I wan to go out on the river this weekend so bad. I am waiting for my brother in law to finish fixing his boat, then we are all going camping and boating on the river. We have so much fun when we do this. We always set up on this island in the middle of the river and camp the whole weekend long. At the end of the island is a sand bar that everyone gathers at in their boats. There is a volley ball net set up that stays there always and we call the sand bar Party Cove. I love it here. I would not want to live anywhere else.
Quiet Sunday morning
I love Sunday mornings. All quiet and little to no traffic. I can hear the birds chirping and you can tell that spring is officially here.
I went for a mile long hike down a nature trail yesterday. I think I might go back today and do two miles. I need to get more exercise anyway. I am trying to lose those pounds I put on over the winter, so I can go buy a new bathing suit.
Wish me luck !
Out to dinner
I think I will go out to dinner tonight. I am in the mood for some seafood and that is a craving that I cannot ignore. I love seafood. Shrimp, crabs, lobster, and fish are just so yummy. There is a nice little place down on the river that has a lovely out door deck you can dine on. Since the weather is so good, I have decided that is exactly what I will do. I have already called ahead and made a reservation, because I know I will not be the only one with such an idea. Have a great evening people. I know I will.
Shopping for pool supplies
So, despite of the fact I have a great cabin at the lake, I’ve decided it would be great to have a semi large pool in my back yard also. Buying pool supplies for me in the past was always one heck of a hassle and very expensive through out the summer though. I have to admit, I did have my reservations. When I did have my pool a few years ago, it was awesome to get off work, and then grab a book and my raft, along with a nice cool drink, then float around reading, sipping and relaxing. I can the feeling is still with me, hence the desire to have another pool, even though I’m concerned about the price of the up keep on it.
While looking at pool accessories, it nearly made me change my mind, until a friend of mine recommend this great online place, called Doheny’s Water Warehouse. I’m totally astonished at the great prices and their line of anything that a pool needs or could ever need for upkeep and also for fun! I saw this pool side water slide that my nephews would have such a great time on. Heck, so would I!!
Pool chemicals were so expensive at the pool supply shop that is near me, and half the time they didn’t have what I needed. It was always a iffy situation having them order what I needed for me also. 8 out of 10 times, it wasn’t what my pool was in need of. Once again that is why I was so hesitant about getting another pool. Now however, bring on the pool and summer fun!!
Leaves are nearly all gone
Lately the leaves have been falling off my maple tree at an incredible rate of speed. I had them raked, but to do something one wants done, I have discovered not to hire some one to do it for me. What a total mess. Now I’m going to have to rake all over again and then burn the leaves in my drive way. Never again will I hire someone who can’t follow simple instructions.
Waiting for the weekend
With the weekend nearly here, I’m looking forward to putting my flower beds to “sleep” for the winter and raking all the leaves that have fallen in the yard. The weather is supposed to be warmer and sunny. I hope it is, since I really would like to get this done and enjoy doing these kind of things. It’s sort of bittersweet though, since it seems we hardly had a summer and now winter is nearly upon us.
It’s confirmed
I have one heck of a case of strep throat. Wonderful. Perhaps from standing out in the cold handing out candy to exactly 12 kids that came to the house for trick or treating? It was such a sad turn out. I ended up giving the kids hand fulls of candy and telling them to come back around if they wanted. They were happy, though.
Cleaning greasy messes
It is time to clean out the grill and put it up for the winter and I found that I had to go on a hunt for perfect degreasers. I also realized that I am a really sloppy grill cooker, even though I don’t mean to be. I use tin foil most of the time for my vegetables and some other things, like stuffed tomatoes with tuna, which is easy to just to wrap in tinfoil and slap on the grill.
Actually in the summer, I grill more that I cook in my kitchen. I like being outside. I also love my patio and the fact that in the summer, I don’t have to stand in a hot kitchen. But like I said, I am a messy grill cook. I noticed that grease had splattered from off the grill or my grilling utensils, onto my patio stone and that regular degreasers were not got to get it all off.
A friend of mine suggested that I use industrial strength degreasers on the stone patio “floor” as I call it. I was kind of leery at first, but when I did indeed use it, and was careful following the instructions, it worked like a charm. I’m even thinking about keeping my grill covered but also available on the patio if I want to grill in the winter!
Apple festival
Every year a local orchard has a really great apple festival. I’ve made plans to take my nephews to it with me. The weather has been totally beautiful, and it’s supposed to be for the next week, especially the weekend… high of 80 degrees, but breezy. It won’t be to warm for the kids to be tromping through the orchards, going on hay rides and their favorite…eating caramel apples, drinking cider and having a blast with the activities that they participate in every year there. I’m really looking forward to going to this so much that I’ve taken off work. Oh, it’s cool with my boss, she is going also. This is a great event around here for both kids and adults.
Rain rain go away
I can not believe that it has been raining and so dreary here for nearly a week. We only had one nice day last weekend, and that was on Sunday. It was like a beautiful “Indian Summer” day. I enjoyed it and took the dog out for a walk after he kept bringing me his leash. He hardly ever does that, but apparently he wanted to go outside and enjoy the weather also.