The Lighter Side Cafe April FOOL - April 7th

Pam, oh my God!  How could things change so fast for your dear friend after seeing her just last night!!  I surely will start praying for her.  Miracles happen and they can do so much.  Sending you my strongest thoughts and prayers. Hugs.

We had a long day today but productive.  It was a beautiful and warming day and that often motivates me to do a little weeding and purging.  There are so many categories to tackle so I started small because I tend to have a hard time letting go at times.  I spent a good few hours cleaning out my bathroom cabinets and cosmetic drawers in my vanity. I filled a good sized bag with things to toss and a few to give away and organized the rest. My aim is to simplify life and daily routines!  Then while DH finished his work in the bathroom, started laundry and made a trip to the store to buy a new curtain, hand towels, a new waste basket, etc to do the finishing touches! I made a couple returns as well on a few items I bought for DH before the Disney trip. 

Pam, your family gatherings sound very special.  Aren’t you lucky to have so much family nearby.  That is wonderful. Traditions are the best, Christmas Eve is ours, too. What a feast and party that will be for all of you. You must have a nice piece of property, too.  I am thinking about your friend as I write.  Hugs to you.  Today is the 20year anniversary of my dad’s death. I had a vivid dream of him last night. My mom and my late brother were in the dream, too. I must have really had them in my mind.  

We had fish n chips tonight. We like a little takeout spot nearby that makes great haddock. 

Ann, the eyebrow microblading hurt a little bit but not bad. The payoff is worth it!  They turned out great. Just having brows is wonderful. Oh, and our little Daisy is also a Houdini with the harness. She has done a little backwards dance and ducked her head and out she comes! It terrifies me as she is apt to dart off. I have to be sure she does not get behind us when we walk  because when her antics start. 🐶🙊

Sue, I can only imagine your exhaustion after a full day of tots.  You must have been ready to collapse into silence! Teachers are heroes to me for their patience and good work. Glad you had an easy dinner planned. 

Our little DGD FaceTimed us this AM all excited to tell us that they have an ant 🐜 infestation! She was quite excited about it reporting that no one has been bitten. But, her parents were not sharing her enthusiasm and were contacting an exterminator today. Our DGD is a character and loves anything to do with nature...bees, birds, ducks, you name it! Especially elephants! 

im watching The Outlaws all about Bonnie and Clyde on Netflix.  When I lived in Joplin, we used to drive by the house with the big shootout and now I see they were finally cut down near Shreveport! 

All for now. On with the laundry flip and a few more chores. Have a peaceful night all. 

Judy sounds like you had a productive day of weeding things out. I too enjoy doing that. My eyebrows are very sparse these days. Not sure if it was from the radiation or just 'old age' LOL......I was just curious as a friend of mine is thinking of having that done. (((hugs))) on the dream of your DD and those that have passed on. I too have those kind of dreams and I wake up feeling really peaceful.

Tomorrow seeing as it's going to be nice, we'll take a jaunt to BJ's in Leominster to stock up! While there I am going to scoot on over to Super WalMart and have Kathy do my manicure. I really need it. My cuticles are always such a mess and she does a wonderful job. Carl can walk around there while I'm getting the special treatment LOL.

Sleep well, all

Good Morning, WW Friends ~

It is a sad day in Spartanville.  Our MSU Spartans lost their basketball game last night. DH and I stayed up and watched it (so didn't get to bed until after 11).  Nonetheless, I was up a little after 7 so I got my 8 hours of sleep.

Pam ~ I am so sorry to hear about your friend! She will definitely be in my thoughts and prayers. What a terrible shock!! 

Judy ~ Too funny about your DGD and the ants! I could understand her parents not being nearly as excited as she is.  But I can picture her excitement!  I also did some cleaning out over the weekend. I emptied a blue plastic bin downstairs that had "baking supplies" in it. I no longer bake and there were some very old mixes, etc., in there - so I emptied it out into a garbage bag.

Ann ~ Hope you got your mani and now feel very spiffied up!  We are going to have a beautiful day as well and we are way overdue. Enjoy!!

We ended up making last night a date night and went for early supper at the Outback Steakhouse. I had my very favorite Steakhouse salad (chopped pecans, blue cheese with blue cheese vinaigrette dressing) topped with grilled sirloin.  It was delicious as always!!  DH had the 6 oz sirloin with sweet potato and HIS favorite, the wedge salad.  All the way around it was a wonderful evening. Plus we drove home while it was still daylight!

I got some pix during the night from DH's VBF.  Seems the brood female of the boxer contingent began whelping during the night and as of this morning had 4 pups.  This is her third litter, and they are always beautiful!!  We are planning to go out there this afternoon to see them.  

I will be happy to get back to my usual job and hours tomorrow.  Those two 8 hour days were tough on me, plus the Child Care kids are a lot more work!!  There is a lack of structure and a lot of them are strangers to each other, and they tend to try every trick in the book (or so it seems).  

BBL.  Make a great day!

Aww shucks. Sorry your team lost Sue. Enjoy your weather.

Pam I shall keep Karen in my prayers.

Manicure is done BJ'S is done and we are making our way back home.

Waving to Judy.

Take care.

Sue I totally missed the puppies post. Sheesh. Guess I read too quickly. Enjoy meeting them and your dinner along the way.

We are home and all our BJ's stuff is all separated and put away. That's just as tiresome as the actual shopping trip and travel time LOL. Kathy did a wonderful job on my fingernails. She is one special and talented technician. It's well worth the trip to and from.

Now the rest of the day (with the exception of walking LuLa) will be ours to sit back and enjoy.