That's what Jack and I've been doing lots of -- laughing! Days are flying by, in a flurry of organizing, cleaning, cooking, email, and restocking. And we laugh. :) Life is good.
We got our cable TV turned on, and it's been working fine. We're enjoying having more than one channel, and now we have our cable working through our network, so that we each get cable speed on our laptops. Woo hoo!
We bought a table for our dining area. It's a beautiful 42" teak round table, in contemporary design. It has a leaf, too, giving us room to seat up to 6. It came from Copenhagen, a contemporary design furniture store on Fort Lowell. We also got 4 chairs which fold up. They are upholstered and wood and quite nice, really, particularly when we consider that they were just $29 each from Costco!
In order to get the dining room put together as such, I'd taken down the desk that I'd had built in in 2007, but had never used as a desk. In putting the desk in, they'd used lots of gluey stuff as well as numerous large screws, leaving me with quite a patch job. Jack handled this beautifully, finishing up the "orange peel" texture just today. We have to next paint the area, which we are going to do using a light grayed gold. And we've ordered bottom-up, top-down cell shades to go in the alcove's windows.
Photo Fun club is off and running now, following the organizational meeting on Thursday. We had 22 members sign in for the first meeting, and that's good!
Our ballroom dance lesson on Monday was really fun. We're just starting, and we did well with the Rumba and Swing steps. We do have some practicing to do.
Our hike on Tuesday was up to Wasson Peak, the highest point in the Tucson Mountains. That's the hike on which Jack and I first met, 3 years ago. Michael was along on that hike, of course, but Jack and I talked much of the way. This year, we hiked together too, and took some neat pics! One of the photos we took was similar to the one that Jack took of Michael and me 3 years ago.
Ok.. decision made. While I just readied a bundle of photos to post, I worked too long. Bedtime! I'll post them next time.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Blackett's Ridge and some photo catch-ups
Things are going great for us here in Tucson! Weather's been good, ever since about the 27th of December. We've been wearing shorts and T-shirts, turning on heat first thing in the morning "to take the chill off," and waiting till late afternoon till we go for our walk. (Jack gets up very early and does his "power walk" at about 6 am. For me, day begins when it is at least starting to get light.)
On Tuesday, December 30, we went on a hike up Blackett's Ridge -- one of our favorites, but also one of the more challenging hikes we do. This trip was no exception to that "challenging" comment. I got started too fast, and ended up kind of split from the rest of the group, because everyone else was faster than me. :/ Jack ultimately took pity on me and slowed his pace so that we could walk together.
Lee took a collection of nice photos, which you can see here. One of them I'll post here. This is Jack and me:
I'll have my photos from the hike posted.. soon. They're in my other camera.
I told you that Jack came down here with our friend Gary, from Big Rapids. While he was here, we did some fun things, including a trip to the International Wildlife Museum:
And we went to Saguaro East, where I took a couple of photos. The first cactus and the one that Gary's beholding, are saguaros. The 2nd and 3rd are a cactus called, appropriately, "jumping chollas." These cacti shed those little spined lobes, and these seem to "jump" out to your pants or your hands. Since the spines have tiny hooks on their ends, these are difficult to get OUT of your skin, too!
Annette, here's the amazing Edible Arrangement you and your family sent!
And here are some photos from Thanksgiving with the Louisville clan:
Here's Jack telling Michelle how to do the potatoes. Notice how carefully she's listening:
Everything is going pretty well. We're still working on getting Jack moved into my cottage, and that's been difficult, just because these cottages are a mere 400 square feet, and I've gotten accustomed to living in the whole thing by myself! And, in addition, Jack's used to living with more things than I am, so we're doing some compromising about what stays and what goes.
To make storage less of an issue, we put together a little Rubbermaid tool shed just yesterday. It's 7.5' x 3.5' and we have it tucked over in one corner of our backyard. Cute and it should hold Jack's tools nicely.
