The Shafferland Shuffle

* We were EXHAUSTED last Sunday after the long weekend of yard sale madness, so as soon as church was over, we donned our Colts-cheering-clothing and hit Mo for the afternoon. Napping and game-watching. AND Ryan decided he needed no-bake cookies, so we made some and he proceeded to eat them straight from the pan before they even set up. LOL!! And for the first time in days, we were back in business with the coffee pot we rescued from the yard sale. Too bad we didn't rescue the filters before those sold!

* Monday evening, we donated all the leftover rummage and then went for a run while the geese went for a trip themselves. Ahhhhh fall. And can I just tell you that NOTHING stops your heart quite as much as coming home to fire trucks on your street? We were so tired from our run, but as soon as we saw the trucks, we broke into an even faster run to make sure our house was okay. It was {and yes, I'm the one who stopped to take a picture just in case it was us. Documentation overload. Also - it wasn't a fire at all. I'm guessing someone had a medical emergency.} The whole day just wore Braeya out. She conked out in our bed even before we did.

* Tuesday morning we had a rare treat when Ryan didn't have to go into work until late morning. We slept in, we had breakfast together...it was almost like a Saturday on a weekday! AND it was National Coffee Day, so we drank extra. {As if we need an excuse for that.} I spent most of the day working hard on my Bible study homework...I'd gotten behind, and there were many blanks to fill in and many lessons to learn!

* Wednesday was a writing day for me. It's so good to be back in my office, at my desk, working. {The house overhauls relegated me to the living room floor for several days.} Another sign of fall in Shafferland? The trusted combo of peanuts and candy corn, baby!!! We might have eaten too much of it while Ryan {and Braeya} took some online PTA classes.

* Thursday I went for about a five month overdue hair appointment. Always amazes me how much better I feel when I come away from the salon. Why do I wait so long to go??? It inspired me to work hard on our dinner, which included apple cider donuts! :) They were delish, by the way. And that night? More classes for Ryan and more blog reading for me. Pretty sure I had the way better end of the deal.

* Friday was our 34th monthiversary! Almost to three years, baby!! Ryan surprised me with a beautiful card that morning {YAY!!!!!} and then that night we went out for dinner and coffee. We ended up spending longer than usual at Starbucks, because earlier in the day, our internet went out at home. {Like it went out for a big part of the whole state...a cable had been cut somewhere.} I'd been home trying to write without the internet, which may SEEM an easy thing to do, but it's not. I research a LOT of things while I write. So we had to go catch up while we drank coffee. We're nothing if not celebratory!!! LOL!

 * Yesterday was a COLD AND YUCKY day here in the Midwest. We were so glad it wasn't last week and the yard sale! Ryan worked, and I went to take pictures at a corn maze and pumpkin patch. That adventure was cut short by rain, but we did enjoy a coffee break! Even found the place where Ryan and I added our hand print to the wall! We devoted the rest of our day to movies and naps. Because it was that kind of day outside!