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The concert yesterday was very LOUD! We saw the Trans Siberian Orchestra and though I went to one of their concerts about 10 years ago I didn't remember it being so loud. There were a lot of flashing lights, lasers, etc. The lights just about killed my eyes. I'm so light sensitive I had to put on my sunglasses and still the lights were killing me. So I listened to most of the concert with my eyes closed. By the time it was over my head was pounding. All I can think is that I'm really getting old! Ron loved the whole show.
I did my grocery shopping this morning and I'm ready to make a big pot of Christmas Soup. I make it every years for Christmas Eve. We will be going to Jamie's house about 5:00. I'm having that nagging feeling that I've forgotten something but I guess if I did it will just have to remain forgotten.
I'm ready to get the party started!
Big heavy sigh............the floors are done! They look great and we just finished putting all the furniture back. We decided to wait until spring to paint. I think it was a good decision!
Ron and I are going to hear an orchestra performance in Okla. City this afternoon. Then I have to finish last minute grocery shopping.
My daughters half brother, his wife and new baby came last night and will be staying with Jamie. They will be here until the 26th. His grandmother lives here and is on hospice. They believe she will pass away this week so he wanted to bring the new baby for her to see before she passes.
I'm just so glad to be project free until January 11th! I need a breather........
It seems we have been busy every day this past week. We finished all the gift wrapping and mailing. Christmas cards were sent. We replaced the sewer line. A big expense but I think it will definitely outlast us! We are having a new vented heater put in the bathroom sometime in January. We had been replacing the existing one every year because they would burn out so we decided to get an electrician and get it done right. Because the house is so old the wiring isn't suited for a lot of the current appliances. A little upgrade is necessary.
Today Ron is taking Mike to a basketball game and Bella and I have the house to ourselves. Not much fun for Bella since she would rather be with Ron.
Tuesday the new floors will be installed in the spare bedrooms. Can't wait for that project to be finished! I still haven't made a decision about paint colors so the rooms may just stay as they are! Too much to do right now.
I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas!
Ron and I took my daughter's dog Sophie to the vet yesterday to help my daughter out. Unfortunately we received some bad news that Sophie has cancer. She is my daughter's precious fur baby and on top of the divorce it is devastating news. The vet said that even with chemo it would not prolong her life. She has about 6 months. She can be kept comfortable for awhile with steroids. Since Sophie is 14 years old that seems to be the most reasonable course of action to take. I hated to have to give Jamie this news but her vet is a sweet young lady who gave Jamie her personal cell phone #. It seems she is also going through a divorce and was so sympathetic to the situation. She is going to come to Jamie's house when the time comes to let Sophie go. I thought that was wonderful.
Ron and I were so busy yesterday running around getting things done. Tomorrow I'm volunteering at school to help my daughter Julie with some things she needs to get done before her surgery on the 17th. Is life always this blissfully hectic after retirement? I'm not complaining one bit because I love it!
My next project is to make and can apple butter. One of my favorites. But the catch is I've never canned anything in my life and I don't want to mess it up and kill someone. Plus I don't have a water bath canner or any other canner for that matter. Oh what a tangled web we weave..........one thing leading to another. But I'm gonna give it a try. I have a recipe for Amish apple butter cooked in the crockpot. Hope it is fool proof!
Wow, I've had so many things rolling through this brain of mine that I can't sort them out enough to make sense of it all. This election stuff just makes me a ranting crazy woman. I can't believe the stupidity and gullibility of the American people. It frustrates me to no end.
Yesterday my daughters turned 45 years of age. That blows my mind. I guess they will forever be younger in my mind but I think it is because they never had children. There is no one younger for comparison. I am not allowing myself to think about how hold that makes me.
Yesterday was a hard day for Jamie. The divorce has knocked the wind our of her sails. She was depressed and broke down a few times and as a mother I just want to fix it for her and I can't. I just have to love her through it.
She has gone on a few dates and that has put me back to when they were in college. I told her that she doesn't have to tell me anything about her private life but that as a single woman now she should have a confidant that she can let know when she is going out and where and with whom. Also to notify when she is safely back home. That doesn't have to be me by any means but just someone. With the internet dating it is especially important to be as safety conscious as possible. So far she has been very responsible about it and her dates have been with people she has been introduced to by friends. But I'm aware that there are all sorts of internet sites for meeting people and it is probably just a matter of time..........
I've finished all my shopping and wrapped all my gifts so now I can enjoy baking and cooking. I'm on a roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I mention how much I LOVE RETIREMENT?
Yesterday the installer came to measure the rooms for the new flooring. I don't know how long we have to wait before they are installed since the flooring has to be ordered. But that gives me time to decide about the paint color and finish getting the second room cleared out. Ron and I have decided to paint the rooms ourselves.
Our Thanksgiving plans are to go to my daughter's house. My son-in-law is cooking a ham and we are doing the turkey/dressing. Daughters are preparing all the sides. Should be fun. Mike absolutely loves Thanksgiving because we load him up with leftovers. We have a few guests joining us this year because the more the merrier. It sure is more relaxing when you are retired. I don't have to try and fit everything around a work schedule. I LOVE IT!
I have to try and keep my tendency for perfection in check. Since we are fixing up things in the house I can get a little obsessed with perfection and cleanliness. When Ron and I got married I really worked hard to let it go. When my hip got so bad it really was easier to relinquish control because frankly I had no choice. But now I feel great and it is getting harder to reign it in.
I hate to say this but men are kinda like pigs. They don't see dirt they just create it. Ron is a big guy and sometimes he's like a bull in a china closet. Somehow he can break stuff just walking by it. After we got married he started using the 1/2 bath in the guest room. I had fixed the room and bath up very feminine and it had just been redone before the wedding. He managed to break the soap dish almost immediately. I think it is because it is such a tight space he can't turn around without hitting something.
I'm anxious to get started and even more anxious to be finished!
I think I'd like to become a minimalist. I'm not sure I know exactly what that entails but I'm definitely thinking that less is more.
Upon emptying the guest room I was aghast at the number of cobwebs I found and the dead bugs. Because the room is small you can't really move the furniture to clean behind or under anything. YUK........... I think removing carpet and replacing with laminate will make it easier to clean or at least I'm hoping that will be the case. I'll put the pads under all the furniture legs so they won't scratch the floor but it also makes it easier to slide furniture. It's a win, win for me. By the time I'm done with this project I'll at least know the rooms are clean!
The wind is howling today and the temperature dropped to 44 which with the wind feels like 20. The wind in Okla. always blows which is why I gave up wearing contacts when I was in college. There was always something blowing into my eyes requiring emergency removal of a contact or two. Just got to be too much of a hassle. Of course those were the hard contacts. I've never tried the soft ones. Now that I have chronic dry eyes I don't think I could tolerate contacts anyway.
My girlfriend just had cataract surgery and has been able to throw her glasses away (for now). They did say she may require readers later on after her eyes have completely healed. She was blind as a bat without her glasses so this is a huge change. Maybe I will just wait until I have cataract surgery and perhaps I'll be able to get rid of my glasses also.
It has now been almost 4 months since we retired. I have finally gotten used to not getting up every morning and going to work. It's great! I do lose track of the days a little but I just hung a calendar in the kitchen so maybe I can keep better track. What a problem to have! Of course if it weren't for Ron I'd probably be bored. It's nice retiring together and having his companionship. I'm so blessed! I'll never take this time together for granted.
