Last Thursday was my 50th birthday. No big deal to me. Really!!! The day passed by quietly at work with little mention of the event. I managed to squeeze in a 3 mile run at the Tennessee Riverpark and a light meal in the apartment. I had phone calls later that evening from family and friends. I don't understand the worry about being this age or almost any age. I try to keep myself in the day-to-day thought process. Birthdays come and go so fast that it's hard to keep up.
This past weekend was my turn to be home from the Chattanooga project. I was able to catch up on some honey-do items like cutting the grass (weeds & leaves), installing a threshold molding, vacuuming the house, scrubbing the tub, changing the litter boxes, running to the dump, getting the satellite system changed and.....putting up the Christmas tree. Yes, that's right! The Christmas tree is standing in our living room. A little early with good reasons. First, Thanksgiving weekend will be hectic for us this year. Second, we have a new cat that is into everything. So we want to slowly get him used to this concept. You know, tre first, then lights, then ornaments. Maybe we can prevent total culture shock. Third, Nolan is 2 years old and will be very motivated by the sight of the tree.Aside from all the things done, we also had dinner Friday night with Patrick and Dean. Also church and lunch with all of Patrick's family plus a several friends of their family and Jessica's sister Nikki. Overall it was an enjoyable weekend.
The pictures are the red maples beside our house. Usually the leaves are gone from the trees by now. I was pleasantly surprised to see them when I returned home Friday. I set up behind the tree for the shot, to allow the sun to filter through the thin leaves.
Have a good one!
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