First May Weekend

Here are the highlights of the very busy end of the week and weekend.  

On Thursday, the small condo we have owned for several years as rental property went on the market. Our condo is the one in the middle level.  It's been a good income property in a very nice complex, but we decided to sell it and invest the money into a larger home in Southern Utah that has no HOA.  Our realtor told us that we already have a showing of the condo scheduled for Monday.  The real estate market isn't great right now, but we are hopeful that we can sell it and get enough to pay off the home we bought last summer.  We have a good realtor, and the place is very nice inside and it is well-priced, so we are hopeful. 

I took some personal time off and attended the annual BYU Women's Conference with my daughter both Thursday and Friday.  It was fun and refreshing to gather with over 10,000 women of faith to learn important things and deepen our relationship with God.  We enjoyed the classes, and meeting and chatting with many of the speakers.  It was an uplifting and spiritually recharging experience.

After the conference sessions on Friday, my daughter invited me to attend my six-year-old granddaughter's musical recital for a program my granddaughter is in called We Play Music.  It was fun to see the children put on display the musical skills they are gaining. My little granddaughter is the third from the right in the picture. 

Here is a picture of my granddaughter and I, after the performance.

 

Here's a cute picture of my daughter and granddaughter.   It was fun to attend the performance. 

After the performance, my son-in-law suggested that I stop by and say hello to my older 17-year-old granddaughter at work.  She works at a Crumble Cookie store.  She was surprised but pleased to see me.

Of course, you can't go to Crumbl Cookie without bringing home a little treat,  so Charly, Josh and I have been enjoying these a little piece at a time all weekend. 

Saturday morning, we went back to our daughter's house to go to a plant sale with her.  A family in her town grows all kinds of seedlings in their greenhouses and then sells them in the spring.  We got tomatoes, several different kinds of melons - including Honey Dew and Cantaloupe, a pepper plant, and a strawberry plant. 

Later in the day, we got all of the little seedings planted in our garden.  I hope they grow and do well. 

Saturday afternoon, Josh asked Charly and I to go with him to look at apartments, which we did.  These are some of the places we looked at.  Josh will be living here at our house for a while so he can work and save money, but he wanted to get some ideas about rent prices and locations that would work for him when he moves out.  

Sunday morning, we were up and off to church, as usual.  It was sunny with some clouds, as you can see in the picture of our Sunday morning sky. 

Sunday afternoon, after I took a little nap, I decided to go for a walk.  You can see that the sky was no longer blue.  It was cold and breezy and I had to wear a jacket.  

I love seeing the flowers of spring which are all over the neighborhood.  

Sunday dinner was country fried steak, mashed potatoes and country gravy with fresh, steamed green beans.  To me, this is a total "comfort food" meal and it is one of my favorites!

After dinner, Josh and I drove to our favorite walking spot for a little after dinner walk.  It was raining by the time we got there, however, so we just drove home.  After I post this, I plan to take my shower and do some reading until bedtime.  

Weekend Gratitude:

• Attending BYU Women's Conference with my daughter.
• Seeing my grandkids and watching the youngest's musical performance.
• Getting our income-property condo listed for sale. 
• Planting our garden.
• Finding some good apartments that Josh can move into as soon as he saves some money.
• Receiving needed rain on Sunday. 
• Josh is starting his new job with two days of orientation and first day of work on Wednesday.

Praying for:

• Josh to do well in his new job. 
• Our little condo to sell quickly and for a good price. 
• Stressful work situation to be resolved.
• A grandchild who is going through a hard time. 
• Our nation.

That's all for this weekend.  Thanks for visiting.  Have a great week.

Until next time,

😊Deb💖

"But I will sing of 

your strength,

in the morning I will 

sing of your love;

for  you are my fortress,

my refuge in times

of trouble.
~ Psalm 59:16

Happiness Challenge - Day 10 & 11 - Garden Happiness!

 

I missed posting about what made me happy yesterday, so I am doing a bit of catch-up today with my daily Happiness Challenge.  I am joining with blogging friends The Gal Herself over at One Gal's Musings,  Stacy at A Mile in My Shoes and Kwizgiver at What if This is as Good as it Gets to look for moments of happiness each day this month. 

Yesterday, I discovered yet another baby pumpkin in my garden for a total for four so far.  This made me happy for two reasons - first, I love watching things grown in my garden and second, if all of these pumpkins mature and ripen, I will have one to give to each of my four Utah grandchildren who are still of an age to carve jack-o-lanterns at Halloween. 

Today, it made me happy to be able to take a walk around my neighborhood after church, before the day got too hot for outside walking.  I especially enjoyed seeing these beautiful Hibiscus flowers in front of a house at the top of our street.  The picture doesn't do them justice, but the flowers are as big as a plate and just bright and lovely.  I want some plants like this for my yard! 

What brought you happiness today? Thanks for stopping by to share the little daily moments of happiness. See you again soon!

Until next time,

😊Deb💖

"Happiness held is the seed.

Happiness shared is the flower."

~John Harrigan