So This Happened

 

Well, today was a very, very long day, but after a lot of research and a long, long time in the presence of those who sell cars, we were able to find and purchase a used Mazda CX5, so that there are now TWO reliable cars in the driveway. That hasn't been the case for a while now. 

This car has low miles and it was a reasonable price, so I went ahead and got it. I was planning to shop around a bit more, but the price was comparable to the others that I found, and I just didn't have the energy or the stomach for it. Really, because I got there at 11:30, just to see what they had, and ended up leaving at 3:30, with no lunch in between. 

I am praying that I don't have to do this again for a very, very long time. Mazda had better live up to it's reputation.

Oh, and Autumn is fat and happy. I case anyone was wondering.

Such a Gorgeous Day!!

 Wow. It was so nice out today. I went to Mass and then to Weis for groceries. Lilly was still asleep, but I picked her up at 10:30. She worked on school. She has worked really hard this week. Having Ivy is very motivating. I went for a walk and then came back and got Lilly and we went down to the farm so that she could have her lesson. It went very well after we got her out from under about three pounds of dried mud. That girl does love a good roll. Lilly is starting to see what Ivy can do. Ivy is a sweetie. She has a silly side, but she is a thoroughbred...so that's kind of expected. 

Confessions of a Horse-Mimi

 I have to say, whenever I see one of those little car magnets that says "I love my grand-dog" I want to gag. I am no dog's blood relative, and Maggie is NOT my fur baby. While I don't claim to love this hilarious horse anything like I love the kid that loves her, I have to say, that it's a lot easier to see myself spoiling her silly, kissing her nose and love-talking to her. I guess I just identify....

Grace

 Tuesdays are special. 

I got up at my usual time, got my stuff done and got to the church in time to pray the Rosary AND morning prayer. 

I picked Lilly up to come and do school, and then had lunch and went to Adoration. Sweet time! Jesus is so good!! 

Now we are getting back into the day.

The woods in Bayview

The snow is melting!! It is sunny and beautiful out there and I want to go for a walk later. 

Walked over to Bayiew and it was just so nice!!

Yes, It's Really a Monday

 Wow. This was an expensive Monday....

So last weekend we had an issue with the boiler. It was stopping and Tim had to babysit it just to keep it going. This is not OK when it's 30 degrees out. He arranged for someone to come and look at it today. 

Now, according to this guy, the work that was done by the company that serviced it in December was all wrong and he spent ALL day setting it to rights. Almost $1K later he says we are all good...except the boys rooms aren't heating up. Hmmm....Well if this doesn't fix itself by tomorrow... The other company is, of course, not answering the phone, in fact they are gone. Can't get that money back...Oh well, it's only money, right?

Also it snowed again. Blah. I hope that tomorrow is as warm as they say it's going to be, and that we don't go back into deep freeze in March, as we often do. I am ready for spring. 

Poor Maggie is sure slowing down. She has been having a really tough time lately. I feel so bad for her, but I don't know that I have any solutions. We are just trying to keep her comfortable. 

We had leftovers for dinner. I am so tired. Last night Brendan was working on a paper and we were up until midnight. I didn't get up at 5:30, needless to say. I think Jesus understands. I gave up an hour of sleep last night instead. At least I got to mass, and I did get my walk eventually. Heading to bed soon though.

Here Comes the Sun(day)

 Ah Sunday! What a wonderful day! It's still freezing, but the sun is out and the snow will be melting off over the next few days. 

John has decided to move up to Nina's basement, as a between measure. He can save money on rent because he only has to pay her about a third of what he would need to pay for an apartment. He has the whole basement, except the laundry room, and Nina is going to put a door on the room that he has. He also has access to the kitchen and shower of course. 

We will be doing some reorganizing around here as he moves his things up there. Brendan will be able to fix up his room to suit him. He will also be able to work up there and have his own space, which he cherishes.

I have the storage spaces to work on, and I have a lot of cleaning to do! Worked in Brendan's room to get stuff stowed, dusted and vacuumed. We will do a bit more and then I will get a new double mattress and put up the double bed in that room. It will be nice for Brendan to have a bigger bed, and I can also use that as a guest room when we have people over. It needs something done with the floor though. New carpet or flooring of some sort. The carpet is still the original...

I am really looking forward to the warmer weather more than ever. I want to get out and walk and take pictures! I just love our town when things start waking up!

I made teriyaki chicken, rice and roasted broccoli for dinner. It was good! 

I'm going to work on the logs for a while.

Happy Friday!

 It is very cold, and icy and just plain uncomfortable out there. 

So this is a good day to stay inside. 

Lilly is here for school, and I have been working on blogs, bible studies and baking bread! Holy alliteration Batman! 

I decided that I would make Mom's Cracked Wheat Bread, since I have the cracked wheat. Now that's a funny story. I ordered cracked wheat from Amazon just before Christmas and between the holiday deliveries and the Covid mess with the mail, they were completely overwhelmed. So the day my delivery came, I got an email saying that my cracked wheat had been delivered. I went out and sure enough, on the deck was a small package. I brought it in and opened it up and it was a toddler's hoodie. So, not cracked wheat at all. I contacted them and they refunded my money and said to keep the hoodie. I gave it to a friend to give to her daughter for Christmas, and then I waited until after Christmas to order again. So today was the day. It came out just like I remember!

Yum!