A break in the clouds

It may have started out rainy but when the sun popped out I was on the river walk and loving it. The breeze was just enough to keep me cool during the last half of my walk. The start of my walk wasn't very pleasant though as I had stepped into a pile of fresh dog poop and I stopped at several puddles along the way to try and wash off the mess. I have a dog myself and am happy to see owners walking their dogs along the path. But for goodness sake, why not use the baggies provided or bring your own for cleaning up after your pet?

As I walked past the play areas I thought about how nice it was to have 2 of my grandson's here at Thanksgiving. I could almost see their shadows peeking from the ladders and slides and their smiling faces.

Sale, sale, sale!

The traffic at Tanglewood started out light, perhaps due to the weatherman's prediction of a "wintry mix". But by 10:30 it was very busy as the skies were clearing and the temperature was rising. There were lots of deals and I took advantage of some price reductions at Stein Mart.

I got to use a gift from my hubby; a pedometer. I logged in 3.02 miles and 7669 steps! I wonder how many steps I need to add to work off the 6 lbs. I gained since Thanksgiving.

Merry Christmas!

I started out to walk the mall today, but when I assessed that the parking lot was near full and the temperature was above 45 degrees, I opted for Wasena Park instead. There's been a lot of progress on the river flooding project and they have even cleaned up some of the deadwood that had accumulated near the bridge. It looks pretty good. I saw that the Great Blue Heron is still in the area as he was fishing in the river. The tree where I had seen him roosting in the past has now been removed. So I guess he has found himself another. As I walked today I thought what a perfect place it would be to have a Christmas light festival. I have been to several of them in the past where there were funds raised for charity. My New Year's resolution will be to make some inquiries and see what can be done to get a light festival going in our area.

Yesterday I walked the mall and it was relatively quiet. I expect that it was because many church goers were still at mass. I noticed that Steve & Barry's has everything on sale for $8.98 and the store was the busiest that I have seen. They must have realized what a good price point is for their merchandise. I also noticed that they have the grimiest windows in the mall and that makes for unattractive window displays. Tsk, tsk.

I purchased some batteries at the new battery store on the second level. I hear that after only 7 weeks in business they are running in the black.

Well, I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the preparations for Christmas this year. The cookie swap, the baking, the shopping, and the decorating. It's too bad that our children will not be here to see any of it and I will especially miss not sharing it with our grandson. But there's always next year.

I hope that you and yours have a very blessed and joyous Christmas.

God bless us, every one.