What's been happening here lately?

 Well, I've had good intentions since my previous posts. Good intentions and pocket change can get you a piece of bubble gum, though.

Since I posted last, we have been busy. Well, busy for us - two old retired folks. It's funny how busy takes on a different perspective once a person retires. I had a good friend tell me that she and her husband noticed that things which once were scheduled as after work tasks became a day's focus once they retired. So, dental appointments, trips to the grocery, etc. that were squeezed in after work became the agenda for the day after they retired. I think Mike and I have adapted that sort of situation as well. Not that he hasn't been super busy. I just don't pencil as much onto my calendar as he does!

He's put a second cutting of hay in the barn. He's cut several acres of grass each week. He's mixed up and bagged up over 150 pounds of sausage. Plus, he's squeezed in some work at the Cemetery and other tasks. I've done some straightening and organizing. I've done some cleaning out and donating. I've done some digital uploading of information for documenting Cemetery information. 

When Mike took on the Cemetery Manager job last year, I volunteered to be the Cemetery Association secretary. There had been no digital documentation since 2014. So, ten years had raced by with only paper documentation of burials, lot sales, etc. So, my scanner has gotten a good workout. I've been creating spreadsheets to make information easily searchable. I've been checking one list against the other and sorting out differences. It is a thankless job but one that is already proving helpful. 

I've also enjoyed the freedom to read quite a bit. What a luxury! I can put a load of laundry in to wash and sit down and read until the load is ready to be transferred to the dryer. What a treat!

We took the chance to get away between hay crops and went to watch our oldest grandson play baseball in the state tournament. What fun! Yes, it was HOT! It was also great to get away from the responsibilities of home and do a bit of relaxing while also enjoying getting to spend a little time visiting with family that we don't have the luxury of spending time with on a regular basis.

We also got to watch the other two grandson's exhibit their cattle at a local livestock show. It was fun to see them learning and working hard. It was also great to see their competitive spirit being applied in the show ring and sharing some of the hard work that they had been doing at home.

Finally, we also had the opportunity to spend time with one of the granddaughters. Luci came to visit and spent a couple of nights here with us. She was great help to me in a cleaning and organizing project. She also was fun to visit with and catch up on what is going on in her life as a new fifth grader.