September 13, 2016

Tuesday

I worked on bookkeeping til 4:30 AM, went to bed, and got up at 8. I kept working till 2 pm and then I emailed the reports to the accountant. Hopefully everything is ok. 

Charlie had a fiddle lesson today but I cancelled mine. I was too wacky from the bookkeeping and couldn't concentrate. Mikki picked me up, then TJ, and then we stopped at Walgrees for a flashdireve that Garrett needed for school.  

I was so tired at Schooner that I laid down out in the truck for the last set and fell asleep. Turtle and Zona were there. 

September 12, 2016

Monday

It is so hard to find the time to write lately. All I want is to slow down and get things in order but it's not happening. I've been trying to get the bookkeeping done. I've met with our accountant's secretary a few times and she's been teaching me Quickbooks. I'm learning a lot and getting better, but I can't find time to sweep the floors, or fold laundry. There was no time to get the dishes done tonight, nor to look over Tommy's homework. He always forgets to do something. No time to practice fiddle. Charlie and I have lessons tomorrow. .

I stayed up till 4:30 AM on the laptop. All the statements are entered and I was cleaning things up, getting rid of question marks. 

My leg is still not right. It bothers me here and there. My skin feels tight. Maybe that means it's swollen. I did go walking today but just 2 1/2 miles. I only went twice last week.

I guess I should go to sleep. Tommy's first class is at 8. 

September 7, 2016

Wednesday

Second day of school. Charlie had his first online art class. I watched TJ's kids at his house. They played at the Wharf while the other boys played at Sunset Pier. I took Jake to soccer practice and then we went to church. The park looked horrible. 

September 6, 2016

Tuesday

I walked 3 1/2 miles today. Then Joe asked me for a ride to the bank so I took him and did my banking too. We started school today. I told Tommy the wrong time for his first class so he totally missed it. I looked at the wrong day. :0(  Charlie was a little bit of a brat but we had a pretty good day.

Georgina took Charlie to swimming and I went with the band and Randy and Mikki to Sloppy's. I got Tommy new sandals because he left his at Bahia Honda a few months ago. I got myself a new pair too, and a skirt and top. 

It started to rain just as we finished packing the trailer. 

September 5, 2016

Monday 

I slept in today and then walked a little over two miles. I didn't want my leg to start hurting. Hopefully tomorrow I'll do a little over three.

I spent a lot of time picking up today. I folded laundry and got Garrett to clean the kids' bathroom. I also went over Garrett's homework with him. Then I made two pans of a yummy peanut butter-chocolate-rice Krispy-marshmallow dessert that TJ asked for for his birthday. 

The band left for Sloppy Joes with Randy and Mikki. Charlie, Tommy, and I stayed home. Today was Bob's birthday and I invited him over for supper. Dahlia and Maya came too and we had a little birthday celebration. Then we took care of some school stuff. 

I did dishes. The band came home. I read to Charlie, and we went to bed. Tomorrow is our first day of school. Yippee!!

September 3, 2016

Saturday

The last week has been very busy. I haven't gone walking at all because of my hurt leg but I hope to start again on Monday. I drove Charlie to swimming a lot and took Joe to a doctor appointment. One day I drove to Marathon and met with the accountant's secretary. She helped me tremendously. Then I visited my friend Dahlia.

Also, this past week a storm was brewing over and around Florida. We were very lucky and it stayed away from us, although there was flooding in Key West. The sky here was gray for a week, which is very unusual in these parts. It's been pretty hot too, like the heat index is 104 every day. 

Twice last week I invited Bob and Joe over for supper. We had Buffalo cauliflower one night and vegetable shish kabobs the second night. I also made baked pears one night, and the next night we had chocolate cake. 

Publix wanted $374 dollars for Joe's prescription. In the past it was just under $50. I went online and found it at Walgreens with a coupon for just under $40. That whole thing took me all day, calling the Doctor and asking her to phone the prescription in to Walgreens, etc., and waiting for people to call me back. I'm glad to be done with that. 

We are starting school on Tuesday and I think I finally have everything ready. Ed, Ben, and Kurt went to Nashville to meet with songwriters.They were supposed to come home on Friday but stayed an extra day to avoid driving in the storm. They were gone a week and got back late tonight. The AC broke on Ed's van and they were really bummed because Ed had just gotten it fixed the day before the trip.

I went with Mikki and Randy one day to Home Depot and Sears. Charlie went with me and I got him new sneakers. I bought potting soil, mulch, and three plants. 

I've been doing bookkeeping every day, trying to practice fiddle, and today I transplanted a few plants and cleaned up the porch. I just need it to cool down so I can sit out there. I also went to the post office and Kim stopped in for a visit. This morning I was woken up by some loud noises outside. I thought someone we running up and down the stairs. I looked out the window and it was several deer bashing into our garbage cans. A lid was bunjied on and they got it off and then we're fighting over the garbage. 

August 26, 2016

Thursday

I had Ben put up a curtain rod in Tommy and Charlie's room and then we put up the curtain. Ben also put up a bracket in Tommy's room to hang his guitar on the wall. Garrett went with me to the hardware store and we bought a part I needed to hang a fun kind of swing thing downstairs for the grandkids and Charlie. We also stopped at the post office and mailed books to Stacey. When we got home Garrett put up the swing thing.

I took Charlie to swimming and it started raining hard before it was over. Then there was lightning, swimming was over, and I was soaking wet. I dropped Charlie off at Bobby's and went to TJ's to bbsit. Mikki watched them for me for the first 1 1/2 hours, while I had Charlie at swimming, and then I took over.