Hug, Footballmouse, I’m so glad your medical appointments are over with. Good for you on the dentist report, yay. Have a nice visit with your Aunt tomorrow
That is such a blessing of a longtime friendship, Carol! I love reading shares like that. Years from now, perhaps we Quackers will be able to say that we have been friends for decades, too!
Loved seeing your hand written recipe—brought back memories of my grandma hand writing most all of hers!
Thank you, Snowysmom! I will definitely let you know how this chair works for me. The cashier told y dad that she has the same chair and really found it comfortable so that was promising, too. Dad will start on it tonight sand finish tomorrow. I’ll share then. Such kind grace to AuntieMe3 you shared. Lovely words and so true. I’m grateful you do have extended support, my friend, you know that! LOL, to the “good stuff.” I do agree that often young kids don’t quite appreciate clothes over “fun stuff.” You are a wonderful grandma that is for sure
Dear AuntieMe3, thank you for that beautiful message. It truly touched me
to Bingo’s Sprinkles! I shared how near the end of his life here on earth, Champ extra loved scrambled eggs. I’d make him one every morning and sometimes later on in the day, of course, too. He also really loved Gerber’s toddler chicken dog thingies. LOL. Not sure what to call them but they were like mini chicken hot dogs similar probably to mini pigs in a blanket minus the blanket. He loved those and the broth or whatever they came in. Maybe Bingo might enjoy that, too. Just a suggestion, my friend.
Wonderful update and news, dear Lynn! Hooray for your good doctor report and cute helpful doctor’s too! So glad Mr. L was helping with some of the needed phone calls, too! Thank you also for your chair good wishes!
I hope you enjoyed your dinner. B&B. Bright and white lights are all festive and bring joy indeed. Glad you also enjoy both!
Hug Pea, thank you as always for being the kind and loving person you are! I lost my grandpa when I was one month away from being 17. He was so dear to me although in retrospect, I only wish I had spent more time with him. The time we did have was one I cherished. I think I’ve shared that as an adult, I’ve truly realized that in how he lived his life, grandpa was really my first witness to Christ. I didn’t really grieve for him until I got to college. I think my childhood and growing up years was so rife with various trauma (just sharing to share, only gratitude to God for all and of course being with me always) that being on my own and way literally from the area for the first time in my life up North at college was shocking in more ways than one. It also allowed me to grieve but also for the first time ever process so very much and by God’s grace and friends and family He gave me begin to heal. Not an easy time at all though. I can’t imagine losing a loving parent that young! :’( Extra hug, Snowysmom!
Sweet dreams to all of you with love!
So far the plan is....
and Good Morning!
to you. It sure is hard at the holidays when you are missing someone special every day. Anxiety and the emotion of the time is definitely part of the feelings. My therapist tells me that the deep emotion you feel when missing a very special loved one shows how much you loved them and were loved by them. Sending good thoughts to you. This year is very tough for me so I am basically writing it off. I will put on a happy face for the grandkids when they open their gifts but other than that my heart is not in it this year. Glad to hear Bingo is feeling better. Once they learn the good treats come to them, that is all they want. 
He's no dummy....lol
And again, in one of those strange things that gets my attention sometimes - just a few hours ago we ran into a HS classmate of DD’s - who… just lost her mother a few months ago. Also quite young. But she did bring her mother up to us and we were able to talk to her about it a little bit. We said this season must be really hard for her and she said it was, but that she was just trying to stay busy. DD and I were teary walking away. But I was glad we were able to talk to her about it. I think the hardest part (for me, anyway) during bereavement was nobody mentioning the elephant in the room. I had an especially hard time with my father’s death when I was young and had to deal with a lot of the fallout. It seemed like no one wanted to mention anything because I’d likely start to cry, and then couldn’t stop. I was under a lot of stress at the time. Thankfully things were not that bad with any of the other losses I’ve had. That just happened to be a tough period for me. How did you deal with your mother’s loss? Relationships with moms and spouses are primal relationships.
