Friday's Fave Five #801

Hi everyone.  Welcome to Friday's Fave Fives.   Our meeting place each week to share our favorite five blessings of the last week.  And why are we doing this?  To boast?  To one up or outdo the other person?  May it never be.  Simply we are a group that is trying to be intentional with training ourselves to notice the blessings God give us in our ordinary days.  We are trying to take note a lot quicker of all the good things in our lives and notice that blessings don't have to be big and over the top but can be anything that simply lifts us in the moment and makes us realize God does care for us.  And we are cultivating hearts of gratitude for them.  Please join us.

~evening primrose ~ This charming plant opens it's blossoms in the evening and stays open until late morning and the blooms only last 24 hours but they just keep getting new blooms on the daily all summer long.  Never seen anything like it.  So pretty.  And apparently, according to the neighborhood deer that likes to come by and feast, they are tasty.  Oh well, good thing new blooms come daily.  

~ root canal over and done ~ finally my root canal appointment was over and done with last night.  I'd been having issues for a long time with this tooth and finally the dentist sent me to the specialist.  But after the consult it was another 4 month wait.  That is a long time to sit and stew and get anxiety over it. I'm always worried going to a dentist who I don't know because I have to go through all the issues I have with them and I feel like such a pain, but the specialist and his assistant were very kind and accommodating and the appointment went well.  Very thankful for that and that it is done.

~ quick thinking Hubby ~ Hubby started some repairs to a crack that we found in the foundation of the house this week.  Unfortunately it was quite far down and he had to dig a huge hole which took a few days in and of itself to get to the bottom of it.  And most unfortunately, wouldn't you know, we had a huge day of rain Wednesday.  My mind was going 50 directions trying to think of a solution to keep the rain from forming a small lake and all coming into the basement.  Hubby right away thought sump pump and went and rented one and it did the trick, thank God!  Now we just have to wait for the ground to dry up enough and he can finish the job.  I'm thankful he knows so much about how to fix things around the house.

~ another option for the grill ~ tried something new on the bbq on the weekend, Grilled Lamb Chops and they turned out wonderful.  I was very nervous trying it but really wanted to as I grew up eating Hungarian Lamb Stew and loved it.  There used to be a fine dining restaurant in town where you could get good lamb chops but they no longer exist and I don't know of anywhere else.   Costc* happened to bring them in and I took the plunge and brought a pack home.  I used this site's recipe and instructions and it turned out absolutely perfect.  So good with this Green Tahini Sauce on top.  Thumbs up from Son and Hubby too.

~ birthday date night out ~ In all the years I've been doing child care, 34 years if you don't know, there has been one very special little girl that I really, really bonded with and she has kept in touch. She is 8 now and I still miss her a lot in my dayhome.  Sunday evening we were able to get together and I took her out to the movies for her birthday.  We went to go see "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids".   It was a total nostalgia trip for me as I used to watch it all the time when my kids were little.  We had a wonderful evening full of laughs and I'm so grateful her parents have let us stay connected.  

What were your favorite blessings of the past week?