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Happy Homemaker Monday, Just a July Week

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Two weeks in a row with the Sunday night version of Happy Homemaker Monday! Okay, maybe I can do this after all. Note: it’s late-ish so hopefully you’ll forgive any glaring grammar errors.

Tomorrow, I’ll link up with all the other lovely bloggers who join in with Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom.

Am I counting down my summer work days now? Perhaps. Let’s see what’s in store for the week ahead.

The Weather

We had a random quick rainshower this afternoon but none of the overnight storms we were supposed to get. Mostly, just typical summer weather here. Hot and somewhat dry. Highs in the upper 80’s. Chances here and there of thunderstorms (Tuesday has the biggest percent chance).

Right Now

Working on this post…

Something Fun to Share

One of my lesson plans for this week (probably Friday) is making butter with the preschool kids. I had to test it today. It worked!

Basically, you buy heavy whipping cream, put it in a glass jar (actually, I think any jar should work) and shake! First, you get whipped cream. And then, butter. Took approximately 19 minutes of shaking to get the butter. And we happened to be having waffles for dinner tonight so…

Thinking and Pondering

Just typical Sunday night anxiety pondering the week ahead, how the kids are going to be after 4 days off (eek), what to wear, etc…

How I am Feeling

I’ve been kind of tired all weekend, probably because I stayed up way past my bedtime on Thursday watching Netflix.

On The Menu

Easy muffins: 3-4 overripe bananas, an egg, and a cake mix.

Craving a lighter menu this week. We’ll see…

MONDAY: Pasta with chicken sausages, tomatoes and zucchini

TUESDAY: Salsa Verde chicken and rice skillet

WEDNESDAY: Homemade Subway (maybe the real thing, who knows…)

THURSDAY: Husband’s choice as I have plans

FRIDAY: Clean out the fridge? Not sure…

On My Reading Pile

Just finished two kind of depressing books (hopeful outcomes but heavy reads, I guess): The Road by Cormac McCarthy and The Comeback by Ella Berman. The Ella Berman book was not what I expected the story to be but it was a very good, couldn’t really put it down kind of book.

On My TV This Week

Stayed up so late Thursday night watching Ginny and Georgia on Netflix. Finished season 3 on Friday. Husband and I watched the finale of Duster, really good show on Max, hope they give it a season 2. And of course, I watched Independence Day but not until Saturday so broke with my Fourth of July tradition a tiny bit.

Looking Around the House

Did I say at work on Wednesday that I was going to clean it during the 4 day break? Yes, I did. Did I clean the house? No, I did not. Well, not enough anyway.

On My To Do List

What’s up? Bee butt!
  1. Work
  2. Go to grocery store. When? Maybe tomorrow
  3. Return library book, pick up one last book on hold
  4. Go out with friends on Thursday
  5. Pay bills
  6. Other things as they come up that I am forgetting right now

From The Camera

(all phone pics in the post tonight)

A bee on my surprise sunflower!

Quote for the Week

(Found on Pinterest)

 

 

The Simple Joy of Sandals

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I’m back today for a second week of Simple Joys Saturdays. I have three simple joys today.

Sandals!

My sandals aren’t new by any means and I’m not wearing them right now. I had to go out a bit this morning and I have a weird thing about driving in sandals. However, I usually come home from work each day and switch into these. I wear these to water flowers and wander to check on the garden during summer mornings. These sandals just say summertime to me and that, of course, brings me so much joy!

Fireworks!

We didn’t do much to celebrate yesterday. G had separate plans and no family/friends were doing any big gatherings. I’d love to do one here except ugh, trees. And Fourth of July is the only time you’ll ever hear me say ugh, trees. I love my trees! Unless it’s the Fourth of July and I want to have a party but we can’t because it’s hard to see the fireworks. We still do a few fireworks in the front yard/street. And my husband, J, and I had fun doing just that. And watching the backyard/corner neighbor’s huge show through the trees.

I have always loved the simple joy of watching fireworks. (And I like to light some as well, not as much now…think I’m mellowing on that a bit)

Bees, butterflies, and moths

I took this picture at work. We’re starting to see a lot more bees and butterflies now. I included moths in my first sentence because of the picture (I said something about a butterfly to a preschool kid and was immediately corrected that this was a moth, ha! Smart kiddos.). The butterfly garden at work filled with milkweed, coneflowers, and spiderwort to name a few always brings me a bit of joy. I even spotted two goldfinch in it on Wednesday! Bonus joy in getting to share that with one of the preschool students who also saw them before they quickly flew away.

