Good morning, friends. Another busy week comes to a close. I’m ready for a nice hot cup of tea!  Won’t you join me, sit a while and chat?  🙂

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: as I told you last week, Alyssa and I are now Independent Fashion Retailers with LuLaRoe.  We got our first order yesterday, and Oh My!  It was like a big Christmas surprise!  And we have another order coming this Friday, with even more goodies!  I can’t wait to get started.  ❤

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: I had no puppy duty this week.  😦 I’m really enjoying the time I get to spend with these fluffies.  We get to walk Shadow on Tuesday night, so I’m looking forward to that.  Hopefully, the weather will behave.  It’s cold and rainy, and I want warmth and sunshine!

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: Saturday was my mom’s birthday.  She’s 86!!  We brought her her favorite McDonald’s lunch, Artisan Chicken, and don’t forget the french fries and apple pies! We surprised her.  She thought it was only my hubby and me, until she turned the corner and Alyssa and Jonathan were there.  She was so excited! We stayed for a bit, then had some errands to run. We headed back to her and she treated us to dinner, so we celebrated all day!  They brought her a nice cake and sang Happy Birthday.  Fun! Here’s a pic of her with Alyssa.

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: I had a little set back with my health, but I’m learning to overcome the obstacles in front of me, and leave them behind.  My body pretty much tells me when it’s time to shut down, and rest.  Of course, I have a million things to do and a million thoughts going through my head, so I never listen….until I have to.  Why is it we push and push until we can’t?  I’m stubborn.  How about you?

If we were sipping tea and talking I would tell you: this week coming up is Thanksgiving in the USA, where humans stuff their faces with turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry everything and pumpkin pie.  After the food coma is over, Thanksgiving is followed by Black Friday (which actually begins on Turkey Day), when human beings become bulldozers, to get to what they don’t really need. I stopped shopping in the stores a long time ago.  I prefer online.  Less hassle, less crowded and best of all, it comes right to my door.  How do you shop for the holidays?

As for the week ahead:

If we were sipping tea, basking in the sun and talking I would tell you: I’ll be diligently painting my living room and dining room.   I am notorious for redecorating the house days before a holiday!  My husband cringes when I say I think the walls need a new color! LOL  One year found me stripping wallpaper and painting, a mere two days before Christmas.  What can I say?  I love a challenge!!

If we were sipping tea, basking in the sun and talking I would tell you: it’s hard to believe this week is the end of November. The year has flown by so swiftly.  I’m hoping December is a smooth one (aka no snow) and 2020 is the beginning of better tomorrows.

If we were sipping tea, basking in the sun and talking I would tell you: it’s off to church I go! Once again, Alyssa will be selling her Avon, and giving a portion of the proceeds to the church!  I’m so proud of her!  Until next time, be well, and have a blessed week, my friends!  ❤