Busy as Bees

Butch jumped right to it as soon as his feet touched Iowa soil and he now has a new railing built for the front steps. A picture will be forthcoming as soon as I get it painted.
I am still busy moving out of the motorhome and before you scoff and say, "How hard can THAT be." I will tell you. It is very much like moving from one house to another...twice a year. The bedding, towels, rugs etc. need laundered. All the food products need moved from the moho to the house. They do not get any fresher staying in the motorhome where I may forget they exist. And then the clothing gets sorted out. I must say it is a good time to make note of what you wear and what may get donated. This winter in Texas was not a warm one so before I discard all my warm weather clothing I may want to give Texas another chance.
We will have been back in Iowa a week tomorrow and I am a ways from saying I am settled in. I am closer today than yesterday and that is the goal each day for now.

Practice with Chrome!

I read this in a newsletter I receive and thought, " Wow, I have been saying this for awhile and here it is again."

"If you’re an IE (Internet Explorer) fan, you’ll be happy to know that the next incarnation of  IE(Internet Explorer) called “Spartan” will be so much like Chrome you’ll wish you would have learned Chrome :)
Smile! Just kidding….but hey Spartan does look like a Chrome clone!"

Homemade Mosquito Trap

WITH WARMER WEATHER COMES MOSQUITOS! WITH SUMMER APPROACHING, I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THIS.

This is a homemade trap to help keep you and the kiddos from being a blood donor!!!

HOMEMADE MOSQUITO TRAP:

Items needed:

1 cup of water

1/4 cup of brown sugar

1 gram of yeast

1 2-liter bottle

HOW:

1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.

2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle.

3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes.

4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired.

5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the color black.)

Change the solution every 2 weeks for continuous control.

Lost is Found

Remember last Fall when Sherri and I went on a bike ride on the Madrid trail and I lost my little coin purse containing my drivers license, credit card and about $50 in cash?
Yesterday Jason came over and wanted to go bike riding so I grabbed my bike helmet took out my biking gloves and there in the bottom of my helmet was the coin purse! I could not believe it!! I am feeling very fortunate!

Treasure trove of dress-ups

Miss Elise is THRILLed with her jackpot of dress-up clothes found at Ropa by the ladies of Magnolia Park. This is her current favorite.