Fun evening hanging out with David last night…though I really need to remember not to stay up so late! 😛
Sweet gray, rainy, thundery day. Made for a cozy day to stay in.
Room project #3 complete! Yay! Made progress on room project #2 today, too — I think we’ll be able to finish tomorrow! Then no more projects for awhile. 😉
Listening to my achy head and going to bed early – before 10 pm!
Fun evening with Danny – dinner and ComedySportz All-Star show! ❤
Improvisor field trip to Jim’s Apple Farm today – my first time. Um, wow, that is a lot of candy in one place! Thanks for suggesting it, Bryan! I bought coffee soda…flavor report to follow soon… 😉
Fun Haha Ladies gathering today – what amazing women!
Awesome yarn bomb at the library. Fun!
Debb & Tim for bringing Mom to the hospital to visit Dad. Thank you!
Getting to spend a little time with Debb and Tim myself before they headed back home. 🙂
The crazy things that line up from year to year…including things like having to call the gas company to come check out a gas smell on almost the same day (last year it was 8/6). Fascinating!
Starting project #3 – MY bedroom!! Yay!
Katie and Cina for getting up at what-the-hell o-clock this morning to keep my mom and me company during my dad’s surgery. 🙂
That my dad’s surgery went so well! It was shorter than expected, they only had to take out one lobe, the early pathology suggests the cancer hasn’t spread, and Dad looked great afterward. Hooray!
All the love and support we felt from folks calling, texting, posting on FB, visiting, and checking in throughout the day. We are lucky to be surrounded by such generous, loving, and thoughtful people. ❤
That somehow, Katie and Cina and I found the energy to keep working on the next room painting project after we got home today. Well, after a nap, and lunch, and a long break… 😉
Opportunities to learn new things…like how to unfreeze the rear wheels when the brake shoes have rusted to the drums. I didn’t actually do the whacking with a hammer, but I watched it happen right before my eyes. Again, thanks to Cina and her auto-smart family. ❤ I have learned a lot in the past couple days!
A nice little chat with Debb while I walked around the neighborhood. I have such wonderful people in my life.
Flowers. New ones popping up all summer long. I love that my neighbors are such good gardeners!
Sitting on the floor playing left-hand-only catch with Cina & Katie while Mckenzie was working on installing the curtain rod in the new room. Just one of those lovely moments that makes life feel rich and good.
Opportunities to try new things… like taking the battery out of the car to take it up to the garage when the jump start attempt doesn’t work (okay, well, Cina took it out, but I put it back in – with Awesome Cina’s help and supervision).
Perfectly timed gifts from my sweet Katie, like this tin of Happiness Mints, which I really needed at the time!
Newly vacuumed floors + newly washed sheets + newly clean feetses at bedtime after a long day. ❤
Improv Study Group with Amy & Alison. How wonderful to work in a beautiful, quiet space and have work time punctuated by hilarious bits. ❤
Room progress! Window framing installed, caulked, and primed, 2nd coat & touch-ups on everything that was dry enough. Getting closer!
Learning that the ceiling tile support pieces that we thought we’d have to sand and paint were actually just covered with smoke residue from former tenants’ smoke. So kind of a Yay! and an Ewwwwwww! situation all at once. 😉
All the help we’ve had with this room project. Thanks, Mom & Dad, Mckenzie, Katie, and Cina. In a few more days we’ll be ready to start the next one. 😀
The amazing (if somewhat terrifying) Luna. Bwahahaha! Thanks for the photo, Cina!
More progress on the room – 2nd coat on walls and trim! I was gonna post pics, but guess what? It looks exactly the same as yesterday. Hahaha! 😉
Painting with Mckenzie – we make a good team. Just when I’m getting sick of painting trim, he’s ready to stop rolling the walls, so we just switch jobs. Perfect!
Movie at the Riverview with Katie & Cina and the Delaneys. Spending time with these beautiful people fills my heart right up. ❤
The most awesome Lemonade and Rock stand we passed on the way home. We didn’t stop, but have it on good authority that the lemonade was refreshing and cool. 😀
Dinner with Laura and the Toms and Katie and Cina. I’m so excited that Jeff & Laura are moving back to MN. Fun!!
Miraculously fast errands after painting tonight… still got home before 11. All the green lights on Lyndale!
Continued progress on the room! Window framing almost done, walls and trim with first coat of paint. It’s coming together!
Fabulous rehearsal and mini work session with Alison during which we learned a lot about Sean Cassidy fans, stolen buses, and Russian chefs…and nobody pulled a hammy. 😛
So much fun to see everyone at Rindo’s BBQ. Thanks for hosting, Nick!
Back home and appreciations complete in time to go to bed before midnight. 🙂
Ho hum. More gloriously beautiful weather. Hahahaha. 🙂
A wonderful visit with Pam yesterday, including meeting Regine and Kristin. What lovely people. And we had so much fun with our group coloring project. I so enjoy spending time with grown-ups who love to play. Pam’s nurse, Ali, played with us, too. What a delightful person! Pam sure attracts the best, brightest, most fun people into her circle! ❤
Amy’s drop-in class was really fun. She did a great job!!
Riding around town with Alison in her sporty little convertible – great weather for riding with the lid down.
Fun dinner with Alison, the hair whisperer. She is so funny and bright and makes me giggle! 😀
Hanging out and talking with the kids before bed. I so adore the people in my life.
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