The Last Day of May

Can you believe it?!?!

This weekend has been a busy one. I'll start with Friday, after all, it is the start of the weekend right?! The children and I spent time cleaning and picking up around the house and doing laundry. Then when daddy got home, Luc helped work in the addition and Lys helped make dinner.

On Saturday, T spent some time working on organizing the garage and the children cleaned up the front porch. I spent the afternoon light shopping with my in-laws while T sanded and worked in our new room, then we all went to dinner together.

Sunday we went to morning church, grabbed lunch, and stopped at Lowe's to pick up some paint. We weren't having evening church, so we decided to paint our hallway with our free time. T & I started working on the hall, our hallway is shaped like a u and we also have stairs. We have a total of 8 walls that need paint. In those said 8 walls, there are 6 doors. T painted the molding and cut in the corners while I painted the walls. Needless to say, he had some issues keeping up! I had the easier of the two jobs, that is for sure! For those of you who know our hallway, it is not dark anymore. It is a warm taupe color, light and bright! It is really hard to explain, one must see it to appreciate it. T is REALLY happy with it!

Plus, we had company in the midst of our painting. T's brother and family had come to the city and decided to stop and see us. We hadn't seen them for a bit and it was good to see them. While we painted, we talked and got caught up. Then we all moved our children's swing-set to our front yard and put a FOR SALE sign on it. The swing-set was only out there 5 minutes when our neighbor came over and said she would take it! Talk about easy money! So, we all trampled out to the front yard and carried our "old" set across the road and dropped it off to it's "new" owner. At least if the children miss their old friend, they can just go across the road and play!

I hope you had a great weekend and were successful in all that you set out to accomplish! Happy June, everyone!

Summer Vacation

Yes, it has been quiet on my blog. We have been experiencing our first week of summer vacation, and it has been fabulous! We spent the week with Mommy/Grandma and we have been busy! It is always fun to spend time together, and even when you are busy, it doesn't seem like work. Yes, work gets done, but we play cards, eat, act silly and generally have a good time!

I just thought I would let y'all know what it is that has kept me away from my blog. It might just be a quiet summer here at handy family happenings. Who knows! Hope you all have had a good week!

On The Road Again

Once again we were up and at 'em bright and early Saturday morning.  Thank you very much,We left our wonderful room, it had a table and chairs, fridge, micro, pull out couch, desk and queen bed.  Too bad we weren't there long enough to enjoy it. :-)My father-in-law had found this place the night before and off we went.  I was really sorry that Luc was not with me, he would have really liked all the "stuff".  John Deere everywhere!

The inside resembled a barn, it is kind of like eating at Cracker Barrel, but a little more "homey".  They offered a full menu of just about anything you could want for breakfast, plus a buffet.  I didn't want to eat a lot, so I decided on the french toast, thin not thick, and a cinnamon roll.  I figured a little something before the actual meal came that we could snack on.  The waitress asked if i wanted the cinnamon roll now or if I wanted it wrapped up.  I said we would take it now.  Well, that was a mistake. 

Seriously, the thing was huge!  It was practically a loaf of bread! After we were over our initial shock.  Our waitress mentioned the cinnamon rolls have been showcased on the TRAVEL CHANNEL.  Who knew!  I just wanted a little tide me over!  And the kicker, it was only $3.29!  My whole family could have eaten that thing!  It was a great way to start the day!

We made a few stops throughout the day.  But nothing major. We again had a late lunch. This time we stopped at Cracker Barrel and hit the road once again.  We drove all the way to Cleveland (643 miles, in case you were wondering) and stayed the night.   Thank you, Red Roof Inn, the king sized bed reminded me of home, too bad your pillows were AWFUL!

From Cleveland Sunday morning, we headed out for breakfast.  It was decided we would drive for an hour before stopping.  Too bad we didn't know that an hour down the road, there would not be too many places to stop and eat.  We ended up stopping in Erie, PA for breakfast at Cracker Barrel.  Boy, they sure do have good pancakes!  From there it was off to 

the  younger children just had to have some for snack!  We headed for home, and arrived in Syracuse just about 3 pm.  I was very happy to be home, even if it was without a third of my family.  T was very happy to see me, and my in-laws were happy to be headed to their "home" as well.  

Thank you, Mom and Ed for the good, safe trip home.  I love you!

REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVE

Take a moment and thank someone who helped to make our country what it is today 

 

FREE! 

Even with our problems and issues, I feel there is no place better to live!  

Thank you to all those who have served, are serving, or lost their life for my freedom.  

May God Bless You!