Just Another Wacky Wednesday

As I begin this post it is 1:42 Wed. AM. Don't ask me why I'm still up. I have a busy day ahead of me...after I sleep for a few hours that is. I won't be on the computer much today...if at all.

1. First of all, Molly has to get to school by 7:45am. (she's got some overdue work to get done)
2. Next, Ray has his Contractor's Breakfast at Menard's in a city that's about a half hour to the South of us. That ends at 9:00am.
3. At 10:00, I have my doctor appointment for my physical, which is in town, (and we are not anymore)...and I don't have a car that works yet. That means we all ride together...I go to the breakfast, (but I don't get to eat anything if I want lab work done at this appointment). I'm going to drink black coffee though, I'm pretty sure that won't hurt anything. I can always go back to do the labs if I have to.
4. Then I guess we'll run home for lunch...(I may have time to pop online for a few minutes).
5. Today is also the day we say goodbye to Pastor Tom. Visitation begins at 1:30pm and the funeral is at 3:00pm. This is going to be the hardest part of the day. Oh...and the funeral is in another town a few miles to our NORTH.
6. After that, we'll stop back home, and probably have just enough time to change out of our funeral clothes, and into our AWANA uniforms, pick up Molly and Christian and head to church for AWANA and Youth Group!

When I made my doctor appt, I had no idea there was going to be anything else going on that day, (other than Awana at night of course), so I was planning on having Jess drive me. But since there is now so many other things going on, Ray has decided to take the day off. After all...he did work Saturday AND Sunday this weekend. He deserves a day of "rest". And speaking of rest, I'd better get myself to bed. It's now almost 2:oo am! Good night.

Another Busy Weekend Ahead!

I should really get myself off of this computer and get ready for it. I've been trying to get the house in order and get it somewhat decorated before Jess and CJ arrive sometime the middle of next week. Meanwhile, it's going to be a busy weekend...

We have our annual "Old Fashioned Christmas" dinner at church tomorrow night. We've gone to this event the last 4 or 5 years, and we even hosted a table the very first year we went. It's always a fun night, with a wonderful dinner and great entertainment. Tomorrow night features a barbershop quartet that Ray and I saw perform at church last Spring. That should be fun.

And speaking of Barbershop singing, my friend Sarah and I are joining the "Granite City Sound" chapter of Sweet Adelines for their annual Christmas Tea on Sunday afternoon. We have been rehearsing for the past couple of months with them. I'm singing lead, and Sarah sings baritone with her mother. My mother used to be in Sweet Adelines many years ago too. In fact, my dad also sang with the "Singing Saints". We're talking back in the '70s.

I still remember going with mom to her practices. My sisters, Patty and Connie would come too. We always sat in the other room and sang the songs along with the ladies. One Christmas, Mom even taught the three of us, and my brother Bob, each a part of "Christmas Chopsticks. I wonder if Connie and Bob still remember their parts. Sadly, my sister Patty is no longer with us. Anyway, I always thought that some day, when I got OLDER, that it would be fun to sing with the Sweet Adelines. I think I qualify as "older" now.

Ray and I are also singing with the worsip team Sunday morning at church, which means we need to be there by 7:30 AM. Then, after Sunday school and the service, we'll have to grab a bite to eat for lunch, stop home quick and run right out the door to get to "Granite City" in time to set up for the show.

Right now, I need to finish cleaning my kitchen and doing my laundry and run to the grocery store to pick up ingredients for cookies or bars or whatever I decide to bring to the Christmas Tea. I'll let y'all know how it went after the weekend.

Another Busy Week Ahead...

On Saturday, we finally get to meet baby Hayden! Hayden is the son of my step-son, Dan and his wife, Terianna, or "T" as they call her for short. He is 6 mos. old, but we haven't met him yet because they live in OR. T and Hayden are coming to MN for her grandmother's birthday party this weekend. We were going to have to drive up to the casino where they will be staying for the weekend, but Ray talked to Dan last night, and now T and Hayden are going to be dropped off at our house for a few hours, so we can visit and then we'll drive them back up to the casino. Dan is not coming to MN with them for this visit. He will be coming back to visit with Hayden in September.

Here's the thing though...Ray's daughter, Sarah and her husband, Brad are coming down on Friday night, and his daughter, Ruth and her fiance, Dan are also coming to spend the night that night so that everyone will get a chance to see Hayden and T on Saturday. That means I have to find room for them all to sleep, which can be done...it just means making sure all the rooms are actually clean...including the 11teen year olds! I usually just close the door to that room and pretend it doesn't exist. I also have to rent or borrow a carpet shampooer to clean the living room floor. I have a carpet steamer, but it isn't working properly, so I haven't cleaned them in quite awhile. With Hayden at the sitting up/crawling stage, I don't want him crawling around on our disgusting looking carpets. So I have my work cut out for me this week.

Molly has a swim party to go to on Wed, at a local hotel. The birthday girl's mom asked if I would stay and help supervise. That's fine, but it pretty much shoots Wed afternoon for cleaning. Friday night is ladies night at church, so I have to have everything done before I go. And then will come the fun of trying to keep the house picked up on Saturday morning with 7 of us people and at least one dog in the house. I also need to run to St. Cloud and take care of some business one day this week. I'm thinking of doing that today, just to get it over and done with.