Just Me Living Life

As noted in one of my previous blogs, I cleared an area in the woods out back just beyond the yard. The purpose was to create an area for gatherings around a camp fire and for camping with our grandson! First I had to clear a huge brush pile so it wouldn’t be a hazard while having a camp fire. It was also removed so we could drive through there with the Polaris. I also dumped shavings from my chicken coop behind the wood pile. So those had to be picked up and moved. Years worth of shavings, but most had completely decomposed so there wasn’t too much to move, thankfully. Still quite a bit but doable! I probably filled the wheelbarrow 5 or 6 times. The new location is behind the brush pile where I moved all of the brush to, which is in a better location, out of the way. The new brush pile is humongous now because I also cleaned up another brush pile and moved it here. And I was adding more as I worked in the trails. So it’s massive! But nice to have it all in one place!  After the brush

Although most purchases have been for my Grandson, I’ve made some purchases for myself too!  New seat cushions for my Adirondack bench!  New bird bath! The birds often use the one out in my front garden quite so I felt the need to buy a second one for my garden out back!  And the one out front!  And I LOVE these solar lighted flowers! My daughter-in law has some and I just had to get some for myself too! They are in my garden out front! They look so pretty at night when lit!  I love this mini Keurig! When I go to my son’s for a visit I bring this with me because I don’t like their coffee and coffee maker. Their coffee maker is more for capuccini, which to me, sucks! They love it but I don’t, LOL! I also take this with me when we go away for vacation! So handy!  And for working on the trails, I bought a new shovel, which I have already used extensively!  And this tow strap has also been used extensively on my Polaris to move huge rocks and boulders, as well as huge tree stumps! One of t

  Every time my grandson comes to visit I think of more things I need to buy, LOL! And now with my second grandchild on the way, a girl, the investments are even more worth it! I have everything I need from birth to age 3 or more: Crib and crib sets, pack n play playpen with infant seat, high chair, booster seat, baby swing, Johnny jump up, walker, jumparoo, big carriage, umbrella stroller, changing pad, diaper pail, toys galore, toy storage shelves with baskets, books, flash cards, puzzles, bottles with bottle cleaning brushes and Babyganics dish soap (as well as laundry detergent), bowls, infant and toddler spoons and forks, sippy cups, front baby carrier, blankets, video baby monitor, white noise machine, owl that plays the lullaby, diaper caddy, skin thermometer, sun block,  sunglasses, diaper cream, baby toothbrush and toothpaste, etc! The only items I ask the kids to pack for him are diapers, wet wipes and clothing. I have everything else he needs here! And of course we steal his