I took a few pictures and created the following little memory "card."
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
New Grandbaby's "Sprinkle"
Yesterday our daughter-in-law's mother hosted a gathering to "sprinkle" Amy and Pat's baby due in April - just about 5 weeks from now.
I took a few pictures and created the following little memory "card."
I took a few pictures and created the following little memory "card."
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Life - February Version
I keep meaning to add a new post, I really do...then I think to myself...."there's nothing interesting going on....nothing anyone would want to read...and I don't have time right now"....and all the other delightfully procrastinating phrases we all use.
Truth is, I've just been living and the above phrases generally fit the bill. But that's life, isn't it? Not necessarily interesting....not earth shaking....not breath taking....unless you realize that all of life is breath taking. All the love, all the beauty, all the generosity, all the kindenesses you encounter every day. And yes, the scary stuff, the mundane stuff, the ho hum stuff, the stuff that sometimes gives you nightmares...that's all life too....maybe not all that interesting....but it's life.
Another truth is, we need down times....times to recover...times to reflect...and if the month of February isn't that, I don't know what is. Think about it. Just about every other month has "big" stuff going on. Sure, February has Valentine's Day, and that is sweet, but it also fills up with overcast days, snow days, rainy days, quiet and boring days. It's Mom Nature's way of saying, "slow down, you're going to fast...." (oh, no, that was Simon And Garfunkel wasn't it? - but anyway).
So to recap.
Health and Beauty: I was trying the EODD. Started around the beginning of the month. After a couple of days of feeling wired and weird I was feeling really good. Stuck to it for two full weeks with no cheating and lost.....are you ready? Absolutely not one ounce and absolutely not one inch! But still, it's a healthy way to eat and I felt good. Until I felt bad.
On the Saturday we had yet more snow and I shoveled for about two hours. Unusually I didn't enjoy it. It was overwhelming and I would have given a King's ransom if someone would have done it for us.
I told Lar I was going in to make us soup.
But first I went out the back door to take some pictures of all the snow and almost immediately stepped off the new patio, into a high bank of snow and fell forward. I had the camera in hand, so was at a disadvantage to helping myself up. The snow was nearly to my chin. Finally I yelled for Lar to come help. He called back, "where are you?" I replied, "out back....come through the garage." I waited.
I waited.
I waited some more.
At last I sort of "swam" to the railing of the back steps and hauled myself up.
When I got out to Lar, who never came, he was still shoveling.
He'd thought I was calling out to see what kind of soup he wanted. He'd answered, "I don't care what kind of soup." And continued shoveling!
Dear son, Lar III showed up at about that time.
He not only helped finish the shoveling, he might have saved his father's life! (There were tools at hand in that garage, and I thought of using one of them!)
On Sunday we had everyone (well, no, not really everyone, but quite a few) here for the Super Bowl Game. Traditionally, we never see any football...but we eat and laugh and watch the commercials.
Lar had ordered meatballs, salad and roast beef from the neighborhood deli, and I made up some vegetarian 4 bean chili and some turkey meatballs. Colleen brought yummy beef stew.
We had a great day....really enjoyed the company.
That night I got sick. I mean to say, I got SICK.
Without yucky details, I lost about 4 pounds.
I would have been off work a week, but Ma Nature still wasn't done with us, more snow felll and the workplace was actually closed for two days. Almost unheard of!
It took about a week and a half to feel better.
During the last couple of months I've been watching a mole turn threatening. As a melanoma survivor, I know I have to keep a close eye.
Last week had the dermatologist check it....she took a biopsy which should be back this week...but she doesn't expect it to be bad. Something blah blah about "old age" which I have chosen not to understand. So there! Just so it isn't CA I don't care if certain patches of me choose to be older than the rest.
Holiday: Valentine's Day came and I was lucky I'd bought Lar's card, but had had no opportunity to get out for any gifts. Lar thought of a perfect one. He's providing a dream get-away to NY City in the near future....I adore the city, and have pined away for such a trip for a long long time. Can't wait!
Family: Our second grandchild turned 13 in February. I don't know....it is crazy to see these babies growing up...it's a replay of my own children....it seems a new person steps in to take the place of the one before...I still expect this one to be that little guy who would say "down doons" - he isn't. He is a beautiful young man now.....
Arts: We saw Avitar in 3D and IMax....no it doesn't seem right to say we "saw" it. We have discussed how it seemed much more, we "experienced" it. What a thrilling movie. We loved it so much, and think we just might go see it again.
