Life: It Goes On - July 5

Happy Sunday and happy day after the 4th of July! I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend. I struggled with celebrating this year; but, in the end, celebrated what this country was founded on and what it could be. We've had a lot of clouds of late, including a 2" rainfall on Friday evening; but today is starting off sunny, which always gives me more energy to get things done. 

Last Week I: 

Listened To: John Green's Everything Is Tuberculosis. 

Watched: So. Much. Soccer. 

Read: Still reading Happy Land, although I need to finish it pretty soon as I have 5, yes 5, books ready for pick up at the library. 

Made: Fettuccine carbonara, blt salad, and last night we bbq'd chicken thighs and I made homemade ice cream and chocolate sauce. This may be the first 4th in 20 years that I didn't make red velvet cake but since I always make it for Mini-him's bday in July, I've decided once a month is plenty. 

Enjoyed: A quick visit from Miss H during the week. Time with family yesterday and dinner and fireworks with friends last night. We didn't have to buy a single firework; we just sat in a neighbor's driveway and watched displays going off all around us. 

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This Week I’m:  

Planning: On working some more on the basement. I've made good progress last week which was an incentive to keep going. Now if I can just keep the Big Guy from pulling things back out of the donation pile, I'll make even better progress. 

Thinking About: A couple of trips we'd like to take this summer and maybe even a real vacation. 

Feeling: A little sad. I'm really missing my parents this weekend. They loved the Fourth of July. I've told you before about the neighborhood breakfast my parents started in 1976; this year was the 50th anniversary of that first breakfast and my dad had so hoped to be alive and able to go to it. 

Looking forward to: I think a quiet week. Although I haven't looked at the calendar yet, so I may well be forgetting something. 

Question of the week: How did you celebrate yesterday?