One of my brothers recently moved back from abroad so we'll have a little family gathering at our house. He hasn't seen our other sibling or my older son and girlfriend yet. Ribs and corn on the menu!

DD goes back to college early tomorrow, so I’ll have a sad day. Then I’ll recover in time for a fun vacay with DH.

Family just left today to travel back home after almost a month long stay and we'll miss them greatly, so it's kind of a blue weekend for me as well.

I do appreciate the time off tho, that's for sure!

Thanks, Tina! You are right (I hope) about the weather around here. So far, so good, as its been beautiful with lower humidity and temps.

We’re having a fairly quiet weekend at the lake mixed with some time at home too too. I did some cleanup in my veggie garden yesterday morning. We had a little work to do this morning at the lake, plus i had supplies to take down and replenish in addition to new towels I bought for there. We went into town for lunch and ran into several people we knew, so it was fun to catch up. And I bought a pair of shoes.

Moved DD into her dorm Thursday (on standby now to move *out* some of the extras she brought. Like a side table, a potted plant, a ghost chair, a floor lamp. Cra-zy). DS moves into his dorm/apt tomorrow. He has a lot less extraneous stuff. Meanwhile, we have houseguests for the weekend, my stepson and his family. Yesterday was gorgeous today a bit of a chill. So pretty busy;looking forward to next week when it will be quiet. And hoping our mid-month Dubrovnik trip is still a go!

Happy Weekend, Tina and everyone!

We’re doing lots of projects. If it wasn’t still so hot, we’d be out in the kayak!

I refinished our big coffee table, got my new sitting area rug, and today we’re starting on my potting bench.

Congrats to your mother, dedtired.

Raining here today. We needed it. Tomorrow the sun is suppose to shine and I plan on painting the inside of the tall school house door. The house was painted in July, is fresh, bright white, as is the outside of the door. However, when I open the door to the outside, the white paint has faded and chipped here and there. Shouldn't take me long, will have to get out the ladder in order to reach the very top.

Last evening as I sat on the glider in the garden, I could smell someone's Labor Day weekend cook out wafting around the neighborhood. Whatever it was, it smelled delicious. Alas, no invite. :( Everyone have a good holiday weekend!

Dedtired, HBD to your mom! Wow!

I cleaned the gas grill yesterday. FWIW, Dawn Platinum Plus works great for cutting grease, especially the sort that gets built up on grill grates!

Today, I’m going to dump a drawer in the bathroom vanity that has become a catch-all and organize it.

For some reason, I always seem to do cleaning and organizing projects on Labor Day weekend. I would love to ”Marie Kondo” my closet, but the thought of taking everything out overwhelms me.

Wow, 104 is incredible, ded! Send happy birthday greetings from me, too.

Not much going on. Weather is fabulous, and we were finally able to open the windows after so many hot and humid days. I got my second shingles vaccine on Friday, so Saturday I was pretty laid low. Feeling better today. Doing some grading and updating course shells.

Going to an outdoor concert tonight so looking forward to that and we are off tomorrow, no classes and DH is off work.

Ded, happy birthday to your Mom!! Brava.

Hope your mom had a happy birthday @dedtired!! We had a fun afternoon with our best friends yesterday and now I need to pull myself away from the computer and make a potato casserole and baked beans for today's cookout. Made iced brownies last night.

The weather is TDF here. And the first Labor Day I didn't have to somewhere! The ocean is impossibly blue and it is a perfect 78 and sunny. Lazing on the verandah.

Happy Labor Day!

Wow, Ded 104 years of age is amazing! It is still really hot here, so having a quiet day inside catching up on a few projects. Hope everyone has a great day.

Oooh, awesome picture of Bastian! Lots of back to school stuff here. Wishing everyone a great end of summer and happy new school year!

How wonderful, Dedtired! Hbd to your mother.

House projects on Saturday, an MLB game on Sunday (wonderful people-watching), and today is a PSA day--Putting Stuff Away. You can put your own spin on the "S." ;-)

Just getting home from a nine hole golf event in memory of a guy who worked at the course for many years. Beautiful, fun day of golf and socializing. A friend is arriving tonight for a couple days - dinner on the grill.

Got the door painted today!

I had a can of paint with about 1/3 of its contents left, so I needed to go get another quart before I began the job. Of course my favorite hardware store was closed today. Then I drove to the local Rural King - no exterior latex paint on their shelves. Drove all the way into Lowes and found some for $18.

When I got home I got my painting supplies basket out and - in it there was a nearly full quart of white latex exterior paint. grrrrr. Not sure I could have taken the new can back? So now I have enough white paint for a future project - IF I can remember I have it.

We had the most delightful evening.

All of us togehter for the first time in almost 2 years (my one brother has been abroad), and some introductions (DS’s delightful GF). Appetizers and drinks on the patio, while DH made dinner (he makes almost nothing ahead of time, wants it all to be ”fresh”, but it means that A) the kitchen is a mess and B) he misses out on a lot of banter). The weather was absolutely perfect. Then inside for more wonderful conversation and laughter and ribs and corn.

It was all so nice. And capped off tonight with a picture of Bastian! Thanks, beagles! Such a great smile!

Not much of a holiday weekend for us, but we did get a lot done for our upcoming cross-country RV trip to visit my (huge) family back in Michigan. Again, staying at my sister’s place next to their beautiful pond and woods. Tomorrow I need to pull out and unpack our Fall & Winter clothes in order to pack for the trip.

Lynn, I have always thought I’d like to take a long trip in an RV. DBIL and I looked at renting one so that the 2 couples could do some traveling during the pandemic last year. It never happened. I know you are thinking about a blog for your family to follow, but please also start a thread on here for the rest of us to keep up with the less personal aspects of the trip.