June 13, 2017

Tuesday 

Yesterday and today I got up at 7, woke up tommy and Charlie and we left at 8 for VBS. Tommy is working and he needed to be there early. I stayed the whole time and wove dish towels in Kim's studio. When it ended we went home and ate lunch. 

On Monday afternoon I took Charlie to swimming and Tommy babysat at Kim's. I sat in the car and did a lecture while Charlie was swimming. Afterwards we went to Mikki and Randy's for yummy meatloaf and potatoes. We also watched the race from Sunday. 

On Tuesday after VBS I made supper in the crockpot and then took Charlie to swimming. I got another lecture done. Bobby came over for supper. The boys watched tv and played games and I did a Spanish lesson. I have 20 lessons left. They are each 1 1/2 hours long. I don't know if I'll finish it. I don't have time to study. I'm going to keep doing it though and see how far I get. I'm trying to practice fiddle too and didn't practice yesterday or today.

June 10, 2017

Saturday

Crabs were everywhere today. They scared me many times as I was going to and from the car or into the screened in room. They were even in the street.

I did a lecture and a Spanish lesson today. I also folded the last load of laundry from the dryer. I took Tommy to church and wove for two hours. Then Charlie and I bought a frozen pizza and went to Kim's. We stayed till Doug came home. Once home, I did dishes, practiced fiddle, and went to bed. 

June 9, 2017

Friday

I had a rough morning. Charlie was asked to take care of a friend's dogs over the weekend, but when we tried to take care of them this morning we were scared of one of the dogs. It was very stressful and I had to tell them we couldn't do it. The whole thing upset me most of the day even though I tried to not let it. 

I did things around the house all day. I folded laundry, which is one of my least favorite jobs. I listened to Anne of Green Gables while doing it.  I also finished up my bookkeeping from last night. I had a hard time at one point because I couldn't remember how to do something but finally got it figured out. 

I cleaned off some shelves in my closet. I gave Tommy a ride to church because it looked like rain. He usually rides his bike. By the time we were a mile from the house it was pouring. When I got home we ate leftover spaghetti for supper. Then I made a one serving brownie and shared it with Charlie. 

I did a Spanish lesson and practiced my fiddle. Then it was time for bed. 

June 8, 2017

Thursday 

This morning I had Tommy and Charlie clean their rooms. I helped a little and I cleaned the living room. I mopped the floors in the kitchen, living room, my room, and my bathroom. I dusted the piano too. I taught a piano lesson and then left to take Charlie to swim practice. There were thunderstorms all around us so I turned around. I didn't want to drive 45 minutes there just to have it cancelled and then drive all the way home again. We stopped at the house and Charlie changed. Then I took him to youth group. Kim invited me over for Chinese so I went to her house for 1 1/2 hours, then went back to church and picked up Charlie. I was going to weave a little, but Tom called and said someone wanted to buy the Chevy van and they were on their way to our house. So I hurried home with Charlie and they were there. I think it's sold. They are coming by tomorrow with the money. 

Next, I picked up a pizza and took it to Bob's for him and Charlie. It was only $13! I am so used to buying lots of pizzas and it's lots of money. 

By this time I  was so sick of driving and happy to go home. I practiced fiddle and did laundry, then bookkeeping. Yippee! Charlie and I took out the garbage. More fun. 

June 6, 2017

Tuesday

I took Tommy and Charlie to Kim's at 7:30 this morning. Tommy watched Reed while Kim and I took Stevie to school. Then we went for breakfast at Mangrove  Mama's. We picked Stevie up from school, then picked up the other boys and went to the studio. We finished threading the heddles and started to wind the warp onto the back beam. When we got home I watered my plants on the porch and the ones downstairs.

I took Charlie to swim practice and Tommy went to Bobby's house. It was pretty humid today. The feel like temperature was 108°. I made a quick supper for Charlie and I and then I did a Spanish lesson. We watched an hour of Kidnapped since we finished the book yesterday. There was lots of lightning tonight. Maybe it will finally rain.

June 5, 2017

Monday

I did math, reading, and writing with Charlie. Tommy and I went over his algebra final. He's going to get an early start on algebra 2, we're starting tomorrow. I thought we might do just half a lesson a day during the summer. He's also doing a literature class during the summer. 

I spent a little time spinning on my spinning wheel. Charlie and I went to Winn Dixie and bought spaghetti stuff for supper tonight. I put the sauce and meatballs in the crock pot. I took Charlie to swimming. When I got home I made noodles, steamed green beans, and put garlic bread in the oven. Bobby came over and ate supper with us. I did dishes,  I spun a little more, and then did one of my lectures. No time for Spanish tonight. 

