I Can See Daylight

Today's high temperature was: 42 degrees

Sunny and bright all day, with no wind!

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more rungs added today

I have just finished a book I thoroughly enjoyed!  It is written by our friend Jean R. who comments on here everyday.  She wrote it as a diary of her first year as a widow.  How to cope.  How to figure out how to build a new life.  She is humorous in her writings--has a dark sense of humor at times, which I like because I have that also.  It is amazing some of the things we share.  She also likes light colors in her home--like you'd find in a beach cottage.

Her blog is here, and her book is here.

There are a couple of widows who read this blog and we all share one thing in common; our men died in January 2012.  Fred, January 1st.  Howard, January 2nd.  Don, January 18th.  We are all facing the end of the Terrible Second Year (which I pooh poohed, but it is true.)  I wonder if anyone has written how the 3rd year goes.  Maybe we will all find out--together? 

Thanks for all your help and understanding, Jean.  I do appreciate it.
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I am having a hard time crocheting lately.  My Chiropractor's receptionist is having her first baby in February.  A girl, so I am trying to crochet her my favorite baby afghan.  It seems, almost every time I take my hook and hover over the "hole-stitch", my right hand starts shaking and jumps all around.  Plus I am having Carpal Tunnel syndrome quite a bit in both hands.  I am also just about to the point where I can't do cross stitch anymore, unless it is stamped cross stitch.  Those dang little holes are hard to aim my needle into with my right hand twitching.  It isn't Parkinson's or anything like that--it is called---some fancy name benign tremor.  Nothing to do about it--however, if I am a bit nervous or stressed, it is worse.  I did notice, Sunday afternoon, when I was wound tighter then a watch spring that has been wound too tight, I took an Ativan and it seemed to help the shakies.

I can't write anymore because of it--I had to sign my name the other day and had to hold my right hand with my left hand to steady it so I could get a decent signature.  BOTHERATION!!!
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I WILL have somewhere to go on Thanksgiving!  In fact, I have two invitations!  Karen is having her in-laws and other family members and invited me.  I didn't really want to go.  They are a noisy group--lots of kids.  I was pondering how to get out of it when my sister called and asked me.  She and her husband are going to be alone.  Then she also invited Pammie!  How nice to only have 4 people--and they all won't be watching and screaming at a football game.  YES--I am going to Susan's house--the old homestead--for Thanksgiving.  Maybe I can make it and stay for more then two hours?