Sentence a Day 07.2024

Good morning, good evening, good night, my friends.  Thanks for joining me for Sentence a Day 07.2024 – a monthly review of my July in one obnoxiously long sentence a day.

As I have always said, I write these sentences for me.  As a way of keeping track of what all has happened and when.  I know this is really a lot of gibberish.  A bunch of stuff I really don’t expect anyone to wade through!!  But it helps me to reflect on each day, and record the important things so I can keep them straight, if not in my mind, on ‘paper’ at least.  So, with that being said, please know you are free from any expectation that you need to read every word.

SENTENCE A DAY & OGT

 

Every month I try very hard to get my SaD post together, in order to make the What’s Been on Your Calendar? link-up with Deb at Deb’s World, Sue who blogs at Women Living Well After 50, Donna from Retirement Reflections and Jo who can be found at And Anyways, which opens on the last Friday of each month.  But the last day of the month isn’t always the last Friday Sunday so I never seem the What’s Been on Your Calendar link-up!!  I am always adding sentences through the last day of the month, whatever day that falls on.

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Sentence a Day 07.2024

 

Better than average month, this July.

Hopeful Start to the Month

• The first day of the week and the first day of the month make me happy, and hopeful.  Enjoyed quiet time on the patio with the kitties about – Purrcival, Purrsnickitty and Gingy, the new stray we are feeding; got the laundry started, clean sheets put on the bed; then worked on my memoir for the Monday afternoon writing class – our theme was ‘looking back on my life, I don’t know how I made it through…’ and I wrote about a pretty horrendous 21-hour trip from Panama to Memphis on a C130 with the girls; I get so emotional when I read these memories aloud; stopped to do my kitty visit with Lily and Rosie on the way to writing; home to swim in the pool; fixed a Hello Fresh kit Lauren gave us for supper – delicious; my book club selected “How to Age Disgracefully” by Clare Poole; Supernatural workout and TV before bed.  07.01.2024 OGT: quiet time outside

• Up early again to do quiet time in my loft, but then crawled back into bed with PC for 30 minutes; didn’t sleep well last night, thinking of Mom; got PC off; finished laundry, cleaned kitchen, dusted, vacuumed, mopped downstairs, cleaned bathroom, swept front stoop; had 5k steps before noon and with 40% humidity, I was burning up; did my 1-1-1-1-row workout (run mile, bike a mile, elliptical for a mile, rowing machine); Paul was home by lunch time; he worked on our sails shading the pool, I did kitty visit; we did an ab workout, weights and then swam and floated; tired tonight; torrential rains just blew through right now, street are flooded, one of our sails came down; glad for the rain, though.  07.02.2024  OGT:  getting exercise, rain

Fumble-fingered and Forgetful

• I feel so impatient lately, and fumble fingered and forgetful, everything is a fight or a struggle and then I lose my temper, not sure what is going on; PC headed for work; – at this point I lost my patience with trying to type with a kitty across my chest so I set this aside for a day – did a Supernatural workout; Art’s Electric came out to mount the TV rack outside on the patio – it is super cool!!; scrapbooked a a little bit with my sister after Paul came home at lunchtime; did my kitty drop-in visit; showered and dressed for the Chihuahuas’ Triple A baseball game; seniors night so we were treated to a free hot dog, chips and soda; good seats beyond 3rd base, Chihuahuas won; stellar fireworks show following; neighbors shot off fireworks under our bedroom window until after midnight, our kitties were scared.  07.03.2024  OGT: date nights and legal fireworks displays

The Fourth

• Happy bday, America!!  Glad you were born!!  Up early to do a doggy-walk with Gertie, a new customer, and did the last drop-in with Lily and Rosie before starting prep on all the eats for the day; Paul cleaned our grill really well; made no-bake chocolate cookies and a peach cobbler in the crock pot; rib in the instapot then on the grill; scalloped potatoes and baked beans in the oven and corn on the cob in the microwave; blew up our inflatable flamingo and unicorn for the girls; Lauren, Cam and Cia arrived about 2:00, PC and I were already floating and watching the Reds on the outdoor TV; we swam and splashed with the kids until after 4:00, boy, can those girls swim, then I finished up dinner; the girls begged to get back in the pool after eating so they did and we cheered on their diving and jumping antics from the deck; walked Gertie before bed, nice to be with a pup again; started watching “Your Honor” on Netflix – wow, thanks, Sharon for the suggestion.  07.04.2024  OGT:  getting a lot of use out of our pool this year

