Category Archives: Sean

May12

Sleepy Tuesday

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I don’t know if you guys know how hard it is to live with someone who has been having sleep issues for almost 4 months. Last night Brian decided he was going to have company and announced very loudly that I was snoring-and that was 2 am-not sure if I had even dozed off yet. The night before I had had PMS issues and was up a lot. I think I finally went to sleep around 4 and at 9 was dreaming about pancakes when the cat jumped on me. Bri had been taking prescription sleep med for about 3 weeks-didn’t work out for him. He will be going to a sleep center for a consultation on the 19th. He had called and scheduled for June 3rd- I called back and asked for something sooner and got him in Tuesday.
I’ve been drifting around the house like the cartoon bunny sniffing a carrot on a string. I did lay down in the afternoon for a few winks before Sean’s phone started ringing in his room-can’t seem to win!
I finally fixed my live feed there. I had email issues a few weeks ago and it got changed to Collingswood, NJ-never been there-is home to Comcast.
I planted some Snapdragons, Sweet William, Nemesia and African Daisies tonight while Brian cut the grass. I don’t know how he does that on a few hours sleep. He is laying down right now.
Wish us well for Friday. I have to sleep on a inflated mattress and it wasn’t feeling great on my back when we tried it out. We are renting a full size car, so that will be nice.

May11

New plants for the garden

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We had a cool day and I only managed to plant some coleus in the ground that were starting to shrivel up and die on me.
I had to get groceries as Sean is now home and he likes to graze all day. ; )
I finally cooked the ‘post’ Mother’s Day dinner-it pays to marinate chicken overnight. I just used some rib seasonings and veggie oil and the outside grilled chicken was as tender as turkey. We also had red potato salad and romaine and tomato, se we enjoyed it.
Shown above are the plants I bought-believe it, cost $20 for that few. Sean did buy the perennial-the Oenothera in the box. It is blooming a bit displaying it’s yellow bell-like flowers to me.
Sean has all his grades and almost got a straight ‘B’; missed a ‘B’ by a few points. He was waiting on one grade and got a ‘C’ which he hoped would have been a ‘B’. What counts is he is finished all is requirements and that degree is waiting for him on Friday. He will probably go to grad school next year. He needs to work and make a little money now and pay his own loans. ; )

I saw a ‘neighbor’ (we all live acres away except for the new developments) at the grocery store who I knew had been fighting cancer. She was going in line to check out and I was coming up an aisle. I didn’t recognize her at first and they it hit me how different she looked-at least she was food shopping, but she had no eyebrows or lashes and her face was much thinner. Broke my heart.

May10

Happy Mother’s Day

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Couldn’t let the day go by without wishing the moms out there the best!
Here’s a photo of Sean and me. Earlier,we were over visiting my mom at my uncle’s (she was visiting him and I wanted to see her on Mother’s Day), so we ran over there. Afterward, on our way home to cook grilled chicken, Sean said why not eat someplace? We ended up at a place that we had a coupon for ($8 off appetizer or dessert). We had a big platter of nachos-really good for 69 cents! Sean and I had fajitas and Bri had fish and chips-all good!
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Hope you had a pleasant Mother’s Day!

May10

A Day in Delaware

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A Day in Delaware, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

Sean and I went down to The Wilmington Flower Market/Fair-a 3 day event-the last day was Saturday. It was about 80 degrees and we were very warm as where we parked was a hike to the fair. I bought a few plants and Sean bought me a perennial, which I will show you soon. They had a ‘donor’ tent where people donated plants from there garden. I bought a red lily.
I would have bought more if the prices were more in my range.
Isn’t the stone tower
shown neat! There were people up in it, but I was not in the mood to climb the stairs (I guess) as we had climbed the side of a hill to get to the fair.
We left there and went to the Hagley Museum, but just looked around the outside and the Brandywine River. The one photo shows a bird’s nest with what looks like a piece of paper towel or plastic. A rude lady (pretty sure it was a woman) in a van for old folks started honking her horn like a crazy woman near us. Here we were on the wrong said of a metal gate that was going to close behind her-we had no idea about that or why she was honking. She could have nicely rolled down the window and told us about the gate, but she had to do the horn thing. I complained about her to the girl in the gift shop, but of course she didn’t know the woman. So if anyone reading this works at an senior citizen’s complex near Hagley Museum, you have a rude driver!

Here’s Sean the last time we were in this area:
Sean near the Brandywine River at Hagley Museum

May6

Contemplation

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First of all-I noticed my second sidebar was stuck on the bottom of the page. I tried to fix it, but had to write to WordPress support. This morning it was all fixed-yeah.

My mom is up at the eye doctor as I type this getting a needle in her right eye containing a cancer medicine that also helps people with macular degeneration. Then she has to sit/lay quietly for 3 hours. She had no one drive her there, but thank goodness it’s only 5 minutes away, up in my hometown. We’ll have to get her to start using the transport service, she can and doesn’t. If she has an issue with the procedure, I’m sure my brother or sister-in-law can pick her up and get her car later. Or they can call me and I can come down.

Sean is turning in his last paper of his college career-so far. I’ve proofed almost all his papers for him, some I didn’t really understand about geographic issues like measurements. The last one was about Ocean City, MD, the beach resort we only found when Sean was about 3. My brother and his family go back every year they love it so much. It’s got tons of beach area and you never feel crowded out. There’s a lot to do from outlet shopping to nature watching. It was fun to read about the early history of the city when tourists back then had to take a steamboat up the river and then take a train to get there.
Sean will be home tomorrow!

