Share Four Somethings - September 2020

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September is almost over and I know the remaining days in the month will be busy, so I'm taking the time today to share Something Loved, Something Read, Something Treasured, Something Ahead.

 

Something Loved

On the Labour Day weekend, the hubster and I went to visit our son and daughter-in-love and granddaughter. Since it was just the two of us, hubby suggested we try staying at an airbnb instead of at a hotel as usual. So it was something new for us, but what an amazing experience! At about half the price of a hotel, we had a private room and bathroom in an absolutely gorgeous home. And even better, we made a new friend, because our hostess was the sweetest and most generous we could have hoped for. We enjoyed breakfasts and visits with her, and she graciously invited our son and his family to come spend an afternoon there as well. We've already decided that we want to stay with her on every future visit to Columbus.

If you've never stayed at an airbnb, check it out for the next time you travel or even for a local getaway. We loved it and recommend it now that we've tried it out!

Something Read

Picked up my reading pace just a little bit this month, and it's not quite over! For the next little while I will need to be prioritizing the books and short stories for the Literature class I'm teaching. You can see more about my reading in my Monthly Bookshelf Review for September 2020.

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

The Seaside Affair by Vicki Hopkins

Ever Faithful by Karen Barnett

Summer of Dreams by Elizabeth Camden

  

   

Something Treasured

Clean, running water in our homes. It's a daily luxury that we usually take for granted. Perhaps we don't even realize how wonderful it is to have this privilege until something happens to interrupt the flow of water. Well, that happened to us recently. On Sunday morning I was washing my hair and thought the water pressure seemed low. By the time my husband got up and wanted to shower, the pressure was non-existent and a quick check indicated the problem was something with the well pump and its switches. We replaced the control panel ourselves but that didn't solve the problem, so first thing Monday morning I was calling a plumber and praying that it was just the switch and not the well pump itself. It was the the well pump though, which was a blow to our finances, but we do have running water again! Just being able to flush the toilets was a big win! We also have to wait for the chlorine added to the well to get through the whole system before we can use the water for drinking or cooking, but pretty soon we'll be completely up and running.

It's reminded me to be thankful for these everyday things that make our lives so much easier.

Something Ahead

Well . . . the bill for the plumber. Sigh. And we're going to have some other home improvement type expenses too. But we were really hoping to get a new (to us) vehicle right about now, so I think that will be postponed for at least a little bit. Our son has a second vehicle that he's been working on and will hopefully soon be on the road, which will really help us out.

We're starting to think ahead to the holidays too. How is it that it's autumn already and time to figure out how to use our remaining vacation days, how we'll celebrate Thanksgiving, and who will travel for the holidays. The boys are planning their own trip to visit their brother in a few weeks, and the hubster and I would like to go one more time before winter. 

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