Thursday That Feels Like Friday

We went to Hale Theatre last night to see "Hello, Dolly".  Our season tickets have been on Thursday evenings for years and years.  We had to change our tickets for this play - the only time they could get us in was last night:  Wednesday.  So today, feels oddly like it should be Friday instead.  I'm all mixed up.

The play was fabulous.  They always seem to out-do themselves.  The singing was wonderful, as was the dancing and the staging was superb.  I often complain about the high cost of our tickets (this year we had a gift card that helped tremendously) but seriously it is well worth it.  We don't do a lot for ourselves and sometimes I feel guilty that we spend so much on our Hale tickets.  This is one thing that we thoroughly enjoy throughout the year.  And yeah, I think we'll continue as long as we can.

The Husband has been out in the yard.  Was going to mow the back yard with the John Deere.  But, no.  It's an aging machine, much like most things here at our house:  22 years old.  The mowing deck wouldn't engage.  We're off tomorrow to the John Deere place for a replacement belt that had just fallen apart.  Probably time, but it's yet another of those little annoying things that take so much effort to fix.  This morning it was a trip to Home Depot for a new light switch.  That particular switch has been kind of flaky for years.  But finally wouldn't work at all.  Home Depot had one switch that was the right kind and color.  Thankfully, The Husband is adept at all those kinds of things (and actually, I think he enjoys doing them) and it's working just fine. We're still in process of fixing the bathroom floor.  The Charger's windshield is break and speck free.  Little by little we whittle at all the things that need doing.  Sometimes it feels like we fix one thing and two more break, but that's often the way things feel.  Fortunately we do manage to make a tiny bit of progress.

The other day we brought in the very first strawberry of the season from our own plants.  I meant to post a picture.  But then today, The Husband brought in a small handful.  Just right for a couple of bites and to share.  I hope they're tasty.  The ginormous ones we bought from the grocery weren't all that flavorful.  Though frankly, I'm surprised we get any produce out of CA this year because of the past winter's weather.

And there's some sunrise pictures.  Every morning we've walked out to gorgeous skies.  Pictures never do them justice, but I take lots of them anyway. This morning we walked north on our section of the Jordan River Trail and it was lovely - lots of birds, we love their songs. 

Received our power bill the other day.  I always have a goal to wait until at least June to turn on the air conditioning.  I try so hard to live simply and somewhat frugally.   This bill was a pleasure to read.  I can manage $17.  😀

And here's an article I found interesting:  On Being Human / Kind  And I liked this list of 7 rules of life.  

1.  Make peace with your past -  so it won't disturb your present.

2. What other people think of you is none of your business.

3. Time heals almost everything.  Give it time.

4.  No one is in charge of your happiness, except you.  (and I'll add, rely on our Creator for the foundation of that happiness.)

5.  Don't compare your life to others, and don't judge them, you have no idea what their journey is all about.

6.  Stop thinking too much.  It's alright not to know the answers.

7.  Smile.  You don't own all the problems in the world.  (And I'll add that smiling often has as a result the smiler actually feels a tiny bit better.)     These aren't at all comprehensive and probably could have been said better, but there is definitely food for thought here.  And yes, I did like where those thoughts took me.

Today, I'm trying hard to find things to be grateful for.  I want to not be a whiner or complainer, but sometimes things are hard.  And when loved ones are troubled, then I'm troubled, too. Though I keep praying for some small tender mercy or good thing to come along to provide hope and encouragement- for all of my loved ones.  I hope that prayer is answered.  So:  our neighbor showed up at the door with some freshly cooked asparagus (he does it sous vide) that we devoured in seconds.  Just because he wanted to, that's the kind of guy he is.  I'm grateful that so far our other neighbors have managed to keep the lights off after 10:30.  (It's been non-stop-every-single-night-huge-gathering-of-loud-screaming-kids-friends.) Last night it was closer to 10:40 and I expect it'll keep getting bumped later and later.   But so far, it's been reasonable.  For that I'm grateful. I'm grateful for kind people who say they'll miss me from yoga.  (I'm having to take a bit of a break, that dang shoulder.) And grateful for library books to read, even when they're all ready to check out at the same time.