A bit of a slow start so it’s an afternoon post for today. Hope everyone who celebrated has fully recovered from the Halloween weekend and the time change (so excited to see daylight in the early morning hours again!).
Joining in the with Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday which she so graciously hosts for bloggers every week.
The Weather
This was the sunrise on Thursday of last week
Well, it was supposed to storm at 1p.m. and it’s now 3p.m. Nothing yet. 74 and cloudy out there right now. Temps all week in the 60’s and high 50’s, that’s new maybe we’re getting back to normal a bit. More rain chances tomorrow.
As I Look Outside My Window
It’s cloudy, the mailman just walked by, and none of the neighbors have traded out Halloween decor for Christmas quite yet. Also, I stepped outside to grab the mail and it’s quite windy, probably get some rain yet.
Right Now
Can you find the nuthatch in the nest? I was excited to see a bird in this nest as I never knew what bird lived in them.
Taking a bit of a break from doing what I have no idea.
Thinking And Pondering
Same as last week, J’s birthday and the upcoming holidays. Election stress, glad we voted early one day last week. Beyond excited for the end of the political ads. Being close to a state line is great but not so fun at election time, twice the ads. Blah!
How I Am Feeling
Woke up with a headache and it is still here. So I’m feeling a bit grouchy today.
On The Breakfast Plate
Oatmeal, a piece of sausage, and coffee.
On The Lunch Plate
Kind of just snacked, had a cinnamon roll when I got home from the store. Then, later ate a yogurt and some blueberries. Plus, since Halloween was Saturday, a peanut butter cup from our leftover candy.
On The Dinner Plate
Chicken and noodles
On The Menu
I had high hopes when I took a picture of the French toast cooking. However, the recipe was NOT a keeper. French toast is not meant to be fancy, I think.
MONDAY: Chicken and Noodles
TUESDAY: Carnitas, rice (Carnitas meat already in freezer)
WEDNESDAY: Turkey Club Sandwiches on Croissants
THURSDAY: Pepper steak
FRIDAY: Pizza or Ham Steak and Sweet Potatoes or OUT
What I’m Wearing Today
Had on a yellow t-shirt with my black skort but have now changed and am wearing a Missouri State t-shirt with them. Yellow shirt got super dusty while I was cleaning a much neglected bookshelf.
On My Reading Pile
Organizing for the Rest of Us by Dana K. White (library book) and The Candy Apple Cafe by Donna Ashcroft on my phone.
On My TV
Football. Those Chiefs. Ugh. I said yesterday that they got into the Christmas spirit early because they certainly gave that game away. Grumble. Not to mention some of their recent choices…more grumbling. Some good games on before and after that one though.
Watched Halloweentown over the weekend. Mostly though I’ve just been putting on a background on you-tube with some peaceful music playing. My tv watching tends to come in spurts.
On My To Do List
Grocery store *DONE* hurried to do it before the 1p.m. rain, ha.
Target trip at some point
Pay homeowners insurance *DONE*
Start clearing away clutter in the living room *In progress, see reference above to super dusty and neglected bookshelf*
Put away Halloween decor, did I just get this out? Yes. It’s okay, I have some fall/Thanksgiving that stays/comes out.
Still need to make pesto, drop off donations, and measure the indoor plants
Clean out/see what is in freezer
Buy picture frames
Renew hosting stuff for the blog
Look at all our 10 million streaming services and see what we need to cancel so we can hopefully take advantage of black Friday deals (if they don’t have deals, then…maybe we’ll only have 1/2 million streaming services next year)
What I Am Creating
?????
Something Fun To Share
Quick Update: I thought the marshmallow web trick was super messy and not worth the effort. I also didn’t care for the marshmallows on the brownies but that might have just been me. And I know Halloween is over but I thought this was funny:
Just a bit of silly fun on this day before Halloween. While I don’t have a costume party to attend, my game player avatar has been trying on different Halloween costumes all week. If only I had my pretend wardrobe (and figure)!
Whatever shall I wear to the pretend costume party?
Please, have a seat at the spooky brunch and enjoy the fashion show!
Queen of Hearts?
Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite stories…
All Aboard!
Perhaps a train conductor would be more fun?
This Idea Took Flight
Forgot I had the butterfly head band so had to do a couple re-takes.
Under the Sea
Do mermaids ever really go out of style? Perhaps, I’ll be a pirate instead.