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What simple joys did you experience this week?

 

 

Happy Homemaker Monday, Three Day Week

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Technically, I guess this is a Happy Homemaker Sunday post. However, I’ll be at work most the day on Monday and posting after work doesn’t tend to work out well for me.

So if you’re reading this on Monday, wow, it’s the last day of June! And for me, it’s the beginning of a 3 day work week. They’ve kindly given us both Thursday and Friday off for the Fourth of July Holiday.

Let’s just get on with this Happy Homemaker Monday (though it’s Sunday) post. Don’t forget to go check out all the Happy Homemaker Monday posts over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom!

The Weather

Woke up to thunderstorms. It’s 71 degrees right now but that won’t last. Supposed to be 91 degrees later plus oh, the humidity that’s coming. Still, glad to not have to worry about watering my flowers today. 50% chance of more rain tomorrow, then low 90’s and sunny the rest of the week.

As I Look Outside My Window

Out the front door actually.

Everything looked pink as the sun rose during a thunderstorm.

Right Now

It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring…ha. Well, my husband did go back to bed. (He woke up super early)

Thinking and Pondering

Wondering what we’re going to do for the Fourth of July. G might have his own plans. I do know I’d like to go see the new Jurassic Park movie or possibly go to the zoo on my extra day off on Thursday.

On The Menu

What are we going to eat this week? Good question!

MONDAY: Maybe French toast casserole

TUESDAY: Korean meatballs and rice

WEDNESDAY: Something easy maybe just Rotisserie chicken and salad

THURSDAY: OPEN

FRIDAY: Probably hot dogs/turkey sausages on the grill, maybe pasta salad, and a dessert of some sort *depends on what we end up doing*

On My Reading Pile

At home:

at school: 

On My TV This Week

We’ve been watching Duster on Max and the new season of Resident Alien on Peacock. There are some Disney shows/movies I’d like to see (the new Snow White and the Frozen musical among them)

Looking Around the House

Well….it’s still a mess but I know I can get it back to presentable fairly quick.

On My To Do List

  1. Grocery store (though I’m debating if I can stretch it until Thursday but probably not)
  2. Laundry (in progress)
  3. Finish planting some herbs/flowers/vegetables picked up on clearance
  4. Figure out what we’re going to do on the Fourth of July
  5. Sort/clear out a bit of clutter around here

From The Camera

Sunnier days in the Flint Hills of Kansas

Quote for the Week

I just stumbled on this July quote and it sums things up so nicely for those of us who love our summers:

 “July is hot afternoons and sultry nights and mornings when it’s joy just to be alive…” (Hal Borland)

 

(Don’t fret fall lovers, I keep seeing where my lovely summer is half over or something…SIGH)

 

 

Simple Joys Saturday

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So I’m going to try a little series here while I’m working full-time hours without much time or brain space left to post as much as normal. A simple joys Saturday post. The idea came from this fortune cookie paper: 

I can’t promise every Saturday but I’m going to do my best. Each Saturday, I plan to share a simple joy (or two or three) from my week.

And of course, if you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you can guess this week I’m starting with the front porch and flowers!  These bright pink petunias greet us as we come and go up the porch steps:

Here’s a little view from my front porch bench where you’ll see another pot of pink petunias. The pink petunias are a summertime favorite of mine.

They are called wave petunia and I believe the color is “bubblegum.” They are a bright pink that fade to a light pink after blooming. You have to remove old blooms from petunias to keep them going. These flowers will last until and maybe a bit beyond our first frost!

It brings me joy and I find it soothing to pick the old flowers off the petunias to keep them going. And I also enjoy getting up extra early so I can get out there and water my flowers before work (very important during a heat wave).

Surprise Flower!

The main simple joy I want to share this week is my surprise sunflower! Surprise flowers make me so happy. By the way, if you scroll back up to the first picture of petunias, there’s a surprise dianthus getting ready to bloom in there. Just noticed it!

I didn’t plant this sunflower as I have terrible luck with sunflowers despite them being one of my summertime favorites. It just showed up in the garden area at the edge of the driveway and fits in as if I planted it there.

