What’s going on in my world, July 22

This weekend I went to my niece’s wedding — yes, the same niece whose high school graduation reception I went to a couple of months ago.  Ah, young love!  It was an outdoor wedding, at the lake.  Storms were in the forecast, but the Lord smiled on the event and kept the dark clouds miles away.  The bride cried through the whole ceremony, tears of joy like I’ve never seen at any wedding that wasn’t scripted in Hollywood.  The reception was outdoors, too, and despite the heat we stayed there much later than we had intended, talking with relatives until the sun had nearly set.

We continue to slog away on the house.  Since my last report I have touched up the paint on the front porch, pulled weeds in the flower garden, and replaced some broken mini-blinds.  Tonight I plan to remove the last of the stuff from the garage.  Tomorrow we’ll be renting a power washer to blast the brick facade clean.  If all goes well, we’ll call the realtor Thursday or Friday and start the process of getting the place listed for sale.  Hallelujah!