September 16, 2009

Sure is beginning to feel like fall outside. It is so nice to sit on the deck in the evening enjoying the cool air and no humididty. Dogs seem to like it as well.
Went to lunch yesterday with Patty and then today with Linda. They are both doing their best to convience me that I am better off retired...LOL. I DO miss everyone though.
Plan to take Brody to visit with Zoe again tomorrow for a play date. John is off this week so if it is not raining we will let them play outside.

September 13, 2009

Final episode of season 2 coming on at 9PM. Wonder how it will all end?

Took Mert out to lunch today since Bill went to a shoot. Went to a new restaurant in Amish country. Smoke House....their food is very good. Pat and Mert had pulled pork and I had grilled chicken. Huge servings!

September 12, 2009

To Beth, Scott and Parker Loomis~ (Camden has arrived)CONGRATULATIONS!!! See Avie's blog for details~ http://avingtonlynn.blogspot.com/

To Jacie~ Ok,did you and Beth have this planned all along??? LOL
To Chris Maxwell~ I miss you girl!!! CONGRATULATIONS GRANNY!

September 10, 2009

SOMEDAY!!!
Poor Beth has not had her little girl yet. Of course she has not reached her due date yet but she was hoping Camden would arrive early.

Had a lovely lunch on Tuesday with Patty and Becky. Seems things are lets say "different" this year around the district. Then yesterday I had lunch with an old friend Judie. She is now into crafting and is a Stampin Up demonstrator. It was nice to catch up and share crafting ideas.

Jeremy and Mandi are doing well. Jeremy and his head pro are working on his securing a head pro position in the near future. One of the nearby golf courses has closed and has been bought by Troon Golf and he is hoping they will be looking for leadership. Mandi should be starting softball practice with the school kids soon.

Lovely fall like afternoon out today so am off to take the dogs to the deck and enjoy.

September 7, 2009

I don't think any further explaination is needed. COME ON BETH! LET'S HAVE THIS LITTLE GIRL ALREADY!!

September 3, 2009

Spent the day yesterday preparing and freezing 15 1/2 quarts of tomatoes. One of Pat's co-workers brought in a basket for me....a laundry basket! They will be great for chili this winter. Price was right!

Going to lunch later today with Linda C. I sure miss her and the fun we used to have in the office at Washington.

Beth Maxwell Loomis thinks she is ready to have her baby Camden soon. She seems very uncomfortable so for her sake I hope she arrives in the next day or so. I am sure nana Chris is excited as well.

September 1, 2009

Happy September! I was walking Brody last night and noticed some leaves already starting to change. Fall is Pat's favorite time of year. Flannel shirts and cool crisp days. Speaking of Pat, he has almost finished his cupboards in the workshop. It will be a very organized workshop when it is complete. Very nice!

Dogs will be enjoying the cooler weather, well, Brody at least. When we spend time on the deck on cool evenings, Ali shivers since she is cold. Pat says she is like his stepdad Bill who can't stand the cold. We just wrap her up in a sweatshirt or blanket and she is happy.

I have been doing some crafting. Went to a Stampin Up open house at Judie Snoot's house on Ssturday. Bought a couple of new things. Pat and I went to Mt. Vernon on Sunday and I got more ceramic tiles to make coasters and magnets. Then Monday I printed and attached the graphics on each one. Need to purchase more magnets and then begin packaging.

Everyone have a wonderful beginning to the fall season! Those of you back at school, hang in there, next weekend is a long one. :)

August 26, 2009

Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jeremy Latham!
After successfully passing the final
level of his PGA Apprenticeship yesterday,
Jeremy has earned his
Class A PGA Membership and
the promotion to
Assistant Golf Professional.
Nice work Jeremy, keep up the great work!

(This was the announcement on the Colonial Golf Club site)

August 25, 2009

YIPEE!! WOO HOO!! This is one happy happy day. Jeremy has earned his class A card. In golf this is equal to a college diploma of sorts. He has worked very hard and has finally succeeded in passing all the necessary bookwork and tests. CONGRATULATIONS SON! You did good.

Pictures to come.....I HOPE!!

