Pokey Peas Challenge for June 2019

Happy June! Omg how is it June already??? I can't believe how fast time goes!

Our weather is all over the place. Thunderstorms later today, the temps have ranged from a cold 50's to mid 80's for May. And so much rain.

I missed a lot of the goings on here last month my life was so busy and brutal work wise at the end of it. I plan to be hanging around here more in June! I've missed it here!

Going to go scrap with my mom today which will hopefully start this month off right creatively. I'm excited to be playing in the challenges again! Have an awesome weekend everyone!

Hello all!

Thanks for always starting the thread nylene

Hope you get some downtime this month joyfulnana

Wow - busy month grammadee

Dh starts the month with a business trip M-TH and then we're hoping to head to Mississippi for a weekend mid-month to see DS (provided his schedule works out). Then DD19 has her wisdom teeth out on the 21st. I think that's all we have planned at the moment.

It's been HOT here since last weekend - upper 90s, hovering around 100 with feels like a bit higher. We had a good rain yesterday morning but we could use more.

nylene , glad to see you in the team challenges this month. When is cousins camp?

joyfulnana , it will be fun to get together with your mom once a month for a crop whether you get a lot done or not. Sorry work was so brutal. I hope it lessens up this month, and you get some time. Thanks for the t-shirt compliment. My DH's & friends game con is called 3000 society, so DH's friend thought it would be cool to have it on a t-shirt. There wasn't enough time to order anything. DH said his friend was super excited about them. DH is already peculating ideas for next year. I think there is a scroll holder in my future. I bet Rudy was so cute making the cookies. I miss that age. (I miss every age though, they never last long enough.)

grammadee , my DH has a robotic weed puller. He just got it and we didn't put up a garden this year. You so need one to work while you are away. I hope you have a wonderful trip. And that they choose the right adventures at Orlando for your paper.  Let us know what happens at the consult.

Linda , yikes. My dd would melt at 90. It was 79 in the house yesterday. I had to turn on the air. If they left the screens in the windows I could have just opened more windows. But I can only find less than half of the first floor screens. I'm missing only my bedroom upstairs. I haven't even tried the basement windows yet, but I think they are there. (fingers crossed).

woodysbetty, sorry that you haven't been doing well. Take your time with those dang boxes.  

kellyr21, sorry the bird has flown away. A pea has a nest on her porch and has been sharing videos and photos on instagram. www.instagram.com/meg_ro/ that's her if you want to follow. 

I have some laundry to finish and the floors before DS & DH get back today. The temp is only 60 today. I was hoping for warmer for a dip in the pool. We did get in Friday. Yesterday it was possible thunderstorms. We should have gone anyway because it didn't hit until evening. This month is busy for me as well. Birthdays, farm trip, and more wall paper removal now that the tshirts are finished. Also FIL has to come visit sometime since he hasn't seen the place yet. So if I'm not around this month, it's due to a not much excitement.

LisaDV - my a/c has been on for months...and I'm grateful we got a new one two years ago that can actually keep up even when it's 100+

grammadee - SO excited to see him! He'll only be in Mississippi about a month (training)and then he'll have a month-ish home on leave before he heads to his next assignment in Virginia - he'll be there for at least 3 years, maybe longer

linda I have had the A/C on for a couple weeks as well. It isn't hot so much as humid and I can't stand that lol. That's such good news that your DS will be closer for at least years!! I know how much you've missed him.

LisaDV it's funny how many tools they don't mind us having if there is something they want us to make lol. I remind myself all the time when he's wearing me out that Rudy won't be this age forever and to enjoy it while it lasts. I hope I don't forget I signed up for a sketch for this month lol. I should probably start that one this week so I can be sure and have it finished in time lol. I hope you can make time to get some crafting in this month.

grammadee I'm with Lisa, I hope you enjoy your trip and that the activities match the paper! We've had so much rain this spring that I'm willing to share. Flood warnings nearly everyday it seems since early April. Fortunately I'm nowhere near it, but I do wonder about the farmers and how they will manage.

nylene I just love your cousins camps LO's. Such great memories for all the cousins when they are grown!

kellyr21 - I'm looking forward to this series! Your weekend sounds fun! I really need to make the time to explore around here on the weekends. But when it comes to choices, I always choose staying in to scrap lol. I'm such a homebody though

I was going to email the lawyer to see if there is anything I need to do on my end about the ticket. Oldest DS told me I should leave the lawyer alone and let him do his job lol. To act like I had done this before So I guess I will wait to hear from him. I hadn't thought about the fact that I was basically paying the lawyer to go to court for me.

kellyr21 - I love Greek festival food! your blog sounds interesting!

joyfulnana - I'm sure the lawyer has it under control

grammadee - I'm glad that you don't have to have surgery especially since it sounds complicated but I hope you don't have too many issues from the gallbladder. Enjoy your trip to Orlando - we really need to plan one - DD12 was only 2 when we went last and she's been complaining about not remembering it. We're only 3 or so hours away so...

nylene - it's Photoplay Paper Crane - my HL has it clearanced at 2.49 for the collection pack at the moment which is an outstanding deal. You're more than welcome to the warm temperatures - we have thunderstorms today through early next week so the temps will be about 10 degrees lower (so 89-93 instead of upper 90s/100+) and lows will be around 68-74 (which is where I wish it was all day).

