Family Dinner

Well, finally got almost the whole Family together for a nice Saturday Dinner !   Weather was a crisp 45 - 50 degrees but some nice Sunshine !  My Son is gonna Join us later on the Internet so we can all chat with him in Portland Oregon.

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We celebrated Easter Bunny today so everyone could have Easter Free to do what they wanted to do !  I put togeather some Easter Baskets !

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My Honey doing some decorating for the kids !

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The Grandson Brent, Great Granddaughter Amelia, and me setting down for a Delicious Ham      Dinner, Ham Gravy, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes,  Asparagus, and for Desert, Mud Flat Pie !!

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Granddaughter Shannon, Great Grandson Aiden and I trying out his first Box of Sidewalk Chalk he got in one of his Huge Easter Eggs that he collected !

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My Daughter Sabrina, Granddaughter Shannon and Aiden collecting hidden Easter Eggs !

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Grandson, 6 foot 5 inch Brent, his Dad Ed and Mother Sabrina !

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3 Generations,  My Daughter Sabrina, Granddaughter Shannon and Great Granddaughter Amelia !

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Great Grandson Aiden Naklick with his Chalk !

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Aaron an Shannon, Amelia and Aiden ready to head for home !

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My Honey with the Great Granddaughter Amelia on the Deck in some Sunshine !

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Thunder Storm

 WoW, About 5AM it started booming,  We got a Strong Thunder Storm and Rain, it was still Dark out but you could hear the Rain pounding on the roof !

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I stayed in Bed not feeling up to getting up, 

I got up later and we were getting heavy 

Rain and wind and making 

it hard to see outside.

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Looking North towards the Old Paper Mill in between Rain Storms !

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This is up in Lewis County in Castorland where My Honey's Mother Lives, it is near her and they think they got a Tornado but have to investigate it first !

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This is in front of the Garage and shows how heavy the Rain came down !

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At 5PM it is still windy, raining and nasty out,  Tomorrow is Saturday, we are having all the Family here except my Son out in Portland for afternoon Dinner !!!!!!

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Church Work

 We are planning on reopening Church on Palm Sunday, the 28th at 11 AM,  We have been having services on ZOOM every Sunday at 11AM on Computers and phones,  We still will also have ZOOM when we have In House Worship !  The requirements from New York State require some type of protection between the speakers and the congregation so they are protected.  As a Member of the Board of Trustees and only Man on the Board It was "delegated" to me to do something !

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I decided the easiest way and cost effective way to do this separation was with Acrylic, so I set off and "Got Er Done" !

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Working on the Speakers/Lay Readers Podium I had to predrill the Acrylic and then match those holes and drill the Podium to match, i was careful so when this Covid Mess is over I can remove this sheet and fill and stain the holes !

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Shield installed and Does not look bad and will work so speaker does not have to wear a Mask when Reading or Speaking as they had to do before the Plastic shield installed.

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I installed the Acrylic on the Pastors Pulpit and you can barely see it as the lighting is less and does not reflect as much,  It works for our Pastor Kelly who is standing behind it !

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The last item to work on was the Shield for our Vocalist as we are only allowed 1 singer,  I installed a sheet of Acrylic onto the Music Stand and used Clips to secure it, this allows the shield to be raised or lowered depending upon who is singing on Sunday !

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Job Done and was inspected by Nurse and she gave us the OK to go ahead,  we can have 31 People in Church for Services and if need be we will have 2 Services per Sunday till restrictions ease up !

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Springtime

 Well we finally got a nice warm Spring like Day, Temps got all the way up to 65 but in the Sun it felt warmer !

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It was nice here at "Lazy Akers" and nicer being able to wander around outside after Church in a T Shirt, so we decided to cook out later !

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Snow is leaving us but some places it is going to hang on for awhile, this is snow but also it has a large amount of Ice in it from the rood dripping snow melt into it !  This is Snow that was removed from the Roof this past winter 2 times !

