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06 Friday May 2016

Posted by sulis303 in family, health, life, loss, nature, technology, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, blossoms, comfortable, dandelions, dentist, family, Friday, friend, growth, new reality, widow

took out the recycling and garbage this morning and had to come back in and get my camera to take some close ups of the stunning apricot tree…

   
 
beautiful…

was back at the dentist for a filling, sigh… am certainty getting better but still find the whole thing stressful… the dentist was worried about my gag reflex (which is quite special, lol) due to the position of the cavity, but it went well… 

as I walked back to the car I took some shots of the hedges as the leaves are bursting forth with new growth…

  

mid-morning the downtown streets were fairly quiet, so no one looked at me oddly as I stopped to take these pictures…

  

noticed these flowers at the side of the house and thought of all the times my girls brought me bouquets of them…  

my grandsons have also brought me similar bouquets, lol…

as part of my Fridays off I have been trying to meet friends for a meal… today I met up with a very special young woman and her daughter… we rarely have a chance to get together, so it was a great treat…

had those big girl pants on as I went to the restaurant half an hour early and sat enjoying a cup of tea while I waited for them…

  

lots of personal growth taking place… was comfortable being there on my own, which is a huge step…

met my daughter and showed her a fire table that might work in the garden…

  
been looking for just the right one for a long time… this might be it…

had a great call with my sister-in-law and am excited to see her over the weekend as she comes to town for Mother’s Day…

interesting how growth happens… all of a sudden it seems the leaves burst open and at other times it seems like nothing is changing at all… 

look forward to the changes in me as I move forward in this new reality… even after four years it still feels fresh…

Sorrow and healing…

14 Thursday Feb 2013

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Baileys, cars, chocolate hearts, cookies, cupid delivery, feeling sorry for myself, lost son, miss him, neighbour, new reality, one step at a time, remembering daddy, roses, sadness, sorrow and healing, The Keg, time passes quickly

my neighbour of over thirty years lost her forty-year old son to cancer a few days ago…  I cannot imagine her pain…

I spent a few minutes with her and we talked about the sadness but also the need to go on, one step at a time…  a friend of hers was there and my neighbour mentioned that my husband had died a few months ago… it is nearly a year but time passes so quickly…  she will be fine, like me, moving forward and doing what needs to be done…

for me there is no choice…  I work at seeing the good in things around me, remembering the best and looking forward with hope…

I ordered roses for my girls and did very well until I was asked what the card should say… then the tears began to flow and I could hardly speak… both of the florists I spoke with were very compassionate, patiently waiting until I could speak again… the cards said – remembering daddy…

no matter what else was going on he always made sure that each of them got a rose for Valentine’s Day to be sure they knew how much he loved them…  what a romantic he was… I miss him so…

had quite the up and down day today…  woke up very early thinking about George and wishing he was here…  at work, I delivered flowers to one of my colleagues and was feeling a bit sorry for myself because I wouldn’t be getting any…

cupids, making their delivery...

cupids, making their delivery…

then I was called out of a meeting to deal with a situation at the front…  it was two cupids singing and playing a cute song as they delivered a heart-shaped cinnamon bun and chocolate heart…

In the heart of winter you may feel like an icicle – but your heart can be warmed with this message by bicycle – let there be no questions or shades of grey – your kids wish you a happy valentine’s day – so ignore the quality of singer or song – just know that with us, you can do no wrong.

treats...

treats…

it was our soup day so I had a lovely lunch with some of my colleagues – Thai Coconut Curry soup and sugar cookies – some very pretty ones that Crystal dropped off, and some rather strange looking ones that I made last night…

after work Crystal and I went to look at cars and consider whether I should upgrade… then we went to The Keg, where we met up with Jeff and had a lovely dinner…  steak and lobster for me, yum…

finally I got dropped off at home and charged into the house on a mission to get the garbage and recycling out for tomorrow’s pick-up…

on the floor I spot…

what the...

what the…

and followed along…

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up the table...

up the table…

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where I discovered a cute card from all the kids…

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… your “Lots of Love Club”!

as I sit here writing, and drinking a small glass of Baileys, I can look over and see the chocolate hearts, which I have not yet moved, lol… pretty great kids…

what a day… filled with tears and laughter as I move forward in this new reality…

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