I had planned to be back with this post a bit sooner but, once again, "life" filled up when I least expected it to. So many fun and exciting things came my way and my empty calendar was no longer empty.
The first was the call from the roofing company telling me that they were ready to start my new roof bright and early on Friday morning-and, they were true to their word. Literally within five minutes of sunrise, they were here! And, I might add, rightly so because I wouldn't want to be anywhere near a roof in this heat that we are still having once the sun was really out.
They worked on Friday and then got it covered up tight just in case...and will be back bright and early tomorrow to start back up. I think I picked almost the exact same shingle that I had before-you all know that I am a creature of habit and not fond of change-lol-but I'm sure it will start out looking different than its twenty something year old predecessor so I can't wait to see it.
The night before I got a call from daughter #1 and she said she and granddaughter #4 would like to use my house as a swap off site for some stuff my granddaughter left the last time she was home and they were hoping I would be free to go out for a nice lunch while they were here. Being one to never turn down a free meal, I was all in.
We ended up running some errands and then having lunch at one of our favorite downtown restaurants. We had a nice chance to catch up a bit although it really hadn't been that long since I had seen them but, they both have very busy, active lives so there is always something to talk about. And my grand dog came along for the ride so it was fun to see him again too.
Soon after they all left, I was kind of planning my weekend when I got a message from daughter #3 inviting me to their house on Saturday to watch my grandson's football game. Once again, I am not one to say no so I got out early Saturday morning to run to Target and Publix and then I headed over. And, I got a bonus when both my other grandson and his sister were there as well. We had a fun afternoon-and a nail biting game-but a WIN none-the-less accompanied by two of my daughter's best treats-"funeral sandwiches" and bruschetta. I seriously ate enough that I didn't even need dinner later that night.
And so, here I am finally getting a chance to finish this tour up. Let's head outside and look at the porch now that the mums have finally burst into full bloom.
I would so love to do more with this garland and perhaps another but the door doesn't face the front of the house so it is really only visible if you come all the way up to the door. Perhaps some day...
I mentioned that I made a quick run to Target yesterday. I hadn't been there in a bit so I wanted to see what was new for autumn and, can you believe that I completely forgot to go back and check out Halloween? Not that I need another thing but....????
In any case, the only things I did pick up were totally autumn. Like I said, a creature of habit-one of my favorite Yankee Candles scents now available here, two Mrs. Meyers autumn dishwashing soaps (that I probably buy more for the label than the scent-lol), that sweet little pear picture that goes perfectly in my kitchen, the small terra cotta pumpkin shaped vase and the candle in the urn shaped container.
