Positively Tuesday, April 7, 2026

      It was a wet, cold, dreary Easter weekend, but Sunday had some spots of warmth and sun before sprinkles and gray skies returned. I think the weather is breaking nice again by weeks end, but yesterday was biting cold despite the sunshine. As I've never been a fan of Tuesday's, I've been using them to try and recap anything positive, joyful, or smile worthy to try and lighten up my Tuesday moods.

• First the big news I've been dropping hints about. Meet Little Mister, my son's new companion for Little Miss. He's a handsome young man of just over 5 months. She loves when my daughters cats are here, almost grieves when they go home. He felt she really needed a permanent partner in crime. Sigh! At some point all three will leave my house, but I get to love on him too in the meantime. It's been a bit of an adjustment for the older girl but he's very inquisitive and loving. I don't think pup has figured out there's two cats  here. We'll get him introduced to grandpup tonight after doggie daycare. Slow steps as he's a lot of dog.

  

  From adoption site as I haven't been
   able to get a good new picture yet.
  He's both on the move and has carved
  out a hiding/ snooze place. 

• Easter was a very nice and calm day.  I attended the contemporary service, last of morning, and appreciated the pace and music. For Easter dinner, while we were a small table, the company was good. I hit the easy button and made spiral cut ham in the crock pot, and made ahead simple sides to toss in the oven an hour before we ate. I used my china and crystal despite the easy dinner.
• The youth at church were doing their bake sale so of course I had to help the cause and bring home a bit of treats. I'll try and recreate these for future events as could see these work at Christmas, baby or wedding showers, or part of a little appetizer and dessert bar.
• Had a very nice couple of email exchanges with a few blogger friends about travel opportunities, politics, parenting young adult kids, and pollinators plants to name a few subjects, beyond what might be in a post comment.
• While I have moments where my hip is not in pain, it's far from back to early March. I think I really hurt it in Greece and tried to push through and likely made it worse on the long journey home.(Admitedly, I was biting back tears by the time I got my bag checked in Athens, and no longer biting back with the awkward Vienna transfer.) The positive is that I can get back in with the same specialist I originally worked with on my knee. I trust her fully and know she'll work through all options for healing and not jump to surgery quickly.
• Congratulations to Michigan and UCLA for winning the men's and women's NCAA basketball championships. I was happy a Big 10 school finally won again, and UCLA was who eliminated Minnesota so at least they lost to the best. It means nothing to my life, but a fun March, now into April, distraction. 
• Tomorrow is exactly one year from my last day of full time employment. While I'm figuring out retirement life and miss many of the people, I honestly can say I don't regret the decision. That's a good feeling to have.

     My son's resumed his home search, looking at something tomorrow,  but market is slim. He and kitty's are welcome as long as he wants and by May, he'll be away for most weekends for work or at the lake homes, so a fall move is easier anyway. That's my good things right now to be positive about.