Day 48

Here we are on another Saturday ready to begin another week!  How did you all do this week?  Make any fun plans?  We have been keeping busy today and here are some of the happy moments I now share in my sunshine blog:

• boy were we busy this morning!  Joel and I headed to CVS and Michaels for some shopping, but they both didn't open until 9AM so we headed to a doughnut shop I used to visit in high school for a morning doughnut for Joel (ok one for me too)
• then we went to Trader Joe's and just happened to bump into our neighbor Tara...guess great minds think alike!  We got in and out before 9AM at Trader Joe's and then hit up CVS for our next round of shopping.  Then we headed to Big Lots and found all of the items necessary to decorate our front porch area....or "haunt it up" as Joel says...funny boy!
• THEN we came home and decorated and my WHOLE family helped me!  It was one of the happiest moments I have had in a long time watching David hang up the Halloween lights, Joel help me with the spiderwebs, and Connor playing with the ghost garland.  We all worked together and got it done in about 20 minutes!  It looks great and Joel was very happy with the outcome :-)
• THEN Joel, Connor, and I took a MUCH needed nap!  2 hours later we were up and ready to begin again!
• THEN my in-laws came back over.  They are in town from New Mexico and we have not seen them in a few years.  It was nice for them to meet Connor for the first time.  We went out to dinner, played at the park, went to Target for some grandparent toys....Joel and Connor are on grandparent cloud NINE, and then came home.

So many happy memories made today.  Some of them were very personal to me, and so I won't type them on here, but I am happy that family can come together and everyone can grow and find joy and love.  If you are reading this and have been having family difficulties lately, give it time.  Well, here is a picture from my day, a photo of my sweet BOO BOO on the slide...his smile pretty much describes how I think we all feel about today. 

 

Have a happy Saturday and enjoy each happy moment that slides your way!