Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wednesday, Time to think and get things done!


 Rainy here and may be rainy in Hawaii.  But as I recall last time it rained almost every day.  It was still beautiful so I am not going to spend time worrying about it, as I can't change it at all.

I have two silk dresses to alter and I am done, with sewing until I get back. Then I will have to pack. I need to mail three bills before I go, and I have the chickens taken care of, with my daughter. Sissie will mind the shop in the mornings. I do need to go buy a much larger watering pan for the chickens, as the one they had was broken by the cold. Will do that when I go to mail bills late this afternoon.

My neighbor down the street called this morning and she is traveling and forgot to ask someone to pull in her trash cans.  So, I ran down there and did that. It is very cold and windy here.  I also brought in my cans and the neighbors cans. So, three sets of trash cans.

On my way down the block, the city sewer was working down a manhole.  I just never realized how really small a manhole is, and now I know why Braunwyn always has to do this job.  The protective gear alone is bulky.  Braunwyn's had to be special ordered. After they are outfitted, they are lowered by a harness and a winch.  B is tall with about a size 4-6 butt.  Very tiny around, so she just fits better. Now she cannot go down until after the baby is born, one of the few good things about being pregnant, besides getting a baby at the end. Her boss knows but not the men she works with, they usually figure it out after the boss says, "Not Braunwyn for the third time." Okay something is up; she is the natural alternative.

I picked a dozen and a half Daffodils at the neighbors and then realized I was leaving so I would not enjoy them. So, I wrapped the stems in wet paper towel and sent them home with sissy. Sissy hemmed 9 pairs of jeans this morning.  She is a peach. She really keeps up on the little stuff. I had another wedding dress come in yesterday, and two more booked in when I get back. It is that time of year.

I will have to rethink my packing if the weather is a little colder, have to throw in a few leggings and a raincoat and maybe a sweatshirt.  There is laundry there so we can wash things. I want to keep my suitcase smaller if possible.

Made pancakes this morning for Sissie and I.  I can freeze 6 of them for later.  I am sorry homemade pancakes are just better than a mix. Flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, mix, add milk, oil, and a well beaten egg. Just plain old ingredients. The mixes although convenient are really not that much of a savings in time.

Okay, I cannot avoid the silk dresses any longer, must put a silk needle on the machine! 

God is good

Kim


 

Monday, March 9, 2026

Monday, New week!


 Not Kim's favorite time of year as she is a night owl and does not like to rise early. Sissie woke me at nine and let me sleep another hour as she knew how I would be... 

I was grateful for more sunlight last night, that is the upside.

Kelsa and I had such a great time on Saturday.  She came early as her parents had a wedding in Spokane. We went to the park and spent 3 hours playing.  It was so warm. We met some other little girls from church and next time I will make sure we are in clothes that can get wet.  They went down to a small creek and had so much fun, but we had to keep them from ruining their clothes. We need to go in muck shoes next time.  I remember how much fun I had playing in the creek when I was young.

Then late in the afternoon, I took her Sissie and Dan's so I could go get a pedicure and my nails done. She watched cartoons and talked her Uncle Dan's ear off.  She is so funny.

After Kelsa was picked up, I took a nap and woke to a very messy house.  I needed to vacuum and sweep.  Dishes needed done up.  Just a general clean up and put away. Kelsa is into arts stuff and all the little pieces of paper, and such often get overlooked in clean up. You need to vacuum. I even removed the sofa cushions and vacuumed there. It looks so nice.

I have a wedding dress to finish today for pick up tomorrow and I have two other silk dresses that need alterations.

Sissie keeps asking (nagging) me about how many dresses are in the shop.  Well one or two go out and two or three come in, so don't expect a drop any time soon. One came in this morning that was a cut down and redesign.  Which I love to do. Just different than the same old hem and take in all the time. I get to use my imagination.

THE kids have ordered me a new chicken coop, and I am excited to get the old one down and the new one up. 

Well, I am off to get to work!

God is good

Kim

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Thursday, Yikes! Too much to do!


 A teeny, tiny picture of my buddy and I in Hawaii.  If I make it larger it gets all fuzzy.  This is in front of the Hawaiian Temple. It was a great trip about this time two years ago.

Just found out I can go again.  Last minute.  Ticket bought with points; lodging paid for just spending money.  I am so excited. More on this later. I am squeezing in with some friends.

Sissie was here and got her work done, but I have some things to do that she would normally do.  It is just that we have been that busy.  I am proud of her.  Even though she still has the POX.

So today I need to finish a wedding dress and put in a zipper and hem some motorcycle pants and put new Velcro on motorcycle pants. Then I want to cut and hem all the under skirt of another wedding dress and rip the braid out.  Plenty to keep me busy. 

My girlfriend above is a quilter and there are quilting Cruises!!!!  Doesn't that sound like fun? Looking into this, for a later date. We have so much fun together.  I am a terrible quilter, but I could learn and she is the best.  But she might have to beat me about the head and shoulders, as she is so exact and I am so.... well, we won't go there.

I try and pay Sissie every Thursday or Friday for the work she has done that week.  She is so cute when she gets paid.  Like it is her first job, and she gets to go buy all the candy she can eat. She can't eat much right now as I don't know if I have told you, but she has the POX.





