Highlights and Favorites; One Sentence a Day in September

September felt like it flew by! We had a pretty great month with some pretty great weather... until the Nor'Easter of rain hit at the end of the month bringing with it some localized flooding and lots of power outages and in our case a fender bender.  I've gotta say, these past two months have nearly done me in.. I don't want to be an adult anymore. 🤣

1.Thankful for some much needed rain. Slept in then went to yoga and spent the dark, stormy day inside cleaning the house top to bottom. 3,581 steps.

2. Thankful to see how well Evan is settling into school and for an unexpected date night with my husband. Gym, spent part of my day chatting with my mom, then my husband picked me up before his haircut so we could also drop a bag of things off for Evan; he elected not to go to dinner with us because he had plans with friends instead. 6,556 steps. 

3. Thankful for good audiobooks to keep me company on my walks. Yoga workout at home, then headed out hiking by myself. 12,213 steps.

 

4. Thankful to have had a decent talk with all 3 boys individually throughout the day. Gym, grocery shopping, Alec came home for a dentist appointment and stayed the night, finished my puzzle while watching Jeopardy with Alec.  8,114 steps. 

 

5. Thankful we finished the yard work before the rains came. Went with Ian and my husband to buy supplies to over-seed the lawn, then spent most of my day reading  4,447 steps.  

picked quite a few more tomatoes; seems like we're getting a big batch every other day now

6. Thankful we had no real plans for the weather to mess up. A mostly rainy day spent predominantly inside reading, blogging, and hemming my pants. 2,891 steps. 

7. Thankful for a beautiful day of hiking and hearing about Evan's first few weeks of school.  Hiked Mt. Wachusett with Evan and my husband then swung by Bj's on our way home. 12,284 steps.

 

8. Thankful for our gorgeous weather today. Spent the day running errands, had a late day perm at the hairdressers with my mom who was also getting a cut at the same time, then home to cook dinner. 6,556 steps. 

9. Thankful for fresh apples and veggies from the orchard. Gym, home to scrapbook and do some crafting, then off to the apple orchard and spent my afternoon reading, crafting, and blogging. 7,902 steps.  

 10. Thankful that my new painting turned out as good as it did after hating it for 90% of the way. Grocery shopping, finished my latest painting, did two workouts at home (this ab workout and this arm weight workout), and nearly finished my latest book. 6,240 steps. 

11. So thankful for a really fabulously long and beautiful hike. Gym, contacted a few lawyers in Florida, went for a nice long hike to clear my head then spent 2 hours on the phone catching up with Evan's week. 16,136 steps.

12. Thankful to see some pea pods in the garden. A sunny Saturday spent at home doing some yard chores, spent my afternoon reading and ended the day with a trail ride.  7,098 steps. 

13. So thankful we never got any severe storms or floods in our area. We had a very rainy day with threat of thunderstorms and flood watches all day so I mostly just crafted. A rather pitiful 1,693 steps. 

 

 14. Thankful for a fun afternoon of games with the family. Gym, spent my morning cleaning house, reading, then ended my day playing tri-ominoes with my mom, mother in law, and son. 10,239 steps.  

15. Thankful to have finished scrapbooking our Utah trip. Yoga, spent my morning scrapbooking, then went for a hike. 9,797 steps.  

16. Thankful for the spectacular sunrise and that my mom didn't mind my pulling over to snap a quick photo on the way to the gym. Gym, cleaned house, spent much of the day chatting and running errands with Ian then ended the night starting 5 Star Weekend on Paramount.  6,885 steps. 

 

Alec's sage plant is looking pretty good-- know of any good uses for sage?

We finally had a few peas to harvest (they were planted so late we didn't really expect to get any but there are pods everywhere!) and yet more tomatoes

17. Thankful both baked good turned out so good! Grocery shopping, home to work on lots of baking, mailed out a package, talked with Evan for a bit then went to visit with my mom. 3,801 steps.  

 18. Thankful my husband was able to fix the dishwasher after dinner. Gym, home to make a salad and work on the blog, then went to meet my girlfriend for a lovely afternoon hike. 12,835 steps. 

19. Thankful Evan decided to spend the night at home. Spent the morning clearing the trail with my husband and mother in law while our driveway was resealed then went to pick up Evan and 2 of his friends for a day at the movies/shopping. 7,447 steps. 

 

20. Thankful the whole family was able to be together for one last meal with my mom & stepfather before they leave to head back home. I spent the morning chatting with Evan, Ian, and my mother in law then we left for a family lunch at Wrights Chicken Farm with my parents before driving Evan back to school then we spent the rainy afternoon watching TV.  4,124 steps. 

21. Thankful I got to wear my new sweater today. Gym, home to clean, then I honestly can't remember what I did; clearly I walked at some point.. 8,207 steps.  

22. Thankful to have (hopefully!) found a new doctor worth keeping. Skipped yoga for a doctor's appointment then ran a few errands and went to get my blood work done too before lunch and then a long walk through the state park.  10,047 steps. 

23. So thankful all my blood test results came back and everything checks out just fine. Gym, home to work on housework and some more art project then off for an afternoon hike with my mother in law; I had planned to meet Alec in Providence to see a show but my tetanus shot really started making me feel pretty awful by late afternoon so I stayed home and went to bed early instead (he was already going with his roommate anyway so he was fine either way). 10,336 steps. 

 

24. Felt good enough to go to the gym (after a dose of Motrin), went grocery shopping, then spent my day doing my nails, working on the blog, and reading. 7,212 steps. 

 25. So thankful for a truly wonderful day with my guy. My husband and I were up early and on the road by 8:30/9 to head up to New Hampshire and check on our new Ranger that we bought in June that broke down... after a lovely lunch and a quick stop in Kittery Maine we set our GPS south and headed to Foxwoods resort and casino for a lovely belated birthday celebration-- dinner at Hell's Kitchen, Steve Martin & Martin Short live, and a wonderful overnight stay in the Fox Tower. (no step count as I only wore my watch part of the day).

 

We made it inside just as the rains started

 

26. Thankful that even though the power blinked off several times it always came back on. After a really wonderful nights' sleep we headed to breakfast at Jerry's then drove home through the wind and rain and back roads arriving just before lunch then hit the ground running with unpacking and settling in. (another no count day as my watch needed charging). 

I was freezing and changed into long pants and fuzzy slippers the moment we got home.

27. Thankful no one was hurt when we were rear-ended on our way home. Spent another rainy day making a lasagna for dinner, the afternoon working on art and reading, and then in a last minute change of plans we went to pick up Evan for a very belated birthday dinner out (he was craving steak and called begging us to take pity on him). Texas road house was delicious and fun but getting rear ended while fully stopped at a stop light on the way home was not-- my poor car does not look good.

28. Thankful the company we pay to oversee Alec's laptop was able to help him when he had troubles at school. Went to the gym, home to call the insurance company, found a collision center nearby & got a quote, learned our insurance company is treating this as an uninsured motorist and our rates will go up... struggling to find an upside this miserable rainy day.   

did see a random fox in our backyard

29.Thankful for a quick and rejuvenating afternoon nap. Stuck at home with no car (since we were told ours was not drivable) my plans for the week pivoted a lot and I spent the day painting, wrapping gifts, making a salad, reading, blogging, etc. 4,305steps. 

30. Thankful for a really productive day. Hitched a ride to the gym with my mom then home to pay bills, make soup, make bread, make pie crust, etc. 10,011 steps.