Yay!

Started out yesterday morning ahead of the game - decided spur of the minute Friday evening to get going on the freezer defrost.  It took w-a-y less time than expected.  Was done in a couple hours and by Saturday morning we were able to get everything back inside.

Which meant we were able to do a fairly quick run to Costco to replenish some stuff we'd been needing but postponed because of the defrost.  (Methinks the opening of the newest Costco across the valley has lessened the load on our Costco - yay!)

I was slightly dreading the cleaning of the (church) building because it has always been just the two of us in the past (with the building cleaning "boss") and it has taken hours.  We arrived yesterday to find two others there, the building hadn't been used much this week because of Conference last week so we were out of there in 45 minutes.  Another yay!

The Husband had a largish chore on his list - dividing the peonies.  I think he mentally dreaded it a tad - he hasn't ever done this before and it seemed a bit overwhelming.  Only took him a couple hours - start to finish.  That gave me time to get the paint-preparation-scraping on a door frame done.  Two big things done in less than expected time - another yay!

We had time to shower and relax a bit before heading out to dinner with friends.  A game of dominoes (and goodies) at their place after was the most delightful way to end the day.

Wish I could have managed to get this stunning tree without the car, sadly it wasn't possible.  Still...it's a beautiful tree - size, color, shape - I love it.

Today I'm grateful for prayer (and the knowledge that it really does help) that we can utter for those we love, for not being too old to find/enjoy friends, for the beauty of fall.        And for candy corn.