The Shafferland Shuffle

Happy Sunday! Hope you are enjoying your weekend! (To those of you enjoying a lake this weekend: enjoy it extra for me!)

* Last Sunday was a gorgeous day, and we were hiking Clifty Falls State Park! (But then you already read all about that, didn't you?) We were so thankful for a beautiful day, after the forecast said it would be otherwise allllll day. We hiked 9 miles, and I'm pretty sure almost all of it was uphill! :)

* We came home from our trip on Monday! We did one more county tour on our way home, which I will tell you about soon. It involved a very cool covered bridge and some delicious pie. (Not in the same place.) It was a great end to our little vacation. Thankful for some time away.

* We had a full, full, full day on Tuesday, so I helped Ryan by mowing the yard for him. I had to take multiple water breaks because of the heat, but I got it done! That night we helped our friends on their house again. Ryan had offered to haul some trim for them, but he found out the store isn't allowed to cut it to fit a vehicle, so we had our own cutting party!

* I had to finish my birthday thank you notes before I started looking ungrateful, so I worked hard on that Wednesday, and Ryan and I had a little coffee date that evening! OH! And we went on a walk. That was much-needed. It was one of those days when life just kind of crashed in and we needed to clear our heads!

* Thursday afternoon, I watched some kiddos, and we had A BLAST. I knew it had gone well when the oldest one informed her mom she was moving in with me forever and EVER. Sweet! :) They really were fun kids, and I had a blast! Ryan had a little extra time at lunch that day, so we even got to have a coffee date on the porch!

* I found our VERY FIRST rose bloom on Friday! I was so excited! I love it when the rose bushes bloom! That night we had (yes, another) coffee date - this time at a new coffee shop in town. This one just opened and it's the only one in town that stays open late. We are so excited to finally have options past 9 pm!

* Ryan worked yesterday, and I worked on my scrapbook! I'd been all caught up, but then, you know: BIRTHDAYS! TRIPS! Braeya helped me work and we watched Hallmark movies, too! I tried a new recipe for dinner (keeper!) and we went for a walk, despite the crazy humidity!