The 27th week of the year is sort of a joyful week for Birmingham. It is the opening week for the 2022 World Games. I do feel sorry for the various athletes who are from cooler climates, because it is hot as floogenes (term my mom used to describe extreme heat)
We did not go to the opening ceremony Thursday night, and have no tickets to any events yet, but we are going to try and catch a couple. We had planned to go to some of the softball games and if the temps drop a bit we still might. I guess we will see what the weather does.
This is the official song for this year's games. I thought I would share it with you.
And now on to this weeks joys.
Saturday: It was a regular Saturday for us. We did a little running about before settling in at home. TheHub and I decided to start swimming laps together in the evening before dinner, followed by a few minutes in the hot tub. We got a little exercise then conversations while we sat on the porch to drip dry before coming back in the house. After a pretty lame dinner we watched an episode of The Lincoln Lawyer.Sunday: We decided to treat ourselves to a real movie inside an actual theater. Of course we did not go at night when it would be crowded, and decided a 1 o'clock movie screamed having a popcorn lunch would be the perfect thing to do. We watched the movie "Elvis" and came out with mixed reviews. TheHub really did like it (even though he dozed off during the middle of it). I thought the story line and the acting was good (Tom Hanks was very good as the antagonist) but I did not like the editing and some of the cinematography. I wound up closing my eyes in several parts and just listening because the jerky scene filming and editing bothered me.
When we got back home we swam, soaked, drip dried then sat on the screened porch as a pop up thunderstorm rolled in. I loved being outside but covered during a storm.
Monday: Seeing as it was the 4th of July and we are creatures of habit, Son2 and DIL2 came over in time to watch the Hot Dog Eating Championship. We watch it every year and every year we declare it is incredibly unpleasant to watch, but we do it anyway. After we were thoroughly grossed out we started preparing lunch, which is amazingly simple if you do like we did and bought the ribs already smoked. We ate and had a lot of conversations before they returned to their home.
TheHub and I left the house and rode around a bit, came home, swam laps, soaked in the hot tub and drip dried.
After dinner we did what we do every July 4th night and watched The Boston Pops.
Tuesday: My Beloved Sister came over to swim and we wound up spending a good part of the day together. No one makes me laugh more than she does.
Wednesday: I waited for TheHub to get home so we could do laps together. He was still at work after 8 p.m. so I might reconsider waiting for him again. However, there is something almost magical about swimming at night.
Thursday: My sister came to swim and we spent a good portion of the afternoon in the pool swimming and laughing. When she left I read for a bit then decided I just did not feel like cooking so TheHub and I grabbed a takeout meal.
After dinner we watched the last 2 episodes of The Lincoln Lawyer. I enjoyed it, but we both vowed we are not going to get hooked on an episodic show until the fall.
Friday: I had several things I ordered that were delivered including headphones that can be used while swimming. I can't wait to try them.
One of the packages contained some summer weight slacks that were supposed to be cropped with a couple of inches of the ankle showing. I know I am not tall, but I am not short either. Those suckers are so long I am going to have to hem them so I won't step on them when I walk. Is the new norm for sizing someone who is 5' 10"?
Whatever you do be sure to look for joy. It is there even if you have to search for it.
May all your weeds be wildflowers,
Anne
This is mainly for me, so I can see what I did (or didn't do) when I re-read these posts on NYE. Since the year is on the downslope I thought I would chart progress (or lack of progress) for the rest of the year.
Daily laps/ exercise:
6 days
Home projects completed:
0
Creative projects completed:
0
Books read:
3
The Last Chance Library
Joan is OK
The Overnight Guest
Summary: I swam and read.
Sounds like a good week to me, swimming and reading. To have a pool would be a dream though I wouldn't want to be responsible for maintaining it. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteWe have a salt water filter and it makes maintenance a lot easier. I love having one. Last year the house next door was being flipped and workers were there from sun -up to sunset, so I really did not utilize the pool last year. I am making up for it this summer.
DeleteI meant to go swimming at Lake Lurleen this morning but instead went to the farmer’s market at the river and walked an hour at the Riverwalk. At my old house, I had a pool and I would swim every day I could in the summer….. sigh. Cindy in the South
ReplyDeleteThe river walk is beautiful but there is no way I would be walking it today!
DeleteFloogenes is a new word for me. How do you say it? I might want to start using it. :)
ReplyDeleteFlū Jeans. I have no clue how in the world it would actually be spelled, but if it was as hot as floogenes, it was one of the hottest days Mom ever experienced. Mom was very cold natured so if it was hotter than floogenes to her the rest of us were melting.
DeleteThanks. :)
DeleteMy daughter sent me a nice pair of pants that were too long for her. I figured they would be too short for me since she is shorter. They were actually on the long side but still okay. Sometimes, I wonder about how they arrive a pant lengths. I always watch Boston Pops, too. It would be interesting to know where your mother got that term.
ReplyDeleteI imagine she heard some derivation of it as a child and it stayed as an expression she used.
DeleteGood for you enjoying that pool. That's what summers about. The World Games picking a hit and humid climate in July seems almost cruel, but I guess athletes train for all kinds of conditions at that level.
ReplyDeleteI know they trained thinking it would be hot, but this past week has just been a special kind of Hell.
DeleteI really liked that clip.
ReplyDeleteSwimming at night is magical.
I am a little over 5 10 and would really like it if clothing was made for us. There is rarely enough on the bottom of trousers to let them down...
These are seriously long. I am a bit over 5'4" and they cover my feet and drape on the floor.
DeleteSounds like a great week. Swimming and reading are my two favorite things to do.
ReplyDeleteMine too Lori
DeleteThe length of pants is one of my sore spots, and your story about the cropped pants is very discouraging. I am quite a bit shorter than you are and I can't even wear "petites" any more, they are too long. I used to buy cropped pants and wear them as if they were normal length pants -- your story makes me wonder if I could do that any more either. I'm not overweight, but I do not fit children's sizes. Occasionally I do buy some that are not TOO long. Good thing I haven't given away my sewing machine.
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I had a sewing machine, but I kept Mom's and got rid of mine. Her's is almost as old as I am and is still a fabulous machine. I am debating hand hemming vs. machine hemming.
DeleteSounds like a lovely week filled with joy, even if the temperature was a bit hot! :D
ReplyDeleteI have an awful time trying to find pants that fit anymore. My body has changed with more weight in the tummy/waist, so I can no longer wear pants with zippers and buttons...must have elastic. But I don't like skin tight pants either and I do wear capris most of the time, but prefer long pants for dress/church. I just hate to shop for clothes anymore period. Your swim routine sounds wonderful. Would love to swim in a private pool again. don't like to swim in public...can't find a decent bathing suit that I'd wear in public anymore. LOL. It's tough getting old and out of shape literally. A pool would help in both departments. Okay, I enjoyed this. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this song/video!
ReplyDelete... not so much the thunderstorm that destroyed my PC a few hours ago. Trying to use Tom's Chromebook and feeling like a first-year typist. Desperately looking for joy!
I love that you get so much use out of the pool, and evening swims + drop trying sound lovely to me! My joy is that both boys are negative for COVID, so Sam can finally be out of quarantine, and Nick can go to the residential tennis camp he's been waiting for. He's so excited! I promised Sam he would get boba when he was done quarantining, so we went last night. The place was packed with teenage girls, so I now understand the appeal. ;-)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the swimming. Regine
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Swimming and reading are some of my favorite things to do. This heat wave has been awful and brought the worst storms with it too. Hopefully we will see some relief this week.
ReplyDeletei am envious that you and your sister get on so well. my sister and myself are like aliens:-(
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