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Stress Relief. I hate to admit it, but I think walking really does help me relieve stress... especially when I can walk alone and use that time for prayer. I say I hate to admit it, b/c I do so little of it. I should be out there upon first awakening every single morning... but ooohhh... sooo hard to do, especially in cold weather. Exercising indoors probably helps also, but there is something different about being outside, observing nature, etc.

Today we went to church and that's about it so far. DH says we have a busy afternoon and he doesn't know how we will make it to funeral visitation tonight. We (at least, I) really need to go, b/c this is my ddad's former vo-ag teacher. He was really a great influence on my ddad, I think, and ddad spoke of him often. His son & ddil go to our church now, and dh & I taught with her for years. But the visitation is only from 5-7, in next town, and I don't know if dh is going to be able to get there on time or not.

I am NOT going to get involved in another phone conversation w/dmom today. * whew * Just too exhausting and -- yes, stressful -- for me.

Yesterday she mentioned that she did not know how dh & I would fare "left to our own devices" now that ddad AND dfil have passed away. (She was talking about the home repairs, etc. that I keep complaining about here.) Yes... that IS true. Just cannot seem to get dh motivated to Call the Man re: the growing list of things that do need attention around here. (And it's not just making the call, of course, that I am talking about. I could make the call. DH just doesn't want to take the time needed to have daily routine in upheaval, finances in upheaval , etc. He just is NOT ready to deal with any of it yet and feels some of it is unnecessary. Well, I guess he feels it is ALL unnecessary, or he would be ready to take on some of these projects.) Oh well. Guess I can live with it as is. For the time being.

Just thinking about dmom stresses me out lately... and that is so strange. Because she used to be the Number One place for me to go for stress relief.

So -- I won't think about any of that now; I'll think about it tomorrow. Or the next day.

DustBunnie!!! Hello!!!

Cowinkie -- what brand/style jeans do you recommend?

Waving to all!!!

Dgd wants to do yarn crafts but does not quite have the ability for it yet but we have tried, sewing cards with shoe laces is one thing she enjoys.

I have taken a nap. That is good for stress. Especially after some person was not all that greatful to have breakfast served on a tray, around here you do not critique the cooking procedure after having it handed to you that goes over like a lead baloon; so it is fix your own lunch soup from a can even if your foot is swollen.

I hemmed some pj's and cleaned the coop. Work clothes are going. Bed is made.

HaHa, Nancy. BTDT.

Hello DustBunnie!

Thank you OKay and Dove. I am sure ahead of the loop with all the cooking. DH says to me, "I'm not going to be that much bother" but he didn't think about not being able to drive and when he is able to get out I will have to drive him everywhere. I don't want to be out a lot and then come home and have to cook and clean up, and shopping for lots of food might be too much also.

Went to church and directly to the grocery for a few more things. I also went to warehouse store and stocked up on a few supplies, vitamins, stuff we'll be out of.

I made a huge big beef stew. DH had a brisket in the freezer he was planning to make jerky out of..which I consider a big waste of money... so I asked him if I could use that and he agreed..and I picked up another chunk of meat too. Made a big batch, too big for the crockpot. Put some on the stove for today's dinner. Kept checking the crockpot to turn it to low when it was all heated through and discovered about an hour later I never plugged it in! Can't cook that way!

Waiting for DH to get up from his nap to eat. I've gathered garbage and got it out for pickup tomorrow. Made lunches too.

Harriet, did you think the broth tasted stronger? I'll bet it is. I used to always put tomatoes in with the bones for the acid or a little vinegar. Think I've been forgetting that.

Grey all day. Some rain. I'm loving all my sweaters!

Wanted to say I get a little time to myself late in the evening to destress. I really love that time. And prayer and reading a good book takes away my stress also. Well, doesn't take it away, but it helps!

