days would be in order!

Oh Diana! I'm so glad all went well! I knew it would be beautiful! I'm sure that in a way...you're glad it's over. I can't wait to see the pix.

I wish Jaci and Nate a bright and happy future together.:) Did they go anywhere for their honey moon?

For Jaci and Nate's first night (and it truly was a "first" night) they stayed at a castle in Wichita that's been turned into a B & B. I talked to her yesterday and she said that it was really nice and that they took a lot of pictures for us to see.

http://www.castleinnriverside.com/

They drove to Colorado yesterday and are in Colorado Springs where they're going to do some sight seeing. Then either tonight or tomorrow they're driving to Gunnison and are going to go 4-wheeling in the mountains for a day or so. I'm a little concerned about them being in the mountains alone but she's suppose to call me when they get back to their cabin. On Thursday mornng they're going on a hot air ballon ride!!! I think that sounds soooo wonderful!!! That's all I know about. It sounded like they had everything all planned out and will have a fun time!! I can't wait to hear about it when they get back!!

I feel so much more relaxed now that it's over!! We had so many people help that it wasn't as stressful as I was expecting. Even my cousins that stayed with us came and helped out. We couldn't have done it all without everyone. It really makes you appreciate your friends and family!! Everyone had ideas on things to make the wedding more beautiful and without Jaci around we just went ahead and did them!! Everything was so beautiful!!!

I didn't take any pictures of the wedding because I wanted to just enjoy it and visit with the people. I felt that that was the photographer's job so I'll post a link as soon as I get it. I do have some pictures of the rehearsal that I'll get on and of some other things. I'll get them on soon......I'm still de-stressing!!!

That castle is gorgeous!!! I know that they will have such a wonderful time!! Sounds like they have some fun things planned to do.:)

Oh my...the Castle is beautiful! I'm so glad you had so much help..now you can rest some. How long are they going to be gone? I wish them a happy fun time and a safe journey home.

The Castle looks gorgeous, I'm so jealous of them but happy at the same time :D

I can't wait to see the pics.

Oh My! That castle is absolutely GORGEOUS! I wanna stay there!!!

Gary and I went to Colorado for our honeymoon too, 28 years ago. We visited Colorado Springs and Gunnison and several other places too. We had such a good time and still talk about the fun we had!

How wonderful that the wedding went so beautifully Diana! Their honeymoon sounds great too!

I wish them all the happiness, health and joy in their marriage!

Now, you can take a very deep breath!

Saturday was my youngest, Kassidy's 8th birthday! I just love that age! She is just precious. Her other Grandma came up and so did my ex, PopPop Joel. She got some presents, but her party is next weekend for her friends.

I got her some horse statues, a horseback riding helmet, and 8 horseback riding lessons. She LOVES horses! She wants to be a vet when she grows up. I also bought her pink cowgirl boots and a pink cowgirl hat online. Do ya think she is spoiled? I love spoiling all of my grandchildren.

Saturday night, Mackenzie sang again! This was a 50's night put on by the Roxbury Arts Guild. She did "Stupid Cupid" and "Where the Boys Are" again, and was amazing! The woman who ran the event wants her in their comedy improv class (I think Jessie has to pay for it), and another producer wants her in one of his productions. She got so many compliments!

Being a small town area, people are excited about Mackenzie. She is extremely talented, and is quickly becoming known. I love the small town ways. We have a young woman, Rachel, who is also very talented (dancing and acting), and
pretty much everybody from the surrounding towns knows her, and we are all excited about her work. She is going off to college soon, and we are all so proud of her! Rachel cried when Mackenzie sang because she was so good!

Judy! My 3 year old granddaughter LOVES horses too. We have to get her something horse related for every event!!! Just this weekend I found a LARGE hardback book that has a full page color pic of a horse(s) on every page. There must be 50-60 pages in the book. It was on sale for $10 (had been $50). I should have kept it for a special occasion, but just couldn't resist giving it to her. She must have turned those pages a hundred times in the couple of hours I was there. With every page she would exclaim, "Oh how pretty, Mimi" or something of that nature. Oh and she has a pick cowboy hat, but no boots.

It is so cool that MacKenzie is so talented and has the stage presence to use it. I've known people with amazing talent, but they could not get up in front of an audience. Aren't you lucky to be there to see it. Moving to upstate NY was the absolute right move for you, wasn't it!

It really was Gayle. I love the small town life.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a teacher in a small town. I fantasized that my students would come knocking on my door if they needed homework help, and that I would watch them all grow up.

Sorry that I haven't been on much. I've been recouping since the wedding. It was suprising how tired I was when it was over!! I'm still trying to get my house back in order but it's not too bad!

