Oh... my. No worries.

Was gonna head to my Sister's... Home,

 {and Brother in Law... Bill's}

today.

<3

Get working on their Estate Sale.

{June 5 thru 8. 

N.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.}

Pal, Bill... has been there, took tables, and captured some images.

; )

Jo Ann, and Bill... kept a Very Tidy Home, so... their Sale, will be very easy.

; )

Had some 'Fires'... that needed to be put out, this morning.

Was on the phone all morning, with conference calls, and 'meetings'.

While I was on the last 'Fire'... 

'Call', 

heard someone yelling my name...

from the Kitchen.

Inside...

 the

 House.

GADS!!!!!

: (

{I wasn't dressed. Certainly... not ready to receive 'Guests'.}

GADS!!!

I, Yelled Back... that I was in a Meeting, 

{had to be on my lap top.}

Yelled...

 'This is our 'Home'...

Shop... isn't Open!!'

: )

Miss. Peanut... went Flying Up The Stairs!!!

I Yelled....

"The Dog is Heading Your Way!!"

GADS!!!

oh my.

: )

{The Gal, I was in the last Meeting with, on the phone... was...

Totally Befuddled!! Didn't have a CLUE Who I was Yelling At!!

???

What The Hell Was Goin' On!!}

Hahahahaha!!!

Turned out... it was an Old Friend, and... Auctioneer.

: )

Farmer.

; )

Yeah, before anyone 'thinks'... anything, 

'Farmers'... 'Neighbors'... Rural Folks, from back in the day...

don't give it a thought, about walking inside a Friend's Home.

<3

they... just... don't.

: )

<3

Thought I had his number, but... don't, to make my apologies.

 Pretty Certain... I Scared Him to Death!!!

Hahahahaha!!

{Miss. Peanut, Too!!

Woulda Scared Him Much More...

 had I answered the door, hair a mess... no makeup... in my flannel shirt, and underwear!!!

Trust Me!!}

: )

Living on this Highway, for so long... oh my.

We've had Many... 'Surprises'.

Folks... just walkin' in.

One of the worst 'surprises'...

of them all...

 happened a few weeks after John left us.

I was upstairs, coming out of the bedroom,

 heard footsteps coming up the stairs from the new side of the house.

I... froze.

Beloved... Pollyanna, 

who, was an Incredible... Guardian, froze, as well, in the dining room.

{Polly was half German Shepherd, half Pitty.

<3

 She weighed well over a 100 pounds. 

Big Girl, who... was Devoted to Her Family.}

<3

We hadn't heard Anyone... climb those stairs, except... John, since he left.

{Kept the 'New' side... of the house, closed off... for several years, after John left.}

Sounded....

 just 

like

 John.

then,

 a

 Man... 

poked his head around the pocket doors, that divide the New side, from the Old...

dining room.

I'd never seen him before.

He thought the house... was part of the shop, entered through the north door, that... I'd apparently forgotten to lock.

: (

I called Polly to my side, as she was beginning to Bristle.

<3

Kindly... explained to the Man... that, 'this'... isn't part of the shop, he... felt bad about intruding.

: )

No... worries.

Don't know if I'm gonna make it to Jo Ann, and Bill's... today.

We'll see.

still...

have a few more 'Fires' to put out.

Tomorrow, have to look at a Farm... 

Help the Owners figure out what to do... with the contents.

Helper, Brandon... is coming here, to mow.

I need to be trimming, while he's here.

Don't know when Pal, Dale... is coming, to unload from Gold Rush.

Maybe, tomorrow.

?

Wrote, and Placed....

 a

 Fresh...

 Big Note...

on 

Every Door, after my Old Friend stopped by, this morning.

; )

The old one's, were pretty faded.

oh my.

: (

'Private'

call

 319-241-1348

Thanks!!

Barb C.

<3

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.