Road Trip

I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend.   have had lovely 4 day weekend before my trip to Arizona.  Today I had to get a new crown.  It doesn't hurt much at all.  I am pretty happy with all my new medical providers I have found here in my new state.  Thst is important as you approach old age!

I had some nice lounge time with DH and we had our first watermelon of the season!  I also got a LOT of planting done.  I wrote DH cousin a nice note for the plants.   I spent 1 day planting the shade ones, one day planting the flowers in my new raised bed DH made me and I spent time yesterday mulching and adding borders (temporary) and more dirt.  Plus much watering and coaxing.  Pictures soon.

My cousin was supposed to drive from city to get here dinner time.  She is having car issues so fingers crossed.   We have s long drive tomorrow.   I guess worst case scenario we leave Thursday and get there Friday. 

Will hope she gets down here safe with working car and not too much stormy weather.

My prayers for all the people affected by storms, tornadoes and flooding.   The Arkansas river is cresting at highest levels ever, so awful.

Back to Friday Feeling

Now that I worked this week, I am back to that feeling of elation that it is Friday.  I need to work on this and recreate it everyday.  Be more conscious of my gratitude for every day.  But, there is no denying that I miss my DH and I miss my dogs and I miss my garden and I especially miss my mattress.

I have slept on a sofa bed since Monday night!  But it is not too bad.  I did yoga again last night with my friend T at our old yoga studio.  The studio that we started going to back in 2012 and enjoyed a session with my old instructer, J.  So nice. 

Then I spent some time visiting with aunt and uncle and uncle has been very interested and entertained by my recounting of all the free food I got this week since I started back...free lunch my first day, free fruit and left overs Tuesday, free cookies from the parking garage Wed (actually $107/month cookies!), free leftovers Thursday and donuts today. 

My uncle has the cheerful happiness of a child, nowadays, more than ever.  What is a blessing.  He always has been really happy and positive, but lately even more.  He will be 85 this year.  He is so loved by everyone.  Just a basic reminder of how much happier we all are when we are around other happy people.

Anyway, he told me last night that his favorite is the apple fritter and I agreed wholeheartedly.  They were so large this morning, that I had to cut mine in half.  It was crunchy around the edge and soft in the middle and lots of frosting.  SOOOO good.  I had not had any treat in a week, so I relished my 1/2 apple fritter this morning.  And I am going directly home from here, so I sent aunt a text with a picture of the donuts so she could show my uncle.  He will get a kick out of it.

I hope you have the equivalent of a nice crunchy, frosted apple fritter today!

A little good, a little bad

DH went with his sister to visit their cousin an hour or so away yesterday.  The cousin was thinning our her mother's garden and had scads of extra plants she offered us.  So, they brought back an SUV load of plants to plant.  DH is like, yeah I will just wait till you get home so you can supervise.  Sure, he will.  I have my work cut out for me Sun, Mon and Tues!  Sat I think we are going to visit our sick friend at the lake, as her husband and her just had their 30 year anniversary this week and we thought we would offer a nice pick me up for her to visit.  She is having pneumonia issues however, so we might have to put this visit off.  Evidently she has bilateral.  Feel so bad for her. 

"Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, yes, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10

Speaking of fear, tornadoes ravaged across Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri last night.  I know of no friends or family affected, but my hearts go out to those who are.  3 people killed southwest Missouri.  So awful.  This was 8 years to the day of the devasting 2011 Joplin tornado where 161 were killed. 

