I am looking forward to peace and quiet this weekend. My bathroom is being renovated and all day long I am listening to power tools and bashing and crashing. I get out of here as much as possible, but how much shopping can I do? Today is a haircut and color (two hours -- yay!) and then more shopping. Three weeks to go.

I am also looking forward to the possibility of rain tomorrow, although I think it's too little too late for my garden.

So I am mostly going to be home cleaning up dust and enjoying the sounds of silence. Maybe a movie with a friend.

Enjoy the kids and the new fridge, Alex. Here's a clunk from my second cuppa this morning.

Alex, is this a new fridge just for the garage or are you on the rotation system? I need to make a place for one in my garage soon... Have a fun weekend!

Pam, I hope you share pictures when the bathroom is all done. I hope the workers stay on schedule. Two weeks turned into six here. I hated having to be up, showered and dressed by AM, just in case they showed up...

We are off to the farmer's market early tomorrow morning, the best stuff is always gone by AM, so we are getting there at 8 for the opening. Then more shopping for vacation eats. Sunday I'll make some things ahead, company comes for the week on Monday. We are ready!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Nancy

I finished remodeling my house after three years worth of work last weekend and we're having the party to celebrate it and both of my parent's birthdays (dad's is today and mom's was yesterday). Tomorrow I'll cook cakes and clean and then Sunday will be an all day thing with lunch, cake, and party!

Happy Weekend!

-Robin

I am soooo glad it's Friday! Just spent three hectic 11 hour days at one of my part time jobs, so a day off is welcome!

Alexa, your "wrap up" on Sunday sounds like a ton of fun!

Pam, I hope your bathroom project stays on schedule too. The banging and crashing can't be fun, but it will be worth it in the end!

Nancy, how is your remodel coming along? Hope you get in on some good stuff at the farmer's market. I really need to make a trip to Mpls. to the big one there.

Going shopping today for some summer clothes. No big plans for tomorrow, but Sunday I am joining a friend and going on the annual garden tour that the hospital auxilliary sponsors every year.

Will clink with a glass of red this evening. Right now, I am off to the mall (which I absolutely hate, but I need something to wear)! LOL

Linda

My son is coming from Chicago tonight with the 15 year old twins and tomorrow my daughter is coming with her 15 year old son, and we will get my flooded basement cleaned out.
There is a very very large soggy pile or National Geographics that my late husband saved....every issue from 1930 something until I stopped taking it about 10 years ago....among other stuff!
I will be grilling some honkin' big steaks and some fresh Iowa sweet corn.....and there's lots of beer and coke. Clink!
Meanwhile I have my air set on 67 trying to dry things out!
Linda C

Alexa, enjoy your new fridge. That movie night sounds just perfect to me.

Pam, enjoy that peace and quiet. You guys all make me want to NEVER remodel anything...

Robin, congratulations on the end of yours too, LOL. Happy Birthday to your folks.

Nancy, enjoy your week and your company. The farm markets are just starting nicely here, so I hope you can get some good stuff. It got too wet too quickly here, so the cherries mostly split and they're done, hopefully you still have some up there.

Linda, I need to do the same thing, but I'm not going to. Not yet. Maybe if I wait I can avoid it altogether, although I look like a bum. (grin)

LindaC, it just doesn't sound right to tell you to dry out, LOL, but I do hope you get the basement cleaned. Make the kids do it.

Here it's supposed to be hot and humid. Elery will be here tonight and my mother is coming over so that I can show her how to put pictures on the computer and then send them on-line to be printed. Tomorrow is house painting. Yeah, some more. Sunday I have to garden, it's been in the 90s and the humidity has been in the 90s too, so the weeds are growing like, well, weeds.

Monday we leave to visit Elery's Dad in Ohio. Elery asked my Mother to go along, so I'll be Mother-sitting for three days until we get back...

Clink with my cup of Irish Breakfast tea.

Annie

Ded, e-mail me your phone number I want to call you for bathroom remodeling advice. I have been trying to find someone to do mine for YEARS. It has to get done this summer.

For once in my life, I have some actual weekend plans, other than housework, errands, and cooking food for the week's meals. My new SO wants to take me out to dinner!! He is one of the sweetest men in the world. Really, I don't deserve him and I keep telling him that but apparently he is a glutton for punishment. We are going out to a seafood restaurant near me. He knows I love seafood but can't afford to buy/eat it.

