called Grundy. $. electrician. anxiety.

Kevin ran chainsaw and filled trailer while I started mowing with deck in highest position. got maybe half yard done when we called it a night. I did ALL 3 items on my daily to-do list (call Grundy, trash to curb, clean shelf in garage so Kevin's tools can go on it....) I. am. unstoppable. even started a stack of awful books I read to donate next time I trek around the walking trail at Trenton. they have a Little Library on trail. Mercer's Little Libraries have disappeared.

2017 #babygirlpackedforcollege #impendingemptynest #howdid18yearsjustupandwalkaway #icantdealwiththis

"Lord, is this what it takes for a mama to get her kids back in the house at the same time, a damn lavalantula invasion?" watching 2lava2lantula

2016 applying to colleges first day Senior year...my girl is going places!

2013 The ultimate recycling project...front porch becomes back porch!

2010 another day, another early load...

2009 Kevin is not the least bit happy about the minimum downpayment on KJ's NCMC English 1 class....(poor Mrs Stark!)

2009 thanks to a 5th grade Social Studies book, I have 'discovered' Anne Hutchinson, a banished Puritan who with 5 of her children was killed by Indians. History never interested me much when I went to school, but it fascinates me now! (maybe because I come closer to being history every day?)

met Kevin for a Dr. Appt, lunch at Subway, some shopping, then picked up 2 loads of brush, mostly in the rain....progress is being made.

2016.......here I am in my living room, watching some dance team choreography magic happen...

2015 1st day Junior Year! "“And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)” Dr. Suess. (❤ Katie has to take her own first day of school picture since her mom has a job that starts early in the morning....she makes me smile ❤)

2013...I love Monday nites in Princeton! (the Pizza Hut Trailer used to park in Ayrliner parking lot on Monday nights.....) all good things must come to an end.....and so I go back to work....

"You don't bring a gun to a marshmallow roast." Candice Delong, Deadly Women

There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. ~Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you. ~Ogden Nash

I picked up Rip, had a playdate with Izzy, and Kevin and I tag-teamed mowing the yard.

he tried out his beard straightner.

2025 watching YouTube videos shot at Farrar...the investigator is kinda an ass. taunting old dolls. yes, YOU, Midwest Max. - have found several ghost hunting videos where I've spotted 'my girl." it's a fun game. even started a notebook. (insert laughing emoji here) - Paranormal Chill Seekers FB page....#thisdollhasseensomethings is their profile pic ❤️. - I found a vintage "Little Orphan Annie" doll on eBay (bought her!) that will replace the doll I donated to Farrar that apparently disappeared. - so, anyone else out in their jammies at 1:54 a.m. taking pics of the moon? anyone?

2015 a day for jury duty (and appreciating what a beautiful courthouse we have....)

2014 for now Ian chews on them, but someday he'll be reading them.....can't wait till he asks to borrow our Stephen King books!

2014 Katie is a sophomore...K.J. is student teaching at Mercer! this is the last ever sibling first day of school picture...where does the time go???

2013 Found Grape for baby Ian...he just needs a bath and he'll be ready for adventures with the next generation! Koren commented: yay! he looks pretty good for being 27 LOL - Kevin & Katie built these temp. steps! 😉 - Found these in a box moving my "hoarder" stuff... Grandma Grace gave these to me years ago and I thought I'd lost them...

2012 How exciting 2 drive thru Bethany McDonald's under construction drivethru! Not so exciting waiting on my fries...

Marriage may often by a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond. Thomas Love Peacock

Weather forecast for tonight: dark. ~George Carlin

2011 Tuna Bear & his/her 2 brothers &/or sisters are on their way!

2009 the last day of summer.... will Moriah help Katie make the big decision on her first day of school outfit? or will she have to try on everything before she goes to bed?

we spent the weekend with Katie, went to some Plymouth Day activities with her, and we all met up with Koren and company at Milford Lake Sunday afternoon.

I'm not much of a boat person, but I do love watching the grands living their best life. so, I missed a couple of days posting past FB memories, making new memories instead.

