dual personalities

Another weekend gone with the wind. I have been so busy lately, I sometimes don’t know whether I am coming or going. But I’m not complaining. My cup runneth over.

I  had to include this photo from Friday night because it is so darn cute. I’m sorry I didn’t have one of the boy and the little guy in their dad and lad outfits–both were wearing Longboat Key t-shirts, blue shorts, mid-calf socks and gray Nikes. It was way too cute, even for this blog. I love the drool kerchief–it gives his outfit that cowboy je ne sais quoi.

On Saturday we got up early and packed up daughter #1’s new car.

Then we waited around for the boy to come over 😤 and then we packed up his truck with furniture. (We didn’t fit everything in the monster truck so the OM and I will probably be heading back to Columbia next weekend, but what the heck.)

We set off in a mini convoy and made it to her new apartment by 10:30.

#hillbillymovers (all due respect to hillbillys)

We unloaded and then headed off to Steak ‘N Shake ’cause we were mighty hungry (and we were not dressed for fine dining).

Her t-shirt says: NOT TODAY SATAN.

Then we set up some of the stuff we had brought in her apartment.

What a difference from her tiny studio on the Upper West Side! Most of her stuff won’t arrive from NYC for a couple of weeks, but she’ll have plenty to do settling in and luxuriating in all the space, not to mention the lovely pool.

We left around 2:00 so the boy could be back for some lacrosse event he had to go to later. He is so busy and working so hard, it makes me tired thinking about it. Indeed, I fell asleep that night watching Sing (2016)

which was not that inspiring and/or funny despite the voices of a lot of well-known actors. 👎

On Sunday I went to church because I was reading–a long passage from I Kings 19: 9-18 which included:

Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; ¹² and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. 

So great to read! I came home and cleaned up my house which I had neglected in all the recent activity. I did laundry and thought of daughter #1 who has a washer/dryer room in her apartment for the first time. If you have ever done without them, you will never take for granted having ones of your own. I know I don’t.

I did manage a little R&R on the patio. And more Longmire.

It was a good weekend. Have a good week!

*Lao Tzu