I'm sorry I haven't posted much lately.

Oddly enough, I've been in my LJ every day for the last week reading old entries. Two things stand out
!. I was a whiny little bitch and my flist were saints to put up with me.
2. My flist is, was, and ever shall be one of the best things in my life in the 21st century. Ans wow, we had some good times!

The sunset on the equinox was spectacular, courtesy of the approaching storm Ophelia. Days later the rain and chill are still here. Fall is here for real ( Read more... )

At least for now. It's been cooler and breezier. I've gotten more energy back ( Read more... )

And the traditional end of summer. The kids seem to go back to school earlier each year. I'm not complaining - mornings are quieter around here. Did you go out to see the supermoon last night ( Read more... )

It's always a lot of fun. Lots of kids attending kid-friendly events, but lots of events for adults too. I like seeing the t-shirts people choose to wear. My favorite speaker was John Scalzi, my last event of the day. He's a very entertaining speaker. I managed to resist most of the trinkets and souvenirs. I have enough pencils. But I had to get ( Read more... )

I had a quiet day, mostly due to the heat. I binge-watched Good Omens 2. It was great but that last ten minutes broke my heart. I really hope there's a season 3. I hope they make a book out of Season 2. And I had German chocolate cake (a fave ( Read more... )

Been a while, I know. I've been a little down, a little depressed. Then a week ago, we had a huge family get-together. Six surviving sisters and a brother, spouses, nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews - 22 in all. I brought photos of Sister 10 to pass around and another sister made a video that ran on the TV. Best surprise was that her ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to sallymn

Things are better here. On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day, three May birthdays, and my niece's graduation from college! She graduated with honors too! My sister was exhausted, but she really wanted to celebrate the graduate. She's still off work - there's so much to be done ( Read more... )

We've had another tragic loss in my family. My youngest sister's husband had a massive heart attack. They got him to the hospital fairly quickly and Sister was able to take her son to the hospital with her. But my BIL didn't make it. He was only 57 ( Read more... )