Since last I blogged, several things have come to pass -

1. We celebrated my Mom's 80th birthday with a surprise party - the surprise being that the weather was anything but October-like. We actually had the party outside at my sister's house. What a gorgeous day, and I think Mom was very pleased.




2. My daughter and son-in-law were able to come for a visit the following weekend, so my parents were able to meet the newest little one, SweetPea. During this visit, my Mom's church also held their annual fall bazaar, so we enjoyed the delicious chicken barbeque they had as well as purchasing some of the bazaar offerings.




3. My amazing husband and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. When the kids left for home on Saturday evening, we decided to go to the Sat. evening worship service at our church. We spent all of Sunday at Niagara Falls and had a wonderful time, finishing up with dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. It's so nice to be able to spend time with the one you love.

I believe that's all for now....more in another week or two :)

Happy First Sunday in October

By now it should be obvious that I don't blog every day...or every other day...or even every other week - well, you get the idea. My life has been extremely hectic lately and I can't figure out why. I love my part time job, which accounts for 12 hours a week (well, 12 hours on the clock... many more than that off the clock), and I volunteer at the HUB on Friday evenings [check out their website: http://www.thehubsite.com/], which accounts for another 4 1/2 - 5 hours. Worship on Sunday mornings is another 3 or so. Grand total: 19 1/2 - 20 hours a week. My coming week is just as busy! Monday morning my l'il pup gets groomed, we stop to visit my parents afterwards, I have work and a staff meeting. Tuesday is even busier - Ladies' Bible Study in the morning, fingerprinting (for work, not because I committed a crime), work, and an informational meeting in the evening about a small group program especially for women. Wednesday is craft day with my best friend, followed by work, and a "take-out" dinner from the church which my parents take back to their house for me. Thursday is a special day - it's my Mom's 80th birthday!! Obviously we'll spend part of the day with her; not sure what the plans are yet. And Friday - a morning doctor's appointment, grocery shopping (my favorite thing in the whole world - NOT), dinner and the HUB. Okay, maybe I'll just go to bed now.....