The Shafferland Shuffle

We've slowed the shuffle in Shafferland this week. Ryan was a little on the sickly side; just a cold, mind you. "I'be fide. Just fide." We haven't had a cold in the house for a couple of years, and I've been trying valiantly not to catch it. As you may remember, they are extraordinary when they take root in me. No one has time for it. But "fide" and all, here's what we've been up to!

* I've already told you about last Sunday, because it was our monthiversary! 86 months! We spent the day together, enjoying a morning at church, resting in the afternoon, and watching the big game that night. We also found out that day that Ryan had been elected to the church board, so that's a new adventure coming up!

* You've also read more about our Monday than you probably ever wanted to know! I did a Day in the Life post for that day, which included a whole lotta normal stuff. Work, laundry, blogging, and rest for the "I'be fide" boy.

* Tuesday was another blissfully normal day around here...work for both of us, and a chance for me to try out my new bamboo pasta utensil. I like it! (Got it for Christmas.) That night, while I did my chores, Ryan worked on taxes. Ugh. I do not envy him on that task AT ALL.

* Our church hosted a funeral and dinner on Wednesday, which marked my first time to have a funeral on a work day. I learned that the dinner preparers are generous with extra pie pieces. :) And coffee. :) They even sent a piece home to Ryan, because you feed a cold, you know. Helps you be fide faster. Also trying to help him be fide faster, I sneaked him some selfies from work. Not sure if it helped or not, but I'm pretty sure the evening nap did!

* We got some snow and ice going into Thursday, so Ryan was a sweetie and took me to work. As I did my laps at lunch, I had to giggle over all the tropical looking plants sitting in front of a snow background. Also at church that day? Impromptu team building exercises that involved a virtual reality exercise with HEIGHTS. I didn't fare well. It was also Moxie day. It's a mostly Robitussin-tasting soda that we tried in float form that day. Ice cream definitely helps.

* Friday was a big day at work! I'll have to tell you more about it this week. It was the annual Chocolate Celebration! A local nonprofit hosts it as a fundraiser, and for the last several years, it's been at our church. (I even took pictures for it a few years back, if you want to see it from another viewpoint.) The place was crazy busy all day and Ryan took the afternoon off work to come over and help our maintenance guys tear everything down and put the church back together. Isn't he the NICEST?

* Ryan worked yesterday, but I was sleepy and did a rare thing: stayed in bed for a while after he left. I finally decided to get up - a decision Braeya didn't fully support. I did all sorts of home chores, and then in the afternoon, we headed out to run errands. I had to resort to a baseball cap. The hair was beyond salvaging. We found a killer deal on this cute little lighted tree at Hobby Lobby. Had to get it! (Looks kind of like a spring blossom tree.)