Daybook: Monday, May 8/17

Outside my window.....It is cold and overcast. What else is new? My daffodil flowers are rotting because they have been pushed down into the ground with all the rain and have not been allowed to dry out. The grass is finally cut because I picked up my lawnmower this morning ($87) and decided to cut the front lawn right away.

I am thinking.....I will have to make time to get outdoors between the rains to get the back yard cut, or it will be too long for the lawnmower.

I am thankful for.....my son and his GF who have volunteered to stay here this coming weekend to look after the dog while I go to Bradford to stay with my daughter while celebrating my grandson's 6th birthday.

From the kitchen.....I have the other half of the turkey carcass in the crock pot making a soup broth. I baked a batch of dog biscuits on Saturday and I made a Shepherd's Pie  last night when my son and GF came for dinner. I started putting together ingredients to make chocolate cookies yesterday, but had to put the creamed butter and sugar in the fridge because I forgot I had run out of eggs. Right now I have yoghurt "cooking" in the yoghurt maker. I cut up 6 cups of stale bread and was going to add some of the whole milk that was left over from making the yoghurt to bake a bread pudding. Ha. I forgot AGAIN that I didn't have eggs, so those two ingredients are back in the fridge. I have a great memory but it is too short.

I am wearing.....blue jeans, blue socks and my new ivory and gold coloured long-sleeved T-shirt.

I am creating.....no cards last week. I did however finish up a dishcloth while watching Netflix.

I am going.....nowhere else today. I have already been out to pick up the repaired lawn mower.

I am hoping.....we finally get some sunny days this week. Enough with the rain!!!

I am hearing.....lots of bird calls today, now that the rain has slowed down a bit.

Around the house......there remains the same housework that I mentioned last Monday. I didn't do any of the vacuuming or wet mopping. There is laundry to be folded. I want to hang the draperies and do some outdoor work.

One of my favourite things.....is an afternoon nap on cold, damp day such as this.

A few plans for the rest of this week.....include two appointments at Canadian Tire early tomorrow morning. The first one at 8 AM is a brake check. My brake light came on again the last couple of days, indicating low fluid. You will remember that Canadian Tire topped up the fluid for free 4 or 5 weeks ago. Since the light is back on again, I have a slow leak somewhere. It needs to be fixed. At 10 AM, I am scheduled to have 4 brand new summer tires put on my van. I will be spending a boatload of money this week. Ugh! I will pick up some eggs on my way back tomorrow so I can finish up those two baking projects sitting in my fridge. And since my van will be practically brand new again, I may drive to Bradford this Friday instead of taking the bus or train. It just seemed too complicated and time-consuming (and expensive) to go there with all the different transfers I would end up taking. I have already forwarded money to my daughter to buy my grandson his gift. She knows best what he needs/wants and can put the money where it is needed. I will be staying for two nights and return on Sunday.

Here's the picture I am sharing.....

Yellow tulips

 The rhubarb should have been ready to pick by now, but we haven't had too many warm sunny days yet. It is almost ready.