The Last Few Days......

We are loving our sweet little kittens!

Samantha prefers to hang out with me in the girl bunk while Tabitha can be found at Louis Dean's feet anytime he is lying down.

Monday morning, I took my coffee back to bed and Samantha kept me company as I did my prayer time and diary writing.

I used the eggs I had gathered while doing Critter Chores to make breakfast.

They were all small ones so I scrambled them with peppers, cheese, a little milk and some Slap Yo Mama seasoning.

Rolled up in flour tortillas from HEB and served with salsa, sour cream and tomatoes - YUM!

We tend to eat only two meals a day since we get up so late.

Louis Dean was having a good time out in his 'garden!' 

Water ponds are wonderful.

I love the sound.

We spent Monday doing what we wanted to do.

I painted. He played outside - coming in to cool off often.

By day's end, I cleaned up the art table and started the process of of preparing to go home.

Louis Dean started loading the truck with the empty water containers and such.

He fills the bottles up with Irving water for drinking and cooking.

We left most things here since we are coming right back!

Tuesday morning we had Panettone bread toasted with butter along with cottage cheese and strawberries.

Sometime simple meals are the best.

And I love using pretty dishes.

I spent a leisurely day cleaning up the front room and the camper.

Louis Dean spruced up outside putting away all his tools plus he worked on his pond.

He added a bird bath and redirected the water to flow into it.

He also put the stones around the pond leaving room for a herb garden between the pond shell and the stones. He filled that with sandy loam soil and a bag of top soil and planted my oregano, two kinds of basil and a few other herbs. The mint we are keeping in a pot! Plus I bought one pepper plant - jalapeno - and he planted that as well. We had a trumpet vines in a pot and he planted that at the base of one of the thorn trees. All the trees out there have thorns on them. The birds love those trees. Hummingbirds and mockingbirds. I will have to use my plant finder app to see just what they are called.

It was 6:30 by the time we left the ranch and headed to Bellmead.

I shopped Walmart for a few grocery items and tubs for our frames of honey when we harvest this weekend. Love that they were clear with yellow handles and black lids!

I lingered too long and it was dark when we got home.

Not good driving in the dark and we swear that will never happen again and it still sneaks up on us.

I had my night driving glasses and tried my best to help Louis Dean. It takes both of us!

Summer had been house sitting and a great salad for us when we arrived - Caesar Chicken Pasta!

AND a pineapple fluffy salad for dessert!!

Wednesday morning Louis Dean tried on his bee suit that had arrived while we were at the ranch.

Thanks to my sweet neighbors who are so kind and thoughtful to watch our porch for packages while we are away and to water our flowers when they start to look sad.

I ordered him the XXL since you do not want a tight bee suit!

Plus he is so tall!

His suit is the same as mine - just bigger and newer!

I bought EXTRA LARGE gloves for him and they fit perfectly.

It's good they have yellow on them so we can tell at a glance which are his.

He looks happy!

In truth, he is not nearly as enthusiast about being with the bees as I am.

But I am 100% confident in our bee suits so he has nothing to worry about!

He put the truck in the shop on Wednesday and had them put in a new thermostat, replace some hoses and change the oil and such. Money well spent since it was triple digits and he just doesn't need to do everything even if he does know how and wants to do it!

For the most part, we have been chilling like our kitties.

Naps and a little TV watching.

We caught up with Madame Secretary. And watched a few MacGyvers.

I have washed all the canning jars and pared them up with rings and lids.

I'm pretty excited about the honey harvest!!

 

Last night I went to bed at 9:00 and spent hours reading and playing Words With Friends.

Thank you, Ginny, for playing with me!

And today I took a good long nap after reading a few chapters in this book.

I am loving it!

I finally finished the quilt for great grandson, Piercyn.

I added the overall pocket since it's kind of a TV watching quilt and he can use the zipper and button pockets for his treasures. This was Louis Dean's idea and he and Piercyn are so much alike - so I went with it!

SO glad to get this done!

Thanks to my friend, Linda Beth, for the jeans and overalls that went into this quilt.

All ready to box up and mail!

But I may hold on to them so I can give them to him in person.

Chandy is scheduled for August 2nd to be induced.

I started on the quilt for Baby Jax tonight!

Bella's birthday is in September and Kaitlyn's is in December and Chandy in January and Chris in February. I am making quilts for all their birthdays.

I must sew faster!!