Busy, Busy

Auction this week had lots of good stuff. I got blueberries, that are now jam; pickles, now dilled; beets, now pickled. Glad that much is done.
Wednesday, hottest day of the year (98) we had a structure fire. Talk about miserable. Temperature, humidity, extra 40 lbs. of black turnout gear, and heat from the fire. . .not a good mix. Couldn't be near the fire long before having to switch out. Guys did great. No injuries, just had to keep everyone hydrated. Salvation Army canteen brought food and drinks, they are livesavers. Great departments in county to help out.
Dad's Uncle Cyril passed away on Friday. He had been bad for quite some time so this was actually a blessing. Funeral home visits will be tomorrow.

I love thunderstorms

I got up to a nice thunderstorm this morning. I love to listen to the booming outside. Not a fan of lightening, but, that comes with the storm. My garden was in dire need of some rain. Doesn't do much for me getting some weeding done, but that is OK for today. Getting ready to go to the produce auction. Need some beets to pickle. Something keeps eating mine so it will probably be just as easy to buy some, if they are the right price.
John is off for the day and I am hoping maybe we will actually get to see each other for a couple of hours. They have been working hard on John and Annie's house. It shouldn't be long now before move in day.
Sarah has been put on a 30 day heart monitor. She keeps having 'episodes'. She just 'feels funny' as she says. It is always different. After spending a day in ER the cardiologist put her on a monitor. Apparently the heart murmur she had as a baby has opened back up. . .something common in pregnancy. I'm sure they will be keeping a closer eye on her. She only has 5 weeks before she quits work, that is a good thing.

Off to the auction.

Fountain Show

Last night the RS met at Oglebay for the fountain show. We had a fun picnic, talked, enjoyed company of lots of fun ladies.

Before and after photos.

Good music and lots of good company. Nice relaxing evening.

Never ending

Spent the morning at the EMA (emergency managment agency). There is a mock disaster tomorrow and I have been asked to help out there. Could be interesting. Came home to fix lunch, went to take a bite and the pager went off. Of course. Patient loaded, headed for Wheeling, got close to St. C., something not feeling right. Pulled over, getting flat tire. Headed to Cumberland Trail dept., switched patient over to their ambulance, air up tire, hurried back to Stonebraker's, being careful on turns. Ended up having to get 2 tires, oh well. Safety first.

John hauled 2 loads of scrap today. YEAH!!!!! The front of the garage area is looking better. I guess he got tires of hearing me complain. Thanks, honey.

Ate at Beallsville Diner. What good food. Salad was fantastic as well as the breadsticks. Home to pick MORE raspberries. I have been picking 1-2 qts. every evening, and I only have to walk 10 feet to do it. Yum.

Peas, Please

Bought fresh picked peas at the amish produce auction down the road. One half bushel of peas does not really make very many peas, AT ALL!! I ended up with enough for John for supper, which he loved; and 4 really full quart bags. I don't plan on cleaning any more peas, please.

Rainy again today. Need to go to the Sr. Center and do blood pressures. Think I'll take the new machine. Need to go to Pearl Valley for Cheese, but that may have to wait. Have to go to the EMA office. I am helping with a mock disaster on Saturday, so I would like to be a little prepared ahead of time. Have to hit the dollar stores. Our baskets for the shelter this month are for infants/toddlers. I need to go get stuff for them. Need, Need, Need, there are lots of things I need to do, but what will I actually get done???

Have 3 skirts cut out that NEED sewed together, 2 aprons cut out that NEED sewed together, another small lap robe that I NEED to finish crocheting, let's see what else...

OH yea, I NEED a nap.

Never ask, what's next

I picked black raspberries last night. Can't believe it. They are almost 3 weeks early. It felt strange to pick cherries, strawberries and raspberries all within 3 days, but GOOOOD!

Had lots of horrible weather over the weekend. Started Friday night with severe storms, flooding, fires, flooding, fires, flooding, and more rain thru Sunday. What a crazy time. I wish people would understand that if they live by a creek, they could get water. If the water is so high that they can't get out. . .guess what. . .I can't get to you to rescue you. DUH!!!!! One guy wanted a canoe to rescue his neighbors. Water went from a 10 foot wide creek with maybe a foot of water to 60 or more feet wide and way to much water to think about, churning and flowing too fast. No body was going to paddle anywhere in a canoe. After 5 minutes at Bendfork, they would have been in the Ohio river. Can't tell some people anything.

Sun shine today and nice out. Garden sure like the rain, but it brought out the weeds.

Produce auction tomorrow. Gotta go see what other goodies there might be.

Cherries. . .what next

John's cherry tree is full of beautiful black heart sweet cherries. Annie and I picked several quarts last night, trying to get done before the storm hit. We didn't get wet, but the wind and lightening were awful.

Cherries are cleaned, finally. Cobbler just came out of the oven and I am trying to decide what kind of jam to make. I love when all the fruits and veggies are ready, but. . . they are so much work. Worth it in the middle of winter when you open that jar or bag of goodies.

Wonder what will be next. The raspberries are turning red, can't be too long.

Bad night last night. Storms hit. . .called out for flooding, home for 2 hours; garage fire; no sleeep. Hopefully today stays calm. More rain in the forecast, hopefully not a lot.

Off to work

Not that I didn't do any work yesterday, but today is the job I get a paycheck for.
We got a lot done outside yesterday. Worked in the garden, and with all the other "stuff" we have planted, lately. Picked more strawberries. The pie tasted so much better since they were from my own garden.

quiet

The grass is mowed and trimmed, garden has water, flowers are fed.

Heading out to pick some strawberries again this morning. Made jam last night. Lots of laundry to do today before work tomorrow. YUCK!!! Some chores seem never ending. OH well, I'm just glad that I am able bodied enough to do those chores. Even with the little aches and pains following, it is still a blessing.

Need to go to Pearl Valley for cheese. Have to look at the calendar and see when I can fit that into this crazy life.