SOMETHING SPECIAL

 

Guinea pigs.... guinea pigs... better go check on them.

Today Steve is coming over to get our HRV filter changed over, and to bring down all the 'stuff' in our attic.  That will give me something to do during the week. 

This morning I am going to work on this runner:

ABOVE: After fixing the 'boo boo' yesterday (photo above still shows the boo boo), and stitching it all back together, I couldn't stop looking at it.  And NOT liking it!

ABOVE:  The part bugging me was the busy border.  It had to GO.  So I spent some time last night unpicking it all.  Phew.  Glad that's done.  Now I just have to decide what to put on instead of that busy fabric.  Possibly just green.  We'll see.

This afternoon something rather special is going to happen.  I'm not going to talk about it until AFTER it happens.

It is something we did not expect to happen, but we are so happy about it.

ONWARD...

Ooooo... I nearly forgot this!  I LOST .900 grams this past week.  I am very happy with that.  (900 grams = 1.98 pounds)

Well, I spent a few hours de-cluttering in the sewing room this morning.  Freed up heaps of room.

Then Steve and family came over...

ABOVE: Steve got up in the attic and replaced the HRV filter, then passed down everything that was stored up there.

ABOVE:  I sat on the floor and was like... right, there's next week's job.  Most of those boxes hold our photos.  I'm not keeping them. I have lugged them from house to house, attic to attic for over 30+ years.  Not doing it again.

Stew and I went to the Base, and Stew bought a couple of new pairs of casual trackpants for around home.  Then we had a simple lunch of KFC Chicken nuggets and chips.  Stew had a piece of chicken, and gave me the skin.  Cos I love it... that's real love right there.

And now we are just chilling out... waiting for the 'something special'.

I am thrilled to say, our something special  happened this evening!

ABOVE:    We got to see and talk with our grandchildren, Sienna and Bodhi, who live in Australia.  It has been many, many years since we had contact with them, and it is thanks to their Mum that this happened.  Thank YOU so much Tess.  Stew and I appreciated this so much.

And we hope to keep up the contact now, and one day in the next year or two get over there and visit them.  There's years of hugs saved up. 😊💙💜💗

I'm a very, very happy Grandma right now.

The kids were DELIGHTFUL.   So happy, chatty, lovely kids.  Tess has done a great job raising them to be such lovely kids.  

*  PHOTO of children published with their permission  *

And that's a wrap on today.  I can't imagine anything beating our 'something special', so catch ya tomorrow.