On Tuesday, December 30, we went on a hike up Blackett's Ridge -- one of our favorites, but also one of the more challenging hikes we do. This trip was no exception to that "challenging" comment. I got started too fast, and ended up kind of split from the rest of the group, because everyone else was faster than me. :/ Jack ultimately took pity on me and slowed his pace so that we could walk together.
Lee took a collection of nice photos, which you can see here. One of them I'll post here. This is Jack and me:
I'll have my photos from the hike posted.. soon. They're in my other camera.
I told you that Jack came down here with our friend Gary, from Big Rapids. While he was here, we did some fun things, including a trip to the International Wildlife Museum:
And we went to Saguaro East, where I took a couple of photos. The first cactus and the one that Gary's beholding, are saguaros. The 2nd and 3rd are a cactus called, appropriately, "jumping chollas." These cacti shed those little spined lobes, and these seem to "jump" out to your pants or your hands. Since the spines have tiny hooks on their ends, these are difficult to get OUT of your skin, too!
Annette, here's the amazing Edible Arrangement you and your family sent!
And here are some photos from Thanksgiving with the Louisville clan:
Here's Jack telling Michelle how to do the potatoes. Notice how carefully she's listening:
Everything is going pretty well. We're still working on getting Jack moved into my cottage, and that's been difficult, just because these cottages are a mere 400 square feet, and I've gotten accustomed to living in the whole thing by myself! And, in addition, Jack's used to living with more things than I am, so we're doing some compromising about what stays and what goes.
To make storage less of an issue, we put together a little Rubbermaid tool shed just yesterday. It's 7.5' x 3.5' and we have it tucked over in one corner of our backyard. Cute and it should hold Jack's tools nicely.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
You Better Not Pout
Merry Christmas, Everyone! Mine was great. Jack and Gary got here on Monday, the 22nd, and we've had a dandy time. On Monday, we got everyone situated and went out to a feast at New York Pizza for supper.
Tuesday, we were supposed to go hiking, but it poured down rain, so no one hiked. Instead, Gary, Jack, and I went to the International Wildlife Museum. We had a fine time looking at the immense collection of stuffed animals.
Then it got cold. And it rained. And then this morning, Gary flew on back to Michigan, arriving safely this afternoon. It stayed cold all day today, and it is 40 right now here, .. and it's 61 in Bloomington! Sheesh.
I got some neat things for Christmas, including an Edible Arrangement from Annette's whole family, which I got just today! Thanks, Sis! We've been eating very well lately, enjoying all kinds of yummy food gifts: pears, cakes, candies, cookies, various chocolate things, fruitcake (which both Jack and I love!), bacon, ham, and turkey. I've also been enjoying the Aromatherapy Orange and Ginger things that Robert and Molly sent.
Today, after Gary left, we went around and did catchup things -- errands, laundry, and had supper at Chuy's.
Tuesday, we were supposed to go hiking, but it poured down rain, so no one hiked. Instead, Gary, Jack, and I went to the International Wildlife Museum. We had a fine time looking at the immense collection of stuffed animals.
Then it got cold. And it rained. And then this morning, Gary flew on back to Michigan, arriving safely this afternoon. It stayed cold all day today, and it is 40 right now here, .. and it's 61 in Bloomington! Sheesh.
I got some neat things for Christmas, including an Edible Arrangement from Annette's whole family, which I got just today! Thanks, Sis! We've been eating very well lately, enjoying all kinds of yummy food gifts: pears, cakes, candies, cookies, various chocolate things, fruitcake (which both Jack and I love!), bacon, ham, and turkey. I've also been enjoying the Aromatherapy Orange and Ginger things that Robert and Molly sent.
Today, after Gary left, we went around and did catchup things -- errands, laundry, and had supper at Chuy's.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Pickleball, Presents, and Posting
It's getting to be Christmas season here in the Village, for sure! We can tell that easily by all of the lovely decorations adorning the cactus, the trees in people's windows and on their porches, and just the festive attitudes displayed. Oh, and the presence of UPS and FedEx trucks on our little streets! One of those UPS trucks came yesterday and brought me goodies! I giggled gleefully as I unwrapped the packages. (I had to unwrap them because they needed refrigeration!) :)
The Pickleball court opened with great fanfare this morning, and several of us have had a chance to play it. It's played much like tennis, pingpong, or badminton -- sort of a hybrid of all 3, really. It's very fun! Because of my left-arm tendinitis, which doesn't seem to be getting any better, I played with my right arm. Hey.. may as well hurt it too, right? LOL!
