Successfully made a batch of fudge today. I don’t eat it but Jim tasted a bite and said it was good. It looked OK – not too soft and not too hard. Fudge is not one of Jim’s favorite things but he sure has enjoyed the peanut brittle I made.
Went out and painted on the chicken coop for about two hours this afternoon. Got some more sun – it was hot but not too hot today. I was in the shade for a bit of the time I was out there.
While I was painting Jim was digging two holes to set two posts so he can build some sort of shade for the girls. He kept hitting rocks he had to dig out and around. Not sure what his plan is yet but it will be nice to have shade. I helped him while he was mixing and pouring the cement to set the posts after dinner.
Grilled hamburgers for dinner. Jim had some corn on the cob with his and I had carrots. Simple and easy.
Tomorrow is Tim’s birthday so he and his family are coming for lunch. I think Jason and his family are coming too. I am going to fix hamburger enchiladas, refried beans and chips with cheese dip. I made banana pudding for dessert. It will be an easy lunch to fix and fun to have the kids out for part of the day.
Good thing it is family coming tomorrow and I don’t feel like I have to clean house. This house is so dusty right now but I am not very motivated to clean it as it won’t stay clean very long. We have dried out and the dust is thick.
After the kids leave tomorrow I hope to get back out and either paint some more on the deck or the chicken coop. I have about half of the coop painted. It is going slower than I had hoped it would as I am painted cedar siding and it is rough with edges that take extra care to fill in. I am going to have to use a step stool to reach the top part of the coop. That always slows me down a bit too.
Monday I need to mail Gene’s birthday present of fudge and peanut brittle to him. Shipping is so undependable these days I want to give it plenty of time to get to him. Jim has a package he needs to mail too.
We are going to mow the renter’s yard Monday before Jim leaves for Stillwater on Tuesday. I will paint while Jim mows. Hoping to get lots of painting done next week at that house while Jim is in Stillwater. The handyman is to work on the windows and putting some more siding up so I should have lots to paint. Beginning to wonder if we will ever get that project wrapped up. I haven’t worked on it this week and if I don’t get back to it we won’t get it done.
I took a nap this afternoon while Jim went into Emporia to pick up something he had ordered. He stopped and picked up a few groceries so I didn’t have to go to town. I got some sleep last night but still needed a nap today.
I haven’t heard when the dryer is going to be delivered. I will call Monday and see if they have a plan yet. I also need to call the guttering people and find out what their plan is. I wish businesses would communicate better.
We sat outside on the deck after dinner tonight when we were done with setting the posts. It was a perfect evening to sit outside – no wind and a beautiful sunset with lasting colors. The stars were slowly appearing and there was a crescent moon hanging above the horizon. I love summer evenings on the deck.
Grateful for the beauty Mother Nature provides when we slow down to look, grateful the chicken coop painting project has begun, and grateful the shade project for the girls has begun.