A Day in my Life - August

The first day of August fell on a Tuesday, which is my usual day off from work. Here's how I spent it.
I slept in!  One of the joys of a day off is sleeping later than usual and then having a quiet start to the day. I got up a little after 8, read my e-mails, checked some blogs and then got ready for the day.
I cleaned the bathrooms, did a little straightening up in the kitchen and started some laundry.  Then it was time to head out and do some running around.

My first stop was Bob's store, to check on some new house numbers and say hi to him.

Then to our bank. I've mentioned that my brother and I are trustees for my Dad's will, and it involves a lot of paperwork. Some of you have been through this and know the hassles. It seems every time I send paperwork in for something, they ask for more information. This time they wanted a special bankers seal stamped on the paperwork.  When I went in, they said they had to make sure they could do it, and could they call me back...
So, I drove into town where I had a few stops to make.

Then I had a manicure!  

I headed home on the back roads.  I stopped on a dirt road to take a picture of the Queen Ann's lace growing on the roadside.

I also admired this barn and the nice crop of corn around it.

I stopped at the grocery store to get groceries, then had to fight traffic to get home because of road construction on the main road through our town.

When I got home, the bank called and said to come back with a bunch of documents. They had to copy them and send them to their legal team for the ok to get the bankers seal.  I've decided it's  agood thing I'm not a lawyer because all these legal documents and rules make me crazy.  They have the death certificate, the trust paperwork and my identification, along with the will but I guess that's not enough.

When I got home, I had to make some phone calls related to this as well.  I seem to make these calls weekly to check on claims and see what they need yet.
Then I finished the laundry and did a little reading.

We had these little sliders for supper.  Laura and Aaron gave us some beef for Christmas, and one of the packages was beef sliders.  They are little, fit on those little Hawaiian rolls.  So they grilled up quick, and were so good, and fun too!

Bob and I quite often walk around the yard after supper. The gate by our garage is looking pretty with the different plants in front of it.

Bob has been working on the landscaping in the back and just finished building this Obelisk. He plans to put a few clematis next to it, so they can climb on it. It will be pretty next summer!

The phlox are blooming.

I love the hydrangea.

This is called Monarda.  I think it's such a cool flower.

Then we went in and relaxed for the evening.  We had a call from Andy in KY and caught up with how they are doing.

And then the day was done. It was a beautiful day, lots accomplished and so much beauty to enjoy!