Some people have asked me about posting comments in my blog, so I'll post it here. At the end of each of my postings, is a line that looks like this:
That line is very small, and I can't find a way to make it any bigger.
This says, I believe, that the last posting to this blog was at 7:54 pm, and as of that time, there were still NO comments on that entry.
If you click the word "Comments," you will get to a page that has the posting at the top, other people's comments, and then a box where you can add your comment below. Type your comment into the box, tell Blogger how you want to be identified, if at all, type in the Word Verification, and then click the Post Comment button.
My blog still accepts Anonymous comments, because I have it set to do that. So you don't have to give your name, but .. I like it when you do.
Lessee.. what else has been going on? Computer Club had its meeting today, and we talked about Social Networking sites, like MySpace and Facebook and the like.
Yesterday the Entertainers group met and talked about the play. Auditions and practices will begin in January. Of course, Jack has to get here first, because he's going to be the director!
I'm still talking to Jack about 5 times a day, or more. While we've been reluctant to make plans for quite a while, since things change frequently, we ARE looking forward to being together again very soon! He's looking forward to having the divorce finally finalized and hopping into the car and coming out. He's planning to come with Gary in Kathy's car, towing a rented trailer of boxes of stuff for her.
The Pickleball court opened with great fanfare this morning, and several of us have had a chance to play it. It's played much like tennis, pingpong, or badminton -- sort of a hybrid of all 3, really. It's very fun! Because of my left-arm tendinitis, which doesn't seem to be getting any better, I played with my right arm. Hey.. may as well hurt it too, right? LOL!
Some people have asked me about posting comments in my blog, so I'll post it here. At the end of each of my postings, is a line that looks like this:
at 7:54pm 0 Comments
That line is very small, and I can't find a way to make it any bigger.
This says, I believe, that the last posting to this blog was at 7:54 pm, and as of that time, there were still NO comments on that entry.
If you click the word "Comments," you will get to a page that has the posting at the top, other people's comments, and then a box where you can add your comment below. Type your comment into the box, tell Blogger how you want to be identified, if at all, type in the Word Verification, and then click the Post Comment button.
My blog still accepts Anonymous comments, because I have it set to do that. So you don't have to give your name, but .. I like it when you do.
Lessee.. what else has been going on? Computer Club had its meeting today, and we talked about Social Networking sites, like MySpace and Facebook and the like.
Yesterday the Entertainers group met and talked about the play. Auditions and practices will begin in January. Of course, Jack has to get here first, because he's going to be the director!
I'm still talking to Jack about 5 times a day, or more. While we've been reluctant to make plans for quite a while, since things change frequently, we ARE looking forward to being together again very soon! He's looking forward to having the divorce finally finalized and hopping into the car and coming out. He's planning to come with Gary in Kathy's car, towing a rented trailer of boxes of stuff for her.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday Hiking
At Far Horizons Tucson Village, Tuesday is hiking day! And yesterday we went on a hike in Saguaro East, about 5 miles, including climbing up the small Pink Hill. I took a few photos, and Herb took one of me!
I cooked dinner for John's last night here and then, this morning, drove him to the airport so he could go to Colorado to be with his wife and family for Christmas. Now I'm left with hoping that Jack will hurry up, get his business taken care of, and get HERE with me, where he belongs.
