Hooray for GirlieBeerz!

As many of you know, I have a weekly gathering with local friends. It's usually on Thursday and usually at City Steam in Hartford. It was roaming for a little bit but now it's more regular.

Every once and a great while, when boyz are busy us girls get together for GirlieBeerz. The times it has happened I come away so completely grateful to have found such wonderful women that I am so lucky as to have for amazing friends.

Thank you ladies for a fantastic pick-me-up night. :)

Progress, not perfection.

Well, after a bit of a funk and a lot of a breakdown I managed to get a lot done today :)

I finally had both time and the knowledge of Jake's papers so I could take him to get his toenails clipped. After a good long walk (complete with rocks) we went up to petco. The ladies were lovely and more than willing to hold him still until his nails were all set. It is such a relief to have that done.

I finished priming the fence - there are two panels left to paint but the paint is much more pleasant than the oil-base primer (awful stuff!)Then I carried the granite blocks up from the hill and laid them out at the base of the fence. Jake can be a digger so I want to discourage any of that.

I raked most of the front lawn and the patch in front of the fence filling in some of the stump-dents with leaves.

I did the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen. There is still so much to do but it feels so good to cross a few items off the list that have been there for far too long.

Now I am tired but awake :) This week's work load is looking a little more manageable now. :)

Rest In Peace Blender

I killed the blender. hehheh.

I tried to get a photo of the smoke plumes curling out from the base, but my little camera just couldn't capture the essence of the destruction.

Of all the appliances that I've been waiting to have die, this wasn't one I was expecting. Although, now that it has died... I have to decide if I want a new blender, or a food processor...

hmmm.

heh heh.

cornucopia of goodnesses

Pumpkin festival, Burdicks, sleepover, long fall walks, getting cases of things, sleeping diagonally, an emailed photo from my man (smiling) and much more rounded out the weekend.

Since then I've primed/sealed 2/3 of the front fence, painted 1/3 (primer needs to be top-coated within 24 hours), made almond milk (SO easy), handmade skinless gyoza, moved back into the big bed so I could continue to sleep diagonally :D, and discovered that my dearest cousin Ben is moving to the area! In less than two weeks!!!

I'm sure I'm forgetting things. :) Oh! The weather! I painted outside without having to wear shoes! I've been wearing shoes for a couple of months because it's been so cold.



                                                   wahoo!! I adore fall!


          

I got a card I got a card!

I got a card in the mail today from my husband!

This is the best day evar! :D