SO tells me he wants to help me attend to the yard this weekend. Maybe he's just tired of clawing his way thru the jungle to get to my back door.

TGIF, a day when the heat isn't in the upper 90's, and perhaps some relief on Saturday too!

Linda (doucanoe), I'm with you about the mall. I am a bit odd for a woman, I suppose, but I HATE to shop for clothes. As far as I'm concerned, the internet is the best mall!

LincaC, oh yuckers on a flooded basement! Here's to hoping that you don't come across anything spoiled that makes you sad. Hopefully, it'll turn out positively, helping you to get rid of a bunch of junk. I agree with Annie...you're cooking and feeding them, let the kids do the work!

Today is my our anniversary, but my husband is working a long day so we're out and celebrating tomorrow. I have an unexpected afternoon off, so I'm thinking I must do something special for tonight and surprise him, but I don't know what yet. It occurs to me that I've never baked my husband a cake, so maybe that's an idea.

Lots of fun stuff goin on this weekend for the GW gang! Well except for Linda but I am sure she'll put a good spin on it all and come out smiling!!

I took a day off from interveiwing fance and cement guys whew...I need it....turning the cell off too!!
I think we pretty much made up our minds anyhow.

I have to work tonight...as a checker-something I don't do very often and to top things off, I fell coming onto the house last night and hurt my left foot...OUCH!! I just banged it pretty bad and its ok but I am sure todays shift is going to be "LOVELY"!!

I have few appts tomorrow and then working regular job at night. Then I am off for the week!!
I an going to lay tile in the lanai-FINALLY!!!
Plus we have a few small jobs to check off the list before the big work starts next month!!

Have a happy and SAFE weekend!!

Cheers!
Susie

Happy Anniversary, Rachelellen. It's too darned hot here to bake a cake, but that's sure a good idea.

Annie

So many great reasons to celebrate. Anniversaries, swim meets, new bathrooms, fences, SO's....; ) and sons that come home to help clean up flooded basements : (

This weekend will be a work weekend for us. Got to get the house and gardens in order so we can head for the cottage for the rest of the summer. Woo Hoo!!!!

wow it does seem like (almost) everyone is up to happy activities this weekend! How nice :)

I am celebrating my 15 yr olds amazing MVP tournament game from last night - it was a tug of war from 8:30 to 11pm and mr Sands was still at work so me and 10 yr old watched Andrew play the game of his life! Dive roll catch off the pitchers mound in the 6th of 7, a stand up triple with the bases loaded in the second to last inning to put them in the lead and first baseman in the 7th when they double-played the other team out of the tourney. And he tackle-hugged me when got in off the triple, all filthy 5ft-10 of him in front off all the other parents - D@mn I love that kid!

I hope we all have a gorgeous weekend!

Sands....you are making me tear up....grill that kid the biggest steak he can eat!!

TGIF, all! We are finally getting some heat...not that I like it when it's 93, but the garden sure does.

I was happily weeding this morning when I got a call that someone wasn't coming to work...so much for a day off. But DH says there's a mug in the freezer and he promises to hand me a margarita when I walk in the door. Hopefully I can swap for a day off midweek. It's hard to get away...we're in the middle of Summer Reading and the place is crawling with little monst....errrrr...angels.

Tomorrow is a short day at work. Sunday we'll get up reallllly early and finish weeding (if that's even possible), then take a picnic and the atv up into the hills where it's cool and scout for huckleberries.

I'll be clinking in about an hour and a half. Have a good weekend everyone.

I am! I am Linda!- the grill is revving for NY Strips!

LOL I read that post back and realized how excited I was writing it forgive me -what a pile of typos and grammatical errors! I worked today and we're all still tired we didn't wind down till after midnight, Andrew wanted to tell Dad about the game.

A late night clink and TGIF to everyone!!

I'm doing a bunch of nothing this weekend. I'm in recovery mode from major company the last couple of weeks. Last weekend being the big influx. Loved every minute of it but it is time to chill for this guy.

I really wanted to do some canning this weekend but I think it will wait. I see sleeping in and laying around the pool taking over the weekend. As of now I'm ignoring that mountain of towels and bedding in the laundry room too. LOL

Have a great weekend y'all!!

David