Celebrations!

It’s been a time of celebrations, National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, National Pig Day and Pa and my birthdays!  (not too mention all the other birthdays that have already happened since the first of the year)

This year for National Eating Disorder Awareness, I made positive notes to post at work.  I didn’t think about the fact that our once women’s bathroom is now unisex.  One of my male co workers got quite a kick out of the notes saying “Look how pretty you are” or “no make up needed you look great”.

March 1 was National Pig Day.  Let’s see a hand of everyone who celebrated.  Just as I thought. The celebration included me providing donuts for work and spreading the word what day it was, serving hamburgers from my pig platter and wearing my pig leggings in the comfort of home.  I thought if I showed up in the pig leggings at work that might push it a bit.  I have discovered that one leg has more pigs than the other leg and I’m embarrassed to say that this bothers me a whole lot.

Birthday gift but perfect for Pig Day as well

March 5 we celebrated my birthday and Pa’s.  It was a fun evening with yummy food (no one can cook like Ma), great company and fun gifts. 

On my actual birthday, we went out to eat at Village Inn.  The hash browns were delightful.

Of course, around the celebrating, we have to go about day to day life.  Tim is counting his weeks until he can be done teaching the high school kids on Wednesday night.  He remembered about week 2 that he much prefers adults!  He is trying something new for Lent and gave up chocolate.  I was going to make Snickerdoodles for him for dessert but then realized they were his favorite and so it wouldn’t be much of a sacrifice. (eating something without chocolate).  No snickerdoodles were baked! He moved his mom here to Brookdale Senior Living the end of January.  She is settling in. It seems to be a pretty nice facility.  His pooches are doing well. They had to help host guests during the fire evacuation.  Sam (from my work), Matt, their two coon dogs and their turtle stayed with us while they were evacuated.  They were fortunate to only lose one chicken in the fires.  I told them I think the turtle was a first for us-don’t remember babysitting any turtles for anyone through the years.

Camp is less than 100 days away.  The best laid plans-which included me not doing another camp season- didn’t happen.  So, here we go.  I’m in charge of scheduling staff this year which is an added duty but we are making a conscience effort to get agendas finished early.  Thankfully, there’s not many gray hairs left to get on my head or I’m sure I’d collect some more.

Everyone take care.  Love Auntie and Tim