#10Thankful – Home and Family
While it was my intent to have my thankfuls ready to go on Friday evening, here I am on Sunday afternoon marveling at how full my days have been.
We’ve had a great week here, starting with Zilla’s birthday celebrations last weekend. If you saw my very brief post last weekend, you know how very thankful I am for her presence in our lives. She’s terrific in every way. She sings, dances, speaks, and generally makes noise from the moment she wakes up in the morning until ten minutes after she goes to sleep at night, but I’m certain that I would hate the silence if she didn’t.
I am thankful for all the ways she has grown this year, for how happy and confident she is. I am thankful for her company as we putter around the house working on projects and doing chores together, and when we are out in the world taking care of errands. I found myself more than a few times this week just stunned by how grown up she is. It’s a bit of a bittersweet revelation for me, which I think I’ll talk more about in another post.
I am thankful for new carpet on our two stairways. FINALLY! Our carpets were ten years, two grownups, one kid, and three cats old. They looked it. (And smelled it, sadly. Thanks, Rottens.) We finally bit the bullet and replaced the carpet and we are all so happy. Here’s the after. I suppose I should find some before shots to give the full effect, but I’m short on time here. Maybe I’ll dig in the place I think I have those a bit later.
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We had our second CSA pickup of the season this past week and we are thoroughly enjoying the bounty. Salads, smoothies, soups, and other dishes made with farm fresh vegetables and fruits…heaven. Just look at these strawberries…and they are only the beginning!
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Reading! I’ve finished two novels this week! Not sure how I managed to get that time in, but I’m glad.
I’m delighted that my latest new “stable weight” is sticking so well. The Graviteering efforts are paying off and I’m hoping to pass a milestone before the end of the month. Yay. I’m taking better care of myself and it’s paying off in lots of ways.
A bit in advance, I’m looking forward to a lovely ladies night out with my Sister and Mom. We’re doing to dinner and to see Harry Connick, Jr. in concert. Zilla and her Dad will have a date while we’re gone and that is also a wonderful thing for them. Oh and we had several occasions in the last week to enjoy good food and good company with various members of our family. I’m glad for the text messages and phone calls we’ve shared this week. I am always thankful for the rich relationships we share.
I am thankful for the Hub. For all that he is, all that he does, for his wonderful relationship with our daughter, for all the cleaning of cat puke, dealing with nasty bugs, making great cups of coffee, being an amazing husband, father, and man…and so much more. He makes me insane. But I wouldn’t want it any other way and I can’t think of anyone better to drive me there.
And on that note, I must take my leave because it’s nearly time for the evening’s festivities to begin!
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hooray to wonderful hubs and being there for their daughters ( also including mine in that statement. )
carpet looks beautiful .
strawberries yum
out with friends always a necessity
love the new look.
happy birthday to your daughter.
Thanks, Marisa! Those berries were so delicious – nothing like the ones in the market.
Oooookay, I’ll bite – HOW does Zilla make noise ten minutes AFTER she’s asleep?
Sounds like a glorious week though, and HOORAY for your carpets and your stable weight. Two novels is awesome, and I hope you have a gorgeous time at the concert 🙂
She talks herself to sleep sometimes and finally drops off. But mostly, it’s just an illustrative exaggeration. But not far from the truth… 😀
It was a good week and I can’t believe I polished off two novels – can’t think the last time I did that! The concert was great fun and dinner that night was amazing!
There’s nothing like that fresh feeling of updating something in your house, no? I can’t wait to re-do our kitchen and bathroom. We’re going to do it ourselves to save money, but I have everything planned out already. Hehe.
And those berries! They’re beautiful. Do you have a little gadget that hulls out the leaves? Inquiring minds would love to know. Hehe. I always cut mine off and get slightly depressed that the tip of the strawberry won’t get eaten…
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. 🙂 I hope you’ve had a wonderful past few days!
An update project is awesome, Cynthia. The carpet was a necessity, really – it was gross. Next up is painting and we plan to do most of it ourselves. My husband already did Zilla’s room and it turned out great! The only thing I’m not sure we can handle is the two-story foyer. May need to call in help for that part.
The berries are gorgeous and delicious and we just got two more quarts tonight! I do indeed have a very fancy little gadget for taking out the hull and leaves: a plastic drinking straw. Yup. Push it up from the bottom and it pretty much pops the stuff right off. If it doesn’t quite get the job done, just send it through again. Works just as well as a ten dollar tool, if you ask me!
Looking forward to hearing more about your retreat!
Great post and congrats on the Gravity Challenge. I, too, am honoring my body and eating healthfully and keeping active. (Down 15 pounds, yay, me). I have a really helpful app – My Fitness Pal. It is a food and weight tracking app that has helped me immensely. Those strawberries look yumacious!
Way to go, Val! Glad the app is helpful to you.
The strawberries are quite possibly the best I’ve ever had. Delicious!
How was Harry Connick Jr?! I imagine he would put on a fun concert.
Love the room filled with balloons for Zilla’s birthday. It is fun to think how spectacular that must have felt to a child!
He was lovely, May. Just lovely. And yes, his concert is quite fun. Short, but worth it.
Zilla loves the balloons. We’ve been doing it for several years and while it’s true that she’s sort of grown to expect them, she still loves waking up to that. And I think her Dad has the most fun sneaking them in.