Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
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Thanks for your supportive post, Wally. Much appreciated.
Our house guests arrived early afternoon yesterday. My brother Brian and his wife Deanna. They are easy to have around. We had cocktails with crackers and cheese and then dinner that I prepared. Brian is 6 ft. 5 in tall and Deanna is a large woman, though not tall. I felt apologetic about our queen bed in the guest bedroom but they both rested well. I think they were tired from spending several days with their daughter, SIL, and 3-old-old grandson. They adore the grandson, but he tires them out with nonstop activity.
This morning we had coffee in the living room and then dh and I made an easy breakfast, biscuits and sausage gravy. Now they're off to Baton Rouge to spend the day with some of Deanna's family who live in this area. She has two sisters who live elsewhere. They'll return late this afternoon. B & D, not the sisters. LOL.
Tomorrow two other siblings and their spouses will come and join us for noon dinner after they have attended church services. Brian had hoped all the siblings would come with spouses, but two are not coming for their separate reasons.
DH is out in his happy place, his workshop. I'm sure he's enjoying some solitude and listening to an audio book while he works on a project. I'm enjoying solitude and doing my morning thing on my laptop.
Happy…???…Saturday!
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It is bitter cold here with temps at 34 but feeling like the 20's. Our driveway is a sheet of ice so we are homebound until it melts. DH has applied salt, but not sure of what it will do, if anything.
Had plans to address linen closet cleanout, but have yet to start. I did open the doors today and took a look to decide where to start. I think I'll start on the top shelf that has a lot of foam items, used for positioning, that I have bought over the years to deal with back and leg issues. I don't need them, and am not sure if I can donate them. They have removable covers and all have been washed, so they are clean. I'll see if anyone wants them. If not, they unfortunately will go to a landfill.
I spent the morning doing some genealogical research or as my cousin says, "chasing bright, shiny objects". I sometimes try to find cues by looking at other families that have married into ours. Sometimes I get some usable information, but today "nada". Not even a crumb, sigh. I'll try something else later. Finding out I have lost 2 cousins within a year is heartbreaking, especially since I had kept in contact with one on occasion. I sent a card to the brother that lives in New Jersey letting him I know of their demise and offering my condolences. We were a close family when growing up, but once we all became adults we sort of drifted apart and mostly saw each other at funerals or weddings. I only have a few cousins left on my maternal line and a few on my paternal side, but really no contact with those remaining.
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If you're lucky, I think you know what you want to do with your life. I think that's a greater gift that any of the gifts you might have when you do know, if you know what I mean. It must be awful to not know what to do.
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We rented a boat yesterday and had a great day out in the bay. We saw manatees, dolphins and jumping fish. We were almost stranded on a sandbar; fortunate to get off as it was 10 minutes into the trip. Ha! Then headed out into the gulf. Too many waves plus speed boats, probably regular boats vs a pontoon. I turned around and headed back into the bay. I’m not as comfortable as those that boat all the time. We had fun, made it back safely and ate dinner out at their restaurant. It was a great day.
I’m grilling steaks and watching football, after a day of running around.
Weather in the low 80’s. It’s dropping down on Wednesday with a projected high of 66. We’ll be fine. Others will freeze.
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He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.
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Winter is back. The wind started blowing during the night. My wind chimes out on the patio woke me up with a jangling noise. Normally they make a mellow, lovely sound.
I went to exercise class today. It tired me out. Back home, I got out the 12 qt. stockpot to make turkey noodle soup with the turkey carcass from Christmas dinner. It was a huge turkey. My sister invariably overcooks a turkey. Then her dh butchers it. He doesn't have a clue about carving up a turkey. The platter of turkey meat is less than appetizing. LOL. I brought home some of the breast meat and managed to make a fairly tasty salad with it by adding ingredients with flavor.
Tomorrow I have an appointment to have an ultrasound of my carotid artery. Arteries? The cardiologist I saw recently asked if I'd had that testing done, and I said no. He scheduled it because of my age, I assume.
I'm glad Christmas is over. It will take me 15 or 20 minutes to undecorate. That includes taking down the lighted wreath and returning it to an outbuilding
Cindy, your boat trip sounds like fun.
I love my Christmas present to myself and dh. The 17 inch digital picture frame. I bought some more flash drives from Amazon. My next project will be putting photos from the Viking river cruise on one of the flash drives.
I hope everyone is doing well.
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