A short update on what's been going on.....
In June Jessica, Serenity and I met Tonya in California. We went to Disneyland, Sea World, Muir Woods, and tons of places. I love San Francisco (my first time there) and would live there in a minute if I won a huge lottery. We met Chris in Chico and spent several days there. It was so nice to see him. You do have to wonder what kind of mother goes 18 years without seeing her child. For those of you who know Chris, he has always been a sweet and loving boy. It was wonderful to visit with him. I have missed him so much. Jessica extended her trip and went to Chico with us. I am so happy that she was able to do this and not miss this opportunity. We went from LA to San Francisco along the coast. It was as beautiful as I remembered. We ate at a restaurant in Big Sur that reminded me of California in 1969. I think all the kids enjoyed the trip and the visiting. Serenity Jade of course had a big time. She's becoming quite the traveler.
Jessica flew home from Chico and Serenity, Tonya and I went back to Arizona. Serenity had swimming lessons with Uncle Steve and Aunt Tonya. She thinks she is a pro. She also spent time on the drums as you can see on YouTube. We visited the house that Tonya found in Gilbert for me. She and Steve will be doing a lot of work on it. They are brave souls. In October I'll be going to Arizona to stay. Serenity doesn't understand why Grandma is leaving her. Of course Grandma can't go too long without my sweet girl. She keeps me going.
In July my mom and my aunt Irene came to visit. I had visited with my aunt in March and was glad she was able to accompany my mom. We had a great time visiting. They were suppose to stay 13 days but mom didn't hold up that long. They made it almost 6 days. I won't go into details, but it didn't end very pleasantly. I was resigned not to let it bother me, but the truth is it was weeks before I was truly beyond it. Life happens. I just don't have the time or energy to dwell on the negative. I'll try to remember the good things.
I have been working on organizing all my papers. Getting rid of old stuff I don't need. I still had income tax returns going back to 1986. The paper shredder has been running non-stop. I have almost completed this project. All that is left is going through all the medical stuff and deciding what I need to keep and getting it filed. At least someone can go through my file cabinet now and find the important insurance stuff etc.
The house clean out is going slow. I am going to do the Nebraska Junk Jaunt in September with my friend Judy. She was planning on doing it so I invited myself to go in with her. I don't think I can do it without help and she and her husband have been very helpful to me. I figured why give away everything when I could make some money for my "junk".
I have spent much of the last few weeks helping Jessica do a little re-decorating. We got new curtains and mini blinds. All the curtains have to be hemmed because she lives in a mobile home and all the curtains are too long. So my sewing machine is hemming away. Just hanging curtain rods was quite an ordeal. Serenity is so happy with her new curtains. Her bedroom is beautiful. Needless to say, they are her favorite color...pink. Jessica had bought her a new bedspread and sheets for Christmas (Hannah Montana of course). When the sun shines through her windows, it is unbelievable how bright her room is now. She is very happy. She said her little friend who lives next door doesn't even have curtains in her room.
I have been painting boards to repair the privacy fence at my back patio. I had to replace the back door (a wonderful friend did this for me) and I needed some new locks on the doors. The bathroom door still needs replaced and the whole house needs painted (inside). I have also been doing work in the yard (trimming lilacs etc.). Last summer I almost never made it outside and I think I missed that more than anything else. Been buying fresh produce at the Farmer's Market each Thursday. I'm not good at sticking with doing something non stop. I go from project to project (less boring). I think I have fooled myself into thinking I'm getting more done this way. The problem with this is it takes forever to complete a project. I am staying on it steady but I move very slow compared to how I use to be. I'll keep plugging away and of course I never over do. Rest is also very important.
Okay, the Junk Jaunt is three weeks away. I need to finish the last curtains, trim my hedges one more time, make a trip to the dump and call the guy about replacing the roof . I better stop gabbing and get busy on the sewing machine. I am so happy to be here and to be able to keep doing all the things I need to do. I am also very grateful for good friends and family and appreciate everyone's concern for me. Life is wonderful. I'm still counting my blessings.
Love and Prayers to everyone.
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