Week 39

Hello and welcome back! Here we are at another Tuesday. Things are a bit slow around here these days but soon to pick up as we head into a new month with new projects in the works. Our air quality has been hit or miss. There are still older fires burning and depending on the wind we can have beautiful days or hazy ugly days plus this past weekend some new fires north and south of us have started that make matters worse. That clean air was great while it lasted.  If you have it where you are don't take it for granted. Take a deep breath and enjoy the freshness. We're hoping and praying to be there some day soon again.

Here are last week's pictures:

Day 265- Monday 9/21/20

Thank goodness he likes to pump gas because I'm not a fan--perks of having a student driver.

Day 266- Tuesday, 9/22/20

I guess Rusty is the gatekeeper today.  I'm not sure what the password is but I'm pretty sure a small treat will help grant my entry.

Day 267- Wednesday, 9/23/20

Happy Birthday to Tyler!  He's 22 today and we had a nice family party with pizza, cake, and presents.  What a treat to actually have him home on his birthday this year--four years without while he was away at college was too long.

Day 268- Thursday, 9/24/20

This was our best air day all week and it was gorgeous out!  I haven't really seen the sky so blue and any wispy clouds like this for a couple months now.  It was also a perfect day for an evening out with the work girls.  Thankfully there were many places with outdoor seating for us to choose from.  It was a good time for all and what a treat to actually be able to go out.

Day 269- Friday, 9/25/20

Today was a busy and bustling day at work in the lab but worth getting it done early so I could get home and start my weekend.  TIGF and cheers to us! Our movie for the night was The Secret with a wonderful reminder to keep thinking positive and not to let the negative stuff weigh you down.  Thanks also for the drinks babe--they help improve one's perspective too 😄

Day 270- Saturday, 9/26/20

This is finally happening.  Time to renovate our upstairs bathrooms.  We ventured out today looking for ideas and ended up selecting the tile for our master bath.  So many decisions to make but at least it's fun stuff and not decisions about home improvements we can't actually see or enjoy.

Day 271- Sunday, 9/27/20

Finally Tyler gets to shelve all these books and take his test today!  His MCAT was reschedule multiple times due to COVID but at least that gave him extra study time so he is overly prepared and has got this!  His test started at 2pm and won't be done until after 9pm.  It's a grueling 7hr test and while he powers through that we get to enjoy grilled burgers and dogs for dinner tonight all the while missing and thinking of him of course!  In other news we pray for more fire victims as the Glass fire burns near and around the Napa valley area  (photo credit Kent Porter, The Press Democrat).  It's been such a horrible fire year and sadly I'm sure we're not done yet.  Hopefully this will at least help bring much needed management changes so we can all stay safe during future fire seasons.

Wait!  One more:

September's Family Photo

Taken on a beautiful fall evening in the backyard over the weekend.  Can't wait until Justin can join us again.

OK!  All done!  Hope to see you back next week.