Day 295: Fab Friday

Friday we had my sister-in-law and her husband and their two kids here, and we had a great day. I channeled my inner Janis (my mom) and made apple pie and lasagna. We ate well, played, laughed, and Katie took the boys to the park so I had some quiet time. Yay! I got a few minutes to enjoy a beer and some knitting on the porch since the weather was fabulous. I actually felt continuously happy throughout most of the day, which is big for me. With my melancholic temperament, it's easy for crabby or at least indifferent to be my default. I needed a happy, fun day and that's just what I got!

I also found my missing Babb's Coffee House gift card, and if that doesn't elicit some gratitude, nothing will.

You know it's a good day when this is the only picture on your phone.
Do you text your friends when you find gift cards? Like in Luke 15?

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Day 149: Date with Mom

Mom and I slipped away yesterday afternoon for a trip to town. We had a relaxing couple of hours away from all the chaos at the lake. We shopped, drove around town chatting, I visited the sacrament of reconciliation, and we picked up my favorite small-town pizza joint pizza for supper. I love my hometown so much, but don't spend much time there anymore now that my parents live at the lake. I enjoyed cruising around town catching up on the changes and updates. Mom caught me up on local news, and I accidentally bought a dress, two shirts and a travel mug. That type of thing happens when I hang with my mom, but that's OK! It was a wonderful afternoon and I'm grateful for our little escape.

Day 183: Friday

I totally blame falling behind in ye olde gratitude posts on the busy holiday weekend. Friday. Friday...I barely remember Friday. I know I cleaned and packed up for the weekend and we had two showings scheduled. I mostly enjoyed my 250-mile drive alone. I finished up C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces in Audible. I'm still liking Audible even though it's expensive. C.S. Lewis is always good, and his books are worthy of my gratitude. Oh and we got an acceptable offer on the house. Boom!

I Am A Blogger: CWBN 2017 Recap

The last weekend in March I had the great pleasure of attending a real life blogging conference! Like a real blogger! Cathedral of St. Paul Jacqui , Anna and Susanna hosted the Catholic Women's Blogging Network Twin Cities get together at a stunning Summit Avenue mansion in St. Paul. Thirty-some wonderful Catholic women from the Twin Cities, the Midwest, and even Maryland joined up to talk blogging and really just to support each other and build each other up. My friend Monica encouraged me to go, and I signed up on a bit of a whim, figuring that if I paid for registration I'd be more inclined to go. If I didn't have a mutual friend link to one of the organizers, and if a couple of my most favoritest bloggers hadn't been speakers, I'd probably have chickened out. In response to my evident nerves on the way, my husband wisely mused, "Well, if you're going to walk into a group of people you don't know, this is probably the best group yo...

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