This and That

Happy Friday! Well, it has been quite a week. First of all, I only worked two days this week in order to take my car into the garage on Wednesday because it was giving me a hard time starting up. Yesterday, I called them and they finally got to my car late in the day and said that it was a "blind spot" in my starter so they ordered a new one which arrived this morning. I picked my car up around 12:30 and the damage was $606.00! So, I ended up having to take three days of my unpaid FMLA this week due to my car problem.  Also today, my mom finally moved into her second floor room where she will reside until at least August 31st. Next Tuesday, I am supposed to take a tour at Rittenhouse as I was told it was more affordable than Mifflin Court - we shall see. Either way, my mom's house will need to be sold SOON!

Yesterday, my Recogneyes gift from work arrived in the mail - a pair of  silver CZ Heart earrings ...

While poking around on Amazon, I saw these really cute Halloween tops/dresses. Chances are they will look too frumpy on me, but maybe I could wear them as pajamas if nothing else ...

TEMU had these on sale, but I did not order them. I wanted to order the orange and black pumpkin sweater dress below, but unfortunately they ran out of my size.

I REALLY LOVE this dress, but could not find it anywhere! The pic popped up on FB, but the site was bogus.

It's what's for dinner tonight ... Pork Chops and small baked potatoes...

AN UPDATE on my friend, Tina: (click on image to read)

And lastly, we had to say a sad goodbye to my MIL's doggie, Tulip, who passed away sometime Wednesday night. RIP, Tulie!

TBT: A Day at the Petting Zoo

 

(Originally posted on Saturday, August 11, 2018)

Yesterday afternoon, Deb, J.J. and I took a ride to the Oley Turnpike Diner & Ice Cream place were we had a nice little lunch ...

Then visited their petting zoo where they had all sorts of cool farm critters ...

Lots of goats ...

Miniature ponies ...

Precious fawns, this little girl was so sweet! 

A few alpacas ...

Some geese, peacocks, chickens, roosters, and this rather large pig taking an afternoon nap and staying out of the humidity of the day. He was smarter than we were ... 

Lots of cute Sicilian Donkeys ...

Say cheese!

"How's this for cheese?"

... and turkeys as well as many other wild animals.

Before we left, we all enjoyed a delicious cone of ice cream ...

I also took home a couple of bags of goody snacks ...

Buttermint chocolates (non pareil mints) and peppermint & spearmint candy. 

One my way home from Deb's house, I had to stop in the middle of the street to let a poor, lost and disoriented wild doe cross the busy road. I waited until she completely crossed and was safely into the wooded area across the street. Then, after I got home, I saw a little brown groundhog having dinner in our front lawn - something I personally have never seen since I have lived in my house as they normally do not get that close. In fact, I had to take these pics from the front living room window ...

Like the wild bunnies we have here, this fella was just helping us to mow the lawn. LOL!

A Special Prayer Request

Greetings, friends. Sadly, today I am asking for prayers for a friend and former school mate of whom I have known for many years, Tina Butkus-Grier. Tina is one of THE sweetest souls whom I have even known. She is currently fighting for her life at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. The following was posted by her sister, Holly on a site called, "Caring💛 Bridge". Please click on the images to read content ... Thank you!

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Tina and her husband, Will's wedding - 2020.

Happy "Belated" Friendship Day

 

Happy "Belated" Friendship Day all! It was actually on August 6th, but better late than never I suppose. The following memes were ones I put together on my computer using friendship quotes and pics found on the net ...