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people to send the reminder messages i ll continue to keep the list but not send messages every week passing the baton seems to have worked well i was able to travel from the end of march to the middle of april without causing a brouhaha now that i m no longer living in a duplex the gazebo group seems to be able to go on without me i attend on the first monday on zoom and sometimes when they meet in the wellness center greisser girls gab i wouldn t miss this for the world other friends i m becoming reacquainted with people at frank tobey jones who i ve known before travel and culture visit betty for the eclipse in april january trying to book travel and having a hard time with amtrak february purchased my train tickets and made my hotel reservations in chicago for the trip march i travelled from tacoma washington to texarkana arkansas by myself on the train i was able to visit with 1 son and his wife in chicago both on the way and on the return journey overnights in chicago at the marriott residence inn my sister picked me up at the train station on the last day of march april i spent two weeks staying with my sister in texarkana we played cribbage ate good food and watched the birds from her deck we watched a total eclipse with her daughter s family and in laws i travelled back to tacoma through chicago on amtrak by myself i was able to book myself into the handicapped room on the way back and had room for me my luggage and walker lots of grab bars and places to hold on meals brought to me by the room attendant visit 2 son and his family in mid june may trip is planned hotel is reserved car will be picked up for the drive over the mountains june had a great trip saw daughter in law graduate visited spokane and grand coulee dam wine tasting in walla walla planning to spend a couple of weeks in kennewick with son and daughter in law at christmas hobbies and creativity reading the glass room vera 5 ann cleeves finished on tyranny timothy snyder finished harbour street vera 6 ann cleeves finished the moth catcher vera 7 ann cleeves finished the seagull vera 8 ann cleeves finished the darkest evening vera 9 ann cleeves finished crow talk eileen gavin finished lost birds anne hillerman finished the rising tide vera 10 ann cleeves finished the man who died twice richard osman finished the bullet that missed richard osman finished the dark wives vera 11 ann cleeves finished the last devil to die richard osman reading blogging i m keeping up with my blog 5 things that made me happy today learning and knowledge creative writing 100 word stories daily i faithfully published one of these every day through the middle of march course in january and february finding telling and sharing life stories how i finally grew up summers in westfield daisy fishing pacific northwest senior writer s showcase and reception was yesterday al was published in the book and i picked up his copy i also read one of his entries for the assembled gathering great decisions i decided not to participate this year spirituality support the work and worship of 1st presbyterian church texarkana arkansas moved my letter of membership to 1st presbyterian church texarkana arkansas made a pledge to 1st presbyterian church texarkana arkansas money and finances taxes it looks like we re going to have to pay in april i ll try to plan better this year taxes are filed and the payment was sucked out of our account by the irs on april 15 i m still waiting to find out how much and what kind of income i will have as a widow social security air force retirement insurance payouts inheritance paperwork is 95 completed actual income is still a little up in the air budget we re doing pretty well since al s va has been increased suddenly since i m alone there may be worries or maybe not uncertainty is hard to live with but by moving i ve cut my living expenses by almost 2000 a month savings after elevating our va claim through our congressman in mid march we received a lump sum of 14k of the additional amount we were due since al applied that with the additional monthly va payment makes saving much easier as a widow i m going to be living on social security savings and al s insurance so far i m able to keep control of my spending posted in uncategorized tagged ann cleeves book review books reading texas travel writing leave a reply five things that made me happy today 10 30 24 posted on october 30 2024 by abbiewatters reply in order to aspire we need to be grounded and no matter how high we go it is from our roots that we draw sustenance unknown 1 mid 40s when i got up and cloudy with rain expected later the rain started late morning the temperature hasn t crawled out of the 40s and it s not expected to high 49 deg 2 i spent the whole morning doing the wash but everything is washed dried folded and hung up 3 i managed to get in 60 minutes on the nustep