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Monday, March 20, 2023

I'm back

Hi friends! Thanks for hanging in there with me these last couple of weeks. Thank you, all of you who offered positive thoughts and prayers on my and my family's behalf. That means the world to me.

Last week began rough but improved as my daughter's health made positive steps forward. This has been such a roller coaster of almost a full month now. My only advice for anyone going through a similarly rough patch is to keep taking steps forward, take each day as it comes, and try to make the best, next move possible when the move you want to make falls out of sight. One day when I couldn't see very many ways to help my daughter I decided to just take care of business and get her taxes filed so she could at least get some money infused into her bank account. I still need to do my own taxes and help my other daughter with hers. But I felt better getting this one item checked off my list.

Budget birthday celebrations

At the end of the week, my daughters celebrated their birthday. As always, we set out to celebrate this special occasion in a way that would make both daughters feel special, without overextending our budget.

My husband took the day off from work, we packed a picnic lunch, and drove to the nearby vintage town. Part of my daughters' birthday gift was a little spending money to use in vintage shops -- the two of them really enjoyed this. There's a picnic area down by the river that not many outsiders (tourists) know about. So we dined al fresco for lunch on the riverside. I smiled as I looked over, about 40 feet, where a restaurant has an outdoor terrace, overlooking the same part of the river, at a cost much higher than that of our little picnic of sandwiches, chips, carrot/celery sticks, hummus, tangerines and cookies.Afterward, we visited the pie place and shared some slices of pie. To top off the celebration, we came home and watched a movie that we checked out from the local library and had homemade cupcakes. At the end of the day, both daughters said that this was the best birthday ever for them. And it's not over yet! This next weekend, my son and daughter-in-law will join us for dinner and cake for a larger family celebration.

That's about it for today. Now I need to make dinner for my crew. I hope you all had a beautiful weekend, and your week is off to a great start!

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Tired and Not Much to Say

It's been another rocky last couple of days. I'm very tired and can't think well enough to write much. But I wanted you to know I am here and will be back writing regularly again next week. Life will get back on track.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
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