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Sunday Matters: Happy Mother’s Day and an Explanation of Where I’ve Been

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Some of you noticed the lack of activity here and I just wanted to check-in to let you all know what’s been going on. My daughter is wrapping up her first year of college but she came down with some weird stomach thing which resulted in some internal bleeding. We have good insurance but it’s been a real challenge getting her care out of state. Two ER trips, bloodwork, and a CT scan and they still don’t know what’s wrong so now she has a Gastro appointment here in California for when she returns home. Send good vibes and prayers that she can finish out the semester and manage the move-out process.

Dealing with that kept me occupied and affected my desire to read. Plus, my son is now settled in Everett, WA! His job is going well and he loves his apartment and downtown area. Root Beer the cat has been a little moody. She is loving the floor to ceiling windows and the walks through the botanical gardens. His move and my daughter’s situation just overwhelmed me a little. I seriously cannot handle as much as I used to pre-COVID shutdown.

Right Now:

Student ministry is still meeting today even though it’s Mother’s Day! I suspect it will be a low attendance day as many of the students told me last week that they’d be celebrating Mom, as they should. My kids won’t be here so I will just celebrate myself. LOL! I already bought some books for myself last week (How High We Go in the Dark, and The Swimmers). To all the moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!

How High We Go in the Dark  The Swimmers

Reading:

My current read is Nan Rossiter’s new one, A Good Measure. It came out April 12th and Nan has offered me a copy to giveaway so look for that review soon. I got a little sidetracked with everything going on.

A Good Measure

Watching:

We finished Ozark Season 2 and we just started Season 3. I have mixed feelings about the show. Without spoilers, I will say that it’s hard to feel empathy for people who are clearly heading into trouble by choice. I
have some favorite characters though.

Grateful for:

  • So grateful that my son is all settled and comfortable. I miss that cat something fierce though.
  • Grateful that my daughter will be getting medical treatment soon.

Have a wonderful Sunday and great week!

Bookish Talk, Life

Sunday Matters: The End of the School Year is Approaching

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Hello, again! These Sundays seems to come around quickly. We are in a heat wave here. Close to 95 degree temps this past week. I enjoy the warm weather. If summer could cap itself at 90 I would be a happy lady. Last year we had a pretty mild summer. I don’t think it once hit 120 but this year has been unpredictable. I certainly hope this early warm weather isn’t hinting at a sweltering summer.

It feels like just yesterday when I was stressing over moving the Girl to Missouri and now we are about to plan her move back. It’s all up in the air right now because we still aren’t sure about summer acting plans. We need to figure out the storage situation as she won’t be able to move into her apartment until August. Flights are always difficult with that tiny airport in Springfield. She always has to drive to another airport and she has no car so it’s a challenge. Wish us luck.

Right Now:

Student ministry is still on break but I have lunch with some of the leaders today. We are hitting up an Indian buffet and I can’t wait. Their food is yummy and I am so glad that buffets post-Covid are starting to come back.

Reading:

I finished Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love. It was a lot of fun to read about his favorite t-shirts. Seems like an odd topic but in his hands it’s always interesting. My review of Greenwich Park  posted last Friday so stop by if you missed it.

My current read is Nan Rossiter’s new one, A Good Measure. It comes out April 12th and Nan has offered me a copy to giveaway so look for that review soon.

A Good Measure

Watching:

We started Ozark. We are halfway through season one. That is one wild show.

Grateful for:

  • Booster #2. I debated getting it because of my kidney issues but ended up getting it. No issues so far.
  • Book mail. I don’t know about other bloggers but I had a dry spell for awhile and received no books for months. The other day I received two. It made me so happy.

Have a wonderful Sunday and great week! My family is not on board with me cooking an Easter meal so I have no idea what we will do next weekend.