It looks so lonely in Jaci's room with just the bed in there. She took the dressers and other stuff but they won't have room for the bed until they move into a different house. I think that I'm going to have Glen move it to the basement so I can paint the room and get it ready for my office/scrapbook room some time in the future.

Jaci and Nate should be home either tonight or tomorrow. I'm excited for them to get home. I have a cute little kitten that I brought home that I'm hoping they'll want. Nate loves cats so we'll see what he says.

Has the young married couple made it home yet Diana? I hope they had a wonderful time with lots of fun memories.

The sun is starting to shine here althought the humidity is so high it looks a little foggy. Not sure if I'll venture out or not...lol...all I do is sweat out there...but then again...I do in here too.

Ricky has been working quite a bit and I miss him. If he's not at school...it seems he's at work. Today he had to be there at 9 AM and won't get off until 7 pm. I probably will venture out long enough to take him to lunch or supper or what ever he gets...lol. He's been getting between 30 and 35 hours a week. Although there are times when he wishes he was goofing around with this lawm mower thing he has, when he gets that paycheck he's thrilled.

I'll have to take a picture of what he's doing to the lawnmower he has...so funny, but typical boy/man.

I need to get some pictures taken of the puppies. They are so darn cute and so funny. They just turned 4 weeks old yesterday. Won't be long and they'll be going to new homes, the time goes so fast. Need to start getting them advertised and on my website. Seems like I just don't have the ambition to do much of anything, but I'll get it all done sooner or later.

Sorry, Janet, I didn't mean to not answer you. Jaci and Nate made it home after about 6 days of honeymooning. They've been on the run it seems like ever since they've been home with helping his parents get some things done and farming.

Jaci cooked supper last week and finally had us over to see their home. It's really nice.....small but nice. It made Glen and I remember what it was like for us when we got married!!

I've been busy trying to catch up on things. My poor yard has really suffered. Besides mowing I'm trying to get some things planted that really should have been planted much earlier because now it's sooo hot.

Reuger......finally got his haircut!! He looks so different because now nis fur is about 1/2 inch long!!! It's got to be so much cooler though and he definitely feels so much softer. Jazzi even got groomed a little but I like her long fur so I didn't shave her down. It's funny because they both have different fur. Reuger's is cottony and tangles so easily plus he has sooo much of it. Jazzi's is much thinner and softer feeling. It combs out pretty easily too.

We had a nice weekend.....well, Sunday was anyway. Glen's farming is in full swing so he's hardly home right now. It's been pretty quiet around here mostly. Daya came and spent Friday morning with me and that was nice. She didn't want to go to another town with her parents to do some things so she came to my house. She's a really nice girl to have around.

Saturday I went to a garage sale. I only bought a couple of things but one was a really nice antique cake stand!! I only paid $3 for it!! I haven't decided if I'm going to keep it or sell it at the flea market!! (Oh, I picked up my check from last month and made less than $3 but this month looks a little more promising!!)

Kera came over and cleaned so I spent the rest of the day trying to get my cleaning caught up. Glen gave me some stuff to put in the pond to make it more blue instead of greenish dirt colored water.......and some other stuff that cleans up the muck on the bottom of the pond. We put them both in last year and it really made a difference. I was suppose to walk around the pond and pour it in but it's hard to get completely around the pond so I only poured along one edge. When I went to rinse out the containers the pond was really warm so I decided to go for a swim......and stir the blue dye around!!!..........I was kinda' worried about coming out blue but it didn't happen.......Glen was surprised because he got some on his hands and it didn't wash off for days!!!! I could just hear all of the questions if I had gotten blue at church the next day!!!! It would have been interesting!!!

On Sunday we were invited to eat fish at a friend's house. Come to find out they had a lot of people invited......because their freezer door didn't get shut well and the fish had defrosted.........so they had a party!! It was good!!

Then we stopped by Dae Lynn's and got Dean so that they could go swimming with Damon's family. It's always a joy to have Dean. He's so good!!! I also had him this morning while Dae Lynn cleaned the church......Daya came to help too!! She's such a sweetie!!!!

I almost forgot.....Dae Lynn and Damon had both of the kids dedicated at church yesterday and Karlie sang a song. I'll get it copied on youtube and get it on here soon. She was sooo cute!!!

Boy! This Alaska to Texas jet lag is about to get to me. It is 3 hours earlier in Alaska than Texas - so I want to sleep till 10:00AM and go to bed at 2:00AM. Of course, I have to force myself to get up at 6:00 or 7:00 and I feel AWFUL till about the middle of the afternoon.

BUT, today I feel more normal, so I'm hopeful that after a week, I am finally coming out of the funk.

