A Good Evening to All

This photo was taken last summer. The Easter Lilly's in my yard along with the weeds of coarse!

Not much has been going on in my world lately, however I felt the need to let everyone know what a gorgeous day we had today here in Southern Illinois. It was a beautiful, sunny 53 degree day.
It was refreshing to see people walking around with no jackets on!

As I was walking one of my dogs today I noticed that my Maple tree has buds on it as well as the Forsythia and Lilac bushes. Also I noticed that the daffodils are poking through. So what did my husband and I do to celebrate the beautiful day? Nothing. We pretty much did nothing.

We had plans to work on the house but they didn't manage to come to fruition. It's all good though as we both really needed a day to sit and do nothing. Even our Katie decided to grace us with her presence all day. Oh by the way, Katie has lost her voice. It made me think of my mother, not only because she used to lose her voice once or twice a year, but also because today she would have been 73 years young.

I thought that I would feel so sad today because of it, but for some reason I have been very happy all day. I think part of the reason for that was that I got away from the house for a few hours yesterday. My husband had to get his fingerprints taken so that he could renew his Hazardous Materials Endorsement.

In order to do this we had to drive about sixty-five miles out of town to the place where they do the fingerprinting. It was a beautiful sunny day and I totally enjoyed the time alone with my husband as we drove there. We talked all the way there and stopped and had lunch after the fingerprinting. It was fun for me, and I think Jake enjoyed it too even though it involved more driving for him. I offered to drive but it's a control thing for him. I don't mind as I like to watch the scenery anyway.

I was a little frustrated with myself however for forgetting to bring my camera, again. Where is Jackie when I need her? My husband tried to calm my frustration by telling me that there was nothing to see between here and there. He was wrong. There was this huge cross on the highway that I would have loved to show you. And then there was a coyote that ran across the road.
I know I sound like a little kid. But the truth is that I am easy to please.

Unfortunately my husband has to leave early tomorrow morning. It's never enough time. If you are wondering what the heck I am doing writing this when I could be sitting contentedly at his feet (yes I have done that) it's because he also loves to play video games and rarely gets the chance. He always asks me if it's o.k. Isn't that sweet? So I thought that I would visit with all of my blogger friends while he is playing.

My son and my granddaughter are at the Girl Scouts father/daughter dance tonight. It seems like just yesterday when Jake and Katie went to the very same dance. My how fast they change and grow. I am hoping for a photo from the dance but I will have to wait and see.

My older daughter Ginny will be on a flight tomorrow for Palm Springs, California. It's a business trip for her but I am sure she will find a little time to enjoy herself at the Hyatt there.
One of the perks of her job is travel. I am so happy that she is able to do these things. I was always so shy when I was younger and couldn't have dreamed of doing presentations in front of so many people. I think she is awesome and inspiring.

Well that's it for tonight. Like I said nothing too exciting, just life! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.