My Week

We had perfect weather last week and it is forecast to be the same this week and I couldn't be happier.  It had gotten pretty warm and humid before a cool front came in.  I love the cooler nights and sunny days with little humidity.  It was 42 degrees this morning when I got up which is probably why I slept SO good.

In February we ordered a new garage door that was supposed to take 4-6 weeks to be delivered.  Well with all of the shipping issues that took quite a bit longer.  It finally arrived this week and they came out to install it.  The old door was working and looked good but was installed in 1992 so we knew we should replace it before something went wrong. The two young guys that came out did a wonderful job and they were so polite and professional.  They checked our track and told us it was in really good condition and asked if we wanted it replaced or just keep it.  The quality of the 1992 metal track is actually better quality than what they make now.  We decided to keep it which saved us 500.00 on the price we had been told.  That was a nice surprise. 

This week I watched the new season of Queer Eye and loved every single episode.  Every episode brought happy tears.  It may be a reality show but seeing the persons face light up when they realize life can be better is priceless.  I think a little kindness and beauty in our lives always makes things a little better.

What we ate:

Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and salad

Bacon, egg and cheese English muffins and grits

Pasta, salad and garlic bread knots

Beef and pinto bean quesadillas with rice

BIG salad x2

It is grilling season so today we're having wings, steak, and potatoes cooked on the grill with deviled eggs and slaw to go with it.  

The big guy bought us a new patio table for our Anniversary in April.  It is a dark gray metal that can go from 6 foot long to 10 foot long.  I love it.  We don't have any plans for a large get together but it's still nice to know we have the outside space if we decide to. We love eating outside this time of year so it's already been used quite a bit.

Last Summer I started reading Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies and for some reason I read about half and put it down.  I started over this week and am enjoying it.  "So begins an unlikely friendship between two lonely and stubborn souls-one at the end of her life, one stuck in the middle-who discover one big life lesson: never be ashamed to ask for more."

I'm excited to only be working Monday-Wednesday making a much needed 5-day weekend for myself.  

I am looking forward to a day trip with the big guy, finishing a few projects around the house, reading and of course a bit of gardening.  I'm sad to say the 6-year-old rosemary bush that we planted outside two years ago didn't make it since we had an unusually cold winter.  So I need to pick up a new rosemary plant and something to plant where the rosemary was.  Our trees and bushes are looking so good this year.  Three years ago we started using Dr. JimZ fertilizer and I highly recommend it.  

Things that make me smile:

I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday and a peaceful week ahead.  I'm trying a new recipe for Afghan Mantoo this week and I'll let you know how it turns out.