We have an all day retreat at school tomorrow. This means the administrators are going to get together and map out a strategy for the next few years of a very lean budget. We are looking at some cuts in the budget, so we may have to reduce the number of students we admit or the number of programs we offer. It will be interesting, I'm sure.

I need to get my Alaska pictures loaded onto the computer and I will - soon!

It's been beautiful here the last few days...temps in the 70's. I've had the doors and windows open. Tomorrow we are suppose to head back up into the 90's and it will be that way for quite awhile. I just hope the humidity isn't too high.

I've really been enjoying Brenna...she sure is a Momma's girl..lol. Puppies are doing great..can't believe they are soon to be 7 weeks old already. I can sure tell a difference between having a female litter or a male litter...lol. These little guys are onry through and through...lol

Mom did great on her first night back on home dialysis. The machine didn't buzz at all and she slept all night except to go potty once. She is so glad she doesn't have to the the hemo anymore. Now she just has to be very diligent in not getting another infection.

Ricky only has two months left of school. He really likes it and is learning so much. Usually comes home looking like a grease monkey, but as long as he's happy...it's okay.

Not much else happening really...I need to get out of this house more.

I'm so glad you are enjoying Brenna so much! She is such a little doll. I know what you mean about getting out more. I have been busy, but if it's too hot, I won't go out to just get out. I hate being in town in the heat! If I didn't have the pool, I would just stay in when it's 90 degrees!

My summer friends are here. They haven't been as friendly as usual, but I'll work it out. They were busy getting settled and their hubbys were here.

Jessie got involved in the theater program in her area. She met the theater people when Mackenzie auditioned for a singing thing, and she decided to join up too. She is directing "Annie" to open on 9/11. I'm really happy for her! She needs her own life, and the kids are getting older. Guess who is going to be Annie? Mackenzie, of course! The woman who runs the theater program wants her as Annie, but she does have to audition with eot my plants veryone else. I think Kassidy might be one of the orphans, although she is stage shy.

I finally got my plants and deck done. I waited because we had some very cold nights until about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I washed the deck and the furniture down with vinegar and water, set up the plants, and it looks so nice! I also found someone new to clean the house, so everything feels clean and shiny, and I am a happy woman! Now, if I could just convince Max that lifting his leg to pee on my pansies out front is not okay, they might live!

Like you, Janet, our weather has been a little bit cooler.....not enough that I've opened the windows though.......but enough that you're not hit in the face with heat every time you open the door. We are suppose to warm back up soon. We really could use some rain....the corn could really use it right now.

I'm sure that Brenna is a sweetie. I don't picture you with anything less than adorable anyway!!! I can't wait to meet her. I should warn you that Reuger is NOT the most friendly to new dogs. He will mellow out after a while though.

I'm glad to hear that your Mom is doing so much better. I know that it's a big relief to you as well.


Judy....I'm not surprised that Mackenzie will be cast as Annie.....she has quite the voice and will do just wonderful in the play!!! And how exciting that Jessie will be directing it!!! Like you said "She needs her own life"!! I'm sure that you're excited about your family being involved in this and if they're like my family you'll get drawn into helping one way or another!!! Fun....fun!!!

If you ever figure out how to get Max to quit peeing on the pansies let me know how you did it......Reuger thinks that he has to pee on the car tires....in the garage. I'd love to find a way to make him quit!!!

So have you found a way to come yet? I'd love to have you!!!!

I just found this Diana. If I ever figure out a way to stop Max from peeing on the pansies, I'll become a wealthy woman! By the way, there is only one pansy left!
I have to go searching for remnants of them, weed, water, and see if they are savable!

I have not found a way to come, but I wish I could afford it! Driving is out...it's just too far, even if I drive to Janet's and then continue with her.

Ah, well.....

It's going to be in the 90's today. I am definitely going to spend the day in the pool! What was nice was that last night, it cooled down substantially.

In NYC, the heat just lays there, and summer can be uncomfortable. My apartment was on the top floor, under a black tar roof. The heat just collected and hung there. I ran the a/c 24/7!

I just love it here! (Wait until winter, and I won't be loving the snow though!)

That sounds wonderful Judy. A day in the pool. It's in the 90's here too and very humid. I just saw a post from Lynne on another thread and she's gonna be by the pool today too!! You lucky girls! I don't have a pool:mad: Enjoy your day!!

It has been really hot and humid today and it's suppose to stay this way for awhile again. I just don't do well in this kind of heat. I sweat bad enough... :)

My Mom went camping this weekend and she is having a great time. She called because she didn't take enough of these caps that she needs and wondered if I could bring her some. She's camping in the county just south of ours so it wasn't too far. She doesn't unhook her camper from the car...too much work...lol. She took her machine with her and is doing so good. They must not have had her cath in right the first time because the machine beeped almost everynight. Since she's had this new one put in...it hasn't gone off once and she is sleeping so much better. She looks much better too.