Christmas is coming here in the Village. Most of the cottages and RV's are decorated in everything from nearly life-sized wooden reindeer to the most beautiful of decorated Christmas trees. My little tree is glowing in my front window now, and, while I won't win any decorating awards, I still rather like the little tree. :) I didn't make reservations for the Christmas dinner, because I don't know if Jack'll be here or if it is just going to be me. I think that, either way, I'll fix a fancy dinner, even if it's just for me. :)
I cooked dinner for John's last night here and then, this morning, drove him to the airport so he could go to Colorado to be with his wife and family for Christmas. Now I'm left with hoping that Jack will hurry up, get his business taken care of, and get HERE with me, where he belongs.Christmas is coming here in the Village. Most of the cottages and RV's are decorated in everything from nearly life-sized wooden reindeer to the most beautiful of decorated Christmas trees. My little tree is glowing in my front window now, and, while I won't win any decorating awards, I still rather like the little tree. :) I didn't make reservations for the Christmas dinner, because I don't know if Jack'll be here or if it is just going to be me. I think that, either way, I'll fix a fancy dinner, even if it's just for me. :)
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Muscles
Yes... I did use some muscles yesterday -- new ones! LOL My shoulders, my back muscles, my hips, my .. abs! Yes, it's true. I actually still HAVE abdominal muscles! And, Ray, thank you for your compliment. :)
Today it was rainy and chilly. In fact, right now, while it's 57 in Bloomington, Indiana, it's just 47 here!
I started the day putting up a robe hook in my bathroom. Then I worked some more on consolidating and moving things around in my house, trying to make the most of the space. I actually made room on the top shelf of my closet for my luggage! It was a little teetery up there and, lest it fall on my head, I bungeed it up there!
Then, with the rain falling and cool air blowing, I did aerobic dance here in my living room (that counts as "walking") and then proceeded to gome out here with the Sunday paper, my computer, and HGTV till dinner time.
I talked to Jack only 3 times today, and talked to no one else except John, when he dropped by with his newspaper.
Today it was rainy and chilly. In fact, right now, while it's 57 in Bloomington, Indiana, it's just 47 here!
I started the day putting up a robe hook in my bathroom. Then I worked some more on consolidating and moving things around in my house, trying to make the most of the space. I actually made room on the top shelf of my closet for my luggage! It was a little teetery up there and, lest it fall on my head, I bungeed it up there!
Then, with the rain falling and cool air blowing, I did aerobic dance here in my living room (that counts as "walking") and then proceeded to gome out here with the Sunday paper, my computer, and HGTV till dinner time.
I talked to Jack only 3 times today, and talked to no one else except John, when he dropped by with his newspaper.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Saturday in the Park
Today I went with some of the FHTV Health Nuts group to a fitness thing over in Jesse Owens Park. It was put on by a local personal trainer fellow named Ron, who talked a bit about nutrition, tested our body fat percentage, and then ran us through a circuit of exercises. My body fat measured at 25%, which is in the "acceptable" range for women my age. I did fine on the exercise circuit and we'll see tomorrow what new muscles I ended up using today.
I got home from that program at about noon, had some peanut butter on the delicious cranberry-pecan bread that I'd bought at Beyond Bread, and then proceeded to read newspapers and do email for the rest of the afternoon.
At about 5, John came by with Sam and we talked on my deck for a few minutes, before deciding to go out and grab some grub. Sauce was our destination, and we had a great pizza there.
Then we went to his place, where he has a big screen TV, and we got started watching Get Smart. It was funny (I love Steve Carell), but I wanted to get back to call Jack, so we stopped it early.
Jack's great, having enjoyed photographing Linda's wedding back in chilly Big Rapids. It was, as always, fun to talk to him, and I can't wait till we're laughing together, face-to-face!
I got home from that program at about noon, had some peanut butter on the delicious cranberry-pecan bread that I'd bought at Beyond Bread, and then proceeded to read newspapers and do email for the rest of the afternoon.
At about 5, John came by with Sam and we talked on my deck for a few minutes, before deciding to go out and grab some grub. Sauce was our destination, and we had a great pizza there.
Then we went to his place, where he has a big screen TV, and we got started watching Get Smart. It was funny (I love Steve Carell), but I wanted to get back to call Jack, so we stopped it early.
