It's a Fish Stick Night

This should be a "grill-out" night, but it's going to be a fish stick night instead!

Today was BE-U-TEE-FULL.  Sunny all day, warm breeze, 74 degrees!  Thomas worked until 2:00.  Andrew barely stuck his nose outside all day!  (Typical teen.)  But Eler Beth and I got outside.  She went out in the ministry work with some of the sisters from the Hall, and then she went to Lily's to play most of the afternoon.  I was actually feeling some better this morning.  Still coughing, though, but my glands didn't seem as swollen.  I did some shopping, dropped off yet another bag at Goodwill and played in my back yard!

I gave each of the dogs some individual attention, which is saying a lot, considering how many dogs there are.  I cleaned food and water dishes, put fresh straw in their houses/yards, brushed all of them and played ball.  Scout is learning his commands now.  He can sit and lie down to verbal and hand signals.  I did some trimming and hung laundry out on the line to dry!  (One of my favorite things to do.)  I told the lady next door that she could have Tiny whenever she was ready for him.  I think they're getting his house ready.  He sure is a sweet puppy.  He's the one I thought we were going to lose one day, if you remember.  He has done fine since then.  They think the world of him.  Every day after everyone at our house leaves for the day he sneaks over and waits on their back porch for them to come out.  Then when they come out they pet him, then he comes back home.  So she said they just had to have him, because he picked them!  He is so sweet.

So anyway, Thomas got home, ate lunch and tinkered around with one of the lawn mowers.  Lily and her dad brought Eler Beth home, so then Thomas and Larry had to visit for awhile.  Then Thomas and Eler Beth went to check out a new fishing spot.  They should be home soon, though.  Anyway, it has been a wonderful, slow, easy, comforable day.  I sure do need more of them in my life.  But they're rare!  I'm just now getting online and checking my alerts.  I need to work on my "Book" journal tonight.  I told Andrew the computer is mine for the rest of the evening!

So instead of cooking out (as the perfect weather is calling for) I'm going to fix fish sticks!  Forgive me, please!   It's quick and easy, filling and tasty!  I'll mash some potatoes, open a can of something green and a box of mac and cheese and my kids will be happy.  There are cookies and ice cream for dessert!  I'll fix a better dinner tomorrow!  This just isn't the evening for spending a lot of time in the kitchen, ya know?  I'm going to go bring in some clothes off the line, then I'll be back later.