Mystic

I'm going to Mystic CT this weekend with my friend Judy.  We are going to a cross stitch class.  It should be a lot of fun.  It is bring run by Stitchers Hideaway and Amy Bruecken.  It is a cute design - beachy.  It is a sampler that says:  

How cute is this design.










And we are making this cute whale tale fob and crab pin keep.  How cute.
I'm so looking forward to it.

Medicare

OH NO - I'm old.  Just applied for Medicare - parts A & B.  Now I have to get my supplemental.  I'm hoping to have it done by August 1 - that would be nice but it'll probably be September 1.  Then I'll be off cobra and be saving $300 a month.  I can't believe I'll be 65 in 53 days.  When did this happen.  

Favorite things

It's little things in life that make you happy.  I have a new favorite pen.  Seriously, I LOVE pens and have more than I'll ever use.  But my new favorite is an oldie.  The BIC pen.  The clear barrel with the blue top.  Well, on blue ink it's a blue top.  And the little blue stopper at the end of the pen.  I bought a pack.  Of course, you can't just buy 1 or 3, you have to buy a pack of 10.  I brought them at Walmart and I think they were only $1.97  LOL  But I like the way it writes.

What didn't make me happy yesterday was my battery died.  It's been taking longer to start and I actually thought when I started it yesterday that I should get a new battery.  It would have never made it though the winter.  But it died in Wegmans parking lot.  A very nice young man came and took care of me.  I had to call AAA and they were there within an hour.  Dillion - that was his name - even reset my radio so it worked.

The people from Oliver are coming today to do the summer maintenance on my unit.  I know one of these days I'm going to need a new unit.  

Looks sunny out

I got up and went to the gym this morning.  I'm trying to get moving earlier in the morning.  I know I'm retired but I hate wasting time in the morning.  Plus then I stay up late.  I was up stitching to 2 last night.  Can't do that very often.  At least I can watch Murder she wrote - love that show.

Had to organize my floss this morning since one of the boxes tipped over last night and half spilled out.  I got my 'summer' stuff organized and now just have to zig-zag my edges.  I really would like to go outside and sit on the deck and stitch.  I have to get my stuff together that I want to get framed.  I can't find the piece I did for Sarah - New York avenue - but I know it's in the house SOMEWHERE.  I hate the I can't always remember things.  I also need to start the one I have for Jimmy/Mary.  Just have to change the colors of the house.  Bright green - I don't think so.

Last day of May

It's hard to believe it's the last day in May.  And it's been a lousy spring - heck we really didn't have a spring.  It's going to go right into summer.

I'm trying to get back on track.  It's much harder watching what you eat when you are home.  I've gotten a little lazy - staying up late, sleeping in, not going out.  I'm going to try and get back on track.  Now granted when I stay up I stay up stitching, but then I can't get up in the morning.  I brought 2 skorts from dress barn and had to return them.  They were to big.  Did absolutely nothing for me.  They were elastic waist and I figured since I could pull them from my body by 4", they were too big.  Plus they had this belt/tie/bow in the front that I didn't like.  

My sister Jane retires today.  Now that's 3 of us who don't work anymore.  Susie been 'retired' the longest.  It kinda scares me being retired - so much time.  Need to get more stuff organized.  I think next week I'll start in the basement - again.  It seems when I try to organize it just makes a bigger mess.  LOL

1 YEAR

2 things have happened in the last 2 weeks that impacted my life significantly.

The 1st was, on May 19 it was 1 year since my last day of work.  I can't believe it's been a year.  At the time, I couldn't believe that I had to look for a new job at the age of almost 64 but then on May 28 the 2nd thing happened.  My Dad died.

I never told my Dad I lost my job.  I told my siblings and I was going to tell my Dad when I went out at Easter.  See they told us we were all losing out jobs on March 25 and kept us around until May 19.  But when I went out to Chicago and saw my Dad, he was not doing well and I decided not to tell him.  He would have just worried about me and I couldn't do that to him.  I'm glad I didn't  because he would have died worrying about me.  

But because he died, it meant I didn't HAVE to go back to work.  My dad was good at what he did and what he did was take care of his family.  I'd give anything if he had gotten better and I had to get another job - but that's not the case.

