Here we are at another Friday, time to pause with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story to stop and count our blessing.
1. Gifts from the garden. Our neighbors have a sizeable garden and bring us some of their excess throughout the summer. They just gave us some fresh zucchini last week.
2. Independence Day. We're thankful for the freedoms we enjoy in this country that so many fought so hard for. We had grilled burgers and hot dogs for dinner along with several sides and a banana cream pie that Mittu made. Jim had bought some small fireworks and Jason had bought sparklers and "pop-its" that you throw on the ground to make a popping sound. From our lawn chairs in the front yard, we could see over the trees a bit of larger fireworks displays in other areas. It was a fun day!
3. Lunch out together Sunday. Jason, Mittu, and Timothy had joined us for church Sunday. Afterward, we proposed going to eat somewhere. After a lot of looking at apps to see what was nearby, we ended up at a Mexican food place near our house. Jim had not been terribly impressed with it the last time we ate there together, but he enjoyed the meal Sunday. So maybe we can go back some time. 
As it stood, I would sometimes get takeout from there when Jim was away. I grew up in southern TX, where Mexican food was a staple!
On a side note, the restaurant had several TV screens on around the room. They were showing, of all things, a hot dog eating contest. It was pretty disgusting to watch.
4. Hours of reading. After coming home Sunday and taking a nap, I spent most of the evening reading. I fit most of my reading in here and there, so reading for hours felt so luxurious and restful.
5. Not getting thunderstorms. My weather app showed the possibility of thunderstorms for several days this week. I don't think we got any, though we did get some rain here and there. Thunderstorms always include the possibility of losing power, so I am thankful we didn't have to deal with any of that this week.
How was your week? Good, I hope.
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