Monday...

 

Good Morning, I hope your day

has started off well.

We had a great weekend ! 

Our neighborhood had it's annual 

Garage Sales, we did not participate

this year. I did go to some of the sales

though. One of my favorite sales was 

the . 25 sale my neighbor was having.

Everything except the large furniture 

was a whopping quarter.! Forgot to 

take a pic but I picked up a nice size 

universal calendar that you use a dry 

erase marker on, two very nice vintage 

tablecloths--yep vintage, some baking 

pans and a white porcelain like Holy 

Family.

BUT the BIG score for the day was that 

cutie in the picture above! Wanna guess

how much...I'll wait. FREE!! Yes, indeed

friends. I said FREE. It was on her curb

with a bunch of other stuff. I cannot tell

you how excited I am ! Looking forward 

to putting this on my porch this winter.

I did tease Mr. Ken that we might have 

"Christmas in July" just so I can put it 

out. He looked at me as though I was 

kidding. HA! HA!

This week will be busy around here. I am 

working at Bible School three days plus

getting ready for family to arrive on 

Friday. We are all going to the Royals 

game that night. On Thursday and Friday 

I will finish prep for them. Saturday we 

will do fun stuff and on Sunday we will 

all go down to my brother in laws to 

celebrate Father's Day.

Whew I'll need a rest on Monday.

Mr. Ken took some vacay time next 

week so who knows what will take 

place!

I hope to be back again but not sure

with this crazy schedule.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Random Thoughts

Happy Wednesday!

It is HOT here! I am not a fan.

Spring left very fast.   :(

We need some rain, getting a bit dry.

Ice Cream is becoming a daily thing.

Who gets a sore throat in June? I am

blaming the air conditioner and the 

heat.

I love 70's music.

Do not miss the early alarm to get 

up.

Salads are my fave in the Summer.

Told you it was random. :)

I'll be back soon with Part 2 of our 

Oklahoma trip.

~Keep on Dreaming~

WHAT, I haven't posted this month???

 

Ummm....apparently I missed the memo

saying that it is March. And I haven't

done one post. Holy Cow.

Well let's see.

March came in like a lamb.

Our sweet neighbor left a container

with Pansies on our porch, nice surprise.

Repotted them last Sunday. Such happy

flowers.

We had a very productive weekend mix

of fun and getting things accomplished 

here.

Mr. Ken had a 10 year work Anniversary

yesterday! We enjoyed a very nice carry-

out dinner from a fave restaurant.

Today Mr. Ken was able to sign up for 

his vaccines through work. This is a 

big relief for us.

HAIRCUTS TOMORROW!!!

THE weather for Wednesday here will be 

unseasonably warm 75 and winds upward

of 50 miles an hour. So if I don't post for 

a bit, I might have blown away!!

That is it so far this month!

Hope everyone is doing well!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Did you Know?

 

Hello from the tundra of Kansas! Been home 

from school since Friday, yesterday was remote 

training and the other days were remote teaching.

Today we are talking Coffee Filters and what you 

can do with them besides the obvious.

1. Use them as covers on bowls in the microwave.

2. Wipe windows, chrome and mirrors when 

     cleaning. They are lint free.

3. Protect your china by separating each plate 

     etc with a filter.

4. If you have a cast iron skillet, put ne in the 

     skillet to absorb any moisture and prevent 

     rust.

5. When shining shoes, ball on up and shine 

     those shoes.

6. Taco Tuesday coming up?  Use the filters 

     to hold your tacos.

7. When potting plants, place one filter in 

     the bottom of a pot to keep the soil from 

     going through the drain hole.

8. During the warm months or when you have 

     popsicles, poke a hole in the filter to catch 

     any drips.

9. Place your fried bacon, fries, chicken etc on 

     a plate with several filters on it to catch the 

     grease.

10. Use as sewing backing to embroidery or 

       appliqueing. They are easy to tear off.

11. These make great Christmas ornament 

       wrapping for  storage.

12. Popcorn and a movie? Great for holding 

       your popcorn treat during movie night.

Can you think of more?

~Keep on Dreaming~

Here and Gone

Good Sunday Evening to Everyone!

Here we are on the last day of January. 

Where did the month go? Seems like the

New Year just started.

It was a busy month relatively speaking.

Lots of birthday wishes sent, a friend got

married, cars to the shop, locksmith called,

Friday night we started taking down the 

Christmas tree, I think this was the longest

we have had the tree up. It was time though.

Yesterday, we finished the tree project, now 

get it and the rest of the Christmas stuff in 

the closet without locking the door. :)

We are still painting yes . Not much left.

Didn't have it in us this weekend, wanted to

get some other things done.

Our county has designated teachers and school

personnel at high risk especially those of us who

work in Special Ed and work with students that 

have difficulty keeping their mask up so I get to 

go get my vaccine on Friday! Hopefully we will

get to a point soon when we don't have to wear 

our masks 7 hours a day. Makes teaching hard.

But we do it.

Hope you had a productive January and you are

doing well.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Wednesday

Something to brighten your Day!

~Keep on Dreaming~

What Can YOU do with Chopsticks?

Hi!

I think we need a dose of levity 
today. I have a fun post for you.

Things to do with chopsticks 
(other than using them to eat 
with.)

1. Unclog a bottle of glue.
Obviously, stick the tip in the 
top of the bottle to clear any 
glue.

2. Plant label.
Write plants names on the top 
end of stick and place in your 
plants.
ie: veggies or herbs

3. Baking assistance.
Use a chopstick to level your 
dry ingredients in your 
measuring cup.

4. Pit Cherries.
Poke the narrow end through the 
center, then push the pit through.

5. Bathroom cleaning tool. :0
Use the tip to scrape dirt and 
grime from grooves and hard to 
reach areas.


DID YOU KNOW?

