Swamp Donkeys and September's Eve!

I went to church Sunday at Fellowship Church and sat with Amber and Mike and Trystan, Kailey, Harrison and Logan. I dearly LOVE being able to attend church again!

This was only my second in person service THIS YEAR!  Due to knee replacement surgery in January and Covid 19 after that......it is SO good to be back!

That being said, Louis Dean is still staying home.

He is more high risk than I since he is diabetic. Borderline but still. And he is a heart patient so he has 'underlying conditions.' Not taking any chances.

However, we did get to go out and watch Mike play hockey Sunday evening.

Not many people and everyone must wear a mask.

I like this Father/Daughter pose and I love how they love each other.

Here's a shot of Mike in action.

Their team is called the Swamp Donkeys!

Really??? YES!

And they WON!!! 4-3!!

This September's Eve - aka August 31st - we had to deal with Louis Dean's truck.

The electric button that pulls the driver's seat forward and back has been acting up.

When I drove the truck last week - I pulled it forward.

He could NOT get it to go back!

He drove all the way home from the ranch with his knees up to the steering wheel.

So....yesterday he went out to deal with it and ended up moving the seat still FURTHER up - to the point that neither one of us could sit in the driver's seat!

He went online to see about replacing the switch to no avail.

He was fit to be tied! And I didn't blame him one bit!

We have relatively new neighbors living across the street where my Cousin Joe used to live.

Summer asked them to help her get a joint loose when she replaced my kitchen sink faucet last month. I had left muffins on their porch when they moved in (someti me last year)and they said they never forgot that and were so kind in helping Summer surprise us with a faucet that I didn't have to wrap a towel around because it would leak all over the counter. She did this while we were down at the ranch.

Louis Dean had taken the entire seat out and done everything he knew to do and had decided to lean the seat BACK (this was not an electrical thing) and wedge pillows in so he could drive it down to Mart for Mechanic Ronnie to fix. I told him that's not a good idea. 

The new neighbors are mechanics. Father and son.

After our morning prayers and Bible reading, I told Louis Dean that God always sends 'helpers.'

Mr. Rogers said that and I remembered it.

Maybe the helper is Ronnie in Mart, Texas some two hours away.

Or maybe the helper is the guy across the street.

Turns out - he was the guy across the street.

He would not accept any pay.

He said, "We are neighbors!"

Louis Dean will be baking up a batch of cinnamon rolls for them in the next day or two.

I spent today working in the den!

I dressed her all up in golden autumn colors and lit the candles.

I had TV on to Alaska:The Last Frontier all day long.

Summer set us up for On Demand and I loved seeing some new episodes as well as lots of old ones.

I decorate differently every year for every season.

Just putting things in a new place makes them seem fresher!

As hard as I have worked - I only got HALF of the den done!

It IS the largest room!

Reality shot!!

Later. This will all look pretty but it will look pretty LATER!

I stopped decorating because I needed to move on to the kitchen.

It is my tradition to make the fruitcake cookie dough on September's Eve so it will be ready to bake on the First! I usually substitute spiced rum or whiskey for the 2 T of milk.

This year I used Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey.

I had no rum and the only whiskey in the cupboard was peach.

I have no doubt using this will taste every bit as good!

Maybe better!!!

It's getting hard to find a spot to add the date!

I have been baking these every year for a long long time.

In the bag and ready for tomorrow!

And there will be spiced pumpkin muffins!!!

I have Neil Diamond sitting by the CD player all ready to sing September Morn.

The coffee is made for in the morning - first one up turns it on.

My fall coffee cups are washed and hanging on the hooks above the sink.

The fall t-shirts are stacked on the bedroom chair.

They are birthday gifts from my sister, Nita, through the years.

I gasped when I looked at one - the first one and my favorite!

I have nearly worn it out!

I will no longer wash them nearly as often and will use the delicate cycle when I do.

September is almost here and I am so excited!!