an email from Toyota....

Hi Kevin, it's Shelby from Kirksville Motor Company. I just realized today marks the anniversary of your 2021 Toyota Highlander purchase a few years back! How have you been? I hope your Highlander has been treating you well. I'm just curious, have you taken it on any memorable trips or adventures with the family? Looking forward to hearing from you!

a busy day! I hung out with Zerelda.

turned her swing into a princess swing

gave each other braids

we sat outside by her flowers and she told me she wanted a pet. a pet caterpillar. we helped Grandpa fix the old pump by her flowers. she watched Gabby's Playhouse while Grandma vaccumed. we put chairs out on the back porch.

Kevin took an early out and finished loading the trailer....and we sold our second load of scrap in a week. Ka-Ching!

and.....drumroll please.....my. first. tomato! not as big as Relda's first tomato, but I am pleased.

we're still watering flowers at cemeteries, Kevin is determined to leave them out the maximum time. and he treated me to our first soft serve of the season from Randys.

pea sized hail last night. today we mowed yards, lit a brush fire, and welcomed Zerelda and Izzy home.

the yard at farm is looking nice. still want Kevin to bulldoze out a couple more flower beds and let them go back to grass. and find a couple of bird houses to hang on that tree by well. and battling weeds by the barn....but all in all, it is a pretty yard.

are these the cutest thing ever????? so glad we got to visit today, Tracy ♥️

he's not my grandbaby, but I went to his birthday party. cause he's Zerelda's baby brother and she is so proud of him.

and KK's kids call me grandma...

I feel like I should make an online tutorial. at age 59, I finally figured out how to neatly wrap a box as gift holder. individually wrapped each flap, cut cardboard insert and wrap. which makes box stronger. old dogs....👵🐕

as always, realized I don't have as many gifts for 'the little girls' as I thought I did....especially ViVi and MilMil. oopsies.

this years bathtub. Zerelda has baby tomatoes! and blossoms on her pumpkins! her garden looks beautiful. very calming and peaceful location under the big trees.

thunderstorm this a.m. checked on cemetery flowers, all survived quite well.

we decorated graves tonight....and had a conversation about gravestones. we both like black, but I like the marbly brown and gray more. I don't like the red. or the gray. or screen printed images. I saw a stone for Petty. I probably shoulda married a Petty. I am, after all, about the pettiest person I know.