Southeast Michigan Stephen Ministry Network Conference

I'm sure I've mentioned a time or two that I am not a fan of early morning. I am a light-night soul. At 5:57 a.m. I got up for the day because I had to be at church by 7:15 to car pool to the conference. It was a good conference, but I dragged the entire time. Nine ladies from our church went to lunch after the conference and enjoyed each other's company very much. There was a lot of laughter coming from our table the entire time we were there.  I was exhausted when I got home so I took a nap. I'm such a wimp. Dinner was grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.

Jon was home and worked in the garden. Rachel came to spend time with Jessie and they stayed home the entire day but had a good day. Jess even took an hour and a half nap!

I Should Have Started Today Over

Prior to 9:20 a.m., things went well. Jessie and Rachel left for breakfast with Kelly. I had a 9:50 a.m. breakfast with one friend and a noon lunch with another. Or, at least that's what I thought!  At 9:20 my noon lunch date texted me and wondered where I was. I told her I had her down for lunch but she preferred we meet for breakfast. So I texted my other friend and told her I had to cancel, hoping she'd get the text before leaving a class and going to meet me.

I went to the restaurant to meet my "noon date", only she wasn't there. I texted her and I had the wrong restaurant! I mean, really. Seriously? When I finally got to the restaurant I walked behind a van and almost got run over by a guy who was pulling through parking spots.

When in the restaurant my "breakfast date" texted me to see where I was then realized I had texted her - AFTER she was already in the restaurant. She ate alone. Talk about getting things mixed up! I always look at my calendar before leaving for the day and for some reason I had all the times and places mixed up. I wonder when I wrote those things down? Can I claim insanity for about 3 minutes?

I felt really bad, but thankfully my friends are easy going and they didn't mind. I ended up going to visit my "breakfast date" after breakfast with my "lunch date".

Yet Another Beautiful Day

It wasn't as warm as yesterday, but only by a few degrees. And, the sun didn't shine much, but for November? I'll take it. After Bible Study I spent about an hour outside blowing leaves and picking them up with my new (handicapped) leaf picks. I still had to bend over a bit, but not as much if I were to use my hands.

Brenda took Jessie to Gym Class and before they parked the van, they were on the look out for burglars! I'm not sure if Jess could see out of her eyes, but she tried! Too funny.

Grocery shopping, Gym class, McDonald's and the park were on Jessie's agenda today. After Brenda left, Jess and I went to pick up a bushel of yellow delicious apples from "my apple lady". We enjoyed a McDonald's ice cream cone on the way home. After all, it was the perfect weather for ice cream.

76 Degrees and Sunny!

Woo Hoo !!! The high temperatures and sunny skies have been the talk of the town lately. Jon went with me to the surgeon who did my knee replacement surgery 2 years ago for my annual xray to see if it is still in the right place and hasn't loosened up any. I remember last year having to take a pair of shorts for my xray since I was wearing long pants. Not today ... shorts, summer top and sandals.

We waited 1 1/2 hours to get to the back, have my xray and 3 minutes to see the doctor. Everything looked good to him on the xray's, so I don't have to go back until next November!

November 3 ... 75 degrees !!!

We had another awesome weather day. If I were able to bend over, I would have been outside working in the yard. Instead, I spent an hour or so at the table on the back deck rolling coins. AND, no one was burning leaves! Then I spent hours on the computer doing Stephen Ministry work, plus washing clothes; all with the back door open.

Jessie and Brenda went to the pool, Subway for lunch then the park to walk. When they got home she took her "Jesus music" outside and sat on her swing and sang and entertained the neighborhood!  Jon took me out to breakfast, dropped me off at home so I could do computer work and he went to a couple stores down by Lakeside, then rested in his room. The day after his 3-day in a row, 12 1/2 hour work days he's really tired. It takes him an entire day to recoup.

Shorts Day !!!

Jessie and Rachel weren't wearing shorts today, but I certainly was! It was a beautiful day in the upper 60's. Rachel helped Jessie blow some leaves in the backyard. Matt came after school and blew the rest of them in piles and put them out for tomorrow's garbage.

I sat on the deck until my neighbor decided to burn his pile of leaves. It was so thick my eyes were burning and I felt like I was going to have an asthma attack, even though I don't have asthma! Jon said smoke inhalation. Ok. Be particular.

A Bright And Beautiful November 1

Yesterday was dark and dreary. Today dawned bright and beautiful. Yesterday I didn't want to go out anywhere, today I was trying to figure out where to go. I didn't want to be in the house on such a nice day. Jon worked so it was just Jess and me. We had breakfast at home, then we went to McDonald's for a quick lunch. She was happy and it got us out of the house.

The rest of the day I started reading #4 book in a series. Numbers 1-3 I've read in the last two weeks. Chris also stopped by and we visited for a couple hours. I made a nice dinner and now we're about ready to call it a day and go upstairs.