So I feel like I am trying to get sick.  My throat is hurting and so I am trying to stay hydrated with water and tea and taking my vitamin C.  Could be allergies?  I can add muscle soreness to my issues today, after attempting yoga last night at 7pm.  My ankle did ok, after I realized I cannot do updog and careful on down dog.  But, I did get some good stretching and was good for me to practice yesterday.  I am going to go again today I think.  I think my aunt truly does not mind me being around, I just try to spend most of my day at work/work out and have just minimal time in evenings to visit, watch a show and then get to bed, so as to minimize my interruption of her daily life. 
She and I enjoy watching a show here and there on Netflix.  I try to get to bed early, but having a bit of a hard time sleeping on this sofa bed.  It will either get easier, or I will become incapacitated, lol. 
DH is riding with his sister to their cousin, who is an avid gardener.  She is thinking out a bunch of plants/flowers.  So I told DH, bring whatever back!  We will plant it!
Severe weather crazy in the Midwest.  Prayers to those affected by storms, rain, flood, tornadoes.  Family in Arizona and Colorado posting about snow.  Crazy.
My friend with kidney cancer has bilateral pneumonia.  She is having quite a heck of a time.  My heart goes out to her and people with health challenges.

Work

I started back at my work.  Just for a few months.  I really was curious to see if it was something we could work out a compromise on.  DH agreed reluctantly.  I spent the weekend getting stuff ready and today at work, getting started back on computer/system/time keeping, etc.  It is fun seeing my colleagues again. 

I am 3.5 hours away from retirement home.  I will stay the week with my aunt and go home weekends.  Leaving Monday afternoon (I had a medical test that morning - everything is fine, all clear!).  Was hard to leave DH and the dogs, my adorable house.  At least it is rainy and cold.

So, here I am.  Very mixed emotions.  My foot is doing much better.  I am going to go to yoga tonight at my old yoga studio in the city.  I may have to take it easy on ankle related movement.

Hope you are having a great week.  More later.

Saturday Shopping for Someone Else

Funny how enlightened I think I may have become through experience and old age, it is funny how fast we can revert.  I have been going through some really difficult times with my marriage and with my state of mind.  That has lead to my isolation and sent my hamster wheel spinning.

Essentially, my M.O. is to "run away" literally and figuratively when things are hard.  I know that is why I am not blogging much.  I am having hard time putting my thoughts together, let alone down in words.  This week, I had 3 days truly alone to process everything going on and discussions with my DH.

I feel better today.  I have sat with my problems in the light of day, ruminated over them with very few distractions and have come up with some plans for dealing with things.  One of the big problems, is that I really miss my job.  So, I don't know what will happen if they end up finding an assignment for me.  That is one of the things that I just pray about and realize until that day comes, there is nothing I can do about it.  In the meanwhile, I can be fierce in our money handling.

I am shopping today with my sister, for HER!  Not me.  I have been pretty good lately.  I am winding down my closet on Poshmark.  I am trying to sort of shut that down for the summer.  Even though I am pretty good at selling and getting a little mad money, let's be honest here...it makes me shop.  So, today just trying to focus on few tweaks to my wardrobe, getting rid of excess so I know what I actually do have and will use...and I am pretty much obsessed with gardening right now!

Have a nice weekend.  If you have stuck around and still stop by.  Thank you.  I value personal interaction like never before.

P.S.  My ankle and foot are much better!  I am going to be pretty sedentary one more week, which is also hard for me.  But I need it to heal correctly.

Mayday mayday

Isn't it funny how when we have plenty of time our intentions fly out the window sometimes.  

Yesterday I ran errands with DH and bought another hydrangea.   I am landscaping my backyard and currently working around the deck.   We cleaned and sealed it last month...it looks so nice. 

So I was planting the hydrangea after I walked the pup.  Looking forward to settling down for the evening. 

Well, I was hurrying a bit...jumped down from the deck...my right ankle gave way and collapsed.   I heard 2 pops.  I went down hard and thought I broke my ankle. 

Well, couple xrays at er later...I am lucky no fractures!  A severe sprain.   Wrapped,  motrin and a soft boot.  Using crutches for a few days.   It is pretty swollen. 

Layed around all day.   Got up to take a shower...I have grab bars and a bench in shower thanks to elderly people who owned before us.  Now it hurts little more.  I am just bored and disappointed.   At least it's mostly rainy here.

Be well!