Yesterday. It felt like fall. Today, it felt like fall this morning. Then, it rained ever so slightly and now, it’s sunny and warm out there again.
Back to yesterday and the real fall weather. I went for a walk in it with the “real” camera. And it was so nice. Want to join in through a few photos?
J helped me on Monday to figure out how to transfer pictures from my camera to the laptop. It’s so nice to be able to see the photos again (I couldn’t really see them well on the phone) and edit a bit. Not that I’ve really edited any photos here, one new trick at a time for me.
This park holds a Halloween event a couple weekends each October and they were still cleaning up a bit from it. Wondering if the dragon is going to stay…
Oddly, I didn’t see any birds except one cardinal deep in some brush. I did, however, play peek-a-boo with quite a few squirrels. Can you find it?
And I was so happy to find an off the paved trail that was not overgrown. I noticed they’d been doing lots of maintenance (cutting trees, etc.) so maybe I’ll try my favorite trail again soon.
A little friend I spied when leaving the trail:
And a couple lake pictures just because…
This tangled fishing line made me think of a spiderweb.
Maybe we’ll get a bit of Autumn after all.
As I trudged back up the paved trail to the parking lot, it started raining, very lightly and the leaves were swirling in the wind like snowflakes. I took a very short video (sound on).
Joining in the chorus of can you believe this is the last week of October over here. And also joining in with Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom for another Happy Homemaker Monday.
Let’s just get right to it.
The Weather
I took this photo this morning. Yes, my hibiscus is having a wonderful time blooming again!
Not even sure at this point. Are we in August? September? June? Maybe October? Nobody knows. I’m still harvesting cucumbers over here. It’s not heatwave hot and dry but I was perfectly fine in a t-shirt and shorts all day yesterday. Right now it’s 54 outside with an expected high of 77. Upper 70’s most the week with some (very) slight chances of rain on Thursday. Same for Halloween except the high is *only* supposed to be 70.
As I Look Outside My Window
The sky did look like this one day last week. It was pretty this morning as well but I missed the photo op.
Right Now
Making time for this post before going back to focusing on all the Monday chores.
Thinking And Pondering
Keeping it short here today: mainly just J’s upcoming birthday (in November) and the holiday season.
How I Am Feeling
Okay, got off track eating a lot of junk last week so determined to do better and go back to eating like I was still working this week.
On The Breakfast Plate
Coffee, homemade breakfast sandwich with English muffin, egg, and sausage. Made one for J as well but with cheese also.
On The Lunch Plate
Something lighter, maybe just yogurt and blueberries
On The Dinner Plate
Still working on the menu but the current plan for tonight is “chicken of some sort”
On The Menu
MONDAY: Chicken of Some Sort
TUESDAY: Burritos (trying out a new recipe)
WEDNESDAY: Possibly French Toast
THURSDAY: Hula Pork Sliders (another new recipe try out)
FRIDAY: Quick Jambalaya
Halloween Menu: either pizza or taco soup, salad, brownies, and candy
What I’m Wearing Today
Denim dress and tennis shoes (my at home wardrobe hasn’t caught up with my work wardrobe and also, it’s laundry day)
On My Reading Pile
Finished reading Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser last week. It took a bit for me to get into it but once it got going, I found it hard to put down. I’d call it more of a story inspired by Cinderella than a re-telling from the step mom’s point of view.
On My TV
SIGH, last night’s football game certainly felt more like a trick than any treat around here. I’m glad that a decent team took away our undefeated status at least. Hopefully, that was just a bad game and they’ll bounce right back. Go Chiefs! And also, not a huge baseball fan, I’m cheering on the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series (just don’t ask me to name any of the players).
Non-sports viewing: I’ve been enjoying VisionQuest on Disney + and so took a minute to re-watch Avengers: Age of Ultron. Over the weekend, I also watched the new (from 2025) Now You See Me: Now You Don’t movie. I enjoyed it, my husband couldn’t get into it. So, probably need to watch the first one if you haven’t to enjoy it (he had not seen that one). Enjoyable but not quite as good as the original. Oh, and somewhere in there I watched the rest of Lanterns and the latest episode of Best Medicine.