I am feeling accomplished and productive at the moment - several albums are DONE and on the shelf and a couple of others are caught up. My family album is woefully behind though but at least I'm keeping up on printing photos for it so when I get these two travel albums done for DS, I should be able to get going on it. I'm hoping to have his done before he comes home on leave next month.

Great news on the washer - yes, hang on to it if it's a workhorse. We've been in this house 10 years this Nov and we're on washer #3 - they just don't make them like they used to. I did buy a bit better/more expensive model this time around so hopefully it'll last longer.

I've been reading this thread and catching up on your busy lives.

grammadee, I'm glad the surgeon was upfront with you about avoiding the surgery if at all possible. Sounds like some very serious business. Stay healthy!

nylene, I hope you and Steve are both feeling healthy too. Cousin Camp is shaping up nicely!

kellyr21, what a great expo - I think it's awesome that your DH agreed to go with you.

LisaDV, those are the coolest shirts!

I haven't done any crafting at all this month. I started a few purging/organizing projects, and I've finally been exercising a little bit more (DD has really been pushing hard) but that's about it for me.

I'm so proud of this girl (she's the one with all the health issues.) She's enrolled in an adult ed course to get her diploma! and she also just got her learner's permit. I'll have to make some time to take her out driving. And DD16 has finals next week, and then I'll have to schedule her permit test too. Two student drivers in the house, aye aye aye.

My other DD is hanging around fighting boredom until she starts her internship in 2 weeks. I'm thinking about paying her for some yardwork, but I'd need to be out there with her, and I'm too exhausted from trying to keep up with her sister.

So, I'm busy busy but accomplishing little for myself. Still, it feels so good to watch their lives taking off in a good direction. It's been a good summer so far

I wish there was a LOVE button!  Yay!!  I'm so excited for you!  I'm sure he is back in the US now.  Did he enjoy his time in Japan? Maybe a silly question, but you never know lol.  I am really loving your Japan album for DS.  I think those have been my favorite pages of yours. 

nylene so glad the washer was an easy fix! That's one big reason I don't look into buying a house,  I don't want to worry about that stuff. Especially since neither of my boys are mechanically inclined lol.   

kellyr21 your weekend at the women's expo looked so inspiring!  Can't wait to see what you do with it!  I had to LOL @ you're wondering what to do with the smaller granny squares -  I remember when people used granny squares and beer cans to make hats! LOL!  My mom made quite a few vests with granny squares.  

woodysbetty how are things coming along?  I hope you are feeling better and settling in.  

I had a quiet weekend for me,  spent it scrapping and organizing photos and sketches.  I've scrapped off and on for 20 years and have never taken the time to get a good workflow, that's what I've been working on lately.  Hope you all have a great rest of the week! 

That’s awesome. I’m so happy he made it safe and sound. But 9 hours of driving on top of 30 hours of travel couldn’t have been fun!

I got a letter from the lawyer that my ticket has been reduced to a non moving violation and is closed. Nothing on my record and no fines. Whew!! Now to start driving like the grandma I am! 😂

Nylene, praying your knee is better by cousins camp! I have knee trouble, also, so I know how they can stop you cold!

Gramadee, prayers also for your gb to stop flaring up and behave!



Kelly, love hearing about your adventures and projects.

Lisadv, your life has me totally confused. I never can figure out where you are or which project you are working on.
You and gramadee make me dizzy!

Joyfulana, so happy you get to spend time with your son. I enjoyed being with my 3 daughters last month, too.

I've almost completed my Virginia trip scrapbooks. They went fast and easy. I separated Williamsburg and Shenandoah. Williamsburg is 8x8 and Shenandoah 12x12 with a mix of 1 page with a 5x7 followed by a pocket page.

Dh did a great job of capturing those blue mountains and the wildflowers. Williamsburg was more difficult to capture but I think we ended up getting some good memories on paper. I did not take my camera because I did not want to carry it through the airports
It nearly killed me last time I did that. We always have to change planes and dfw is huge! I did better with my phone than I usually do, though.
I really enjoyed learning more history portrayed by the actors and the people who work there.

We also went to 2 concerts..
Both featuring harpsichord.

This is my 2nd time using some pocket pages (which I swore I'd never do) it was much easier this time. I won't post any pics since we are having issues with too many here and I'm too lazy to learn how to do flicker.
I'm looking at all your projects and enjoying them. I plan to start doing some of the challenges now that I'm finished with Virginia.

Hello, Pokeys! I can’t believe it is already mid week. This Florida vacation is flying by! Yesterday we had a long day at Magic Kingdom. 7:30AM to midnight if you measure from leaving the condo and arriving back here. The kids dealt with heat and waiting in line really well. We all had a good time, but we’re exhausted, so today is another hang out at the pool day. Think everyone is having a nap this afternoon. We have a water park on the agenda for Thursday and Animal Kingdom Friday.

