Random Musings

mailed a pckg with preemie diapers and the ONLY preemie outfit Target had...should arrive about the same time Jack comes home from the hospital. finished his baby quilt; washed it; had to reinforce some stitching...and realized the black applique reinforcement showed through on the back...sending it anyway. That will be mailed tomorrow for his re-scheduled virtual shower next Saturday. tilled along the garden's fence line and planted 2 rows of snow peas. Hope to get brussel sprouts and some lettuce in the ground and pots tomorrow before the rain. That will be everything that needs to go out until first of April attempted to have the beaver's lodge removed, but we failed. We'll try again in a few weeks.  Dad's heart tests went well today.  No more procedures or visits for another 6 months.  Bobby had three things repaired/replaced on his van yesterday.  Thankful they were able to do it in one day, that one of the things actually happened while he was there and they we...

Jack V. Vickery, my first great-nephew, arrived today. Six weeks and one day early, he took us all a little by surprise, but we are thrilled. His weight, 5.5lbs, was an answer to prayer. His breathing has already improved a little, but will continue to be on oxygen for a few more days. Emily is doing great, and has her aunts all aghast that she chose to deliver naturally. And while grandparents are chomping at the bit to see him but can't because of covid restrictions, I think it might be great for the new little family to have some time with just themselves.

Growing up, Mom would go on a cleaning frenzy anytime we were preparing to leave on an overnight trip. She wanted the house spotless should anything happen and people needed to come inside. As a child, the only reason why I could think that people would need to come inside our house was if they were burglars. Why were we cleaning up for thieves?  Now that I'm older, I realize that many things can happen that would precipitate the need for people to come inside our house. The older I get, the less inclined I am to pull the almost all nighters that happened the first 10 years of marriage right before a trip. We've tried several different things - leaving later (it's a 12 hr drive from here to my parents' house), making it a 2 day driving trip, and this trip I actually blocked off two days before we left to get things done. We still left early, but I was in bed at a reasonable time (but couldn't sleep) and we left early enough to get there to unload and visit for a lit...