This was one of those crazy weekends where you wonder if something couldn't have been saved for another day. :) I knew it wouldn't be relaxing, and I knew it would zip by too fast too!
This was city-wide garage sale weekend. The Overbrook Park and Rec decided to also host their annual fishing derby. Evelyn was so excited about fishing. Unfortunately, her daddy's truck broke down in western Kansas, and he wasn't going to make it home in time. She was crying and sad, but Poppy said he would be happy to help her. She was good with this plan, and they both had a good time fishing! I took a break from my shift at the 4-H garage sale to run over and see how it was going. Evelyn was a little bit miffed that she had not caught any fish yet, but they were still trying hard!
This little nugget looked right at me, smiled, and started reaching for me. I am sure it was because she was tired of being manhandled by her mom while she was trying to help Poppy and Evie with all their gear and jackets and whatnot, but I am taking it as a win! She loves her Grammy!
Poppy told me that the people on one side of Evie got a trophy for catching the most fish, and the kid on the other side won a trophy for catching the biggest fish. Evie caught zero fish. I was asking her about it at Sunday dinner, and she said "its ok, I still got some prizes and a hat!" She had fun trying. Poppy had fun too. I think it makes him super happy that his granddaughter loves to fish!
The 4-H garage sale was pretty successful. I believe that they raised a little over $1200. I have a love/hate with this fundraiser. It is easy. Nothing to try to sell to anyone who doesn't voluntarily come through the door, but it is a lot of work. Lots of work to set up, lots of work to clean up, lots of leftover stuff to donate or give away. I tried hard to not volunteer this year, but guilt is a very strong factor in my life. I couldn't leave one family to do all the work. We did help with set up, and we did work our shift, and even worked a while after our shift ended, but I had to work at the liquor store, so we did not help with cleaning up and tearing down. The girls served food, and were all but running out the door, as they really hate talking to people. If you look close, you will see the back of Saige's head, as she was in charge of the money!
We made it home and got chores done, and I got to work at the liquor store just in time for the big storms to hit. Mallory came out and stayed with Jim and the girls. I kept the radio on at work just in case I had to flee for shelter. We got a lot of rain, but luckily were spared from more tornadoes! The liquor store was slammed! Apparently garage sales and tornado weather make people very thirsty!
Cameron texted me from a track meet he was at with his Norwegian friend. I think they have become very good friends this year, and I am sure that when Kristopher goes back to Norway, it will be a very sad/hard day for all of them. I hope they get to visit him in his home country someday.
Yesterday, I woke up at the time we usually leave for church. It is unusual for me to oversleep, and incredibly unusual that I forgot to set the alarm. I think I was exhausted and the extra sleep was much needed. Jim and I ran to get groceries, and on a whim, stopped off to have a nice lunch together. My husband lives in our house, but we just don't seem to see much of each other! Just kidding - sort of. I had not had a chance to sit and talk to him with no interruptions for what seemed like a long time. He amuses me, and I enjoyed our impromptu lunch date. I did not really enjoy grocery shopping, it was a trip where we were out of everything! I had the cart mounded up and it hurt a lot at the check out counter. I guess it has been a while since we went to the store! I am glad that task got accomplished while Jim was able to go with me and help, as it just makes it easier!
We came home to make Sunday dinner, and the girls came out. Evelyn was excited because they got their chicken coop ready, and Andrew said they could bring their chickens home! After a few days of stormy weather, it was an absolutely beautiful afternoon!
Before we could get the chickens picked out, we had to visit High Heel Violet. She is shedding and this group of 4-H goats needs to be worked with - they are pretty wild and unfriendly! Still cute though!
The "rainbow assortment of brown egg layers" has grown into a bunch of really colorful, beautiful birds. I am pretty excited about how many different colors we have, and they have been the healthiest little chickens. I am such a nerd, and I just love standing out there watching them. Once Evie got her 6 birds picked out, Harper helped me get ours moved into a bigger pen. They seemed so happy to be free and have outside space! This also meant that the baby goats have a space that they can stay in the barn at night, so no more coming in the house for them. They were not happy about it at all! As a matter of fact, I could hear Betty screaming and protesting when I was planting flowers at the end of the driveway! So not everyone was happy with the new pen arrangements!
These are Evie's chickens in their new pen. She gave them all sorts of crazy names, including naming one after Pappa Larry! The Larry chicken better not be a rooster either, because I paid extra to insure they only sent me pullets!
On Friday, the town's Pride had a plant sale. I made a small error in judgement and took Evie! Who knew that girl loved plants so much! I actually loved taking her and it makes me incredibly happy that she loves plants. She picked out a geranium to take home, and we got some flowers for the pots at the end of the driveway. We were also excited to see that they had strawberry plants. Poppy built me some raised beds, and I intend to put in a strawberry patch. Unfortunately, the person who is supposed to bring me a load of dirt failed to do it when it was dry, and we got about 3 inches of rain this weekend. I hope he does it soon or I might have to invent some other place to put them! Some of my best memories are of picking strawberries with my grandma and helping her put them in the freezer, making jelly, and eating the "foam" on toast! I hope I can make similar memories with my grandkids!
Last year, I planted wave petunias in these pots. They were pretty all summer, and then in August, they started disappearing one by one. I couldn't figure out what was happening. One evening, as I was coming in the driveway, I saw a squirrel grab one and run up a tree. He was eating my flower! So this year, I planted stinky old marigolds. I hope he won't find them appetizing at all! Take that dang squirrel! :)
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