weekending/Hello Monday

 

Happy Monday, friends! I'm linking up with Holly and Sarah for this weekly blog post. 

I had THE most boring, low-key weekend. So much so, that there isn't anything to write about other than one or two things that kicked it off. The first is that I went to get my nails done Friday morning. They still looked really good, but they were so long that they were driving me bonkers. I may go back again before I leave town in two weeks...because if I don't, they'll be so long that I'll be ready to get them done again the day after I come back. I usually never go more often than every three weeks, but I may break my own rule this time. Look how cute they are, though!

My friend and I who are just alike in personality were talking about the trend of gradient nails right now. Did you know that is what this is called? I didn't. The pinkie and thumb are black, the ring finger is an OPI color called Less Is Norse, the taupe is another OPI color called Don't Bossa Nova Me Around and the white is one I don't know the name of. I love them!

The other thing is that my dad and I enjoyed our afternoon together. Todd worked all weekend, so I was alone most of the time, which I didn't mind too much. I watched many episodes of a show I'm trying to finish, but more on that another time. And that's basically all I did, even forsaking the plans I made to work on my closet, though I did do some other minimal things. Some weekends are just like that, I guess. Because there wasn't much to report there, I thought I'd share about a few random things in our house or in in life. 

Every time I take a shower, I remember how much I love these shower racks that hold our essentials. This is the second kind that we've had. The first kind were some we bought at Lowe's that were the kind that were for the corner of the shower. They were okay, but they took up too much room, so Todd ended up buying these on Amazon. I love how slender they are and we scaled down all that we have and use that really needs to be in there. This is what we came up with: his shampoo and my shampoo and conditioner, body wash and a razor. We have another little one that hangs on the other wall to the right that holds our soap. We try to keep it clean and organized. How do you keep your shower things organized? I feel like most of you are like us and don't have a ton of space there for things like this.

I took this picture above several months ago when I helped with the technical side of things for one of our women's events. We're trying to become self sufficient in the women's ministry, meaning that we don't need additional people to come just to run things for us if they don't have to be there. I've started doing more and more of this and I learn a little something new each time I help. I think this is reasonable and a great idea. All I've asked is that our tech director would remain patient with me as I learn a little more with each event. He promised he would be. He also suggested that I find someone to help to start training them, in case I can't be there, so my friend Rachel is going to start helping me this week at Bible study. 

I really, really love a thoughtful and unexpected gift. My oldest son Graham traveled to Gatlinburg back in the spring and he brought me home some yummy smelling candles. This one above is one. I burned it a little when he gave it to me, but I quickly put it up for the fall and I've been enjoying it ever since I brought out all the fall décor. 

Many of you may remember that my pastor's wife almost died last year when she contracted covid and pneumonia. It's so hard to believe that it's been right at a year since she got sick, but I came across a picture of them recently that I shared right after she got sick to ask for prayer for her. It's such a miracle that she made it through, and I know she gives God the glory for healing her body. She is still affected by the long lasting effects of her very long hospitalization, but she is a fighter. I also took this picture above about a year ago, and when I saw it last night, it reminded me of Darlene. She missed all of fall and barely made it home in time for Thanksgiving, but it was months before she went out in public. Isn't that amazing? 

One last thing and I'll wrap it up here. Our weather here this weekend felt like the perfect fall weather weekend. It rained all day Saturday, which I was glad for, because we needed it again. After the rain finally moved out, it was sunny again, but the temps remained cool for the rest of the weekend. Last night it felt AMAZING when I took the dogs outside. I let them stay out there for a bit while I watched them, because this kind of weather always makes them frisky. I love seeing them act like that! They usually look something like this. How's all of that for random? Surely I'll have more interesting blog content for tomorrow. 🤣

How was your weekend? I would love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all.