• Fireworks went on for hours after we went to bed so didn’t sleep well; over to walk Gertie before 8:00 am, showered then over the mountain to drop my car off for an oil change; walked 2 laps inside Cielo Vista Mall, stopping for a chair massage – the guy tore into my back but I felt so much better afterward; lunch at Jason’s Deli; PC had a stretch and I sat in the car talking to Valerie; stopped at Denver Mattress on the way home – our knock-off Sleep Number is losing air; picked up my car, did a drop-in visit for the kitties Pistachio, Figaro (whom I never see), Luna and Lily; stopped by to walk Gertie; feeling pretty lethargic; leftovers for dinner, stopped watching the Reds and an episode of “Your Honor” just long enough to walk Gertie again, rains swept through parts of the city (not our area) and dropped temps 20 degrees.  07.05.2026  OGT:  cooler evening

Giggly Good Book

• Leapt out of bed, threw on shorts and walked over to Gertie’s house in order to take her for a jaunt around the park followed by her breakfast then headed back home to get ready for PC’s ballgame; enjoyed my walk around the lake listening to “How to Age Disgracefully” and giggling aloud; held a parasol over my head the whole game and managed not to get sunburned; the Sun Kings won but PC tripped running into third base and has hurt his back, worried we may be headed to the ER tomorrow; I dropped him off at home then did my drop-in visit with the 4 kitties and took Gertie out for a bathroom break; swam some laps and floated while watching the Reds play, PC had trouble getting comfortable in the water; fixed this sausage-tortellini recipe for supper; watched the news, worried about shark attacks at South Padre where we are scheduled to be in 3 weeks; watched “Your Honor” until bedtime; need a day at home to just BE.  07.06.2024  OGT:  a win for the Sun Kings

Did I Mention Forgetful?

Here we go again, me forgetting to write my sentences, but only one day behind so far.

• Sunday but no church because PC’s pain was ‘excruciating’ when he moved in the middle of the night; but through the course of the day, he began feeling better and we avoided the ER; I did my drop-in visit for Figaro and his siblings; scrapbooked with my sister, started laundry, floated in the pool with Paul while he watched some comedy show and I listened to the very funny “How to Age Disgracefully;” picked up Wendy’s for dinner, salad for me, cheeseburger for PC and some photos for upcoming scrapbooking pages; PC watched “Shogun” and I worked on my essay for Monday’s writing class.  07.07.2024  OGT:  being home so PC could get to feeling better

Until We Meet Again

• Monday – has been one of my favorite days but today was very hectic; did drop-in visits with Figaro and the other kitties; walked Gertie; met a new Rover.com client and her 5 kitties; picked up house key for another job that begins tomorrow; in between did 2 loads of laundry; put clothes away; worked on my essay for writing class; picked up cookies from El Paso’s bakery for class as today was our last meeting; writing from everyone was exceptional, I was moved to tears by one piece written by a man who is losing his eyesight about how he is missing the colors in the world; fixed Big Mac in a bowl for dinner with corn on the cob; watched more of “Your Honor,” just crazy.  07.08.2024  OGT:  having participated in the writing class and looking forward to next session

• Not sure where the day went; did quiet time on the patio, watered all the pots and plants; early drop-in visit with Omar-kitty, bought gas, and postage stamps which go up next week, picked up library books; did my 1-1-1-row workout; PC was home at lunchtime; we swam and floated; did my second drop-in visit with Omar; then time for writing class; stopped at HobbyLobby on the way to get canvas for a beach houses collage project with Jennifer Chamberlin; our Let’s Write writing group was uplifting and good.  07.09.2024  OGT:  home most of the day

Prince and the Pea

• We switched sides of the bed last night in hopes Paul would sleep better but neither of us slept; over the mountain to take my babies to Kindercare; got lots of good kisses and hugs; stopped at Target for kitty food, Michaels for 8×8 frames; stopped by to see Omar; Paul came home at lunch; PC fell asleep on the couch so I went upstairs to iron; fixed this French Dip recipe for sandwiches with baked jalapeño poppers and salad; watched the Reds then more of this crazy “Your Honor”.  07.10.2024  OGT:  seeing my grandbabies