I miss my Dad every day but I know he is in a better place.  I just like to think of him up in Heaven with my Mom and his brothers John and Don and Aunt Nancy.  I'm sure they are playing cards.

love and miss you every day Mom and Dad.

Happy Birthday Jimmy

38 years ago today my baby boy was born.  I can't believe he is 38 - it seems like yesterday.  I can remember bringing him home from the hospital.  He was so tiny.  He has turned into such a nice young man.  I am so proud of him.  He is such a good husband, a wonderful father and a great son.  

Happy birthday baby boy.

Hump Day

It's hard to believe that it is April 11 - and it is still so cold out.  Getting ready for Disney and hopefully it will be warm down there.  Trying to find clothes to wear.  I haven't gain any weight - don't think I've lost any.  I'll find out next Tuesday.  But most of my pants from last summer are lose.  I tried on some of the skorts I have - and even though they say size 20, they are not as big as I think they should be.  You really can't go by sizes - how it fits.  

I brought some skorts from lane Bryant.  They are from their workout line.  I already have 2 and LOVE them.  I like the black one more and in fact I brought another one.  Not sure I'm going to keep it - do I really need another one that looks just like 1 I have?  That is the question.   Plus I brought another black one and a coral one.  Not sure about the coral one.  I keep going back and forth - one minute I'm going to keep it and the next I'm going to return it....just not sure of the color.  I could only wear white or grey with it.  And it is $60 and I keep thinking if I don't love it, I shouldn't keep it.

TGIF

Well, it's Friday.  Sarah comes home today.  We are taking the girls out tomorrow afternoon even though I had them yesterday afternoon.  No school for them.  We did lunch, dairy queen, macy's and gap.  Brought Charlotte 2 dresses and Jo wanted a skirt/top.  Saw the bunny - no line.  It was a no brainer.  On Saturday we'd end up standing in line for an hour.

Need to get out and run some errands, macy's again because they forgot to put something in my bag.  I brought them Disney socks - they didn't seem thrilled about them and they ended up being $14, so I'm returning them.  Need to stop in at Kohl's and maybe hobby lobby.

Happy first day of spring

Well, it's the first day of spring and we are having a snow storm.  Seriously, it started out less than an inch, yesterday they updated it to 4 - 8 inches and now I saw it could be 8 - 12 inches.  Seriously....

Had a fun girl weekend this past weekend.  We had fun.  Laughed so much.  Love those ladies.  We planned out next challenge piece.  We are going to stitch a piece for a large wooden spool.  Have to decide if we want a theme or just stitch what you want.  Ate to much, so I need to get back on track.  I think I'll start writing down what I eat.  It's much harder to watch what I eat being home.  At least at work I could eat anything wrong because people were watching me.

Happy Spring.

February 21 - 75 degrees

Well, it's supposed to be 75 degrees today.  Seriously, I leave for Florida tomorrow - what fun is that.  I'm supposed to be getting a break from the weather.  oh well

I'm pretty organized.  I have stuff out to pack.  Have to bring up my suitcase.  I hate packing because I always bring to much.  I always think we'll go back to the room and I'll want to change my shirt.  We never do.  But I have to be prepared.  Every year I try not to do it - bring to much.  I'm like this when ever I travel.  Bring too much.

I'm feeling better.  Went to doctors on Saturday and she put me on a z-pact.  It knocked it right out of me.  My training had been going do good and then last week this cold started....I didn't get my miles in this past weekend but Sarah said not to worry, I should be fine.  I really want to do the 10K in under 2 hours - or at least at 2 hours.  I sometimes wished I had someone to walk with.  I see this people walking together and it looks like fun.  I can't ask Sarah because I'm way to slow for her.  Or she's to fast for me.  It'll be fine.  

YAY

YAY  I found it.   I had a computer 'incident'.  I splashed coffee on it and it worked for a couple of days but then died.  I think something else was wrong but whatever.  I can't get to upset. I think I lost some pictures but what can I do.  But I hate setting up a new computer.  Getting all your sites back - remembering all your sites.  LOL