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Maybe that's just life, telling us to live happily in a smaller radius. I am content in my happy, quietness. I think the only thing I get nervous about, is when my sister comes to visit she will be so bored, and make me feel like my life isn't adequate enough. How do you explain to someone after years of medical issues…

I am getting crawly feelings just reading your post.😂. I admit, am a "every night look up at the 4 corners of the ceiling" person, because that's where spiders go. Every single night since I was a child. Oh I had a fish fillet (beer battered) te other day. I put a sprinkling of malt vinegar, then while hot from the oven I…

"Out to conquer the world"! Love the flowers weath on the door!💖👍🏼 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

My eldest sister and I have not always been close. There were years that she harbored a bit of anger towards my husband for "taking me away from family" and of "making me so submissive and not outgoing". What she saw as being compliant was me just being a good obedient Navy wife. My actions reflected back onto him, another…

Glad I am not the only one that does that. I kind of get a thrill at looking in my cabinet with hardly anything staring back at me. Nice to meet you Linda! Rebecca Whidbey Wa

That was nice of your sister, and I am sure your Mom appreciated it. I think what my sister and I deal with is the difference of me with less stuff in general, and her thinking I don't out of not caring about myself. So she buys me stuff to treat me. She nearly had a fit when in casual conversation I had stated that I had…

My sister.💖👍🏼 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

So today my sister called me and we video chatted. It was her husbands birthday, 2 years since he passed, and it was a tough day for her. We cried and I hoped I helped a bit. We talked about how he would be so proud of her, how she's handling things. Later in the conversation we talked about summer travel plans. I told her…

Eli looking wise.💖👍🏼 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

I'm eating my pantry down to a couple of items. I have pasta, crackers, honey, prunes (not opened yet), olives, some packets of hollandaise sauce mix. Everything else I eat is stuff in the fridge or freezer. Have any of you noticed this transition? Less prepackaged foods and more chilled items. I just realized this when I…

I'm not traveling anymore (adding "this year"). I like it! We have traveled down to Oregon, to the airports etc a good 20 hours of traveling, and I have done my quota for awhile!🙄😁😂 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

I like that explanation. Its true, I don't really have the energy to entertain. I also have the splattering of appointments, which I need to be on Whidbey for. I need to get up the nerve to "say what I mean, and mean what I say" to my sister.💖👍🏼 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD, I think the only issue is going to be getting my sister to understand me not wanting visitors. She wants to drive her rig up, so she can bring her Bernese Mountain dog, Tucker. While that's a great plan, it would be no fun for Tucker in the 5th wheel all the time. Its so muddy…

Hugs Carol, so sorry to hear of your brothers passing.🙏 Heather, you are prepping the best you can for this surgery. Recovery for you will be just keeping you from over working yourself.💖. Hugs to you! Machka, enjoy this new house process! Remember not everyone gets that opportunity to pick colors (like me the renter) so…

These shrimp are amazing! They are from India, and seem really good quality. I only had three, and though my servings seem to be three, or four, I needed more! They are cooked, and slicing them they taste like scallops to me. Great on salads, tacos, soups and in pasta.👍🏼💖 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

There's definitely a system! Knives with wood handles I like to set out on a dish rag. Plastic containers next, setting them on the grate type shelving in the bay window kinda window. Then I put cutlery in the water, and wash plates and bowls. Those in your the drying rack. Last is pots and pans. Either on the drying rack…

Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD, Lee was never a fan of leftovers as the boys were growing up. Now he really has no choice, as many meals, even the boxes item ones, will make leftovers. He likes French dip sandwiches and will always have leftover ajus sauce. He just puts it I the freezer and then adds a new…

Well he'll probably just have the movers move it into crates three years from now, and then sell it. That's if he can get one. Unfortunately many of the for sale sites do not state where the truck is located, so it might not be that specific one. Plus not sure if he has to get a commercial vehicle license even though its…

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Oh how exciting!!! Congratulations to you and hubby! Rebecca Whidbey Wa

We did have the new dishwasher delivered and the old one hauled away. The gal at the management company told us the morning of that getting delivered that our lower cabinets was ok'ed but something about paperwork the owner has to do regarding insurance. Oh wow, was my soup ever yummy. I have told a couple people about it.…

Dermatology yesterday went ok. He freeze sprayed two spots, one one back other on side of neck. Then he marked two for biopsy. Those are on my calf and toe. Not getting that done until they submit the request to insurance, plus appointment isn't until June. I sent off a 3 lb box filled with homemade brownies to eldest son.…

Well my teeth cleaning went fine yesterday. They only did the upper teeth, the lower teeth is at an appointment in July. My husband just got "coding" done. His cleaning is spanned over 4 appointments! Then comes the teeth correcting. So it will be something that financially will be spanned over the year, (they're a busy…

Hey ladies! Today we get our teeth cleaned, being that I haven't had it done since 2009 I'm nervous. They found nothing during the exam last week. Some of my teeth had roots exposed a wee bit, I was concerned about. Dentist said I had been brushing too aggressively! So I have Sensidine toothpaste, and bought a softer…

Today was a bagel with cream cheese and strawberries, my new latest obsession. Dinner was chicken teriyaki, rice a roni fried rice, with green beans & bacon. Of course that made dishes for me to do. Joy.😂😁 We watched "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise for dinnertime. One of the few movies I like him in. Of course, "Mission…

Heather I feel most connected to Lee when we are talking about the day or future things right before we fall asleep. I call it pillow talk. Many times its just for a few minutes because my husband, has been programmed by the military to literally turn off so I can't have lengthy conversations mind you. When we go on long…

Today was grocery shopping day. Bought more dishwashing liquid, and a drying rack, as I have to hand wash dishes now. Its weird having to lug stuff from the fridge in the living room to the kitchen. When we were buying bagels we saw 1/2 a marionberry pie, and we had to buy it. I even bought a small carton of whipping…

Allie, my thoughts are with your Tracy, so much to think about.💖🙏 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

I hope so! Once they take out the rotted part under where the dishwasher was, check the sub flooring, and joists, and put in new lower cabinets, whatever they choose will be excellent.😁👍🏼 Rebecca Whidbey Wa

Oh yes! This has been an issue since I first noticed the floor last summer like around May! So if they had got on it way back then, it provably would have been an easy job. Rebecca Whidbey Wa