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I’m going to confess right now…there is no cuppa anything in this post. I have a crazy busy day and of course I didn’t plan this post ahead of time as pre-planning is not my strong suit.
I’ll be taking my mom out for the day to celebrate her birthday. She’s 84 years young today.
Stop by Elizabeth’s blog for more interesting T stands for Tuesday posts!
The buses have come to get my kidlets for the first day of school.This is the last year for each of them in each of their schools. Next year they each move up to new schools. My days as an elementary school library volunteer are numbered.
The house is extremely quiet.
Gracie is already napping.
I’ve been working on my list.Somethings are must do today and some will stretch out to the rest of the week.
I haven’t used a list most of the summer. It feels good to get back on track.
So where is my beverage of choice today since it is T stands for Tuesday after all.
Well, my coffee was gone long ago since I was up at dark:30. My cup has already been washed and returned to the rack. How’s that for efficient?!
Wish me luck keeping that pace.
I’m skipping knitting today in favor of setting the house to right after a week of everyone including Mr. G being home.
We’ve been busy soaking up the last bits of summer even in the extreme heat of last week.
We went to the fair that was being dubbed the Great Minnesota “sweat-together” rather than get-together.
The day we went it was about 95°F with a heat index of 105°F. We came home about 2pm since Little J had school open house that afternoon. Just as I was going to shower to get presentable, our power went out. Little J and I each had a nice candle lit shower. We went to school with wet heads since a hair dryer wasn’t an option. Oh well.
Luckily our power was restored in fairly short order so we could enjoy the A/C and fans overnight.
I’m not really sure what’s going on with our power grid around here but it’s starting to make me nervous.
This last photo was taken from the Space Tower. You can see the Minneapolis skyline in the background. I had never been on the Space Tower before. I was glad we did it right away in the morning because I’m sure it would get very hot and stuffy towards afternoon.
Enough blather from me…I need to tackle my list!
What are you doing today?
Thanks for joining me today for T stands for Tuesday…or in this case…TOMATOES!
As much as I hate the heat and humidity that always seems to come with the end of August, I love the tomatoes that my garden is producing. I’m also still getting a good handful of green beans each day. The cucumbers have 
been a bit of a disappointment but at least they did something.
And just look at all these yellow pear tomatoes!! They are so sweet and yummy. They sit like candy on the counter waiting to be nibbled in this lovely basket that I won from a fellow blogger a couple years back.
The garden is starting to look a bit haggard but just look at those lovelies on the vine!
I’m watering them from our rain barrels twice a day in this heat. I’m afraid I’m going to reach the proverbial “bottom of the barrel” very soon if we don’t get any rain.
Our family is planning to brave the heat one of the days this week for a visit to the state fair. We may melt in the heat. Hopefully I’ll get some fun pictures to share of “The Great Minnesota Get-Together”
What are you doing today?
Here it is Tuesday again and I’m linking up with my friend Elizabeth for T stands for Tuesday. I’m pretty sure time is speeding up as we approach Labor Day and the start of school.
Little J and I made use of the time that her big brother was at camp last week. Being a teenage boy, he hates shopping. I’m not so fond of it myself but my girl…she can shop!! We went to Kohl’s 3 days last week. Yikes! The third was unscheduled…we stopped by my mom’s and she wanted to get something to wear for an upcoming wedding.
Little J and I also went to Goodwill twice, Costco, the Mall (not MOA), ACE hardware, Target and of course, the grocery store. Geesh. We didn’t buy a lot but all those add up to a lot of time and moola. But now with the exception of shoes for the boy…I am DONE!! No more shopping for school.
We had a quiet weekend with a neighborhood bonfire Saturday. Late Sunday evening was a bit more exciting. We were watching a movie when the power went out. Everyone seemed to come out from their homes to see if the world 
was ending or if it was just them without electricity. Power was out for a huge area even though it was a gorgeous night without a cloud in the sky. We have yet to find out why.
In addition, we’ve been still Cuttlebug crazy. I’m going to get it all packed up and give it back this week. I want my family room back!!
Since the hot humid weather has finally found its way back to MN…we went for a dip in a friends pool. Ah, refreshing.
Today we have another busy Tuesday on tap. It’s going to be a scorcher too! Yuck.
What are you doing today?
Maybe you should stop by Bleubeard and Elizabeth’s for a spell.
I picked up a new mug from the clearance rack at Menards, of all places.
One lone mug with my initial…I had to buy it.
It’s much bigger than my standard size so I’m not sure I’ll use it for coffee or tea.
Maybe I’ll use it to hold my paint brushes….
I usually keep them in a cute little pink bucket.
Hmmm….decisions.
Although, it might work better here on my desk. I’m going to leave it here for a day or two and see how I like it.
Next on the list for today is knitting group, Target and grocery shopping.
I actually have been get some projects finished while attending my knitting group.
Here are a few dish cloths to prove it. :)
And can you believe this!?! We have leaves starting to turn already. I haven’t even picked a ripe tomato yet. Our growing season was majorly shortened this year.
Alright …enough blather from me…I’ve got things to do, people to see, blogs to visit.
What are you doing today?
You could stop by the home of T stands for Tuesday for starters.
EDIT: For those of you helping me on my flower/weed identification…here she is! A sunflower!
I’m enjoying a quiet, overcast, drizzly morning with a cup of coffee. Mr. G is out the door to work and the kidlets are still sleeping. How long do you think I can keep calling them kidlets when the oldest is my height? I say, FOREVER!!
Since it is so gloomy I decided to light my tea cup candle while I read and sip my coffee.
Knitting group is on the docket for today as well as a little back to school shopping. School supplies have been purchased and are packed in the backpacks. Big J is in denial while Little J is excited to go back in just over a month.
Gracie is attempting to will away the rain with her mind so that we can go sit outside. Good luck kitty. Maybe we can enjoy a little time later but that concrete has to dry to make it comfy for furry paws.
What are you doing today?
Want to join the T Tuesday fun? Just click the button on my sidebar and it will take you to Elizabeth’s blog.
So my friend Elizabeth has started a new tradition…which is a twist on an old one. She is asking everyone to check in on Tuesdays with what ever you’ve got going on that day. You asked for it my friend….
I have a really busy day ahead…a busy week in fact. Before I dive into the day, I’m enjoying a quiet moment with my coffee and computer.
I won’t go into all the minutia of the day such as meal prep, shopping, errands and cleaning but my main focus today is garage sale stuff.
My neighbors are having a sale starting Thursday and we have a ton of stuff to contribute.
This is just the tip of the iceberg so to speak.
I have the storage room completely torn apart. Boxes all over the family room waiting to be sorted. I still need to go through my closet and more in depth in the craft room. So far I only have a tray of rubber stamps that are leaving.
We keep thinking of other things to get rid of…so we tear into another room or closet.
It’s chaos, I tell you. CHAOS!!
But first…Little J and I are going to knitting.
I need a dose of friends and laughter before tackling anymore boxes!!
What are you doing today?
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