Sunday this N that

After a beautiful morning of SLEEPING in until 8:30am (so nice) and then up to walk the treadmill. Now Saturday Greg and I walked a route that we've taken for short walks, and I've found that lately the uneven streets are killer to my aching back. But walking the treadmill doesn't bother it at all. So for now I'm sticking to the daily treadmill but will continue to work more on getting some outdoor work..

We went to church at our usual 10:30 time, and during communion the Olsons sang "here at the altar" which was beautiful song for which I wish I had the words to share... a song about reconciling with our friend in Jesus. 

Saturday when he and Lexie came by the house to start a run, he informed us that after church we owed him lunch for cleaning our upstairs guest room carpets and he did the stair carpets.... but then after church on Sunday he changed that to the "girlfriend" told him they were going to lunch with her family... so off he went and we went to Super Mex for our lunch..

We then headed home and I ordered a gift online that surprisingly Target or Walmart don't carry in there stores except for the pricey stuff and I need the gift by end of the week.  I'm not against ordering things online ever if it's specifically from an online store. But when there is a physical store, I'm used to having an option of picking it up physically when your under the gun.. Since I'm a UPS'er and Walmart is shipping it via FedEx I will be expecting that anything is possible for when I will get it..

Greg and I then watched a little of Ice Road Truckers, and worked on the guest room in setting it up. We put the wood bed frame all together and it's now ready for the mattress, putting the mirror on the dresser, washed the mirror and getting it put in place against the wall.  I washed both of the closet door mirrors which had been against the windows being open and needed to be cleaned up.  So other than the bedding put onto the mattress which isn't there yet, the room is done!  Brian flies in Friday night for the weekend and will leave Monday, I'm not sure Brian will need to use it as his girlfriend will occupy his time.  Ashley would arrive Sunday night and be here for three weeks, going to the river with us the middle week and relaxing with a few friend visits here and there....  looking forward to seeing our family together again.

We talked to Ashley, but only for a few minutes as she had been called in on her day off and was napping.. oops..

Greg than talked at length with his brother about the Alaska cruise coming up. 2nd time they've gone over what is available and what each of us has kicked in as our choices. And then they conference called in each of the siblings and his dad one at a time to discuss.  So tonight Gale gets to get the consensus and then tomorrow make group reservations wth the travel agent.  We leave for Alaska Aug.4 and after a 7 day cruise and a 3 day train ride are home on the 10th.

But first we have a river trip July 21-27th ... two weeks from now..

Well, that's how we spent the Lords day