My Memorial weekend

Sunday and Monday we continued to work in the yard. I cant believe all the work we did this Memorial Day weekend. It really needed it. Cory is so shocked at the difference it makes fixing up the yard. He is pleasantly surprised. He still has the poison ivy pretty bad. He is miserable. We were supposed to go to a bbq Saturday and Sunday at John and Laura's house but didn't make it. I feel so bad that we didn't make it over there, but I am glad we have the yard done so we have the summer to enjoy. We still have to get the shutters up but that will happen next weekend hopefully. I am so tired and sore from working in the yard. I really feel my age. Off to work I go......

planting

Today we got up early and went to some garden centers. Picked up 2 flats of Phlox for a dollar a flat. Then some other perennial flowers for .50 cents. They were on clearance and I couldn't resist. We finally got home and planted everything and finished mulching. It looks so nice. My exciting purchase of the day was a couple of hydrangeas. I love them. We are both so tired from working in the yard today. Going to bed early tonight as we are getting up and working in the yard again. We are mowing and weed whacking. Then I need to mulch my tree's in the back yard I planted.
Cory got poison ivy again this year. He gets it every year and we found out he is allergic to it. We have to find out where it is in the back yard and get rid of it. He always ends up having to get a shot and some antibiotics to get rid of it. Off to bed I go.

Memorial Weekend

I cant believe I am going to say this, but I have no plans for the weekend. I know, I am as surprised as you are. My brother is not having his annual bbq which surprised me, but he has to work. So I did get a call late last night from Laura asking for a girls night. So Stephanie, Laura and I are going over to her house tonight to watch movies and girl talk. But no other plans than that. I might get calls as I did last night to do things but I would like to concentrate on working in the yard. We will see what happens. What are your plans for the Memorial weekend?

Sore throat

I woke up Tuesday morning with a sore throat. I could hardly swallow. I was surprised as I hadn't had a sore throat since I had my tonsils out 12 yrs ago. As the day went on I started feeling worse, stuffy nose, body aches and very tired. I got home from work and crawled into bed. I woke up feeling even worse. Made my way to the doctors to hear that it is most likely strep throat. They did a culture and gave me a antibiotic. I went to work but was sent home as I just couldn't do it. I was a mess. Laid in a chair or bed the whole day falling in and out of sleep. Yesterday I woke up and still felt crappy..better....but still crappy. I went to work and as the day progressed every hour I started feeling better. It was weird. So I am on the mend. Glad that is behind me. Especially before my cruise. I haven't talked a lot about the cruise as it was still far away. I was talking to Michele about our trip and we realized its so close now. Will write more about our cruise soon.

BBQ

Yesterday was a very busy, busy day. We met all of Cory's family at Ralphies for lunch. We all had so much fun. The only person who could not attend was Michele as she was working. We stayed talking for a long time talking and Kaitlin suggested stopping by Chris's later to hang out. Jeremy said he would make his famous home made guacamole. We all left and told Chris we would possibly come over later. Kaitlin and I headed for Perrysburg to see Brady. Boy does he get cuter every time I see him. Kaitlin loved spending some time with him. We finally tore ourselves away from Brady and took off and decided to head to Chris's. Cory and Jeremy said they would meet us there. When we got there Chris had said her and Denny had picked up some hamburger and hot dogs and brats and figured we would grill out later. That was such a nice surprise. Levi and uncle John and Michele came over later and it turned into a full fledged bbq. Had such a fun time with everyone. We decided to have one once a month. Uncle John is hosting the next one. Today was a fun day of spending time with family!

End of the weekend

I woke up this morning and could not believe it was Sunday and I would have to go back to work tomorrow. Yesterday the pool staining party was cancelled due to rain. Cory and I decided to do some shopping. We picked up a movie called Taken then we went to Lowe's to check out patio tile. I happen to come across a dress at TJ Maxx for 19.00 that would be perfect to wear on the cruise the night we have to dress up. We stopped by Cory's parents to pick up Justin and we stayed a bit to visit. Then went home and made a pizza and I broke out the popcorn machine and made a couple batches for Justin and Kaitlin. I thought the movie Taken was ok. It was a pretty busy day.

Pool staining party

I have a couple of busy days. Picked Kaitlin up from the airport and we came home and caught up on everything going on with each other. She headed to Jackson today to see friends and will be back later on tonight. Her friends were all going to Silver Lake today and she wanted to go with them. Today I am going to pool staining party. Our friends John and Laura have a above ground pool with a deck all around it. We go over to swim there quite a lot during the summer. The deck needs a stain job so John has asked if anyone wants to volunteer to help him and we are going over. There are going to be around 10 people there so it should be very quickly. Its the least we can do since we use there pool. Nephew Justin is coming over today sometime to spend the night so I am sure we will be up late making popcorn and watching movies. Tomorrow we are going out to dinner with Cory's family. It is still up in the air what and where we are going, we are supposed to firm up plans sometime today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORY

Today is my husbands birthday!!! I hope he has a great day. No big plans as of yet but I am sure I will think of something since I have today off. It couldn't have worked out better that I took today off.

Kaitlin

Kaitlin is flying in today. I have to pick her up this morning around 10ish. I am a little nervous as I am hoping she will spend some time with me this trip. She has a tendency to go to Jackson and I don't see her. I took today off and plan on bonding with her. I feels like I haven't seen her in so long. I wished she lived closer.......

Busy...

