Balance

Sunday morning Mrs. Roy was busy getting ready for church and thinking about what needed to be done that day when I happened to look out on the back porch and see this!  Mrs. Roy has several feral cats roaming around and this one started out perched on the porch railing, obviously stalking a squirrel.  What caught Mrs. Roy's eye first was that another squirrel was up above the cat, occasionally dropping a nut in the cat's direction and wreaking havoc on its concentration.  Finally, the cat decided to get a little closer to its prey and climbed onto this limb stump for further stalking.  And yes, it is a very large tree.

Mrs. and Mrs. Roy used to live in the city and things just always seemed to be happening - busy, busy, busy.  Then we moved here to south Georgia and life slowed down - a lot.  Mrs. Roy is so thankful for the peaceful moments that allow me to stop and watch a cat spend time stalking a squirrel he is NEVER going to catch.  Mrs. Roy is so thankful for a slower lifestyle that helps us appreciate all of God's blessings.  From feral cats to mischievious squirrels to quiet evenings on the porch, Mrs. Roy's way of doing things is just right!

Saturday

Saturdays with Mrs. Roy usually involve household chores like cleaning the bathrooms, running the vacuum (Mrs. Roy's personal LEAST favorite thing), dusting, cleaning windows and doing laundry.  Mr. and Mrs. Roy don't really make a lot of mess but things have to be cleaned occasionally anyway for some reason.  So Mrs. Roy has spent another Saturday wiping, swiping and sweeping.  Mrs. Roy also went to the dollar store and resupplied with paper products - using a coupon, of course, and swung by the recycling center to drop off a stack of flattened cardboard boxes from my recent online shopping spree (what was I thinking!) and a full container of other recyclables.  Meanwhile, Mr. Roy mowed and used the weedeater and blew off the driveway and cleaned out the flower bed - outside stuff.  It's called balance of power.

Now it's time to enjoy a cup of coffee on the back porch.  Life is good.

2011 Snail Mail Challenge Update

Mrs. Roy can see that a few folks are visiting this site looking for Mrs. Roy's take on the Snail Mail challenge.  We are doing great.  Mrs. Roy has only missed one week and actually had an envelope sealed and ready to go last week - sending coupons to Mrs. Roy's daughter - but life got in the way and Mrs. Roy didn't get to the post office.  So more coupons from last Sunday's paper went in the envelope and off it went via snail mail earlier this week.  And Mrs. Roy saw a friend' picture in the paper (you got to love small towns) so it was cut out and mailed along with a short note this week. 

Mrs. Roy had a slow week of receiving snail mail.  Best Mrs. Roy can recall, the only mail other than a few catalogs and a bill from the dentist who glued Mrs. Roy's crown back in place (which bill I will GLADLY pay) was a thank you note from Mrs. Roy's new locally owned pharmacy for having a prescription filled there recently.  Mrs. Roy is betting the big box stores don't send you thank you cards! 

Snail mail is definitely good!

Mrs. Roy's Favorite Things

Mr. Roy

UT gnomes

handmade ceramic coffee cups

afghans and quilts made by people I love

pretty much anything chocolate (except chocolate covered insects or raisins)

my blue laptop

a thunderstorm, a blanket and a good book

cats who cuddle

family

my Bible with all the margin notes

a fire in the fireplace

Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Roy!  I've had a great birthday and lots of bounty!  Mrs. Roy got phone calls and emails and good wishes in person all day plus my boss and co-worker took me to lunch.  Becky got Mrs. Roy those two wonderful Walter Hobbs pottery mugs; my daughter and family sent me the gnomes - one big one and three pot sitters who hang on the edge of flowerpots or bowls or cups; Mr. Roy got me a bag of Milano cookies and a gift card; Nancy made me a beautiful birthday cake; son got me a subscription to a favorite magazine and I've been getting cards in the mail all week! 

Life is good!

Reasons to Love March in South Georgia

Azaleas

Yard Art

More Azaleas

More Yard Art

Life is good!

Shhh. It's a Secret

Mrs. Roy had to run in the local J.C. Penney the other day to get a birthday present and Mr. Roy tagged along.  Mr. Roy suggested Mrs. Roy share a secret with all of you but if Mrs. Roy does that, it won't be a secret anymore!  Oh, what the heck; here goes.

There are usually lines at the checkout kiosks in front of the mall entrance and by the exterior door we always enter BUT there is a little-known checkout counter in the bra department.  Tucked right there between the racks of 42DDD's is the perfect place to check out and beat the wait at the more obvious customer service kiosks. 

If there is a line in the bra department next time Mrs. Roy goes shopping, this is the last time Mrs. Roy is sharing her way of doing things!