Ex. Bike time done.
It did help with stress!
Dishes have been rinsed.
Time for working with some yarn & movie. X
Did not want to miss any so yarn waited.
On the gazelle now.
Hens are in for the night I hearded them in at dusk before thy were really ready but it saves me a trip out later on. I have my yarn watching the tv guide ch. To seethe dresses ar the grammys. They announced a winner and got that info. On my news app.
Waiting for doc. Martin to come on.
I am in the cave basement.

Spent Fri & Sat at my db & dsisil's in the Villages. We had a really good time. Lot of remembering and of course we don't remember things quite the same way. Totally enjoyed our visit.

Dh moved over to DS-A's this afternoon. Sure he's glad to be near all the dgks. That 18 month old is a real corker. Got to see/hear him say "Grandma" today on a video text. Says it very plainly too. When his Mom said, say Aunt J---, you could see him thinking & he turned his head back and said, "Ah....no!" Almost think he was calling dh, "Papa".

Was surprised at church this morning when a good friend from our church back home walked in the door with her dh. They're camping not too far from here and plan to come back. Her dmom will be coming to Lakeland on Friday for a month so know I'll get to see them.

This was American Baptist Women's Sunday. DD brought the message. She had me in tears a couple of times. DPastor said to me after, "Dee, be very proud!" Thinking about posting her message in MO once she sends me the transcript. Really enjoyed it and I know dh will once he gets the CD.

Hoping K on C for cruise is well!
I am enjoying the cave, spiffed up the tv zone down stairs and the cleaned counter in the landry storage zone, got thee dishes unloaded as well.

I'm trying to straighten out a BUNCH of duplicate files on my external hard drive. If I just "copy" and "paste" from "My Documents" to "Passport" -- it never gives me the option to replace previous files with the same name, so it just copies EVERYTHING, EVERY TIME. I would like to do this back-up at least once a month, but it is very tedious to do files one at a time. Maybe now I have it so I can just do recent documents -- and keep up with one month at a time? I don't know.

DH & I did make it to the funeral home visitation, and the widow acted like she remembered my dad, too, so I was glad we went. Heard the son we are friends with talking to my uncle, saying to my uncle, "Yes... I know that name... ____ was a good athlete at (high school)..." Duncle said, "No, that's my brother." I told dh later, in some ways, it must have been difficult to be my dad's younger brother. Duncle played no sports and does not have the natural easy, outgoing personality that my ddad did, and probably was not considered as good-looking by the females in school. It seems to me that duncle was a lot more fun when he was younger -- but that may have only been because I was younger, also. A child doesn't see the faults in a grown person that other grown people do. Just musing. Sometimes it helps to try to realize why difficult people act the way they do.

We had a very nice supper and came on back home. I started laundry and I'm planning on going to that retired lady teachers lunch tomorrow. Monthly thing, you know. Not sure I want to be "committed" to them, but apparently it's no big deal. Don't even have to pay dues till next October, as I understand. And I'm sure I could pay my dues and still stay home if I wanted to. I like most all the ladies who go. It's not 5 miles from my house. At least I get to talk to grown-ups whom I am not related to this way. (Sometimes lately, the grown-ups I am related to make me very stressed-out!)

Harmony -- WTG on all that advance prep cooking. I didn't really realize why you were doing all that when I first started reading -- and then I saw that you are being EXTREMELY smart! You go, girl! Hope all goes well for dh and he really is not all that much bother... but it is so wise to be prepared.

Waving to Ivy!!!

Hello to Dee -- I would LOVE to hear/read your dd's message.

Hello to helia... Harriet... SuzLew... Rhy... Dove... Kathryn... and EVERYONE ELSE!!!

Nancy -- WTG w/ bike time. * I plan to get back into exercise routine TONIGHT! LOL @ the breakfast in bed fail and resulting soup in the cabinet plan.

Dgs goes for 19 month old check-up tomorrow. DS will not be able to go with them, so I hope ddil will get some word from doctor re: dgs' vocabulary. That still troubles me, you know, even though I am doing pretty well about not dwelling on or obsessing about it.

Time to flip the laundry. Y'all have a good night.