On My To Do List
Quite a few leftover from last week: pay a bill, clean out purse, fall decor, garden
Grocery store (DONE)
Make pesto
Laundry
Clean the house
Thirty minutes de-cluttering bedroom
Go for walk
Measure some pictures for frames
Drop off donation items
Measure a couple indoor plants for new pots
What I Am Creating
Hopefully, a calm and clean home
Something Fun To Share
Marshmallow cobweb, this fascinates me. I’m planning to try it on brownies for Saturday.
From The Camera
How about a real-life spider web complete with spider?
A bit late with my post today. We just returned from a lovely weekend spent with good friends in Arkansas.
So, I’m joining Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom for an evening edition of Happy Homemaker Monday.
The Weather
It was a little chilly over the weekend in Arkansas with early morning temperatures in the lower to mid 40’s. It is also, a bit chilly here at home in KC tonight. Ahem, a bit early but I actually tested the heat out for a minute when we got home. It’s supposed to be in the mid to upper 70’s the rest of this week, lows in the 50’s and not much chance of rain this week.
As I Look Outside My Window
We woke to some foggy mornings
Need to fill the bird feeders tomorrow and I’m noticing the days getting shorter as it’s 6:30 and the sun is starting to set.
Right Now
Working on this post but also thinking about taking a quick break to go take a shower as well as texting back and forth with G.
Thinking And Pondering
How to get back on schedule after four days completely off of it. And update: I did decided to shower. I’m also pondering where I put my deodorant as I put it somewhere other than where it goes. Not quite the same deep thoughts from the last couple of weeks, ha.
How I Am Feeling
Much better after showering.
On The Breakfast Plate
Coffee, a couple pieces of bacon, and a sausage biscuit. Plus a bottle of water with a LMNT packet in it. I’d had a really bad leg cramp over night and knew it was because I was a bit dehydrated. Am I the only one who just doesn’t drink enough water when out of town/traveling?
On The Lunch Plate
Remember we were traveling so this is a bit wonky. I didn’t want McDonald’s with everyone else so I walked across the street to the Starbucks in a grocery store in Springfield, MO. Turned out a restaurant within the store was having a grand opening and giving free samples so I had a little free sample of something from a place called Island Fin Poke. It was really good! Since it wasn’t a huge amount, I also ate the rest of my homemade oatmeal creme pie cookie I’d had from the night before. Oh, and a pumpkin creme chai drink from Starbucks.
On The Dinner Plate
We had frozen pizza tonight. Easy meal night.
On The Menu
My tortizza from lunch one day last week
MONDAY: Frozen pizza
TUESDAY: We might just do Rotisserie Chicken, potatoes, and odd but I have a frozen pumpkin pie I need to bake (I bought it on clearance early in the summer and I noticed the best by date is tomorrow)
WEDNESDAY: Spicy potato soup
THURSDAY: Might throw something on the grill
FRIDAY: No idea
*All of this could change as I’ve not been to the store yet*
What I’m Wearing Today
After my shower, I’m now wearing my Kansas City Chiefs pajamas
On My Reading Pile
Currently between books…
On My TV
Thank goodness we could still watch our team in Arkansas although we weren’t used to them not cutting away from the early game to show it from the beginning. FIVE and OH. Yes, how about those Chiefs? Enjoying this week as I guess we’re probably going to really find out about them next Sunday night when their opponent is a bit more challenging.
On My To Do List
Laundry
Pay a couple bills
Grocery Store
Meeting a friend for lunch tomorrow
Target
Maybe actually get the Halloween/Fall decor set out this week
Clean the house (always)
Clean out purse
Garden chores, maybe…might get one more week or 2 out of the garden, so odd
Start thinking about J’s birthday/Christmas planning
What I Am Creating
Nothing yet
Something Fun To Share
This road name made me smile.
And yet, I did not see any actual kettle corn anywhere!
It’s Wednesday and still feeling a bit odd not to go off to work. Today I “overslept” a bit and didn’t get in the shower until almost 7:45. My plan (which could change) is to still get up and get ready at the normal time. The normal routine was wake up at 5:30, then in the shower by 6. I have adjusted a bit already to in the shower at 6:30. Still, I want to make sure I’m still ready for my days.
Another thing I’d like to make sure I do is get some outside time every single day. It’s so important and I know it helps my mood tremendously especially with the cooler, shorter days of fall and winter arriving.
It’s actually cool and rainy this morning so my walk won’t happen until later. Until then, I thought I’d share a few photos from my walks on Monday and Tuesday.
