Is "NA" word?

A new mirror celebrating the seasons . . .

So another week has passed and we are beginning to have a few more glimpses that there is hope that the gray and dreary days of winter are leaving.

After a long week of work, I was grateful to face the weekend head on!

I spent my weekend painting in the studio and catching up on household chores.

Really - how can things get so out of control in just 5 days???

But it sure feels good when the cobwebs have been evicted from the tops of the ceilings.

I worked on several items in the studio as I continue to build the inventory.

And then came the errand running and things went downhill from there.

After our son moved out and opened up a room in the house, my husband laid claim and has been preparing to take it over. A fresh coat of paint, some general repairs and he is ready to take over.

A desk is needed - because not only will he be using this as an office/music studio/mancave - but he will be using the space to make prints and other general production work for the business that need to be done in a clean environment.

We scanned some desks on Craigslist - but they were too deep. He wanted a longer and narrower work surface.

So we talked and measured and thought and decided to create a custom work space with 2-drawer file cabinets and an old door.

Where to find a unique, inexpensive old door?

At our local rebuilding center.

So it was time for a field trip - after all, we could go to the rebuilding center, stop by some thrift shops to look for file cabinets and then wrap things up with a trip to the nursery to buy a few plants for a totally seperate project.

What could be better?

So off we went . . .

We drove across town to the rebuilding center only to find out that there was a biking event that had closed off the streets and there was no parking anywhere. We are in Portland, afterall. Strike 1.

We stopped at three thrift stores - nothing! Strike 2.

We drove to GoodWill - it was on the way.

They were closed (long story). Strike 3.

OK - last attempt to redeem this trip - the nursery.

We drove to the nursery, pulled in the driveway and watched them lock the gates.

A total bust of a trip.

We went home - maybe dinner and an outdoor fire around the fire pit would make up for the waste of the afternoon . . .but alas, Mother Nature mocked me and it started to rain! 

Seriously????

OK - not to be discouraged - I made dinner and after, my son and husband and I played a game of Scrabble.

Not on the computer or on my phone -

but at the table with a real board and real wooden tiles!

I made a wonderful play that utilitized touching tiles and created a secondary word . . .and it was on a double word score.  The word???. . .

"na".

My son challenged me.

Although Merriam didn't agree - the other online dictionaries said it was legitimate.

I even wasted a move on my "Words With Friends" game on my phone to make the point that I could use it.

And so . . .due to the little 2-letter word "na" my evening was properly redeemed. Because quick frankly . . .

I kicked both of their butts!!!

And if you don't think "na" is a legal Scrabble word - just remember, everyone is entitled to their opinion. And the utter demise of my entire weekend was dependent on that word.

So - "na" IS a word!

How bout you? Good weekend? What was the high point for you?