A quick stop from me too. Spring fever must be going around, I too have been soooo busy with yardwork, cleaning, laundry and making 40 Mother's Day cards. The weeds in the backyard are thriving. Spraying them is killing some but I thing I'll need to use Roundup and start over. We might look into groundcover for the slope instead of grass.
Soon it will be time for dinner, cleaning up and getting ready for work tomorrow. So much for a relaxing weekend.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Renate

Hello, I hope this finds everyone doing well.
Jess, good Monday to you. You had a busy weekend, glad your camp went well. The work never gets done, don't feel lonely. We don't have ants so far this year. Trying to keep them from finding us. I still need to spray one side of the house.
Well, I attacked the tax issue tonight. An hour wasted itemizing only to find out that the standard deduction is larger. We end up owing, but we'll go over it again before we send any money.
Good night. Renate

Happy sleepy Monday!

Renate~Always good to double check the taxes. I'm just discouraged that the work never gets done! I did get the cards packaged up but won't get to the PO until tomorrow.

Phyllis~What a good idea to watch DH do yard work! Sounds like you did enough this yesterday. I still usually only work 40 hours but with trying to go to bed at a reasonable time, I don't feel like I have enough time to get things done. I still only get maybe 5, sometimes 6 hours of sleep a night during the week. I do enjoy my time up at the chateau but sometimes it gets too busy there too.

Hope the day is sunny and bright for all.

Jess

Finally the Queens (most of them)are back in the Castle. Welcome back! It was getting pretty lonely with just Phyllis and I.
No yard work happening here... it started out as a mowed over hayfield and will probably end up that way. DH is finding ways to put off mowing. He's hauling the mower in for annual maintenance tomorrow. They will probably keep it a week.
Rained this AM... just overcast now, temps in the 60's.
I've been messing around with my stamps this morning. Trying to get them into one area of collection. DH bought me a 25 pack of jewel cases and I have about 15 full and the other 10 will be full before I finish. Who knew I had so many stamps?

Everybody have a great week!
Hugz,
Gramma
Be safe!

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Here is the cute card from stamp camp!! Everyone loved him and I've sold quite a few outside of stamp camp! I hope it still shows up when I hit post!

Jess

geeesh..seems like all I can manage are quick fly-bys here. I am so not ready for this crop. I have stuff to work on, but nothing to complete. I sat down earlier and grabbed everything I might possibly use for one set of LO's. I have 2 more sets, but need to pick papers so I can cut the title which is merely the location of the meeting and the dates. I just can't come up with the right papers. I have 2 projects I am taking which will fill up some time.
I have all kinds of interruptions going on. Pond guy will be by this evening I think, and the electrician will be here Thursday after his day job. Friday early am, the contractor will be by to discuss repair/replace of our interior stairs. Dude for the air conditioner never did show up last week. Guess they really don't want to sell us a new one.

I am in need of some thank you cards and was thinking I should have done them at the crop. Too late for me to plan them and do cuts though now.
I am trying to decide if I want to take my E or just hope that I can get some time on the one the crop hostess provides. I would keep mine in my hotel room and just go there and do my cuts. I just hate hauling it.

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom right now. We talked about going downtown, but there just isn't time. I guess it wold be different if I had never seen them up close. oh well, there is always next year.

Going to try to get cfs packed up this evening. Hope everyone is having good weather. It has almost been like summer here with temps in the upper 70s to 80. God only knows what summer will really be like.

Darn the snooze button! Somehow it was hit this morning!

Gramma~Thank you! Ugh to the bug bites. They are predicting bad things with bugs this year. I'm not a fan either!

Pat~So much going on there! Hope you are able to relax and enjoy the crop!

Phyllis~Grrr to having to go to two POs! Thank you on the card! Super tired is more like it! I went to bed at 7:00 last night and ended up taking a short nap when I got home today. Are you going to do anything special at your friends house (Indiana, right?)? No grass cutting yet here.

I'm working on dinner too..was going to do steaks under the broiler but DH just started the grill. Good, less clean up for me!

Jess

I'm home....quick trip....oh boy....we did NOT know it was spring break for so many folks this week...no computer service at the state park first night....yesterday we got up and drove toward Destin....found this new camp ground....beautiful but no WiFi yet.....anyway....we left about 8:30 and rode into Panama City Beach, found a spot to park and walked to the beach a little ways.....then headed toward home....nice to get away......but I am beat and so is hubby....I even drove a while today which he usually doesn't want me to do......
Will try to catch up tomorrow after my work is done....second load of laundry going, have about 4 more but they probably will wait til the morning, then clean up and reload the m/h.....have a great night..

Evening Renate, actually we spent the night in the Navarre Beach area(spel) and just drove thru Destin/Panama City Beach today.....we were ready to find a nice spot so hubby could rest and watch some TV, poor service even with our digital box at the state park.....
Now I am headed to watch a bit of TV and hit the bed.....