My Walk on Monday
I went for a walk at the small local park I used to drive through on the way to work and sit in the various parking areas for lunch.
There were more turtles on this log but they all started jumping in the water before I could get my phone set. All photos here were taken with my phone. And sadly, most of the lake was covered with the algae. These turtles were the only wildlife I saw (no geese or ducks on Monday) other than a very few backyard songbirds (no photos).
My Tuesday Trek
I went to the park I used to frequent often about 2 years ago. Hope the other hikers appreciated me being first. Hello, spiderwebs! Found myself a bit sad that the trail wasn’t quite as maintained as it used to be. Had to cut it a bit short and return to the paved trail as I wasn’t dressed properly for going through the heavier brush (was wearing shorts and had no desire to find myself covered in seed ticks later).
Not the greatest photo but see that round white thing back there? At first, I passed 2 larger ones that I thought were kid’s balls and was annoyed they left them out. Turns out, they are puffball mushrooms. Passed quite a few more.
A bit of Internet research to discover that as well as that they are edible! They have to still be pure white on the inside. Not a great mushroom fan here so I filed that under “foods I might have to eat during the apocalypse” knowledge. Have you ever eaten one?
They were busy setting up for a special annual Halloween event so I didn’t stay too long at this park.
Today
I won’t be preparing us a meal of foraged puffball mushrooms. However, I might make some pesto later with basil from my own garden. Mostly, I plan to clean the house a little today and actually get out the Halloween/Fall decor.
I also read somewhere (can’t remember exactly where) that you should treat Wednesdays as a mini-Friday and enjoy a small treat of some sort. So perhaps I’ll do that though I’m undecided exactly what it will be.
What are your plans for this middle of the week day?
Friday was my last day working at the preschool. And so, today, it’s a new start.
As well as back to having a bit of time to do things I enjoy. One of those is these Happy Homemaker Monday posts and actually putting them together on an actual Monday!
I’m glad Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom still does these. I really do enjoy making a small plan for the week and then, seeing what the other lovely bloggers out there plan to do with their weeks as well.
The Weather
Well, I was just reading where the Farmer’s Almanac said “a warm October means a cold February” so I guess we’re going to be freezing in February if that’s true. Today’s high is supposed to be 90! Of course, it’s showing rain mid-week in the 60’s and then, 57 for a high on Friday so who knows. The garden sure doesn’t. It’s so confused.
As I Look Outside My Window
Outside my car window on my lunch at the park one day last week
I can see it’s going to be another pretty, sunny day with a bit of a breeze. No birds at the bird feeders this morning. Leaves haven’t started turning too much.
Right Now
Feels very weird to be sitting in the living room working on this post with no schedule to follow.
Thinking And Pondering
How I kind of miss being at work this morning (yes, there were a few tears on Friday and maybe still a few this morning). The bizarre feeling that part of my identity is gone. I mean I know it’s not but it feels like that a bit because I put so much of myself into my job these past few months. Just because you know it was the right choice doesn’t make it easy.
The weird dream I had about a bunch of butterflies one day last week. Then, coming home to see a large group of dragonflies 2 days before my last day. And the randomness of yesterday’s church sermon being about rest. Coincindence or signs?
How I Am Feeling
See above. Mentally: Hopeful, anxious, excited, tired, unsure. Physically? A bit tense but okay.
On The Breakfast Plate
I had a brown sugar bagel, one piece of sausage and one piece of bacon. Fridge clean out. Coffee, also but have now switched to sparkling water drink called (don’t buy them on Amazon, expensive there, wow!) Bubbl’R.
On The Lunch Plate
Marinating some steak bites in Thai peanut sauce to have with rice. Not sure I’ll eat but I’m trying to get a few options ready for J to have this weekend while we’re on a trip.
On The Dinner Plate
J requested Chicken Katsu. Probably with a fresh cucumber from the garden and some shredded cabbage.
On The Menu
Still haven’t found the recipes for I don’t know and I don’t care, the two biggest requests around here. Ha! Also, I need to go to the store so this could all change.
MONDAY: Chicken Katsu
TUESDAY: I might make Carnitas in the slow cooker or we’ll have regular tacos
WEDNESDAY: A local pizza place that’s been around forever is closing down so we may go there. Might rethink Thursday’s vodka pasta…
THURSDAY: Vodka pasta
FRIDAY: ???
