Today was the first day it has FELT like spring to me.

I've watched spring slowly open up in lawns and flowers and tree leaves and everyone's allergies and sniffles.

But today was breezy and sunny and not HOT, but not CHILLY.

Husband taught me how to service my bike (now I've got to make a checklist because I'll NEVER remember the steps a YEAR from ( Read more... )

Do you know what I'm LOVING?

I. Feel. Good.

I felt like crap yesterday...everything ached, I had a headache, my neck just HURT...and I was so so tired.

Today, after, like, 16? hours of sleep on a heating pad? My neck is relaxed, my headache is gone, my body is relaxed, and, as has been the case for a couple of days, breathing is easy. I can ( Read more... )

I am still having a GREAT holiday!

We came to Jenn's, had Christmas, did gifts, everyone is happy (even my son who got almost nothing because we didn't know what he wanted, he didn't need anything, and he couldn't come up with anything to ask for).I have cooked and cooked and cooked and organized. We had a 20-pound turkey with stuffing (in the ( Read more... )

I'm thankful for the cooperation and support and help of the whole family in making dinner.
( Details of family contributions and FOOD )

I think about religion. A lot. Particularly in these days when ultra-conservative religious people are trying to take over my government and legislate their beliefs--beliefs that, in the main, I used to hold, but did not think should be law but that I believed were matters of personal faith and lifestyle--I find myself thinking about religion and ( Read more... )

There were a few more photos from our end-of-summer trip, including the family with fish they caught and Elf with a tiny toad ( Read more... )

I got up this morning at 6 am. (I know...don't faint. And I got up--on my own--after awaking--on my own--at 5:55 and STAYED up.)

I made kolackys from Nana's recipe. First I made a batch of gluten-free ones since Nana and all three of her kids (my FIL and Husband's aunts) are celiac. Then I made a double batch of ones with flour. In both, I ( Read more... )

I am HOME! Plane flight was good. Quick. I even wrote on it!

I missed Husband and the kids LOTS this week. It is so good to be home on the couch, snuggled with my Boy, watching Big Bang Theory

I still have 2 days of school (Mon & Tues), but...it's almost over and I'm doing well with my university coursework, and I'm HOME with my FAMILY. *

I am safely in Louisville, KY. STILL farther north here than where I was born and grew up ( Read more... )

Had a very good visit. Finished a draft of a story I hope to finish-finish tonight. Had nice visit with family, Ben got Mom to watch Wall-E, had LOVELY dinner, Husband tinkered at lots of repairs and upgrades, then we discussed home improvements on the way home...it was good.

Yay.