I will start with a terrifying story of what happened this afternoon because it is at the forefront of my mind. I almost hit a kid on a bike. WITH MY CAR! I really and truly almost hit her. I am still sick thinking about it. I was driving on a road with a 30 mph speed limit. I saw the two girls on the bikes. They were about 10-12 years old. They were riding on the sidewalk on the right hand side of the road. I was cruising along and all the sudden the girl in front comes to the end of the sidewalk and just turns left right in front of me. She didn't pause. Did not look for traffic. I did not have a stop sign or street light coming up and was not slowing down or planning to slow down. Until I saw her make a left right in front of me. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES to try not to hit her. I am certain I left skid marks on the street. She was probably four feet in front of my bumper when I came to a stop and we were both terrified. Her dad was sitting on his bike at the corner she was heading for and he was also terrified. He yelled a warning at her but it would not have done any good if I had not been watching so closely and been able to stop. He knew it and waved thankfully at me and I could only imagine the lecture she was going to get. I will probably wake up in a cold sweat tonight thinking about how horrible it would have been if I hadn't been able to stop. UGH! I did not hit her. I am so unbelievably grateful that my big car was able to stop so suddenly. Thank you, Jesus. Truly. Thank you.
When not have a near miss hitting children on their bikes, I have been a Swedish Death Cleaning and purging fool. I have been a hammering, drilling, taking apart beds, carrying mattresses, moving furniture, making multiple trips to Goodwill maniac. Feels so good! I'm a big fan of the death cleaning.
Saturday night I had some of my girls over for a Build a Bowl night. We all brought ingredients to build a burrito bowl and it was great! Delicious! Also, I made these super tiny desserts (because they eat nothing!) with phyllo dough shell cups, Lemon Curd and whipped cream. They were tiny little lemon meringue pies. I am now in love with lemon curd. First three ingredients in lemon curd are sugar, butter, lemon juice. So you can imagine how fantastic it tastes! Buy some lemon curd and eat it. Do it now. You will not be sorry!
Sheri brought her Grandma Helen's brownies, which were a lot like a chocolate sheet cake (but WAY BETTER) and we were all salad eating health nuts that were bonkers for dessert. Tiny bites. Everything in moderation.
Today, I volunteered with HopeAustin and we packed 2,500 bags of food for hungry kids in our community. It was hard work with lots of heavy items this time, but very satisfying to work hard for kids that need a little help with extra meals during the week.
I also took the TWDITW to the dog park for some running and romping. It was a gorgeous afternoon and the place was mobbed. Cooper did great and got to burn off lots of energy! Thank goodness.
As a final note, a young 18 year old darling girl in our neighborhood was diagnosed with cancer last week. I am heartsick for her and her precious family. Cancer is the worst. Please play for sweet Rylie. She has a fight on her hands, but I am confident she is going to kick cancer's butt!
Have a beautiful week ahead!
You, and that group of friends you have, are special. In this blog it was about some yummy eats and sharing recipe's. But also, as usual, it's you and your group doing something for the community, a friend or an individual in need.
ReplyDeleteI hope this blog gets passed along to hundreds of folks because you being aware of your surroundings, and not on your cell phone, as you were driving, probably saved a young girls life.
It's sickening to hear that Cancer has struck again, particularly to a young 18 year old. Like you, I will say a prayer for Rylie and also pray that someone, somewhere will find a cure for this awful disease.
Have a good week and we wait with open arms to see you this Saturday/Sunday. Love you