Sunday, March 22, 2015

Daughter's Home!

My daughter came home, yesterday, for her week of spring break!   So happy to have her home!  So thankful! 

Yesterday (Saturday),  I changed the sheets I use as "cat fur covers" on the family room sofas and did a load of laundry.  Dusted daughter's bedroom and remade her bed.   Tidied the family room, cleaned daughter's bathroom, and cleaned the kitchen.

Later in the afternoon, put gas to the car ($30) and did a quick grocery shopping - eggs (18 for $2.49), bananas ($.59/lb), some yogurt (4 Greek yogurt cups with fruit on the bottom on manager's special for $.49@), and 2 bags of the spicy snacks that daughter had requested ($1.79 @).    I spent $9.78 on groceries.  Since I had $10.12 left in my March grocery budget, this means I have pretty much spent my entire month's grocery budget!  I've just $.34 left!

Grocery totals to date: $64.88 + $9.78 = $74.66
Amount left in budget: $75 - $74.66 = $0.34

I am not too concerned.  I have more or less everything I need for the rest of the month.  I might need another container of milk and maybe another loaf of bread (if my bread making attempts don't work out), but if I do, I will take $10 from April's grocery budget (or from my Miscellaneous budget).

Came home with the groceries, put them away, called my cousin, sent a quick email to a friend and then, it was time to pick up daughter from the airport!  In fact, she called to say that she was at the airport, just as I was locking up! Her flight arrived a few minutes early!  Fortunately, the airport is a 10 minutes drive from where I live, so she didn't have to wait too long. 

It was so good to see her again!  And to be hugged by her!  And to hug her in return!  Such a blessing!  We chatted, had coffee, and chatted and hugged some more!  LOL. 

Then it was time to get dressed and go to the monthly prayer group meeting.  My cousin and her daughter gave us a ride to the prayer group meeting which was held at an aunt's house.  It was this aunt's 83rd birthday, as well.  I took a jar of my homemade tomato chutney as a gift.  Aunt had enjoyed eating it when she had been to my house, in October of last year.  And the last time she saw me, in January, she told me my tomato chutney was very good and she had never tasted a better chutney.  This aunt is an expert cook and will tell you if something was not very tasty, so praise from her is high praise, indeed!   She had suffered a fall, recently, and, according to my cousin, had lost her appetite; maybe the chutney will help to whet her appetite.

We came home by 11:30 p.m. and then, daughter and I stayed up till 2:00 a.m., talking!  Have I mentioned that I love having my daughter home? 

Today, daughter will go downtown with two of her friends to have lunch out.  She's been friends with one girl since middle school and the other girl since high school.  They both came over this morning, and I can hear lots of giggling and laughter as they catch up with each other (they last saw each other over Winter break). 

I am planning to do some laundry and paperwork in the afternoon when daughter is away.  I've an appointment with my tax preparer on Tuesday, so I really need to get all my papers in order!

How is your weekend?  Hope it's as filled with joy as mine is!

(Did I mention my daughter is home?!  LOL.)




10 comments:

  1. Yay for you. Enjoy your time with her daughter. I can only hope my son and I have as close a relationship as your daughter and you when he is older.

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    1. Jess, oh, I hope you do! My daughter is truly a blessing in my life.

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  2. Bless, I have to ask you a question: Is your daughter home? Just wondering. Hahaha!
    Hope you girls have a wonderful time together and enjoy every minute with each other! :)

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    1. Dawn, guess what? My daughter is home! LOL.

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  3. Enjoy your week together Bless and Little Bless. I'll be sending an update on DH in a month.

    Frugal.

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    1. Thank you, Frugal. Hope all is well with you and your DH. Take care of yourself.

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  4. SO...SO happy for you.. Enjoy that wonderful daughter.

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    1. Thanks, Judy! I am! Enjoying having her home, that is. :)

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  5. I am playing "catch up" reading your blog from the beginning, so pls accept my apologies for the late comments. I could NOT resist commenting on this post...I ADORE the relationship you and your daughter seem to have. It makes me miss my little Mama so, so much...but in a good way! Through my early, obstinate teen years, we would fight like crazy. If you would have told me in only a few short years that she would become my very best friend and confidant, I would have laughed it off. Thank the good Lord, we DID become the very best of friends and were until the day she died. My heart smiles when I read of your relationship with your girl. :)

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    1. No need to apologize, Joy! I am so pleased that you are reading from the beginning! Thank you so much for commenting on the older posts Yes, I do have a close relationship with my daughter. She claims I am her best friend as well as her mother. I think you had a more typical relationship with your mother during your teen years. But I am so very glad to hear that you had a close relationship with her afterwards and I am so sorry to hear that she is no longer living. (((HUGS)))

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