2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

Some happy things for today: It is the first day of breakdown and the last day of food.  The food plan technically ended last night, with all meals today being things to empty the cooler.  Breakfast and lunch were from the cooler.  I am so very, very happy that I was able to participate in a meal plan this year.  It made my Pennsic time even more awesome. The shower came down.  At the end of today's blog, I am going to post pictures of the shower plumbing.  Feel free to ignore them.  I want them handy for next year when I forget how to put it together again.  🤣  We actually used different colored duct tape to color code the hoses and things so it should be easier next year.  This is the first year I remember looking forward to taking the shower down.   I look forward to leaving by the time I've been here for two weeks, but sometimes it would be nice if it all packed up by itself. Gideon has been practicing all week to perform ...

Here are some happy things from this lazy Saturday: TF called today and we set goals.  I even got some of them accomplished. It is good to have an accountability friend. A few months ago we had water in the cellar so I purchased a sump pump.  It didn't fit the hole.  By the time I got to exchanging it, the water was gone.  I still needed an extension cord.  Today that step was made toward getting the sump pump hooked up.  Now, the hose to go from the pump to the outside doesn't fit.  Tomorrow I'll try to remedy that problem.   Yesterday the crocuses were snow covered.  Today the snow melted enough that some are visible.  They don't look too bad considering they have been plowed over and salted on. The musical Gideon was in at school had its final performance tonight. Keziah was able to go.  It was great to see her reactions to some of the numbers.  There were some minor prop changes from last night.  Gideon, who playe...

Some happy things from today: This morning I was woken up by a knock on my bedroom door asking if I wanted to join the rest of the family for breakfast.  There was a delayed opening at school today because of the storm we had so there was time.  We shared conversations over a nice meal at a local restaurant.  Last night Zed and Gideon went to a concert and they excitedly told us about the show.  Zed planted a thought about how many ice cream stands along route 3 in New Hampshire there are and suddenly Keziah and I are planning a road trip to try all of them.  It was a fun time. Just before 10:25 this morning, things moved.  There was an earthquake in New Jersey that many people felt in New Hampshire, including me.  From what I can tell, everyone I know in New Jersey is fine. The play Gideon has been staying after school to rehearse for had its debut tonight.  The last show is tomorrow night.  They all did really well.  It was a funny pla...