TGIF to all!

Wow Diane, that's quite a brood of GKids. Fun!
We are having the same beautiful weather, I've been inspired to do some spring cleaning this week and plan on working outside later today.

No big plans this weekend, just want to get out and enjoy!

Nancy

Great day here too, but unlike you two I'm not inspired to do some Spring cleaning, I'm inspired to go out and play!

Tomorrow a different story, we have to deal with some yard stuff before we go away so it will be an outside work day. Tomorrow night is our friends daughters 30th birthday so we are off to that. Haven't a clue what to get her, it has me stumped.

Sunday I head out of town to baby sit my niece for a week while they are somewhere warmer than here. I love her dearly but wish I hadn't committed because I have way too much to do here in preparation of pour 5 weeks away....but we'll have fun and hopefully set some good memories.

Diane, may God Bless your GS and keep him safe and wishes for a speedy and uneventful birth for your DIL.

Happy Friday to you Nancy and Diane. Wow is right....that's a lot of Gkids! Nice to think you will always have plenty of company Diane.

No spring cleaning here but we will be having some roof repairs and leaky ceilings repaired in the next couple of weeks and then I guess I'll have to clean up the mess after when they scrape off the old paint on the ceiling of my computer room, where the rain came in.

Beautiful sunny weather here also today so after my morning Pilates class followed by a large grocery shopping, we sat out on the terrace for lunch and were serenaded by many blackbirds flying around and singing in the trees. They are practically tame now as I feed them every morning and they have lost all fear of us sitting near them.

Just going in the living room for coffee as my hubby likes to play butler after I've cooked dinner and washed up.
He brings my little espresso on a tray while I sit with my feet up! So clinking with that....
Happy Weekend All!

SharonCb

sharon, you definitely got a keeper with that one!

Chase, have a great week and relax about that trip. Everything will happen anyway, it'll be fine.

Nancy, have some fun, don't just clean.

Diane, 18 grand kids? Wow, I have my hands full with two of them, LOL. I'll be keeping that Marine of yours in my prayers, that he comes back safe and sound and that DIL's pregnancy goes well and uneventfully.

Here? I'm fixing fence. Again. Elery and I fixed fence on Saturday, again on Monday. Horses need to be groomed, post holes need to be dug, manure....um....fertilizer needs to be spread on the garden and tilled in. Pens need to be cleaned and my yard needs raking and, well, it's spring.

65 and sunny tomorrow, so I'll work outside all day. 50 and rain on Sunday, so I'll bake a coffee cake and start some cinnamon rolls, Administrative Professional's Day is Wednesday, I'm taking breakfast for my office staff on Tuesday morning because Wednesday Elery and I are going to visit his Dad and stepmom in Ohio. She's back in the hospital, she's never really recovered from that heart surgery last year. I feel horrible for his Dad, Elery's Mom died three years ago, his Dad married Francis and now she's so ill. Sigh.

Anyway, TGIF, I have lots to do this weekend and only two weeks until we meet Chase in Grand Rapids for supper! Hooray!!

Annie

Don't know yet. Working a 10 hour shift on Saturday. Won't be surprised if Sunday gets added. Somebody somewhere is making lots of little diesel trucks and I can't make parts for them fast enough. Had to go to the city for court case Tuesday (we won!) and I stopped at a meat market locally famous for great deals. About 20 miles from my home so I don't normally shop there. Some huge chunks of cow for me to cook up!... $2.09/lb for lean rump roast.

Tired from poor sleep. I have lots of vacation time and some paid time off but can't use it because I'm so far behind at work. At least the court case and taxes fell off my to-do list this week.... 1000 miles to go and I can rest for a minute.

: )
lyra

Wow, Diane, you have your own sports team in training there! LOL

Nancy, enjoy this weather. It's my favorite time of the year!

Sharon, you will have so much fun with your niece! There'll be plenty of time to pack for the trip....

Sharoncb, what a sweetie your man is to bring your coffee to you! Yep, a keeper, for sure!

Annie, don't you ever run out of energy? LOL Have a safe trip to Ohio, I hope Francis gets out of the hospital soon and feels much better.

Lyra, must be something in the water in Michigan. Between you and Annie I get tired just reading about your hectic schedules! Hope you get a breather soon!

The spring weather has finally arrived here in MN. I have spent at least a part of the last 5 days doing garden-related stuff and I'm lovin' it!

I think I may have a new job. It has been offered, but I have not accepted. It is in the insurance business and for some reason I am really nervous to make the call to take it. But I think there it has tremendous potential, plus I could work from home and set my own hours/schedule. I'll keep you all posted.

Happy Friday! I am working 3:30-8pm at the hospital and then I'll be celebrating with a glass of Pinot Noir, I guarantee it! LOL

Linda

Found a moment to check in. Haven't been around as much this past week with a lot going on. From the posts above, sounds like everyone else is as busy.

DS is coming home from Denmark tomorrow for a weeklong visit. He has not been back to New England in springtime for 7 years. His BD is next week, so it will be nice to celebrate with him.

His visit was prompted by the birth of our first GC, his first niece. He and DD (our only kids) are 3 yrs. apart and have always been close. I knew he couldn't hold out too long before coming to see baby Priscilla in person.

DH planned for some vacation time, so we'll likely be at the lakehouse next week. Hoping for some of the good weather we've had these past couple days.

Have a Great Weekend!

TGIF everyone! We're looking forward to mid-70s by Monday. Hopefully it'll make a big dent in the snow piles.

Today was my day off. It was wet and cool so we went grocery shopping. Tomorrow is work, but I get off early. If it's nice I'm walking the DH....this is the first weekend we haven't had slushy, slippery roads and he needs to get out and work his leg. Sunday we need to get out and clean up winter damage. We're going to take advantage of a program to reduce fire danger and let some strapping young, healthy men with chainsaws 'park out' a 100 ft. radius around our house. And....the best part...for my birthday, I get PJ, an award winning landscaper. I ask for him every year. DH always laughs, but this year he is trading a custom kitchen....I get to turn PJ loose on my rock flower beds and terraces that were beautiful 20 years ago and have been taken over by thimbleberries and destroyed by snowplows. AND the kid may be moving into her own place. I'm so excited.....

Lyra, I know all about having vacation time and not having time to take it. Trust me....it affects your health. Try and find a way, even if it's a day here and there.

Have a good weekend, all....~clink!~

TGIF!!

Tonight was a BD dinner for DS. This one was for the kids...us older kids are going to the casino for dinner tomorrow night and some time gaming. They have free rooms for the night but I don't think I'll be staying for the night.

I'm getting ready to do some painting so I'll be prepping for that and may get started painting by Sunday. Add some yard work, normal chores, and that sums it up for me.

Great to see this thread back up and alive again.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

David