My piano lessons are going really well....I am getting slightly more confident, my hands are responding better all the time....just about the time I've been able to grow fingernails, I have to cut them off....my sacrifice to the arts!
That's about it for now.....just February.....just blah.....just life.
Truth is, I've just been living and the above phrases generally fit the bill. But that's life, isn't it? Not necessarily interesting....not earth shaking....not breath taking....unless you realize that all of life is breath taking. All the love, all the beauty, all the generosity, all the kindenesses you encounter every day. And yes, the scary stuff, the mundane stuff, the ho hum stuff, the stuff that sometimes gives you nightmares...that's all life too....maybe not all that interesting....but it's life.
Another truth is, we need down times....times to recover...times to reflect...and if the month of February isn't that, I don't know what is. Think about it. Just about every other month has "big" stuff going on. Sure, February has Valentine's Day, and that is sweet, but it also fills up with overcast days, snow days, rainy days, quiet and boring days. It's Mom Nature's way of saying, "slow down, you're going to fast...." (oh, no, that was Simon And Garfunkel wasn't it? - but anyway).
So to recap.
Health and Beauty: I was trying the EODD. Started around the beginning of the month. After a couple of days of feeling wired and weird I was feeling really good. Stuck to it for two full weeks with no cheating and lost.....are you ready? Absolutely not one ounce and absolutely not one inch! But still, it's a healthy way to eat and I felt good. Until I felt bad.
On the Saturday we had yet more snow and I shoveled for about two hours. Unusually I didn't enjoy it. It was overwhelming and I would have given a King's ransom if someone would have done it for us.
I told Lar I was going in to make us soup.
But first I went out the back door to take some pictures of all the snow and almost immediately stepped off the new patio, into a high bank of snow and fell forward. I had the camera in hand, so was at a disadvantage to helping myself up. The snow was nearly to my chin. Finally I yelled for Lar to come help. He called back, "where are you?" I replied, "out back....come through the garage." I waited.
I waited.
I waited some more.
At last I sort of "swam" to the railing of the back steps and hauled myself up.
When I got out to Lar, who never came, he was still shoveling.
He'd thought I was calling out to see what kind of soup he wanted. He'd answered, "I don't care what kind of soup." And continued shoveling!
Dear son, Lar III showed up at about that time.
He not only helped finish the shoveling, he might have saved his father's life! (There were tools at hand in that garage, and I thought of using one of them!)
On Sunday we had everyone (well, no, not really everyone, but quite a few) here for the Super Bowl Game. Traditionally, we never see any football...but we eat and laugh and watch the commercials.
Lar had ordered meatballs, salad and roast beef from the neighborhood deli, and I made up some vegetarian 4 bean chili and some turkey meatballs. Colleen brought yummy beef stew.
We had a great day....really enjoyed the company.
That night I got sick. I mean to say, I got SICK.
Without yucky details, I lost about 4 pounds.
I would have been off work a week, but Ma Nature still wasn't done with us, more snow felll and the workplace was actually closed for two days. Almost unheard of!
It took about a week and a half to feel better.
During the last couple of months I've been watching a mole turn threatening. As a melanoma survivor, I know I have to keep a close eye.
Last week had the dermatologist check it....she took a biopsy which should be back this week...but she doesn't expect it to be bad. Something blah blah about "old age" which I have chosen not to understand. So there! Just so it isn't CA I don't care if certain patches of me choose to be older than the rest.
Holiday: Valentine's Day came and I was lucky I'd bought Lar's card, but had had no opportunity to get out for any gifts. Lar thought of a perfect one. He's providing a dream get-away to NY City in the near future....I adore the city, and have pined away for such a trip for a long long time. Can't wait!
Family: Our second grandchild turned 13 in February. I don't know....it is crazy to see these babies growing up...it's a replay of my own children....it seems a new person steps in to take the place of the one before...I still expect this one to be that little guy who would say "down doons" - he isn't. He is a beautiful young man now.....
Arts: We saw Avitar in 3D and IMax....no it doesn't seem right to say we "saw" it. We have discussed how it seemed much more, we "experienced" it. What a thrilling movie. We loved it so much, and think we just might go see it again.
My piano lessons are going really well....I am getting slightly more confident, my hands are responding better all the time....just about the time I've been able to grow fingernails, I have to cut them off....my sacrifice to the arts!
That's about it for now.....just February.....just blah.....just life.
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