Jack's great, having enjoyed photographing Linda's wedding back in chilly Big Rapids. It was, as always, fun to talk to him, and I can't wait till we're laughing together, face-to-face!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
More Clearing
Yep! Yet another trip to Goodwill! I also took a small bag of food to the Community Food Bank. So .. where am I coming up with all this stuff to give away? Today's stuff was more clothes -- some jeans that were too tight and always made me feel fat, some pajamas that I got last season, but which always were just a little too warm. I gave away two throws (how many throws does a 400 sq foot house need? LOL) and an extraneous extension cord (that had no ground wire). A few more shirts that I won't wear, because I don't have them anymore. I won't miss them, either.
I managed to get the cabinets up above the bed against the (high) ceiling emptied. Of course.. LOL these are not exactly handy, but I didn't need any of the things in there. I cleaned out the bottom of my closet, too, moving my knitting (the 15-year afghan project that I can't bring myself to finish, and I can't bring myself to give away.. yet) and my origami stuff out of there.
While I was in there, I found my ocarina and my Irish tin whistle! So, of course, I had to take a break and remind myself how to play these. The tin whistle is just like the reed recorder that I used to play when I was a teenager. I wonder if Annette remembers that! LOL!
I got my little Christmas tree put up this morning, strung the lights and the bead garland. I think it looks cute in the window -- a little spartan compared to my neighbors' fabulous displays, but there can be only one "best," and I'll let someone else have that honor.
I have a comment about Comments. For those of you who add comments on my blog, you KNOW how much fun these are to read and to make. I love getting them. It thrills me to know that I'm writing stuff that's interesting enough for you to comment upon, and to know what you like to see and read.
For the rest of you who have yet to comment, I wonder if you've noticed the Comments link at the end of each posting. Click that word "Comments" and you'll get to the comments! You can see what other people have said about this posting, and you can leave your own comment, too.
You don't have to sign your name, but I hope you will. You don't have to have a Google account. But you do have to type in a letter "challenge." This is a test that I've chosen to add, in order to keep computer bots out of my blog. (Bots are programs that automatically send out advertising.)
I managed to get the cabinets up above the bed against the (high) ceiling emptied. Of course.. LOL these are not exactly handy, but I didn't need any of the things in there. I cleaned out the bottom of my closet, too, moving my knitting (the 15-year afghan project that I can't bring myself to finish, and I can't bring myself to give away.. yet) and my origami stuff out of there.
While I was in there, I found my ocarina and my Irish tin whistle! So, of course, I had to take a break and remind myself how to play these. The tin whistle is just like the reed recorder that I used to play when I was a teenager. I wonder if Annette remembers that! LOL!
I got my little Christmas tree put up this morning, strung the lights and the bead garland. I think it looks cute in the window -- a little spartan compared to my neighbors' fabulous displays, but there can be only one "best," and I'll let someone else have that honor.
I have a comment about Comments. For those of you who add comments on my blog, you KNOW how much fun these are to read and to make. I love getting them. It thrills me to know that I'm writing stuff that's interesting enough for you to comment upon, and to know what you like to see and read.
For the rest of you who have yet to comment, I wonder if you've noticed the Comments link at the end of each posting. Click that word "Comments" and you'll get to the comments! You can see what other people have said about this posting, and you can leave your own comment, too.
You don't have to sign your name, but I hope you will. You don't have to have a Google account. But you do have to type in a letter "challenge." This is a test that I've chosen to add, in order to keep computer bots out of my blog. (Bots are programs that automatically send out advertising.)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
A busy day
Yes, I was busy today! I awoke early, and I'm not sure why. Oh yeah.. LOL it was because Jack called! He's 2 hours ahead of me, so it was 7:30 am there, and why was I not up? He was sending me a photo of their 17" of snow!
So I went back to sleep and got up at 7, showered, and dressed. As I was eating, John came over and sat and watched me eat. Then he decided that it was time for us to get that built-in desk unbuilt-in. Jack and I had discussed the idea of having that gone, so that we could put in a proper dining table and then be able to have OTHER people over for dinners. What a concept!