It hasn’t bloomed quite yet but it’s getting closer.

Summertime flowers always bring me joy.

What simple things brought you joy this week?

Happy Homemaker Monday, Jumping Back to Blogging

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Not sure how this is going to work the next few weeks (probably Sunday night postings that I publish later) but I’ve missed the Happy Homemaker Monday posts!

So for today, I’m linking up with Sandra over at Diary Of A Stay At Home Mom for a Happy Homemaker Monday!

The Weather

Hot!  We’re under a heat advisory until 7 tonight, we’ve been under it since last Friday, I think. It’s 91 but feels like 100 currently. Chance of a storm this afternoon. Supposed to be in the low 90’s all week with a good chance of rain on Thursday and Friday. Then, we’re back to the 80’s (for the temp not the decade though I’m not sure I’d complain about it if it were the decade, LOL).

As I Look Outside My Window 

sun on my indoor plants, ignore the dust and cat hair, please

 

The birds are upset with me because I’m out of birdseed and haven’t been anywhere yet to get them more.

Right Now

I’m taking a break from cleaning the house up a bit to work on this post.

Something Fun to Share

Do you keep your Fortune cookie fortunes? They don’t come true if you don’t keep them!

A different one gave me an idea for perhaps a new series of blog posts…stay tuned.

Thinking and Pondering

All things I planned to do with my week off and none of it happened. I told my hairdresser this morning, I think I was out of mental space. Not sure if that makes sense?  And I’m not ready to go back to work yet but who ever is?

On My Bedside Table

A dusty lamp, phone charger, and if it’s night, the phone on the charger as well as my glasses.

Listening To

Currently the dryer. In the car, I’ve had the country station that plays “oldies” going and enjoyed the nostalgia.

On The Menu 

I don’t even really want to cook when it’s nice out but add in a heat wave and blah! Here’s what’s planned:

MONDAY: Vodka pasta, fake Olive Garden salad, and breadsticks/garlic bread of some sort

TUESDAY: Crockpot Carnitas

WEDNESDAY: Grilled chicken (probably marinated in Italian dressing) and broccoli

THURSDAY: OPEN

FRIDAY: Pizza of some sort

On My Reading Pile

I’ve barely started The Seven Husbands of  Evelyn Hugo. I’m about 2/3 through The Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler. I read her first one, The Parable of the Sower and it was good, reminded me of Grapes of Wrath a bit (not on the same level of writing but the subject/plot although high school Jean says The Parable of the Sower was way LESS boring!). This one gives me Handmaid’s Tale vibes but a lot scarier.

On My TV This Week

Husband and I are watching Duster on Max. Just found season 4 of Resident Alien on Peacock. And depending on work, I might start watching season 4 of Dexter (my oldest finally got me to watch it).

Looking Around the House

trying this candle out right now

I think I mentioned it in another post but 2 1/2 months of full-time working with no notice= about 2 1/2 years of housecleaning. Ugh. Actually, it’s not too bad as far as clutter but I see lots of dust.

On My To Do List

We did get the deck resealed on Sunday at least

I don’t even know…

  1. Laundry
  2. Need some new clothes especially work clothes for hot days
  3. Library
  4. Garden stuff
  5. Some clearing of the clutter in hidden areas
  6. Clean out the fridge/pantry

From The Camera

My other two concrete pots with the designs

 Quote for the Week

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. (Dalai Lama)

 

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First Day of Summer

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Today is the first day of summer, hooray! And almost the end of my “vacation”, boo!

Posting on Wednesday made me realize just how much I missed this space and blogland. So, here I am back again with another post.

Really not much to share in terms of a Friday catch up as I did a whole two month catch up in my last post. As far as this week, I didn’t do too much. Read some books, watched some television, cleaned out my      email (oh, that was scary!), and tried a new recipe for dinner (it was a “doom”, not a “boom” as the kids say I suppose).

Today, we’re under a heat advisory for our first day of summer. So I suppose it’ll be a mostly indoor day but I did get out early (well, not really as I’m on “vacation” so waited until about 9ish) and water my flowers.

So for today’s post, I just thought I’d show share of my favorite front porch and backyard flowers. Even got out the real camera!

One: Front Porch

It’s nowhere near finished like it should be for this late in the season (might be the first day of summer but it’s been warm and nice for months).

