Week 6 - Final Birthday Celebrations

It was another week that started with a 4 hour zoom and it ended with another zoom that went past 5:00. I did grab some sunshine during a late lunch between them and Nan brought cherry pie and ice cream to knitting for, you guessed it, more birthday treats. Heidi's chickens had started laying again so I got a dozen of good eggs for the first time in a long time. I started Tuesday morning with boiled eggs and bread and butter soldiers. Yum.

I did two days in a row on campus - Wednesday and Thursday after Layton rescheduled our Friday lunch. On Wednesday, Brook bought me a mocha for my birthday (it just keeps giving!) and then Cindy, Lana and I went out for lunch at Lila Mae's Southern Kitchen. Cindy billed it as for both our birthdays since we had never gone out for hers in January. The shrimp and grits were wonderful. I met Darla after work for thrifting and Dollar Tree. She gave me a cute teapot for my birthday. This was the end of the week of birthday stuff. Promise.

My work week was full of data problems and working late, including on Friday (!), trying to figure it all out. I finished another pair of socks from the previous year and started up on the final pair I had hopes of finishing by the 15th. Otherwise, the highlight of the rest of the work week was when the scab finally fell off my foot on Friday morning. It had been uncomfortable for 4+ weeks and now there'd be hope for wearing some normal shoes. Yay! The white chicken chili I'd put in the crockpot made for a delicious end to the work week.

It was the monthly sale at the Estate Dispersal Store. Heidi was coming along but didn't want to be out all day so we got an early start on Saturday. I picked Heidi and Andrea up at 7:30 and we were at the Restore at 8:00. We had fun and found a few treasures but I'd gotten the time wrong for when EDS opened so we went to Goodwill and Aldi then back there. I only bought a baking rack (I haven't found anything there in a while) and we were home before noon. I picked up BK after dropping them off and had the whole afternoon free. I had hoped to sew but it was cloudy and cold so not warm enough for the craft room. I spent the afternoon knitting and streaming. Shocking, I know.

I woke up with a dry throat in the wee hours on Sunday and by morning, it was clear I had a cold. It was a low energy day for sure. I talked to Ginny, Carolyn and Deanne and followed the sun, reading in the front room in the afternoon and even sitting in my desk chair by the bar when that was the only direct sun in the house. This is only my 2nd cold since the pandemic but only 2 months past the last one. I hope this isn't a trend.

So my birthday was over for another year. I celebrated plenty, right? Here's to another year of fun. By next next birthday, I'll be retired. : )