while i waited for the washing machine to do its thing i m so pleased i don t have to go out in the rain to exercise 4 breakfast was orange juice scrambled eggs a sausage patty and a blueberry muffin dinner today was chicken gumbo cucumber salad maple apple roasted turkey brown rice and roasted butternut squash dinner will be peanut butter and jelly sandwich on killer dave s bread two fruits and three vegetables total calories 1467 5 i ll be heading to the wellness center late this afternoon to attend the pacific northwest senior writer s showcase and reception al entered a story to the contest so i ll be picking up his copy of the book they published i read most of the things he wrote but i don t know what he contributed to this effort i ll enjoy finding out how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 10 29 24 posted on october 29 2024 by abbiewatters reply lord i don t think you created us to be able to metabolize such a constant stream of bad news everyday but i do know that you created us to metabolize cookies and for that i give you thanks and praise nadia bolz weber 1 high 40s and drizzling when i got up the drizzle stopped and the sun came out about noon the high temperature for the day was 55 deg 2 i went down to the gym in the basement and rode the nustep for about an hour burned 885 calories 3 breakfast was orange juice cantaloup scrambled eggs bacon and an apple cinnamon muffin dinner was cole slaw salmon with avocado corn salsa oven brown potatoes and sautéed zucchini supper will be a wedge salad with blue cheese and bacon and a chocolate chip cookie for dessert two fruit and three vegetables 1583 calories second fish dinner of the week 4 ordinarily i would spend the two hours or so between lunch and ggg writing this blog and listening to hcr but she s not doing her chat today i ll probably waste some more time watching yellowstone 5 greisser girls gab this afternoon it will be great to talk to the sisters how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 10 28 24 posted on october 28 2024 by abbiewatters reply hope locates itself in the premises that we don t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act rebecca solnit 1 cool cloudy and windy again this morning in the upper 40s the rain started before 8 00 and kept falling until about noon it cleared off and the sun came out near lunch time even though the wind never did die down high temperature was 55 deg 2 i trekked up the hill in rain jacket and hat about 10 00 i got 45 minutes on the nustep before i met with my personal trainer for strength exercises thankfully the rain stopped while i was there so i could walk back down without rain in my face 3 breakfast was orange juice scrambled eggs grilled ham and my dave s killer bread with polaner sugar free jam dinner was chicken and corn chowder garlic shrimp risotto summer squash and cranberry apple strudel supper was a cajun turkey wrap and sweet potato fries two fruit and three vegetables first fish of the week total calories 1517 less the 662 i burned on the nustep 4 when i tried to go from a series on peacock to network tv last night so i could watch the cowboys play i couldn t get any sound i spent almost an hour with 2 son trying to figure it out remotely now i m waiting for one of the maintenance men to come see if he can help me get my sound back sigh 5 our breakfast waiter told me this morning that they were almost out of my killer dave s bread a kind friend picked up a loaf at safeway for me i ll get some cash the next time i m out so i can repay her how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 10 27 24 posted on october 27 2024 by abbiewatters 1 when a clown moves into a palace he doesn t become a king the palace becomes a circus turkish proverb 1 50 deg when i got up with rain it quit raining and the sun came out for a little while this morning but now it s started to rain again thank goodness i don t have anywhere i have to go this afternoon high temperature in the mid 50s 2 i attended church on line at first presbyterian church texarkana arkansas the sermon was short sweet and to the point 3 breakfast was orange juice scrambled eggs bacon and cinnamon rolls dinner was waldorf salad ham cilantro rice roasted brussels sprouts and lemon meringue pie supper was an apple three fruits two vegetables total calories 1472 4 i m so disappointed in several newspapers who have traditionally given editorial endorsement to various candidates in many elections that the publishers have not been able to find a backbone does a real disservice to their readers i doubt their endorsement changed anyone s belief or vote but their lack of a spine is troubling please see this 5 the cowboys are playing the 49ers this evening we shall see whether they ve decided who they are yet they both have similar records so i have hope how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness 1 reply five