Here we are into June and 2 weeks from today will be the last day of school for me and then the next day I will head north for our family vacation on one of our fave Adirondack lakes.
For now, let's take a pause and look back at the week to find FIVE blessings that make us thankful. It is always good to be grateful! I'm linking up at Susanne's site...our very gracious host. Head over to find out how to join in!
FIVE FAVES
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| Friday late afternoon wine and snack time |
- DOWN TIME! Friday afternoon I came right home from work so arrived about 3 pm. Claire was enjoying the sunshine in the backyard and I was wanting to unwind a bit. I had a nice glass of Reisling and some cheese and crackers...a total splurge for me these days. We read books in the sunshine and I allowed Claire to have a small glass of wine. (she'll be 21 in December). I'm thankful we had this time together in the backyard, relaxing, after a long week.
- YARD WORK COMPLETE: Dave and I had quite a bit of yard-work to do on Saturday. He mowed the front and back yards and then went out to replace our old weed whacker with a new one. I'm able to use this new one as it's only 8 pounds. I enjoy doing yard work but can no longer really push our mower as there's something wrong with the self-propelled gadget so it's too heavy for me. I can use the weed whacker though and cleaned up along the deck steps, the edge of the house on both sides and the neighbors fences on both sides of our backyard. We relaxed by sitting in the sunshine with iced cold unsweetened tea. It was so refreshing. I'm thankful Dave and I had that time together in getting a much needed chore done.
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| Path through "The Woodlands" at Crossings Albany, NY |
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| Red-Winged Blackbird in the marsh |
- FARMERS MARKET AND MORNING WALK: I headed over to our town's Farmers Market where I bought some essential oils honeysuckle soap, some spicy pistachios for Dave, and a pound of Fair Trade Sumatran coffee made by a local farm that specializes in fair trade products. After I locked them in my car, I drove over to the back of the park and went for a 1.8 miles walk. I was thankful my ear pain was gone (although it came back Monday and I had to see my doc who prescribed yet another antibiotic hoping and praying THIS one will kick the bacteria out of my inner ear). The woods trail was empty. I was the only one walking through there until a couple of little girls went through on their bikes. I'm thankful I had the morning time to do this.
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| "Softball" cupcakes with Chocolate pudding and lemon pudding |
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| Mady is 11! |
- BIRTHDAY PARTY! Claire and I attended my youngest niece's 11th birthday party which was held in their backyard on Sunday. Her grandmother (my brother-in-law's mom) made the most delicious, moist cupcakes I've ever had. The chocolate ones had chocolate pudding inside and the vanilla ones had lemon pudding inside. I had chocolate. I rarely eat cupcakes and actually don't even like cake but these were amazing! Mady is my niece who has hiked an Adirondack "High Peak" (over 4000 feet in elevation) mountain as well as a few other smaller mountains. after the party, which was really just snacks, Claire and I went here for dinner where I had delicious vegan chicken tacos and Claire had cauliflower wings and we shared a platter of homemade tortilla chips with the best guacamole on the planet. I'm thankful we were able to go and celebrate her birthday.
- SUMMER JOB! Claire found out that she was hired by one of our local market places for the summer and they said she could keep the job for when she is home on Christmas/Winter break (Which is 6 weeks) and again for Spring break, if she wants. She will be a barista in the Starbucks which is located inside the market. She begins on Saturday. We are thankful she found a summer job as her one from last year is no longer an option due to lack of state funding for non-profit organizations. She is very happy. I'm also thankful she took some time this week to help me with some housework/chores because yes....my ear infection is back and I'm on round 2 of a different antibiotic. I have two more weeks of work then I leave for vacation. I need to be well! Please pray this antibiotic works! Thanks!!
That wraps up my week. I hope you all have a very relaxing weekend.
5 comments:
Faith, it sounds like a great week. Oh, my even though I’ve been retired for some time, I do remember the big countdown til school was out. Hope your trip to the Adirondacks turns out as wonderful as planned.
Sounds like a great week! Except for the ear infection. Hope that gets cleared up for you asap.
Your down time sounds cozy. Those cupcakes are so cute! Nice to get some yard work done, especially together. Yay for Claire's summer job!
I remember clearly counting down the days until summer break! Two weeks and you'll be done!
I hope your ear ache is better soon. You need to be ready for the hiking!
You asked about the pass--it's on the highway, so we drove past it. There is a pull out area so people can get out and photograph themselves there.
I know you are looking forward to your trip soon! And yay for Claire getting that summer job!
So glad to hear Claire landed that job! Praise God for answered prayer. And how awesome they will continue it for her for all her breaks! So nice to relax in a nice trimmed yard! I rarely make our farmer's market. They are only open Saturday mornings which is super inconvenient for me and I'm just not willing to hit the floor running early on a Saturday morning in order to get there as it's my only morning to have a relaxed start to the day. Hope this antibiotic does the job!
Sounds like it was a great week (I can't believe Mady is 11!!). So glad Claire got a job (even though I don't care for Starbucks, ha ha).
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