Not as planned

Obviously for anyone today.

Most certainly, Alex did not expect to be still at our house with heavy splint on his leg and a lot of pain. I didn’t expect to be running back and forth from here to their new house, but things needed to be dropped off and picked up. Most noticeably Gwen, the elderly golden retriever, who is really Alex’s dog. She is not thrilled about the move and is doing much better now that she is cuddled up next to Alex.

It was supposed to be a quiet and comfortable brunch for Shana to celebrate her birthday. We had part of it at least – the cake was wonderful.

Lev, in attendance, had his choice of snacks, but they didn’t include cake.

Stitching really didn’t happen, nor did cleaning anything in my craft room. I did some dishes downstairs and hauled trash out downstairs so that Gwen didn’t go “shopping.”  I think tomorrow may be more of the same…

About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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