I am very happy to see Friday come around again; it's been a busy week, even with (or perhaps because of) the day off. I thought I'd wrap up the week with some happy things, because don't we all prefer and need happy things in our lives?
First good thing: Ruthie is free of all her post-op restrictions and is back to being her normal rambunctious self. We have some behavioral things to address (like the fact that she's suddenly started biting us to get our attention), but most of the time she's a good girl. And now that she doesn't have all that stuff she has to wear, she's resumed her second career as a cinnamon roll:
Second good thing: We got rain! We had a wet start to spring and then a long stretch of mostly dry weather and heat for the summer, so we were actually in drought conditions until this week. You might even say that the start of the new year brought rain, as the first downpour occurred during our Rosh Hashanah dinner on Monday evening. Thankfully the heavy showers have been brief and we've mainly had light but persistent showers for the past several days; I think by the time it moves out, we will have gotten between 2 and 3 inches this week, and apparently it's been enough to put us at an above-average total for the month. I don't think our front lawn is likely to recover, but at least there's some green on it now, instead of the brown it was.
Third good thing: I am nearly finished with a pair of socks!
I was maybe being a tad ambitious in declaring that I might have them done by the end of the week, but really I am very close. I'm past all the parts (save the toe) where I really have to pay attention, so I can pretty much go on autopilot until I'm ready to decrease.
This weekend all three of us are running the Great Race 5K. I'm not sure I'll match or beat my time from last year, but I will be able to run it, which is saying a lot given that less than a year ago I couldn't walk without pain. Afterward, Molly and I are going to get our COVID shots -- I figure that after running a race and getting a vaccine, we will be totally justified in loafing the rest of the day.
I hope there are some good things in your life this week, and I hope you can find some more this weekend. I will be back on Monday with my One Little Word reflection (yes, we are almost at the end of September!).
The rain was truly a welcome thing! And YAY Ruthie for getting over that hurdle! Whew! Frankie does the "biting" thing when he really has to go out... almost like, hurry up mom... I have to GOOOOO! lol. Good luck in your race and with your vaccines! Yes, REST is the best plan!
ReplyDeleteI'm so envious of your rain! We had 1.5" predicted but only got ~0.25". We've got a 4"+ deficit, so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for rain in the future. I'm glad Ruthie is done with her surgery stuff but hope you can get that biting under control. A 5K race and a covid shot certainly justifies loafing and maybe finishing Penwings!
ReplyDeleteThe sock is beautiful. I love that yarn.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your race and have fun. The weekend is supposed to be pretty nice.
Steve and I got our vaccinations this week too ... flu and Covid. I usually don't go quite this early but with the Orange Menace and his Wrinkly Pal screwing with things, I thought I better get it while I can AND someone Steve works with already HAS Covid. Better safe than sorry on many accounts this time.
Good luck to you all in the Great Race!!
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