Friday

Dave ran some errands while The View was on.  Then when it was over, we went to a couple other places and then to the mall to walk.  I got my 2 miles in!  Other than that we didn't do much else.  We cooked burgers on the grill tonight but the flies and gnats have finally arrived, so we ended up eating inside.  I was out on the balcony reading earlier and the gnats were so bad I came in and got the vanilla.  After I put that on me, the gnats didn't bother me anymore!

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Thursday

I lost a day this week.  I thought this was Weds. all day.  Hmmm...I wonder what I did with the day I lost?!

Dave went to Bryan's to mow today, which left me to go to Walmart  to run errands.  Goody, goody!  I am not a shopper!  But since I had to go, I did my walking in air conditioned comfort!  Unfortunately, when you push a cart, your Fitbit doesn't register your steps, so I have no idea how many steps I really did. 

This afternoon, we ate a late lunch and then I didn't want any supper.  I'll probably wake up in the middle of the night hungry!

Tonight we sat out on the balcony - it was a beautiful evening outside!

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Wednesday

I went shopping with a couple of the ladies this morning.  We needed to purchase some big flower pots for the front of the building and one for the side of the building.  We found  them pretty quickly at the first store - "At Home"...love that store!  Then we went to Lowe's to get flowers, mulch and rock to fill the pots.  Can you believe we picked out the flowers in about 5 minutes!  We had to call Pat's hubby to bring his pickup to carry the mulch and rocks.  Thank goodness he came.  We ladies couldn't carry all of that stuff.  When we got home, we filled up the pots and they really look good.

The rest of the day, I read, took a brief nap, and I'm now watching the Cubs, where the fog is rolling in!  I'd think it would be hard to see the ball!

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Tuesday

Dave surprised me this morning.  I always ask him what he has on his agenda every morning.  Today he said we were going to The Wild Carrot for lunch and then to visit the Hazelton area to see what Amish stores are like up here.  By around 2:30 the school kids (scholars as they call them) were getting out of school, either riding home or walking home along the side of the road, barefoot.  We also saw a farmer using 6 draft horses abreast to plant and we saw 7 horses (4 in front and 3 in back) planting.  Saw lots of water - both the Wapsi and the Cedar are out of their banks, but no rain again today so the water is receding.  Thank goodness. 

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Monday

After "The View" today, I got around to go take a walk.  Dave had run some errands and he came home around 11:30.  He went for a walk with me.  We walked in a new neighborhood not too far from us.  It had some beautiful homes - some older, but still very nice.  The newer ones were huge!!  We laughed because we live in a mobile home - probably not acceptable to these people.  Of course, most of these homes today are on the golf course nearby. 

When we got home, we ate our lunch and then Dave went to help Bryan install some metal doors on his garage.  The replaced the wooden doors that the robbers pried open.  (Not the big, overhead doors, but the side door and the back door to the garage.  While Dave was gone, I did the dishes and then sat outside reading until I got chilled.  Then I came in and watched the Cubs game - yay, we finally won one!!

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sunday

Today was another gorgeous day.  We had the patio doors open from after church until we left for Bryan's at 5:30.  I sat out there and read a book for quite a while this afternoon. 

Bryan's house got broken into sometime last week while they were gone.  Stole his bicycle and his speakers.  Dave noticed his door was warped big time, but it wasn't warped...it had been pried open from the bottom and the top.  Poor kids!  Last week their pulling vehicle broke down just as they were supposed to head for southern Missouri for a week.  Dave let them take our truck to pull their camper.  So now they've got a vehicle to repair or replace and they need to install a security system or something.  They live on an acreage that's pretty secluded and obvious when they're not home.  I'd be petrified to live out there.

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Saturday

We had an absolutely beautiful day today!  It was just perfect!  Warm but little humidity!!  I did get hot while I walked, but that's because I was in the sun most all of the time...plus I was moving!  I walked up to the cemetery and then did most all of my walking there.  It's wide open, hilly, and very peaceful.  When I came home, I walked up a couple of small streets just to smell and look at the flowers.  I was smelling them from a distance!! 

They were beautiful!

I sat out on the balcony and read for a long time today...just enjoying the day.  When Dave got home from mowing at Bryan's, he cooked burgers on the grill and we ate our supper outside, too.  We came in to watch the Cubs-Cardinals game, but they're on rain delay so I'm ready to give up on them.  I'll find out the score tomorrow (if it's not rained out!)

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