Friday's Fave Five #646

It's Friiiiday!  And I for one am glad.  It's been a busy couple of weeks with 3 new kids and I am tired.  So glad it's Friday.  I'm ready to take a look over the week so that I can make note of the blessings God has brought my way otherwise they might slip by me on weeks like this.  

~ Italian Brunch table service style ~  Sunday we went out with our dear friends to a local favorite restaurant for an Italian brunch.  It used to be a buffet before Covid but now they've pivoted and made it an at table served buffet.  None of us had come to the served buffet before and it was such a fun experience.  And such good food.  The menu is here and they bring it family style and portioned to the number of people at your table.  Our server was excellent and had the brightest of smiles through her whole service.  And for dessert the best tiramisu ever!

~ This years rose bud geraniums ~  This year I planted rose bud geraniums again but one of the plants was a touch different.  They also are very unique and quite the showstopper.  The flower heads are large and don't open too much more than this.   I've been enjoying seeing them grown on my front porch.

~ New glasses ~  My eyes have been changing and I knew it was time to get new glasses.  I had tried some on and thought I had made a decision when these just jumped off the rack at me.  They are kind of cool in that they look a different color in different light.  Sometimes almost purple, sometimes black, they are actually a royal blue.  I really like them. And I shopped local and got a good price which is always a win.  I'm not the best selfie taker but here ya go:

Gosh I have no idea why my neck always looks like I'm straining.  I hate selfies.  LOL.

~ reading time with the kids ~ one of the favorite parts of my day is sharing my love of reading with the dayhome kids and reading them stories as a group.  I love to watch their faces when they are particularly into a good story.

~ cooler evenings ~  it seems most of the summer we in Southern Alberta have been under heat warnings.  These warnings come when temperatures reach a certain degrees or higher and the nights don't cool off past a certain degree either.  We have spells of this in the summer but I don't recall ever going through such a prolonged one as this year.  This week the heat warning finally broke with a day of intermittent showers and though it is warm and sunny now in the day, it's not brutally hot, and the evenings are getting a cool feel to them.  It's nice to finally turn the ac off and open some windows in the evening!

What have been your favorite blessings this week?

**Please note**

There will be no Friday's Fave Five next week.  My kids will be home for a visit for only a few days.  I have not seen my oldest daughter since last August because of COVID and it's been about a year and half since my whole family has been all together.  I am going to be soaking in every possible moment of my family all being under my roof at the same time for the first time since COVID began.  I will be back the week after once again.  Have a great week every one!