Nana Day & GRASS - 139/365

Today was Reagan's play day at Nana's.

They started at the grocery store. Reagan has been really into playing "dog" lately. She loves holding things in her mouth like Brinkley. She does it with EVERYTHING! She even grabbed up Nana's bread at the store.

This afternoon, they just played games and dolls. She's really into My Little Ponies. They had a good time.

This evening, they did their standard dinner at Tippy. Reagan just loves going over there and she was even more excited because she could do her first cart ride! Woohoo!

While she was over there, Jimmy had a good day at work and I decided to fight with the grass again. The tractor is on it's last leg. We may have to think about getting a new one. It's taking me like three hours to get through the grass with that thing. It's nuts! It seriously almost brings me to tears. The grass is everywhere!

Dog Bread

Ponies

Pretty girl - pretty flowers

Cart ride with Papa!

GRASS EVERYWHERE

Hulk Hand & T-ball - 133/365

Busy day today!

Reagan was off to school. It's been such a great year for her. She really loves it. She also loves the Box Top Bot. She always has to stop to say hi to him.

After school, we ran up to Gymbo to get some of the Spring stuff. It has been slow going with Spring and Summer stuff from Gymbo with the dock strike, but finally they are on a roll again.

This evening, Reagan had her very fist t-ball game. She was pretty excited, especially since Nana, Papa, Grandma and Papa Greg were there. She hit the ball great and just loved running the bases. She spent a lot time digging in the dirt, too, which was pretty funny.

When we got home from the game, I was going to try to mow at least the front yard real quick. It has been really wet, so it's been tough to get out there.   The mower has been giving me problems where it's just clumping instead of cutting. It takes FOREVER to get it under control. It's AWFUL. I just want to cry every time I head out to mow. Tonight was no different. It was clumping all up under the wheel well and I would have to stop every two row to get it cleaned out. I was doubly frustrated because I was trying to hurry to watch the Cavs playoff game. I seriously looked like the hulk when I was done! UGH!

We finally got all cleaned up and ready to watch the game! The CAVS are kicking ass! It's so great! They won yet again! Woohoo!

Reagan and Box Top Bot

Shopping at Gymbo!

Batter up!

Home!

 My hulk hand

 



Reagan ready for the big game!

 

Mowing & Rotary - 113/365

Today was mowing day.

Our riding mower has been giving us a bit of trouble lately. The grass grows so fast in the spring, that it just clumps a lot. I cut the back with the rider, but decided to just push the front yard. The small mower does a great job and it's faster than cutting it three times with the rider, just to grind up the clumps. Mowing problems.

Reagan spent the day with grandma. They played at her house and had some lunch at the McDonalds in Austintown with the Play Place. She loved it!

Jim had to go down to Wooster tonight for the Rotary District Conference. He said it was fine and it went well. The dinner was good, too! He was glad he went.

Mowing....

More mowing...

Rotary District Conference

Mowing and Rascal Flatts - 133/365

Reagan was going to spend the day and night at Nana and Papa's, so I could get caught up on some chores and the grass. The grass was out of control and it's supposed to rain the rest of the week, so I had to get out there. 

 It was a mess and took literally 4 hours to do! I had to keep stopping every couple rows to clean the wheel wells out on the rider. Grass was just clumping and building up under there. I was wishing I had one of those bagging systems today! 

What lessened the pain of 4 hours of yard work was the new Rascal Flatts album! It came out today and I got to listen to it a couple times in a row and I LOVE every single song! It was awesome!! Reagan and Nana actually went out to Best Buy to pick up some hard copies, too! 

Can't wait for the double header this summer! 

Next, Reagan showing off the new Rascal Flatts ornaments.

 

Gravity & Grass - 288/365

Slow day today. 

Jim went off to work and Nana came to pick up Reagan. 

Nana and Reagan were going to go to music class and then spend the day together. They were even going to have a slumber party! 

 Music class went well and Reagan got to see Parker. She was excited. 

After music, they went on a lunch date, to Bob Evans. In the afternoon, they played lots of games. Reagan's favorite seems to be Sneaky Snacky Squirrel. 

When Papa got home from work, Reagan, Papa and Nana went over to Tippy to have dinner. Reagan was pretty excited because Putter was dressed up for Halloween! He was all dressed up like a witch.  She was also excited because, the big fireplace in the lobby was turned on. She LOVES looking at that fireplace! All summer she would say, "Oh no, it broken!" 

 During the day, I just did some chores. I was sad, because I finally took down my Hummingbird feeders. That surely means it's the end of summer. I was sad to see my little friends move on for the winter.

