The Shafferland Shuffle

Well, the clocks changed while we slept. Hope you remembered! If not, STOP READING NOW, BECAUSE YOU ARE LATE TO SOMEWHERE!!!

Remember last week when we all had more sleep??? Here's what we were doing then.

* Last Sunday, our pastor began a new sermon series, and I was busy trying to be in two places at once throughout the morning at church. (Fun fact: that's hard to do!) We came home and Ryan had his leftover biscuits and gravy from Hardee's the day before. He added the eggs himself. We had a beautiful lazy day at home, full of naps and joy!

* Monday was our 87th monthiversary, and we celebrated by working on the bathroom! Ha! Actually, we celebrated with cupcakes, and then we worked on the bathroom. Ryan did most of the flooring that night. He wanted to finish the room, but he got so tired by the end and was afraid he'd do sloppy work, so he called it a night with one row to go.

* You've already read way more about our Tuesday than you wanted to - because I did a day in the life post about it! It was just a normal work day for both of us, but I did get to see my friend Abagail's cute baby, and Ryan did finish the flooring that night after he taught his gym class.

* Our church missions team came home on Wednesday afternoon and it was fun to be part of the welcoming committee at church! After work, Ryan and I picked up the shiplap planks for the bathroom, and then I met my friend Amber for coffee. She and I came back to the house and she joined us for dinner before documenting our shiplap painting project.

* Thursday was my great-niece's SECOND birthday, and I was exceedingly sad to be so far away that I couldn't celebrate her in person! It was also the first anniversary of Nita's death, so after work, Ryan and I drove out to the cabin for a family dinner. Allen had made Nita's favorite meal, and the whole family showed up to spend the evening together. After dinner, we came home to continue remembering her in ways that were special to each of us individually. Ryan worked on cutting the shiplap plans (which gave him a chance to be alone with his thoughts) and I drank from the first mug she ever bought me - back before we were married, even!

* After work Friday evening, Ryan and I went to a viewing for the grandmother of one of our small group members, and then we installed (most of) the shiplap in the bathroom! I tried my hand at running the nail gun, and it turned out as disastrous as I imagined it would. Ryan's skills, however, were amazing!!

* Ryan worked yesterday morning and then came home to finish the last of the shiplap, install the trim, and begin working on the plumbing. (We're taking this bathroom from a one sink room to a two-sink bathroom, so he had to do some rerouting!) I was really excited to find the first hint of a blossoming bud on our pear tree!! We finished up the day with a little grocery shopping and dinner - and then it was time to pretend it was an hour later than it actually was. :(