The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday was our 32nd monthiversary, and while it was in many ways, an ordinary day, it was extra special, because I love any chance for a little celebration. For hiding a card on a pillow or taking a nap or fixing a new Pinterest-inspired meal. And when so many monthiversaries fall on weekdays, it's an extra treat to have the entire day WITH HIM to celebrate.

* Monday was stunning and gorgeous outside, and I was grateful because some storms had passed through during the night. I loved running errands in blue skies and clouds!! We went for a run, and it was TERRIBLE {for me...Ryan did well}, but he's such a good encourager when I want to quit. He had just enough energy to mow the yard when he got home - this running will take the stuffing right out of a person!!

* Tuesday we had a fun before-work date going out to breakfast!! What a treat! I actually had a double treat that day, because I met up with my friend Lynn for lunch as well...haven't seen her in way too long. So essentially on Tuesday...I was well fed. :) And it's a good thing since we spent the entire evening cleaning out our attic...which was stuffed full to the brim and now looks like a respectable space. {And the rummage pile groweth.}

* I was so inspired by all the cleaning on Tuesday, that I marched right on Wednesday, finding new areas of the house to rip apart and purge. I hadn't meant to, but I couldn't help myself. I found HILARIOUS things that I will have to tell you more about...but it was certainly a great walk down memory lane. Ryan's work had a little memorial ceremony for a coworker who passed away a few weeks ago. They planted a tree in his memory and took time to honor his life.

* Thursday's big project was ALMOST thwarted by rain, but it stayed away, and I finished the project: painting the front porch. When I moved in here, the porch had that green indoor/outdoor carpet, but it was old and rotting and ripped itself up in a windstorm one night. I've been painting the porch boards ever since, and after a couple of winters of shoveling the snow, they were worn and chipped. I went with gray this time instead of red, and we love it!! The rest of the day was filled with reading, writing, and more sorting and organizing - including folding our spare grocery sacks into triangles. {Don't judge.}

* Friday I scurried to beat a deadline to finish a scrapbook before one of my coupons expired, so that was a fun way to start the day! Braeya apparently couldn't hack the madness and hid under the covers of our bed for her nap. LOL!! That afternoon, I had to run some errands, so I treated myself to a stroll through Hobby Lobby, drooling over the fall decorations and finding more signs Ryan and I need in our home. :) And my grand total for shopping? 32 cents, thankyouverymuch.

* I still have not recovered from yesterday.  We started with a 5 mile run early in the morning and never sat down the rest of the day. Ryan cleaned {and I mean CLEANED} the garage from top to bottom, and we tagged so much more stuff for rummage! We cleaned the house - even the windows!! {Braeya was excited about that because she got to play in the water.} In the middle of it all, we took a break for Starbucks - of course - and by the time I finally quit working at 10:30 last night, I barely had the energy to drag myself to bed. I am not made for that much busyness in one day!!