Right now I think I'm *way* more exciting during the weekend.
If you can call cleaning a car exciting.
At least once a year I clean my hubby's vehicle. It's either a birthday gift or Father's Day gift to him.
It usually doesn't last too long, given the line of work he's in. But, for at least a few days, he can ride in a clean, sawdust-free car.
That's what I spent Saturday afternoon doing. By the time I was done, I was tired and was glistening just a wee bit.
Then I was able to come in to the house to a tasty supper: smoked ribs. Yum!
We haven't had ribs in forever so this was a treat!
Bet you can't guess what I did after that.
If you guessed that I settled into my chair and crossed stitched for most of the evening, you'd be correct.
Other "fun" things on Saturday included working on my Princess Passenger sock while we went to town and picked up supplies for the week.
I also went out to the garden and heard all the bees buzzing while I pondered what plants and weeds to rip out. I ended up ripping out very few. The bees seem to really enjoy the violas, so I left most of them, despite them looking a bit ratty.
We also looked for a "new" spot to set up for hunting. We are going back to the beginning, so to speak, and put the game cam out where we used to hunt, to see if any critters were still traveling through.
I was also entertained by the hummingbirds and the young hens. A few of the "babies" of the flock figured out how to get on top of the open air coop and they were hanging out up there.
Oh yeah, I made a batch of "Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup," which turned out really good.
Sunday the weather switched and it was humid out. We checked the game cam and saw critters moving through so we spent a few hours out in the back 20 setting up a blind.
By the time we were pretty much done with the set up, I was done with the day. Temps were in the upper 80s and so flipping humid. I was going in slow motion, and felt itchy, moist and uncomfortable. We sweat off the bug spray and the mosquitoes found us irresistible.
I may have been a wee bit cranky, too.
After going in the house and cooling off in the air conditioning it was decided to stay in for the rest of the day.
Sunday afternoon I finished off a bobbin I was spinning and had a ply party.
When I have a decent amount plied up I'll give it all a soak and start counting yardage. Plying took longer than I thought it would.
Then, while watching "Columbo" with my man, I worked on the "One Piece" cross stitch.
Over 300 stitches.
Monday morning started off with a mild bang. My husband was taking the truck to work and the battery was dead ... stupid battery.
It was moist out again. The grass was soaking wet and the air was like you were walking through a mist.
There was a frog hanging out on my window this morning. Fun!
Work was kind of chaotic and made worse by all the alerts and notifications I was getting via emails, texts and such. I ended up putting everything on silent for an hour. Then I was stressing because I couldn't find an article I thought I had laid out on a page last week. ... Turns out I hadn't. Ugh ... It felt like such a Monday.
I was pretty happy to punch out at the end of the day.
My son *begged* for a specific soup to be made. He's feeling poorly and I guess only mom's hamburger soup will heal all that ails.
For "real" supper, though, I smoked pork chops.
Ooo, they turned out good. There are no leftovers.
It has the makings of being a busy week. Tonite there is chance of thunderstorms going through. This doesn't surprise me because it's SO miserable outside. I feel really bad for the hens. They are panting and looking miserable. I made sure they had plenty of water and their favorite spot to be when it's hot out is under the deck. They appear to me moving slow today, too. When I saw the rooster coming out of the woods with one of the hens I realized I haven't had any good chicken stories. Pity. I haven't been outside enough. Cause, you know, the weather this summer.
Next weekend is Labor Day weekend. Where did the summer go? I feel like I say that almost every year now. I'm looking forward to the long weekend. And then, just maybe, the weather will behave until the snow flies. I have accepted the change in the seasons now, even though we are having season-appropriate weather.
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