Another beautiful fall week...capped off by a spectacular Saturday. I got up, mowed the lawn, fixed a leak in the roof, and cut down the other trunk to the flowering pair tree. I had left one trunk standing with several large branch stubs and one lonely leaf branch shooting skyward--as a conversation piece, so that neighbors would have something to talk to me about because it was so ugly. But... Cindy was the only one that said anything. Apparently several had commented to her though, so yesterday, I cut down the rest and now have a neat stack of firewood that may be useful in a year or so when it drys out. I had paint on my hands from prepping the upstairs bedrooms for new colors when there was a knock at the door and here was Melissa and darling Andrew. We visited for a while and then I went back to patching the wall where the outside leak in the roof had come in. Then the movers brought the new bedroom set so it's now set up and Mom and Dad's room is all ready for them. Soon, there was another knock and here was sister Paula. She had brought down the boys to the BYU game so we visited and then went shopping for fruit and then for a walk. Time for dinner so we invited over the Hunters and Littlefields and ate curry and made cookies. It was certainly nice to have all of them come visit and eat. It's the first time I've turned on the stove I think since Mom was here. (The auto liter started working again for some reason). Anyway, it was a very nice Saturday and attached is a picture of the sisters.
Work this week... pretty neutral - three neutrals, a positive and a negative. We have been tasked with finding a new way for the company to make money...in my mind it would be to just make what we have work well and charge for that but that strategy appears to be too simple.
Thanks to all who helped me celebrate my birthday. I enjoyed dinner at Frank & Melissa's and visiting with Dan, Steve and kids. Then Monday a party at the Littlefields with the Hunters and the Greenes. Not a great week for exercise but hope to get on it this week and get more painting done in addition to work. I've been thinking about this travel idea where I manage to get to the northern most road in Alaska on June 21 and then follow the sun line south to the equator and then to the tip of Patagonia by December 21 - it would be called the Longest Day Trip. Each day you would be where the longest day in the western hemisphere occurs. Anyone want to go? (like when and if I can retire)
Work this week... pretty neutral - three neutrals, a positive and a negative. We have been tasked with finding a new way for the company to make money...in my mind it would be to just make what we have work well and charge for that but that strategy appears to be too simple.
Thanks to all who helped me celebrate my birthday. I enjoyed dinner at Frank & Melissa's and visiting with Dan, Steve and kids. Then Monday a party at the Littlefields with the Hunters and the Greenes. Not a great week for exercise but hope to get on it this week and get more painting done in addition to work. I've been thinking about this travel idea where I manage to get to the northern most road in Alaska on June 21 and then follow the sun line south to the equator and then to the tip of Patagonia by December 21 - it would be called the Longest Day Trip. Each day you would be where the longest day in the western hemisphere occurs. Anyone want to go? (like when and if I can retire)
