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Spectacular Spring! - 5/10/2008 9:09:35 PM
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dianetavegia
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Friday: The day started off a bit wet and chilly after the rain came through late last night, but it quickly warmed to 80° and the sky was a very bright blue. Tomorrow will be another nice day but Sunday is supposed to be a bummer with two sets of storms coming through. That’s okay. I’m sure I can find something fun to do.
I am not going to have the daycare child on Monday. Her Dad is off. I’m going to keep the car so I can get out of the house and also help decorate for the baby shower. I still need to buy a gift!
I got a replacement microwave off Freecycle this afternoon. Our 30 year old microwave died a few months ago during a storm. We missed having microwave popcorn, instant oatmeal and quick reheating of leftovers. A family in town just remodeled their kitchen and got all new appliances. They gave us a good-sized unit in GREAT condition. It looks like new.
Our Home School Year is completed! This is the end of our 9th year. We’ll begin 8th grade in late August or early September but we’re going to continue math lessons during the summer while Daddy is home to teach. After all, Daddy is a math major. We use Saxon Math.
What did I do today? I cleaned the fridge and vacuumed the house. I did a few loads of clothes and a few other things. We went grocery shopping after a really good supper. It was a very nice day.
Saturday: I woke at 8:20!! I’d gone to bed around 10:30 and went right to sleep. Jim slept until 9:00. I got up once he was awake and we did several chores. Jim cut the grass in the front and back yard. We also took the broken gas blower over to be repaired but the guy there took it apart to see if it had just lost a screw and found a sheared off bolt and ripped up gasket. It wasn’t worth repairing. It had served us well and we’d gotten a good 8 or 9 years out of it. Considering we have almost an acre of land with about 100 trees, we have a huge amount of leaves to get up each year.
Jim went to Home Depot and got some wood for a 4 X 8 raised flowerbed. He built that and we got it into position. He took me to Home Depot tonight to choose some plants for Mother’s Day. He gave me a choice of what I’d like, and I chose live plants. We have to put topsoil in the raised bed and then will plant my new flowers tomorrow afternoon. The pictures are the two plant types I chose today.
We went to the dump and also put the new seat on our outdoor swing. It looks so very nice and sits well. I’ve sat in it several times today and enjoyed it very much.
We had Mary and Jon over for a Mother’s Day cookout. We decided to do it today because we’re expecting a rainy day on Sunday. Jim grilled steaks that were so tender you could cut them with a butter knife. We had corn on the cob, potato salad and baked beans. I’d made a Peach Cobbler for dessert and we ate it while it was still warm.
We sat on the deck and visited for a long time before the picnic. It was a bit overcast, but we were under a tornado watch and had thunderstorm warnings. Instead, it was quite pleasant with the sun breaking through on and off.
Jim took a pre assessment test today and passed with flying colors. He’ll schedule the final exam and take that at the college in the next few days. This was his final literature test. He still has two papers to finalize, but he sure is doing great!
I got a beautiful bouquet of flowers from our oldest son and his family. A pink and white checked ribbon in a very feminine material surrounds them. They smell so lovely, too.
I broke the chain off our whole house fan. Jim has a new switch so he’ll fix it for me in the next day or so. I’m just glad it broke when I turned it OFF.
Have a lovely night, a wonderful Mother’s Day and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
PLEASE SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS!
Never ‘buy’ an animal when you can save a life by adopting a deserted or unwanted furry friend.
We got our Scooter (Black Lab) at ‘Wal-Mart’ (parking lot give away at 5 weeks old) and our Patches (Calico Cat) at our local animal shelter. She was about 6 months old. Both were spayed and neutered before six months of age. We’ve now enjoyed the friendship of Patches for 4 ½ years and Scooter for 3 years.
