Last Week

 

On Monday, March 20 - - - - the man who owns the roofing company said, "We can do your roof tomorrow."

We weren't expecting him until June.  We hadn't even picked out shingles yet. 

However, this roofing company owner is in high demand so we were thankful to get him earlier than expected.  My husband went out on his lunch hour and picked the shingle color.

 

Bright and early on Tuesday morning, they began the job - - - worked thirteen hours that day - - - and finished before noon on Wednesday.  The shingles have blue, brown, and gray in them.  They look great on the house!

On Friday and Saturday, we had already planned to be in the Sevierville/Pigeon Forge area with our younger daughter and her husband.  Our first stop was at the Apple Barn Restaurant.

We went in the gift shop to get cinnamon apple jelly for our older daughter.  I saw this sign and thought it was fitting for this time in our lives!

No trip up there is complete without us visiting this mall.  We did not buy much there this time - - - didn't see anything that we "needed" or even wanted - - other than a couple of items of clothing.  Is it just me or is it more difficult to buy clothes?  Tops are cut low and the knits are very thin.

This week has been busy - - -especially at work.  The reading program finished up and totals had to be figured so gift cards could be ordered.  Computer servers were being moved and offices shifted which caused only a slight inconvenience to us. 

At home, we are playing a bit of "catch-up" after being gone last Saturday.  We are just trying to stay even with cleaning up the yellow pine pollen, hard-shelled bugs, and strings of beaded seeds that are falling.  It's the yuckiest time of year for allergies in our area but it too will pass.  How do you like our supervisor?  He is guarding the remainder of our basement blocks that will be used  in another project.

Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee  Isaiah 14:8

Green Day

We reseeded our yard today with 75 pounds of Fescue seed.  We purchased this from Beaty's on Wildwood.  They were recommended by someone who has not steered us wrong yet.  Beaty's delivered the seed and bales of straw for us.

 I went a little crazy with the straw to start with.  There is a lot of beautiful winter rye grass underneath that straw . . . and the straw is not as thick as it looks.  It's just the camera angle.  As you will see in the next picture, the winter rye grew beautifully.

 The grass held the bare ground and kept it from washing off in the heavy rains.   However, the winter rye cannot survive the heat and drought of our summers.  Remember these pictures from the week before Christmas?

We have come a long way in the five months since the basement wall collapsed.

 

On a day when many are wearing green and celebrating a man (St. Patrick) who gave God glory and honor by spreading the message of forgiveness and salvation - - -  we, too Praise God for His protection, provision, and strength in this chapter of our lives!

Praise the Lord!  Praise the Lord, O my soul!  While I live, I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being!  Psalm 146: 1-2

Something Beautiful

On sale at Aldi's through this Tuesday  - - - - Whole Pineapple 99 cents - - - strawberries are 79 cents.  They are in a 'sauce' of 4 parts orange juice and one part honey which in this dish is 1 cup to 1/4 cup.  Let sit (in the refrigerator) at least an hour for it to get sweeter.  The honey will dissolve so don't worry about it happening while cutting up your fruit.

 Lots of flowers blooming and also transitioning to leaves very quickly.

 

Side by side with the beauty is destruction once again from tornadoes that visited the area a week ago Friday.

 

The storm targeted different neighborhoods this time.  In this neighborhood, it seemed to leapfrog houses because only a few were selected.

  The Praise God about this storm is in our area, there were not any fatalities that I am aware of.  Also, the tornado touched down right next to an elementary school and the community college where it uprooted LARGE trees  - - - that did not touch the buildings!!!  As we have said the past few months, it's "only money and materials" at this point.  It's wearisome but it could be worse!!!

And my posting will still be sporadic since we are very busy - - - painting inside & cleaning outside - - - will blog about them another day.  I am trying to read everyone of you still  - - and have even commented on a few!  Miss you but will catch up sometime - - maybe.  The good news for me is I feel no pressure to post since my main reason for doing this is to update out-of-town family and also make a journal for us.  The bonus though is getting to meet new friends!

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time . . . .  Ecclesiastes 3:11a