wsw - I agree You Are An Inspiration. Wish I had done same. I can only say I'm still in the vicinity of where I was last year. Good only in the sense I could have gotten worse.

Here I be, ceara. A little the worse for wear. Yesterday it was a year since I lost dh and I have been giving myself a lot of leeway. I don't think I've really been wallowing but certainly reliving, reassessing, grieving. THEY say the first year's the worse - I hope so. I probably won't be ready to move on for the next few days yet - have to get past the weekend which will make it a year from the funeral. Kids have been super, so have sissies (bros -???).

Foot surgery scheduled for March 7. Lots to deal with betwixt now and then. Grrrr! I understand the unappreciated, down feeling, ceara. Mine oft came the end of January and into February. I do think it's often the dreary weather. We're really cold now but the sunny days we did have recently have helped a lot as I've been out walking more. Not since so cold.

For the romantics among us, I put 47 (silk) red roses on dh's grave yesterday - one for each year we were married. Had also planned a nice long walk around the circle there but the wind was just too horrific.

So off to my first day of the second year..........almost like having another birthday.

Hello all....

Anagram..... how beautiful those flowers must look.... what a wonderful tribute !
I know this is a difficult time for you, please accept my cyber hugs!@!


Sorry I have been away so long....

little crazed around here.....

Busy, no crisis....
DH has an outpatient surgery today.... finally removing the cyst that gave him so much trouble in Novemember..... He will be knocked out completely so I am the chaffeur and later the "attendant"....


Talk to you later for more.....

Hello to all!

Oh my goodness! So much to respond to, so little time! Busy, no crisis, here too. Diet and exercise are ok as am I but backed up with projects.

Ceara, did your grandmother die recently? I missed that, somehow. I'm so sorry! :hug:

Anagram, my thoughts and prayers are with you! I'm sure you're going through a necessary quiet time preparatory to regrouping. It's such a huge adjustment for you! :hug:

WSW, kudos to you for that significant weight loss. Fabulous! This year, we shall be svelte :yes:

Kaylets, remember to look after your royal self, too!

k, back to the salt mines! I hope to get in for a full post on the weekend.

anagram-i'm sending lots of hugs and soothing thoughts your way. the silk roses sound like they were a lovely way to honor the memory of your dh and each year of your marriage. please take sweet and gentle care of yourself during this difficult time.

hello kaylets-i hope dh's outpatient surgery goes well today. remember to take care of royal self also as you tend to dh today.

hi ceara and arabella!

hanging in op and with exercise. a couple friends coming over to visit this evening, which should be pleasant. well, take care, all.

Hello all.....

Surgery went fast. DH felt so well afterwards we went to breakfast and then quickly to grocery store and to the library. Watched a movie in the afternoon and then we both took about a 30 minute nap. He is staying home today but its been nearly 24 hrs and he is fine except some expected pain where they cut.
But its very manageable. He took a pain pill at 6 pm last night and hasnt taken another yet this morning.

So....

onward.

I was stressing about the procedure and let food be my crutch.

FORWARD.... I am jumping back on ..... Did I hear seatbelts are now in Decorator colors?

Take care!!

Glad the surgery went well - hope healing continues to be fast. And that you can both relax a bit.

Gray here today, to be rainy and colder. Out all morning so thinking about just huddling in for the weekend. But do need some groceries. Hmmm - well, there's always tomorrow.

Thought of Wood Nymph last evening. Saw performance of Univ. of Notre Dame Chorale and they finished program w/several selections from MESSIAH. Delightful group.

Well, off to either pull it together or take a nap. Food good so far, as usual. It's those darn evenings.

good afternoon, royals. i'm going to a friend's birthday party this evening. it starts late (well, for me anything in the evening is late, sadly. lol), and i was going to decline, when another friend reminded me that it would mean a lot to this friend to have me attend, so i am trying to take it easy this afternoon in preparation. the host is also an excellent cook, so i will need to remember moderation tonight too. kaylets-glad things went well for dh. hope grooming instruction seminar went well today, ceara. anagram, evenings are hardest for me too. didn't do too well last night, as a matter of fact. going to do better tonight. well, take care, all.

