Sunday Musings . . . . April 25

Good Sunday morning to you all :-) I hope you've had a great week and are enjoying a relaxing Sunday. I wish I could say I was, but I decided to paint Kristen's room yesterday and I'm still finishing it off today! So, while I wait for paint to dry (literally), I thought I'd start my Sunday post and look back at the week we've had.

Sad news to start with... Kristen's little hamster Pikachu died on Tuesday :-( Remember a while back I took it to the vet because it was losing it's fur and I had to spend $70 on the visit plus meds - well she seemed to gain some of her fur back and was doing ok, but I'm guessing it was just old age that took her in the end. Kristen was sad when I told her and had a few tears later on, but she hasn't mentioned her since, even though we said we'd bury her but we still haven't gotten round to it because I've been so busy painting her room, and the poor little thing is still in a plastic bag in the garage!!

On to brighter news.... it was 'take your child to work day' on Thursday so at 1pm I picked Kristen up at school and drove her to her Daddy's office where she got to spend the afternoon learning about radars and having snacks with other kids and playing games. They had their fingerprints taken, a special security badge made (just like Daddy wears) and they didn't come home til nearly 6pm! Suffice to say she really enjoyed the afternoon and now can't wait to go again next year.... although she informs me she still wants to be a dog trainer when she grows up and not an 'engineer' ;-)

What's up with me? Well, I have a sinus infection yet again! I won't bore you with all the details but I've been to my ENT and am back on meds so I'm feeling fine, just have a lot of congestion on my chest etc! It hasn't kept me down this week though, so as I mentioned earlier, I started painting Kristen's room yesterday and am finishing that off today. I will share pictures some time next week - and if you're wondering... it's a 'Wolf' theme ;-)

See this? This is our brand new Farmer's Market that opened a few weeks ago (about 10 minutes from us) and that I only found out about last week. So guess where I was on Saturday morning?! I have always wished I could visit a farmer's market on a regular basis, but the closest one to us was about a 50 minute drive away and we've only been once. I was thrilled when I learned about this one. It's held in the parking lot behind our newest cinema from 9am til 1pm. I was told you have to get there early because by even 10.30am a lot of fresh stuff has been sold already.

Now I know we're growing our own veg again this year (or trying to!) but only the lettuce is ready right now so I went along to this to see what the farmers are bringing in right now. I got some fresh broccoli and cauliflower and tomatoes, and snapped a couple of photos on my phone while I was there. The place was crowded and I got there at 9.20am! I didn't stay long but I'll certainly go back again next week. There were other booths selling home made salsas and dips, goats milk soaps, flowers and herbs. There was even live music playing and a lot of people have their dogs with them. One lady was selling flowers in antique kettles and pots. I wanted to snap a picture but I thought she might think I was trying to capture her ideas so I could copy them later! It was a really nice place to wander around.

Well, I think the paint should be dry by now, ready for a second coat. You might not know this, but I actually hate painting... I like the part where I'm putting the room back together best, when I can 'pretty it up' and accessorize ;-) Hopefully I'll be doing that soon. Then I might get out in the garden later this afternoon and do a weekly update post on that too.

Have a wonderfully blessed day, and thanks for stopping by. I appreciate all of you who stop by to read and leave comments, you guys are the best and you make my day.