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Storms all night - 5/11/2008 8:50:08 PM
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dianetavegia
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 Ephesians 4: 14-16 Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth. Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love." Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
It was very noisy around here last night. Scooter woke at 1:00 when the thunder started. He was whimpering so I walked him and then closed the two windows in the t.v. room, gave him some cookies and sat with him for a few minutes. By 4:00, we were awake again because of the thunder, roaring winds and pounding rain, but we didn’t even have a downed limb. Many in our county were not so blessed.
Since I hadn’t slept well at all, I took a two hour nap at lunch time today. It’s still very windy and only about 70°. At least the storms are gone. Turnout at Sunday School was very low. Jamie and I didn’t have even ONE girl out of our class and the 8th graders had four girls. Many teachers were absent. Next week is the breakfast/ ceremony for graduates and Jim doesn’t have to cook. We won’t have Sunday School class. I’m sleeping in!
Jim and I went to Douglasville this afternoon and bought gifts for the Baby Shower. I found three really precious dresses and a ‘classic’ stuffed animal. I chose Eeyore because he’s my favorite Pooh character. I got a classic Pooh gift bag so I didn’t have to find boxes for everything. I do need some tissue paper, tho, in a pastel color.
Because of the high winds, we didn’t go out and work on my newest flowerbed today. Jim offered to get the holes dug but it was so very windy that I suggested we wait.
Hope you had a really nice Mother’s Day. God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
PLEASE SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS! Adopt an animal from your local shelter instead of buying one at the mall. Save a little life.
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Tuesday at our house - 5/13/2008 8:12:30 PM
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dianetavegia
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 Psalms 56:8 "You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book." I would never leave you alone at a time like this. Let Me come in and dine with you, sharing comfort and fellowship together. 1 Peter 1:6-7 “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.” 
School was closed Monday because we’re under a ‘State of Emergency’ here in Carroll County. Staff still had to report, so Jim got up his regular time. I didn’t have my daycare toddler, so I was a bit laid back drinking my coffee and eating oatmeal at leisure.
I decided not to keep the car Monday because I expected Jim to have a really short day. It made no sense to use extra gas driving him back and forth when he would be home right after lunchtime. I just needed to buy some tissue paper and a missing ingredient for one of the foods I was taking to the Baby Shower.
I didn’t have the daycare child on Tuesday because of a dental visit for her sisters, so I did some chores that generally take a bit longer and demand more of my attention. I’d pulled a muscle in my back lifting her into the highchair last Friday and it’s still bothering me a bit.
Jim had his stitches removed this afternoon and doesn’t have to return for three months! Wow, he’s thrilled! We’ll have to keep an eye out for any new black spots or moles that change, tho. He goes back on August 12th. He’ll go every three months now.
I sat outside in my swing for a long time today. It was so pretty. It was supposed to be hot, but we had a nice breeze and a few clouds. We have a chance of rain the next few days. My plants need it, so I shouldn’t complain. I just really enjoy being outside!
I cancelled our unlimited long distance service, Caller I.D., Call Waiting, etc., and will save $47.00 on my monthly phone bill. Next, I’m going to call the local cable company and see about getting phone, cable and internet through them. We really, really, really dislike AT&T. Our service is extremely slow since they took over DSL for Bellsouth. We’ve had more outages with them in just months than we’ve had in 9 years with Bellsouth!
I completed some surveys today that paid immediately for a quick $15.00. I have two more that are waiting to be completed. I like free money.
I got pine bark nuggets put in my newest raised bed tonight. Jim had planted the two shrubs while I was at the Baby Shower last night. I got two smaller plants that bloom purple spikes for the front of the bed. I am actually thinking about adding some annuals in the front of each new bed to give them more ‘oomph’ while the shrubs grow and fill in. I didn’t buy any small shrubs, only 3 gallons, but they have plenty of room to fill in the beds.
I have the topsoil and pine bark for another small raised bed. I just need for Jim to buy the wood and build it for me. Of course, he had to ask ‘What are you going to put in it?’ Something colorful, of course! Maybe a Hydrangea that blooms late summer or a Hibiscus that can withstand heat and our mild winters?? I’d like a Camellia and Gardenia, too. You can never have too many plants.