TikTok: following 36. followed by 229. likes 5,867.

2025. building fence.

watching Lake Placid...."I'm not stupid. I watch reality TV. After the first 48 hours it's practically a cold case." "You know, I thought it was a rule of nature that parents took care of their kids.". . this line always gets me...

watching Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus Man:. "We're getting married in two days.". Stewardess:. "You'll be fine.". Mega Shark jumps out of ocean and eats plane. Don't ever change, Syfy. Don't ever change.

2016 our littlest K started her Senior year today.....

2013 Katie Dailey has the same Literature book her brother K.J. Dailey had in 2006-7....

2013 Our beautiful new basement door AND my garage steps are back! (no more falling into the garage for me!)

2012 today was my last day working with K.J. Dailey....I am gonna miss that kid!

2011 Katie Dailey's 1st day of junior high!

2010 sure, ...tweens are hard to shop for, kind of picky eaters, and easy to anger....but they do shower & go to bed all by themselves...kind of evens out, I guess! nothing more relaxing after a long day at work than clobbering some groundhogs & rotating some farm animals....J

the girls were over for a spell this morning. there was fresh air, running with wild abandon, cooking, and imaginative play. I know I was worn out....

Rip to boarding, Kevin chiropractor, I did my walk at Dollar Tree instead of walking trail. tried the Baked Potato Fajita at El Nepal. not bad. found my favorite 'missing' outfit. I see on FB that Jimothy is now dining at the restaurant on Roku....

"I was born ready and yet I'm never ready.". Kesha. Man. This is me

...and with that being said......and that kind of stuff...

2018 When you find out your concert is postponed after you arrive...you just walk around in the rain and take pictures...

2017 Powell Gardens

2013 guess who found her retainer 2 days after she got the replacement one.....Selling scrap...more profitable than painting! sleeping until you wake up is just the most amazing thing.....

2009 post from Martha....Hey Deb: Hear about the drug bust in Newtown? That was Cindy from Wade 2 that had the one legged Man.

I'm tired....tired of playing the game....ain't it a cryin' shame...I'm so tired.

2009 Welcome Ladies & Gentlemen to Friday Night Smackdown!

Kevin picked up my Rx and some groceries after work. I mowed and weed-eated our yard. Kevin is installing the new ceiling fan. no work at farm tonight.

2025 this lucky Grandma got to be involved in The First Day Of School.🎒. I gathered them up on the porch in their Survived The First Day Apparel. there were impromptu concerts, video game tutorials, chalk artists, American Girls and lots of Barbie's. They're off to another great year!

2018 got to go to Meet The Teacher night with Ian...he's starting preschool.

2017 I saw some big hogs at the Iowa State Fair....and of course visited The Butter Cow.

2016 Kevin checked email this morning and we won free tickets to today's preseason game! But I was at work and he had to go to work, so donated them to charity...sucks to work weekends!

2011 good food & a good family visit with my mom & dad, Aunt Mary, & Aunt Freeda & Uncle Jerry at The Haggard Reunion......

2009 I've done some laundry, fed indoor pets, made tea, now I can go 2 work...

Kevin took an early out, made some kick ass progress at the farm. found a propane leak at tank that was addressed. fuckin HOT.

Crazy Horse was out of hamburger, cottage cheese, and onion rings. Z got good news from knee dr.

2021 bigfoot calls from the cabin porch...and hot tubbin'. on the same porch.

2019 Nothing like a 1970s movie 😁

2018 success! we made a caterpillar house out of old #legos that Ian's mom and aunt and uncle played with...

2015 A Pinterest perfect pink piggy pastry from the Peach 4/5 intern! about as cute as day #10 in the hog barn gets!

2014 "We are America. Tit, tat, and fat." Mema, Hollywood Hillbillies

2013 gettin' high on paint fumes with Katie Dailey....she swears this is the LAST time we will ever have to paint her room!

2011 off to work to walk risers in the rain...

Living with a (pre!) teen aged girl is like being locked in the trunk of a car with a wolverine. Author Unknown