Computer problems!!

Yea for Patty!! She was in the top 100 fundraisers for the Race for the Cure. She attended their celebration dinner the other night in Columbus. Unfortunately the "guy" who always comes out of nowhere at the last minute to beat her out of #1 spot did it again so she was officially #2 but that is still terrific. Congratulations Patty!Great pic by the way.

It has been awhile since I posted. Computer problems here at home. About a week ago, we started getting knocked off at random. Both Pat's desktop and my laptop were experiencing the same problem. We fiddled with it and got either the desktop or the laptop to work but not both at the same time. GRRRRR~frustration soon set in. Called Time Warner and our connection was fine so it had to be on our end. So off to Wally World we went to get a new router thinking that had to be the problem. NOT! So after a day of trying most everything, we thought the 10 yr. old modum might not be compatible with the now new router so off we went to Wally again to get a new modum. Pat installed that and again...no go!! He worked so hard for hours trying to get things to work. After talking to some tech support for nearly 2 hours they concluded that his desktop was not working properly and he thinks during a recent Microsoft update some files were lost. We finally got the desktop working but not the laptop so we decided to share the desktop for the time being. Pat had been wanting to purchase a new desktop but was waiting til fall when the new Mac operating system comes out. (He is fed up with PC and going back to MAC) Well now he will HAVE to get a new machine so we can get back to being a two computer household.I can't do much crafting without my laptop working but I will survive a few more weeks...lol

Jeremy goes to Port St. Lucie tomorrow to take his final checkpoint on Mon. and Tues. He has worked hard to get this far in his career. Taken a while but he is near the end now. Wishing him good luck! Love you Jeremy and miss you sooo much!!

August 12, 2009

Last night I went to Z'ville with Linda to get hair cuts. We had dinner at Adornettos and then made a few stops for dog food and paper at Staples. Good to sit and visit since she has been gone all summer.

Today I had a late breakfast with Diane Schlegel. It was also nice to catch up with her and all her plans for the gifted program this year. She and the family had fun this summer on their adventurous vacations. While Jenny is at camp in New England, she and Denly visit lots of local landmarks. Such fun!

I spent this afternoon crafting some new things. Came out rather nice so I hope people will like them for holiday gifts.
Only a week or so and all will be back to school. Hope everyone is ready for a GREAT year!

August 7, 2009

August 6, 2009

August 1, 2009

It was a beautiful day today so this afternoon I took Brody for his play date with my brother's doberman Zoey. Boy was it fun! They took some time checking eachother out and then the games were on. They ran, chased the ball and barked at a couple of birds. Brody is not used to being off leash so it was great so see him running free in the fenced in yard. John is watching him for us when we go to see Jeremy and Mandi this fall. I am sure they will get along just fine. He still has to learn to use the doggie door though.....

He is totally wiped out. He almost fell asleep on the way home. Now it is time for his dinner and then I am sure he will crash. LOL...silly little boy!

July 31, 2009

I have officially one week to do things in my 50's~my how time flies. Getting old just sucks!! So does retirement when you don't have anyone to enjoy the freedom with you!

I have begun reading a new book on my Kindle about the FLDS called Escape. It is about the life of a girl who was married to the Jessup family and her escape from the lifestyle. I read another similar book last summer and enjoyed it so thought this would be a change from all the vampire novels of recent months. LOL

We were rained out of our doggie playdate last week so we hope to try again tomorrow. I just hope Brody and Zoe get along and have fun in the fenced in yard.
Pat has to work today. Has some billings to do. All the same job but each company wants the same info on "their" invoice paper in a certain way so it takes forever to complete. He had hoped to install the new air conditioner in the workshop but that will have to wait until he gets home.

I have heard that they have interviewed for the opportunity school director position and I was not called so I take it I am not of interest to them for the position. Oh, well. Would have been an exciting challange but not ment to be.

It is almost 5AM and the dogs will be wanting their breakfast soon. I have a massage at 11 and that is it for the day. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

July 23, 2009

It's still raining this morning but I guess it is supposed to stop this afternoon. Last night I went to the monthly Washington staff dinner. We met at the Warehouse and had a great time. We celebrated Suzanne's 50th birthday...it isn't until Aug. 5 but we did it early. While we were there, we called Linda in Miss. and wished her happy birthday which is Friday. Good times with good friends.

