Finally Friday is here! YAY!! We had heavy rain last night - thunder and lightening...luckily after I got home from another grocery store run.
Poor Phil & Lynnette (my brother and SIL) - their flight was delayed last night and they didn't land until 4:15 this morning. Lynnette is going to the farm to help with party preparations for tomorrow, so it will just be my brother tonight (and Colin & Mailing). So...I've changed the menu a bit...no veggie burgers and no shrimp. I made the black bean salad last night and also deviled eggs. Fletch will grill burgers and portabella mushrooms (if anyone wants one). And, most important, the day looks to be gorgeous. Sunny and 61 right now (8 a.m.), so we should be able to have a fire in the pit tonight and just relax.
No kitty pics this morning. Tyg is pissed off at us. We treated him again with the peppermint oil stuff for fleas and ticks. Fletch found two ticks crawling on him (himself) last night! YIKES. The peppermint stuff seems to work well - ticks sometimes still get on Tyg, but they crawl on the surface of his fur, they don't go down to his skin. But, of course, that means he is still bringing them inside. Oh well, we had the same issue when we used Frontline, and at least the peppermint stuff is "natural" and not a chemical.
Colin texted me this morning a picture of his first tomato of the season:
He also has hot cherry peppers and jalapenos already producing! He has a large raised bed box on the campus where he works, and is growing primarily hot peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and a couple other things that I can't remember.
Here's to a wonderful weekend for everyone. My Dad's birthday was May 30th and he would have been 97 this year! And, Fletch and I will be married 37 years as of the 31st!! Woo-Hoo!
Have a wonderful (and hopefully tick-free!) weekend. Enjoy time with your family. XO
ReplyDeleteOh, this RAIN! I feel like it will never, ever stop here in Ohio. Looks like our long weekend is ruined by it.
ReplyDeleteStay vigilant with the ticks! I heard it will be a bumper year for them.
Congrats on your 37 years of marriage. Your dad and mine would be the same age. I love seeing the tomato and hearing about the other fresh veggies. Glad your weather for today is looking so pleasant. Your dinner plans sound delicious to me. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteYour brother and SIL must be exhausted physically and emotionally from the delay. I hope the rest of their trip goes as planned. Sitting by the firepit in he evening is a great way to wind down after a long day. Tell Fletch to grill a portabella for me.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - on the first tomato of the season, your 37th anniversary, and a weekend that sounds like it will be full of fun and family! We've started keeping one of those sticky lint rollers by the door and run it over ourselves after we've been outdoors. We've removed quite a few ticks that way; sadly, it seems to be a big year for them already.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!!!!! That's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteFleas and ticks are going to be awful this year here. We didn't have a hard freeze last winter so the little buggers didn't die off. The mosquitoes have already let us know they are FEELIN' FINE!
Yuck to the ticks! We had our first appearance of one, too!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful family weekend!
You have a great weekend ahead. Congratulations on 37th! Thanks for the "fighting ticks" tips. Yuck!
ReplyDeleteCheers~
Congrats on all the big milestones. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeletePoor Tyg. Rupert is super ticked with me - I've been squirting antibotics in his mouth every day. And we've still got a week to go!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! sounds like you have a fun weekend planned - hope Tyg doesn't stay mad at y'all for long!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! Hope your weekend is a good one. Sounds like you've been quite busy the past week!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend with everyone!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary! My son's birthday is on the 30th, so now I'll be thinking of your dad while we celebrate their birthday :)
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