Sun. morning, October 18, 2009

Hi, Everyone!
Thanks for stopping by this past week or so. I've been busy as usual preparing for the Benefit Dinner/Silent Auction Nov. 7th. Also, our cookbooks arrived the other day and we are anxious to sell them so we are having a cookbook sale at a local bank next weekend on Friday all day and Sat. morning. They are really nice and look great.

This past week the weather took a real dive! Brr! It was supposed to snow yesterday and Friday but I didn't see any. It was very cold outside yesterday when we had the dogs exercising for a few hours. On Friday, they were in my wild flower garden and flushed out a rabbit! It took off through the yard and went across the road to parts unknown. Well, all four Beagle dogs and Clara the Lab, were hot on the trail of it for over a half hour, back and forth in the yard and back to the wildflower garden. Sure a lot of howling going on from the Beagles! We wouldn't let them cross the road of course, but they sure had a great time tracking it! Then yesterday, they all were in the wildflower garden again looking for another one! Good exercise for them!

Hubby and I went down to Lowe's as he had to get a replacement grate for the fireplace downstairs. While there, I checked out new flooring for the kitchen. They had a pallet of covering that looked like wood flooring. Easy to install as the salesman said. So, hubby is going to measure the kitchen to see how much we need. He said he might be able to install it over his Christmas break. That would be cool!
Then I would like to get new counter tops too. Hubby said we could only do that in the summer when there is a lot of ventilation because of the glue that has to be used. I can wait!

I had a WISH group on Thursday night. I believe it was successful. At least I hope so. Time will tell if all the information I gave them helps them with their situations.

Father-in-law and his girlfriend are coming today in the afternoon for a visit and dinner. He brought fish last week and wants me to prepare it as he has had some before and thought it was delicious they way I fixed it. So, gotta get the house swept, dusted and spruced up for the company...also laundry! Busy day.

Later friends. Stay safe, and enjoy the fall foliage if you have it in your area. It is a beautiful time of season change.

Becky :)

Sat. October 10, 2009

Hi, Everyone,
Thanks so much for stopping by lately.
I've been really busy with organizing the Benefit Dinner/Silent Auction for the CCAPL November 7th. We are trying to sell tickets and also acquire silent auction items. We have had good success so far and hope to sell more tickets soon before the deadline approaches.

I've been working on putting together the catalog for the evening and that has been quite an undertaking. Trying to print out the pages so that when it is stapled together it flows well has been a real chore! But, I will get it eventually and take it all to the printer and have them print out the catalogs and staple them together. Whew!

I met my author friend, Joyce Bishop Morris this past Wednesday at Bob Evan's in Kent Ohio where we will be for a book sales & signing on October 22nd. We are looking forward to it. Great food, friendly waitresses, and Fred, the manager, is so nice. We gave him our posters to put up and also hand-outs about our books and hopefully this will generate some sales.

Fall is really coming on and the big tree in the back is almost done with shedding its leaves. The huge Maple hasn't even turned yet and it will be a while before they all come down and I'll have to mulch them with the mower. I'm still feeding the fish but have slowed down to once a day instead of twice. The water has cooled down considerably. We hooked up the elephant hose Thursday night and when it rained all day yesterday, it filled the pond up really well. Hubby will take it down today.

He was home yesterday as he is doing his mid-term exam. It has to be submitted by Sunday. He took a personal day off. His fifth one in seventeen years! He hardly ever misses school! He is such a devoted and dedicated teacher.

Today I'm going to work a hot-dog stand for the CCAPL at the "Mud-Bog-Fest". Some people have a farm and I guess they invite the public to see what their ATV's, four-wheelers, trucks, etc. can do in a mug bog! This will be my first experience at witnessing one so I'm trying to get mentally prepared. Although I'll be helping serve hot dogs, chips, and a beverage for $2.00, and telling people about our organization, it should be interesting and fun.

Gotta go for now, folks. Stay safe, and hopefully I'll meet you at Bob Evan's Restaurant in Kent, Ohio!!

Best regards,
Becky :)