Hello all.......

Gray here too but the sun makes cameo appearances when you least expect it.
I put in 8 hrs and spent most of it working on spreadsheets... note to self...
Next time try to break that "close work" into smaller time chunks. Coming home I was bleary eyed...

Bandage came off and DH began to feel more pain....proably becuase the tape was helping support the muscle. So he's taking the pain pills.... which make him groggy.....

Otherwise... all seems well... no redness,etc,etc... nothing seems amiss and I am looking for every tiny indicator of infection......

I am not losing but not gaining either....
Did convince a coworker to give the birthday cake she didnt want to take home to another coworker w/ a AAAA type metabolism and a ravenous teenager too.... I told the coworker "PLEASE don't make me be alone in this room w/ that cake!"....Besides, it wouldve been very stale by Monday anyway...

that was a close call....

Triple layer fudge w/ choc icing....YIKES>....
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Music is always such a treat isnt it??

Time to let the doggie out.....

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Aah, rainy again this morning. Last two days have been slightly improved, foodwise. Hoping for another. Paperwork, paperwork - mostly sorting, filing, some discarding. How do I always manage to have so much? I've been keeping up lately - this was mostly stuff I've "saved" for some reason. Spent last evening reading a lot that I saved for that reason. Mostly worthwhile stuff too - I'm surprised to say.

Hope you enjoyed your evening outing, wsw. I agree evening things are often out of my realm. Very tired last two evenings but had enjoyed outing the night before that. Must carefully rearrange my day earlier to have enough "get up and go" left to go. I'm sure your friend appreciated your company and that does make it worth the effort.

How'd the grooming seminar go, ceara? You seem to enjoy your girls so much and they certainly add so much activity to your life.

Glad your patient's doing well, Kaylets. DS had similar the other year - rather messy, I hear, though I didn't do any caretaking on it. Yes, music is such a treat and I'm trying to add more to my daily life - a habit I'd lost somewhere along the way. Comes sort of under the "more fun" category which seems to always fall a little short.

All my family, except DDIL, are at Disney World at the moment - the two guys on business, the girls tagging along. I'm getting some cute pics from DDs cell phone and some sweet princess messages from Daddy's laptop. This technology is wonderful.

was glad i attended party last night. my friend really did seem happy that i was there. it did indeed make the effort worth it. have had to lay low all day today, but that's ok, since i was smart enough not to have planned anything that absolutely had to be done today. it was also nice to see several folks last night i had not seen in a quite a while, and enjoyed catching up. oh, was proud of myself too, for not overindulging in food dept., and there were some marvelous dishes. also was able to stay away from the birthday cake. i think the only thing that saved me on that one was that by then i was so tired, i had to completely concentrate my energy on making conversation and that distratcted me nicely. i agree, anagram, this computer technology is amazing! enjoy those pix ,texts, and emails from princesses and rest of family. i know how much i enjoy receiving those from my close friends who are far away. well, have a good remainder of your weekend, royals.

Hello all....

3rd week weighin showing exactly same weight......that's good and bad news....
I know I am not moving enough.... its the extra work hours of sitting and then coming home and more sitting because I'm tired.....Yes, that's a good resolution for me too..... Thanks Royals for making me realize.... PACING MYSELF....

We have very dramatic change in temps by this evening..... I even filled up the car gas tank last night so I wouldn't be forced to do it in the cold this evening.....

DH 's staying home today too. He made a terrifc vegetable soup w/ tvp that really hit the spot last night.

I am off, looking to beat the traffic.

Also want to bring some different music to work today too..... Trying to make the most of the moment....

See you all here tonight....

;) ;)