Sixteen Years

• Our anniversary – thankful to Lauren for reminding us!! PC went to work for a bit; I ran around cleaning house very quickly – dusted, vacuumed, mopped, cleaned bathrooms, kitchen; visited Omar; picked up grocery order that was mostly flavored water; PC got home, we swam laps and floated before his 3:30 pm appointment for a STAT ultrasound of his kidneys and bladder due to his fall on Saturday at baseball, and the pain Paul is having in his kidney area and back; did a few minutes of scrapbooking with my sister then time to do my afternoon visit with Omar; we celebrated our anniversary at Red Lobster which was tasty; congratulations to us for 16 years of marriage; shared cheesecake for dessert; early to bed, both tired.  07.11.2024  OGT:  meeting, falling in love with and marrying PC

Dragging

• Set the alarm to get up at 6:00 am for quiet time but couldn’t drag myself out of bed; we aren’t sleeping very well right now; dozed until almost 7:30; after breakfast on the patio, we did an abs and arms workout and Supernatural; then headed over to do my kitty drop-in visits, one for Omar and one for Lily and Rosie; home to scrapbook with my sister and had all manner of troubles with my Cricut; finally got 2 pages laid out; floated for an hour with PC in the pool; went to do my afternoon visit with Omar then we took in the movie, “Horizon” with Kevin Costner – pretty awful, very long and all over the place, walked out before it finished; doctor called to say PC’s ultrasound was normal, no explanation for blood and leukocytes in his urine; home to watch the stunning developments on the Alec Baldwin “Rust” murder trial.  07.12.2024  OGT:  popcorn

What in the World?

• Historic day as there was an assassination attempt on former President Trump, this country is such a mess; PC was snoring up a storm last night, probably the first night he’s slept well in a week; did a quick weight workout then mowed the yard and PC edged after breakfast, showered and headed to Cami’s ‘gymnastic’ – as she calls it; she was in full makeup!! – that girl!! and had on a ring that a little boy in her daycare class gave her; she had to remove it in order to do the uneven parallel bars; heaven help us; we had lunch at Taco Tote then walked it off around the outlet mall; stopped at Lowe’s on the way home – my cucumbers that were doing so well, drowned with the single rainstorm we have had this summer so I got seeds to try again; watched the Reds game then came word of the assassination attempt and have been watching news since. did Supernatural and took a walk.  07.13.2024  OGT:  Trump wasn’t killed

Rest and Relaxation

• We both slept well – hallelujah – and woke up on our own; showered, dressed for church, ate a quick breakfast bar then over the mountain; helped a few minutes with the food pantry, good church service about what to do when you are in the middle of disbelief (pray, turn toward God, not away); the kids came over for a swim and pizza, it was so enjoyable; both girls are swimming like the mermaids they are, PC watched the Reds on his outdoor TV; did a drop in visit for Lily and Rosie, finished with that commitment, now new customers tomorrow – 5 kitties; scrapbooked an hour, leftover pizza for dinner; listened to the news about the attempted Trump assassination; “Your Honor” before bed.  07.14.2024  OGT:  relaxing time with fam in the pool

• Monday – fresh starts; got PC and the kitties’ breakfast, and PC off to work – only one more Monday before he retires; got the laundry underway, clean sheets on the bed, flowers watered; did quiet time in my loft; did a weight workout with Paul; scrapbooked for a few minutes with my sister; made this WW-friendly chicken casserole and baked it midafternoon to try to keep the kitchen from heating up too much at the hottest part of the day; we swam laps and floating deliciously for about an hour, then I remembered I had to go do an hour-long drop in visit with new kitties; dashed over there then back home for dinner, a Supernatural workout, then to watch a combination of the news, the RNC and finishing up with “Your Honor” before bed.   07.15.2024  OGT: feeling upbeat, happy, relaxed

Good Mimis – El Paso Word for Sleep

• Slept so well; up and over the mountain first thing to help my babies get ready and to take them to daycare, we had another great game of “Babies” on the way; Lucia weighs 54.9 pounds; stopped at Walmart to pick up milk, more flavored water and they were selling plants -succulents – for $2, bought several to put out front in a pot; dropped off library books, and a bathing suit at Goodwill; put groceries away, PC got home and we had lunch; did a weight and abs workout, Supernatural, then it was time for me to do another drop-in visit; worked on blog posts; home to swim laps, float and then fixed green chile tomato soup and quesadillas for supper; more blogging while watching MLB All-Star game and finished “Your Honor.”  07.16.2024  OGT:  Lucia is eating better and has gained almost 9 pounds

