Walking, rocking, painting...and,oh, and napping!

Good morning....almost afternoon!  What a great day. Not sunny, but walked with Toby and Papa this morning. Always makes a person feel good to start their day off that way. Inviting myself every day to go with papa and Toby.  They have been walking together for over a year every day. Now I am going to disrupt their walk and join them. :D  They are calling for rain today and tomorrow. Papa is out back mowing the lawn. Hope he can get it done before the rain starts.  He is the busiest guy I've ever met. He mows once or twice a week, washes the vehicles that often, and works out in the garage as often as possible....I don't know what he is doing out there. lol!  I already have the house clean.  Making pork chops for dinner tonight. Not sure how I will cook them. hmmmm

Yesterday we went and looked at recliners.  Papa knows what he wants. He is being very picky. He doesn't want it too low in the back. He doesn't want it too long in the upper legs (he has short legs), he doesn't want one that glides, he wants a rocker, he doesn't want the button on the side...he wants the arm that pulls the recliner. Material is important. Told you...he is picky.  The kids all put in some money for his to get one in June....but he still hasn't found one. And he isn't paying over $1,000 for one...that's for sure.  We'll find one soon, I hope. His is so broken and old. lol!  I want the one from Costco for $400.  I love that one. Not him. Didn't know it was so difficult!
We also looked at paint.  Trying to decide what to paint our house and inside rooms is not easy.  We did find this to do our decks with....
http://www.homedepot.com/Paint-Exterior-Paint-Stain/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbbbr/R-202533129/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#customer_reviews

It is called Restore...looks like a lot of work but a very good idea!  Papa the painter is impressed.  Also looking at interior and exterior paints.  May do interior in the fall and do the outside before.  We'll see.... all these crazy ideas with limited income.  Yep... a bit crazy.

Here is how Lauren spent the time going to Silverdale....playing on my laptop.

I spent my time telling papa how to drive. 

 Silverdale is about 20 miles from our house.  Poulsbo is only 12.  Some people have a hard time with where we live.... like it is in Nebraska or something. It is only across a bridge...that is why is seems so far.  It really isn't.

Any way.... Lauren went to a birthday party with Amanda and I spent the rest of my afternoon watching old family VHS movies... mom and dad's 50th anniversary when they renewed their vows, my aunt & uncles, time in South Dakota with family....precious memories. Made me sad but happy. I took a couple of these to from them....

Not great quality but these are of mom and her baby Snowball, and mom and her grandbaby Alyssa....who now looks like this!

(she looks like my mom) Our star softball player.... she is down in California right now in the Semi-Regionals!!! Good luck to you Aly!!!!

Well... the ran is here, Papa is napping in the chair....which sounds like a plan. Neither one of us could fall asleep last night. Ended up watching a movie last night until midnight. Then couldn't sleep. I hate that when your body is tired but the brain won't shut down.

Had a long phone chat with daughter, Heather, today. I wished she lived closer. She would come over and visit us. As it sits....the local kids don't do that. Don't know what I've done to discourage them....or they are just too busy for us...but it is what it is.

Have a great day...and I am taking a nap. :D