Beautiful Day today!

For me it's mostly been slow and restful, and I am in a very happy mood.  I went to Michael's when they opened this morning, halfway worrying about the usual issues with sale items.  No one else I know seems to have this problem, so maybe it's me.  I was considering what I would say and do if they didn't give me the proper discounts, but when I pulled into the parking space, I said out loud to myself, "I don't want to argue or fight about this."  I would have accepted whatever the outcome.

I went straight back to where I had seen the boxed artist's table and it was there, but I had difficulty even getting it off the bottom shelf (the box said it weighed 53 pounds).  Fortunately a male employee saw me and went to get a big cart, lifted the box out and pushed the cart up to the checkout, waited while I paid for the item, receiving both discounts I wanted with no hassle.  Then he pushed the cart out to my car and put the box into the back.  God bless him!

My son Steve is going to come over tomorrow to put it together, although I wonder if it will be assembled in one go.  I've read the reviews about this item which were favorable, but mention that the assembly can be very trying.  I will post a picture of it when it is together and set up in my "studio".  We will have to turn the big desk to lie along another wall, which I've already measured and will be fine.  I have my big iMac and printer on it as well as misc. office supplies. 
  
When I came back home I called Donald who had said he and the girls were going to clean the house today.  I asked if I could stop by, and went by the grocery on the way to get ice cream.  I told them that cleaning a house requires an ice cream break now and then, so we all sat down and I joined them as well.  I got special non-dairy ice cream bars for Arianna, and Klondike bars for Donald and Autumn (and they gave me one).  I have been craving one of those things for so long, and it didn't disappoint!  I'm glad I didn't buy any to bring home because I might have eaten several at a time!

I don't think I wrote yesterday that the travelers had reached Sioux Falls.  It was bordering on too late to do much except grab a bite to eat and take a couple of beers back to the motel room.  It was a long drive from the outskirts of Milwaukee all the way to SD.  At least they didn't have to drive past the Chicago area!  They have sort of a zig zag route planned for the next few days.

Our weather reached the mid 70's today, and it looks like we may have rain now and then in the near future.  Nothing big, but hopefully enough to provide some much needed moisture to the plants and trees.  Last night the sunset was unspeakably beautiful.  I went out to take some photos of it, realizing the futility of even trying.

I'm going to try to go to bed early tonight and get up a bit earlier in the morning,  I do so much better in the mornings but then I end up taking a mid-day nap and ruining it all.  I fell asleep this afternoon working a crossword puzzle!

Have a good week ahead, and I plan to do the same.