Using a chopstick involves more than 
30 joints and 50 muscles in the finger, 
wrist and arm and shoulder. Plus a lot 
of patience and dexterity. I don't use 
them. Tried but no. : )


Hope you enjoyed!

Take care friends. Remember: WASH 
THOSE HANDS and STAY SAFE!!


~Keep on Dreaming~

Different Type of Catching Up

Happy March, ours came in like a lamb 
but not so much here the last two days. 
Very blustery!

Celebrating being a woman. Some days 
strong others not so much. Thanks to all 
my strong friends for being who you are.
Go girls!!

Time to tidy up the yard. Last Sunday and 
yesterday we did yard work. Stuff that was 
left over from last Fall. Good to be outside 
after being in so much.

The Leprechauns are coming! The 

Leprechauns are coming!

Four days this week with students, 

Friday is a work day AND next week 

is a MUCH needed Spring Break!

Did you turn your clocks? I think this 

change is the hard one for me.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Mr. Sun Came Out Today!

We interrupt the "catching up" posts to
say "Bye Bye" February. It has been an
interesting extra day. My brain kept 
thinking it was March.
Looking forward to more sunny days 
ahead. We had 60's today and more 
tomorrow but less sun. Mr. Ken did 
some prep work on the deck. Getting 
ready to rebuild from our take 
down from last Fall. I worked in my
sewing room, tidying up from our 
hanging a t.v. on the wall. Now I have
entertainment in the sewing room.
Also beginning to think flowers, 
flowers and more flowers! But waiting 
for no more frost to occur.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Leap Day!

~Keep on Dreaming~

A New Month

Happy November! 

Hope yours has started out well. 
Mine began with a birthday.  Me :) 
Lots of  fun at school and home.

I saw this cute chart on Facebook. 
I think it is supposed to be geared 
toward kids but there are a lot of 
things that we as adults can do this 
month.

In this month of blessings and 
gratitude make someone's day.


~Keep on Dreaming~

Happening's

Hello!

Here's what has been going on in our 
world. We are in the process of tearing 
down our deck! This was the roof.

Roof gone!

Albino squirrel playing in the scraps from 
the tear down.

Northeast walls came down this past week-
end!

This is what is left plus floor braces for the 
walls. In the spring we will start a new with 
a freshly buffed floor and new stain then we 
will build a new railing aprox 42' high. 
THEN we will begin painting the 
house. Oh boy!

This is my cousin-in-law fulfilling one of 
the things on her bucket list. She said it 
was AWESOME. 
Though not for me!

Fun at school, melting crayons on a 
pumpkin.

Annual Chili Fest Fireworks.

It was a chilly evening for Chili fireworks
but it was so  fun.

We went to one of the last ball games of 
the season. KC didn't have a great year 
but we had fun supporting
the team.

More fun at school--bobbing for apples.
This is my co-teacher.

Stacking apples after reading 
Ten Apples Up On Top.

One of my students spinning me 
around--pinning apples on a tree.


That's what is going on besides the 
daily goings on.


~Keep on Dreaming~

MIA

It's late, but I wanted to pop by to say
that I am still here. Life has gotten
a bit hectic and I haven't had time
to devote to my little blog.
I hope someone is still out there 
waiting for me to post!

I plan to post within the next day or 
so.

Thanks for your patience!


~Keep on Dreaming~

A New Month

Happy September!
Can't believe we are in a new month
already! On Sunday I will have been 
back to school for a month!! That
is so unbelievable!

I love this candy mix so much!
Definitely reminds me of Fall.
I like the "Indian Corn" better
than the Candy Corn but I
will eat it too.

Picked up two Mums over the last 
weekend. Just small ones. Might
get more later.


Tomorrow is Friday!! Yay!!!

Enjoy and have a great
weekend!!


~Keep on Dreaming~

School supply "Hacks"

 

Happy Hump Day!

Back to School is just
around the corner for most
of us. Unbelievable I know!!

Today  I have some different
uses for some of those supplies
we used in school and still use
today.

Rubber Bands

1. Tight jar lid?
Slip a rubber band around the
edge of it for extra grip.

2. Painting?
Secure a rubber band across
the opening of a paint can,
use it to scrape excess paint
off your brush.

3. Doing your nails? French
Manicure?
Slip a rubber band on your
pam from pinkie to thumb.
Slip a finger under the band
so that the nail tip is exposed
then paint that part of the nail.

 

 Remember those pink erasers?

1. Let me preface this one by
saying...not too sure.
Need an earing back in a pinch?
Well pop the eraser off a pencil
and slip it on your earring.

2. Silver need polishing?
Rub an eraser on the surface
to remove any tarnish.

3. Shoes or boots have scuff
marks on them?
* Might test on an unseen spot
first.
Gently rub the eraser over the
surface. Wipe off.

This little item is NOT just
for  keeping papers organized.
Oh no!

1. Do have a clogged brush?
Go find a paper clip, open it
up and use the loop to get
that hair out of your brush.

2. Has the mail arrived?
Instead of ripping open the
envelope, unbend the clip,
slide along the top--no more
ripped envelopes.

3. Humidity got your S and P
shakers? Open up a clip and
poke it through the clogged
holes on your shakers.


So now you have some new
ideas for those "school"
supplies.


~Keep on Dreaming~