Projects

After having brunch out, we stocked up on a few little gift basket items for our young visitor (age 2.5) and her parents, stopping at the Visitor Center across the highway and getting the latest information on what’s happening here.

My father sent me a fifty year-old “fake book” that he played piano and we sang along with when I was little. He had the yellowing pages held together with clamped rings and the edges were tattered. We bought an inexpensive paper cutter and 3″ binder and I spent a couple of hours cutting off the ragged edges and placing each page in a clear sleeve to protect them, then into the binder.

Gift from Dad

Jim spent about the same amount of time learning a few new balloon designs, like a hat with a tree frog sitting on your shoulders, with a really long tongue. Also a few more hats, and he learned how to make curly balloons. It’s getting dark out now so if they’re still “alive” tomorrow I may be able to take a photo of them outside in the light.

Dinner was simple, just boneless skinless chicken breasts in seasoned flour, egg/milk then panko, sauteed and served with lemon. I made a ton of coleslaw last night so we had that and some frozen sweet potato fries. The second week of the three-week fast-pitch softball tourney ended yesterday and the remainder of folks renting homes here left. Jim’s been making balloons (practicing) for many of the kids so as we walked the dog last night we were inundated with food (chicken, salad, fruit salads) that would’ve been tossed this morning.

It’s nice spending some quiet time on the weekends and good to see my husband as he was working late all week and had a bite to eat then fell into bed every night. Let’s hope this week is a little easier. Our guests are just here for a night (unless they like it so much they forego another day of their vacation) and that’s 95% on me. Jim just has to get home for dinner at a reasonable hour and be sociable. All for now. Cheers, Dee