Taking Brody to see my brother's dog Zoe today. She is a doberman and is bigger than he is so we aren't sure they will play but we shall see. He needs a playmate! Ali just isn't going to run and chase at her age.

July 20. 2009

Not much going on here lately. Pat and I went to Newark yesterday to Best Buy. Looked at mini computers and a wireless radio but didn't purchase anything. I went into Michael's to look around and believe it or not I didn't buy anything there either. SHOCK! We had lunch at Olive Garden and then home.

Have to go into see Bill today to help him with his computer. He gets confused and forgets passwords but hey, at 75 he is doing great...I know some 20 year olds who can't remember passwords! LOL

I can't sleep if you wonder why I am writing this at 2:16 AM. I am on the couch and have Ali beside me asleep and Brody laying on my shoulder asleep. Guess they love me....

July 17, 2009

"You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny.The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand."

Kinda thought provoking huh?

Pretty slow week this week. I am still reading Columbine. Very interesting all the things the news reported that were incorrect. Such a sad story that could maybe have been stopped if things had been different.

I ordered our tickets to go to Florida for Thanksgiving tonight. We will be there 5 days. Just long enough to drive Jeremy and Mandi crazy...lol.

July 12, 2009

It's Sunday night! TRUE BLOOD~new episode at 9.

July 11, 2009

Had a lovely dinner with Mandi and her parents at The Pro's Table tonight. There was only one thing missing....JEREMY!! I hate that he is stuck in Florida and couldn't be with us. It's been over a year since we have seen him. It just sucks!

Looked like it would rain or maybe storm all day. Did have a little shower this AM but it didn't last. Guess some parts of the state got much rain.

Yesterday, Pat and I went to Easton to the Apple store so he could look at a laptop.Was glad that we went since he had some important questions answered. Stopped at a couple other stores and then home. Not our kind of shopping mall....expensive! Oh my!!

Hope to hear something next week about the opp. school job.....have heard nothing so far.

July 8, 2009

I have finished another book on my Kindle. Been reading a lot lately! Much like my mother I read the book but don't remember the titles once I read them...LOL



Got wonderful news the other day from Jeremy. He thought he would have to wait 6 months before his class A would take affect but he has been grandfathered in and when he passes his test in Aug. he will be class A on the spot. Woo Hoo!!


Mandi is in Ohio for two weeks. Pat and I are having dinner with her and her parents on Saturday at the Pro's Table. Should be fun. We have met her mom but not her dad. This time we will call Jeremy so he will feel he is part of the evening.


Gave Bill another computer lesson this afternoon. He is doing very well. I think he is no longer afraid of it so he is playing more. He can no play solitare, find his email and read it, send email and check his stocks. Not bad for only two weeks.

July 5, 2009

"Never trade what you want the most for what you want at the moment"
Now shouldn't we girls all use this as a mantra when we go shopping!! LOL


Pat and I went to Zanesville today to see the movie Public Enemies with Johnny Depp. I say he should stay in his Jack Sparrow character!! Neither Pat or I enjoyed this movie. VERY slow and little plot. I would not recommend this to anyone. And I am a fan of gangster movies.


Here it is Sunday night and no new True Blood!!!! As Beth would say~ "SHUT UP!" LoL I guess I could watch the first three weeks of season two again as they will be on.....So I guess I have to wait til next week for a new episode. Until then.......

July 3, 2009

OK~I AM SOOOOOO DEPRESSED! LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY!!!!! It so sucks getting old. Pat and Jeremy got a good laugh out of it. Just wait...paybacks are hell boys.

Pat and I did errands today. He ordered his new glasses and sunglasses. I went to pick up my sunglasses and they were closed so will try again on Monday. When we got home, Pat mowed so that is done for a few days. Has looked like rain most of the day but none so far. Tomorrow they said we may have some showers.

Gonna watch Red White and Boom on the TV tonight.
Happy 4th everyone!