Hello and happy new week to you sweet Folks!
I hope you had a great weekend! It was a relaxed one here. We hibernated in a lot because it was so hot and muggy (90's and humid). We had a work crew here cutting 14 - yes 14! dead trees around the property. The ash borer beetle had killed most of them. Some were in spots that we were worried about them falling on the house or our shed in back. So they were the main ones needing to be dealt with. We had them take several others though too. They did such a great job and had amazing equipment and even put down tracks in the yard so as not to hurt it. They cleaned up and hauled all the wood away and I can't say enough what an amazing job they did! So that's a great job done.
This weekend we also went to church and out for dinner and ran errands - kind of the usuals. And we went to a beautiful rose garden in our area which I like to visit each summer. But mostly we hibernated in and watched some movies and the olympics.
I agree with many who were appalled about the opening ceremonies display and mockery of the last supper. I understand that the opening ceremony often shows the host country's culture, music etc. But I don't get how that would be part of their culture seeing as France has always been a very Catholic country? I know people who were saying they were going to ban watching the olympics and I completely understand your anger and standing up for your faith that way. I support that fully. I was outraged too - but I guess I view it differently as I don't feel the amazing athletes that worked years to get to the olympics, and had nothing to do with planning the opening ceremonies, should be banned from being watched and cheered on. I think the committees that put together the opening ceremony should be to blame and punished - so I direct my disgust there. So Matt & I have been watching the games and it's been fun to see our amazing athletes doing so well already... especially in the women's sports! 💗
But I will say I sure pray for our world every. single. day.
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
sugar free iced coffee with a little protein creamer (fasted)
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
hair appt, run to furniture store, other errands, home projects, yard work, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
projects I'd like to accomplish this week
AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE
It rained this AM but sun is out now and I can tell it's going to be another warm one! Keeping the blinds shut - like I did all weekend - to keep it a cooler sanctuary in the a/c.
CURRENTLY READING
Nora Roberts trilogy starting with Awakening - only kind of into it - might switch to something else?
ON THE TV TODAY:
Olympics, House of Dragons, Grantchester, Bachelorette, HGTV shows, Big Brother, jeopardy
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - BLTs, corn on the cob, green beans w/ lemon, watermelon
TUESDAY - blueberry wild rice stuffed brats on the grill, asparagus with lemon, fruit
WEDNESDAY - chicken crust pizza with lite caesar salad on top (we didn't have it last week)
THURSDAY - might go to the local fair and split something fun?
FRIDAY - veggie + egg breakfast burritos (low carb wraps), fruit
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
work on organization home projects, watch shows, read in some Fall cookbooks, do diamond art
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
they're so good to throw in smoothies too - or to use as a binder/sweetener in healthy sweets
FROM THE CAMERA:
it's right around the corner! 🙈
daisies are a fave of my mom's and I recently made and framed this diamond art for her 💛
