Playing in the rain and Picnic

Tuesday was a gloomy rainy day, and of course the kids had LOTS of energy. So after dinner, even though it was raining, I took them out to play and of course they found the one puddle on the property......They had a great time jumping in it, and it helped get rid of some of the pent up energy.

Wednesday was Brooke's school picnic, so I got up early and made the dish I was taking, got the kids fed and dressed, and then we were gone...My dad met us there and Brooke was very happy to see him. The one picture is of her teachers and then there are some of the crowd and the kids playing. The last 2 are of her getting her awards and summer reading pack. It was quite chilly and drizzly, and there was not much to do, but Brooke did not want to leave when it was time. I still had to get back home and make the spaghetti salad for my dads birthday dinner, and then of course go there and fix the rest of dinner. We had a great day and the kids were quite worn out. My dad really appreciated someone else cooking and enjoyed the pie, while the kids had cake.

Today was a miserable humid hot day. I finally lost the guilt, when it got to 84 in here, and that was about 3 p.m., and I turned on the air. It is still on, and will not be going off for days. They are calling for AUGUST type weather, and I can not handle the humidity. Tomorrow is Williams speech evaluation for Early On, so I had some cleaning to do, and finally folded the 4 loads of laundry and did a couple more. William really needed a bath, he had sand in his hair from our short jaunt outside, but the poor child fell asleep at 7 almost as soon as we came in, so I guess I will give him a quick one in the morning, since I did manage to get Brooke in the tub, before she fell asleep. They spent most of the day running around in nothing but panties and diaper, and they still were all sweaty, and I know the heat and humidity drains me, and that is what it did to them.

I got a hold of my local nursing home today, and they would love to have donations. So I have found a home for the afghans leftover from the DVS and the ones I still need to join. I will also try to get them 32 Cuddle Bears made for the Alzheimer's/Dementia Unit patients. Also they said they would love to have shawls, hats, scarfs, non slip slippers, wheelchair/walker totes, and anything else I can think of. I remember when the facility was called Suncrest, but now they go by Lapeer County Medical Care Facility. ( http://www.lcmcf.org/ ) I am so excited to finally have a local place to donate to, again. That way I can get back to donating, and feel useful again.

The tooth that was giving me so much trouble, before, has finally fallen out, well almost, there is still a little piece, and of course it is sharp and pointy, so my tongue hurts from rubbing on it. The piece is lose, so I have been wiggling it, to help it along, and have been using Williams oragel on my tongue for a little relief.

I need to get my butt in gear and get started on 2 cotton ponchos, I want to crochet and get to someone in the next 2 weeks, then I want to get busy and join some more afghans. I also need to think about finishing the kids cotton afghans for Christmas and some other things for them. OH and Williams outfit. BOY I have done it again....too much to do and just not enough time in the day to do it all (I guess that is why I stay up so stinkin late or I should say Early {usually at least 2 a.m. before I go to bed})

I hope everyone has fared well through the latest storms, and are staying cool....

Have a great night...............