things that made me happy today 10 26 24 posted on october 26 2024 by abbiewatters reply sometimes you just have to tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to just sit down and shut up toby mac 1 it was 55 deg when i got up and drizzling there was wind in the night but it seems to have settled into a dreary wet day good day to settle in front of the tv and watch college football 2 washington started out the day with a game against the university of indiana the final score wasn t as awful as it could have been university of washington 17 and university of indiana 31 3 breakfast was orange juice scrambled eggs bacon and a cinnamon muffin i ordered my dinner while i was at breakfast and i picked it up shortly before noon honey ginger chicken thigh cilantro rice green beans with bacon and grilled yellow squash dinner will be maple pecan granola and blueberries total calories 1319 two fruits two vegetables 4 the ducks are playing illinois at 12 30 pm hence the dinner in my room in front of the tv goducks final ducks 38 illinois 9 5 i ll finish the day with wisconsin v penn state both teams will have an effect on oregon s standing how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 10 25 24 posted on october 25 2024 by abbiewatters 1 when we are open to beauty it is more likely to appear to us when we share that gift by pointing it out to others we find we have even more of it to celebrate trebbe johnson 1 45 deg with clouds when i got up there have been a lot of high clouds and intermittent sun breaks current temperature is 61 deg with possibly another degree added into the mix before nightfall 2 i didn t have a very good night last night my arm was sore from the injections yesterday i also had a bit of a headache until i finally found somebody who would lend me some ibuprofen better after i took one 3 breakfast was orange juice cantaloup scrambled eggs a sausage patty and donut holes lunch was a potluck at wellness week including some barbecued chicken supper was new england clam chowder and a sausage pizza two fruits and several salads and veggies plus some pecan pie i have no idea what the calorie count was 4 we had a bell ringing for residents who had died during the past two months it was a nice little ceremony 5 i intend to spend the rest of the afternoon and evening with my feet up in front of the television except for the time i take to go to supper how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness 1 reply five things that made me happy today 10 24 24 posted on october 24 2024 by abbiewatters reply we are not all in the same boat we re all in the same storm some have yachts some have canoes and some are drowning just be kind and help when you can darlene barr 1 mid 40s this morning and partly cloudy when i got up the sun came out fairly early and we ve had decent weather all day high this afternoon 55 deg 2 my housekeeper came today while i was at breakfast i have clean sheets on the bed the bathroom and kitchenette have been scrubbed and everything is dusted and vacuumed 3 today was shot day at franke tobey jones i walked over to the health care building and got my covid and flu shots while i was out i drove down to safeway and picked up the groceries i had ordered then i drove down to my podiatrist s office and had my toenails and foot calluses taken care of my feet feel so much better now 4 breakfast was orange juice scrambled eggs bacon killer dave s toast and polaner s sugar free jam dinner was asian teriyaki steak brown rice asian steamed vegetables with peach crisp for dessert i may or may not have a cheeseburger for supper depending on what they have for refreshments at happy hour this afternoon see 5 two fruits and two vegetables 1155 calories plus whatever i have at happy hour and if i have supper 5 happy hour this afternoon one thing i m sure of is that there will be wine how about you what made you happy today posted in happiness leave a reply five things that made me happy today 10 23 24 posted on october 23 2024 by abbiewatters 1 whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it chinua achebe 1 mid 40s when i woke up this morning and cloudy it was grey and gloomy all morning long but around 2 00 pm the sun came out we re looking at possibly 53 deg for the high today but the breeze is going to have to die down to make much of an impression 2 today was my laundry day i scurried downstairs right after breakfast and got the washer started while it washed i went to the little gym and used the nustep for 50 min burned 736 calories wash is finished for the week everything clean dry folded and hung up 3 i took cards and the cribbage board to lunch with me another lady and i played one game while we ate we decided to either play before a meal or after a meal from now on she won 4 breakfast was orange juice cantaloup a cheese omelet and an apple cinnamon muffin dinner was cucumber salad grille...