Labor Day weekend

HAPPY LABOR DAY, friends! We had a rather nice holiday weekend beginning with a lovely dinner at a new restaurant called, "Black Sheep Tavern" ...

Afterward, we stopped off at The Sinking Spring VFW for a nightcap or two. While there, we ran into our friend (and my "dance partner" Walt's youngest son), Billy ... 💙💚💛

And, our friends Donna 'n' Dave ... 😎

On Sunday, we spent the afternoon at my hubby's cousin's house for a family cookout and the weather was gorgeous! 🌞

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Labor Day Weekend

Happy Friday everyone! Well, it's Labor Day weekend and autumn is on its' way!! We still have the ungodly heat and humidity here although we have had a night or two of 60-some degrees by 10:30pm in the evening which is unusual for the month of August.  

We were finally able to make an appointment at our vet for Charlie to get checked out on September 23rd. We are praying that he is healthy and does not have Fel-Leuk. He is currently still residing downstairs in the holding cage, but he is handling it very well. He loves to be petted and is such a little sweetheart! ...  

Kitty hand butts!

Surprisingly, I am off of work for the next five days. My employer decided to offer us TOST days - meaning that we have a very rare chance to take a day off (in this case two days off not including the Labor Day paid holiday and the weekend) without pay. So, I will not have to go back to work until next Wednesday - Thank God!!

We also received our tickets in the mail for "The Jersey Boys" show at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre on September 23rd. This is my husband's wedding anniversary gift to me as our anniversary is next month.

As for the rest of the holiday weekend, I would like to clean up and organize around the house. I also need to bag up a lot of clothing, shoes, and things to drop off at our local Goodwill Store if possible.

Have a great weekend all!

Holiday weekend happenings

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Greetings all! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Labor Day weekend. I picked up a couple of items at our local grocery store on my way to work on Friday. As this was the first weekend I did not have to work, my sister Aurora Skye and I decided to hang out together on Saturday ...

We met up with our friends Deb and Dave at Beverly Hills for lunch ...

We had the delicious Buffalo Crab Dip with chips! ...

In other news, my co-worker and very lovely soul, Rosa (if you remember, she is the one who made me a beautiful beaded bracelet a couple of weeks ago) gave me this gorgeous salt lamp which changes color! ...

MANY THANKS, ROSA!! Today, I FINALLY began bringing my fall/autumn decorations down from the attic in order to adorn my house. It always gives me a really good feeling this time of the year.

WELCOME FALL!!!!

And, my husband surprised me last week with this karaoke machine he ordered online ... 👄

Aurora Skye and I had a lot of fun playing around with it after we got back from an afternoon of shopping ... 💜💚💛💙

I also made us frozen Mango Margaritas in the blender ... Remind anyone of anything? LOL! ...

My idea of Labor Day

For most people I know, the ideal Labor Day is spent outdoors (or in if it is raining outside) having a cook-out ~ barbequing or grilling steaks, chicken, hamburgers or hot dogs. For me however, it was spent quite differently.

It started late last night when we noticed that our cat, Midnight, began hobbling around ~ something he usually does when he is constipated (in spite of the fact that he gets the best Vet recommended kitty food money can buy). So at about 11:30PM, I ran out to Redner's Markets (open 24-7) and picked up a few small canisters of his favorite wet cat food, "Fresh Pet Select." This is actually found in a small refrigerator at the end of the Pet Food and Supply isle of the store. It is all natural and has plenty of gravy so that I can mix some Metamucil in with it for Midnight's "potty" problem.

Of course, you can't just give the yummy stuff to one cat without giving a little to the other!

Then, early this afternoon I drove to my parents house to pick up my dad and bring him back to my Reiki Room for his weekly/bi-weekly Reiki treatment. Since he has developed such bad depression lately, his medical condition has gotten much worse. Sometimes I truly believe that the medical field has gotten it all backwards. Perhaps they should be focusing on our mental/psychological health first and foremost, then our physical issues. Afterall, if our mind/brain is not functioning correctly, how is the rest of our body expected to?

Anyway, I am only more than happy to help him in any possible way that I can. My only real obstacle is being mindeful of his pace-maker. I have to be very careful as to not lay my hands on or near it since it is an electrical device. He is very open-minded and during today's session, he said to me, "This is an exchange of engeries, right?" I smiled and replied, "Yes, it certainly is!" while thinking to myself, "Great! He actually GETS it!" 

He knows that his Reiki sessions are not intended as a "cure all" and that they are given in addition to his regular meds dispursed by his doctor/specialist; however, it will certainly help alleviate much of his pain and discomfort as well as his depression and he really enjoys the good way the sessions always make him feel afterwards. And for us, that makes it all worth it!