WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2021

Today is the deadline for paying the balance on our March cruise. I will try to get through on the phone at 9 am. The Omicron variant has thrown everything up in the air and who knows what will be happening by March. I did sleep last night, but the previous night I was awake a lot.
I am almost 100% sure the money is safe, but if the company went bust, it would take a while to get it back.

Beth - I'm glad something is getting resolved. Once they are settled it will be less worry for you, But what a lot of work! (((HUGS)))

Love Heather UK xxxxxx

Beth - So glad y'all found the right place for your parents, hope the transition is smooth and relatively easy.

Barbara AHMOD - Good for Joe! Glad it was a lovely walk.

Pip - Baby Yogi! What a sweetheart.

Machka - Love seeing the green trees on your walk - we're at the end of fall, not quite winter stage where all the trees are already bare. I always miss them, but spring's just around the corner. Thank you for letting us see your life in pictures.

Katiebug - Who pulls wallpaper off bathroom walls when Christmas is less than two weeks off? Your week sounds busy-busy.

Katla - So glad you are able now to find the group of us again. You were missed when you were traveling. The ship's parade sounds absolutely wonderful, glad you're home safe and sound.

Allie - So glad you had a good time with your friends! I tend to dread any event like that, but once I'm there I end up enjoying myself.

More in a minute.

Machka - LOVE the new glasses! Gosh your office is bright! Not sure I could cope with that. At home I'm always turning the lights down and DH likes it brighter.

I got through to Saga quite easily. I rang on the dot of 9 when it opened. Long discussion. We have agreed to postpone the payment of the balance until the 3rd January. That gives everyone, including the cruise companies, time to assess the situation. Then we will decide what to do, or they will have decided they can't go ahead on the same conditions. One condition is being able to go ashore as individuals, not only on guided tours.
I feel we have gained a breather and will keep an eye on the news.
Phew! I hate having those conversations, but I'm quite good at them. I had a list, agreed with DH before hand, on what questions to ask and in what our order of priority our actions would be.

Cleaner today.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Good morning, afternoon and evening, all,

Making Corey's lunch and getting him out the door to work as smoothly as possible brings up echoes of my mother's morning routine, which I just realized. TMI in the spoiler.

Don't actually know why those memories are surfacing this morning. Possibly because Christmas is looming. For most of those years when I was moving from place to place, first as a sergeant in the US Air Force, and then as the dependent wife of a sergeant, I tried my best to never be home at Christmas.

Why? Because the word "toxic" doesn't even begin to describe the few Christmases I was semi-forced to attend. My mother had a six-inch tall trophy of half a horse, specifically the north end of a south-bound horse, which was awarded to the family member that was a complete horse's a$s that particular year. There was always one. Indeed with her seven grown children, 17 grandchildren, and innumerable, ever-changing crowds of in-laws, there were plenty of candidates.

Now that I've left you with that lovely thought, I'll go do something that could be construed as productive if you tilt your head to the right and squint.

Love y'all,
Lisa in AR

Tomorrow ... I've got 5 meetings. They start at 10:30 am with a double-booked one (I'll go to one at 10:30 - it's short, and then when it's done, I'll join the other in progress) and they end at 10 pm. There is actually a 6th in there I could attend if I've got the energy.

While a day of meetings doesn't really excite me, one thing it does do is to allow me to check off a whole bunch of things from my To Do list!

Meanwhile today I finally caught up on laundry ... first time in almost a month!

M in Oz

margaretturk wrote: »

Rita I have story for your students how important it is to pay attention to your enviroment and to speak up if you see something is wrong. On Wednesday this week the church I go to caught fire. It was a six year old girl coming out of the school next door who noticed flames coming from the roof. Due to her observation and her father's quick action the fire did far less damage because it was caught quickly and no one was hurt in the fire. It had started in the roof by the library. We were able to have church today because it did not get to the sanctuary. They interviewed our pastor, and he was more concerned the effect this will have on the preschool that runs out of our building. Again because it was caught so quickly the impact will be far less. Even a child can save a life.

I will definitely tell the children this story today. Thank you for providing it!

RvRita 👽🌵🛸☃️

Heather--Glad you had a nice visit. Very nice picture of DB and SIL. Love the pictures of Johnny and the grandchildren. They are lucky to have you as grand parents.

Evelyn--I agree it is different having the grandchildren when the parents are not there. I find they mind so much better because they know we mean business. I admit most the time I prefer that.

DH's appointment went well for the most part. They are saying with all this Covid being new they are trying different things for different people to see what works. Told us this could last for a year or longer. They did more blood tests and having him do cardiac rehab to see if that will build him back up. They do that at the hospital where I work and there is a gym for employees and spouse, so this morning I signed us up for that as can use that anytime. Maybe this will be good for both of us. Meanwhile Saturday evening we got a call that a friend had passed from Covid. She had not been sick only a couple days, her husband is in the hospital not doing well with Covid. I am so tried of this and all the bad news lately.

Katla--The Christmas ships sounds like a great event to watch. Glad you got to enjoy them this year.

Beth--Glad you found a place for your parents and that they can be together and get the care they need. Now comes the hard part of dealing with years of memories and what they cared about. Not an easy job.

KJ--I agree the lake does not look happy. Thanks for sharing

Meg--Great to see you post. How are things in Omaha? I know that little snow we got Friday night with the wind made driving really hard, could not see the road in front of us. We went to our Church Christmas party. Next day it was pretty much gone and not this week to be in 50-60's. Crazy weather all over.

Blessings, Vicki GRAND ISLAND,NE

Katla - The death of my ex lover prompted me to get started on my next book. I wrote a paragraph of the intro this morning. All the people I want to write about are now dead. I think the title will be NOW I AM - out of the shadow. Or maybe - leaving the shadow. I will be feeling my way forward, very slowly. An adventure.

Picking up Bea tomorrow. Then back to their house for a spot of child minding until their mother emerges from her work shed.

Had a HUGE cauliflower, pea and leek frittata for dinner. Might be sleeping upstairs tonight.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Rebecca - Our daughter in law is a brilliant scavenger. She owned one amazing artificial tree that went from the main floor to the second floor ceiling. The staircase wrapped it just right. She found two additional trees that people were throwing or giving away. All three were beautifully decorated by her. I have a 1950’s aluminum tree that was my parents. I set it up once. Not planning to do it again. Last year I brought in a living Alberta Spruce. It was beautiful. I haven’t brought it in so far this year. I hope to avoid becoming a Grinch this year.