Already, I'm falling behind

Well it is officially autumn now. Time to dig out the sweaters, the rakes, the Halloween decorations. A friend of a friend on Facebook insists it isn't really fall until it's cold enough for her to wear socks. I'm still walking around in flip-flops myself.

With fall comes Election Day. Being an odd year, there probably aren't any national issues to decide. Ohio isn't voting for governor, but Cleveland is voting for mayor. Also on the ballot is the Metroparks levy, Issue 80. Ken and I sat at the Metroparks table last Sat at the Ingenuity Fest, encouraging voters to pass the levy. (And, yes, I wore socks! It was cold!)

Looking back on my original blog, it seems like I was falling behind then too. But the seasons were nicely reversed. Thinking about spring then...

Spring is Coming! 3/9/10

After what, for some, has been a brutal winter, it looks like spring is trying to get here. Yay! Here in Cleveland, we’re on a roll with the sunshine – six days in a row! Though I haven’t seen a robin yet (where are they? I always see one before the end of Feb.), the flowers are bravely sending up shoots out of the snow. And Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday, another herald of nicer weather.

One of my Facebook friends is excited about the pending arrival of spring – the local ice cream shop opened for business. Of course, this is the same friend who dreamed last night that we were hit with one last snow storm; this one dumped six feet (that’s 72 inches!) of snow on us poor unsuspecting souls! He said he’s glad that not all dreams come true. Amen!
My thermometer sits in the sun at this time of day. Too bad; otherwise I could convince myself that it’s 60 degrees outside, instead of the actual 46. I’ll take 46 though; it means the snow is melting. Maybe the drifts will be gone before July after all!
Happy end-of-winter!

Missing Out or Cashing In

Ooooh, I had such plans for today. Ken and I were going to Akron to attend the PD Boot Camp which is an all-day session involving research, dance, exercise, yoga, social services, and speech pathology. I went to bed at a decent hour, but Ken's snoring kept me awake most of the night. I wasn't prepared to drive to Akron at 8 AM on only 3 hours of sleep. So I missed out on the chance to get together with other Parkies.

Last weekend was a good one! We went to Columbus on Friday so I could talk to the folks at Green Lawn Cemetery about buying a lot. Then on Saturday we went to Grandpa Ken's granddaughter Brielle's first birthday party. Sunday, we went to church at Hilliard UMC to listen to an old friend preach, then to Westerville to my brother's for a cookout. Good weekend all the way around.

My 3-year-old blog post for today relates the ultimate in cashing in - the purchase of the house.

Can You Say “Phew?!”, 2/25/10

First came the great news: the attorneys for Fannie Mae dismissed the eviction case! Then came more good news: we placed an offer on the house and it was accepted! All the purchase papers have been signed, and now I start the financial process. Phew!