Knit By God's Hand: New Shirts, books & our funny sitting boy {Weekly Check In}

Thursday, May 15, 2025

New Shirts, books & our funny sitting boy {Weekly Check In}

Just some highlights of my week.....

STREET SIGN
Ricky found this sign on Etsy & I had to get it for him. They had different sizes on this but we got a basic street sign size. He's got it up in his "man cave garage" & he has an old metal roller skate that he is going to hang under the sign too. Perfect for him.

HERE is the link on Etsy

FINALLY FOOD TRUCK

There is a local seafood place that has a food truck that comes to our town recently every Monday. The issue was we had Rusty training every Monday & by the time we got home, they were gone. So on the first Monday with no training, we finally got to stop & see what they had. & YUM! Look at this menu. All the fried stuff! Arteries be damned! I could eat Friend Cauliflower & mushroom every single day. With a side of Hushpuppies please.

NEW SHIRT
I ordered this shirt for the warmer days ahead. I like its flowy & comfy for the heat that will be here before we know it! I love anything Fall colors - even in summer!

Click HERE for link

NEW POPE!
I am not Catholic - but I do appreciate a person who has respect for the teaching of Jesus & teaches & loves like Jesus ... you know - the CRAZY radical stuff of loving EVERYONE - even the poor, the immigrants, the rejected & people who feel pushed aside. Crazy thinking to some apparently. I think its amazing its the first one from America too. Who would have ever thought. The interviews with his family have been so sweet & you see how Pope Leo has been a little Jesus warrior from his little days.

I love he was a friend to Pope Francis too! I always loved how hands on Francis was with people - & that he loved animals so much. You'll always win me over with that!

May Pope Leo have a long reign of being an example of how Jesus loved!

THIS DOG
It cracks me UP! The way this dog sits on these cushions. We got these floor pillows for Harvey Dent when he was having issues getting up on things. You'll more than likely find Ricky laying on them more than anyone - with a dog of course. But Rusty, he sits on these like this! Just backs right on up & takes a seat. EVERY TIME! .... this is how he also sits on me & Ricky too LOL - just backs right on up & will sit in our lap - or even on our chest if we're laying in bed. He's a comfy boy!

The funny this is - sometimes he scoots so far back, his back legs just hang off the edge & just swing. LOL

STRAWBERRY LOVER
Speaking of our funny boy.... I've found out - he LOVES Strawberries. Like chop them up & handfeed them to him every day please. Ozzie & Ernie aren't fans of fruit. Harvey loved it too.... glad to see Rusty enjoys some healthy sweet treats too

TREAT YO SELF
Every time there is a book sale of buy one, get one for 50% off - I fall for it every time! I keep a list of books I've been wanting so when a new book comes out, I can always snag up an older book I've been wanting. I follow a lot of Book podcasts & YouTube channels & keep seeing Red Rising series on it - so yep, looks like I just added another - ANOTHER - series to my list. No shame. No regrets.

THE GRACE YEAR
I came across this book on a lot of recommendations & saw it was on Kindle Unlimited so sure, why not. Didnt even know what to expect but .... MAN. This was crazy. Crazy in a good way. The best way I can describe this is Handmaids Tale + Yellowjackets... & if you know both / either of those shows - you know that's A LOT. & what's nuts to me is this is a YA book - WHAT? HOW? Its violent. It harsh. It involves control over women. ... I mean, teach the girls young I guess on how to stand up for themselves. ... I actually rated this at 5 stars for the surprises & twists in this.

I actually enjoyed this book though. It has some gasp moments - a few actually. & a few times I had to stop & just stare at the ceiling to compose myself.

A quote from the book that I'm like.... OH YEAHHHH - I actually have a tee shirt that says something similar to this - it says "I believe in FACTS, SCIENCE, EMPATHY" .... same kinda vibes

THE PARADISE PROBLEM
I must have been on a roll because I finished another book over the weekend. It was big last summer but I forgot all about it & then I just cant read these sorts of things during the cold months! LOL - I'm very picky & particular about my reading. So glad I finally got this in though because it was just ADORABLE. I totally chuckled a few times in it too. Some good one liners. I can totally see this as a Netflix movie! ....Rate: 4 stars

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WATCHING
OK Bravo fans.... are you all jumping on this show? Love Hotel .... like a Bachelor type show for 4 of the Real Housewives. Which I think is crazy because we know out of these 4 ladies - only one is probably really looking for love. (Shannon) The other 3 just seem to love being single & having a good time - I dont see them settling down anytime soon. I mean, come on - Ashley, getting married soon? She just got divorced, is young & loving her single life! Maybe I'll be surprised & they all find love & we'll have a quad-wedding. I wont hold my breath - & no matter what - this is just a fun show. I can see them doing it with more of the ladies because honestly, most "housewives" arent really "wives" anymore. Crazy how that works.