Happy Sunday, everyone! Hope you have had a blessing-filled week!! We've had another good and monumental week here in Shafferland, so here's a little peek!
* My picture collage for last Sunday actually begins about 1:00 in the morning on Sunday. Apparently Ryan and I decided to stay up too late Saturday night into Sunday, and when we headed to bed, Braeya was lounging there as though we had wildly disturbed her night by coming to bed SO LATE. "Where have you people been??" was sort of her expression. Ahhhh, that girl. Sunday morning we revisited a church we had been to once before, but Rob was doing a presentation on Gateway Woods/WillowBridge, so we went to hear him! And while it was mostly a low-key day, I did solidly lose another game of SkipBo to one of our tenants!
* Monday morning, we had a team meeting with our support couple, and we all learned that there's an upcoming photo scavenger hunt in Grabill, with some proceeds going to support WillowBridge! We were excited to read about that and decided to head over to the coffee shop to get coffee (duh!) and thank them for this exciting bit of support! After a very good day, Ryan and I went on an evening walk and found the most unusual sunset!
* We did a little more apartment decorating on Tuesday - ALMOST done!!!! I got a text from my former WBCL co-worker, Cindy, asking if she could stop by and see me, since she had to come to Grabill for something else that day. I haven't seen her in over a year and was SO EXCITED!!! We had a great talk together. Ryan and I also found out that night that we were in charge of providing food for a bigger team meeting the next day. Rob told us to just grab frozen pizzas, but I can't do it! I just can't do it! So we spent that evening whipping up batches of Buckeye brownies and making all the food for a taco bar!
* Wednesday was the aforementioned meeting, and all the food got gobbled right up. :) We really do love working with our team: they are an encouraging bunch of people. By Wednesday night, I think everyone in the building needed (and took) a power nap - including Braeya!
* Thursday was our only weekend day this week - and we headed to Kokomo for Ryan to say one final goodbye to his work people. It was a hard, hard day for all of them, because this wasn't just about saying goodbye to their own jobs; it was about the closing of a place that has been a staple in the community for so many years. I was glad to be able to go with him - and WE GOT TO SEE PHOEBE!!!!!!!!!
* Friday morning we went to an open house for one of our community partners. It's an organization that all our tenants go through when they come to live here - it helps them prepare to be successful at finding and keeping a job! We really enjoyed getting to see firsthand what it's like for them so we can have better conversations with them about it! Right about the time we got home, it started POURING and rained so hard almost the entire day. We've only had a couple of small rains in the last month and a half, so it was a blessing to get a good soaker! Friday night was a community night here in the building, and we had fun with our tenants - grilled out burgers and dogs and watched a movie together!
* Because Friday ended up being a super long work day for us, we took it easy on duty yesterday. Most of our tenants were gone or busy, so we took advantage of the opportunity to catch up on sit-down work and rest. Well. Mostly rest. I did do an 88 minute workout that was NOT restful. LOL!! But I enjoyed it. (I may also have learned that my exercise attention span does not last 88 minutes.) Ryan went to clean up the work van in the evening, and when he got home, we went to enjoy a gorgeous sunset by a retention pond, which is kind of like a sunset over a lake. ;)
6 comments:
What a busy week!! Tasty looking one too (:
Yay for seeing Cindy and Phoebe! I know Cindy...a little. We were in the same Bible Study Fellowship class for a year.
Ryan’s plate looked like it had mashed potatoes with salsa on top! I determined it was sour cream, but it looked like a big serving of mashed potatoes to me! LOL
Have a great week!
We had a much needed rain shower on Friday, too. Looks like you guys had a nice week- some work, some relaxation, seeing friends, eating yummy food.
If you ever have to rely on frozen pizza, try this recipe. I buy Jacks pizza and add extra cheese and bacon bits and bake about 16 minutes. They are very good. No complaints from my hubby. In fact he asks for it at least once a week. Makes an easy meal but probably not the healthiest meal. I do add a side salad and fruit. Glad you are adapting so well to Grabill. The sunsets are beautiful.
Yikes, an 88 minute workout makes me sweat...three days last week I spent 2.5 hrs ( each day) trimming tree limbs, cutting them up to fit into a truck to haul to the landfill, painting herbicide on the trunk so the tree won’t grow back..and only got to stop because the temperature went over 90 degrees. Total rest needed after downing a gallon of water. But I got to walk slowly to and from the truck to trees so I think I had it easier than you did, ha ha ha! Lois
Okay I was going to comment on other things like food and Ryan's old workplace closing but then I read about the 88 MINUTE WORKOUT!?!?!? I can't even do an hour long one without wanting to sleep for a week so way to go you!!!
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