Oh, the Mow

Apparently there was rain, tornadoes and much grass growth in our absence.

No inclement weather at our place, except....the bird feeder fell over again!

Now another prong is broken off, as is the handle on the finch feeder. The feeder is easy and inexpensive to replace, but I don't know what we're gonna do about that crazy stand. It even had a guy-wire attached to the house.

But my immediate concern for today and tomorrow is that the rear wheel doesn't fall off the mower again. It is wobbling ominously but Loren said, "There's another wheel in the garage and I'm sure Jason could figure out how to fix it..."

Right about now I'm sure Jason is praying that wheel holds out until his dad gets home.

Yes, we are JUST back from Texas and already Loren is off again, running Sharon out to Indiana.

There are a couple of job opportunities she is checking out in Warsaw and Tuesday was supposed to be a day of significance. We'd thought about flying her up from Texas, but as things worked out we didn't need to and she definitely helped us by driving the extra car home.

It would have taken the little kids SO much longer to push it up to Iowa.

Thankfully, Loren was feeling up to driving today. You just never know with that guy. Yesterday he woke up feeling quite punk so I started out driving in the morning.

Quite often the mere thought of me driving is enough incentive for him to try very hard to feel better. It seems to have worked in this instance as by the time noon rolled around he was ready to take over.

Fine with me. Leaves Ma free to do crossword puzzles, nosh and snooze.

Today however, is not a free day! I was up and out the door by seven, got to Wal-Mart 30 minutes after they opened, and then to the grocery store 3 minutes after they opened, came back Ackley-way and, 1)collected and restarted the mail, 2)bought mower gas, 3)got the stuff I forgot at the BIG grocery store, came home and had most things put away before some of the kids were even outta bed.

*smirk*

The last of the three loads of laundry (begun last night) was dry and I folded up a few things so Loren would have cleanish clothes for his....*crosses fingers*....two-day trip.

I also squeezed in five minutes of Sesame Street which was WAY too short because how great is it to have two little guys snuggled up to you on the couch?

Pret-ty great, actually.

Tomorrow....Ma is going to watch ALL of Sesame Street :-)

It's so nice to be home where I can once again be involved in the intellectual pursuits that encompass my day.
 

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