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My Honey cleaning off the Deck under the Open Bird Feeder, We took down the Christmas Lights today in T Shirts today and put them away till this Fall !!

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This is under the Bird Feeder where the Rotten, Nasty, Pain in the Butt  Grey Squirrels literally "Chewed " away the wood off the Lath to get thru to under the Deck to get to Bird Seed, mainly Sun Flower Seeds !

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We got the Grill out, fired up, Burgers made and ready to "Grill" Dinner !

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Burgers Cooking and I am soaking up some warmth and enjoying the Sunshine !

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Dinner is Served,  Burgers covered with White Cheddar Cheese, Mt. Olive Dill Pickles and a Tossed Salad,    Awesome Meal !!

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Springing Ahead

Well it looks like we are finally "Springing ahead, Today is the first day of Spring and it is about 50 out in the Sunshine but that wind is cold !!!

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The "Pussy Willows" are budding out, This is a sure sign of "Spring' !  The species most commonly called pussy willow in the Northeast, Salix discolor, is a small, shrubby species of willow that can be found dotting wetlands and moist woods throughout much of North America.

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The Daffodils are coming up thru the unfrozen Ground which is nice to see the Green and soon Yellow flowers in the green/brown winter Grass !

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There are Hundreds and Hundreds of Geese flying overhead an some are high and some are lower that are going to land on the river which is right near us, they are loud and messy but a nice sign of Spring !

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The Robins have been spotted scampering between the patches of Snow looking for bugs and worms, We also have Red Wing Blackbirds.

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We were driving up to Church this morning and outside the Village My Honey looked over and yelled "Eagles" and sure enough there was 2 American Bald Eagles setting down onto the Ice in the Black River,  it is a Treat an thrill to see them, we have probably 8 Pairs of them around this area and seeing them is amazing and using her phone we got a couple blurry pictures, I was parked in the road and didn't have much time to sit there in case of a car coming up behind us !

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We are going back to Church Palm Sunday an I have to install some barriers for Church Regs befor we open !

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Marching Along

 Well, it's the middle of the Month and it is cold, we had BELOW ZERO Temps around some areas, we were 14 degrees this morning but supposed to warm up mid week up into the 40's !  We will take it as hoping it gits rid of now !!!

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Looking out my Window you can see dry green grassy areas where we are losing our snow cover, just not fast enough, we have seen several Red Wing Black Birds which have come back and 1 Robin came in.  Have not seen any Flocks of Canadian Geese yet but the white Snow Geese have been coming North but not up our way, they are staying SE of us where all the farm corn fields are.

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Dinner tonight was Tuna Noodle Casaeroule topped with French's Onion Bits an Mt. Olive Dill Pickles an Bread and Butter, nice comforting meal on a bitter cold evening !

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My Honey has On Line Bible study tonight so I am heading down to the Basement to putter, play a little music and relax !

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Time Change

 Well, I didn't get up at 2:00 A.M. and change the clocks setting them ahead 1 hour,  instead I was smart enough to do it before I went to bed !!!! LoL !!! 

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It was a quiet weekend, I was a little off Saturday, not feeling quite up to par but today was a better day !  We had our Church this morning on ZOOM and it only had a couple glitch's but was OK, we are discussing going back into Church at end of the Month. 

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Dinner tonight was Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Patties covered in some Real Maple Syrup,  English Muffin, Orange slices and a little Peanut butter with Cranberry Juice !!!

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Picture of the newest addition, This is the Granddaughter Shannon, Aiden our Great Grandson and Amelia the Great Granddaughter,  Shannon is a Nurse in the Operating Room at the Hospital in the City !   Her Husband also works at the Hospital in Management.

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The Cat, "Tipper"  giving me the evil eye as it is 10PM,  Really 9PM and Bedtime !  It is a old night and 18 degrees and clear and cold !    Spring is coming soon I hope !

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