Puppies are growing well and doing great. They are so onry and it's a hoot to play with them. They are true boys...that's for sure. I hope they are sold before too awful long, I'll probably be able to let them go around 10 or 11 weeks. So please keep your fingers crossed for me to be able to find good homes. I'm pretty sure I will use some of the money to go to Kansas and then use some to have the Joey, Ozzie, Gidget and Brenna spayed and neutered. I don't think I want to breed anymore. Not sure....but I'm leaning that way now.

Too a nap this morning and had a dream about Kat. She was on a cooking show or something like that and it was really funny.

Not much else going on.

Diana....do you know who all is coming so far to your house? I thought it was going to take me longer to drive for some reason, but it's only 11-12 hours according to google and mapquest. Is that how long it took you?

Sounds like things are going well for you Janet..I'm so glad! I will be at Diana's:D I may have my puppy with me since they were born a few days early, but Mike can watch it:D

I'll have Brenna with me too Betsi. She is so tiny that I don't trust the guys to take care of her. I will be bringing an xpen and everything I need for her...I'll be happy to share.

Thank you Janet, that it very sweet! Brenna is so tiny, you could put her in your pocket and nobody would know, lol! I'll have a crate with me, and Mike can stay at the motel with the pup or take it with him... if he can pry it out of my arms:rolleyes:

As far as I can tell you and Betsi are coming and Gayle.....and Marilyn...maybe. Anyone else is welcome to come too....just let me know that you're coming so I can have a bed for you!!!

Betsi, my son has a fifth wheel that we can bring to the house. It's not anything fancy but you and Mike are welcome to stay in it and keep the dog with you. I have a fenced in area up close to the front door that the dogs can be put in if you want. It's actually put up to keep the big dogs from digging up my flowers but I also use it to keep the little dogs in sometimes.

That sounds just great Diana, if it's not too much trouble!

Nope, no trouble!!!

I don't know what you ladies are planning but whatever it is have fun :confused::D

Boy have I been busy with summer school :o I was taking two classes and believe me it's super hard. I just finish my finals yesterday and I will have this weekend off and back to Summer session II this Monday. :(

I wanted to enjoy my three day vacation but my apt is a mess, and my furbutts need serious grooming.

I'm renting my house and the AC just completely died, the back AC unit the front AC unit something call ducts or something like that. So I had to crunch up some money and get that fix. Then here in my apt when it rain hard the roof in my restroom was leaking, they actually had to break the wall to fix it in side. Oh and theres a gap int the wall in my house too where they removed the inside unit since it was as old as the house. Then back to my apt my closet actually got soaked in water, and some of my shoes were damage. And for some reason my one yr old maltese thinks she's not potty train anymore :mad:.

Just had to let it all out :rolleyes:

Oh my!! When it rains it pours!! You are going through a really hard time right now!!! I hope that next week is a lot better for you!! Hugs!!!!

Whew! That's a lot all at one time. Hope things get fixed and STAY fixed soon!

Jessica..........hope all is better soon!!

I'll let ya in on what the girls are planning;) Some of them are meeting up at Diana's in August. I would love to go but this isn't a good time for me. Hopefully..next time though.:)

So sorry I haven't been on much lately. We are just having a busy summer. Karen is here and Melissa and Garrett are here most evenings for supper and to visit. The 20 somethings dominate the computers. Between them and Rex working on his in the evenings, there's not much time for me on here. Plus, we can't afford to eat out with this big group very much, so we're cooking at home in the evenings after we get off work, which means more shopping and more cleaning.

Have to enjoy them while they are here though. Before you know it, Karen will be back in California, and Melissa will be back in school. She was accepted to the RN program so two years and she will hopefully be an RN. She hopes to on to be a nurse practitioner. They plan to move away in two years so Garrett can go to vet school. So need to enjoy them now!!

This weekend I have so much to do to get ready for our vacation. I wanted to get tickets to tour the White House, so contacted our congressman a month or so ago, but we weren't in time. Found out this week that all the tickets are gone. Maybe next time.

Much to do, little time as usual.

Jessica, I hope your living space gets in shape soon! Good luck with summer school!

It sounds like a friend/dogfest is going to happen at your house, Diana! I wish I lived closer! I could throw Max and Annie into that fenced off place and hang out with you wonderful friends! I know you are going to take tons of pictures and I am excited to see them! When you do group hugs, my spirit will be there too!