• hUmP dAy!!  Glad to be home today; after breakfast and quiet time, I watered the potted plants with Miracle Gro and potted some new succulents in the pot out front; unloaded dishwasher, put up laundry, worked on blog posts then ironed until PC got home;  he cleaned the pool chlorinator and filters; I worked on my scrapbook page; then we did a workout on the gym equipment in the garage (my 1-1-1-row, mile on bike, elliptical, treadmill, and then rowing); ran to do my kitty drop-in visit; jumped in the pool for laps and floating then Paul offered to take me to Chipotle, picked up dinner and ate it at home; watched the news and Republican National Convention, what a nightmare our country is in.  07.17.2024  OGT:  home, sweet home

Hustlin’

• Got PC off to work for only one week longer; headed 25 miles to our church’s eastside campus to help stuff 1,500 backpacks to be given away this weekend; ran into Uptown Cheapskate and scored some Michael Kors leopard pumps, priced at over $100 for $19; haircut at 11:45, picked up books at the library in order to make a video for the book club; home to post the second blog post of the day with all kinds of troubles in the process; brushed and flossed and headed to the dentist where I got a gold star for dental care; leftover chicken casserole for dinner; Supernatural workout, tired tonight, watching RNC before bed.  07.18.2024  OGT:  getting things done

• Strange day.  Awoke to messages from my brother and his bride, who is trying to fly home to the U.S. from Scotland, but stranded in Amsterdam thanks to CrowdStrike…they really struck the crowd with their faulty upgrade; our Internet and Cabe were down all day and night, restored in the wee hours; I felt off all day, fell asleep several times for cat naps after meeting Lorena, my friend and former library assistant, for breakfast; worked a little on my scrapbooking, floated, did my last (for awhile) booked kitty visit, will be nice not to have that on the schedule; Shaq cheeseburgers – yum – on the grill and Blizzards at DQ; started a new series “Defending Jacob” on AppleTV.  07.19.2024  OGT: cheeseburgers and ice cream

NO Stress

• You guys, this was such a pleasant day…my activity tracker even commented on how little stress I felt, something like 2 minutes of high stress, and not much more of middle-of-the-road, average stress!!; after feeding kitties and breakfast, PC headed to baseball and I sat down for an uninterrupted blog reading session – so nice to have time to catch up with everyone; did my 1-1-1-row workout; put laundry up; worked on my scrapbook page until my sister messaged that she wanted to scrap and Facetime together, so happy with the 2-page spread I finally finished, that after my kitty Snick ate some of my Cricut die cut embellishments the other day, laughed a lot; PC had a beer with the fellas after their second win of this half of the season; we floated and I swam laps; showered and went to Casita Linda’s for dinner – always affordable and tasty; did a little writing while we were there; guess what?? it rained while we were eating; home to watch the news, let our dinner digest and off to bed.  07.20.2024  OGT:  on this day a year ago, I found Purrcival

Finally Rained

• Glorious rain off and on all night; beautiful clouds draped over the tops of the mountains this morning; fed the kitties, made a banana-peach-spinach smoothie for us; off to church to help set up for the backpack giveaway – 532 given away; mixed message about not believing on a diagnosis when given it by a doctor – worrisome; iHop breakfast, always good; walked around the outlet, picked up a dress for Cady for beach photos on sale, $17, last one in the store; peanut butter sandwiches for lunch; watched Reds game, then all the news about Biden not seeking reelection – so much crazy right now; Supernatural workout; Hamburger Helper for dinner; picked peaches to lessen weight on the poor tree; walk around the park with weights; ab workout, watched second episode of “Defending Jacob”.  07.21.2024  OGT:  blessed to be a blessing

Green, the Best Color

• Monday – we had more rain in the night so I got up to move all of my potted plants onto the porch in the middle of the night as they don’t know what to think of all this water; our yard looks AMAZING!!; couldn’t go back to sleep from 5 am on so did quiet time, baked a coffee cake then started laundry once PC was off to work – his last Monday; did some blog reading, writing answers for questions in To Our Children’s Children for my girls and grands; prepared a Walmart order to get us through grocery-wise til our trip; our new mattress arrived so we took our bed apart and put the new Nectar mattress on top of the springs to start fluffing up; potato soup with ham for dinner; did our 1-1-1-row workout; took a long walk once the sun went down; Reds game and an episode of “Defending Jacob” on AppleTV.  07.23.2024  OGT:  more rain

Rainy Day and Tuesday

• Rained again in the night; slept rather fitfully in the downstairs guest room while our new mattress fluffs up; Paul got off to work, I fed kitties, had breakfast, talked to both girls and their babies on Facetime; did some blog reading and blog writing; PC was home before 10:00 am, took our laundry up, sorted, folded, put away; made our bed up with new sheets; picked up a small order of groceries to get us through the week; picked up library books; put together this delicious crockpot Alfredo lasagna – try it!!, strawberries and grapes with fruit dip; bread and garlic butter; cookies for writing class; did an ab and a weight workout, Supernatural for 30 minutes and swam laps then floated until time to get ready for writing; nice evening, good writing lesson on foreshadowing; home to watch “Defending Jacob” before bed.  07.24.2024  OGT:  successful new recipes