Ouch, nylene! You need to baby those knees, especially with everything you need to do for Cousin Camp!

Good to hear you don’t have to pay that humongous ticket, joyfulnana. That must be a relief!

Would love to see your pages, @elaynef. Flickr is not that tough if you stay logged into it like I do on my home computer. This week I downloaded Tapatalk. That makes it easy to upload pics from a cellphone. I might take it off when I get home, though b/c although LisaDV helped me to take off the annoying alerts whenever someone posts on the Peas, it still floods my email with them.

Hope you have a wonderful visit with your son, Linda. And it must be a comfort to have him closer to home.

kellyr21, loved hearing of your expo and looking forward to more of your Inspired She series and to what you do with your new inspiration. Yum to Greek food. The hummingbird lady set up a camera (security one I think) to capture the birds close by. Although you can see she put her phone up there a few times too when it was really small. He left the nest the other day. Kind of made me sad and happy all at once. For my t-shirts I used Siser easyweed HTV. When I did my first shirt, I bought from Amazon a pack of multiple colors. With this last batch of T’s I purchased from The Rhinestone World. They have good prices and great customer service. But I was buying a lot of each color that I needed. Do you already have the shirts? You could just buy a shirt that will match your HTV. Just be sure to follow the directions on the HTV.

joyfulnana, I hope you find a workflow that works for you. I think it’s something everyone struggles with at one point or another. I feel like it’s like organizing. You find something that works for a while and then you change something, and it has to be changed as well. Maybe that’s just me though. YAY! To having your ticket reduced!! That’s awesome.

grammadee, I’m sorry you can’t have surgery to help you, but thankful for your knowledgeable surgeon. I think the email flood is a tap-a-talk setting not an iphone setting. Look there. I don’t get email alerts at all from tapatalk, I do get them from proboards. My email just 75% of those into the spam folder automatically now since I usually just hit delete. But in the past, I turned off email notification and it stopped notifying me on the board notification. They may have fixed that bug by now, but I haven’t tried again.

nylene, I’m glad your washer was an easy fix and you found a repairman that you know to call now. It’s always good to have reliable repairmen. I’m so sorry that you messed up your knee. I hope it heals before Cousin Camp.

msliz, I so need to exercise more. I miss my treadmill for cooler and rainy days like today. The pool has been good exercise when we’ve been able to go in. I’m proud of your DD too! She’s doing amazing things! But yikes to 2 student drivers. I feel for you.

@elaynef, lol. I’m sorry I’m confusing. It sometimes feels like that to me too. Usually I just say what takes precedence today. Yay to having your Virginia albums done.

woodysbetty, how’s summer and unboxing going? I hope you are taking care of you. Boxes will always be there later.

Linda, you should be getting ready for your weekend trip to see your DS. I wish you the safest of travels! I'm so excited for you!

Farm trip is over. DS goes back to the ortho next month and the braces will come off. DS cannot wait. I cannot wait.

DD will also go back to the doctor’s that week in July. The new medicine has been helping. The doctor started her on a low dose and since she’s shown some progress without any negative side effects, she doubled her dosage. We’ll see where this puts her. She did get extremely ill after the doctor visit last Tuesday due to travel sickness. Construction season did not bode well for her. Stop and go traffic. We went ahead and traveled home yesterday with a few unplanned detours making a hard time for her, but DS took over entertaining her with 20 questions and then a music challenge. They pick 2 songs they think they know well enough to sing all the way through. The other gets to choose what they sing. Smart kids though, they never want me to join the music challenge.

Sunday FIL comes over and DH is making a jello cake for him. He and his dad both like this. Unfortunately, for DH the kids and I do not like jello. Since we don’t he bought the Jello brand which I don’t buy because of the artificial dyes and cool whip, which I also don’t buy because of the chemicals. I have to figure out what to make for the rest of us for dessert and for the day’s food. Plus I just found a rhubarb barbecue sauce I want to try for the chicken we’ll be grilling.

Tuesday is DH’s birthday, so I am making my homemade cannelloni. I haven’t made it much since I didn’t have a lot of room at the farm for rolling pasta out, plus DD can’t have the pasta, but I’ve found a good brand of frozen paleo pasta that does lasagna sheets that I can use for hers. I will make a pan for the freezer too. He either wants a lemon chiffon cake or an atomic cake which is a south side Chicago cake with 3 layers (banana, white, and chocolate cake and a vanilla custard with bananas and a Bavarian cream with strawberries and topped with a whipped cream icing). I’m thinking the easier lemon chiffon, unless he’ll let me do the layers gluten free on the automic so DD can have it.

If I’m not around for the next several days, it’s because I’m in the kitchen or catching up on housework.

Happy Friday! Here's my next blog post.
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If you like magazines and inspirations you might like this one. I like how it covers most parts of our lives. It's a quarterly mag and I wish it was monthly. Maybe in time it will be.

Have a good weekend!