My poor little lemon tree, fell off the table during a spring storm and sat in a broken pot until I plopped it into a much too small pot. Finally, I repotted it properly without much hope. However, there’s always hope:

Tiny lemon tree blossom!

 

The flowers in them are bit neglected but here’s a view of some concrete pots I splurged on at Menards one weekend morning:

I have two more out there, one with a bumblebee design and one with a butterfly design. I’ll have to share photos of them next time.

Two: Front Porch Cart

For a bit of privacy, I have an odd cart parked on the side of the front porch filled with plants. (Disclaimer: this is quick phone photo as I realized I had no cart picture).

Close up of my Mandevilla, not visible on top of the cart:

My goal is to fill the whole second shelf of the cart with fairy garden things and whimsy just because it makes me happy:

THREE: Garden Beside Front Porch

My hanging basket of petunias from Mother’s Day:

Just starting to bloom in front of them is the bee balm:

FOUR: Let’s Go to the Backyard

I have a vision of fence line filled with hydrangeas! It’s a bit slow going as I wait until they go on sale half-dead every summer and then buy them. 

(Bargain flower shopping tip: Know your perennials! The garden centers clear them out every late summer and fall as they look half-dead. They bounce back!) 

I transplanted this one last fall:

The mama plant:

FIVE: Her Royal Grouchiness and Random Photos

I apparently wore her out and now she’s down here curled up ensuring she gets her full 23 hours of rest in today. Here’s a quick view of our front porch garden tomatoes and another angle of the ladybug planter plus a bit of Russian sage growing in the background.

Hope you enjoyed the mini tour of my flowers that make me happy on the first day of summer! What flowers make you happy?

 

Two Months Later…

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Blows cobwebs off blogspace. Hello out here! Anyone still around?

I’m still here just been busy with work, burned out and TIRED at the end of the day, and who knows what else? If you’re interested, I’ll share a brief recap of what I’ve been doing besides work though most of what I’ve done was just work. The weekend before Father’s Day, I did get to go on a girlfriend getaway for a weekend. We went to the Flint Hills of Kansas.

Out of practice over here. Just wrote an entire 800 word post and decided it sounded too grumpy old lady and deleted it. Ha. So take two.

Let’s see, I’ll just start at the end and go backwards with what I’ve been up to lately. I’m on vacation this week (FINALLY), a full week before I go back to working full-time in another classroom (my favorite one) to cover summer vacations until the end of August.

Last night was Bunco (a dice game I usually go play once a month) and I hadn’t been since um, maybe February? I had to go as I was in charge of table snacks. It was fun and today I’m sitting around eating leftover m&m’s while doing laundry. Some vacation, huh? Ha! I had a good time though.

Prior to that, just work and more work. The open the school shift is no joke. Lots of days I was nodding off at 7 in the evening. Lots of work stuff I could comment about but then I’ll veer back into grumpy territory and have to start over again. I did help with pre-k graduation and by that I mean I was subbing for one of the teachers who worked on it with the other teacher. The kids did so good!  My co-teachers and I were so proud of them! Okay, enough work talk for now.

May

Flowers my husband brought home from a client’s house:

May was busy with pre-k graduation, Mother’s Day, G’s birthday, family in town, high school graduations, and graduation parties. Honestly, I was out of practice with doing all that AND working full-time hours.

Flowers I wanted to buy at Home Depot but had no spot in my yard where they’d work so I snapped a picture instead:

So Far in June

The day lilies I bought back in 2020 are taking off this year!

Also, in the background, we have an actual garden again this year though we had a very late start with it as in didn’t have anything in the ground until the end of May!

A few photos from the Flint Hills of Kansas:

 

Sunrise from our vacation rental
Milkweed growing in the Flint hills Tallgrass prairie preserve

 

Does this stone picnic table make anyone else think of the stone table in  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

Sunset from our vacation rental

 

Last Weekend

On Saturday, the boys and I exercised our First Amendment rights. I try not get political on here as general policy but this is what we did. Husband didn’t go but said he’d bail us out of jail if needed (after he enjoyed some peace and quiet, haha!).

Taken from on hill to try and get the crowd, not the best photo but there were A LOT of people there
I liked this sidewalk chalk art

 

No peace and quiet for my husband as everyone was super peaceful. I was very thankful for the people handing out free water as it was HOT. We should’ve taken them up on the sunscreen as well, J got a pretty decent sunburn on his face but he’ll be okay.

