Back to school, back to work

Gilbert came over this weekend and attached my bartop to the cabinets.  It is level and secure now.  Even Robert thought it was great.

Robert is liking school better this year.  His Daddy helps him with his homework and he likes that.

I had not been getting any eggs, so I have locked the chickens back in the house.  I got three eggs today. I think I will leave them locked up for a couple of weeks this time.  I have 3 setting hens that have been setting on no eggs for a month.  I guess I should put them in a cage and break them up, but I have not.  Anyway, I got 3 big brown eggs today.  The brown eggs are so much prettier than the white ones.

Next week is little grandboy's graduation from Marine basic.  Jr and Em are going out to San Diego to see graduation, then he will be home for a few days before he goes on for more training.  I bet he is ready for a break.  Dad and Em are ready to see him.  We will all be glad when basic is over and we get to see him again.  Then, maybe after this he can at least call home once in a while.  We are not very good at writing.

It is starting to cool off.  It will be fall soon.  I am ready. I like cool and warm but not hot or cold.

Maggie May Aday Fanning

Maggie May Aday Fanning
Friday, September 5, 2014

Carroll County News

MAGGIE MAY ADAY FANNING, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born November 17, 1917 in Nauvoo, Missouri, a daughter of John and Tempie Arminta (Williams) Aday. She departed this life Monday, September 01, 2014 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, at the age of 96 years.

Maggie was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church in Rogers, AR. She worked on the line at a poultry plant. She enjoyed spending time with her family and her grandchildren called her Grannie Maggie.

Maggie is survived by five children: Homer L. Fanning and wife Karen of Pea Ridge, AR, Tommy J. Fanning and wife Gayla, Betty Fanning, Mary J. and husband Gary Crews all of Eureka Springs, AR, and Lonnie R. Fanning and wife Loretta of Berryville, AR; nine grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends and loved ones.

On September 17, 1933, Maggie was united in marriage with Jack Lawson Fanning who preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents, John and Tempie Aday; three brothers; and three sisters.

Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel in Berryville. Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Charles M. Nelson Memorial Chapel with Reverend Jerry Spurlock officiating. Interment will follow the service in the Berryville Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service.

Tomorrow is go home early day...

and I am glad.

Hannah says tomorrow she will have a popcorn party at school.  She is liking school and her teacher.  Robert is even not minding it so much this year.

It was hot today, but I think is supposed to cool off this weekend.

That's all the news for today.

The UnRenter

Way Back...

on a couple of weeks ago,

I walked to the Red Barn and took this picture at the Blue Gate, Sunday August 24.  I guess it has  been awhile since I downloaded pics from my camera.  I have been walking most days, to this gate, 3 miles round trip.  Sometimes on the weekend, I walk to the Red Barn, 4 miles round trip.  I walk after Robert's dinner on weekdays, around 6 or so, and usually around 6 or 6:30 am when I walk on weekends.

This was taken Sunday August 24th, empty house.

This was taken last week, I think on Saturday when I went to Patsy's and got tomatoes.  Helen gave me this apple butter she had made to give to Patsy.  I forgot all about it when I got there.  It has not gone to waste.  It is really good.  Today for lunch, I had peanut butter and apple butter on cracked wheat bread.  The bowl is one Hannah and I found at the Salvation Army store in BV.  I got a set of bowls like this when I got married, 3 or 4 years ago, or maybe that is decades.  Last year, I dropped and broke the one like this, which was the only one of the set I had left.  I see Pyrex bowls like this sometimes, but not usually this color.  It cost $6, a bargain.

These are the kids two gold fish they got at the fair last Friday in the 25 cent fish bowl we got at a junk store, that would rather be called thrift store.  Auntie says the fish will die, but so far so good.  Hannah got the fly from Aunt Patsy. We took it out after changing the water one time, because it was hard to work around the fly.  Now, she has snails she got at the river in there.  I read online that the snails will make the fish sick, but so far so good on that also.

This is the cemetery last Saturday, August 30.   The weeds and grass may have grown today, because we got 2 inches of rain today. It was a cool day, I think the high was in the 70's.

Sunset, August 30.

We took the grandkids to the Buffalo on Labor Day.

They had a great time.

Emmy and Sam went.  

The big girls wanted to jump from the bluff, and so did the little kids. Robert swam all the way over, but Em had to help Hannah.

Em and Sam.

One, two, three.

Jump!!!!!!!!!!!!

Again,

And again.

Lots of big splashes.

And, now you know all the known and unknown.

Tomorrow

back to school, back to work.

Nothing exciting going on here.  But it is really hot.  You would think it was August.

I have been walking for about an hour a day.  Today, I went at 6 am and it was really nice.  Last week, I walked after dinner, around 6 or so at night and it was still hot at that time.

Our none paying renter in Daddy's house move out yesterday.

Helen, the kids and I went to Coin Church this morning.  It has been about 3 weeks since I went with all that was going on.  Robert was so excite to get to go.  Not!  At one point when the preacher said we could sit, Robert said, 'finally.'  Sometimes I agree with Robert, but we are going anyway.  Hannah enjoys it and she gets to sing.  She is a good singer.

Anyway, back to school and work tomorrow.