Another week of #everydaygratitude with Corinne over at Everyday Gyaan.
As always, you are welcome to join in just click on the link!

This week was a little challenging but there were/are many things to be grateful for.

**My daughter’s bridesmaid dress got shipped to here (Idaho) instead of to Michigan where she lives and had a scheduled fitting.
**The bride-to-be has a cold or allergies or something making her feel miserable.
**One of the other bridesmaids had a problem with her shoes. She found the perfect pair only to find they were two right shoes so she had to order another pair. The new shoes came in too big! She decided to just shop in her own closet. She’s wearing a long dress and no one will see her shoes anyway.
**And last but not least.
We had a little water issue.

My grateful list this week is looking like this…

1.) I’m grateful that my daughter was able to straighten out her dress mix-up although truth be told, she could have shown up in her pajamas and that would’ve been just fine.
2.) I am grateful for the medicine available to us to combat the bride-to-be’s sniffles.
3.) I’m grateful that one of the other bridesmaid’s will not be running around barefoot but it’d be no biggie if she did.
4.) I’m grateful for our water issue because it means we have water to shower, bathe and drink.
5.) I am grateful that so many family and friends are able to make it to the wedding!

Hi everybody. You may or may not have noticed, I’ve been away. I’m popping in today just to let you all know that I am alive and well just super busy. Also, it seemed like the perfect time to take a moment in the midst of all things wedding, baby, and Christmas, to participate in Corinne’s #everydaygratitude over at Corinne’s blog, Everyday Gyaan.

This.
This is what we can do.

God bless everyone affected by these catastrophes and God bless all of the firefighters, police officers, EMT’s, doctors, nurses and our military who are risking their lives to save others.

May God’s grace cover them all…
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In my last post, I said that I wasn’t doing anything on Monday except vegging on the couch and watching Netflix. I tried. I failed.

I think the secret to “not doing anything” is to first, make sure you’re wearing an adult diaper.
Second, have a mini-fridge and a microwave right next to the couch.
Third, NEVER LEAVE THE COUCH.
This is the only way you will succeed at doing nothing for an entire day.

My Monday was like a page out of one of my kids’ favorite books, ‘If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.”

“If you give a mouse a cookie, chances are he’s going to ask for a glass of milk, and if he asks for a glass of milk, chances are he’s going to ask for a napkin…”
You can see how this goes on and on.
Well, it’s the same when you vow to do nothing all day.

You get up to get something to drink and you see a dish in the sink. When you bend over to put said dish in the dishwasher you see a dust bunny hiding out under a cabinet next to the base board, so of course, you have to get the broom and do a good sweep.

Then you head to the bathroom for a potty break. You use the last of the toilet paper on the roll. You go to get another roll out of the linen closet and boom, you see something out of place so you start moving things around and once you start moving things around in one closet, well, it’s just a snowball effect all the way thru the house.

Thus, I did not just lay on the couch binging on Netflix but it honestly was my greatest intention to do so!

Have you ever tried not doing anything for a whole day??!!
Did you succeed??
It was a challenge for me but if you did it, I wanna’ know how.
Spill the beans in the comments below.
Please and thank you.

Obviously, I need to work on this.

1.) I’m thankful that all of my children and grandchildren are healthy, happy, intelligent and genuinely loving and kind spirits. I’ve been blessed more than I deserve.
2.) I’m thankful for my loyal, loving and furry forever companion, my pup, Luci. She is the keeper of all of my secrets and her furry little body holds all of my tears, happy and sad.
3.) I’m thankful for my friends who are always there for me.
4.) I’m thankful for a place to call home.
5.) I’m thankful for a vehicle that runs and has air conditioning in this blazing heat.
6.) I’m thankful for air conditioning! Otherwise, I’d be a permanent people watcher at the air conditioned malls or a hermit at the air conditioned library if we didn’t have our glorious A/C.
7.) I’m thankful for Ibuprofen. I woke up with a killer headache this morning. My head was just pounding.
8.) I’m thankful for a comfy bed to lay my head.
9.) I’m thankful for my Catholic roots.
And last but definitely not least –10.) I’m thankful for YARN!!

What are YOU thankful for?

Click here to let us all know. Okay, maybe just to let me know. I’m nosey like that.
Happy Weekend!

When I schedule appointments (doctor, dentist, mechanic, salon) I am always reminded that if I don’t show up or don’t call ahead at least 24 hours to cancel I’ll be charged for the appointment anyway and/or “let go” as a client.
AND YET….
When I show up to whichever appointment ON TIME, I am always left waiting at least a half hour to an hour! Does this happen to anyone else? I think I should be able to take a dollar off of my bill for every minute that they’re late.

Yesterday we had an appointment to have the carpets cleaned. The closest we could come to an appointment time was “somewhere between 9am and noon.” Perfect. I block out that time from my day. Aaannnd.. At 11:30am the carpet guy calls and says he’s running late he’ll be by “around 3pm.”
Really? That’s not exactly a 24-hour notice!
 
Ugh. In any event. He did show up “around 3 pm” but my whole day was shot waiting around for some jughead who clearly had no concept of time. His only saving grace is that he did do a phenomenal job. The carpets look wonderful and the place smells very citrusy. 

Other news on the home front:
It’s still hot. I’m still busy with a wedding. I’m still anxiously awaiting another granddaughter. And at the end of the day, I’m still crocheting, which I do everywhere now. According to my crochet groups that makes me an official “hooker.” Go me! 

Here’s a pic of my 3 WIP (work in progress) afghans. AND, one on the hook!
The one on the bottom, the stripey one, is so huge it will take me until I’m 100 to finish it! The rest go pretty quick. They’ll be done before the holidays.

No plans for the long holiday weekend except staying in with the A/C and off of the roads. I’ve seen so many accidents and heard so many sirens already and Life Flight is going non-stop. 

How about yous guys? Any plans for the long weekend? Whatever you do and wherever you go, be safe. Travel with care. People are so nutso on the roads during the holidays.