Celebrating with Earl and Marilyn

Yesterday we were blessed with about 5 hours of dry weather sandwiched between drizzle in the morning and drenching down pours in the evening. We picked up a few things at the store and then had lunch at the Jade Garden in Cranberry. They have good lunches at a reasonable price.

In the evening we took the Campbells out to Red Lobster in Butler as a thank you for Earl's help in installing and creating the chair rail for our kitchen. Their 60th wedding anniversary was last week too. Marilyn really likes Red Lobster, so that's why we went there. A short stop afterward at Ollie's gave them both a "never been there before" experience. On the way home I play the XM radio channel for music of the 40s. They knew most of the songs and artists who performed them. Then we stopped at Bruster's for an ice cream dessert. Just as we finished it started to sprinkle rain, however, we got home before the clouds let loose. It was a nice time.

We watched "Yes Man" with Jim Carey. It was a cute story with a funny twist at the very end. Netflix seems to be working out for us. We got the lowest rate plan. That allows us to see some movies without overdosing on them. As we went to bed we heard the sound of the rain falling on the deck.

Golfed in the morning

Yesterday I went golfing in the morning while Dee went grocery shopping. We met for lunch at McGinnis'. They have a $3.99 hot sandwich special. Afterward, it started to rain and so we went home. I worked on typing the words to our new songs so I can memorize them and then I figured out how to put Kate's photos on my Ipod. They look great! Here's a recent one.

In the evening I put some of our songs on my laptop and then burned 8 Cd's for the bass section of the chorus. These learning Cd's are very helpful for learning the new songs. It's time consuming, but will pay of in the long run.

Dee talked with Kerri this morning and Kerri said that last night was the best so far. She managed to get lots of sleep between feedings. PTL!

It's Off To Work We Go

Here's Kate checking you over.

Yesterday my mother had her car inspected and it passed with flying colors! Good. Also Rotary had a speaker from PNC talk about their mergers and the economy in western PA. Good stuff. Dee went back to work at McGinnis and received lots of "welcome back" hugs. They were really glad to see her because she's a good worker and has a good attitude.

I did some reading during the day and then in the evening we watched part of President Obama's speech and then Dee and I used the hot tub and relaxed with a pinot grigio. It's like a little vacation. Some of the shows we like to watch were recorded and so we got to see them on our schedule.

Kerri had called during the day and let us know Kaitlin did well on her 2 week check-up. She's back to her birth weight and then some more. She's up to 8 pounds 6 oz. now. Kerri said they also actually got some good sleep too. PTL.

A Good Day

Kaitlin at just 13 days!

Yesterday we just did some catching up and I was able to go to Bogmeister Chorus practice in the evening. We've started working on our Irving Berlin Show for the fall. And I learned that we're selling flowers as a fund raiser. They come from a local nursery that has a good reputation in the area. I'll be sending the flier and price list out to people I think may be interested in getting some flowers. The order will have to be turned in by May 11th.

Today, I went to the Men's Bible Study group with Earl and then came home. Dee and I transplanted an rhododendron plant that didn't do well out back. We think the deer may have had it for dinner one night. We'll see how it fares in the new location. Shortly after we finished it started to rain and the temps dropped from 75 to 57 over a couple of hours. It's cool now and damp. So we decided to go to Barnes and Noble to peruse the books and magazines. We talked with Kerri briefly - she's doing well and so is the baby. They take her for the two week check up tomorrow.

Tonight we're going to watch "Scoop". A movie we got from Netflix. I'll call my mom to remind her of her appointment to have her car inspected tomorrow morning at 9.

Enjoyable Weekend

Here are a couple of pics I thought you'd enjoy. Mother and daughter and daughter and granddaughter.

Saturday we were going to take it easy until we realized that the whole neighborhood was having a giant Yard Sale. So we went to breakfast at Freedom Diner and then headed home to see what we had that we didn't want anymore. En route to breakfast we found a fantastic stroller and swing set for Kate to use when she comes to our place.

We carted stuff up from the basement and carted most of it back, but did end up making a few bucks more than we'd spent. I recall saying, "I've gotten more exercise lugging this stationary bike up and down the steps than I ever did riding it.;) It was a beautiful day and we were in the shade all day, so it was a nice afternoon.

Sunday we went to church. Dee went to her Sunday School class and I attended the class that I think I'll be teaching in the fall. It was good to talk with the current teachers about their process and see their attendance sheet of names and participants. It'll be a survey of the New Testament class.

After ward we went to Eat 'N Park for lunch and then as soon as we got home, friends from Butler stopped by. Rich and Monica are thinking of moving and they wanted to see some of the homes in our area that were having open house. We went with them to five houses within walking distance of our place. Three of them were sorta like our place and the other two were town houses that we were just curious to see. We had a nice time with them.

After they left we sat on the deck and read for awhile, and then I cooked chicken on the grill. While we ate in the kitchenette area we watched "Last Cake Standing". A contest between wedding cake decorators for a big prize. We got hooked and watched two episodes before we just set up the record mode to record the final episode. Then went back to the deck. There was a nice breeze and so we continued to enjoy being outside.

During the evening we watched the episode we'd recorded and then next leg of "The Amazing Race." A nice day - full but nice.