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Well, I am about through with putting things together to work on at the crop. I printed out pictures tonight for a double LO and now I am going to gather some embellishments. I also have papers for another double. Just need to cut the title. I am going to try to get everything for another double that will only require a simple title and photo labels. I will then be caught up with with the society album, and last year's gingerbread decorating pages. I am not sure how much I actually have to work on for 48 hrs, but some of that I will be sleeping and eating. LOL

Spent a little time in the yard today, but it was kind of wet from a storm that blew through last night. Might get back out there tomorrow. No pond guy, but that was only a maybe. He said he would call ahead if he is in the area.

Jess, your card is cute. I knew Gramma would like it. My youngest grandson loves dinosaurs.

I am going for an early night here I think. Maybe then I can get up early.

Nite all...

ok.....early get up happened, but I kept getting side tracked. Between FB, the Mb's, Pinterest and emails, I never get ahead. And I don't play the games on FB, so I don't have those bogging me down. Jim says I am not well organized and easily distracted. He is correct.

I did run errands this am, so dinner is under control as is banking, PO and my assigned snack item for the crop. I lucked out with baby carrots, which were on sale.

Now I need to continue to work on things for the crop. I have an assortment of projects and page kits. Enough to surely keep me busy. Trying to decide if I am taking my Cricut or will just hope to be able to use the Crop one. I am also trying to decide if I want to take my laptop or just my tablet. Leaning towards the laptop since I can attach it to my table with a security cord. Whatever I choose, I will be able to check in and make sure everyone is behaving in the castle.

Anyway.. I want to make sure now, I have embellishments, tools and whatever carts I might want for cuts. Crop hostess has quite a few, but not sure if she has the ones I might need.

Afternoon.....been a busy day.....hubby and I slept in til almost 7, he made a cup of coffee and in 5 mins he was throwing up.....oh boy......he did get better in about an hour....could have just been all the riding and driving or just shear exhaustion..... Motor home is clean inside, laundry almost done, last load now going, we just need to wash the outside and put it away. And get my car out from the garage where we park the m/h and we should be almost back to normal....
Gramma it is about 75 today, just beautiful, but the pollen is awful..those little tassels from the trees are killing my sinuses...front porch is covered....we are also glad to be free of the spring break crowd...and there was no pollen at the beach......
Phyllis hope you have a wonderful trip to visit your friend and get lots of 'stuff' made for the shop...you never know who might drop in with their better half and buy something and they tell someone and the ball gets rolling.
Jess love that dragon card.....too cute.....hope you had a good work day.....
Renate I need to get in my yard this week too.....the weeds I sprayed last week are just about 'dead' and I better get a handle on them before they rear their ugly heads again.....
Pat hope your DD had a great party on Sunday, maybe you will get your crop things together and be able to knock out every thing you carry. Hope you have a wonderful weekend..... I hope your 'repairmen' are able to get you taken care of....customer service is very lacking lately.
I hope everyone has a great rest of their day.....

Wow, no emails again, I can't figure out this MB.

Pat, I agree with Gramma, you're passing yourself on the Beltway again. Good luck on the decisions as to what machinery you are going to take. I know what you mean about being easily distracted, I have the same problem.

Gramma, we will have those temps you like later this week. Its way too early for the these temps we are having now, makes me a little worried about Summer.

Deb, hope DH is doing better by now and it's just a matter of over doing himself over the weekend. Our temps are warmer than yours, what gives with this? I'm about packed and ready to head out tomorrow morning. I've done laundry today, washed my electric blanket and hung out to dry, don't think it will be needed for awhile.

Hello Jess, Renate and Joanne and ....... Anyone who drops by.

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good evening... decent day even though weather was a little dreary making it a bit cooler. I spent the day in my room working on page kits.
Renate all the page kits are for me. Society pages are for the genealogical society album. I do pages for each of our 2 yearly meetings. The rest of the pages are for my personal albums which vary and go from heritage to family activities. Mostly I do heritage ( a way to showcase my research), but I do some of current family events to showcase the living.

Gramma, you should know by now that this is how I operate. Close to the deadline and no stopping. I am so last minute and I work best under pressure.

Deb, took you no time to get everything cleaned up and back on track. I've not been to that part of FL, but I have friends who opened a tea room in Destin. Haven't talked to them for years, so it is likely closed now. They were sisters. Cute picture of Prissy that you posted on FB.

Still trying to decide if I am taking my E. If I do, I won't need it and if I don't, I will. That is how it goes.

Happy Thursday, I know there are lots of anxious kids and teachers around here.....next week is our spring break......#2DS/family are headed to Disney....about 8 families are going from the school....
Jess have a good day....
Gramma the pollen is really thick here too....wishing for some rain to settle it down....
Renate we didn't go out this bridge that we saw, I am thinking that is the beach area you mention....if so it is all rebuilt....
Joanne are you still in the remodel mode?
Pat I find if I take my machine I never need it.....there are always my friends that will cut something if I need it....my problem is I carry way too much stuff......and I like to visit too.....
Phyllis have a safe trip and fun.......
I had the addresses of a couple scrap stores while we were gone, but decided I didn't need to go....hubby offered though...didn't see but one HL and one Michael's in Dothan....
Guess I better get busy, need to run some errands and find something for supper tonight.....hope everyone has a wonderful day.