What I’m Wearing Today
Sleeveless olive green and white striped shirt and slightly different shade of olive green shorts
On My Reading Pile
Just finished The Book of Unwritten Stories by Helen Phifer, the second in the Salem Sisters Series. It’s a very cozy read for October. Highly recommend. Last night, I started So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder.
On My TV
Watched Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 over the weekend. And football even though the Chiefs weren’t playing. Lots of good games. Glad to see Carrie’s Packers won.
On My To Do List
This may not all happen this week just listing things as they pop into my head.
Go to grocery store
Return (ahem, overdue) library books.
Laundry
Clean house
Go outside and go for walk
Garden chores, figure out which plants are coming inside
Get garden soil, actually plant my pansies in a hanging basket
Clean out freezer and pantry, see what we actually have
Make a ham/cheese quiche for the freezer as breakfast option
Clean out one shelf in linen closet
Decorate for fall/Halloween
What I Am Creating
Nothing at the moment
Something Fun To Share
I had something but I can’t remember now.
UPDATE: I remembered! Just a funny story about a joke my husband played on me. At Christmas last year, we went to a white elephant gift party and I made him keep his gift of 2 sock monkey coffee mugs. Well, he found another sock monkey coffee mug in a thrift store and put it in our sink without telling me. I was so confused, like were the sock monkey mugs ahem multiplying? LOL. Now, we just need one more and we’ll have a set of four! Just a bit of random silliness around here.
From The Camera
Want to play is it July or is it October?
eggplant flowerfalling leaves in the raised garden bedOkra as tall as the basketball goalCinnamon broom on door
Trick question: They are all October around here! As is that tomato blossom picture under the weather heading. However, I don’t expect to harvest any more tomatoes or eggplants that haven’t formed yet.
Quote For The Week
Psalm 23:3
“He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”
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P.S. Happy Thanksgiving to those of you celebrating today!
It’s almost 8:30 at night. This time last night, I was ordering a few things on line and my son walked by and said “what are you still doing up?” Ha. I do stay up past 9:00 though I’m often reading in bed by that time.
Let’s get right to the post and hopefully, I can remember to link up with Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom after I’m done.
The Weather
It’s been gorgeous! Open the windows kind of weather but the heat’s creeping back and the a/c is running again. One more last plug before it cools off for official fall weather.
As I Look Outside My Window
Hello, darkness, my old friend…
Right Now
Trying to get this post finished but my husband keeps talking to me about hunting season stuff and so I’m having trouble concentrating.
Thinking And Pondering
All the things. Last week of work unless I give them a couple days next week but I’m planning to be out by next Wednesday for sure. I put this Friday on my notice but my “exit interview” if you could call it that was strange so we’ll see.
How I Am Feeling
Tired. It was a long day followed by a grocery run. Looking forward to going back to my day time grocery shopping routines.
On The Breakfast Plate
Blueberry bagel with mixed berry cream cheese & coffee
On The Lunch Plate
I ate part of the work lunch of a ham/cheese sandwich and then, my yogurt and a couple gingersnap cookies on my break
On The Dinner Plate
Rotisserie chicken, pita chips, and tzatziki sauce (store bought)
On The Menu
Somewhat simple this week with G moving
MONDAY: Rotisserie chicken
TUESDAY: Korean meatballs, rice, maybe cucumber salad
WEDNESDAY: Roast in the crock pot
THURSDAY: Maybe leftovers
FRIDAY: No idea
What I’m Wearing Today
Wore a blue denim dress to work.
On My Reading Pile
Just finished Saltwater by Katy Hays. Really twisty and good. Set on the isle of Capri in Italy, would’ve made a great vacation/beach read.
On My TV
HOW ‘BOUT THOSE CHIEFS?! Need I say more? 4 and 0. What a start!
Didn’t really watch anything else over the weekend.
On My To Do List
Books back to library
Target for something
Not make any more to do list at 9:00 at night
What I Am Creating
Maybe I’ll have something in a couple weeks or not
Something Fun To Share
Did you know cucumber blossoms are edible as well? You can either eat them raw in a salad or fry them the same way you would squash blossoms. That’s my plan for right before the first frost as we still have tons of cucumber blossoms (and a few cucumbers still forming, hopefully those finish before the frost). Seems funny to think about frost when it’s supposed to be 82 tomorrow but I know it’s coming.
