I Like Thursday #171

Another week has gone by and I've put off looking for an estate sale agent as well as a real estate agent. Also on my list of phone calls neglected was getting Mom & me in with a civilian PCM. The list just seems to always go on and on and on ... But we are back around to Thursday and I do have a few things to share!

Let's start with my birthday weekend. My birthday was on the 21st and it just happened to coincide with the sleep-in-your-own-bed retreat on the 21st & 22nd. Apparently there are several of us with January & February birthdays so one of the retreaters brought in a birthday cake with our names in hearts on it.

What did I work on while I was there? I appliqued 16 hearts down for a the start of a St. Patrick's Day pillow. My friend bought this kit for me so many years ago -- I can't even remember how long.

Friday night when I got home, we decided to go to Texas Roadhouse for my birthday dinner. It was a wonderful time, except for the 60+ minute wait for a table. Our server was great, the food was wonderful, and I got to go back to retreat the next day! Yippee!

Another birthday treat was my grocery store gave me a free donut. I chose a Mardi Gras one.

Another thing that really made me smile was one of my amaryllis plant started blooming. I don't know if you remember, but a neighbor has given me amaryllis plants for Christmas for the past several years (2022, 2023, & 2024). The one that has started to flower is called Minerva and is from 2023. It's beautiful with the white star through the middle of the flower.

I have four plants from 2022 & 2023 and they all have buds coming up. I'll keep you posted!

Mom had fun at PT this week. Here's a new "trick" they had her do on Monday. That pole is about 8 feet long and is very hard to "steer". First tap all the cones from right to left and then back again. She had to do this as fast as she could for 2 minutes with the last 30 seconds in turbo-time!

The next "trick" was three cones lined up in front of her from near to far. She said this was harder than side by side.

Look at that concentration!

Today they had her push a football trolley with 40 pounds of weight on top. I guess the trolley must weigh about 30-40 pounds because I was told that the total weight was 70-80 pounds. Mom only weights 100 pounds! Anyway, she had to push that trolley all around the room, then turn it around and backtrack the way she came. She was really puffing after that and needed to sit with a drink of water.

I've been trying to put in some time with the cross stitch project but it feels like it's taking forever. I've told myself I have to finish this one up before I start the new Spring project. Last seen ....

Progress up to now ...

More of the tree has been filled in
and red ornaments added

Still reading "The Quality of Silence" and enjoying it. I'm down to the last 20 or so pages so the end is definitely in sight. My next book will be one recommended by my daughter.

A major BIG LIKE is Survivor kicked off the new season Wednesday night! Whoop! Whoop! I'm looking forward to another good season!

This week was also a major score with personal care. I trimmed Mom's fingernails on Tuesday and cut Fred's hair on Wednesday. Polly better watch out because her claws are next! Ha!

Until next week, try to keep a positive attitude and enjoy the transition from Winter to Spring here in the northern hemisphere!

There's more to like over at LeeAnna's blog. Check it out HERE.