The Week in the Proverbial Nutshel!

Another lazy summer week. With the exception of Dad's surgery and Mother going into AFib ON THE SAME DAY. Both are doing well. Dad has not eaten yet (just liquids) because he has to pass gas before they'll give him food. My stepmother says he has to, "Fart for food."

Again, thank you all so much for all your positive thoughts/vibes and prayers! 

AND NOW, here's my week in a:

We enjoyed decent--meaning tolerable--weather last week. The early mornings were as close to pleasant as one can get during a low-country summer. One afternoon I looked out the window and, while the sun was shining brightly, there was rain falling. It lasted for about 30 minutes. That was 30 minutes I spent doing nothing but looking out the window- time well spent.  I started going back out to the ponds after walking Tucker so I could do some serious walking and averaged 4.5 miles each morning. Next week, 5 miles. Maybe. Hopefully. We'll see. OH, have I told y'all about the website that suggests music based on how fast/slow you walk/run/jog? It's called jog.fm and it's FANTASTIC!

Tucker's favorite part of our morning walks.

One of our views this morning.

What Tucker does after our walks.

I talked with Birdie several times this week. She's feeling much better about being in Texas now. Which relieves my mind quite a lot. Her grad classes start on the 29th of this month so she's using her free time to continue teaching herself to sew. Oh, and it's HOT IN TEXAS.

This is Birdie's latest apron.

Here it is again.

Now she's decided to try her hand at a quilt with these pieces.

And here's her progress so far. This is only the third thing she's ever sewed...not to shabby, eh?

I was able to spend several days with DoodleBug this week. She came over and we did a bit of shopping. One day we went to Trader Joe's. It just opened in our area and it's a pretty cool store. The employees were quite friendly but not pushy. The customers, on the other hand, were- as a friend said- "rude and pushy." That's the main reason I hate going to Whole Foods too. The customers. Anyway, DoodleBug and I had some nice together time this week and that's all that matters!

This is what Tucker loves to do with DoodleBug.

I started a new journal this week. This is the fourth one since I started serious journaling in July 2010. I haven't missed on single day since July 19, 2010. Some entries are short and some are lengthy. I've discovered that journaling can be therapeutic.

Here are my journals- the fourth one is the one I just started. As you can see, I've already purchased number five! I told y'all the black and white marbled composition books had gotten prettier!

I found a vintage stocking hat knitting pattern so I'm trying to knit one. It's going ok so far, but I've only just begun so there's plenty of time to screw it up. I'm also still working on the market bag that Stephanie of Hookin', Knittin' & Livin' sent me. Honestly, if you've never seen her creations, go take a peek. She's one absolutely amazing knitter. She's the knitting QUEEN!

This is the base of the hat. See that cute pattern? That's about as complicated as it gets for me.

I've been journaling the 30 Days of Truth that I found on Beverly's blog, The Beverly Buzz, in my journal because I'm not brave enough to blog it like she is. I saw this today in my email and, since it was relevant to a couple of the truth days (about forgiveness), thought I'd share:

A few translations of the Syrian Aramaic version of the petition on forgiveness in the Lord’s Prayer--


Loose the cords of mistakes binding us,
as we release the strands we hold of others’ guilt.

Lighten our load of secret debts
as we relieve others of their need to repay.

Forgive our hidden past, the secret shames,
as we consistently forgive what others hide.

That pretty much wraps it up for this week! Next week, FAMILY REUNION! 

Have a fantabulous week and remember to SMILE! It makes people wonder what you've been up to!