The book I'm reading is Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum. This is a YA novel that prominently features 9/11. The main character was in a daycare in the World Trade Center but she survived. She lives in a town that had a lot of 9/11 victim so this book is about the aftermath of the tragedy and how her generation processes what happened. I read another book by this author recently and it was really good so hopefully I like this one as much.
The high of my week so far was picking up a bunch of holds from the library. I usually use the pause feature to make sure I don't get too many books at the same time, but I messed up and had 5 books become available at the same time. They all have wait lists so I am going to have to try to read 5 books in 3 weeks. I'm up to the challenge, though!
The low of my week was dealing with some RA pain. I have low-grade flares in both of my hands. They aren't debilitating, they are just annoying and make it difficult to do things like open jars or Paul's sippy cup.
A recipe I made was 3 bean chili in the Instant Pot. After warm, humid weather last week, our weather has been cooler the last couple of days so chili sounded good.
For workouts I've just been going on walks with Paul. I would like to do a bit more running but I have a hard time fitting it into my schedule these days. The last couple of weekends have been busy so I haven't been able to squeeze in a run. I want to try to run before work but the idea of getting up at 5 am to do that is just not palatable!
My plans this weekend include heading to the lake! Phil's mom is coming with us, too. We will head there tomorrow morning and come back on Saturday afternoon. I'm excited for some time with my parents and I know they'll really love seeing Paul. He's gotten so much bigger since they last saw him in April!
Bonus Paul Pics
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| Working on those fine motor skills |
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| Mmm, these quills are fun to chew on, too! |
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| Never too young to learn about the time value of money and the power of compounding interest! ;) |
Have you made any recipes this week? What was the best thing you spent money on lately?
Thanks for the tip on the silicon bags! I too have been working on reducing my plastic usage. Love that they're dishwasher safe!
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the lake! At least down here, it's looking like a good time for a long weekend
ReplyDeleteThe recipe I've been making for lunch most days is cucumber/feta/tomato/onion salad with a red wine/olive oil dressing. Yum...
ReplyDeleteI hope the 9/11 book is good, that sounds like a great read! I was gifted 2 silicone bags and use them for blocks of cheese. I also reuse my current plastic bags, so I don't know how many silicone I would stock up on. I've been eating lots of variations of caprese salad these days. It is just so refreshing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the link to the bags you got! I plan to not buy any more plastic bags after we run out of the ones we have and have been looking for a good option so I will check those out. I haven't actually read the details of it but apparently single use plastics are going to be banned in Canada as of 2021!! I too have really been trying to focus on reducing my plastic consumption lately.
ReplyDeleteOoh, thank you for the recommendation for the silicone bags. I've been looking for something like this. I ran out of plastic baggies a few months ago and haven't replaced them, but have been searching for a good alternative.
ReplyDeleteHave a fun weekend at the lake! :)
I hope you had a wonderful extended weekend at the lake! That's nice that Phil's mom went too :-)
ReplyDeleteWe need to get some of those silicone bags.
I made a new recipe today, but am not sure how it will turn out. It's a frozen lemon lime parfait thing, but it doesn't look as I expected it to. We'll have to see when it comes out of the freezer.
I hope you had a great long weekend at the lake!
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