Slugs and Dan are supposed to go on a cruise to Hawaii in September if she gets well, maybe I should crash that one?  It is an idea.

All right I am ready to get my work done, I ran and paid three bills this morning now all I have is the power bill and it has not come yet. As soon as the home equity loan is paid off and I have no more debt I am going to have all bills just pulled from my account.  Won't that be lovely?

But then I will have to pay attention, oh dear there is always a drawback. "Every form of refuge has a price."

THERE ARE ACTUAL Daffodils UP IN THE NEIGHBORS YARD!!! The marmots ate all my daffodil bulbs.  But that are not much for tulips so I should have some of those left. So excited for spring even though I don't feel like we even had a winter.  Still waiting for winter and you never know here we might get a snowstorm in April.  It has happened before.

Okay off to work, as no one will do it for me. If I had not put a POX on Sissie,,,

God is good
Kim

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Wednesday, Sissie makes cookies


 Here she is her bossy self. I woke up this morning to banging and banging.  What is she up to now?  Well, she is baking cookies. While she is finishing a dress she is baking date oatmeal cookies.  I am on a low to no carb diet and she is baking cookies!!!!!

A Pox on her I say!

At least she took all the cookies when she left. I am not sure who she was delivering them to, but they sure smelled good.

The shop was so busy yesterday.  So much stuff dropped off.  I have a bride coming in at 3 today and I have another bridal dress that I am starting on, it is a bugger, with inside horsehair braid.  My favorite. NOT!

Dinner was good last night, fun to get together with my friend. The missionaries are cute; they are so young. I could never have done what they are doing at their age. I am not sure if I should admire them or think they are nuts?

Chickens are laying like crazy and going through food and water like crazy. Sissie brings over leftovers for them and they love that, much more than the grain I feed them.  But My coop is falling apart so badly.  I think the kids are going to get me a new one for my birthday. That will be easier than trying to put this one back together.  It has been out in the weather for 6 years and is not holding its own at all.

Yesterday was beautiful, it smelled like spring.  Today it is nonstop raining and as we have had no snow, we will take the rain. The farmers here are all dry land with no irrigation, so we have to have moisture in some form.

Keep Sluggy and Hawaiian planners' family in your prayers. So scary right now in the world.

God is good

Kim

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Tuesday, Happy Birthday William!


 William at mom's funeral when I told him to change his socks. No white socks with a formal suit unless the suit is white. Tacky, tacky. This is his oh grandma face. I can't believe he is 10. Soon James will be 10.  Grandkids just keep growing up too fast.

His parents had lunch with him at school and then whisked him off on a surprise trip to a Kraken game for his birthday. I bought him a new jersey to wear to the game. He called me to tell me thank you and he was so excited. They kept making him think he was too old for a big birthday celebration. 

My mother's birthday is today, and I remember she was so happy that William was born on her birthday.

Sissie is in sewing long sleeves on a formal with sequins and she is breaking needles.  I hate breaking a needle, it is just scary. Poor darling. I just went into check on her, after the loud bang!


I am taking the missionaries out to dinner tonight. Have no idea where, as I let them choose. Plus, I get to see my bestie who is in another ward at church, so I don't get to see her every week. We can have a few laughs. Then onto the gym, if possible, like if I don't eat too much.

Plenty to do today which is the way I like it. Sissie would like it if I did more, but I don't think I can make myself do this. I am so happy just living the good life. Ha ha!

I made a big batch of egg roll in a bowl last night and it was so good. Having that for lunch.

Now onto sewing,

Have a great and productive day

God is good

Kim



Monday, March 2, 2026

Monday, It's March!


 Oh, my it is March already! That happened so fast! It is a beautiful day out, Oliver and Braunwyn are here and we have been down to the chickens. Oliver fed them and we collected some eggs. Then I pulled the electrical cord for the heated water dish and also pulled up the hose and watered what was saved in the green house. 

There is a ton of yard work to do, and the flower beds need tending. I have tulips and other bulbs coming up all over, but also a lot of weeds.

Saturday when I was giving Kelsa a bath, I torqued my back a little.  Not as bad as last time but enough that I will be careful. I wish I knew what caused it to spring.  So, aggravating.

So, what goals do I have for March? Well, when I think of it way too many. Maybe just a goal for today, then the week and then March.

Goal for today: Pay the bills! Just get it done and put it behind me for the month!

Also get a wedding dress done and call bride to set up a fitting. Go to the gym and do exercises for my lower back. Also practice the piano!  That is, it for today.

That is enough.

Now for the week:

1. go to gyn 3-4 times

2. get all bills paid not just the online ones 

3. get 2 other wedding dresses done.

4. get some deep cleaning done in the kitchen

  a. clean out fridge

  b. clean corner lazy Suzan cupboards

Goals for the month

1. weed long flower bed

2. weed all the rockery around the back yard

3. spray the rockery after weeding.

4. get spray paint and redo all the yard tools and get then hung

5. start seedlings in green house

That is enough.  I a sure I could add a lot more to that list for outside, but just thinking about it makes my back hurt. 

Do you have any fun plans for March?

I have a trip I am excited about!

God is good

Kim

Goals for the month