Things Are Looking Up…
You guys. I GOT MY CAR BACK!!! Just look how beautiful it is! As a reminder, this is how it looked five weeks ago: Yes, the guy did a great job. And he kept the cost within his original estimate, so we forgive him for taking four weeks to fix it. And it was literally in the nick of time- Hurricane Ian is barreling towards Florida, and while it won’t hit us directly, here’s our forecast for the rest of the week: Yes, torrential rains and a flood watch are not conducive to bike riding. I’m so happy to have my car back, I’m feeling positively jaunty. So…. here are some lighthearted topics from the past week. First up, I received this email from The Paper Store: What? It’s my half birthday? Oh… I guess it is! I don’t usually celebrate my half birthday, but now I’m wondering why not. In honor of the occasion, I made myself a pumpkin mug cake from Chocolate Covered Katie. Next up. I’m always grateful when my husband does household chores, but sometimes I have to laugh when he unloads the dishwasher. In all seriousness, this was his best attempt at stacking the bowls. I especially love how on the shelf below, there’s ONE lone bowl- and then look how the bowls are stacked on the shelf above. I doubt he noticed anything wrong with this. Oh well! No picture of this last one, unfortunately. An older woman came in for massage today. She looked to be around 70, and the most striking thing about her appearance was her bright red lipstick. “Oh, that’s cheerful,” I thought. Then when we were in the treatment room I noticed a very strong scent of vanilla. i mentioned it and she said “Oh yes, that’s me! I don’t like regular perfume but I love things like vanilla body wash.” Well, at this point I was really starting to love her. A 70-year-old woman who wears bright red lipstick and smells like a bakery- you can just tell she knows how to enjoy life! It put me in a good mood for the rest of the day. I hope everyone is having a great week! Thanks as always to Kim and Zenaida for hosting Tuesday Topics! Have you ever celebrated your half birthday? – We used to celebrate the kids’ half birthdays when they were little because they both have a birthday very close to Christmas.