2026 Happy Blog Challenge

 Happy Sunday things: There was a lovely sunrise this morning.   Last night there was a shift offered for this morning.  I didn't take it.  This morning, it was still there, so I did.  It was from 9:10 to 11:50 but I stayed until about 12:20.  The amount of energy I have when I go in at the end of the shift versus the beginning is amazing. My energy was mostly spent at work, though.   When I got home, all I wanted to do was rest.  Dishes got done.  The second dishwasher still seems to be working and has produced clean dishes.  This makes me very happy. The parsley has sprouted! For the first time in about a week I opened the window curtain in my bedroom.  The oxalis bulb I planted at the beginning of the month has sprouted!  It is an IronCross Shamrock Oxalis and it is up in time for St. Patrick's Day.   ☮ Started listening to: Dale Carnegie's 14-Day Worry Cure , by Dale Carnegie. Continued to read: A Trail ...

 It has been 45 years to the day that I got my driver's license.  It was an eventful Friday the thirteenth in 1981.  My apologies if you have heard this story before. As I was preparing to back out of my spot with the state driving tester guy, an eighteen wheeler entered the parking lot, not fast, and couldn't make the turn.  He drove into the state vehicle that was parked in the aisle behind me.  Honestly, I don't think the truck was in the right place.  The state guy was not happy.  I still got my license though, so I was.  To celebrate, I didn't drive today, at all.  I stayed home and took turns being productive and restful.  Here are some other happy things: When we moved into this new house we were told that the dishwasher in the main kitchen leaked.  The water was off and we were busy moving so we didn't look into it more, until today.  Bel worked hard to pull the machine out from under the counter.  It was installed...