Izzy hung out here awhile, she discovered the magnets on door and added a bunch more.

evening steps were weedeating. 2709 to be exact. 1.3 miles. 59 minutes, 23 seconds......and truth be told, those are hard-earned steps, dragging a heavy ass weedeater around. roast, potatoes and carrots for supper. used the crock pot bag for the first time and yeah, baby. crockpot is still clean. scrounged up more stuffing in basement, will it be enough to finish Ella? I think so. or close. Rip is having a lot of "accidents". I am losing patience. a lot of yelling in my house. and threats. aaaarrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhh.

today was Rip's long awaited groom day. had to keep track of the time all day, then Kaity messaged that she was running ahead, bring him early!

Walk Fit walk, cut out and started assembling Ella the Keeping Fairy. who I love for her tribal spooky black magic look. so I'm ditching the wings. I might call her Ella the Keeping Witch. got a few things at HyVee, some birthday bows at Dollar Tree, visited Mom. rained off and on all day. downpour when I was ready for evening walk, so did Infinity Hoop instead. and I discovered that 3511 steps = 329 calories; 1.7 miles ; 35:02. guess all that ineffective hooping has paid off. Kevin took an early out, replaced his hoses, and finished brushcutting here.

note to self: local post office takes a TWO hour lunch break. 11-1

I cut up the box I had to make a box to package Tracy's goat doll and Victorian Pug Portrait in. I thought she took lunch at 11:45. so I wasted a trip to PO. but package is in front seat, ready to go next time I'm out. Russell asked to rent trailer a few more days. Izzy is supposed to come over to play this afternoon. rounded up a bunch of scrap black and white fabric, going to piece together a crazy quilt frog.

I see Morse Mill Hotel is up for sale. $625k. I STILL haven't been there. think they're on the 2nd owners since they opened as a hotel???? will have to look that up.

it doesn't matter how much you do it or when you do it, it just matters that you do it.

Izzy canceled on me, so made an afternoon trip to PO to mail Tracy's package. did an afternoon walk, looks like rain. Kevin planted my new lilac bush. I got HB and roast out of freezer to thaw, making walking tacos for supper, will make roast Thursday. am I finally getting my shit somewhat together? frog recommends poly pellets for filler, so ordered off amazon. never used them before. so will sew front and back of frog together, and finish when I get the pellets. I'm thinking next project will be Ella The Keeping Fairy (at long last). I think the black I got for the goats will be perfect for her skin. rec'd Halloween fabric I'd ordered. thinking VooDoo dolls for Tracy & I. also have The Ghost Adventures Paper Bag Puppets rolling around in the back of my mind. think that brown curly burlap bow will be perfect for Jay's hair....I've already made them as lil' stuffies and Ken Dolls. so why not Paper Bag Puppets? I'll frame them on wall when completed.

I decided that the witch I made modeled after one I saw at Curiosities and Oddities needed arms. and a broom. so did that. then decided to go through my FB and order pics for the girls albums. that was a project. now to finish the episode of The Paranormal Files I'm on, drink some more water, and off to bed. guess I could go ahead and do Katie's anniversary post....it's officially 6-18 now...

this morning I burst into a bit of a jog between signs, walked to next sign, repeat x3. tried to jog on night walk, made it about 4 steps. too soon after supper.

I'm on a 4 day Step Streak. today I finished Goat Doll #2, made Witch Broom #1, and Kevin cut that rough spot off Witch Broom #2. but discovered I'm out of black ribbon. so....that one is on hiatus. started a Richard Estep book on The Haunted Monroe House in Indiana. haven't read for a bit. visited the girls. ordered them dreamcatchers for their rooms. Z looks exhausted. says she's having bad dreams. put mulch around new tree.

Fathers Day.

I posted a pic of dad and baby Koren. did an emergency drug store run. peanut butter shakes. bought a new tree for farm, and another lilac bush for here. Zerelda christened the new tree "Baby Orange." mowed at farm. used Walk Fit while we walked thru Hy-Vee and Bomgaars. 1499. and while I weed eated. I am pooped. skipped night time walk.

Zerelda's long awaited birthday party day! it was fun.

I had found a bag of balloons cleaning. they just kept randomly popping...not sure how old they were. us, KJ's family, Ann's parents and little brothers. Kevin helped me clean up after party. then I took him out to Toot-Toots for Fathers Day Supper since he'd ate nothing all day. he was out at farm moving the blue panels the boys got years ago from a Wade retro fit. then he drove tractor to town, put on box blade, and worked on the spot where he'd ripped out trees a while back. then it was party time.

did 2 walks again today. watching videos of fellow bigger citizens and their little plugging away at it victories. there is no magic cure. it ain't easy. it ain't quick. I know all this. I really do. but I get frustrated. (sigh.)

I've been thinking about all the ghosts in our yard. ghosts of trees past. buried pets. the old swingset. ripped out flower beds. of children running amuck. of the old back porch where all the mud pies were made. of the old front porch which was my Outside Living Room. every spring I'd drag out totes of outdoor toys and the camp chairs. the yellow siding and green garage doors. of birthday party pinatas. camping sites. The Doll Tree. The Werewolf Woods. the old garden. Christmas lights. Halloween decorations. the bushes under bedroom windows. the stack of my books where Koren climbed out the window to go stand in the neighbors yard and talk to Ashley. the old vehicles....that truck he bought that was stolen from Henley's Implement. The Black Blazer. the '89 Cavalier. The Cavalier Koren bought to replace it. The Lumina. The Monte Carlo. The Exploder. The Oldsmobile. The Alero. Katie's little red car. Marie's old blue and white truck we bought for KJ. The 02 Avalanche. The '05 Avalanche. the 2019 blue truck. the lost toys that occasionally work their way to the surface. all the sticks KJ played Power Rangers with. the trees that were climbed. the old wooden cow that Kevin bought me one year.

Friday the 13th continued.....

Walk Fit workout, got in my 3000 steps. I'm not pushing myself hard enough to see real progress, so tonite I did another 2500 steps. will this determination continue? (insert eye roll here. just insert the damn thing alreay.) I mowed and weed-eated our yard. started on Tracy's doll. it is 9:35 p.m. doll #2 has head, ears, eyes, torso, arms thus far. Kevin had chiropractor appt, so ate at Uprooted Kitchen & Tap, then Hy-Vee. found gift wrap and bows for Ian's birthday. festive yet manly. finished Season 4 of Stranger Things. so I am all caught up. I have thoughts. is Vecna SLENDERMAN???? he does have the tendrils....does Will like Mike a bit too much??? was Eddie's death scene sadder than Johnny's in The Outsiders????? it was at least a tie.