15 Wednesday Nov 2017
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Shadow went in for an exploratory checkup on Monday, following the accident….
it seems like I waited a long time for them to complete the inspection…
when they gave the car back to me, the list of things that need to be replaced was very long… now they send the information off to MPI and await approval… then the repair place will order the parts and call me to make an appointment…
seems like a long process…
hope she looks as good as new when they are done…
10 Friday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, birthday, BS, Cafe Ce Soir, computer, delicious, flowers, happy, hot tub, in & out, lunch, nap, repair, widow
excellent day…
this morning the service person arrived and fixed the hot tub… hurray…
not sure if it will be up to temp tonight or tomorrow so that I can get in it…
bit of time playing on the computer and then lunch out with my BS buddies to celebrate a birthday…
wonderful time at Cafe Ce Soir… I had asparagus and shrimp soup; chicken liver pate with peppercorn white wine aspic; and pecan pie… the birthday girl had fun…
it is a lovely spot… small with fresh flowers on every table, attentive staff and delicious food… can’t get much better than that…
we had a nice chat with the owner/chef… those are his birkenstocks in the picture, lol…
and then, home for a nap;-)…
08 Wednesday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, dark, fix, hot tub, repair, Technology, temperature, water, widow
hot, or not…
last night when I got home I had to add water to the hot tub as the repair person advised they couldn’t test it until it had more water in it…
so there I was at 6:30 pm topping it up… in the dark… at 6:30, sigh…
got hold of them again today and spoke with a different repair person who was able to explain it to me a little more clearly…
apparently the heater needs to be replaced… hopefully they will be here tomorrow…
not a cheap repair but they are confident this will fix the problem…
looking forward to being able to go out without having to wonder whether the temperature will be 103 or ???…
18 Monday Jul 2016
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affairs, beloved, big girl pants, cancer, crazy, medication, moment, morning glory, repair, surgery, widow
four years ago today I went into surgery for a hysterectomy due to cancer, and a hernia repair… I had two different surgeons involved to get everything done, basically at the same time…
just four months after George died I had been to accountants, financial experts and lawyers to put my affairs in order… I wasn’t sure I would wake up…
I remember that morning, as I lay on the stretcher, my heart pounding, wondering if I had done everything needed so that my girls wouldn’t have too much trouble dealing with my stuff if I didn’t make it… I didn’t want them to struggle the way I had when my beloved died…
I was so thrilled to wake up and learn that the surgery had gone well and the prognosis was excellent…
my body has always reacted poorly to any drugs and the pain meds they gave me kept me from sleeping and made me slightly crazy… eventually (within 8 hours) I was able to convince the doctors and nurses to stop all medication… I have always felt it easier to deal with the pain than the side effects of medication…
so, it was painful for a while, but my head was clear and I knew the pain would subside as my body repaired itself…
and I was so happy to be alive, that helped too…
every step of my recovery was supported by family and friends… people sent me flowers, brought me food, sat with me, walked with me, ate with me, called me every day, stayed with me, and did chores around the house and yard that I couldn’t manage – for the first six weeks I couldn’t lift anything over a pound… what an amazing group…
fast forward to today… I am healthy, able to lift and carry, have lost around 40 pounds, walk regularly and eat carefully… I am managing my diabetes with diet and exercise and feel pretty darn good…
still have the most amazing group of people in my life…
I just realized a few days ago that there are no morning glories in the garden this year… made me a bit sad… we’ve had them in the garden for many years… I just love their beauty, the surprise in the morning when they open, and the inner glow they seem to have… when I was in hospital in 2010 for a six week stint, I remember George taking pictures each morning before he came so he could show the blooms to me…
I miss my beloved each and every day but know I truly am blessed as I continue down this new path…
life is fleeting… enjoy every moment…
herbiggirlpants 