June 4, 2017

Sunday

Today was an enjoyable day. We went to church. I practiced a little fiddle.  Charlie and I watched the race at Mikki's and Bobby joined us. I took Charlie to boyscouts and he went to Fran's afterwards while I went to my class at church. I brought my spinning wheel home from Kim's studio and spun while watching Anne of Green Gables with Charlie. 

June 3, 2017

Saturday

This morning I took the GMC to get gas at Tom Thumb and see Bobby. I met someone there who tunes pianos, so I am going to call him next week and see if he can tune mine. I did a lecture and then took Tommy to work at church. I finished threading the heddles on the loom, except for a few that I need Kim's help. Maybe I'll get to start weaving on Monday.

After working on the loom Charlie and I went to Kim's. Charlie played with the boys and Kim and I visited, then we went home. I did a Spanish lesson. I was doing them diligently until life got too busy in February, so I feel like I've forgotten a lot. There's 66 lessons and today I did 39. 

I tried starting the black van to move it and let it run a little. It turned over but wouldn't start. :0/ I talked to Stacey on the phone before going to bed.

June 2, 2017

Friday

I made banana muffins for breakfast. We ate, then went to Mikki's house to visit and check out her yard sale. I bought a candle and Charlie got a small drink thermos and a water bottle. When we got back home I worked out in the yard. I planted two plants in pots, cleaned up the garbage cans and the driveway by the front of the house. I planted a coconut that was growing and mulched next to the stairs. Doug brought the mower back for Tommy and he mowed the side yard and a spot behind Rita's house that she couldn't finish because her mower died. 

Tommy and I took a ride to the post office, bank, and stopped at church to get tommys book that he left there yesterday. We saw Garrett. He was working there. He is working for an air conditioning company. On our way home we stopped at Bob's to say hi, play with the cat, and borrow his vacuum cleaner. 

Then we cleaned the house up a bit, Charlie picked up the living room and Tommy cleaned the bathroom, though I never inspected the bathroom. Our superfans (or superfam), Joe and Chris

treated us to pizza, wings, and ice cream tonight. It was Rob, Mikki and Randy, Kim, Doug, and Kids, Bobby, Tommy,  Charlie, and I. Mikki and Randy brought an old Singer sewing machine from the yard sale. Kim worked on it and got things moving but something was going on with the bobbin and it wouldn't sew. 

After everyone left I cleaned up. There wasn't much to clean up. I practiced fiddle and then sat in my queen's chair and knitted one row before going to bed. 

We had a great night. Thank you Joe and Chris!!!!! :0)

June 1, 2017

Thursday

I got to bed too late last night, woke up at 7, and just laid in bed till 9. Not happy about that but I hope it doesn't happen again tomorrow. I talked with our neighbor, Rita, for a few minutes about mowing our lawns. Tommy is going to do it. I just need our mower back from Doug. I woke up Tommy and Charlie about 10:30 and made our oatmeal. Charlie eats his uncooked with cranberries and pomegranate juice. Tommy likes his cooked with dried apples and cinnamon and a little brown sugar. I eat mine uncooked with almond milk and strawberries and/or blueberries. 

We packed up our fiddles and a guitar and went to Kim's house and played for about 45 minutes. Then she had to leave to pick up Stevie from school so we left too. We dropped off a package for Ed at the UPS store and then stopped at Tom Thumb to see Bobby. When we got home I did a math lesson with Charlie and I had Tommy start going over some of the math problems he missed on his algebra final. (He got a 91 by the way). Charlie tried sneaking the calculator so I ripped his math page out and made him start over. He was half done. I'll teach him cheating doesn't pay! After that he finished reading "The Black Stallion" and wrote a paragraph about the last chapter. 

We ate a late lunch and went over to the church. Tommy helped set up for youth group and I worked in the studio. I'm almost all set up to start weaving. So exciting! When the junior high kids were done I took Charlie and dropped him off to hang with Bobby. Charlie was upset because they were playing a game like musical chairs, but with hitting each other with foam noodles. He said he hit a boy on the wrist and that he was hurt and paramedics had been called. He was really upset and didn't know what was going on. He ended up being fine, just a little sore. Any ways,  I hurried home and got there just before my student to teach a piano lesson. Did that and then bookkeeping. I made a spinach quinoa salad for supper, listened to a lecture, the boys came home, I did dishes, read to Charlie, and we hit the hay, too late again, after midnight, and no one took the garbage out. :0/