I also realized how I used to be in such great shape when I worked on the plaza for years in my early 20’s. Those hills that go to the parking areas are no joke! Not the one where I took my photo, these hills are much steeper and higher.

For Father’s Day, we took my husband out to a favorite Mexican restaurant we hadn’t been to in a while. It was really good. And I made a (long gone now) chocolate pie for our dessert. Plus cards and gifts. The kids gave him some kind of game controller and I bought dinner/gave him a card. Seemed happy. A nice low-key day which he needed. We’ve all been super busy with work.

So Far This Week

Not too much else going on, I’m just enjoying not having to be anywhere. Went for a walk yesterday morning (sky picture above) before rain moved in for the afternoon/evening. It’s working it’s way out of here today.

Today’s laundry day with my only real plans to finish up watching a movie I started yesterday called The Road. It’s a bit depressing so far, one of those dystopian future kind of things. Good for rainy day watching.

Okay, off to change my clothes over and fold the dry ones. I’ll try not to be as slow as this creature before I post again. No promises.

 

 

Four Day Work Week

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And I worked all four days. Thus the days of silence once again.

A teacher fell and broke her ankle (not at work, still yikes!) and so I’m helping out for the next two weeks. Except for on Tuesday when I have jury duty. So it may stay silent around here for a bit as my loveable preschool kids do take up a bit of time and mental space.

However, today is Good Friday and my school is off for the holiday. So, today I have time (not sure about mental space, ha) to link up with Cathy over at My Creative Life for a Friday Catch Up.

Easter Plans

I’m going to have to find an older photo for this category. Let’s see…

And with this photo, I realize I haven’t even put the Easter wreath on the front door this year. Oops. Well, that happens when  you’re extremely busy, then super sick, then super busy again.

So far our Easter plans involve going to church on Sunday. J is playing in the band for the later service. Other than that, I have no idea. I did get a few Easter basket goodies for my sons. If you’re in this house, the Peter Cottontail hops down the bunny trail.

No Rest

allium getting closer to blooming

 

Me last night at 5PM: I’m going to do ALL the things tomorrow!

Me at noon today (now): I might do 2 of the things today!

Ever have those nights where you just can’t shut your mind off? That was me last night, needed to sleep but could not. And then, a bit of tummy troubles as well. Some of that might have been the Dutch Bros *medium* coffee at 1 in the afternoon followed by a mango Pepsi with dinner.

My plan to stay a bit on schedule for the long weekend is long gone. My work schedule for the next 2 weeks is 7:00AM to 3:30PM which really means getting there at 6:40ish and leaving closer to 4. Didn’t want to throw my early mornings too far off over the 3 day weekend but so much for that one.

Today’s super cloudy, rainy looking outside isn’t helping with the motivation either.

Stuff I Need To Buy

First Iris blooms of the season

Maybe want to buy? I can live without all these things but I need them in the sense of my personal and household comfort level.

Random things: new um, under layers, shoes, essential oils, socks, lotion, and this is truly more a want than need but I’d like a new dress for Easter and/or to wear to preschool graduation later in May.

These are just random things I tally in my head throughout the day/week. Do you do that or are you an organized list maker?

And what have I bought in the last 24 hours? A medium Dutch Bros iced coffee drink and a preschool book about respect (I did check the library first with no luck on the exact one I wanted).

The End

I have no idea how to end this rambling and random post. Here’s a last phone picture of some spring flowers from around the yard. I’m not 100% but I think this is Sweet William Phlox.

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

 

 

 

Alive

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Did you notice the silence around here this week? That’s because I’ve been sick. What I thought might’ve been allergies late last week was um, not. Or maybe it was and then, the sickness found me? I don’t know. I do know that I felt BAD on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Never have I been so glad to have work cancel on me as I was on Monday!

Tuesday and Wednesday I felt better but not 100%. I actually felt pretty good on Wednesday but then did that thing we all (maybe?) do where I did too much. And then, I was tired again on Thursday but still felt so much better! I feel good today and ready to catch up on all the things I’ve let slide this week. Including this space.

Clearly this Friday Catch Up isn’t going to be overly exciting but I think I can find a few things to share. Don’t forget to hop over to My Creative Life, host of our weekly link up.

