Celebration Time

Hope everyone has a very happy 4th. I took my granddaughter Cassidy to St. Paul for the rodeo and fire works. They always have the best fire works. They last for least 20 to 30 minutes. A couple of my good friends went with me and we always have a great time together. I didn't get to see Adam ride the bulls but got to see his sister Ashley. She was one of the flag carriers. It sure doesn't seem possible that those kids could be as old as they are. I have known them since they were 5 yrs. old. And then I opened an invitation to Korissa's birthday get together and there was the number 3. It seems only yesterday she was born. How time passes. I don't think each day just passes it runs. I am reminded that every day we should celebrate what we have in this country and give thanks for it. Our freedoms are the best in the world, even tho the U.S is not without faults, it is still the only country that offers what we take for grant. Take a few minutes each day to thank our creator for what we have. We need to preserve this world and take a little extra time to recycle and strive to preserve this planet for other generations to come. Again hope everyone had a great holiday.

Day 16-17-18-19 Bad Week Days

The days can sure get away from you when it seem like there is no let down time. I did get a picture of my cake that I did for my last class but haven't been able to get Tammy to help me get it on here, since i don't know how to do it. Dumb Barbara. I start my new cake class on Wed. the 7th. I am looking forward to it. That one will be fondant and gum paste. My instructor is also going to show me some things with my new Cricut cake decorating machine. Things have just been crazy and so my excuse is ??????. I guess I can't come up with one. Yesterday I spent most of it in Portland at an IRS seminar. This afternoon I am going to a client's business to work. No rest for me. I will get back into the daily postings now - I promise. I can't let Jessie down. Everyone have a Safe and Happy 4th. I plan on attending the St. Paul Rodeo on the 4th with some good friends of mine.

Day 15 - Another Day

This past week has been great. Not too hot and not too cold - just right. It makes sitting on the deck enjoyable. Sat. Cassidy decided that my fountain needed a couple of additions - one was a frog and the other a fish (not real of course). They do add to the looks. It seems like Monday always brings too much to do in too little time. It's almost like it multilpied over the weekend. Nothing exciting going on so I will close for today.

Day 14 - Events

These can be happy and sad ones. Events can be like changes; some we don't mind and some we do. I had planned on going to the car races in Medford Saturday but didn't get too. So Cassidy and I went and saw Toy Story 3 in 3D. It was even better because we saw it in digital 3D, which is better than regular 3D. It cost more to. Then I let Cassidy pick where we went for lunch. For me the event of racing had to be put on the back burner and replaced with something else. I wish I could have gone to the races but events change. Cassidy got to decorate her first cake, which we had a small piece after dinner last night. I have to bake my class cake today for Tuesday. I manage to do my arm up good yesterday when I tore it open on a stick that I didn't see. Looks like I been thru a war. My battle scars of yard work. Hauled lots of bark dust and makes all the changes of events to feel better. Had a great church service today so am ready for the rest of the week.

Day 13 - Goof Up

I was so busy in my back yard and with Cassidy that I missed doing one for Sat. - so Sat. day 13 is going to be "day off".

Day 12 - Hobbies

I am a person of several hobbies. I did do some scrapbooking. I need to get another album for book 4 of my pets. It is still relaxing and enjoyable. My outdoors likeing is my yard and working in it. I just spent this afternoon shoveling, hauling and spreading barkdust. I think I still have 99.99% of my 1 unit left to do. Of course, my newest one is cake decorating. I look at all the different things I can do and learn. I plan to take some special classes for sugar flowers and molding chocolate. Enough of that. Maybe someday, in my dreams,I will be able to make some extra money and sell some orders. That would be fun. Today is really short since I am a dull person.

Day 11 - Crazy Mixed-Up Day

Today has been a day from crazyville. Spent lots of time on the phone for some answers and all I got was "nothing". Looking forward to getting home to use my new "Air Climber" that I just got yesterday. It will take some getting use to but I really like it. Since it works on using air it doesn't sound like it would do very much but it does. They say when you first begin do it only 5 minutes at a time and I can tell you even that is hard. After only a couple of minutes I am panting. 500 steps on it burned 74 calories. Next Tuesday is my final for this series of cake decorating classes when we learn how to places flowers correctly and to do basket weave on it. I plan to make a butter cream poppy seed cake with a lemon filling. Plan to decorate it with daffodil's and lillie's. Will post a picture next week on how it turns out. Guess what - I have not missed a day of the challenage.