A Gracious Gift

Yesterday as I was working away there came a knock at the door; Snackers had made an appointment for a bug guy because we've seen a few fire ants on the back patio and where there are a few there are bound to be more, especially with Vladdy being out there so much.  So I go to the door and, to my surprise, the post man stands there before me with a huge box in his arms.  'It must be my curtains' I think, as I sign his receipt; 'I hope they look as good as they did online'.

But as I return to my desk, a nail file in my hand to cut the tape away, I notice the return address: Laryssa (who's last name I will not share because I don't know if she wants me to).  She had mentioned that she wanted to send Snackers and I a housewarming gift but a box this size?  I open it up, and what do I find?  A beautiful card with a letter inside.  Words of great wisdom from someone who knows: Take it easy, enjoy it, don't kill yourself unpacking!  Setting the card aside I see a plethora of toys - a Ninja, a slicer, a peeler, a shredder, knives, and scissors!

Well the first thing that I did was arranged it all so it would fit in one picture and sent it, via text message, to Snackers - then I sat down to email Laryssa to say thank you.  Almost immediately my phone rings and it is Snackers on the line blown away, as I am, at her generosity and thoughtfulness!  So thank you Laryssa, for the wonderful gift.  Thank you from both of us, with all of our hearts.  Snackers came home from work bearing sacks of surprises; a watermelon, some blueberries, grapes, bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and jalapenos.  I suppose that meant he was eager to try out the Ninja but I asked him "what exactly am I making here a smoothie or pico de gallo?" and he said "Why not both?".  lol!  I said "Are you going to eat them together because that sounds like an awfully strange combination to me!"

We had to leave for football practice before I could start on the pico but I did make us some smoothies when we got home last night and they were awesome.  The Ninja pitcher is the coolest thing ever - I poured what we wanted, snapped on the lid, and put the rest in the fridge.  That is so awesome!!!  Thank you!




Food:
8 glasses of water
1 cup of coffee w/creamer
1 Fiber One bar
1 Healthy Choice lunch
1 serving peanut butter
1 homemade tuna melt
1 homemade fruit smoothie
--------------------------------
Daily Caloric Intake: 1,117




Activity:
Walked to the box and checked the mail
Hunted through the house for 45 minutes looking for the breaker box (when the hell did they start putting them outside?!)
Hung the curtains in the master bedroom
Installed the new digital thermostat
Cleaned up the kitchen
Installed cabinet knobs on the wet bar
Folded two loads of laundry and put them away / hung them up