Like Christmas

• Hmmm, our new mattress was pretty stiff, we both woke up sore and less than rested; PC headed for work feeling kind of anxious; I opened boxes from Amazon Prime Days purchases – these linen pants, this bodysuit, and a new white dress, cute solar lights from the front yard, a new bird feeder and these over-the-door hooks for our closet door; dead-headed our butterfly bush, made up the 2 guest beds after washing the bedding; got out our suitcases to start packing; we ate lunch when Paul got home; he went to the dentist, I ironed 17 things; did our 1-1-1-row exercise routine; swam laps and floated; leftover potato soup for supper; the President’s address and “Defending Jacob” before bed; Brennyn had a hard day at work with a baby who had a number of complications, praying God holds Brian and family close. 07.25.2024  OGT: the way the rain has ‘greened’ up our yard

Congratulations, PC

• Happy retirement, PC!!  Come grow old with me, the best is yet to be.  Better night on the mattress but I have been wearing my watch and apparently get less than an hour of deep sleep, and about an hour of REM sleep, the rest of the night I just sleeping lightly- want to look into that; Paul went into work for the last time; I ironed until every single piece was done so I can (temporarily) retire from ironing while watching the “Black Swan” trial on YouTube; PC brought Taco Bell home for lunch (thank you, BFF); we did a weight and abs workout then Supernatural; I scrapbooked for a bit while Paul played Tankville; fish sticks and popcorn shrimp for dinner; sunset walk; finished the “Defending Jacob” series, entertaining; dragged our old (but in excellent shape) king mattress to the curb for someone to take.  07.26.2024  OGT:  PC’s military and Department of Defense service, 40 years, SALUTE

Day One

• First day of the rest of our lives and it was a nice one; I woke up at 3:00 am, couldn’t sleep so came downstairs to do my quiet time; back in bed an hour later, sound asleep soon after; mattress was gone when we woke up; we planned to walk McKelligon Canyon but PC is having UTI symptoms again (scares me to death); we nixed the walk and picked up kitty food, UTI test strips (negative, thank goodness), birthday cards for all the bday folks; had my eyebrows threaded; home to mow and weed eat; ran to Leslie’s to check the pool water, library to get more books, McD’s for lunch which we ate in the shade outside Lowe’s where we had to get a replacement sprinkler head for the one I ran over with the mower; did our gym equipment workout in the garage – oh, it was so hot; jumped in the pool to swim laps and float; soup and salad for supper; Reds game while we floated; stated “Presumed Innocent” on AppleT, my little hibiscus finally bloomed.  07.26.2024  OGT:  a good first day of retirement

• Slept well; showered, dressed and off to meet teacher friend, Benita, for breakfast – good visit; stopped at bank to get birthday money for all the birthday-ers next week at the beach; quick jog into Dollar Tree for water colors to paint shells, flashlights for the littles, “Friends” word search for Cady; home to scrapbook with my sister until the kids arrived to swim; very relaxed afternoon, fixed hot dogs and chicken nuggets, the girls jumped into the water for 3 hours; PC’s baseball team won and he had a great game; kids left about 4:45 pm, fixed us quesadillas for dinner; watched Olympics and worked on blog posts; Lynn, Omar’s ‘mom’ called to let me know her sweet baby died this morning, rest in peace, precious kitty.  07.27.2024  OGT:  easy, ‘light’ day