 I was going to cut the grass this afternoon, but it was so wet! Our riding lawn mower doesn't do real well when the grass is wet, so I decided to wait till this evening. Around five, I decided to give it a go. It did OK, but I had to keep stopping to clean out the mow deck and under the wheel wells. It was just FULL of wet grass. My arms were totally green, up to my glove line. I looked like the Hulk, when it was all said and done. I ended up only getting the front done. I wasn't ready to tackle the back yard. The front is half the size and took forever.

After, I got cleaned up from that, Jim and I devoured some chicken and stuffing I made in the crock pot. Then, we set off to Regal Cinemas in Austintown to see Gravity. 

When we got there, we didn't realize that the show we picked was actually the 3D version. We weren't sure if we would really like the 3D effects, but we gave it a go anyway. We were two of eight people in the theater, but the movie was excellent! We really enjoyed the 3D effect and think it made it even more interesting. You really felt like you were in space with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. The special effects were that awesome. You really wonder how they even filmed it! Two thumbs up!

The photo of the day is Jim and I, in our 3D glasses for the movie. 

 Next, is my grass mess...

Finally, Nana, Papa and Reagan enjoying the "fixed" fireplace at Tippy.

 

Red Thread - 246/365

Today was catch up day. 

Jim was catching up at work. I was going to catch up on laundry, mail, groceries and lots of yard work. Basically, a little bit of everything needed done. 

 Jim went off to work and had a super busy day, between work and rotary. 

 Nana and I hit the trail with Brinkley first thing this morning. In the meantime, Jim's mom came over to watch Reagan, so I could get all my chores done. I finished most everything, then went out to mow the grass. 

I noticed before we left, that we were having a Red Thread problem in the yard. It's a fungal infection that doesn't really hurt anything, it's just ugly in spots. If you walk through the grass, your shoes will get this weird orange powder on them. It brushes right off and doesn't stain, it's just ugly. 

Today, I fired up the mower and drove off into the yard. I felt like Pigpen from Charlie Brown, because everywhere I went, a red cloud of dust followed me. By the time I was done, the red mower was orange, as well as my shoes and legs. I failed at getting a good picture of the redness this afternoon, and was bummed when I realized this evening, I didn't have a picture for today. I took some crappy shoes and walked around the yard, trying to get them to turn orange for a picture, but no go. I think mowing stirred it all up and it blew away. Hopefully, it will clear up now. The Lawn Ranger treated for it, so we shall see! I did manage to find a small spot on the tire for a picture. 

The photo of the day is the little spot of Red Thread on the mower.... 

 

Final Preparations - 121/365

Today, I did all my final preparations before we head off for family fun! 

Jim's mom was so nice, she came over and spent the day, so I could get the car cleaned up and get some mowing done. 

I knew the grass was long, but I didn't realize HOW long until I got into it. The grass was still a little damp, so it was clumping pretty good. Even with the rider, it took me over three hours to get it under control! I had to just keep going over and over it to grind up the clumps, it was awful! My knees, actually got a horrible sunburn! OUCH! I didn't feel it while I was doing it, but boy do I feel it now! I'll have some awesome tan lines for our trip...LMAO! 

The car is all sparkling, too! It looks like it is brand new! It just feels like it runs better when it's clean. So, it seems we're all set! I can't wait to get there and start the family fun. Reagan is anxious, too! She asks me 20 times a day..."mama, we go beach!?" 

While, I did the final chores in the house, Reagan and Jim hit the playground. They had a great time!

The photo of the day is my strips in the yard. I mowed on the highest setting, too! YIKES!

And, here is my lovely sunburn....OUCH! 

 

Growing Grass - 107/365

I noticed today that the grass suddenly shot up, almost overnight. 

My mom and I had done our walk this morning and ran a few errands. We finished up pretty early so she said, if I wanted to cut the grass real quick, she would play with Reagan. There is a chance of rain the next couple days, so I took her up on her offer. It went pretty fast, only around 50 minutes, which is pretty good time! I just buzzed around listening to Lady Antebellum. Reagan and Nana were in the back waving while I was zipping by...LOL! I'm so happy to be back in the great outdoors and I really do like mowing! Now, just bring on the flowers!! 

The photo of the day is Brinkley on the mower. He's going to try to take credit for the mowing...but I did do it...LOL!

Worth noting today, Brinkley got a his very own Mickey Mouse! We were at PetSmart picking up some stuff for the various pets and they had a whole display of Disney dog toys. We couldn't pass that up! He loves it!