From The Camera
Not a great week or weekend for photos, here’s the sunset from Saturday while we were in transit helping G take things to his apartment
Trying to keep this up, didn’t get my Sunday night timing right and yesterday was just a blah kind of Monday. So, Tuesday night it is!
Hoping it’s not too late to link up with Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom. Let’s just get right into things…
The Weather
Fall arrived with some rain! And cooler weather. Of course, now it’s slowly heating back up a bit. Nothing like it was thank goodness. It’s currently 67 degrees and raining. Supposed to be in the low 80’s tomorrow and maybe more rain. Only supposed to be in the low 70’s and Thursday and lots of rain.
As I Look Outside My Window
Dark and rainy tonight but over the weekend, I spotted these sparrows hanging out in our boxwood when looking out the front window.
Right Now
I was listening to the rain as I typed this post but now the a/c is all I hear. I’m not mad the a/c is running as it is a bit stuffy in here.
Thinking And Pondering
Thank you to those of you who commented and sent prayers about my job situation. I did ultimately decide to give notice and had a rather lengthy meeting with my boss this afternoon. Still struggling a bit with the decision so that’s on my mind as well as if I said to much or too little. It’s hard to let go of somewhere you’ve been for over 10 years. Other random things on my mind: G is moving out, one of my older brothers getting diagnosed with cancer, an upcoming trip, and I don’t even know what else.
How I Am Feeling
Actually, I left work last Wednesday with some sort of bug. Proud of myself for actually saying you know what I don’t feel good at all and need to rest. And that’s what I did. All weekend. And I do feel much better.
On The Breakfast Plate
I had a blueberry bagel with berry cream cheese, pretty standard. And of course, coffee! Always. And then, at work, I take a Bubbler energy type drink with me
On The Lunch Plate
lemon blueberry yogurt, a cashew sweet and salty granola bar, and an apple. Plus water
On The Dinner Plate
Since my meeting with my boss ran late, I ended up grabbing Wendy’s for myself and J. Husband ate leftover spaghetti. G ate lunch late so wasn’t hungry and had plans anyway.
On The Menu
MONDAY: Spaghetti with Italian sausage and breadsticks
TUESDAY: Wendy’s/leftovers.
WEDNESDAY: Chicken Pomodoro (carry over from last week)
THURSDAY: Husband’s Choice *I have Mom’s Night Out plans*
FRIDAY: Not sure, maybe Korean meatballs…
What I’m Wearing Today
Olive green work tee shirt and different shade of olive green skort/shorts
On My Reading Pile
Been working my way through Enshitification by Cory Doctorow. It’s nonfiction about the business practices of companies like Amazon, Facebook, Google, etc. Really interesting and at times enraging. It’s basically a look at how the Internet and social media used to work and how the Internet evolved into the state it now resides. I’m on the last “what to do about it” chapter.
On My TV
Of course, I watched my 3-0 Chiefs on Sunday! Woohoo! That said, I hope our defense gets a bit better before we play again. Bit of the Monday night game last night but uh, I fell asleep so don’t really know the outcome. Last week I re-watched season 1 of Walking Dead (feel like a zombie, watch a zombie show, right?) and finished up Sinners, season 4 on Netflix. It was okay, the previous seasons were much better.
On My To Do List
Grocery store *done*
Call one of my older brothers to get info on the other brother *oddly done b/c I ran into the brother I needed to call in the grocery store*
Library book return/pick up holds/request a few more for school
Hand in notice at work *done* boss still wants me to stay which is good but makes it hard
Decide what to wear tomorrow/find fall “witch” type outfit for Thursday night (Our Mom’s night out is an event called Witches’ Brew where we purchased tickets to walk around a local downtown and sample wines and have snacks. We’ve done it in the past and it’s lots of fun! Hopefully, it won’t be pouring rain on us the whole time this year)
What I Am Creating
*nada*
Something Fun To Share
I don’t know…these are the games I like to play on my phone: For just relaxing: project make-over which is silly but I enjoy dressing up my avatar and decorating the properties. My morning/evening *challenge the brain a bit* games, all NY Times: wordle (compete with husband to see who can get it in least guesses), strands (my personal favorite, like a wordsearch with clues instead of the words), and connections (I don’t do this one every day). What games are on your phone/computer?
From The Camera
Not a lot of photos because I was sick. These are all phone photos throughout the post.
Perhaps, I’ll be a pirate instead. 