NCIS is on and I really like that show. Think I’ll watch it. Good night and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
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All day rain - 5/15/2008 6:56:27 PM
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dianetavegia
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 Psalms 37:5-6 "Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun." Matthew 5-16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 
Rod Dreher, a conservative columnist for the "Dallas Morning News," said: I blog about negative stuff for the same reason that newspapers aren't filled with good news: because "usually" "good news" isn't that interesting to talk about.
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I had a bad night. I seemed to sleep well until 3:30. Scooter woke to go out and I walked him to the end of our cul-de-sac and back. I had a stuffy nose and sinus headache but also just felt a bit off. Between 4:00 and 7:20, I slept very fitfully, not able to get comfortable and I’d awaken for a few minutes aware I was clenching my jaw. I woke with a backache. I think I’d overdone it moving top soil and then mulch on Tuesday night. I’d carried 200 lbs of soil about 40 feet, 40lbs at a time. Anyhow, a hot shower and a few minutes on a heating pad have helped a lot.
My mother is supposed to come through in two weeks and stay for one or two nights. She’ll stay at a local hotel, because of my animals, but we’re going to have cook-outs with Jon and Mary. I hope we have really nice weather those two days. Mother won’t come inside except to run to the bathroom because of the cat and dog.
Mother wants Jim to either ride with her or follow her to Birmingham for her dental implants. She’s already had the two major surgeries so this will be a minor thing, taking about 25 minutes, but she’s very anxious about it. Her procedure is the last Friday of the month. We do have a concern that he could be gone up to three days, leaving me without transportation. Jon and Mary are only 15 miles away, tho. I don’t expect Jim to stay more than the night before the procedure.
Weight Loss:
I’m very discouraged with my weight loss. I gained back four pounds then lost two of those pounds, so I’m stuck again and at a higher weight. I don’t know why this happened. At first, I thought it was all water weight because I’d been craving and eating salty foods and it happened ‘overnight’. It didn’t go away quickly like your typical water weight gain, tho. Our final weigh in is the third week of July. I’d wanted to have lost down to my goal of 124 lbs by then. Eight weeks to go and at a standstill.
I’ve been snacking after supper but not like before I began my weight loss attempt. Jim will bring me a serving of my Peach Cobbler or make popcorn and I eat it. I’ve also had some chocolate almost every day. I’m not eating a lot of food, just the wrong foods. Still no soda, tho. I have coffee in the morning and then drink tea the rest of the day.
I ate oatmeal for breakfast and had Ramen Noodles at lunch. For supper, I made a small amount of lean meat and lots of veggies. No snacks today for me, other than a small pear.
I didn’t do my aerobics this morning because of the backache. I may sneak in some exercise before watching TV tonight. We’ll see how my back feels. My walk aerobics calls for arm movements and back stretches for the whole two-mile workout.
It started raining here before lunchtime. I have two small plants I should have gotten planted but they’ll do okay. They’re still in the pots they came in. I think we’ll miss most of the bad weather. The real storm appears to be moving up instead of over us tho we’ve had a steady downpour for hours. I think we’re out of our drought. This has been a typical rainy spring.
Jim is taping the middle school concert tonight. He set up his equipment right after school so he could run home for supper. He has six more school days left in the year and has off until August 15th. Students return August 22nd in Bremen. That gives him 3 months off, with pay.
The rain has never stopped. My flowers are going to be HUGE! Good for me! Plus, the rain is free water. It’s really coming down! Thankfully, it’s not blowing, so I can keep my windows open. I love a soft rain. I like a thunderstorm. I don’t like dreary days. Today was just ‘light’ enough and interesting enough to be pleasant. Plus, it’s not chilly.
The kitchen is cleaned and I don’t have any chores that need doing. I’m going to try and force myself to do aerobics before something good comes on TV. I’m VERY drowsy from not sleeping well last night, but I can’t go to bed until after I walk Scooter at 10:00 or around there. That’s three hours!
Diane Tavegia
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