" Best Laid PLans "

Part 3

This past week we find our "Housewifely Heroine" feeling much better since suffering from her mysterious, unknown illness!

She is feeling much healthier as you can clearly see...

but don't let this relaxed pose fool you. She has had much more energy as of late and has been quite busy in and around the home.

Last weekend she found out that she and her handsome husband...

were to have the entire weekend alone! It was a very nice weekend and the cooler weather found the young, handsome couple outdoors doing yard work together...

Ah yes, cleaning up the yard for the anticipation of Autumn!

The evening was cool and they treated themselves to the first fire of the season. 

They had a few surprises that evening. They called them

"The Three S's". First they spotted a satellite in the evening sky.

Then Diana spotted a shooting star!

So they both held hands and made a wish!

It was just a short while after spotting the shooting star that Diana's husband Jake spotted something else. It was very dark out by this time and when he noticed it, he warned his wife to remain still and quite. 
Something that wasn't easy for Diana to do but she listened to her husband none the less!

As she and her husband sat quietly by the fire, he instructed her to look to her right. It was difficult for Diana to remain quite and still as she spotted one of these little fellows casually walking by.....

This would explain the two times that Diana had smelled this critters odor coming through her bedroom window air conditioner unit in the middle of the night!

Apparently the couple has a neighborhood Skunk that likes to hang out in the evenings around the house!

So now when Diana walks the dogs at night, she is a bit more quite and cautious!!

After the fire Diana and her handsome husband went into the house to watch a movie.

Diana's husband has been craving homemade popcorn.

You see, back in the olden days, people would cook their popcorn in a pot on top of the stove. They would melt butter to pour all over the popcorn. Diana kept a jar of real popcorn salt for just such an occasion.

This old fashioned practice also requires the use of napkins. The taste is nothing like the popcorn of today that people microwave.

It is a special treat. One that they thoroughly enjoyed that evening!

The rest of the week was not without it's problems. Diana noticed on Monday that their internet service wasn't working. This happens from time to time and then it usually starts to work again after a few hours.

And it did. However things were not loading. So she gave up for the day and decided to see what Tuesday would bring.

Unfortunately Tuesday brought the same problem. Diana used her time to do things around the house and even got back into her crocheting which she hadn't done in a long time.

She made these for a special upcoming event in her daughter Katie's life!

But by Tuesday afternoon, after checking her computer, she knew that it was time to call " The Animated Lady " at the local cable carrier.

Diana got very lucky. After speaking with "The Animated Lady", she was directed to a "Real Lady" who was very helpful and friendly.

The nice lady sent out a very nice technician the following day. And what did he discover?

Apparently there was a crazy, cable chewing squirrel on the loose!!!

So the nice technician fixed the problem and now the internet is working once again.

Diana thought how cute the little squirrels are but now wished that they would go play somewhere else. 

There was also some sorrow this past week when Diana's handsome husband, Jake, was given the sad news that his best buddy passed away unexpectedly.

He was just 46 years old. Jake will miss him very much.


Diana was always Jake's number one best friend, but now she knew she would have to step up her game. Yet there would be no replacing Jake's one best guy friend and this much she knew for sure.


Jake and Diana's teen daughter Katie has had a few surprises of her own. Diana had to take her shopping with no success yesterday.


They will try again tomorrow.

So what is this surprising and exciting event that Katie and her mother are shopping for?

And what has Katie done at school that may keep her from attending said event?


And what about that clothes dryer situation?


Is Diana still using clothes lines and laundromats?


Find all of the answers to these questions and more
on the next episode of...


"Best Laid Plans"