So John and I unscrewed about a thousand screws and ripped the caulking stuff off the wall -- the stuff that was gluing the desk up there. There was no way that desk was going to go willingly; that's for sure. And, once we got it off of there, it was heavy, so it took two of us and all the muscle that we could muster to get it out the door. Jack and I will have some patch work and painting to do. I'm thinking that we'll paint the dining alcove in a different exciting color, and I don't know what just yet.
We moved the little dining table and chairs that I have into that space and I like it! Jack and I will shop for a more reasonable dining table, for more than 2 people, and also for another couch for the living room. Now my living room seems cavernous!
John asked where I was going to put the boxes of stuff that I'd stashed under the desk. This was a few things that I'd absconded with from Bloomington -- tax papers and .. other things. I said that I'd like to put them into our shed, but... of course I don't have one of those yet. So we went to Home Depot and Lowe's and had a look about at sheds that are portable and wouldn't really count as the one shed that we are allowed to have -- one 10 x 12 shed with a real foundation and floor and stuff.
We were looking at Rubbermaid affairs that are like 7 x 7 square. I think that one of these would be great for Jack's tools and workshop, and then we could use the 10 x 12 one as a sort of hobby space and guest house / casita. In this casita, we could have photography and matting supplies, art supplies, a work table, and a couch that would make into a double bed. We could also store our hiking poles and cycling stuff in that room.
Bikes? Hmm... Not sure about bikes. We may consult Harold about building a bike rack for them. We could pop them into the casita then when we travel, or are gone for the summer. Anyway, these are just my musings for now. Things will become clearer when we see how much stuff Jack has.
I took a second big bag to Goodwill today, too. I'm "down" to 14 T-shirts, but that's still one for every day... for 2 weeks! LOL that's too many, I know. I just have a hard time getting rid of.. my IU shirts, my PB & J Life is Good shirt, my myJanee.com shirt, My Lenny & Joe's Fish Tales shirt, etc.. (I did end up keeping all of those. I did give away, however, a brand new, unworn shirt in a color that I never wear from Cabela's.)
And then.... we went to the mall and I got my hair cut! Audi at Regis cut my hair. It's chin-length in front, tapering up to a wedge in back. Tell me what you think!
And here are some photos of our hike from ydy. Yes, Tuesday is still hiking day! We went up into the Rincon Mountains, to the Bridal Wreath Falls. Beautiful hike on a gorgeous day!
And here are some blast-from-the-past photos I took on my way here. These were at the West Memphis Tom Sawyer RV Park, right on the river -- the Tennessee River, I think.
So I went back to sleep and got up at 7, showered, and dressed. As I was eating, John came over and sat and watched me eat. Then he decided that it was time for us to get that built-in desk unbuilt-in. Jack and I had discussed the idea of having that gone, so that we could put in a proper dining table and then be able to have OTHER people over for dinners. What a concept!
So John and I unscrewed about a thousand screws and ripped the caulking stuff off the wall -- the stuff that was gluing the desk up there. There was no way that desk was going to go willingly; that's for sure. And, once we got it off of there, it was heavy, so it took two of us and all the muscle that we could muster to get it out the door. Jack and I will have some patch work and painting to do. I'm thinking that we'll paint the dining alcove in a different exciting color, and I don't know what just yet.
We moved the little dining table and chairs that I have into that space and I like it! Jack and I will shop for a more reasonable dining table, for more than 2 people, and also for another couch for the living room. Now my living room seems cavernous!
John asked where I was going to put the boxes of stuff that I'd stashed under the desk. This was a few things that I'd absconded with from Bloomington -- tax papers and .. other things. I said that I'd like to put them into our shed, but... of course I don't have one of those yet. So we went to Home Depot and Lowe's and had a look about at sheds that are portable and wouldn't really count as the one shed that we are allowed to have -- one 10 x 12 shed with a real foundation and floor and stuff.
We were looking at Rubbermaid affairs that are like 7 x 7 square. I think that one of these would be great for Jack's tools and workshop, and then we could use the 10 x 12 one as a sort of hobby space and guest house / casita. In this casita, we could have photography and matting supplies, art supplies, a work table, and a couch that would make into a double bed. We could also store our hiking poles and cycling stuff in that room.
