If It's Thursday (And It Is) It Must Be Time For Fun

Skipped the morning exercise (no time, not feeling quite up to it yet) and headed out for our appointment with our friendly Tax Preparer.  Came away ready to celebrate.  Won't have to pay quite the large check that we anticipated.  Of course, it is only a preliminary estimate and we knew the severance was going to cause some pain - tax wise - still this was better news than expected.

So, of course we had to celebrate.  Stopped in at Bake 360 (a rarity for us) and got a little treat.  This baker bakes the best baked confections ever!  I adore his croissants.

More piano / flute practice and I think we've got the number nailed down.  She plays so lovely.

Then it was off to lunch at a favorite restaurant with a favorite person.  I'm so grateful for kind friends.

And yes, it is another tree picture.  Looked out the powder room window this morning at the sunshine on our pine with just a dusting of fresh snow.  This tree is probably 20 feet tall now (perhaps taller, it's hard to tell from my 5' perspective).  When we planted this little beauty, it was about 6 feet tall.  That first winter the winds howled and blew and by springtime there was not a single (nary a one!) needle left on it.  Never quick to give up on a plant, we just kept watering it and talking to it.  (The birdies love it!)  And look at it now...it really bestows beauty on our yard.

Today's gratitude:  (Other than having all the errands done so I can stay home all day tomorrow) for sunshine, and laughter and people who accept me warts and all....and also for cough lozenges.