Sunday, June 30th
I honestly have no idea what I did Sunday morning. I know I didn’t go to church. Did I do some work? In any case, in the afternoon, my dad and I went to my Uncle David’s 85th birthday party. It was a lovely time. My uncle Bill showed up and it was great seeing my dad, David, and Bill hanging out together again. Bill and David are the remaining siblings from my mom’s family. Mom’s been gone 19 years and we lost her other brother Bob a few years ago.
Monday, July 1st
This is a photo documenting that I finally went to get my oil changed. Go me!
I was feeling just a little maniacal at work. The cupcake helped.
Some early fireworks!
I worked from home for quite a while and was just thinking about knocking it off for the day when Dad & Sue showed up! It was so great to visit with them for a while. One of the things we talked about was that Dad’s older brother John passed away that morning - the first of his siblings to die. I don’t have a photo of our visit, but here is one from the last time all the siblings (and spouses) were together. John (seated) and his wife Irene are on the left, Dad & Sue are on the right, and the four sisters (Emily, Marilyn, Vivian, and Lila) are between them.
After work I visited my Aunt Brenda who was in the hospital. This week was another reminder of how fragile the generation above me is.
Heard while I was cleaning the bathroom (I was talking to myself): As soon as I finish here I’m going to take a little lunch break & do the floors. For half an hour. Or longer! I’m not the boss of me!
If I'm invested in something, I do tend to take on a great deal of ownership. When I work on political campaigns and the candidate loses, I'm devastated for weeks. And so disappointed in people. It's hard not to take things personally, even though intellectually, I know better.
ReplyDeleteThose lilies are spectacular. Nature's fireworks, indeed.
Those lilies are some of my favorites. And I'm not surprised that you feel the same way I do - I think it's because we're Extra Competent.
Deletethat cupcake matches your glasses perfectly.
ReplyDeleteHa! It does!
DeleteI'd have loved to see a picture of your face right after you took that first bite of cupcake!
ReplyDeleteI actually thought about posting just such a photo. Ha!
DeleteThat cupcake looks ghastly. Of course, I'm not a fan of frosting, except perhaps the cream cheese frosting used on some cakes. With a cupcake, the proportion has to be just right. On the other hand, those blueberries and that tomato look scrumptious. I hope everything goes well with your new system. We're just trying to get the old system up and running here, since hurricane Beryl did a number on us. High water, closed roads, and no power are the issues of the day - but in a couple of days, things will be better. I was lucky enough to keep power through it all, and that meant both AC and coffee. Yea!
ReplyDeleteI wondered how you were doing! I'm glad you didn't lose power.
DeleteIt's perfectly understandable that you'd feel pressure about next week. I hope it all goes well, and I bet it will! Sorry about your uncle. Having elderly relatives is hard. I think I've said this before, but our day lilies are very similar to yours!
ReplyDeleteThose day lilies came from Ellen Abbott!
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