TODAY

Since this blog is officially called, "A Day in the Life," the entry today is just that ... what I did today. Maybe that sounds real dull to you, I don't know, but it's all I got.

We are preparing for the wedding of our middle-born daughter and her fiance, Allison and Darren, in our side yard in September. There is a wedding shower for her in the same location a week from today. She'll be coming home from Minneapolis with her older sister, Whitney, this coming week - so we're real excited to see them both. We don't see them enough for our comfort.
So today, Joelene and I were 'up and at 'em,' involving ourselves in activities at the house all day long - most of which revolve directly or indirectly around the upcoming shower and nuptials.

Here's how A DAY IN THE LIFE went today ...
*Breakfast - an egg thingie that Joelene made - with bacon, melon, muffins and juice/milk
*To the bank - yes, as "Father of the Bride," this activity was DIRECTLY related to shower and wedding activities - and then to Steins and Menards for grass seed and straw.
*Staking out by the driveway
*Spreading of dirt and grass seed in areas where we had some landscaping done (in prep for the upcoming wedding)
*Covering of grass seed with straw
*Water sealant applied to swing that we're planning to hang between trees in the yard (for potential wedding pictures)
*To Steins and Menards for more grass seed, straw and a wheelbarrow wheel (it's flat)
*More spreading of grass seed
*More spreading of straw
*Application of new wheelbarrow wheel
*Round-up-ing of weeds
*Back to Steins because SOMEONE didn't get enough straw to finish the job - (I shouldn't have gone back that third time because I also came back with a wrought iron arbor for our back entrance)
*More spreading of straw
*Lawn watering
Is it lunch yet?
*Weed whacking
*Removal of gaudy blue bench out to the street (where hopefully some poor, unfortunate soul driving innocently by will covet it and take it - "IT'S FREE!")
*Hung several bird houses and chimes all around the yard
*Varied mosquito testing activities in the yard - fogging, spraying, lighting candles and torches, swatting, etc.
*Rearrangement of garage items
*Brought fans outside to blow those little suckers to the moon
*Construction of the wrought iron arbor
*Placement of the wrought iron arbor
*Paused for a quick supper on the patio with Joelene
*Placement of the a.m. water-sealed swing
*Blew air into an air mattress for our shower/wedding company to sleep on downstairs
*Stood back and admired our work
*Showered - trust me ... badly needed.
*Blogged (even this is related to the shower and wedding)
So -- if Allison and Darren are listening - because I know sometimes they DO read this blog -- YOU GUYS ARE WORTH IT!

WE CAN'T WAIT!

*Going to bed now.

And be blessed.