Happy Happy Friday!

This has been a weird week.

Speaking of weird.

That's a weird word.

I before E except after C

except as in WEIRD!

Sorry, lost control a little there...

So, it has been a little weird.

Good, but weird.

First, I was OFF this past weekend.

Now that is WEIRD!

(And my dreams this week reflected that...

I've been having nightmares every night

about teaching.

Last night I was teaching in a garage

and couldn't get any WiFi signal.

And later (after I woke up and then

went back to sleep) it turned out

it was a 4-day-in-a-row class,

which I can't teach anymore because

of my other job... but there I was!)

It's stressful.

LOL

Anyhow.

It was wonderful to get to spend the 

weekend with my darling husband.

We went up to the feed mill to get

a huge load of feed for the critters.

That's always enjoyable.

We took the horses for a ride in the woods

for the first time in nearly a YEAR!

That was awesome!

The horses did really well, especially

considering they are basically retired now.

Andy's arthritis flared a little,

but he still did really well.

We had a friend come over to show us

his Roku system and help us decide 

whether we should ditch satellite and go with

something else.

We got about half done putting up a new

gate in the back of the pasture

so we can ride the horses without

having to go out on the road.

(I don't love riding on the road, even though

the majority of people in our neighborhood 

are really friendly and respectful, still...

And it hurts Andy's hip...)

(And it's BORING)

We went to church, it was nice to see

all the people I don't get to see often.

I did lots of cooking so we had lots of 

food for the week...

All-in-all it was a great weekend.

Monday was back to work.

And then Tuesday Rod had some melanoma

removed from his arm.

No pictures.

You are welcome.

(grin)

We both took the day off, thinking we could

go riding again and finish the gate.

But he isn't allowed to lift, push or pull for 2 weeks.

So, no.

Instead, we relaxed.

(And somewhere in there we went to Lowe's

and bought a piece of really cool ceramic tile

that looks like a plank of old barn board...

we are thinking of using it to resurface our kitchen

counter tops..)

(We looked at it all weekend and then returned it.)

(We like it, but aren't anywhere near ready to do it...)

(I want to screen-in the patio first...)

WAY more bang for our buck!

Oh, and I took Rod to Waffle House (as promised)

as a reward for being a good patient.

He was a REALLY good patient.

It was pretty gross.

(I watched for a minute and then ordered

an electronic rat zapper on Amazon... lol)

(Thanks Reid!!!!)

Wednesday was back to work for both of us.

Except for some reason I didn't get any mail at 

the office, which meant I didn't get any work.

Which meant sitting all day trying to look busy.

How about NO!

I told my supervisor I had a "headache" and

she gave me permission to go home "sick".

Which was AWESOME!

Took Andy for another ride for about 45 minutes.

It was so nice!

And did more cooking.

And repainted our front gate people. 

They've faded really really badly,

so I painted them black.

They need another coat, but ok for now...

Thursday was back to work.

And this morning, here I am again.

I'm working this weekend.

So no more weirdness (and maybe no more

dreams to disturb my sleep!)

And THIS is what I'm having for lunch today.

(I've been 100% "on plan" for a couple of weeks

and am down 10 pounds!  YIPPEEE!)

From the bottom up...

Yummy sugar free Balsamic Vinaigrette

then a layer of shredded cheese

then a layer of real bacon bits

then a layer of fresh mushrooms

then a BUNCH of fresh baby spinach.

Is it lunch time yet?????

LOL