Quick Good Morning!

Well, I'm racing against the clock this morning.  Literally, I have put myself on a very strict schedule because of all the crap swirling around that needs some sort of attention.

I'm loving your posts Lori - except for the morbid one.  Don't want to think that way.  I do have cards ready though to send out on your behalf. Afterall, you are almost 80 years old!

I hope that hurricane fizzles before all those coastal town people are harmed in any way. So scary, I'm sure. 

We have been working on my gardens outside  - brings me lots of joy.  It's a 'thriller' as far as I'm concerned and it's cheap therapy.

Danny Boy had to take the grandsons to school today but that's the only responsibility for today. Yippee for him (and me).

I'm loving our new place. I'm sitting here in the dining room and the door to the screened porch is open and the animals can come and go as they please. They love that screened porch almost as much as I love it.  Lots of trees and birds to watch.  The sweet kitty is on my lap now and loving on me. Probably trying to make up with me for puking all over the place in the middle of the night - which alerted to dog to come clean it up.  So I should see that as a positive since I didn't have to clean it up!  One of life's little blessings that you have to look for, I guess.

Sorry, I must sign off.  My timer just went off and I need to go to my next set of tasks.

Love you girls a whole bunch!

Am I alone?

Perhaps this will just be my personal journal or sounding board.  However, I know it isn't too private because out there in cyber land there are people reading these posts who have no idea who I am or a few might that I have told about our blog and aren't too old and forgetful to remember where to find it.  So.....I guess I will have to be cognizant of what I say and not use. profanity, etc.  I certainly will not get political. Anyway, I am still going to try to revive our blog in memory of Diane although I cannot duplicate her delightful style of writing.  How we all miss her!

Dorian the hurricane is threatening to dump rain on us for the Labor Day weekend.  Not that it ruins any of our plans, but my heart goes out for all those in the path of it..at the moment it looks like Florida is going to get the worst of it.

Yesterday as I was doing my errands the teller at the bank at the end of our transaction said "have a thriller of a day". Different than have a nice day to be sure.  I had already had a crazy start.  I had put the leashes on the dogs to take them to the groomer and they were all excited.  Locked the door, went to the car and wondered why it wouldn't unlock.  Keys were in the house.  Dang. Usually have a spare key in purse, but no not there, but there was one in a secret place outside.. Geez.
The dogs are all tangled up in their leashes and then I remembered the key was to the back door.  Another geez. So, after untangling the dogs and getting in the house we finally were on our way. Of course we were late. Not sure that would account for a thrilling day.

Musings

I just took a sympathy card out of a ten package value package Hallmark sells.   I bought it because it seemed so many people were dying that I knew and I saw that after I sent this card there would be 8 left.  Hmmm. I was wondering if I would use all these cards before someone else would be using one of their cards from an exact package like mine to send to my family for me. A sobering thought, but I ain't scared.  Just wondering. In the meantime I will just keep on being my silly self wondering about all kinds of things I probably will never know the answer to. Any thoughts Sisters?

Good evening sisters. I am glad you responded to my email and hope we can post to this occasionally. Lizzie, I didn't realize that was the date you got married. Guess you don't celebrate that anymore. 🙄

My friend Sandy's husband died 2 days before Mom. Time passes so quickly the older I get. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago. So many things remind me of Mom and I miss her.

Not much going on here in NC except excessive heat and now some rain. Hoping the Hurricanes steer clear of the Carolinas.  Whenever they start talking about  a tropical wave out in the ocean my ears prick up.  Hopefully they will miss us for awhile since we had such a big one last September.

Monday I went to Surf City to see some friends I get together with each year I met years ago at a women's retreat. They are from mostly the Raleigh area.  One woman lives in Massachusetts now, but comes every summer.  It was fun seeing everyone.  I could only stay for the one day this year since I had our Summer Quilt Retreat Friday and Saturday. Two other ladies and I organize it every year and it just happened to be the same week as the get together was planned.

We are going to Denver next month to see Troy and Carol.  I am looking forward to meeting Carol's daughter and granddaughters. We are driving instead of flying. Couldn't convince Earl to fly. That's alright. We always have a good time when we travel by car. Hate leaving the dogs so long at the kennel.

Going to bed a little early so I can get up early to go to the gym in the morning. I have been slacking off lately.  Before I know it I will quit altogether and become a bag of sagging flesh with no tone at all. Wait, I am a bag of sagging flesh. 😩

Happy Birthday Diane

Eight years we have been without you. Every day I miss you and pray for you wondering where you are in the universe. I believe you are in heaven because of your goodness while you were here on earth. How could you not be?  Of course that is my belief and not necessarily everyone's beliefs. I know you were somewhat skeptical of the whole religious thing. I was with you one time when someone ask you about your belief and you said you thought you were probably agnostic. You and I really didn't discuss religion. You always respected what I believed and followed. I am probably the only person in our family who has any connection to an organized religion and might be thought of as some kind of religious freak always going to Church. That's alright, Diane,  because certainly I couldn't have too many more years before I will be joining you where ever you are, I hope.  I look at your picture hanging in my sewing room with your sweet smile and know one day I will see you again. Happy Birthday Diane. I love you. ❤️

Happy Birthday Lizzie

I hope you see this. And....I wish I could be there to celebrate with you. We could go to the thrift shop and be goofy as usual.  Of course I know where you would spend part of your time while we were there. 💕 I love you Sissy. Have a wonderful birthday. Hey, you are getting old.  😳

Revisited

Revisited indeed.  I was looking around on my iPad for something and came across our blog. The last thing posted was my happy birthday wish to you Lizzie. Seems with texting and Facebook we just don't take the time to share anything on this blog. Of course we are missing the writer of all writers. I can't bring myself to read Diane's blogs right now. I know many are funny, but at the moment I am missing her so much. Just writing about her brings an ache to my heart. Is she knowing that?  What happens when we die?  These are things  I think of a bit more these days as the years roll by and I am getting closer to that reality.

Never fear, I am not feeling depressed about how damn old I am. In fact I am grateful for each year I have been given. It is just my curiosity about the hereafter. I am unafraid.  So much so that I continue to visit the nursing home each week and look into the watery eyes of those closer to the end than I appear to be, but who knows. My main fear is one day I will visit and they will show me to my own room. NOOOOOO.  I have seen those trays of horrible looking food.

Speaking of the nursing home I am going this afternoon to help with a sock hop. I think most of the hopping will be done by the staff and volunteers, but the residents will enjoy having something different in their day.

I wonder if you will see my words Sisters without reminding you our blog still exists. I love you both so very much.

Lori