Coughing, Cough Drops, and Too Many Movies and Shows

Highly recommend the cough drops pictured. A teacher gave me a couple when I thought it was allergies last Friday. Texted the photo to my husband on Saturday as I was realizing it was not allergies. My combo most days of the week: cough drops, Emergen-C, Mucinex (as I told J, you know I’m feeling bad if I’m taking the serious medicines), Elderberry, and regular vitamins. Sometimes, I even grabbed the Vicks Vapor rub.

And oh, how many shows/movies I watched! To be fair, slept through a few. All of the Lord of The Rings, extended editions. Then, I started with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and watched all the rest. I hadn’t realized that Robert Pattinson played Cedric Diggory until recently so that’s what started that one. Then, just for fun: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Last movie I watched (yesterday actually) was The 5th Wave, hoping the book series was much better as I was tempted to start cheering on the aliens by the end.

Shows I watched/caught up with: finished White Lotus (not my favorite season by far, saw a comment somewhere that said the show should’ve drank the pina coladas and I concur), my re-watch of The Last of Us, Abbott Elementary, and then the usual cooking shows. And again, I was shocked to realize that one of the actors in White Lotus was the same actor who played Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter. What?!

Whew! Time to read a book or something, huh?

Important Errands

I did feel well enough on Tuesday to briefly get out to do this:

Just a couple local issues for me but still, voting matters! Two measures went the way I voted and one did not. Then, yesterday, I made a journey to the post office after reading somewhere the price of forever stamps is about to increase. Look at our new stamps!:

J and I also took a small ride so I could show him the back way to the church where his band practice is on Sunday. Road construction is everywhere in this city! How is it where you are?

Spring is for Noticing

Energy’s been low but I did manage to grab the camera and walk around the yard a bit. I’ve decided my favorite thing about spring is noticing the new blooms and flowers everywhere. And the bugs as well, look at what I didn’t notice on the dandylion until I downloaded the photo! 

Grape hyacinths that pop up in our yard each year:

Orange tulips!

And I’ll end this with the dogwood tree blooms about to open:

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Weather is supposed to sunny, warm, and beautiful this weekend so I’m hoping to get out and enjoy it. Today, I need to do a general catch up of lots of not so fun things like paying bills and cleaning the house. Wait, I’m thinking cleaning the house caused me to get sick the first time. Maybe I’ll skip that part. If only.

How was your week? Any exciting weekend plans?

 

 

 

Saturday Stuff

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Someday I’ll get back to publishing Friday catch up posts on Fridays. This week was a bit of a whirlwind over here.  I mean when did this even happen?  Walked out to feed the birds this morning and the bleeding heart plant is blooming!

You might have noticed I didn’t post all week long. Full work week with the exception of Wednesday. So for most of the week, it was this:

Wednesday, I had the cleaning bug and spent most of the day giving the house a good cleaning. The weather’s turned chilly again after a round of storms on Tuesday night that caused this:

Poor lemon tree! (It was in a ceramic pot on a small table.) I can save it but it’s been too cold outside to do much. It’s in another pot (not pictured) with a bit of dirt waiting right now. Also, just for clarification the green up there over the dirt is from a different plant (asparagus fern), the vines just fell into the dirt when I moved it.

So basically, spring around here moved from sunny and warm to rainy and cold (all tropical plants back inside as we’re supposed to dip down in the 30’s overnight. Brrr!). Pansies will be fine though.

Could Be Allergies…

After spending all day Wednesday cleaning, I started to get a tickle in my throat that evening. And woke up feeling a bit blah, scratchy throat, watery eyes. Sick or allergies?

Felt worse as Thursday progressed but made it through (left work a bit early) and then, did manage to make it through Friday. Thinking the answer might be sick. Moral of the story: Don’t clean, it’ll make you sick. Ha! HA! Could’ve also been all the stuff stirred up from Tuesday night’s storm. Or I picked up a virus somewhere at work.  Job hazard.

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Still not feeling 100 percent this morning but thought I’d do a quick check in here on the blog. Probably going to put on a “sleeping movie” here in a bit and snuggle in for what appears to be another cold and rainy day over here.

Hopefully, I’ll do a bit better with posting and responding to comments next week! So far, not looking as busy.

 

 

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