Weeklyjoys

 

This week the joys were fairly small,  but still joys 

It was a week of meetings, dinner company, and general running around. 

Saturday: Did some running around with TheHub. The day was super hot so we tried to stay mostly inside. It didn’t work but we did try!

Son2 and DIL 2 were on our side of town and came over for dinner, conversation plus DIL2 and I found a wonderful new to us show about gardening in the south. We watched 2 episodes and learned that they need to hire a goatscaping service to clear their lake house property. I had no idea such a service was available locally, but it is. 

Sunday: We had a mostly restful day with reading and an accidental nap ( Mine happened while reading, TheHub's happened while watching a golf tournament)

Monday: The day was uneventful, but I did score both the weekly free item and the Monday only freebie at the Pig.  I will only get their giveaways if the weekly ad has prices that make the 10 buck additional purchase worth it. Most weeks it does not happen since The Pig has generally higher prices but this past week had ground chuck and chicken leg quarters priced in my wheel house. In addition to stocking my freezer I scored free aluminum foil and hefty freezer bags. (Bonus joy: I came straight home and processed the ground chuck for the freezer, then cooked the chicken quarters either by stewing or bbqing. The bbq was ready for later in the week, the other cooked chicken was removed from the bones and frozen, plus I have 2 and a half quarts of chicken broth frozen)

Tuesday: TheHub and I had a lazy 4th until mid afternoon. Son2 and DIL2 came over to eat with us. I cannot tell you how much joy and laughter they bring into our lives. Actually all of my sons and their families do too, Son2 and DIL2 just live closer so we get to see them more. 

I am hopeful with the move to Nashville we will have more time with Son3 and DIL3, and TheHub and I have resolved to visit Portland more often (as time and the travel budget allows).

Wednesday: The day would have been uneventful if not for phone calls with my cousin S, followed by a call with Sluggy. There is nothing better than laughing!

That night I watched a couple of episodes of The Bear. I really do like that show!

Thursday: We had a 4:30 meeting that lasted about an hour. It was not too far from TheHub's office so I drove to meet him there. (He actually left work early__a minor miracle). We had planned to go out to eat somewhere close and decided on a place in Cahaba Heights. Rather than take up two spaces in their limited parking lot, he parked at The Summit (shopping center) and rode with me. We have been there enough times to remember we really only need to order one meal and one appetizer then split both. Even after sharing we still brought a small go box home.

Friday: TheHub came home at three for a telephone conference with a guy we have been talking to about doing some landscaping, and 30 minutes after that we met with a contractor. We are planning on gutting our master bath and making a few more improvements to the house for us to enjoy a few years, but will also make the house more appealing to buyers when we finally decide to downsize. We have wanted to do this for quite a while but one thing or another always got in the way. This summer we have a block of unscheduled time so it feels like the perfect opportunity. 

Saturday: This was an interesting day. We had applied for the Global Entry program and had been accepted, pending the in person interview. They have no facility in Birmingham and the closest to us is Huntsville. Unfortunately we would not be able to schedule an interview there until mid September. Instead we drove to Atlanta for about 5 minutes of actual time with the Customs official,  turned around and drove home. It feels like we have been having a lot of quick trips to the Atlanta airport lately. 

Have a great week and look for joys, large and small. They are always out there!

May all your weeds be wildflowers. 

Anne