Saturday Recap

     I've had "words" that rubbed me the wrong way so often lately, I'm beginning to think the lesson Thumper learned in the forest was forgotten by too many adults. I'm trying hard to ignore bothersome things that don't matter in my life, but wow, can people be insensitive jerks. To the flip side, here's my attempt at summarizing life, while trying to grab at least a simple joy or pleasure to share. This is for April 20-April 26, 2024.

Saturday: I got to sleep in a bit Saturday since just the lazy older dog was here. I planned a spur of the moment get away with three of my sisters- so something to look forward to. My youngest and I had a good day playing with her kitten, lunch, coffee and chatting, zoo to walk and chat some more, and Target. I got more kitten snuggles. I brought her laundry with me as it wasn't going to work for her to come, and I like being needed. It was a full day.

Sunday: It was a lazy day; both my son and I battled a headache a bit, likely allergy triggered. I managed to get two boxes purged of old stuff from the bathrooms that had just been dumped in boxes. I also got the top of the computer hutch cleared. Baby steps! I took pup with me to my older daughter's as I just needed a change of scenery. We played in her yard with the dogs until I brought them both home with me. 

Monday: I used my lunch break and worked late so I could have a long play with grandpup at the dog park. The weather was perfect. I used a different break to take pup for a solo walk as they need different speeds. I can't wait for spring days when I can bring work outside and the dogs will be able to just explore the back yard. Of course, next year I'll be slowly easing out of work by spring. Still, nice to daydream about the soon to be fenced in yard. 

Tuesday: Tuesday was very busy. My daughter didn't hear me call when I stopped by before work, so I came later to get a few kitten cuddles before I met up for a work event- extended Happy Hour and she had a community meeting. It was nice to hang out with "grown ups" but I am not a hip Minneapolis person as I navigated with some stress getting to and from and parking. My older daughter stayed over as she needed to pick up her dog at day care and we had a good visit. 

Wednesday: My younger daughter worked from home and was having a sad day, so asked to come over. Of course!!! The three of us had a nice spaghetti Bolognese with a bottle of wine ( just one small glass for her as she drove home later.) We took the dogs for a nice walk as weather was perfect. She stayed through Amazing Race and let me know she made it safely back to her apartment. 

Thursday: Mid afternoon I had a nice long walk with the young dog. It helped him be settled so I could truly focus on some work calls and a stressful situation. I had a positive update from my niece on her brother. He's still so ill, recuperating is going to be a long process, but he successfully had a bit of juice. I'm helping her next week with her kids- sort of a revolving door of child care while they are at a destination wedding. Her parents were to be the child care but both needing to be caring for her brother and sheer exhaustion, this is the back up plan. I met my daughter on route with her dog and then pup, son, and I had a quiet night at home. 

Friday: It was supposed to be my flex day, but I worked the morning on overflow work plus a meeting. I got laundry done, and bit the bullet and swapped out regular sheets and stuck the flannels away. It's still might chilly in the morning, but thought I must be prolonging the cold! I'm going to look for sales or clearance on a second set of flannel sheets and some for the other beds in full and twin sizes. I did a decent shelf clean in the refrigerator so when I finally shop, I'll know what's there and sticky bits gone. I also got a couple old vacuums and some other household electronics to the recycling center. It felt good to get a few more things gone from the house. I came back home to another stretch of work and resolved another sticky situation that popped up. It was an on and off rainy day, good for the new apple trees and the grass seed. A good productive day is a simple pleasure I guess. 

    I've been tracking spring growth and happy to see the couple lilac bushes in the neighborhood getting greener and more lush. My hostas are starting to poke, though the brown residuals from last year need better tidying. My hyacinth bulbs did grow back, but look kind of sad. I'll see if I can find a few pots already sprouted to add and maybe next year the area around the mail box will look a bit more vibrant. Despite the mild winter, it's felt like a long  cold spring. I don't want to rush seasons or life, but getting to green and color popping up are welcome sights. 

The hosta sprouts on this growth seem to really be spreading. Maybe I'll be able to start splitting them to cover more area around the house and yard.