Weekend in Review

Hey there, friends! I hope you had a great weekend! We actually had a slow weekend around here. Mark went to the farm on Thursday and Friday. He has finished his bedroom, the kitchen, and is now working on the bathroom. I am so impressed with all he has taught himself to do. He will be the first to tell you that it isn't perfect, but I think it is pretty amazing. I need to go with him after the bathroom is finished to check out his handiwork!!

While Mark was at the farm, I worked all day on Thursday and then I went to Walgreen's for my flu shot and covid booster. The Pharmacist asked me if I wanted both shots in the same arm and I said that I did . . .which is what I always do. My arm is often sore and I don't have time for two sore arms. Shots didn't hurt (or jabs - I've been calling them that because we watch BBC news!) and I went on about my business. By Friday afternoon, I had a huge red welt - I'm talking 4 inches long and about 3 inches wide. It is much smaller now, but it is still there. I am hoping that means I have lots of immunity! 

Thursday night and all day Friday found me studying. The page below is from the textbook below that which is the textbook for my Professional Perspectives class. The girl in the photo works for the clinic that our daughter-in-law started. How cool is that? Our daughter-in-law's company was listed in my class textbook! Our daughter is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and several years ago, she opened her first clinic. It did really well and had a client waiting list so she opened a second clinic about 40 minutes away. Both clinics grew and she sold them about a month ago! She is taking a much needed rest for a few weeks. She sits on several boards so she is still busy, plus she is getting some extra time with Glenn and our oldest granddaughter.

I did drive through the car wash this weekend. My car was filthy! I even vacuumed it!

See how pretty she looks!!

Our friends who live in the Nashville area texted us on Thursday. They were headed to see their grandkids in Georgia and said they would be driving back through Birmingham on Saturday morning. They asked if we could get together! We were such good friends and hung out together often. We went to the beach together several times. They are fun friends. After they arrived on Saturday, we were so busy talking that I never took a single picture. The restaurant below is in our neighborhood and we walked to lunch. Our time with them was so refreshing. We haven't been together in several years and it felt like we had been together every day. We picked up right where we left off.

At some point during the weekend I know I went to Aldi. I bought the cutest little pumpkin gravy boat. It looks like a miniature teapot! I'm ready to get our fall decorations out of the attic!! I bought a couple of other things, too.

Our team - Auburn Tigers - played on Saturday night and we won. We've won two games in a row! We've had so many bad seasons lately that this is exciting.

This is not from our personal weekend -- we don't have chickens, but our son does! Our son, daughter, and I have a group text that Laura named "Mom's Offspring." Glenn texted this photo to the two of us and said he was bored so he made a Chicknick table. You might have to read that one out loud to understand. He stained it after he took this photo. I think this is so funny!!!

Those of you who have read my blog before know where I head on Sunday mornings. Below is our church. I was at work by 7:00 (actually, it was about 7:10 oops!). I didn't take this photo but Sunday's weather was as beautiful as this. I facilitated our adult Sunday School class and we talked about moments of connection we've made and when we've missed those moments. Our scripture was the washing of Peter's feet (by Jesus) and how Peter almost missed the moment.

I got up at 4:30 on Sunday morning so when I got home from work, we ate leftovers for lunch. I had put 10 pounds of chicken breasts in two crockpots (at 4:30) and after we ate, I shredded all of the chicken and made two giant casseroles of Crack Chicken using Plain Chicken's recipe. While I was mixing up the casseroles, Mark browned some 96/4 ground beef for me and I put it in the crockpot (one of the ones I had just emptied) along with tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, onion, and corn for Ground Beef Vegetable Soup. I will take it in my lunch this week.

Guess what we did then? WE TOOK A NAP. Yes, we did. After our nap, Mark cut the grass and I rode the stationary bike and ironed my clothes for the week and typed this blog post and started reading the chapters for my two classes. 

I love reading what everyone else did over the weekend! Please share! What did you do?