Bikes? Hmm... Not sure about bikes. We may consult Harold about building a bike rack for them. We could pop them into the casita then when we travel, or are gone for the summer. Anyway, these are just my musings for now. Things will become clearer when we see how much stuff Jack has.
I took a second big bag to Goodwill today, too. I'm "down" to 14 T-shirts, but that's still one for every day... for 2 weeks! LOL that's too many, I know. I just have a hard time getting rid of.. my IU shirts, my PB & J Life is Good shirt, my myJanee.com shirt, My Lenny & Joe's Fish Tales shirt, etc.. (I did end up keeping all of those. I did give away, however, a brand new, unworn shirt in a color that I never wear from Cabela's.)
And then.... we went to the mall and I got my hair cut! Audi at Regis cut my hair. It's chin-length in front, tapering up to a wedge in back. Tell me what you think!
And here are some photos of our hike from ydy. Yes, Tuesday is still hiking day! We went up into the Rincon Mountains, to the Bridal Wreath Falls. Beautiful hike on a gorgeous day!
And here are some blast-from-the-past photos I took on my way here. These were at the West Memphis Tom Sawyer RV Park, right on the river -- the Tennessee River, I think.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Pitchin' & Tossin'
Today was a little cooler than it has been. I think that the high was about 62, which was, of course, not horrible! LOL! We got a few little sprinkles of rain, and the skies WERE cloudy all day. I did my walk along the Pantano River Park, and it was the first time for me to do that without Maddy, ever, I think. I don't know if I've said it in here, but it's been very, very difficult for me to live without Maddy. I hope that she's happy with D, and that D's happy with her. I just have to think that she's better off now, because I am not. I cry a lot these days.
This was sort of a difficult day for me, parts of it. I was working on clearing out stuff in my files and I found things that Michael had written -- notes about business stuff that he'd called about, things like that. And I found condolence cards that wonderful people (maybe you!) had written to me, sweet notes telling wonderful things about Michael. And I found a big stack of thank you notes that I'd written over a year ago, thanking people for making memorial donations in his name. Sheesh. I wonder if it would be lame to send these out now.
I put a bunch of things into recycling, and I have another 4" stack of papers to go into the shredder. I have to say that it's gotten far easier for me to throw things away, but it's still wrenching. I found some of those smashed penny souvenirs that Michael and I had collected together. Shared memories when the other person is gone...
But on a happier note, I did the Sudokus in the Tucson Sunday paper, and that was fun. I like trying to do them without notes.
And I did manage to get some things put away and better organized. I now have one of the filing cabinets completely empty. I have a couple of cabinets in the living room empty. And I have the stuff that was in there put away (or thrown away) in such a way that nothing is crowded. I don't like having too much stuff crowded into a space. I still have work to do with my clothes. I got a bit "spread out" during last winter here, when I moved out Michael's clothes and took over his side of the closet! :)
This was sort of a difficult day for me, parts of it. I was working on clearing out stuff in my files and I found things that Michael had written -- notes about business stuff that he'd called about, things like that. And I found condolence cards that wonderful people (maybe you!) had written to me, sweet notes telling wonderful things about Michael. And I found a big stack of thank you notes that I'd written over a year ago, thanking people for making memorial donations in his name. Sheesh. I wonder if it would be lame to send these out now.
I put a bunch of things into recycling, and I have another 4" stack of papers to go into the shredder. I have to say that it's gotten far easier for me to throw things away, but it's still wrenching. I found some of those smashed penny souvenirs that Michael and I had collected together.
But on a happier note, I did the Sudokus in the Tucson Sunday paper, and that was fun. I like trying to do them without notes.
And I did manage to get some things put away and better organized. I now have one of the filing cabinets completely empty. I have a couple of cabinets in the living room empty. And I have the stuff that was in there put away (or thrown away) in such a way that nothing is crowded. I don't like having too much stuff crowded into a space. I still have work to do with my clothes. I got a bit "spread out" during last winter here, when I moved out Michael's clothes and took over his side of the closet! :)
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