Top Ten Reasons It's Good To Be 61 years old today......

 

10.  I have more time to work on my unfinished projects.

9.    I can see how things turn out on the Real Housewives of Orange County, Real Housewives of NYC, etc.  (Hey, it's my guilty pleasure.)

8.    I'll have a new knee to begin the 61st year.

7.    Another year of gardening.

6.    Another year of reading the mysteries that I love.

5.    My final year before Social Security (yippee)!

4.    Another year with my wonderful sons, daughters-in-law and friends.

3.    Another year with Mr. Bird Nest.  The love of my life.

2.    More time with my sweet grandchildren.

1.    ANOTHER YEAR OF BLOGGING!!!

Thanks for reading,

Gretchen

Joint Camp...

No, not the 60's kind........

This week I spent a morning at St. Francis Women's Hospital in Greenville learning about what will happen during my knee replacement surgery on Monday, March 30.

The room I'll check into looks like a private luxury hotel suite.  I mentioned that, but the nurse said she'll be in every morning to draw blood around 6:00 a.m. and it seemed less and less like a hotel. 

They told me to expect a three day, four night stay (maybe one more day).  Mr. Bird Nest only has the day of my surgery off and that Friday, so I'm sure they will keep me until then.

The only thing I'm worried about is the spinal they will give me before the surgery.  That kind of freaks me out.  I wanted to be totally out of it and I'm afraid I won't be. 

I swear if I see the movie "Coma" list on the TV movies I'm not going to watch it....I'm not going to watch it...I'm not going....

On to other more fun things.  I had lunch and went shopping yesterday with a great friend I hadn't seen for a while.  I got a really cute metal star painted like a flag.  I've begun covering our little shed with those and this will be a cute addition.  Best of all it had been $18.00 and I got it for $9.00.  It's a great idea to buy out of season.

Another sweet bunny!

   

Thanks for reading,

Gretchen

Easter Greetings...

 

When Nicholas was here over the weekend, we got out some of our Easter decorations.  There's just something about a bunny that makes you smile.

 

When the grandsons were little they liked to rearrange the carrots in his basket.  I found some wooden ones to replace these so they didn't get broken.

Thanks for reading,

Gretchen

Bring on Summer...

 

March 2 in SC?????

 

So much for planting anything here early.

 

This is our 19th year in SC and we've never had snow like this.

 

This is just as the snow began on Sunday.

Thanks for reading,

Gretchen

Building a surprise...

 

As I told you, I got this idea from my trip to an antique shop in NC this past week.

This is Nicholas beginning his project and gift for his Mama.

 

Is he cute or what?

 

He kind of looks like Superman or Spiderman with his kid sized safety glasses. 

 

He understands that the sanding is important in what the finished product will look like. 

It's like all the ironing and pressing you do when making a sewing project look great.

 

His Papa has also taught him to put all his tools together and have plenty of space to work.

 

Well, for those of you who guessed a shelf, you were right.  You could hang it on the wall, put it on the counter in your kitchen for cookbooks, etc.

 

He just put a whitewash finish on it.  Noelle's (DIL) kitchen is red, black and white.  He can bring it back and put another color on it or whatever she wants.

 

The bad news is they only had time to make one shelf.  I may have to make my own this week.

Thanks for reading,

Gretchen