Hunting for Joys

I try to keep a list of the daily things that bring me joy. Some days are filled with them and some days I have to hunt them down. This week was a mixed week with a few days overflowing and others not so much. No matter what, there are always things that make me happy. And now that the 35th week of the year is in the books here are my joys.

Friday: We had a slightly extended family dinner. Son2 and DIL2 joined us and so did my beloved sister and BIL. Lots of good food with laughs was the perfect end for DIL3’s and Son3’s visit. 

Saturday: I kept Disney+ after we watched Hamilton for the simple reason that Pip and I could watch the same movies and talk about them sometimes. I figure it is a small price to pay each month, especially in these times when we are not traveling to see her in person. I watched Cruella and was very surprised at how much I liked it. The next time I talk/Facetime with Pip I am armed and ready.

Sunday: I am not sure what happened on Sunday. I spent a good deal of time getting the house back in some semblance of order and my sister and I had an accidental open house at Mom's. We had one the previous Sunday and I had not listed the date, but just listed it as open Sunday. I forgot to take the open house notice down and had several calls about it during the week, so we showed the house anyway. Afterward TheHub and I watched the end of the FedEx golf tournament, ate leftovers, then watched The Queen. Wow, Helen Merrin is one fine actress! She definitely gave an Oscar worthy performance!

Monday: I tried to mitigate my joy that Alabama was not severely impacted because so many in its wake are damaged and hurting. But I am glad our coast was spared the brunt of it. 

Tuesday: I began my day with a FaceTime call from Pip. They had opted for her to do 5 year kindergarten in a Montessori school with the plans to begin first grade in public school. By September of 2020  the school was going to be remote learning, so they created a small private school with just 6 students and a teacher. It was a good first grade experience and she learned much more than she would have learned remotely (She is a very social creature and withers when she is not around people). After the FT call I am not sure who looked more nervous for her first day of public school, Pip or her parents!

My sister and I decided to finally list Mom's house with an agent. He has a different structure with his agency which suited us to a T. 

Wednesday: Amazing! We had many showings Wednesday and by Wednesday night we had two offers. One was over ask, and  the  other was seriously under. The under was so far under that we were not even willing to counter. 

Also thanks to Lorraine at We Are Clamco for the movie suggestion, I watched 306 Hollywood. I think going though all of Mom's things and dealing with her house, the movie probably spoke louder to me than it would to a lot of people.

Thursday: This was not a particularly exciting day, but even routine days have small joys. I am counting getting all the donations boxed and ready for the Friday pick up as my main joy for the day. Now I just need to start my September decluttering. If I hurry I might be able to add the items for Sept.1, 2, and 3rd to the pile on the front porch. I guess I should close this right now and scoot upstairs. It should be a pretty easy search mission to find a couple of things to give away

So have a great week and go find your joys. They are out there if we just look for them.