I was so busy last week that I didn't have time to write. Work was crazy last week, I worked late every day. Saturday we got up to run over to Jason's to pick up my Granny Smith tree that my mom brought down. She was babysitting Brady, so I got to see him for a few mins. Then Cory took me to Lone Star Steakhouse for lunch. I love Lone Star. We planted 3 of the 4 tree's we got. I had to get ready to go to a yacht club function. Cory and I are members of the Ottawa River Yacht Club and I am on the women's auxillary committee. Sounds much fancier than it is, trust me. I was supposed to initiated last year but due to my surgery I could not. So this was the year. I really didn't want to do it, and I dreaded it for quite a while. A already initiated member has to bring you as their "pup" So I had to be a puppy till they initiate me. Its all in good fun. I ended up having a really good time. I still think it is a bit degrading having to wear a dog collar and drink out of a dog bowl but I understand why people think its fun. Had to go thru all the initiation rituals. Cannot post any pictures as it is supposed to be secret. I am going to bring Michele next year as my "pup".
Sunday went to Cory's mom and dad's for breakfast. Everyone was there. After breakfast Cory and the guys went to the Mud Hens baseball game and I went home and relaxed. Cory brought Justin (Nephew) home to wait for his mom to pick him up after the game. It was nice spending time with Justin. We made plans for Justin to come over next Saturday to work in the yard. Then we will make some popcorn in the popcorn machine and watch a movie.
Kaitlin is coming home this Thursday. I am so excited. I pick her up at the airport at 10am. I took Thursday off so I can spend the day with her. She is staying till Monday night.
I received a call from my doctors on Monday for a reminder of my appt the next day. They asked if I got the blood work done and I told them I did not. So they rescheduled my appt for this Friday and told me to get it done. I went yesterday and I got someone who when she stuck me with the needle she said uh oh, then started moving it all around while in my arm and said she would have to stick me again. I was so bummed. But I got it done. That is my week in a nut shell.

New arrival

Josh and his girlfriend had their baby last night. A boy 6lbs 3oz 19 inches long. They named him Carter Ross Oakley. Mother and baby are doing great.

Doctors appt.

I had my doctors appt yesterday. It was just what I expected. Doctor asking a lot of questions......the biopsy was normal...which I wasn't worried about, I figured it would be. He showed me how big the nodule was. I will have to come back every 6mths for a ultrasound to see if it grows. I have a whole bunch of blood work to check my thyroid and some blood work for diabetes. I am sure he threw that in there because of my brother having it. I have to fast so I will go up to the hospital tomorrow to have the blood work done. I go back next week to go over the tests. Depending on what the blood work shows they will go over some options on what to do with my thyroid.

shower

Sunday was a very busy day for me. I got up at 7am and got ready to start my day. Had to pick up a couple more things for the shower gift. Then drove to Jackson and stopped at my moms to pick up some flowers she had for me. Then went to my sisters to help her set up for the party. She was having it at the clubhouse where she lives. Had a very nice time. I cant believe my nephew Josh will have a child. I still think of him as a child myself. I left and had to drive back home so I could plant the flowers my mom gave me. Then figure out where other stuff had to go. I mulched the other side of my flower bed. I only have the side left to do and I am done. I cant believe how much fun I have had. I have learned so much. My sister could not believe I was planting things. I have never been interested in gardening. My mom found me a granny smith tree at Meijers so she got it for me. Will bring it up next weekend when she comes up to babysit Brady.

I have my appt. for the endocrinologist today at 2pm. Hopefully find out about everything and get a plan of action.

Pictures are of Josh my nephew and my sister Missy.

Tree's

Cory had to work today so I got up and went to Lowe's to find some flowers and bushes to plant. I get there and they had all their tree's 50 percent off. I got a apple tree for 9.98. I was so excited how cheap it was that I took it right home. Then thought to myself I never got the flowers or bushes I went there for. I went back to Lowe's to find my stuff and started looking at the tree's again. I really want a Cleveland pear tree. They were on sale for 20.00 but decided to pass on it. I got home and Cory was there by then, so we were decided where we wanted stuff to go and our neighbors came out to talk to us and two hours later it was too late to plant. We ran out to get a movie and something to eat, as I hadn't eaten all day. We found a crab apple tree in the parking lot of a store for only 13.00. I cant remember the name......I think its vanguard crab apple. It doesn't get too big and it has the dark pink flowers on it. It is beautiful. So we picked that up and got the movie Bride Wars, under much protest from my husband. stopped by Meijers to pick up a Tombstone pizza and I happened to see some tree's in the garden center sitting out. Low and behold there was a Cleveland pear tree for 9.99. And it is pretty big. I bought it right away. I am now done with tree's for our yard.
I picked up a gift for my nephew Josh's baby shower tomorrow. They are naming the baby Carter Ross. How cute. He will be born May 21st, unless she goes into labor first. I will take lots of pictures tomorrow of the shower. It will be a long day for me as I have to get up early and drive to Jackson for the party. Its a hour and a half to get there, so a lot of driving for me tomorrow. Will post a couple of pictures as soon as I can.

Weekend plans

My husband is telling me since it is May 1st that since it is his b-day month (5-14) that he has deemed this his "birthday month". He is doing this because I make such a big deal out of my birthday every year. It started out as just my birthday day then my birthday weekend then my birthday week. So he has decided he will join me. I was not amused by his teasing. I am sure I will here about this for a while. I think he thinks it will teach me a lesson. Oh silly man..... it will not.
I really don't have any major plans for this weekend. I plan on planting more flowers and bushes in the yard tomorrow. But Sunday I am going to my nephew Josh's baby shower. Well its actually for his girlfriend. They are having a baby very soon. So I will make the long journey to Jackson for that on Sunday. It will be nice to visit with my sister. I will post some pictures of the shower after I get back.
Happy birthday Kristin!!! She works at my work. I stayed after last night and decorated her cubicle. We are having a little birthday celebration for her around noon for her.
Must get up and get ready to go to work. Have lots of errands to run on my way there.