Positively Tuesday-August Now and Then

      We're in the 8th month if 2022! Time sure flies. August has always been a busy month for me, my whole life. It's the month of my parents anniversary. Today would have been their 75th anniversary. I remember their 40th anniversary party as it was held at my brother's, a big barbecue a few weekends after the actual date. It was just a few months before our wedding. We had just bought our first house, just four blocks down on the same street, so people were taking walks to sneak peaks, coming back wide eyed in disbelief we bought a tiny PINK house that screamed a need for attention. To be honest, I too was in disbelief. Through spit and polish and many layers of paint, we turned it into a cute cottage and lived there three years. 

     Other August memories are the county fair and 4H week, then leading into the state fair. Of course school shopping and trying to eek out the last of summer. Do you all remember buying fall sweaters though in August! Silly now to think back.  August is still busy. It's DH's birthday month, and his mom's. We tend to take vacation this month and for many years, it's the month we moved kids to college dorms or apartments. We've got some big things to get prepped for in the coming weeks and month, so this year is busy too. I guess I'm all set for appreciating joys and simple pleasures. Here we go.

1. My daughter got details on her host family for Spain and she and her friend, one of her roomates, are staying together. Based on the introduction, it seems they might be regular hosts for students, which makes this mom feel relieved about her accomodations. She wrote them a nice email to introduce herself. 
2. DH and I enjoyed the jazz music at the river Thursday night. It was chilly and a sweatshirt was needed as the sun went lower. I'm not looking to speed up summer, but the coolness was refreshing.  
3. DD2 and I went to Newsies. It was good, particularly the full ensemble music numbers. Some of the small scenes were definitely amateur but clearly they all were enjoying themselves.
4. I did myself proud with another made up, but from basics, rustic batch of blueberry muffins. I'll try and remember how I made them but here's a picture at least. There were only three left to end Monday. 
   
   
   
5. We had a good time at the race track on Sunday, even won a bit of money. But, the highlight had to have been the corgi races. Adorable! My daughter's friend took a bit of video but I don't have that. 
   
   
   
6. Sweet Corn! The first of summer. I paid $8 for 14 ears. Not cheap but fair. Large tomatoes were $1- and delicious too!
7. I wasn't sure when to reveal the finished chair, today as a positively Tuesday, or a Thrifty Thursday. I'm opting for today because I'm excited to share. You can see in the before it was a little scruffier than on first glance, but look at it now. My daughter did a good job for not having done anything before like this.
   
   
8.  I'm giving her this stool to paint and use as a table beside the rocker. She thinks perhaps yellow. It's an old stool from my childhood, but I wouldn't have anyone sit on it. I painted it ages ago and stuck in the lower bathroom, but I think it will have better life with her. It's a joy to see pieces of your history be part of your child's future.
9. A preliminary draft of a report( for work) is coming back with a favorable analysis. It won't make the work less challenging, but it'll back up the "why" of program changes we want to implement. I've got a year of headaches ahead, but this is like a bit of Extra Strength Tylenol to fall back on. 
10. Before the heat comes back today, I'm enjoying this morning with a cup of coffee on the porch. (Even sitting on my daughter's chair. Shhh, don't tell.) Summer bliss.

     Joys are just being with people now while remembering the good times of the past. I've always liked August, because of how important it's been in our family. How has the month started for you? Any fond memories or things you're looking forward too?