Neighbors

I am thankful for good neighbors. ONe neighbor mowed our yard while we were gone and the other neighbor watered my flowers so they were still alive after a week of heat.
It is so nice to have good neighbors. We share our backyard produce with them and they seem to appreciate the veggies.
They act like they missed us and we must admit we missed them also.
They are almost young enough to be our kids.
One more reason life in Osky is good.
Moving forward one day at atime.

Sunday afternoon

This has been a catch up day at homeafter our vacation.
Don has puttered with building his deer stand and it is standing erect in our back yard awaiting a small shelter on top 4 x4 by 6 foot tall.
I have worked on a quilt most of the afternoon.
We took rubarb to the neighbors and pulled up the peas and they were yummy with the squash from our garden.
Church was good this morning and so all in all today has been a very good day.
Enjoying summer in Iowa.

Getting back to normal

Don has spent the day at the woods getting things caught up there.
He had to fix the water gap that the rain washed out.
Heneeded to mow where he lanted the switch gass.
I stayed home to clean out tcamper and car and do laundryTook mom shopping and out to lunch.
Now have peas cooking to feed Don when he comes home.
There is always something to keep a fella busy.
Idle hands idle mind.
Keeping busy keeps us out of trouble.

Home Sweet Home

We are back home an so glad to be here. The garden has grown out of sight in the week we were go.
I picked a big bowl of peas and tonight we will eat creamy pes, carrots , and potatoes out of our garden.
The watermellon vine is vining all over the yd.
We have rubarb runnin gout of ourears.
Thankful for the abundace. We will shre with the neighbors.
It was great to get away but there is no place like home.
Thanks for following along on our adventures.
We are happy and exhausted.
Don had to put the water gap back in because the rain took it out. Having fun in Iowa.

yellowstone today

Can't believe we paid $32 to camp at a motel rv park and no shower house or toilet??
We have to walk 1/2 mile back to the motel to use the bathroom.
But we had a good nights rest. Don is eating breakfast and we are ready to start exploring yellowstone today.
Glad Kolton's surgery went well and is over.
Sorry to learn Rhonda tharp had a motorcycle wreck last night . Glad she is recovering.
Each new day is an adventure.

first day and we got troubles.

We made it to Sidneyby 6:30 despite the new lap top shooting craps at the first rest area west of Des Moines. Thats three in one week.
We called Pella wal mart and they told us to stop at another super store and switch it . That did not happen . We had to buy another lap top and we will return the old broken one to Pella on the 29th when we return home. Accually we got a better deal and saved $150 And got the same model.
So we are out 2 Grand and we haven't even left the state of Iowa yet.
It was so good to see Kayme again. She is such a young woman not the little girl I remember.
She loved the quilt I made for her.
She are set up to camp and they have wifi so we are doing good so far.
tomorrow is the teardrop gathering in Minden.

And we will soon be of and running

Don will be here at 1 and we will be off on another excellant adventure.
We bought a new laptop so hopefully we can stay connected and write a few blogs every now and then in between all the visiting and sight seeing we plan to do.
I baked chocolate cookies to take to the teardrop potluck tomorrow night.
Car is packed and ready to roll and hooked up to the teardrop. Don will be home soon and we will be off in a cloud of dust.
Travelers beware The exploits of Don and Kathy are about to begin.

Last minute preparations

It is D day and I am just about packed and ready for vacation.
However everything keeps breaking.
Lap top crashed but Don thinks it will be working by noon. That is good news.
The MCG repairman is here now to fix the telephone. When it rains it pours out blessings .
I am trying to find th Joy in all of these blessings.
I am working on a quilt top to keep my hands and mind from being idle.
So ready for a vacation.
Plodding along lifes highway one day at a time.

Rain again

It just keeps raining and being cloudy. Sure makes for dreary days.
WE are just about ready for vacation and i am anxious to be started.
I have a quilt on the floor to sew together and put together. That will occupy my day. Cook Don lunch and supper.
Busy little housewife in Osky.
But oh how blessed we are to be alive and healthy.

Waiting

Why is waiting so hard ? We are such impatient beings.
We live in an instant society and we want things immediately. Instant gradification. There are many lessons to be learned when we learn patiences and I am afraid todays kids will not learn these hard lessons.
Don and I are both anxious to be off on vacation. We have finished up little projects around the house and woods so we can be free to go on vacation and not have to worry about things back at home.
Strawberries are producing about a qt a day. They should be about done when we leave. Radishes are about over with and the peas are just starting. There are little tomatoes on the vines.
The grapes are growing every day also. Don checks all the progress each morninga and each noon and each night.
Keeps us old folks young.

Beautiful day in Iowa

It is a truely gorgeous day in Iowa after the rain.
My garden is growing and is so lush and green. The peas are blooming and so are the potatoes.
We are eating fresh strawberries everyday outof our gardenLettuce and radishes and carrots are ready to eat.
Just 8 more days until we head out for vacation and we are just about packed and ready to roll.
It will be goood to get away for a few days.
There are only 50 teardrops signed up for the international teardrop gathering in Minden Neb. Wwe are so looking forward to sharing our teardrop design with the others and see what everyone else has.
We will stay connected via our blog and facebook.

Twitter

I checked out twitter today. But it is not for me .

If someone is connected 100% by i phones or something maybe, but for me I still like my blog and facebook,

I guess I am old fashioned or something.
But my grandson thinks I am hip by being on facebook.

Life is an adventure and I am living it to the hilt.

handy man around the house

Don is being the handy man today. He installed the new hot water heater and is going to put in a new faucet in the kitchen sink. Yea!!! This makes Kathy very happy.

I have been keeping myself busy making scrap quilts for Kims daycare kids to lay down on to take naps in the afternoons.

We got 2 inches of rain so now my plants are really growing.
The strawberries are ripe and I pick a quart last night.

Busy , Busy ,Busy in Osky.

Garden

See how my garden grows.

The two gardens in our back yard are beautiful right now. And the strawberries are about ready to turn red.

We truely enjoy our gardens and Don measures them every day. Ha! Ha!

I would much rather look at garden then watch grass grow.

And it is so satisfying to eat the vegetables that you grew yourself.

Exciting news

Southern IOwa Rural Electric set the pole at the entrance to watson woods so we can hook up to ruaral electric. Yea!!!!
The electrician is coming tuesday to see what all he needs to run the lines so we can have hook ups for two campers plus two more outlets and the possibility of running a third hook up for campers.
I can hardly wait to have electricity at the woods. The generator has served us well but real electric will be wonderful.
Back to the future of civiliation is a giant leap forward.
Then we can have a real compost potty there as well.
It was a little too primative for me.

quilting day

Today is a quilting day The son of our pastor got married and there is a bridal shower next week at the choir directors home. We will miss because of vacation but I will make a quilt and have it there for the shower.
It is an easy quilt so will finish it today. I like fast fun but pretty projects.Bought a new rotary cutter ruler and it is nice and works well.
Sewing is a pleasure. I am always pleased to make a quilt for someone new.
Looks like rain so doubt Kolby will have a ballgame tonight. If he does Don promised to take me and mom.