Five on Friday {6-16-23}

Happy Friday! It’s been a week. Here are five (plus five) from this week.

1. Broken Collarbone – Friday, I thought I was going to be going to my son’s Freshman Awards Ceremony. Instead, I got a call from the school that he thought he broke his collarbone in physical education class. I raced over to the school, rode the ambulance with him to the hospital and we discovered that he was correct and did indeed break his collarbone. Unfortunately, you can’t really do much for a collarbone except let it heal on its own. So, he’s been taking Motrin for the pain and wearing a sling to immobilize his left side. Fortunately, he’s right handed and he broke his left collarbone, so he was able to take his finals and Regents exams this week. 

We went to the orthopedist yesterday afternoon to discover that the bones shifted and he needed surgery ASAP. So, depending on when you are reading this, he is in surgery today getting hardware and screws put into his collarbone to realign the bones to ensure he heals properly. Not quite what we were expecting to hear at this appointment! Unfortunately, this had to happen right at the end of school/beginning of the summer. So he is going to have a very relaxed, laid-back summer. 

2. Reading – This week I read Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. This was a 2022 Goodreads nominee for historical fiction. It’s based on true events in the 1970’s when the government decided to take away the reproductive rights of poor, black women. It was a good read and was educational, as I wasn’t even aware that this happened. 

3. Cooking  – This week included a track team end-of-season dinner and a Boy Scout Court of Honor ceremony and cookout, so we didn’t do a ton of cooking. We did make Roasted Cauliflower with Maple Jalapeno Glaze, Trader Joe’s Vegan Bulgogi with Kimchi Pancakes (that my daughter cooked for us) and rice and Trader Joe’s Ube Mochi Pancake Mix (box mix) with vegan sausage for a breakfast for dinner meal. Tonight we are supposed to be making Lemon Flatbread Pizzas with Hot Honey but will probably end up with takeout after my son’s surgery!

4. Watching – We finished watching Jury Duty this week and I recommend it! It was a fun show. Other than that, it was a pretty busy week and I didn’t watch much of anything else.

5. Food Tour – Saturday, my husband and I went on Joey G’s Walking Food Tour. We enjoyed small bites from different restaurants and learned about the village of Nyack. It was a fun tour! Nyack is filled with so many different restaurants and shops and you need more than one visit to take advantage of everything. I’ll have a full post coming soon.

6. Memes – This made me laugh!

Anyone else remember these scratch and sniff stickers?! 

7. Yoga Dogs – I finished this Yoga Dogs puzzle this week. I still haven’t found the missing puzzle piece though!

8. Playing – Connections. This new NYT game is about categorizing groups of four words that have something in common. I still play Wordle, but this is a fun new diversion for me.

9. Awards – Even though we didn’t make it to his awards ceremony, my son received the geometry, band and Presidential Excellence award. My daughter received the Presidential Excellence award as well at her junior class awards ceremony.

10. Rainbow – We saw this rainbow Wednesday night during the Boy Scout Court of Honor. This was the most complete rainbow I’ve ever seen. Both ends were visible! 

ICYMI this week on the blog: 

Tuesday I posted  about Innisfree Garden in Millbrook.

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