Birthdays Begin

• Happy birthday, Cadence Ellie!!  So glad you were born, love you so much.  Cady turns 14 today – how is that possible??; up for church and to put together feminine hygiene and diaper bags for the pantry; Taco Tote for lunch; walked around the outlet mall but didn’t get anything; home to scrapbook with Valerie and finished a 2-page spread from our Black Mountain hike in September; made a YouTube video reading sentences from each of the books on the consideration list for the book club’s August read; sent out voting link to club members; fixed air fried chicken nuggets for PC for supper; packed our junk suitcase and my clothing suitcase; tried all night to place a Walmart order for South Padre Island with no luck; watched Olympic gymnastics.  07.28.2024  OGT:  my precious Cady was born
• Loooong day starting when I couldn’t sleep so got up to grab things to put in my suitcase; dozed then until 6:15 am, fed the kitties, put out food for strays while we are gone; finished packing, showered, dressed, PC helped me get the Walmart order to finally ‘take’; off to the airport; met Lauren and fam at security right before our plane boarded for San Antonio, they flew into Harlingen; quick flight, grabbed rental car and off for the longish drive to South Padre – 4+ hours, but made better by chatting to see where Bren was – they beat us all to the condo, Lauren and fam were second and we brought up the rear, stopping to get our Walmart order first; ordered and picked up pizza for dinner; walked on the beach at dusk, Declan loved the sand, everyone enjoyed watching the kids; quick swim in the heated indoor pool; shower, snack with Lucia and Cam as we are sharing their condo, Bren is next door; bedtime around midnight.  07.29.2024  OGT:  safe travels for everyone, together as a family again

Another Birthday

• Happy birthday, Brennyn.  You are my first born baby and I love you so much.  So thankful you were born.  Woke up to the sun shining bright on the ocean outside our window; laid in bed just enjoying it for a bit; breakfast in shifts between us and Lauren’s family; went over to see Bren and the babies; everyone got their baby suits on and we headed for the beach; set up shop, built sand castles, fished for sea shells, rode the boogie boards, took a walk, swam in the pool, up for lunch on the balcony; back down to the beach for a bit before we all cleaned up for our professional photographs taken at a public access beach by Freddy the Photographer; it was fun, Dec was less than impressed but I think the pictures will be great; we ran to Walmart, the kids all grabbed a late supper; we laughed and visited until after 10 pm; happily tired tonight.  07.30.2024  OGT:  family, my first born baby Bren

Last Birthday of the Month

• Happy birthday, Lauren!!  So glad you were born and made me a mommy for a second time.  I love you so much.  The sunlight bouncing of the ocean at sunrise is so bright, it wakes me almost instantly as it comes in our sliding glass doors; we just laid in bed and enjoyed for a bit; breakfast, showers, gathered all the gear for the beach and went down to set up our space with the umbrellas and various shades; boogie boarded with Cady and walked on the beach so we could talk; played in a tide pool with Declan who seemed to love it; built castles with Cia and Cami and Cady, and ‘dug Cami up’ = meaning buried her legs in the sand; up to the room for lunch and break from the sun; back to the beach mid-afternoon; enjoyed lunch and dinner on the balcony; never looked at the clock or my watch…beach life.  07.31.2024  OGT:  just being on the beach; my second born baby, Lauren

And that’s the seventh month of the year, all wrapped up with a bow.  Hello, August!!

1 Sec Each Day

 

Here is a quick video clip of much of what has happened since my last SaD post.  July was a very good month.  Lots of smiles.

2024 Word of the Year (WOTY)

 

My word of the year has lighten (up) has sat on my shoulder most of this month and kept me from having hissy fits some days.  It is hard for someone who is an impatient and easily frustrated as I am to not stomp my feet and throw things some days!!  But I am trying.  In the last week, I have surprised myself by laughing when I might have normally been upset.

Take the day I put together my recent scrapbook pages.  I used several ‘flip-flaps’ that allow me to layer photographs on top of each other.  But had all manners of trouble putting the flip-flaps on right.  Pulled them off and reapplied them at least 3 times while trying to keep 2 kitties from tap-dancing across my pages.  And I was met with success, laughing out loud when I finally got the darn things in place the right way.

I am wearing my little white beaded bracelet everyday, too.  Using it to remind me to take my troubles to God.  Maybe not flip-flap issues but other more pressing things.  And trying not to ruminate over worries for endless hours.

A Few OOTDs

 

Most days you’ll find me in some kind of active wear, if I am going to just be at home.   We have upped our exercise game this month so I have been in shorts every day.  But for volunteering, errands and church, here are a few of the outfits I have put together.

 

Nothing fancy all month except for maybe the Versona green and white print dress I wore to celebrate our anniversary.  Favorite look…probably the black and white stripes with the white pants.  Which do you like best?

Your Turn

 

How would you rate your summer so far?  Ours has been pretty darn good.  Thank goodness!!  We are on our beach vacation as I send this to publish.  Enjoying being with family on the beautiful South Padre Island.

Wishing you a peaceful weekend.  What do you have on your calendar for August?  I have a trip to TN-KY-OH the end of the month but hope to be home most of the rest of the time.

Thank you for popping by to spend a few minutes with me.  Off to read blogs and to stop by to see YOU.

Hugs and kisses,