I’m finishing up a Mother’s Day ‘skinny’ card for a swap that I will share. I like the way it is coming out. We were asked to have a movable part on it.
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This is my darling late grandmom Ruth. I hide her under a huge mussie tussie! When I was a little girl, I use to bring May Day flowers to her and my mom and hang them on the doorknob. This reminded me of those days long ago.

I found a great sewing book in Big Lots last night and see a few things I’d like to make and sell on etsy. Some give you measurements, so don’t. I just have to figure them out.

I’ll let you know about my mom later.
Update-My mom was mistaken about how long she was suppose to be at the doctor’s office. I actually called there at 2:15 as I hadn’t heard from her all day. She called me about 1/2 hour later and said it was not pleasant, but it didn’t take long. A few hours later her eye was bothering her feeling scratchy, etc. She has to go have the procedure done about 3 more times.

May1

Show & Tell

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Happy May Day!
A few days ago, I think the last day of the April heatwave, I broke down and went through a box of papers that represented two years of my college education. It needed to be done. And of course I saved some of my carefully typed (on a typewriter), mostly ‘A’ papers-some to reread and maybe toss. The pile went down considerably. I went to a great college from 1977-1979 called Delaware County Community College for an AAS in Early Childhood Education. I met some great friends, but mostly I learned and enjoyed my time there. Here are some of my papers:
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What’s funny about the ‘Study of a Child’ paper is that the girl I did the study on contacted me a few years ago. I was trying to see if people I knew from the past would remember me, so I put her name and her sister’s name on my blog. No, she didn’t remember me! Drats. She is also on Facebook and I offered her this paper a few days ago and she hasn’t replied. She is married with several children.
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My first schedule for college (I thought it was grades at first-wishful thinking):
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I almost have my BS degree in ECE, but dropped out after giving up on a few courses I couldn’t seem to get in another school. I heard that the one class was finally dropped as I wasn’t the only one having problems.
I may post a few poems here if I am brave enough to do so.
I dedicate this post to my almost college graduate son Sean-he’s getting his 4 yr degree from Penn State on the 15th.

Apr20

Monday update

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I may be adding to this post later.
Sean feels better-his temp is down to 99. Says he has a slight cough and an ulcer in his mouth-so to me it sounded like he had a virus.
I’m definitely whacked out today from the temp going from 76 to 49 degrees. My sinuses are in a frenzy. I got up and had an immediate sinus drainage induced coughing attack. Ugh. I’m trying to do chores, but I’m definitely feeling funny from the drop in temp. It’s a cool, rainy stitchy kind of day-think that’s what is in store for me.

Apr19

Tweet tweet

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I’m curious like a kitty-that’s why I like them so much. I went over to ‘Twitter’ and signed up. It’s pretty interesting, especially to see what the celebs who are on there are saying. Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore (Ashton’s wife), Ellen DeGeneres and Jimmy Fallon have really been into Twitter, so I am following what they are saying. I have actors, cooks and comedians-and even the President and he is following me (should I be scared?) Anyway, I see I have some new followers and I will see if I want to keep them. Of course if anyone in blogland twitters, I’ll follow you. ; )
Not much new since our busy day of yard work yesterday. Brian had a tick on him, a larger one that he’s glad he felt crawling in his head-ugh!
Sean has a virus or something-started with a headache yesterday and he’s a bit feverish, though feels better. He’s gone to college up there for almost two years and this is the first time he’s been ‘blah’ sick. He may go to the infirmary tomorrow, but if it’s a virus, it will have to work it’s course. He went to church last night and to the store today, so he’s getting around.
We’re expecting lots more rain, so I will have to make a nice dinner since I wimped out and went to KFC tonight for their new grilled chicken. It was a bit dry this time around, but their food is definitely better.
I’ll be getting my hair done on Tuesday instead of tomorrow. Hope to get to Trader Joe’s that day too.

Apr14

25th Anniversary bouquet

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25th Anniversary bouquet, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

Happy Silver Anniversary to my husband Brian. I can’t believe a quarter of a century has past in our lives together.
I hope he enjoys the spontaneous gift I ordered-tickets to see singer Boz Scaggs at Longwood Gardens in June!
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I love his music and voice, so it’s a gift for both of us. I wore out his lp ‘Silk Degrees’. I also have another musical gift he is sure to enjoy.

Tonight we are going to the Chinese restaurant-PF Changs. I got to chose and their menu sounded good. Haven’t had good Chinese for a while and we put aside a crisp big bill for the occasion. I’ll let you know how it is. I hope I remember to put the camera in my purse.
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Sean went back to finish up his last 3+ weeks at Penn State. He’ll come home for a week and then we’ll all drive up together for the graduation. We may rent a nice new vehicle. We promised Sean a snazzy phone for his graduation.
Bri went to the doc for his insomnia and is test driving some med. So far he hasn’t gotten up! I hope it doesn’t leave him too tired, but if he’s getting shut eye for a change-it may be worth it. He’ll just have to take up the sit-up chair again to get in some exercise and increase his alertness. Wish him well.

Apr11

Happy 10th Sweet Niece

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My niece T. turned 10 today and we were invited to a nice dinner at her house. It was really good steak, shrimp, mac and cheese and salads.
Here’s a card I made for her:
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Look we have similar glasses and I think we look a bit alike ; )
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A cute one of all the next generation, see Sean in the middle there-
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It was nice to spend time with everyone! Here is one of my 3 brothers, mom and me-a bit blurry-
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