Friday, August 25, 2023

Ok, it’s Friday and they hit differently now – all the teachers and parents probably agree with me! I think most of us are now in school at this point? I am linking up here for Friday Favorites.

I’m not sure everything I will talk about will be a favorite…

First, can we talk about a French 75? This is the drink I ordered at the outdoor concert Saturday night. Gin is nasty. I just can’t. I used to drink a gin and tonic in my 20s because I thought it was sophisticated. I wasted most of the drink Saturday night. I now firmly stand by the fact that I don’t like the taste of gin. It’s ok if you do!

We took the boat out on Sunday from about 10:30-2 and Tom’s sister came along, which was great! It was so nice to still have so much day left and we had McDonald’s bacon egg and cheese biscuits on the boat – breakfast on the boat was a summer list item! It was nice to be able to both have some fun and have time to prepare myself for the week ahead.

Serious boating face:

So, school did go off without a hitch on Monday and I forgot a full outfit pic, but this is me during my planning period. Everyone seemed glad to be back and it seemed like the bus situation was at least – better.

I love teaching! I just don’t love the admin stuff that has become more and more each year.

That first night after school I knew I wasn’t going to cook. Both kids were at work, but I like to leave a plate for them. I looked on the Door Dash app and looked for $0 delivery fees. Outback Steakhouse had one. I ordered two meals that the four of us were able to split and it came out to $47 with tip so I was ok with that.

We rarely use Door Dash, but Monday night it was a life saver.

Tuesday night, I turned on my oven from the app on my phone – woohoo!

It was 110 when I got in my car Tuesday! We had our hottest week of the summer this week – go figure! Next week it looks to be low to mid 80s!

The meal I made in the oven was Amylu chicken apple gouda sausage, onions, zucchini, little red potatoes, and mushrooms. This was also lunch for Erica and I the next day.

Erica grows tomatoes and eggplant and made us eggplant parmesan with whole wheat linguine one day. This had been her dinner the night before. The eggplant held up really well and this meal was delicious!

We are back to splitting the lunch prep and it’s great! She comes to my room on my days for lunch and I go to her room on her days for lunch.

I was happy with Aldi’s sparkling water. I have only tried blackberry so far. Did you see my Aldi post this week? Yup, I’m shocked, too.

This was my favorite outfit this week:

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Ok, so this is not a favorite…on Sunday evening when I had basically finished cooking dinner, there was a small puddle of water underneath my freezer – probably someone dropped ice and it melted. My barefoot found it and I slipped and did the splits going two different ways – both ways that I was not flexible enough to do – and I landed on the floor. I pulled my hamstring really badly. I iced it and rested it and then went to bed and woke up in pain. Monday was rough and even walking was painful. Tuesday was better. Wednesday was better, but I developed a huge bruise. I’m naturally pretty clumsy.

Look at the devotional I read Thursday morning:

Yes, my foot slipped, but I was so grateful it wasn’t worse, that standing felt better than sitting and I was able to start school again because that’s where I needed to be.

Resting the leg after school:

I really want to show you a photo of the bruise, but I won’t.

Apparently not eating a balanced meal for dinner is a trend:

Ha! We’ve all been trendy for a long time!

Ok, I hate to end like this, but Wednesday Ernie wasn’t acting like himself, and it was bascially a repeat of last January when we found out he had internal bleeding, which led to a diagnosis of cancer of the spleen.

He perked up after that vet visit and has been great since then – thankfully. I have done an update here. I am so grateful for the time we have had since January.

At our August vet visit, the vet warned us that this was coming but it was hard to see with our healthy acting 10-year-old dog. He stressed again that he didn’t advise any interventions.

Wednesday night he barely moved and wouldn’t eat. My prayer had been for my kids to get to have time with him after the spring semester ended in May and that Ernie would have a good quality of life up until the end. We have had a wonderful summer with him. He has been on so many walks, has been boating, and has swum in the river.

I was also prayerful about the timing of Ernie’s passing in regard to Mason’s time in England. As I am writing this on Thursday morning, my heart is heavy with Jack starting back and our German guests coming on Monday.

