1. I was able to have my first day off in several months. We finally have a caregiver, she comes in on Friday to care for my Mom. My parents think she's wonderful, and she has the skills to work with my Mom's problems. And the company she works for, after a bumpy start, figured out what I need, and DID IT!! Yaaay!!!
2. And now, with at least one day a week available, I will be able to catch up on some medical "stuff" of my own. Nothing serious, but I want to KEEP it that way!
3. It might sound silly, but I enjoyed my day off... By dusting, and a load of laundry. Laundry because I was out of towels, and dusting because I could grow crops in the ding-dong dust on the furniture. Ick. When you have dust allergies, this is important. So after cleaning and a bit of sneezing, I have a pretty well dusted place. :)
4. I have been getting some tomatoes, Mom is adoring snack time!
5. I will be getting zucchini, and crookneck. Along with some other things from the cupboard, I want to make some minestrone soup. I love making dinner from the garden. :)
6. My husband is getting pretty good at cooking. I have to check my recipes, however. I wrote them for myself. The poor guy kept having problems with one of the dishes being dry. Turns out I wrote "one large can of tomatoes". Um. The large can was a 28 ounce one that is no longer made, so I use two of a standard 16 ounce can. When I realized the problem, we were both happy with the result!
7. We had saved for some time, and this was our season of house updates. I was happy Husband didn't need to do a bunch of climbing and roof work, he did do a little digging for one job. But the lion's share was taken care of, and Husband was the eagle eye on everything, rather than needing to do all the work.
8. Ding has been wanting to sleep on my leg, which turned out to be good, her warmth eases the soreness in my knee. Good kitty!!!
9. Blackberries are coming on, and I want to try a dessert, a "crisp" is what the name is, basically berries in a bit of cornstarch and sugar, with a cap of oats, sugar and butter, etc., and baked something like a pie. I look forward to seeing the results!
10. My friend surprised me the other day with cookies as a belated birthday present. :)
Enjoy your thankfuls, one and all!
