The Shafferland Shuffle

Ahhhh…what bliss! A return to a bit of normalcy! I love it, and I'll take it! :)

Here's a peek at what we've been up to this week!

* Last Sunday evening was the final performance of the patriotic program at our church! It went well, and like anything you participate in, you find yourself partially relieved that it's done and you can resume a normal schedule and partially sad that it's done and you won't be able to be so closely knit with these people in the days ahead. (I was really sad, actually!) Ryan's grandma and some of our friends came that evening, so we really enjoyed seeing them!

* Monday was our 67th monthiversary, which you already read about. It wasn't our most exciting in terms of celebration, but we did squeeze in some Dairy Queen ice cream after our day of work and evening of chores/working out!

* Tuesday I hit the ten pound mark in the old weight loss adventures. And then I 100% plateaued and have nothing new to report. My body likes to rebel about every five pounds. But I'm still celebrating the ten pound mark! It was a BLISSFUL evening at home, where Ryan and Braeya hung out together and we went for a sunset walk. Bring me more of those days!

* Wednesday was the 4th of July, and we had our Plan B evening out at the fireworks. I know I already told you all about it, but it was still fun. I'm grateful we had another place we could go, even if it wasn't our regular tradition!

* We had a HUGE storm here Thursday. Braeya went slinking under the bed, and if I could have fit, I would have joined her. I actually texted Ryan at work and told him I was terrified. I can handle the rain and even the thunder, but the lightning is NOT my friend. I was done. It eventually let up, and I resumed my normal activities, including cooking veggie dishes for dinner. Ryan joined me in the office that night for a little work. It's been a while since we had a work night like that!

* Friday evening we went to have dinner with Phoebe and her people. They made a GREAT dinner for us, and we didn't hate sitting to cuddle with the girlie either! On our way home, we stopped for some groceries, and I found the school supplies on sale! I was so excited because I love all the supplies. The paper and pens and crayons and glue - love it all! I was so thrilled that I posted the photo of me with the supplies - and apparently my Facebook friends weren't quite as excited. Ooops! (I still feel terrible about posting it. Please have grace on me here. I'm merely excited about sales. Not about school starting soon.)

* Yesterday morning I taught the second of five classes at the library, and it went well! I love my little group! Ryan got off work at noon (YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!) and he had the best day ever, he said, working around the house in the afternoon. It fills him up like writing fills me up. We had Phoebe in the evening. She's still jittery from the fourth (hates fireworks) so she wasn't crazy about leaving the couch. Ryan and I wanted to have a fire pit date, though, so we roasted hot dogs and s'mores and loved every minute.