Another week has gone by in a blur, but I like to pause for a few minutes to remember God’s blessings of the week with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story.
1. Independence Day. We always enjoy having the family over for grilled burgers and hot dogs on the 4th of July. Jason and Mittu bring over some “pop-its” (they make a popping sound when you throw them to the ground) and some little devices that shoot confetti in the air when you pull a string. We’re not supposed to have fireworks where we live, so these are a fun substitute. I saw just a little of the coverage on TV about some of the big doings for America’s 250th birthday in New York.
2. Guys’ camping trip. Jim thought he was taking advantage of cooler temperatures this week to go camping, but the weather ended up being really humid. I think they had a good time anyway. When he first booked the camp site, the weather apps showed little rain. When the time came closer, the apps showed rain every day. But I don’t think they got any.
3. Good sleep. I often wake up after three to four hours of sleep, and then it takes me a while to get back to sleep. But I had several nights this week of sleeping five hours straight. It’s amazing what a difference that makes.
4. Air conditioning and ceiling fans. We were under a “heat dome” last week, and then, as I mentioned, it’s been really humid this week even though the temperatures have been a little lower.
5. Gas company relighting. The gas company was doing some work in our area and said when they were done, they would put a lock on our connection, and we needed to make an appointment so they could turn it back on and come in to relight whatever we had that used gas. I was envisioning not having hot water or being able to use the stove for a day or so. But the gas was only off briefly while they came out. And the relighting was more a matter of turning on the appliances til the air bubble in the lines seeped out. The guy said the hot water heater would relight itself, and it didn’t. Jim was miffed at that, especially since he had driven in from the camp site to be here when the utility guy was here. He called the gas company to ask them to send someone back out. But in the meantime, he found the manual for the water heater and restarted it, and that took care of the problem. But even with that, the whole thing was much less of an ordeal than I thought it would be.
I hope you’re staying cool in this muggy weather! Any special blessings this week?
Stray Thoughts 
Happy 4th to you! Being home for the celebration always seems safer to me.
That gas situation would have stressed me. I’m glad it all got resolved quickly and safely.
A good night’s sleep is a true blessing indeed.
Have a good and maybe not humid weekend! Willow
We’ve had a nice break from heat/humidity, but it looks like it’s coming back for the next week 😦 I was glad that it was pretty decent weather for my dad’s funeral. It’s a relief to be getting back to more of a normal schedule after that. Yay for better sleep! I love those “poppers” — fireworks-type vibe, but on a small scale. I too saw a bit of the DC fireworks. They were nice, but I wasn’t as thrilled as I expected to be–probably because I wasn’t that excited about the music/singers accompanying them. Wishing you a nice week ahead!
super humid here all week too so I’m especially grateful for central air!
I enjoyed reading about your fave blessings…that fishing pic looks so relaxing!!
It looks like the guys had a fun time camping in spite of the heat and humidity. I’m glad that it didn’t rain on them.
Reading about the gaslighting with the gas company was something new to me, so I learned something today while reading here. Thank you for sharing that. We have electric appliances.
Your 4th of July celebration sounds so nice.
We are in the 90’s but very little humidity. I am glad you got your gas problem fixed. I totally understand about sleeping more. I have been taking Magnesium Glycinate and that and getting to bed earlier are helping. I am reading too and that is better than being on the phone. Have a great weekend!
We are having hot weather, but not the humidity that you have there. It cools down at night, which is something I should add to my favorites list!
I was scrolling your blog and saw the previous post with the book review about Theo of Golden. I enjoyed your review and now I can’t wait to read the book. I’m on the wait list at our library.
I hope you are enjoying your weekend!
July 4th was a hot one but there are still ways to celebrate. I haven’t seen sparklers for sale this year. Are they outlawed?
Camping in muggy conditions doesn’t sound like much fun but guys are tough!
I’m glad you got your gas appliances back and running quickly after the work in the neighborhood.
Have a great rest of the week.
Glad the gas problem was fixed fairly easily. Gas appliances are always scary to me. Glad the guys had a good camping trip in spite of weather