Sunday, September 8, 2024

Today is DH's 70th birthday and it is a beautiful day. Highs are expected to be around 70 with lots of sun. He is golfing right now (left at 6:30 am), but will be back around lunchtime. The Patriots football game is on the agenda for watching at 1, then we have a 7pm reservation for dinner at a lovely Oceanside restaurant.

I already ordered DH's birthday present - a Quarterboard naming the house to go over the garage door (a very Cape Cod/seaside decoration). I wish I could go out and get a birthday card but alas I have no car.

Justice and I are sitting on the couch with a fuzzy blanket over us. Soon I will return to sorting the last of my loose photos. All that remains for photo sorting back at my house (we are still at DH's home) is going through deceased DD's pictures and the albums currently in plastic bins. I think I am ready to just keep the good pictures of DD from her set but when I first went through them a few years after she died I couldn't toss anything as I was going through her memories. I expect I will just keep all the albums. My goal is to have everything in plastic bins of one size or another and hopefully just the highlights that my kids may enjoy someday when I am gone. Maybe I will put a note in the bins with the loose ones (for when I'm not around anymore) and just ask that they go through them once but then they can dump them. My sorting has narrowed the pictures down to ones that should be relevant to them and the quantity has been reduced by about 95 percent. I wish that had been done with my grandmother and mother's photos that I carted around for years. It has been hard doing this. It caught up to me yesterday evening and I was feeling very sad and didn't sleep well but I feel better this morning. Sunshine helps with that.

Have a surprising Sunday!

Hugs Liz! The photo sorting and paring down even though needed sounds like it stirred up some grief and rightly so! Good for you for sticking with it!

166.5 today. Another smidge down but was at this weight sometime in the last 2 weeks, albeit probably from dehydration. I think the loss may be slow going from here on out, which really isn't a bad thing but I prefer it to go faster!

Costco and some other shopping on the docket for today. We are skipping church, perhaps will watch it online later. DC1 over today. Teriyaki pineapple chicken for dinner - a family favorite. I liked the Quest loaded taco chips. A nice break from the normal choices I am used to and they were good with my chicken chili. I think my second favorite protein snack is Sargento string cheese. I've decided that I'm not a beef (or other meat) stick person. I can barely choke down the protein bars anymore. Time to find a new breakfast option. I love oatmeal but have heard the higher protein options don't taste so good. Any recommendations?

I sure did not like the Quaker Oats high protein packets I bought. There must be some higher protein overnight oats a person could make with Greek yogurt etc. I haven't gotten around to researching that. On my list of good intentions.

Great idea, I'll do some researching myself. There may be a breakfast quinoa option I might like too.

Happy Birthday to your DH!! I love that he starts his new decade with an early morning golf game. The two of you are ageless!

I get the picture sorting sadness. My Mom has a lot of movies from when I was young. I loved watching them in my 20s and 30s, but haven't seen them since. My heart squeezes when I think about them now, could I watch those movies of my 50/60 something Grandparents, my aunts and uncles in their early 30s? I want to, and I don't.

Yesterday DH and I talked about some of our "treasures". Why we hang onto to things can be so complicated. I'm more on the side of release them so someone else can enjoy them. For DH, it's not a moment of releasing, it's a moment of losing something. Yes, complicated.

This morning I woke up at a decent time for me, and enjoyed a London Fog tea in bed while watching a local news show. Seems like everyone in the Metro area was out and about yesterday, as all the footage of the various fall festivals and fairs were filled with folks out enjoying the beautiful autumn weather.

One more tea, and reading the Sunday paper, than off to the winery!

You definitely get it. I flip from feeling like I am losing so much to being happy to release it. Depends on the day, my mood, etc.

I've been MIA lately due to the 3,000 miles we've driven in the past 9 days. Yeah, I know. It's been crazy due to Labor Day, family, medical, and real estate matters. I hope the next few weeks are calmer.

I'll try to catch up here over the next few days.

Re weight, I've gained 3-4 pounds due to lack of exercise and eating out so much. Looking forward to more fruits and veggies again.

Lizanne, continuing hugs of empathy for you. This must be such a confusing, painful/numbing time. For me, it felt like gravity had evaporated.

Thinking about your dress Liz, do you think a tailor could add bra cups to the dress? Make them an integral part of the dress like a lining? Then no straps?

The dress actually has a built-in bra - I'm just a bit saggy/small for it. So I need to make sure they don't slip down. It doesn't look too big, but I just feel like that could happen (especially since it did in my bathing suit the other day - not a good look). The other option is having the dress taken in a bit but I don't think I have the time for that now (less than 3 weeks). I'm going to experiment with some options and have something saved on Amazon just in case none of the things I have will work.

Greetings all

It's sunny after a foggy start. DH is out shopping somewhere so who knows what will come home.

Last night was great. Our football team won big over its arch rival (sorry CC) and the fans were over the top. Studio buddy came over and actually only griped for a little while. The chili turned out great and there is plenty more for tonight. So win win all around. I regard it as a sign of aging that I care about college football but so be it.

DD was that the pagan festival with the tarot readings? Sounds pretty tame. Once I did a fair palm reader but cannot remember what was said.

Liz sounds like you and DH are having a perfect day. Especially the fuzzy blanket and Justice. Enjoy the evening.

Paula let us know when you find a good breakfast protein. There are some low carb breakfast sandwiches that I tried once. Way too salty but there might be some other brands. I have a little kitchen gadget that makes egg bites but more trouble than worth. Actually you can buy the egg bites ready made I think.

Picture sorting is on my list too. Way at the bottom. I have a box that was shipped to me of my mom's stuff since we had no time to go through it when she died. Sat at SIL for awhile and she tossed old slides with was fine with me. So there sits the box. I know it should go to one of those services that sorts and digitizes it but not today.

Hey Ann keep us posted on your travels. Major road tripping!

Gallery duty tomorrow afternoon. Also kiln opening. If I get going early enough I can pick up new stuff for the gallery. All the travel takes awhile.

Time to do the treadmill. Boring but effective. Diane S