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Election blip

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I received my #Write31days shirt today….not the one I thought I ordered, but ABSOLUTELY the one I wanted (I thought they were sold out….), so excited!

Challenge Accepted #Write31days Sport Grey T-Shirt Front

And yet, here I am with blogger’s block.  Actually, I have lots of stuff on my mind, but I am a chewer and can’t figure out where to start.

We have the election.  Totally loaded subject, I know.  From the beginning, I couldn’t stomach Hilary or Donald.  Still can’t.  Then I would chat myself off the cliff, read a thought provoking article, watch an informative news bite, put on my big girl pants, rationalize one of them and then, I kept hitting moral roadblocks.  So I have decided, I won’t choose either.  I am honestly considering Evan McMullin.  (Of course, FL Governor Rick Scott has blocked him from the FL ballot—I’m hoping for a successful appeal)  You may say I’m throwing my vote away, but think about it, if EVERY person who felt the way I do (and there are plenty out there!), that tossed vote could very well elect a 3rd party candidate to President.  And Evan’s views?  Way more in line with my own.  I may throw my vote away in some people’s opinions, but I’ll sleep at night.  Whatever happens, I won’t be voting Democrat or Republican this year.

I guess I figured where to start and end tonight.  Probably not the smartest topic, but it’s my blog, so I’m ok with that.

 

#write31days GIVEAWAY and some reading

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Who doesn’t love a little giveaway?  You have a chance to win a $100 Dayspring gift card, just click on the link below and follow the instructions from there.  I mean who doesn’t like some awesome FREE dollars to spend at Dayspring?!?!?!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

So, what’s on your nightstand these days?

I generally have 3 or 4 books going at one time, but I am currently down to TWO!!!

The Hobbit (because I’ve never read it….I know.  But I’m reading it now!)

The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska (which is amazing, but more as a quiet devotional and honestly, so rich–and tiny writing–I think I’m on year three and about 1/2 way through).

I just finished On the other side of fear by Hallie Lord and found it very encouraging.  We all have moments of fear, doubt, and anxiety in this life and Hallie writes on her own personal journey and different times of fear in a way that wraps you right up in there with her and cheers you on through your own apprehensions.

After a long day, it’s time to snuggle in with Tolkien, my pup and my Hubby.

Good night to all and good luck in the giveaway!!

 

 

 

 

Rolling back to normal

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Post Hurricane Matthew and we are slowly returning to “normal”.

The kids have one more day off of school.   The total number of days to make up due to inclement weather so far this year:  5.

It will be weeks before tree debris is cleared out of neighborhoods.

Neighborhoods are checker boards of properties with missing, partially missing or severely leaning fences, granting new vistas all over town.  A little weird.  A little cool.

Our dog (and many others)  will be leash walked instead of enjoying his backyard to run and sniff and dig at will.

Sooner than we planned, our home renovation will begin with our master bedroom since a small part of the carpet sustained water damage from water seeping up through the ground.  For now, we’ll get an area rug to cover the concrete rectangle that used to have carpet.

Electricity has been restored to our city, although there are still areas nearby that are out; it is coming along though and for the most part people seem to be getting the hang of 4-way stops at the non-functioning traffic lights.

Our refrigerators and freezer are sparkly clean and slowly filling back up with replaced food.

Our garage has been purged and shelves re-organized.

The inconveniences have been truly just inconvenient.  Yes, they will cost money to repair; money that had not been earmarked yet, but somehow, I have faith it will all work out.  It always does.  The “damage” we sustained was so ridiculously minor to others in our neighborhood, area and state  as well as in in the other states that hosted our unwanted guest, Matthew; that it doesn’t even bear complaining about.  Blessed.  We are so blessed.

I do know we are dealt our hand, which we have little to no control over, what we do with that hand is completely on us.

The storm gave us an opportunity to hunker down with all  of our kids through the meat of the storm, even playing Monopoly for an hour or more until we were all tired of it.  And Clue.  And Gin Rummy.  And I really am not a game player.

We had plenty of food and snacks and down time.

So now we return to normal.  Back to the election nausea.  Projects due on Wednesday at school.  Homecoming week (now 3 days).  Laundry.  Schedules.  Life.

It’s all good.