M & M s a new tradition?

 So everyone on the planet probably knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It shouldn't surprise any of those people, that the hospitals and scanning sites have fallen behind because of COVID 19 and the new procedures involved in getting into the buildings. So I did my scanning in November and rewarded myself for getting it done with a massage. 

Get it ? Mammogram and Massage? M & M? Ok a little different from those chocolate goodies, but good for you and you'll feel so much better afterwards.

PS got the results back and the girls are good. 

Good bye time

 Why do we say good bye when there really isn't a good feeling? Letting a part of your heart go ain't easy. It hurts.  Even if you've planned this good bye for months and you know it's for the best there's that whole heart thing. You know things won't ever be the same. 

The littles are leaving. It's time, and they're taking part of me with them. I've tried so hard not to become attached,  and I've failed. Miserably. 

I'll miss the way Dolly snuggles so close just so she can give kisses. The way her blue eyes sparkle and the color contrast of her tan and chocolate fur. 

I'll miss Tucker's growl. I'll miss seeing him run to greet me and the way he chases the big dogs. He's a perfect black and tan with a little white spot on his chest. 

I'll miss seeing the big dogs play with them. They have wonderful,  perfect homes waiting for them. Their new parents are so excited and have "dacshund " experience. But I won't see them every day. I won't know if they slept well. If they drank enough water. I just won't know and that's all part  of letting go. 

Not perfect just beautiful

 

The quilt I made for this precious little girl isn't perfect, but the picture of her using it is. 

My super power : Making warriors

 I love to create, make things, grow things. Not everything works out as planned and I could probably start a book on Pinterest fails, but as long as I'm having fun and learning things-I'll keep on trying and doing especially when I consider my successes. 

Oh those purple first prize ribbons are nice. Real nice. I think I'll always treasure them, but you know what I treasure more?

My kids.

Those crazy little brats have grown up to be incredible adults. They're brave. They'll stand up for what they think is right and even fight for what's right. It would just be so easy to say nothing and just roll with the flow, but they don't. Not one of them is capable of just keeping their mouth shut and letting something go down. It's making life a little more difficult, but I can't be more proud.

My little warriors. Not so little anymore. 

Remembering 9/11

 Nineteen years ago, The Twin Towers fell and America's innocence was shattered. Never had so much devastation come to our country and it hit like nothing before.  Today's feed is blasted with images of that day. I can tell you where I was. What I was doing and I can tell you what I was feeling.  I remember the pit I carried in my stomach for days. I remember how sore my eyes were. I remember trying to explain to my kids what had happened without scaring them. I don't think I succeeded.  I know they were scared. We all were. 

There were so many heroes that showed themselves on that day. Some we may never hear about.  

Has it been ten years?

 Oh I know it has. A wonderful ten years. I went to the beach to return to find this:

We usually go somewhere for our Anniversary. We made several different plans but they all went south due to the pandemic restrictions.  So we went with an abreviated version of last years plan that was cancelled due to a hurricane. For the last three years, someone has gone with us on vacation.  Wonderful memories were made, but this year it was just Dwight and I. I think we needed it. 

Sometimes you get so caught up in making a living and working,  you forget how important the little things are...like making coffee for your person just the way they like it. Like sitting in a car for hours with no radio and just talking. Like spooning.  Like making each other laugh just for the hell of it. Like putting someone's happiness before your own. 

An another Anniversary to realize how incredibly lucky I am.

And we're off

 Can't believe vacation 2020 is really gonna happen. We've planned so many trips and had to cancel due to COVID and travelling restrictions. It's finally happening. We're taking a trip to Sanibel Island where I'll hunt for sea shells and Dwight will use his medal detectors to find buried treasure. We'll rest and eat some seafood and hopefully get some good photos. All the while we'll be praying that Dixie does not go in to labor early and that things stay as calm as they can around our house.