Welcome Sunshine!

Today, God blessed us with His sunshine! It was a most welcome blessing. I forced myself to stay up late last night, so slept to a reasonable hour this morning. Got up to daylight and warmth. I love that!

My pension benefits finally kicked in today, so I had money for a change. Spent the morning hours paying bills online, then got my act together to run errands. Went to the drug store for prescription renewal, the bank, Walmart to shop for the Angel Tree assignment from church and to pick up needed items for home (to the tune of almost $100!!). Gassed the car. Sent a check off to a friend to supply her one-year-old with a birthday cake...and gathered things to send to my daughter. She isn't answering emails, so I'm just sending stuff off.

I called to talk to my grandchildren this evening. Ryan was under the impression that they would be with me "in two weeks" with Mommy before she moves to California. Mommy has decided otherwise, so all I could tell them was that I would see them by Christmas...whenever. Robin asked if she had even seen me in November. I reminded her about Ryan's birthday. They miss me as much as I miss them, I think! Check that. They couldn't POSSIBLY miss me as much as I miss them!!!

I should have spent a lot of time outside today because the weather is supposed to go south in the next day or so. I did take Christmas stuff out of the minibarn. Now have to decide if I actually want to put it all up. If the grandchildren can come soon, we'll git 'er done.

Merry Christmas to me! Today, I ordered some pieces for my stainless flatware. Thought I had it all, but when Meg took hers that I bought for her a few years ago, I realized that I didn't have everything for mine. I have offered to have a family Christmas dinner here this year. With the new flatware pieces, it should all work out.

Every day is a new day. Tomorrow, I will see a friend and take him out to lunch. (He has done so much for me through the years!) Beyond that, I still have a to-do list. Life goes on.

And so it is.