Something I've been wanting.

 Last month I ordered something that I've been wanting for a while. It wasn't very expensive which helped in my decision to buy it.

All my handmade cards have had a sticker on the back that say handmade by Ann. I decided that I wanted a custom made stamp that I could use on the back of them. I got to use this finally on the September happy mail that I sent out.

And here is what it stamps on the cards.

The next day

 The day after Labor Day I had off. It was nice to have two days in a row off from work. As much as I enjoyed that I was having a rough day. Lots of little things have been going wrong and it was getting me down. Even Gibbs was on my last nerve. 

I finally was at the end of my ropes, put Gibbs in his side of the basement and went outside to play in the dirt. I planted the mums that I got the day before.

It's not too easy to see where they are here

I planted two in the center.

And the third one on the end. I'm not very good at arranging flower beds. What was already there was placed by the guys who mow my lawn. A couple years ago I had asked if they could make the front look a little better.

After I got done planting these I went through and weeded this area and the area on the other side of the front porch where the hydrangea are. I must say I was feeling a bit better by the time I was done.

The other thing I did was run to Giant Eagle which is a local grocery chain. They are a bit expensive but tend to have really good deals. Someone had posted that they had burger on sale for $2.99 a pound. I haven't seen it that price in a long time. I grabbed a couple packs to put in the freezer.

Backtracking to Labor Day

 Since I've had so many posts scheduled in advance I'm a bit slow getting to some things. I never did tell you what I did on Labor Day. Amanda and I went to a place called Al's Melons to get mums.

They had a ton of them and in so many different colors. They also had some pots that were mixed colors but they were more expensive. This picture only shows some of the mums they had. 

The ones we bought were a nice size and at a reasonable price. We actually got 5 altogether. I got 3 and Amanda got 2. If you're wondering why she got less than I did it's because she already had several sitting on her porch at home and she only needed a couple more.

After we made our purchases we stopped at Subway for lunch.

September Happy Mail

 Another month and another happy mail card has gone out. This one of course has a fall theme to it.

For the inside sentiment, I went to Bing AI and asked for something to put inside the card. It did good with this one. It's hit or miss with it when it comes to giving me what I want.