It might be quiet around here next week depending on what the next couple of days holds for us. “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul”.

Amy

32 thoughts on “Friday Favorites”

  1. Oh Amy, this part is the hardest for sure. We have to love them all the way through. Praying for Ernie and timing and all the things coming up. Courage and strength.

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  2. So sorry to hear Ernie is not doing well; that is so tough. Your meals this week sound incredible– I have had zero motivation to cook lately so I’ve been eating a lot of salads and making quick/ easy things for the boys like tacos and BLT sandwiches.

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  3. I loved the post right up until the ending. I am so sorry! It’s so hard going through that. I can sympathize, because we’ve been there with our black lab. He had something different than your boy, but it was essentially the same, since he was healthy and remained so, until he wasn’t. We had to make the hard decision to have him put to sleep, because I couldn’t bear to watch him suffer. I will be praying for all of you, and for the right decision to be made. xoxo

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  4. Not a fan of gin either but I love eggplant parm. Glad school is in session! It can only go up from here. Sorry about your hamstring. Rest it lots this weekend and may it be a beautiful one.

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  5. Praying you have peace about Ernie. The extra and unexpected time with him is a gift, for sure. I haven’t been in this position yet but I have all the empathy in the world for your family right now. I probably said it before: all we can do is give them the best life possible and I’m sure you’ve done that.

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  6. Amy I am so very sorry to hear Ernie is not doing well. I have been there with our 2 cocker spaniels and it is so very hard. My heart is with you. 🐾💙

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  8. The hamstring sounds so painful, ugh.
    But my heart is heavy with thoughts of you all and your sweet Ernie. Now words just prayers, I honestly feel like I could cry. Although I’ve never met your Ernie, I get such a good sense of him from your stories and photos.
    Thinking of you all,
    Kellyann

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  10. Saying prayers for Ernie! He has the best family and I know you all are surrounding him w/ love and prayers. I have always enjoyed all of your posts and pictures of him.
    XXOO

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  11. Prayers lifted for you, your family and sweet Ernie. It is so heartbreaking.
    We put our Ruby down in December so I can relate. Much love to you all.

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  12. I pray that Ernie was just having another slow down of his body but will come back out of this just like before. As you said he had a great summer and pray for more of those.

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  13. Praying for your sweet Ernie and your family 🙏❤️ You have a lot going on so we understand if you don’t post for awhile. Hope your hamstring heals quickly!

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  16. The hardest part of having a sweet dog is letting them go, but I know Ernie has been surrounded with extra love and attention this summer. I’m thinking of you and your family, those of us with dogs will give ours hugs and kisses this weekend.

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  17. i thought i could water ski one time and tore my hamstring. i know exactly what your bruise looks like!! hope it heals well and quick.
    ernie. what a joy they are and why can’t they live as long as us? i still get a lump in my throat and eyes that well up 4 years after going through a loss like this. same thing happened to me when i read your words about your beloved ernie. they give us so much and our pets are guileless innocents. i wish your family peace amy

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  18. I’m so sorry to hear that Ernie is not doing well. It’s almost like he held on through the summer to spend time with everyone in the family. It’s so tough to see your dog like that. Thinking of you!

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  19. Oh, so sorry to hear about your fall. I hope you are able to rest this weekend before a busy week. I hope the visit goes well and your boys have a good week with so much going with them right now too.

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  20. I’m saying prayers for Ernie and your family. It is so hard. I’m glad your week went well after your unfortunate splits. I think your idea of splitting lunches is genius! We always just ran down to Subway or one of the local little restaurants on the days we didn’t feel like eating what we had.

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  21. Oh no! Such a lovely post intill the end! All my love to you an sweet Ernie! I honestly think Ernie was a big reason for me finding your blog; such a lovely dog must have a lovely mama! Take care!

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  23. So sorry to hear about your sweet boy, I’ve become quite attached to him remotely. ❤ The loss of a pet is heart wrenching, sending you love and light!

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  24. I’m so sorry you had a fall, how frightening! But so glad that you are better. Sending prayers for your family as you look after your sweet Ernie.

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