It's Just Been a Long Month...

Good Morning, Friends...

Well, the month of May is drawing to its close...I must say I'm happy to see it go.  Larry and I have had enough sadness.  Yesterday, we went to visit our neighbor in the Nursing facility and find out he's been put in Hospice...he didn't know us...and it's only been about a month since we last saw him.  We would have gone sooner but with Larry's Dad taking center stage, we just didn't go.  And... his daughter (our friend's) is the Admissions head for the facility, and she told us she may have colon cancer... That family has had nothing but sadness, for years.

SO... yes, I'm happy to kick May to the curb.

We went to lunch yesterday at the Fish City Grill.  I think the look on Larry's face is exactly how we both feel.  We are SO blessed as a family...it's hard to see other's go through so much pain knowing that all you really can do for them is pray....

Okay...enough gloomy Gus...Our little Sloane is all we need to perk us up!  These nuggets of love are truly God's gift to us... She had to change into her fluffy skirt play dress.

Our lunch at the fish place...of course we got fish & chips.  They were delicious.

I had made breakfast of bell pepper scramble and sausage.  The sausage must have contained sugar!  Look how brown they got...and only after a few minutes!  I had to turn the heat down all the way and put a lid on them.

I don't know what I'd do without my airfryer!  This fried chicken had been frozen from a previous meal, thawed (the crust was soggy) then I put into the airfryer.  They turned out fresh as the day they were fried!  Wonderful! 

This looks promising!  We loved Downton Abbey...and have been missing the era dramas.

The series will broadcast on UKTV's free streaming platform U and U&DRAMA in the United Kingdom on June 18 and BritBox in North America.

Well, so much for May and all its surprises...Hopefully, June will be a happier month.  Our daughter Crystal has a birthday on the 28th...I think I'll start figuring out what to do for her...and I have the next baby blanket (Little Sydney's) at the longarmers so, I need to get the binding made...and the label.  That leaves one more for Sloane...the Dresden Plate.  Still making the blades for that one...it'll be a while. lol

Sorry about all the doom & gloom...I know life is a beautiful gift for us all.  And God certainly knows better than I do, what needs being done...so on that note...

Stay well...happy and safe and we'll see you again soon...

 

Tired...and The Pill.

 

Good morning, Friends...

Well, we got Dad buried this past Wednesday.  Larry says he's okay, but I believe he's a bit depressed.  It's only natural though.  He's had his Dad around for all of his 77 years.  Larry's younger brother isn't doing a whole lot better...but maybe just a bit.  I lost my Mother at 45 and my Dad at 51 so my experience was different from Larry's.  I just know what depression looks like and hopefully, we will work through it.  It will just take time.

We went to lunch at Rosa's, unintentionally running into Larry's brother Kenny, and sister-in-law, Debbie...after running errands preparing for Dad's funeral.  Great minds and all...

The elderly gentleman with the walker is hubby's and Kenny's Uncle Harvey...the last of the siblings.

Happier news...me and my side-kick, Sloane.  She makes our "air" breathable these days...we've had enough sadness to last us for a while.  The girls picked me up for some sweet time being together. 

Our daughter and silly-girl, Crystal.

Our Samantha who's about to deliver our little Lottie Lynn in the next few weeks.  If she hasn't delivered by June 11th...they will induce labor but...I think she'll deliver before that.

Sloane...so much fun and love...

Another beautiful card from blogbuddy, Ann.  She has so much talent!  Thanks Ann!

Finally managed to get our little Sydney's quilt top finished and it's now ready for the longarm lady, Sherrie.  I'll take it later this afternoon...can't wait to get it back!

I also have been trying to work on our Sloane's quilt top.  It's going to take a longer while to finish.  I'm still trying to figure out a pattern I
 want for the quilt.  But I'll get there.

A BLT from Miller's...SO much bacon!

Salmon and Italian Greenbean casserole.

Fajitas...So good!

Turkey thighs and Loaded potatoes...

And of course, we had to go to Rosa's...(see brother photo above).  This was our food picture.

AND!!  I ran across this photo on a video I was watching about the year 1944 at Penn Station!  I Swear the guy on the right is my Dad!!  He and his best friend use to catch the train at Penn!  I'm trying to figure out how to get it clear!  

Stranger things have happened...like..."The Pill"  incident that happened to Larry and me the night of Dad's burial...

Proof that Larry really needed this... his mood already has improved today.  Thanks for reading to the end! lol

Later friends....

Larry's Dad...Gerald

 

Gerald William Staas

10-26-1925

5-14-2025

With all of our Love...

Rain...Dresden Plate, Greatgrans and Food

Good morning, Friends....

It's been rather a longish week...The rainstorms laced with a few tornados haven't been much fun.  All kinds of alerts have been sending our phones into orbit!  Seems there's an alert every five seconds...but not really.  A "cold front" rolled in again yesterday with temps in the low to mid 70's again.  I like it but it causes so much fallout when it happens. Rain forecasted all week.  So, I'm hibernating in my little sewing room creating a new (to me) quilt.  The Dresden Plate.  I've seen them (gorgeous) so I decided with my "newbie" sense of direction, to try the pattern.  So far, I've only gotten half a plate done but will begin again this morning.   

Our sweet baby Sloane...her finger is healing nicely.... she no longer favors it.

Our sweet great-gran Sydney, and Papa Tylar.

She is SO loved...

We love sweet corn...as you can probably tell.  It's a wonder that our skin hasn't turned bright yellow yet!  Anyway, I paired it with air fryer chicken...delicious.

Then, it was time for us to be realllllly bad.  Dairy Queen cheeseburgers, fries and a Coke.

I experimented with doing eggs in the air fryer...well...I don't think so.  I over cooked them.

We drove South to my favorite quilting store, The Fabric Barn in Rosebud, Texas.  After the visit and dropping of a few dollars...lol...we decided we would splurge on lunch at the Hwy 77 Cafe.  It's a unique little place with pretty good food...not fantastic, but good...very country, which we like.

They have lined the walls with pictures of all the soldiers from Rosebud and the wars they've fought in.  It's very patriotic but the one that caught our eyes was the Confederate soldier #380.  The waitress said they knew his name, but she didn't immediately know what it was.  It was on some list that the manager kept...oh well...he's very distinguished looking.  I wonder if he lived through that horrible war... 

Chicken Fried Steak...okra and mashed potato.

Mushroom & Onion gravy steak with green beans

Well, I suppose that's about all from my world, this week.  I hope you all are safe and happy and well...so, until next time...