DS17 and GF are heading to their sixth Christmas family gathering tonight. Her parents are divorced and remarried, and both sides of her family, along with the four sets of grandparents, each host their own separate Christmas celebrations.
I have enjoyed the day being outside so much. It was nice while it lasted. It is currently 76F but the temps start their downward direction over the next 24 hours until they reach 25F
I have cooked 6 different dishes today and didn't realize that I cooked that much until I was reviewing what was accomplished today. I enjoy cooking so it didn't feel like work.
Satiated Saturday PWYC
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Lady Maverick
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Stay motivated. Success loves persistence.
Learn to sing & dance in the rain.
Learn to sing & dance in the rain.
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lucylee
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Same weather here, LadyM, 64 at 10:30 pm -- but the low tomorrow night is 34. It has been t-shirt weather all day here for the last couple days and I am so glad. It will be a shock to the system to go out on Monday. (((HUGS))) for Cathy and anyone else having to scrape ice off cars and shovel snow. Brrrr...
Raking leaves sounds like a much more pleasant way to spend the day.
Blessed's dd has the right idea -- head to Florida!
Today I had nothing on my "list" except:
1. Relax
2. Clean air filters.
Y'all can guess which one I did. DGS has been with me all day, and we have watched football and I have napped for the most part of the day.
Oh -- re: LadyM's DS and GF and the multiple celebrations. A young couple at our church has this situation going on. One of the children told her grandmother it was so nice, getting all those presents. They have a yours/mine/ours family now, and apparently, everyone gets along and the six sets of grandparents act like all the children belong to all of them.
I do remember having three places to go in one day, plus one the night before, and one the Sunday before. It's sad that a lot of those people are no longer with us, but Christmas was exhausting when we had to make all those rounds in such a short frame of time. DS fell asleep at my mom's yesterday evening after we ate.
I tried to make out a Wmart list just now and I only have 6 items on it. I should probably just go in and get those things. I hate to ask those shoppers to bother with that little bit. I stopped at the grocery store and got bananas today.
I also realized just now that DGS has no clean underwear for tomorrow, so I'm doing a quick wash and dry of his clothes. When the dryer stops, I'm taking my shower for tomorrow. It does NOT seem like Saturday to me. After this week, I don't know WHAT do it is, LOL!
Gas at $1.96 is certainly something to cheer about! Looks like ours is $2.39 -- checking the Murphy app. I filled up dmom's car there Thursday.
Y'all were talking about dh's retirement adjustments... I have to say, I remember thinking my dh needed someone to "coach" after he retired. He took over part of the laundry, and filled and emptied the dishwasher, and the garbage was always his task... but I did get somewhat aggravated at him at times because it seemed he wanted to "manage" me. Gradually, I guess we sorta found a new routine and settled into it, and then of course, as his health declined, things changed from time to time. DH did play golf occasionally for as long as he could, and he had those men he met for lunch once a month.
I know my dad could never have really retired 100%. He was truly a workaholic. He would have driven my mom crazy if he had lived until her health began to break down.
Someone told me not to commit to anything for a year, Twins, so I think that is a good idea for your dh. Of course, when I retired, DGS was almost a year old, and I was needed quite often for babysitting because ddil was working and going to nursing school. I don't feel I really can commit to anything much because I am needed to do school pick-up, etc. a lot for them. DS is going to be gone for almost two full weeks in February, and ddil doesn't get home until 4:30 pm usually -- she will do the morning drop off, but I will be doing the afternoon pick up. Her mom works nights, and could probably be available in an emergency, but mostly, I'm it. I'm not complaining, but that's one reason I'm not volunteering at the library or looking for a part-time job, you know. (Another reason, I guess, is because I'm just lazy and don't want to change my sleep schedule to fit in with the rest of the world, LOL.)
I do feel that I don't know what I am passionate about. I think I need to think on this more and find something that does interest me or excite me in some way. Most of the time I think I am just kinda wandering through my days without any real purpose or goal.
I do wonder about Kathryn and Harmony also, and Emptynester -- is she still on Facebook? I am so grateful for all of you ladies. I'd be a complete basket case without you!
Raking leaves sounds like a much more pleasant way to spend the day.
Blessed's dd has the right idea -- head to Florida!
Today I had nothing on my "list" except:
1. Relax
2. Clean air filters.
Y'all can guess which one I did. DGS has been with me all day, and we have watched football and I have napped for the most part of the day.
Oh -- re: LadyM's DS and GF and the multiple celebrations. A young couple at our church has this situation going on. One of the children told her grandmother it was so nice, getting all those presents. They have a yours/mine/ours family now, and apparently, everyone gets along and the six sets of grandparents act like all the children belong to all of them.
I do remember having three places to go in one day, plus one the night before, and one the Sunday before. It's sad that a lot of those people are no longer with us, but Christmas was exhausting when we had to make all those rounds in such a short frame of time. DS fell asleep at my mom's yesterday evening after we ate.
I tried to make out a Wmart list just now and I only have 6 items on it. I should probably just go in and get those things. I hate to ask those shoppers to bother with that little bit. I stopped at the grocery store and got bananas today.
I also realized just now that DGS has no clean underwear for tomorrow, so I'm doing a quick wash and dry of his clothes. When the dryer stops, I'm taking my shower for tomorrow. It does NOT seem like Saturday to me. After this week, I don't know WHAT do it is, LOL!
Gas at $1.96 is certainly something to cheer about! Looks like ours is $2.39 -- checking the Murphy app. I filled up dmom's car there Thursday.
Y'all were talking about dh's retirement adjustments... I have to say, I remember thinking my dh needed someone to "coach" after he retired. He took over part of the laundry, and filled and emptied the dishwasher, and the garbage was always his task... but I did get somewhat aggravated at him at times because it seemed he wanted to "manage" me. Gradually, I guess we sorta found a new routine and settled into it, and then of course, as his health declined, things changed from time to time. DH did play golf occasionally for as long as he could, and he had those men he met for lunch once a month.
I know my dad could never have really retired 100%. He was truly a workaholic. He would have driven my mom crazy if he had lived until her health began to break down.
Someone told me not to commit to anything for a year, Twins, so I think that is a good idea for your dh. Of course, when I retired, DGS was almost a year old, and I was needed quite often for babysitting because ddil was working and going to nursing school. I don't feel I really can commit to anything much because I am needed to do school pick-up, etc. a lot for them. DS is going to be gone for almost two full weeks in February, and ddil doesn't get home until 4:30 pm usually -- she will do the morning drop off, but I will be doing the afternoon pick up. Her mom works nights, and could probably be available in an emergency, but mostly, I'm it. I'm not complaining, but that's one reason I'm not volunteering at the library or looking for a part-time job, you know. (Another reason, I guess, is because I'm just lazy and don't want to change my sleep schedule to fit in with the rest of the world, LOL.)
I do feel that I don't know what I am passionate about. I think I need to think on this more and find something that does interest me or excite me in some way. Most of the time I think I am just kinda wandering through my days without any real purpose or goal.
I do wonder about Kathryn and Harmony also, and Emptynester -- is she still on Facebook? I am so grateful for all of you ladies. I'd be a complete basket case without you!
Tomorrow is another day.