1:1 conversation talking about family

Going through a bunch of old pictures of my son, his half brother (that I always wished were my boy) and his best buddy with their goofy, happy grins. Such cute little boys that I had so much fun raising. Good kids happy times.

Spent most of the day with my parents. Very blessed to still have both of them. Chuckles...very blessed to be able to come home as well. They are a joy, but they can be a lotof work as well

Playing the Wii Pacman with my daughter. :pacman:

Singing happy birthday at midnight to someone who's very special to me. :)

A nap... lazy day

Researching items I bought at auction and finding interesting info and much higher pricing than I paid for the items

Three messages from my son...
It was only three but that was more than I had yesterday

purchased a kick ass knife to dice herbs for my many, many dishes I am learning how to prepare.

tonight, 1/4 of fresh parsley, 1/2 cup of fresh parmesan, 1/4 cup of fresh thyme. 1/4 cup of fresh parsley.

it really is cathartic. i have been missing out all these years.

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Spending the day with Mom

Two hummingbirds....

And being confident that I made the right decisions....

Seeing my daughter dance in the Christmas show at Six Flags Holiday in the Park. :cc:

getting together my night pills without help.

Twas the other day but still....

I'm doing a purge...closet, unnecessary belongings...etc. I just want a more simplistic and less possession obsessed life....

I recently lost about 30lbs and now I need to assess what fits and what doesn't.

Most things in my closet are big now; my old jeans just fall off...but before I left Massachusetts I had bought these sky blue scrub pants. In the size I typically took..so I didn't bother to try them on. When I went to wear them, they were Wayyyy too tight. I hadn't taken into consideration at that time that I had gained weight...so...I sadly put them in the closet...

The other day, I tried them on and they are actually too loose now...sad, because even though I thrift shop, these were brand new. They aren't good for wearing to work, but I wear scrub bottoms around the house cuz they're comfy...(I'm wearing them right now!)

Bottom line is....when I feel stuck in a rut...I need to look around and count my blessings... I worked hard to get to where I am (weight wise, life wise) and even though I'm not done yet, I need to acknowledge my accomplishments from time to time. I tend to be my own worst critic.

So this is me saying YAY ME! :bunchflowers:

The big motorcycle show is in town! YAY!!

Watching Frozen. Who would have thought that at my age, it would have brought me so much joy but it sure did.

Good weather for ducks
 

Seeing both ducks and gulls alike swimming around and swishing their tail feathers in the newly flooded low-lying areas around the city. They were a little pop of joy in an otherwise grey and rainy day.

Also, how fresh and clean the air now smells in my normally industrially-scented city... What a welcome change! It does not feel like December at all! :thumbsup: